it's bruce bochy's last take a look at what an abc news viewer in walnut creek sent us.t bald eagle just sitting in a tree chilling out not far from heather farm park it is quite a rare citing. there are only a few that live in the bay area but in the conversation surrounding this bird, several people commented with they have lived in walnut creek for decades and have never seen a bald eagle. >> abc7 news is committed to building a better bay area. tonight we take a look at a community effort to save a playground art installation. abc news was in oakland at lakeside park for the dedication of the newly restored with mid century monster placed there all the way back in 1954. the 40-foot sculpture has been fenced off since 2015 and this year, the lake merritt mid century monster fan club helped with raise $40,000 to repair and repaint it. >> it's all been covered with. it's all done. and now the only thing left to do is have fun on it. >> visitors could also purchase some mid century monster swag. all proceeds go toward maintaining the structure. >> and a sweet treat today

. >>> hunter pence had a great message for the giants and bruce bochy today. and guess who will be in >>> well, the giants have been the talk of bay area baseball. if the season ended today, the local mine that would be in the playoffs would be the oakland a's. halloween still three months away, what are you doing? a's cooking early. laureano, a bases loaded two-run score. oakland led 3-0 after one inning. stayed that way until the fifth. former giant hunter pence ground ball base hit off second base. 5-3 ranger lead. pence's 50th run batted in this year. the next inning, danny santana adds insurance and then some. his first career grand slam capping off a six rbi a night for him. texas scores 11 unanswered and wins 11-3. the a's have got four of their last five. they lead the second al wild card spot down to just a half a game over the rays. one game ahead of the boston red sox. >>> balm garner ain't going nowhere. that's according to mlb.com who reports the giants might be buyers not searles before the july 31st deadline. that's because the giants have won 1

. >> we segue to bruce bochy. the final game he is managing in san diego. the padres are in 1-0. they ripped one down and it was fair. two runs were scored. he went 4-5 with two doubles. and madison baumgartner, hunter renfroe hit a three one shot to the upper deck and they gave up four runs in seven innings but they did get the win. donovan solano drove in ago i can't with the blooper to right- center. san francisco had 16 minutes. a big day at the plate. bigger with the glove. the giants have gone to beat the padres 7-6. two point back games back of a wildcard race. marcus is a bay area product. the bottom of this 6th. a shot off of the wall. matt olson trotted home and there was a go ahead ryan mac. they went up 4-2. the rangers answered and really calhoun a drive just out of reach. the bottom of the 9th, he did deliver. a single to right. wow. how about the trying run? the rangers wanted him to load the bases. he delivered a walk to drive in the winning run. they reclaim self-assertion of the second wildcard playoff spot. and from that, how about some golf? you would've thoug

phillies just ahead of bruce bochy's giants in the standing. rhys hoskins with this homer. scored two late runs, not enough, phillies win a's hosting brewers, proceeds from garlick fry sails donated to the victims of the gilroy garlic festival shooting. drama on the field. matt o straightaway center field, that's your dramatic ending in extra innings, a's win 3-2 and hold the second wild card spot. >>> grand slam tennis champion on the san jose campus, venus williams competing. here just one night though, lost to fellow american. venus and her sister have come to compete at san jose and stanford, how cool we get to see them. >>> up next, not just garlic in gilroy that's hot sel here's one you guys will like. show me making it. oh! i got one. the best of amy poehler. amy, maybe we could use the voice remotet . show me parks and rec. from netflix to prime video to live tv, xfinity lets you find your favorites with the emmy award-winning x1 voice remote. show me the best of amy poehler, again. access netflix, prime video, youtube and more, all with the sound of your voice. cli

bruce bochy a legend. former player and manager for the padres. he's retiring end of the season.ow about the drama. there it is. top of the eleventh. with a game winning home run. and notice the dad who catches the home run ball. bare handed. holding a baby. >> here it is. slow motion. this has to be the catch of the year. the giants red hot still. they beat the padres. with dad. 2-1. never let go of the baby. a's as a little slump. the rangers with a solo home run. a's lost five of the last six. rangers win it. a lot of people smiling. 49ers and raiders back in business. the high price quarterback is healthy. and ready to go. >> i'm happy where i'm at. it was a very successful summer. got a lot done. a different things we want to work on. it's really coming together. time to roll. >> the rugged good looks. he's cleared to practice. but not a lot of playing time in the preseason. niners happy to be him back. show me the crown. show me homecoming. baby sloth videos on youtube. amy, do you uh mind giving someone else a turn? oh... yeah i made myself a little comfortable here. i got

still, i had to put that question to boost, bruce bochy after the game. >> this might be his last start here? >> i had not even thought about it. he is saying the same thing. we are doing a lot of good things right now. that is all the team is thinking about. that is all he is thinking about. >> scouts from the yankees and red sox were watching him tonight against chicago. they did not, he did not disappoint. he punched out seven. next inning, tony watson trying to hold the lead but then jason heyward with a base hit, kris bryant scored. never fair, pablo is here. 0 for 5 when he lit into the speech in the 13th inning. in the words of the great lon simmons, you can tell it goodbye! giants fourth walkoff in their last six games. now, the her oaks did not stop the giants. the a's got left off in houston just in time. wade miley left in the ninth. had a to happens early. first better, he faced matt olson. a three run jack. olson 21st of the year and the a's have a 3-2 9th inning late. but he cannot finish it off. he gave up a sacrifice fly and that game goes to extra innings. jumped to the

. >> i asked bruce bochy the question and i've been covering the team three decades and i doesn't recall a season like this. giants giving up for dead are back in the playoff race. giants and cubs tonight two of the hottest teams in baseball since the all star break. i will be here all night. hot dogs, beer, come on out. >> on you? better be. . >> oh i didn't say that. >> i figured. i was going for broke, you know. shoot for the moon since the apollo was there. >> thank you. >> keep wishing. . >>> coming up at 5:30, east palo alto is building like crazy. no not tech campus or multi million dollar homes. we are talking about affordable houses at pace that is shaming other cities in the bay area. clear. >> i am john ram muse in marin county. people are being urged to prepare for blackouts during awild fire some city codes are preventing people from keeping the lights on. we will have that story. . >> kamala harris what she did this weekend that has her getting slammed by fans of taylor swift. >>> big delays right now near the burling game caltrain station. chopper five is flying low on

. >> before leading an the giants to three world series titles bruce bochy was mr.nd played for the padres and managed for 12 seasons. tonight he was honored at petco park the giants skipper before retiring. young boche with the mustache. two outs in the third. donovan solano drive deep to the base of the wall. tyler austin scores. jeff samardzija struck out six. this is only the mistake. austin hedges ties it at one. for the seventh time in 15 games since the break, the giants go to extras. pablo sandoval delivers but the real hero is the guys in the mays jersey making the one-handed grab with the baby in his arms. catch of the year. and the giants win, 2-1 in 11. you are the man. a's and rangers sparky here enjoying pure sugar. cotton candy. oakland up 1-0 in the second. chris herman thinks this is gone. dee 'sheeds is robbery at the wall. a's led 2-0 head together fourth. that's when things went wrong. willy calhoun doubles off daniel menken. cabrera added another rbi single later in the game. mengden 5 1/3, the a's lose again 5-2. 49ers reported to training camp

and maybe there is one more dose of bruce bochy magic in the giants bottle.hey've now won 10 of their last 12 games. >> it's 4:57. coming up on "today in the bay," kari has your forecast. >> wow, 19-2. >> right? >> we're going to have some hot weather again today in concord. so just get ready for it. we'll talk about if there is any changes in our forecast, coming up next. >> how do we let them score those we have to a little glow to the lights though. up.ll show you where that means >>> plus problems pg&e just discovered with thousands of its power lines across northern california. new details still ahead. you're watching "today in the bay." >>> i heard like four shots, three, four shots. >> right now at 5:00 a.m., a south bay neighborhood waking up to gunshots in the middle of the night. coming up, what we're learning about the victim and the suspect. - >> and it's about time that we start the process and impeach this president. >> the fallout continues over president trump's racist tweets. we are live on capitol hill this morning with the action lawmakers

first off the giants manager bruce bochy seemed to have recaptured his touch during the month of julyrget, this is his swan song. last night in philly, rhys hoskins crushed a two-run homer in the fifth, the phillies a 4-2 win. the giants three games back of the wildcard race. >>> at the coliseum the a's tried to pitch in to help victims from the garlic festival shooting. they pulled out a dramatic win with the game tied at 2-2 in the tenth. matt olsen knocked a 400-foot bomb for the walk-off win. the a's sitting in the second wildcard spot. keep it going. >>> coming up next on "today in the bay," kari hall with a look at, should we call it a pleasant forecast? >> absolutely. it was nice yesterday and it's going to be nice again today. walnut creek starting out cool with some upper 50s and low 70s by 11:00. we'll get a look at all of our microclimates coming up next. >>> and a live look right now at the san mateo bridge. it is wednesday morning, and i'm starting to notice building traffic at the bay bridge toll plaza and also in through the east bay. i'll have a look at your drive time

bruce bochy's club scored 40 runs in the series and they wasted no time today. three straight hits to start the game and then a two run double. san francisco runs out to a 3-0 lead. bottom of the fourth inning here come the rockies. ryan mcmahon's two run shot off sean anderson puts colorado up 4-3 but their law we would not last long. they answer with a two run shot of his own in the fifth inning the fourth extra bases of the series and then on top of the six tied at five, donovan celano gives the giants a lead for good. part of a huge game for celano, for four for five a. the giants beat the rockies 11-8 for their fifth straight win. the giants current merger began they were 41 and 48 and last place, but after going 6-1 the giants have moved up to third place in the division and are only 2 1/2 games back from the wildcard spot. the second wildcard spot. a's all-star matt chapman was taken out today's game with ankle soreness but oakland proved they still have plenty of power in their lineup. homer bailey making his first start in the green and gold. he strikes

bruce bochy hoping for some magic. he is retiring in a few months. offense remains red hot. pablo sandoval with the two-run double. giants sweep the rockies 11-8. they won 12 of 14. they're back tomorrow to host the mets. the a's are also red-hot at the coliseum this afternoon. hello to homer bailey, making his a's debut. they just acquired him a few days ago. he went six strong innings. the a's supported their new pitcher by hitting six home runs. the a's have also won 12 of their last 14. they sweep the mariners 12-2. >>> the boston red sox say he occupied a special place in their history. they paid tribute to elijah green, a bay area native and the team's first african-american player. he died at a hospital in san leandro today. green grew up right here in the bay area. he was 85 years old. >>> we're back in a moment. this is fred. he's dancing like nobody's watching. and because all of the devices on fred's wifi network are protected with xfinity xfi, literally, nobody's watching. except for millions of you, of course. wait, millions of people ar

bruce bochi received a standing ovation. the padres to the world series in 1998, on the field, mike wowed the crowd with his bat and glove. a double in the second gave the giants the lead. a great catch at the wall. 7- 6. >>> oakland a's have the day off and split a series against the texas rangers. yesterday, solo home run in the third inning, way to go marcus. the a's would allow texas to tie the game in the 6th inning and again in the 8th. in the 9th, a's were down by 1 run. olson died the game at 5. two batters later up comes caves, a walk off wald the a's won 6- 5, hosting thbrewers tomorrow night. before yesterday's a's game, it was the annual root beer float day at the oakland colosseum. >> it was amazing. i guess we understand more than 700 gallons of root beer. there we are. there is rosemary, dave, me, vanilla ice cream. i felt very sticky. everybody enjoyed the day. dave and i were there meeting our thirsty fans. >> it's really a community event. we invite a lot of bay area celebrities and personalities and other

giants are playing the padres tonight honoring bruce bochy the skipper that spent most of his careerd the a's are at home against texas. so we'll see the trade deadline is next wednesday. the assumption at this point is that bumgarner will remain a giant but this weekend series could be pivotal because if it looks like we're in contention, maybe we're not, things can change rapidly at this point. the giants might be buyers but we have to see how it plays out. >> antonio brown, can we see soon a camp coming out, make raiders great again? >> you got that. >> i was trying to let it slide. [ laughter ] >> thanks, larry. >> thanks a lot. >>> well, join us tonight for abc 7 news at 11:00. a french bulldog puppy stolen from a car in oakland. police are asking the public to keep an eye out for the pup. >>> at 8:00 it is marvel agents of shield and at 9:00 a 2020 special on a notorious serial killer followed by abc 7 news at 11:00. >>> that is it for this edition of abc 7 news. look for breaking news any time on the app. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm ama daetz, for all of us, thank you for joining

bruce bochy is trying to make one last playoff run. he's retiring in a few months. today in denver the giants offense remains red hot. this is in the first inning. pablo sandoval with a two run double going all the way into the corner. the yients wegiants were off an. when things are going well, they're going well. joe panik, a fly ball. that ball is in. giants sweep the rocks, 12 of t games. the a's are just as hot. either side of the bay, you're going to watch some winning baseball. at the coliseum this afternoon, homer bailey making his debut for the a's. the recently acquired pitcher went six strong innings, giving up two runs. the a's supported bailey by hitting six home runs. mark canna hit two of them. the a's have also won 12 of 14. >>> more pushback for the ballpark near jack london square. they voiced concerns over the stadium last night. the project would hurt the local economy. meanwhile, city council president says she feels like she's being pressured to support the ballpark by some of the a's marketing material saying it seems like a done deal. the tea

not enough to make bruce bochy rethink his decision to retire at the end of the season. >> it's good to see them having a lot of fun and the decision, no, i'm good with it. but i will say, when you're playing this kind of baseball, it does make it a lot more fun. it's -- regardless, i told the guys we'll have a good time and have fun. this, you know, this has been a good thing for the boys. >> i feel like we've been saying this for the last month. this could be the last time we see madiso bumgarn in as unifore helphe g for the future. he has gone 2-0 with 34 strikeouts in the past five starts. the national league second oldest ballpark is getting a $100 million makeover. dodger stadium is being renovated in time for the dodgers to host the all-star game next summer. among the changes will be a center field plaza and a children's play area, elevators and bridges will connect the outfield pavilions to the main sections of the stadium for the first time. there will be a statute of pitching great sandy colfax and the players are excited to play in front of their hometown fans. >> to have

bruce bochy pleased for the moment. away from extra innings but rey reyes gives walkoff double. the game winner is scored giants lose 5-4. a's and white sox, sunny day at the coliseum. second batter for the a's is matt chapman. he doubles off the right field wall to bring in marcus simeon. 1-0 oakland. four batters later robby grossman, a sharp single to left, chapman and matt olsen score making it 3-0. then chris hermann singles to right, chris davis scores. it is 4-0. that puts an end to the day white sox starter. they bring in one-time detwiler. franklin barreto greets with three-run bomb to left center. 7-0 after the first inning and 80s roll -- a's roll 13-2. >> anybody can do damage any day. we're not relying on one guy every day to come in and produce. scoring up top but a lot of guys in the bottom of the lineup are carrying the team for the day. i think we take pride in being good one through nine. >>> out to tahoe for the american century championship. steph curry loves golf. not sure he's loving this. on 14 fr

bruce bochy pleased for the moment.m nine, one strike away from extra innings but reyes gives walkoff double. the game winner is scored giants lose 5-4. a's and white sox, sunny day at the coliseum. second batter for the a's is matt chapman. he doubled off the right field wall to bring in marcus simeon. 1-0 oakland. four batters later robby grossman, a sharp single to left, chapman and matt olsen score omega it 3-0. herman singles to right, chris davis scores, that's 4-0. that puts an end to the day for white sox starter colby. bring in detwiler. franklin barreto greets with three-run bomb. 7-0 after the first inning and aides roll 13-2. >> anybody can do damage any day. we're not relying on one guy every day to come in and produce. scoring up top but a lot of guys in the bottom are carrying the team for the day.ede in being good one through nine. >>> to tahoe for american century championship. steph curry loves golf. not sure he's loving this. on 14 from the pine straw. knocks it into the grandstand. steph can only lau

bruce bochy pleased for the moment. giants one strike away from extra innings.es up the double. ryan brawn scores the game winner. giants lose 5-4. >>> a's and white sox on a sunny day at the coliseum. second batter for the a's doubl wall. 1-0 oakland. four batters later, robby gross man, a sharp makes it 3-0. chris herman singles to right. it that puts an end to the day for the starter. they brought in detwiler. he's greeted with a three-run bomb. the a's roll, 13-2. >> anybody can do naj any day. we're not relying on one guy to produce. they scored runs off the top. but guys near the bottom are carrying the team for the day. we take pride in being good one through 9. >>> out to tahoe. steph curry loves golf. no 1 pe straw, knocks it into the grandstands. steph can only laugh. couldn't do that again if he tried. fans love it, though. because he plays it from there. they clear out the seats. nice shot on the green. rolls on to the collar. his playing partner justin timberlake can't believe it. timberlake, hike hike to aaron rodgers. steph going deep over the mid

before leading the giants to three world series titles bruce bochy was mr. san diego.ed them for 12 seasons. last night he was honored at petco park. as he continues his final season at the giants skipper before retiring, look at them, young bochendis 1-0. jeff samardzjia, made only one mistake. there it is, austin hedges and we are t they go extra. pad row sandoval, high, deep and aloha. the guy in the mays jersey makes a one-handed grab with his baby. are you kidding me? that's the catch of the year. giants win 2-1 in 11. you're my hero! >>> a's and rangers. how about the joy of cotton candy right there? pure should goer. it is amazing. oakland up 1-0 in second. chris her man thinks it is gone. deep to center field. that is robbery at the wall! would have gone out. a's lead 2-0 heading to the fourth. that's when things went terribly wrong. willie calhoun doubles off daniel daniell danielle danielnd athd,in l , t niner reported to camp. quarterback jimmy garoppolo coming back from acl surgery, cleared to practice. jared mckinnon's knee flared up so he has to work. 49e

before leading the giants to three world series titles bruce bochy was mr. san diego. and then managed them for 12 seasons. last night he was honored at petco park. as he continues his final cease gron as the giants skipper before retiring -- look at him, young boch right there. two out in the third. donovan solano, drive deep off the wall. austin scores, 1-0. samardzjia, vehicle out six, six innings. made only one mistake. there it is. austin hedges. we are tied at one. for the seventh time in 15 games the giants go extra innings. the guy in the mays jersey makes a one-handed grab with his baby in his left arm. are you kidding me! that's the catch of the year. giants win, 2-1 in 11. you are my hero. a's and rangers. how about the joy of cotton candy right there? pure sugar. it is amazing. oakland up 1-0 in the second. herman thinks it is gone, deep to center field. that is robbery at the wall. would have gone out. a's led 2-0 heading to the fourth. that's when things went terribly wrong. willie calhoun doubles off daniel mengden. score tied at 2-2. cabrera added an rb

we got bruce bochy. he managed his final game in san diego where he spent 12 seasons before joining the g men. dodgers up 1-0. it just stayed fair. two runs scored. the beginning of a huge day for yaz who went 4 for 5 with two doubles. meantime, madison bumgarner's final start before wednesday's trade deadline. hunter renfroe, he got them for a shot to the upper deck. mad bum gave up four runs in 7 innings but didn't factor into the decision. jonathan solano drove in the go-ahead run with that blooper. san francisco had 16 hits. did goes up and gets it up to rob him of the homer. giants beat the padres 7-6. two and a half games back in the wildcard playoff race. >>> meantime, marcus semien named the recipient of baseball's heart and hustle award. with texas bottom 6. chad pender and he matches. a shot off the wall in right. it drove in two. as score three runs in the inning to go up 4-2. but the rangers, they go away quietly. a three-spot of their own in the 8th. big blow, willy calhoun. a drive just out

before leading the giants to three world series titles bruce bochy was mr. san diego.naged them for 12 seasons. last night he was honored at petco park. as he continues his final season at the giants' skipper before retiring, look at him. the giants score first. two out in the third. solano, drive deep. it is off the wall. tyler austin scores, 1-0. samardzija. he made only one mistake. austin hedges. we are tied at one. for seventh time in 15 games, they go extra. aloha. the guy in the mace' jersey makes the one-handed grab with his baby in his left arm! are you kidding me? that's the catch of the year. giants win 2-1 in 11. you're my hero! >>> a's and rangers, how about the joy of cotton candy right there. pure sugar. it is amazing. oakland up 1-0 in second. chris her man thinks "top gun" gone. deep to center field. that is robbery at the wall. would have gone out. a's led 2-0 heading to the fourth when things went terribly well. willie calhoun doubles. run score is tied tat 2-2 as cabrera knocks him home with a base hit. cabrera added another rbi single in the sixth.

and maybe there is one more dose of bruce bochy magic in the giants bottle.t 12 games. >>> who needs a limo or a party bus when you have b.a.r.t. to get you there? b.a.r.t. happily pointed out its trains could be the chariot to your wedding. this is laura and jeremy, who along with their entire wedding party took b.a.r.t. across the bay for their wedding in oakland saturday. boarded the powell street station near the hotel and got lots of attention, as they walked from the lake merritt station to their venue but they tell "the chronicle" there were no delays. this was a marriage that was meant to be. >> as we hope all are. >> i don't know if they played to the story, they didn't talk about this part but i have friends that met on the l in chicago. >> yes. >> that played a big part. they didn't go to the wedding on the l but they met on the commute, saw each other all the time. a little story. i don't know. >> the lesson here, is if you're on b.a.r.t. today or cal train and you have been meaning to talk to that person who is on your train every day, come on, d