some, like the san antonio spurs' coyote, displaying athleticism rivaling players on their teams.ashing in. big. at the very top, rocky the mountain lion, the denver nuggets' mascot, reportedly making $625,000 a year. followed by the atlanta hawks' harry the hawk at $600,000. that's just their salary. >> you could make close to $1 million a year if you're -- just for the game day, then side gigs too. mascots are a huge deal. it's brand extension. if you've got the mascot out in the marketplace, that is adding more and more eyeballs to your product. >> reporter: in the world of major league mascots, it doesn't get much bigger than gritty. with over 2 million followers on social media. beyond the rink, he's quickly become one of the faces of the city. even appearing on abc's "abbott elementary." >> this is a cute picture, though. >> reporter: do people love gritty more than any other mascot? you make me happy, that's for sure. i've been smiling as soon as you walked into this interview. it's no easy feat speaking with a 7-foot-tall creature who can only gesture for answers. after as

elsewhere, the cleveland cavaliers beat san antonio spurs 117—99 for their fifth win in a row.on with zach collins. the cavs are third in the eastern conference. and that's all the sport for now. back to you. speak to you later. facebook is marking its 20th anniversary today. it has grown from a network for harvard university students to one of the biggest online platforms in the world, but has come under increased pressure from regulators and rival companies. it helped usher in the era of social media but has also triggered concerns about fake news, the mental health of young users and the foundations of democracy. from silicon valley, our technology correspondent james clayton looks back at a turbulent two decades. for me, there are two chapters for facebook over the last 20 years. the first is more than a decade's worth of exponential growth. people signed up in their droves. it was almost impossible to find someone who wasn't on facebook, and the platform was relatively uncontroversial. but then the next chapter began to develop a very unwanted chapter for facebook. they do

elsewhere, the cleveland cavaliers beat san antonio spurs 117—99 for their fifth win in a row.h zach collins. the cavs are third in the eastern conference. that is the sport for now. thank you. parisians will vote today in a referendum on whether to a introduce higher parking charges for suvs parked in the city by non—residents. the city council is backing the increase to try to discourage the use of the cars, which it says are more dangerous and bad for the environment. the president of namibia, hage geingob, has died. he was 82 years old. he'd been in hospital receiving treatment for cancer. mr geingob was a member of namibia's liberation movement — and was the country's first prime minister after independence from apartheid south africa in 1990. pakistan goes to the polls this week, but there are questions about how free or fair these elections will be. former prime minister imran khan is disqualified from running and received three jail sentences this week, keeping him in prison for 1h years. his party, the pti, had their electoral symbol of a cricket bat removed, meaning a

elsewhere, cleveland cavaliers beat san antonio spurs 117—99 for their fifth win in a row.ate with the football. thank— keep up—to—date with the football. thank you — parisians will vote today on whether to a introduce higher parking charges for suvs parked in the city by non—residents. the city council is backing the increase to try to discourage the use of the cars, which it says are more dangerous and bad for the environment. let's go live now to paris and get the latest from french journalist anne—elisabeth moutet. lovely to have you with us. 1.3 million parisians are involved in this. how het up are they over this issue? ., . , this. how het up are they over this issue? ., ., , . this. how het up are they over this issue? ., .,, . .,, i., ~ issue? not as much as you think, exce -t issue? not as much as you think, except the _ issue? not as much as you think, except the ones _ issue? not as much as you think, except the ones who _ issue? not as much as you think, except the ones who are - issue? not as much as you think, except the ones who are a - issue? not as much as

and all in a san antonio spurs themed enclosure. according to the san antonio zoo.low is one of the only species that can roll itself into a perfect ball as a defense mechanism. a sleepy baby sloths at the cincinnati zoo dozed off while enjoying a snack. so here is baby juno and 8 months old. 2 toed sloths just fell sleep. crunch there during snack time at the zoo in cincinnati, ohio. and, you know, was born in june of this of last year. who doesn't love a good knack. the pack a snack and a nap. it's one thing. thanks for joining us here during kron for news at noon, i'm justine waldman. i'll see you again during kron for news at 2, 3, for now. we'll send things over to live in the bay. that's what's up next. >> definitely like snacks and naps. but coming up today on live in the bay spring cleaning is right around the corner, everybody. and we're visiting with our friends at best reviews for the top tested products to get you right. heading into the warm weather days. plus. >> reach out and read bay area's here to tell us all about the ways in the programs that your

the san antonio spurs march 9th at shea's center, £0.03 blood donors will win a pair of tickets. >> timenow. 709. we do have quite a commute going in some places now. let's go right to the bay bridge toll plaza. it's backed up all the way out to the maze. metering lights are on. we also have a lot of slow traffic this morning on 680 from concord to walnut creek because of earlier issues. and on 880, as you drive into the area, this is 880 as you drive into fremont and hayward. 880 in oakland looks pretty good in both directions. fog is an issue for some people. you may see some patchy fog during your morning commute. 710 let's go back to the desk. >> okay. sal, an east bay community coming together to help a family that's mourning the death of a father. what we're finding out about the stabbing victim as police search for the suspect. >> bay area elections officials dealing with a glitch. why some new ballots are being resent this week this ad? typical. politicians... "he's bad. i'm good." blah, blah. let's shake things up. with katie porter. porter refuses corporate pac money. and leads

he also referenced former san antonio spurs star manu ginobili, who won four rings and a gold medal ande hall of fame while coming off the bench most of his career . >> loved his comments after the bench about, you know, guys like manu ginobili. i don't know if he mentioned anybody else. my thought is andre iguodala and andre's case, like be the mvp of the finals. we're going to get chris paul back. um yeah chris paul and klay thompson coming off the bench. that's pretty good. so love our guys i love the chemistry that they have together. i think we can make a really good push okay brandon pisemsky replaced thompson in the starting lineup last thursday and he will continue to do so moving forward, at least for the time being. >> the rookie out of santa clara. he's been a revelation for the warriors, arguably the steal of the draft considering he was selected 19th overall over the last ten games in which the warriors have gone eight and two, pisemsky has averaged 13 points, seven rebounds, six assists and just a little over one turnover. a game. he's been very efficient. the 20 year old

the san antonio spurs star became just the 5th player and league history with at least $25.00 points. henry bounce and tens locks. and again, the frenchman did it in this when over this final routers. the n b hasn't seen a triple double with locks a since 2018 when mc davis cheats the fee. and for the 3rd time in 5 years, patrick, my homes was in disneyland, so the traditional super bowl winters parade. he led his team to an overtime victory against the san francisco. 40 niners homes. so has a way to go if he's the equal or better. tom brady's all time record of 7 championship with okay, that is all you support for now during back to you. thank you so much for that up there it's and thanks for watching the news. our analogies 0 cerros with you in just a moment. you'll have much more of today's news and all the latest headlines out of gaza. thanks for watching by the the man was 71 year old curtis reeds, a retired swat commander and police captain who brought a gun within that day. we just went back to washington previous thinking that everything was over like okay, manager is going to

the only thing i would say is, well, let's think of but when my san antonio spurs go to half-time and they're down 20 points. did people say, oh pack your bags and go onto the next city? no. you go back and play and people should be plotting nikki for standing up. >> all right, so just to make the point, i think it's clear where you stand on this, but obviously, congressman, you had to make a difficult decision. you chose to end your own campaign. present he didn't think you had a viable path >> if nikki >> haley loses tonight by a lot, it doesn't seem that she has a viable path. why it should it be different for her? >> well, so i had to get out because i didn't have any money. nikki haley continued to raise money january. she raised more money in january, then she had done any previous quarter. so if you have the resources, keep going, this is now down to between two people, a man and a woman. and the reality is if she has momentum something to keep going, has the money to keep going. we should this isn't over until somebody gets 1,215 delegates that's when that's what you need in o

center will be entered into a drawing to get tickets to see the golden state warriors play the san antonio spurse center, three three blood donors will win a pair of warriors tickets. >> very nice. yeah i love it. >> yeah okay. because it is always a great need. >> yeah. >> all right. sal 609 is the time you're covering at least one problem. i know sal, you're checking in on stuff, am i am i am i on television? >> you're online. >> yes. you are right now. jesus. >> all right. >> uh, southbound 680. as you come up to highway 24, there is a crash and the latest is that they still have not, uh, cleared the lanes. unfortunately, this is now beginning to affect all of the freeway between 242 and 24. and normally we don't have. i mean, look at this. we don't even have a backup on highway four this morning, which is unusual. so i think that if this crash wasn't here, we wouldn't have a backup here either. things are a little bit lighter than usual. you will see that traffic is going to be okay at the bay bridge toll plaza. this is a little bit of a backup. i have a feeling a lot of people are taking a

san antonio for us. he sat and watched the nba forever. >> reporter: people in the organization say that nepotism was not part of the offer. after all, he play different roles in the spurs and other organizations. >> i also know that that is part of the territory. >> reporter: criticism is a part of this job, something steve knows all about. >> if you are the head coach, you are going to be criticized. that is part of it. >> reporter: but there's not much to complain about. >> it is santa cruz. >> reporter: they have a winning percentage over 600 and currently hold out for a playoff spot. the younger kerr is doing things his way. >> i try not to make it like, hey, my dad up there says i need to do this stuff. >> reporter: nicholas is worried about now. without shedding the family name. >> i like coaching. it is just about basketball. >> he is refreshingly honest. what is really cool is that he told us once the g league season ends, nicholas will join the bench . there will be an opportunity for for him to sit on the bench close to his dad. >> i am sure he learns from him, but to actually do that in a game and learn as a warrior, that will be fun. >>> still ahead, we hav

san antonio for us. >> people in the organization said nepotism wasn't the hype, after all, he served a different role for the spurs and warriors organizations but still, he was expecting blowback. >> i also know that is a part of the territory. >> criticism is a part of his job, something steve knows all about. >> sure, as a head coach, you are going to get criticized, that is a part of it. >> but there is not too much to complain about. the santa cruz warriors have a winning percentage over 600 and currently holds down a playoff spot. the younger kerr is doing things his way. >> i try not to make it like well, my dad says we should do this. >> nicholas is focused on the now with no worries about shedding the family name. >> i don't even think about it, to be honest. i just like being around basketball. >> he told me that it'll be fun when he eventually joints his dad on the bench but, he said he could never imagine coaching against his dad. if he ever got an nba coaching job, that would be scary. >> and also really hard to distance yourself from your dad who played in the league and is now coaching and has a cham