this is yours! >> three years, two world championships, the giants have swept the detroit tigers to win the world series title. good for them, congratulations. good morning, i'm laura garcia-cannon. jon kelley is off today. two big stories, of course the world series win but hurricane sandy set to make landfall along the east coast. let's head right to christina loren who's tracking the storm. >> yeah, we're waiting on the next advisory locating the future track and intensity of sandy. that's coming in promptly at 5:00 this morning. right now i can tell you it is a

very powerful storm. what happened is a nor'easter merged with a hurricane and the center of low pressure could drop to levels we have never seen before. this could go down and the most intense storm to ever impact the eastern seaboard. this is a live look at new jersey. you can see we have the very, very strong waves crashing into the coastline. we're expecting landfall somewhere along the new jersey coastline as we get into this afternoon into tonight so we'll continue to track that for you. locally it's a whole other scenario. it's going to be very mild here today. temperatures in the 50s. as we head throughout this afternoon we're only expecting the 70s, and low 80s inland. we'll track what's happening with sandy as we progress through the morning. let's look at how your drive is shaping up with mike. >> definitely by comparison this is no sandy but it is an issue for the pans for the peninsula. the flashing light in the middle shows you construction pushing you over toward the right

heading toward embarcaderembarc. notice the fog and low clouds. this will be the north bay and east bay approach i'm seeing fog affecting your drive as well. it's a very light, easy drive as far as the volume of traffic. no problems heading down to the south bay. just a little construction going on. we'll find that out and give you details coming up. but good news this morning. we sure do because we're talking about winning in a sweep. after a postseason full of ups and downs the giants make the world series look easy beating the tigers on the road to become the world champions for the second time in three years. the tigers gave the giants a scare pushing the game to ten innings. sergio romo striking out miguel cabrera to clinch the title. the team hops on a plane today to come home and celebrate with their fans. they are expected to be back at at&t park later this afternoon.

bob redell is live there in fact for us. >> reporter: good morning, laura. you can see "giants sweep," the examiner, "champs." you've got about 30 or 40 fans that have been picking up these newspapers and were hoping they were going to see a repeat when the giants arrive 5:00 in the morning on their buses. it was a very intimate ceremony but apparently that is not the case this morning. we have talked with sfo and they are telling us their charter plane is not due to arrive until 3:00 this afternoon. apparently it has nothing to do with hurricane sandy, it could be just a decision that the team wanted to sleep in, party and not get right on the plane right away. so our understanding is that th plane is not going to arrive until 3:00, which means their arrival here at the park might be 3:30, 4:00 in the afternoon. if you are interested in catching the team, it will be at the 2nd street gate at at&t

park. as far as the parade, mayor lee's office announced last night that parade will be this wednesday at 11:00 a.m. it's going to be a little bit different than 2010. in 2010 you might have remembered it wound through downtown. this time it's starting at the foot of market and heading up market and going over to the civic center plaza at 11:00. we imagine again it will be a big celebration at the civic center plaza. again, the giants' arrival not scheduled for our understanding until 3:00 this afternoon. reporting live here, bob redell, "today in the bay." it was a wild scene in the locker room following the world series win. champagne was flowing and the giants were letting loose. lawrence scott brings us locker room reaction from detroit. >> excited, man.

you never lost the fight. >> everybody wants to look for a story book ending, but for your career is this a beautiful story book beginning and middle? >> yeah. we would love to do this a lot more down the years. you know what, i'm extremely happy to be able to do it in this giants uniform. >> watching your team bring this home has to mean everything to you. >> it does. like i just said, the cliche of the dream come true but this really is. you sit back and think about something you dreamed about your whole life actually coming to be a real thing. it's an amazing feeling. >> to be here and make this happen for the team, for everybody involved in this organization, what does this stand for here in detroit, this sweep, this win. >> yeah, you know, it's just beyond. it's beyond anything i could have imagined. you know, it's such a blessing to be able to experience this. >> how great is this, angel? >> oh, this is unbelievable, man.

this is a dream come true. being able to win the world series after going through a lot of obstacles, it doesn't get any better than this. >> lawrence scott, nbc bay area news. back here in the bay area, giants fans still on cloud nine. many flocked to bars and taverns around at&t park just to watch the game. over at pete's tavern it was full capacity. ten innings of torture quickly turned into joy as fans celebrated the giants world series championship. and for some winning the big prize is still hard to believe. >> underdogs came out on top! >> i feel like it's a dream. i can't believe we swept 'em, but we did, and we rule. >> the giants victory was also a win for pete's tavern. the bar's manager says business picked up during the playoffs. here at home fans went wild filling the streets of san francisco. thousands of people celebrating their team's world series win. this was the scene in the city's mission victory where someone

lit a bonfire in the middle of the street. that fire burned more than an hour. other than that, the celebration went on without any major problems or arrest. all bay area sports authority stores opening early this morning for giants fans. they were open late last night anticipating that world series win and anticipating the crowd of impatient fans. customers waited in line to be some of the first to get their hands on some new world series gear. the stores got their shipments right before the giants officially won the series. immediately after the third out in the tenth inning, that sale was on. customers grabbing up t-shirts, caps, flags and pennants. >> i'm here getting a shirt not only for myself but i've got to get the small one for my kid so tomorrow when they go to school, they can be properly dressed. >> is that why this could not wait another minute? >> could not wait another minute. had to be out and ready to go and look appropriate for tomorrow. >> the sports authority will

open at 7:00 a.m. in case you want to pick something up on your way to work to dress appropriately. our coverage of the new world series champions continues all morning long. stick around for more live reports from detroit and san francisco. coming up at 5:00. and of course there's lots more on our website, check it out. nbc bay area.com. the entire front page loaded with some great raw video and interviews. so much to cover, so much excitement as well. christina loren, i know you're one excited girl this morning. >> yeah. a lot of people waking up for excitement. you might need your rally towel to get the sleep out of your eyes this morning, giants fans. today looks pretty good for us locally. we've got a great-looking day shaping up. we're in the 40s and 50s to start. 46 in santa rosa, 77 in oakland. so if you're waking up in the north bay pull out that winter coat. the temperatures are going to be comfortable this afternoon, breaking into the 60s, 70s and 80s. along the east shore the 70s and

we'll get a couple of 80s in the east bay. so a little bit of fog and drizzle for your morning. 72 degrees by noon inland, 80 degrees at 4:00 p.m. and temperatures will be comfortable throughout the day today. there's a lot of rain headed your way as we get to the midsection of your week. we want to give you a brief look at the latest on hurricane sandy. look at this sprawling storm encompassing a thousand miles. this storm is 1,000 miles wide and the pressure, 946 millibars. that could go down as the lowest pressure ever recorded if it drops any more. sandy picked up some strength overnight. it was packing winds yesterday at 75 miles an hour. this morning winds are 85 miles an hour affecting the entire eastern third of the country. as you know the stock market has been shut down for today. the whole city of new york has been shut down. that goes for philly as well as boston. if you're trying to catch a flight this morning no matter where you're headed, make sure you check ahead. we're planning on landfall

sometime late tonight. looks like sandy will hit the new jersey shore. we'll take a closer look at this with live coverage all morning long up and down the eastern seaboard. now let's take a look at your morning drive. >> lots going on on the east coast. the a's oakland didn't do quite as well but we still love them and we're celebrating with a nice, easy drive north past the coliseum. on the maps we see just a little slowing, speeds dip just a little bit in your northbound direction. the sensors with the yellow shows that's down to about 62. not a major concern. we have your typical overnight construction. the orange on the map is the overlay with the weather data and that could affect your drive as far as using the windshield wipers. christina talked about low fog and clouds scattered around the area. the speeds are all right down 101 and 37 but we'll watch this

as the conditions change all morning, laura. back to you. it is 4:40. coming up, the chp dispatch center closed after a fire inside the building. we'll tell you what happened next. plus tens of millions of people evacuated from the east coast as sandy prepares to make landfall. and stay with us for continuing coverage of the 2012 world series champions. the san francisco giants. we have much more to come, including, you might be surprised what the mvp of the world series was doing the day after his historic three home runs. we've got the pictures. [ female announcer ] now get high speed internet at home on our newly expanded advanced digital network, a connection you can count on. introducing at&t u-verse high speed internet with more speed options, reliability and wi-fi hot spots than ever. go to our website below to get u-verse high speed internet for just 14.95 a month

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hurricane sandy bearing down on the east coast this morning. the storm is expected to make landfall later today. millions of people are in its path. much of the east coast just hunkering down placing for high winds, heavy rain and flooding. this is a live look this morning from seaside, new jersey, as you see the storm just churning the currents of the ocean out there. daniel lee has more. >> reporter: across the northeast a rising tide is sending violent waves crashing down on coastal communities. in new york the water is

uncomfortably close to home. >> god knows what can happen. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands have been forced to pack up and get out. public transportation is shut down and thousands of flights cancelled. schools and businesses also on hold today. new jersey governor chris christie had stern words for anyone ignoring evacuation orders. >> if something looks like it's stupid to do, it is stupid. >> reporter: a similar tone from new york mayor michael bloomberg. >> you're not only putting yourself at risk but at the first responders who will have to assist you in an emergency. >> reporter: sandy is over 700 miles wide, packing wind and rain that could last 36 hours. homeowners in its path spent sunday boarding up, laying sandbags and gathering last-minute emergency supplies. >> we looked out with irene and now i don't know, this may be worse. i don't know. >> reporter: the time to prepare now over. people need to stay inside and hunker down. in cape may, new jersey, i'm daniel lee, nbc news. >> the financial markets are

closed today because of hurricane sandy. for more on that and the rest of our business headlines, we turn to jackie deangeles live in cnbc headquarters. >> reporter: good morning. the u.s. markets will be virtually closed due to hurricane sandy. the new york stock exchange, the nasdaq will be shut today and possibly tomorrow. the exchanges, the brokers and regulators were worried about the integrity of the markets and couldn't ensure the safety of any employees trying to make it into work. the last time the markets were closed due to weather was 1985 because of hurricane gloria. several big banks will also close their operations in low-lying areas of new york city. these include goldman sachs, jm morgan chase and bank of america. back over to you. >> all right, thank you very much. i guess we'll just watch the markets in case they're possibly

closed tomorrow as well as a result of this storm. it is a huge one hitting the east coast. we bring in christina loren who's been keeping an eye on the storm. it is affecting us here in the bay area as well because so many flights are cancelled out of sfo. >> 7,000 flights total across the nation. what's really dangerous is they're expecting to lose power in new york city today which means the elevators. michael bloomberg very concerned about people not being prepared for this storm. this could go down as one of the strongest to ever -- if not the strongest to impact the eastern seaboard. let's take a look at the projected track and intensity of sandy. sandy right now is a category 1 storm. you start a category hurricane out at 74 miles per hour. she's packing winds of 85 miles per hour and it looks like the storm will make landfall late tonight along the new jersey shore. we're talking about a 7 to 11-foot storm surge. the water is going to be sitting

7 to 11 feet higher than it normally would, so we're talking about not just the storm surge, very heavy rain, damaging winds and this is something that will likely knock out power in this region of the country for weeks, possibly even one month in some location so we're not taking this very lightly at all. it's a serious situation. we'll have live reporters up and down the eastern seaboard. for us it just makes your heart go out to everybody because we've got such a great pattern this week. 54 in livermore to start. our temperatures are nice and mild. as we head through your afternoon, we're not going to see the fog last long either. by noon it starts to clear the greater bay area. that sunshine is limited. by tomorrow we'll have partly cloudy to mostly cloudy conditions and the rain moves in which we need wednesday into thursday. 80 in livermore, 73 in san jose and 74 in los gatos. as we head through tuesday into wednesday, holding on to the 70s

and then temperatures drop. wednesday, halloween. looks like we'll get a few showers. we'll show you when we're expecting that rain to come through your city coming up. also we'll take a closer look at sandy. this is something we'll be talking about for weeks, laura, so back to you for now. new this morning, bay area 911 calls once again being answered locally after a fire at a major dispatch center caused calls to be redirected out of the area. the fire in the chp's communications center in vallejo was reported about 10:00 last night. the emergency call center serves nine counties throughout the bay area. for a few hours all incoming 911 calls were redirected to sacramento and monterey. there was minimal damage to the building and dispatchers were let back in at about 2:00 this morning. no word on what caused that fire. 4:49. coming up -- >> it's unbelievable. it's something i definitely -- i think this time around i

appreciate it even more because i understand the difficulty of doing it. >> that's right. twice in three years. the giants once again world series champions. team coverage still ahead. should have said spoiler alert. i recorded. no, i watched it. look over here, the san mateo bridge. we're watching this and the effect of the low cloud and fog on your drive coming up.

4:52. welcome back, everyone. you know one of our favorite moments of the giants celebration of winning the world series, bruce bochy holding the world series trophy high above his head eventually here enjoying a shower of champagne. looks like he's looking for someone. after the moment, he actually handed off that trophy to every one of the players one by one they passed it around to each player. isn't that fun? each one really had the chance to drink in the moment, so to speak. oh, my gosh, can you imagine the shower after that? the giants have many heros in their quest for the world series title but the panda really made the biggest mark. to no one's surprise pablo sandoval named the world series mvp. you may recall that huge performance in game one, tying a series record by hitting three home runs. 26-year-old third baseman also had a hit in every game of the

world series. >> you go up and down, you never give up. so all the things that happen in my career. so i'm just blessed to be here and be part of the 2012 world series. >> sandoval also set a giants postseason record by collecting 24 hits throughout the three series wins. the world series win calls for a parade and as a tribute to the men in orange, it's only fitting their homecoming parade be held on halloween. san francisco mayor ed lee announced this year's parade will begin at the foot of market street on wednesday at 11:00 a.m. the route will lead up market street and end the city hall. that should be fun. you will have your work cut out for you on wednesday. but how is the morning commute looking right now, mike. >> okay, but you talk about that, laura, the last parade in 2010, a record set for b.a.r.t. they were wondering if they were ever going to break those records. we'll see.

looking over to the bay bridge getting into the city here is just fine but you see that you can barely make out that curve, the berkeley curve near that big light. there's thick clouds around the area and fog as times as it touches the roadway so this might cause mist or drizzle on your windshield. we'll get another live look outside on the peninsula side of the san mateo bridge, which is also experiencing some low clouds. you see the high rise. 101 moves smoothly along the peninsula. and we'll take a look at the other side of 92 as you approach the toll plaza. nothing big going up but it should sort itself out. we're just starting to see a little build coming out of the altamont pass on the right side of your screen and mild slowing, so not a big concern. the view here is fine, it's great. giants pitcher brian wilson didn't get to play with the team this year but he and his beard still sat in the dugout in the

playoffs and celebrated with his teammates after the win. he couldn't be happier. >> i couldn't have wrote up a better script. he's done a great job and more than that the bull fen has done an incredible job. hats off to bochy for being an absolute mental assassin with the way he's been throwing things out there. the guy's a genius. >> i'm waiting for something to crawl out of that beard. wilson had to sit the season out while he recovered from elbow surgery but he did do some practice throws last week. good news for next season. our continuing coverage of the world series champions in our 5:00 hour. coming up next we are live at at&t park where the team is expected back this afternoon. learn where you can cheer on the conquering heroes next. plus we've got a live look at times square for you this morning. really an erie picture. the crossroads of the world

empty as sandy is setting her sights on the eastern seaboard. we'll be right back.

got him looking! and the giants have won it all! >> the sweet taste of victory. the san francisco giants claim their second world championship in just three years. we're live from detroit coming up. >> reporter: and the giants win it all. it's an exciting time, but some of the celebrations in the streets of san francisco turned sideways. i'm christie smith, i'll show you the damage coming up. and our local weather looks good, highs in the 80s inland today with sunshine, but we're tracking a major storm on the eastern seaboard. we've got the latest advise that just came in on hurricane sandy. and i have one of the best views of the bay area roads coming up. okay, i'll justify that too. and a live look at san francisco. it's going to be all orange