an east bay crime lab, the police chief launches an investigation into allegations. if you went to bed really early, you may not have heard the good news. the giants pulled it off against atlanta. fan reaction today in the east bay. >> good morning. i'm laura garcia cannon. scott is off and the start of a busy weekend of outdoor

activity. let's get it started with rob. good morning. >> good friday morning. we are off to a chilly start and we have mid 40s including in the valleys of the east bay. 55 in oakland and east wind at 5:00. the weather headlines, a chilly start and take the coat as you head outside. you can go back to t-shirt weather this afternoon. mostly 70s, trivalley locations like livermore are closer to 90. 80 in livermore and 76 in dublin around berkeley and oakland. further inland towards concord and highs in the upper 70s. the warming trend got started yesterday and will carry us through sunday and 70s along the coast. >> looks nice. thanks, rob. let's get a look at the morning commute. >> good morning, laura. we will take you out to the

roadways over from the bay. the upper deck reported a disabled vehicle. we will get you a live shot. a light volume and that should make things easier as you get over the upper deck. you see a few folks coming over from the east bay and down the freeway. there should be no issue as you travel across the water station over to your left. a person who called are worried no carrierringringconnect 57600

posey scored on that 1 and it was 1-0, giants. no looking back. that was also lincecum would need. he goes the distance and 14 strike out shutouts. very nice and the giants take game one, 1-0. that sets up game two and first pitch set for 6:37. the clinching performance will take the ball against tim hudson.

it will be one to watch and should be really fun for fans out there. you might imagine the big win today in the east way. we have the euphoric reaction. good morning. >> good morning. i don't think it gets any better than this for san francisco. we have the giants's big win and fleet week going on. expect delays. there a lot of people out are there. we have tourists and great weather and of course we have fans out here that are absolutely loving tim lincecum. they are ready to give this guy the key to the city. it was loud when they putted it out against atlanta. they lead the best of five, 1-0 and the electricity was amazing. even with ath lapta timeouted with having a better hitting game. it's been a long time coming.

>> lincecum is finally doing what he meant to do and the defense is fantastic. >> fans are holding their breath looking forward to the next game. i checked out the major league baseball website and the giants evaporate won a world series since moving to san francisco after the 1957 season and it's seven years since the giants were in the postseason. the city is absolutely on fire. that's the latest from here live in san francisco, christie smith today in the east bay. >> thank you so much, christie. new this morning, senator boxer will be in the east bay campaigning. she will tour oakland with the secretary of commerce. it's part of boxer's focus to support small businesses and boost american manufacturing. she will be at lu casey manufacturing at 10:00. rank choice voting will be used

for the first time in the november 2nd election. you can learn more from an online web nar. those interested should preregister at www.ac goff.org/rov. what does the future hold for sports at cal. the cal alumni association will hold a discussion on college sports after cal cut sports after budget constraints. san francisco columnist will be talking with director sandy barber. it's open to those registered for homecoming weekend. it will be from 2:00 to 3:00. we will have more on the news at 5:00. allegations of misconduct at a crime lab has shaken up another bay area city. internal affairs got a call from

someone claiming misconduct. the chief would not go into detail, but a source said it involved allegations of a lab technician using or stealing drugs from the lab. an investigation was conducted and the allegations are not true. >> i think that's our responsibility. as i share with you my paramount responsibility is probably trust. the public knows when we make a complaint, we address it and run it out and hold people accountability. that's what we did. >> when he came to oakland a year ago, his first job was to make sure the crime lab was up to par. he believes there has been no wrong-doing, the investigation is continuing. drug dog training 101. the chief will tour the east bay spca. that's teamed up with the spca after a well-publicized flub

after they shot and killed an old family dog. it's a precursor to officer training supposed to take place in november. officers will be told how to sbrkt with animals and recognize aggression. police officers killed an 11-year-old lab while responding to a burglary call. >> vallejo six flags will have a surgery to repair a sea lion's muzzle. he was shot twice in the face last november. since then, vets worked to make him strong enough for surgery. because of how badly injured he was, he cannot return to the wild. he is already moved into sale cove in six flags n. may he made his debut. the man accused of shooting him will be in court october 19th and he pleaded not guilty to

animal cruelty charges. one area of contra costa should be protected. crews roll out around 6:00 to fog mosquitos on the island. later tonight around 7:00, they are going to fog brentwood. the target area will be between sant creek road and lone tree way. local business owners say giving up is not in their vocabulary. they are coming to promote night life. today in the east bay's cheryl herd has a look at how the bottom line is getting a boost. >> it's a fantastic destination point, but it's a destination point for people who don't know a lot about oakland. if you walk the neighborhood, you will find a new oakland and a greg night life. salsa dancing in the street on a thursday. >> i think it would attract more

people if they advertise more. >> now you know. thursday night live is say part of the night life. >> there is a lot of condos and people living down here and it's giving them something to do where you can go with your children and listen to live music. >> every 50 and third thursday broadway is blocked off. business owners creating a vibe for the city. >> we are trying to rebuild it. we have tamarindo -- >> the owners got to promote the area with a ton ever new restaurants and bars. >> it's bringing people back out and we are able to see some of things we have been missing. >> oakland is struggling financially and with its image. thursday night live series refused to cancel the event when violence took to the streets

following the verdict in the oscar grant trial. >> people give oakland a bad rap. they have no idea about the bay area and it's nice to let people see what we are about. >> this was the last series for the year. it will be back again next year. in oakland, cheryl herd today in the east bay. now we want to check the east bay forecast. fall made a come back this week. will it warm up? >> a light jacket is not going to cut it. we have 55 degrees, one of the warmer spots. mid 40s before sunrise to work or school. you want to bundle up. a few high clouds and afternoon temperatures are nice despite the chilly start to the morning. the trivalley locations getting closer to 80. 71 in richmond and oakland in the low 70s and towards concord and pittsburgh. the story for the weekend, we

start to warm up. 70s on the coast and mid 80s inland saturday and sunday. laura? >> thank you very much. coming up, the tour of california choosing the east bay size a stop on the next turf california. which city will have to make way for the bikes. an east bay company is on the cutting edge. how they are helping people walk again. your at&t high speed internet here, at home...

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good friday morning. we want to check the commute with mike. >> a typical spot for overnight construction. we have to sort things out with specifics. up to highway 92 and that should be moving as far as the construction crews as well as getting to 880 off of eastbound 92. folks getting off of the bridge towards the rest of the commute, those two areas were shows slowing a few minutes ago that might indicate they are moving out of that construction zone. and 92 itself. further north we show you how things are moving nicely at oakland and the rest of the east bay. just a little bit a half hour from now. we are looking at cooler earlier

today. >> livermore is one of the spots seeing temperatures dipping in the upper to mid 40s. you want to bundle up. it is cold enough that i can say a light jacket will not cut it. mid 40s and 70s and the weekend looks fine. after the trivalley may get close to 90. a cool start around lunchtime and the temperatures towards livermore and concord and fairfield. upper 70s to fairfield and the weekend is warmer not just for inland spots. mid- to upper 80s inland on sunday. laura? >> we are an hour before we get big news on the latest unemployment numbers. that and other news before the bell, let's go to courtney reagan. good morning, courtney. >> good morning to you. the big focus for investors is the monthly employment report due out in about 45 minutes and expected to show mediocre job

growth. they are calling for jr jobs added. most people are focused on the private sector. companies are expected to have added about 75,000 such jobs. the unemployment rate is seen rising to 9.7%. if it happens, it will be the highest since may. this is the last report before election day. ahead of the numbers, stock features are lower. asian markets are lower overnight and europe negative two. we had prejobs reports jitters that the dow lost points and the nasdaq did inch up three points to 2383. say goodbye to low hotel room prices. more people are traveling and demand for rooms is tighter. the number of rooms sold rose 8% in august. they say the room rates rose this summer for the first time in two years. not great if you are paying for

the room, but people are traveling again. >> they are up and going. have a good weekend. the east bay will be the new stop on the engineer tour. santa rosa is out and livermore is in. they stop in santa rosa as it has in years past. races are going to go through lake tahoe. stage four will be arrived from livermore to san jose. the route change to give others a chance to get involved. the tour of alcohol starts on may 15th. you may remember a story who tried to smuggle song birds into the u.s. by strapping them to his legs. it went viral. what no one has seen is the video of what happened after the birds were remove friday the man's legs. anna garcia takes a look. >> lax is one of the busiest

airports in the world for traveling and smuggling. drugs, weapons and live animals. this is the story of a passenger thought he had a leg up on the authorities until they found feathers and bird pop on his shoes. he had 14 asian song birds strapped to his legs. >> they were hanging like christmas ornaments swinging along? >> just like with breakable ornaments, they had to carefully remove the birds. this is the video of what they went through to save the song birds. >> he a total of 14. >> they wore biohazard suits because of the fear of bird flu and other diseases. the birds that were tied to his legs were quiet on the long overseas journey because it was dark under his pants. when they lifted up his pant legs, the birds started sing.

they started tracking the man, 41-year-old sunny dong of garden grove a year earlier when he abandoned the suitcase full of birds at lax. >> this is one suitcase we used to bring in the buries. >> worry compartments and ventilation holes. >> here got scared and left them at the airport in the suitcase. took his name tag ouf and thought he got away with it. >> when dong tried to smuggle birds again, the authorities were waiting for him. >> we actually have a handful of individuals which are on the list of most wanted smugglers. >> joe johns is the assistant u.s. attorney who heads up the environmental crimes unit. >> it's not unusual at all. let's face it. if it has fur, feathers, wings, scales, gils or fangs, well there is somebody out there who wants to collect it, wear it, or eat it.

>> the things people do. we want to lock at what's coming up later on today in the bay. brent is in the newsroom helping to put together the show. >> the latest new from the state capital. a reporter is waiting and watching for any movement on the state budget and we will bring it to you as soon as it breaks. >> name calling in the govern nor's race and why jerry brown said he's sorry. those stories and bob redell will take his reporters to new heights. we will hold him to those standards. >> i got it all warmed up for you. just about 11 weeks until christmas, we are starting to get an idea of what the hot items will be. one fashion consultants said real or fake fur and smart phones. the ereader and video game systems that work with movement like the wii and the playstation move. as for toys, squeakies and

doobls are showing strong sales. here's the word we always like. free. pepsico is teaming up with wal-mart to give away free cases of the mist. it's sweetened with sugar instead of corn syrup. pepsi also removed artificial ingredients and added the word natural to the can. at least 10 million cases will be handed out so drink up. oakland's debt may be the warriors's fault. the yours owe nearly $11 million in rent and he is ordering the team to play. the warriors appealed earlier this month and the authority actually oh,s them money for a scoreboard and because they have not held up their end of the lease agreement. a bay area break through to show you this morning. it could make wheelchairs obsolete. berkeley bionics is showing off

e legs and today in the bay got a firsthand look at the invention in action. >> how is your dad doing? >> chelsea was victim to a drunk driving accident. >> we hit a tree in monterey going about 30 miles an hour. hitting a dead stop and having my body still going cut me in half. >> bob got hurt in the line of duty. >> freak accident. heat exhaustion and i passed out and fell off the top of the fire engine and broke my neck. >> when a person becomes paralyzed, a level of independence is taken from them. >> they came to the cal theater to see a demonstration with profound implications. >> i think we are demonstrating here, there is no such word as no. 500 years after the invention of the wheelchair, we only have the wheelchair as a mobility option. >> the best time in history, we

start to think about getting it back. >> e legs helps soldiers carry equipment in the battlefield. >> with that said, let me introduce amanda. >> as soon as i saw her come walking out, it brought tears to my eyes. it's real emotional because i saw someone in a chair like me standing up right. >> it's amazing. i thought they have to come up with something. and they did. it's incredible. not being able to stand up on my own, i have to have someone lock my knees and this i can do it all on my own. >> the tears in his past -- >> i have too many friend who is committed suicide because they didn't want to live no more in a wheelchair. >> they are tears of joy. >> i put my name on the list to give it a shot. >> nbc bay area news. >> amazing possibilities for

folks. 4:54 and giants fans are waking up to sore voices. christie smith is live in san francisco with how it's boosting the city's image. good morning. >> good morning. i think it's raping good news. you can't beat the giants's win and this is happening at a time when the city is in the national spotlight. everyone is watching san francisco. tens of people at at&t park and you also have people spilling over into bars and restaurants across the city. not only because people are watching the game, but according to golden gate restaurant association, 8 out of 10 fans gather and order take out food. too nervous to cook. for bars near at&t park, revenue is about 75% during home games. we are not talking about playoff games. about a third of the 42,000 giants fan who is come out for

home games come from out of town. that means cabs and hotels should see a bump from all this. add to this fleet week and you have great weather in san francisco. it's a win-win for everyone. that's the latest from here reporting live in san francisco, christie smith today in the east bay. >> thanks so much. jerry brown said he is sorry after an aide called an opponent derogatory names. we will have the details next. the nobel peaz prize causing a stir with the government. we will tell you why in a few minutes. >>ves r,ve have you caught it? how much tickets are going for this morning. china. india. russia. poland. i know precisely why those jobs go. [ male announcer ] because fiorina shipped them there. to shanghai instead of san jose. bangalore instead of burbank. proudly stamping her products "made in china." 30,000 workers gone

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new this morning, burning the midnight oil. they work through the night to get a budget passed. we will have the latest, next. >> let's go giants! >> play ball they did. the giants won nothing in the playoff series. we will look at what's in store. this is the best news yet for giants fans. they get the win. i'm christie smith. we will have fan reaction in a live report.