. >> brian, another guy you'll have to deal with is tim lincecum.e recently said he's not looking for a long-term deal. how do you approach him? would you even consider offering him a long-term deal? >> well, we'll see. under he's circumstances, much like the last time around, with him being eligible and the figure going to a high number, we'll probably concentrate on doing a one-year deal first and see what that brings. >> are you concerned tim lincecum is setting the pace he may leave in the future? >> i can't worry about that now. we can only worry about what we can control. and he's under control for a while. >> president of the team barry bear said recently the payroll for 2012 would probably be a little bit more than the $120 million that it was. as you two sit down and build a roster for 2012, is that enough money to build a playoff caliber team? >> well, we're going to find out. and that's what the nature of the last two days have been, including larry sitting in today. we're going to finish this season at about 124 and change. and if you us

tim lincecum is making no comment. but his agent calls the lawsuit frivolous. >>> we learned that apple has no plans to holds a public memorial service for steve jobs. we know before his death, the company made sure his home was protected. apple security met with palo alto police earlier this week. advance notice gave officers time to plan how they would safeguard his peninsula home. it sits on a public street where anyone can walk or drive up to the front yard. they assigned extra patrols and 40 people turned out when news of his death came late wednesday afternoon. injury more is coming out when they consider his tough management style. we talked to our amber lee and says form are apple employees have told him jobs was a volatile micro manager. and fire them only to rehire them. >> apple had thousands of people. if he fired 10 a day or 20 a day or 20 a week, what ever it was. that was a small stat against the company that employs thousands. >> ruled by fear? >> ruled by fear. >> they had warning systems when he was o

saying tim lincecum trashed his apartment, stealing and destroying $200,000 worth of yimts and says lincecum failed to pay rent on time and illegally returned to his apt after the lease expired. his attorney said i'm not going to dig fi witness a response. >> and let's move on to weather forecast. there is more rain here. >> and we had thunderstorms here and just about all ended now, skies are clearing. and there is a a few broken clouds in the sky. and there is lots of blue and sunshine z there is a judgment call there. is a changing weather pattern. here is another view over san francisco. we're looking eastward here and again, you can see mainly blue skies and broken clouds around. it's going to be a lovely late afternoon. there is live doppler 7 showing a quiet weather picture, and south of gilroy we have a thunderstorm cell that has been stubborn slow to move south ward but it's moving away from populated areas into higher terrain. most of us weather getting calmer lake tahoe there, is a little bit of light snow well south now. so things getting back to normal. and what these are not no

for all of the flood waters to drain. >>> san francisco jay began's pitcherty -- san francisco tim lincecum is being sued. he is accused of staying past the expiration of the lease. the lawsuit seeks $350,000 in damages. lincecum is not commenting but his agent calls the lawsuit frivolous. >>> 12 members of the motorcycle club are facing charges after statewide raids netted 300 weapons and 40 pounds of cocaine. now the raids in southern california follow a deadly shooting outside a parks, nevada casino. they have been arrested for that incident. they say they are being unfairly targeted and call their organization a social group. authorities disagree. >> this gang, you know, motorcycle gang, a ruthless criminal motorcycle gang has been terrorizing our community for years. if not decades. >> 40 to 50 state indictments are expected as a result of the investigation. >> the death of that missing mother of three in san jose is now a homicide investigation. 28-year-old valerie's body was found wednesday. they do not have a motive or know where she was killed. casillas' family is posting flyers. s

emergency order banning train operators from using electronic devices. >>> giants pitching star tim lincecum is being sued by a former landlord. she says he trashed a townhouse in san francisco's mission district causing $200,000 worth of damage. the suit claims lincecum damaged doors, kitchenware, furniture and artwork among other things. that lawsuit also says he continued living there after the lease expired without paying rent. lincecum's agent calls the lawsuit totally unwarranted. >>> coming up, why texting can be a pain in the neck. >> plus, your mailbox could get more cluttered with catalogs. why you can expect an increase in your junk mail. >>> and what a beautiful weekend for fleet week 2011. it is just about to kick off. we are live on fisherman's wharf with what you can expect coming up. >>> a lot of festivities around the bay area this weekend. will the sunshine hold? wuhl talk about that coming up next -- we'll talk about that coming up next. ,,,,,,,, [ screaming ] [ zapping ] there goes dwayne's car. oh, man. there goes dwayne's house. whoa! whoa! and there goes dwayne. man, t

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. >> tim lincecum has some legal troubles facing him.rmer landlord is suing him for three to $50,000 in damages. if seoul and destroyed items from the san francisco apartment that he rented and after his lease expired, he returned to the apartment and had a party, a broker, stayed in, defaced and for items inside the furnace department. the lawsuit also claims that he appealed to pay rent on time. an attorney for months to come denies the charges. >> i am sure there is a misunderstanding. we will talk about this and other sports with gary radnich coming up in about an hour. the yankees are out. we have the 49ers and readers plane this weekend, a lot to talk about in sports. ok, kids, our cable will let us record one more show. who should get it? i really love jennifer. yeah, she's great. yeah. yeah. kyle's got that thick head of hair. and that should be rewarded. ok, moment of truth. on "three," say which kid you love the most. oh, fun, yeah. 1...2...3... jennifer. jennifer. whoa. wow. ha! she's so pretty. yeah. or, we give it to kyle. i

. >> and later on abc 7 news at 5:00 tim lincecum has a legal faceoff with his old landlord >>> at 10minutes to 5:00 here is a look at traffic. we're looking at san francisco skyway could u.downtown. it's good news, bad news, bad news is that nobody is going anywhere, fast. good news is that at least it's sunny out. it's a wet start for a good many people in the bay area around the bay. strong band of showers moving through san francisco around 8:00 in the morning. this is how it looked as people tried to make their way into the financial district. rain moved into the east bay. you're looking at northbound interstate 880 towards oakland as you can see. bumper to bumper traffic moving slower than unusual today. >> just scattered showers now z quite a bit south. >> and behind us sh looks beautiful and sunny. >> yes. let's check in with spencer. >> and would you consider mostly good news, there is one little batch of stormy weather left. that is moving well to the south of most of the bay area now, los to gilroy. there is oppressive looking cell there. it's weakening and it doesn't appea

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why giants star tim lincecum is being sued. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. plenty of cold air. sunshine is building in now. it will eventually lead to clear and cold conditions tonight after temperatures that were only in the low 60s today. we'll talk how low it's going to ia fe >>> the feds have a message for medical marijuana industry. shut down or else. they notified 16 pot shops in the state they are violating drug laws even though it's legal in california. the pot shops face criminal charges. the move goes against earlier statements saying it would not prosecutor activities legal in the state. federal officials will hold a news conference to discuss the crackdown. >>> those waiting to sue pg&e, 100 civil lawsuits have been filed after last year's pipeline explosion. july 23rd, the lawsuits will be brought to trial as a group. a judge made the decision. today, he ordered the plaintiffs and utility company to meet in december to map out a schedule. lawsuits brought by shareholders will be heard separately. ghei people and destroyed lled dozens of homes. >

. >>> have you ever wondered could i get a hit off tim lincecum or matt cain.aybe not, there is technology to test your skills. >> hidden away in redwood city is the california baseball farm club facility. inside you will find the pro batter training simulator. >> its training tool, pitching machine but video simulated. >> it combines computer and video technology to re-create the experience of facing live pitching. >> it gives you the game conditions where you can see the pitcher and his wind up and time the pitcher. it gives you at the advanced levels, eight different ones you can hit off. >> a pitching machine and projector and control pad. start at the high school level. >> i can pick left-handed or right-handed pitcher. we'll continue. now what the computer does it has set the type of pitches for that age level. it's upt for fast the wind up, it's throwing 8 miles per hour fastball. >> you can set how many pitches you want and fire away. >> a former college player that ends up playing in the big leagues. he is an instructor. he says this a great training t

that the bay area pot club owner plans to protest that plan. >>> san francisco giant's pitcher, tim lincecum, is being sued by a former landlord. the lawsuit claims that lincecum trashed the three- bedroom mission district townhouse he was renting. lincecum has also been accused of staying past the expiration of the lease. the lawsuit seeks $350,000 in damages. lincecum is not commenting, but his agent calls the lawsuit frivolous. >>> all right time now is 6:36, hey sal, did you tell all those cars to drive up to the toll plaza? >> i did. but you know what, dave, it's good for them to get out there early, you know, because you never know, right? you get out there early and you're not rushing around. let's go out and take a look now. it's still a relatively good commute. so yes, you will be waiting a little bit, but it could get worse later on. so the cautious driver leaves 15 to 20 minutes early, deals with this. then when you get on to the bridge, it's not all that bad. one of the things i've been watching is the volume, the number, i'm sorry, of accidents. and there have not been that many

because of this contest and for winning, lambpert will getting take batting practice off of tim lincecum. it says there is a raj mathai look-alike contest now underway. send your tapes to nbc bay area. >> we will take those. i get to be one of the judges. >>> for a fullch wat f spor watch sptset nor central on comcast sports net central at 10:30 tonight. >>> an arizona couple, is proving that love is stronger than just a little dust. this sweet couple was about to exchange their vows. during their ceremony, a massive dust storm blew through town. the wall of dust and sand made it so difficult for the wedding party they could hardly stand up and harder for the guest to see the ceremony. the couple forged ahead. we wish them the best of luck and a good clean shower. >> locusts, very much bad luck. janelle is here to tell us what's coming up. >> we have good news. thousands of more jobs in the bay area because of the way we are thinking, rethinking green energy. we are going to talk about how bay area businesses are cashing in on the green trend. we will talk to a veterinarian at the monter

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in the flooding has affected more than 2 million people. >> tim lincecum de saint some legal trouble. former landlord is suing him for $350,000 in damages. she claims he stole and destroyed items from the apartment she was writing. after his lease and did, she said that he returned and to face the property and broke items. if she claims he also paid to steal his rent on time. >> like? i do not believe this. >> you do not believe he could do something like that? >> with a face like that? >> he is an athlete. [laughter] a couple a of minutes. >> the sheep for joining us on the kron4 news. here is a live look outside. louisa hodge has more on your weekend forecast. >> happy friday. on the golden gate bridge we

. >> tim lincecum is getting sued. he rented a san francisco apartment. to the apartment and broke, injured and defaced the property. the lawsuit claimed that he did not pay rent. >>catherine: next, tiger woods struggling in a tournament at south of morgan hill. also, the yankees with tigers next. >>jacqueline: warmer weather and next week with big changes. your full forecast and the blue angels forecast. coming up state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 minutes to sign up for that new auto insurance company but it's taken a lot longer to hear back. is your car up a pole again? [ crying ] i miss you, jessica! jerry, are you crying? no, i just, i bit my tongue. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. text save to 7-8836. >> this is the time of year when i really love my job and i e m able to hang out with the blue angels

. >> giants pitcher tim lincecum is leaving a trail of trash and destruction behind, that is accordinghis next landlord. she is suing him for three and $50,000 in damages because she said he stole and destroyed a budget items from his furnace and francisco town hall.--she is suing him for $350,000 in damages. if she said that his lease expire, but he stayed a few days more. she said that things were torn up and destroyed, indicating there could have been a party or something like that. they also say he did not pay his rent on time. an attorney for lincecum says there is no comment, it is not true. >> an early morning tank or crash forced the shutdown of a major highway. the truck was delivering gas. it blew up. the fire quickly spread to nearby buildings. no one was hurt. investigators are trying to figure out what caused the explosion. >> if huge flames filled the sky after a train derailment near illinois. it was a one of the 26 car train hauling ethanol. some of the cars came off the tracks. if this is in north and central illinois, 100 mi. west of chicago. if there was a huge fire.

and the san francisco giants pitcher, tim lincecum, is being sued by the former landlord. the lawsuit claims that lincecum, he trashed the three bedroom mission district townhouse he was renting. he is also accused of staying past the expiration of the lease. and the lawsuit seeks $350,000 in damages. he's not commenting, but his agent calls the lawsuit frivolous. >>> our time is now 7:33 and that p apple -- and that apple has no plans to hold a public memorial for steve jobs. the company made sure his home was protected. apple security met with police earlier this week. that advance notice gave police time to plan how they would protect his home there on the peninsula. and it sits on the public street for anyone that could walk or drive up to the front yard. police have signed extra patrols to the the neighborhood. >>> we are finding out about the tough management style of steve jobs inside of apple. the tech analyst, he talked to ktvu amber lee, saying the former apple employees told him that, you know, steve jobs, he was a micromanager. that he would fire them and then r

a lawsuit says tim lincecum trashed his apartment stealing and destroying $200,000 worth of items.the complaint says he failed to pay his rent on time and illegally returned to his apartment after the lease expired. asked about the lawsuit his attorney says, i'm not going to dignify it with a response. >>> 6:19. >> is there there such a thing as too spicy for safety? we'll tell you about the eating contest that ended with contestants rushed to the hospital. >> and the deal that has oracle writing the feds a >>> facebook fighting a lawsuit over user privacy. a kansas attorney says the site violated wiretap laws with a tracking cookie that records web browsing history even after you log off of facebook. the attorney wants class action status for the 150 million users in the u.s. asking for $100 per day for each user or $10,000 per violation. facebook says it won't comment on the suit. >>> let your fingers do the walking. mad dash this morning. customers can begin placing preorders for the iphone 4s $200 for new customers and $100 for the old iphone 4. this is the first time any iphon

. >>> a -- lawsuit says tim lincecum trashed his apartment in the mission district stealing and destroying $200,000 worth of household items. the complain says he failed to pay his rent on time and illegally returned after the lease expired. lincecum's attorney says i'm not going to dignify it with a response. >>> turn out steve jobs planned for the day when he would be gone by establishing apple university run by this man. jobs recruited the dean of yale in 2008. according to the "los angeles times" he and his teams research apple's key decisions and the people who make them and use them as case studies for courses that groom the next generation of leaders. jobs took his inspiration from hewlett and packard. one former apple executive said the idea was to take what is uniquely apple and impart that dna to futurer leaders. the challenge was evident this week when new ceo tim cook took the stage for the new apple 4s. many say cook did not get the adulation typical for an apple roll-out under the helm of steve jobs. >> it is that jobs' dna that you can't replicate. it will be interesting to

treating requires the -- the sleeping baby, tori -- >> i know -- that little boy looks just like tim lincecum. >> it does! >> i like the beard. >> yeah. >>> 8:07. we want to check in with sal. hopefully the commute is not too frightening. >> not really. there's some spots. nearby 680 and pleasant hill, we had an earlier crash near highway 242 causing some slow traffic. bay bridge toll plaza is lightening up. it looks very nice here. so finally, we're getting some friday light here at the bay bridge toll plaza. san francisco northbound 101 looks okay but it's 7th and harrison, they are still clearing up a very serious pedestrian crash. reports say a pedestrian was hit -- a pedestrian that was in the wheelchair was hit at the corner of 7th and harrison. that person was taken to general hospital with very serious injuries and the police are still out there. they actually -- they actually had to get a person's wheelchair and put it in one of the police vehicles there. let's go to steve. >>> a lost sunshine, but very cold lows again. i was just looking, st. helena, kentwood around 35, i've seen a

. >> tim: that, coupled with the fact that they ran into a very, very san francisco giants pitching staff. lincecume steps out. >> tim: the closer brian wilson. >> joe: two out. how about this season for michael young? arguably the best hitter in franchise history, and he had a career high .338 average. he's won a batting title. career high 106 rbis, another 200-hit season for the shortstop, third basemen, d.h., first baseman, and he started all over the place. here's napoli. ball 1. let's go down to ken rosenthal. kenny. >> ken: michael young has a lot of faith in michael young. he's a guy, much like derek jeter, relentlessly optimistic, even when he's slumping. i spoke with him yesterday and said are you coming around? he said yes. i got my timing down, i was too late with my swing, and here we go, that's exactly what happened. >> joe: he's had a big night. >> tim: michael getting his 2,000th hit on august 7th against cleveland. a lot happened good for him this year. >> joe: a lot happened good for napoli as well, as he gets his first hit of the night. now nelson cruz. remember we talked about mi

. >> tim: that, coupled with the fact that they ran into a very, very san francisco giants pitching staff. lincecume steps out. >> tim: the closer brian wilson. >> joe: two out. how about this season for michael young? arguably the best hitter in franchise history, and he had a career high .338 average. he's won a batting title. career high 106 rbis, another 200-hit season for the shortstop, third basemen, d.h., first baseman, and he started all over the place. here's napoli. ball 1. let's go down to ken rosenthal. kenny. >> ken: michael young has a lot of faith in michael young. he's a guy, much like derek jeter, relentlessly optimistic, even when he's slumping. i spoke with him yesterday and said are you coming around? he said yes. i got my timing down, i was too late with my swing, and here we go, that's exactly what happened. >> joe: he's had a big night. >> tim: michael getting his 2,000th hit on august 7th against cleveland. a lot happened good for him this year. >> joe: a lot happened good for napoli as well, as he gets his first hit of the night. now nelson cruz. remember we talked about mi