was put on waivers by the giants today.a short time after that kontos was picked up by the pittsburgh pirates in six seasons with the giants kontos appeared in 300 games. this season he was 0-5 with a 3.83 era. he goes to a pirate team that is 53- well you may not know his name but he has been on the giants for sometime. the final member of the 2014 champion bullpen. i'm talking about george kontos who was put on waivers by the giants today.a short time after that kontos was picked up by the pittsburgh pirates. in six seasons with the giants kontos appeared in 300 games. this season he was 0-5 with a 3.83 era. he goes to a pirate team that is 53-56 on the season. i have had the opportunity to speak with kontos in the past. a very down to earth guy. said he was shocked to hear the news today. we certainly wish him the best. ♪ strummed guitar you can't experience the canadian rockies through a screen. you have to be here, with us. ♪ strummed guitar travel through this natural wonder and get a glimpse of amazing. with a glass of wine in one hand, and a camera in the other, aboard rocky mountaine

league baseball the milwaukee brewers hit five home runs on wednesday to come back and beat the pittsburgh pirates eighth inning after the pirates had earlier in the game led 4—0. brewers closer corey knebel entered the game and recorded his 24th save of the season. fair comeback, that. finally, triplejump world champion christian taylor was back in action on wednesday in the picturesque and high altitude settings of tignes in france. at 3032 metres above sea level, there was hope that jonathan edwards' 22—year—old world record may fall but taylor missed out less than a week after claiming gold in london. the winner was the man who took silver behind him, his american compatriot will claye, who claimed first place in breezy conditions with a leading jump of 17.42 metres. high—5s all round. it looked more like skiing rather than triple jump. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that's bbc.com/sport. for everything else, goodbye. let's see if the weather is going to be behaving itself on thursday. looking a little mixed. there's some rain out there right now, but thursday itself is

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pittsburgh. bright and early. >> good morning, go priorities! -- go, pirates! >> you're a happy girl. let's talk about what the "washington post" calls trump's whiplash, three presidential personas in three days. it is all still the same president. yesterday in reno, we saw him sticking to the script, sticking to the teleprompter, talking about unity. you know, what do you make of these three different appearances by this president? what it says about what kind of leader he is? >> well, what i tried to do is look at it through the lens of people that support him because ultimately i think that's the thing that -- that we as journalists struggle sometimes to understand. so i watched his speech in arizona with trump supporters and people also that didn't vote for either candidate last year. and -- and you know, for them, that moment was, you know, like fun and exciting. that was -- that was campaign trump. the speech the night before when he talked about afghanistan, they were also very satisfied and -- and -- you know, appreciative of the tone that he took when he did the speech about

rich hill took a no-hitter into the tenth inning against the pittsburgh pirates last night but josh harrisond off the bottom of the tenth with a home run to break up the no-hitter to give pittsburgh a 1-0 win. hill had a perfect game until anner error in the 9th inning. >>> well a 6-year-old boy is being called a hero and the texas voter i.d. law is tossed out. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. the dallas morning news reports the federal judge struck down a controversial voter i.d. law in texas. the judge says it intentionally discriminates against minorities. this is the 10th time its been struck down. the new york times looks at protests in support of nfl quarterback collin kaepernick. hundreds rallied outside nfl headquaters in new york yesterday. protestors say no team signed the free agent because of his political views. kaepernick kneeled during the national anthem last season to call attention to racial inequality. >>> he stepped down for several reasons including the president's response to the white supremacist rallies in charlottesville but the first letter

season opinion the giants made a roster move allowing george couldn't obs to claimed by the pittsburgh pirates. he made 300 appearances with the giants and had era 3.05 in that time. chris stratton takes the spot of kontos. kontos spent six season was the orange and black. the 49ers held open practice at levi stadium in front of 25,000 but things did not go well for free agent addition malg come smith. he suffered a torn peck to recall. out for the seasons here is the what the loss of smith means to the team. >> it will be a big one for us because we've been getting so many reps together, geling together and really talking about what the offense is trying to do to us. and you know throughout the ot a's and training camp. so you know that -- that -- it will be a loss. but it's early. you know, we have other guys that you know i feel like that can play at this level also. you know, but let's hope not. let's hope that he is able to overcome in and get him back pretty soon. >> and that's going to do it from the xfinity sports desk we'll have more news on nbc bay area. keeping up. it takes a little

baseball trade deadline , and after the game the phillies announce that they traded walking, and pittsburgh pirate set motorcycle gary, had a 4.07era for the phillies in 42 innings of work. that's all for sports, i'm lesley van arsdall, have a great day. >> welcoming up in the next half hour every "eyewitness news," what a.m. sell doing today that could clue us in on the new iphone release, details in a live report from wall street. >> also ahead, governor chris christie now sharing his side of the story about the altercation he had with a fan sunday at a baseball game. >> and los angeles, will host the 2028 olympic games. we'll tell you how much the city of age levels get for the games, and where some of the funds something going. stay with us. >> good morning, i'm rahel solomon. >> i'm jim donovan. first, what you need to know to start your day in our morning minute. today is tuesday, august 1st. >> the first day of the newly shuffle west wing, new chief of staff is in, the man who was the new communications director is out. after less than two weeks on the job. >> disturbing discovery, philadel

the pittsburgh pirate fans at the home in the bottom of the 10th.e history where new hitters by a one-yard homeland. they got two and 10-2. developing news to run single. he has nine home runs, 20 rbis. the boston red socks because watch this, a 1-nothing lead with his home run. red sox in the eighth in the cube would come to that. stocks went up 61 and struck out 12. rashad davis from the oakland a's. closers that britain has converted 60 consecutive opportunities. yesterday britain's streak gave up two runs. still, orioles won the game in the 12th on a home run, the first in two years. check this out. first time in 20 years we got to see a lefty playing third base. because of the ankle, you don't do this often. anthony was so last night by a count of 93. here we go. the site is finally here. floyd made whether, mixed martial arts, mcgregor. yesterday he made this prediction. >> he made a big, big error in my opinion. i don't see him lasting two rounds. the decision to end inside one. >> eel and that's a pretty quickly. cheryl: so he says. that's w

josh harrison along the middle for the pittsburgh pirates.my with a sensational a sensational all-out effort. and the giants, new victim of the club tonight. pablo goes with opposite field power out of the yard. know, josi is contributing to san diego victory tonight. it is all worth checking out on a tuesday night. that is it for now for sports, we will have more news with frank and julie now. >>> texas is reeling tonight from tropical storm harvey. hundreds of thousands of people are under orders to evacuate, emergency shelters are overthrowing, - - emergency shelters are overflowing and the true measure of the devastation is still unknown. the new york times reports 30 people have died in this storm and there are reports tonight that others are still unaccounted for. the death toll seems certain to rise. >> after record rainfall came to houston, harvey is moving into louisiana. and the city opened another major shelter. and the houston convention center took in double the number of evacuees that they had planned for, 10,000 people remain h

dodgers over the pittsburgh pirates. i'm sorry, new york fans, bad news for you. up with all the highlights. plus, local investors worried about what could be an end to the acre bull markets out. live to london for a report on that. you are watching "fbn:am." the right. so who sent you? new guy. what new guy? watson. my analysis of sensor and maintenance data indicates elevator 3 will malfunction in 2 days. there you go. you still need a pass. cheryl: welcome back. major league baseball, little league baseball, boxing, football in the world of sports to yesterday's solar eclipse. the major inactive here with all of it. >> who can make the sunshine. asking that yesterday. he mixes it with power. curtis granderson hit a grand slam in his final game last thursday. the pirates 31 deficit to a 5-3 lead. fast forward and tell they stay. it happens every hundred years, but also in between. they are both exciting. ninth inning in cleveland without the sacrifice bunt and will turn into a winning brand thanks to to an error by boston's indians go on to win this game 5-4. ma

pittsburgh pirates st.nals celebrated the little league classic as some of these cave has an challenge. garrett maxes here at those highlights. central bankers gathering in jackson hole, wyoming while european central bank or mario draghi announced the end to the economic stimulus. a lot of report from london. you are watching "fbn:am." whether it be with customer contracts, agreements to lease a space or protecting your work. legalzoom's network of attorneys can help you, every step of the way. so you can focus on what you do and we'll handle the legal stuff that comes up along the way. legalzoom. legal help is here. the dinosaurs' extinction... got you outnumbered. don't listen to them. not appropriate. now i'm mashing these potatoes with my stick of butter... why don't you sit over here. find your awesome with the xfinity stream app. included with xfinity tv. more to stream to every screen. cheryl: here's a reminder for major league baseball that pathos of the kids game. garrett max series boards. >> i f

. >>> moving on to sports, the pittsburgh pirates and st.ouis cardinals went back to their roots as kids. major league baseball held its first regular season game in williamsport, homeof the littl league world series. they played in a minor league ballpark that was ren vats reno just for the occasion. this is all part of the mlb initiative to celebrate youth baseball after the game the pirates and cards lined up and hook shands with each other in a nod to good sportsmanship. >> i watched some of the little league world series. this is incredible i guess they are like 11, 12, maybe 13 >>> up next, a round up of today's top stories plus a check on the early market action but first -- >> the story that everyone is burning to talk about there monday jane wells is in oregon for us >> reporter: hey guys. they are predicting $700 million in lost productivity today because of the eclipse, but that didn't take into account all the money they are spendingto be part of america's total eclie t mraret.ps urally begins to change, causing a lack of sharpne

[laughter] jared: check out pittsburgh pirates dancing the night away last night.hit a two-run home run, before the game, this is going on in the dugout, on the field, showing it off. they are dancing and the pirates lost and this is the kind of fun you have to have at that point. way to go. gary sÁnchez, three-run blast and the difference as the yankees held off to win 7-5. tonight yankees are in boston. four games behind the red sox. you remember the rally in st. louis? >> yes. jared: gouged the crew member who ran him off the field, the team wants to adopt the cat. cat named rally but they said, we are going get the cat and the st. louis outreach says not so fast. we have made no decisions about rallies long-term placement and inconsist to make false statements. give him the cat. easier to sign up for a passport in your name. nba finals kevin durant say ifs the warriors get invited to the white house to celebrate title he will not be there. kevin durant says i don't agree with what he agrees with regarding president trump. so my voice is going to be heard by not

after that first pitch, the young players had a chance to watch the pittsburgh pirates and the cardinals go head to head. a show of unity by the youngsters. >> tomorrow the gloves come off. forget this teamwork stuff. >> you teach sportsmanship. it's one of the best things about it. >> little leaguers are probably going to remember this. good times. >>> new school year starts. news 4 is asking how safe is investigation that's exploring a legal loophole letting some sexual assault suspects in the classroom. >>> we'll show you the best way to enjoy this once in a lifetime event in our area. a live report from the smithsonian observatory just ahead. >>> hopefully, you can step outside if you're working or in school today to at least see it. temperatures right now in the mid to low 70s. if you look at the satellite and radar, we have passing clouds. no showers, though. there are clouds in the forecast this afternoon. we'll take a loo at tk (vo) there's more to life than the climb. there's the view. you've got to stop... ...and look around a little. remember who you are. let the child inside

a heart-breaker, how the pittsburgh pirates spoiled richard for no hitter. a bun in the oven. ultrasound is leading people to believe that jesus christ is watching over unborn child. there's no easy transition from talking about christ and unborn child to republicans taking a fight for tax reform on the road, their focus today get businesses on board, house ways and means committee kevin brady meeting with at&t ceo about the reform yesterday and today house speaker paul ryan will push to overhaul tax code while touring boeing facility in washington state. >> lessons with health care, unify between the house, senate and the white house first. nail down understandings, get on the same page and go forward together. that's the big lesson and that's what we've been spending the last few months doing with respect to tax. as far as the way to make the numbers work, you have to broaden the base to lower the rates, what that means take away special interest carve-outs, loopholes, redundant reductions so you can simplify the system, more income to subject taxation. dagen: joining us thi

at the end of the game, players just like in little league they shake hands, pittsburgh pirates and stuis cardinals bring back an old classic, they even had a relay set up for the first pitch this game. 6-3 the pirates last night beat the st. louis cardinals. fun night for major league baseball. check out for big league catch, jack from pennsylvania. >> he's at the warning, he goes over the fence. he make it is play. jared: flips over the center field wall, makes the catch, pennsylvania lost the championship game to chinese tepei. kansas city has no baseball, looking forward so see whatever he might see this afternoon. i'm not in the path of totality, i'm 7 miles out of it so i will get 97% eclipse. i do have the glasses to watch it and app on and i'm interested to see it, while the manager of the royals is excited, the head coach of alabama clemsen tide not so moved by what he will see. >> it's not something that i'm really focused on right now. you know, i watched the weather channel every day, they're saying what it's going to look like in every city in america, so what's going to b

pittsburgh. dodgers and pirates, going to the ninth-inning. leadoff man, he boots the ball, plain and simple, away goes the perfect game. an error, the no-hitter is still alive. into the tenth, still scoreless and it all comes to an end right here. josh harris with the walkoff home run and the no-hitter, the shut out, the first walkoff winner in a no-hitter in extra innings, a rare loss for the dodgers, bottom line. and the free team by comparison, it does not mean that is bad news. that every one of those women was supposed to be at work today. 1-1 in the seventh,, jarrod parker, excuse me with the base hit dumb of the field line. a pair of runs are in, a two-out double, some miles in the dugout. and brandon crawford makes it look easy. starting to swing the bat, 10 out of the last 24, he makes great plays look routine. and the giants wind up for the two winning. another one in the news, and a home run for the losing brewers. and the youth movement continues in fine fashion. davis is the latest richard to go. 18 years old, that is what they p

(mark) (mark) dodgers lefty rich hill tossed nine no-hit innings against the pirates in pittsburgh onednesday. the 10th inning was a killer. josh harrison led off the bottom of the 10th with a home run to give the pirates a 1-0 win over los angeles. hill had a perfect game until third baseman logan forsythe booted jordy mercer's grounder for an error leading off the ninth. hill retired the next three pirates, but the dodgers failed to score in the 10th before harrison's 16th homer of the season sent los angeles to its first loss in three games. hill became the first pitcher since pedro martinez in 1995 to take a no-hit try into extra innings. l.a. hit into two inning-ending double plays, left the bases loaded in the fourth and went 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position. the dodgers dropped to 89-36, by far the best record in the majors. they still own a 21-game lead in the nl west with a magic number of 16. (mark) cubs manager joe maddon admitted he should have pulled slugger kris bryant sooner during the ninth inning of tuesday's 13-9 win over the reds after bryant got hit on the

>> dodgers, they were playing the pirates in pittsburgh.ustin turner was excited to put those glasses on and look at the sun. o'dell beckham decided not to look into the eclipse without wearing protective glasses. >>> venezuela celebrated a game winning hit in the little league world series against the dominican republic. on the other side of victory is defeat. nobody took it harder thannedward. look at the coaches from the opposing team rushing to console him. the players, opponents, 11-13-year-olds giving us a reminder of what sportsmanship is about when lending a hand to someone in need. >> that is phenomenal. i love that picture. you made my day. thank you so much. >> you're welcome. >>> today, president trump, which version will we see? the scripted version or off the cuff? why are republicans nervous? we'll tell you ahead. the average family's hectic home: its witnessed 2 diy duos, 31 crashes, 4 food fights, and the flood of '09. it's your paradise perfected with behr premium plus paint. the best you can buy starting under $25. only a

pittsburgh and st. louis. the eyes say sandlots and shagging balls until sundown. the piratesnd regard nals are in town with the spirit of little league in their hearts. welcome to the 2017 little league world series. >>> go

turning now to major league baseball where in pittsburgh the dodgers notch win number 88 after a four and a half hour extra inning ballgame against the pirates was a long one. dodger curtis granderson slugged his second grand slam this week. a deep ball out in right field that puts l.a. up 5-3 in the seventh inning. after pittsburgh knocks things up in the next frame, this one goes to extras where it takes a solo shot from puig in the top of the 12th to seal the deal for the dodgers. l.a. hangs on to win this one 6-5. and back in cleveland the indians with a base runner on second tied 4-4 against the red sox in the bottom of the ninth inning whe inni inning. take a look. >> good enough. >> he throws it away. here comes goddard with the winning run. >> how about that? >> oh, that one hurts. instead of just advancing the runner, cleveland walks off on a throwing error to third base that allows the deciding run to score. >> let's just say to avoid mike barnacle this morning after the highlights in the red sox game. he is not going to be in a good mood. especially after that throw. all right. thanks for that. >>> still ahead, president trump rul

pittsburgh and st. louis. the eyes say sandlots and shagging balls until sundown. the piratesthe spirit of little league in their hearts. welcome to the 2017 little league world series.

pirates the cardinals in williamsport, pennsylvania. capacity 2,036. josh bell drove in four runs to lead pittsburgh over saint louis.ow single a ballpark because it's only 5 miles from where the little league world series is taking place. little leaguers got to chat with the big league stars earlier in the day. >>> skins may have lost their second preseason game against the packers but they showed improvement. starting offense scored its first touchdown of the season. skins won the turnover battle. next up bengals play a visit to fedex field on sunday. good news this morning, jordan read taken offer the physically unable to perform list. that means he can practice. other big nfl news wide receiver boldin says he'll retire from football. this just two weeks after signing a one year deal with buffalo worth more than $2 million. boldin said football has afforded me a platform throughout my career to have a greater impact on my humanitarian work. at this time i feel drawn to make the larger fight for human rights my purpose. you know him with the baltimore ravens cardinals. after that pirates game josh bell who hit that

pirates in the second inning. that is serious speed there, where chicago goes on to beat pittsburgh 17-3., after being swept in yesterday's double-header against the cleveland indians, the yankees gear up to host the american league's east rival boston in a four-game series starting tonight. we know where barnacle will be. maybe the most exciting call-out of the broadcast booth yesterday came from some action in the stands. check this out. >> no. help him. >> this could -- >> oh, this is awful. stop. >> no, don't do it. >> no. oh. >> let's take a look at the quick save. sliding. sliding. oh, yeah. much to the delight of the people that will eat them. >> efforts are underway to identify the mystery hand in that cookie saving effort. >> i love how they were so worried about the cookies at the game. all right. still ahead, everybody, new reports seem to suggest that special counsel bob mueller may be zeroing in on former trump campaigner paul manafort. >>> a plant may explode near houston. that's coming up next. my bladder leakage was making me feel like i couldn't spend time with my grandso

pittsburgh. l.a. second baseman chase utley keeps the bid alive with a snag in the eighth inning. extending all the way to take away a single from the pirates next frame, hill's pursuit of one of baseball's toughest feats comes to ray close after a fielding error by logan forsythe. this game remains scoreless where in the bottom of the tept there's a chance for a no hitter. >> hill loses a heart breaker courtesy of josh harrison. it's the first time in history that a no hitter has been broken up by a walk-off home run. >>> the oriol says -- baltimore would need to rely on their bats in extras. >> center field. he did it again. that ball is gone. it's out of here. >>> turning no the nfl and a show of support for former 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick who took the spotlight last season for not his play on the field, but for sparking controversy after refusing to stand for the national anthem. more than 1,000 people reportedly gathered outside league headquarters yesterday urge ag boycott of the nfl and demanding kaepernick be signed to a team before the start of the regular season. it comes one day of a letter was sent to commissioner roge

pittsburgh, he gets the loss. he throws a no hitter through nine innings. loses the no hitter. loses the game. obviously piratesn the background. >> yeah. >> aww. >> asked about it afterward hill said he's quote looking forward to tomorrow. that's just -- it's tough for them but at the same time, you got to find a way to win the game. let's face it dodgers they have the best record in the majors. they'll be just fine but for rich hill you got to feel for the guy. >> he needs therapy. >> got to feel for the you go. >> he'll need it. >> that leaves a scar. >> like pretty much all professional athletes have to have -- baseball players have to have that short memory. got get back out. >> all right. it might start to feel fall. but we're still marking the dog days of summer this morning and that's because national dog day is this weekend. so to celebrate mike thomas is giving us the forecast with some adorable and adoptable puppies. >> yes. yes. it's my second favorite day of the year after bring your dog to work day. but we have some adorable puppies here all of which can be adopted by the way. all from lucky dog a