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barry zito is back in the green and gold. and ex-giant making a come back in a year that was busy after wife amber gave birth to a baby boy. zito talked baseball and fatherhood with our mike shumann. >> yeah, it does. it makes you have a little balance at the field and then going home to a family and being a dad and it doesn't matter if you are worn out from the day's work. you have to be on daddy duty. >> what is your response from your former teammate? >> i texted a happenedful over the -- handful over the off season. it is good to keep up with a couple of them and have play dates. >> is it odd coming back to a clubhouse when you don't know a lot of guys? >> no, it is a good situation. i just keep my head down and work hard and continue to focus on what i have to do. you know, sometimes knowing everybody and being popular is is -- it can be a distraction. >> you can bring a lot of leadership to these young pitchers too. >> it is fun to go out and rap with the guys. it is nice to have the comradery. >> you will make a run at

barry zito is back in the green and gold. x-a and ex-giant making a come back in a year that was busy after wife amber gave birth to a baby boy. zito talked baseball and fatherhood with our mike shumann. >> yeah, it does. it makes you have a little balance at the field and then going home to a family and being a dad and it doesn't matter if you are worn out from the day's work. you have to be on daddy duty. >> what is your response from your former teammate? >> i texted a happenedful over the -- handful over the off season. it is good to keep up with a couple of them and have play dates. >> is it odd coming back to a clubhouse when you don't know a lot of guys? >> no, it is a good situation. i just keep my head down and work hard and continue to focus on what i have to do. you know, sometimes knowing everybody and being popular is is -- it can be a distraction. >> you can bring a lot of leadership to these young pitchers too. >> it is fun to go out and rap with the guys. it is nice to have the comradery. >> you will make a run

at 35 barry zito's arm needed a break.y thought the tank was empty, but after a year away he's ready to throw himself into baseball one more time. at 36, he returns to the oakland a's. the chronicle's susan reporting tonight. he signed a minor league deal with oakland for a million dollars plus incentives which includes an invitation to spring training. he played seven seasons with each bay area team but was more successful with the a's. he recorded almost 40 more wins with an e.r.a. a full point lower in part due to racking up 300 more strikeouts with the green and gold. his former teammate jason giambi is calling it a career after 20 big league seasons. the now 44-year-old retired today after 440 home runs and a 2000 mvp season with oakland. 198 of those homers came with the athletics. >>> college baseball today. stanford and cal. the day belonged to golden bears freshman brett cumberland that ball crushed to right and gone. a grand slam and a 4-0 cal lead. top of the fourth bears up 8-zip, two aboard. he blasted off aga

barry zito is back in the green and gold. making a come back in a year that was busy after wife amber gave birth to a baby boy. zito talked baseball and fatherhood with our mike shumann. >> yeah, it does. it makes you have a little balance at the field and then going home to a family and being a dad and it doesn't matter if you are worn out from the day's work. you have to be on daddy duty. >> what is your response from your former teammate? >> i texted a happenedful over the -- handful over the off season. it is good to keep up with a couple of them and have play dates. >> is it odd coming back to a clubhouse when you don't know a lot of guys? >> no, it is a good situation. i just keep my head down and work hard and continue to focus on what i have to do. you know, sometimes knowing everybody and being popular is is -- it can be a distraction. >> you can bring a lot of leadership to these young pitchers too. >> it is fun to go out and rap with the guys. it is nice to have the comradery. >> you will make a run at it, but if n

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we just signed barry zito. barry showed up. picture is one area and he said oh my god, that's unbelievable. >> reporter: that reference about barry zito is all you will hear right now about the 34-year-old make ár -- trying to make a come back. >> we will see where it goes. but, we're excited about having him here. >> reporter: zito for now preferring to let the managers and the a's younger players talk for him. >> i feel i can jump right into the season and get prepared. and get this thing started up nicely. >> reporter: the a's will hold an official tour of the training facility and a ribbon cutting ceremony of the stadium here tomorrow. in mesa, joe fonzi, ktvu fox 2. >>> the wells fargo history museum reopened in downtown san francisco today just a few weeks after a smash and grab robbery. wells fargo employees and community members celebrated the reopening and unveiling of the new exhibit. you will recall last month, thieves rammed a stolen suv right through the front door. held a guard at gunpoint. there haven't been any

one barry which willilliam zito.> reporter: yeah, geraud after seven seasons with the a's, with the giants, barry zito is back with the team that drafted him on a minor league deal, a minor league contract, back to the a's. we caught up with had him in mesa mesa. his hair is longer. he has a beard, too. caught up with his old pitching coach. he was there in oakland. now he's his current pitching coach once again. exchanged some pleasantries with bob melvin and billy beane. he left without talking to the media. here is the manager and barry's return. >> i saw the tail end of his bull pen. you know he's going to be in shape. you know he's a great resource for some of the younger pitching we have too, and a guy we brought in it to give him a chance to get him a look and i know he's reinvigorated about his love for the game and passion for pitching. so we're excited about seeing him. >> reporter: all right. how about zito's former team in scottsdale where things are more familiar. this was a common sight for the giants,

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in oakland we will be set. [ talking at the same time ] >> we will hear next couple days about barry zito. curious about that. >> i think that was raven. >> curved beak instead of a crow. >> good eye. similar. >> i would not have known. >> that is it for us everyone. see you at 10:00 p.m. have a good evening. >> good night. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ everybody deserves $73 fares. because wedding season can get expensive. book your low fare now at southwest.com. female announcer: presidents' day is over, but the savings go on at sleep train. through sunday, save up to $300 on beautyrest and posturepedic. even get three years interest-free financing on tempur-pedic. plus, free delivery, set up and removal of your old set. and sleep train's 100-day money back guarantee. keep more presidents in your wallet. sleep train's presidents' day sale ends sunday. ...guaranteed! ♪ sleep train ♪ ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ vegas. here you go, here you go. that was quick. you skip the line when you're on the excelsior level. oh. three rooms adjoining, top floor. oh. silver, pretty. platinum, so don't wave tha

and barry zito rocking a beard and hair since leaving the green and gold after the 2006 season and any from baseball. >> well, he is reinvigorated for the love of the game and the passion for pitching, and we are excited to see him. >> and we are two days a a waiway from the nhl game between the sharks and the kings at levi's stadium. and ian kole gives you a first-hand look. >> there was a staiddium at the ice, and the nhl with the approval and the skates laced up, but nobody would want to watch this bunch, because it was a skate for the media to test out how the surface handles the balmy weather. >> we don't do any work here in the day, but at night, because the sun really puts a load on that we can't handle. >> reporter: the nhl say ss that the snow in weather california is not the problem, but it is the humidity. saturday's forecast is zero percent chance of rain and looking good. >> we are going to be ready to go. >> reporter: and craig says that one of the biggest difference of the shark tank and here is going to be the sound they hear. >> it has a hollow sound and the guys are

. >> and barry zito. >> right. >> he will be with the minors. >> now, mike has the forecast. >> king tide is the last day to worry about flooding climaxing at 11:30 at the golden gate bridge. around 11: and we have widespread quarter-mile visibility or less through 11 o'clock and as far as temperatures, watch the fog fade to upper 60s and low 70s and 62 in monterey, 61 if lake, not a record but that would be 62. close. >> look at the fog in walnut creek, it is dense along 680 southbound at highway 24, close enough to the ground that it will bead the visibility and it is hazy, northbound traffic looking fine. we do have plenty of fog in the east bay is it affecting the commute, but, first, we have this overturned car eastbound 780 leaving benicia south hampton road, you have a slow down. 580 tracy to dublin it does not appear the fog is affecting traffic and 30 minutes gets you had and we have fog hanging over antioch 101 southbound from san rafael to san francisco is 18 minutes. >>> happening today, president obama is announcing a gift to 4th graders. all are getting flee admission w

barry zito who began his career as the a's no. 1 pick in 1999 signed a minor league deal with oakland the cy young in 2002. he signed $126 million deal with the giants and last pitched for san francisco in 2013. zito is 36 years old. >>> the pebble beach pro-am might be over, but golf returns to the bay area in april when harding park hosts the world golf play championship. haring is one of the few public courses that play on tour which according to one official can make people feel like they're pros. >> i took my dad out to play cpc saw grass once, so he hits a 5 wood off a 120-yard par 3, gets it on the green, knocks in a 20-foot birdie putt and sits there the entire tournament and writes down every player that didn't birdie the hole, i'm better than that guy. i'm better than that guy. >>> have you ever had a financial advisor that just didn't have a plan? the western conference nba all- stars, they can relate. >> i got a great play plan for the first play. so one of you guys get it and like throw it to one of the other guys and you throw it to someone else and then you shoot, all r

i have a one on one interview with barry zito. i think you will enjoy. >> thank you, shu.u at 11:00. we're less than 12 hours away l we find out if buster posy wins face of mlb contest. tight race right now. >> giants fans, there is no secret how passionate they are. again, any time you're voted on whatever it is it's an honor. >> voting ends tomorrow morning. >> honors and recognition continue to grow for steph curry, invited to the white house to meet the president. in addition to being a star involved in nothing but nets initiative visiting tanzania. >> he joins his teammates today at arlington national cemetery. and later weeped at the tomb of the unknown soldier. it was a moving day for everyone. >> it was an honor to be able to lay the wreath on the tomb is an incredible experience. >> yes. more important than basketball and a great stop on the road trip tomorrow. >> they'll never forget that. >> certainly not. >> join us tonight at 9:00, blossoming trees and thieves. dozens of beehives are targeted. >> then at 11:00 a new option for men who are losing their hair. ch

i have a one on one interview with barry zito. i think you will enjoy. >> thank you, shu.0. we're less than 12 hours away until we find out if buster posy wins face of mlb contest. tight race right now. >> giants fans, there is no secret how passionate they are. again, any time you're voted on whatever it is it's an honor. >> voting ends tomorrow morning. >> honors and recognition continue to grow for steph curry, invited to the white house to meet the president. in addition to being a star involved in nothing but nets initiative visiting tanzania. >> he joins his teammates today at arlington national cemetery. and later weeped at the tomb of the unknown soldier. it was a moving day for everyone. >> it was an honor to be able to lay the wreath on the tomb is an incredible experience. >> yes. more important than basketball and a great stop on the road trip tomorrow. >> they'll never forget that. >> certainly not. >> join us tonight at 9:00, blossoming trees and thieves. dozens of beehives are targeted. >> then at 11:00 a new option for men who are losing their hair. check o

but barry zito signed another deal.is time a minor league deal and amazingly enough with the a's. the team he had his best seasons with including a cy young award. zito didn't play at all last year after finishing out with the giants in 2013. wants another shot and the a's are willing to give it to him. another guy who's known glorious days in oakland, jason giambi calling it quits after 20 years in the majors. 43years old with 440 career homers. giambi will also be known for being a straight up guy who admitted he used performance enhancers. apologized and was able to move on with his life and showed a lot of class. >>> wet your appetite for the madness of march. if they had a finish like this in a tournament game we would be talking about it for days. west virginia, kansas up by one. west virginia by one. 3.9 left. long pass. perry ellis, not good. at the buzzer. number 23 west virginia upset. eighthranked kansas by the slimmest of margins and why not storm the court in west virginia. rocky mountain high. >>> you may

. >> barry zito is back create with the oakland a's and will be if spring training. he played seven years in oakland and seven years in san francisco with 165 year wins and the deal is worth $1 million. he said he cannot wait to put on the green and gold. and his white shoes. again. >> a that is atypical. >> another oakland a's is retiring turning 44 last month starting with the a's in 198 a and was there eight sovereigns and played with the yankees rockies and indians and won the 2000 mvp award in oakland. that will be "back to the future," if barry makes league. >> is it time for baseball weather? with the spring? >> it is here but nowhere else. i will show you what happened yesterday, we talked about how the cloud cover would fill up the coast and spread inland and you can see the river of clouds overtaking most of san francisco during the afternoon hours and just a gorgeous picture of weather in motion. now, a slower looking motion with the radar spinning 360 degrees in 90 seconds and showing the winds that are blowing on shore. that is why we have the cloud cove

. >> and barry zito will be watched. >> and the last day of the king tide is today at golden gate bridgel peak in oakland. now, what will happen if you travel around through the central valley today, dense fog advisory until 11 o'clock and to the south until 8:00 so maybe some arrive delays san diego and los angeles with temperatures in the upper 60 to low 70s through the central valley and lake tahoe is not a record high. 61 is close to the record and slight chance of snow showers on sunday. >>> we will look at the san mateo bridge where it looks like traffic is moving necessarily across the water from hayward to's step city. we did have an accident in the north bay but we have green conditions and we will look right now along the peninsula 101 between san mateo and the peninsula you are looking clear and 280 has in delays and we are finding slowing at the bay bridge toll plaza because the metering lights are turned on and the slowing through hair, southbound 880 is slow-and-go traffic from 238. >>> happening today, president obama is announcing a gift to 4th grader, all 4th grade ares

after playing with the giants and oakland a's, pitcher barry zito is making a comeback in oakland. zito will sign a major league deal with the a's. he will get $1 million base salary if he makes oakland's big league roster. but the giants let him go after the 2013 season paying him a $7 million buyout. so we'll see what happens next. >> yeah. i love watching him. he's had a bit of a roller coaster career there. >> he did pretty well for himself financially. >> real well. >> and he was key in the 2012 victory. really well in a couple of the play off games. and he plays the guitar. let's go out. i was just updating this. southbound 101 all lanes are open. southbound 101. there was a van that damaged the guardrail and really did damage to the fence. they were able to open up the freeway temporarily. it looks likuta will finish that work. northbound 101 though you will see some slow traffic in san jose. bay bridge toll plaza that traffic is backed up here as you drive westbound. and on 880 the traffic is going pretty well. there is an accident blocking the right lane. this will have bi

. >>> after playing with both the giants and the a's, pitcher barry zito is making a come back in oakland. zito will sign a minor league deal with the a's. that includes an invite to major league camp. zito will receive a $1 million base salary if he makes it to oakland's big league roster. zito left oakland to sign a seven year $126 million deal with the giants after the 2006 season and then the giants let him go after the 2013 season. >>> we have had warm weather around here many in the south bay this week. but ice is forming at levi stadium as final preparations get under way. the san jose sharks will be taking on the kings saturday at levi stadium. you can watch as the stadium has been transformed. this is time lapse video. 70,000 fans are expected to attend the game. that is about three times the capacity of the sap center. >> hockey is great indoors but to add 50,000 more people, it makes it a great experience. >> ice making takes two weeks. >>> you know about 500 people are still in the running for a one-way trip to mars. a controversial reality tv funding project called mars one i

. >> two time world series champion is become with barry zito signing with the a's and is familiar with in spring training later this week. >> left hander for fast ball good curve ball? >> great jump ball. >> he played seven years in oak and seven years with the giants. the deal is worth $1 million. he said he cannot wait to put on the green and gold and his white shoes. >> another former oakland a's is retiring, the oldest player to hit a walk off homer at 42 and turned 44 last month starting his career in 1995 and spent eight season with the a's and he played with the yankees, and rockies and indians and the five time all star won the 2000mvp award in oakland. >> a family from texas is halfway through a coast to coast walk honoring their daughter waking from disney land to disney world to raise money nor cancer research for childrens. they began the journey in august the year after their 8-year-old died of a rain form of bone canner. -- cancer. >> we can make a difference. we have inspired families. >> she loved disney. she would be a step ahead of everyone walking because she was ver

. >> after a year away from the game barry zito is ready to throw himself back into baseball one more time. he's now 36 years old, and returns to where it all started, that is of course with the a's. the chronicle is reporting that the lefty has signed a minor league deal with oakland for a million dollars with incentives which includes an invitation to spring training. >> 49ers star aldon smith has put his san jose home on the market. according to the l.a. times, the home in the east san jose hills is listed for just under $3 million. this is the same house police searched after an infamous house party in june of 2012 when partygoers say smith was stabbed and two partygoers were hurt when someone opened fire at the home. police searched the house, they found five unregistered weapons. smith later sentenced to misdemeanor assault weapons charges. he has one year left on his contract with the 49ers. >> maybe it's just a good time soosell. who knows. >> countdown to outdoor hockey at levi's stadium is on. time lapse video, creation of the rink was released by the nhl. the stadium is tra

as we send it back to you in studio, the first thing we noticed this morning was the presence of barry zitos trying to make a comeback with his original team. from mesa, arizona, vern glenn kpix 5. >> thanks. >>> now, when i say the name big papi you don't need a program. the new rules say the hitter must keep one box in the batter box at all times in hopes of cutting down the lengths of the game. >> they put the rules together but don't talk to us. as a hitter how do you feel about this. you know what i'm saying? ask questions first. how about the guy on the mound like this for three hours? [ laughter ] >> that count? i face guys that i like, come on, man make the [ censored ] pitch. i call that [ censored ] [ laughter ] >> life's tough. >> isn't it? the big papi. spring training in football, too. jim harbaugh was back on the field yesterday for his first official practice with michigan. leave it to harbaugh to question the true beginning of a new year. >> a lot of people think january first is the start of the new year and those that believe in christianity espouse the catholicism believe

as for the a's, pitchers and catchers report tomorrow, as we see barry zito.s signed a minor league contract with the a's that includes an invite to spring training and we'll see if he ultimately makes the opening day roster. >> the red sox have already reported to camp and red sox nation getting an eyeful of pablo sandoval. in his true spring training shape. in the off-season, sandoval signed a five-year, $100 million deal with the red sox, leaving our giants. >> i'm going to stick with the twitter theme of the day, and it's #notourproblemanymore, with pablo sandoval showing up 30, 40 pounds overweight. now they're going to have to cut him a little bit of slack. >> i'm sure he's got a good reason for that. you look at the babe, babe ruth, and he's going to throw all that weight behind those hits. we're sorry to lose him, though. we've still got our eye on the giants. after all, we are your broadcast home of the san francisco giants right here on nbc bay area. san francisco, 55 degrees right now. in the north bay, you're at 52. we're going to end up in the mid

now, here's a look at barry zito trying to make a comeback at age 36.or the rest of the pitchers catchers and position players who are united, the a's are so young, they're [ indiscernible ] leaders have been in the league less than five years. >> 4 1/2 years in the league and i'm a veteran. that makes perfect sense. >> i been here three years probably one of the longest tenures of guys in the clubhouse. >> i'll be that guy but i have always been more of a leader on the field than i have in the clubhouse. that's just not my thing. you know, at 28 you're not supposed to be a leader in the clubhouse. our you're supposed to be learning from guys. that's what i intend to do. >> manager bob melvin has been here since 2011. he told us this morning coco crisp is the only player left when he took over. in mesa, arizona, vern glenn kpix 5. >> thank you, vern. >>> cal has to face the music. they likely will not be playing in the ncaa tournament. hosting the ducks, bird nasty one-handed dunk. he had 22. three off his career high. cal had the lead in the second but

barry zito who began his career at the a's number one pick in 1999. signed a minor league deal with oakland. he won the cy young in 2002. remember he signed $126 million deal with the giants. he last pitched for san francisco in 2013. zito is 36 years old. >>> have you ever had a financial adviser that didn't really have a plan? well, the western conference nba all-stars, they can relate. >> i got a great play planned for the first play. so one of you guys get it. and like throw it to the one of the other guys and then you throw it to someone else. and then you shoot. >> all right? >> all right. let's go! >> that was the kind of coaching that you're going to -- [ laughter ] been using all year? >> i had no plan. okay? to an all-star game. it was just -- roll the ball out and let them play. >> oh you can bet the coach will have a plan friday night as the warriors continue their postseason all-star schedule friday night against san antonio. have a great day everybody. >>> thank you dennis. play of the day. in nhl. we have bruins and flames in calgary. f

. >>> meanwhile, in mesa, barry zito throwing for the a's today.5 back for his second stint with the team that drafted him with the ninth pick in 1999. zito of course snuck out after practice today. but is expected to speak with the media tomorrow. all right. back here at levi's stadium. as you can see, not your typical hockey weather. here in santa clara. but it is looking great for tomorrow's nhl big matchup between the kings and the sharks right here at levi's stadium. and the venue looks awesome. the ice looks great. which makes the preparation and the venue even more impressive. sharks testing the ice for the first time earlier today before tomorrow night's face-off against the reigning stanley cup champion l.a. kings. it's a home game unlike any other for t still in awe of what is in store for them tomorrow night. >> amazing.$ it's something that you never really thought was going to be this cool building up to it. you know yesterday, we knew it was coming. but when you stepped out here and saw just the size of it and how?qi1ñ massive it was,

reporting this morning, when they do fans from both sides of the bay will see a familiar face, barry zitotry to prove he has something left in the tank to make the a's roster. >> they tend to surprise those athlet athletics, do. >>> the walls of candlestick will come crashing down today. >> plus a new health scare at ucla medical center. hundreds exposed to a deadly superbug. we're there live next. >>> bullets fly at a crowded san jose sports par. what police tell us about a suspect now in custody. >>> keeping our eye on the morning commute as we look at traffic picking up on the beautiful bay bridge. what about that haze in the air? we'll check in with mike and christina coming up. female announcer: presidents' day is over, but the savings go on at sleep train. through sunday, save up to $300 on beautyrest and posturepedic. even get three years interest-free financing on tempur-pedic. plus, free delivery, set up and removal of your old set. and sleep train's 100-day money back guarantee. keep more presidents in your wallet. sleep train's presidents' day sale ends sunday. ...guaranteed! ♪