the clemsons and alabama, and uconn, those are the universities.entioned that uconn can't afford it as clemson can. if uconn can't, then smaller universities like colorado like myself and smaller other schools they can't either. so the question arises paying athletes, student athletes is a cost to any institution. and where are they going to get this money from? what happens is they end up cutting other sports to make this money arise. men's basketball and football athletes they're participating in a sport that's a revenue-generating sport. other sports know it provides revenue. you have to find a way to pay these athletes. and you pay basketball and football athletes and other student athletes are going to lose money as a result of it. in the long run, i see it as a big problem. >> senator points out $2.9 billion remain in scholarships. do you speak for the athletes? >> i do. i've spoken to hundreds of athletes since my op-ed and well before them. i'm well connected across the country just being a former athlete and speaking on this issue. specifi

then they will play number 2 seed uconn. the chairmanship game is set for later. >>> good morning. we do have traffic out there that is doing pretty well. is a look in my screens, there is not much going on. you can see that traffic here's a little bit slow as you drive from tracy into livermore. after that, livermore to dublin is off to a nice start. no major issues north and south as you drive on interstate 880. we hope that it is a lighter day than usual today. some people might be celebrating cesar chavez's birthday. it is busy on some of the outside lanes. >> that is early. >> you know what? i know the it is a few days off. friday's opening day. >> i will deal with it a couple days now. >> hang on. notice going to be close. we do have a lot of cloud cover not much organized with this. we will are still going to have some 70s. i think southbay, maybe parts of east bay as well. north, a lot of cloud cover. looks like some very light rain. that could be in mendocino county. the temperatures will start to come down with 60s on the temperatures. there is a little bit there, but thi

the winner will then play number 2 seed uconn.hampionship game is on monday. >>> a blowout win against the charlotte hornets last night. demarcus cousins only lasted 11 minutes. he was kicked out after a flagrant rebuke. by halftime, the waiters were up 71-49. steph curry and klay thompson led the way. klay thompson made 6 of 9 of his three-pointers. steph curry v was 5 of eight. they beat charlotte 137-90. they will play denver in oakland tomorrow night. >>> the oakland a's host the boston red sox today after winning three of four games against the angels. >> and that is gone. khris davis won through the lead. tonight, the red sox game begins at 7:07. the giants in los angeles and a three-game series against the dodgers. yesterday, the doctors lost the game to the padres. pablo sandoval took the game on the board. san diego tied the game at the bottom half of the inning. and then the seventh with the bases loaded, manny machado. the giants could not turn the double play. san diego to the lead and went on to win 3-1. >>> tonight,

. >> mcgraw and the fighting irish knocking off the uconn huskies and their male coach, the two coaches barely acknowledging each other after the game. the victory coming after mcgraw made an impassioned plea for gender equality in her sport and in society as a whole. >> i'm getting tired of the novelty of the first female governor of this state, the first female african-american mayor of this city. when is it going to become the norm instead of the exception. >> mcgraw who has won more than 900 times on the basketball court has had an all female staff since 2012. she says she's never going to hire a male assistant coach ever again. >> men run the world and when these girls are coming out, who are they looking up to to tell them that's not the way it has to be. >> the uconn coach has been k t critical of mcgraw in the past, saying earlier this year that muffet has the right to hire anybody she wants. i don't know why she feels the need to make a statement about it. i've never hired a guy as one of my assistants either. i'm not going to make a statement about it. in 1972, 90% of women's

and notre dame up against uconn. tomorrow, the men get underway. and auburn and michigan state and virginia. a chance to go to the final four to win it all. to win it all. >> hope you have a great [boy gasps] for real cold and flu protection with lysol, you can help protect them from a real cold. lysol disinfectant spray kills the #1 cause of the cold and clorox wipes don't. lysol. what it takes to protect. and look what )s in store for us again today - rain! looking at our live radar - ad lib. >>> welcome to friday morning. look at what is in store for us. a live look add radar. look at the green offshore making its way. maybe spend the weekend in the bay area. we'll see for how long. good morning. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> is i'm marcus washington. today is the giants home opener. we are live all morning for you. you can see the tarp on the field. the rain coming our way. kari will keep track of when we can see it heuit the area of th ballpark. people need to be mindful. >> yeah. we will watch

notre dame goes on to win by 16, and they will play uconn in the final four. >> the a's opened a four-gameeries against the red sox, just as they left off a four-game serery with pitching and power. two outs in the second inning, xander bogaerts rounding third. but look at loriano, the throw, right on line. bottom half of the inning, chris davis. this is his fifth home run of the season. that leads the majors. there's a reason they call him crush davis. in the third, loriano is going to rush one, 428 feet, his first of the year. sixth inning, chad pend, he gets his first of the season. aaron brooks led the shutout as the a's win 7-0 the final from the coliseum. >>> giants and dodgers on a beautiful night. drew pomeranz on the hill for san francisco. he gave up two home runs in the l.a. goes up 2-0. in the sixth, brandon belt gets this over the wall for his first of the season. then in the 7th, pablo sandoval is going to tie wit a two-out base hit. belt continued the two-out rally, picked up two more rbi with a two-run double. and the giants beat the dodgers, we like that, 4-2. >>> this spo

. >> notre dame eliminates uconn for the second year in a row. >> they're heading to championship game. maybe the viral moment of the tournament so far. >> the irish jig of a lifetime. >> it happened for muffin mcgraw. >>> doing a jig there. >> got to love that name. >> we're going to have more from muppet mcgraw later in the show. we're here. dana is where all the action is. >> dana, what have you got for us? >> a lot. there will be action here, i promise. it's very quiet here at u.s. bank stadium. but tonight for the final four, it will be rocking in the stands behind me on the court. and calling the game on ybs tonight, jim nantz, grant hill, and bill raftery. get this. they were here 25 years ago. we'll talk jim nantz's eliten point guard skill. we'll take a look at how minnesota is doing things right when it comes to a very serious issue for so many states, homelessness among military veterans. we'll look at how they cracked the code and what it could mean for other homeless populations. >>> and later on a special edition of "the dish, wtsz we eek take you to one of the moat innov

for the bears prevailed sq held scoreless in the 4th baylor moves on 70 to 67, awaits the winner of uconn notre dame. let's now talk some more years the world champs back home tonight playing the camps in these moments at oracle need to be treasured only 2 regular seasons games season games left at the arena. >>tonight and sunday against the clippers. here's a look back at the franchise's storied history at the place that's come to be known as oracle. >>they were known as the san francisco warriors but for their first decade of a play their home games in various venues, including the newly build oakland coliseum to 3 years. >>i realize that lawyers. >>have a home in 1971 owner franklin merely move the team to oakland, changing their name to the golden state warriors. >>coming to a brand new although it was a across the bridge from where i live was a godsend and i think that the arena was definitely a place to play basketball. and of course we attract a bigger better and more and it was just a cry for years fans had plenty to cheer about the franchise made the playoffs in 6 out of 7 years

game two is a rematch between uconn and defending champ notre dame. row. we will see who comes out on top. >> yes, we will. on both men and women's sides, we had some great matchups, great games, right down to the -- >> great heartache. >> i know. that bracket. >> brackets busted. you didn't even do it, right? >> i did a bracket. i was trying to -- >> you guessed. >> -- win the big pool here at abc. all the people here, everybody's jumped into it. >> you wanted them dollars. >> i wanted. instead? >> broken heart. >> instead, i got nothing. i got you. >>> coming up, the divorce settlement that is going down as the most expensive in world history. >> this divorce right here. >>> plus the new lawsuit about to be filed against jussie smollett by the city of chicago. >>> later in "the skinny," guess who just got 21 billboard nominations? you see her right there. what cardi b is saying about her special honor. you're watching "world news now." now." here. what cardi b. is saying about her special honor. you're watching "world news now." ybut life...can thro

uconn's geno auriemma said she should send a thank you to the guys who used to be on her staff for helpings that won a championship. margaret, it appears the rivalry between the coaches continues and their teams face off tonight. >> brennan: thanks.willave more n.c.a.a. final four coverage on "cbs this morning" saturday and later at the men's semifinals on cbs. up next, "game of thrones" star emilia clarke opens up about her health scare. your brain changes as you get older. but prevagen helps your brain with an ingredient originally discovered... in jellyfish. in clinical trials, prevagen has been shown to improve short-term memory. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. look limu. a civilian buying a new car.ug let's go. limu's right. libertmutualan save you mony by customizing your car oh... yeah, i've been a customer for years. huh... only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ i was on the fence about changing from a manual to an electric toothbrush. but my hygienist said going elic could lead to way cleaner teeth. she said, get the one inspired by dentists, g

uconn back for the 12th straight season. they play the winner of tonight's notre dame/stanford game. and oregon reaches the final four for the very first time. and they play the winner of tonight's baylor/iowa game. >> the women also put on a show. so that's going to be some good matchups there. >> absolutely. something to look forward to. >>> turning to the political crisis plaguing former vice president joe biden as he weighs another bid for the white house, now on the defensive over an allegation of an inappropriate kiss. >> a former nevada politician is accusing biden of making her feel uneasy and powerless. nbc's stephanie ramos has the details. >> reporter: the woman accusing former vice president joe biden of inappropriately touching and kissing the top of her head five years ago is now speaking out. >> so i frankly just didn't even know how to react. i was just shocked. i felt -- i felt powerless. i felt like i couldn't move. i just didn't even know how to process it. >> reporter: lucy flores, a former nevada politic

the game's sunday's final against uconn. a nine point lead on notre dame. needed the luck of the irish. 90 seconds left. and jessica sheppard and notre dame won it 81-76. boy, what a power to the lineup coming up for sunday's ncaa championship final. livermore high school softball, a big, big game against foothill. foothill is kind of the patriots of softball in the bay area. the two are going to be like this about 6:15 tonight to settle matters in the 25th annual livermore stampede softball tournament. that'll do it. some of you i'll see later on at the watch party. it's ncaa men's ball today. and uva plays auburn and we have texas tech running up and down the floor. texas tech in the final four. they'll have to finish it out if they want to get by michigan state. >>> in the next half hour, president trump's contentious trip to california. >> what he did at the border and the protests in beverly hills. >>> lacrosse player ar ♪ [ crying ] ♪ you protect them at home. we help protect them online. this is beyond wifi. this is xfi. simple. easy. awesome. xfinit

uconn won four straight titles. since then the huskies did not even reach the championship game.way. notre dame by one. she had 23. final minute, collier, shot blocked by turner. irish win 81-76. they will play baylor in the championship game. tlal be for a busy friday night in sports. >> scott, thank you. >>> coming up next at 11:00, a late update from the chp on tonight's complete closure of the southbound side of the benicia bridge. >>> we just talked with the chp. they say the southbound side of the benicia bridge is still closed because of a suspicious package. it's been more than three hours now since a man got out of his truck on the bridge. it began around 7:35. at first the chp thought the man was threatening to jump. then it became clear he was saying he had a threatening package inside his truck. >> police detained the man about 9:15 tonight. the bomb squad just arrived on the scene. officials want them to check out that package before ing traffic on the bridge. you can see the purple over the bridge where it's been shut down. and traffic is backed up on southbound 680

the winnable take on uconn. >>> a decisive win over the charlotte hornets last night. at six points, and eight rebounds, the waiters were up 71-49. steph curry and klay thompson on the way. it was beyond the arc and had 24 points. curry was 5 of 8. they will take on the denver nuggets in oakland tomorrow night. >>> the oakland a's host the boston red sox to after winning 3 of four games out of the angels. >> khris davis hit his fourth home run of the season. the a's go on to win this to -1. tonight's game is wi the red sox starts at 7:00. >>> the giants dropped another game to the san diego padres. the giants are on the board. san diego tied the game in the bottom half of the inning and then in the 7, the bases-loaded, manny machado grounds want to short. san diego takes the lead and they go on to win 3-1. the first pitch tonight against the dodgers is at 7:10. >>> taylor swift 2018 appearances adding to the growing tension between the 49ers and the city of santa clara. chronicle reports that the 49 years added another show last may due to the red-hot sales. but ticket

> you bet >>> the ncaa women baes final four finally set the fighting irish will fight off against uconnbayl baylor plays florida on friday night. >>> why red hot car sales could soon stall out is that necessary aly bad sign we'll explain, and speaking of cars, pump prices are on the move we'll tell you how much it's going to cost to fill up your car when worldwide exchange returns. story? at t. rowe price, hundreds of our experts go beyond the numbers to examine investment opportunities firsthand. like a biotech firm that engineers a patient's own cells to fight cancer. this is strategic investing. because your investments deserve the full story. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. >> march is a big volume month generally, consumers are hybernating in january and february this is the first test we'll have to see if there is strength out there in the marketplace at this point we're expecting that it is going to be moderating from the strong numbers we had at the end of 2018 >> what's the primary reason, if you are right, and they do moderate >> well, there's a number of contributing f

notre dame plays uconn in the national semifinal now to the warriors, division titles don't count foruch in the nba, but can't take for granted that golden state rules the pacific for a 5th-year in a row. now, the next milestone-- homecourt advantage. warriors at team headquarters this morning...a day after a performance that shows just how dominant they can be. running through the hornets by 47-points... --up next, a denver squad they've already beaten several times, but still the nuggets are hanging around for first place out west. --warriors just a game ahead of denver...with 6 games remaining in the regular season.. --a golden state win tomorrow...will go a long way toward sealing the number one seed "it's a big game. nothing is as big as a playoff game, but it's a big game in terms of the number one seed and protecting our home court. we take care of our business and win tomorrow, we're obviously in great shape down the stretch with the last days of the season so we can prepare for the playoffs the best way that we can." thank sports. weather tease. (weather) coming u

the winner will then play against number 2 seed uconn. >>> happening today, one of san francisco's most colorful parades will mark april fools' day. hundreds of people are expected to turn out for the annual st.stupid game . they celebrate stupidity. they are telling revelers to show up wearing anything that is silly. the prayed goes through san francisco's financial district and begins at noon at embarcadero plaza. >>> on late night attack an east bay restaurant. how one man says he was assaulted will trying to defend an employee and the ongoing search for the attacker. >>> if you're traveling today, you want to check your flight status. a technical glitch grounded hundreds of flights early this morning. how that is impacting travelers around the bay area. coming up. >>> would you believe there is rain in our future?

notre dame heading back to the final 4 to take on uconn on friday. >>> if you are planning ongoing to the as or warrior's game in oakland allow extra time to get there because the warriors and as are playing around the same time. traffic is expected to be pretty bad. parking will be limited. people, again, encouraged to take public transportation. speaking of the warriors, with a win tonight golden state would clinch the tie breaker and move two games up on the denver nuggets with five games left in the regular season. the warriors trying to clinch the home court advantage throughout the play-offs. in the meantime andre iguodala missed last night's game due to injury and is questionable for tonight's game. >> if you win a world series, you have to pay >> a shot to center, a base hit. they will wave in bogarts. a good one and -- >> yes. off the arm. got to love this. liriano with the play of the game. in the bottom of the 2nd chris davis had his 5th home run of the year and liriano has the lead in the 3rd. tonight's first pitch is just after 7:00. >> the giants hope to see more clutch

. >> not father, grandfather ended up in the uconn during the gold rush, put together the first steake original fortune. he did well there running restaurants. one of the restaurants was built on land he didn't own. he filed a claim saying he was going to mine it and claimed the surface rights. he never mined a thing. he didn't actually own the property, he built the hotel on it. when the real owner showed up, he had to pay him off. that's what you did. you did what you needed to do to get by. >> so, when we talk about the president saying his dad is from germany, a lie like that, it may be kind of peculiar, a little irritating, but doesn't hurt anybody. why does the president do that? what does he have to gain? >> well, the other night, they said he had a fitbit that was like a lie counter. he has to get the most lies in a day. i don't think that's what he's doing, but, why not? i think there's no -- he's looking for whatever is going to serve his purpose. that's the beginning and end of it, what he can get away with. when he said 68 floors instead of 58 in trump tower, he wanted peo

uconn number two seed. that's a marquise match-up.w to major league baseball where the new york yankees depth chart being tested. the team added giancarlo stanton and miguel andujar to the 10 day dl list. they face a long list of injured yankees. but as for yesterday as match-up against detroit they did fine. hitting a long ball. aaron judge just doesn't hit home runs. lays out there a little bit. game saving grab in the eighth. yankees win 3-1. in toronto this fan gained national attention over the weekend. did you see that? didn't even flinch. unphased by that foul ball tip straight in her direction. she was back last night and not only did she not flinch, she mocks people. that is classy. >> she must be a season ticket holder because she's been in that situation so many times. >> she will be at every dame. >> from what i understand that's her regular seat. she's used to being in that position. >> something we'll never have a problem with. >> thanks. still ahead president trump's son-in-law and top adviser jared kushner is defending

they will face the giant of uconn and baylor and oregon going to their first final four. about john ca calipari, he was reportedly offered a $48 million deal over six years to become ucl a's head coach. it looks like he is now going to be a member of big blue nation for a long time. the school announcing they locked him up to a long-term contract that will ensure he stays in lexington. the deal reportedly ten-year extension as head coach followed by as a paid ambassador for the rest of his life. he's already the highest paid coach in college hoops. reportedly making $9.2 million just this season. that's 25 grand a day. >>> the goat has tweeted, tom brady finally joined twitter, doing so on april fool's day, announcing he's he tiring. he followed by asking if that was a bad joke, and shenanigans continued. dwayne the rock johnson welcomed to twitter by super imposing tom's face on a viral photo of himself wearing a fanny pack. tom responded super imposing the rock's face on the not so flattering photo from the nfl combine. looks like you skipped leg day. trending number tw

number two uconn are headed for their 12th consecutive final four appearance with an 80-73 victory againstn to major league baseball. the action, let's go the milwaukee. talking about milwaukee. national league mvp yelich has not lost any momentum from last season matching a major league record with his fourth home run of the season. six player in history to have four homers in four consecutive games. yelich, he does this. he steps up to the plate in the bottom of the ninth. runners on the corners and brewers are down by one. >> and the game is tied. here comes cain roundsing third. brewers win! brewers win! the mvp does it again! >> the double was great. the slide at home was even better. yelich two-run double walk off milwaukee's win 5-4 win against the st. louis cardinals. >> even better was the commentator. >> they had a lot of fun with that. >> was that a bit of a humble brag by you. >> i had no clue i had a chance to win the pool. >> it's true? that's legit for you? wow. >> "morning joe" pool serious business. a grand each we put in? two grand. >> that i know is a joke. >> nobody has

the fighting, irish beat them up last night now duke heads to the final 4 for the 9th time to face uconn and the lady cardinal coming come to the bay area having done the best they could especially in the 1st half when stanford had a seven-point lead. but in the end do gas and wanted 84 to 68 and now let's go for the girls to the boys of summer accept it's not summer yet 157 games left to counting. not me but i will give you a baseball update only because the giants. their first won. and it was extra sweet because they the dreaded dodgers 42 up till now la has been hit long was like there's no tomorrow but at last there is and it's today with matt the message and the a's added 4 more homers to their season total and chris status. it is that gave the a's the lead and they never looked back beating the red sox 7 that nothing and they play again. tonight. speaking of boston. tommy had a little fun on his first day in the twittersphere or as they say in boston, the 41 year-old hit record back who's constantly being asked what is going to hang it up said, i'm retiring in my spare time i'll be

the action tips off tonight with name facing the rival uconn in a rematch of last year's semifinal.and oregon play in the other final four match up. the men's final four starts tomorrow, auburn making their first semifinal appearance, facing virginia, then it's texas tech playing in their first ever final four as well taking on michigan state. now, some players will never return to a stage like the final four but even for those who go on to the pros, it will be one of their greatest memories. we caught up with steph curry and asked him to reflect on a photo of himself playing in the tournament during his time at davidson college long before he was ever a three time nba champ. >> it's crazy how much time it's been since i had that red and black jersey on representing the wildcats in the ncaa tournament. obviously great memories, especially this time of year. that always kind of comes back to front of mind when i think back where i started from and where this journey began. definitely an exciting time for me. >> watch what steph curry did last night, the highlight of the night, a behi

first, college basketball's final four on the women's side defending champion notre dame outlasted uconna nail biter last night 81-76. they overcame a 9 point deficit to advance and they'll face the baylor bears. final score there was 72-67. so it will be notre dame and baylor playing tomorrow for the national title. >>> tonight on the men's side, auburn plays top ranked virginia for a spot in the championship game. the other side of the final four bracket has first timer texas tech versus michigan state. should be a good weekend of basketball. we'll be right back. with fidelity wealth management you get straightforward advice, tailored recommendations, tax-efficient investing strategies, and a dedicated advisor to help you grow and protect your wealth. fidelity wealth management. to help you grow and protect your wealth. for adults with moderately syto severely activeou? crohn's disease, stelara® works differently. studies showed relief and remission, with dosing every 8 weeks. stelara® may lower your ability to fight infections and may increase your risk of infections and cancer. some

they're joining uconn and tennessee as the only d-1 teams that have three titles or more. your michigan state, tough weekend. >> you have so many different teams. >> no, i have two. university of georgia and michigan state. two teams. they both disappointed me this year. >> a tough break for amy. tonight, the men will battle it out. an unexpected matchup between virginia and texas tech. virginia making it to the finals after pulling off a miracle comeback against auburn. texas tech stunning amy's michigan state team. abc's t.j. holmes is in minneapolis for the big game. t.j., good morning. break it all down. >> reporter: good morning to you all. and look at these smiling faces. why shouldn't they be smiling? i had to calm down the spirit squads this morning from texas tech and virginia. i had to say, hey, act like you've been here before. the truth is they haven't. it's the first championship game for virginia and for texas tech. and at least in the case of virginia, they are here because of a controversial call over the weekend. it seems not the players but maybe a refere

when a 22,000 te uconn taner ship rolls into port all of a sudden discharges a very large number of containers, that quickly can clog a road network or even a rail network. to the extent that we can focus on those going down the road and programs that help us -- help us help maritime ports and terminals get more efficient, i think that's an important thing to keep track of. in terms of the strategic ports obviously we pay particular attention to those because they have that military aspect 17 strategic ports anchorage of course being one of them. we have to real lie on those to move our armed forces. again, it gets back to that -- the notion that there is a very distinct commercial aspect to our nation being able to go to war and it flows through those ports on commercial merchant ships to the front. so that whole part of the equation has to be there and has to be working correctly as well. >> well, thank you. and, again, you have a lot of members on this committee that straddle both armed services and the commerce committee, which i think is important. for the coast guard, but also for mere r

and uconn going to their 12th straight. >> and 20th overall. 12th consecutive. 20 overall, and the firstor oregon. they knocked out mississippi state who was in the finals the last two years. >> yes. issabrina tv from oregon. you have to watch here. two more game toss night. notre dame-stanford. and ylor-iowa going at it. it will be set tonight. this is fun. a fun weekend. >> thank you, t.j. >>> switching gears. a fatal mistake for a young college student. we'll show you the surveillance video right here. this shows the moment she was kidnapped after getting into a stranger's car. she thought it was her uber. we've got the latest on that. >>> and actresses felicity huffman and lori loughlin prepare to face a judge in that college admissions scandal. we'll have the latest on that ahead. now we go to ginger. >>> did you all hear that? that's my mom still screaming because of michigan state's win. halfway across the country. crazy that i can hear that. she's a spartan fan through and through. go green and white, just for her. a quick look at the weather. the colorado springs tornado. ef-0.

remember that against uconn, the fighting hour.e last night, baylor overpowering iowa. now set to square off against oregon making its first appearance in the final four. it's going to be good and those national championship games will be friday night in tampa, florida, on espn2. i actually played against baylor's coach, kim mulkey. she was at louisiana tech. i was at south eastern louisiana. i still get the shakes. she was so good. >> who won? >> when i see her on the court. it's going to be a great final week. >> you know where you'll be friday night. >> yes. >>> now the story we're following this morning. the fbi joining the search for this missing 15-year-old who authorities think ran away with a 47-year-old man. there's a new twist in that case. we'll tell you about it coming up. >>> why "inside edition's" deborah norville is thanking a viewer. what that viewer spotted and how it may have saved debra's life. but first, let's get you rob. >>> good morning. we have a little bit of a storm rolling up the east coast, and we have f