bill neukom will serve as chairman in 2012.ut bay area newsgroup columnist says he was asked to step down because he wasn't communicating with the owners of the team about financial decisions he made. >> year ago when the giants started getting more revenue because of the world series championship, friction developed between bill neukom and the ownership group. they didn't like -- they thought he should have consulted with them before spending money. >> reporter: giants president and chief operating officer will take over as ceo when bill neukom leaves. he has been with the team since 1992. >> i am guessing he will keep them informed of what he is doing, something that bill neukom was not -- did not do as well as they wanted him too. >> we will have more on this in sports. >> thank you. >> in san jose the red cross is helping people tonight, after this apartment building fire. near bear valley and white fur lane. this took 2 hours to contain. not clear yet how it started. >> in southern california, things slowly getting back to

bill neukom will hang around for a year and move on. >> were you forced out, though?, i don't think that's the right characterization at all. turn 70 in november, he is entitled. somebody asked,, is it unusual 11 months after winning to step down. i don't agree with that. maybe 11 months after winning it's more usual. go down on top. >> on top would be you step down last november after the giants won the world series. raiders looking forward to a weekend trip to buffalo and terrelle pryor probably won't play much. rookie quarterback. but he gets his name in the paper and on tv. suspended 5 games at ohio state and then they found out he is not going to class anyway so he dropped out of school, went to the pros and the nfl suspended that, he appealed that today. at issue is whether the nfl can suspend a player for something he did in college. here we go. 63 yards on monday night tied the nfl record for the longest field goal. the raiders, i guess, you know, nothing to do on a thursday, maybe wednesday, here is thursday. but, nobody cares. i am talking. anyway, he -- rai

nbc bay area has confirmed that managing general partner bill neukom has been forced out. a front office source confirming to us within the hour that neukom will step down. for word yet on who will replace him. with that let's bring in henry wofford from our comcast sportsnet newsroom. >> yes. this is a story few people saw about to happen. you know, less than a year after winning the world series, giants management is making a big change. giants general manager partner, as raj just mentioned, will not return in that role next season. mark purdy broke the story and said the giants executive committee asked bill neukom to step down from his position three weeks ago and according to the report, the executive committee did not like the way neukom was spending money. reportedly larry baer will be the giants ceo next season. >>> padres versus giants, bottom of the first. two outs for carlos beltran. say goodbye to this baby right here. solo home run to right field, game tied at one. what about our main man tim lincecum. he was getting some help from the panda in the third. pablo

you couldn't miss him with the signature bow tie, but now bill neukom is out. was he forced out, or did he choose to retire? traci grant is live at at&t park in san francisco with the details. traci? >> reporter: well, janelle, it really depend on who you ask. bill neukom told us today here at at&t park that he was the one who decided to retire, but some others are saying he was actually shoved out the door. now it was clear from the news conference today that the giants are painting this as an ordinary passing of the torch. >> were you forced out? >> i don't think that's the right characterization at all. >> so what was it that prompted giants franchise managing general partner and ceo bill neukom's sudden exit? a shakeup that stunned many in the sports world? sitting next to larry baer, the currents giant president and officer said it was simply the right time to leave the team that won the world series just 11 months ago. >> it's just an evolutionary process. i didn't have any fixed term in mind when i pushed other things aside and agreed to step in. it seem

bill neukom has only been with the team for a few years since the end of the 2008 season when he took over as giants managing general partner and chief executive officer. the team came into millions of extra dollars when the giants won the world series last year and neukom spent a lot of that money on big contracts. reports say his free spending ways appear to have annoyed the executive committee of the giants ownership group. >> i don't think the executive committee was upset necessarily about exactly what he was spending it on but they wanted to be kept in the loop and some of them ended up reading about some of this stuff in the papers or online or watching tv. and that did not make them happy. >> reporter: the giants president and coo larry baer is taking over as the ceo. he has been with the team since '92. he helped push for the construction of at&t park. neukom will stay on as chairman emeritus in 2012. the giants expected to make the big announcement today. they sent out this statement last night. "out of respect to the fans and the team, the organization has planned to announ

golan and >> another story we're watching a big shake-up and a giants from office the retirement up bill neukom as ceo they said he is set to retire and december he will be replaced by larry baer the giants aren't planning a transition. bay area news groups said he was asked to step down me because he was not communicating a with the owners on financial decisions he was making about the team >> he needed to consult with them and friction developed and no new through this, i'm and my information he was asked to step down as ceo of few weeks ago bears his band part of the day-to- day operation it will not be a drastic of people will but he will keep the executive committee informed as to what he is doing. >> larry baer will take over and he is in with the team's 19 and 92 >> new this morning to hypo political figures are in the bay area today michele bachman at 9:00 a.m. will be hosting a breakfast chat at san raphael on rose court she will be meeting with constituents and raise some cash also hillary clinton will be speaking at a pace meeting at the summit she is one of the keynote speakers . th

bill neukom is out as the seem's ceo. he is to be replaced by larry bear. the giants aren't denying this story right now. they are going to make an official statement tonight and tonight at 10:00 we will have much more on this developing story. here is the fun stuff for giants fans fans to watch play out on the field. the long ball. carlos beltran with a great game for the giants today. down the line in right. that ties things up 1-1 and then later it is carlos beltran again, the 300th of his career. it goes water world and they don't give tim lincecum a lot to work with but just enough, his 13th win. the news was not so good on the other side of the bay for the oakland a's. but we got sound for you too with carlos beltran. >> good pitcher. he throws hard. also got four pitches for strikes. i was trying to do it for pitches around the zone, today was a great day. i mean, we did everything good. pitched good. pablo paid defensive plays. saved a few runs and i came through with the bats. >> starting to pay off. on the other side of the bay, the a's not swingi

see all bill neukom is out. he will be replaced by giants' president larry baer. >> let's get you, on the weather forecast. james fletcher has more on the cool down and the warm-up. in >> here is a quick look in want of where we are seeing a sunny skies. sunshine coming down. that is some good news. we will see warming in the inland valleys where it ages 1 get as warm as yesterday. here's a quick idea of what we're talking about. if half visibility is reduced to under a mile in santa rosa. the fog shoulder pullback by 12:00 p.m. or 1:00 p.m.. 75 is as warm as it is going to get. mid-70s this afternoon. your 7 day forecast shows that will keep things cool towards the on the bridges. because the traffic was so heavy for mid incline heading towards the suspension span.. the drive times are now looking over 20 minutes. i did get one report of a back up the right westbound looks good. tracking your east a ride, still looking at typical slowing for highway 4. interstate 680 is still not too bad. 580, the heaviest traf

recalled melons are labeled with the sticker. >> at giants are holding a news conference to announce bill neukompping down as managing general partner. the team had been making plans for him to retire on december 31 but now they report that neukom is being forced out by the executive compete within the ownership group. they felt he didn't keep them informed of day to day decisions especially on spending money. the current new president and chief operating officer will assume his duties. >> we're going to have fall like temperatures today. maybe a little breezy out there. >> mike, we're going come back up later on. >> the fall see saw is going to occur but the next couple of days. it was the third hottest or second hottest summer in the united states, completely missed the bay area. it was our third consecutive of summer below average temperatures. some of us want global warm. a little joke for the morning. how about you debate whether it's out there or not. the sierra, green yesterday afternoon as we push this into motion, the storms fell apart. storms getting shoved out of the away and that is

bill neukom is out as managing general partner and ceo.ent larry baer will take over as ceo. >>> uc regents are looking four years into the future when they meet in san francisco this morning. they are discussing tuition hikes that could reach 16% every year. they won't vote until november. >>> a former marine who saved 36 lives in afghanistan will receive the medal of honor today at the white house. on the eve of the ceremony, dakota meyers shared a beer last night with president obama. >>> is it a little bit of a cooldown yesterday and today even a bigger cooldown in store definitely want to grab the coat and scarf especially heading to some of the bay locations and maybe even those inland locations today depending where you are. a cloudy start for all of us this morning seeing a little bit of fog at the coastline and also seeing some drizzle out there. we're also seeing low clouds spilling into the bay and partly cloudy inland. this afternoon, those temperatures, look at these numbers, only to the mid-70s inland where we should be seein

. >> reporter: the question is was bill neukom forced out or did he decide to retire? either way he is out as giants ceo effective december 31. bill neukom has been at the helm of the giants since the end of the 2008 season as giants managing general partner and ceo. he says he is voluntarily standing down to teach at stanford and work at nonprofits but many think he was forced out. neukom spent the influx of world series win cash and the free spending ways caused rifts with the executive giants ownership group wanting to be a bigger part of the financial decisions. neukom downplayed any drama today. >> i came to the conclusion that this was the right time to turn the reins over to larry at a time when the franchise has never been stronger, never better able to meet its founding principle, which is to be a winner on the field and off the field. >> reporter: he will stay on as chairman emeritus in 2012. he is out and this guy is in, giants president and coo larry baer taking over as giants ceo. he has been with the team since 1992. he helped push for the construction of

the giants released a statement, that bill neukom will retire from his position. giants president and chief operating officer larry baer will assume mr. neukom's duty. saying that neukom is being forced out. the mainly sticking point, money. >> spending money without consulting them on items they thought they should be consulted about. >> it's like, what happened? >> reporter: tonight, fans are learning about the shakeup at the top. >> we're the fans, we come here to watch them play. >> reporter: some fans say they're not expecting any big changes, because the real power resides with the general manager. >> as long as sabean is there. he's the guy that makes the deal. if sabean is there, and they don't have as many injuries, they'll win again next year. >> reporter: others worry changes at the top mean changes on the field, and that's not necessarily a good thick. >> it's one whole big family. it all spreads. >> reporter: the giants say the outgoing ceo, bill neukom and larry baer will meet with the media tomorrow morning at 11:00 a.m. >>> we will be there for that

the giants released a statement, that bill neukom will retire from his position. giants president and chief operating officer larry baer will assume mr. neukom's duty. saying that neukom is being forced out. the mainly sticking point, money. >> spending money without consulting them on items they thought they should be consulted about. >> it's like, what happened? >> reporter: tonight, fans are learning about the shakeup at the top. >> we're the fans, we come here to watch them play. >> reporter: some fans say they're not expecting any big changes, because the real power resides with the general manager. >> as long as sabean is there. he's the guy that makes the deal. if sabean is there, and they don't have as many injuries, they'll win again next year. >> reporter: others worry changes at the top mean changes on the field, and that's not necessarily a good thick. >> it's one whole big family. it all spreads. >> reporter: the giants say the outgoing ceo, bill neukom and larry baer will meet with the media tomorrow morning at 11:00 a.m. >>> we will be there for that

partner bill neukom is out. he joined the giants in 1995 became chief chief executive officer in 2008. we talk with the communist who broke the store. >> the fit of giant here was hacked to step down a few weeks ago. the not like the fact that the minister of finance the defendant got without the committee's consent. >> i do not think it will be a traffic appeal but i'm has on the expected committee informed of what he is doing. fountain neukom did not do as well the tolls can't have one in two. >> our calls have not been returned. >> coming could force there will be here to talk about the management shake-up. a new survey of registered california voters is planning a discouraging picture for the president. dan kerman talk with a political analyst about what he needs to turn things around here and across the nation. >> i love you back. >> there may have been a lot of love for the president in north carolina on wednesday. but they're showing that california voters are becoming more disenchanted. june, 54 percent

now, bill neukom is out. >> were you forced out, bill? think that is their character ration characterization at all. i asked if there was that a succession plan? how much longer do i want to do this job? >> bill is entitled since he turned 70 in the month of november to have retirement. and is it unusual? i do not agree because after the victorious ending. to go out on top. >> pamela, let me give you a theory. you look at the world through rose colored glasses except when you get here law but most of the time you are an optimist. and you hear that ball players are uit is a business. however when you see somebody like that and everything comes back to money. they should be in a joyous mood. because you mess with somebody's money, did not inform them. >> it is not about the teams playing about what is going on the field. >> you want to win. and if kron can work for $8,000 per year? they would. it is about money. everything is about money. they should say that this is been but now we're going for. if panel when you have lived a little bit yo

bill neukom was there for three years. they wanted to be kept abreast of letting players go.nd maybe bill neukom should be able to do what he wants but when you mess with people's money. >> everybody wants to be kept abreast. vilify put $50 million into something and you are signing something at $20 million. >> off all i would also be annoyed. >> there are very few things but when you ms money. >> they felt that >> all of these investors, they are going to go christmas cards. and larry knows how to do it. >> earlier this week you mentioned that on the radio. >> let us move on to the jury in west radio interview confused me >> west, by all accounts is one of the greatest stars in nba a logo of the lead. they brought him in to be a high-priced consultant for the warriors. i said to have a new book coming out why would you want to do a detailed look? he talked about being a abused child. and he has not enjoyed his life and i said there are people that are enjoyin still financially strugg but you are legend and it kept going on and on. >> he is very passionate about it. and more

at&t. >> offlarry bear and and bill neukom out.neukom did not have the right names. they did not think that there were getting beat guidance from bill. >> to you think you were forced out? >> i do not know what that is the right characterization at all. i asked myself is there a succession plan. how much longer should i want to do this job? >> bill is entitled when he turns 70 in november to have this preference. and is it unusual. 11 months after victory to step down? i do not find it unusual. i think it is more usual to go out on top. >> is clearly in there for keeps? larry recruited most of the investment team. larry found the investors. larry smoothes over the politicians and larry knows were all the bodies are buried " so to speak ". and i would say that larry is their marketing whiz but now i do not think that we're going to seek larry as much. if he is going anywhere? it is to the 10 people that the majority of the team. and again, if you have heard anything on that team? larry baer has been with the franchise since 1992. he

bill neukom is stepping down. giants say the team has been planning to announce his retirement at the end of the season but today's news conference coombs day after they record neukom is being forced out by the team's executive committee. apparently because they feel he did not do enough to consult him nor to consult them on spending and other team matters. he will be replacesd by current ceo. >> first, honoring the hero, the former marine receiving the nation's highest military honor and the guilt what he feels over his heroic actions. >> and two well known experts face off >>> less than half an hour from now, president obama will award the medal of honor from the first marine recipient since the vietnam war. in september 2009 myer charged through heavy insurgent gunfire and saved the lives of 13 american troops and 23 afghan soldiers. myer says his moment was the worst day of his life. he lost four of his best friends that day. as he receives his honor his friends will be memorialized at hometown ceremonies. >>

bill neukom is stepping down. giants say the team has been planning to announce his retirement at the end of the season but today's news conference coombs day after they record neukom is being forced out by the team's executive committee. apparently because they feel he did not do enough to consult him nor to consult them on spending and other team matters. he will be replacesd by current ceo. >> first, honoring the hero, the former marine receiving the nation's highest military honor and the guilt what he feels over his heroic actions. >> and two well known experts face off over what is in apple juice. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> less than half an hour from now, president obama will award the medal of honor from the first marine recipient since the vietnam war. in september 2009 myer charged through heavy insurgent gunfire and saved the lives of 13 american troops and 23 afghan soldiers. myer says his moment was the worst day of his life. he lost four of his best friends that da

out the door to be replaced by a top assistant now with bill neukom larry baer will tickle.over. there is a tin person executive committee. he is completing his third year and its owner,/21 a will serious but not enough of the ownership group happy with bill neukom. has he said, larry is now the field. --ceo. >> he needed to consult with them about how to spend the additional revenue that the jack up. and my information is that he was asked to step down a few weeks ago. >> he has been a part of the dead in their operations and the franchise from long time. i'm guessing he will keep the old king guys of the executive committee informed of what he's doing. he was met doing is live as those guys want to. >> and house of the ballpark in today mary belle was nervous today since i have to go to a meeting. an asset is funny because before he won the world series he was see your truck for a half-hour. he had a nervous laugh and said i have a meeting right at 11. but a way to make a long story short, larry is the guy that build the ballpark. he went out and found money to build a bal

. >>> the san francisco giants bill neukom has announced he's out at the end of the season. he's been the team's managing partner since 2008. his decision to leave stems from disagreements. pneumoum report edly clashed over how -- he's being replaced by larry baer and currently the team's president. >> i asked myself is there a succession plan? how much longer do you want to do this job? in the course of thinking about that and talking with folks about it including other investigators, i came to the conclusion that this was the right time to turn the rains over to larry. >> he plans to stay on his partner until october. after that he'll serve as chairman. >>> net flicks stock plunged together. company says it no longer expect it's base to grow. angered many of its members when it announced a new rate. stocks dropped 19% trading close to its 52 week low. >>> the dow rose 186 points. nasdaq gained 34. five major banks vowed. >>> the post master the postal service may be on job cuts. more than 250 processing facilities will be reviewed foreclosure. many could be closed at up to

loss angeles one-year cuba and one in new zealand and what is happening with the giants next >> bill neukom says at retiring from the giants ridgy kumar has more details when of the 69 year- old and why he was asked to step down lee elder b the phase-out of the team and we deal is leaving the of major league baseball team to the giants is his been ceo since 2008 the giants haven't been planning a transition will at transition in which managing general partner anzio and what bay area news group newcomb was asked to step down because he wasn't communicating with the owners of the team of financial decisions for the team >> the giants got more revenue because of their championship and the 10 member executive committee did like the way he spent the money or we should consult with the family before he did instead of reading about in the news reports scene >> larry barrel takeover ceo when he completes his coast >> i'm assuming he will keep those attending a guys on the drafting committee whoredo one. >> now san jose the red cross is helping people apartment building fire and why one the fire too

. >>> and bill neukom is talking about leaving the giants. why they're making changes at the top. >>> fred is in for mark tonight. >> reporter: the defending world champions sell out every game. their merchandise just flies off the shelves yet two differences. the chief operating officer will step down. that suggests there may be trouble in paradise. the giants confirm the current team president larry bayrd will replace bill nuekum. speculation as to why he's leaving is still blowing in the wind. he says he will share his part of the team but insists he's not being pushed out. >> i didn't have any fixed term in mind when i pushed other things aside and agreed to step in. it seemed to me as though it's come in a real sense pretty much full cycle. i had accomplished what i set out to accomplish. >> this franchise really is stronger than ever. the perspective of winning is formost, always will be. >>> terrell pryor sat home while his agent met with roger gudel in hopes of changing pryor's five day suspension. right now the suspension well it pre

here at at&t park today, bill neukom managed to deflect questions about whether he as the ceo is actually retiring or whether he was shown the door. >> it's my intention to retire as the managing general partner of the giants effective the end of this calendar year, december 31. >> after information began to leak out yesterday, the giants confirmed that after three years, its ceo was out. neukom sat next to his successor, larry baird, the current giants president at a news conference today and talked about his imminent departure like it was a natural transition, and not part of a shake-up that seems to have shocked many in the sports world. >> as bud selig reminded me, there's a time to come into an organization and a time to leave an organization. having accomplished as much as this group has around those objectives, this is plainly a good time for me to leave the organization. >> who chooses to leave a team less than a year after it wins the world series for the first time in 56 years? that's what one giants fan wants to know. >> he was out front and he was the face of the managers when

according to the "mercury news" now, bill neukom has been asked

ceo and managing general partner bill neukom will be resigning at the end of the year. the bowtie-wearing neukom took over as controlling owner from peter mcgowan back in october of 2008. team president larry baer will be taking over as chief executive officer in january. >>> he watched what could have been his own death. >> i seen my body and actually i looked dead. it's unreal to see yourself like that. >> his message to the people who saved him and what he remembers about being pinned under the car. >>> it's not worth its weight in concrete. the $6million project that may be forced to close. ,, ,,,,,, >>> closed captioning of eyewitness news is brought to you by shreve & co. jewelers, a san francisco original. >>> he defied orders and ran into the line of fire five times and saved three dozen lives. today 23-year-old marine dakota meyer received the medal of honor. >> dakota on the others who joined him knelt down picked up their comrades and through all those bullets, smoke and chaos, carried them out one by one. because as dakota says that's what you do for a broth

. >> what do think they're real reason is that bill neukom caught fire?k that just the way that it happened get out was out of the blue. and i think that he is upset people with money. and larry recruited these investors to come in. most of those people have more money invested with newcomb. if you fall out of favor is with a guy that has more money than you. what we also hear is that newcomb wanted to hang are run of the batting cage. he was getting too close to the managers, the players and when you are dealing with millions. >> absolutely want to represent the money. >> and he was going on the side of where there is somebody that had $20 million to not mess with my money unless you ask me for it. that is to the best of my knowledge the is what happened. >> richard. your radio interview with jerry west was difficult to listen to. it is difficult to have sympathy for a millionaire. >> absolutely. he is in with the new owners and we had cheery on and one of the all-time greats- jerry--and he has a book coming out so we spoke about his troubled childhood.

. >>> this morning the giants are holding a news conference to officially announce bill neukom is stepping down. after they broke the story, giants released a statement saying they have been looking for him to retire in december 31 but san jose mercury news reported that neukom is buying forced out by the ownership group. they say he didn't keep them on day to day decisions especially spending money. the chief operating officer will assume his duties. >>> united airlines is investigating why a flight bound for san francisco started smoking just before takeoff at dulles airport yesterday forcing the evacuation of 179 passengers including supreme court justice ruth bader ginsberg. several passengers say they saw smoke coming out of an engine and notified the pilot shortly after the plane left the gate. an announcement was made for passengers to immediately evacuate the plane. passengers were taken back to the terminal and boarded another plane which landed safely at sfo at about 7:30 last night. >> justice ginsberg and came through without any injury. she was last seen entering the opera hou

bill neukom got a standing ovation as did carlos beltran who was taken out of the line- up so his averaget go below .300. not the way the giants wanted to end the season. eric gives up a base hit. 6-3, giants finish with 86 wins, 6 less than last year. possibly the final game for pat burrell who came out to another ovation in the 7th. he grew up in the bay area as a giants fan. >> if i have some certain restraints, i feel like i could play, you know, but the reality is i don't know if i can. >> i can see that -- i knew -- i knew by the time he got to the dugout you saw the tears coming down. i told him, you know, i kind of had one myself. >> the thought that this may be the last day, you know, kind of took of. >> burrell has been battling a foot injury. >>> apparently, there is crying in baseball. mets manager terry collins broke down afternoon his team won just their 77th game today. >> people pay, you know, a good price to come to these games and you got to understand that i ask these players to did a lot. [ voice breaking ] >> we were trying to get their respect this year and they dese

outgoing managing general partner that's bill neukom got a nice ovation as well as carlos beltran takene game so his average didn't dip below .300. we'll see if he comes home. the rockies take it 6-3. giants finish the year 86-76. four or five more wins they would have been in. >>> oakland as closed up in seattle. gonzalez struck out 11 in eight scoreless innings and in the second jay miller hit his first home run of the year a two-run shot that gave the as a 2-0 win. they finish 74-88. the as will open next year by the way against that same team, seattle, were a couple of -- were a couple of -- with a couple of games in japan. >>> it was perhaps the most dramatic final day of the baseball season in history. tampa bay rays and the red sox. unbelievable. tied for the al wild card spot going into their final games. the yankees were playing the rays up 7-0. thanks to a couple of early home runs by mark teixeira. it should have been over. the rays battled back. longoria couple of home runs including this walkoff game winner in the 12th. they were down 7 runsth. they are moving on. right bef

. >>> bill is out as giants general managing partner according to the "san jose mercury news" who cite several multiple base sources. neukomas asked to step aside boot executive committee of the ownership group. the reason for the dismissal according to the report stems from his millions of dollars generated after the giants won the world series without authorization from the committee. its expected to be replaced by giants president larry baer. i spoke with him tonight. he would neither confirm or deny that report. >>> tim lincecum looking for his 13th win of the season. would he get any run support? carlos beltran answered that question early. 299th career home run. game tied at one. lincecum struck out 6 in 7 innings allowing four hits and only one unearned run. and he got a little help from his friend pablo sandoval robbing jesus guzman of a base hit. that saved a run and kept the game tied. stayed that way into the 6th inning but then! beltran sends one into the bay. his second homer of the game. the 300th of his career. giants with sweep san diego their first since they swept the indians back in june. >> you know, 30