. >>> esta noche se juega el seguridad partido entre bravos de atlanta, y gigantes de san francisco,los fanáticos quieren que termine más rápido en un tercero o 4 poartido no es un 5. >>> tú qu eres seguidor de bravos de atlanta, quiero que se termine en 4 o 5. >>> no quieres un 5. >>> están discutiendo de los partidos que quieren. >>> no fácil. >>> no quinto. >>> ninguna jamás. >>> porque tiene que acabarse ya, giants tienen que ganar. >>> vamos a seguir junio ando fuerte todos los días, pero vamos a tratar de seguir trabajando fuerte. >>> más adelante le vamos a habir más detalles. mate al...da de trabajo terminó en un gedia para un obrero en san mateo vamos con más detalles de esta información. reportera: la víctima es un construccion la vida al caer mientras trabajaba en una obra de construcción el acostumbrado ocurrió cerca de los 9:30 de la mañan en san mateo la víctima crisis to cristóbal de 23 años de sacramento. >>> uno estaba cumpliendo labores se cayó. >>> la policía tambié dijo que al llegar oficiales entrevistaron ates tuición. >>> tras investigar agentes de dijo que fue

sunday afternoon in atlanta is game three. sunday in atlanta is game three. jonathan sanchez will be pitching for the giants against atlanta's tim hudson. now, if giants lose game three in atlanta on sunday, game four is monday. will bochy go with tim lincecum on just three days rest? we'll go inside the clubhouse. but right now, as we it's the beauty of baseball. game three on sunday. guy, let's send it back to you. >> getting to the gail when it's right here can set you back a little bit, but it's doable. but getting to a game in atlanta? how to get to game three without busting your wallet, right? >> that's right. at a time when everyone seems to be counting their pennies, fans are really shelling out the dough. take a look inside this bar and restaurant. it's been packed since 4:00 this afternoon. >> giants are going to the world series. this is their year. i know. i can feel it. >> after a seven-year drought of postseason play, and fans couldn't be more excited. but celebration comes at a cost. >> hundreds of dollars probably. just drinks and party. i've

atlanta make a late come back, and suddenly this series could end in atlanta. gorgeous night of baseball by the bay. and here is a gorgeous swing. pat burrell's bat colliding in a big way. a three-run blast out to left in the first off tommy hanson. that's run support from matt cane. cane helping his own cause, an r.b.i single up to first. giants pitcher with an r.b.i in the post season. what could go wrong? took 14 innings, but the braves finally got on the board in the series. derrick leigh and it is a 4-1 game. he blows away conrad. the bull pen though could not hold the lead after he put two men on. he comes in for an attempted six out save. alex gonzalez doubles home a pair and we are tied at four. heading to extras and the giants load the bases and farnsworth gets -- the giants do this like a zillion times a year. oh, man. the one-time pitcher breaks the tie. this is so far out of mccovey cove. braves took a 5-4 lead. farnsworth gets cody ross to pop up to end it. braves come back to win in 11. the series is now tied at one game apiece as they head to atl

right away officials in atlanta said they wanted the first crack at putting him on trial because atlanta is where la barbie is already charged with distributing tons of cocaine. >> it's possible there are more drugs that have come through gwinnett county in atlanta that ever came through miami during the '80s, during the time of the miami vice era. >> reporter: drug agents say mexican cartels which are fighting a brutal war south of the border have now penetrated 270 u.s. cities. but it is atlanta that is their major smuggling hub with hundreds of mexican traffickers operating there. in this neighborhood near atlanta with well-kept homes and quiet street, u.s. drug agents make a shocking discovery. in a basement, a kidnapped drug dealer chanldz chained and beaten by members of a drug cartel. >> look around. a quiet tree-lined street, hard working people here going to work every day raising families, and next door you have members of the drug cartel torturing someone for not paying on a drug shipment. >> reporter: hardest hit is gwinnett county, northeast of atlanta. because of its large

tu forma de lanzamiento y lo lo vimos en perfecta forma tuvimos la oportunidad de ver a bravos de atlantaó de hacer bien la cosas. >>> mientras tanto vamos a hablar con nuestro compañer y preguntarlo lo que en cucontró dentro o afuera. >>> hablamos con muchas personas que llegaron temprano, sin embargo, momento antes de iniciar el partido estuvieron lleno de mucha expectación. >>> minuto antes de iniciar el partido la euforia se sentía. >>> algún que no entraron esperarme para tratar de tomar la pelota. >>> mientras tanto la revisión de bolso era extrema antes de entrar, pero muchos de los que no pudieron entrar, escuchaban el partido de afuera. >>> ¿por quéñ estás acá? >>> para apoyar a san francisco. >>> trató de comprar boletos? es si claro pero no encontr. >>> quié va a ganar? >>> giants. >>> porque esta escrito. >>> porque me encanta giants. >>> porque esta afuera y no a adentro. >>> no tiene boleto. >>> están todos vendido, eso no tiene nada que ver, cuando uno es fanático tiene que estar aquí. >>> qu pasó? >>> venía pasando y esta aprovechando para ver el juego. >>> desde afueras m

narrator: atlanta is a rapidly growing urban area. its primary source of drinking water is the chattahoochee river, which also provides water to many downstream communities. but its infrastructure is dangerously old, without outdated facilities and combined sewer overflows polluting the watershed. the city faces strict consent decrees and lawsuits, along with a severe lack of funding. man: when i started working for the city of atlanta in the late '70s, we were approaching that point in time where a lot was going to be needed, in terms of rehabilitation and upkeep. most of the very large pipes were at least 80 years old. we had needs that were identified in the '50s and in the '60s and in the '70s that were deferred. woman: we are urging that we all try to find a way to overcome the obstacles and limitations that might exist. woman: when i was running for office, i met someone who knew mayor hartsfield, who, in the late 1960s, said, "i don't know who the next mayor will be, "but i know they'll have to fix the water and sewer infrastru

atlanta wins the game 5-4. go back to atlanta for game 3 on sunday. >>> sharks season opener in sweden. 2-2 in the 3rd. logan scoring what turns out to be the game winner. and the sharks win their season opener with 3-2 sharks. coming up at 11:00 p.m. we will have highlights and reaction. dennis o'donnell in the clubhouse getting the reaction. giants lose and go to atlanta for game 3. now we know there will be a game 4 in atlanta. back to you guys. >> it was 4-0 giants when i left. what did you do, kim? >> it is because you left, that's why. you changed the mojo in the stadium. you can't do that, ken. >> i'm going to pass out razors for that team. > getting kind of crazy out there. >> getting ugly. >> it was a long game. >> a box in front of me. oh, a camera. >> not that you could miss the light at all. we like to kind of say it is kind of like moths to the flame. >> should get interesting. they are tied at a game a piece. now it goes to atlanta for a couple. then back. have to win it back here. >> at least for

and atlanta had a two-run lead. not too long, though. the game-winning run, pat burrough was out of the play. the giants had a 2-3 lead. the braves had two runners on base in the bottom of the ninth, but the bearded one -- who is the bearded one? >> brian wilson. >> brian wilson. very good. he slammed the door shut and that is it. a nice celebration on the field. giants win it 3-2. nbc's laura banke well prepared, if we don't say so ourselves. she got doused with beer and champagne. she dons the hat and reports from atlanta. >> there must be something about turner field. the last time the giants clinched it, it was back here in 2002. eight years later, they've done it again and all it took was three runs in four-run games. but if it means more than four teams remaining in baseball, it's all worth it. >> pretty cool. it's a good feeling. it's a good feeling. we're not done, though. we still got work to do. >> we have a great group of guys and guys who care about winning, and we've been through a lot, and to come out

atlanta tied the game at 4-4 in the 8th. right now it's in extra innings and the braves just took the lead. the outcome remains uncertain at this hour, mike? >> reporter: that's right, what a wild night it has been. if you want highs, we have the highs, if you want lows, we have the lows. it has been a nail biter. as you said, in the top of the 11th, the braves have a 5-4 lead. people that couldn't get tickets have been outside the ballpark all night long, we knew the goal going into this, that was to head to atlanta two games up, the crowd knew it and the team knew it. what it came down to tonight was execution. friday night in san francisco the house was packed, the pom- poms were out. game two had arrived. taking the hill for the start while in the stands. >> very nervous. we're going to do it. i feel strong. >> reporter: nervous excitement set in, but then -- a 3-run blast in the 1st inning and pandemonium set in. >> that sets the tone for right now. 3-0 in the 1st inning. can't get better. >> reporter: it got worse. not

reportero: estamos en la afuera de gigante de san francisco donde juegan frente a bravos de atlanta unaicias fue que no esta entre la lista de batea dorso del partido, el hombre millon millonario fue porque el pasado sábado regalo dos bases con bolas. >>> besh sito reconoció que no estaba en perfecta forma tambié el domingo johnatan sánchez salió a recatar ají gantt de san francisco que tambié lograron estar dentro de la serie aquí todo es fiesta en la afueras de parte de gigantes el ambiente lo tiene nuestro compañero. >>> así es estamos aquí afuera del parte, donde juegan estar tarde gigante el ambiente esta david ra 12gún de quienes apoyan el ap y se le presentamos a continuación. >>> fue un mar de gente que y llegó a juego de pelota, como era de esperarse apoyan a equipo de lo gigante y de qu forma, otros para hacer énfasi decidieron llevar película de color naranja hasta decidieron pintarse el pelo. >>> ¿por quéñ se esta pintando el pelo. >>> naranja porque gigantes están en play of. >>> acompañad de ángeles aéreo esta tarde llegaron temprano y vean como sdru estaban de bien clima

pretty much atlanta. fred. >> reporter: heather, turner field is very quiet right now, but when most those 53,000 plus brave's fans came out of the gates in centerfield b they were loud and they were angry c. throughout the game they were using these nerf tomahawks and doing that outdated droning chant, trying to intimidate both the giants and their small following. it didn't work. the loud and large turner field crowd kept trying to sway the momentum in atlanta's fav, but it was held in check thanks to jason the silencer sanchez. >> sanchez is dig hing and dealing. >> is he doing a helluva job. >> you are leading halfway through the game, you were leading halfway through game 2, do you feel for confident this time? >> no, i don't feel confident until it's over. >> reporter: atlanta took the lead op an 8th inning two-run homerun and the giants came back in the bottom of the 9th, down to the final strike, but scored two runs on eye walk, two singles and another key error by atlanta's second baseman brooks

and you could see advantage atlanta with game three coming up sunday.ow quickly things can change just like that. >> thanks very much vern, it's sunday and monday and the giants have to win one of those games to force a fifth and decider wednesday back here in san francisco. now every other series is 2-0 with the yankees, texas and philadelphia on the verge of clinching. the philadelphia team is best right now. philadelphia today they ran into a cincinnati red team that was no hit on wednesday by halladay and phillips leads off the game at 4-1. but 4 errors did in dusty baker's team. rolens, mishandled by bruce and utley grow, 7-4 phillies. they knockout cincinnati on sunday. sharks open the season in sweeden, why this makes me laugh. why do you open this season out of the country? >> because they are trying to go international, gary. >> how about the hockey fans that want it on our soil? >> because -- i could do highlights but they are playing their owning game out of country. >> they won today in sweeden congratulations. i wish i was there. >> what wa

heading the atlanta and we'll hear from the giants. >> that can't happen.can't happen in the post-season. we needed the outs and i didn't. >> i didn't get the job done. i take pride being in situation but i didn't get it done. >> it's hard to describe in words, it's the biggest homer in my career. i wanted to go batters box to the dugout, but what a cool thing to do and cool way to win. >> so with the series now tied at a game apiece, it will be jonathan sanchez on sunday with the giants' success, sharks taking a back seat but they did open a regular season. shark fans, 5,000 miles away from the bay area, joe thornton shoots and scores. 2-0. to the third, they were tied at 2. logan on the power play and that turns out to be a game winner. 3-2 sharks. these two teams will meet in stockholm. >> we have college football live at 5:00. stanford hosting usc and then another edition of after the game around 8:30 p.m. have a great weekend. i'm larry beil. >> next at 8:30.... >> in sacramento, a new proposal on the way to crack down on what critics call taxpayer fun

this series might possibly end in atlanta. gorgeous night of baseball. record 44,000 plus at at&t. pat burrell crushing this pitch in the first. three-run blast off tommy hanson. nice support from matt cain. cain helping his own cause for the r.b.i. single right up the middle. the first giants pitcher since 1954 to get an r.b.i. in the postseason. what could go wrong? what took 14 innings in this series but the braves on the board in the 6th, singles home, 4-1 game. cain would not give up anymore. high heat. one of his six k's in one-run ball but the bullpen couldn't hold the lead. romo put a couple on the 8th. the six-out save? no. doubles and tied at four. we head to extras, bottom ten. giants load the bases. buster posey, 5, 4, 3 d. p. wasted opportunity on to the 11th where rick does not waste his opportunity. the former pitcher breaks the tie in a monstrous -- look how far that ball is out into the cove. the braves take a 5-4 lead. kyle fonz in for billy wagner who strained his oblique. cody ross to pop up and end it. 5-4

atlanta tied the game at 4-4 in the 8th. right now it's in extra innings and the braves just took the lead. the outcome remains uncertain at this hour, mike? >> reporter: that's right, what a wild night it has been. if you want highs, we have the highs, if you want lows, we have the lows. it has been a nail biter. as you said, in the top of the 11th, the braves have a 5-4 lead. people that couldn't get tickets have been outside the ballpark all night long, we knew the goal going into this, that was to head to atlanta two games up, the crowd knew it and the team knew it. what it came down to tonight was execution. friday night in san francisco the house was packed, the pom- poms were out. game two had arrived. taking the hill for the start while in the stands. >> very nervous. we're going to do it. i feel strong. >> reporter: nervous excitement set in, but then -- a 3-run blast in the 1st inning and pandemonium set in. >> that sets the tone for right now. 3-0 in the 1st inning. can't get better. >> reporter: it got worse. not

near atlanta with well kept homes and quiet street, u.s.rug ages make a shock discovery, a kidnapped drug dealer chained and beaten. >> look around, quiet tree lined street, hard work people here gointo work every day raising families and next door you have members of the gulf cartel tour churg someone for not paying on a drug shipment. >> reporter: hardest hit is begin net county northeast atlanta because of its large spanic population, mexican traffickers easily blend n the reason they're attracted to the atlanta area is the same reason many legitimate corporations are here. the web of interstate high ways going in and out makes atlanta the southeast's most important transportation hub. mexicans smulingly trucks to the border repackage them befor driving them nth to cities along the eastern seaboard. >> we'll see that arrive at the truck stop, be escort typically to a warehouse, there's a sea of warehouses out there. >> authorities first realized they had a big problem nine years ago when a georgia state patrol car was rammed by mex smugg

we will have live reports from atlanta tomorrow night.rting just after the 49er's sunday night game against the eagles. big day in college football, number one alabama falls to south carolina, while on the farm. stanford looking to beat usc for the third time the past four seasons. former raiders coach watching kippen take the lead. you loved it, we loved it. that's the game winning. stanford improving 5-1. cal hosting ucla and strawberry canyon. one touchdown rushing and one passing here to true freshman keenan allen from ten yards out. the bears run away blasting the bruins, 35-7. cal now 3-2 with their first conference win. san jose state on the road facing nevada and keeping it close into the third quarter. the wolfpack, brandish their pistol and pull away for the 35-13 victory. who knew pippi longstocking was still popular? bluejackets tied at two. ethan moreau gets it past niittymaki for the game-winner. the sharks head home now, their home opener coming saturday at 10:00. >> unbelievable night. thank you, lawrence. >>> tonight "sat

of course, that's when these two teams meet again in atlanta. in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> state news now. governor schwarzenegger has finally signed a new state budget. it was a record 100 days past due. before signing it yesterday, the governor vetoed nearly $1 billion in additional spending. most of that related to social service programs like child care. the new budget includes $7.5 billion in cuts and relies on optimistic revenue assumption which means the next governor will likely have a similar crisis next year. the new budget calls for the state to sell off some of theirs buildings and lease them back. some are historic landmarks like the san francisco civic center, home to the state supreme court. >> i always believed in buying real estate rather than selling real estate. but, you know, when you are in a financial crisis like we are, then you have to make decisions. >> the sales could earn the state $1.2 billion but long-term the legislative budget office says taxpayers could be on the hook for $1.2 billion. more tha

we're going to start with fred in atlanta. fred? >> reporter: julie, four games all decided by one run. the atlanta braves had the best home record in the major leagues, but the giants, they come in here and win back-to- back games at turner field. of course, tonight wasn't going to be easy, they had their second back-to-back comeback history. that's it. giants win, 3-2. they win the best of 5 series 3-1 and head to philadelphia for their first championship series since 2002. first, let's go to the locker room. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: managed to have a veterans presence, not bad for a 21 year old rookie. >> yeah, i knew it was the biggest thing to keep, you know -- >> reporter: this is not going well. >> keep the adrenaline down and try to stay calm out there and not let it get to me. i felt i did a good job of that. buster kept me in line too. if he started to see me get excited, he'd calm me down. >> reporter: this doesn't seem weird to you at all? >> it's awesome. it's awesome. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: ca

this was their celebration in atlanta last night.aseball insideres predicting a giants victory, but don't be fooled, it won't be easy. you might recognize one of atlanta's star players who used to live in the bay area for years. >> this is great, you know. it's been a long time. it's been a long time, man. we've been working our butts off all year. we're finally back in it. we're going to give it our best shot. >> that was tim hudson, the ace of the a's during their run. game one is thursday night, the braves come into town minana. now for the 49ers. 0-4? no problem, says the coach. >> if i got an issue, i got a problem, it lets me know i need to work through something and there's an opportunity on the other side to get better. >> fascinating to cover mike singletary. today more turmoil. the 49ers released one of their notable players, michael lewis, who was their starting safety. lewis doesn't get along with singletary. he wanted out, the 49ers granted his wish. just another wild day in santa clara. >> i feel very good about the foo

the giants are ready to rebound in atlanta.e three against the braves and laura filed this report late last night from atlanta to bring us the very latest. >> reporter: thanks. it's been a wild 24 hours for the giants. first there was the extra inning heartbreaking loss last night at at&t park and then bright and early this morning they flew across the country here to atlanta and as soon as they landed they headed straight to turner field so they could hit the field for a workout. what a light workout it was, which makes sense because we're dealing with a little jet lag here. they hit the field for only 30 minutes this evening, one of the shortest workouts this season. the biggest challenge right now besides the fatigue factor is putting last night's loss behind them. as sergio romo said you have to remember it's not that bad. the important thing is they still lived to play another game. now, they've got to make the most of that opportunity. >> realistically our jobs don't change. we come out, ready to rock. they're competitive

>>> good evening the giants are in atlanta. we are there too. hear from laura benke later tonight. the record crowd at the ballpark for game two, really on their feet, excited. making it exciting. the giants had a 4-1 lead. alex gonzalez ties the game. that two rbi double led so extra inss where renee -- atlta sneaks out of town with the 1-all series equalizer. >> playoffs, you know, every team's good. it comes down to who's going to execute best toward the end of the game. >> the confidence -- when push comes -- pretty good chance they fall. >> we are there with game three tomorrow. the sharks in stockholm sweden. back to back against columbus. who knew wendy's was so popular in sweden. down a goal in the third, marlowe taheatly sets up gordon for his second goal of the season. tyrone was in goal today. the bluejackets's ethan marrow, 3-2 columbus gets that euro split and the sharks return home for their home opener at the tank against atlanta. >>> tons of college football today. both of the l.a. schools are in town. stanford just getting under

we'll take you to atlanta in just a moment. but first we want to check in with sports director raj mathai. hello, raj. >> reporter: good evening. here is the skinny. the poor guy from the atlanta braves made three errors in this game. you feel bad for him, but that's baseball. two things that usually define the play-offs, pitching and defense. the giants had great pitching like they normally do until the bottom of the eighth. sergio romo comes in for jonathan sanchez, and this is no good for the giants. romo gives up the go-ahead home run. and you can insert torture right there. eric with the two-run homer. top of the ninth inning, though, here comes the bad defense. buster posey, the ground ball right through the legs of brooks conrad allows the game-winning run to score. freddie sanchez, the giants score two runs in the ninth and win it 3-2. as you said, diane, one more win and the giants will play the philadelphia phillies in round 2. that would be the national league championship series. but nothing comes easy with this tea

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san francisco hosts the atlanta braves. 6:37.know why -- >> i remember it being said but i can't remember. >> thursday, friday, let's hear from matt cain and bill. >> we came in with a great vibe this year, everybody working together, staying together, loving each other, played well. >> gets this team to be contenders. we want to be the team that our players, fans, communities knows the giants are here to play good baseball. >> vegas has the giants flavored over atlanta. it begins thursday and friday. best of 5 at at&t. fire the manager week, jerry manuel and omar got it today from the mets. the reason? they didn't win enough. ken from the brewers. fired by the brewers. he didn't win enough. there you go. there will be others to go. the guy in pittsburgh got it as well. brady running numbers. in pursuit of their 100th win. joe montana hook up in that story. brady to danny, 27-14, brady passes montana today. fastest quarterback to win 100 games. kyle going the other way, new england still good, they win 41- 14. out of philadelphia

pam, atlanta was okay but the giants were better. if you follow this stuff, you figured the giants will win. saturday, lincecum versus haulal daw. those are the two best pitchers in the national league. this was fun but now it really gets good. >> best of 7. >> we will be back with more, and all the sports at 11:22. >>> the giants fans were thrill by the final out and now jonathan bloom joins us live in san francisco. >> reporter: this win took place in atlanta, the bars and pubs across the city of san francisco were just as loud as if the win had been right here with 44,000 fans. listen to what we heard in one of the bars, it was deafening, trust me, listen to this. [ screams ] that went on for several minutes. let's go giants. it was the feel of the ballpark in a bar. this has been a long time coming. the giants haven't made it since 200022 -- 2002. every game was decided by one run. giants baseball is said to be torture. this is what some of them had to say. >> the giants are on fire and god love the giants. >> go giants. >> beer.

they host the atlanta braves thursday and friday before the series shifts to atlanta.ame three is set for sunday. games four and five played only if necessary. the last time the giants were in the playoffs in 2003 they lost to the wild card team the florida marlins and the marlins went on to win the world series. >>> in other news tonight, use caution. that is the warning tonight from u.s. officials to americans travelling abroad. well, this travel alert comes after intelligence reports revealed that al qaeda may be planning terrorist attacks in europe. ktvu's david clemson talked with international passengers today at san francisco airport. >> reporter: john and judy bruce are travelling from sfo to germany today and then on to turkey and greece. >> if your number is up, your number is up. other than that we are looking for a nice vacation. >> this morning the state department warned that al qaeda and affiliate organizations- continue to plan terrorist attacks. and added u.s. citizens are reminded of the potential for terrorists to attack public transportation systems

big story at 4:00 playoff fever taking hold of the bay area at this san francisco giants defeat the atlanta braves and move on to the national league championship series. this was a scene that the public were giants fans gathered to watch she has yesterday's game. they e the giants to the next round of playoffs and the crowd goes wild moment later this was a scene in the locker room as a giants players stage of the champagne in celebration lifelong chance 7 cisco mayor gavin newsom newsome is ecstatic about last night's win along with the anticipation of the upcoming season the mayor cannot collect on is that after this series winter and >> i've aged over the last week. it's a stressful as a dance. but one thing i'm looking for do is getting a photograph back from my friend the mayor read in atlanta. the san francisco giants flag flying over it led to city hall. couldn't you imagine the good thing is we don't have to imagine right behind me having to hoist the atlanta braves flag on the front of city hall. the indignity. i feel for my friend the mayor of atlanta out because that's exactly w

we're going to start with fred in atlanta. fred? >> reporter: julie, four games all decided by one run. the atlanta braves had the best home record in the major leagues, but the giants, they come in here and win back-to- back games at turner field. of course, tonight wasn't going to be easy, they had their second back-to-back comeback history. that's it. giants win, 3-2. they win the best 5 series 3-1 and head to philadelphia for their first championship series since 2002. first, let's go to the locker room. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: managed to have a veterans presence, not bad for a 21 year old rookie. >> yeah, i knew it was the biggest thing to keep, you know -- >> reporter: this is not going well. >> keep the adrenaline down and try to stay calm out there and not let it get to me. i felt i did a good job of that. buster kept me in line too. if he started to see me get excited, he'd calm me down. >> reporter: this doesn't seem weird to you at all? >> it's awesome. it's awesome. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: can y

their playoff series with the atlanta braves is headed to atlanta. nbc bay area sports director raj mathai shows is all the highlights. >>> if you are a giants' fan, history is not kind. the last time the joints were in the playoffs, they won game one and lost three in a row. the giants hoping it doesn't happen again. what happened here on friday night. we will show it to you. a record crowd. more than 44,000 fans. the largest crowd to ever see any game here in the ten-year history of at&t park. let's cut to the chase. the giants blew a four-run lead. in the eighth inning, the usually reliable bull pen, brian wilson, gives up a two-run double to alex gonzalez. the braves tied this game, 4-4. the giants had their chances, though, bottom of the tenth inning. buster posey, the rookie, he has been sparkling. an inning-ended bases loaded. top of the 11th, rick ankiel for atlanta. solo home run into barry bonds tary torey. braves beat the giants in stunning fashion, 5-4 is the final. >> i didn't get the job done. i take pride in being in that situation and

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one courageous fan out here wore an atlanta braves t-shirt. he was booed on the platform and no doubt he's being booed all the way up to china basin. the next train leaves in about 20 minutes. live in san jose, damian trujillo. >> thanks, damian. he has to be grarave to do that >> indeed. what about tonight's weather? we can tell you unequivocally it's windier than last night looking here across mccovey cove, it's chillier and breezier tonight. >> but john still white hot. nbc bay area's meteorologist jeff ranieri once again joins us. jeff, last night you were tim lincecum. what's it tonight, buster posey? >> i'm not in costume form, but i can tell you the wind is probably from all of the fans racing towards giants stadium tonight. yes, the streets are packed out here and people are flooding towards the stadium. you turn on a camera around giants fans and they just go wild. let's look at the forecast for tonight. what you'll be able -- thank you so much. some great giants fever back there. low to mid-60s for tonight, those winds 10 to 20 miles

it relies heavily what the atlanta braves do tomorrow. if braves lose tomorrow morning, giants are guaranteed of a playoff spot. get back to zito. a shame for zito. a big game pitcher. we have seen him celebrate so many times for as and so much success for as and why giants wanted him here. today was a great time for zito to erase all the horrible memory is an giants uniform. four frustrating seasons with giants and could have erased all that bitterness with a good performance and does not. you figure fans will continue to harp on barry zito, the most expensive giants player in team history. we'll see what happens with zito, if they win and if he's included in the rotation. i don't think that will happen. >> let's bring in bob. fans are getting a little stressed out by now. i am, anyway. >> reporter: dianne, most of the fans went back home to sleep off what is starting to feel like a bad dream, not far from what i am feeling at mccovey cove, a vendor selling hope. giant league west champion t-shirts. not many fans buying them, perhaps not

atlanta is actually colder than areas here in new england, 47 this morning in atlanta. so it's a completely different feel to it than what we had even last week where summer was trying to hold on. this is end of fall-type weather. 67 for your high in atlanta. then from new york to boston, temperatures, 50s, maybe if we're lucky into the low 60s. as i mention, doesn't really change for tuesday, notice temperatures estimate stuck in the 60s with some rainy weather. if you want the nice stuff, you have to be in the middle of the country. texas great all week. all the way up to minneapolis. lynn, we're talking in new york, you may not see the sun until friday. >> brutal. all right. well, thank you, bill. good to be back. i appreciate it. >> i blame you. >> what else is new? >>> well, ser risen commits to millions and i'm getting tweets from your dog. your "first look" at the morning's business headlines is straight ahead. >>> baseball playoffs are set. donovan mcnabb proves you can go home again and give that sideline reporter a helmet. you're watching first first on msnbc.

feel like game time temperature in atlanta, will drop down to the low 70s. talk about our temperatures, we are all over the place because of the calmness in most areas to a little bit of a breeze around santa rosa keeping you at 64. one of the warmest spots was and yk at 55 in los gatos. cool spot is half moon bay. around the 24-hour time frame we're about 10 degrees warmer in santa rosa. 4 in napa. 2 in oakland and 2 in san jose and 3 in antioch. most of us a little warmer this morning. you can see low to mid 80s from san francisco through the bay down into the south bay. we'll have low 90s in the east bay valleys and upper 80s to low 90s in north bay valleys and 72 in half moon bay. same thing in monterey but the rest of the monterey bay, low to mid-80s, inland, to 90 degrees. the heat peaks tomorrow and wednesday. then temperatures will drop starting dramatically over the weekend. we could be 20 degrees cooler than today. >> construction is going on this weekend until tomorrow morning. shuttle buses are in place for the j church street line out to balboa

pacific, our laura usbenke is i atlanta with the giants and will join us tonight at 11:00. she'll be live during our xfinity show also here tomorrow night on nbc bay area. >>> alabama falls at south carolina, l.a. schools are here in the bay area. cal hosting ucla at strawberry canyon. shane vereen with a couple touchdowns today, the second of the two. great extra effort here to make it 14-0 in the first quarter, cal quarterback kevin riley had a rushing touchdown, and one passing, this one's a true freshman. the bears run away with it, blasting the bruins 35-7. cal now 3-2 with their first conference win. the sharks in stockholm sweden going back-to-back against the columbus bluejackets today. pulling off a win in yesterday's season opener, getting a goal from joe thornton. down a goal in the third marlowe to heatly sets up martin for his second goal of the campaign. niem pi was in goal yesterday, he wasn't today. niittymaki made it 3-2 columbus. you could stage a rematch tonight at home. >>> in the world of sports video games, hockey is geared to make for the best action.

>> in atlanta. >> in atlanta, georgia. and there was not to have been a broadcast of the game here.ung person is a baseball fan. and if it's being broadcast, he will watch it. >> reporter: in short, a baseball broadcast to keep people home and off the streets. but could it be done in such a short time? these days it doesn't sound like much of an undertaking to put on a life baseball game on short notice. out of 162 game season, almost every game is on somewhere, ktvu, fox sports network, espn. but back in the 1960s, a televised baseball game was actually something of a rarity. the mayor's office called ktvu and the giants to pitch the idea of broadcasting that night's game. no one was sure if it could be done. ed is now head of ktvu's engineering department. in 1966 he was part of the station's technical staff. >> reporter: do you remember how many games a year they might have done then? >> i think, i think maybe, i have something in my mind like about nine. i mean, that's the whole season. >> reporter: and now? >> and now we do 58 to 60 something. that's just the giants. >> reporte

game four in atlanta, picking it up in the sixth. the braves lead it 1-0.rek lowe had a no-hitter pitching until the sixth, deep and gone. ross' solo shot tied the game for one. in the seventh, ross came through. a base hit to johnny venters. poster posy scored but burrell was called out at home. to the ninth. braves down to their final out. two men aboard for cabrera. brian wilson got him to ground out that did it. the giants beat the braves 3-2. they win the series. and that is the final game of bobby cox's incredible career. he now heads into the retirement. >>> to the nfl, the vikings and the jets. brett favre with a chance, at least during this game, to put all the off the field distractions behind him. farve fumbled a handoff to adrian peterson. the ball is loose and the jets recover. favre's second fumble of the game. that would lead to a jets' field goal. later in the third, this time favre delivered 37 yards to randy moss, their first as teammates. favre's 50 0th career touchdown pass. ahead to the fourth, jets leading, 22-20. farve tried to rally

today they got a taste ir own medicine >>> welcome to atlanta. the braves had more come from behind wins in the national league than any other team. today they got a taste of their own medicine. pablo sandoval benched after going 1 for 6 in the first two games. this move paid off. jason heyward can't make the catch. phon1-0 giants. conrad's nightmare was just beginning. sanchez was on cruise control taking a no-hit inter the 6th and striking out 11, but he left with one on and one out in the 8th. enter sergio romo who struggled in game two, and it got worse. eric hinske breezied him with a two-run homer. for the second game in a row, the bullpen blows the lead. without billy wagner, the braves couldn't finish it. liner falls in front of heyward. he beats the throw, and the game is tied. next up posey. grounder right through the legs of conrad. his third error of the game. the giants are back on top. a bill buckner moment for conrad. the giants hang on 3-# and take a 2-1 series lead. >> reporter: why is it the case that you guys have all of these

the giants beat the braves 3-2 last night at turner field in atlanta. the victory sends the team on to the national league championship series against the phillies of philadelphia. last two wins came in dramatic fashion. the giants had to overcome one run deficits and the loud crowd in atlanta. for some on the team victory was a little sweeter. outfielder rice picked up by the giants in august after being cut by the florida marlins. >> this is a dream come true just to be able to be here and to experience. i never thought i would be in this situation two months ago. here we are. we all came together and jelled together and it's been a fun ride and we got more business to take care of. >> reporter: giants charter arrived at sfo touching down around 3:00 a.m. this morning. the team is a little tired. it was a five hour flight from atlanta. none of the players stopped to talk. see some getting off there. tim i saw, cody i saw and then bryan wilson there too. but the president of the team did stop to talk. >> it's exciting. everybody now getting ready for a

the giants lead the series, 2-1 over the atlanta braves. the giants could move on to the national league championship series tonight. all they have to do is win one more. christie smith is live with more. good morning. >> the giants are knocking them down, but this is hardly an easy series to watch. you can almost feel your blood pressure rising. when things go their way and don't go their way and it gets cruel and suddenly they win. we are here at the flower mart and talking with people who are working early. you see things like the ground ball going through his legs. that allowed the winning run to score. you see incredible things that turn the game around. they scored two runs in the ninth and win it 3-2. that's the ending we wanted, but nothing comes easy. all three games have come down to the wire. a real nail biter. in the end, the giants pulled it out last night against atlanta. they lead 2-1 and one more win and it's on to the next round. that's the latest reporting live in san francisco, christie smith today in the east bay. >> go

on friday, at the shepherd center in atlanta, a patient with a recent spinal cord injury made medical history. the paraplegic was injected with 2 million embryonic stem cells. >> this is the dawn of a new era,. >> reporter: so far jair inof menlo park had spent $170 million in developing this treatment. it comes from a donated human embryo left over from a fertility treatment. an embryo that would have otherwise been discarded. the process involves coaxing them to become specialized nerve cells and injecting them into the injured area of the spinal cord. >> this therapy goes far beyond the reach of pills or scalpels and is a injection of healthy stem cells. >> paralyzed row dents moved again. people are so different than row dents. >> reporter: doctor arnold characteristicstein heads up stem cell research. he is optimistic but urges caution. >> i think people looking at the outcome of this trial should really lower their expectations if they are really thinking patients will get out of their wheelchairs. it's very unlikely to happen. >> this initial trial is not aimed at curing the pa

the giants beat the braves 3-2 last night at turner field in atlanta. giants wont best of five series 3-2. last two wins coming in dramatic fashion. the giants had to overcome one run deficits and a loud atlanta crowd. some of the team victory is a little sweeter. last night's winning pitcher grew up an atlanta braves fan and is a rookie. last night he had to overcome both obstacles. >> not bad for a 21-year-old rookie. >> yeah. just had to go up there and relax. that was the biggest thing just to keep -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: the giants arrived around 3:00 this morning at sfo. after a tough game, long celebration and five hour flight, none of the players stopped to talk to the media after getting off the bus. but team president did. he stopped for a few minutes to talk about the team's mood on the trip home. >> the team's continuing resilience. it's not really surprising. but it's great. this team i don't think it's ever a surprise now with this team. they believe they can do anything and everything and they so far have been able to. >> report