and also, of course, for mlb. what do you think about the mlb classic.l stuff. here we are at the mlb fan cave, get to watch every game as they do during the course of the year. just even talking to some of the folks here of the passion behind this. i think it's going to grow. i really do. this is the greatest baseball tournament in the world. for us to get an opportunity in the usa, maybe we got a little jaded 'cause we watch so much baseball that our ball club, our players there, this tournament has up to 50 all stars, major league all stars. we have -- >> joe torre is the manager. >> tonight against mexico. mexico has got to win. where is mexico? how about italy? you went banana, didn't you? big upset? >> the thing is, the u.s. hasn't faired very well in years post. >> i was on the 06 team. we lost in the quarter times to mexico. we didn't even get to the semifinals. i had a chance to be on the 06 team the first one. >> the empire state building is lit up in the colors for the world baseball classic now. green, blue, yellow and red. so go team usa. >>

you came here from mlb network. you don't miss mlb network, do you? >> it was a great place to work. but being in the bay area with two very good baseball teams, that's the way to go, leaving a baseball network. >> right call. >> we'll be right back. >>> fiently tonight, the leader of the catholic church is paying his own way. turns out he asked the driver to take him to the hotel where he was staying in rome so that he could pick up his luggage himself and pay his own bill. the hotel called the cleric's house in the church his own hotel. but that apparently did not matter to the hotel. francis i wanted to set a good example and do the right thing. >> apparently, he knew everyone at the hotel by their name or was asking them about their families and their well being. very touching. >> okay, jeff, we wake up and we have a st. patrick's day parade? >> yes, we have baseball at the park. >> the luck of the irish on our side this weekend. we're going to have the parade starting at 9d:30 tomorrow. and also both saturday and sunday, a festival from 10:00 a.m

the loss angeles dodgers are scant and mlb at 1.6 billion nearly $400 million below the price.30. locally, the sentences but giants ranked seventh at 786 million. the oakland brent 28 in the near bottom of list died of $468 million. >> we will be right back with more. well, well, well. growing up, we didn't have u-verse. we couldn't record four shows at the same time. in my day, you were lucky if you could record two shows. and if mom was recording her dumb show and dad was recording his dumb show then, by george, that's all we watched. and we liked it! today's kids got it so good. [ male announcer ] call to get u-verse tv starting at $19 a month for 2 years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. woman in the stolen vehicle. that was one officer fired in self-defense because of the driver hit him. it is unclear whether the male passenger was hit by gunfire. >> napa police are investigating whether a man who died after being found and often claims on a pedestrian overpass what was the victim of a homicide or if he committed suicide. if motorists on highway 29 contacted autho

and we respect the constitution and agreements that governor enour participation in mlb." >> got to think about today, maybe things are changing, the rain maybe will not arrive in the day. >> the umbrellas have been in storage for most for a couple of weeks. >> dust them off, whatever you have to do, get ready for the wet weather tonight and tomorrow. if you are headed to the coast we have dangerous sneaker waves until 3:00 today. most of the rain stays in the northern section of the state around eureka and 66 in sacramento today, and same in los angeles and 82 in palm springs. if you headed to the sierra, 10 itch to 20" much snow starting this evening through tomorrow evening. >> we are going to hayward, southbound, 880, it look like we have a new accident right at 92 and you will find slow track approaching that as you make your way to the hayward area and the san mateo bridge exit. still with road work, three lanes north 680 from mission boulevard, south to mission boulevard north and we have very slow traffic out of antioch this morning, continued slow to railroad avenue and it

and continue to respect the constitution and agreement that govern our participation in mlb. >> formerenowned feminist marlo thomas is not done fighting for women rights. about 500 women came out to hear thomas speak at the east bay women conference in san ramone this morning. she told the crowd the women movement still is a long way to go for women to have the same wreaths and pay as men. i was also at the event as master of ceremonies. she said she supports the conference because it gives women the tools to follow their dreams. >> just not too late to have another dream and if the dream ran out, a lot of women dreams do run out or the dreams never happened, make a new dream. >> not too late to rekindle. >> make a new dream. >>reporter: conference allow women to attend special session on personal development leadership health and finance. sold out every year since sold out every year since started in 2006. >> coming up. new lamborgini how much it cost to you go from zero to 60 in under 3 seconds. >> look at how much more productive you could be if you had someone to sort through the h

turned down a multimillion dollar contract after being drafted eighth overall in by the pirates in the mlb. what made him return for his senior season? our mindy bach has the story from down on the farm. >> and the starting pitcher tonight, mark appell. >> reporter: mark appell didn't know if he'd hear that announcement. the pirates offered appell nearly $4 million to leave the farm and join their organization. >> one of the things was, i never really felt led one way or the other. i didn't really feel convicted of where i should spend this next year. and i almost felt like it was kind of god's hand, like, hey, it's your choice. >> with no clear direction, appell sought the input of nearly everyone else. >> i talked with my parents, i talked with my advisers, i talked with my coaches, some teammates, some guys that had signed and playing in pro ball, guys that got draft and came back for their senior year. i felt really blessed with the wealth of resources to make my decision. i knew that coming back to school, a lot of people would think it was a risk, but no matter what the results are,

what connecting the s&p to mlb taught one former wall streeter about life, money and value. as we take a look, take a look at how the stock market ended the week. >>> the royal treasure of oz. it belongs to you, but only after you defeat the wicked witch. >> well, "the great and powerful oz" is proving to be a great and powerful movie for disney. the film with an $80 million opening weekend. but the house that mouse built has a lot up its sleeves besides that, including the reintroduction of a favorite character, big news on "star wars," and the digital future. i spoke to chairman and ceo bob iger about building buzz with this latest hit movie. >> you hope that it does, yes. in today's world, word of mouth is a big deal. people hearing that a movie is a success is a great thing. you also want them to like it. that's very important too. but a weekend like that is a great thing. >> can we assume this will be another franchise that eventually includes dorothy, a sequel? >> too soon to tell, too soon to tell. >> let me ask you about another sequel in such a popular theme that is

big data, connecting s&p to mlb, talk to one former wall streeter about life, money, value. as we take a break, look how the stock market ended the week. oz is proving to be a great and powerful movie for disney. the film with an $80 million opening weekend. the house that mouse built has a lot up its sleeves besides that, reintroduction of a favorite character, big news on "star wars" and digital future. i spoke to bob iger about building buzz with this new movie. >> you hope it does, yes. in today's world, word of mouth is a big deal. we want them to like it. that's very important, too. a weekend like that is a great thing. >> can we assume this will be another franchise that eventually includes dorothy, a sequel. >> too soon to tell. >> too soon. let me ask you about another sequel and such a popular theme that is "star wars." a lot of talk around "star wars," particularly the old c.a.r.s., harrison ford, mark hamill, carrie fisher. are they going to reunite? >> george lucas was quoted as saying they would but we haven't made an official announcement. we have a team worki

>> you got the mlb -- >> i get they do have the mlb package! >> bob bowman did that for them. >> it's something. what else you got? >> i was going to talk about the pope but you went on too long. bantering about gitmo. >> what did the pope say? >> it's about sex. >> the pope is talking about sex? >> did he in a certain way and it's fascinating. it's a good conversation and i'm not going to waste it on the last 20 seconds of this block so we will save it. >> that's what you call a deep tease! that's a tv term! >>> coming up on "morning joe," in two days we will celebrate the third anniversary of president obama signing his health care act into law. >> we will ask kathleen sebelius about that and she joins us later. campbell brown will be here and "the washington post" ezra klein. up next the top stories in the politico playbook. first, bill karins with a check on the forecast. >>> no good news and another snowstorm moving across the country. most likely sunday into monday. let me show you the stark contrast between this start of spring and last

those are the mlb cave dwellers that came out of their cave to ring the bell and they are excited about the a's. >>> good morning, it is march 28th as my good friend dave clark says, we will smile and say good morning to you. >>> we have a hit-and-run suspect might be as young as a teenager. they are urging the driver to give herself up. tara moriarty is live with what investigators are telling her about the suspect and how it all happened, tara? >> ruch. >> reporter: the suspect slammed into a woman trying to walk into a store and check out the distance, she went into reverse about 100 feet before the hit-and-run and we spoke to police and they are actively looking for her. luckily the victim is expected to be okay. they are looking at surveillance video of what happened on east 14th and 167th avenue and it has provided them with some clues. >> we were dispatched to a hit- and-run collision versus a vehicle / pedestrian incident and we did find a woman lying on a ground in the parking lot here. >> reporter: witnesses say the driver was a white woman between 15 and 30 years old. her car

those are the mlb cave dwellers that came out of their cave to ring the bell and they are excited about the a's. >>> good morning, it is march 28th as my good friend dave clark says, we will smile and say good morning to you. >>> we have a hit-and-run suspect might be as young as a teenager. they are urging the driver to give herself up. tara moriarty is live with what investigators are telling her about the suspect and how it all happened, tara? >> ruch. >> reporter: the suspect slammed into a woman trying to walk into a store and check out the distance, she went into reverse about 100 feet before the hit-and-run and we spoke to police and they are actively looking for her. luckily the victim is expected to be okay. they are looking at surveillance video of what happened on east 14th and 167th avenue and it has provided them with some clues. >> we were dispatched to a hit- and-run collision versus a vehicle / pedestrian incident and we did find a woman lying on a ground in the parking lot here. >> reporter: witnesses say the driver was a white woman between 15 and 30 years old. her car

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it will feature mlb games college basketball nascar and college football games among others.e caught up with regis philbin. we will have a show called rush hour hosted by regis philbin. >> i am excited to be part of this whole new concept. >> fox sports is owned by our parent company news corporation which is also the head of fox news channel. our husbands will be thrilled they have another excuse to watch sports. >> talk about your tax dollars at work. one state about to hand out dozens and dozens of free cell phones. >> kate middleton let out a big royal secret? the hint she dropped about the royal baby next. >> here's a lack at the headlines for you. california will give away free cell phones to residents on government assistance and make less than 15,000 dollars a year. it is estimated 4.6 million households are actually eligible for this program. it is part of what is called the lifeline assistance program. it has come under major fire for the screening and wasteful spending. >> could a little girl be on the way? after being handed a teddy bear middleton said thank you i

the team's hash tag is fifth behind huge names like nfl, nascar, mlb and the olympics. their popularities in the cyberworld is what sparked this idea where fans can read the best tweets and see the best pictures from real time. there will be increased wi-fi capacity, new charging stations and in the social media center, that expanded wi-fi capacity has more than doubled. it won't be ready for tonight's game. more like late april, early may. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> very cool. thanks, kristy. >>> 5:10. another bay area community says, don't light up here. >> how one city in the south bay is honoring activist hugo chavez. lucky charms?! ♪ yer always after me lucky charms! whoa. i forgot how good these taste! [ lucky ] ♪ they're magically delicious ♪ the one and only, cheerios >>> at 5:13, we have a new stroller recall. bugaboo americas is recalling more than 29200 camilleian strollers. the handles can break and creates a fall hazard. the company has 16 reports of broken handles but no injury reports. the strollers were sold n

with 213. 25 of 30 mlb teams are above 70 million.ee players make more than the whole houston team. that's only part of it. several players no longer on the houston astros are getting at least 5 million of that 25 so the team that actually plays this season makes about 20 million and there's more than a dozen individual players in major league baseball that make at least that. so houston fans can hope it's part of a turn around. in miami it's part of a tear down. marlins took a $120 million payroll and whittled it down to 45 million. what makes this one sting it's one year after the team moved into a publicly funded stadium that resulted in more than $2 billion in public long term debt. the much anticipated inaugural season was a bust with 93 losses and management gutted the team dumping most of the salaries to toronto and larry right now local fans hate, i don't like to use the word hate, they hate the team angry at the own. they did a groupon for tickets and there's another offer where they can offer free ticket for later in the sea

ron darling pitched for the 1986 world champion series new york mets and now as a part of our sunday mlbu. >> hi, fredricka. how are you? punxsutawney phil lets the rest of the country know when april's coming. of course opening day or opening night tonight lets baseball fans know. >> and people are so excited about that. what's the expectation? is this going to be a season where you think a tick are lar team or particular players are those to watch? >> i think the great thing about baseball the last dozen seasons or so you don't know what to expect. last year before the season started people were saying in oakland that could be a last place team. they won their division. you just don't know from year to year what young players are going to develop and what free agents will pay off. >> let's talk about the new york yankees. we just heard derek jeter, he's on the front of "new york times" today as well, jeter may be nursing an injury. curtis granderson, a-rod, all hurt as well. what does this mean for the yankees and what does it mean for them considering perhaps newer talent? i hate that

but now half of all mlb teams spend preseason in arizona. reportedly generates some $420 million for its local economy. it sparked a new game within the game. as florida battles to keep more teams from moving to the desert. steve harrigan in lee county, fort meyers tonight. steve, how much does it mean to a town to have a team, a lot, right? >> it means quite a bit to lee county. officials here say the two teams that play here. the red sox and the twins are responsible for pumping $50 million every year into the local economy. that's why many experts say major league teams are able to really play off potential host cities against one another. even states against states. >> there are more communities that want to host spring training than there are major league baseball teams. the teams can ask for the moon and there is going to be a community that gives it to them. >> well, the twins here haven't asked for the moon but they have asked for $40 million for a face lift for hammond stadium which they are going to get from the county, shepard. >>

the loss angeles dodgers are second in mlb at 1.6 billion nearly $400 million below the price paid for locally, the san francisco giants ranked seventh at 786 million. oakland ranked 28th near the bottom of the list done a $468 million. >> here's a look at the golden gate bridge. we will be right back. [ male announcer ] fact: the 100% electric nissan leaf... is more fun than ever. sees better than ever. ♪ charges faster. and will charge. cool. and heat. from your phone. fact: leaf never needs gas. ever. good for the world. built in america. now, leaf's an easier choice than ever. ♪ shop at choosenissan.com. ♪ >> go morning. the time the 7:42 a.m.. >> as a flying already did not cost an arm and a leg, people keep thinking of ways at the airlines can make you pay extra. among the latest ideas--basing your fare on how much you weigh. a study by eight north weekend a professor suggested that airlines set prices based on a passengers wait. the study argues reducing the weight on a claim by a little more than two pawns will result in fuel savings. >> this will save about $3,000 a year. ther

star of the new mlb the show commercial.se, 2010 world series champ. and then you led your team back to the world series in 2012 only to fail. >> excuse me? >> miserably. bases loaded and you ground into a world series inning ending double play. oh, my gosh. look at it this way, you're a hero in detroit. >> this is a video game, you moron. >> you're a video game. >> rated e for everyone. >> it's actually very funny. i like that spot. check out this shot from last night's game between the lakers and the thunder. this fan hits the half court shot worth $20,000. and the shot is extraordinarily impressive. the best part of the story is, he's going to use that 20k, all right, his wife has cancer. needs help with cancer treatments. he now can can pay off that cancer treatment for his wife. pretty cool story. >> so touching. >> isn't it? isn't that great? >> his love for her is what propelled him to make the shot. >> i believe that. >> that's nice. >> that's something like on lifetime. i'm going to watch that later on. >> she's a p

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san jose gets to host a bay area team with cal taking o you ion you mlb. h.p.n hosted the journey three years ago. >> we will be right back. >> you are watching kron 4 urs 24/7 bay area news channel. i am james fletcher. here are the top stories. >> oakland police chief howard jordan says that he hopes his department's second attempt at reorganizing into smaller districts will be more successful than its first. he adds, that the effort aims to have of the " right people in the right jobs. " jordan says that his department also will focus more on building better relationships with the community. >> the city of santa clara once the group bidding for the 2016 super bowl to pay for government services if the vent is played at the city's new stadium. under the proposal, the super bowl committee would reimburse the city for services related to the super bowl. to win the super bowl bid, santa clara would have to get government service as requested by the nfl off for the game especially the insult such as the nfl tell the party, on film media day and the nfl on locatio

highs in mountain view 70, evergreen mid-70s, 74 mlb of los gatos 70.ek, then build pittsburg mid-70s concord mid-70s. 69 san leandro, mix but these for richmond vallejo and lower '70s. no. 7 is hurt by a lot about and napa up. downtowns and princess gault, 63 berkeley 63 oakland close to 70. 7 day around the bay forecast, the war the wednesday with highest looking at low 80s. thursday friday still dry of beautiful but a little cooler in the low 70's. the week it is looking nice and sunny monday little cooler and when will pick up especially on sunday. 921 a and here is robin. >> the westbound 80 ride headed into sampras's go is still a hot spot to the bay bridge toll plaza. a tough commute and the back up so into the maze of these are freeway. it is a slow ride with traffic backed up through the air. word of an accident on west 80 that will add your drive time as you work your way out richmond into the oakland a's in the bay bridge toll plaza. the good news is coming from oakland, making the connection on the nimitz freeway is not so bad. it is rented

i go back to the efficiency of what we do in southern command with the united states coast guard mlbpartners we have a press to u.s. government, not to mention our partners. so when i talk in terms of what we do in the south, i talk to multiple tons at a time. 10 to 20 in that range. once it gets into this land would trafficking network, the efficiency is unbelievable. these large amounts are broken into small amount of an smuggled across the border in thousands of trunks, for voice, containers, in my opinion the basic editors before it ever goes to short. >> you sure that, general jacoby? >> yes, i do. the border itself is not the optimum place to stop this. it's as follows, tamils, all chileans, going around the coast , so the industrial that can be done, lurches and not a mobile networks that we need to treat as threat networks that threaten our security and we need to come up with a policy and partnerships to put pressure on the network. the financiers, leaders, logistics, operators, the folks we learned how to go after in our threat not work we've done in the past. >> i just had

i go back to the efficiency of what we do in southern command with the united states coast guard mlbpartners we have a press to u.s. government, not to mention our partners. so when i talk in terms of what we do in the south, i talk to multiple tons at a time. 10 to 20 in that range. once it gets into this land would trafficking network, the efficiency is unbelievable. these large amounts are broken into small amount of an smuggled across the border in thousands of trunks, for voice, containers, in my opinion the basic editors before it ever goes to short. >> you sure that, general jacoby? >> yes, i do. the border itself is not the optimum place to stop this. it's as follows, tamils, all chileans, going around the coast , so the industrial that can be done, lurches and not a mobile networks that we need to treat as threat networks that threaten our security and we need to come up with a policy and partnerships to put pressure on the network. the financiers, leaders, logistics, operators, the folks we learned how to go after in our threat not work we've done in the past. >> i just had

the president and ceo of mlb, good to see you. >> good morning. how are you?is getting ready with my mother. my son watches with the two of us. not just politics, but also government. >> how old is your son? >> he's 15. >> he watches as he gets ready for school? >> that's the theory. >> he goes somewhere until 3:00. >> it's not clear exactly. >> that kid's future has seen doubt. >> you have a couple of things you want to talk about. >> the number one selling sports ap. >> the iphone back when and the ipad more recently. they both seem like part of our culture. >> talk about the ap. >> the game of baseball itself. we were out there before anybody. what makes a difference is we play every day. what you want in a phone is liability and what you want in an ap is reliability and coolness. whether you have barnacles or a yankees fan, whatever the team might be, you want to get there and the game lends itself to what the ap does. the ap is reliability. we deliver video fast and navigation more easily than anybody. people say look at this. we have to deliver the goods