for the last day above average temperatures and then the rain arrives. we'll sort it all out in your full forecast. >> and if you're planning on crossing the bay, i've got a big note for you. and a live look outside waiting for the sun's arrival. you made it to friday, october 19th. this is "today in the bay." it is straight up 6:00. goodorning, everybody. happy to have you along for the ride. i'm jon kelley. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. we begin with a developing story in san francisco. police are now saying more about an overnight shootout with officers that led to a high-speed chase with a crash an a cab and a suspect on the loose. christie smith joins us live in san francisco with new details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. what a morning for san francisco police officers. they tried to pull over a car and ended up being shot at. they're okay. they didn't return fire. but that car ended up crashing here on eddy street where we

just reopened. i wanted to draw your attention to this. we thought what was in the street was broken glass but what it is is music cds all over the street this morning that may have flown out of the suspect's car when he crashed. this started around 2:00 at eddy and laguna as officers tried to stop a cadillac with a burned-out bulb over its license plate. that ended blocks away at eddy and franklin. that's where the driver blew through a red light and was hit by a taxicab. the cab was going so fast it hit a parking meter and kept going halfway down the block. the officers didn't follow right away but caught up and they were certainly rattled. >> it's a lot to go through. it takes a while to process this through your brain and realize what happened. even as time goes on throughout the day, they'll probably still think of what happened. it takes a lot.

>> reporter: now, the two people that were inside that cadillac jumped out and ran, so officers not only shot at but had to chase these two suspects on foot. they caught one of them. they think that person is the passenger. they say the driver is still out there somewhere. still not sure why these two reacted the way they did, but they tell me that cadillac was not stolen. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "today in the bay." also new this morning, firefighters on scene looking to the cause of an overnight house fire in san jose. this one started in the attic of a home on ross park drive near cherry and branham in the cambridge neighborhood. everybody inside that home was able to get safely. the cause of this fire remains under investigation. now continuing coverage of the giants postseason push. >> foul ball, carpenter is there. cardinals win game four and lead three games to one. >> this morning once again it is

do or die for the giants or else the card analysinals will be heo the world series. it's torture all over again as the giants try to stay alive. >> the giants prove they don't wake up until their backs are against the wall. gentlemen, it's do or die time, let's wake up. we're covering this big, in two time zones. arturo santiago is live at at&t park but we'll start things out with scott reese. he is live at busch stadium and he has a look at today's starting lineup. scott, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you as well. hard to predict exactly what bruce bochy will do with the lineups tonight. he had hector sanchez catching tim lincecum yesterday and sanchez has been barry zito's catcher for most of the season but it's strange to think of buster posey not behind the plate for two straight days. as for the torture, well, it seemed like two years ago it was in-game torture.

this year it's in-series torture. the giants kid it in cincinnati as they trailed that two games to none and had to come roaring back three games. now a similar situation down 3-1 in the best of seven. the bad news is you go back to 1985 on the dawn of the seven-game championship series, 33 times a team has been down 3-1. only four times have they come back. but again then what the giants did against the reds has never been accomplished so clearly they are undaunted as barry zito takes the mound in a do-or-die situation. obviously the giants 3-0 in elimination games winning three straight against cincinnati. game time just after 5:00 pacific time. of course we're on the air over on comcast sportsnet bay area with your october quest fan fare one hour before the game at 4:00. i'm scott reese. jon and laura, back to you. >> pabarry zito got it done las

time. giants fans are used to these down to the wire ball games. >> torture, but somehow it never gets any easier. arturo santiago is live at at&t park in san francisco where fans are certainly sounding off. good morning, arturo. >> reporter: good morning, laura. yes, giants fans are used to the torture. they say they have been through this before and are willing to go through it again. the san francisco giants are on the brink of elimination, down three games to one in the national league championship series and the fans, the giants fans are looking really for any ray of light. now, a lot of that illumination can come from the recent past. just a couple of weeks ago, the giants were down 2-0 in the divisional series. they came roaring back, winning three in a row for a chance to play for the pennant. the nail biting seems to be a little more intense than it was a couple of years ago. this year's uphill climb seems to be a little bit more steep. fans are a bit more nervous but for the most part they are confident.

>> you've got to believe, you know what i'm saying? it ain't over, you know what i'm saying. they did it once. they went to cincinnati and got three, they can do it again. >> it's always been torture, that's just how it is. we're going to do it. >> again, game five is tonight. we'll say when the giants win tonight we'll have to go through this agonizing anticipation two more times to get to the world series so it's that steely revolve for the fan whose mantra has to be at this point believe. live at at&t park, i'm arturo santiago, "today in the bay." >> we will have continuing coverage of the giants must-win game throughout the morning and all day on nbcbayarea.com. just search the cove. >> as they say no pain, in pain. let's go g-men. christina loren, i know you're putting out positive vibrations. >> i am, i am. but i didn't wake up in the best mood because of the game last night. however, tonight we can all stay up late enough to watch that

game and we know they're good under pressure. this fog is spuputting some pressure on your morning drive. you can see the clouds are target to come down but still have good visibility on your immediate highways. you'll weak up to a mostly cloudy sky in san jose, livermore and most of the bay area. we want to take a look at the drive and see if there is any impact. good morning, mike. >> good morning, christina. we're looking over here to the bay bridge toll plaza where obviously the lights are gathering, the cash lanes are backing up, no metering lights. off in the distance you can see the low clouds christina just showed you around the oakland side as well. we'll see how things are shaping up for the san mateo bridge. if you're crossing the bay this morning, the bay bridge has the backup this weekend. the san mateo bridge will be closed starting tonight all the way through monday at 5:00 a.m. the bay bridge or dumbarton bridge are good alternates for you. right now 92, no need for an alternate. back out to the maps. there's 92 at the middle of your screen here and also the approa

approach, 880 and the castro valley y at the top. the commute kicking in for the livermore valley now slowing into the 50s and 40s as you're approaching that dublin interchange all the way down toward that 680 interchange here. a look at the south bay, a live look for san jose shows the volume starting to build now. a little different pattern for san jose this morning so i'll show that to you on the maps coming up in the next report. back to you. >> thank you very much. it is 6:08 right now. coming up, sky high in the city. san francisco setting its sights on building the tallest building out on the west coast. and a new kind of gas station. we'll take a look coming up in business. it's nice to finally relax and to wear what ann and i wear around the house. >> that's good stuff. >> from trading jabs to sharing jokes, a look at the light-hearted side of the race to the white house just ahead. >> that was a good night all the way around. i enjoyed that very much. maybe next year we'll get an invite. right now a look at the san jose sharks home. no agreement in place. we'll keep you posted on the talks and let you know if

they'll get a full season in. we're back in a matter of minutes.

welcome back, everybody. we have a live look at san jose state university campus right now. this is the site of the seventh annual poverty under the stars. this started at 6:00 last night and will run through 9:00 a.m. this morning. the goal is to have students sleeping out in solidarity with over 44 million americans in poverty right now an over one million homeless. now, the students are out there talking and trying to get people together to think about possible solutions on our economic crisis. it is 6:11. san francisco will soon be home to the largest skyscraper in the west. the city planning commission has issued its final approval for the transbay transit center tower. it will consist of 61 stories and is expected to be about 912

feet tall. there will be room inside for office, retail and coveted parking in san francisco. >> indeed. moving on up. 6:12. if you're just waking up with us, here's a quick check on the top stories. a suspect on the run after an overnight shootout with police in san francisco. officers say people in a car started shooting at them before leading officers on a chase through the city streets. that car ultimately crashed into a cab. two of those three suspects are under arrest this morning. no word yet on the cause of a fire that broke out in the attic of a home in san jose's cambrian neighborhood overnight. everyone was able to get out safely. and the giants play the cardinals later on today in game five of that national league championship series. the giants have to win or the season is over. if they lose tonight, they will allow the cardinals to advance to the world series. now on to the race for the white house. the latest nbc polls show

president barack obama ahead of presidential nominee mitt romney in iowa and wisconsin. if he wins both plus ohio, he can lose every other swing state and still win the election. today president obama is in virginia. governor romney in florida. both back on the campaign trail after a rather fun night at a charity dinner in new york last night. the candidates laughing together about their first debate. >> i felt really well rested after the nice long nap i had in the first debate. >> big bird didn't even see it coming. >> this weekend the candidates go back into study mode for monday's final debate, which will focus on foreign policy. >> those gentlemen were on fire last night. good stuff. california still hasn't broken ground on the high-speed rail but over in illinois, high-speed trains will be going on test runs today. transportation secretary ray lahood will be along for that ride as trains hit 110 miles per

hour. that is 30 miles faster than the current top speeds and those test runs will take place along a 15-mile stretch of that amtrak stret stretch. construction bids, crews and blueprints still need to be figured output together to actually put a shovel in the ground and get it started. high-speed drivers of the tesla roadster will be able to get a recharge on their way to los angeles. >> the company today will open its new electric gas stations, i guess you call it. scott, fill it up? >> it's not a regular gas station so the new recharge stations will be a welcome sight for electric drivers and good advertising for tesla as well. a few months ago tesla announced the technology to charge cars more quickly. these stations will open at gilroy, folsom, harris ranch and barstow. meanwhile the company is

announcing a buy-back program. if you own a roadster, you can turn it in for partial credit on a new model s sedan. the model of this story, we all turn in our roadsters for sedans eventually. look at this, this is a car mechanic making a house call. he's from your mechanic. a new san francisco-based startup which sends certified mechanics to your house sometimes for less money than you pay at the fix-it shop and the waiting room is your own living room. the creator will be my guest this sunday here. and the nation's biggest maker of binders has weighed in on mitt romney's unexpected endorsement. you recall people are teasing the government for his unexpected comment that he had binders full of women at the last presidential debate. lots of funny stuff on the internet. this morning avery dennison decided to get in on the action posting, it's been terrific to see so much passion this election season. we're always excited to hear folks talking about binders. they need a better writer over at avery dennison.

i appreciate them jumping in. >> good idea, not great execution. a couple of the writers that romney and obama had last night. >> that was good stuff. we'll try to post more thoon on nbc bay area. right now we want to look at the forecast. feeling like fall finally. >> yeah, you want to make sure the kids grab their coats and their trapper keeper this morning. 6:16. looking really good this morning. so far the fog has not yet touched the surface but we are expecting visibilities to drop off, particularly between 7:00 and 8:00. it's going to be cloudy all day long in san francisco. this is san jose. you can see mostly cloudy conditions all the way inland this morning. temperatures are looking good. we are in the 50s to start, headed towards the 60s and 70s by about noon today. and i'm clearly having some issues with my weather computer. let me take a walk around the corner while i tell you about today's events. it's going to be sunny by noon inland and then we'll see the sun come out for a few hours, mostly between 2:00 and 6:00. so taking a live look now, there

we go. 57 degrees, my magic wand comes in handy this time of year. 63 in livermore and 64 degrees in concord. as we head throughout the day today, look what we're expecting. by 11:00 a.m. those clouds continue to linger over the east bay. yeah, it's going to be kind of cloudy today, especially when you consider all the sunshine and warmth we had yesterday. we had offshore flow. today that big ridge of high pressure moves inland. that will allow for a cooler weekend. late sunday into monday and tuesday we've got this area of low pressure on the way that will bring about widespread rain. 60s, fog and drizzle. next week overall you'll need your jacket just about every single day and your umbrella for most of the week as well. not today, not the case. 81 in livermore, 79 in gilroy, 76 in santa teresa and 76 in redwood city, which i have been accused of not giving enough love to. 81 grodegrees friday, saturday o sunday temperatures tumble.

then monday the first wave of moisture comes in between midnight and 6:00 a.m. so that can make for a sloppy ride. we will give you a good idea of what's happening monday morning. mike and i are already aware and keeping tabs on it. let's see what he's keeping tabs on right now. good morning, mike. >> we'll look at the south bay with a pretty typical pattern. 101 where our camera i, there's not a lot of backup at 680. so even though the volume is light i did want to tell you the pattern itself is a little different for the south bay. we're tracking 87 and 85 to show slowing over the next few minutes but i'll let you know if anything big changes. a live look outside, we'll show you how things are shaping up now. palo alto past university avenue and heading up into redwood city, which i also love. a smooth drive up the peninsula coming over from the other side of the bay. san mateo bridge, foster city side and the approach, we're looking at a nice flow. building with these number of headlights off of the high rise

but no slowing off of the span. there's a closure over the weekend for the san mateo bridge. another live look outside shows you the oakland area. 880, both directions picking up the volume dramatically over the last ten minutes. not a lot of dip to the speeds but i'm tracking this very carefully for this corridor on the nimitz. and the bay bridge toll plaza has the backup as the metering lights turned on a little early. now the backup to the 880 overcrossing so we'll watch the maze for a little heavier flow this morning as well. back to you. correct me if i'm wrong, today is friday, right? >> yes, it is. >> feel good friday. even more reason to smile right now. how about some much-needed relief at the pump. >> gas prices have fallen after a major price spike that we've really seen at the beginning of the month. gas prices, it was hard to believe. they shot up above $5 a gallon in some places a few weeks ago.

but the governor pushed through an emergency order that lets the state start producing the winter blend gas which is cheaper to make and now we're finally seeing a little bit of the difference at the pump. >> and statewide the average price of a gallon of gas sitting at $4.51. that is 13 cents down from last week. gas prices in san francisco also dropping 12 cents over that same time period. in oakland and san jose, the drop has been 14 cents. very good news. >> just in time to head somewhere. >> there was that nasty accident in the san francisco team and that left team oracle's damaged catamaran until early next yore. >> the team says it will have to wait three to four months for a new wing sail to be built for the racer. that catamaran's wing was just shredded when it capsized during a training run. the team's manager says a new wing sale will alive early in the year, which was supposed to be used for a second ac-72. now they're going to have to use it to replace the damaged sail.

hang in there, gentlemen. it is 6:20 right now. coming up, a flying fireball falls toer earth, but the questn is where did it land? >> coming up, the search for the meteor that soared above bay area skies. also you may want to grab yourself a shovel. look at a south bay ground-breaking ceremony that could break some record. we'll let you know how you can pitch in to help. let's take a live look outside, golden gate bridge. not a lot of traffic to report through there. mike keeping his eye on the different spans across the bay area. christina has her eye on thor for. a lot more ahead. 6:21. [ male announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits.

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welcome back, everyone. a live look at the dugout busch stadium. that will certain ly come alive >> a lot of chewing tobacco on that bench. it looks nasty. >> giants have to make a comeback tonight. do or die night. we've got more coming up in live reports from across the bay area and busch stadium. the excitement over that meteor that streaked across the bay area sky certainly hasn't faded just yet. >> the phenomenon is hanging on. people now looking for traces of the meteor down on the ground and some believe it may have fallen somewhere near martinez. that's why guys like that young man are out looking. they're searching even farther north. so far they haven't found any evidence. that looks like a big chunk from a pothole or something. but a lot of other interesting

thing have actually turned up. >> i found a bone and i found some lizards. >> but no -- >> nope, no meteorite. >> oh, hang in there, young lady, you never know. you might find it. it's so sad. despite all the disappointment, no, they're not about to give up. they plan to continue that search for chunks today. from fire in the sky to fire in the earth. higher lava levels inside a hawaiian volcano are raising concerns about a possible eruption. scientists at the usgs say the lava inside hawaii's volcano reached a record height on october 14th and it's been climbing now for several months. scientists say if it continues t rise, the lava will eventually spill out of the volcano, but they say that doesn't mean it's a sign of an imminent eruption. >> which is very comforting to those who live nearby. >> no kidding. put your shoes on. >> that will help.

christina loren is here to tell us about the weather. it will be cooling things down a little bit. >> yeah, you could break out the boots today. you want to exchange those flip-flops for a nice pair of sturdy closed-toed next week. 81 today inlane, 75 bayside and 70 in san francisco but that's only because you're starting out so mild. lots of clouds today. we'll let you know when the rain arrives at your doorstep coming up. 6:26. if you're heading out that front door right now, mike first has your report. >> you're going to have to wait if you're heading to the bay bridge toll plaza. you'll wait at the toll plaza itself. the backup past the overcrossing, but about to west grand avenue. we'll also look at more slow spots. 580 approaching 238 where they split, big congestion there and building for the san mateo bridge. really jamming up toward the dublin interchange, guys. back to you. for now the san jose earthquakes are trying to break a world record. they're breaking ground on a new

stadium in san jose. a little public ceremony to get it going on sunday. >> this morning the team needs your help as well. the earthquakes are aiming to break the guinness world record for the most people taking part in such a ceremony. the record is currently 4500 people. that's set in india. >> the team cheering for the fans. 6:27 right now. still ahead, how about google's double whammy. they had a botched report prompting a big-time stock selloff for the tech giant. scott mcgrew is here to tell us if google will bounce back today ahead of t ahead.

a shootout on the streets of san francisco. the police pursuit that left a cab caught up in a crash. plus same distance, more digits. we'll tell you when you're going to have to start dialing differently on your next phone call in the south bay. >> we break out the phones from the '80s. and right now, how about

google a selloff on the stock exchange. we go live to new york, ringing it in. will google bounce back today as we check it out on a friday, october 19th. this is "today in the bay." 6:30 on the nose. good morning, everybody, i'm jon kelley. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. hoping for a bounceback after a major mistake, i'm fought talking about the giants, we're talking about google this morning. business and tech reporter scott mcgrew joins us in the newsroom with a look at how google is trying to make up for a mix-up. >> i was just looking at the trading. we have not gotten a google stream yet as far as that stock price goes. but to understand what happened here, public low traded companies like google have to issue financial statements once a quarter and there's a darn good reason they do it when the stock market is closed. the timing allows people to take

a deep breath and look through all of these numbers before making a buy or sell decision. google really blew it on wednesday when one of its contractors released google's numbers right smack in the middle of the trading day. there was bad news inside as well. google's expenses are up, its advertising revenue weak. investors didn't have time for that deep breath. it sent the stock down 10% on wednesday. we're just seeing the stock beginning to climb a bit. it's up about 1.5% in the first few seconds of trading. now, obviously google's financials very complex. the takeaway on them is what we've been saying all week, though. this move to mobile a huge threat for silicon valley. google depending on advertising. fewer people are clicking on those mobile ads. it's the same problem for facebook. they release their financials next week, hopefully right on time. >> thank you very much. right now we have an update to a developing story we've been following all morning long in san francisco. we have a live look near the

intersection of eddy and franklin streets where a car slammed right into a taxi trying to run from police. one suspect right now at this hour still on the loose. officers say this all started when they attempted to make a routine traffic stop near the intersection of eddy and laguna streets about 2:00 this morning. they say the suspect then took off, firing shots at those officers while they ran. the driver then ran a red light and was hit by a taxicab. two suspects have been arrested, but one did manage to get away. christie smith is live on that scene right now. we will have a report with her coming up to update us on the situation at 6:50. new this morning, firefighters trying to contain a wildfire that is still burning north of sacramento. the 300-acre fire broke out in lake county yesterday afternoon. evacuation orders are still in effect for about 60 homes in that area. highway 29 is actually closed. firefighters have about 20% containment. so far no one has been hurt and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.

6:32 right now. according to meteorologist christina loren, temperatures are cooling. might even get some rain out there so maybe it will help with some of those fires. >> we do have a lot of rain on the way, as a matter of fact. our first showers do not arrive officially until late sunday into monday and tuesday might just be a washout. we want to start with this live picture over san jose. beautiful conditions here. you can actually see a plane taking off. great day for a flight. we are expecting delays out of sfo as the fog has returned. 57 in novato, 57 in sonoma and 66 in san francisco. that's why you're going to hit about 70 today, because of the very mild start. we're at 58 right here in san jose. so your futurecast tells the story of the day. we stop the clock for you at 10:00 a.m. look at this, mostly cloudy conditions all wait from antioch into fairfield, up and down the peninsula. we continue and stop at 2:00 p.m. still mostly cloudy in san francisco, but you'll see some sunshine mostly between 4:00 and 6:00, and then the sun goes down very quickly just after 6:30. 81 inland, 71 bayside.

at the coast you'll be about 70 degrees. not quite as breezy as yesterday but staying on the breezy side. major changes coming. we've got rainfall coming quickly. we'll take you through that forecast. your futurecast for rain is ready in my next report along with your seven-day. >> we have changes on the roadway as well. 101 north picking up the volume now, finally kicking in for this friday. this is 101 north at 680. there's your maps, the orange speeds down into the 40s traveling north but slowing down from 680 all the way up towards 880. also 87 showing that slowdown. that's before 280 has much drama. 87 really starting to show the volume all the way into downtown so plan to that. the rest of your south bay, the northbound routes picking up that volume. there is 85 north of 17 shows that slowing as well. live look outside shows you oakland. 880 showing okay flow through downtown and toward the toll plaza where the backups are at the metering lights.

they have a new accident at the tri-valley. i'll tell you about that coming up. 6:34. the port of oakland's executive director is now on paid administrative leave following allegations of excessive spending at a houston strip club. the port commission made the decision last night. port commissioners have hired outside counsel to look into the allegations against maritime director james kwon. the port president says she needs a couple more weeks to investigate before commenting further. and oakland police on alert this morning after somebody posted flyers downtown urging people to go out and get violent and defend the city during the occupy protest next week. we have video of the out of control protests that have happened over the last year. this flier that is out encourages people to literally bring bats and beat anarchists and vandals. the group behind that flier calling itself defend our open movement or d.o.o.m. but the flyers do not include any contact information. october 25th marks the first

eviction of the occupy encampment outside of city hall and police this week urging protesters to please go out and remain peaceful. 6:36. the san mateo prbridge is closi this weekend to undergo a series of repairs. caltrans says the closure is necessary to fix a cracked beam under the westbound lanes of the span. the bridge carries close to 100,000 cars a day. it will be closed starting at 9:00 tonight and is expected to reopen in time for monday morning's commute. brace yourselves, ten-digit dialing is coming to the south bay this weekend. starting tomorrow callers will now need to dial 1 plus the area code then the number, even if they're calling another 408 number. starting on november 20th, a new 669 area code will be introduced. customers who request new service, add an additional line or change their service may be assied to that new area code. this change is all part of santa clara county's plan to supply new phone numbers for the

ever-growing pop lace. still ahead, down to the wire for the san francisco giants and their fans. >> yes, indeed. everybody hanging on for dear life. also unearthing new clues in a dozen cold case killings. why more murders linked to a criminal mastermind are out there. we'll let you know. [ female announcer ] introducing yoplait greek 100.

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burning world trade center towers and details relating to military operations after the attack. the alleged mastermind of the terror attacks and four other suspected operatives are on trial right now at the u.s. naval base at guantanamo bay. 6:41. coming up, the sequel that giants fans don't want to see but have to come to expect. torture part two. we have live team coverage just ahead. plus the two things you need for the s.a.t., a pencil and a watch. one of these things is new coming up. and it's a booming business and a traffic nightmare all wrapped into one. we'll tell you how san francisco is taking on the tech industry to solve its private bus problems. taking a live look outside, foggy look over san francisco this morning. change in that forecast. wait till you hear it. christina has a look. 6:41. [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents

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foul ball. carpenter is there. cardinals win game four and lead three games to one. 8-3 final tonight. >> it is torture all over again as the giants try to stay alive in the national league championship series. this morning we're covering the story in two time zones. arturo santiago is live at at&t park, but let's begin with scott reese live at busch stadium in st. louis with a look at today's lineup. >> reporter: yeah, laura, the lineup is till to be determined as bruce bochy and the guys many hours away from arriving here at the ballpark. one big question will be hector sanchez. he caught tim lincecum yesterday and has traditionally caught barry zito as well but it would

be unorthodox for buster posey not to be behind the plate for two games. zito was in the same boat a week ago wednesday in cincinnati. he didn't pitch very well, but the bullpen, especially tim lincecum, bailed him out. the giants won that game and came back to win the series. with regard to zito's starts, the giants have won 12 straight games in which he has taken the baseball, so we'll see how it unfolds in this do-or-die situation. the giants trailing three games to one. they would obviously have to win today and two more times at at&t park in order to steal the series from st. louis. game time just after 5:00 pacific. pregame coverage other on comcast sportsnet bay area beginning at 4:00. live in st. louis, i'm scott reese. we'll send it back to the studio. giants fans, of course, are used to these down to the wire games. >> their teams love to do it like that. never make it look easy. they still have gotten the job

done so far. arturo santiago is live at at&t park in san francisco where that hometown crowd is holding on and weighing in on today's ball game. arturo, good morning. >> reporter: they truly are holding on. good morning, jon. every fan that i talked to this morning believes that the giants can get this done. they understand that this is just the torture that they have to endure in order to reach their ultimate goal. now, the giants came roaring back and won three in a row for a chance to play for the pennant. that was just a couple of weeks ago when they were down 2-0 to the cincinnati reds in the division series. when the giants made their magical run to win the world series two years ago, that was a torturous september leading into the playoffs. now, what we do have on our side is that not only do the fans believe that it can be done, the players believe that they can do it. here's what sermg gio romo had say last week after they beat cincinnati three games in a row. >> we're a very gritty and grinding team, very high strung

and it shows in our play. man, man, i'm proud of my team. >> you've got to believe, you know what i'm saying? it ain't over. they did it once, they went to cincinnati and got three, they can do it again. >> reporter: game five is tonight. we're going to take out the "if necessary" when talking about game six and seven. they are absolutely necessary and the giants fans believe that the team will be able to make it back here to at&t park for those two games six and seven. live in san francisco, i'm arturo santiago, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much. we of course will have continuing coverage of the giants must-win situation throughout the morning and all day long at nbcbayarea.com. all you have to do is search the cove. >> what do you think, game time forecast going to be clear? >> it will be clear by game time it does look like. any showers that do roll over busch stadium will be light and they're used to it in st. louis, so it takes a lot of rain, as we did see earlier this week. yeah, let's go, giants. nonetheless, i want to be

optimistic. if it was rained out, they'd have to come back and play the game in san francisco. 6:47 now. taking a live look at a very foggy start in the city by the bay. was we told you, those clouds have dropped. the fog will be widespread between 7:00 and 8:00 this morning. this is an indication of a much cooler day ahead. let's get right to your temperatures this morning as the sun is starting to make an appearance. 57 in sonoma, 57 in novato. 66 mild degrees in san francisco where you broke a temperature record yesterday hitting the 80s. today we're going to shave off almost 10 to 15 degrees from yesterday's highs and it's going to be a very comfortable week. at least for saturday, high pressure is starting to weaken and take a hike to the east. for us that's going to enable the jetstream to dip to the south. we'll see foggy mornings and sunny afternoons and look what heads our way as we get into next week. we stop the clock on your futurecast. we've got a lot of rain to get through on monday morning so count on a slick commute.

low pressure pretty much stays put all week next week so we're talking about widespread rain chances all the way from monday to tuesday. we'll get another wave of moisture wednesday into thursday and temperatures are going to drop into the 60s. so make sure you're ready for that. if you crave sunshine and warmth, today's your last day. get it while it's hot. 81 in livermore, 74 in fremont, 76 in san jose and 70, not too shabby, in san francisco with that warm start. by tomorrow we take your temperatures down more so into the mid-70s inland. 60s return by sunday. you're pulling out that jacket sunday, monday, tuesday and the umbrella as well. hey, no worries, mike and i are already aware of the pattern. we'll be here to guide you through it. good morning, mike. >> we're showing you a new pattern for the tri-valley. we have an accident west 580 at vasco road but first i want to talk about the slowing in the altamont pass. the red shows you speeds down into the 20s adds you're passing this. it's on the shoulder but an added distraction. that's why we see more slowing into livermore. also through livermore.

an early accident that was blocking one lane at the connector to north 680 for a few minutes has cleared. so has the backup so volume is moving pretty nicely. not quite as heavy as we often see on a friday. 880 shows slowing out of hayward and down into fremont and union city. that's the nimitz slowdown between the bridges here of the on the other side of the way we're looking at 280. unusual slowing was in place about ten minutes up north. reports of a motorcycle versus a deer and it sounds like both parties were injured. we have chp on scene. the slowing just cleared up over the last few seconds so i'll let you know if they have any lanes blocked. consider a slower drive just for that portion. live look at palo alto, you see the volume building for 101 north. no accidents reported all the way into san francisco and you're close to the limit for 101. the bay bridge, we have the backup of course. the metering lights are turned on. early backup forming but holding pretty steady, pretty standard

off of the berkeley curve. 6:50. we're learning more about the developing story we've been covering in san francisco. this morning a suspect is still on the loose after a shootout with officers. a chase through the city and a crash with a taxicab. christie smith joins us live in san francisco with the very latest. christie. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. well, things are finally starting to get back to normal here on eddy street which was closed for a couple of hours during the investigation. a driver blew through an intersection here and crashed right behind us and police think that someone inside that car actually took a shot at them when they first tried to pull the driver over at eddy and laguna about 2:00 this morning. it all edded a couple of blocks away after police say a driver in a cadillac didn't pull over after they tried to stop him for a burned-out light bulb over the license plate. instead police were shocked, they say, by at least one round of gunfire believed to be from that car.

they say the driver sped off, ran a red light and hit a cab on the way. >> given the speed, you can easily see the car ended up almost half a block away. that alone we're lucky someone is not more injured than the taxi driver who just had a hurt hand. it could have been a lot worse. >> reporter: the two people inside that cadillac actually got out at the crash scene and ran away. so not only were officers fired at but they had to chase these two on foot. they say they caught one man, believed to be the passenger, just a couple of blocks away. the driver got out and is still out there on the loose this morning. we asked police what might be behind this whole thing, why they might have reacted this way, and they say at this point they still don't know. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "today in the bay." well, the family of sierra lamar today marking a very difficult milestone without knowing if they will ever see their daughter again. today is the missing teen's 16th birthday. sierra disappeared seven months

ago from a morgan hill neighborhood after leaving to catch the school bus on a friday morning. since then hundreds of volunteers have gotten together and helped turn out for a search for her. investigators have arrested a suspect and charged him with murder, but so far, no body has been found. today family and friends of a murdered east bay teacher will come together to remember her life. susie ko's funeral is scheduled for 10:00 this morning at st. patrick's church in rodeo. the 55-year-old was found stabbed to death in her home earlier this month. her car was also missing. a couple linked to a crime spree in southern california has been arrested in connection with ko's death. they were arrested by police in washington state, who spotted the couple driving ko's car. the man accused of pacifica's very first homicide in 12 years is expected to make his very first court appearance today. marc anthony furlin accused of killing 25-year-old keith coffey. the two did know each other and there was some sort of

confrontation before the homicide. investigators at this point have not released any other information. coffey's body was found in the front yard of a home on del road early wednesday morning. firefighters are still trying to figure out what caused a castro valley house fire. you saw the story first as breaking news yesterday morning. firefighters say the person found dead inside the home on san carlos avenue was a woman. they're treating it as suspicious. nbc bay area spoke to a relative who says the man who lives in the home is a retired firefighter and is on vacation in utah. the name of the woman has not been released. the state of california honoring its fallen firefighters tonight in a very special ceremony at the state capitol. a total of 40 men and women have died over the past 12 months. a special vigil being held for them tonight. then tomorrow their names will be unveiled on the california firefighters memorial wall. among those being honored, three from right here in the bay area.

william west of east contra costa fire district. hollis franks of alameda county fire, and william young of vallejo fire. for high school juniors and seniors, this is the last stress-free weekend for a while. >> get ready for the rest of your life. the a.c.t. test next saturday, then of course the s.a.t. the weekend after that. got to get your brain together. scott mcgrew, you might have a little help for them? >> i do. it's an invention pie a high schooler who took these tests himself. it's a watch. it's called the testing timer and i bet you can guess what it does. the watch knows all about the test. it knows there are five sections to the a.c.t. next weekend. it knows the english section is 45 minutes, 75 questions. math is 60 minutes, 60 questions. so not only does it count you down, it has a pacing timer with a visual cue that says you should be about halfway done now or whatever. it's $39. believe me as a parent, when you add up all the money we spend on tutoring, i'm looking at you,

sylvan, it's not very much money to ask. this watch is for next weekend's a.c.t. there's a separate one for the s.a.t. because they are smart. they do know all about the test. i think the coolest feature is that idea about the pacing timer, a little like jogging. i should be about halfway by now. that's cool. >> i remember those days. >> i think that's a good idea. the way we can really get rich is to figure out a watch to help us improve our s.a.t. scores. i'm still working on mine, trying to bump it up. never cheating. san francisco striking back against private buses hired by silicon valley companies like google and apple. city supervisor john avalos says he wants to regulate where and when private buses can pick up employees on city streets through permits. the proposal would force shuttle operators to pay a fee to use muni bus stops to pick up or drop off those commuters. let's get a final check with christina loren to find out what

is happening. it is friday, looking to the weekend. going to be a little chilly, we hear. >> it is going to be a little bit chilly but it's going to be nice for outdoor activities. starting to feel more like fall, so all you boys who want to go toss a football around, perfection this weekend. you don't have to worry about overheating like yesterday. 57 in sonoma. we're at 66 to start in san francisco. 63 degrees in san mateo. your hour-by-hour detail works like this. we'll be in the low 70s by noon. 81 at 4:00 p.m. 75 bayside and 70 at the coast. let's talk giants. breezy conditions out there in st. louis today, but those showers, yeah, i don't think that's going to be all that much of a factor. there's a cold front swinging through so cold air and wind will come into play. that ball headed out to center field. if it gets any carry, yeah, you're going to see the boys breathing into their hands. it's going to be chilly out there in st. louis. nonetheless, we are forecasting a big giants victory. let's check on your drive. any victories on the roads this morning?

>> i agree with you on the giants victory. victory on the roads? yes. we're looking at a smooth flow through the south bay. north 101 shows slowing from capital expressway bogging down around the airport. 280, look at this really jamming up around the 880 interchange so that has changed dramatically. we talked about 87 slowing up into downtown and there's 85 from 87 all the way up to saratoga. that's the pattern we've been seeing the last few weeks. i've been telling folks that is the pattern you should get used. to here at north 17 at hamilton there's an accident involving a big rig reported. no injuries but it's taking some time to move that to the shoulder so that is an issue northbound, but the southbound side shows a little slowing heading down into los gatos. now another area, southbound 880. as you're coming off the castro valley y out of hayward, there's a slower drive through union city and fremont. no problems in sunol and pleasanton. the earlier accident sounds like everything has cleared from the dublin interchange. we'll show you also a live look outside coming across the bay. this is the foster city side of

the san mateo bridge. it closes tonight at 10:00, hopefully reopening monday morning at 5:00 a.m. keep that in mind and find your alternates, guys. back to you. here's one final check on your day's top stories. a suspect on the run this morning after an overnight shootout with police in san francisco. officers say police inside a car started shooting at them before leading officers on a chase through the streets. the car crashed into a cab. two people were arrested. police still looking for a third suspect. no word yet on the cause of a fire that broke out in the attic of a home in san jose overnight. the family was home but everyone was able to get out safely. and the giants down but not out. they do have their backs up against the wall again. the g-men down 3-1 in the nl championship series against the cardinals. they play one more time in st. louis. they have got to win if they want to advance. game six will be played in san francisco. got to make sure they get to game six. >> torture with a capital t. >> just the way