john lester has the contract that expires this year so he is a rental player. but he is an ace pitcher, no question about that and he is pitching the best ball of his career. he is 4-0 for the red sox with a 1.07 e.r.a. he has proven in the post season, two world series rings, he is 3-0 in the world series with a 0.43 e.r.a. billy bean blowing on thecise and letting it -- the dice and letting it all roll. taking a gamble, going for it. as opposed to the giants who did absolutely nothing and they are in worse position than the oakland a's. they have taken over as the number one force in baseball with the bay area with this deal. >> when will we see them? >> saturday john lester will make his first start and i heard somebody say take out the tarps because there will be more people that want in and whether it works out or not this is a deal that put the a's on the national spotlight. something they haven't been for a long time. i think, you know, it is controversial but it is great. >> all right. >>> a's fans were stunned by the news. one woman. we will hear from

john lester will make his debut with the a's tomorrow against had royals.e to be -- against the royals. sure to be a big crowd and today he talks about the excitement in joining oakland's organization. >> going from a team that hasn't done so well this year to a team that has the best record in baseball is exciting. they play the game the right way. the staff has always been strong. a lot of younger guys that have been around a while. excited to be a part of it. >> like i said, six of them in the all-star game, i haven't been to one. turns out two years ago, they are trumping me now. i am going to come in and just be jonny gomes and be ready when they call on me. >> fireworks tonight for the a's. early start. we will have highlights at 10:00 p.m. >> the giants back in new york starting a 10 game road trip and they have support in new york. lots of giants fans out there. they had a lot to cheer about. they were already lead null-0 in the -- leading 2-0 when hunter pence flips the outfield. he has a two run triple. ryan vogelsong throw as complete game. who i

they get back john lester and outfielder gomes from petaluma.the rare talent that amma was talking about. huge fan favorite. great arm. could loss el pouvrment he won the past 2 home run derby title. he's spectacle. when he gets out of the car in the parking lot i want to watch him. but a's 3 time all star. 2 time world series champion. lester as my boss friends would say throws wicked hot. he has the second best winning percentage among active pitcher in the al rental for the stretch drive and play off. bean basically a make that says world series or bust and talked with the media about it today. >> you have to score and john lester case we are dealing with a guy who is one of the best at the position in the game and has been if for a long time. so just an opportunity to pass up on. it's difficult. you separate yourself from if from everybody else in trying to get a play like lester. you have to do something that you need. >> gomes thumb up sign as he left fenway park early today. coming back to the bay area at 18 homer for the a's in 2012. 13

you will ever see and he will leave a huge void in the outfield and the infield but then again john lesterng the best ball of his life. he is an ace. 4-0 in his last 8 starts. 1 pout 07 e.r.a -- 1.07 ears. he won a couple of -- e.r.a. he won a couple of rings. 0.43 e.r.a, billy bean making the move that a lot of experts think will put them in the world series but here is what the red sox general manager said about acquiring yoenis cespedes. >> we felt like what made the most sense for us was to focus on impact major league talent that is ready and hopefully we made it better now and gives us a head start into the off season with building a strong team for 2015. media via phone in 10 minutes from now so at 10:00 p.m. tonight you will hear what he has to say and on our website www.ktvu.com you will hear what billy bean says about this trade and i don't think there is any exaggerating how important this is with two months left in the season. the giants made no moves which is a big, hu? you are kidding me. >> stood see him go. >> no -- sad to see him go. >> yoenis cespedes is a fan favorite. >

record in all of the baseball but the royals undoubtedly the hottest team in all of baseball and john lestering all right, he's throwing shutout balls and the a's so far, early after this game, doing their share offensively, donaldson, they need him to come through, that he does, there to make it 2-0 in the 3rd and followed by brandon moss, another guy who's got to start coming through, maybe get a little blooper to fall in left field, start of good things to come, base hit scores a run, john lester in the 4th inning, throwing, shutout ball for the a's. meantime, the 49ers, coming on home after spending some time back east, covering unusual situation with their pre season game in baltimore, john's team, they continued three days of workout against the ravens, an unusual situation with scrimmaging, offering a unique chance for offenses to go against another team's defense, and of course, vice versa, kol capper -- kaepernick thought it was a real advantage. >> i thought it was higher, you're going against people you're not going to be playing on sunday, so you get different looks, different pl

oakland gets pitcher john lester and outfielder johnny gomes. i'm between outrage and silenced tears. >> you should have been here, that is what i kept seeing. i have fans who were upset. >> you don't get it. all of this is about setting up the trades and right moves so we can be ready for the post season. news of the trade for john lester and johnny gomes came as a surprise. >> we'll see. it happens. really sad to see him go. let's hope they know what they're doing. >> he is a huge fan favorite, known for being a slugger at the plate. john reddic posted this, our rotation with a link to the dramatic chipmunk. here he is winning the all star home run derby, he's known for his rocket arm. take a look at this play against the angels in june. fans credit that throw for saving the game. >> we've come up short twice. >> he says the success isn't in dispute announcing they're keeps plans to hand out tee shirts. the outfielder will no longer be an oakland a. >> this is about trying to stay long term here in oakland. >> he says nothing says build me a n

oakland gets pitcher john lester and outfielder johnny gomes. i'm between outrage and silenced tears. >> you should have been here, that is what i kept seeing. i have fans who were upset. >> you don't get it. all of this is about setting up the trades and right moves so we can be ready for the post season. news of the trade for john lester and johnny gomes came as a surprise. >> we'll see. it happens. really sad to see him go. let's hope they know what they're doing. >> he is a huge fan favorite, known for being a slugger at the plate. john reddic posted this, our rotation with a link to the dramatic chipmunk. here he is winning the all star home run derby, he's known for his rocket arm. take a look at this play against the angels in june. fans credit that throw for saving the game. >> we've come up short twice. >> he says the success isn't in dispute announcing they're keeps plans to hand out tee shirts. the outfielder will no longer be an oakland a. >> this is about trying to stay long term here in oakland. >> he says nothing says build me a n

john lester is to pitch tomorrow. >>> time is 6:48.ead out to sal who's had a very, very busy friday morning. >> it has been a busy week i think. 580 westbound is where we are starting a sig alert. it was for the two lane. for two directions but now eastbound traffic is effected. news chopper 2 is showing us the huge backup coming in over the altamont pass into the livermore valley westbound. the commute direction which is is taking most of the traffic even though the lanes are open people are still slowing to take a look at the accident which son the other side of the freeway. truck lost control there. you can see the trailer ended up in the eastbound lanes. very fortunate that no one was seriously injured in this crash when this trailer flipped over into the eastbound lanes. trying to move the trailer away from the center divider to right it. they may have to close eastbound lanes from time to time to do that. meanwhile the westbound lanes are open but you can definitely tell people are slowing down and that is the problem. this is a

deep to left center off john lester. cocoa tracking times the lead. crashes into the wall, unable to brace his fall. but did he catch it? yes. and then no. an uh -- amazing effort by chris. out dualed by weaver. albert pujols 24th of the year and takes it deep. a's shut out 4-0. an gems -- angels won four straight and a's lost two in a row and are three back of the angels in the west. like this, manny, like this. pac man a on the tour promoting his november title bout. what do you think of the first pitch there, larry? >> i agree. good aim though. five for five and three r.b.i's. giants 19 hits tonight. a two-run homerun. vogel song gets the win. they are playing pretty well. still to come, why aldon smith's support system stays in tact. a new movie in the theaters and same old de la salle on night lights berkeley.

deep to left center off john lester. cocoa tracking times the lead. crashes into the wall, unable to brace his fall. but did he catch it? yes. and then no. an uh -- amazing effort by chris. out dualed by weaver. albert pujols 24th of the year and takes it deep. a's shut out 4-0. an gems -- angels won four straight and a's lost two in a row and are three back of the angels in the west. like this, manny, like this. pac man a on the tour promoting his november title bout. what do you think of the first pitch there, larry? >> i agree. good aim though. five for five and three r.b.i's. giants 19 hits tonight. a two-run homerun. vogel song gets the win. they are playing pretty well. still to come, why aldon smith's support system stays in tact. a new movie in the theaters and same old de la salle on the field. friday night lights berkeley. >>> the fact thattal -- that aldon smith was suspended was not a surprise, but the helping somewhat. nine games for violating the league's substance abuse and personal conduct policies. fortunately for smith he won't be ex

and john lester takes the mound for the first time for the green just playing what are you up to?n i play? it's more of a one person kind of game. i won. tillamook cheese slices, tastes better because it's made better. >>> the a's roster now set for the playoff run and for the first time in green and gold, jon lester takes the mound, pick up in a trade from the red sox on thursday. he needed to get the win and had to win over a's fans. lester, struggled early. 1-0 royals in the fourth. looking for more. look at sam fuld. perfect throw. inning over. 1-0 royals. lester then settled down. went 6-2/3. struck out three and is going to get the win. jason vargas has not allowed a hit in four innings. but eight runs on eight hits. everyone getting involved. then the big blow from johnny gomes. came over in the trade for lester. a's end their two-game slide with an 8-3 victory. >> the 49ers' new home, levi's stadium, and earthquakes hosting seattle. rick quan joins us with a preview, pretty nice digs down there, rick. >> you know what? this is my first ever trip to levis stadium and it's a

john lester turned into mr. automatic win for the a's and acquired in the cespedes trade.has put a screeching halt to the royals' red-hot eight-game win streak. a little frustrated. meanwhile lester -- lestor dominating early. gets gordon looking and the next batter wh a swing and a miss. lorenzo cane. you will get nothing and like it. struck out 9 and allowed three runs. i%e offense providing plenty of support. a bloop single in the fifth. guthrie chased as they take a 6-0 lead. a huge night for donaldson. he sd in a radio interview, you have to read the wind patterns and put the proper spin on the ball. he had proper spin and numbers 24 and 25. he stays fourp on the angels. >> do you consider yourself humorous? >> i do. there was a time when i found myself funny, but today you have proven me wrong. thank you. >> the giants paying their respects to robin williams before tonight's game with the white sox. vogel song went seven innings and gave up three hits and this was costly. a two-run blast in the first and 2-0 sox. strikeout machine and crawford and resistance is futil

as we reported on mornings on 2, the a's shocked the baseball world by acquiring ace pitcher john lester and johnny gomez from the red sox. bellely bean says giving up cesspits was difficult but necessary to obtain his two- time champion. >> try to get a player like lester, you have to do something that is unique. and we had to do this. if anything, that is what really captured the boss' attention. >> he is thanking a's fans. he said oakland you gave me your heart own love. remember #justwinbaby. on a side note the a's will give away zest pedes t-shirts. >>> over night use from the middle east. the three-day gaza cease fire unraveled just three hours after it began. >> traffic looks good between the walnut creek interchange and the tunnel. but on 580 westbound we do have a problem. we'll tell you more about this problem at vasco road. >> a little cool down yesterday. a little be not a lot. today we will turn it right around and warm it up. anybody inland will be near 100- degrees. >>> four shootings in antioch over a 48 hour stretch. we'll tell you what we have learned from police about

you know who we're talking about, john lester. >> the john lester. >>> giants, live look at at&t park. they're not new york city wrapping up a four game sere with the mets this morning. early start, 9:10 our time, g-men have won two games in new york including a big 9-0 win yesterday. meanwhile, it'll be exciting to see what mets fans come up with this morning. they've been giving pence signs. hunter pence puts ketchup on his hot dog. >> so do i. >> hunter pence eats pizza with a fork. >> so do i. insults when you're a new yorker, but not o young lady from northern california. >> i'm a californian. >> hunter pence likes the god father iii. this is an insult because the least popular. and finally showing up, hunter pence can't parallel park. >> i can do that. >> yes, you can. >> having lived in san francisco, you have to know. >> chicago, ketchup on a hot dog, that's bad. >> ketchup with relish, really? how do you like your dog, rob? >> i didn't see anything wrong with that. apparently i'm an exception. >>> weather out this morning, low 60s, low clouds for now. misty skies in a few spo

. >> john lester case we are dealing with a guy who is one of the best in his position of the game and has been for a long time. so the given an opportunity not to pass up on. >> lester start forth a's open saturday and same day they were scheduled cespedes t-shirt day and a's going ahead with the promotion give way giving away 10,000 t shirts soon to be collector item. >> what else do you do with the shirts. >> more than half had of california is now under an exceptional drought. that's the highest level in 40 years. look at the difference from just last year when the state was only in severe drought. incorporating to the u.s. department of al agriculture the state now short an entire year worth of rain. >> tomorrow morning volunteers plan to scoop out thousands of dead an chief from the santa cruz harbor. fish swarm the shallow water of the harbor last night. trying to escape predators. but there wasn't enough oxygen for them all. harbor master says this is a natural occurrence. happened 5 times before. authorities prepared for it. were using air 8tor to pump more oxygen into the wat

deep to left center off john lester. cocoa tracking times the lead.crashes into the wall, unable to brace his fall. but did he catch it? yes. and then no. an uh -- amazing effort by chris. out dualed by weaver. albert pujols 24th of the year and takes it deep. a's shut out 4-0. an gems -- angels won four straight and a's lost two in a row and are three back of the angels in the west. like this, manny, like this. pac man a on the tour promoting his november title bout. what do you think of the first pitch there, larry? >> i agree. good aim though. five for five and three r.b.i's. giants 19 hits tonight. a two-run homerun. vogel song gets the win. they are playing pretty well. still to come, why aldon smith's support system stays in tact. a new movie in the theaters and same old de la salle on the field. friday night lights berkeley. with a new volkswagen turbo. reward card t 0 obsessed with turbo? because we like giving you power, but we also like giving you fuel efficiency. like the sporty jetta. and the turbocharged passat tdi® clean diesel. okay...

oakland surprised many by trading star left fielder cespedes to boston for john lester and gomes and the move was made because the g.m. can stack the lay off rotation starting with lester would was dominant for the red some. the a's reafire add player from the twins and trading pitcher tommy malone. the a's long ago scheduled we cespedes t-shirt day on saturday and the a's are it will going ahead the almost motion and giving away 10,000 of the t-shirts. they could become checkers' items. >> they paid for then. might as well give them away. >> exactly. fans will love them. >> love watching hip. never knew what he would do. >> fire works gale tonight half an hour early. before we get to that which is 14 hours away, we have a try east bay. the cloud deck will be melted in a couple of hours so faster sunshine and hot are highs. we have poor air quality possible. this is "spare the air" and the eat will subside this week end and we will be out of the triple digits but in the 90 inland but not so oppressive. you can see the cloud cover leaking through the lower vietnams of the north bay an

the a's will play tonight with john lester working the found. the pga championship and we had some major news developing there. jason dufnerwithdrawals with a neck injury. you got to see this. shot of the day at 10. 97-foot putt for eagle. on the day he shot a 7 over 78. tiger woods had trouble. shot off the tee. he winds up 3 over 74 and give as fan a souvenir. three way tie at the top. lee westwood 8 with a nice birdie putt. lots of gulf remaining. >> stunner in the world of soccer. landon donovan considered the best american player every, 32 years old, he had the game winning goal in the mls all- star game last night and announces today he is retiring from soccer. he is with the galaxy currently and he says he has had enough. and that is the sporting life for tonight. >> thank you. >>> live now to the white house where we are waiting for president obama to speak about a crisis going on in iraq. isis has taken over much of iraq and left a lot of people without food and water. will there be military strikes. the president will address the count

the a's took on the royals on saturday afternoon and john lester wins his oakland debut and pitching nto the 7th inning. they beat the royals. johnny gomes in his return after being traded from the sagging world series champion red sox, john and gomes boosted the club to cleat the best record in baseball. they go at it today in oakland. first pitch at 1:05. >>> and a hitless fight that carried into the last as the mets beat the giants 4-2. and peavey lost another decision. they go at it again today. first pitch 10:10. >>> it took 52 years but it's official. >> punters are in the hall of fame. and ray guy is now considered to be the best punter of all time. and he was inducted into the hall of fame last night along with six other mechanisms. this isway to say to the punters that are in the nfl. >> the meaning of the number 8 on my jersey meant a new start. if that's true 24e7b i -- then i would like to have the number 8 represent a new beginning for punters into the hall of fame n closing, all i can say is that it was for the love of the game that i am here. >> he played with the raide

pitching ace john lester. it is a return for pith lieu in a native johnny gomes as well. video as he's leaving fenway park in boston headed for a flight back home to oakland. this is not the first time he will don the green and gold uniform. he had a brief stint in 2012. he says he's looking to go all the way with the a's this season. >> record goes to zero once post-season starts. just now getting in, best team, who's the hottest. so hopefully john and i can go back to back. >> despite going from the best team in baseball to one not in the playoff contention, he tweeted the a's gave me my first mlb home, always great to me and my family, grateful forever, gracias. >> that is nice to see graciousness. >>> 4:56 now, we want to the look at the traffic situation, it looks hairy in two different spots. >> roads and rail problems. west 580. let's look at the map. jam from both directions in fact as you're heading past vasco. westbound you're block, three lanes are blocked, parts reported across the lane and big slowing already developing into livermore out of livermore eastbou

the red sox traded ace pitcher john lester along with johnny gomes to the a's.ter cespedes. >>> meanwhile, the tigers will acquire david price. austin jackson finds out he's been traded to the mariners. guess when? mid-game. so he receives a standing o as he's pulled during the seventh inning. rounding out the three-team trade, the rays acquire a left-hander and nick franklin from the mariners. the rays also received infield prospect willie adomes from the tigers. >>> and to the nfl. ray rice spoke out for the first time since his two-game suspension for his physical altercation with his then-fiance. >> i let so many people down because of 30 seconds of my life that, you know, i know i can't take back. i never planned on appealing any kind of punishment. so whether it was two games, four games, six games, eight games, i was going to own my actions and be a man about it. >> all right. and football fans, what you're waiting for. the nfl season. it kicks off with preseason with sunday's hall of fame game between the new york giants and buffalo bills. that's here on

john lester turned into mr. automatic win for the a's and acquired in the cespedes trade. he has put a screeching halt to the royals' red-hot eight-game win streak. a little frustrated. meanwhile lester -- lestor dominating early. gets gordon looking and the next batter with a swing and a miss. lorenzo cane. you will get nothing and like it. struck out 9 and allowed three runs. i%e offense providing plenty of support. a bloop single in the fifth. guthrie chased as they take a 6-0 lead. a huge night for donaldson. he said in a radio interview, you have to read the wind patterns and put the proper spin on the ball. he had proper spin and numbers 24 and 25. he stays four up on the angels. >> do you consider yourself humorous? >> i do. there was a time when i found myself funny, but today you have proven me wrong. thank you. >> the giants paying their respects to robin williams before tonight's game with the white sox. vogel song went seven innings and gave up three hits and this was costly. a two-run blast in the first and 2-0 sox. strikeout machine and crawford and resistanc

would that be enough to end john lester turned into mr.automatic win for the a's and acquired in the cespedes trade. he has put a screeching halt to the royals' red-hot eight-game win streak. a little frustrated. meanwhile lester -- lestor dominating early. gets gordon looking and the next batter with a swing and a miss. lorenzo cane. you will get nothing and like it. struck out 9 and allowed three runs. i%e offense providing plenty of support. a bloop single in the fifth. guthrie chased as they take a 6-0 lead. a huge night for donaldson. he said in a radio interview, you have to re the wind patterns and put the proper spin on the ball. he had proper spin and numbers 24 and 25. he stays four up on the angels. >> do you consider yourself humorous? >> i do. there was a time when i found myself funny, but today you have proven me wrong. thank you. >> the giants paying their respects to robin williams before tonight's game with the white sox. vogel song went seven innings and gave up three hits and this was costly. a two-run blast in the firs

. >> john lester case we are dealing with a guy who is one of the best in his position of the game and has been for a long time. so the given an opportunity not to pass up on. >> lester start forth a's open saturday and same day they were scheduled cespedes t-shirt day and a's going ahead with the promotion give way giving away 10,000 t shirts soon to be collector item. >> what else do you do with the shirts. >> more than half had of california is now under an exceptional drought. that's the highest level in 40 years. look at the difference from just last year when the state was only in severe drought. incorporating to the u.s. department of al agriculture the state now short an entire year worth of rain. >> tomorrow morning volunteers plan to scoop out thousands of dead an chief from the santa cruz harbor. fish swarm the shallow water of the harbor last night. trying to escape predators. but there wasn't enough oxygen for them all. harbor master says this is a natural occurrence. happened 5 times before. authorities prepared for it. were using air 8tor to pump more oxygen into the wat

. >> john lester case we are dealing with a guy who is one of the best in his position of the game and has been for a long time. so the given an opportunity not to pass up on. >> lester start forth a's open saturday and same day they were scheduled cespedes t-shirt day and a's going ahead with the promotion give way giving away 10,000 t shirts soon to be collector item. >> what else do you do with the shirts. >> more than half had of california is now under an exceptional drought. that's the highest level in 40 years. look at the difference from just last year when the state was only in severe drought. incorporating to the u.s. department of al agriculture the state now short an entire year worth of rain. >> tomorrow morning volunteers plan to scoop out thousands of dead an chief from the santa cruz harbor. fish swarm the shallow water of the harbor last night. trying to escape predators. but there wasn't enough oxygen for them all. harbor master says this is a natural occurrence. happened 5 times before. authorities prepared for it. were using air 8tor to pump more oxygen into the wat

john lester allows three runs in 6 2/3 inning to earn its first win in an a's uniform. 8-3 today's final. >> you know, obviously coming in here, we know how hectic and chaotic and all that stuff it can be here. but it's pretty cool to be on the other side of it and see these fans go crazy and really love the a's. you know, come out here and get this one under my belt now, now it's getting back to work and the job at hand and i'm glad that today went the way it did and you know, let's go back out there in five days and do it again. >> giants recently traded for a big-time pitcher and in his second start with san francisco, jake peavy was perfect for 6 1/3 innings. then the mets busted up with a four hit, four run 7th and now it's 4-2 mets in the 8th. two-time winner, serena williams used this against andrea to turn a tight match into a blowout. serena wins the last eight games, beats petcovich. in sunday's final. and more in that giants game and mets game tonight at 10:00, of course. >> all right. thanks, fred. >> coming up tonight on the 10:00 news. details about a big drug bust. >>> plu

. >> new faces a's traded for john lester to be their ace how much pressure is he feeling now? we'll hear from him next in >>> good evening, new a's arrived in town. they send cespedes to boston. both are free agents after the season, lester strictly a rental. gomes from petaluma. and they spoke today to the team. >> these guys tipped into the playoffs where before. it's nothing like a lot of the guys here. i wouldn't consider it pressure. these guys expect to go every year. >> i was hungry to have that ring. now, it sinks home to what that is what you play for. >> was not in the starting line up tonight hosting yankees last check highways not appeared in that game. now, giants and matt cane's season probably oaf. he needs surgery and says he's known about it for years but only recently did the pain get to the point with he had to do something about it. giants facing pets. party time. a special night goes the distance. hunter pence with three fbis here is the kid just called up from double aa. there it is. look at this kid. good job. giants win 5-1. first sporting event will be

john lester wince his debut. and johnny gomes. and beat the royals 8-3.ice. . >>> and not so nice, pablo sandoval. and not enough for the giants to win. san francisco loses to the mets 4-2. >>> oakland raider ray guy, considered the best punter of all time, getting inducted into the profootball hall of fame, along with six other new members. >>> and new tonight, glen dorsey torn his left biaccept. cep. and she down, and the team has not released a statement. . >>> and a sell out crowd, williams, reaching the foirt final. taking eight games. 7-5, 6-0 in the bank of the west classic. the top ranked williams is 3-0 in finals in 2014. >>> a lot going on -- we have soccer -- >> levi stadium. >> and arena football. >> hp pavilion. >> with the saber cats. and now that's 28-0. they're ahead. weather for the coast, if we want to take a drive? >> the coast looks a little cloudy. fog could hang in. could be a few breaks. temperatures in the 60s. 70s for the bay and 80s in the south bay. and 90s inland. . >> that's going to wrap it up. stay tuned with kronfour. next

a classy move by john lester. took out a full page ad in the boston globe thanking the fans there for supporting him. he's a free agent for the end of the year. this is a way to hype up a fight. john bones jones gets into it with daniel cormeier day. they take the back drop down. they take the ufc president down in the process. just knock him aside officials were so distressed that they quickly put the video up on their vine account i mean they were outraged. >> they wanted to see how upsetting it was. >> everybody, look here. >> thank you >> join me tonight, bear rescue. this burned cub crawling to humans for help how people are coming together to get this little girl back on her feet. then, at 11:00, lights, camera, action. a blockbuster takes over san francisco is the bay area becoming the new hollywood, perhaps? saw them setting up today it's a big time operation. >> tonight's prime time line up, at 8:00 it's bachelor if paradise. >> and that is it for this edition of abc7 news. from all of us here, look at th

a classy move by john lester.e ad in the boston globe thanking the fans there for supporting him. he's a free agent for the end of the year. this is a way to hype up a fight. john bones jones gets into it with daniel cormeier day. they take the back drop down. they take the ufc president down in the process. just knock him aside officials were so distressed that they quickly put the video up on their vine account i mean they were outraged. >> they wanted to see how upsetting it was. >> everybody, look here. >> thank you >> join me tonight, bear rescue. this burned cub crawling to humans for help how people are coming together to get this little girl back on her feet. then, at 11:00, lights, camera, action. a blockbuster takes over san francisco is the bay area becoming the new hollywood, perhaps? saw them setting up today it's a big time operation. >> tonight's prime time line up, at 8:00 it's bachelor if paradise. >> and that is it for this edition of abc7 news. from all of us here, look at the beautiful sky toni

. >> new faces a's traded for john lester to be their ace how much pressure is he feeling now?e'll hear from him next in sports ever since we launched snapshot, my life has been positively cray-cray. what's snapshot, you ask? only a revolutionary tool that can save you big-time. just plug it in, and the better you drive, the more cash you'll stash. switching to progressive can already save ye $500. snapshot could save ye even more. meat maiden! bringeth to me thine spiciest wings of buffalo. >>> good evening, new a's arrived in town. they send cespedes to boston. both are free agents after the season, lester strictly a rental. gomes from petaluma. and they spoke today to the team. >> these guys tipped into the playoffs where before. it's nothing like a lot of the guys here. i wouldn't consider it pressure. these guys expect to go every year. >> i was hungry to have that ring. now, it sinks home to what that is what you play for. >> was not in the starting line up tonight hosting yankees last check highways not appeared in that game. now, giants and matt cane's season probably o

playoff atmosphere at, john lester and c.j. wilson. pitchers duel. and seven innings.allowed five hits. struck out seven. including, mike trout three times. tied. throws it away. coco crisp on third. two outs. and they win it 2-1. tied atop the american league west with the angels. second batter. zimmerman. tim lipscomb, looktion for his career victory. gave up six runs. four earned. 4 1/2 back of the dodgers in the west. and hosting them at 1:00 at levi stadium. hopefully the field will hold up. just replaced it. what, two, three days go. a nightmare. and the kind of thing where, a wide receiver or somebody can pull a hamstring. injury. out for the year. >> yeah. >> hopefully hold up. we'll find out. >> hopefully they score too. >> yeah. >> very good. off awe all right. >> thank you. thank you for joining us. that is it for tonight. abc 7 news continues tomorrow morning at 5:00. thank you for joining us. we are always online at abc7news.com. (pants) (animal howls) (twig snaps) (gasps) (rustling) (panting) (continues panting)

. >>> later today, the a's will introduce john lester and outfielder gomes to the media after the surpriseingith star left fielder cespedes traded to boston for the deal. >>> look at the cloud cover. we are going to talk about the hottest day in the profit and the cooling trend is on the way. more an that ahead. >>> it is 5:25. monica lewinsky is back in magazine but not the subject. monica lewinsky is writing articles for "vanity fair," magazine, with the first one today talking how victims of media attacks can use social media to fight back. monica lewinsky was the subject of endless media coverage as bill clinton's former lover as a white house intern. she will trip pieces on an ongoing basis and on interesting and relevant topics. >>> president obama introduced katy perry as a favorite people at a white house celebration awaying the special olympics. ♪ you will hear me roar >> katy perry belted out "roar," in washington, dc last night and joining other a list celebrities and athletes and american ledge helps to pay tribute to special olympians and volunteers and supporters. the president

the lefty john lester three hit complete game shut out. 8 strike outs. walked only two.th the a's and it is a three game lead over the angels who lost again to the dodgers. there was an angel in the outfield again for the giants let's see if it helped any as they close out to their series in milwaukee. >>> tiger claims he's healthy, his score card might indicate otherwise. we'll take a look in sports part ii, next. one for cats. i wish i had lasers. i don't. pew pew pew... the new radioshack is finally here. the store of your past is now the store of your future. come see one of our remodeled stores and get a free portable power charger with a $15 purchase. dad: he's our broker. he helps looks after all our money. kid: do you pay him? dad: of course. kid: how much? dad: i don't know exactly. kid: what if you're not happy? does he have to pay you back? dad: nope. kid: why not? dad: it doesn't work that way. kid: why not? vo: are you asking enough questions about the way your wealth is managed? wealth management at charles schwab >>> all right, not a quick fix, as they man

re-energized a's did not have to wait long to cash in on thursday's blockbuster trade for pitcher john lester. that two-time world series champ and ace took the mound yesterday against the kansas city royals. the outfielder helps out for the bases loaded hit. 8-1. needless to say, that was more than enough for mr. lester. the new a's hit six and two-thirds inning. he notches a quality start. the the a's win 8-3 they now lead the and gems by two games in the western division. f the g-man showing off their new pitcher who was straight dealing. he was perfect through six innings. they would score a tie in the seventh inning new york would hold off a late surge by san francisco, winning this contest, 4-2. much more still ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, rising concerns about water worries. despite the the fact that the state is in the middle of a record drought. california lawmakers are finding it a rough road to a solution. larry gerston is joining us, telling us why they feel their hands are tied at this point. more details next. every mercedes-benz is made with the highest level of engi

john lester on the mound wasn't enough to stop the angels heavy momentum. scoreless in the fifth.. chris iannetta. look at the glove over the wall, his momentum knocked the ball lose. it's a 2-run homer and coco had to leave the game with a neck strain. 2-0. a's only five hits on the night. weaver mesmerizes him. 4-0. a's now trail the angels by three fold in the west. >>> they did not look the other way and the lenience was not in the conversation when it comes to discipline nfl style for alden smith. details on his suspension, the raiders like to have themselves a rookie star at quarterback when the season opens in about a week. sports part ii next. >>> basically a two year rampage of misconduct. dui charges, illegal weapon possession with a bomb threat at l.a.x. to top it off. the nfl reacts harshly to alden smith's antics. nine game suspension stemming from all those run-ins with the law. can't play until after the new orleans game. can go to team meetings and is about to lose 10.2 million of his salary. they just might have themselves a star rookie quarterback. karr three tou

he was traded for john lester and he won both of his starts for the green and gold. the three-hit shutout and a's beat the twins. they play at o.cotonight at 7:05. time to get a look at the forecast. >> it's mostly cloudy for parts of the bay area. the typical clouds we are accustomed to. these are not bad. 67 in san francisco with a few clouds. 82 in san jose. out boy the trivalley, highs approaching 90. the morning commute looking at issues on northbound 17. this is at 85. the connection there with the right lane blocked and still a major roadway accident and traffic alert. eastbound 80 at american canyon. a vehicle on its side on the right shoulder. using eastbound 80 in vallejo at american canyon. we will be tracking both for you. we will have another update in a couple of mondays. >> the woman who stowed away on a flight from san jose to los angeles gets caught again. >> a woman in fremont tide up and robbed while her granddaughter sits in the next room. what police are telling us about the suspect, next. ...we need to break up. is it the biting? cuz i can stop?

john lester making his second start to the a's complete game shutout. three-tter.am a victim. steven boast hitless in the last six games. the slump buster. two-run jack in the third. in the fourth, another catcher, derrick norris, rbi double. brandon moss scores. 3-0. lester in trouble in six sixth bases juiced. got him. just went final. a's win it 3- 0. >>> 14 years ago, tiger woods won the pg&e championship. the third major win in a row. that was now. this is now. once again, pg&e championship at val haleh, round one today, nine shots back. tiger started on the back nine, only birdie of the day on 16. chip from 40 feet. no back spasms and no putting. ten foot bird on 7 lifts out. his playing partner, phil mickelson, 2 under 69. three-way tie. kevin chapel among the leaders. bunker on 10, nicely done up and down. 6 under 65 for chapel. lee westwood, pretty good play, maybe the best guy around never to win a major. finishes with a putt on 9 here. he's 6 under. so is ryan palmer from the rough. just pretty chip there, a lot of steam. three-way tie for the lead. rory

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but josh donaldson gets thrown out at john lester was dealing last night.e getting lorenzo cain this one was all a's. they win >> james:robin williams was honered at at&t park j. >>:he was honored before the giants game. the scoreboard screen. silence for for him. williams was a big giants fan. >> james:ryan vogelson had a rough first inning. giving up a 2-run homer to adam dunn. but that's all he would give up. give themhe pitched 7 strong innings only giving up 3 hits. >> james:the giants with a last- ditch 2-out rally to send it to extra >> james:brandon crawford's single scores matthew duffy to tie the game at two. drove thembut in the tenth. the white sox take the lead on this gordon beckham single. >> james:bottom of the tenth and pablo sandoval send this two-out shot deep to left. but not quite deep enough. >> james:giants lose a close one. 3-2. >> james:they're now 6 back of the dodgers in the n-l west. give themformer microsoft c-e-o steve ballmer is officially the new owner of the los angeles clippers. >> james:the team says the sale of the franch

john lester takes the mound for the first time in the green and gold since thursday's block buster trade last night, the kansas city royals in town, and this is it. raul puts in the only run of the game on the board, a no doubter off sunny grey in the fifth. the a's are shut out by the royals, 1-0. >>> giants starting a ten game road trip against the mets. hunter perns delivers a double to right center, scoring two. giants up 4-0. next up it's ricky with the rbi sing until his debut. san francisco rolls to a 5-1 win. >>> still to come on "today in the bay." need help navigating your way around levi stadium? we have your guy, mike inn kwlie have all your traffic tips coming up. >>> cloudy skies over levi stadium, different story from sunol. high clouds in the tri-valley. look at that and the forecast when we come right back. stadium. >>> good saturday morning to you, we are seeing a lot of low clouds around the bay area with san jose, 61 degrees. mostly cloudy skies. mist with a low clouds in san francisco. one exception to the rule right there in the tri-valley, that's pleasanton right n

. >> today the team will introduce the two players acquired for the outfielder including john lester,is a huge addition to the a's starting rotation making it arguably now the best in baseball. this thousand breaks down. lester, grey, kazmir. he is slated to start tomorrow at the game against the kansas city royals. >> yeah, it's a return to the bay area as well for johnny gomes. video, he left fenway park in bobs yesterday headed far flight to oakland. this is not the first time he's dawned the green and gold. he had a brief stint in 2012. he's looking to go all the way with this them this. season. >> the record goes to zero you know once you start. so just now getting in. you know who's the hottest. hopefully john and i can go back to bat. >> despite going from the best team in baseballe to one not in the playoff contention, cespedes tweeting the a's gave me my first mlb home, grateful forever, gracias. >> you never know when you'll come back. like johnny gomes. >> that's right. >>> 5:56 now, time to look at our forecast. christina the hottest of the days is today. >> that's right.

including pitching ace john lester and also pith lieu maw native johnny gomes. video as he left fenway park in boston yesterday for the final time headed for a flight to oakland. this will be his second stint with the a's. he's looking to go all the way with the green and gold this season. >> the record definitely goes to zero you know when post-season starts. it's about getting in, it's not the best team, it's about who's the hottest. so hopefully john and i can go back to back. >> now we should point out cespedes tweeting out he is forever grateful to the a's. >> that's nice. even though he won't be there, they are going through with the cespedes t-shirt giveaway at tomorrow's a's game. 10,000 t-shirts with his name on it. the word is spanish for power. >> there you go. >>> time now 6:21, still ahead "today in the bay," the winner of the tesla sweep stakes, we'll tell you where the company is going to build its gigafactory. >> that's cute. >>> you're watching "today in the bay." >>> welcome back, 6:24, we are looking at live pictures. this is our helicopter ov

power hitting outfielder a draft pick for the boston red sox and return the a's did star pitcher john lester outfielder johnny gold petaluma native and 2012. it barely been going all and when the world series this year lesser contract is up at the end of the season essentially a few months into a player but third year-old is dominant won two world championships still see the fans' favorite at least town is a blow to fans >> : i'm on the really like him on as i think he was a really to a player on the team. >> : said the scene got the same time we have to move on and see what happens. >> : i'm an a's fans sing somebody so special go way kind of put me down a little bit but still it seemed like used car that future as the team. >> : the a's a bigger better without him. i understand the need for the postseason. >> : in addition to winning seconds, under the earlier this month to mid the throw of the year last month. as is when it all the seas and the no ill be good tonight at 530 sports tractor and gary r. thinks all this a bold move bread for the trade deadline. >> : so unliving racist then in

red sox give up the season, trading john lester to oakland. pity the red sox.y going to do anything? >> it is like when we were kids. there were like 87 people traded yesterday. ice, from tampa bay, going to the tigers? >> fiu are saying this was great for the red sox. really? >> it is about money. they have to clear the books. everyone is burned by your a-rod. it is your fault. the yankees screwed this up for baseball. the only way long-term contract work is for economists. ce you want to take spen from stanford to nyu, it works. >> play my aps. -- yankees. let's get back to what we do here on "surveillance." we're going to talk about our single best chart. we sell the selloff yesterday and today. the industrial companies are trading at three-month lows. adam johnson put together this chart. with the help of chris verrone, who will be joining us. this is a shameless plug. a group is trading at three-month lows. that has happened a couple of times in the last year or two years. how has industrial stock are formed? -- performed. it has gone up and seemed to have

long time asked i will say we look that the milken and to the radio yesterday morning before this john lesterast night for the a's. was this design for not so much for regular season age will make the proceeds number least a wild-card billy bean says i never want to go in a playoff series without a second-best >> : is less impressive in the got him and for less time tonight if the a's do well in the playoff make the world series great deal of a bomb out early randy among older man but come on baseball with all replace but became slower >> : out of the replay for the playoffs want to get it right but i've seen stuff five to one in the ninth inning and they will of the call here the way this works of your livelihood on a line and i get right every time mr. fan and move the thing along >> : willie clay thompson a really good but have been love all start to warriors will result letting him go to cleveland >> : high even all the lawyers supposedly the story as warriors could have had seven love but the not what got clear thompson so it's going to join a law braun best player in the world so taken

john lester on the mound for oakland tonight. >>> time now is 9:52.a deadly shooting at a movie theater in colorado. up next, why a judge says lawsuits against the theater owner can move forward. >>> nascar working to improve driver safety immediately after a crash on a dirt track. the new rule going into effect for today's race. is there an elk in your bed? with sleep number, now there's an adjustment for that. you can only find sleep number at a sleep number store. the time is now for the biggest sale of the year. all beds on sale! with 50% off the labor day limited edition bed. know better sleep with sleep number. >>> cinemarks could have predicted movie goers might be targeted in an attack. the judge said cinemark may not have done enough to try to prevent the shooting. james holmes is accused of opening fire during a screening of the dark knight rises back in 2012. 12 people were killed and 70 others injured. >>> the annual breast cancer challenge right around the corner and organizers hopes to have more than 1,000 walkers at this year's event. t

lester? >> all right, john yang tonight, thank you. >>> now to iraq. the u.s. launched new air strikes today in an effort to turn the tide against is isis. the state department announced they're evacuating some staff from consulate in erbil, a key northern city that isis fighters are threatening to overrun. nbc is in erbil tonight with more. >> reporter: good evening, lester. tonight kurdish fighters tell us they have taken back a key town not far from here using those u.s. military air strikes to gain a military advantage. fierce fighting on the ground throughout northern iraq and aided by more u.s. bombing raids today. kurdish forces apparently overwhelmed isis in one key town, mcmore. a jihadist vehicle burned out. the battle was broadcast on television 20 miles away in erbil, a city threatened by isis for days. people are crowded around the tv here to watch the fighting that is taking place right outside this city. but more horrific reports are emerging of an isis reign of terror. an iraqi minister said isis kidnapped 300 women and killed 500 people. he cla

the a's are a different story .jon lester still unbeaten as an oakland "a" top 1st brandon moss doubles to deep center johnscores josh donaldson is coming home but is thrown out at home 1-0 a's bottom 4th/ 4-0 a's lester strikes out lorenzo cain to strikes out the side in the 4th top 7th/ 6-3 a's donaldson hits a solo home run 7-3 a's final: 11-3 a's angels in progress a's 4 games up in the a.l. west so oakland and the angels are running away with this sell the losers that will get a wild card at the very least ballmer now owns clippers former microsoft ceo steve ballmer is officially the new owner of the los angeles clippers. the team says the sale of the franchise from the sterling family trust has closed for $2 billion donald sterling had unsuccessfully fought the sale of the team he owned since 1981 in court he was forced to sell after an audio tape of him maing racist remarks surfaced on the internet the transaction was completed after a california court confirmed the authority of his estranged wife shelly sterling to sell the franchise here we have a fight at the cowboys and raiders' practice. there

the red sox traded ace jon lester to oakland along with outfielder jonny gomes. pitcher johnhipped to st. louis. short stop stephen drew went to the yankees. and reliever andrew miller to baltimore. boston is in last place in the a.l. east. of the 25 players on last year's world championship roster, only 14 are still with the organization. >>> and tampa bay traded ace david price to detroit as part of a deal. he joins max scherzer and justin verlander in the tiger rotation. that gives detroit the last three american league cy young winners. >>> baltimore ravens' running back ray rice says his actions were inexcusable and something he'll have to live with for the rest of his life. rice spoke yesterday for the first time since he was suspended two games by the nfl following a domestic violence incident. rice was arrested on assault charges last february after he allegedly struck his then fiancee. >> i made the biggest mistake of my life. me. she can do no wrong. she's an angel. >> rice avoided trial by being accepted into a counseling program for first-time offenders. >>> when