richmond for the weekned.ome out and salute the crew of the u-s-s san francisco who lost their lives in world war two.the event is free to attend. (war drums beating) fight heartburn fast. with tums chewy delights. the mouthwatering soft chew that goes to work in seconds to conquer heartburn fast. tum tum tum tum. chewy delights. only from tums. ♪ ♪ the best way to get together, is with the treat you make together. ♪ ♪ the giants were looking to bounce back in colorado for game two of their three game series with the rockies. and giants catcher buster posey provided the spark they would need. >> marty:that was the first of two three-run-home runs posey would hit on the day. madison bumgarner did not get the win in this one but pitched six strong innings allowing five hits and striking out six. he had an r-b-i on the day as well. the rockies took a 5-4 lead in the 7th when carlos gonzalez hit a two run shot. then in the 8th, posey hit his second 3 run blast to put the giants back on top. final score the giants

for the weekned.the california book awards in san francisco. enjoy celebrating writers, northern california. it's all happening at the santhe event is free to attend. >> marty:the giants continue their series in arizona. looking to keep their 3 game winstreak alive. and it was all giants in this one. and yes that is chewbacca at the ball park. it was star wars night in phoenix. as for the game, joe panik got things started with a single to left in the 1st inning. scoring denard span. then with the score tied at 1 in the 4th, hunter pence muscles a 2-run home run giving the giants a 3-1 lead. the giants would go on to win the game 5-3. the giants will look to complete the sweep today with matt cain looking for his first win in almost a year. 1st pitch is at 1:10. the a's looking to make it two in a row, coming off a win in st. petersburg against the rays. >> marty:we'll pick things up in the third. that's when the ray's brad miller hits a 2 run jack to give the rays an early lead. that was all the runs

anand after nearly seven w weekn strike, tens of thousands of verizon workers have declared victory. it was one of the biggest u.s. strikes in years, as workers fought verizon's efforts to cap pensions, cut benefits and outsource work to mexico, the philippines and the dominican , republic. under a deal announced monday, workers will receive a nearly 11% raise over four years. the deal also decreases verizon's ability to outsource work. last week, verizon worker pamela galpern spoke with democracy now! about the strike. >> for a company as profitable as verizon, i think it was clear that that wasn't right to month that it is not right that they want to take so much from the workers who have helped make this company so profitable. this strike is about keeping good jobs here, and it is abouot our families. 39,000 workers on strike. the families of all of those workers. amy: and those are some of t the headadlines. ththis is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in a historic ruling, the former dictator of chad hissene habre has been convicted of c

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