y precisamente de eso habló bob melvin en el acceso a los medios de hoy.025 de la cup, que nos regaló un par de buenos partidos. empecemos con la selección de estados unidos que se enfrentó a colombia en las acciones a houston porque iba a venir lily johannes, la de 17 años, para meter este balón filtrado y después el balón para la ex stanford, catarina macario, que así marcaba el primer gol de macario desde el 2022, cuando se lesionó la rodilla y regresa con gol a la selección de los estados unidos. pero si ese le gustó, qué tal este de alice que va a quitarse a una jugadora? le va a pegar de media distancia y la mandaba a guardar allá al ángulo. golazo de la jugadora del royals de 21 años. su primer gol con la selección de los estados unidos y con esto team usa se llevó la victoria 2 por 0. vamos ahora al partido entre la selección de japón y australia porque fue todo para el nadeshiko. eststa primera que le iba a pegar min tanaka, así medio escurrido, iba a caer el primero sobre las matildas. después este balón que pasaba por en medio de las 2 centrales

. >> reporter: bob melvin is excited to pencil verlander's name into his own rotation after being on the wrong side of playoff losses thank to the righty. >> he came and apologized to me right away. >> he said you immediately apologized to him about the playoff departures. >> yeah i did. we got to get off on a new foot! so he said you caused me a lot of heart ache. sorry about that. but, not sorry. glad to be on the same side now. >> reporter: the giants hope the wins will come in orange and black and verlander is hoping to hit the 300 career win mark. he is just 38 away. >> that's exciting! i like that. get the band back together again. >> baseball season right around the corner. >> doesn't quite feel like it yet. but we are getting there. >> matt is enjoying the weather. >> the desert air. we'll have a little taste of springtime in our forecast. another atmospheric river is making its way toward the west coast. here's the difference from the past couple of weeks. this one will miss us to the north. there is that plume of moisture aiming at washington. by the time it makes its way t

manager bob melvin is excited for exhibition play, but is a little skeptical about this new technologyomment. but he said that there is something that it needs a le

we hear from bob melvin next in sports. >> 11:00 news.niverse ever made. the digital camera made right here in the y area, with fatigue and light-headedness, i knew something was wrong. then i saw my doctor and found out i have afib, and that means there's about a 5 times greater risk of stroke. symptoms like irregular heartbeat, heart racing, chest pain, shortness of breath, fatigue, or light-headedness, can come and go. but if you have afib, the risk of stroke is always there. if you have one or more symptoms, get checked out. making that appointment can help you get ahead of stroke risk. this is no time to wait. back following the nba all star break. they are taking on a team they have not beaten in their past five matchups. the dubs facing the sacramento kings on the road inside golden one center taking the action in the first. warriors up two. demar derozan misses the three. steph curry setng the tone early. snatches the ball away from keegan murray brings the ball up the court. no look pass to draymond green. here he gets the lay in

wins in his big league career, but its two postseason wins that will always stick with new energy bob melvinrlander then with the tigers beat melvin's a's in the 2012 season and the 2013 playoffs. >> he came in and apologized to me right away. i'm not going to tell you what i told him. he's one of those guys that defies father time. we're really counting on him. >>> usf plays tonight at gonzaga. the dons have not won in spokane since 1989. "rainman" was the number one movie at the box office back then. usf does have the beasley brothers. >> i think the younger brother is trying to be as good or even bigger than the older brother. >> like most brothers, robbie and ryan beasley have been hooping against each other and trying to win against each other since they can remember. >> our parents kind of shut it down early because we would be bashing heads a lot. >> yeah. too many fights. it got kind of parents and our parents were like chill. you guys are a team. >> that proved to be more than just a life lesson because the beasley brothers now wear the same uniform for the usf dons. >> it's been a

what's bob melvin's expectations for him? >> and later tonight on the 11:00 news.ement building across san francisco for the nba all-star weekend. we're hearing how the cit is i guess what i'm looking for from you is, i mean, i know how the fire affected me, and there's always a constant fear that who's to say something like that won't happen again? that's fair. we committed to underground, 10,000 miles of electric line. you look back at where we were 10 years ago and we are in a completely different place today, and it's because of how we need to care for our communities and our customers. i hope that's true. [joe] that's my commitment. [ambient noise] number five for the golden state warriors on the road trip tonight, looking to win their third game in a row. this one in dallas. maverick fans still very angry about luka doncic being traded. and it's the third time klay thompson would face his former team. and he's averaging 25 points a game in those two previous matchups to the third quarter we go. mavs up five. thompson drilling the three pointer. that was his f

. >> reporter: manager bob melvin says it could be tough for him to crack the roster, but mccray isn'the challenge. >> i'm not saying he's not going to make a team. you couldn't tell him that. >> reporter: mccray's dad rodney spent part of three years in the bigs and nine years in the minors. >> as a young kid, it gives you that perspective like this is what life could be like if this is what you really want. you got to grind. >> reporter: while rodney never fully stuck around, he will forever be famous for one of the great videos in all of baseball. >> it's going, going, oh, my. oh, that's unbelievable. >> i tell him that fans bring it up and he just -- puts a big smile on his face every time, but then i've seen it a million times after that. i'm just like oh, that's pretty cool, just my dad. >> reporter: the outfield fences here at scottsdale stadium are a bit more secure, so grant's not flying through the wall, but he says he still goes to his dad for advice and tips. >> he doesn't lack confidence. the spring training game tomorrow is against the rangers, so the first spring trainin

. >> reporter: and bob melvin has been in the game for a while. series teams. maybe we could learn something from them. >> the dodgers have always probably signed more players than the giants have, even in 10, 12, 14. there wasn't a ton of free agency signings. the dodgers have been in the forefront of that, but it is what it is. >> reporter: and even with all the money that l.a. has deferred, the giants are still at $156 million behind them in payroll. however, that number is completely judged on how many wins you would have in october. >> and i say, you know, the bigger they are, the sweeter they are when they fall, right? >> that's right, ryan. it will make a louder sound. >> all right, thanks, matt. >>> coming up next, you're going to meet the local civil rights icon who marched with mlk. why he says they have no plans to give up the fight any time soon. >> it is i'm not happy with the way that pg&e handled the wildfires. yeah. yeah. i totally, totally understand. we're adding a ton of sensors. as soon as something comes in contact with the po

future hall of famer justin verlander, who has given manager bob melvin more than a few headaches over the years. he came in and apologized to me right away. not going to tell you what i told him, but >> both there's a ton of respect. you know, it certainly for what he's done. there have been some pretty dramatic games that he's pitched against teams that i've had. so it's nice to have him on our side. >> across town in may said the 80's kick off their first season post oakland the team actually went out and spend some real money in free agency this year, bringing in veteran starting pitcher luis severino among others manager mark kotsay saying that the influx of talent along with the team's promising finish to last season gives this year's camp different vibe. >> there's definitely higher level of you know, you can look at the the progress we made the 2nd half and the group that came together, the nucleus of guys. >> i think they've kind built a culture in there that they believe in each other that they know that they belong. and that started in that july. august run. >> stanford hoop

manager bob melvin spoke today about the 5 in camp and said team chemistry and his second season as manager is off the charts. >> and we've had really good atmosphere from. really for the last couple weeks. lot of guys reported early. you know, pictures you are usually are throwing pens, but position players have been here for a while. quite a few of men now live here and got here january 1st. so it's it's felt like spring training for a while now. but to get everybody pictures and catchers and the position players yesterday really kind of goodbye on the first day was exciting. >> the major league baseball commissioner rob manfred confirmed today. what we already suspected the a's moved to los vegas remains on track for the 2028 season. they will play all games in sacramento for the next 3 years. the nfl season might be over, but the news cycle continues. john madden's grandson, jessie madden, has joined the commander staff as offensive quality control coach and former stanford head coach david shaw was officially announced as the lions new pass game coordinator. the forty-niners made a flu

. >> alright, day 9 of spring training and some minor news out of scottsdale manager bob melvin, tabbing young landon. rupert, to start the spring opener against texas on saturday. the on that that's all starting to look kind of the same, which is the way spring training works, at least until games begin. the interesting stuff comes from melvin's daily chats with the media today he was asked who has impressed him so far. he's got response. a reference to this monster home run from wednesday. >> well, i have a lot of promising yesterday you know, also like that usually early in camp thomas has been on everything. it seems like. >> the winner of all, guys, you know, cannot see owns mottos is good, good, good swings. it's one of >> the first spring game of 2025. give us this scare. look at this. michael bush off the head bobby 105.5 miles an hour off the bat. kyle busch one sure whether run to first check on miller was his former minor league teammate. miller is in concussion protocol. sources tell me he feels okay tonight, just a little sore. that's certainly good news as if it matters. th

manager bob melvin is excited for exhibition play but skeptical about the new technology. >> i'm goingthen we'll see how it goes in spring training games. you know, i have no familiarity with it. i look at the walk rates in triple-a and the walk rates at the big leagues. it's a lot different when guys come up and when they go to triple-a, they walk more guys. so i'm sure the system has something to do with that. you know, i haven't been a part of it. i'm going to feel it out first. and if guys are, you know, ridiculous with it, then we'll probably put some parameters on it. but i'm certainly not going to. lamont wade says challenges. i'm not going to have a problem with that. >> melvin says right handed pitcher landon rupe, who's fighting for a spot on the roster, will get tomorrow's start. this year marks some big changes for the giants, with new faces both in the front office and on the field. ahead of the team's first spring training game, ktvu sports reporter bailey o'carroll sat down with ace logan webb in scottsdale to talk about how he's navigating this new chapter. >> change is

manager bob melvin made the announcement today. he's expected to be the ace in a rotation that includes justin verlander. the giants home opener dave's been very excited about saving big with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. five years? -five years. and he's not alone. -high five. it's five years of reliable gig speed internet. five years of advanced securit. five years of a great rate that won't change. it's back. but only for a limited time. high five. five years? -nope. comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. powering five years of savings. powering possibilities. comcast business. bob's donuts bay area institution since the 1960s, reopened its doors at a new location in the city. shop is located on polk, just a block away from the old spot. owner says she decided to move because she wasn't able to reach a lease agreement. the new store hours will be a little different than the normal ones. it's open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the donuts are famous, she says she has more room, there are more tables on the

bob melvin tiene muchas opciones en el bullpen.as someone that might have a good shot at computing for helping job potential lefty spot. maybe you open for several guys. he was there too so sure. mientras tanto, el fútbol mexicano, las chivas rayadas del guadalajara, regresan a la pantalla este sábado recibiendo a pachuca. aunque hoy hicieron movimientos en el roster, las chivas decidieron enviar a fidel barajas al united en la mls. el mediocampista de 18 años nacido en sacramento no ha sido considerado en las convocatorias del primer equipo y ante el excelente momento que viven yael padilla y hugo camberos, se veía difícil que tuviera minutos, por lo que el rebaño decidió que tenga esos en la liga de estados unidos. el traspaso es solo a préstamo por esta temporada. lo que barajas será el traspaso más caro del equipo el semestre pasado y entonces el partido entre las chivas rayadas del guadalajara y el pachuca se lo tendremos precisamente este sábado en punto de las 17:00 de la tarde para que nos acompañe aquí en telemundo 48. chi

and you know ramos wore down where bob melvin was like i really wish i could. i know there were times where he's like, i wish i could slide ramos over to dh for a couple days, and he just wasn't able to when sierra was there, you know, to your point, like that's you want the big beefy guy who hits dingers, like when you're sitting here and you know what you're facing in los angeles, los angeles with ohtani, you know, some of the other guys around the league who are going to be sliding into those spots. and you're kind of like hoping that herrera encarnacion's like baseball savant metrics jump off the page like the bat speed you saw last year, the expected numbers, the hard hit percentage. and you're hoping that will flores is the guy he was two years ago. like, yeah, there's some uncertainty. and i asked melvin who is dh is. and he went, that's like the one spot where i kind of go, i don't really know right now. there's a lot of questions out there and we'll get some answers. follow the giants all through spring training and of course during the season by downl

bob melvin enters his second season as manager. obviously, there's a lot of talent and you try to take away positives from last year. and i think one of the big things was some of the development of our younger players and our younger pitchers. there's a lot of depth. we got some veteran guys at the at the top and i think it's a good mix. with former giants great bususter posey now running the show in the front office, the team made a few offseason moves, hoping to improve upon last year's fourth place finish in the division. the most notable signing, three time cy young award winning pitcher justin verlander. the soon to be 42 year old inked a one year, $15 million deal. there's a ton of respect, you know, certainly for what he's done, and there have been some pretty dramatic games that he's pitched against teams that i've had, so it's nice to have him on our side. while verlander's spot is secure, this spring will determine the rest of the starting pitching rotation, ryan walker will be the closer to start the season. it's mostly

bob melvin says he wants to see it first before giving the system a thumbs up. >> you know i haven'tf it. i'm going to feel it out first. and if guys are, you know, ridiculous with it then we'll probably put some parameters on it. but i'm certainly not going to. lamonte wade says challenges. i'm not going to have a problem with that. >> it is. >> sports on abc seven ♪ dreams begin here. welcome to the goodnight club. and through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. it is available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv as well as roku. download the app now so you can start streaming. thank you so much for watching tonight. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley for sandhya patel, larry beil, all of us. we appreciate your time right now. on jimmy kimmel, harrison ford and ariana debose. >> have a great night. >> lou: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live." tonight -- harrison ford, ariana debose, and music from my morning jacket. with cleto and the cletones.

logan webb will make his 4th consecutive opening day start has announced friday by manager bob melvin. the street matches the longest by a giants pitcher since rachel opened 6 straight seasons back in the late 60's. >> you know, his routine started in. a december. january knows he's got opening day. and so therefore, it's logan webb's doing his thing. it feels good. looks goodness bullpens and very driven every every each and every year. he's trying to find a pitch or something he can do different to get better. >> afternoon baseball at sunken diamond. beautiful day on the stanford campus hosting washington. first pitch to a stanford batter. bottom one, trevor haskin is going yard. had a sack fly that made it one nothing. cardinal. that would be plenty from matt scott in the 60 gets case and taggart for his 10th and final strikeout of the afternoon. 6 strikeouts or 6 shutout innings for scott stanford rolls to nothing improve, survive and we knew was coming. now it's official. the saints hire former 40 niner assistant head coach brandon staley as defensive coordinator. it's a flip-flo

tyler fitzgerald are both battling sore backs, but nothing too serious and it gets better manager bob melvin about the 5 in camp and the team chemistry and his second season as manager, we've had really good atmosphere from. >> really for the last couple weeks. lot of guys reported early. you know, pictures you are usually are throwing pens, but position players have been here for a while. quite a few of men now live here and got here january 1st. so it's it's felt like spring training for a while now. but to get everybody pictures and catchers and the position players yesterday really kind of goodbye on the first day was exciting. >> major league baseball commissioner rob manfred confirming tuesday. what we already expected. the a's moved to vegas remains on track for the 2028 season. they'll play home games at sutter health park in sacramento for the next 3 years venue, which manfred called, quote, charming. the nfl season might be over. but the news cycle does continue. john madden's grandson, jessie madden, has joined the commander staff as offensive quality control coach, former stanfor

bob melvin started this last year when he came back.there all spring started to bring especially guys. he played with guys that he knew from his giants days. but you can see the buster influence now of like these are guys that i played with. these are guys that i won titles with. and i want them sitting in the clubhouse, sitting in the lunchroom at scottsdale stadium. like i think it's impactful. it was a cool list for me to buster put together. get ready for the start of spring training by downloading the giants talk podcast. amazing baseball starts. i'm ready for it. can't wait. still ahead, more fallout for a super bowl halftime performer who decided to protest during kendrick lamar's show. what the dave's been very excited about saving big with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. five years? -five years. and he's not alone. -high five. it's five years of reliable gig speed internet. five years of advanced securit. five years of a great rate that won't change. it's back. but only for a limited time. high five. five year

. >> reporter: bob melvin is happy to see him take on that role, knowing not every veteran player would do the same. >> he threw a bullpen the other day. usually you do arm care after thafrment he stayed out for two sides. i know these guys were excited about the potential of being able to pick his brain. >> reporter: hayden birdsong is eager to learn from the former mvp pitcher. >> it's crazy. hall of famer, obviously. going to be a hall of famer. and i grew up watching him. he's 20 years older than i am, and it's cool to hear some, just stuff from him while i'm throwing. >> not quite that far. you're like a ball off. >> reporter: karsten feels like he's going back to school to get a verlander education. >> that's a really cool thing to have. guy's been playing 20 years in the big leagues. you get to see what he does and what works for him. obviously, not everything is going to click with you, but kind of watch him go about his day. it's pretty surreal. >> reporter: verlander might be the old man in the clubhouse, but he knows a thing or two about winning and feels good about his chanc

manager bob melvin made the announcement today. he's expected to be the ace in a rotation that includes justin verlander. the giants home opener bob's donuts bay area institution since the 1960s, reopened its doors at a new location in the city. shop is located on polk, just a block away from the old spot. owner says she decided to move because she wasn't able to reach a lease agreement. the new store hours will be a little different than the normal ones. it's open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the donuts are famous, she says she has more room, there are more tables on the inside and it's been lines out. the door for vianey is here. give us one. one more check of the weather. yes. lunch outside ten. a donut outside. outside. donut outside. ten out of ten. we do have that rain chance. but again, it's pushing so far to the north. we don't have to worry about it. past that monday tuesday forecast, we're going to see 70 in inland areas and look at that on sunday 74 degrees. heading into the middle of next week, we're going to get even warm

but there is like a decent core there of a drunk lee, bob melvin said here in december on this podcast. he thinks wade will probably lead off if everyone is healthy. matt chapman coming off a good year. willie thomas coming off a very good year. elliott ramos coming off a breakout season. tyler fitzgerald as well. patrick bailey in the first half is great. patrick bailey in the second half runs out of steam, but maybe that'll change after two years of that happening. so you kind of look around and like they're actually pretty set and it's solid ish, i think. i think it's solid ish is a really good way of putting it. that ish is carrying some weight. and i think the other thing is, you know, we know guys are going to get hurt and you start looking around and going, yeah, that's when it gets pretty. that happens every year, right? like a couple guys go down and we're like, oh man, six through nine gets pretty iffy. when it looked fine on opening day, key word solid ish. you can get ready for spring training by downloading the very popular giants talk podcast. still ahead, what exactly is

bob melvin says he wants to see it first before giving the system a thumbs up. >> you know i haven'teen a part of it. i'm going to feel it out first. and if guys are, you know, ridiculous with it then we'll probably put some parameters on it. but i'm certainly not going to. lamonte wade says challenges. i'm not going to have a problem with that. that. >> it these dishes just aren't getting clean. the problem isn't your machine. it's likely your detergent. i recommend switching to cascade platinum plus. these new pods have the grease-fighting power of dawn. easily removing up to 100% of tough stuck-on foods. cascade platinum plus. and through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. it is available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv as well as roku. download the app now so you can start streaming. thank you so much for watching tonight. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley for sandhya patel, larry beil, all of us. we appreciate your time right now. on jimmy kimmel, harrison ford and ariana debose. >> have a great night. clean and even easier to love. for over 70 years, jacuzzi ha

. >> reporter: bob melvin is happy to see him take on that role, knowing not every veteran player would he threw a bullpen the other day. usually you do arm care after thafrment he stayed out for two sides. i know these guys were excited about the potential of being able to pick his brain. >> reporter: hayden birdsong is eager to learn from the former mvp pitcher. >> it's crazy. hall of famer, obviously. going to be a hall of famer. and i grew up watching him. he's 20 years older than i am, and it's cool to hear some, just stuff from him while i'm throwing. >> not quite that far. you're like a ball off. >> reporter: karsten feels like he's going back to school to get a verlander education. >> that's a really cool thing to have. guy's been playing 20 years in the big leagues. you get to see what he does and what works for him. obviously, not everything is going to click with you, but kind of watch him go about his day. it's pretty surreal. >> reporter: verlander might be the old man in the clubhouse, but he knows a thing or two about winning and feels good about his chances in san franci

. >> giants skipper, bob melvin is excited to pencil his name into his own rotation . >> he came and'm not going to tell you what i told him. >> yeah, i did. you know, we have to get off on a new foot, i don't know what to say. he said you caused me a lot of heartache, and i said sorry about that, not sorry. glad to be on the same side now. >> and justin verlander is hoping to hit his 300 career win mark, he is just 38 away. >>> the time is 6:53, a cute predator making a comeback in monterey county, they also could help restore our entire ecosystem. >>> the bay area events calendar, brought to you by broadway san jose. here's what's happening in the bay area this weekend, noise pop festival 2025, bringing st. vincent to grace cathedral for an intimate performance, and the black parade kicks off, a combination of a week of activities all across the city. be the first to know about the upcoming season, with silent auctions, backstage stores while supplies last, this event is free and open to >>> can he resist the urge to do a dad joke? okay, monterey county, where an unexpected hero th

manager bob melvin is excited for exhibition play. skeptical, though, about that new tech. >> i'm going to let it play out to start, and then we'll see how it goes. i mean, spring training games, you know, i have no familiarity with it. i look at the walk rates in triple-a and the walk rates at the big leagues. it's a lot different when guys come up and when they go to triple-a, they walk more guys. so i'm sure the system has something to do with that. you know, i haven't been a part of it. i'm going to feel it out first. and if guys are, you know, ridiculous with it, then we'll probably put some parameters on it. but i'm certainly not going to. lamont wade says challenges. i'm not going to have a problem with that. >> melvin says right handed pitcher landon rupe, who is fighting for a spot on the roster, will get tomorrow's start. >> all right. our time is 724, a new weight room at san francisco's balboa high school was unveiled. it was built with the help of the 49ers star christian mccaffrey and the commanders running back, austin

tyler fitzgerald, both battling sore backs, but nothing too serious and it gets better manager bob melvin tuesday about the vibe in camp and the team chemistry in his second season as manager. >> and we've had really good atmosphere from. really for the last couple weeks. lot of guys reported early. you know, pitchers you are usually are throwing pens, but position players have been here for a while. you know, quite a few of men now live here and got here january 1st. so it's it's felt like spring training for a while now. but to get everybody pictures and catchers and the position players yesterday really kind of goodbye on the first day was exciting. >> that's it for sports. have a great wednesday. >> 10 45 right now and in the north bay, the napa county board just approved an emergency proclamation so they can make repairs from the massive storm that we happen to have earlier in the month are going to issue more than 9 million dollars to repair a lot of roads in cleanup operations that mass of rain we got was on february 4th and that resulted in as you can see, flooding wet roads, land

manager bob melvin says from everything that he's seen so far, his new starting pitcher is ready to takeg role. >> he's just one of those guys that defies father time and has done it for a long time. part of it is who he is as a pitcher and the confidence that he has, and he certainly should have confidence based on his career. and i think that's unwavering for him as far as what he feels like he can do on a baseball field and if he's healthy, even some of the starts you saw last year very productive. we're we're we're really counting on him. he knows it. >> plenty of fun events surrounding nba all star weekend, including the celebrity pickleball bash. terrell owens and hunter pence are among the bay area sports legends competing in this once one of a kind event being played on stage at the warfield theater in san francisco this saturday and sunday. >> i think this is going to be maybe more entertaining than just watching pros, unless you're like, really into pickleball because they're going to have lights, they're going to have music, there's going to be trash talking. i'm excited to ju

. >> both battling sore backs but nothing too serious and it gets better manager bob melvin spoke glowingly tuesday about the vibe in camp and the team chemistry in his second season as manager. >> we've had really good atmosphere from. really for the last couple weeks. lot of guys reported early. you know, pictures you are usually are throwing pens, but position players have been here for a while. quite a few of men now live here and got here january first. so it's it's felt like spring training for a while now. but to get everybody pictures and catchers and the position players yesterday really kind of goodbye on the first day. it was exciting. >> that's it for sports. have a great wednesday. >> all right. coming up with rob the morning news, more and more schools are taking the time with president's day off. >> take a look at how a bay area community started might have started a nationwide trend. we'll be rig >> well, in the bottom 3 people are in jail for allegedly kidnapping a patient for a medical facility. according to police. this happened last saturday at a nevada health care cente

giants skipper bob melvin is taking kind of a wait and see approach on this. >> i'm going to let it play to start. and then we'll see how it goes. i mean spring training games you know i have no familiarity with it. you know i haven't been a part of it. i'm going to feel it out first. and if guys are, you know, ridiculous with it, then we'll probably put some parameters on it. but i'm certainly not going to. lamont wade says challenges. i'm not going to have a problem with that. >> it's really hard to argue with a robot, though. the newest giant is also the oldest giant. justin verlander turned 42 today. happy birthday to justin. he's more than four years older than buster posey, who has yet to turn 40 and is now in charge of signing guys like justin verlander. the future hall of famer verlander is also about to start his 20th year in the big leagues, and he still appreciates every single day. >> you kind of see the end, but i think that makes you appreciate being here all more. so absolutely. i try to be i try to be present and appreciative of everything. but yeah, i mean, obviously bei

but bob melvin wants lee to ease back into things. >> i've already tried to go down that road a little just the other day, but he just smiles and says he wants to play. he's already lobbying about at-bats this spring. he wants to play. he wants to play every day. he wants to play the first day. >> can you believe we are already back into spring train something. >> that's something to look forward to. >> it's exciting. we've got coverage next week. it's nba all star weekend, but we'll be in scottsdale. >> since you had a stellar record of predicting games, thinking of the super bowl, what do you think? >> let's say the opposite. >> they're going to win 105 games. >> i'll say 60, maybe they'll win 100. >> all right, thank you. coming up, crowds gathered in san francisco after president trump said he's taking over the gaza strip. their concerns over what they believe is ethnic cleansing. >>> and they've seen fire and they've seen rain, now southern california gets a chance to clean up. more on that effort to get back to normal when we come back. dave's been very excited about saving big w

tyler fitzgerald, both battling sore backs, but nothing too serious and it gets better manager bob melvinut the vibe in camp and the team chemistry in his second season as manager. >> we've had really good atmosphere from. really for the last couple weeks. lot of guys reported early. you know, pitchers you are usually are throwing pens, but position players have been here for a while. quite a few of men now live here and got here january first. so it's it's felt like spring training for a while now. but to get everybody pictures and catchers and the position players yesterday really kind of goodbye on the first day was exciting. >> that's it for sports. have a great wednesday. this year. >> the phone cases, but which ones to choose from slim and stylish to rugged and drop tested all of your best tested all of your best options huge news. you can get a son of (bass) for just 3 bucks. wait... i said son of (bass). son of (bass). son of (bass). look at the words. son of baconator is three dollars. ogh thank you. for bacon that just won't quit, gotta be wendy's. ghirardelli intense dark. bold

tyler fitzgerald, both battling sore backs, but nothing too serious and it gets better manager bob melvinke glowingly tuesday about the vibe in camp and the team chemistry in his second season as manager. >> and we've had really good atmosphere from. really for the last couple weeks. lot of guys reported early. you know, pitchers you are usually are throwing pens, but position players have been here for a while. quite a few of men now live here and got here january first. so it's it's felt like spring training for a while now. but to get everybody pictures and catchers and the position players yesterday really kind of goodbye on the first day was exciting. >> that's it for sports. have a great wednesday. >> in the south bay cambodian american studies could soon be coming to classrooms santa clara county board of education hosted a 2 day conference for teachers to learn about what the curriculum offers sessions at the conference for teachers included dance performances, water, blessings and art workshops over 60 less than plans are offered for k through 12 schools. the curriculum is offere

skipper bob melvin says it's been great having all the players together once again.out the valuable resource and three time cy young award winner justin verlander and what he means to be around the younger pitchers. >> it's huge. i mean, there's so much experience and, you know, a lot of times those guys are kind of stay to themselves. you know, nothing says that you have to give back in that fashion. and i know over the course of his career, he's been pretty dogmatic about his routines and what he does. but since the first day he's gotten here, you know, he threw a bullpen the other day, and usually you go do your arm care. right after that, he stayed out for two sides and, you know, was talking to, you know, even birdsong the other day. so yeah, it's nice to have a resource like that. >> verlander is entering his 20th season in the big leagues. day two of spring training for the athletics. full squad workouts well underway here as the team gets ready for opening day at sutter health park in west sacramento. the team's first season since leaving oakland. >> was that

here's bob melvin's approach to the system. >> i'm going to let it play out to start, and then we'llou know, i have no familiarity with it. i look at the walk rates in triple-a and the walk rates at the big leagues. it's a lot different when guys come up and when they go to triple-a. they walk more guys. so i'm sure the system has something to do with that. you know, i haven't been a part of it. i'm going to feel it out first. and if guys are, you know, ridiculous with it, then we'll probably put some parameters on it. but i'm certainly not going to. lamont wade says challenges. i'm not going to have a problem with that. >> well, veteran 49ers offensive lineman jon feliciano is hanging up his cleats for good. feliciano, who wears number 55, announced his retirement today due to a knee injury and surgery that has sidelined him this past season. he says after months of weighing his options, he realized that he has to leave the game. 33 year old feliciano came to the 49ers in 2022 and called the niners 2023 super bowl season the best of his ten year career. feliciano spent the first fou

batting 232 over a stretch of 30 games, giants skipper bob melvin talking about fitzgerald growing goinggh for younger guys to play off the bench. kind of worked against him that he was so versatile. he can play all these different positions and the outfield. but when, you know nick ended up leaving, he got a chance to play every day and that's really when he flourished. so yeah, i don't think that's uncommon for younger players. but he certainly showed, you know, flashes of being a really, really good player. you know there's a lot to like. there's a ton of power. there's a ton of speed. settling into one position was important for him. and you know he's he's much better today. but man he's been doing a lot of work at second base. it's completely different actions. been working a couple months before spring training even started. so, you know, i don't think this is a really a concern with his back, but he certainly wants to be out in the field right now. >> and as for the green and gold, according to the athletic, the a's and lawrence butler are engaged in contract extension discussions

tyler fitzgerald, both battling sore backs, but nothing too serious and it gets better manager bob melvinabout the vibe in camp and the team chemistry in his second season as manager. >> and we've had really good atmosphere from. really for the last couple weeks. lot of guys reported early. you know, pitchers you are usually are throwing pens, but position players have been here for a while. quite a few of men now live here and got here january first. so it's it's felt like spring training for a while now. but to get everybody pictures and catchers and the position players yesterday really kind of goodbye on the first day was exciting. >> that's it for sports. have a great wednesday. >> well, a north bay, the napa county board approved an emergency proclamation to make repairs after a massive storm earlier this month. the supervisors are going issue more than 9 million dollars to repair multiple roads and pay for cleanup operations. the massive rainfall happened that february 4th, they say resulted in floods and landslides, fallen trees damaged roads and bridges. and they're also seeing c

manager bob melvin is excited for exhibition play, but skeptical about that new tech. >> i'm going tolay out to start, and then we'll see how it goes. i mean, spring training games, you know, i have no familiarity with it. i look at the walk rates in triple-a and the walk rates at the big leagues. it's a lot different when guys come up and when they go to triple-a, they walk more guys. so i'm sure the system has something to do with that. you know, i haven't been a part of it. i'm going to feel it out first. and if guys are, you know, ridiculous with it, then we'll probably put some parameters on it. but i'm certainly not going to. lamont wade says challenges. i'm not going to have a problem with that. >> melvin says right handed pitcher landon rupe, who is fighting for a spot on the roster, will get tomorrow's start. >> a decades long ban on beards is officially dropped. the new york yankees announced today that the team's 49 year old policy that is gone. team players and staff can now rock a well-groomed beard going forward. the rule was imposed by owner george steinbrenner at the t

however, bob melvin is not ready to adjust luciano's game. >> he tracks the ball. ball hard the opposite way. there's probably some more pull in his game when he's playing every day, but he never really had the opportunity with us. so i don't know that we tweak his swing or anything like that. i mean, obviously we'd like to see a little bit more power, but when you're not playing very often, it's tough to do that at the big leagues. >> moving out to college hoops san jose state hosted nevada. former spartans caleb simmons and omari moore in attendance in the second half. wolfpack up 11. off the block xavier duncil passes to justin mcbride for this slam. on the other end. check it out. nevada won 7358. and that does it for sports on this friday night. the 11:00 news with greg starts now. >> the 11:00 news on ktvu. fox two starts now. >> hello again i'm greg lee. a busy weekend in the bay area is now underway. let's give you a live look tonight at the bay bridge. nba all-star weekend tipped off with events in oakland and san francisco today. and there's a full slate

tyler fitzgerald, both battling sore backs, but nothing too serious and it gets better manager bob melvin about the vibe in camp and the team chemistry in his second season as manager. >> we've had really good atmosphere from. really for the last couple weeks. lot of guys reported early. you know, pictures you are usually are throwing pens, but position players have been here for a while. quite a few of men now live here and got here january 1st. so it's it's felt like spring training for a while now. but to get everybody pictures and catchers and the position players yesterday really kind of goodbye on the first day was exciting. >> that's it for sports. have a great wednesday. a great wednesday. >> 7.52. be right back. ♪ yeah, baby, i like it like that ♪ ♪ you gotta believe me when i tell ya ♪ ♪ i like it like that ♪ ♪ i like it like that, i like it like that ♪ right now. and bart says that valentine's day was a great success. they had that. >> kind speed dating event where you had couple 100 people that were in this valley and train. >> on friday where they got to mingle and hang out a

manager bob melvin is excited for exhibition play, but skeptical about that new technology. >> i'm goingto start, and then we'll see how it goes. i mean, spring training games, you know, i have no familiarity with it. i look at the walk rates in triple-a and the walk rates at the big leagues. it's a lot different when guys come up and when they go to triple-a, they walk more guys. so i'm sure the system has something to do with that. you know, i haven't been a part of it. i'm going to feel it out first. and if guys are, you know, ridiculous with it, then we'll probably put some parameter parameters on it. but i'm certainly not going to. lamont wade says challenges. i'm not going to have a problem with that. >> melvin says right handed pitcher landon rupe, who is fighting for a spot on the roster, will get tomorrow's start. >> a new weight room at san francisco's balboa high school was unveiled. it was built with the help of 49ers star christian mccaffrey and the commanders running back austin ekeler. foundations for both players teamed up on the project and students have already been usi