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his career ops which on base percentage plus slugging percentage was 1.16 second only to babe ruth.e he missed five full seasons during his service in the korean war and world war two. he may have hit more than 714, which was babe ruth's record for many years, had he not five years in the war. so was tedilliams greatest hitter of all time? i think glenn would say yes. and conversely, i make case in e book that john glenn is the greatest aviator of all time, or at least in american history. and i'm still for a very angry email, someone or■@ someone to come and tackle me in the parking lot after one of these talks to tell me how wrong i am about. that largely because there are other claimants just as well, someone like charles lindbergh completed the famous transatlantic flight in 1927. i also helped the american military aviation during world war two he speed sound barrier fought in world war two korea and helped out in vietnam or someone like neil armstrong, who was a great korean war pilot, navy test pilot, and of course the first man to walk on the moon. but i want to make the cas

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we haven't seen a two-way phenomenon like this since babe ruth. >> reporter: all eyes will be on ohtani here again at dodger stadium tomorrow when he takes the field against his former teammates on the los angeles angels. >> david in los angeles, thank you. >>> unlike baseball, in college basketball today, the drama was in the game. it was caitlin clark in iowa's first appearance in this big dance. the record-setting star player came up big. >>. >> reporter: in front of a roaring home crowd, caitlin clark taking this shot to the face. her response, driving, shooting, passing, racking up 27 points in iowa's first-round win in the ncaa tournament against holy cross. >> i'm a competitor. i love having fun. i love this game. i'm a perfection nis. >> reporter: clark looking to cap her record-setting year with a championship before she heads to the wnba. but fans of the sport are no stranger to madness where cinderella teams can change the story lines. in the men's bracket last night, number 13 yale stunned crowds with its second-ever tournament win against number four seed auburn. and tonigh

you can see it near auto center drive and west sixth street, close to the babe ruth memorial baseball field. so far, no structures have been threatened, but the fire appears to be burning in a wetlands area near the edge of the san joaquin river. calfire says it's burned about 18 acres and is not contained. crews are at west fourth street at. oh, we will have more details just as soon as they become available. >> and what's so interesting is that it could burn like this after all the rain we've had just in the last few days. let's bring in abc seven news meteorologist sanjay patel. >> yeah and dan and amna let's take a look at the conditions right now. >> as we look at a visible satellite picture. you will notice that the winds are really blowing from land towards the water. so it's an offshore breeze not terribly strong as we check out the current conditions. it is 63 degrees relative humidity is 34. winds are not an issue at this hour. they're pretty light five miles an hour. and as we look at the hourly forecast, you will notice it gets a little bit breezier. the wind switches dire

after six years, show a otani proved that he is the first player since babe ruth to successfully pitcht ever to do it in the same season. he signed the biggest contract in baseball history, which made headlines. he is coming to the dodgers, the second-biggest rand behind the yankees. they have a huge asian following after a signing in 1995 of the first huge japanese star to leave japan. they were big in helping the sport recovered in 1994 and invigorated the asian fan base overseas. haidi: is the league promoting players more aggressively now that they have a global superstar? >> we found the leak does not take kindly to accusations that they are not good at promoting, but baseball has a star power problem. the average american or australian could not name last year's mvps. everyone knows who lebron james or travis kelce are in different sports. the league is promoting more aggressively and established a player engagement department. the league made a significant change to scheduling prior to the 2023 season two and every team plays each other, similar to the mba and nhl in their effor

it's close to the babe ruth memorial baseball fields. you see it here? >> con fire says it's burned about five acres. so far, no structures have been threatened. but the fire appears to be burning in a wetlands area near the edge of the san joaquin river. we'll have more details as soon as they become available. >> in san francisco, residents were drawn to a towering geyser that sent water into the air after a 36 inch water main suddenly burst. what is happening? >> this is wow >> yeah, this happened around 1030 this morning. right next to a home on wawona street, not far from stern grove. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn talked to neighbors and shows us what happened. well, water gushing into the air, surprising neighbors on wawona street near stern grove and pine lake park. >> robin cookston, who didn't want to appear on camera, described the spectacle. >> it looked like a giant tower of water about three stories tall. it was really surprising. >> and here's what it looked like from sky seven. the san francisco public utilities commission explained

and nobody has really even babe ruth back in the 1920s, when they realised what a great hitter he wass done what ohtani is doing before. he plays every day. and although he hurt his elbow late in last season, so he isn't going to pitch this year, he actually is still hitting. and he was in the designated hitter position for the dodgers in their opening game against the san diego padres. and just quickly, he's elite in both of those fields, in both pitching and hitting. pitching and hitting? he's very elite! he's elite as a hitter and he's very good as a pitcher. you know, maybe probably one of the top ten starters in the american league, maybe a little bit off that. they were paying for two players, notjust one. yeah. it's quite a show of faith in him, that historic deal — 700 million to play for the dodgers. and give us a sense then how big he is in the context of asia. and what does it mean for the la dodgers and the mlb to have such a high—profile athlete from japan? well, it means a lot because he's not the first japanese star in major league baseball. and when they opened the sea

it can't be overstated, this is the modern day babe ruth, without a doubt. >> dan: 100%, he is the star not only here in the united states, you take out soccer players and he's most popular athlete in the world when you think about the population he represents. i've had people tell me this is going to be a really bad deal for the dodgers day after day to see what ends up happening and had a former major league baseball player say there is always distractions, this is l.a. as a former coach, it is hard enough to win when everybody is moving in the same direction. your star has this everyday, it is almost impossible. i'm fascinated to see how he performs because i don't care what anybody says, regardless if he is innocent or guilty, media presence is stifleing and he has to see it everyday. it is 162 games, everyday for six months, it has to affect the team and him. >> todd: you were a coach, in basketball, world renowned for your work as a basketball coach, men's sweat 16 for the ncaa tournament. i live in connecticut, my friends, neighbor and family think uconn will repeat, what say you

he pitches he hits, he is spoken of in the same breaths as babe ruth. and there was a poll of mlb players who's the best player right now, two thirds of them said it was, oh tiny. so a tiny and the dodgers clearly trying to put this to bed so the focus can be on him at the dodgers, an opening day, thursday night, what cnn inside dodger stadium? >> an nba spokesperson says the league is looking into beijing and involving toronto raptors player john te porter draftkings sports book reportedly flagged two games where users betting against porter's three-point shots with a biggest winners of the day, porter who played college basketball at missouri, left both games early draft kings refuse to comment on these specifics, but noted that legal and regulated sports betting identities identifies and reports suspicious activity. the jobs growing us college basketball player of all time among both women and men has broken yet another record. the hawk eyes, caitlin clark, knowledge 32 points and i always win over the west virginia mountain years. and the second rou

that's like babe ruth it the most home runs or barrie bonds -- i don't know who the hell is it that itemke a pencil. i said how does he hold up that fat ugly face? with end -- [laughter] >> greg: the left hand handle that it's trump stand up against a candidate who can barely stand up. [laughter] but if getting laughs is the sign of a dictator, one things for sure. you got nothing to fear from jimmy failla. there is. [laughter] >> and i thought were taking a shot at you in the improv. >> greg: never feel bad. feel about -- >> there is. >> greg: vince, you know, trump breeze and he eats fo food, so do dictators. [laughter] >> the thing that bothers them the most is that they can't do it the way he does. and that's the bottom line. listen, he's a -- obliterated -- 2015 that everybody -- he did it again this year. and people thank -- they're giving him too much credit thinking that is a trick. he's a talker yes. >> greg: >> this is what he does. >> greg: yes, and. >> they say normalize. know is relatability. go on any social media thr thread, i don't care what it's about, and not even a thi

you were like a babe ruth with the red sox and the yankees. that you were recently pitching for the savannah if bananas? -- v.a. nana bananas? and i wonder, is in your way of signaling like a george foreman move you're going to go back? >> yeah, no. i told 'em, i felt like satchel page out there at 611 years old. [laughter] -- 611 years old. i had to ice for three straight days after a i got done doing that. [laughter] i was originally going to throw out the first pitch, and then the it became, hey, can you pitch in the game. i'm like, hey, man, listen, i'm 61. these kids are young. but it was a lot of fun. i did it for my two grand boys, 7-year-old twins, and i told them -- i'm papi rocket now, neil -- [laughter] when i came off the a mound, i told 'em they had to do the greeting with me, and they did it. we just had a lot of fun. neil: beautiful. you were amazing. i think you throw harder now than most of these kids coming right out and joining the majors. roger clemens, loved watching the yankees. really didn't give a damn about you when yo

pete rose comes to mind this time the scandal touches on a pro called the greatest player since babe ruth former interpreter called the superstar forever? craig carton has experience he is the host of weekday mornings and fox sports what is most prominent sportscasters in the country for years. craig, good to see a thank you for joining us today but. >> thanks so much appreciate the time. steve our man oh man this is a shocker comes out of nowhere with the interpreter, what you make of all this? >> is a black mark for sure as we get ready for the start of the baseball season. which we all celebrate as the american pastime. it's also a potential scandal involving the face of sports. this is a michael jordan in his prime. muhammad ali in his prime. we have been given both sides of the coin as to what actually happened here which is a problem. on one side the ohtani mix interpreter available and he said he is the greatest friend a guy could have it. i put myself in hot water i cannot afford to pay the bookie off. my best friend has a financial l means to do it helps me. that's a story we can

it's the birthplace of babe ruth. it's also the birthplace of red biting.nes to determine where people can live and what the values of their homes should be. roach to tracking the issue of unfair appraisal values in redline neighborhoods becausegreatest drivers of wealt that we have seen in our history. so make historic investments in being able to train appraisers. being able to come up with fair values for people in private homes and neighborhoods and making sure we can adjust the hoing issue onheisis without dog that focuses on or screams either displacement or to -- or gentrification or wealth theft. some of these have been delivered on, but i think a key lesson learned, going backt it, versus how western maryland will look at it is, you have to be very deliberate and very regional in the wayhe focused, f progress that we are looking for. >> fantastic discussion, want to add one general point. i know greg is doing this in montana, but when i hear about us trying with zoning, in america, we invented zoning. zoning came through the industrial revolution w

now japanese superstar shohei ohtani, a sort of latter-day babe ruth because he is both a prodigiously, first for the richest contract in sports history, $700 million over 10 years, and second, for a gambling scandal involving so far just his longtime translator. but however it turns out, baseball has weathered betting scandals for more than a century, most famously the black socks world series fix of 1919, and survived. moreover, the legalization of sports gambling and mobile apps have enormous revenue potential. >> the opportunities to bet on baseball are enormous. correspondent: 162 games a year, 9 innings or more per game, some 20 odd to players to bet on, and look, says nesbitt -- >> if you can bet on the outcomes of plays or outcomes of player performance. maybe people care about games they wouldn't otherwise care about, baseball would love for that to happen. correspondent: okay, so if not economic desperation, or anything close to it, why the new uniforms, all designed by nike? >> i think it's an act of consumerism. the league believes it benefits from having a uniform suppli

you can take a look at this right now near the babe ruth memorial baseball fields. there with black smoke coming. con fire says it's burned about five acres. crews are on the scene and we will be watching it and get more details to you as soon as it becomes available. >> putting out a ton of smoke. >> yeah. i mean, it's burning actively, right? yeah, yeah. >> all right, let's get a check of the forecast as we head into the weekend. >> hopefully winds are not an issue. i don't think so. right. they're not in. >> that's absolutely right kristen and larry let's take a look at those winds right now. pretty calm out towards the inland east bay. and there's barely a breeze along the coastline. so hopefully they can get that fire out on live doppler seven. all is quiet. we do have a weak system that is off the coastline. it's a level one. it's going to come in and bring some light spotty showers tomorrow in the morning the best opportunity will be in the north bay, but as you will notice, there could be a little drizzle or an isolated shower elsewhere. sunday is when every

, we are proud of the fact maryland is the birthplace of thurgood marshall and the birthplace of babe ruthis redlining idea of using dy lines to be able to determine what people can live and what the values of themi homes should be. we have rlly tried to take a very aggressive approach to addressing theav issue of unfair appraisal values into the store uldeaause those up in one of the greatest drivers of wealth gap that we've seen in our state's history. so making historic investm to tn appraisers, historic investments in being able to comepr up with their values for people inside of homes and neighborhoods, and making sure wean can address the housing issue and the housing crisis without doing something that focuses on four screens either displacement or gentrification or wealth theft. it's something we been delivered on but i think a key lesson lene the montgomery canyon looks at evs have used in trouble look at it versus how western maryland will look at it is you have to be very deliberate and very are focused to have the kind of progress that were looking for. >> fantastic discussion

that, you know, maryland is the is the birthplace of thurgood marshall and it's a birthplace of babe ruth. it's also the birthplace of redlining. it is where redlining began. and the idea of using di lines to be able to determine where people can live and what the values of their homes should be. and so we've really tried to take a very aggressive approach to addressing the issue of of of of unfair appraisal values and historically red line neighborhoods, because those have been one of the greatest drivers of wealth theft that we have seen in our state's history. and so making historic investments in being able to train appraiser is historic investments in being able to come up with fairer values for people inside of homes and neighborhoods and making sure that we can address the housing issue and the housing c something that that focuses on or screens either displacement or gentrification or welfare. and so it's something we've been very deliberate on. but i think a key lesson learned going back to how montgomery county looks at it versus how the eastern shore will look versus how wester

but and for baltimore en's beekeeper and the babe ruth, as thing, like we have that for victory. that's something that means a lot to a lot of baltimore. it's like we use it for travel. we use it for resources. we use it for food, fun everything and it's now gone. so devastating, really? >> yeah >> nice photograph at all time. and it's just heartbreaking, knowing it's not there no more seeing these these close-up images um, that have come out since and also seeing it in the daylight, knowing that you felt that basically at that moment of impact that you felt, was that bridge falling than the number of construction workers in vehicles also fell into the water. when did all of that sink in about just the extent of this damage and destruction around 07:00 a.m. mustard or crying because i was like, oh, my all those families are probably all those people are probably good >> and >> that's that's heartbreak and you don't want to think about that while you're at work people who are dying literally hundreds of feet from you. it's like, again, it's devastated as one of the most heartbreak

that's like, you know, babe ruth hitbabe thee runs the mostr barry bonds. i don't know who the helrriel. e is that adam schiff with a neckk like a pencil, he said. i sai said, how does he how does he hold up that fat, ugly face - with a neck with a neck? >> the left can't handle that.td it's trump to stand up against their candidate who can barely stand up, but of getting is the sign of a dictator. >>a di one thing's for sure we'm got nothing to fear from >>mmy failla >> see our fat band for taking a shot at you in the never feel bad. about your material. >> there it isce., you because you know trump breathesf and he eats foodoo. >> so do dictators. ther >> look, the thing that botherss them the most is that they do de it the way he does, and that'ss. the bottom lind that'se. i mean, listen, he's obliterated, what,-- 201 in 2015, took everybody out as republicans. they did it again this -- he yep and people think like they're giving it too much credit, thinkinge it's a trick. >> he's a talker. yes. that's is what he doess. . and it's not they're saying norm

the greatest star that's appeared in the major league baseball stage over the last, maybe since babe rutht on any games. that's the hope here. the other aspect of that is, and pablo referenced this earlier when we were talking off camera, you would be stunned, i think everyone would be stunned, at the number of professional athletes who make in the gazinga millions of dollars a year, have no idea of what happens to large sums of money that belong to them, through agents, through friends, people who surround them. >> no question. >> no idea what happens. >> certainly, joe, the leagues are very -- even as the rise of sports betting throughout society, every league has embraced it but they still don't want players near it. no one accused ohtani of that yet, but he's going to address the media about the situation later today. >> well, you know, again, i say it all the time as i tell my kids. if something doesn't make any sense, there's a reason it doesn't make any sense. it doesn't make any sense to think that an interpreter who has been friends with ohtani would steal $4.5 million from him,

winning two american league mvp world, is many calling him the best pitcher/hitter player since babe ruththis controversy threatening to cast a shadow over one of baseball's brightest new stars. now nbc news has not independently verified the details of those espn and l.a. times reports. ohtani is not currently facing any discipline himself from the mlb, but this has certainly shocked dodgers fan. ohtani's interpreter was with the baseball superstar even yesterday at that game in seoul, south korea. he was terminated at some point after that. craig? >> all right, liz kreutz for us. liz, keep us posted, meez. thank you. >>> let's get a check of the weather. >> always love to see mr. roker. >> well, you may not feel that way after i get finished with this forecast. >> oh, no! >> we've got snow coming -- i mean, a double barrel low pressure system. we've got winter weather advisories, winter storm watches, and winter storm warnings stretching from the dakotas all the way to new england for 15 million people. double barrel low pressure system. so today, this northern part of the front brings

a modern day babe ruth, who can hit and pitch.rs and investigators handle the rest. overnight dodgers manager dave roberts defending his star player. >> i think shohei was very honest in his take of kind of what happened. and so i know that for me, the organization we support him. >> reporter: ohtani saying he will assist in all investigations, but definitely eager to start focusing on baseball. the dodgers play their home opener on thursday. linsey? >> linsey: victor, thanks so much. it will be interesting to see what the fans have to say about this. >> michael: in sports, still in sports, the sweet 16 is set for the women. we're going to be right back with the young stars who are are taking center stage in march madness. ka what? delectables. delickables? delectables. delickable delectables. yes, just hurry! hm. it must be delicious. got it. delectables lickable treat. ♪ deliciously de-lick-able delectables ♪ if you're taking an antidepressant, but you're still masking your depression, you could be experiencing a partial respons

ohtani considered a modern day babe ruth now in the middle of the fire storm.g is legal in many states it is illegal in california. mitsuhara said he didn't know that what he was doing was illegal. michael? >> michael: all right, victor. i'm sure a lot of questions will be answered. thank you so much for that. robin? >> robin: now to evan gershkovich. it's been almost a year since he was arrested while working in russia. his parents have been fighting to bring him home. george, you sat down with them for an exclusive interview. good morning to you again. >> george: i did, just last week. the paper's editor in chief joined us as i sat down with evan's parents. evan was detained one year ago this week. when i talked to them last year, they told me they were hoping for his release. they say they remain optimistic today. how are you doing? >> we're still holding on hope. we have president biden's promise delivered to us personally. and in the state of the union. >> we are also working around the clock to bring home evan and paul, americans being unjustly detained b