joe girardi wants an interference call and doesn't get it. the yanks protest and the astros scored 2 more. it's an opening day loss for the yankees, 5-3, the astros win this. all right. our live team coverage of yankee opening day continues. we go outside for more on the big controversy and what the fellas had to say. laura? >> reporter: that's right, rob. the yankees know this game turned on a play that was avoidable. joe girardi said there was interference but the umpires did not agree. >> the rule reads in the with the first baseman catching it. my argument is you have no lane to throw it. so i guess the only option is to throw it and hit him. >> next time i will have to him hit him in the back, then i very i -- will have to hit him in the back. it was tough to see. >> i have seen it go both ways. it was unfortunate happened to us. >> reporter: girardi said it was frustrated but tomorrow is a new day. rob? >> reporter: laura, thanks. and the mets open their season at home on friday and continue their season on the road today in kansas city

court documents obtained by abc news say girardi, his partner robert finnerty and their farm girardied their clients by charging excessive fees and costs and fraudulently converting settlement proceeds. the lawsuit says a chunk of the 130 million bucks were spent in part on girardi's own aviation company and even on his divorce costs. >> he's feathering his own theft at the expense of the clients. so that's just wrong and fraudulent. >> reporter: kranich now asking for $50 million in damages. >> this is absurd. we didn't have anything to do funds. >> reporter: girardi says the real housewives show made him a target. >> it's life and you take the good with the bad. >> having all of these great things, it's not 100% awesome all the time. just most of the time. >> and girardi telling us he firmly believes this will be thrown out in court and listen to this, he says he plans to get even by getting sanctions against the attorney who filed that suit. he wants him disbarred. he is serious about this. >> sounds that way. thank you, gio. >>> and coming up on "good morning america" -- dating w

that allowed the runner on second to score which gave the joe girardi came running out to argue that the base runner on his way to first was out of the base path which obstructed the throw. the rest of the game was played under protest from girardi, which would end up in favor of a 5-3 astros final. after the game, joe gave us this explanation of what he got from the umpires. >> the rule in the umpire's judgment if it impedes with the first baseman catching it. my argument is you have no lane to throw it. i guess the only option is to throw it and hit him. i don't think that's what baseball wants. to me, it's something that probably needs to be looked at. russ: unless you hit the runner right in the back or someplace, that rule is never called obstruction or interference. 5-3 astros the final. as for the mets, they're in kansas city trying to even up their record at 1 and 1. right now neil walker gave the mets a 2-nothing lead. the story of the game, the tone was set in the first inning. send -- the next three batters were struck out. right now through six innings, he's leading again

girardi joins captain ryan mcdonagh who's out the rest of the regular season with his own upper body injury. that's two of their top defensemen now sitting out. >>> the princeton men's lacrosse coach has been fired after an incident saturday during a game at brown. chris bates seen on video hitting an opposing player with his elbow. the player, he looks unhurt but stunned as were princeton officials. bates told the daily news there's more context to this than what you see here. was enough for school officials. >>> let's take a look at the stories we're working on for eyewitness news at 11:00. sade is here for that. >> new tonight at 11:00, armed robbers invade a home in jersey city. hear from the elderly man they attacked. you might be surprised about what they stole from him. plus, the postal service about to make a big change, and they haven't done this in nearly 100 years. and it's good news for your wallet. we'll have that and more tonight on eyewitness news at 11:00. >> that's it for us for now. thanks for watching. i'm bill ritter. >> i'm liz cho. world news tonight with d >>>

girardi thought the runner was out of the baseline. the yankees played the rest of the game of under protest but that won't change the outcome. the astro spoil opening day at the stadium 5-3 the final. >> the spirit as a rule is tow that the players are allowed to make a play. but you know, in his judgment, he didn't think it impeded with the first baseman catching that. >> i understand the rule if the runner interferes with the throw. if you throw the ball into right field it's like pass interference in football. pass interference if the ball is out of bounds. that's why they made the call. >> reporter: the mets are finishing up their brief stop in kansas city on sunday night they had to witness the royals unfurling their world series banner. today they had to go through the ring ceremony. and the mets were trying to ruin the party with the royal treatment of their own. scoreless game until the fourth when new met neil walker takes one out with a man on 2-0 mets. noah syndergaard is working or a kc master piece is, nine strikeouts wit

off dallas keuchel. 2-0 yanks, here top 8, score tied at 2, carlos ca-- carrier. 3-2 astros, joe girardi came out to argue that he was running out of the base path, okay obstructing the pro from the. -- astro score two more time. now here is joe after the game on he received. >> rule reads, in umpire's first baseman catching, my argument is you have no lane to throw it. his only option is to throw it and hit him, i don't think that is what baseball wants, this needs to be looked at. russ: joe's protest will amount on zero. because, like i said, unless that throw hits the runner, interference is almost never called. >> out in kansas city. syndergaard on top of his game for the mets. he escaped trouble striking out the side. that is right, 1, 2, 3 batters. and on the mound noah gave up three hits, one walk, striking out 9, then mets gone all run they need in top 4. bomb, 2-0 mets final, henderson, reid and all chairman sharp. >> next up for mets home opener friday arch, citi field against phillies. >> hardwood u-conn women beat syracuse 82-51 for fourth straight national tight e8 el titano

girardi says it's because it interfered with that call. nonetheless, he played as a judgment call. it was 5/3 for the final score. >> neil walker goes in with his first home run as a met . it scoring in the six. morales is swinging with three straight pitches. 95 miles per hour. the next two pitches are at 93. six shutout innings and the mets when 2/0 with final score. it's a man crush and affect. the hand injury on sunday night. the playoffs are uncertain. they have the road championship and the rangers went over it tonight. chris is in play and he scored what would be the minute later. he enters the fifth and it's a hot streak at one time. it's the final score . facing the capital to win the playoff spot . they clinched the wild-card spot in the metro division is two points behind the rangers. the yankees have a tough loss. >> the grounds wife is expect doing that he might not pitch the homeowner on friday. >> it's cold outside hopefully it will be warmer for the yankees. >> it's hard to beat that. >> that's quite likely. >> we are on our way back up . everyone degrees with a cle

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he scores two in the season and girardi says the game will not play tonight. >> stanley cup playoffs start tonight. pittsburgh has been on a few months. he has 114 in the last few games. you might remember the 2014 pro season run. the rangers are down three games against pittsburgh and they rally back to win. the rangers are looking for another strong showing . he left practice monday and he says he is ready to go. >> the excitement is up so i think you should just enjoy the moment. we just appreciate the moment and we tried to make the most of it. you try to reach your full potential here. it's another loss last night. well 2/90 with new york finishing with a record of 32/50. camilla anthony has an open how about this? any better? >> in los angeles, colby bryant wraps up his career playing his final road game in oklahoma city. screw he scored 13 points and nine minutes. five champions and some of the tickets are going for 25,000. more basketball history could be made in the golden state warriors as a try for a pretty big record. they will have their 73rd victory with a new record an

joe girardi with carrera on baseline . neil walker goes deep. it's his first home run. it's three straight pitches. uconn versus syracuse with their ever doubt that they win it? 10 rebounds to rub the orange 82/51. >> it's yukon with the fourth straight national title. he finished his career with a record at one and five. that women's basketball versus men's basketball. >> the mets tried to get back and with mets mike piazza jersey.>> i want to talk to the mets. >> it says something not good. >> the homeowner for welcome to "fox 5 news" this is "good day wake up" . juliet: i have already seen you for the past half an hour. okay let's make it all about you. where did spring go? >> it was here. it was not terrible but april has been lousy. >> is a huge disappointment. >> i would like to find spring and dry it by the hair back here. >> hopefully the temperatures will warm up. michael tell us. is this his turning point? it certainly looks like it will be a lot harder for him to win the nomination outright. >> this is not good. the fbi is questioning top officials of the nyp

joe girardi comes through in the first. in a two run homer.this becomes the first yankee pitcher to go second inning. this year he struck out six and is the first win of the year. yankees win 4/3. the search continues for the new head coach. you could probably scratch his name off the list. according to multiple reports, lou walton is not interested in the job. that's according to the daily news. he is the man on the left. walton plays for jackson la and it's nearly half a season while the head coach was recovering. >> all right. >> however brooklyn and they have a new head coach with kenny atkinson. the native is assisting >> they're one of the wall street banks that triggered the financial meltdown -- goldman sachs. just settled with authorities for their part in the crisis that put seven million out of work and millions out of their homes. how does wall street get away with it? millions in campaign contributions and speaking fees. our economy works for wall street because it's riggedt by wall street. and that's the probl

mired in an 0-for-19 skid, joe girardi slid a-rod back to the 6 spot today. facing the team who drafted him, think it got a-rod's attention. yankees trying to avoid getting swept by the mariners. a-rod gets around on one with a man on base. that's his 16th go ahead homerun since last season. third most by a right-hander during that span. rough weekend for the bombers, 0-for-24 with runners in scoring position. now 1-for-11 with runners in scoring in position. 3-1 yankees in the third. seattle would come back to tie it off. runners in scoring position for the yanks in the 5th and how about this heads-up base running by brett gardner. he scores the go ahead run on a wild pitch and it allowed the outfitted to do all along. shut it down for the final few innings. losing streak ends at four. 4-3, the final from the bronx. >>> an update now on jacob degrom son's jackson. mets manager terry collins says the newborn is doing better and they hope to have him home from the hospital as soon as tomorrow. >>> mets trying to take two of three in cleveland. michael conforto

girardi played the game under protest. 5-3 astros was the final. after the game, here was the explanation joe got from the umps. >> the rule reads and the my argument is you have no lane to throw it. i guess the only option is to throw it and hit him. i don't think that's what baseball wants. to me, it's something that probably needs to be looked at. russ: whether it's a good rule or not, that rule has been around a long time and really, like i said, you actually -- unless you hit the runner right square in the back or someplace to show proof he was in the base path obstructing the throw, it's never going to get over ruled. 5-3 astros the final. we'll send it back to y'all and have more at 6:00. dari: thank you. yankee fans who watched at home may have noticed right there two ninja turtles behind home plate. you can think oliver for that appearance. as reported to you yesterday, he resold premium seats for 25 cents. but whoever got them had to dress like they've never sat in luxury seats before. oliver decided to troll the elitist comments by yanke

joe girardi already mng anaging with an eye toward the end of the season. without the veterans in detroit, they missed in that line-up. tigers got all the runs they needed on this swing. hicks throwing. tagging. not in time. cabrera capped the scoring with his first homer of the season in the 7th. the yankees shut out by the tigers 4-0. >>> for all that went wrong for the jets over the last ten years they could count on at least one thing, ferguson. ferguson stunned the jets by retiring rather than take a pay cut. he never missed a came in ten seasons. he never even appeared on the injury report. an offensive line man. for a decade the jets didn't have to worry about left tackle. now they've got to think about it. and they didn't expect to have to do that going into the draft coming up. he was an incredible unsung hero for that jets team. >> that's an amazing record. >> stunning. >>> we have an update for you on that breaking news. this is new video from a building fire and a collapse in keyport, new jersey. police tell us three firefighters were hurt there

there was some intrigue this morning regarding the yankees starting line-up and which outfielder joe girardi would leave out. the answer, brett gardener. >> are you disappointed about t batng in the opening day line-up? >> it's disappointing. obviously i want to play, but i had good talk with joe about it and told him i understand the situation he's in. i guess nobody gets to play anyway. you know, i'll be ready to go in >> do you understand you're not in there? >> i understand. >> relax, mets fans. it's only one game. but it certainly didn't go the way the amaze ins drew it up. the mets had to watch the royals raise their world championship flag. tomorrow they watch kc get their rings. cespedes flat out dropped this line drive in the bottom of the first inning. it led to an unearned run against matt harvey. wade davis gets david wright looking before blowing away cespedes. 2016 begins like 2015 ended with a loss to the royals. and cover your eyes, mets fans. blasted his first home run as a member of the naj tionals. this is the same daniel murphy who homered in six straight games in the pos

they will be without dan girardi. head coach vigneault calls it a whole body injury. that's the bad news. the good news henrik lundqvist was on the ice at practice today and he could be in the crease for game two. there is no damage to his eye after taking a stick to mask in game one. penguins may have flurry back in the crease as well. game two is at 3:00 tomorrow right here on nbc 4. islanders can take a 2-0 lead on the panthers tonight. game one was a wild ride that's for sure. the most underrated star in the nhl. he was brilliant. tied the game with 20 seconds to skate in the second, added a pair of assists in a 5-4 islanders win. panthers out shot the isles by 20. >>> the yankees welcome -- the mets home degrom's ailing lat muscle heals. with some tightness in the muscle it ended up being a 25-pitch workout. he'll ramp it up for another bullpen on sunday before they make a decision about the disabled list. it's jackie robinson day today, april 15th, 1947 the brooklyn dodger made his major league debut. that means you will see the number 42 on jerseys all around a

what does joe girardi look to accomplish with the protest? >> if they don't change it, it should bring more clarity to the rule. i don't want to go in and tell my pitchers just throw and hit him in the back. i don't want to do that. you get somebody hurt. to me it's something that really needs to be addressed. >> reporter: the yankees may have lost their home opener 5- 3 to the astros but it was still quite an experience for their fans. for that side of the story let's go outside yankee stadium to our steve overmyer. steve. >> reporter: yeah. otis, a great time today hanging out with some of the fans and these fans, listen, nothing compares to opening day for these fans. for some of them, it's about reacquainting themselves with yankee stadium and creating new memories at their favorite baseball cathedral. for younger fans, there are other benefits. we have baseball and sunshine. but not the warm weather. the grounds crew was breaking up ice on the field before the game. temperatures were in the 20s this morning. by game time a balmy 35. >> w

joe girardi bumped the slumping alex rodriguez down to the six hole in the line up. and the move paid off as alex had a two-run blast. the yankees end a losing streak, 4-3s 4-3. matz more like it. >>> so for the first time all year, the mets and yankees both won games in the same day. and both teams are 5-6 on the season. yes, it's early, and as terry collins has pointed out, it's no time to panic. i know one guy who has remained calm through the first two weeks of the season, john harper. he's one of the top baseball columnists in town and has been with the daily news since 1994. and don't forget to get out your smartphones and tablets and go to nbc 4 new york.com/soundoff to play along with john and me in our interactive segment in just a few moments. can mets fans exhale after this weekend? >> i think so. they're starting to swing at they're relieved to see steven m mat # matz. using all of his pitches, the changeup, i still think this kid can be a really dominant pitcher. >> he gave up seven runs in one and two thirds versus miami on thursday, and he comes back t

joe girardi named masahiro tanaka the starter. he also sent -- bryan mitchell is expected to miss three months with a fractured bone. andrew miller says his fractured right wrist won't keep him out of the opener. he suffered the injury yesterday on that line drive, pitching, throwing injury -- throwing hand. what if the hand specialist recommends he not pitch? doctor. he wants to pitch. >>> just six games left, the rangers are close to nailing down a playoff spot. as far as seating, that's very much up in the air, trying to make sure they get home ice round. tied at 2, look at chris kreider take off, one of the fastest skaters in the game. 19 on the season, 3-2 rangers lead. hurricanes get two goals in the third. jeff skinner and wrist -- madras. 4- three the final down in carolina. >>> islanders trying to move up in the standings, maybe even host a series. got to get past the columbus blue jackets. jonathan taveras bring his total to 29 for the season. after giving up a 3-1 lead, got your back. put-back rebound, they hang on to g

yesterday manager joe girardi rested three of his best hitters and the bombers ended up being shut out in detroit. that was a different story this afternoon with all three stars back in the line-up and it was 31 degrees and snowing at the beginning of this game. we'll take a football game out there with the weather. a-rod wastes no time. he dials to left center for his 1-0 yankees. in the fifth it was carlos bell trand belltran's turn. the yankees got six innings from their number five starter. cc sabathia looking solid in his first start of the year. he got himself into a jam in the fourth but worked out of it. the pinstripes win 8-4. >> you know, i'm trying to go as deep as i can in every game. like i said w that line-up to get deeper in the game and give up two or three runs, felt good. >> with what he went through and having to walk away when he did, i know it was very difficult on him. but i really believe he made the right decision. his health and family's well-being obviously takes precedence over this. game today six months later, i think is really important to him. >> the mets

joe girardi with a big start to gain. >> we had some big hits and they come back and get right back in the game. it was a long fix out. that was for sure but our guys kept tacking on and two guys at the top set the tone and we ended up with six runs in the first. >>reporter: for more fans resting crazy outfits, a contest held by hbo. john oliver and two were dressed as the sharks from katy perry's super bowl performance. the rest is unicorns. oliver bought the tickets in the section for the first three games to get back at a yankee official for comments the executive said that fans paying full price for premium seats might not be comfortable sitting next to fans that may have never sat there before . said that. >>reporter: the mets were off again last night and they were off again tonight. they will work out at city field today ahead of tomorrow's opener against philly. jacob may not pitch as expected. basketball now, the next and charlotte, carmelo anthony back in the lineup after sitting out a game because he needed the rest. , walker had more than twice that, 34 as the hornets when

. >>> with an aging lineup, joe girardi managing with an eye on the end of the season. with a quick turnaround, he opted to sit alex rodriguez, bart ran. in detroit, the lineup missed them. tigers got all the runs on this swing, cabrera, kinsler headed for a close play at the plate. not in time. luis allowed three runs in five innings and cabrera capped the scoring with this, his first homer of 2016 in the seventh. it's gone, yankees shut out by the tigers 4-0. >>> no hockey tonight but a crucial final weekend for the rangers and islanders, both with 99 points. rangers wrap with detroit tomorrow, 12:30 here on nbc 4. and the islanders host buffalo. then the flyers on sunday. the knicks meanwhile playing out the schedule in philly tonight. they nearly blew a 19-point lead up just two in the final minute, grant tough shot. grant tied a career high with 16 points. robin lopez huge with 24 points and 15 boards. carmelo anthony added 20 points in 26 minutes, said his stomach hurt late. the knicks win 109-102. in charlotte, nets lost to the hornets 113-99. for a decade, the j

dan girardi didn't practice today but should work tomorrow. the rangers need to get healthy in a hurry. >> everybody has to step up. we can't think about that. on the golf schedule is the u.s. open in june. jordan spieth, the defending champion and favorite to win. he's hoping for a better finish than he gave us yesterday at the masters. he was the defending champion there as well. spieth headed to the back nine in the final round with a five-shot lead. everybody figured he'd cruise to back-to-back masters titles, but spieth followed back-to-back bogies with a quadruple bogey on hold 12 and he finished in a tie for second place. danny willett won. as defending champ, spieth had to help willett in to his green jacket as masters winner. that's a tough day. although $880,000 seemed to ease the pain a bit. >>> knicks and nets wrap up their regular seasons this week. head home for the summer. the golden state warriors beat the spurs last night for win number 72, that ties the michael jordan-led chicago bulls for most wins ever. they have another on

on the day joe girardi announced he made the squad as the backup catcher he smacks a home run. the yankees fall. 10-6. >>> the rangers could make it official, clinching a postseason spot with a win over the hurricanes. his old team since coming to new york. came up to acknowledge the crowd twice. then to hockey. after a miserable 1st period, the rangers came alive in the 2nd. here's rick nash powering his way to the goal. they'd lead twice in this one but carolina kept coming back. victor rask past lundqvist. they'd hang on. 4-3 the rangers fall. they're third in the metropolitan division behind the penguins. >>> islanders trying to keep pace as they host the blue jackets tonight. isles on the power play. anders lee taking care of the rebound for the go-ahead goal. 4-3. the islanders now just 2 points behind the rangers with a game in hand. >>> and finally, the devils also in action on the road in florida tonight. under 3 minutes to go in the game, panthers get some insurance. barkov, the goal. it proves to be quite important. devils would get a late tally but they fall 3-2. >>

joe girardi says it's kind of strange they're facing off against the same team. they were kind of defeated and deflated because of the postponement but they're ready to take the field all over again. the gates open at 11:00 this morning, michael keep in mind, this starts a new era in ticket policies for the yankees. you're not going to be able to print out your tickets and bring them to the stadium. you're going to have to have them on your mobile device or hard tickets. that they've been boasting about here will keep you warm. i think i'm going to have to have five of them at least to keep warm. >> which luxury box will be gration with your presence today? >> reporter: the gargiulo suite, of course. >> have fun out there. >> reporter: you got it. >>> it was a wild finish in the ncaa men's basketball tournament. it all came down to two spectacular plays for the championship. >> north carolina trailing villanova by three in the final seconds. >> they're going to have to do something from the outside, now, paige. it's good. >> that's the tar heels marcus paige. he

for joe girardi, it's hard to believe, he's entering his 9th season as yankees skipper. seems like it's moved faster. but joe, when he was asked about it, he's rolling with the punches. >> it kind of messes up your schedule, your plans, a bit, but again, it's part of what we go through. we do not play in controlled conditions. so you know these things can happen. and -- but you look forward to it. you build up to it and hope you get to play but we've got to wait. >> there's no way around starting later. russ: how do you -- as it is, if you start it any later, you'll be playing the world series on thanksgiving. so it's -- to me, though, if i was them, somebody's got to rethink why have northeast teams play at home the first week of the season? the yankees were playing houston. why not play in houston? the rays and the blue jays were paying each other and both were domed stadiums. i don't know the permutations of combinations. they need to do a better job of scheduling. >> russ for baseball commissioner. let's talk about the mets. not a good start for them. russ: do you re

practice today, lundquist, girardi held back. the rangers have had the upper hand last two years in the playoffs. best time of the year for hockey, right? >> you've played the whole season just to prepare for the playoffs. it's 82 games and this is where the fun starts and i think everyone should be ready to go. >> you've got to start fresh. pittsburgh doesn't care what we've done in the last few years. it's a fresh start for everybody. >>> tonight in indiana the knicks play their final game of the season, no playoffs. 42-49. a win would avoid another 50-loss season. this just in, carmelo anthony will be sitting out. >>> tomorrow night kobe bryant at home. last night he played his final road game. it was in oklahoma city. scored 13 points in the 1st quarter. then he went scoreless the rest of the way. tomorrow the career ends. one more game against the jazz. we have basketball tonight. we wait for hockey and in the meantime, this ultimate frisbee. boston against philadelphia. watch the pass here get tipped in the end zone where o

today, girardi slid a-rod from the prestigious 3rd spot in the lineup down to 6th. quote, whatever it takes to win. alex smokes the first pitch he sees in the 2nd inning. his 16th go ahead homerun dating back to last year and the bombers have a 2-run lead. new york went 1-for-35 this week with runners in position. so what do you expect with the game tied at 3-3? wild pitch. brett gardner in for the go ahead run and it's a 4-3 yankees lead. the yankees bullpen is as good as advertised. that's without chapman. 27 of their 37 outs this year have come by strikeouts. yankees end their 4-game losing streak today. >>> good news regarding jacob degrom's newborn. he is improving after a medical condition this week. the family hopes to bring him home as early as tomorrow. from the indians. michael conforto, the second year met has gone 5-for-12, now leads the mets with a .313 batting average. mets had a 6-0 lead by the 2nd inning, which made up for a light day of lifting for steven matz. remember, he was chased out in the 2nd inning in his last start, but he struck out a care

brett gardner will be riding the bench tomorrow, joe girardi going with the outfield combo of aaron hicks. the yankees -- the only reason this is a story is because it is game one. >> it's not a big deal. but because it's opening day, what he has meant to this organization, it is a big deal. i feel for him. this is the reason we traded for hicks, on days we face lefties, he's going to get a day off. >> the mets will play game two of their season tomorrow, final game in kansas city. the chance will have a ring ceremony before the game, also noah syndergaard's first start of the season. we'll see if there is any retaliation for that page last world series over the head of escobar. >>> the mets playoff hero, daniel murphy, picking up where he left off, unfortunately he's he clears the centerfield wall with a solo home run. 3-3 in the 10th. there goes that man again. the game-winning double. 2-3 with two rbi in his debut. nationals beat the braves in 10 innings. >>> time for a quick break. when we come back, rangers try ice. i hope we have a buyer for the house. me too! what are the neighbors

what did joe girardi hope to accomplish with the protest? >> if they don't change it, you bring more clarity to the rule. because i don't want to tell my pictures, hit him in the back. because you get somebody hurt. karenina is way in the baseline. to me it's something that really needs to be addressed. >>> the mets finishing up their brief stop in kansas city, they watched the royals unfurl their banner on sunday night. today they had to witness the ring ceremony. the mets trying to ruin the party. the new met, neil walker, that's a two run homer, 2-0 mets. noah syndergaard was working on a kc masterpiece, nine strikeouts, his last one coming with the bases loaded in the sixth. the bullpen handled the rest as the mets retired the last 10 batters en route to a 2-0 shutout. the mets offer the next two against the phillies on friday. blinds to go faux wood blinds combines the warmth of natural wood with modern durability to make any room beautiful for years to come. spruce up your home today with up to 30% savings on hundreds of styles and col

joe girardi dropped the slumping rodriguez to sixth in the batting order, and boy, did that move pay off. in the second inning, a-rod torches a two-run homer to left. iwakuma, and the bombers are on top 2-1. it was tied at three in the fifth when brett gardner shows off his wheels. what speed from guardy. ball game with a 1-1 lead. andrew miller nailed down his third save of the season. the bombers snapped a four-game losing streak, 4-3 the final. >> it's good, it's good to see, and we need to build off it, and we've got a great performance out of tanaka and the two guy the at the back end. >> it's always good. whatever joe wants, sometimes you have to shuffle the deck a little bit. and whatever it takes to win, i'm willing to do. >> good team job there by alex. >>> in nba news, the nets have found their new head coach. the 48-year-old long island native spent the last four seasons as an assistant coach with the atlanta hawks. before that, he worked under mike d'antoni with the knicks. he will stay with the hawks throughout the playoff run >>> in the nba playoffs, the pistons were ti

joe girardi thought the runner was in the baseline causing the errants throw. the ump didn't agree. it's a three-run inning. a lot of disappointed fans after the loss in the home opener. everyone thought the yankees they played the rest of the game under protest but we found out today they didn't. >> i'm not crazy about the rule because i still think that if the guy is running where he is running, it impedes the pitcher from throwing. so your only recourse is to throw and hit him in the back. maybe it's something we have to think about in spring training workingthan you put a in your -- in the path and on the grass, you got to throw it and hit him. >> so just do it. >>> from a rule that needs to be looked at to one that has been changed. double play supplied to second yesterday in the ninth jose going in hard is out but the throw to first is wide two runs score. the rays asked for a video review and it shows that bautista looked like he was trying to sweep the leg of the second baseman. the ump said that just a slide impeded the throw. double play game over rays win 3-2. >>> quirky

michelle girardi joins us nex j. >>> welcome back. morning t bank of japan not changing its action. no easing. joining us is michelle girard. good morning to you. earlier we asked on twitter whether the fact that bank of japan and the fed haven't acted whether that meant it was stabilizing, getting better or worse? 55% say getting worse. what's your take? >> i think what we're seeing from the fed is that there is a greater degree of comfort with the outlook than there was even just a month or two ago. in particular with the statement t fact they were -- they said now they are monitoring global risks as opposed to in march the risks of the global economic and financial -- posed risks to the u.s. economy t global developments. so i feel that the fed feels a bit more comfortable now in terms of the boj while they took no action, they downgraded some forecasts. in general we're still in a world where monetary policy makers remain cautious. they are going to be slow to act in both directions, as they really just try to get their arms aroun

joe girardi argued interference but to no avail. the yankees lose 5-3 after the astros score 2 more. so that's what happened inside more about what happened in the stands, and marcus was at the home opener. >> reporter: rob, the fans fired up. the fact that they had to wait an extra day only added to it. yankee fans, they have high expectations. opening day is about optimism, everyone is undefeated, and everyone dreams of first place. how do yankee fans real feel as the 2016 kicks off? >> i'm always confident. it's the yankees. time to get the ring back. >> reporter: with the unnamed queen from queens stealing thunder, there might be pressure. how are we going to do? >> how are we going to do? we're going to beat the in the this is year. do you understand? >> reporter: uh, yeah. >> all right. >> reporter: so they packed the ballpark. kids skipped schools and everyone bundled up. >> anything could happen. exciting to see what the season holds. >> reporter: you never know what you'll see on opening day or who you will run into, so i l

joe girardi says he will not play . >> the stanley cup playoffs late tonight. they face the penguins in game one. pittsburgh has been on a terror the last few months. it's been a different team. pittsburgh beat the rangers and as you may remember they go down three games against pittsburgh. the when is looking for another strong showing. he wasn't feeling well. it's 100% now and is ready to go. >> at the time where the enjoy the moment. they tried to make the most of it and reach your full potential. >> basketball now is finally over. another loss from the pacers and the final is 102/90. they did not exactly finish with a bang. carmelo anthony says he did not have an open dialogue . it's tomorrow's exit meeting to see how things could get better he can get better if they get better players. >> tonight in los angeles, they tried to wrap up their career. in oklahoma city scoring 13 points. just 20 years and five champions. some of the tickets going as much as 25 grand. >> it's without question! >> 25,000? would you pay it? >> if i had the money i would if i was a

any time a season opener is postponed it not the end of the world for joe girardi. the 9th season as yankees skipper. >> it kind of messes up your schedule a little bit, but it is part of what we go through. we do not play in controlled these things can happen. but you look forward to it, you build up to it we have to wait a day. russ: you know so many times you hear complaints people say, we had to go to stayed 50 stadium, pay for parking, wait, and have game called off, to me, yankees did the right thing. >> mitts will be -- mets in act tomorrow afternoon 4:15 in kansas city. >> in in a -- naismith memorial today. shaquille o'neal. he would win 4 scores titles, and all-star 11 times. entering the hall am hall of fame was not in his plans. >> i wanted to play forever. you know what i mean. you know, you can't do that forever. you know what i mean? it is here, like i said, i just thank everybody that helped my, man. you what know what i mean? you can't do this by yourself, you need so many people, you need your teammates, you need the coaches to put you in positions

tanaka is facing off and joe girardi gave an update on how that rain impacted the team. >> it kind of messes up your schedule a bit, your plans but again, it's part of what we go through. we do not play in controlled conditions. we dent play inside, so you know that these things can happen. >> now, they're estimating about 50,000 fans will crowd the stadium today, likely in their winter coats. darlene, i did check. tickets are still available. lowest i saw about 24 bucks and that's up high. so, you know, you know, you know, you know, it is going to be unbearable by the seventh inning stretch. >> yeah, i've been up high. it's cold. >> reporter: we've all been there. that is not fun on a regular day. whoo. >> that's right. tracie strahan in the bronx, thanks. obama will be coming to town this spring to talk to students at the ccny in new york. it's happening in harlem on may 3rd. >>> amazon is expanding its service to take on paypal and other services. pay with amazon allows customers to pay for anything with their amazon accounts. amazon is extending the service to merchant partners th

and girardi expects this new lawsuit to also be dismissed. >>> finally, a real-life game of cops andhey were playing in a field in london. when they were disrupted by two men who were being chased by police in a helicopter. the kids quickly dropped to the ground making a human arrow, pointing the chopper in the right direction. guess what, police followed the clue and they arrested the two men who were wanted to burglary. i say this, better than dumb criminals, really smart bystanders. >> that's great, look at that. >> isn't that awesome? and very effective. >> deputies. that was fantastic. >>> we have a health headline now for the 70 million americans with high cholesterol. a new study shows that a new kind of drug may help lower the cholesterol of those who can't take statins because of the painful side effects. dr. besser is here to explain. >> as many as 1 in 5 people who take statins will stop because of muscle pain or weakness. so, in this study, they took people who had very high, bad cholesterol and they failed at least two statins. because of muscle pain. what they did, they

joe girardi says between innings guys can go back to the club thousands warm up. this should be fun. laura behnke, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> turning to the search for two slashing in the bronx. it happened as the number two train was plug into the jackson avenue station. eyewitness news reporter kimberly richardson is live in the mott haven section. >> reporter: the 26-year-old man at the center of this robbery and slashing has been released from the hospital. police say the suspects cut him in his forehead, face, and wrists. take a look at this surveillance video up there upper right-hand corner. you will see a number 2 southbound train pulling into the jackson avenue station. it's 1:10 this morning. police say the victim and suspects were all on that train. authorities say two men approached the victim on the train and robbed him. took his backpack. then they pulled out some kind of sharp object and attacked him. the suspects took off on foot. the victim stumbled off the train. a trail of blood on the platform up above leads to the inside token booth. that's

but dan girardi will sit this out with injury after skating in every one of the playoff games since 2007. henrik lundqvist was on the ice friday. he could be in the crease for game two. no damage to his eye after taking a stick to his mask. depends on how much swelling he's dealing with today. >>> friday was jackie robinson day. broke the color barrier back in 1947 in the game. all around major league baseball, every player wearing the number 42. yankees opening a nine-game home stand. the mariners in the bronx for the first of three. brett gardner got his first of the year. that got out in a hurry. naturally in the fifth, baseball karma catches up. 3-1 mariners lead. mark teixeira grounds out to short. the yankees stranded 12 runners in scoring position. 0 for 12. 3 for their last 34 in the last 30 games. the bombers lose 7-1. >>> a bothersome lat muscle -- he'll try again on sunday. meanwhile bartolo colon got a ton of support in cleveland. batting third in the lineup but making a good case to stay there. deep and gone to center. then in the fifth, the mets homer not once, not twice, b

yesterday joe girardi asked whether or not he's disappointed that the game was called off yesterday. >> messes up your schedule andier planses. but you know, again it's part of what we go through. build up it and we have to wait a day. >> all right and one lineup vote brick will not be in starting lineup aaron hicks will be at right-handed bat against dallas. so tanaka on the mounds for yankees. rematch of last year wild card gail as i said, it's a lot colder out here today and drier, but it's colder. and gates open at 11:00 so if you're coming up here and get here early if you want to see pregame festivities and longer security lines like at the end of last year. see youd in in a couple of minutes. >> thanks duke. let's go yankees. what is 40% of 50? >> answer that? >> go ahead. >> common core math question. mike -- 40% of 50? >> i just said 20 -- dig ding least common muts pl multiple of 8 and 12? >> i failed math. >> 8, 16, 24 -- >> grade six and they're hard. grade six math questions on common core it's 24. because oh so okay we're going the the wrong way. i missed that. how did

. >> reporter: joe girardi still remembers his dad using a call box to fix a flat tire.s 40 years ago. >> that was the last time i have ever seen anyone use one. >> reporter: he is even less likely to in the future. the mtc has been dismantling them in the bay area for the last two years. the system dropped from a high of 3300 boxes and 98,000 calls in 2001 to only about 1,000 boxes now and about 6,000 calls a year. you can now drive for miles and miles on bay area freeways and never see one. >> proliferation of cell phone use reduced the manned for the call boxes and -- reduced the demand for the call boxes and now you can see get the same service by calling 511 and saying freeway assist. >> reporter: some bay area drivers will continue to city those call boxes but only in areas that are well traveled with poor cell phone reception like here in niles canyon. the mtc says call boxes will also stay on skyline boulevard, highway 1 and major bridges and tunnels. but for some drivers, that's not enough. >> a lot of people have cell phones but for the few who don't have it, t

i look at this team and joe girardi has done a fabulous job. past couple of years. could they be in jeopardy? >> 90 games. eighty-five games. they could be in jeopardy. manager. especially the way he deals with the bullpen and everything else. i will take you inside. here are the choices at yankee stadium. all of that stuff. they are expensive. thank you. rosanna: brooklyn. greg: is to be classic. and love. >> you wanted to put together this in the bronx. >> the bloomberg administration. >> yes. gave him the okay. you are saying that kingsbridge online. >> this has been green lit. there have been some snafus. >> the city locked up until his group raises $158 million. they cannot get that money until the lease is in place. apparently, they came in. they cannot allow this to happen. coming to the prompts. let's look outside, shall we? rosanna: the umbrellas are up. put more fun in your day with ice-cream-flavored coffees at dunkin' donuts. go for delicious flavors like butter pecan, cookie dough, or new pistachio. enjoy one today. america runs on dunkin'. @carlybeyar

joe girardi would argue. inside the baseline. supposed to run and that >> game under protest. duke: i thought that they were going to overturn this. i really did. >> a runner on the back of the ball. yankee fans who watched the game on tv at home. two teenage mutant ninja turtle sitting behind the plate. greg: here they are. duke: i solve them in the stands yesterday. you can thank the comedian for that. buying some premium seats. greg: what a great start. rosanna: dress like they had before. >> allegis comments made by top officials. all right. matt said royals. neil walker goes deep. a two run homer. sam scored in the sixth. bases-loaded. unbelievable. three straight pitches. 95-mile per hour slider. a 93 slider again. six shutout innings. nine strikeouts. rangers one. islanders one against the capital. thanks, buddy. we w after trying brookside crunchy clusters, @carlybeyar tweeted: at this point, i should just be a brookside chocolate ambassador. well, i am sorry, carly... it' s something you earn. brookside. talk about delicious. fios is not cable. we're wired differently

a nearly identical lawsuit filed by the same lawyer in '08 was dismissed and girardi expects this lawsuit to also be dismissed. >>> a real-life game of cob cops and robbers. playing in a field in london. disrupted by two men who were being chased by police in a helicopter, the kids quickly dropped to the ground making a human arrow, pointing the chopper in the proper direction. they arrested the two men who were arrested. really smart. >> that's great, look at that. >> isn't that awesome? and very effective. >> deputies. that was fantastic. >>> health headline now for the 70 million americans with high cholesterol. lower the cholesterols of those who can't take statins because of the side effects. >> as many as 1 in 5 people who take statins will stop because of mussel pain or weakness. they took people who had very high, bad cholesterol and they failed at least two statins. what they did, they gave them a new injectable statin. they found cholesterol levels dropped dramatically. >> people who have these side effects should be talking about to their about this. >> tolerate a different sta