oakland jpa has been bulliled by lew wolff and bud selig who were frat buddies. there didn't need a -- they didn't need a vote today. they did not need to come to this decision. >> reporter: both the county board and the oakland city council have to boat on the deal and the big question is will the city council reject this agreement. live in oakland, i'm john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you for the update. appreciate it. >>> new details about a deadly shooting at a birthday party in windsor. detectives are looking for these three teenagers. two 17-year-olds and one 16- year-old. they are wanted in connection for killing 15-year-old nathaniel torres. detectives believe the shooting was gang-related. a fourth suspect is in custody for being an accessory to the crime. investigators say all three are

bud selig is saying anywhere? >> reporter: anywhere, but of course the city that is ready is the city of san jose. they say that the a's could play there by 2017. so that would be the front-runner, based on what i've seen. >> assuming this vote goes -- or ties, anyway. all right, we'll be following this throughout the day. nannette, thank you ever so much. >>> happening now, the northbound lanes of 280 are closed from the 101 interchange to near at&t park for construction. crews are repairing joints that will make the roads safer during an earthquake. the closure creating some tricky traffic in the area, as thousands of drivers will have to use the already jammed city streets and 101. the interstate will be closed until monday. some giants fans usually drive on 280, considering another way to get to today's game. >> it will be a mess. maybe we should take the train. >> if i knew the highway was closed and i had to come downtown, i would change my mind. i wouldn't do it. >> with first pitch about 90 minutes away, t

bud selig. and paul edwards, the u.s. vice president of chevrolet marketing. mr. selig?> thank you very much, erin. and mike, congratulations on winning the ted williams most valuable player award. presented by chevrolet, as erin said. three years as an all-star already, with a great future. and already, you've represented our sport extraordinarily well. we're all proud. and you have many of these ahead of you. congratulations. well deserved. >> thank you. >> erin: mr. edwards, i think you have a nice presentation for mike trout. >> mike, congratulations. on behalf of everyone at chevrolet and our dealers across the country, we want to offer you your choice of either the north american car of the year, the corvette, or the north american truck of the year, the chevy silverado. >> erin: your mom is pointing at the corvette. >> i'm taking the vette. >> erin: and the mom's reaction is priceless. congratulations to you. as you get your key right here to the corvette. as soon as your family ran over, i think they were more excited about the car than you winning the award. wha

. >>> baseball commissioner bob selig is scolding the owners of the baltimore orioles and washington nationals for failing to resolve a dispute over television rights on the masn network. the heart of the dispute centers around what's considered fair market value for the nats. washington claims the figure is somewhere between $100 million and $120 million a year. the orioles and their owner peter angelos countered with a claim of $34 million a year. during the 2012 all-star break, selig said he expected the matter to be cleared up but it's still unresolved. >>> the nats take on the miami marlins today at 12:30, you can see that game right here on wusa9. that means our regular programming starting with the young and the restless moves to our 89.2 digital channel -- to our 9.2 digital channel which is normally bounce tv. on comcast it's channel 207. on cox it's 807. on fios it's channel 459 and on rcn, it's channel 100. >>> e st pn -- espn has suspended stephen a. smith for his comments about domestic abuse. speaking about ray rice's two- game suspension after an altercation with these

so i can't worry about bud selig doing this or bud selig doing that. keep my nose clean and work hard. >> seth: all right. i'm glad to hear it. [ cheers and applause ] you -- it seems like when i read about you, when you watch anybody talk about you, everybody says you were the hardest-working baseball player of your era. >> i was aggressive. >> seth: you ran to first base after walks, and that seemed to drive a lot of people crazy. did that drive pitchers crazy? >> well, i used to yell at pitchers that i couldn't hit. >> seth: you would yell at them -- >> because they'll hit you the next time up. >>seth: gotcha. >> and my job is to get on first base. so if you can't hit them, you might as well have them hit you. [ laughter ] >>seth: you would sort of try to enrage them to the point -- >> i don't know if i could play today because you can't knock second basemens on their ass. you can't knock catchers on their ass. [ laughter ] >>seth: mmm-hmm. >> i mean, when these guys hit today, they've got more armor on than the humvees in afghanistan. [ laughter ]

it was about 15 years ago that the commissioner selig approached me and some others to create a blue ribbon commission on the competitive at expect of sports. the loss of competitive balance, and since then, the degree of competition has been increasing so you have the extraordinary fact that right here at mid season there are quite a number of teams hovering just around 500, they lost as many gapes as they won who still have a chance to may make the playoffs. >> richard you won a, wrote a wonderful piece about lou gehrig, what would the ironman think of today's game? >> he wonders why pitchers can't go nine innings and complete games because he played in so many consecutive games. >> i think he would like the garages he played in the shadow of babe ruth who was colorful, i don'idon't think i don't know ie liked all the colorfulness, he was a grinder, he was a great grinder, who probably would -- he recognized the game, it would be just a little maybe too flashy for him. >> sam, you know, the enormous respect i have for you so this saves me this is a painful question to have to ask y

selig has had an office for 35 years.nsurance will cover much of the seven grand the equipment costs but in the meantime, he says staff and patients have to suffer. >> this situation we have people that are working in here all day long, um, and, you know, it's 95 degrees. a lot of babies that are coming in. basically, it slows us down in terms of patients have to wait. >> dr. selig what's most shocking the two men didn't even bother to conceal their entities as they worked to cut the electrical lines and drag the unit away. >>> they obviously didn't see the camera. there's actually two cameras out there. one mounted up on the ceiling. they just didn't see them. obviously now we'll have some more secure things besides our alarm system being hooked up to them we'll have tamper switches on the boxes and on the ac units but to have to go to this ex at the present time to protect an air-conditioning unit is just -- especially in this area doesn't make any sense at all. >> reporter: sean good win of jm oliver heating and coolin

they sent this letter to commissioner bud selig and players association chief tony clark calling on themica's kids. >> kids see their heroesen on the field and they want to emulate and be just like their favorite slugger or their favorite pitcher. >> it's flawed. what? whenning tobacco? >> 1993 "the sand lot" illustrates that point. >> all the pros do. >> yeah, yeah, gives you tons of energy. >> if only it weren't pure fiction. a june cdc report found while smoking rates for students have fallen by more than half, smokeless tobacco use by students has held steady. these groups have been waninging this bat counsel for years. similar letters in 2011 and 2012 pushed the league to act. as did this tobacco free kids psa. >> wasn't really thinking about the long-term effects of tobacco. >> commissioner selig pushed for a total ban in 2011. but the players union instead called for restrictions opting to let players keep their habit as long as it was out of the public eye. the 2011 labor contract banned smokeless toe back could use during tv interviews and club appearances, orders players and st

tomorrow his family will join baseball commissioner bud selig to address the media about berke's legacy. >> nice to see him honors though. >>> all right. world news is coming up next. i'm cheryl jennings. >> and i'm larry beal for dan ashley. for sandhya patel and everyone in the newscast, thank you all. see you at 6:00. >> live sunset around the

baseball commissioner bud selig said today it's his priority to get this deal done. a ten-year lease extension was approved by the coliseum authority earlier this month. you might recall that the city and the alameda county board of supervisors still need to sign off. there could be a sticking point. the city leaders want better financial terms for the stadium deal. >>> in the south bay, no problems, at least that we see right now. a major milestone for the brand-new 49ers stadium. tomorrow the ceremonial ribbon cutting at levi stadium. the first game is less than three weeks away and it's not the 49ers, it's the earthquakes that will host the seattle sounders on august 2nd. the 49ers 'avenue first home game is august 17th, which is a preseason game against the broncos. >>> officially giving water agencies to find water wasters, fined $500 a day. they're trying to figure out how to enforce the new regulation. santa clara valley water district said more money is needed to hire essentially water cops. those cops will have one job, to either fine or educate people who a

if you are bud selig's successor as commissioner of baseball, do you do anything to address this issue of the games increasingly slower pace? >> you used the right word. it is the pace of the game, not the length of the game. people complain about the pace of the game to the sportswriters. the pace of the game matters, because tom or gucci has demonstrated that by now, only 81% of the pitches are put in play. the idea of going deep into the count where the starting pitcher will get into the middle relief, which is supposedly where mediocrity is in baseball, and then you win the game. the trouble with the middle relief now is he a 6'4" and 195 and you don't get anything from this. what we are doing, however is having six or seven pitching changes in the game, and they take time was up -- and they take time. the guy who was warming up in the bullpen comes in and warms up again with eight pitches on the mound, ostensibly because there might be a difference between the bullpen mound and the pitching mound and the field of play, when in fact in almost no ballpark is there a difference. if i

selig shows what is most shocking the two men didn't try to bother conceal their entiti entities. >>hey obviously didn't see the camera. they're actually two cameras out there. one monied up on the ceiling. they just didn't see them. >> obviously now, we're going to have some more secure things besides our alarm system being hooked up to it. we'll have tamper switches in the boxes on the ac units. to have to go to this ex at the present time to protect an air-conditioning unit is just, especially in this area, doesn't mack any sense at all. >> reporter: sean good win of jm oliver heating and cooling say the copper inside the unit was the target. the metal could only fetch the thieves about 50 bucks. i don't understand why you would steal from somebody. how much money are they going to get out of doing this. it doesn't seem like it's worth it. pretty scum bag like. >> and you can see and hear they've already replay the ac beside me. the doctor's office said they're actually getting tips who might be suspects and hoe them police catch them quickly. lucy, back to you. >> thank you very

commissioner selig said, major league baseball is discussing ways to formally honor jeter as he enters the final few months of his career. marlie hall, cbs news new york. >> the yankees drafted jeter out of high school in 1992 after a short stint in the minors, making his debut as the yankees starting shortstop in 1995. >>> 4:56 right now. after a cease-fire failed to take hold, israel and hamas continue their attacks. coming up, the latest on the escalating violence. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> water is hard to come by and it's not going to rain anytime soon. >> california is imposing mandatory out door water restrictions. most of the state remains under extreme or exceptional drought conditions. violators will face a $500 fine. >> you're a bunch bullies! >> another wild scene inside richmond city hall as the city council tries to figure out a way to deal with hecklers. the city attorney said the plan to ban audience members who go over the line is likely illegal. the council is now searching for another solution. >> it was a wonderful moment that i'm always going to remember. >> derek jete

he was accompanied by burke's sister at the conference and here's what selig had to say. >> i'm proudour industry's united stance, but the reality, not just in baseball, but in all of our society, is that we can never do enough to ensure respect and inclusion for everyone. >>> all right, so, that brings us to our twitter question for you this morning. do you think mlb and fans are ready for an openly gay player? tweet your answers using #waytooearly. we'll have the best ones later in the show. but we move on to bill karins. you had fun watching last night, right? >> it wasn't a sad, teary thing. like jeter has an aura about him, he didn't want it to be like that. it was more of a celebration. >> definitely a celebration. such a good guy. good leader, too. >> yes. hopefully, they'll still make the playoffs this year. >> we shall see. my orioles -- >> if we could just get rid of those orioles first. >>> all right, let's talk about the rain this morning. we have more of it, the least thing we need. the flooding and the travel problems yesterday were epic around new york city. at one poin

the deal was approved after word that baseball commissioner bud selig would allow the team to move out of oakland if a deal isn't reached. >>> i have never come close to wanting to beat someone up and go at it and that's the way i felt yesterday. >> a bay area woman is upset after a man walked up to her 16- year-old daughter, handed her a card and told her she would be good in porn. how the man was able to work at the county fair. >>> today we found something for free. why your next sunday trip to san francisco could be a little cheaper. >>> wounds that will tell a story forever. the man attacked bid a shark is already back home. what he felt when that shark bit him and what he did to try to get it off. the 10:00 news continues in 90 seconds. heat shields are compromised. we have multiple failures. what's that alarm? fuel cell two is down. i'm going to have to guide her in manually. this is very exciting. but i'm at my stop. come again? i'm watching this on the train. it's so hard to leave. good luck with everything. watch tv virtually anywhere with the u-verse tv app. with at&t, the u

one other quick aspect here, while in milwaukee hank befriended a person by the name of bud selig.ig later went on to become commissioner of baseball in the early 1990s, he's still the commissioner of baseball. and i want to tell you something, miguel, hank aaron has whispered more than a few things into bud's ear about civil rights and african-americans in baseball. >> it's amazing, you have this entire history, this whole little piece of americana right there in front of you, incredible. stick around. next we want to talk about his chase for babe ruth's home run record, the pressures and even death threats that came with it coming right up. >>> now, we're back with cnn.com's sport contributor terence moore an all-around lucky guy and conversational with hank aaron. the second part of your interview you asked him about his pursuit of baseball's home-run record and what it felt like to hit that historic home run. >> yeah. and do you know what, he got very emotional talking about this. april 8th, 1974, is a huge day in history, in baseball, in the history of sports, in the history o

we want to make these players feel comfortable. >> starting at the top with bud selig.has been out front in this inclusion. good to have you back, paula. >> good to be back. >> good job. >>> something who really deserves some good news. >> good news and, you know, some much deserved happiness for a hero of the boston bombing. jeff bauman lost both his legs in the blast but more than a year after the attack he's a daddy and he is stronger than ever. it's one of the those iconic images from the boston marathon bombing. then 27-year-old jeff bauman, rushed to safety by a stranger in a cowboy hat, the blast at the finish line severing both his legs but this morning, a happier image, bauman and his fiancee erin announcing the birth of their first child nora. he helped identify one of the accused bomber and personified boston strong becoming a symbol of strength across the country. throwing out the first pitch at a red sox game. appearing at this year's state of the union with the special seat just inches from the first lady. even addressing a group of graduates. >> you know,

connell: maybe selig on his way out? >> i hate to see him go. connell: any indication?ete rose? >> if someone feels it in their heart to give me a second chance. i'll vote for that. i won't bet on that. i'll vote on that. connell: there's your play on words. nice to might, pete rose. what are the odds. i didn't mean it that way. nice to meet you. any coincidence that rents are shooting up or foreign buyers are coming in? the spending spree that's making it tough for people to afford the rent. >> >> is it politics as usual?1nk)z those two i represent cannot afford to pay their rent. >> he is right to no wonder the of rent is sky high according to investors buying up apartment buildings and while they say it is bad news my guess is here to tell us why may be and joined by the fox business all-stars. but the foreign investors has been a story for a while that they just buy it as the investment the apartment is filled but what do we make of that? >> first of all, the prices of the city are high if you are a foreigner or not peotp%x only pay what they want to pay. >> but the

it was approved after bud selig indicated he would allow the as to move out of oakland if a deal wasrked out. >>> b.a.r.t. b.a.r.t.'s extension may be delayed to san jose for almost a year. they need to build a trench to prepare for future tracks near interstate 880. it was supposed to take eight months. the vta closed down a small part of dixon landing road during the construction but the city of milpitas didn't want that road shut down during that work. a cord agreed with milpitas. they said vta leads to leave part of that road open. that adds ten months to the construction schedule. it could push back the first trains operating in santa clara county to 2018. that's almost a year later than originally planned. >>> well, some good news this morning for san francisco drivers. after being closed down for four days, interstate 280 reopened ten hours ahead of schedule. caltrans reopened the freeway last night about 7:00. a portion of the northbound direction had been closed since wednesday night letting crews make seismic upgrades. another closure is scheduled over the labor day weekend

. >> reporter: with glenn burke's sister sitting right next to bud selig, they made history, trying to make sure what happened to glenn doesn't happen in the future. billy bean is the first ambassador of acceptance. nobody knew he was gay. >> i was afraid to even talk to my own parents. my dad was in the military. i'm the oldest of six kids. five boys. i had never been around a gay person before. and it was like, it was hard to live a life where i did not reach out for help. >> starting now, bean will be a resource for gay players, staff and executives within baseball and also attempt to foster communication and understanding between gay and straight players at all levels. ? you know, baseball has a history of being in front of civil rights awareness. education and making, being a leader, you know, in our community, and our fan base looks up to these players. and what they do and say is important. and i don't know if it's about a player or two. i have not been contacted by anybody. and to me, that's not really the priority as much as giving every player an opportunity to feel like they

connell: maybe selig on his way out? >> i hate to see him go. connell: any indication? a pardon of pete rose? >> if someone feels it in their heart to give me a second chance. i'll vote for that. i won't bet on that. i'll vote on that. connell: there's your play on words. nice to might, pete rose. what are the odds. i didn't mean it that way. nice to meet you. any coincidence that rents are shooting up or foreign buyers are coming in? the spending spree that's making it tough for people to afford the rent. my mother made the best toffee in the world. it's delicious. so now we've turned her toffee into a business. my goal was to take an idea and make it happen. i'm janet long and i formed my toffee company through legalzoom. i never really thought i would make money doing what i love. we created legalzoom to help people start their business and launch their dreams. go to legalzoom.com today and make your business dream a reality. at legalzoom.com we put the law on your side. >> >> is it politics as usual?1nk)z those two i represent cannot afford to pay their rent. >> he

who will be honored by major league baseball commissioner bud selig at today's press conference and billyne. >> and here is billy beane. >> reporter: beane played for six seasons before coming out and is now working with the league on its inclusion efforts. >> the challenges are to make sure every individual knows that they have a welcome and inclusive environment. >> reporter: the league has banned discrimination based on sexual orientation since 2011, but mlb tells abc news as the sport of jackie robinson, the principles of equality and inclusion are bedrocks of the game. 2014 has been a year of firsts for gays in sports. in february, the brooklyn nets' jason collins became the first openly gay player in the nba. in may, the st. louis rams drafted michael sam making him the first openly gay player in the nfl. something he spoke with robin about. >> i think i could be a beacon for those people, the light. hey, i can be comfortable in my own skin. >> reporter: now, major league baseball has never had an active openly gay player, but today's announcement expected this afternoon is just the

hello, again, as we told you earlier in the newscast, give the assist to baseball commissioner bud selig, chalk up a victory for the city of oakland and the as, they reached an agreement on a new ten-year lease today t. lease was approved by a 6-2 vote only after the xhish gave them permission to move the team if the lease agreement was voted down. the agreement keeps baseball, oakland and the as to lead with a two-year notice if they're going to build a new ballpark and pay the remainder of the league. who knows how long they will really stay put. >> in other news, the as weren't going anywhere, janeways. they had permission to move, where are they going to go? nothing has changed. it will come down to the court case the next one is in august. jose doing major league baseball. eventually it will end in a settlement, which will allow the as to move to san jose. so there you go. bluejays in oakland for weekend, sunny grey on the hill for the as, bases loaded, hits the ground with a 1st, the tag, home for the double play. wait a second, the tag at 1st makes it not a out at the plate. 1-0 b

bug selig welcoming back one f o its own, billy beane. >> we want the people making a living in our game to be who they wish to be rsh right now there are no openly gay, bisexual or transsexual. he only became open after he played. in his new role the former journeymen outfielder hopes to provide guidance for those who choose to remain silent like he d did. the league has already banned discrimination based on sexual orientation but wanted to go a step further. as the sport of jack can robinson, the principles of equality and inclusion are bedrocks of the game. 2014s has been a year of firsts for gays in sports. in february the brooklyn nets' jason collins became the first openly active gay player in may. and in may the st. louis rams hired michael ram. >>> having gay man be a symbol of this and having them drive the direction of what major league baseball does, that's super important. >> reporter: beane is also expected to train players. susan saltny, abc news. >> you may have noticed lutha burke. billy beane that was just named to be baseball's first ambassador is not the same billy be

now negotiations have been going on for weeks and at one point commissioner bud selig granted permission to immediately look for a new home. the last hurdle was the vote by alameda board of supervisors that likely said this is a story that keeps going. >> a push to revamp another area of oakland, called the west oakland redevelopment proposal. it is that area you see on the map on your screen. it would change the zoning from commercial to residential, increase park land and modernize street. it has been on the board since 2011. it is based on gentrification. but then are you kicking out poor people? >> it is one of the richest areas of development in oakland but yet there is one of the last places where there is low and affordable houses and industrial. the people want to keep the industrial, but now they want to move and this is one of the biggest land jumps. >> we have more on our website on kpix.com. >>> the first test of turf in the new levi stadium this week. the san jose earth earthquakes will take on the sounders this saturday. it is offering to extend buses and train lines for th

bud selig asked me to be a member of baseball's blue-ribbon commission on baseball economics. it was me, paul volcker, rick leven and george mitchell. don fehr, the president of the union said, what can we expect from him? so i got off the board. >> did you ever find yourself in a conflict where you knew something that you couldn't write about? >> the boards didn't do much. >> what did you learn from them? >> on the orioles, i was put on by a great washington who owned the orioles. on the padres, we would go to spring training but they did not govern. >> in your book, you write about a man named eugene williams. he was swimming in lake michigan off the 25th street beach in chicago. what is the story? >> he was swimming on these beaches of lake michigan. there was a clear understanding where the white beaches and did and the blackd beaches began. self segregation. he got confused or got careless and swam into the white area of lake michigan. it is preposterous to talk about now. some whites began throwing stones at him, perhaps it was a stone hit him, he drowned. this was a tim

the as informed city and county leaders that major league baseball commissioner bud selig had given them permission to immediately seek a new home outside of oakland. >> i feel a lot of muscle from major league baseball. they make the decision. >> this only guarantees they will stay in oakland until the end of 2017. it still must win final approval from the oakland city council and the alameda county board of supervisors. >>> 7:54. san jose's own hot dog eating champion is getting ready for his big 4th of july event. that, of course, is the hot dog eating contest. it begins in about two hours on new york's coney island. joey chestnut also known as jaws is the seven-time defending hot dog eating champion. here is the favorite to win the contest. last year, this is what you need to try to aspire to, he set a world record by eating 69 hot kaugs in ten minutes -- hot dogs in ten minutes. he hopes to eat 70 this this year and break the record. the rain from hurricane arthur is not expected to affect this morning's contest on coney island. it will be coming in later today from hurricane arthu

. >>> in this instance bud selig is in the a's corner.ys if the deal is not approved the a's have permission to leave immediately. he's not happy with how slowly that process is going. comcast bay area caught up with him last night. dancing around the idea of the a's going to montreal. >>> hershey is raising its candy prices trying to offset koko prices which hit three-year highs. the worry is demand will outpace supply. hersheys could trigger similar price hikes by nestle and kraft foods. >>> hillary clinton talking about a possible run for president. >>> back in court, the prostitute accused of stepping over the body of a dying tech executive, prepares to answer to charges. >>> plus, we continue to follow break news. early morning fire at the chevron refinery in richmond. full details next. it's never been easier to find a dentist. watch. dentist. at 1-800-dentist, we've helped over 8 million people find that right dentist. we can do the same for you. so don't put it off. call 1-800-dentist. >>> break news, fuel leak sparks a fire at ch

sat alongside commissioner selig and wolf is willing to re-examine inwhether would it make sense to build ballpark on the side of the oakland coliseum. don't have much option right now anywhere except there. we'll revisit that he said. final vote on new coliseum 5:30 p.m. and wolf is expecting it to pass. >> brit shall open under way thursday at royal liverpool in england. phil the defending champion but all the talk today is about tiger woods playing in first imagine of the 2014 season. tiger missed the masters and u.s. open due to subpoena surgery. played only 2 competitive rounds in the last 4 most. got here on saturday to get acclimated. his bank feels fine he says no set back. 14 major title but not won a major sentences the 2008 u.s. open. he won the british on this course in 2006. as always if he's playing in a tournament only one place for him and that's fears. >> i think it gets harder every year because the field is diaper. more guy with a chance to win. sp about we have 16 or 17 straight first time winners different mainly championship winner through the stretch? it's getting d

commissioner bob selig said major league baseball is discussing ways to formally honor jeter as he enters the final few months of his career. marley hall, cbs news, new york. >> yankees drafted him right out of high school in 1992. >> after a short stint in the minors, he made his debut as the yankees starting shortstop in 1996. >> only the team -- the only team he's ever played for. >>> conserve water or else. that's the warning being issued by lawmakers in california. >> what do you think is the the best used car to buy for your teenage driver? we'll take a look when wusa9 returns right after this. >>> 6:10. almost 6:11 on this wednesday morning. drier air is moving in. eight going to feel so much better today and the next several days. nice afternoon temps between 79 and 84. back with the seven-day forecast. we'll let you know how long the good stuff is going to be around. see you in five minutes. >>> california residents are being told to stop wasting water outdoors or they're going to pay the price. >> it can get expensive quickly. state water regulators voted wednesday to approve fi

if you are bud selig's successor as commissioner of baseball, do you do anything to address this issue of the games increasingly slower pace? >> use the right word -- you used the right word. it is the pace of the game, not the length of the game. people complain about the pace of the game to the sportswriters. the pace of the game matters, because tom or gucci has demonstrated that by now, only 81% of the pitches are put in play. the idea of going deep into the count where the starting pitcher will get into the middle relief, which is supposedly where mediocrity is in baseball, and then you win the game. the per -- the trouble with the middle relief now is he a 6'4" and 195 and you don't get anything from this. what we are doing, however is having six or seven pitching changes in the game, and they take time was up -- and they take time. the guy who was warming up in the bullpen comes in and warms up again with eight pitches on the mound, ostensibly because there might be a difference between the bullpen mound and the pitching mound and the field of play, when in fact in almost no bal

some have objected to the terms in the deal but gave the go ahead after bud selig threatened to allowleave oakland. >>> some bay area museum visitors didn't have to pay this weekend. the young museum is one of several locals participating in museums on us. people with debit or credit cards for bank of america or merrill lynch will get in for free. the program is held on the first full weekend of every month and is also offered at the chabot space and science center. the contemporary jewish museum and the legion of honor. >>> to the streets of san francisco today with the sightseeing tour. for the first time people got to experience the cable car tour. it is a two hour ride on a cable car covering san francisco jewish history. the tour takes off downtown and then takes guests everywhere from fishermen's wharf to temple emmanuel. with each stop comes a new history lesson. but tour guide rabbi langert said the tour is about more than the history. >> the whole mission of the cable car and the tour is to promote acts of goodness and kindness for world peace. and try bringing about more awa

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after bud selig trent td to allow the as leave oakland. >> joe montana.al game. >> the play we will play. >> he is joined by jerry rice and ronnie lott and open known it is include dan marino and tim brown. >> they will do to the san francisco police foundation as well as the firefighters cancer prevention foundation k. >> meanwhile, it continues for when they unveil their new home. >> it is rib gone cutting on the first and first free season football game in august r. >> then it is on the fourth. >> the transportation authority tested its new special events service by taking crowds to downtown san jose for the holiday fireworks show. and service will be key for taking fans. to and from future game requests. >> they are expected to pack the fill proper district for the final day of the 30th annual jazz festival. . >> it features live music and food. it draws attend des from all over the country. >> they start at 10:00 a.m. >> admission is free. >> coming up at 9:00. >> sweep in through the east bay. >> it has government workers handing in their two week n

major league commissioner bud selig has given the a's permission to leave town if a deal is not reached> quick check of the weather this morning. >> hey good morning to you, these are actually your high temperatures for today, hard to believe we're getting into the late july at this point. well, almost. 79 degrees in the south bay. that is unusual. we typically hit about 85 this time of year. 74 for the peninsula. that's a live picture of woodside this morning, gorgeous start there, 64 in san francisco, and tiberon in the north bay, once it burns off, 75 degrees. that's nice for a july afternoon, wouldn't you say, mike? >>> i would say so, i love that for any afternoon. i don't care where when it is. bay bridge has the backup, metering lights are on. and the approach coming off of 24, not a problem, it's the berkeley curve where we see extra slowing today. berkeley itself moves pretty nice, pretty predictable, but the oil still getting cleaned up off of the richmond bridge on the richmond side. rest of the bay south there have moves nicely as well. nothing unpredict. talking about golde

took a swing at making the big leagues a more tolerate rant place for openly ga players withed but selig welcoming back billy -- to be the ambassador of inclusion. >> we want the people who make a living in our game to be who they wish to be. >> reporter: right now, there are no openly gay, bisexual or transgender players in baseball. bean went public about his sexuality after his playing days ended in 1995. >> here's billy bean. >> in his new role, the former journeyman outfielder hopes to provide gooins guidance for players who choose to remain silence as he did. >> they are going to lead instead of follow. >> the league banned discrimination based on sexual orientation but wanted to go a step further. the principals of equality and inclusion are the bedrock of the game. in february, the brooklyn nets jason collins became the first openly gay active player in the nba. in may, the st. louis rams drafted michael -- making him the first player in the nfl who's out of the closet. >>ing having a gay man be the symbol of this and having a gay man drive the direction of what major league base

derek jeter. [ applause ] >> just one of the special moments for the man about whom commissioner bud selig there is no finer ambassador for the game of baseball. there haven't been many finer players, either. amid the adulations, he collected two base hits in his final all-star appearances and now at .481 has the second highest batting average in all-star history. the captain helped the american league to a 5-2 win and the crowd in minnesota cheered him as if he was one of their own. >> the way the fans treated me, you know, these are fans from all different teams, and the fans have always been respectful of me my entire career both at home and on the road and that have that moment was special. >> hard nosed on the field and you never heard him in trouble off the field. >> good guy. thank you. >> that's going to do it for us. i'm del walters. >> i'm stephanie sy. >> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ >>> hello welcome to another news hour from al jazeera at our headquarters in doha, i'm aid agreeian finighan. the top stories. 100,000 palestinians warned to leave their homes. >>> justice for

when selig is that having quality trainers to train. >> and human gene that technology is very outdated. do you have any suggestions? have you heard of other software technologies that you would recommend the committee look at? >> i know that when i found my tax return every year it is done in a couple of weeks. the questions that they ask me are not different than that va pension program. >> who do you use? >> turbo tax. i know that there are other agencies. that with as many employees that va has we should have this problem. we don't have enough printers. i have to walk in hopes that i find one that works. it is hard to find a photocopier in my office. sunday is all the printers are down. there are employees that come to me. they spend an hour trying to print something out. >> one last question. i have 15 seconds. how would you apply this to the veteran center process? >> i think if a veteran had a place to go and it was zero one-stop shop, we look at their claim, they have to come back when it is complete. if that is complete the move to another area kind of like when you get your oi

when selig is that having quality trainers to train. >> and human gene that technology is very outdated. do you have any suggestions? have you heard of other software technologies that you would recommend the committee look at? >> i know that when i found my tax return every year it is done in a couple of weeks. the questions that they ask me are not different than that va pension program. >> who do you use? >> turbo tax. i know that there are other agencies. that with as many employees that va has we should have this problem. we don't have enough printers. i have to walk in hopes that i find one that works. it is hard to find a photocopier in my office. sunday is all the printers are down. there are employees that come to me. they spend an hour trying to print something out. >> one last question. i have 15 seconds. how would you apply this to the veteran center process? >> i think if a veteran had a place to go and it was zero one-stop shop, we look at their claim, they have to come back when it is complete. if that is complete the move to another area kind of like when you get your oi

swing at making the big leagues a more tolerant place for openly gay ballplayers with commissioner bud seligeane, to be the league's first ever ambassador of inclusion. >> we want the people who make a living in our game to be who they wish to be. >> reporter: right now, there are no openly gay, bisexual or transgender players in baseball. beane went public about his sexuality only after his playing days ended in 1995. >> and here is billy bean. >> reporter: in his new role, the former journeyman outfielder hopes to provide guidance for players who choose to remain silent as he did. >> baseball is proving they are going to continue to lead instead of follow and watch by the sidelines. >> reporter: the league banned discrimination based on sexual orientation but wanted to go a step further. as the sport of jackie robinson, the principles of equality and inclusion are bedrocks of the game. 2014 has been a year of firsts for gays in sports. in february the brooklyn nets' jason collins became the first openly gay active player in the nba. and in may the st. louis rams drafted michael sam, making