we always knew this offseason was a priority but ariza coming off his best season. pursued heavily by the wizards, rockets and heat. as of an hour ago he's taking his talents to houston rockets, four years, 32 million. small forward who shot 40% from beyond the arc averaged nearly 15 points a season. he came up huge throughout the playoffs. john wall pleading, tough to see him go. ariza signing was helped by carmelo anthony. he agreed to terms to stay in new york. melo and the knicks agreed a deal. the seven time all-star has been with the knicks since 2011. he's heading back to the garden, melo averaged 27 points a game last season. this next bit of baseball news will hurt more on tuesday. but right now it appears that the washington nationals will have no all-stars in minnesota. jordan zimmerman is out. the lone all-star for the nats, he's now awaiting the results of an mri on his pitching arm today. facing the phillies last. >> i'm zim said he felt something was off starting in the third inning and in the fourth he felt a cramping sensation. after pitching he mot

. >> to see him put the pieces together in terms of his coaching staff, the offseason program's overe how the tempo look, a look at the script, see what the play sounded like was exciting and it's also a real proud moment for me. >> i'm a better athlete, no. 1. let's get that clear. jon obviously was 3 1/2 years older than me and i learned a lot from jon. so being able to be on his staff, everything i've leshed in pro football is -- learned in pro football is from him. >> reporter: he was the better athlete, that's cool. today was bounceback day for the offense, robert griffin looking much sharper. it helped it wasn't monsoon conditions. griffin able to grip it and rip it a lot better today, better performance, more smiles from rg3 after practice. >> today obviously was better, sunny outside. >> reporter: it's beautiful. >> everybody is getting a tan. like we told the offense, they stole our bike yesterday. we had to come get it back today. >> reporter: finally this is jerry rice, jr. dancing it up with his homeys before practice. he's the son of you know who, jerry rice the most fam

. >> we had an awesome offseason, our attendance and the meeting time and everything else. i think our guys have a much better understanding of their assignment and they feel the whole package now. >> now they bring in free agent malcolm jenkins and he is trying to learn from him as much as the other way around. really, really good football knowledge, and i think it has done a good job with our staff. maybe we can fit it this way as opposed to the way we are fitting it. we have a fighting chance of being a much better defense. that brings us back to mr. williams. >> it's crazy to think none of these fights involve him yet. >> jaime pointed out malcolm is a big addition to the defense. >> and it has not been long for jackson to turn on eagles fans, he said to reporters things in -- you don't really get that, they are supporting you. wait until he drops a pass or two. the franchise is not for sale but many of the players are. the mlb trade deadline is just days away and the phillies visit the mets again and a.j. burnett turned into a stinker. he calls his performance a brutal

, the flyers have less than $200 in salary cap and the team will not make many big splashes this offseason and he tells jeff skversky that patience is key. >> how far do you think this team is away from being a stanley cup contender? >> a few elite teams, i won say we are in that elite group. but just below it. >> now-a-days, the gap between the good and the middle teams and bottom teams are not that big. >> i think we have a chance to do something big next year? yes. >> ron you are preaching being patient does that mean that team take a step back? >> i don't envision us taking a step back, we lost to the rangers by a goal in game seven, we are a good hockey club. >> and more excited about this year, we believe we are a playoff team and excited about the future as well. i done think anybody questions that, i hope they don't question that, our players don't, they have belief in each other and themselves, we have a good team, unless i'm patient we won't see a championship year, we have to develop our players and be diligent and be patient and look to make the right moves to make our team bet

no contact at all during the offseason. it was hailed as a safety first rule by many to limit concussions. one father of a football player worries it will leave his son and others ill equipped on game day. >> i think it's putting my son in jeopardy. as an athlete, you want to be prepared for what the conditions are that you'll be performing in the game. >> reporter: 37 other states have imposed some form of restriction even at one of the most competitive youth cultures in the country. in texas, the rules are even stricter than california's new law, just one 90 minute contact is allowed each week. the rule has left doubt among ex stars like brett favre. whether the risks are worth it. >> if i had a son, i would be real leery of him playing. >> reporter: california's move is the latest sign that lawmakers plan to make america's game a safer one at every level from nfl to peewee and pop warner. nbc news, new york. >>> we're back in a moment with the strange aren't beatles are in the news tonight. what they get from alaska, the

. >>> it's been a busy offseason for the baltimore ravens, but not in the way the team officials would like. five players have been arrested since the season ended. quarterback jimmy smith was arrested last night at a bar in baltimore. smith was in the bathroom helping a sick friend. officers asked him to leave three times so the medics could step in. they eventually arrested him and charged him with failure to obey a police officer. want to go straight to ameal ya because we have storms coming our way. >> good evening, chris. scattered storms tonight. by 2:00 a.m. most of the area should be dry. now more widespread storms tomorrow as well as tuesday. severe weather is possible, not only tomorrow, but tuesday as well. so here's your monday morning. it's a dry start. the morning commute not impacted by rain. but as early as noon we start to track scattered thunderstorms across the the area. we'll continue to see scattered rain and thunderstorms tomorrow evening. storms later in the day tomorrow could contain high winds, producing isolated wind damage and hail. also with rain there could

>>> dan boyles spending the offseason as a roady. he is following his favorite band around for a couple days. he's on the road with face no more. he's traveling with them for shows but should be back in the u.s. by sunday. faith no more is performing in london today. boyle was in europe when he signed his new two-year deal with the new york rangers on tuesday. i didn't know they toured. >> i didn't know that either. >>> we'll break down the fourth of july events happening around the bay coming up next. >>> live look at san francisco where you'll get to see fireworks over the bay later tonight. before we head to break, a greeting from one of our service members overseas. >> hi, i'm from the combat hospital in kahn dor, afghanistan, i want to wish my family and friends in los angeles and my sister kat kbri from san francisco a happy fourth of july. thank you for all your support and i'll see you soon. go giants. s. >>> you're watching "today in the bay". >>> a little fourth of july magic for you new morning. boston celebrating our nati

. >>> there were a few if any hiccups for this offseason. they had reportedly used a performance enhancing drug. he will be suspended for the first four games of the season. he will leave a hole on the offensive line. lesean mccoy says it gives his backup a chance to open holes for him. >> he's a heck of a player. the good thing, barber is a for sure veteran backup who we gave some money to because we know he can play. if he can step in and play, we're confident with him. >>> that is sports, we'll be right back. uncle craig, what's the deal? oh...you can't record that many shows at once. why? you can't save every single cartoon. why? you know you can't pause the tv here and play it in another room. why? it's time for fios quantum tv. store up to 200 hours in hd. record up to 12 shows at once. pause and play live tv, room to room. plus, watch live tv on the go with the fios mobile app. redefining what tv can be. box!!!is home come to hhgregg's 4th of july sale and save up to 30% storewide plus, up to an extra $500 more when you buy multiple m

he stayed away from the team's voluntary offseason workouts, and mini camp last month. however, guard alex boone still remains a no-show. >> man those guys are strong. even though the first official event is next saturday, we're counting down the days until the 49ers regular season home opener against the bears. just 51 days left, and that game can be seen right here on nbc bay area, september 14th. >> make a good chicagoan. >>> let's check in with -- >> wait a minute, also, root beer scooper. >> yeah. >> usa's game last night. >> and they won. that was really, really awesome to see both bay area teams win in the night. they're rivaling for the first place position right now. >> maybe you're the lucky charm. >> no, i can't take credit for that. but i can tell you right now if you were traveling around oakland, good-looking drive right now. hardly any delays. even at this hour, that's rare on 880. i want to tell you where you might be delayed. right now we have construction clearing westbound 580 beforefallen, however, there were debris in the highway, clean up process,

a big offseason for both teams who are trying to forget last season. the burgundy and gold are working under a new head coach while the purple and black are working with a new offense. joe flacco was back on the field today in owings mills joined by his fellow players for some pretraining camp workout. flacco has had to learn an entire new offensive program under head coach ryga kubiak. he said they've put in a lot of work and expect things to run smoothly once camp begins. >> i think we can expect a pretty high level of pace and precision being that we've done it for a couple months and that's what i want to expect. i want to expect us to go out and operate at a high level. >> we'll practice as much as we can in gamelike situations and try to make it tougher than what the game in as much as we can. you can't come out here and play a game, but we'll try to put them in every situation we can think of. >> the ravens new offense is based around the run, but the ravens prepared to play without running back ray rice, expected to receive a multi-game suspens

he and his wife welcomed a baby boy this offseason, but things could even get better for him. this is a contract year for smith who last season put up career highs in catches and receiving yards. the team made it known they want to keep him, but smith said he won't let that be a distraction. >> i don't think about the contract at all. every year is important. i want to win. that stuff kind of takes care of itself. so i'm not going to be out there on the field while i'm running a route like man, i just saw that. i'm out there just -- i'm here to win and i'm a raven. i'm always going to be raven and that's all i worry about. >> both teams back at it without the internet i would probably be like a c student. internet essentials from comcast has brought low-cost internet access to over one million low-income people at home. internet essentials is going to transform the lives of families. together with time warner cable we can bring the internet to millions more. i see myself as maybe an entrepreneur. comcast and time warner cable. together is better for more people. uncle craig, w

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he spent much of this offseason working out and spending time with his receivers and has already said he and jay gruden have a great relationship. the biggest pickup, desean jackson was signed to the red skins in order to beef up the number of targets available to n. but we can't talk about prthn wh addressing the problems on defense. the redskins lost their veteran leader fletcher to retirement and are working to pluhos with new rookies. and finally jay gruden, how will he find a way to bring the team together. will he be able to connect with rg3 even through rough patches. this is his first head coaching job. first practice starts at 8:30 and we will have a live report for you on news 4 midday. diannanine 4pos. >>> a father and his children forced to leave a plane. >> my kids are now crying because kimberly mentioned the fact she'll call the cops. >> the tweet that the dad posted about customer service that got him in trouble. >>> and making parking just a little bit easier. how you'll be able to get a meter spot in arlington without opening your wallet. plus skies are gray right no

limits full on tackling during the season and bars those kind of practices completely during the offseason the goal is to minimize brain injuries. the law also requires a medical professional to approve a student's return to the field after a head injury. 19 other states have similar laws. california's new law goes into effect in january. >>> a north bay nonprofit is using the gay mobile dating apps grinder and growler to carry out its mission. the marin aids project says it decided to two online to do outreach because there's a lack of gay bars in the north bay. the charity admits it's posting fake photos and profiles to start conversations about aids prevention and the importance of getting tested. the website says it may be misleading but people don't seem to mind once they figure out what it's about. the marin county aids project says it came up with the idea of using grinder and growler from another nonprofit in san mateo. >>> levi stadium is not even open but already there's been an arrest. >>> bill martin's complete forecast and when 90-degree weather will return to the bay area. >>

allen says what they did letting him start the season with so few reps in the preseason and offseason was disrespectful. it seems like he's throwing bruce under the bus. but you remember? hey, i'm all in, and they were on those decisions, bruce allen more than mike shanahan. >> what you saw last year was almost a little disrespectful to the game of football. it's impossible to ask a player to perform well during the regular season if you haven't practiced. last year at this time, he's still rehabbing his knee. he's not allowed to practice, not allowed to work in team drills at all because he's still rehabilitating himself. and we put him really on the spot by trying to do that. >> no question about it. the skins were given yesterday and this afternoon off. and then all day today. the only thing the coaches hope is that the players use the time to get off their feet, save their legs, get some rest, forget about football. so what is rg3 doing today? >> you can't go really that far, so i'm going to stay here. might go see a movie. so i hope no one crashes the movie. we'll see what happen

coming up at 6:00 who has rg iii been talking about this entire offseason?we will tell you about that coming up in about an hour. >>> it has gotten stickier today and we have storms brewing for tomorrow. >> and big storms, too, i think with the actual weatherfront coming through. not a lot going on to the west here around areas of west virginia. all of the areas the high spots seeing showers and thunderstorms right now. earlier today we talked not only about thunderstorms but about the careers in weather. i had a chance to visit george mason university, girls inspired and ready to lead in their stem mania accelerator. great group of girls asked so many questions. more questions ever than any other program i have ever done but they were all good and i just like the fact that they are giving a week of their time here to concentrate on those careers and jobs in science and technology. 88 degrees right now. feels like 91. so it is going to be a humid evening out there but fairly quiet. we get the storms tomorrow. here is the way it is stacking up. timing afterno

under the new rules coaches can not run drills using game speed tackling during offseason. two weekly sessions are allowed during the season. the law takes effect next year. >>> future king of england, principle george, turned 1 today. his parents, prince william and his wife kate, released these photos to mark the occasion. prince george ape sly fascinated by that butter fly. he's also apparently walking on his own now. óqoqúúÑ@ >>> we at pox news learned u.s. officials do plan to release new intelligence on the jet attacked in eastern ukraine. that new intelligence is coming out later today. of course this area is incredibly dangerous. in fact just about 40 miles from the site, new video is reported to show a pro-russian fighter today next to what he claims are the bodies of dead ukrainian soldiers and destroyed ukrainian tank. we can't independently confirm that. but there is no question this is a chaotic and unstable region. getting to the bought bottom crash is dangerous job even for investigators. the author of "the world's most dangerous planes" joining us. >> they

because quarterback robert griffin iii is not trying to rush rehab on a serious knee injury this offseason. with the start of training camp, the countdown to the start of the regular season is under way. the skins hold their fan appreciation day august 2. august 7 is the first preseason game versus the patriots. training camp wraps up august 11 and the first regular season game is september 7 against the texans. we can't wait. >>> meanwhile the baltimore ravens are also reporting to training camp today. joe flacco got back on the field early. yesterday he and the other quarterbacks were joined by rookies and injured veterans in owens mills. it's been a busy off-season as flacco has had to learn an entire new offensive program under the new coordinator but he expects things to run smoothly once camp begins. >>> after keeping to themselves this week, the first practice of ravens will open to the public is next monday, july 28. that will be followed by an autographed session and fireworks. the ravens' first preseason game is august 7 against the 49ers followed by an open practice the next day

he became a free agent this offseason, and announced his decision to return to ohio this afternoon. james grew up in akron and played seven years with the cleveland cavaliers before joining miami. he told "sports illustrated" "my presence made a difference in miami, but i think it can mean more where i'm from. i'm ready to accept the challenge. i'm coming home." heat owner mickey aaronson took to twitter with his thoughts. i'm shocked and disappointed. however, i will never forget what lebron brought us for four years. thanks for the memories, king james. >>> coming up later in the show fresh off his w deal, wizards martin jones me to talk about how the move affects the rest of the nba. including the wizards. guys, back to you. >> and you're standing right next to him too. we want to see that picture, diana. >> 11 inches on me. >>> you can just imagine the excitement tonight in the city by the lake. people in cleveland just elated to see this headline across sports illustrated's website. cavaliers fans were running and cheering that lebron is coming home. >> it's about time. four ye

maximum of 90 minutes during the regular and preseason and tackling is banned altogether in the offseason>> the spirit of the rule is to keep kids safe and eliminate contact. >> reporter: not everyone, including parents, think it makes perfect sense. >> i think it's putting my son in jeopardy. you want to be prepared for the conditions like performing in a game. as opposed to a walk-through practice. >> reporter: according toer for and prevention suffer head injuries every year. concussion-related injuries are making headlines across the country. from pee wee to the pros. >> one of the team doctors who treated the players that had concussions -- >> >> reporter: the nfl reached a tentative settlement to pay at least $765 million to compensate nearly 20,000 retired players who have developed neurological problems. retired a decade after their initial report this one praises some federal actions making the country safer, including their airport security changes and changes in the community. however, it also finds gaping holes in security, particularly against cyber terror threats and warns t

davis stayed away from the offseason workouts and mini camps in effort to gain a new contract. guard alex boone still has not shown up, he is also looking for a new contract. >>> even though the first official event is next saturday, we're counting down the days to the home opener against the bears. just 51 days left, and that game can be seen right here on nbc bay area, september 14th. going to be a fun season. >> it's going to be great. >>> 5:52, new recall from general motors. we'll tell you what the problem is this time. [ heart beating ] [ female announcer ] the internet gets more exciting the faster it goes. that's why, coming soon, xfinity will double the internet speed on two of our most popular plans. xfinity continues to innovate, bringing you the fastest, most reliable internet, period. [ heart beating ] xfinity internet from comcast. double the speed. [ heart beats ] >>> you're watching "today in the bay." >>> and it is 5:55, live look at the golden gate bridge this morning. we have christina doing double duty on weather and traffic, tune in for that in just a minut

. >>> boyle setting part of the offseason as a roady. >> boyle not really lugging around amps, but he's following the band around europe. boyle tells espn he's on the road with faith no more. but he should be back in the u.s. by sunday. faith no more performing in london today. boyle was actually in europe, he signed a new two-year deal while he was there with the new york rangers on tuesday. >>> christina loren, singing god bless america today. >> lee greenwood. ♪ proud to be an american >> you're welcome for that. not that on a regular weekday. good morning to you, let's talk about where the big action is going to be across the bay area. we did all the research for you. the city's that you're looking at here, these are the cities with big firework shows tonight. san anamosa's going to be -- jose's going to be comfortable, 66 degrees, around 10:00, it's going to be cool, but we're going start the show at 70. here's the deal. if you want the best conditions during date, head to the coast, best conditions at night,out head back inland. then throughout the weekend, temperatures are going

davis wants a new contract and he stayed away from the team's voluntary offseason workouts and mini camp last month, but guard alex boone still remains a no show. >> guys are so strong looking. >> and well paid. >> yeah. >>> a group of giants fans meanwhile want your help. they want to build a statue, of the very great and highly controversial barry bonds. >> for all you guys that grew up watching barry play, this is your chance to say thanks. >> yeah, they launched a kick starter campaign this week hoping to raise $60,000. they want to build an eight foot bronze statue of the home run leader outside of at&t park. since it launched on tuesday, the campaign has raised nearly $4300. no word from the giants if the statue would even be allowed on the property. >> well, we shall see. >>> time now, 6:26, still ahead, the president's motorcade tied up traffic and maybe temporarily blocked a birth. coming up, the street closure that left a woman in labor to the hospital. >>> another plane disappears as more than 100 people on board. we have new details just into our news room. >>> and breaking n

preventing middle and high school teens from holding full contact practices in the offseason.uring the regular season. 19 other states are said to have already banned offseason full contact practices. the news comes amid football related head injuries. that makes sense, mike. doesn't it? >> good deal. preseason football, kids going out for the first time. >> after hearing these stories. >> most don't know how to tackle. >> exactly. >> they have to be taught how to tackle. >> you see what happens in professional football. i'm not sure i would ever want my kid to be out there, doing that. >> that has hurt football among younger kids, among parents your age. >> they get it. >> how about lacrosse? >> i have friends growing up playing football, played in college sbad my kids are playing soccer. >> exactly. >> babies. >>> for the second year in a row, forbes has named robert downey jr. the highest paid actor in hollywood, earning $75 million last year, the same amount he was reported to have earned on last year's list. the runner-up? dwayne johnson, the rock, star of the upcoming he

everywhere are talking about where lebron will end up next season or which nfl team had the best offseasonut this is america. and in america, politics tends to get mixed up in everything. and that is particularly true when it comes to sports right now. the you issue of whether college athletes deserve how of a cut of the money schools make off of them seems to be coming to a head. the future of football is called in to question. merely two years ago after the suicide of gentleman von bell chur, he addressed america's gun culture. >> handguns exacerbate our flaws, tempt to us escalate arts and bait us this to embracing confrontation rather than avoiding it. in the coming bays, belcher's actions will be annualized. who knows. but if belcher didn't possess a gun, he and kasandra perkins would both be alive today. >> days after came the rampage in sandy hook. last fall, he called for daniel snyder to change his name's name. >> ask yourself what the equivalent would be if directed toward african-american, asian, or hispanics. when considered that way, red skips complaint possibly honor a herita

the practices cannot go past 90 minutes a day and contact practices are prohibited in the offseason, is the new black" with the fashion police but some jails are not so happy, people on the outside are wearing the yellow jump suits, and one jail is switching to the black and whites and they don't want prisoners to get them mixed up. >> nobody looks black and white in horizontal stripes, just sayin'. >>> norah o'donnell stops by to visit david letterman. the promise she unwittingly made to her kids. what did you do norah o'donnell? >> i don't think it's going to >> >> announcer: this morning's "eye opener" sponsored by comfort inn -- truly yours. >>> it's a scandal that rocked one of the nation's leading >>> it's a scandal that rocked one of the nation's leading hospitals, and why some will split nearly $2 million. that's ahead on "cbs this morning." hello! our diet ocean spray cranberry juice drink is made with real cranberries and has just five little calories. these diet soda farmers are here to see where cranberries grow. hey, where does diet soda grow? uh... ♪ this is lady. she's

under the new rules, there will be no full contact in the offseason and teams are limited to 90 minuteuary january 2015. >> no full contact in the kitchen. >> yeah. it's stormy in all places. >> thank you. >> you guys feel the tingling? >> what are you -- chris matthews? >> i'm just saying there is a tingling on the couch on wednesday because it's trivia day. >> that's right. it's wednesday. hello, everybody. good morning. it's science trivia day. today's question, by the way, has to do with the urban heat island effect and it's basically the fact that pavement and concrete can keep temperatures a little bit hotter than what the thermometer reads everywhere else. roof, pavement and concrete can raise night temperatures in cities by how much? three degrees, eight degrees, 15 degrees or 22 degrees? how much warmer will the temperature be at night in a city versus somewhere else? >> i'm thinking b. >> i think it's more than 15. >> you do? >> yeah. >> we'll go with d. >> you're going to go with d? >> i'll go with steve. >> i think it's around 20 degrees. i heard that once in a science lect