(ken) san francisco giants fanfest is tomorrow.ut tonight we have a preview of what players and team officials are saying about the upcoming season. [music playing] (sashimi) psst. hey, you! the one with the designer dog collar. wondering how i upgraded to this sweet pad? a 1,200-square-foot bathroom, and my very own spa. all i had to do was give my human "the look". with wells fargo's 3% down payment on a fixed-rate loan and a simpler online application, getting into my dream home was easier than ever. get your human to visit wellsfargo.com/woof. it has been a rough couple of seasons for the san francisco giants... but today, a day before the team's annual fanfest... the organization hosted members of the media. kron four's philippe djegal caught up some of the big names on the team and executive staff at oracle park ... who envision a winning year. (philippe) new president of baseball operations for the san francisco giants, farhan zaidi (zye-dee) knows the team's fan base has winning expectations... and, is growing restless losi

. >>> the decision of san francisco giants manager bruce bochy to call it quits. ♪ [ music ] >>> fromtvu news, this is the four. >>> we begin with some breaking news to tell you about in san francisco. right now, crews continue to battle a two alarm house fire. you can see the flames coming from the second floor this afternoon. the flames spread to the roof of the home. >> you are looking at live pictures from sky fox. we just learned there were no injuries. that one building did sustain major damage. firefighters are telling people to stay away from the area and the house fire is burning and was extinguished minutes ago. this is near page street. stay tuned to ktvu for updates. >>> president trump has declared a national emergency to gain more funding for his border wall. there is fierce opposition, including from california. the attorney general says state legal grounds to challenge the president's actions, saying it is a manufactured crisis. >> an emergency is something that does not have time for congress to act. >> democrats plan to introduce a legislation to rescind the presiden

though it's not quite the beginning of the season, it feels like the end of an era for giants baseball. at san francisco's spring training session today in scottsdale, bruce bochy surprised reporters with the announcement that this 2019 season will be his last. since taking the role of giants' skipper in 2007, bochy has been among the most beloved figures in franchise history. in 2010, he led san francisco to its first world series title since moving to the west coast...and followed that up with championships in 2012 and 2014. in 2017, he became the winningest manager in san francisco giants history...and now, with one- thousand, nine-hundred and 26 wins, he's number 11 on the all-time win list. bochy spent 9 seasons as a catcher, before becoming san diego padres manager in 1995. but after this season, he said, he'll be ready for the next chapter. bruce bochy says: "in my mind, it's time. i've managed with my gut. i came up here in 2007 on my gut, and so it's a gut feeling that it's time, and it's been an unbelievable ride, and there's so much to be grateful for. with players, the city, the fans, my ride

kate rooney says: "san francisco giants fans didn't let a little inclement weather get in the way ofnfest today at oracle park...hundreds of people lined up for photos, autographs and more, and for these fans, the actual season can't come quickly enough." steve wohl says: "i just love the season, i love the rhythm of it, the ups and downs, i love the every day of it." ulysses perdida says: "hoping to come spend my weekend days here again, beautiful sun, beautiful stadium, a new season you know? ready to go." today the fans were ready for the fun that comes with being at the ballpark for the first time this year.silver ciprian says: "once a year you're here, you can anticipate it before the season, and you're with fans, and you just get excited for the season coming up."david beede says: "all in all everybody's excited, you know, a lot of positive energy from the people we've run into." and though not everyone made it to the autograph booth or the selfie station, all the fans share similar desires for the season ahead.kaitlyn joe says: "hoping for a great, no injury season, and having

are still trying to find a place to play next season and they are in serious talks with the san francisco giants to use their ballpark. but the 49ers would have to prove this since san francisco is under the 49ers rights and levi's stadium is in santa clara. the national football league would have to prove this as well. the nfl wants the raiders to work out something by the middle of this month so the 2019 schedule can be finished. >>> more parents are struggling to deal with rising childcare costs in the bay area. data says that the medium cost of childcare has risen 35% for infants and 40% for preschoolers in the last four years. one month of childcare for an infant is more than $1800. that is more than $21,000 per year. costs arising fastest in san francisco and marin county. childcare providers are struggling to keep costs down because they cannot find affordable real estate.>>> and now to washington state where measles outbreak continues to grow. the total number of confirmed cases of measles is at 47 since the beginning of the year with another seven suspected cases. officials say 41 of th

san francisco native, a san francisco giant. your eyebrow might rise when you realize how long bob melvin has been skippering the a's. bay area big league training news and notes to chew on. >>> baseball up top. a's and giants players have reported to spring training. so has dennis o'donnell. reports from him in arizona coming soon. this can't wait. the giants have signed another outfielder! ah, no, again. it's not bryce harper. they did pickup journeyman veteran cameron maybin. this was a minor league contract. san francisco will be his eighth different team in 13 seasons. one of the talked about pitching wrinkles they thought about is starting games with relievers. they're called openers. you can guess what starter madison bumgarner thinks of that. >> how would you feel if somebody came in for the first inning? >> how would you feel if you had somebody asking the questions for you every day? if i have a guy out there, i'm running him out from the first pitch to the last pitch and worry about it from there. >> still with the gi

. >>> new at 10 pm, the san francisco giants will honor two numbers of their organization that recently died, on their uniforms, next season, they will wear a patch on their uniform sleeves that will honor number 44 and the former team president, and the two men are the most important figures of the san francisco giants. one died last year and the other last month. they are still deciding on the design for the patch. >>> the 18-year-old, katherine wu, got the crown. they came from all over the country, and she entered the pageant to show other young woman -- women that with hardware, everything is possible. >> i started this pageant because i wanted to be an ambassador for the chinese community and wanted to connect with my heritage and roots. through this pageant i have done that. >> katherine wu has been excepted to rice university in houston. and she hopes to compete and the 2023 summer olympics in tokyo. saturday night she will ride on the float for the chinese new year's parade. live coverage of the parade begins the saturday night from 6 pm to a p.m. it will then be re-broadcasted

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though it's not quite the beginning of the season, it feels like the end of an era for giants baseball. at san francisco's spring training session today in scottsdale, bruce bochy surprised reporters with the announcement that this 2019 season will be his last. since taking the role of giants' skipper in 2007, bochy has been among the most beloved figures in franchise history. in 2010, he led san francisco to its first world series title since moving to the west coast...and followed that up with championships in 2012 and 2014. in 2017, he became the winningest manager in san francisco giants history...and now, with one- thousand, nine-hundred and 26 wins, he's number 11 on the all-time win list. bochy spent 9 seasons as a catcher, before becoming san diego padres manager in 1995. but after this season, he said, he'll be ready for the next chapter. bruce bochy says: "in my mind, it's time. i've managed with my gut. i came up here in 2007 on my gut, and so it's a gut feeling that it's time, and it's been an unbelievable ride, and there's so much to be grateful for. with players, the city, the fans, my ride

(grant) it's been a rough couple of seasons for the san francisco giants... but today, a day before the team's annual fanfest... the organization hosted members of the media. kron four's philippe djegal caught up some of the big names at oracle park... who envision a winning year. (philippe) not long from now... the tarp will be pulled off the field... and, the cre san francisco gian fanfest saturday... will be replac w champions... who are eager to atone for two consecutive down seasons... and, bring winning back to this storied franchise.bruce bochy/manager- "i'm amped to go. i'm ready to go."brandon crawford/shor tstop- "we all go into spring with a positive mindset thinking we can win a lot of games, and get back to the postseason, um, and eventually win a world series." guys recovering from injuries that sidelined them for part of last year... say the off- season went well... catcher buster posey, recovering from hip-surgery, says he intends to be ready to go opening day.buster posey/catcher- "i'm optimistic that i'll be able to play and have the, you kn

. >>> the most successful manager in the history of the san francisco giants announced today that he is retiring after this season. bruce bochy led the giants to three world series championships in one incredible five-year span. bochy made the announcement in arizona today shortly before the giants full squad workout for the spring training in the 2019 season. it clearly stunned many of executives. bochy said he's been considering stepping down for several months, and he finally decided that the 2019 season will be his last after 13 years with san francisco.>> in my mind, it's time. i manage with my gut, came up here in 2007 on my gut, and so it's a gut feeling that it time, and it's been an unbelievable ride.>> bochy made it clear that he wants that right to continue with a fourth world series championship with the giants of the season. coming up a little later on we will have the reaction of some of the giants players.>>> two teenagers are safe after being rescued from a santa clara county trail. coming up, why officials say everyone should be using extra caution while hiking right

. >> you are san francisco native your first time the giants, since they moved from new york to san francisco won world series. remember being out front of city hall that day one of the greatest days of my life watching them bring the trophy down to city hall. i kept thinking about the generations. and bruce bochy obviously big part of it. great leader, former catcher, a great guy the new the x's and o's of the game. >> i have a chill. >> we will have a more season. he said he would love to go to the world series one more time. i like the fact that he was dependable, reliable on a scale of one to ten always a three. i appreciate that sportsmanship because that is not something you see in professional sports very often. >> and not often you have a guy, skipper of a team, stick around for more than a decade. >>> we begin first in the city of oakland. former president obama is in the city of oakland for an event featuring his foundation's my brother's keeper program. live at the sight site of the event were young men have been invited from all across the country. >> reporter: so many people lini

he became the first african- american to become a big league san ger with the cleveland francisco giants. >> one of the great things for me as an african-american ballplayer is i got a chance to play for an african-american manager , frank robinson in san francisco in 19 81 and 82, i got a chance to play with him, and we struck up a friendship from that moment on, and until today. >> people did not want that ever happened. i think he's one of those type of got you moments, you know, for him, because he had a lot of pride in what he stood for. >> reporter: friends say robinson maintained that gruff exterior even off the field, but once they got to know them, they said he was fun to be around. >> he was funnier than people say. >> reporter: robinson later worked as an executive for major league baseball and was honored at the white house, and despite tremendous accomplishments, many feel he never got it too. >> frank was a special, special player. i don't think people realize how great of a player he was. >> reporter: when robinson was the baseball hall of fame in 1982, he recalled his day

(pam) it has been a rough couple of seasons for the san francisco giants... but today, a day before the team's annual fanfest... the organization hosted members of the media.(ken) kron four's philippe djegal caught up some of the big names on the team and executive staff at oracle park... who envision a winning year. (philippe) not long from now... the tarp and, the crews preparing for the san francisco giants' fanfest saturday... will be replaced with former all- stars and world series champions... who are eager to atone for two consecutive down seasons... and, bring winning back to this storied franchise.bruce bochy/manager- "i'm amped to go. i'm ready to go."brandon crawford/shor tstop- "we all go into spring with a positive mindset thinking we can win a lot of games, and get back to the postseason, um, and eventually win a world series." guys recovering from injuries that sidelined them for part of last year... say the off- season went well... catcher buster posey, recovering from hip-surgery, says he intends to be ready to go opening day.buster posey/cat

. >>> the raider costume contest be sharinging the field with the san francisco giants, right now the team is in talks to play home games at san francisco's oracle park next season. this comes after the raiders withdrew from in em and the nfl. their plan moved to has vegas next year. the laid radar raiders are considering sharing levi >>coupthe new he deon is exp england patriots are celebrating a historic super victory, tom brady and edelman helped beat the la rams. >> the paths won their 6th super bowl beating the los angeles rams 13 to 3. the lowest scoring super bowl in history. breaking a 4th quarter stalemate. >> for the touchdown. >> coach bill belichick has won more super bowls than any coast in nfl history. >> it is going to an tough football game. >> at 66 bell i will check 66 bill belichick is the oldest coach. tom brady is the oldest quarterback. >> it's what it's all about. >> in one bit oftsthe biggest m nghi, cbnews, atlanta. mola >>> edelman is nflmvp. >> edelman. >> super bowl mvp julian edelman is bringing pride to the peninsula. >> i think we are all feeling pretty

(ken) it's been a (ken) it's been a rough couple of seasons for the san francisco giants... day before the team's annual fanfest... the organization hosted members of the media. kron four's philippe djegal caughtsome of the big names at and, the crews preparing for the san francisco giants' fanfest saturday... will be replaced with former all- stars and world series champions... who are eager to atone for two consecutive down seasons... and, bring winning back to this storied franchise.bruce bochy/manager- "i'm amped to go. i'm ready to go."brandon crawford/shor tstop- "we all go into spring with a positive mindset thinking we can win a lot of games, and get back to the postseason, um, and eventually win a world series." guys recovering from injuries that sidelined them for part of last year... say the off- season went well... catcher buster posey, recovering from hip-surgery, says he intends to be ready to go opening day.buster posey/catcher- "i'm optimistic that i'll be able to play and have the, you know, the same workload that i have had." new team president of baseball

in the case of the san francisco giants, not that many morning race players that we know of who grew born and raised in san francisco playing for the orange and black. i was reminded of the long name of the game, third game third baseman the number one pick of the 1965 draft. a third baseman in 1976. a couple of guys as giants until now. he is in scotsdale right now. let's take you a few weeks back. this is mac meyer. san francisco native. zeroing in on his first minor- league camp with his hometown team. >> keep it loose. be relaxed. listen. do you think. he carried that thought from saint ignition 24 years at the university of san francisco and another at the university of virginia. >> i have been fortunate to have great coaches, great support system, and people who have believed in me. they keep believing in me. it goes back to always trying to adapt. smack he grew up going to giants games. >> i love to watch the game. a free spirit. had a game character. >> you come in here and slam it. boom. >> a teammate of the giants top draft pick. >> you play with joy barton? >> reporter: ye

he's retiring at >>> we have breaking news in just the past few minutes san francisco giants manager bruce bochy is retiring. i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. huge news right at the start of spring training. >> kpix5 sports director dennis. >> kenny, i guess it's appropriate that the rain is pouring here in scottsdale. the giants just wrapped up practice and then skipper bruce bochy sat down with his custom after practice to speak with the media nobody saw this coming. >> in my mind it's time. i've managed with my gut. came up here in 2007 on my gut. it's a gut feeling. it's been my time and unbelievable ride. so much to be grateful for. with the players, the city, the fans, you know my ride here, you know, it's time now. >> reporter: this is indeed the end of an era, 25 seasons as the skipper in the big leagues, 13 seasons as giants manager, 3 world series titles 1926 career wins. i just got out of the giants club house, ran into randy crawford -- you knew what your thoughts. >> i mean, he's had a long, great career. it's been a pleasure to play for him the last few seasons,

.>> one of the san francisco giants most successful and popular managers is retiring after this season. bruce made the announcement on the first day of the full squat workout. joe fonzie was there and has the reaction from that.>> i will be retiring after this season. in my mind it is time. it is a gut feeling that it is time. it has been an unbelievable ride. >>'s announcement today eliminate a whole season of speculation and questions about his future.>> it's getting harder to answer the question without being truthful. i will focus on getting this team ready. the 12 years as the giants manager could not provide a more impressive resume. three world series championships in five years and the stars he has managed. the contributions are recognized throughout the organization. it is honestly one of the most important hires we have made.>> is healthy and excited about his 13th year as manager of the giants. he has a lot of decisions to make this ring towards making the final season a successful one. >> a tough loss for the san jose sharks. boston got on the scoreboard first. quickly buil

. >>> coming up, we're going to take you to scottsdale, arizona, to chec san francisco giants as they gear up for the new season, more pushback for the oakland a's new ball park proposal. the two groups speaking out saying howard terminal is a dangerous choice for the new site. let's go. bye, mom. thanks for breakfsat, mom. with quality ingredients like roasted hazelnuts and cocoa, nutella is sure to bring a smile to breakfast time. time is 9:21. the san francisco giants will honor two members of the organization who recently died with a patch on their uniforms for if upcoming season. the team's ceo larry baird said the men are two of the most important figures in san francisco died at the age of 8 october. and the other died after a battle with cancer. the team is still designing that patch. the entire team is hitting the field as position players join the rest of the team to kickoff spring training. >> joe is live for us this morning in scottsdale, arizona, joe, good morning to you. >>> good morning, mike, very appropriate i think that the giants honor those two guys. you know, very

and i would like to read a letter from the san francisco giants that we received today. from the executive vice president jack bare. we have been a business with the port for more than 20 years, about the same time renee has been managed communications. she's been a cheerful, friendly partner and collaborator in the many events throughout the year. it's hard to imagine now but renee was with the port before the first shelf enter thed ground on the jury t on the joun park. together we solved problems along the way, we wish her the best in her retirement and we look forward to seeing herren hy more days in the sunny willie maze plaza. [applause] >> brad benson. renee, you've just been such an amazing colleague. you are so unstoppable. you were always pleasant even when we're in a crisis that sometimes happen with media coverage. elaine said it well, you help us put our best foot forward. whether it's responding to these press inquiries or big events that are a focus of what we do, or responding to sunshine requests. you help hold our hands when the public wants that inform

willie mccovey and the former president, and the men are two of the most important figures in san francisco giant history. one died last year, and the other last month, the team is designing on a design for the patch. >>> sports wrap minutes away, here is scott and jason i what they're working on today. >>> we have a big show coming up frio, a golden state warrior is named in mvp. >>> we are in arizona we have the latest with the giants and the a's, spring training is underway. we will see you at 11:30 pm. what's better than having fast, reliable wifi with coverage throughout your home? how about having internet that can help you save on wireless phone service? xfinity gives you the fastest speeds for all your devices. plus, now that xfinity mobile is included, you can switch your wireless carrier and save hundreds of dollars a year. talk and text as much as you want and only pay for data. now that's simple, easy, awesome. click, call or visit a store today. >>> we are learning more tonight a with this prize that that -- surprise withdrawal. she issued a statement saying that it would be best for

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and, the crews preparing for the san francisco giants' fanfest saturday...e replaced with former all- stars and world series champions... who are eager to atone for two consecutive down seasons... and, bring winning back to this storied franchise.bruce bochy/manager- "i'm amped to go. i'm ready to go."brandon crawford/shor tstop- "we all go into spring with a positive mindset thinking we can win a lot of games, and get back to the postseason, um, and eventually win a world series." guys recovering from injuries that sidelined them for part of last year... say the off- season went well... catcher buster posey, recovering from hip-surgery, says he intends to be ready to go opening day.buster posey/catcher- "i'm optimistic that i'll be able to play and have the, you know, the same workload that i have had." new team president of baseball operations, farhan zaidi (zye-dee), says after a few off-season moves, addressing the pitching staff... he's still piecing the roster together... and, acknowledges that the team recently met with unsigned free-agent outfielder

and on the coast and tomorrow as larry mentioned, san francisco giants fan-fest at oracle park. ouds shouldn't dampen your spirits. if you are a giants fan, get out there and take pictures and meet the players. highs tomorrow in the low to mid-50s. and here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. so over the weekend. we'll have an active pattern through into late sunday. in fact cold air comes in the second storm on sunday and that will bring snow levels down to about 1,000 feet. so the bay area hills and mountains will see some snowflakes. dry, mainly, on monday and tuesday, another wet and breezy storm coming in on wednesday. and then a little bit drier on thursday and friday. >> so ponchos tomorrow for fan-fest. >> i would say that. or some very sturdy umbrellas. very sturdy. >> so before spencer came to work to get the latest on the forecast in the rain, he was in oakland reading to students at hoover elementary school. part of the african-american literature reading celebrating local african-american authors, that would include spencer. students learned about tornados and wat

. >>> on the diamond the san francisco giants were also in action today taking the field for the first time this spring. they fell to the angels 10-3 the final in that one. that'll do it for sports. we'll be back with more news after the break. what's better than having fast, reliable wifi with coverage throughout your home? how about having internet that can help you save on wireless phone service? xfinity gives you the fastest speeds for all your devices. plus, now that xfinity mobile is included, you can switch your wireless carrier and save hundreds of dollars a year. talk and text as much as you want and only pay for data. now that's simple, easy, awesome. click, call or visit a store today. >>> finally tonight, a big celebration in san francisco for the annual chinese new year parade. man, this is yr of the pig. >> of the pig. >> that's right. the parade started at 2nd this is the biggest lunar new year celebration outside of asia, believe it or not. >> i know it's the year of the pig but i'm still always going to be digging the dragon. the most. i just dig the dragon. >> it's yo

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>and we have some san francisco giants news..... giants did sign 31-year- old outfielder cameron maybin......>maybin has played for nine teams in his 12 year career and won a world series with the astros in 2017......> he will report to spring training with the team tomorrow.....> as we head to break, here's a live look outside... golden gate bridge.. our hillshire farm craftsmen start the day slow-roasting turkey for incredible flavor. then, they double seal every slice for freshness. the results, well, they speak for themselves. here's a live look at the bay bridge. ( marty ) dave spahr has your forecast... (dave)another day of cool temperatures and scattered showers are expected today. several bands of showers will move through the area early this morning, with scattered showers possible through the day. accumulating snow is likely above 3,000 feet, with snow levels lowering to around 2000 by sunday morning. winds will be breezy making temperatures feel even cooler. overnight temperatures turn colder early in the upcoming work we

and more like it's going to be the park formerly known as att (oracle now)which means the san francisco giantsre their field.. because it worked so well for the a's when the raiders would tear it up at the coleseum. wake me up when that nightmare's over. ( darya )the only team worth staying up late to watch is the warriors.. they played the lakers sans lebron saturday night.. guess his groin wasn't as good as he thought.. but golden state sure was! the warriors beat l-a thanks to steph curry's 4th quarter rally. whatever ailed klay thompson was gone he poured in 28 points.. boogie chipped in 18 including a massive hammer dunk. k-d added 21. and the warriors have a thrilling comeback victory 115-101. now that's entertainment! and that's the buzz. we'll see you tomorrow ( james ) as expected, it was a slow weekend at the box office, between the cold weather gripping much of the nation, and people staying home to watch thesuper bowl. so which movies managed to score big? david daniel has the top five. an eighth straight top-five finish for "spider-man: into the spider-verse," which made four-poin

san francisco. but those talks are reportedly dead after pushback from san francisco officials. >>> say it ain't so. one of our favorite san francisco giants is going to texas. the rangers have signed huntder pence to a minor league contract with invitation to major league spring training and he made all-star three times and won two world series with the team and fans would argue we wouldn't have won those championships without his team spirit that earned him the nickname the reverend. pence was about town with his electric scooter before it became hip. he hid signed hatss and jerseys around the city for fans to find. he always wins at halloween. especially when he channels napoleon dynamite. hunter pence and his wife alexis stopped by abc 7 in december, before he left for winter camp in the dominican republic and they told us how their hearts were always in san francisco. and going to show you that right there. check that out. they were here. so cute, right. and this is them checking out spencer using hunter's bat to do a weather segment there. unique use of a bat for sure. and today i tweeted a thanks for the memories message to hunter a

tribute should be, will be the hall of fame. >> reporter: indeed the end of an era for the san francisco giants. now larry baer, i asked him was this solely bruce bochy's decision? larry said it was, but i can tell you the next hiring of a manager will be done by the new baseball president. i talked to several players about bochy's departure. we'll hear from them at 6:00. back to you. >> bochy is not done with baseball, office job. in florida this afternoon.. the president told venezuelans that the united s with them. >>> president trump today issuing a warning to supporters of venezuela's president. at a speech in florida this afternoon the president told venezuelans that the united states stands with them. >> the people of venezuela are standing for freedom democracy and the united states of america is standing right by their side. has thrown its support b >> venezuela has dealt with political turmoil and humanitarian crises in recent years. the trump administration has thrown its support behind opposition leader juan guaido. he declared himself president last month even though he lost to inc

from the early years growing up in oakland to his barrier breaking career as manager of the san francisco giants

there are reports now that the raiders are in serious talks with the san francisco giants to use oracleer home games next season. but there are some obstacles here. the 49ers would have to give their approval since san francisco is under the 49ers territorial rights. even though levi stadium is in santa clara. also the nfl would have to approve it first as well. the nfl says it needs the raiders to work out something so it could put together the 2019 schedule. >>> there are more warnings for avalanches and blizzards in the lake tahoe basin late today. heavy snow and whiteout conditions are in the forecast. more than eight feet of snow has dropped on the sierra ski resorts. some tourists found out as they went to go see the snow. >> we just came to visit here. because this is our first time. >> it's your first time in the snow? >> yes. >> did you know it was going to be this bad? >> no. >> some people headed to the sierra on friday thought they could wait for the storm to blow over. the chp says it appears many of them turned around after they realized the snow would last several hours a

. >>> well, soggy weather didn't dampen the enthusiasm at today's san francisco giants fan fest.s of die-hard fans turned out with a hopeful and sunny outlook for the 2019 baseball season. they had a chance to play catch on the field. hang out in the dugout. and of course, get players' autographs. >> always find it amusing when people want you to sign their phones. not the cases but the phones. >> i think we will be above 500. >> i'm trying to get to a payoff. >> the team will soon be headed to arizona for spring training. their game is in two weeks against the los angeles angels. >>> back to the rain watch now. snow fell overnight in kern county including the grapevine. look at highway 5. more snow is expected. this site in tahoe city. winter storm warning in the sierra where significant snowfall is expected above 2500 feet. windy conditions. they are expecting wind gusts up to 110 miles an hour at the very top. that combined with heavy snow will bring white-out conditions. and that's why 80 has been closed for a while. it is just too dangerous to use it out there. >>> the lates

. >>> on other sports notes, it's the end of an area for the san francisco giants. signs came down today. the ballparks name was changed last month. this is the parks third name change since it opened in 2000.>>> the first woman to accuse virginia's lieutenant governor is speaking at stanford tonight. doctor vanessa tyson is a stanford fellow and also an associate politics professor in southern california. tonight's event is a symposium on sexual violence. this is a live look at the event that started moments ago. the event is called the trail encourage in the age of me too. the behavioral science center is hosting the event. university says she will not be discussing her accusations against lieutenant governor. a stanford law professor says fairfax should step down. >> it's really important that so many women like professor tyson are coming forward and saying enough is enough and we cannot have elected officials who have been involved in this kind of behavior. >> the allegations are just one aspect of the political scandal surrounding the leaders. the second woman

. >>> san francisco giants reportedly plan to pay tribute to two of the legendary figures all seasonhall of famer mckofy died in january and pen peter mcgowan passed away. they'll wear patches for the two of them. >>> not baseball weather quiet but getting there with sunshine today. >> so nice to see the sun today, some more tomorrow. it's still cool, though. the rain will be back on wednesday. will be a fairly weak system passing by and then drying out again for the end of the work week. >> i love all the little rain icons there. i mean, not rain but sun. so much rain for so long. >> that snow pack is amazing this year. >> it is. >> walls of snow up in the sierra. thank you so much for joining us. next newscast at 5:00. >> you can get the latest information all day at nbc bay area.com and don't forget to join us tomorrow morning starting at 4:30. it's a deal so good, it will make everyone a fish lover. you get 100%, wild-caught alaska pollock breaded with panko bread crumbs and topped with tartar sauce. plus, hot and salty fries and a drink. for just $4.99! the $4.99 fish sandwich c

. >>> the raiders are in talks tonight to see if they could share a stadium with the san francisco giants. oracle park is one option thlas area. the raiders dropped plans to play their final season in oakland after the city sued them and the nfl over their planned move to vegas. representatives for the giants say there's still no official deal with the raiders. it would also need to be approved by the nfl and the 49ers. victory parade tomorrow. patriots >>> six time super bowl champs the patriots are now back home, the city of boston getting to celebrate their big win with a victory parade tomorrow. patriots wide receiver and bay area native julian edelman is this year's super bowl mvp. he called the win a team effort. edelmen went to woodside high. z on how the >> i'm just so proud of the group of guys that we had this year with the ups and downs that we all had, with just the ebbs and flows of the season. >> born in redwood city, edelman went to woodside high. kpix5's len ramirez on how the super bowl hero is being celebrated. >> reporter: well, the 2004 football season was one for the

player manager for a while as the first african- american big-league manager he managed the san francisco giantser in every regard -- hall of famer in every regard. that's the sporting life. time for more news. >>> the richmond san rafael bridge is open but more repairs are needed after a nightmare today that lasted nine hours. >>> because of the bridge closure chunks of concrete that were falling from the upper deck to the lower deck. the first of the pieces fell on a car and more fell throughout the day. the pieces ranged in size. one was as large as a football. debra is at the toll plaza with the latest. >> cal trans

san francisco. sources tell the ap the raiders and giants are in talks to play the raiders home games in oracle parka spokesperson could just tell us that nothing is confirmed at this point. some fans are not on board. >> san francisco might not need more people and more teams. >> reporter: the decision to play at oracle park needs to be approved by the nfl. in december, the 49ers released a statement saying they are open to having those conversations if the league and raiders are interested. that is not stopping fans from thinking about, what if? ♪ [ music ] >>> super bowl l feet -- super bowl liii is officially in the books, the patriots defeating the los angeles rams 13-3 in atlanta. there was only one touchdown in the entire game. another bay area native, wide receiver julian edelman will clare -- will declare an award. >> he fought it out just like anyone else. >> tom brady is the first nfl player in history to win six super bowl championship rings. julian edelman one super bowl mvp last night. after the game last night, he reflected on his time growing up on the peninsula. >> i always was taug

bochy not only a great manager, but really a great person and end of an era indeed for the san francisco giants for sure. >> he is going to be missed in this town. that's for sure. thanks, dennis. >>> what you're doing is you're lifting up our young men of color. >> ahead of president obama's arrival here in the bay area hundreds of volunteers doing their part today to kick off the my brother's keeper event. of the obama foundation's "my brother's keeper alliance." th >>> former president barack obama in the bay area this week, he will be leading a national gathering of the obama foundation's my brother's keeper alliance. the goal is to build supportive communities for boys and young men of color. the three-day gathering in oakland kicked off with a day of service at an elementary school in west oakland. participants painted murals, cleaned classrooms, organized book shelves. congresswoman barbara lee was on hand for some welcoming remarks. >> and all the work that you're doing, you're going to create an environment where young boys of color here at this school can continue to learn and succeed

grizzlies for the 2012-2013 season, and out of happenstance, the same job opened up for the san francisco giantsi applied, not knowing if i would get it, but i would kick myself if i didn't apply. i was so nervous, i never lived anywhere outside of fridays know, andfridays -- fresno, and i got an interview. and then, i got a second interview, and i got more nervous because know the thought of leaving fresno and my family and friends was scary, but this opportunity was on the other side. but i had to try, and lo and behold, i got the job, and my first day was january 14, 2014. every game day was a puzzle, and i have to figure out how to put the pieces together. i have two features that are 30 seconds long or a minute and a 30 feature. it's fun to put that altogetl r together and then lay that out in a way that is entertaining for the fans. a lucky seat there and there, and then, some lucky games that include players. and then i'll talk to lucille, can you take the shirt gun to the bleachers. i just organize it from top to bottom, and it's just fun for me. something, we don't know how it's going t

. < it may have been wet outside today...a bit cold as well...but that didn't stop san francisco giantshe elements and making their way out to fanfest 2019. the big meet and greet event was held out at oracle park. bruce bochy, buster posey, brandon crawford, joe panic, jeff smardjia, just some of the big names in attendance. it was an interesting fanfest today because as everything was happening there were online rumors galor about bryce harper signing with the team. twitter was ablaze with rumors of the six time all star coming to san francisco. those rumors have not proven to be true. as for the players and their coach. they had quite a bit to say this afternoon. take a listen. "last year was a big improvement. it really was. we did hang in there. that last month, that really made the season look horrible. we lost 15 out of 20, or 20 out of 25. i don't know what it was. that's what made it look bad. but we hung in there despite so many guys getting banged up.""sometimes for kids, all they see is highlights and they see the good stuff happening. in the game

we've got a san francisco native trying to become a san francisco giant. what's better than eight years of bob melvin as a's skipper? how about nine? we've got big league news and notes. come on back. narrator: this february fall in love with twin pine casino's choose your ride giveaway. earn entries for a chance to choose your ride on the grand prize drawing night, february 23rd. you could have your choice of a brand new jeep renegade or chevy malibu only at twin pine casino & hotel. >>> vern -- >> i get my little music. >> you are up to bat. >> thank you, anchor woman. baseball on top for you, spring training. giants and a's reporting and ready to get right after it. so was our own dennis l.his rep soon, but this can't wait. the giants signed journeyman veteran cameron maybin. batted .249 with the mariners last season and san francisco will be his eighth different team in 13 seasons. hey, one of the talked about pitching wrinkles that giants new general manager is thinking about starting games with relievers. they are called openers. you can guess what s

san francisco. the big question, what about it? where is bryce harper going to play ? the giants had just about the most exciting thing with this juicy rumor that he did meet with giants reps earlier in the week in las vegas. it be great to have him. forehand zaidi, the new president of baseball operations, has not pulled the trigger on anything sizable yet, and it does not sound like they are very close on bryce harper to tell you the truth either. >> this obviously mutual interest on both sides, so we have a good conversation over a few hours, and you know, he's obviously got a lot of suitors, a lot of interest, and that was an expression of our interest level. >> really good. i can't tell you what's going to happen, but i enjoy meeting with him. will wait and see what happens here. >> he is not signing with the giants, you know? he's going to go with the new york yankees. wait and see. i will call it now. >>> golden state warriors, another eventful week for them. they won their games no problem, and of course we all know by now could pretty much read kevin durand's lips as he

. >> san francisco giants last year you could count on one hand the amount of good things that happenedno doubt about it they had a pitcher that came on strong, derrick rodriquez. called up, made the most of his chance as a starting pitcher. wound upstarting 19 games for san francisco. he's the son of pudge rodriquez. he was converted from outfielder when he was drafted back in 2014. the giants are looking at him as the number 2 guy in the rotation and he's taking it all in stride. >> the confidence. having them give me the confidence in knowing can be out there and do what i needed to do. i knew i had it in me. as long as i had a uniform i was fine with it. i practiced in winter ball and everything went well. >> it is time to check this out. you know about the fact that brown delivers, look at this gentleman. he delivers the package, want kerrs in the front yard and starts shooting. he needs to work. takes three, four shots and doesn't hit one and gets back in the brown truck and takes off. florida atlantic versus miami. raymond gill of the hurricanes with a great catch up against b de

. >>> the most successful manager in the history of the san francisco giants said today that he will retire after this season. bruce bochy led the giants to three world championships in one incredible five year span. he made the announcement earlier today shortly before the workout for the spring training for the 2019 season.>> reporter: we started out in one direction today and then took a u-turn and started covering another story. things can change very quickly in professional sports. there was no better example of that than after the giants first full squad workout here today in scottsdale. the first day of full squad workouts is a symbolic day in the spring training schedule. it's not drop a bombshell like the one bruce bochy dropped today. >> i'll let you guys know now that i will be retiring after this season. in my mind, it's time. i manage with my gut, i came up here in 2007 on my gut, and it's a good feeling that it's time, and it's been an unbelievable ride. >> in the final year of his contract, his announcement today eliminate a whole season of speculation and questions ab

san francisco. sarah joins us live outside the home of the san francisco giant. good morning. >> reporter: the raiders and the niners, with not heard back but the raiders and the giants are play some games next year but they have not reached a deal. this is the most logical they say the team still plans to practice in alameda. in a news conference wednesday, the roger said he thinks the raiders, the hope is to stay in the bay area. the decision to play at oracle park has to be approved by the nfl because they hold tara terrell writes. it will not be a simple transition. the stadium needs to be modified . oracle park has been used for football games in the past. we'll see how this shape the >>> shapes out. we have not had confirmation but if we get that, we will definitely bring that to you. >>> it is 6:03. the police are investigating a shooting were a man was critically injured yesterday about two -- 2:00. witnesses heard shots but police have not told us the name of the victims only that he is 30 years old. we have no other information. >>> five people were kil

cbs sports says the league has been looking more closely at oracle park, home of the san francisco giantsts: oakland!the bay area stay might be okay for some but the raiders playing anywhere other than oakland continues to be a sore subject for many fans of the silver and black..sot: i love the raiders and i will follow them wherever but if they're going to be in the bay why san francisco? it doesn't make any sense they need to play at the o.the raiders would have to play 7 regular season games at oracle park..catherine lactaoen (lack toe a now) aka raider cat says wouldn't go to one of them..sot: no i'd probably protest. i'd have to we're right here in oakland why not stay?the other option has been for the raiders to share levi's stadium with the 49ers. it's an idea that has not been well received by ownership.however, some fans would like the team to stay somewhat local a little longer..sot: as they come back to the bay area i think that's all we're hoping for. heartbroken die hards have accepted the inevitable move to las vegas in 2020..with a 2019 move to oracle park the raiders would

. >>> san francisco giants players and fans were stunned by news from manager bruce bochy today. he is retiring after this season. >> yeah, abc 7 sports anchor mindi bach joins us. this will be his 13th and last season. >> a little bit of a shock, but really not that surprising. when you look at it, bruce bochy managed his exit from the game the same way he managed his teams. expertly. the timing is impeccable. the organization made major changes to the front office during the off-season. the roster is sure to follow suit. bochy is entering the last year of his contract and didn't want his future with the team to be a distraction for the season. so he told his players of his decision this morning as they met for the first full squad workout of spring training. >> in my mind, it's time. i've managed with my gut. came up here in 2007 on my gut. and so it's a gut feeling that it's time. and it's been an unbelievable ride. >> bochy plans to remain in baseball. he and ceo larry baer are discussing possible positions. this afternoon he tweeted ever since i moved to san francisco in 200