she's tapped to throw out the first pitch for the bakersfield blaze. no word on how she'll exactly throw that first pitch, but it should be creative. >> all right. well, an orangutan that can see into the future. >> we'll introduce you to walter, right after the break. >>> an orangutan at a german zoo has already decided the outcome of saturday's german cup final. >> when presented with two soccer balls, walter chose the one with a scarf inside and some fruit inside the ball. walter's quiche says he's a natural born soccer expert and predicted a number of matches, including last year's championship league as well. >> go, walter! thank you so much for joining us. have a terrific weekend. we'll see you back here at 5:00. >> bye-bye. - hey, liz, package for you. - my trio of popcorns! ha-ha! ah-- simon? - sorry, liz. i had no other way into the building, and i lost all my contacts after i dropped my cell phone into the penguin exhibit. yeah, i had my birthday at the aquarium. - what do you want-- you're not my agent anymore. - oh, i'm still getting your bu

. >>> happening today, tara the hero cat from bakersfield gets a special honor. >> i guess. she is scheduled to throw out the first pitch for the bakersfield blaze minor league team which should be a sight. the cat stopped a dog from attacking a 4-year-old boy last week and the video you see here went viral. they are not letting the cat out of the bag so to speak about how tara will throw the baseball out other than to say they have a couple of tricks up their sleeves. so see what happens in bakersfield today. >> she chased after that dog for a little bit. >>> it is 4:56. coming up, we are hearing from the family of the woman charged with assaulting an elementary school bully and they are not backing down. why they say she confronted the boy at school. coming up. >> reporter: i'm mark kelly live in san leandro where an 18- year-old was hit and killed by an amtrak train last night. coming up, we spoke with her mother. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> i told her once if i have not told her a million times, you always leave one bud out of your ear so you can hear your surroundings and never b

tara the cat chased off a dog attacking a boy, the video went viral and now the bakersfield blaze plans to honor the cat at the night game. cat scheduled to throw out the first pitch. they have the purr-fect fix to turn this four-legged feline into a pitcher. >> have to tune in. >> find out tomorrow. ,,,,,, did you select these things on purpose? not a color found nature. there's nothing wrong with tha. i can hear your arteries clogging. ok. no. this is tap water. i can't let you buy this. oh. crystal geyser please. crystal geyser. bottled at the mountain source. surprise!lcome back. crystal geyser alpine spring water. crystal geyser. crystal geyser. news flash, it's bottled at the source. news flash, we sell it in cases. oh. thank you. oh no no no. crystal geyser. bottled right at the mountain source. >> brooke: ridge, please. just give me my ring back. >> ridge: you can't do this. you can't marry spencer. >> brooke: that is not up to you. >> ridge: of course it's up to me. it's our son! i don't want spencer influencing him or -- or you. come on. you deserve better. i can't let you go.

tara did attempt to toss out that first pitch at the bakersfield blaze game. the ball was attached to a fishing line. didn't go too far considering tara has paws and an opposable thumb. the very boy she saved did jump in so finish that honor. tara shot to fame after this dog right here attacking this little boy, pulling him off his bicycle, the cat comes out of nowhere and scares off that dog. did a fine job there, even though she the did go hide under the car afterward, like we all would. >> i think i would too. >>> "tonight show" host jimmy fallon is talking about a bet he made with the montreal canadiens. >> the canadiens approached him about making a bet on the eastern conference final. so they're playing the new york rangers to determine who mauves on to the stanley cup. the terms are simple. if the canadiens win, fallon has to do a monologue in a canadiens jersey. if the rangers win, the kand en's mascot has to wear a rangers jersey and post ten different pictures of himself walking around montreal. >> look forward to that. still to come this morning, mam

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. >> and unusual treat for the hero cat would saved a little boy in bakersfield. >> but first here's what's head on jimmy kimmel. >> quick preview of what we are up to tonight. now sal has something to help you cool down. hoses. are you ready to hose each other? spv is. >> bay area airline passenger is describing a terrifying close call as 2 jets came dangerously close to each other over the pacific. united airlines flight heading from hawaii to los angeles on april 25th. collision alert system went off as u.s. airway jet approached. flight tracking shows the plane plunged 600 feet in 60 seconds without warning for passengers like bay area resident kevin townsend. >> i am looking down the isles and there's hundreds office people in front of me. people start screaming and noises of things not secured falling around. >> united says working with the ntsb reviewing the incident. new air traffic controller blamed for the mistake sent for retraining. >> take a lack at this. worker took this photo at miami international airport. wow! see a bolt of lightning hit as plane was taking off. flig

tara on tuesday will throw out the first pitch for a minor league baseball team, the bakersfield blazeng to imagine how that cat or any cat is going to throw a baseball. according to tmz, cat fancy magazine also wants her for a cover shoot. >> i just want to point out up until now, we would have said how would a cat take down a dog? but this cat is super cat-ish. i was going to say super human, but that's not -- >> well, this could be a catfish hunter. >> it's windy outside right now. breezy conditions, cool temperatures into tomorrow. a chance of seeing a few showers and that is kind of a trademark of the first half of the forecast. cool turning warmer by next weekend. >> nbc "nightly news" is next. >> see you at 6:00. >>> on this sunday night -- deadly virus. for the first time mers spreads from one person to another in the u.s. dr. nancy snyderman tonight with what you need to know. >>> stranded. the growing catastrophe is the worst flooding in a century, triggers landslides, kills dozens, and forces tens of thousands from their homes. >>> texts to 911. in case of an emergency, the

tara the cat chases off the neighbor's dog when it bites a 4-year-old bakersfield boy. the bakersfield blaze minor league team says the cat will take the mound next tuesday. no idea how she will throw out the first pitch. >>> a new orleans woman is such a big fan of barbara walters she is honoring her permanently in ink. liz dodd already has three tatoos. but her fourth is probably unlike any other out there. she says the television legend had a profound impact on her generation. so she decided to get a tattoo of walters on her leg. >> i'm the first woman to get a barbara walters tattoo. i'm a pioneer, too. ha ha ha! >> ! >> the artist who designed the tattoo said it took five hours and has the glory she deserved. >> all those emmys weren't enough. she had to have a tattoo. it's the pinnacle. >>> speaking of that, if you are up high enough you will get well above the low layer of stratus that's just offshore from san francisco. cooling us downright now. not in santa rosa though. at 77 degrees there, 69 at concord, oakland at 62 and livermore 66 degrees. as we look at a

the bakersfield blaze confirms the tabby will take the mound next tuesday.ot sure how she will throw out the first pitch. but she is fast. >>> video of an enthusiastic emt in new jersey is taking the internet by storm and the driver reprimanded. cameras in the ambulance caught jonathan williams grooving to a song by rhianna. the bosses say the problem is that he is taking his hands off the wheel, creating a very unsafe environment. he was not in service and said he wouldn't do it with patients on board. we'll be right back. ,, female narrator: the mattress price wars are on the mattress price wars are on at sleep train. we challenged the manufacturers to offer even lower prices. now it's posturepedic versus beautyrest with big savings of up to $400 off. serta icomfort and tempur-pedic go head-to-head with three years' interest-free financing. plus, free same-day delivery, set-up, and removal of your old set. when brands compete, you save. mattress price wars are on now at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ after being closed for sevel sto

the cat will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the bakersfield baseball game next tuesday with some help from her human family. early this week we showed you the cat saved her owner, a four-year-old boy after a dog bit his leg and started dragging him. there have been 7.5 million views on youtube. we have to bring mike in to ask if he thinks the cat should throw a curve ball or slider? >> mike? >> he is going to scuff the ball, probably. >> thank you is not legal. >> no, it is not. >> easy for him to race the seams on the ball. >> 66 and dropping down to 60 from 7:15 to 10:00 and it will be breezy. around the state today, high clouds are taking over the neighborhoods and it will be warm through the central valley and money 90's in sacramento and 101 in fresno and 74 in lake tahoe and 91 in los angeles and 107 in palm springs. up to the sierra, the average is 63 and 32 with a record high year, we will be near record highs today and cooler on saturday but back to average by sunday. >> a a new trash in daly city 280 southbound direction at john daly birthday where -- boulevard wher

on tuesday she was the toast of fans at the bakersfield blaze baseball game. the opening pitch. also getting in on the action was 4-year-old little boy jeremy tree an ta fee lowe that tara saved. the video of tara pouncing on the dog has been seen millions of times on youtube. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," tony award-winning singer idena menzel. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." award-winning singer adena menzel. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." [ female announcer ] can your kids' sunscreen pass the wet skin challenge? neutrogena wet skin with helioplex does. on wet skin, ordinary sunscreen mixes with water and drips. neutrogena wet skin sprays on and stays on. forms a broad spectrum uva/uvb barrier. in and out of the water, for non-stop fun. get the best protection made for kids' wet skin. ♪ hey, hey wet skin kids. neutrogena. number-one dermatologist recommended suncare. >>> the white house held its first stunt talent show tuesday. the performers come from troubled schools that have added t

last night, tara and jeremy threw out the first pitch at the bakersfield minor league baseball game. his was an attempt to have tar amount throw it out but she needed help. he is asked the drop the puck at hockey game. >> she did not have her fur balls down yet. >> a little more work is need on that. >> she has the curve ball. she will be here all week. >> 50 will - of talent. >> for get delays, there is worse to worry about when flying, potentially deadly passengers you did not know are >> dramatic moment captured on camera, a school bus if flames in minneapolis rolling to the fire truck that bags up just in time. no students were on the bus. the driver get out safely. look at that, no word on what sparked the fire. >> in delaware, things buzzing along on an interstate in newark after a big rig carrying millions of bees overturned and the bees got out. officials say the big rig was hauling nearly 20 million honey bees from florida when the accident happened. the driver and two passengers get out but they were stung 50 to 100 times. each. they were treated at a hospital. >> happening

tonight, the cat and her family were honored by the bakersfield blaze, a minor league team. of reporters and paparazzi, to watch tara, throw out the first pitch. >> yeah. >> we see the cat throw out the first pitch. how did she do? not bad considering she has paws. an she even got some marriage proposals there as well. >> she did bet ater chasing the dog, i think. that seems to be more her forte, no? >> remember our morning show starts at 4:30 a.m. >> bye-bye. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- charlize theron, josh hartnett, musical guest, the roots.

we are getting the first fruit out of the bakersfield fresno area and then we'll be into stockton-lodi area soon in another week or so. then local cherries will be ready in about 10 days. >> reporter: local cherries in about 10 days right here from our own area. but i'm being told it's a shorter season? >> yes. we had a lack of chill this winter. cherries love cold weather. and we just did not get enough for the fruit to set on the trees. so therefore, we have a lighter crop. >> so if you have a lighter crop that means shorter season and obviously that would drive prices up? >> probably, yes. >> reporter: okay. so the drought not affecting the cherries this season? >> not too much. there are some farmers who are affected but overall, they are getting by this year. that's what i'm hearing and i think that we just definitely need to pray for rain between now and next season, otherwise it's going to be a critical problem for next season. >> reporter: you are one of the oldest fruit stands in all of california. i love your tower outside. >> thank you. yes, i wanted to reserve the integrity

the bakersfield blaze will host tara at their may 20th game. yesterday, video of a cat springing into action and saving her 4 yr old owner from a vicious mauling. the video has been seen by millions and the cat is becoming a huge internet sensation and here's a live look outside. toll plaza general motors has announced is sith recall this week. a record fine levied against general motors. this time, they are recallling 82-hundred midsize cars for a brake problem. the lastest recall affects the 2014 buick lacrosse and chevrolet malibu. the rear brake rotors were mistakenly installed on the front. the rear rotors are thinner, so brake pads will wear faster and could lose contact with the brake calipers. that could cause longer stopping distances and brake failure. owners will start getting recall letters in the mail later this month. new this morning.a san francisco private equity firm is the new owner of red lobster. golden gate capital has bought for 2.1 billion dollars. darden also owns olive garden and has been fighting to improve its financi

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tuesday, tara, yes, the cat, will throw out the first pitch for the minor league baseball team the bakersfieldnot exactly sure how she is going to throw out the first pitch, but tara is going to do it. according to tmz, cat fancy also wants tara for a cover shoot. of course they do. >> you notice the little boy was sleeping during the "today" show interview. >> the cat used to sleep in his crib since he was a baby. >> we're back in a moment with geraud moncure. mark jackson might have a new story. stay with us. >>> good evening. i'm geraud moncure in the comcast sportsnet studios. the giants won 16 of their last 21 because of contributions made from the entire roster. petite on the hill for the marlins, throwing for his third win in place of the injured hudson. metallica night at at&t. nothing like a little baseball and heavy metal whom. says they don't go together? bottom six, two outs, brandon hicks grounded to thirl. everybody safe. next hitter, gregor belong co. single to right. michael moores on his horse. we are tied. we are tied at five. to the ninth, two on, one out. mcgehee searching

coming up, the cat that saved that little boy down in bakersfield throwing out the first pitch at a minorball game sort of. how tara managed to pull it off. we have the video coming up. ,,,,,,,,,, [monotone] she says, "switch to progressive and you could save hundreds." >>> all right. we are looking at your pollen report for today. not too bad actually running into the low to medium category. looks like we are going to march up as the weather improves and by the weekend looks like it will be medium high all around the bay area. >> and we have some problems continuing to brew in oakland. this backup is getting worse right now in westbound 24. there's a motorcycle accident approaching highway 13. two lanes are blocked and our sensors are going to be showing slowing as far as as the caldecott tunnel. more coming up. >>> new this morning a southern california city has rejected a plan that would have criminalized bullying in the city. last night, the carson city council voted 3-2 against that new ordinance. it would have made bullying punishable with a fine for the first two offenses with misd

she is scheduled to throw out the first pitch for the bakersfield blaze minor league team. ow how it's going to happen. the cat stopped a dog from attacking a child last week and the video went viral. they are now saying how tara will throw a baseball -- they are not saying how it's going to happen but they say they do have a trick up their sleeves so we'll see. >> could be tricky. >> >> i think she can do it. >> reporter: i'm kiet do live in san jose where an arsonist was caught on camera torching a car. a live report straight ahead. >> reporter: i'm mark kelly live in san leandro where an 18- year-old was struck and killed by a train. her mom talks about what had her daughter distracted. ,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,, >>> i told her once if i have not told her a million times, you always leave one bud out of your ear so you can hear your surroundings and never be walking and paying attention to phone. that's how you'll get mugged because you won't hear something. you always want to hear somebody running up on you. i never thought about hearing there was a train coming. >> a train

the pipeline actually starts in bakersfield and carries crude all the way to texas.ut, fortunately, again, they have the section of the pipe shut off and just off to a sticky and slick mess as they try to clean it up in this neighborhood and, of course, as businesses try to get back to usual this morning. that's the latest in atwater village, i'm kate larsen for "today in the bay." >> kate, thank you very much. >>> getting a look here at that forecast, as well. we take you out live here at 6:18. looking out over san francisco. how about this shot, isn't it beautiful? >> they're all gorgeous this time of year. just absolutely fabulous. >> it was hot yesterday. a little relief for today. and, you know what, it's actually going to continue to cool off as we get into this all-important weekend. you're so close to it. now y know the hot weather makes it more difficult to get the outdoor activity taken care of that you're used to and even biking to work has been rather tough lately. i can tell you, though, things are going to improve and we'll be back to those beautiful ba

it's slowly leaving, but los angeles, up into the bakersfield area, scattered showers and thunder showersce dollars the fog bank streaming down. it's going to get pinched aagainst the coastal hills. it won't go as far inland. these are the cities seeing fog right now. i've got a lot of fog. fog out in the bay view, fog in daly city. very foggy along the great highway. very foggy on the golden gate bridge. fog will be pretty far inland tomorrow. the winds are relatively light. look at sfo, 14 miles an hour sustained. usually the winds blow stronger. livermore, just 5 miles per hour. the high pressure is squishing down. when it squishes down like that, it traps the fog against the coast. the main impact will be warming inland. the fog is down at the tower or the deck, it just shows it's going to be cooler inland, because the warm air can't get inland. >>> i'm not so sure that's going to go down. i think it's going to stick on the east bay hills. less fog each day as we head into the weekend. warming days ahead. temperatures by the end of the weekend will be in the 90s. 90s as we head into t

it's slowly leaving, but los angeles, up into the bakersfield area, scattered showers and thunder showers. i notice dollars the fog bank streaming down. it's going to get pinched aagainst the coastal hills. it won't go as far inland. these are the cities seeing fog right now. i've got a lot of fog. fog out in the bay view, fog in daly city. very foggy along the great highway. very foggy on the golden gate bridge. fog will be pretty far inland tomorrow. the winds are relatively light. look at sfo, 14 miles an hour sustained. usually the winds blow stronger. livermore, just 5 miles per hour. the high pressure is squishing down. when it squishes down like that, it traps the fog against the coast. the main impact will be warming inland. the fog is down at the tower or the deck, it just shows it's going to be cooler inland, because the warm air can't get inland. >>> i'm not so sure that's going to go down. i think it's going to stick on the east bay hills. less fog each day as we head into the weekend. warming days ahead. temperatures by the end of the weekend will be in the 90s. 90s as we hea

the bakersfield blaze they tried to have tara throw the pitch using a baseball that was attacked to a line. well, it didn't work. but tara was still a big hit. look at this. you saw that cat on security camera last week chasing away a dog that viciously attacked a four-year-old child. this video has been seen more than 21 million times on youtube. >> probably the most famous cat ever now maybe. >> even though it didn't make the pitch. >> that is all right. she tried. that is great. i love that story. >>> 5:15 is the time. let's check in with sal for a look add traffic. >> i have it on good authority the cat just wanted to go back home. cat just wants to be at home. >> yes. >> let's take a look at what we have. this is the most troubled freeway of the week on 80 westbound coming in from the carquinez bridge out to the mccarthur maze. you can see the traffic is moving along okay. there is a little bit of road work on the right hand side. for the most part the traffic is moving along nicely. let's take a look at the toll plaza. the traffic here is light. about an eight minute drive as yo

the dog is in custody at bakersfield animal control and will be euthanized. boys actually said to be doing fine but he did need some stitches. >>> thank you for making ktvu your choice for news were always here for you at ktvu.com and we hope you follow us on facebook and twitter. our coverage continues with the 10:00 p.m. news and tonight he's still on the job the spy accusations of theft. female narrator: the mattress price wars are on the mattress price wars are on at sleep train. we challenged the manufacturers to offer even lower prices. now it's posturepedic versus beautyrest with big savings of up to $400 off. serta icomfort and tempur-pedic go head-to-head with three years' interest-free financing. plus, free same-day delivery, set-up, and removal of your old set. when brands compete, you save. mattress price wars are on now at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ dog: get four years get four years interest-free financing on the entire tempur-pedic cloud collection, even a queen size sealy gel memory foam mattress for just $497. the m

tonight tara and the boy were invited to throw out the first pitch at the bakersfield blaze minor league baseball game. >> kids ready to get back to normal. they are having a bunch of fun witness. he gets to throw out first pitch at a game. that's, that's beyond his top 10 i'm sure. >> we just really hope this is a memory that stays with him over the attack. the great part of it was throwing out the baseball. >> there was an attempt to have tara throw out a pitch but try as they might tara hones to really do the honest. tara also asked to drop the puck at hockey game. next up. >> mother will do everything they can to keep their children safe obviously and mama black bear that you are about to see is certainly no exception. look at this little cub. stranded on the edge of a busy road in british columbia. this male on line web video show the cub mother suddenly plucking the bear with the mouth and pulling it to safety. it is paragraph that parenting is a dangerous job but parents will do whatever it takes. >> bay area 11-year-old girl has become the youngest player ever to qualify for the

. >>> the most talked about cat is going to try her hand at baseball. bakersfield rescuing a little boy from a dog attack. she's featured on tmz along with kim car dakardashian and jay-z. they want tara for a cover shoot now and tapped out to throw the first pitch for the bakersfield blaze. no word on how she's really going to manage that with those paws. >> that would be hard. i bet she would probably throw a hair ball. >>> it is 5:25. still to come on "today in the bay." a new problem on the bay bridge and what could put drivers at risk. >>> new evacuation orders in san diego county overnight. this as we learn two teens are arrested in connection to a couple of the wildfires. >>> let's take you back out live to san francisco this morning and another angle of our glorious bay bridge. can you imagine there was a day when lights weren't on that bridge? >> i remember not too long ago. let's face it, most people don't know how to choose a new dentist. that's where we come in. we've helped over 8 million people find the right dentist, and we can do the same for you. ca

tonight, the cat and her family were honored by the bakersfield blaze, a minor league team. a swarm of reporters and paparazzi, to watch tara, throw out the first pitch. >> yeah. >> we see the cat throw out the first pitch. how did she do? not bad considering she has paws. an she even got some marriage proposals there as well. >> she did bet ater chasing the dog, i think. that seems to be more her forte, no? >> remember our morning show starts at 4:30 a.m. >> bye-bye. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- charlize theron, josh hartnett, musical guest, the roots. and now, here's your host, jimmy fallon! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's what i'm talking about right there. [ cheers and applause ] hot crowd. welcome to "the tonight show," everybody. we got a big show tonight. [ cheers and applause ] big show tonight, we're giving out water bottles tonight. [ cheers ] very exciting. welcome. oh, i love you too. welcome to

show and now next tuesday tara will throw out the first pitch for the minor league baseball team the bakersfieldt clear on how she's going to do that. according to tmz cat fancy magazine wants tara for a cover shoot. no pressure, jake. thanks so much for making us a part of your morning. we will have more local news tonight. 5:00, 6:00 and any time you want at nbc bay area.com. have a great day and see you tomorrow. - if you've come lookin' for some fun or a chance to be most anyone there's a little shop i know you'll find it on the chica show follow me and step inside imagination is your guide pick a costume off you go now you're on the chica show cowboys dancers astronauts and much more adventure is a thing we always have in store so join our funny family - there's me! - and me! [chica squeaking] - and me! - the clothes are cool the fun is free so welcome to the chica show - hey ya' go, carolina. have fun quacking up your friends in your duck costume. here's you bill-- quack, quack. - thank you. - you're welcome.

boom, it has had many hits on youtube, and the bakersfield blaze, we called them. anyway, they say they have a trick up their sleeve. judging from this on-field video, it could be a catastrophe. anderson starts now. have a good weekend. >>> and good evening, tonight, wildfires burning in southern california, tonight, homes in the line of the fire. >>> and tonight, also the heartbreaking story of the girl who was taken from the family she had ever known. >>> we begin with embattled l.a. clippers owner donald sterling ready for a

boom, it has had many hits on youtube, and the bakersfield blaze, we called them. said how is she going to do it? anyway, they say they have a trick up their sleeve. judging from this on-field video, it could be a catastrophe. anderson starts now. have a good weekend. >>> and good evening, tonight, wildfires burning in southern california, tonight, homes in the line of the fire. >>> and tonight, also the heartbreaking story of the girl who was taken from the family she had ever known. >>> we begin with embattled l.a. clippers owner donald sterling ready for a fight, a fight to keep the team and to not pay up. it is a nearly complete about-face from what he said just days ago when i sat down and talked to him. you will hear when he told me in a moment. the source says that sterling's law sent a letter to the nba saying he is not going to pay the $2.5 million fine and rejects the ban. this was after sterling's rant was leaked on line. a source says that in a letter he is threatening to sue the nba if they don't list the punishment. the letter lists out two punishment

the opposite of hero. last week a special cat from bakersfield, california came to the aid of a boy in distress. the rescue changed the way we all looked at cats. no longer seen as over sized vermin that sponge off humans, they gave us a soul. i even apologized to andy for all of my cat jokes. here are some -- >> did you know an undesirably sharp appearance by a cat's muzzle is known by snipiness andy is starting a blog for cats who like to write on the go. anyone join kitty twitter? on-line dating service for cats calls paws and click. andy created a powell made of cat hair that cleans the toughest messes. how many sham meows have you sold and will it absorb the blood in my basement? >> the goodwill is gone. cats are back to being large, furry dirt bags after what happened in a minor league baseball game in bakersfield. the cat named tara, that's a real name, was invited to throw out the first pitch. >> only in obama's america. can we see that again in slow motion, sherrod? >> somebody should have released pittbulls right then. >> sherrod, that is a little too harsh and why do you always have t

you may remember tara and her impressive defense after a neighbor's dog attacked the boy in bakersfield. this youtube video had 21 million views. they were invited to throw out the first pitch at the minor league baseball game. there was an uh -- attempt to have the cat do it, but that didn't work out so well. >> tara is talented. i want to put a cape on tara. >>> up and down the bay area we can agree the region is an expensive place to live. we are feeling the rising ren and home prices. >> in some areas the price climbed so fast that the dream of owning a home has gone bust. is the only hope leaving the area? >> katie compared million dollar homes across the country to what we can get here. >> san francisco's housing market is on fire. would you pay nearly a million dollars for this four-bedroom, two-bath fixer upper in vernal heights? how about a million for this 960 square foot two bed one bath condo in mission bay? someone did. >> it is on the market for $999,000, just about a million dollars. >> we asked this real estate broker to show us a typical million dollar home in san franc

the feline was on hand at a hockey game in bakersfield. >> the cat is -- lovely as of. >> real quickhootout to the tan -- shoutout to the team. they beat marin catholic 1-0 this morning. [ captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com ] ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> axelrod: tonight, mass murder. >> shots fired, shots fired. >> axelrod: at least seven people are dead near a campus in santa barbara, california, danielle nottingham on the troubled young man who appears to have pulled the trigger and what police already new about him. >> it is a day of retribution. >> pope francis begins his tour of the middle east in jordan. >> allen pizzey is tracking the pope's historic mission. are they ready in rio? >> soccers world cup begins less than three days in brazil and there are concerns they are just not prepared. and a stop sign on one of the best known streets in america. john blackstone with the twists and turns with the move to shut down lombard street. captioning sponsored by cbs

you see the boy playing outside of his family's bakersfield home when a dog attacks him. a cat pounces in action and chases the dog off. the little boy's mother says herson needed some stitches but is doing fine thanks to the cat. >> i remember her hitting the dog, but seeing the video and seeing exactly what she did and chased that dog away, seeing her turn to check on jeremy and then returning to him, she is my hero. >> the dog is in the custody of bakersfield animal control and will be euthanized. the parents of the little boy say the cat has earned herself salmon for life. >>> 7:27. a fire disaster? san diego county. what is happening on the fire lines and the battle to contain nine separate fires. plus, the bay area fire crews heading south to help in the firefight. >> a brutal attack of a child inside walmart has customers shocked and upset. we are live in san jose and we will tell you what we're learning about the suspect. >> slow traffic on 237 heading into the valley. coming up we will show you contra costa and how slow what is. >> fog is getting close. not here y

you may remember tara and her impressive defense after a neighbor's dog attacked the boy in bakersfield. this youtube video had 21 million views. they were invited to throw out the first pitch at the minor league baseball game. there was an uh -- attempt to have the cat do it, but that didn't work out so well. >> tara is talented. i want to put a cape on tara. >>> up and down the bay area we can agree the region is an expensive place to live. we are feeling the rising rent and home prices. >> in some areas the price climbed so fast that the dream of owning a home has gone bust. is the only hope leaving the area? >> katie compared million dollar homes across the country to what we can get here. >> san francisco's housing market is on fire. would you pay nearly a million dollars for this four-bedroom, two-bath fixer upper in vernal heights? how about a million for this 960 square foot two bed one bath condo in mission bay? someone did. >> it is on the market for $999,000, just about a million dollars. >> we asked this real estate broker to show us a typical million dollar home in san fran

you may remember tara and her impressive defense after a neighbor's dog attacked the boy in bakersfield. this youtube video had 21 million views. they were invited to throw out the first pitch at the minor league baseball game. there was an uh -- attempt to have the cat do it, but that didn't work out so well. >> tara is talented. i want to put a cape on tara. >>> up and down the bay area we can agree the region is an expensive place to live. we are feeling the rising rent and home prices. >> in some areas the price climbed so fast that the dream of owning a home has gone bust. is the only hope leaving the area? >> katie compared million dollar homes across the country to what we can get here. >> san francisco's housingmarken market is on fire. would you pay nearly a million dollars for this four-bedroom, two-bath fixer upper in vernal heights? how about a million for this 960 square foot two bed one bath condo in mission bay? someone did. >> it is on the market for $999,000, just about a million dollars. >> we asked this real estate broker to show us a typicaln dor million dollar home

and now a minor league baseball team, the bakersfield blaze, has reached out to the cat's owners hoping to get tara to do the ceremonial first pitch at a game. they will take to the mound to throw out the pitch on may 20th. we assume there will be human intervention unless the cat has an amazing arm to go with that. >> you're going to bet against that cat? i'm not. don't bet against that cat. i wanted to mic that cat yesterday and just do the interview personally. >> i could see a back pitch. >>> mr. roker, what's happening weatherwise? >> we've got a lot of wet weather coming in here. it's going to be a race in the plaza to see if this rain holds off in time for the elusive shantuse mariah carey. we've got these thunderstorms coming in. as you can see, it's a slow-moving front. low pressure rides up along it. so we've got wet weather from the delmarva peninsula into new england. we've also good flash flood watches in effect all the way from virginia into upstate new york. we're also looking at anywhere from about an inch to two inches. but locally 3 to 5 inches of rain in eastern penns

i'm bobby the transition coordinator my territory i coordinator for northern nevada and to bakersfield and the fun part hawaii and guatemala so we have a small territory so when i start out by saying thank you to all the folks here it's a great team effort i say that because i go to a lot of community cares around the country we're lucky we we have a partnership. i don't know if you know that but the va has been in the homeless business since 1987 and san francisco was one of the first sites there was about thirty everything we do in the va is a pilot project so in 1987 we hired folks to see about the vets and in our year we had our first contract of social serves michael and i have been doing this awhile. when we first started to keep track of vets it was 2 hundred and 50 thousand. the number now is down to 57 thousand 8 hundred and 49 in 2013 still way over it should be zero. at the stated in november of 2009 secretary that announced a competitive plan no veteran should remain on the streets. he stated that we needed to work on medical, mental health, substance abuse, jobs and depres

i'm bobby the transition coordinator my territory i coordinator for northern nevada and to bakersfield and the fun part hawaii and guatemala so we have a small territory s

having killed a pedestrian saturday morning and manioc amtrak says that the 714 line of smoke and the bakersfield the incident authorities still investigating that accident >> : police in fremont alerting parents of the disserving in trip and i thought about 4:00 in the afternoon from please says the 10 year-old boy left for after-school program at herschel much ribbing give his walk home when it crossed carroll avenue he passed by parked vehicle and was on turtle in the driver's seat >> : as a boy approached the car the man stranger assets one ride home >> : in man described as a dark skinned male with a dark black hair the spiked and described the vehicle as a blue colored sedan >> : the boy felt threatened ran home and told his parents who then called police the police department will be increasing their police patrol trucks and the school are after-school hours at all schools with the fremont >> : search for shansi be one year later the missing teen- after leaving school and yesterday dozens of friends and supporters to t-shirts on with his picture on it. stopping bring awareness to appearanc

babies born at 22 weeks he stable >> : but day and that really caught the story from the throat cat named tarot from bakersfieldap protected in order drilled the dog we learn to care as bottle a hero she's a celebrity on the cover cat fancy obviously is about to get to beat the big award from the association apparently the first ever cared for zero award what again the crazy video out what happened for your old jeremy dry and the ready as bike when a neighbor's dog comes under know where and i said the screes as biting dragging the captor drills the dog and scares away and doesn't just drove them that his him away the remarkable story we learned today germany is mildly autistic the cat has been protective of him and confirm today that the dog the nearest dog as a lab chow next going to be euthanize. >> : the hero cap can food commercial soon and that's future and >> : to forgo a seven day >> : a lot cooler the next couple of days then 15 degrees cooler 10 degrees a cooling on saturday have a good evening everyone will be back to madeleine o'clock >> : female narrator: the mattress price wars are on the mattress

. >>> we have an update on the story of the hero cat that chased off the dog that was attacking a boy in bakersfielde dog has been euthanized. the boy needed 10 stitches on his leg. the video went viral. the cat got to throw out the first pitch at a local baseball game. >>> two students from the bay area are competing in the spelling bee in maryland. one just advanced to the semifinals. >> going on stage and meeting the people from around the world. it's a good way to make new friends. >> 14-year-old, an 8th grader at sam lawson middle school. one. 46 students out of 11 million who made it to the semifinals. >> an 8th greater amount in san ramon was eliminated in the 3rd round. the championship round is taking place tomorrow night. >>> standard and poors assigned a b-minus to tesla motors. they joined all the motor that had below ratings. the company only produces a model s 7 dab. it did -- sedan. shares closed at $210. >>> a fun day on the river turns into a dramatic rescue. it was a family that needed help. how they ended up in trouble. >>> a hassle over a few homes that may be built on the hillsi