. >>> let's check in with anthony flores. he's at home.çó nzfy anthony? >> hey, terry. almost as much as i love hearing the fireworks going off in my house in san jose,i] buster pos says he loves baseball. butfá he's just not sure right w it's the best time to be returning to the diamond. we'll hear from the giants catcher coming up next in sports.Ñi ♪ menutaur get a load of my southwest cheddar cheeseburger. let menutaur make it a doubleeee, yeah! it's beautiful! say what? i said it's bea.... try my $5.99 southwest cheddar cheeseburger combo and make it a double for a buck more. order now with no contact delivery. >>> welcome back. i'm anthony flores. sqi áussq) camp. he's not 100% sure he wants to stay. oracle park. the giants catcher returning to the team after missing friday because of a family matter. the e1three-time world series champ saysok he has reservation about playing during a pandemic. to the possibility of opting out of this season. >> it would be ai-át bit maybe naive or silly not to gauge what's going on around ñr you$i obviously unprecedented ti

i'm anthony flores at oracle park in san francisco. for the second night in a row, the giants make headlines before the first pitch. the giants taking on the a's in game two of an exhibition series. manager gabe kapler kneeling for the national anthem. he was joined by several players, including fan favorites hunter pence and pablo sandoval. now to the game. bottom two, a's lead it 2-1. alex dickerson with an opposite-field home run. it's a solo shot, tying the game at two. the giants would add a run in the fourth and seventh innings on sac flies. san francisco beats oakland 4-2. the giants sweep the two-game exhibition series. after the game, kapler talked about taking a knee during the anthem and said the team will decide what they're going to do before each game during the regular season. >> i'm making an agreement as a group that we're going to support any decision our players make. i'm personally going to support any decisions that our staff makes, and we're going to continue to express ourselvin. >> reporter: so now it gets real.

live in oakland, anthony flores, nbc bay area. >> that is hilarious. thank you. >>> up next, it started when he asked some teenagers to put on their masks. tonight a muni driver recovering from an attack with a bat. >>> plus a vandalism attack on a bay area religion community. how it could be linked to attacks across the world. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. i'll show you how hot for the weekend and we'll get an update on the drought and the reservoirs. i'll have it for you in about seven minutes. here at nbc bay area we want to help with that conversation maybe help you start it on your own with interviews, suggested books and our series about race in america. i'm marcus washington and i invite you to join and be engaged and share what you learned with those you know and love. be a part of keeping the conversation going. visit nbcbayarea.com/race in america. >>> developing at this hour, san jose police officers on administrative leave after a woman was kicked and dragged during a traffic stop. >> what did i tell you -- >> the video posted o

anthony flores joins us with a look at the changes on the field ahead of tomorrow's giants/a's game. >> not just schools, many parents are wondering and worrying about covid-19 and child care. we investigate new data that shows hundreds of new cases linked to daycare facilities. dozens of them here in the bay area. >>> baseball, it's back. the giants and the a's are getting ready to resume their rivalry tomorrow. but it won't be like anything sports fans have been used to. >> nbc bay area's anthony flores joins us now to explain. anthony? >>> that's right, guys. it's going to take a little while to get used to. when the giants and a's hit the diamond in the coliseum the game will look and sound different. first of all there will be no fans in the stands and the noise you hear will be pumped through loudspeakers. players have been tested multiple times fore ecks when they arrive at the ballpark and coaches and even some players will be wearing masks. there's no spitting or high-fives. players and coaches will be practicing social distancing in the dugout. you'll even see some of the p

nbc bay area's anthony flores is live at the coliseum. anthony, how did it feel to watch a live sporting event even if the stands didn't have live people? >> reporter: yeah, jessica, i had to do a double take and say am i really watching a baseball game? i kept looking around the stadium thinking, where is everyone? it was a little different because there were no fans, but, hey, there was a lot of excitement because baseball is back. and giants manager gabe kapler also using this game to make a statement. the a's and the giants playing the first of two exhibition games, and as i mentioned, no fans in the stands. but they did pump in noise and have cardboard now, before the game, several giants support of black lives matter. he is the first major league manager to take a knee during the anthem. >> i did that because i wanted them to know that i wasn't pleased with the way our country has handled police brutality, and i told them that i wanted to amplify their voices, and i wanted to amplify the voice of the black community and marginalized

i'm anthony flores. the a's taking their final swings at camp coliseum. they're ready to play baseball. another practice game today in oakland. tomorrow they'll host the giants in exhibition game. those orange and black uniforms will be a welcome sight. >> the intensity probably isn't there like it will be tomorrow night. it's important that we do get to play a couple games against another team that will feel like a real game opposed to what we've been doing because our guys are starting to tire of this format. >> across the bay the giants had a day off but a few players did show up to work out at oracle park. giants are doing their best to follow new rules so they can stay healthy during the pandemic. >> as a team, we've put a lot of emphasis on following health and safety protocols and being diligent about wearing masks and washing hands and doing everything possible to stay healthy because we feel that's the competitive edge. >> now the giants will travel to oakland on monday for game one of the exhibition series. game two tuesday at oracle park. richa

i'm anthony flores. hey, summer camp is over for the giants. the organize and black wrapping up spring training 2.0 today at oracle park. they ended camp with a practice game. they're off on sunday.l be a fes tothen on monday and tuesday they'll takegames. with covid-19 it's been a challenge to get here. manager gabe kapler is excited to finally be talking baseball. >> and we understand that there's uncertainty, but for now we're pretty excited that opening day is coming, that we have a real exhibition series to look forward to, and that it's right around the corner. >>> a familiar face is back in oakland. jesus luzardo rejoined the a's on friday. he had been away from the team after testing positive for covid-19. the left-handed pitcher was symptom-free and feels ready to go because he was able to work out at home. >> it was definitely frustrating just because i felt good and, you know, it was tough to see everyone back out there and having fun. it was something that i needed and i lacked, but i'm glad to be back out here now. >> the a's will

i'm anthony flores. a day to remember for gabe kapler. he gets his first win as manager with the san francisco giants. the giants taking on the dodgers today in los angeles. we'll pick it up in the top of the third inning. wilmer flores with a solo home run to give the giants a 3-1 lead. that's more runs than they scored in their first two games of this series. then in the fourth, donovan solano ropes a double to center. that plates a pair. the giants had a 5-1 lead but they'd have to hang on for the victory. they win it 5-4. it's kapler's first win as manager of the giants. so, skipper, how did you celebrate? >> we always let the players do their own thing and they have their own celebration and have the space to enjoy that however they wanted to. then the coaches circled up very carefully and, as you mentioned, physically distanced and had a little toast and drank some wine. >> the giants and dodgers will go for their four-game split on sunday. >>> in oakland, the angels getting comfy with the cardboard cutouts in the coliseum. sean man

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. >>> let's check in with anthony flores. a lot of people looking for anything that sounds anything like normal. you've got a bit of that tonight. >> that's right. the giants focusing on baseball. they are getting ready for opening day. what for the start of the major league baseball season. stick around. sports is next. this cheeseburger is the best! it's about to get bester baby! ♪ menutaur! make it a double, yeah! nice mane! try my $5.99 southwest cheddar cheeseburger combo and make it a double for a buck more. order now with no contact delivery. get a load of my southwest cheddar cheeseburger. let menutaur make it a doubleeee, yeah! it's beautiful! say what? i said it's bea.... try my $5.99 southwest cheddar cheeseburger combo and make it a double for a buck more. order now with no contact delivery. >>> welcome back. i'm anthony flores. the giants going through a dress rehearsal today at oracle park. they held a simulated game. now, this is video of today's workout. this was before the sixth inning practice game. the sq

i'm anthony flores. have a great sunday. >>> more than 70,000 new covid-19 cases are emerging in the united states every day. those are the highest numbers since the disease appeared earlier this year. meanwhile, the 27 european union countries with disease numbers similar to here in the united states in april have bent the curve down to just about 4,000 cases daily even though these countries have 100 million more people than the u.s. that's why we bring in nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston now to tell us how this happened. >>> you know, kira, this is one of those situations politics merges with health care. health care specifically being the pandemic covid-19 virus. we can go a couple ways when you're talking about dealing with this. as they did in europe, centralized government took care of everything. we could have done that with the president managing it at the national level or leave it to the states. depending on which way you go, you may get different approaches and different answers.

i'm anthony flores. the giants finally break through down in los angeles for their first win of the season. game three of a four-game series. let's take a look at the highlights. top three, wilmer flores with a solo home run giving the giants the lead, more runs than they scored in the first two games of the series. in the fourth, solano ropes a double to center. that plates the pair. the giants had a lead but they would have to hang on. the dodgers mount a rally. the giants win it 5-4. it's the first win for manager gabe kapler with the giants. skipper, how did everyone celebrate? >> we let the players do their own thing, they have their own celebration and enjoy that however they want to. the coaches circled up carefully and physically distanced and had drinks and wine. >> the giants and dodgers will wrap up their series this afternoon. the angels getting comfy with the cardboard cutouts. a solo home run to justin upton and the angels take a 1-0 lead. then in the fifth david fletcher doubles off the wa

i'm anthony flores. summer camp is coming to oracle park. the giants are about to wrap up spring training 2.0. they're having a practice game right now and an off day tomorrow. they'll have a few players tossing the baseball around. then monday and tuesday, they'll take on the a's for a pair of exhibition games. it has been a challenging two weeks to get here, but manager gabe kapler says he's excited to finally, finally be talking about baseball. >> it's not to say that we don't continue to share concern, and we understand that there's uncertainty. for now we're pretty excited that opening day is coming, that we have a real exhibition series to look forward to and that it's right around the corner. >>> a familiar face is back at summer camp in oakland. jesus luzardo rejoined the a's on friday. he had been away from the team after testing positive for covid-19. he said he was symptom-free. the left-handed pitcher was able to work out at home, and the a's are hopeful that his arm will be ready to go for the start of the regular season. >> it

i'm anthony flores. the giants finally breaking through down in los angeles for their first win of the season. game three of a four-game set down in los angeles. we'll pick it up in the top of the third. wilmer flores with a solo home run, giving the giants a 3-1 lead. that's more runs than they scored in the first two games of the series. then in the fourth. donovan solano ropes a double to center. that plates a pair. the giants have a 5-1 lead but then they have to hold on for dear life. the dodgers rallied but they hold on for the victory. 5-4 the final. it's the first win for manager gabe kapler of the giants. skipper, what did everyone do to celebrate? >> we always let the players do their own thing. they have their own celebration and have the space to enjoy that however they wanted to. >> the dodgers and giants will wrap up their four-game series onoakland, sean manaea was cruising until the top of the fourth. he gives up a solo home run to justin upton, and the jabangels take a 1-0 lead. david fl

i'm anthony flores. hey, let the competition begin. now, buster posey is not playing this season, so the giants need to find a replacement after posey decided to sit out the season because he and his wife adopted identical twin girls who were born premature. the giants have several options behind the let's take a look at some of then. there's tyler heineman and rob brantley. th the fans really want to see joey bart. he was second overall in the 2016 mlb draft. the big question is, is he ready for the show? the giants also have the option of looking elsewhere. >> i think we're still certainly open to looking outside the organization. you know, perhaps for somebody with a little more experience, especially if we think it will help us early on in the season. i think we'll be re-evaluating kind of both the options internally and externally in the next few days as we figure this out. >> the giants will open the season july 23rd in los angeles against the dodgers. >>> across the bay, the a's continue to put in work during summer camp. now, t

i'm anthony flores. you know the a's were not able to get their full team on the field today because of the delay with covid-19 testing from major league baseball. now, pitchers and catchers did workout at the coliseum, day two of summer camp. now, oakland starters mark fires and jesus lazardo were held out because of a pending issue. it's not injury related. that's all they're going to tell us. position players still need to be cleared by the league before they can hit the diamond. >> it feels like we're five days behind with our position players right now. but that's not really the case, but it feels like it. our biggest thing now is getting through the next couple weeks and making sure that everyone stays healthy and people abide by not only the cdc and team guidelines, we have our own set of play guidelines and making sure nobody is being stupid off the field. >> over in san francisco the giants now have three days of summer camp in the books. they're still trying to figure out just like the rest of

i'm anthony flores. the earthquakes are on to the knock-out round after winning the quakes taking on chicago tonight and florida. before the game, players from both teams taking a knee in support of bhlack lives matter. a left footed strike. now we move to late in the second half and that is using our head. that is an and a career goal put out the fire 2- the final. san jose wins group b and moves on to the round of 16. >> we want to keep pushing and keep playing together so we can kind of see everyone has a chip on their shoulder to make it as far as we can and to enjoy ourselves. of right now. >>> the quakes have to wait for other teams to fill out the bracket. they will likely begin the knock-out stage next weekend. >>> the oakland the a's holding a practice game today at the coliseum. tomorrow they will host the giants forren exhibition game. they're excited to face an opponent not wearing a green and gold uniform. >> the intensity probably isn't there like it will be tomorrow night. it's important t

. >> anthony flores joining us now. and what a difference of a couple of days make in this shortened season. my gosh. what a changer for the san francisco giants. >> that's right, terry. is it too soon to get excited if you are a giants fan? maybe not. they are heading back to the bay area. how they beat the dodgers without a single extra base hit. sports is next. >>> welcome back. i'm anthony flores. the giants heading back to the bay area after a solid road trip in los angeles. closing their four game series with the dodgers. we will pick it up in the top of the seventh inning. solano with an rbi single to left. all nine hits by the giants in this game for singles. tyler rogers gets out of a bases loaded jam. the giants beat l.a. 3-1. they will play their home opener tuesday against san diego. >>> the a's taking on the angels. bottom one, mark canha knocks in a pair. the a's scored five runs in the first, but it was a one run game in the sixth until shawn murphy cranks the solo shot. the a's beat the angels. oakland p

. >> anthony flores has more on posey's decision. >> the giants are now looking for a starting catcher to replace buster posey. >>'s decided to opt out of the 2020 baseball season. >> the three-time world series champion and former mvp will not play this season. he and his wife adopted twins that were born premature. they are doing well but will likely be in the neonatal intensive care unit for sometime. >> we feel it's best for the babies and our family as well. >> and staying off the field doesn't eliminate the risk of catching covid-19, but with so many unknowns about the virus he says he's comfortable choosing family over baseball. >> from a baseball standpoint it was a tough decision, but from a family standpoint and feeling like i am making the decision to protect children, our children, i think it was relatively easy. >> he says support from the front office and his manager made the tough decision a little easier. >> we love you guys and congratulations, and we look forward to having you back next year. >> i think buster is making an incredible and thoughtful decision for him an

i'm anthony flores. the earthquakes are on to the knock-out round after winning their group stage tonight with an unbeaten record. the quakes taking on chicago tonight and florida. before the game, players from both teams taking a knee in support of bhlack lives matter. a left footed strike. now we move to late in the second half and that is using our head. that is an mls record and a career goal number 161. the quakes put out the fire 2-0 the final. san jose wins group b and moves on to the round of 16. >> we want to keep pushing and keep playing together so we can kind of see everyone has a chip on their shoulder to make it as far as we can and to enjoy ourselves. that's what we're doing the best of right now. >>> the quakes have to wait for other teams to fill out the bracket. they will likely begin the knock-out stage next weekend. >>> the oakland the a's holding a practice game today at the coliseum. tomorrow they will host the giants forren exhibition game. they're excited to face an opponent not w

reporting live in oakland, anthony flores. nbc bay area. >> back to you in the studio. >> can't wait. have fun. anthony. >>> no splashy televised wedding for princess beatrice. >> after cancellations, the bride and groom held a social distanced wedding over the weekend. she married an italian developer. they showed pictures at the royal chapel. the queen attended the wedding and helped to dress the bride loaning her a gown. and a tiara. the same one worn by the wedding the queen wore to prince philip. >> it's hard to have a small wedding when you're royalty. >> they did. they had less than 20 guests. >> the tiara is beautiful. >> >>> that does it for us. >> we'll see you at 11:00. >> bye bye. ththis cheesebeburger is t the! it's aboutut to get bebester b! ♪ menutaur! mamake it a dodouble, yeah! nice manane! try y my $5.99 s southwest cheddar r cheeseburgrger combo anand make it t a double for a buckck more. order now w with nono contact d delivery. >>> knowing again what john was going through and his family. >> exclusive ke

i'm anthony flores. it is still the first weekend of summer camp. here's the situation. now, they weren't able to have a full squad workout because of a delay in the covid-19 test results for major league baseball. only pitchers and catchers worked out on day two of camp at the coliseum. starters were held out because of a pending issue. it is not injury related. it might be related to those tests. the a's are changing their workout schedule tomorrow. they are hoping to get the results back to get the entire team back on the diamond. >> it feels like we're five days behind with our position players right now, but that's not really the case, but it feels like it. >> our biggest thing now is getting through these next couple of weeks and making sure that everyone stays healthy and people abide by not only the cdc and team guidelines we have but our set of play guidelines and making sure that nobody is being stupid off the field. >>> now, across the bay, day three of summer camp is in the books for the giants. they're still trying to figure it out like the rest of baseball

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here is "today in the bay's" anthony flores. >> reporter: punching her way to victory in the ring. nadia gomez has been a professional boxer for the past four years. >> boxing really challenges not anybody but yourself. >> reporter: she first laced up the gloves more than 15 years ago after getting a dui and losing her scholarship to play college basketball in washington state. using the discipline and determination she learned in the ring, gomez fought her way back on to the team and eventually earned her college degree. >> it really saved my life to kind of keep me more balanced. >> reporter: after giving up the sport for nearly a decade, she returned to the sweet science. it led her to the east bay to be a coach and teach pe in the oakland unified school district. now through her nonprofit vertical skills, she's using boxing to fight social injustice. saturday she is hosting a gathering called "stand up and knock out racism" at san antonio park in oakland. >> we've got to stand up. stand up and have these hard blacks and brown communities. >> reporter: and she hopes it empowers

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i'm anthony flores. i hope you had a safe fourth of july. buster posey arrived for giants summer camp, but he's not 100% sure that he wants to stay. now the giants working out day two of summer camp at oracle park. the giants catcher returning to the team after missing friday because of a family matter. the three-time world series champ says he has reservations about playing during a pandemic and he's leaving the door open to the possibility of opting out for the rest of the season. >> a little bit maybe naive or silly not to gauge what's going on around you. obviously unprecedented times. most definitely i've thought about it and talked about it with my wife. i would be surprised if any player gave you a hard line, no way, i'm not going to opt out ever answer. >> day three of camp continues at oracle park. over in the east bay the a's holding their first workout, the same thing as the giants, strict protocols in place to keep everyone safe. manager bob melvin says he will bring the team together today to remind them how important it is to f

. >> anthony flores is joining us now with the day in sports and local guy makes good i guess. huh? anthony? >> and a great day on the golf course for a local guy. how a former cal bear won his second career pga tour title. stick around. sports is next. (birds singing) (bouncy keyboard music) - [announcer] food delivery just got more rewarding. (package crashing into ground) now that gruhhub gives you rewards when you order. (dog barking) did you order tacos again? (device beeping) boom, rewarded with a perk like $5.00 off. ordering dinner for the family? voila! rewarded with free delivery and a side of quiet. grubhub gives you rewards for rewarding yourself, with food. (doorbell ringing) - [crowd] grubhub! (scooter horn beeping) >>> a former cal bear is golden on the pga tour after an epic come back. final round of the work day charity open. he erases a three stroke deficit on the back nine to force a playoff at 19 under par after justin thomas drains a 50 foot birdie putt. whatten aanswer by the former cal bear. he drains the birdie and then on the third playoff hole he taps in fo

anthony flores took this video here. you see a guy on the right eating a hot dog. we're always on social media. follow us @nbcbayarea on instagram and twitter. >>> new at 11:00, the nba is back and they are sending a message on where they stand on social injustice. black lives matter will appear on the court in orlando florida. it was revealed during a tour inside the bubble. players will also be able to wear social justice messages on their jerseys. the nba season will resume july 30th. this one's really hard to say, but of course our warriors will not be playing. next year, kari. next year. >> yeah. let's check out our forecast. we are going to see our inland areas starting to warm up just a little bit today into the mid-80s. but a nice cooldown headed in on friday. then look at the jump in temperatures reaching 90 degrees sunday. so we'll be back to summer before you know it, marcus. >> thanks so much, kari. >>> well, look, that does it for our midday newscast. i want to thank you for joining us for our midday newscast. and the governor is coming up for us at no

i'm anthony flores live in oakland. what a night at the coliseum. the a's begin their season with an extra inning thriller. let's show you the highlights. the a's taking on the angels in their season opener. now, during the national anthem, dh khris davis and second baseman tony kemp raised their right fists. several players on the angels did so as well. a few of them took a knee to protest racial injustice. let's move to the game. top of the ninth, with the a's up a run, it's the local boy, jason castro from castro valley and stanford. he hits a solo home run to tie the game at 3-3. they would head to extra innings. bottom 10, bases loaded, matt olson hits a slam. the a's beat the angels, final 7-3. >>> down in los angeles, the giants trying to even up their series with the dodgers. top 3, down two nothing, jalen davis with a shot to right. it's a solo home run to cut the dodgers' lead in half. but the orange and black had no answer for mad max. max muncy with a home run to center field. his second of the game. the dodgers beat the giants 9-1. the

. >> anthony flores joining us now. and what a difference of a couple of days make in this shortened season. my gosh. what a changer for the san francisco giants. >> that's right, terry. is it too soon to get excited if you are a giants fan? maybe not. they are heading back to the bay area. how they beat the dodgers without a single extra base hit. sports is next. awesome internet. it's more than just fast. it keeps all your devices running smoothly. with built-in security that protects your kids... ...no matter what they're up to. it protects your info... ...and gives you 24/7 peace of mind... ...that if it's connected, it's protected. even that that pet-camera thingy. [ whines ] can your internet do that? xfinity xfi can because it's... ...simple, easy, awesome. [ barking ] for the ultimate in-home wifi, click, call or visit us today. the giant a solid road trip in los angeles. closing their four game series with the dodgers. we will pick it up in the top of the seventh inning. solano with an rbi single to left. all n

. >> yeah, nbc bay area's anthony flores joins us from the park with the very latest in another poignant moment today. >> reporter: certainly, guys. i'll tell you what the giants beat the a's in oakland last night, but it's what happened before the first pitch that really has everyone talking. let's show you what happened moments ago at oracle park. giants manager gabe kapler taking a knee during the national anthem. he was joined by several of his players and members of his coaching staff. now included in the players kneeling were fan favorites hunter pence and pablo sandoval. now, let's take you back to monday night in game one of this series in oakland during the national anthem. kapler and several players and coaches took a knee. he's the first manager in the majors to kneel during the anthem. he says he's doing it to show his players he supports them and the black lives matter movement. the reaction has been mixed. the president of baseball operations says he supports the peaceful profest but president trump called it a sign of great disrespect for our country, kapler disagrees. >>

anthony flores, area. >> okay. fingers crossed that sson for n can get back on track with this major league baseball and the nba about to start. >> exactly. nba starts on thursday. they're in the bubble and so they have had good success with that and see how things go with the nfl. >> yeah. fingers crossed. thanks so much for joining us for the news at 6:00. ♪ menutaur get a load of my southwest cheddar cheeseburger. let menutaur make it a doubleeee, yeah! it's beautiful! say what? i said it's bea.... try my $5.99 southwest cheddar cheeseburger combo and make it a double for a buck more. order now with no contact delivery. your bank can be virtually any place you are. you can deposit checks from here. and you can see your transactions and check your balance from here. and pay bills from here. because your bank isn't just one place. it's virtually any place you are. just download and use the chase mobile app. visit chase.com/mobile. amazing school district. the hoa has been very involved. these shrubs aren't board

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we're going to begin with cnn's rosa flores live in miami. and that state, rosa, continues to see the strains pushed to the limit in terms of handling this outbreak. >> reporter: john, good morning. you're absolutely right. and it's not getting any better. here in the united states yesterday, another record day with at least 12 states reporting record hospitalizations. here in the state of florida, the total case count now exceeds 300,000, as the hospital system here in miami-dade county gets pushed to the limit. in florida, it's becoming more difficult to find a hospital bed for those who may need one, as the number of people testing positive for the coronavirus here keeps growing. >> as we're weaning out of the elective surgeries, we're moving in covid patients. extremely stressful. >> reporter: miami-dade county has already run out of intensive care unit beds and is quickly converting other beds for use. health care workers asking floridians to change their behavior. >> once we start running out of things, we -- iyou know, if we keep going

>>rosa flores reporting meantime there's growing tension in the white house this morning some in the administration are launching a campaign to discredit. doctor anthony fauci doctor fauci is the leading expert in the nation on infectious disease in the lead on the coronavirus task force for the president. but the president himself has been discrediting fauci and under cutting him. recently saying that he has set a lot of things that are off. issuing a statement of fact pointing out the number of times that fauci has been wrong. a california representative adam schiff is slamming these attacks, however on fauci i will tell you. >>doctor fauci is the most respected voice in the country on how we got to be dealing with this pandemic and to be trying to sideline him we're diminish him or discredit him. is just atrocious. >>those around fauci side are saying that the anything that he was wrong about he was wrong in real time. you know before we knew various things about the virus and that he would update them as soon as they were medically proven as opposed to they say the president was

>>that was rosa flores reporting meanwhile there's growing tension in the white house this morning as some in the administration are launching a campaign to discredit. doctor anthony fauci he's the nation's leading expert on infectious diseases and one of the lead medical experts on the coronavirus task force the move to undercut him by some in the white house comes as doctor fauci has recently contradicted the president over the health guidelines, necessary to fight the pandemic a member of the administration issued a statement pointing to times they say doctor fauci was wrong about something. california representative adam schiff is slamming those attacks on doctor factories credibility. >>doctor fauci is the most respected voice in the country on how we have to be dealing with this pandemic and to be trying to sideline him or diminish him or discredit him. is just atrocious. >>happening today, stanford will be hosting doctor fauci for a virtual chat about the pandemic it will be an online discussion beginning at 1030 this morning in fact we're going to cover it on our kron on app s

anthony fauci has been consistently wrong how to handle the coronavirus. the white house has repeatedly denied that there are any efforts to undermine the scientific experts. dr. fauci earning the trust of millions of americans for his straightforward comments on the pandemic refusing to play politics with american lives. >> this is a pandemic. keep reminding yourself and your peers that this is something in which it doesn't matter who you are or what you are. you're republican, democrat, anybody else, we're all in this together. so hang in there. do your thing, and don't get involved in any of the political nonsense. that's a waste of time, and a distraction. >> cnn reporter and our fact checker daniel dale is with us. navarro makes a lot of claims in this opinion piece contrasting himself with dr. fauci. navarro suggests fauci was misleading the public back in february. run us through this. what's the truth here? >> so fauci did say in february that the risk of americans contracting the coronavirus at that point was low. but every time he said this, bria

. >>> anthony flores joining us now from home. anthony, i just like the idea of you saying the words baseball and buster in a sportscast. it gets me going. it's going to happen. >> well, this might not get you too excited, but you're right, terry. buster posey joining the giants today at summer camp. why the veteran catcher is having second thoughts about sticking around for the upcoming season. terry, cover your ears. stick around, sports is next. >>> welcome back. i'm anthony flores. a familiar face showed up on day two of giants summer camp. buster posey. listen up, terry, because i know you're very excited about his return. the giants catcher returning to the team after missing yesterday because of a family matter. now, the three-time world series champ says he's having reservations, and he's leaving the door open to the possibility of opting out of playing this season. >> it would be a little bit maybe naive or silly not to gauge what's going on around you. obviously unprecedentedthought about it with my wife. i'd be surprise