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

great willie mays brought the banner out on the field. tim lincecum and cody ross, matt cain, 21 shut out innings and threw out the first pitch. >> best in the world, i can say that. so you guys are the last guys standing. that last one, meant a lot to me and meant a lot to the team but it meant a lot to san francisco. >> we'll show you how this somewhat ended. two outs possible. pablo sandoval singles to right. it just ended and aaron roland would end up being the here of the game. they win 5-4 in 12 innings and we'll have much more later in sports. we'll have game reaction. the a's in the twins home opener and masters tiger on the prowl. >>> we will check in with you later. >> the giants paid tribute to bryan stow. there was moment of reflection as the photo and two children flashed on the jumbotron. nearly $300,000 has been raised for the 42-year-old that remains in a coma. the mayor of los angeles and police chief announced new security measures there. >> if you come there to intimidate, to antagonize either other fans or fans of anot

and seeing willie mays was touching for the old-time and new-time giants fans.k in a moment with more coverage here. and yes, a tortuous afternoon for the giants. >>> here we are live at at&t park where the situation is in a situation. it is down to the wire in the 11th inning, raj. >> it's tied 4-4. giants looking to take out the st. louis cardinals here in their home opener. our coverage continues at 6:00. >> yes. >> and then an hour-long special show at 7:00, right here live from the cove. >> we've got a lot more live for you tonight. but you know one last thing to say? go giants! >> good night, everybody. >> bye-bye. you want to get a great looking lawn like this, but trying to grow grass from seed in tough areas like deep shade, along the driveway, and where the kids play can be a little intimidating... until now. with scotts ez seed. it's scotts best grass seed, starter fertilizer and a growing material that absorbs water and expands to surround and protect the seeds, you'll get a thick, green scotts lawn even if you've never been successful with other see

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

willie mays, any time he steps on the field that something special. they have the flag, the championship flag, the giants' lead to the game and amend it minute we go on the colonel's tie it up. at almost anybody's feelings here the beard at 4:30 p.m. jonathan struck out early in the contest, there was a good piece of nursnews here. as a giant hit a homerun and patrilateral did good hereand passedand pat burle giants have another a bat and the cardinals are going ahead 4-3. >>pam: alright gary will stay in touch. uc-berkeley baseball program has officially been saved. the good news just announced today, that means cal baseball will continue to represent the campus had entered collegiate schools because of the successful fund-raising efforts. $9 million was presented to the chancellor yesterday, as of sept. uc berkeley announced that for sports including baseball would be eliminated at the end of the academic school year. this sunday at 10:00 p.m., kron 4 has a special encore presentation of baseball by the bay. an in-depth look of the giants as an ink

company and of this team is to be to more than 1500 men who were the giants uniform before them, from willie maysgallagher, to william a covey, will clark, body and barry bonds, jimmy davenport, gaylord perry, from marishow to murph, and on and on. they all fought for this for 52 years and you brought it home for them. thank you. and how many of you out there remember going to giants games at candlestick park in the 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's? what this 2010 giants team did, what it accomplished pays tribute to more than 90 million of us who passed through the turnstiles at field stadium, candlestick park, and of at&t park in the past 53 years, leading with your hearts, wearing your, coming with your infants and grandchildren, booin g the dodgers, shared experiences of fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, this 2010 giants team, well, you brought it home all for us, too. thank you all so much. i was one of them taking the bus with my father out to candlestick. i am sure all of you have your stories of candlestick. some of you, even of field stadium. now we take our children and share exper

. >> willie mays. >>reporter: doesn't get any better than this. unveiling the world championship flag. wilson takes it from willie mays. runs to center field for the flag hoisted above the ballpark. if home opener still not just excitement but new feel of confidence. >> elation. pride in the team and what it has done and what it can do again and tl certain him if humility. >>reporter: and enthusiasim of the fans for them it doesn't get any better. every seat taken is a sell out season. >> last season it was so special and so tense and so exciting that l you couldn't get up to go to the bathroom like at a hockey game. phenomenal. >>reporter: came from florida for opening day. >> i was born the same year they moved to san francisco 1958. i have literally waited my entire life for this. >>reporter: broadcaster relevant issued the day. far cry from the miserable day l in can stick park. >> we were both windy and big and rugly and how to get rid of it. >>reporter: well the giants d.they are now at&t park. day of emotion. drama and excitement. and openi

his father played for the team and willie mays is his god father. he spent seven seasons with the pittsburg pirates and returned to the bay area in 1993 when he signed with the giants as a free agent. coming up, live at att park where crowds are gathering for tonight's game against the dodgers with reaction from team management in the wake of this verdict. you will find much more information on the bonds case and today's developments on ktvu.com including the entire interview that bonds' defense attorney gave. click on the bonds trial tab. >>> crews are battling a fire at a vacant car dealership. it's the third one there in three weeks. this picture shows burning since before 1:00. the fire department believes metal thieves and their torches may have been caused the fire. we'll have a live update tonight on the 10:00 news. >>> itself sounds like something out of a movie. law enforcement say these five men stormed a high-tech firm, tied up employees, and made off with $40 million in computer chips. they're all behind bars facing life in prison. live

winner buster posey who was honored at a pre-game ceremony with five previous giants including willie mayswillie in the coffee, gary matthews and sean at effuse go. he thanked them for attending, he said he was humbled to be in their presence. he accepted the award and think his wife and family who were also on the field. if the rest of the giants a joint buster, a teammate she thanks for making it fun to come to the ballpark every day. in san francisco, nicole kron 4 news. >>rob: his pregame ceremony capsule we can long ceremony of events celebrating the giants' recent success. friday's celebration was one they raise the championship flag in front of the at&t park then they receive the championship rings before last night's game. if today we caught up with fans who said let's just keep right on celebrating. >> on the long suffering giants fan will take whatever we can get, and the ceremony anything. >> when you of rookie of the year he celebrated. especially in san francisco. lift it up. >> players are doing well, they're rewarding them. it's a win-win situation. >>rob: meantime, they as

hall of famer willie mays presented the world champion's banner to the manager before yesterday's home opener for the giants. closer brian wilson got the honor of raising the banner high above center field. fans arrived at the ballpark early for today's festivity. another sellout crowd at at&t park. one fan we caught up with came all the way from springfield, illinois. >> been all over the country and seen giant games, st. louis, chicago, cincinnati, new york, you name it, i have been there. >> happy my dad got to see it. wish my grandfather could have seen it. dad was born and raised here. been a fan since '66. >>> the giants beat the cardinals yesterday 5-4 in 12 fantastic innings. >>> still ahead, long lines outside the oakland coliseum had nothing to do with baseball. free medical help thousands of people got today and some even spent the night. we'll tell you why. >>> and i'm meteorologist leigh glaser. a strong west wind is definitely bringing the low clouds, a little bit of fog venturing in towards the bay. it cool day today. it cool day today. a few degrees warmer for our mmm.

fireworks and a flyover and baseball great willie mays just some of the highlights throughout today. brian wilson presented the ball that clinched the championship to the longest season ticket holder. fans are still relishing that world series win. >> it was so special and so tense and so exciting that it was like being at a hockey game. >> i was born the same year they moved to san francisco 1958 and i literally waited my in tear life for this. >> the giants lived up to their reputation at today's home opener. it took 12 long innings but they won. we'll have all the highlights a bit later in sports. >> the giants paid tribute to brian stowe before the game. he was savagely beaten last week outside dodgers stadium. he remains in a medically induced coma. a photo of stowe and his two children flashed on the jumbo tron as they had a moment of silence. >>> still ahead, banning canning. california steps into an international effort to make tanning beds off limits for millions of young people. >>> also ahead, the military building that toppled in just seconds today in oakland. >>> and lat

. >> reporter: at the willie mays boys & girls club in hunters point -- >> it's been great. >> reporter: -- the program director tells me suhr has been very actively involved, even personally helping about a dozen young people get jobs last summer. >> he has been very instrumental in the presence of the police up here on the hill and providing a sense of security for the families. >> reporter: but many here point out crime is not reduced by a police force alone. there's been a lot of community engagement. some say throwing young people in jail is not their long-term solution. >> he was very negative to this community. >> reporter: why do you say that? >> because it'strue! he got some bad apples over there and he know about it beating people up. >> reporter: willie radcliffe is the editor of the san francisco bayview newspaper. he believes gentrification had for this do with crime reduction than greg suhr. he has been painted as a guy who helps you know -- >> by who? >> reporter: -- reduce the homicide rate by 50%. >> by who? >> reporter: the fact are the rate has reduced under him. >> h

baseball legend willy mays stood by as the players put on their new bling. crafted by the jeweler tiffany & co-the rings are made most leave white gold with 77 diamonds weighing just under one carat. the team's logo is encircled by yellow gold. several hours before the game, fans lined up and waited to be among the first 20,000 people to enter the park and receive replicas of the ring attached to key chains. a souvenir of the giants' first world series win in 52 years. >> i told my daughters that i'm taking this thing off and i'm wearing it. i'm proud as heck. as proud as they are. >> it's definitely been a long time coming and it's exciting and i'm happy we won the world series last year. probably one of the best days the whole entire year. >> reporter: also toward the front of the line was actress dot marie jones from the tv show "glee." she brought her nephew to the game. >> great field seats. it's just great to be here. everybody is so excited. it's awesome. >> been waiting for this for a long time. since 2002. they lost at that time. been waiting eight

willie mays one of the giants legends that received a ring. making him pay.olo shot over the bricks to give the cardinals the 2-1 lead. ninth inning two on, two out for miguel tejada. >> here he comes. a swing and drive. deep left center field. >> and the giants are going to win the game. unbelievable. >> another day, another walk- off win for the giants. the final 3-2. now back to the rings. >> explain what it feels like to have one of these? it has got my name on it too by the way. >> hold it up. let's see. >> the expression on the field when you got it? >> i really couldn't believe it. they handed me one and everyone was cheering. just a dorky moment i guess. >> could you put it on for us right now? let's see it. >> come on, man. >> it seems like i have to ask everyone could you put on your ring for a minute and let us see it. i have to ask everybody. put on your ring. >> my finger won't hold it. >> there you go. >> little extra sausage. >> once you get called out and you get your name and you get a little sensitive, definitely. gets the emotions going. >>

willie mays, zepeda, mccovey, gary matthews and the count, john montefusco. >>> we want to update you on the giants fan beaten at dodger stadium. his condition has been upgraded to stable. but bryan stow is still in a medically-induced coma. he had bruising to the frontal lope lobe of his brain during an attack on opening day. we caught one a friend of his. gina has spent the last several days with stow and his family at the hospital. she says he was able to follow simple voice commands yesterday and lift one of his legs. she also said stow would be very touched by all of the support he is getting. >> honestly, he would be so excited because he loves attention. so he would be so touched and so excited and i'm devastated he can't be part of this. >> his employer american medical response raised $140,000 at a barbecue wednesday to help pay for his medical bills. the giants will hold a fundraiser during monday's home game against the dodgers. >>> former giants slugger barry bonds could learn his fate on the day of his former team's home omer. the jury will begin deliberations at 8:30 thi

is that you know and the strikes they have are is not going to ask the seller drives that goes willy mays and they turn into afghanistan and it may turn into iraq and i think that's the major concern is. that is the europeans and the americans got the chance to look at going down the slippery slope of intervention for a group of people with a. all due respect sir we really don't know who you are yet we hear that feels there's an element of i don't i don't find it is there a very stairs there are a skull there are other people there so your other agenda is where we are who we are it's very much described as it is if you want to live the way our society we'd like to know the for which he or i think that's fair isn't it and its conception it is not a tribal society that is wrong that's a misconception ask me and i'll tell you what we are and we are not a tribal society ok well can you tell us what you're going to say she's well we've got twenty seconds go ahead ok then time constant is a national grossly based councillor presenting all cities and towns in libya they have lawyers judges human

his father was a three-time all- star and close friend of willie mays. bonds played ball at arizona state university. he made his major league debut in 1986 and returned to play for the san francisco giants in 1993. the bonds case actually began with the bay area laboratory cooperative. the founder and four other men would eventually plead guilty to federal charges for distributing two undetectable steroid compounds called the cream and the clear. the scandal would affect bonds and as many as other 30 major league players. among them, track star marion joans was sentenced to six months in prison after confessing to her use of performance enhancing drugs. we have much more coming up in 25 minutes coming up at 6:00. you'll find more coverage on our website including more comments from the jurors and from bonds himself as well as a history of the case. go to ktvu.com. >>> the faa says early this morning a medical flight pilot tried to contact the patrol tower, but the loan controller on duty happed fallen asleep. that controller has been suspended along wit

after willie mays handed it over to the team brian wilson lit era lly runs it out to the flag pole. >> and again that was mark. he was seen a lot of opening days and said this was one of the best. we will hear from him live after the game is overcoming up from the field during our 6:00 newscast. >> you could feel the electricity around the ballpark. the player has a job to do and the fans were there to cheer them on. rob roth where people were going crazy. >> reporter: most fans still inside the park for another day of the torture they have grown used to. there are fans hanging around the ballpark but look across the street at the bars and restaurants, they are packed, a sure sign baseball is back. [cheering] [applause] >> reporter: maybe opening day at at&t park but the fans in midseason form. as the players filed out of the clubhouse through the tunnel on their way to the field fans lined their path. rock star treatment all the way. >> waited 35 years for this moment. it was great. everything it could be. >> reporter: the it started much earlier. fans lined up hours before the gates

baseball legend willie mays stood by as the players put on their nbling. they are made of white gold with 77 diamonds. the team's logo encircle bid yellow gold. several hours before the game, fans lined up and waited to be among the first 20,000 people who entered the park and receive replicas, the souvenir of the first world series win in 52 years. >> i'm taking this thing off and wearing it, you know. i'm proud as heck. as proud as they are. >> definitely been a long time coming and it's exciting im. i'm heaping we won the world series last year. probably one of the best days of the whole entire year. >> reporter: also toward the front of the line, an accident tregs from "glee." >> it's great to be here. everybody is so excited. it's awesome. >> been waiting for this for a long time, since at least 2002. they lost at that time. and been waiting for eight years for them to get back, let alone win it. and now that they did, i don't want to miss anything. >> reporter: with a sparkling reminder of the giants' world series win last season it may be a while be

. >> reporter: at the willie mays girls and boys club he has been very actively involved even personally helping about a dozen young people get jobs last summer. >> he has been very instrumental in the presence of the police up here on the hill and providing a sense of security for the families. >> reporter: but many here point out crime is not reduced by a police force alone. there has been a lot of community engagement. some say throwing young people in jail is not their long-term solution. >> he was very negative to this community. >> why do you say that? >> because it is true. he got some bad apples over there and he knows about it. he is going around beating people up by the head. >> reporter: editor of the san francisco bayview newspaper believes it is more to do with other things than him. >> by 50%. >> by who? the rate has been reduced. >> it went down a little bit and it went back up. kevin newton was the worst mayor we ever had. he is on top of taking over this community. >> reporter: talked to one person now to the bayview who is still questioning whether they should have gone

>>pam: the giants had their home opener today, there is willie mays.nd at&t park since the gamone giants won last year. our sports director gary will be up in just a few minutes for an inside look at the game. the first >>terisa: home game this season security was increased at at&t park. all in response to the attack on the giants fan and loss angeles last week. both inside and outside the was the bigger please presence. inside the wrist surveillance cameras that were monitored throughout the game to make sure that everyone stayed safe. in san francisco, kron 4 news. >>reporter: opening day brings of the world's greatest fans to support the world series san francisco giants. >> i love your, i've read the giants, everything giants. >> my eighth time coming to the home opener, it's beautiful, sunny and great day. >> i been waiting for this for a long time. this year for the world series game. this is my world series sued. on pump to have the giants back playing baseball again. >>jeff: at&t park, jeff bush kron 4 news. >> now, here is stanley roberts, wit

young days and my 20s of training in arizona, i was extremely fortunate to have been friends with willie mays, billy williams, fergie jenkins and they constantly would tell me, reggie, be careful what you say, you are black, colored, you can't say this, you can't say that. don't they like women? don't be too contradictory. stay away from the training room. if you get hurt, you will lose your job. i meanhose things were always, at times were on my mind, at the same time, i felt if i spoke truth that i wouldn't have to worry about lying or i had to be understood or i had to be listened to, so the controversy that it became partly was because i desperately tried to be honest. and in today's world that doesn't work. >> but it is easier to tell the truth then you don't have to remember what you said. >> exactly. >> willy, what is your first baseball memory? >> boy, my first baseball memory might be, i was awfully crowning but probably the 81 series, i was a little too young to actually remember 77, but 81, unfortunately the yankees didn't come out on top that year, but that was -- we had just move

we'll have all the rookies of the year in the history of the san francisco giants and going back to willie mays to toast buster. >> the giants have to give you props on your birthday. will you get a cake? >> i can celebrate later. it's a whirlwind with the world series trophy, et cetera. the birthday -- i have a birthday every year. not every year do you celebrate a world championship. i think they'll be pretty throaty today a also the of yelling and screaming. >> where are you sitting? >> i'm going to sit by the dugout. >> right here? >> kind of over on the side of the dugout and wander around the stands. that's what i like to do, wander around and high five people. >> thank you, president of the genets. the pitch -- the pitch is at 1:35. live from the ballpark, i'm tara moriarty. >> stay here all day long for continuing coverage of the giants home opener. if you're not near a tv, we stream it on our website, ktvu.com. >> you can pick it up from your smartphone, send a tweet to sal. sal, you're going to be at the game. >> want to know a good way to chase the boss away? he comes right around an

fall of famers, willie mays, willie mccovey, were also there.cher matt cain called it all an emotional experience. >> there had to be a couple of tears that got to the edge of the eyelid and got pushed back. i know i definitely did. >> other champions were invited to take part in the ceremony. including steve young from the 49ers and reggie jackson from the a's. >>> there's still no word on any arrests in the case of a giants fan severely beaten outside dodger stadium over a week ago, coming up, how both the giants and dodgers will honor bryan stow in san francisco and los angeles. >>> the oakland a's came out on top in a close game. brian fuentes nailed down his second save of the season. >>> i want to show you a bear on the loose for two days before he was captured. you can see him running from one backyard to another. one man and his wife looked out the window, and couldn't believe what they saw. >> as we both look out there. he's in between our house and the house for sale next to us. he's running threw the backyard, figuring out what he's g

to try was all set to meet you at the willie mays statute.rya: know all the usual be there. >> gary: but that's usually where will trances. >> darya: taggers even through to i discussed the update. >> gary: i'm more worried about on and be standing in your word about tighter words. that is so selfish. i will seek a 40 5:00 a.m. tomorrow. >> darya: i am following this course. -balling the sports. >> gary: it doesn't matter. >> darya: just a venue to. we we right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. another strong earthquake has struck japan. a six-foot tsunami warning is in effect, announcers on japan's public news station told residents to run to higher ground and to get away from the short. the view you're looking at is from the march 11th quake and tsunami it is not expected to create a threat to california, hawaii or anywhere on the west coast. officials in japan acted nuclear power plant save their no signs of new problems. workers are now safe. it is not clear if they've even evacuated. that's the

the most important giant, the most famous willie mays, arriving at the park talking to some of the fanse will be in attendance because today is a historic day. we will raise zero world series banner, that will happen at 10:45 a.m. that is before the first pitch. they have been waiting for this for quite some time. there is a vacant pull and they will raise it. they will have a special ceremony. i asked what is going to happen and they said it would be a surprise. it is sold out, you can get tickets but it will cost you a pretty penny. in my view worth it because today is such a beautiful day it is a bit of a somber day, before the first pitch goes out, a moment of reflection for that ticket holder brian who went down to l.a. and was critically injured in the parking lot by two people they are looking for in last angeles. lots of activity, and reporters hovering around, we will talk to the fans when they arrive here in 20 minutes. >> mark: thank you for the alive report. don't forget this sunday kron 4 has an encore presentation of baseball by the bay. in-depth look at the giants as they

willy l. brown junior pep academy is set to hold the final classes on may 27th. chronic student underachievement is being blamed. back in 1992, the district received a $45 million grant from the government just last year to improve the situation but instead the school will be shutting down. >>> when we come back, we'll take you to this year's cherry blossom festival in san francisco and why something happened this year that has never happened before. >>> and we're watching the changes on the radar as we fly you into the far north bay. some light rain already on the approach around ukiah. mhe t from the mingro bay area tonight. more in the forecast coming up. [ coach ] in albuquerque, citi pre-approved my mortgage.

willy l. brown junior pep academy is set to hold the final classes on may 27th. chronic student underachievement is being blamed. back in 1992, the district received a $45 million grant from the government just last year to improve the situation but instead the school will be shutting down. >>> when we come back, we'll take you to this year's cherry blossom festival in san francisco and why something happened this year that has never happened before. >>> and we're watching the changes on the radar as we fly you into the far north bay. some light rain already on the approach around ukiah. mhe t from the mingro bay area tonight. more in the forecast coming up. [ coach ] in albuquerque, citi pre-approved my mortgage. [ whistle blows ] all right, layups, guys. let's go. in sioux falls, i locked in a rate. coach, you get that house yet? working on it. [ coach ] the appraisal? ...springfield. wherever i was, my citi mortgage consultant had me covered. [ crowd cheering ] and 500 miles from home... [ cheering, cellphone beeps ] ...we finally had a new home. [ male announ

may have. >> thank you, mr. willis. you kept your remark under five minutes. most times it is not done here. is thet witnesse lieutenant from the boston police. >> good morning. i thank you for this opportunity to address you today that was erisa developed. i have trained over 3000 police security officials and over 100 state and federal agencies. i have also been an adviser for the fbi, cia, secret service, u.s. army, defense department, and the national science foundation. i appear representing myself. none of the organizations i have been employed by. on december 22, while assigned to logan international airport, i was part of a team of public safety officials responded to the air filled to meet flight 63 diverted to boston from a flight from paris to miami. on board was a passenger who attempted to detonate and exploit -- a device in his fall where that would have killed all passengers and crew members. as i stood a few feet away from him, it hit me that this man was the real thing. another terrorist attack would not stop. we needed to do much more to prop

may have. >> thank you mr. willis. you kept your remarks under five minutes and sometimes that is not done here. the next witness is mr. peter didomenica of the austin university police. thank you lieutenent. appreciate it. you have five minutes. >> good morning chairman broun ranking member edwards and members of the committee i thank you are the opportunities to address you today regarding the future of the tsa spot that program originally developed by additional background. they trained over 2000 security officials in over 100 satan local agencies in the u.s. and u.k. and behavior assessment. defense department criminal investigation task force and the national science foundation. ip are today representing only myself and not any of the organizations i have been employed by. on december 22, 2001, while assigned to logan international airport, i was part of a large team of public safety officials who responded to the american airlines flight 63 diverted to boston from a flight from paris france to miami. onboard was

may need some help. there's a poll that showed only 6% of men are watching closely. i hope that guide helps. carl and jenna. >> williewondering if you did the guide out of necessity or out of -- i mean, did you need -- i mean, are you as ignorant as some of those guys were on the street? >> reporter: carl, i've been doing my research at least for the last 24 hours so i'm an expert as of yesterday. yes, i was ignorant when i shot the piece. >> if she answers to sophia, we have to do the whole thing. >> willie geist, thank you so much. >> reporter: he was very certain that the king and queen of spain were getting married. >> or at least prince the singer but one of all of them -- somebody getting married. let's put it that way. >> reporter: that's right. >> and we should remind you our live coverage begins this friday at 4:00 a.m. eastern right here on "today." i was excited to hear that music. as if i were getting married. >> one day. just ahead the music of man swift. i'm pretty serious about saving for retirement and all my investments, but it's not something that i want to do completely on my own -- i like to discu

may go down a little bit. but do you know what? people i think willis, one, we've got to do it, so we are willing to see the government to do. i think tom coburn said it best to he said for us to get our country back on track we've got to have a generation of lawmakers that are not worried about getting reelected. i can say from what we're doing with redistricting now, and what i know from 14 years and the legislature, every lawmaker is worried about getting reelected because they deeply their ideas important for the future and that's great about our system. but we are in a critical tipping point where after probably four years of overspending by republicans and democrats in congress that there is no more room to do that. president obama's own commissi commission, simpson-bowles commission, i think is alan simpson that said this as their issued their report, he said there's no more they can to bring home. the biggest day. i think is exactly right. -- the page is dead. when they see these numbers they see the stickers on fox and cnn about the interest pa

may go down a little bit. but do you know what? people i think willis, one, we've got to do it, so we are willing to see the government to do. i think tom coburn said it best to he said for us to get our country back on track we've got to have a generation of lawmakers that are not worried about getting reelected. i can say from what we're doing with redistricting now, and what i know from 14 years and the legislature, every lawmaker is worried about getting reelected because they deeply their ideas important for the future and that's great about our system. but we are in a critical tipping point where after probably four years of overspending by republicans and democrats in congress that there is no more room to do that. president obama's own commissi commission, simpson-bowles commission, i think is alan simpson that said this as their issued their report, he said there's no more they can to bring home. the biggest day. i think is exactly right. -- the page is dead. when they see these numbers they see the stickers on fox and cnn about the interest pa