granderson's 10,000 dollar donation. >> i thought what a simple, yet impactful, strategy. i mean, when we are dealing with 1.5 million new yorkers who look to us, who depend on us for food and support and other services and you think about someone contributing that amount of money, it's a big deal. >> with curtis, it was, can i overnight a check? do you have information? can i start telling my friend? how do i get my teammates involved? >> from his donation of 10,000 for this one season, it's going to provide approximately 110,000 meals for americans. >> reporter: amazing. >> which is a huge impact just from one player. >> reporter: at spring training, curtis granderson's popularity among fans was overwhelming. but it's his jongenerosity that may inspire that type of support for his newest teammate. >> i haven't had to reach out to people. people come to me asking for this which is great. >> reporter: do you think this and maybe beyond in other sports? >> i definitely think it has the possibility of catching on in other sports. i don't know what their per diem checks are b

granderson saw it as money to give. >> when the idea was brought in taking your per diem and helping: great to see all of this. cousins brittany and jennifer barker are the women behind that idea of using per diem dollars to fight hunger. brittany came up with the concept while looking for a place to donate her own per d m diem. >> i find all of these stats about food hunger in america. i was waiting up thinking about it and going to sleep thinking about. i think the closest i ever felt in my life driven by some sort of higher pawer to do something. >> reporter: per diem against poverty was born. anybody can give to the nonprofit but the two girls speak out hollywood actors and professional athletes. knowing their per diem dollars might be not as needed. >> we began cold calling teams and letting them know what they were doing. >> reporter: what did you find out? >> it was overwhelmingly positive. honestly whenever we talk to somebody in communications, they are like, wow, this is really different, i've never heard of anyone doing something like this. i think i have a lot of players

new york mets outfielder curtis granderson played 12 years in the big leagues, three all-star games androus. >> i would have teammates that would pack loaves of bread and peanut butter and jelly on the road trip because they weren't going to have enough money. >> but once he hit the bigs. >> i got my first peri diem check and realized it was all for me. >> how much was it. >> 700, $800 dollar range for eight, nine day portion and next thing i go i can't eat this much money. >> even you, curtis. >> and i could eat. i was finishing up with a sizable amount of money. >> she talking about peri diem allowances that each member of the roster get every day on the road. right now it's over $100 a day. many see it as money to burn. granderson saw it as money toive. >> when the idea was bought taking peri diem and helping provide meals for those in need, it was a no brainer. >> cousin's brittany and jennifer, are behind the idea of using peri diem dollars to fight hunger. brittany came up with the concept looking for a place to donate her unused peri diem. >> i was waking up up thinking about it,

curtis granderson won't make that trip. he has pinkeye. >>> knicks star carmelo anthony getting frustrated as teams lost 15 of its last 18 games. lost to the blazers at home by 18. anthony heard from a paying customer in the crowd after the laws. gather myself and i turned around and all i did was pointed to him and said look, the owner is right there. ask for your money back. >> probably not a good move there. >>> the major league soccer season opens this weekend for the red bulls. a media day today. won the supporters shield last season. best team in the regular season only to get bounced by columbus in the playoffs. they've been pegged as teams on the move in the east. red bulls pretty much intact and ready to take that next step this season. >> great group of guys and we added some key players. i think there's a lot of optimism to be spread out. >> we hope we can integrate the new guys and make sure they're ready to contribute and give us a lot. i think from all aspects everyone is excited to start the season. >>> tiger

granderson, walker, conforto, and duda go hitless in this one. tigers come back to win 9-2. yankees were off today. >>> men's ncaa basketball tournament starts this week. we checked out stony brook's practice this afternoon. sea wolves get a 13 seed in the east and get ready for a trip to des moines for a thursday game against fourth seeded kentucky. first trip for the tournament for stony brook. they played with the right attitude. >> i feel like every day we keep proving some people wrong and that's just the obstacle every day. we're going to go in and take it we're going to have a great game plan. we're not worried about the name on our jersey. >>> they make their first ncaa tournament appearance since 2005, getting all started tomorrow night against florida gulf coast. >> we are who we are. we're from new jersey. we're blue collar team. these guys find ways to win. >> so do these guys. they play gonzaga saturday. zags better watch out. pirates have been on a role. they can hardly wait to play the opening round game. >>> women's ncaa tournament bracket released earlier to

not to be out done, curtis granderson also active. going 2-3 in the lead-off spot. 6-5 is your final as the mets win. and the yankees visiting the pirates today. masahiro tanaka had had the one strikeout here on a bit of a shaky day. tanaka went two innings. andrew mccutchen going long for the solo home run. allowed two runs total. offense picked him up. the two-run jack in the 4th. that put the pinstripes on top. 7-2 the yankees win. >>> also the jets' darrelle revis had wrist surgery today. expected to be ready by camp. >> tonight i'll ask you how your bracket's doing. >> we'll play the dance again. >>> what are we working on tonight for eyewitness news at 11:00? sade is here with some answers. >> angry parents voicing their concerns about high levels of lead in newark schools. parents are planning to meet tonight. a pep rally doesn't go as planned when a man catches on fire. plus, a woman caught on camera shoplifting but wait till you hear who police say this is. we'll have those stories and more tonight on eyewitness news at 11:00

curtis granderson will not make the trip. he has a case of pinkeye. >>> knicks lost 15 of their last 18. been tough to watch. today the fellas gather for the knicks' 17th annual bowling night to benefit the garden of dreams foundation, raised almost $3 million over the years. a lot of the focus is still on carmelo anthony and his comments to a heckler last night. directing him to knick owner james dolan. anthony put out a statement today saying yeah, it's a bad move. he was a no-show at bowling. the controversy today. >> he did what he did. i'm nobody to judge him. he's the leader of our team. i think he apologized after that. it's all fine. he wants the better of the team. >>> college hoops. seton hall at butler. 8-1 in their last nine games. the one loss, to butler last month. seton hall just outside the top 25 rankings. isaiah whitehead, another big game. career high 27 points. dunham pumped in 22 for the bulldogs and home crowd helped him out. seton hall loses on the road 85-78. >>> rutgers at home against number two mich

said he's feeling great but granderson, walker, conforto go hitless. tigers win 9-2. and syndergaard pitches tomorrow. >>> nothing new in the jets' pursuit of quarterback ryan fitzpatrick. word is his price tag still too deep right now. new runningback matt forte among those who want fitzpatrick back in the fold. he did speak to the media today after signing a three-year $12 million deal with the jets last week. back. that's what we talked about and i left it at that. fit for me. >>> in denver new broncos quarterback mark sanchez showed up for his first day on the job. spent a few years with the jets, then eagles. now on to the defending super bowl champs. over. >> i'm not married. i don't have a girlfriend. i don't have kids. want to win. and really want to win. i'm so lucky to be in a spot like this. every waking moment, that's all i'm thinking about. what an opportunity this is. >> how about that. looks good, sounds good. >>> on the schedule tonight, the islanders play the panthers in brooklyn. devils on the road in anaheim. nets don't play till tomorrow. knicks at

granderson, whoever? i don't know if he chews tobacco. >> granderson does not chew i would bet money. >> whoever does. will they stop the game, you have a ticket now? >> you raise and point but officially it is illegal. probably a good thing. let's go to liz dahlem. she is hanging around the yankees souvenir store. hi, there. >> reporter: good morning, greg and rosanna. and 36th streets. chewing tobacco, seeing players do it during the baseball games is pretty common sight but not anymore. this ban will stretch far beyond the sport of baseball. anyone has ticket to see a gamer to msg, barclay center, citi field, yankee staved yum, smokeless tobacco will be banned. you will see signs in clubhouses and stadiums across the city. the city council passed the legislation just yesterday. here is how it is going to work. players will not be allowed to use chewing tobacco, patches or gum. neither will the fans. this is something we've grown accustomed to as we watch the spot. yankees and mets were put on notice an

. >> granderson of famed explorer jack accuse toe is joining those criticizing the army core of engineers. activists say safeguards meant to protect the environment failed. endangers reefs were lost. now with with that project done they plan to repeat the work. >> clearly the plan in miami was broken. you can't assume it makes sense to repeat it it is folly to say the least. >> the $400 million project is needed to container ships can dock at one of the busiest ports. essential they say to protect businesses and jobs. 150 miles of rare corral hugging the coast, one of the world's largest reef ecoe. l systems and the only one of it's kind in the u.s. a treasure the core saying it is pain stakingly trying to protect. >> we have learned a lot with the project we have south of us we have been studying this for 18 years and we have worked long and hard to develop a plan that balances economic development also with protection of the environment. in miami only a few hundred pieces of corral were moved now the core will spend millions to relocate by hand more than 11,000. five acres of artificial

and lz granderson, senior writer at espn. bill, i want to start with you. a raft of polling this week that is disastrous for the republican party. if you look at the general election matchup. which donald trump just spoke about. he loses hugely to hillary clinton. but look at ted cruz. he also loses by almost ten points. the only candidate ahead of hillary clinton in that general candidate, john kasich, who has no chance of winning the nomination, or apparently doesn't. what's going on with the party? >> well, donald trump -- at the end of your interview, he raised out of nowhere, i can beat hillary clinton, because i think it's beginning to hurt him among primary voters. on february 1st, trump trailed clinton by about three points in a bunch of polls on average. now he trails by 11 points. what's happened? the voters who matter, except trump's base of 38% of the republican electorate are not being won over by donald trump. they're being alienated and turned off by donald trump. he's probably hurting the other republicans right now. i think ted cruz loses t

. >>> happening today, a court appearances for a queens man whose 11-year-old granderson is accused of bringing a gun to school. police say the boy brought a loaded 9-millimeter pistol to he says he found it under his grandfather's bed. he faces criminal possession a weapon and reckless endangerment, facing up to 15 years in prison if convicted. >>> more than 200 children in new york city public housing have tested positive for elevated led levels in blood in the last five years. that's according to the head of the housing authority. but she says very few apartments where they live contain hazardous amounts of led paint. it's not clear how the children wound up with dangerous led levels. federal prosecutors are investigating health and safety conditions in the buildings. >>> the fbi says it successfully hacked into the iphone used by san bernardino shooter farook. the justice department says it will now drop its lawsuit against apple. apple had refused to unlock the phone because it claimed it jeopardized customer privacy. >>> now to the terror attacks in belgium. authorities released