he also coauthored a willie mays biography with mays himself. he told our own sal castaneda about what he learned while writing that book. >> i didn't know he inspired so many people. i mean, in my day job at the san francisco chronicle, if i'm working on a story and i reach out to ten people and if 3 or 4 of them get back, that's a wonderful day with willie mays. everybody has a willie mays story. i put out ten phone calls and ten people would call back. i interviewed george w bush and bill clinton and hank aaron and all these amazing hall of famers 30 and all and childhood buddies and celebrities, everybody has a willie mays story, and everybody's eager to share their willie mays story. >> shea says he spent time with mays last wednesday, and said mays seemed healthy. he said the two discussed the upcoming game in birmingham. well, the giants were on the road tonight playing the cubs at wrigley field, where mays played many times. and tonight the ballpark held a moment of silence. >> ladies and gentlemen, it is with great sadness that we annou

born may the 6th, 1931, in westfield, alabama, mays excelled at an early age.t only 14, he was playing semi-pro baseball with his father while still in high school. his professional career began in the leagues with the birmingham black barons, but it was the new york giants who signed mays to a major league contract. >> i really didn't care who signed me. i wanted to get out of, the south and not not because of, any racial thing there is because i wanted to go and maybe help my family to make a money, and i did for years after jackie robinson broke the color barrier when he made his debut less than three weeks before his 20th birthday on may 25th, 1951, mays went hitless in his first 12 at bats. >> in his 13th, he hit the first of his 660 career home runs. he would go on to garner rookie of the year honors, and he was on deck when bobby thomson hit the shot heard round the world. the giants won the pennant. >> the giants with the pennant in 1952. >> mays career was put on hold for almost two full seasons after he was drafted into the army during the korean war

willie mays i know. so she was a fan of willie mays and she knew her willie mays. anybody else know willie mays? yes. yeah. >> even the most casual fans know willie mays. all right, jesse gary live at willie mays plaza outside oracle park in the city. jesse, thank you for that. all right. joining us now to talk more about willie mays life and his legacy and his significance to the city of san francisco. sports broadcaster damon bruce. damon, thank you for joining us this afternoon. you hear from all those giants fans? i mean, this this really felt like a personal loss for so many people. i want to get your thoughts here. you had the opportunity to chat with willie mays, have conversations with him on occasions over the years here. what was it like for you to sit across from, from such a larger than life figure? >> well, alex, heather, thanks for having me on. and yeah, the first time i ever sat down and had a cup of coffee with willie mays, it's about the fastest i've ever ran out of a cup of coffee to call my father, to tell him that i just had that, you know? i m

. >> the great willie mays.on x, showing the moment that the death of willie mays was announced. mays hall of fame career began at the age of 16 there at rickwood field. his death comes two days before tomorrow's game. at that field between the giants and the saint louis cardinals. ktvu you talked to gerald watkins, the chairman and executive director of friends of rickwood. he says this year's classic game will be a sad day as the community pays tribute to the life and legacy of willie mays. >> i think that as people come in and see that picture and mlb is bringing his hall of fame plaque here that was planned before he passed. i think there's going to be a lot of tears shed in birmingham and across the country, and rickwood field will never be the same now that willie has passed. i mean, it had to happen eventually, but his memory will will be on the minds of everyone who comes through here, even more than it ever was. >> it's definitely going to be a game. you don't want to miss. as the baseball community gat

willie mays has died at the age of 93. many of us, including myself, weren't even old enough to see him play. but we saw the highlights. the over-the-shoulder catch, that radiant smile. baseball is a game of generations, and willie mays transcended generations. most of us agree willie mays was the greatest baseball player of all time. this is all unfolding within the last 90 minutes. so we're going to just go through this together. we are being flooded with memorials and memories from former players, family members and the fans. willie howard mays was born in alabama, played in the leagues before joining the new york giants back in 1951. he made the move out west here to the west coast in 1958, when the giants moved to san francisco. he left the giants in 1972 and then ended his career with the new york mets in 1973. just a short while ago, another giants legend, barry bonds, posting an emotional tribute on instagram, quote i am beyond devastated and overcome with emotion. i have no words to describe what you mean to me. y

well willie mays son michael mays releasing this statement tonight . he wrote my father has passed away peacefully and among loved ones. i want to thank you all from the bottom of my broken heart for the unwavering love you have shown him over the years. you have been his life's blood. >> san francisco giants ceo larry baer worked very closely with willie mays for the last 30 years. and tonight, baer told me on the phone from chicago that willie mays was a model of sportsmanship and generosity. i think willie's legacy is the purity of sport and the joy in which he played the game, and how he embraced it, his teammates, how he embraced the kids in the community, i'll never forget he would he'd come to the ballpark. and over the last 30 years, as a member of the giants front office and, and would bring dozens of balls, cartons of balls and look for kids and call them, actually call them over and say, here, here, this is for you. >> larry baer said, mays spirit and loved the game of baseball will live on for generations and that a celebration of life will

that may be the house that barry built, but it's on the foundation of willie mays that is well said.assic game. a willie mays statue will be on display right there at center field, and fans can also sign a memory and condolences book. >> and off the field, willie mays fought for civil rights during the height of the civil rights movement. as a teen, he rose to prominence playing in the leagues in the deep south, then later, when the giants moved out west from new york, he faced housing discrimination in the primarily white sherwood forest neighborhood. despite mays popularity, the seller refused his offer after neighbors complained about a black family moving in. mays was often criticized for not being more outspoken, but he stood up for civil rights in other ways, like fundraising for youth activities. in hunters point. >> he was very much so for uplifting the black community and doing any and everything that he could do to move our plight forward. >> in 2015, he earned a presidential medal of freedom from then-president barack obama, who said it's because of people like willie mays

and part it opened in may. unfortunately, mays never got to see it. fans say he'll be missed but never forgotten. just baseball player ever. and there's never going to be another like the giants have decided to open work park for fans on thursday on the scoreboard. they will televise the giants first cardinals game at rickwood field. >> and there will be a lot of different things. fans can do to pay tribute to may's the game starts 4.15, but again, doors open at noon. i'm sara stinson reporting in san francisco kron. 4 news. so sarah also caught up with legendary filmmaker spike lee out there. he was in oracle park to honor willie mays. yeah. he said on instagram that he had already scheduled to a business meeting. >> last week to be in the bay area. and it just so happened to coincide with this. and when he heard about the passing wanted to come down to. >> 24 willie mays plaza too pays respects in person. and spike lee has a suggestion about how major league baseball can kind of tippett's cap to the all-time legend. >> i think the greatest. >> baseb

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number 24 willie mays.an feel it in the crowds, and everybody was touched by that, a chance to remember him. and i hope that his family feels honored by that. it was not difficult to find fans anxious to talk about the man. many say is the greatest of all time. i can remember being in candlestick park, out in the bleachers, trying to get in the scrum for a home run ball from willie. it was it was madness. cubs fan remembering what her mother told her growing up in chicago about the great willie mays, she said tell me how when willie mays played all the ladies used to sit in the house and sit around the tv and the world stopped when baseball came on. on the field tonight, in honor of number 24, every giants player wore that number. this man sported the shirt he made last week with willie mays on the front, and a picture of a willie mays autographed baseball on the back. the way he played was such great style, confidence, power, speed. he did everything. he was just the greatest. also in the stands, watching

mays. he was beloved to all giants fans, young and old proffers will trend line oracle park where people have been paying their respects. good morning. well. >> and you can see the flowers right behind me almost immediately after the news broke to the world that willie howard mayes junior left us. they came to the place where he often would come to root on the giants. step aside. you can see what's going on. many people have put flowers here. they put a bobblehead to the left of the statue right by his right ankle. you can see somebody even left a jersey for willie mays. he is gardener was regarded as the greatest living player in baseball in till yesterday. can you believe this rain? and this is the first time in 93 years that the world does not have willie mays. let me show you a picture of mister mays actually met him 6 years ago at a giants home opener. we cross paths. and then he i just saw you on tv. i almost passed out. i couldn't believe that willie mays, new me and then a year late

and of course that includes the willie mays statue at willie mays plaza outside oracle park. ktvu jesse gary begins our coverage near the corner of third and king streets in san francisco. >> a doorway calls to those on a pilgrimage to pay their last respects to willie mays. >> it was supposed to be open, so, hey, let's take advantage of this. go to the museum. >> i was supposed to be in a buddhist retreat online, but, you know, to me, willie is a teacher. >> say, willie, the say hey, experience is a museum and also a shrine to willie mays. it has videos, pictures and memorabilia of what many say was baseball's greatest player because of the situation, we wanted to open the space, give fans a chance to pay their respects, honor the legend that willie mays is wednesday. >> people filed in to remark on mays greatness on and off the field. >> you always hear about willie. you see him in the sea. everything he's done in the parks, like you see the statue every time you pass by the gates. and so it's just been a huge part of it. >> he's all over the park. 24, 24, 24. he's all over

willie mays. i just i lost. all right. let's get out there. and i morning. >> that memorial continues to grow as so many people are stopping by spending quiet moments with willie mays. some dropping off flowers, candles, taking selfies and then this just happened. look at this out. beautiful. this bouquet is and it just got dropped off from stanley getty designs. here's jason mallah bed. it was so important for you to be here. you and your friends that you got up early this morning went down to the flower shop and did what i wiped them out. yes, you guys absolutely clean them out of every creation that they this morning grabbed about. 1000 somewhere on 1000 carnations and >> got a gathering able make it happen and why was it so important? willie mays transcends sports. >> willie mays probably had shoes older than but you're here with me. he touched you. yeah, you know, willie mays, important icon to san francisco, specially the giants and >> are you know, we have to. had to. so our respects and th

mays means to him and what this game would have meant to his dad.ast few days been like for you? this has been epic from the beginning, you know? and, we've all been talking about how this is the real life field of dreams. it's not just another event. this is important in so many ways. and, i just think my dad, understanding the gravity of it, just pulled the power move of all power moves. so, let it be known he is in the building. how would you like for people to have his legacy live on? and to remember willie mays straight joy like he brought them to be happy. this is a joyous occasion. like there's nothing to be down about. no crying in baseball. you don't have a happy, happy day here. and remember like that. and maybe that speaks to our times, our society. you know, maybe it's time to, you know, let go of this hate and get happy and be joyous. and what, what better place to set that example than birmingham, alabama for nbc bay area? i'm laura b'rit from rickwood field in birmingham, alabama. it's really nice that you got to speak with willie may

here at 24 willie mays plaza.s surprised and he loved it. and tonight, fans are getting a chance to show how much they love willie mays. you see the flowers there and the candles. a lot of the people raj you kind of touched on it. a lot of the people out here never saw him play and that makes sense. he retired in 73, but they know what he meant to baseball and what he meant to san francisco. an iconic song, take me out to the ball game, played for the man who brought people out to the ball game, willie mays. rick brandon was having dinner with his family when he got the bad news. we came out and i figured, well, i got my trumpet in the trunk. either taps or take me out to the ballgame. so he made a difference for everybody who loves the game. this is the baseball willie mays sign for rixx daughter when she stood next to willie after she had sung the national anthem back in 2007. he was so sweet and congratulated me after and said i did great and he signed a ball for me and hung out for a little bit. and it was jus

with the mays statue and the city of san francisco also celebrates willie mays day, may 24th. again number 24 is the number we will be seeing and hearing a lot about here in the coming days. >> yeah, a lot of people think of him and as the greatest player, a hall of famer, a giants legend. i wonder if you could ask willie mays who he looked to, who are some of his favorite players? who would he say? i mean, i would be so curious to know that, but probably some of his teammates, you know, willie mccovey and some of the players that he played with on the giants, i would imagine, well, i know who he played with, would want to play with. >> yeah. >> highest bat. well, we at one time. >> at one time. >> yeah. >> let's take a moment. now we do have more on the life and legacy of willie mays from fox news tom rinaldi. let's take a look at this. >> willie mays, the all around star of the san francisco giants. >> that was him. we could watch and cheer and marvel, but mostly we felt willie mays. he just brought this song to his feet with a catch. there was a beauty and a purity in how h

willie mays has passed away. [crying] . >> all right, back at home, san francisco mayor london-breed releasing a statement over the past half-hour to a native san francisco some things go without question, it is foggy, cable cars go halfway to the stars and willie mays is the best there ever was. meant to much staying involve in san francisco and giants long after he retired from the game he loved. willie mays will be the greatest of giants in story of san francisco. giants saying from his son michael, i want to thank you from the bottom of my broken heart the love. you have been his life's blood. >>> larry, the giant's president and ceo saying i fell in love with baseball because of willie, plain and simple. i went to candlestick with my dad, watching willie patrol center field. over the past several years working with him and his zest for life and unbrightal compassion for giving to kids has been one of the joys of my life. giant's chairman, today we lost a true legend in baseball greats. illy mays combination

so he loves willie mays. we all love willie mays. his numbers are staggering. 5th all-time in home runs at 660. the only giant who has more than him is his godson, barry bonds, 338. >> stolen bases, 339. if you count the heart that he stole from all of us. so many people remembering willie mays this morning, stopping by taking a moment. so many people guys look at this. they even have security officers here from the giants to make sure thpt people can stop by take a picture, a drop flowers, down the some yesterday even jumped up to the statute to be even that much closer. >> to willie mays, back to you. >> all right. yeah. and you mentioned barry bonds because willie mays was like a father to him. he was barry bonds is godfather and have words from barry bonds today to share with you as well. and continues to pay tribute. he said i am in part, i am beyond devastated, overcome with emotion. i have no words to describe what you mean to me. you helped shape me to be who i am today. thank you for being my godfather and always being there

, a scholarship program was named after willie mays, the willie mays scholars.provided support to minority children in san francisco. the giants say the scholars program created opportunities for children to overcome racial and educational inequities so that they can succeed in high school, college and beyond. former president barack obama posted on social media, calling mays a wonderfully warm and generous person blessed with an unmatched combination of grace, skill, and power. president obama presented mays the presidential medal of freedom in 2015, the highest civilian honor in the united states. there's a look at that ceremony. yeah. president obama recounted what he told mays before that ceremony. he said, quote, because of giants like mays, someone like me could even think about running for president. the difference that man made so many places, our coverage from birmingham, alabama starts tonight. we'll have live coverage all day tomorrow before the giants and cardinals play ball. you can watch that game right here on ktvu. the tributes will continue ther

mays. we did a tour of the ballpark earlier today, and i got to tell you, i got emotional when i stood out in center field and you look back and so much of the ballpark still exists today. major league baseball really wanted to honor the history of rickwood field. they have renovated it. they have put millions of dollars into renovating this field to, you know, make it more modern. but they have kept all the charm, and it still feels like you're stepping back in time. and it really is a special place. you know, you walk around and i think for the players who will take the field here tomorrow, they will have the feeling that willie mays once played here, jackie robinson played here, satchel paige played here. nearly 200 hall of famers have come through this ballpark at some point. it also is a special place to willie mays, obviously being the place that he grew up. and this is something that he wanted. he wanted people to come back to his hometown and celebrate baseball. and that's what's ha

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and of course that includes the willie mays statue at willie mays plaza outside oracle park.verage near the corner of third and king streets in san francisco. >> a doorway calls to those on a pilgrimage to pay their last respects to willie mays. >> it was supposed to be open, so, hey, let's take advantage of this. go to the museum. >> i was supposed to be in a buddhist retreat online, but, you know, to me, willie is a teacher. >> say, willie, the say hey, experience is a museum and also a shrine to willie mays. it has videos, pictures and memorabilia of what many say was baseball's greatest player because of the situation, we wanted to open the space, give fans a chance to pay their respects, honor the legend that willie mays is wednesday. >> people filed in to remark on mays greatness on and off the field. >> you always

and mays name written inside. the patch will be displayed on the front of the team's uniform right above the heart. fittingly, the giants started wearing the mays patch today in chicago. they'll continue to wear it for the rest of the season. even sadder than willie's passing is that his death comes only two days before he was going to be honored. in birmingham, alabama, a new mural was unveiled today at rickwood field, where mays played for the birmingham black barons. he started playing pro baseball at age 16. the giants will play a game there tomorrow against the cardinals. that game was planned as a tribute to willie, and now it will be a memorial. we showed you the jersey patch a few moments ago. here's a look at the giants wearing the patches during the game today at wrigley field. mays by the way, the all time leader in visiting home runs at wrigley with 54. and earlier today, giants great j.t. snow joined kristen sze 3 p.m. show getting answers to tell us about his memories of the say hey kid, i wasn't of

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as the tributes continue for willie mays. they stay with us for the latest right here on nbc bay area and on our streaming channels. you can also visit our website, nbcbayarea.com. just click on the willie mays tab at the top of our home page. well, tonight the search is on for the gunman who opened fire at a juneteenth celebration near lake merritt in oakland last night. you can see this video here shows the immediate aftermath of that shooting. the bullet sent hundreds of the violence started when the event was actually wrapping up. first, about 20 vehicles started an illegal sideshow at grand and euclid fights, then broke out in the street. and that is when the gunfire started. at least 15 people were hit, including a woman who says she was shot in the hand. it was tragic, i mean tragic. all i could think about was my family and living to see another day. it's the day we were supposed to come out here and, you know, celebrate and have fun and it's just oakland got to do better. so far there have been no arrests. but the oa

i mean, even when we were kids, it was willie mays, willie mays, i mean, he was the man. >> he used to come in that pink cadillac, that pink convertible cadillac. and it was just willie mays, you know? yeah, he's he was. he was our, hero. >> sports columnist scott ostler said he was talking with willie mays one time and a modest mays was saying how he wasn't sure he got all that power and reference to the home runs that he hit. ostler said he looked down where mays had his arms on the table. he was wearing a short sleeve shirt at the time and thought, i think i know where that power came from. describing willie mays arms that looked like popeye arms in his description, they're very strong wrists at that. now back to you. >> all right j.r. thank you. so great to hear all those stories. and the giants are adding a special patch to their uniforms in honor of willie mays. it's a round patch with number 24 and mays name written inside. you see it there. the patch will be displayed on the front of the team's uniform right above the heart. >> please join us in a moment of silence as we rememb

mays, how are you? couch. >>> i really think it say great idea. as we celebrate art piece meant to spark conversation with art and history. the mayor has a lot to fix on top of all of that she is fighting to keep her job. this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >>> hi, i'm sara donchey, juliette has the night off. honoring willie mays who died yesterday at 93. willie mays statue at oracle is a place people are sharing and paying tribute. >> reporter: a statue that has become a landmark outside of oracle rk

we're paying a special tribute to mays with some memorable moments you may have not seen before or dugnto the archives there. >> that's going to be an incredible show. and back here in the bay area, the say hey experience honoring the giants legend is now open to fans right across the street from oracle park. >> because of the situation, we wanted to open the space, give fans a chance to pay their respects, honor the legend that willie mays is. >> the immersive exhibit includes rare photographs, memorabilia and video that chronicles mays life. the attraction is normally only open during giants home games, but the team opened it up while the giants are on the road to allow fans to pay their respects to willie mays and learn more about his life. >> people like him live forever. he's in our hearts. he's part of giants baseball as long as they're san francisco giants baseball, there's going to be a willie mays. he's just so much of a part of how we became who we are. that may be the house that barry built, but it's on the foundation of willie mays. >> i just love that. there's also a watch

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the address for oracle park, 24 willie mays plaza. wrigley field held a moment of silence for mays before today's game with the cubs. dave flemming and hunter pence wore t-shirts to honor the say hey kid. as for the game, top eight, giants trailed 6-1 with the bases loaded at the plate. 444-foot grand slam that brought the giants to within a run. ninth homer of the year for soler. ninth inning, grounded out to end the game. cubs held on to win 6-5. giantsdrop two out of three at wrigley. it's on to face the cardinals tomorrow night in birmingham. >>> a pivot to the nba. gary peyton ii has nine million reasons to feel good. gp ii has picked up his player option to return to the warriors next season. injuries limited peyton to 44 games last season. >>> former stanford star, cameron brinks rookie season with l.a. sparks is over. she suffered a torn acl last night. not only will she be out for the rest of the season, but brink will also miss the olympic games. she was on the three-on-three team. what's the one must have in your suitcase f

the two major cities mays played in. and now, he is passing down the love of baseball to his 3-year-old son, teddy. >> he does not get the gravity of it. part of it is bringing him here just so we have a photo in a couple years to tell him that story. >> he wants to teach his son all about his legacy once he is old enough to understand. >> and the pitch. >> he regards mays as one of the greatest baseball players in history. not just because of his stats but because of his cultural influence. he first played in the negro american league for the black barons before moving over to the major leagues just several years after it was integrated. fritzgerald said he has no doubt that 100 years from now people will still be talking about mays. >> never be forgotten. forever be missed. >> and tomorrow he will be honored for the barriers he broke in baseball. vern glenn has more on that. this game already is huge deal. it has taken on so much more. >> it would have been enormous had he been there. without him, this is really, this

willie mays. >> passed away peacefully this afternoon at the age of 93. please join us in a moment of silence as we remember willie mae. >> and there you can see major league baseball honoring willie mays and a game last night. the former giants and hall of famer, as we just said, passed with the age of 93 and kron four's sports director jason dumas has more now on his legacy. >> considered perhaps the greatest player to ever play the game. willie mays was already a superstar. when the giants moved to san francisco from new york in 1958. but even before he was a giant mays played 3 seasons in the leagues helping lead the birmingham black barons, the planet in 1948. after the giants beat out multiple teams to sign him. the say hey, kid was brought up midway through the 1951 season. his debut was in auspices as he started his major league for 12. but on his 13th, that bad made hit a home run off. future hall of famer warren spahn and the rest is history. mays was a major contributor and the giants h

tonight about mays. want to show you now something that cc sabathia of vallejo put out on the platform known as x. he says, quote, i will never forget this day when i walked in and heard, that's the boy who wears his hat like this. obviously he's talking about the photo of him and willie mays there. sabathia says, rest in peace, willie mays. you changed the game forever and inspired kids like me to chase our dream. thank you for everything that you did on and off the field, always in our hearts. touching tributes as people express their grief tonight. now we go to some other news this evening and vandals sadly destroyed a school garden here in oakland. our crystal bailey is here now. and crystal, this was a really special place funded by steph and ayesha curry's foundation. well, that's right, the garden was put together to build up east oakland elementary school global family elementary. >> thankfully, school is out and there is no summer school held there, so no kids could witness the destruction. but

that's where willie mays began his career. mays passed away yesterday at age 93. unveiled today at rickwood. mays began playing for the birmingham black barons in the league at age 16. now, this game was originally planned as a tribute to mays. now it's going to be more of a memorial. abc seven's chris alvarez is there in birmingham. he will report from rickwood field tomorrow. the giants started wearing 24 patches honoring mays during the game today at wrigley field. as for that game, cubs honoring willie. a moment of silence before the game, giants had the 24 jersey hanging in their dugout. pick it up in the bottom of the fourth. ian happ solo homer to center field, his ninth of the year and the cubs take a one nothing lead. very. next batter. here it comes. there he goes. dansby swanson going going gone back to back. jacks for the cubs. they would build a61 cushion. but back come the giants with one mighty swing. two outs bases loaded for jorge soler. and this is a grand slam in the eighth. so number two drives in four. as in 24. coincidence i think not. giants

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residents returning home may still, though, experience some power outages. containment has improved to 58% on the arrow fire in calaveras county. >> it's being driven by dry winds and has so far burned 5300 acres east of stockton. there are evacuation orders still in place, but some people were allowed to return to their homes yesterday. the cause of that fire is still being investigated. >> the largest fire burning in the state right now is in colusa county, northeast of clear lake. so far, the cites fire has burned more than 19,000 acres. it's only 20% contained. the fire is burning mostly dry grass, but several structures are being threatened. the blaze has also started several spot fires as well. >> smoke from the fires led to another air quality advisory for today. that's right. >> so what about tomorrow? meteorologist sanjay patel is here with your 24 hour accuweather forecast. sandra. >> yeah. >> and dan and there is no alert for tomorrow. but keep in mind that things could fluctuate pretty quickly in terms of the air quality right now. let's take a l

that's where willie mays began his career. mays passed away yesterday at age 93.ural was unveiled today at rickwood. mays began playing for the birmingham black barons in the league at age 16. now, this game was originally planned as a tribute to mays. now it's going to be more of a memorial. abc seven's chris alvarez is there in birmingham. he will report from rickwood field tomorrow. the giants started wearing 24 patches honoring mays during the game today at wrigley field. as for that game, cubs honoring willie. a moment of silence before the game, giants had the 24 jersey hanging in their dugout. pick it up in the bottom of the fourth. ian happ solo homer to center field, his ninth of the year and the cubs take a one nothing lead. very. next batter. here it comes. there he goes. dansby swanson going going gone back to back. jacks for the cubs. they would build a61 cushion. but back come the giants with one mighty swing. two outs bases loaded for jorge soler. and this is a grand slam in the eighth. so number two drives in four. as in 24. coincidence i think not

in honor of mays and the leagues. nbc bay area's damian trujillo is live outside oracle park, where fans are still filing in damian. yeah, those fans keep coming here to willie mays plaza to pay tribute to willie mays at his statue here. and then after this, they're walking into the game, watching the game at oracle park. it is free for all those fans, but inside, all day, it's been an emotional farewell to willie mays. the piano music set the mood for what was to come. the flags at half staff, the number 24 planted in center field and in the warning track. fans signing condolence books, young faces, older faces all here to honor willie mays. it's hard. this is a very wonderful man. and i think the giants have done a great thing in letting us share in this ceremony of memory. for many hands trembled as they wrote their messages to the say, hey, kid, include walter wilson, who says he met willie once and talk to my wife like, god, i get to talk to willie mays. what am i going to say to willie mays? because my hero, sin

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willie mays died at the age of 93 in palo alto. well, they may story extended well beyond the baseball field. he broke down barriers for athletes of color. and others has lost being felt all around the world and right here in the bay area. vern glenn has more on the legacy that may's left behind. >>really? left. >>willie mays was a great base. player. is an understatement. you cannot mention the 5 greatest players of all time. without bringing him in the discussion. more than 1931. the son of a steel mill worker. may's learned the game at an early age and although as that was alabama high school had no baseball team. it was clear that sport would define him. at 16. he was playing for the birmingham black barons of the negro leagues. the day after he graduated from high school he signed with the new york giants and by age 20. was in the majors playing games at the polo grounds. that was 1950. his career was briefly put on hold for 2 years because of military service. 1954. he was back in a baseball uniform. doing what he did best. o

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we will pay tribute to mays with some memorable moments who may not have been seen before or tonight. >> plumes of smoke in a phoenix neighborhood in tonight's west coast rap. the fire that broke out requiring both firefighters and animal control. >> also ahead, a good samaritan in alaska stepping in at the right time. how he was able to save a moose calf right under the mother's nose, and more push back to the panda project in san francisco. >> the upcoming meeting, where opponents plan to voice their driven fire in south phoenix has burned a mobile home and several trees. >> and the story does begin. tonight's west coast wrap. firefighters were dealing with hot, dry and windy conditions. reporter lauren clark has more on the firefight. we know the fire started in an open field and then quickly spread from there, burning in its path, farming equipment, an old wooden shed and a mobile home unit. >> no one was hurt, but phoenix fire did have to call in animal control for a very interesting problem. >> firefighters had their work cut out for them. >> water hoses attacked the flames turn

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and while mays may be gone, his legacy can be seen and felt across america.r crews are in birmingham, alabama tonight where that legacy began at the historic rickwood field. but first, a deadly confrontation at an east bay cvs store. the new details about the shooting that left the store security guard dead. the news at six starts right now. good evening and thanks for being with us on this wednesday. i'm raj mathai and i'm audrey asistio tonight. fremont police say they are still investigating after a cvs security guard was shot and killed inside a fremont store last thursday. the man who police say shot the guard was stabbed and remains in the hospital tonight. and now police are hoping the public can help them understand exactly what unfolded here. here's nbc bay area's robert honda barnsdall art park business has resumed at the cvs pharmacy in the fremont hub shopping center, but it will be a while before things are back to normal for workers and many customers. police say a contracted security guard, 41 year old abakar amin, was shot during a struggle wi

it's a circle with the number 24 and mays name written inside the giants started wearing the mays patchoday and will continue to wear it for the rest of the season. tomorrow, the giants will play the cardinals in mays hometown of birmingham, alabama. the game will be played at rickwood field, where a teenage mays began his pro career in 1948. the giants will open oracle park for fans to pay their respects and sign a condolence book. gates opened at noon for that. the game will be streamed on the big screen at 4:15 p.m. abc seven news sports anchor chris alvarez is going to birmingham, alabama. he'll bring us live reports tomorrow right here on abc seven news events across the bay area today are marking juneteenth. >> juneteenth officially became a federal holiday in 2021. it celebrates june 19th, 1865, when the last enslaved people in texas found out they were free. two and a half years after the emancipation proclamation. abc's seven news reporter tim johns has highlights from a juneteenth event at san francisco's golden gate park. way down each place, it was an emotional commemoration

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