you see vanity fair wrote that about tom hanks today because tom hanks long time cleveland indians fan shakespeare theater company as a young actor, that tom hanks gave us all the following -- a video on behalf of the cleveland indians announcing a big change for the team and for that city. >> we are a city on the rise. forging into the future from our ironed out past. we are a city of fire and water, of trees and towers built through generations of blue collars and the brightest scholars and all of those who have worked harder. we hold tight to our roots and set our sights on tomorrow. and this is our team that has stood with our city for more than a century from old municipal to the corner of carneggy. a team that has seen its own progress and prosperity. its history flows like a river through the heart of this city. a history given us miraculous moments, moments that span years and others 22 games. moments that broke barriers and moments that broke hearts. moments that prove this is more than a game. we remember those moments as we move forward with change. you see, it's always been

that was the night that tom hanks told the world he had been diagnosed with covid 19. while everyone was saying he will be fine, on your program, i said, the great news is will probably be fine, but he has diabetes. as we are learning at this time, people with preexisting conditions are at a risk of severe illness. tom hanks is at a higher risk. we called on americans saying live the healthy life you can. this is tricky and can affect anyone and everyone. we gave our best wishes to tom hanks, we also said anyone can be subject to severe illness. you brought up operation warp speed and the fact that vaccines were in production. i was a naysayer in the beginning. listen, a vaccine has never gotten us out of a pandemic. i have never seen a vaccine come out in under a year. we are a year and a half out. we don't have one successful safe vaccine, we have many. we are beyond what i ever expected and we have continued to respect the truth. the media is doing what they always do. doing whatever they need to get a headline. the truth is we have been talking about this all along

hate tom hanks.nks much money was the best guy that can deliver the men and apparently he acted in cleveland early in his life and. >> and god is the connection card there, whatever. so he loves cleveland, evidently in the skyline high school oakland here in the bay now know that cleveland rocks that would've been a good name. that's actually not that way to go. so smart. so the said that a little late next time. coming up, the olympics now underway. we're seeing the best of what the opening ceremony have to off >> it's a little over a year late. but the 2020 olympic games are officially now underway. and as we get ready to settle down to watch the world's top athletes compete health officials are still monitoring for potential covid outbreaks just uncertainties in tokyo with more. >> for the past 16 months. covid-19 kept the world apart after a yearlong olympic postponement. the opening ceremony proved that for the 206 nations competing in the olympic games. they're all united. 3 motions. we have a

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celtic a bad movie trailer. >> tom hanks is an incredible actor. they kept the d i a n s and replace the iron on the name and added gu ar, i misspelling be expanded want to screw that because we go viral if i did. is the truth. it never ends. i wish you and me and other reasonable people can sit across the table and say let's decide the mascot controversy forever but now that the indians of change the name you know where this is heading, chicago blackhawks, atlanta braves, kansas city chiefs, this is not crazy but that is where we are at it, the notre dame fighting irish, the mascot, they're going to try to take it away. >> i will predict this, notre dame is not getting rid of the fighting irish. >> i hope the end it at some point but i don't know how we stop it, the woke activism train always has to keep moving. that is what they do. >> the biggest and people come after next is the patriots. who's to say what patriots mean today. >> how about the vikings? they have a little bit of pillaging in the past, i have no idea how this is going to end. lau

>> tom hanks is an incredible actor but this is so funny. this is so funny. they just -- come on, they replace the "in" on the jersey and they added "guard." here's the truth, it never ends. i wish that you and me and other regional people would sit down and say let's decide this mascot controversy forever but now that the indians change their name coming over this is happen, chicago blackhawks, atlanta braves, kansas city chiefs. >> laura: blah, blah, blah. speak of this is where we are headed. the notre dame fighting irish, they're going to try to take it away. >> laura: they are not taking notre dame. notre dame is not getting rid of the fighting irish. >> i hope they ended at some point i just don't know how we stop it, the woke activism train always has to keep moving, that is what they do, unfortunately. >> laura: the biggest thing that will come after next is the patriots. who is to say what patriots means today? that is very judgmental. >> how about the vikings? they had a little bit of pillaging in the past. they are not cuddly. i have no idea how th

i do believe that tom hanks is going to do great, he is at a higher risk. we called on americans saying live the healthiest life you possibly can right now. sars cove we also gave an era of caution that anyone could be subject to severe illness when it came to covid-19. you brought up operation warp speed. the fact that the vaccines were in production. i was a bit of a naysayer in the beginning. i studied microbiology and immunology before i went to medical school and said, listen, vaccines have never really gotten us out of a pandemic. year and a half out, we have not only one successful say vaccine, we have many. we are beyond what i've ever expected and we have continued to report the truth. the media is doing what they always do, they are being provocative and doing whatever ththey need to get a headline. the truth is we've been talking about this all along. >> sean: i respect people's decisions at the end of the day and they've got to make it based hopefully on research, on the science, on the unique medical condition. you've been as well. doctor, than

sign up today. >> you soon can be driving hollywood star and oakland native tom hanks personal four-wheelve hanks is putting his customized 1980 toyota landcruiser up for auction. the jeep like vehicle has been upgraded has an upgraded engine that turns out a 180 horse powers also been lifted and fitted with off-road tires. the interior sports a pair of porch high back seats in the dash was also autographed by hanks himself. the land cruisers expected to get between 75,000 and a $125,000 when it goes on the bottoms quail lodge auction on august 13th. >> love is in the air. that's hugo and is straight and the endangered galapagos tortoise is meeting up for the first phase time workers at a reptile park in australia say hugo is 70 in finally ready to settle down. so they arranged for a stray. it arrived from germany, but pandemic restrictions are forcing them to stay apart. so the park decided this ritual date could hold them over for now. now chemistry, as you can see was apparently the 7 kids. time now to check in with newsnation to see what they're working on tonight. joe donlon brings u

the announcement was made in a video actually narrated by tom hanks. >> together we stand with all whoto be born and built from the land, because this is a city we love the game we believe in together, we are all cleveland guardians. >> i mean, obviously a great narrator the name comes amid growing calls for sports teams to completely stop using native american names and imagery, logos. what do you think of this move >> not surprising. back in 2018, you know, when the mlb and cleveland got together, they were trying to get away from the logo of the former what they were called the cleveland baseball teams the guardians they'll be called now. this was started years ago obviously we know last year with the washington football team having dropped their name, that it was going to a trickle-down effect how many teams would follow suit the cleveland team felt it was the right thing to do. they got to start getting people aware of this new name what's going to be interesting is at the end of this, when they start their transition in 2022, how the rest of the current merchandise of the team, w

tom hanks will not be in the movie, sadly.he trailer for the show has been revealed and they have killed off his character. >> that got dark real quick. >> you to say he will not be their. >> that is all they had to say. >> disney's the parent company of abc7. >> that is all they needed to say. why do they have to kill him? was that necessary? >> i'm hurt. why can't he just be on retirement somewhere. >> he is hanging out with his family in florida. >> in florida? >> yes. we fixed it. >>> coming 5:30, the ambitious new goals to fight climate change. a new environment one company is working to great. >>> jason, did you know geico could save you hundreds on car insurance and a whole lot more? cool. so what are you waiting for? mckayla maroney to get your frisbee off the roof? i'll get it. ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ ♪ ♪ whoa. here you go. (in unison) thank you mckayla! dude, get it. i'm not getting it, you get it. you threw it. it's your frisbee. geico. switch today and see all the ways you could save. >>> building a better bay area. mov

. >> remember that day, that was also a tom hanks day the day tom hanks tested positive. if the damage to the utah jazz and the thunders that was postponed because the players, tested positive right before that game. that kicked everything off, it led to the nba suspending it season and then this kind of things started happening not just basketball. and so conducting sports in the midst of a pandemic with an airborne infectious virus that is transmitted through heavy breathing presented a challenge. but, because of the sheer amount of money riding on these leagues, billions of billions of dollars and because they have endless resources, that actually led through innovation. the sports leak had to figure out how to keep their sports going and keep making that money and collecting their paychecks, and their tv license and deals. one of those was the nba bubble, 22 teams relocated to disney world in florida where they lived and played inside a bubble, and family members had to test come in and they couldn't interact with anyone from the outside world for months. major league

but hey, they have tom hanks to make the announcement.. and to gather, we are all cleveland guardians. >> jessica: okay, greg, i'm not a trend of baseball fans but they have two landmarks nearby that they call the guardian spirit is this really about that? >> greg: you know, i don't know. that has no effect on me so i can't get worked up about it... >> jesse: how don lemon said something about violence. >> greg: you change my mind. what upsets me about this story, they didn't pick my game which is the steamers. i love riverboat cruises. riverboat steamers. everybody would love that name. >> jessica: was that and the 1200? that is what they started with. only a month ago. >> jesse: no, baseball bores me. only playoff baseball gets my attention. but i don't think anybody cares. he could have said, we are keeping with the indians and that would have been fine and everybody would've went away and complained. >> jessica: two years already. >> dagen: they tweeted the new name on the indians twitter page. for many moments. so, i went and bought

and goes into a video that is narrated by tom hanks. that has been long considered by the front office for the cleveland indians. now known from this point forward as the guardians. much more on that coming up momentarily when we get it here. now this. >> in my mind she is to blame because she is the leader, the alleged head of this department. >> a st. louis prosecutor facing calls to get out. just this week, a flurry of murder charges have been dropped. we are hearing from victims families of those crimes. plus, a top white house official denying there's a worker shortage in america. the reason she says your business can't find someone to work. our friday team will take it up next. ♪ ♪ veteran homeowners. the newday two and a quarter refi is the lowest rate in their history. two and a quarter percent. just 2.48 apr. newday's holding the line on rates so veterans can save thousands. - i'm norm. - i'm szasz. [norm] and we live in columbia, missouri. we do consulting, but we also write. [szasz] we take care of ourselves constantly; it's

. >>> and tom hank revealing cleveland's new name. >>> the facts, the truth, the news with sheppard smith >>> good evening, a long-awaited olympics finally under way a year late, and what is usually a raucous opening ceremony, instead, well, they look like this the arena virtually empty. fewer than 1,000 fans sat inside a stadium that could hold 68,000 the tone, somber at times, t reflect the global pandemic in which these games are taking place. but there was still a lot of pageantry, and the olympic aim to unite the world through sports, that was on full display. first lady dr. jill biden on hand to watch. earlier she gave team usa these words of encouragement >> becoming an olympian is a rare accomplishment in a normal time, but you did it during a global pandemic. you are now and forever one of the most elite, most celebrated, most accomplished athletes in the world. >>> flagbearer sue bird and 600 u.s. eddie alvarez led more than 60 u.s. athletes at the olympics open ceremony. this is the second largest team in u.s. history. in olympic history they were treated to a really colorful s

. >> if tom hanks and meg ryan can go through some heartfelt struggles and still end up happy, so can >> this is our turn to make history, and i believe we are going to do just that. >> the family we are born with and the families we make along the way. >> ♪ under pressure ♪ >> why do people love this series so much? >> i think the show wins people over in exactly the same way ted's positivity ultimately wins over every single person he encounters. it is just such aleasure. the ensemble cast is great. one thing i like about season two is they go further in exploring some of the darker sides of ted's character. we see him struggling with jealousy and anxiety. the team sports psychologist also works really well as a foil for ted. the show offers so many lessons to carry into real life. at the season two premiere, jason sudekis dump -- jason sudekis wore a teacher in support of the three black french athletes who missed their penalties, definitely something ted would have done. the next show is called "patience, my love," and you will notice that the title initials are the acronym for fr

cleveland is the best part of their name tom hanks and whoever wrote it got it exactly right. >> bretball land with the washington football team as we wait for whatever the next name is going to be. but, does this, jim, do you think spur other teams to make a change, the braves, others? >> well, the braves have said they are not going to change the name. florida seminoles have said they are not going to change the name. native american indians felt that the indian, particularly the caricature of the indian was offensive. and it wasn't a tribute. so they were upset by it. and now they did away with that caricature a year ago and now in 2022 they will become the guardians. i'm not sure just exactly where the line is drawn with all of this, braves? they have said no, and a lot of people believe that indians and braves intertwined so perhaps there will be a movement now. i don't see anything imminent. >> bret: jim, you are always doing cool stuff. what's the next thing you are working on? >> getting ready for football season. got three box matches coming this up summer on show time. we ha

today in a video narrated by the oscar winner tom hanks, the team announced their new name. >> you seeest part of our name. and now it is time to unite as one family, one community, to build the next era for this team and this city, to keep watch and guard what makes this game the greatest, to come together and welcome all who want to join us. we are loyal, proud and resilient. we protect what we've earned and always defend it. together we stand with all who understand what it means to be born and built from the land, because this is the city we love and a game we believe in. together we are all cleveland guardians. >>> the baseball team officially will begin playing as the cleveland guardians next season. i'm joined by the vice president of the national congress of indians. and the author of "loving sports when they don't love you back, dilemmas of the modern fan." erin, let me start with you and talk about how long it has been in the making and what tipped it over to now? >> first of all, i'm excited to be here. you are my new source, you along with rachel maddow, i'm grateful to be

and together we are all cleveland guardians, actor tom hanks, a long time cleveland fan helped make theblic with a video out today, the team owner said it chose the name guardians after survey of 40,000 fans, the baseball team has been known as the indians since 1915 and it's now among many teams that are getting rid of names that are considered racist. the new name is inspired by the traffic guardians sculptures that are on cleveland's hope. memorial bridge, a courthouse operations across the country say they are struggling with the criminal backlog of cases here coming up, the white house's approach to tackling the crime problem and coming up on ktvu news at six as the olympic games officially get underway, we'll have more on the vaccination status of american athletes in tokyo, plus a group of california parents now suing the state of our school mass requirements for students. public health officials are responding to this are experiencn violent crime from shootings to shoplifting. local leaders are searching for solutions as foxes madeline rivera tells us the recent spike in crime h

that was also a tom hanks day. the day tom hanks tested positive. that was where the day it was like, oh, everything is going to shut down. a game between the utah jazz and oklahoma city thunder. it was postponed because rudy gobert tested positive for covid right before the game and that kicked everything off. it very quickly led to the nba suspending its season and this thing started happening all over sports, not just basketball. and so conducting professional sports in the midst of a pandemic with an airborne infectious virus that is transmitted through heavy breathing presented a challenge. but because of the sheer amount of money riding on these leagues, billions and billions of dollars and because they have endless resources, that led to innovation. the sports leagues had to figure out creative solutions to keep their sports going, keep making that money and collecting their paychecks and their tv licensing deals. one of those was the nba bubble when 22 teams relocated to disney world in florida where they lived and played inside a bubble. th

courtney love turns 57 iconic actor tom hanks celebrates 65 today. dean turns 76 today finally award-winning actor for his role in chapped, richard roundtree turns 79 years old thanks for watching "early today" on this friday. i'm phillip mena. >> and i'm frances rivera. great to have you with us. be sure to follow us on social, facebook, twitter, instagram we're all majestic mountains... scenic coastal highways... fertile farmlands... there's lots to love about california. so put off those chores and use less energy from 4 to 9 pm when less clean energy is available. because that's power down time. >>> right now at 4:30, get ready to sweat, bay area. extreme heat set to take and it's going to make for sweltering temperatures across the region. we're tracking where it's expected to reach deep into the triple digits. plus -- >> only went for about ten seconds but having lived through many earthquakes in the bay area it certainly felt like an awful long time. >> shake, rattle and roll. a 6.0 earthquake hitting south of lake tahoe is felt for miles incl

tom hanks narrated the announcement saying cleveland has always been the best part of the name.s jeff bezos and richard branson may have just had their wings clipped. a new f.a.a. ruling requires commercial space travelers to perform essential safety ing ight t qualiffor asonaut wings. bezos and branson were mostly passengers on their trips to the edge of space this month and all right, tonight popularinatew brands of bagged carrots are recalled because they might be contaminated with salmonella. a california company grimmway farms voluntarily recalled the baby and shredded carrots also sold under the names of bunny luv, cal organic and o-organics. so far, there are no reported illnesses linked to those carrots. all right, up next, cbs' steve hartman has a new chapter in the story he calls the old man and the seagull. what makes new salonpas arthritis gel so good for arthritis pain? salonpas contains the most prescribed topical pain relief ingredient. it's clinically proven, reduces inflammation and comes in original prescription strength. saln why hide your skin if dupixent has

people have signed up to ride on branson's ship, some paying $250,000, including big names like tom hanks, justin bieber, and lady gaga. joining branson on this passenger test flight, three other virgin employees. now, all four are in their final training sessions for launch. >> i did the spinning cups at disney world, is that good enough to prepare me for this. >> you look very fit, very healthy skpks we would love to have -- healthy, and we would love to have you on board one day. >> reporter: how soon? because i'm up for it. >> if i was you, i would just stow away, i have always dreamt of stowing away on something. nobody's ever tried a spaceship. >> i wouldn't mind going either. you know, tom costello reporting there. the faa has given virgin approval to fly passengers on future commercial flights. the passenger test flight is set for early sunday, about 5:00 a.m. our time. branson hopes the price for space tourists comes down with more ships. >> i'm a thrill seeker, but that's a little much. >> how cool would that be? talk about a first date. >> that would be awesome. that would be c

bay area native tom hanks revealed the new name on twitter today. >> and now it's time to unite as onemily, one community, to build the next era for this team and this city, to keep watch guat mathis game the greatest. >> guard, get it? cleveland residents already familiar with the name guardians. that name refers to two large statues near the ballpark, put in place to guard or protect the city. the guardians. >> i like it. i think it has a nice ring to it. >> good choice. >>> ahead at 5:30, covid cases biking in southern california so bad a city reoping live repo >>> a pharmacy desert in the middle of a pandemic. that's what city leaders in oakland to say will happen if this walgreens closes. >>> and the garlic festival is back [hippo groans melodically] [iguana belts major 3rd] [gator reverb] [splash] [singing indri sings] [elephant trumpets] [buffalo punish timpani] [cassowary crescendo] ♪ [goat does a sick vibrato] ♪ >>> you're watching kpix 5 news at 5:30. >>> right now streaming on cbsn bay area, more local news at 5:30. the gilroy garlic festival is making a comeback. here's a l

he was later memorialized in an eponymous film starring tom hanks. >> volz gifts carrying armed men.> in your account you said as a commander, you would like to be in ultimate control of all of the decisions but the reality is, you can't be. >> that is true of every mission you conduct. you have to be able to delegate to people that you have trust and confidence in. in the case of the rescue of captain phillips, the guys on scene made all the right calls, and i was just honored to be part of the operation. >> in april 2011, while you were serving as the commander of joint special operations command, you were gearing up to take down osama bin laden. you told the seal team six, this mission is to capture or kill bin laden. capture him if you can, but if you present a threat, any threat whatsoever, kill him. bring us back to this moment, did you actually ever think that he would be captured alive? >> absolutely. there's people out there that think that this was a kill only mission. it absolutely was not. we had a plan with what we were going to do with bin laden if we captured him. the

some a list celebrities like tom hanks, lady gaga and justin bieber have been on a waiting list for yearswaiting. their turn to fly to space. virgin plans to launch as many as 400 flights every year. well, an unusually large, meaty york eliminated the sky over southern norway for five or six seconds today video that's circulating on social media showed at least one bright flash. there it is lighting up a marina at home strand, which is south of oslo, the norwegian media or network was analyzing the video footage and other data trying to pinpoint the meteoric origin and destination plan ever. data suggested that a meteorite may have hit the earth in a large wooded area about 40 miles west of oslo. there were no immediate reports of any injuries or damage, boy, yeah, but some incredible images there. well, that would certainly make you look up and try to figure out what is going on. take notice. yeah no doubt about it. all right. thank you. everyone for joining us tonight for the new set 11 sports wrap with joe and jason is next. and there you have it - wireless on the fastest, most reliabl

. ♪♪ he was later memorialized in an eponymous film starring tom hanks. >> both skiffs carrying armed. distance? >> in your account of the rescue, you said... >> well, that's true of every mission you conduct. you've got to be able to delegate to people that you have trust and confidence in. and in the case of the rescue of captain phillips, the guys on scene made all the right calls. and i was just honored to be part of the operation. >> in april 2011, while you were serving as the commander of joint special operations command, you were gearing up to take down osama bin laden. you told the s.e.a.l. team six... >> right. >> bring us back to this moment, will you, admiral? did you actually ever think thate would be captured alive? >> oh, absolutely. yeah. there's a lot of people out there that think that this was a kill-only mission. it absolutely was not. in fact, we had a plan with what we were going to do with bin laden if we captured him. the fact of the matter is the law of armed conflict and the rules of engagement were pretty clear. if bin laden had his hands up and he clearly w

. >> reporter: in a video narrated by tom hanks -- >> we are all cleveland guardians. >> reporter: cleveland'seball team announced it will now be known as the guardians starting next season. >> indians will always be part of our history, just as cleveland has always been the most important part of our identity. >> reporter: the new name, a reference to large art deco statues on cleveland's hope memorial bridge. the team's first name change in more than a century. >> it's sad. you know, i have known them as the indians forever. >> i'm all for it. it was -- it was gonna happen. >> i think that, probably, most of the fans would have preferred to have kept indians. i know i would have. >> reporter: the move part of a larger-cultural shift across the country. the nfl's washington football team, also, announced last year it was changing its name. although, it hasn't said to what. >> we're just a better place to not have those kinds of names. they need to be relegated to the dustbin of history. >> tonight, the oneida nation says it hopes other sports teams follow suit, lester. >> gabe gutierrez, than

tom hanks voiced the new cleveland guardians, who are the cleveland guardians?re sitting on the rise forging into the future from are ironed out past. you see it's always been cleveland is the best part of our name and now it time to unite as one family, community together we are all cleveland guardians. dan: rachel, i'll start with you first. used to be known as the cleveland indians, kind of like a print think. who's next? the cincinnati reds, what about the yankees? that could be all kinds of connotations. >> i used to be on a military base and they used to go to the apartment building, go home, yankees so there's bad connotations there, too. thank you for having me on the show, first of all. this is awesome. i don't know a lot about sports. when i saw the logo, it reminded me babysitting and i went online and somebody else got the idea and it looked like back so i don't know, i think there is an effort to change everything we know and these minority woke people are trying to take over everything. dan: when does it stop? when you do people with indian heritag

classic sports comedy sees offerman as coach of the roqueland peaches filling a role similar to tom hanksole new cast of characters as they take the field including broad city's abby jacobsen and shante ad >>> and don't forget to check out our radio show, sirius channel 108. >> dylan, not going anywhere. >>> s.g., time for dylan to do "pop start" filling in for carson let's go. >> go get 'em, dylly-dylly. dresse >> thanks, savannah. nick offerman of "making it" landed his next big role actor and host of nbc's "making it" landed his next big role much is coming in handy. here ap hint. >> you let the ties run get on second and we lost the lead because of you you start using your head. are you crying there's no crying! there's no crying in baseball. >> leave her alone. >> one of the best movies of all-time. >> yes. >> offerman cast in an adaptation of "league of their own. the 1991 classic sports comedy sees offerman as coach of the rockland peaches filling a role similar to tom hanks' character in the original film the show set to follow a whole new cast of characters as they take the field

on the movie, breach of spies, he was played by tom hanks. donovan worked with the castro regime negotiating the free the prisoners, 1189 were captured, i believe nine died in captivity and castro withheld eight considered most dangerous, but by december of 1952, he was releasing them. that was in exchange for what donovan negotiated, about $53 million in medicines, pharmaceuticals, and food aid for cuba. host: it turns out that the very last one of those exiled brigade members to get released was released in 1986. let's go back to our phone lines, plainview, new york. good morning. caller: good morning. i would like to ask, how castro was able to maintain power was through his ruthlessness and death squads and incarceration of his opponents i can to what xi jinping does and many of the communists and also, can you comment on the cia attempts to assassinate castro through poison, -- poisoned cigars and other crazy methods. thank you very much. nicholas: ok. on the assassination attempts, there were many. in 1960, when eisenhower was president

they wanted to prove that this technology is here and now and not only for the justin bieber's and tom hanks who spent a lot of money buying these tickets, and 700 tickets already, but this is going to be accessible for everybody eventually, at least that is their hope as they bring down the price. i will tell you we have seven land rovers on the tarmac standing by, and the fire department is standing by, just in case, and by the way, a fire department dedicated only to the space station port, so they don't get a lot of action, and this is their sole customer right now, but what a spectacular view when they come into space port america. remember that name, willie. this is going to be a name and something we are going to be hearing about increasingly over the years as this becomes more and more of a common occurrence, and just hearing the voice on the ground, which is right in front of the sun overhead of us, and i don't see it but you are getting a better view on tv with the long-range telescopic ranges. >> do you see -- >> reporter: he's right over the top of us, willie. right over the top.

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it was tom hanks announcing a new name for the major league club, the guardians.the hope memorial bridge less than half a mile from progressive field. the change announced today is the end of result of a pressure campaign by those who insist the team's current name is racist. next year it will be the cleveland guardians, and hopefully bring them some luck. cleveland hasn't won a world series since 1948, the longest current title drought in major league baseball but change is on the way. thanks for watching. i hope you will join me this weekend for "american voices." the next hour of "deadline: white house" with michael steele sitting in starts right after this quick break. if you're 55 and up, t-mobile has plans built just for you. switch now and get 2 unlimited lines and 2 free smartphones. and now get netflix on us. it's all included with 2 lines for only $70 bucks! only at t-mobile. ♪all by yourself.♪ you look a little lost. i can't find my hotel. oh. oh! ♪♪ this is not normal. no. ♪♪ so? ♪♪ right? go with us and find millions of flexible options, all in our ap

cleveland is changing their team to the guardians the announcement was made in a video narrated by tom hanksnd with all who understand what it means to be born and built from the land. because this is a city we love and together we are all cleveland guardians. >> obviously a great narrater. the change comes amid growing calls for sports teams to stop using native-american names for mascots and logos. what do you hakmake of this >> not surprising. when they were trying to get away from the logo of the former, now, what they were called the cleveland baseball team, the guardians or the indians, the guardians is what they'll be called now. this was started years ago we know with the washington football team having dropped their name its with a trickle-down effect. how many were going to follow suit, the cleveland team thought it was the right thing to do i wasn't surprised by the announcement they've got to start getting people aware of this new name. what's going to be interesting is at the end of this, when they start that transition in 2022 how the rest of the merchandise of the team, what's

in "a bridge of spies," he is played by tom hanks. so james donovan worked with the castro regime, negotiating to free the prisoners. 1,189 were captured. i believe nine died in captivity. castro actually withheld about eight of those that he considereded most dangerous. but by december 1962, he was releasing vathem, in exchange f what donovan had negotiated, about $53 million in medicines, pharmaceuticals, and food aid for cuba. >>se and it turns out that the very last one of those exile brigade members to get released was released in 1986. let's go back to the phoneng lis and talk to sig, calling from plainsview, new york. sig, good morning. >> caller: it's sig. >> sig, good morning. >> caller: good morning. i'd like to ask how castro was ableh to maintain power, was there his ruthlessness and death squads,xi and incarceration of s opponents, akin to what xi jinping does and many of the communists. also, can you comment on the cia attempts to assassinate castro through poisoned cigars and other crazy methods? thank you very much. >>

tom hanks in "mazes and monsters." >> oh. >> jimmy: you know that one?was it? >> yes, chris makepeace is in it as well. >> jimmy: you're right. [ laughter ] he is. he sure is. all right. well, this is a good-looking cover. a freakish army experiment out of control terrorizes a resort tonmmit h ravy terror, horrible mangled bodies littering the countryside, the ensuing investigation leads a puzzled sheriff to a local university and a fantastic terrible secret. it seems the killers ar renegade horde of rottweilers. if you don't know it by then, i don't think you're going to get this one. [ laughter ] >> okay. there's quite a few killer dog movies, all right? but i'm going to say it's the earl ozenby film "rottweiler." >> jimmy: take a look, it is "dogs of hell." >> let me see that for a second. >> jimmy: yeah, you can have that. [ laughter ] >> who directed that? >> jimmy: nobody directed that. >> i'm right, the original title is "rottweilers." [ cheers and applause ] that's the cheapie video title. >>th oh my god. >> in 3d. >> jimmy: unbelievable. [ laugh

the video, narrated by actor tom hanks -- who's not from cleveland -- saying it was time to drop thee 1915 to unite as one family, one community and, quote, to build the next era for the team in the city. more than 40,000 fans were survey ised as part of the renaming process that was first announced last summer. the guardians name and new logo will take effect after the current mlb season ends. by the way, indians, now the guardians, have not won the title in 72 years. let's hope under a new name, go guards, they do, okay? because i've been waiting a long time. >>> from baseball in cleveland to summer olympics in tokyo. this morning the opening ceremonies kicked off overshadowed a bit by the covid-19 pandemic. just 950 spectators were allowed to attend. because of the renewed spike in cases of covid, the games aring being held without spectators to cheer on the 11,000 apt heats competing -- athletes. but that is not stopping millions of americans from placing wagers on olympic games as legalized sports betting has taken hold across much of the country. joining us now live from the fa

tom hanks, i want to get your reaction to this, narrates a video for the cleveland indians -- excusehave changed their name. >> this is a city we love and that again we believe in. together we are all the cleveland guardians. >> dagen: that name stinks, what do you think? >> i mean, they did nothing with the washington redskins about ten years ago where everyone was pushing really hard to get the name change from redskins to whatever else and they did this whole polling of indigenous people or american indians or whatever people are saying and it turns out we are not interested, we don't care, they have bigger fish to fry, it's this whole thing, like, we are going to change the name of something and somehow that's going to help the group. is there any history to helping the group when we change the name or remove the name or cancel the name? does it help, like, you went from "latino" to "latinx." does that help your average hispanic in the united states? they are all about manipulating change but is there any bottom-line? if you care about this group of people, there are things you c

o tom hanks it is. and look at the time. that is our broadcast for this friday night and for this week. thank you for being here with us. have a good weekend unless you have other plans. and be careful out there, please. on behalf of all our colleagues at the thanks for joining us this hour, the new york times called it the largest criminal action against a wall street figure ever. the washington post called it the combination of quote the culmination of a spectacular securities investigation fraud. this was 1989, i remember when this happened, i was in high school. federal prosecutors in new york, in manhattan, indicted one of the richest and best known wall street figures in america. his name was michael milken. he was famous for figuring out a new and ingenious and, it turns out, a legal way for wall street traders to get even more fantastically rich, using junk bonds, to stage corporate takeovers. and you don't need to understand the intricacies of this junk bond scam to know the kind of character he was. do you remember

he is played by tom hanks. so james donovan worked with the castro regime.egotiating to free the prisoners 1,189 were captured. i believe nine died in captivity and castro actually withheld. about eight of those that he considered most most dangerous but by december in 1962, he was releasing them in exchange for what donovan had negotiated about 53 million dollars in medicines pharmaceuticals food aid for cuba. and it turns out that the very last one of those exile brigade members to get released was released in 1986. let's go back to our phone lines and talk to sig who's calling from view, new york. say good morning. it's a site but good morning. good morning. i like to ask. how castro was able to maintain power? was through his ruthlessness. and death squads and incarceration of his opponents. akin to wajiji ping does and many of the communists and also, can you comment on the cia attempts? to assassinate castro through poison cigars another crazy methods. thank you very much. okay. on the assassination attempts there were many in 1960 still when eisenhowe