new at 630, longtime bay area resident and former oakland a's manager tony la russa is launching a newicated to companion animal welfare. the la russa family will be making a public introduction next week of la russa rescue champions. they say it will support animal rescue organizations by raising and distributing money to help them carry out their life saving work. the launch benefit is scheduled for january 25th at the lesher center for the arts in walnut creek. >> you know what, mike? you talk about a guy who walks the walk. >> oh, yeah. >> tony la russa? yeah. for sure. he leaned into that deal early on and then stuck with it. >> and a world champion. >> yeah. okay. so we go outside. we got temperatures today that were kind of mild for this time of year. we should be in the 50s. it's almost. well, it's january. working our way into february now. and temperatures not in the 50s but in the 60s. overnight lows last night did get cold though. last night's lows did feel january esque. no fog at the coast. i was surprised that we had a little fog show up. coastal fog, but we will see fog

baseball hall of famer tony la russa and his family are launching a new organization to help find homest and abandoned pets. and this weekend, the longtime oakland a's manager is putting on a star studded fundraising concert in walnut creek. the event at the lesher center will support the nonprofit la russa rescue champions. the concert will feature former a's stars jose canseco, dennis eckersley and dave stewart taking part in a tribute to the late rickey henderson. there will also be performances from counting crows frontman adam duritz, as well as billy bob thornton's band, the boxmasters. >> for more on the event, we're grateful to be joined by tony la russa here in studio. sir, thanks so much for being here. we were just talking about what an amazing lineup you have for saturday. for people that show up, what can they expect? and all for a good cause here. >> you know, we do it in spurts, like adam's going to be there for about 30 minutes acoustic. billy is going to be about 30 minutes. and then we have a military session. we've got the leader of top gun, we've got the first female

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baseball hall of famer tony la russa is putting on a star studded concert this weekend to raise moneyor his family's new nonprofit, aimed at helping lost and abandoned pets in shelters. the concert is set for saturday at the lesher center in walnut creek. some of the artists playing are the boxmasters and counting crows frontman adam duritz. proceeds will go toward la russa rescue champions. the organization raises and distributes funds to shelters around the bay area and nationally. la russa joined us today to discuss the work. he says the lives of animals in shelters are invaluable. >> companion animals, with the magical, unconditional love they deserve to be preserved, not euthanized. and we found that the quality of life, you know, if you have a dog or even a cat, your quality of life improves. >> incredible work. the hall of famer is doing. tickets are still available for the concert. they range from 75 to $150. should be a fun night on saturday. all right, that does it for us. thanks so much for watching. we'll see you tomorrow. same time 730 right here on ktvu. make sure to dow

longtime bay area resident and former oakland a's skipper tony la russa is launching a new nonprofit dedicated to companion animal welfare. the la russa family will be making a public introduction next week of la russa rescue champions. they say it will support animal rescue organizations by raising and distributing money to help them carry out their life saving work. the la russa family founded the rescue foundation known as arf, but served severed ties with the group in 2023. the launch benefit for their new nonprofit is scheduled for january 25th at the lesher center in walnut creek. some high school student athletes in napa are putting together a collection drive to help fire victims. members of the girls soccer team at justin-siena came up with the idea. they're putting together drawstring bags full of supplies. they will include water, energy bars and blankets, and the students are also writing personal notes for the recipients. >> i just want to say, to stay strong and to keep fighting and have hope and that we have a community here, and we're also going to be supporting you a

newscast, baseball hall of fame inductee tony la russa joins us live in studio to talk about the help that he's giving back to pets in need. it's going to be good. well, that does it for us here on today in the bay this morning. thanks for allowing us to be a part of your morning. that's right. turn to nbcbayarea.com any time of day or night as we're constantly updating. also follow all of us on social. yeah, get a little peek behind kerry's lush life over there. stick around today show is next. >>> good wednesday morning. fireworks on capitol hill over donald trump's pick for secretary of defense. >> and even more expected this morning. good morning. it's january 15th. this is "today." >>> on defense. chaos erupts at the confirmation hearing of president-elect donald trump's choice to lead the pentagon, pete hegseth. facing tough questions about his experience and his past. >> how do you explain your judgment? >> false charges against me. >> overnight a show of support from a key republican, keeping that nomination on track. we're live on capitol hill. >>> fanning the flames. high wi

baseball hall of famer tony la russa is hosting a star studded concert this weekend, raising money for, which helps lost and abandoned pets in shelters. the concert is scheduled for saturday. it will be at the lesher center in walnut creek. the proceeds will go towards la rosa rescue champions. the organization is a contact point for raising and distributing funds to animal shelters around the bay area and around the country. >> companion animals with the magical, unconditional love they deserve to be preserved, not euthanized. and we found that the quality of life, you know, if you have a dog or even a cat, your quality of life improves. >> tickets, by the way, are still available for the concert and they range between 75 and $150. >> homewood mountain resort in tahoe is moving forward with a redevelopment project that's been in the works for 14 years. that's after homewood closed for the winter season, still needing approvals for redevelopment modifications. regulators also made homewood add language to its master plan this week to guarantee the public will have access once homewood

newscast, baseball hall of fame inductee tony la russa joins us live in studio to talk about the help's giving back to pets in need. it's going to be good. well, that does it for us here on today in the bay this morning. thanks for allowing us to be a part of your morning. that's right. turn to nbcbayarea.com any time of day or night as we're constantly updating. also follow all of us on social. yeah, get a little peek behind kerry's lush life over there. stick around today show is next. >>> good wednesday morning. fireworks on capitol hill over donald trump's pick for

. >> bay area sports legend tony la russa is launching a new nonprofit dedicated to animal welfare.er is hosting the champions to the rescue benefit concert in walnut creek. and he talked about the big event on our show midday live. >> our passion has been doing something for children and companion animals. and so we've done it with organizationally. we've done it personally. and we now starting this new nonprofit, a way of introducing what our plans are. is this show tomorrow night. >> the concert features performances from adam duritz of the counting crows and billy bob thornton, with the boxmasters and oakland a's hall of fame panel will be included with a tribute to the late rickey henderson. the event starts at 7 p.m. at the lesher center for the arts. tickets start at $75 online at lesher arts center.org. and today is the second stop of the giants fan fest tour. this time it's going to be in san jose. several giants players and manager bob melvin are scheduled to attend today, and you'll be able to get autographs and photos with the world series trophies. there's also going to

. >> baseball hall of famer tony la russa is putting on a star studded concert this weekend to raise his family's new nonprofit, aimed at helping lost and abandoned pets in shelters. now that concert is set for saturday at the lesher center in walnut creek. some of the artists playing are the boxmasters and the counting crows frontman adam duritz. proceeds will go towards the la rosa rescue champions. and that organization serves as a contact point to raise and distribute funds to shelters around the bay area and nationally. he joined us today to talk about the work and says the lives of animals in shelters are invaluable. >> companion animals with the magical, unconditional love they deserve to be preserved, not euthanized. and we found that the quality of life, you know, if you have a dog or even a cat, your quality of life improves. >> tickets are still available for that concert and range from 75 to $150. >> all righty. i love how you took that. remember when he took that on all those years ago? and he's sticking to it and leaning into it and just dedicated to that. i think it's

tony larussa will unveil a new campaign for companion animal welfare. the russa, as you know, won three world series championships, including with the oakland a's in 1989. lais family will announce their new project at the champions to the rescue benefit, january 25th in walnut creek. tony larussa is rescued. champions organization will help fund animal rescue operations around the country, and also connect volunteers with groups who need help. >> under clear skies, here we go again. it's a broken record, but cold lows. and then we'll end up with lots of sunshine and a nice day. lima valley, petaluma, san martin, walnut creek, felton, saratoga, woodside and danville all between 32 and 34 degrees. second day in a row, back to back days with a low in the city is 29 degrees. the record low 1888. most rain on this date 1.94in 1878, and the record high not that long ago, 2009. excuse me when it was 73 degrees. that 29 is the second coldest going back to january 14th and 15th in 1888, but 27 on december 11th, 1932 is officially the coldest temp. also snowed on that day. we are in a not so good territory here though. this is currently the third driest january on