you are a huge part of the san francisco giants.not arrived until you have your own bobblehead. [laughter] last year, we created a created abobblehea -- a tony bennett bobblehead for tony bennett night. it has a voice chip, and when you push the head, it sings "i left my heart in san francisco." tony painted a heart, part of the heroes with hart's program, and it is permanently on display at union square. next time you are at union square, check it out. it is really quite beautiful. it is only fitting that on this 50th anniversary, we create a permanent place in honor of tony at our ball park. we are going to rename suite 1, the most majestic in the park, sweeping views of the day and the city -- it is now going to be the tony bennett suite. come by for a visit. [applause] we love you, tony. [applause] >> thank you, larry. i have to find a way to make it down to that sweet this season -- suite this season. i think we know the most popular place to watch a giant game is going to be this city. our city is blessed with many wonderful o

you are a huge part of the san francisco giants.rived until you have your own bobblehead. [laughter] last year, we created a created abobblehea -- a tony bennett bobblehead for tony bennett night. it has a voice chip, and when you push the head, it sings "i left my heart in san francisco." tony painted a heart, part of the heroes

the giants ready to go. the giants and the texas rangers. buster posey in the lineup catching tonight. our coverage continues as we countdown to the first pitch from scottsdale stadium next. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. (woman) the goal is to bring an end to breast cancer. (woman) there's no doubt in my mind that komen's funding helped saved my life. the 3-day is my opportunity to help save others' lives. (woman) i'll never stop walking, not till we find a cure. it is the most rewarding experience i have ever had in my entire life. (man) register today for the... because everyone deserves a lifetime. >>> >>> okay, for a lot of people this will be the first time we're seeing the giants on television this season. let's begin our coverage with henry. >> raj, gentlemjanelle, pump it little bit. baseball season. let's go. talk some baseball right now. as we get ready for the giants at 7:00, an injury hits the giants today. everyone knows that the giants have relied heavily on their starting pitchers over the y

the giants are back on nbc bay area. we have game tonight at 7:00. giants and the rangers.orite nbc programs while the giant are on. flip over to tv 36 to see "who do you think you are" and "grim." and "dayline" and bay area news right after the game is over. >>> epitome of bay area proud. making a legitimate difference in their communities. more than two dozen people from around the bay area were honored last night. >> the rutunda building was host to the hometown hero gala. hometown heroes celebrates individuals doing remarkable things in our community. nbc bay area lauren scott was the emcee of the event where mentors and oakland city officials came together for the award show. >> every community the set of hometown local heros to sepup and do those things that we all wish we could do. >> this was the third year for the hometown heroes event. >> congratulations. sounds like a great time last night. >>> okay, jeff ranieri, one last look as we look into little league stuff for tomorrow. >> the rain is a definite tomorrow morning from about 4:00 to 10:00 a.m. and then as we

the giants star catcher plays his first game in nearly a year.ind out how buster poseyakter after testing for surgically repaired ankle. [ male announcer ] this march, dive into the subway® jalapeno tuna, featured $5 footlong™ of the month. explore a new world of flavor when our taste-rriffic tuna meets spicy jalapenos to leave your taste buds tingling! this march only, it joins our many $5 footlongs™! subway. eat fresh. those five food groups sound a whole lot better when you put them in a taco shell instead of a pyramid. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. fantastic! pro-gresso ] they fit! okay-y... okay??? i've been eating progresso and now my favorite old jeans...fit. okay is there a woman i can talk to? [ male announcer ] progresso. 40 soups 100 calories or less. >>> welcome back to nbc bay area. big day for the giants today, as they agreed to a new contract with madison bumgarner. we'll have more on the deal tomorrow. but the day everyone has been waiting for arrived when buster posey made his first appearance at a game since injuring

giants win 6- o3.happy to have buster back. >> the fans are excited just to see him on the field in general. that's probably one of the better -- better receptions you goat making a flyball to right than you'll probably ever hear. that's the -- that's the energy that he brings this club and brings to the stadium. that's a nice thing to have on our side. >> it was fun. it was fun. it was -- you know, put in a lot of teamwork give back in the game even though it was just two innings. it was nice to be out there. >> let's stick with the giants. their closer, brian wilson, makes living throwing strikes. now he owns a new venue where you can throw strikes. brody brazil has more on wilson's lucky investment. >> reporter: just steps away from at&t spark a sure thing that will likely turn baseball fans into bowlers. they call it lucky strike. but if you're good, you won't need any luck. >> we like to say that we have the lowest average bowling scores probably in the history of the experience. i myself, i don't

green giant the progresso chicken noodle you made is so good. it's got tender white meathicken.ays made it for you. one more thing.... those pj's you like, i bought you five new pairs. love you. did you see the hockey game last night? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> we're getting word nouf possible arrests of occupy protestors inside of the state capitol building. >> they are there for a day long demonstration over cuts to higher education and tuition increases. many are from the bay area start thing ofz this morning with a march from a nearby park to the state capitol. they've held an hour-long rally. >> when they left a splinter group moved in and staged sit ins. some of them are now being forcibly removed. and nannette miranda will joins us live from the capitol in a half an hour. >> on to presidential politics now. super tuesday countdown is winding down. 10 states holding primaries tomorrow z more than 400 delegates are up for grab autos super tuesday may not settle that much. the race between mitt romney and rick santorum is very close includin

giants -- >> mike: soupy is your adjective for weather. what's your adjective for giants?o be heated up. >> mike: not bad. the giants are committed to fontenot. rockies in split squad action. first inge, buster posey crushes one to deep right center. 2-3 with two rbi. to the fourth. giants playing long ball. hector sanchez gets all of this. solo shot. 2-4. the rockies win it 7-6. >> the a's are in tokyo whereñr they play two exhibitrjz games again two local teams and then play the mariners for a regular season game. they know they can jump out to a two-game lead in the american west. here's the m's billy bean. >> that would be great if we saw more and more of these games. >> is it a little inconvenience? it's different. but i don't thnt it's one that would ever put us in a positioà where we want want to come back again and again if we're offered the opportunity. >> mike: another game with a stick and the ball. the last time tiger woodsñr hasa lead in a golf tournament going into the weekend, 2009 to be he is back atop the leaderboard no arnie's event. charliq wei shared th

giants wearing special green hats on st. patrick's day, top of the fourth inning, and keyela faces tim of the giants. looks likes a home run. right? a fan reaches over and makes the grab and that is ruled a ground rule double. nice play either way. two batters later derek barton gets it through the right side and he will try to score and nate and you're how the. what a great thrill that was. giants hit the long ball three times today. reign tarrio, angel and pablo all with home runs and giants win 7-2. >>> mls action at at&t park, the san jose earthquakes playing host to the houston dynamo, 13th minute, a ball that is lobbed in the area and brian shane is going to go for it and john bush runs into it and penalty call and pk ensuing. brad sooifs will step up and drills the penalty kick and beats bush and it is the only marker. dynamo win in the city 1-0 the nienl. how about sports and entertainment combined . most of the performers are former athletes and don't compete anymore. it is not that much different. >> with weights,

also, giants rangers, matt cane on the mound, bottom of two. he goes deep.es it back-to-back homers. game tied at two. unties it. drives in eh manual. giants retake the lead 3-2. bottom of the 7th, take a look at matt striking out brandon snyder. giants win 6-2. >> reporter: matt came in to his fourth start with the lowest e.r.a. of his 7th spring career. he left the game with the most home runs he's given up in a spring since 2009. >> i thought i threw a pretty good middle in pitch. but he put a good swing on that one. you know, i can't do much about that. but the one in napoli, yeah, it was more middle of the plate. kind of into his area where he likes to get extended. >> but cane will not allow himself to get dialed into his contract negotiation. if a new deal with the giants is not done by april 6th, cane says talks with the team will stop. >> if the season starts, i mean, that's the cut off is what we're thinking about. we're not going to drag something into the season and neither of us wants to have that lingering over our heads. he's been great about

. >> a giant hole still exists in the community. >> reporter: burt today san bruno mayor announced a $70 million settlement with pg&e, punitive damages for the explosion. >> we believe it is unprecedented. we as a city have been harmed too. we are victims in this. >> reporter: the city will decide how the money will be spent. pg&e's president said the company will continue to work with the victims and the community as a whole to address their needs. the city urged pg&e to come to terms with homeowners sueing the utility. jackie spear called today's settlement an act of good faith. >> let me say this for, all the things they have done wrong before the explosion, they have taken full responsibility. >> reporter: as part of the settlement the money, the $70 million will not come from increased rate or from pg&e's insurance, we will tell you how or why the city could be seeing more money soon. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> officialspologized aftera u.s. soldier massacred 16 afghan civilians, including several children. >> this is not who we are. the united states is committed t

the new giant that replaces the old one. >>> the mega millions. what are the odds of having the numbers tonight. you probably will be leaving it out. there it is back in a bit. @ @ the retrial for twin brothers accused in a burning of a pit bull in 2009. prosecutors say that the johnson bothers set the dog "phoenix" on fire and let her to die. there was a video that the defense says it shows no crime being committed a mistrial was committed after the jury failed to reach a unanimous decision. >>> for the first time since being governor, the governor has granted two pardons. he signed an order. it was for the murder in 1983 for a murder at the age 164. he commuted the sentence of another in pg county. the governor has rejected 57 applications for pardons. >>> camera these the montgomery county police pulling over the batman. we showed you pictures. now a video that's up on youtube. this is yesterday. pay attention. this is the guy. he did not this plate displayed properly. he was registered and they let him go. and the impersonator is lenny robson.

zito gave up 8 hits, 5 runs, giants lose to san diego 8-7. they released mike fontenot, who was brought over from chicago during the giants world series season. not hitting well and manual will be the opening day second second baseman a week from tonight. franzy sanchez not going to start the season. paying him a lot of money. supposed to be the second baseman but he had shoulder surgery. ryan vogelsong will start on the disabled list. he has a strained back. great story a year ago. the most inspirational giant. when you are hurt you are hurt and he will start on the dl. raiders making moves. mike goodson, he is from carolina and he will be in the backfield, 3rd year, has youth on his side. running back. saber cats, arena football. the indoor war on the floor. here we go. they are in spokane. believe me, this game is on tv, that is why we are showing it. local event on television you run it whether anybodies cares or not -- any cares or -- whether any cares -- anybody cares or not. just telling it like it is. they were in spokane, how are the

the giants double deep to right off tom malone. melky cabrera comes around to score.ext batter, ryan atario, a shot to left, one of a four-run, fourth inning for the giants, they win it 7-2. how about some sports and entertainment now? combined. cirque du soleil's "totem" is on tour through april 15th through san jose. most of their performers are former athletes, while they don't compete any more, life is not that different. >> with weights, punching bags, a video room and a lot of stretching, it has all the signs of athletes getting ready for the game of their lives. but these performers are not priming for competition, they are preparing for this. and this -- and this. and this. >> what you do as an elite athlete, all the preparation and tools you use to be successful, you just apply it to this kind of lifestyle. >> it takes 52 performers to pull off a single act of "totem." just like a sports team they have trainers, captains and even coaches. >> they've got the knowledge to give you feedback in terms of telling you what you're doing wrong, what you could do to ma

the giants won, 11-1. the giants play a night game.ou wonder if the bats will come out. >> i hope no one got stung. >> no reports of that so far. cotton candy. >> let's check the roads with mike. how's it looking? >> the old cotton candy and lemonade. outside the caldecott tunnel, the earlier accident i told you about looks like all of the activity cleared so they're not concerned. no major injuries and no lanes blocked. if they have to send a crew there later on to pull that car off of the ravine, we'll let you know. obviously no injuries so that's better news. the san mateo bridge, a live look past highway 92 over the water. the taillights in the commute direction. no problems, no wind advisories and a clear view. we're watching the golden gate bridge for the fog advisory which is very different. >> alaska's sled dog race is under way. 66 teams hit the trail sunday in the official start of the 40th iditarod sled dog race. they cover more than 1,000 miles across frozen tundra to the finish line in nome. the race takes about eight days

and that'll make it 2-1 giants after two. however, they lose to the d'backs. 9-6 is your final. >>> as and mariners in the texas league action. bottom of the first. straight out of oakland on the hill. gives up an rbi single to justin smoak. and then jarrett parker, boy, he looks good pitching. strikes out ryan swinging. chone figgins goes down looking. to the third inning we go, newcomer seth smith. one of the guys that i brought in to bring some pop at the plate. comebacker to tie the game. weeks touches the home plate and then jonny gomes straight out of petaluma crushes one to left. two-run shot. he was 2-3 on the day. as get the win, 9-2 is your final. also got a big game going on in the wcc west coast conference semifinal. usf is taking on st. mary's. highlights at 11:00. >> thank you, henry. >>> one of the stars of nbc's "the office" is in san jose for the film festival in san jose. >> i'm in need of a medium. >> you'll always -- >> he plays creed on the office but he plays a much different role in the 1950s black and

the giants ended up really swarming the team 11-1.hey won that one. >> i hope they win tonight for your birthday. happy birthday. >> that would be a great present. >> thank you. >> thank you for joining us as well. >> join us 5:00, 6:00.

giants beat the a's, 7-2, giants and dodgers split squad. a nightcap. bell wastes no time. deep to right opposite field. it's gone. bran giants and dodgers play a nine-inning tie. 3-3 the final. >> pga tour in florida. we go from eagles. luke donald with the eagle. jim furyk, great tee shot here on four. makes that for birdie. 11-under with a 66. tied for the round of the day from retief goosen. pars a 65. needs a win to get into the masters. an interesting sunday. >>> we finish with tennis, rafa nadal the the roger federer in the paris open. roger takes the first set. second, nadal not going quietly. fights back to 5-4 but federer finishes hip automatic with -- him off with the ace. peyton manning has a big decision to make. three teams, 49ers loading up with players to show him not just a run team. either way he is going to have a better receiving w corp when alx something i comes back. captioned by closed captioning services inc. ...and on the go... ...with some really big news. it's b-i-g -- big. high speed internet from at&t at home... ...includes wi-fi access on the g

anthony's and of the giants. we are both over 100 years old if you look at the meal program and you looked at the origins in 1906 after the earthquake and meals being served to displace san franciscans, and the giants are 130 years old. st. anthony's has been in this location now for 61 years. we have been 54 years in san francisco. two locations -- three locations. c.l. station, a candlestick, and at&t park -- seale. wheat closed three months a year for baseball. the fact that it has never once been closed, this operation, i know how hard it is to run it reparation, any kind of operation year-round, and you have never been closed for anything, and to us that this is just fill in amazing achievement for this incredible institution. we have been longtime partners with st. anthony's, and we looked very much forward to helping to finish off the capital campaign and urging other businesses to participate. i would like to recognize a member of our ownership group who has been very involved, getting the giants involved

green giant the progresso chicken noodle you made is so good. it's got tender white meathicken. i always made it for you. one more thing.... those pj's you like, i bought you five new pairs. love you. did you see the hockey game last night? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> one of the best and most popular players in football is now without a team, replacing peyton manning after a 14 year run. and the 35-year-old says he has no hard feeling was the club's decision. >> truly has been an honor to play in indianapolis. i do love it here. i love the fans. i and will always enjoy having played for such a great team. >> and there is a series of nerk operations forced him to sit down. uncertainty over health and a $28 million bonus due friday forced colts to cut him. the team expected to replace him with andrew luck. manning can now negotiate with any team but won't expect him to be in the bay area. 49ers say they're focused on bringing back alex smith. >> oakland mayor is paul pulling out stops to convince the pro-sports teams to stick around. today launchin

the giants with the victory. >> college hoops. ladies first, snoompedz hosting cal.ardinal how six straight 30-win seasons. senior ewing nnemkadi ogwumike put on a show today. stanford raced out to a 17-4 lead. cutting through the lane, 17 points, 13 points, her sister. cal down six the half. then the lightup from downtown, buries three threes in the second half. she had only two in her entire career. finishes with 29 points and 12 boards. the tournament mvp, stanford wins # 7-6 2. likely looking up a seed. >> tried my best to proffer moore my team. >> i told her, nneka, there's nothing about when you realize your foot is on the line, you wig out. i said, just shoot it, and she was -- she shot it. >> mike: colorado and arizona. a minute left. buffalo by four. colin brown, the jam, bucks up six. not over yet. arizona down two, the win and it's an air ball. colorado hangs on. they are your pac-12 champions. duke and seminoles. a heave to mid-court. steph curry picks up and fires. oh, just miss from half court. seminoles advance to face north carolina with a big upset o

but the giants themselves aren't satisfied with that. and with opening day right around the corner, the orange and black made a slew of improvements to their already pristine home. >> reporter: the giants hit the diamond at at&t park on the home opener april 13th against the pirates. but the doors were open today for the 2012 media open house. >> this will be ghirardelli square. >> reporter: construction is still ongoing to open up the concourse for better views. >> we just want to all the time tweak the customer experience and make it better and make it more friendly, even the little things like widening concourses, making paths of travel more customer friendly. >> reporter: let's get serious. all anyone cares about is the food. the giants unveiled the new edible additions to the at&t menu. and the vendors had the nerve to offer us small plates, which left me to take matters into my own hands. >> i love the crab sandwich. we're in san francisco, looking at water. and it's the wharf and it's a city that's tied to maritime world. wouldn't

and i asked director ram, with a giant flying dhabi considered a sign antique -- would a giant flying dog be considered a sign? and he said that it would be. these corporations, when they have a presence and owning a building like that, they would like to have a sign. would a giant dog be art? could it be part? -- art? and we have talked before about having commission approval. it is an issue that comes up quite frequently. we always have conditions of approval put into documents and a lot of the conditions are not enforceable, or not even within our jurisdiction. i think it would be great to have a conversation about conditions of approval, you know, getting advice from the city attorney about what things are in our jurisdiction and what are not. and how we can do a better job of crafting those, so they are enforceable, and learn a little more about how the department does enforcement. i know we have very few staff members that were on that. i think that would be helpful for the public as well commissioner moore: city place, which we spent quite a bit of time on several months ago, a

the giants payroll manager admitting to embezzling $2.2 million from the team. and today she was sentenced to prison. >> robin o'conner sentenced today to 21 months in prison, three years supervision. and we heard from the team today about the tremendous impact on the giants, especially players and other employees had their checks siphonned off. >> no comment. >> robin had nothing to say as she left san francisco federal court this afternoon. in court, her attorney asked the judge for her to spend no time in prison. she's a primary care giver for her 5-year-old autistic son. her husband is british choking back tears she told a judge i cannot say how sorry i am i did this, but this is not who i am. very no excuse for it. there is no excuse in the world for taking something that doesn't belong to you. and added i want to apologize for the giants. i worked for an organization that i loved. as the victim an attorney urged harshest penalty saying affect has been tremendous, undermining confidence in the team's payroll system. and there was a recovery of $1.5 kblinl b

giants and angels in the cactus league action.n tim lincecum reunite with buster posey. timmy wants to start the regular season already. he gave up five in two innings and struck out a couple in the 6th. this is what giant fans want to see. an r.b.i single to tie it. but

. >>> good day for baseball with the a's and giants. >> did the girls bring out their giants gear out? buster posey shirts? >> big baseball fans. how about tim lincecum? he takes the mound for the giants cactus league opener. >>> and mcilroy -- golf's number one player? sports it next ,, ,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,, year, thirty six million dor ract that makes him >>> a's camp this morning. the outfielder finalized the four-year $36 million contract. that makes him the team's highest paid player. 9,000 fans showed up in peoria to see the a's. parker, acquired in the trevor kay hill deal, pitched two perfect innings and struck out four. offensively, another new addition chipping in. johnny gom with a two run shot to left. johnny went deep for the a's as they beat the mariners 9-2. >>> the giants taking the field for their cactus league opener in scottsdale. tim lincecum got the start. had two strike-outs. one run in two innings. and crawford is the opening day shortstop. off to a good start. a two-run single. brandon bell went three for four with a solo homer. but the diamondbacks beat the giants