saying, quote, it is with great sadness that we say good-bye to dick williams today.s a brilliant and feisty leader and universally recognized as one of the greatest managers in major league history. a's fans and our franchise will always have a warm spot in their hearts for dick williams. we offer our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends. >> dick williams never let on to us as players that anyone was running the ball club except for one guy and that was dick williams. tremendous amount of respect for the man. great to see him a couple of years and more importantly the fact that he was inducted into baseball's hall of fame prior to his death, no doubt a sad day in baseball today with dick williams passing away. >> very demanding stickler for fundamentals and that you play the game right. you did -- he didn't tolerate somebody who didn't respect the game and go out there and play the game the way it should be. >> let's stick with the a's for a minute of the oakland taking on the rangers. opener of a four-game set. 1-0 rangers in the top of the second. a scar

dick williams hall of famer was 82 years old. >>> luckily we're getting ready in another month or so to have one of the big time boxers of our area. in probably the biggest fight of his career. robert the ghost guerrero on the right hand side. it'll be at hp pavilion down in san jose against marcos maidana. super lightweight championship fight. he's never turned down a fight. this figures to be a classic match up. >> marcos maidana is one of those tough guys that keep oncoming. it's one of our style match up to get a great fight. you get a classic fighter like me and you get the puncher like maida in, a and we both clash. >> august 27th at the hp pavilion, san jose be there. that's the sporting life for right now. giant and a's highlights tonight. >>> and looks like a dispute has been averted. coming up on tv 36 news at 7:00, union police have come to an agreement on a new contract. we'll see you in 30 minutes everyone. it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedbac

so kind of a rough night with dick williams and of course the tragedy of the fan who had gone to the game with his young son. so the rangers clubhouse was closed after the game. player basically was thrown a foul ball. >> during the game. >> yeah. i mean you hear too much of fans falling. roberto brought it up, they should have preventative nets for falls over a certain amount of feet. >> there is that bigtivity between the divot. you would think the organization would think about that. >> all right, we are coming back at 11:00 on cbs 5 and hopefully we'll see you then. [ man ] i got this new citi thankyou card and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. ♪ ♪ there it is. [ man ] so i used mine to get a whole new perspective. ♪ [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card gives you more ways to earn points. what's your story? citi can help you write it. gives you more ways to earn points.

and baseball great dick williams has died. the 21-year veteran of the sport was the only man to win pennants with three different teams. as hall of fame skipper with the oakland as, he let them to world series victories in '72 and '73 despite some pretty awful uniforms back in the day. he died of an aneurism at his home in las vegas. dick williams was 82 years old. >>> up next here tonight, why this is a big day in the wizard community, but is it all really coming to an end? >>> ever since the first book in the series came out 14 years ago now, harry potter has touched just about everybody in this country in some way. we have watched the characters grow up. we have watched the author of the books grow rich. while tonight mark a milestone in this saga, the final film that will bring down the curtain. michelle kosinsky has our report from london. >> reporter: the fans camped out in london rain from all over this world. >> sidney, australia. >> san francisco. >> reporter: they speak a language all their own. from a world of wizar

the a's fans mourning the loss of former manager dick williams. the hall of fame manager won two world series with the a's in the 1970s, also led the team to 101 wins and a division title in 1971 before they were swept in the al championship series by baltimore. williams died from an an you're irm at a hospital in henderson, nevada. he was 82 years old. >> people from all over the bay getting ready to lace up the sneakers and walk for a good cause. and fans getting a sneakk of the harry potter film that's not supposed to open until next week. we'll tell you what they have to say about it. >> you're looking at a live picture at kennedy space center, and we are waiting for the astronauts, who just walked off camera, getting ready to get onto the space shuttle. it's funny, such a glamorous trip starts with a bus ride out to the pad. thousands of people across the bay area and the nation gearing up for this weekend's avon walk for breast cancer. over the next two days participantses walk nearly 40 miles. last year the event raised more than $5.5 milli

dick williams was 82. >>> time for a quick check of traffic and weather. kristy? >> looking good outside today. another warm day in the bay area and you're going to want to play hooky today if you are thinking about it because it will be the last warm day that we have for quite a while. taking a look at satellite, you can see that we are in the clear for the most part inland, a little bit of patchy fog along the coastline and along the bay shores although we should get some sun breaks off the coast a little later on. temperatures outside right now pretty mild. 57 in san rafael. 54 for the city. 57 fremont. a little warmer in livermore and fairfield at 62 an napa sitting at -- and napa sitting at 55. warm temperatures for one more day, maybe even a degree or two warmer in some locations. 96 today in livermore, 70 in oakland, 64 pacifica, 68 san francisco. keeping it warm at santa rosa at 85 degrees. seven-day forecast showing that we are going to be warm today and then cooling into the weekend. significant cooling as you make your way into the workweek. you will se

and baseball great dick williams has died.the 21-year veteran of the sport was the only man to win pennants with three different teams. as hall of fame skipper with the oakland as, he let them to world series victories in '72 and 73 despite some pretty awful uniforms back in the day. he died of an aneurism at his home in las vegas. dick williams was 82 years old. >>> up next here tonight, why this is a big day in the wizard community, but is it all really coming to an end? home in las vegas. ♪ [ male announcer ] every day thousands of people are switching from tylenol to advil. to learn more and get your special offer, go to takeadvil.com. take action. take advil. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are those great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a superhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think th

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dick williams managed for 21 years and won pennants with three different teams. the a's, red sox and padres. >>> it's a new high tech way to profile man's best friend. >> it's the last thing you want to see when you're in the park. but now there's a high tech solution for the problem of dog poop. >>> and the stunning move today at britain's most notorious to tabloid. what the paper news of the world is doing as of this sunday. >>> new at 6:00, we are deep into the fire season and firefighters are losing a critical tool: why calfire has to cut out these big planes and what it has to rely on now. >>> plus, hackers picked an ironic target. the south bay's technology museum. the biggest problem one expert says it exposed. tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >>> construction work on a soccer stadium in the netherlands has taken a deadly turn. a worker was killed when the stadium's roof collapsed dropping steel and other debris. the stadium is 90 miles east of amsterdam. the collapse happened while crews were working on the roof. >>> two u.s. soldiered were killed

manager dick williams passed away at 82. he led the a's to back-to-back titles in materially '70s and football hall of famer john mackey has died at the age of 69. >>> soccer fans around the nation will be watching the women's world cup this weekend when the usa plays braz until the quarterfinals. last night kids turned in big time goals. mexico trailing 2-1. a chance to tie it with a corner kick. and they did just that. the ball untouched and into the net. one of the toughest goals to score in soccer. then in the 90th minute, mexico took the lead. julio gomez, a thing of beauty. a bicycle kick. injured his head earlier in the game. he's feeling good now. >>> that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> a television star plants prints at hollywood's famous theater. >>> plus one last chance to see the potter stars walk the red carpet. >>> welcome back on this friday. forecast intv&7 the weekend rey no issues out there today at all. temperatures warm in the southwest as you'd expect this time of yea

hall of fame baseball manager dick williams passed away at the age of 28. led the oakland a's to back to back titles in the early 1970s. john mackey has died at the age of 69. he helped revolutionize the position of tight end as an offensive weapon. >>> soccer fans around the nation will be watching the women's world cup this weekend when the usa plays brazil in the quarterfinals. last night some kids turned some in big-time goals. the under 17 world cup, mexico trailing 2-1. a chance to tie it with a corner kick, and they did just that. the ball untouched and into the net. one of the toughest goals to score in soccer. then in the 98th minute mexico took the lead. gomez, a thing of beauty. a bicycle kick. injured his head earlier in the game. i think he is feeling pretty good right now. mexico put on a show and won it 3-2. that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a great weekend. i'm fred roggin. >>> a television star plants some prints at hollywood's famous theater. plus, one last chance to see the potter stars walk the red carpet. you're wa

dick williams managed the as from 1971 to '73 winning the world series in his final two seasons in oaklandiams died yesterday of a ruptured aortic aneurysm in a southern nevada hospital. he played in the major leagues for 1 years before managing the as and five other big league teams. dick williams was 82. >>> 5:41. it is a scathing attack on san francisco's new subway project. the concern that it could be a nightmare for commuters. plus, deal or no deal? after an all-day meeting, see if congress is any closer to breaking the debt standoff. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> should be a gorgeous start to the weekend around the bay area. one more weekend before we see significant changes in the forecast. out the door this morning clear inland, around the bay patchy fog. fog and low clouds at the coast. temperatures right now sitting in the 50s and 60s. by this afternoon, warm up nicely another hot day inland. mid-90s. around the bay low 70s plenty of sunshine. cloud cover and sunshine at the coast in the low 60s in those locations. high pressure holding strong bringing us warm weather. but we'll see a chan

dick williams was 82. >>> the time now is 6:13. next stop, hospital. the royal couple, the special welcome they will get from governor brown. >>> and maria shriver moving on. her next step since filing for divorce. >>> and we are clear for take- off here in san francisco. nice conditions all around the bay area going to top out at 72 today and mostly sunny skies. and it's also going to be nice in chicago if you are headed there. we are going to see mostly sunny conditions there as well high of 76. different story as we continue to make your way to the east. it's going to be warmer and wet weather there in new york, 83 degrees and showers and thunderstorms. a full look at our local forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, two of the survivors of the fishing boat that sank in the gulf of california are riding >>> 17 minutes after 6:00. a look at today's top stories. two of the survivors of the fishing boat that sank in the gulf of california are riding the bus home this morning. they are expected to arrive shortly in san jose within the next few minutes

. >>> hall of fame baseball manager dick williams died, he won two series with the oakland a's in 1972 won pennants with two other teams and managed six other teams in 21 years in his career. williams was 82. >>> nfl hall of famer john mackey is dead at 69. mackey redefined the tight end position playing for the baltimore colts in the 1960s, president of the nfl players' association and pushed for better health care for former players. >>> when we come back on this friday another look at this morning's top stories. >>> and rupert murdock shuts down a cash cow tabloid, that's news. we'll hear about it when we come back. good morning! ♪ [ female announcer ] nutri-grain -- one good decision... ♪ ...can lead to another. ♪ ♪ with real fruit, more of the whole grains your body needs, and a good source of fiber. nutri-grain can help you eat better all day. to the bay area. plus.. a small plane takes a nose dive into a wastonville hospital. what the f-a-a knows about the deadly crash this morning. shuttle atlantis is ready for take off. what's in the forecast that may delay the launch. and cal

. >>> dick williams, a man annualer of the oakland a's, died today. he was at the help of 1972 and 1973. he magaged six different teams. he was one of two managers to reach the world series with three separate teams. he died from a heart problem near his home in vegas, he was 82. >>> the authorities say speed may of factored into a deadily crash. the driver of a truck there escaped injury after his vehicle tipped over in coopertino. the deputies say the truck was going too fast when it turned on to interstate 280 and the load suddenly shifted. firecrews arrived quickiely. no fuel spilled in the mishap. the california highway patrol says a flat tire may of caused a big rig to lose their grip, causing a huge traffic mess. it was carrying a portable building. took four horses to clear it above 5th street on the approach to the bay bridge. it backed up traffic for miles. no one was hurt. >>> mexican trucks cruising american highways, the deal signed by ray lahood had a trade agreement enabling mexican trucks unrestricted access to u.s. streets. since this

. >>> by the way, dick williams, one of the greatest managers of all time, former a's manager as wellssed away. he was 82 years old. he died of an aneurysm. ba tounko yy ver, chy.munrhe >> thank you very much, henry. we'll be right back. . [ man ] i got this new citi thankyou card and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. ♪ ♪ there it is. [ man ] so i used mine to get a whole new perspective. ♪ [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card gives you more ways to earn points. what's your story? citi can help you write it. >>> prince william and the dutch else of cambridge, aka kate, are making their way to hollywood. the two wrapping up their tour through several canadian pro-vinces. they're expected to touchdown at lax tomorrow. lapd is taking steps to limit the paparazzi's reach. while in california, their visit will include a charity polo match. >> we'll see you tomorrow. .

dick williams passed away at the age of 82. he led the a's to back-to-back titles in the '80s.nd john mackey died at the age of 69. >>> soccer fans around the nation will watch the women's world cup this weekend when the usa plays brazil in the quarter finals. the under 17 world cup. mexico trailing 2-1. they tie it with a corner kick. they did just that. the ball untouched and into the net. one of the toughest goals to score. hooul owe gomez, a thing of beauty. a bicycle kick. injured his head yerler in the game. mexico put on a show and won it 3-2. have a great weekend. i'm fred roggin. >> and now for another quick look at the weather, here's nbc meteorologist billy joe karins with the weather forecast. >> you notice how hot it was yesterday? >> i slept all day. no i didn't. >> you were in the a.c. you were smart. yesterday was 95 in d.c. on top of that we had humidity in the air. that was different from yesterday and the day before. today, another different story, not as much sunshine today. so the temperatures will be ha little lower. it's a very warm start. 79 already in d

. >>> hall of fame manager dick williams suffered ann you victim in his heart and passed away at thege of 82. he managed the a's for go seasons, leading them to two world series site titles in '72 and '73, he is one of only two managers to win a pennant with two teams. i had a chance to interview him a few years ago. reputation was they did not get along, years ago. >> falls. you put 25 guys together for 8 months you're gonna have little discrepancies, i think you would even argue with your wife from time to time. >> never happens. never happens. >> since coming off the disabled list barry zito has been the giants best pitcher, won all three starts, allowed three runs in 21 innings. the question was would he get any run support. eli whiteside helped him out. 1-0 giants, his third of the year. but let's get back to zito. he goes 8 innings, gives up four hits, 1 run, strikes out 7, for the first time in 49 starts, you ready for this, he did not walk a batter. the giants beat the padres 2-1 so they split that four-game series. good for sweet some. >> it's a really awesome game. >> your

to some sad news dick williams as manager of the a's led the first professional championship passed awaye of yoochlt williams managed in the major for 21 seasons with 6 different clubs. but he will be remembered here for what he did in 1972 and 1973. leading the a's back-to-back world series titles. hall of famer williams died at his home in las vegas. >> from somber to tragic. earlier tonight in the a's rangers game a fan fell to his death. it happened in the 2nd inning. rangers outfielder josh hamilton retrieved ands to add foul ball to the stands. he caught the ball plummet 20 feet head first between a gap in the wall and stand. fan who has not been identified taken to local hospital where he was pronounced dead. i mention the josh hamilton was the player who threw the ball into the stands. one can only imagine how he feels tonight. now hamilton starts our highlight of the game which continued on. he had a 4 rbi night. single in the third brought home anders for 2 nothing texas lead in the fifth. michael young solo homer to right center off rich hard. derek hall shuts oakland down. co

. >>> dick williams who led the oakland a's to two consecutive world championships during the 1990s diedis home in las vegas nevada. williams is one of two managers to lead three different teams to the fall classic. he was inducted into the baseball hall of fame in 2008. williams died at a hospital from an aortic aneurysm, he was 82 years old. >> it was a great time for the a's back then. in the early 70s. how about barry zito? what's going on here. >> if you were one of the many to write off barry zito like me, i hope you did it in pencil. because he looks seriously ready to carve his way back into the giant's big picture plans. on the scrap heed no longer. having allowed only three runs in 21 innings since his return from the disabled list. his battery pay provide some umph. zito eight innings of strong baseball. he has his third win since comes back. the run that did make the difference, pat burrell comes through, slaps it to the right side. and in comes the run that made it 2-0. 2-1 is the final. and pablo by the way extends his hit streak now to 18 straight. let's just kind of come

. >>> dick williams who led the oakland a's to two consecutive world championships during the 1990s diedin his home in las vegas nevada. williams is one of two managers to lead three different teams to the fall classic. he was inducted into the baseball hall of fame in 2008. williams died at a hospital from an aortic aneurysm, he was 82 years old. >> it was a great time for the a's back then. in the early 70s. how about barry zito? what's going on here. >> if you were one of the many to write off barry zito like me, i hope you did it in pencil. because he looks seriously ready to carve his way back into the giant's big picture plans. on the scrap heed no longer. having allowed only three runs in 21 innings since his return from the disabled list. his battery pay provide some umph. zito eight innings of strong baseball. he has his third win since comes back. the run that did make the difference, pat burrell comes through, slaps it to the right side. and in comes the run that made it 2-0. 2-1 is the final. and pablo by the way extends his hit streak now to 18 straight. let's just kind of c

and dick williams led the franchise to the first profession has pass wade at age 82.illiams managed for 21 season was six clubs, and of course, he'll be remembered here for what he did in 1972 and 1973, leading a's to back to back titles. and to the current a's and emotion of moscoso, pitching in an a's win over seattle. today, he was sent to triple a to make room for pitch outfielder josh willingham. they both activated off the d.l.. take a look. a fan in texas tonight that, is where a's are. no word on his condition. didn't look good. there is currently we're in the 6th. and this is a great story. former cal sea hawk mar shawn lynch making his presence felt off the field announcing expansion of his fan first family foundation with a plan to open a nonprofit youth center. lynch joined in the venture by his cousin, josh johnson and former cal tro ducts and i had to ask a question. >> more hemable moment for you. epic touchdown run this year? or 2006 memorial stadium? >> neither one of them. i was in high school. at the oakland coliseum. i had a 46 yard touchdown. and

. >> fans mourning the loss of dick williams.all of fame manager won two world series with the a's back in the 1970s and led the team to 101 wins and division title in 1971 before they were swept in the al championship series by baltimore. williams died from an aneurysm at a hospital in henderson, nevada. he was 82 years old. it's 5:50 now. >> we'll take a look at our gadget friday coming up in tech today. >> also remember to follow us on facebook. search nbc bay area morning news,lickli like. we'd love to hear from you. natus with natural menthol. that gets icy to dull pain, hot to relax it away fast. new icy hot naturals. >> we are following developments in florida where nasa is scheduled to launch the final shuttle flight of "atlantis" this morning. we'll see if weather will cooperate. keeping tabs on everything going on there. it's 5:53. also keeping tabs on your morning commute. so far it's friday light. maybe that's because lucky charm, rob mayeda is in the house. >> mike promised me it was going to be friday light. he is s

dick williams who was manager of the a's led the franchise in the bay area first professional championshipage of 82. williams managed in the major for 21 seasons with 6 different clubs but he will be remembered here for what he did in 1972 and 1973. leading the a's back-to-back world series titl title. hall of famer. williams died at his home in las vegas. >> from somber to tragic. earlier tonight a's rangers game a fan fell to his death. it happened in the 2nd inning rangers outfielder josh hamilton retrieved then tossed the foul ball towards the stands. this fan caught the ball and plummeted and fell. the fan who is not identified was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. >> i mention josh hamilton the player who threw the ball into the stands. one can only immanuel how he feels tonight. hamilton starts highlight of the game which continued on. he had a 4 rbi night. single in the third brings home andrews for 2 nothing texas lead. 4 nothing rangers. young a solo homer off rich harden. hall and oakland down. complete game 4 hitter. 6 nothing the final in arlington. tragi

dick williams manage the the a's from 1971 to 1973, winning the world series in his final two seasonspital. he was 82. >>> nasa says it's a go for it's last ever space shuttle launch at 8:26 this morning pacific time. see it live on cbs 5, traffic and weather is coming up in just a moment. [ male announcer ] every day thousands of people are choosing advil. here's one story. i'm keith baraka and i'm a fire fighter. it's an honor to be a fire fighter. my job involves life or death situations and it's very physically demanding. if i'm sore, i have a headache i'm not at my best. i've tried store brands. advil just works for me. advil is my go to. it's my number one pain reliever. [ male announcer ] make the switch. take action. take advil. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] we all want cleaner laundry. we all want a world with fewer chemicals. we all want the best of both worlds. introducing all free clear oxi-active. a powerful new detergent without dyes or perfumes that helps get out your toughest dirt and stains. its added natural cleaning boosters help get your whole family's wash incredibly c

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