to major league baseball next, and a first grand slam for san diego padres shortstop ha—seong kim. jor league baseball career off miami's ryan weathers in the second inning of the padres game against the marlins. it was the second home run in his last three games and 17th of the season for the south korean. and that's all the sport for now. we will be back a little bit later. much more news on the mason greenwood story. and the win for arsenal in the premier league. welcome back. chess maybe centuries old, but it's enjoying a surge in popularity amongst young people, and the government wants it to continue. the english chess federation will be given half a million pounds in funding to support coaching and install 100 new chess tables in public spaces. celestina olulode reports. the strategy, skill and anticipation of a game that's captivated minds for more than 1500 years. these new recruits from malorees school in north—west london have been learning since january. i feel relaxed and calmed because you got lots of, you have to put lots of concentration into thinking of how you woul

major league baseball is taking a closer look at social media posts alleging inappropriate contact with a minor by tampa bay's wander franco. messages claim the 22 year old was involved with someone under the age of 14. franco denies the accusations. the rays say they are aware of the post and are in close contact with major league baseball. >> investigators in pennsylvania are searching for answers after a massive house explosion left five people dead. three homes were utterly destroyed and many others were damaged. abc's jacqueline lee has more. >> with five people now confirmed dead. there are growing questions about what caused a deadly explosion in a pittsburgh suburb. officials say gas was not to blame. a homeowner provided our affiliate wti darby video capturing the moment this home exploded saturday morning, leveling three homes and damaging at least a dozen others. >> it's alerted rustic ridge drive, brookside drive, get report of multiple people buried under debris of at least one surviving victim. all he is requesting the fire department step up. >> first responders rushing i

. >>> finally, major league baseball is searching for its next generation of stars as it looks to bring more diversity to the diamond. here's sam brock >> reporter: for a sport that puts as much reverence into numbers as baseball, these elite up-and-coming players care most deeply about two, the 44 on their backs for the legendary hammerin' hank aaron and 42, jackie robinson. >> playing on the same fields that jackie robinson played on, it means a lot to me, you know. it makes me want to play the game even harder. >> reporter: these athletes are part of the hank aaron invitational, one of many mlb events aimed at reaching new talent from diverse communities, because gone are the days of griffey, gwynn and henderson when about one in five players were african american. that number has now dropped to 6.2%, the lowest it's been since the early '90s, though baseball does boast incredible international diversity. for sam richardson from mississippi, it was baseball from the beginning. >> my dad put the bat in my hand, and i just fell in love with it. >> reporter: but for some, other sports a

if that happens from the major league baseball. right.he other thing that i think is important is the stadium authority, which is the one kind of oversees this. they have some upcoming meetings and that's where i think we'll start to see some more details emerge. all right. tabatha mueller with the nevada independent. we appreciate your time coming on the show. of course. thanks for having me. and you can follow the latest developments by heading to our website, ktvu. .com. a san francisco woman is working to reunite stolen baggage with its rightful owners . ktvu christien kafton reports tonight from the city with more on this story of selflessness. it's a sight no sightseer wants to see broken windows on their rental car luggage and baggage gone after thieves go through the bags. they're often ditched elsewhere in the city with no way for the victim to know where to look. dozens of those bags have found their way through. andrea carla michaels, san francisco apartment. part do gooder, part sleuth michael says she inspects each bag. she f

sadly, a spokesperson for major league baseball's confirming today the a's of officially submitted their application to relocate to vegas relocation committee comprised of 3 mlb owners. team owners will now review the application and if they sign off on it, the vote will go to the rest of the owners in major league baseball. ownership, then would need two-thirds approval before a move can go forward. mateo county officials are warning beachgoers after a kayaker had a close encounter with a shark. >> they say was aggressive. this happened yesterday at pebble beach, which is part about being hollow. state beach. no injuries reported. but you know, this kind citing is pretty shocking to residents who've lived in the area for decades. >> but we usually never see like a surfer myself. so not out in the water probably is much some of other guys are. but it's definitely concerning. when you hear about something like that. >> yeah, officials closed down the beach following the close encounter. no word yet when it will be back open. >> cuts cost the county more dead. animals mosquitoes have been

gunfire erupting at a major league baseball game and at a high school football game.n all, five people were shot, one fatally. george solis has details. >> what is going on? >> reporter: this was the terrifying moment shots were fired at a high school football game until oklahoma last night. >> we've got people shooting. >> reporter: you can see the players and students running for their lives. >> people are down on the field. that's crazy. >> reporter: three people were shot, including a young woman, a a man in his 40s. and now, police say a 16-year-old boy has died. >> oh there's gunshots. >> reporter: officials say it all started with an argument between at least two males. >> i hate that it happened. we both have great students. we always have security at our games. >> reporter: mark rogers was calling the game. how jarring was it to see that visual, people just dropping? >> well, that was the most jarring thing, to me. and that's the point where i'm trying to take cover in the press box. there was a lot of pandemonium at that point. >> reporter: no word yet on su

the rays say they are aware of these posts and are in close contact with major league baseball. >> nowlving dozens of suspects making news for a number of reasons. the crooks are among the latest to hit high end stores over in california. the incident also putting the state's loss in the spotlight. angeles police are searching for dozens of suspects related to this smash and grab robbery. investigators say thieves made off with between 60 and $100,000 worth of merchandise from a nordstrom in canoga park. >> we were sitting having coffee and all of a sudden we saw so many people running out of the store. >> mayor karen bass released a statement saying in part, those who committed these acts and acts like it in neighboring areas must be held accountable. these chaotic robberies aren't new. just last week, more than $300,000 worth of merchandise was stolen from a luxury store in nearby glendale. some are blaming the incidents on relaxed shoplifting laws designed to reduce violence. a proposed california law prevents stores from requiring employees to confront shoplifters and to provide tr

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in major league baseball, the boston red sox recorded just their second win in nine games as they beatity royals 6-2. with the scores tied in the ninth inning and the bases loaded, pablo reyes hit a grand slam home run to win the game. it marked a great recovery after they'd blown a two—run lead. it leaves them five games off a wild card spot after being whitewashed by fellow contenders, the toronto bluejays, over the weekend. and that's all the sport for now. tens of thousands of pupils across scotland are getting their exam results this morning for their nationals, highers, and advanced highers. the scottish qualifications authority has warned that the system still hasn tfully recovered from the covid pandemic. pupils are finding out how they've done by a combination of text, email and post. our scotland correspondent, james shaw reports. it's the moment of truth for thousands of pupils across scotland... holly. yeah, that's me. thank you. 0k, and chloe. ..and the end of an educational experience hit hard by covid. but these pupils at hamilton grammar school have shown resilience in

some soft balls to answer, fisher said the a's have submitted their relocation application to major league baseball. he also admitted he hasn't considered selling the team despite the chance in oakland and all around major league baseball with people showing up in green shirts saying sell the team, sell the team, the real question here is why does an owner who's been invisible for years suddenly decide to speak out? is it because he can feel other major league baseball owners? no missing this situation has turned into a pr disaster for all of baseball. and yes, we still do not have details of any deal in las vegas. so so many questions remain unanswered. how about this, john? come on with me. or abc7's casey pratt, who has covered this stadium debacle for years and years and years. come on with us live. right. we have a nice little chair right here for you. just come on anytime you want. you can be assured your your words will not be edited. john what could you possibly be afraid of? little old me? no >> any. anytime. come on down. >> all right. >> a possible revival for struggling downtown san fra

you were a male between the ages of 18 and 45, this scared part of my french, the -- out of major league baseball because what were major leaguers going to do? they would have to join the war effort or, you know, close the baseball league down. so schwab invited major league baseball to send their workers to bethlehem steel to do so-called nominal jobs, which wasn't entirely true, and play for teams at six bethlehem steel or plants. so the guy, billy sheridan helped supervises but a fellow the president of bethlehem steel at this time was eugene gray and eugene grace. actually, the supervisor, the man who put the bethlehem steel league together. eugene grace great back story, 1899, graduate of lehigh. he was a star shortstop in his senior year at lehigh. he had hit over 400. the boston braves light grays. they offered him a contract i had 200 hours a month grace turned it down to become an electric crane operator at the steel for 45 hours a month. it was a great choice because, you know, he became the man, you know, succeeded schwab, made bethlehem steel even more of a titan, especially in world

and oliver major league baseball. the fans are uniting around the a's. real question is why has an owner who's basically been invisible for like a decade and a half suddenly why does he pop up and decide to talk? is it because he can feel other owners noticing this situation every single night that has turned into a pr disaster and there's still no deal in vegas and no financing to discuss this, john , how about this? come on with me or abc7. casey pratt, who has covered the stadium debacle that you've presided over for years. he's come on with us live so you can be assured nobody will edit your words. we'll see you on camera for not just a little written transfer report. john what could you possibly be afraid of? >> little old me. >> you don't bite. >> am i that that frightening? >> am i? no >> there was a lot of silence. >> the three of us. >> i didn't hear no, you're. >> you are not. >> and john. don't listen to them, john. no. and you would be nothing but fair. >> and it would be great to have him come on in. >> well, he doesn't want to answer hard q

struck the 300th home run of his career, becoming 158th player to reach that milestone in major league baseballhe eighth inning where he hit matt moore deep for his 15th home run of the season with ten of those coming in the month of august alone. his two—run blast put philadelphia 8—7 up before the la angels rallied to take the win10—8. harper is the 12th active player to reach the 300 milestone. detroit tigers star miguel cabrera heads the list of active players with 510. don't forget to check out the website for all the letters from the us open. more sport later. this is bbc news. let's turn now to the overhaul of disciplinary processes in england and wales. police officers found guilty of gross misconduct will be sacked — under new powers being given to police chiefs. the move has been prompted by the convictions of former metropolitan police officers wayne couzens, who murdered sarah everard, and the serial rapist david carrick. our home editor, mark easton explained how the changes will look in practice. instead of having three lawyers, you will have on the chair a senior police officer,

and stand by for a bizarre moment in major league baseball as one fielder was bamboozled by a light.ked as though he was in danger of being caught, but masataka yoshida couldn't quite reach and then lost the ball as he expected it to hit the ground. except it didn't — the ball instead broke one of the scoreboard lights and nestled inside the fixture, causing confusion across the field of play. they across the field of play. finally found it. hobbies are. they finally found it. hobbies are. not sure i've seen anything like that before. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.co.uk/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. good morning. we finally got there. on thursday, we had some much awaited summer sunshine and warmth. fairly widespread across the country, but temperatures peaked just over 28 degrees. however, there was quite a lot of cloud around, and in northern ireland by the end of the afternoon, some threatening—looking skies. and that's because this frontal system moving in and is bringi

major league baseball's world series champion houston astros visited the white house on monday with president 74—year—old manager dusty baker. the president had watched baker play during his 18—year mlb career and respects that he became the oldest manager to win the world series in 2022. the astros won last year's world series over the philadelphia phillies, whose fans include first lady jill biden. you cannot win them all, can you! you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.co.uk/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello there. there's a promise of something a little bit warmer for all of us, towards the end of the week. but it's going to be a short—lived warm snap, as cooler, wetter conditions return for many northern and western areas over the weekend. for the next few days, it's southern areas which will see the mist, the murk, the cloud, the rain. a bit brighter further north. this deep area of low pressure will bring all sorts of problems to scandinavia, with localised flooding, heavy rain and

major league baseball's world series champion houston astros visited the white house on monday with presidentbaker play during his 18—year mlb career and respects that he became the oldest manager to win the world series in 2022. the astros won last year's world series over the philadelphia phillies — whose fans include first ladyjill biden. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.co.uk/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello there. consistently dry, warm summer weather has been hard to come by over recent weeks. there is a bit of a change on the way through the next few days it is going to turn drier and warmer, but perhaps not for all that long. let me show you what's going on. we've got one quite potent area of low pressure swirling over northern europe, bringing very heavy rain and strong winds here, getting close enough to shetland to bring some quite brisk winds. a much weaker weather system further south, feeding a lot of cloud, mist and murk and some splashes of rain into parts of wales,

the major league baseball best atlanta braves beat the colorado rockies 7-3 and set a franchise recorde runs in a season. the two run shot in the eighth marked the team's 250th of the year. mind you the braves still have 30 games left to play including a big test against the national league west leading dodgers this weekend in los angeles where the dodgers, well they racked up their 24th win of the month last night defeating the arizona diamondbacks 7-0 and will have a chaps to match the record in a single month tonight. they open up a massive four game series with the atlanta braves. it feels like an nlcs preview. meanwhile in seattle the mariners closed out the winningest month in their team. they went 21-6 august and now first place in the american league west. but the mariners were a mere percentage point ahead of the houston astros which completed a three game sweep of the boston red sox yesterday. red sox seem their playoff chances are on life support while the texas rangers drop to third place. now let's go to squeenz for second round action at the u.s. tennis tournament. there

major league baseball team owners still need to approve relocation.r a's fans at the coliseum hyped. we'll break down those highlights later in sports, special counsel jack smith is asking a federal judge for a protective order in the january 6th case against former president donald trump as vox's lucas tomlinson reports, smith cited social media posts made by the former president. we need one more indictment to close out this election, one more indictment, and this election is closed out less than a day after his latest court appearance, former president donald trump on the campaign trail attempting to use his legal troubles to advance in the 2024 race for the white house. now, special counsel jack smith's office is requesting a protective court order limiting what the former president can share to the public about the election case against him. prosecutors citing his truth social post made by trump, where he wrote, quote, if you go after me, i'm coming after you. smith claiming statements like this could impact witnesses and that the case itself cou

. >>> a major league baseball turned into a boxing ring when jose ramirez slid into second base with double and ramirez unhappy with the chicago shortstop and put a finger in his and it was on! the two players putting up their dukes old school literally ramirez decking anderson with a wild right hand as both teams raced on the field and he drops him! took 15 minutes for the umpires to restore order in cleveland. even the managers were ejected anderson and ramirez likely facing suspensions from major league baseball for this one. >>> if you want to see what happens in today's game, peacock is the place top they will have streaming coverage that begins today at 11:30 a.m. eastern time and that should be very >>> and right now, cloud free to start things off on your sunday in san francisco. 56 degrees and some hazy skies, closer to san jose at 60. on our way to a warmer finish to the weekend as you look at the temperatures, 70s around san francisco but the change will be the inland east bay valleys, upper 90s to perhaps as hot as 104 degrees in fairfield. upper 90s in the north bay vall

the major-league baseball collective hardening agreement thinks the capital a's have to have a binding ballpark agreement by next january, in order to be part of the league's revenue sharing. he says i felt the pressure from the bargaining agreement. i had to have a pathway to a new stadium. six years were working with oakland, and still not having a deal, it led me to the conclusion, that my best bet was las vegas. >> [ inaudible ] >> why suffer through the community backlash? why not just sell the team? a franchise he bought for a reported 180 million, which forbes no estimates to be worth 1.2 billion. john fisher, says that they spent 100 million trying to get the approvals. we are more committed than any other sports team owner anywhere to try to get this to work in oakland. we put our money where our mouth was to make it work. it just got to the end. we finally announced we were going to focus exclusively on las vegas. oakland still had not raised the money that they had committed to raise. this was back in 2021. aside from the politics, what is his message to capital a's fans? >>

she broke barriers becoming major league baseball's first full-time female coach. this is her fourth season coaching. last year she became the first woman in a regular season mlb game to coach on the field, after another coach was ejected. she's certainly a role model for many who want to work in major league baseball and now she can inspire her own daughter as well. she's in a league of her own. >> that she is. >>> can we talk about this beautiful view? >> i know. >> it's a beautiful start to the day. >> you know what's been adding a lot of the colorful hues to the sky is the moisture. we are seeing a surge of monsoon moisture. i want to show you another shot as we take a live look outside in dublin, we can see a storm cloud in the distance. this has recently developed over the central valley. it's been moving up i-5. we are seeing the rain evaporating. here recently within the past few minutes, we've started to see rain moving over parts of the sacramento valley. now, at the same time, we've got some high clouds moving by and then you can see this very compressed

john fisher major-league baseball has been part of history over 55 years away from us.appen and we want to show that fans do care. >> sell the team. sell the team. >> i love the people are waking up saying this isn't right. >> when we tested this out with people siding with us, it proved otherwise. the fact it is going to other stadiums. people are asking is how they can help when the a's are on a road -- on the road. >> we know we can do way more than people tell us or the ownership thinks we can do. >> i understand baseball and sports in general is a business but this is bigger than sports. you're talking about a community, people's jobs, civic pride at stake. >> indoor football league championship marshall lynch taking part of the coin toss. panthers stroke first -- struck first, 7-0 panthers. three touchdowns in the first half with sneed. we hit the b button too many times and he fumbles. panthers led by two touchdowns in the break. sioux falls got within the break, -- but the panthers goes the length of the field to put the bay area backup i-17. panthers won 51-41.

he said he had to mee that january deadline in a f months from now set by major league baseball to cash in on the league's revenue-sharing. and he vow to spend big money on his players, something that he doesn't do but will do, he says, when they move to las vegas. john fisher's words. we've posted the entire unedited transcript of our interview with john fisher on our website. you can see it there, nbcbayarea.com. you can also find it on the next bay area app. >>> also tonight, a new phase on the hawaiian islands, in maui specifically. a new phase in the recovery. crews are now working through the rubble of the apartments and other multi-level buildings. before they were just searching outside and in the remnants of the single family homes. the death toll sadly continues to rise. it's now at 115 people. the fbi says 1,100 more are currently unaccounted for. this week, recovery crews also started searching the water off lahaina harbor. dozens of people jumped into the ocean to flee the flames. we're also learning that many homes that didn't burn still are not livable because they lack t

without their best player, that guy, shortstop wander franco placed on restriction list as major league baseball looks into his social media posts concerning his alleged relationship with a girl in his home country of the dominican republic. >>> did you watch the preseason game of the 49ers and raiders? yesterday in las vegas, brock purdy and most of the starters on both teams did not play but we did see a lot of trey lance. remember, he was supposed to be the 49ers franchise quarterback and instead he may not even make this team. he was sacked, hesitant and nearly picked off in the end zone. the raiders crushed the 49ers, 34-7. >> definitely good and bad. it felt good to get that out there. >> it's gotten off to a rough start. i don't put that all on trey lance by any means. the whole offense was sloppy to start. i didn't enjoy that game by any means today, but a lot of guys got a lot of valuable reps and it gives them a chance to make our team -- >> i don't think any 49ers team enjoyed that game. we will see what happens next week and when it comes to trey lance on the backup quarterback situa

a's ownership needs 3 quarters approval. 75% of major league baseball owners have to say yes before the process can move forward. >> the first gop presidential debate wrapped up earlier tonight in milwaukee is 9 republicans vie to become the leading alternative to former president donald trump. candidates on stage argued over issues like u.s. support for ukraine when and how to best restrict abortion nationwide and support for the party's eventual 2024. nominate the candidates largely agree that pence was right to protect the results of the 2020 election against donald trump's pressure campaign. at what point to a new jersey governor chris christie was asked if trump's behavior should be normalized. >> and they who would the hearsay. here's the bottom line. someone's guide. to stop normalizing this conduct. whether or not you believe that the criminal charges are right or wrong? conduct is beneath the office of president of the united states. the gop front runner was otherwise mention rarely in the debate. >> well, the gop presidential debate was going on in milwaukee. trump appeared in

is the only kombucha that is nsf certified as a sports drink, so it's the only one used in major league baseballhole kombucha station over here. it's also on tap in the warriors locker room at chase center for me, it's really fun to know that these athletes are drinking our product and we're helping fuel their success. and that was our pam cook reporting and our summer zip trips wrap up on friday, september 1st. that's when we will take you to the east bay city of pittsburgh. wow. i was thinking our last zip trip. well, right. yeah i mean, summer's coming to an end. how about autumn officially arrives in 35 days. i'll take it. me two. hi, everybody. good evening to you. it's a gorgeous friday evening. we have a combination of some fog that's been invading the low clouds. it swept back out and a westerly fashion we have at 15,000ft and about 20,000ft submitted. high level clouds. and the fog is going to make its appearance again tonight. the low clouds again sweep it into the golden gate bridge. then sweeping back out, playing tag with the city of san francisco, pushing back inland later on this

major league baseball and a first grand slam for san diego padres shortstop ha—seong kim.nd slam of his mlb career off miami's ryan weathers in the second inning of the padres game against the marlins. it was the second home run in his last three games and 17th of the season for the south korean. and that's all the sport for now. we have much more for you later. we will see you then. good to have you with us. we have development to bring you from the rescue operation we have been closely following in northern pakistan, where we have seen a cable car that has been hanging over a ravine. it has been an incredibly precarious rescue operation which has been under way to get the eight people who are on board off. we can tell you now, and it is good news, that actually the authorities there have managed to rescue two of the children who are on board. we are just starting to get details. in the last few minutes we have heard another child has been rescued. it is almost dark in this part of pakistan. it has been a very dangerous and difficult operation to try and rescue those trap

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and spokesperson for major league baseball has confirmed that the a's officially have submitted their application to relocate to las vegas. so relocation committee now comprised of 3 team owners will review the application and if they sign off on it, that vote will then go to the full. >> suite of owners for a vote where they need two-thirds of the owners to approve the move. >> time now 6.15, to talk football. we should because it's the talk of the town. we were wondering was going to have with quarterback in trey lance's future and his position. with an ira now up in the all through spring training. it is he going to be? >> quarterback to there was a battle going on and we found out from coach kyle shanahan that the backup quarterback position is not going to trey lance after problems will tran for the answers at levi's. i will. yes, he is the backup to the back up in a couple of seasons ago. he was supposed to be the face of the franchise they gave up 3. >> first round draft picks to move up to number 3 to draft trey lance. and i remember being here the day after the draft and they

fans are still waiting for major league baseball team owners to take a vote on whether to approve the relocation. the a's won again today. we'll have highlights from the game later in sports. disappointment tonight for fans of the us women's national team. yes, sweden beat the us with penalty kicks today, ending team usa's shot at another world cup win. james torrez shows us how fans took it all in. reporter so many close calls for team usa to get the ball in the back of the net. more than 500 people watched that paypal park in san jose. they got here at 2 a.m. sports the team. i mean, you do what you got to do to you know i wish it was at 7:00 but we didn't make that game. so here we are. you know, they stayed for the entire 90 minutes plus 30 more minutes. and even through seven rounds of penalty kicks, if you want to watch the team, you got to break your your sleep schedule, that sleep schedule didn't matter when the stress of the game jolted people awake, the headlines surrounded some of the stanford alumni on the national team after four rounds, sophia smith had the chance to win

a spokesperson for major league baseball has confirmed that the a's officially submitted their application to relocate to las vegas relocation committee comprised of 3 team owners will now review the application. and if they sign off on it, the vote will go to the rest of the owners. trey lance will not be the backup quarterback for the forty-niners head coach kyle shanahan named sam darnold as quarterback number 2 yesterday. all right. 5.15, is the time and at the quarter hour, want to get a check of the weather. we've got john trouble standing by with a look outside as we are expecting. hopefully temperatures to come down a little bit today. what do you think, john? yeah, little bit of a business height, but still another out when ja-es. so at least not quite a scorching hot as yesterday was. >> today is the last of them that we are going to be seeing temperatures at least rising well into the 90's like they are today. look at this. you can faintly see the city lights down below of the bay from right up here at mount tam. it is a fairly clear morning. we didn't tap into a lot of that oce

. >>> japanese two-way major league baseball star otani shohei has made history once again. the los angeles angels right-hander has become the first ever mlb player to get double digit wins and homers for two seasons in a row. the angels faced the san francisco giants on wednesday. ohtani was the starter and batted second. he pitched six innings with five strikeouts, one unearned run and allowed only three hits. in the sixth inning teammate mike mustalk s hit a three-run homer that turned a 1-1 tie into a 4-1 advantage. it also earned ohtani his tenth victory. he helped ohtani set a long-standing record set by baseball legend babe ruth. he had tied the icon's achievement last season with double digit wins and homers for the first time in 104 years. >>> straw mats known as tatami have been used as flooring in japanese homes since ancient times, but demand has dropped as lifestyles become more westernized. now one company is taking steps to preserve japan's tatami culture for future generations. nhk world's nihe yoshimitsu reports. >> reporter: it's all about tatami at this pl

the chronicle is reporting that the team owner submitted the relocation application to major league baseball and says he is not considering selling the team. the a's still need approval from 75% of the league to officially make the move. >>> all right, now, let's get to the 49ers and some quarterback controversy in santa clara. matt lively joins us now live to explain. is it controversy? you said oh, yeah. >> any time the 49ers quarterbacks are involved and there is talk there is controversy. the biggest story line this entire preseason but not a matter of who is starting, that is brock purdy, we know that. kyle shanahan said he was in no rush to decide who backs him up but things change quickly in the nfl. >> we will probably announce before pittsburgh but not this game. >> oh, look, my nose! >> so, why are we playing pinocchio? less than 24 hours after he said that, sam darnold was named the qb2, beating out trey lance for the back up after solid showings in both of san francisco's preseason games. lance did not practice with the team on wednesday. the 49ers are considering all options on

. >> it's starting to play hardball with the a's in major league baseball.nd the city is preparing to demand certain things in return. if the a's want to keep playing at the coliseum while their new home in vegas, he's being built. it's like if you break up and then still live you have to pay. according to the san francisco chronicle, mayor sheng thao is already told the major league baseball commissioner that more than money will likely be needed to accommodate the a's after their lease at the coliseum expires at the end of next season. among those possible demands, the team leaves its name. the a's here in the bay and picks a new one in vegas. also, but oakland is guaranteed a new team. an expansion team the next time mlb adds franchises. if the a's do not play in oakland swallow their vegas home is being built. other potential options that have been floated include the giants ballpark when the giants are on the road. that would be awkward or perhaps some minor league ballpark. we shall see. >> tonight is the last dress rehearsal for the forty-niners befor

john fisher major-league baseball has been part of oakland history for ove years away from us.did not want that to happen and we want to show that fans do care. >> sell the team. sell the team. >> i love the people are waking up saying this isn't right. >> everyone always thought they would not always side with us and when we tested this out with -- that the fact it is going to out it proved otherwise. other stadiums. people are asking is how they can help when the a's are on a -- the road. >> we know we can do way more than people tell us or the ownership thinks we can do. >> i understand baseball and sports in general is a business but this is bigger than sports. you're talking about a community, people's jobs, civic pride at stake. casey: t -- speaking of town biz, panthers league championship marshall lynch taking part of the coin toss. panthers strike 7-0 panthers. first. -- almost untouched. 7-0 panthers. sneed with three touchdowns in the first half including this tough the button spin move panthers led by two touchdowns for a touchdown. panthers led by two touchdowns in

in major league baseball, the boston red sox recorded just their second win in nine games as they beat royals 6—2. with the scores tied in the ninth inning and the bases loaded, pablo reyes hit a grand slam home run to win the game. it marked a great recovery after they had blown a two—run lead. it leaves them five games off a wildcard spot after being whitewashed by fellow contenders the toronto bluejays over the weekend. that's all the sport for now. welcome back, you're watching bbc news. we start in ireland, where mourners have been gathering for the funeral of sinead o'connor, who died last month aged 56. we have heard music throughout the morning, people clapping, cheering, laying flowers and paying their respects. we are hoping to cost our reporter in a few moments. first, let's head to edinburgh, where a whole cast of comedians, theatrical performers and other creatives had to on edinburgh for this year's fringe festival. 2023 march the festival's 76 year, and over that time the event has grown from a handful of performances to a sprawling extravaganza. live now to our reporter

the rest of the country usually does not associate with the major league baseball forecast in the month of august, but here we are. big inland push by early wednesday morning. it will back up out of the inland valleys by probing 9:00 or so and it will be tougher to shake. even around the bay we will see a lot of low clouds hanging around by noon with more sunshine as we head into the afternoon, but no such luck along the coast with gray skies overhead throughout the rest of the work week. temperatures tonight drop into the 50s pretty much across the board. high temperatures tomorrow or anywhere from a few degrees above average to several degrees below average further inland. mid-60s in san francisco in oakland with temperatures down the peninsula mix of 60s and 70s . a lot of 70s inland with the warmest spots in the delta reaching into the low 80s. that is as high as we go tomorrow with similar readings for thursday before we warm-up on friday. another warming trend, as has been the case for the past few months, will be modest in san francisco and oakland . in the temperatures will spik

the vote would go to the executive council and then the rest of the league's owners, all of major league baseball team owners. and you would need 75% of them to approve the move in order for it to happen today we spoke with former miami marlins president david sampson, who says even with the move there still many other steps needed to see some real progress. >> unless there's a stadium plan, a financing plan and idea of what the revenue will be with naming rights and projections that actually makes sense in vegas. >> i you don't abel, you cannot have a completed relocate where you going to play in the interim period. yohe all those questions answered before. there's any type of relocation. all right, david sampson here, he says that. >> there will not be a vote until all of those questions have been answered. which will likely take several months. >> meantime, we're back here in the taking a live look outside at the transamerica. building a blue skies with the there's some clouds moving along there. so, lawrence, joining us. like you're met you're a good to be here on this cooler evening around t

so it's no wonder get cap has been fueling a little feisty lately today, major league baseball find poplar and suspended him for one game. the suspension is for returning to the dugout after he was ejected from tuesday's game against tampa bay capital was ejected by home plate umpire chad whitson for it, arguing a strike call in the 4th inning. you're looking at that here. it was capper second ejection of the season and the 7th of his bench coach kiker a and pitching coach andrew bailey joining forces as interim manager tonight. so let's check in on the game in atlanta. the braves offense. boy, it's a juggernaut this season doesn't need any handouts from the giants, but they got one in the first anyway, 2 on one out. matt olson hits inning, ending double play ball to brandon crawford. he it and turns it into a run-scoring error. so it's one nothing the inning continues for marcel osuna who rips an rbi single to center. olson. scores. and it's 2 nothing strains they had on in the second. austin riley crushes a line or 2 left the jock peterson just has no chance of catching off the base of t

former major league baseball player is going to bat for his hometown. lder cleon jones was part of the mighty mets. the team that won the 1969 world series, and jones retired from baseball in 1976. but he's found a new passion. for the last 40 years, he's been revitalized. africatown it's a neighborhood of mobile, alabama. our correspondent alexis clark went there to talk to cleon jones about his passion for africatown cleon jones is hometown africatown in mobile, alabama, a community that once had around 12,000 people has dwindled to 2000. what was it like growing up in africatown? the most wonderful place in the world? your neighbors were like family. when did you first become exposed to baseball? my grandpa were great baseball fafans. we h had this bibig radio anandn to the d dodgers gamame and jace robinson got to the dodgers and we sit around like we were watching tv growing up, jones and his friends play baseball in the street or local park. i never owned the baseball club until i was 13 years old. we had a broomstick and we had soda bottles, caps.

looks like oakland's mayor is starting to play hardball with the a's and major league baseball. according to the san francisco chronicle, mayor sheng thao is going to ask for more than money. if the a's want to continue playing at the coliseum while their new home in las vegas is being built among the possible demands, the team leaves its name. the a's here and picks a new one in vegas. also for oakland to be guaranteed an expansion team. the next time the league franchises coming up in less than 30 minutes. i'll sit down with chronicle columnist sir. for more on just how likely it is that the mayor's to man's actually become a reality. an update now to that high speed chase across the bay. the chp says the suspect is a teenager that was driving that. >> stolen car. he was arrested last night surrendering after hiding inside an apartment building in richmond neighborhood for a few hours. the driver hit several other cars were trying to avoid police in a chase that took them from the east bay to the city. and then back again. one of the drivers his car was sideswiped says it was

the a's also need approval from the major league baseball owners to make the movove and leave oakland. >>> if you're hoping to become the next mega millions billionaire, you have about 20 minutes to get your ticket. tonight's 8:00 drawings for a jackpot worth more than $1 billion. that's billion with a "b." but you have to buy your ticket before 7:45 tonight. if you choose the lump sum, you take home about $527 million. as a consolation prize for everyone who loses, which will be most of us, you can take one losing lottery ticket to a krispy kreme donut tomorrow or wednesday and trade in that losing ticket for a free glazed donut. >>> let's take a live look outside now in the north bay. our live camera in san rafael. jeff ranieri is going to join us next, talk about the heat-up that's coming our way ia few daysn n . >>> welcome back. something special could be happening over at stanford. what if you could treat cancer by making it turn against itself? a team of bay area researchers believe they may have found a way. the treatment is a long way from becoming reality, but if developed,

gabe kapler has been suspended for one game by major league baseball.ected from tuesday's game against the tampa bay rays, and after an ejection the manager is supposed to leave the playing area entirely, he was spotted on broadcast high-fiving pederson meaning he did not leave the dugout. kapler did not argue saying the suspension is warranted, and tonight kapler is watching the game from his office. >> stay in the office, coach. stay there. we know brock purdy will be the starting quarterback. will we see him in the preseason? shanahan says there's a chance he could get snaps in tomorrow's second preseason game at levi's stadium against the broncos. if purdy does see action, it will be brief. we are ready for football. >> jessica aguirre joins us now coming up next at 6:00. >>> right now at 6:00, a bay area college prep school is hit with a lawsuit, a popular bay area teacher who just retired now accused of inappropriate behavior with a former student. that's not the only allegation our investigative unit uncovered. >>> the latest on the path and the