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>> alan: the giants shower with sham pain after winning tir first division championship in seven years. they wait until the fina game of the regular season today. larry beil here to talk more about e victory, and a huge morale boost for a city who hasn't had a playoff berth in quite a while. >> larry: these e the leak times in the bay area. the sharks are pretty good. but they missed a chance yesterday. would doubts and tension rising, the giants did it tod. the final day of the regula season, clinch th national league west. the sellout crowd. bottom three, scoreless until sanchez singles in jonathan
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sanchez. 1 or giants. buster posey in the 8th 8th providing the cushion. the 3-0 lead. and then fear the beard. brian wilson, with a beard he stole from fidel cass caso or something. the giants win the west. mike shumann, periodless for -- beardless i think the party is going into the night. >> mike: the party has moved to the streets. game 162. clinch the national league west title. give you a little feel what it feels like for the players after you win a postseason berth. [cheering] >> mike: there was jubation here at at&t work. 42,000 plus fans, including this entire roster, were just going crazy, and deservedly so.
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they won the national league west title, eliminatinghe padres. they take on the braves thursday and friy. the players, it's been a tough year. champagne wag -- was flowing and brian wilson, talked about what a grea season it's be. >> we're not going to be haed anything. weaven't been handed anything. it had to come down the final game. we knew that. >> we didn't know what was going to happen, but we win this game, going to be huge for us. we won the game, and then the fans, theyre amazing fans. iove those people here. >> you almost feel guilt that not everybody can experience this. i'm not even saying not even seball players, just people -- evybody. it's unlievable feeling. >> mike: the braves come to town this thursday, and the playoffs begin. of course, brian wilson tied rod beck for 48 saves during the season, and i promised intern
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scott i would put him on the air. here's tomorrow' edition. nice job, scott. hope your agent was watching. larry? >> larry: scott looks best like that, actuly, for those who know him. >> mike: does a nice job. >> larry: you mixed, giants and braves starting on thursday, a well-rested tim lincecum will be on the mound. so this may be the first of sips of champagne. >> alan: nice job getting into the moore -- mosh pit. >> larry: you can't stop abe, you can oy hope to contain him. >> alan: t giants open -- 40,000 fans jammed into a standing room only at at&t park today. and hill lillian kim is outside the park. >> reporter: talk out an
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emotional roller coaster. ns were so sad after those back-to-back losses, but today huge relief. we heard people leaving the stadium shouting, "finally". the crowd was in great spirits. and as each inningent by, confidence grew that this was going to be the day. quite turn of events. ere was genuine concern among fans they would let the title slip away, but all of that is in the past, and ticketholders were excited they got to witss the clinching game in person. >> i wanted it to happen today, and everybody was curing me for -- cursing me for jinxing the giants. i want it to happen todayn my dad's birthday. >> winning never felt so good. >> pulled itff today. i've been coming to games since 1963, and i had goose bumps at the end of the game.
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never felt that way before. >> with got u at 3:30 in the morning to get down here because we were so excited. we cooperate wait to see them win. couldn't wait. not at all. >> we got what we wanted. >> reporter: we talked to a few fa who were actually ing to drive to san diego if the giants lost today. now they can st home, sit back, relax, and savor this victory, at least for the next few days. fans say they believe the giants have a go shot at the world series, their chances are just as good as anyone else. live from at&t park. >> alan: the sell briggs -- lebration continues tonight. in san jose cleanup crews are planning to resume mop-up rk on a fuel spill that seeped into sewers and storm drai. the problem standard it -- started last night when a tank that helps fuel an emergency generator spring a leak.
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theenerator provides backup power for the 9-1-1 system. some of the 1300 gallons of diesel fuel made into it the river near hp pavilion. some residents feel more could have been done to protecthe river. >> just for one boom to be put ownstream of where the accident occued is not enough. there should hav been way more agencies involved in handling this, especiallyhen they know we have an endaered species of steelhead trough. >> alan:nough cleanutook place last night so the rock 'n roll half marathon coul go on as schedule. the cora costa sheriff's office released a description of a man who attempted to assault a woman last night. this is the fifth such attack to take ace at the same complex since june. the woman fell down a flight of stairs while fhting off her attacker but was able to give this description.
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immediate medium build. 5'8" with facial hair. wearing a black t-shirt and jeans and a black baseball hat. antonio now ton of berkeley -- now ton was pretted and charges with three previous attcks. they don't know if last night's attack was related to a fourt one that took place two week ago. two off-dy firefighters are creditedd with keeping a fire from spread to be other units. the off-duty firefighters saw smoke rising while they were knocking on doors to encourage citizens to vet against measure v on the next month's ballot. that measure makes it easier for the city to cut the jobs of fireghters and police officers. they immediately rushed toward e rising smoke. >> no one was here on scene yet so we decided to get to work. search the building, make sure everybody was out.
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cut utilities and try to limit spad of the fire. >> alan: a resident cut his hand, and a fire captain injured his shoulder. investigators still don't know what caused that fire. oakland ty leaders were on hand for the grand re-opening of a mammoth marijuana accessory store. californians will soon head to the ballot box to consider legalizing pot, but oaklands already embracingll the benefits the city can reap from the maruana business. >> reporter: oe there was igrow. th wal-mart of the marijuana world outgrew itself and now igrow calls itself we-grow, and we-grow is going franchise. >> we have further plans to expand across the country in addition to our retail store, we're taking our hydroponic distribution company public. >> reporter: as in there wl also be soon be stock option for
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this pot business that sells everything you ever needed to grow marijuana and som of the things you need to smoke it. it seems there might not be a better time to have this kind of green thumb. friday, the governor signed legislation decriminalizing marijuana. getting caught with is now the same as getting a traffic ticket in a month. california voters will decide whether to make marijuana altogether legal. frank lee says this mainstreamization of spot has dangero consequences. >> it would cause chaotic and disastrous results in california. >> repter: that's not the way politicians in oakland see it. they collect nearly a million dolls a year in medical marijuana sale tax. e candidates are hardly running away from the topic. >> we're beginning to thing wes should have done years ago, and the prison popation has people there for marijuana possession charges, and dealing,
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that should not be in prison. >> if prop 19 passes, you're gog to see this become an even bier part of our economy. d it's one that are regulated, better controlle and we think lo-term will create less crime. >> reporter: we-grow has franchises in several states and they plan to open 60 new stores. reporting in oakland, abc-7 news. >> alan: up next, the u.s. issues a travel alert for europe. what it means for vacationers across the pond. and the international event that has india on high alert this weekend. >> leigh: i'm leigh glaser. low clouds and fog continuing to move inland right now. we have to deal with this tomorrow morng. also, the wind picks up. we take look at the accuweather sev [ female anno] this is a strawberry p tart. but this is warm, esh-baked strawberry toaster strudel. [ muc ]
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>> alan: a rared a advisory for americans traveling in europe that a large, scale al-qaeda attack m be imminent. an alert is a step below a form warning. some experts fear it could still hurt europe's fraternal jim -- agile econy. >> americans bound for europe are being asked to pack an extra dose of caution. a travel alert was issued. the message says, u.s. citizens should take every precaution to be aware of their surroun examination to adopt appropriate safety measures measures to prot themselves when traveling. >> with an elevated alert like that, something that's in your nd. >> reporter: this is just an alert. less urgent than a warning. it comes after indications teorists may be plannin attacks major tourist attractions and other public pces. soft targets.
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u.s. intelligence officials believe osama bin laden could be behind the new plot. one expert says it's not a reason to cancel trav plans. >> you can still go, still be fe, just be smart. >> reporter: at kennedy airport in new york. >> you can't just get on a plane and go wherever you have to go. you have. >> reporr: at european airports security forces were high profile, some americans seemed to be taking until trade. >> the only thing is was afraid of is flights being cancelled. >> reporter: the administration says there is no infoation that led to this alert. instead, it's the cumulative effect of the intelligence that they have gather ordiry -- over the past couple of weeks. experts say it made sense to issue the alert and increase surety rather than risk an attack. >> alan: new delly -- delhi went
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into lock down for the commonwealth games. the games include some sports played only in commonwealth countries like lawn bowlin rugby, and net ball. officials say they're confident they can foil any plan to attack the games or the capital. a lot of pink on the streets. how thousands of people joined in the efforto stop breast cancer. lots of changes this week in the weather. leigh glaser will tell you more
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possible public. thousands of walkers finished up their downy -- journey to raise money to fight breast cancer. cheerleaders and others encouraged participants in the susan g. komen three-day race for the cure as they passed sa fransco's delores park. the walkers started on friday at cow palace and daily -- dally daly city. >> leigh: that is a tough, tough walk. >> alan: people think walng isn'ting isn't anythin you have to be in shape. >> leigh: this morning we had a few sprinkles around san francisco, dampened the roads. you can see looking live towards at&t park. we have the low clouds moving in across the bay. for part of the game today we actually had sunshine, so maybe
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the blue skies that was the lucky thing for the giants todayment currently -- today. currently, temperaturesn the cool side. 63 in oakland. 50s for san francisco, half moon bay, 57. and 59d degrees in santa rosa. a few passi clouds tomorrow, and the story tomorrow will be the wind is going pick up near the coast and as we head into wednesday and thursday, get ready for temperatures to cool back down. so here's our lows tonight. we dip down into the mid-to upper 40s in the north bay. santa rosa and cloverdale. that overcast going to extend further inlandhis evening. thiis the low that actually brought some isolated thunderstorms near t sierra today. thisas since started to diminish. it's kicking off towards the east, so tonight we will see the
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low clouds and fog setting up near the coast. thatill move further inland and what will bring us the wind is this trough of low pressur no moiste is with it, but on the back side of the system, the winds women pick up, especlly at the coast, with gusts as much to 35 miles-r-hour. here's our highs for tomorrow. much like today. a little more sunshine. 70 for san jose. los gatos, 73. at the coast, overcast to start, and as the wind starts to pick up, we'll see mixing. so 61, half moon bay. the peninsula, uer of 60s to right know 70. san francisco, 6 4. sunset district, 63. vallejo 70. comfortae numbers. oakland, 69. 71 for castro valley, and east bay valleys, very nice
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temperatures. 76 for brentwood. concord, 74. santa cruz, 68. the winds will pick up tomorrow near watsonville. accuweather seven-day forest kind occupy up and down this week. the wind will be with us monday and tuesday, and then as we hea into wednesday and thursday we will increase the clouds as the passing system moves cse by. 70s inland, and rebound and wa things back up saturday and sunday. >> alan: i imagine it will be cold out there, but i'm sure the celebrations will continue. >> leigh: they're not worried about anything. >> alan: let's obsess a little re about this with larry. >> larry: we can't sw the giants' highlights enough. all smile for the giant tonight. their unofficial slogan is giants baseball, torture. so naturally came down to the final game of the regular season before the giants could capture the n.l. west title.
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on the playoffs. a sellout this afternoon. the park was electrified in an pace television. freddie sanchez, a two-houston single. the giants he the lead. next batter, aubrey huff to the gap in left center. sanchez in, 2-0. jonathan sanchez lasted only fi innings but they were scoreless. the giant bull pen stellar in the seventh. ramirez gets day hawed da -- ejada swinging. then buster posey the insurance. makes it 3-0. and brian wilson with smoke for will venable to close this thing out finally, 3-0, as the giants win the west. really a combination of elation and relief as the giants are divion champs for the first time since 2003. mike shumann now joins us live
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champagne-drenched at the ballpark. >> mike: ite known as the artful dodger in the locker room, so i avoided most of us. it too162 games to decide the national league west champion, and happens to be our n francisco giants. this is what these guys feel like when they win. ere was so much excitement. [shouting] >> mik this is a hodgepoe team, and bruce bochy did a great job. everybody contributed, d i think that's what made it so exciting for this team, because everybody had a part in it. this wn't just one lineup. all season they went with a lot of different guys on this. the champagne was flowing the locker room, everybody getting wet and nobody cared. these guys are lookin forward to the postseason.
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>> fighting, knew it would come down to this. man, i don't have the words. >> where am i? somebody hit me? let's dog pile. >> a dream come true. this is awesome. we're being trying to d it for years. a great time last year, and this year we decided we want tote get -- wantedo get it done. >> we battled. we always never give up, and it's bee a blessing. >> mike: aubrey huff, never been to the playos. he gets his first shot. was very excited. braves in town thursday and friday as the post season begins, and we teased intern scot we're going to put him on the air. we hid him wind the chronicle so we're going to give him anothe shot first edition of the chronicle and intern scott. nice job, buddy. hope your agent was watching, his mom also. reporting live, more tonight at 11:00, mike shumann at at&t
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park. >> theifference between lynning and ling in the nfl like this. the niners found a way to lose again. they dominated i atlanta. they now 0-4. afr a week of turmoil, mikeon -- mike johnson calling th plays. smith to davis here. look at the effort. the spin toward the goal line and lung then zeigler to block the point, and taylor maize makes a great play to get the feed down. 14-0 niners. to the 4th. clemens with the interception of matt ryan. if he goes down or goes out-of-bounds, it's game over. but roddy white stripped him just like he did last year. fumble. atlanta gets it back. down the field they go.
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matt bryant, 43-yarder with two seconds left. niners fall to 0-4 as they lose 16-14. th raiders come up short as they louse -- lose to houston, 31-24. so thank goodness we have the giants to talk about. put football aside for awe few more weeks. it's been bleak. but giants are in. >> alan: if those relief pitchers grow their beards to the world series, they could be tripping over them. >> larry: it well be zz top. do a night honoring zz top. >> alan: the movie about a palo alto company is becoming a big hit. [ female annouer ] this is a strawberry pop tart. but this is warm, fresh-baked rawberry toaster strudel. [ music ] see the difference? pillsbury toaster strudel, the one kids wanto eat. than listening there'to our favorite songs. there's nothing we le more than listening to our favorite songs. but our favorite thing is eating toti's pizza rolls.
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