buster posey would probably disagree. >> buster posey is hurt. >> reporter: it was the collision heard round at&t. >> oh, my god. >> buster posey was slammed by a run away freight train in the body of scott cousins. no debate how it will hurt the giants. >> we lost our cleanup hitter. you know. our catcher helped us to win the world series last year. >> buster posey is only 23. rookie of the year and a catcher. >> it sucks. he is out. he has got a busted leg with torn ligaments. >> reporter: a fractured left fibula and severely torn ligaments in his left ankle. mri showing no damage to the knee. that's good news. how long he is out still not official but likely to be a long time. likely most of the season. >> i think buster is just too light to play catcher. he should be playing first base or short stop. he was a shortstop before. >> reporter: in fact, he once played all nine positions in college. so versatile. bruce jennings kins and the san francisco chronicle addressed the issue in a column after buster posey got hit in the head a couple times. >> the whole concussion issue is runni

we're talking about buster posey. might have just seen it there in this 12th inning here against the marlins. buster posey, the marlins scoring the game-winning run, this is scott cousins coming around third base to score. he hits buster posey at home plate. it appears to be a left ankle injury. buster posey was in pain laying on the ground there for a couple of minutes. pretty gruesome injury here. the entire stadium came to a standstill and was very quiet when you saw this. buster posey, lincecum they are franchise players so when something happens to either of those two players it's of real serious concern and right now buster posey in the giants training room. they're look at his left ankle presumably. we'll have an update for you in the next 15, 20 minutes during this newscast if we can. if not we'll see what happens. we'll be here for the next hour to wait for that update for buster posey. so once again it looks like a left ankle injury and this is not just news in the bay area. this will be national news becaus

buster is a good friend. we're all sick to our stomachs and we hope he gets better. >> reporter: while the safety debate plays out, giants fans are sure of one thing. losing buster posey for the season will affect the team. >> it will hurt the locker room. we've got professional ball players there. and bochy, i have a lot of confidence in him. >> i'm a little worried but i think we'll be okay. it's sad. it's really bad for sure. >> reporter: giants fans say you have to believe. now trainers here say they're still talking with doctors, gathering opinions about what the best treatment is. they say surgery is possible in just a few days for posey. reporting live in san francisco, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> vicious but legal. a rule change up likely to happen but for almost everyone involved as you just heard, it's been a tough pill to swallow. if you want to reach out to buster posey, here's your chance. the giants set up an official place for fans to send him a get well wish. you can sign the card by

some bay area students immediately sent buster the best wishes. >> dear buster posey when you broke your ankle our school was a total mad house. what is your favorite thing to do? good giants. get well soon. >> could they be cuter? that is just one of the get well wishes sent to buster from the first grade class at the convent of sacred heart school in san francisco. they wrote the cards this morning and teacher already forwarding them to the giants to give them to buster posey. >> coming up next. frightening drama in the sky. woman who has never flown a plane is asked to take the controls when the pilot passes out. >> also the gender list -- genderless baby parents keep his or her sex a secret. >> crowds show up in yosemite. what a sight there is to see then later on "nightline". >>reporter: coming up next on "nightline". shocking testimony in the trial of accused murderer of anthony as ex boyfriend and father take the stand. plus inside area 51. stunning new claims about the mysterious place just outside of vegas. we tell you what we found looking for the outside of vegas. we tell you

. >> buster youngest fan deliver get well wishes. stay with us. >> buster youngest fan deliver get well wishes. stay with us. news at 9:00 [ jerry ] look at this! you got a state-of-the-art man-cave, but the savings account of a cave-man! hey sports fans check this out. [ beep ] oops, my bad. earn more with interestplus savings at capitalone.com. that's new school banking, baby! ooh, 3-d! instead of earning bupkus, your savings could be earning three times the national average! three times more. go online to capitalone.com. what's in your wallet? what's this do? [ beeping ] >> if you saw the play devastating end to last night giants game. horrendous collision at home plate left buster posey grinding in pain and with a broken leg and torn ligaments. wayne has reaction to the season ending injury and the play itself. watch this. >> baseball they say is a game of averages. high and low of 162 games. the numbers have their say. and then we get the occasional anomoly. this would be one of those. if it were any other player on any other te

0-1 in the post- buster era at the moment. elizabeth? >> that video is so hard to watch. you can't help but cringe. >> it hurts. >> thanks. >>> when i walked out, i would have never thought it would be the last time i seen my boy. >> a bay area teenager killed weeks away from graduation. how friends say he tried to turn his life around. >> they say it's too soon. what neighbors near the san bruno explosion site want banned for the summer. >>> and cutting down is about to cost you. how much more energy conscious pg&e customers will have to pay. ,, i know you're worried about making your savings last and having enough income when you retire. that's why i'm here -- to help come up with a plan and get you on the right path. i have more than a thousand fidelity experts working with me so that i can work one-on-one with you. it's your green line. but i'll be there every step of the way. call or come in and talk with us today. the day deal >>> a teen weeks from graduation is gunned down in oakland. friends and classmates spent the da

buster posey is a very important player in this team. they've already called up his replace machinement. eli whiteside will be his replacement. we'll have much more on this on the news at 5:00. back to you. >> thank you, kraig. >>> just a little over an hour ago, los angeles police said, once again, that gioganni ramirez is their prime suspect in the beating fan the bryan stow. that came during a media update one day after police but gioganni ramirez in a lineup. he would not say if witness identified gioganni ramirez seen her in a -- seen here in a booking photo. but beck said they are proceeding with their case against ramirez. >> we continue down that road in our preparation, presenting the case to the district attorney in the -- district attorney in the near future. but we won't present the case until we have an abundance of evidence, we have a number of things still being examine. >> ramirez is on a no-bail hold. his attorney says he has an alibi. >>> the oakland police chief says he's talking about a plan to prevent the violence th

you lose a player like buster it is tough. not only is it bad. >> you know, all of the guys and try to go out there and do my best and play ball the way i know how to play, you know. i am not buster, obviously, but go out there and play hard. >> giant's fans showing support for posey in the game. giants trying to prevent a three game sweep against florida. >> only blemish on a pitch. one-nothing marlins and that was the only run of the game . sanchez getting help. guns down aaron in the seventh . to the ninth. freddie sanchez tying one and codey, and a ball and that is the final out. sanchez complete game five hitter . giants swept at home one-nothing. >> you look at the line and it is good. but it is the hit that cost the game. it stinks . >> anderson facing trum bow in the second . conner jackson, leans in the a's dug out and makes the catch . thank you for the hand. thank you, and coming to his aid. andy doubles down the left line. oakland was cruising and up four-nothing . had to hang on four-three. they split the series i

buster posey season appears over. one more time. the most replayed crash in bay area memory has buster posey suffering a fractured bone in his lower left leg and three torn legments, his season almost certainly lost. they try to get him into surgery within a week. bruce bochy. >> i am sure he feels bad. we lost our clean up hitter. you know, our catcher. helped us win the world series for us last year. >> i love him. he is a good friend of mine. he is a great player. he is frustrated but there is nothing he can do about it. >> all right. as buster posey went home, prior to the first pitch the show went on with eli now the starting catcher for the san francisco giants. and, hey, the guy is a good defensive player. but can't hit. the giants -- i will be interesting to see if they make a move to get another catcher in here. rowand making the play. giants-marlins. nobody could score. logan breaks the seal. ryan terrific again. allowed one run. but that was it. the giants would threat a little bit but the marlin defense, look at that. ta

buster's a good friend. i think we're all sick to our stomachs and we have to hope he gets better and move on. >> and more on the moves the giants have made in the aftermath of this injury to one of their top young stars, plus a recap of today's finale with florida. see you in a bit. >> thanks, laurence. and giants fans are taking the news about buster posey hard. monte francis is at at&t park where the team played without its star player this afternoon. monte? >> reporter: shock and disappointment. there is concern about posey himself and also concern about how well the team can do without him. giants fans watched in disbelief as star player buster posey collided with florida's scott cousins during last night's game, with posey suffering what doctors say are likely season-ending injuries. >> i'm just shocked. i can't believe it. when i saw what happened, i was just like overcome with sadness for him, for the fans, for the whole organization. >> reporter: many fans say they doubt the team can go all the way

you can post get well messages to buster posey. to make it easy, go to www.ktvu.com, click on web links and we will send you to the card. >> this picture says it all. you can see buster posey on crutches with a cast, he fractured a bone in his left leg durings a collision at home plate. >>> a fair well for two members of the san francisco police force. hunter and hawk were given a retirement party this morning. buckets of carrots and apples. >> our horses are our parners. he helps protect me, helps me do the work i need to do. >> hawk began his service with the city in 1998. hunter has been with them since 2004. they are headed to a 48-acre pasture. >>> high school students have been suspended for white supremacist behavior. we talked to one of the students coming up at 5:00. plus we showed you these pictures, tonight people are heading for tahoe for memorial day. and one last look that weekend weather. everybody is getting away. >> it is. we are moments away in some cases and hopefully you have three days off. it will be cloudy an

you know the rest, buster posey is out for the next handful of months. the reaction in the giants' clubhouse, you can i imagine it was very somber. >> i am sure that he feels that, not as bad as we do. we lost our clean up a hitter. we lost our catcher. we were so close to winning the world series last year. this is tough, i hate to see this happen. i am sure no one feels good about this. >> as i said last night, i love him, he is a good friend of mine, he is a great player. i am happy that i had a chance to play with him when i did. i think that he will be a game changer for a long time. i think that he is frustrated, but i know he understands that he had nothing to do about it. >> more reaction in the next hour, the team has left for the road trip to milwaukee and later st. louis. how will they go on? the eight men did it, it is tough to get out there and go on and plate. we will have a more for you in just a moment. >> cozy injury has had look giants fans talking about the major setback--posy 's injury has had giants fan talking about it. >> the giant

buster hasn't yet been reported a loss for the season. they're going to got posey into surgery within a week and then he can start the job >> outside at dodger stadium brian stowe, was beaten. geobotany ramirez remains in police custody he has not been charged for the beating is being held on a parole violation partner achieved charlie back is the charges will be fired >> we have exceeded the standard i'm sure as i can be we are will be making an arrest in this case it is a very difficult case this case will not be solved by an immediate arrest. we still have a lot to do i cannot give too much information peridot >> another male suspect in the beating has not been found as well as woman isn't it reported to have driven the car away from >> i grabbed the san hot and i talk to ya and prayed with him and he looked at me seems like there's some stimuli there for me it was tough to taken there's quite a bit of damage done their. i haven't sort that as well. i'm still praying for the failing. i got to meet his kids yesterday played with them li

and all the tuck surround buster posey. >> buster posey first or second for the giants. and that's why last night's bang bang play was the shot heard around the giant's nation. in the 12th inning of last night's game, catcher buster posey took what was described as a football type hit from former usf star cousins. it was a legal play. cousins scored the winning play. posey suffered three torn ligaments in his ankle. giants have not ruled out posey for the season but is going to have to rehab for a very long time. >> hopefully, we get results back that aren't as bad as everybody is thinking and we can get buster back on the field. until then, we have to win games. >>> giants replace those three with belt, stewart and brandon crawford. >>> well the giants are a great home team but the marlins are 15-2 on the road. they swept the three game series at at at&t park. and aaron rowan out in left to end the third inning. stranded a runner at third base. vogelsan allowed four runs through 5 innings. giants are dead last in run scored in the national league. they still lead the we

. >> giants' catcher buster posey faces surgery to repair the damage from a collision at home plate. he will be out for at least six to eight weeks. and possibly the entire season. >> that's not what you want to hear about the best young catcher in baseball. >> yeah, disappointing to a lot of fans. we'll keep following that. 4:31. i'm kristen sze. >> eric thomas. the public defender is expected to release more video showing police behaving badly. two dozen drug cases may have to be dropped because of previous videos. abc7's terry mcsweeney is live in san francisco with the details for us. terry? >> reporter: yeah, public defend defender releasing more videos today. all with the same basic plot. that is police breaking the law. look at the surveillance video he says shows just that. he says it shows plain-clothes officers stealing a laptop and camera bag at hotel room of drug dealer and then they lied to cover it up. today, the d.a.'s office is expected to announce 26 cases are being dismissed. police union spokesman counters that argument and says it makes no sense. here's both sides

and all the tuck surround buster posey. >> buster posey first or second for the giants. and that's why last night's bang bang play was the shot heard around the giant's nation. in the 12th inning of last night's game, catcher buster posey took what was described as a football type hit from former usf star cousins. it was a legal play. cousins scored the winning play. posey suffered three torn ligaments in his ankle. giants have not ruled out posey for the season but is going to have to rehab for a very long time. >> hopefully, we get results back that aren't as bad as everybody is thinking and we can get buster back on the field. until then, we have to win games. >>> giants replace those three with belt, stewart and brandon crawford. >>> well the giants are a great home team but the marlins are 15-2 on the road. they swept the three game series at at at&t park. and aaron rowan out in left to end the third inning. stranded a runner at third base. vogelsan allowed four runs through 5 innings. giants are dead last in run scored in the national league. they still lead the we

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but everyone's minds will be on buster posey, not on the game. the reigning national league rookie of the year, the cornerstone of disfranchised. i talked with people to get their reaction. >>: i was listening to the game on the radio. i think it's part of the problem is with buster posey has not been a catch a very long. he does not know how to make the play at the plate and get out of the way. >>: can they still win without him being in the line of? >>: sure. technically. " >>: the big question now is, where did they go from here? the question is how long is he going to be out into a zone to replace him? those are a lot of big questions. he is the cornerstone to their lineup. without him is when to be very difficult to repeat. >>: we have a shortage on the roster, and i think some players from the minor league will be coming up. >>: brand in gold is coming back up to date. a rookie first baseman. hal1/2 the catcher position is a position they're looking to fill. >>: where following the wild weather from yesterday, three tornadoes touching down

their young star, buster posey, likely out for the season. the team revealing today that posey has a broken bone in his lower left leg and severely strained ligaments in his left ankle. it all happened last night. you probably saw it. the gruesome collision at home plate. a game that was televised right here on nbc bay area. let's bring in nbc's monte francis, who joins us now from at&t park. this is one of the most shocking storylines we've seen in giants history. buster posey really the bedrock of this franchise. what's the latest? >> reporter: that's right, raj. and giants fans are taking this pretty hard. many of them told us that they are in shock. now, the team has not officially said that posey's out for the rest of the season, but we talked to a doctor today who said considering his own injuries that that is the most likely scenario. it was a moment to make giants fans cringe. their star player, catcher buster posey, in a painful collision with florida's scott cousins. the collision left the national league's rookie of the year with a

the players who took buster posey down reaches out to the fallen catcher next. the count on chevy event is here. your ticket to a cruze e 42 mpg and over 500 highway miles a tank. one of our 9 models over 30 mpg highway. fuel up, rock on. very well qualified lessees can get a low mileage lease on a chevy cruze eco for around $159 a month. or qualified buyers can get no monthly payments for 3 months. fuel economy based on epa estimates. i know you're worried about making your savings last and having enough income when you retire. that's why i'm here -- to help come up with a plan and get you on the right path. i have more than a thousand fidelity experts working with me so that i can work one-on-one with you. it's your green line. but i'll be there every step of the way. call or come in and talk with us today. m coyle >>> well the giants' chance at repeating for a world series championship took a major hit when buster posey suffered a poe tentially season-ending ankle injury. kim coyle has more. >> reporter: when buster arrived back with the giants last may 29th

the players who took buster posey down reaches out to the fallen cat,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, m coyle >>> well the giants' chance at repeating for a world series championship took a major hit when buster posey suffered a poe tentially season-ending ankle injury. kim coyle has more. >> reporter: when buster arrived back with the giants last may 29th the team's winning percentage went up. they hope it doesn't go the other way. >> cousins is gonna test him, posey can't handle it and he gets clobbered. >> reporter: he suffered a fractured fibula and ligaments on the inside and front of his leg. >> youe just don't replace a buster posey. >> it's nice to say he has age on his side which will certainly help him. like i said, we have had some other guys that have experienced similar injuries so -- and they've had favorable returns. >> i saw him this morning. he had a tough night, he was in a lot of pain, didn't sleep much. >> knee. >> reporter: neither did the man on the other side of the collision. scott cousins. >> i hope he is okay. i really do. i'm not trying to end anyone's season or anything lik

. >>> good and bad news for the giants latest on buster posey's injuries. >>> headed out of town your travel forecast. cleared for take off sfo breezy, partly cloudy skies, 60 degrees. across the country looking good as you head towards chicago, you should see a whole lot of sunshine there getting on the hot side, 92, mostly sunny skies, things change if you move further east there are storm systems headed in that direction likely to see the possibility of thunderstorms, 88 degrees new york. more on local weather coming up [ male announcer ] hi lauren and greg, what's up? we're getting the day started with athenos greek yogurt. later we're gonna ride bikes and go to the -- [ male announcer ] wonderful! let's see what yiayia thinks. are you two married? um, no. but you living together, ah? yeah. you are going to hell. [ male announcer ] don't worry, kids. at least yiayia approves of you eating athenos greek yogurt. mmmmmm! because athenos is made the traditional greek way, never using preservatives or artificial flavors. athenos. maybe the only thing approved by yiayia. [ woman ] sam b

it could be the end of the season for buster posey. why baseball officials are now taking a second look at the rule book. >>> time to check out your travel forecast for this friday. we have been cleared for take- off in san francisco. partly cloudy skies this afternoon and 62 degrees there. heading across the country could be bumpy over the northern plains as you head through some storm conditions. but into chicago, just partly cloudy and 54 degrees. more on your weather is coming up. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, last space walk of their mission. during the 6- >>> endeavour astronauts are wrapping up the last spacewalk of their mission. during the six-hour walk, they installed a 50-foot boom on the international space station. they also snapped a commemorative photo of the station and the shuttle. this is the last time that any shuttle crew will perform spacewalks. moving forward, space station residents will do them. >>> there is a slight chance we'll be able to see the space station and shuttle as it passes over the bay area this morning. check i

buster posey teams all-star catcher broke his leg and out for the year. posey was trying to prevent the go ahead. scott cousins slammed in the catcher and bent posey acwardly over his left leg . we asked fans about the play. >> was it a good hit? >> i don't think so. the way he dropped his shoulder he could have done something different. >> what do you think it some >> is it s baseball. he could have around him. he made the decision to go through him. it is unfortunate and baseball. >> giants won the first world series since 1954 and in no small measure to efforts of posey. >> bay area students haven't wasted time to send buster posey their wishes. >> and when you broke your ankle. what is your fave ryth thing to do. go giants . get well soon. >> so cute. it is a first grade class of the sacret heart convent. they are on the way to posey. >> what a nice guy and what a shame it happened. coming up next. bay area seniors kick up their heels. >> they go to the the count on chevy event is here. your ticket to a cruze eco. 42 mpg and over 500 highway miles a t

>> hazy gary, after but buster posy? haight ashbury what about the rule change- hey gary? >> gary: i do not think that these and hands the game. hockey, i think some people like the interaction. football, the same. but i do not think that is the same for baseball. >>catherine: the rules should be observed first. >> gary: i said the same thing. >>catherine: one more. this is personal. >> hey gary, i am a big fan i was wondering who was your favorite team when you were growing up. >>catherine: that is a good question. >> gary: and the san jose we had to drive up to oakland to see the raiders. were it san francisco for the forty- niners and the giants. and i liked all the teams. what ever season it was an. >>catherine: not just being politically correct? i wanted to know. i >> gary: liked them all in a one to think. appar--to thank aaron parel. we hear verizon's 4g lte is fast. let's find out how much we can download before this rocket takes out this 4g hotspot. are you guys ready ? yeah, ready ! ready ! let's go hot. ready, set, download ! done ! done ! done ! what'd you get

that buster posey will return in six to eight weeks... but today, >>> let's say buster posey comes back in august. what do you with them then? put him back as catcher. >> put him on first base and hope he doesn't get hurt. the best thing will be to let it heal and so have you him for the entire next season. the giants remaining optimistic buster posey will return in 6 to 8 weeks but today he said he will probably miss the rest of the season. >>> coming within one win of getting back to the college world series after opening the opener they lost twice today to alabama. casey riley. alabama wins 1-0. cal kicks off its series tomorrow. >>> the french open. roger federer taking care of businesses against the ninth seed reaching the fourth round for the seventh consecutive win winning in straight sets. >>> looking for her first major title. won't come at the french open. 6-1, 6-3, winning in three sets. >>> kevin mchale their new head coach leaving the warriors and pacers with a coaching vacancy. >>> cutting the ribbon on a newly refurbished b

>>> plus, the latest from the giants after buster posey's season-ending injury. that and more coming up next on "sports sunday" with laurence scott. "sports sunday" with laurence scott. have a good weekend and happy [ crowd cheering ] and 500 miles from home... [ cheering, cellphone beeps ]

any more on buster posey, no more of him? >> no, but that's the best thing for the team for the season -- >> we'll see you back here in half an hour. have a great night. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

with buster down, another starter. allowing one run in eight innings. unfortunately only run of the game. marlins win 1-0 and sweep the series. >>> beating them for the first time this year. as win 4-3. splitting that four-game series. yankees coming to town. >>> lebron james got another triple double and heat raised a 12-point deficit. miami advancing to the nba finals taking on the mavs. >>> french open. stunning second seeded player. she hurt her ankle dancing at her cousin's wedding. >>> stanford softball team handing baltimore. one win away. fine in the college world series game 2 tomorrow. >> all right. we are coming back at 11 p.m. captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorad o.com the count on chevy event is here. your ticket to a cruze eco. 42 mpg and over 500 highway miles a tank. one of our 9 models over 30 mpg highway. fuel up, rock on. very well qualified lessees can get a low mileage lease on a chevy cruze eco for around $159 a month. or qualified buyers can get no monthly payments for 3 months. fuel econo

he actually tried to hand-deliver a note which he did to the giants clubhouse for buster but buster wasn't in there at the time. hopefully buster will feel better and get that surgery and get back by next season. one day after hitting a grand slam in the major league debut, brandon crawford was back on the bench. manny burres got the nod and went one for four. jonathan sanchez allowed two hits and struck out eight. he never had a chance for the win. bottom of the first, carlos sanchez down the right field line and gets under the glove of cody ross and rolls to the wall. speedy gomez kicks into high gear and comes all the way around for an inside the park homer although i think the official scorer might want to rethink that decision. the giants offense finally woke up in the 8th. pat burrell, sneaks a single to the left field sign and aaron rowand beats the score for the tying run. only burrell's second rbi in the last 10 days. that's got to change. the brewers have a suicide squeeze perfectly. and ryan brawn slides down the line to win it. the brewers beat the giants 3-2. >>> before the gi

buster posey is out for the remainder of the season and might be out until september. but they said his surgery was a success as two screws were inserted into his ankle during a 90-minute procedure. the trainer reports everyone was pleased with the way the ankle came back together. in eight to ten weeks they'll do another procedure. he is resting at home in the east bay. all signs point that he'll be ready for spring training. next, we've got several stories to share with you. one you won't soon forget. the efforts of jeremy affeldt to help uncover and hope any bring an end to child slavery and other human trafficking around the world. serious efforts and other things to know as he teams up with the organization, not for sale. join us next after the news. the a's welcoming back a key member of their bull pen while going for the sweep of baltimore and their longest win streak. a very nice day. josh willingham has no power bringing power to the park. bringing the home runs to nine. a four rbi day for willingham. they take a lead they wouldn't give back. he pitched a thre

>> buster pope is he's season ending surge -- posey's season ending surgery. >>> your forecast today, cleared to take off san francisco, 60 degrees for a high partly cloudy skies no delays to speak of looking pretty good as we head to the southern parts of the state as we see houston checking in 90 degrees, partly cloudy skies, as you head further east, atlanta, expecting things to look good there as well. not bad weather, 92 on the hot side plenty of sunshine coming your way. more on your local forecast in a few minutes ,,,,

c'mon, buster. all right. >> 4:31 on thursday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm kristen sze. topping news, los angeles prosecutors are on track to file charges against a man arrested in the beating of giants' fan bryan stow after new word that a witness did in fact pick the suspect out of a police line-up. abc7's terry mcsweeney is live in san francisco general hospital with the latest. terry? >> reporter: yeah, bryan stow is still here at san francisco general in critical, but stable condition. the case against his alleged attacker seems to have moved forward yesterday when giovanni ramirez was picked out of a police line-up in los angeles. but ramirez's attorney says he has a witness who can clear ramirez. that witness is ten years old. take a look at the first picture that we have of suspect ramirez. right next to the sketch of the suspect in the case. ramirez was arrested sunday at an east hollywood apartment on charges of assault with a deadly weapon but he says he was not even at dodger stadium march 31 when stow was beaten. ramirez'

complain, my mother would just give me one of those looks and she'd say, "this is no picnic for me either, buster." >>> i wish we had video of that, those two at the table in the kitchen, 4:30 in the morning, mother and son to be president. that is a story that president obama often told about his mother as he campaigned for president. and for most of us, it's about the only story we know about him. now as we learn more about his courage and poise, president obama showed in going after bin laden, we're going to look at .

sad news for hildebrand. >>> the giants get a buster posey update while trying to take their series on the road today in milwaukee. first the game against the brewers and not much good news for the giants in this one. freddy sanchez the exception, this first inning single hit, number 1,000 in his career, but it didn't account for a run. the giants got no runs while the brewers were able to pile on six. five of them off matt cane who takes the loss to fall to 3-4. casey mcgahee brings home the second run of the game. bottom six, cane still getting trouble from the brewers. rickie weeks has a two rbi double. the giants flee milwaukee having lost five of their last six. 6-0 the damage today. tomorrow they're in st. louis. >>> buster posey is out for the remainder of the season and might be on crutches until september, but the giants' training staff saying posey's surgery today was a success as two screws were inserted in his ankle during a 90-minute procedure and giants trainer reports everyone was pleased with the way the ankle game back to together n 8 to 10 weeks they'll do another pro

unfortunately they do much for buster. mcgee through the hole on the left side. 2-0 brewers. in the sixth, milwaukee blows the game open. two runs score. giants have now lost 5-6 after the 6-0 loss. >>> a's and orioles, bailey returned and pitched a scoreless inning in relief, and josh willingham provided the offense. in the first rbi single to left. barton scores. 1-0 a's. in the fifth, oakland down 4-2. two on with two outs for josh willingham. see ya. his ninth homer of the year. gives the a's the 5-4 lead. the a's have won four straight. >>> college softball. super-regional. game three between cal and kentucky. this game belonged to the bears. deep to center and gone. makes it 8-0. cal is headed to its first college softball world series since 2005. >> french open, roger federer advances along with the women's champion, and the story is novak djokovic. won the first set. now the second. continues to hit winners. the big forehand down the line. rolls in three sets. his overall win streak is now at 43 matches. the third longest in the open ear . a 41 wins this see. we'll te

buster bosey is likely to be out for the rest of the season. not only that they lost the game last night. if you haven't seen the hit, this is the play at home plate that knocked posey out on to the injury list and out of the science. a collision with one of players of the is florida marlins. it's all the fans were talking about. was it clean hit? was it not a clean hit? we found a husband and wife that don't even agree. was eight good hit? >> no, i don't think so. they could have done something different. >> what do you think? >> well, i think it's baseball. at that point he made the decision to go through him. it's unfortunate but it's baseball. >> i think should should be able to go in like that. >> so it's her birthday, i don't want to create a stir. [ laughter ] >> reporter: but there is a scare at this point. the question is should baseball players be allowed to barge head irs or shoulder first or should they be only be required to go in feet first. there seems to be more injuries with famous collisions about players coming in head first.

buster bosey is likely to be out for the rest of the season. not only that they lost the game last night. if you haven't seen the hit, this is the play at home plate that knocked posey out on to the injury list and out of the science. a collision with one of players of the is florida marlins. it's all the fans were talking about. was it clean hit? was it not a clean hit? we found a husband and wife that don't even agree. was eight good hit? >> no, i don't think so. they could have done something different. >> what do you think? >> well, i think it's baseball. at that point he made the decision to go through him. it's unfortunate but it's baseball. >> i think should should be able to go in like that. >> so it's her birthday, i don't want to create a stir. [ laughter ] >> reporter: but there is a scare at this point. the question is should baseball players be allowed to barge head irs or shoulder first or should they be only be required to go in feet first. there seems to be more injuries with famous collisions about players coming in head first.

we continue the coverage of buster posy injury. we are joined live from the at&t--at&t park with more on how the fans are reacting. >> this is a tough day for the fans, they use words like nightmare to describe how they feel about the situation they are very disappointed. the list to say, they're very proud fans out here supporting their team. the news is that posy might be out for the season, that is a big disappointment, but there is still a lot of hope and optimism in the air. many fans are coming to the game in their posy gear. many people are hoping that the team does not miss a beat. >> fortunately he is young and in great shape, with his determination and work ethic, he will be back sooner than most people. >> i hope he is not out to long, and he can get back into the lineup and we can get back to where we were. >> back here live, the florida marlins player was out of lineup today, he was so distraught, he could not talk on camera. last night he told reporters that he lost sleep. he was unable to speak about it he is tried t

the big story will be the injury and the severity with buster posey. giants lose in 12 innings. a's, bob garrett criticized by current player, by a former player. he would like to get a victory tonight. but coco crisp and company, they are having trouble. there goes -- going to work here. pounding away. always the helmet's fault. right? coco crisp, doubling off the wall. andy scores. cliff is out at the plate. 1-1. fifth inning, the angels go to work. trevor cahill. home run for torii hunter. home run for him. the angels go on, caa hill gives up 10 hits, 4-1 angels victory. 7th lost in 8 games for the a's. former a's pitcher houston joined the criticism of the manager. least favorite person i ever met in sports. from 6-27. i am thankful to be in a plate where i can trust my manager. bob garrett hasn't responded to any of the criticism. he will have to say something. mike brown gamed today new coach of the los angeles lakers. dallas on to the nba finals. dirk nowitzki and jason kidd, pair of future hall of fame trying to close out oklahoma city in this game five. dirk nowitzki, b

buster posey is out for the seize. a collision at home last week tore ligaments and broke a leg bones. surgeons repaired the ligament, he will undergo a second surgery. the rookie of the year was batting .284 with four home runs and 21 rbis. mike says the hit that put him out for the season could have been avoided. he retired in 2007 after a series of concussions. he says scott cousins had a path for the street but aimed for buster posey's opposite shoulder aiming for his shoulder. he says he does not favor a rule change, he says you just mark it down and remember that player the next time. >>> national service just for the children of the privilege and wealthy. >> on this day, a call to duty, what pete says is time to bring back the draft. >>> and is sara palin sending signals to america? what she is doing which could indicate whether she has plans to run for the white house. . >>> complete bay area news coverage continues, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. >>> the biggest way a man or woman cak honor and serve the

buster hurt his left ankle on the plate. here they're reading pa rookie of the year into that left foot. perhaps >>: look at his left. hama >>: the marlins win the 7-6. petcochope >>: on to the oakland a's, they have to figure something out. they were playing the angels and they lost 4-1. they have lost seven out of the last eight. a lot of frustration going on with the a's. " a lot of talk in the locker room about dissatisfaction with the manager. >>: to national soccer is coming to at&t park in july. the english manchester city will face club america perinde premier division. the match in at&t park will be the first since 2005. the giants will be out of town, grass will be put over the infield and the soccer field will run from first base of the left field. >>: we are back with more and a couple of minutes, here is a look at the mt. tam cam. you can really see the sunshine. we will be right back. >>: let's take a live look outside, unless the golden gate bridge as traffic gets into san francisco, the ride is nice and easy.

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. >> mike: buster posey underwent successful surgery today to repair three torn ligaments in the left ankle and will miss the rest of the season. he will have the screws removed in eight to ten weeks. probably done. the g-men wrapping up a three-game set in milwaukee. unfortunately they didn't do much for buster today in the first, mcgee, grounds one through the hole on the left side. brew crew up 2- 0. in the sixth, milwaukee blows the game ohm -- open against matt cain. giants have lost 5-6 after the brewer victory. >>> a's and orioles over at the colosseum. andrew baily returned and pitched a scoreless inning in relief. in the fifth, oakland down 4-2. two on two out, full count for josh willingham. see ya. ninth homer of the year. he a's's first sweep of the year. won four straight with a 6-4 victory. >> it was big for our offense, because they had just got an few runs, and he answered them. and he was battling and left a pitch skip was able to hit it. >> mike: college softball super-regional. the decisive game three between cal and kentucky. this game belong thoad bears. in the se

but this was buster posey. last season's national league rookie of the year, world series champion, hero in san francisco. some replays have higher profiles than others and posey versus scott cousins is destined to become one of them. giants manager bruce bochy told reporters he would like to see a rule change protecting catchers. >> i think there are so many catchers that have gotten hurt at home plate. shorten their career or even ended their career. the way guys come in now, maybe we need to consider it. >> i don't think it was a malicious act. but i think that i'm sure, cousins, i heard he didn't sleep well. that's great. in some ways that means he is a good guy, he has emotions. >> in from the ballpark, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> ewith wish buster all the best. want to get you back on the field, buddy. >> we really, really do. all right. 5:36 now. we would like to see sun, but this morning you have to con tepid possibly -- contend with possibly a few showers. >> possible. that's the key. possible and li

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. >>> up next buster posey on that serious leg injury and what he has to say about the player who hit him. >>> and i'm back here in 10 minutes, i'm going to talk to you about the holiday weekend. i'm going to tell ♪ let's go out to the dmv ♪ it's ok that we're number four hundred and three ♪ ♪ we'll find ourselves a comfy seat ♪ ♪ and watch some shows and stuff ♪ ♪ ♪ let's follow that lady with the laptop ♪ [ male announcer ] now you can watch hit tv shows on your laptop with u-verse online and on your smartphone with u-verse mobile, included with most plans. or get u-verse tv for as low as $29 a month for 6 months. in the network you can take entertainment with you. >>> giants catcher buster posey spoke to reporters in a conference call today and he said it's likely he's going to miss the rest of the season. posey says he's just waiting for final word. he also says he's not going to vilify scott cousins who crashed into him causing the injury on wednesday night. posey said his injuries are not career threatening and that when he returns he will continue to play ca