it was lured to colorado springs from new york state in the 1980s. the city gave biblica incentives in return for the jobs the organization brought to the community. >> the total is going to come to $16.99. >> reporter: it now employs nearly 100 people in colorado springs. >> they came to us and said there is already a center here in colorado springs of other christian ministries, so your networking possibilities, your ability to find staff who want to work in a christian organization and contribute to your global ministry, that's going to be easier for you to do. >> reporter: however the biggest and most powerful christian organization that came to colorado springs, in this case from california, also became the most controversial group in town. it's the conservative public policy organization focus on the family, which has long been a political lightning rod because of its conservative stance on hot button social issues, such as abortion and gay rights. jim daly is focus on the family's president and ceo. he doesn't apologize for his organization's

making this a successful spring training.he giants started the 2011 spring training with showtime's cameras out here. that won't be here. the franchise isn't here with the giants this year but so many different things will be spotlights on this team and we'll talk with giants about that coming up in just a bit like what is so important about this spring training coming in as defending champs. >> nice to defend that title. thank you very much. at&t pro-am at pebble beach. a lot of people focusing on the stars. this guy taking home the top prize this weekend. he's now ranked number 4 in the world. a family affair there. we hear he's heading off with the family to maui before leading up to a stretch of tournaments leading up to the important masters. >>> also celebrating a win. the cal men's basketball team. they beat number seven ranked arizona 77-69. this is cal's second upset of a top ten team this month. you'll recall cal beat number 10 oregon on february 2nd. >> we are closing into a very cool time. march madness just aroun

cindy levie is here to show us how to pull off the new spring trend.ng. >> let's start with leather. you did see a lot of leather on the runway. usually we don't think of it as a spring fabric. >> not at all. >> dressing it up. >> it's out there. this is a lighter leather. it's not really heavy. you don't feel like you're wearing a winter coat. jason wu and a lot of other places we saw it. we wanted to show you how you can pull it together at any price range. let's bring it our first model, ashley. >> glamour staffer, looking fantastic today. what's great about this leather skirt which, by the way, is faux. there is a lot of faux leather out there that looks fantastic. we paired it with lace. i love that leather and lace combination. it looks really sophisticated. the fact that it's pale makes it feel not too, too edgy. you could take and wear this on a weekend with little flats or sandals and a t-shirt. it could be a knock-around skirt. >> and you could wear it in the fall. >> leather leggings are another great piece. wear that all year round. >> leat

spring training under way. this year it is a family affair. live to oh scottsdale next. >> the fight over tesla electric cars continues. why is it important? we'll deep dive into it in business. >> announcer: you're watching "today in the bay." >> still no word from the tesla inventor who promised to show the world how the new york times faked a breakdown of a tesla electric car. this is more than a fight over a bad review. >> you may wonder what's the big deal? so the new york times doesn't like the model-s. it is a big deal. tesla wants to reassure people who put down a ditto buy one. to remind you the new york times ran a story about the test car running out of electricity despite it's cold out there. the reporter was accused of faking the story. they will show the black box data proving the times lied. tesla assured the world it's financially solvent, reports latest financials next wednesday but has had to refund customer deposits in the past. the company has a big government loan as well. the financial picture could get exciting if a larg

this spring is also something a little bit different than another kind of spring which you had in the years because this year the world baseball classic is taking place and around ten members of the giants organization, players are participating in various games for various home nation's countries. we'll introduce us to some of them and what the world baseball classic means in just a bit. back to you in the studio. >> thank you. it's 5:15. to the other home team. hewlett packard, one of the bay area's oldest companies. scott mcgrew says one without a winning season. >> i'm trying to come up with a baseball team analogy. some baseball team that would be comparable. i don't know baseball enough. a team that had its glory days and now resides somewhere at the bottom of the rankings. hewlett packard reported its profits last night and news was profits were down again. now, weirdly enough wall street is pleased with hp this morning because the slowdown isn't as much as investors expected. the team is losing. it's just not losing as badly as people figured. let's turn to courtney reagan on

spring fever has already arrived. today is the official report date for pitchers and catchers at spring training in scottsdale. >> with that in mind, "today in the bay's" laurence scott is our man on the scene with a look at early arrivals down there gearing up for that cactus league action. good morning, laurence. >> reporter: a beautiful morning at scottsdale stadium. spring training home of the world chaseries champions giant. today may be the official report day but many already here. we saw pablo sandoval and hunter pence and many others. the guys coming together and it's a good scene. check it out. before the official report date for pitchers and catchers, several giants have already made the scene including some position players like short stop brandon crawford. >> pitchers and catchers report but there are position players here for you. why is it so important to be here early? >> just to kind of get back into the flow of things and just come and hang out with some of these guys and just kind of prepare for spr

the fans spring fever has already hit. today is the official report date for pitchers and catchers at spring training. laurence scott is live with a look at early arrivals preparing for cactus league action. good morning. >> reporter: it is great to be here early and for several reasons. last season on our giants clubhouse tv show we showed you the truck that left at&t park and took off and arrived here in scottsdale and that same truck took off about a week and a half ago. the gear got here just like three days ago or so. and we saw them unpacking the gear as the pitchers and catchers start reporting. the best thing we saw is position players are already around and the team comradery is already building. take a look. before the official report date for pitchers and catchers, several giants have already made the scene including some position players like short stop brandon crawford. >> pitchers and catchers report but there are position players here. why is it so important for you to be here early? >> just to get back into

it all starts right here in spring. it's coming up in just a bit. >>> we're going to have a rush for gold over at apple coming up in business news. >>> and hold on your hats and skirts today. the winds are picking up. where they'll be the strongest. the weekend is just around the corner. we'll have your full forecast when nbc bay area news at 11:00 a.m. comes right back. >>> a little heads-up here. kellogg's recalling one of its popular breakfast cereals, affecting 36,000 boxes of special k red berries cereal. the company says the boxes could contain dangerous glass fragments. among the affected products, 11.2 ounce retail packages with the date stamp of december 2, 2013. 37 ounce club store packages with the stamp by november 30 of 2013. and 22.4 ounce twin packs with november 30th, 2013. if you have one of these box, please return it to the store or call the company for a replacement coupon. >>> turning to business news, scott mcgrew tells us about a plan to storm the castle and take the gold. >> forgive me. it's real

that's a huge part of spring training. >>> plus, making the cut down in spring training. we'll tell you about the struggle to score a spot on the giants roster. that's ahead as we take you live to scottsdale stadium. >>> an update to breaking news overnight in south africa as two families torn apart by a single act of violence. today one family buries a daughter. another defending the man accused of killing her. an emotional court appearance overnight for olympian oscar pistorius who sat sobbing as prosecutors for the first time publicly revealed details about the case against him. "today in the bay's" marla tellez joins us live from outsiour newsroom this morning. difficult for the families this morning. >> the reality star was laid to rest this morning in port elizabeth. her coffin was draped in a white cloth covered in white flowers as it was carried away. her family says family and friends traveled from all over the world to make it to this morning's memorial service. meantime, hundreds of miles north her boyfriend, oscar pistorius, once revered star sat and cried thr

this is just a taste of spring. we have showers and a return to winter on the way as we get through next week starting monday temperatures dropping off. we increase cloud cover and meet back on monday morning we won't have beautiful views to show you because fog will be back. rain moves in tuesday into wednesday. and for the first part of thursday should clear out of here thursday night just in time for the upcoming weekend. back to you. we want to check that drive. i promised you. i wouldn't take it back. good morning, mike. >> good morning. i got to deliver whatever you promise. that's part of the deal here. we look over here. 238 this is industrial parkway and mission boulevard moving smoothly coming up through hayward. here's where the slowdown is. surface street not a problem. this is low because a lighter volume was held up at whipple road. earlier crash just cleared from the off-ramp and now we see that slowing heading down toward fremont as is case when lanes reopen. slow out of hayward. castro valley y indi

much like the weather. >> a man who likes his spring fashion colors. i hear the that kocoral is hot this year. the weather is going to be perfect for outdoor lunch plans on thursday. but today, not too shabby. we had quite a bit of haze. a little fog over san francisco. right now, crystal clear conditions. a little breezy. 56 degrees right now in sunnyvale. 52 in san jose and 54 in gilroy. your weather headlines tell the story of a repeat performance. tomorrow, a little bit warmer, but hey, we're going to crank up the heat just in time for all the lovers out there, valentine's day temperatures start to climb. we'll have your full forecast coming up. there are some changes on the way and yeah, they're coming in before we hit valentine's day. >> kind of the barry white forecast. >> all the lovers out there. can't even touch it like you though. >> wasn't bad. thank you very much. we'll check back. >>> still ahead, does an ex-cop on the run have any help out there? the search for a second suspect and now, the man hunt is spreading across the border. >>> st

the site is located along spring street betwe street. it's near the guadalupe river park which is land that belongs to the city and the san jose airport. the tents are spread out and clustered around trees on the land. the tent city started to grow back in january after state lands along the guadalupe river were cleared up by caltrans and that displaced homeless camping in those areas. with this area, mayor chuck reed says the people are trespassing and there are no sanitary facilities and the city cannot have people living in unsanitary conditions. nonprofit organizations have been coming out to the site in an effort to reach out to these homeless and offer them some alternative options for shelter. according to the san jose police department, there has not been a noticeable increase in crime near this tent city. now the most difficult task as always will be to find some kind of long-term solution in which the homeless are kicked out for only a few weeks or a few months and then do not have to return to create yet another tent city. we'

spring training gear is no exception. >> every year we carry a different style. this year we feature buster posey with backdrop of the state of arizona. map of arizona. that's very nice. every year the authentic t-shirt collection changes. this year it's a different style. >> reporter: the world series trophy on various items ups the appeal. >> it's championship merchandise. different than you carry during the regular season. we have crazy, dedicated fans. they buy all year. they buy every year. the world championship gives them another reason to buy another t-shirt or to buy another license plate frame or a t-shirt for the entire family. wife, kids and those visiting bragging rights for those out of state or other regions so it's great. >> reporter: giants fans will get in gear as giants are set to open their cactus league schedule here at scottsdale stadium on saturday, february 23rd against the angels. that's the scene here from arizona. let's send it back to you in the studio. >> we love the theme. >> when you are world champs, those are hot items. >> meteoro

we're live at spring training just ahead.aking news where deputies with the alameda county sheriff's department have just given us details about a body found on the campus of a san leandro elementary school. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live at hillside elementary school with the latest for us this morning. bob, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, marla. alameda county sheriff's office as you can see still has marcella street shut down in front of hillside elementary. hillside elementary to the right of your tv screens which means they are telling us it will be shut down for several more hours. that means there will be no school today at hillside elementary. the sheriff's office tells us this is so investigators can search for evidence on the campus in the daylight. that's something they have not been able to do yet since this did happen overnight. it was around 8:45 last night well after school was out when someone called 911 to report several gun shots. deputies arrived and they found a young man around 18

spring training. excited than hunter pence. he knows how to get those troops going. let's go down to scottsdale for more on spring training with laurence scott. >> reporter: good morning. all great teams need energy, guys. the giants certainly have several of these kind of guys. one especially known for helping get the guys going. inspirational leader and fiery competitor. those are the words outfielder hunter pence is frequently described. this is his first spring training with the giants having joined the team mid season last year and he couldn't wait to get cracking. >> i love to be here. as soon as they allow me to and there's facilities to use, i try to get her. >> reporter: pence is hungry tory live the glory experience in last season's world series run and knows the work starts now. >> we have good chemistry with these guys. we had a great run last year. that is a new year. it's a new league. it's not the same. it's great to have the good that went through what we went through last year and loo

spring training, it starts now.r world series title last season, the giants have established a culture of winning that picks back up as the team embarks on spring training here in scottsdale. the expectations for another successful season and the work to make it happen kicks back into gear in the days ahead. the team knows what it wants to accomplish this spring before opening day several weeks down the line. >> it's a new season, new year, new race. and what happened last year, and i want these guys to always remember, you know, a tremendous year like we had. at the same time, you got to move forward. you know, or else you're slipping backwards. there's no in between. >> you'll have ups and downs throughout the course of the year. we're in a good division. the dodgers make a lot of moves, the diamond backs are a really good team. seeing the padres and the rockies can be a team that can be, you know, off the year before, then come out guns blazing the next year. so we know we've got our work cut out for us, but i th

the giants in full swing here at spring training in arizona. scottsdale stadium is the site where we're seeing not just the players but some guys behind the scenes really making a difference as this team makes a run for another championship. one of the guys is actually a giants legend. take a look. it's one of the very best sights of spring, the giants' first day of workouts at scottsdale stadium. just as the team was getting in motion on the field, there was a legendary figure in the giants' organization taking a deep breath in the clubhouse. long-time equipment manager mike murphy spending a moment with his friend abbie having helped the giants gear up and get on the field for another spring. >> every day you come here, every spring you get enthused. right after the super bowl, we get all excited to get everything ready for baseball. >> reporter: how many years have you been making sure the team has everything they need? >> roughly about 54 years. i can't remember. i started in '58. i quit counting a long time ago. just happy to be here every

spring training. >> beach music, right?or the first time in 15 years, the orioles take the field in florida, coming off a winning season. with high hopes of winning again. in our masn on wjz report, pitchers and catchers check in today, the first workout scheduled for tomorrow. the ed smith sports complex in sarasota. the o's begin their fourth spring, having moved there from fort lauderdale in 2010. star catcher matt wieters under sunny skies. they will begin full scale pitching and practicing tomorrow. a number of players reporting last week. they are looking forward to getting warmed up. same can be side said for the man who put the team together. >> i'm excited about the team this year. and the reason i'm excite side we're really returning the core of our team, last year, which was competitive team. >> they had the experience of going to the play-offs. and i also know that they feel that they have unfinished business. and i think that will bode well for oriole fans. >> the orioles continue to uptheir spring home, which

when it comes to what's important here at spring training. take a listen. with another world series title last season, the giants have established a culture of winning that picks back up as the team embarks on spring training in scottsdale. the expectation for another successful season and the work to make it happen kicks back into gear in the days ahead and the team knows what it wants to accomplish this season before opening day several weeks down the line. >> it's a new season. new year. new race. and i want these guys to always remember, you know, the tremendous year like we had. at the same time, you have to move forward or else you're slipping backwards. >> you'll have ups and downs throughout the course of the year. we're in a good division. the dodgers made a lot of moves. diamondbacks are a really good team. seeing the padres and the rockies can be a team that can be, you know, off the year before and then come out guns blazing the next year. we know we've got our work cut out for us. i think it's a challenge that all of us are excit

having a great time at spring training. having such a great time we decided to pass the mic to the second baseman. take a look. >> the rhythms of spring in scottsdale are in full effect. backstage the giants are living the life of chance. we passed the mic to marco scutaro for more. >> here we are in 2013. what's the date? february? >> i don't know. every day is the same. we're in february. >> right. three, two, one. here we are with the white shark. gregor. how much do you bench? >> i don't know. that's a good question. >> let me check. 250. >> reporter: finding a groove at the plate and on the mound is different for each guy. now just days before the first cactus league game on saturday this camp in scottsdale is in full swing. >> when it comes to are we in spring training? we're in it. i'm sore. we're definitely in it. >> the season ahead. >> there's been a lot of talk about a couple of teams in our division. we can only worry about ourselves. the division play is tough no matter who it is. we can only worry about oursel

spring training continues. and dan hellie is there set to make the biggest impact on the team. >> the question many people are asking this season, who is the most important player for the nationals. could it be, well, newly acquired rafael soriano, ryan zimmerman, bryce harper, steven strasbourg, take your pick. there are tons. a lot of guys telling us it is not a player it is manager davey johnson. >> he still remembers what it is like. he must have reattend everything from when heap is a player. he remembers what it is look to go out there, grind, kind of have people tell you do things. he keeps it light. he gets his message across. in a sense, some times funny. some times serious. pretty invaluable. probably the best position we may bring him back for a year. >> what about davey is fun as a manager? >> he is just fun. hand down. he is just fun. to bearound a manager that's been around a game a long time seen a lot of things you. know really excites everybody on the club. and, it's so fun. just to be around h

and buster has all eyes on him here at spring training. we caught up with him for a little bit to see what this season coming into it is going to be like not just being mvp but world series champion for two out of the three years that he's played in the major leagues starting from rookie year to now he's perhaps the biggest success story in all of baseball and we spent time with buster coming up in just a little bit. back to you in the studio. >> it's been fun watching buster. it's been great. the s.e.c. wants to pump up your wi-fi. i like the sound of this. scott mcgrew says up to 100 times faster than you currently get. >> you'll see that speed jump in the most crowded of places. the places where right now you see vy little speed at all. busy places like coffee shops and hotels. talk about a 21st century problem wanting wi-fi to move faster. they want to allow wi-fi router makers to use an unlicensed part of the spectrum that's largely not used right now. it will be a year before there's a full ruling. >>> shares in tesla under pressure

a busy spring. a fun spring. and it all starts tomorrow.ames right here cactus league play at scottsdale stadium. giants hosting the angels. back to you. >>> 6:56. first parking meters and now ferry tickets giants fans headed to at&t park may have to pay more to try to get there. a new proposal would charge fans who take the ferry to games $11 one way. that's actually up a dollar from last year's one-way fare. there will be a public hearing on the issue on march 7th. >> i'm sure a lot of people will have a lot to say. christina loren with one final check on your friday forecast. >> not much to say for me. it will be nice. that is it. look at this beautiful sunrise coming in over the bay bridge. we're putting it on autopilot all weekend long. temperatures holding onto the 60s. stray shower in the north bay tomorrow morning. still holding strong. 65 degrees inland. 63 at the bay. at the coast today right around 62 degrees. we'll have your seven-day outlook every 15 minutes throughout the "today" show. we'll look at your drive. not friday ligh

first spring game one week from saturday. mentioned the ravens overcoming the odds to get to the super bowl. linebacker suggs still dealing with a torn bicep muscle that he suffered in december. after a second medical opinion, the baltimore suns reporting that suggs will not have surgery. he missed two regular season games after the arm tear but played all four post-season games. college basketball in baltimore. who let the dogs out? loyola fast break, cormeer all alone for the lay up. 17 points for the junior from baltimore. they had to hold off the rally in the second half. senior robert olsen helped keep the hounds on top. loyola is 68-64 winner in their second last home game of the season. >> valentine's day, all for breast cancer awareness. the terps play host to clemson. 30 points and 12 rebounds if ever the 6-foot 3 senior. the outcome never in doubt. thomas added 17. the terps crush clemson 75-45. maryland plays at virginia on sunday. reminder the maryland men play duke in college park coming up on saturday. that's al

take a listen. >> spring training is under way. i'm sitting here live at scottsdale stadium. >> reporter: as one of the voices of summer that giants fans spend entire weekends with hearing giants pre and postgame signifies that baseball is back. a former defense attorney, marty's love of the game has translated into a second career in radio. we start this season in the press box reflecting on the glory of spring training. >> it's a great time to get bonded back with baseball. i say it's our way of giving a hug to baseball. there is optimism in every game. every camp. 30 teams. everyone thinks they'll have great season and everyone has an even record right now. it's the welcome back. >> reporter: over the air from scottsdale to the bay area, it's never too early to start talking about how the giants can make another run at a title. >> pitching carries this ball club. power has not carried this ball club at home. they have to pitch at home. they have to have a good bull pen at home and win on the road again because the ball club hits

an early spring for you and me. >> an early spring. he is, punxsutawney phil on his big day, emerging from his hole. he didn't see his shadows, meaning, early spring is on its way. ginger. >> liar! i mean, there's cloud cover. >> i've got a meteorology call sound reason why phil is wrong. >> people there are happy this morning. >> you can cut the tension in this room in the rivalry between ginger and phil. >>> also coming up here on "good morning america" -- can staten island chuck, can he pick the winner of the super bowl? big questions coming up in this half-hour. >> i'm betting on chuck this morning. >>> also this morning, many football fans may find themselves tearing up sunday night. not because of the game, this budweiser commercial already going viral it's possibly the heartwarming super bowl ad ever. i dare you not to tear up, dan? >> she's very cute. >>> beyonce, we'll tell you why she's smiling in this video. >>> but first, now the guy behind the manti te'o scandal is now recreating the voice. is it really him? abc's linsey d

this spring, take on more lawn for less. not bad for our first spring. more saving. more doing.depot. get ready for spring with this ryobi 18-volt trimmer, just ninety- nine bucks. this is what's coming in our direction. so you see the yellows and oranges and reds. this is heavy rain across the area. down south you can see some of the pinks in north carolina. that could be moving in our direction going through the afternoon as well. i am thinking the time frame is around lunchtime and temperatures will be hovering around the freezing degree mark at that time. so we could start you out with sleet and that will mix with -- mix with rain. with the rain and heavy rain potential we have a flood watch that goes into effect this afternoon. see it for the areas here shaded in the outline of this green color. so, we are talking about baltimore county also carroll county and arundel county and frederick county this morning. this is what to expect in terms of temperatures this morning. it's chilly. bundle up as you head out and about. let's get a check of the traffic with lauren cook good

why is bruce bochy's son at spring training. >> nbc bay area is the proud broadcast home of the world giants and today we got to say the magic word. pitchers and catchers report. >> thank you, pitchers and catchers have reported here to giants spring training. when you think of pitchers and catchers you look at a current pitcher in the's organization, and a former major league catcher that is now the family. >> you have the griffeys the boones the bells and we are talking about the bochys. a quick look around the giants spring training clubhouse and you see dozens of jerseys for around 70 players with one last name very familiar. pitcher brett bochy the son of manager bruce is making a name for himself in the organization and joining the club for spring training. >> it will definitely be special, i will try to enjoy the experience. great on to have my dad around, and he can watch me. he that is not been able to watch me over the years. it will be a great experience. >> it's added stress that do not know i needed. i'm proud of him. he had a great year. he earned his invite with the job

thank you very much. >>> moving on to spring training now.s are hard at work already on the field. >> we can also tell you there's a lot going on behind the scenes off the field as well. >> let's head down to scottsdale, arizona, for a look at giants spring training with laurence scott. >> reporter: good morning. long before the giants arrived here at spring training, the clubhouse had everything in place. some of the guys that help put it all together have been with the team for decades. some of the most dedicated folks in the organization. take a look. the unsung heros behind the heros the fans think of when they think of giants. the guys that make sure everything is in place so players have what they need to get the job done. mike murphy and his crew work hard to get it right. the players notice they never notice anything missing. >> it shows how much hard work they put in because so many guys are coming in and out of here every year. these guys are rigorously putting in hours to get our uniforms and lockers and our clothes back in our loc

>> a different story getting ready for spring? >> are there any observations or concerns that you have? >> what are you working on in your game? >> the answers will come another day. for now enjoy it. feel it. seize the moment. it only comes once a year. there are questions on this baseball roster. we'll try and answer some of those when game day emanates live from scottsdale tomorrow night. now the a's' first practice is tomorrow and we'll be there as well. reporting with the giants, dennis o'donnell, kpix 5, vern back to you. >>> all right dennis. throw those shades back on. all right, it's in the kentucky derby point system now. the el camino derby at golden gate field. trainers like the big boys were in albany. nowhere, dice flavor...9 to 1 odds... ...a oh, the call to the post and down the stretch we come and out of nowhere, out of the pack, it's dice slaver a beautiful chestnut colt. 9-1 odds and southern california bred. ridden by jose valdeviad jr. winning by four lengths in the mile and an eighth race. that's a thing of b

spring training starts tuesday. anne makovec was at the giants fan fest today, where thousands turned out to greet the 2012 world champions. >> it's a super day for me. >> reporter: the lines started forming last night and grew to more than five blocks long by the morning, all for the chance to see a giant in person. >> no one wants to shine brighter than the other. we're all going to get to shine at one point or another. >> reporter: the world series trophies were shining as props for fan photos. >> it was excellent. i almost wanted to touch one but they wouldn't let me. >> reporter: they waited in line for hours. >> hoping for someone cool. >> reporter: not knowing which rotated player would be signing autographs. >> we were waiting in line for pablo. >> reporter: but another star player was around the corner. >> oh, my god! yes! so happy! love hunter pence! >> do you have a crush on him? >> of course! he's beautiful! >> awesome breathtaking! it was wonderful! he's hot! >> reporter: speaking of looks, tim lincecum

marla and i, we're looking forward to spring. we do have a quarter mile of visibility at napa and santa rosa right now. ten miles or better reported across the south bay and east bay like i said before. just because your city is not reporting thick fog, you may find some out there. the good news is our winds are coming out of the east-northeast indicative of offshore flow. it means the big ridge of high pressure will have temperatures in the 70s. 10 to 15 degrees above average for this time of year. and it's been dry. the good news is we also have rain on the way. looking pretty good as well for a few days of rain. three consecutive days of rain on the way for next week. get that in the seven-day outlook in just a minute. noon today, 62 in san jose. perfect there. 66 at 2:00. so nice in san jose all across the bay area. as i keep pointing out, the best beach city. santa cruz. 71 degrees. or go further south toward monterey and 17-mile drive pebble beach will be perfect out there. don't let the weather get in the way of your valen

not necessarily spring like. >> not necessarily spring like, in fact, one guarantee is it's going toekend, that's one thing we're sure of. high temperatures on sunday won't get out of the 30s. 36 in leonardtown this morning and, let's see, below freezing here in places like manassas, 27, good morning, manassas, 30 in gaithersburg, 30 this morning in fredrick, nice and chilly out there. clear skies right now for the time being, but some clouds moving in from the west. and we got a series of fronts that will be coming through. the first one won't bring us any precipitation. it'll come through nice and dry a little later this morning. there it is. it's kind of being pushed off to the north, but it'll bring us some cloud cover here, particularly north and west, up towards hagerstown and fredrick, and that's why temperatures are just a little bit up to the north and west. here's your picture, and what we're going to be dealing with later this afternoon, around the bend it comes, our next frontal system, that little area of rain shower activity you see out in arkansas and missouri, that's

. >> it's spring training. always spring training. first steps back not always the ease y.teven strasburg tows the rub and looks over his sholder a lot. not good for a pitcher. only spring training. strasburg looking human in his brief action today. how about some hockey. looking like the old obe. the russian rocket goes retro reminding people, hey y'all, i'm still here. and georgetown and syracuse, i'll tell you, otto dropping it like >>> all right, here i am. you want to be a work horse? that's what stephen strasburg says. he came to spring training proclaiming that this year he wanted the rock and he wanted it a lot. 200 innings is what he said. coaches obliging say nothing innings limitations. he will pitch and they aren't going to baby him. first time on the hit since a year ago gave up to a hit to the leadoff man and tejada says, baseball be gone. two guys, two runs. not 9 kind of start that strasburg wanted but later in the inning strasburg tells duda freeze frame. he would say, quote, a bit of debacle in the first inning but it seems that's what happened whaps to me

for the last two springs he's been a spring training instructor for the giants. now year three in that role has officially begun. he says the most enjoyment he gets out of the job is seeing the young players progress. >> crawford did an outstanding job last year. making adjustments. that's what i like to see. i like to see a player come in with raw talent, with skills. but you need to marinate those skills. you need to make changes a bit. and you watch a player going from a good young kid who is more of a solid guy that you can count on, a guy you know you can compete with every day because he's able to handle the adversity. then you watch him physically change too. those are neat things to see. >> i also ask ken about being on the reality tv show survivor. he didn't win. he said if he could change one thing it would be quote, to not get his butt kicked off. he said he'd be more cut throat. nbc bay area. >> thank you, ahmad. for the first time this spring the green and gold are getting ready to defend their a.l. west crown. and the theme of the day was looking be

you see them doing the usual spring training stuff. one of the great memories from this past season. game 7, bases loaded. hunter pence, remember the ball actually goes into the gap in left center but upon review, watch it hit the bat three times. incredible. the giants break the game open and bruce bochy said they might incorporate that into their drills this season. >> he will work on it this spring to see if he could be more consistent with it. instead of one time deals, a few more times, hit the ball three times. quite an art. takes a lot of work. that is why we are in spring training to get that down. you know. >> we will see if he could do it again. will ferrell, this guy shows up anywhere, any place. he said he was preparing for a movie review -- role. look at him. at the staples center before lakers game. or phoenix actually. he sees shaquille o'neal and asks if he will please leave the premises. he was there for a lakers- phenic game -- phoenix game. you can assume shaquille o'neal knew it was him. can't wait to see that movie

>> do you still need to plan your family's spring break? it's not too late. have the best destinations and deals. first let's check in with steve doocy to see what's coming up on fox and friends. >> those places look fantastic. i will be watching. shortly the president of the united states no longer dissatisfied trying to scare people from washington, d.c. going on the road to talk about the square quest tore as we refer to it. you don't want to miss that. liberal group in north carolina says the best way to go after the republicans who run the state house and governor's mansion let's hire private investigators. really? there are new cancer drugs there and coming on to the market faster and faster. are they safe? the medical a team reports for duty 12 minutes from now on fox friends right here on your channel for news. : >> new york city mayor mike bloomberg wants the soda ban to go statewide. they should prohibit the drinks over 16 ounces. that's what the city will do at restaurants under their thumb. want a free house? if you become a homeowner it is up to

our masn orioles spring training report from sunny sarasota, florida. after sliding past the twins 5- 3 the orioles won again today this time over a toronto blue jays split squad. opposing starter mark buehrle brought to toronto in a blockbuster trade retired his first four batters before this guy was singled in. steve pierce stepped up and he made contact, two-run home run out of the park that. makes it 2-0 orioles. watch this great defense from ryan flaherty on his high horse at shortstop on the money, out at first base which meant bye bye buehrle because he got yanked. there was one run and two hits allowed over a pair of wings and the the birds win 5-4 over toronto. >>> at today's daytona 500 following yesterday's horrendous turn of events that left some spectators with minor injuries, here's the last lap today, known 93 travis cassell hit the wall and not long afterwards jimmie johnson was your winner and dale earnhardt came in second and baltimore ravens own ray lewis stood with him. >>> now college basketball ladies style, tiana hawkins, nine boa

a similar scene in silver springs. snowflakes falling making for a tricky commute and what it will mean for our morning drive tomorrow? it looks like it stopped on nebraska avenue. >> it stopped about an hour ago, right at 10:00 is when we saw that stop. you can see behind me a little bit in the way of white snow on the grass. the snow actually melting now as the temperatures still above freezing. this is how it looked earlier. some of those flakes were the biggest i've ever seen, almost two to three inches in diameter. just some huge flakes. this is around the olney area. once again, you can still see they're dealing with snow on the ground. but as i mentioned, it's mostly out of here. snow along baltimore and eastern shore. the snow did move through rather quickly. many of you down to the east of the state saw rain. up to the north and west it was more snow. this is the map we showed you last night. rain to the south. less than an inch just to the north and west of washington. and about an inch, maybe a little bit mo

cactus league play starts tomorrow, but that's not the only baseball that will be played this spring before the regular season. the world baseball classic taking place throughout this spring, and in mid-march, the semifinals and finals will be at at&t park. we talk to the giants players what an honor it lot be to represent their countries. spring training in scottsdale this year goes well beyond the cactus league games as the opening round of the baseball classic begins just over a week from now. the semifinals and finals will be held at at&t park in march. ten representing their various nation's teams with affeldt and vogel song on team usa. >> it would be a real nice thing to win the thing since the u.s. hasn't won it yet. it would be very cool to be a part of the first u.s. team to win the tournament. so i'm excited about it. >> reporter: giants outfielder angel pagan is taking part with the puerto rican national team. >> i'm getting ready to represent my country, and i just want to be the best i can be out there. but we are losing the focus of what we're trying to accomplish as a

we have college hoops and golf and spring training. and the unique story of a nationals player making a switch from pitcher to hitter. let's rev our engines first with the daytona 500. the fact we're here 11:15 on a sunday night and the race is over, puts us ahead of last year. the 2012 race will be remembered for the delay on top of delay. a jet dryer inferno and 1:00 a.m. tuesday finish. history set again this year, but for different reasons. daytona we go. danica patrick facing a battle that only nine pole sitters have found victory. but she has the pole. few bangups today. lap 33, kyle busch with kasey khane, triggering a nine car pileup involving stewart and harvick. stewart winless in 15 daytona 500s. patrick took the lead, the first woman to do so in this race's history. she kept if for a total of five laps. more bumping on lap 128. nine cars involved in this one. carl edwards is knocked out of the race along with six other ford drivers. down the stretch, jimmie johnson, he was able to coast in, claiming his second 500 win. dani

we go live to spring training in scottsdale. >>> breaking news at 6:43. new details about a police officer shot overnight in the east bay. police in pittsburgh are searching two locations for clues on both ends of 11th street. kristy smith is live with what we have learned just moments ago. kristy? >> good morning. that officer was shot but the good news is he's already been treated and released from the hospital. right now several streets are shut down near 11th and maple as investigators look for more evidence this morning in the shootout that sent two people to the hospital. the officer and a suspect with a long criminal history. the 30-year-old man had warrants for violence and dpun related charges. that man bolted, took off running as officers chased him. they say he turned and started shooting. one officer was hit. even though he was wounded he and his partner fired back, hitting the man. a violent and potentially deadly night. >> our officers did a tremendous job. they come to work knowing they can face a situation like this. they acted upon the th

angel pagan got his wheels going swiping his first bag of the spring. he gets into scoring position for pablo sandoval whose swing looks close to midseason form. pagan comes around to score. sandoval's rbi single ties the game. jackson williams follows with a rope into left but check out the panda. game changing speed. the hustle all the way around from first. he scores. the giants win 4-1. >>> bernie the brewer ready for the spring opener in phoenix. new athletic chris young with the bases loaded in the first. strikes out to end the inning. ryan braun didn't miss. in his first spring training at bat he connects to the opposite field off chavez. 1-0 brew crew. oakland didn't get much done with their bats. but they did flash the leather. a beautiful 4-6-3 double play started by weeks. the as drop the exhibition opener to the brewers 2-1. >>> a bad wreck on the final lap at daytona international speedway. kyle larson crashes into the fence. officials say parts of the car including a tire flew into the grandstand. 28 fans were injured. 14 were taken to the

spring, bring it on. i'm erica hill alongside lester holt. >>> coming up, did the man behind the manti te'o hoax also supply the voice in those voicemail messages we heard that seemed to have been left by a bottom? dr. phil had experts analyze the voice mails against the voice of the hoaxer it. we' -- hoaxter. we'll have a closer look. and we'll talk about the person behind the hoax, at his past, just ahead. >>> was this an accident waiting to happen? a snowmobiler died in a tragic accident this week at the x-games. just the latest in a series of accidents by competitors looking to push the boundaries. can anything be done to protect these athletes from themselves? we'll take a closer look. >>> and then we'll switch gears. talking about a racy amptd people are calling it -- for mercedes-benz. indicate justice departmenton seen in provocative, racy -- kate upton seen in a provocative, racy ad. the question, is it too sex? we'll ask the supermodel what she msnbc a live interviewer coming up this morning. >>