our own vern glenn took a heart-stopping ride on great america's new "gold striker" >>> vern glenn roller coaster master! summer vacation arrives along with the bay area's hottest new attraction. he took a heart-stopping ride on the roller coaster. it's a ride to remember. kiet do says if you want to ride it now, you have to wait. >>> reporter: when you're working, the last thing you want to hear all day is someone else not working. [ screaming ] >> reporter: the problem with great america's newest roller coaster is that it's about 500 feet away from this office building. [ screaming ] >> reporter: much of the hooting, hollering and screaming, i'm looking at you, vern, can be a problem. shortly after the coaster opened in june, audio technicians were spotted on the building's roof. sound levels were slightly above the limit. why not tell your neighbors, look, it's a roller coaster. that's what people do. they scream. >> we're happy they're screaming a little bit on the coaster. we're happy they're enjoying it and making noise. the reality is we want to be a good part of this community. >>

at the white house, vern glenn, kpix 5. >> and coming up in sports, you can hear more of vern's report from the white house including his interview with buster posey. >> that's the ultimate pep talk. >> from the president, you better pay attention. >> even though he is a white sox fan. >> we won't hold that against him. >>> coming up in the next half hour the surprisingly candid comments regarding sexual orientation and religion. >> it's a great modern way to look at things especially for the catholic church. >> how the pope is reaching out to gays. >> developing news out of hawaii where tonight, tropical storm flossie threatens to bring flooding and powerful winds. >> and how a single robber got away with $136 million worth of jewels. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, bay area catholics... after pope speaks openly about homosexuality. >>> evangelical means equality. >> now at 6:30, a surprise after the pope speaks about homosexuality. the statement by pope francis caught reporters and catholics off guard. on the papal plane as he returned to the vatican from rio, the pope held an impromptu news co

thanks, vern. coming up: stranded at sea.. with shar closing in. how a fisherman's boots saved his life. a lobsterman is back with h, "i went to move a cooler ane handle fell off and i fell f the back of the boat... just like that." thur430 :14-:18 that orange blob is john that orange blob is john aldridge. he was suddenly adrift in the atlantic witha life vest yesterday.. as his boat floated away. he filled his fishing boots wi air.. used them as life preservers.. while sharks circled. thurs456 - 1:11-1:33 "i hel there for hours and the jet kept flying by, the coast guard jet, and i thout he might have seen me. about hf hour later, the coast guard chopper from cape cod came t over me, i was like holy cow!" "the swimmer came out jumped in the water and said we've been looking for you r nine hours! and i said i've been looking for you for 12 hours!" (laughs) after a little time off.. he says he'll be back on the w. we'll be right back. the water. we'll be right back. we'll be right back. david letterman is next.. wh regis philbin.,, announcer: annou

i can't believe vern glenn shut down the roller coaster. [ laughter ] >> he screamed so loud! >> his office is like, is that vern glenn? >> there are going to play that video over and over! >>> hot temperatures around the bay area today. the 6th day of triple digits heat. you know what? you want to save a little energy? bake some cookies? not in the oven but in your car. that's what some of the kids did here. kiet do's children baked the cookies in the car. the dough didn't take long and they kept watching and before you know it presto. they were done. maybe a little bit doughy but still not bad. then it's looking like another day where you can come some of those cookies in your car, as well. looking tasty on the summer afternoon. around the bay we are starting out with patchy dense fog. it's going to stay hot with the heat warning commit. trough of low pressure promises to bring cooler air as it dives into the bay area but not until friday. mother low clouds and fog for the weekend. hot 100s in the central valley, as high as 111 degrees in fresno. be very careful in the sierr

big vern! [ laughter ] >> excellent. [ laughter ] >>> we're almost done with this heat wave! one more day! >> it's about been about 77 years since we have had seven straight days of this. tomorrow will be the seventh straight day above 100. that's rare for us. we're done though. we're not going to say day no. 8. friday, we cool down by 15 degrees. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, [alarm beeps] hey, michael. yeah. contractions are coming every ten minutes. okay, just remember to keep breathing. my cervix is ripening. okay, good. jan is about to have a baby with a sperm donor. and michael is preparing for the birth of a watermelon with dwight. now, this baby will be related to michael through...

vern glenn got up. >> i flew back with my brother just to come here and see the ceremony. it was pretty cool. it was really cool. huge giants fan, grew up going to the stick, then they moved. it was wonderful to be here. >> that was vern clean at glenn at the white house. >> on the lawn almost. >> absolutely. he had the presidential gesture going. brilliant stuff. >> see you at 11:00. ,,,,,,,, ,,,, [ male announcer ] how do you do a summer clearance the dodge way? first wait till summer. then get the cars ready. now add the dodge part. ♪ ♪ the dodge summer clearance event. right now get 0% financing for up to 72 months and no payments for 90 days on all dodge vehicles. >> michael, since it is your 15th anniversary at the company, i thought it might be appropriate to begin the festivities with a 15-minute round of applause. >> i like it. >> followed by a 15-minute moment of silence. >> i don't know. is it classy enough? >> jim, enough with the classy, okay? >> i just feel like after 15 years at this company-- and bravo, by the way-- that we should celebrate with a very

. >>> now, good news and bad news from vern today in sports. what are you going to start with? >> winners and losers, that is what sports is. yes. sums it up. >> how quickly can we wrap it up? take it out. 3rd and king street. the dodger series. giants, out there. he did not disappoint. 7 innings, 9 strikeouts, giving up 1 run. tied in 1 in the 9th. aj, fresh off of surgery. they found a big hole for bases- cheering shot. that was the dagger. the dodgers win to win the series. a's and josh, oh. on cruise control. 2-run shot here. four rbi for the day for reddic. a's win 10-4 and remain in 1st place in the west by a half game. now, in 2nd seed, andy murry finally does it. he knocked off djokovic in straight sets. he is the first brit to win wimbledon. >> can you imagine the weight of the nation? every time you go out there. 77 years and then finally get it. >> yes. you are bringing up fred perry you know it has been a long time. >> thank you, vern. >>> top story tonight, the focus when we come back. the investigation into the deadly crash of asiana flight 214 at sfo. >> we check

i'm looking at you, vern, can be a problem. shortly after the coaster opened in june, audio technicians were spotted on the building's roof. sound levels were slightly above the limit. >> why not tell your neighbors look, it's a roller coaster, that's what people do. they scream. >> we are happy they are screaming on the coaster. we are happy they are enjoying it. we want to be a good part of this community. >> engineers pinpointed the problem. this dip that stretches 70 feet. it has direct line of sight to the building and it is where riders are noisy. >> it is closed. >> great america has taken the step of shutting the ride down and began construction of a sound tunnel to suppress the noise. when it's done, it will look like this larger tunnel. >> we want to work with the city. we have good neighbors. they bring business to us and we want to be part of that community and the bric there and do what is best for everyone. >> riders were frustrated, but understanding. >> disappointed that you can't ride it today? >> yeah, i am. i

. >>> all right, vern is here with who's number one. >> absolutely, who's got the top selling nfl jersey? no, no, no. >> and does tiger woods have a strong round of golf left in him at the british open? ,,,,,,,,,,,, (sir can-a-lot) good day, ma' lady. i am sir can-a-lot, here to save you from another breakfast bore. wake up those eggs with glorious spam! (male announcer) break the monotony. visit spam.com. 14 major championships has >>> back with the british open. can tiger woods pull this one off? never in his run of 14 major championships has he won without a piece of the 54 hole lead. he'll be chasing sunday. jimenez in the second round. the second round leader but what happened? six bogeys today. that's what happened. and a round of 77. he fell to a tie for 11th place. check out y. a. yang. he won a major and had the eye of the seventh hole. oh baby. another great shot. jimmy mullin from the cat box. trickle trickle boom. so let's go if that to the contenders. phil mickelson is in it tied for ninth. 2 over for the tournament. first and ninth place separated by only five shots. only t

vern sits down with nine-year vet andre iguodala. this and more coming up in sports. ,,,, mom... yes honey? dad told me that cheerios is good for your heart, is that true? says here that cheerios has whole grain oats that can help remove some cholesterol, and that's heart healthy. [ dad ] jan? the u.s and cuba from salt in the quarters of the gold cup... >>> gary gelfand is in the house with goals. >> did you play soccer in high school? >> no. >>> let's talk about soccer. the u.s. and cuba from salt lake in the quarters of the gold cup that's where we're going. the last six games that the u.s. has played cuba the americans have outscored them 20-2. more of that same today. check this out from earlier this week. earthquakes star chris wondolowski had his name misspelled. too many ws. so they got it right. and it turned out good. a great performance turned in by wondolowski this afternoon after that hat trick tuesday. he had more goals, that beautiful one there making it 3- 1. then just for kicks he picked up the loose ball in the box and used his left foot. five goals in the first

in washington, at the white house, vern glenn, kpix 5. >>> well, a major automaker wants to zap some of tesla's energy. bmw is rolling out its own electric car and the price may shock you. >> reporter: i'm ken bastida in downtown livermore where they are getting ready to host the world series -- world series in livermore. we'll have that story when we come back. >> it's not exactly the loch ness monster. still it's hard to explain, though. strange sight in san francisco bay. ,, toward peace tonight. they've accepted secretary state john kerry's invitatio break brea e >>> israeli and palestinian negotiators are taking a step toward peace tonight. they have accepted secretary of state john kerry's invitation to dinner. it's the first face-to-face meeting between israeli and palestinian officials in nearly three years. >> just the fact that the secretary of state can not only resume negotiations but sustain them, i think i might have something. >> the two sides are at odds over four major issues, including the building of israeli settlements and sharing the city of jerusalem. >>> a mili

it is vern glen. >> thank you. >>> love the intro. a near 8 decade wait is over in the united kingdom. a's, giants spend the visit. you see them krasing the plate that did not go over well for sergio, sports straight ahead ah! woof. some things will. save up to 20% no i didn't. you ate the bones. no, you ate the bones. nobody ate any bones. so, frank didn't eat the bones? no honey, frank did not eat any bones. well he's breathing on me. no i'm not. yes you are. no i'm not. yes you are. no i'm not. yes you are. [ male announcer ] it's kfc original recipe without the bones freshly prepared white or dark meat boneless and skinless try a 10 piece mixed bucket for just $14.99. today tastes so good. ♪ i'm a loving husband and a real good dad ♪ ♪ but weeds just make me rattlesnake mad ♪ ♪ now roundup has a new sharp-shootin' wand ♪ ♪ i'm sendin' them weeds to the great beyond ♪ ♪ roundup yeha! [ whip cracks ] ♪ ♪ no need to pump, just point and shoot ♪ ♪ hit 'em in the leaves, and it kills to the root ♪ ♪ 'round

much of that hooting, high schoolering and screaming, i'm looking at you, vern, can be a problem. shortly after the coaster opened in june, audio technicians were spotted on the building's roof. sound levels were slightly above the limit. >> why not tell your neighbors, look, it's a roller coaster. that's what people do. they scream. >> we're happy they're screaming on the coaster. we're hoping they're enjoying it and making noise. the reality of it is we to be a good part of this community. >> it has direct line of sight to the building and it's where riders are especially noisy. >> the gold strike ser closed. >> great america has taken the unusual step of shutting the ride down and began construction on a so-called sound tunnel to suppress the noise. when it's done it'll look just like this larger tunnel. >> we want to work with the city. santa clara has been good to us for a long time. we've got good neighbors. we want to be part of that community and fabric there and do what's best for everyone involved, as well. >> riders were frustrated but understanding. >> if you only had

vern sits down with nine-year vet andre iguodala coming up in sports. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, [ male announcer ] how do you do a summer clearance the dodge way? first wait till summer. then get the cars ready. now add the dodge part. ♪ ♪ the dodge summer clearance event. right now get 0% financing for up to 72 months and no payments for 90 days . >>> gary has everything but you have some soccer first up. >> soccer action now. we'll get it going big time. gold cup stuff is good. >>> let's talk about soccer. the u.s. and cuba from salt lake in the quarters of the gold cup that's where we're going. the last six games that the u.s. has played cuba the americans have outscored them 20-2. more of that same today. check this out from earlier this week. earthquakes star chris wondolowski had his name misspelled. too many ws. so they got it right. and it turned out good. a great performance turned in by wondolowski this afternoon after that hat trick tuesday. he had more goals, that beautiful one there making it 3- 1. then just for kicks he picked up the loose ball in the box and used his left foot

. >>> they are closing down this roller coaster that vern just rode at great america. and vern of course rode it so he can get free tickets for life. [ laughter ] >> but now it's closed because apparently it's too loud for the neighbors. >> really? >> yeah. so it's going to open apparently on the 4th of july so vern can rest assured the free tickets for him and his family will continue. >> i think i have giants highlights. do we have those? yes. unfortunately, for the giants struggling offense, this guy wouldn't stay on the mound for the reds. bottom of the 6th, brandon phillips lives up to his twitter handle. two-run shot. just over the wall in left. 3-0 cincinnati. plenty of runs for this guy. homer bailey a no-hitter into the 9th inning and here's >> this crowd will tell you what's going to happen. on the ground to third. frazier -- no-hitter. the homer -- >> how about that! this game just ended homer bailey no hits the san francisco giants, the last man to throw a no-hitter? homer bailey. so homer is hot. and the giants are no hit tonight. they lose to the cincinna

. >> reporter: in the 1880s, jules verne wrote a novel about a propeller-driven air ship. >> a little kid named i gsm or sikorkski read it. he said, howe, i want to go up and build a machine just like this. >> reporter: yes. he grew up to build a helicopter. another jules verne classic: from the earth to the moon. >> the symbol of founders, of modern astronautics, they all said or they became interested in rocketry and the possibility of flying into space because they read jules verne's book when they were kids. >> reporter: and there's the remarkable case of murray. his 1946 short story imagined a two-way television with a keyboard. >> you would use that to get news, communicate with your neighbors, and use its for research. >> reporter: sounds like the internet. >> precisely. reporter: he also predicted that this technological wonder would have disastrous repercussions. a person could learn the best way to murder his wife or how to build a bomb. the world of tomorrow, as most science fiction writers see it, is a pretty scary place. more distoppia than utopia. >> most utopias are bor

saving for college that, you can get a lot of information vern. (...) -- saving for college.com saving for your kids' college is very important. the best vehicle, if you'd max out your own retirement plan is to do something like 8529 plan. nevada, california, alaska, utah has them. some of the expenses are little higher than others. if you have a child today and you open up a utah plant, the utah plant as a little better than the california plan, cheaper. one of the biggest waste went on wall street is to get the lower-cost products. your kid does not have to go to the university of utah. they can go to a california school but all of their states have their own 529 plan for saving for college. i highly recommend looking into it. our final question is how can i get the best return on my 4 01 k? fidelity's as came out with a study that said the last five years individuals kicked behind and funds because they kept dollar cost averaging. as the market went lower they bought every two weeks. as the market and higher they bought every two weeks. the best thing you can do is have a diversifie

vern glen is on his way to wash washington, d.c. to report on the giants visit to the white house. it will be a nice change of pace from the doghouse where the giants look nothing like a team but won a championship last year. >>> travis wood, how about that. getting that. it made it 1-0. now, they get it at the plate. the bases loaded. nobody out. they ground it out. so, he has it in advanced. in 6 games, but, they pick it off. now, marco ties the game at 1. now, trying to add it on. now, they struck out. 7 runners on base. now, he struck out 10. 109th pitch in the arch ruins it all. castio. gets it. the cubs are back on top. now, getting the forgettable series with brandon. he is looking for it. that is 4 times today. the giants got the run in the 3rd. greg popped up to end the game. they sweep the dance for san francisco for the first time in 20 years, going 2-1. wrapping up a 3-7 home stand and replaced it for the 3 runs. >>> u.s. cup, now, 69th minute, centers it not net. lands it, he buried it. the united states wins the gold cup, their 6th title and their first since 2007. th

vern glen is on his way to washington, d.c. a visit to the white house where the giants look nothing like a team that won a world championship last year. great grandma spending her 88th birthday at a t, and t park. now, travis, gets the third homer of the season. takes the hit. 1-0. grounds into a double- play. posey has not had a hit in six games. but, they pick up the team, marco skutero, getting it. now, tim struck him out. but, then his afternoon was ruined. getting one deep to left that put the cubs back up on top. unforgettable series. striking out 4 times on the day. they need help at 1st base. giants got a runner to 3rd. pops out to end the game. the cubs, sweep san francisco for the first time in 20 years. going 2-1 for the home stand. combined 3 runs, in the series,. >>> gold cup final score, last minute, getting one to the net. lands it, kicks it over and buries it. the united states wins the gold cup. 6th gold cup title and first since 2007. >>> bank of the west finals. rameka, looking to topple it after losing the

same age as vern glenn senior. that will do it. i'll talk to you later. >> thank you, vern. >>> we go to fenway park for a play of the day. we have red sox and padres. bottom of the 9th score tied not anymore. jonny gomes launches a pinch hit walkoff game winning home run that lands in the monster seat. it was his second walkoff against san diego's luke gregorson and it's our play of the day for the petaluma native and former as jonny gomes. >>> 5:25. bart managers and union leaders still working on a compromise today and we have the results of a new kpix 5 opinion poll about which side is to blame. >> and police believe someone is out to poison dogs in one bay area city. i'll tell you where and how that person is poisoning those dogs. that's coming up in a live report. could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. mmmhmmm...everybody knows that. well, did you know that old macdonald was a really bad speller? your word is...cow. cow. cow. c...o...w... ...e...i...e...i...o. [buzzer] dangnabbit. geico. fifteen minutes coul

same age as vern glenn, senior. that will do it. i'll talk to you later. >> way to bring it, vern. >>> fenway park our play of the day. red sox, padres, jonny gomes the pride of petaluma launched in a pinch hit walkoff game winning home run into the monster seats. it was his second walkoff against san diego's luke gregerson and our play of the day from petaluma, former oakland as jonny gomes somewhere in the pile. nice. >>> alligators and inflatable boats apparently don't mix. >> a woman in florida learned that the hard way. >> i think i went down the wrong thing. i meant to go the canoe kayak trip. >> she was alone in her inflatable kayak when a gator took a bite out of it. she managed to paddle to shore before it went flat but more danger was lurking there! she called 911. >> alligator attacked her boat. >> oh, oh. >> she is in an inflatable and there were two others there. >> he didn't get me but i'm stuck and there's two very large alligators out here and i can't kayak. i'm -- i'm -- i'm sinking. >> it's like a horror movie! an

. ♪ the coliseum. { toss to vern} . >>> fans at tonight's a's game got treated to an early 4th of july celebration. fireworks over the coliseum. beautiful. >> at least they can celebrate the a's in first. >> yeah. the a's win, then the fireworks. that would be the great segue. >> not so much. >> yeah, yeah, yeah, absolutely. hey, baseball started off good enough. a's colon named pitcher of the month for june. nine straight wince headed into tonight against the cubs. fireworks show to follow. check this out, though. first wild pitch since 2009. that's 443 innings. sterling castro would score. third inning, josh reddick can't bring it back. it's two to nothing chicago. yeah. then former fresno state start matt garza allowed one run in eight innings, struck out five in front of 35,067. the a's lost three to one. still in first place, though, in the west. >>> giants trying to dig out a win against the reds. two to one. sorry. chris off of george. this tied the game up at two. nice save. same score the 11th. earlier homered struck out to end the inning. later on javier lopez walked the batt

. >> he knows how vern glenn looks right now. they look the same thing front seat -- >> gold striker is now cleared to run through the end of the season. i like the quote from one worker every time i hear screams it makes me smile. >> have you ever been to the boardwalk in santa cruz? >> oh, yeah. >> when you're on the beach you can hear them on the big dipper. it's oh, my god, you know? >> you know fun is being had. >> half the fun. >>> if i still think ashton kutcher isn't cut out to play steve jobs, observe here. here's jobs on the black and white cover of his biography and these kutcher in the new technicolor movie poster. pretty uncanny. some are calling the resemblance unbelievable. >> hm. >> who would have thought? >> jobs follows the apple cofounder's journey from college dropout to tech legend. it opens in theaters august 16. >> there he looks less like him there. >>> she is a symbol of pride and strength and after a one- year hiatus, lady liberty is back in business. we'll be right back. ,, Ñáçwçñ >>> how about a g

and an exploding tire ended the race for john eric verne. was a different problem for vaso. his red bull grounded to a haul. the safety car came out. sergei paris was the third one to get out. back five for kimmy. >> he was overtaken by mark weber and fernando alonso for a place on the podium >> even the recoverying hamilton took fourth place. the second victory of the seasonal >> definitely i feel sorry for all the british fans. that's all, a massive disappoint yfment. that's racing sometimes. when sebastian stopped, i mean, be honest, i won't lie, i wasn't disappointed fri that one. it was a great race. the fallout will be about the ire but link to rosburg. belgium's young for the tour de france. he 56 kilometer race from back dsi. . won the stage by one second new zealand have become the undisputed champions after winning the seventh world up with in moscow. 33-0. it means new zealand have champions in rugby league and w the shortest porm of the league. 2019. mean, several olympic cold medalists for beaten on sunday. one of the ex-appingses the stayed off the challenge. t

david mont vern declimbed a chute. >> this is a chute that was deployed from l-2, the second door. i said if he can do it, i can do it. >> reporter: joined by two san francisco police officers, they discovered passengers still inside the rear of the plane including an elderly man, moaning in pain. >> we were running out of time. the smoke started to get thicker and thicker, we stood him up and he started to shuffle his feet. >> reporter: as it grew, fight fighters brought them out through the ripped tail section. >> i feel lucky and blessed we were able to get those people out in that time. >> reporter: in all, more than 110 san francisco firefighters from outside the airport responded to the crash site. joined by 84 more firefighters from san ma at the on county. at 6:00, the surprising stories of the police officers who climbed aboard the plane without gear to help rescue passengers, reporting life from san francisco international airport, david stevenson, ktvu. >>> some amazing stories. also today, for the first time, we are hearing what was going on behind the scenes as those e

. >> do you think he mistook him for vern troyer and we've all been duped? >> no wonder he was so good at basketball. he's adorable. >> mike myers is right next to him dress the exactly the same way. no one saw that. >> brian got angry because that kid was the same size as him, same height and shoot a ball in his face. roll the ball to the kid. he's an animal. >> he forgot he was a kid. i've done this so many times. >> that's your excuse. >> not that. when i go to the playground and i play catch with the kids. i often forget that they, you know -- i'm not their parents and i'm asked to leave. where am i at this point, harris? >> i reached out to brian, he's my friend. although from now on he'll be known as b.k. the toddler smacker. i sent him an e-mail and i said, look, brian, we're chatting you up. i just wanted to know if you'd honor me with a statement. here's my question. brian, why did you hit that kid like that? >> he's a bully. >> and i have not gotten a statement back. we traded voicemails and that's it. and i'm very sad because i know he has somethi

here's vern glenn with the highlights. >> good morning, everybody. he has the right to change his mind, and, man, he has in the past. so until he signs his name on the dotted line and he has until july 10th, it ain't going to happen. who am i talking about, folks? i'm talking about dwight howard. nba free agent heavyweight yesterday after wading through five teams announced he will take his talents to the houston rockets. contracts cannot be signed until the 10th. but with howard going to texas, where does that leave the warriors? well, they went ahead and picked up andre iguodala from the denver nuggets, $48 years, four years. they traded richard jefferson, brandon rush to utah, along with two picks. tommy malone and the a's, they keep steamrolling along. kansas city, malone went 8 1/3, four strikeouts. they win 6-3. giants on a 1-0 lead against the dodgers last night and that was giant's baseball for the night. wow! how about a bases-clearing triple by juan uribe. he had had a record seven rbis for the night and the dodgers put double digits on the

our own vern glenn took a heart-stopping ride on the w "gold striker" roller coast, at great america in santa clara...last week. and you can see -- and hear -- it'se ride to remember... but the brakes are on the n gold striker....apparen tlyt may be "too much fun" for 's own good. the ride is next door to an office building. turns out, the screams from thrill see are above legal sound level so great america is finishi work on a sound- suppression tunnel to quiet the noise. t america has some inspectors scheduled to che out the ride today. they hoo have the gold striker roller coaster open for the july fh weekend. two first ladies came face face-- in africa... michelle obama and laura bu appeared together at a wom's conference in africa yester they entertained a small gathering while swapping sts about life in the white hou. "michelle obama: absolutelyi constantly get asked, especy in the first term, are you like laura bush, or are youe like hillary clinton? and ' like, is that it? that's ali -- (laughter) -- laura bush: exactly the problem -- ever said -- reporters -- are you hillary

vern accurate/. a bam a country guy. and he adapted to the urban life. and he told the story of taking bread from his home. and going into the street with the spelling book. and going up to i guess the poor white children and saying what is this word? i will give you the piece of bread. i think that is deep. 12, 13-years-old. this guy is smart. that is how the inreceipt in douglass started and i show this photo. frederick douglass was a self taught man autobiography. here. and and the reason he wrote it is that people doubt that had he was ever a slave. and introduction here. abc limp. the retreat of nan tuck wet the massachusetts anti-slavery society. allianced preacher there. may be attendees here. and douglass had it was a first public oration in the church and he attended the meeting. all of the various abolitionists why were there. and we speak. you are a run a slave. you need to tell us your story. and now notch to the occasion. and people in the back say we have heard you preach. and up and talk. and when douglass speaks, he really had a legitimac

. >> thank you, vern. >>> today's play of the day from former oakland a and pride of petaluma jonny gomes he and the sox up in seattle. you want to see a great catch? watch johnny gomes launch, grab and run into the wall. great catch right there. boston went on to beat the mariners 8-7 and a big comebacker, the sox in oakland tonight. first of three. >>> nice catch. a woman in florida walked out to find her vehicle vandalized not by someone but something. a squirrel to be exact. norah was understandably stunned along with police to find out that the squirrel actually chewed up the fender of her suv. i didn't even know they could do that. norah says she is happy it want a person targeting her just a squirrel. >> bet the insurance guy is saying, sure, right. >> exactly. >>> coming up at 6:25, what's next for the world's most wanted man? why edward snowden is emerging from hiding today. >> plus, an east bay toddler still missing where police plan to search for the little girl today. >> and within the past few hours, smoke was seen pouring from the wreckage of asiana flight 214 at sfo. we'll

vern glenn caught up with two white house employees who grew up giants fans. >> i was just in san francisco, flew back last night with my brother just to come here and see the ceremony. >> it was pretty cool. it was really cool. huge giants fan, grew up going to the stick, then they moved. so it was wonderful to be here. >> unfortunately, the giants are 12 games under .500, 10 games out of first place, they were not granted a presidential pardon. i'm dennis o'donnell. see you tonight. >>> thank you, dennis. play of the day, last night in oakland, brett lowry with a ballet move the pirouette before throwing out josh donaldson to first. not enough to beat the first place as. they beat up on the jays 9-4. >>> a san jose state alum has won the senior british open. mark wiebe clinched the victory on the fifth play-off hole using a superb approach shot from the rough to set up a two- putt for a par besting his play- off rival bernhard langer of germany. he led by two shots in the final hole of regulation but settled for a double bogey. >>> 6:24, trucks erupting in fireballs. how employees escaped

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vern glenn caught up with two white house employees who grew up giants fans. >> ist i was just in san francisco, flew back last flight with my brother just to come here and see the ceremony. >> it was pretty cool. it was really cool. huge giants fan, grew up going to the stick, then they moved. so it was wonderful to be here. >> unfortunately, the giants are 12 games under .500, 10 games out of first place, they were not granted a presidential pardon. i'm dennis o'donnell. see you tonight. >>> thank you, dennis. 5:24 now. play of the day, last night in oakland, brett lowry with a ballet move the pirouette before throwing out josh donaldson to first. not enough to beat the first place as. they beat up on the jays 9-4. >>> it's 5:24 right now. we continue to follow developing news from florida. a propane plant explodes sending a fireball into the air. what we know about evacuations this morning. >> plus -- >> what do we want? >> contract. >> when do we want it? >> now. >> and yes, a bart strike looms even closer. why a deal could still be blown to riders coming up. >> reporter: i'm sue

well, at leas >>> vern has sports the giants need to win. >> hold on. >> the giants have runs! >> reporter: first place as host the cubs at 7. last place giants they have a hit tonight. homer bailey on the left kicking back after tossing last night' no-hitter against the reds. here's giants tony abreu. a 5th inning blast a two-run shot into the upper deck. estimated 442 feet his first homer of the year. giants tied at 2 all around. >> reporter: as not slowing down he had a great june and today got rewarded by being named the american league pitcher of the month of he went 5-0 with a 1.75 earned run average. the next honor for colon hasn't missed many meals should be this weekend with the all-star rosters being revealed. >> i'm back! >> yes, he is. manny ramirez one step closer to being back in the majors just two weeks after leaving taiwan. he agreed for a deal with the texas rangers. he never made it up with the as and hasn't played in the bigs since a five-game stint with tampa in 2011. >>> the santa clara district attorney is deciding if she will charge brooks with assault.

very mild, very pleasant, reminds me of vern glenn. he will be here after a break. stay tuned. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ...good for oakland... a's d red sox...the top two teamsn the american league >>> as finally getting some people in the house. >> you get the red sox in town. look out. >> open the doors, just let the red sox nation in. >>> hey, this is good for oakland. as and the red sox top two teams in the american league meet in moments at the coliseum tonight. here was the scene just a little while ago. i ought to know because i shot it. a lot of reacquaintances from players of the both sides. red sox come into the three- game series with 57 wins most in baseball and the as equally as hot ahead of the rangers in the a.l. west by a game. by the way, the as swept the sox here last year. >>> now, the most popular red sox player here wore the green and gold last season, that's petaluma native jonny gomes. not in the line-up because ortiz is dh'ing tonight. you might see him saturday. gomes in a utility role with boston is hitting .235 with six home runs many dramatic t

she is using the vern vernacular of people evaluating a situation without regard to the legal. i understand how she felt that george zimmerman, without regard to the legal requirements was morally responsible for george zimmerman's death. but what she describes is a struggle that she has in reconciling the judge's instructions on the law with that gut sense that he was morally responsible for zimmerman's death. and in the normal give and take of the deliberative process of a part of any jury deliberation, she at some point came to conclusion or was convinced by other jurors that because of the judge's instructions that she had no choice but to vote that he was -- vote -- a judgment of not guilty, even though she was herself conflicted about whether or not he was morally responsible for trayvon's death. >> she kept talking about intent. was the judge's instruction or the prosecutor's summation vague on how you can and cannot use the intent of george zimmerman? >> well, i've read the jury instructions. i have them right here. and after almost 40 years of practice, and of course t

. >> thank you, vern. >>> today's play of the day from formedder oakland aide and pride of petaluma jonny gomes he and the sox up in seattle. you want to see a great catch? watch johnny gomes launch, grab and run into the wall. great catch right there. boston went on to beat the mariners 8-7 and a big comebacker, the sox in oakland tonight. first of three. >> does that hurt? >> a little bit. >> looks like it. >>> it is 5:25. check out these south bay parents bundled up. how this overnight camping event will help kids going back to school. >> and the investigation into the crash of asiana flight 214 continues. overnight, smoke was seen pouring from the wreckage. we'll have a live report next. ,,,,,, [ female announcer ] when you asked us to remove high fructose corn syrup from yoplait original and light, we were like, "sure. no problem!" and you were like, "thanks, but what about thick & creamy and whips!" and we were like, "done and done! now it's out of everything yoplait makes." and you were all, "yum!" and we're like, "is it just us, or has this been a really good conversation?" and yo

in the 69th minutes as the americans' first since 2007 they beat panama 1-0 >>> and somehow some way vern glenn talked management into going to washington, d.c. to cover the giants at the white house. we'll have that story coming up tonight in our 6:00 news. have a great day. >>> time for the play of the day. from the links of the canadian open in oakville, ontario, mark wilson with an impressive shot from the rough. amazingly, the ball lands, takes a good bounce, hits off the pin and right into the hole. it was brandt snedeker though who won the tournament. >>> a parade will move through downtown livermore tonight to mark the start of the intermediate little legal world series. >> yes. the parade will start at 6 p.m. and go down first street. it ends at the bankhead theater where teams will gather for a ceremony. first game in the tournament happens tomorrow at 9 a.m. at max fairfield. organizers have also announced a partnership with the oakland as. >>> 24 minutes after 6:00. coming up, a "sexting" scandal takes its toll the new shake-up for anthony weiner's mayoral campaign. >> an effo

what's vern doing there? what happened to dennis? it's all about me for this particular tease. a top nfl quarterback got paid and the as last night looking for a little home cooking at the expense of the angels. don't move. > >>> good morning. the as dropped two of three last week to the angels in anaheim so what happened this time? in oakland, it was time for a little pay back as we go to the o.co he could. dan straley with a 2-1 lead in the 5th. forget about it! the angels were just great. hamilton got through. mark trumbo to the gap in left center. pujols and hamilton scored four in the 5th and the angels win last night final of 8-3. >>> staying in oakland, the raiders signed first round pick dj hayden the day before the first practice scheduled in napa later on this morning. he signed a four-year deal, good for a guy who suffered a life-threatening chest injury in college. >> still with football, falcons quarter matt ryan talk about some job security, he got it. atlanta gave hm a five-year contract -- gave him a five- year contract extension that could be worth over $103 mi

. >> okay, vern. thanks. play of the day is a diving catch. this time it's aj pollack against l.a. going, going, diving, looked like coco crisp a couple of days ago. ellis and the dodgers had the last laugh beating arizona 7-5 in 14 innings and sweeping the series. look out for the dodgers they are hot. that's a great catch. they swept the series. the dodgers are hot. the giants are not. >> at least for right now. right? >> well, i hope they get better. >>> coming up, more trouble for an embattled oakland charter school. why the fbi and irs raided the campus last night. >> plus -- >> we have people over here who are -- weren't found and they're burned really badly. >> they survived a plane crash, then dialed 911. you're going to hear the passengers' emergency called coming up. >> reporter: and i'm cate caugiran live in oakland, the search for a missing little girl is back on. investigators are back inside her home. we'll have the latest in a live report. ,,,,,,,, [ glenn stonebarger ] we are a family farm. she has been around corn her entire life, so she's probably been around corn

or vern orr should appoint romney. >> or the president. the president has turned his back on a major city in america and lets it crumble. >> jennifer, i do want to go back to the jack kemp argument. i may be the only living person -- jack was a dear friend and a mentor, the late jack kemp. because this was a perfect example. either neighborhood by neighborhood or the entire city. make it tax-free for cap gains, for investment. did you know, the property tax for businesses, machinery and the land they're on, is the highest in detroit, anywhere in the united states. this would be a great time for tax incentives so detroit can grow and all the beauty that mark simone is talking about can flower. >> absolutely. i think when you're talking about what's happening in detroit, it had one of the highest tax rates in the country and the other cities you see about to fall are not just chicago. philadelphia, cleveland, cincinnati, also some of the -- >> don't forget buffalo. >> buffalo, new york. highest tax rates in the country. so we see the experim

. >>> we hope so, vern. thanks. play of the day is a diving catch. this time it's aj pollack against l.a. going, going, diving, looked like coco crisp a couple of days ago. ellis and the dodgers had the last laugh beating arizona 7-5 in 14 innings and sweeping the series. look out for the dodgers they are hot. that's a great catch. >>> ohio state football fans always want to beat the school they call the school up north. that school is michigan. when a young buckeye fan was diagnosed with cancer, he named his tumor michigan. 12-year-old grant reed had been battling brain cancer since 2011 and we are happy to report that grant has beaten michigan the tumor that is. he was released from the hospital last week after his final chemotherapy session. that's what inspired the fight. >> whatever it takes. i know the rivalry. and good for him. >>> 5:25 right now. los angeles county fire is back as the bay area judge who agreed to let a convicted rapist out of jail. where they want to see him end up. >>> i'm cate caugiran live in oakland where an amber alert i

. >>> somehow some way vern glenn talked management into going to washington, d.c. to cover the giants at the white house. we'll have that story coming up tonight in our 6:00 news. have a great day. >> and we wish you the best of luck. >>> play of the day from the links of the canadian open in oaklandville, ontario. mark wilson with an impressive shot from the rough. it lifts, glides and arcs and strikes the pole. amazing. it goes in. hit the pin for an eagle but it was brandt snedeker who won the tournament after all. >> nice there, though. >>> 5:24. coming up, path to peace. talks resume today between israelis and palestinians. is there a real hope for a solution? >> reporter: bart and its unions are a week away from their negotiation deadline. we'll tell you where both sides stand and the new information on how much employees really make. ,,,,,,,,,,,, for over 60,000 california foster children, having necessary school supplies can mean the difference between success and failure. the day i start, i'm already behind. i never know what i'm gonna need. new school, ne

arlene towns and fell 17 times during her stay at our vern l. oakes and nursing home three the suit claims the facility was understaffed and under supplied. the jury awarded $110 million in damages for negligence pain and suffering. the award and another $1 billion in punitive damages. >>: it was about corporate fraud and corporate greed agreed short staffed it underbudgeted and as a result, some of the residents were suffering. >>: the lawyer in this case as part of the challenge is finding all of the assets that could be used to collect the money that was rewarded in this lawsuit. >>anny: the white house and congressional backers of the charity agency electronic surveillance agency are warning that indian the massive collection of phone records for americans would put the nation at risk from another terrorist attack with a high stake vote looming the house today, white house press secretary issued an unusual night time statement last night. the measure by republicans rep of a michigan and would cancel statutory authority for the secret program

. >> and, verne, that really ups the ante, makes us understand why you are looking for ways to outperform the market. i know one is energy investing. can you tell us kwukly about that? >> there are four kind of major areas. one is energy and the environment and how the changes that are going on in energy, any environment, both in the eus an oversays are really going to impact the kind of returns that we see. and certainly as we look at this energy revolution in the united states, with fracking even though they are still burning over $100 million worth of gas a month, what we see is that energy revolution, which the u.s. leads today, has completely changed the balance of energy power in the world and i think from our standpoint, we look at that plus some of the other trends we see, particularly in robotics, u.s. economy, u.s. companies, particularly manufacturing companies, are in line for a comeback. again, this is not something this next week or next year. this is kind of looking at three to five years out. think about trend that are going on. >> verne, we will have you come back to talk

isn't it the case that democracy isn't just about elections every four or five years but how you vern in between? and this sort of winner takes all democracy that we've seen not just in egypt, also in turkey, where between eltions wants its to do, irrespective of the opposition, who may have helped mubarak's regime, they just do what they want to do anyway, isn't that the problem? unlike many liberal democracies in the west, where even though a party has won the election, still listens to the opposition, still listens to alternative views throughout that time? what are you doing to put across that message in the sense that, yes, democracy is important, but it'sot just every four years. it's got to be practiced throughout the period of office. >> that's a very, very important point. and i get it's reflected in all our conversations with new egyptian leaders. itas reflected in our conversations with the old egyptian leaders. one of the objections raised to them was that they hadn't bought into that. and in the view ofhose who demonstrated against president morsi, therein are millions, t

it turns out screams coming from thrill seekers like vern glenn is above the legal sound limit so great america shut down the roller coaster. crews are working on sound suppression tunnels to lower the noise. they hope to reopen the gold striker ride by the 4th of july weekend. >>> that is news. weather and traffic coming up next. t-minus 5, 4, 3, 2, 1... ignition. [ male announcer ] launch your internet experience on at&t's newly expanded advanced digital network and connect more wi-fi-enabled devices at home. [ female announcer ] call to get u-verse high speed internet starting at $14.95 a month. or ask how to get your choice of a kindle fire hd, sonos play:3 or xbox 360 free with other qualifying internet offers. [ male announcer ] get more speed for wi-fi gaming, more reliability than ever and more connectivity between devices. [ female announcer ] so call to get u-verse high speed internet starting at $14.95 a month -- or ask how to get your choice of a kindle fire hd, sonos play:3 or xbox 360 free with other qualifying internet offers. hurry! offer ends july 27th. [ male announcer

. >> i am a united states air force verne. i was medically separated after a sexual assault, and i am currently rated 100% service decked by the department of veterans affairs. i am a wife and mother. more importantly i am a military sexual trauma veteran. that is the d.o.d.'s way of categorizes us as we are rain survivors of friendly fire. i use those terms not to make a joke of it, but to bring it home that we were assaulted by someone who wore the uniform as we wore. not all people wear the uniform as honorably as you do. thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak today. i have struggled for many years to be proud of my service because of the experience that i had in the military. but speaking out about this topic makes it so that if another veteran doesn't have to suffer and struggle with the things i have struggled with, it is important for me to do so. not a day goes by that i don't deal with something that is a result of the sexual assault. why is ptsd from sexual assault so long-lasting? i believe the reason for