there's bryce harper. eph curry. >> reporter: a short list of athletes the man known as des cusr,mizes shoes fo a direct result of preparation meeting opportunity. >> this kid came by and asked if i knew how to paint shoes. i told him yeah, sure, whatever. >> and c that momenthanged your life? >> that moment just doing that one project right. >> reporter: a pair of cleat with his art that led him to ce wide reer mohamed sanu. >> slowly but surely he started calling and getting a pair, and since then tivat was about years ago, we established a cool friendship. >> reporter: a friendship that opened the gates to the nfl, nba, and major league baseball, where he works closely with stars like ex-nationals player bryce harper. >> we did a pair for himor his first game where their mascot the philly phanatic. i did the final pair that london flvetcher for the redskins e wore. >> reporter: but things weren't always lookg up for des. >> i had opened up a cpsple of sho. one was an automotive paint. one was a t-shirt

how's this for a compliment from bryce harper. heuraid strasb had a strasburg night. althoughs straimself wasn't impressed. >> i threw it down when i wasn't trying to. you know, ten days off, i can't beooo picky ab it. i know i'm really good when i have a routine. you know, unfortunately it's something that everybody has to go through. you know, i just tried to go out there and ttle tonight. >> tough critic right there. orioles first game back from alt break as well hosting tampa bay. dylan bundy got the first batter. not too man of that. we're still in the first. it's 6-0 now. austin matthews doubles down the line to score on willie adams. one inning, seven runsd allo for bundy. 16- that was rough. d.c. united hosting the new england revolution. united trying to righthi the against their former coach. down 2-0. a lifeline for d.c., 63rd minute another lifelin 86th minute shwha, what a finis. united comesto back a draw 2-2. here's head coach ben olsen. >> that's whatou i'm pr about tonight, is they hung in there. you get the goal and a hain a h isn't perfect. then we

yankees won that game 8-3. >>> bryce harper, meanwhile, getting his first walk-off as a philly. he bottom of the ninth, the layser to center scores two to win for philadelphia. you see harper's teammates go to attack him. nice rebound for the phillies after losing 16-2 on monday. >>> finally, jimmy fallon came one a genius idea to give a bunch of all-stars weird phrases to casually work into their interviews. at the game last week in cleveland, they absolutely nailed it. check out this segment from the "tonight show." >> and you can draw back on it. like they say even a hungry turtle can do a jumping jack. absolutely. >> i don't think it's possible to have too many power hitters. you don't ask for -- >> i was scrambling and thought sometimes you got to dance with the pants you wore to prom, so -- >> there's a message, it doesn't matter how much jelly you have in a jar, it's about how you spread it on your english muffin. >> i love the straight phrase from pete alonzo. no one questioned any of the sayings. >> no. >> i mean -- i'm going to give you some lines to work into "early st

. >> tom brady, julio jones, there's bryce harper, steph curry. >> reporter: a short list of athletest the man customizes shoes for, a direct result of preparation, meaning opportunity. >> this kid came by and asked me if i knew how to paint shoes. yeah, whatever. >> reporter: that moment changed your life. >> that one instance, of doing t the projeright. >> reporter: a pair of cleats with his art led him to wide receiver mohamed sanu. >> slowly and shortly h led me to getting a pair and since then we established a cool friendship >> reporter: a friendship this opened the gates to the, nf nba and major league baseball where he works closely with stars like ex-nationals player bryce harper. >> we did a pay for him for his first game with their mascot, the phillya fnatic. i did the finalair that london fletcher for the redskins ever work. >> reporter: things were not always looking up for him. >> i had opened up a couple of shops. one was an aumotive paint, one was a shirthop, all of them closed down, so i had resigned myself w that iouldn't -- i would never make money with art. >> repo

phillies hoping to extend their advantage over the wildcard standings, nationals fans have enjoyed bryce harper'se plate. plays likethis, watch this from the warning track on a rope, a missile to get victor trying to get to third. what a throw what harper. all right, top of the 9th inning. last down, onesoto unconcerned there. first pitch swinging 2 out, 2-n homer, puts theon top. 30-11 their last 41 games, the best stretch in club history.ve traling south down 95 orioles and their allstar is looking to sweep a doubleheader against the rays. serves up a 2-1 homer in the second. fast forward to the 6th. now 4-2. posite field to deposit a souvenir. dropped game to 12-4 the final. back at our nation's capitol. as they've done so well this season, the mystics starting hot. -7 d.c. in the 1st. forcing the turnover here. nip and tuck the rest of the way. late 4th mystics down 2. aces win at 85-81. >>> all right.c george wale, thank you so very much. that about doesit for us. we thank you for joining uo. you'vet "saturday night live" coming up next. have a great one and we'll see u again tomorrow.yo thi

since then he has soldhoes to players like tom brady, bryce harper and other local heroes. >> get a pair from him for a first game with their mascot the philly fanatic. i did the final pair that fletcher ever wore. >> david said he had to move three times in three years to make ends meat before hisss busine really took off. now one pair of those painted shoes canr sell fo as much as 4,000 dollars. they're really good. it's artwork there. >> beautiful. yeah. i think he's now okay not to move around so much. i'm just -- >> sounds like >> i'm really happy for him because he's very talented. adry cool. >>> still ahe this morning, ald.c.'s attorney gener files a lawsuit against the company behind a popular hotel chain. we'll tell you why. >>> plus, how the arrest ofyo n billionaire jeffrey epstein is causing controversy for the trump administration. news 4 today will be right back. >>> good morning, everyone and happy wednesday. today at 4, we're working to save you money on groceries. we've searched and scanned for the beston prices ommon everyday items. we'll show you where you can save the

gave up his ball to bryce harper. wasn't too thrilled abo that. game two, harper did it again. he stard at him as he wasun rong the basis and that ended to this retaliation three years later, strickland targeting him with a 98-mile-an-hour fastball. strickland punches out harper in different way later on this season. >>> well, there was an early y. wa first ioing nats d one. soto with the equalizer. his second straight at-bat. he had a home run last night.i super stylsh kid loves it. i love the fedora and i love juan soto dancing. the bases are load and it's camp day at the park and they love "baby shark" time.s tha pardo and he getsnto a double play. we're going to extra. free baseball in the tenth. doolittle fabering donaldson. go ahead and call him pa shark. he got the better there of doolittle. doolittle is like fiddle sticks. they take four o three and extend the nati lead to 6 1/2 games. >>> later tonight wayne rooney repgt d.c. united and cocoa goff getting ready for her start. >> haley babb teetley baptiste. we googled the heckut ofher. >> she got her start with organ t

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phillies superstar bryce harper said he heard about it all and he wants to meet the boys.ut guess, what it doesn't stop there. giants outfielder kevin pillar tweeted this out today. "there's a lot of good out there in this world. we just got to do a better job showcasing it. both kids in the video if you you have a twitter reach out you got tickets on me when the giants come to town." wow. >> something as simple as a little hug. >> yeah. paying it forward. >> for those forward to the weekend, i think some very nice weather coming our way. our seven-day forecast always up at nbcbayarea.com. there you go. head there. >> thanks, jeff. >> thanks so much for joining us. us. we'll see you h just give me a racquet and watch me go. because i'll never be a sidekick. our an understudy. i'll never be benched, subbed, or picked last. because i'll be a little busy. leave the bench warming to your tennis bag. join net generation. ♪ >>> now on "extra" -- cathie griffin unloads, amping up her ugly war with anderson cooper. >> you guys i don't have [ bleep ] to give. >> her shocking dig ab

bryce harper's home run against atlanta last night was the 200th of his career. >> wow. >> and his 1000thon one hit in mlb history. maybe he's worth all those dollars. >> those milestones with all that luscious hair. take off that helmet, bryce, show them the hair. >> come on, free the hair, bryce, free the hair! >>> a little boy from arkansas whose fears went viral is now showing the world his newfound confidence. >> it is so sweet. r.j. hampton was 3 when his father posted this video of him shaking on a diving board just two years ago. now at the age of 5 -- look. >> you get 'em, r.j. >> yeah, yeah, r.j.! he's able to jump in with both feet without dad's help. his dad said he did it to build his son's confidence. >> i'm of the mindset that you let your children face their fear. and once they get to the other side of fear, there's an infinite amount of success or possibilities on the other side. >> oh, can i get an amen. the most recent jump happened after r.j. had been taking swimming lessons all day. he saw some older kids jumping off the diving board, wanted to try it himself, and his

we went with bryce harper.se lasry-like, you know, contracts, greek freak contract, and now we have no money for pitching i think that as you would tell me this, mark, a couple stars or one star is not enough to win the action, right? >> no, you need more. >> i can't believe i'm going to be talking to lasry. i can't believe it people will come out it is young people that will come out, alex, you are a dream. i got an interview by you for -- with portnoy and i can't wait. she said don't wear a shirt where you can see stains that's her advice. i don't give a darn. i can't wait to see you guys >> if they go 25 and 25 eventually, should they do 50 now or data dependent? >> i think 25 and 25 because that moves the stock market more just kidding it is not -- i don't want to get caught on that when elizabeth warren becomes president, what will be the rate, mark when elizabeth warren, two rates, a rich person rate and poor person rate >> we'll have issues >> we're going to have tier rates. we'll pay 7% interest. >> we'

it's a sport that has charismatic young talent whether it's mookie betts or aaron judge or bryce harperplayers or nfl players are. how do you see those situations resolved in terms of the stars and pick up the game to attract and hold on to younger fans? >> i understand people's feelings on that score. and i know that rob manfred and his people understand as well and will do everything they should do, as we always did. we have the best wave of young players, talking about movie bets and mike trout and on and on and on. people say, well, regionally, your sport is very strong. but why is it nationally? well, that's a complicated question, but on the other hand we're going to draw over 70 million people this year. please don't misunderstand me. i say this in the book over and over again. we need to do certain things. i understand time of the game. i understand all of the situations that go on. but, you know, i have been to a lot of games or watched a lot of games my lifetime and this year, and when teams are winning and competitive, their fans are really into it. >> the book is "for the go

bryce. and he comes through as a.j. misplays it in center. the tying and winning runs will come in. harpers a walk-off hero in philly tonight as the dodgers go down just a little bit pumped up are the phillies to get that win. and the kids are like, yeah, bryce, bryce. they've got a fan favorite there. and so that is the sporting life. i mean, the giants and a's, you know, the a's everybody expected them to be good. and the giants this is out of nowhere because everybody was saying, you know, you got to trade all these other players and get some youth in here, turn it around. i think the giant players will be a little agitated right now if they made a lot of trades. >> yeah, definitely coming alive. >> they're very close to -- >> excitement. >> i thought it was going to be a drag until football season started but they've livened things up. >>> it's 11:00 time for more news. frank and julie? >> thank you. coming up next at 11:00. >> a boisterous crowd voicing strong opposition to a new navigation center to serve homeless people. >> the 11:00 news on kuchz fox 2 news starts now. >> like othe