andy zhang can't believe he was playing in the u.s. open. this is the best feeling. and this is -- i'm really excited he played here at the lichic club. >> this is like shaking on the first tee, i guess i'll get used to it. >> he played in master champion. >> i thought i was going to look up to them. they're like just nice to me, giving me tips. >> tiger tried to qualify and didn't make it. and andy is a huge fan. >> and this morning i shook his hand. >> not too young if he can do it. that is the great thing is that it's not handed to you. and just think of exkbreernss from the game from playing in this event. how well it's going to serve june skbrer high school he veents in the tournament that ends on father's day if andy makes the cut, unfortunately, his dad will not be here. >> my dad went back to china three days ago. i call every round. every day. and. >> they were both star stuck on the practice range. >> before i came here i thought can i ask them for their autographs? no. you're giving out autographs. >> and what a great story. and if i was a betting man i wo

golfer andy zhang replacing paul casey. what makes this a big deal? zhang is only 14 years old, the youngest to compete in the u.s. open since world war ii. that means it's been a while. zhang born december 1997, which means he was 6 months old the last time the u.s. open was held at the olympic club. it also means some of those players out there have clubs older than him. if you're hoping to catch some of the action at the club, you have to park on the other side of the city. volunteers showed up early this morning at candlestick park to board shuttles to the club, security very fight, fans not allowed to bring any electronics, including cell phones. that's going to hurt. and no bags larger than eight inches. that's going to hurt on the purse front. yeah. laura is shaking her head. talking about a booty -- one of those fanny packs. i know how you roll. the shuttle making 30-minute trips to and from the olympic club all day long running to 9:00 p.m. what's wrong with booty pack? >> you are nothing but trouble. >> we'll have live coverage all week prev

andy zhang can't believe he was playing in the u.s. open. this is the best feeling.s is -- i'm really excited he played here at the lichic club. >> this is like shaking on the first tee, i guess i'll get used to it. >> he played in master champion. >> i thought i was going to look up to them. they're like just nice to me, giving me tips. >> tiger tried to qualify and didn't make it. and andy is a huge fan. >> and this morning i shook his hand. >> notoo young if he can do it. that is the great thing is that it's not handed to you. and just think of exkbreernss from the game from playing in this event. how well it's going to serve june skbrer high school he veents in the tournament that ends on father's day if andy makes the cut, unfortunately, his dad will not be here. >> my dad went back to china three days ago. i call every round. every day. and. >> they were both star stuck on the practice range. >> before i came here i thought can i ask them for their autographs? no. you're giving out autographs. >> and what a great story. and if i was a betting man i would say he

i bet you were doing this, you are about to meet andy zhang, at 14, qualified for the u.s.> mike schuman spoke with zhang at the olympic club, making history to become the youngest player ever to tee off at that event. >> reporter: andy zhang can't believe he is playing in the u.s. open. >> it is the best feeling i have ever got before. it is -- i am really excited. >> reporter: andy played his first practice round here at the olympic club. >> i was actually like shaking on the first tee. i guess i will get used to it. it is definitely the hardest course i have ever played and it is really challenging. >> reporter: he played with masters champion bubba watson. >> i thought i would look up to them. they were really nice. >> reporter: tiger tried to qualify for the open at 15 years old and didn't make it. andy, of course, is a huge fan. >> yeah, this morning i shook his hand. i was like, "wow, i shook tiger's hand." >> he's not too young if he can diet. there is no. the great thing about this game it is not handed to you. you have to go out and put up the numbers. he did. he

tiger is a little annoyed, but andy zhang is not.e youngest player by nearly a year to play at the united states open, born in china, came to the united states four years ago. he's scheduled to start the 9th grade. a player backed out, and this fella got a shot. >> i tried it when i was 15. but he earned his spot. he went out there and went through both sections, both stages, i'm sorry, and did it. and it's not too young if he can do it. >>> we'll give you the kron lineup for those of you who are star gazers of the catherine heenan will be there when? >> i get to go on thursday. >> and you're a guest of? >> the council general of ireland. i get to go with some irish people, maybe meet rory. i don't know. he's like the irish ambassador. >> oh, my god. you must be -- >> i'm just thrillid get to go! >> and congratulations on having your nose in the air. >> and jacky, you're going out saturday? >> saturday. my guest is not as prestigious. >> yeah, and i'm going tomorrow with vern. >> that's pretty -- it'll be fun, i'll get to come see yo

andy zhang will be making history as the youngest player at 14. who knows about were the mcelroy?game. he missed three consecutive cuts -- rory mcilroy has struggled with his game. he thinks he is ok. all aspects got tobe be on. i will enjoy the week and enjoy the challenge and hopefully that can result in a playing good golf and having a chance going into sunday. >> the redskins are back on the field as they plow through their mini camp. one of the best additions is more he was the head coach of the buccaneers. he was fired and hired as a secondary coach of the redskins. 35 but he brings energy to the practice field. col. shanahan jokes that morris can get under your skin with trash talking. >> it is like playing pick-up basketball. he talks a little trash to each other. have fun getting the job done. it gets people alive and coming back to work. these guys -- it has been fun. >> rahim morris. the nats travel back from toronto today but the yankees will be in power on friday -- in town on friday. i know leon will be there on friday. >> tell them not to clip their nails during the

open, 14-year-old andy zhang. they are plus-9. we have more from the olympic club just ahead in this newscast. >>> new at 11:00 tonight, prosecutors call it vigilante justice. but was it just parental protection. a san francisco couple is behind bars finding their 17-year-old daughter's pimp and gunning him down in cold blood. the d.a. says they had no right to take justice in their own hands. or did the pimp get what he deserved? >> reporter: good evening. the attorney for the couple admits his clients have a strong motive in this case. but as far as he knows, there's no evidence to link them to the crime. >> there's no weapon. there's no eyewitness. there's no statement that i'm aware of. >> reporter: attorney eric sapphire represents a couple that are both in the san francisco county jail, being held on $2 million bail. sapphire admits his clients had reason to wish harm against calvin who was shot to death this earth, because they say he took advantage of the couple's 17-year-old daughter. >> he was acting as her pimp. he woul

open, 14-year-old andy zhang, is 15 t right now is 7 over. round three right here on nbc bay area, our coverage begins at noon. also you can get the latest anytime at nbcbayarea.com. of course we'll have more from the olympic club just ahead in this newscast. >>> and speaking of round three, we'll see the warmest weather so far for the u.s. open tomorrow, actually getting close to 80 there. inland, we're talking temperatures as hot as 103 in pleasanton, a saturday scorcher on the way. your forecast is coming up. >>> also still ahead at 5:00, along with the heat comes the sweat, right? we'll show you a new treatment that can help with extreme perspiration. >>> and the revised plan for the apple super campus in cupertino. it leaves a neighborhood with mixed feelings. >>> what did steve jobs advise president obama on before he died? could itake a difference in his campaign for reelection? we'll have that.  [ female announcer ] itchy, irritated skin? try new cortizone-10 quick shot. fast relief with the strongest, nonprescription itch medicine

. >> the arrival of 14-year-old andy zhang to the u.s. open this morning was a side bar.no mistake. tiger woods continues to be the headliner at this u.s. open. following his round, tiger took center stage where he answered questions for over 30 minutes. inevitably, those questions turned to his ability to return to the top of his sport. and tiger clearly believes such questions are here to stay. >> even if i do win a major championship, it will be, well, you're not at 18 yet. when will you get to 19. always something with you guys. i've dealt with that my entire career. ever since i was an amateur and playing all the way through. and to professional golf. it hasn't changed. >> tiger tees off on number 9 thursday, bright and early at 7:33 a.m. he'll have a lot of company walking the course. especially considering he's playing alongside masters champ, bubba watson and phil mickelson. >> he gets the best out of me. on thursday, i'll be ready to play. and one of the issues i've had, i've been mentally lethargic on thursday and friday. i won't be this week. >> tiger and phil

tournaments while eager parents hover nearby some hoping their child will be another chinese hero like andy zhangcently became the youngest golfer ever to play in the u.s. open. for years, golf was banned here in communist china. even today, critics call it green opium because it's expensive and addictive. the cost of playing in a children's tournament can top $1500 u.s. dollars, about half what a chinese factory worker makes in a year. but in a country where there are now more than a million millionaires, golf is the latest status symbol and its popularity among china's wealthy is soaring. >> the number of golf courses open-- >> american golf pro jack leer recently moved to china. >> they will work and work until it's done. >> reporter: many of his young students dream of being golf super stars. he wants to be a world champion, just like his idol, tiger woods. 13-year-old ujo liu, who goes by leo, says he wants to play golf in college in the u.s. his concerned mother said it's good to have a hobby but at his young age his education and homework are more important, not exactly's leo's dream. >> i

andy zhang is the youngest golfer to play the u.s. open since world war ii.ger woods didn't even make it until he was 15. zhang moved here from china four years ago and didn't know a word of english. >> tiger's such an underachiever. >> he is. >> now, he is playing with bubba watson and tiger himself. zhang admits it's all just a little surreal. >> well, yeah. this morning, i was like, wow. i just shook tiger's hand. i came here. can i go on to the range and ask them for the autographs? no, you're giving out autographs. >> playing with the big boys. zhang does not look like your average ninth grader. he's six feet tall. and maybe the braces are a dead giveaway. luckily, he took the head gear off. >> but those braces, still had that classic tiger smile. keep on playing, kid. >>> we told you earlier that college costs are soaring these days. but here's a little consolation for students out there. they may be able to buy a fresh-baked pizza in the middle of the night from a vending machine right there in the dorm. >> the pizza is following up the success in euro

woods had a perfect birdie putt yesterday. 14-year-old andy zhang the youngest player in danger of missinghe cut at nine over par. here's a look at the leaderboard: >>> i'm sure it is not intimidating to be 14 on the same course with woods, mickelson. >> he's holding his own. >> lisa argen in with weather. >> warming up today nicely then getting uncomfortable tomorrow us a head out, wow, isn't this beautiful! it does tell the story we are looking at warmer conditions, days getting longer, summer a couple days way buy, we will be feeling it today -- boy, we will be feeling it today and tomorrow, air quality still okay but hazy live doppler in fact we've got no rain to show you, but fire weather watch in effect for the mountains of the north bay tonight into saturday morning this is due to the gusty offshore winds that will develop this afternoon. right now onshore components and those winds pick up this afternoon, visibility five miles here around half moon bay we will see sunny skies at our coast 52 now oakland good morning concord 53 for you, 50 fremont, 50 los gatos. it is a cooler start

andy zhang from china. he is the youngest player to ever play in a major golf tournament.an catch the first-round action right here on nbc 4 from 3:00 to 5:00. we'll also have coverage of the second round tomorrow at the same time. coverage starts saturday and sunday at 4:00 p.m. 14, wow. >>> 6:21 is our time. tom kierein, what do you have for us? >> gorgeous morning under way. live view behind you of sunrise over the potomac from our city camera. and temperatures around the metro area are cool this morning. much of fairfax county only in the upper 50s, near 60. it's only near 60 in montgomery county. prince george's county generally mid-60s, upper 60s in washington. right near the bay it's near 70. farther west, though, shenandoah valley into the mountains, many locations are only in the 50s and 40s this morning. by noontime, though, much of the area up around 70 or so and a lot of cloudiness, though, in and out, and might have a passing sprinkle this afternoon. otherwise, partly sunny. highs reaching upper 70s. then back to the mid-70s by mid-afternoon. and "day planner"

tee time 7:33. 14-year-old andy zhang is expected to attract the crowd.the teen from china gained a spot when two players withdrew due to injuries. if you can't attend the open you can see it on espn beginning at 9 p.m. and 2 p.m. this afternoon. >>> 5:38. at&t park just quieting down this morning. our hearts are still an flutter after a truly electrifying night. what happened? >> giants pitching ace matt cain rewrote history with the perfect game the first in franchise history. >> katie marzullo joins us live there was an emotional reaction. >> reporter: indeed. this happened late last night maybe you were there maybe you saw it in person watching watching at home no matter so worth watching again and again the moment a perfect game is achieved. >> announcer: on the ground from deep third got 'em! and that's a perfect game! >> reporter: doesn't get much more emotional than that. matt cain the first pitcher in 128 years of giants baseball to pitch a perfect game only the 22nd in the history of all of baseball. diving catch in the 7th inning kept the as tr