12 hours live. team coverage coming your way next. and i'm meteorologist christina loren. we are live at at&t park. you can see the umbrella is out. will these showers continue for game day? your full forecast in just moments. >> umbrellas out, that means you got to -- well, watch the lenses here. watch the roadways, slick conditions. already got a sig alert. i'll have more on that. >> somebody get a squeegee for that camera. big day ahead on this wednesday, october 24th. this is "today in the bay." we need to get the sham wow for that thing. already, it is 5:00 right now. normally wednesday is tough to get to but we got the giants so it's going to be smooth. >> the giants quest for another world series title starts tonight.

>> the g-men are ready and so are we. we have team coverage in place. amy gutierrez live inside att park. she has a preview tonight's ball game. christy smith is outside the park and she has the sprint to get ready for game one. >> we start with christina loren live in san francisco with a look at the game day forecast. umbrella needed now, what about later? >> you know what, i think i'm going to be able to ditch this up brel la in just a couple of hours. good morning to you, jon and laura. good morning to you at home. lots of excitement. the lights are on already here at att park. it is a media frenzy at this point. what i can tell you, we are going to see the bulk of the moisture from this wave rain come through for your morning commute. the showers are pushing to the south of san francisco. but we still do have a little bit of lingering activity. temperatures are cool to start. we're in the 50s. 54 degrees in san francisco. 50 degrees right here in san jose. that is where the rain is coming

down. just past san francisco right now located over mill bray, headed to sunnyvale in the next 15, 20 minutes. your forecast tells the story of the day. it's going to be cool but the showers will subside. will continue to clear out. 67 degrees in inland. 63 bay side and at the coast. 59 degrees at att park. looks like we're done with the rain in the next couple of hours. i wouldn't put any effort into doing your hair this morning, ladies. the moisture is just going to weigh it down. the showers creating a rough commute, i bet. >> we'll get to mike in a few minutes there. christina all jacked up. giants sweatshirt. she's ready to go. the giants are ready to go. not only game one of the world series. the g-men battling justin verlander. arguably the best pitcher in all of baseball. >> cabrera, the first man to claim the triple crown in more

than 40 years. live at att park with what we're up against. >> i took christina's cue, i did not do much with my hair today. the giants have a lot going on. back to work today for game one of the world series. we are facing one of the -- if not the best pitcher in baseball with verlander. zito has his work cut out for him. going up against a formidable tigers lineup. miguel cabrera, the triple crown winner. prince fielder who has been quiet this postseason but he's always a threat. here's who you need to loo out for. tiger delmon young will get th start tonight. remember, the giants won six

elimination games to get to this point. so nothing to them is insurmountable. >> we've been through a lot in this postseason already. i think everybody that's on the team now understands the difficulty of a postseason game, the intensity from pitch one. so i think they all probably have a pretty good idea of what to expect. >> reporter: well, it's kind of unbelievable but this is the first time in baseball history that the tigers and the giants will face off against each other in a world series. exciting times. barry zito squaring off against verlander. we will be here. >> the giants could actually have just 24 hours to get the park ready for the world series. it's been so rainy. >> christy smith is live in san francisco with how the city is getting ready for game one of the 2012 world series.

>> good morning. it has been jumping since i woke up this morning. you can see still raining here this morning. i'm hoping we get the worst of it this morning so that by game time it is totally dry out here. san francisco has turned into a baseball town and this city is ready. we were in the dugout yesterday and it was like the floor of the stock exchange. people just grabbing anything that they could with that giants logo on it. really, the city has only had about 24 hours to prepare to be on the world stage again. one of the keys to all this of course, try to keep the field dry at att park. crews worked on the infield and brought in thousands of pounds of new dry dirt. the field is designed to drain. and they use giant vacuums to suck up the water in these type of situations. outside, they're cleaning up. inside, vendors setting up. vendors very happy about this.

t-shirt makers, they're busy too. he called people on monday to start getting ready. >> already have in contact all of my public safety agencies to begin all the preparations for the world series. and we're thrilled about it of course but we're having to go about our work in a very time constrained way. >> of course, this isn't a new party for the san francisco zwrints. in many ways, they're using their same game plan from the 2010 world series. they've got more than 1,000 journalists here covering this week. coming up, we'll be talking about what tickets are still available, what you might pay to get them and what some crazy fans are willing to do to get their hands on world series tickets. that's the latest reporting live at att park. i'm christy smith today in the

bay. >> even jimmy fallon getting in on that world series fever. the nbc host featuring the series last night in his pros and cons segment. >> pro, president obama went to detroit and yelled go tigers. pro, mitt romney went to detroit and yelled go bankrupt. why would you do that? >> oh, he's got 'em. more from the segment, later on in the newscast. worth sticking around for. some much needed good news for drivers. gas prices finally coming down quite a bit right here in the bay area over the last week. we've seen a 20% drop. experts predicting prices will go lower just in time for thanksgiving travel. live in san jose now. the question is, how low are we talking? >> well, it's just under $4 a gallon at this arco station at capital and barry este in san jose. it is cheaper than most but it does underscore the drop in

prices. let's take a look at the bay area numbers. according to aaa's online daily fuel gauge report, average prices in san francisco are 4:45 a gallon which is down from last week's $4.65. in oakland, it's $4.34 down from $4.56. in san jose, prices averaging $4.34 of regular gas, which is down from $4.55 last week. now, there are a number of factors involved in the drop in prices across the state from record highs of a couple weeks ago. refineries are coming back online. the winter blend of gas which is cheaper is now getting to local gas stations and people are basically driving less. the state average, the statewide average that is for regular unleaded gas is $4.40 a gallon. it had reached a record high of $4.67 a gallon back on october 9th. the national average is down to $3.65 for regular unleaded. experts think prices can even go lower with increasing supplies and get down to possibly $4 a

gallon by thanksgiving. that's averaging maybe even $3.75 on average by the end of the year. we're live in san jose. i'm arturo santiago "today in the bay." 5:09 now. want to check in with meteorologist christina loren. live in san francisco. she had an umbrella out earlier. how we looking now? you got a cap! >> rocking the look. >> i got a cap. you guys don't have to worry about me this morning. i brought a towel. i will stay dry. a rally towel. whatever i need to dry it off. look at that. just shake it around a little bit and it's dry in a matter seconds. going to take you to your radar this morning. temperatures are cool to start. we are in the 50s and the 60s. and we're going to see this rain subside in just a couple hour. let's take you right to your radar and show you where the last significant band of moisture is located. you can see from half-moon bay,

sunnyvale, we had light showers. look at san francisco. yes, much improvement in this neck of the woods. we're going to continue to clear out once this last wave of moisture comes through. now, we are fair game for on and off very light spotty showers. as we head through the second half of the day. but nothing heavy. if we do see any sort of delays later on this evening for the game, it will be towards the end of the game. we're not expecting any major downpours once this last batch comes through. we're going to be tracking these showers live from att park. lots of fun, lots of surprises up my sleeve this morning. so stay tuned. mike, it was a rough drive. i have to point that out. along the peninsula. i took 101 to 280 and it was rough. >> that's exactly the same area where we're still seeing some puddling. you have a cap, i have humidity resistant spray. the roadway, there's a lot of humidity by the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll show you all over the lens we have these droplets over

there. that will be of course the same situation for the road and of course your windshield. keep that in mind. the lower the speeds. it's tough to stop in this kind of weather. we see the green splotches still where areas of wet pave minumenl be an issue. we still have the other issue, the sig alert for highway 12. there is a closure there because of the big rig that went off the road, stuck in the mud, and have to pull that out, so both directions are closed. use american canyon as your alternate. more in the next report. it is 5:11. coming up, we have new details this morning of the investigation into a homicide and arson fire. and two young girl, in the south bay reportedly turned away from school because of food allergies.

coming up. investors don't seem very impressed with the new apple ipad mini. we'll take a look at why coming up.

welcome back, everybody. it is 5:14. a few hot-button issues. a story we first brought you on friday and one you'll only see right here on nbc bay area. two girls banned from school allegedly over their severe food altlerg allergies. >> we told you how the girls were turned away from their school tuesday morning. the superintendent has decided to allow these girls to return to the elementary school this morning. the girl's mother says the district kicked them out to

avoid dealing with their life threatening allergies to nuts. the superintendent says they were denied because the family does not live within the district. the edwards say they showed proof of residency before school started. in mountview now, people concerned about a busy road near graham middle school will meet tonight to talk about ways to improve student safety on castro street. this month alone, three children had been hit on castro. all three are expected to be okay. that meeting is scheduled for 7:00 tonight at graham middle school. a cell tower that could go up in san jose's evergreen neighborhood goes up for debate tonight once again before the city's planning commission. verizon wants to install the tower near evergreen elementary but some are worried about radiation. the public hearing is set for inside city chambers. >> thank you very much. it's 5:15 now. apple on tuesday did as expected and introduced a smaller ipad

with a smaller price. scott mcgrew, not a much smaller price. >> that was the surprise, that and they introduced ipad 4. the ipad mini was the star of the show. >> this is ipad mini. >> apple says the least expensive ipad mini will be $329. that's significantly more money than the price of other small tablets it's supposed to compete against. and more than we expected. for instance, the kindle fire is half that much money. shares always fall after a big announcement. but this was a bigger drop than usual. we suspect because of the worry over the mini's price. san francisco gamemaker zynga reports its profits today. the news is going to be ugly. we already know they will cut staff. the ceo says the company will shut down some games as well. we don't know which ones at this point. they had a brief shining moment

but never quite lived up to hopes. it was a rough day on the stock market yesterday. let's turn to hampton pierce sp. he's live at cnbc headquarters with more. good morning, hampton. >> how you doing, scott. after that rough day yesterday, futures are higher after the big sell-off. that was sparked by disappointing earnings from the likes of 3m and dupont. a drop in oil in gas. the dow had its third worst day of the year. the fed wraps up its two-day meeting this afternoon but isn't expected to make any major changes in policy. we also get data later on this morning in manufacturing, new home sales and earnings from att, boeing, eli lilly, delta and us airways. yesterday, the dow dropping 243 points to close at 13,102. the nasdaq losing 26 points to close at 2,990. the cost of a higher education continues to rise. the college board says instate tuition for a four-year public

school rose $400 this fall or about 5% to an average of $8665 a year. that's up modestly from past years. if you include room and board, the total cost averages about $17,860. the price tag for a private school, $39,518. however, only about one-third of the students pay full price, if you factor in student aid, grant, tax credit and scholarships. and paying for that education long after you leave school. guys, before i go, from your favorite east coast refugee, two words, go giants. >> very nice. hampton pierson. thank you kindly. in washington, d.c. this morning. hampton makes an interesting point not just about the giants but about college tuition. we all say it's going up, right? is it really? by the time you pay and you get all those little credits, it may not be. i posted something on top of our facebook page. i think you'll find that very interesting, particularly if you have children at home.

>> bringing a smile to her face. >> can you home school college? >> always an option i guess. how about this for a wednesday? we got the giants playing. there's some rain. christina loren live at att park. it's prop wednesday. never know what we're going to get. what's happening out there? >> well, guys, i'm ready to get rid of it. the rain has subsided. it's just misty at this point. but we have lots of areas of puddles and ponds left over so it's going to take some time for the park to dry out but it will be dry come game time. we're not expecting any delays. we could see some light showers during the course of the game. we're not expecting anything heavy. really, i'm going to go ahead and say it right now, not expecting any rain delays tonight. maybe some light showers rolling over the yard. as we get into this evening, the best chance of that will be towards the end of the game. doppler radar tells the story. half-moon bay getting slammed right now. a lot of the shower activity is

going to push towards san jose. a lot of it won't reach san jose. if you're making your way up the peninsula, you want to travel cautiously this morning with slick conditions. 48 degrees in livermore. 50 in sunnyvale. highs are pretty comfortable. these temperatures are going to warm up quickly. let's show your weather headlines for the day. showers mostly in the north bay as we head throughout the second half of the day. that's where we're expecting the activity. start the clock on your future cast at noon. maybe one more wave of moisture over the south bay. look what happens, we completely clear out. just in time for the first pitch at 5:07. it looks like we will stay mostly clear all the way through tonight. however, we have an unstable air mass overhead so you don't want to rule anything out. 55 degrees at 6:00 p.m. if we see showers towards the end of the game right around 7:00. breezy conditions out there.

west-southwest wind could carry that ball out toward, right field. 64 for san jose. and a cool 67 in livermore. if you're craving the sun, if you want warmer weather, it's just around the corner. temperatures, ooh, they're going to be so nice. they're talking about the low 80s on sunday. lots of sunshine. next week overall, it looks like another rainy pattern setting up. looks like the rain is starting to subside. >> good morning, christina. you heard her report. the rain will be a factor for the time being. so far, the speeds are just fine. palo alto. here, we overlay the rain data. there may be some mist and drizzle. a live look right here at university. we're showing you. watch this. as the cars go by. because of the spacing, it's

okay. you're just using those wipers occasionally. the rain is coming like we talked about so keep that in mind if you travel later on in your commute. we'll track this carefully as well. no slowing for the south bay. in freemont, maybe some misting conditions. but much less of the case than we saw on 101 so just use caution on the off ramps. here's the build coming out of the pass, pretty typical for friday. authorities need your help finding the man involved in a brutal homicide in castro valley. deputies identified the victim as barbara lashly. they say she was killed inside the home, then it was set on fire. officers looking for this man described as short and in his late teens. detectives think he may have entered a home through a door, a window left open during the warmer weather. they also say he stole the victim's station wagon which was later found abandoned.

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welcome back, everyone. let's not forget about the sharks that are usual way playing. not now because of that nhl lockout. no meetings scheduled for today but they may have to start chopping games off the season. a popular beach town closed this morning following a deadly shark attack. actually, the beach itself is closed. police say a 39-year-old surfer was killed yesterday just off surf beach which is near vanderburg air force base. investigators are looking at the surf board, trying to identify bite marks. the attack happened near the

very same spot where another surfer died two years ago. shark experts agree a great white was probably responsible and it has probably not left the area. >> white sharks has attacked people in waist deep water. the majority of attacks happening in 10 to 30 feet water depth because that's where the seals are and that's where we are. >> since 1950, a total of 13 people have died during approximately 109 shark attacks along california's coastline. >> it's 5:26. still to come on "today in the bay," police need your help finding the person responsible for a series of home burglaries in one east bay city.

we're not where we want to be yet. >> maybe a world series title will help you out, ryan. giants getting ready for game one tonight. team coverage is coming up. >> i'm live at att park, christina loren reporting. showers have come to a close. for now. there's more on the way. we'll reveal more in your full forecast. wet roads on both sides. an accident for the trivalley and a sig alert coming up. >> h 20 all over the bay area. we look over at san jose. hopefully things will stay dry. tonight, we got a baseball game up north. this is "today in the bay."

it is almost 5:30. good morning, everybody. always happy to have you along. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. a quick turnaround for the giants who are now setting their sights on the world series. >> amy gutierrez from comcast sportsnet. we are the only station at the ballpark. >> we start with christina loren. she's got our game day forecast for us. looking good right now. >> looking good, looking really good, laura and john. i'm live at at&t park. you can see, we do have quite a few areas of puddles. some ponding out here. yeah, the tarp is over the field, as they just painted the world series logo out on the yard yesterday. what i can tell you is the showers are going to be factor for the morning drive. take it right to your radar this

morning. showers pushing to the south. our last wave of rain before we get a significant dry break. that sun is going to come out, as promised. we'll see the most sunshine we've had all week long. we still have to get through showers first. they will make for slick conditions on the morning drive. from mountain view to san mateo. light to moderate rainfall coming down at this point with embedded isolated thunderstorms. we're going to keep watching that for you as we head throughout the morning hours. right now, i'm going to send it back to two big giant fans. what's so cool about working on "today in the bay" is we all love the giants. >> that is so true. we're looking forward to that celebratory parade, right? >> yeah, like that positive vibration. >> game one is really the pitching. >> indeed, barry zito for the g-men. they got to go through a guy named justin verlander. amy gutierrez is live inside att park with a look at the pitching

matchup. amy, we're expecting a barn-burner out there, huh? >> yeah, you're looking at a tale of two totally different pitchers this evening. it's going to play out great it it's going to be fun no matter what. as you mentioned, justin verlander. the tigers ace, a power pitcher it the reigning mvp. has a chance to win a second straight cy young. going up against barry zito, a former cy young winner himself. if you look at verlander's postseason record, he has been spot on. in three starts, he's got a .74 rae. and he's thrown 25 punchouts. for zito, we're going with you're only as good as your last outing. he was the winner game five of the nlcs. got his game back to the west. he threw 7 2/3 innings of shutout ball in that game. for zito, it's not about what he's done, he's totally focused on the task at hand.

>> for me personally, you know, to look at the whole story and everything else doesn't really help me because i have a routine i have to stick to. so i'm excited to pitch every time i get on the mound. you know, this is a more exciting opportunity than most. >> all right, giants fans who might be worried about justin verlander need to remember he is human. let's go back to the all-star game. he is a huge reason why the giants have home field advantage this evening. he gave up five runs in the first inning of the all-star game and it was pablo sandoval who hit a bases clearing triple to get three of those runs on the board. first pitch is tonight. >> thanks so much, amy. giants fans will do almost anything to get a ticket to the world series. while some fans are showing some big bucks to get seat, others

learn to do whatever it takes. >> by any means necessary. now, we are live in san francisco, what we have learned about how far people will go for tickets. >> reporter: to say this is the hottest ticket in town could be the understatement of the year. if you have world series tickets, consider yourself very lucky. spoke with the giants yesterday. they're fresh out. ticket resalers have them but they're not cheap. san francisco giant fans are willing to go way out on a limb just to get their hands on a pair of world series tickets. the mayor's lead on homeless issues says his phone has been blowing up with texts saying can you get me tickets, but saying no, his pull doesn't go that far. reseller stub hub has game one tickets for about $7,850. that's for premium club seats.

down to $5,000, $2,000 for field club seats. if you have tickets and are willing to trade, ticketless fans are ready to deal. one man from daily city tells the chronicle this morning he'd go ahead and jump in mccovey cove in his underwear for you for some tickets. a woman from oakland says she'd eat a cockroach for hot sauce on it. another one said she'd clean your house. some other ideas, dipping into the college fund. there a man on craigslist who is trying to put an expensive mattress up, about $1,200, to see if anyone will trade him that for some tickets. people willing to do just about anything to see this game. reporting live in san francisco, christy smith, "today in the bay." >> hot sauce and strip tease. must be the world series. mountain view police releasing a sketch of a man they say attempted to rob somebody on the steven's creek trail. officers say a man who looked like this approached the victim

on the trail last tuesday and tried to take his backpack. those two struggled. the suspect eventually took off without that backpack. the victim suffered minor injured. anybody with information in this case is asked to call the police. 5:36. al meet that county police are searching for a serial burglar. eight daylight home burglaries reported last week in a neighborhood near central alameda. in one instance, the suspect escaped after being confronted by a homeowner. investigators say the robber would often cut through a window screen to get in. police are warning residents to make sure doors and windows with, are locked at all times. gas prices plummeting across much of california. experts predict we could see them slip below $4 a gal be in

the next four weeks. what's driving these plunging costs? >> the prices here in san jose have -- they really punctuate the drop in prices here in the bay area. underunder $4 a gallon. $3.99 for a gallon of regular gas. experts think this is a trend that could continue till the end of the the year. the drop in prices from across the state can be attributed to a number things. refineries are back online. the cheaper winter blend of gas. people are simply driving less. the statewide average for regular unleaded gas is $4.40 a gallon. now, the national average is also down to $3.65 for regular unleaded. let's take a look at bay area prices. now, according to aaa's online

daily fuel gauge report, average prices in san francisco are 4:45 a gallon. in oakland, it's 4:34 a gallon, down from $4.56. in san jose, prices are averaging $4.34 a gallon which is down from $4.55 last week. now, supplies of gas continue to rise. experts are predicting the prices at the pump could drop to $4 a gallon for an average by thanksgiving. and then possibly average around $3.75 for a gallon of regular unleaded gas by the end of the year. so that's what we're hoping for. live in san jose, i'm arturo santiago "today in the bay." let's do some more giants stuff. christina loren is out there checking the weather. checking the pregame forecast for us. how's it looking? >> we, guys, it's looking good. it's never looked better out here at att park. when you're going into game one of the world series, all eyes of the nation right here at nbc bay

area. yeah, we had quite a bit of rain earlier. the rain had subsided. when that happens, these guys like to come out. this guy, together, we're giants. your support is so necessary when it companies to these guys taking the field and feeling that magic. so we want to see your support on our facebook page. we got a lot to talk about when it comes to your forecast. the good news is, we are going to get a nice dry break. it's going to warm up. the sun will come out. we'll be done with showers by the second half of today. this is the last batch we're watching. it could make for a pretty dangerous drive if you're headed up 101 or 280 along the peninsula with heavy showers coming down. in just about 15 minute, those showers will push to the south of 92. and we'll continue to see that trend as we head throughout the morning hours. you'll get a nice dry break along the peninsula. by 9:00 a.m., the highway should be nice and dry here. the start is cold in san jose at 47.

where the headlines tell the story. few showers later on today. mostly in the north bay. we'll see partial clearing later on. this afternoon, the sun comes back out. we get a dry warmer pattern. expecting just a little t of lingering activity when it comes to game time. we'll take you right through that forecast come up in just a few minutes. stay tuned for that. what i want to say right now is wind becoming a bigger factor than the rain. we'll tell you where that could carry the ball and we'll tell you how our giants -- which ones could hit it out to mccovey cove. we want to check your drive. mike, help them out. >> first, stay away from the saltwater if you're a snail. as you're crossing over the water, fresh water on the lens. this is the issue. very artistic. enough water has gathered on the lens that the auto focus has shifted towards the water. but, you know, that will change as the rain comes in steadier if that is the case. the approach, there's still green on the roadways. that means there's water on the

roadways here. 880 north at seventh may be an issue at the off ramp but so far the freeway is clear. a new accident in the trivalley. right around north livermore is currently in lanes moving to the shoulder just as the commute starts to build. so this is not great news as you're heading into livermore but west of there towards the dublin interchange, you're okay. better news as you're passing by red top road, back to you. >> full service traffic forecast. mike in no way, giving safety tips for snails, does not get better than that. presidential candidates flying coast to coast as they make their final pitches to voters. i'll have a look at the murder mystery police in the sacramento area are trying to solve coming u.

now to decision 2012 and the race for the white house. changing the tone. with less than two weeks to go,

barack obama is telling americans governor romney cannot be trusted. another poll shows mr. realomne continues to close the gap with voters. now, tracie potts, on capitol hill. >> good morning. we're watching the polls very closely in the final days of this campaign. because the closer we get, the closer the polls seem to get in terms these two candidates. "washington post"/abc out this morning, the first big poll that has come out in favor of romney. but another poll had the president up by one. bottom line, both of these within the margin of error, we're tied. president obama hitting eight states over the course of three days. today in iowa, colorado, california and nevada. >> all right, tracie, thank you. it is 5:44. police are investigating the gruesome murder scene in the

sacramento area. a mother and her two children found dead inside their own home. now police are asking for the public's help. today, "today in the bay"'s live in the newsroom with the story. >> the story seems like it was taken straight out of a horror movie. police in rancho cordova say a man came home to find his wife and two children murdered. the discovery was made tuesday afternoon. police say the 2-year-old boy, 3-year-old girl and mother in her 20s were covered in blood. a shocking scene even to law enforcement. the mother's sister telling our sister station in sacramento her older sister recently expressed fear. >> you feel like your sister had felt threatened? >> oh, yeah, the whole family felt threatened. >> now police are scrambling to find leads and a van they say was stolen from the family's home. it is a white '05 chrysler town and country minivan with a license plate on your screen.

it is 6 lfy 276. detectives say it is possible the suspect or suspects took this van. if you see it, you're asked to call police. now, officers say the husband, he is obviously devastated. they say he is not a suspect. one other element to note here, the couple had three kids. during the course of the investigation, police say they found that third child, a 6-month-old baby boy, alive inside the home. he was crying of course. otherwise, he is said to be okay. >> what a tragic story. my goodness. >> heart wrenching. it is 5:46 now. let's take it live to att park. christina loren getting into that giant mood. she's got some weather for us. >> the heavy rain has subsided. we're still getting some steady drizzle out here in san francisco at at&t park. i want to talk about what i think is a bigger factor in tonight's game. that will be the wind. you can see right now the flags are not blowing out towards

mccovey cove. that is traditionally the case as we get a prevailing wind here in san francisco out of the west-northwest. tonight's winds are going to be headed out of the west-southwest. for us, that's going to carry the ball toward s right field a opposed to mccovey cove. our guys know how to work this field. this is not their first rodeo. they're going to take advantage of that wind. let's talk about where the showers are still come down this morning as we still have quite a bit of wet weather on the radar. but only for a couple more hours. this is the last wave of significant moisture before we start to get some residual spotty, very light activity for the second half of the day. but, hey, give yourself plenty of time this morning. if you're headed up the peninsula from san jose or headed down from san francisco, it is going to be kind of a mess this morning as it has been raining in this general area. for the past three hours. the forecast tells the story. in the mid to upper 60s for today inland. 70s, they're just around the corner as we head through

tomorrow. if you can hold off a couple more days, the warm sunny weather will return. bay side today, mid-60s. upper 50s at the coast. by noon, you can see, getting some sunshine. still mostly cloudy over san francisco. some light showers lingering over the south bay. game time, 5:07. we stop the clock at 5:00. you see, clear conditions at that point. if we do see residual cells sneak over the park, i think it will be closer to the end of the game. that's what everything i've been looking at this morning and last night has been leading me to believe. breezy conditions. could carry that ball out to right or right center. 62 degrees in freemont. 64 in san jose. just 59 degrees in san francisco. if you with a lucky one who has tickets to this game, bring your jacket, but i can safely say, you can leave the rain gear at home. 75 degrees friday. 78 by saturday. as we get into sunday, the 80s return. and enjoy that sunshine and

warmer weather while it lasts. because next week, overall, looking stormy, yet again, with rain chances monday through wednesday. so back out here live. still looking at those flags. a lot of excitement. a lot of fans already passing through here. and it's not even 6:00 a.m. just yet. we'll have more coming up for you live at at&t park. right now, let's find out how the showers are impacting your drive. >> good morning. thank you for being out there. because you talked about the rain having just traveled through san francisco and now reports of minor flooding. the off ramp, northbound 280 so that will be an issue, some puddling there. on the peninsula, talking about the rain traveling through, speed still okay for 101 but we overlay that weather data. some puddling where we see the blue. el camino and 101. we'll show you really the whole story. palo alto, water kicking off the roadway as more cars hit the road. we're going to the foster city

side of the bridge. still misty. can't see the bridge too clearly. we'll catch up with them on the hayward side from the tol plaza camera. on that side, the wet roads, not quite so bad for 880 south of the san mateo bridge but north there through oakland, we also see wet roads. kibing up the volume. northbound, not so bad. southbound side picking up the volume. watch the transitions, especially getting over to 92 again, might be slick. south side, just the build for northbound 1301 with drier roads but the rain is coming through. it is 5:5. contra costa fire department relying on voters to keep its stations open. the county putting a $75 parcel known as measure q on the ballot. if measure q fails, the department will have to shut down 10 of its 28 fire stations

over the next three years. the first station shut down would start in january. which could result in longer response time. the time now is 5 ooc:51. next, jimmy fallon taking shots at the world series. alright let's break it down. mom, pop it. ♪ two inches apart, becky. two inches. t-minus nine minutes. [ ding ] [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls. let the making begin. ♪ too bad the guys aren't here we're clear. ok, swarm! swarm! hello [ female announcer ] pillsbury chocolate chip cookies. let the making begin

welcome back, everybody. a nice shot live over san francisco. the city by the bay, it is going on out there. giants versus the tigers. verlander, battling barry zito. it is on. game one tonight. we will be there.

christina loren will be live for your forecast. it is 5:53. world series fever certainly catching up with jimmy fallon. he took a look at the pros and cons. >> pro, heading to the tigers stadium to watch one of the games. con, using apple maps to get there and ending up in an actual stadium full of tigers! oh, that's not good. >> that's good. >> yeah, hey, another pro and con, the pro, president obama going to detroit and yelling go tigers. the con, mitt romney going to detroit and yelling, go bankrupt. a lot of giggles last night. >> good stuff. scott mcgrew says a san francisco company is making a loony decision. >> it is. the san francisco-based credit card reader moving into canada. accepting the canadian dollar, sometimes nicknamed the loony. the company founded by twitter creator jack dorsey has been expanding quickly outsourcing

other mobile payment companies like pay pal. this tiny company valued at $3.25 billion. that's american dollars. the federal open markets committee completes its rate setting meeting today. the last time this group met, it launched a round of stimulus we call quantitative easing, buying up home mortgages. it is possible the fed will say it's found more things to buy and try to push more cash into the economy. shares of netflix this morning. the company warned investors it probably would not sign up as many subscribers this year as it first hoped. netflix losing money. it needs to grow subscribers in order to pay for the expensive programming it offers. it illustrates a central problem. the more customers, the more new shows it can afford, the more new shows, the more customers. if you don't get lots of new customers. if you're paying more but you're serving fewer, those losses not only mound but they begin to accelerate. >> next business report, supply

and demand. >> there you go. very nice. 5:55 right now. christina loren talking about supply and demand. we've got giant fans out there. they've got something to see. that includes christina loren's orange streak going on there. >> little bit orange. little something-something. whatever it takes, right? we want these boys to win. i had this last time and they won. it's going to do the trick this time too, right? taking a live look. out here at at&t park. the showers have subsided. i was able to ditch my umbrella. now the skies are opening up. our blanket of clouds clearing. for us, it means the cold is setting in. it's going to mean a cold day today. temperatures only ending up in the 60s. we still, still, have showers on the radar this morning. but they are for the most part south of san francisco which bodes very well for tonight's game. so right now from san buno along 101, 280, through sunnyvale, you'll find active weather.

light to moderate showers coming down. all this coming towards san jose. i think the system will fall apart before it gets there. 63, bay side. at the coast today, 59 degrees. now, security's already out here. i'm going to go peek and see what's inside that very private and special room. then i'll tell you what's in there when i come back in just a few minutes so over to you for now. >> all right, well, i can't wait to find out what's in there. looking, trying to find out what's in the north bay. keep that in mind as the volume builds. the map will show you san francisco, a smooth drive heading through the area. we got a slowing on chavez, guys. we'll have more after this break. ♪ [ female announcer ] at yoplait, we want you to feel even better about your favorite flavors. so when you call, tweet, and post, we listen. that's why yoplait light and yoplait original are now made with no high fructose corn syrup. and why we use only natural colors

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