the giants going head to-head with their arch rivals. the los angeles dodgers. no doubt going to be an action packed afternoon. ♪ >>> if you recognize that song, it's come on "get higher" as giants fans high on the hope of a championship this season. nate is going to perform the national anthem before today's game. encouraging all fans to be in their seats by 12:45 for the pre-game ceremony. and special tributes to monte irvin both who psz paassed away off season. >>> at&t park never coming up short when it comes to good eats. kris sanchez live at the garden with a taste of what's in store this season she is sending strawberries and avocados, kris. >> well, actually, snuck down to the concession plaza because this is really where you'll find the best of the treats. i want to say hi as i'm waving to you. @ cafe and use virtual reality headsets and eyeglasses to get in on the axz and you will not want to use virtual reality to enjoy food and reality that concession stands because there are new offerings here and a shrimp sandwich and other offerings such as a porch

the giants. all the planets aligning here as they start off the 2016 campaign at home. >> thanks for joining us this morning. go giants! have a great day. >>> good morning and welcome to new york. >> get out of the bronx. >> ted cruz gets a chilly reception in his first new york city event and donald trump tries to make cruz's past words haunt him. >> talking about new york values, with sworn on his face, with hatred -- with a hatred of new york. >> on the democratic side things take a nasty turn. >> i don't believe that she is qualified. >> this morning the battle for new york is on. >>> breaking overnight, reported tornadoes rip across the south, at least two people injured, homes destroyed as crews struggle to contain those

>> it's the day giants fans have been waiting for. we are hanging out inside at&t park ahead of today's home opener. >>> it's the battle of the brews. we will give you a look at some of the best beer selections, whether you're a giants fan or rooting for the other team. >>> and janet jackson postponed her world tour saying she is working on having a family. at 49, is she the new face of modern motherhood? >>> ♪ don't stop believing >> this song gives me chills. cannot hear it enough. journey don't stop believing on this home opener for your san francisco giants. we are taking a live look inside the ballpark. boy, this scene is going to change dramatically in the hours to come. giants taking on the l.a. dodgers in today's season home opener. welcome to ktvu "the 9". they kept the east bay kids in house. we sent out the guys who grew up going to giants games, mike and sal are out there. >> what a team to face for the home opener. i love that. the dodgers in town as the giants are back. baseball has returned to san francisco. hey, guys, g

how about the giants? with more on that, let's kick it inside to dennis o'donnell our sports director. dennis. >> reporter: yeah, frank. thanks a lot. i think you hit it right on the money when you said it's the giants and the dodgers. it doesn't get any better than that. and here's what bruce bochy and dodgers skipper dave roberts had to say. >> reporter: there two things that prove all is right with the world, the sunrise -- >> programs and score cards! names and numbers of all the players! >> reporter: -- and the dodgers playing the giants on opening day. >> i know the guys were excited about getting back home and playing here. of course, we're playing the dodgers so that makes it probably that much more special for everybody. >> reporter: new dodgers skipper dave roberts' career ended in a giants uniform so he is pretty well versed about baseball's greatest rivalry west of the mississippi. and roberts' debut is off to a great start. the dodgers joined the 1963 cardinals as the only teams to open a seaso

the giants just got off the field.hey were practicing, warming up, hitting some home runs out over the outer wall there. now the l.a. dodgers are taking the field, so i'm going to go ahead and send it back to you. >> you'll stay nice as cool as the dodgers just keep whiffing. >> that's a good one. >>> beer is one of the best things about at&t's ballpark, of course. this year there is a new brew in the mix. >> it's orange. they teamed up to create giants orange splash lager. it's brewed yogz all the usual natural techniques but specialty malt to give it a orange hue. >> because we brewed it with orange peels and orange juice in the brew, you can smell orange zest and taste the orangeyness. >> well, orange splash will also be in stores in northern california and nevada. this marks the first collaboration between a brewing company and a major league team ever. the giants are very good at spreading their brand. >> yeah, they really are. we saw some interesting things in the gift shop as well. they have a levi's jacket with

. >> the day giants fans have been waiting for. housands and thousands of people at at&t park for opening day. of course it's and even near analyst like the season is off to a good start. terrorist of the day outside the ballpark with fans >> people think of us as the uber of boats. >>reporter: weather and water or land fans were ready donning orange and black from hats to laces. >> you're excited about opening day. >> i feel like i am disneyland. >>reporter: stacey burns flown from san diego for opening day. >>reporter: these fans are from japan. do you look forward to opening day every year? 1070 owner at the nearby java house is a hard-core giants fan. do you have any favorite players? >> buster. 10 seven security was tight but the horses could not help but get in on the action.>> are the giants going to win today? >> not good news for dodger fans. >> how can anybody be seen with you? >> without us, who would you hate? >> 27 straight opening day. >> it's and even near. we're going all the way. >>reporter: in san francisco tara mo

down the shaft on that swing. giants two, dodgers two, turner, the runner at first, posey on the bag with him. turner back to the bag with a dive. >> mike: it's not likely that turner is going to try and steal. but if you let h walk into a lead and he will take off. smart player. casilla, you have to make him stop before he comes home. >> john: now, it is 3 and 1 for gonzales. turner had five steals last year, six the year before with the dodgers. and maybe all of those were in situations just as you described. crawford, the shortstop almost right up the middle for adrian gonzales. tense moment here. crawford has to go back to his right. launch over the wet baseball. he got it there. nicely done. under difficult conditions. it's wet and getting wetter. crawford, pagan, brown and buster posey, posey would be due up four last of the ten. good evening, i'm raj mathai. we're going to get you back to the game in just a moment, but first a look at some of our headlines. ==raj/live== the rain is here. from the >>> good evening,

the giants win. eat the dodgers, life is good. >> are sports directors at the ballpark with highlights and reaction from the game. mark? >>reporter: this was fun out here for opening day which of course is an unofficial bay area holidays it should be. it was fine because i don't know if you knew this but the dodgers in their first three games outscore the padres 25 to nothing and they came into the scam not having surrendered a run and they get off to a for nothing start with the giants. i would have bet you anything there were beautiful festivities to get the afternoon going and very sunny skies and the giants began to mount a comeback in the fourth inning and you know who had himself a day? joe panic had three hits today for this one headed for triples alley and the giants of feeling their oats and they close the gap at this point in the fifth inning and they take the lead. coming through with a base hit left field is going to score a couple of runs and the giants lined up taking a one run lead afte

we are live for the giants home opener. "today in the bay" starts right now. >>> good morning to you, i'm kira klapper. sam brock and laura gar se garcia-cannon will join us soon. >> i'm meteorologist kari hall. homener for the dodgers facing much cooler temperatures today. by the fifth inning, 66 degrees. by the end of the game, we're looking at 65 degrees. more clouds and some muggy conditions. winds from the south, southwest at 10 to 20 miles per hour. and we'll also have those temperatures in the 60s and 70s else where all across the bay area. >>> all right. sounds like great weather today. great traffic flow. of course, only 4:31. overnight road crews and also three locations for four sporting events we're focusing on the home opener for the giants as far as where our location is coming up. meanwhile this location near alamo an earlier crash moved everything off to the shoulder and they still have one vehicle sticking out to the slow lanes. watch for any issues. kira, you also have a few traffic-related stories to start

the giants is over $200. the sharks $85. plus concessions. >>> so we have a forecast for the giants today since it is their home opener. you can anticipate a few sunny breaks but overall mostly cloudy skies. it will be breezy with the southerly wind 10 to 20 miles per hour. stronger gusts at times. and again, the game time at 1:35 as jake peavy takes the mound mound. right now mound for the good guys. 91 yesterday in san jose. currently 66 degrees. oakland had a high in the low 90s. it's currently 63 degrees. you will feel the difference with the southerly breeze. it feels a little balmy. graveman on the mound today at 12:35, 68 degrees. >>> on the roads, chp issued a wind advisory for the golden gate bridge. right now traffic is light out of maren into san francisco. zipper truck adding one more lane on that southbound side for the commute direction about 10 minutes ago. overall quiet out of marin into san francisco. still dealing with this accident northbound 680 at stone valley road but we are back up to 63 miles per hour

the giants snap the five-game losing streak. and the fans got to welcome back a legend, as well. >> two things in that. the giants fans are happy about the win against the marlins. let's go down to the field level, where barry bonds was back in town. let's bring in collin resch. >> reporter: barry bonds is back. he looks difference. giants fans will always love barry bonds no matter what. the home run king, the marlins hitting coach, wearing a different uniform. semidifferent colors. still loved. this was the scene in the third inning, with the crowd chanting his name. barry. barry. he exits the dugout. offers a tip of the cap. this happened a couple of times. jeff samardzija, fantastic on the hill. and bonds at the plate. three rbi. he powers the giants to a dominating 8-1 victory in the process ends san francisco's five-game losing streak. >>> coming up later in this newscast, we'll have complete highlights from this one. we will hear from tonight's hero, jeff samardzija, who left this game to a standing ovation himself. until

the home opener for the giants south of market. and we're looking at the east bay commute and a problem on highway 4. this is highway 4 and you can see traffic is slow. i'll take that back, it's not a problem but a lot of traffic heading west to the concord area. and i want to mention a serious crash in antioch. hillcrest is closed between sterling hills and country hills and the accident will be here for a while. let's look at live pictures, i want to mention the bay bridge. it's backed up. and today being the home opener in san francisco for the giants. that means we'll have traffic in the middle of the day that's going to be busy trying to get into the city. and later, trying to get out. moving along and taking a look at the next picture which i forgot what it was. it's maps. let's go one more place here. [ laughter ] my maps are slow. westbound 580 as you drive through the area, looks good. and look at the slow traffic of 680. 680 is getting slow so plan accordingly. >>> the chp is looking for a driver who left the scene of a de

dodgers we saw a couple of players and they already lost to people scully the giants and the dodgers nouncer he's in town he group giants fan he does not seal the giant they told us it is worth repeating what they choose to start the season on the road we are just waiting for the players to, and hopefully before the end of the newscast one of them will talk it might be treating this as another game but. . >>robin winston: that is on the oakland side is all from to 38 a separate incident it is out a to study it in the clearing stages been pushed under the two left lanes in the opposite direction is set to travel in were between those two towns north of south it is across the city streets. >>darya: los angeles police department opened a criminal investigation against charlie sheen this investigation has been going on since march we're track is the rain had to bay area more details coming up after the break. >>darya: she loves going to the ballpark. >>mark: the conciliate those of moderate the drought now from severe to normally drive but more than half the stage of the suspense the sout

we have the giants and the dodgers. >> yes.ie ward is live at the ballpark with why this year could be a great one for the giants. jackie. >> reporter: well, it is 2016. it's an even numbered year. we know what that means as a giants fan, right? i'm here with mario alioto of the giants organization. thanks for waking up with us. i know it's going to be a long day. but it's a fun one. >> opening day is always fun. and always looking forward to it. you always get that special feeling on the opener that the new baseball season life is good again and fans are pumped up about the season. this whole even year thing, everyone who works for the giants wherever we went, someone would say it's an even year. we'll see if it pans out. we're excited. >> reporter: last year we didn't even make the play-offs but it was an odd number so you have to cut them some slack. it's all right. yeah. so anything big that you really are looking forward to this year? >> we have a great line-up of promotions this year. we have the bobbleheads but we are go

we have the biggest giants pans from the day he was born. sal castaneda and joe fonzi, live on the field. hey, guys. >> hey, you know what. i am here with joe nons sierra and we were talking -- joe fonzi and what do you remember from cha game. >> they were playing the atlanta braves. and the left field player was dusty baker. >> people remember this current ownership group of the giants saved the team back in 1993 the and that also happened in 1976 when they were packed up and headed for toronto. >> that was in 1976,. >>> i want to ask you a couple of questions. >> there were questions about pitching. i never thought i would say matt in the number 5 spot. >> you are right. and that is the only reason why he is in the number 5 spot. johnnie quatto and the giants are counting on the facts that if they could come back 100% or what they are capable of and what the clock dictates in terms of their age. they would have the best starting staff in all of baseball. >> before they started winning, they were the champions in town. will that continue wi

and the giants take on the dodgers at 1:35. and the giants minor league team, and then the jets visit the shark tank. and don't forget the warriors hosting the spurs. if you don't have anything to do tonight, you have a problem. >>> jake peavy will start the home opener. the dodgers have not allowed a run so far this season. and if you're going to the game or any game. you'll notice some changes at at&t park. that's one of them. a higher and wider safety net. >> we also took measures to try to increase the traps parentcy of it. the net is thinner and we reduced a lot of the vertical posts that supported the old net. >>> and good news for golferrery riders. service has been reinstated. maintenance issues have been resolved and the boat will depart from larkspur at 11:50 this morning. and the giants dropped yesterday. mat duffy. >> the a's picked up the first game of the season. i think they won for ellen. it was her birthday. and they got the first home run of the year in the second inning. and that gave the a's a 2-0 lead. sonn

the giants play the dodgers at 1:35. and then at 7:00 tonight the giants single a minor league team kicks off their season at home. 230 minutes alert, the winnipeg jets visit the shark tank to play the sharks. and finally, the warriors -- you've heard of them -- they host the san antonio spurs at 7:30. >>> jake peavy will be on the mound facing alex wood. the dodgers have not allowed a run in the three games they have played so far this season. and buster posey, hunter pence, and crawford are a combined seven for 12 in their careers. you'll see changes at at&t park including a new, higher and wider safety net. >> we took measures to try to increase the transparency of it. the net is thinner. and we reduced a lot of the vertical posts. >>> and if you ride the golferrery, ferry service from larkspur to at&t park has been reinstated. they canceled it because of maintenance problems but it's been fixed. the ferry boat will depart at 11:50 this morning. >>> the giants are coming off a win in milwaukee. and they lost yesterday

the likely buyer, communications giant verizon. rizon will make a first round bid for the sunnyvale company's web business next week according to bloomberg. sources say the company could operate as a combination of yahoo! and aol and would be run by executives from verizon and aol. >>> one last hurrah for the lake tahoe resorts. we have spring skiing in a big way. the season has been extended thanks to this. more than 450 inches of snow. all the big ones, north star, heavenly squaw and all the other major resorts are open for at least another week. take a look. heavenly plans to stay open through april 24th. mount rose near reno will remain open through may 8th. past cinco de mayo. squaw valley and alpine until may 30th if the conditions permit. >> how about that? makes you want to get up there. looks amazing. >>> let's get a look now at the weather forecast. our meteorologist rob mayeda is standing by. all that snow for such a long time. >> yeah. it's an average snow pack season for a change. unlike of course the last couple of yea

home of the giants. t a couple of hours from now. >> some 40,000 people are going to be cram nothing that ballpark along with, as i have been saying, half of our newsroom. joe fonzi, ktvu fox 2 sports anchor is there. being joined by his special guest -- >> all the letters in the names and stuff. it's all right, guys. >> take away, joe. >> reporter: good morning again. we are reflecting, number one, i think opening day is a time to reflect on the baseball season because it's something we have done since we were little kids. also this stadium. believe it or not, it's the 17th season for at&t park, which opened as pac bell park. but, you know, it really is one of the gems in all the major leagues. some of the special things about opening day, you know it's special when you look over and see how the grass is painted. it's opening day. some of the stadiums around baseball said opening day week or opening week. and then as you look over to the screen, that's a change here. major league baseball mandated that s

and the dodgers take on the giants; right? 57 degrees at game time. if you're heading out of the bay area, it's going to be wet. few showers tomorrow, monday and tuesday break, wednesday we get a few showers and by the latter half of the week, we'll dry it out and warm up again. >>> the director was in my ear. coming up in sports we will see both brandons in a giants uniform to come. and the giants try to win three straight versus the dodgers. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, (scal): good day, m'lady! i am sir-can-a-lot, here to save you from another breakfast bore. wake up those eggs with glorious spam! see what spam can! do... at spam.com the giants. >>> how good is it to have baseball back? the last two days, we've seen two come back wins by the san francisco giants. now madison called to the hill to do his magic. when the game did start, it was madison going against kershaw. bottom of the second, for the second time in his career, he goes keep off kershaw. bottom 5, homers off kershaw as well for the second home run of his career and it gives the giants a 2-1 lead

here's a live look at the. giants fans heading home from a- t&t park. a's fans heading home from the coliseum. warriors faithful heading to oracle.spurs are in town. sharks supporters heading to the tank.where the sharkies will host the winnipeg jets. we mentioned the a's were home today.wrapping up a four game series to kick off the season. there is much more ahead at >> grant: starts get for in the ninth. but six nothing going on the bottom of the ninth and they do tackle one run and significant really does not matter. the loose the white sox a 61 and the a's lose three of their first four games to start the season and heading to seattle this weekend. all the scores and highlights coming up at 645. five. that included suspects doing donuts during the chase. wait until see what elseplus. an alert from police in victims out there. and a trip to the zoo ends in a brawl between two women. what they were fighting over is los angeles is known for its police chases. but one today. will go down in the record books. grant lodes watched it unfold live. he is her

the giants fan my whole life. absolutely excited today. it's great. >> the crowd and all the people make it so special. no not to mention the players on the field. >> this is a family affair with father and sons and mother and daughter. >> we are the world series cam yons three times in a row. this is a good year. an even year. we're looking for the same thing. >> how about you? why is it so special? >> i just like the giants. >> favorite player? >> buster posey. >> even year. another world series year? >> oh, yeah, baby. you know it. >> absolutely. number one, and by the way, the giants came from behind to win it 12-6. have we'll have the high lates later on. mike shumann, abc 7 news. >> thank you. for more on the 12 hfr 6 win and the home opener, we go to wayne friedmann. >> there are 30 teams in major league baseball, every one of them with an opening day. this never gets old. that comes from a guy covering opening games in san francisco for more than three decades. >> meet me at willie mays, we've been there and done that. in san franci

for the giants. and every other team in existence is playing today. >> true. >> beautiful weather. >> cool. fought hot like yesterday. fought hot like yesterday. nice and comfortable. >> helmet nachos. >> live doppler hd shows the first change is more cloud cover than year. a storm system to the south will bring in cooler air for this afternoon. dublin is 55 degrees. and walnut creek is 59. livermore is 57 and pittsburg is at 59. across the region. 58 in oakland. 61 in san francisco. 65 in san jose. highs are in the mid-to-upper 60s around the bay and mid-70s in the warmest election. it will feel noticeably cooler. compared to yesterday. the seven-day forecast is comfortable. the storm system with the cool air today will try and bring us a light shower on friday. well into the evening on friday and scattered showers on saturday and a "1" light storm saturday and a "1" light storm on storm impact scale. gate bridge. a beautiful shot. no problems southbound from marin over the waldo grade with four lane

the giants lead 1-0. bottom of the 5th, homer off kershaw. the giants 2-1 lead. the dodgers down 2-1 with the bases loaded. and tomlinson -- game goes to extras. kreysiger scores the go ahead run. and the giants hand the dodgers -- >>> brandon crawford to a long term contract today. brandon belt signed a 6 year contract extension. he has a .271 career batting average. >>> from the giants belt extension to pablo sandoval belt explosion -- he swung so hard he snapped his belt and had to take it off. sandoval finished the game 0 for 4 with three strike outs, but the red sox did win that game. >>> joe [ indiscernible ] spent the summer of 2013 as an intern in the kpix sports department while continues to pursue his dream of becoming a major league pitcher. >> i think i was in the bathroom. so i had to -- and my dad said hey, you got drafted. so i had the prior engagement to finish up. >> he may have been a little more excited last night when he made his big league debut. he struck out david ortiz. congratulations to him. >>> the leader board at the masters has quite a

the giants put up 12 runs in the last four innings.one hit and they beat the dodgers 12-6. >> you know, you don't always get it right. but it felt like we were kind of -- we caught that flow and everything started, you know, momentum shifted and we started riding it. our line-up is deep and everyone will give you a good at bat. you can catch those innings where you can do some damage. >>> over to oakland, getaway day at the coliseum for the a's and white sox. former athletic brett lawrie with the sox now jacked out of his mind. graveman made one costly mistake and he knew it. jose abreu lines a two-run home run to right. 2-0 white sox. they runners on the corner with nobody out but the a's couldn't get that hit. andrew lambeau ends the inning. chicago won 6-1. they take three out of four from the a's. >>> big game tonight is across the way at oracle arena where the warriors will host the spurs. if the warriors win they get the number one seed. >> if you couldn't be at the giants thriller today, this is where you want to be courtside fo

as the giants take the lead. now it is 7-4 giants and they are in the 7th inning. >>> the giants and the make a wish foundation issued a giant thank you today to the san francisco police department for the return of outfielder hunter pence's scooter. burglars stole the scooter saturday at the charity's office. pence had donated it a while back. police arrested three suspects earlier this week. >> you feel so violated because it's so wrong to steal any way, let alone from a children's charity. >> and for their part, the giants donated five ipads to help replace ones taken during the break-in. >>> baseball on the other side of the bay, white sox finishing up their series this afternoon. nice day for tailgating. no score until the 6th when abreu hits the two-run home run. the white sox win 6-1 as the a's drop three of their first four. a's and giants' fans, share your team pride on social media using the #abc7now. >>> you can expect a traffic mess tonight. it's already begun as games start to wrap up in san francisco

the giants home opener dominating our website. otos from today's festivities from the sunrise over the ballpark to an inside look at giants batting practice. can you spell jeff samardzija, the players were asked to spell their new teammate's last name. only one guy got it right. we're back in a moment. (music plays from one way or another )♪♪ ♪ i'm gonna find y♪ i'm gonna getcha ♪ ♪ getcha getcha getcha ♪ one way or another ♪ ♪ i'm gonna win ya ♪ i'm gonna getcha ♪ ♪ getcha getcha getcha ♪ one way or another ♪ ♪ i'm gonna see ya ♪ (inhales cigarette) >>> what a day for hunter pence, we showed you the grand slam he hit in today's win against the dodgers. before the game his old scooter presented to its new owner. the scooter was stolen as you probably know by now from the make-a-wish foundation last weekend but recovered this week by sfpd. they presented the scooter to the donor who had paid $40,000 for it to help the charity. >> we kept it there because we were doing some work at the house, we wanted to keep it in a safe place. but

the lanes. maybe from a giants' fan? drop my t-shirt. >> bart's suite of the future is here and you will get this sound. the horn from the new train car is the first to be delivered, 775 are on order to replace the oldest fleet of rail vehicles in the country being built to upstate america and being delivered across the country at a rate of 16 a month. there will be six months of testing before they start to roll them out. that is not your daddy's train. it is the future. we are six doors rather than four doors. it allows for easy entrance and exit. >> that is not your daddy's train. train. that is my favorite sound bait. >> this rents in $2.5 billion in investment. this is fought your daddy's newscast. >> and relief for residents on the peninsula fighting to stay in their home. >> and in a galaxy far, far away comes a gigantic discover you have by local scientists. >> trailer of the new >> the walk to work day in san francisco. you can see last year the mayor three took -- the mayor lee took a stroll. employees will be

i think the giants will be fine. there near los gatos as we head toward the next 30 minutes. check this out from diane dwyer, sierra snow in truckee, just covering the roads. they've had 4 to 9 inches of snow. we'll talk more about this weekend's forecast in just a few minutes. >> diane dog a little skiing maybe. >>> and a pilot approaches the bay area and approaches a world record as well. we're going to check in on the solar-powered flight that could set that world record. ===live=== you're looking live at the vanderbeken. >>> it's halfway there. want to show you the progress of the solar plane that took off from hawaii yesterday. it's due to land at moffett view in mt. view tomorrow. it's traveling right now at about 28 miles per hour. 28. solar impulse has been flying around the world but was grounded for nine months in hawaii due to battery damage. today the pilot talked with the united nations secretary general ban ki-moon during a flight and congratulated them on their history making journey. >> 28 miles per

the giants game tomorrow, low 6 os. a little less rain we expect in the forecast especially toward the end of the game. the morning, widespread rain, the trend as you wake up. lunchtime, beginning to see clearing out toward the north bay then decreasing showers as we move into the afternoon with temperatures tomorrow in the lower 60s in san jose. the north bay and tri-valley seeing temperatures in the low to mid 60s. likely that rain hanging on out toward pleasanton and livermore. for the start of the work week, generally a drier trend, though late-day rain wednesday in the north bay. notice temperatures warming up a little l bit for monday but mainly dry conditions. we have an interesting weather system coming in for wednesday. the system that will bring us we think colder air out of the gulf of alaska, obviously won't bring us more rain in the forecast, but has the potential for sierra snow as well. snow levels up close to 8,000 feet. the snow fprojection the middle part of the week, maybe 6 inches to maybe close to 12

we'll go for the giants! the giants! >> reporter: i want to show you the people dressed up in orange and black. some people didn't want to be seen because they called in sick today. most mart people took a vacation day. you can see there is a lot of cocktails flowing inside. everybody is watching the game. appetizers are flowing. are you excited about opening day? >> oh yeah, it is the best. >> reporter: did you take the day off work? >> i did. >> reporter: did your boss know? >> my boss does know. >> reporter: well he does now. does now. the mood here is changed from when we were losing. you'll see a lot of part partyers around the city. >> do you know any fans that don't want to talk about the even number years to see how it goes? >> reporter: oh no we decided they are winning this year. it is just not a question. there is a lot of superstition, too. i always wear this shirt on opening day. and i had do it again. we know that this is going to be the giant's year. 2016, even year. they have it. they have it in the bag. >

we'll recap big wins by the warriors and the giants. you can link to images right at the top of our home page. we're back in two. an jed ar b ion e me afr fefite >>> a bear cub is on the mend after firefighters rescued him from a florida brush fire. that poor guy. lake county firefighters nicknamed him smoky junior. the cub was pulled to safety from a 228-acre brush fire that got right near homes yesterday. firefighters say there was no sign of smoky junior's mom. >>> happening today, the city of brotherly love holding a victory party. >> technically, villanova is outside philadelphia city limits, but that's not stopping the city from shutting down the center of town to celebrate monday's ncaa championship. villanova has canceled classes today. so students can attend the parade and that party. >>> an epic meltdown for one of golf's greats. >> i guess he felt the pressure. this one for the record books. a lot of us can relate to this if you hit the, six putts before he notches a nine on that par 4 first hole. that is the highest score eve

coming up in sports, the giants grab a defensive player from ohio state. it's not a linebacker and it's not someone who was really on our radar. the jets do grab a linebacker and he, too, is from ohio state. he could wow the fans in the future. we have the skinny on draft night in a moment. >>> here is what jimmy fallon >> adam levine is my guest. it's a great show. do not change the channel. >>> have a tip for new york's >>> warning tonight, before sending checks out in the mail in yonkers. authorities are looking into five cases where thieves are using chemicals to change the information so they can cash them. it's called check washing. detectives think thieves are taking the checks from a mailbox. here is how you can avoid becoming a victim. bring handwritten checks to your local post office instead of dropping them off in a mailbox. shred or burn canceled checks and make sure to look at your bank statements immediately after receiving them. >>> it's a video that would get anyone's attention. >> get my truck. you are illegally stealing my truck. i am a c

the giants are one of three four pay area teams with home games. the a's at 12:30 against the white sox. and then percent ambassadors and dodgers. and tonight the sharks against the winnipeg jets. at 7:30. at the same time, in zone, the warriors are still chasing the n.b.a. record for most wins in a regular season, playing spurs at 7:30. that is a huge game. >> we want to see your fan photos. when you take a photo or video, use #abc7now. we can then find them and feature them on air or online at abc7news.com. all the clock is ticking for the future of yahoo and why they could be worse off than we thought as pierres make their bids. >> new video of a suspected brussels attacker. still on the run. a closer look as police make another plea for the public's hope. >> hair pulling? punches flying? and it happen out of the zoo? were fighting over.e what they >> breaking news sky 7, still over the mission direct if san francisco an officer-involved shooting. a report from that scene is ♪ as long as you love me, it's alright. ♪ shape the best sleep of your l

the giants fan my whole life. absolutely excited today. it's great. >> the crowd and all the people make it so special. no not to mention the players on the field. >> this is a family affair with father and sons and mother and daughter. >> we are the world series cam yons three times in a row. this is a good year. an even year. we're looking for the same thing. >> how about you? why is it so special? >> i just like the giants. >> favorite player? >> buster posey. >> even year. another world series year? >> oh, yeah, baby. you know it. >> absolutely. number one, and by the way, the giants came from behind to win it 12-6. have we'll have the high lates later on. mike shumann, abc 7 news. >> thank you. for more on the 12 hfr 6 win and the home opener, we go to wayne friedmann. >> there are 30 teams in major league baseball, every one of them with an opening day. this never gets old. that comes from a guy covering opening games in san francisco for more than three decades. >> meet me at willie mays, we've been there and done that. in san franci

we've been on early because of the giants game in the bay area. the rain, you might need to alter your weekend plans. enough to grab your attention. live cameras showing slick roads across the bay area at at&t park, giants/dodgers game, 42,000 people got wet but saw a great game. giants and dodgers on our air with that dramatic comeback win. >> it was worth the wait even in the rain. we have team coverage for you tonight. let's begin now with rob mayeda. it wasn't a little rainstorm at all. >> we're watching rain rates very closely there in san francisco. you might have noticed we saw the intensity of the game pick up. moderate rain at times, 59 degrees. rain totals across san francisco. this is the reason the game didn't see any delays. less than a tenth an inch. and moderate to heavy rain out toward livermore. quarter inch of rain has fallen so far. impressive totals toward san jose, half inch around morgan hill. we'll continue to see a potential for half inch of rain between now and about lunchtime tomorrow. in addition to that, areas in the so

with the giants and one with the orioles in baltimore. those were kind of cool, but there was nothing that my first year here was by far the most special. >> reporter: so rich hill gets to start tonight. this is his 12th year in the major leagues, but this will be his first opening-day start. prior to that, his first had been all the way back in 2009 when he was a member of the orioles. a veteran but a guy who has never started on opening day or night before. the a's get the season kicked off. as all baseball teams are, very optimistic as they take on the chicago white sox. another report coming up at 6:00. i'm joe fonzi. back to you guys in the studio. >>> three swings in the 8th inning. they blew the game wide open. the giants are looking good. >> very good way to start the season. you know, they spent a quarter of a billion dollars this off season on three free agents. two of them pitchers. it was the hitter today that really took care of his business. i don't know if you heard about this, but the weather back in milwaukee, about 30 de

taking the lead bottom six. giants go up 5-4. bottom eighth, here it comes. and there it goes. he big blow. courtesy of hunter pence. the grand salami. the giants hand the dodgers their first loss of the year, 12-6. >> obviously the grand slam was nice. but these things don't happen without a lot of good at-bats in front of you. people being on base. things turn around. that's why you play all nine innings. good things will happen if you keep going. >> beer in his left hand, and he's got the foul ball in his right after that. didn't spill a drop. no score until the sixth inning. kendall graven was the pitcher. his first of the year. a's fall 6-1. >>> first round of the masters at augusta. beautiful day. unless your name is ernie els. missing putt after putt. inside of two feet. with six putt, the hole 4, a 9. he would finish 8 over par.

taking the lead bottom six. giants go up 5-4. bottom eighth, here it comes. and there it goes. pence. the grand salami. the giants hand the dodgers their first loss of the year, 12-6. >> obviously the grand slam was nice. but these things don't happen without a lot of good at-bats in front of you. people being on base. things turn around. that's why you play all nine innings. good things will happen if you keep going. >> beer in his left hand, and he's got the foul ball in his right after that. didn't spill a drop. no score until the sixth inning. kendall graven was the pitcher. his first of the year. a's fall 6-1. >>> first round of the masters at augusta. beautiful day. unless your name is ernie els. missing putt after putt. inside of two feet. with six putt, the hole 4, a 9. he would finish 8 over par. just could not get this thing to go down. jordan spieth has the lead for a fifth straight round. 6 under par, 66 i want to show you some cutting edge technology. this is a vhs tape. push that tape in and hit play. this is a flip phone. have you seen these before? it's called a

the mets now lead the giants. it is 6-3 in the 7th innings. >>> yankees and red sox continuing that series in fenway. david ortiz is retiring at the end of the season. this guy can still play a few more years if he wants to. big poppy slugging his 48th career homer against the bombers. this go ahead blast came in the 8th inning as the yankees have now lost 11 of 15. michael pineda gets the start tonight. >>> the jets and giants wrapping up the nfl draft by getting depth at various positions. the jets picking up a corner and offensive lineman, another wide receiver as well. the giants adding a linebacker, a tight end and a running back. for the first time ever, the giants didn't draft a lineman on either side of the ball. the teams are finding inventive ways to announce their late round draft picks. this is former broncos quarterback jake plumber skiing trying to make it a little more interesting in rounds 4 through 7. this is a tv event. everybody wants to see the first couple of rounds of the nfl draft, but to mak

in the giants are home and overall looking good with that wind possibly kicking in. mild to warm, and some areas could benefit from the already temperatures, 40s, 50s and 60s. some areas on the cooler side. today will be the warmest day in the ridge will begin to break down tomorrow. we will have this onshore breeze, but i don't believe we will get any rain out of that. sunshine, warm and hot, breezy at times, near 94 a few. cooler tomorrow, but 70s through 90s today.>> i do see a lot of 80s there. and maybe one 70 and one and 190. -- one 90.>>> good morning everybody in for the most part, you will like the traffic. there is a little bit of slowdown in some of the cash lanes, but for the most part off to a good start. looking at the commute on the east bay freeway, highway 92 from hayward to foster city, san mateo, looking good across the bridge. 101 and 280 off to a good start, a few construction slowdowns, but for the most part a nice looking dry. >>> 4:31 am. >>> a look at some of the top stories, and grief counselors at the vallejo high school after two students w

the famous scooter donated by the giants outfielder hunter pence. they recovered that scooter yesterday. >>> people were told to stay inside after an underground fire in the east bay. a man hole cover flew into the air. it happened just after 10:00 a.m. in oakland at 12th and jackson streets just a few blocks from the oakland public library. you see our nbc chopper was overhead. an underground cable blew. pg&e workers rushed to the scene. people in a four-block radius were told to shelter in place. thankfully no one was hurt and the all clear was given after four hours. >> we're getting the first close-up look at what b.a.r.t. is calling the fleet of the future. b.a.r.t. officials say they'll give commuters some relief from crowded cars. eliyce kirchner joins us from te walnut creek b.a.r.t. station. commuters will get some relief but not too soon. >> reporter: yeah, not too soon. we got a sneak peek earlier today with b.a.r.t.'s shiny new cars but commuters won't actually get to ride in them until next december at the earliest. we did get a sneak pe

the giants threatening their half with two on and two out and hunter pence grounds to short. n francisco falls a game under 500. sanders look alike larry david taking the a's game. new york jumped on top in the first and alex rodriguez with a base hit brings in carlos beltran. oakland comes back in the second . he gets the green light on the three and 0 count. jed lowry will race home to continue the contest. he struck out seven over six innings. he has a man on third and after new york takes the lead the a's answer in the 6th. lowry drives in valencia who tripled. valencia can do it with the glove. in the bottom half he robs him of a sure double. oakland took the lead in the 11th. he singles off the glove of gregorious. and that would be the final. larry tied the career high with four hits. in college baseball stanford was at cal and the third gives the bears a 1-0 lead with this shot. a few batter later the senior with the -- going yard. it is his third homer of the year. cal went on to beat the cardinal 5-two steph curry says he will play in game three. and he doesn't see a

the giants were on fire powering them to a 12 -- 12-3 victory. they got back to back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning. tonight it is the home opener for the oakland ace. they take on the chicago white sox at 705. -- 7:05. crews will put the final touches on the field before the game. >>> and chief meteorologist joins us live with mobile weather. >> it's a perfect night for baseball. cleveland was snowed out earlier today. there's no such problem here. it's sunny with temperatures in the low 70s. you may have heard this in the conversations throughout the day. did you hear about wednesday where it will be 80 degrees? for some of the on wednesday it will be in the 90s for the first time since last october. let's look at the map and see how far we will stray from average. san francisco normal for this time of year is 63. have about 83 on wednesday. that will be 20 degrees above average. 94 concord 91 in san jose but the biggest aviation will be oakland where the third game of the series will feature an afternoon high of 89 degrees. for the a's

to go and learn more about the shuttle services, you can go to ktvu.com >>> 4:02 am. >>> and giants player a pins is asking for the return of the scooter that he autographed and donated to the make-a-wish foundation. to thieves caught on video stealing the scooter on saturday, and you can see one man carrying the scooter down the stairs in the second man carrying two pieces of luggage that were also donated, and they also stole ipads and other items. >> that scooter was an incredible donation, and we were able to raise $40,000 by offering it at a live auction, and that is devastating. >> this is the second time that the scooter has been stolen, and he has tweeted, a hunter pence, it's all over again. >>> last friday a man was shot in the arm after stepping out of a bar on his 14th street. the same night before 10 pm another man was shot while leaving the first united methodist church in was hit in the head, and neither man was seriously injured but they are concerned about this increasing violence. >> that is awful, especially if you are to get hit in the face or lose dry site because of a

so that means the giants are really gunning for the championship this year. game time is at 1:35 this afternoon as the

the giants get their first hit by key trevor brown. tied the game with a two-run homer and this goes into extras. the bottom of the tenth, everyone is sent home and out of the rain. giants win in dramatic fashion, 3-2. >> i thought i had a pretty good shot. i knew i hit it long. >> they never stopped fighting. it's a great message early when you can come back and show you can come back. >> so modest. today's game three of the series and it's a marquee matchup. baumgartner against clayton kershaw. first pitch at 1:05. one guy who won't be there is clay thompson and he's not too thrilled about that. while clay is in memphis for today's game against the grizzlies, his brother trace is there as a member of the dodgers. he took in thursday night's game but because the warriors are in memphis and then san antonio this weekend clay won't be able to watch his brother play in person. >> awful timing. couldn't be worse timing. ill i'll be watching from memphis. a lot of my buddies will be in the crowd. a lot of family. but i know, trust me, it h

brown the rookie filling in for posey, giants win #-2. -- 7 and 2. they're 6 and 2. and we talk about the records, joe 56-game hitting streak, and some say bonds' home run record will never be beaten, here's one you can guarantee will never happen. vin scully, 87 years of age, his final home opener, he's broadcasted the a's since 1950. you'll never see someone make that run again. he's retiring at the end of the year. here's the warriors, quick shot here. we don't need to hear from curry, just they worked out today, they win tomorrow night over chicago and yep, the all- time record, 73 wins in a season is theirs. they're 17 and a half point favorites to defeat memphis, and earlier today, mike trout of the angels, their big star and pujols and joe smith got engaged after watching the practice, hey, can we shoot, and fooled around and then got in a shooting match with steph curry, and joe smith allty beat him, curry was shooting left- handed, so hey, when you're the warriors, even professional baseball players want to hang with you, and the big game is tomorrow night. >

the giants were sweating milwaukee. we did get our first look at one of the off-season acquisitions. in the third inning, the gain was up a cut -- game was up eight, that was a great touch. he tries to take advantage the situation. that was a perfect throw. there was no stopping the sky. he cranks it over. it gave the giants, 2-1 lead. chris carter, he goes the other way, a home run. the brewers salvaged the final game. the giants will be against the dodgers. >>> is talk about the golden state warriors. they will be kicking themselves about this one. they need to move on, put it in the shredder. andre had some problems and he is back in uniform. they have some talent in minnesota, the warriors gave it to them. they turn the ball over 23 times. they turn the ball over 22 times with boston on friday night. and then minnesota went to town on the warriors. >> the record was great. we will celebrate it, but you have playoff series to win and a championship to try to win. >> he is pretty confident. meanwhile, how to replace a