victor conte says yes, and after all he did. he helped top athletes obtain steroids and went to prison for it. he says it's just as easy today as it was ten years ago. he now advocates for a clean competition. mr. conte, welcome to the program. really appreciate you being on. as you know, sir, there is zero evidence that the young chinese swimmer cheated, took any performance enhancing drugs. she tested clean, as you heard. is there any reason we shouldn't believe that? >> the climate over the olympic games because of what happened in the last decade regarding the rampant use of drugs brings suspicion. it's not fair to her, but i think it's important to understand that while they're doing some projected 6,000 tests here at the olympic game, that doesn't tell us what the athlete was doing as much as nine months ago. the october/november/december time frame typically is when olympic athletes use anabolic steroids and other performance enhancing drugs to build the explosive power and speed base that serves them months later at the

. >>> and new at 11:00, victor conte, the man at the heart of the balco bonds steroid scandal weighs in on san francisco giant melky cabrera's suspension for performance-enhancing drugs. good evening, everyone. i'm janelle wang. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. melky cabrera brought new life to the giants' offense and to his own career by coming to san francisco this season, but tonight the leak sague says cab had a little help reviving his career. we have team coverage tonight. comcast sportsnet bay area's dave feldman with the team manager. but first cheryl hurd with reaction from the former giant and also the man at the center of baseball's biggest steroid scandal. cheryl? >> reporter: well, jessica, a 50-game suspension handed out by major league baseball on melky cabrera. now, cabrera is a very popular player here at at&t park. now, some people were stunned by the news of his drug use. others were not. >> here's a 2-2 pitch. ripped into left field. >> reporter: melky cabrera. a 2012 all-star mvp. and now he is the latest strikeout in the world of elite players in professional basebal

rita williams here now after talking to victor conte. >> it's sad.hat is the word that victor conte to call the lifetime ban of cycling's biggest star. it will be hard to forget that image of lance armstrong winning an unprecedented seven tour de france titles. but today, u.s. anti-doping agency essentially wiped out his 14-year career, that after armstrong again denied using performance-enhancing drugs but said he would stop fighting. >> he's effectively acknowledging it. >> i think it was a smart move. >> why? >> because he realized that he was going into what they call a kangaroo court. >> he found that the standard of proof before the usada arbitration panel is much lower than a court of law, although conte believes he's guilty of doping, he thinks his competitors are too. he dislikes what he calls selective prosecution. >> cheating is cheating. >> and the man who taught elite athletes to beat detection now thinks testing for all sports is not sensitive enough to catch all cheaters. >> do you think he should come out now and just say, i did it? >

. >> one person who says he's not surprised by the positive test is victor conte, one of the people at the center of baseball's steroid scandal. before baseball can be cleaned up, he says, tefrting will -- testing will have to improve. baseball can introduce a new test called cir. >> it can be up to two weeks. so the guys who are using now, fast-acting testosterone, and showing up next at the game the next day, would be test aring positive. >> the testing is so bad that players can take three times the normal level of testosterone and still test negative. >> gary rad niche has more on the >> we have a pretty shot from our roof looking back at city hall. it is relatively clear for visibility. a little higher up we've got clouds with that marine layer pushing inland toward oakland and the oakland hills. thursday and friday, low 90s will be about as warm as it's going to get inland. this weekend, temperatures around the bay in the 70s and inland in the 80s. and a 10% chance so maybe a drop or two friday and saturday. >> firefighters getting close to containing that wildfire burning in lak

. >>> victor conte was a central figure in the steroids scandal that derailed the career of barry bonds. act victor, nice to see you. how prevalent is drugs in baseball still? >> i believe that it's rampant. there continues to be the use of testosterone. it's the biggest loophole in major league baseball. we've had half a dozen or more in serious sports. they need to close that and use more sophisticated tests. >> victor, i said this to you before. i'll say it again. you're a convicted felon. however, your insight is extremely valuable. how would you erase this drug problem? >> i would use a more sophisticated test called cir. the tests they're using now, they can use fast-acting creams and jells and patches. they'll be back down to within the allowable limit within six hours. they need to use this additional test. >> how does testosterone help someone's performance? >> it speeds healing and muscle growth. afterwards when they use testosterone, it enhances and accelerates healing and tissue repair. when they come to the park the next day, the muscles are stronger and refreshed and more

. >> victor conte's name is synonymous with performance enhancing drugs. now an advocate for stricting testing, he says the use of fast-acting testosterone that leaves the body in a few hours makes it easy to cheat. >> it wouldn't surprise me if you can see more here in the near future. this is something that is commonplace in major league baseball. many more players you can possibly imagine because the test is easy to circumvent. they overshadowed the fact that they had a game to play. a little matinee action and tommy malone was tremendous. he allowed one run on two hits and struck out five. cocoa crisp, and this would be hot cocoa, solo homer. story. it wasn't even my line. it was a producer line and a producer decision.

. >> victor conte's name is synonymous with performance enhancing drugs. now an advocate for stricting testing, he says the use of fast-acting testosterone that leaves the body in a few hours makes it easy to cheat. >> it wouldn't surprise me if you can see more here in the near future. this is something that is commonplace in major league baseball. many more players you can possibly imagine because the test is easy to circumvent. they overshadowed the fact that they had a game to play. a little matinee action and tommy malone was tremendous. he allowed one run on two hits and struck out five. cocoa crisp, and this would be hot cocoa, solo homer. story. it wasn't even my line. it was a producer line and a producer decision. a little league world series kid scouting, and it is tied at three. coal carter brings him home for the winning run. that means petaluma faces texas tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. sports brought to you by river rock casino. >> "nightline world trade center is next. i'm dan ashley.

victor conte says 50% of major league players are using some sort of performance enhancing drug.onte served four months in prison after pleading guilty distributing steroids and money laundering. he says synthetic testosterone which is what cabrera is believed to have tested positive for is the biggest loophole in testing. >> it's so easy to beat the major league baseball testing it's like taking kaend from a baby like i said years ago it still exists today. >> cabrera has been suspended for the next 50 games, that means if the giants make it to the postseason he would be eligible to play by the sixth game of the playoffs. if not he will be suspended for first few games next year. he admits to fans, he was having a career year and admits in his issued statement that he did test positive and it was the result of a substance he should not have used. he says he accepts his suspension and will try to move on. >> it's 4:38. san francisco is gearing up for the america's cup world series. at pier 30 and 32, they are going to hit the bay for the qualifying races that start on tuesday. th

. >> reporter: the founder and convicted felon victor conte says the standard of proof before the arbitration panel is lower than a court of law. he believes he is guilty of doping he thinks his competitors are, too, and dislikes what he calls selective prosecution. >> it does not make it right. >> it does not make it right. it is wrong, all wrong. let's face it, cheating is cheating. >> and the man who taught elite athletes to beat testing believes testing for all sports is not sensitive enough. >> you think he should come out now and just say i did it? >> i do. i think roger clem ens should come out and -- clemens should come out and say it. >> barry bonds? >> he should probably come out, too. >> reporter: he says that he obviously believes in redeposition and thinks the 500 -- $500 million he raised for cancer helps balance his cheating. rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in san diego today one of armstrong's former teammates agreed to repay half a million to donors who were helping him challenge his own doping allegations. he admitted to using performance enhancing drugs. he won the

victor conte, obviously you heard from the ioc representative, as well. we appreciate your comments. and we may have you back on as we get more details. i really appreciate your time. >> thank youmuch for having me. >>> as we roll on in the olympics, i want to show what the athletes went through to get here. it's not just blood, sweat, and tears. at least for the u.s. team, high technology also plays a big role. michael phelps was the big name in the 100-meter butterfly. one of his toughest opponents was fellow american tyler mcgill. he knew to beat phelps he would need to improve his underwater kick. >> this is me here. as you see, i'm in the air, and michael along with everybody else is still on the block. and so my reaction is ahead of everybody else's at this point. and i have a lead. you'll notice that everyone has -- has caught up by the time we reach the 15-meter mark. >> the breakout portion of his race as compared to michael, who is coming out at a little bit faster time, move over here to the 15-meter mark, to the 35-meter mark, he's at 11.3, 11

victor conte obviously you heard from the ioc representative as well. but we appreciate your comments and may have you back on as we get more details. i really appreciate your time. >> thank you for having me, sanjay. >>> as we roll into the second week of the olympics i want to show you a fascinating side of what these athletes went through just to get here. you know, it's not just blood, sweat, and tears, at least for the u.s. team, high technology also plays a big role. michael phelps was the big name in the hundred-meter butterfly but one of his toughest opponents was fellow american tyler mcgill. mcgill knew to beat phelps he'd need to improve his under water kick. >> as you can see i'm in the air and michael along with everybody else is still on the block. so my reaction is ahead of everybody else's at this point and i have a lead. you'll notice everyone has caught up by the time we reach the 15-meter mark. >> the breakout portion of this race as compared to michael, who is coming out at a little bit faster time. move over here to the 15 meter mar

victor conte says yes, and after all he did.tes obtain steroids and went to prison for it. he says it's just as easy today as it was ten years ago. he now advocates for a clean competition. mr. conte, welcome to the program. really appreciate you being on. as you know, sir, there is zero evidence that the young chinese swimmer cheated, took any performance enhancing drugs. she tested clean, as you heard. is there any reason we shouldn't

. >> victor conte's name is synonymous with performance enhancing drugs.cting testosterone that leaves the body in a few hours makes it easy to cheat. >> it wouldn't surprise me if you can see more here in the near future. this is something that is commonplace in major league baseball. many more players you can possibly imagine because the test is easy to circumvent. they overshadowed the fact that they had a game to play. a little matinee action and tommy malone was tremendous. he allowed one run on two hits and struck out five. cocoa crisp, and this would be hot cocoa, solo homer. story. it wasn't even my line. it was a producer line and a producer decision. a little league world series kid scouting, and it is tied at three. coal carter brings him home for the winning run. that means petaluma faces texas tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. sports brought to you by river rock casino. >> "nightline world trade center is next. i'm dan ashley. [ taste buds ] donuts, donuts, donuts! who are these guys? oh, that's just my buds. bacon, donuts. -my taste buds. -[ taste buds ]

. >> it happens in the olympics and i will think victor conte said it the best. he said there will be new drugs and new masking agents and new drugs and new masking agents and this is what people get involved with. i always say baseball is a microcosm of the world and we are seeing it right here. >> reporter: for greger blanco who took cabrera's place in the field today maybe it is the break of a lifetime. for fans, parents and kids who made a hero of melky cabrera, how do they explain this? >> obviously it is is not a good thing. i wouldn't have thought that of melky. >> you look like you are almost ready to cry. >> it has been said those who want to blindly idolize professional athletes should never venture below the second deck. whether true or not itfit the t park where we found disappointment, despair and even forgiveness. >> it means that he made a bad decision. again, it is bad news for us. >> it wasn't response unemployment but steroids is in everything now. you can go to mcdonalds and get steroids in it. you never with know what happened. i'm not going t

victor conte jr.ys as many as 50% of major league players are using some sort of performance enhancing drugs. you recall he spent four months in prison. he says synthetic testosterone, which is what cabrera is believed to have tested positive for, is the biggest loophole in drug testing. >> so easy to beat major league baseball testing. it's like taking candy from a baby like i said years ago. it still exists today. >> if the giants make the postseason cabrera would be eligible to play in the sixth game. the outfielder known as the milk man was having a career year. he actually issued a statement saying his positive test is a result of his use of a substance he should not have used. because he accepts his suspension and will try to move on with his life. >> tough luck for the giants heading for a hopeful playoff run. san francisco gearing up for the america's cup world series. 11 catamarans assembled, hitting the bay for the world series qualifying races that start on tuesday. these boats used in the

conte is a familiar name locally and internationally. he was a central figure in the steroid scandal that not only rocked baseball but derailed the career of barry bonds. victor joins us now. victor, nice to see you. we've been dealing with each other for the past ten kreerz now. i thought we were done with this topic but how prevalent is drugs in baseball still? >> i believe that it's rampant. that there continues to be a use of synthetic testosterone. i believe the t.e. test is the biggest loophole in major league baseball. we've had half a dozen or more in various sports over the last six months. they need to close that and use more sophisticated test called c.i.r. testing. >> victor, i've said this to you before and i'll say it again. you are a convicted felon, baseball doesn't want you around. however, your insight is extremely valuable. how would you erase this drug problem? >> i would use this more sophisticated test called c.i.r. that can detect the difference between the body's testosterone and synthetic testosterone and catch it up to two weeks after use. the tests they're using now they can use fast-acting creams and gels and patches and be back do