chris bassitt coming off his all-star season in 2021. his season was interrupted when he was hit in the face and he battled back from that and finished the season. it is going to be a huge game tonight. a lot of fun coming up, we will have the pregame coverage at 5:00. then toyota after the game, there he o'donnell, i will be here with your post game interviews. that is it for sports. dion: before you go, correct me if i am wrong, but i believe this week was also o'donnell's birthday. what a way to celebrate with this recognition. really special time. reporter: you are right, it was his birthday. did we get him a cake in the studio? i don't know. it is his birthday. he just showed up, there was a lot of traffic. also steph curry's birthday is on monday. o'donnell can come whenever he wants. he will be on after the game. dion: i might have something up my sleeve, don't spill the beans. we will see you later this evening. dion: a bale of hay contained a surprise in san jose. seven young barn owls were discovered in the hay. the outlets ran

this is in addition to the big trade over the week where they traded chris bassitt to the mets.ning day, by the way, for the a's and giant. april 8th. when it comes to cybersecurity, the biggest threats don't always strike the biggest targets. so help safeguard your small business with comcast business securityedge™. it's advanced security that continuously scans for threats and helps protect every connected device. on the largest, fastest, reliable network with speeds up to 10 gigs to the most small businesses. so you can be ready for what's next. get started with internet and voice for $64.99 a month. and ask how to add securityedge™. or, ask how to get up to an $800 prepaid card. in new york city, ♪ ♪ there's always something new to discover. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ come be a part of it. plan your next vacation at iloveny.com >>> this one is fun. the u.s. figure skating championships are coming back to san jose. sap center will host it. it was supposed to be in san jose but they had to relocate it to las vegas because of the pandemic. but the tickets are going on sale. >> pearl jam is co

now a day after the a's traded all-star pitcher chris bassitt to the mets. a's may made yet another move. today. oakland traded their all-star first baseman matt olson to the atlanta braves. in exchange, the a's will receive for prospects in a 6 year 10 year with the a's. olson was named an all-star one. 2 gold glove. so jess, not a good decision by the a's. but, you know, dave, that serve playbook. yeah, they've been doing this a lot. you know, dumping money in and trying to get by. so is unfortunate for the fans. don't know what's more exciting spring training or dream on coming into dream dream on. we'll get super excited. what is that? april is opening day giants first. the marlins right down there at oracle park. that will be a fun night to sure. well, all right, thanks, jason. thanks, jason. we'll be right back. today is national pi day. the date march 14th resembles the mathematical constant 3.1 for hand. there's even a song that goes with this call b. >> pi day and from who knew it was created by artist john sims, who works to create projects connect

this is in addition to the big trade over the week where they traded chris bassitt to the mets.ning >>> this one is fun. the u.s. figure skating championships are coming back to san jose. sap center will host it. it was supposed to be in san jose but they had to relocate it to las vegas because of the pandemic. but the tickets are going on sale. >> pearl jam is coming bag to the bay area. the rock group will perform at the oakland arena may 12th. they were set to play in april 2020. but we know what happened. tickets for the original dates will be honored. a lot of concerts will be coming back. >> that will do it for us this evening. >> thank you for joining us. we hope to see you back here. >>> tonight russia stepping up its deadly strikes as ukraine's president prepares to address congress >>> missiles landing in the capital, kyiv, a bus exploding near a bystander, another strike hitting an apartment building new drone video shows the port city of mariupol in ruins. russia broadening its offensive with a deadly attack on nato's doorste miles from the polish border, as the two

the first guy to get traded was chris bassitt. the a's have traded to the mets.ing injury where he took a line drive off the face. that is your look at sports. back to you. liz: it's a little bit raining this morning. lisa: you can see a little bit that the radar is picking up onto the north and east of us. much of this is the low-level moisture. we are not able to show you much of it from life doppler seven but we can show you the fog. temperatures are much milder this morning. plentyfremont is 51. t north bay we've got some upper 40's. coolest locations santa rosa. 52 in pacifica. maybe a quarter of an inch elsewhere. santa cruz mountains picking up the 10th of an inch of rain. 18 degrees warmer with the cloud cover that kept it on the cool side. morning drizzle becoming partly cloudy. rain moves and lights. it's going to stay with us through the early morning commute on tuesday. warmer days wednesday through friday. what's left of the system is just a couple hundreds. we will get into partly skies by about 9:00. as we get into late sunday we will clouded up ag

there have been many trade rumors, but the first guy to go, chris bassitt. soul of the clubhouse has been traded to the mets for a couple minor league -- minor-leaguers. he's coming up his first all-star season, as well as that devastating injury. he came back to go 12-4. abc 7 sports sponsored by river rock casino. dion: much more to come on abc 7 news at 11:00. no end in sight to the war in ukraine. and the economic toll on americans is getting worse. it has some people changing their habits. plus, beating the odds. this baby >> building a better bay area. moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. dion: struck iraq's northern city know the consulate. a defense official said missiles had been launched from neighboring iran. no injuries were reported, but there were differing accounts of the strike in the damage it caused. an iraqi official in baghdad said the consulate, which is unoccupied, had been hit, but a second official said there was no damage to any u.s. government facility and no indication the consulate was the target. americans conti

the a's dealt right-handed pitcher chris bassitt their ace to the new york mets in exchange for 2 pitchingts. jt ginn and adam olor that it is coming off an all-star season in 2021, which include included battling back from a brutal injury. he took a line drive to the base and miss more than a month, but ended up coming back to make 2 starts. he had career highs in wins and strikeouts and career-low an opponent batting average altogether. really a head scratcher when it comes to what the a's might even think in in this trade college hoops. now, sue phillips coach of archbishop mitty looking for her record tying 7 state title at maybe she has a super sophomore in morgan, shelley who did her best to keep the monarchs in against sierra canyon. that's the number one team in the state. but in the end, it was just too much juju watkins for the trail blazers. she recently became the only female athlete to sign with lebron james with klutch sports and for good reason. she was fantastic with 23 points. 19 rebounds, 6 assists 6 blocks and 3 steals phillips actually coach walk-ins fiba under 16 world

on saturday it was chris bassitt, now it is matt olson to the braves. the defending champions in exchange for four minor leaders including the out fielder who is considered one of the best prospects in baseball. mixed emotions for the atlanta native who spent his entire career with the green and gold. i'll start for the first time last season -- he was the all-star for the first time last season. >> it's a bittersweet feeling, playing for atlanta, my hometown. if there was one place to go and leave here that is a place to do it. i am excited about it. a lot of good friendships here. i will be saying goodbye to. bittersweet. but excited about all of the places. >> the giants open open open opn today without buster posey for the first time in over a decade, giving tips to the catcher. signing is to deal, he wears number 55 but chose 16 because he knows how much that number means to thompson. -- tomlinson. crawford bell -- should be interesting to see how logan webb with a breakout campaign last season, spring training begins thursday, both the giants and

the a's dealt right handed pitcher chris bassitt their ace to the new york mets in exchange for 2 pitching prospects. right? handers jt ginn and add a molar that it is coming off an all-star season in 2021, which included battling back from a brutal injury, took a line drive to the face and missed more than a month, but ended up coming back to make 2 starts. he had career highs in wins and strikeouts and a career-low in opponent batting average. so all together, really head scratcher when it comes to what the a's might even in this how about some high school hoops? sue phillips head coach of archbishop mitty looking for her record tying 7th state title with the monarchs. she has a super sophomore in morgan shelley who did her best to keep the monarchs it against sierra canyon. the number one team in the state from socal. but in the end, it was just too much juju watkins for the trail blazers. she recently became the only female athlete to sign with lebron james klutch sports and for good reason. she was fantastic with 23 points. 19 rebounds, 6 assists 6 blocks and 3 steals just a junior is

right-handed pitcher chris bassitt their ace to the new yosk mets in exchange for 2 pitching prospects. jt ginn and adam older. is coming off an all-star season in 2021, which included battling back from a brutal injury, take a line drive to the face and miss more than a month ended up coming back to make 2 starts. he also had career highs in wins and strikeouts and a career-low an opponent batting average altogether. real head scratcher when it comes to what the a's might begun in this trading all right. high school hoops now, sue phillips looking for her record tying 7th state title at miltie and she's got a super sophomore in morgan shelley who did her best to keep the monarchs in against socal sierra canyon of the number one team in the state. but in the end, it was just too much juju watkins for the trail blazers. she recently became the only female athlete to sign with lebron james is klutch sports and for good reason. she was fantastic today with 23 points. 19 rebounds, 6 assists 6 blocks and 3 steals just a junior, by the way, is walk-ins phillips actually coached her in the fi

you know, a day after the a's traded all-star pitcher chris bassitt to the mets.ir all-star first baseman to atlanta. matt olson was dealt to the braves today for 4 minor league prospect. also was an all-star and won 2 gold gloves during his 6 years in oakland. he was a fan favorite, too. last year he led a and get this hits home runs. rbi on base percentage and slugging percentage. he was a a very good player for them between matt olson, matt chat mean, you know, manning the corner. the first and 3rd you know, the really a moniker within like the fan base. they love their masks and now one of them is gone. so you know, i guess that's the business, especially the business when it comes 2 days. moneyball. yeah, exactly. i'm just wondering if when they finally get their new stadium, if they do down at howard they get everything they want. are they going to keep doing this with the keep trading his players like this? your guess is as good as mine, your guess is probably better than mine. you've been you've been in market for a while and i know is nothing new for this

chris bassett. the first-time all-star in 2021 was sent to the mets for two minor league pitchers. neither prospect has big league experience. bassittive in august went 12-4 in 27 starts last season with the as. >>> now that the lockout is over, players have to report to spring training by tomorrow. many of the giants players are already in arizona. some of them working out today. spring training will begin -- games will begin next friday. the giants will play 17 exhibition games in 19 days, getting pitchers ready will be a challenge. the giants believe it's more than enough time for the hitters to prepare for the season. >> you have guys that want as many at-bats as possible. for those guys we're going to get them wrapped up quickly and try to get lives in before game starts in a few days. other guys feel like if i get 15, 20 at-bats, i'll be ready to go and don't want to burn out before that. >> reporter: and the season opener less than a month away. the giants open the season april 8th against miami at oracle park. >>> that's a look at sports. the news will continue after this. >>> going green. >> wow. >> yeah. that's a shot. for