we do have some good news for giants fans, buster posey is moving in the right direction.ess than three months after suffering a season ending leg injury. pozzi is off crutches. in late may he had surgery to repair the ligaments and insert tw screws in his leg. the big guy seems to be in good spirits. >> it's one of those things where even a couple weeks after surgery, they were taking out and working on the range of motion. we've been doing stuff for a while now. i'm going to listen to what they say, our trainers have a plan. i think it's important not to deviate from that. >> could i probably push some things harder than i have? yes, but i think we risk a set back. i want this thing to be as good as new when i'm able to use it again. >> i tell you, diane, that is one tough catcher, expect him to be 100% by next season. everyone keeping their fingers crossed, here not just a great player, but a great guy. >> it's fun to see him back out at the ballpark. >> absolutely. and good to see the guy's playing ball, instead of fighting as well. >> that too. >>> when we come back,

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giants star buster posey and his wife are celebrating the birth of twins today.s is filed video of the poseys from the past. the babies are two minutes apart in age. kristin is doing fine. meanwhile dad is still rehabbing his season-ending injury. i'm sure this put a smile on his face. congratulations to the family. >>> speaking of sports, let's check in with dan in our comcast sportsnet newsroom. >> the 49ers could be bringing a familiar face back to the bay area. and the giants lose a heart breaker in dallas. hear more from the giants closer on what happened in sports. go! go! completing an atm deposit in record time... that's a step forward. go! go! with deposit friendly atms, you can make ultra fast, secure deposits with no slips or envelopes. take a step forward and chase what matters. come on out, guys. the jury has reached its decision. now, you guys found the other airline guilty of charging a 150-dollar change fee. you bet! southwest would never do that. and that was after she changed her flight and paid the difference in airfare. that other airline trea

five pounds 12-ounce lee dempy posey and six pound three ounce adison lynn posey. still hurts to watch that by the way. both are happy and healthy. so is mom. and no doubt already wearing giant orange and black one-sies i'm sure. >>> and you can call it the sibling effect. some surprising new research finds that children with an autistic brother or sister could be more at risk for the disease. terrell brown explains. >> new research suggests nearly one in five children with an autistic older sibling will develop the disorder as well. researchers from the university of california davis followed more than 650 babies with an older brother or sister with autism and found about 19% were diagnosed with autism by their third birthday. a rate higher than previously thought. and the highest risks showed up in children with at least two autistic siblings. >>> rubbing and rinsing your soft contact lenses may be the best way to keep them clean. a report published in this month's issue of optometry and vision science suggest that is true with a no rub cleaning solution. researc

one of the best hitters on the team. >> where is buster posey when we need him? we need a few more hitters. >> you said, it is time to get to work. >> i would just tell them i'm going to keep you. that is all that is all they have to do. >> out here live at at&t park i heard people cheering, last i checked it was zero to zero. keep in mind there were quite a few dead heads and they said jerry is here in spirit he is here to help them on the rest of their journey for this season. reporting out live j.r. stone with kron4 news. >> taking a look at our extended forecast, a full forecast coming up in a few minutes. [ male announcer ] get ready for the left lane. the volkswagen autobahn for all event is back. right now, get a great deal on new volkswagen models, including the jetta, awarded a top safety pick by the iihs. that's the power of german engineering. hurry in and lease the jetta s for just $179 a month. ♪ visit vwdealer.com today. and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about a

posey wants to take the testimony and create jobs for all. there is that u.s. budget committee which will have to cut about $120 a savings and they hope this will give people a voice in that process. jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> president obama spent today touting his new aberrant on how to assist rural america i have been 15 minutes. >>> on the economy watch, they are keeping their top grade credit rating for the united states, that is to the three leading agencies are keeping the triple a grade. they did it the treasury to prevent reiterated its call for lawmakers to work has to cut the u.s. budget deficit. >>> and amitai worries about the economy in europe weighed on u.s. stocks today and germany's economy stalled last quarter. the dow dropped 76 points. the bay area rapid transit systems as pressure one-week man may call it to shut down south -- made the call to shut down cell phone service in an effort to thwart protesters. they say that bar to the right thing but it's unlikely that the tactic would be used again. they pointed to a 1969 u.s. su

. >> and buster posey is yesterday's news. they could really use them.y lost last night on to the cubs. 7:15 will you see a lot of this, the clouds as we look down on at&t park. it will be breezy around 61 degrees and dropping down to 58 by the time the game ends. any other perspectives we would like to show you, santa cruz much cloudier and much cooler especially inland neighborhoods, those will be the areas that see the biggest drop in temperature from yesterday to today. take a look at satellite, clearing along the north bay beaches and some of the clearing into the north bay valleys. monterey bay is socked in for a couple more hours. let's talk about temperatures, look how cool, mid to upper 50s, san francisco and san rafael. we're in the upper 50s around the monterey bay inland and only 60 in gilroy. let's talk about that slow sunshine and cool breeze today. partly cloudy, breeze will be dry and we can take drizzle out of the forecast for the next couple of nights and just in time for the holiday weekend it's going to feel like summer even at the co

be a open ended for a while assessing your seat belts >> it is not like a normal day in it is women poseyd swining both ways. >> are hotspot is clearing up in redwood city the highway patrol is completely cleared of the scenes all vehicles are off the freeway and we have seen improvements to in the drive time. we will see a quick end to any delay conditions will continue to improve >> 635 a m new details in the shooting death of a toddler a three year-old that was shot by a drive-by hope runs will try and is on scene who >> police made to arrest in this case we haven't been able to confirm or one arrest who at this point we do not know with this person is or where he is from or his main there is good news one person may be too have been arrested as soon as i get more information on this case i will pass it on idea the vigil continues. several more people have showed up to offer condolences. >> yesterday when i saw all the people say goodbye to this kid i am of law other of two children i do not feel comfortable with this happening i want help all the family's suburba. the famils requested

posey utilize for the entire season. >>> mean while, the as playing the rangers.esterday oakland supreme court six times in the inning. today's game, clock at 7:05 in oakland. >> good day for baseball. 5:50 now. coming up, opponents of california's high-speed rail get their day in court. >>> plus, changes to a well-known make-shift war memorial. we will tell you what is happening with that. o >>> when i aas w k t>o u t hate it when newscasters said it's back to school time. bit. >>> live look outside this time from the south bay this morning. sun coming up. warming things up you. not really for august. we'll check the forecast in a bit. 5:53 right now. a navy s.e.a.l. with ties to the bay area is now laid to rest in virginia. friends and family said goodbye yesterday to chief petty officer kevin houston who was killed in last weekend's helicopter ambush in afghanistan. dozens of motorcyclists carrying american flags escorted houston's family to the service at the church he went to while stationed in virginia beach. houston's father and father's family live in san

buster posey is out for the rest of the season with a leg injury. more entertainment but coming up in the next hour. we will be right back with more news, weather and traffic. stay with us. >> good morning, we begin this hour with a look at a hot spot. >> a major back up on highway 101. >> finally, some action and a cleanup that occurred when a truck overturned on ramps from westbound 92 on to 101 southbound. when the truck overturned it spilled a load of scrap metal. that is why wayne's of the bayshore freeway southbound have been shut. >> they have been moving the debris all the way over to the side of the road. as soon as they sweep it up and to get it out of the way, they will be able to open up the to lanes on southbound 101. that should be momentarily. when bobby bonds been >> head has been the biggest problem with this incident. ii rate lanes should delegate shore freeway. we have watched the drive * growth. it will cost an extra five-seven minutes between millbrae and redwood if you want to avoid that completely, use interstate 280 to get ar

giants star buster posey had twins -- actually his wife, kristin, had the twins this morning. baby boy lee dempsey and baby girl addison lynn are two minutes apart in age. kristin is doing fine. meanwhile, dad is still rehabbing his season-ending injury. we want to wish the family big congratulations. >>> a final look of the bart protests going on at civic center station. we have just received word

. >> and buster posey is yesterday's news. they could really use them.lost last night on to the cubs. 7:15 will you see a lot of this, the clouds as we look down on at&t park. it will be breezy around 61 degrees and dropping down to 58 by the time the game ends. any other perspectives we would like to show you, santa cruz much cloudier and much cooler especially inland neighborhoods, those will be the areas that see the biggest drop in temperature from yesterday to today. take a look at satellite clearing along the north bay beaches and some of the clearing into the north bay valleys. monterey bay is socked in for a couple more hours. let's talk about temperatures look how cool, mid to upper 50s san francisco and san rafael. we're in the upper 50s around the monterey bay inland and only 60 in gilroy. let's talk about that slow sunshine and cool breeze today. partly cloudy breeze will be dry and we can take drizzle out of the forecast for the next couple of nights and just in time for the holiday weekend it's going to feel like summer even at the coast. f

buster posey, brian wilson, serg sergio, it's been a miserable month for the giants. a lot of players are recovering and will rejoin the team in a couple of days. it's not expected that he'll be back next wednesday. disappointing news for the giants fans. not dppted to be back any time shortly. there is good news. we'll talk about the healthy size. the big bosses. let's show you the general managing partner. he's watching his investments at at&t park. the former chief counsel as microsoft. so bill is watching his team. here's a rising star for the giants. the rookie. we're talking about brandon bell. he's gone up and down from the minor leagues to the giants throughout the season. belt is healthy. he's been with the giants for eight or nine days. he's been a huge source of power for the giants. they're only two dpams out of first place behind the diamondbacks. we sat down with belt a few minutes ago. a lot of people don't know how difficult it is to be at aaa and then you get a phone call, get on a flight, we need you. >> you don't have much time to think about it eit

. >> new-line about this appellation that knocked out buster posey and the beginning of the postseason. >> need a few more hitters time to get to work. >> we are right to take a break here at 4:23 a.m. i live look from a james a like freeway will be right backpac. we are back at 425 a m one of the big advantages to a stagnanskyp. >> sky a video chat by an droid is easy to use in the quality is good i a made several phone calls to rule my and droid phone it is pretty good. in some way it is better than black apple offers the iphone users. and you can only use the debt held moral and internet cafe you can video chat from anywhere you in to video of what recording from other iphone is or computers when and this bag and drove well take it from a fall into a mac computer. >> broadmoor compatible bonds go on to my tech page at kron 4 dot com. deamonmouth >> * l 427 we'll be right backpac. Ñoxw yesterday was another volatile day on wall street and what happened and what to expect. >> from the opening bell some warning bell starts it increase points by in the n as seven minutes it stayed above

buster posey and his wife are expecting twins in august when we learn who the winner is we will be suret you know. >> it is for 50 a.m. and our weather forecast one thing we will see it is going teacuheat up. >> still looking at allot of a low cloud cover. temperatures currently in centers is the were 55 degrees expected high of 67 later on this afternoon in livermore current temperature 54 height today 90 we are still looking at that morning fog pattern paren. temperatures ranging from the '40's to the '60s this morning we are 60 and oakland grind now afternoon highs of group will bring us a variety we'll stay cool along the coastal itsel. 91 in morgan hill and 90 degrees in livermore a slight cool down box and also bringing in a little dress 8 associated with the fog on wednesday and thursday big drops in temperatures as we head into the weekend now traffic report >> a new accident on the bay bridge at the three car crashed just west of treasure island currently blocking the right-hand lane it has not affected the media out like this as yet. right lane currently blocked and the highwa

. >> reporter: and a buster posey sighting in the clubhouse today.ng boot and the crutch. as early as sunday or monday he can begin walking without that crutch. reporting live from at&t park, jamie syer for nbc bay area. >>> a's looking to snap a three game losing streak in tampa. pick this one up in the fifth. 3-0 rays. matt joyce to score casey kotchman. rays leading the a's 7-2 in the eighth inning. >>> santa clara, the 49ers have yet to officially fill their training camp roster. dante whitner not on hand for today's session. the niners' first preseason game is one week from today at new orleans. williams and carlos rogers were on hand friday, both players hoping to make a big impact in 2011. the secondary was considered the weak link for the 9ers defense for 2011. we welcome in mindy from santa clara. are the 49ers feeling good about this new blood? >> reporter: they still have questions about the defensive secondary. as far as dante whitner and carlos rogers, they're feeling good. they pick up two very good starters. carlos rogers the ninth ove