ohtani was the team's starting pitcher and designated hitter in thursday's game. he allowed two runs in six innings with one walk and three strikeouts. in the eighth inning he belted a two-run home run on his first pitch from the rangers reliever brock burke. that marked his 22nd homer extending his lead in the american league. ohtani is now tied with the new york mets slugger peat allonzo in the national league. ohtani marked his sixth win as a pitcher, his first in a month. >>> china has been called the world's factory, but many small manufacturers there are now struggling to hire workers. as nhk world explains one reason is many young chinese are rejecting the old ways of working. >> reporter: young people gather at night to live stream on their smart phones. they're trying to make money through online tipping. it's big business with some raking in thousands of dollars talking on camera. this woman recently started livestreaming here. she lives with her husband and two young children. her husband earns about $1,300 a month, but she says it's hard to make ends m

that is number 27 for shohei ohtani. ohtani left center field.second of the night. >> he is just incredible. angels two-way superstar shohei hotauny extended his mlb home run last night with numbers 27 and 28 of the season. but that's not all. he also struck out ten batters on the mound for a 4-2 win over the chicago white sox. ohtani has already earned a spot on the american all-star team as a designated hitter and look to be named as both a pitcher and hitter for a third season in a row. we are witnessing something truly remarkable there. >>> to atlanta brave stars ronald acuna jr. who has tallied the most outfield slugged a pair of balls himself. meanwhile yankee captain aaron judge who is in the running for a starting all-star spot is likely to miss the midsummer classic all together. he's still battling that torn ligament in this toe. and while he remains absent from the yankee's line-up new york's offensive struggles continued last night in oakland where they could only muster one run against the worst team in baseball. a's beat the yankees

ohtani was the designated hitter in wednesday's game against the chicago white sox. he smacked a two-run home run in the third inning. >> oh, man, this one is going a long way. sh shohei with his second today, a rocket. >> otaun ae dealt it out another two run homer in his fourth inning. it was the longest of the season reaching 140 meters. his total of 15 puts him second in the american league after aaron judge of the new york yankees. the angels beat the white sox 12-5. >> translator: i could hit hard. i was able to see the ball well. that helped me get the last walk, too. >>> next in weather people in southern parts of japan including okinawa prefecture are bracing for a powerful storm set to impact the region meteorolog explains the situation in our world weather report. >> hello. we continue to keep an eye on this storm that is weakening but nevertheless is actually creating a little more concern when it comes to the rain, strong winds, and high waves because of the proximity of the system to okinawa and also amami. take a look at this video coming out from the

ohtani did something historic, angels lose game anyway. >>> to boston now. no hitter until it was broken up by what you just saw. the red sox also didn't hit. that hit led by the marlins led to a run and then some insurance in the ninth, this monster home run and the marlins completed a three game sweep of the pretty lifeless red sox with a 2-0 victory. boston has now lost five in a row. meanwhile the league has revealed the starting selections for the all-star game which will be held july 11th in seattle. nine first timers were chosen including three of a league meeting fourth player selected from the texas rangers on the al roster. the rangers have a roster every infield position including josh young. the angels mike trout earned his 11th career selection and tenth as a starter with teammate shohei ohtani picked last week to start at dh. meanwhile yankee captain aaron judge was picked in the outfield despite a toe energy. and the final round of voting revealed three starters each from the atlanta braves and the los angeles dodgers. and another rookie the d

to start for the 10th time and will be joined in the american league line—up by team—mate shohei ohtanien as designated hitter. yankees outfielder aaron judge elected to start for the fifth time. he had a spectacular season last year. he hasn't played since the beginning ofjune because of a torn toe ligament. head to our website for all those stories and more, get the latest on the cricket and indeed latest at the austrian grand prix practice sessions which are taking place today. max verstappen, the world champion ship leader and defending titleholder, fastest in the first of those sessions. that's all the support for now. the uk foreign office minister lord goldsmith has resigned over what he says is government "apathy" on environmental issues. in a scathing letter to rishi sunak, he's accused the prime minister of being "simply uninterested" in climate commitments. but mr sunak says lord goldsmith had been asked to apologise for criticising a commons committee investigating borisjohnson but chose to resign instead. our political correspondent, iain watson, reports. he has long been a

ohtani now leads the american league with 20 home runs this season. angels held onto beat the rangers 9-8. time now for the weather and let's bring in meteorologist angie lassman with the forecast. angie, how's it looking out there? >> if you're in texas it's very warm. it sticks with us really the next cupm of days. check out san antonio above 100 or at least 100 for the next couple of days. something to note if you have any strenuous activity to do outdoors. also you're going to want to note we have severe potential here stretching from texas all the way into the carolinas, parts of florida, georgia included. and this is going to be a day where we watch for mainly the hazard to be hail. tennis sized hail is on the table for us to keep that in mind. meanwhile we're going to have a couple of waves of rain. it'll be dray in places like new york today, but tomorrow we'll see am some of of that rain work in. meanwhile something stretching to cincinnati you could see some of that rain working through as the system starts to inch closer to the east, there'

staying out west the los angeles angels wasted an incredible start by shohei ohtani.tani struck out 12 dodgers allowing only one run by several innings but the angels offense was blanked who used several relievers to combine for a shutout. dodgers beat angels 2-0. new york got three home runs from the unlikely trio of jake bowers, billy mckinney, and anthony -- they defeated seattle 4-2. and we wrap things up in seattle. the red sox six game winning streak in the bottom of the tenth with runners on first and second. minnesota's michael taylor laid down a bunt and appeared to beat the throw. the twins challenged and lost, but the runners did advance. the next batter kyle farmer base hit center field. >>> now to the nba and a three team trade, big one shaking up the rosters. the boston celtics -- to make room for his one-year $36 million salary boston is sending out -- and the deal comes after another trade involving washington, the celtics, and the l.a. clippers reportedly fell apart, and that brings us to tonight's nba draft. the san antonio spurs have their number on

shohei ohtani with his second of the night!ked out to the mound, he struck out ten batters in 6 1/3 innings of work for a 4-2 win over the white sox. ohtani already has earned a starting spot on the american league all star team as the leading vote getter and designated hitter. also looked to be named an all star as both a pitcher and hitter for the third season in a row. we just can't come up with enough superlatives. superstar is not quite enough. once in a generation we throw around. this guy is once in a lifetime, two home runs in one game and also ten strikeouts as he goes out to the mound. it's just staggering what he's putting up again this year. >> once in a century. he's babe ruth. he is babe ruth, except he's doing both things at once, pitcher and hitter at the same time. shohei ohtani leads in home runs, rbis, slugging, and on ways percentage as a hitter. he also leads the league in strikeouts per nine as a pitcher. >> impossible. >> what he's doing is impossible, and at least so far this year the angels have been su

. >> shohei ohtani is the leading vote getter for the all-star game, but former giant brandon belt is not ready to concede. reaction from another brandon. >> he says that is how you know it is right. i should be number one. everybody knows i am a better hitter than he is, better dh and better leader. >> that sounds like belt. he may have changed but not as a person. that is for sure. >>> i went through my phone and it was tough, but there are a few of my faves over the years. the first of is the all time winningest coach and women's basketball. next, younger steph curry. and i have got the late, great jim brown. greatest football player and greatest lacrosse player ever! and speaking of hall of famer's, if he laughed at my material, gang, i knew it was legit! if only i could grow a beard like that. >> that beard is gnarly now! >> it is legendary! he is watching right now. i know i will get a text from him. >> i like that! you got to brush it out, too. >> he does need toto it! >>> let's check in with paul. first day of summer is looking pretty good! >> the beard can be uncomfortable on

bumgarner did for the giants and i-27 team should the question everyone is what would it cost to shohei ohtani agency. we are talking about a 10 year deal and the numbers being thrown now somewhere between 500 and $600 million because he plays two positions. he pitches and is a great hitter. >> he is fun. >> it is unbelievable what he is able to do. >> coming up tonight on abc seven starting at 8:00 it is judge steve harvey followed by the wonder years and other elementary at 10:00 patch the $100,000 pyramid. don't miss abc7news at 11:00. get the abc 7 bay area news app and join us whenever you want wherever you are. does it for this addition of abc7news. >> we appreciate your time. have a great evening to we will see you here for abc7news at 11:00. ♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is "jeopardy!" ♪♪ let's meet today's contestants-- a senior regulatory compliance analyst originally from santa maria, california... a lawyer from vienna, virginia... and our returning champion-- an oral and facial surgeon from pittsburgh, pennsylvania... whose 1-day cash winnings total..

sunset at ohtani 710 tonight, definitely sticking around a lot longer -- sunset at 7:10 tonight. definitely sticking around a lot longer. much cooler weather next weekend. i will tell you with the accuweather day forecast coming up. liz: notable cars were badly damaged in a fiery crash that happened in danville last night. one car flipped over in front of a starbucks as a fireman hoses it down and another car's front bumper is gone. a witness who did not want to be on camera tells us when he drove i, he saw flames as officers pulled people out of the vehicle. >> we saw a big fire outside of starbucks, four police cars and we were wondering what was going on. we parked the car to get out, run over quickly, and we see that there is someone pulling someone out of the car, breaking glass. liz: the witness says first responder showed up with and when it'-- within minutes. this is a developing story and we will bring you updates as soon as they are available. this morning, we are getting a in the south bay unfolded onpr thursday. it started with two carckgs in san jose. the victims wer

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are going to honor them and then they did another thing and they had this , which i think shohei ohtaniver to even more people, they decided to have this celebration and ceremony basically in the quiet of the night. it was an hour before the game started. it lasted about 30 seconds. why were they so weak? they need to ask themselves that and i'm glad we're not just having outrage but really getting to the root of the problem. it's lack of leadership and it's a lack of leadership to stand up against not just one opinion but rather real hate. pete: and lack of focus, why don't you just stick to baseball that's what we're all here for. got to get to the next story because you'll have a great take so a world economic forum contributor says that a.i. could rewrite the bible to create correct religions. here is a portion of what he said. >> in a few years, there might be religions that are actually connect, that just think about a religion whose holy book is written by an a.i. that could be a reality in a few years. pete: jonathan? rachel: the world economic forum bible. it sounds like a grea

applause] pete: the angels' superstar didn't even do most of the damage as mike trout and shohei ohtani -- will: boom. rachel: great job. pete: -- each had just one rbi. will: you know who he is, right? to tan? rachel: what's rbi? will: best player this in era. pete: i thought mike trout -- will: show hay pitches and hits. pete: oh, yeah, i know who he is. rachel: what's rbi? will: runs batted in. pete: and in the baseball world tour, the chicago cubs beat the st. louis card cardinals 9-1 in london playing at the home stadium of west ham united. they got a good soccer club, will? will: mid tier, yeah. pete: do you think baseball's going to the catch on over there in the u.k.? will: nah, cricket's in the way. pete: they're going to try. [laughter] we don't have to talk about rbis -- rachel: now we have something so much more interesting. harry and meghan, by the way, they were kick off of their -- they've been, you know, they lost their spotify deal. pete: yeah, a big one. rachel: that's right. and now they are in trouble because, you know, what are they going to do now? so i guess detai

angels the top of the first with that two run homer, and then shohei ohtani hit two of his own, one inthe fourth. the latter going 459 feet right there for the longest home run of his career. that thing is crushed. two other angels homered in the game, and they win 12-5 over the white sox. to toronto here. the blue jays first baseman to the imvise the fifth inning. watch this, angie lassman, when the grounder he snagged got caught in his glove, so what do you do, you take off the glove and throw the whole thing. the ball stays in, blue jays get the out but lose the game. let's go now to paris and the reaction on the clay court. novack djokovic stayed away from politics in the second round of the french open following his straight set win. last night djokovic again wrote on the lens of a tv camera, but this time stuck to a simple autograph a smily face. the 36-year-old from serbia drew criticism for what he had written on monday. then in serbian he wrote this, kosovo is the heart of serbia, stop the violence amid clashes in northern kosovo where ethnic serbs have never accepted kosovo's

. >>> still ahead, a 22nd home run of the season for shohei ohtani and then a historic first round at. open in los angeles. sports is next. t round at the u.s. open in los angeles. sports is next for twice as long as pepcid. get all-day and all-night heartburn acid prevention with just one pill a day. choose acid prevention. choose nexium. trying vapes to quit smoking might feel choo like progress,ion. but with 3x more nicotine than a pack of cigarettes - vapes increase cravings - trapping you in an endless craving loop. nicorette reduces cravings until they're gone for good. >>> here's a high fly ball, left center field. he's done it again, shohei gives the angels a 5-2 lead. >> he's just about the best thing going in sports. after pitching six innings, angels shohei otauny with this absolute bomb. the fourth in l.a.'s fourth game series against the al west leading the texas rangers 5-3 victory. and gave l.a. the series. they're having a pretty nice start to the year. speaking of los angeles, golf's 123rd u.s. open championship teed off at the l.a. country club yesterday. rickey fowl

shohei ohtani, a two run left shot to center that had an exit velocity of over 116 miles an hour, makingit home run to the opposite field by a left-hand hitter that's ever been tracked. the guy is just so good. but his effort too little too late. the texas rangers are legitimately good this year, the first place in the nl west to beat the angels 6-3. sanchez made a game saving grab at the wall in the bottom of the ninth, robbing a would-be grand slam to help the marlins hold onto a 4-1 win, spectacular catch at the biggest possible time. >>> now, this, the world's top golfers will tee off this morning at the 123rd usga open this time being held at the los angeles country club. matt fitzpatrick will become the eighth player to successfully defend. while for the ninth time phil mickelson will become the first ever to try to complete a grand slam. it will be the first played against the backdrop of last week's stunning announcement of a merger between the pga tour and the saudi backed liv circuit. >>> time now for the weather and let's go to meteorologist michelle grossman for the forecast,

the angels, shohei ohtani in the dugout yesterday slapping fight with teammates oops that was loose luis riggio who takes one on the mug all is forgiven. the ange 9 to 4 winners over the mariners. mike if i remember , you had a mishap with the high five in the newsroom not that long ago. not that long ago. just a bit outside. yeah. there you go. all right, joe, thank you. appreciate it. we got a's and giants highlights later tonight. and i know you'll be back at seven on. i see you. thanks for watching, everyone. good night. whatcha doin' there? working on a new plan to catch the roadrunner? the humorous implication being that i am wile e. coyote? yes. and this is a schematic for a bird-trapping device that will ultimately backfire and cause me physical injury? yes. (quick chuckle) what i'm doing here is trying to determine when i'm going to die. a lot of people are working on that research. so what is all this? my family history factoring in longevity, propensity for disease, et cetera. interesting. cause of death for uncle carl was kbb. what's kbb? killed by badger. how's that? it was

to the playoffs once he's played a total of three post-season games his entire career and shohei ohtanihan everything else in both hitting and pitching i'm with you if the season ended today, they'd be in the playoffs. that would be a treat for baseball fans. >> i never understand the dodgers' struggle through the years. they're in third place right now. we'll see what happens. >> okay. so we'll add onto this red sox sweep. the weekend saw a number of developments in the 2024 presidential race. >> the u.s. open is also on the west coast. >> president biden held a series of events as his reelection campaign begins to take shape, while a number of former allies of republican frontrunner donald trump are growing more emboldened to speak out against the former president following his indictment for refusing to return classified documents. >> when you say classified documents, we're talking about nuclear secrets, we're talking about a secret war plan against iran and also some of america's weaknesses as the secretary of defense said, trump's secretary of defense said this guy can't be truste