>> los angeles dodgers were beaten 3-1 by the san diego padres, swept 2-0 by the arizona diamondbacks in sydney. >>> this time players are having to get used to some changes to the mlb rules, as the game's authorities tried to make the game safer. >> players from the arizona diamondbacks loosen up during training. some of these players may wind up in the world series, some may wind up relegated to the minor heegz. but what none of them wants is to end their season and their careers with a brain injury. so major league baseball is instituting a new rule, aimed to prevent bone jarring and dangerous collisions between base runners trying to score and catchers trying to defend home plate glen sherlock explains. >> the catcher cannot block the plate unless he has the ball. >> compared to other sports, baseball rarely changes it rules and some players are not sure change is a good idea. miguel montario is the diamondbacks starting catcher. >> we don't know if we'll be able to do it in a game. if you look at the game tied in the bottom of the 9th you try to knock that ball out of his glove.

at the time, diamondback players took exception. they are saying, it's water under the bridge. >> if there was water somewhere i'd probably jump in it too. they got caught up in the moment. going to the playoffs is something to be cher ished. you never -- cherished, you don't know how you'll feel getting that one game out. >> you see the guys all the time, it always ends up being a little bit of irritation back and forth. >> when we win, we'll celebrate the way we want to celebrate and they'll celebrate the way they want to celebrate. >> i'm sure they feel the railway against couples you are never supposed to like the team you're playing. may the best team win. >> now baseball is played in australia, richelle, there is not a big enough stadium for major league baseball. so they had to convert a cricket stadium just for this game. two games down in australia. >> you going oset your clock up to get up and watch it? >> i have a dvr for that. >> i knew the answer. turkey's twitter ban back fires it will the prime minister cuts off acces

well the diamondbacks will be bold in their tie against australia on friday before opening day on saturday. now let's get to play off action in the kb yell it's the series deciding game five between the heat eleven elephants and the kt cycle. the teal and tries to get a head cold blood. he breaks away it's certainly nice to have snow came. he continues to drive the high point for teal pink and teal and just can't find a rhythm and feel and the game high twenty two and kt with sending nineteen fifty seven advancing to the semis where they'll face the ltc acres and that's all for now this has been given to us you back here later for more from the world of sports fan our thursday morning near the capital gone off to a cloudy start and those clowns have since turned to rain for more let's connect live tracking down standing by at the new no weather center that is how much were able to get anything i have now stopped raining here in seoul but makes it to grab an umbrella on your way spouse because the nation like ours can continue to believe that tonight. showers may be accompanied by strong wi

the dodgers and diamondbacks open regular season play on saturday.usands of runners of all ages are expected to participate in the oakland running festival this weekend. this is video of the race in 2010 the race is on sunday at 7- 30. runners will start at 19th street before harrison and end at 19th street next to snow park. the event includes a marathon, half marathon, relay, 5k and fun run about 25-thousand runners across the country have registered this year. i added vo of the marathon a professional dancer who lost part of her leg in the boston marathon bombing is back performing again. adrianne haslet-davis attended the marathon as a spectator. doctors had to amputate her leg below the knee. she resolved to dance again she performed the rumba wedneday using a prosthetic limb. coit tower in san francisco will soon reopen. the iconic tower on telegraph hill. is wrapping up a 1-point-7 million dollar renovation. the san francisco recreation and parks department. in partnership with the san francisco arts commission. had artists restore the famous

the dodgers and the diamondbacks. and were youl there savoring the atmosphere?mosphere like? >> i have savored a lot of atmosphere. managed to have a look in, the australian side was playing the diamondbacks. 100,000 tickets were sold. a very positive result. we saw a well-prepared to her of our of australia to open up the major league baseball seen. -- scene. by and large, the games were received really only by the public. -- brilliantly by the public. it was actually eight years in the making. major leagueang operations and said, what would it take to stage a game? he found out. the economic benefit to australia was considerable. a terrific result and a buzz which took over sydney. baseball bats everywhere. sign that people really embrace the american sporting culture, which does have a hard-core following. there are over 28 australians who play in the major leagues in australia. the game does have a major following. certainly, expectations were surpassed. , whichalk about rugby dominates australian sport alongside australian rules. we have cricket on top of t

the dodgers will play the arizona diamondbacks and australia.ney cricket ground have been changed into a baseball stadium. sydney platypuses -- pi.platy i thought you took latin. >> that sounds about right. >> let's go to a non-australian single best chart. >> this is about the u.s. we are increasingly a fast food nation. wages are headed in the wrong direction. we crunched the numbers provided by the labor department and the yellow line shows the increase in proportion of u.s. workers in the fast food industry. it is now three percent. almost 4 million. that is an increase of 400,000 since january 2009. the white line goes down and shows the inflation adjusted for these workers. it has fallen four percent since january 2000. >> are there to america's? there's is a whole other america, isn't there? >> i'm not sure that the minimum wage is the discussion. the majority of owners are teenagers, not people who are heads of household. you do have a top 10% that is doing extremely well, partially because they refinanced their homes. the 80% of america

is a $2he story of the arizona diamondbacks writing a $25 hot dog.weets, thanks for reminding me why i have not been to a mlb game in years. there will be people who will be stupid enough to pay that likat. amount, then elaine. what is the deal with calling this segment, what's the deal, do you have to start each e-mail or tweet is the words what a's the deal, that is stop edso what is the deal -- stupid, so what is the deal. how can i put that in rightt's words? what is the deal with you asking e us what is the deal to write what is the deal, so, i mean, what is the deal, i have no idea. neither do you. it was a good e-mail. no one knew what you were talking about. keep them coming. see you tomorrow. >> i love that we live in a chaotic time, republicans, out fighting each other, and hillary trying to bow out of a race she never eneer entered. when a porn star from duke becomes the voice of reason, you know we're living in a special age, we don't know what is going to happen next. i do know, odd factions. silence voices are rising up and demanding fr

field. 38,000 watched as dodgers ace kershaw howed down the diamondbacks. -- for the offense with the two run shot. the two game series is part of a plan to promote major league baseball across the world. >>> giants's today teed off. it was pardon me in the dessert. seven strike outs in four innings, no runs allowed. the ace pitch cher hot as well. he shot down seven in five and two thirds. giants did put a few across the plate. they won 3-0. first win against oakland this spring. >> and baseball fans have stepped up to the plate. they have collected the necessary 100 signatures for a campaign to make opening day a national holiday. the deciding signature came from a person in san marcus california. the petition kicked off less than a month ago with budweiser and ozzie smith spearheading it. the white house will have a make a decision on this matter. >> interesting. think i would sign up for that. >> there is a lot of people who would. >> opening day for them march 31st. >> it's -- best lead so far in the hunt for the missing airliner. the big break over an

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the dodgers defeated the diamondbacks 3-1 in front of 40,000 fans. the game was played on the sidney cricket crowd. a clay mixture was shipped to australia from san diego to create the base paths and warning track. this was the seventh time major league baseball has opened games there a broad. the two will play tomorrow before returning home. >>> for more about malaysia airlines flight 370 we're joined from los angeles by andy. you were on a couple of nights ago speaking about debris australians spotted. today we hear the chinese have spotted debris. are we likely to see this repeat over and over again? it's a big ocean. >> it is a big ocean. we might see more of it. it's not clear if either of the pieces of debris matter. you're starting to see intriguing conflict between the extremes of nature, extremes of technology. the nooi which you are part is this is a forbidding part of the world. huge waves, constant winds, white caps everywhere,hard to spot 60 or 70 foot long piece of debris. on the other hand you have extremes of technology. countries usi

san francisco meets division rivals, the diamondbacks at 6:40 this evening. fans are invited to watch the action at at&t park. the first 5,000 fans will get a coupon good for a free hot dog. the giants home opener is next tuesday when they host arizona. let's look for more scenes like that. >>> so they open the season, 2:14 today. >> right. >> the as host the cleveland indians at 7:00 tonight. baseball hall of famer as legend and oakland native ricky henderson tosses out the first pitch. the team is encouraging fans to wear as gear or green and gold clothing all week long. >>> major league baseball is encouraging people to post their opening day selfies using the hashtag opening day selfies. here's one. cheryl and i picked that. that was on the run down here to the studio. >> i was wondering who that bobble head is. >>> also for the as as well, so both teams looking good in bring training and preseason action. good luck to both teams. >> we'll have to keep our fingers crossed for the weather tonight. >> they're going to play anyway, right? >> let's ask mike.

de abril en casa de los diamondbacks de arizona, en una serie de tres partidos...ues hacer su presentacion en casa frente a los d-backs, esto sera el martes 8 de abril... luego recibiran la visita de los rockies de colorado; y el martes 15 de abril el siempre atractivo duelo frente a los dodgers aqui en el at&t park... por su parte los atleticos abriran la temporada presentandose en casa frente a los indios de cleveland, el proximo lunes... despues recibiran a los marineros de seattle en una serie a 4 juegos para despues hacer su primer viaje visitando a los twins de minnesota y mariners en seattle con 3 juegos respectivamente... regresaran a casa el 18 de abril para enfrentar a los astros y despues tendran la visita de los rangers de texas... jfr live toss jf livetag-out blanca ---hoy a las once.. blanca ---hoy a las once.. take half slab ---una compaÑia que provee un importante servicio a millones de hogares en el area de la bahia podria enfrentar cargos federales, enterese por que.. reveal 2 ---aumenta el numero de niÑos que son diagnosticado s con una enfermeda

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it's available at diamondbacks games. an 18-inch corn dog and fries for $25.s two to three people. >> this is a bacon mac and cheese burger. this one at white sox games. you can enjoy one today as the sox take on minnesota. that,ky get into. >> and a free ambulance to the hospital afterwards. >> and a three-pound ba fa that split on the south side of chicago. >> i don't know how i feel about something that is that much and cost me that much and it will melt before i can get to my seat. >> i'm on board with everything i have seen so far. >> you want a little bit of everything. sfwlmp >>> check this out, mark wahlberg said he was unslimable. the only unslimable host of the nickelodeon awards. it doesn't happen until the end of the show. when kevin hart helped wahlberg's kids a knock fok joke. >> all right fine. who is there? >> we got. >> what do you mean, we got? we got who? >> we got you. >> we got you, sucker, ha ha, we got you. >> the sliming lasted a full 30 seconds. they got him good as the green goop came down, he shouted to his kids, i can't believe my o

the giants opening up the season on the road against the arizona diamondbacks. >> they are.ut thousands of fans will flood the stands on at&t park tonight, we're going to tell you about that in a moment. we want to get you updated on the situation in los angeles of course with all of the earthquakes that have been happening. we want to go live to los angeles right now and check on jacob who is live right now in la habra. what can you tell us? >> reporter: yeah, in fact, a lot of the damage has been taken care of. we had a lot of water lines broke, a lot of homes not safe to go into. a lot of it taken care of but today monday after the quake we have an elementary school that is closed because of damage. you might call this an earthquake day. we'll go to the footage inside the school. it's just light fixtures and ceiling tiles that are broking and on the floor. then you have books all over the place. also not back to normal today, we have six homes that are still red tagged b. 20 people not able to return home there. we also had a rock slide in the canyon because of the quake.

home on monday against cleveland and giants play the season opener on monday night against the diamondbacks in arizona: hudson pitching against the a's that is cool. >> the ticket prices were low pre-season but sow irresponsible is it on a school night. to go. >> game over by 10:00... >> stray shower is possible any time today. and tonight. 7:15 is start time and dropping down to 56 sour will need a coat. live doppler 7 hd shows the moist flow off the ocean. a little bit of energy will squeeze identity rain. be respected any time today for a light random shower. we have fog around santa rosa on live doppler 7 hd with a mile visibility. that is the only place to worry about it. ryville and toward the bay bridge it is not bouncing much with manageable winds to light in some areas. for the first part of forecast it will be sunny and temperatures are going to remain below average each day with showers possible each day through tuesday and our best chance of steady and heavier rain on saturday and monday when we will have cold fronts rolling through and they will be the focal point for the stead

. >>> and the giants open their season, they're on the road tonight taking on the diamondbacks in arizona but they're inviting fans to watch the game on a big screen tv at the ball park at at&t. and it's free. the gates of willie mayea plaza opens at 5:30. they'll give away coupons for free hotdogs. and pennants. the home opener is a week from tomorrow. check it out. >>> striking it rich at the gas pump. the state's big plan to let you try your luck while filling up. >>> the big board, stocks rose this afternoon as the market headed for its fifth straight quarterly gain and looking healthy right now. up 130 plus points. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, . >>> this is a great side dish. >> it's a great vegetable side dish. i like it so much. i could eat this as a main course. >> zucchini and onions. it makes a beautiful dish. >> we usually have these in here for a little bit of time. they get soft. they become friends with it. and they become sweet. let them cook for 20-25 minutes. mauve them around occasionally. we added more chicken stock and zucchini. >> zucchini cooks quickly.

and now is an assistant manager with the diamondbacks.gby league in college. in america. so baseball in that regard is ewe week. >> reporter: it will become a new favorite sport overnight but baseball is infectious and certainly catchy. >> they're really good. >> reporter: think of alex smith who took a transcontinental trip with this dad to watch the big leagues play. >> i think it's better than cricket. >> because? >> because it's always didn't a few hours of cricket. >> reporter: to hear baseball mentioned before the word cricket is a pretty big deal. what major league baseball is counting on that the love of baseball passed from father to son is the same no matter where you are in the world. i'm lee cowan in australia. >> i think they like the fact those five-day cricket games, you can get a lot of drinking done in five days. they're going to have to start serving tequila slammers if they want tow. >> aussies like to drink? >> well yes. >> when roger goodell was here saying football is going to london and nba. >> nba has a huge intern

. >>> spring training is over, giants open monday in arizona against the diamondbacks, the a's will be home on monday to take on the cleveland indians. >>> thank you for making ktvu your news were here for you at ktvu.com and you can follow us on facebook and twitter. our coverage continues with the 10:00 p.m. news, tmc is up next right here on tv 36. female announcer: through sunday at sleep train's big gift event get a $200 best buy gift card with purchase of selected mattress sets. or, get 24-months interest-free financing. sleep train's big gift event ends sunday. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >> today on "tmz" -- >> zac efron had another mishap. he was driving at 12:30 in the morning and ends up near skid row and then the bodyguard gets stabbed with a spear. >> like a fishing spear? >> no the transient, the old broom handles. >> wait a minute, they are making weapons down there. i have been down there before. i have never seen anyone walk around with a sword. >> sean kingston got his car repossessed. it's a white bentley. >> if you buy a bentley, you should be able aff

. >> the arizona diamondbacks will be offering the d-back dog this season at their stadium.t is an 18-inch corn dog stuffed with cheddar cheese, jalapenos and bacon served with french fries. the team -- it's for sharing with your family. >> i was going to say, that would feed a family of three. it sounds pretty good actually. >> i don't know. >> jalapenos and cheese. >> you don't think you could handle one of those on your own? >> well, maybe. maybe actually. >>> all right. when we come back, important health news for women. a brand-new study looks at the risk for alzheimer's and has some surprising results. >>> plus, portable, popular and pricey. burglars get away with some high-tech loot, and it's how they broke in that's getting all the attention. >>> and delay of game. a spring training game is brought to a buzzing halt. >>> in texas, dry and windy conditions kicked up a dangerous wall of dirt. visibility was near zero on the roads around lubbock. the winds gusting to 55 miles an hour. south texas gets those sustained winds today. >>> in colorado, fierce winds are sendin

he underwent his first in the minor leagues when he was a diamondback. the timetable for recovery 18-24 months. >>> on the field, kashmir scratched. first frame striking out junior lake swinging. striking out five in two innings. josh reddick singles to right. billy burns scores. a's win 6-2. >>> giants and angels in tempe. scutaro at the dish and that is whacked down the left field line. he gets a double. good for that tender back. sandoval to right. scutaro scoring with no physical problem for a 1-0 lead. but with the g-men in front, cole calhoun going for a ride with a walk-off two-run job. the halos win, 8-7. >>> the raiders signed james jones. the deal is worth three years for $11.3 million with $4.5 million guaranteed money according to csn. >>> the ladies ncaa tourney, the stanford women do not receive a number one seed. the cardinal, 39-3 overall are seeded second in the stanford region and will face south dakota at 3:30 on saturday in ames, iowa. >>> the cal women are a seven seed in the notre dame region and face ♪ i wish i was made of money. i

optimistic he will be able to pitch in his 2014 debut this thursday coming up against the arizona diamondbacks. to the ice, sharks in denver. first period, sharks down 1-0, joe pavel ski scores on the power playwright here to tie the game. pavel ski. on the penalty kill, cody mccloud scoring on the break away. second period, the power play. john mitchell, friendly bounce for him. they win 3-2 clinching a playoff berth. meanwhile, terry and diane, sharks have some work to do. they have lost five of their last seven games. it's a bad time to lose their rhythm. >> they're saving it for the playoffs. >> of course! >>> with the latest on the weather, meteorologist anthony slaughter here right now. anthony? >> we saw quite a bit of rain throughout the day today and now that rain is still coming to an end in some parts but we're till seeing the rain fall, especially down in monterey bay, that's where the heavier stuff is falling right now. overnight you can expect more of an isolated shower chance. not everybody will see the rain as we head through the overnight hours into the early morning hours but

he will be able to pitch in his 14-day debut on thursday against the diamondbacks. sharks in denver taking on the avs first period. sharks 1-0. joe pavelski taking care of business. same frame avs on the penalty kill. cody mccloud scores on the breakaway. avs back in front. to the second period we go. avs on the power play. john mitchell scores off the friendly bounce. his tenth of the year, avs win 3-2 clinching a playoff berth. >> i can stand here and talk about the goals we didn't score, but i'm more apt to talk about the goals we allowed. right off the bat we're not engaged. physically we didn't even engage on the first goal and it's one we held back, and then you think about the second one went right through a glove and a breakaway. if you can take those two moments out of the game, we don't need to get to three. those are very -- once again, very preventable situations for us, things we should be able to handle. >>> let's get to some basketball. the warriors were without their starting big man friday night against memphis. that proved to be no problem with ste

the giants, they are opening up on the road against the diamondbacks. thousands of fans will still flood the fans at at&t park. >> hosting the authentic opening day at the ballpark. fans can watch madison bumgarner's start on the scoreboard. >> the world series trophy will be there. right now we do want to check in with mike inouye watching the roads for you on this monday morning. it's monday, mike. >> it is monday. you know, i went to the giants last spring games on friday so that was good stuff. wonderful time. looking forward to the real stuff. over across from the bay the real commute, very light, no problems westbound coming off of the high rise. you see the camera moving. christina talked about the wind bringing in the next system. a little breeze over the high rise. not a concern by chp. we're looking at the map, the bay looks pleasant including 92 in the middle, the rest of the bay the yellow blips below the speed limit. there was a full closure over there in the city of pleasanton. isabelle should start opening in complete stretch. the crews a

atleticos sonny gray lanzo una entrada permitiendo 5 hits para 4 carreras limpias frente a los diamondbacksdas... take vo take vo on the field.....giants facing the reds. ===== top of the 3rd tim hudson strikes out chris high-zee swinging! hudson gave up just 2 hits in 3 innings of work with 2 k's. === jeremy affeldt making his spring debut. he'll get donald lutz to ground out to 1st affeldt forcing 3 groundouts in his appearance today. ===== bottom of the 5th, pablo sandoval gets all of this one! his 1st long-ball of the spring.....& g-men go on to win it 3-2. masahiro tanaka, segunda salida del nipon con los yankees, y primera como titular; frente a los phillies... lanzo tres entradas, hizo abanicar a un bateador, permitio 2 hits y uno de ellos, al venezolano freddy galvis, se convirtio en el primero en regalarle un vuela cerca al japones... derek jeter por cierto pego 2 de tres en el trinfo de nueva york 4 a 3 sobre filadelfia... el dia de ayer saul alvarez realizo su ultimo entrenamiento de cara a su combate de este sabado frente a 'el perro' angulo... take vo hoy estuvieron cara a cara

. >>> the as tied the diamondbacks 8-8 today.tomorrow, they will play arizona again with newcomer scott casmere expected to make his debut. pretty good for a guy who was out of major league baseball in 2012. he worked on his game in the independent leagues before returning to the bigs with the indians last season and pitched well. >> the expectations were so high for him early on. then when you don't perform, you can beat yourself up a little bit. maybe even need a little bit of a break, which he had. so i think he has found a newfound love for the game, being that he was in the independent league not too long ago. a fight and a focus to keep himself here. >> go ahead, ken, what? >> who are you talking to? [ laughter ] >> last night we showed you jim harbaugh's half court shot in kansas. now his reaction tops the top five. >> you heard about that? humility prevents me from going into, but i'm brad you heard about it. >> is there video tape? >> i think there is. >> this is one of the best days of my life. [ laughter ] >> this migh

. >>> the giants are opening up the season on the road against the arizona diamondbacks. thousands, though, will still head to the stands at at&t park tonight. >> the organization hosting what it calls the authentic opening day tonight at the ballpark. giants fans can watch madison bumgarner make his first career opening day start on the at&t parks scoreboard. the world series trophy, or shall i say trophies, will be on hand. there will also be a scavenger hunt and a gate open at 5:30. first pitch, 6:40 tonight. >> at the home of the oakland a's, tonight thousands of fans will pour into o.co coliseum to watch the green and gold kick off the 2014 regular season. sonny gray will take the mound for oakland. first pitch at 7:05. if you're headed to o.co tonight, you might notice a few changes. for starters, new food at the concession stands. sounds pretty good. polynesian bowls, chef wraps and salads, not to mention 20 different microand craft brews. the ballpark has also been painted, and locker room upgraded. the press box has been outfitted with new flat screen tvs and the

in play at the a's home opener against the collinsian the giants are away playing the arizona diamondbacks here you can meet the san jose giant at the municipal stadium from 5:00 to 8:30 p.m. at fanfest. >> be prepared to pay more for margueritas and guacamole. blame it on a lime shortage, believe it or not. neighbors's janet shamlian explains. >> reporter: it's no pulp fiction, a again inshortage of lim lime, and you can find them but be prepared to pay. >> we don't have a lot of lime so prices are advocating. >> reporter: a lime last year was a quarter 2, 1 sent. now you'll pay 53 sent for just one lime, and it's really put the squeeze on. here at this chain in restaurant where they have 17 restaurant and go more than 13 million limes per year, the cost per case has gone from $25 to more than $100. >> it's a big deal. the third of all of our produce ingredients. it's the third largest ingredient we boy, so it would be -- it's substantial. >> reporter: most "l.a. times" come from mexico where rain, cold and disease have all but wiped out the crop meaning changes for the traditional mexica

. >> the cubs and diamondbacks. he allowed a run on two hits and no walks. battling for the third place job. he delivers a shot down the line. he gave of nine runs and the cubs was 14-4. murphy was claimed off waivers from texas. the white sox playing in their last game of the spring. another solid outing. giving up one run on four hits. the white sox up a run. a run blast to left. his third home run of the spring. >> teacups and sox face each other right here. the pacers with a chance to lock up the division. pacers down 3 1/4. miami down one in the final seconds. despite 30 points from the bomb the pacers win 84-83 and clinched the central division. the chicago bulls can still earn the third seed. >> the power of peaches. rewards her students for good behavior in the classroom. it is the committee that benefits. it is work study time. in language arts teacher at the middle school in romeoville. >> she always keeps us and gave. i've never had a dram doesn't often class. a fun experience was not born or a doll. and is an entertainment thing. if i read deuced

and going down under the los angeles dodgers and the arizona diamondbacks will ring in twenty fourteen major league baseball season in front of a sellout crowd in australia. some eighty thousand people will fill the sydney cricket ground as he played two games over the weekend. the visiting tigers will have peace clayton kershaw taking be taking on the d backs away from miami on saturday and intelligent facing trevor cahill on sunday. meanwhile the d backs were blanked by australia for nothing in their final preseason game now it's men's playoff action in the week of the capital hosted career in time out for the first of a three game series and the crowd was charged and the whole team cruised to the first set by hyundai capital would not stop there the dubai and overwhelmed korean air for the second set as well as the third of the capital wins in straight sets exit heading to utah on sunday. and that's all for now this has been speaking to see you back to twitter for more from the world of sports fans. it's feeling more and more like spring and here this weekend will be nice and sunny

. >> dodgers and diamondbacks are playing game two. >> two games.into the crowds. the security guard hands the ball to the kid in yellow. another kid -- the kid in yellow really wanted it. he gay it back. >> nice enough to give the ball back. good sportsmanship. he made that youngster very, very happy. >> i mean, i am still a big baseball fan but when spring comes around, you think of baseball because it is getting warm out. we don't have that feeling here. they are starting baseball? it feels like the dead of winter. >> i'm from tampa. that's where a lot of spring training happens. so i, as a tampa person, thought baseball begins in spring. >> bring it on and bring on the warm weather with it. >> yeah, looking forward to that. >>> coming up, the disappearance of a little girl. the sexual predator that investigators say got awfully close to where madeleine mccann possibly disappeared. ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by bounty. [ bubbles ] [ giggling ] again! again! >> "world news now" weather brought to you by bounty. this mu

place after nineteen days they were the station took them to all persons were accommodated in the diamondbacks. but it was called the merits of elderly catholic women invited to sing to her house she treated us very well to it. two incredible the new trial thing. it is open to let his love and got married and has expanded edition of indigo is the wife of the elder of the english community. she was moved with her family from the caucasus as the other contacts that seventy years ago. with the smses cherishes the traditions of english people. despite the fact that they were parted from their native land long time ago in the presence of seniors and people always stand. it is hoping that they had descended into every seven sons and two daughters. a man he tells us that is my home and i respect our president thing god we all live well and all people in the united rational people koreans kazakh similar people live in harmony has expanded its not worth it. in nineteen fifty seven settlers were allowed to return to their homelands but he did to all english people were forced to return back to catholics

secondly the arizona diamondbacks played their home opener 7,800 mi. away in sydney, australia.ould call today's game their u.s. debut. >> sonn gray will take the mound to kick off the season for the two-time defending a.l. west champions oakland a's. jarrod parker was lost a season in the time john elbow surgery. >> send your pictures with your spiri spirit. we will be right back. leto t oneobying you waysante at uversy ofhoen, belve ery ecati- not st os- shou be ilt ound thcare thayou want. imine at. >> heading into the 7:00 hour we have video that we want to show you. more than a dozen college students have been arrested at the university of arizona in tucson. this is after the basketball team lost against wisconsin on saturday. several hundred people blocked the roads to the campus. police said that the crowd threw beer cans, bottles and firecrackers at the met after being told to disperse. >> a pizzeria in vancouver has a topping that you can only get with a prescription: marijuana. for an extra $10, the pizzeria, called the mega ill, bhikshu a piece of that is infused with

the dodgers will play the diamondbacks at the same venue on saturday to get the mlb regular season underway. well, three time olympic champion has announced her retirement from alpine skiing. the 29-year-old german won gold in the super event. she also won two golds at the vancouver olympics in 2010, but her season came to an end after crashing last week in the downhill event in switzerland. it was a very difficult decision for me. everything i did related to that, but vancouver, where it was a perfect time for me with two goal medals the next big challenge, and possibly the final one as they even said then, was to once again win olympic gold. and i did that in sochi. for all the latest you can check out aljazeera.com,/sport. plugs we have blogs and video clips. that address again, aljazeera.com/sport. that's it for thousand. >> now, we are all moaning about traffic jams here, and as indeed so many people do around the world, but there is a particularly bad problem of traffic in the democratic republic of congo. and now, traffic police there are getting a helping hand to try to end the grid

: before we get to tiki bar for i do have an issue with sporting events in general the arizona diamondbacks this. 18-inch corn dogs stuffed with jalapenos, bacon jalapenos, bacon, cheddar cheese, french fries and they give you the $5 bag of peanuts i think it is $10 now. if you are outraged and i only got outraged one minute ago tweet to us what you think. i think once they start with the $25 hot dog is of a $50 ben of potato chips? now back to the former nfl great duse's that president obama is onto something by having professional athletes sold the health care. he has launched a business to do just that. good to see you. >> great to see you. neil: he is here. you cannot kick my but. >> by the way if they add a beer to the corn dog it could be worth $25 per no way that i buy that. neil: you could afford that. but all these athletes particularly athletes pushing the president's health care. does that move the annual? >> sports are woven into the fabric of society they elicit a passionate you are a fan of the giants you live ian dye the same with the dodgers or the rangers and if you grab on

. -- anyway, arizona diamondbacks 25 dollar corn dog, i said woe., you are drunk, at least call it a st-rbt specialtt dog. quit using twitter as a hash tag -- if i knew what that meant i would get back to you. you and your people are right on is what going on. watching yellen, i feel like playing bingo. not sure what you mean. but i guess like, money bingo? anyway. on my concerns in facebook going too far with our faces. you are woreed about facebook photos and privacy. you are on tv every day! and a lot of you still complaining about last week's interview with that hot facebook mom. remember this. >> you got a lot of angry moms what were you saying. >> any family should make their health a priority, i want to encourage and educate. i do not believe in the word lazy, i believe that people are not motivated. neil: i think the way that you talked to maria was be on obnoxious, you were as bad as the iny yththe insecuremoms complaining. you should be ashameed. >> and finally, i likeed how you patronize maria. not. lost a viewer today. and with my interv

the la dodgers and the arizona diamondbacks do have a local within their ranks, and smith will be starting season saturd saturday. >> the greats of cricket have played here from way back in the day. they haven't changed the building behind us. it was pretty special, walking out on that pitch knowing that so many greats have played here, it's a special thing. >> miami beat cleveland for a 10 consecutive occasion, coring 43, a career high for lebron. the league mvp also put his hands up in defense of blocking helping the heat preserve their lead in a 100-96 win. >>> well, there is much more sport on our website. check out www.aljazeera.co www.aljazeera.com/sport. also details of how to get in touch with our team using twitter and facebook. that's it for me, martine. back to you. >> thank you so much. egypt's interim president is promising to spare no effort in his efforts to secure the release of al jazeera journalists who have been held in prison. they're accused of having links with terrorist organization and spreading false news. the interim president made his pledge in a letter to peter

arizona diamondbacks announcing they will sell a $25 hot dog, d bat dog, 18 inches long.cheese, jalapeno and bacon, comes with fries. $25. $25. there appears to be a feud between classic rockers eddie money and login. he went off on a rant saying he didn't give him credit and calling the daughter a bum after she beat his daughter. we'll try to clean that up. >>> new agents storming a california gun parts store executing a certainly warrant they say. agents rushing in with guns drawn as customers watch. take a look. >> do you want this to be your business or your house? officers after a judge ordered the feds not to search such stores. we'll try to clear up some of that legal inconsistency there. the atf says they were looking for illegal gun parts, 80% lower receivers used as a base to make semiautomatic rifles. these are illegal because plastic parts don't have serial numbers. agents not only took pieces but ended up taking the store's computers and its client list. when asked why, atf released a statement saying, quote, active investigation, no comment at this time. joi

cactus league, giants and diamondbacks in scottsdale. the first inning and it is the panda.posey. tim hudson making his giants debut. a little scared when you see a play at first. he got injured and broke his ankle on a similar play, but they complete the double play. two shutout innings and the giants win it 5-3. a's and angels. check out sparky with the mohawk. for now, he is wearing it. the drive off former a and up against the wall and two runs score and the a's post a 3-2 victory. tiger woods withdrew from the honda classic because of back pass seems. he was over at the time and not sure if he can play next week where he is the defending champ. mcilroy withdrew and came in as the leader at 12 under and here is where things go terribly wrong. into the drink and a double bogey. despite that he had a chance to win and he makes this putt on 18 for eagle. no. they go to a four-way playoff. his second career win worth over a million dollars. and a fantastic finish on the lpga tour in singapore. the pride of pleasanton, the second playoff hole and a 75 footer for eagle and rea

. >> the major league baseball senator be-- season begins tomorrow morning with dodgers and diamondbacks playing two games in said see on saturday first at 1:00 o'clock a.m. and the second at 7:00 p.m. our time. they had to have a big transformation for the series with dug outs and outfield fence and 14 shipping containers of red class -- red clay from the united states. >> i have 500 tons of material that we brought into the ground and make sure we did not compromise the rest of the grounds. >> the first time in 100 years a major league game will be played in australia the last in 1914 between the white sox and new york giants. san francisco giants open march 31 in arizona and oakland plays the opener march 31 at home against cleveland. i know you want to talk about the red clay? >> so they used to rub up the baseballs to take off the sheen. >> the morning news continues at 6:30 with the top stories. >> including a stunning story from the central coast after a child is chained to the floor. >> i am katie marzullo where a man and his van plunge into the water and the man gets out but the

. >> more incredible than cars or movies from disney, from abc the arizona diamondback stadium this season for $25, and the dog is 18" and stuffed with cheddar cheese and bacon and served with fries and it is meant to be shared. that is mechanic's money, make it a great day. >> senator rand paul will be in berkeley to spoke with students at uc, the kentucky republican will focus on the response privacy and curtailing domestic surveillance, and says it is an issue that american americans usually care about and is held by a nonpartisan forum run by undergraduates students at uc berkeley. >> thousands of young people are taking part today in the 19th annual kick butts day to stop teens from smoking and demand tobacco companies stop marketing products to young people. organizers say in california more than 13,000 of high school students smock and tobacco companies spend $8 billion a year to market cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products. >> a community is take advantage of the weather to cut down on pollution. appeal officials celebrateed the opening of the family residences saving the cente

they will play the diamondbacks. the sox had back home for their monday opener. have a great day. good thing this guy isn't a cubs fan... kentucky hoops fanatic tyler black got a tattoo on his leg proclaiming the wildcats this year's n-c-double-a champs. the team has 10 losses this season... several to un-ranked opponents. didn't you get a tattoo like that with a different team? they face defending national champ and in-state rival sixteen. black says the cats have got the ink. of course they have. and sure they are aware that and they feel like they need to win. >> i know you checked out after ohio state lost. >> the first day of the tournament i thought they should cancel the entire tournament. >> everybody has a blond bracket. >> i don't know about those wildcats. >> he could wear a knee high socks. >> 1 not get a tattoo that says i love mom? temperatures will fall through the day. maybe mixing with snow this afternoon. >> in a quick update. earlier hazmat situation just cleared. this was in elgin. a big response there. 50 gal. of acid spilled on the roads along douglas and sym

la got beat by the diamondbacks. >> i am with basketball. >> la boat the diamondbacks in australia 2- it is, john. anyway, after a winter like we had. it is nice to have baseball going on. >> we'll take. it thank you for joining us. thanks, everybody. america's news headquarters starts right now. >> play ball. and update on obama care, a last-minute push to get more americans to sign up on healthcare.gov, crashing on a critical day. i am bill hemmer. welcome to hq. how are you, elizabeth. >> the obama care website stumbling as it did months ago. chris is watching this oh, darfur this morning. the website is sticking today. >> it is sticky and icky. and they couldn't get the countdown right in healthcare.gov. they said you had 15 days to it sign up when it was down to a matter of hours and that is

two of the top 10 teams in the united states, the los angeles dodgers and arizona diamondbacks will play each other here in the opening games of the major league baseball season. >> it's amazing. first thing we did, came in here and everybody was in awe. it's a great spot. >> as well as the major league games, exhibition matches have been taking place against an australian all-star team. in a country with cricket is the predominant game, players who play baseball is rare. >> it's pitch and hit and that sort of thing in baseball and do you hit six and that kind of thing, why do you have to wear a glove. >> previous series openers have been played in japan, mexico and puerto rico. >> we're like any other sport of business who wants to expand the game, want to expand the business of baseball, the brand, the development of baseball internationally. >> to sydney, the exposure is an opportunity. the exact figure is a commercial secret, but the state government of new south wales that paid between $1 million and $10 million to host these games. >> there will be a direct visitor impact for our e

this will be served at arizona diamondbacks games this season. it's called the d-bat dog. its' an 18-inch corn dog that is stuffed with cheese and bacon. unclearbut if that's still too healthy.. it comes with fries. let's throw a beer on top and call it a day. all of this will be sold for 25-dollars. i love a good corn dog but that's a lot of money. >> that is so awesome. tumbleweeds have been piling up in colorado. they are stacking up along fences, cars and homes. some residents can't get out of their driveways because of the tumbleweeds. city and county officials say they're working on plans to clear streets and highways. >> we don't have that problem in chicago. every other problem but we don't have tumbleweeds. sorry colorado. >> been trying to get home for two hours. all because of tumbleweeds. >> corn dogs and tumbleweeds. >> that was a great block of news. >> i am proud to be an american ... bam 44 degrees for now. a bit of rain but not too much. here is the radar. across the area south of 80 we continue to see heavier rain moved through. is that more country music

cactus league, giants and diamondbacks in scottsdale. the first inning and it is the panda.d still hitting. scoring buster posey. tim hudson making his giants debut. a little scared when you see a play at first. he got injured and broke his ankle on a similar play, but they complete the double play. two shutout innings and the giants win it 5-3. a's and angels. check out sparky with the mohawk. for now, he is wearing it. the drive off former a and up against the wall and two runs score and the a's post a 3-2 victory. tiger woods withdrew from the honda classic because of back pass seems. he was over at the time and not sure if he can play next week where he is the defending champ. mcilroy withdrew and came in as the leader at 12 under and here is where things go terribly wrong. into the drink and a double bogey. despite that he had a chance to win and he makes this putt on 18 for eagle. no. they go to a four-way playoff. his second career win worth over a million dollars. and a fantastic finish on the lpga tour in singapore. the pride of pleasanton, the second playoff hole a