chris wilson into right field, a base hit! seth smith coming around and the oakland a's will live another day! >> another incredible finish for a team that just won't quit. the a's come from behind to force game five in the playoffs. the giants staying alive as well. this morning fan fever hitting an all-time high. in politics it's face-off time. final preparations for tonight's vice presidential debate. we'll let you know how the candidates are getting ready and what the voters are looking for. it's a case that's unsolved for 24 years but today investigators are one step closer to finding mikayla garrett. a live look outside at san francisco, the city by the way. getting closer to the weekend. it is thursday, october 11th.

this is "today in the bay." 10, 11, 12. >> very fancy. smart guy over there. it is 4:31. happy you're with us. i'm jon kelley. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's get to the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning. it was quite a rumbling showdown south yesterday. let me show you the hail. let's start with your active radar this morning as we continue to pick up pop-up thunderstorms and light showers over the bay area. are you ready for it? look at this. larger that quarter-size hail yesterday in gilroy, and we actually have a very slight chance for that to occur again today. we'll take you through your forecast, lots to talk about there. i've got your a's, forecast, your giants forecast. that's coming up.

good morning, mike. >> as we approach halloween i thought rock candy, but no that's hail. 101 looks very smooth past university, but look at the top of your screen. you see hangar one and the flashing light atop it there in mountain view? let's show you the maps where we would have construction. you're down to one lane but no appreciable slowing. just take note that is on your commute. your northbound routes are just fine. right by where it says 680 and 101, i see a little slowing. i'll check it and show you next report. bay area baseball fans, pins and needles this morning hoping their teams can pull off one final win. both the a's and the giants coming from 2-0 deficits to force a decisive game five today. >> this has been so much fun to watch. the extraordinary becoming the norm. the a's down 3-1 in the ninth before staging that comeback

from detroit. it was coco crisp who had the heroics with the walk-off rbi. to the victor goes the spoils. how about a little dessert and something to watch it down. >> well, we've heard we're not smart enough to know we're supposed to lose a game, but we've never given up all the way to the last out. that showed tonight. so we've gut to keep doing and doing what we've been doing it all year. >> they have been doing it and doing it well. the a's fans going crazy watching their team come behind. the sellout crowd happy to see them pushing to game five. >> we're going to win, baby. we're about to win. >> can you believe this? >> no, i cannot. that was amazing, absolutely amazing. >> let's go, oakland! >> that kind of passion right there will get them through this thing. that is a blast. game five tonight, winner takes

all. it starts at 6:30. >> look at that. rest their voices. well, as if the coliseum complex wasn't even crowded get ready for more crowds tonight. the warriors have their nba exhibition game tonight as well and that means fans will have to share that parking lot. the a's are encouraging fans to get to the game early or park and ride to the coliseum. the warriors tip off at 7:30 tonight. >> on the other side of the bridge, a little less drama for the giants, but they beat the reds in cincinnati 8-3. angel pagan home run to lead things off and they were just rolling. first giants postseason home run in history. after struggling all season, tim lincecum working his deal. a huge game keeps the giants out in front. after the ball game tim talked about his performance. >> i think the situation kind of made it a little easier. obviously we had the lead, just tons of confidence coming out of the pen, letting go of what has been going on in the year and

focusing on what we need to do to win. that's just being aggressive on the mound, throwing strikes and leaving it on the field. >> that's how champions today it, just keep it cool. the giants play cleveland one final time this morning, an early start. game time at 10:00 a.m. pacific time. go g-men. the coverage of major league playoffs continuing all morning long. we'll have live reports from the coliseum and cincinnati where the all-important game fives are going off. we'll tell you about that in 30 minutes. there is a possible new lead for investigators in a 24-year-old missing child case. >> that's right. 9-year-old mikayla garrett disappeared back in 1988. this morning police believe they may have new evidence that could ultimately lead them to her. christie smith has all the details that police are saying they discovered. a big breakthrough it sounds like. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. i can tell you hayward police are expected to discuss the case

a little bit later this morning. i do have calls in to them. what we know is that they are testing a bone fragment that could bring an end to a very high profile missing child case that is 24 years old. 9-year-old mikayla garrett was kidnapped outside of a hayward market in 1988. according to the tribune this morning, mikayla's mom says she was told that the bone belongs to a girl between 5 and 13 years old and the 3-inch fragment is undergoing dna testing. police received a fragment from a well in lindon. it is believed to hold the bones of two killers that were suspected in the deaths of a dozen people. they earned their nickname due to their extreme meth habit. this comes after the remains of joanne hobson were returned to her family from that same well.

they were sent to a well and it was revealed that those bones were mixed in with other remains and that mixup may have happened during the excavation with all the heavy equipment that was used. this also opens up the possibility that there could be more victims out there. reporting live in hayward, christie smith, "today in the bay." hercules police are headed to washington state this morning to interview a married couple caught driving a car belonging to a murdered east bay teacher. the car was owned by 55-year-old susie ko who was found stabbed to death last week in her home. police in washington arrested the couple yesterday after a pursuit. investigators are trying to figure out how the couple got ko's car and if the pair are responsible for her death. her neighbors are relieved. >> i'm glad they caught them. they finally caught somebody. that's just awesome. >> the couple, darnell and tanya washington had been on the run since late august. darnell recently escaped from a

southern california prison and his wife helped him. turning to decision 2012, here we go. the vice presidential candidates are facing off tonight for the very first and only debate before that election. there's of course a lot of pressure on joe biden after president obama's lackluster debate performance last week. the vice president has been studying up on paul ryan's book, his speeches and his budget. >> i just want to make sure that when i say these things, that i don't have the congressman say no, no, no, i don't have that position or that's not the governor's position. >> we think he's probably going to come at me like a cannon ball. but the achilles heel he has is president obama's record. >> pew research find 51% view vice president biden unfavorabliy. three to four believes the edge goes to ryan. voters are likely to be listening for two key issues

during tonight's debate. new analysis from the harvard school of public health shows one in five voters is concerned about health care in the upcoming election. that's the highest the issue has been rank eed since the 1992 election. the economy takes the top spot for 51% of voters. those who said health care and medicare were the most important issues were most likely to support president obama. americans are evenly divided on their approval or disapproval of the affordable care act. let's get back with christina loren. we're moving toward the weekend and a lot happening out there. >> oh, my goodness, between the game, the hail, the thunderstorms coming down in the south bay yesterday, it was quite a show. let's go ahead and show you some of the impressive highlights. we want to start with a picture of the bay bridge. as you can see here, it looks kind of clear but once that sun comes up, you'll notice those

cumu cumulonimbus towers. it looks like it snowed in gilroy with quarter-size hail all over the streets. i want to point out some of the highlights from yesterday. we had penny-size hail near los gatos, quarter-size hail near gilroy an dime-size hail all the way toward hollister. at this point we're still getting the same pattern. very light showers on the western-facing slopes of san jose. a little activity through san francisco. as we head throughout the day today, this will be the case, but temperatures are going to be comfortable, so a mix of sun and clouds on and off. 70 degrees livermore, 70 in gilroy and 72 in fairfield. now, thunderstorms thrive on warm air and we'll accumulate that the second half of the day so it's the afternoon where we're really keeping our eye out. let's see what mike is keeping his eye on this morning. i told you we'd look at that area i saw some slowing. this is north 101 underneath the

680 interchange. judging by the volume of traffic we shouldn't see a lot of problem. we don't see any incidents or any slowing, if circled the area and the yellow has moved around and usually at this time of morning the yellow in san jose means you're down to 60. that's good news. north 101 no slowing shows up as you're passing through the remainders of a construction zone. road work overnight as you're heading past cody creek but no slowing and no problem at the 85 interchange. a live look outside, we'll show you how things are shaping up across the bay as well. the taillights, that's westbound. watch the flashing lights as chp crews go all the way off into the distance. no reports of anything going on. i will track this because we don't want any problems on the bridge and so far none reported by chp. up next, a mystery in

colorado as police investigate a body during a search for a missing 10-year-old girl. what is next in that case. also the bay area teenager at the center of a controversy sharing his story on national tv. we'll have his appearance on the ellen degeneres show still ahead of the

how are you doing on this thursday morning? a live look over san jose, a calm moment. christina loren telling us about all kinds of weather happening. we'll have it for you in minutes. it is 4:45. also following news from colorado, jon, where authorities there say they found a body not far from where a 10-year-old girl disappeared. the body was found in arvada, colorado. authorities have not identified that body yet, but jessica ridgeway is the 10-year-old girl last seen leaving her home in westminster last friday about five miles from arvada. police will hold a news conference this morning to update that search. new this morning, a fire at a baltimore home has killed a total of five people, including four children. fire officials say ten people were inside that house when it started about 2:00 this morning.

five of them were fortunately able to escape. one firefighter was also hurt when the second floor gave way and he fell right through to the basement. he is listed right now in stable condition. the cause of the fire that killed five people remains under investigation. several bay area cities could see their credit rates drop and that could make it harder to borrow money for infrastructure projects. moody's says it's taken a closer look at the california cities after several declared bankruptcy. stocks falling sharply again in trading yesterday and a big change is coming to ebay. for those stories and the rest of your news before the bell, let's turn it over to cord knee reagan, live at cnbc headquarters. >> reporter: hi, good morning to you. futures are higher after yesterday's sell-off which saw

the s&p 500 fall the fourth day in a row. alcoa cut its global demand for aluminum and chevron will report sharply lower results. the dow fell 128 points to 13,344. the nasdaq lost 13 points to 3051. ebay is getting a fresh new look. the overhaul has a more social network feel with a not toward pinterest. the speerts wifeatures will be gradually. they are also launching an app called ebay notice. it promises delivery within an hour in most cities. the service is just being tested in san francisco. wow, an hour, that's pretty unbelievable. >> just gets better and better. thank you very much. some wacky weather certainly caught people by surprise in gilroy. take a look, a thunderstorm

moved through the city. look at that, it looks like snow. no, it was buckets of hail, though. they had to get the kids out to rake it up. in a matter of minutes it was all over the roof tops as well. look at the kids. >> it sounded like boulders hitting -- like rocks, hitting the ground. >> little tiny ones and then they got increasingly larger. >> just think, last week gilroy was sweating with record-breaking temperatures. look at that, keeping tabs on all of it this morning. >> i like the california kids that are in shock. >> yeah, they're in shorts. clearing it out. >> good for them. >> it's pretty amazing to see that cell move through. >> yeah, we told you about it yesterday morning, we told you it was coming and, yeah, mother nature actually agreed for once, go figure. good morning to you. we have the same very interesting setup. we'll see these isolated cells, some strong from time to time. we're expecting the stronger

cells to develop this afternoon when you accumulate that day-time heating but that system of low pressure stubborn area still bringing in rain. that could make for a slick commute because in addition to the cloud cover we've got some drizzle out there this morning, some low clouds and fog, so you'll have to give yourself a little extra time this morning as we're still dealing with wet highways yesterday as well. finally an area of low pressure will move to the south but it's not going to be moving very quickly. this area of low pressure, system number two, is on the way. this one could dramatically change our pattern as of next week. we're talking about measurable precipitation, maybe half of an inch to an inch of rain. but for today, clouds and fog. overall, though, looking pretty good. 65 in redwood city, 68 degrees in san jose. as we head throughout the next couple of days it all works out like this. you keep that rain chance in the mix until early friday. i'm going to cut it off 11:00

a.m. friday. as we head through saturday morning you'll think of showers. we're talking drizzle clearing you out completely by sunday. by wednesday, we could hit the 90s in some cities. so more of that wacky california weather that keeps us guessing this time of year. 4:50. we'll have your giants and a's forecast coming up. back to you for now. how about a badge for emotional brave re? a bay area teenager at the center of a controversial boy scout decision will be joining ellen degeneres today, ryan andresen was in the boy scouts for 12 years until he was denied his eagle scout award because he was gay. his final project actually focused on tolerance. >> i've been through a lot of bullying in my life. so i went to my middle school and created a wall of 288 tiles and told all of the students that we're making a wall to combat bullying and show that we love everyone.

>> while the boy scouts organization may be turning a cold shoulder, many boy scouts are reaching out. >> so far 170 people have pledged me to send me their eagle pin and 50 of them from my own troop. >> what a cool tribute. at the end ellen announcing she had a little something special for andresen. it's not an eagle gift but it's quite the incredible gift. you can watch ellen today at 4:00 on nbc bay area. >> i don't even know what it is. >> i'm tuning in. >> very good. up next, a popular cereal on that recall list. millions of boxes of frosted mini wheats possibly contaminated. plus a big birthday. how long has the cd been around? take a guess. >> so now my opportunity to feel really old. here's the bay bridge looking really good. we'll show you another bridge coming up.

welcome back, everybody. there's a live look at san francisco right now. very beautiful start to the day. i'm sure fans in the city joyful, celebrating the giants big victory staying alive in the playoffs. across the bridge, the same thing for the oakland athletics. we'll keep you posted on all those good vibrations coming up. it is 4:54. a very important heads up. before you grab that box of

cereal, you may want to check to see if it's a brand new recall. kellogg's pulling frosted mini wheets bite-size original and also unfrosted bite-size cereal. a total of 2.8 million boxes may be contaminated with pieces of metal mesh. kellogg's blaming a faulty manufacturing part. so far no one has been hurt. if you have these boxes, here's what to look for. the recall boxes have the letters kb, ap, or fk before or after that best by used by date. let's check the morning commute with mike. it looks kind of busy out there early. >> since they do talk, they should tell you if they are bad or not. we're looking over here to the san mateo bridge where we're looking at a nice flow of traffic but we did see flashing lights that i see remaining after a few minutes and that's in the eastbound direction

signaling road crews in the eastbound direction. there will be a little slowing. maps on the peninsula show us no real slowing through san mateo. we do have more construction through the san mateo hills but 92 moves smoothly between 101 and 280. there you go with that construction over the bridge but over on the east bayside a smooth drive coming out of castro valley. here on my maps you see some green. that's the rainfall. there may be wet roads and wet pavement for 580 so keep that in mind. >> here we go, mike. the cd celebrates its 30th birthday. sony introduced the compact disk 30 years ago this month. music lovers certainly fell in love. they sounded so much cleaner than vinyl records. but most people download their music to their phones and it pods. do you remember who put out that first cd? >> i do. >> do you? >> billy joel. >> very good.

his album was originally recorded on vinyl in 1978. it was reissued on the cd in '82. >> the reason i remember that because i was a big fan of the glass houses album by billy joel and i was hoping that would be it. >> do you remember going to the store? >> exactly. now it's just click, click. the giants and a's refusing to give up. coming back from 2-0 deficits to tie things up and forcing a crucial game five for today. we'll be live in oakland and cincinnati coming up next.

>> reporter: a possible break this morning in the case of mikayla garrett, the hayward girl who disappeared in 1988. hayward police now testing a bone fragment. i'm christie smith. i'll tell you where it came from coming up. and you might want to pull out the umbrella and the jacket this morning. a chilly