melky cabrera -- at the behest of melky cabrera will not give him an extra plate appearance he wouldd to qualify for the national league batting title. one strange-off shoot is if they were to rain out one of their final dozen games he would win the battle title because you have to average per game. if they were to only play 361 games he would have enough plate appearances to qualify and he would be the n.l. battling champ regardless of what nesh says or feels. >> that was andrew baggley. for your more on posey in tonight's game against the padres, here's jamie sire at pnc park it's voted on by giants players and coach ts and much like brian vogelsong was last year, i think buster posey was a pretty unanimous choice considering everything. he went through last year and how much he's meant to this year's team. >> i think he -- as far as everybody, the way he plays, approaches the game, comes out here every day, the way he carries himself, you know, it's a big award, and he e's -- i kn he's really honored. >> what he's done this year is, you know, pretty amazing. and then he's been a l

plus melky cabrera. back to you. >> it should be noted the nfl office in new york, received more than 70,000 phone calls in protest in the past 48 hours. late tonight, nfl commissioner roger goodell released this statement, i want to give a special thanks to nfl fans for their passion. now, it's time to put the focus back on the teams and players where it belongs. >> well, she got justice once, now she's taking it again for others. nbc bay area's cheryl hurd joins us with more. we heard her story before, but now she's going back into the deep so she can pull others out too? >> that's right. here's a copy of the civil suit that she filed here just yesterday. it was filed here at the contra costa superior court in martinez. in it, it claims that an entire school district was hiding sexual abuse. >> to me, it's like everything could have been stopped right then and there with that one letter. >> the letter kristen kanaan is talking about is a letter she claims remained hidden in a file at the school distric

and we all know what happened to giants superstar melky cabrera... but what happened to the cult following he inspired throughout the summer?... we'll introduce you to one man who initiated the infamous giants super fan group... known as the 'melk-men.' but first, we asked students what their favorite feature of the new iphone 5 is. ">>>i really wanna invest in the new iphone 5 only unless my upgrade was available so theres no new features or anything that could sway me, its only about price for me. the thing that i'm excited about with the new iphone 5 is hopefully that siri is still on it so i can ask her a lot of questions. well i heard its gonna have like a projector on it which is pretty cool but right now i have the 4s so that does everything i need it to, so unless the new one can make a quesadilla or something i'm probably not gonna buy it. i'm most excited about the feature of being really lightweight and not having a glass back because mine shattered in the glass back so i'm excited to not have one shatter. the new picture quality because i

and there is a good chance that melky cabrera could win despite being suspended. he tops the national league in batting average and bud said he probably will not step in, if melky cabrera ends up winning the title. plus the giants have the first five play-off games because he was suspended. >>> 17 minutes after 6:00, getting busier in some spots, this is the time where we start seeing more people out there. that is with -- let's look at our live pictures and in berkeley, although it's not stop and go and again, we mention chp, they are together a good job but there is nothing major. you can see the metering light are switched on, it is about a five minute delay but it is growing as the time wears on. as you can see the south bay cameras these road sensor are compiled with some of our own data and there is not a lot going on which means we'll see traffic in the santa clara valley on highway 101 and 285. >>> there are breaks and clouds but the fog will get chewed up and it will be sunny for everybody. maybe 40s on the lows to the north, 45 napa and there are some co

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once they lost one of their best players, melky cabrera, suspended for 15 games.y lost brian wilson, that didn't hurt their focus, either. i think they will be okay, diane. >>> and still to come, endeavour's big move, driving through downtown los angeles, we'll show you. and shopping at trader joe's well hello, hosting the all-new saturday night live tonight. and within seconds, he was showing his stuff, quite literally. [ fingers tapping ] [ rain pattering ] [ heels clicking ] [ female announcer ] yoplait light tastes great now... ♪ ...and feels great later 20 delicious flavors of yoplait light, now at 90 calories each. yoplait, it is so good! >>> a 25-year-old man was mauled by a tiger after police say he jumped into an exhibit at the bronx zoo, and now that man is facing arrest. investigators say david v villalobos was charged with trespassing, he says he entered the tiger's den, so he said he could be one with the tiger. he suffered broken bones, we're told he is in stable condition tonight. >>> and federal health officials warn people to avoid eating a brand

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. >> ---"melky cabrera" el toletero dominicano de los gigantes de san francisco no seÁ convocado en ninÚnnal de la serie contra los "diamondbacks" de arizona. ---"bruce bochy" dijo que los gigantes, campeones de la divisÓn oeste de la liga nacional, >>> bruce doggi dijo que los gigantes irán con los diviison. >> en la semna de los gigantes también habglamos con gregor blanco. >> si, muchas gracias, si alguien extraña a melgui cabrera es gregor. >> tiene 4 aos jugando las ligas mayores. >> fue una de las piezas claves para mantener el juego, fue una hablaidad de la pelotaa a mantenerla. >> blacno cree que hay un ausentem, mlegui cabrera fue suspendido, blanco loe xtraña. >> espero que todo salga bien,gregor hace uso de la tecnología para comunicarse con mleki. >> la vida sigue y mientras blanco espera resouesta la sombra de acbrear comienza a desvanecerse. >> los gigantes están en play off. >> hbalaremos con hector sanchez que nos cuenta cómo se sacudió al sonbra, si usted quiere aber más visite nuestra página. >> en mas del mundo del deporte, diana alvarado nos cuenta. >> amigos, nos vamo

. >>> welcome back, time now 5:24, melky cabrera has the highest batting average with 346. it probably will not upper fear -- interfere but melky cabrera was eliminated for testing positive for testosterone. >>> check out this cell phone video. he was handcuffing this 80-year- old suspect. police say it does not show what led up to the arrest. they say the suspect was unruly including shoving the police officers. >> we have to basically investigate this, evaluate it, take a look at it and come up with a determination of whether or not if there was forced used or if there was excessive force... >> we have not heard from the 80-year-old suspect but he is facing charges including an assault on an officer. >> actually most people get tickets for jay walking. >> i had an $80 particular debt for jay walking. >> i'm sure all of that crime has been taken care of in that town so they can do this. >> let's go -- star cass um -- that traffic is moving a long well. traffic is moving all the way down to the bottom of the hill, let's go to steve. >>> it is cool out there, there is upper

melky cabrera, who needs melky? brandon belt with an 8th inning home run.s it really easy for the giant's bullpen and it becomes a matter of just officially -- sergio romeo getting kotsay to fly out. madison bumgarner with his 16th victory. the giants used 18 players, just nine of them on the 2010 world championship team and buster posey was the only returning position player. melky carefree's 50-game spinning and the losing closer, brian wilson for essentially the entire season. >> these guys put the pedal to the metal and came home and did it this way makes it even better. i couldn't be proud of a group of guys who kept marching and got it done. >> you put insomuch work throughout the course of the year and this is what you work for. it's step 1. and we have got to finish strong these last ten games of the regular subpoena and go into the postseason with some momentum. >> after the melky situation, everybody was bolstered up. it's even more sweet in so many ways to do it now. we were looking at that dodger's series and i know you were too, that is going t

and giants giants have won five straight games the next when ,,,,,,,,,, >>> giants at outfielder melky cabrera led the majors in hitting as the late to disqualify him from winning the batting title serving a 50 game suspension for using performance enhancing drugs. buster posey awarded the willie mccovey award. receive the award from the cup the himself. bottom of the fifth he is in giants take a 2-1 lead, next inning pablo sandoval, there'd straight game with a homer, the giants beat the padres 5-1 magic #2 to clinch the west. with a dodger loss coming up tomorrow. cc sabathia and the yankees, he gets derek jeter and looking, sabathia was on his game. struck out the side in the theft. he struck out 11, the a's left the bases loaded in the eighth. brandon moss ties the game would go to extras. in the 10th russell martin with the walk off shot, the yankees win two-one, oakland has lost four of five. but they're still in good shape. oakland one game behind the orioles and three at the head of the angels for the last playoff spot. college basketball st. mary's man staying under ncaa investigation

plus, suspended giants slugger melky cabrera will not return for the playoffs. the details next. >> from automated cars to under water maps. now google partnered with the sea view survey to provide hd images of coral reefs. in it you can see a sea turtle swim by, even experience the reef at sunset. the collection includes reefs in australia, the philippines and hawaii and is available for free through google maps street view feature. >> let's bring in jeff ranieri to guide us through this week as we inch toward the weekend. >> we're going to be warming up. today was warm out in a lot of the interior valleys. we did top out at 87 degrees. not quite record setting to get to that. we would have had to hit 103 or higher. the last time that happened it was back in 2009. however, we're going to get close to records in the next couple of days, especially saturday when we could hit 97 throughout parts of the east bay. get ready for summer sizzle. a huge contrast, if you're in ple pleasanton. we had 64 there now and go 10 to 15 miles to the east, talking about a 20-degre

west the a's go ,,,, >>> giants at and outfielder melky cabrera today as the lead to disqualify him from a chance to win the batting title he serves a 50 game suspension for performance enhancing drugs. buster posey awarded a polemic of the award from the man himself. in the fourth hebron's summer run posey with a single to left giants take a 2-1 lead, next inning pablos sandoval, third straight game with a homer giants win 5-1 magic #2 to clinch the west. the a's in new york, he was out bull by assisis sabathia. top nine down one nothing branded moss pension at game time homer tied at 12 extras in the 10th russell martin led off with a solo shot the yankees win 2-1. oakland lee's the angels by 3 1/2 games for the last wild card spot. the giants can end this by tomorrow night. >>> [ female announcer ] you want family dinner to be special. dad, we want pizza. you guys said tacos. [ female announcer ] it doesn't always work out that way. you know what? we're spending too much money on eating out anyway. honey, come look at this. [ female announcer ] my money map from wells fargo is a free

. >>> now the giants' decision to make about melky cabrera.ill he be on the roster for the playoffs? only at denny's. open all night. available in america right now. almost half our nation's employers have open positions they can't find anyone qualified to fill. devry university offers bachelor's and master's degrees that can prepare you for these careers. the ones already here, and the ones just around the corner. get the know how you need for a new tomorrow. learn more at devry.edu. >>> solid fog bank. inland, warm for some. but temperatures are a little bit below average. >>> 7:15. republican presidential candidate, mitt romney claims president obama has not come clean with details about that deadly u.s. embassy attack in libya. >> i think they want to do their very best from keeping the people in america from understanding exactly what happened. >> now, paul ryan also questioned whether the white house officials are on the same page. the administration has called the libya violence a terrorist attack but yesterday president obama used diff

. ♪ sleep train ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> on the day melky cabrera was told his seasonver, bruce bochy went out and played their final game at home. hunter pence going deep, 22nd home run. giants out on arizona early. marco scutaro hitting over .300. he's the no. 1 acquisition, on a 15-game hitting streak. posey, 2 hits today, he's at .333. 7-3 giants. they run around the stadium thanking the crowd. and bochy grabbed the mic. >> you play a huge role in the success of this team this year. [ cheering and applause ] >> from all of us, we want to thank you, and we're looking forward to seeing all of you in the playoffs. thank you! [ cheering and applause ] >> when you're having a great year like the giants, all this stuff is cute. these are rookies, a little hazing, they had to wear these costumes on the flight to san diego tonight. it's the padres and the dodgers on the road to close out the regular season. >>> the a's just keep coming! right now, they're 2 games up for a playoff spot. ron washington, texas range ares. lost 2 in a row to the a's. but they weren't going to

pretty cool. >>> 5:23 right now. >>> if he wins it, melky cabrera will most likely get to keep the nationaleague batting title. major league commissioner bud selig said yesterday we generally don't interfere in that process. cabrera is serbiving a 50-game suspension for a failed drug test but still leads the national league in batting average. he is seven points ahead of andrew mccutcheon. >> that's interesting. 5:24 right now. take it off or pay the price. the nfl warning niners quarterback alex smith to stop wearing a san francisco giants hat. here's why. smith started sporting that hat in postgame interviews this season and that is until the nfl said, hey, you've got to take that off or pay a $15,000 fine. okay. under contract players can wear only nfl-sponsored paraphernalia 90 minutes before and 90 minutes after a game. >> i didn't know that. that's interesting. >> and that's in place just to make sure -- it's to make sure they don't promote other products. but the giants, come on. >> well, we know who he supports at least. >>> let's check in with rob right now. he's in for christina t

. >>> today giants plan to announce official decision on whether melky cabrera will join the team inthe post-season he's serving a 50 game suspension for testosterone use. the team doesn't plan to bring him back since the suspension giants are 25-12. last night giants beat the diamondbacks 6-0 and play final home game today first pitch 12:45 this afternoon. if not the playoffs, what about next season? >> exact limb. you see the buster posey for president sign? >> i would vote for him. >> he is too young. maybe in a few years. >>> if you are going to the game how does it look weather-wise? >> sounds like a great retirement plan for mr. posey. what a last day, sunshine, 12:45 first pitch, 60°, warming up to 68 by the time the game ends you can still get sunburn, take that sunscreen with you. west wind at eight at sfo everybody else calm until you get to fairfield 12 that west wind pulling in half mile, quarter mile visibility at the coast into the bay right now that's why we are going to have issues of flight arrival delays. 62 pacifica, 74 oakland, summer spread back that time of the

. >> big news earlier in the day from melky cabrera. o an unprecedented deal between the league and the players union, melky has disqualified himself from consideration for the 2012 national league batting title. he said he didn't want a tainted award. >>> a's taking on the yankees. what a game in the bronx. tied at 1-1, top of the ninth, brandon moss, pinch-hit home run, no doubt about it. his 19th of the subpoena to tie it at 1-1. but in the 10th, martin breaks the hearts of green and gold fans, the walkoff home run and the yankees win 2-1. one final note, espn is reporting the st. mary's basketball program is under investigation by the ncaa for possible recruiting violations. that will do it. the news continues after this time-out. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. i just finished a bowl of your new light chicken pot pie soup and it's so rich and creamy... is it really 100 calories? yes, ma'am. 100 calories. yea...i'm goa need some proof. we get that a lot... let me put you on webcan... see? hearty vegetables... lean roasted chicken...

. >>> an official announcement expected today on whether melky cabrera will be playing for the giants in the postseason. yesterday, it was said that it was unlikely he would be put on the roster. bruce bochy expected to make the announcement today. cabrera was hit with a 50-game suspension back in august for testing positive for a banned substance. it appears at this point, cabrera will not be filing a grievance. >>> now at 11:00, hundreds of people in sacramento will soon be out of a job as campbell soup company shuts the door on its oldest factory. it's cutting a total of 700 jobs. the company says demand for soup is dropping and so is the bottom line. the sacramento factory will close in phases before shutting down completely next july. >>> the santa clara valley water district will hold a public meeting this afternoon over the anderson dam seismic retrofit project. they need to fix the dam because it might rupture in the event of a large earthquake. if the dam broke, it could flood an area from morgan hill to san jose. voters will have to decide on a tax measure this november ball

sometime today we're expecting the official announcement on whether or not melky cabrera will play for the giants come postseason. yesterday csn bay area insider andrew baggarly reported the giants would not be putting cabrera in their lineup. general manager bruce bochy is -- actually manager bruce bochy is expected to make that official today. cabrera, reportedly disappointed with the club's decision but does not have plans to file a grievance. >>> just weeks after he was hit in the head with a line drive, the a's brandon mccarthy talking about possible safety measures for pitchers. mccarthy said he would be willing to look at prototype helmets but doesn't want helmets to become mandatory. he says, quote, it's a dangerous game and things like this can happen. yeah, you saw it there several times. the 29-year-old hit in the head with a line drive back in early september. he actually needed brain surgery, but is now on the mend. he hopes to travel with the team soon. 4:55. there's good reason for mccarthy to be on the road with the team. the a's may have a spot in the playoffs. as of t

melky cabrera will not be a part of the giants playoff roster, even if the team advances to the nlcs.fectly clear prior to thursday's game. >> melky understands, and i think it's the best interest of this club. if you look how we played. and all we've been throw. these guys have really done a greajob. there's a reason why we're in this situation. they've earned this, and so we're going to go with the 25 guys we have here. >> as for that game, diamondbacks visiting the giants for the final regular season at at&t park. hunter pence two-run blast his 22nd. 2-0 giants. marco scutero. giants would bat around and put up a six spot. they go on to win 7-3 and finish their home stand. they lose a tough one in texas to the rangers. they return home for their final six games with a two-game lead on the rays and angels. and the nonreplacement refs made the return to the nfl on thursday night. baltimore hung on against cleveland. >> what do we complain about now? how bad the real refs are? >> thanks, dave. >> we'll be right back. >>> pretty amazing, the first of its kind discovery. >> they found n

melky cabrera is suspended and since then, san francisco has gone 25-10 and on this first day of fall, the giants are primed for the fall classic. the jampacked at&t crowd ready to party from the 1st inning on. 2 on in the 4th, when yonder alonso performs another superhuman trick. meanwhile the new silent assassin, marco execute scutaro singles here. giants have so many players not on the 2010 team like scutaro and brandon belt putting it away. sergio romo gets kotsay to fly out to end it. this is the one that brings san francisco it's 8th overall divisional title. so despite losing cabrera for the final 45 games and missing the ace reliever molson, giants are in the playoffs. we'll hear more later in sportswrap. >> a lot of fun. we want to see your pictures from tonight's giant's game. post them on our ktvu page or tweet them or emaim them to us. >>> to our continuing coverage of the recent protests in the san francisco mission district. the police are bracing for a third night of possible trouble. debora villalon. >> well, even the mission station itself was hit. and you can see the

. >>> bruce bochy put an end to melky cabrera's season today. he would not be on the post season roster during the playoffs. last month he was suspended following a positive drug test. >>> the man behind a anti- muslim film has been arrested. los angeles deputies questioned nakoula basseley nakoula earlier this month. authorities say he violated the terms of his probation on check fraud. they required him to stay away from computers. his hearing today was closed to the public. >>> we have an update on a san francisco firefighter battling breast fire, how she is doing and what the fire department is doing for her. >> and back here, look at that marine layer, squished down, things heat up around here, i will let you know how much warmer it will be as we go into the weekend. card hassles? introducing chase liquid. the reloadable card that's easy to activate and can be used right away. plus, you can load cash or checks at any chase depositfriendly atm and checks right from your smartphone. get rid of prepaid problems. get chase liquid. . >>> the spo

and is also the suspension of melky cabrera for drug superior >>> we do not need an expanded payroll to win championships. >>> this is a team eighth divisional crown since coming to stanford as go more than 50 years ago. they did it with 10 games left on the schedule. >>> bay issued a statement at the close the division. the civil service co is once again filled with giant pride as are amazing team beat the san diego padres. they have our quest for another world series championship. and the giants to not know exactly who they will meet in the playoffs. but there likely opponent will beat the cincinnati reds. the division series to start on october 6th in san francisco. >>> there's no service between a fair and union city. the pittsburgh a plea and is not affected. so is in the east bay and is completely halted their having issues with the track but is not completely known and that service is not going and we are calling live on the phone with the spokesperson from bart. >>> is like your car and struck. it cannot get out and begin service. and as we have no service on that section of

. >> melky cabrera will not accept the league batting title. he hit .346 but he is serving the 50 game suspension. he has taken the high road the award would be tainted if he won it. >>> and a's had a great effort from starting pitcher, jared parker last night, this one decided in extra innings. it will show you it -- start with weird. suzuki is inside his jersey. parker went 8 innings and how did he do that? yankees pitcher slumping but smoking in this game, 1-0 yanks. and brandon moss says no, crushed to the second deck. we're tied at 1. bottom of the tenth, martin pounds a fastball, good night, game over. 2-1 is the final. orioles won also so the a's are one game back for top spot. they are investigating the st. mary's basketball game for possible recruiting violations. it's not clear what specific violations they may have committed. st. mary's officials say they are cooperating with the probe. the gales is one of top programs on the west coast. all eyes are on the tiger woods mcllroy show down and jim furyk is the man to catch after two rou

. >> number four, giants will announce today whether suspended outfielder melky cabrera will reenginem for post-season act. -- will rejoin the team for post-season action. the team does not plan to bring him back. >> number five, 10 years after fire nearly wiped it out santana roussel greating 10th and -- santana row is celebrating its 10th anniversary today. >>> final check on weather. >>> a lot of fog behind you, hard to see the bay bridge , good morning live doppler good news unless you are driving through that fog, it is dry. flight arrival delays longer than yesterday 77 minute arrival delays into sfo, oakland and san jose on time. more sunshine at the coast than yesterday. low to mid 60s for you. hazy sun around the bay, throw upper 70s warmer inland 80 to near 90 east bay valleys. >>> recap: bay bridge toll metering lights obviously on, traffic backed towards the 80 junction pardon me the 880 overcrossing and the maze approaching the maze we had an earlier accident now cleared. expect delays to the bay bridge live shot of the golden gate bridge fog down on the span and very, ve

. >>> melky cabrera has' voided some controversy. he will not accept the league batting title, even if he finishes with the best average in the n. l. hitting .346, tops in the national league but he's also serving the suspension for excessive testosterone. he is taking the high road, admitting the award would be tainted if he won it and also positioning himself with another team next season. >>> and last night a's and yankees, this game decided in extra innings. let's start with weird. ichiro suzuki grounds back to parker. the ball ends up inside his jersey somehow. parker went 8 innings, and his family looking on, how did he do that? cc sabathia slumping lately but smoking in this game. 1-0, yanks in the ninth. and brandon moss says to. crushed to the second deck. 19th of the year. tied at 1. and in extra innings. the sean doolittle little fast night. good night. drive home safely. 2; the final. the orioles won as well, so the a's are now one game back for that top wildcard spot in the a.l. the nba is investigating the saint mary's

. >>> melky cabrera has avoided some controversy. he will not accept the league batting title, even if he finishes with the best average in the n. l. hitting .346, tops in the national league, but he's also serving the 50-game suspension for excessive testosterone. he is taking the high road, admitting the award would be tainted if he won it and also positioning himself with another team next season. dueling with c.c. sabathia. this game decided in extra innings. let's start with weird. ichiro suzuki grounds back to parker. the ball ends up inside his jersey somehow. parker went 8 innings, and his family looking on, how did he do that? cc sabathia slumping lately but smoking in this game. eight scoreless, fanned eleven. 1-0, yanks in the ninth. and brandon moss says no. crushed to the second deck. 19th of the year. tied at 1. and in extra innings. russell martin pounds a sean doolittle little fastball. good night. drive home safely. the orioles won as well, so the a's are now one game back for that top wildcard spot in the a.l. the n

melky cabrera will not be a part of the playoff roster even if the team advances to the national leaguechampionship series. bruce bochy making that clear prior to thursday's game. >> melky understands. and i think it is the best interests of this club if you look how we played. all we've been through. these guys have really done a great job. and they're the reason we're in this situation. so they've earned this. so we're going to go with the 25 guys we have here. >> that's the decision they made. i think for us personally, we've got to go out there and do the same thing. you know, we lost people all year long. and we stepped up and we have to keep doing it. >> d'backs and giants play baseball as san francisco look for a series win and hunter pence, helping the cause. home run number 22 and rbi number 98. two-run shot. 2-0 jimts. marco scutaro does the deed as well. both mid season acquisitions. scutaro has 41 rbis as the giants. and the always popular rookie hazing. i don't know who picked out the outfits. the giants win 7-3. they finish their home stand at 8-2. the a's, rangers, and i'

he also expects to make a decision regarding melky cabrera and what the team plans to do once he's eligible to return. nbc bay area news. >>> and dusty baker revealed today that he did suffer a small stroke last week while in chicago. the former giants manager and current cincinnati manager was treated at a local hospital for an irregular heartbeat. he suffered the stroke while he was being discharged from the hospital. bak baker's back in cincinnati and expected to make a full recovery. that's great news, though it's not known when he'll return to the dugout. we certainly wish him well. >>> and the a's face the rangers' tommy malone on the hill. jack hamilton is going to send this one to right and brandon moss can't make the stop. that means two score and the rangers take a 2-0 lead. the late scratch, top of the second with two on, derek barton gets a double, moss scores, a's pull within one, and chris carter in the fourth, hits a solo shot, his 16th of the season. a's still keeping that momentum going. game currently tied 2 in the top of the sixth. and we'll have highlights tonight at 11:

. >>> meantime melky cabrera will most likely get to keep the national league batting title if he wins it. the baseball commissioner said the league likely won't interfere in that process. cabrera is serving a 50-game suspension for a failed drug test but still has the national league's highest batting average. he's seven points ahead of pittsburgh's andrew mccutchen. >>> 6:20. is the bay area bracing for a tsunami? there are some new warnings being posted over north bay beaches. >>> plus tough questions in a botched gun trafficking sting. the country's top investigator getting grilled on why he's letting the attorney general off the hook. -what's up? i'm chris. -and i'm erik. both: we're the fruit guys! back in 1998, we had this idea to deliver fresh fruit to offices in downtown san francisco. we built these wooden crates, filled these with fruit in my one-bedroom apartment. the fruit guys has been with bank of america since they first started. we work with them to help them grow and succeed. we're coming up on 50 employees and delivering to thousands of companies every week. i would

. >>> an official announcement expected today on whether melky cabrera will play for the giants in the postseason. yesterday csn bay area insider andrew baggarly reported the giants would not put cabrera in the lineup. manager bruce bochy is expected to make that official today. cabrera is reportedly disappointed with the club's decision but does not have plans to file a grievance. >> you do the crime, got to do the time. christina here to tell us about more soaring temperatures. >> more soaring temperatures. if you don't favor those, we've also got rain on the seven-day forecast. it is crazy, you know. it's one of those years we're looking towards a potential el nino so it could be wetter than average. that's what we're looking at right now. this morning, it is the fog. that is the story of the morning. very, very thick. in fact you're down to hundreds of feet of visibility in portions of the bay area, especially the higher elevations, an also along the immediate coast. really dropping like a rock in santa rosa. quarter of a mile here, quarter of a mile in napa an even in gilroy, hund

there's an official announcement expected today on whether melky cabrera will actually be playing foriants come postseason play. yesterday andrew baggarly reporting the giants would not be putting cabrera in their lineup. manager bruce bochy expected to make that official sometime day. cabrera reportedly, understandably, very disapointed with the club's decision but with all things considered he does not have plans to file a grievance. >>> just weeks after he was hit in the head with a line drive the a's brandon mccarthy talking about possible safety measures for pitchers. he said he would be willing to look at porototype helmets. he said it's a dangerous game and things like this can happen. the 29-year-old was hit in the head with a line drive on september 5th. he actually needed surgery to drain fluid on his brain but he's on the mend and hopes to travel with the team very soon. >>> there's a good reason for mccarthy to want to be on the road with the team. the a's may have a spot in the playoffs. as of this morning, the magic number is six. that means any combination of a's wins a

it is official, melky cabrera is not going to be in the post season. he is an eligible., the giants had a victory. let me show you the highlights from last night's game. the arizona diamondbacks marco scootero 7-3 = final score. and taking a look at the texas rangers and the oakland athletics. they are three games behind against texas. and the athletics took on the texas rangers. with texas going up 9-4 at this point. and take a look! these home runs! however, it ended at 9-7. college football, stanford. at washington. you can see david shaw he will be here next week. murphy, with a 40 yd. >> huge! >> wow! and they are getting that pick up set. big upset that 35 yd touchdown. the huskies have obsessed. upset-as they were in the top 10 that they are most likely out. >> still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. one town in new mexico only as one police officer. and a dog. will have more on why this canine is on duty, next. taking this live look. friday light. >> welcome back. this is the only licensed police officer and bess town in new mexico. >> and that was the last dog.

. >>> an official announcement expected sometime today on whether suspended outfielder melky cabreray play for the giants in the postseason. it doesn't look like it's going to happen, though. yesterday andrew baggarly reported the giants would not be putting cabrera in their lineup. manager bruce bochy expected to make that an official decision sometime today. cabrera reportedly disappointed with the club's decision but at this point is not planning to file a grievance. >>> right now let's take it outside. christina loren, good morning. what's happening on our thursday weather? >> we've got some interesting things happening this morning. good morning to you. taking a look high atop san bruno mountain. you can see the sunshine above the low clouds. the low clouds down at the surface reducing your visibility along the coast. quite a different scenario inland. look at this, almost completely clear conditions over san jose. not a lot of that natural coolant to keep us nice and mild later on this afternoon. in fact we'll bring your numbers up by 5 to 10 degrees from yesterday's highs and