. >> he was traded for two players, john lester and former a's favorite. >> he is known for being a slugger at the plate and known for his rocket arm. who could forget this throw against the angels june 1. the seasons are a's history, oakland traded the red fielded to boston red soccer for lester and gomes and fans lit up the phone line and the flag ship radio station for the a's. a lost fans were upset when they hear the news about cespedes. >> people realize you are getting a prime time pitcher with two world series rings, a guy 3-30 all time in the world series with .49e.r.a., top of rotation guys so the fans are coming around on the trade. >> general manager put together a potent starting rotation. analysts say the a's with this addition could have the best pitching in baseball. of course, for fans the success will be determined by one thing: a world championship. >> it is tough to trade when you have the best record in baseball. a lot of times -- you knows they got john lester so we got to play it by ear. >> i'm not feeling it but, if you get wins, that means a lot. >>> ironically the

i just was happy to be part of. >> john lester grooved that pitch but he didn't want to groove that pitchall right. the eagles are coming. that's right. football training cam is that july -- nine days it way. can't wait forefoot ball this afternoon high ooh it cha chance to talk with espn herm edwards while he was getting ready for that big golf tournament in tahoe this weekend. as we got into why nick foles is the right guy. >> the thing to comes mind when i scenic foles play, this is critical, he doesn't lose games because of his ability to turn the ball over. he doesn't turn it over. he's very accurate down the field. holds the ball a little long sometimes. i think you'll see more development him getting the ball out of his hand quicker going to that second and third read much that's majority. i hope he does it. i really do. >> it's fun to listen to herm and i new him as a player he's so honest that's what you want from athletes and you don't always get that, ex athletes he's not talking bozo on esp inform he's legitimate. >> he played the game. >> not that they are on espn. >> there a

john lester to the a' but the phillies they couldn't get anything done. amaro, jr., denying the phillies were asking for top prospects saying other gm's weren't aggressive enough. >> lesean mc can you doing everything he can to replicate last year' incredible season after leading the league in rushing yards. he didn't get complacent instead he got trim. he shed a few pounds and in the words of offensive coordinator pat shurmer he's look a little leaner. >> a lighter pace. i'm so much more effective. i looked at all my old film and seen how much quicker i was when i was 210 and two sorry nine. big difference. i'm feeling like that again. i mean, i always played open last years i made lot of plays. you know your body. you know yourself. i want to be bulkier last year. like a mental thing. >> a new and improved lesean mccoy. howard eskin he might be on vacation from here but not training camp. he tweeted his picture earlier today of mccoy, jeremy maclin and former dallas cowboys receiver michael everybodying. philly..com overheard mccoy walk over to irving a

in exchange, the a's will get pitcher john lester and petaluma native, jonny gomes. gomes played two years for the a's, of course, and lester, seen as one of the top pitchers in baseball. >>> this morning, san jose police are looking at surveillance video, hoping to catch a glimpse of the man who broke into a home and tied up the teenager who lived there. this happened right in the middle of the day. police say the armed man broke into the sliding glass door of a home on andrew creek's court just before 1:00 yesterday afternoon. this is in the almaden valley neighborhood of san jose. once inside, the intruder came face to face with that 17-year-old who was home alone at the time. and police say the man used zip ties the to tie up that teen and then demanded cash. the teen told the man where to find some valuables, then the robber took off. neighbors in this normally quiet community say they're stunned. >> i was working, so i don't know if they came here first or if she was just barking at what was going on across the street. but i don't think i'll be telling her to s

. >> john lester of chicago illinois. why do you think it took lincole in the north so long to find a commander who wasn't so interested in politics in d.c., such as grants. did it have anything to do with the great popularity of political patronage in the army that started back with andrew jackson? why do you think it took so long. >> first off, we're afraid that grant had political ambitions, there was talk, in fact in the 1860s, that grant would be an ideal presidential candidate in 1864. grant tried to handle this in a jokingly and more serious way. all i ever wanted to be was mayor of my hometown.my they haven't finished the sidewalk to my house yet. i'd like that done.had th grant already hade taste for tha guilded age back in 1863. when grant comes to galina in 1865, there's a big banner. the sidewalk is built. but then, of course, they give them another house somewhere be else, by the way, the people understood to keep their job, they had to keep their general happy. gra later on, grant in fact writes letters, mak

the red sox traded jon lester, john lackey, johnny goms saying basically see you next season. the orioles pick up andrew miller from the sox. the washington nationals sent young jack walters to cleveland, with ryan zimmerman out, the nats get an all-star in 28-year-old cabrera. >> he would plan on playing in the majority of the time at second base. but it also brings credibility to shortstop too. he's an everyday player. he's a guy who the penerates us. he understands that. >> how about the first place orioles. he shows off his arm. a canon hanging from his shoulder. amazing. manny machadooy with one of the best -- manny machado with one of the best plays of the season. that's some arm. >> the redskins had the shoulder pads back on at camp. horace holmes is at camp to keep up up to date. >> it was on this long pass into the end zone where the redskins suffered a big injury up until now in a mostly injure training camp. jay rice ,jr. was battling to win a job on this team and now he's injuring a shoulder -- nursing an injured shoulder. >> we're hoping that somebody emerges as t

. >>: the ardarya: the ace chavisa assessment for a big picture let john lester is it broke? and if the of leicester to. a lot of possessing a gun twitter have faith and the a's manager who was pulled out to trace this morning and just about three minutes. the first of which my fly a little bit under the radar they may have traded pictures to minnesota for the south pole to played with the team's earlier plea that they sit in the bay area is the trading of the all-star. and they return they will have all star pictures of john alger. they're betting to 56 the 17 home runs. they have won over the hearts of a since and the bay area. he's not out but coming in and its three stall our star pitcher create. it's also get out who played with the team in 2012. they are to happen--2 1/2 teams up on the angels. his contract is up but the end of this season so it depends on how the ball plays out you could have a situation. but he'll be stay is and a further half of the season. it becomes a short-term move a let's say that world theory. they are re and first place. if you're an a's fan y

they have acquired left-handed john lester for fan favorite outfielder cespedes. they also pick up in the deal johnny gomes. lester helped boston win the world series last series. >>> a meet something going to be held today to review final preparations for saturday night's soccer match between the earthquakes and sounders. it will provide the first real test of traffic, parking and security at the new home of the 49ers. single games standing room only tickets for the 49er games go on sale on tuesday. but you have to be part of the faithful 49. the -- faith fall 49 team program. you can register online. you have to do it before saturday to get standing-room only. >>> 7:10. boy, the search goes on for a gas thief in one bay area city. coming up in 20 minutes, the bold crimes that created major safety concerns. >>> the crowd that was behind me dispersed and i looked back and realized the bull was probably 10, 5 yards airway from me. >> trampled by a bull in the east bay. the advice one man ignored that landed him in the hospital as well as turned him into an internet

. >> john lester of chicago illinois. why do you think it took lincole in the north so long to find a commander who wasn't so interested in politics in d.c., such as grants. did it have anything to do with the great popularity of political patronage in the army that started back with andrew jackson? why do you think it took so long. >> first off, we're afraid that grant had political ambitions, there was talk, in fact in the 1860s, that grant would be an ideal presidential candidate in 1864. grant tried to handle this in a jokingly and more serious way. all i ever wanted to be was mayor of my hometown.my they haven't finished the sidewalk to my house yet. i'd like that done.had th grant already hade taste for tha guilded age back in 1863. when grant comes to galina in 1865, there's a big banner. the sidewalk is built. but then, of course, they give them another house somewhere be else, by the way, the people understood to keep their job, they had to keep their general happy. gra later on, grant in fact writes letters, mak

the red sox waved the white flag and traded jon lester john macky. it's crazy. but they made a deal with the indians with cabrera. where the severity of the hamstring injury to ryan zimmerman it's a solid move, and he may not be back until september. with cabrera they get a time tested two time all-star. zack walter is a talented young player. 24 years, and he's brought in specifically for the stretch run. the redskins continue to get the attention of the rest of the league. the way they have attacked this new era of jay gruden and the talent level that is starting to show itself. guys like jordan reed are really starting to blossom. runs like a deer and strong as an ox. only 24 years old and he has everybody talking. former gator, former basketball player, jordan does things that other players can't. reed is going to get a lot of mismatches and could be a jimmy gram type guy. >> i'm happy with where jordan is. we have high hopes for him and he's going to continue to get better. a great red zone target for us. he's great in the middle of the field. he's just got

john kirby answering questions about the downing of mh-17. joining us, a few guests to help us make sense of the latest events. lester holt, weekend anchor of n"nbc nightly news" and someone who has, for better or worse, extensively covered airline disaster. also john cox, msnbc aviation analyst and pilot and general barry mccaffrey, msnbc military analyst. thank you for joining us. lester, i wanted to start with you. we know so far we have three americans who we are sending. one ntsb, two from the fbi. what will the role of the americans be in this investigation? >> the ntsb role is a bit odd. normally they would go with a go team and they'd look at every factor from survivablity to what actions the pilot, the health of the airplane, all those sorts of things. the real question is to confirm it was shot down and if possible find out by who. fbi will contribute to that, but from that point of view, it's a different kind of investigation. they can look at shrapnel patterns on the aircraft. i would bet that some of the video that's already come out of there that there are experts who have eyeballed that and may have se

in exchange, the a's will get pitcher john lester and petaluma native, jonny gomes.th christina. >> hey, thank you. 72 degrees in san francisco for today. that fog will be burning off. as we head throughout the second half of the day, it is going to be hot. major microclimate separation, though, out in the tri-valley. 99 degrees for sunol, and of course, that's because we're not getting any low clouds out there. 85 degrees for the peninsula. 90 on the north bay today. 72 degrees, san francisco, and yeah, hitting the low 90s here in the south bay for one more day. tomorrow, we'll boost your numbers up just a touch, and then we'll take them right back down for the weekend. sunday in the south bay, 88 degrees. here's mike and your drive. >> all right, christina. we're looking at fremont, 880 southbound through this area past the truck scales, we're starting to see traffic move a little bit better. this is one of your last spots where traffic compresses coming from the south bay don the east pay. looking at the map and we see that slower drive as you're getting in toward

meantime, secretary of state john kerry on his way now back to the region to try to broker some kind of cease-fire. lester? >> kate and ayman, thank you. >>> now, to our other major story. pro-russian rebels in eastern ukraine have taken control of the remains of nearly 200 passengers recovered from downed malaysia airlines flight 17. meantime, u.s. and european officials are demanding that russian president vladimir putin make sure the rebels give international investigators full access to the crash site. kiera simmons is in donetsk for us. >> reporter: good evening, lester. we spent the day at the crash site with few restrictions on where we could go. still, there were no crash investigators here, and no news of when the dead will be returned to their families. there is little dignity for the dead here. most of the victims have been removed. but their possessions are still not collected. we find a wallet, empty in the fields where the wreckage fell. the debris covers a huge area. parts of the plane are scattered over several miles. this was the cockpit. look at it. the front wheel embedded. and when we

secretary of state, john kerry is in paris where he continues talking to world leaders to make the cease-fire permanent. we are there this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lester. days after they got under way, they failed to reach a comprehensive cease-fire agreement. what the sides did agree to is a 12-hour truce. dozens of bodies have been recovered pushing the death scale to over 1,000. today, many families went out for the first time in weeks and we went along with them. the attacks continued until the final hours, then a 12-hour cease-fire came into effect. today's short term truce a moment of reprieve for people devastated by weeks of war. a chance for them to return to their home and assess the damage in neighborhoods. since the cease-fire began, they have been recovering bodies. just to keep up with the number of bodies they need to bury. in southern gaza, at least 18 people from a family were killed in an israeli shell attack on their home with them huddling for safety inside, neighbors say. entire families wiped out. israel's attack on gaza are aimed at southeast palestinian rocket fire, which is israeli military says they will continue to fight isr