that is one of the rumors that jon lester who has had his best days in the major leagues with the boston both cespedes and lester would wind up there. that is not warriors the a fans want to hear. >> we will find out shortly. thanks mark. >>> coming up tonight, an alternative to destructive demonstrations. how activists are encouraging people to protest with their wallets this evening. that is tonight at 10:00! and the warm coat drive starts this friday and runs through the end of the year. donating a coat could keep someone warm. you will find the donation sites at four different locations. this friday, only, you will find ktvu channel 2 news personalities at some of the locations. >> i will be out there. >> walnut creek? >> looking fortoward to it. >> thank you for joining us. we are here for you on ktvu.com, facebook, and twitter. have a great thanksgiving, goodnight. female announcer: when you see this truck, it means another neighbor is going to sleep better tonight. but sleep train's ticket to tempur-pedic event ends sunday. through sunday, choose from a huge selection of tempur-pe

according to "a person with knowledge" the giants are planning to meet with former a's pitcher jon lester next week. lester is now a free agent who if you believe reports already has a 6 year, $135 million offer from the cubs on the table. lester's former team - the red sox were also interested in bringing him back, though they have just shelled out $185 million for sandoval and hanley ramirez. lester turns 31 in january and was 16-11 with a 2.46 era last year tim flannery retires on the same day the giants lost their 3rd basemanthey also lost their 3rd base coach tim flannery is retiring at age 57 after 8 seasons with the giantsand has coached with bruce bochy for 15 seasons in all going back to san diego flannery is known for many things including his music - he's in a band called 'lunatic fringe' - and he has raised thousands of dollars for the bryan stow foundation. but "flan" said that the grueling grind has taken a toll and now it's time to heal. he put a message to giants fans on his facebook page that reads in part: i will love you forever san francisco.in tears, humbly, i thank y

the club will meet with jon lester next week. the giants are looking for another front line start somewhere lester's the lead. he notched 6 wins in 11 starts with oakland after a midseason trade. several other teams in the running for lester, including the chicago cubs and the atlanta braves. >> red sox win a couple of titles. on that note, panda is wearing red and black. he's at a news conference, was yesterday, donning the uniform of boston red sox. giants offered him a comparable deal but after winning three world series with the giants, he says it's time for a new challenge. >> great career in san francisco. i'm going to have new one here, new challenge, going to start like normal, helping scoring. that's what we're going to do. feel great. we'll have boston red sox. >> looks a little weird there, panda. >> yeah. that doesn't work. looks like a cat. >> is that a cow? five years guaranteed is the deal, ballpark about 100 million bucks. >> he better watch his sciatic nerve with all of his money in the wallet. another member of

the same goes for that left handed pitcher, jon lester.am the a's got him from, boston. offer extended to by the sox. lester's agent says the red sox have shown lester great respect, although no details of that contract were known. >>> warriors in the midst of an almost unheard of four day break. at this point in the regular season, coach kerr might be spending some time mulling over another deal with this team. er, supporting nonprofits like juma ventures as they fulfill their mission or helping neighborhoods like the tenderloin become vibrant communities. if there's a way to help the people of san francisco thrive and succeed, we'll find it. that's the power of local connections. that's bank of america. fewith up to $400 off. it's posturepedic vs. beautyrest serta icomfort and tempur-pedic go head-to-head with three years interest-free financing. mattress price wars are ending soon at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> tell you what, for those who have lived around mostly died with the warriors in the past couple

published reports say the sox have offered a deal to the a's jon lester and are getting ready to makeoffer for giants pablo sandoval. you will be sorry to hear. there are no details yet on those offers but sandoval apparently wants as much as $20 million for six years, per season, that is. lester is believed to also want a six year deal for as much as $25 million a year. other teams are said to be interested in both players. >>> san francisco's police department is getting some much-needed funding for pedestrian safety. the $210,000 state grant will be used for pedestrian and bicycle safety enforcement and education. it will support the city's vision zero policy aimed at eliminating all traffic deaths in san francisco by 2024. some 900 pedestrians are hit by cars in the city every year. >>> a consumer advocacy group is demanding that pg & e return $29 million in money back to taxpayers. >> 7 on your side's michael finney is here to explain why. >> this whole controversy centers around embattled state public utilities commission president michael peevey, accused by the utility reform n

sources say jon lester visted wrigley field yesterday, but the cubs reportedly have competition from atlanta and st. louis. the white sox made the first move of the off- season by signing left- handed reliever zach duke. and they might not be done there. "u-s-a today" reports the dodgers are "aggressively pursuing" shortstop alexei ramirez. he had a bounce- back year at the plate and won a "silver slugger" award. g-m rick hahn admits he would at least listen to an offer. >> we are not looking to move any of them without feeling very good. depaul looking to stay undefeated against drake. off to a good start. tommy hamilton turns a steal into a fastbreak and lobs it to mike henry for the dunk. part of an 18-4 run. blue demons still up big later in the half. it's henry g nd of13s.ior a depa five ay doublere w 80- 62 ay doublere w 80- 62 it hurts. this is what it can be like to have shingles. a painful blistering rash. if you had chicken pox, the shingles virus is already inside you. as you get older your immune system weakens and it loses its ability to keep the shingles virus in check.

jon lester that is.with the giants, a turn of events that would not exactly make a's fans hearts sing. lester going to discuss a possible deal there. can you match matt baum and lester? >> dynamic duo. >> thank you for joining us tonight, our coverage continues at ktvu.com. >> if you missed part of this broadcast, you can catch the rebroadcast momentarily on tv36. good night. >> happy thanksgiving. if you're evacuating the whole area, can't you just do us last? i don't think you realize how close you are to actual flames. hello. pepper saltzman. big supporter of yours. have all your calendars. we've waited 10 years. can we please have an hour? i can give you 30 minutes. we can make that work! i don't... the wedding will go on just in a slightly pared-down version. claire, you're up front. flower girl, strewing. grooms, come with me. "ooh! ahh! they look so handsome!" quartet, quartet, quartet! and cue sal. start after your limerick. oh, god, no! ugh! we're all making sacrifices, dear. i have a prius full

according to an espn report, jon lester and the club set to meet.en needed another top tier starter and the lefty at the top of the free agent pitching pool. lester's 6 and 4 with 2.35 era, won a world series title. >> panda has to go to the back of the closet. >> they're done. >> 6:26. still ahead, markets are about to open on thanksgiving eve. scott mcgrew will join us breaking down the numbers, next. >>> one of the busiest travel times of the year. nor'easter making things tougher for folks we'll show you how it's impacting flights across the country. >>> nor'easter packing rain and snow hit just as people are starting to head home for thanksgiving. we'll show you what it's like at one of the nation's busiest airports. >> gorgeous conditions locally for thanksgiving. travelers trying to get home could run into problems with three strong storms on the way to the bay area. how much rain we're expecting in just moments. >>> with my traffic filters on my eyes i'm looking here, gorgeous as well. explain why the backup is not so bad. >>> look at that.

club will meet with jon lester next week. giants looking for a front line starter, lester's the lead, 6 wins in 11 starts after a midseason trade. several other teams in the running for lester including the cubs and the braves. >> that would bolster they're staff. >>> update to breaking news. six people shot overnight in a san francisco nightclub, update on their conditions, next. >>> nor'easter causing trouble across the nation. >>> out your window now, a shot of downtown san jose. of course on your holiday weekend, storms not expected to affect our area for the next couple of days. but christina saying watch out by friday, could be seeing affair amount of rain, could affect your able to get back to the bay. more coming up after the break. >>> thanksgiving rush is on. er snow back east mixed with rain in the bay area could bring travel plans to a halt. >> not going to see that rain, though, before we get more beautiful weather. warm and sunny for today. for your thanksgiving, comfortable conditions, staying mild. and then we

manager meetings wrapping up today in phoenix, the boston red sox put in their best efforts to lure jon lesterost oakland slugger yoenis cespedes at the deadline. the panda a perfect fit many believe for the sox at third base in fenway park. >>> well, if you've been wondering what michael morse has been doing this off-season while he awaits his baseball future, this is it, kick it on the couch with his new bff, the commissioner's trophy. morse posted this pick on twitter while channel surfing. good friend to have. >>> if you thought of wrestle main -- if the thought of wrestlemania gets you fired up, then levi's stadium is your destination on march 29th. no one other than hulkster himself making an appearance on yahoo sports talk live promoting the entire week-long event, which will invade the bay area. >> i predict in this area with the greatest wrestling fans of all time, because i spent a lot of time in the cow palace, and i tore that oakland coliseum down a lot. i predict in levi's stadium, well, that stadium packed and the energy that is going to happen here all week, i think it could be

. >> reporter: as rumblings about jon lester to lose the try and get him. >> gary: not gonna look liketo ask the giants their surprise that he did not stay. >> reporter: 40 niner's capper nick hobart with the seahawks the and the sea here what rivalry. >> gary: as old paint and they won on thursday we very well could be in the post- game if you lows thursday is gonna be uphill climb. >> reporter: as our next game as the best thing he consent. >> gary: was a year ago by chance is seen this one if we don't win thursday where are in trouble. and they're in trouble let me see you sweat. >> reporter: as the play with marsh charlotte mentioned as evening . understand >> gary: that i guess somebody comes up you dorian this newscast and kisses and a good one you gonna have trouble the rest of the rest of the year what you gotta say. >> gary: and as the one look like all my daughter right to know when we're in trouble >> reporter: i think the bill should play more games in detroit that snow gained the 138 to three. for over 60,000 california foster children, the holidays can be an especially di

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there are reports that the giants are interested in getting starting pitching, possibly jon lester and another third baseman on the market chase utley. pablo likely headed to boston. brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> very interesting, thank you, brian. >>> 7:07. and developing news, more developing news, defense secretary chuck hagel is reportedly resigning from president obama's cabinet today. president obama is expected to announce hagel's resignation at 8 ool 10 this morning -- 8:10 this morning our time at the white house. sources says the president's decision is due to the threat from salt lake state militants and the -- islamic state militants and the belief he was not have the skills is debt necessary to deal with the threat. hagel is a former republican senator and served at pentagon chief since early -- as pentagon chief since early 2013. and hagel has agreed to remain in office until his successor is confirmed by the senate. once again, reports say that defense secretary chuck hagel has resigned and announcement will will come from the president in one hour. >>> and there