few minutes. driving in rain and californians i don't know. it doesn't bode well. give yourself extra time to drive this morning. let's go out and take a look at 880 north and southbound. still pretty wet. we will be watching the commute closely. let's go back to the desk. topping our news baseball's biggest stage is in san francisco. the 2012 world series begins tonight. ktvu channel 2 reporter tara moriarty is outside at & t park with what you need to know about the game. good morning, tara. >> reporter: the field is ready to go after taking a beating from the rain during that final game of the national league championship. if you look behind me here you can see we're at mccover i have cove and the ballpark is all it will up. that's how it will look tonight expect you will see 40,000 screaming fans inside. the stage was set. the field was painted yesterday with the world series logo.

many believe verlander is the best pitcher in all of baseball. now the giants and the tigers had light workouts with batting practice at at & t park in the afternoon and the players are pumped. >> we know what kind of determination it will take to win. we know we're facing a really, really good team. and it will be a battle from the first pitch. >> reporter: marco scutaro will be one of nine venezuelans to sign with the giants to play in the world series. that is the most ever. the first pitch is set for 5:07 tonight. we will hear from suite row and find out what san francisco's luck charm for the world series just might be. live from san francisco i'm tara moriarty. >> thank you, tara. fans have caught a case of world series fever and for some the only remedy is tickets. the problem is, they are pricey. we'll take you to the san francisco headquarters of stub hub to see how expensive they

are and how much they are. bay area transit is expanding its services for tonight's game. they are adding trains to get to and from at & t park. and the ferry service is adding more. cal tran says if their trains are filled to capacity it will add extra service as needed. hotels are close to full as world series tourist money pours into the city. a little mood music. the fairmont hotel was it will orange. the chancellor hotel is running a special. two tickets, a room, and break it's for $2,000. >> for these next couple of games you can find rooms you will pay a little bit more for them because it's a big event. >> restaurants, bars and retailers also benefit from the big game.

the dugout sold out two shipments of world series shirts. now a reminder if you don't have a ticket, you can watch the series with us right here on ktvu channel 2. the giants host the detroit tigers for game one at & t park our coverage begins at 4:30 this afternoon. 4:32 this morning. a sheriffs captain surround investigation for his alleged roll in a pot growing investigation. it was launched after federal investigators confiscated 500 plants. johnson owns the property along highway 20 next door. the sheriff is now trying to determine how much johnson knew about the pot grow. he will remain on duty until the investigation is complete. time is 4:33. this morning two bodies will be removed from the wreckage of a plane crash in contra costa county. the plane went down in a field near byron airport yesterday afternoon. one witness reports hearing the engine sputter then an

explosion. at first authorities thought only the pilot was on board but several hours after the crash they discovered a second body. we talked to a property owner near the crash site. >> as far as i know it's an experimental plane and it's out of nevada and don't know who the gentleman was. >> still unclear if the plane was just taking off or landing when it crashed. the coroner is expected to arrive at dawn. the future of the contra costa county fire protection district will be in the hands of voters next month if if a parcel tax called measure q is not approved four fire stations will be forced to close in january and six more could close by 2015. $75 annual parcel tax needs two- thirds approval to pass. happening now they're trying to be among the first to get the new ipad mini. i want to show you video of a couple people camping out overnight. they still have a few days to

wait. apple will start taking harders -- orders for the new and smaller tablet on friday. it won't start shipping until next month. a historic san francisco schoolhouse is lested for rent on craigslist. you can lease the former sacred heart school building. the former schoolhouse has been around since 1926 but its historic status could make it tough for future tenants to make changes and the property is zoned for school use only. >> i don't have $30,000. >> not a month either. 4:35 is the time. let's check in with sal. >> i gave him encouraging words. >> very nice. [ laughter ] >> good morning, brian. welcome to the team. you know the commute right now looks pretty good guys if you are starting but it has been raining and if you know anything about the bay area

commute and rain, they don't go so well. let's start offer with interstate 80 westbound heading out to the mccarthur maze. i don't think it will be as bad as it was the very first day of rain, but you know it's not going to be a great commute if it continues to rain. we'll have steve in here in a moment to give us the forecast. bay bridge toll plaza you can see traffic is moving along pretty well but it's been raining there in the last 30 minutes. if you are driving into san francisco some sort of flooding project there. this is a look at 880 hayward traffic is off to a decent start. let's go to steve. thank you, sal. we do have our system beginning to eject out of here. not before it sends in one little ban. that is producing very, very light rain. it's still there. kind of splitting. our system still giving us one last gasp of light rain.

nothing too heavy yet. livermore is 46. san jose 47. even antioch at 48 which are cooler than santa rosa and napa. there will be chilly lows. still know up in the sierra nevada. blue canyon reporting snow as well. if you're traveling up there you might want to take it slow. there is one ban here and one ban to the north. morning rain and then partly sunny and partly cloudy. chilly lows. temperatures maybe pushing the upper 60s. for many today it will be in the low to mid 60s. even san francisco to san jose to santa rosa. morning rain, sun, clouds, and a chilly sunday morning. sunny and warmer weather after inland fog takes us into the weekend though. temperatures in the inland areas could hit the upper 70s. brian and pam. >> thank you, steve. as steve just mentioned if you are heading to the mountains expect winter driving

conditions. the first storm of the season did dump more than two feet of snow. catching most drivers by surprise. this morning a beach is closed until further notice after a deadly shark attack. it happened yesterday on surf beach. investigators say a shark bit 39-year-old francis sew koa while -- francisco while she was surfing. shark experts are trying to figure out what kind of sharks were responsible for the fatal attack but say it was most likely a great white. it's 4:38. it's being called one of the most violent crimes investigators have ever seen. the new details about the death of a woman in her castro valley home and the person authorities are now looking for this morning. and another controversial comment by republican about a woman's right to an abortion. response from mitt romney's camp this morning.

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good morning. light rain moving through. this looks like the last little rain. after the morning partly sunny and partly cloudy mid 60s. city council has officially to approve the minimum wage. minimum wage would increase to $10 an hour from $8 an hour.

plastic bans on their way out. yesterday the board of supervisors unanimously approved a ban on plastic bags. the ban goes into effect in april. after that people who don't have a reusable bag with them will have to pay 10 crepts for a paper bag. 4:42 this morning. massachusetts pharmacy at the center of a deadly fungal meningitis outbreak did not follow proper sterilization features. they did not properly test equipment. it also reportedly did not wait for sterility tests to come back from an outside lab before processing orders on at least 13 occasions. so far 23 people have died and more than 300 have been sickened after taking drugs from the pharmacy. in election news this morning with less than two weeks to the november 6th election president obama and mitt romney are crisscrossing the country making campaign appearances. today president obama is set to

cover 5300 miles. the busiest single day of his reelection bid. president begins the day in washington, d.c.. flies to iowa, moves on to colorado, makes a quick stop in los angeles to tape an appearance on the tonight show with jay leno. wraps up the evening in las vegas and flies overnight to tampa, florida. mitt romney also has a full day ahead. the republican presidential nominee begins today at a raleigh in reno. he then travels to iowa for a campaign appearance in cedar rapids. in the eve nick he flies to since -- he evening he flies to cincinnati, ohio. mitt romney's campaign is distancing rather the presidential nominee from a senate republican candidate in indiana. that is after a question about a woman's right to abortion if she is raped. >> i came to light that life is

a gift from god. it is something that god intended to happen. >> richard murdock released the statement saying god creates life. mitt romney has appeared in tv ads endorsing mower dock. police in the city of grant pass said the incident began when a woman kicked over a protestor sign over abortion. chez later came back with her father who punched the protestor and stabbed him several times. time is 4:45. a memorial was held for a napa state hospital employee who was killed on the job. colleagues placed candles outside the hospital honoring the life of donna gross who was strangled by a patient in 2010. her death led to improved safety at state hospitals

including an increased police presence and a new alarm system but many agree more changes are kneaded. >> the attacks continue. the injuries continue. . we still don't have a situation where we have identified the most dangerous combinations. >> state lawmakers have commissioned a study to examine staffing levels at all the hospitals. it's expected to get under way in a few months. in sacramento county a mother and two small children are dead and now deputies are searching for them. the children's father said he made the gruesome discovery at his home. the victims include a two-year- old boy and three-year-old girl. a six-month-old baby was found crying in the back room unharmed. they are look for a white mini van that was stolen from the home. investigators are looking for answers from the

neighborhood. 58-year-old barbara latchlay was beaten and her home was set on fire. they also say someone stole a station wagon from the driveway which was found several hours later two miles from the home. investigators are looking for information about this man who was seen near the home. here's a sketch of him. he's 5'5" and in his late teens or early 20s. thursday's 49ers game against the seattle sea hawks ended with two dozen arrests. four felony arrests and ejected 68 people from the game. some sea hawks fans say niners fans are to blame for the rowdiness. one said niners fans threw garbage and beer at her friend and shouted absentias. tickets to game one of the world series is online. it's from $300 to $7800. we talked to workers at stub

hub strength headquarters. >> i want to see a tigers fan watch their team lose in our house. >> wow. tickets for game seven at at & t park are the priciest. they start at $600 and go up to $10,000 with one pair listed at $92,000. if you buy tickets to game six orcein through stub hub and they don't happen, the company says you will get a full refund. listen to this the san francisco zoo has a good luck charm for the world series. take a look this little gal is being called a rally monkey. the monkey was born as the giants rallied to beat the reds in the division series. she doesn't have a name yet so the zoo is taking suggestions on their social media sites. posey and scutaro top the list.

>> sounds good. 4:48 is the time. let's check in with sal. it rained pretty hard overnight i heard. >> yeah. and it's raining in -- speaking of san francisco and at & t park i'm sure they have the tarp on the field right now. we'll show you a picture of highway 101 north and southbound here. you can see it's raining but the grounds keepers do have the tarp out there. steve will tell us about the forecast in a moment. driving wise i would say you need to give yourself extra time today. also since there is a world series game in san francisco, absolutely sold out. you need to plan ahead for your commute later today because a lot of people will be here in the city. bay bridge toll plaza westbound also soggy there. there is a guy backing up in the car pool lane? that is horrible. very unsafe. and chp officer sees that and they will probably be in trouble. westbound traffic is moving

along pretty well here toward san francisco. what is that guy doing? let's take a look at 880 north and southbound. let's go to steve. my dad says it's not me i worry about it's the other guys. remember the end of game seven? it was copious amounts of rain. that will not be the case tonight. it will be cool. i don't think anybody cares about the cool after game seven. it will be chilly. but i don't think it will matter. this is the last little piece of the system that is moving through. it's actually splitting a little bit. there is snow up in the sierra nevada. it looks like up on blue canyon. you can see the line right there rain, mix, and snow. it's kind of scattered right

now. everything tails off in the afternoon. 46 livermore. san jose at 47. after our morning rain very cool lows. a little warmer toward the santa clara valley and over on the coast. highs in the 3:s. about 63-68 should cover it. tomorrow we start to clear things out. i think there will be some of the puffy fair weather cues. there could be night and morning fog especially in the valley. if you shopped at barnes and noble recently you may want to hear this. security breach that may have given thieves access to your credit card. and the dangers of distracted driving.

4:53 this morning. barnes and noble is warning customers their credit card information may have been stolen. security breech could effect customers that use credit or debt cards in 64 stores around the country. they should change their access codes and review bank statements. the price of traveling this thanksgiving holiday will be up 9% this morning.

the average round trip domestic flight will cost $386 including taxes and holiday surcharges. travelers that wait until the last minute to book could pay as much as $600. one way to cut cost is travel thanksgiving morning and return the next day or the following tuesday. sonoma county a group of students is bringing attention to the dangers of distracted driving. seven college and high school students took part in a distracted driving demonstration on the sonoma raceway. they got into cars with instructors they were told to change lanes while texting. many of the drivers say participating showed them how dangerous distracted driving could be. >> when i was texting i would go completely off the course. that is like a reality check. >> the risk is too great. there is no text that is worth getting in an accident. >> the highway patrol helped organize the event and officers say they hope it brings awareness and makes people

better drivers. >> definitely a good message there. roadways are starting to shape up there sal. how does it look? >> it looks pretty food. northbound 101 we will go back to it. i want to mention about san francisco it is raining in case you are just joining us. you can see the rain clearly on the screen here. and the san francisco mta wants people to take public transit today to the south of market to the world series because of the expected traffic issue there will south of market. so just please if you can don't drive your car down there. i think most giants fans that go to games regularly know that you can take the streetcar which is one of the most popular ways or find a way not to drive down there. let's two to the toll plaza. our camera is getting a little wet there. westbound traffic moving along very well into san francisco. if you're in san jose so far so

good. road sensor not showing a lot of activity here just green. also on the peninsula as you drive on highway 92 a little bit of slow on highway 1 there. half-moon bay you notice that getting up to the devil slide area. people taking it easy there and traffic looks good. 4:55 let's go to steve. still some light rain moving through. this looks to be it. partly sunny and partly cloudy could be a few light showers. i think the heavy where are rain is done here. same for the sierra nevada. but still the beat goes on. 40s and 50s on the temps very cool out there. high pressure will nose in as the low to the north ejects northward. morning rain and partly sunny and cloudy. very cool in the morning. a little warmer toward the south. really not much. only a couple degrees. 60s on the temps and tomorrow

everything is good. probably areas of fog but mostly sunny. pam and brian. >> sounds good, thank you. there is a new development in the discovery of what was thought to be a meteorite found in a novato backyard. mountain view scientist thought it was part of a fire ball that exploded across the sky but he said now he made a mistake. he determined the object is just a rock. he is apologizing for his mistake. >> that is too bad. she was excited about that. coming up it's one of the most popular night spots in the east bay. also the first pitch is now got your clocks ready? 12 hours away.

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