tony la russa, who came back, in essence, out of retirement to manage, will walk away a winner. retirement, and he and his crew have just secured home field advantage for the national league in this upcoming world series. so good lucks from tony la russa. let's go down to the field and erin. >> pap san joining me now. you are a big smile on your face because it was the your triple of the season. what was working for you against justin verlander, no less? >> i got it over home plate, he didn't have command and i got the curve there and hang it. i put the ball at the wall. >> there's a lot of talk heading into this game, maybe david wright should get the start at third base. you made it look like you didn't have any pressure on yourself here in this game. but what was your mind set coming in? >> when i came here, i just want to prove, that i just want to do my job and show the fans they made the right choice. >> joe buck said the san francisco giants fans knew what they were doing stuffing the ballots. congratulations. >> thank you. >> back to you, joe. >> joe: and the nat league

tony la russa, who came back, in essence, out of retirement to manage, will walk away a winner. etirement, and he and his crew have just secured home field advantage for the national league in this upcoming world series. so good lucks from tony la russa. let's go down to the field and erin. >> pap san joining me now. you are a big smile on your face because it was the your triple of the season. what was working for you against justin verlander, no less? >> i got it over home plate, he didn't have command and i got the curve there and hang it. i put the ball at the wall. >> there's a lot of talk heading into this game, maybe david wright should get the start at third base. you made it look like you didn't have any pressure on yourself here in this game. but what was your mind set coming in? >> when i came here, i just want to prove, that i just want to do my job and show the fans they made the right choice. >> joe buck said the san francisco giants fans knew what they were doing stuffing the ballots. congratulations. >> thank you. >> back to you, joe. >> joe: and the nat league ha

as nfl manager tony la russa tagged matt cain as the starting pitcher.oins us with more. >> reporter: it's been quite the two-year run for mackey and of course the world series championship birth of his daughter, multiyear contract expense and now he can add all-star starter to his list as tony la russa named cain and not r.i. dickey to start. >> as matt cain was checking into his hotel on thursday night, he got the word that he would be starring in the all-star game. >> it's a huge honor, i can't thank tony enough to be able to get this opportunity to be able to start a game. thinking back on it, i think about starting the world series and the playoff games, how fun that was, but to be able to start this game will be really, really fun and i'm looking forward to it. >> we want to reward matt cain for a career of excellence, it's getting better and better and he had a great example of that during the summer and one of his pitching days. it's a tough call, but whenever r.a. pitches, or anybody pitches, or plays, i think it's a great experience and it's on

la russa is eliminating adoption fees for cats 6 months or older. the event is held at the tonya animal rescue foundation in walnut creek. independence cat days running throughout the month. so get yourself a cat. >> can't call it the dog days of summer. 6:43. coming up, investigators zero in on the epicenter of colorado's most destructive wild fire ever. >> tense talks in paris now, this morning the subject matter -- syria. this is as a high ranking member of syria's regime makes a risky move. >> welcome back everyone. 6:46. representatives from more than 100 countries are holding talks to decide what should be done about syria. >> very serious stuff going on. the talks under way in paris, france's president opening up the meeting and called syria's crisis a threat to world peace and security. meantime, we can tell you a senior member of syria's regime has fled to turkey. this is a big deal because it's the highest level of defection among president assad's regime since that rebellion started more than one year ago. and wikileaks is getting involved in this, says it will publis

tony la russa hosting cat independence days at one of his animal shelters. this, he is waiving adoption fees for cats 6 months or older. nice work, tony. the event being held at the tony la russa animal rescue foundation in walnut creek. independent cat days runs the month. >> good folks there. >> absolutely. man's best friend, there is a great dane in north carolina who we're guessing is pretty dog tired. >> understandably. for good reason. bella tending to a new litter of 17 puppies. >> how many? >> 17. that's a lot of puppies. that's a big load. i thought triplets was hard. as much as they would like to keep them they are hooking for good homes. hate to disappoint, bella, it's not close to the record. >> what is the record? >> 24. >> 24 in one? >> great danes are huge but that's a lot of puppies. >> have to be like a shetland pony version of a great dane. wow. >> lots of pups there. i'd love a great dane. 5:55. i want to look at the forecast. >> let's do. >> that was painful just to watch from this side of the weather desk. good morning to you. and of cour

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. >> in announcing cain as a starter for the national league team tony la russa said he wanted to reward cain for what has been an excellent career so far. if i recall he pitch add perfect game. he has been familiar with cain's work since he, too, lives in the bay area. coming up we'll hear from the man not happy with la russa's choice, that would be r.a. dickey, the mets pitcher who thought he should be the first behind the mound. not a happy man, not a lot of happy fans. reporting live, bob redell. >> thanks a lot. got to root for our boy. >> it's all about the g-man. let's check out the weather. out here it's going to be nice. >> it's going to be hot there and not as hot here. if you're waking up with us near at&t park where our own bob redell grimaced at your remark, laura. temperatures are going to stay mild right by the water. however, i wanted to point out the best way to tell the story is with pictures. 55 degrees now in concord, by noon in concord, 86 degrees. you'll be at 91 in antioch. 90 already in livermore so a really hot day shaping up. substantially warmer than yesterday.

tony la russa said it is good to have them on the team. >> it will be nice to have a a young phenom of the national league go against a young phenom from the american league. it has been really good for our game. >> tonight's home run derby was won by prince fielder. his longest was 476 feet. he averaged almost 430 feet per shot. he is the second multiple home- run derby winner to ken griffey jr.. reggie jackson made some comments saying there are questions about alex rodriguez's numbers in light of the missions about performance-enhancing drugs. reggie is reportedly banned from the yanks. the first day we have seen the new head coach for the caps. adam oates told the players what he hopes they get out of the camp. >> for them, an opportunity to come into the big building and experienced it, get a taste of it, enjoy the week. >> let's go to the nba. some early in orlando. they were playing lights out. really, the lights went out in the middle of the game. they just lost power. brooklyn is trying to work out a trade for howard. with the summer olympics ready to start in a couple of week

they're more wins more strikeouts also the lower earned run average the today tony la russa of sony'sdent explained to us kane for is body of work. did police i'm disappointed as for sure. i thought i had a shot at it would agree should be used with the mets organization and i thought the numbers will be the numbers. for there was a knuckleballer and all that other stuff. but as of the matter deserves it. >>> david ortiz put it is a tonight at a home run derby after winning it all last year yankee struggles of the best share of the night from the kansas city crowd on the flip side sledder prince fill their seven into the kansas city fountain. the challenger was toronto's to get into the finalists. >>> finance it was still there taking the hardware 12 to 7 in the finals in his second career three title. hope so low was warned by the anti-dumping agency today because she tested positive for substances which are not performance enhancing. >>> meanwhile star-ledger in to brandy chess stain are getting ready to do to be worked in london for the olympics and today the first pitch at the san

la russa hosting cat independence day. he is eliminating adoption fees for cats six months or older. there you go. the event held at the tony la russa animal rescue foundation. it runs throughout the month. >> switching over to man's best friend, there is a great dane in north carolina pretty dog tired no doubt this morning. >> i get it. well, for good reason. bella, how about this, a new litter. not just any, 17 puppies. that's serious labor. as much as the owners would like to keep all of them because they are so cute and cuddly, they will look for a lot of good new homes. by the way, i'm sure bella feeling spectacular, but bella, sorry, not even close to the record. the record for a litter of pups what do you think, 24. >> no kidding. wow. >> great danes are huge animals. boy, i guess they can produce. >> better be big to nurse all of those. wow. >> a big surprise. they kept coming. traffic coming up. let's check in with mike. >> you know, nothing like that. a few cars. we'll give you the update. southbound 680, mission boulevard we had two big rigs in a fender bender but now no injuries and no cars or trucks on the side

. >>> le doy gracias a dios, fue un privilegio jugar con tony la russa. compartida por erlinda, inmigrante guatemalteca que convencida que se trata de un milagro vino a dejar unas flores. >>> le pedÍ a la virgen qu viniera a este paÍs y me dieron mi visa y aquÍ estoy. >>> desde anoche cuando un transeunte corriÓ la voz, personas de todas las edades, incluyendo el alcalde de la ciudad llegan a ver con sus propios ojos las imagenes y a dejar ofrendas. autoridades han tenido que colocar barricadas alrededor del Árbol mas concurrido y fotografiado. >>> la virgen de guadalupe en mÉxico es especial, ha hecho explicar.que nadie puede >>> res departamenidenteresiden la euforia. >>> cosas casuales que no tienen fundamento que pueda decirse. >>> argumentos sin validÉz para quienes consideran que la fe no tiene explicaciÓn. >>> el aÑo pasado hay quienes aseguran haber visto su imagen en un trozo de hielo pegado a un congelador. primer impacto. >>> gracias, unos prisioneros en brasil dis puestos a sudar la gota gorda con tal que les reduzcan la condena. >>> bicicleta

perfect was given the honor by tony la russa. he will be opposed by justin berg lander.e has been one of baseball's best all year. a 9/3 record. the first all-star game that he will pitch. >> and onto the graphic that you see before you. this decision already being criticized. as great as he has been, the mets have more wins and strikeouts and complete games and a lower earned run average. >> we want to reward matt came for a career of excellence, it is getting better and better. it was a tough call. but i think that when anyone pitches for either side, i think it is a great experience. only a little more special to start the game. >> i found out yesterday when i was getting over to the hotel. i was extremely excited about the whole thing and just hard to think about what their lineup would be and what i wanted to do. when tomorrow comes around. and just kind of relax and take it all in. >> he makes it for giants' starting the game. buster posy catches and basked 6. paulo san of all at third and will bat seventh for the national league. the a's fans hope that ryne coke g

how much mets representation will be on tony la russa's national league all-star squad? squad?> kevin: r.a. dickey might be starting. you still have to look at johan santana. he has done a great job. he is 67-4, obviously, doing what he has done. listen, they could potentially have the three guys no doubt about it. >> matt: dodgers, maybe clayton kershaw. matt kemp leads the national league outfielders though he has been hurt most of the first half. >> kevin: ethier and kemp, they hurt. we don't know how bad the ethier situation is. this is a team that gets interesting because who goes? >> matt: reminder next saturday, last week of primetime baseball. baseball night in america big game of the week. yankees and red sox. braves-phillies. twins-rangers. also in action. starts at 7:00 eastern, 4:00 pacific. coming um next except for the west coast, your late local news. for kevin millar, matt vasgersian. good night. captioned by closed captioning services, inc >>> another very hot and humid day across the area. the heat wave continues. we're watching more severe weather develop acr

. >> reporter: in announcing matt cain as the starter, the manager tony la russa said he wanted to reward cain for what has been an excellent career so far, noting that he threw a perfect game earlier in the season. he has become familiar with cain since he lives in the bay area. we'll hear from the man not happy with la russa's choice for starter, that is r.a. dickey, the pitcher for the mets who thought he would be first on the mound. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> one to enjoy. >> all good players should always think they are the best. 6:12. a u.s. olympian tests positive for a banned substance. but it won't keep her out of the games. we'll tell you why. >> an act of defiance. the political struggle between the military and the new president. >> and return your brand new car for a full refund. we'll tell you how it works. [ male announcer ] the magic of nature appears every day, within each strand of an oat's rhythmical sway. when an apple's vibrant red temptation, and honey's sweet touch of golden sensation, join together with a pecan crunch you'll savor, creating the most perfect

>>gary: tony la russa, a bay area resident, he took care of the giants today. >> the one and i thought bustard catching and that is equally as legitimate as getting the honor and and we will play the game. >> obviously it is huge for me. to this is my third one. it is my first to participate in. to be able to start the games is a huge honor. >> that gives the giants for starters. sandoval, a cain, cabrera and of course buster cozy behind the plate. the troubles of tim lincecum continued. yesterday was probably his worst outing of the year. six runs, seven hits in 3 1/3 innings. he failed to get out of sh the second inning. he has the worst numbers in all of baseball. the general consensus is to send him to the minor leagues. cahan high copper >> reggie jackson has been barred from hanging around in new york yankees. one of the all-time greats. three home runs against the dodgers in the 1977 world series. he is a special consultant. he made a couple of cracks about alex rodriguez about his statistics been tainted he has been asked to stay away for the time being. the former captain of t

. >> and tony la russa's last game. >> oh! >> what's that? y la russa's last game. >> was that la louisa's last game? alex, what were you saying in my ear? say it to everybody. >> people wanted brice to start third base for the mets but sanibel got the start. he had the key triple in the inning. >> there you go. >> alex knows everything. >> yeah. >> i would have said that. >> maybe people working behind the camera -- >> he's adorable. little in the dark. maybe we ought to get him a little light back there. >> sports center is calling i'm sure, john than. >> there's a call from bristol, connecticut. >> yeah. >> for you. >> you want to move up to bristol? >> to connecticut? >> yeah. >> not so much. >> oh, my lord. >> bruce harper on the phone. >> coming up next, we have mika's must-read opinion pages. great job, jonathan. >> it was horrible. >> we have a new poll, numbers released on the general election that show a stark difference between married and unmarried voters. this is a massive gap. we'll tell you about it when we come back on "morning

that is the word from tony la russa. strike caught the guy that is at the base of his get his name in there. the tawny is making his friend presence felt secure in -- taney is making his presence felt >>mark: thanks gary we will be right back on the kron 4 morning news. we're sitting on a bunch of shale gas. there's natural gas under my town. it's a game changer. ♪ it means cleaner, cheaper american-made energy. but we've got to be careful how we get it. design the wells to be safe. thousands of jobs. use the most advanced technology to protect our water. billions in the economy. at chevron, if we can't do it right, we won't do it at all. we've got to think long term. we've got to think long term. ♪ >> >>mark: present air, was an ohio commenting on the jobs report the unemployment rate is remaining a right to present president, >> presence of, -- president obama when i think about this country i think about my grandfather who thought four or two. and my grandmother even with the baby was working on a bomber assembly. whe