posey gets clobbered and posey is hurt and he never caught the ball. the marlins are back ahead and the giants' only focus now is buster posey. >> mike: it looked like head-to-head contact. >> jon: bruce bochy and assistant trainer out there. the fans chanting "posey." >> mike: it might be his leg. it looked like he may have hyperextended the leg when he was knocked back. >> jon: posey resting his head on his glove. dave greschner talking to him. taking off all of the gear now and he's up as far as sitting. so as you can see the left leg or ankle and getting a lot of help from groeschner and gruesbeck. and that is a sobering sight for any giants fan and for any baseball fan one of the great young talents in the game. eli whiteside has put the gear in. he is going to come in as the catcher as they help posey down the steps through the dugout. a lot more steps down there. there's a little auxiliary trainer's room close here in the dugout near the tunnel. ben potenziano is there as well. they have to navigate quite a few steps there as well. >> mike: a lo

posey on crutchs today. surgery next. injury has left the giants just ree reeling. >> felt lake a morgue in here today. lose a player like buster it's always tough. not only his bat and presence as human being. great in the clubhouse. >>reporter: giants and marlins series finale at at&t. buster fans out in force hoping for the best. pitching well. 8 innings. one mistake. morrison with the rbi single in the sixth. one nothing fish. only run of this game. giants threatening in the 9th. sanchez at third. ross. can he bring him in? no. ball game. sanchez complete game 5 hitter. 1 to nothing the final. giants swept at home for just the second time this season. a's owner lieu wolf front row in anaheim. he lives from southern california. checking out the team. up one nothing in the fourth. double down the left field line. willing ham and ellis both 4. open up a lead. hang on a little bit. late come back by the angels. but the final is 4-3 athletic split the 4 game series in anaheim. the nba finals are set. miami heat. lebron and

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

today buster posey was seen leaving at&t park on crutches. this is about the last thing giants fans want to see. such a key pillar to the success of the team, and it's hard to watch. we saw it from several angles on our nba telecast. during this play at the plate, posey involved in that brutal collision, suffering a fractured bone in his lower left leg, and now we're told by the giants medical staff, there's ligament damage in his ankle. a serious concern for the giants as the rookie of the year is likely lost for the remainder of his sophomore season. the incident brings up another incident. jeff barry contacted major league baseball regarding changing rules at the plate. here's the question many began grappling with. was this a dirty play or just part of baseball? the marlin's scott cousins who hit posey at the plate said he couldn't sleep last night, distraught about what had happened. he said he left messages for posey to express his concern. an unfortunate event that everyone wishes played out in a much different way. >> we lost our clea

posey has been getting dinged all season. but last night he got what is being described as a football type hit by scott cousins. posey suffered a fractured fibula. >> he has taken this pretty hard. as his wife last night and you know he wants to be here, he wants to play. he knows it's a pretty serious injury. and it's going to take some time here. >> hopefully, we will get results back that aren't as bad as people think it is. but until then we have to win games. >>> posey was joined on the disabled list by two others. belt now comes up from the minors. you can just feel the heavy hearts on the team and the pitcher only allowed one hit. florida sweeps the three game series. >>> oakland produced what amounts as a scoring sweep. a's finish their road trip 2-5 and now hosts baltimore tomorrow night. >>> giants visit the brewers starting tomorrow without buster posey. >> you think he's out for the year. >> they do not rule him out for the year but people are saying it's going to take at least three months, plus he's a catcher. t

posey in position and a good throw that took a bad low hop and bouncing off the shin guard and posey blocking the plate with no ball in his hand and defenseless. >> and bruce millke said he would like to see the rule changed protecting the catchers. >> i think so many catchers have gotep hurt at home plate and missed a lot of time and shortened their career orened their career. and the way the guys are coming in now and maybewe utto consider it. >> peat ross laid out ray in the all it star game that was controversial. but baseball players police themselves. a good man down and teams playing on. >> i don't think it was a malicious act, but i am sure cousins didn't sleep well and that is great. some ways that means he is a good guy and got emotion. >> that is baseball. we have leagues that have different rules. notably college and high school. a umpire deems it is too rough or malicious he can eject the player. there was talk about changing the rules in baseball and not allowing a heat first sliped. purist said that would be sacrilege. >>> and wayne, thank you. >> we spoke with a orthp

giants fans are singing support for buster posey. while the rookie of the year recovers from a slam at home plate that left him with a broken bone and torn ligaments in his left ankle. the trainers stay ligaments will most likely require surgery. >> it's severe. we're still going to gather more information, some other experts. we've got great doctors here that we've already seen. but you know, we're going to gather more and to appease myself, mostly buster. >> reporter: on crutches, the giants catcher moved junkerly into a car with a trainer earlier today. a sad sight for teammates like jeremy affeldt. >> i texted him last night. i love him. he's a good friend of mine. >> reporter: scott cousins that he feels awful about the jimpl he tried to help him up. was it a clean hit? giants fans are divided. >> i thought it was dirty. >> towed scohe had to score. >> reporter: it was a legal play and now bruce bochy and others are trying to figure out if it is time to change the rules. >> we might need to consider something to protect these gu

some bay area students are among the many fans sending posey their best wishes. >> dear buster posey, when you broke your ankle, our school was a total madhouse. what is your favorite thing to do? go, giants! >> get well soon. >> now that was just one of the get well wishes sent by the first grade class of covenant of sacred heart school. the teacher will deliver them to the giants. >> my son says he is still going to wear his buster posey jersey. >> why not? >> solidarity. >> he is coming back. just a pothole in the road. >> totally. >>> 4:37. >> potholes, don't know about those, but i know we may have rain which could put a wripgle in your commute. when is that coming? >> it could pop up anytime in the next couple of hours. right now, the clouds are just gathering. most of the showers are up north. it wasn't a great chance we'd see some this morning. very isolated. wanted to let you know they were there or they could be. right now, don't worry about them. if you are heading out, 46 in los gatos. 48 in santa rosa. low to mid-50s for the rest of us. by the afternoon hours, the tempera

. >> posey gets clobbered. >> reporter: but posey would probably disagree. >> posey is hurt. >> oy! >> reporter: it was the collision heard round at&t. >> oh, my gosh. >> oh!! >> reporter: buster posey was slammed by a runaway freight train in the body of florida marlins scott cousins. there may be some debate whether it was a clean play in fans' minds but no debate how it will hurt the giants. >> we lost our clean-up hitter, our catcher helped us win the world series. it's a tough blow. >> reporter: he is only 23. he is known as a sven galley for giants pitchers calling each pitch. >> it is terrible. >> reporter: it's listed as a fractured lower leg near the ankle and fractured ankle with possible damage to the ligaments, probably out for the season. >> i think buster is to 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 is he. just days ago, bruce jenkins in the "san francisco chronicle" addressed the issue in a column about an oft debated subject as pos

he clobbers posey! cousins is safe, posey is down! >> up buster posey was seriously injured last night, you can see him crawling on the ground. it is painful to watch. scott cousins of the florida marlins is the player that ran into him. posy suffered a fractured bone in the left leg practically ending the season. >> you said likely to end the season, the giants are not conceding, but face it, for the next couple of months, and buster posey will be out of there. after three mri's this morning. let me show the play again late last night, scott cousins was trying to win a game. he runs into posey, he is safe. posy could not hang on, but he was injured. here is the best angle right here, we shall the left leg is pinned back. all of his weight is on that ankle that snapped. 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 clos

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

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

posey at the ballpark today on crutches. giants it feels like a death in the family. >> felt like a morgue in here today. lose a player like buster it's always tough. not only his presence is important in the game. great in the clubhouse. >> i know all the guys. screws try to go out there and do my best and play ball the way i know how to play.i'll not be buster obviously but go out and play hard. >>reporter: giant fans showing their support for posey throughout today game. jints trying to prevent a 3 game sweep against florida. ryan continues to pitch very well. only blemish right there in the sixth on this pitch. base hit to make it 1 nothing florida. that was the only run of the day. sanchez got great defense and boneface in the seventh here and still 1 nothing in the 9th. tying run at third. ross can't drive him home. that's the ball game. sanchez complete game 5 hitter giants swept at home. second time this year. 1 nothing. >> look at the line and looks good but definitely giving up the hi. cost you the game. it stinks.

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

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 tank. one of our 9 models over 30 mpg highw

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

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

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

and posey getted clobbered at home plate. >> reporter: i think it was a good hit. >> and posey getting clobbered. >> it was a dirty hit. >> dirty hit. >> it was a clean hit. >> reporter: posey fractured his right ankle. >> it's a season ending deal. when you see a catcher at the plate and hurt. >> reporter: baseball was not designed to be a collision sport. but many say baseball is an exciting game that sometimes ends in unexpected decisions. barry called on major league baseball to look at the play. if you go head to head in the nfl it's a fine. but if it happened in baseball, nothing happens. >> i don't see changing the rules for one accident. >> i think it's part of the game. the catchers are supposed to have tough. that's why you get on for a reason. >> reporter: bruce bochy disagrees. >> we might need to consider something to protect these guys. because they are getting bigger, faster. and hitting these guys, when they're not really prepared to get hit. >> reporter: coming up at 6:00, more player reaction, more specifics on posey's injr. reus and high -- posey's injury and more re

. >>> and buster posey talks about his injury for the first time. >>> good evening. sunshine today and temperatures still cooler than average with 69 in san jose. tonight, the clouds start to roll in. we'll talk about the cloud cover but yes, even m sornie sierrano possible this weekend. your memorial day weekend forecast coming up. [ coach ] in albuquerque, citi pre-approved my mortgage. [ whistle blows ] all right, layups, guys. let's go. in sioux falls, i locked in a rate. coach, you get that house yet? working on it. [ coach ] the appraisal? ...springfield. wherever i was, my citi mortgage consultant had me covered. [ crowd cheering ] and 500 miles from home... [ cheering, cellphone beeps ] ...we finally had a new home. [ male announcer ] from pre-approval to closing, citi is with you every step of the way. what's your story? citi can help you write it. >>> it was certainly one of the oddest stories of the week. facebook co-founder jeff zuckerberg only eats meat from animals he kills himself. that may be extreme, but a lot of people would like to know more about

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

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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

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 like that. >> reporter: after the game i had a chance to talk to cousins, he wouldn't go on camera, he was visibly upset and told me he had left several messages from posey when those went unreturned he did it the old fashioned way. he hand delivered a letter to the giants clubhouse. at at&t park, kim coyle. >> reporter: eli whiteside took over as the catcher. voguen song allowed a

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skies one, scott cousin ins will try to score and posey is knocked on his rear. he suffered what appears to be a serious left ankle injury and had to be carried off the field. no word on the severeness of the injury. the marlins won but the loss could be much greater than that. stay tuned. >>> tied in the third, not anymore, hunter going yard, 2-1 angels and then back to back home runs. cahill gives up four runs. >>> the mavericks overcame another four quarter defer sit out scoring oklahoma city 14-4 at the end of the game. they go to the finals, winning the series four to one. >>> the lightning looking to force a game seven. martin making sure of that many tampa wins and game seven will be in boston on friday night. >>> i have the top five. at number five the fan after he catches the ball, his friend tackles him, give me that ball. >>> number four, carol showing his range to wallace, astro beat the dodgers. >>> number three, tigers and rays, foul territory, making the diving catch. that game postponed because of rain. >>> number two, reds and phillies 19 innings

giants say posey injured his left ankle in the collision. there were x-rays taken after the game but the results have not been released. the giants' star catcher will also have an mri this morning. that is not the sight you want to see if you are a giants' fan. >> right. your rookie of the year last year, bring something much excitement to the game. oh! >> right throwing arm. you don't want to see that. >> sending good wishes. >>> 4:39 is our time. this morning, unlike yesterday, no word of a damp commute. >> not this morning. but what about tomorrow? i think i said that this week. >> yeah, like movie "groundhog day," you come which every day and even though it's may there is still a chance of rain in the forecast. there is the super cell thunderstorm that rolled through the central valley. i have seen seven to eight reports of possible tornadoes out of it. it will be interesting to see how many they confirm. how strong they were. they were pretty weak thankfully. that's all gone. all right. look at the zonal flow. because we have a west to

the giants' buster posey did have a few words for three beat writers today. posey on the play at the plate, with scott cousins, i think there's a big difference if you're completely in front of the plate camped out. the runner doesn't have a choice at that point. i feel cousins had a choice. he had a choice to slide or directly come at me and he came directly at me. posey, of course, says that he thinks he's pretty much done for the season. the as tonight, the first of six games at home, the as trying to protect a one-run lead against the orioles in the 5th, gonzalez gets a double play ball but the throw back to gonzalez gets behind him and he fell awkwardly, a runner scored and tied it, gonzalez left an inning later, his pitch count was high. geren was tossed, seemed to fire up the as because sweeney broke a 2-2 tie, sweeney had an rbi every starter had a hit, they battered around in the sixth, five hits were with two outs and brought in five runs. aswin it 6-2. they've won 3-4. >>> all right, meantime, gerhardt, usually, you think of toby gerhardt in footba

posey will likely not play this season. cousins apologized for the injury saying he certainly was not trying to injury buster posey. he was just trying to score on the play. >> a chemistry teacher accused of helping stunes get high off of chloroform is arrested for a second time. he teaches in livingston high school. she was arrested on monday accused of helping three male stunes inhale chloroform and then on wednesday there was this. a bomb squad found nitroglycerin in her campus. investigators don't know why she had it but she was arrested on explosives charges. >> yale joins stanford in elite institutions allowing the rotc program back on campus. it came after congress voted to allow gays to serve in the military. stanford approved the rotc and harvard and columbia took similar action . many prompinent universities dropped the rotc programs in the 19s because of the anti-war sentiment. >> mark kelly is looking forward to seeing his wounded wife gabreille giffords on video phone in space. after the launch, giffords underw

. >>: hit looks like this season is over for buster posey, the san francisco giants catcher suffered a serious blow as with that nasty collision at home plate on wednesday against the marlins. x-rays and mri showed a fraction of the armpit in three tournaments. -- a fractured bone in the streets torn ligaments. the national training and rookie of the year, certainly a loss for the team. >>: i am sure that he feels bad, not as bad as we did. we lost our cleanup hitter, our catcher, he helped lead us to win the world series last year, this is tough for us. >>: i love him. he is a good friend of mine. he is a great player. he is frustrated that he understands there is nothing that he can do. >>: the giants will try to get posing into surgery within a week. recovery time is two months before he can even start rehab. >>: 7 07 a.m., we're back with more in a couple of minutes. hot live look in case you are heading to tahoe, if people are still skiing. this is heavenly. heavenly only has to clean this weekend but there are plenty of ski resorts opened. her quick, what, they all have seen th

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

posey out of commission for a while. president obama is in france for >>> their quirky talent getting them national faith. the bay area high schoolers making their letterman debut. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, for president obama to arrive. the president flew to the meeting from london this morning issues >>> we are at the g8 summit waiting for president obama to arrive, the president flying to the meeting from london this morning. looks like the weiss there, carla bruni, the wife of french president nicolas sarkozy. looks like the wives there. the president will have one on one meetings with leaders of france, japan and russia. one issue involving russia is the u.s. plans for a missile defense system based in europe. >>> it is 4:49 now. >>> the criminal case against the man accused of shooting congresswoman gabrielle giffords and killing six others is now on hold. a judge ruled that loughner is not mentally fit to stand trial for the january shooting. experts concluded that he suffers from schizophrenia. before the ruling, federal

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

posey went on to say, "i feel cousins had a choice. he had a choice to slide or directly come at me. and he came directly at me. i want to make this very clear. i'm not out to vilify cousins any way whatsoever. it happened. it's over with." giants president larry baer also weighed in today. >> it was clearly a legal play. it was a legal play. so you can't say -- if it's a legal play, you can't say it's a dirty play. and so it was within the limits of the game as it's constituted now. the question is maybe there should be rule changes that could -- that can protect both sides. >> posey has surgery scheduled for sometime next week. >>> well, five santa cruz high school students are suspended tonight for wearing clothes depicting symbols of white supremacy. it happened at socal high school just outside of santa cruz. the boys are also suspected in a rash of graffiti drawings on campus that include swastikas. investigators say the students stood together wearing white shirts and bandannas during a class photo. now, a letter did go out to p

posey expects to have an mri today on that ankle. the player who ran into him scored the game winning run for the florida marlins in the 12th inning to add insult to injury. they have a day game today. i doubt highly that he is playing today. hopefully back soon but we shall see >>> a simple blood test could help doctors diagnose depression. the telegraph reports that tokyo researchers developed a new test that measures phosphoric acids. an earlier study shows people with depression have lower levels in their blood. past blood tests have relied on slower more expensive dna analysis. >>> one silicon valley tycoon says a college degree is overrated and this morning, he is putting his money where his mouth is. >> it's not for everybody though. he is shelling out a lot of cash to get some students to skip school. two dozen 17 to 20-year-olds will be paid $100,000 each to skip college for two years. instead, they are asked to use that time to work on their entrepreneurial ideas. paypal cofounder peter thiel launching that program. he says

. >>> needing to overcome a serious injury to the rookie of the year catchy buster posey. a photographer caught this picture of him on crutcher today. the collision that caused his injury was a controversial topic at this afternoon's game. >> program! >> reporter: thursday matinee where the chatter was all about the hit. >> here comes the throw. and posey gets hit at home plate. >> it was a clean hit. >> and he gets hit. >> a dirty hit, dirty hit. >> he is hurt. >> clean. it was a clean hit. >> on the play, cousin scored. posey fractured his left ankle. >> potential season-ending deal. >> baseball was not designed to be a contact sport. some say the collision at home plate is a classic in america's pastime. >> the tradition is to plow the catcher down when you running from third to knock the ball out of his hand. i think it is part of the game. >> reporter: today his agent called on major league baseball into looking to change the rules at plays at the plate. he add if you go helmet to helmet in the nfl it is $100,000. in baseball you have them slamming into fielders t. is

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 ]

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 catcher. >>> a rodeo man faces felony charges accused of making counter fit money and then passing it on to local businesses. hercules police say they found him with these bills. officers say papard has already admitted to the crime. >>> in news of the world tonight in egypt thousands of protesters returned to cairo's square today for what they call a second revolution. they say the current military leaders are not moving quickly enough on democratic reform. they say the military is still arresting thousands of demonstrators. >>> in spain a wildfire is burning out of control on the resort island of adiza. official says it is the worse fire ever on the mediterranean island. hundreds of tourists and residents have been evacuated. more than 5,000 acres of pine forests have burne

. >> the san francisco giants have now lost three games in a row, but the loss of buster posey has the team and the fans really. it all happened last night when cousins and plowed into the catcher at home plate. today he was placed on the disabled list with a fractured bone in the lower left leg likely ending his season. we are live at the park with the marlins and just finished a sweet but it is--sweeep but it is buster posey who is on everyone's mind. >> it was last night, after three mri us this morning on the lake, the ankle, the knee is ok, but the the ligament damage on both sides of his broken ankle, that is the big issue. let us roll this up, the 12th inning last night, scott cousins he was trying to win the game, so he plowed into buster posing. if he slid around him, posy my tag him and he would be out. but he made that decision. now as the slow this down and stop it to show the left leg was pinned back. all of his weight fell on the ankle. it caused it to break. the trainer said today that it will be quite some time before he recovers. in fact the team could not recover. the

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 ,,,,

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 catcher. >>> a rodeo man faces felony charges accused of making counter fit money and then passing it on to local businesses. hercules police say they found him with these bills. officers say papard has already admitted to the crime. >>> in news of the world tonight in egypt thousands of protesters returned to cairo's square today for what they call a second revolution. they say the current military leaders are not moving quickly enough on democratic reform. they say the military is still arresting thousands of demonstrators. >>> in spain a wildfire is burning out of control on the resort island of adiza. official says it is the worse fire ever on the mediterranean island. hundreds of tourists and residents have been evacuated. more than 5,000 acres of pine forests have burne

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. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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