t orge-d-bck..arbacinownande a a the orange and black are back in town and we are here to welcome home the giants. we're live inside of at&t park on the infield as the countdown begins until this afternoon's homomener. >> it's at least the best seat in the house but they'll probably kick us out. we have everything giants from the weather to an all-access pass for what's in store for fans this season. we certainly have you covered. >> a lot happening this morning. that includes the changes on the field to keep the team and the fans safe. >> you can't forget about the food. we'll showcase all the good eats this season. >> trust me, no one is forgetting about the food. coming up in the next half hour, how the season is shaping up for the giants as they head into their home opener. >> should we start getting the confetti ready? >> and the bunting. >> let's hand things over to weekend anchor kira klapper for

an update on the top stories. >> police are looking for a hit and run driver who killed another driver. investigators say a toyota sienna van clipped a toyota scion in redwood city. this happened just south of woodside road. the scion lost control and crashed into the center divide. that driver died and driver of the van never stopped. officers believe the hit and run driver was in a light brown 2000 toyota sienna similar to this one. san jose police have released new video of a 7-eleven robbery. they are hoping someone will recognize these two thieves. take a look. the men walked into the store six months ago on sixth street and grabbed several cases of peer and just walked out the door. when the cashier confronted them, the man in the black there threatened him with a knife. plus, pinpointing the homeless population in the south bay. a new map is helping relief workers coordinate their outreach using census data it

can pinpoint where homeless encampments are forming. daniel trujillo has more. >> the homeless have been using this park as a home for years. this is on the map put out by the health press along with dozens of encampments throughout the city of san jose. the map was intended to help relief workers reach out to the homeless here in the south bay and provides health-related advocacy here in the valley. census data and the map out encampment and point out where the encampments are popping up and the number of people in each site. several support groups that are using the map to do outreach. one is mercy mobile. right now the city of san jose is studying a proposal to create supervised site and convert buildings into affordable housing. the san jose diocese spent the last month opening the doors of its churches for the homeless. st. john opened its parking lot

so families could park their cars in a safe place and most holy trinity parish in san jose opened its gymnasiums to expand the last few months there. this map was put out by the health press. you can find it on our website, nbcbayarea.com. >> damian, thank you. like damian said, we have that map on our website and we'll update the stories throughout the morning at nbcbayarea.com or download our free nbcbayarea app for the latest headlines. that's what we have going on in the newsroom and let's toss it back live to laura and sam at at&t park. we're just hours away from the giants home opener today. >> we're right here at the home of the orange and black. a live look, in fact, inside at&t park ahead of the big game this afternoon. the giants going head to-head with their arch rivals. the los angeles dodgers. no doubt going to be an action

packed afternoon. ♪ if you recognize that song, it's come on "get higher" as giants fans high on the hope of a championship this season. nate is going to perform the national anthem before today's game. encouraging all fans to be in their seats by 12:45 for the pre-game ceremony. and special tributes to monte irvin both who psz paassed away off season. at&t park never coming up short when it comes to good eats. kris sanchez live at the garden with a taste of what's in store this season she is sending strawberries and avocados, kris. >> well, actually, snuck down to the concession plaza because this is really where you'll find

the best of the treats. i want to say hi as i'm waving to you. @ cafe and use virtual reality headsets and eyeglasses to get in on the axz and you will not want to use virtual reality to enjoy food and reality that concession stands because there are new offerings here and a shrimp sandwich and other offerings such as a porcheeny doughnut which is some sort of mushroom fritter. of course, any time you throw in the word, you have the foodies clamoring to get a bite. also spent some time this week with the owner of the slice house talking what it is like to be on the other side of the counter as thousands and thousands of fans pour in and don't just want to watch baseball but have a good bite to eat. >> the amount of pizzas we produce here is insane. especially in a short amount of

time. when you go by our spot you'll see triple stacked brick ovens in there. three brick ovens on top of each other and just banging out pizza after pizza. >> so not just three brick ovens but three brick ovens that they brought over from italy. it is a true, authentic experience here at at&t park. again, new food offerings. we are going to talk to the vice president of marketing about all those gives away and we'll do that in the next half hour. but all clear, no lines here at the concession stand maybe that's because nobody is cooking anything just yet. i sure could use a hot dog and a beer right about now. sam and laura. >> never too early. but the thing is, you're first in line. >> your hot dogs and doughnuts, that's another thing. >> speaking of beer. >> what are you going to wash all that stuff down with? why not a new beer. but this year a new brew in the

mix. >> it is orange. literally. the giants and anchor brewing company teamed up to create the giants orange splash lager. brewed using all natural techniques and nice orange hue. >> because we brewed it with orange peels and orange juice in the brew, you can smell orange zest and really taste the orangeiness in the nice lager beer. >> perfect for californians. it is available at the ballpark and also in stores across much of northern california. and nevada. this marks the first collaboration between a brewing company and a major league team ever. we're doing it first here. >> just say, you have orange and black in your blood and now you have orange in your blood with that beer. back live now at at&t park. as we were saying, freshly manicured field and the turf is all set and the tarps are up because the sprinklers have been going all morning. is the weather going to cooperate for today's game? >> we tried the dodge the watt

arlittle bit. for the answer, how our weather will be on this great opening day. let's turn to anthony slaughter. he is live at willie mays plaza with what we can expect. >> you can see behind me we don't have fog, as you were mentioned. we don't have rain falling and we definitely don't have those temperatures like we saw yesterday. i mean, we are talking 80s and 90s. record breaking heat. in fact, that cool ocean breeze has returned and i've got on my fleece this morning because it's a little bit chilly out there. you'll notice the temperatures later on this afternoon are much more comfortable. much more tolerable, as well. 78 for san jose today and 77 for sunnyvale and in the 60s for san francisco today. around game time expect to see 60s with partly to mostly cloudy skies. it will be breezy later this afternoon at the coastline, as well. winds gusting anywhere from 20 to 30 miles per hour. across the north bay, the east bay and the triof the valley

expecting temperatures in the mid-70s. nothing like we saw yesterday. we'll continue to keep you updated as the morning goes along. in the meantime, toss things back to you guys. laura aand sam. >> we'll get to sam in a second. is a stall reported in the slow lane, you xguys. i can see traffic driving across no problem. we'll look at your map. an easy flow of traffic and our speed sensors we're looking at the maps and 84 crossing the bay without issue. north of there, games in san francisco where you know we are as well as oakland the warriors play in the evening and the evening game for the sharks. lots of activity all around the bay and lighter traffic i'm expecting this week. back to you. >> all right, thank you very much, mike. coming up, at a safe distance, the changes you'll be seeing at a trat and t park. our own bob redell explains mier the break. c"tr 27ecs

and the giants are back in town this morning, this after a road trip in milwaukee where they won two out of three and now welcoming the boys back home. taking a live look at the infield right now at at&t park ahead of the giants home opener which is set for 1:35 this afternoon and, man, are we excited. >> they'll raise the tarps and you'll get to see underneath everything. >> safety first. fans sitting in the lower deck between home plate and the dug outs are no longer going to have a clear. >> the team is all about protection. "today in the bay" bob redell explains. >> reporter: the 2015 baseball season wasn't always to baseball goers. walloped fans in the stands.

>> there's our fan. she's okay. they'll take her out of the ballpark now. >> reporter: hospitalizing some, permanently injuring others. >> so important to create fan safety. >> reporter: while no one has been gravely injured by a foul ball at at&t park major league baseball strongly recommended all teams better protect fans. the giants have now extended the protective netting behind the batter and raise the nets from 20 to 25 feet. >> a lot of kids in their onesies months old and when a ball comes shooting back at you, you have those little ones, that could be dangerous. so, we think the netting is going to be a protective shield for people, but also not be intrusive at all in terms of the viewing of the game. >> reporter: team president and ceo larry bear says the new configuration has allowed the team to remove several of the support poles and the orzauntal leaving in its place the four cables that are much less intrusive.

>> kind of a clear netting. everybody who has looked at it think it's good. >> that was bob redell reporting. that is one change you'll notice this season and something different on the giants jerseys, as well. >> two patches added to the left sleeves in honor of the late jim davenport and monte irvin.passe season. irvin spent seven years with the giants before the team moved west to san francisco. while we're talking about honoring giants, another legend here, laura. >> the giants unveiling a statue this season for right-hander gaylord perry. >> right now the team is putting the finishing touches on the hall of famer. it is expected to be debuted before their game on august the 13th. once it's complete the statue will join the other sculptures

like the one for willy mays and the one that anthony was standing in front of. all of those going around a trx and t park perimeter. in their inaugural year 1958. >> very cool. the giants will also be honoring the team's rich baseball history by honoring members of the 1986 team on june 11th. led by will clark. the '86 season was clark's rookie year and credited with boosting the team from its worst record of 62-100. >> will clark had that bubble gum popping and now temperatures popping the last couple of days. microclimate forecast as we take another live look at the stadium this morning. a pretty warm last couple of days. >> that's right. let's turn to meteorologist anthony slaughter live outside at&t park over by mccovey cove

owith what we can expect for the big game. >> yeah, good morning to you guys. in fact, waking up to chilly conditions out here this morning. nothing like what we saw yesterday. so cold i had to grab my fleece this morning and put it on and have my hands in my pockets. temperatures in the 50s bay area wide. a huge contrast from what we were just experiencing about 12 hours ago. start you off with your game day forecast as the giants take on the dodgers at 1:35. first pitch temperature close to 68 degrees and more clouds are expected today and it will be a little more muggy once you have the afternoon hours. definitely notice the humidity this afternoon. the rest of the bay area looking at temperatures like this. 73 for san mateo and pacifica and, again, a big contrast and our weather temperatures at least concerning those numbers. 76 in santa rosa later this afternoon and 75 in hayward and 75 for pleasanton.

mid-70s the general trend for our inland valleys. nothing like what we saw yesterday. we had clouds surging in from the south and that is what will impact our weather later ontop we'll stay mostly cloudy once we hit game town. showers in the forecast for tomorrow. so, here's your three-day outlook. getting you into the weekend, you'll notice friday showers across the south bay and stay mostly cloudy for saturday and sunday and more sunshine is expected from sunday, but you'll notice the big story here over the next couple of days is really all about the cool weather that we have not seen, at least this past week. it's been so much above average. nothing like that headed our over the next couple of days. in fact, setting the stage today for the giants home opener out here and we've seen a few folk trickling on in here and we have knbr has their morning show and over there at the pup and we have other folks getting ready to get the tarps off of the field or, well, they're already off and get some things ready

for the field later on. we'll talk to you guys in just a bit. but right now starting to see traffic pick up and, mike, how is it looking in the studio with your map. >> studio has no traffic because you guys are all out there. right here easy drive around the bay. i want to give a shout out to the golden gate, i'm sorry golden gate ferry and the giants fear ferry coming in from the north bay. kira said they did reinstate one of those ferries. you can buy your tickets online early. looking at oakland watching for heavier traffic past the coliseum because the a's and the warriors are playing today. this stretch of 880 starting at mid-day when the a's play all the way the evening traffic through the area and right now we look at your map and just park out both sides of the bay and san francisco for the giants and oakland for the a's and san jose, don't forget that. the sharks are playing the jets. no traffic to speak of. sharks versus jets, that's a legendary battle. >> legendary.

trifecta, the a's, warriors and giants home opener today. packed, packed house. >> it's good. going up to the arch rivals. >> peavey and woods pitching later today. coming up, kiraklapper is back with more news headlines after the break. monin.

it is 5:23. we have a live look at at&t park this morning. the entire "today in the bay" team is live there now to welcome home the orange and black ahead of the giants home opener this afternoon. we're going to check back in with laura and sam at the top of the next half hour. so, we hope you stay tuned for all the fun. new this morning, a deadly motorcycle crash on highway 101 in san francisco. it happened just north of eastbound interstate 80 late last night. the motorcyclist died at the scene. no word yet on the cause. a north bay couple now has to look into renovating their home after a dump truck barrelled into their garage. this happened yesterday afternoon on lower crescent drive in sausalito. firefighters say the driver of the dump truck lost control

heading up a hill. the driver jumped out of his truck, which then slammed into the home's detached garage. >> tried to push it down the hill and luckily the garage resisted. >> the truck driver suffered a broken. no one else was hurt. the rest of the home was left undamaged and the driver was assisting a pg&e crew in that neighborhood. san jose police have released new video of a 7-eleven robbery and they hope someone will recognize these two thieves. take a look at them. police say two men walk under to the store on sixth street and grabbed several cases of beer and just walked out the door. this happened six months ago. when the cashier confronted them, the man in the black there threatened him with a knife. here's another look at the two robbers. if you have any information, call police.

this morning at at&t park they will return a stolen scooter to the make a wish foundation. officers were able to arrest jacues manns in connection with the burglary. a surveillance camera captured the burglars holding one of the stolen items, the scooter, donated by giants star hunter pence. police were able to recover that missing scooter on tuesday. a shooting victim has died who sources say petrov has dropped off at a hospital. petrov is the man at the center of a federal gun investigation. the shooting that led to his friend's death happened friday before a federal raid in san francisco's visitation valley. sources tell nbc bay area that the feds were conducting some sort of gun investigation involving petrov and they did arrest him after finding a weapon. he was seen on camera being beaten by alameda county

deputies back in november following a police chees. chase. a symbolic move that sends a message. a travel ban to mississippi. this stems from a controversial anti-gay law signed there. mayor ed lee says san francisco's taxers were not subsidized hate and bigotry against any personal group. san francisco is joining dozens of other states and businesses across the u.s. banning nonessential travel to mississippi, as well as north carolina, which also passed a similar law. hundreds have gathered at mississippi state capital in otests of the law, which allows businesses to refuse services to gay couples on religious grounds. at 5:6. coming up, hundreds of professors could soon be on strike. the last-minute negotiations to keep classes open at all cal state universities. kira, laura and i are live from a trx st and park.

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>> i really do believe we can win a lot of baseball games and ultimately that is our goal to win as many as possible and have a shot in the playoffs. >> another year and definitely another shot at a world series title for those giants. we're live right now inside of at and park. home of the orange and black as we welcome back the giants just hours ahead of theome opener this afternoon. we're live inside the

ballpark right now. don't step on that turf. we have a team in place as the season kicks off for the boys in orange and black. >> we have a lot to get to this half hour. how to get the chance to get up close and personal without the cost. >> super cool. checking out new players, as well. >> lastly, can they do it again in an even year? i'm not choosing anything. i'm just saying a reason for optimism how the giants are stacking up this season. >> we know how to throw parade in this city. kira klapper is in the studio with our top stories. >> good morning, laura and sam. san francisco leaders today will debate a plan to tight on the screws on its sanctuary city policy. the ordinance would stop all city law enforcement officers from notifying customs agents

about anyone releases from custody. that is except under limited circumstances. the plan being debated today by supervisors would go beyond the city's current law. the current law is currently under fire following last year's deadly shooting of kate steinle off the embarcadero. immigration agents wanted to deport that suspect. but the san francisco sheriff's department at the time chose not to identify the federal government when they had relieved lopez sanchez. san jose police have released new video of a 7-eleven robbery and they hope someone will recognize these thieves. police say the men walked in and grabbed several cases of beer and walked out the door. this happened several months ago. the man in black there threatened him with a knife. we have another look at the two robbers. if you have any information, you're asked to contact police. this morning at at&t park. san francisco mayor greg lee

will return a stolen. a surveillance camera captured the burglars holding one of the stolen items we see there. the scooter. it had been donated by hunter pence. police recovered the missing scooter on tuesday. there is a glimmer of hope this morning that a strike by cal state university teachers can be avoided. teachers plan to walk off the job next wednesday in the first of five days of strikes. but yesterday the university and the union representing all 23 campuses entered into a closed door, 48-hour high-negotiation period. the hope is a deal could be reached by tomorrow. a mystery now volving a beloved sign at yosemite national park. there is now a $1,000 reward for information about this missing ahwhanee hotel sign.

it disappeared at the end of february, just days before the name of the park was forced to change the name of the hotel. they think this vanishing act is more than just a coincidence. the park is in the middle of a trademark dispute. the company that used to run yosemite's concessions wants the park to pay $54 million to use trademark names. we're going to be updating these stories throughout the morning at nbcbayarea.com. you can also download our free nbc bay area app for the latest headlines. at 5:34. that's the latest from the newsroom. let's send it back to laura and sam live from at&t park where thousands of fans will pile into the stadium ahead of the giants home opener game today. right here at the home of the orange and black. a live look inside of at&t park ahead of the big game that you mentioned this afternoon. the giants going head to head against the l.a. dodgers. no doubt an action-packed

afternoon. >> we all know it is an even year, which means good odds and i'm not just talk vagus for the giants. >> there you go. the team took home the big tital for the last three years and there's no doubt it could happen all again. we talked to the giants players on what they think needs to happen so they can take home the champi championship, once again. >> if we keep people, it could be good. i do believe we can win a lot of baseball games and that's our goal to win as many games as possible and have a shot at the playoffs. >> now, buster went on to say, also, it's not just about being healthy. you have to keep your head in the game, too. >> you know, it's, we got to go play. we got to go play and, like i said, i think we have on paper we look pretty strong this year. but you got to stay hungry. just because you look good and feel good, have to want it. >> yeah, you got to want it.

in case you were curious, the odds are in the giants' favor this year. if you can go buy bets in las vegas, you mentioned vegas, sam. right now the team has nod to win. >> a reason why vegas likes the giant. huge off season acquisitions. they made a big splash in free agency snagging three key players. >> first sam was drafted by the minnesota twins back in 2002. he spent much of his career there. mostly with the washington nationals. span is known for his stellar defense. he'll take over duties in center field, while fellow giant slides over to the left. >> span wasted no time hitting a home run on opening day. next, they call him the shark. starting pitcher jeff samardzija. fun fact about him, he was a star wide receiver for notre dame. could have gone pro in the nfl

and decided instead to pursue a career in baseball. >> last but definitely not least, the extensive signing of the off season. starting pitcher johnny cueto. fresh off the world series title winning the championship with the kansas city royals last season. he is from the dominican republic and spent the rest of his career with the reds. >> one baseball tradition you're not going to be seeing at at&t park this year is dipping or chewless, smokeless chewing tobacco. a new law is in effect right now that bans everyone, that includes all the players from using it at the stadium. if a player violates that law the first time, it's 100 bucks and that will increase with each violation. the most a player can be fined is $500. and according to the san jose mercury news, 15 of 25 giants players don't support that law. however, 21 of them said that they're going to comply with it. >> one tradition that will be sticking around is the giving

away of the iconic bobblehead. >> it's pretty cool. >> that's the only good souvenir that fans are walking away with this season. "today in the bay" kris sanchez joining us live inside the stands with a closer look at some of the freebies that people can look forward to. good morning, kris. >> one of the cutest give aways i heard about this year is the buster posy hamper for kids because we all like our little sluggers to put their laundry in the hamper and maybe this will get them to do it. you're in charge of all the promotional items here at the giants. thanks for joining us this morning. >>y opening day. >> what is your favorite give away so far this year? >> so fame our bobbleheads. a lot of bobblehead give aways. matt duffy, brandon crawford, bruce boche gnome.

but for friday night, i think it's going to be really special. >> i also heard a bobble body. >> it's solar activated. kind of like when he's in the on-deck circle he has that funky swing motion. >> can i just show your ring for just a second. you guys were talking about whether or not this is going to be a year. it is an even year. we're not going to make you talk about that. >> it's early in the season, but we're off to a good start. >> don't forget the dodgers will be here all weekend long, if you cent get a ticket, one of the last few tickets that remain for today, you can still make it out to see the giants beat the dodgers all weekend long. sam and laura. >> how does mario lift his hands with the size of that ring. >> that is some serious. if they want to give championship rings, that would be a cool give away.

all morning on social media. are you guys cold right now? this as we take a live look at the ballpark. >> you know what is amazing, this is the first year being out here. we come out every single year and i'm not wearing a jacket or a coat. >> yes, a little humid and muggy this morning and then it did dip a little bit, but you're moving forward coatless. stronger than me. a live look right now inside the park and talk to our man anthony slaughter who is outside of the park. anthony, we're looking at some baseball weather here. everyone loosening up and you have your coat on, man. >> yeah, i had to grab my fleece this morning because it is a little chilly. a little different from what we saw yesterday. nothing like that coming our way today. we're not talking any 0s or 9d for the high temperatures. still above average for our inland locations today. talking mid-70s for places like san jose, even in the inland locations and the peninsula we'll see places in the mid-70s.

san francisco today going to stay cool with that onshore wind that has returned. so, we're only expecting mid up toer upper 60s by game time. the tri-valley and east bay we're expecting temperatures to range from low 70s to mid-70s today. about a 20 degree drop in some locations and like pacifica yesterday. got up to 96 degrees and today back into the 60s and i think that is more of the general tone of our weather today and as we into the weekend, 60s become the story and we've got rain in the forecast. as soon as tonight. we'll go over that coming up and a full report about 15 minutes. let's toss things over to mike right now and see how it ismo moving on those roads. >> the first burst. what you expect all around the bay and expected schedule. look at your map and the south bay. and just one section north of 680 and kick back about an hour

from now. san jose, the sharks are playing. anthony talks about great weather today and also two issues over here. oakland mid-day and a's and then today the warriors play over there. as we know, san francisco giants are playing and right there as close as we can get. >> the best seat in the house. i wish we could stay here all day. >> we might stay here all day. coming up, america's pastime goes high tech. how virtual reality would play a this season at at&t park. virgin america isn't even gone and there are already plans to bring it back. i'll tell you all about it coming up in "business and tech." (vo) one hundred million pounds.

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the field this morning is all prepped and ready to go. the team and its fans preparing for opening day here at at&t park. they have been waiting for it, no doubt, all winter into the now. we're live at at&t park this morning ahead of this afternoon's home opener which starts, laura, at 1:. >> physically manicured. it is the all-access pass. >> the right in the locker room or the batting cage with all of your favorite players. the giants are teaming up with john studios a virtual reality company that uses cameras to capture teams so you can feel like you're right in the middle of the action.

whether it's riding in a car with sergio romo or being right on the field as players practice. >> not seeing something that people want to see you in a screen. but being with the team and the players and being in the locker room and being in the clubhouse. >> looking at 97 mile an hour fastballs buzzing right by you. the giants have these goggles for fans all summer long. they're going to be on display at the @cafe behind the center field bleachers. >> that prr pretty cool. virtual reality isn't the only tech upgrade. at&t park adding upgraded wi-fi. >> why we're talking tech. for more tech news outside at&t park. let's turn it over to the tech expert scott mcgrew. where are your goggles, scott? >> right mere. good morning, sam and laura. you've probably seen the virgin

america san francisco giants playing over the years. our hometown airline has been super supportive of our hometown team. remember they put a beard on the front of one of their airplanes. now word from virgin's founder that he might bring the brand back. virgin america, as you know, was sold to alaska airlines. it may take more than a year for the deal to be approved. once it is, we expect virgin to disappear. but, if and when that happens branson told "travel magazine" he would consider starting a new airline in the united states with the virgin brand. the article came out as, once again, named virgin america as the best airline in the united states which it has been since 2008. now, branson was a minority owner in virgin america. american law says foreigners cannot control domestic airlines. br branson said that meant he was able to stop the steal of virgin america and how true is that,

sam? you'll give us a reality and figuring out if branson is telling the truth. >> every day is the new reality with me, yes. thank you for that plug, scott. that's true. kind of want to get to the bottom of that and also the virgin clubbia here. a lot of people are a big fan of that. >> not just the businesses that are hoping to boom to the return of the giant, as well. the most vulnerable city by the bay. kids in and out of trouble that are perhaps feeling a little lost. >> for that story stephanie chuang showing us how it happens on a field all of its own. >> reporter: after three world championships you could say the field of dreams in the bay area is at&t park. others have built another field. there's a 9-year-old san francisco girl with a learning challenge. >> i have a little struggle like reading. >> reporter: and the young oakland man who was living on

the streets at 17. >> i was in and out of jail a lot. >> reporter: but they found their solace on the soccer field, thanks to nonprofit street soccer usa. its mission is to build more fields in cities like san francisco. >> kids out there depending on stuff like this. >> reporter: philip jones said he would still be homeless without this. and kids like colt frazier who said it was playing on a field like this when she finally felt confident. >> it really made me bring out myself. >> reporter: the co-founder says the new field just yards from the home of the giants is a giant win. his group rents out the space to tech and other companies that pay for their time on the field. money that will fund playtime for kids who can't afford it. kids who practice in the big city every chance they get. >> kids who are living in low-income housing developments and living below the poverty line. >> trying to work on making more soccer fields in san francisco. yes, all the kids to get energized. >> reporter: street soccer usa has spread to 16 cities with

more than 100 train volunteers to mostly help coach the players. that's what helped save his life. >> it was important to have role models and mentors and the coaches. >> reporter: that's not the only influence these guys are striving for. is where worlds collide. those paying to play and those playing for so much more. >> when you reframe your thought process on kind of who the other is in society and brings us closer together. >> reporter: a bridge to a pass of real understanding and i'm a college student and i'm working. >> just wait and see. in san francisco, at the yard, stephanie chuang, nbc bay area news. another live look inside at&t park this morning as the countdown continues into first

pitch. will the fans be feeling that heat? >> the adrenaline will raise your temperature a little bit. live at willie mays plaza this morning with our game day forecast. got to get some giants gear, anthony. right behind the store there, man. >> here's -- >> it opens at 10:00 this morning. and talking to some folks headed in this morning and they say their garlic fries are the best sellers every single year. you got to try them. let's talk about the forecast this morning. starting out the dayilatal bit cool today and back in the 50s and pifirst pitch temperature a expecting more clouds and temperatures much more cool across the entire area.

nothing like we saw yesterday even in pacifica 96 and up to 65 today. how is that for a big change. even across the north bay, the east bay and the tri-valley. nothing like we saw yesterday. the heat we had is out of here. we have our winds that have shifted around area of high pressure. so, got a little disturbance moving in from the south and that's going to mean for more clouds today and as i mentioned that onshore breeze has definitely changed the whole atmosphere across the entire day bear yeah. we're going to see clear skies as we start off today with cloudy skies to start the day and rain is out as soon as tonight across some parts of the bay area. when we wake up tomorrow morning, expect to see areas of showers and gray skies for the weekend and that will set the pace for a cool weekend. mid 60s friday, saturday and sunday. yes, baseball weather is here and looks like it is here to stay. mother nature probably has a love affair with the giant

because it couldn't have come on a more perfect day. if we had 80s and 90s yesterday, that would be quite a hard game to sit through. mike, what are you dealing with the roads this morning. >> everybody is sweeping in and all the sporting events around the bay. nothing unusual as far as these patterns. an easy flow of traffic. the bay bridge, the a's are playing the same time as the giants. right now slowing across a stall somewhere around the tunnel. >> thanks, mike. not just following the giants but following all the players include agnew pitcher jeff samardzija. the fellow giants players put their spelling to the test. happening now, we're nearly half through "today in the bay" special live coverage of today's opener at at&t park. right this second, we're also periscoping live from the

stadium. you can link to unique live stream behind the scenes of our production. this season's big hit at at&t park orange beer. sam and laura just tweeted what tatt to look for if you're thirsty for some hops this year. welm e ck:a ve ok at pa...y y n regi

and welcome back as that banner said, it is the giants home opener as we give you a sneak peek inside of at&t park right now. you may not recognize his face yet, but you will soon. here is jeff samardzija on what he hopes to bring to the giants organization. >> the only thing important is winning in october. everything i'll do from what i can tell this team does is in preparation for that. i want to help out any way i can and that's the end all, be all. but i have to get there first. >> baseball wasn't the only sport for samardija growing up. he had a chance to play in the nfl. but he announced he would forego the draft to play baseball. he spent some times with the a's and most recently the chicago white sox. his nickname is the shark

because his teammates thought he looked like the shark from "finding nemo." >> you think that because he is so fur oerocious. >> when he sign would the giants everyone is thinking this is a great signing and how am i going to spell this guy's name. nothing how to spell the last name a very story. >> all right, jeff, first, we're going to ask all the guys on how to spell your name. i feel like they're not going to do well. do you have any tips on remembering how to spell your last name? >> just give me a nickname. usually the best way to do that. the only reason because people call me shark is so they don't have to call me samardzija. >> can you spell samardzija. >> do you want to take a at spelling samardzija?

>> i asked the guys if they wanted to take a stab at spelling samardzija. >> give me a couple days. >> s-m-a-r-d -- >> j-e-f-f'. >> ask me opening day. i'll have it down by then. >> s-a-m-d-z-j-a. >> i-a. >> i got it down like kind gartner. i was an early learner. really smart kid.

>> does that work? >> you got it. >> got it. >> nice. i'm a fan. >> his own teammate can't spell his name. even that guy right there, that was hunter strickland and he's finally got it right. does he look that confident to you when he's saying it. we'll stik the nickname, the. >> a lot more giants coverage coming up. all new things at the ballpark and that, of course, includes the food. a taste of what's in store for fans this season. from new food to a new safety feature. somes sit close to the action will notice the next time they come to the yard. >> get here early. that is the message from the giants to anyone heading to the opener. a sneak at the pregame parties going on right now.