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frank burke gave the ball back to ishikawa after the game.4's jeff pierce spoke to the fan. burke shares why he wanted ishikawa to have the historic ball back. giants fan frank burke was back at work today at his transmission shop in oakdale, relishing the teams pennent winning victory. like many giants fans he has relived the ninth inning walkoff home run over and over. i had a good feeling that we were going to close it out. and ishikawa hits one and when he hit that ball you could tell it was torched. man that ball is coming this way. that ball is going to hit the wall. that ball is not going to hit the wall that ball is coming right at me. i just thought soft hands, soft hands, don't lose this ball. i caught it and then of course the whole place erupted. frank burke returned the ball personally to travis ishikawa. he deserved that ball, he hit it, i was just the lucky guy that was in the right place and held on to it. travis ishikawa rewarded burke with an autographed bat, the giants have provided him with world series tickets. frank will
frank burke gave the ball back to ishikawa after the game.4's jeff pierce spoke to the fan. burke shares why he wanted ishikawa to have the historic ball back. giants fan frank burke was back at work today at his transmission shop in oakdale, relishing the teams pennent winning victory. like many giants fans he has relived the ninth inning walkoff home run over and over. i had a good feeling that we were going to close it out. and ishikawa hits one and when he hit that ball you could tell it...
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the fan's name is frank burke. he says when he realized the ball was coming his way, he was saying, soft hands, soft hands! he then brought the ball back to the giants and asked him what he would like. he said, well, how about tickets to the world series? initially, they said no. we can give you tickets to a game next season. when the giants' president larry baer heard about that, he said no, let's give him tickets to the world series. for his good deed, frank burke is now headed to the world series. >> i also heard he got an autographed bat from ishikawa. >> pretty cool. >> really cool. great story. >>> lot of baseball players have nicknames such as the say hey kid, bambino. when it comes to the giants and the royals, some of their best nicknames are animals. two of the most well known, panda, and value, and the baby giraffe, brandon bell. but the royals have a moose, mike moustakas, a big part of why the royals are in the world series. show your fan spirit by sharing our badge on facebook. look for ktvu channel 2
the fan's name is frank burke. he says when he realized the ball was coming his way, he was saying, soft hands, soft hands! he then brought the ball back to the giants and asked him what he would like. he said, well, how about tickets to the world series? initially, they said no. we can give you tickets to a game next season. when the giants' president larry baer heard about that, he said no, let's give him tickets to the world series. for his good deed, frank burke is now headed to the world...
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. >> now also taking part in the pregame entertainment, giants fan frank burke. team selected him to make the first pitch. >> he's has in rn sprch it could have been for a lot of money but we respect mr. burke's decision there. someone else we respect this morning, mike inouye, what's going on. >> thank you for that respect. it's the most that i've gotten and i no respect anywhere get any prt. if we talked about cal playing oregon. as there's a note because of all that traffic they're going to restrict access to the parking lot to people with train tickets. the rest of your commute looks really nice, tip clal. hey new pb, the player prp psh eye heat. >>. >> >>> i'm neal cash carry. i'm running for governor because every kid things the parkt m. >> reporter: he knows how he hurt though. >> this is ridiculous you this y youprchl. >> no payments for 90 degrees only if you toya of. >> remember the gorgeous hills? something ifd. >> you never what's going to happen with him. i have more confidence that our theres as it. >> they're fouf fufrm. >> the newliry has exchange
. >> now also taking part in the pregame entertainment, giants fan frank burke. team selected him to make the first pitch. >> he's has in rn sprch it could have been for a lot of money but we respect mr. burke's decision there. someone else we respect this morning, mike inouye, what's going on. >> thank you for that respect. it's the most that i've gotten and i no respect anywhere get any prt. if we talked about cal playing oregon. as there's a note because of all that traffic...
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take a look at frank burke with this ball here. he's the one who caught it. burke actually gave the ball back when he heard that he wanted that ball back. he was given a signed bat in return, but it coronreturns. the team called him the next day and gave him four tickets to the first game of the world series friday. he is taking his wife, a friend who is recovering from chemotherapy, and one other very lucky person. >>> transit officials are expecting record-setting levels. thousands will head into the city. next week, bart plans to add more cars and run trains more frequently on game days. those game days are friday, saturday, and sunday. public transportation isn't the only great way to get to the game. it pays for repairs. >>> giants fever has taken over the bay area as you can see. check out our photo gallery online. we want to see you and your family support the orange and black. >>> and a beautiful fall day across the bay area. plenty of blue sky. that's all going away. fog returns and is said to be with us tomorrow. we're tracking a developing storm sy
take a look at frank burke with this ball here. he's the one who caught it. burke actually gave the ball back when he heard that he wanted that ball back. he was given a signed bat in return, but it coronreturns. the team called him the next day and gave him four tickets to the first game of the world series friday. he is taking his wife, a friend who is recovering from chemotherapy, and one other very lucky person. >>> transit officials are expecting record-setting levels. thousands...
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. >> now let's meet frank burke. he's the one who caught the ball. the man from oakdale is beaming with his family in the stands. he got a signed bat for returning the ball. they gave him four tickets to the first san francisco game of the world series on friday. burke told them he is taking his wife, his friend, who is recovering from chemo, and one very lucky other person. that's sort of like paying it forward and forward and forward. >> he took a bunch of pictures with the people up there all pointing to the ball. >> it's a pretty epic ball there. >> absolutely. >>> an update on the two nurses who are fighting for their lives after being infected with ebola. >>> what authorities found today near the site where hannah graham was last seen. >>> temperatures ranged anywhere from 72 degrees at half moon bay to 80 in livermore. we have changes on the way. fog returns tomorrow and rain. >>> search teams looking for hannah graham found human remains today. the remains were found on an abandoned property less than ten miles from where graham was last seen
. >> now let's meet frank burke. he's the one who caught the ball. the man from oakdale is beaming with his family in the stands. he got a signed bat for returning the ball. they gave him four tickets to the first san francisco game of the world series on friday. burke told them he is taking his wife, his friend, who is recovering from chemo, and one very lucky other person. that's sort of like paying it forward and forward and forward. >> he took a bunch of pictures with the people...
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walk off home run sends the giants to the world series and you can see frank burke catching the game-winning ball. maybe you didn't see him well but he's from oakdale and itch you wa wanted it back and he gave him a signed bat. they gave him four tickets to the first san francisco game of the world series on friday. burke told he is taking hi wife who is recovering from chemo and one other lucky person. nice story. >>> fans showing his support for the orange and black. check out our photo gallery on-line. you can tweet your photos to nbc bay area or e-mail them to us. we will continue to have coverage on the air and on-line. >>> while we saw a beautiful day across the bay today fog is dwping across san francisco bay. what it means for sunday and tracking rain for monday. we will have details coming up. >>> a great story here. facebook wants to unfriend the dea. what the federal agency is doing that has the social network crying foul. >>> terrible news. the search is called off for hannah graham. she's been missing more than a month. the discovery that search crews made today. ♪shining, shimm
walk off home run sends the giants to the world series and you can see frank burke catching the game-winning ball. maybe you didn't see him well but he's from oakdale and itch you wa wanted it back and he gave him a signed bat. they gave him four tickets to the first san francisco game of the world series on friday. burke told he is taking hi wife who is recovering from chemo and one other lucky person. nice story. >>> fans showing his support for the orange and black. check out our...
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also on the home run mound oakdale's frank burke will throw the first pitch honored for returning the game one winning ball. >> that's a together spirit of the fans and the team. >> reporter: security will be tight. bomb-sniffing dogs are combing inside and outside of the park and today fans will have to go through metal detectors as their tickets are scanned. >> i know there's always going to be things that happen no matter the city but i feel safe here. >> reporter: back out here live at at&t park, we have been talking about superstition and larry baer says he takes the same route to the ballpark during every world series. so he did that this morning. he also said he is not going to be washing his clothes until november. live at at&t, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> one of our photographers hasn't shaved until the world series is over. thank you. >>> the world series will be here throughout the weekend. if it isn't wrapped up after sunday, they will head back to kansas city for game 6 and if necessary game 7. >>> paying a toll for a stroll across the golden gate bridge is drawing debate fr
also on the home run mound oakdale's frank burke will throw the first pitch honored for returning the game one winning ball. >> that's a together spirit of the fans and the team. >> reporter: security will be tight. bomb-sniffing dogs are combing inside and outside of the park and today fans will have to go through metal detectors as their tickets are scanned. >> i know there's always going to be things that happen no matter the city but i feel safe here. >> reporter:...
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that's frank burke of oakville. he makes a classy move afterwards. this is burke returning the ball to ishikawa. daniel brown, a reporter with the mercury news" shared this photo with us. you can see the smile on his face as he holds on to that ball. the one that ended the national league championship series. >> i like the goggles from all the champagne flowing. area fans showing is off their team spirit. this happy couple with plenty to smile about after scoring tickets to the world series. they posted this picture saying, kansas city, here we come. >> well, here are two generations of giants fans. like father, like son. both sporting their buster posey jerseys. you can e-mail your fan photos or tweet them to us @abc7use. >> so here's the schedule. game two, wednesday october 22nd in kc. the giants come home to san francisco. game three is next friday, october the 24th, after the giants ballpark. >> maybe we really did hit the jackpot because we win the series and we may see wet weather. >> okay. well, that's good, right? here's meteorologist mike n
that's frank burke of oakville. he makes a classy move afterwards. this is burke returning the ball to ishikawa. daniel brown, a reporter with the mercury news" shared this photo with us. you can see the smile on his face as he holds on to that ball. the one that ended the national league championship series. >> i like the goggles from all the champagne flowing. area fans showing is off their team spirit. this happy couple with plenty to smile about after scoring tickets to the world...
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. >> frank burke on the right in this picture caught the walk-off home run by travis ishikawa that clinched the worlds for the giants. decided to give it back to gave burke a signed bat and the team gave him world series ticks in return for what he did. no a bad trade-off. burke said no-bra because as someone who playe basebl in high school, he kept all his home run balls. knows -- >> how much it's going to mean. was ishikawa's biggest hit d to top a walk-off home run to put your team in the worlseries. except one to win the world series have to get there first. absolu right. bottom of the ninth, game seven. nice job. good sportsmansh on his behalf and he gets to go to the world for free as a result. outsid goi to be a nice day for kite flying in the nation's capil today. there's the view from the tower camera, looking towards the wash monument. a shimmy to the camera this mornin you'll be shimmying and shivg a bit by later this aften as temperatures won't be anywhere near as warm as yester yestery 74 at national airpor today t above 60 for a brief little time. temper in the upper 40s and l
. >> frank burke on the right in this picture caught the walk-off home run by travis ishikawa that clinched the worlds for the giants. decided to give it back to gave burke a signed bat and the team gave him world series ticks in return for what he did. no a bad trade-off. burke said no-bra because as someone who playe basebl in high school, he kept all his home run balls. knows -- >> how much it's going to mean. was ishikawa's biggest hit d to top a walk-off home run to put your...
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. >> reporter: frank burke of oakdale got almost as many cheers tonight as the baseball players themselves. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: remember, frank is the one who caught travis ishikawa's home run ball that clinched the world series spot for the giants. he decided to give the ball back to travis. the giants were so grateful that he and his family got good seats and he was invited to throw out the first pitch. he actually got it across the plate. >> yeah, he did a good job, i'm proud of him. >> what are you thinking? >> i'm just proud of him, sir. he is a good man. i love him. [ laughter ] >> it's a close game. we are going to pull it out. >> reporter: they got good seats in the same section where former journey singer steve perry urges the crowd not to stop believing. ♪ don't stop believing >> reporter: through it all, frank remaining humble and grateful and so do the fans. >> great job man. thank you very much for doing this. >> people in the bay area see him as a symbol, a good guy with a good heart who did the right thing. >> he is a very honest forthcoming wonderful man an
. >> reporter: frank burke of oakdale got almost as many cheers tonight as the baseball players themselves. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: remember, frank is the one who caught travis ishikawa's home run ball that clinched the world series spot for the giants. he decided to give the ball back to travis. the giants were so grateful that he and his family got good seats and he was invited to throw out the first pitch. he actually got it across the plate. >> yeah, he did a...
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. >> reporter: meet frank burke. owner of ag transmission repair in oakdale. last night, he touched history. >> travis ishikawa, hits one into right! the giants win the pennant! >> i knew it was coming to me hard. so soft hands, keep it in front of you. it hit my left palm and bounced out for a second. as it went down to land on the roof, i snatched it up and the party began. >> reporter: here is what frank told one interviewer seconds after the catch. >> i wasn't sure if it was going to make it deep enough. right into my hand! there we go! >> reporter: he cold have sold that ball and gotten some money for it, but he wanted to give the ball back to ishikawa and he asked for nothing in return. but he got a bat handed right to him from ishikawa and it is signed. and the goodwill keeps paying off. frank says the memory of catching the home run ball and then meeting ishikawa is what's priceless. >> i'm the lucky guy who happened to be in the right place and catch the ball. so, if anybody deserves to have that ball in their trophy case, it's the man who hit it and
. >> reporter: meet frank burke. owner of ag transmission repair in oakdale. last night, he touched history. >> travis ishikawa, hits one into right! the giants win the pennant! >> i knew it was coming to me hard. so soft hands, keep it in front of you. it hit my left palm and bounced out for a second. as it went down to land on the roof, i snatched it up and the party began. >> reporter: here is what frank told one interviewer seconds after the catch. >> i wasn't...
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there you can see him in the arcade making the catch, and frank burke of oakville made a classy move. this is burke returning the ball to ishikawa. daniel brown shared the photo with us. abc 7 sports reporter caught up with travis in the locker room and you can see the smile on his face as he posed for this picture with the ball. >> well done, because that's how giants fans roll. >> indeed. by the way, goggles look good on you, travis. >> here's mike with the forecast. >> here we go. let's talk about what's going on in lake tahoe. mid 60s to near 70 as we head through the weekend. look at that wall of water heading towards eureka and the north bay, chico, reading, possibility of wet weather there. mid 70s to 80 with increasing sunshine southbound through the central valley. increasing clouds and 67 in monterey, mid 70s around san diego and los angeles. ucla is in town to take on cal 3:00 tomorrow. 68 degrees, warming up to about 70 before the game starts to take a turn to the cooler by the end of the game. now, if you're going to the cardinals, raiders game, 1:25 kickoff. 70 degrees,
there you can see him in the arcade making the catch, and frank burke of oakville made a classy move. this is burke returning the ball to ishikawa. daniel brown shared the photo with us. abc 7 sports reporter caught up with travis in the locker room and you can see the smile on his face as he posed for this picture with the ball. >> well done, because that's how giants fans roll. >> indeed. by the way, goggles look good on you, travis. >> here's mike with the forecast....
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take a look at frank burke of oakville returning the ball to travis. daniel brown reporter with our partner at the mercury news shared the photo with us. collin caught one travis in the locker room who posed for this picture with the ball. all right. so here is the world series schedule game 1 is next tuesday october 21 in kansas city. game 2 will be on wednesday october 22 in casey and g men return to san francisco game 3 next friday october 24th here at at&t park. >> how cool of the fan t the b return the ball. >> 7 news sports anchor mike has complete highlights coming up a little later on in sports with live report from collin who is in the ballpark. >> also tonight. interstate 8 80 is back open tonight in free mont after an unsuccessful search for armed sues pechblingt entire highway in both direction near this avenue was closed for 2 hours tonight while police looked for a map wanted for a violent crime no. details on the crime have been released. suspect was thought to be hiding in the bushes along the freeway but police believe he has left the
take a look at frank burke of oakville returning the ball to travis. daniel brown reporter with our partner at the mercury news shared the photo with us. collin caught one travis in the locker room who posed for this picture with the ball. all right. so here is the world series schedule game 1 is next tuesday october 21 in kansas city. game 2 will be on wednesday october 22 in casey and g men return to san francisco game 3 next friday october 24th here at at&t park. >> how cool of the...
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frank burke gets the honor. he's the guy who hauled in travis ishikawa's walkoff pennant winning homer in game five of the nlcs against the cardinals a week ago yesterday at at & t. well, burke gave the ball back to ishikawa, kind gesture, an act that earned him an autographed bat from ishikawa, tickets to the series and tonight's honor, throwing out the first pitch. >>> we have a lot more to get to right here. this friday evening, coming up, waiting for word. two months and thousands of dollars later, what homeowners in napa need from fema right now. >>> also here, the san francisco tour guide whose racist rant in chinatown went viral. she tries to explain what she said and why only to abc 7 news. >>> plus -- >> tonight, you will be looking >> tonight, you will be looking and feeling better. ♪ ♪ first impressions are important. you've got to make every second count. banking designed for the way you live your life. so you can welcome your family home... for the first time. chase. so you can. >>> a dublin chp off
frank burke gets the honor. he's the guy who hauled in travis ishikawa's walkoff pennant winning homer in game five of the nlcs against the cardinals a week ago yesterday at at & t. well, burke gave the ball back to ishikawa, kind gesture, an act that earned him an autographed bat from ishikawa, tickets to the series and tonight's honor, throwing out the first pitch. >>> we have a lot more to get to right here. this friday evening, coming up, waiting for word. two months and...
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take a look at frank burke of oakville returning the ball to travis. daniel brown reporter with our partner at the mercury news shared the photo with us. collin caught one travis in the locker room who posed for this picture with the ball. all right. so here is the world series schedule game 1 is next tuesday october 21 in kansas city. game 2 will be on wednesday october 22 in casey and g men return to san francisco game 3 next friday october 24th here at at&t park. >> how cool of the fan to return the ball. >> 7 news sports anchor mike has complete highlights coming up a little later on in sports with live report from collin who is in the ballpark. >> also tonight. interstate 8 80 is back open tonight in free mont after an unsuccessful search for armed sues pechblingt entire highway in both direction near this avenue was closed for 2 hours tonight while police looked for a map wanted for a violent crime no. details on the crime have been released. suspect was thought to be hiding in the bushes along the freeway but police believe he has left the area.
take a look at frank burke of oakville returning the ball to travis. daniel brown reporter with our partner at the mercury news shared the photo with us. collin caught one travis in the locker room who posed for this picture with the ball. all right. so here is the world series schedule game 1 is next tuesday october 21 in kansas city. game 2 will be on wednesday october 22 in casey and g men return to san francisco game 3 next friday october 24th here at at&t park. >> how cool of the...
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. >> frank burke from oakdale was at the dugout talking with travis ishikawa before the game. burke took a friend battling cancer to the last game against st. louis and caught ishikawa's winning home run ball which launched them into the world series. the diehard giants fan gave it back to number 45. >> he thanked me again for you know, getting him that ball back. you guys all know his history. he was almost out of the game. and to do that, i would have done it for any of them but to me it's like a cinderella story. >> as a thank you to burke, the giants handed him a ball. he threw out the first pitch at tonight's world series game with ishikawa catching. he got a special jersey and four tickets. >> great job. >> thank you so much. >> the mechanic is now a celebrity. for burke, it's all part of the magic of baseball. >> things don't mean as much as people and experiences. and nobody's going to be able to take this experience away from me. >> the world series experience is memorable win or lose. and tonight giants fans are looking past the loss to game four. >> i believe. >> ye
. >> frank burke from oakdale was at the dugout talking with travis ishikawa before the game. burke took a friend battling cancer to the last game against st. louis and caught ishikawa's winning home run ball which launched them into the world series. the diehard giants fan gave it back to number 45. >> he thanked me again for you know, getting him that ball back. you guys all know his history. he was almost out of the game. and to do that, i would have done it for any of them but...
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frank burke caught travis ishikawa's game-winning three run homer after it landed in the right field stands last night. the oakdale resident explained why he gladly swapped the ball for a bat autographed by travis. >> i follow the giants. they are like a workingman's team, a hard workingman's team and i'm a hard-working man. i was just the lucky guy that caught that bill. travis is the one that deserves all the credit for hitting that ball. i believe it belongs on his trophy case, not mine. >> sportswriter daniel brown with our media partner, the mercury news, shared this photo with us showing the two. it's hard to tell who was happier when they met outside the giants clubhouse. >> a couple class acts. abc 7 news reporter vic lee joins us in japan town with more on the pride being felt. >> reporter: that's all folks are talking about here in japan town. travis ishikawa. his name in japanese means rock river. it was rocking last night. that river was overflowing with pride, especially among asian american fans. this was the home run that won the game for the giants and propelled them
frank burke caught travis ishikawa's game-winning three run homer after it landed in the right field stands last night. the oakdale resident explained why he gladly swapped the ball for a bat autographed by travis. >> i follow the giants. they are like a workingman's team, a hard workingman's team and i'm a hard-working man. i was just the lucky guy that caught that bill. travis is the one that deserves all the credit for hitting that ball. i believe it belongs on his trophy case, not...
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. >> you remember travis ishikawa's home run ball in game five of the nlcs was hauled in by fan frank burke man from oakdale. he gave ball back to ishikawa. so he could have sold it made money but instead, he will get to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at game 3 today. great. >>> from baseball to football now. >> fans may not realize that some of the technology used to televise "thursday night football" seen here on kpix 5 is manufactured in grass valley near sacramento. in fact, so is the switching equipment used for this newscast. tony lopez shows us the technology. >> reporter: this high-tech equipment could be the next thing in technology. >> something better. >> reporter: mike is cofounder of the grass valley company that makes these camera mounts known as gimbles. the nfl is using it during thursday night football games with an estimated 16 million people watching. >> it's huge for us. this is a really big deal for company. i want everything to work bright. [ laughter ] >> reporter: the 70-pound piece of equipment uses a series of motors and gyroscopes to take the shake out of li
. >> you remember travis ishikawa's home run ball in game five of the nlcs was hauled in by fan frank burke man from oakdale. he gave ball back to ishikawa. so he could have sold it made money but instead, he will get to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at game 3 today. great. >>> from baseball to football now. >> fans may not realize that some of the technology used to televise "thursday night football" seen here on kpix 5 is manufactured in grass valley near...
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frank burk, a life long giants fan from oakdale, he caught that ball there.e said just going to the game was important. that's because he went with his friend who was in the middle of his fight with cancer. while that ball could have returned to oakdale with burk, burk tells us in his heart he knew he want the rightful owner, so he gave it back to ishikawa and got to see the post-game celebration close up. >> travis came out and came over to me and, you know, showed him the ball. shook hands. >> ishikawa gave him a signed bat in return. he also got four world series tickets to next friday's game. he said he's bringing his wife, his friend with cancer, but it's more complicated to figure out who is getting the fourth picket. turns out burk has four kids, so he thought the fair thing to do is to pick a name out of a hat. >>> this afternoon, giants got a final workout in before they hit the road to kansas city. john was there at at&t park where the players were still buzzing from thursday night's dramatic win. >> one, one! >> the giants ran a methodical workout
frank burk, a life long giants fan from oakdale, he caught that ball there.e said just going to the game was important. that's because he went with his friend who was in the middle of his fight with cancer. while that ball could have returned to oakdale with burk, burk tells us in his heart he knew he want the rightful owner, so he gave it back to ishikawa and got to see the post-game celebration close up. >> travis came out and came over to me and, you know, showed him the ball. shook...
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as you can see frank burke catching the game winning ball. he's from oakdale heard the player wanted it back and he returned it. in return he got a signed back. the team called up burke and gave him four tickets to the san francisco world series on friday. he is taking his wife, a friend and one other lucky person. very nice exchange there. >>> fans showing their support for the orange and black. check out our photo gallery online. we want you to see and your families giants outfits. tweet your photos at nbcbayarea.com or e-mail them to us. we'll have continuing coverage on air and online. >>> much more still to come. kicking off for the last time, the san jose say good-bye to stadium and hello to a brand new home. >>> we're looking at cloudy skies. we'll see sunshine limited a t the coastline. we'll talk about your sunday forecast and the next chance of rain rooifs as soon as tomorrow. we're back after this. >>> a live look. do not be mistaken, that's not san francisco. downtown san jose. the fog socking everybody in on this sunday morning.
as you can see frank burke catching the game winning ball. he's from oakdale heard the player wanted it back and he returned it. in return he got a signed back. the team called up burke and gave him four tickets to the san francisco world series on friday. he is taking his wife, a friend and one other lucky person. very nice exchange there. >>> fans showing their support for the orange and black. check out our photo gallery online. we want you to see and your families giants outfits....
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. >> frank burke from oak dale was talking with travis ishikawa before the game.attling cancer to the last game in st. louis and caught ishikawa's winning home run ball. the diehard giants fans gave it back to number 45. >> he thanked me again for getting him that ball back. you guys all know his history. he was almost out of the game. to do that, i would have done it for any of them, but to me it's like a cinderella story. >> as a thank you to burke, the giants handed him a ball. he threw out the first pitch at tonight's world sear why is game with ishikawa catching. he got a special jersey and four tickets. >> great job. >> the mechanic is now a celebrity. for burke, it's part of the magic of baseball. >> things don't mean as much as people and experiences. nobody's going to take this experience away from me. >> the world series experience is memorable, win or lose. giants fans are looking past the loss to game four. >> i believe! >> yes, yes, yes! >> go giants! >> jean elly, today in the bay. >> stay with nbc bay area for continuing coverage of the giants push
. >> frank burke from oak dale was talking with travis ishikawa before the game.attling cancer to the last game in st. louis and caught ishikawa's winning home run ball. the diehard giants fans gave it back to number 45. >> he thanked me again for getting him that ball back. you guys all know his history. he was almost out of the game. to do that, i would have done it for any of them, but to me it's like a cinderella story. >> as a thank you to burke, the giants handed him a...
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frank burke caught travis ishikawa's three-run homer after it landed in the stands the other night.hy he gladly swapped it for a bat. >> i follow the giants. they are like a hard work man's team and i'm a hardworking man. and i was just the lucky guy that caught that ball. travis ishikawa is the one who deserves the credit for hitting the ball. i believe it belongs on his trophy case, not mine. >> sportswriter daniel brown with our media partner showed this photo, ishikawa is there. hard to tell who was happier after they met outside the clubhouse aft victory. >> thursday night's win was especially exciting for asian americans. abc news property vic lee reports. >> this was the home run that won the game for the giants and propelled them to the world series. >> absolutely chaos. 43,000 people standing up nearing as loud as i was. >> it's so gratifying and i'm so happy i was able to do it for the city and the team. >> ishikawa, ishikawa! >> the homer was made by a play who are almost quick had he had a long slump had the minors, travis ishikawa. >> i think he just grinded and stayed
frank burke caught travis ishikawa's three-run homer after it landed in the stands the other night.hy he gladly swapped it for a bat. >> i follow the giants. they are like a hard work man's team and i'm a hardworking man. and i was just the lucky guy that caught that ball. travis ishikawa is the one who deserves the credit for hitting the ball. i believe it belongs on his trophy case, not mine. >> sportswriter daniel brown with our media partner showed this photo, ishikawa is there....
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frank burke caught travis ishikawa's game-winning three-run homer after it landed in the right fielde oakdale resident explained why he gladly swapped the ball for a bat autographed by ishikawa. >> you know, i follow the giants. they're like the working man's team. i'm a hard working man. and i was just a lucky guy that caught that ball. travis ishikawa is the one that deserves all the credit for hitting the ball and it belongs on his trophy case, not mine. >> sportswriter daniel brown with our media partner, showed ishikawa and burke. and it's hard to tell who was happier when they met outside the giants clubhouse. of course everyone has giants fever this weekend, but thursday night's win was he is peespecia exciting for asian americans. abc 7 news reporter vic lee reports. >> reporter: this was a home run that won the game for the giants and propelled them to the world sear ies. >> absolute chaos. 43,000 people sat up cheering as widely as i was. >> it's so gratifying and i'm happy i was able to do it for this city and this team. >> ishikawa. ishikawa. >> reporter: the home run was
frank burke caught travis ishikawa's game-winning three-run homer after it landed in the right fielde oakdale resident explained why he gladly swapped the ball for a bat autographed by ishikawa. >> you know, i follow the giants. they're like the working man's team. i'm a hard working man. and i was just a lucky guy that caught that ball. travis ishikawa is the one that deserves all the credit for hitting the ball and it belongs on his trophy case, not mine. >> sportswriter daniel...
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there you can see him in the arcade making the catch and frank burke of oakville made a classy move.is burke returning the ball to ishikawa. daniel brown, a reporter with our partners at the mercury news, snapped that photo and shared it with us. colin resh caught up with travis in the locker room. you can see he's happy to have that home run ball for his trophy case. >> awesome. that's how giants fans roll. >>> take a look at this, front page of today's san francisco chronicle. giants walk off to world series. >> i guess the thing now is when you hit the game winning home run, you fist pump your way around the bases. that's nice. >> yeah. stay classy, frank. >> you bet, buddy. congratulations. the weather for this weekend. >> yes, we're going to have sunshine. run around the green screen pumping my fists. >> i was going to pump my fist for rain. >> a little bit of that tonight. more monday. we need more. let's take a look at the national oceanic and atmospheric association set out there winter outlook. we're going to be warmer than normal, that's what they think, but we're also havi
there you can see him in the arcade making the catch and frank burke of oakville made a classy move.is burke returning the ball to ishikawa. daniel brown, a reporter with our partners at the mercury news, snapped that photo and shared it with us. colin resh caught up with travis in the locker room. you can see he's happy to have that home run ball for his trophy case. >> awesome. that's how giants fans roll. >>> take a look at this, front page of today's san francisco chronicle....
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>> reporter: meet frank burke. owner of ag transmission repair in oakdale. but last night, he touched history. >> travis ishikawa hits one into right! [ applause and cheers ] >> the giants win the pennant! >> i knew it was coming to me hard. so soft hands and keep it in front of you. it hit my left palm and kind of bounced off for a second. and as it went down to land on the roof i just snatched it up and, you know, then the party began. >> reporter: here's what frank told one on the viewer just seconds after the catch. >> it was coming straight our way and i wasn't certain it was going to make it deep enough. right into my hands. there we go. >> reporter: frank says he is enjoying his 15 minutes of fame and then some. >> everybody wants to touch the ball take a picture with the ball take a picture with me with them with the ball. i have never taken a selfie in my life and i think i have had 300 last night with other people. >> reporter: friends say frank could have sold that ball and gotten some money for it but he wanted to give that ball back to ishikawa
>> reporter: meet frank burke. owner of ag transmission repair in oakdale. but last night, he touched history. >> travis ishikawa hits one into right! [ applause and cheers ] >> the giants win the pennant! >> i knew it was coming to me hard. so soft hands and keep it in front of you. it hit my left palm and kind of bounced off for a second. and as it went down to land on the roof i just snatched it up and, you know, then the party began. >> reporter: here's what...
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frank burke caught travis ishikawa's three-run homer after it landed in the right field stands thursdayined why he gladly swapped the ball for a bat autographed by ishikawa. >> i follow the giants. they are like a hardworking man's team and i'm a hardworking man. i was just the lucky guy that caught that drawl. travis ishikawa is the one that deserves all the credit for hitting the ball. i believe it belongs on his trophy case, not mine. >> sportswriter daniel brown with our media partner showed this photo, ishikawa is there. hard to tell who was happier after they met outside the giants clubhouse after thursday night's victory. >> everyone has giants fever this weekend, but thursday night's win was especially exciting for asian americans. abc news property vic lee reports. >> this was the home run that won the game for the giants and propelled them to the world series. >> absolutely chaos. 43,000 people standing up cheering as loudly as i was. >> it's so gratifying and i'm so happy i was able to do it for the city and the team. >> ishikawa, ishikawa! [chanting] >> the homer was made by
frank burke caught travis ishikawa's three-run homer after it landed in the right field stands thursdayined why he gladly swapped the ball for a bat autographed by ishikawa. >> i follow the giants. they are like a hardworking man's team and i'm a hardworking man. i was just the lucky guy that caught that drawl. travis ishikawa is the one that deserves all the credit for hitting the ball. i believe it belongs on his trophy case, not mine. >> sportswriter daniel brown with our media...
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on the mound, the giants fan who caught the home run ball that sent the team to the world series frank burke from oakdale. he is going to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. he is being honored forgiving the ball back to travis ishikawa a move that paid off. security is going to be very tight for today's game. if you are heading here to the park homeland security helping to make sure the park is safe, bomb-sniffing dogs combing the park yesterday and today fans will see metal detectors for the first time. back live at the park, you're looking at the bleacher seats now. those are going for $600 on the low end. the cheapest way you can get into the park standing room only, is $554. those are the latest numbers from stubhub. if you are planning on heading here, you're going to run into some traffic. we have lots of tricks and tips for you on our website. kpix.com. live at at&t park, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> there will be a lot of traffic. >> yeah. >> it isn't going to rain saturday night during the came? >> there is a good chance we could see some showers. not a rainout so you don't have to w
on the mound, the giants fan who caught the home run ball that sent the team to the world series frank burke from oakdale. he is going to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. he is being honored forgiving the ball back to travis ishikawa a move that paid off. security is going to be very tight for today's game. if you are heading here to the park homeland security helping to make sure the park is safe, bomb-sniffing dogs combing the park yesterday and today fans will see metal detectors for...
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it's ishikawa and frank burke meeting outside the giants' clubhouse after thursday night's victory.hat a nice thing to do. even the younger fans are celebrating. these second graders are all giants buddies, wearing their gear in honor of their favorite team. and check out this cutie cheering for the giants. she's ready in her cheerleader outfit. we want to see your photos. e-mail them to us at ureport or tweet them to us at abc7 news bay area. lisa argen is here with what could be a little wet forecast. >> the commute, it could slow some pokes down. especially the north bay where we could see a quarter inch rain, maybe a tenth in the south bay and in between it should vary widely. maybe even monterey could pick up a little bit of wet weather. this cold front that is offshore holding together a little bit better than the ones we've seen the last couple weeks. the clouds are banked up along the coast in response to the trough and cold front in the pacific northwest and that will lead to a cooler day today. 7:22 is the official sunrise. you see lots and lots of this picture, and that m
it's ishikawa and frank burke meeting outside the giants' clubhouse after thursday night's victory.hat a nice thing to do. even the younger fans are celebrating. these second graders are all giants buddies, wearing their gear in honor of their favorite team. and check out this cutie cheering for the giants. she's ready in her cheerleader outfit. we want to see your photos. e-mail them to us at ureport or tweet them to us at abc7 news bay area. lisa argen is here with what could be a little wet...
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frank burke hold in ishikawa's walkoff pennant-winning blast game five of the nlcs against the cardinals week ago yesterday at at & t park. as you may know, he gave the ball back to ishikawa, an act that earned him an autographed bat from travis, as well as tickets to the series and tonight's ceremonial first pitch honors. ishikawa's home run eight days ago will be remembered as one of the greatest moments in giants history. we caught up with travis after the workout yesterday and he says the whole thing was an absolute blur and that the memory is already fading. >> it's one of those things that i don't fully know if i will ever remember all of. i think just the emotions and the adrenaline was so high that there are a lot of parts of it that i don't fully remember. now that these games have started, it's behind us right now and our main job is just trying to get these wins. >> reporter: ishikawa may be remembered in baseball for that home run but his performance back in spring training of 2006 was not too bad either. rather memorable. [ singing ] >> reporter: it was no until you took eve
frank burke hold in ishikawa's walkoff pennant-winning blast game five of the nlcs against the cardinals week ago yesterday at at & t park. as you may know, he gave the ball back to ishikawa, an act that earned him an autographed bat from travis, as well as tickets to the series and tonight's ceremonial first pitch honors. ishikawa's home run eight days ago will be remembered as one of the greatest moments in giants history. we caught up with travis after the workout yesterday and he says...
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frank burke of oakville made a classy move. here he is returning the ball to ishikawa.aniel brown, a reporter with our partners at the mercury news, shared this photo with us and abc 7 sports reporter colin resh caught up with travis in the locker room. >> way to go, frank, classy. 5:56 now. check on the weather forecast, here's mike. >> you can see the wall of water heading towards crescent city and eureka. 62 in tahoe, but 70 by sunshine. mid 70s down across socal. if you're heading to watch ucla play tomorrow or cal for that matter, 3:00 going to be 68. we'll be 70 during the game. if you're going to watch the raiders an the cardinals, get ready for mostly sunny conditions sunday, low to mid 70s. leyla? >> we do have an issue here on golden gate transit. we have buses 4, 54, 72 express, and 74 with no service this morning. still trying to find out why that is. of course, we averted a strike but hear these particular routes have been cancelled. bart, muni, everything else on time. we have one construction project lingering, that is going to wrap up shortly northbound
frank burke of oakville made a classy move. here he is returning the ball to ishikawa.aniel brown, a reporter with our partners at the mercury news, shared this photo with us and abc 7 sports reporter colin resh caught up with travis in the locker room. >> way to go, frank, classy. 5:56 now. check on the weather forecast, here's mike. >> you can see the wall of water heading towards crescent city and eureka. 62 in tahoe, but 70 by sunshine. mid 70s down across socal. if you're...
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frank burke of oakdale returned the ball to ishikawa last night. daniel brown with the mercury news shared this photo with us. and colin resh shared this picture of travis with a big smile on his face as he posed with the ball. >> one happy man. everybody has giants fever today. last night's win was especially exciting for asian americans. >> the heroics of one of their own won the game for the home team. abc 7 news reporter vic lee is live in japan town with the story. hi, vic. >> reporter: hey, that's all folks here in japan town are talking about, travis ishikawa, the hero of last night's game. in japanese, his name means river rock. he was the rock last night and that river was overflowing with excitement and emotion certainly for asian american fans. this was the home run that won the game for the giants and propelled them to the world series. >> absolutely chaos. 43,000 people standing up cheering as wildly as i was. ishikawa! >> reporter: the homer was made by a player who almost quit when he had a long rough slump in the minors. travis ishi
frank burke of oakdale returned the ball to ishikawa last night. daniel brown with the mercury news shared this photo with us. and colin resh shared this picture of travis with a big smile on his face as he posed with the ball. >> one happy man. everybody has giants fever today. last night's win was especially exciting for asian americans. >> the heroics of one of their own won the game for the home team. abc 7 news reporter vic lee is live in japan town with the story. hi, vic....
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also taking part in the pregame entertainment, giants fan frank burke, who you say?ell, he was selected to throw out the first pitch for doing the right thing. he says he was in the right spot at the right time last week, snagging that game-winning home run ball hit by travis ishikawa. it was the blast that sent the giants to the world series. >> never crossed my mind. >> instead of keeping the ball, burke met with ishikawa after the game, got a handshake, handed over the ball, and in exchange received a signed bat and four tickets to today's game, and, of course, this honor. >>> today in the bay is your home for the san francisco giants. we will bring you the latest information every day and online at nbcbayarea.com. you can also find us on twitter and facebook and instagram. we are where you are. >>> happy friday. mike here with a few things to do in addition to rooting for the giants. part science and playground and part wildlife exhibit, slither and squeak today. it's a favorite place for my family and today you can take yours to do halloween themed pumpkin scien
also taking part in the pregame entertainment, giants fan frank burke, who you say?ell, he was selected to throw out the first pitch for doing the right thing. he says he was in the right spot at the right time last week, snagging that game-winning home run ball hit by travis ishikawa. it was the blast that sent the giants to the world series. >> never crossed my mind. >> instead of keeping the ball, burke met with ishikawa after the game, got a handshake, handed over the ball, and...
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frank burke from oakdale will throw the first pitch.eing honored forgiving the ball back to travis ishikawa, a move that clearly paid off. and security is going to be tight for today's game. homeland security helping to make sure the ballpark is safe. bomb-sniffing dogs combed the park yesterday and today, fans will see metal detectors on the way in. you will have to pass through a metal detector as your ticket is being scanned. that is a new thing this time around. but it's something that we'll be seeing at all major league baseball parks starting next season. as far as getting here to the park, that's going to be its own trick. we have a lot of information for you if you are planning oncoming out on our website, kpix.com. live at at&t park, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >> all important weather forecast this weekend. >>> really is. i mean, boy, yeah, this weekend could be a little difficult. i don't think it's going to be a rainout but we definitely could see some rain for at least the saturday night game. but today if you are going to the pa
frank burke from oakdale will throw the first pitch.eing honored forgiving the ball back to travis ishikawa, a move that clearly paid off. and security is going to be tight for today's game. homeland security helping to make sure the ballpark is safe. bomb-sniffing dogs combed the park yesterday and today, fans will see metal detectors on the way in. you will have to pass through a metal detector as your ticket is being scanned. that is a new thing this time around. but it's something that...
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and the ceremonial first pitch go to this man, frank burke.gins at 5:07. we know you can feel the excitement. now nice weather to bring it in, rob mayeda. >> for now a cool start to the morning, patchy fog in parts of the north bay, but temperatures should climb quickly around lunchtime, some of the valleys into the 70s and high clouds increasing late as the rain comes in later tonight. 78 degrees in san jose. mid 70s around santa cruz later on with near 70 in san francisco. mid 70s in the north bay, and temperatures in the 70s to near 80 for today and the tri-valley before the rain sweeps in starting tonight, into saturday morning. now for the commute, mike? >> little relief past the oakland coliseum, rob. over here, a stalled vehicle, i showed it last half hour. it just moved to the shoulder and cleared the roadway about five minutes ago. look how quickly this recovers past the coliseum, but still a slower drive all the way up to that scene. that earlier issue for 580 has cleared, no problems, and in berkley curve and east shore freeway look
and the ceremonial first pitch go to this man, frank burke.gins at 5:07. we know you can feel the excitement. now nice weather to bring it in, rob mayeda. >> for now a cool start to the morning, patchy fog in parts of the north bay, but temperatures should climb quickly around lunchtime, some of the valleys into the 70s and high clouds increasing late as the rain comes in later tonight. 78 degrees in san jose. mid 70s around santa cruz later on with near 70 in san francisco. mid 70s in...
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>> the assault landed burkes in confinement for 15 months but the fallout continues. today investigator frankhanks of the indiana state police department are about to pay him a visit. >> well, i'm here to serve a warrant for class "d" felony battery resulting in bodily injury on an offender down here. >> if burkes is found guilty of these new charges he could have another three to is ex-years added to his sentence. >> sometimes for whatever reason maybe because of how many years they're doing, maybe they think the prosecutor won't pick it up which we have no control over if the prosecutor files charges or not. we've already made arrangements and we've got burkes out waiting for us and mr. hanks can read him the warrant. >> he'll get a copy and then i have my copy here and i will read him the warrant verbatim then he's released back to the custody of the facility. demetrius? all right. i'm tom hanks i'm a detective with the indiana state police. this is going to be your copy. i'll give it to the officer here. the state of indiana, superior court, f--d david-1, 0051 arrest warrant the state of
>> the assault landed burkes in confinement for 15 months but the fallout continues. today investigator frankhanks of the indiana state police department are about to pay him a visit. >> well, i'm here to serve a warrant for class "d" felony battery resulting in bodily injury on an offender down here. >> if burkes is found guilty of these new charges he could have another three to is ex-years added to his sentence. >> sometimes for whatever reason maybe because...
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. >> frank burg on the right in this picture, caught the walk-off home run that clinched the world s for the giants. then he decided to give it back. burkelayer who hit the homer after the game. when asked if he wanted anything in return, he asked for world tickets. and they gave them to him. he's going to be going to game three n it goes back to san francisco. they also gave the boy a bat. this is nice. he was at the game with a friend battling cancer so something near and dear to his heart. what a kind spirit. ishikawa, you know that meant a lot to him to get that ball back as well. probably the biggest hit of his career. good for him to say i tickets. i'd like to go to the world series. that's going to be unforgetta t wind making it fee windchills now in the 30s and low 40s. we'll have windchills in the 40s all day today. a bit of a bundle up factor and a first freeze of the season by tomorrow morning. > on top of that it's monday. >> ooh. >> bundle up the kids i guess. th "news 4 tod th "news 4 tod thanks for joining u be back het have you seen the news about barbara comstock? th "news 4 tod thanks for joining u be back het first, th
. >> frank burg on the right in this picture, caught the walk-off home run that clinched the world s for the giants. then he decided to give it back. burkelayer who hit the homer after the game. when asked if he wanted anything in return, he asked for world tickets. and they gave them to him. he's going to be going to game three n it goes back to san francisco. they also gave the boy a bat. this is nice. he was at the game with a friend battling cancer so something near and dear to his...