the drawing may be held on may six. taco tuesday bike ride in santa rosa will be featured on national television next month. the weekly outing drew more than 300 people for a ride to a local fast food park, a local fast park, food park rather. last week, a small camera crew captured the action for tv program the american dream. the episode scheduled to air on streaming platforms sometime in late may. >> the return of oakland's first friday is being postponed due to the wet weather. the popular community event was supposed to resume today after a three month hiatus. the last time first friday happened was back in december. organizers blamed that break on financial difficulties for the festival. the monthly block party has been a gathering place for many years. >> it's a big day for giants fans. today is the home opener at oracle park. we're live there this morning with your game forecast and what fans can expect for the season ahead. then garlic fries, ghirardelli

ice cream sundaes, tony's pizza. >> you name it. >> those are just some of the ballpark fan favorite foods. we'll check in on some of the most popular food items and give you a first look at some of the less traditional offerings and their best friends and roommates , and they're considered the team. >> grandmas will introduce you to some of the biggest fans around who happen to be giants star pitcher logan webb's grandmother's. live from jack london square, this is mornings on two. >> the nine. >> here also live from oracle park two. today is friday, april 5th. we're looking live from oracle park in san francisco where guess what? in the last like 20 minutes or so, they completely remove that tarp that had been covering the entire field to protect it from the rain. ahead of opening day, you saw a whole group of people out

there winding it up. when we checked in with sal and steve in our last half hour of news. so we're getting closer to that game kicking off in just a few hours from now. and while many people go to oracle park for giants games, others might go just for the food alone. and there are quite a few new options at oracle park this season. sal castaneda will give us a closer look in our next half hour, but some of the new ones include fuku chicken sandwich, which is a spicy fried chicken on a brioche bun. then we also have the waffle mint sundae that includes vanilla ice cream, oreo toppings with a fresh waffle cone shaped as a glove, and some returning favorites as well are the dungeness crab sandwich and plant based sausage. among many others. man, all that sounds really, really, really. >> i'm hungry. stomachs growling, looking at all that yummy food. >> all right. but first we want some viewer reaction. now what food items are you most excited

to try at oracle park? dungeness crab sandwich, the fuku chicken sandwich, the waffle mitt sundae or plant based sausage. just scan that qr code. you see right there on the right side of your screen, or go to ktvu.com/viewer poll. we want to hear from you. and we're going to be showing those numbers throughout the newscast this morning on opening day. welcome to the nine. thank you for joining us. i'm andre senior with allie rasmus. >> allie rasmus. yeah there should be a category for all of the above. >> all of the above too. you'll want to try everything. >> the one i would check right. >> sal castaneda steve paulson all live at oracle park this morning for the giants home opener against the san diego padres. steve has your game day weather. >> sal going to be talking with the giants president and ceo about the season ahead, as well as telling us about that delicious food. so can't wait for it all. yeah >> oh that's right ali larry is standing by. he's going to be on

very soon here, we're going to ask him the pertinent questions, one of which being why do they always have new food? are they trying to add to my waistline? steve. my goodness. well, slim, you come on now. come on now, but, you know, it is, opening day. it's a tradition like no other in san francisco. the bunting is up, people are already outside. believe it or not, some of the hardier outsidt now. a lot of clouds around us. but 56 for a high today, 56 for a high. >> all right. and one last thing. do you remember the very first baseball game you ever went to? maybe with your dad? i do. >> it was, crosley field in cincinnati, and my dad leaned over and said, i want you to pay attention to this man. i said, okay, that man was stan musial, and he hit a single. >> there you go. how about you? my first one was, candlestick park, the very first player i loved was willie mccovey. of course, i was obsessed with that guy, and my first jersey that my dad got me, willie mccovey in the giants. so when i was in little league, i was a pitcher. >> who did i emulate? juan marichal. there you go. i did the high kick one. i did that.

now you'd have to take me to john muir. >> oh, coming up a little later on the show, ali, and andre, we're going to have more on the food. they have a new sound system. we're going to ask larry, just what the methodology is about getting all these new things. that's coming up soon. >> it's a fantastic. i got a chance to go there a couple of weeks ago and see everything being set up ahead of this big opening day. it's a beautiful day and the sun is starting to come out. you guys are lucky. lucky steve, you chose the right day for this steve paulson. thank you. all right. the countdown is on to the first pitch at the giants home opener today. >> ktvu bailey o'carroll is at our oracle park this morning. you've been there since the early morning hours. kind of saw this slow rollout process of getting everything ready. what are you going to show us now? right, right right. good morning guys. >> yeah, we've been out here. i arrived here just about 4:00 this morning, so we've been able to watch them prep this field in real time, and we are also just up the way from sal and steve. so we've gave them a little wave earlier today, but i'll move out of the way. so you can see the

field behind me. it has changed dramatically since we last showed you of course, the tarp. you can tell it is gone, removed. they got all that rainwater off of it and now they are raking the mound and kind of putting the final touches on it. you can see they're getting ready for batting practice here. setting up behind home plate. and i can tell you probably just about an hour ago we did see a young hu lee make his way into the stadium. so we know he is here. he's the first player that we've seen arrive here this morning ahead of the home opener for the giants. and speaking of the giants, i caught up with two pretty big giants fans, they would tell you themselves that as well. none other than ace pitcher logan webb's grandmother's jan and patty. they are quite a hoot. also, big , big baseball fans. of course, logan is their favorite baseball player, but they love all the guys on this team. there are plenty of new faces on this roster this year. they are very

excited to see what those new players are able to bring to this squad. now, logan calls his grandma's the team grandmas. they are at every game that he pitches at and as i mentioned, they're very excited for this new season and all the new faces . >> when the new players arrive, he wants them to shake hands and say good morning to everybody. it's sort of an icebreaker and i know that you know what it's like going into a group of people that are already established. and so it's kind of nice. it's a nice icebreaker and you're not walking on eggshells. >> yeah. so that's the new what logan kind of established in this clubhouse to help everybody kind of get adjusted to each other and make sure that all the players feel welcome. the grandmas tell me that they are most excited to watch all the new pitchers and of course, logan this season. but they say they're excited to watch all the hitting this year. they say

logan told them that this new coaching staff for the giants makes each player take batting practice each day. of course, if they are healthy and able to do so, they say they are looking forward to some possible high powered offense for this giants team this year, and they're excited to see that. now, one other thing that they're excited for, patty says that her favorite player other than logan, of course, is wilmer flores. she says every season, logan promises her that he will introduce the two of them. she says it hasn't happened yet, but she's hoping this year will finally be the year. and she did tell me we would be the first to know if that meeting happened, and that she would be sure to send pictures. you can hear again, the sights and sounds of this field getting set ahead of first pitch. it is expected scheduled to be thrown out just about 1:00 or 130 rather, and this afternoon reporting live from oracle park. i'm bailey o'carroll, ktvu, fox two news

billy, he's got to come through for grandma. >> have he better come through i know right. come on, let's take it so long. you got to get it done, my friend. all right, bailey, thank you so much. we'll check in with you a little later, all right? a miami man's ballpark feast going viral, coming up on mornings on two. the nine from burgers to nachos. why, he may have bit off more than he could chew. plus, we have more fun from oracle park ahead of the giants home opener this afternoon. next on the nine, we're talking live with the organization's president and ceo,o, l ry

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welcome back to mornings on two. the nine. i am with the president and ceo of the giants, larry baer. this has become a tradition. we talk on opening day. welcome to the nine, larry. thanks, sal. >> it's great being here. as i recall, you might have been here year one, which was 25 years ago in this new ballpark. >> i know, and i was already a grown man. i wasn't a kid. we're not going to try and sell that. so i've been coming for a long time. and, you know, we're talking off the air about how the giants want to refresh the experience because a lot of people come a lot of season ticket holders or people who come every year, they want to see something new. how do you go about that? >> so you know, so we invite people to the park each year knowing that they expect something a little different.

and not everybody, some are huge baseball fans walking down, coming in, memorizing, batting averages and numbers and all that. and then others are coming for the experience and then they become big baseball fans. so we look really carefully and work hard on guest services and being very customer service friendly food, music, lighting, accommodations, easy in and out and all of that. we've actually looked in our 25th year. we've rebooted in all those areas and put, you know, quite a bit of energy and effort into making this a great experience. whether you're a huge baseball fan or you're the casual fan, you know, a little later on we're going to talk specifics with rachel hite, who is a marketing director. >> but i know that you've added something close to my heart is a good sound system. you know, i'm a dj, right? >> yeah, i know, i've heard you. yes, yes, yes, yes. >> so the new sound system with subwoofers. larry unce unce unce unce love that. >> you know, and there's an audience out there. it's

interesting because, you know, when you're going to a baseball game, you have choices. you could go to a movie, you can go to a concert, you go to a show, go for a picnic. and we want to make this experience work in, in all ways and, you know, so we want engagement with the game, but we also want engagement with the experience. and that's for us. we're really proud of the fact this is our 25th year, 16 of the 24 years have been sold out and people come with their families. they come on date night, they come in groups, you know, kind of it all kind of a wide swath here. >> so let's talk about the team on the field, they just came back the giants from a tough road trip against the dodgers. the dodgers are always going to be the dodgers. it doesn't mean they're stacked team doesn't mean they're going to win. we already know that. but the giants themselves have also gotten better blake snell comes to mind. you got a legit in my opinion tyrell estrada at second base. you have the new center fielder. you have all these things. you have a power hitter. talk more about the team.

>> yeah. so what we did in this off season i mean i think you have as you go through the rhythms, you know sometimes you you make tweaks like when we won championships the year to year, there were some tweaks this year we say, look we had last year last year. so is there a reboot? you know, a i wouldn't say a rebuild. it was a reload. so, we think about now we've got players that are going to be everyday players. jungwoo lee and center field is going to start every day. i mean, he'll may get a day off once in a while, but he's the center fielder. matt chapman is at third base. jorge soler is our designated hitter. i mean these guys are going to be in the lineup every day, right? and so we're really excited about it. we have seven new free agents. we. blake snell makes his debut monday night. so we're really excited about the fact that we've got guys that people can connect with, some of them are on long terme contracts. right. so, jungwoo lee, six year deal. you know, so we're excited about the fact that we've got guys that, you know, fans are going to connect in with for over the

long terme. >> okay. >> before we go, larry, were you aware of the meme that bruce bochy had where bochy never smiled right. he's like, this is bruce bochy happy, right? he never smiled. so bob melvin, the new manager, is sort of that way because he's always serious. but the guys love him. i can't tell you how many people are excited about melvin being the skipper. >> so i've known bob for 30 years. he grew up here. he is a really smart baseball person and you will see through the year. he may not smile outwardly. he cares a ton. he was a giant in the 80s, and over the years it was clear over the 30 years that, you know, he's been separated from the giants. his dream job, san francisco giants manager, went to cal, grew up on the peninsula, you know, we could not have a more passionate person, he's also very low ego. and so the lack of smiling, the lack of animated personality is,

like i said, deflect to the players. he wants them to be animated them, do their thing, put the cameras on them. that's bob melvin, that's, larry baer, president and ceo of the giants. >> larry, it's a tradition. i hope we can do this again next year. >> sounds really good. >> that was the left hand. >> that was an awkward left handed handshake there. that's like ali and andre, let's do it. right. >> okay. let's do it the right way. >> we can set it back to you. that was an awkward at all. >> well, no, because you called it out. so that makes it okay? yeah. >> you recognize it? so you know, people are going to talk trash, and then they saw it, and they're like, so much, you can't even say anything. thanks, guys. >> appreciate it. well, we want to show you the results from our poll so far that we mentioned earlier this hour. we asked fans what food item are you most excited to try at oracle park and take a look. leading the poll. our dungeness crab sandwich and the waffle mint sundae. now andre and i got a chance to vote ourselves online at ktvu viewer poll, and i voted for waffle mitt sundae in last place. so far, the plant based

sausage. yeah, i love dungeness crab sandwich is what i'm about. that sounds delicious. i was there, that's what i'd get. i would take a sample of everything. why not? that's true too. >> yeah, you're going right for the dessert, though. that's great. all right. if you go to the game, you're encouraged to take mass transit. some of the largest local transportation agencies running special services today, caltrain will provide an additional southbound train departing 15 minutes after the last out or when the train is full. the giants ferry departs from larkspur terminal at least 90 minutes before the first pitch, and the ferry will then leave oracle a half an hour after the last out, and fans from the east bay can take bart into the city and stop at any of the downtown stations along market street. our special coverage of today's giants game home opener continues through the night. stick with us for highlights and reactions from fans, as expectations are high this season for the retooled giants. it'll all be on ktvu and the fox local app as well. all right, coming up on mornings on two, the nine. just a few hours

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in lebanon, new jersey, about 40 miles away. the fire department of new york said there were no initial reports of damage, and the new york governor posted on the social media platform x that her team was assessing the impacts now. well, today president biden is going to baltimore to check on the recovery efforts following the bridge collapse. there, progress has been slow. the shipping channel is still strewn with wreckage, and the cargo ship is still stuck in place after it crashed into the key bridge. dive teams operating with almost no visibility have not been able to locate the bodies of four missing construction workers. >> collapse of the bridge is so distinct and so severe with the metal that is so disfigured and so brought together in pancaked, that it continues to make this mission extraordinarily complicated and dangerous for those who are conducting it well, crews have been able to open a small channel around the wreckage. >> the u.s. army corps of engineers expects a larger channel to be opened by the end

of april, with full access restored by the end of may. >> boeing has paid alaska airlines $160 million in damages for the door plug blowout that happened back in january, and that's just the initial compensation for the incident, the airline said yesterday it expects to get more money from boeing, but the terms are confidential. the payment covered alaska's pretax loss related to the accident, including lost revenue and the cost of returning its max nine fleet to service. boeing declined to comment on the compensation package, a panel that covers a gap for an emergency exit blew off the alaska airlines max nine jet while it was flying over portland, oregon pilots were able to land safely and no one was hurt. >> well, apple has laid off more than 600 employees. that's according to documents the company filed with the employment development department. the layoffs impact eight different locations in santa clara. no layoffs are listed at the company's main campus in cupertino, though some analysts suggest the laid off employees were likely working on apple's self-driving car project

after apple scrapped those plans earlier this year, according to the filing. the workers were officially informed of the cuts on march 28th and the layoffs effective may 27th. >> today's san francisco supervisor aaron peskin will file the paperwork to run for mayor, joining an already crowded field of candidates. >> i am the only person in this race who is running as a liberal and as a progressive. >> peskin has served as a san francisco supervisor for 17 years and is currently president of the board. he says he will use his experience as a policy maker to help the city tackle homelessness, the fentanyl crisis and affordable housing. >> i believe i'm a supervisor who knows how and i want to be a mayor who makes san francisco the city that knows how. >> again, peskin plans to make his official announcement that he's running for san francisco mayor tomorrow at portsmouth square in chinatown. the other candidates running for mayor include incumbent mayor london breed supervisor asha sapphire,

former supervisor mark farrell, and philanthropist daniel lurie. >> well, people from all over the country are traveling the path of monday's eclipse, getting a chance to see that total solar eclipse is, for many, a once in a lifetime experience. but a woman from texas calls herself an eclipse chaser. this will be the 21st eclipse. she has seen her passion for the celestial event has taken her to all seven continents. >> the first one, north america, was the 1991. my second one in north america was the 2017, and this will be my third. but i've been to europe for one of them. i've now gone to africa twice. i've gone to australia three times. i've gone to antarctica twice. >> well, she also goes to schools and shares her passion for solar eclipses with students. >> well, still to come from classic garlic fries to tony's pizzas, we've got the scoop on your ballpark favorites. next on

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to yesterday. at least. it's chilly out there though, so be sure to bring a jacket wherever you go. but, as we approach next week, we will see some springtime temperatures. finally we'll check this out. a miami man went viral earlier this week after posting to x. he was trying the marlins all you can eat seats for 52 bucks. his night started with a hamburger and chili dog in the first inning, and as the game went on, he sampled really a taste of the entire ballpark. nachos, cookies, peanuts, popcorn until he got through all the food items on the menu and gave himself a terrible stomach ache, clearly, because by round eight, he had posted this picture of the men's restroom. which is ironic because his first post to x when he started this journey, he said, quote, i'm going to make them regret this, referring to the all inclusive tickets that the marlins were offering. yeah, the joke was on him. it seems he may have regretted the decision himself. that's going a little overboard. okay, but you know what? >> for 52 bucks, there's you know, you can never eat it at a

at a game for that little of a price anyway. >> like one item. >> so he's. yeah, exactly. so he's probably like this is insane. i'm going to go to the ballpark and eat for like next to nothing. so i'm going to take full advantage. it's like when you go to the all you can eat buffet. maybe he could take the tupperware next time and like, save some of it for next time. but yeah, i can understand getting a sweet deal and trying to take advantage of it the entire time. but maybe, you know, you pay for it. another way, put it in a bag and bring it with you home so you'll have something to eat later and pace yourself. all right, let's bring in two of the biggest sports fans on mornings on two, we're talking about sal and steve. they're back at oracle park this morning for the giants home opener against the san diego padres. >> how's it going out there guys. >> yeah it's already a little cold in the shade here, steve, as you just said. can i get a little cheese with that whine we're whining here. it's a little if you're in the shade. it's a little brisk, right? >> yeah, yeah, but it's going to it's going to warm up, you know, opening day i think that people

are going to be high on adrenaline. a lot of these giants fans are going to be really happy to see the team. they had a rough little road trip in l.a, steve. that's right. they're coming back to play the padres. >> that's right jordan hicks goes today. and the forecast. honestly this it's sun cloud. there's clouds building all around us here. but it's cool if you're in the sun i think you'll be all right. if you're in the shade, you're going to you're going to feel it. i think if anything does develop rain wise, it would be brief and probably be in the probably after the sixth or seventh inning. but you can see there's a lot circling the wagons there, sal. but i think overall right now we're good. if you're in the sun, you're good. if you're in the shade, you'll notice it. it's cold. yeah. >> we had a gentleman walk by and said, hey, i just saw you on tv and now i'm here, one of the workers, and he said, steve, keep the rain away. keep the rain away. >> thanks a lot, pal. >> yeah, i know, all right. well, listen, if you come to oracle park, no doubt you're going to come hungry. a lot of people do. gone are the days where they just had hot dogs and peanuts. now they have all kinds of food and i got to try a good portion of it. let's watch. going to watch the giants at oracle park is now sort of like

going to an upscale food court where there happens to be a baseball game going on. so many choices this season. new offerings include chef david chang's fuku, a trendy spicy fried chicken concept. you can get a fuku, chicken sandwich or nuggets. it's honestly some of the best fried chicken i've ever had. it's spicy, but not too spicy. in a sandwich with pickles on a brioche bun. it's really good. the giants have also rolled out a new bacon cheeseburger, which rivals a lot of the burger bars in the city. it has two patties. bacon, american cheese also served on a brioche bun. the burgers at baseball stadiums used to be not very good. this changes all that and you can't forget an oracle park favorite, the dungeness crab sandwich with aioli spread and a sprinkle of sea salt served on grilled sourdough bread. can you tell i'm excited? don't worry if you want the traditional garlic fries, pizza and brats, those are still here. the giants have also upgraded the sound and lighting system, the latter of which will

especially come into play at night games. the team says adding new options keeps people coming back. >> we really want people to feel like it's a fresh experience and kind of surprise and delight with new things every year. >> all right, so steve, what would you like the best? you know what i like? if i had to choose one, it would be the crab sandwich that looked good to me. it looks so good. i mean, everything i tried was good. that chicken i talked about was really crispy, really good. spicy. i understand why it's so popular. the burger was very good. not like the burgers of the past. >> you said they actually grill it, right? >> right. they actually grill it, but the crab sandwich was just a thing of beauty. i'm down. >> let's get two. >> let's get two of those. so let's ali and andre. i don't know if you like crab sandwiches. oh, yeah. that was my vote. i think you should come here. come here. >> we're not bringing you on back. >> absolutely. >> yeah. i had voted earlier for the waffle meat sunday, but after seeing the video of that crab sandwich, i think i was

telling andre i'm going to change my vote. >> yeah, there you go, sally. you changed. you got her. change her mind. >> well, we want to share an update on the results of what our viewers think about those options. our poll that we mentioned earlier this hour, we asked fans what food item are you most excited to try at oracle park and leading the poll right now is the fuku chicken sandwich. >> oh it changed. yeah. oh okay. all right. >> coming in second. dungeness crab sandwich i suspect that will change now that people have seen that video. >> but it was first though it was first before the dungeness crab. >> i think it'll make a comeback. yeah third is the waffle mitt sundae. fourth place consistently fourth place, the plant based sausage. steve, you're not going to go wrong with the fuku chicken. >> i mean, honestly, it looked great, right? it looks good. trying to choose your favorite child. i mean, i like that one. i like that one. but they're both really good. >> i'm curious to know what steve thinks. >> well, you know, in the third inning, i'll do the chicken sandwich and the fifth inning. there you go. >> what do you like, steve? we haven't. >> i want more love on. i want more love on that plant based sausage, please. yeah, it was actually good. >> it was good. it's actually

good. steve, i want to hear your thoughts. what do you what do you what do you want to try on that menu, the crab sandwich, for sure. i'm more traditional, though. like, give me the broth and the beer and i'm good, but i would try the. i would try the crab. >> i think you'll be happy. yeah. >> all right, sal, make him also try the plant based sausage, too. i'm curious. i'm curious. i want to get your full report a little later on on that, just to see how it tastes and how it relates to, you know, regular sausage. sounds good. yeah. all right. thanks, guys. we'll check in with you a little bit later. all right. first pitch at the giants home opener just after 430 this afternoon. >> yeah, it's a big day in san francisco and all across the bay area for those giants fans. ktvu bailey o'carroll live on the field outside. inside oracle park. you've been inside all morning. how is the field looking now? >> well, it's looking pretty pristine. good morning. and i will say hearing sal and steve and all you guys talk about the food makes me wish that i was maybe up there chatting food, but i'm happy to talk about the field as well. obviously, the home opener for the giants today

. we've been watching this field crew prep this field for since 4:00 this morning. we got here. it was covered in a white tarp that had tons of rainwater on it. of course that tarp has been removed. lines painted on. they've put up the little barrier to keep us from walking on the grass. they've got the home plates up and they are working on the mound as we speak right now, working to get this field ready for that first pitch, which is set to be thrown out just after 130 this afternoon. a couple of players arriving as well. we watched jung-woo lee and get get to the stadium this morning. he got here just about an hour ago. he was the first player that we saw walk into the stadium this morning, and other than that, it's really just excitement building. you saw some of the giants employees come out here to take a picture in front of home plate to celebrate opening day. now, i did ask representative with the giants if they could tell us who, what

would be throwing out the first pitch today. they say that's top secret. they would not share that information with me. but i did try to get it out of them, which is, hey, all you can do at this point. but they are. they did tell me they are expecting a sold out crowd. they say that people should get here early. they have a number of ceremonial things happening ahead of that first pitch too, that they want to make sure fans are in their seats for and don't get caught up in traffic either. trying to get to the stadium or just trying to make their way inside side with security and all of those things. but again, first pitch set to be thrown out just after 130 this afternoon here at oracle park reporting live. i'm bailey o'carroll, ktvu, fox two news. all right. >> thank you bailey. we have more fun from oracle park ahead of the giants home opener this afternoon. coming up on mornings on two. the nine. we're going to be talking live with the organization's chief marketing officer to see what fans can expect. here's a live picture of the field. stay with us fine lines? make an appointment with this.

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to oracle park. it's opening day here and i'm with rachel hight, the giants marketing director.

we're laughing because they are testing the sound system here. >> rachel yeah, we'll see how high they have to count to test the new speakers. >> right. so the new speakers are something that really, interest me because i thought the sound system was good last year. how have you improved it? >> well, so what we did was we actually replaced the speaker and speakers that were here since the ballpark opened. so 25 years ago. and as you can imagine, a lot has improved since then. so we replaced all the speakers, added amplifiers and subwoofers. so we'll really improving the fidelity and the sound quality throughout the ballpark. >> and larry told me earlier that the giants and you as marketing director are always looking to improve things every single year to keep people coming back and maybe to give them a surprise or two. what are some of the things that people coming back this year, will have that they didn't have next, last year? >> last year? yeah. in addition to the sound system, we've also upgraded the entire lighting

system. the sports lights will now be able to portray full color spectrum across the ballpark, as well as motion sensors. and then we also have a number of new food offerings here in the ballpark. >> we just went through those. do you have a favorite because we're running a little bit of a poll okay. you want me to tell you that it was down to the fuku chicken for me or the crab sandwich? >> so i traditionally have been a crab sandwich girl, but i have to say, i'm so excited about the new cove crab noodles. >> oh, that. yeah. >> green tea, soba noodles with dungeness crab, shiitake mushrooms, edamame. it's delicious. >> wow. okay. is that what you would choose today? on this very day? >> on this. >> on this very day, this day, we wanted to remind people again that you can still get a hot dog and a beer. steve mentioned earlier about the giants and their new campaign, the slogan is nothing like it, nothing like it. and that's what you want to do, not only for the team, but for the experience here. >> absolutely. i mean, we are

committed to delivering an amazing fan experience both on and off the field, and we feel that our nothing like it campaign really captures the moment. >> how do you come up with those, a lot of hard work, a lot of brainstorming and a lot of caffeine. >> right, there was once a year they had giant attitude back, going way back. every year. they have, like, i have all kinds of, memorabilia with different slogans. this is slogan stick every. they change it every year. >> actually, this is our second year of continuing. nothing like it. we felt it. you know, was a great match for what we were trying to accomplish last year. and so we're continuing it into 2024. >> okay. so here's some of the tougher questions when it comes to the giants. and trying to get people to come back. you know sometimes the team takes dips. it goes up and down. what kind of experiences are you looking to draw people back? maybe people who are the casual fan. >> sure. i mean, we think a day at oracle park is an amazing experience. whether you're a fanatic baseball fan or even a

casual fan. we think between the amazing team, the food we offer, the views from the view level, you really can't have a bad experience at oracle park. >> i just heard the sound system being tested, pretty soon you're going to announce the process for getting the new p.a. announcer, right? >> yes. so we will be announcing the audition process, i believe, april 15th. >> and that's for the person who calls up the batter now batting barry bonds. >> exactly, exactly. you've got it. >> maybe you should apply, maybe. maybe. but yeah. so that job is very, very important. ronnell. the, booth is being named in her honor, so we have some big shoes to fill. >> absolutely. ronnell was a trailblazer in the booth. and, you know, i feel honored that i was able to work with her last season because she is truly amazing. >> last question, rachel, you're somewhat new to the team. when did you come on? >> so this is my second year or my second season, as we say

here, so yeah, i'm really excited to be here. it's been an amazing experience so far. >> is there something about baseball that you didn't expect you came from tech. so it's something about baseball that is like, wow, i didn't realize that, i don't think i realized how, you know, the endurance level required to last a baseball season, so we've been working really hard in the off season, and i'm just very excited for this year. >> rachel height, the marketing director for the san francisco giants and unnamed announcer guy, who is counting over the microphone right now, thank you, andre and ali. ali, right here we are, right in the middle of everyone getting ready. so the announcer is just part of it. there's a bunch of people around here running around getting ready for opening day. >> yeah, and some of those people are preparing the food. and with that, we're going to go back to our poll and give you another update. this is the poll we asked fans at the beginning of the show. what food item are you most excited to try at

oracle park? and the numbers are really going back and forth here. i'm surprised plant based sausage, which had been in a firm last place for much of the show, now in first place. second place dungeness crab sandwich actually fuku chicken sandwich. and then the dungeness crab sandwich. and then my initial first time pick the waffle mitt sundae. just 9. that's in last place. so i guess it's too early for dessert. for most people, the plant based sausage, by the way, got the endorsement of sal and now people are choosing it. >> that's true. there you go. all right. >> we want to remind you can still vote. just scan that qr code on your screen. >> all right. the triple a affiliate of the san francisco giants, the sacramento river cats team will be sharing sutter health park with the oakland a's next season. sacramento businesses and residents are already making plans for the team's arrival. the majority owner of the river cats also owns the city's pro basketball team, the sacramento kings. he is clearly thrilled the a's will be playing in his ballpark in west sacramento. >> what an incredible day. this is epic. it's historic. >> we embrace you all of west

sacramento is going to thrive because of your presence. >> the smaller minor league park in west sacramento might be a good fit for the a's last year, the athletics averaged just 10,000 fans per game at the 63,000 seat oakland coliseum. much more intimate setting, for sure. >> i mean, i think it's about 14,000 people in the stadium there, and i imagine they'll probably fill it up for most of their games revenue wise. >> it's going to be incredible. for us, that means that there's going to be games at the stadium probably every day of the week. between the river cats and the a's. >> the a's move is also raising hopes in sacramento. the city could soon become the permanent home of a major league baseball team. >> well, many long time a's fans say they're not surprised the team is now officially playing its final season in oakland, but they're still angry and frustrated by the news. many heartbroken a's fans have been attending games at the oakland coliseum since the team first moved to the bay area from kansas city back in 1968. >> my dad took me to games. i took my boys to games. now i'm

taking my granddaughters. i think it's devastating, but it at least we have clarity, and at least now we can look at what the future is going to hold. >> many a's fans say they will continue protesting outside home games at the oakland coliseum this season, despite the announcement, they're hoping city leaders will be successful in their efforts to bring a major league expansion team to oakland. >> how many jobs will be lost as the a's leave oakland and the bay area? >> there are going to be some reductions in our in our staffing. you know, that's just it's part of the situation. it's a sad thing. and, you know, i we have a great group of people with the a's and they've done a great job in putting a great product out there. but that is something that comes with this. >> a's president dave kaval, also said those employees will be getting severance packages and help with finding new jobs. but the union that represents hundreds of food and beverage workers at the coliseum accused the a's of abandoning its staff, and many have worked at the coliseum for more than 20 years

now. in a statement, unite here local two said in part, quote, the majority of african american, these workers have made thousands of game days enjoyable for countless fans. their union wages and benefits have supported the workers, families and communities and their workers helped make john rich fisher even richer, end quote. we'll keep following this story all season long. be sure to download the free fox local app for your smart tv to get the very latest on the a's and their final season in oakland. >> and still to come, we will have a final look at your game day weather forecast from oracle park. when we come back, we leave you with another live picture of workers. they're getting ready to have the field in pristine tip top condition for opening day. stay with us you know those mornings when it takes just a little bit extra to get you out of bed?

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in the shade, but at least they have some sunshine and it's not raining on you. i mean, you guys have your jackets. it's little, you know, to keep warm. what can people expect coming out to the game weather wise? >> well, you just said it. it's warming up by the minute. it is. >> it's getting a lot warmer. and, you know, maybe the 8:00 temperature that we had is going to be irrelevant to other folks who are coming in, and they're going to be here at 135 135 first pitch, jordan hicks versus dylan cease. >> but i would if you're in the sun, it's going to be fine, you don't have to worry about it. i say there's some showers because, man, i tell you, you look over in the distance. there's a lot bubbling up there. so i think overall it'll be a mix of sun and clouds and hopefully nothing goes over the city. but just be prepared just in case if you're in the shade. i got to be honest though, it's a little chilly, but hopefully by game time it'll be a lot better. >> so i'm really excited about bob melvin taking over as skipper, i think he brings a real baseball manager back. nothing against gabe kapler, but i think the guys respond more to

those old school managers. in my opinion, they really loved bruce bochy. steve and bob melvin's the man. >> well, local product as well. same has the local ties. went to cal peninsula guys. so everything's there in place. i think it's a good call. >> another thing we've noticed is steve and i went on a search for coffee in this building, right. there must be 500 people who work in this building. i am serious, we. we open doors. we were looking. everyone's getting ready. they're making the food. it's such a huge operation of people that you don't see that are making the food and, you know, getting the beers being shipped in. i mean, there's a lot of your experience today these people are here. >> long day today. yeah. >> they're in from six in the morning till six at night, you're coming to the ballpark. make sure that you, you know, get ready for a nice day. but just if you're sitting in the sun, you know, be hydrated, take transit down here, i would i didn't realize all the buildings that have gone in were the old parking lots used to be right, right, right. so transit's the best way. have fun, be safe and again, opening day has a special

feeling to it. i'm glad that steve and i were able were able to be out here a lot of fun. had a good time. lot of fun, andre and ali? yes thank you guys so much. yeah. steve said that place is under construction right now. all those big lots that used to be. there's they've been shrinking for the last couple of years or so. all right, so we saw above the field where sal and steve were sitting just a moment ago. bailey o'carroll, though she has been on the field overall oracle park all morning long. >> yeah, she's been showing us the process since early this morning, giving us an up close look at the final preparations out there. how does the field look like now? bailey >> the field looks great, but which is important, of course. but also this weather has become beautiful. we've been out here since 4:00 this morning. and if you've been watching since then, i started the day in a full blown winter parka. the largest coat i own. i've shed that coat into a lighter one dressed in layers. right is what steve told me yesterday, he stopped by my desk to tell me that before we headed out for the day, he told

me it's going to be cool down there in the morning when you get to that park. and he was absolutely correct. but now it is a beautiful, gorgeous day here at oracle park. so as ali and andre mentioned, when we got to this park, it was, filled covered with a white tarp. there was rain, rain, water over it. it was dumping in the city last night. of course, a completely different story. we watched in real time as they peeled that tarp back the grounds crew got all that rain off of that tarp and then they we saw them working on the mound right after that. they, of course, got the net put up for batting practice there. that's going to take place. and we've seen some of the padres staff make their way onto the field. and then some of the giants also making their way onto the field behind me, will pan over so you can see them. of course, taking the field here at oracle for the first time today, we watched blake snell walk out. we watched jon lee walk in for the first time. he was the first giants player to make his way into this ballpark today. and this team getting set to take on

the padres for a second time already this season, for their home opener here at oracle park. ali and andre, we will send it back to you. >> all right. bailey carol, thank you so much. we appreciate it, some giants history. now to let you know about the franchise was actually established in 1883, in new york city and was originally known as the gothams. however, they changed their name to the giants two years later. in 1885, the giants moved to san francisco in 1958, because the yankees had a larger fan base in the city, then the team came to their new ballpark here. that iconic, of course, candlestick park, they played there until 1999. that was until the opening of pacific bell park, which is now, of course, oracle park. the giants have won eight world series titles and 23 national league pennants, as well. >> and here are the final

numbers from our poll this morning. we asked fans earlier what food item are you most excited to try at oracle park? the numbers have been going back and forth all morning long, last check plant based sausage is a firm number one. initially people were kind of hesitant. >> a lot of action there. >> as you pointed out. sal gave it his approval. and then all of a sudden we saw those numbers bumping up dungeness crab, crab and fuku chicken sandwich in second and third place and waffle mitt sunday. that was my original. >> original. >> you want to start with dessert first and now you're switching up your options. >> they all look good. >> well, once you showed them on tv, i know when she showed the picture video, it looked fantastic. so yeah, it's good. i mean, the poll will be up there if you want to go ahead and vote and give it a shot and see what's up. but if you're going out there. sal just reminded everyone just a moment ago. take public transit if you can. you've got the ferry that's going over there to the ballpark from larkspur. you can also take bart into the city, get off at any of the downtown stations there and get over to the

ballpark from there. it's very easy and it will save you a lot of hassle at the same time. i got to go to the city a little bit, and i'm definitely going to be taking public transit because i don't want to deal with all the traffic heading there and coming back at the same time. >> caltrain also offering extra caltrain today to caltrans, also offering extra trains. >> all right. so quick reminder that you can now stream ktvu news on your smart tv. you can watch live newscasts and stories on demand on your amazon fire tv, your roku, your apple tv, or your android tv as well. you can scan the qr code on your screen right now, or you can search for the fox local app and then you can select ktvu. thank you so much for joining us, and be sure to join us for our next newscast coming your way at noon. in the meantime, we leave you with a live look at oracle park right now as preparations are underway for first pitch ♪ ♪ [cheering] ♪ ♪