the giants are stocked with home grown talent. that allows them to fill in gaps with the free agent market. that's what they have done with denard span. our very first look at giants pitchers and catchers out on the field. we will have lots more through the week. but for now reporting live in scottsdale, joe fonzi, back to you guys in the studio. >> hey, joe, in 2010, 2012, 2014, the giants were not favored. in fact, the fact that they won a world series was, you know, something of a surprise for a lot of people. but this year the team is actually, you know, one of the teams that might be favored, right? >> reporter: yeah. you would have to project. again, as i said, they knew they had some holes. they had a couple of holes in the starting rotation. they filled them with jeff samardzija and johnny cueto. guys who could be number ones or twos and have been on other team's rotations. they filled in the rotation. and then denard span, who is projected to be in center field. and that allows them to move on pagan into left field. they h

not with the giants. jim kozimor joins us next. national nightmare is over...we have warriors basketball returning tonight, in >>> good evening, everyone. i'm jim kozimor at the xfinity sports desk. warriors basketball returns tonight in portland. it has been nine long days since the warriors played a game. it feels likes it's been a month of sundays. the dubs on a 11-game win streak and best road record of 24-4. warriors are staring at a difficult six-game road trip. curry knows the road has its challenges. >> next six games you can't rely on the crowd energy at home. you can't rely on the comfort of being at home. you've got to come out ready to play. and playing some really talented teams that are most of them are playing some great basketball. [ inaudible ] you have to play well and start games off right every single road game, and then hopefully play at a high level. >> all right. to the diamonds and please adjust your eyes now. this is your first look at barry bonds in a marlins uniform. as the club reported to camp in jupiter

he was there from day one when the giants and dodgers played the very first major league game on thecoast against each or in 1958 at seal stadium. he was the starting third baseman during his career in which he played only for the giants until 1970. he was an all-star, gold glove winner, then he went on to be part of the organization during his professional life as a scout, other things within the organization, a coach and manager, but it was one of his teammates, felipe alou who remembered him for something even more significant. >> he was the best friend that the latinos and blacks had on the team. it was a tremendous group, but he was always worried about how we were doing. >> he was a guy from the south where the south was still segregated. >> i could not believe, from alabama. but he was like one of us. and i repeat, you know, there was not a trace of racism. >> reporter: and it's been said that baseball is a generational sport. it was interesting to listen to not just felipe alou but willie mays reflecting. it's also a sport where the baton gets passed. jim davenport was a fixt

the internet giant is launching a new delivery service of fresh groceries... in both los angeles and san francisco. it is called google express. the service will offer same- day delivery of fresh fruit, vegetables, frozen foods, meat and seafood. delivery costs begin at four- ninety- nine... depending on the order. if the pilot program goes well... the company plans to expand to other cities. in sports. the giants. at least some of them. are already back and ready to go for spring training. . and speaking of back. the warriors are back from the all- star break. and will be headed on the road soon. gary has coach kerr on how they looked. he is coming up after the break. >> gary :for some people life just began again today pitchers and catchers as well as a few position players reported to string training for the giants today george kontos the relief pitcher getting out of his car brandon crawford one of the position players reporting early jake peavy figures to be forth or fifth in the giants starting rotation and jeef samardzija one of the two starters along wi

this is pitchers and catchers day two for the giants. ind me over here, they are on the field going through their workouts for the second time here this spring. things got started yesterday. as many times as we've seen this, it is kind of an exciting thing when you see the guys take the field out there for the first time. we've seen these drills. we've seen them plenty of times. but the giants have lots of reasons to be optimistic about what's going on with this team this year. bruce bochy recovering from shoulder surgery he had earlier this week. he has an accomplished staff of five starters as you could except for him to have at this time with the new acquisitions of jeff samardzija and johnny cueva. we talked about the extended family. willie mays made an appearance in the clubhouse yesterday. giants new center fielder denard span got to know willie and talked about being in the presence of one of the all-time greats. >> i never got a chance to watch him play. his name, you know, is always, you know, one of the names that when you talk

so it is fun. >> it is kind what we thrive on in this city, is definitely embrace the giants. it is just awesome to see the support and be back in the city. >> this kicks off the start of the season. and it is the energy that the fans bring, it kind of -- as a player, it brings that excitement back and i guess it kicks off the start of the season. >> it is always fun to get back in the swing of things and see all of the familiar faces on the teammates and the fans and the excitement the fans have for the year coming up. it is evident and we're excited too. >> now someone won a vip experience to the fan-fest. and everyone was on hand for a proposal. get this, jason freeman dropped to one knee and popped the question to his lady irene. and of course, guys, she said yes. that is awesome. now all-star festivities in toronto, terry and peggy, get this it was the brothers in the final of the three point shooting contest and stef your can i will not repeat as -- curry will not repeat as champion. his bro klay thompson took him down. >> if it had a h to be somebody, it is good to keep

the giants and the a's of course - have playoff aspirations.championship run begins with spring training in arizona. mark carpenter joins us with an so who's looking stronger right now.? well it is an even year, so that means the giants are destined to win a world championship. the way san francisco is looking, the team doesn't need any superstition for their playoff hopes. the giants backed up the money truck this offseason.and the hope is they get title-winning return on their investments. >> reporter:when you drop 250- million dollars on free-agent acquistions, you send a message you're serious about winning. the san francisco giants put the rest of the league on notice this winter in acquiring outfielder denard span. and hurlers-- jeff samardzija and johnny cueto. adding to a rotation that bumgarner, jake peavy and matt cain. what better way for bruce bochy to start his 10th season in orange and black. in a 162-game campaign, incredible chemistry is just as important as on-field performance. and the man with the flowing dreadlocks has that

the giants followed by the cubs, at 89.ector of the atlanta sports book said the giants have the least amount of question marks top to bottom. in the american league the royals are on top opening at 87 wins, the oakland a's opened at 75 1/2 wins. the giants fanfest is tomorrow, starting at 10:00 a.m. and ends at 3:00, it's free to get in. parking is $10. it features player interviews, autograph booths and more and game tickets will go on sale. >>> nape new movie debuts, munition a new movie debuts, the national parks adventure and celebrates american's parks. it took nine months to film and 30 national parks. it will be gorgeous. >>> time is 6:57. there's a deadly hit and run crash in san jose, there's a specific kind of the car that the authorities want you to keep an eye out for. >> it's one of the biggest surf competitions in the world, we're live at half moon bay. >> reporter: police are looking for a very specific vehicle this morning after it hit and killed a cyclist. we'll have the latest on the investigation. >> and

the age of 82. he was considered an original san francisco giant. played on the 1958 team, the year the giants moved to california. he spent 51 years with the giants. as a player, coach, manager, and in the front office. and former a's infielder tony phillips died this week. many fans remember him for making the final defensive play of the 1989 world series when oakland swept the giants. he died on wednesday. phillips spent half of his 18-year career with oakland and he played for the angels, white sox, and blue jays. >>> the risk for pollution is high, and they sometimes break free in storms crashing into houses on the other side of the bay. our i-team has that tonight on "abc7 news" at 11:00. >> you can see the skies are still a little gray. remnants of a storm that passed through. >> and it's a little cool, but what about the rest of the weekend? sandhya patel has the rest of the forecast. >> i'm going to brighten things up for the weekend. it is still gray and cloudy and people will have their jackets and coats on. live look showing you the last

. >>> coming up, baseball is back and the entire roster of the san francisco giants has arrived. now in scottsdale. a live report from the first full squad workout and we will hear from the player that has a new position coming up. >>> well today was the first full squad workout with the san francisco giants down in scottsdale. many familiar faces and one face is playing a new position. joe has more. hi, joe. >> good afternoon. you are right the giants pitchers and catchers has been here for about a week now but for the first time in the 2016 season we got a look at the giants roster. a crowd here in scottsdale and applauded as the giants took the field. we got our first look on angel pagan and the doubleplay combination of brandon crawford and joe panic and matt duffy at third base and the outfielders. but the giants during this off soap identified the fact that they needed to acquire an extra outfielder and they did that and got denard span and that created a log jam in the outfield and that means another veteran has to change positions. >> beginning his 5th season with the gian

[ laughter ] >>> the giants start today. the a's on saturday. the giants as favorited as they are in the national league behind the cub, a lot of experts think they're no. 2, just pitchers and catchers. bithey had a lot of regulars show up today. then he hurt his back, and joe taked to him about the recovery and what it was like, not playing most of the 2nd half. >> it was the first time being on the disabled list, minor leagues or major leagues. so definitely different experience. and it was tough, more mentally, i think, we're still in the race. and you want to be out there as a competitor, as a teammate. you want to be out there with them and battling. when you couldn't, it takes a tollow. at the same time i learn how to deal with it. and just kind of learn how to take it day-by-day. >>> looks like buster posey's little brother. speaking of youth, i don't know what you were doing when you were 20 years old, but chase elliot, about 198 miles an hour! the poll setter for the daytona. today oil spilled during a practice run causing a mean spinup

a monster drive gave the giants the 3-2 win.es money for the 49ers foundation and the giants community fund. >> that's what is fun about it. being able to get out and help great charities and noticing what the guys do during the season, seeing up close what the junior giant -- they are amazing. >> he usually plays in the main event but it conflicts with giant fan fest saturday at at&t park. >> fans are hoping for a big year. >> it's going to be a gorgeous day at at&t park as well. >> pebble beach -- great weekend. >>> yelp is releasing the list of the top 100 places to eat. some right in the bay area. i sure hope so. >>> and helping the homeless, the new approach one business owner is taking to get the attention of city leaders, and help get homeless people off the streets. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. it's wednesday, february 10th. i'm brian flores. >> and thank you for waking up with us. sounds like another beautiful

today, day 2 of the giants' full-squad workout. tomorrow, starters like johnny cueto will throw to hitters for the first time this spring. the way the giants retooled its team, spending $220 million on pitching alone. you might think the 2010, 2012, 2014 world series champs will be a favorite. outfielder angel pagan disagrees. >> we always be the underdogs. that's the difference for us to stay hungry because i mean when you have three championships in five years, you know, you got to get the motivation from somewhere, you know what i mean? and we're being a part of kind of like a dynasty, a legacy, a big part of history. it comes from us being underdogs so we're not favorites. we're underdogs. >> reporter: according to vegas, the giants are 6:1 to win the pennant. 12:1 to hang another world series banner. best odds? the cubs. 2:1 to win the national league, 4:1 to win it all. in scottsdale, vern glenn kpix 5. >>> feels like spring training. you got some little leaguers. >> yeah. this weather has been wonderful for getting the early

the giant rocks tumbled down monday night - damaging both sides of the highway... the concrete dividers... and a semi trailer. amazingly no one was hurt. c-dot hopes to open one lane by tomorrow. westbound drivers will have to take turns, so delays could last up to an hour. right now - it takes about 5 hours to get around the closure. if you're driving westbound.... you'll leave i-70 at wolcott... drive up to steamboat springs, west to craig and rejoin the interstate at rifle. eastbound drivers take the opposite route. it could take a month to get this stretch of i-70 reopened completely. it was a crime that shocked colorado. and now... dynel lane will go to trial today. she's accused of cutting the fetus from a pregnant woman's womb.... and leaving her to die. 9news reporter tarhonda thomas is live outside the boulder county courthouse. tarhonda - michelle wilkins survived the attack - and she'll be one of the first people to testify. ahead today... the man accused of shooting a denver expected in court. investigators say jason wood shot officer tony lopez junior

the giants continue to get ready for the 2016 season. one of the main focuses for the team was pitching. irwin, pleasure to have you on tonight. >> great to see you again. seems like it was yesterday when you were here. >> i know, time flies. so the pitching, pitching, pitching, they got matt cain be, cueto, peavy and madison bum garner. is this enough to make that push to the playoffs in. >> of course. it's a great rotation. we have to keep remembering that injuries was what prevented the giants from going to the playoffs again last year. let's hope that no injuries get in the way this year. but the team looks very strong. >> let's hope the bug doesn't hit the san francisco giants. that's all from scottsdale tonight. back to you. >> the sabres are lowly but not against the sharks. buffalo can't lose. they've won 9 out of theirs last 10 games against san diego. the sabres beat the sharks 3-1. >> you read that really well, almost like you knew about that before. >> i think i used to do something like that. the road to denver goes to valle

we got the giant surf. lots of join surf. we had the biggest week in mavericks and giant surf is what is happening in the pacific and those storms did not get here in february. in the big el nino, back in 98 and 82, for february doing 230, 240 for an average and this february 38%. february, el nino has been a bust. el nino is not gun and el nino is still here and hopefully it will light itself out for march and it very well could and february was not a powerful el nino. as i pointed out, it typically is and at least the baseline samples, we got two ones to work with. and the two were 240% of average and this bun, thus far has been about 30% of average for february. so there you go. there is the pressure center and you see it slipping through. that system comes in and as we head to friday. and it brings us a chance of sprinkle or two as we head to tomorrow afternoon. here is tonight. and then here goes tomorrow morning. and the commute and here goes check it out. there is the showers around 2:00. and it moves through quick. tha

here from the sap france giant organization. nd really, fanfest is it's all in the name right there that this is for the fans this is all about the special relationship the giants have. >> fanfest is like the official kickoff this is baseball season now. we open at 10:00 today parking is freeze. our fans and our player have this bond. we saw today as they drove in, there's our fans are already here, they're here early and the players are going to be here. >> reporter: we had fans here at 8:00 last night. so a lot of activity out here autographs all kind of stuff for people to participate in and really get that giant experience. >> i think the mess forecast giants fans come on out the players will be here. there'll be autographs and lines. just be patient. q and a sessions. ballpark is open to roam around. you can come out on the field. it's baseball season. >> reporter: of course, the true thing all fans want. >> we went on sale at 9:00. this is the first day when you can purchase tickets for single games. so when you think about

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. >>> privacy advocates plan to gather at apple stores across the country to support the tech giant in its battle with the fbi. federal authorities want the company to unlock the iphone belonging to one of the san bernardino shooters. the internet rights group fight for the future is organizing the protest tuesday at apple stores in more than 20 states. apple is fighting the court order. ceo tim cook says he special software the fbi wants could also be used to break into millions of others of iphones. >>> fears over the zika outbreak are growing after an olympic athlete claims she was stricken with the athlete -- the disease -- a virus. marina -- says she contracted bidwell training in brazil last summer. the world health organization has now deemed a zika an international health emergency. she is now competing at a world championship event in israel and says her symptoms were right in line with those suffering from the illness. >> they say when the mosquito bite you, it takes two weeks to have the symptoms -- bites you, it takes two weeks to have the symptoms so i think it was a mosqu

reporting in scottsdale with the giants, "today in the bay." >> stellar pitching. we'll key in on that. >> hoping for a good season. >>> coming up, you most likely don't want to wake up to a skunk in your yard, but you have to wait to see what else this animal was into at a petaluma home. >>> first, happening right now we continue following that breaking news after a usair strike in libya that left dozens dead. our newsroom right now working with nbc to bring in pictures from the scene. kris sanchez going to bring us a live report in just minutes. we'll tweet updates as soon as they come in. >>> bob richmond is in san rafael as a community gathering to say good-bye. we'll post updates on our website. in the meantime it, we're back in just two minutes. >>> here we are 4:53. all smiles on this friday morning. we've seen a lot of wet weather here this week. >> been great to see and now comes the weekend and some good weather, right, kari? >> yes, we will have some great weather tomorrow. couple scattered showers, though, today especially for the north bay and approach

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it is -- it is showing up in the form of giant waves. the storms are going north or south but the waves are a storms created in the pacific. -- strong el nino storms created in the pacific. we are going to see more and that is where el nino is, creating waves but so far no rain for us. >> the waves are just -- >> amazing. >> all right. thank you. >>> the city of fremont is the new guardian of a-week-old colt. the police department posted pictures of him with a new stuffed animal on facebook. he is recuperating now at the veteran center after being -- vet center after being found injured. police made contact with the owner. the owner agreed to surrender the animal to the city. animal services is working to find a new owner once the horse is recovered but it needs six months to recuperate. tonight on american idol. [ singing ] >> he is 28-years-old and he was joined by haily rine heart who came in third during the 10th season of american idol. he made it to the final 24, unfortunately he did not make the cut tonight when the judges named th

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but today it's the giants versus the 49ers shootout.uster posey, matt kane, javier lopez and bruce bocce came out and we'll have live coverage from pebble beach throughout the day. you know who's a really great golfer? jerry rice. >> he could go on the tour. >> he is like legendary. wherever you go play golf, people say, jerry rice was here. >> we'll have a report coming up in a few hours. >>> the giants are putting up a bronze statue at at&t park of hall of fame pitcher gaylord perry. he is now 77 years old and lives in north carolina. the startist who sculpted the other statues of willie mays will create this one, to be unveiled august 13th. >> ten season, 134 wins. one game in 1967, he actually threw 16 shutout innings. he didn't finish the game because it went 21. but that's what guys did. >> which a lot of hitters are really afraid of. >> the hitters were always afraid of getting that spit ball, very effective pitch. >> ever try that? >> only in class. >> at pebble beach, a lot of star players don't come out because it's a long rou

has started. >> reporter: he's no longer the coach of the giants, but he's still committed to the giants community. >> the idea we can be there to help and serve, that's what it's all about. >> reporter: today they visited st. josephs hospital where >> he has good kicking ability. >> i've been sitting around a little feeling sorry for myself, and then something like this, you know, we're all blessed. we're all blessed, and let's hope some of the blessings will be shared with these families. >> reporter: it's moments like these so important to him, and he has no intentions of giving up work in the community. as for football, let's not call it retirement. >> try this word: transitioning. into what i don't know, but i'm not retiring. >> reporter: he says his coaching days are behind him, but he has other options. >> i need to know what the roll is, so if it can be defined and something i can do and help with, it's a consideration. >> reporter: laura behnke, channel 7. >> >. you're reminded of two things there, he's a football >> and he know's thing or two about coaching. >> >. a thing or tw

he was a member of the 1989 world series winning a's team that beat the giants. phillips made the final play of game four to clinch the series. phillips is the third member of the '89 a's to pass away in the past two years. bob welsh and dave henderson were the other two. i'm gabriel hey pal? you ready? can you pick me up at 6:30? ah... (boy) i'm here! i'm here! (cop) too late. i was gone for five minutes! ugh! move it. you're killing me. you know what, dad? i'm good. (dad) it may be quite a while before he's ready, but our subaru legacy will be waiting for him. (vo) the longest-lasting midsize sedan in its class. the twenty-sixteen subaru legacy. it's not just a sedan. it's a subaru. =vo= here's the proof: the ve >>> a woman in utah said she found a snake head in a can of green beans. luckily the woman said she spotted it. the snake head was in a can of western family green beans. the manufacturer has been alerted and is pulling cans from shelves before another unwanted discovery is made. >> i was concerned that somebody else would get the body or something of th

>> he embodies everything about the san francisco giants. >> and for a day, the fans took the field. >> you get to stand on the field that our players play on. >> i thought it would be like longer grass, but it's not, it's very come pact and i guess that's because the ball can go faster. >> reporter: it was a walk in the park for little emily, if only she could walk. >> we came to fanfest so she can experience her first time at at&t park. >> she's never been here before? >> never before. >> reporter: days like this bring back memories. >> the giants were playing the atlanta braves and we were close enough to the field that i could kind offi kind of haggle the bull pen pitch evers while they were warming up and i remember that being so much fun. >> my best experience being here was game five of the world series against the royals. the best was when hunter pence was up to bat, the whole crowd started yelling, yes, yes. >> reporter: opening day is april 7th. special days include joe panek backpack day, a tongue in cheek day for his back injury last season, from which he says he's 100 kp

it is -- it is showing up in the form of giant waves. e storms are going north or south but the waves are a product of the strong alarm storms created in the pacific. -- strong el nino storms created in the pacific. we are going to see more and that is where el nino is, creating waves but so far no rain for us. >> the waves are just -- >> amazing. >> all right. thank you. >>> the city of fremont is the new guardian of a-week-old colt. the police department posted pictures of him with a new stuffed animal on facebook. he is recuperating now at the veteran center after being -- vet center after being found injured. police made contact with the owner. the owner agreed to surrender the animal to the city. animal services is working to find a new owner once the horse is recovered but it needs six months to recuperate. >>> adam performed a duet tonight on american idol. [ singing ] >> he is 28-years-old and he was joined by haily rine heart who came in third during the 10th season of american idol. he made it to the final 24, unfortunately he d

the giants want to keep his bat in the lineup so that will be an option as his career goes forward but he did say as well that he has not yet picked up a first base man's glove but expects to do it soon. guys. >>> being catcher can take a toll on the body. >> and the knees. >> joe, thanks very much. >>> a head tonight. a fight for affordable housing in silicon valley. dozens of homeowners want protection and took their concerns to city hall. >>> a look at the guns that have been pulled off of the streets in san francisco. >>> look at this fire power. the there is a five year high and we recently got an exclusive look at the large haul of weapons. san francisco officers recovered 1085 guns last year and three guns every day. >>> ktvu heather holmes obtained numbers that show gun seizures have continued to go up over the past five years and talked with the captain of the bay view station that recovered the most weapons in 2015. >>> broadcast over police radio. the arms race on san francisco's streets. >> reporter: one that police are out to win. >> they come across guns like people have

and later he tapped the ball in and the giants won 3-2. hootout raises money for the 49ers foundation and the giants community fund. >> that's what is fun about it. really being able to get out here and help some great charities. and really noticing what those guys do during the season, seeing what the junior giant stuff does, what the giant community fund does. >> matt cain usually plays in the main event and this year it conflicts with the giants fan fest which is saturday at at&t park. >>> pro golfer bubba watson worked on this trick shot he calls sky hook. he pops the ball a couple of feet in the air and it hits the club again and then he grabs it and tosses it into the broken and it goes right in the cup. >>> the warriors remain undefeated as oracle arena. and they won't see the home crowd until next month. tonight's game in phoenix is the last before the all star break. steph curry led the way with 35 points. and maurice speights, andre iguodala, big numbers off the bunch. and-- had six blocked shots and three steals. they are all goo

that's good news for the giants. they start the season with a short stop, brandon crawford, and a second baseman, joe panik, who were both all-stars last year. >> playing up the middle with him has been fun. playing a full season combined in 2014 and 2015. so i'm excited to start playing with him again. >> definitely gives us a sense of confidence, a sense of comfort that i know where he's going to be, we just have a good rhythm. we have good communication skills. i think that's very important. having that continuity together up the middle, definitely it helps both of us. >> reporter: their manager would like to be able to automatically pencil crawford and panic into the lineup almost every day. health is the only thing that kept him from doing that last season. panic missed nearly the final two months with lower back inflammation. >> it was the first time being on the disabled list, minor leagues, major leagues. it was tough more mentally. at the time we were just on the race. it's nothing chronic. going forward it's

our joe fonzi is there and the team of 49ers and giants battle on the golf course. >>> keeping young patients learning how teachers and technology are coming together to the bay area hospital. >>> it helps us to teach kids that can't come to the classroom so that they get some sort of full enriching experience. >>> the warriors magic season closing in on an all-time record. involving the consecutive number of home wins. >> the team can move closer to that record. scott. >>> julie chasing history is a regular thing for this group. the latest quest 44 consecutive home wins. they may make it look easy but i assure you it is not coming off a win from oklahoma city. you get the rockets and a good hocks team and the thunder to tie the record and we will get to that. the team went through the customary game shoot around at the practice facility and no question this opponent has their attention. they beat the rockets in five games and last year's playoffs and jason thompson was not around and still in awe that this team carries itself the way it does day in and day out. >> i never seen the t

the giants have another issue to deal with. they must assess the talent of victor cruz and how much should he be paid on bringing him back and keeping him with the team. he hasn't played since october 2014. under his current contract he is slated to make $8 million for 2016. because of the uncertainty of his health. victor is going to have to agree to rework his contract or be cut. he knows that. with number, he will remain with the giants. as for the new head coach, here is they had to say about victor. >> i had a chance to get in touch with victor. he was by the office the other day just bouncing around. he was doing some rehab. he seems in good spirits. he looks great and feels good. hopefully we have a chance to get him healthy. >> so does that mean he is expecting him to play for the giants the season? >> absolutely. were taking a look at things right now and he's on the roster right now. if anything changes, i'll be the first to know. >> and he should be. i have a feeling he'll be back with the giants. with those injuries,

the next ride. breaking news: happening today: it's giants fan fest. free -- and signals the unofficial start of baseball season. fans will have the opportunity to get onto the field and a-t- and-t park and even meet it starts at 10:00 a-m, but people are already lining up. kron4's averi harper is live planning on going. the people >> averi: are pouring into at&t park such policies can see exactly how long the line is this the second straight day i can't even see it the end of the line begins see people and their giant skier for the free fan festival waiting here since 6:00 a.m. all were excited to get inside the city. a video what fans will be able to see q&a available for players. also opportunities to get autographs pictures fans also walk on the field toward the dugout. able to talk to one fan to look at 3:00 a.m. to be the first in mind to listen. the fed >> averi: still is free if you took public transit and avoid that. >> marty:alright thanks averi we will be checking back in with you through out the morning. and spring training starts next week

sflnd a the giants making some news tonight. the warriors head into were penelope cruz and felling the burn. saet myers welcomes ryan reynolds. >> it's the final bap. prchl with the united explorer card, you'll get a free checks back. who sfwrchlts. >> united plus explorer card. imagine where it will pick you. >> the giants took care of some business today and avoiding arbitration. the death is worth $6.2 million dollars. they would like to get a long-term team with backafter. refer if from if be enchs to back things. with tonight's win, they improved to the league's best 42-4. o and the mls all-star game will be played at the stadium. deputy frjs. >> >>. >> more news with raj and jessica after the break. "the boss" made me do it. that's the excuse a dad is using to explain why his daughters were late to school. =fs= 'patrick papino' of >>> the boss made me do it. that's the excuse a dad is using to explain why his daughters were late to school. he sent a note to school after they sleft in. >> he ended up playing for over three h

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you talk been area where the giants are loaded. pagan will be switching from center to left and span in center and hunter pence in right. >>> joe, you talk about the additions on the pitching side, cueto and samargin. i'm excited to see the starting 5 rotation. did you talk to bochy about their excitement and the new addition on the staff? >> reporter: we did exactly that and i guess if you are going to say who are the question marks? it is probably cane and peavy that were not 100% healthy last year. but if they pitch up to form and the other three pitchers pitch as well as they can. this can be a strong staff and that is what i talked to bochy about as the catcher and manager. is this the strongest staff and here is what he said. >> i can't think of in all my years that we were this solid to be honest. that's why every year, you just want to stay healthy. last year we got banged up and lost cane. but starting out, coming to spring training, this is as solid as i think we have been. and that's saying a lot because we have had very

the former giants standout is calling it quits after over a decade in the nfl and most importantly two super bowl rings. and the knicks try to regroup after last night's disappointing result against the defending world champions. it's all just ahead on news 4 in new york state, we believe tomorrow starts today. all across the state the economy is growing, with creative new business incentives, and the lowest taxes in decades, attracting the talent and ulcompanies of tomorrow. like in the hudson valley, with world class biotech. and on long island, where great universities are creating next generatio technologies. let us help grow your company's tomorrow, today >>> number 91 picked ar interesting week to announce his retirement. >> yes, he did. super bowl week is upon us. a super bowl hero from giants past decided to hang it up. justin tuck calling it a career after 11 magnificent seasons. he spent the first nine years of his career with big blue, registering 60.5 sacks and spurearheading a pass rush that helped p >>pel the giant to two super bowl titles. he spent the last two years in

he says the giants are among the best.i can tell you that the giants are a class organization and i'm not just saying that because we're here in new york at the giants are a first-class organization. the steelers are a first-class organization in the green bay packers do things the right way. >> he does not have any players in a super bowl so he gave us his unbiased call. the panthers have all the momentum so he is picking them to win. >> the new york city school kids can stay up late on sunday night because there is no school on monday. for the first time for the asian lunar nuclear . it was added last year. asians make up 15% of the student body. they say absentee rates were high and up to 80% in some schools on lunar new year. >> are you ready for valentine's day? no one is thinking about the super bowl but it's only one week away. the legendary chef and t.v. personality takes us inside his restaurant to show us the secret to the perfect romantic meal. if you are not a morning person why your dna could be to blame. genes. (singing) i just can't wait to meet you, sweet child you're

that means the giants should win the world series.enn reports from scottsdale. >> reporter: dennis, welcome to scottsdale. and all over this stadium, there are remembrances of the 2012 world series campaign, down the right field line the 2014 world series banner is up. and what year is this? although the giants cautiously optimistic, love where i'm going with this the whole even number thing. >> there's a lot of good teams out there in our division outside our division and did you we certainly think a lot of ourselves. >> but for now the giants are content with easing into spring training. beginning with the first full- squad workout earlier today. >> pretty low key. >> we'll get into live bp here in a couple of days and that's when it gets ramped. >> up i guess you can call it that. >> a lot of times you get it on the field. newcomers trying to get adjusted to the workouts. >> reporter: one of those newcomers is an art spann who is jumping in as the centerfielder and leadoff man. >> like the first day of school learning people's name

the giants prospect has them beat. y black recorded twice in the arizona fall league throwing 104. he is 25 years old. was hurt a lot last year. now fully healthy and will probably start the season in aa. as for what it is like to be able to throw 104 miles per hour -- >> it's a nice feeling, i guess. it's hard to explain. but i mean, it's kind of just like everybody else. everybody's fastball has a life to it. a lot of guys have sink or runs. guys usually have a little jump behind the ball. some of the best games i've had have actually been on a little bit lower 98, 99. but have a little bit of life behind it. >> reporter: the giants pitchers and catchers are going to get company monday. the position players officially report to scottsdale for the very first time. we'll have them for you right here and over on csn bay area that will do it. reporting from arizona with the a's and the giants, ahmed fareed, nbc bay area news. >>> within an hour they're not able to work it. >> people getting sick inside the agency responsi

. >> over to the giants and the fastest pitch last year, 103 miles an hour. ray black recorded twice in the fall league falling 104. he was hurt a lot last year. now fully healthy. asking what it was like to throw 104 miles per hour? >> it's hard to plain, but like everybody else. they usually have jump behind the ball. some of the best games i had were low. they have light behind it. >> they will get company on monday and the position players, we will have it for you here and on csn bay area. reporting from the giants. >> it's the super bowl racing ticking off the nascar season straight to the final lap. check out hamlin. he can't block him and she out in front. they are battling for the win and a photo 99 day cone it 500 tft. what a finish. that's it for sports. more news after the break. bl a hackathon for a noble cause.t affairs hosted "hacthons"n san francisco and austin this wereiat. ==terry/take vo== they >>> the department of veteran affai affairs. >> they were aimed at helping people and had to do with hacking their way to tough problems. members of

. >>> the giants have won the world series in 2010, 2012 and '14. can they do it in '16?alk to the players about that. >>> i'm michael finney. the lengths some people are going through to get >>> cupertino, concord, wine country, and all the bay area, this is "abc7 news." >>> the giants are holding their first full squad workout today in arizona. that's where we find mike shumann. everybody knows the giants won the world series in 2010, '12 and '14. i imagine this is being discussed in camp. >> reporter: this is more subject matter for the mafans t get excited about it. but this is an oddity to these even years. the giants as a team try to win the world series every year and the upcoming 2016 season will be no different. but when i asked the players about the even year voodoo, there may be something to this. you have to buy into it, so we made the moves and added great talent. bobby has done a great job bringing in some guys and expectations are high. >> that's the goal. right now we're buying into the even year thing and guys are excited to keep it going. >> reporter: th

the cameo makes a lot of sense for a san francisco giant. we'll explain all that. >>> right now mild temperatures around the bay area. some hazy sunshine from san jose over towards ocean beach. but we're tracking some changes out across the pacific that will finally bring us some increasing chances of rain over the next few days. when you can expect that rain in your neighborhood when we come right back. ==peggycu== crews are clninup a traffic mes >>> if you've been in redwood city today you might have noticed a traffic mess. a light pole is down after a car ran a red light, crashed into another car. marianne favro is live at the scene. >> reporter: i just talked to a police officer who was out at the scene, told me this happened about 45 minutes ago. if you can take a look here you can see that this light is now out of commission because of what happened earlier. and now there is a repair wor r er in a cherry picker trying to repair that light. what happened as you mentioned is that someone ran a red light here on the intersection of broadwa

] >> the giants need an upgrade. >>> the woord dlan came and went without any of them packing theirgs. >> i like the front office but the league is crazy. we're good. >> playing like a top-5 nba draft pick. udub's coach called brown an tloik locomotive. bears hold on. 78-75. >>> sharks and panthers shootout. jokinen trying to extend the game. martin jones comes up with the same of the -- save of the night. >> do you buy bochy that this is the best rotation he's ever had? >> i tell you what, exchanging blows there. >> three world series! ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, tomorrow morning at 4-30. >> steven coler with is next. >> it's friday tomorrow! >> jon: stephen colbert! captioning sponsored by cbs ♪ ♪ ( band playing "late show" theme ) (cheers and applause) >> stephen: hey, everybody! whoo! hey! welcome to "the late show"! (cheers and applause) hello, everybody! (audience chanting stephen) down here, up there, up there, right there, out there! thanks so much, everybody! welcome to "the late show"!

. >> and checking on the giants full squad workouts. >>> good morning and welcome to the 9, a little chesney for you. >> such a beautiful venue. good morning, everyone. big day in nevada and big day in san francisco. >> we had a guy who tried to blow through the car pool lane and got chased on to the bridge. he didn't make it far. some people may be a little late. >> chp said, sal, best chase description we have heard so far. >> thank you. we'll be talk about the important issues this morning. as a matter of fact a handful of san francisco supervisors will propose an amendment to tackle the city's housing crisis. >> they are asking for an increase in the affordable housing requirement to go from 12% to 25%. >> supervisor, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> let's get right to the example for the viewers. if i'm a developer and i want to build something, say 40 units, if this is approved by the voters of san francisco, 10 of the 40 units would have to be affordable housing? >> can we do 100 units? 15 of those under our proposal would have to be low income, 55% of the area median

the battle between tech giant "apple" and the federal government. is ratcheting up. today, the department of justice got involved. calling c- e-o tim cook's letter to customers - a "marketing strategy. kron 4's kate cagle went digging today. to figure out if the justice department is right - and whether this is just a publicity stunt. >> reporter:this motion from the department of justice. is the answer to tim cook's open letter to customers. it says, apple has a duty to break the passcode on the i- phone of a suspected terrorist. apple says it's a showdown between privacy and security. and it all boils down to the smartphone in the palm of your the government is trying to break in to suspected san bernardino terrorist syed farouk's work phone. but with apple's encryption softwaretoo many wrong guesses could actually erase all the evidence on the device. so the government wants apple to let them inside "they are not asking apple to redesign the product or create a backdoor. we are just asking for something for this one device." but ceo tim cook says it's not so simpl

it was the second day of pitchers and catchers for the giants. as far as bruce bochy is concerned, one of his major chores this spring is to get his starting pitching staff ready and one of the key acquisitions was johnny cueto, a guy who was a staff ace in cincinnati, and then a member of the world championship kansas city royals team last year, and one of the things the giants agree about cueto, on a team that has a lot of hard working unselfish players he will probably fit in. >> he's a great teammate. he has a lot of fun playing, a lot of charisma. we're a team that -- well, we've been known for beg a little different and diverse, even have been called misfits, cockroaches. so guys fit in here. >> what you see is what you get. this is how i am in the clubhouse. you see me sitting down, relaxed. if someone wants to joke with me, i'll joke with them. but when it's time to get to business i'll get to business. >> reporter: that's part of the on-the-field business today, but it was turned backdrop of learning that a longtime member of the san fran

el niÑo is taking the form of a giant surf along hawaii's north shore right now. waves, pounding the north shore. those will be here in a couple days. so even though we're not seeing the rain, all that's going north and east of us. we're seeing the giant surf. so connections and indications that el niÑo has not gone away. it's just not hitting us. and it's not going to anytime soon in terms of significant rain. we've got a couple weeks of weak storms at best. the forecast for tomorrow, just like today, as we head into thursday, that's going to be the warmest day of the week with temperatures perhaps into the mid and upper 70s. high clouds tomorrow in san jose, there's your morning. mid 40s, upper 40s, chilly but not freezing although you will find some frost in some of the inland bay valley. san jose might as well enjoy it. i mean, it's not here. it would be nice to get some rain but we're not going to. tomorrow afternoon, san jose in the low and mid 70s. warmer on thursday. here's how it goes, warming trend continues as high- pressure pumps up. that's what it's do