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with the governor and intend to pass it this week without republican support. the plan presented by jerry brown disnot include an extension of the expiring sales taxes. that means the governor is giving up his push to hold a special election for those taxes. not just sales taxes. pardon me. instead the plan relies on deeper cuts to schools and social programs. it also takes into account 4 billion dollars in additional tax revenue a. >> i thought we were getting close but as i look back on it there is almost religious reluctance to ever deal with the state budget in a way that requires new revenues. >>reporter: well some republicans think the democrats are throwing their weight around. >> they get to decide what gets cut. they get to say what programs exist and don't exist and so it is their decision. so if schools close for a week, that is their decision rather than making cuts in other places that would make more sense. >>reporter: california republican party chairman tom called it a victory. he says quote this announcement proves that there was no need for higher taxes this year. and he congratulated republican legislators for standing firm against tax increases. democrat plan to vote on this deal tomorrow. >> there is now nothing to prevent kids from buying or representing ultraviolet video games. supreme court struck down california law for for bidding the sale saying it violates first amendment right and unprecedented and myself taken. in fact justice scalia says it would be like out log glimpse fairy tale. david of with the ramifications of this decision. >> violent video games ones that carry the m label best certainly. now that the u.s. supreme court struck down california law prohibiting the sales to anyone under 18 that makes parents the gate keepers. >> i think parents have to be involved no matter what. if whether law is there or not still have to be a responsible parent and make sure you are looking at what the cidz doing. >>reporter: california law was passed in 2005 but has been tied up in the court ever since. it impose add fine of 1,000 dollars of any store to selling the game to a minor. >> u.s. supreme court has decided that it is going to side with corp are the america and wal-mart the case the video game industry would like to see more emphasis on a voluntary rating system. all games carry such label. >> message to other states and also to california is to work with the industry on the promoting the rating system, making sure that parents are aware of it and feel comfortable using it. >>reporter: supreme court said video games should have the same first amendment protection the as movie books and music. dismiss argument that children might be harmed or influenced by violence depicted in games. that opinion didn't dampen criticism. >> we see a lot of these video games depicting law enforcement often as targets and that certainly not acceptable in the development of a child. >>reporter: unknown now is whether high court decision will make violent video games more widely available since stores will not be subject to fines. one student told us his friends as young as fourth graders play them all the time. how do they get them. >> i don't know. i don't know if their mom approves of it or anything but some get their hands on it. the yes. if. >>reporter: so they are readily available. >> ya. >>reporter: does this he said the legal battle? state senator yee hinted but didn't make a firm commitment that a revised law might be in the works. in san jose, david lou abc 7 news. >> retailer fills so-called look policy standard for how employee should dress is under fire tonight. bay area muslim woman is suing saying that she was fired for not removing her head scarf. tl heather has the story. >>reporter: the she worked behind the scenes in the hills dale store stock room for 4 months. she wore a muslim head scarf every day. until she was fired for revving to remove it. >> grow up in the country where bill of rights guarantee freedom of religion. i have of felt let down. >>reporter: the manager here had no problem with it when hired for a stock room job but 4 months later a district manager and human resource did. she was fired over the phone after revving to remove her scarf. >> no worker should have to choose between their religion and a job. >>reporter: the equal employment opportunity commission today filed a discrimination lawsuit against at the time store which owner holster. legal aid society is joining the suit asking for the store to change the policy and for punitive damages. legal aid says the store violated state and federal civil rights laws. >> they pride itself on requiring what it calls a natural classic american style but there's nothing american about discriminating against someone because of their religion. >>reporter: if the store released a statement saying we are committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of race, religion or ethnicity. we xli with the law regarding reasonable religious accommodation. if she is received death threat since the story went public. >> came in the form of e-mails and sent to the office and weren't sent to me but talked about decapitating my head and wrapping it around and pwiringt. >>reporter: this is the latest in a series of discrimination suit against the company. federal class action brought by minority employee and job applicant settled for 40 million dollars in 2004. heather, abc 7 news. >> video clip has surfaced showing giants fan brian stow inside dodger stadium the night he was attacked. tmz posted video on the web said today showing a man wearing a blue dodger jersey pointing at stow seated and then holds up his hand as the other man makes his way to his seat. the lapd said today it is trying to determine how important this video might be to the case. according to tmz the man this the donor jersey is not ramirez. lapd prime suspect in the case. stow remains in serious condition at san francisco general hospital tonight. teenager trapped when sand tunnel he was digging over the weekend at santa cruz beach when it caved in is now in critical condition. 17-year-old ryan buchanan was on high school camping trip with group from the creek side community church which is in allah movement he was trapped under about 6 feet of sand for roughly 15 minutes before he was dug out. his church is holding prayer vigil all week long. >> some politic the. north bay congresswoman woolsly late today confirmed she will not be running for reelection next year t.she has represented the sixth congressional district marin and sonoma county for nearly 2 decades. abc political reporter explains why she is calling it quits. officials speaking to 100 or so support earth's lynn said is time. i will turn 75 years old just before the next election day. and after 2 decades of service to this wonderful district, it will be time for me to move on. >>reporter: she thanked her constituent, donor, her staff, and her family. >> so with enormous gratitude tl but not one ounce of regret, i am announcing that i will not run for reelection in 2012. >>reporter: congresswoman best known for anti-war stance was the first to call for troops to come home. she made headlines when she invited anti-war protestor cindy sheehan to the 2006 state of the union speech. has been a staunch supporter of protecting wild life refuge and environmentally sensitive area in and outside of her district. >> as much as we have accomplished him if of course there are l mountains that we have not climbed. >>reporter: democratic party in the sixth district most immediate challenge is what is happening to the district boundaries. state redirecting commission has put out a preliminary map that redraws the district from sausalito all the way to the oregon border. >> they would have one member fichlt imagine pl what the gas and oil exploration people want. just drooling to have that happen. >>reporter: woolsly hates the idea. but helen a long time supporter here came this afternoon is an organizer for common cause. organization that has been leading the charge for redirecting. >> i have been to the redirecting hearings and heard all the complaints and heard what the citizens have to say and they want it to change that way. >>reporter: woolsly give you an argument to that but will not take sides in picking a successor and won't pick an endorsement but couple contender were in her back yard f.both eyeing a run for woolsly see. coincidentally the redistrict commission meets in san francisco tonight at the theater in fort mason until 9:00 o'clock. a second draft of their maps due out middle of july. in petaluma, 7 news. more to bring you this monday news at 9. continue of 2 falcon and the effort to find the person who shot them. >> look at some ways that california college cut spending and still get more bang for the buck. warning tonight about a craigslist ad for low cost airline tickets. ahead 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[ cheering ] [ le aounc ] don't pay a change fee on top of fare differee. fly southwest, the only major airline that never charges change fees. >> 2 falcon recovering tonight after being hit by a shotgun. at the lindsay wild life museum hospital in walnut creek and three-month old daughter were shot earlier this month in oakland. now both had to undergo surgery to repair broken wings. falcon now able to eton their own. >> they are just really fantastic birds and that someone would shoot these, 2 birds, is really criminal. it's unconscionable. >>reporter: wild life officials believe the falcon were shot at different times because they were discovered 10 days apart. when healthy the falcons nest by the fruitvale draw bridge. there is 1,000 dollar reward in this case. big rig driver who slammed into an amtrak passenger train on friday with deadly consequences had received his license to drive truck in nevada just one month ago. records also show that 43-year-old lawrence valley was cited three times for speeding while driving school buses in california in 2008 and 2009. valley crashed that a westbound amtrak train headed for emeryville at controlled railroad crossing about 70 miles east of nevada. valley apparently tried to brake before slamming into the train. investigators found his cell phone amidst the wreckage at least they think it is hs his. it will be tested to see if he was using it at the time. crash killed valley and at least 5 other people. 2 people are unidentified. 5 people are still unaccounted for. if education news. cost of college education has risen dramatically over the past several years. according to a report from our media partner california watch one reason for the spiraling cost is the amount that many university spend on research. story tonight from education reporter lee ann. >> public university have tried almost everything to cut cost. some have imposed furlough da days. eliminated staff position. and done away with sports programs. but the american enterprise institute based in washington dc suggest other strategies such as route routesing the amount of funding for research. ericka is with california watch. non-profit center for investigative reporting. >> finding was really tevshl talks about football. everybody talks about the gourmet fad served in the dining hall. that's not really the way the colleges will cut cost. they need to target the core academic stuff which includes research. >>reporter: the study acknowledges research is essential at some top university such as stanford and uc berkeley. fleming is the vice chancellor of research at cal. >> certainly true that public universities in the u.s. are under great deal of stress but the country can not afford to back away from under fundamental research. >>reporter: uc berkeley spend more than 700 million dollars one third of its budget on research. if the study found teachers at other less reputable university are spending too much time doing research and less time in the class room. >> one of the things they were looking at is the fact that the typical course load for fact ill ty used to be 12 units and now it is more like 6 units because most faculty get the reless for research. >>reporter: the study questions whether some universities are really serving the need of their studen. whale the cost continue to increase, some students find starting their education at a community college is a more sensible option. >> they remain the most economical avenue to hire education for young students and for older students who have to come back and retrain for and the study also recommends cutting more administrative positions as a way to cut cost. if you want to see the report visit our web site or go to california watch.org. about in the newsroom abc 7 news. all right. meteorologist sandy is here and she i talking about as we inch toward july, rain. unusual. it happens bit is strange. >> absolutely strange especially for us here. we have a mild mediterranean climate. dry in the summer for the most part. about on occasion. >> i wasn't planning on this rain. >> you better cover it up. breaking news. we warned you side community covered in the clouds tonight. to our nor as you look at live doppler 7 hd not just clouds. it's raining. crescent city picked up 5 hundredths inch of rain. the rain line as you can see is moving towards eureka a.moderate to heavy rain just off the coast line here and this is what is going to head down towards the bay area late tonighand heading into tomorrow morning. temperatures right now mainly 50's and 60's. antioch 70 degrees. our highlights rain in the north bay tomorrow morning. showers spreading south in the afternoon. we look at slight possibility of thunder tomorro tomorrow. in the morning do look for quite a bit of cloud cover. temperatures remain on the comfortable side with the cloud around in the 50's except in the north bay that's where you will see more than clouds. pet wait a minute -- wet pavement beginning to appear and here's a storm that will bring us the wet weather. it is unusual but right here. holding together pretty well. unusual summer rain gets in here first thing in the morning beginning during the morning commute. tonight clouds a little bit of drizzle possible near the coast and then as the cold front approaches 5:00 a.m. you start to see the damp roadway in the north bay. but as the front continues to mav south you will see moderate heavy rain beginning to move in and the rain line will spread during the evening hours many of you will be having to contend with some wet weather. except in the inland east bay and the south bay. later on in the night cold front starts to fall apart but likely get some showers even in those 2 locations where you will remain dray for part of the day. so rainfall totals look like this. pretty impressive for summer. we are talking up to an inch in the north bay mountains. 4 tenths to 8 tenths of an inch in the north bay. quite a bit up to the north but drops off as we head down to the south. trace amounts to about quarter inch in the east bay. and the south bay may escape with zero to about 5 hundredths of an inch of rape. like i said the front falls apart so not much left to the system by the time it gets in the south bay. temperatures tomorrow with the south bay getting the rain last in the low to mid 70's. inland east bay in the mid 70's. rest of the bay area upper 50's to upper 60's. carry umbrella to. monteray bay rainfall arriving at nature time. temperatures mid 60's to the upper 70's. here's accu-weather 7 day forecast. showers through wednesday morning. much cooler than normal for this time of year then the warm-up begins. it really starts to heat up. into the weekend hot mid 90's to 100 degrees by sunday. upper 90's still the fourth of july. coastal areas temper by the sea breeze in the 60's and the 70's. >> that's what we expect. >> that is normal. >> thanks very much. >> coming up here. what oakland police learn to teal with animals out on the crime beat. >> plus dog owner in the cross hair. who is using today technology to scoop up an old problem. >> one heck of a promotion. 30 bucks for a one night stay with dinner breakfast and your own private jail cell.  i tell ya, i work a long day, every day. i hang my head out the window. oh man, we're delivering everything you can think of: plywood, cement. i, i enjoy the breeze on my tongue. well uh, and every weekend, seems like we're headin' down to the lake. we're pullin' a boat or somethin'. i don't know why. i just do. it's not a problem. i don't mind as long as we always stop at chevron and get that techron stuff. my ears flop around too. check it out. [ male announcer ] your car takes care of you, care for it. chevron with techron. care for your car. it's hard work; i need a nap. >> oakland police officers better able to deal with app mall open the job after tragic embarrass counter last year. the chief delivered what is to become one of the first training courses of its kind. allen wong has this report. >>reporter: when a young deer ran into a neighbor et oakland carport in may of last year, police officers believed this was their only option. >> they didn't have to do that. they could have figure something else out right. >>reporter: when oakland police officers answered a burglar alarm 5 months later they shot and killed the family growling arthritic 11-year-old dog gloria. >> did you have to good to the revolver first? was there pepper spray or mace or about a toychbility i have been chased out of back yard and the dog was on the side of the house and they would run and would i hop over the fence. but i if he ever learned exactly how to deal with those situations. >>reporter: one year after the deer and dog incident the east bay spca developed a course on animal encounter and oakland police chief just launched the department first training class. >> if if you come upon a deer or anything else if it can get up and go, let it goyshtion officers are learning to use the baton. pepper spray. fire extinguisher and in some case even taser. >> you can see it's aagreesing toward the fence. if that's a dog that you don't want to mess with. >>reporter: most of the course teaches officers how to deal with dogs. >> not backing up. it's a dog that is not going to bite you. it will bank. >>reporter: east bay spca found that most police officers who use unnecessary lethal force did not have pet as children and were uncomfortable around animals as adults. if officers are taught that dog speak with their body. most will growl at intruder but will eventually back down. however as you can see in this spca training video offensive dog will stiffen up and give a hard stare. >> that would have been a bite right there. not just the snarling but rolling the lip back as well and the ears. >>reporter: in some case a police encounter with a pet led to legal fight. >> lawsuit more prevalent but folk that have had their pet shot by officers and they are being won. da really start to take a look at pets as family members. >>reporter: city of richmond recently paid out more than 700,000 dollars in wrongful pet death settlement. that's why the east bay spca says police department across the country are asking them about the training program. >> spca has stepped up. has taught us a lot. has taught us a lot about animal behaviors. i think it's a plus for us. >>reporter: in oakland, abc 7 news. one more note here. police department from san francisco, berkeley and piedmont reviewing the training course as department as far away as seattle and st. petersburg, florida. >> dna evidence as you know has been instrumental in solving old cases over turning wrongful conviction and determining pa tevrnlt you may not know the dna is also being used now to bust dog owners. some apartment complexes have taken to using dna testing to nab owner whose don't clean up after their pooch. the timber wood common in lebanon, new hampshire is having problems in the regards. so the building manager has mandated that all dog in the complex submit dna testing in order to test dog poop that isn't cleaned up. dog owner whose don't pick up after their pets could face a fine. here's novel way to solve budget problems. to celebrate the opening of the 30 million dollar jail the sheriff's department in jefferson city, missouri is offering a one night stay in the new building. that comes complete with dinner, breakfast and own private cell. not exactly a luxury suite but private. panel cost 30 dollars and include booking photo and cold county jail t-shirt. there's something to do this summer. >> when we continues tonight. the silver sue naechlt growing number of aging drivers out on the road and potential tangier that they pose. >> i frankly am stunned. >> if stunned but convicted. former illinois governor found guilty on charges of trying to sell president obama old senate site. airline tickets for low prices. 7 on your side on why you can not always put your faith in craigslist. another you can not always put your faith in craigslist. another half hour7 >> good evening once again thanks for being here. here's a look at the head lanes we are following tonight. governor brown says he and the democratic leaders in sacramento have reached agreement on a new budget plan. he says he will balance the budget with combination of spending cut and projected increase in normal tax revenue. >> supreme court ruled california violent video game law is unconstitutional. justices ruled the ban violates the first amendment saying the government does not have the authority to restrict the ideas to which children may be exposed. >> and north bay congresswoman woolsly announced today she will retire from the house of representatives next year. she was first elected to congress in 1992. today she listed many accomplishment during the past 20 years in office including her very vocal opposition to the iraq war. >> i force the vote on the house floor to tell president bush to bring our troops home from iraq. and i would not keep quiet even when my leaders wanted me to close my mouth. >>reporter: she will be 75 when sheree tires said that she made the announcement a year early so those looking to succeed her would be able to mount meaningful campaigns. headlines tonight. here's another big headline. former illinois governor blagojevichvich found guilty trying to sell barack obama senate seat after becoming president. he was convicted on counts that include bribery and cps. here's chris. >> on his way to court before his fate was known the ex governor was quoting from his beloved elvis all shook up. >> i'm shakey. can't stand on my own 2 feet. >>reporter: in the retrial he did take the stand. for 7 days he tried to talk his way out of those incriminating fbi wire taps. as he heard scheming to get something for barack obama senate seat. >> i have got this thing and it's bleep golden. and i'm just not giving it up bleep for nothing. >>reporter: prosecutors argued he tried to trade the senate seat. in return for a top job in the new administration. >> can i ghaet? how about un ambassador. ridiculous. >>reporter: just hot air his lawyer said but the jury 11 women and one man heard a corrupt governor in action. >> we felt that it was very clear that he was trying to make a trade for the senate seat. >>reporter: also found him guilty of shaking down the ceo of children hospital and race track. >> not politic as usual it's a crime. i think often happens people take criminal conduct and try to mush it into politi politic. >>reporter: for nearly two years with the trademark hair was a media darling. >> i'll be vindicated. i did nothing wrong. >>reporter: but today the once chaty politician had surprisin surprisingly little to say. >> i'm frankly stunned. >>reporter: stunned and facing a stiff sentence. 10 years or so under federal guidelines. but blagojevich wasn't quoting the other elvis song, jail house rock. this is chicago. quickly growing wildfire has shut down the nuclear lab in new mexico ncaa and the town evacuated. fire has burned 30 buildings since it started yesterday. the lab sits on a 36 square mile complex and officials insist all of the radioactive materials stored there are safe. gangster bullger told the fbi that he returned several times to his native boston to indisguise and armed to the teeth during the 16 years on the run. he said he needed to take care of quote unfinished business. bullger also said that he often traveled to tijuana to buy medication. after bullger was arrested agents found more than 800,000 dollars in cash in his apartment. much of which was hidden inside the wall. l older drivers are once again under scawt any after tragic accident in san jose this weekend. 100-year-old woman and 88-year-old woman died after crash at nursing home. another elderly driver was behind the wheel. corina reports on how it happened. >>reporter: crews busy today repairing damage at skilled nursing home in san jose where the devastion is enormous. 2 residents now died from injury they suffered when 90-year-old visitor plowed her car through a wall saturday morning. >> she was extremely distraught and saying things like is he didn't know whether she could live which. so i just pray that she's in a better state but i doubt it since now there has been 2 fatality associated with it. >>reporter: driver apparently hit the gas instead of the brake. pros can youtors will determine if any charges will be filed. >> we lack at their driving history. whether or not they have been told not to drive or to stop driving. whether a physician has consulted them on this. >>reporter: john says an 88-year-old driver and instructor for aarp driver safety program for 11 years. >> we all know things change asc things occur that affect our driving. >>reporter: such as hearing. eyesight. reflection. in california there are more than 320,000 license drivers 65 an older. biggest percentage of those are between the ages of 65 and 70 with number dropping significantly for older age groups. there are fewer than 16,000 in the 86 to 89 age bracket and slightly more than 7000 who are 90 and older. when a person is 70 and older and license expires the dmv requires that they renew it in person and take a written and vision test. age however doesn't automatically trigger a behind the wheel test which is why 80-year-old ann scales is a firm believer in mature driving courses like the ones offered by the aarp. >> when you take the course it has a whole section or evaluation whether you should be driving or not. >>reporter: dmv also encourages family members to get involved in driving decisions. in san jose, abc 7 news. and we have links to aarp and the dmv on talking to older drivers about handing over the key. it's obviously very delicate subject. good to our web site and look under see it on tv for guidelines. bay area man used craigslist to buy airline tickets and wound up flying into what he says was a big trap. it changed his son's future, too. tl michael tonight with their heart breaking story l. >> dominic was thrilled to be accepted to st. john's university in new york. but he had never been there. so his father planned a two day visit. then searched for airfare he could afor. >> three days before we are leaving i still couldn't find something so i jumped on craigslist. >>reporter: this ad caught his eye. airline tickets for low prices. he e mailed the certainly. right away he heard back. the seller said he was duane pack. he would use his frequent flier mile to purchase 2 round trip tickets on american air lanes for just 130 dollars each and sell them to cyrus for 280 a piece. >> it was a better fly. non-stop flight. it was cheaper. >>reporter: so the seller booked reservation and cyrus received this itinerary directly from american airlines. tickets had to be purchased by midnight.so cyrus went to this bank of america branch and deposited cash directly into duane's kichlt i e mailed confirm the ticket up at midnight waiting for it and midnight rolled by and nothing happened. >>reporter: he called the airline. no one had paid for those tickets. >> i told my son you know what we have to have faith. got to have faith t.somebody wouldn't do that to me. you know. and he did. >>reporter: cyrus told police he had been swindled. it worked like this. if pack reserved the seat which generated this itinerary. however there was no ticket until someone paid for them. cyrus told police pack never did buy those tickets. he just took the money. >> really i felt sick to my stomach. >>reporter: more than money the incident changed their lives. dominic never got to visit st. john's and commitment was due. so he decided not to go to school there after all. >> i really wouldn't want to go all the way across country to a place i have never been before to school i have never seen. >>reporter: as for sires he became obsessed with bringing down the man he says stole his money. he launched duane pack.com exposing his name. driver's license. accusing him of ongoing scam. he found other victims and web site warning about pack. he e mailed pack repeatedly. pleading with him to return the money. he filed complaints with the american airlines and bank of america and he called me at 7 on your side. fichlt can actually get the word out to the banks. banks see it's a big problem. >>reporter: we asked bank of america why pack account remain open despite prior complaints about him. the bank told us we do not typically close accounts based solely on an cushion by a third party. we cooperate fully with law enforcement. american airlines tells us we first learned of his scam late last year when other passengers called thinking they had tickets, too. however american said it shut down pack frequent flier account in december. and bank of america shut down pack bank account after cyrus!cyru complaint. >> that was crazy paying. i didn't stop everybody in the world but i did stop him. >>reporter: san francisco police are investigate thanksgiving case as financial crime and they want you to be warned. so if you see a low cost deal on line, raise a red flag. make have you ever the item in hand before you pay for it. remember making an airline reservation doesn't mean you have a ticket. this is 7 on your side. >> l here and near. planet gets buzzed by an asteroid. why we mate as well get used to it. plus 5 billy elliott now playing in san francisco. what local young people are learning from it. stay with us. more local young people are learning from it. stay with us. more to come. i tella, iork 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[ male announcer ] your car takes care of you, care for it. chevron with techron. care for your car. it's hard work; i need a nap. welcome to the neighborhood. ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you say... can you believe it's been 20 years since college? ♪ [ male announcer ] nothing says "you're special" like boursin, a creamy, crumbly blend of real cheese and savory herbs, boursin makes any moment more memorable. even if you're saying... my mother has the kids tonight. ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you say boursin? is. >> at 10:15 this morning an asteroid the size of bus zip by above the earth surface. 2011 md somewhere between 20 and 46 feet wide. about the size of a bus. at one point the trajectory made astronomers wonder if it was a stray rocket bass sister left over from a previous space mission. it's expected the space rock to swing by again in the future. perhaps even closer the next time around. asteroid of this size do pass near the earth about once every 6 years or.so they do say that sooner or later a big one is going to hit the planet inevitably. well the tony award winning musical elliott is opening in san francisco. it features the music of elton john and 5 boy whose alternate in the starring role of billy is in the bay area. here's don sanchez arts and entertainment reporter. >>reporter: billy elliott who trade boxing for la. set in northern england during a miner strike. he's not alone in the theater. it takes 5 billy roy retake it the role. they teach a master class in this summer camp where children can explore the art. >> let's get started. okay. l. >>reporter: daniels from australia at age 15 he remembers workshop where he got a chance. >> i always try to think back to. that why i am doing it in the first place. i want to give to a the will of kid what they gave to me when i was their age. >>reporter: for another billy this is a homecoming. j p is from half moon bay. it took 2 years of audition before he was cast. >> still pretty hard. 3 hours long. there's a lot of dancin dancing. singing. acting. you have to stay focused all the time. remember all the notes you get. >>reporter: notes from the production team all students in the summer program hoping they some day can be broadway bound and getting a little lesson here from experts showing just how difficult, how tough, how demanding it can be. but these young people are already i hope expired. >> i love singing and dancing so i fl this is my home. >> get so into it you don't think bit. then you hear the applause you smile feel really good inside. >>reporter: that's like a line from billy elliott. the students will perform guys an dolls on july 25. billy elliott mys through september 17. in san francisco, abc 7 news. boy they are tall ended. as we continue here tonight. talk about a stand up guy. new record just set. >> plus l cows scientist lacking for human guinea pig to eat a burger made from stem lacking for human guinea pig to eat a burger made from stem cell. news@ >> something to chew on literally. scientist in holland say they are a year away from creating ground beef from stem cells. professor mark post says this could become a necessary development as the world population increases without enough livestock to feed everyone. the burger will be grown from 10,000 stem cells extracted from cattle. in a lab they would multiply more than 1 bill times to produce muscle tissue similar to beef. the product is called invitro meat. professor post says is looking for guinea pig to taste it though he is willing to do so if no one comes forward. this wouldn't be the first meat grown in a lab. in 2009 holland scientist grew strips of pork using the same method and fish fillet have been grown in a new york laboratory using cells taken from gold fish muscle tissue. well see what happens. >> all right let's go back up date the forecast. sandy is here and tracking some rain this late in june. >> i know. can you believe it? it is unusual. here's a lack at the storm that is going to produce the rain. unusual summer rain for your tuesday. it's not just a splash and dash. this is looking like rainfall total from 5 hundredths in the south bay to an inch in the north bay mountains. pretty good soaker for some areas. temperatures with the wet weather mostly 60's. you get out toward the inland east bay and south bay where you see temperatures in the 70's. 59 degrees though in half moon bay. if you are going to the a's game tomorrow night make sure you have the umbrella. they play marlins 7:05. showers likely upper and dropping did you know to the mid 50's. 7 day forecast slight possibility of thunderstorms. showers linger into wednesday morning. well below average in terms of the temperatures but not for long. lack how quickly it warms up. it really heats up. as we head into the holiday weekend. triple digit inland low 70's at the beaches on sunday and just a few patches of going for the fourth of july. other than that, slight drop in the temperatures. still going to look nice for your independent day. >> looks like it. thanks very much. >> hawaii man completed the first ever 300 mile crossing from the big island to kauai aboard stand up paddle board. if bart finish the crossing last night. spent 5 day and fight on a 14 foot paddle boar board. trip required more than 215,000 paddle stroke if you can imagine. 41-year-old says it was just something that he was inspired to do. he got it done. boy that's an athlete. >> i tell you. shark bait to me. if takeoff upset at wimbledon on super mon. we serve them up. warriors introduce the 3 draft choices today in oakland. happy to be here and share that with us next in  our planes start flying when it's dark. and they don't stop flying until it's dark again. flying all day, every day. you deserve our best. that's why there's so many flight options. 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[ ding ] you. >> coming up tonight 7 news at 11:00. what republicans are saying about the democrat state budget deal and look at some of the big cuts in the spending plan they got passed today. >> cal train fare are rising. why the!u agency says we can expect more of the same. those stories and more coming up in one hour on 7 news at 11:00 over on channel 7. we have all the sports and start with tennis anyone. >> which is inspiring you to get back in the game e.super monday at wimbledon. racquet club first sunday off which puts everyone in the fourth round on the court today. indicate of upset. ladies first. days depending champion williams all sorts of trouble. marian had 10 ace in the match. this take the first set. second set now tied at 5 all. serena almost slips on the back hand or bad bounce. but if another big serve on match point. serena 17 match win string at the club is over. straight set. king behind william and kate in the royal box for williams match. she loses by a score of and first time in 5 years neither williams sister plays in the quarter final. top seed caroline also eliminated lasting to 24 rank dominic f.despite rank no. 1 in the world never won grand slam event losing 3 sets today. maria now the favorite to win her second wimbledon title. on the pen side defending champ nadal left heel injury here and blows the chance to take the opening set when he double fault onset point in tie breaker. now match point for in today leading in the fourth. the the crop shot. lobbyist long. nadal on to the quarter final for the victory. if sixth time wimbledon chairman i don't know federer with point of the day t.drop in the opening set tie breaker. charges back. tracks down the shot and here it comes. you know. between the leg. not one of the better effort but he misses the easy overhead. federer on his way to record 29 straight quarter final where he faces french man sang a. tl loan american male left in the turnment fish still alive and takes care of 2010 runner-up in straight set. diving on match point. easy overhead winner to advance to the first quarter final where he will face nadal. okay. warrior introduce the 3 newest member in oland. thompson. jenkins. tyler. thompson is a 6 foot 7 inch somewhating guard led the pac-10 last season averaging 21 points a game. could make ellis a tradeable. jenkins average 20 points a game last year as point guard and 6 foot 10 inch jeremy draft rights acquired from charlotte. left washington state as a junior and tyler left hospital in san diego after junior year to play over seas. >> i felt like i was ready and sure enough and mentally strong enough to take the next level see what i can do and after my junior year i felt like i was ready and i had a complete game and my game is ready to translate. >> here in the great organization with great new owner and coaches and everything. i'm excited. been on a lon juvrnlt all paid off. >>reporter: 3-g players. college baseball world series down to the final 2 teams. the south carolina and florida will battle in two out of 3 series in if team drawing first blood. this is how he caught a foul ball. true story. tied in the tenth inning. single to left. trying to score from second. nailed at the plate. good top of the 11. walker on the move. steals second. throw goes that summer field. walker slides into third. that throw is wild. end up in the stands. walker trots home for the game winning run and 2-1 the final. giants hit the road for 7 games with cubs and tigers starting off with a double header tomorrow in khichlt barry makes his return. he has never been on the disabled list in his career. missed almost 10 week with a foot injury he sustained against arizona on april 16. pitch second game tomorrow and chomping at the bit to get back on the mound. >> something that you do it for so many years and you don't miss a turn and then you do and kind of forget all the joy that comes with being out there and so it is something that i have just been counting the days to get back out on the hill. >> donovan sanchez on the dl. pl. >> thanks very much. >> that's this edition of 7 news at 9:00 here on tv 20. stay connected 24-7 at abc 7 news.com. the for all of us here, the i'm dan ashley thanks for watching. we appreciate your time hope to see you again in an hour on the big 7. your time hope to see you again in an hour on the big 7. goodbye for now

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