fans here in d.c., well, nbc 4 shomari stone got their reaction to the harper news. >> harper, right field! >> you know, i don't feel good about it. >> reporter: benjamin costly is upset. wash national star bryce harper is leaving. >> i knew there was probably a good chance he was goi to g i thought it was going to be the west coast where we weren't going to have to worry about him for awhile. he's going down the road to philadelphia. oo happy about that. >> reporter: at willie's near nats park. >> i don't feel good about him leaving. >> reporter: fans have cheered for harper for sev years. >> bryce harper, high in the air. deep center. see you later. >> reporter: some tell me the 26-year-old breathe are theed i excitemeo the nats. >> the nats fans are going to be upset. they're going to be saddened. >> why are you going to miss him? >> because he's a star. >> reporter: he made the all-star team six times, won mvp in 2015 and the rookie of the year award in 2012. >> let's see the pitch. oh, fastball right down the pi. >> he's going to come back to d.c. something like 247 times to ay

harper and the phillies will be in d.c. to take on the nates in nsapril. that m we have to, like, cut him off. we're done. sorry. if you're n as fan, we loved him when he was here. now, bye. >> i'm sureil he count his money and not be hurt at all. somehow the world didn't spin off of its axis, eith'm. >> not sure yet. >>> still ahead, we wrap up our series of reports on dna test kits. >> what do you thinkpens to all of the dna collected? >>> and we're tang you to the ies above a small california town, now under water after flooding. >>> bryce harper, he's going to be a skunk at the perfume county snen he comes here from philly. the , it will slow down your friday morning travels. a closer look at another chance for snow later in the weekend, coming up. ♪ unstopables in-wash scent booster ♪ downy unstopables ♪ she's doing it again. no cover up spray here... cheaper aerosols can cover up odors, burying them in a flowery fog. switch to febreze air effects! febreze eliminates even the toughest odors from the air. freshen up, don't cover up. febreze ever since

harper's decision. . >>> the giants made two trips to las vegas this month to meet with bryce harper but their bid to land the free-agent slugger. what can i do with $5? >> i don't know. >> the much. phillies upped the ante to land harper. 13 years $330 million. the biggest deal in baseball history. even before harper turned down the giants we are told oracle park is the challenge free-agen how do you entice somebody. >> from a player development standpoint we have to be positive focus on developing hitters. we know we can sign free-agent pictures from outside whether by trade route or drafting and developing we have to make sure we are not relying on signing a free agent because to your point it is a challenge. >> warriors back at it tonight in atlanta kevin durant got the night off. first game his missile season. nice and refreshed tonight. coast-to-coast cousins 21 points , 11 rebounds. outscored magic in the 3rd quarter. orlando flipped the script san jose native aaron gordon put the magic on top. they close the game 14 - 2 run and be golden state 103-96. warriors dropped their s

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be bryce harper. >> my favorite player used to be bryce harper. who's going to be the new favorite? >> trey turner.hi >> reporter: t little guy favorite player yet but his mom and dad glad to give him his first opening day experience. >> he's almosts 8 mond we come every year since we were dating now we're married. >> reporter: and this family may be starting a newit tradn. >> this is our first for opening day. we love it, though. this is a lot of fun. energy up here. >> reporter: every fan we asked redicting good things for the 2019 nationals. even without bryce harper. >> rper, who's that guy? > reporter: we couldn't resist taunting a few fans who haven't made the switch. why t harper jersey? >> i spent 150 bucks on this last year. why not? >> reporter: even the g firste didn't deliver a w, fans heading home l wking forward tot's ahead. >> we're bummed, however we support the natse 100%, love them. they're awesome. >> reporter: and t's hope the nats get that first win on saturday when they meet the

. >> reporter: he was one of the few fans we found missing harper. >> harper, who's that guy? >> reporter: all the harper y jerseys used to see, replaced by scherzer, turner and zimmerman. we couldn' resist taunting a few fans, why the harper >>jers? eporter: i spent $150 on it last year, why not. >> reporter: brothers jack and nick, lobbying dad for new jerseys. >> i any we have great outfielders coming in, i'm looking forward to the season. >> i think we'll dofi . one man will never stop the show. >> reporter: not only are fans adjusting to life without harper they're adjusting to life without backpacks in the stadium. they can't come in this year, but from the looksf it people had gotten the memo on that and left their backpacks behind. >> word was out. we put it out there early. the owner will join us and giv us his thoughts on bryce harper in a bit. >>> and sherree burruss is gathering reaction to today's game from the natsr loc room. >>> also we'll continue to foow the awful breaking news, the lanes shut down on the beltway after a tanker truck overturns on the bridge. m

harper is only 26 years old, but 13 years is a long time.also has no opt outs as well. and think about this, when harper reaches the end of his deal, the players that he will be playing with are 12 years old right now. and here is a look at how harper's deal stacked up against the rich nesest in baseball. stanton's is the second richest. three out of four of these deals were signed this offseason. and phillies fans super excited about harper as is jake arrieta. he posted this video saying getting the house ready for bry bryce harper. >>> and after it just one season, jason witten is returning to play for the cowboys. witten retired from the nfl after the 2017 season but in a release yesterday said the fire inside of me to compete and play this game is just burning too strong. witten turns 37 years old in may. espn says they will determine next season's plans for monday night football in the coming weeks. and you know, witten didn't really get rave reviews as a commentator in the booth. so good for him deciding i still want to play the game o

. >> to the baseball player celebrating bryce harper's contract to the overworked interns craving for pizza, all the best videos being shared on this friday morning. everyone. we begin with the developing story overnight. president trump's son-in-law responding for the first time to ansi n rut how he obtained his top secret security clearance. >> "the new york times" reports president trump ordered it. that contradicts what the president said previously when he denied any involvement. >> the clearance was granted despite concerns among national security officials. a abc's zachary kiesch is here with the details this morning. zachary. >> reporter: kenneth and janai, this clearance means access to the most sensitive information in this country. last night jared kushner's attorney telling fox news he got the clearance through regular process with no pressure from anybody. this morning, a stunning report in "the new york times" outlining how the president ordered his former chief of staff john kelly to give his son-in-law jared kushner a top secret security clearance. according to "the ti

so this is harper with the bow in her hair. >> jimmy: yeah. >> as harper will say, no bow, no go. [ lightatulations, first of all. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: congratulations. that's unbelievable. >> by the way -- >> jimmy: well done. >> i also -- >> jimmy: that's cool. >> yeah. i felt really good about this. [ laughter ] and i was like, "yeah! she drew me." yeah, there you go. and then harper clarified and said, "but yes, this is fordy --" -- our son, ford -- "--standing in front of you. here's his head, here's his arms, and here's his legs." >> jimmy: aw. of course that's what that was. >> yeah, of course. >> jimmy: of course. why did she have to explain that to us? yeah. >> yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: it's the cutest thing ever. oh, my gosh. >> i know. >> jimmy: she's awesome. >> yeah. >> jimmy: i saw you post a a photo on instagram with you and timothee chalamet -- >> oh, yeah. >> jimmy: in london, posing in front of your own magazine covers. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: that's you, and then that's timothee there. >> that's timothee, so we were out for a night out in london, and timmy

bryce harper has decided to play for a new >>team.uperstar will be taking his talents to the philadelphia phillies. reports say the six-time all-star agreed to a 13-year deal for $330 million. i mean, wow. the largest total value contract in history. as for the phillies, they found out while playing against the iole orioles. >> we had some fans behind us who were sharing kind of moment-by-moment tweets with us. and we were getting, literally, like four fans right behind where we were sitting, telling us terms and, you know, who was tweeting what. who is making the reports? we have to make sure this person is credible. >> rember this bryce harper? he was just a kid. he was drafted first erall in 2010. he hit 184 home runs. he was crowned the home run champion here in d.c. i give him the props and thank him for being an exciting player to watch. all of the contributions. now, we're done. you're a phillies player. hand we're done w you. >> our producer wrote on here, he's going to make $44,000 per plate appearance. every time he steps up

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after signing the biggest contract in north american sports history bryce harper has officially become a philadelphia phillies player and baseball star has completed a deal worth more than three hundred million dollars but isn't promising title success just yet andy richardson reports. this is what a three hundred and thirty million dollars sportsman looks like bryce harper has just completed the biggest deal in baseball history to become a philadelphia phillies player harper has signed a thirteen year contract that will take him up to his fortieth birthday so i want to be somewhere for a long time i want to finish my career somewhere. you know i can't wait to be a part of you know the phillies for a long. as a teenager he was already being described as the bron james of baseball by sports illustrated magazine so far his pro career has been with the washington nationals a six time all star hop was named the league's most valuable player in twenty fifty i one thing that we know about bryce is he's an intense individual he plays a game especially hard. cares deeply about winning has hist

while many fans delighting in harper's slip but one has tweeted this saying cost to bring a bryce harper to your team three hundred thirty million rice saying he wants to bring a title back to d.c. priceless was so i guess and one fan said this i guess a bryson harper hasn't got over his ex because he still wants to bring back a title to d.c. well it's all a problem to the hopper to get back on twitter then confirm he didn't know where he was really the nation was so excited to be in the. this uniform. can't wait for citizens bank park so excited to see you guys on opening day march twenty eighth please be there. the who are the stars of the united states women's football team at the latest international game the play's award jerseys a bearing the names of inspirational women for this match against england two of the teams are playing in the she believes the cup it's a tournament that began after the u.s. squad kick started this she believes that social media campaign ahead of the last world cup it's a moment to aim to at inspiring women both inside and outside of sport while this pictur

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after signing the biggest contract in north american sports history bryce harper has officially become a philadelphia phillies player the baseball star has completed a deal worth more than three hundred million dollars but isn't promising title success just yet andy richardson reports on. this is what a three hundred and thirty million dollars sportsman looks like bryce harper has just completed the biggest deal in baseball history to become a philadelphia phillies player harper has signed a thirteen year contract that will take him up to his fortieth birthday so i want to be somewhere for a long period of time i want to finish my career somewhere. made that commitment to me and you know i can't wait to be a part of you know the phillies for a long. as a teenager he was already being described as the bron james of baseball by sports illustrated magazine so far his pro career has been with the washington nationals a six time all star hop was named the league's most valuable player in twenty fifteen i one thing that we know about bryce is he's an intense individual he plays a game especi

we have seen job growth, which we didn't see under harper. unfortunately, the conservatives are still caught up under the harper approach. that is why they do not want to talk about the economy. they don't want to talk about the budget. they would rather play petty politics. we are going to remain focused on canadians. >> 5 million students around the world took to the streets in a climate strike last friday. students from canada from coast to coast flooded the streets with a clear message, there is no planet b. we have 12 years to avert climate disaster and climate leaders don't buy pipelines. our children are demanding real action and an end to empty promises. budget 2019 continues to subsidize big oil. will the prime minister admit that harper's admission target won't cut it and buying a 65-year-old pipeline isn't climate action? [applause] >> honorable prime minister. >> mr. speaker, i was so pleased to see how concerned young people are about the future of our planet because this is a concern that we share with them on this side of the h

beyond fast. >>> bryce harper officially off the market.e free agent outfielder has reportedly agreed to a 13 year $330 million deal with the philadelphia phillies. the contract the richest in baseball in north american sports history. this is just after manny machado signed a $300 million deal with the padres. harper reportedly turned down an offer to stay with the washington nationals before he defenktsed ed effect defected to the phillies. >> three people have dominated the news. president trump, kim jung-un and michael cohen. here now some of the big stories that flew under the radar while they stole the headlines. >>> jared kushner met with saudi arabia's crown prince, their first face-to-face since october's murder of jamal khashoggi. >>> india and pakistan came to the brink of an all-out war, the two nuclear-armed neighbors fought their first aerial combat in almost 50 years. >>> the house approved congress' first major gun control bill in nearly 25 years. it would require federal background checks for all firearm sales and transfers

bryce harper has signed on with record $330 million. >> wait, how much?illions powerball money. >> big bucks. big bucks. the 26-year-old former rookie of the year and mvp spent his first seven seasons down i-95 in washington. phillies manager says he found out about the signing during their spring training game thanks to fans in the stands. >> we had fans behind us who were sharing kind of moment by moment tweets with us. we were getting literally, like, four fans right behind where we were sitting telling us terms and, you know, who was tweeting what. we were, like, who is making the reports? we have to make sure this person is credible. >> the high for a free agent deal was set last week when machado signed a 10-year $300 million contract with san diego, and philly said, hold my beer, we got 30 more million to top this record. >> some people say he may have been able to get more. he's 26 years old and a former mvp -- >> 13 years. 39. he'll be an old man. >> you have to see his teammate who is so excited to welcome him to philly. >> jake arrieta decided

harper just entered a 13 year, $330 million deal.n trout in 2020. >> it's respecting mike trout in a certain way during the season and letting him play and do the thing he needs to do to be mike trout. if you don't think i'm not going to call mike trout in 2020 to have him come to philly, you're crazy. >> trout still has two full seasons before he's up for grabs. >> trace: nothing like a billion dollar outfield. what does the league say? >> they're looking into it. major league baseball says we're aware of the situation and have been in contact with both clubs. the mlb's rule book makes it clear tampering is not allowed. a player under contract cannot entertain the idea of employment with anyone outside of their club. looking at how major league baseball has handled tampering in the past, there won't be a massive smackdown over his comments when aaron judge told the orioles manny machado would look good in pin stripes. >> trace: yeah, it happens all the time. and the fda looking at a club drug that could help. first, an oregon man th

and then have you heard about the donuts with bryce harper. little, too late. there's a donut shop in the district of columbia, they offered bryce harper unlimited donuts for life and a custom flavor if he stayed with the national. maybe he likes cheesesteaks better in philadelphia. tracee: can't believe it didn't work. lauren: jared max, thank you very much. catch jared's sports reports on fox news head lines, 24/7. tracee: if you're tired of getting links from friends and family about fad diets, there's a fact checking bot to shut it down. what if you could tailor your uber rides to your current mood? how one driver is trying to do just that. keep it here on "fbn: a.m.." ♪ we belong together. ♪ so come on, come on, don't you say never. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> design to help point out fake news, it's they -- taiwan's bot, if you get an article sent to you about how much you should hydrate during flu season the robot would chime in and says if doctor is credible. some people will find annoying but i guess there's artificial intelligence for everything. tra

. >>> and oh, man, look out bryce harper.heartbeat might have skipped as harper was writhing in pain. the $330 million man drilled by a 96 mile-per-hour wayward pitch thrown by trent thornton if you're scoring at home with the toronto blue jays. he left the game and avoided serious injury. it is just a bone bruise, but, baby, that hurt and if you're writing those checks to bryce harper, you're like please get up. get up. rub some dirt on it. you'll be fine. >> right. a bone bruise probably looks a lot worse than it -- feels a lot worse than it is. >> scary when it happens. >> oh, no question. >> thanks, vern. >>> this bay area pup may have lost a leg but not her spirit. tonight she has a new leash on cay. after surviving a vicious >>> a young chihuahua has a new leash on life tonight after she was left for dead in a san francisco dumpster. >> this is rocky. isn't she just amazing? a black and white chihuahua mix happy to be playing ball at the animal shelter. this is a far cry from three weeks ago when she was discovered seve

harper and the phi back in d.c. to take on the nats in april. the nat fans will be seeing a though t of him even won't be playing for us. >> our very own northern virginia julie carey is sartbroken. her take his picture which was still on the refrigerator. she was holding up and she put it in the trash. >> parting is such sweet sorrow, ist it? >>> coming up, we've got news on a '90s heartthrob who is still hospitalized after a reported massive stroke. >> what we're hearing from fans and frien of 90210 star luke >>> luke perry remains hospitalize this d morning day after reportedly suffering a stroke at the age of 52. having a stroke at his age is not itusual. not at all unheard of. morgan chesky talks to an expert meo says strokes are striking morericans at younger ages. ♪ >> reporter: he broke hearts on one of the biggest shows of the '90s, turning troubled teen dylan mckay in a popcal tour icon on 21 >> come on! >> where we going? >> field trip. >> reporter: but tonight's heartbreaking news for luke perry, paramedics race to go his neighborhoo

harper wearing the philly red. trying to get used to.the designated hitter in this onee so he ome h to hit. first at-bat, walking up to ang stanvation from the philly faithful and he does what he does best, showing patience and drawing a walk. he would come around to score on a home run. next at-bat,e m of the same. drawing another walk. and he would be taken out for a pinch runner. so he ends the day without an official at-bat and the two walks in his first live actiono he year. >> i think for me it will take some time, it is just part of getting ready and things like that. i'll be there opening day march 28th but it will take time to get ready and into it. i'm very excited for the season to start. it is a great group of guys with a great fan base and city and i'm excited to head up north and get the season going but just take it one day at a time g her an ready for it. >>> we're just over a week away from selection sunday, believe it or not. final week of the regular seasoh e in college hoops and still plenty of positioning to be done.

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the giants offered harper a 12-year deal worth $310 million, but harper said no thanks, i'm going with the bigger movie. so no bryce, but we have mad bum. tomorrow, the giants and reds live from scottsdale stadium right here. mad bum scheduled to pitch. our coverage begins with john miller at 6:00. >>> vip screening in the east bay for a powerful documentary. that's next. what's better than having fast, reliable wifi with coverage throughout your home? how about having internet that can help you save on wireless phone service? xfinity gives you the fastest speeds for all your devices. plus, now that xfinity mobile is included, you can switch your wireless carrier and save hundreds of dollars a year. talk and text as much as you want and only pay for data. now that's simple, easy, awesome. click, call or visit a store today. this week )s storms is still being felt. we )re back live in t >>> a break from the rain. >> the aftermath of this week's storm is still being felt. >> plus, a first look inside san francisco's newest hospital. the new technology that will be used when the next big

threw their best fastball at bryce harper. but harper balked. with the phillies instead. he agreed to a 13-year deal. the highest total in the history of the game. $21 million is what he saves on income tax in pennsylvania versus california. very hitter-friendly, the ball park. people still wrapping their headings around the amount. >> $330. >> the whole team? >> for one person. >> what! >> i remember what teams' payrolls were $100 million. >>> cousins back in the lineup. warriors in orlando. cousins had 21 points. kevin durant got the night off. drew gordon in the middle of it, going inside and outside. 103-96. everyone's got to listen to mom. when it comes to reducing the sugar in your family's diet, coke, dr pepper and pepsi hear you. we're working together to do just that. bringing you more great tasting beverages with less sugar or no sugar at all. smaller portion sizes, clear calorie labels and reminders to think balance. because we know mom wants what's best. more beverage choices, smaller portions, less sugar. balanceus.org >>> enrollment open to make another cind

threw their best fastball at bryce harper. but harper balked. with the phillies instead. he agreed to a 13-year deal. the highest total in the history of the game. $21 million is what he saves on income tax in pennsylvania versus california. very hitter-friendly, the ball park. people still wrapping their headings around the amount. >> $330. >> the whole team? >> for one person. >> what! >> i remember what teams' payrolls were $100 million. >>> cousins back in the linp. warr points. kevin durant got the night off. drew gordon in the middle of it, going inside and outside. 103-96. >>> enrollment open to make another cinderella run to their second straight game. palo alto high. miles amos, 8 straight to help the team. but the hall couldn't get over the hump. marzano hilts a big shot. stewart hall's season is over. >>> the wheels are fewing off for kyle smith. memorial and the terreros go on to win. >>> st. mary's fans still shocked about their tournament hopes. hammered down 2 of his 15 against portland. they close out the regular season on saturday. ♪ gaenz gonzaga. >>> ka

home runs at the nationals in a neat symmetry one hundred eighty four million dollars is the amount harper will net after taxes with the phillies the payback has already started for the franchise fans bought one hundred eighty thousand tickets within two days of the deal being done. most negotiations whether it's the largest contract in the history of baseball or or something far smaller you're always going to have those moments and you know i won't you know necessarily comment on wednesday night specifically but i think throughout the process we had some some encouraging moments and some not so encouraging moments but the bottom line is at the at the very end we got where we needed to be a. big price tags bring big expectations the phillies have only won the world series twice the last time back in two thousand and eight. you know not that they were to come in this year and when when the world series or you know when the division of course we all want that to happen that's your goal when you walk in the spring that's a goal the fans it's goal of everybody but good things take time as well

on to harper side they were worried about state income tax.a guy trying to scrape every nickel out of here. >> he made his decision and the fact we were in it. we were appreciative. but didn't happen and we move on. >> so we could use more star power but it's not happening. warriors have plenty. i feel there's amiss with the team. people feel come playoff time they will turn it up. right now they are a team not playing well. lost four out of six. horrible stara lesser team. in the 3rd they come alive. boogie coast to coast and they are take the lead with a 14-2 run. stephan curry not hot. he scored 33 points but needed 33 shots to get it. the warriors led by 13 in the 2nd half. the 4th quarter did not go their way. they led by four. out of many, jordan hit a clutch three and the magic go up by 1. gore don't have five with the tip back. warriors have lost four out of the last six. key stat they were nine of 40 from the land of three. that's not getting it done. that's against what the dna is. it is cal bears, you knew it would happen. in berkel

. >>> it is good to be bryce harper, very good. he just signed the most valuable contract in baseball history today. the philadelphia phillies signed bryce harper to a 13 year, $330 million deal. that is $5 million more than the then record 325 million deal that giancarlo stanton signed with the marlins in 2014. the chronicle is reporting that the giants were willing to offer more than a 10 year contact to land harper, but to be comparable they would have given him more than $33 million a year because of the income tax rate in california. >> i think that was the understatement of the day, that it is good to be bryce harper. it is fantastic to be bryce harper, wow. >>> an admission from pg&e about its equipment and the deadly paradise fire in butte county. what the utilities senior vice president said today about blame. >>> protesters in front of vallejo city hall today as a law firm filed two claims against the city police department. here are the accusations. all i had to do was give my human "the look". with wells fargo's 3% down

the giants actually offered harper a 12-year deal worth $310 million. but harper said, no, thank you, because of, get this, california's high taxes. >> oh, my goodness. >> not as high as pennsylvania. speaking of the giants, you can watch tomorrow's spring training game live from scottsdale, the giants and the reds right here on nbc bay area, first pitch is at 6:00. and i believe madison bumgarner is pitching but we'll have to confirm that. state taxes are high here. arizona or philadelphia or washington. >> with that contract, it could be a few hundred thousand dollars difference a year. >> $3 million, yeah. >> something like that. >> let's move on. let's talk about our weather. >>> we are seeing some improvement gradually on the russian river in guerneville, but it is so slow to go down. we have all that devastating flooding and crews out there live on the scene tonight. as we head throughout the next couple days, i want to show you why it is so slow to go down. herrussian river starts the and snakes through guerneville and then exits in the pacific.

harper saying that number belongs to halladay.went incredibly well until this moment went viral. harper accidentally saying he's going to play hard for his former team in d.c. >> that's what it's all about. that's what i want to do. we want to bring a title back to d.c. i want to be on broad street on a boat or whatever, a thing, bus, whatever it is. and, you know, have a trophy over my head. >> harper saying he wants to bring a title back to d.c. hopefully those tough philly fans will forgive him. >>> job interview of a lifetime. full of emotion for football players at the nfl combine which started this weekend. a chance for players like ole miss receiver d.k. metcalf to prove they belong and make their families proud. bursting into tears on the phone with his family after running a blistering 4.33 40-yard dash. listen to the reaction of proud notre dame teammates who watched myles boykin wow the scouts as well. that's what it's all about. taking your opportunity and making the most of it. miami's dwyane wade is a sure-fire hall

well it was a long, drawn out process that i think just about everyone was sick of.....but bryce harpernally made it official today during his introductory press conference with the phillies......>harper signed a 13 year deal worth 330 million....with no opt outs....and a no trade clause......meaning he will most likely retire as a phillie.....> "i can't...can't wait to get on that field and do philly nation proud and do everything i can to bring love to the city and do the things i can to help the community, bring that family oriented thing to the clubhouse and be a part of that group. i'm excited to get started and...you know. here's to a new chapter, here's to a new phase in the life of everybody at philly. i'm excited to be a part of it, so thank you.so thank you. (rock guitar music) (dogs barking) (sirens blaring) (jail cell door slamming) - we have the benefit of a relatively low crime rate on this end of the county, and a lot of it has to do with proactive work

authorities say they have surveillance. >>> and bryce harper's record-setting deal tonight.baseball superstar signing a new 13-year contract with the phillies for $330 million. the biggest overall deal for a free agent in american history. harper rejected a $300 million offer from his old team, the nationals. >>> when we come back here tonight, the moment we witnessed right here in hanoi today, the americans returning to vietnam, and it's powerful. if you have postmenopausal osteoporosis and a high risk for fracture now might not be the best time to ask yourself are my bones strong? life is full of make-or-break moments. that's why it's so important to help reduce your risk of fracture with prolia®. only prolia® is proven to help strengthen and protect bones from fracture with 1 shot every 6 months. do not take prolia® if you have low blood calcium, are pregnant, are allergic to it, or take xgeva®. serious allergic reactions, like low blood pressure; trouble breathing; throat tightness; face, lip, or tongue swelling; rash; itching; or hives have happened. tell your doctor ab

. >> bryce harper sweepstakes over. he has 330 million reasons to celebrate in the city of brotherly love. detail next in sports. rts.ly open your nose right back up. ♪ breathe better. sleep better. breathe right. but in my mind i'm still 35. that's why i take osteo bi-flex, to keep me moving the way i was made to. it nourishes and strengthens my joints for the long term. osteo bi-flex. because i'm made to move. >>> welcome back. new england patriots owner robert kraft has pleaded not guilty to two misdeamnor counts for soliciting prostitution according to legal documents filed yesterday. records show kraft's attorney has requested a non-jury trial on those charges before his arraignment. kraft avoid having to attends a hearing in person. kraft is accused of paying in a spa in florida for a sex act on two separate occasions within 24 hours in january, including a visit on the morning of the afc championship game. a spokesperson for kraft and the patriots released a statement last friday saying we categorically deny that

now that ben's landed the harper group and he's developed the new products... hey! soho store for product unveiling and a celebration. is ben's mother here? ben: mom? lemonis: oh, hi, ben's mother. i'm marcus, by the way. mira: nice to meet you. lemonis: can i hug you? oh, my god. your mom's a hugger. i love that. ben: thank you very much for coming and celebrating what we're trying to do here. the experience has enriched my life and really brightened my future. lemonis: there's a lot of new products. ben: yep, so these are all of our designs. i designed the candles and wrapping paper and wallpaper. all these things are things that i have wanted to work on for a long time, and marcus has been able to create these opportunities to manifest themselves. lemonis: you want to tell everybody to have a good time, or what do you want to do? ben: please, enjoy. lemonis: thank you for coming. ben: thank you. lemonis: the new products and the deal with the harper group should help us clear at least $2 million in wholesale business during the next year -- double what we current

sources say the agreemnt won't become final until harper passes a physical.s reported signing comes only a couple of days after the 26-year-old outfielder met with top giants officials in las vegas where harper lives. harper had spent his entire seven-year career with the washington nationals. if you do the math, it adds up to $45,000 per plate appearance. >> not too shabby. >> not too bad. >>> b.a.r.t. releases performance reports. how is it doing? >> i'd like about 50 at-bats. we'll take a look from mt. tam at partly cloudy skies over the bay area. bright, though. the clouds are thickening and more r georgand a busy day ahead. george has entresto, a heart failure pill that helped keep people alive and out of the hospital. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure, kidney problems, or high blood potassium. ask your doctor about entresto. ♪ the beat goes on

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the harper effect doesn't stop at jersey sales.ng more than 220,000 tickets over the so for his former team, general manager mike rzo who drafted bryce, wishing harper well just not against the gnats as he told the sports junkies earlier today. >> he's one of our own, we drafted him, signed hi developed him, watched him turn into a star with washington on hisch t. i'll high five him or hug when i see him and then i'm going to want to beat his [bleep]. 's going to wan to do the same to me. he's a greatit comp. it's going to be fun. i can't wait to tackleti the al league east. it's no joke. >> no joke. the nationals in action against the marlins. top of the third, zimmerman up, smacks the ball to left all the way to the wall. rendon comes around to store. zim advances to third. the next batter bringing zimmerman home. zim just trotting in. the marlins 1 better than the nats, win it 9-3. i >>> the oriole action against the twins. nunez acquired las summer making his presence felt today, launching this ball over the fence in left cente

get bryce harper.ow much would they have to pay willie mays. the deal is done. philadelphia is where he's going. 13 years, $330 million. no-trade clause and no opt out. he's the third highest player. manny machado and arenado are higher. grabbed they were without durant and iguodala tonight. something doesn't smell right about the warriors. they can turn it on. what's up with the warriors, another bad start. they come alive after intermission. boogie cousins goes the distance. they are take the lead with a run. stephen curry had 33, he needed 33 shots to get those 33 points. they led by 13 and in the time stages they let it get away of the eric gordan with the three that puts orlando back in front for good. they are in philadelphia saturday night. >>> the cal bears won a conference game. number25 washington and berkeley tonight of the austin getting in tight for the freshman. 18 points tonight. and justin had a nice game. he will hit the jumper. they build a 7-point lead and down to this. cal up three.

but price harper, $330 million for a 13 year contract.you see where these raises are going around? congratulations to him, first of all. 13 years and $300 million is phenomenal. but he is one of the best in the world at what he does. manny machado had $300 million for ten years. getting paid a little bit more. as exciting as bryce harper's contract is, if you want to talk about the greatest baseball contract of all times, bobby bonilla. played for the pirates. won a championship with the marlins. he gets paid $1.3 million, which started in -- he hasn't played baseball in like over 5,000 days. he gets $1.3 million starting in 2004 to 2035. so even after bryce harper's done with his contract, bobby bonilla is still getting paid. that's how you do a contract. he can't have a bad year, financially. that's a real star. $300 million man, that's cool. >> dana: do you like baseball? >> i love baseball. i love going to the games. i'm a die hard red sox fan. i love going to games. i'll go to any baseball game. if you want some family fun, go out to

. >>> ahead, gap let's old navy spread its wings the american dream is back and the bryce harper bump. 'sll ahead in rapid fire ♪ ♪ let's go from being on-call... ♪ ♪ to being on-line. american express can help move your business forward with loans, vendor payments and buying power. chat with one of our 4000 specialists and let's make it happen. the powerful backing of american express. don't do business without it. >>> welcome back let's catch you up on a few stories. it's time for rapid fire on this friday and here with their takes are dom chu and steve liesman. >> this will be awesome. steve, this is amazing >> how do we do this >> leslie will show us how topic one is ticker lyft, lyft has finally filed to go public here's my only thing this would have been a much more exciting ipo if it happened several years ago, right >> absolutely. you look at their financials their growth rate is terrific, 51%. their net losses have been widening about 25% in 2018 so we're starting to see them really spend money and accelerate people who invest in ipos like to talk about act two of a public yo

until they sign bryce harper to $330 million last month, harper didn't even make it to opening day as baseball's highest-paid player. mike trout, the angel in the outfield, has agreed to a contract extension with l.a. that will pay him $430 million over the next 12 years. that is $36 million a year. the two time mvp finished second four times for that award. he is 27 years old, unquestionably the best player in baseball. angels have made the playoffs just once in trial's eight years with the team and because i know you are wondering, the los angeles angels cell the cheapest beer in baseball, $4.50 for 16 ounces. i'm guessing that's going to change. >> for sure, to pay that chunk of money. thanks for that. >>> another grammy-winning band will be playing at the brand- new chase center this fall. the dave matthews band scheduled now to play a special concert at the warriors new home september 10th. they join metallica in the san francisco symphony for chase minter's fall show lineup. also announced a the black keys and modest mouse on november 20 . more fall shows at the sports arena wil

outfielder bryce harper heading to philly. the giants aren't too happy about that.d to a free agent contract today. the 13 year deal is worth $330 million. biggest deal in mlb history and a signing bonus, too. no word on the size of the paycheck the giants were offering. spinning 13 years trying to figure out would have for dinner tonight. around here we have more rain coming in that will hold off to freddie may early saturday morning and you will get half a weekend rain free. temperatures outside under mostly cloudy skies sunshine earlier is gone. it is fitting that one of the coldest february's we have had in the past 70 years is wrapping up this afternoon with temperatures running 5-90 degrees cooler than average. chilly tonight as we begin march. number 38, concord 40, san jose 42 san francisco 45. saturday morning there will be steady rainfall. belmont tomorrow some sunshine, 60 degrees, cloudy with rain and showers saturday. high of 58. most of the rain this weekend will fall before lunchtime saturday. you just saw ken talking about the snow survey. . the wint

bryce harper now a philly. big ovation on opening day, so, you know, harper's homeys.ut the ovation didn't last long. other strikeout. fans bing him already. >> that's philly. that's philly. >> welcome to philly. >> but people didn't like brady either. >> rhys hoskins, that's a grand slam. they beat the braves -4. let's talk about the orioles. brandon hide making his manageri debut. guys, you know i talk about the optimism of charlie brown befo. feeling like charlie brown after lucy pull it is football away. yankees take the lead. they don't look back. 11 different orioles played in theirirst opening day. they lose this one want to mention some march madness ha oening. numb ranked uva up 30-22 against the ducks. that one is at the half. and finally, guys, even though it's been an optimisti day, i want to leave on a downer. the wizards officially eliminated from the playoffs today. >> compelling. oh, come on! you're going to say he loves lamp, but you're not going to get that?, come man. you'rend falling behi come on. there you there you ♪ not all water is created equal

that's bryce harper rockin' a phillies jersey. it appears they love him. >> for now. >> fanatics reports that harper's new jersey sold more in 24 hours than any other sport ever. >> you know, he made that little slip. >> during the newsen conf. >> when he said he wants to bring a championship back to d.c. know where his heart is. brycere -- >> we sure it was a slip? >> good luck to you. >>> major pothole problems. into the district for hours e today. >>> only on news 4, a simple mistake leading to the scariest moment of a mother's life. being carjacked with her little boy in the backseat. for 50 years, cracker barrel has been making folks feel right at home, with meals like hostyle country fried steak, grandma's sampler, and our signature chicken n' dumplins. so, come on home to what you love. come on home to cracker barrel. to take care of yourself. but nature's bounty has innovative ways to help you maintain balance and help keep you active and well-rested. because hey, tomorrow coming up fast. nature's bounty. because you're be

but in the end, harper is staying in the n-l east. moving over to the nfl-- both the 49ers and raiders busy in indianapolis this week scouting future players at the combine. but this week, we at kron4 were able to catch up with some nfl legends. ed white, kellen winslow, dick butkus, john riggins, and mike haynes recently joined us in studio... on behalf of the organization-- fairness for athletes in retirement. they are speaking out for about 4,000 nfl'ers who retired before 1993... and seeking benefits that are on par with other professional leagues and modern day players. --we'll be airing snippets of these interviews throughout the week and you can see them in their entirety tonight on bay area sportsnight, available only on the kron-on app. -but until the, white and winslow, shining a light on their organization's mission <> (ken) <> (ken) coming up at six.. the latest on the abrupt end to the trump - kim summit in vietnam.. and the criticism over the president's comments about the american hostage who was held in north korea. th

bryce harper hugged by the philly phanatic. harper made just one mistake and that turned into a meme saying he wants nothing more than to win a title for d.c., the place he just left. >> we're going to go in and try to do everything we can to win and play hard and play well and that's what it's all about. that's what i want to do. we want to bring a title back to d.c. >> you know what, mistakes happen. >> well, it's good that he did that in philadelphia, the most forgiving city in sports. >> warriors/76ers at the top >>> this is how you celebrate spring with a splash of color. it is american tulip day. this event in san francisco's union square featured 100,000 tulips and people were invited to pick and keep their own bouquet. organizers say all these tulips are produced from dutch flower bulbs grown in the u.s. >> how pretty. that's it for abc dearest britain. we love you. maybe it's your big hearts. your sense of style. welcome to ba100. (ba100, you're clear for take-off). how you follow your own path. you've led revolutions.