sports is up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> play-off baseball and dennis o'donnell is live in st. louis right now. dennis? >> reporter: you forgot to mention that it's 1:30 a.m. in st. louis right now. tomorrow night at this time, the giants will be on a plane flight back to san francisco and if they don't start hitting the baseball, the st. louis cardinals will not be joining them. tim lincecum, rough, making his first start of the postseason in game four. down 2-0 in the second. a 451-foot home run into the sea of red are, pence's first home run. lincecum gave up two in the first and was chased in the second. matt holliday shot in the center. nice job by angel pagan, but hector sanchez drops it as matt carpenter touches home. that made it 3-1. four runs and three walks. top of the sixth... st. louis tacked on a few more off the bullpen. serves one up to jon jay. puts this one to bed. sandoval had two home runs but it was merely window dressing. the cardinals win 8-3. the giants will have to run the table if they want to stay alive. >> no other choice. if we lose tomorrow, we go h

i'm dennis o'donnell. we'll take you inside the clubhouse when we come back. ,,,, thirty-eight mean? funding. restores what we've lost... music and science labs. and your school. can get a world-class education. and sacramento can't touch it. me? the sky's my limit. don't miss your chance to get sleep train's very best mattresses at the guaranteed lowest price. plus, pay no interest for 3 years on the best brand-name mattress sets. but hurry! the best rest event ends soon at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> dennis o'donnell has our sports report, coming in live from st. louis. and i know, dennis, you've got your private jet ready to go. get home. game 6, sunday. what a night, huh? >> reporter: yeah. i take off in about 20 minutes, right after this newscast. the giants have never won a best-of-7 series when down three games to one. it was barry zito entrusted with bringing the series back to san francisco. in trouble early, lance lynn grounded to a bases-loaded double play. no scor

and coming up in sports, dennis o'donnell is in st. louis and he'll have reaction from the giants' clubhouse. >>> still really nice outside. meteorologist paul deanno with the records broken today. >> four different records. still 70's right now. 89 today for redwood city. oakland, four degrees above the previous record at 87. concord hit 87 degrees. we have some changes not only temperature wise. >>> an area teenager was one badge away from becoming an eagle scout when he was kicked out for being gay. he decided to fight back, the only way he knew how. >> reporter: three boxes, 400,000 signatures from around the world, hand delivered to the boy scouts, by a troop member, denied the scout's highest honor because he's guy. ryan andresen still wears his uniform, despite being kicked out on the verge of becoming an eagle scout. he and his parents do want their local chapter to change their policy against gay scouts. officially, the boy scouts of america have a don't ask, don't tell policy on sexual orientation. but we find out some chapte

i'm dennis o'donnell.u inside,,,,,,,,,, >>> dennis o'donnell has our sports report, coming in live from st. louis. and i know, dennis, you've got your private jet ready to go. get home. game 6, sunday. what a night, huh? >> reporter: yeah. i take off in about 20 minutes, right after this newscast. the giants have never won a best-of-7 series when down three games to one. it was barry zito entrusted with bringing the series back to san francisco. in trouble early, lance lynn grounded to a bases-loaded double play. no score in the fourth. hunter pence, the double-play ball. but marco scutaro scores and the giants lead 1-0. same inning. two outs for brandon crawford, who had a bases-loaded single to center. it was 3-0, giants. barry zito gets in on the fun with a bunt single. four runs in the inning, to knock lance lynn out of the game. zito delivers in the biggest game of his giants career. angel pagan in center field. pablo sandoval hit a home run for the second straight game. giants win 5-0, behind seven a

cbs 5 sports director dennis o'donnell at at&t park tonight. dennis, what a game! >> reporter: it really was, ken. and another day, another hero for the san francisco giants, as pablo sandoval joined babe ruth, reggie jackson and albert pujols as the only players to hit three home runs in a world series game. the giants had the early lead. lost in sandoval's madness was barry zito's. and the game change when angel pagan's ground ball bounces off the third base bag with two outs. it extended the inning and allowed sandoval to get another shot. verlander, victimized again, this time in the opposite field, to make it 4-0. sandoval wasn't done. in the fifth inning... it was the second three home run game in the history of this ballpark. check it out. pablo using a different bat for that third home run. >> your third at-bat, you broke your bat. was that the same one you used for the first two home runs? >> yeah, man. i used it all my postseason. so i don't get too many superstitions about it. it's very good. it's another bat. if you have to, you have to believe in yours

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dennis o'donnell, cbs 5. >> it's moments like that that make sports so great. we've posted some of the raw videotape, including interviews with the coach and players. to check it out, go to cbssf.com/the play. that's it for this special edition of eyewitness news. thanks for watching. we'll see you back here tomorrow night at 5:30. good night! ,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

dennis o'donnell, cbs 5. >> undoubtedly the greatest college play ever. we have posted some of the raw rarely seen videotape including interviews with the coach, players and the halftime show. check it all out, you can see go to cbssf.com/theplay. >>> ahead of tomorrow's big game, the cbs 5 newsroom was treated to a little surprise this afternoon. ♪ [ music ] the cal berkeley band came to play for us. the big game will be played in the new cal stadium tomorrow at high noon. cal is trying to win back the axe. >>> well, turns out the meteorites didn't fall in the east bay after all. where scientists think the space debris actually landed. >> hi-def doppler is clear for right now but some big changes are coming big enough that right here is a winter storm watch for parts of northern california. details coming up. you're on timeout leo! some things won't last 25 years. ah! woof! some things will. save up to 15% some things won't last 25 years. ah! woof! some things will. save up to 15% on an ikea kitchen. wednesday night, are probabn the north bay. not >>> na

louis and sports director dennis o'donnell for the answers. is, i looked at lawrence's doppler here. it's not looking so good for you guys. >> reporter: no, it is not. frank, michelle, hello, everybody from st. louis. as you mentioned, the forecast calls for thunderstorms and 100% chance of rain. so while there's a question about if we'll play, there is no question about who will play. and i am speaking, of course, of giants second baseman marco scutaro who was bowled over by matt holliday in game 2. scutaro had an mri. he has a strained hip but will start at second base today. now, scutaro took part in practice, despite having a slight limp did hit a home run during batting practice and in regards to matt holliday's aggressive slide, scutaro jokingly said this. >> tomorrow if holliday comes in decision before the game would you -- >> might kick his [ bleep ]. [ laughter ] >> would you talk to him? >> yeah. >> it's a tough call. it's nature. and it's unpredictable to what's going to happen. and so matt cain will start the game if we start this

. >> stay tuned, 11:35 tonight, all of the highlights, dennis o'donnell and kim coyle, game day, don't miss it. from at&t, mike sugerman, cbs 5. >>> a the space shuttle endeavour definer is home a career that included 122 million miles wrapped up through a 12-mile cruise through the city of los angeles and it's time to put the thing in the garage for good. >> reporter: it ends with the final few tire rotations spawl space shuttle endeavour is home in its hangar at the california science center. >> quite frankly i know some people at nasa headquarters were betting against us doing it because something like this hasn't been thought it. it's a crazy thing, but we pulled it off. >> reporter: a major accomplishment for the science center's dr. phillips who admits getting endeavour here was quite a chore. the shuttle's final 12-mile trek from l.a.x. to the science center was on solid ground through city streets. >> the vehicle got here without a scratch and i promised commander mark kelly he said at the transfer cerium please don't scratch it and we didn't. >> after 25 missions to suter spac

dennis o'donnell is there and we'll have more coming up in sports. >>> bay area egg producer is taking heat from an animal rights group that says customers are being duped by misleading packaging showing happy-looking chickens. why the group says customers deserve a refund. >> reporter: it all comes down to this picture, a hen and her chicks, pecking away in an open field on a carton of judy's organic eggs. they say it's false advertising and they're suing petaluma egg farm. >> the picture on the packaging depicts hens roaming about in a field. >> reporter: organic eggs usually cost a third more than regular ones. but bonnie doesn't mind. >> i look for that, because i want an animal that is free and roaming free, not in a cage. >> reporter: the animal rights group says that is exactly the misconception. at the farm, it's obvious the hens are not outside. >> if you look around, you see a series of sheds with thousands of hens inside them. and you look at the green fields and you don't see anyone roaming, scratching or playing out there. >> i always thought they were roaming free. that's

cbs 5 sports director dennis o'donnell shows us how the giants just couldn't catch a break. >>> thank, dana. it was a long day in st. louis. it ended in disappointment for giants fans. san francisco looked to catch a break when slugger carlos beltran injured his knee. he was removed and replaced by matt carpenter, who had five postseason at-bats prior to today. in the third inning, carpenter hit a rocket off matt cain into the bleachers, to give the cardinals a 2-1 lead. st. louis added a run. then the storm came which delayed the game for 3 hours 28 minutes. when they returned, jason motte got a 6-out to preserve the win. st. louis takes a 2-1 series lead. coming up in sports, we'll have reaction from the giants' clubhouse and we'll tell you who will start game 4 tomorrow here in st. louis. >>> a reservoir in contra costa has dug up more than just dirt. they've been finding native american remains, dozens of them. a compromise had once been reached about how to deal with this, do the work, but disturb as few remains as possible. but now one native american says the developer is going

i'm dennis o'donnell. only four teams have come back from division series deficits of two games to none. the a's and giants today look to become teams five and six to join that club. a's fans amped up for game five at the coliseum. austin jackson lifts one to center field. it would go for a double. the tigers lead 1-0. to the 7th, the tigers put it away. young reaches on a fielding error. detroit scored four. now justin verlander dominated the a's. set smith, ground out to end it. tigers win 6-0. a's fans, they saluted their team as the a's left the field. better luck for the giants. pumping his teammates before game five. in the 5th, giants leading 2-0. bases loaded. off matt, grand slam, the reds are stunned. 6-0, giants. now, 6-3, bottom of the 8th. navaro into center. makes the diving catch to save the inning. bottom of the 9th, 6-4 giants and the reds have the go ahead run at the play. down looking and the giants win 6-4. they went three straight on the road. ,,,, when i take a picture of this check,

sports director dennis o'donnell is at at&t park. what a turnaround for that guy. >> reporter: who would have thought that at the beginning of the season or two years ago. barry zito has seemingly been the whipping boy since signing the contract with the giants a few years ago but he will start game one of the world series for san francisco. he saved the giants season putting them in position to win game 6 and 7 in san francisco. what a remarkable turn around for a guy not even on the roster in 2010. >> to be able to participate in a world series is a blessing. i was thankful to have another opportunity after my nlds game which didn't go so well for me and i got that opportunity and we got the boys back here in san francisco. >> how did barry respond to that when you told him? did you tell him yesterday or today or -- >> i told him today. i tried to call him all day. he left his phone at the ballpark. [ laughter ] >> he was ecstatic. he was proud, honored, that we have the trust in him to start game one. >> reporter: you can't blame

sports director dennis o'donnell is live with the highlights. >> you got it and dana put it on the money, the chips keep falling the giants way. they have won five post season games for the first time in franchise history. with prince fielder on first, young hit a shot and the ball takes a bounce off the wall and third base coach sends home the fielder and he is out. he is gunned down. the game score was in the seventh and krou ford grounds into a double play. they add a run and another run in the eighth and take a two 0 series lead. bum gardener strikes them out. >> it did it feel different last night compared to the last two? >> yeah, i went in the seventh inning instead of getting took out in the third. >> were you surprised they sent prince in the second? >> well, it hit off the wall so i thought he would score to be honest. it took a perfect relay to get it glynn and ken, if you are scoring at home, 52 times in history has the giants taken the two to nothing lead and that's what the odds are in favor of the giants right now. >> and i notice that pose see stepped out of the way when

let's get right to dennis o'donnell fr the latest. wo games to none, >>> tonight the do or die game three for the san francisco giants. we are going to find out what's going on, dennis. >> we have breaking news as we mike it say in the business. it's just ended. they were down two games to none. the giants bats have gone stone cold. they needed help. they got some just moments ago in cincinnati. game tied at one. top of the tenth, a chopper to third scott roland has to make it but he can't. arias beats it out. posey scores and that's the run that keeps the giants season alive. they win 2-1 despite just three hits in the game. so barry zito on the hill tomorrow. we'll have more coming up in a half hour in this newscast. also, the as are leading 1-0. it's all good! >> yeah. >> hometown boys. >> you got it. >> summer continues. >> exactly. >> for at least a half hour. [ laughter ] >>> the beverage industry spending big bucks to defeat a soda tax measure on the richmond ballot. the no on n campaign spent $2.2 million compared to just $25,0

cate caugiran will be live with all the joyful fans at at&t park, but first, let's go to dennis o'donnell with the winning game highlights. >>> reporter: from at&t park, good morning, down three games to one the giants outscored st. louis 20-1 over the final three games to win the nlcs. bruce bochy and mike metheny game faces on for game 7. bottom of the 2nd 1-0 giants, matt cain with two outlines one two second. blanco scores 2-0. next inning giants with the bases loaded hunter pence, john jay misplayed it. everybody scored 5. -0 giants. in the ninth it started to pour. sergio romo finishes it off. how ironic that matt holliday pops out to scutaro to end the game after that brutal collision in game 2. the giants win 9-0 and advance to the world series to take on the detroit tigers in san francisco. >> we don't give up. we play hard to the last out. with this unbelievable things that never been done before, that's the kind of thing we are. >> yeah. get everybody out of here! >> you know, i never thought i'd be in this situation when i was sitting at home on my couch with no job in the mid

. >>> i'm dennis o'donnell live in st. louis.ow where one half of the world series is going to be played plus the big game is much bigger for one cal bear. it's coming up in two minutes. ,, ?ó???óóñ when i take a picture of this check, it goes straight to the bank. oh. oh look the lion is out! no mommy no! don't worry honey, it only works on checks. deposit checks from your smartphone with chase quickdeposit. just snap a picture, hit send and done. take a step forward and chase what matters. >>> weather time. record highs, a lot of you were near 90 degrees today. by the top of next week you will struggle to make it into the 60s with widespread rainfall. for some of you who love winter weather and waiting for the rain to start, it's about three or four days away. here's a sign of a change cloud cover nonexistent the past couple of days at the coast but a look at ocean beach and we have clouds run. marine layer will return tonight. and near the bay you will start off the morning cloudy tomorrow. that's a big change from where we ha

i'm dennis o'donnell at at&t! jim harbaugh is he a tigers or giants fan? one on one with the coach coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the streets... but this we's the streets, but this week's jefferson award winner beate odds. as cbs-5 reporter sharon chin reports, he's working hard to help other g r own >>> he grew up with obstacles that could have left him in trouble on the streets but this jefferson award winner beat the odds. he is working hard to help other young people strive for their own success. sharon chin reports. >>> reporter: >> you at least knew you wanted to make a change. >> reporter: as a college freshman 22-year-old patrick hayes struggled with plans. he turned to michael parker for life changing counsel. >> you have to get in for yourself and go get it. he was like, you have to have the eye of the tyker. >> reporter: michael parker founded "lifeskills 411" in san pablo. >> i want other people to feel the joy that i felt when i discovered that i could actually be different than the road i was on. >> i need to you grasp this. >> reporter: fro

and dennis o'donnell has more in sports. >>> reporter: thank you. good morning, everybody. since 1966, had a world series team thrown back-to-back shutouts as giants did it last night. ran into some trouble in the first inning. two on and one out, prince fielder at the plate. got prince to rollover. scutaro, crawford, double play and the giants got out of that inning unscathed. scoreless in the second inning. puns on third base -- pence was on third base and got him in. the run scores and blanco on third with an rbi triple and the giants up 2-0. tigers had their shot. bases loaded but got clinton berry and miguel cabrera, popped it up. crawfer puts it away to end the threat. a scoreless baseball. that's tim lincecum coming in. one of his three strikeouts in two 1/3 innings. unhittable now. sergio romo to close it out. and the giants take game three 2-0 is the final and the starters, they have been nearly flawless in the fall classic. they have a 0.09 earned run average and go with 14 strikeouts. matt cain on the hill and will oppose for the detroit tigers. and as we go back

i'm dennis o'donnell in a very wet and windy st. louis. the marathon game continues.ll have the giants story as well as the big game in the 49ers coming up. ,, ?ó???óóñ a wild a hundred homes in >>> we have develop news coming out of santa barbara right now. a wildfire is threatening about 100 homes in the painted cave area. that fire scorched at least 15 acres. steep rugged terrain so far. and it is only about 45% contained. we'll keep you updated. >>> prepare to be scared. just in time for halloween that thing that flew behind me might be a ba the san francisco zoo is going batty. the new exhibit masters of the night aims to dispel fears and phobias about bats although that one looked pretty scary. and also to educate zoo visitors about why we need them. >> bats are so critical for our success as a society because they eat the bugs that are detrimental to us. they are the number one predator on insects. they eat the insects that transmit diseases like mosquitos. they eat the bugs that are detrimental to our crops. >> fruit bats are also important in plant pollinatio

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the nlcs, cbs 5 sports director dennis o'donnell joins us with game 2 highlights. dennis?thank you. ryan vogelsong brilliant for the giants on the mound tonight. bottom line is they had to win game 2, and they did that. but it may have come at a price. let me show you what happened. it was scoreless in the first when matt holliday went hard into second base, trying to break up a double-play. marco scutaro's leg buckled awkwardly and it took a minute for him to get up. for the time being, he was okay, and he actually got some payback. three-run score after holliday bobbled the baseball. the baseball gods were with the giants there. they win 7-1. so the series is now tied at one game apiece. as for marco scutaro, i'll have an update coming up in the sportscast as well as reaction, very mixed, on whether or not that slide was too aggressive. but, again, ken, dana, the important thing is this series is tied one game apiece as it goes back to st. louis. >> all right, dennis. we'll be looking forward to it. >>> it was a traffic nightmare for lots of people trying to leave tonigh

we posted dennis o'donnell' interview with the team and a photo gallery of the game you don't want to miss. >> i think dennis had to throw his suit away, got a little champagne on it last night. >>> breaking news out of vallejo. a major fire burning right now. let's get right to elizabeth in the traffic center for the very latest. >> we have just heard that it is likely three alarms now. this is a residential neighborhood so we made this map to show you the location on surface streets there between 87 and interstate 80. so once again, three-alarm fire. the address is 106 el camino real. pretty close to vallejo senior high school. that el camino real is a major street to take you towards the high school. use nebraska as an alternate. we'll have live pictures shortly. we have a crew on the way to the scene right now. streets are likely blocked off in the area. we'll have much more traffic coming up. in the meantime, it was actually beach weather yesterday, lawrence hit the beach, it was gorgeous outside. hoping for a repeat. >> oh, it was just beautiful all the way to the coast. today a

dennis o'donnell has reaction to the big loss last night in st.in san francisco where police are looking for a suspect after they say he shot at them and crashed my cab. what our sources are telling us about that driver. >> the bay area bridge closing tonight. the big repair job and how it could affect your weekend plans. ,, ♪ use freedom and get cash back. ♪ack. ♪ five percent at best buy. ♪ wow my definition is high. activate your 5% cash back at chase.com/freedom.

dennis o'donnell standing by right now at at&t park with the highlights. dennis?> reporter: that's right, ken and dana. the giants had no home cooking at all. just 0-3 coming in to play tonight as you mentioned down one game to none as they needed a big commanding performance, which they got that in game two. here is how it came down. singing the national anthem with the grateful dead. the top of the first they would rather turn here to take out the second base. but he stayed in the game after looking hurt. they needed to wait long. angel pagan with a great start for the giants leading 1-0. now, up in the bottom of the 4th inning, 2-1 giants, singling with the bases loaded. clearing up the bases. 5-1 giants as they won 7-1 tying up the series at one game a piece. now, they were contrasting opinions about the aggressive slide after the game. >> i'm a big guy. once i got going, i wished we wouldn't have to land on that as you're trying to slide on the play to keep it from making a big play. >> they were not to hurt them. it was definitely late. >> reporter: he event

we posted dennis o'donnell's champagne interviews with the team and a photo gallery of the game, as well. go check it out. go as. couple more games to go. >> are you an as fan, lawrence. >> yes. they have a fan with the best name in baseball, coco crisp. makes me hungry! we have some hot temperatures coming our way in the bay area starting out very mild this morning if you are headed out the door. probably leave the sweater behind in most spots. already 65 degrees in san francisco. 64 san jose. 62 degrees in livermore and only going up from here. in fact, by the afternoon, it is going to be hot again in spots. inland usually in the 70s and 80s. today well above the average. probably some triple digits especially in the east bay valleys. 100 degrees in livermore. about 86 degrees in san francisco. and about 97 in santa rosa. enjoy it. we have some major changes coming our way. we'll talk more about that in a moment. first let's check the roads with elizabeth. >> we are going towards the bay bridge where if you want to beat the rush you can head out right about now because there's no meter

we have team coverage this morning starting with dennis o'donnell and highlights from the pennant winning game. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. down three games to one the giants outscored st. louis 20-1 over the final three games to win the nlcs. bruce bochy and mike metheny game faces on for game 7. bottom of the 2nd 1-0 giants, pitcher matt cain with two out, lines one to center. branko scores, 2-0. giants with the basis loaded hunter pence to left center, john jay misplayed t everybody scored. 5-0 giants. and in the 9th it started to pour. sergio romo comes on to finish it off. how ironic that matt holliday pops out to scutaro to end the game after that brutal collision in game2. the giants win 9-0 and advance to the world series to take on the detroit tyingers. >> we don't give up. we are going out there until the last out. we are going to play hard and we are showing it. unbelievable things that have never been done before. that's the kind of thing we are. >> get everybody out of here! >> you know, i never thought i'd be in this situation when i was sitting at home on my couch

alongside jeremy newberry, i'm dennis o'donnell. right now at the university of phoenix stadium in glendale, arizona, the 49ers and cardinals are set to kick off? 15 minutes. san francisco has won 10 of the last 12 games against division opponents and face a cardinal football team that has lost three straight. 49ers have a one game lead over the cardinals. for more on a little tension right now between the teams, let's go to kim in arizona. >> reporter: the 49ers have won 5 of 6 against the cardinals. it is the 6th game that gave arizona a little swagger that they can go toe to toe with the new bullies of the nfc west on and off the field. >> especially going up against a team we hate with a passion, i cannot wait to stick it to them. i know they are crabbing about me. we are a rival team. hate is a strong word. they are a division opponent. we play them twice a year. it is a great rivalry. hate is a word i would not news. >> reporter: it is no surprise, that you do have to wonder how much sleep john skeleton lost thinking about the

cbs 5 sports director, dennis o'donnell, is also in st. louis. >> hello den and dana from st. louis, good news to report, marco, the giants second baseman who took that hard slide by matt halladay in yesterday's game did come with the giants. he took batting pack cities and hit a home run. >> i want to talk to you before the game. >> i wish i wouldn't have landed. i was trying to slide into his legs and keep him from making the play. >> it feels much better. going to be there tomorrow. >> st. louis isn't known for the silver screen, the bud wiser, or barbecue sauce. they see the arch as the gateway to the world series. >> you know, we're on our way to seven games. each seven game was highly contested. >> the giants blew an to go to the world series. busch stadium is one of baseball's biggest home field advantages. >> it was fun to play in front of him. not only from a home player standpoint in 2000, but also the whole time i was there as a visitor. you know, they really appreciate good baseball. >> it will be apparent 16 game winners, not kaine for the giants. for all of you t

the giants are in the driver's seat of the ,, last nig arms as detroit >>> and dennis o'donnell has tonightsrts right, live from at&t park. dennis? >> reporter: kenny, last night it was all pats. madison bumgarner did have a lot at at&t. no score in the second. prince fielder just never stopped running from first base. marco scutaro's throw is there. fielder makes the first out of the inning at home plate. and the tigers do not score. bottom of the second inning, gregory blanco's line shot hits doug fister in the head and goes into center field. fister shakes it off. he gets out of the inning, apparently with his faculties intact. madison bumgarner was brilliant. allowing just two hits three seven shutout innings. but still no score. seventh inning, brandon crawford hit a ground ball to omar infante, who decided not to come home, instead getting the double play. giants lead 1-0. then bottom of the eighth, pence this time at the plate with the bases loaded. he does the job with a fly ball to right. plenty deep. top of the ninth, sergio romo will close it out. they win 2-0. they will go to det

dennis o'donnell live at the coliseum and dennis, you hate to say unbelievable, but unbelievable! >> reporter: it is unbelievable, allen. i think every adjective you could possibly use has been used to describe this team. they have not been alone in first place since the season began on march 28 in japan. all those days of second and third place ended today. bob melvin's club down 5-1 in the 4th inning then tied it at 5. then cespedes popped up. josh hamilton drops the ball two runs scored to give the as a 7-5 lead. manager ron washington telling hamilton he could have cost his team the game. it was 12-5 in the 9th inning and here's how it ended. >> flyball to center field. coco drifting back he is there and has it! and the as have won the west! [ applause and cheers ] >> reporter: the as score 11 unanswered runs and sweep the texas rangers to win the american league west. >> they're going nuts! >> we're not finished yet. i realize that. but we're going to enjoy right now. it's an unbelievable feeling. >> it was great. we haven't had this kind of turnout all year. it got out blood

raiders and falcons right here on cbs 5 and stay tuned after the game for the fifth quarter with dennis o'donnell and jeremy new berry. a new update on kelly who was hit during bp. he is doing well and better and is going to be released from the hospital. >>> all right, well coming up later tonight on eyewitness news. a cbs 5 reporter goes over the edge. >> i've never done this before. ooh. >> oh juliette. why a very nervous juliette goodrich pa realed down -- rappeled down a tall hotel in vegas. that's that and more at 11:00 right here on cbs 5. she's okay. that's it for us, we'll see you at 11:00. [ captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com ] ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,, >>> an all new "eye on the bay" starts now in hd. >>> we're traveling 100 miles down spectacular highway 1. from caramel

we posted dennis o'donnell's champagne interviews last night with the team and a photo galley of the game. >>> rave reviews not so much for apple's newest iphone. a new complaint by consumers and how the glitch is costing them money. >> and it's a new law designed to make it more difficult for parents to opt out of childhood vaccines. but it may end up giving them an out, too. we'll explain, coming up. [ male announcer ] it started long ago. the joy of giving sog everything you've got. it takes passion. and it's not letting up anytime soon. at unitedhealthcare insurance company, we understand that commitment. and always have. so does aarp, an organization serving the needs of americans 50 and over for generations. so it's no surprise millions have chosen an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they help cover some of the expenses medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands in out-of-pocket costs. to find out more, request your free decision guide. call or go online today. after

. >>> elizabeth cook is out there and dennis o'donnell will hook up with them in just a second. the giants have never won a 7th deciding game in the playoffs until tonight. the fans put in their trust for matt cain to get it done. big daddy cain delivered with his arm and his bat. rbi single up the box off the cardinal's starter. and to give san francisco the 2- 0 lead. in an inning later, they would need to bust it open with hunter pence, smashing one by the short-stop here and the ball, it will be misplayed in the outfield for everyone to come home. and to make it 5-0 for san francisco. 9-0 giants in the 9th with the rain coming down here. and that's how it ended. take a look. >> that should end it. and now who else, third in a row. and the giants have won that penalty. marco, you heard it all the way over as they will be coming up to their second world series in three years. >> the team that will come back in back-to-back series to get to the world series. >> they don't give up, man. we're going to go out there until the last out, then we're going to play hard as we have show

dennis o'donnell will have all the highlights coming up in sports. >>> it was more than 17 hours late but tonight endeavour has finally arrived at the new permanent home in los angeles. the excursion was extended because of a number of problems. cbs 5 reporter jeff win shows us the reception. >> reporter: in her last few yards entering the science center endeavour gingerly brushed above a fence alone the lane and sidestepped this tree. madison and sydney got to witness the long awaited homecoming. >> i think that it's really cool. and it's bigger than i expected. >> reporter: the girls came to exposition park this morning after younger sister sydney saw coverage yesterday. >> i said to mommy can we go to the space shuttle tomorrow? and she said yes. and why i want to go here is because it's my first time to see one. [ applause ] >> reporter: city leaders and joint managers from the science center to walk arm in arm with the shuttle making her way to her final resting place after a 12-mile trek from l. a. x. through different neighborhoods in los angeles and edgablewood. >> we went thr

dennis o'donnell is standing by right now. i see a lot of a's out in the field celebrating. that could only mean one thing? >> reporter: that's right, ken. the a's have just clinched a wild card spot in the playoffs. they have defeated the texas rangers 4-3 and the celebration just began about one minute ago as they got the save. this is the most improbable scene when the season began. most prognosticators said that the oakland a's would finish last in their division. they are a collection of misfits to some extent and a collection of players that are very, very young. but tonight they know that they are going to the playoffs and the champagne celebration is about to begin. incredible, incredible scene here in the oakland coliseum. we're going to go inside the locker room and bring the celebrations to you. guys? ommission from it's catalog: women. >>> the home furnishing giant, ikea is apologizing for a very obvious omission from their catalog, women. images of women were digitally removed from catalogs distributed in saudi arabia. a scene of the family in the bathroom shows

i'm dennis o'donnell, but it is time for the a's to put that champagne on ice. and we'll show you why next. europeans won eight of the 2 matches today to win the cup start the clock... closer to the >>> they won eight out of the 12 matches today to take the cup and retain it. start the clock, please. he is looking to get closer to the post season verses seattle in the bottom of the 8th, tied at two, no more. and that will put them up 3-2. the magic number to clinch the playoff spot will be down to one. the champagne is on ice. giants are at san diego. the top nine. and you can see the two-run shot, which came after them tying the home run. the giants went 7-5. the 49ers are visiting the jets. and he ends the 7-yard touchdown, putting them up 7-0. first play in the fourth, leading them 17-0. santonio holmes caught the ball, but injured his knee. carlos rogers picked up the ball scoring for the 49ers. they roll 34-0. wow! >> the raiders could not build up after last week's win in denver. third quarter denver leading 10- 6. peyton manning to eric decker and they wo

the giants shut out the tigers for the second straight game and cbs 5's sports director dennis o'donnell is here with highlights and we have highlights tonight. >> the series is beginning to reach historical proportions ann. it really is incredible no team in the history of the world series has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit. tonight the giants have great odds on their side. new park same result for the giants who are a juggernaut right now. scoreless in the 2nd inning, gregory blanco at the base of the wall. that's a triple. hunter pence trots in from third base and the giants have a 1-0 lead. tigers' starter anibal sanchez had a career earned run average against the giants under 2. but brandon crawford drives home blanco for a 2-0 lead as the shoddy tiger defense continues. same score 5th inning, miguel cabrera but ryan vogelsong gets him to tie up -- pop up ending the threat. the giants become the first team since the 1966 orioles to pitch back-to-back shutouts in the world series 2-0 is the final. and we're joined now by vern glenn in detroit and the tigers were hoping that some h

we posted dennis o'donnell's interview with the team and a photo gallery of the game, as well. i have been inside a couple celebrations with the champagne, it's brutal on the eyes. they had goggles and dark glasses on. if you get champagne in your eyes, you're done. >> forget it. >> they deserve champagne. >> good for them of the the as have been playing so tough this year and they hung on. so now they're off to the play- offs. >>> speaking of hot, we have more hot weather around the bay area. it's fairly mild outside right now if you are stepping out the door. launch feels like the evening hours as a lot of those temperatures still in the 60s. it is clear skies over the bay, and toward the coastline 63 degrees in concord, 65 in oakland right now, and 68 degrees if you can believe that in san francisco. yes, we are looking at another hot one today as high pressure will remain in place. we are going to swing in another day of hot temperatures into the bay area and then looks like things begin to change. so toward the afternoon, another warm-to-hot day again, temperatures on aver

dennis o'donnell first. >>> reporter: from at&t park, good morning, down three games to one the giants outscored st. louis 20-1 over the final three games to win the nlcs. bruce bochy and mike metheny game faces on for game 7. bottom of the 2nd 1-0 giants, matt cain with two outlines one two second. blanco scores 2-0. next inning giants with the bases loaded hunter pence, john jay misplayed it. everybody scored 5. -0 giants. in the ninth it started to pour. sergio romo finishes it off. how ironic that matt holliday pops out to scutaro to end the game after that brutal collision in game 2. the giants win 9-0 and advance to the world series to take on the detroit tigers in san francisco. >> rainy night in san francisco. not just rainy but pouring down to get the last out, it was very unique. >> it was one of those like, you know, dancing in the rain type things where you're happy to be in the rain which you don't get very often. you feel like a kid again. >> reporter: marco scutaro was the series mvp batting .458. so the tigers are flying in today and they will practice late this afterno

dennis o'donnell has the full highlights and reaction from last night's losing pitcher. >>> reporter: good morning from st. louis. it's going to be do or die for the giants tonight because last evening, tim lincecum gave up two runs in the 1st and was chased in the 5th inning. matt holliday with the shot to center. nice job by angel pagan to trap it. carpetter touched home plate making it 3-1. lincecum four runs, three walks. giants lost 8-3. >> extremely disappointed because you find like you can pick your team up in a situation like this. when you don't do it, not much parter to fall i guess. >> reporter: so they have to win tonight to extend the series and bring it back to san francisco. barry zito will be on the hill to see if he can keep the giants season alive. >>> meanwhile, an american league champion is crowned. the tiger's miguel cabrera the mvp taking cc sabathia deep in the 4th inning, detroit beat the yankees 4-1 to lock up their spot in the world series next week. it's the first time the yankees have been swept in the best-of- seven series since 1976. i think they hid ab

degeneres has more -- dennis o'donnell has more. >> reporter: yes.ince 1986 had a world series had back-to-back shutouts. prince fielder here, scutaro, crawford, double play. the giants got out of the inning unscathed. scoreless in the 2nd inning , hunter pence is on base. drive to the gap on right center field. a run scores. blanco is on 3rd with a rbi triple and the giants up 2-0. tigers have their shot. bases loaded in the 5th. vogelsong got quinton barry. and cabrera, the triple crown winner popped it up. vogelsong 5-2/3 of scoreless baseball. tim lincecum is just unhittable right now. 9th inning , sergio romo in to close it out. into buster posey's glove and the giants take game three 2-0. and the starters have been flawless in the fall classic. in the 18-1/3 innings, we have more. >> reporter: dennis, the tigers won for a level with runners in scoring position and a big reason has been the pitching and the defense and the timely hitting by these giants that are up 3-0 and seemingly cannot be stopped. let's go to the clubhouse. >> i wasn't happy

i'm dennis o'donnell. and can the as kiss it good- bye? the controversial baseball kiss coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the >>> let the pumpkin weigh-off begin. the 39th annual contest was held in half moon bay this morning. this year the king of all pumpkins goes to an oregon grower. the giant gourd tipped the scale at 1,775 pounds. starr says he plans to use the $10,000 grand prize to take his family to disneyland. >>> a california skydiving instructor could be slapped with a costly fine after his student nearly fell out of her harness. the federal aviation administration says he didn't properly secure the straps. in may of 2011, 80-year-old laverne everett from oakdale plunged 13,000 feet in the air but barely made it to the ground alive after she slipped out of her harness dangling upside-down as you just saw. when asked about the punishment, she said it's ridiculous. >> regardless what was done, or didn't do or anything, he saved my life. and there's no way i'm going to say anything against him. >> everett became an overnight sensatio

. >>> dennis o'donnell live at the oakland coliseum with what could be a big night for the a's. >> reporteryou got it. it is getting pretty loud out here. for months we've been talking about the a's chances to win the american league wildcard. i tell you what, they beat texas tonight -- if they beat texas, they win that wildcard. but they want the whole enchilada. on top, it's a three-game lead over the angels in the wildcard. on the bottom is the rangers two-game lead over oakland in the american league west. the a's would have to sweep texas in order to win it. manager melvin was asked yesterday about his score-board watching habits. >> that doubleheader, just for preparation toward the next few days or... >> probably not. i know those teams. who won the ryder cup? that's what i was watching earlier. did we win the ryder cup? >> no. >> come on! >> reporter: that is one awfully relaxed the manager as the europeans won the ryder cup. it has been a storied season for these oakland athletics, especially for the third baseman. >> i could probably do the same thing a million times. it would pro

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