pat burrel ,, caused at least 5500 deaths last ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ing to come back f >>> "eyewitness news" is brought to you by rei. >> how great was it to play for the giants? last week aubrey huff told me that pat burrell was ready to come back for peanuts. >> i said sign, it's your turn, he said i don't care i'll play for 400 grand. i know the players wouldn't be happy but -- >> i'm guessing aubrey huff had a little influence on this one. the mercury news report says burrel has agreed to a one-year contract with san francisco. burrell was in the unemployment line last year when the giants decided to take a chance. he had 18 home runs, drove in 51 home runs, he was a huge reason why the giants over came the padres to win the national league west. >>> frank gore done for the season the 49ers have gone from a one-back workhorse to brian westbrook and anthony dixon. mike singletary summed it up like this. >> kind of a thunder and lightning. >> i definitely like to drive the ball home a little bit so -- >> i'm on one end of the spectrum and he is the other. he is young, exciting, he is

the same for mike fontano and pat burrell. we are also happy to have miguel tejada here, whom many of you know from across the bay. we are happy to have him here with us. we have two short months before our pitchers and catchers will report for duty in scottsdale and start the process. we have shut them down for much of november because of a long season and distressful last two months. they are all cranked back up again, getting in shape, ready to to spring training. we cannot wait to start in scottsdale. we cannot wait to have a championship season here next year. thank you for being here. thank you for your support. larry? [applause] >> thank you very much, bill, thank you, once again, to the mayor of san francisco, mayor newsom, and special appreciation from the giants to the city department heads, members of city agencies, board of supervisors, who were so integral in helping us with all of the civic activities around the giants this year, and especially that day on november 3 where you were willing to turn the city inside

burrel a un ano con un millon de dolares en salario. burrel bateo para .266 con 18 jonrones y 51 rbi's en 96 juegos.se espera que para los proximos dias 6 peloteros los gigantes confirme la contratacion de jonathan sanchez, ramon ramirez, javier lopez, santiago casillas, cody ross, y andres torres. eugenio velez fue dejado libre. una empresa del sur de california esta retirando del mercado cerca de 42-mil libras de tamales de pollo, ya que contienen una sustancia que podria provocar alergias y que no fue declarada en la etiqueta.el departamento de inspeccion y seguridad alimenticia anuncio que la empresa "diana food products", con sede en "lawndale" retiro el producto del mercado despues de que en una inspeccion de rutina se descubriera que contenia "suero de leche", un conocido alérgeno.los tamales se produjeron entre febrero y el 2 de diciembre del 2010 y fueron distribuidos en restaurantes en el estado. ---pasamos con guillermo quiroz con el pronostico. mas adelante en noticias univision 14....una pildora que ayuda a perder esos kil

pat burrell. great second half run. not so hot in the post season but the giants say we will give you a one year deal. come on back. 34 years of age. now back for another year with the giants. cody ross will get a big contract. the giants working on a ross agreement. he came to san francisco during the season from the marlins. pretty much one of those deals. all right. we will take him, see what happens. he was the star of the post season. today he was signing autographs for fans who donated food. >> excited to get back to playing. been a month now, miss seeing my teammates, want to get back with them and repeat this thing. >> too early for college hoops. duke playing michigan state. the spartan's coach walked into the duke arena. they were all ready to go. and mason says watch this and duke took off. freshmanniveing, splits the defense. 31 points tonight. duke wins 84-79. 17th straight win. 81 nonconference win. cal beat uc dave us and st. marry lost 69-55. warriors v. phoenix tomorrow night. thunder at the buzzer, he

with the giants shelling out big money, the thought was pat burrell may not be back next season. the san jose mercury news said they agreed on what has been described as a discounted one-year deal. there were 18 homers in the regular season. pat the bat is apparently coming back. coming off their first loss of the year, saint mary's basketball team had another ranked club at number 19, san diego state. the aztecs are good. joker in the house. that's nice. saint mary's scored the first basket and dj gay for three. gail is battling back. he is from way out at 15 points. san diego state too tough. malcolm thomas in the lane. thees a aztecs are 7 and 0 as they win it 69-55. almost busting out a new catch phrase and didn't have the guts. cal over uc davis. franklin lead the bears with 13 points. maybe tomorrow night. if the raiders are going to make a playoff push it will be with jason campbell. bruce gradkowski has a shoulder injury. he will get a start on sunday in san diego. a three-game winning streak followed by two lopsided losses. meanwhile, campbell has been dealing with the t

. >>> pat burrell re-signs with the giants and finally answers the question, everyone wants to know. is he the machine? and tiger tries to move one round closer to his first win in 2010. that's coming up in sports. ,,,,,,,,,, numbers out today.. economists were expecting to see some improvement. but as joel brown nstead, the number >>> nudge employment numbers out today and economists were expecting to see some improvement. but as joel brown reports instead, the numbers took a turn for the worse. >>> the unemployment rate climbed to 9.8% the highest in 7 months setting a new record, 19 straight months with joblessness over 9%. only 39,000 jobs were added far fewer than expected. retailers, factories, construction and financial firms all cut back. president obama says the economy is recovering. not quickly enough. more than 15 million americans are out of work, another 1.3 have given up the search. >> it's been rough for years. >> reporter: david bailey has been through several rounds of unemployment. >> that's great work. >> reporter: he has been staying home with his children since

the same deal they offered pat burrell. he called it a total lack of respect and he is insulted. >>> sharks hockey, well, here we go. this is a game that helps define winning teams. they bounce right back in dallas after losing in nashville. logan couture with the game winner. 4-3 the sharks beat the stars. >>> he makes millions of dollars now but warriors star monte ellis remembers his past. >> i was one of these in the line. we didn't have much when i was growing up. >> heavy words. stefan curry giving away holiday food and gift packages. take a look at the line, wrapped around the block. close to 1,000 people. reminds us of the generosity of the warriors an our community. back in a moment with brian wilson's big announcement. so, we book a flight to hawaii using our points from chase sapphire. last minute... on christmas. and sitting next to us, chevy chase. and we really hit it off. we play golf, and then the luau. he's like da vinci with ice. and after, we help hang christmas decorations. wait, wait, wait. you flew las

the giants have officially resigned pat burrell to a one-year deal worth $1 million. hitting 18 homers with the giants during the regular season and there are rumors he may be bryant wilson's neighbor the machine. >> i have never met the machine. i keep hissing him. every time he comes around i have been in the bathroom or been outside taking a phone call. i tell you, i just can't speak on that. >> the women's soccer team is back in the college hopes for a third year in the row still searching for their first ever national title. the cardinal's final four undefeated and number 1 team in the country after a scoreless first half, stanford scores twice in the second half to beat boston college 2-0. and will move on to the final where they will take on notre dame sunday morning. tiger had his alma mater on his minds when he picked out his shirt for round 2 of the chevron world challenge remaining on top of the leader board shooting a bogey 3, 66 to get to 13 under and take a four stroke lead into the weekend. >>> patriots coach bill belichick doesn't exactly reveal a lot

. >>> giants outfielder pat burrell will be back next year. the team re-signed burrell to a one-year contract. details have not been announced. he started in half of the giants games last season hitting 18 home runs. >>> free parking for holiday shoppers who carpool in san francisco. eight city garages including several downtown are part of the deal. cars with three people get an hour free. four people will get you two hours free. the deal runs through december 26. >>> traffic and weather around the bay area in just a moment. stay with us. ,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning. san jose, nosh 101 approaching de la cruz northbound an accident blocking a middle lane and it's jammed solid. speeds 20 miles per hour past the 280680 interchange. 280 approaching the 880 interchange slow towards highway 85 and cupertino. injury crash eastbound 80 at the carquinez bridge toll plaza. one of the toll lanes is blocked. fortunately we are not seeing any big delays because of it on our sensors. other bridges, the san mateo bridge looks great in all directions includi

year contract...wh >>> the giants have reported limbered with pat burr -- burrell on a one-year contract. huff said burrell wanted to come back to san francisco regardless of the money. >> i said hey, man, sign. he wants to come back. >> burrell had -- he was a huge reason they even made the playoffs. burrell has 285 career home runs. >>> by the way, mike singletary said that 49er running back frank gore will not need surgery to repair his broken hip. but he is done for the year so his workload will be split between westbrook and dixon. >>> -- duke their -- took their aztecs started the game. -- saint mary's down 9 but san diego had answers all night. they drop to 6-2. san diego state not known for basketball really but they are ranked 19th in the country. >> go aztecs. >> that's my alma mater. ♪ [ female announcer ] keurig has over 200 varieties of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. ♪ keurig is the way to brew fresh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew. [ female announcer ] so with keurig, every cup tastes like it's brewed just for you. because it is. choose. brew. e

almost every case of course it's always about the money except pat burrell. made his signing $1 million. that's the ultimate bargain basement price for a guy that could be a starting outfielder. he was making $9 million a year at tampa bay. the san jose native has made plenty of money in his career so cash was secondary. >> being a part of something special is more important to me than testing out free agency and all that goes along with that. i don't really know where i would fit into the free market. but that really wasn't a concern of mine coming back and playing for the giants was number one. >> tejada passed his physical. the former a's short stop once the heart and soul of that oakland team spent the tail of the last season with the padres and happily will play behind mccane not trying to hit him. >> now easy going mccane, they have it, you know. tough. >> when you have a player of his stature that loves the game so much and plays it the right way, it's very easy for family to fall asleep in the clubhouse. all he wants to do is play baseball. >> 2010 th

. >>> pat burrell is staying put. the outfielder who helped bring a world series win to san francisco will be back in 2011. it's a one-year deal, though details haven't been announced. burrell started in about half of the giants' games last season hitting 18 home runs. his role next season is expected to be reduced. burrell is a bay area local. he grew up in santa cruz. >>> 5:26 now. he wrestled with a deputy and tased her with her own gun. now we are learning about his escape. how he planned the right moment to make his move. >>> and lawyers are planning to make some moves planning lawsuits against pg&e in the wake of the san bruno blast. in the meantime some signs of life on the empty lots. ,,,,,, [ male announcer ] febreze no-spill wood diffuser. smells amazing! it's been weeks and we're still enjoying it. the scented oil travels up through the wooden block and out into the air. and no spills. [ male announcer ] also from the home collection febreze flameless luminary. their fragrances always smell so good. nice! i

. >>> the giants say pat burrell will return next season. the south bay product will sign a deal, but it's a heavily discounted rate. not like the millions he made last season. though burrell had a tough time in the playoffs, he was an integral part of getting the giants there in the first place. >>> 5:36 and we want to check the morning commute. >> we will give you an update first from milpitas. the water main break is shut off. the water is there and that will affect trade zone. a couple have water across. the photographer that got the shots said folks are driving through the area. it looks like it's safe and a fire truck as well. trade zone near montegue trade zone. you can go from 680 to 880. the volume is starting to slow down as we talked about. you see the 28. 20 minutes ago and everybody jumps on the roadway off of the bridge from a street past horizon and towards harbor by willow pass near the split. that's coming into pittsburgh and bay point. a smooth drive and out of the caldecott tunnel. the normal pattern for the freeways. 18 m

. >>> pat burrell has a one-year deal with the san francisco giants. no details are announced. burrell started in about half of the giants games last season hitting 18 home runs. his role next season is expected to be reduced. he is a bay area local. he grew up in santa cruz. >>> professional golf will allow transgender females to play in tournaments for women. the announcement comes after a lawsuit by lana lawless. lawless was born a man but had a sex change operation in 2005. the lpga wouldn't let her play in a 2008 tournament because she wasn't born female. members voted to change that policy earlier this week. >>> 6:25. coming up, remember that standoff on the bay bridge? why drivers who followed officers' orders are now getting fined. >>> and today is going to be a big day for the more than 100 people involved in lawsuits against pg&e after the blast here in san bruno. but in the meantime, there is a kind of life emerging on one of these properties. we'll tell you about it coming up next. >>> not as much sunshine expected across the bay area today. cloudy skies and a small

the machine pat burrell will be back again. $1 million. >> it's very good. and i know you covered the giants' parade, which was good. but now you're trading in our san francisco giants, we've got to tell you you have to start spreading the news for the new york giants. different sport. laura behnke is leaving us. we're not happy you're leaving but we are happy that you're going -- >> and we're proud of you, laura. >> she's heading to the big apple. the east coast. for -- >> great to work with you, laura. >> thank you very much. it has been great to be here. going out with the world series title. >> how about that? >> just remember the little people back here. >> we are not losing a friend in san francisco. we are gaining a couch to sleep on in manhattan. >> yeah. and a nice hardwood floor too. >> good luck. >> thank you. >>> he's been kicking butt and taking names forhe's got the ti ma match.h.w 's got the title to every five minutes, chase pays for someone's eligible credit or debit card purchase. [beep] chase picks up the tab. it could be you. chase picks

except pat burrell. made his signing official for $1 million. that's the ultimate bargain basement price for a guy that could be a starting outfielder. was making $9 million when tampa bay released him mid season. the san jose native made plenty of money in his career so cash was secondary. >> being a part of something special is more important to me than testing out free agency and all that goes along with that. i don't really know where i would fit into the free market. but that really wasn't a concern of mine coming back and playing for the giants was number one. >> miguel at that -- at that hanna will play behind mccane not trying to hit him. >> play in mexico and they -- they are really tough these days. >> when you have a player of his stature that loves the game so much and plays it the right way, it's very easy for people to fall asleep in the clubhouse because he's at that standard. it's great for the manager because you just heard him. all he wants to do is play baseball. >> 2010 undoubtedly the worst year of tiger woods' life but may

pat burrell was taking the road less traveled almost no travel. it was one-year, $1 million. the giants announcing the deal and considering that burrell made $9 million last year in a contract, he hit 18 homers in half a season with the giants. he certainly could have shocked himself but he made a bunch of money throughout his years. the san jose native president -- just wanted to stay a giant. >> being a part of something special was more important to me than testing out free agency and all that goes along with that. i don't really know where i would have fit into the free market. but that wasn't a concern of mine coming back and playing for the giants was number one. >> on to high school football and palo alto high put their record on the line. the vikings against valley christian. in the playoffs palo alto lead by the former niner quarterback steve bono. and you -- as you might expect, he can throw. 34 yards and the third quarter and same combo. bono to williams again, and this kid has sprinter speed. aloha! 78 yards. palo alto wins the open division title 21-14. with his

pat burrell agreed to a one year contract. we don't have word on how much money is being paid. he is expected to get a fraction of the $9 million he got last season. 34 year-old outfielder had struggles but hit several clutch home runs during the regular season. basketball star lebron james, there you see him there coming down the steps he is back in cleveland this morning for the first time since leaving the cleveland cavaliers and signing with the miami heat. lebron is going to have butterflies in his stomach when he plays his former team. cavaliers beefed up security at the arena in case the fans are hostile and we are hearing they will be. there will be uniformed and under cover police officers in the stands and the fans will have to pour any purchased beverages in to cups so plastic bottles can't be thrown onto the court. >>> gymnastics coach is in san jose. at san jose hp pavilion to rally support for the 2012 olympic tryouts. they were awarded to san jose. >> this is exciting, this is something that this town deserves being so much involved in the gymnastics and the star

slumped in the world series on strikeout 11 times in 13 at-bats but pat the bat apparently is coming back. the 49ers received good news on frank gore. he will not need surgery. gore out for the season after suffering the hip injury month nied but will not go under the knife. losing gore will hurt the offense. one positive consequence here. the team lacks offensive creativity and forces them to integrate brian westbrook who has been largely underutilized for the first half of the season. forces him to play anthony dixon. >> son look at the duo as thunder and lightning. >> just haven't had the chance to put it all out there on the field together. >> obviously what brian west brook brings to the game and anthony dixon is something that we can take advantage of and we want to do these thing for frank and it means that much to all of us. we definitely will have frank in mind when we are doing things. >>> now, to the raiders and their quarterback situation. bruce out with a separated shoulder. jason campbell will start sunday in san diego. campbell has been on a silver and black rollercoas