overnight in oakland. we'll have a look at all the damage coming up just ahead. and we've got heavy downpours coming down right in the heart of your morning drive. what you need to know before you head out that front door. and i'm anthony slaughter in for mike inouye this morning. we're talking about traffic delays big-time. you can see those metering lights are on. make sure those headlights are on as well. we'll detail your traffic coming up in just minutes. bone angle of the bay bridg here. a lot going on on this monday, october 22nd. this is "today in the bay." good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm jon kelley. good morning, everybody. today we highly recommend that you grab a jacket and pack an umbrella as you get out there. we'll give you a live look at that golden gate bridge. you can see some moisture on the roads there. expecting definitely a big-time cold front as our first storm of the season rolls right in.

we will have your traffic report coming up in just a matter of minutes. first off, we start things off with storm watch coverage and that means we bring in meteorologist christina loren. a very, very busy morning for her tracking all the action. good morning. >> good morning to you. yes, busy is an understatement this morning. just trying to keep up with these cells as they push onshore of the wanted to start with the good news. a lot of snowfall already. i think we'll be measuring it in feet by thursday up in tahoe above about 6500 feet. but the real story this morning is how important it is to give yourself ample time to reach your destination safely. as you can see, san francisco, almost the entire tip of the peninsula getting slammed with moderate and heavy downpours. all this moisture headed toward the bay bridge and oakland as we head through the next 15 to 20 minutes. we're still nice and dry here in the south bay but not for long. 56 minutes away from santa clara, mountain view just 43 minutes away now so give

yourself plenty of time. it's not just the rain we're tracking, very gusty winds, in excess of 20 miles per hour sustained in oakland right now. we have no reports of downed trees but that is certainly a possibility as we head throughout the morning hours. the front is coming through and we'll continue to track it for you. let's find out how your roads are faring this morning with anthony slaughter. >> the san mateo bridge is open this morning so it looks like things are moving along smoothly there. we are also starting to see slow going on the bay bridge toll plaza there. we'll get a look at that in just a minute. as you can see we are seeing traffic through san francisco right now moving smoothly, so no issues if you're leaving the city. in the east bay things are starting to pick up as you saw earlier at the top of our show right around the bay bridge. an accident earlier at 580 and harrison has been cleared but the big issue right now, the altamont pass really slow from livermore to dublin. no major accidents but again folks coming in and going to work and skchool this morning s we're seeing traffic pick up. in the south bay there's a car on fire 280 near the lawrence

expressway, so if you can avoid that area altogether. otherwise get ready for the rain and keep the umbrellas handy. despite the first real rain of the season, a bay area bridge is reopening right on schedule. we've got a live look at the san mateo bridge this morning. it was actually closed over the weekend for construction, but still some weather concerns out there for drivers as traffic is picking up. arturo santiago is live at the bridge this morning where wind and rain certainly factoring in to today's commute. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, laura. we've been able to make our way on to the san mateo bridge. we're actually at the toll station on the bridge. take a look behind me, traffic is approaching the toll lanes. the bridge has been closed all weekend long as you mentioned. it reopened earlier this morning and it didn't take long for this traffic to start building up. drivers will need to be extra cautious on the roads this morning as we just heard from christina, this is the first significant rainfall we've had in a while. that means there's plenty of time for grime and oil to build

up on the surface of the road. when these rains get those surfaces wet, the conditions can become extremely slippery. after that the gusty wind conditions can make driving tricky. as we heard the wind and rain will be moving in just as you're making your morning rush hour drive. so as always, the advice is to slow down, leave plenty of room between you and the vehicle in front of you, be extra alert and bring a lot of patience. if at all possible, it is a good idea to leave early so you can take your time trying to get to work or school. please be careful. live on the san mateo bridge, i'm arturo santiago, "today in the bay." >> we will have continuing coverage of the severe weather, any power outages and of course those traffic problems all morning long right here on nbc bay area. also send us your video and photos to newstips@nbcbayarea.com. follow us on twitter or like us at facebook.

here we go over at at&t park. the forecast is a cloudy one with 100% chance of cain. he will lead his troops into that world series. they have to win tonight to do that. this morning team coverage of the decisive game seven taking on st. louis. today in the bay's christie smith is live outside at&t park with something every giants fan needs to know about tonight's game but we start thing off with john henry smith who's live outthere on the field right now. john, it does not get more down to the wire than this or more exciting than game seven. you've got to love it. >> reporter: jon, i just like that 100% chance of cain loine. i wish i had thought of it, very clever. let me tell you this. the giants, when their backs are against the wall, these giants routinely time and time again have come through. of course last night they were facing their elimination game, a fifth elimination game and they

came through, beating the cardinals 6-1. if they win tonight they will tie the major league record for most elimination game wins in a postseason and of course punch their ticket to the world series. ryan vogelsong the hero last night. nine strikeouts, over seven innings of work and he got all the run support he needed in a huge second inning in which marco scutaro was the hitting hero. he had a two-out, two-run knock and he got -- they also got ones from vogelsong and from pablo sandoval. 6-1, the giants beat the cardinals. angel pagan says this team, they have just got grit. >> we don't give up. we're a tough team, man. we've got good mentality. we're hungry. like i had, we're not ready to go home. >> the same thing game four, five -- or five, six or seven meant to us, we lose or go home. now we have two teams in the same boat so it's going to be an intense game.

you know, you're going to see two teams go out and give it everything they have got. >> reporter: and -- whoa, a little gust of wind out here. you can have a heck of a game of slip and slide out on that tarp on the field right now but things will dry up later, i'm sure. 5:15 tonight is first pitch. matt cain going against kyle loesch for the right to go to the world series. an exciting pivotal game seven. it doesn't get any better than that. from at&t posh action i'm john henry smith, nbc bay area news. >> slip and slide, i like that. >> thank you very much, john henry. now let's check in with christie smith. she's live at at&t park with a look at the secelebration, swee torture and the sky-high ticket sales ahead of tonight's winner-take-all game. >> reporter: good morning to you. you know, it is raining out here at at&t park right now. don't know if it's going to be raining later but i doubt the giants fans would even notice, they were so excited last night. giants took a commanding lead

and would not let go. i heard there was a guy out here in a full body panda suit, fist bumping other giants fans. that was just the mood out here celebrating the incredible 6-1 win over the cardinals forcing game seven in the national league championship. fans excited about pitcher ryan v vogelsong. inside and outside at&t park the excitement was electric. fans say this is what the team does best. they come back when their backs are against the wall. >> go, giants! >> i'm totally pumped. i wore my lucky hat and lucky pair of pants. >> and it worked. >> it worked. >> torture. again, pure torture. >> reporter: now, for tonight's game there are still tickets up for grabs on stubhub starting at about $132 for standing room only. it's about ten grand to get up close if you can swing it. there's even a category on stubhub for world series tickets if it goes that far, but these

tickets are really high. i also checked craigslist and people offering trades to get their hands on them. one guy saying, hey, i'll fix your car if you can give me some tickets. another guy saying i'll give you an ipad if you can get me some tickets. people just want to get in any way they can. i have to tell you, it is still raining out here. it's going to be -- it is wet. as someone mentioned earlier, the other reporter, it is a slip and slide situation but fans are pumped just waiting for game seven. that is the latest from here. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> we'll pay you tuesday for some tickets today. christie, thank you very much. for continuing coverage of the giants, head over to our website, nbcbayarea.com. our home page, all kinds of good stories or just search the cove for everything we have to offer on the g-men. do it tonight, make the world series. also new this morning, lance armstrong will be stripped of all seven of his tour de france

titles and will be banned from the sport of cycling for life. cycling's international governing body made that announcement during a press conference in switzerland just hours ago. the u.s. anti-doping agency says it will not appeal the ruling. the agency initially released the report accusing armstrong of leading a massive doping program on his team. the decision will allow tour de france organizers to officially remove armstrong's name from the record books. >> interesting story there. 6:10 right now. this morning the snow already falling in the sierra. >> take a look at this. this is video from blue canyon this morning. >> it's coming down. >> it's certainly coming down. a lot of excitement to so many folks. for another check of the forecast, let's head over to meteorologist christina loren. look at that! that's a lot up there near truckee. >> indeed. and there's quite a bit more on the way. for us, that translates to showers. and look at this batch that's developing over the santa cruz mountains. this is going to push over those mountains and into the south bay as we head into the next hour so

count on a rough drive there. we're still focusing our sights on this really strong area, heavy downpours from north beach all the way across the bay bridge into oakland this morning, so take it easy out there. we'll continue to see these cells push onshore. we will track them to the minute. that's coming up. first we want to check your drive with thrown. 101 heading into san jose, you can see behind me is target to slow down. we don't have any major accidents but they are starting to become more cars on the road so there will be more congestion. you can see the altamont pass very slow coming in from livermore. speed sensors only moving at 20 to 30 miles per hour there. you may want to leave a little early this morning as you get going. back to you. it's 6:11. coming up, parting shots. presidential nominees face to face for the third and final time as we count down to tonight's debate. also some troubles up in the stands. as you can see fans running at a soccer game. it turns violent with fan fights, forcing a hundred people

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new this morning, a firefighter now injured and an oakland home a total loss after an early morning fire. firefighters say the fire at an abandoned home on high street between san carlos and congress avenue. one firefighter hurt his leg but his injuries are said to be minor. it happened about 40 minutes after another house fire on 100th ann near international boulevard. no one was injured there and that cause is under investigation. here's a quick look at the day's top stories. 18-year-old david rosen will be sentenced today after running over a man and his daughter on a

sidewalk. the teenager admits he was speeding when his suv jumped the curb and struck and killed the pair. because he was tried as a minor, rosen will be released when he turns 21 years old. seven arrests and 100 people removed from buckshaw stadium in santa clara after a fight in the stands. police say it started with an argument among l.a. galaxy fans. we're happy to report no serious injuries. and victims of the san bruno pipeline explosion are calling for the resignation of the state's public utilities commission president, michael peevy. they claim peevy is overly sympathetic to pg&e in the wake of the blast that killed eight people, injured 50 others two years ago. decision 2012 coverage now, election day just 15 days away and a very close race raising those stakes in tonight's third and final presidential debate. this one being held in boca raton, florida. the focus, foreign policy. this debate will look different.

the candidates will be seated with no notes or props as they discuss america's role in the world. nbc's latest poll showing the rate dead locked 47-47% among likely voters. nbc bay area has all the coverage of the presidential debate. you can see it right here starting at 6:00 tonight. tune in an hour early for your local and your nightly news. now taking a look at what's happening here, weather, we've got the battle for the world series, the presidential debate and yeah, this one a busy week without all the things scott mcgrew has to tell us about it. good morning. the calendar for tech companies absolutely crammed full. there's a new operating system from microsoft, the fed is meeting, facebook is reporting profits. that's all ahead. plus this afternoon we'll hear from yahoo! as it opens its books to investors. this will happen right after the stock market closes. lots of pressure on this woman, new ceo marissa mayer. although if numbers are bad, analysts will give her one last get out of jail card because

these numbers will reflect yahoo!'s earnings july through september and she didn't take over till mid-july. you have apple tomorrow showing off a new ipad or at least that's what everybody expects. it's been more than 200 days since apple unveiled an ipad, the ipad 3. former high flier zynga will talk to investors and analysts this week as well. they will have to make cost cuts and the facebook game fad fades. you were talking about the debate and i realize a lot of people are maybe not going to watch it and watch something else, but if you do, watch for questions about china. the theme tonight, foreign policy. mitt romney has said on his first day of the presidency, he will declare china a currency manipulat manipulator, which most economists honestly would agree with that, it is. but the reason presidents don't say that out loud is the accusation sets off a set of legal restrictions against china, which makes most of our stuff, after all, and holds a great deal of our debt. so once you say it as president,

things begin to happen. if romney does say that, let me know. i'll be watching the giants. >> i'll tweet it to you. that will be a topic back and forth tonight. keeping our eye on the forecast luckily is meteorologist christina loren. >> speaking of the giants, let's go ahead and start. we want to show you the field this morning before our heroes take on at&t park later on today. they have got the tarp out for good reason. heavy downpours coming down over san francisco and the greater bay area as we speak. that's not going to keep our boys down. i think if we do see any showers around the park tonight, it's going to be around 7:00 to 9:00. we'll take a closer look in just a minute. we want to start with your live doppler. look at this batch of rain getting ready to slam the peninsula. 280, count on a major delay as we get through the next 15 to 20 minutes. you're now about 57 minutes away in san jose from this steady batch of rain.

as we get throughout the morning hours, it looks like the rush hour will be the most severe, between 7:00 and 10:00 today, especially south of the golden gate bridge. also tracking this area of light to moderate showers headed toward lafayette as we get into the next 25 minutes. so slick conditions in the east bay as well, and you can imagine there will be a ripple effect. in addition to the very heavy rain we have, gusty winds south-southeast at 22 miles per hour. that's your sustained speed. we're going to see these winds continue to pick up as the front moves onshore. we're still on the warm side of that front after it passes at 1:00 p.m. our temperatures are going to drop and we'll only make it to the upper 50s in san jose, so you will need that jacket and the umbrella as well. you might have to dig for it this morning. now here's where it gets interesting. we stop the clock on your futurecast. close to game time, showers lurking around the yard at 7:00 p.m. i think if we see anything, it would be a light rain delay, maybewar maybe upwards of 15 minutes but

nothing heavy. 60 in fremont, 60 in san jose, 63 in livermore. holding on to that shower pattern for tomorrow, count on another rough ride to work tomorrow because we'll pick up those winds late again late tonight and with an already saturated ground, downed trees are likely. 64 degrees wednesday. by thursday we're talking about clearing skies. the sun comes back out but still nice and cool with a lot of cold air getting ushered into the bay area by that area of low pressure. now, anthony slaughter has been tracking your drive all morning long. so far people have been pretty good out there. >> yeah, surprisingly enough, good day for me, good day for you, right? everybody is happy. at the bay bridge you can see the toll plaza lights are on and traffic is heavy all the way back into 580, even in emeryville things are very slow. let's get you on the peninsula side of things. you can see things are starting to slow down on highway 1 and the trouble spot, look at this, major slowdowns. we have a list of accidents on 101 coming from santa rosa. it looks like folks there had a

little too much wine this morning. 101, pin grove, an accident there washington street as well. as you get into the heart of santa rosa, you can see golf course drive and college drive, so four accidents await you if you live in the north bay. otherwise just try to keep that patience handy that we were talking about earlier this morning. there you go, guys. >> thanks, anthony. >> it is a virtue. 6:21 right now. coming up, picking the up pieces after that big fireball falls to earth. we'll tell you why today would be the last chance to find a piece of history left behind after last week's fiery meteor shower. [ taste buds ] donuts, donuts, donuts!

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nutty clusters and almonds. with 43% daily value of fiber for you. crunchy nutty clusters and real almond slices for your taste buds. good monday morning to you. taking a live look outside. hp pavilion, pretty quiet there right now. the rain coming out and making an appearance across the bay area. christina keeping tabs on the forecast for us for this week. a soggy one. anthony slaughter in for mike today taking a look at the roads. >> we can tell you time may be running out if you're looking around for one of those pieces of the big meteor, remember that thing that flew across the sky wednesday? >> scientists say the rain could actually wash out some important clues into history. a novato woman found a piece of that meteor at her home on friday and nasa scientist now studying that golf ball-size piece of meade yore.

there may be more and the largest pieces may have fallen in sonoma. the pieces could provide clues into the origin of earth and life on it. >> always interesting to feel like just a big piece of meteor. s6:25 right now. christina loren is here. a very massive day with weather going on over there. what's happening with the latest? >> i'm concerned about 280 on the peninsula. looks like we've got some heavy downpours headed that way over the course the next 15 minutes. let me zoom in and show you exactly what i'm talking about this morning. as we head throughout the morning hours, it looks like we are going to see the most intense showers come down right about now until 10:00 a.m. so you want to keep that in mind. and the later you wait this morning, the longer that drive will be as delays will ripple out. we want to go ahead and check on your drive. as you heard, mike has the day off. i don't know why he picked today but we have anthony slaughter. he's here to dpiguide you throu those showers. >> he must have talked to you before he took off. when is it going to rain?

this morning we do have traffic on the bay bridge wrapping around not only from 580 but also from emeryville. let's take a look at our maps and you can see all of the red on the map in the north bay. we're also starting to see several accidents that have occurred in the north bay. in fact four that are being reported at this moment. 101 at golf course drive. also 101 at washington and 101 at pen grove, a little closer into santa rosa. if you're coming from santa rosa on 101, use a little extra time and a little patience. otherwise we'll keep you posted with any major accidents. just the regular slow goes this morning at 6:26. back to you guys. >> thank you very much, anthony. you know, the san diego chargers could be facing a major penalty. the nfl is investigating whether the team used a banned sticky substance during a recent loss to the denver broncos. the league says the chargers equipment manager was spotted on the field with a substance on hand towels. the chargers could face a fine or actually lose a draft pick.

all right, it is 6:26. still ahead, heat of the moment or premeditated murder? a jury deciding the fate of a new mother accused of killing her former friend. an online fantasy league not for sports but for sex. teenage girls targeted as a sex scandal unfolds in an east bay high school. new concerns that the ring leaders could get away with it. and mother nature unleashing her weather. rain, wind all over the bay area. this is a live look at san francisco. you can see some of those clouds hanging there. the calm before the storm. christina loren will fill us in. we're back in a matter of minutes. [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents

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and when girls hook up with guys, they get more points. >> an on line fantasy league for high school students not for sports, but for sex. the question is will the ring leaders responsible for helping ruin young girls' reputations dodge punishments.

plus the first storm of the season as we take a live look at the field at at&t park, all covered up for today's game. what you need to know before you hit the road ahead. we've got live team coverage. and right now we take you live to wall street. yeah, that is the opening bell at the new york stock exchange. looking like things hopefully will recover from friday. today is monday, october 22nd. this is "today in the bay." indeed it is, it is monday. welcome, everybody. it is 6:30, i'm jon kelley. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. buckle up, grab an brela as well. the first storm of the season settles over the bay area. we'll have your traffic report in just moments, but first we begin our storm watch coverage with meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning to you. we are watching some pretty potent cells push onshore at

this point. you'll notice embedded within the green there's a lot of red and yellow. i'm most concerned about 280 along the south end of the peninsula just getting slammed at this point. you can see heavy rain from south san francisco all the way down to palo alto along 280 and all these showers will then push past 101. so it's going to be a slick commute. give yourself plenty of time. we're about 17 minutes away from steady rain in loyola. we have about 49 minutes away from santa clara, steady rain headed that way. what you can count on basically this morning in addition to the heavy downpours, very, very gusty winds out there. so at 6:31, this is what we're tracking for you. i'll be back in about four minutes with a closer look at where these showers are headed, what it means for tonight's game at at&t park and more importantly, when you'll finally get a break from the rain. first let's check on that drive with anthony. >> we're starting to see traffic pick up quite a bit across the bay area with congestion on much more of the highways and road coverage.

101, this is headed southbound, headlights toward the screen is headed northbound so you can get a good idea of traffic in both directions starting to pick up. also in san jose, we're also starting to see traffic there. this is 101 headed into san jose. no major accidents, so you guys are doing good as far as keeping yourselves and your families safe. but you can see on our traffic map approaching the bay bridge, lots going on in this specific location. we have really several accidents that have occurred in a specific location on the bay bridge and of course we will have more as we get those maps rolling for you in just a bit. it is 6:32. jury deliberations starting today in the murder trial of michelle le. jurors will have to decide if gisele esteban is guilty of first-degree murder. she stands accused of killing le back in may of 2011. prosecutors say esteban had planned le's death for months for wrecking her relationship she says with an old boyfriend. one man is dead, another in

custody after a bizarre string of events that leads to an officer-involved shooting. several police and people were called here, vallejo police early sunday morning to report two naked men arguing, smashing car windows and trying to burn down their home. when officers did arrive, one of the men ran inside the house, it was a smoking house. the other reportedly pointed a loaded gun at an officer, prompting police to shoot and kill him. now, police pulled the second man out of the house which was seriously damaged in that fire. investigators at this hour say one or both of those men were under the influence of drugs. santa clara police asking for your help in locating a suspected hit an run driver. investigators say a 37-year-old man was hit at the intersection of maryann drive and benton street not far from steve carly park. it happened two weeks ago. the victim is recovering from non-life threatening injuries. the suspect was seen driving a new black ford mustang with a

trunk-mounted spoiler. it likely has front end and windshield damage. a fantasy game involving students from a prom meainent e bay high school involved the students and sex and is having real-life consequences. the principal at piedmont high school sending a letter to parents telling them some varsity athletes created a so-called fantasy slut league to chart their sexual experiences. this is news to parents, but it apparently has been an open secret among students for more than five years now. it was discovered during a recent freshman assembly on date rape prevention. >> from what i've been told, two guys have a team of two girls and when girls like hook up with guys, they get more points and then i think the winning team is with the girls who hook up with the most people. >> this league apparently started as a private group on facebook. the principal assuring parents the league has been shut down. at this point it does not appear any of those students are going to face disciplinary action

because all of the activities are said to have happened off campus. 6:35. still ahead, removed from the record books. the official decision stripping cycling icon of his legacy just ahead. also, a picture of health or is he? how fidel castro is fighting off deathbed rumors. people come running out of the back of the building with their hands up screaming. >> a place of quiet reflection rocked by violence and chaos. the deadly shooting that turned a spa into a crime scene. and as the bay area braces to get rocked by mother nature and some rain, we have a live look at san francisco with traffic flowing. you can see the roads out there already wet. we also take you to the south bay. this is a picturesque shot, very nice, over the city. you can see some blue right there between all those clouds. christina loren will fill us in. there's going to be a lot of rain, grab that umbrella. good morning! wow.

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welcome back. this is not how you want to start a monday morning with a rough commute, but count on delays caused by weather. we've got heavy downpours coming down up and down the peninsula. our coast is just getting battered right now. i want to zoom in to more of the significant cells that we're tracking for you. look at this batch right now draped across 280. you're going to find very slick conditions all the way from los

altos hills. palo alto is nice and wet and we are only 15 to 25 minutes away from steady rain moving into cupertino. here in san jose, we've still got about a half hour, 45 minutes, but what you can counted on is a slow drive. delays rippling out. we'll continue to update you on all of this wet weather and where these cells are heading as they develop. 7:25 will be the sunrise this morning the right now, back to you guys. this happening just over the last couple of hours, it is official. lance armstrong being stripped of all seven of his tour de france titles and he will be banned from the sport of cycling for life. cycling's international governing body making that announcement during a press conference in switzerland. it happened a couple of hours ago. the anti-doping agency will not appeal the ruling because that's the same agency that initially released that report accusing armstrong are leading just a massive doping program for him and his team. now, this decision will officially allow the tour de france organizers to strike armstrong's name from the record

books permanently. 6:39. former cuban leader fidel castro says rumors about his failing health are false and he says he has the pictures to prove it. the 86-year-old castro published an article in state media today claiming he doesn't even suffer from a headache. the article was accompanied by several pictures, including this one taken by his son, alex castro. it is the latest evidence in the former cuban president that he's alive and seemingly well after more than a week of speculation that he was seriously ill. a grieving wisconsin community right now looking for any kind of answers following a deadly shooting rampage. police say the suspect, 45-year-old radcliff haughton, killed three people and injured four others at a spa near milwaukee, wisconsin. investigators say haughton's wife is an employee at that spa. just days before that shooting a judge granted haughton's wife a restraining order against him after haughton slashed her tires. he apparently shot and killed

himself as police closed in during this deadly rampage. 6:40. coming up, make-or-break monday. how the presidential nominees are trying to sway a swing state ahead of tonight's final debate. and a terrible day on friday. speaking of make or break, from the brink of elimination to the verge of the world series. we'll have more on the giants coming up with live team coverage. and taking a live look outside this morning over san francisco, see the clouds hovering over the bay area. meteorologist christina loren has got a look at the full forecast for today and beyond coming up. ♪

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we don't give up. we're a tough team, man. >> don't really know how to quit. don't know how to die. we believe in ourselves and believe we deserve to be in this position. >> it doesn't get much better than that. >> no, it doesn't. battling back from the brink of elimination, today the giants are a game away from the world series. this morning we have team coverage of the must-win monday matchup between the giants and cardinals. christie smith is live outside at&t park, but we begin with comcast sportsnet bay area's john henry smith inside the ballpark with a preview of today's game. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. game seven doesn't get any more exciting than that. of course when you've got a game seven with the world series on the line you want to send your best pitcher to the mound and the giants certainly think they're doing that tonight, sending the guy who got them the perfect game this season and the guy who was so big for them during the 2010 world series

run. i'm talking, of course, about matt cain. now, of course his record of accomplishments speaks for itself, but his recent record speaks to something slightly troubling. he's lost two of his last three starts here in the postseason. in the process racked up an e.r.a. close to 5.00. his last start in game three of this series not horrible. he gave up three runs over 6 2/3 innings of work. his teammates have utmost confidence in him tonight and of course they have confidence that they have got what it takes to get the job done. >> don't know how to die. i don't really want to go home yet. there's not another team that wants to go home. we believe in ourselves and believe we deserve to be in this position. why not keep fighting, why not play for the guy next to us for another day. it's been an unbelievable ride so far. >> reporter: giants starting pitching over the last -- in fact giants pitching with the bullpen as well over the last two games has given up one run

over two games so matt cain will try to keep that going tonight. he'll be facing kyle loesch for the cardinals. ka cain will throw out the first pitch around 5:15. from at&t park, i'm john henry smith, nbc bay area news. >> game seven is a beautiful thing. thank you very much, john henry. even more beautiful when the giants win tonight. let's check in with christie smith who is live at at&t park and she has a look at the celebration, all that sweet torture and some very, very high-priced tickets out there for the winner-takes-all game. christie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. i normally don't say this but i am glad that it's raining on us right now this morning so hopefully it won't be raining at game time. let me show you, it is a mess out here. it's been raining since we got here a couple of hours ago. but that might not even faze giants' fans who are still

buzzing from last night's bill win and pulling out the lucky shirts, lucky socks, panda hats all for last night's game and of course tonight's big game. the giants dominated the st. louis team in the race for the national league pennant. inside at&t park, it was electrifying. outside same thing. fans say they could just feel what's next. >> giants! >> i'm totally pumped. >> i wore my lucky hat, my lucky pair of pants. >> and it worked. >> it worked. >> it's up and town. >> torture. again, pure torture. >> reporter: now, on the website stubhub this morning tickets are going for about $132. that's for standing room only. down to about $125. i just checked a couple of minutes ago, all wait up to $10,000 if you can swing it. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> thanks, christie. for continuing coverage of the giants, head on over to our website, nbcbayarea.com. our home page full of great

stories, or you can search the cove for everything we have to offer on the g-men. meantime, yeah, those tarps are already out on the field at at&t park ahead of tonight's big decisive game seven, all on the line. it's just a beautiful thing out there. it doesn't matter if it's raining, the giants have a shot at the world series. christina loren here to tell us if it looks like they'll bow playing in the rain. >> i think there will be a few showers that roll over at&t park later today, but the news of the day is we're getting hit the hardest right now, just in time for your morning drive. let's start with your live radar. look at this, the actual front right now is starting to push through. san jose has not had much action. that's all going to change as we head through the next half hour. you can see this very potent front carrying light, moderate and very heavy rainfall. you see that indicated by the red an orange embedded in the green. so fremont is getting slammed as well as half moon bay. san jose has been relatively quiet so far. as we head throughout the day

today, we're going to continue to see these showers. by mid-morning things look better and that's the good news. as it comes to tonight's game, just light, spotty activity. maybe if we see a delay, it's only about 15 minutes, not looking at a rainout by any means. right now we're about 59 minutes away from steady rainfall in willow glen. keep that in mind and travel cautiously as it's been relatively dry so far. but an indication that the front is starting to move to the south is your wind picking up in san jose. right now southeast wind at 14 miles per hour. we still have the strongest winds with power outages in oakland. jon and laura will bring you more information on where the outages are in the next 15 minutes. after the front comes through, it is going to be cold. we've got cold air indicated by these spotty clouds. you can see the center of low pressure is still well to our north. as we head throughout the next couple hours, we're going to get hit the hardest and then things will start to change as we get into this afternoon. 63 today in livermore, 63 in santa teresa and 63 in san jose.

we'll have a little bit of a lull mostly between 11:00 a.m. and about 5:00 p.m., but guess what, first pitch, yeah, just after 5:00. i think we'll see a few showers over at&t park. we'll have another wave of moisture come through tuesday into wednesday. then as we get into the weekend, clearing skies and 70s return. let's take a look at your drive with anthony. >> we are starting to see major slowdowns right around the bay bridge toll plaza. 80 is very slow coming from richmond, even from vallejo the slowdowns continue all the way from that far north and east. also you can see on our map, we are starting to see the slowdown continue not only from right around the bay bridge, but as you get through the heart of oakland. the altamont pass very slow there. cars going 20 to 30 miles per hour. so it's very slow from livermore, dublin, also fremont. you can see those slowdowns all on 880 right at the 580 connector. otherwise it looks like things are moving smoothly. south bay, the main veins are

moving smoothly there. no major accidents to report so that's good news. folks at home doing their job. keep both hands on the wheel an through the morning hours. 6:51 right now. of course that weather having a major impact on the entire bay area. marla tellez is live in the south bay and will be covering that area but first we start off with arturo santiago who is live at the san mateo bridge which just reopened this morning after being shut down for the entire weekend. arturo, hang on to that umbrella, man. >> reporter: yeah, it's kind of blustery out here, windy and the rain is starting to build up. this is one of those mornings where you definitely want to leave home early to get to work or school. this wind and rain will have an impact on your morning commute. check it out behind me. we are at the toll station on the san mateo bridge which just reopened earlier this morning after being closed all weekend

long. this is a good example of what to expect on the roads and bridges this morning when the wind and rain starts to really pick up. since this is the first significant rain to fall in quite a while, it's going to mix with all that grime and oil that's been accumulating on the surface of the roads and that does create extremely slippery conditions. add to that high winds and driving can get very, very dicey. we're going to keep repeating it. you have to be extra cautious, you have to be patient, slow down, leave plenty of room between you and the other vehicles that are in front of you. we do expect the traffic volumes to continue to build on the san mateo bridge as they have all morning long. again, it pairs repeating, leave work early -- or leave home early to get to work or school and take your time getting to where you need to go. we're live on the san mateo bridge. i'm arturo santiago, "today in the bay." now we'll turn it over to marla tellez who's down in san jose. hey, marla. >> reporter: good morning, arturo, thank you so much. literally within the last couple of minutes the rain started to fall here in san jose.

up until now we've been out here since 4:00 this morning, it has been dry. now the morning commute is getting a little bit of rain. you're looking at traffic on 280 near the 87 interchange. the headlights coming toward you, those are heading northbound. no major problems on the roadway just yet, just a little bit of stop and go so that's what you can expect on 280 here. now, as our meteorologist christina loren has been reporting throughout the morning, really the south bay is expected to get hit by the rain any minute now and she is dead on. the bulk of the storm is set to hit between 7:00 and 10:00 today, so get ready for that. get into that defensive driving mode. i will touch on what arturo just told you. allow yourself extra time to get to work today, extra space if you're on the road between you and the vehicle ahead of you. and if it gets really wet and slippery out there, do your best not to slam on the brakes. you want toust ease off the gas pedal in order to slow down because hirydroplaning could be

problem. bottom line, be safe out there, take it slow, take it easy. marla tellez, "today in the bay." >> we'll have continuing coverage of the severe weather and any power outages and also all the traffic problems out there all morning long for you right here on nbc bay area and of course on nbcbayarea.com. you can also send your videos and photos to newstips@nbcbayar newstips@nbcbayarea.com and you can follow us on twitter or like us on facebook. 6:54. now to decision 2012. the third and final presidential debate will be held tonight in boca raton, florida. the focus will be on foreign policy. the debate will look different. the candidates will be seated with no notes or props as they talk about america's role in the world. you can watch a showdown at lynn university right here on nbc bay area starting at 6:00 tonight. there will certainly be a lot to talk about at the debate, including events that happened over the weekend in the middle

east. there was new violence in libya after accusations that syria was involved in the assassination of an intelligence leader. and there are new reports the obama administration and world leaders will resume talks with iran over its nuclear program. iran and the white house so far have denied those reports. and in tonight's debate, scott mcgrew expects china will be coming up as an issue all over again. >> that's right. it did in the last debate, you remember the ipad question. governor romney may be asked about his promise to declare china a currency manipulator on his first day in office. so that's something worth watching. let's check the markets meanwhi meanwhile. the dow industrials and nasdaq barely moving this morning as we just wait on so many different things. there are a number of tech companies that will be reporting this week, including yahoo! this afternoon and apple later this week, facebook as well. it's really a heck of a week ahead in business news. microsoft, for instance, will

release windows 8. that's the biggest change to the world's most popular operating system since '95. and that's not even the biggest news. here's the calendar for you. this afternoon i mentioned yahoo!. tuesday apple announces yet another ipad. you've got facebook as well. wednesday, the fed concludes its important fomc meeting. thursday apple reports its profits and then friday you get mike cost's new surface tablet. we will be covering all of these things for you as the week continues. back to you. >> no wonder scott mcgrew has been doing pushups and situps all morning long. now i get it. he's going to be a busy man. busy when it comes to the forecast as well. meteorologist christina loren is keeping up with all of it. >> yeah, we have got a very wet commute. we want to make sure you're aware of it before you head out that front door. it has been dry. one region of the entire bay area, the south bay. everything is changing as we speak. live picture shows you the dark clouds have moved in. your realtime doppler radar revealing showers light right now have moved into san jose.

the moderate rain just about 15 to a half hour away from san jose. now, i widen out for you just to show you the general nature of this storm system. it's actually pushing very quickly. we've got showers racing through fremont right now embedded within the green. you see the yellow and red that's heavy rain in fremont. count on a slow commute there. you really want to travel cautiously. up in san francisco -- i'm tongue-tied because i'm tracking these storms and they're moving so quickly this morning. they just got hammered. that's only going to continue 15 more minutes as more rain is headed that way as through. before we hit 11:00 a.m. the front will come through. then a little bit of a lull and then the cold wlablast comes in. i'll be tracking these storms each and every 15 minutes through 11:30 right here on nbc bay area. let's take one more check of your drive with anthony. good morning to you. >> good morning. we are still watching the bay bridge, that's very slow. also the south bay is really

starting to bog down. this is a look at 101 coming into san jose. you can see traffic is moving and that's the good news is that it is moving. even though there are lots of cars on the roadway this morning. let's also show you what's happening on our maps. the east bay, a very hectic drive this morning. you can see coming from vallejo, three separate accidents have slowed that area heading into the bay bridge, so if you come from vallejo, richmond or berkeley, you may need to find an alternate route. maybe take caltrain or b.a.r.t. this morning. livermore and dublin coming into those locations is very slow. 880 san lorenzo very, very slow. the peninsula, palo alto, redwood city, things look good there. >> thank you very much, anthony skblmpt . here's one last look at the morning's top stories. administrators at piedmont high school say a long list of varsity athletes set up a fantasy league online where they earned points for sexual encounters with female students.

the school says that league has been shut down. 18-year-old david rosen will be sentenced today after running over a man and his daughter on a concord sidewalk. the teen admits he was speeding when his suv jumped the curb and struck and killed the pair. he will be behind bars until he turns 21 years old. and this time of year, rain here means snow in the sierra. how about some fresh powder? it's all coming down in blue canyon. we'll keep an eye on all the rain and the snow and have live updates for you throughout the entire morning. thousands of bay area soccer fans helping the san jose earthquakes kick off their new home. more than 6200 fans helped the team yesterday during a huge ground-breaking ceremony in san jose. >> did they all shovel? >> they all have shovels. the guinness world book of records says the gathering really smashed previous records. construction of the 18,000-seat stadium scheduled to be complete by 2014 so they all had a helping hand in there. >> put them a