seth smith delivers. solo shot. 1-0a's. you need great defense, coco crisp. the leaping grab. in the sixth, the cal-stanford rivalry never ippedzs. coughed -- ends. just like that padres up 4-3. a wild pitch tied it up for the as. jonnyen jonny gomes, see ya. hold on for their fifth straight win, 6-4. >> this sports report brought to you by river rock casino, preview of game two of the nba finals coming up. >> ama: hot and dry weather is creating more problems forters firefighters battling blaze across the west. the race for the white house and how yesterday's immigration proposal could affect the election. >> ama: right now we're following breaking news out of east oakland where police are on scene of a deadly hit-and-run crash. traffic is shut down in the area of 61st avenue as police collect evidence and interview witnesses. at least one persones dead. police have not released in the die tails about the accident. >>> in it to's other headlines, a candlelight villagele is held in san mateo for a three-year-old girl who drown in a a lagoon. >> san jose police are looking for

seth smith delivers. solo shot. 1-0a's. you need great defense, coco crisp. the leaping grab.n the sixth, the cal-stanford rivalry never ippedzs. coughed -- ends. just like that padres up 4-3. a wild pitch tied it up for the as. then jonny gomes, see ya. hold on for their fifth straight win, 6-4. >> this sports report brought to you by river rock casino, preview of game two of the nba finals coming up. >> ama: hot and dry weather is creating more problems for firefighters battling blaze across the west. the race for the white house and how yesterday's immigration proposal could affect the election. >> ama: right now we're following breaking news out of east oakland where police are on scene of a deadly hit-and-run crash. traffic is shut down in the area of 61st avenue as police collect evidence and interview witnesses. at least one persones dead. police have not released in the die tails about the accident. >>> in it to's other headlines, a candlelight villagele is held in san mateo for a three-year-old girl who drown in a a lagoon. >> san jose police are looking for two suspe

seth smith, gwynn kicks it around.on mccarthy is real good. 7 innings, 2 hits, did not allow runs. final of 3-0. >>> barry zito torn apart this evening in anaheim. this is one where you scratch your head and say, you know, consider eating the remainder of his contract. he's been lousy. albert pujols hits him for a 3-run homer. 3 and 1/3. 9 hit, 8 runs. uh-oh there it goes . mark trumbo off the top of the wall. zito has allowed 17 runs in his last 14 innings. 12-5 angels win. melky cabrera had 3 more hits. >>> keeps getting worse for 1-time nfl no. 2 draft pick ryan leafy. they're laying him out there. he's going to go to prison in great falls montana for seven years . but he'll serve less than that. first it's a drug treatment facility is what they're talking about. he pled guilty to breaking into a posses, illegally possessing pain killers. it's been a long, long road since he failed as a quarterback. >>> wayne rooney, the star for england, he had to take on the ukraine. a very controversial call. first it's rooney to

seth smith gets the a's on the board. seventh homer of the year for smith. tyson ross called up from sacramento for the game. pitched a no-hitter into the seventh. item of the seventh padres at 4- 3. jonnie gomes gets a two run blast the a's beat the padres 6- 4, for their fifth straight win. the longest winning streak for the swinging as they have scored 42 runs and pounded 54 hits in the last five games. euro cup greece and russia, the winner moves on to quarter finals. >>> scores! how about that for grease! a priceless goal >>> greece and the czech republic advance. our producer is greek. >>> were in this position after four years as part of the team and seven years at the station we must say goodbye we are sad, the entire week and crew has love working with leo, thank you so much we wish you everything but the best. >>> thank you i will miss you guys terribly and miss the bay area. it is been a joy and pleasure to be here. >>> we have better weather in new york than new york >>> the u.s. open here >>> we have been lucky and thank you for every thing than

you want a no-hit center you need run support in there it is, seth smith. 1 or a's, and you also need great defense. watch coco crisp. leaping grab to rob cameron maybin, ross, no-hitter through five in the sixth, the cal-stanford rivalry never ends. quentin ends the no-hitter with a shot. do ltle gives up the double to venable. a wild pitch tied it up for the as. jonny gomes, see you, aye's hold on for their fifth win. 6-4 the finals. >>> giants in seattle. tim lincecum pitching in his home town for the first time as a san francisco giant. he turned 28 yesterday and of course he went to the university of washington so his is a bit of a homecoming but he has had his worse stretch of games as a pro. the g-men are 0-8 in tim's last eight starts. he has become the weak link and hopes to change that in seattle tonight. his record, 2-7. let's hope that changes this evening. >> opening round in omaha for the college world series. arkansas say and kansas state. 3 or razorbacks. rider, nothing but metal. solo shot. kent state with only four hits. 3-1. bottom five. this curve ball drilled to t

bring in seth smith so we are tied at 2-2. runner at second. ryan hitting .182 this season is the guy who singled to right and knocks in the run. >>> 100 meter butterfly finals at the olympic trials. starts to pull away and takes the lead at the turn. she was on pace with the world record but comes up just short. she gets 1st. vollmer earns berth to the olympics. >>> nicely dressed right back after the break. >>> perfection is rare. it is also rare the city names the day after you and gives the keys to san francisco. >> keys are outdated. should have given the key card. >> a badge. >> the man of the hour. nice pregame ceremony. matt cain through the first perfect game in giants history was joined by many luminaires. >> now on behalf of the city we declare june 13th every year as matt cain day in san francisco. >> how about that? matt cain day and the key to san francisco for the giants young pitcher. congratulations. bye bye. >> announcer: it's "the tonight show with jay leno," featuring rickey minor and "the tonight show" band. tonight, jay we

you will not believe seth smith at the wall or what happened to the a's in the 9th.rts is next. !oñ? >>> good evening. the last time the giants saw the rangers they were celebrating their world series victory in 2010. they were reunited tonight, inner league play. the had good old days in 2010. alex smith is in the house. it is not 2010 anymore. he drills this barry zito offering in a flash. 1-0 texas. here it comes and there it goes again. hamilton with his major league leading homer 3-0. more damage in the 6th. waits on the breaking pitch and r.b.i single scoring gentry. zito goes 6 innings and allows four runs on nine hits. giants without posey and cabrera of the sanchez strikes out to end it 5-0 final. the first time giants have been shut out this season, but help is on the way. pablo sandoval will be back tomorrow. a's in the desert to face the d-backs. mark mulder with his son. aaron hill with a drive and it looks like it is gone. you want him on that wall. you need him on that wall. he robs arizona of a homerun. 8-4a's. 8-6 athletics. two men on and two out. g

you will not believe seth smith at the wall or what happened to the a's in the 9th. sports is next. >>> good evening. the last time the giants saw the rangers they were celebrating their world series victory in 2010. they were reunited tonight, inner league play. the had good old days in 2010. alex smith is in the house. it is not 2010 anymore. he drills this barry zito offering in a flash. 1-0 texas. here it comes and there it goes again. hamilton with his major league leading homer 3-0. more damage in the 6th. waits on the breaking pitch and r.b.i single scoring gentry. zito goes 6 innings and allows four runs on nine hits. giants without posey and cabrera of the sanchez strikes out to end it 5-0 final. the first time giants have been shut out this season, but help is on the way. pablo sandoval will be back tomorrow. a's in the desert to face the d-backs. mark mulder with his son. aaron hill with a drive and it looks like it is gone. you want him on that wall. you need him on that wall. he robs arizona of a homerun. 8-4a's. 8-6 athletics. two men on and two out. go

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runners on first and second for seth smith. he has been hot at the plate.t gets by cocoa crisp and he ends up on third. later runners on first and third. he is going to tag a single and come across and cross the plate. 3-0 in the first. remember that. brandon mccarthy with shoulder soreness and 11 days of rest. he seems just fine. carthy threw seven shutout innings. runners on first and second. james loney grounds into the inning-ending double play. the a's win to get their seventh shutout of the season. how about the nba finals. game four. saying encouraging words to himself. the second quarter. pablo misses the top and holy cow. a game high 43 points from the 23-year-old. the fourth quarter game falls down hard. derek fisher takes it the other way. he is there to stop him. dwyane wade. wade will get it back to lebron because of that injury. he gets the easy points. king james will be checked by the trainer and leave the game momentarily. he would come back in time to add the three points and put miami on top. he is up three after westbrook thinks that the

the very next batter, seth smith, he takes the first pitch he sees. sends it to left center.ynn jr. can't make the catch. bottom of the fifth now. a bloop to center field. coco crisp, coming around to score. welcome back. tommy malone liking it. juan arib grounding into a play. and he gets his first career complete game, as the otherwise win their second-straight game against the dodgers, 4-1, the final there. >>> could it really happen? the national champion of college football decided bay playoff? bcs commissioners are backing a four-game seeded playoff plan with fights for the two national semifinals rotating among the bowl games. if approved, the playoff format would start in 2014. >> the anonymity, it's a unique season. a unique sport. having said that, there's obviously a variety of reasons why we're looking at the next evolution in postseason football. we're all convinced this could be done and keep the regular season healthier than it's been. >> a committy could choose the four teams that would meet for the national title. the controversy would start as soon as the fo

seth smith hit a drive down the left line. the ball appears to hit the line at the line.ll but that did not change anything. norris down to his last strike, but on his 3-2 pitch got all of it. the 3-run homer gives the a's something to celebrate when it looks like just moments earlier they would go down in defeat. they walk off with the win. the spear league play is over. giants back home to begin a big three game series against the dodgers. when norris made contact he had a pretty good idea he had hit his first major league home run. >> i did. it felt pretty good coming off the bat. i said get them in during the day and that's what i was trying to do. something i will never forget. it's a great feeling. my first at-bat but torch -- fortunately it was a good hit to handle. it was a great feeling, i will not trade it for the world. >> i used to be a hot head but now i just try to focus on the next pitch. once i let it go there's nothing i can do about it. we had a lot of a's fans and we're pretty pumped up, it's a fun day. >>> before the dodgers headed north the giants wer

set rookie ramirez to the mound, 7 innings, three hits but made one mistake in the 2nd inning and seth smithm play. the a's had tomy malone working. this guy has turned into a modified starter. before the all star break ever, think of all the great pitchers the a's have passed down through the years and the a's take it 1-0. >>> clearly the biggest name in olympic swimming is michael phelps, but come to conclusion the summer name another name may roll off the tongue, l ochte rolls off the tongue, beat phelps. >>> always seems hardest for the great ones to say when to say when. venus williams battling an energy draining illness nowhere resembling the championship is ousted in round one by russian vesina. looked lethargic and hardly interested in her match. kind of sad to see but she is not herself. that's the sporting life. >> you're right about them, just when you think here it goes again then he comes up with a gem like tonight. >> can't fault anything in his game this evening. >> don't write him off. >> doesn't get better than 8-0. >> thank you for trusting ktvu news. we'll see you the next

seth smith hammers this one with a couple of men on.etch them both and finally the a's within two. continuing on, check this shot out by brandon moss. just up from the minors it lands in the third deck. he hits two tonight. colon settles in, wins his sixth. 8-5a's take care of their business. that is the sporting life for a tuesday night. and like i said it could still be a great series,miami and oklahoma city. a lot of youth. a lot of strong legs, i think it's going to go six to seven. >> and there's a good golf tournament in town. >> thursday, i can't wait for the real stuff. >> should be good weather too. >> it's going to be great. >> mark, thank you. both thank you. and thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news we will see you the next time news breaks. >> the ktvu morning team will be following tomorrow's nurses strike at 11 different bay area hospitals and we're always here for you on ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. good night.

seth smith singled to center then gwinn jr. let the ball get past him.both score. he later scored on a single by gomes. those three runs would stand up the entire way. that's because brandon mccarthy was sharp in his first start since being scratched on a start on june 7th with a sore shoulder. ryan cook finished up for oakland putting two on in the ninth. cliff pentington stepped on second for one out then the game ending double play. the a's win 3-0 as three pitchers combine on the shut out. >>> the group that predicted it would win multiple nba championships is one win away from getting their first. james gutting it out as he hurt himself putting the heat ahead of the thunder with 5-1/2 minutes left. james took a little more than a minute to regroup then entered the game tied at 94. he untied it on the way to a 36 point night. a well balanced miami attack to put the heat in front by five with 2:18 left. russell westbrook almost single handedly kept oklahoma city in it. the heat had the answers down the stretch. with james again watching mario chaumers

seth smith singled to center then gwinn jr. let the ball get past him.coa crisp and smith both score. he later scored on a single by gomes. those three runs would stand up the entire way. that's because brandon mccarthy was sharp in his first start since being scratched on a start on june 7th with a sore shoulder. ryan cook finished up for oakland putting two on in the ninth. cliff pentington stepped on second for one out then the game ending double play. the a's win 3-0 as three pitchers combine on the shut out. >>> the group that predicted it would win multiple nba championships is one win away from getting their first. james gutting it out as he hurt himself putting the heat ahead of the thunder with 5-1/2 minutes left. james took a little more than a minute to regroup then entered the game tied at 94. he untied it on the way to a 36 point night. a well balanced miami attack to put the heat in front by five with 2:18 left. russell westbrook almost single handedly kept oklahoma city in it. the heat had the answers down the stretch. with james again wat

then with the bases loaded, seth smith ground to first. brandon bell, what are you doing? doesn't step on the bag. and the a's would build the 3-0 lead in the first. timmy strikes out the side. lincecum worked six innings, gave up three runs and struck out 8 and no decision. a's led 3-1 in the ninth. the wheels fall off. belt against ryan cook. collin can't get to the sinking fly ball in left. buster posey and the panda come around to score. sanchez breaks the did tie with a base hit to left. the giants go up 5-3. a's got a josh reddick homer in the ninth but the giants prevailed by a count of 5-4. >>> if you like racing sonoma is the place to be this weekend as nascar makes its one and only visit to the bay area this year led by junior. dale earhart junior coming off has first win in almost four years. it broke a 143-race winless streak. but this is a road course and junior has never finished higher than tenth here. >> it's time. well, you have to do the time. and if you neglect it or don't take it seriously, you won't be good at it, you know. you know, you can't just pic

seth smith hammers this one with a couple of men on.will fetch them both and finally the a's within two. continuing on, check this shot out by brandon moss. just up from the minors it lands in the third deck. he hits two tonight. colon settles in, wins his sixth. 8-5a's take care of their business. that is the sporting life for a tuesday night. and like i said it could still be a great series,miami and oklahoma city. a lot of youth. a lot of strong legs, i think it's going to go six to seven. >> and there's a good golf tournament in town. >> thursday, i can't wait for the real stuff. >> should be good weather too. >> it's going to be great. >> mark, thank you. both thank you. and thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news we will see you the next time news breaks. >> the ktvu morning team will be following tomorrow's nurses strike at 11 different bay area hospitals and we're always here for you on ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. good night. dude you don't understand, this is my dad's car. look at the car! my dad's gonna kill me dude... [ male

comes up lame, rounding second, on a seth smith rbi single.e would leave the game with a strained left hamstring. bottom of the fourth, coco crisp, batting with the bases loaded, everyone is coming home, coco, four runs batted in on the day. meanwhile, mccarty continued his strong form, he taught seven innings, striking out five, no walks and a's win 7-1, kate longworth has more. >> the a's win over the rangers came at a cost, as cespedes limped off with a strained left hamstring. >> we are thinking hopefully not dl, certainly we probably won't play tomorrow. national league park, whether he is able to pinch hit, you know, the next day or the next day is kind of what we are hoping for. >> meanwhile, brandon mccarthy held his own against his former team. >> that is one of the big things for the franchise, is starting to knock down other teams that are considered better and show all the young guys that we are on an even playing field. >> i think that everyone can sleep well at night knowing they are trying their best and it will improve. we have

seth smith hit a drive down the right field line. the ball appears to hit the white of the foul line. first base umpire called it foul. bob melvin didn't like the call but didn't get it changed and the giants had dodged a bullet. the dodging ended in the 9th. onto try to wrap up the 2-1 win. he was down to his last strike against north but he pulled a three and two pitch in to the seat with a pair of runners on. he is mobbed on the occasion of his first major league home run. the a's avoid the sweep with a 4-2 walk off win. for oakland it's back to the american league and the first of three in seattle tomorrow night. the giants are back home to start a three game series against the dodgers, when norris made contact he had a pretty good idea he had gone deep. >> i did. felt pretty good coming off the bat and they say about -- get them in during the day that's what i was trying to do. >> it's a great feeling. tough at bat but got a good pitch to handle and put it out of the park. i wouldn't trade it for the world. >> los angeles has it

set rookie ramirez to the mound, 7 innings, three hits but made one mistake in the 2nd inning and seth smithplay. the a's had tomy malone working. this guy has turned into a modified starter. before the all star break ever, think of all the great pitchers the a's have passed down through the years and the a's take it 1-0. >>> clearly the biggest name in olympic swimming is michael phelps, but come to conclusion the summer name another name may roll off the tongue, l ochte rolls off the tongue, beat phelps. >>> always seems hardest for the great ones to say when to say when. venus williams battling an energy draining illness nowhere resembling the championship is ousted in round one by russian vesina. looked lethargic and hardly interested in her match. kind of sad to see but she is not herself. that's the sporting life. >> you're right about them, just when you think here it goes again then he comes up with a gem like tonight. >> can't fault anything in his game this evening. >> don't write him off. >> doesn't get better than 8-0. >> thank you for trusting ktvu news. we'll see you the next t

. >> also next a's outfielder seth smith makes one of the best defensive plays of the year against arizona. it help them beat the >> a lot of people will be out all night long in san francisco walking sunset to sunrise fracases. the out of the darkness overnight event is a walk for suicide prevention. the american foundation or suicide prevention said no light needs to be cast on treating depression and preventing suicide. about 100 people take their own lives every day in the united states. >>> health officials are scrambling to figure out the cause after new e. coli outbreak that's killed a little girl and sickened 14 people in six states. the latest case is here in california. the other cases are in georgia, louisiana, alabama, tennessee and florida. the girl who tied lived in new orleans. the center for disease, control and prevention believe all the victims contacted the same strain of e. coli between april and may. it's not no one yet whether it's a food bornout break. >>> in just a few hours the dream comes true for thousands of shoe shoppers nationwide and in the bay area when the

seth smith delivers, solo blast. 1-0, a's. you also need great defense. watch coco crisp. a leaping catch. and ross a no-hitter through five. but in the sixth the cal stanford rivalry never ends. former cardinal carlos quentin ends it with a 2-run shot. ross allowed only one hit in six innings. shawn doolittle in for the a's. gives up the two-run double. padres up 4-3. wild pitch tied it up for the a's. then pinch-hitting jonny gomes. see ya! 2-run blast. his seventh. a's hold on for their fifth straight win, 6-4, your final. nba finals game three tonight right here on abc7. coverage starts at 4:30. stick around for after the game. happy father's day for everyone out there. i'm mike shumann. have a great day. >> up next, singing a sour tune and why some parents say the san francisco boy's chorus is in the midst of a management crisis. >> i'm nannette miranda in sacramento county with a tiny town has become infested with locusts. for one farming family they have become a nightmare, practically eating e here you go little man. [ humming ] [ babbling ] the cheerios bandit got

a's tie it up on a double by seth smith.te game retired 13 consecutive dodgers at one point. and brandon moss deep into the night. his 7th of the year in 13 games for the a's as they win by a score of 4-1. ever since jason giambi left the athletics it seems like they have been searching for a reliable first baseman and a guy who could hit with power. as mike shumann reports they that i have found their guy in the aforementioned brandon moss. >> he drives one to right and the a's are going to take the lead. that baby is way out of here! third deck! >> 28-year-old ha brandon moss has been ranking since he has been brought up from triple-a on june 6. >> i'm thankful for another opportunity here that i thought i would never have that you don't want to leave anything on the table and have any regrets. >> he came to spring training with 13 other outfielders and knew his chance of making the bigs was limited. his manager of triple-a asked him what he could do to get him back to the show and brandon said let me play first base. >> y

seth smith delivers, solo blast. 1-0, a's. you also need great defense. watch coco crisp.a leaping catch. and ross a no-hitter through five. but in the sixth the cal stanford rivalry never ends. former cardinal carlos quentin ends it with a 2-run shod. only one hit in six inning. shawn doolittle in for the a's. gives up the two-run double. padres up 4-3. wild pitch tied it up for the a's. then pinch-hitting jonny gomes. 2-run blast. his seventh. a's hold on for their fifth straight win, 6-4, your final." nakaochi finals game three tonight right here on abc7. coverage starts at 4:30. stick around for after the game. happy father's day for everyone out there. i'm mike shumann. have a great day. >> up next, singing a zaur tune and why some parents say the san francisco boy's chorus is in the midst of a management crisis. >> i'm nannette miranda in sacramento with a tiny town has become infested with locusts. for one farming family they have become a nightmare, practically these sweehoney clustery things have fiber? fiber one. almost tastes like one of jack's cereals. uh forgo

seth grahame-smith is a prolific jung writer and producer.out abraham lincoln, ax-wielding and alternate history. before abraham lincoln, vampire hunter, was a movie -- it was a "new york times" best seller. actually, widely praised by lincoln scholars for its blend of real history and fantasy. >> we call this a completely ridiculous premise to start with. >> it is. it is. i think you'd be crazy not to acknowledge that it is a ridiculous premise. abraham lincoln to the best of my knowledge did not in fact fight vampires. it's an absolutely sort of muscular, ridiculous badass ride. >> the idea came from where? >> reporter: before he was the new hollywood "it" kid, seth grahame-smith was a no-name writer. >> i'm considered an overnight success and i spent 11 years in a one-bedroom apartment writing things day and night that nobody would read. >> reporter: his first hit came in 2009, "pride and prejudice and dom zombies." this year's it's "unholy night," a subversive recasting of the three wisemen as thieves. in between -- there was lincoln. >>

then with the bases loaded, seth smith ground to first. bran bell, what are you doing? doesn't step on the bag. and the a's would build the 3-0 lead in the first. timmy strikes out the side. lincecum worked six innings, gave up three runs and struck out 8 and no decision. a's led 3-1 in the ninth. the wheels fall off. belt against ryan cook. and he can't get to the sinking fly ball in left. buster posey and the panda come around to score. sanchez breaks the did tie with a base hit to left. the giants go up 5-3. a's got a josh reddick homer in the ninth but the giants prevailed by a down of 5-4. >>> if you like racing sonoma is the place to be this weekend as nascar makes its one and only visit to the bay area this year led by junior. heart junior coming off has first win in almost four years. it broke a 143-race winless streak. but this is a road course and junior has never finished higher than tenth here. >> well, you have to do the time. and if you neglect it or don't take it seriously, you won't be good at it, you know. you know, you can't just pick up a bag of clubs

. >> and seth smith makes one of the best defensive plays of the year against arizona. look at that. but did it help beat the diamondbacks? larry beil has the highlights çk >>> in just a few hours the dream comes true for thousands of shoe shoppers nationwide and in the bay area when the hottest new sports shoe goes on sale. people waiting for the new kanye nike air easy 2. yeah, kanye west. the lines have been getting longer with each passing day. i was down there yesterday and talking to a customer who said he's been waiting since monday for a chance to buy the new shoes. >> if they have my size i'll keep them, walk out of the door with them. if i get my size. if not, that's a whole different story. >> he may reconsider that strategy. we saw a pair listed on ebay for almost $5,000 for that, that right there. the bay area store tells us they will retail for about $250. so really this is a group of investors sit willing in front of the stores. you buy for 250 and you sell for ten times that amount? >> i'm not buying them. >> not going down after the show? >> no. hopeful

taking on the mariners, thanks to a home run by seth smith, top of the second inning that's all the a'sthis one by a final count, 1-0. >> pitch a perfect game, get a key to san francisco. mayor ed lee presenting giants pitcher matt cain with a key to the city at tonight's game to celebrate pitching the first perfect game in giants history. it was beautiful. a lot to celebrate. the historic event came against the houston astros earlier this month. we showed you the highlights. pretty cool. >> i wondered with that key to the city, can you open up things? it's huge. put it under your arm. there have to be some big locks that matt cain can have all access. >> he holds the key to a lot of fans' hearts. >> my man. don't desire respect. he got a samurai sword as well. don't mess with him. 5:49. coming up, mile high pups. >> plus, first you see them, then you don't. a wedding day photo opp, boy, does that get waterlogged. >> those dresses are going to shrink. this is the close as i get to a director. triple threat. this is san francisco, then we flip the switch, oakland. that's a nice shot. one

seth grahame-smith is a prolific young writer and producer.ate history. >> four score and seven years ago -- >> reporter: before abraham lincoln, vampire hunter was a movie, it was a "new york times" best seller. actually, widely praised by lincoln scholars for its blend of real history. >> that all men are created equally. >> and fantasy. >> we call this a completely ridiculous premise to start with. >> it is. it is. i think you would be crazy to not acknowledge that it is a ridiculous premise. abraham lincoln, to the best of my knowledge, did not in fact fight vampires. it's an absolutely sort of muscular, ridiculous bad ass ride. >> the idea came from where? >> before she was the new hollywood it kid, seth grahame-smith was had a long list of no name hits. >> i'm considered an overnight success and i spent 11 years in a one bedroom apartment writing things nobody would read. >> reporter: his first hit came in 2009, "pride and prejudice and zom business" a mashup of the jane austin classic with cannibalism. this year it's "unholy night," the

the writer, it began with a novel by seth graham smith.was fourth on the new york's best seller list so that's something. >> he also did shape the screenplay and added some characters so this would make a lot more sense for the screen. with vampires, you see them clearly. it has a very good cast. it has benjamin walker who is a rising actor known on broadway and he was in a very successful play. and he basically was offered the part of beast in x men first class. he reminds me of a young hugh jackman so he may have a great career ahead of him. >> 65% of sales are expected to be men 17 to 34. so if you would like a history lesson and a monster flick, this is the film for you. thank you so much for being with us. back to you guys. >> i don't know if i'm ready to believe that thank you for watching 9news now at 6:00 a.m. not slaying any vampires here but we do have a severe weather alert they might not like. i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm michael jackson. it's friday. -- i'm mike hydeck. it's friday. monika samtani will be back with traffic and mr

seth smith got the diamondbacks up with a leaping catch at the wall to rob aaron hill. what a rob. arizona mounted a huge comeback and it all came to a head at the bottom of the 9th. right over the wall for a walkoff home run. d-backs win 9-8. >>> a lot of changing weather out there. it's not just a nice day. rosemary is calling it all. >> yes, it will be warm and breezy in many areas. winds 10 to 20 miles an hour, gusting in some cases. stronger than that especially for the hills. and those northerly winds are going to plummet that relative humidity out there. we'll be very dry. we are talking about elevated fire danger. the giant, 66 degrees. mostly sunny skies. i forgot to change that to saturday. that happening in the afternoon today. it will be a great day to be out. bring a baseball cap, a hat or at least sun grasses -- sunglasses. 69 in san francisco. 78 for redwood city, 80 san jose, low 80s for the inland east bay as well as the inland north bay. numbers continue to climb. at some point it will be toasty. tuesday, still holding onto some of that heat. but by wednesday we g