now derek law has joined the left-hander, javier lopez in the bullpen. mark gardner, bullpen coach, keeping an eye on them. in the air. and denard span takes it. >> jon: here comes realmuto, the catcher. you see on the out of town scoreboard san diego leading the cardinals 4-1, last of the eighth down in petco park. three games, monday and tuesday night and wednesday afternoon. realmuto is 0 for 3. grounded out three straight times against smajia. blew it right by him.

still throwing 94 mile-an-hour heat on his 113th pitch of the game. >> jon: wow. beauty, right at the knees, strike two. >> mike: samardzija is a big man. he's a big, strong guy with shoulders built for innings. >> jon: that's high and foul and out of play. >> mike: the average fastball of the night, 94. the average cutter at 92. those are exceptional. didn't throw then he asked for a

new ball. one ball, two strikes that count with real mute owe with christian yellish on deck. 8-1 the giants ahead here in the eighth inning. struck him out! >> mike: that got underneath a couple of messed him up and cleansed the palate of the eyes. and lopez ready.

he made the call for him. the fans offering preach appreciation to samardzija in his first home effort as a giant. here's the ovation for jeff samardzija. quite a night. cro crowd.

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>> jon: it's a fair ball right into the first archway.

pence had a hard time handling the count. i don't know that it would have made that much difference. yelich is a very fast runner. that's his third consecutive double. wat >> mike: watch the elbows just completely relax. that's just a beautiful swing >> mike: that's a great swing. >> jon: yelich began the night with the third best batting average in the national league and he's had three hits in four at-bats. now javier lopez having given up the double to a landed hitter,

faces one of the most fear one in 6 hits and 12 at-bats by lefties against lopez. two quick strikes on giancarlo standon. -- stanton. >> mike: i think stanton is going to so protect the piece, got the all right g on it.

that's pretty cool, i have to admit. >> jon: foul tip into the glove of posey. he struck out! brandon belt and hunt aer pence coming up for the giants.

>> jon: that was a bases loaded single to right in the fifth inning and then in the sixth with runners at second and third.

>> mike: let's take a look at the night for jeff samardzija. just great finish. and the cutter was so explosive early why great location. then he'd go for a two-seam fastball. he elevated the fastball above the hands. sent bour packing.

thenny got renuclear. you get a power arm like that that has congratulatethe or. >> jon: a lot of base runners for the giants in this one. >> mike: they did what they had to do. they set the table a lot. sooner or later, you're going to punch through with a couple of

base hits.

>> jon: so here comes brandon crawford, buster posey. it's lp like he's nodding. him each has to be feeling pretty good about his. he had great balance, all night long. he used the whole field shu amanda after being watched intentionally in consecutive trips to the play. also a rbi on the inc. for a

sfrrp -- it's an 8-1 lead in the last of the eighth inning. that ball is smoked. deep right. it is off the wall. stanton with a strong arm overthrows second base. that was grabbed by wittgren, the pitcher, in front of the third baseman. a double for crawford, his second straight double. >> mike: on base four times tonight, two walks, two knocks and he he gets a fastball middle in and absolutely smaothers it. let's watch the flight of the

ball. stanton plays this really well. up never know it. a little later on, it could have been home plate. >> jon: now, here's conor gillaspie just brought up from the minors today pinch hitting for javier lopez. yelich. and gillaspie. one hit, one left. on to the ninth inning. broadway will come in. giants 8, miami 1. correspondent

. >> jon: that's old school. he did it again. >> mike: two perfect change-ups. i mean, that was a project pitch for him last year. look at those first two and you're thinking he learned that one. put that in mccovey. >> jon: right through the wide open left side. giants had the overshift on and nobody was at third base.

>> mike: he's got two hits tonight but three good change up in a row. hands state back and beats the defense. watch the lower body go. the reach. i mean, he's covered about 78 inch >> jon: one run,ight hits for miami. runway with parts of 11 seasons, it want until this 11th year in pro ball that he made it to.

>> jon: one ball, one strike. he was very candid about those early years. he said he realized at some point he maybe wasn't taking it seriously enough. that he wasn't as dedicated as he should be to getting better. check swing. and no says first base umpire mark carlson on the appeal, no swing. >> mike: when we first saw him, he's hitting in the high 90s, possibly -- worked hard and here

he is. >> jon: well, that was nasty. 2-2. >> mike: good off-speed stuff here, the and congratulations to the san jose. they eliminated the los angeles kings in their first round of stanley cup playoff series with a 35-3 win tonight. they won that game 4-1. gralts -- congratulations indeed. >> jon: they added an empty net goal in the waning seconds of that game. 6-3 was the final. 3 of 2 the count now to ozuna.

detree was on debt. . >> jon: wow. stuck him out! >> mike: then again you can throw a nasty slider out of the strike zone. i mean, this thing is exploding down. for a nasty hitter like ozuna, who is facing broadway for the first time, he's paying the price of the education. it's pure power. you can see where he gets the power froo looking at his lower body. >> jon: here is dietrich. he's fouled out to third, struck out and grounded out to short.

>> jon: one ball, no strikes. panik. crawford to first. double play! ball game over. wow, what a double play that was. started brilliantly by joe panik and the strong throw from crawford to finish it up. so the giants' losing streak is over. they had lost five in a row,

eight of their last nine. and friday they rode the strong right arm of jeff samardzija and his back as well. and several other bats. giants banged out 14 hits in this one. we'll be back with more from at&t park. 8-1 the giants over miami.

thanks so much, john. we've hadment to chat here. we agree this was long overdue. >> we needed this more than anything. we had a tough go. today, like i said, was way overdue. jeff came out here and shut the marlin down and top to bottom in the lineup weeks all did our job today. >> reporter: let's talk about what he did. that first inning was a six-pitch inning. how much does that take the

pressure the offense when u know your pitcher is going to have good whatever you have a starting pitcher that goes out there and strikes the strike zone and gets the defense off the field, it only makes us offensively just stay in the game a little bit more and keep us fresh. we were able to get to close in the first inning, score first and get off to a good form. >> a careers any -- what does it mean to see the effort across the board? >> there was no question we've all been battling. we've all been trying to do too much. everybody got at least a head or rii. everybody's going to feel bd goo themselves, put some food in --

good work in. >> mike: knew the importance the putting zeros up. the marlins didn't score until the fourth inning and what we saw from samardzija was a dominant cutter, a dominant sinker. he had a nice slider tonight, best one he's had in a giants uniform and he's starting to show the change-up now, the circle change, which is kind of a new pitch for him. all in all he was fantastic with the arm but probably better with the bat. a two-hit night. two big hits in the game. that's how you introduce yourself to san francisco. >> jon: single and a double. three runs batted in. his second win as a giant, first

start here at at&t park. a night to remember. for more on tonight's game, tune in to csn bay area right after this. and tune in tomorrow night on csn bay area for giants live. now for mike krukow, good night. the giants win it 8-1. latakoo -- vsv remembering

princed -- 1:13 he is the thread that has looped through all of us to be able to connect to be able to share something like michael jackson, james brown, these giuses. they're goi away. runs=10 =raj/cont vo= from shock and sadness...people around the bay area -- are now celebrating the life of prince. a lot happening late tonight.

=raj/2shot= good evening, i'm raj mathai. =jess/2shot= and i'm jessica aguirre. we're on early because of the giants game on nbc bay area. =jess/ots= the investigation into prince's death continues in minnesota. but here locally -- its a celebration of life...on the big screen. =boxes= nbc bay area's pete suratos is at san francisco's roxie theatre...just one of the venues paying tribute to the music legend tonight. pete? =raj/vo= a-m-c theatres is also showing purple rain at select locations

=raj/vo= a-m-c theatres is also showing purple rain at select locations around the country, including the bay area. a-m-c mercado in santa clara and the metreon in san francisco are both showing purple rain beginning tomorrow -- until next thursday. =raj/ots= we're also hearing an amazing outpouring of support. peop[le singing from broadway in new york -- to the streets of minnespolis -- and here on the west coast. =sot= nats of music. runs=:04 =cont vo= students from from 31 school districts down in l-a... sent chills through the walt disney concert hall as they performed "purple rain." the students only started rehearsing the song this morning. =raj/vo= so many more tributes in the works. tomorrow night -- a special episode of "saturday night live" -- highlighting prince's appearances over the years. his most recent apperance...in 2014.

s-n-l's tribute to prince begins at 11:30 -- tomorrow night. =jess/topvo= new video out of the sierra, tonight. not the most common sight in late april... snow on the side of interstate 80. today's storm brought ice and white powder to the area. =vo= the slippery slush meant long delays for drivers. take a look at how hard it was snowing, earlier. thousands were stuck in traffic at a chain control station on i-80 at kingvale. =sot= outcue=...back in line again" trt=:07 contvo most skiiers couldn't take advantage of this storm. resorts like donner ski ranch and boreal are already closed. =jess/cu= what about us? any more rain on the way? let's bring in chief meteoroligist jeff ranieri who is tracking the storm that moved through, today. =jess/anim= stay ahead on top ofhe

area app. download it and use our live doppler radar to track the storm. =jess/topvo= just in, tonight: a minister is behind bars. this man, 32-year-old fernando maldonado is

accused of sexually assaulting a child under 14 years old. police say the attacks continued for over a 3 year period. that's when maldonado was a minister for morello baptist church in martinez before moving to grace baptist church in pleasant hill in 2014. police are now working to find any other victims. =raj/ots+vo= a big break in the case... we migth have some answers -- in the string of freeway shootings in the east bay. =map= 18 shootings since last fall. the most recent -- on tuesday -- on highway 4 in pittsburg. a big break in the case. we might have some answers since the shootings in the east bay. nbc bay area's chuck coppola is along i-80. a lot of people concerned in various neighborhoods there. what's the latest? >> there may be a break in the spring of shootings. this coming from the assistant chief of the chp's golden gate division. a meeting today of law

enforcement agencies, that he referred to, yielded information that leads him to say arrests are very close. and the cases may stand up in court. >> since january, the highway patrol counts 18 shootings, most in the east bay along interstate 80. recently on highway 4. so far, one arrest has been made. >> that's too low a number. >> you hope it doesn't happen to you. >> reporter: this evening, called by the highway patrol and 18 law enforcement agencies, the highway patrol says investigators have traced bullets to the weapon. and 99% involve gangs, from vallejo to oakland. >> this is normal. >> reporter: does it bother you that this is normal?

>> i don't know. if you're brought up in another country, where there's war. to them, that's normal. to us, this is our war, the gang violence. >> reporter: the assistant chief of the chp says the three fatalities has been from gang violence. now, there may be a break in the string of shootings. i'm chuck coppola, nbc, bay area news. scary this afternoon for b.a.r.t. this is a new b.a.r.t. train that derailed. the operators were testing the new trains, that travel between five and ten miles per hour, on the testing tracks. the operator was the only person onboard. at this point, b.a.r.t. is not saying what caused the accident. and no major damage to report. there's b.a.r.t. closures. a section of tracks will be

closed this weekend. the tracks between san le andro and bay fair will be closed on sunday. repair crews will continue on select weekends. a roadway in one of the swankiest neighborhoods in san francisco, has a big hole in it. it's about 22 feet across and 10 feet deep. it's in the presidio area of san francisco. the pipe did pass inspection just last year. >> we don't know the cause. but this pipe is 100 years old. >> is plan is to install the permanent line and have the street opened tomorrow night. the last time the sharks were in the playoffs, they were

eliminated by the l.a. kings. a few minutes ago, the sharks returned the favor. >> and they score. >> yay. >> his second goal of the game. >> the sharks are moving on to the second round of the playoffs. tonight in los angeles, they beat the kings, 6-3. the sharks win the series and face nashville or anaheim in round two of the playoffs, which begin next week. still ahead on this special primetime edition of nbc bay area news, more controversy for cal's athletic department. the allegations that have a highly regarded coach in hot water. back to the ballpark but wearing a different jersey. the return of barry bonds. we take you back to at&t park for a live report. a long way from home. ton usual traffic stop the chp made just south of the bay area. for the most part -- this is

democrats territory... but here comes the republicans,. the california republican conve

for the most part, this is democrats' territory. but here come the republicans. the california republican convention is next week on the peninsula. but donald trump is already here. and he might be calling you. we go to burlingame, the host city of the state convention. laura, what's trump's game plan? >> reporter: he wants people to know in california, you can only vote in a republican primary if you are a registered republican. and his message is aimed at independents. on the same day that donald trump hosts a rally in delaware, claiming the primary system is rigged and the only way to knock out his opponents is with votes. trump's campaign launches a state-wide call asking independents to register republican. >> this is donald trump, and i need your help to make america great geb. kra c has a closed presidential

primary. in order for your vote to count, you must be registered to vote as a republican. change your affiliation. >> reporter: with california's primary vote less than two months away, and the contest not decided, this has become a hot spot for campaigns. >> i want your votes. i want to make america great again. >> reporter: the phone call comes one week before the state's convention. and all three republican candidates seeking the nomination are scheduled to be here. but republican activists, craig delieu says, most super pac supporters don't back trump. and his efforts to win california is too little, too late. >> he is not consistent with the republican values. or with the republican agenda. he's going to have a difficult time in california.

>> reporter: trump is scheduled to give the keynote address at the state convention. it's next friday here at the hyatt regency. kasich is campaigning in pennsylvania. tonight, "the l.a. times" is reporting that he will hold a town hall in san francisco next friday. senator cruz is making his way across pennsylvania, which he considers a key battleground state. voters there and in four other states go to the polls for their primaries next tuesday. >> a sexual misconduct claimed against u.c. berkeley. cal is investigating accusations that a female rower was assaulted. and the team's coach is being accused of never reporting it. he calls the allegations false.

news some students find appalling. >> a lot of it, the responsibility lies in the upper level, administrative offices and such. i feel like this type of stuff should never happen in the first place. >> the university has hired an outside investigator to look into the allegations. it's a troubling time for cal, under the microscone for other allegations against the university and its staff members. the bay area has 11 cases of the zika virus. health officials in san francisco and san mateo county confirmed a case today. the woman in san francisco is pregnant, but not showing any symptoms. she is, however, undergoing treatment because zika has been connected to birth defects. the patient in san mateo has recovered. here comes a world record. somewhat slowly. it combines solar, tech and aviation.

it's supposed to land in mountain view. a solar-powered airport is flying around the world. the two pilots are documenting the journey, live on their aircraft, called solar impulse 2. ian cole is in our newsroom. what is the message? >> reporter: what they're doing is actually possible. and the power of solar energy. the plane is lightweight and a little slow. but it's completely powered by the sun. they call it solar impulse 2, two men trying to fly around the world. >> what was considered by some people impossible is possible. >> reporter: the two men are the founders and pilots. they alternate on different legs of the journey. picard is flying now on the two-day trip from hawaii to the bay area. forsberg, ready to take over. >> the speed is between 40 and 50 miles per hour. >> reporter: the wing span is wider than a 747. on the plane weighs as much as

an suv. the pilots take 20-minute naps to rest. and the mission control is in monaco. the entire trip documented on their website. >> it's the first in the world, which has endurance. can fly a week. can fly a month. >> reporter: the tip stopped in hawaii. technical problems grounded the aft until yesterday. and tomorrow night, it will land at moffett field. the goal isn't just the historic flight, but to show how solar energy can be used for transportation and the world. >> if we can use the technologies that we have on the ground, we can reduce our consumption by 50%. >> reporter: two men, chasing history, fueled by excitement and the sun. they hope to complete the round-the-world journey by summer. ian cull. nbc bay area news.

>> they need sun. that's key when they come into mountain view tomorrow. let's bring in jeff raineri. a good news for the giants. it stayed clear at the ballpark like you were saying. >> i know. i'm feeling the pressure. they need some sun in mountain view, you're saying, right? looks like tomorrow, we're going to get that coming our way. you get a look at the doppler radar. we're starting to clear out from the storm system. there may be a few spots that have isolated showers. and i'll have more on that in my forecast coming up. we get outside to our sky camera network. we have the cloud cover in place. for tomorrow morning, that's going to keep the clouds with us, as we start off cooler. 49 for the south bay. east bay at 47. san francisco, 52. and the north bay, a chilly 45. the one spot that has some drizzle, will be right here across the peninsula. as we look at the futurecast for the morning hours, mostly cloud cover, right near the immediate ho coastline. we will get in on partly-cloudy skies on the peninsula.

and for the east bay and the south bay. but the north bay, a slight chance of a spotty shower popping up. as we head into sunday's forecast, clouds in the morning, and by the afternoon, a sunnier day coming our way. looking really good. a lot of you are probably wondering how are we doing so far this year with our rainfall? we're in an el nino phase. el nino is beginning to weaken. we have decent totals. san francisco, 102. liver more, 106% of average. and san jose, 104. our rainfall, that's added up, certainly doesn't rank near what we had in the '97-'98 el nino. we finish out the rainfall season with near-average rain. that's the good news. as we take you into our microclimate forecast for saturday, temperatures warming up, five to eight degrees.

and we will get the nine by the afternoon. that's going to leave us with 68 across san jose. for the peninsula, pacifica, 62. burlingame and san mateo. and for puello alto, 68. and san francisco, 65 in the financial district. colder near the golden gate drij. and the north bay, east bay and trivalley. one spot we have a shower is up towards napa and santa rosa. and for the trivalley, the warmette weather in danville. livermore expecting 68. for this weekend, the trend will be dry. numbers going up. sunday, 69 and monday, a little cooler. looks like great baseball weather continuing this weekend for the giants. we know we have two more games coming their way with the marlins, right? >> that's right. jeff is now the sportscaster.

>> we had a great night tonight there, winning that game. a memorable night at the ballpark. the giants snap the five-game losing streak. and the fans got to welcome back a legend, as well. >> two things in that. the giants fans are happy about the win against the marlins. let's go down to the field level, where barry bonds was back in town. let's bring in collin resch. >> reporter: barry bonds is back. he looks difference. giants fans will always love barry bonds no matter what. the home run king, the marlins hitting coach, wearing a different uniform. semidifferent colors. still loved. this was the scene in the third inning, with the crowd chanting his name. barry. barry. he exits the dugout. offers a tip of the cap. this happened a couple of times. jeff samardzija, fantastic on

the hill. and bonds at the plate. three rbi. he powers the giants to a dominating 8-1 victory in the process ends san francisco's five-game losing streak. coming up later in this newscast, we'll have complete highlights from this one. we will hear from tonight's hero, jeff samardzija, who left this game to a standing ovation himself. until then, reporting live at at&t park. guys? >> aun night at the ballpark. thank you, colin. and the u.c. berkeley is teaming up with under armour for a ten-year megadeal. under armour will pay the university in 86 million bucks in cash and products over the life of this deal. the deal will be considerably more than it currently gets from nike. it goes into effect in 2017. steph curry and buster posey have big-money deals with under armour.

important recall to tell you about. more than 1 million cars and suvs. dodge chargers, chrysler 300s and jeep grand cherokees. the drivers are having difficultly figuring out if the cars are in park. the problem has caused 40 injuries. car dealers are notifying owners about the recall. a crisis for california roads. today, the state transportation commission announced it needs to cut $1.5 billion from its budget. the agency says, a drop in gas tax revenue is to blame. for now, the collision plans projects, including road repyre pairs. they hope the announcement will motivate lawmakers. a congresswoman says she wants to make it easier to prosecute anyone for pipeline explosions. she unveiled new relationship.

p.i.p.e. prosecuting irresponsible pipeline explosions. if approved, it would hold pipeline operators, like pg&e, for destructive and deadly accidents like what happened in san bruno. currently, operators can be criminally prosecuted if prosecutors can prove they willingly and knowingly caused the blast. >> we have an obligation to make sure that we demand that gas operators, here and across this country, play by the rules. under current law, no one has been sent to jail for pipeline explosions. dozens of people homeless after a fire ripped through an apartment building. our nbc chopper captured the aftermath. this is san jose street. not far from the b.a.r.t.

station there. investigators say it doesn't appear suspicious at this point. and luckily, no one was hurt. a terrifying ordeal for a mother and her baby in san francisco. police told "the chronicle," a man robbed them in the family's garage. it happened in the western edition. a man pulled out a gun and shoved it into her side. the mom complied and the thief took off. the family was not hurt. police say this man you see here, broke into a home in san mateo. the owner of the home confronted the man. after hearing noise and the burglar alarm. this is on eaton road. and police are trying to figure out if the three of the robberies are connected. a new low point for the san jose police department.

there could be relief. more than 200,000 people applied but nine recruits graduated this afternoon. it's one of the smallest numbers the academy ever had. the recruiting numbers dwindled. the police department, they reached a settlement last fall. it's yet to be approved. >> we recognize until we get a judge's signature, it will be challenging for us. >> the courts could finalize the deal to improve police benefits in the next few weeks. the police department is visiting other cities and military bases to find more recruits. it is a stop one chp officer will not forget. the chp officers found a sea lion wandering by the power plant on highway 1 early yesterday morning. and the workers took the sea

lion to be examined before they see if it's healthy. and if it is, they will try to release it into the wild. this is what we needed. a soggy winter and a rainy spring. this is lake orville last spring, where you see the exposed lake, the bed and canyons. today, it's approaching capacity with 100 feet of water and rising higher as the snowpack continues to melt. in the southern end of the state, el nino is a bust. >> there's no time for complacency. that would be a big mistake. >> officials say to truly bust our drought, we need several wet winters. he is the thread that's going through all of us to connect. to be able to share something like him. michael jackson, james brown. these people, these geniuses,

they're going away. >> right now at 11:00, celebrating the life of prince. a celebration that turns to the big screen at midnight. good evening. thanks for being with us. i'm raj mathai. >> i'm jessica aguirre. we've been on early because of the giants game. fans are mourning the death of music legend, prince. the pop icon found dead at his recording studio and home yesterday. the cause of his death is unknown. in less than an hour from now, plenty of fans around the world will be celebrating his amazing life. pete joins us live from san francisco and the roxy theater, one of many venues paying tribute to prince himself. >> reporter: here at the roxy theater, there will be a sold-out screening of "purple rain." sold out. people will start lining up. they have the ticketholders there. it's one of the many venues around the bay area, paying homage to a