game. >> do you have everything you need to keep safe? you will talk about that plus we are talking pumpkins in a live report. the next trip through airport security can be more hans on. see why. it's friday, october 29th, today in the bay. >> good morning. 6:00. i'm laura garcia cannon. >> you know what can be frightening is the weather. here's the forecast. >> we will be watching closely for the weekend. we will show you the temperatures hour by hour. 60s outside today. the main headline is the rain that is falling all-around the bay area. you can see shades of giants orange and the tones offshore. 51ing on the roadways due to the rain which is moveing for san francisco down to san jose for the morning commute. back to you. >> want to check in with mike with a smile on your face.

>> i'm smiling because it's friday and also rob said pawning. that is technically what it is. flood suggest more dramatic. whatever the case, we have a couple of lanes blocked. don't use southbound 280 out of the city. not north of 101. that connector ramp is closed. reports of flooding on 280 and south through daley city. watch typical suspects when we have flooding. a lucky drive off of 101. the bay bridge toll plaza and the golden gate bridge. shiny roadways and slick conditions. use caution and lower the speeds women will send it back to you. >> talk about slick from giants fever to texas hold 'em. the giants get ready for game three of the world series. bob redell joins us live. should fans be getting out the brooms for a sweep?

>> hard to held. they will be getting out the champagne glasses or goes to game five. who knows. history has been kind. after last night's shutout of the rangers, a little time to celebrate because the giants have an evening work out in arlington before game three tomorrow. history has been kind to other teams in a similar situation. we will throw numbers up so you can follow me here. the giants are the 52nd team to win the first two games in a world series. statistically they have an 80% chance of winning the championship if you consider these next two numbers. that 40 of the past 51 teams with a 2-0 lead did take it all the way and win. the last 11 team who is won the first two games at home like the giants also won the series. keep in mind history shows us the past performance, but does

not guarantee future returns. this is one of the highest scoring fall classics. take a look at the screen and the yankees and the dodgers in 1956 scored a combined 30 runs by the end of the second game. that's the highest scoring world series. the giants and rangers are in sixth position on that list with 27 runs. 20 of those runs going to the giants. they scored 11 in game one against the rangers on wednesday night. nine of them again last night. seven of them in the eighth inning alone. quite a game last night. again it was 9-0 and the giants just taking down the rangers. the rangers we assume high tailed it through an airport to get back to arlington to go for the next two games in arlington, game three and four saturday and sunday. first pitch tomorrow, 3:57 our

time. jonathan sanchez versus col bee lewis. live here in at&t park, today in the bay. >> it will be great to see it on the road. >> we got this game this weekend. tomorrow's game scheduled to start just before 4:00. sanchez as bob mentioned against lewis. sunday's game will be 5:20. pitchers on that one should be hunter. if the giants don't sweep, get ready for a rematch. lincecum and lee 5:00 on monday. we have lots more giants fever coverage and logon to nbcbayarea.com and get all the details you want. player profiles and the latest news on the giants. check it out. >> one giant probably is not all smiles despite the big win. the "new york times" reported that federal investigators are look into whether jose gills en linked to performance-enhancing drugs. human growth hormone was

he hasno carrierringringconnect0 remain visible and make sure you set ground rules before you even leave the house before they go running down the street to the next house looking for candy.

things like making sure they know about crossing at intersections and perhaps with an adult. the cdc said about 84% of accidents involving kids on halloween happen at non-intersections. once you get home safe, what do you do with the boat load of candy for your child's teeth and health? one safety mom is suggesting that you only allow about two to three pieces of candy per day. that's after you had a good meal. think about donating the candy, tradeing it in for something else like a toy. some dentists are offering options as well and try healthier options like handing out things like raisins or pretzels instead of candy. yesterday i wanted to mention we were talking about major league baseball. the giants. i went on to a website and i found a stencil to cut out a

pumpkin. it took me about an hour and we had a couple of neighbors coming out to take a look at it. so far, so good. they like it. i'm getting thumbs up. we were thinking and i had a couple of people say we liked it and would be willing to trade it for world series tickets. >> she wanted to put that out there. >> something has been bothering me. see where the s and the f come together? how does that get to the pumpkin suspended or is it not cut all the way through? >> it doesn't go all the way through. like this area right here. it's glowing orange because the pumpkin is not punched all the way out. >> okay. i was impressed before and now i'm super impressed. >> thank you very much. i think i might have a second career here. >> have to have something to fall back on.

thank you very much. it is 6:07 right now and switching gears, friends and family gagger to remember the life of the eighth victim of the san bruno explosion. services for james frankel will be held at 5:00 at st. peters church. frankel was rescued from the wreckage, but died 16 days later at a nearby hospital. jackie spear will meet with san bruno residents tonight and on the agenda are safety concerns following the pipeline explosion and fire. it will be held at robert's catholic church at 6:30. st. robert's church. yesterday the public utilities commission gave president power to increase pressure in the pipeline. he will only do so if a cold snap keeps it necessary to keep them flowing to service facilities like hospitals. >> airport security screenings are about to get more hands on. some will get enhanced pat down screenings, but tsa tells us

it's not a pat down at all. they will start using the palms of their hands and sliding them up and down your body, even in your legs in the chance that it pits privacy issues against security concerns. >> i don't know. that's scare to me to be honest. >> i want to make sure i'm getting to where i'm going safely. >> the screenings will be done by same gender agents and the only way you will be subjected to this kind of frisk suggest if you set off the metal detector and refuse to go through the full body skearn. >> 6:09 and time for the check on the morning commute. >> the south bay is moving nicely. typical friday light because it's dry throughout the northbound directions. santa cruz mountains, you might have mist and drizzle on the other side and on this side, you

are okay. as you are coming dun to 680 or 880, a nice drive through sunol. a typical pattern as well as the pass. about 15 to 20 minutes later for the slow down to start. that's slowing in towards livermore. highway 4 stilt bypass is closed between lone tree way and sand creek road. an overnight deadly accident occurred there. the brentwood pd is doing an investigation. use brentwood boulevard to the right or the east. westbound through antioch, your typical slowing about 15 minutes late or a friday. slowing through pittsburgh and bay point. that will have minor delays for the bart system. a portion of that at the end of the line might be affected by 15-minute delays if they do track work over the weekend. all trains running on time, but if you you are at an outdoor station, bring the umbrella. >> rain, but then let me sneak this away.

it worked out great last night and held off from the world series, but notice the rain on the approach not in san jose yet. no impact on the morning commute. oakland is seeing rain earlier. just scattered showers right now. san francisco one of the wetter spots and approaching almost 4/10 of an inch of rain. especially into marin county and downpours in off the ocean. san francisco seeing more of this heavy rain spilling towards the east and the east bay hills. the rain heading up a little bit and marching south, how things dry out. the system for now is on the central poerth of the bay. today with rain at times and a slight chance of a thundershower and cooler air aloft. rain off and on as we head into tomorrow. lingering showers for the weekend, but halloween is drying out and actually warming up for a change early next week. back to you. >> thank you much. time now is 6:11.

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and 394 people dead and nearly as many severely injured. nearly 300 people missing. the 7.7 quake caused waves that swept up villages without warning. this baby lucky to be alive after he was found in a clump of trees. toppled by the tsunami. she recovering for injuries in a local hospital and a 10-year-old found the baby in a storm drain and in a grove of trees. both of the infant's parents are dead. rescuers fear the death toll could rise higher because many of the missing were swept to sea. >> amazing. a mother's decision to eat a poppy seed bagel led to her newborn being taken away by child services. her baby was taken three days after it was born because the pennsylvania hospital where she gave birth reported the new mother tested positive for drugs. i guess it's common to do the

testing in that hospital. the test results were wrong. all because of a poppy seed bagel that she had eaten just before she gave birth. the aclu is filing suit against the children and youth services and the hospital. a scare in the skies this morning. federal investigators are looking into what caused a two-foot hole to open up on the side of an american airlines plane mid-flight. passengers report hearing a loud explosion and a loss of cabin pleasure on a flight from miami to boston yesterday. passengers and crew put on oxygen masks as the plane returned to miami for an emergency landing. >> lights were going on and off and noises and people were hysterical and crying. screaming. grabbing on to each other. >> pilots landed safely and no reported jurisdiction. they are trying to figure out what caused the hole. >> things are getting tight around the country. president clinton is denying rumors that he asked a democrat

to dropout of a race. kendrick meek is in third place with only 15% of the vote. president clinton has been along time ally, but he may have tried to persuade me to step s add. president clinton said he was never pressured to quit. >> no one called me and said you need to get out of the race. >> but a clinton spokesperson said they did discuss if meek drops out, independent charlie crist can win and keep the seat from going other than republican. here in california, republican candidate fiorina is out of the hospital and back on her key look at the issues of jobs. her opponent barbara boxer has an eight-point lead in the polls because she picked up independents. polls show many independents plan to vote republican this year. >> we only have four more days until the election. comedian dana carvy joked about the ads here in california with

late nitght with jimmy fallon. >> it's off the charts. like barbara boxer. she has been in congress 77 years. california is a cesspool of disease, famine and death. can california afford more barbara boxer? >> then the opponent comes on. i'm carly fiorina and i approved this ad. wait. then they come back with her. carly fiorina outsourced 100 million jobs and she shot a man in reno. >> it's true, some of on those ads. >> note the reno part. >> have to clarify that. >> there is a new poll out on the race. we will take a look at the results at 6:30. have you heard about this brazilian man who gained 65 pounds working at mcdonald's. and a court just awarded him more than $17,000 because of it. the 32-year-old man felt forced

to sample food every day to make sure it was okay. he had a problem with free lunches mcdonald's provides to employees. mcdonald's said it is weighing their legal options, but with appeal the ruling. >> 6:20. you decide whether you want to go to the drive through on the way to work. you want to make sure the windshield wipers are in good condition. we had a transition and they report they are officially taken care of. the connector reopen and you find minor flooding throughout san francisco and the peninsula and the north bay. lucky drive with a typical spot throughout north bay. a live look and we will show you what it's like heading towards the bridge and lower speeds are advised because of the slick conditions. the rain having hit the bridge causing slippery conditions as the sunrises, the windshield

wipers are on. the headlights are here. looking at the bay bridge with reports of flooding in the toll plaza. the big shiny light near the top of the screen. no metering lights yet from oakland to san francisco. a steady flow of lights and no disruptions to service, although there is the construction on the north side that might be a distraction for folks that aren't used to that. oakland with a nice flow northbound with the tail lights. no major delays for the nimitz freeway. a series of accidents early, but then things cleared up through fremont. things are looking nice as well. the glowing lights means moisture is kicking off of the roadway. make sure you lower the speeds to make sure. things are looking nice for the nimitz freeway. a wet friday. lower the speeds. over to you. >> that's the trick part. thanks so much. >> new this morning, daycare could get tougher for many california parents starting on monday. that is when funding for the welfare work program goes away.

the governor had taken out the money when he signed the latest budget that helped the parents of about 55,000 kids afford child care. the state assemblyman joins us to talk about what parents can do as a solution. thank you for joining us. this is a tough one. we saw it coming. you are trying to help prepare. the first is trying to kick in funds, but they only last until january. >> i recommend everybody call their child care provider right now. >> a lot of these people that are affected by this, you say about 3,000 in the bay area or is that in santa clara county. >> about 3,000 and 10,000 in the way area are getting this child care program. >> this enables family who is need the extra income to work and without having a place to send their kids. >> they're got off welfare and got a job and they are working and getting subsidized child care. without that, they can't survive and they have to leave their jobs.

>> that are can be tough. in so many different ways. what can they do? >> i would recommend they call the child care providers who are scrambling to find slots and other programs for them. it's going to be rough, but we will try to accommodate all the people. a lot of people will lose their child care. >> you are trying to do something in the assembly as well? >> they are having a bill that will be in december. we will try to refund the program as of january 1st. >> how did it slip through the cracks? >> the governor when he approved the budget took that he is allowed under law and pencilled the money out of the budget. it was unexpect and he gave the people a two-week notice that the child care would be caught off. we are scrambling to deal with it. >> we will keep posted on this. thank you very much for joining us. scott? >> the giants have a two-game lead in the world series and in part thanks tomattmatt kaine.

how good he has been in the playoffs, coming up.

very sog y thismorning and the raindrops held off for game two. the rain is coming down and you can see a lot of heavy rain crossing into the coastline into marin county and we may see an inch or two over the next 12 hours or so. the raindrops off south of san mateo and the rain spills towards the south bay. for now in the central and north bay. let's show you the temperatures mostly in the 60s. 50s cross the north bay. we will continue getting into the start of the weekend and halloween looks drier and a bit warmer as we start up the first half of next week. laura? >> it's 6:26 and bay area tarantula owners hope to pick out baby names soon. how tarantulas could be in big

business and a shift in the race between barbara boxer and carly fiorina. we will show you the results and the giants take a two-game lead to texas. the big eighth inning helped to get them to this point. we will show you how big it was coming up next. a live look outside this morning from the south bay looks like rain is in the forecast. when it where, we will check in with rob and aorafe for trick or treaters on sunday night.

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>> new this morning, what world series history says about the giants's chances of taking the fall classic all the way. that story coming up. >> barbara boxer and carly fiorina have been neck and neck in the race for senate, but one cantidate is pulling ahead. results of a new poll on today

in the bay. good morning. happy friday to you. 6:30 right now and i'm laura garcia cannon. we want to check with rob for a look at the forecast. is the rain coming down? war war had held off for the game two and let's show you the temperatures. plan on 60s, but the main headline for the central and north bay commutes is the rain is coming down now in buckets across marin and sonoma county and that makes for wet roads across the golden gate bridge. oakland will let you know if it impacts your plans in a few minutes from now. the rain totals so far i can point out san francisco is 4/10 of an inch of rain so far. back to you. >> from torture to home, baby. the giants are gearing up for game three of the world series. will the g men be able to turn

it into a sweep in bob redell is live at at&t park. is history on the giants's side. >> we're did not have the rain that boded well for game two of the world series as the giants should i lacked the texas rangers. 9-0. 2-0 giants leading in the will eighth inning when the giants scored another seven runs. some of those being walked in by the rangers' offense. i bring up the number because that was the most for the giants in a series inning. a world series inning since 1921 when the team when they were in new york set a record of eight runs. this is one of the highest scoring world series through game two. take a look at the screen. the yankees and dodgered scored

and in the 1956 world series that stands as the record. the giants and rangers in this series are in sixth position with 27 runs through game two. 20 of those having been scored by the giants. the giants are the 52nd team to win the first two games in a world series. if you look at the statistics, look at the screen there. if you believe the statistics, you have an 80% chance of winning the championship, considering that 40 of the past 51 teams with a 2-0 lead took it all the way. the last 11 team who is won the first two games at home like the giants have done so far, they also won the series. so the vibe is good for the giants wherever they pull it off in arlington. we will know. game three tomorrow first pitch at 3:57 in arlington. we believe the giants should be

boarding the buses at sfo later this morning. we are doing the math because they have a work out late afternoon, early evening today. live here at at&t park, today in the bay. >> a great game to watch last night. the giants pulled away ahead of the rangers last night thanks to an eighth inning in a game two. how big it was? the giants scored seven runs and sent 11 hitters to the plate. the pitchers walked four giants in a row. they have this stunned look on their face. the ranger his to use four pitchers to get three outs. when it was said and done, the eighth inning lasted about a half hour. not just the bats that are hot, but check out matt cain. he hasn't allowed an earned run in 21 innings. only two other pitchers in history have thrown more without giving up a run. >> from the orange and black to

black and silver, the raiders are hoping to build on last week's romp where they set a team record in scoring. kickoff is 1:15. you have to have more than basic cable to watch this. it is once again blacked out. the 49ers are usually across the bay from the raiders, but they are across the pond. they head to the broncos in london and kickoff is 10:00 a.m. earlier this week, the head coach announced troy will get the start in place of injured alex smith. team that will be on television is the warriors. the l.a. clippers will visit oracle arena tonight. the tip off is 7:30. the warriors are hoping to go 2-0. on sunday golden state is in l.a. against the lakers. . >> on center ice, the sharks taking on the ducks in the tank on saturday night. the puck drops at 7:30 and

sharks coming off a 5-2 win against the devils. >> a push to build a stadium for the raiders. this morning the coliseum authority board will meet to discuss recommendations for a new nfl stadium. all four of oakland's home game failed to sell out before the league's 72-hour deadline. raiders regular season games have been blacked out locally since last season's home opener. new this morning, bart makes a milestone again in an east-bay extension project. lawmakers and bart leaders in pittsburgh to celebrate the groundbreaking of e bart. they will extend into antioch. it's short for eastern contra costa county bart. it will span 10 miles in the bay point station and hillcrest avenue in antioch. prot ject expects to provide more than 600 jobs during

construction and 40 to 80 jobs when e bart is in service. it should be finished in 2015. this morning, san francisco mayor gavin newsom will head across the bridge to cal to stump for votes in his effort to be lieutenant governor. he will join california young democrats at a get out the vote rallyali at 10:00. they are expected to visit in the final days leading up to tuesday's election. >> the governor and secretary of commerce will be rubbing elbows with top executives today. they will be at the santa clara convention center for the leadership group's annual lunch at noon. more than 1300 executives are expected at the event. governor schwarzenegger will take part in a q&a session. >> also new this morning with four days to go, senator barb are ra boxer appears to have an

edge over carly fiorina. boxer appears to lead fiorina by eight percentage points. boxer jumped ahead due to strong support from independents. it is the largest lead she had. 6% of likely voters are still undecided. >> all right. i think we are talking it over to mike with lots of rain. >> yes. wet roads. that's a big concern for friday light, but it might be helping things out as well. things are combined with a 20-minute drive. an easy flow and lighter like i said because it's friday. the metering lights were turned on before 6:30. a little unusual because of wet roads. you want to slow the drive and ease the conditions there. that might be why they turned them on early. let's get a live look out. choppers over the bridge with a nice flow. broth directions and over the incline, you will find slowing and just off to the north of the bridge, you have the

construction work as well. into san francisco, out of san francisco that lower deck reports no delays. we will take you back to the maps and the maze looks nice and the approach. we talked about friday light. no reports of flooding around the tunnel or 580 where we will hear the reports over the course of the morning. oakland for 580 and 880 reporting the two freeways clear of flooding as well. there may be standing water and highway 4 continues slowing, but the bypass reopened after an earlier investigation cleared from brentwood. >> time now is 6:38. power vampires in your house that will get the electricity and cost you money. what you should do to pull the plug. >> a creepy-crawly love story in the bay area. where this tarantula is so popular. >> what may be unpopular this morning, this much rain for the morning commute soaking the north bay.

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good friday morning to you. just before 6:42 and i can show you the radar in giants orange. that means downpours for you in

marin along highway 101 west of san rafael. the north bay counties that will see to two inches of rain coming down in 12 hours. san francisco with a downpour over downtown heading towards the westside and notice if the moisture is going from south to north. south bay locations are kind of missing out, but the rain starting to fill in through the afternoon. today expect highs mostly in the 60s. 50s to low 60s across the north bay. good news for the weekend forecast. scattered showers into saturday, but sunday we dry off and warm up early next week. >> perfect timing. 6:42 and we will show you a website that will help you deal with bullies at the kids's school. >> get to know your giants. the starring pitcher for game three. sanchez is not the most well-known pitcher, but something that matt cain and tim

lincecum don't. he struck out 11 batters to beat the padres and seal his first game of sanchez's major league career that his father was able to attend. >> pretty cool. a live look and the beautiful bay area with the bay bridge there in the distance. love to see the giants sweep it, but it would be great to see them do it right here at home. 6:43 right now.

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>> it's the halloween season and that means vom pyres and goblins and all things scary. in real life, they can suck the life blood out of your utilities. vampires including cell phone chargers and tvs. your high definition television is one of the worst offenders. it can suck up a ton of energy. one idea is dial down the color mote and don't forget about the computer. make sure it goes into sleep mode. >> we're wouldn't call him the most eligible, but the most wanted bachelor. >> there no shortage of females willing to pmate with him assuming they don't kill him first. we are talking about spiders. >> you have to be painful. >> at $40 a pop, they can yield a small fortune. 113 baby brazilian pinks.

a breed of tarantula that is highly wanted yet hard to find. that's why john is able to stud out the services of his male to people like lonnie who she hopes will have a very pregnant brazilian pink. . >> he is trying to insert his sperm. >> the male has hooks to keep from hilling her that does happen. not today for lover boy. >> actually tarantula sex. >> john and lonnie agree to flit

whatever eggs come out of this. >> for christmas at the holidays? >> usually when you have that many, we will sell like 10 at a time in lots. >> they are missing a leg if you have four of the eight, is that half off? >> no. it depends. >> this is not get rich quick. we do it for the love of the hobby. it can perpetuate the species. >> they separately have their own collects of critters of tarantulas and insects which is why they are a member of the bay area tarantula society. you can also see john and his tarantulas halloween at the exploratorium for an event they call tarantula speed dating for

the website here in san francisco where i am at right now. >> are john and lonnie friends? tell us about that relationship here. somebody could be growing as a common interest. >> i'm sorry? >> is it john and lonnie just friends? >> i asked that question. lonnie is married to someone else. i was curious how many love connection there is have been in a club. they said not so much. >> interesting. >> not that romantic after all. >> an interesting hobby. >> thanks a lot, bob. >> top that, rob. >> we do have a lot showing up on the radar. that will get your attention. santa rosa, petaluma and novato. the rain is coming down good. i suspect between now and 4:00, it may pick up an inch or two of rain. san francisco and oakland, it is wet, but not in san jose.

most of the rain on the central and north bay for the morning. 50s and 60s for a high. rain at times and a slight chance of isolated thunder in the mix this afternoon. good news for the weekend am we will dry out starting sunday. warmer as we go through the week. you see things improving as we go through the weekend. >> we will look for improvement, but after the rains happen, more reports like this one. reports of a tree down and arkansas between 18th and 19th, reportedly with a tree blocking the one portion. more reports as the morning goes along and the rain continues. flooding cleared, but a reminder that it might continue proofing 101. a live look out there with the effects of the rain. the north bay, watch lucky drive. other spots because it has been raining through the north bay. keep the windshield wipers and

the headlights on. as well as across the bay bridge, the metering lights were turned on and the back up back to the overcrossing and a slower and smooth drive. that's just traffic. you have something important to talk about. a topic we are all talking about. >> bullying has been in the headlines. tragic results. most kids's parents are not sure how to address the situation. jackie created the website write my principal. we were talking earlier and it's write my principal or your principal? >> write your principal. >> i got it wrong twice. >> i learned an important lesson about advertising. >> you are able to communicate with your principal and say here's what's going on. >> it offers a concrete way for people concerned about bullying in schools of any sort, but particularly against gay and lesbian young people to take a

positive and concrete stope write to the principal of their alma mater or local school. >> certainly kids these days are communicative about gay and lesbian issues or more so than when we were in the high school. you can write your principal and say listen, i didn't want to talk about it then or couldn't, but here's what i want you to know now. >> it's a great way of helping people to understand how serious the problem is in schools across the country and the bay area. >> thanks to the ber net, in the bay area we have a better understanding of teen sexuality and acceptance, but parts of the world in which they don't. you are able to service the areas because of the popularity of the internet. >> one advantage of the project is it helps people to understand what the best practices are and what's going on in other schools as well. >> you say the name of your website. >> it's write your principal. >> laura?

>> princesses, zombies and pirates will be out in streets across the bay area for halloween and will be out trick or treating, but parents need to plan on how to keep the kids safe. christie smith is live in oakland with inside for us. she had trick or treaters and goblins of your own. >> reporter: good morning. this is about how dark it might be when your kid heads out to go trick or treating. creating visibility is the key to keeping everyone safe and making sure that no one gets hurt as the kids run from house to house to house. dark streets and distracted drivers and kids walk the streets make it one of the most dangerous days of the year. about 84% of accidents involving kids on halloween actually happen at non-intersections. one of the other things you want to do is make sure they cross at the right place at the right time. here are the ideas you may want

to consider before you guys head out. of course you want to use a flashlight or something to guide the way, perhaps a reflective striping and pick bright street fist you can. it will be easier to get around there. those are the things you might want to do and if you haven't carved your pumpkin yet, we wanted to give you a quick idea here. i carved this last night and found the template on the website. it only took me about an hour and was actually a couple of people walking by who took pictures of it and like it. >> it's impressive. >> very. >> is might be a fun option. in news you have to be impartial and not make an opinion, but clearly in sports that's not the case. this is who we are going for. kind of a quick, easy project for you. that's the latest from here

reporting live in oakland. today in the bay. >> your next assignment we will get you a chain saw and a big buckeye. >> i will take it on. my next oneville a beard on it. i will work on that. >> i love it. >> christie was talking about safety this halloween. i have a brand-new as in yesterday teen driver's license. so to keep teens safe, we have gadget friday. we have pictures on tape. this is called safe drivers from lemur monitors. there is a data port. underneath the dash. you pop this device right on that data port and it communicates with the key chain. i'm going to hand you the key chain. you are the parent. now you see what i have done. you can read it off. >> 70 miles per hour max here. also 14 miles?

>> it shows you the total number the miles the kid has driven. you can reset it any time you want. >> 200 miles? where did you go? >> and it shows the max speed. as i was driving to work today, i may have missed the -- for the sake of the experiment, don't try this at home. >> for said you didn't use your brakes. >> that are measures the harshness which in my case is zero. i didn't twist the car around or anything. >> easy to use. talking about the giants, they are ready to play texas hold 'em this weekend. wanted to check with bob redell. >> we have been doing it for dallas this morning. the executive producer said if the rangers lose game two, they can't take it. have you been giving them a bad time? the past two minutes are trash

talking. the giants gave the rangers and they didn't want me and the slacking didn't happen. we were about to calm the game and they realized it wasn't rain, it was the rangers crying for their mommies. at least now they are back home and their mommies and daddies and binkies are nearby. it will be fine. we heard the giants should be leaving at&t park in about two hours and sfo to get to arlington to get there soon because they have workouts later today. >> sounds great. >> so exciting. thank you for joining us this morning. the "today" show is up next. >> go giants. [ male announcer ] the turn changes everything.

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