birmingham. also paying tribute to the leagues that is where may's got his start with the black barons. it's a game that between the giants and the st. louis cardinals. that will happen tomorrow. the timing is just as we said, very profound. and still ahead tonight kron, 4 news at 5. we'll be going live to birmingham and chat with colleagues there as preparations for that game are certainly well underway. >> all right. now to the latest on the point fire that's burning near lake sonoma. containment now at 50%. that fire sunday afternoon. and then it spread rapidly to 1200 acres within just 24 hours. it has destroyed 2 homes. one firefighter was injured, but they are are expected to be okay. >> our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is with us now to talk about the weather component here. yeah. and seeing some helpful weather for folks trying to fight that fire humidity way up compared to where it was. are a couple days ago we're talking about single digits. so extremely dry air. we can see it ri

mays began his career with the birmingham black barons. it was just on monday that mays released a statement saying he would not attend the game in person. coming up tonight at 530, our greg lee will have a live report from birmingham on how his death is being felt. there and following tomorrow's game in alabama, be sure to join us for a special tribute to willie mays. we're digging deep into the ktvu archives to bring you memorable moments from our conversations with the baseball great. our special remembering willie mays airs right after the kirkwood rickwood classic. >> still ahead tonight, three people shot and killed in the city of richmond within hours of each other, including a pregnant woman. we're live with the latest on the investigation. >> also at 530, coming up an east bay middle school building in danger of collapsing, the discovery that's forcing students to a new campus. >> and temperatures cool off pretty significantly today. that marine layer is pretty deep. it's up around 1700 feet. it cooled things off. what does it mea

we're going to take you to birmingham, alabama. our crews are there where they're changing the focus for tomorrow night's giants game at rickwood field. also, remember that big meat spill on 880 a couple of weeks ago? our investigative unit tracked down the company responsible, and we've learned that company has had similar messes before. and more people turning to social media for voting information and news. that's despite being worried about misinformation. what a new poll reveals about our upcoming election. good evening, i'm raj mathai. there are many plans being changed and many plans being created for tomorrow. willie mays died yesterday at the age of 93. it's prompted a flood of emotion and memories in the bay area, in his home state of alabama and across the country. let's start here at home. fans at oracle park paying their respects at the willie mays statue that stands in the shadows of 24 palm trees. the ballpark will be open tomorrow for free. here's nbc's sergio quintana. you can see throughout the day that there are

hello, it's adam in birmingham. hello it's victoria in birmingham. and it's nick in birmingham.s is where you started out as a journalist. i love birmingham, i worked here in my firstjob as a report on radio, commercial radio, as you know, had no staff, i was the only reporter and comparative bbc local radio, there loads of reporters, so we were so hungry. i had sharp elbows, that's where i developed my sharp elbows. what was your favourite story from that period? it was all quite serious stuff, it was the tail end, this is showing my age, the west midlands serious crime squad and the corruption involved in that birmingham is a mega new dispatch, superb use to was around the rotunda and the roads here. and nick, for us political journalist, many a site of many tory political conferences. that's right, after the political parties moved away from the seaside i pined for blackbird —— blackpool, it has been fascinated, near of the _ last 15 years, just scale of development. as the incredible economic development going on and it is the new, by the side of the old, but the great thing

this was a magical night in birmingham as baseball greats converged at rickwood field in birmingham, alabama, where giants legend willie mays began playing professional baseball at age 16. the say hey kid sadly passed away on tuesday at age 93. willie's son, michael was joined by willie's godson, barry bonds and ken griffey jr. on the field before the game. >> birmingham. i've been telling you all that if there's any way on earth my father could come down here, that he would. well, he's found another way. so you already stand to your feet. let him hear you. he's listening. make all the noise you can >> willie! willie! willie >> as for the game itself, which does count in the standings, brandon crawford, now a cardinal taking on his former team for the first time. saint louis jumps on giants starter keaton winn. early alabama native brendan donovan, a two run homer to make it three nothing in the first inning. donovan with three rbis. now, the giants would tie it up when the present day center fielder eliot ramos does his willie impersonation opposite field, his 10th of the year first

we call it the steel mill in birmingham, and during the weekend he would, you know, go from birmingham to detroit on the pullman porter, which is a train, and earn a little money there and come back on sunday night, go to work on monday. but he would teach me as he come home to different things about, you know, sports. and i think i learned it from him, from my mother. my, my uncle was his name was otis. otis brooks. >> young willie mays grew up on one of those hot, dusty streets of alabama, went to school and played baseball from an early age, falling in love with the game at the age of five. >> my father used to roll a ball on the floor to me, and i would try and hit, you know, the ball would, you know, kind of broom handle and different things like that. but my whole family came through a baseball family. my mother, you know, ran track. my father played baseball, i had an uncle that played basketball, football, baseball. so i, i was really thrown into it. and you know, as soon as i was born. so, at an early age, i knew what baseball was all about, you know , at age 17, while still i

that was the sixth tackle for loss for birmingham today.dinator, corey chamblin, and that entire staff, a lot of credit. anthony blevins, defensive coordinator john, who was with the team for the last two championships and the first seven weeks of this season, left with a medical issue. chamblin steps up. blevins steps in on that defensive staff, and in the second half, they have been nails today. fourth down etling retreating, scanning, fires. samson nacua in the area, intercepted. taken away by ike brown, his second pick today, and that will seal it. ike brown had zero interceptions all season. he's got two in the usfl conference championship. >> sam: and there's two things that are going through my mind. the first is, man, can you use that super challenge? is there anything? was there a holding? could there have been some kind of penalty? the second thing is, chains. defensive coordinator corey chamblin. boom. it is being challenged. it is being challenged. the red flag has been thrown. mike nolan has to be specific about what he's chall

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louis cardinals in birmingham, alabama, right now where mays made his baseball debut >> kron four's rob nesbitt joins us now live at oracle park ere the game is being played live for all the appreciative fans. hey, >> grant vans are here to watch giants play in that game and the game out and that's being played on the jumboon at oracle park seeds a tribte to willie mays. also played a tribute recall the park, cars and all sorts of things that makes while somber music played over the speakers of giants stadium, a long line of fans waited tign th condolnce book for willie mays. my heart's broken. it was an emotional day in the outfield thursday from fans ke bert williams who thought maze as a hero when he s a kid. i'm in my 70's, but kind and too to his es pring. i didn thd beo. so the motio wiov flew home to s franciscom o for maze tribet the bar so high that nobody can touch it when he died. he took it >> so just amazing of so many great memories. the basall legend made his mark after in giants t1972. > he g his start at rickwood field in birmingham where he pled in the league and where

and that includes a life of birmingham. alabama's first black mayor who was a bat boy for the birmingham black barons. >> the team that jump started mays career mihai bulls reports. >> news of the passing of 93 year-old hall of famer willie mays hit home for richard arrington junior. birmingham's first black mayor. all of a sudden here. >> and pass. it was on show. joe children. >> arrington in may's attended the same high school fairfield industrial high school for negroes. arrington was to classes behind the athlete when he got the chance to become a batboy for the birmingham black barons. may's help the team win the pennant in 1948. >> new pipe of davis's children. he was the manager and so he would let sometimes me and my cousin. he would let some games be the bat boys. >> the 2 men has crossed again after arrington was elected as birmingham's first black mayor and was invited to visit maze at his condo in new york. that first time his open the closet. want to know i wanted to end of it sort they will begin. the meeting

in front of the birmingham civil rights institute.unity fund brought some a group of willie mays scholars. that scholarship program creates opportunities for black youth in san francisco. this week, those students have been on an intensive tour of the civil rights movement in birmingham, selma and the surrounding area. in alabama. birmingham, of course, ground zero for the civil rights movement in the 60s and one of the most segregated cities in america. during the birmingham campaign, peaceful protesters met with police dogs and high pressure fire hoses. the 16th street baptist church, very near to where we are, that was bombed by the kkk. these students visiting these places and experiencing that history in person as they carry on the legacy of the man who their scholarship is named after. willie mays. >> it humbles you a little bit more because you understand that it's everything isn't, you know, just given to you. you know, everything. it was fought for. it before. you know, you came onto this earth. >> something that's been empha

how many high school games can mays play in birmingham? the answer, hey, flex. considering there's a heatwave, it's kinda chilly in here. oh, that's because i'm pre-cooling the house with the ac before 4 pm. then i'll turn our thermostat to a comfortable 78 or higher that way i could stay cool later. ooh, what about me? you're never cool. oh. >>> okay, let's check in with darren peck. it is all about perspective. if we just shifted the camera towards the east bay, it would be sunny right now? >> it is right now. but tomorrow morning, we are all in for it. so june gloom is coming back, the dominating factor in how we experience the severe weather. we talk about smoke and air quality in the last visit. i want to take a large part of this visit to show you the impact that the return of the marine layer is about to have. not only in clearing the air out, but also in keeping the temperatures for the next two days fairly comfortable. we will use the virtual map and visualize that marine layer starting to build back in and starts coming through the overnight hours. the

and that includes a life of birmingham. alabama's first black mayor who was a bat boy for the birmingham black barons. >> the team that jump started mays career mihai bulls reports. >> news of the passing of 93 year-old hall of famer willie mays hit home for richard arrington junior. birmingham's first black mayor. all of a sudden here.

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birmingham alabama, home of the late, great willie mays. players honored to be here tonight and represent him as they supported those giants uniforms. a special week here in birmingham, alabama i'm laura b'rit for nbc bay area news. as the tributes continue for willie mays. they stay with us for the latest right here on nbc bay area and on our streaming channels. you can also visit our website, nbcbayarea.com. just click on the willie mays tab at the top of our home page. well, tonight the search is on for the gunman who opened fire at a juneteenth celebration near lake merritt in oakland last night. you can see this video here shows the immediate aftermath of that shooting. the bullet sent hundreds of people ducking for cover. oakland police say that the violence started when the event was actually wrapping up. first, about 20 vehicles started an illegal sideshow at grand and euclid fights, then broke out in the street. and that is when the gunfire started. at least 15 people were hit, including a woman who says she was shot in the hand. i

how's that, forecast for birmingham, alabama, no sea breeze there. no fog there. it's going to be hot, but it does look mostly sunny. 94 is the forecast high for the giants game in birmingham, alabama? fog is disappearing fast, but it made a huge push today. compared to yesterday. it was mainly just confined to the coast. san jose had fog, santa clara valley had fog. peninsula had fog. poof. most of it is disappearing. starting to retreat as per usual. about this time. still some down towards gilroy, hollister, santa cruz and most of the coast. and those water temps when they're 4950, as i've been saying since mid-april, fog is never far away when they're this cold, and these are unseasonably cold, a little bit of a breeze not roaring. travis early this morning was about 31 35mph, but we'll have an onshore breeze today. 50s on the temps, a couple of 60s if you're well inland already. but in most locations and the low 50s mid 50s here, weak system to the north. that's keeping us on the cooler side here for a little bit. although i think yesterday was the coolest da

abc seven sports anchor chris alvarez arrived tonight in birmingham, alabama. he will bring us live reports tomorrow here on abc seven news, so be sure to tune in for that. let's move on for the moment. new developments from the north bay on the wildfire burning in sonoma county. all evacuation orders and warnings for the so-called point fire have been lifted at this point, the sonoma sheriff warned some properties may not have electricity. they're asking residents returning home to watch for emergency personnel who are still there on site. the fire burned 1200 acres and is 60% contained. evacuation orders remain in place tonight after the arrow fire began to spread in calaveras county, about 100 miles east of san francisco, one retired firefighter and his wife did not leave when law enforcement asked them to. things came down to the wire when the flames rapidly approached their home, got garden hoses ready and everything that you could use water on, stuff like that. >> and the wife, she starts packing. we hit it. lucky it did come roaring down through town and

tonight in birmingham, a juneteenth celebration with a lot of familiar faces. the celebrity softball game. barry bonds was there. he shared these photos on his instagram feed. bonds derek jeter, alex rodriguez among the retired stars and another bay area baseball legend. former yankees pitcher cc sabathia, who grew up in vallejo. you know, i was here at the at the ballpark yesterday when i got the text, i mean, it was it's super sad, obviously, just thinking about, you know, him not being able to be here and be a part of the celebration. but then i was like, this is why we're here. you know, we came down here to celebrate this man's life and feels right to be able to be here and put these events on in the wake of his passing. it does feel right. the giants and cardinals have arrived in birmingham and so have we, our crew getting a first look at the history of rickwood, nbc's laura b'rit and alex pavlovich are there. thank you. raj. this has become much more than just a tribute to the leagues here at rickwood field in birmingham, alabama. since the passing of wi

abc seven sports anchor chris alvarez arrived tonight in birmingham, alabama.e will bring us live reports tomorrow here on abc seven news, so be sure to tune in for that. let's move on for the moment. new developments from the north bay on the wildfire burning in sonoma county. all evacuation orders and warnings for the so-called point fire have been lifted at this point, the sonoma sheriff warned some properties may not have electricity. they're asking residents returning home to watch for emergency personnel who are still there on site. the fire burned 1200 acres and is 60% contained. evacuation orders remain in place tonight after the arrow fire began to spread in calaveras county, about 100 miles east of san francisco, one retired firefighter and his wife did not leave when law enforcement asked them to. things came down to the wire when the flames rapidly approached their home, got garden hoses ready and everything that you could use water on, stuff like that. >> and the wife, she starts packing. we hit it. lucky it did come roaring down through town and e

that's going to be at rickwood field in birmingham, alabama. there's also going to be a book that people can sign to leave their condolences for the mays family and write down any type of stories or any memories they have of willie mays. again, people still continuing to come here to the willie mays statue and across the street from where we are over at the museum, which normally is closed when they're not playing, but because of willie mays death, the museum is going to be open until 4:00, from 10:00 until 4:00 each day, all the way through until the giants return home next week. we're live here at the home of the giants in san francisco. jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news. we'll head back to you across the bay in oakland, 24 willie mays plaza. >> all right, jesse, thank you. >> well, we spoke with some willie mays fans early this morning outside oracle park, where they shared some of their fondest memories of the say, hey, kid. >> we were out spring training as this is my father with my kids and i'm getting choked up a little bit. but my dad's pa

a really touching moment in birmingham.h, by the way, does count in the standings, brandon crawford taking on his former team for the first time. he's playing for the cardinals now. saint louis with an early three nothing lead. giants tie it up when their centerfielder, now heliot ramos, goes opposite field for his 10th of the year, first giant to reach double digits and home runs this year. and we are tied at three. love the giant number 24 behind the plate. and just seeing rickwood. the cardinals score three more giants trying to work their way back. wilmer flores r.b.i. single in the sixth. so the giants score a pair to make it six five. and that's where we are right now. six five cardinals in the seventh. complete highlights at 11 a's and royals matinee at the coliseum honoring mays in the stadium where he got his last hit actually as a member of the new york mets. a's down two. nothing in seven, two down. zack gelof high deep. aloha. his third straight game with a home run. he's hot. that ties the game at two a piece l

. >> tonight, the san francisco giants and saint louis cardinals are in birmingham, alabama. the two teams are getting ready to play a regular season game at the historic rickwood field. it's the same field the great willie mays started his career some 75 years ago as ktvu greg leigh reports now from birmingham. the historic event will now be a national tribute to the say hey kid. >> the baseball world has converged on historic rickwood field in birmingham, alabama to honor the leagues and pay its respects to willie mays. the day after baseball icon willie mays passed. love for the say hey kid and the spirit of the giants legend filling the grounds of historic rickwood field. >> to be able to be down here and celebrate him. you know, this was planned anyway, but you know, in the wake of his passing, to be here today feels right to be able to celebrate him today and, you know, continue on his legacy. >> vallejo native and former major league pitcher cc sabathia is one of the stars playing in a juneteenth celebrity softball game, the teams stepping on the hallowed ground where

the giants game in birmingham. it was designed to be a tribute to willie mays, and now it's going to be a memorial to perhaps the greatest to ever grace the game. a new mural was unveiled today at rickwood field, where, as you guys mentioned, mays played for the birmingham black barons. the giants will be playing the cardinals there tomorrow. that's a national tv game. and we showed you the jersey patch a few seconds ago. here's a look at the giants actually wearing the patches during the game today at wrigley field. mays by the way, the all time leader in visiting home runs at wrigley with 54. now earlier today, giants great j.t. snow joined us, saying when willie showed up, everybody dropped everything just to take it all in. >> i think it's a smile. i think it's his demeanor. he had that high pitched voice, he was loud in the clubhouse. but you always remember when willie mays talked , everybody listened. i mean, the room got quiet in a hurry and he would hold court and he would tell, guys about when he played,

a question time birmingham. a question time special , i birmingham.time special, i think. i think it might be the 40th question time that i've done over the years . that i've done over the years. no, look, i expect an audience not all to agree with me , but not all to agree with me, but i don't expect the first questioner to be somebody who has produced eight separate bbc programmes over the course of the last year, including doctor who, which i used to love, and they've completely ruined . and they've completely ruined. and then and then and then the third questioner, a pro—palestinian known activist. does anyone think that group of people were representative of the great british public in any way at all? well, i've had enough . i've all? well, i've had enough. i've had enough. have you had enough of the bbc? yes. well, we will renew with added vigour our campaign over the course of the next few years as we're going to be the leading voice of opposition. and i say that , i opposition. and i say that, i say that because the conservative party will be

the black baron saw him saying no, no, you have to play in birmingham.y and then to hear the news it is just willie had a sense of a great moment and he picked a great moment today. it is a tremendous loss for everybody who knew him. everyone who saw him play and everyone knew him in his later life. he is a wonderful man. look i am a kid from brooklyn. who would of thought he would of chosen me to be his interviewer on the numerous shows we did in front of countless audiences. losing willie is bad for everybody. i have gotten text and tweets from people all over the world today talking about willie. it is a great loss, it is. and thursday night. this game will be dedicated to willie and believe me, the crowd will certainly be on its feet with a lot of heavy hearts. >> you just gave us volumes of information and reaction marty from the countless times that you were with him. in i can just leave you with this, if you could share with me, just, maybe just the one nugget that you were able to get out of him. you could pull things out of an interview that a l

black barons with a caption birmingham's own say hey kid. also in birmingham, an event meant to recognize the legacy of baseball's leagues will now be a national tribute to mays. rickwood field is the oldest professional ballpark in america, opening in 1910. mays got his start there as a teenager with the barons. the giants will face the cardinals there tomorrow. among the many players taking part in the festivities, former mlb pitcher and vallejo native cc sabathia, who reflected on mays unrivaled career. >> hank tells the story about him being a five year old seven year old boy and watching jackie play on this field. you know, and it sparked this dream. so it's literally a direct we're direct descendants of these great baseball players. so to be able to be here and put on this great and, of black baseball feels right. feels good. >> major league baseball has been working to restore the field ahead of the game tomorrow . the teams are set to wear throwback league uniforms as well. the giants will open oracle park tomorrow at noon so that fa

we called the steel mill in birmingham and done the weekend.d, you know, go from birmingham to detroit on the pullman porter, which is a train, and earn a little money there and come back on sunday night, go to work on monday. but he would teach me as he come home to different things about, you know, sports and i think i learned it from him, from my mother, my, my uncle was his name was otis. otis brooks young willie mays grew up on one of those hot, dusty streets of alabama, went to school and played baseball from an early age, falling in love with the game at the age of five. my father used to roll the ball on the floor to me, and i would try and hit, you know, the ball would, you know, kind of broom hall and different things like that. but my whole family came through a baseball family. my mother, you know, ran track. my father played baseball. i had an uncle that played basketball, football, baseball. so i was really thrown into it. and, you know, as soon as i was born. so at an early age, i knew what baseball was all about. you know, at ag

giants head over to birmingham tomorrow. for what will be an emotional scene taking on the cardinals. made a's. they held a moment of silence to a's prior to their game today in oakland against the royals. pick things up into 3rd. no score too long for miguel and to har and he grounds it to right for a base hit. one run scored jj bleday slides safely at 3rd a strike first strike out runners very next batter. runners at the corners for brent rooker he singled into left pad their lead to 2 from some of his content. luis medina had a solid outing for oakland. here in the top of the 5th. he gets a michael garcia looking for station for strikeout. he threw 5 plus innings in limited the royals to just to run bottom of the 7th. a's up a run to offer rooker. having a great night. another run scores that extends the lead to 2 next ending. gelof. that ends it. the a's they go on to win this one. my final 5 to one. 61 actually. after the game. brent rooker talk about the team's resilience today has not been playing good ball as late. e

as a 16 year old in birmingham, alabama.e, 76 years later and baseball royalty will gather tomorrow to honor the man regarded as the best baseball player ever, the say, hey kid who passed away yesterday at age 93 due to heart failure. a new mural was unveiled today at rickwood field in alabama. mays played for the birmingham black barons. the giants will play there tomorrow against the saint louis cardinals. that game, planned as a tribute to mays, will now become a memorial memorial. the giants started wearing patches honoring mays during the game today at wrigley field. and mays, by the way, happens to be the all time leader in visiting home runs at wrigley. he hit 54 there earlier this afternoon. giants great j.t. snow told us about his memories of the say, hey, kid. >> i think it's a smile. i think it's his demeanor. he had that high pitched voice, he was loud in the clubhouse. but you always remember when willie mays talked, everybody listened. i mean, the room got quiet in a hurry, and he would hold court and he would

we're proud that he still cares about birmingham. think about willie mays about 50 yards from where we are standing there with his hands on his hips, thinking, i hope that next ball comes to me because i will catch it. and i understand. ian, there was actually another key event there where the giants actually spoke. yeah, you know, another planned event that's taking on a new tone. certainly today, a mural of willie mays was unveiled in downtown birmingham to celebrate the say hey kid. six different artists spent the past week painting it since the news of his death last night, people have been stopping by to visit and mourn mays passing. giants president and ceo larry baer told the crowd that getting to know willie as a friend was one of the great joys in his life. baer said that willie told him recently he was so happy that giants will be playing for the first time in his hometown. there was nobody better on planet earth as a person than willie mays. willie mays ran those bases so we all could soar and he embodies the spirit of jun

that's where mays starred as a teenager with the birmingham black barons. they actually had a game there tonight and announced his passing in the middle of the game. ladies and gentlemen, we have some very sad news to share a short time ago, the san francisco giants major league baseball and the willie mays family announced that the say hey kid willie mays, one of the greatest players in the history of our game, has passed away at the age of 93. and while the fans in willie's former hometown processed that news, a similar announcement took place in chicago, where the giants were taking on the cubs. fitting orange you in the sky, they put up a tribute on the scoreboard, and here's how the giants reacted after the game. >> we'd love to, obviously would have loved for him to be able to watch that game and watch the giants take the field where where he played, but yeah, i think it probably even if possible adds more to going there obviously where she was, you know here with us to see it. >> but he'll be he'll be watching over the game and you know it's definite

giants head over to birmingham tomorrow.e an emotional scene taking on the cardinals. willie mays, the a's. they held a moment of silence to prior to their game today in oakland against the royals. pick things up into 3rd. no score too long for miguel and to har and he grounds it to right for a base hit. one run scored jj bleday slides safely in at 3rd a strike first, although strikeout runners very next batter. runners at the corners for brent rooker he singles it into left pad, their lead from some of this content. luis medina had a solid outing for oakland. here in the top of the fish. he gets a michael garcia looking for station for strikeout. he threw 5 plus innings and limited the royals to just the run. bottom of the 7th. a's up a run to offer rooker comes up with it. having a great night. another run scores that extends the lead to 2 next ending. yeah. the a's they go on to win this one. why a final 5 to one 61 time actually. >>after the game, right? rooker talk about team's resilience today has not been playing. goo

we're proud that he still cares about birmingham. think about willie mays about 50 yards from where we are, standing there with his hands on his hips, thinking, i hope that next ball comes to me because i will catch it just down the road. another event taking on new meaning a mural of willie mays was unveiled in downtown birmingham today. willie mays ran those bases so we all could soar, and he embodies the spirit of juneteenth. but he also embodies the spirit of the league. he embodies the spirit of the spirit of major league baseball. but most importantly, he embodies the spirit of perseverance. giants president and ceo larry baer says befriending mays was one of the great joys of his life. there was nobody better on planet earth as a person than willie mays, mays longtime friend read a letter the 'say hey kid' recently wrote. willie wanted to have it read at the ceremony, knowing he wouldn't make it to the game, but not knowing these would be some of his last words. i wish i could be with you all today. this is where i'm from. i h

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. >> a standing ovation for the legendary willie mays at today's rickwood classic in birmingham, alabama. the baseball world bidding farewell to the say hey kid, where his career first began. >> ktvu greg lee reports tonight from the historic ballpark in birmingham, with more on today's emotional tribute. >> inside rickwood field, the oldest ballpark in america, the longtime home of the birmingham black barons and where 17 year old willie mays began his professional career, the baseball world paid tribute to the leagues and honored the say, hey, kid. >> i could share a lot of things, but there it goes. >> you can't control it right now. i know for me, it's just too soon. yeah, so forgive me. to the public and the people, it's just too soon because it's an out of control feeling like giants. >> great. barry bonds emotional. when asked about his godfather's impact on his life, mays, his son michael said his dad would want this game to be a celebration of his life. >> i'm overwhelmed with, you know, joy and positivity. i couldn't have done this without all the love that's, you know, he's se

birmingham's first black mayor. all of a sudden here. >> and pass.. >> arrington in may's attended the same high school fairfield industrial high school for negroes. arrington was to classes behind the athlete when he got the chance to become a batboy for the birmingham black barons. may's help the team win the pennant in 1948. >> new pipe a baby says children. he was the manager and so he would let sometimes me and my cousin. he would let some games be the bat boys. >> the 2 men has crossed again after arrington was elected as birmingham's first black mayor and was invited to visit maze at his condo in new york. that first time is has opened the closet. want to know if wanted to end of it sort they will begin. the meeting took a couple sweaters that couldn't win, but remains one harrington's as may's continued to visit birmingham over the years. he was the ambassador for the u.s. youth games and hear arrington is seated right next to may's when he returned to be inducted into the alabama sports hall of fame. >> i don't think there will be another re

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i'm traveling to birmingham, alabama to take on the saint louis cardinals. >> the teams will play atoric rickwood field in a game honoring the leagues and the deep tradition of that ballpark. ktvu greg lee spoke to the man who's led the effort to bring major league baseball to birmingham. >> when the giants in saint louis cardinals meet at historic rickwood field in birmingham, alabama, it will be a day gerald watkins never even dreamed of. >> here we are on the cusp of probably the biggest day in our history, except for opening day in 1910. >> watkins is the chairman and executive director of the friends of rickwood, a nonprofit that since the 1990s has been charged with preserving the oldest professional ballpark in the u.s. there was, talk about the wrecking ball and a group of concerned citizens, mostly, gentlemen, that have been here as children with their fathers or grandfathers said, hey, we can't lose this building. >> we can't lose this facility. >> there a rich history at rickwood that dates back to its opening day in 1910. from 1924 to 1960, it was the home of the birmingh

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. >>> the giants are playing a game in birmingham, alabama, tonight. willie mays, a san francisco giant all time great, died tuesday, though this game had been planned prior to that. ryan yamamoto made the trip out to birmingham. let's go live to him now. ryan? >> reporter: hey, sara. vern was the first to tell me that the moment i walked inside rickwood field i was going to feel the history. i was going to feel the presence of the greatness of the baseball players who played inside that ballpark and he was absolutely right. you could just feel the power and the presence of the negro leagues, including a 17-year-old willie mays who got his start inside rickwood field. although we are now mourning the passing of willie mays this week, this evening's game held even more significance. fans truly braving the deep south heat to experience today's historic game at rickwood field, including jim thornson who decided to dress for the occasion in his bright orange tuxedo. he says he had likely watched willie mays play 150 times in san francisco and was always a

será una celebración de su vida y legado en la ciudad de birmingham. honrando y recordando a una leyenda en el lugar donde empezó su carrera. y desde san francisco o desde su casa, fanáticos podrán hacer lo mismo mientras miran el partido. eso está muy dicho. la televisión va a estar encendida a la hora apropiada y y a ver el partido y soportar al equipo y recordar a willie desde san francisco, jocelyn moran, noticiero telemundo 48. muchas gracias, jocelyn. gran trabajo. vamos a ver que tenemos al regreso en los deportes. los cakes necesitaban de manera desesperada la victoria en casa y al volver les contamos cómo mbersue ante los portland ti solo un giro pitazo inicial a ese repaso deportivo con los san jose earthquakes que querían regresar a la victoria en la major league soccer al recibir en people's park a los portland timbers. y lamentablemente fue otra noche de pesadilla en paypal porque los coaches nuevamente perdieron el primer gol de la visita llegó fruto de un gran error del portero jackson, que aprovechó evander. el golazo de pulveri dio esp

that's where mays starred as a teenager with the birmingham black barons.hey actually had a game there tonight and announced his passing in the middle of the game. ladies and gentlemen, we have some very sad news to share a short time ago, the san francisco giants major league baseball and the willie mays family announced that the say hey kid willie mays, one of the greatest players in the history of our game, has passed away at the age of 93. and while the fans in willie's former hometown processed that news, a similar announcement took place in chicago, where the giants were taking on the cubs. fitting orange you in the sky, they put up a tribute on the scoreboard, and here's how the giants reacted after the game. >> we'd love to, obviously would have loved for him to be able to watch that game and watch the giants take the field where where he played, but yeah, i think it probably even if possible adds more to going there obviously where she was, you know here with us to see it. >> but he'll be he'll be watching over the game and you know it's definitely

continue to pour in and the major celebration in store in his hometown of birmingham. but san francisco didn't always welcome the say hey kid. >> and they would need to have this much trouble trying to buy a place. >> reporter: the obstacles he had to overcome and how to grace any help change the racial dynamics for good. >> now you're looking for that and i don't worry about that. >>> plus growing wildfire sending more smoke around the state. the spot still under air quality advisories as we would get ready for a big warm up. >>> it's a battle in the south bay that has been dragging on for years. >> they could be very nerve-racking. where am i going to go? >> some homeowners are breathing easy for now. later, pride in the pulpit. >> if we don't have a building that people are proud of, then we won't be the community anchor they need. >>> trying to honor the legacy of their late cecil williams. >>> hello, i'm sara donchey, and the bay area and the entire baseball world is celebrating the life of the legend who died yesterday with the age of 93. today a new mural was un

we'll joined the leagues, birmingham barons at this. get this the at the age of 16. giants purchased his contract in 1950 and after winning rookie of the year. and it 51 willie mays, then joined and served in the u.s. army from 52 to 54. and then rejoined the giants. after that. and in 2015, mays was awarded the presidential medal of freedom for president barack obama for his pivotal role during the civil rights movement. >> and here is what president obama had to say on social media that willie mays wasn't just a singular athlete, blessed with an unmatched combination of grace, scale and power. he was also a wonderfully warm and generous person and an inspiration to an entire generation. president obama awarded willie mays, the presidential medal of freedom in 2015. i have the daughter of doctor martin luther king junior. bernice king expressed her condolences as well. >> by sharing a picture of doctor king and willie, a meeting back in 1963, during the height of the civil rights movement. willie mays, along with jackie robinson leading athletes during the civil rig

birmingham. if there's a additional need for this fire escape based on that, and not just sprinklered or not sprinklered, but this the extra depth that's created from the fires, the extra depth of, like, a foot and a half is 100% coming from this fire escape. and that was a that was discussed at our last, at our last hearing, the other thing that we talked about was the planning code change that affected this project right before it was issued was, had multiple impacts in the rear yard. it made their rear yard requirement greater. that's why they had to reduce the depth of the main building wall by three feet. but it also got rid of the requirement that the any, the last ten feet that you get extra depth from rear yard averaging has to be limited to 30ft in height. that also went away. and so that allowed the building to pop up a little bit in the rear, where it had had to be reduced a couple of feet, at the far rear in the past. but those issues were kind of raised and addressed and discussed at

we'll have much more on the weather here in birmingham, alabama, later on in the show. back to the game, the takeaway for fans and players i talked to today, even though this was a sad week and they're mourning the loss of the say hey kid, willie mays, they wanted to make sure today's event was a celebration, a celebration of his legacy, his history and, of course, his hometown of birmingham, alabama. reporting live from rickwood field, ryan yamamoto, back tyou. >> thanks, ryan. this was all planned before willie mays passed away. they were going to have the celebration for him and then it tned into a memorial and i can see the push to keep it a celebration. >> repoer: absolutely. a lot of these fans boed their trips d of time last year and like that one father and daughter duo, they found out as they were making their way to birmingham on their connecting flight when they saw the news on social media. it was devastating r them, but they said they had to show up and celebrate willie mays. >> very good. we'll check in with you. we want to hear more about tht in ala >>> b

he played for that birmingham, black barons. he spent a few seasons there. this was planned long before. obviously willie mays, his death on tuesday said they will continue. it was going to be special anyway. but now it's going to be even more special. chance for. major league baseball, birmingham fans as well as giants fans to say thank you to the say, hey, kid, you know what? we've got a chance to track down one of the most famous fans in all of sports, spike lee. he says there's there's a chance to pay homage indefinitely. >> one of the greats and i think the greatest. baseball player and i put instagram last night, i think the major league baseball should tired. the number. 24, all the we have a beirut, nobody else i'm talking about. >> this is a kid. and i just remember growing up. my father would tell me with the giants. well, new york in a polo grounds. he can walk to pull a brawl. so this live in harlem and who played stickball with the kids before at the back. then only as old a game. so. just glad i got a, you know. that to me >> so spike lee obvio