michael thompson is fully -- the leader. he settled in for the round of the day.es on the way home. michael thompson with four under par. bob watson and phil mickelson were a mess. he bogeyed the first three holes. the nations were off and they opened a series against the yankees down at the ballpark. at camden yards the orioles and the pirates tonight. taking this pitch to left field and everyone is running. scoring easily. davis comes around, he scores. it went 4-5. mark reynolds went four for five. a big night for the orioles. the game you saw here, miami built an 18-2 lead. the star -- to start game 2 and hold -- had to hold onto it. 59 combined. lebron james led the scorers with 32. this was the best we have seen the big three played together. when the game was on the line, lebron james came back big. heading back to miami with a 100-96 win. the redskins wrapped up their minicamp today. they did some video steady this morning. mike shanahan canceled the morning practice and complemented the players for the way they worked for the past week and a half and said

runner up there is michael thompson the leader as we speak there is three back at one under. and bubba watson eight over par. and barry zito following matt cane, perfect game last night and there is a jake martinez, see ya, grand slam and giants lose. a's and rockies rookie brandon moss in third, two-run store. and there is aa's sweeping rockies and game two of the finals, coverage beginning here at 5:30 p.m. there is stay tuned for after the game. you can't win u.s. open on game, or day one but you can lose it. phil and bubba might be out of contention. >> perfect pitching games and there is weather will change. >> thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. i'm cheryl jenning autos when you're away from television you can get latest transbay turmoil information at facebook.com and on twitter. and you can down load our news atmosphere and -- app and our waze traffic app. and we'll get them on the air, traffic. -- thachk f thanks for watching. the news at 5:00 starts now. >> bart is pack on track tonight. after a fire shut down the morning commute between east bay ask san f

but the story of the day, was michael thompson, for birdie he came in 4 under par. for tiger woods, happy with his day one. >> i played well today. felt like i had control of my game all day. just stuck to my game plan. and executed my game plan. that's all i tried to do today. and i did that. made a couple changes out there because the wind had shifted. and the fairways were faster. we knew it would be quick as the week progressed. >> one of the great things about the open are the great stories. like this golfer 55-year-old michael allen. he's a member of the olympic club. how about this. an eagle. michael allen has played about 2,000 rounds at the lake course. >>> from the course to the diamond, barry zito, with a tough act to follow, going for the sweep against the astros. matt cain is looking on. his view should be perfect. top of the third, giants down. and j.d. martinez makes zito pay. a grand slam to left. 5-0 astros. from there, bottom the fourth, with one on. wandy rodriguez belts it. giants fall by a score of 6-3. day two coming up from the olympic club at

gulf now an american michael thompson has taken a three shot late at the u.s. open with three time former champion tiger woods in joint second after the opening round of the season second major twenty seven year old thompson carded four birdies on the back nine club in san francisco and finished the day on four under six on a four under sixty six becoming one of the six plies to break par on day one of the tournament tiger woods who is looking to end a four year drought in the made you seem to be in full control of his game carving a one hundred sixty nine and pantries nick watney and david toms plus england's justin rose and graeme mcdowell of the north of northern ireland are also in a five way tie its second top right donald and defending champion rory mcilroy did struggle with respective brands of seventy nine and seventy seven. who needed a pretty big vision i would have to leave before you know probably would take it too over the years are already around even going on when. i don't expect to stay up for older you know it would be great if i was to improve

golf ballons american michael thompson has taken a three shot lead at the u.s. open with a three time former champion zeiger woods in joint second after the opening round of the season's second major twenty seven year old sultan carded four birdies on the back nine at the olympic club in san francisco and finished the opening day on four under sixty six becoming one of only six players to break bar on day one of the tournaments tiger woods who is looking to ends a four year drought in the majors seem to be in full control of his game according at one under sixty nine compactor it's nick watney and david toms plus anglers justin rose and grandmothers out all over northern ireland's are also in a five way tie for the second but top ranked list donalds and defending champion rory mcilroy struggled with the respective rounds of seventy nine and seventy seven . under than it could have been visions i would have taken even for you know probably would take it to over it's a yes or no right around even going to win. you know i don't really expect to stay at four under y

open is michael thompson takes a surprise late. start there with the european championships and the excitement is building in donetsk where co-hosts ukraine could book a place in the quarter finals with a win over france the saving kick off is just two hours away and fans have started to descend around the donbass to rayna ukraine supporters will definitely outnumber the french tonight and are in good mood after their team's opening when i was swayed and well it brought him inside trying to stay ahead of today's gaming group day strike a. man at the age of thirty five netted both goals against the swedes and will be central to ukraine's attack the saving brought in had this to say when asked what the forward brought to the. under. can bring coffee and tea for the rest of the team no but seriously what can he bring to the team i'm joking of course but i don't know if chunky behaves normally he's one of the twenty three players who can play under my authority and he stays within the limits of his role but he does set an example in pr

and so i go in the hunt three time former champion woods is in the side for second as michael thompson takes a surprise lead and holder rory mcilroy struggles on the opening day of the u.s. open. full first time ferdinando torres struck twice as reigning champion spain won four nail in the gun to knock the republic of ireland out so if you're old swans it's twelve sorest started a competitive match for spain for the first time in seven months and his presence was felt immediately as the chelsea star opened just four minutes and it stayed one nil until half time but after the break spain were at their domineering best silva adding their second minutes after the restart before taurus nets at his second midway through the second half and his replacement sets of brevity breakouts completed their routes with seven minutes left spain going top of group c. . however of croatia are hot on their heels behind only on goal difference that's after holding its eighth to a one one draw in polls and world cup winning striker and repair low curled in a free kick to give zuri believes in the closing mi

and surprise lead american michael thompson tops the leaderboard of the u.s. open although tiger woods is in the. start by with the european championships where co-hosts ukraine could book a place in the quarterfinals this evening with victory over france although the match being suspended on just five minutes because of a massive thunderstorm the heavens have well and truly opened over the donbass arena in donetsk and the referee has decided to play should leave the pitch for their own safety to score incidentally was neil neil when the game was halted with a little later on england take on bottom side sweden in kiev and have promised to play a more attacking style of football following their defensive one one draw with france england have never beaten the swede in a competitive match but that could end tonight captain steven gerrard admits england were defensive against the french but a manager roy hodgson have hinted they'll be having a go tonight. and with all due respect to sweden you are a good strong team. and all fronts so i think we can be a bit more

and to michael thompson, from bama. third shot from the guy and 155 yards out and this, is it going in? it sure is. for birdie. shot a 74 and is six shots off of the lead. how about phil mickleson. making a run today? and on to that 18 for par. no, sir.

michael thompson and down and tied for second appeare and a fan of the u.s. open disrupted the interview with the winner at the very end. the man crowed like bird as you hear their per the new was pulled away in. when players numbers that have declared this 05 per the key witness and ross mercury news in mirkarimi spec case. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, this morning, the question surrounding rodney king's death. and how the world is reacting to their vote. and how much cooler are there is going to cool down, we're going to talk about that. we will also looking at your morning commuters coming up. it is 459, noon this morning police are searching for the suspect who shot a man on the east bay freeway. to shop around 11 last night. the freeway close for several hours, during the investigation there is no word on it possible motive. the man

. >> meanwhile michael thompson had a rough day five over par. he is now tied for fourth. there you go, here is another nice round. moving into a tie now. we had a birdie on third, and there you go. there is your man, right there. >> item there in a good spot. i am looking forward to it. >> i feel solid and controls so far. >> all right. people of cleveland are not obsessed about lebron james leaving a couple of years ago and they hold a grudge. some of us are routine for -- rooting for him. d.c. united plays in philadelphia. >> it is over. >> i used to like you. >> we will tell you why this old school computer is worth a lot more than your i found. -- your iphone. [ male announcer ] it w would be easy for u.s. olympian meb keflezighi to deposit checks at the nearest citibank branch. ♪ ♪ like this one. ♪ ♪ or this one. ♪ ♪ or, maybe this one. ♪ ♪ but when it's this easy to use citibank mobile check deposit at home...why would he? ♪ ♪ woooo! [ male announcer ] citibank mobile check deposit. easier banking. every step of the way. >> the president's decision to change the res

first-round leader, michael thompson, missing the putt here on 12. double bogey slipping to -1 par. tiger on 3, nice approach for tiger. looks like he was going to get hot and possibly grabbed sole possession of first place. moving him to -2. he has since bogeyed 3 holes and is +1. for a moment, he had a share of the lead but now 2 off continuing in round 2 of teh u.s. open. tony pann has a father's day treat the seven-day forecast that may be the best of the year. >> the police say these burglars hit one dozen places in four shopping areas, but you will not believe the new number of businesses that have allegedly targeted. the sailabration going on all this weekend in the key places you have to check out. this following >> of the weather gets any better, i might take the weekend daoff. >> go ahead. rod will be off. temperatures in the upper 70's and the low 80's. >> thanks for joining us. >> "nbc

michael thompson taking the top spot finishing four under tiger tied for second.hil mickelson and bubba watson struggling. rory mcilroy who won last year finishing probably not where he would like to at plus 7. a lot of people talking about the old tiger as for mickelson his coach telling us physically he is still up for challenge. >> made a couple of changes because the wind shifted. so it was -- we knew it was going to get quick but we didn't think it would happen overnight. >> he's fine, in the best shape he's been in, he has his arthritis under control. he has to get the job done. >> reporter: i felt inclined to ask him about mickelson's physical well being because mickelson has a birthday tomorrow, he turns 42. before the celebrations he has to get through round two. 1:18 from the first hole. round 2, first at 7:00. we're live from the u.s. open. marla tellez, "today in the bay." >> thank you. of course the tournament is going out of its way to try to make sure they are focused on golf as we report the u.s. open. banning cell phones, it's providing seven cour

your leader after round one is michael thompson -- michael thompson. the 27-year-old from arizona finished the day 4 under. tiger woods is one of five players tied for second only three strokes back. >>> it is 6:24. coming mondays, metro rolls out biggest changes since the system opened nearly 40 years ago. >> this is called rush plus. learn who it's going to help and who it's going to hurt on your morning commute. >> right now, monika tells us about who's hurting and who's not on today's commute. >> it's definitely going to be on the east side of town. the commuters heading northbound on the beltway to route 50. you can see only the two right lanes getting by with a tractor- trailer accident. coming up in my next report, delays through the area at 6:30. you've watching 9news now -- you've watching 9news now. -- you're watching 9news now. stay with us. >>> weather first time and howard bernstein is out here on the terrace with a little company this morning? >> you coaxed us out here with the gorgeous forecast. >> it's great out here. >> look at the sky

michael thompson is your leader. he has not won for four years. record, he is sleeping in a bed on lombard street at this hour. i picked that up on the radio. nobody cares. >> i played well today. i felt like i had control of my game all day. and just stuck to my game plan and executed my game plan. >> all righty. how many michael allen ? born in san mateo, and at age 53 is the oldest player on the field. vern glen has been doing a tremendous job chasing down all these guys. would you like to know more? he's five strokes back and one over. >> how many times have you been on this course in your life? >> probably 2,000. and yeah, as a kid, i probably played it 100 times a year. >> how many times have you gone eagle 14? >> that would be the first. [ laughter ] >>> nba finals are panning out. lebron james after the heat lose the first game, all the eyes on the so-called king. here he goes. 32 points. dwyane wade had 24 . his bank shot put the heat up 5 late. kevin durant, never out of it is oklahoma city when he's firing. he has 32. westbrook, 27. nin

michael thompson having a solid day on the late course. he was the runner up in the 2007 amateur held at the olympic club. tig ser tied at one under. graeme mcdowell, right there, tied with tiger, one under. philadelphia and pub la having a rough day com pining for a plus 14. mickelson shot a 76. woods' performance has people talking about the old tiger. >> played well today. feel like i had control of my game all day. and stuck to my game plan and executed my game plan. all i was trying to do today and i did that. >> reporter: today there is a break in the morning, set to tee off at 118 this afternoon. mcilroytics his first swing at 7:44. if you are wondering how the youngest player did, we're talking about 14-year-old andy zaun ended with a plus 9. so did the number one ranked golfer in the world, luke donaldson also shooting a 79. pretty good job, andy. if you are wondering where on the course is the best place to park yourself and watch good golf, i talked to people who know the course, the best spot is at the 17th hole. we're live at

and everyone is chasing michael thompson who was a runner-up in the 2007 amateur champion and olympic. thompson sank a birdie on 18 to finish his round with a for under 68 which is pretty amazing. he has three strokes clear of a handful of golfers at 1 under. james caan still on course, sources tell me that he is now on 15th with one under par. tiger was surprised how the course change since the last practice yesterday. >> i was really surprised at how much it had changed from last night. or from yesterday. we tee'd off at the same time yesterday. and it was not that bad, we come out here today and it was quick. and you had to make adjustments. i feel like i did that today. >> it was better than i could have envisioned, i would have taken even par. i would have taken to over. it is a u.s. open, run around even will win. and i don't fully expect to stay at four under par. >> michael thompson shot a 66, the par here is 70 so he is for other. casey martin finished with a for over 74. . mcelroy and double what the not very good. the 14 year-old andy chang was 9 over, but the qualifier, de

michael thompson at one over a four way tie for second place. tiger never a factor he's at 8 over par. the giants can relate to the seattle mariners problem. robby thompson now coaching in seattle hoping they can get back on track. giants with runners on in the first inning pablo sandoval races home and beat the throw. madison bumgarner turned out of three hits. the double setup a sacrifice fly to tie the game. he strikes out with their runner on second me. bases loaded top of the ninth for the giants when out, the strike out of melky cabrera and then with two outs nate schierholtz grounds out to end the threat stranding three runners. bottom of the ninth after two base hits a line drive to right the throw home seattle takes to add of 3 from san francisco. then i'll go to los angeles to play the angels. eli manning throughout the first pitch while caring his daughter in his other arm on fathers day. the reds when they're six generale three-one. the a's have at live up to their nickname they lead the majors in hits and runs scored this month. top

the leader, michael thompson, 466. 12-foot birdie on number 12. he has a three shot lead at last look and looks like tiger woods brought his a game this weekend. fred inglis has been covering it all week. round one, fred, what is up? >> reporter: yes, unlike his partners, phil mickelson and bubba watson tiger woods was able to keep his ball on the fairway. they started on the 9th 9th hole under over cast skies and tiger woods finished in a sunny disposition. two bogies, three birdies, including back to back birdies. 1 under 69. three back of michael thomson. solid and spectacular first round. >> i played well today. felt like i had control of my game all day and stuck to my game plan and executed. >> tiger played pretty good. tiger, that was the old tiger. beautiful to watch. that is what we come to see. we want it watch. that was awesome to see. >> reporter: yeah. bubba watson plus 8. phil mickelson plus 6. those threesome will play again tomorrow afternoon. expect another big crowd. it appears only tiger woods is up to the challenge right now. >

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that was from michael thompson, he was atop the leader board but only for a day.ger woods, and then the third day jim furyk and graeme mcdowell. but on the final day, it was all web simpson. not just 26 years old from wake forest. on something called a arnold palmer scholarship. arnold palmer had one of his worst moments right here in '66 when he blew the lead. comingor similarson. web simpson after the tournament. >> pretty nerve-racking. i'm glad my wife is here with me in the booth. but, you know, it was a cool day. i had a piece all day. i knew it was a tough golf course and it wasn't going to yield many birdies and i had to go out and do as womell as i could. i prayed. >> you were an arnold palmer scholar at wake forest and that one of the most crushing defeats, heartbreaking defeats of his entire came right here in '66 when he blew a big lead against billy casper and ultimately lost in the playoff? >> arnold has been so good to me playing under his scholarship at wake. i thought about that story and he's meant so much to me and wake forest that if i win, i c

. >> michael thompson a finish tonight for second one shot behind simpson, tiger woods finished at seven over par, he was six behind the leader. >> we're still trying to figure this guy out, a san disrupted an interview with the winner as bob costas was talking with simpson after his big weekend, you can see the man there, he made a bird sound and was pulled away. simpson took the incident in stride telling him that he hopes he has a good night in jail. >> only a loving dog owner would appreciate the work for the most ugly dog. patrick gives us a look at some of the contestants. >> this dog is the british world ugliest dog and john is a three- time contender. >> this friday in petaluma the contest for the least fortunate looking of man's best friends, the ugliest dog in the world contest. >> these are well loved dogs but their beauty challenged. >> a preview showed off two contestants. one from sacramento. >> is for people love dogs and have a sense of humor. if you don't have those things you will not enjoy the contest. >> there is an adage that many dogs resemble their owners. ... mayb

now, he's three behind the leader. 27-year-old michael thompson who finished up round one and the niceroach. in fact, he had four birdies in his final eight holes. only 6 under par. baseball, before starting a rather laj e large series tomorrow night, and the orioles, are trying to become a good faem. the birds have won four straight, zeseven of their last ten. so bottom of one, up 2-0. off the warning track. piers up second with a double. so bottom 4, we saw 7-nothing birds. he just hammer tsz it. >> that was going and not coming back. 5 rbis and twin 12-6, the final. the red skins have five weeks off now. training camp will begin in late july. officer the most part, head coach mike shanahan said most if not all of the squad will be ready to go. rg3 has done nothing to disappoint the new team. the number two pick, if you can sleep with the play book, he would. so now five weeks off vacation, right? no, work to be done says his coach and offensive coordinator. >> if you're going to quarterback in the national football league, there's lots of roll outs, play action passes, keeps and dif

the first-round leader, michael thompson is struggling.ropped three shots off of the lead and you would think that is good news for tiger woods. he's struggling, 2-over for the day, 1-over for the tournament and is still two shots back and to san francisco. that is not happening again this year and misses again. he's 10-over for the tournament and that is projected, 8-over par. how about the 2010 u.s. open champions, the birdie putt is going right and in and with that great start, 2-under and the playing partnership, gentlemen you're -- jim furyk on three. the clubhouse leader with a 1- under and a 69 today, looking good. steve stricher on 17 and going to go left and in for eagle. he birdied 18 as well and for a 2-under 68, 4-over par for the championship and what about tiger woods, teed off of the team, the tee shot on the rd, i like it. he would singe the birdie putt to take the lead. right now, he is two off of the lead of thompson and 17-year- old -- bo hossfler and jim fire irk. >>> and nba -- jim furyk. >>> and nba basketball, passes

they moved past the first-round leader, michael thompson. he reads the green perfectly. a birdie putt there for tiger. there was a patch of the pokey. then, he loses it with a double bogey. he finished three over par. tiger, even par for the day. he is looking for his first major win in four years and he is looking strong. wood's shares the lead. all three leaders at 1 under for the return. they might not have the star value of tiger woods but they have every chance of winning the open. >> i know that it will get even more firmer and faster. get some rest this afternoon and get prepared. >> starting today, the n.c.a.a. has given the phrase unlimited texting new meaning. they will allow division one men's basketball coaches to send tweets as much as they want as long as the prospect has completed the sophomore season in high school. the recruiting game. the former oklahoma coach lost his position. now, over doing it on the cell phone is just plain rude. the olympics get under way in 41 days. getting to the live this can present a little bit of an adventure. this is not so

he shot an even par 70 and michael thompson, the runner-up on this course five years ago, he carts a 4-under 66 with a birdie on that ape and is your clubhouse leader. >>> the redskins scheduled beginning on may 4th came to an end. the team with 10otas from may 21st to june 7th and this past week with a mandatory minicamp and this offseason is one of the most productive in his brief tenure. >> and key haven't had a chance to do that. to get to learn the system and other the last four weeks with two weeks and three days, and with some otas and this week with the minicamps. the week before with four days and that is a big plus for us and we got a lot done and hopefully with that five-week vacation, they'll be ready to go. >> don't forget game two, the heat and thunder, the thunder leading that one. back to the studio. >> enjoy being in the park. thank you very much, now you have the news edge. the news is always on www.myfoxdc.com. and keep it here. tmz on tv is coming up next. mi we'll see you at 10. at 10.

. >>> michael thompson took the lead into the clubhouse after round one of the u.s. but tiger woods stole the show yesterday at the olympic club. woods' second shot on the par four stays through and lands within inches of the cup. he couldn't get the birdie cup to go, so he would tap in for par and stay even. no putting problems for tiger. he would finish one under the day, just one off the lead. mickelson and watson will tee off at 4:00 p.m. mickelson is six over par and watson at eight over. to baseball now, the royals hosting the brewers trying to complete a three game sweep. alice cooper on hand to throw out the first pitch. pretty nice wind up and delivery from the rocker. bottom of the ninth, royals down by one. pena lines one the opposite way, that will bring the tying run around to score. the throw mishandled by weeks and the royals walk off with a 4-3 win and finish the sweep of the brewers. don't say we have an east coast bias, america. we like to show all the great teams in this country. the diamondbacks faced the rangers. >> jason about to homer. >> good

michael thompson is your leader. the 27-year-old shot a four under 66 at the olympic club yesterday. several players are tied. nick is also three back. he had the shot of the day getting an albatross. that is a double eagle on the par five, 17 hole. >>> 4:50. close call in castro valley. a garbage truck slams into a home with a woman inside. >> plus a pilot program coming to bart that is being praised by bicyclists but could inconvenience some people. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. a huge fire in an apartment complex is now being investigated as arson. we were there on the scene at 4:30 in the morning on wednesday shortly after that fire started. investigators now confirm that fire was deliberately set but they would not elaborate at this point. the fire destroyed two yules and several cars in a carport. no one was hurt but eight people were displaced. >>> a home is seriously damaged after a garbage truck smashed right into it. that happened at 10:15 yesterday morning on christy way. waste manag

a couple of guys not going to be around, choy, villegas and michael thompson. they're going to miss the cut and tiger woods won't miss the cut and with that eagle on 16 from 48. you bet you, 1-under for the tournament and with teeing or 5 with the short birdie and in the ninth hole, and with another birdie and 3-under 68, 2-under for the tournament and how about vijay singh. haven't heard of him for a long time and on 18, the approach from 131 yards and he will like this and this is cozying up for an easy birdie. there are, look at the nice use of talent there and i need one. and this is hunter, the leader now and burning it up in the hot temperatures. a 6-under 65 and birdies on 18. seven-under for the tournament and they're all chasing hunter. tiger, how about your day, to? >> i thought today i got more out of my round and that is on a golf course like, this you will not hit it, you know, perfect all day and that is too difficult -- difficult and you have to make saves and today i did. >> how is he not sweating? >> and what about the other big news of the day

michael thompson, your leader at four under. >>> and, finally, los angeles has hosted championship parades before, but none like this. an estimated quarter of a million lined the streets of downtown l.a. for the king's first ever stanley cup parade. the mile-long route ended at staples center where the team held an hour-long rally inside the arena. the celebration, 45 years in the making and for kings fans, it was well worth the wait. that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a great weekend. i'm fred roggin. >> announcer: "early today" sports is brought to you by just for men mustache & beard. keep your edge. >>> at the box office, which holdover is expected to fend off the new films for number one? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, canada's worldwide teen sensation is about to perform just yards from where i stand at this very moment. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. here's a look at your weekend forecast. watching a big storm in the middle of the country. anyone traveling may have to deal with pretty strong thunderstor

only 3 strokes back of the leader michael thompson. but the real story here is 14-year-old andy. he is the youngest player ever to compete in the major golf tournament. he shot 8 over par. the same score as bubba watson. he wasn't even born when tiger woods won the master's in 1997. second round coverage of the u.s. open continues today right here on nbc4 starting at 3:00. 3:00 this afternoon. >> i don't even think i knew anything about golf when i was 14. i don't think i knew anything much about anything at 14. >> good luck. >> there's some argument that over as to whether is 14 too young the put oim out there in that competitive field. >> if he can do it. just like the kids that can get in at harvard at 10, if you can do it, sure, go for it. >>> time for weather and traffic on the 1s. weather prodigy here for us. >> good morning. yes, i started forecasting when i was 14. >> i believe it. probably when you were younger than that. >> broadcast all my brothers and sisters. that was my audience p this morning, good morning, brothers and sisters and aunts and uncles and fathers for

michael thompson shot at 75 but did finish with a birdie leaving him to back as for tagger he recovereder three straight bogeys on the front nine and six debris on 13 to get their money under a tighter ship this seventy in is tied to the lead with your candid times. >>> it was not easy. that of course was some kind of quick. achondrite oust the wind was rolling and it was tough. it was very tough and we had the same as patient as possible. and then they're really good at last. did waste chemicals and a seven hour but didn't because the same can be said about what then top- ranked donald and casey martin its place of his first tournament since 2006. many will be in many mama's in dublin. these lists of all time all-star he had only three extra base hits in 17 games during his minor-league rehab at the river cats. but he needs him when you have grandma's? he went deep for the first straight day and now has six homers in nine games since being called up the a's scored five runs in the first ended the padre's dentsu judges backlit digs up his first win since 2004. not everything was parked

the first round leader michael thompson has dropped two strokes back. he double bogies for 12. 75. tiger was both hot and cold. he had a string of three straight bogies, but he also made shots like this one a 25-footer for birdie. tiger with a 70. he has a share of the top spot. my favorite story had to be a high school junior who had one point had sole possession of the lead. he chips in for birdie and he finishes with a 73. he is just four shots off the pace. at the halfway point it is tiger toms and furyk with the lead. three others are tied for fourth. mickelson did make the cut, but the defending champ rory mac i -- mcilroy did not. >> i am in a good shot. spot. i am tied for lead. i am there in a good spot and looking forward to it and going off late tomorrow, so get some good rest. >> i know it takes a bit out of us, so so be it. >> one of the a's big signings was manny ramirez, but today he was asked for his released and was given it. he was play agent triple-a sacramento and did not think he would get called up anytime soon. after completing a three-game sweep of the r

michael thompson at 4 under par. tiger woods had a strong opening round, tiger tied for second place. james hahn finished at 3 over par and the number one golfer luke donald tied with the youngest golfer to compete in the u.s. open, 14-year-old andy zang. you can get the latest any time at nbcbayarea.com. >> 4:51. still ahead, some might say can't touch this. why m.c. hammer showing off his racing skills on the san francisco bay. >> going where no man has gone, how a dare dev slnning p cross niagara falls. pp >>> welcome back everybody. beautiful day out. it's friday. i'm chilling here taking it in. that's san jose. the calm before the sun comes up. going to be nice. christina loren telling us expect a hot weekend. time to break out the sunglasses and your baggy pants. it's hammer time. in the san francisco bay. bay area native m.c. hammer taking a ride on board team usa's racing catamaran. zipping right across the water with the team as they prepare for the america's cup sailing race. san francisco hosting america's

led by michael thompson. five others are three strokes back, including nick watney.ct approach shot for a double eagle on 17. tiger woods playing like his old self. he sank a curving 35-foot birdie putt through the shadows on 5. >>> finally a royal parade in downtown l.a. thousands lined the streets to cheer the nhl champion kings. they showed off the stanley cup as they rolled through the staples center on flatbed trucks and buses. all to a fan rally at the staples center. congratulations to them. >>> when we come back, another look at this morning's top stories and victory lap. after being the first private company to visit the international space station, spacex headquarters gets a visit from nasa's chief. station, spacex headquarters gets a visit from nasa's chief. ,,,,,,,, >>> the forecast in some cities around the country. d.c., mostly sunny, 80 degrees. partly sunny, 84 in atlanta. partly sunny, 92 in st. louis. thunderstorms, 86 in denver. partly sunny, 73 in seattle. >>> top stories now on a friday morning. president obama and mitt romney campaigned in ohio

finally michael thompson, runner up on this very course five years ago. today thompson carves a 4-under 66 with a birdie on 18, leader by three strokes. here's tying tiger -- tiger on putting himself in contention. >> very pleased. i had a game plan going in and executed all wait through and ended up with a score under par which was nice. >>> it's june but the nationals are relishing their best start in franchise history, 15 games over .500, riding a six-game winning streak heading into tomorrow at home versus the yankees. the team joined captain ryan zimmerman for his third annual night at the park, an event that benefit multiple sclerosis. zimmerman's mom sheryl was diagnosed in 1995 with ms. his event has raised over $400,000 in the last two years. zimmerman thanks his supporters and teammates. >> anything for the cap captain, you know. he's the captain of the team and i'm right behind him. >> it looks unbelievable. we're happy to come out here and help him out any way we can. he makes this event real fun. so it makes it a lot easier for us, but regard

the clubhouse leader is michael thompson at 4 under, but tiger not far behind.y struggled on the greens of the olympic club today. tiger woods was able to come away with two bogies all around finish. one under par. he hasn't done that in the first round of u.s. open since 2002. now check this out. defending at&t national champ with incredible approach shot on the par 5, 17. watch this roll into the hole. a double eagle. he is tied with tiger woods for second. so after tiger's round, was he pleased with the way he played today? >> very pleased. i'm very pleased that i had a good game plan going in. i executed all the way through, and i'll end up with a score under par, which was nice. >> now here's a look at tiger's career by the numbers and his 14 major wins. tiger's first round score is 68 1/2. in all other starts, he shot around a 72. so with his 69 today, he is on track for a good weekend if he can keep it up. the nationals have gotten through boston and toronto, sweeping both teams, ending a perfect road series. now they head home to finish inner league play

. >>> 27 year-old michael thompson has never won onto our his seventh birdie of the day finishes with a for under 66. >>> it's better than a cut of envisioned it would take an even par. i probably would've taken to over its u.s. open. ends i don't fully expects to 64 under. >>> sandras james was under tomorrow but back-to-back double bogeys finished 3 over last year's open when right now course at a 77 and 14 year-old in the song was 8 over after five holes and finished with a 79. that means perfect game are on their way to cooperstown by its big daddy kane made sure he got to keep the ball from the final out. >>> it i got the ball that i ran and gave me he tried to keep it afloat on 88 e davis nine different men. basking in the glow the first perfect game in giants history. he wasn't on the mound again today by j.d. martina's grand slam off berries ido houston went 5 to 3 to avoid this week a's rookie jerry barker tossed seven shutout innings and brandon moss may have a hard time leaving the mile high city he hit four home runs in the series and the a's won 82 and swept the rockies.

american michael thompson got on top of the leaderboard after the first day all the u.s. open in san francisco finishing four under six to six tiger woods who is looking to four year drought in the majors look to be in full control of his game karting a one hundred sixty nine so now let's get some reactions from the leaders on the opening day of the golf major under the negative condition i would have taken even for you know probably would take it to over it's a yes or no right around even going to win. you know i don't really expect to stay at four under you know it would be great if i was to improve on that next to my game plan that's all i'm trying to do today and i did that and. i made a couple changes out there because the wind had shifted and the fares were faster and so it was we knew it was going to get quick as we progress but wouldn't that doesn't happen overnight. i was really really surprised at how much it changed from last night i will be back with another rob in about three hours from now but our you tube channel is available to you at any time just look fo

holder rory mcilroy missed the cut trailing by three shots behind surprise overnight leader michael thompson would enter the second round with guns blazing as the former world number one birdie the third hole where however three straight bogeys from the fifth dented his challenge massively but the fourteen time major winner was able to recover from that is two more birdies on the back nine to the american car a par seventy a move and move into a joint two stroke lead along with countryman jim furyk and david thomas while donald a marker voice failed to recover from less than perfect first round and bowed out but both are staying up late. just. with the greens to reduce speed. and for a little bit better yes you know kind of ground score today. you know maybe been. somewhere decently play. so we can but it wasn't to be and try and learn from it and come back stronger next time you know what i'm just trying to see the positives of all you know. i do see positives i see that i'm getting a good shot so i'm giving myself chances and you know feel like i had some good parts or just didn't go in. a