we'll start with giants top prospect, brandon belt. then we'll move on to freddy sanchez and we'll go over to a's camp to see what the latest is with their third bas tehi base . that and more coming up in sports. >>> okay. they're building their resumes by building a fully functioning robot to enter in a contest next month. >> scott budman paying them a visit. of course they're working on their week off. >> reporter: we walked into the one room at leland high school that was busy. >> make sure you couple them in pairs. >> reporter: school is off for the week, but these students are frantically putting the final touches on a six-week project that's created a robot ready to competition. >> i know for me this is like the first step into a whole new world. i joined the team and i just -- it was amazing. i love it. i have no problem spending my entire weekend out here programming and building the robot. yeah, it definitely made me want to be an engineer. >> reporter: as part of the first robotic competition, one leland scored well on in the

we're going to hear from brandon belt tonight at 10:00. that's the sporting life for now. >> mark, thank you. >>> the bay area's largest city has a new police chief tonight. san jose swore in chris moore as chief about an hour ago. coming up on tv 36, we asked the new chief about one of the biggest problems he needs to address. what he said about the challenge in 30 minutes on tv 36. that is our report for tonight. i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. have a good evening everyone. >> good night. man: can't get the monkey off your back? then put it in your mouth with monkeyshine beer. ♪ get it, monkey ♪ get it, get it, monkey ♪ monkey, monkey... monkeyshine beer-- 'cause it's a jungle out there. that commercial always makes me so sad. yeah, but then, the guy opens his beer and those girls run at him so everything seems to work out okay. i meant because the monkey in it reminds me of marcel. i can see that. 'cause they both have those big, brown eyes and, you know, the little, pouty chin... and the fact that they're both monkeys. s

brandon belt. he's a first basemen. we'll show you the scene.he finer points of playing first. he's staying humble, but make no mistake, sooner rather than later, the giants are bringing out the belt. >> you know, i think my biggest goal out here is just to learn as much as possible. you know, from all the veteran guys. there's tons of them out here. they have a lot of experience and knowledge this year. hopefully i'll get out here and learn as much as possible. i think it will help me be more successful in the future. >> you know what? you know, he's a very talented player. he's pretty ahead of the game because, you know, he went to college, and texas has a good program. he did a lot of things over there. it's just adjusting to the pro game. he's making adjustments. one of these days. >> will clark talking about brandon bell. we lost our satellite shot with laurence scott in phoenix, but we can wrap up thert spopos s s just fine. we'll be back in a moment. stick around. t >>> finally, this drink always comes with a warning. absinthe. the myster

this year it is brandon belt.umann has more from sports discal. -- scottsdale. >> he had an exceptional year. that might put more pressure on people like me. he made it easier for people like me as well. >> this texas native ripped through the minors with a 352 average and 112 r.b.i and 136 games. he is happy to be in camp and ready for the scrutiny. >> we are trying to use that pressure as positive energy and hopefully play against one another. >> reporter: he will play first base in the outfield. >> i will be ready to play. >> i look forward to watching this kid. he had a great year and he will make some noise this camp. >> reporter: they would love to see that during the season. >> i think my main goal out hire is to keep it as simple as possible. if i can do that, that's when i am most successful. the giants hope he makes it to the big show sooner than later. in arizona with the giants, mike shumann, abc sports. >> thank you, shu. more from shu tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. >>> kobe bryant is the first athlete to have

he's supposed to come in with a fairly solid bat n this guy in the minor leagues, brandon belt who a lot of people are looking at as maybe the second buster posey. someone who came from the minors and is going to make a big impact. >> what does he play? >> first base generally but he has an incredible bat. that's something the giants have been lacking for a long time. >> speaking of bats, you mentioned how difficult it is to repeat. there's been so national league team has won back-to-back world series since the '75-'76 reds. and the giants did not bring in a new hitter. they didn't get the big bat. and people are saying maybe the big bat is getting pablo sandoval to start hitting again. how key is he going to be to the -- >> let's talk about big bats, smaller guy. the panda. pablo sandoval, third baseman. he was pretty phenomenal two years ago. last year he kind of petered out. and one of the things, he's a big guy. gained a lot of weight. hard for him to get down and get the ball. hard to get around the bases. he was in a hitting slump. this off season, though, he worked really har

. >> reporter: one young stud that's causing a lot of buzz is 22-year-old brandon belt.exan has been compared to buster posey on the potential effect he has on the giants whether it's sooner or later. >> who is this guy? >> looks like, háe just toll me the jolly -- he just told me the jolly green giant out there. >> who called you the jolly green giant? >> reporter: looks like a pop up. >> it definitely looked like a upon up. >> reporter: how does it feel to be known as the best thing in the game in the game. >> you just go in there and you kind of approach it with i would say extreme innocence. >> it was great to not know only of the things that we were going against. >>> no teams have won back to back world series titles in 33 years. but these giants are about current events. in scottsdale, fret inglis. >>> last sunday, we were introduced to a barely 20-year- old who won the daytona 500, trevor bayne. last week bayne was a winner. today he spun into the wall -l he ended up 40th. after the restart. the caution lights came out again. edwards down on if infield. edwards s

this year first baseman brandon belt.e shumann has more from scottsdale. >> he had a pretty exceptional year. that might put more appreciate on people like me sometimes but made it easier for people like me as well. >> ripped through with a 352 average, 136 games. he's happy to be in camp and ready for the scrutiny. >> try to raise the intensity and hope we play a little better. >> he will play first base and outfield this spring. >> where they need me if i'm lucky enough to be called up then i'll be ready to play. >> i look forward to watching this kid. i think he's going to make some noise this camp. >> your bat is what they'd love to see during the season. >> i think my men go out here, keep it as simple as possible. that's where i'm successful at the plate. >> brandon has a perfect last night to the big bats and hope he makes it to the big show sooner than later. i'm mike shumann, abc 7 sports. >> 5:22 now. next at 5:30, fremont teachers are furious over the school district's proposal to decrease their salaries as the

brandon belt and other minor leaguers will get a chance to show off what they can do.open the cactus league season taking on the arizona diamondbacks. south bay leaders have a protective measure in place to make sure a new 49ers stadium can move forward. the council voted to put aside redevelopment money for the stadium. that money was in jeopardy after governor brown proposed taking redevelopment funds away from cities statewide to help with the budget. voters approved the plan for a stadium last year but it was provided that redevelopment money was going to be used to help pay for it. santa clara created a stadium authority which is going to help fid the new stadium project. >> 6:46 now. one school district is looking to make cuts, another found a way to keep a school open. >> top libyan officials are now turning against their embattled leader. we'll have the latest on that coming up next in a live report from washington. ♪ [ female announcer ] starbucks via is planted the same... ♪ ...harvested the same... ♪ ...and roasted the same as our other premium coffees. it o

he says to watch brandon bell, he led the minors last year and was second in on-base percentage. lawrence tells us that beltjor league ready now, however, they think that he will likely start the season in aaa fresno, the same thing that happened to rookie of the year buster posey. so just because you start in the minors is not necessarily a bad thing. >> i'm a little jealous of lawrence now. no rest for the weary. the sharks back in action in pittsburgh. coming off a win in detroit last night 4-3. first time ever the sharks have swept in the arena. you can see the game on versa. >> 4:56. >> 5:46. >> i'm getting all 5s and 4s mixed up. time to check the commute. i do know that. mike has the latest. >> i distracted them coming running in because i was running late. coming up on 5:47. don't you be late. we'll look to the maze and a live shot of the approach. no reason to be late. a smooth flow throughout the approach to the bay bridge and the toll plaza looks nice. the slowing for highway 4. antioch, i was wrong, i thought it was closer to 35. it's 25 at horizon lane where you see the red on the speed indicat