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

>> arizona, and willie mays and i have known for years.calls to pee-wee? do you say something? >> vern: and i sat down with a little bit for him and here it is. >> gary: okay. >> vern: on any day, you could run into the willie mays. he could be the critical famer. add with ted williams, saying that he invented the game before willie mays. he played the midsummer classic 24 times. he is not only the greatest living ballplayer. but i do not like hearing that. and i said wait a minute. and i have to be passed away before i am getting credit? >> vern: a world series in 1954. he only lost to the yankees in seven games. i asked him have so the loss of the world series title. >> if you look at what they did and how they did it? it was not... it was old style. everybody did something good. a showstopper, a home run, abc it, it's something to do something. an outfielder would come in to do something. -a base hit. that was a sign of a good ball club. >> vern: his guts on, barry bonds. >> i've not spoken to bear- his godson >> i've not spoken to barr

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, so i would like to bless you all -- i always thought that this must be

you know that things are back to normal when fans are gathering in front of the willie mays statue on their way in here. the as have been here four times before. but for the giants, the first year they are the defending world champions. you wouldn't have wanted to be out here at this week last time. whether you were a worker or a hookey, it was a great day to come out. >> this is my son bryce and his first time at the ball -- ballpark. >> we're looking forward to today. >> we play defense. it's all about pitching and defense. we have to hit, too, but we pretty confident. >> reporter: a little bit of biz for the giants to decide. brian belt has been the big topic of conversation this bring. will he start the year in fresnoor san francisco? that decision is -- fresno or san francisco? that decision is expected later today. the as open on friday against seattle. baseball, 2011 upon us. reporting live from at&t park in san francisco, joe fonzi, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> all right. a lot of sunshine, as you saw, not only in many locations but also where joe is at at&t park. 67degrees. we ha

bonds hat size grew by an eighth of an inch and other giants hat sizes also grew, for example, willie mays and others. and bell was on the stand for 2 1/2 hours. after they take a lunch break, in not too long, it is quite possible she will continue on the stand this afternoon. so dramatic testimony here. >> sharon, thank you. in san francisco. >>> we have breaking news in tibberon where a big rig dump struck has apparently slid into the bay. you can see it right there. these are live pictures from chopper 5. a channel 5 viewer tells us this just happened at tibberon boulevard near san rafael avenue. witnesses say that truck apparently lost its brakes while coming down the hill. no word yet of any injuries. but again, this is in tibberon. >>> a man seriously hurt when his newspaper literally exploded in his hands, is in a solano county hospital this afternoon. a hidden pipe bomb went off when the man in his 80s packed up the sunday paper outside his vacaville home sunday morning. 40 home were evacuated in the area and police are warning people not to pick up newspapers or anything else that

. >> you get to walk by willie mays every day. the pie. do you know who did that? >> no idea.g manny. >> no, it was crawford. >> thanks, man. that felt good. >> pie's always fun. a's facing the mariners. quest for the fifth starter gig. milton bradley racks up the double off him. ichiro scores. later, the ms justin smoke smokes this to right center. bradley and jack, a blowout. seattle takes it 10-2. >>> now to college hoops. the stanford women relied on their freshmen today as they were striving for a sixth straight pac-10 tournament title. cardinals taking on ucla. the bruins putting up a fight in this one. we'll pick it up in the second half. the dish to campbell, who buries the three. gets back inside for the bucket. ties it at 46. she had 15. then it was the freshmen, toni from way out. takes a few bounces and finally in for the three. she led the way with 17 as the cardinals win a sixth straight tourney title and a run for the ncaa 64-55 the final. >>> men's pac-10 final came down to one play. washington and arizona go to overtime. huskies guard isaiah thomas takes the b

. >> you get to walk by willie mays every day. the pie. do you know who did that? >> no idea.'m guessing manny. >> no, it was crawford. >> thanks, man. well, that felt good. >> love the pie. marine mariners, the quest for the fifth starter gig. milton bradley racks up the double off him. ichiro score also. later, justin smoke smokes this one to right center. bradley, it was a blowout. seattle takes it 10-2. >>> pga, tiger, mediocre golf. he drops the birdie, even through three after shooting a 7-2. drops the birdie there. he is at 2 under. 11 shots out of the lead. justin johnson leads at 13 under. >> i'm still getting over the kid's beard. >> it was cool, but scary. >> a little creepy. thanks, justin. >>> what experts say, the best strategy to come out of daylight savings switch bright-eyed instead of drowsy. >>> this weekend, just in case you forgot, marks daylight's savings time. move your clocks one hour ahead tonight. it also means potentially lose an hour of sleep. experts say just the smallest increase in daylight can improve one's mood. even if the weather is still col

he also saw that happen with willie mays and willie mccovey after they retired and put on weight. >> she didn't crack. >> star witness was kimberly bell who began a relationship with bonds in july 1994 until may 2003. while divorcing from his first wife. overlapping several years into his second marriage. on the stand, bell said bonds' body transformed around 1999 and 2000. he developed acne on his back and neck. his hair started to fall out which prompted hem to shave it all off. his body became bloated. test culls, shrank and developed erectile dysfunction, all are known symptoms of steroid use. when she asked about a lump on bonds' elbow he told her it was because of steroids. he didn't shoot up every day like other players. he was increasingly aggressive, irritable, agitated, impatient and all most violent. she says he would threaten to cut her head off and leave it in a ditch. and to cut out the breast implants he paid for. defense attorneys tried to paint bell as an opportunistic, scorned mistress who eagerly took money and gifts from bonds. >> she was your mistress, your girlfr

we have willie mays keeping an eye on me out here, of course. now yesterday the way coach bruce bocce told reporters the way he's looking at the situation, it is a bit disappointing to open in l.a., but it is just kind of the way the schedule goes. it is a good attitude to go. i was lucky enough to be in the dugout and on the field yesterday in the final game of the bridge series. the giants beat the a's 2-1, by the way. the fans showed up early to the day game. some fortunate enough to snag an autograph from tim lincecum. i caught up with some of the players including relief pitchers jeremy afots and tony romo. he says he switches out his glove throughout the season. >> two or three gloves throughout the season. >> reporter: just to keep it fresh? >> just depend on how well i'm doing. do well, stay with one glove. one that's not, it is another. you just switch it out and rotate it. >> reporter: any other superstitions? >> i always point out when i cross the line after i pitch. it is just one of those things, one of the same things. i can go off

there's willie mays taking a look at the baseball hall of famer outside at&t park. yes, it is opening day. >> today is opening day. the real day of spring for a lot of people. the first day of spring, that is. there are six games to open the season today. the first one is starting in a few more hours, three hours for some of them. the giants and dodgers will cap off the day. they play tonight head-to-head in los angeles starting at 5:00 this evening. >> yes. pretty exciting. if the game was here there would be a big crowd around marla tellez live at at&t park. you actually got a chance to talk to the giants yesterday before hay they hit the road. >> reporter: yes, good morning to you. i'm out here alone. willie is excited for the game tonight, but this is not the most ideal way to open your season as the giants are on the road. i came out to the ballpark yesterday to talk the to players in the game before they left to start the season. bruce bochy says it is not ideal to start the season on the road but that's the way it goes. the giants won yesterday against the a'

nothing but a hound dog ♪ > wrong because hound dog was originally written for a blues singer named willie mayl ♪. >> n and it's talking about a free loader. you can wag your tail but i ain't going to feed you no more. quit snooping around here. >> reporter: big mama's hound dog spent seven weeks at the top of billboards' r and b charts in 1953. it was a bluesy number a far cry from elvis's rock a billy version about a bad dog. >> i think we were happy that we had a record by somebody else singing our song. >> the song didn't make as much sense. it wasn't as good. but we began to see some merit in it after it sold seven or eight million copies. >> reporter: that will do it. >> well, it helps. ♪ going to a party in the county jail ♪ > over the years elvis ended up recording more than 20 lieber and stoller songs. ♪ began to swing ♪ you should have heard that jail bird sing ♪ > including four for the movie jail house rock where mike stoller even made a cameo appearance as what else? a piano player. they say elvis was cool, but his legendary manager colonel tom parker was another story. >> we didn

governor jerry brown may have to wait a little longer than expect ed willie brown says the governor hasn uphill battle when it comes to passing the extensions to help close the $26 billion budget gap. he says public employee unions will have to step up and help. we're also hearing from our own political analyst larry gerston who tells us the senate gop may push the vote back for the ballot measure until after the republican state convention in two weeks. >> what some republicans would like to do is delay that vote two weeks. get past the state convention so that they can tamp down some of the pressure and animus, then go forward with the vote and perhaps peel off a number of them, enough of them to get this proposal on. >> if as larry mentioned republicans get their way and delay the vote for a few weeks, it would push back the tax extensions measure to a june 21st ballot. >>> and take a look at this. one san francisco street was particularly wet early this morning, and it was not due to the rain, obviously. just before 1:00 this morning, a car crashed into a fire hydrant, sending up th

willie nelson current legal troubles may be settled for song and $100. ecommends willie nelson pays $100 fine and give the court room performance of a hit song appeared ultimately now the judge will have its final say. if he's not a willie nelson fan that will go well. from chicago opera is leaving. we now found out rosie o'donnell will have the daytime talk show and she will put it in that same building. it is set to debut on over its network in the fall. the studio opened in 1990. it has been there long time. a lot of businesses are there, people rely on people to come to the show so they can eat. it's good to know things will happen there especially if you're rosie o'donnell

it may be what's out front that draws them in, but it's what's happening in the back that's making a difference. our report tonight from nbc's willie geist. >> reporter: in gotham city, there's a place where the crime fighting elite go to stock up on the essentials, brooklyn's superhero supply store. >> x-ray glasses. >> reporter: 12-year-old alex showed me the tools of the superhero trade. from a gallon of cloning fluid to the all important cape. >> perfect. >> reporter: despite my questionable superhero credentials, alex let me in on the store's secret. behind the hidden door, i discovered the key to alex's powers. >> the most important thing before being awesome, looking good in tights, you need to be well educated. >> reporter: this is 826-nyc, part of a network of eight nonprofit centers across the country that offer kids free tutoring and creative writing workshops. in ann arbor michigan, there's a robot repair shop. in boston, a big foot research institute. and at 826 headquarters in san francisco, a pirate store. the unusual store fronts lure in curious passersby and once you're inside, 826 taps into your imagination. and e

may be a way to extend that deadline. we're gaining perspective from two political experts here in the bay area. in today's "chronicle," willie brown says the governor has an uphill battle when it comes to passing the extensions to help close the $26 billion budget gap. he says public employee unions will have to step up and help. we're also hearing from our own political analyst larry gur 10 who tells us the senate gop may push back the vote on the ballot measure until after the republican state convention in two weeks. >> what some republicans would like to do is delay that vote two weeks, get past the state convention, so that they can tamp down some of the pressure and the animus. then go forward with the vote and perhaps peel off a number of them, enough of them, to get this proposal on. >> if as larry mentioned republicans get their way and delay the vote a few weeks it would push back the tax extensions measure from the june 7th ballot to a june 21st ballot. >>> as the battle goes on over government workers and salaries and benefits, there's now a wealth of information here in california on just how much those workers

willie brown. >> yeah. and they will continue to chat over there i'm sure. >>> time now is 6::53. we are going to be updating that breaking news a school shooting in indiana. how it mayave been tied to a fight after a school dance. >>> plus, streets turn into rushing rivers. a wall of mud and water caught on tape in santa cruz county. the massive clean-up facing residents there today. a student.. a teenaged boy.. has been shot at a mid >>> and welcome back. we're following some breaking news out of indiana where a student, april teenaged boy, has been shot at a middle school there. this is martinsville about 30 miles west of indianapolis. police say the victim was shot twice in the stomach. we don't know his condition at this hour. police say another student who was recently suspended is now in custody. local tv station reports police believe the shooting stems from some sort of fight after a school dance. >>> 6:56. a big, big clean-up job ahead in the town on the shores of monterey bay. let's go to anne makovec. she is in capitola, where much of the downtown was hit by a wall of water. anne, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. millions of dollars of damage to r

willis knows this guy. his name is wally and they're thinking of changing this alligator's name to marley, as in bob marley, which mayf dust living at the corner of j and k, spending too many nights alone at the spacebar. will love ever find me? ♪ oh yes! ♪ what about love?! [ female announcer ] swiffer attracts dust. swiffer 360 dusters gets in hard to reach places. it picks up two times more dust than a feather duster using thousands of fluffy fibers to lock dust away. you're just my type! [ laughs ] [ female announcer ] swiffer gives cleaning a whole new meaning. >>> welcome back, everybody. for many americans the crisis in libya is something going on halfway around the world and really has little to do with their lives. but for others, it is something that really does hit right at home. >> absolutely. that includes a libyan american hip-hop artist who has been inspired by his countrymen. aaron katersky has more. ♪ >> reporter: you've got such a compelling backstory. how did you get to where you are? >> my father was actually in jail in libya for five years. he was tortured every single day. he was part of the stu

may not be students at all. meantime, residents tell us there are often gang fights and gang shootouts in this area. in houston, jessica willienews. >> well, as we mentioned, that incident in houston took place on the 30th anniversary of the assassination attempt on former president reagan. >> now, that's the event that galvanized a major gun control campaign headed by mr. reagan's former press secretary. john hendren is in washington with more. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, rob and peggy. gun control is an issue that makes a periodic appearance on capitol hill, gets debated and then goes nowhere. but after the tucson massacre, gun control advocates think they have their best chance in years. they were the shots that nearly assassinated a president. >> back to the white house. back to the white house. rawhide is okay. >> reporter: americans didn't know it, but that attempt nearly succeeded. one bullet nearly penetrating ronald reagan's heart. on the 30th anniversary of that day, his press secretary, james brady, remains paralyzed but he's anything but inactive on capitol hill and at the white house. >> i used

chief says -- host: this also comes, as stories you may have seen about cia operations going on in libya, as well. pennsylvania, thank you for waiting. williethe line for democrats. caller: good morning and thank you for receiving my call. i'm disabled. i'm 61. there's no cure and no treatment. i do not get paid. i'm one of those on social security. i heard on fox news last night how -- let's draw a line in the sand and let's fight. one of the conservatives said he would really be upset if there was a compromise in the republican party. if i'm not able to pay my rent and i am on the street, what am i supposed to do? those of us who are on social security, we have to understand it's not about this $100 billion. this only extends until september possibly. and the whole issue is about what will happen after that. to put disabled people on social security on the street with this $100 billion, which you have not specifically specify where and how to cut, then we really have to look at -- you are absolutely talking about affecting social security for people who are already receiving it. thank you. that's my comment. host: "the financial times" lo