do you recognize brodie?ast time we saw him. >> exactly. >> he feared the beard. >> how you doing? >> i got to bring it back. it's the only thing people notice me for. see if i can grow it by the late show. let's start with the story that came clear out of the blue this afternoon. we knew bud anderson was rehabbing the injury but today the team announced after the fact that he had successful tommy john surgery on his left throwing elbow. anderson was 3-6 with an e.r.a. of 4.0. will miss the rest of the season. typical recovers can last up to 18 months. >> hopefully he's in a position where he's going to be as good if not better, which you see a lot of pitchers coming out of this, as long as they rehab right and a lot of times the strength and velocity can go up. so you know, something that needed to be done. he explored all of the different avenues to potentially not have it done which you certainly can understand that. you don't want to have surgery unless you absolutely have to. this surgery is one that guy

but as brody brazil reports, their way does a whole lot of good. >> ready, hit. >> they hit, run and field in what looks like our national pastime. howev however, it's very different. >> some people do think it's amazing. i like it when they think it's not so amazing and get to know us a little better. >> all the stingrays are legally blind. playing this modified version of a familiar game. hitting a baseball is already considered as the toughest thing to do in all of sports. so you can only imagine the challenge of simply making contact with this spehr, one you cannot see but can hear. >> it's pretty tough. >> you have to do a consistent swing so the pitch ever can get the idea where you're swinging at the moment. it's a little bit of a matter of concentration. >> it's more than us chasing the sound of the ball. it's all about timing, he's on our team, trying to help us put the ball into play. >> it's a very difficult thing, but once you hit it, it's exciting, you run out to the base and try to make it for dear life. >> speaking of life. this experience is bringing teammates togethe

we bring in brody brazil from the ballpark -- actually from our comcast newsroom. we have a trade, don't we? >> at&t park is the epicenter. dodgers/giants today, game two as you mentioned. plus, the good guys make it a handful of moves in a potential push towards the postseason, c c y y y you wh areaeaea.. c >>> now to the week long series of stories from the east bay. we focus on new businesses big and small making a difference to the east bay community. >> let's bring in scott budman with the story. >> tonight we go to berkeley, a city with a famous university and a history of breaking the rules, which brings us to the next company using technology to dress you up. when it comes to business success, berkeley doesn't get anywhere near the attention of its neighbor, stanford. but there are plenty of success stories born from in school. here's another one giving it the old post-college try, naked suits. started by a pair of uc berkeley grads, mixing fashion and technology to create and sell clothing in a new way. >> we're trying to deliver a suit for under $1,000 th

. >> great job by brody. luis has no problem getting dates. >>> there's a new exhibit at the bronx zoo in new york that allows visitors to get as close as they want to the animals. that sounds somewhat dangerous, is not, because the animals are made of plastic. wild creatures are built from legos and are on display throughout the zoo. pretty amazing as they learn about the real animals and how they live in the wild. the attraction is open to zoo visitors through september. >> can you buy the kit, though? >> open to everybody is the alameda county fair going on right now. let's take a look at that massive bbq grill. i'd like to get some of th

as we talked about what was promised we often brodie -- broad stroked in that it was supposed to be focused jobs and education and we have gone back to the mitigation agreement and you look at it and it was much more comprehensive than those four categories and it explains a lot as to why you see certain programs happening in this building. so, this talks about the mitigation and was to foster employment, job scope, education, day care, services for senior citizens, economic prosperity, health, safety, welfare. so, if you experience who is in the building and see the head start program that provides day care it is on the ground floor and has been here many years, the sewing class people talked about in numerous meetings that has been dislocated with a program that a lot of seniors had access and really enjoyed. so as you hear what we are talking about with regard to future programming we have gone back to the mitigation agreement and connected those dots. as our general manager said the p.u.c. owns the facility and that means we are responsible, reliable, we put money in and the hope is we

as we talked about what was promised we often brodie -- broad stroked in that it was supposed to be focused jobs and education and we have gone back to the mitigation agreement and you look at it and it was much more comprehensive than those four categories and it explains a lot as to why you see certain programs happening in this building. so, this talks about the mitigation and was to foster employment, job scope, education, day care, services for senior citizens, economic prosperity, health, safety, welfare. so, if you experience who is in the building and see the he

i'm brody brazil. a football free agent frenzy, but we begin with the giants trying to win their third straight on the road. san francisco in cincinnati. to . top of the th. aubrey huff is going to try to score from first. it's a close play, he's getting the wave around, he's in there safe. this game is tied at 3-3. but it would go to extra frames. bottom of the 13th, edgar renteria, last year's world series mvp. this ball game is over. cincinnati wins it 4-3 in 13. twins and the a's at the coliseum. bottom of the first, josh willingham, deep to left, off of san francisco liriano, game tied at 2-2. his 15th of the season. later on, top of the 8th, michael wertz gives up this shot to michael cuddyer. 9-2 twins, they win 9-5 your final. >>> hours after the 49ers and jets were reported to have backed out of the sweep stakes, the philadelphia eagles got their man. his new contract worth $60 million over five years. philly has tree pro bowl corner backs on their roster. >>> it was a monumental day for jim h

. >>> let's bring in brody and all the philly fans are going to send hate e-mail to us, but maybe -- you. >> maybe they messed with tim lincecum's breakfast this morning? >> a very interesting thing happening. the giants in philadelphia, of course, such a magic spot for san francisco last year in the playoffs. but no love for the g-men this afternoon. we'll tell you who filled in for the freak and tell you why things did not work out his way hereities right after this here on nbc oy area. y swipe your card please. excuse me...? this belongs to you... o...um...thank you. excuse me... this is yours... thank you! you're welcome. with chase freedom, you get cash back on what you buy everyday. this is yours! thank you! that's 5% cash back in bonus categories every three months. and an unlimited 1% everywhere else. activate your 5% cash back today at chase.com/freedom, or at your local chase branch. >>> good evening. when tim lincecum takes the mound, you have a good feeling for the giants. but when he has the stomach flu and is scratched, the odds cannot favor san francisco. a little rema

michele bachmann was on the brody file, he asked her about her favorite food. another highlight worth watching. >> my favorite food of all time is celery. i'm honest to god my favorite food is celery. i love -- no, no, straight up celery. i will personally consume the entire stalk of celery. at the thanksgiving table, i have the plate of celery. i know it's strange, it's my favorite food. >> and how could we forget the connoisseur presidential candidate jon huntsman. take a listen. >> well, it isn't just taco stands, i love street food because street food is so fresh cream. it blocks pain signals fast for relief precisely where you need it most. precise. only from the makers of tylenol. precise. man: be kind to your eyes with transitions lenses. transitions adapt to changing light so you see your whole day comfortably and conveniently while protecting your eyes from the sun. ask your eyecare professional which transitions lenses are right for you. woman: discover the protection, comfort and convenience of transitions lenses for the entire family at transitions.

angela brody say early trial results are better than expected. >> so, in other words, the hormone resistantors into hormone responsive tumors. >> we believe it is a dramatically important improvement for women facing this disease. >> researchers hope to register 41 patients at 20 sites including the university of maryland's greenbaum cancer center for this triple negative trial. they're encouraging black women to participate. you can learn more about triple negative and other forms of breast cancer on our web site at wusa9.com. just click on buddy check 9 under the featured tab. >>> well, if mother nature cooperates, later this morning, the space shuttle "atlantis," the last mission, will lift off at 11:26 this morning. our own howard bernstein is down there to watch the launch in person. this, i think is his second or third try to see one lift off. >> hey, mike, good morning, everybody. >> set the scene. i'm hearing reports there is going to be a huge crowd there to watch. what have you seen so far? >> it is going to be crazy. we had all of the showers around yesterday. still, there are pl

brody joins us from comcast sports news room. big night going on, especially for the giants bs right? >> yeah, raj. let's go ahead and start the rumor that president obama got tim lincecum sick. what am i talking about? when coworkers describe you as looking horrible but it's probably not the best idea to continue your day on the job, especially if you are giants pitcher tim lincecum dealing with stomach flu this afternoon, he was scratched just about 90 minutes before first pitch in favor of barry zito. the game itself is a rematch of the nlcs last year, giants and phillies. zito coming off a bad start and things did not get off to a good start to him tonight. bottom of the first, two on, two out, game tied 1-1 before raul ibanez hit this. bottom of the fourth, john mayberry jr., solo shot to left center. 5-1, phils opening this up. bottom of the sixth, no outs, chase utley, line drive off center field wall. andres torres going to make a great effort but it's going to cost him. bouncing off the wall and into no man's land. the i

>> my name is whereas min brody, i'm a writer, and i want to say i feel blessed to be in the presence of sonia sanchez. and dr. ben. my question is, do you feel some books have to put a little tinge of sensationalism in the book just to be able to sell the books? >> well, i, i would say in terms of this book i don't think that, and zaheer would be an even better source. i don't think that anything manning put in the book was for sensationalism or to sell books. he was not that kind of author, he was not that kind of man. he had a lot of integrity. i do think that the publisher is going to take the two instances where he raises question and suggests that there may have been same-sex -- not to say that he was gay, but this happened in the 1940s, and then to also talk about alleged infidelity, i think, when they're sending out press packets and they want to get some publicity and get some newspaper interviews and sell some books, they're going to take ahold and say, hey, what's the juiciest thing in a biography that's really talking about malcolm x's political transformation, his politic

. >> steve brody made his famous jump from this bridge to win a $200 bet.tired and wanted to ride a boat? yeah, that's what i thought. cool. as part of my job as a tour guide, i must mix and mingle with the passengers. so you guys are here, celebrating -- >> our 46th anniversary. >> can i have some of your pretzel? just a little bite. i got to wash it down. so how did i do? >> she did very well. >> did you learn anything from me? >> no. i was telling my mom more than what you were saying. but that's all good. >> i miss you guys. this one's for you. >> always thinking of us. >> that was cute. >> thank you, sara. >> you should have seen how many jokes i threw out there that were not received. i was like -- >> you're funny. >> i was not funny at all. i could not have bought a joke at that point. >> we love you, sara. >> sometimes you really earn your keep, don't you? >>> tomorrow, why we can't remember the little things. >> what? >> and then what we should worry about. st> plus, what the what and the s e summer hair, hoda-woman. you tomorrow for you tomorrow f