captioned by closed captioning services, inc. good morning. a great morning. the day after we won the national pennant. thanks for joining us, i'm kristen sze. i'm eric thomas. the best team won last night. congratulations to giants. will we have rain for the world series? it happened at the end of the game, thankfully, mother nature followed suit on the forecast we appreciate her doing that. we are looking at st. helena to the south 29 around silverado trail one lone shower there. as we look farther to the south in the south bay, a few showers around the santa clara

valley, heading towards morgan hill and gilroy. most of this is sliding away interest us the morning commute is going to be easier than it was yesterday. -- more showers in the forecast for today and tomorrow. good morning. right now the big issue is standing water from overnight rain. not raining out there now, both directions of highway 4 at hillcrest standing water there slowing drivers. we had an early early accident westbound 80 at pomona due to slick roads that went into the center divide. south 280 sand hill road flooding in the right lane. be aware you come up on that standing water reason for solo spin-outs. [ unintelligible ] fans the night celebrating the team's return to the world series. amy hollyfield is live at at&t

park. what a night. what a series. >> reporter: are you referring to me when you talk about co-workers who are tired? i stayed up too late last night it was so exciting nothing makes it more official than a t-shirt. giants are the national league champs. they clinched last night in a shutout 9-0 exciting night. it really got going in the 3rd inning when you started to get the feeling, oh my gosh, they may be going not world series. they scored five of their nine runs in the third. pence got things going with a double in that inning that cleared bases which was perfect because he has been known as emotional leader of this team. >> we just came together we played for each other. one more day, that was the way we went about it. everything you got to get back to see each other again.

>> good pitching, good hitting and a lot of heart. >> and the fans! >> reporter: even in the pouring rain the team and the fans didn't quit. even the fans stayed until the end that was exciting to see they did not go home and they watched their team clinch the title in a downpour. the giants were behind in this series 3-1. now they are on their way to the world series. scutaro won the mvp of this series he call the night unbelievable. don't stop leaving -- stop believing they have another series to go the world series and it starts tomorrow. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. the giants win at at&t park sparked celebrations throughout the city. [ screaming ] >> those are fans in the bus stop sal loon on union street

last night. -- happy fans clogged mission street, honking horns, waving flags. police stood by to make sure the party didn't get out of hand but it was peaceful. games one and two of the world series well game one stars tomorrow and thursday at 5:07 p.m. at at&t park. three and four in detroit as will game five if that becomes necessary. the giants and tigers return to san francisco for games six and seven if the series goes that far. president obama and mitt romney are back on the campaign trail today in battleground states. the president will try to keep the momentum going after a strong performance in last night's third and final debate. katie marzullo is live in the newsroom. most gave this round to mr. obama. >> reporter: they did. polls give the win to the president over romney. cnn poll reporting 48-40%.

last night in boca raton, florida it was all about foreign policy. president obama said the u.s. and its allies have i am bowsed crippling sanctions on iran. romney answered saying the united states should have done more. he said rest petedly, we are four years closer to a -- he said repeatedly we are four years closer to a nuclear iran. >> maybe it is smaller now than any time since 1917. >> the president: we also have fewer horse and bayonets because the nature of our military as changed. >> the two did find common ground. romney applauded the killing of bin laden. both said they oppose deck u.s. military involvement in the efforts to -- oppose direct u.s. military roplt in the efforts to topple syria's president assad.

katie marzullo, abc7 news. coming up on 4:36. alameda county sheriff's office will release more information about a woman who was found dead inside a burning castro valley home. crews put out this fire in 20 minutes last thursday. while fighting the fire they found the woman's body inside. investigators declared the fire and death suspicious. today we expect to learn the victim's name and more about how she died. the home is owned by a retired firefighter but he is not considered a suspect. san bruno council will vote on a measure that calls for ousting the president of the utilities commission. eight people died when a pipeline exploded in 2010. the family accuse the chairman of making backroom deals with pg&e not working to protect

the public. panel will determine how much the utility will be fined. all eyes will be on the south bay this morning, apple expected to unveil smaller less expensive version of their ipad 10 a.m.. they are expected to lawn. the ipad mini. insiders believe it will have a 7 1/2 inch screen, apple founder steve jobs was poe posed to a 7 inch screen the company says customers want a smaller device. the other question, how much? apple bloggers expect it to be between $250 and $300. cornell bernard will join us with a live report in less than half an hour. 4:37. [ unintelligible ] i think the rain only added to the drama.

[ unintelligible ] still a little slickness from rain that went through last night woke me up i think it had a little hail. here we are in the south bay heading into the santa clara valley. fruitvale avenue, los gatos, that's where we are seeing healthier cell round 85, 17. up to the expressway willow street there, foxworthy avenue, wet weather, to the south of san jose international airport alum rock and it keeps moving into the higher elevations to the south of livermore. mount hamilton this is heading south and east morgan hill you are going to get another wave of wet weather, possibly guillory before all is said and done. damp this morning, fog

possible in the 50s less of a chance of showers today than we did yesterday, still isolated chance into the afternoon and evening temperatures will top-out in the low to mid 60s. another chance tonight and tomorrow, showers stay over the ocean thursday and friday drier. good morning. live shot san rafael past lucas valley road marin ymca south 101 farther south big caltrans sign warning of flooding in lanes around lucky drive and sir francis drake drive low-lying area of the freeway be careful i came through an hour ago there was considerable amount of standing water. southbound golden gate bridge clear. just a little wet, not a problem getting into san francisco. south 101 lawrence expressway accident off to the right shoulder in san jose eastbound 80 at san pablo big rig into the off-ramp, partially blocking, standing water would

be the story out on the roads both directions of highway 4 between hillcrest and loveridge. 4:40. brazen las vegas heist with no guns and no threats. high this guy made off with more than a million dollars in casino chips. shocking crime caught on video, what police are saying about the victim of a molotov cocktail attack. first this morning's tech bites. >> reporter: blackberry pushed out of the business world by full-sized ipad. analysts say within two years ipads will outnumber blackberries at work. some cys that use cloud service back to normal after amazon servers in northern virginia went down yesterday. pinterest, and four square. new system from greenwave

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here's live doppler, scattered showers out there. more chances in the forecast i'll have details in a minute. 4:43. authorities are trying to figure out the identity of a woman whose body washed up on a beach in san mateo county. a couple spotted it sunday afternoon and called 911. the sheriff's department says the female was fully clothed wearing jeans, black boots, red top, pink braces on her teeth. police this southern california say a man who was set on fire appears to be an innocent victim this is just released video from last

friday outside a long beach market. you can see the victim on the left, man walks up and tosses molotov cocktail, setting him on fire victim in critical but stable condition with serious burns. no word on why this attack occurred. >> las vegas police zeroed in on a man suspected of stealing 1.6 million dollars in casino chips. they identified him as 31-year-old man of southern california he walked into the venetian casino october 10th, pride open a chip container police say it is unlikely he will be able to redeem the chips since casinos are always on the lookout for them. major change in cancer testing that affects millions. why they may not have to visit the doctor as often as they've been told. race to save grape crop.

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and use the lysol no touch hand soap for 10 times more protection with each wash. this season, a good offense is the best defense. lysol. mission for health. welcome back. you can see right there up to the second sweeping through the santa clara valley around monterey road 101, down towards morgan hill where we are having the best cell now this is all moving south and east should be around for another half hour. coolest pacific northwest 30s and 50s still summer-like elsewhere with 70s and 80s eastern third of the country all major airports on time rain in the midwest heading northeast. flight tracker abc7news.com. 4:47.

in wine country there's a frantic effort underway to get grapes off vines before too much rain damages the crop. don sanchez shows the enormous undertaking to save a bumper crop. >> reporter: grapes into the press picking going on nearly round-the-clock. >> there's a lot of wine making zombies walking around so be careful. we've been running the last two to three weeks around the clock, seven days a week everyone is exhausted. >> reporter: they ramped it up before the storm. down highway 29 all of the crop has been picked they finished hours before the rain came. >> we picked over 200 tons in two days. typically we do 40 tons maximum a day. >> reporter: as soon as trucks arrived with the grapes winery was turning them into juice. some vines still have cabonet and other red wine grips, other grapes should not be

affected there is still a threat others. >> zinfindel, other varieties, softer skins there's a danger of rot after a rain event like this we will be rushing to get everything off. >> reporter: the growers are confident it could be the best crop in years. we may be enjoying it in a in a year or two. don sanchez, abc7 news. in the sierra, snow continues to fall this morning at higher elevations. that means chain controls in effect over the passes to the lake tahoe region. traffic on i-80 coming from reno had to be held up this morning due to snow accumulations causing spin-outs. this video from a traffic camera shows highway 267 north starsky resort, experts are -- north star ski resort. sierra snow is the primary source of water for our thirsty state. it keeps coming.

some talking about opening maybe this friday. >> we are keeping our fingers crossed for that. >> looks like it is going to wind down the next couple of hours nice shot for first storm of the season. looking at from sutro tower just clouds out there, rain few and far between. best chance now around santa cruz mountains moving from the santa clara valley. 47 in santa cruz, half moon bay low to mid 50s everywhere else monterey bay low to mid 50s. sunshine and showers possible today showers tomorrow and looks like another chance of showers thursday that is best over the ocean. let me reset the computer. thursday we'll still have unsettled weather, looks like

the best chance will be over the ocean. temperatures as we head into the afternoon sneak peek, mainly low to mid 60s showers aren't as widespread as they were yesterday afternoon. today is the lull between two storms. with 115 mile per hour jet stream on top of us moisture, sunshine to stir the pot one or two thunderstorms to cop up. you can see the snow in the sierra, warning in by 11:00 this morning, snow will for the better part of the afternoon going to taper in intensity. upper 60s san diego and los angeles. 81 palm springs. cold front did push through southern california didn't bring them the rain that it brought us. tonight better chance of showers chunk of energy will roll through neighborhoods while we are sleeping yellows and oranges out there we could

have moderate to heavy rain even small hail, 40s north bay, rest of news the low to mid 50s rainfall amounts quarter to half inch out of what minimal showers we get today and better chance tonight and tomorrow, storms hang out over the ocean thursday and look at friday through monday, more like where we should be with a lot of 70s from the coast. be careful, especially south bay with the rain. heads-up if you are traveling to tahoe just checked in with caltrans westbound 80 at truckee being held, eastbound getting through with chain requirements beginning at baxter. ly shot of san jose, rain headlights -- snaking northbound 280 past highway 17 out of santa cruz mountains that is problem-free. incident not yet, toll plaza no incident smooth heading into san francisco no metering

lights the incident san jose south 101 lorenz kd#/' expresswy accident partially blocking lane eastbound 80 san pablo partially blocking off-ramp on the right. standing water big issue both directions of highway four at hillcrest, pooling and water and flooding there. this morning's earnings report is expected to be big for facebook. the company is trying to shake off negative perception which has hurt its stock. since facebook went public stock dropped from more than $38 to $19 today. this thursday many more shares will come on the market, 225 million restricted shares will be converted to common shares worth 4.1 million dollars. poor report could lead to flurry of sales thursday as employees sell off their stock. the fda investigating whether high caffeine monster

energy drinks are connected to five deaths. the agency acknowledges the reports but says they are not proof the monster drinks caused those deaths. the investigation comes a week after a maryland family filed a wrongful death suit against monster their 14-year-old died after she drank two drinks in 24 hours. a man who went on to become an actor and native american activist has died. >> one day there will be no one left and our race will be no more. >> that was russell means. he acted in several movie and tv roles but mostly known for activism. he ed reduced the number of sports teams with what he called racist mascots he fought for the return of stolen land which included the violent take over of wounded knee in 1973. >> i have no voice, we are a

people out of sight, out of mind. okay. only when we stand up for ourselves, do people begin to hear and listen. >> means suffered from throat cancer. he died at his ranch in south dakota yesterday. means was 72-years-old. >> >> lab at the center of a meningitis outbreak passed routine inspection before problems were traced to the facility. massachusetts inspector examined the new england compounding center in may of last year. no complaints triggered the inspection it took place because the company planned on moving into a larger space. the outbreak has killed 23 and sickened nearly 300 who received contaminated steroid pain shots. organic food may not be worth the extra money. study finds no evidence that organic foods have more nutritional value. the report concedes it does

have lower levels of pesticides, supporting study last month. pediatricians say the most important thing is parents to feed their children diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grain and low-fat dairy. some parents in san diego county threatening to sue schools for teaching kids yoga. they object to the hindu history and accuse the district of trying to indoctrinate their children into the eastern religion. the superintendent says there is no religion anywhere in the class so they are keeping it. a whale is taking -- -- recorded mimicking human voices. researchers in san diego recorded the spontaneous sounds of a captive male beluga whale.

spectacular run for the giants to say the least. they are headed to the world series for the second time in three years. we are live at at&t park with the celebration. saying good by to plastic bags the bay area county that could be jumping on the bandwagon. >> first storm brings tornado and funnel clouds, where they are cleaning up this morning, coming up.