in the olympics in 2017 and la giants chairman and manager bob melvin. chairman greg johnson and manager bob melvin will be making the formal announcement at a ceremony and press conference at oracle park in a couple hours. the team fired farhan zaidi after six seasons and just one playoff appearance, followed by two losing records the past two straight seasons. someone who knows an awful lot about giants baseball, the dynasty years and the players chronicle sports columnist scott ostler said fans will see a new approach now to baseball operations and how they're managed in 2025. what farhan zaidi promised but never delivered, which is a kind of a compromise between new school hard core analytics driving every decision and old school tobacco spitting, baseball and ownership group tobacco spitting baseball. giants chairman greg johnson thanks zaidi for his efforts in san francisco, and he wished him the best moving forward. johnson said the team needed someone to define, direct and lead the franchise, baseball philosophy and elevate the team so that it ca

he also noted his admiration for giants manager bob melvin.e should note bob melvin's contract is up at the end of next season. okay, a move aimed at lowering gas prices in california passed a hurdle in sacramento today in a 44 to 17 vote. the state assembly approved a proposal that would set new fuel storage requirements for oil refiners. governor newsom says that will prevent gas prices from spiking. opponents of the measure say it won't help. they blame high gas prices on the state's environmental policies and the taxes and the transition away from oil and gas. the oil industry says the proposal could even create artificial supply shortages and increase gas prices. that proposal goes to the state senate. california is the first state in the country to ban certain food dyes. the governor signed into law a bill that prohibits schools from serving meals with dyes like red 40 and yellow five. those are commonly found in candy like skittles and m&ms. a report from the epa found food dye additives have been linked to neurobehavioral issues and hy

and he said posey is the perfect fit and that he will work well with manager bob melvin to accomplish those goals. we hope to hear more from buster posey himself and from manager bob melvin about how they will reach those goals in a press conference later on this morning. for now, we're live in san francisco, thom jensen today in the bay. sounds great tom. a lot of fans excited already. big time, big time. all right. thank you. well, just hours from now, the first and only time a debate will take place between the vice presidential candidates. minnesota governor, democrat tim walz and republican ohio senator jd vance will share the stage in new york city. they've both been crisscrossing the country to introduce themselves to voters, paying special attention to battleground states. we spoke with nbc political analyst larry gerston. he says the number one debate rule for vice presidential candidates is do no harm. don't make things difficult for the person at the top of your ticket. beyond that, they'll need to back their boss. of course, vance is vulnerable about the very famous spring

. >> reporter: posey agreed to a 3-year contract and confirmed bob melvin will return as manager. >> if i ever made contact with bob when i was playing i did not think he liked me. >> i admittedly didn't. i did not make eye contact with him because he was making my life difficult. >> so, i am happy that we are going to get to share some more endearing glances, i guess. [ laughter ] >> it is fair to say, giants alumni days will hit different with buster in charge >> has your phone been blowing up? some guys saying i want to help. i just saw pat buhrl. >> i got messages to get caught up on. >> here is a message. catch up with the padres in the west. it got loud at pet copark. nl wild round hosted the braves, tatis, jr, his first playoff swing in four years, first inning, two-run blast opening the scoring, san diego shutout atlanta 4-0 for best of 3. the mets also beat the brewers today. >>> how about the american league? the tigers did not fool around with the astros. tigers matt verling in the second. found a hole, drove in a run. by then, 3-0. tigers win the game 3-1 for a series lead

manager bob melvin, who will return and giants chairman greg johnson flight him. but clearly posey was the start today. he only retired 3 years ago and then joined the team's ownership group in 2022. served on its board of directors the past 2 years. the 37 year-old helped lead the giants to 3 world series titles in his 12 year career. now he says he's ready to take the ball and take on this new challenge. >> i'm just excited. i'm excited too. have an opportunity to be in this role. i'm excited to be a part of the team. again. with san francisco giants organization is oliver sure winnings, great. and ultimately that's our goal is to, you know, be a playoff team every year and and compete for a championship. but i think just the overall big picture of being something being a part of something that's bigger than yourself was really appealing. >> use so interesting to see how he does, but at least the fanbase has juice with posey at the helm. and he says he's already made his first move announcing today that general manager pete petit le will not return in that role.

he was introduced earlier today alongside giants owner greg johnson and manager bob melvin.e's got the nice jumbotron jumbotron shot there. no secret the giants have failed to meet expectations over the last six years. outside of that 2021 season, they did win a ranch a franchise record 107 games that year. then they lost to the dodgers in the division series, and it was over. that was posey's last season in uniform, and then he retired. he then joined the ownership group in 2022. now, just two years later, he's going to lead the charge as the new president of baseball operations. >> when you do put a great team on the field, other people, you know, free agents, what have you are going to be more inclined to come if they feel like they have a chance to be a part of a winning team. as far as you know, my pitch to possible free agents, i just have to say what i believe, you know, and i believe that this is one of the premier places that you could play major league baseball for a multitude of reasons. a beautiful city, this ballpark, when it gets rocking and rolling, is at the

reliance on on the analytics, the numbers, more old school scouting posey comfortable with manager bob melvinnd now the task get a roster that can compete with the likes of the dodgers. >> this is all about the players. it's all about putting great players on the field, and i think our job is to as a front office, you know, with bob here as a coaching and the coaching staff is to be able to identify those players and then get the most out of them. you know, somebody like buster asked for the ball, you give it to him and he's meant so much to this community, to this baseball team, to the organization, the city, all the above. i can say i'm really excited to work with bob as well. you know, getting to uh- as a player, see him in the opposing dugout, if i ever made eye contact with bob when i was playing, i never felt like he liked me. and i think he he might've. >> i admittedly didn't, and i never made eye contact with him either, because he was always making my life really difficult. >> all right. playoffs today. these are the all series openers in a best of three. tigers beat the astros three

posey said he's looking forward to working with bench manager bob melvin and his coaching staff. however, he said there will be a change at the general manager's position at the general manager's office coming very soon. we'll look forward to that announcement for now. ginger. just a lot of excitement about this change. with posey coming back as the president of baseball operations. ginger all the good feels. let's go giants. thanks a lot, tom. well we do continue to follow breaking news overseas with a live look in israel. this midday as iran launches a missile attack within the past few hours ahead. an update on what we know from the ground as the war in the middle east escalates. plus, facing a financial crisis as school closures loom in san francisco. the meeting today set to address the fears of students, parents and teachers. we'll be right back does mark farrell have the right experience to shake up city hall? in nearly ten years as supervisor, mark grew the bureaucracy by authorizing or creating a commission almost every year. he rubber stamped hundreds of millions to hom

reliance on on the analytics, the numbers, more old school scouting posey comfortable with manager bob melvinnd now the task get a roster that can compete with the likes of the dodgers. >> this is all about the players. it's all about putting great players on the field, and i think our job is to as a front office, you know, with bob here as a coaching and the coaching staff is to be able to identify those players and then get the most out of them. you know, somebody like buster asked for the ball, you give it to him and he's meant so much to this community, to this baseball team, to the organization, the city, all the above. i can say i'm really excited to work with bob as well. you know, getting to uh- as a player, see him in the opposing dugout, if i ever made eye contact with bob when i was playing, i never felt like he liked me. and i think he he might've. >> i admittedly didn't, and i never made eye contact with him either, because he was always making my life really difficult. >> all right. playoffs today. these are the all series openers in a best of three. tigers beat the astros three

bob melvin se va a mantener como el mánager. van a acompañar esas temperaturas altas en los próximos días. y de igual forma, recuerde también que aparte de las altas temperaturas, vamos a tener la calidad de aire afectada, al menos hasta mañana. y el miércoles, con esos valores que van a estar fluctuando entre los 93 y los 126 puntos desde la zona norte de la bahía hasta el valle de santa clara. así que recuerde que debe protegerse no solo contra temperaturas. igualmente contra estas estos contaminantes que vamos a tener en el aire, porque la temperatura alta los atrapa en la zona y también entonces esa posibilidad de incendios, especialmente mañana y el miércoles. qué manera de comenzar esta semana laboral a cuidarnos de esas altas temperaturas. y bueno, a quienes nos gusta el calor, a disfrutarlo, a disfrutarlo. así es. buenas noches. descansen y e esta noche noticias telemundo desde la ciudad de mÉxico. nueva era en el paÍs. el presidente lÓpez obrador se despide durante su Última conferencia maÑanera para entregarle maÑana e

buster seems comfortable with manager bob melvin now. the challenge get a roster that can contend with the likes of the dodgers. >> this is all about the players. it's all about putting great players on the field, and i think our job is to as a front office, you know, with bob here is a coaching and the coaching staff is to be able to identify those players and then get the most out of them. >> you know somebody like buster asked for the ball. you give it to him. and he's meant so much to this community, to this baseball team, to the organization, the city, all the above. >> i can say i'm really excited to work with bob as well. you know, getting to uh- as a playe, see him in the opposing dugout. if i ever made eye contact with bob when i was playing, i never felt like he liked me. and i think he he might. >> i admittedly didn't, and i never made eye contact with him either, because he was always making my life really difficult. >> so i'm i'm happy we're going to get to share some more endearing glances. i guess, hopefully in the next oc

i'll be you know, all, all in with this posey agreed to a three year contract and confirmed that bob melvinreturn as manager. >>>>>if i ever made eye contact with bob when i was playing, i never felt like he liked me and i think he he might have. i admittedly didn't and i never made eye contact with him either, because he was always making my life really difficult. so i'm i'm happy we're going to get to to share some more, endearing glances, i guess >reporter>it's fair to say giants alumni days will hit different with buster in charge as your phone been blowing up, some of the guys are going hey, i want to help. i just saw pat burrow, it's most definitely been blowing up, i've got some messages to get caught up on. so what happens now? it's only posey's second day on the job, and there is a long list, starting with finding a general manager as soon as possible one with scouting experience. then there's free agency. and for that player is going to be drawn to posey as the new face of the franchise. >juliette>all right. and there is the franchise right there taking a live look at the ballpark

giants in terms of staffing, right now, posey said he's looking forward to working with manager bob melviner previously facing off against him. >> if i ever made eye contact with bob when i was playing, i never felt like he liked me and i think he he might've. i admittedly didn't, and i never made eye contact with him either, because he was always making my life really difficult. >> we are learning a few details about the three year deal, including that posey will continue to serve on the board as part owner of the team and one of the team's top priorities will be holding on to pitcher blake snell, who is widely expected to become a free agent next season in san francisco. christien kafton ktvu, fox two news. >> well, excitement is building as espn's college game day is coming to uc berkeley for the first time ever this weekend, and one former cal bear is offering up some campus staples to the game day crew. >> it's awesome. it's great for berkeley. there's, you know, a great fan base there. it's a really interesting city. you know, you and i have already sidebars on on some stuff, but if

he was joined by manager bob melvin, who will return and the giants chairman greg johnson posley only retired 3 years ago, then joined the team's ownership group in 2022. has served on its board of directors the past 2 years. the 37 year-old helped lead the giants to 3 world series titles in his 12 year career. now he's ready to take on this new challenge. >> i'm just excited. i'm excited too. have an opportunity to be in this role. i'm excited to be a part of the team. again. with san francisco giants organization is oliver sure. winnings, great. and ultimately that's our goal is to, you know, be a playoff team every year and and compete for a championship. but i think just the overall big picture of bin something being a part of something that's bigger than yourself was really appealing. >> posey replaces farhan zaidi. and posey today already announced his first move said that the general manager will not be returning in that role, says he's hoping posey is to hire a new gm in the coming days. >> it's sad news out of hollywood that we have learned of the death of actor john amos, th

and he met with the media joined by manager bob melvin and the giants chairman greg johnson. this was at oracle park posey only retired 3 years ago and he joined the team's ownership group and 2022 and served on the board of directors there for the last 2 the 37 year-old helped lead the giants to 3 world series titles in his 12 year career on the field. and now he's ready to take on this new challenge. >> i'm just excited. i'm excited too. have an opportunity to be in this role. i'm excited to be a part of the team. again. with san francisco giants organization is oliver sure. winnings, great. and ultimately that's our goal is to, you know, be a playoff team every year and and compete for a championship. but i think just the overall big picture of being something being a part of something that's bigger than yourself was really appealing. >> pelosi has already made a move announcing that the general manager is not going to be returning into that role. he's hoping to hire a new gm in the coming days. white house has now issued a statement on that massive dockworkers strike alon

. >> in terms of staffing right now, posey said he's looking forward to working with manager bob melvinreviously facing off against him. >> if i ever made eye contact with bob when i was playing, i never felt like he liked me and i think he he might. >> i admittedly didn't, and i never made eye contact with him either, because he was always making my life really difficult. all credit to you. >> yeah, you can see that although they made their lives difficult for one another before, they are now moving on to a new era in their relationship, and we're learning a few new details about that three year deal, including the fact that posey will continue to serve on the board as part owner of the team, and that one of the team's top priorities will be holding on to pitcher blake snell, who was widely expected to become a free agent next season. we're live in san francisco at oracle park christien kafton, ktvu, fox two news. >> all right. thank you christian. well, the oakland roots and soul sports club have unveiled their first major public arts project. the 65 foot high mural can be found at th

posey seems comfortable with manager bob melvin, and now the task is to get beaumelle a roster that can contend with the likes of the dodgers. >> this is all about the players. it's all about putting great players on the field, and i think our job is to, as a front office, you know, with bob here as a coaching uh- and the coaching staff is to be able to identify those players and then get the most out of them. >> you know, somebody like buster asked for the ball, you give it to him and he's meant so much to this community, to this baseball team, to the organization, the city, all the above. >> i can say i'm really excited to work with bob as well. you know, getting to uh- as a player, see him in the opposing dugout, if i ever made eye contact with bob when i was playing, i never felt like he liked me. and i think he he might've. >> i admittedly didn't, and i never made eye contact with him either, because he was always making my life really difficult. >> so i'm i'm happy we're going to get to share some more, endearing glances, i guess dent won't look at me either. >> so, you know, i'm

giants in terms of staffing right now, posey said he's looking forward to working with manager bob melvin after previously facing off against him. >> if i ever made eye contact with bob when i was playing, i never felt like he liked me and i think he he might. >> i admittedly didn't, and i never made eye contact with him either, because he was always making my life really difficult. >> we are learning a few details about the three year deal, including that posey will continue to serve on the board as part owner of the team, and one of the team's top priorities will be holding on to pitcher blake snell, who is widely expected to become a free agent next season in san francisco. christien kafton ktvu, fox two news. >> an agreement between the city of oakland and the african american sports and entertainment group for its share of the coliseum is a done deal, but there are concerns about a critical payment. three oakland council members say they have received no proof of payment that the city of oakland has received. the initial $15 million due from rsg. the coliseum sale. they say that mean

he was introduced earlier today alongside giants owner greg johnson and manager bob melvin.ook, no secret they failed to meet expectations over the last six years outside the 2021 season. they did win a franchise record 107 games that year, but they lost to the dodgers in the division series that year. that was posey's last season in uniform. then he joined the ownership group in 2022. now he's going to lead the charge as the president of baseball ops. >> you know, it's buster posey. it's the giants. that's a big deal. so, you know, like greg said, when you know, somebody like buster asked for the ball, you give it to him. and he's meant so much to this community, to this baseball team, to the organization, the city, all the above, so that's what i'm excited about is being able to work with a guy that's had that type of success here in this organization. >> i can say i'm really excited to work with bob as well. you know, getting to as a player, see him in the opposing dugout, if i ever made eye contact with bob when i was playing, i never felt like he liked me. and i think h

well, he met with the media, joined by manager bob melvin and giants chairman greg johnson at oracle park. the dew looks like a model for crying out loud posey. he just retired 3 years ago. he joined the team's ownership group in 2022. and has served on its board of directors for the past 2 years. just 37 years old. yeah, sure. you know all about this 3 world series titles in his 12 year career regard is when the greatest players in baseball history, much less giants history. he says he's ready to take on a new challenge. >> i'm just excited. i'm excited too. have an opportunity to be in this role. i'm excited to be a part of the team. again. with san francisco giants organization is oliver sure. winnings, great. and ultimately that's our goal is to, you know, be a playoff team every year and and com ete for a championship. but i think just the overall big picture of being something being a part of something that's bigger than yourself was really appealing. >> cozy already making you know, his power felt he he replaced general manager pop up skews me patillo on he will not return to

posey met with the media joined by manager bob melvin and giants chairman greg johnson at oracle park. posey, only retired from the team actually 3 years ago. you know, he was tabbed as the one leading the charge for the giants moving into the future. he will be running it. he's only 37 years old, but he is the boss. now. he helped, of course, lead the giants to 3 world series titles in his 12 years regarded as one of the greatest giants ever. now he's of the team. again. with san francisco giants organization is oliver sure. winnings, great. and ultimately that's our goal is to, you know, be a playoff team every year and and compete for a championship. but i think just the overall big picture of being something being a part of something that's bigger than yourself was really appealing. >> posey has already made his first move announcing that general manager lau will not return to that role. he's hoping to hire a new gm over the next several members of the state assembly summoned back to the state capitol to vote on governor gavin newsom's, oil and gas plan. newsom promise as it will

giants manager bob melvin was among those at this morning's news conference. posey did not say if melvin's contract would be extended beyond next season. >> back to our big story here in the bay area. and that is the heat that we're dealing with. ktvu meteorologist rosemary oroczo here now with an update. rosemary. yes. >> already quite warm out there. andre garcia. and as we know, going to get hotter as we get into the second part of the afternoon. temperatures are going to soar above 100 degrees for some of our hotter spots today. and getting you into san francisco, where san francisco, well into the 90s for the afternoon today. so we're talking about a heat island like that. it is going to be baking across the entire bay area, giving you a look here at the air quality. as we mentioned before, the break today is a spare the air right now. good to moderate air, especially outside our doors. and expected to remain moderate for most. we will have the interior east bay as well as the santa clara valley reach slightly unhealthy as we get into the second part of t

posey met with the media joined by manager bob melvin and giants chairman greg johnson at oracle park. posey just retired 3 years ago. but he didn't sit around, probably was bored and said i need to get back to work. he will do. he's been with the group as far as the ownership group for the past couple of years. he's just 37 years old and giants fans. i don't need to remind you, yelp win 3 world series titles and 12 years. he's ready. he says, take on a new challenge. >> i'm just excited. i'm excited too. have an opportunity to be in this role. i'm excited to be a part of the team. again. with san francisco giants organization is oliver sure. winnings, great. and ultimately that's our goal is to, you know, be a playoff team every year and and compete for a championship. but i think just the overall big picture of bin something being a part of something that's bigger than yourself was really appealing. >> posey has already made his first move announcing that general manager pete patillo will not return to that role. he's hoping to hire a new gm in the next several days. 7.11, the time.

yesterday after 6 seasons on the job today at oracle park, posey met with the media joined by manager bob melvin and giants chairman greg johnson. remember posey only retired 3 years ago. he joined the team's ownership group in 2022 served on its board of directors the last 2 years. the 37 year-old was reportedly highly involved in matt chapman, six-year contract extension, which was signed last month. posey helped lead the giants to 3 world series titles in his 12 year career. he was a seven-time all-star, won the 2012 national league mvp award. he feels ready to take on this new challenge. >> i'm just excited. i'm excited too. have an opportunity to be in this role. i'm excited to be a part of a team. again. with san francisco giants organization is oliver sure. winnings, great. and ultimately that's our goal is to, you know, be a playoff team every year and and compete for a championship. but i think just the overall big picture of bin something being a part of something that's bigger than yourself was really appealing that competitive fire. he has to win. >> it didn't end when he took his je

president of baseball operations today at oracle park, posey met with the media, joined by manager bob melvin and giants chairman greg johnson. remember posey only retired 3 years ago. he joined the team's ownership group in 2022 and has served on its board of directors. the last couple of the 37 year-old was reportedly highly involved in matt chapman's six-year contract extension, which was signed last month. posey, of course, helped giants to 3 world series titles in his 12 year career. he made 7 all-star games and won the 2012 national league mvp award. now he's ready for this new challenge. >> i'm just excited. i'm excited too. have an opportunity to be in this role. i'm excited to be a part of the team. again. with san francisco giants organization is oliver your winnings. great. and ultimately that's our goal is to, you know, be a playoff team every year and compete for a championship. but i think just the overall big picture of bin something being a part of something that's bigger than yourself was really appealing that competitive fire. he has to win. >> it didn't end when he took his

posey met with the media joined by manager bob melvin and giants chairman greg johnson at oracle park posey. he just retired 3 years ago decided let me get back to work. he actually joined the ownership group 2 years ago and he's been on the board of directors ever since then. just 37 years old. and in that time he packed in 3 world series titles in 12 years. now he's ready for his new challenge. >> i'm just excited. i'm excited too. have an opportunity to be in this role. i'm excited o be a part of the team. again. with san francisco giants organization is oliver your winnings. great. and ultimately that's our goal is to, you know, be a playoff team every year and and compete for a championship. but i think just the overall big picture of bin something being a part of something that's bigger than yourself was really appealing. >> if he wants buster hugs now in the front office, james, the 7th on the field already getting to work because he announced that general manager pete patillo will not return to that role. he's hoping to hire a new gm over the next several days. >> all right. w

he seemed comfortable with the manager of course, bob melvin. the task is to get a roster that can compete with the likes of the dodgers. >> this is all about the players. it's all about putting great players on the field. and i think our job is to, as a front office, you know, with bob here as a coaching uh- and the coaching staff is to be able to identify those players and then get the most out of them. >> you know, somebody like buster asked for the ball, you give it to him and he's meant so much to this community, to this baseball team, to the organization, the city, all the above. >> i can say i'm really excited to work with bob as well. you know, getting to uh- as a player, see him in the opposing dugout, if i ever made eye contact with bob when i was playing, i never felt like he liked me. and i think he he might've. >> i admittedly didn't, and i never made eye contact with him either, because he was always making my life really difficult. >> so i'm i'm happy we're going to get to share some more, endearing glances, i guess. >> what a thi

posey met with the media, joined by manager bob melvin and giants chairman greg johnson. posey only retired 3 years ago from playing baseball. he then joined the team's ownership group in 2022. and has served on its board of directors. the last 2 years. the 37 year-old helped lead the giants to 3 world series titles in his 12 year career. and now he's ready to take on this new challenge. >>i'm just excited. i'm excited have an opportunity to be in this wrong. excited to be a part of the team. again. with san francisco giants organization never your winnings. great. and ultimately that's our goal is to, you know, be a playoff team every year and and compete for a championship. but i think just the overall big picture of being something being a part of something that's bigger than yourself was really appealing. >>posey has already made his first move announcing today that general manager people to will not return in that role. he's hoping to hire a new gm in the coming days. and you may have noticed our brand new look. the revamp is a nod to the history of the bay area's lo

we'll hear more from buster posey and manager bob melvin at a press conference at ten.1 today. see you then. a live look outside. we are in this microclimate weather alert, with some places expected to reach triple digits. pg&e has now removed three of the four bay area counties listed for possible power shutoffs due to high fire risk, but 140 customers in napa county are still on that list. meteorologist kari hall is tracking conditions, and we are enduring the excessive heat warning that begins at 11:00 this morning. for all of these areas in pink, that means that we could see temperatures over 100 degrees for several hours, and that may have an impact on how you feel. so drink lots of water, take breaks in the shade. if you do work outside, remember pets and livestock. they need shade and water too, and never leave kids or pets inside of a parked vehicle. it could reach over 150 degrees in a short period of time. we only have a few more hours of getting in that outdoor exercise before our temperatures heat up quickly. in santa rosa, we're going to see a high of 104 d

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melvin. thank you for watching. [music playing] this sunday edition of morning joe weekend. here's some of the conversations you may have missed this weekend. >> a new book by bob woodward maintains that donald trump has maintained a relationship with vladimir putin since leaving office. it cites an unnamed trump aide claiming trump and putin have spoken as many as seven times since trump left the white house in 2021. it alleges as the conversations were happening with trump and putin, trump was also pressuring republicans in congress to block military aid to ukraine to defend itself against russia's invasion. additionally the book reveals that back in 2020 trump secretly sent putin covid tests for his personal use at a time when many americans couldn't get them. woodward the renown journalist who uncovered watergate says trump was worse than richard nixon. it goes on sale on tuesday. a spokesperson says none of the madeup stories are true and the work of a truly demented and deranged -- interesting use of man. who suffers from a debilitating case of donald trump -- >> that's interesting because donald trump hasaid can you record me on my tape recorder admittin