a head first dive and the giants lead is added on to by brandon belt. tryingtrying to correct heisting. he ends up at -- correct his swing. he ends up at third. gives up only two runs and walked only one. the a's, they hit a couple home runs. you know how much trouble they have been having scoring but they don't get enough of it in minnesota. all decked out there. josh redick hit the solo home run. a's never have anybody on base for the guy. one-0. -- 1-0. a shot to deep right. again, the solo hoper. a's 2-0. come the 8th. a's 4-3. all those home runs for the a's and look at this, dunk double. that scores the tige run. -- the tying run. 5-4 your final and the a's having a rough time. nba basketball, the best of sporting life at 10:00, heat and celtics. >> thank you. >> thank you. >>> we are in the final stretch of the dumbarton bridge project. tonight at 10:00, we will track the progress as they try to finish in time. >> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. schenectady? des moines? okay. okay. okay. i can't always be there to weed my petunias. so

brandon belt scoring. he had a day in the gap, that will score posy. belt hustles in for a double. 7-5 ets the win. matt cain gets the win. >> always kind of a downer, but the guys hung in there and we got the runs we needed. >> feel goods because we knows he likes run support sometimes. in texas, ron washington seems like years ago he was the third base coach, managing the rangers but not today. first inning he had trouble. the a's scored three. curt suzuki the big hit, two run double. 7th, texas up 4-3. josh continuing to pound the baseball. that is gone. his 10th of the year. into extra innings. a shot to right. that is a base hit and an rbi, the game winner. the a's split their series like the giants did. and they win it 5-4. that is the sporting hyphfor right now -- sporting life for right now. >> thank you, mark. >>> the reality hits after graduation, today, the cost of college and what you can do to ease the burden. that is tonight at 10:00 and thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news.

brandon belts in an oib double, and the giants -- an rbi double, and the giants win seven 7. >>> here'sly catches the ball. brandon mccarthy, but the umpire was out of position, he said no, it was trapped. the manager quiets thrown out. the -- gets thrown out. the rangers score a run and tie the game. happy ending for the as, josh redick, and here comes the winning run. 5-4, as win. they're a game over 500. only four back of powerhouse texas. >>> here it is. in denver. they delayed the rockies and diamondbacks. do you have any solution how you can stop this from happening? >> i thought bug spray. >> that's a very good idea. and again, i guess the highlight here, the guy who was vacuuming did not use any protection. all right? he vacuumed without protection. and that's -- >> he shouldn't be doing that. >> when you vacuum or do something, there's gloves or something you should use, right? [ laughter ] >> that was the story, that the guy got rid of the bees without protection. and the diamondbacks beat the rockies. without protection. >>> raiders played two guys after the alleged assault.

banko, comes in on a brandon belt groundout. it's 1-1 in the fourth.ighlights at 11:00. >> the raiders getting their first look at the rookie class, holding their mini-camp. the first without opener -- owner al davis for 50 years. both got their first look at the roster this weekend. raiders didn't have many draft choices, taking tony bergstrom from utah in the third ground. working at left guard and hopess to contribute right away. >> want to be a contributor. i just want to do anything i can to help the team. obviously we all heard.the direction the raiders are going. i want to be part of that. >> we just finished up with the draft phase, and now we're kind of getting into the football phase. of the offseason program. so it's been smooth. it's been exciting. and every day there's a little something different that shows up. >> mike: meanwhile their 49ers may be the most competitive position in the backfield with the addition of jacobs and liao mickael james. the rookie speedster out of worn work out for the first time yesterday. with hunter and gore l

brandon belt under ricky weeks' glove, in the 6th inning, the jags come back to tie the game. sergio romo gives it up to ramos ramirez, and that's it. giants tie it in the 6th, brewers come back and take control in the 7th. >>> the as coming off a couple wins in boston. taken apart tonight in tampa bay. david price doing his business here. and weeks, you know you're going to hit the ball, but you go all hit. matt joyce makes a real nice play. there we go. tyson ross, big strapping by, everybody says, hey, from cal! let's route for this guy. i don't know. gives up a 2-run homer to jose molina. hit seven runs, e.r.a. is almost 9. and price finishes, and that's it. 7-2, rays. >>> the as like the giants are under 500. >>> good nba night. lakers up 3 in denver. ty law son and the nugz with that -- nuggets with that home crowd. have you ever played basketball in the altitude of denver? your lungs burn. kenneth faried is doing his thing. and denver back in the series, 99-84. denver. >>> rondo was suspended for game 2 in the atlanta series. the hawks won that game. tonight they come o

brandon belt shoots one past randy and it's 4-4 but in the seventh, ramirez, base hit. two runs in and brew crew win it. four consecutive losses for giants. >> a's in tampa, we love this guy, rouchbd off, in to the splits. if i did that we would go straight to the hospital. price with some help and drive, matt lays out and makes the catch! i would like to see that again. thank you. >> tyson got rocked, jose holina and aloha means goodbye. he gave up seven runs and the rays roll 7-2. >> tiger woods says he feels uncomfortable he hits the golf ball well but he felt comfortable and missed the cut in charlotte. years ago, tiger had a stretch where he made 142 cuts in a row. now, he is happy if he hits two good shots in a row. i think the fan took a ball. saved him a stroke. he had a chance to make the cut but he misses this by three feet. he missed the cut by a stroke. simpson shot a 58 and one back of the leader. to the n.b.a. playoffs, lakers and nuggets, his nickname is animal. kobe bryant averaging 34 points in the playoffs. nuggets win and l.a. is still up two games an

he admitted he wants to have a role with the giants was to contribute to the need as bad today brandon belt had the ibm tripple account saute 3 run first inning against turkey held the giants beat the diamondbacks 42 and a's rookie receiver ryan cut the 22 runs and the comeback to win by to four in the forays have lost six straight games and ramirez had two more hits in sacramento the a's announced he will not join them on wednesday when the suspension is over these below more seasoning down in a matter of days have at the nba? the eastern conference finals 42 for weight and size as the combination. how the french open roger better winces opening round match to tied jimmy connors open era record at 233 career grand slams. >>> barry bonds looks cleaner. ,,,,

that allows brandon belt to cross the plate with the go-ahead run. then, a chance to bring some in himself. with two on, he sends this to center. and buster posey comes around to score. the giants split the series with the cardinals. >> even more important than the offense getting things going on thursday was the guys doing it. brendan crawford had his first i rbi in 17 games. good to see the young guys starting to come around. >> crawford had a big two-out hit there. in the second. kind of got us going. it was a good day. >> we know it's something we need to work on. we're working on it. it's a known thing. and we did a good job today. >> for me, i try to keep the same approach no matter what. when you're up in the order, haven't played there too much. there's stuff i need to learn when i'm up there. kind of approach to be up in the two spot. for the most part, try to keep the approach the same. >> the giants are 2-2, on the home stand. the giants have won their last nine-straight against oakland here at home. >> and the a's beat the rangers in ten

then brandon belt. that is a error on rickie weeks. 4-4. bullpen can't hang. top of the 7th.irez with a two out, two run single. 5-3 is the score. 6-4 the final. four straight home losses for the giants. the price was right in tampa tonight. david price 12 strikeouts in 8 innings for his fifth win already. a's against a team that won 13- 14 at home. you know what else is nice? to see a guy that likes his job. one nof grounds keep -- one of the grounds keepers there. four runs for the rays. did oakland in. ross gave up 16 runs in two games. rbi double off the bat of bj upton. 7-2 final. i want to see more of that guy. why not? that is your highlight of the day for the a's. what you won't see this weekend, tiger woods. first time he ever missed the cut in the same tournament twice. wells fargo in north carolina has not been kind to him. putting for par, a bogy. he needed one birdie to make the cut. he couldn't get it. a 3-footer no good. he missed the cut by one shot. the lakers annual elimination of the nuggets delayed. los angeles temparily temparily -- temporarily delayed. 1

then brandon belt. that is a error on rickie weeks. 4-4. bullpen can't hang. top of the 7th.o out, two run single. 5-3 is the score. 6-4 the final. four straight home losses for the giants. the price was right in tampa tonight. david price 12 strikeouts in 8 innings for his fifth win already. a's against a team that won 13- 14 at home. you know what else is nice? to see a guy that likes his job. one nof grounds keep -- one of the grounds keepers there. four runs for the rays. did oakland in. ross gave up 16 runs in two games. rbi double off the bat of bj upton. 7-2 final. i want to see more of that guy. why not? that is your highlight of the day for the a's. what you won't see this weekend, tiger woods. first time he ever missed the cut in the same tournament twice. wells fargo in north carolina has not been kind to him. putting for par, a bogy. he needed one birdie to make the cut. he couldn't get it. a 3-footer no good. he missed the cut by one shot. the lakers annual elimination of the nuggets delayed. los angeles temparily temparily -- temporarily delayed. 18 of his 25. m

after brandon belt led off with a double. joaquin with a base hit. they're going to wave belt.ll score. a little risky there, but the giants will take it. trailing 2-1. following a pinch hit. bunting, perfectly. we've got a tie 2-2. everybody's pumped. however, in the top of the 10th, john carlos stanton, just a bullet to left field, just clears the wall off santiago. the giants go down in order in the bottom of the 10th. there's your final. 3-2, they've lost two in a row to the marlins. >>> you get glimpses of a team a little better than people thought they were going to be a couple of months ago. no easy feat for the a's to snag two out of three against boston in fenway park. but that's what they do. cody, all kinds of problems out there. josh redick is in, and the a's have themselves a 2-0 lead. following that up with a shot to right into the corner. that's going to go for an rbi double. seth smith will score. by the way, those uniforms the a's wore tonight, the throw backs look better than their every day uniforms. brandon inge with a shot to the gap. we had a masterpiece i

brandon belt ties it and we're 4-4 in the seventh. and ramirez, base hit, two runs score as the bullpen fails yet again. brewers win 6-4. four straight losses for the giants. >> a's and tampa, we love this guy. rounds off into it. if i did that i would go straight to the hospital. price had some help. a drive to the right and to make the catch. i would like to see that again. wow! tyson got rocked. molina, high, deep and aloha. goodbye. rays roll 7-2. >> tiger woods said says when he feels uncomfortable he hits the ball well. yesterday he was comfortable and missed the cut in charlotte. round two at quail hollow. years ago he had 142 cuts in a row. now, he is happy with two in a row. they grabbed the ball and saved him a stroke. had a chance to make the cut and misses this putt. 73, missed the cut by a stroke. simpson, he is 11 under, one back of the leader nick watney. >> lakers and nuggets, kenneth, monster slam. kobe bryant average 34 in the playoffs. nuggets win. l.a. is still up two games to one in the series. >> bulls and sixers

after brandon belt led off with a double. joaquin with a base hit. they're going to wave belt., but the giants will take it. trailing 2-1. following a pinch hit. bunting, perfectly. we've got a tie 2-2. everybody's pumped. however, in the top of the 10th, john carlos stanton, just a bullet to left field, just clears the wall off santiago. the giants go down in order in the bottom of the 10th. there's your final. 3-2, they've lost two in a row to the marlins. >>> you get glimpses of a team a little better than people thought they were going to be a couple of months ago. no easy feat for the a's to snag two out of three against boston in fenway park. but that's what they do. cody, all kinds of problems out there. josh redick is in, and the a's have themselves a 2-0 lead. following that up with a shot to right into the corner. that's going to go for an rbi double. seth smith will score. by the way, those uniforms the a's wore tonight, the throw backs look better than their every day uniforms. brandon inge with a shot to the gap. we had a masterpiece in southern california tonight.

but struck out and then brandon belt both looking and the inning was over.n the 7th when josh made things much more comfortable for the a's. a locked pitch with a runner on. the a's are in front 6-2. brian fuentes was the fourth open reliever. he got his fourth win. the a's stopped their san francisco losing streak at 11 games. the a's make the long trip back to the coliseum. they play the first in three against the angels tomorrow night and melvin won't be asked about consecutive losses to the giants. >>> hallelujah. i was tired of hearing about it. >> we've had to hear a lot of stuffer here this week and to go out there and then they get lead and you know, you really have to fight that feeling of here we go again. >> we know how much this series means to the facts and circumstances and we've just as frustrated as they are when we lose two straight against them. if we can go out and continue this for the home stretch. >> it's not what you done for them, it's what you done for them lately. i'm not looking for accolades or anything. i'm trying to take what i'

brandon belt and brandon crawford had key base hits.he as were down 8-1 at one point, tried to battle back but fell short. >>> bill cosby has advice for university of san francisco graduates. what he told the graduating class and the call that he says led to that commencement speech. >>> let's take you outside. this is a live look at 101 in marin county. sun shining out there on this beautiful saturday morning. as you can see, traffic moving smoothly. it is 7:43. you're watching mornings on 2. [ mechanical humming ] [ male announcer ] we began with the rx. ♪ then we turned the page, creating the rx hybrid. ♪ now we've turned the page again with the all-new rx f sport. ♪ this is the next chapter for the rx. this is the next chapter for lexus. this is the pursuit of perfection. >>> good morning to you. live look there at the oakland estuary, mostly clear skies and a nice warmup for your saturday. >>> san francisco state university and state mayors college will -- st. mary's college will hold their commencement ceremonies today. more than

brandon inge belted a walkoff grand slam in the bottom of the 9th. as a 7-3 victory and we welcomed the giants. >> wow. >>> 8:24. sal, is it good morning for our commute? >> it seems pretty good. we've had some slow traffic out there which is kind of typical. highway 4 is slow antioch and bay point as it normally is. we have some -- westbound 80 we had an earlier accident. traffic's not really recovered. bay bridge toll plaza it's backed up for a delay. it's about a ten-minute delay now. let's go to the south bay. northbound 280. still pretty slow. let's go to steve. >> it will be sunny wild and warm for some. upper 80s tough to break that down. we'll see if that continues to kick in. it stars tov mo. if it gets over 0, everybody will cool down. temperatures will start in the 40s and 50s. ette not taking too long to warm up. today more upper 80s away from the coast. 60s and 70s coast and bay. temperatures kind of settling back in for a day or two, nothing extreme, another cooldown looks to be on the weather menu, late monday. >>> 8:25. a sad first in

bottom seven, two runners on for brandon bell, and he'll belt this one live drive into center.posey scores on the rbi double. 6-4 g-men. giants up 7-5, the closer, santiago strikes out matt carpenter to end the game and the giants get the victory heading into the bay bridge series, 7-5. >> even more important than the offense getting things going on thursday was the guys doing it. brandon crawford had his first rbi in 17 games and brandon bell drove in a run for his third straight start. certainly good to see the young guys coming around. >> crawford had a big two-out hit there in the second and kind of got us going and bell had some big hits for us, so it was a good day. >> we know it's something we need to work on, and we're working on it, so it's kind of a known thing, and we did a good job today. >> for me i try to keep it, up in the order, not playing there too much, so stuff i need to learn while i'm up there. working with bam, got a mental approach being up there in the two spot. try to hit the ball hard. >> giants are 2-2 on the homestand with the a's coming in for this

belt. and so thus was created the brandon plan which was a naked political effort to buy off the farmers of this country. something that harry truman tried to do. so, look, that's sort of the point of the book. the point of the book is that the kemic party -- democratic party increasingly uses the power of government to bring new groups into its coalition as permanent client groups or pay off client groups. this is something that's been happening since the 1930's and it's something that every democrat inc. leader has been obliged to follow. host: jay cost, the author of spoiled rotten, how politics and patronage corrupted the once noble democrat inc. party and now threatens the american republic. he's a writer at the "weekly standard" and writes the jay column, he's done that for the paths couple years. prior to that he was at real clear politics writing the horserace blue dog. -- blog. covering everything from politics, economy, to what's going on in washington. joining us from pittsburgh, pennsylvania. thanks so much, jay cost. guest: thank for having me. it's been a pleasure. a here on c