george kittle was at camp earlier this summer. >> whoo! chris: george kittle loves football. off his summer with the third annual tight end university in nashville. >> we want to give guys more tools in their toolbelt. they understand what they are watching on film and have more things to do, more access to ideas so they are not making stuff up on the football field. chris: 80 football players were in attendance. >> everybody doing important stuff have conferences to make each other better. that was one of the things we tried to do, get everybody under the same roof to talk about football to enhance the game. >> a lot of these guys in this generation are led by these guys and continuing to raise the bar of how teams value the position and how vital they are to a team success. chris: kittle was joined by travis kelce and greg olson to provide a masters class for current nfl players but also give instruction to youth campers on the importance of reading. >> you go on an adventure in your book to go to a cool land and experience something new. that is why we are doing literacy.

. >> george kittle loves football.coming season, the 49ers star tight end kicked off his summer with the third annual tight end university in nashville. twice we want to give guys more tools in their tool belt so they can go to games and understand what they're watching on film. they just have more things to do, or access to ideas so they are not making stuff up on the football field. >> 80 nfl players were in attendance, quickly becoming a summer staple. >> everybody in the world doing important stuff, they all have conferences to make each other better. i think i was one of the things we tried to do here. get everybody under the same roof and let's talk about about to try to enhance our position and enhance the game. twice a lot of these guys of the generation are just continuing to raise the bar of just how teams value the position and just how vital they are to achieve success. >> george kittle was joined by travis kelce and greg olson to not only provide a masters class or current nfl players but also give instruc

george kittle says the niners have a quote, plethora of quarterbacks in santa clara right now.u one of the lucky ones heading to the taylor swift concert tonight? i'm jealous. we are helping you >>> welcome back. he's the money watch report. anheuser busch is laying off hundred of workers after a big slump in sales of burden light. it lost its spot as the best selling beer in the country after a marketing campaign sparked a boycott from conservatives. backlash from the lgbtq community for company's reaction. anheuser busch says the layoffs will mostly affect corporate employees. >>> turns out laying people off is not cheap. meta laid off around 21,000 workers since november and the company's quarterly report reveals the company has spent just over $1 billion on seventh and other personnel costs so far this year. ooh. the layoffs are part of a restructuren plan for the company. ♪ it's me, hi, i'm the problem it's me ♪ >>> she is not the problem this weekend. there's already a long line in front of levi's stadium this morning ahead of taylor swift's two day stop in the bay area.

the super bowl, and they can say they are not looking that far ahead but it is definitely on george kittle's radar. >> we are like 21 days away but no one is counting. >> there is about six to a neck teams that have a better chance than others. others have a legit chance. and i think, you know, we are definitely one of those teams. >> right now, arlen is talking with 49ers fans, including a young fan. we will have that very personal story coming up at 6:00. we are looking forward to it. we are counting on until the 49ers hit the field for the preseason. they travel to las vegas to take on the raiders on august 13th at 1:00 p.m. you can watch that game right here on your community station, kpix. >>> cooled down still in effect? >> a cooldown will last for a while. will push temperatures, even for far inland parts of the bait to what is normal for this time of year. and this is the pattern that will persist to the rest of this weekend into the weekend. there will be ups and downs to our temperatures. you will see that in the seven-day forecast. it is nice as we finished july and head into earl

but fred deebo samuel and george kittle in the past 3 years. and those of all ended up going exactly way the team and the players wanted them. i think at the end of the day, the niners are going to get their man and nick bosa's going to get his money. >> the a's pretty good. kate, thank you so much. kate rooney will be out at training camp all week long with those reports. all right. from santa clara, we come back here to the city, the bay bridge series is going down just down the street from our kron. 4 studios at oracle park. and we don't know how many more of these we're going to get with slated to move to vegas. so we've got to enjoy them while we let's head out to oracle where we're joined by kron 4 sports reporter erin wilson. aaron, they are supposed to unite the bay tonight. have you seen any unity so far? >> you know, you just touched on it. obviously, you know, this is revered as the battle of the bay. but tonight the theme is unite the bay in. that's because we don't know how many of these we will get if any more after this one. so t

tha might confuse some people, george kittle likes the idea of more quarterbacks. >> yeah, we have aarterbacks, it's great. i say nice things about everyone, that's just what i do. >>> as the mlb trade deadline approaches, 27 teams are suffering the hard truth that ohtani won't be on their rosters. the angels removed him from the trade block, a generational talent that might have to waste another year in anaheim. it could be frustrated due to days like today. he made history, as he so often does, pitching in game one against th tigers in a double header. he threw a complete game. one-hit shut out. then in game two, he grabs the wood and hits not one but two home runs, becoming the first player in mlb history to throw a shut out in game one an hit a home run in game two. the giants were named as suitors fo his talents in the last few weeks. i can't imagine what kin of talent they'd have to part with, but ultimately the off season will be the contest. right now the angels are first, but number two, the la dodgers. can you imagine how upset fans would be if he goes to the dodgers? >> gi

nobody enjoys being back on the field more than george kittle. >> 2023, we are back, baby. >> reporterthey are back. kittle is looking forward to when they put on the pads and go full speed next week. trait lance took most of the quarterbacking today, followed by sam darnold. it was a scheduled day off for brock purdy and it would not be 49ers training camp without some quarterback uncertainty. >> quarterback controversy since -- i think my whole career? yeah. i'm great at it. talk about it as much as you want to. i say nice things about everybody. just keep it coming. you will get the same answers. >> the 49ers rectus the next two days before their first off day on saturday. is not just the players easing back into things but even the coaching staff needs reps after a six-week summer vacation. >> i do on my 40 days away what i don't want my players to do so coming back is getting into it but i will be in better shape as i get back into coaching and i know our whole team will do that, too. >> devo samuels says he is in the best shape he has been in since his rookie year in 2019. he was

>> they have a plethora of quarterbacks as george kittle mentioned the other day. they have four. but brock purdy to be number one. he's earned it. lost in that nfc championship game the eagles, but there's a lot of confidence in brock purdy, what he was able to do. the offense never looked better than when brock purdy took over. >> he was a rookie. >> those are the facts, and that's why he's quarterback number one right now. >> he was a rookie last year. he looked like a veteran, so sharp. here he is on the field. i'm guessing he's nervous to be back there with the teammates. you spoke with him after practice. >> not nervous. he had anticipation. he was excited. of course, everyone's excited and wondering is he healthy? how's the arm? how's the elbow? is he ready to go? here's what he had to say just about the fact of -- i did ask him are you going to be sore tomorrow? here's what he had to say about that first day of practice and getting in that huddle for the first time. >> it was almost like last night was like christmas. you're excited for the next day. so that's how it was f

they can say they are not looking ahead all they want, but it is definitely on george kittle's radar. >> we are only 21 days away, but no one is counting. >> there are about 6 to 8 teams that have a better chance than others, but have a legit chance. and i think we are definitely one of those teams. >> we are focused last year, i think we are focused on 2021 and hopefully our work and our intent our elected this year. >> reporter: a big part of that is getting back brock purdy. he is anticipated to participate in practice tomorrow. >> that's exciting. >>> all three preseason games will be airing right here on kpix on august 13th. the raiders will then host the broncos on the 19th, then the chargers come to levi stadium on august 25th. >>> still ahead, families who lost homes during the devastating caldor fire have filed lawsuits. why are they are brain blaming the california forest service. >>> revolutionary technology being made available for daily use. >>> and oakland women is helping educate her neighbors against the dangers of racial profiling. how those efforts have been duplicat

. >> george kittle talking about brock purdy and his quarterbacks. first practice for the raiders. the first practice at training camp. that's jimmy garoppolo there in the red jersey near las vegas. jimmy g, the new quarterback. the raiders and 49ers will practice together. this is going to be interesting, before the preseason game on august 13th. >>> we had a big football game. did you watch? the women's world cup, team usa got a wake-up call in new zealand against the fleth neth. the netherlands scored first. the netherlands had the 1-0 lead. in the second half, the americans finally got even. watch this header by team captain lindsey. this game ended in a draw. 1-1. not a terrible thing. the two-time defending champs, the americans are still alive in the group stage. team usa will face portugal next team usa will face portugal next tuesday. ♪♪ i'm hehere for- ♪♪ yoyour annual l eye exam.. because i'i'm having t trou- yoyour annual l eye exam.. rereading? yoyour annual l eye exam.. exactltly. they sort t of make meme fe. exactltly. lilike i'm thehe

. >>> well, george kittle says the 49ers have a plethora of quarterbacks. cornucopia shall we say. and training camp. now that -- >> cornucopia? >> yes. [ laughter ] >> do you like that? >> now i'm going to -- >> matt lively explains in today's red and gold report. it's a cornucopia. >> reporter: it's been a week of firsts for the 49ers. tuesday, first day of training camp. wednesday, the first official practice. thursday, first time brock purdy led the offense since the nfc championship. >> yeah, toss and turn just with excitement. but slept good. >> reporter: it was like christmas morning for purdy. the chance to be with his team at practice for the first time since undergoing elbow surgery. purdy admitted he still has some rust to knock off. but is glad to be focused on football instead of rehab. >> i've worked up to get to this point to where my arm doesn't hurt or anything like that. yeah, from throwing and stuff, any quarterback will tell you. hey, i'm going to ice my arm or do whatever with my arm and do treatment on it. not like killing it or anything. i'm not going to prac

he and along with two of his closest friends held their annual camp known as tight and -- end george kittleball and as he prepares for the upcoming season he kicked off his summer with the third annual university in nashville. quacks we just want to give guys more tools in their toolbelt so they understand what they're watching on film, and they have more things to do, more access to ideas so they are not making stuff up on the football field. quacks roughly 80 nfl players were in attendance quickly become a summer staple. quacks everybody in the world doing important stuff, they all have conferences to make each other better and i think that was one of the things we tried to do here is get everybody under the same roof and let's talk about football and try to enhance our position and the game. quacks a lot of these guys of this generation, led by these two guys are continuing to raise the bar of just how teams value the position and how vital they are to a team's success. >> kittle was joined by travis kelce and greg olson to not only provide a masters class for current nfl players but als

i want to ask george kittle if he was a swiftie and if you would be at the concert -- he would be at the concert this weekend. i don't think they practice on saturday. i wonder which 49ers are swifties. larry: i'm thinking that taylor swift is a kittly, as opposed to him being a swiftie. [laughter] investigative reporter chris alvarez is on the case. kristen: thank you. [laughter] larry: the niners clearly, not the only buzz in santa clara. it's about to become swiftie clara. shake it off. as taylor swift brings her wildly popular arrow steward -- eras tour. kristen: me by stadium staff is telling anyone without a ticket not to come to the stadium. 20,000 swifties came to a concert in philadelphia without a ticket. authorities are worried about the safety and traffic in the area if that were to happen here. if you have a ticket, scan the qr code on your screen to plan your commute. it'll take you to a list of transit options and helpful tips. our south reporter dustin dorse has more on the mania surrounding this's concert. ♪ reporter: the taylor fever is taking over santa clara. the

brock purdy, deebo samuel, george kittle and christian mccaffrey were all on the practice field. one player still missing from training camp is defensive end nick bosa, who is the nfl's reigning defensive player of the year. lynch says he is confident the 40 niners and bosa will reach an agreement on a new contract. ctv's jason appelbaum we'll have more on the niners practice coming up next hour on the news at 5:00. a third defendant appears in court related to the classified documents case focused on former president trump. the long time mar-a-lago maintenance employee who is accused of conspiring with mr. trump to obstruct the justice department and the long term health implications of burn pits. and agent orange becoming orange becoming more evident amid continued research. next on the for we'll speak live with congressman mike thompson about the expanded benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances. stay with us the recently passed pact act provides expanded health coverage to veterans who were exposed to burn pits. agent orange and other toxic substances during their se

tight end george kittle, linebacker fred warner and a pair of receivers who shared a form of arrival transportation. deebo samuel and brandon aiyuk on scooters. ever since the nfc championship game against the eagles, the health status of quarterback brock purdy has been number one on the 40 niners list of concerns purdy has been rehabbing since his elbow surgery in march with a somewhat optimistic expectation that he'd be ready to go in time for the regular season. today comes much better news from the 40 niners brass purdy's 100% ready to play right now. brock's cleared and ready to go. he's he's been cleared. he's going to be without restrictions. now having said that we're sticking and we're adhering to a plan that's been put in place for some time watching it on our own. i thought it would go that way. but you don't really say that. you wait to hear it from brock and to get back and talk to him last week and just to hear how he felt just mentally and being able to see physically, he's ready to go. so we're pumped. veteran players know when they're part of a team that has realist

tight end george kittle, linebacker fred warner and a pair of receivers who shared a form of rival transportationdeebo samuel and brandon aiyuk on scooters. ever since the nfc championship game against the eagles, the health status of quarterback brock purdy has been number one on the 40 niners list of concerns purdy has been rehabbing since his elbow surgery in march with somewhat optimistic expectation that he'd be ready to go in time for the regular season. today comes much better news from the 40 niners brass purdy's 100% cleared to play right now. brock's cleared and ready to go. he's he's been cleared. he's going to be without restrictions now having said that, we're sticking and we're adhering to a plan that's been put in place for some time watching it on our own. i thought it would go that way. but you don't really say that. you wait to hear it from brock and to get back and talk to him last week and just to hear how he felt just mentally and being able to see physically , he's ready to go. so we're pumped. according reports tonight, former 40 niners head coach and current michigan head