good morning. i'm chris sanchez. next at 7:00 on "today in the bay" -- >> i like it. i don't like champagne, but i do now. >> i would say. it is the morning after the big win, but will the world series bring more torture? and, look around for your umbrella. a super soaker is on its way to the bay area. craig has a look at your forecast just ahead. this is "today in the bay."

good morning to you. and it is a wet one all across the bay area. we'll be talking about that and, of course, we'll be talking about giants, what an exciting night despite the rain. >> it was awesome. that kind of torture okay. and more for the rain, we have more today so whatever the outdoor plans are this is the big winner. the super soaker. look at petaluma, santa rosa, yellow and orange. we will see more of those colors through the north end of the bay and a reminder those colors, the oranges and yellows, are the moderate to heavy downpours. and then the light green is just a nice shower coming through. san francisco and oakland getting some of that. livermore coming through your area. redwood city, a lot of the roads were flooded yesterday. we'll see more today. all of the roads and highways ndand watch for small streams starting to flood up a little bit. not over the banks but flooding a bit. that's the satellite and that storm, very impressive. it's coming our direction ittod. it also opens the storm doors

for more during the week. more on the seven day coming up in a bit. one is going to be for one of the world series games. >> i like how you include sports in the weather. thanks. giants fever is hitting a fee vor pitch this morning. the giants are the national league champions and headed to the world series. they've been there before, but it has been a while. 1951, it was the shot heard around the world. >> throws, [ inaudible ] the lead, the giants won the pennant. >> this time, it's all about brian wilson and the strike heard around the world. >> 3-2 pitch. got him looking and the giants win the pennant. >> awesome. so from underdog to unstoppable, the san francisco giants shot down the phillys in a nail biter. they get a few days to celebrate, rest up and get ready and start the world series here

at home on wednesday. an exciting win will turn many fare weather fan into a die-hard fan. only long-time fans understand the torture of loving the orange and black. a ninth inning win that will turn your hair white. now the torture is [ inaudible ] as fans hit the streets of san francisco overnight. as today in the bay reports, not even the pouring rain could dampen the spirits of those giants fans. >> reporter: near at&t park the party spilled out into the streets, as giants fans made their way out of nearby bars and revelled in their victory. >> yeah, baby. we done it! >> reporter: the pd moved in to make sure the celebrating didn't get out of hand. >> yeah, giants! >> reporter: the game was a nailbiter if ever there was one, at knuckles' sports bar and grill, looks of concern turned into sounds of pure joy.

our reaction, i can't believe it. 50-some odd years from new york and now the giants are in the world series again. >> for those of you who heard, that's right, came through, in the clutch, what can you say? we're in the world series now. >> reporter: a new phillys fans took the loss in stride. >> it's very disappointing. but it was great game. so i was happy to be part of it. it's okay. good luck to san fran, right? >> reporter: world series fever has caught on with city land marks glowing orange and fans buying up anything giants. they are more than ready for the world series to start here in san francisco next week. >> i'm psyched because i have a 99% chance of going now. logistics worked out a little bit, but regardless we haven't had one here since '02. the town is on fire. >> and that was monte francis

reporting, in case you couldn't hear him. on wednesday the world series kicks off at san francisco's at&t park. if you're looking to get tickets get ready to shell out serious cash. stub hub says giants tickets have been the biggest seller over the past 24 hours. fans are snapping up tickets to the four world series games that could be played here. standing room tickets going for $400 to $500 and then there are some of those boxes behind home plate, those are listed at near $20,000 right now. whether you want to nurse that celebratory hangover or keep the party going you will find some san francisco bars open early for business. the bloody mary breakfast celebration is already under way at lefty owe dull's near union square. they put up the giant world series champion sign last week. some folks said it was going to be a jinx. looks like it wasn't. a world series or not getting a taxi in the city is nearly impossible so how about driving your own cab?

san francisco municipal transportation agency is considering letting people buy permits or medallions to drive cabs during peak hours. fans of the permit say that will provide more taxis without hurting business for existing drivers. cabbies disagree saying the more taxis on the streets means they can't make enough to survive. the agency plans to schedule a hearing to settle the issue once and for all. we'll keep you posted. the city of san jose is sending a message to bank of america. it withdrew millions of dollars from a b of a account. the bank is now under investigation for widespread illegal home foreclosures. last december, the city officials unanimously voted for bank loan modification record which means this year bank of america is deprived of millions of dollars from the city. two bay area groups are working hard to hold big banks accountable. they are pico national network in oakland and most holy trinity

pact in san jose. being able to move away without having to pack a thing, might sound great to some people but in campbell it is what residents are fighting against. this week the city of san jose will begin the process of an nexting over 100 acres of land that include a neighborhood in campbell. campbell residents will protest that decision outside san jose city hall on tuesday. residents tell the mercury news they feel like the city of campbell is being quote, poured down a drain. official say this is a good thing because police will be able to respond to emergencies more quickly. right now campbell is home to about 1,000 people. in antioch, a school district faces state intervention. antioch unified has experienced the largest gains in test scores in eight years. that's not good enough according to federal standards. the district may face intervention this year and could mean replacing personnel, appointing a state trusty to run

the district or transferring students out. they have been trying to improve programs for three years now. this comes after it failed to meet standards set by the no child left behind act. november 5th, former barts police officer will be sentenced for killing an unarmed man at the b.a.r.t. station. yesterday along shoreman's unions left their ports and rallied at oakland city hall instead. they're calling for mess early to get the maximum sentence for involuntary manslaughter. that was his conviction. what does the union have to do with oscar grant? the longshoreman can legally stop work once a month for meetings and chose to dedicate this to the memory of oscar grant. two years ago they dedicated a work stop to health care reform. still ahead on "today in the bay" the last-minute second chance at a high school tradition for dozens of students. >> happy, you know.

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good morning to you. if you came to san francisco because you wanted to see the sights and you're heading home today, you can expect an hour and a half delay at sfo. get an extra cup of coffee at your hotel. dozens of students at a south bay high school got to put on their dancing shoes this weekend. students at santa teresa have been planning for the night of their homecoming dance for months, but it almost didn't happen. santa teresa high school planned for a maximum of 500 students at its homecoming dance. less than a fifth of the student body. the limited number of tickets left many, including this freshman, shut out. >> i was like, crushed. like i wanted to cry. >> the problem was, that this year there weren't enough teacher chaperones because the school cut the number of

extracurricular hours that teachers are required to work. outrage prompted teachers at the san jose high school to step in and help and at the last minute 100 more tickets were made available. students say this is the first time the school has ever limited the number of ticket the. parents by the way aren't allowed to shap prone for liability reasons. looks like an east bay college sports program won't have a homecoming for a long time. the college is forfeiting three years of football and basketball wins as punishment. the community college says a part-time sports assistant passed out of state athletes as california residents so they could pay lower fees. the forfeits won't affect the football team much because they only had eight wins over the last three seasons. the basketball team had been ranked second in its conference for the past two years. as many as 20 students were involved in this. from studying for finals to becoming a fugitive. tomorrow will be a san francisco student's 40th day in a

detention center. 20-year-old steve lee was studying to be a nurse when taken by immigration agents in september. lee says agents arrived and arrested him and his mother. they met his father at sacramento county jail where he found out for the first time that he was an ill leem immigrant. if he is deported his parents will go to china and he will go to peru where lee says he does not know anyone. three men are in jail for apparently creating a drug lab in a freshman dorm room. police found chemicals to make the dpmt in a georgetown university dormitory. the suspects were two university students and a guest of theirs. other students from the hall were evacuated until the area became safe again. >> it was shocking. i had no idea that people were even capable of manufacturing stuff like that in the dorm rooms. certainly not indicative of the

culture of georgetown. >> the three men face drug possession charges and possibly federal drug trafficking charges, but that depends on further investigation. no one was hurt and the dea announced that the dorm is now safe again. coming up next on "today in the bay" -- the weekend forecast could leave your wine glass half empty. and a lot to add to the rain bucket today. live over san francisco, the heaviest rain coming in. your full forecast coming up in just a bit. people! look at you!

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this weekend the dark clouds looming over wine country are threatening the grape harvest. an inch or more rain is expected to fall across the north bay this weekend because of back-to-back storms. all week farmers worked around-the-clock to harvest as many grapes as they could as quickly as they could. if you like white wine, you're

in luck. farmers harvested most thin skinned grapes on friday but thicker like cabernet are still on the vine. this year's harvest is expected to be smaller than normal because of the heat wave we got back in august. we don't like to hear bad wine. that makes us whine. >> yeah. this is tough because they're getting a lot of rain, the north end of the bay. yesterday they had about 2 inches. today add another two to four, and we have -- >> they're work so quickly. >> doing all they can. they're preparing for that because they kind of know well ahead of time. as we go through the week they have to do it again. we have more coming in on thursday and next weekend. right now, san jose, right over the south end of the bay, cloud cover not a lot of rain here yet. head to the north and that's where we have more of the rain. next shot as we head out toward oakland. look how dark it is over oakland. a lot of rain getting ready to come through oakland and then as we go across the bay and head over to san francisco, a lot of cloud cover there as well. and some of the rain coming through, yeah, so prepare for

that. and there's also a run this morning in san francisco with the dogs and owners. we'll see how that goes. this is the radar right now. heavy rain with those yellow pockets you see close to heelsburg and darker greens, the moderate downpour. this yellow here, the heavy downpours, this is all the way down 101 through novato, petaluma, american canyon, over to fairfield. this is not only bay area event but headed to central valley, same story. we saw that shot from san francisco. look at all of the rain through san francisco over to oakland, emeryville, head down the east side of the bay, hayward, union city, you've got lots of it, san lee ann dro, danville, walnut creek and concord. through redwood city and pockets closer to palo alto, up over the hills of the santa cruz mountains. no rain falling here yet as you can see from the radar. this is going to head to the south bay later through the morning. across the sierra, lots of snow above 7500 feet. one to two feet of fresh snow

for the sierra by the time we get into tomorrow morning. here's the storm. that's the main engine behind it. this is all that moisture that's coming in. it's tapped into some warmer air. warmer holds more water. it's subtropical moisture, so it's going to be a lot more to deal with today. the first storm that came through yesterday, kind of opened things up. look at the total, 2 to 5 inches for the north end of the bay, inch and a half east side of the bay, one inch or so for the south end of the bay. future cast, 9:00 a.m., the yellows and oranges still in the north end of the bay. 10:00 a.m., same story. through 11:00, still there. once we get into 12 still there. 1:00, you have some heavy rain coming down at times. watch for some localized flooding, especially along the roadways. 4:00 p.m., starting to get clearing in the north end of the bay and by 8:00 p.m. most is gone. highs into the 60s. little muggier today, chris, and then san francisco closer to 60 degrees. as we go through the remainder of the week ahead, seven-day forecast, a scattered shower or two tomorrow morning. look at wednesday or thursday.

looks like we'll get some rain on thursday for game two of the world series. and then friday, saturday, more rain. chris, of course, halloween, always a big question around here. sometimes that's the first rain of the season. clearly it's not going to be the first but going to rain on halloween. >> you're going to get pegged with candy corns. speaking of halloween, the hall in halloween. >> it was fun. i'll bring you pictures in about 30 minutes or so. it was fun. yeah. >> birthday party okay? >> a lot of tarps, tents and teamwork putting them up. it was good. >> thank you. >> still ahead on "today in the bay" a south bay city councilman busted with stolen campaign signs from the opposition in the trunk of his car. why he says this video does not tell the whole story. >> we're never down. we're always smiling, always battling. you tagged us as a tortured team and that's how we won. "abolish" he even called our schools "insidious" and "socialism."

as families struggle to raise their kids, to provide a good education, harmer bragged, "we can design a plan to dismantle them." david harmer is just too radical. we need jerry mcnerney. protecting local schools from devastating cuts. he's a moderate, endorsed by the stockton record, the independent, and our local teachers. i'm jerry mcnerney, and i approved this message.

the torture and the triumph, the giants have seen it all. sports director roger was right along with them in philadelphia and he has all the highlights in the morning sports. >> a good sunday morning to you. we are still here in philadelphia and the giants are still here as well. they will fly out later today, back to san francisco. the remnants from last night a bottle of dom empty, plenty of these, and many of these, empty budweisers. what a wild scene. has everyone recovered? i don't know if the giants have recovered yet. what they did has been simply amazing. the expectations not world series like before the season started. here they are. clear out your ears, open your eyes, inside that clubhouse last night. amazing scene. it doesn't get old, does it? the giants celebrating and this is not just us talking. the media members.

the players themselves will tell you, this is an odd collection of guys. you have the retreads, guys at the end of their careers and unproven players, but they somehow magically come together to get it all done, amazing scene inside the clubhouse. it's not just the players and staff members celebrating. boom, you ready for this? it's the wives, family members, girlfriends, they all took part in this as well. really a nice scene for the giants as they are the national league champions, but really the business now, just getting started. they want to win their first ever world series since moving to the west coast. >> said that to me when he handed me the ball. he said you keep this thing close we're going to win it and we did. >> in those words exactly. >> might have been something else in there. i can't say on tv. >> all year. that's the way we played all year. we're not comfortable but we know how to play those games and uribe big homer. our bull pen, fantastic job. >> this is something that i could get used to. this is our third now. i like it. i don't even like champagne but

i do now. >> we coming to -- we coming to try to handle our business. we respect what they can do as a team but we're pretty good ourselves. we coming, baby. >> pretty incredible moments for the giants and the bay area, all of northern california celebrating. the giants will return later on today to the ballpark and then wednesday, game one of the world series in san francisco, giants and the texas rangers. tonight, on sports sunday, ready for this? the mvp of the nlcs, cody ross will be our guest. the giants team president larry bear. we're going full board. back to you in the studio. >> speaking of cody ross from mr. unexpected to mvp, the accidental giant cody ross is the winner of the national league series outstanding player award. the marlins gave ross away to the giants on waiver claims two months ago. what a two months it's been. ross batted in three homers, three doubles and five rbis as the giants stunned the defending

national league champion philadelphia phillies. ross says the experience is something he's dreamed of ever since he was a little kid but he never thought it would actually happen. >> two months ago i thought i was going home and going to sit on the couch and watch teams celebrate and they gave me a chance to come over here and, you know, i told them i would give them all i had. >> that is so cool. ross has hit at least one in each game this postseason except for one. and the phillies versus the giants was billed as the tale of two pitchers, roy halladay and tim lincecum. this next series is shaping up to be a tale of two catchers. the catcher benji molina, looks familiar, facing with buster posey, the rookie who took his spot on the giants roster. mow lean na was the man behind the plate for the giants until the team traded him july 1st. the giants say they're not worried about his knowledge of the playbook but the scratcatch

knows how the pitching staff works which has been a key to the giants success so far. add to that, well, revenge is sweet, isn't it? we'll see what happens. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up next at 7:30, while the giants were stealing bases this councilman was allegedly stealing campaign signs. why he says it's not what you think. [ male announcer ] carly fiorina. she's against banning assault weapons... and that's reckless and dangerous. she's for risky new oil drilling that could threaten our jobs. fiorina's plan would mean slashing social security and medicare, which would devastate seniors. and she'd make abortion a crime. no wonder fiorina is endorsed by sarah palin. carly fiorina. just too extreme for california.

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it is 7:30. live at the coral gablgolden ga. if you are headed out on business, call ahead. there are big delays at sfo and could be more delays around the bay area. thank you for joining us. we're glad you're delayed because you're with us. nbc bay area meteorologist craig herrera is here with a look at the forecast and it's not going to stop. >> absolutely not. this is just the beginning. through about 1:00 p.m. going to be with us and then talk about some of the delays at sfo, we'll

watch for delays along the roadways. a lot of flooding localized yesterday. >> yeah. >> same story today, 101, 280, more of it. this is live radar and the heaviest rain has been in the north end of the bay. take you over to san francisco and oakland. you've got some rain there as well. hayward, getting close to livermore and right down the peninsula, especially 280 and 101, prepare for that. it's not really rainy that much in the santa clara valley it will be in about another hour and a half. need to get something done outside time to get it down about now. the rest of us dealing with the rain. winter storm warning through the sierra through 11:00. one to two feet of fresh snow. the delays at sfo, one hour and 31 minutes because of the weather. we'll watch for this. your seven-day forecast in a bit. >> thank you very much. for many americans, retirement is hardly a life of leisure anymore. a recent study shows more and more folks age 65 and older are declaring bankruptcy. the study by the university of michigan law school by a

professor found seniors made up 7% of bankruptcy filers in 2007 a major jump from 1991. what's responsible for all this debt? according to the study two thirds who filed blamed credit cards. but there is help. credit counselors like those from green path offer seniors getting help to get their finances back on track. a san jose city councilman has some explaining to do after he was confronted on camera for taking down some campaign signs. councilman pierluigi oliverio was confronted by angry firefighters who say he stole their campaign signs. this video taken by a supporter who claims oliverio took a sign from private property and put it into his car. oliverio says that he took the sign down but only because it was illegally staked on public property. the couns man has supported measure v which would change the process by which police and fire

departments handle their disputes. police and fire unions oppose measure v. cnbc's brian shockman takes a look at the week in the world of business. >> it is a busy week in sports. and on wall street. the world series up at bat, the nba season tips off and traders, will be cheering for company earnings tell us about the health of the u.s. and global economy. microsoft, 3 m should rise. income at ford motors should be revved up, exxon mobil and chevron could see their earnings down 50% or more. a lot of news about housing as bank of america the largest lender, resumes foreclosures on more than 100,000 homes. it halted repossessions to double check some dubious documents. home sales old and new are expected to rise and there are two reports on just how much homes are selling for. expect that. also fed chief ben bernanke and fdic chair woman sheel a la bear

speak about mortgage financing. gross domestic product, the goods made in the u.s., expected to show the economy growing more in the third quarter of 2010 than last spring. first lady michelle obama joins an all-star lineup appearing at the women's conference in long beach, california, this week. brian williams, cnbc's suze orman and laura bush are some of the speakers. why didn't they ask me? i don't get it. get all your business news on cnbc. >> and a reminder get your business and tech report before the markets open, today in the bay starts week days at 4:30 in the morning. when you first went out into the work force, your parents probably told you to be polite, keep your head down, work hard. but is that what it really takes to climb the top of the corporate ladder? on today's press here, stanford business professor jeffrey suffer says hard work is not enough to corner that corner office. he says most workers, especially women, may need to be less polite in the office to get positions of power.

>> if i had to give women advice and boil down all the research into one phrase, i would say you have to basically do the men do, be as tough as the men, competitive as the men, and even though people won't like you, when you do that, you have to get over that as well. >> i'm going to get over that today. catch the rest of that interview on "press here" after "meet the press" this morning. >> up next on "today in the bay" not just voting for a senator on november 2nd but for who controls the u.s. senate. how your decisions will reshape capitol hill just ahead. ♪ kung fu panda [ male announcer ] we went to germany's nurburgring

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golden gate. nice and gray, but we're feeling orange and black inside. ♪ ♪ it goes on and on and on and on ♪ ♪ kung fu panda ♪ uribe ♪ brian wilson in the night >> all right. if you haven't seen that video, it's time for you to move out of the bay area because you have to know it. "don't stop believing" the rallying cry for giants fans across the bay area. now despite all of the torture, giants fans are still believing and still holding on to that feeling. joining us are the fans behind that video we have ashgot and nate, who are up early, but not up because they've been up since last night, right? >> yeah.

we've been here since last night at 9:00 p.m. this is fine. >> i'm surprised you voices left. >> i barely got one left. it was a little bit of celebrating last night. >> yep. >> you know it's no secret people love this video. we walk around singing it here in the newsroom. where did the idea come from? >> well, we were working on a web show called "white collar brawler," white collar brawler.com, and had an idea to make a track about being a sports fan is so tough, lot of winning teams to deal with and all of a sudden the giants took off. kind of out of nowhere. >> we just said, let's make this a giants playoff anthem. >> had the idea too but i don't sing very well. you're lucky it worked out for you. i hear bars across the steets from at&t play the video before the game. are people recognizing you when you walk around san francisco?

>> yeah. definitely. particularly i was here for all of the home games last week and that was a lot of fun. i went around rallied the troops a little bit and just kind of got people pumped up before the game. >> we went to the game together on wednesday -- last wednesday, and about 100 people came up, snap a photo with a man. >> awesome. >> the fans are coming up to you. what about the giants, are they talking about the video at all? >> i actually lost you there. want to repeat that? >> the [ inaudible ]. >> they haven't talked to me personally. >> supposedly pat the bat would like to meet us. this is an open invitation any time you want, any bar across the city. >> nice. nice. how offended were you when you heard your song playing for the phillys? that was rude, i thought. terrible. >> our song played for the

phillys? >> they were playing it in philadelphia. that was wrong, don't you think? >> in between innings? >> yeah. >> that's insanity. that's crazy. >> i'm so shocked. i'm beyond myself. >> we don't want you to be a one-hit wonder. what's coming up next? is there another one for the world series? >> there might be a little something. i think -- i'm going to ride this out until after the series. this is maybe a little good luck charm for the series. >> very superstitious. we'll put something else together for sure. >> we haven't ruled out anything. >> i'm sure that when you guys have, you know, a big concert you'll sell out at&t park, right? >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> thank you very much, nate and ashcon. we love it. thank you for putting that together. it's just made part of the series like super fun. >> thank you for having us. giants, going to the series, baby! >> get some rest. you'll need it for wednesday.

>> yep. >> all right. still ahead on "today in the bay" -- control of the senate could be decided here in california. it's not just the world series we're talking about. today "today in the bay" political analyst will weigh in on how boxer/fiorina, that could tip the balance of power on capitol hill. this is your captain speaking. we are 14th in line for takeoff. looks like it's bumper to bumper on the interstate. i gotta get to cleveland! remove your belt, your watch, your shoes. i wonder what gas costs today. seven dollars for a pillow! an extra bag costs what?

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we are going to talk about decision 2010. the mid-term election is a week away and control of congress is at stake. that control hangs in the balance of who chooses -- who california voters choose in the senate race between incumbent bar ba boxer and challenger carly fiorina. today in the bay political analyst larry gur ston is here. why is this race so important. people across the country watching this one. >> i almost feel guilty we're talking about this instead of the giants. i'm going to put that away, be a big boy and talk about politics. that is important too.

let's important for a couple of reasons. one political, one demographic. no question the republicans will pick up a bunch of senate seats. that's standard fare for the out party at mid-term and the economy, this messy economy, only adds to the feeling of many to throw out the ras calls, being, of course, the incumbents. now the demographic, people out west where we are, are going to be watching what happens in the rest of the country. if republicans do better than expected and win seats in places like illinois and colorado, which mostly were thought to go to the democrats early on, that momentum may carry over to california, nevada, washington. those are three states with three democratic incumbents. harry reid in nevada, patty murray in washington, barbara boxer here. they may face the last minute surge because of the way things are going across the country. >> when carly fiorina threw her hat into the ring nobody thought this would be a close race.

barbara boxer is an incumbent and carly fiorina doesn't have a record. a lot of people who have worked for her don't endorse her. >> yeah. >> why have we gotten to the point it's so close? >> barbara boxer, harry reid, they both suffer the same kind of plight. they've been there forever. it it's an anti-incumbent year. we cannot say that enough thanks in large part to the nasty economy that won't go away. and let's remember, boxer, the liberal end of her party and had to fight for voters in the middle every election including this one. fiorina, well, a fresh face, therefore she represents in the mind of many voters, change. even though interesting, many of her core values fiorina said, are pro life, favors offshore drilling, opposing any accommodation on the immigration. these are at odds with many californians but putting that aside because they're looking twice at barbara boxer. >> always a big deal for one party to control congress. what's at stake this time,

though? >> a lot. an awful lot. this has been a very active year for the democrats. we have to remember that. they've done all kinds of things. most of us have focused on health care reform. that's been the real thing. but, in fact, the democrats in congress have done a bunch of things including new legislation on college loans, easier to get the loans, less expensive. credit card reform. tax credits for first-time home owner. tobacco regulation and making a tax on gay people of hate crimes. an awful lot of legislation. going crazy for the first two years. republicans have had it up to here. they would like to change a number of these policies. also, let's remember there's the issue of the tax cuts, the bush tax cuts, we've heard about that, which most democrats want to continue except for the very, very wealthy. republicans say, we want to continue them including the wealth yes. so, you put it together there is an awful lot at stake for both

sides. >> let's say the republicans get their way, they control one or both houses of congress. what does that mean for the president? >> yeah. look, the democrats are crying all over the place about this. this is a terrible thing. awful awful. clearly obama will be stymied. president obama will be stymied on many objectives because republicans will want to go in a different direction. you heard about health care, repeal and replace. that's what they said about that. let me tell you something, a little interesting tightbit that may go the other way. obama will have somebody to run against in 2012. until now the republicans have been the pesky minority called by some, you've heard this, the party of no. >> yes. >> that's what they've been called. if they become the majority in congress, then they're going to have to take responsibility for what they propose and become a much more visible target for obama and the voters. you know what, that's what happened to bill clinton in 1994 when he lost his democratic majority and he became a very

effective president and he went on to win a second term. so it's an interesting thing. and it's not over until it's over for all sides but i tell you something, lots in play. >> all right. thank you very much, larry. always get more of larry's political perspective, prop 0 blog on our website, nbcbayarea.com. for now, go giants. we'll be right back. here's a live look at san francisco this morning.

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the stockton record, the independent, and our local teachers. i'm jerry mcnerney, and i approved this message. good morning. live right now, san francisco, along the embarcadero, showers through san francisco, 7:51 and more rain on the way. all right. let's get you going with what we have on the radar here. heavy rain north of san francisco. the north end of the bay heavy pockets, shades of yellow, darker green, some good downpours. this is going to be the story for at least another four or five hours. look at san francisco over to oakland, all the way down the east side of the bay. certainly down the peninsula. we'll add another 2 to 5 inches of rain for the north bay, another inch to inch and a half along the peninsula, east side,

another inch to inch and a half. across the sclars valley it is cloudy, half inch to one inch. as we go through the afternoon some clearing in the north end of the bay closer to 6:00 and 7:00. if you leaded to the sierras tonight, winter storm warning through 11:00 p.m. tonight. one to two feet of fresh snow above 7,000 feet. gusty winds. 70 mile per hour gusts. we'll have gusty winds along the coast today. future cast, as we go through the morning hours, the heaviest rain takes us to about 9:00, heavy rain through here. santa rosa, places north of there, rain across the rest of the bay area. here's your timeline. take you next to 10:00. still heavy for santa rosa, places north of there. and some more rain along the peninsula. 11:00 a.m., still in the north end of the bay. this is when we start getting close to the 3 inch numbers, the totals by the time we get to noon. by the time we get to 1:00, more rain coming through in the north end of the bay, slowly moving

south. by 2:00 p.m., getting heavier for san francisco, right along the peninsula and santa clara valley. 6:00 p.m. getting clearing for the north end of the bay as this continues to move out. still heavy across the sierra, though. prepare for that. we talked about halloween last night. i was in los gatos. we had dr. seuss and thing one and thing two, charlotte's web, flying monkey. it was a lot of fun for society dog in loss gats toes, my fifth year doing it. a really good time. thanks to everybody who came out. we really appreciate that. and for the rest of the week ahead we'll continue to see 70s. expect the temperatures, more rain on thursday, chris, as we go through thursday and then next saturday, sunday, well that's halloween. we will see more rain into next weekend. >> and post your web forecast on our website, nbcbayarea.com. >> yes. >> thanks so much for joining us this morning. proof positive you can have fun even in the rain. tonight football night in america, the minnesota vikings

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insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and hoping for different results. i've built businesses. i've built a business. met the payroll. met a payroll. i enter this office beholden to no one except you. i will owe my office to no one but you. i don't owe anyone anything. i don't owe anyone anything. it's all about leadership. this is all about leadership. jobs, jobs, jobs. jobs, jobs, jobs. we do not have a revenue problem. we do not have a revenue problem. we have a spending problem. we have a spending problem. rebuiling california. build a new california rebuild california. let's build a new california. we need to run the state as a business. running this thing a little bit more like a business. whats the worst that could happen? whats the worst thing that could happen?

i was supposed to retire there. carly fiorina changed all that. [ cheri ] fiorina laid off 30,000 people. and she shipped our jobs to china. and india. i had to pack my bags and i was out the door that night. we even had to train our replacements. she didn't need 5 corporate jets. [ farrell ] one hundred million for herself. fiorina never cared about our jobs. not then and not now. [ boxer ] i'm barbara boxer and i approve this message.