. >>> the nationals franchise has not reached the postseason since 1981. d.c. itself has not experienced a playoff team since 1933 and that's when the washington senators made the postseason. this year's nats on the verge of ending that long drought. adam laroche is one of the few players on the roster with playoff experience. he has some advice for his young teammates. >> it's a small thing, but it can turn into a big thing if you go into a postseason and look at it like it's any different series and tart trying to do a little more. i think all the older guys will say the same thing. i think that's what we're going to stress more than anything if we find ourself in the playoffs is to go play our game. trust it now and let's see what happens. >>> the orioles looking for two in a row against the tigers in detroit. bottom of the 1st tigers have two on. jhonny peralta homers, 4-0 detroit. top 2, o's for a comeback down 5-2. j.j. hardy pulls one into left. two runs score on the double by hardy who also turned 30 today. o's down 5-4, top of the 4th, two runners in s

the only difference between postseason and regular season is one 15-minute period only. so if it's still tied after a 15-minute period it stays tied and each team gets two time outs. but it's good to essentially have the overtime the same in the postseason and regular season. >> kenny: last year we saw two overtime periods, tim tebow the 80-yard touchdown pass on the first play from scrimmage against pittsburgh and then giants and 49ers in the nfc championship game. >> mike: right. the other thing, goose, too, is i think the biggest rule change is in instant replay. last year they took all scoring plays and coaches couldn't challenge. all plays that were ruled a score. they left it up to the replay official upstairs to decide whether or not it needed to be reviewed. and the league was happy to that. it didn't add time to games. it took the responsibilities off of a coach to challenge. and now they've done the same thing on turnovers. >> tony: one question i get a lot, mike, and you wanted to ask you about. a lot of people ask me about hands to the face. when is that call

the only difference between postseason and regular season is one 15-minute period only. so if it's still tied after a 15-minute period it stays tied and each team gets two time outs. but it's good to essentially have the overtime the same in the postseason and regular season. >> kenny: last year we saw two overtime periods, tim tebow the 80-yard touchdown pass on the first play from scrimmage against pittsburgh and then giants and 49ers in the nfc championship game. >> mike: right. the other thing, goose, too, is i think the biggest rule change is in instant replay. last year they took all scoring plays and coachesouldn't challenge. all plays that were ruled a score. they left it up to the replay official upstairs to decide whether or not it needed to be reviewed. and the league was happy to that. it didn't add time to games. it took the responsibilities off of a coach to challenge. and now they've done the same thing on turnovers. >> tony: one question i get a lot, mike, and you wanted to ask you about. a lot of people ask me about hands to the face. when is that called

team has to make plans for the possibility of a postseason. and even having a conversation feels great after 15 years. ticket vouchers go out thursday morning. single tickets go on sale to the general public sometime in mid september. the orioles have already won more games than they did in all of 2010. they still have all long, long way to go. it would help them not to phase in texas. highlights of that coming up later. and planners of the republican national convention are keeping a very close eye on tropical storm isaac. in the next few days, thousands of people will converge on tampa, fla., for the republican national convention, but isaac may arrive at about the same time, which could make things very interesting. >> we do have a plan in place if there is a major storm, a hurricane, a troubled the pressure. our plans and place and they will kicked in if they need to. >> in 2008, a hurricane force republicans to have an abbreviated convention. that storm hit new orleans as republicans met in st. paul, minnesota. it has been 90 years since

the giants in the thick of the postseason. the rest of the suspension would have to be served, in the postseason. cabrera didn't deny the allegations and took responsibility for his actions in a statement yesterday, saying quote, my positive test was the result of my use of a substance i should not have used. i am deeply sorry for my mistake, i apologize to my teammates, the san francisco giants and to the fans for letting them down. cabrera's batting average is 60 points higher than his career average. in 113 games he's hit more home runs than his career average for an entire season. >>> giants facing the nationals without cabrera, third inning, danny espinoza breaks open a tie game with a two-run blast over tim lincecum. nats go on to win 6-4 with the giants win yesterday, the giants fall one game back in the nl west, a half game out in the wild card chase. the nats with the best record in baseball. the yankees taking on the rangers, third inning, eric chavez lines one the other way, nick swisher comes around from second, be

the only difference between postseason and regular season is one 15-minute period only. so if it's still tied after a 15-minute period it stays tied and each team gets two time outs. but it's good to essentially have the overtime the same in the postseason and regular season. >> kenny: last year we saw two overtime periods, tim tebow the 80-yard touchdown pass on the first play from scrimmage against pittsburgh and then giants and 49ers in the nfc championship game. >> mike: right. the other thing, goose, too, is i think the biggest rule change is in instant replay. last year they took all scoring plays and coaches couldn't challenge. all plays that were ruled a score. they left it up to the replay official upstairs to decide whether or not it needed to be reviewed. and the league was happy to that. it didn't add time to games. it took the responsibilities off of a coach to challenge. and now they've done the same thing on turnovers. >> tony: one question i get a lot, mike, and you wanted to ask you about. a lot of people ask me about hands to the face. when is that call

he's not pitch negotiate postseason. fans can -- pitching in the postseason. fans can hold out all hopes, but it's not going to happen. >> we know they can make it to the postseason without him barring any absolute fail or collapse, but can they win a world series without strasburg? >> they sure can. i think that's one of the reasons why this has become such a huge story nationally, stephen strasburg getting shut down, but in the district i think fans know they have enough to get the job done even without him. he's their ace, their stud young pitcher, but with gio gonzalez, jordan zimmerman and the offense rounding in the form, get healthy, got a great bullpen, putting up a ton of runs, this is a very strong team. >> they've got four other great arms in the rotation, so no need to worry, nats fans. thanks so much. the nats are off today. they'll be back in action tomorrow against the mets. back to you. >>> still ahead tonight the latest as investigators try to track down a motive for this week's shooting at a conservative lobbying group's office here in d.c. >

even if the giants do make the playoffs, melky cabrera would not be able to return until the sixth postseason game. >> melky cabrera released this statement. he said, quote, my positive test was because of a substance i should not have used. i am deeply sorry for my mistake and to the fans for letting them down. >> the fans are reacting with a profound sense of disappointment. melky cabrera memorabilia was -- >> reporter: we spoke with many fans here who said that they had the dream team lineup last night and they're upset because they lost it starting today. now while many people are still holding on to the faith that the giant also still get those wins, we spoke with a lifelong fan who's worried melky's absence will hurt his bottom line. >> we heard the news, we're in the mall and he was suspended. >> before today's giants game even started, john rosales changed the jersey he had with the newest player on the team. >> we just got a pat on the back, we got our full roster back and now we're going to lose melky. >> and losing melky will hurt more than the pride in the giants fans. >> we have

they're now in the long shot category, making the postseason. individually, it's going to cost him, without exaggerating millions of dollars. he was going to be a free agent. probably down to a one year, prove it again, without being on the juice. >> thanks mark. be sure to stay with ktvu for continuing coverage. later on in this newscast, more reaction to the suspense. also the third perfect game this season. >>> a police chase ended this afternoon in san leandro. the highway patrol says the pursuit started on interstate 580 when the driver refused to pull over. the driver eventually crashed into a pickup truck. the driver then took off on foot, but was quickly caught by officers. >>> a man who was shot in san jose on monday afternoon died today from his injuries. the victim is identified as victor mendoza of san jose. it is san jose's 27th homicide so far this year. >>> attorneys filed the first lawsuit today against chevron in connection with that huge refinery fire in richmond nine days ago. john burres is leading the charge. filing suit on

they're now in the long shot category, making the postseason. individually, it's going to cost him, without exaggerating millions of dollars. he was going to be a free agent. probably down to a one year, prove it again, without being on the juice. >> thanks mark. be sure to stay with ktvu for continuing coverage. later on in this newscast, more reaction to the suspense. also the third perfect game this season. >>> a police chase ended this afternoon in san leandro. the highway patrol says the pursuit started on interstate 580 when the driver refused to pull over. the driver eventually crashed into a pickup truck. the driver then took off on foot, but was quickly caught by officers. >>> a man who was shot in san jose on monday afternoon died today from his injuries. the victim is identified as victor mendoza of san jose. it is san jose's 27th homicide so far this year. >>> attorneys filed the first lawsuit today against chevron in connection with that huge refinery fire in richmond nine days ago. john burres is leading the charge. filing suit on

baseball -- all little over a month left in the regular-season, the orioles are in a fight for the postseason. take a look at adam jones. wins over chicago. three games back from the yankees. both of those games start a three-game series tomorrow night. it will be a showdown in the bronx. >> a former lacrosse player was sentenced to 23 years in a prison cell. we will have more reaction from the court room following george hughley 's sentence. hughley 's sentence. >> 90's tomorrow. >> thank you for joining us, everybody. everybody. we will

out until at least the 11th game of the postseason if the a's get that far.the team, fans disappointed but they say the team will recover. >> start rooting for him and think he's superman, this is captain comeback. next ling lithing is like he's cheating. >> it's unfortunate but the a's are really strong at pitching so we're going to make it through it. >> colon has gone on to issue an apology saying he accepts full responsibility for his actions. for now tyson ross will start in his place. christie smith, "today in the bay." >> 6:55. looks like things could get worse. >> scott says new number shows the fall off the fiscal cliff. >> the budget office, try to tell what you the numbers mean, they say that so called fiscal cliff where american law will require tax hikes and budget cuts will cause another recession. unless something is done mark your calendar. we're 129 days away from that cliff. turning to wall street the dow industrials down about 60 points this morning, safeway out of pleasanton will give 17.5 cents of a dividend to its stockholders, we saw a

if the giants make the postseason he woylble eligible in the sixth game of the playoffs.n known as the milk man was having a career year. he issued a statement saying his positive test result was the use of a substance he should not have used. he accepts and will try to move on. >> the strength of the new span of the bay bridge will be put to the test when crews lift 35,000 tons of steel onto the cable suspension system. christie smith is live and is going to tell us how this will work. >> reporter: good morning. this is a big step forward in the construction process. really steps up the profile of the bridge. you're going to be able thesee that better when this happens. what they are doing is transferring the weight from the steal supports which are only temporary, this is a lot of wet. we're talking about 35-thousand dollars. one of the pes is use tension twoyn 00 suspender ropes. causing the deck to lift 18 inches, then those temporary supports are removed. it takes about three months to complete the process and basically. the only self supporting bridge when it's done

if the giants reached the postseason he would miss five games, his season ends with a 346 batting average with 11 home runs and 60 runs batted in. he is 159 hits leading all of major-league baseball. the giants' clubhouse and their manager were stunned and we will have reaction and take you inside of the locker room coming up later in sports. >> ok, thank you. >> it was a killing that shocked a community. a five year-old boy shot while his family was outside of their taco trucks and now police need your help locating the two people involved. linda yee shows us new video that could help solve that crime. >> well, police are desperate for the public's help in identifying the killers of that five year-old boy. not only did they get a big break with his new video of the suspects car but they have some telltale sketches of the suspects themselves. >> the suspect sketches are distinctive, police described one as a black man in his 20s, short black hair and glasses, 60 tall and 185 lbs.. the second suspect is a woman between 20 and 25 years old, 5 ft. 7 in. and 140 lbs.. >> some may identify the

. >> this is the first time i will thence forve a postseason. i am excited. >> that when tonight was against the new york mets. was 6-4. >> thank you. another summer weekend and on metroound of work to tell you about. red line will have shuttle from silver spring to gallaudet. station will be only on the yellow line. go to wjla.com to get a complete list of the changes. the summer heat still around. the last thing on people's mines. long-range forecasters are that there is a good of a white winter in the district this year. severale looked at factors and say it points to for thellag winter. not set in stone. we will not have a clear least november. >> even november we will not a clear issue. a good company. they are in the business of these projections. they also make a profit in getting headlines. are you going to say there will any snow this winter, or will you say there might be a storm? >> i hope they are wrong. >> last year they said there a lot of snow. there is no scientific skill in making this far of a projection about the winter. e hea

. >> he was a big part of the giants' chances in postseason >> absolutely. giants fans are concerned but many of them say if he knew what he did he should receive the penalty. >> no quick fix, everything we're learning about the chevron refinery fire points to a long rebuilding process which is not good news for gas prices. some relief could be coming from faraway places as >> it is just nine days after the chevron fire in richmond and we're starting to see a major effect on gas prices. according to aaa, nor in california has seen an average of a 39¢ increase in gas prices from one month ago. some parts of the bay area are pain even more. oakland and san francisco are up less than 40¢ per gallon over the last month >> the chevron refinery fire less than two weeks ago certainly accounts for some of it >> the professor says oil prices are up anyway so that accounts for half the price increase but clearly the fire and subsequent shutdown of the no. 4 unit at a major effect as well especially considering the fact that the richmond plant provides about 20 percent

that is the rest of the season and up to 10 games in the postseason >> i'm not shocked at all, that is what is happening in baseball. it is a modern thing to take steroids and cheat >> i guess i'm not surprised. i guess a lot of guys are doing it and they're getting caught and i think it is unfortunate because they could use in in the lineup. >> in a statement, he apologized to his teammates and fans and this comes one week after the league suspended giants all-star milky cabrera for the same thing. >> dog treats are blamed in the death of dog's any new information about why they are on store shelves. how he was so easy for a chinese company to dodge fda testing >> the challenges of going back to school, passing a plan to raise money for education >> when it comes to las,,,,,,,, >> governor brown to admit it is a tough sell >> he was at a bay area schools to build support for proposition 30. voters are still leery about the governor's plan. >> some of them are but the governor has been fond of saying he is not likely to run again so he is pushing hard for proposition 30 saying this cou

this means he will not play the rest of the season, and potentially part of the postseason.hey have 45 regular-season games remaining this season. the host washington today and he is out of line up and off the team at least for those 50 games. coming up tonight at 5:00, when it comes to working out, the right shoes rt. >> check out the 5 step program to getting the best issue. a bold home burglary in the middle the day caught on tape. >> here is surveillance video rolling in montgomery county taxes when the suspect starts kicking in the door, it took him five kicks to break down the door which triggered the home on. the burglar rushed in and grabbed a flat screen tv and ran out the door.

. >> cabrera has been suspended for the next 50 games, that means if the giants make it to the postseasone would be eligible to play by the sixth game of the playoffs. if not he will be suspended for first few games next year. he admits to fans, he was having a career year and admits in his issued statement that he did test positive and it was the result of a substance he should not have used. he says he accepts his suspension and will try to move on. >> it's 4:38. san francisco is gearing up for the america's cup world series. at pier 30 and 32, they are going to hit the bay for the qualifying races that start on tuesday. the boats used in the races may be smaller than the ones in finals but make no mistake they are still very fast. >> you got to get across the boat and basically on a trampoline, if it's wavy, it's a lot about balance. it's tough conditions. that's a good thing, really. >> they like the challenge. you can get a close-up look on tuesday when the boats hit the bay for a series of qualifying races. >> later on today, governor brown will make a stop in the south bay. he alon

plus, heading into game two, are the skins lacking in >>> while most are looking ahead to the postseason wondering whether or not stephen strasburg will still be a part of the nationals rotation, manager davy johnson said he's just focused on today and tomorrow. getting the best out of his ace while he can. well, today he got six more solid innings. a matinee rubber match in san francisco. we'll pick this one up in the top of the 3rd. game tied until danny espinosa rockets one to the deepest part of the park. that's his 13th of the year. nats take a 4-2 lead. strasburg helped to keep it that way. he gave up just four hits. nats take this one 6-4. >>> friday could mark the return of shortstop ian desmond. with a day off tomorrow desmond is expected to play a simulated game with hopes of getting in the lineup for the mets. desmond has been on the d.l. since july 22nd. >>> orioles going for their second straight against boston. they were held hitless through five innings but down 2-0. they rallied back with a five-run 6th inning. orioles beat the red sox going for the sweep tomorrow. for th

for that to happen they'll have to make it to at least five games into the postseason. again, fans not losing faith. tonight coming up at 6:00 we'll hear from a very devoted giants fan who says the pain goes beyond being a giants fan, it hurts his bottom line. for now live at at&t park in san francisco, now back to you. >> thanks, stephanie. the reaction to melky's suspension online is coming in fast and strong. >> pam said melky, what have you done? adult fans may accept your apologies, but try explaining it to your little fans, kids that, look up to you. >> betty wrote in you can't really be that stupid to think you wouldn't get caught. why would you risk it all knowing you could possibly get caught. beyond disappointed in you. >> but harold is keeping the faith saying we will win with or without him. go giants baby! and you can join the discussion on facebook. just log and search nbc bay area. >>> there were rumors back in july that cabrera had tested positive for a banned substance. in fact comcast sportsnet giants insider andrew baggarly tweeted on july 27th there'

.  >>> the nationals are a very young team with very little postseason experience. now, talking with the guys this week i got the feeling they were handling that pressure just fine. but something happened this weekend. the nats struggled all series against the phillies, getting outscored 12-5rbgs while the phillies brought out the brooms. it's the first time the nats have been swept since mid-june. there's also reports of some discourse in the clubhouse. we'll talk about all that coming up. >> don't underestimate this ball club. they've got a fine ball club here. we came in, and they had a little momentum, and we got a little banged up. happens. >> now, we've seen the last of robert griffin iii this preseason. but good news, it ended on a high note. the rookie impressed against indianapolis, but he wasn't the only one. grant paulsen will join me tonight to talk some skins. speaking of impressive, peyton manning needed less than a quarter to prove he is ready to placement he is back we've got highlights from his game against san francisco, plus the rest of tonight's

>> if we look really good going into a postseason. >> and there are other pitchers who are performing really well. >> good time. >> uh-huh. >>> coming up on 4:41 as we look live outside, washington monument in the distance. tom kierein is in storm center 4 to let us know what to expect. >> time for your weather and traffic on the ones. 4:41, we have a partly cloudy to mostly cloudy sky in the wake of those showers that came through last night. just a few clouds are drifth over us now. a little shower there southeast of roanoke. most of that dissipating. another shower over the lower part of the bay. that may move near cambridge over the next hour. right now, it's another cool morning. 60s. dark green, 50s. that includes western maryland and west virginia. parts of the shenandoah valley. hour by hour today, by 6:00 a.m., still in the 60s. by noontime, near 80. reaching mid 80s by mid afternoon. just a slight chance of an isolated thunder shower by mid to late afternoon. a look at the next seven days in ten minutes. mike is in for danella this morning with our traffic. good morning, mik

say that about the houston texans not losing matt schwab, they could have gone a long way in the postseason. >> dan: keep in mind andre johnson had the hamstring injury, and mario williams ended up on ir with their best defensive play. hit deep, and with pierre-paul and gone for good now as he's now calling buffalo home. be interesting to see how much impact he has on that buffalo bills defense. >> yeah, wait till he finds out what december is like in buffalo compared to houston. heaven forbid they could close the roof of the stadium and have a perfect 72° temperature to play. >> david carr over the middle. found his man, robinson. 20 remaining, 20 seconds, still a two-minute warning. >> nice tackle there. nice hit by patrick strahan, the linebacker. right over the middle again, same play out from the 36-yard line. with that, we've reached the 2:00 minute warning. two minutes to play here at met life stadium. it's 20-17, chicago. [ male announcer ] at scottrade, we believe the more you know, the better you trade. so we have ongoing webinars and interactive learning, plus, in-branch seminars

we might, and i said might, get two teams into the postseason. >> like we did about ten years ago.nks, henry. >>> we're continuing to follow hurricane isaac. jeff raineri is here with a final update for us. >> this system doesn't want to weaken. typically, we see these break down after they lake landfall. that's not happening. winds at 80 miles per hour. even by tomorrow night, it looks like it could stay as a tropical storm well inland. here's the thing. remnants of this could go well up into chicago, as we head through the next couple of days. >> thanks, jeff. thanks for joining us tonight. we hope to see you back here tomorrow. >> announcer: it's "the tonight show with jay leno," featuring rickey minor and "the tonight show" band. tonight, jay welcomes -- emmy award-winning actress, lisa kudrow. from "fast n' loud," richard rawlings and aaron kaufman. the music of owl city and carly rae jepsen.

on their tight clubhouse chemistry and it might be a big reason why they're making a run at the postseasonrs and fans hope that the suspension will not disrupt that, the a's took a chance on signing the 39 year-old pitcher, after being out of baseball in 2010 with elbow and shoulder injuries. he became a reclamation project in oakland and was in the midst of a career revival, 2

. >> if the season ended right now, we would be in the postseason.rt with the giants when it comes to zito seems like it's barry bad or barry good. his battery made helps him out a lot in the first, buster posey ticket to ride. 3-run shot he is just rolling in the power category right now. that's his 18th. allen craig hits to zito a couple of times his only problem two stolen homers. zito givers up only the first run for today's win. brandon belt will chug in the score. giants lost to colorado. >>> get that finger away from the panic button. if a's did not have a pulse last night but today dunk it. they're back into the wild card spot and looking pretty good from the get. alberto callejo two-run score. a's have ringers at second and third they come out of the inning. mike sosha not happy. the last by josh redding but the a's weren't finished. check this play out by cocoa chris morales. got to give a lot to get a lot the raiders hoping they get more from the quarterback they traded for last season. that would be carson palmer. he wasn't bad at all for

and barred the team postseason play for four wins , andlidated find a school millions of dollars. >>ce are afterinistrative leave man whot and killed a allegedly threatened them with a knife and. dozens of people witnessed the saturday afternoon in times square. 51-year-old darius kennedy was marijuana when officers confronted him. police said kennedy pulled out a knife. they told him to drop it. officer used pepper spray then they shot him when he lunged at the police. >> a pennsylvania woman accused her fiance just before they were set to get married. 31-year-old na cola darcel franklin stamp him to death their apartment in. four children were inside at the time. neighbors heard the couple police werere called. charged with homicide and is being held without bond. >> gabrielle giffords and her husband mark kelly have moved to tucson, arizona. is there new home they purchased. they moved in yesterday. giffords had been in houston a year-and-a-half recovering from wound to the head. she and 12 others survived the a grocerypree at store that left six people dead. >> we are getting a n

. >> if the season ended right now, we would be in the postseason. comes to zito seems like it's barry bad or barry good. his battery made helps him out a lot in the first, buster posey ticket to ride. 3-run shot he is just rolling in the power category right now. that's his 18th. allen craig hits to zito a couple of times his only problem two stolen homers. zito givers up only the first run for today's win. brandon belt will chug in the score. giants lost to colorado. >>> get that finger away from the panic button. if a's did not have a pulse last night but today dunk it. they're back into the wild card spot and looking pretty good from the get. alberto callejo two-run score. a's have ringers at second and third they come out of the inning. mike sosha not happy. the last by josh redding but the a's weren't finished. check this play out by cocoa chris morales. got to give a lot to get a lot the raiders hoping they get more from the quarterback they traded for last season. that would be carson palmer. he wasn't bad at all for oakland but with the bene

remainder of the regular season plus the first four playoff games if the giants make it to the postseason cabrera said that the positive test was "the result of my use of a substance i should not have used. i accept my suspension. i am deeply sorry for my mistake. and i apologize to my teammates, to the giants organization, and to the fans for letting them down." cabrera was batting .346 with 11 home runs and 60 rbis. here's what his manager, bruce bochy, had to say. >> we're disappointed. you know, melky was having a real nice year for us. but you know, our thoughts are right now we move on. that's all you can do. whether it's an injury or something like this. and this teem will remain focused on trying to win ball games. that's where we're at right now. that never changes. sometimes you're dealt with some things you have to handle and this is one of them. that's our focus is -- focus forward. >> this bad news was delivered prior to the game. nats and giants. rubber match. tim lincecum struggling early. top one, two outs. jayson werth singles to left. two runs score and it's 2-0. nats on

the team playing above-.500 baseball and having their name mentioned in the same sentence as "the postseason this is a great year to celebrate the glorious history of the black and orange. and orange.

i knew the only way i was going to get a job was to try to get into postseason.g to go from one team who was in first place to go to another team in first place also. i am just thankful to be somewhere that i am comfortable at. and getting the opportunity. >> seattle tomorrow and it's playoff time at the pga tour. tiger woods is the top seed. he had a good round today. it was four behind it later. tiger played with rory mcilroy. they will try it again tomorrow. that's the news for this thursday night. we're happy you shared time with us. for all of us here have a great night. good night. fo [ bell tolls ] so, why are we up here? because farmers offers a new-roof discount? [ thudding ] oh, boy. yep. and it's an agent's job to help people find new ways to save. there's some cool stuff up here. there sure is. [ man ] look what i found. it's a fiddler on the roof. ♪ [ up-tempo country ] what are the chances? [ announcer ] we are insurance. ♪ we are farmers bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ era detergent once clobbered a stain made by a meatball. that meatball now lives i

means he will miss the rest of the regular season or playoff games if the giants make it to the postseasonan francisco does not make the playoffs he will miss the first few games of the 2013 regular season. >> is a heartbreaker. it makes you feel terrible. >> i think he got what he deserves because he is there to set an example in you should be there for his team. >> of the suspension comes as the giants' relief pitcher is close to the end of his 100th game drug suspension. a statement reads " i am deeply sorry for my mistake and i apologize to my teammates, to the giants' organization, and to the fans for letting them down ". >> a terrifying time for some san francisco parents after getting a phone call that their 10 year-old daughter was missing. it turns out that the girl was all alone at o'hare airport. her parents had a united airlines 8 $99 fee to hire someone to make sure she made her connecting flight. that escort apparently never showed up >> they're trying to get the cheapest labor force of many of their services. that is where the public is being misled. >> airlines can be fine

fine, with the money going to an endowment to benefit the welfare of children, a four-year ban on postseasonplay, a reduction in the maximum allowance of scholarships offered to incoming players for the next four years, any entering or returning player is free to transfer without restriction, the vacating of all victories from >>> he will monitor for sanctions. they fined penn state $60 million and suspended the football team for four years. it was in response to a report finding officials failed to stop child sex abuse by jerry sandusky. >>> children used to play with box toys, now they have handheld toys that are not toys at all propertying new rules -- prompting new rules. >> there is the fog right now, but it will not make many inland locations, i will have your forecast coming up. >>> russia launched a space ship this morning to bring supplies to the international space station. it is supposed to arrive 6 hours after take off. it is a test of a same day new docking system. >>> new rules today designed to shield children from online marketers. ktvu's tom vacar is live with why the curren

. >> eric: giants beef up offense, a big acquisition they made as they begin the public for the postseason>> and penguins are keeping canceled because of safety >> katie: good morning, thanks for watching. it's 5:24 on this wednesday plorng, you are looking at beautiful scene out here. this is from vollmer peak, you see the moon setting over the bay. i detect a few clouds. mike nicco will have a full forecast coming up in just a bit. >> eric: first place giants will welcome hunter pence to the starting line-up. he arrived at at&t park last night shortly after they beat the mets. he signed autographed and checked out the new locker room and said hello to tim lincecum as he gave an interview. giants moved out a game ahead of the dodgers. tonight is jerry garcia night at ballpark. >>> in oakland this afternoon, a's will try to build on their franchise best ever july against the tampa bay rays but the team cooled off at the end of the month. last night the rays shut out the a's 8-0. parker will be to the mound and first pitch will be 12:35. >> penguins at california academy of sciences, six pa

. >>> despite what happened to the a's on the field tonight, they are serious about a postseason stopcquire stephen drew from arizona in exchange for a minor leaguer. should be an upgrade. nice distraction for a's fans. the game against the twins this evening. former a, josh willingham, hitting .409, with 5 homers against his former mates. the onslaught continues. a couple of rbi's off brandon mccarthy. joe mauer, also 3 for 5. the twins coast behind 15 hits off oakland pitching. 7-2 the final. >>> no matter what, a sensational ride for petaluma. not ready to have it come to a halt either. tie ballgame, bottom of the 8th. danny marza waits for the pitch. >> left field, game over! california wins it. >> 5-4 walkoff victory, beating the team from new jersey. a game none of those kids will forget. imagine throwing a no-hitter in a world series. that's exactly what connecticut's will lucas does. you see the final out. 13 strike outs. dominating indiana, 4-0. tomorrow, 5:00 p.m. our time, it's petaluma vs. connecticut. do or die for petaluma if they're to continue in the world series. it's

. >>> despite what happened to the a's on the field tonight, they are serious about a postseason stopre stephen drew from arizona in exchange for a minor leaguer. should be an upgrade. nice distraction for a's fans. the game against the twins this evening. former a, josh willingham, hitting .409, with 5 homers against his former mates. the onslaught continues. a couple of rbi's off brandon mccarthy. joe mauer, also 3 for 5. the twins coast behind 15 hits off oakland pitching. 7-2 the final. >>> no matter what, a sensational ride for petaluma. not ready to have it come to a halt either. tie ballgame, bottom of the 8th. danny marza waits for the pitch. >> left field, game over! california wins it. >> 5-4 walkoff victory, beating the team from new jersey. a game none of those kids will forget. imagine throwing a no-hitter in a world series. that's exactly what connecticut's will lucas does. you see the final out. 13 strike outs. dominating indiana, 4-0. tomorrow, 5:00 p.m. our time, it's petaluma vs. connecticut. do or die for petaluma if they're to continue in the world series. it's hol

. >> if the giants make the postseason cabrera would be eligible to play in the sixth game.e outfielder known as the milk man was having a career year. he actually issued a statement saying his positive test is a result of his use of a substance he should not have used. because he accepts his suspension and will try to move on with his life. >> tough luck for the giants heading for a hopeful playoff run. san francisco gearing up for the america's cup world series. 11 catamarans assembled, hitting the bay for the world series qualifying races that start on tuesday. these boats used in the qualifying races may be smaller than the ones in the final races but make no mistake about it, still very fast. >> you got to get across the boat, you're basically on a trampoline. if it's wavy, it's our balance. it's tough conditions, that's a good thing, really. >> kind of looks like former new york mayor rudy giuliani. you can get a look tuesday when the boats hit the bay area for a series of qualifying races. >> triple digits this weekend, now a cooldown and christina, you mentioned thun

with the team having their name mentioned in the same sentence as the postseason, this is a great year history of the black and orange. on average, thousands of people a day switch from cascade to finish-- over a million so far. with finish quantum you get inedibly clean, sparkling dishes without rinsing first. and now you can try finish quantum for free. visit us on facebook. >> you're watching wbal tv-11, live, local, late breaking. >> good morning and welcome to 11 news sunday morning. i'm jennifer franciotti. >> i'm lisa robinson. first let's look outside with meteorologist ava marie. really nice out there. >> yesterday was great, too. >> we are stepping away from the extreme heat with drier air moving in. currently 63 degrees at b.w.i. marshall. the dew point is barely in the 50's right now, even lower than that outside the city. humidity at 87%. that may sound high just because temperatures are cooler in the morning. humidity will drop in the afternoon. we expect a lot more clouds to push in as the storm system moves in from the south, a potential for showers, especially late, bu

nationals are making additional postseason tickets available to season ticket holders who renew their accounts for next year and pay a deposit by the end of this month. they already have access to playoff tickets. >>> this is when we're all making calls to friends who might have season tickets to jockey for a spot for the playoff games. >> you got a seat open? want to make a trade? >> right. >>> it is 5:25. 74 degrees. coming up, pegging an outpours of support in the district as people gather to remember the victims of of temple shooting. >>> the changes made in the skies over d.c. after a close call between three planes at reagan national airport. >>> storm4 meteorologist tom kierein is tracking another warm-up for our region. what you can expect today, >>> looking at the stories making head liens. at 5:28. the new orders from the faa following a very close call at reagan national airport. >>> angry pepco customers sound off as they plan to ask for another rate hike. >>> the u.s. is guaranteed another gold medal today. the historic match-up in london. >>> much more on those stories t

is still no agreement on who will pay for extended metro service if the nats make the postseas postseasonthe city says the team should pay for it. they shelled out $800 million to pay for nationals park. two met late last month. the nats is have a 6 1/2 game lead. figure it out soon. >>> the weekend of reliving history. they'll renumerate the second bat of manassas. organizers say the weekend is designed to take it back in time and outline stonewall jackson's raid who was a confederate general, of course. three days of events at the hometown of what nasa will have an reenacter military parade and living history. >>> all right. 5:51. time for weather and traffic on the ones. a touch more humid but still a beautiful summer day. >> wouldn't you agree, tom? >> i would. unfortunately there are changes on the way for these outdoor events for the weekend. >> no. >> i'm afraid the reenacting going on at manassas and outdoor events. unfortunately, yes, pay attention to the forecast. i'll tell you about those changes. but right now, though, we're off to a pleasant start. temperatures around the met

last month to figure out who is going to pay for extended metro service if the nats pick make the postseason. the city says the team should pay for it as d.c. shelled out $800 million to pay for nationals park. about a month left in the season, nats have a 6 1/2 game lead over the atlanta braves. >>> 6:37. the "today" show is coming up next at 7:00. let's check in with savannah guthrie. good morning to you. nice to see you. >> you, too, eun. good to see you. coming up on a friday morning on "today," lance armstrong's stunning decision to end his fight against allegations that he used performance enhancing drugs. the u.s. antidoping agency says the decision means it will now ban armstrong from competitive cycling for life and strip him of his seven tour de france titles. this morning we'll hear from both sides. >>> also ahea al will have the latest on where tropical storm isaac could be headed next. plus, a consume alert for anyone who books vacations online. popular travel websites accused of conspireing with hotels to fix prices. and then swimming sensation missy franklin will be here to ta

. >> continuing to look at a spectacular season for them and hoping for the best through the postseason. >> hope i can get to one of those games. >> coming up on 11 minutes after 5:00 on this thursday morning. a live look outside this morning. some of us having a bit of fog to deal with. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein with the latest. >> yeah, that's right, aaron, mainly in the rural areas. we're not getting it right here in the city. you can see we have excellent visibility, live view from our hd city camera. good morning! time for weather and traffic on the 1s as we approach 5:11 on this thursday morning. we had those passing showers and thunder showers late last evening. those are long gone now, but we have just a few sprinkles now just into several maryland, into the northern neck of virginia, heading northeast towards southern maryland from near cambridge over towards salisbury over the next hour, but north and west of washington, it's all clear, just a few clouds passing over the met are area. where it has cleared out, it's right back down into the low and mid-50s in weste

hear four year postseason ban, this really takes seven, eight, nine years before they recover. spin it forward to this year, the last time i checked they had nine players that transferred and a lot of big names. sigh lus we talked about, goes to usc. justin brown the best wide receiver leaves to oklahoma, kicker, same guy that punts as well, goes to texas. six wins this year for bill o'brien is a great season. they got brand new system on offense, pro style system, ted roof the defensive coordinator, a new system on that side of the ball and a tough schedule. they will play a very big, very physical virginia team early. play navy on the road at iowa and nebraska. good news they don't have to play michigan or michigan state. six wins this year is a great year for pen state. >> williams college in the top ten. >> how are they doing? >> fantastic. >> really? >> get excited. >> aren't they adorable. >> big year. >> big year coming up. >> adorable is not the adjective they were looking for. >> totally open to using these new adjectives. >> thank you. very nice to meet you very inter

we don't need late collapses coming into the postseason. >> shut him down for his own good. >> shut him down for his own good and keep pushing for the playoff spot. >> have the trump card. >> yes. >> he is too excited about the sports thing. >> typical man. >>> well, nice day today weather wise. in fact, our guest came into the studio and said it is wonderful outside. that is great, we have more sunshine than yesterday. a weak ridge of high pressure will give us the benefit of that. the current temperatures are comfortable. the humidity is not too bad. it is 71 degrees at reagan international airport. we have 59 at fredrick. we are going to give way to mostly sunny. so, this ridge of high pressure will help us out in the course of today and the rest of the week. like yesterday, i can not rule out a scattered showers or storm into the evening hours tonight. we had that yesterday briefly it is possible. we have a trough of low pressure to the north of us. but it is warm. into the mid-80s. the temperatures will continue to climb into the week. you will like the weekend once you see my five

it will be his first action since several neck injuries side lined him for the 2010 postseason. >> scary a mannequin was hanging from a noose off a billboard. drivers called 911, worried it was actually a real person. police say it was a publicity stunt in very bad taste. the billboard's owner says it's a victim of vandalism. >>> all right, that deadly shooting at a wisconsin temple sheds light on a problem many may have not realized. just how prominent are white supremacy groups on military bases? you might be shocked by what we found. pentagon correspondent chris lawrence explain. >> reporter: wade michael page's belief in power was tattooed over all his body. but back in ft. bragg, you couldn't tell by looking at him. >> he didn't have the tattoos when he was in the army. >> reporter: fellow soldier and friend says page wasn't shy about sharing his views and ranted against nonwhite people. >> he would often mention the racial holy war that was coming. >> reporter: a criminologist who interviewed page said he started identifying with the neonazi movement while he was in the army becaus

. $60 million in fines, a four-year ban on postseason play.ese are some of the things that the team is looking at. nine players, carol, as a result of the ncaa sanctions decided to transfer to other schools. when i asked the players about that they said, yes. that definitely hurts. but they really feel as though the team is stronger and closer than it was before. you really get the sense from the players they feel like they're playing for something more than just football. they feel like they're playing for a way to sort of reset things at penn state and create a new chapter hopefully in the future of the team. >> jason, thanks so much. >>> hurricane isaac might not be a hurricane any longer but it's still causing quite a bit of damage in louisiana, in mississippi, and it's moving on and may cause flooding as far as missouri. we'll be right back. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter