. >>> not a peep from 49ers owner jed york. we caught him heading out of levi stadium today. the 49ers told us he was not doing interviews, nothing, but remember what jed said the end of last season? >> the san francisco 49ers win with class. we haven't won and i don't think we conducted ourselves with the level of class that i expect of our organization. >> and the hits keep coming for the 49ers. on top of this tonight dennis o'donnell tells us the team is dealing with a mass exodus. >> the 49ers are enduring one of their darkest days in recent memory. take a look. these are the star players they're losing. pro bowler patrick willis is retiring at age 30. frank gore might back out of the deal with the eagles. he might go to the colts. either way the 49ers are losing the heart and soul of their offense. the defensive captain justin smith is leaning towards retirement tonight and pro bowl offensive lineman mike ipati has reportedly agreed to a deal with the division rival cardinals. all told the 49ers are losing four pro bowl football players on the heels of losing a popular he

. >> jed york knows he's losing a great player. >> this team and community is going to miss you. it's going to miss the leadership the passion the talent. going to be difficult to replace >> new head coach lost the heart and soul of his defense. >> that is one of the guys that is going to make a difference in the world. >> he wants to mentor young children and seeing what is outside in the world he's known for 35 years. >> saying whatever i choose to do is because i've earned the right to do it for the passion of what it is i believed n i take that passion with me as i leave this podium. >> so classy today he could keep playing but said i don't want to be one of the guys showing up for a paycheck staying on a year or two longer then limping around for his life. and that is impressive. it's not easy. >> he's leaving $7 million on the table. >> there are more signings today. >> sergio? >> welyesterday's news for the 49ers was so bad it's been dubbed black monday, a reference to a stock market crash. today's departure of willis doesn't help much. there are fans beginning to wonder i

. >> jed york knows he's losing a great player. >> this team and community is going to miss you. it's going to miss the leadership the passion the talent. going to be difficult to replace >> new head coach lost the heart and soul of his defense. >> that is one of the guys that is going to make a difference in the world. >> he wants to mentor young children and seeing what is outside in the world he's known for 35 years. >> saying whatever i choose to do is because i've earned the right to do it for the passion of what it is i believed n i take that passion with me as i leave this podium. >> so classy today he could keep playing but said i don't want to be one of the guys showing up for a paycheck staying on a year or two longer then limping around for his life. and that is impressive. it's not easy. >> he's leaving $7 million on the table. >> there are more signings today. >> sergio? >> well, yesterday's news for the 49ers was so bad it's been dubbed black monday, a reference to a stock market crash. today's departure of willis doesn't help much. there are fans beginning to wonde

we've heard from the -- we've heard from jed york, the owner of the 49ers, saying some very nice words about patrick willis. right now we're looking at trent baalke, who is the general manager of the team. let's listen in. >> he said, as only pat would very respectful, said, hey, trent, do you realize that free agency has started? [laughter] >> and i looked at him and i said, yes. and he looks at me very sincere and he says, do you realize we were 6-10 last year? and i said yeah. and he looks at me one more time and he goes, don't you think we should be doing something? [laughter] >> but i looked at pat and i said pat, how about you play middle linebacker and you let me do the rest? we laughed and we still laugh about that moment. but this team, this unity is gonna miss you. it's gonna miss the leadership, the passion, the ta tent. gonna be difficult to re-- talent. gonna be difficult to replace. when i think about you, i think of greatness. when i was working with coach parcels and he used the word greatness, greatness, you've earned that term, greatness. you've accomplished a lot. se

jed york. i got some of jed's comments. maynard: we met about five years ago as jed was beginning to think about the stadium. i went to see him and said how can i help? how do i get involved? cory: this new thing is a huge deal. when we first met, i was arguing the importance of having a stadium in san francisco. you chose santa clara. it is interesting because it is a technical marvel if the heart of this world of technology. what do you want to do there? jed: i think we wanted to bring out the best of the bay area and really make that the staple of the stadium. technology through sustainability. really make levi stadium a focal point for everything that i think is great about the bay area. cory: in terms of technology what are you trying to do for the innovative experience? jed: we want to make sure it is a seamless transition going to a game. when you can use a smart phone or device to interact in everyday life, we ant to make sure that everything that is difficult about going to a game, having tickets, parking, we want

many are pointing the finger at jed york. >> reporter: candlestick park is a shell of its former self. fans might say it is no different than the team that now plays. >> leader of the band is messing things up somewhere. >> the 49ers left san francisco for greener pastures and players appear to be doing the same. frank gore to free agency and patrick willis and justin smith to retirement. >> they are jumping ship. retiring because it is like -- i believe they don't want to play for the organization any longer. >> madness. >> reporter: it was topic number one. >> the defense has been based around for the large part of the success, justin smith and patrick willis. >> reporter: he is trying to figure out how this could be happening at once. >> no, it does not look like we have a concrete plan, sticking to it. and colin kaepernick trade rumors. i don't know what to think. >> reporter: fans were discouraged. >> it is not great when your best players are leaving. must be something seriously wrong. >> one fan thinks this is amusing to fans of rival teams. >> everybody in seattle -- [ laughin

and no surprise niner nation lashing out online against owner jed york. danny wrote who's got it better than us? that was harbaugh's line. every other team in the nfl. say it ain't so. and uponny tweeted, the tires are flat the car's speeding down hill and there are no brakes. niners offseason in a nutshell. may be overdramatizing that just a bit. >> but still, a lot going on there. >> complete unsteadiness and unknown for the red and gold right now. >> all right. all right. >>> moving on to other news, so far, so good for the solar-powered plane attempting to fly around the world without even a drop of fuel. >> the aircraft is called the solar impulse ii. it landed in oman this evening took off from abu dhabi this morning. making that 250-mile trip in about 12 hours. >> the plane has a wing span wider than a 747 but weighs only about two tons. one of the plane's two pilots likes his team's chances. >> i'm sure we are all confident and hopefully, we will be able to see each other here in five months. >> like he said, the trip is scheduled to take five mon

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jed york thought the team and gore could work something out. tired of waiting and the rushing leader is gone to philly. eagles offered a three year deal with 7.5 million guaranteed. more than the niners wanted to spend on a running back who has 2400 rushing attempts. frank needs only 927 yards to become the 15th running back in nfl history with 12,000 yards. he ran for 1106-yards so still has gas left in this tank, and the eagles rank second in rushing yards in the nfl. frank fit disrespected he had to deal with free agency, and has so much pride he went to prove to the niners and the league they're wrong. it's business for the niners. we understand that. but frank deserved better than this. they left him hanging and wouldn't commit. he was the heart and soul of the team. last night gore's boxing trainer posted a singing message for the niners on facebook page saying it's over. niners horrible business, you deserve everything that is coming your way. wow. >>> the raiders had another swing and a miss as lions defensive tackle ndamukong suh will

. >>> the 49ers jed york got a quality player today. tori smith. wide receiver is a 49er after five years with the ravens. during his time in baltimore, his brother was killed in a motorcycle accident. so smith has a scholarship foundation set up in his honor and dedicates a lot of time in the community. >> my mother needed help. i know what it is like. we had tough times. she worked her tail off to provide for us. and you know, i know what a lot of these families are going through. what a lot of these kids are going through. i want to do something for them. it is important for me to give back. >> top five! let's go! number 5, golf course in florida, ken, and they let him play through! a massive 13-foot gator walking the greens. number 4, fans not paying attention, looking at the cell phone. bam. this lady paid the price. look at this. boom. noseful of spaulding. number three, when table tennis goes bad. oh, the unfortunate lady! number two, watch this. say what you want about yasiel puig. but in center field, he ran it down. look at that. that's a

so far there's no public reaction from the 49ers ownership jed york. one of our photographers caught him heading out of levi's stadium in santa clara yesterday. 49ers told us he was not doing any interviews. >>> a sunday cruise on the san francisco bay turned into a scary ride for a group of seven. >> fire boat, channel 16. >> you can see smoke pouring out of the 45-foot yacht. it happened sunday between tiburon and angel island. two good samaritans heard the may day and sprang into action pulling all seven people into their smaller boat. >> smoke billowing out of the cabin and right away, you know, our options were limited. it was either the passengers on that boat either going to have to be in the water or they were going to get on our boat. >> the coast guard is investigating the cause of the fire. >>> 4:57. it's amazing how much trouble a raccoon can cause. in the next half-hour, how one mammal cost a bay area man his job. >> reporter: i'm kiet do live in san jose where the manhunt is still on for that suspected child molester who escaped last week

here is one thing jim harbaugh and jed york would agree on. coach makes too much money. he's worth his new salary, $5 million per year. he said no. initial reports said he was offered $8 million. his salary puts him in the top ten. giants playing tonight, a's with an explosion against cubs and barry zito another scoreless inning. two earned runs and four walks. three homers and this is number through, right there. and that is a two-run blast. now, zito, lowering his era to 2.30. four scoreless. and 11 scoreless innings. a's win 14-2. axe's with a brand new cast of characters. what has not changed is their club house camaraderie. >> good group of guys come here. you know? they talk your ear off and take care of business. that is a good mix on plane rides and road. >> today, nash retired nash played college ball at santa clara spending 19 years in nba won two mvp awrdz. >> just not to be in the cards. and a hunl disappointment. it's been a difficult period of my life to battle through that to make something of it. i noi i never worked harder and it just wasn't to be. >> co

here is one thing jim harbaugh and jed york would agree on. coach makes too much money. harbaugh asked if he's worth his new salary, $5 million per year. he said no. initial reports said he was offered $8 million. his salary puts him in the top ten. giants playing tonight, a's with an explosion against cubs and barry zito another scoreless inning. two earned runs and four walks. three homers and this is number through, right there. and that is a two-run blast. now, zito, lowering his era to 2.30. four scoreless. and 11 scoreless innings. a's win 14-2. axe's with a brand new cast of characters. what has not changed is their club house camaraderie. >> good group of guys come here. you know? they talk your ear off and take care of business. that is a good mix on plane rides and road. >> today, nash retired nash played college ball at santa clara spending 19 years in nba won two mvp awrdz. >> just not to be in the cards. and a hunl disappointment. it's been a difficult period of my life to battle through that to make something of it. i noi i never worked harder and it just w

maynard webb joins us and also jed york, getting ready for super bowl 50.l 50 will be at the niners. what have they done to get both ready? maynard: can you guarantee as good a game as last year's game? jed: i would rather have a blowout where the 49ers participate in that. for us, we will get ready one day at a time on the field. we have a long way to go for the 49ers. for the bay area and levi stadium, we will be the most philanthropic super bowl to take place. we are putting $2.5 million back into the community already. the super bowl announced that last week. we have got everybody in the bay area working together from san jose to san francisco. when you offer the best of the area, it will be an unbelievable week. cory: here you are trying to manage one of the most important businesses flat out in a pro bowl of business leaders whether it is tim cook or all of the other people i cover that i will not be so nice to on the air. you have got to be one of these managers around here. the big news of the day, a 24-year-old linebacker after a breakout year. ann

. >> today at the meetings 49ers jed york has this to say. for us my personal feeling is i'd love to have an l.a.-san francisco rivalry. we had a great rivalry with the rams. i don't think it's set in stone but it sounds like someone would flip divisions. >>> a's and brewers in a spring slug fest in phoenix. gave up eight hits and six runs in two and two-thirds innings. top of the third, ike davis powers a two run homer. he this one ends in a 9-9 tie. tim hodson retired five straight on the hill before allowing three runs and six hits in three innings. major league baseball is worth $36 billion. it's the biggest over year increase. four teams are now in the $2 billion club and the biggest gainer from last year being the giants who doubled in value on the heels of their third world series title. giants are currently leveraging their success to increase rev with the project set to open by 2020 right across the street. there's going to be more to do down by the ballpark. >> thank you. >>> for a full half-hour of bay area coverage you can watch i

jed york says willis is a winner on and off the field. >>> two university of oklahoma students accuseda leadership role in the fraternity's video taped racist chant. they have been expelled now. video posted online sunday shows sigma alpha epsilon members singing racial slurs targeting african americans. levi pettitte and parker rice were identified in this video. pettitte's participates apologized for -- parents apologized for what his son has done. the president of rice's college prep school saw that video online and says he is appalled. >> i'm saddened because i think it hurts everybody. nice young man. >> the president promised a thorough investigation. warning other expulsions are possible. the school has cut ties with that particular fraternity. the chapter has been shut down and its members were told they have until midnight to move out. sigma alpha epsilon was once labeled america's deadliest fraternity. according to bloomberg. nine people died at sae events between 2006 and 2013. that is more than any other fraternity in the country. there have also been problems locally at st

try a hashtag search for jed york. there are some things written about him so bad i can't share with you on television. here hardcore fans are a little more forgiving. bad news continues to get worse for the 49ers and quite a few of the faithful are shaken. >> i thought we'd be back on top of the division at the very least this season. but i have to admit that i'm really pessimistic just as a fan and as a season ticket holder too. >> we were hoping to be in the playoffs. but i don't think it's going to happen anytime soon. >> reporter: she was at levi's stadium to see if there were any more patrick willis jerseys left. the arrest of yet another 49er is a shock for fans. this is the radio call leading up to bruce miller's arrest on suspicious of domestic violence. >> her boyfriend attacked her. >> reporter: roger knowles says the ongoing misbehavior of some players is clearly affecting the team. >> you can't have people like frank gore playing alongside people who have these long rap sheets. you have to have pretty much

and you know about jed york, and his cavalier statements about not knowing what balke was doing the other day when he signed a player who had been arrested three times since 2012. that after just saying they wanted to win with class. i think it's simply a lack of leadership. >> it's like one hand doesn't know what the other hand is doing. stay with ktvu, and ktvu.com for the latest on the niners. we'll bring you the latest developments on air, and online as they happen. >>> we have developing news out of novato where tonight an explosion was reported at the same home where dozens of explosions were reported last month. neighbors say it appears the woman accused of setting off explosions is at it again. they heard an explosion a at around 5:00 this evening. debora villalon is there, as police deputies get ready to search that property. >> reporter: they've securitied a new search warrant, and the uc berkeley bomb squad has just arrived. you can see this place is secure, and in the back of that patrol car sits lori mason. she's been detained after another explosion was heard here tonight. >

. >> the poor jed york the owner of the team sends out an innocent tweet tonight about how had a nasty dinner in lafayette. deluge by angry fans like never mind your dinner fix this team. >> what are you eating dinner for. >> no time for dinner. if i way, calm down people. tearful goodbye for all pro linebacker willis retiring at the age of 30. few months ago he thought he could play for another 5 years. his feet were telling him something else. mike has more. >> there has not been a day in my career that i don't feel like that i get this game. everything i had. >> like all athlete whose career came to a close he had a sense of relief. >> i would have never thought in a million years that i would be standing up here on this podium san francisco 49ers fichltd the most amazing 8 years of football in my life been part of this historic organization. >> pat we'll miss you. we love you. thank you for everything. >>reporter: 49ers owner york knows he's losing a great player. >> pat to me is what embodies win with class. everything that he does on the field everything that he does off the fiel

. >>> and so far there's no public reaction from 49ers owner jed york.raphers caught him heading out the door at levi's stadium in santa clara yesterday. 49ers officials told he is he was not doing interviews. >>> 7 people out for a weekend cruise on the bay over the weekend are grateful for a couple of good samaritans. take a look. >> fire boat, channel 1-6. >> you see all the smoke pouring out of the 45-foot yacht yesterday between tiburon and angel aisles. two nearby boaters heard the mayday call and rescued all 7 people. >> smoke was billowing out the cabin and right away, you know, our options were really limited. it was either the passengers on that boat either going to have to be in the water or they can get on our boat. >> coast guard right now looking into what went wrong on the bay. >>> more concerns of explosive devices in a north bay neighborhood. coming up, we'll tell you how it's the second time the bomb squad has been here in one month. >> i'm kiet do live in san jose, that accused child molester who escaped last week is still on the loose

the opener of the 49ers, jed york, says patrick willis is a winner on and off the field. >> another popularhas left the scene. frank gore signed a - -- signed three-year deal with the colts. he rushed for 11,000 yards and had 64 touchdowns in his career. there are more comings and goings. the 49ers are expected to release stevie johnson. he's a bay area native. he may possibly return at a lower salary. meantime, reggie bush, you've heard of him, he's due to visit the 49ers today. >>> 7:41. parents, have you been bamboozled? the shocking debate about so- called healthy drink options for kids. >> i thought i would be arrested and i wasn't but i was prepared for that. >> what he did was against the law but this man is getting a lot of praise and support for his swastika display. how he's defending his actions. >>> traffic starting to get very busy out there. take a look at 101 in san jose, where traffic is starting to stack up. it's also starting to stack up in contra costa county. we'll talk about it when we come back. >>> and speaking of san jose, we'll have updated rain totals. it looks lik

york. this is "market makers," with erik schatzker and stephanie ruhle. -- this is mark halperin will mark halperin -- >> on the show tonight, jimmy come across couch, but first the granite state ouch. jed pushes here in new hampshire where i am, in the way house of integra biosciences where jed spoke this afternoon. were going to talk about that this afternoon today. his name is not universally liked in these parts. nevertheless, as they say here in new hampshire late or he or go home. this afternoon, i asked jed bush -- jeb bush on w and hw losing past primaries here. do you have any thoughts on why your brother and father both lost primaries here at least once? >> i'm not going to reminisce about that. i could reminisce about my part of that losing effort, i guess. i brought about 250 people from orlando, miami that are not used to that kind of weather. it was a blast watching people from miami get accustomed to -- at the time i think in manchester, it was, like, 20 degrees. we had to learn how to walk on ice, and we were passing out oranges door-to-door with people. it was a blast. it turns out my brother and dad won florida but did not win new hampshire. >> why do you think? >> i h

york city who happened to enjoy "the biffly hillbillies." ♪ listening to earl scruggs play banjo on "the ballad of jed clampet" proceed pepped fleck into areaking new ground. from the jazz explorations of his band, the flecktones. ♪ to a journey across west africa to the american banjo traces its origins. he even composed a banjo connoro p. with the nashville symphony. but fleck isn't the only member of the duo to take the instrument far afield. ♪ abigail washburn, who was born in illinois, is something of an unofficial musical ambassador to china. she constructs cultural bridges one note at a time. ♪ remarkably washburn only picked up the banjo 15 years ago, at that time she was about to enter law school. law school in beijing that is. ♪ ultimate lay she chose banjo over beijing. but she can still belt out a tune in fluent mandarin. ♪ >> was that too loud, maybe? >> no. in a larger hall they would hear it in the back. >> that is very true. that's mountain songs you know. >> osgood: if her repertoire is influenced by china washburn's playing style is all american. the old time sound of appalachian mountains. ♪ a revivalist of the clawham