pitch would be in because that can't be picked up with the naked eye, i think that is why major league baseballaid this is out of bounds and asa baseball said this is out of bounds and as a result and very harsh punishment. now to football and barcelona boss ernesto valverde has been sacked despite leading the catalan giants to back—to—back league titles. it's the first time barcelona have sacked a coach in the middle of a season since louis van gaal in 2003. they're currently top of the table in spain, and through to the last 16 of the champions league, but it wasnt enough. hugh ferris has more on valverde‘s track record at barcelona. valverde replaced luis enrique at the camp nou in may 2017. it appeared to be an immediate success. barca went unbeaten in the league until the penultimate game of the season. the title was secured and the copa del rey. another title followed the next season but doubts always have always remained about whether he provides the kind of football for which the club is famous. key losses in consecutive seasons in europe are almost remembered more than his successes. f

nearly 7 million people in the u.s. >>> new developments in the sign stealing scandal rocking major league baseballjor league officials in response to social media rumors say their investigation of the houston astros turned up no evidence players used wearable devices to tip off hitters about what pitches were coming. new york mets parting ways with manager carlos beltran. beltran was cited in the baseball commissioner's report as one of the astros players involved in the scheme during their 2017 championship season. he was the only player mentioned by name. he was just hired back in november. astros manager a.j. hinch and red sox clipper alex coria was also fired for the cheating scandal. >>> the newest competitor in the streaming wars with a radical move to win over customers. free content, say what? more on cnn business next. but he holidays. so we built a snow globe. i'll get that later. dylan! but the one thing we could both agree on was getting geico to help with homeowners insurance. what? switching and saving was really easy! i love you! what? sweetie! hands off the glass. ugh!! call geico

the boston red sox are the latest major league baseball team on the hunt for a new manager, followingr high—profile sacking. alex cora was fired for his role, in the illegal "sign stealing" scandal, that continues to rock the sport. not for what he did at the red sox — that's still under investigation — but for the part he played in the houston astros tainted world series winning season. the investigation into the astros 2017 season, was launched in november after theirformer pitcher mike fiers told journalists at the athletic about the scheme. following that, a further investigation into the red sox's world series win in 2018 surfaced in december. the mlb published their report on monday, finding the astros guilty of stealing signs. general managerjeff luhnow and manager aj hinch were suspended for a year by the league and subsequently fired by the astros. alex cora, according to the report, was the architect of the scheme — and just over 2a hours later he was then fired by the red sox. well, in a statement the red sox said it was a sad day for the team. but given the findings and th

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. >>> major league baseball said it found no evidence players wore wearable devices to steal signs in the cheating scandal. >> it's friday january 17th, 5:00 a.m. in the east, 17 days until the iowa caucuses. >>> breaking overnight, new revelations several u.s. troops were injured in iran's missile attack last week on american bases in iraq. that's despite assurances from the pentagon at the time there had been no casualty. no one seriously hurt, no one killed. the initial report of zero casualties was crucial in president trump's decision not to retaliate following iran's attack. asked about the discrepancy a defense official told cnn it was the commander's assessment at the time. symptoms emerged days after the fact, and they were treated out of an abundance of caution. more now from national security reporter ryan brown in washington. >> good morning, christine and laura. the u.s. military revealing that 11 u.s. military personnel were injured during that iranian missile attack on al assad air base in western iraq. the pentagon had previously said there were no u.s. casualties, but

the team just hired the first ever female coach in major league baseball. andrea nakano on the game changing move. >> reporter: there will be a lot of new faces here at oracle park this season, season one is alyssa n atkin. she'll work daily with the players on the field, but the giants say her focus will be on the culture in the clubhouse. a woodland native is making major league baseball history. >> the first woman in m lb history to be a coach is big. >> reporter: alyssa's mom is thrilled but not surprised. >> we just supported her and encouraged her and let her make her own decisions, but we knew she was something special. >> reporter: she was a 4 time all academic softball player at sacramento state. after school she joined the giants as intern of baseball operations in 2014. now she's in her dream job. >> the only worry i worry about is getting in the locker room. that's my biggest worry about how they'll accept her. >> reporter: a former giants pitcher was at oracle park when the team made the announcement. he raves about her qualifications but says

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tonight, shock waves are rippling through major league baseball.he league hit the houston astros with harsh penalties today for illegally using technology to gain an edge, stealing secret pitching signals used by opposing teams. mark strassmann now on the hard and fast fallout. >> the houston astros are world champions! >> reporter: houston celebratedh world series. not today. turns out the team had been cheating for months. they stole signs from a center field camera trained on the opposing team's catcher. astros players studied a monitor and then warned their batters a certain pitch was coming. in this audio-enhanced clip, you're about to hear the signal for an off-speed pitch. two bangs on a trash can. major league baseball's investigation concluded that virtually all the players had some involvement or knowledge of the scheme. many admitted that they knew the scheme was wrong. astros general manager jeff luhnow and manager a.j. hinch were banned for a year and then fired by astro's owner jim crane. >> it's the stiffest penalty that any team has

we hear from a man who came to the rescue. >>> also the bombshell in major league baseball. did the red sox cheat during the year they won the world series? >>> and later, why a popular home renovation show on hgtv is facing a major lawsuit. >> little koala rescue. >>> we are back with new video from the wildfire disaster in australia. a family has been rounding up these koalas and driving them to safety. an estimated half a billion wild animals have died. conditions are expected to get worse in the coming days. at least 119 fires are burning in new south wales. singer elton john has pledged $1 million to relief efforts. >>> and breaking overnight back here in this country, president trump has signed an emergency declaration for puerto rico clearing the way for aid. the island's second earthquake in as many days destroyed homes, schools and churches along the southern coast. the main power station was also damaged. the governor isn't sure when power will return. puerto rico's schools are now closed indefinitely. >>> the impeachment showdown in washington is at a stalemate. ho

next to the story that's sending shockwaves through major league baseball.general manager of the houston astros have been suspended for a year and then sacked after an investigation found they cheated on the way to their only world series title in 2017. here are the details of the punishment that led to a] hinch and jeff luhnow being fired. hinch‘s ban is the longest for an mlb manager since 1989. the suspensions begin immediately and end the day after this year's world series. the astros have been fined the maximum allowable $5 million. and they've had their next two first and second—round draft picks taken away. the crux of the problem is that the astros were now using centrefield cameras within their own stadium to pick up the signs from opposing teams, relay that to their bench, and then create whether they would either bang on a trash can or they would whistle, and that would signify two opposing hitters what the next pitch would be. and because that can't be picked up with the naked eye, i think that's why major—league baseball said this is out of bala

the last 2a hours or so have rocked major league baseball, and now there has been a further twist. boston red sox have fired manager alex cora, a day after baseball commissioner rob manfred implicated him in the sport's sign—stealing scandal. this comes after the houston astros were heavily sanctioned after being found guilty of cheating on their way to the 2017 world series. the team's manager and coach were banned and then sacked. adam wild explains the run up to this latest sacking. it isa it is a moment the houston astros will never forget. the houston astros are world champions! but now it is also a moment that baseball will always remember, for the wrong reasons. more than two years on, that historic theory is being cast into the shadows. astros found to have broken the rules. into the shadows. astros found to have broken the rulesli into the shadows. astros found to have broken the rules. i was very upset. we want to be known as playing by the rules. we broke the rules. we accept the punishment. what they did was steal signs. put simply, they decoded the hand signals made by

connell: there was a story today about a fantasy baseball player suing major league baseball, accusing a distorted platform that altered the outcome of the fantasy baseball contest 2017-2019 because of the astro's sign stealing scandal, and choosing teams made of of course real players using their performance statistics, so it says he got a raw deal. jarod max is here, fox news headlines covers sports, that's an odd one we talked about the scandal. >> go ask all of the new orleans saints fans who tried to sue because they thought their team got hosed out of the chance to go to the super bowl last year. this is realtime and gambling and that's what this comes down to is you know the odds when you're playing and there's nothing guaranteed so what might come from this while i don't think he's going to get any big money he wants restitution for the 260-plus fantasy games he participated in from 2017- 2019,mlb sued, the red sox, the astros is that maybe this really shines the light on major league baseball and all sports to get serious about these integrity units. we have legalized sports g

major league baseball comes down hard on the houston astros.y just be the start of a huge cheating scandal for america's pastime. i don't want to retire? then let's not create a retirement plan, let's create a plan for what's next. i like that. get a plan that's right for you. td ameritrade. get a plan that's right for you. oh no, here comes gthe neighbor probably to brag about how amazing his xfinity customer service is. i'm mike, i'm so busy. good thing xfinity has two-hour appointment windows. they have night and weekend appointments too. he's here. bill? karolyn? nope! no, just a couple of rocks. download the my account app to manage your appointments making today's xfinity customer service simple, easy, awesome. i'll pass. >>> the major league baseball cheating scandal sending shockwaves around the world. the owner of the houston astros fired the general manager and manager after an investigation found the astros cheated by stealing signs during their world series championship season. >> neither one of them started this, but neither one of

> there is more breaking news, the houston astros hit with big suspensions and fines after major league baseball found they cheated during the 2017 world series season here is miguel almaguer. >> the houston astros are world champions! winning the world series in 2017, tonight major league baseball says the champs are cheats suspending houston astros manager a.j. hinch and general manager jeff lunow after the league says their team stole pitching signs during the historic season. the astros taking it a of themrther firing er o started this but did anything about it and that's how we came to the conclusion. >> reporter: the fonger -- former manager says h didn't know the rules were being broken but the league's investigation reveals virtually all of the astros players had some involvement or knowledge of the scheme using a camera in center field, the team decoded pitching signs. the information relayed to the dugout sometimes via text message on a smartphone which was passed along to the hitter by banging on a trash can as noted by one sports writer here. the investigation specifically notes then

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major league baseball said hinch was aware of the system but did not bring it to the attention of luhnow. >> neither one of them started this, but neither one of them did anything about it. and that's how we came to the conclusion. >> the astros were also fined $5 million and will forfeit first and second-round draft picks this year and next. current boston red sox manager alex cora could also face discipline. mlb said he developed the sign-stealing system when he was the astros' bench coach. >>> "the vancouver sun" says queen elizabeth gave her blessing to prince harry and fautied spd more time in north america. the queen held an urgent meeting yesterday with prince harry, prince william, and their father prince charles. markle is in canada with the couple's infant son and reportedly joined the meeting by phone. in a statement the queen said, "we respect and understand their wish to live more independent lives." >>> and the "associated press" reports the academy of motion pictures, arts and sciences, is again being slammed for lack of diversity in its nominations. there were no female n

electronic device in a major league game ever. >> tenth inning, altuve into left center field back at the wall, it is gone. >> reporter: abc news has learned major league baseball investigated whether players wore wearable devices to steal signs but found no evidence but the league found that they used a camera to record signals and tipped off the batters by banging on garbage cans. that led the astros to fire their manager and general manager and the ripple effect has spread to another team. mets rookie manager carlos beltran has now lost his job accused of helping orchestrate the scheme when he played for the astros. beltran saying in a statement i've always taken pride in being a leader and doing things the right way, and in this situation i failed. i'm very sorry. earlier this week the boston red sox fired manager alex cora who was also with the astros in 2017. the scandal prompting outrage from players and fans, especially fans of the dodgers who lost both the 2017 and 2018 world series to the astros and red sox. >> as a lifelong angelino, it's heartbreaking to see that our boys in blue had it basically stolen from us, the title. >> the investigation into

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price target now 612 from 385 and the stock is about 517 >>> breaking news from major league baseballn the sign stealing scandal involving the houston astros let's go to eric with the details. >> so if you'll remember the astros, they won the world series in 2017 and there were reports a couple of months ago said they were illegally saling signs through electronic replay abuses major league baseball. >> matt: complete d its investigation and will fine the team $5 million and suspend their major for the entire season the general manager for the entire season as well. the team will also forfeit their first and second round draft picks in the next two years, but of course they are still the world series champions of 2017 they don't have to give that back the league investigated by interviewing at least 68 people including 23 players who admitted they knew what they were doing was wrong no word on what happens to alex cora, who went on to the red sox who won the world series in 2018 there are rumors they were stealing signs as well >> so eric, big breaking news there. this is sort of the

this morning, anger and disappointment across houston and major league baseball. >> i was there through all the hard years, and now to see that, like the success taken away sort of by like breaking the rules of the game was a little hard to see. >> reporter: a league investigation found the astros stole signs from opposing pitchers giving their hitters an advantage during their world series championship season in 2017. >> the houston astros are world champions. >> reporter: the team fired manager aj hinch and general manager jeff luhnow shortly after the league suspended them. >> this is a tough day. i've had a lot of tough days over the years. but, yeah, this is a tough one. >> reporter: luhnow apologized in a statement overnight but denied he is a cheater saying he did not know rules were being broken. i'm deeply upset that i wasn't informed of any misconduct because i would have stopped it. hinch also apologizes saying he didn't endorse or participate in the sign stealing process. but the league's investigation reveals virtually all of the astros players knew of the scheme. the leagu

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major league baseball suspending general manager jeff luhnow and manager a.j.ning the team and stripping it of its first round draft picks the next couple of years this comes off an investigation of a sign stealing effort in 2017 which was a championship year for the astros. the astros in turn after baseball sanctioned them fired both individuals when corporations misbehave, the stakes can seem costly but individuals often go unpunished and many companies view it simply as a cost of doing business, the fines, that is, so, is the risk worth the potential reward of higher profits? michael pair agren gregren andr eric gordon join us today. thank you very much. michael, let me begin by asking you, did the punishment fit the crime or should it have gone deeper into the ranks of the astros organization down to and including players who were apparently involved in it? >> that's the open question here clearly the punishment is aimed at the people most responsible for what was perceived as the fraud or malfeasance major league baseball clearly pointed the blame to the s

major league baseball investigation found alex coria was also deeply involved.w manager of the boston red sox and is likely facing a long suspension when the investigation wraps up. >>> more activity expected over the next several day. officials have reported over 200 earthquakes in the area. filipino president will visit the eruption today. flights could be suspended again. the country's agriculture secretary says spewing ash has damaged crops including profitable corn and coffee. >>> police in florida investigating explosions at three atms in the tampa area over the past two months. the latest occurred this past weekend at regions bank in hillsborough county. police believe are three explosions are connected. investigators have identified the type of explosives used by the suspects but not are not releasing that information. >>> new information shows the deadly jersey city attack could have been much worse. fbi officials say the shooters had an improvised explosive device inside their rental van that could have killed people five football fields away. the shoo

the punishment from major league baseball was significant further, saying he fired the team's manager and general manager because they failed to stop the team from crossing the line the 2017 world series champs cheated, says major league baseball the houston astros stole pitching signs during their historic season, according to rob manfred, and are suspended until the end of the 2020 season the astros owner responding by firing both men. >> we broke the rules. we accept the punishment that's unfortunate and the consequences are severe. >> reporter: with hinch saying he didn't participate but failed to stop the cheating lou accepted the responsibility saying he didn't know the rules were being broken. major league baseball says virtually all of the astros players had some involvement or knowledge of the scheme. mlb says the astros used a camera in center field to decode pitching signs from opposing teams. the information was relayed to the dugout, sometimes via text message on a smart watch and then passed along to hitters by banging on a trash can, as heard here, with the audio raised

miguel almaguer has the story. >> reporter: after winning the world series in 2017, major league baseballspending manager aj hinch after the league says their team stole pitching signs during the historic season. the astros taking it a step further, firing both. >> neither one of them started this but neither one of them did anything about it, andst that how we came to the conclusion. >> the former manager apologized saying while he didn't participate in the sign stealing, he failed to stop it. the former gm says he didn't know the rules were being broken. the league's investigation reveals virtually all of the astros players had some involvement or knowledge of the scheme. using a camera in center field, the team decoded pitching signs, the information relayed to the dugout, sometimes via text message on a smartphone which was passed along to the hitter by banging on a trash can as noted by one sport's writer here. houston also fined the league maximum $5 million and loss of top draft picks, the investigation notes then astros bench coach alex cora as a middle man. he went on to coach th

and baseball could use some good news this week according to the giants in major league baseball mackin is the first woman to serve full time on a major league baseball coaching staff to her yeah. >>young bay area athlete got a huge surprise yesterday when he visited the warriors during practice challenged athletes foundation in bay area paralympian jorge sanchez planned out the memorable moment with the golden state warriors to present him with a customized wheelchair, 12 year-o den walk and says that he thought that he was just watching practice when they surprised him. watkins is a youth wheelchair, basketball player from menlo park. and he says that the th piece of equipment and all the tips from jorge sanchez are also very helpful well that is such a great story and. >>yeah worries have a tough year without steph and klay and the guys that's tremendous yeah we love positive story for day. we try to get kron 4 news at 9 that our prime time coverage continues at the top of the hour, pam moore and ken wayne are here with kron 4 news at. >>thank you both vicki a grant next at 10 o'cloc

boston to new york. >> the new york mets have become the third team to fire its manager as major league baseballnvestigation into possible illegal sign stealing. here is trevor ault. >> reporter: the ripple effects of the major league baseball sign-stealing scandal spreading even wider. the new york mets announcing carlos beltran is out as manager just two months after he was hired. beltran was a member of the 2017 houston astros during their world series win. mlb investigators say he helped orchestrate a cheating scheme using a camera in the stands to record signals from the opposing catcher, then tipping off their batters by banging on a garbage can. mets c.o.o. and general manager saying in a statement, it became clear to all parties it was not in anyone's best interests for carlos to move forward as manager of the new york mets. beltran in his own statement saying in part, i am a man of faith and integrity, and what took place did not demonstrate those characteristics that are so very important to me and my family. beltran is the third manager fired in this cheating scandal following a.j. hi

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in sports major league baseball's. profile victim. rives time to catch up with all the sports and andy is here thank you so much sammy will major league baseball's cheating scandal has claimed another victim alex corps is leaving his post as manager of the boston red sox a league investigation said cora organized an illegal system of what's known as sign stealing while he was coaching at the houston astros a camera was used to record and decode hand signals made by opposing players during games that meant his team's batters would know what type of pitch was coming their way the red sox will let you to hold a press conference with a few more details later on this wednesday in a statement so far they've said well this is a sad day for us given the findings in the commissioner's ruling we collectively decided that it would not be possible for alex to effectively lead the club going forward or we spoke to american sports broadcaster michael colson who doesn't expect seems to be stripped of titles as a consequence of this investigation. sig

the country is fired up. >> reporter: it has a wild week for baseball, this is escalated in the past 24 hours, three major leagueincluding carlos beltran. he did not manage baseball game yes and in typical mets fashion you've got a gm that has gone and on top of that you talk to the astros and red sox the won world series championships. that is the biggest thing, they won a championship and cheated, bottom line. rob: beltran says i have always taken pride in being a leader and doing things the right way. i should have recognized the severity of the issue and truly regret the actions that were taken. that leads to the next question. managers and one gm have been caught up in this. will players get caught up in this? and will josÉ be the poster child? >> he claims why he didn't want his shirt ripped off with that home run against the yankees. >> us your teammates not to tear your shirt. why was that? >> last time they did that - >> the allegation is that some players allegedly have to use these words, basically wired up and would have a device on their shoulder or chest area that was bugged to let them know what w

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the controversy has already cost three major league baseball managers and a general manager their jobs the houston astros 2017 world series title. while scandal has rocked baseball to the core it turns out cheating is as old as sport itself. major league baseball says the houston astros went hi-tech to gain an unfair advantage on their way to the world series title in 2017. the team used a center-field camera to decode opposing catcher signals to pitchers and transmit them live into the doudug out. from there players banked on a trash can to tell players what kind of signal to expect. >> as far as baseball is concerned, i happen to think this is the biggest scandal we've seen. >> reporter: the author of "crooked" a history of cheating in sports. >> peds were huge. that were examples of individual players doing things themselves. this is basically a team working together to cheat. >> reporter: baseball has a long history of bad behavior. from rampant ped use, pete rose betting on games, the 1919 black sox scandal, all the way down to players tossing spitballs and using corked bats. even

the parent of from major league baseball first coach have been busy. 29-year-old free up in wo.ball at sack state where she was an all american. shes is tasked with fostering a clubhouse that promotes a good -- >> she made it. she's done it. there's no words. she's my hero. >> they hope her daughter hops people change their perception. >>> klay thompson reflects on having his college jersey zoo i contest for a extra will a. people who want to participate can donate any amount on the zoo's web site. the contest end on the the 31st. terrorisms a big game? >> commercials everywhere you go. wall-to-wall. it will be seen right here. all kinds of lead up. interesting relationship between john lynch the 49ers general manager who selected nick bosa last year. what an impact he's made. relentless. he this particular play against minnesota and stayed down. everyone holding their breath he was hurt. he stayed down several moments and john lynch talked about that on the radio. >> i told him he need it's a talk with my dad. when i was 10 years old some farm boys put it on me and i had the wi

were robbed. >> reporter: los angeles city councilman is leading an effort to consider suing major league baseball to have the astros 2017 title and the 2018 boston red sox championships vacated. both beat the dodgers and both accused of cheating. >> for young boys and girls who play little league it's important to us to teach the values of teamwork, cooperation, goal setting, being very competitive, but also playing by the rules. >> reporter: the "l.a. times" says the city council will vote next tuesday on whether to bring the resolution to major league baseball. it may be an upheld battle. a title has never been stripped from a world series winner. astros are the first title holders in the modern era. they determined they cheated as a team in the world series. >> you sympathize with dodgers fan. >> even if they get stripped they won't feel they won. >> '51 giants. >> i love pete rose in the hall of fame. i'll say that. >> that's another story. >> thank you. >>> breaking overnight a surprising announcement from the grammys. the organization is without a leader just ten days before the ceremony. >

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he was named in a major league baseball report that found houston illegally used a camera to steal signsseason. beltran was not punished as he was a player at the time but has now left the mets before taking charge of a game. mets chief operating officer jeff wilson and general manager brodie van wagenen said the team and beltran had "agreed to mutually part ways". new orleans police have issued an arrest warrant for odell beckham junior. a video appears to show the cleveland browns wide receiver striking a security guards backside in louisiana state university's locker room on monday after their national championship win over clemson. in a statement, the browns said beckham jr and his team were co—operating with authorities: were co—operating with authorities. a number of the venues built for the 2016 olympic games in rio de janeiro have been ordered to close by a judge, due to safety concerns. the judge said on thursday that rio's city authorities had not provided safety guarantees for the olympic park to hold public events. the park is now used for concerts and other major events. at

>> thank you. >>> a new cheating scandal is rocking major league baseball. the houston astros were jubilant after their world series win in 2017. but now league investigators say the team was involved in an elaborate spying scheme that year. manuel bojorquez is outside their stadium in houston. manuel, how long has this been going on? >> reporter: good morning. the astros have faced claims of cheating for years now. a november report detailing allegations from four former players explained how far the alleged -- displayed how far the alleged cheating one. the manager and general manager are gone, and major league baseball is cracking down on the organization. >> we will always do the right thing and will not have this happen again on my watch. >> reporter: astros owner jim crane is adamant he knew nothing about the cheating scandal that led to some of the harshest penalties in baseball history. yesterday after major league baseball detailed how the team allegedly did it and suspended two of the team's leaders, manager aj hinch and general manager jeff luhnow

. >>> the houston astros and major league baseball are looking for a new manager and general manager. the astros fired manager a.j. hinch and general manager, jeff luhnow after major league baseball punish them for a sign stealing scandal. the investigation confirmed the astros had cheated in 2017 by using a camera based sign stealing system during the regular season and during the playoffs. the astros won the world series that year and a.j. hinch and jeff luhnow were suspending for the coming season but the owner of the houston astros went beyond that ruling and fired them. the astros will have to pay a $5 million fine and give up several draft picks. >>> the boston red sox and their manager, alex cora, maybe hit next. alex cora was the bench coach for the astros during the stein ceiling time and was called an active participant. he reportedly arranged for a tv set to be installed near the dugout to show the opposing team's pitching signs in real time. boston is being investigated for sign stealing and 2018 when the red sox won the world series. >>> it's 5:09 and lsu is the new colle

the houston astros have fired their manager and general manager after the investigation by major league baseballating, and specifically stealing signs in the astros' 2017 world series winning season. the league had suspended them for the upcoming 2020 season and as part of the punishment, they will for fit the first-round selections for the 2020, 2021 players drafts and pay a $4 million fine. >>> this year the oscar nominations nor best director are in, and they are all men. not a single women out of this long list of the notable women, and not one. hb o's insecure actress seemed to sum it up in four little words. watch this. >> parasite, bung gin ho. >> congratulations to those men. >> that is on loop. >> and the "little women" director was considered to be a top contender, and if she had been nominated she would have been the first woman to be nominated for best director twice, and that is not much since the oscars have been around for 92 years, but congratulations is in order for all of those men. i'm brooke baldwin and "the lead" with jake tapper starts lead" with jake tapper starts right no