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dodger manager tommy lasorda was a friend of mike piazza's father, which had a big part in the dodgers selecting him. piazza gets in on his fourth attempt. revealed he was going to go in as a met. why not? that's when he had his most amazing memories, ten days after 9/11, to lift the spirits of the city. he had 396 homers as a catcher. that's tops of all-time. things are looking up for the mets. piazza gets into the hall, right after the team goes to the world series. >> as much as they've had such memorable teams, there's been the turmoil and the frustration, that's what separates us from other organizations. we're definitely not boring. really happy for the fans. i'd put them up against any fans in the world. i've been in europe the last four years. i'd put mets fans up there. greatness in his blood lines, seattle. 630 career home runs, but don't think he didn't have to go out and earn it from the start. >> when i got drafted, okay, you're a number 1 pick, so what, you've still got to go else. >>> the light night on ice, and more from mike piazzas humble leagues. ye pasm,ue wt? maiea

. >> we'll hear from the other norristown nateer who made it to the hall, tommy lasorda, his reasons for drafting piazza. >> "the force awaken" rises to a whole new level at the box office. >>> fans are definitely feeling the force, with their help, the new "star wars" movie "the force awakens" has become the number one film in michel. it has made $760 million topping "avatar." it could take the world record when it opens in china this weekend. >>> and "rocky" is ready to go another round after the movie "creed." sylvester stallone is preparing for a sequel. >> staring back at you you to the was the opponent. >> "creed" grossed $100 million so far. it was filmed in philadelphia. re-imageen rocky as a trainer for the son of his old rival apollo creed. stal loan is up for a golden global. he talked about the film's success on the "today" show yesterday. >> it's kind of full circle really. we have come all the way back to something that you thought was gone, really, and yet it works for another generation, seen through a young man's eyes. >> mgm has already said there's no doubt it is m

he was drafted in the 62nd round, it was then-manager of the dodgers tommy lasorda also from norristown did it as a favor for mike's dad. lasorda is godfather to mike's younger brother. at longhorn steak like this doesn't need anything else. which is why we don't just add, anything else. longhorn steaks that sizzle for $12.99. the new smoky bacon sirloin. the new spicy grilled jalapeno sirloin. and the parmesan crusted sirloin. all with hand chopped salad & unlimited bread for $12.99. tonight only at longhorn steakhouse. you cant fake steak. and for lunch try our new steak and bacon cheddar melt. or any steakhouse lunch combo starting at $7. ♪ >> the warming trend started this afternoon. continues through the weekend. rain comes sunday. and then another shot of winter next week. >> all right. for all of us here at nbc 10, i'm jim rosenfield. >> i'm jacqueline london. see you back here at 11. >>> tonight, nuclear scare. new u.s. intel as north korea claims it set off a hydrogen bomb, far more powerful than say atomic weapon. a potentially dangerous escalation. >>> trump's warning. ted cr

. >> it starts out with his relationship with tommy lasorda. mike piazza wasn't supposed to hereby. he was the 1390th player selected in the 1988 draft. the next lowest to make the hall of fame john smoltz number 574 in 1985. but as he showed us all, it's not how you get to the big leagues. it's what you do when you get there. he did his best work in the big apple. >> as much as i loved coming up with the dodgers and will always cherish my time there i want to go in as a met. >> reporter: so it's official, big mike will enter the hall of fame as a new york met a team with only one other player in cooperstown tom seaver. he played his first part of the career with the dodgers and had some amazing years but had more amazin' moments in new york a city he embraced from day one so he is happy to remain the king of queens. >> you know, your heart can only be in one place. for me it's, you know, with the new york fans. >> reporter: he will be inducted along with ken griffey, junior who received he was the first overall draft pick but piazza was a long shot drafted in the 67th round of the

picked by tommy lasorda in the 62nd round of the draft as a favor to piazza's father.worked out. bonds received 43% but you need 75% to get in. also mark mcgwire admitted p.e.d. user is now off the ballot after 10 years. >>> cal basketball team played oregon tonight. the ducks logo represents the number of 3-pointers the bears knocked down. the bears found rhythm inside the arc. 37 points. ducks up 3. minutes ago, clutch shot from the corner. 6-point lead. ducks win 68-65. 12-4 this season . >>> whitney houston has been subplanted for best national anthem. >> ♪ oh, the land of the freeeeeeee ♪ >> john vincent held the note for 23 seconds and turned purple in the process. i did my best to find out if that was a guinness book of world record. that does not exist. we'll be right back. ♪ no way. savor an egg mcmuffin any time you like. a fresh cracked egg, canadian bacon and an english muffin with real butter. mcdonald's all day breakfast menu. [♪] ♪ take the time ♪ in your life ♪ just before ♪ it passes by ♪ then you'll know ♪ to keep it slow ♪ so here we go [♪] ♪ here we

. >> of course, piazza close to tommy lasorda a. >> that was surprising. >> he was none too happy. >>n imagine. >> finally tonight, 1,000-pound of butter now on display, pennsylvania farm show, in harrisburg. this is the expo's 100th year. artist jim victor annmarie pelton of conshohocken created the life sized sculpture in honor of the celebration. landolakes donated all of the butt are they needed. the eight day farm show opens up to the public on saturday. >> a lot of cholesterol. >> yes. >>> jimmy kimmel live next on channel six followed by night line. jimmy's guest, kate blanchett, music by vance jordan. now for the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner, good night. >> ♪ ♪ >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight, cate blanchett! dominic monaghan! "this week in unnecessary censorship." and music from vance joy! plus cleto and the cletones. and now, you know what? here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

1988 draft, only reason he was drafted, a favor to his father from dodger manager at the time, tommy lasorda. a player needs 75 percent of vote, mikepy asa receive 83. -- piazza received 83%, and ken griffey jr., gains entrance, setting all-time record, 99.3% of vote. surpassing previous record, by tom severs, 98.8%, drafted number one pick overall in 1987 draft. junior spent 22 season in big leagues. a stellar out fielder and won 10 gold gloves, just one of 3 and 500 home runs. others are willie mays, and mike schmidt. of 44 people who voted. -- that number also means there were 3 knuckle heads that did not vote for griffey. that is only way that i could describe them, there is no just case justification for not voting for ken griffey jr., unless they just wanted to prove they were morons -- hardwood, knicks. raptors whack the nets. steve: do you think we'll find out the identity of three people who did not vote. russ: i would not mention them because they want to be known does not make sense. >> there is no shortage of waste. waste time on social media. dari: this is most popular thing on

because tommy lasorda was friends with his father. no player drafted that low has ever made it to the hall. ken griffey jr. was the number one pick drafted into the hall of fame. barry bonds and roger clemens both got 45% of the vote. that is up from last year, but short of the 75% needed. >> you can make it. for the piazza thing. that's cool. >>> let's get an "early start" on your money. more turmoil in the chinese stock market. trading ended a half hour after it started. the shanghai dropped 7%. the selloff triggering automatic circuit breakers. shutting down the market to give investors a chance to call down. it is the second time this week trading has been halted. fears the world's second largest economy is slowing down. this is spinning around the world. paris down 3%. frankfurt down 3.6%. dow futures are down 2%. already this year, the dow lost 3%. you will see another big move here today. more global pain. we will see if there is anything that can stop that from spreading. >>> macy's slashing 4,000 jobs and closing stores this

the former dodger as well as tommy lasorda's nephew will go in representing the mets.. >> i'm superstitious. and played there three times, but never walked into the game. i figured the only way to get in there was to pay. so i went in. >> that is good stuff. abc7 sports brought to you by bank of the west. >> great line. >> yes. >> thank you. >> join us tonight at 9:00, new concerns about the box your pizza comes in. why the government is issuing a warning, at 9:00. >>> then at 11:00 dangerous waves along the california coast. the trouble surfers found themselves in this santa cruz. >> here is a look at what is ahead tonight on abc7. at 8:00, it's beyond the tank followed by "my diet is better than yours". >> and tonight's guest on jimmy kimmel live is cate blanchett and dominic monahan. >> have a great evening. announcer: for the new mattress models-- during sleep train's huge year end clearance sale. for a limited time, save hundreds on tempur-pedic mattresses. get the most highly recommended bed in america at closeout prices. plus, get interest-free financing and sam

the former dodger as well as tommy lasorda's nephew will go in representing the mets.o, ken griffey says he didn't want to jinx his chances. >> i'm superstitious. and played there three times, but never walked into the game. i figured the only way to get in there was to pay. so i went in. >> that is good stuff. abc7 sports brought to you by bank of the west. >> great line. >> yes. >> thank you. >> join us tonight at 9:00, new concerns about the box your pizza comes in. why the government is issuing a warning, at 9:00. >>> then at 11:00 dangerous waves along the california coast. the trouble surfers found themselves in this santa cruz. >> here is a look at what is ahead tonight on abc7. at 8:00, it's beyond the tank followed by "my diet is better than yours". >> and tonight's guest on jimmy kimmel live is cate blanchett and dominic monahan. >> have a great evening. announcer: it's time to make room for the new mattress models! during sleep train's huge year end clearance sale... get beautyrest, posturepedic, even tempur-pedic mattress sets at low clearance prices! save

he was drafted in the 62nd round of phoenixville high school as a favorer to his dad's buddy, tommy lasordaow mike piazza is headed to cooperstown, he and ken griffey jr. is honored today. >> you know i got to see the pennant celebration the dodgers had against the phillies in 77 and be in the clubhouse and things i said brrks that is pretty powerful as a kid to be in and not only be in a big league game but watch a pennant winning celebration, it's inspiring. >> he used to be a bat boy for the dodgers when they came to play the phillies, he is now going to coopers town. he looks like he could still play. >>> the philly fen@c started off in a great way, the stubs hear made great strides in reading and they encouraged them to keep at it. the phillies are heavily involved in local schools and today was obviously a grand slam. wow. the internet is crazy fast here. i know, right? it's so nice to have everyone over. hi hey. mmm. i just laid an egg. does anybody want it? joey, you want some gasoline? yes, please. mom, guess what? i married a clown and we're having tiny little clown babies. mhm. i

piazza owes his career to another norristown native, tommy lasorda. he asked that piazza be drafted. legend has it he was drafted as a favor to a family friend but tommy said that's not how it happened? >> that's not true. i drafted him because i saw he had talent. i'm not going to draft a guy into the dodger organization because he's a friend of mine. i said i want him drafted. >> the former catcher spent the bulk of his career with the dodgers and mets. he said he'd prefer to wear a mets cap on the plaque but the hall gets to make the call. piazza will be inducted alongside ken griffey, jr., who got more than 99% of the vote. seattle honored the former outfielder by raising a flag with his number 24 on the top of the the space needle. int induction ceremony is set for july 24. >>> fans are feeling the force. with their help, the new "star wars" movie "the force awakens" has become the number one film in north america. the movie has made more than $760 million topping "avatar." it could take the world record when it opens in china this weekend. >>> le

then-dodgers manager, tommy lasorda did it as a favor for mike piazza's dad.rs, up for votes for the hall of faming take a look at the tweet from roy halladay, this is how he feels about players who used performance enhancing drugs getting into the hall. halladay tweeted late last night when you use peds you admit you're not good enough to compete fairly nation's pastime should have higher standards! no clemens, no bonds! flyers general manager ron hextall, how about this, pulled off a big salary cap dump. more about it at 6:00. traded two the l.a. kings. see you at 6:20. back to you. >> stunner, looking forward to hearing about that. >> next on "nbc 10 news at 5:00," talk about the hot new gadgets creating buzz at this year's consumer electronics show. before that, sheena. >> make sure you bundle up tonight. another cold one, make sure kids are bundled up tomorrow. but then a warm-up in time for the wntd, that's going to come with rain. >>> ted cruz stopped at claims he may not be able to run for president because he was born in canada. but donald trump is ta

he's going to be joined in cooperstown by mike piazza drafted as a favor to tommy lasorda in l.a. he turned that opportunity into a record-breaking career. along the way. taking a look at the numbers some other notable, jeff bagwell very close this year less than 4% away. schig at 52% roger clemens at 45. barry bonds has 44 you need 75% to be inducted. >>> the nhl has weighed in on this hit yesterday. adam mcquade lab suspended mcindicated -- mcquade did not return last night. >>> patrice bergeron for the second straight year nhl all-star. the only bruin to earn the honor this year. the nhl debutting a new format in nashville on january 31st. each division had sent six forwards, three defensemen and two goalies. bergeron will represent the bruins. news breaking from tampa lovie smith has been fired by the buccaneers after just

this guy was picked by tommy lasorda in the 62nd round of the draft as a favor to piazza' father. you think it worked out? bonds received 44.3% of the vote. that's up 7% from last year. but you need 75% to get to the hall of fame. also, mark mcgwire admitted ped user got 12.3%. he is off the ballot now after 10 years. >>> whitney houston has been supplanted for the best national anthem. >> ♪ oer the land of the free eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee [ 23 seconds worth ] >> john vinson held the note for 23 seconds or about the length of my sportscast on our 11:00 news. he turned purple in the process. get out of here, sean payton is staying in new orleans. he won't be the 49ers next head coach. but we'll have an update for you on the latest candidates at 6:00 tonight. i'm dennis o'donnell. see you tonight. >>> we are going to hoop it up for our play of the day. check out this shot by the nets' brook lopez. stayed on his feet after the off- balance shot. it was good >> lopez --look at this! i

this guy was picked by tommy lasorda in the 62nd round of the draft as a favor to piazza' father. think it worked out? bonds received 44.3% of the vote. that's up 7% from last year. but you need 75% to get to the hall of fame. also, mark mcgwire admitted ped user got 12.3%. he is off the ballot now after 10 years. >>> whitney houston has been supplanted for the best national anthem. >> oer the land of the free ♪ [ holding freeeeeeeeeee ] [ still saying freeeeee ] and the home of the brave. >> he held the note for 23 seconds or about the length of my sportscast on our 11:00 news. he turned purple in the process. get out of here, sean payton is staying in new orleans. he won't be the 49ers next head coach. but we'll have an update for you on the latest candidates at 6:00 tonight. i'm dennis o'donnell. see you tonight. >>> we are going to hoop it up for our play of the day. check out this shot by the nets' brook lopez. >> lopez -- look at this! it goes! lopez. >> somehow, the 7-footer stayed on his feet after the off balance shot goes in. it was good enough for the play of the day. n

lasorda. >> i did. so tommy was a little bummed out. he understood. you have to choose one. feel like the fans here's made me a part of their family. >> do either of you take -- is the stock market something you ever look at? >> yeah, we're looking good right now i keep looking over your shoulder. >> our kids are expensive right now. let's get it going. keep it going. >> i got two in college. >> i have a football player who eats all day. >> you guys are long-term thinkers, we have become short-term thinkers. i wanted to know what your perspective is. i own stocks. their pretty good. i try to own good companies. we are a little caught up in the short-term. >> no, see, i go in there and slide that phone down and go, come on. >> when it comes to long-term, you two obviously from this class, but mr. bonds, mr. clemens, they're there are any number of others who conceivably may get in. i'm curious as to your thoughts about the steroid era and the players who identified with that. do you think their time will come? >> i think so. just because, you know, the jump that they made fro