the marlins and giants again on nbc tonight after our show. winds out of the west 10 to 20 miles per hour. that wind will cool us down even more for the weekend. we'll talk about more coming up in a few minutes. >>> a lot of cheers as we head into graduation season and a lot of stories of overcoming obstacles. one man says a near fatal accident is the best thing that ever happened to him. in fact, he says that's the reason he achieved a very special milestone in san francisco today. stephanie chuang joins us with his story. >> reporter: you may have seen dozens of medical school students coming in and out the doors for graduation, becoming doctors. there was one man, a little older than the rest who says it took one big miracle to get helm here today. >> doctor andrei! >> the biggest thing was my parents, to see the look on their face. >> reporter: he is officially a doctor. he was still a ucfs student anxiously waiting with students in the hall. six years ago he began studying medicine. he worked three jobs. go back 21 years and you learn just

>> one of the big concerns tonight was a lot of the giants' fans heading out of the game. i understand that there was an announcement made making sure that those fans knew the routes to get out heading south. they would drive here on third street and then hop on to 280 southbound. those are options that are not available tonight. >> with 280 southbound shutdown this holiday weekend, giants' fans were met with a change in options to head south after the game. >> worried about getting out of here? >> no. just take our time. it will be fine. a long route home. no big deal. >> the southbound 280 on rams are closed until tuesday morning. all drivers heading toward the peninsula and out of downtown will have to navigate to the highway 101 on-ramp harrison ano harrison and fourth street and harrison and seventh street, but the 10th street on-ramp and cesar chavez. it crept along as the drivers had no other option other than to squeeze on to the packed 101 south. >> traffic is horrible right now. i am trying to deliver my client to where she needs to go and she is not doing well j

fifth of the season, quickly 3-0, giants. ottom of the fourth, brandon hicks joining the hit parade be belting his eighth of the season, 5-2. tim lincecum found problems all night. the freak escapes for the fourth time. giants holding on. lincecum, six innings, five hits, two earned runs. giants improved to 4-0 in inner league play. >> you have to battle and i'm going to do my steve. the defense played fine. i got out of jams. ultimately it was an ugly win for me. i'll take it. >> a's manager bob melvin had bigger things on his agenda than baseball today. his daughter alexi graduated today. chip hale managing while he was at a graduation. steve polison took advantage. a two-run homer. 2-0, blue jays. onto the top of the fifth, 3-1, toronto. hitting foul. the ball boy with a great effort. he doesn't make the catch but he dives into the stands. that's earning your money. jed lowrie ground ball and an out. a's strand nine runners and lose 3-2. >>> clippers owner has agreed to let shelly negotiate the sale of the franchise. grant

>> one of the big concerns tonight was a lot of the giants' fans heading out of the game. i understand that there was an announcement made making sure that those fans knew the routes to get out heading south. they would drive here on third street and then hop on to 280 southbound. those are options that are not available tonight. >> with 280 southbound shutdown this holiday weekend, giants' fans were met with a change in options to head south after the game. >> worried about getting out of here? >> no. just take our time. it will be fine. a long route home. no big deal. >> the southbound 280 on rams are closed until tuesday morning. all drivers heading toward the peninsula and out of downtown will have to navigate to the highway 101 on-ramp at harrison and fourth street and harrison and seventh street, but the 10th street on-ramp and cesar chavez. it crept along as the drivers had no other option other than to squeeze on to the packed 101 south. >> traffic is horrible right now. i am trying to deliver my client to where she needs to go and she is not doing well jie. how is

while the giants take an unexpected tumble. . and one n-b-a player learns you don't insult the king. jason has that story. and all the sports. next you don't insult the king. jason has that story. and all the sports. next safeway gets that staying on budget can be a real bear. that's why they've got lots of ways to save. real big club card deals, the safeway app and gas rewards. this week, get a taste of summer with fresh sweet corn, 8 for just $2. grill up rancher's reserve ribeye steaks, only $6.99 a pound. and arrowhead water is just $3.33 a case. there's more savings to love... at safeway. ingredients for life. welcome back everyone. baseball on the memorial day marquee this afternoon. .both the giants and a's at home in front of sellout crowds. 35-thousand plus at the coliseum. a's looking to snap a 4-game losing streak hosting the slumping detroit tigers. a's/tigers e coliseum to see the a's beat up the slumping tigers. memorial day festivities manager bob melvin and his team in the camoflauge-themed uniforms bottom 2nd/ sco

>> one of the big concerns tonight was a lot of the giants' fans heading out of the game. i understand that there was an announcement made making sure that those fans knew the routes to get out heading south. they would drive here on third street and then hop on to 280 southbound. those are options that are not available tonight. >> with 280 southbound shutdown this holiday weekend, giants' fans were met with a change in options to head south after the game. >> worried about getting out of here? >> no. just take our time. it will be fine. a long route home. no big deal. >> the southbound 280 on rams are closed until tuesday morning. all drivers heading toward the peninsula and out of downtown will have to navigate to the highway 101 on-ramp at harrison and fourth street and harrison and seventh street, but the 10th street on-ramp and cesar chavez. it crept along as the drivers had no other option other than to squeeze on to the packed 101 south. >> traffic is horrible right now. i am trying to deliver my client to where she needs to go and she is not doing well jie. how is

. >>> coming up later, the giants verse minnesota, got the a's in toronto. hey, give me something juicy. jim harbaugh gets annoyed with the media later in the forecast. safeway gets that staying on budget can be a real bear. that's why they've got lots of ways to save. real big club card deals, the safeway app and gas rewards. this week, get a taste of summer with fresh sweet corn, 8 for just $2. grill up rancher's reserve ribeye steaks, only $6.99 a pound. and arrowhead water is just $3.33 a case. there's more savings to love... at safeway. ingredients for life. these are the hands a pediatrician. these are pioneering advances in heart surgery. and these are developing groundbreaking treatments for cancer. they're the hands of the nation's top doctors. kaiser permanente doctors. and though they are all different, they work together on a single mission: saving lives. discover how we are advancing medicine at kp.org join us, and thrive. >>> happening now in san francisco traffic blocked at 4th and king street at at&t park. this is due to the onramp and partia

that's the giants story tonight. the ominous sky was telling what was about to cook for the giants. hunter pence has his fourth home run of the year and the giants take a 1-0 lead. three solo shots tonight aided the giants offense. pablo sandoval in the sixth. then brandon crawford in the seventh. matt cane left with a right hamstring injury. he is done for the night. santiago casilla tried to run out of ground. cane and casilla have hamstring injuries and both will have mris done tonight. giants still win. tommy milone on the bump for the as in saint pete. another solid outing for tommy milone. this is oakland's only hit of the night. a 4th inning blast by brandon moss with his tenth home run of the year. because they have the best record in the big leagues, they somehow find a way to win. sean doolittle slams the door. as win 3-2. the last time they recorded just one since since woodrow wilson was in the oval office, that would be 1914. >>> why did a fighter quit in the ring? it's not what you think. the top five is next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, numb >> i have in my hand, the wednes

with the giants. >> yeah. some of the other guys have it, too. >> giants weren't crazy about him riding to and from the embarcadero. >> yeah. injuries. >> a lot of close calls. >> lock it up. >> let's hope he gets it back. >> thanks. >>> this spring, schools across the bay area are wrapping up the preliminary round of core testing testing. ann notarangelo with the debite school testing. >> studentings are trying to figure -- students are trying to figure out how to survive with these tests. >> you liked it? >> when was the last time you said you like testing? >> a while ago. >> she's talking about the common core math test. it is these eighth graders last day of testing and they survived. >> we're using technology all the time. it makes us think way more. >> common core advocates say the new standards teach children to be critical thinkers and to get away from just memorizing facts. common core is new to california, but the curriculum has been implemented in other states for the last few years. so there is a lo

coming up right after our show you can want the giants take on the twins. as for hannibal, it's scheduled to air at 10:00 here on nbc bay area. >>> and a beautiful weekend on the way. >> yes. if you're heading out to the giants game, we want to get their in. a fly to the park. if you're headed that way, take your jacket. if you are going to watch it here on nbc bay area, enjoy. hottest weather by sunday. 74 in san francisco on sunday. for the north bay, low 90s. awesome barbecue weather. even right into monday. >> it is. >> thank you for watching nbc bay area news at 6:00. >> giants taking on the twins right here on nbc bay area. see you at 11:00. >> it is it interleague play at the corner of third and king, game one next. >>> the holiday weekend gips at at&t ÷úpark, the beautiful downtown home of the san francisco giants with interleague play, the giant and the twins. i know jon

. >>> the a's at work, the giants at work. highlights and also the labron james game with indiana was a struggle and a sit down clip from steve kerr. >>> we have been monitoring the chance of thunderstorms in the bay area. we could see some activity over night. we're going to talk about that and warmer temperatures coming up. at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energies, which is why we are supplying natural gas, to generate cleaner electricity, that has around 50% fewer co2 emissions than coal. and why with our partner in brazil, we are producing a biofuel made from renewable sugarcane to fuel cars. let's broaden the world's energy mix, let's go. >>> in a story you will only see on kron 4, on going concerns with oakland police radios after they made the switch to a digital radio platform in 2011. one veterans claims they're unreliable and can put officers in jeopardy. we hear a perspective on what it was like to be an officer on the streets of oakland with those radios. a retired officers describes the situat

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the season. wins it 6. giants win it, 2000 four. now, trading gonzalez to the nationals, one of the players the a's got in return, catcher, jerry noris. >> the rookie skipper of the nationals. bottom of the 1st. now, for north. getting the green light on a 3- 0 count and crushes it. oakland scored 4 runs in the 1st. welcome back to oakland, gonzalez. it got worse in the 2nd. now, hitting the pop up. should of ended the inning. but, jose can not make the catch. the ball would roll, foul, and it would be a walk to continue the inning. now, round 2. they are 3-0. yes. career day for the a's catcher. drives in 6 runs, only lasts 4 and a third. the shortest of the year. the lead, 20 for that man. tossing the shutout innings, third start this year without allowing a run. he picks up his 5th win of the year. the a's beat the nats, 9-1 and they sweep the series. >> mom is giving me the power and strength to do something great on her day. it is nice to give it back to her somehow. >> i don't think i have seen anything like that before. the co

and the panda kick starts the giants off. was all the offense. >>> the giants and a's are the only two teams in major league baseball with 30 wins before memorial day weekend. great night for baseball. ryan vogelsong on the hill. pablo sandoval heating up. bottom two, solo shot. the giants are up 1-0. vogelsong dealing. 7 ks, three hits, one walk. pagan scores from third. 2-0 giants. after giving up a solo home run, suzuki grounds out. and they now have the best record in the bigs at 31-18. >>> the a's have hit a speed bump on the road. r.a. dickey handed them a loss. 1-0 a's. in the fifth, lowrie sends one pack. 2-1 jays. they lead the majors with 68 home runs. brandon moss cannot handle the bouncer to first. both runners score. 4-1 jays. two men on. a's go down 5-2 and drop lead the in a row. >>> we'll take a brief time-out before we go to the hardwood. the heat have taken a 2-1 series lead. we have all in every life, there are when you know, you know. the all-new volvo v60 sportswagon. the s60 sedan and the xc60 crossover.

call 1-800-dentist today. ♪ >>> and speaking of the giants. re is a live look at at&t park and mccovey cove. you saw it on the ad. tonight the giants will keep the momentum going against the dodgers. game one of the series went into extra innings last night, again. the game tied at 1-1 at the top of the tenth. hector sanchez hits a sac fly to deep right field giving the giants a one-run lead. they would tack on another hold on to beat the dodgers, 3-1 all told. you can catch game two right here on nbc bay area. bumgardner on the hill and our coverage starts at 7:00. >> of course, the nfl draft. like the new super bowl. everybody left to watch it. the 49ers have two picks in the second round while the raiders have one. >> yesterday the silver and black picked mack from the university of buffalo. started all four years of his college did not miss a single game to injury. says he can't wait to contribute on the field. >> always have the mindset to win and i feel like, yeah, i have that every time i go out on the field and i can help in that sense.

the giants beat the dodgers in extra innings. they are going against the ball, pitching at dodger stadium where he had great success. the rivalry continues accident next. r. >>> temperatures in the 60s at dodger stadium. the giants and the dodgers under blue skies right now. hello, everyone i'm jon

they beat the giants 5-0. was made of michael sam's celebration after hearing his name in the nfl draft. becoming the nfl's first openly gay player. he met the media in saint louis and he wants the world to know something. the next celebration will be on the field following a sack. >> i'm determined to be great and make this team. i have ever confidence in myself that i will make this team so when i do make it and when i put my pads on and if someone wants to say something, you will see number 96 running down the field and making good plays for this team. >> controversy in oklahoma city. game five, win over the clippers. the referees ruled the ball on this play when out of bounds off the clippers though it clearly went like it went off of reggie action from okc. oklahoma came back and won 105- 104. clippers coach doc rivers is pounding man. >> let's take away the replay system. because that's our ball. we win the game. and we got robbed because of that call. and it is clear, everyone in the arena saw it. that

the giants pitchers 20 straight scoreless innings against the cubs. 5-0 win. chicago with only 2 hits as the giants take care of their business. >>> 99 days until the nfl season starts. 49ers in camp. a couple no-showes. davis and boone. a big component in the offense. more than a red zone problem that kaepernick is working on. >> that's something i think about. not just red zone, my play in general, how can i improve, be better throughout the game, whether it's taking a check down, making a big throw at the end of the championship game. what can i do different to make those plays. >> just a quick mention, serena and venus, the william sisters both out at the french open. 98 days tomorrow. >> but who's counting. thanks for joining us tonight. good night. okay, here's the number for poison control. ask for carol. honey, we're gonna be fine. enjoy your reunion. oh, it'd be a lot more fun if you were there. i really am sorry about that. i just can't miss the chance to bowl on jay's team. mnh. that's why i ordered these glide rights. if you break 'em in properly,

tyler goes into the corner and brandonic hads scores and the giants got a one run lead. io ropes one off the top of the wall at left. the winning run is home and ball game. they throw the second of the year. rockies in walk off fashion 5- 4. they continue the road trip at st. pete. scoreless in the second until cocoa he hasn't given up a run in three straight game, three strike outs and scoreless gens the rays. luke got into the third double play of the game and the shut out win of the season. they win 3-0. warriors introduce the new had head coach, steve burns in the area this afternoonment i went one on one with the five-time nba trip. you chose oakland over madison square. why. >> new york was intriguing because it is jackson, because of the nicks brand. there was nothing negative about new york. it was just the positives here. the secret to my success is that i have been around good people, whether it is -- and my teammates or you know in the nba, phil jackson or greg or mj or i have just been sort of been on this ride where i went up with talented people around me. >

the giants will be home. they are taking on the cubs and the nice baseball conditions for you and right around 69, 70 degrees for the start of the game and the a's are home as well and will have nice baseball weather and around 72 by first pitch which is is 1:05. the rest of the week dry conditions and slightly warmer for wednesday and thursday and we will hold onto the nice weather for the weekend and breezy conditions and we will start to see the winds taper you have and temperatures will bounce back by sunday in the low 80s. >>> robin, we won't to monitor the light conditions around the bay area and we continue to monitor the closure of interstate 280 in the southbound direction from san francisco and chavez. the roadway will be opened tomorrow at five. jackie sisal has been on the scene keeping us updated. by bridge, westbound, light traffic and don't expect to see the metering lights. there's a possibility they could get activated after 11:00 when we see traffic come to go to giants game. the ride to the

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same story for the giants game. they take on the cubs today and san francisco at&t park. 1:05 between 69 and 70 degrees. you are looking good for your baseball weather in the city as well. your extended forecast is dry and no rain for the next 7 days and tuesday, slightly cooler temperatures. will be back up by wednesday and thursday and briefly and we will cool down on friday and a system heading our way and no rain but we will see breezy companies and cooler weather and it stays cool for the saturday and we will see the temperatures rebound by sunday where we are back in the low 80s. >>> crews are busy in san francisco on interstate 280. the extension are doing some work right around army ceaser chavez and it is closed between army street, pennsylvania street is the access point where you can get on to 280 south. they are hopeful to be wrapped up tomorrow morning at 5:00. no promises of any early opening. looking at your ride through the bridges around the bay. very, very light traffic and no delays or problems at

first pitch at 7:05 with ryan vogelsong starting for the giants. tim lincecum struggled in the series opener against minnesota. here's sports director larry beil with the highlights in this morning's sports. >> good morning, everybody. the giants return home to find an unfamiliar foe waiting for them. the minnesota twins. even with brandon belt injured the giants have the best record in the national league thanks to help from another brandon. tim lincecum on the mound. the mustache? i think it's a good move. sandoval, this is a good move. first high deep and aloha. three-run bomb down the right. struck out 4, worked six innings. only gave up a couple. a gift run. hunter pence grounder. escobar. and brandon hicks, no doubt about it. his eighth. brandon, 24 homers collectively for the giants this year if you are keeping track of that. giants beat the twins 6-2. a's and blue jays in canada. the effort from the ball boy but he went down hard. scott kazmir, seven innings, gave up three runs. taking them to downtown toronto. 2-0 jays. the fourth, brandon

i showed you the giants. now here are the a's getting ready. are live in fremont, giants, a's, in a matter of minutes. we'll be back out here at 6:00. the weather not the warmest day for baseball, but we'll get through it. and the rain will hold off for little league baseball here in fremont. back to you. >> can't ask for a better day than that. all right, paul. thanks. >> reporter: yeah. >>> a school board shouting match. how this dad ended up in handcuffs over a reading assignment. ,,,, ".sir will you please be respectful of others. respel - like you are to my daught and my children.." butt to: are >>> a school board meeting got so heated a father had to be led away in handcuffs. >> would you, please, be respectful of the other people? >> like you're respectful of my daughter, right and my children? because i violated the two- minute interval. >> he was escorted out by police in new hampshire. it was all over this book, 19 minutes by jody picoult. he complained a passage in the novel was too racy for young teens and says the parents were neve

the bucks fly out to the right. giants win 4-1. 28th win of the season tied with the a's for the most in baseball. >> green left. that is jackson, former coach there. at the brickyard with andretti getting ready for the indy 500. what a comeback. rematch in the eastern conference finals between the heat and pacers. now, west, nice pass, getting it 19 points, leading by 10 at the half. all 5 of the starters had at least 50 points. highest point game. taking game -- 100-96. chicago up 1-0 on l.a. now, you can not read lips there. now, tonight's pass, now, a tied game. moving ahead to the 3rd. the blackhawks up 2-1. they run on the red light. chicago takes game 1. >> now, nelson in texas. now, james hahn1 off of the line. 5 off of the lead. behind the tree. it is brandon todd. this is what he did all day long. he got out of trouble. this is a april iant shot. a white handed golfer. but hits left handed. he saves paron that. he goes on to win by 2 shots. now, the first pga win. wrapping up in thousand oaks, making the move. he

that's an addition that's been felt in the giants lineup. eight on the year for morse, a 3-1 lead. giants got only 4 hits, this was pitching and defense, crawford retires simmons and ends the game. vogelsong first win of the year. romo picking up his ninth save. the giants will go for the series sweep tomorrow. the a's ran into a bad combination in boston. they faced a pitcher with a career game. the sacred grounds of fenway park. that went away for the a's in this one. jonny gomes pitching the 1st inning. that's over the 18 monster -- green monster. the pitching efforts of jon lester it's a long day. 15 strikeouts for lester. trailing 6-0, the a's made noise in the 9th. lowrey drives in punto with the first oakland run. then when the goal throw gets away. crisp sprints in from third. got the tying run to the plate. uehara gets moss to end it. the a's will try not to get swept tomorrow. >>> two bay area schools going for ncaa championships. we'll tell you about that when sports between you and me, they're, they're strange creatures. they are. they don't think like you and i. you kno

. >>> did the giants or the a's win? join them as the major met. ,,,,,, star command, i'm detecting increof happiness. ...and the speed readings are off the chart! paradise found! luscious locks! great glittering galaxies! the happiest place on earth keeps getting happier! this summer with a disneyland resort room and ticket package you get the time you need to enjoy it all. there's no end in sight! i'm going to need more time. rare 10th all-time meeting. post-card shot from at&t p >>> baseball at top and the giants taking all comers and even the twins at a rare all times meet at&t park, and we are in the first, pablo got his run start. now, when he had to deliver, he responded. brian dozier in the 4th. bottom forth now, brandon hicks, swinging and back and track and gone! giants win 6-2 of their 30th wins for the year. san jose's championship filling in for manager. it was the blue jays' night. got him on the board, 2-0. a's had its chances but could not close. jet lowrie tapped out in the 9th inning. jays win 3-2 and t

the stadium holds games for the giants and the jets.s also the largest in terms of seating capacity. all of those seats came with a hefty price tag. >> this is an amazing building. it cost $1.6 billion to build. people said to us, why is there no roof on it? that would have been another $400 million. that would have been more money here at there is not a dime up public money in this building. it is all privately financed. it was quite a remarkable accomplishment. >> the stadium will be in the spotlight in early february when the plays host to the most-watched sporting event in the world -- the super bowl. >> super bowl is a great opportunity for this region, for new york and new jersey. this is a super bowl of a lot of firsts. first time it is being hosted by two teams, the first time it is being hosted by two states and one big city. the first time the game is being played in a northern city in a building without a roof. >> it has been a decade-long effort for tisch. it began after 9/11 when he began pitching the idea to nfl and local

the giants in the as ? stick around. we will talk about what happened. world needs a broader mix of energies, which is why we are supplying natural gas, to generate cleaner electricity, that has around 50% fewer co2 emissions than coal. and why with our partner in brazil, we are producing a biofuel made from renewable sugarcane to fuel cars. that focuses on science, math, and career training for students who don't choose college. man: and that's exactly what superintendent of public education tom torlakson has been working on. woman: because every student needs the real world skills for the jobs of tomorrow. man: torlakson's career readiness initiative is helping schools expand job and technical training across the state because it makes a difference. woman: so tell tom torlakson to keep fighting for the career and technical training our students need. heels of the giants... ...a the contenders... dodger bl. >> baseball up top. we are running to mid may and the nl west is nipping at the heels of the giants. dodger blue.

the giants head to the dug out.then in the bottom of the inning, another encouraging sign, sandoval hadn 't hit a home run in more than a month. he goes opposite field against jacob turner for the third of the year. two more hits for sandoval. giants get a split with the marlinss with a 4-1 win after 17 straight games. they finally get a day off tomorrow before playing the first of three in colorado on tuesday. vogelsan evens his record and after early struggles has had five great quality starts. so what's changed? >> first of all, you have to stop digging the hole to get out of it. second of all you have to believe you can do it. and you know when they believe in you too, that goes a long way. that helps a lot.

one upped the giants in the second.to this, six starts, vogelsong averaged a strike out an inning. sergio romo in to close it. romo got the next three batters. kurt suzuki tapped out to end it. giants 5-0 against the american league. 16-8 at home. they win it a final of 2-1. sky dome roof open in toronto. let's me show you where yoenis cespedes took ra dickey's bench. tally that! 1-0 in the 2nd inning. here's the as . jesse chavez deserved better. craig gentry wouldn't have any luck at all if not for bad luck. this is the roller to first, brandon belt, the bobble couldn't connect with chavez. the as have lost three in a row. but they are still in the west by two-and-a-half. >>> in anaheim, albert pujols deep. check alex gordon. he stays with it and hauls it in. catch right? looks like one. they went to review it. good game and great effort. bulls won the game in extras as well. san rafael crowd tonight. drake at bat. zach stromberg the pitcher. division three baseball sectional quarter final play. how do you break open

brandon crawford and his fourth of the year. 2-0 giants. in the 6th puig connecting off bumgarner on high heat. tossed the bat and a little slow jog around the bases. you want a piece of me? you want some puig? he goes 8 and the giants win it 3-1. they have the best record in the national league at 23 and 13. a's and nationals. they start them so young these days. the third inning and here it comes and there it goes. it is 2-0 in the third and a solo bomb of on doug fister. tommy malone was dealing. he has had a rough part of the season. back to back in the fifth and his seventh of the year as the a's cruise. on day two. the niners make a deal. in fact they make a bunch of deals and the raiders pick deals and the raiders pick their quarterback ♪ ♪ deals and the raiders pick their quarterback thank you! thank you! dedicated bankers born to go the extra mile. you've been such a big help. it's what i like to do. so you can choose a bank where helping people comes first. chase. so u can. draft and the raiders were hoping they just picked their q

. >>> the week is starting off -- starting off well for the giants and the a's. >> the a's and giantsboth place. san francisco 7-3 road trip. friday night in los angeles, bummer, brandon belt sustained a broken thumb so the giants doing stuff with their line up but they died to put michael morris, doing a great job in left field at first base for the mean time. belt will be out 4-6 weeks. morris has experience at first base and to hear him talk about it, no problem. >> i am used to playing anywhere, doesn't bother me. i will have fun with it. hold it down until our big guy gets back. >> nice to have a guy that gives you this much flexibility. he came up as an infielder. he has good hands. i think he will be fine there. >> the giants and a's in action tonight and the nfl draft weekend is over. finally. one of the big stories, johnny football, the nfl announced he has the top selling jersey right now over the likes of russell wilson and colin kaepernick but also of note, in this weekend his jersey sold so many in cleveland it surpassed rg3, andrew luck and tim tebow compined. they are s

. >>> still ahead on today in the bay, the giants get taken out by technology. continue to roll despite a major ejection. we have all the high and lowlights coming up next. >>> the ostriches have taken their marks for the bay to breakers race. obviously, serious competitors looking live from the chopper this morning, you can see how many people are starting to gather for the race that starts now in about 19 minutes. bay to breakers, more than 100 years old now. >>> the giants were looking to rebound from friday night's loss to the marlins, but after further review, it just wasn't their night. fans got fedoras last night, looking kind of somber. second inning, brandon hicks doubles off the wall with runners at second and third. but the umpire said he never touched second base, and they go to review and call him out, killing that rally. the game got away from the giants after that, and miami takes their second straight game from san francisco at home. this one, 5-0. >>> to cleveland now, and the a's taking on the indians. starting pitcher scott kazmir gets thrown

the giants win 10-4 on 15 hits. well the as bullpen let them down again clinging to a lead against the white sox. lou gregerson gives it up. as lose 4-2. jason kidd's first year as a coach is in the books for the nets. 45 seconds to go. ray allen got it. heat win the series in five games. from jason kidd to another oakland guard, damian lillard. his blazers going home. the spurs head to their third straight western conference final. and i have in my hand, the wednesday night top five. nobody questions you when you are winning. before the game, head coach, he sat for 12 seconds and then, no questions? i'm out of here. bruins forward milan got testy in the handshake line after the battle with the canadiens. >> if he wants to be a baby about it, he can make it public. >> number three. this is the new weight lifting class. look at this. it doesn't work very well. at number two, the as have been seeing something cooking in the 9th inning. garcia robs yoenis cespedes of an rbi single. that ended the game. a nice hole by th

my friend clinton, we like the a's, loves t the giants. love the flow of traffic and a smooth drive through dublin and you recognize some of these signs here. let's look at the map. the signs i'm looking at are the speed sensors. out of the altamont a little slowing and watch the dublin interchange smooth out. overnight road crews continue from embarcadero off ramp and stretch through the south bay and let's look at our rails, as well. look over here towards the roads and a smooth drive for mass transit reporting any delays and they should clear as they look at the cones. the flashing lights getting ready for the morning commute. back to you. >> thanks. >>> well, still ahead, a dead whale washes ashore on a popular bay area beach and just trying to figure out, now what do we do? >>> now a woman stabbed on a popular south bay trail and what police are telling us this morning. >>> we continue to follow a pair of developing stories in asia, including a military coup in the country of thailand. what this could mean for the future of thailand. >

third homer of the year, 2 are 4, three rbi and two home runs. giantsow head to pittsburgh. >>> ways looking to avoid a sweep by the red sox, even the mascot getting into it, cespedes deep to left center. off the top of the green monster. josh donaldson is going to hustle and get home safely. sox tie it in the seven until. pierzynski, a slow low bomb off sonny gray. we're tied and head to extras. 3-2ways and jim johnson gets credit for the win. ways head home, preventing a sweep with a 3-2 victory. >> hive game sevens in the nba playoffs this weekend, two today. we tip off with san antonio and dallas and a battle of the lone star state. dancing as they dominated the mavericks from start to finish. splitter knocks it away from nowitzki. parker feeds leonard. spurs up 22 at the half. defense for dallas didn't get much better. they let parker run around them for the easy bucket. spurs fay portland in round two as they eliminate dallas with the victory. >> nets and raptors in toronto. a one-point game with eight seconds left. on the inbounds pass ross break

and a word to the wise, if you are going to the giants' game tonight, best advice leave as early as you can because this may still be going on. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >> very good advice. thank you, tom. more details on the memorial day travel. aaa expects a record number of californians, nearly 4.3 million to travel 50 miles or more over the holiday. that's up nearly 2% from last year. 3.5million are expected to drive with more than 400,000 people flying out of town. and 300,000 people will travel by other modes of transportation. so just buses, trains and cruise ships. for people driving up to tahoe, prepare to encounter some bumper-to-bumper traffic traffic. the airtra is -- area is bracing for the busiest traffic in years. nearly every room is booked in the tahoe area. they also say finding a spot at the campgrounds will be impossible. many people made their reservations months in advance. >> we booked our cabin six months ago. >> they are set up for the best summer since 2006. >> with the drought, many lake and river levels are expected to be lower than last year. no word

the giants take on the marlins in game two of the series tonight. of course, you can watch that game right here on nbc bay area. coverage starts at 7:00 tonight. >> lfall right. hopefully good weather for a game outside. checking in with meteorologist christina loren and getting a look at those temps. >> a little chilly out there for tonight's game, as that brisk ocean breeze continues, two flags to show you, both getting quite a bit of pickup. one right here, you might have to squint to see this one, old glory, definitely blowing in that breeze. cool ocean air bringing your temperatures down, by about 5 to 10 degrees from where we were yesterday. right now, still very comfortable. 75 degrees. not too hot in livermore, although it will be warm later on today out in livermore. look at the difference in san francisco, as that onshore flow increases, our temperatures are running about 10 degrees cooler at this hour in some cities. so here's the deal for today. we're done with the 90s, just about everywhere, with the exclusion of the north bay. santa ro

the san francisco giants currently own the third-best record in the majors. brandon crawford homered twice and had three rbi's in the giants' fifth straight victory. final score 4-1 in atlanta. madison bumgarner allowed an unearned run and three hits while striking out nine in six innings to help the giants. yoenis cespedes drove in the go- ahead run on an infield single with the bases loaded in the 10th to give oakland a 3-2 win at boston. the a's averted a three-game sweep and finished 5-5 on their road trip. .may the force be with you hey star wars fans! may the fourth be with you. the fourth of may has become a day to geek-out and celebrate star wars! this year it's a little more special than most. last week disney announced the new cast of episode seven. here's more on what's in store for a galaxy far, far, away. nats this is what started it all - the star wars movie with harrison ford as han solo. carrie fisher as princess leia. and mark hamill as luke skywalker. nats after all these decades the original star wars cast including darth vader, cp30, r-2d2

i saw lots of people heading to the giants game in shorts. >> a great day out there. it's one of those days you step outside and you say what happened out there. someone turned up the heat. we had a few 80s and 90s. santa rosa 96 degrees. widespread 90s toward concord, fairfield, antioch and livermore. oakland not as warm but still nice. the cooler spots right near the immediate coastline. pacifica topped out 64 degrees. on the satellite we still have mostly clear skies. what a warmed us up more of a northernly breeze kicking in. here's an inspection of the satellite. we had relatively clear skies out there across the bay area. here's our forecast model. we'll put this into motion. if you can see coming up the fog increases over the next few hours and by 6:00 and 7:00. a fog bank approaching the coastline. we'll have an impact on the the temperatures. that's coming up right after 10:35. >> thank you, mark. you can follow mark and the rest of our ktvu weather team. >>> south bay democrats and long time state lawmaker varcancelos has died at the age of 82. after 30 years

carnaval is happening and also a six-day home stand for the giants. fans are urged to leave their cars at home. >> get on caltrain if they can and they're coming from the peninsula and allow for extra time. we really believe it will impact outbound when people are leaving our game. >> cal trans tells me this morning that the demo work is halfway done and completed by late morning and then start the seismic work. southbound lanes closed until 5:00 a.m. tuesday morning and then we'll see something similar fourth of july weekend and then labor day weekend. northbound lanes will be closed for the exact same reason. and, of course, what you're going to be thinking about is ways to get around it and, mike, i think you have some ideas on that. >> exactly, christie. we'll have to avoid that side of the freeway. folks, your best bet to avoid the freeway altogether but if you have to go that way, some suggestions for you. cal trans southbound traffic and surface street traffic will be an issue getting over there sixth from king will be the best route. maripos st

and cal train, especially with the giants playing home games through the weekend and through the closure. i spoke with somebody with the chp in the past hour, they tell me they are going to have their officers out there on the roads but they say don't try cut this close. they are going to be out here at 9:00 p.m. and they will have all the ramps shut down at that time. reporting live in san francisco, jana katsuyama, ktvu channel 2 news. >> drivers are warned to avoid the area during the closure or take public transit. if you have to drive into san francisco there are two detours you can take. highway 101, seen there in green on the left. or take city streets, third street in green on the right. expect long waits. >>> 3 hikers rescued today from the south bay. they got stuck at anderson reservoir dam and called for help at 2:00 p.m. this afternoon. rescuers appeared to struggle while bringing up one hiker. news chopper 2 was over the scene. you can see them start to slide but they are attached to a rope and they regain footing. two others were safely rescued and everyone is okay tonight.