frank thomas is the only player in his class with a bay area connection. even though he retired as a chicago white sox, his last time on the field was as an oakland athletic in 2008. he also played with the a's for the first i'm in '06 and he was keep getting that team into the playoffs. noticeably absent is barry bonds. he has not been able to garner enough votes from the writers because of his association with a steroid scandal in baseball despite of the fact that he holds many records including most homeruns. many thing he should be given a break and allowed in. >> everyone in that era used steroids, and he was the best of that error. >> give him the vote? >> yes. >> he was never prosecuted, are never tested positive, and he deserves to be there. >> if pete rose can't neither should barry bonds. the cheaters. >> the class of 2014 will be inducted in late summer. >>> bob, thank you very much. now, from the deep freeze to deep thaw, how half of the nation is recovering from polar vortex. >>> high praise for melissa meyer and a cool new app. >> getting to

baseball writers have just voted in greg maddux, tom glavin and frank thomas, jonah, has baseball finally grasped, it was later than other sports to create standards, to impose a testing regimen. going forward will it be clear enough about the players who are playing now whether they are playing clean. >> i would say that baseball is leaps and bounds over the three team sports. you could say olympics is ahead, but the nba and nfl and nhl, one player is suspended and comes back having gained 16 pounds of muscle. wow. that's on suspension. it perceived as an epidemic, but i think baseball is very much not only caught up but surpassed others sports and are making a real effort to get rid of this in the game. >> cliff, was baseball the author of some of its own miseries when it took its time when others were cracking down on chemicals and substances, baseball created this sort of, i don't know, mushy limbo period of 12 years between the time of when it says don't take them and when it was checking. >> one of the major factors is the 1994 player strike. baseball hit a big blow there. it cancel

frank thomas crusaded againstster yoids. this was a -- steroids.thers that you commenced, mcguire, and clem edges his numbers going down. and pal meral, one of a handful of police headquarters, he's ready to fall off of the edge of the earth. he won three gold gloves. this is a guy before the steroid, he would have been a first ballot hall of famer. >> do you think if the steroid users came out and admitted they used, that their voting chance would increase and give them a greater likelihood of entering the hall of fame. >> i think it would increase slightly, not enough to get them in. for several years now, has been honest about the fact he bet on baseball. it has not helped his hall of fame chances. i do think at some time you and i may not be around. at some time the numbers for clemmens and barry bonds are phenomenal, they'll have to get in the hall of fame, a veterans committee, when the steroid issue is ancient issue, they should get in. they should be in now when they have a chance to enjoy it. look at frank thomas, maybe he homered off a gu

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greg maddux, tom glavine, and frank thomas.s marks the only time since the inaugural 1936 that two pitchers were elected in their first year. maddux helping the braves win 10 straight division titles and win the world series in 1995. three managers also made their way up to cooperstown. joe torre, tony la russa, and bobby cox. some notable names that did not make the cut -- mike piazza, barry bonds, roger clemens, curt schilling, and mark mcgwire. one man who knows a thing or two about the nfl hall of fame, harvey schiller, the president of the international hall of fame. he spoke to pimm fox about three manager inductees. >> all three are well known in the baseball system by everyone. they are all people players love, i think. that is one of the messages that has come through on these people. they're the kind of people people want to play for. that is the exciting part. >> same thing for bobby cox area >> bobby cox, baseball managers, like players, move around a lot. >> let's talk about greg maddux. >> you think about someone,

frank thomas will get in, glavine will get in, maddox will certainly get in. again, none of them will get in unanimously, which, no one's ever been voted into the hall of fame unanimously. >> jeter will. >> babe ruth, ted williams -- jeter will, stop it. >> some guy from boston won't vote for jeter. rafael palmera, sammy sosa also up, and it's one of the largest ballots ever, 36 candidates on the ballot. we'll break it up with peter gammons later on "morning joe." >>> college hoops, ohio state at michigan state. buckeyes down three in the second half. check out aaron craft inbounding off the defender, a classic old-school play, come on. that's perfect! less than 30 seconds in regulation, the buckeyes' amir williams with the rebound and dunk. tied at 58. they were down ten. this one goes to overtime. tied at 66, spartans' keith appling, he is really good. the three-pointer for the lead with less than 30 to go. michigan state hangs on and hangs the first loss of the season on ohio state, 72-68 is the final. >>> some nba action, new orleans at miami. lebron james

former great from the chicago white sox, frank thomas. we will have more as we get more information. back to you. >> think you so much. mark crumpton joining us from the breaking news that. -- rickey news desk. jason kelly is aside me now. he is an and now that he is an he is anraves -- atlanta braves fan. i saw you do that one person wave. >> i did. >> this is your years. >> i feel like i almost need a moment here. this is huge news. as someone who grew up a braves fan and watched ted turner put on ostrich races on the infield back in the 80s, this represents the golden era of atlanta braves baseball. and was talking about bobby cox. -- these arevery multiple young award winners. the error some of the greatest players ever to take the mound. this is very exciting for braves fan. >> jason going from his one-man atlanta braves connection wave to private equity. talking --e been larger theme -- investing in real estate and having more and more private equity firms. what are you hearing from your sources? >> it is interesting to go at it fro

. >> the lone slugger is mv frank thomas. blasting 525 home runs, and he prides himself on the fact that he did it his way. the right way. >> i don't disrespect anyone. i'm proud of the way i did it. i would never point my finger at anyone until approvaling guilty. what happened over the last few years, everyone has been proven guilty. >> frank thomas says fanned thought he was guilty of underachieving when comparing his numbers to big leaguers who cheated. >> sometimes 40 home runs didn't look right to people. not enough from a big guy like me, he's underachieving. i heard that for years. i was healthy. i'm proud of my numbers and of what god gave me. >> maybe one day the climate of mixed hall of fame voters will warm up to including perceived cheaters. that is not today. >> in the recent vote none of the big names got more than 36% of the votes and members for each tainted player are down from the previous year. >> another accused cheater is a member of the 500 home run, 3,000 hit run and is off the ballot for good, getting

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frank thomas who had history with oakland, spent the bulk of his career with the white sox. and the first guy that is a designated hitter to be elected to the hall. greg maddux, 355 career wins, most by any living pitcher and he won the cy young award four times along with his teammate tom glavine, 10 time all-star, two time cy young award winner. craig biggio, two votes shy. that's a tough one to take. a lot at stake for the warriors, looking to extend their winning streak and perfect road trip. they got off to a quick start in brooklyn. steph curry had something to do with that. built a 16-point lead. as the half ends brooklyn scored 37 points and meza ends the half with a runner for three. and the warriors have bounced back from what was a nine-point deficit to lead by a point going to the fourth quarter right now. everybody getting hyped up as the week progresses about the big game sunday. cam newton at quarterback. he had a mediocre game when the panthers won. >> put up 10 points at one point. the name of the game is winning. we're not looking back at the production. we

it features greg maddux, and tom glavine, and white sox slugger frank thomas, all three looked upon as the clean players from the steroid era. it's a big reason why they are in, and other big names like barry bonds and roger clemens are not. >> i don't disrespect everyone. i'm proud the way i did it. i would never point my finger at anyone until proven guilty. everyone over the last few years have been proven guilty. >> i know a lot of guys took stuff when we played. i think guys were doing it because it gave them an advantage, a chance to be better. and so many guys were doing it that it was what it was. >> maybe there's different classification of guy, guys that maybe people know they failed the test. strongly suspicious of. it's hard to separate all of them. >> to football. multiple reports say fenton state agreed to contract terms with james franklin to replace bill o'brien. speaking of the pros. another of the n.f.l. vacant jobs has been filled. jaying routen has been named as the eighth coach that daniel schneider named. routen signed a five-year deal and proclaimed that robert g

and also getting in former white sox slugger the big hurt frank thomas.with a lifetime batting average of 301 and won two american league mvp awards. then we have the alleged steroid users, barry bonds home run king failed to get in. roger clemens also failed to get in as well mcand then my piatsa likely one of the best hitting catchers in that class. and then the other big news the world sports between 2022 world cup that will take place in qatar may not be held in the usual months of june and july. the extremely hot temperatures of thtemperatureshave the fifa g at november. word from one of the members say the deciding factor may be the timing of the winter olympics in 2022. they havso we'll see, it's not l but they're looking into changing that. they have built in air conditions. >> with a name like big hurt, you got to get in the hall of fame. >> otherwise you might bet hurt. >> and the temperatures are putting a big hurt for many across the country, but we're starting to see them ease. >> meteorologist: the temperatures are climbing a little bit. wou

the braves and cubs, and tom glavine who played for the braves and mets and white sox slugger frank thomas, two-time american league mvp. congratulations, all. well deserved. those who lost votes, many from the steroids era. barry bonds, sammy sosa, mark mcguire, robert clements and ravelo palmeiro losing support. >>> georgia upsets missouri in overtime. tied at 63. charles mann nails a crucial two-point shot. georgia wins it 70-64. >>> number four wisconsin badgers still perfect. 16-0. they defeat illinois 95-70 and keep their school best record. >>> over to the pros, the nets stop the golden state warriors nine-game winning streak. down to the wire. kevin garnett breaks up a pass to andre iguodala of the nets. 102-98. >>> jr smith was fined $50,000 for unsportsman-like conduct. he's crying too. he untied an opponent's shoelaces, not once, but twice, in games against dallas and then detroit. smith, known for his off court antics, he tweeted, he does this every game. getting a lot of $50,000 fines. >>> the heat are karaoking for underserved youth and teens. the january 27th charity event i

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both former braves pitchers will be joined by slugger frank thomas to make up the class of 2014.aseball writers who make up the vote continue to show disdain for a number of players who played during baseball's steroid era. >>> and a couple of items from space caught our attention here on earth today. the obama administration extending the life of the international space station by four years until 2024, to a cost of about $3 billion a year and the meter is running. nasa says the extension gives them more time to plan for the future of exploration. >>> and this just in from the hubble. incredible never before seen galaxies, 13.2 billion years ago, a universe still young, just 500 million years after the big bang, and we don't know how they know all that. after a break, when we come back, how some were able to weather the cold with a little kindness from strangers. >>> finally here tonight, as you know we have been talking about it for days now. this brutal cold weather pushing down and into much of our country. tens of millions of americans have suffered through it, especially in

frank thomas hit 521 homers, exactly the same as mccovey and ted williams and now he has a spot nextthem in the hall of fame. he was voted in along with greg maddux and tom glavin. she best known for his years about with the white sox. he hit 39 for the green and gold in 2006. i was at his introductory news conference where he said he road his stationary bike for 60 minutes a day in his sauna to lose weight. that's what it takes to be a hall of famer. thomas was never implicated in the steroid scandal. barry bonds was right in the middle of it and that's why the giants homerun king will probably never get voted into the cooper's town. he lost ground down to 34% of the vote. you need 75% to get in. abc7 sports brought to you by riverwalk casino. >> nice. >>> all right. baby's first steps next on abc7 news. >> this cute cub quits crawling and starts walking kind of. and then on jimmy kimmle and here he is. >> here is a sample of what we have in store for tonight. >> i hate jimmy kimmle. he has squinty eyes and a gape mouth that never really closes. >> here is a look at your wake up wea

tom glavine and frank thomas were each selected. both one more than 300 games, many of them as teammates in atlanta. thomas hit 521 home runs and won two mvp awards. he says he doesn't feel vindicated for making it to cooperstown while others linked to steroids have not. >> i've never really worried about the other players and i probably was the last one that found out,ou know, honestly that everybody was taking drugs, you know, and i felt stupid about it but i just didn't care about what other guys were doing. >> the hall is even farther away now if roger clements and barry bonds. they both saw their poll fall. the former astro craig biggio was a near miss needing two more votes to make it to cooperstown. >>> johnny manziel is taking his heisman to the pros. he declared for the nfl draft on wednesday. he leaves the college game with two more years of eligibility remaining. last year he became the first freshman to every win the heisman. he said he's ready to make the dream of becoming a pro quarterback a reality. >>> in nba, the go

bicycle kick and baseball greg maddux and tom glavine and frank thomas have been elected to the hall of fame. doors open to the three new members july 27th in cooperstown. but again i'm telling you the redskins had a great meeting with jay gruden. just talked to his agent. he's still working. it's getting close. >> i'm impressed with your phone skills man. >> on fire. sense of urgency. >> you got it! >> all eyes are also tonight on the c.e. serks and most on this rare lamborghini made with massive tv's but there's one gadget new parents >> so tech junkies are drooling over new devices at this wook's consumer electronic show in vegas and among high-tech cars and tv's is a gadget catering to the needs of the younger demographic. look at this. it's called smart onesy created by mimo and features tiny censors measuring breathing rates to pus and temperature and body position. data is sent to a smart phone where parents can then monitor them. if the baby is hungry, onesy can even send a remind are to warm up the bottle. if it changes a diretty diaper, i -- dirty diaper, i might by it. oth

. >> one interesting doument, rafael palmero, a man who hit the same number of home runs as frank thomas voted in to the hall today is falling off of the ballot because he did not clear the five % threshold. he won't appear on the ballot next year. is he really so far the most prominent scout taken by the steroid era? joan jonah? >> the numbers are interesting. getting at home runs and hits, the three on the panel deal with advanced stats. by advanced stats, palmero is closer than you would think. but there is no question that he would get more support if he wasn't linked to peds and the link is stronger with palmero with him than bonds or clemmons. there is no doubt about it he has been the first casualty and bonds and clemmons are ongoing stores to see how they will go and how the vote might pick up over the future. >> cliff, rob, can you think of any other people who might be in jeopardy of going the palmero route? to have a guy north of 500 home runs not be considered for the hall very early in his eligibility window is a striking thing. >> 3,000 -- >> mark mcguire got 11% this year

you saw it on the bottom of the screen during the fed minutes, greg maddox, tom glavine, frank thomaslected to the baseball hall of fame. craig biggio narrowly misses election for the hall of fame. again, maddox, glavine, frank thomas, three big names i grew up with when i was watching baseball as a younger kid. all elected to the hall of fame. >>> the word of the day is pleased. that's how jc penney described its holiday sales, although the company did not actually release results. the investors in jc penney don't seem to buy it. right now the stock is taking a big hit. let's bring in cnbc contributor jan nippen whose blood is boiling by this news, and courtney reagan. i don't know, guys. pleased seems like such a positive word to me. jan? >> well, they gave this guidance november 20th, i think it was, and the stock went to about 9.5 and they gave the exact same guidance today and you see where the stock's been today. one would think that would be fine, right? however, my blood is boiling. i'm so mad i can't see straight that they gave numbers in november and they didn't just give a

i also heard rumors about frank thomas. just going to go by the i think so, that is not a good case. of people wrote yesterday, including the new york times, about mr. clemons. is roger clemens guilty until proven innocent in the eyes of these people voting? ini remember looking at him the eye when he was busy swearing at me after his name was mentioned in the report. the one issue that you have to say with regards to clemons is this is a guy who was put on trial for perjury and acquitted. >> i am a amateur here. essentially, he is guilty until proven innocent. >> right. i have been a big opponent of mark mcgwire until he went on television and it added to it. -- admitted to it. his numbers went down after he admitted publicly. >> let's be clear. there is no such thing as a god-given right to the hall of fame. you have to be chosen by somebody. whether the baseball writer sure somebody else, you still have to be chosen. presumably, some factors weigh into the mix that go beyond steroids. to your point, it is not like roger

maddox who played for the braves and cubs, tom glavine who played for the braves and mets and frank thomas, two-time american league mvp. some of the greats. those who lost votes, many from the steroids era, barry bonds, mark sosa and palmeiro opinion in college hoops, george upsets number 21 mizzou in overtime. tied at 63, charles mann nailing a crucial two-point shot. georgia wins that one with that. wisconsin, badgers still perfect. 16-0. they defeat illinois 95-70. they keep their school best record. >> nice. >> over to the pros. the nets stopped the golden state warriors nine-game winning streak. down to the wire. kevin garnett breaking up a pass there. the nets, 102-98. i cried. new york's jr smith was fined $50,000 for unsportsman like conduct. yeah, that thing there. >> you can't untie a guy's shoe, right? >> he did, twice. not once, but twice. in games against dallas and then detroit. smith known for off court antics, shall i say. he tweeted he does this every game. he's going to get a lot of $50,000 fines. >> the heat are karaoking for underserved youth and teens. they're singing

frank thomas hit 521 homers, exactly the same as mccovey and ted williams and now he has a spot next to them in the hall of fame. he was voted in along with greg maddux and tom glavin. she best known for his years about with the white sox. he hit 39 for the green and gold in 2006. i was at his introductory news conference where he said he road his stationary bike for 60 minutes a day in his sauna to lose weight. that's what it takes to be a hall of famer. thomas was never implicated in the steroid scandal. barry bonds was right in the middle of it and that's why the giants homerun king will probably never get voted into the cooper's town. he lost ground down to 34% of the vote. you need 75% to get in. abc7 sports brought to you by riverwalk casino. >> nice. >>> all right. baby's first steps next on abc7 news. >> this cute cub quits crawling and starts walking kind of. and then on jimmy kimmle and here he is. >> here is a sample of what we have in store for tonight. >> i hate jimmy kimmle. he has squinty eyes and a gape mouth that never really closes. to those who've been waiting welc

. >> reporter: frank thomas inducted into the baseball hall of fame called the rodriguez' s suspensionor the sport. >> reporter: what are your thoughts about what is going on with the alex rodriguez suspension this is. >> well, things spiraled out of control in the late '90s and 2000 era, and it is sad, because alex was such a great talent. >> reporter: will rodriguez continue to play while he appeals the suspension? his attorneys will ask a federal judge for an injunction to allow him to continue to swing the bat while he fights to clear his name. jason carroll, cnn, new york. >> this morning the family of kendra johnson rallied with loved ones to demand answers from his death. his body was found rolled up in a gym mat. and authorities have been asking questions in valdosta, and his mother is hoping that one day, she will find out how her son died. >> each and every day i struggle to fight and just to get up out of the bed, and some days, nobody really understanding. but one thing about it, i will never give up, this fight for my child. >> the sheriff's office ruled the death an accid

weighing in about this, but the players especially, and just a few days ago, fredricka, we spoke to frank thomas, former chicago white sox, just inducted into baseball's hall of fame. he weighed in on this calling it a sad day for baseball. a sad day for alex rodriguez. >> you've one of those players also known as clean, played the game clean. what are your thoughts about going on with the alex rodriguez? >> i said for many years. things spiraled out of control in the late the 1990s. 2000 era. it's sad. alex was a great talent. i can't speak for what he's done, on a day like today i want to keep it all positive and today i hope baseball does what's right. as for him, personally i can't say anything. i basically haven't competed against him in such a long time. i know the type player he was. >> so, alex rodriguez and his team will take their fight to the federal level. again, they're going to ask a judge for a federal injunction to allow rodriguez to keep playing baseball while he keeping legally trying to fight to clear his name. as you know, during the whole arbitration, a process which started

. >> and last but certainly not least is frank thomas, the big hurt.21 home runs in a 19-year career mostly with the chicago white sox. they will be inducted on july 27th. >>> speaking of baseball, spring training starts in just 34 days. >> but this morning there's a lot of nba action to share with you and that's why neil and stan are joining us, our friends at espn. >>> good morning, america. neil is hard at work there on the computer. >> absolutely, i'm wearing a pink shirt. >> we noticed tattoo. how about some basketball? >> how about some basketball? how about golden state. they may never lose again or they may lose this game against brooklyn. they've won ten games in a row. excuse me, they're on a ten-game winning streak and seven, this will be seven on the road. steph curry ties it. he had 34 points. 15 boards. this was a foul on curry. jessica downstairs did not agree with this at all. but then again in her world steph has never committed a foul. nets took the lead on the ensuing free throws. warriors need a three, curry, shoot it, no, he didn't

newest member of the baseball hal of fame selected with his former teammate and former athletic frank thomas miss it had cut by two voets. bonds and clemens both did not make it and one guy actually voted for benitez. >>> johnny manziel is entering the nfl draft, and we begin tonight's top five with miami heat great at basketball, awful at singing. i'm sorry, ms. jackson, i am for real. and it's all because you -- >> baby, there ain't no mountain high enough. >> all right. not the warriors most -- just a buzzer. the bank stays open in brooklyn. >>> no. 3, check out ireland. that's what i call a polar vortex. right? that's what it really looks like. >>> at no. 2, san diego state's josh davis. this is a getaway moment. he owes everybody on the team a six pack. >>> no. 1, blake griffin throwing it down over chris humphries. it was he who married kim kardashian briefly just a few years ago. >> so you heard about the -- the -- you know, the -- what's the cam again? >> dunk cam. >> i was trying to get you to put it on. >> you're supposed to dunk while he's on camera. >> yeah. exactly. that's what

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frank thomas hit 521 homers, exactly the same as mccovey and ted williams and now he has a spot nextaddux and tom glavin. she best known for his years about with the white sox. he hit 39 for the green and gold in 2006. i was at his introductory news conference where he said he road his stationary bike for 60 minutes a day in his sauna to lose weight. that's what it takes to be a hall of famer. thomas was never implicated in the steroid scandal. barry bonds was right in the middle of it and that's why the giants homerun king will probably never get voted into the cooper's town. he lost ground down to 34% of the vote. you need 75% to get in. abc7 sports brought to you by riverwalk casino. >> nice. >>> all right. baby's first steps next on abc7 news. >> this cute cub quits crawling and starts walking kind of. and then on jimmy kimmle and here he is. >> here is a sample of what we have in store for tonight. >> i hate jimmy kimmle. he has squinty eyes and a gape mouth tver really closes. you've got to try this sweet & sour chicken helper. i didn't know they made chicken. crunchy taco or f

he was extremely excited, frank thomas there. >> let's go to college football.ziel the enter the nfl draft. ? his 26-game career, he led the aggies to a 20-6 record and became the first freshman in history to win the heisman trophy. expected to go early in the draft, manziel will relocate to san diego, california. >> jets to trade. >> no. >> imagine him in new york? >> if he gets hurt, sanchez looked good coming out of college, too. who knows? how about bobby petrino? did you see this story? so he's leaving western kentucky to become louisville's head coach. now he led the louisville cardinals from 2003 to 2006. he left for a brief stint in the nfl which he basically left and left post it notes to the players saying he's leaving pch he went to arkansas and fired in 2008. he had a scandal with a mistress. and he goes to western kentucky and was the head coach and now he's back in louisville. i guess if you're a good coach, you always find a job. he led louisville to the 2006 orange bowl. maybe they want to go back to that. >>> blake griffin continues to make rims

frank thomas appeared on almost 90% of the ballots. he hit 521 home runs over 19 seasons with the chicago white sox. two other induck tees are pitchers greg maddox and tom played most of their careers with the atlanta braves. all three will be inducted into the hall of fame in july. >>> a school's moving tribute for a young boy who died on the streets of oakland. the emotional questions being asked by his mother. >>> it looks like a but it's not. it's a reservoir in one bay area county. today a new campaign laufrnled to address this very issue. >>> just a few light sprinkles across parts of the bay area for today. i'm tracking two more systems. coming up the highest chance of showers. i'll let you know if that will impact your weekend plan. to thoseworried...ited... poked and prodded... taken risks... and lived in a state of "what if?"... welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage. financial help for those in need. and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing

i also heard rumors about frank thomas. i did not have evidence either. will just go by "i think ," that is not a good case. i looked him in the eye after his name was mentioned. one of my great low lights. the one issue you have to say with regards to clemens is this is a guy put on trial for perjury and was acquitted. >> he is guilty until proved innocent, am i right? >>) to show you how that would compare, i have been a big proponent of mark mcgwire up until he went on television and admitted to it erie it is numbers went down after he admitted this publicly. clemens has been static. >> should a-rod be in the hall of fame? >> no. he has admittedly done steroids. a difference between admitting and hearsay. mike piazza has never been connected to steroids except for rumor. a-rod admitted it in 2003. >> what is your take on all of this? >> it would be difficult for me to vote anybody tied to steroids into the hall of fame. the irony is some of these players, barry bonds was a two- time m.v.p. before he bulked up. >> the fact was, if you cheated the game,

abaseball hall of fame has three new members including frank thomas. 2006 was a huge season, 39 homers steroids should not allowed in the fall of fame. you need 75% and two time winner were locked at the top. giants slugger lost ground from a year ago, receiving just 34% of the vote. apparently committed to keeping out everybody. roger clemens is in the same boat along with bonds. jeff kent only 15%. abc7 sports brought to you by orchard supply hardware. >> thank you >> secret lives of fish. what scientists have discover that had is mostly invisible to it. >> and then, on abc7 news at 11:00 what one hospital is doing to prepare. >> tonight here on abc7 it's the middle. super fun night. modern family and another episode of super fun night. then, late news at 11:00 >> you can see it on our smart phone or computer. go to watch abc.com. >> that is this edition of abc7 news bay area. thanks for watching. >> from the entire abc7 news team, have a good night. lldog: the red tags mean the red tags mean save up to 40% on clearance mattresses. get up to $300 off serta, posturepedic, even tempur-

craig maddux, tom glavine, and frank thomas will join joe torre and tony la russa. dr.ler serves as a baseball hall of fame board member. thank you for being here. you know little bit about baseball, i think. >> i never really played the game as a kid. we have all of these players and managers and the whole system. >> let's start with the managers. joe torre. >> you have to look at the records. they are the one that write their stories every day for the public. it is exciting that the veterans committee chose to pick three managers. each one has their own ability to work with players and it is exciting time. >> on from joe torre, tony la russa. >> all three are well-known in the baseball system. they are players that they love and that is one of the i think has come through with these three people. these are the kind that people want to play for and that is the exciting part. >> the same thing for bobby cox. the baseball managers move around a lot. >> there are something that a lot of the players and managers who were inducted today have in common. go ahead. >> ted turn

. >> baseball hall of fame inducted three new members today along with frank thomas going in. he hit 301 homers with 521 homers and 1700 runs batted in. 2006 was a huge year, 39 homers helped a's hak the playoffs. says anyone lynched to steroids should not allowed into the walk of fame. the never get close to the 75% required. >> in iowa marketing executive is suing google saying it refused to take her photo of a blog called sexy executives her corporate head shot posted to the web site but an unknown blogger with comments about appearance. she and her company are both suing google. google has not commented but legal experts say the web site may have rights to use the photo since it's on a free site. >> there is another foet yes that caused a storm today. >> check out this photo of himself with his two daughters on his blog daddy doing work. it's become quite the sensation. >> he quotes his version of dr. martin luther king junior writing very a dream people will view a picture like this and not think it's a big deal. some dads blasted him for making them look bad. >> great at

>> : it does make you laugh there's the three guys frank thomas and asthmatic all anybody is talkinguy who didn't vote for somebody. >> : who did vote for somebody >> : tell about the sports writers. in the baseball writers to be precise. the public and a change that see it yet to get some holophane at members and their. major-league baseballer charge these people for any kind of boat to make money. another it than any other choice awards. >> : the ability to speak out. >> : dean what is your problem with too much media giving you a job. ? >> : i appreciate that every day. a sound like an old guy with a pen, from wont. it's the beat and every city only four stations. yet to be good deadbeat dad that credibility. anybody can type and have a block assembly stations that are throwing doubt on the matter any good. >> : is this old guy talking and it's can you please stop with this all care about is if the wind. >> : a joyous people they are they're the best of guys we've had around here in a long time. >> : i see how can you be funny at 730 in the morning on the ground when i first it up

abaseball hall of fame has three new members including frank thomas. 2006 was a huge season, 39 homers allowed in the fall of fame. you need 75% and two time winner were locked at the top. slugger lost ground from a year ago, receiving just 34% of the vote. apparently committed to keeping out everybody. roger clemens is in the same boat along with bonds. jeff kent only 15%. abc7 sports brought to you by orchard supply hardware. >> thank you >> secret lives of fish. what scientists have discover that had is mostly invisible to it. >> and then, 11:00 what one hospital is doing to prepare. >> tonight here on abc7 it's the middle. super fun night. modern family and another episode of super fun night. then, late news at 11:00 >> you can see it on our smart phone or computer. go to watch abc.com. >> that is this edition of abc7 news bay area. thanks for watching. >> from the entire abc7 news team, have a good night. this is the creamy chicken corn chowder. i mean, look at it. so indulgent. did i tell you i am on the... [ both ] chicken pot pie diet! me too! [ male announcer ] so indulgent, y

and white sox slugger frank thomas had 521 home runs and two mvp awards were also inducted.ll three were first time balloters. it will -- nominated. not quite inducted yet. >>> all of the biggest stars came out for the people's choice awards. this year's show hosted by two actresses cat denings and beth bears. cleaned up nicely taking home four trophies as the night's big winner. >> he is going to want to know why i got all these and sweet tee, because people work a lot harder than mommy did to make her look good. >> orphan favorites ellen degeneres who has the most awards for indy award show history with a total of 14 trophies. jennifer hudson took home a humanitarian award. >>> the time is 20 minutes until the top of the hour. governor christie hit by scandal, did his staff really shut down one of the nation's busiest bridges behind his back? the governor now hitting back. >> he's a pint sized guitarist with guts. an 11-year-old dares his favorite band to let him play. see what happens when he finally makes it on stage. >> chris: chris kr -- chris chr responding to politic

mlb greats, greg mad dugs, tom graph vin and frank thomas will be -- greg maddux, tom glavine, frank those are the headlines, back to ashley and tracy. ashley: great player. tom glavine, loved him as a pitcher. arthel, thank you very much. >>> microsoft is close to name pack new chief executive, when it lost a front running candidate whether for ford's alan mullally said, no, i'm staying in detroit, michigan. here is liz macdonald with the bottom line. has to be pointed out that you've been pointing that mulally has been out of the running for quite some time. >> we've been saying he would stay put at ford for a couple months this is fast-moving story, we're hearing microsoft could name it by the beginning of february, that's what we hear, beginning of february. that could change though. as the talks drag on at microsoft, indicated to us they would name a ceo by the end of last year. ashley: right. >> you know, it becomes clear about who the names still on the list are. still nokia's steven elop, who ran company as ceo. cloud computing guy at microsoft, microsoft head of business dev

. >> frank thomas inducted into baseball's hall of fame called the rodriguez suspension a sad day for> what are some of your thoughts about everything that's going on with alex rodriguez. >> i've said for years, many years, things spiraled out of control in the late '90s, 2000 era. it's sad because alex was such a great talent. >> will rodriguez get to keep playing while he appeals the suspension? his attorneys will ask a federal judge for an injunction to allow rodriguez to continue swinging the bat while he fights to clear his name. rodriguez stands to but this is not just about money, he says this is about fair play and this is about the loss of his tep ratireputation. >> cnn new york. >> and a new interview with his key witness may hurt a-rod's fight. anthony bosch gave a stunning interview to 60 minutes. >> once he was fully under your protocol what were the various banned substances that he was taking. >> testosterone and growth factor one. human growth hormone and different forps ms of pep tides? >> all of them banned. >> all of them banned. >> and he knew that? >> yes. >> and

. >> reporter: frank thomas with 19 seasons, thomas hit 301 average with 521 home runs and more than now this year's class may be remembered by those who didn't make it in the hall of fame as allegations of steroid use continues to block players from cooperstown. barry bonds with 34% of the vote in his second year of eligibility. his vote total went down from last year. he was all time home run leader seven-time mvp and 14-time all-star. roger clemens also saw a reduction in his vote total from last year. clemens 354 ridges over 24 major leagu354 victories.one player me has been whispers of piaza's link to p.d.s. now here's a look at some names that did not make the hall of fame this year. 75% of the vote is required for induction. craig viggio came up two votes short. jack morris in his 15th and final year of eligibility, he gets noir chance through the expansion era committee. mark mcgwire and sammy sosa received 11% and 7% respectivelial rafael palmero, another suspected steroid user, he'll be removed from the ballot because he received less than 5% of the vote. >>> in soccer news

. >>> baseball hall of fame, including frank thomas joining maddux and tom glavin. 521 homers, over 1700ed in. best known for his days with the white sox. a couple stints in the green and gold. 39 homers, helped the a's to the playoffs. and thomas, he's naturally big, and so he was not one of those guys implicated in the steroid era. there were never really questions about him. he said anyone linked to steroids should not be allowed into coopers town. four-time cy young winner maddux and glavin, they were locks. fourth on the list, missed out by two votes out of 571 that were cast. >>> giants slugger barry bonds, he may never get in. he received just 34% of the vote last year. the baseball writers association of america apparently very committed to keeping out anybody implicated in the steroid scandal. and roger clemens is in the same boat with sands and roger maguire and palero, so his eligibility is over. he really deserves more credit than that, but to go from 1575 is going to be tough over the years. abc 7 sports brought to you by toyota. >> the writers rgs clear, clear bonds -- >> t

and last but certainly not least is frank thomas, the big hurt.s and knocked in more than 170 runs in a 19-year career, mostly with the chicago white sox. they will be inducted on july 27th. >> very well deserved, indeed. >>> well, to another sport now, and sitting in the front row of an nba game is a really cool experience. you get an up-close view of all the world's class athletes. >> well, one woman at the miami heat game got way more than that the other night thanks to lebron james. when the king saw her trying to take his picture on her phone, he went over and gave her a big old kiss on the cheek. >> then the world's best basketball player returned to work helping his team to another win and leaving the fan with a great souvenir. >> a very good souvenir. >> not bad. >>> coming up, in "the skinny," for the people's choice awards, who could not wait to get to taco bell? >>> and this little boy is listening to his parents and teachers for the first time in his life. it's the power of high-tech medicine. we love this story. you're watching "world

instead, frank thomas, first ever designated hit tore go to cooperstown. 52. 521 lifetime homers. he will join greg maddux. 355 career wins, most by any living career pitcher. tom glavine also goes in. he wracked up 300 plus wins and two cy young awards awrong long the way. the deserving kraig biggio fell two votes short of joining that induction ceremony which will happen this july 27. >>> when we come back, you will hear a couple of 49ers talk about how they plan to erase the ugly memory of that early season defeat against the carolina panthers. do they have the answer? coming right back. >> forgettable it was. no touchdowns, only nine points in that early season loss to carolina. the defense ranks statistically near the top. or at the top. most important categories yet the niners have to believe there are always ways to attack it and help colin kaepernick forget about the sack. >> they are very athletic, fast, strong. we didn't play very well in the first game. we didn't execute the way we should have. >> you look across the gat gores they measured defensive success. and they a