. >> reporter: and i'm casey pratt in detroit with the a's. now, the a's lost the season series against the tigers, but i'll tell you who the key matchup will be for oakland in this playoff series. >>> inspecting planes for loose seats. the safety check that's already keeping one bay area flight from getting off the ground. [ boy ] with box tops for education, you can now earn even more cash for your school with two box tops on brands like old el paso, go-gurt, and green giant. look for specially marked packages in stores now! to earn box tops for education, with eboxtops™. shop at safeway through january 17th, buy five qualifying products and get 20 bonus eboxtops™ that you can redeem online. earn more and learn more at two ways to earn dot com. >>> new this morning, the monthly jobs report is out n september the country added 114,000 jobs. the unemployment rate 7.8%. it's the first time the unemployment rate has dipped below 8% in four years. we'll have more on the the numbers and the impact on the election coming up at 6:30 in a live report

casey pratt sets the scene. >> winning the west was huge for the a's.e they don't have to deal with the wild card playoff game but got a couple days off, as well. grant balfour went five in a row. these guys, the three headed monster in the bull pen have been worn up. but they're very dangerous. you watch the a's play. all they want to do is go to the sixth inning. because 7, 8 and 9 are going to be cook, doolittle and balfour. >> so baseball teams dreaming of a world series and the sailing elite for round two of the america's cup world series. oracle team usa finished in third. one more quick note, the nhl lockout has regular season casualties. the league canceling the first two weeks of the season. for the sharks, that equates to five games. more news right after this. >>> usually the closest we californians get to seeing a coo coo bird is in a vip taj clock. but the sighting of one in watsonville prompted a migration of birdwatchers to the county, armed with binoculars hoping to get a glimpse of the wayward bird. it's prornlting city officials to kee

that's where comcast sportsnet casey pratt is live following that green and gold. here's a look at tomorrow's ball game to see if the a es can keep that magic going. what's happening? >> reporter: good morning. the tigers are on the field now. business is picking up here. the a's will be on the field next. game one will take place here saturday at 3:07 p.m. sunday's game is at 9:07 a.m., which is drawing mixed reactions from a's fans. and tuesday's game in oakland is going to be at 6:07. back to game one. i had an opportunity to talk to jason verlander. i asked him about the line up. the second time he beat them, chris wasn't in the line up. the a's are a scrappy team. he said it was one of the touchest starts of his career. so the reigning mvp has a lot of respect for the oakland a's. back to you, jon. >> appreciate it. comcast sportsnet california bringing you sportsnet central. that's called october quest this year. post game coverage starts immediately after the final out. that's sportsnet central october quest on comcast sportsnet california. >>> today marks o

. >>> amy and casey pratt are part of our team at comcast sportsnet. the game is going on right nout. casey will have a complete wrap of the game and our fanz on the newscast right after the notre dame game. the game is currently tied at 1-1. also, you can turn to comcast sportsnet for pre and postgame coverage for the a's and giants, every playoff game. >>> that's not all that's happening. there's also the free maufk musical festival at golden gate part. stephanie chuang is at the b.a.r.t. station where more crowds are supposed to be pouring in. >> reporter: they are, a train just got here a minute ago. you can see all the orange and black, t-shirts, caps. i've only seen one brave reds fan in the crowd. see, they're excited. we're going to go all the way. and if not, you can hear the roar above, blue angels. so much going on this weekend, we've got this guy here with maps because muni has added routes because of america's cup. talk about everything going on this weekend. the point is, of course, there will be impossible parking at a lot of these events

casey pratt live in detroit setting the scene for us.d morning. >> reporter: how are you doing, jon and laura. let me tell you, it's drizzling right now in detroit. the tarp is on the field. the a's are in detroit, they are about 30 minutes away at the team hotel. they'll be working out here about 3:30, which is 12:30 your time. we'll have all that coverage on comcast sportsnet bay area of the big bay weekend. the thing is the a's will be on the road, which is a little tough because they did so well in the final games at home and had so much momentum with that home crowd. so they'll have to overcome a tough tigers 1-2 punch and have to play in front of the detroit crowd. we'll have all of that for you coming up ahead and christina loren will update you on the weather here in detroit. back to you guys. >> oh, yes, she's got it all covered. >> she always does. >> and comcast sportsnet california brings you sportsnet central october quest. pregame one hour before every a's game. most game coverage starts immediately after the final out. tha

casey pratt is live with a preview for us. >> reporter: the tarp is now off the field here in detroitomcast sportsnet bay area and csnbayarea.com. live in detroit, casey pratt. >> thank you so much. >>> we're going to have a look at weather and traffic right after this. >>> welcome back. 9:28. look at where your temperatures are. it's still cold in san tap rosa at 52 degrees. 59 in san jose. mostly cloudy conditions. we have some showers in the forecast. we'll stop the clock at 11:00. a little bit of light rainfall. between 11:00 and 2:00, that's our best chance for showers today. we clear out and hit 74 degrees. 68 in oakland. 63 degrees in the city by the way today. a lot of action happening in san francisco over the next few days. temperatures will be cool. just get ready for a few hit or miss very light showers. let's check the drive. >>> research the mass transit. lots of options. over here 880 not a great drive. northbound side we have a couple of accidents. here's the live shot on the maps. north of the coliseum, north toward 29th an accident distracting both directions. good s