for willie mays. >> just a tiny one. >> 40,000 fans.regame ceremony for willey mays before the giants-rockies game. it starts right about now at at&t park. let's go to the ballpark from willie mays plaza, appropriately named, we check in with comcast sportsnet's jamie sire. what an amazing night for the giants. i see you're smiling and i know willie mays is smiling as well. >> reporter: absolutely, raj. and you know the giants are going to do it up right with the pregame ceremony honoring willie mays. and i was talking to some of the giants players before the game and they were telling me just how cool it is that willie mays is around the ballpark so often. they can sit with him in the clubhouse, kind of pick his brain about certain things, anything relating to baseball. here's what some of the other living legends had to say about the say hey kid. >> his legacy will go down as the greatest playing of all time. i think we know that already. that's still secret. >> if you look at the stats, anything that comes up comes down some kind of

willie mays is coming, and the new guy willie mays doesn't show up.e on the camera or you're in trouble that's what he said. willie doesn't show up, and i grabbed a linoleum salesmen, i did a story about it the anniversary of the linoleum salesman. i put him on next to me i interviewed him for a minute. then i had to get rid of him. to make a long story short, will is wife, he showed up the next day he got the time wrong he said my wife said there's some pretty crazy white boy on tv that was talking about you. everybody has a willie story to tell but it's always nice to me. he's the greatest. >> it sounds like you're rooting against the giants? >>gary: i'm not a fan at all. wording is for fans, you have to be somewhat objective the if you want to have little bit of a career. i say this all the time to people, what's the story? when a team plays well you normally say good things when they don't you normally say negative things. so they're going to be all right i just question if they have the stuff to be a champion again. >> they did last year so let's

willie mays! ♪ [ music ] happy birthday to you. ♪ [ music ] . >> you have people like you guys, come out and cheer for me it just is a wonderful, wonderful feeling. . >> all right. that's the birthday hat worn by lady in her panda hat. >> i liked it. >> no you didn't. >> only thing could have spoiled the party was the rocky's win. bottom of the 8th it's 3-1 and nate down the line posey and daron scored three each. they don't waste any time. wilson in on the 1, 2, 3, seven pitch 9th. freddy sanchez up the middle. ross double scored, and the perfect night 4-3 giants. >> happy birthday willie. >> the giants now -- looking at the standings. they are now three back. same two clubs, kansas city, three games, you have the celebration of willie mays, then you got a's, we will make it fast. crisp with the game tied in the 5th. adam -- 3-2a's win. >>> sharks coming home with the chance to clinch on sunday. joe louisa rene a. sharks one on -- wednesday night, a chance to eliminate four straight, nicholas 3-0

that would be willie mays. happy birthday to him.ut stay homage to the say hey can.kids. >> (music) >>vern: you cannot name five great major league players without mentioning the say hey kid. he may be the greatest fall famer. . ted williams, they invented the all-star game for maze who played in the midsummer classic 24 times. just don't call him the greatest living ballplayer. >> i never like that, when i first heard it i said wait a minute, you mean i have to die before you guys give me credit for doing something? >>vern: 1 a world set series came close in 1962 for san francisco where only to lose to the yankees in seven games. no matter their error, he is the biggest giants. immortalized forever at third and king streets on this his 80th birthday. back live outside of the ballpark, the giants have arranged a nice birthday celebration for him. it's going to start at about 6:50 p.m., he's going through the first pitch for the colorado rockies. 46,000 people singing happy birthday to willie mays. a great time tonight. will be back w

"willie wonka and the chocolate factory." how long ago? long. 40 years. it's been 40 years since charlie, violet, veruca and the rest of the gang got the golden tickets and head offed to a land of pure chocolate imagination. this morning they reunite on our studio. we'll take awe walk down memory lane. >> also speaking of american classics, we'll take you this morning behind the scenes of nashville's grand oel opry. it was inundated by floodwater, and since then it's made a come bashing. it's just as lively on stage and off. we have an all access pass. >> that was probably right up your alley. mroo it was right up your alley. you go from dressing room to dressing room, and you hear music coming out of it. every time you turn a corner, it's another musical experience. >> music you own joy listening to. >> i got to play with it. we want to begin with more on the floogsd in the south and the opening of the morganza spillway. that's where chief environmental affairs correspondent ann thompson is for us this morning. ann, good mor

. >> im appear mentor at willie brown, -- a pier mentor and willie brown. i had never seen a school that was so welcoming, and it really broke my heart. the morale was going down, and what makes it so unique is that it was a community, and it seems unfair that a school with less than 200 students, the district could not take care of 200 students, and it is one of the only schools and gave you. -- at a viewer -- at bayview. if it is named after him, he was the mayor. i go to san francisco state, and we keep hearing about inequity common and it is heartening to see it happening every day. you are scared to go into this field, but we are still determined, and with apparent her liaison put on administrative leave, that is another thing. he has been working every day, making sure these students have all the resources they need for next year, so the last three days of school and it just seems bad. i hope we are not desensitized to these issues, because there are so many. >> good evening. i am a substitute. i am a product of san francisco schools. ii am back in th

ward persuaded him to take the field anyway. >> willis ward went to my dad and said, you're captainam. i'll sit out. i appreciate what you're doing. convinced him to go back in the team, and that's the only game they won that year. >> the stand he took that day would inform his support decades later for civil rights, but even that legacy wasn't enough to get around the rule that each state is allowed only two statues for the capitol. to honor ford, zakaria chandler, secretary of the interior under ulysses s. grant would have to be moved. chandler was an ardent abolit n abolitionists and deserved his spot in the hall, an awkward situation, until willis ward's grandson, buzz thomas, weighed in. >> it was time to stand up, like he stood up for my grandfather, it was time to stand up for him. >> reporter: tuesday's unveiling, an occasion for ford friends and family to remember. >> it's full circle generationally. and i'll never forget the day they retired dad's jersey at the university of michigan. we're standing on the field, sort of soaking in that 110,000 people in the stands -- >> b

but we have mayor willie brown here. it is tough to think about a moment of silence when the mayor shows up. >> 0, the mayor. >> good to see you. >> before we had a moment of silence, we might have a moment of talk from willie brown. good morning. >> good morning to you. this is always such a great occasion. we have someone who is 105 here, their family has contributed so much to san francisco, and to have the two people who slept in, it makes it even more interesting. the governor is right. after you finish your, you really ought to go out and see the fire plug on what is it? 20th and church. and then sashay on over to fine arts. he will do the complete san francisco trip. >> thank you. a nice hand for mayor willie brown, everybody. let's have a minute of silence. is that right, dave? right now. a minute of silence.

willy: ¡quÉ descarado eres, gÜey! ¡buen trabajo el tuyo!esa no se ha enterado de toda la lana que le has robado, siendo ella tan buena para las matemÁticas. teo: la conoces muy bien. >>mÁs que tÚ, te lo aseguro. ella: porque teresa estÁ perdidamente enamorada de Él. willy: ahora sÍ ya entiendo la frase esa de que el amor es ciego, porque no sÉ que te pudo ver. bueno, a lo que vinimos. se estÁ cocinando algo grande, un embarque para los rusos. hemos interceptado un par de mensajes. pero tÚ estÁs mas cerca de teresa y necesito que me saques informaciÓn. quiero interceptar ese barco ¿estamos? >>cuando sepa algo del plan, os lo comunicarÉ. y ahora si no hay nada mÁs me gustarÍa irme. >>sÍ, otra cosita, aljarafe. verÓnica va a trabajar contigo. va a ser tu aliada dentro de "transer naga." nadie puede sospechar de ella. tÚ me respondes por la vida de verÓnica, o si no me la vas a pagar. ¿estÁ claro, gÜey? teo: cristalino. ¿algo mÁs? >>sÍ, que tengas buen dia. [♪] no le puedes quitar el ojo de encima. ya sabes que no es de fiar, ¿no? [♪] >>son 2o

he was an abolitionist and deserved his spot, an awkward situation until willis ward's grandson, buzzeighed in. >> it was time to stood up, like he stood up for my grandfather. it was time to stand up for him. >> reporter: tuesday's unfa unveiling, an occasion for ford friends and family to remember. >> it's full circle generati generationabgeneratio generational ey retired dad ffs jersey.y we were standing on the field, soaking in the people in the stands, and dad has tears in his eyes. as we left the field, a man pulled me aside and he looked at me, and he says, you know, son, do you know what character is? character is what you do when nobody is watching. and nobody was watching your father's life as a young 20-year-old kid at the university of michigan back in 1934. willing to make a stand for his good friend, willis ward. >> our thanks to tom brokaw and zakaria chandler fans should know his statue is back home at the michigan state capitol. thank you for being here with us. programming note. tomorrow, they run for the roses. kentucky derby starting at 4:00 eastern here on

. >> always great when you see willie.oom. >> absolutely. and stadium. >> yes. that's this edition of 7 news at 9 0:00. for all of us here, thanks for watching. we appreciate your time and hope to see you again in 1 hour over on the big 7. good

an ardent abolitionist and richly deserved his spot in statuary hall, an awkward situation until willis ward's grandson buzz thomas weighed in. >> it was time to stand up like he stood up for my grandfather. i felt it was time to stand up for him. >> reporter: tuesday's unveiling, an occasion for ford friends and family to remember. >> it's full circle generationally. i'll never forget the day they retired dad' jersey at the university of michigan. we're standing on the field, sort of soaking in that 110,000 people -- >> big house. >> big house, and dad's got tears in his eyes, and as we left the field, a man pulled me aside and he looked at me, and he says, you know, son, do you know what character is? character is what you do when nobody is watching. and nobody was watching your father's life as a young, 20-year-old kid at the university of michigan back in 1934, willing to make a stand for his good friend, willis ward. >> reporte >>> our thanks to tom brokaw, and chandler friends should know his statue is back at the state capitol in michigan. thank you for being here with us. progra

phil joining us now with former mayor willie brown and joe garafoli. >> hold that thought.old that thought. well, good morning and joining us for a little special talk is joe, san francisco chronicle reporter he covers media and politics and our own political expert mayor willie brown. gentlemen, sarah palin is out on the road, going to new hampshire is she running for president? >> i don't think so. i don't think so at this point for number one, she hasn't hired any major staff. number two, people don't like her if you look at the poll even republicans don't like her she has a high negative rating and two thirds of the country don't think she is fit to be president. she is pumping up her book fees or speaking fees. >> i don't think that effects sarah palin at all the fact they don't like her, the fact her poll numbers are where they are, sarah palin is like the female version of donald trump she is marketing sarah palin she will run for president if the marketing makes sense from the stand point of all those things you talked about her previous book the second book went ri

the special celebration honoring willie it's the little things in life that make me smile. spending the day with my niece. i don't use super poligrip for hold because my dentures fit well. before those little pieces would get in between my dentures and my gum and it was uncomfortable. even well-fitting dentures let in food particles. super poligrip is zinc free. with just a few dabs, it's clinically proven to seal out more food particles so you're more comfortable and confident while you eat. so it's not about keeping my dentures in, it's about keeping the food particles out. [ charlie ] try zinc free super poligrip. >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >>> federal regulators are going after on-line ticketing servicesthat don't tell customers booking a flight that a leg of their trip will be operated by a separate regional carrier. fair portal, american travel solutions, air gorilla, whole sair travel center and automobile bill club of new york are being fined a come -- combined $175,000 for failing to disclose such co sharing arpg ment's -- code

willy makati and hall of famer, the greatest mr. willie mays. [applause] how about a big hand for all of our special guests, everyone? [applause] we would like to thank the city and county of san francisco and our community partners, bank of america, caw, levi's, coors and miller, sales force.com, diamond foods, and charles schwab who helped make this possible. we would like to recognize broadcast partners knbr 680, the sports leader, comcast sports net bay area and nbc bay area, who bring giants baseball to our fans all season long and who have made it possible for today's event to be watched by giants fans throughout northern california. now, everyone, let's get this show on the road. let's get this party started. it is my great pleasure to introduce two members of the best broadcast team in all of baseball -- please welcome dave fleming and john miller. [applause] >> thank you for that. i always thought that this must be what it is like to be code, to go out to st. peter's on the balcony, and go out and there's hundreds of thousands of people

by no means is this willy-nilly. supervisor avalos: i did not want to use the word about your work. >> in the spirit, i think it is important that articulate that the police department looked at this very closely. the goal is intelligent licensing. from a policy perspective, which i refer to all of you, obviously, wherever you guys want to take it, we will work with what you give us, but i will tell you this -- we look at these very closely, and this is a unique situation. we do not have a lot of large retail spaces with parking lots like this location has, and that is why this one is working. nonetheless, we are still encouraging you to do a very restricted license. this business plan would not worked in other parts of the city. i think what is unique year -- and that is where we have to always look at all of these business plans, regardless of who they are coming from, on their own merits, exactly where they are going. we all know that what works in one block, two blocks away, just will not work, for whatever reaso

politics, you would not know he served four mayor's and he had very powerful friends like former mayor willie brown san francisco's often fractured board of supervisors could not agree on at the mayor, then they agreed on the compromise -- ed lee. the board approved him ten to one, and they do not approve of anything ten to one. who is he? his mother was a seamstress. his father died when he was 10. he was so poor, he and his siblings would scrounged around in the basement for something to give each other for christmas. in one box, there would be an old shoe. in another one, a shoelace. he won a scholarship to bottling college in bowdoin college in maine. he returned to the bay area to attend ucla berkeley law school, before working for the city government, first as an investigator in the whistle- blowers department, and a few decades after california passed laws forbidding agents from -- asians from owning land, he became the first chinese- american mayor. now his mustache has its own twitter feed. i feel badly for the audience, because they can only hear the mustache. it is truly awesome up

you have been here since 2000 when you were appointed by former mayor willie brown. why is there such a connection? don has previously served as a board member of the museum of the city and county where he took part in establishing a world class history museum. is a tireless advocate for gay rights and strong supporter of the film industry here in san francisco. don, it's a pleasure, you're advising me, doing great work and i want to welcome you again to the film commission. thank you very much. [applause] our health services board will continue to be a very, very important board for our city. karen breslin, thank you, and congratulations for being elected to that board. pulling from her 26 years of experience working for the city, karen was elected to the health service board in 2001, was re-elected by members in 2006 and this year ran uncontested. commissioner breslin is a former president of this board and is currently serving as vice president. she's also served as chair of several health service board committees, including the budget and finance committee and ra

it used to have a center fielder by the name of willie mays. its current center fielder was some guy named chilly. i also knew that it had not won a change in ship. my daughter started in 1982 and i am happy to say, thanks to these gentlemen here, the torture is over! [applause] how great was that parade? i know everyone up here felt it. i know you felt it. everyone here today, you are standing here, and you are not standing alone. you are standing with the person who taught you the great story of the san francisco giants, whether it is your dad, mom, friend, a sister, grandpa. they taught you right. they thought you had to be loyal. you have to love your team. to a man on this team, to a man back in august, you fuel and energized this group all the way through september, and through the epic month of october, and what is one glorious day in november. you have but one responsibility, and you owe it to the person that taught you the good book of the san francisco giants. you need to pass this story on. keep this love alive. when you tell the sto

nice rodeo vests here. >> i have willie. billy and willie. they are going to put us to a test here. >> you want to gidy up? >> i think so. we are doing to continue with the rest of the news and why they might impose a speed limit for bike riders. i don't know about the horse riders. >>> coming up in tech today, we'll take a look at ten years of apple. >>> and a holy different kind of horsepower. are lookinghe tgh the caldecott tunnel. i don't know where bob is going on the horse, but he's going somewhere we'll be back with the morning commute. >>> welcome back at 5:32. how do you feel about a proposed speed limit for bike riders? they want bicycles to travel ten miles per hour on the bridge to reduce accidents with pedestrians. there are two meetings, the first starts in a half hour at 6:00 this morning. the next is at 3:00 in the afternoon. both meetings are held at the north end of the golden gate bridge to the south bay, mike is checking the morning commute. how is it looking? >> overall, it's looking nice. we'll get you a map of the south

former mayor willie brown is sounding off on the gop race for the white house. it is 7:30 a.m., sunday may 15th, thanks for joining us i am ann makovec. >> i am phil matier. as you said willie brown on donald trump and the other gop line up, plus the state finances. >> we will talk about bay to breakers it is off and run wig have one of the runners here in -- runners here in studio. he is hitting our studio before the start line. >> he will be here in just a minute. runners hitting the pavement for the 100th bay to breakers race. >> three, two, one. >> there they go less than 30 minutes ago the serious competitors were at the front of the pack when the race started howard and peel street in all 55,000 people are registered for today's race, 7.5 miles to the finish line thousands of spectators, have lined the route despite the potential for rainy weatherment check out the doppler radar. you can see some of those green spots carrying moisture but does look decent in san francisco right now here in the bay area, highs in the 50s. southwest winds 5 to 14 miles per h

to say i am a retiree of the district because of the travesty that has taken place in closing and willie brown academy. -- i am embarrassed to say i am a retiree of the district because of the travesty has taken place. i have gone out to other schools. the final straw was putting the parent liaison on paid administrative leave, and i do not know what the reason is, but i can tell you i was an employee when treasure island school closed, another tragedy, and now we have some willie brown, the same thing over and over again, and what i see is a commonality of the types

willie mays is still going strong. he runs his charitable say hey foundation, he also makes regular trips to at&t park to offer baseball tips to the many young players who still idolize him. >>> two lucky california sea lions are showing off their new home today at the san francisco zoo. >>> stylish knight and help reare both blind and may have led a tough life but now they are eating, sunbathing and enjoying life in the new pool. silent knight was discovered suffering from a gunshot wound. henry was found starving on a beach in crescent city. the maim malnursing center nursed them both back to health and they are ready for visitors starting today. >>> an update to a story we brought you earlier this week. after more than three year aspart a sacramento family is finally reunited with their dog this morning. video from oakland animal service shows a poodle named lou reunitedded with his family. he turned up wondering the streets of east oakland and thanks to an id chip they tracked down his owner. >>> the new informatio

then when tom ammiano ran against willie brown, i got inspired. i thought, someone with integrity and honesty, if they can run for mayor, maybe i can be somebody who represents what is true about our people. that is what inspired me to run and be a candidate. one thing this year that i really tackling, and i expect to for a long time, looking at me and how it operates in my district. san francisco, we talk about it being a transit first city, but it does not mean a lot if transit is not very well thought out in places away from downtown. my district is where we need to create better options. all the way down to randall street, there is no accessible boarding areas for the church. there is a woman that lives in a wheelchair on santa rosa. she has to go across to glen park to get out transit. >> those new stations, those are the ones that we are going to have to depend on. >> along balboa park station, near geneva, i have been pushing hard to get ramps for pedestrians. right now, it is dangerous to cross the street. i want to insure the department o

it's a replica of the statue of willie willie mays. the giants were celebrating mays' 80th birthday friday night and they gave away the miniature statues to the first 20,000 fans. police say the suspect pulled out a knife and held it against the victim's stomach taking his statue. the victim was not hurt. >>> game 6 of the playoff series between the sharks and the red wings takes place tonight in detroit. on sunday, the red wings managed to deep their -- to keep their playoff dreams alive with a 4-3 victory. detroit will try to tie the series in the best of seven series. the game starts at 5:00. >>> rodent pellets may be seussed -- may be used on the islands to get rid of mice -- may be used on the islands to get rid of the mice. animal activists oppose the plan because they are afraid other creatures will eat the row dend pellets and spread them into the food chain. if wildlife officials decide to go with the plan, it would not be used until next fall. >>> coming up on the news at 5:00, team coverage of the disturbance of an american

. >>> willy mays turned 80 years old today. but for fans he will still be the kid. the giants are honoring his career. >> you can't say the name willy mays without smiling. >> no you can't. i like that. what a great night for them and for him. okay. mark is here now. another great night very exciting game right now going on in detroit. >> the sharks they just don't do anything easily. it's another nail biter, hair raiser however you want to determine it. their back at the joe lewis arena. horrible start for the sharks. down 3-0. power play situation. nicholas limstrum will knock it in as you watch it again. it hit his skate, bounced back and he fired it midair 3-0. detroit led but 17 seconds later, ryan cloe with a shot on goal. boyle made it 3-2. early in the third, danny heatley coming oncoming off his third goal of the play offs and they are all evening 3-3. they are only final minutes of regulation. the sharks have already won five times in over time in the season. >>> you might call it working the system. the 49ers of course and all nfl players not allowed to t

. >> states are not required to >>> happy birthday willie mays. the say hey kid turns 80 today. san francisco giants legend and hall of famer will be honored during a pre game ceremony at the giants' game. the first 20,000 will get a mini replica of the mays statue outside the ballpark. they say he has a lifetime contract with the team, a deal that stretches into the afterlife, money well spent, many believe. but for now willie keeps going and going. >> that's great, a deal that stretches into the afterlife. >> he is just using his name. it is great. >> and the weather is not too bad here, but not elsewhere around the country, mike. >> yes, the storm is over here, but it is lagging behind in the areas where it rains heaviest. we will take you to memphis where prep -- preparations are underway for some flooding that may take place along the mississippi. residents were urged to leer thousands of home near record flooding on the mississippi river. and some of its tributaries. theynd thated out bright yellow fliers that read, "evacuate. your property is in danger right now." officia