Miles away in fremont this afternoon. They escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash. Right now one man has surrendered to police. Two others are still inside. Were going to continue to follow this story and bring you an update as its warranted. The nightly commute is taking longer for some cal train passengers. Riders are experiencing delays of a half hour following an accident in san bruno. Officials say the train struck a tractortrailer at 2 30 this afternoon. Passengers on the disabled train were transferred to another train. No report of injuries luckily. They are operating on a single track until that accident site is cleared. Tonight the local impact to a global story. What next for the Catholic Church after the sudden announcement from the vatican that Pope Benedict xvi will resign at the end of the month . The pope says he no longer has the strength to carry out 0 the job. Joe rosato jr. Spoke to San Franciscos controversial archbishop who knows the pope well. Reporter shortly before Pope Benedict was archbishop of San Francisco salvator met with the pope. He was mentally alert and engaged in conversation, but he seemed to be fiphysically hurti. Reporter still, he never expected to hear the history making news Pope Benedict was stepping down. I was just as shocked as anyone else. I hadnt heard raw morse rumors speculation. Reporter he watched popes live longer and the stresses of the job grow harder. There are greater demands placed on the pope now and Going Forward living for a longer time. Its a different dynamic now. Reporter he says Pope Benedicts tenure was especially stressful with the church embroiled in the sex abuse crisis, and though the churchs critics will likely disagree, he believes Pope Benedict will be remembered for his courage to address it. He was one of the leading forces in trying to address this in a more aggressive yet fair way so that justice would be done for all parties involved. Reporter he served under Pope Benedict and john paul ii hopes the same pope will walk the same theological path. Though Pope Benedict is the first in years to resign. Hes a scholar and is relying on prayer and study. Itll just be a little unusual. Reporter joe rosato jr. , nbc bay area news. Coming up at 6 30 a live report with reaction from other bay area catholics as well as the potential candidate to become the next pope. The School District is investigating allegations of an inappropriate student teacher relationship according to the contra costa times. Investigators were made aware on friday. The teacher has been placed on administrative leave. The information to the Alameda County sheriffs office. Well, they are walking into your neighborhood just hours after the burglars walk away with your stuff. Home security companies. And the south bays biggest one is knocking on your door. Is that for business or preying on victims . Damian trujillo was there when one Alarm Company arrived just today, damian. Reporter yeah. You know what. Theres no denying it, jessica. I, too, looked online and found out this block on 17th street was hit by burglars just yesterday. Well, it seems a salesman looked at the same data so were out here today knocking on doors. Thank you, have a nice day. Reporter he admits hes striking while the iron is hot. Josh st. Martin found out there was a burglary on this block sunday, so he mobilized. Another one on this block. We see a report from our boss. Reporter josh and his partner sell home burglary alarms and today that means knocking on doors, making their sales pitch to a neighborhood just hit by burglars. We go around these neighborhoods. Unfortunately, its after people get broken into. Reporter they receive differing responses from neighbors. You dont mind if they come out and try to make a little business . Mind, no. Reporter some victims have told nbc bay area they feel the Alarm Companies are preying on them one day after their breakin. Others welcomed the salesman. I just wish it were a better time. Reporter san jose saw 5,206 burglaries in 2012 across all neighborhoods, rich and poor. Thats more than a 23 jump from the year before. That information on their flyers. San jose police put together this fiveminute video on how to discourage potential burglars. Put lights on a timer and give the appearance your family is home even when youre not. Exterior lights on motion sensors are an Excellent Way to frighten away unwanted guests. Reporter 30 of home burglaries occur when homeowners left a window or door open or unlocked. Dont be a victim of home burglary. Reporter josh st. Martin says its a business but also a way to help people stay protected. I spoke with adts Corporate Headquarters in florida late today. They say that it requires those across the country to abide by a sense of standards throughout the company. They say that agency does not target homes based on recent burglaries, but thats exactly what happened here today. Were live in san jose, im damian trujillo, nbc bay area news. Its expected to be another tense evening in los gatos. The debate over a gun store has been so contentious the owner says hes been getting threats. They are expected to make a decision about a new Sporting Goods store selling guns on university avenue. Opponents think the city should have held a public hearing before approving permits for the store. The store owner says hes simply following the rules. The debate is so heated the owner tells nbc bay area hes been receiving Death Threats at his home. Tonights meeting will address the permit process for gun sales and new gun regulation. Well, behave yourself on b. A. R. T. They are enforcing a new law allowing the agency to ban riders who commit certain offenses. They include everything interest defacing properly and urinating in like to fighting and shooting. The ban can last anywhere from 30 days to one year. B. A. R. T. Citizen review board will hold a Community Meeting tonight in oakland to discuss the changes which are expected to go into effect in may. The man blamed for one of the bay areas biggest environmental disasters now wants his license back. John cota was in charge of the cosco busan tanker back in 2007. The blame largely fell on cota and officials began the process of taking his license. Going thank you the process cota voluntarily retired in 2008. The coast guard refused to renew. Cota believes that violated his right to due process. Hes talking a big gain but can he back it up . The governor of tex he tex hoping to lure california businesses to the lone star state. He says texas has knocked california off its perch as the business leader. Governor rick perry made those controversial comments to the mercury news. This week perry had meetings with Business Leaders here in the bay area. San francisco and the Silicon Valley and down in los angeles hoping low taxes, limited regulations and lenient labor laws will be enough to convince california businesses to pack up and leave town and relocate to texas. Perry reportedly took shots at governor jerry brown and said austin is poised to become the next Silicon Valley. They are using his vision to renew their own criticism of the Business Climate here. We have so many laws being passed in california that the first violation with the Small Business would be a fixed ticket instead of a fine. That would be a huge step. We should have sunset clauses on all these regulations every five years for review to make sure that theyre legitimate. Theres still a need. Governor brown has called governor perrys visit here, quote, a cheap gimmick. A front row seat to the state of the union, the local leader who will be sitting with the first lady. Plus reporter its not a new crime but it may have found a new target. Im Jodi Hernandez in the east bay. Ill show you how time may be added to your commute. The story straight ahead. A high risk rescue plays out as our nbc chopper was overhead. The story behind the hairraising rescue just ahead. And good evening. Im jeff ranieri in the weather center. Temperatures dropping quickly this hour. Low to mid50s throughout the trivalley and 54 in san jose. We could hit 32 degrees for tomorrow morning coming up in 15 minutes. If your commute seems to be getting longer, copper wire thieves may be to blame. A live look at traffic along interstate 280 in san jose. Caltrans says they are causing millions of dollars in damage across the bay area and creating commuting headaches. Jodi hernandez is live in castro valley. Jodi, that area has been hit really hard, too. Reporter it really has, jessica. Im standing at the entrance of highway 238 and 580 in castro valley. Now these metering light Message Signs should be lit up at this hour but, as you can see, they are dark. Its all because of copper thieves. Those copper crooks are causing commuters some Major Driving delays. Youre looking at a scene thats become all too common in the bay area. Crews working to replace and repair copper wiring along bay area highways. Caltrans and its workers can barely keep up. We get reports almost every day of another sign or another group of lights that isnt working. Reporter and thats causing major traffic headaches adding to the gridlock throughout the bay area as electronic Message Signs and metering lights go dark. I know you have any kind of significa signal lights down or metering lights or even street lights, overhead lights are down. All of thats going to have a negle negative impact on traffic, slow people down. Reporter this worker shows us where the thieves cut the copper wire that powers metering lights along highway 238. Copper crooks pulled 10,000 feet of wire from 100 boxes. Contractors say its happening all over the region. 680, mission, stone creek, 580 livermore, everybody. Reporter thats costing commuters time and money. Caltrans says theyre spending 2 million a year in the bay area alone. The copper wire repairs. That 2 million could be better spent on, say, filling potholes, preparing guardrails, all the other things we have to do as a maintenance district. So this is costing everyone. Reporter we are back here live. You can see this sign is dark just like were told many signs throughout the bay area. Caltrans is protecting its wiring including using aluminum when possible and burying the wire deeper into the ground, reporting live in castro valley, im Jodi Hernandez. Nbc bay area news. Road work near santana road in the south bay could cause some headaches over the next three days. Crews will be temporarily closing several on and off ramps and lanes where Stevens Creek boulevard converges with 280 and 880 in santa clara. It will take place between midnight and 7 00 a. M. The goal of the project is to improve traffic flow and safety. After being convicted of beating a teenage poodle to death for wandering into his yard. He told authorities he beat the dog because he thought it might live past his dog. He was convicted of maliciously killing an animal and animal cruelty. Will be sentenced in march. A devastating loss. Investigators are trying to figure out what happened to this man who was found dead outside of calpoly. Another student called 911 after finding him unresponsive. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. At this point police dont suspect foul play. He was studying biology. Back on solid and safe ground, a man needed to be rescued after getting stuck on the cliff today. Emergency crews were called to the scene just after 1 30 in the afternoon. Has climbed up on some rocks on the north end of the beach but wasnt able to get back down. Rescuers rappelled the cliff to reach the man who was shaken but not badly injured. Lets bring in our chief sun meteorologist, jeff ranieri. Like a summer day, it seems like. In september across a lot of the bay area, the component that helps us get all this rare sunshine today, these winds out of the northwest from 10 to 20 miles an hour, 5 to 10 feet so you do want to be heading out to the beach even for tomorrow. We talked about those northwest winds, warming us close to 70 degrees today. Santa rosa. 68 on the vineyard in napa. 63 in the almeda valley. Cool into the valley with 58 degrees. Now a look right now outside here at the current temperatures and what you can see primarily 50s across most of california, the clear skies in place. Its going to be cold no matter where youre at here. If youre doing a road trip, you also expect some jacket weather in the forecast. Right now were seeing 46 in petaluma and down to the south bay a closer zoomin. You can see 51 in cupertino. Lets take you outside of that live hd Sky Camera Network and you have clear skies in san jose. The haze and the air quality is going to continue to get worse over the next couple of days and this in emeryville this is an awesome sunset. A little bit of an added layer there. We got that cleared off. Were going to see these skies continuing to stay clear once again as we head throughout the next two days. We have High Pressure building offshore. Thats going to bring us the offshore wind to give us this mild trend of weather with mainly 60s. We cant rule out a few 70s throughout the week. The other thing ma may be causing you problems, its the pollen. Moderate levels for tree, june perfect and also for birch. Tomorrow were going to start off with the coldest levels in the indian valley. 30s expected in the morning. Sunny and hazy by midday. Mid50s inland and then throughout the afternoon, low 60s for those interior valleys. On that threeday forecast, sunny throughout tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. Our chances of rain coming up, you guys. Well also talk about who ranks as the driest ever since Record Keeping started for 2013 here across the bay area. Some unbelievable numbers you dont want to miss. Jeff, well see you in a few minutes. Just ahead, critically important Vitamin Supplements but are you getting what you paid for . The surprising findings next. Also coming up, keeping america safe comes at a price. Has president obama gone further than president bush . Tonights reality check. Firing back, the ceo cries foul against the New York Times. Im scott budman at the new godaddy. Com Silicon Valley office. Coming up, a first look inside the company that wants to be known not just for super bowl ads but for job growth. From cupertino to washington, d. C. , a very special seat in the state of the union address. Apple confirming ceo it tim cook will sit with the first lady during the president s speech. Now you may remember last year the first lady hosted the widow of apple cofounder steve jobs during the state of the union. Its going to be quite a busy day. It begins with a keynote speech at San Franciscos Goldman Sachs event and then off to d. C. We will, of course, have complete live coverage of the president s state of the union and the republican response right here on nbc bay area. Our live coverage begins tomorrow evening at 5 45. A Silicon Valley mogul is furious at the New York Times. Scott budman is here with more on the war thats unfolding online. Reporter thats where tesla ceo first responded to a New York Times article. It claimed tesla model s sedan ran out of electricity earlier than the company said during a trip. They called the article a fake saying they did not properly charge the car first. The times says it stands by the article. Now a word from our sponsor. Its not our sponsor but a company willing to pay millions of dollars to force you to watch scantily clad women talk tech. Im talking godaddy. Com. More than a maker of commercials. Also, as of today, a growing force in Silicon Valley. There are two sides to go daddy. Reporter its the company you know because of their advertisements and they get it. While theres some controversy around our commercial at the super bowl. Reporter godaddy. Com is laughing all the way to the bank. And into its new Silicon Valley office. Growing as a Company Thanks in part to those famous tv spots. They actually do an amazing job of brand building for us. When people think about domains or hosting a website, godaddy enters their mind. Reporter powering its way to more business by becoming the best known Web Hosting Company buying other Companies Like outright and mdot then announcing plans to double its Silicon Valley staff by the end of the year. Silicon valley is unique in the world. Silicon valley has Exceptional Talent, concentrated into a single area and Exceptional Talent in Internet Technology is what go daddy is build iing. Reporter planting itself in front of the quickly expanding downtown and letting other wouldbe tech hubs in the news know this is the place to be. I just watched the news clip on tv, and the governor of texas doesnt have a chance, does he . Reporter in sunnyvale, scott budman, nbc bay area news. Well, its more common than you think. The problems with Credit Reports that could be costing you money. And then it hasnt happened in 600 years. Reaction to the popes decision to step down. 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The upon it tiff says he no longer has the mental or physical capacity to carry out his duties. He was advised not to take any more transatlantic trips. Pope benedict has spent most of his time grappling with child sex abuse scandals will leave his post. That stunning resignation the first of its kind in more than 600 years. Nbc bay areas kris sanchez joins us from san jose with reaction from some local parishioners. Kris . Reporter hi there, jess. As you mentioned the pope received a Major International organization but for folks who are catholic and living in the bay area, they say what he does is largely symbolic and that his nation retirement and a new pope coming in will have little impact. Such a remarkable thing. When santa clara student Natalie Collins studied in rome, she made a point Pope Benedict xvi in person. She said this was a thrill but not an integral part of her faith. A huge decision but its a lot more local community based. The daytoday level, i doubt that most catholics will feel a significant difference. Reporter father Michael Mccarthy says some of the elder members of the church are disappointed Pope Benedict wont serve, he sees the resignation as thoughtful and humble. Consistent with what he has been saying for a while. If you look at him, you can see that he is frail and hes 85 years old. Thats a lot of pressure to have as an 85yearold man. Reporter but some catholics dont like the popes break with the tradition of serving until death. Im very disappointed because, in my lifetime, every pope has all of the natural death. Reporter some say they hope the pope will be young er and interested in change. Mccarthy says he hopes the next will not be drastically different. Chosen by john paul ii and benedict xvi. Reporter still, local catholics say theyll pray for their church and hope for a well thoughtout decision on benedicts replacement. The pope doesnt affect me on a regular basis. But he does affect big changes in the church. Reporter none of us has ever seen a resignation of a pope before, but it is possible that as we live longer than perhaps we are capable of, we might see more resignations in the future. Thank you. More details on the early frontrunner to be the next pontiff. Cardinal Peter Turkson head of the vatican justice and peace bureau. Nigerias francis arinze. If selected either would become the first black pope in history. Also on the list of possible replacements marc ouellet of canada. Position of pontiff once reserved only for italians is open to all cardinals. The disgruntled excop still on the run. Southern california is still on edge. Today a prosecutor in Southern California stepped in and filed criminal charges against kr christopher dorner. Nbc bay areas janelle wang . The attempted murder of three officers in an enhanced charge of special circumstances could mean the Death Penalty for christopher dorner. The former Los Angeles Police officer is also accused of killing the daughter of a police c captain and her fiance, all of it apparently in revenge for his firing from the police force in 2008. Authorities are looking into 700 tips after announcing a 1 million reward yesterday for information leading to dorners arrest. We need all of the publics eyes and ears in assisting Law Enforcement in apprehending this very dangerous individual. Police admit the trail has gone cold. Their last lead was last thursday when they found his truck. A doortodoor search of 600 cabins turned up nothing. Thousands showed up at cowboys stadium this afternoon to remember a former navy s. E. A. L. Sniper murdered earlier this month. 38yearold chris kyle and a friend were shot to death at a shooting range in north texas. Police arrested 25yearold iraqi war veteran who was also at the range with the two men. Kyle wrote the bestselling book american sniper and was reportedly the most lethal sniper in u. S. Military history. Just weeks after lifting the ban on combat, another groundbreaking decision today. Secretary leon panetta says it will now extend certain benefits. They include emergency leads, commissary privileges and access to welfare. Overseas now. They have captured the countrys largest hydroelectric dam. The seizure by rebels is not expected to have a major impact. Offering to negotiate a peaceful departure from al asad who has made no indication of stepping down. The Indian Government is ordering a thorough investigation after a deadly stampede in the northern indian state. 38 people are confirmed dead. Most were returning from a large hindu festival held once every 12 years and attended by 40 million people. Railway officials are blaming the government for not warning them of the mass crowd. Jessica . Thank you, janelle. Then candidate barack obama promised to roll back many of the National Security programs from the Bush Administration which he felt stepped on american Civil Liberties. Today a new poll shows voters appear to think president obama is just as bad if not worse than his predecessor when it comes to trading his Civil Liberties for security. Tonights reality check, sam brock joins us and takes a look at one of president obamas policies warrant that kind of criticism. Good evening. Theres a perception among some folks that president obama governed far to the left. The truth is when it comes to defending our country, actually far more conservative. I think some of the most controversial elements of president bushs policy, adding some of his own to the mix. From drone strikes he first targeted killing to nsa wiretapping, both president s bush and obama have found themselves tiptoeing the line protecting our country and violating Civil Liberties in the war on terror. Which president has gone farther . Here are the it typical responses from bay area residents when we posed that question monday. I would say george w. Bush. Im not 100 pleased with president obamas record on Civil Liberties. Under the name of homeland security. Now that was started in bush but now obama was so much better, would he not change . Of course not. Reporter the type of tepid response displayed for both president s is reflecting the latest national polling. According to a recent study conducted by the hill, 37 of voters argue president obama has been worse than president bush in balancing Civil Liberties and National Security. With 15 rating him about the same. And the reality is theyre right. Civil liberties have not become more protected under president obama. Despite banning certain interrogation techniques deemed to be torturous like waterboarding and closing guantanamo prison which, by the way, still hasnt happened, the president has continued many bushera policies, controversial ones at that. Hes extended the patriot act, continued wiretapping which he voted to legalize as a senator, he has created his own controversy as well. The use of drone strikes. There has been little transparency in these programs. Obama has criticized the Bush Administration extensively for not disclosing information about controversial programs, and hes done exactly the same thing. Reporter during John Brennans cia confirmation hearings the nominee refused to divulge to Congress Details of the covert programs. But here are some of the facts. Drone attacks in pakistan over the last decade compiled by the new america foundation, the total number of strikes fewer than 20 under president bush. President obama has taken office, theyve numbered in the hundreds with little oversight outside of the executive branch. If president bush were behind the targeted killing policies, there would be outcries of outrage and yet here we have a politically tricky situation because its a member of their own party. Be abdicating policies that are more in the dark and more aggressive. It is also noted Public Opinion has changed and we dont see such methods of interrogation and wiretapping as issues anymore. No matter how you dissect the question, the fact remains president obama has maintained near complete secrecy over a Lethal Program while continuing many of the policies of his predecessors. The poll is spot on. Im sam brock and thats todays reality check. Thank you. Up next, theyre back and ready to defend their title. Back to work in the desert. Some of the giants arriving for duty at spring training. Well take you inside of the clubhouse. And does the dose match the label . Research involving a common supplement. And good evening. Im jeff ranieri in the nbc bay area weather center. A lot of sunshine today. Thats going to continue for tuesday. Here is a sneak peek. The numbers with plenty of 30s. Well talk more about decreasing air quality and who ranks the driest ever on record for 2013 in just a few minutes. The federal trade Commission Says one in five consumers has an error in their Credit Report issued by major agencies. The study looked at Credit Reports issued for 1,000 consumers. 5 of the consumers identified errors in their reports that could lead to them paying for more for mortgages, auto loans, and financial products. Most economists agree its important for consumers to check your reports at least once a year. In Health Matters tonight, many vitamin d supplements may not contain what the labels say they do. Doctors say its hard to overdose on the vitamin and their concern is with supplements that provide less. Lack for verified pro dekts or go with a wellknown bran. A natural way is to increase time in the sun, walk the dog, take a stroll in the park, can increase levels and help you lose weight. That is good. Sunshine very important for the human body. It is. This monday, take us through the week. Were going to see some changes. People enjoy that sunshine. We have a little bit more coming your way. A live look outside in San Francisco. I have that full Weather Report coming up in a few minutes. [ male announcer ] tender sirloin and a succulent lobster tail. For an incredible 16. 99. Share the love this valentines, with sizzlers steak lobster. Share the love this valentines, did you just turn your ringer off so no one would interrupt and. Us . One. Oh no, i. Just used my geico app to get a tow truck. Its gonna be 30 minutes. Oh, so that means that we wont be stuck up here, for hours, with nothing to do. Oh i get it, you wanna pass the time, huh. holds up phone fruit ninja emergency roadside assistance. Just a click away with the geico mobile app. It felt like spring was peeking around the corner today, didnt it . Like this. Something like that. Yes. I know, just kind of sneaking up here on us. We should have a lot more rainfall for this time of the year, you guys. That Doppler Radar is looking too familiar from what we have seen the past two months absolutely dry. And here are some of the latest information coming had in now that we are looking at information from january 1st to the current calendar year, we are on track for the driest ever on record for napa, San Francisco, and santa cruz. Let me step out of the way to digest these numbers. Napa this year, thats. 37 of an inch of rainfall. And santa cruz nearly an inch but you should have nearly 9 inches. Again, a very huge rain disparity across the bay area and this is now all these cities ranking the driest ever on record and that goes way back to 1849 on those records. Now lets get a look with the stagnant air in place. Not a whole lot of wind tomorrow. At moderate levels and also for the south bay, this may aggravate your allergies as pollen is also going to be on the increase. Temperatures in the north bay with upper 40s. Also 54 currently in san jose. Take you outside of that live camera network. We would like to give you a window to the south bay and we are mainly clear down in the Silicon Valley and as we take you up to San Francisco we are also undergoing some clear skies. We do have some low level moisture showing up there but were not expecting a huge fogg event tomorrow. Take a look at this unusual pattern. This region of High Pressure is so strong. August and september, that storm track is way off to the north. Alaska and canada, High Pressure build i building offshore. This will give us a slight wind here thats going to move more out of the north. That will keep the mild weather here for tuesday and also wednesday. But heres the thing. Its not going to be fullon beach weather at the coastline. Temperatures will surge up a little bit. But with the slight onshore flow, well stay with mainly 50s at the immediate coastline. Back for the interior valley, plenty of widespread 60s. The only hitch in the forecast will be we start off in the morning. If you dont get to sleep in, you dont get to get up at 9 00 or 10 00 in the morning, up at 5 00 in the morning, theyre going to need the jackets to start. 32 in santa rosa. 33 in livermore. 36 in san jose. But what is remarkable is how much these temperatures are going to surge for tuesday after those mid and upper 30s in the south bay. Were going to go to 64 in san jose. Back for the east bay, also a 30 to 33 degree temperature jump by the afternoon with low 60s so, yes, youll start off with a jacket, maybe a few layers. By the afternoon i think youre going to be doing good there. Maybe some long sleeves will work fine for you. Dry through thursdays forecast. As you look ahead to the upcoming weekend, id love to put rainfall on here. We need it so bad. It is not in the cards. We will have cloud cover increasing and dry weather stays in the mix all the way through s sunday and also on monday. So the odd thing, again, for the rainfall season, we are nearly 100 of normal because of all the rain we had in november and december but because of how dry weve been in january and february were now ranking the driest ever on record. Amazing. Since the 1800s. Wow. Yes. What a difference a month makes. Its crazy. Thank you, guys. Nbc bay area is the proud broadcast home of the world series champs. And this year, this time of year, we head south. Its happy new year, baseball is back. Over the next couple of weeks, nbc bay areas laurence scott. We begin with the champs and some familiar faces. Reporter greetings from arizona, inside the giants clubhouse in scottsdale stadium and pitchers and catchers dont officially report until tomorrow. We caught up with a lot of the guys who made their way to the stadium here today. And thats where equipment manager mike murphy and staff were helping the players get unpacked and ready for an eventful spring ahead. I think all the guys like to show up early. They always like to get out of arizona and try to acclimate to the weather a little bit. Tougher weather. Usually in the sunshine its rainy. We just have a lot of fun together. For me i live in the north pole and need to get downer who where its warm and play some catch a little bit. Its always fun when you come to the clubhouse and you have the groomed fields and the training staff. You have the players. It gives your mentality, hey, we have to get it going here. For me, i kind of have to tell myself, hey, you have to get it going here. Reporter and a good deal of position players like Brandon Crawford are already on the scene. Its nice. We have a lot of the same guys back from last year. So its like a reunion here coming back and everybody getting together and were all real excited because, like i said, we have the same guys coming back. We hope to do the same thing. Reporter and they will continue unpacking tomorrow as the rest report for the very first workout on wednesday. The giants in scottsdale, im laurence scott. Back to you in the stewudio. I cant believe were talking baseball already. Its amazing. Jim kozimor joins us from our sports comcast you should have your bow tie on. Maybe tomorrow 0. Happy new year. You are exactly right. Lets get it rolling. Hard to believe but, yes, baseball is officially back. Pitchers and catchers, the Oakland Athletics reported to spring training today and, man, do they have a great place to do it. The backdrop there. Phoenix, arizona, the green and gold. Theyll be there for the next month and a half. We have someone there as well. Our kate long worth, the defending champions. It appears youre reporting from alaska. Its cold down there. Reporter yeah, thats right. The first day of spring but someone forgot to tell arizona that spring training was starting because it was raining when the as players arrived at the facility here in phoenix today. But they didnt let the weather dampen their spirits. Today was only the day to play catch. Its safe to say the a. L. West defending champions are ready to get back out there and pick up where they left off. Kind of exciting. Youre seeing your friends and obviously your coworkers again for the first time. Its a lot of fun seeing those faces again. Obviously its nice to get back out here and something that we love to do and see the faces again. It was a little different than last year. No question about it. We wouldnt allow them to wear jackets or pullovers so we could see a number or a name. Not quite the case this year. Reporter after making a name for themselves in 2012 the as players have an added incentive this spring as they take the field ready to defend their a. L. West title. I dont think anyone wanted it to end. I could have kept playing baseball like that for the rest of my life. I dont really know what happens now. Playing so many games and winning games. We swept the rangers and were in the playoffs. Its better that way. A group of kids that didnt know what was happening. It was fun. Like i said, hopefully go out. Show the things were capable of. That little bit we can take that into this year and, you know, be a full season or just the ten games. Reporter and the major difference i noticed today versus last year on report day was the energy in the clubhouse. Last year it was violent. These are all new players afraid of saying or doing the wrong thing but today theres a different swagger that comes from a team that made the playoffs. The music was up and you dont have to guess what song was playing. Of course move it like bernie. And so i can confirm, the as are ready to get it started in 2013. Reporting live in chilly a arizona, im kate longworth, nbc bay area news. Well have you back again tomorrow. Football. The 49ers quarterback Chris Culliver had a rough week especially following homophobic comments. He began visiting with Sick Children at the Ronald Mcdonald house. Like i said, more to continue. Projects like this or anything, ive been dealing with this project for two months now. Its like im a little kid at the candy store. Anxious to see him. Hearing from all the battles and things he went through and to see him out here, he had a big smile on his face and just the love, today was the first day coming outside. Now on to hoops, the warriors make headlines in the fashion world today. They unveiled uniforms with short sleeves attached to them. 26 lighter than the traditional heavy jerseys and made of 60 recycled materials. The warriors will wear those uniforms in a game february 22nd, thats a home game against the san antonio spurs. The sharks finishing up in columbus, ohio. They lose five straight games. Pitchers and catchers are here, guys. Thats all that matters. Maybe a bow tie just for you. I kind of like seeing the guns. Yes, you do. A local leader is calling for more accountability and officials are already making changes as the Investigative Unit exposed how restaurant Inspection System is weak. We found the county doesnt have a scoring system for restaurants and doesnt post any inspection reports leaving customers in the dark. The county has taken a step backwards when it comes to getting information about restaurants Health Inspections to consumers. Having all that information either filed away in a filing cabinet somewhere or displayed in a way online thats not user friendly means we lose all the benefits we otherwise might have. Tonight at 11 00 hear the plans moving forward and what changes the county made after our investigation exposed that lack of accountability. Very interesting story. Were going to leave you with a big thank you. Hopefully you have a great night. Well see you soon tonight at 11 00. Now on extra breaking brandy news. Red carpet on high alert for the accused cop killer. I just hope everyones safe. Mario and a. J. Are there as charlie releases a surprise video message. Christopher dorner, im urging you to call me. Were the grammy stars in danger . Then chris brown is here hours after crashing his car. New video of browns mangled porsche as chris and rihanna hit the town like nothing ever happened. Then whoa they didnt say nothing about legs. Did the grammy stars follow the too sexy rules . Were going to go down the checklist. No butt cheeks or butt crack exposed. How we made Nicole Kidmans eyes pop out of her head. Look at that plus, allnew grammy candids backstage. Now trending, biebers potsmoking apology on snl. And daves annual si exclusive ruined. How kate uptons new cover leaked out before letterman. But first where are we, carrie . Were at the grammys. Duh its me, Kathy Griffin with, gosh, right on the tip of my tongue. Right on the tip of my [bleep]. Hi, everyone, welcome to extra. Im Maria Menounos with whats his name. Very funny. Im mario lopez. It was another huge grammy night im mario lopez. It was another huge grammy night last night