ktvu's fred inglis is there. >> reporter: win or lose they are going to be exciting. the weather is gorgeous. and if fans are still streaming in for tonight's 46th oakland a's home opener and it is a sell out. last year, 1.6 million in attendance but sales are up 33% this season. winning the american league west had something to do with that. when you combine winning with colorful characters you get loyal and loving fans. all this talk about moving to san jose, it is not spoken here. >> i am a die hard a's fan. i am tired of the bay area thinking there is only one team. the only team that matters is the team that wears green and gold. >> we are a's fans regardless and we love the players and most of them love us. so, you know, it is wonderful to be a part of, feel like you are a part of the family. >> i think everybody was ready to keep the season going last year. i think we have been going to the off season wanting to come back here since the last out was made. the fans didn't want to stop playing. we get together opportunity. >> this is our main event. >> the colise

fred inglis is out at the park, he will have interviews, he was in the giants clubhouse you'll hear about the victory. really, the story the way he has resurrected his career is incredible. >> more a little later. >> viewers have been sharing their photos with us take a look at this adorable giants fan named asher. dad, david nelson had him showing up their tickets. you can send us your fan photos via facebook or twitter or e-mail us photos at ktvu .com. >> san francisco police are looking for a cab jack or who stole a taxi this morning and led officers on a 45 minute long chase. pictures of the chase now, the thief took the cab near san francisco state university police chased him to pacifica and back to sf state. >> is a taxicab rollup i'm a a guy jumps out before it stopped and it slams into the parking post here. then a cop shows up on they both start running. >> police say they are looking at the cabs internal surveillance cameras to see to identify the beep. >> company now sonoma county deputies are surrounding a suspected car thief who allegedly threatened to kill officers today. h

reporting live in separate cisco fred inglis channel two news. >> a lot of pressure on him we shouldion, thank you fred, santa clara has one the tournament and we have another bay area winner to talk about highlights tonight at 10:00. >> thank you. >> tonight on the 10:00 news a controversial policy at a bay area schoolwide new rules only to certain students. >> thank you for trusting ktvu channel two news we are always here for you at ktp .com and mobile ktvu. thanks for joining us have a great weekend. [ birds chirping ] [ inhales, exhales ] [ announcer ] cigarettes are not just dangerous when they're smoked. [ rat squeaking ] they're dangerous long after. cigarette butts are toxic. they release chemicals that poison our water... and harm wildlife. and millions... are polluting our environment. [ sniffing ] [ seagulls squawking ] growing up, we didn't have u-verse. we couldn't record four shows at the same time. in my day, you were lucky if you could record two shows. and if mom was recording her dumb show and dad was recording his dumb show then, by george, that's all we watched.

fred inglis is out at the park, he will have interviews, he was in the giants clubhouse you'll hear about the victory. really, the story the way he has resurrected his career is incredible. >> more a little later. >> viewers have been sharing their photos with us take a look at this adorable giants fan named asher. dad, david nelson had him showing up their tickets. you can send us your fan photos via facebook or twitter or e-mail us photos at ktvu .com. >> san francisco police are looking for a cab jack or who stole a taxi this morning and led officers on a 45 minute long chase. pictures of the chase now, the thief took the cab near san francisco state university police chased him to pacifica and back to sf state. >> is a taxicab rollup i'm a a guy jumps out before it stopped and it slams into the parking post here. then a cop shows up on they both start running. >> police say they are looking at the cabs internal surveillance cameras to see to identify the beep. >> company now sonoma county deputies are surrounding a suspected car thief who allegedly threatened to kill officers today. h

ktvu's fred inglis is there. >> reporter: win or lose they are going to be exciting. the weather is gorgeous. and if fans are still streaming in for tonight's 46th oakland a's home opener and it is a sell out. last year, 1.6 million in attendance but sales are up 33% this season. winning the american league west had something to do with that. when you combine winning with colorful characters you get loyal and loving fans. all this talk about moving to san jose, it is not spoken here. >> i am a die hard a's fan. i am tired of the bay area thinking there is only one team. the only team that matters is the team that wears green and gold. >> we are a's fans regardless and we love the players and most of them love us. so, you know, it is wonderful to be a part of, feel like you are a part of the family. >> i think everybody was ready to keep the season going last year. i think we have been going to the off season wanting to come back here since the last out was made. the fans didn't want to stop playing. we get together opportunity. >> this is our main event. >> the colise

reporting live in separate cisco fred inglis channel two news. >> a lot of pressure on him we shouldion thank you fred, santa clara has one the tournament and we have another bay area winner to talk about highlights tonight at 10:00. >> thank you. >> tonight on the 10:00 news a controversial policy at a bay area schoolwide new rules only to certain students. >> thank you for trusting ktvu channel two news we are always here for you at ktp .com and mobile ktvu. thanks for joining us have a great weekend. [ birds chirping ] [ inhales, exhales ] [ announcer ] cigarettes are not just dangerous when they're smoked. [ rat squeaking ] they're dangerous long after. cigarette butts are toxic. they release chemicals that poison our water... and harm wildlife. and millions... are polluting our environment. [ sniffing ] [ seagulls squawking ] well, well, well. growing up we didn't have u-verse. we couldn't record four shows at the same time. in my day, you were lucky if you could record two shows. and if mom was recording her dumb show and dad was recording his dumb show then, by george that's a

fred inglis has the story of a member of the a's who's on the good side of the bubble. >> reporter: thepeckeled era has 15 major league games. and he carries a career 190 batting average. >> sogard deep into right. he's on his way way back there and a long home run. >> there was some doubt whether there was room on the roster. after eric racked out 24 hits. that's a 4:44 batting average. >> thankfully i've been feeling very comfortable and i've been finding some holes obviously. got to love that. >> the more you're at the big league level the more confidence you get. he's just a good player. he's got a good swing. he knows his strength and weaknesses. and you know each and every year he's getting better and this year háe -- he's out with something to prove. >> he does well with the glove. has a good approach at the plate and finds a lot of barrels, hits the ball hard a lot. i think he'll be valuable for this team. >> reporter: eric knows he won't bat 4.44 all season long and that there are no promises kept in baseball but it seems that eric has a chance to be a contributing member of so

our a's fans, fred inglis is there tonight and the a's have a challenge tonight, one of the best pitchersthe american league facing the a's. >> reporter: a's 46 home opener. it is a sell out. some non-believers have been converted. the a's won 94 games last season. that tied them for 4th best in the major leagues with the san francisco giants. they won the west on the final day and now several new additions are learning to appreciate this new fun loving bunch. >> a lot about the character. the guys in here and how much they believe in themselves. how much energy and talent that we have over here. a great ball club. we expect big things. >> reporter: unfortunately the a's lost 8 straight regular season opener and facing felix hernandez, the $117 million pitcher for the mariners, not exciting. they were 2-1 against felix hernandez last year. so things are, well, as usual, up for grabs. >> all right. fred, we will check you out at 10:00 p.m. >> all right. thank you. >>> coming up at 10:00 p.m., police all over california kickoff a distracted driving awareness month crack down. hear what a ti

reporting live in san francisco fred inglis pay-tv use channel two news. >> the new york nanny accused of stabbing children in her care has been declared mentally fit to stand trial she has pleaded not guilty to charges as she killed her -year-old leo krim and his six-year-old sister last october police say after the killings to stop yourself. to psychiatrist interviewed ortega found her mentally able to defend yourself in the case. her lawyer is challenging the results of those mental examinations. >> the parents of a teenager shot and killed a neighborhood watch volunteer have settled a wrongful death claim. trayvon martin's parents settled a claim against the homeowners association of the subdivision in florida where their son was killed. the amount of the claim is confidential but believed to be more than $1 million of martin, as you will call was killed by george zimmerman in february of last year. >> continuing coverage on that brazen shooting in oakland hills now a homicide investigation as we reported yesterday the off-duty paramedic shot while at a stop sign died from his inju

our a's fans, fred inglis is there tonight and the a's have a challenge tonight, one of the best pitchersamerican league facing the a's. >> reporter: a's 46 home opener. it is a sell out. some non-believers have been converted. the a's won 94 games last season. that tied them for 4th best in the major leagues with the san francisco giants. they won the west on the final day and now several new additions are learning to appreciate this new fun loving bunch. >> a lot about the character. the guys in here and how much they believe in themselves. how much energy and talent that we have over here. a great ball club. we expect big things. >> reporter: unfortunately the a's lost 8 straight regular season opener and facing felix hernandez, the $117 million pitcher for the mariners, not exciting. they were 2-1 against felix hernandez last year. so things are, well, as usual, up for grabs. >> all right. fred, we will check you out at 10:00 p.m. >> all right. thank you. >>> coming up at 10:00 p.m., police all over california kickoff a distracted driving awareness month crack down. hear what a ticket

warriors went in front last night and fred inglis with a look at how they got here excite some recentcles. >> the rabid waiors fans waited for years to this a home playoff game. >> waamazing the time we stepped on the court for lay- ups and warm-ups and chanting "let's go warriors." and althe yellow shires andner was crazy. curry played nearly 38 minutes and he scored 29 point and dished out 11 assists. and in the cond half, he even took off the wrap on his sprained ankle >> i am still baffled, somebody owethe kid an apology. d write and he is an all-time player. >> reporte the me teatiered 16 lead changes and golden ste won despite committing 23 turnovers that denver turned into 30 points. >> the nuggets thrive on turnovers and if we turn it over, it's basically giving them a piece cake athey lay you. we'll be in trouble. >> sunday and nobody expects the intensity to settle. >> any go can change the series. i don't expect them to lay down and we are definitely not going to lay do you know. we expect a physical brawl. >> e going to grow into not liki each other and it going to chippy