if your forty-niner fans years ago giants it's keeping people from far away at least this week. >> hey gary could you think of a b b b b b b b b b b bsterer >> the question to read her molina was let go for oppose the jury that i made the mistake if i got philadelphia went and i also said posing look tired and it got four hits. how about this what did theyme buster posl definitely be better than molina. i know. >> i wouldenow your opinion ofhat what to do to adae and is off breaking stuff. >> tomorrow night. he's very good use the best pitcher right now he's gotototototototo0 lifetime record it sounds so simple but you better score, brotherly if you don't score the first few innings of the sky will catch fire and you may not score the rest of the game pureed you will hear a lot of guys say score early but against >> this guy is particularly it's probably couldn't come out >> of the slump in the >> you know this designated hitter stuff it'ssssssssssssssss it if you change the rules depending on where you play, here in san francisco national league park the pitcher will hit us. would you

. >> ago giants. -- go giants.use] supervisor elsbernd: having grown up in the sunset district and none of the maguire family, it was impossible to be in the parochial schools in the sunset district in the 70's without knowing what you have done for the district and what you have done for the community. hands down, you're the best role models out there for all the young men and women who are out there now as to how to grow up, how to live in the sunset, and how to turn around and give back to that community. i want to thank you. president chiu: if we could now move to district 5. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you, colleagues, for this opportunity to recognize some of our wonderful restaurant establishments throughout the city. i would like to recognize ibisu japanese restaurant which has been located in the inner sunset for many years. ibisu is named for the deity of prosperity in one's occupation. he is also the deity of the kitchen. in 2008 and 2009, they went to a significant remodel, interior redesign, a new sush

just so happens this weekend the giants clinched nine years ago when they did this nine years ago barry bonds broke that record. so they think they're going to be good luck tonight for the giants. >> it's exciting thank you very much. >> and we know how to sell the city by the way. a construction worker hit by lightning today. a thunderstorm rolled through southern california. the storm flooded streets and triggered power outages south of los angeles. waits east in san bernardino county. and a construction crane and a worker who is touching it was knocked down to the ground but is okay. and. >> it's kind of scary. >> yes. >> this is a second day of rather significant thunderstorms in southern california around los angeles yesterday in san diego there was more of it. some into central valley. and it's also later in the day and sort of starting to go down. there is thunderstorm activity and none of that here, it has gotten cooler. >> yes. it has. >> and there is a live view from our camera in emeryville. you can see low clouds and fog. and this is 59 degrees in san francisco. 60s in other

the giants new star, someone whose name you probably never heard. and 21 years agoa different giants postseason game came rumbling to a halt. remembering just ahead. the east bay's hottest tourist destination, would you think of vacationing there? this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning to you. looking live at oakland as we start to rub the sleep out of our eyes this morning. the raider fans probably heading over to candlestick because it is the battle of the bay, football style. >> yeah. >> giants are really the heros today. i'm chris sanchez with meteorologist craig herrera. sporting a playoff beard. like it. >> told me not to shave, i didn't shave and it's coming out. >> such power. >> wait until you see me next week. hopefully by then we'll be done with game four. we talk about the game today, showers for people headed to the football game. look at the scattered showers, the radar is lit up. we have some of the heavier rain into sotomaynoma county, pet li marks red through santa rosa. this will be light what falls today. as we head into the south bay and ea

the giants left from batting practice just about a half hour ago. giants fans have reason to be excited about tomorrow night's game. i can tell you as someone who grew up in arlington for decades, the rangers was a hard team to get excited about. but for fans, it's inconceivable. >> they look, they snap picture, they pose. often in disbelief. >> it doesn't seal real until we came and saw the signs, now it's becoming a little more real. >> reporter: on this day before the game, this sign hanging at the ballpark in arlington was the star attraction. >> we've waited a long time for this. >> is it hard to believe? >> oh, yeah. i mean i still sometimes can't wrap my brain around it. >> that that banner is hanging. >> that that banner is hanging up there. >> reporter: derrick mcculla and his family flash their antlers as well as the claw, symbols of this memorable season. they hold the biggest antlers in the world next to the stadium. while the players took to the batting cage hoping to get into the series. i am sure giants fans will have something to say about

we are growing to go all the way gary ago giants! >> like my heart was pounding out of my chest.find words for this. i'm excited. >> these dyes france has celebrated have moved inside because it is cold. a lot of the mark and most celebrating this big win to harris/now the last time the giants were able to do this was in 2003. ridgy crew mark kron4 and lose. watch >> it has been a long road for the giants this season. we take a look get from the first pitch to a the late-season rally. >> every good story deserves a good beginning. and the giants from zone to all. >> throughout april and most of may, the giant stay at or near the top of their division. but by the end of may the bats false filing, and up and begin to worry. >> the giants are struggling. they are struggling at the mound and the plate. >> the end of june, it was time for a change. >> we are sputtering there's no getting are rounded. >> one person was treated for into texas and suppose you was moved up from the minors and the giants never looked back. >> he means streak to 41. >> help from posies 21 hitting game strea

just two weeks ago chance for david carr. san francisco giant fans in carolina.hey are all over the place. alex smith leads the offense down field. opening drive. it just took four plays to get to vernon davis. touchdown. but the game was tied at 10 at half time. big moment early in the 3rd. alex smith drops back to pass. charles johnson came in principally untouched and practically untouched. he would sack smith. smith's shoulder injured. ill advised pass right to defensive lineman ray mcdonald. first career interception and he goes to the house. 32 yards for the touchdown. the niners lead 20-13. late in the game. two minutes to play. moore to the ends zone. the rookie making a diving catch for the score. his second of the day. carolina ties it at 20. so the 49ers driving with david carr under center and he uncorks a bad throw that is picked off by richard marshall. carr was just 5-13 with 67 yards in relief and that led to this. john casey from 37 yards out. good. carolina gets its first victory 23-20. coach mike singletary is still encouraged despite the 1-6 r

a few weeks ago, giants fan his not heard of cody ross. w he's a break out player. >> the giants picked up over the waiver wire in august. he has been a great choice hitting home runs. >> today in the bay tells us what else we need to know about the giants. >> cody ross dreamed of living the glorious life of a rodeo clown and giants fans are glad he doesn't spend his nights in barrels, but rocking shots off his barrel as the break out story of the postseason. >> if you want to get hot, this is a time to do it. >> it's fun to watch. he's as locked in as i have seen. >> bracing themselves when lucky number 13 steps to the plate. >> banking on the fact that he won't go 5-5. i will throw him right down the middle. you can't do it all the time. >> his growing rock star status emerged in the world and started with a tweet. >> a simple comment on twitter to rick ross during the live blog on nbcbayarea.com for game one was the inspiration for this. the new track by giants postseason trub dor praising ross and his heroics. >> they call left and righ

a month and a half, two months ago, accident dream i would be in this situation. the giants awesome to bring me over here, a great ride so far. nothing i can really explain with words. >> an amazing story. cody ross said himself just a couple of months ago, the giants got him off the scrap heap. flat marlins cut him outright. giants picked him up off waivers, right now the mvp so far, not just in this series, but the last series against the braves. they were lucky enough, enough money to get a ticket inside the stadium, you loved every moment of this but most of the people around the bay area and here in the city were outside of the stadium, maybe at work, paying attention a little, maybe not. let's bring in traci grant outside at china basin. tracy, take it away. >> raj, the game is long over but still we have fans who are here in russian hill reveling on their -- the win against the phillies. they are also here watching texas take on new york. the fact that today's game happened in the middle of the day on a weekday didn't really deter dedicated fans. mark calls it creativ

. >> will when smiles ago giants. of all the faith that we will it to come out feeling that. produce, let's go giants series >> at&t part kron4 news. >> passionate a? >> henry >> get some runs and pro days. >> i'm glad to consult ourselves with our next guest. she'd does not want to count all of them while she traveled to find out who's or natural food these days. we'll find out about it on kron4 news. but alam >> living, you know that in today's world people are looking for older americans, independence. back to land. as you save the farmers from destriers a very well-educated and is a different kind of education in many of these kids that they have. >> there and trying to do it their way, not commercially. they're not trying to be organically sustained. they have trug struggles accomplishing that. >> one cannot just began to be a farmer and there are lessons that need to be learned by all of them and financial stability. all of these folks want. >> how did they manage that? >> is a young man who began as a conventional lead farmland he, he worked for an organic wood farmer

there was enthusiasim seconds ago. giants did score a run but it is 6-1. padres up big.here was so much enthusiasim before the game but it's pretty quiet in there except for this recent enthusiasim considering how many people are in there. we were in there in the 3rd inning when the padres went up. had 3 runs in one inning and got real quiet in the stands. this run for the may off has been great for business. they have a sold out crowd tonight. everyone is buying giants gear. fans are disappointed with this game so far but a lot of them tell us they are not giving up. >> that was a lucky hit. we are going to clinch. we came all the way from merced to see it happen. we'll make it happen. i think they will still clinch. come back. it's only early in the game 3rd inning. right. we can score some more runs. >> we are going to win tonight. >> that's what i said. we had a bad start of the game. about we are going to win tonight. >>reporter: just got worse since then. now it is 6-one but we did speak with one of the former owners petitioner mcgown tonight he said the giant will

>>> a few weeks ago, many giants fans hn even heard them pull out. it's getting rock star status. >>> overnight sensation now? >> it's a lot of fun. we call cody ross the accidental superstar. now he's at four home runs in the past three games. those are barry bonds' type of numbers. what else do we need to know about the 29-year-old. here's nbc's lauren scott from the ballpark today. >> reporter: as a kid, cody ross dreamed of living the glorious life of a rodeo clown, and now giants fans are sure glad he doesn't spend his nights hiding in barrels. instead, the rocket shot off his barrel is the talk of the season. >> if you want to get hot and start feeling at the plate, it's a pretty good time to do it. >> he's as blocked in as i've seen anybody. >> important pitchers are now bracing themselves when lucky number 13 steps on the plate. >> just think about the fact that he won't go five for five. i guess we'll just throw him right down the middle. i know you can't do it all the time. >>> and his growing. did they device him in philly? was the inspira

it's a good thing to have. >> reporter: the giants arrived here back at at&t park about 90 minutes ago. as you heard the giants team president said they're getting ready for the other series. that will be against the philadelphia phillies starting on saturday. they swept their opponent in three games the cincinnati reds. we're waiting to see the outcome of the braves and giants to see who they would play in the national league championship series. the phillies have been there before and recently. they won the world series a few years ago and lost to the yankees last year. giants facing a talented team but one with a lot of experience. coming up a lot more reaction. it's going to be a lot of fun. stick around. live in san francisco, kraig debro, channel 2 news. >> here's the entire schedule for the national league championship series. game one and two will be in philadelphia saturday and sunday. games three and four are next tuesday and wednesday at at&t park in san francisco. the final three scheduled games you can see right there on your screen. we've been posting your fan photos at o

>>> we were there when the giants came home to at&t park just a couple of hours ago. hear from the team after beating the braves in a thrilling playoff series. the morning news continues. >>> good morning. thank you for joining us on tuesday october 12th. i'm pam cook. >> good morning. i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic . here's steve. >> good morning. thank you. skies breezy to windy for some. calm for others. very mild even in san francisco temperatures range about 65 to 72. won't take long to warm up. little of a puff east-northeast wind we go 70s, 80s and 90s. 90 in san francisco is one off a record high. we'll have some of those record highs coming up in about five minutes. here's tara. >>> traffic flowing well making your way toward the macarthur maze. chp issued a cig alert. this is fatal accident. traffic is being diverted onto capital expressway. do expect delays. 6:01. back to the desk. >>> we have developing news this morning in the east bay. several apartment buildings in antioch have been evacuated because of a fast moving fire. ktvu's jade h

the entire bay area is swept up in giants' fever. a month agoiants were on the outside hoping to get in and here they are two victories away from the world series appearance. you know the drill, we can't show you while the game is in progress. we can tell the score, philadelphia has taken a 4-3 lead in this game. giants got off to the only start thanks to a pair of posey hits, philly came back with four runs and knocked out madison bumgarner. but r.b.i. single for san francisco scored torres and the giants trailing 4-3 now in the sixth inning as the game will be handed over to the respective bull pens. what about the other series going on, american championship series, new york yankees are not dead yet though they are still training against the texas rangers. he felt he was in jeopardy right here. he went down really hard. to the third, yankees up 3-0 and swisher makes. 4-0 and robinson, there it goes, back-to-back. belly to belly is john sterling would say. 5-0 a sign of life, he strix out rich moreland. he did get the "w" but in the to miss, t

. >> extremely excited when ago giants! >> (cheering) your briard, here we are! >> we got these tickets an hour before and i believe we would take this. were going all the way.! >> when i come they win. they finally did it my daughter and my husband is here and we are excited! >> giants rule! >> (cheering) >> i've been think they're gonna win because they lost to at home. so we got cincinnati we are going all the way both giants! >> it was pandemonium in hear my heart was pounding out of its chest. i can't find words.ee >> there are lingering giants out here. many of them took the party in home tonight i'm sure they will be doing that into morning. the last time giants c,gv)+pvzsé÷hz46>ra back c,gv)+pvzsé÷hz46>r4se8mhpno car ringconnect 2400  to shanghai instead of san jose, bangalore instead of burbank. proudly stamping her products 'made in china.' 30,000 workers gone... ...while fiorina took $100 million for herself. carly fiorina. outsourcing jobs. out for herself. bb vo: i'm barbara boxer and i approve this message. 4:09 a.m. to a quick look at the 70 fo

giants this afternoon. the arrived at at&t park just about 15 minutes ago. there's matt cain, freddie sanchez. they won the national league championship and a berth in the world series. we're live at at at&t park where 150 hard-core fans are greeting the giants in the power -- pouring rain. >> there's about 250 standing out here, and for the last 15 minutes they have been going crazy. posey, bumgarner, cain, and uribe greeting the fans personally. and everybody was having a terrific time. and they arrived here about 5 -- 15 minutes ago, and the celebrations are going on, in the celebration of a game that ended last night that none of this fans are soon to forget. >> yeah! >> since last nights' win, giants fans have been celebrating the national league champs. the celebration is nowhere near over. fans braved the wins at at&t park to welcome the giants this afternoon, chanting and singing the giants' praises. >> the best thing to happen in this city for a long time. thank you, our uribe. >> we're out here. welcome back, you guys. woo! >> reporter: other fans crowd the giants store, buying piles

the giants up 8-2 and closed it out with an 11-7 victory. minutes ago the giants manager on the explosive giant offense. >> we needed the runs. we had some great at-bats there, two-out hits and, of course's juans who homerun helped give us cushion there. we are not a team that tries to slug it with the other teams but today they threw out some great at-bats. >> reporter: post season where we learned to expect the unexpected, hey, we expected a pitcher's duel, right? it was going to be 1-20 and 2-1. -- 1-1. you get 1800 18 runs in the ses opener. we will have more coming up and hear from the giants players later on in the newscast. live at at&t park, larry beil. >> it was not what we expected in terms of a pitchers' duel but awfully exciting nonetheless. now, amy holyfield also at at&t park live. the fans seem like it is finally their time. >> larry had people chanting and screaming. i have a subdued crowd here tonight. they will make a liar out of me as soon as they realize the camera is live and they start yelling and screaming. is a fan said hey, we h

most everything is empty here, we go back now eight years ago when the giants were in the world seriespeople thought it was an expectation, this year no expectation for the team. it's 2:00 in the morning here in philadelphia, very quiet. but we believe we can hear the celebration back in the bay area, the giants as they celebrate, have taken their party away from the stadium, and to the team hotel, the giants will continue to party tonight and leave for san francisco tomorrow morning. but nothing tastes better than that champagne inside the clubhouse. take a listen. it's remarkable what this team has done, isn't it? whether you're an old school giants fan or just jumping on the bandwagon now. this wasn't supposed to happen, this was a bunch of unproven players. that's not me saying this, that's what the team is saying about themselves and they love it. we talked about a tense situation, tonight's game, business as usual, exactly what they've been doing all season long, and they are in. the giants going to the world series thanks to a collection of interesting characters in the clubhous

ago giants. there were thrilled. (applause) >> yet baby. >> what you think?going to win. >> cody has distinguished himself once again and we're loving it. for volume pitching keeps it up. >> both john in (applause) for many this will be in all week event. they plan to be here for every game (cheering) you can you're the same behind me reporting from at&t bart kate >> thompson. we're also at the prior offer phillies fans, and they say they're still feeling confident that philadelphia can bounce >> back. i can't think we give sweep the rest, the next game is critical. i am feeling it is only two-one the allotted time to come back and win. a winter moscow on what led to sylvia, 3-2. king was listens to the giants but it's hard series, there's still a lot of calls to be played. >> there's a still ball games to play. it's not the end of the world. >> we're hopeful, it is going to be a right. we're a future defense we feel like it will be okay today was not the day but they will come back >>. i am happy for the giants and i think it's great to get a w today. the ne

giants on top. more muscle on the bottom of the fifth inning. andre torres. just a couple weeks agothe emergency apen detect my, he's back in a big way. the giants smashed three home runs today. buster pozzi could be the rookie of the year. giants win this thing 4-1. they sweep the arizona diamondbacks, it's all good, like we said. let's send it over to lawrence scott from the ballpark. >> thank you. tomorrow is easily the biggest friday night at the ballpark in years. perhaps the full decade. just one win over the padres either friday, saturday or sunday. and the giants capture their seventh team tight nell the history. the mood and clubhouse measured enthusiasm, upbeat but very businesslike. >> it's a good feeling, we're in a good position. can't really take anything for granted. we all know baseball's a crazy thing, we have to come out and stay focused tomorrow. >> we're going to come out here and it feels good for sure. we're going to come out here and work hard. >> we're going to put ourselves in a good situation. we needed to get it done today, we'll do the same thing to prepa

we are hoping to -- we are looking for donations for the giants family fund. >> yeah. >> reporter: this is what i'm talking about 40 minutes ago we went on the giants website and had an opportunity to buy four seats in the outfield club level for $210 a piece. that opportunity was gone at least for now. if you can't buy them on the giants website of course there their ticket brokers from which you can buy tickets. the sub hub has them for mid $400 range. i think it's $442 for standing room only. the giants website up to $5,000 for pretty good seats. near behind home plate. if you can't buy them for stub hub you can go to other websites out there. vivid tickets. great tickets to name a couple of them and buy tickets from them as well. i've gone to some ticket brokers that are base in other cities like for instance i went to one that was based in chicago. i didn't find the 442s but i did find seats from $10 to $5,000 range. and of course they have the ticket brokers that don't have the offices they sell them around third street here. a lot of guys have been out here for a lot of time. it's not legal but i'm sure people will be e

not too long ago, the giants were 6.5 games out behind the padres. won't a 10-game losing streak. the rookie of the year candidate. suddenly they're on top. now they're going to the playoffs. >> it's fabulous! so exciting! >> this is great! >> nothing you can do. you gotta stay positive and rock and roll. >> that's why we grew these beards. >> reporter: those beards you might see out in the stands, that's one expectation of how the giants and fans are close together. one of the relief pictures in the giants grew that beard. another relief picture grew it as a joke or thing to show solidarity. they call it fear the beard. brian wilson, the closer has a lot of saves this year. they're saying fear the beard. a play on words there. pandemonium. pablo sandoval. the giants have had a great relationship with the players this year. the game on thursday, it'll be right here at at&t park. i'm looking into what we can get them on ebay. a lot of people want to go and want to sit together. only single seats will be available now. reporting live in san francisco. >> time now 6:46. in other news

less than 24 hours ago, the giants boarded buses for sfo. tomorrow and sunday at 5:00 on sunday, by the way at&t park will not be broadcasting as they do in the season. you can see it mediate and second round action resumes with john daily and pleasanton's own paula creamer will be competing and the challenge in the country club this is assuming she doesn't make the cut. you are looking for music and rascal flats and jimmy buffett both at the shoreline amphitheater for rascal flats. 8:00 for jimmy buffett. other than that it's a quiet weekend. bob redell today in the bay. >> you missed a couple of things. the cal bears. down the road you can find them on tv. they are heading south to face a rival. they kickoff at 12:30 and usc has a losing streak that lost to stanford last weekend. the bears beat up ucla and they are 3-2 on the season. it could be a good with bears and trojans saturday. >> a boy scout who wants to help a south san jose elementary school will try to get through red tape. ryan bird will have to file the proper paperwork to bui

monument of former giant captain eddie grant from the polo grounds from san francisco with the team in 1958. that monument was stolen from the grounds after the final grounds. two years agos replaced that monument with a plaque in the right field tower at at&t park. we're not saying it makes a difference but some people say it does. from san francisco wayne freedman abc 7 news. >> next at 6:00, he's accused at attacking a bay area priest, a woman who understands in a very painful way why it may have happenenenenenenenenenenenenenen

monument of former giant captain eddie grant from the polo grounds to san francisco with the team in 1958. that monument was stolen from the polo grounds after the final game. two years agohe giants replaced that monument with a plaque in the right field tower at at&t park. we're not saying it makes a difference, but some people say it does. from san francisco, wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> and a brilliant time to take a last look at the weather. people i'm sure wondering whether they can trick or treat tomorrow. >> absolutely. sun setting at 6:12. look how quickly the rain is beginning to dissipate. showers around monterey coast but the chance throughout the morning hours all throughout the bay area low to mid-60s today with sunshine winning out throughout the afternoon. better chance of rain through santa cruz and morgan hill throughout the early afternoon and 67 gilroy. a few lingering showers this morning then clouds and partly cloudy this afternoon. we'll look for improving conditions throughout the later half of the day today. tomorrow looks nice. look at the temperatures. upper 60s to low to mid and upper 70s through the middle of next week with no rain except fo

monument of former giants captain ed grant from the polo grounds to san francisco with the team in 1958. that monument was stolen from the polo grounds after the final game. well two years agoreplaced that monyou pwhent a plaque in the right field tower at at&t park. not saying it makes a difference but some people say it does. from san francisco. >> know for sure it hasn't hurt. doing great. larry up next with all the sports. >> if whether ed grant or whatever it is we are loving it at this point. the giants venture lone star state game 3 of the world series. mike is with them and talk was buster about the mind set of game 3 starter jonathan [ woman on tv ] ifou won't let me in, you can't really lovee. i know about gayle. i don't ow what you're talking about. if you just telle what happened... [ ding ] [ man ] 35thnd archer. next stop hamilton. [ brakes hiss ] ♪ [ male announcer ] now yos on your smartphone when you get &t u-verse tv. call, visit or click today. &t. rethink possible. can. >> coming up tonight at 11:00. told you about the man arrested on charges of badly beating a priest. at 11 now a woman who claims she was also abused by the priest explains why she feels

people walking down would giants off want it to see you at the say what ago go giants and everyone is >> marin kelly kron 4 news. >> and san francisco the economy is getting a big boost from the world series here at at&t park the convention and business bureau has an official no. not yet it's everything from taxicabs, restaurants, bars and even helping public transportation caltrans is seen an increase in riders with over 41,000 extra riders just for the playoffs. the exposure this is getting is priceless. >> democratic jerry brown is once again renewing his pledged to drop his negative ads for the remainder of the campaign. his republican opponent meg whitman agrees to drop rats. when the two met last night she said she would drop the personal tax but would not drop perhaps that attack jury brown's past record. dan kerman kron 4 news. >> as the motors and that his accounts new auto assembly plant in the former navy facility which closed in november. seven workers have been hired so far but the work force is expected to grow to about 1200 when production reaches its peak. in fremont k

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you hear me city day-by-day day-by-day oh, dear lord these things i pray these two minutes ago so quick the giantsre going to get all the hits and i know they just cannot miss in this city day-by-day day-by-day i see better so clearly and i want you near me and i hope you hear me day-by-day city day-by-day oh, dear lord these things i pray i promise you more deeply and i hope you hear me in this city day-by-day day by day day by day ♪ [applause] supervisor chiu: thank you. next speaker please. >> hi, supervisors. in a member of access of love, and i am also a contributor of compassionate services as a coat, and i just want to say that -- i am a member of axis of love and also a contributor of compassion is services as a cook. the demands are really ridiculous. as far as bill 420, all patients are allowed to be care givers to one another if they are physically able to do that, and we are also allowed to have more than one caregiver. up to three at least provide medicines in all forms to help us through our trials and tribulations. axis of love is just a group of patients being charitable to one ano

we'll check back with you later on tonight. >>> at what point, not so long ago, it seems the giants and their chances were slipping away, but they made the right moves, didn't they? everything seemed to come together. you hear this all the time. there's a different hero every night. that's withbeen the hallmark of team. traci grant is at one of the watering holes at at&t. it's always lively, especially tonight i'm sure, tracy. >> reporter: as soon as we're done at 6:00 we'll be joining them. it is a big, big night for this hodgepodge team. which essentially has captured the flavor of this city perfectly. >> it's a great collective of individuals as a team. i agree. they meshed very well. >> reporter: the san francisco giants are on top after some dramatic highs and lows. even a huge fan began the season not knowing what to expect out of this strange brew of players. with a lack of superstars, like barry bonds. but they have turned out to be exquisite and eclectic athletes. >> when you have a team like a freak and a panda and all kinds of age ranges it makes for a colorful team. >> repor

ago. the san francisco giants lost to the san diego padres 6-4.oth players and fans, beginning with nbc bay area sports director raj. if at first you don't succeed, try, try again. >> so many people caught up, and rightly so at the giants field. the giants don't have too much time to dwell on this loss, because they come back tomorrow afternoon and hopefully pop the champagne corks. it was matt cain's bir dthday, e crowd was electric, it worked out too well, and that's why the giants didn't win tonight. it was a wild scene here as expected. wow. the last time we had a playoff game at at&t park was back in 2003, and this is what it felt like, just electric. the orange fridays turned into orange october. we'll pick it up with matt cane, one of the giants' best pitchers, but he was off his game tonight. the padres controlled this game early on. they had a 4-0 lead, but the giants, to their credit, made a phenomenal smirpirited comeback the sixth inning. eventually the giants would come to 6-4, but in the end their rally fell short. torture never felt

about four hours ago, the giants arrived back in the bay area. they beat the braves. so now it's on to philadelphia k kraig debro joins us live in san francisco with more on the story. good morning, kraig. >> good morning, tori. i think it would be great if the giants made it to the series and so would the yankees. we would have a repeat of that 1962 series. the giants it morning when they got in, they looked tired or are looking ahead to the next series. we saw them this morning. either way, after last night's win, it was a big win and a big celebration. >> a chopper to third. the throw, across in time and in the giants have won the series! [ cheers ] >> reporter: we've been showing this clip all morning. if you are a giants' fan it never gets hold. the three was high and wide but not enough to keep the giants out of the series. the giants won the best of five series. 3-1 games. >> drove from lincoln. i wanted to be first in line. this man is number one. i'm number two. hoping they can get us the tickets we need to get the -- to go to the game. >> they are already ta

giant fever seems to be catching on. >> it's really hot right now. it's quiet here right now. a little more than an hour ago there were more than 200 giants fans standing in the rain, waiting to see if they could catch a glimpse of the returning giants when they got back to at&t park. when the giants finally did arrive, fans got a lot more than they expected. >> when the giants arrived, more than 200 giant fans gave them a heroes welcome. the management said they wouldn't make the giants available to anyone, but posey, kahne and others came out to greet the fans. the fans are celebrating a win they won't soon forget. [cheering] >> since last night's win, giants fans have been celebrating their national league champs. the celebration is not over. fans braved the rains to welcome the giants, chanting and singing the giants' praise. >> the greatest thing to happen to this city in a long, long time. thank you. thank you uribe! [cheering] >> in the world series? >> yes. >> i think that's why we're out here. >> welcome back, giants, welcome back, you guys, woo! >> other fans crowd the giants store at the park, bu

. >> reporter: the giants fans here were treated to a fireworks show that wrapped up just about five minutes ago. the san francisco giants, they need four wins to bring home that first world championship for fans here in the city. reporting live now, mike mibach. >>> not all fans in san francisco are giants fans. yeah, there are some potentially misguided texas ranger fans here. we spotted some of them arriving today at the westin san francis hotel. one newlywed couple says they looked at national league contenders to determine their honey moon vacation. >> san francisco was the prettiest place so we decided to just buy our tickets here and hope that they made it to the world series and they did. >>> at&t is a fan friendly right field along the boardwalk. it's a modern day version of the nut hole. don't plan to watch the entire game. there's a 3 inning limit and you'll have to take turns with other fans. >>> on saturday, fans will gather to watch game three of the series. >>> and you can also watch the entire world series right here on ktvu channel 2. our coverage of game one tomorrow begins at

. >> reporter: the giants fans here were treated to a fireworks show that wrapped up just about five minutes ago. the san francisco giants, they need four wins to bring home that first world championship for fans here in the city. reporting live now, mike mibach. >>> not all fans in san francisco are giants fans. yeah, there are some potentially misguided texas ranger fans here. we spotted some of them arriving today at the westin san francis hotel. one newlywed couple says they looked at national league contenders to determine their honey moon vacation. >> san francisco was the prettiest place so we decided to just buy our tickets here and hope that they made it to the world series and they did. >>> at&t is a fan friendly right field along the boardwalk. it's a modern day version of the nut hole. don't plan to watch the entire game. there's a 3 inning limit and you'll have to take turns with other fans. >>> on saturday, fans will gather to watch game three of the series. >>> and you can also watch the entire world series right here on ktvu channel 2. our coverage of game one tomorrow begins at

to the giants' big run in the playoffs the fund-raiser was switched your home in palo alto printer miller lives across the street she says tonight she will experience the best of both worlds. >> ago, though giants appeared >> he was scheduled to leave at 10:00 this morning from sfo so we will be waiting. where would you live pictures when that happens. we will take our break and be back in a moment. welcome back watching storm tracker for the first wave has moved the group appeared a few scattered showers showing around half moon bay. but that's really about it right now. a bit of rain toward sacramento. a lot of rain on tap for the weekend. >> quick bridge check bay bridge approach one, too, three cars headed towards the toll plaza right now. he might run into diem roadway here or there. as mark says. easy ride from the maze to san francisco, san mateo bridge from hayward to foster city that is your new direction. those taillights looking good. a lot of space between the cars. handful of traffic in either direction. golden gate bridge wet roads because of the rains but not much to speak of in terms of rain today. southbound looks pretty good. we will get a new check coming up. w

up to you. [ green giant ] ho ho ho ♪ green giant. >>> ten years ago, michael j. started foundation that now has his name is find a cure for parkinson's. the foundation is now embarking on a major research project. they're looking for biomarkers for parkinson's. it's interesting because a biomarker is some sort of signal that the disease gives off, whether it's a protein or something in the body, that can serve a few different purposes. perhaps, like in the case of alzheimer's, it can give you some early clue that someone either has a disease, maybe doesn't have symptoms yet, or is going to develop the disease. but it may give you more insight into the disease itself. >> it gives you a starting point. if you can detect the production of the disease in a patient now, you have to wait until he's symptomatic. if you have a biomarker, you can track that from its earliest stages. you can say, what is going to be the trigger here? >> we've talked a lot about this. stem cells are something that still comes up. why don't you talk about stem cells as much anymore? >> well,

. >>> just three hours ago, the giants arrived back in san francisco after taking the red eye from philadelphia. the stage is set for game three of the national championship series. the second hour of "mornings on 2" starts now. >>> good morning. welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> good morning. i'm kraig debro. it's monday, october 18th. oakland police are investigating a bold daytime shooting where the attacker walked up and shot a man at an atm. what happened in oakland's rockridge neighborhood. claudine wong is there with a very -- with the very latest on the investigation. good morning again, claudine. >> reporter: good morning. i just touched base with oakland police and no new developments in this case to report. they are still searching for the gunman. still searching for the man responsible for critically injuring a man as he was using this atm behind me. this crime has shocked a lot of people this morning that we've talked to. it happened on saturday morning at 9:15 in front of witnesses. police say the 28-year-old victim was using the atm when a man came up behind

game four between giants and fiphillies got under way an hou ago. right now the giants are leading the series 2-1, and fans are pumped up for another win tonight. >> they're going to win it. >> we have a great chance. if we get a good win today, for sure tomorrow will clench it. >> they took it last night and played one heck of a game yesterday, and they're going to take it again today. tomorrow i believe they're going to take it again. they're going to beat them old phillies. >> to far so good, 2-0 right now in favor of the giants. loren is live at the ballpark. we'll talk with him in the next half hour. >>> also the skinny on apple's new product. the skinny is very appropriate at this time. >>> temperatures dropping quickly at this hour. good evening. right now just 62 in san jose, 55 in chilly san francisco for the latest game happening at at&t park. for tomorrow stayscon e thole to colside as well. we are trackinssh cerow ithere seve day forecast, and i'll have the latest update o la nina impacts coming up. [ male announcer ] how can you retire a

ago. >> reporter: the giant season has captivated people, not just because they have been winning but how they have won. with an ensemble not a handful of stars. >> because it makes it feel like they could step up to the plate. somebody could step out of the stands and come up to the plate. there aren't a lot of big stars on the giant. the players represent every mans. barry bonds was this idol up on a pedestal -- stall. >> we are back live at momos outside at&t park. it is interesting because a lot of people left when the game was 6-0 and the giants were losing. they said it's over, we are gone. it's out of here. we heard that and now a lot of people might be regretting that. even though it is not even they are sure trying. tons of excitement and enthusiasm here. and if it doesn't happen tonight it will happen tomorrow. a really emotional rollercoaster. reporting live deborah villalon, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> okay. and for the giant's late comeback if they do make a comeback tonight what happens from here fred will have all of that and post game reaction coming up later in sports. >> th

one of the neat thangz happened when the stadium was built a decade plus ago was that the giants builtrtholes, they're called. you can actually stand out in right field and peer through. i think at regular games they try to move you through every three innings or so. probably a little quicker now. and people have having fun just being out in the covey cove, the water outside the stadium. the kayaks are there. people on their stand-up paddleboards. the fishing boats are coming in. everyone's there trying to just get a sense, if you can't get in the stadium, you're not watching it on tv, you can at least kind of hear the roar of the crowd. >> and one of the nice things about this team, like you said, there isn't a star, there isn't one person everything's around. it really feels like a team. there aren't a lot of egos in that room. and they're so young. this could be a recurring thing for the next few years. you look at the four pitchers there, lincecum, cain, sanchez, and bum gagarner, they're all ur 27. bumgarner's 21. i know the colorado rockies are a strong team, but the giants may b