learning program that helps prepare them for college and careers. >>> the san francisco giants brandon crawford and joe panik are back together at camp. crawford is coming off his best offensive season. panic is coming back from a back injury. joe fonzi tells us those two are key to the giants' hopes for another even year world championship. >> reporter: it's one of the oldest axioms in baseball. strong teams are good up the middle. that's good news for the giants. they start the season with a short stop, brandon crawford, and a second baseman, joe panik, who were both all-stars last year. >> playing up the middle with him has been fun. playing a full season combined in 2014 and 2015. so i'm excited to start playing with him again. >> definitely gives us a sense of confidence, a sense of comfort that i know where he's going to be, we just have a good rhythm. we have good communication skills. i think that's very important. having that continuity together up the middle, definitely it helps both of us. >> reporter: their manager would like to be able to automatically pencil crawford and panic int

>> the abc7 news app on go on your schedule news thatlies where you live. >> giants all star brandon crawford will announce the winners of the $100,000 in education grants. 29 bay area schools are awarded part of the grant to support sports, arts and community-based programs. crawford will congratulate the wins and take photos with them and a reminder that the 23rd annual giants fanfest is saturday at at&t park and you can get players' autographs and wander everywhere in the ballpark include on the field the fans will be there from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 3m and it is free. >> 6,100 people are glad to be become on dry land this morning. all of passengers endured a massive storm in the middle of the atlantic and they still talking about their terrifying ordeal. >> 18 hours. on a will rather coaster you could not get off of and strapped in. >> scary but the crew and captain were great. >> wind speeds added to it, 12 hours of complete torture. >> rib caribbean anthem of the seas docked last night and the coast guard will inspect the ship to make sure all the repairs are done before leaving port again

string training for the giants today george kontos the relief pitcher getting out of his car brandon crawford one of the position players reporting early jake peavy figures to be forth or fifth in the giants starting rotation and jeef samardzija one of the two starters along with johnny cueto singed over the offseason samardzija says he's ready to go >>:is go time and we won't rest until the end so we're hoping to get ready for the season >>:i love training >> gary :one of my favorite things to talk about with pam is the demographics and it shows to the average age to watch baseball is 58 as young kids are just playing video games and they don't care about the grand old game >> pam :is a grand game >> gary :these kids don't understand the nuances when the pitcher is in the stands and he looks over and it takes five minutes and looks again when we grew up or go to watch games--we would go to watch games and you wait just surprised that 58 is the average demographic you are always a little bit jumpy when we talk about demographics >> pam :is because you get like this >> gary :i've always tell a

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brandon crawford and the team have bought in. >> we like it. we definitely picked up depth for our whole roster. we've got probably two of the top agents. to be able to add another number one pitcher and probably on most teams it would be a really good number 2 pitcher. on our team he's going to be a number 3 and samardzija. then we have peavey and cane at the back end. that's a pretty impressive staff. >>> that's cal coach lindsey gottlieb, home standing, and her team in full strength in pink against arizona. inside move, chris cain scored a game high 24. bears win it 75-56. just their third pac 12 win. stanford in moments against arizona state. >> game day, please get vaughn taylor's wife on. i could listen to her forever. >> we're trying to do all we can. >> really like her. >> thanks for watching. we'll see you later tonight. 60 minutes is coming up next. ,,,,,, thank you. imagine if the things you bought every day... ...earned you miles to get to the places you really want to go. with the united mileageplus explorer card, you'll get a free

shortstop brandon crawford is all in. >> we like it. we definitely picked up some depth for our whole roster. and our pitching staff, we got two of probably the top five free agents in the class this offseason. to be able to add another number one pitcher and then probably on most teams would be a really good number two pitcher. on our team he's going to be a number three and samardzija. then we have peavey and cane at the back end of the rotation. that's a pretty impressive staff. >>> let's get you some coach lindsey gottlieb home standing, team at full strength in pink against arizona. strong inside game, scored a game high 24. bears won it 75-56. just the third pac 12 win. stanford win will be under the lights tonight and that will be against arizona state at the top. >> i just wanted to keep hearing from vaughn taylor's wife. is she on game day? >> [ laughter ] it's not about the money. >> it's not about the money. >> she was interesting. get her on game day. all about a walk in the park. >> happy valentine's day. see you at 6:30. ,

. >> the number one question for brandon crawford is your hair really going to fit under that hat. he said, no, he's just going to let it flow. >> looking good. >> great weather tomorrow. some sunshine. temps in the low to mid-70s for the tri-valley. san francisco 67. for any lovers out there checking out valentine's day gets even warmer. 77 in the north bay might be a nice day for wine country. i don't know. i'm just saying. u >>> tonight, dangerous freeze. below zero in 16 states. 65 million people plunge into the teeth of a polar vortex. urgent warnings of a potential deadly winter blast. >> donald trump threatens to sue ted cruz as bernie sanders accuses hillary clinton of landing a low blow. it's getting nasty. >>> machete horror. a vicious restaurant attack. a man suddenly starts slashing and stabbing people inside. the fbi investigating and asking was it terrorism? >>> trapped by war. our team inside syria as word of a deal to stop the bloodshed is met with skepticism. and assad vows to retake the entire country. >>> and your medical records at risk of being stolen and sold

we got our first look on pagan and joe panic and brandon crawford and matt duffy at third base. we have not seen them playing their positions until now and hitters in the cage. to let you know it is baseball time and happening right now. you know every now and then someone comes along that is the face of a franchise. and you would say that about willie mays and the giants and maybe joe montana and the 49ers and you might say it about seth curry and the warriors now. we got a chance to sit down with a face of the current giants who you would say buster posey and madison baumgartner would be those two guys and we talked to posey and it is good when you have a chance to talk to one of those two guys and here is part of the conversation. >> reporter: one of a shrinking number of giants there for all three of their san francisco championships. an all-star, batting champion and mvp, buster posey will be iconically represented about giants history. and 28 and in the prime of his career, posey has no time yet for reflection. >> i think it is too early. i think hopefully i have got a num

we got our first look on angel pagan and the doubleplay combination of brandon crawford and joe panic and matt duffy at third base and the outfielders. but the giants during this off soap identified the fact that they needed to acquire an extra outfielder and they did that and got denard span and that created a log jam in the outfield and that means another veteran has to change positions. >> beginning his 5th season with the giants and has a pair of championship wins and this year the giants are asking angel pagan to change positions. they identified out fieldhouse as a need and signed denard span and that met a change for pagan to center field to left and this is the day that pagan faced that reality. >> i was surprised at the move. i think like anybody, when you -- that's your position and you are asked to play a different position, you know, i was surprised but at the same time pagan is a great center fielder and every player has a pride and at some point you have to make a move and the team asked me to move to left field and i'll on board. here to do whatever the team needs me to

if you go around the projected infield this year, it's going to be matt duffy at third base, brandon crawford at short, joe panik at second, brandon belt at first, and then buster posey catching. that's a homegrown giants infield. that's something that the giants used to be criticized for. their lack of production of homegrown players. when you think about even the fact that when joe panik went down last year, kelby tomlinson played well for him. i talked to bruce bochy yesterday. the fact that what used to be a weakness on the giants is now a strength. >> you got to find the talent, develop it. for us to have so many homegrown products, it's special. you know, when these come up to your system and they're a giant, it means a lot. not that the other guys don't feel that way. but it's a little different, you know. the look out there across the infield. they are all players that you signed and developed. i think we all take pride in that. >> reporter: and that's a tribute to people up and down the giants' organization. obviously, brian sabian, who was the general manager, now elevated to a vice

. >> giants all stars shortstop brandon crawford will announce the winners of education grants with 29bay area schools awarded part of the grants. crawford will take photos of the winners. the fanfest is saturday at at&t park and fans can get autographs and be able to want december -- wander over the stadium. it is free. it is free. stay tuned. >> these are the seven things you need to know before you go. developing news in santa clara county. investigators are expected to collect human remains found near a college in gilroy year. the family of missing teen sierra lamar said the authorities have not contacted them abut the discovery. >> the justice department will review a new "use-of-force" policy proposed by the police chief suhr to the commission including equipping officers with tasers and outlanes procedures with force can be used. >> get ready for traffic headaches because of president obama visit in palo alto and atherton. >> if you leave now, mid-40s to low 50s. a warm day ahead and mother nature, i cannot keep up with the color beauty she is putting out for us but you can too

. >> brandon crawford will announce winners of $100,000 in education grantses. 29 bay area schools willd add portion of the grants to support sports, art and community-based programs. crawford will congratulate the winers and take photos with them, and a reminder that the 23rd annual giants fanfest is starting saturday at at&t park so you can meet the players and get autographs and go all over the park from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. with free admission. >> a $2 million home why great san francisco views is now just a memory. crews have finished demolishing the home after the hillside started sliding. city officials say a leaking water main may have weakened the hill. five nearby hopes have to be inexpected to determine if they are in danger. >> 6,100 people are glad to be back on dry land this morning. all the passengers endured a massive storm in the middle of the atlantic and they still talking about the terrifying ordeal. >> 17 hours. a roller coaster you cannot get off of and strapped in. >> it was scary but the crew and captain were great. >> it was 12 hours of torture. >> torture. r

second baseman joe panic is happy to be 100% again and getting some really reps with shortstop brandon crawforde, working with him and vice versa definitely gives me a sense of confidence, a sense of comfort. i know where he is going to be. he knows where i'm going to be. >>reporter: bruce -- is still recovering from shoulder surgery two days ago. he will be happy if he's the only guy on the team doing any rehab this year. >> he needs to stay healthy. you'd like to take your chances. hope you get to post season. for us to have some guys that were out last year, we really couldn't afford to have out, to have them back and healthy is pretty nice. >> took the appeal of spring training will only be magnified this week. not only has no when you lost again, it's february and is already perfect weather. temperatures in the 80s.>>> i think it's great when you have pitchers and catchers reporting but then all of a sudden you see your second baseman, your shortstop and others starting to filter in as joe said before they are actually required to report. >> they are eager, they're ready. >> that means the

brandon crawford arrived a little early and madison bumgarner ready to go with a new haircut and his cowboy hat. let's bring in ahmed faried. he is live in scottsdale. ahmed a pretty exciting day for baseball fans. >> reporter: janelle, a couple of things we learned in scottsdale. number one mad bum did come with a cowboy hat in tow. number two they're already dealing with their first injury. their manager bruce bochy has a shoulder injury. it's minor shoulder surgery. his arm was in a sling. good news he'll be good to go for tomorrow the first workout. that is a very special time for him. >> it's such a great time of here. it's a family that at the end of the season we go our separate ways. but it's always good to get back together and catch up and get back on the ball field. >> the first day you get back and you're with all the guys and just in the room again with the spirit, the energy so to speak. there's a lot of excitement around spring training. all 30 teams think they have a shot at beings a world champion. i love the positivity that surrounds spring training. anywhere you go

pitchers and catchers are rife in arizona today pericope that is brandon crawford with long hair and contract. >> gary: with a new 90 million contract, right behind madison bumgarner and the rotation prepared... >> it is goldstein. no rest until the and!-- it is goal time >> there is a lot of excitement. with a shock of being a world champion. -- with a chance >> offering training-- spring training you want to have hope that you can do something exciting. >> gary: many many preseason polls the giants are the favorite to win. >> gary: car was on the radio this morning joking about the three point shooting contest. he was rooting against the current spirit--steph curry >> i was hoping for the execs opposite. and that is how it worked out. i like them to trade off from one year to the next appeared that is a pretty good sign. >> gary: in sacramento, the nba teams will play in a new facility. kings >> gary: the great tiffany will be there. and, young mc >> gary: i will tell you, pam...vanilla ice bring up a great memory >> gary:vanilla ice was hung over... up 20 stories over the railing

brandon was here, hello people, okay. i'm coming. but when he was here, and, and, and, he kick it, 5 yards here. >> 55 yards at crawford stadium, on our field. >> were you surprise. >> i knew he kick 60 in practice so i felt good about 55. >> i love your drum team. they are awesome. you said he was first freshman to ever do what. >> first freshman ever to play north penn football and he started for four years. first team all league for his last three years. he earned a scholarship to temple. you know, we always expect big things from him. >> pretty cool willy hear he is a nice guy. >> great guy, great anti bullying campaign. we're very proud of him. he gives back to the community. not afraid to come back home and show his face around north penn. >> before we get to the anti bullying campaign you have a hobby in common that you asked me not to share. >> coach, you watch bachelor. >> yes, we watch the bachelor. >> no, you watch the bachelor fan. >> i'm a big fan, yeahy had to get it the out there. >> you are one of the people that set up the t-shirt sales what is that all about. >> we thought of an idea a couple days ago literally. we s