live from kansas city, janelle wang, "today in the bay." >> a big if they win. >>> back here at home, thousands of fans spend another evening at civic plaza. >> where "today in the bay's" bob redell live in san francisco. bob, we know someone lined up at 5:00 a.m., 5:00 a.m. to watch game six. anybody out there now? >> no one here yet. i wouldn't be surprised if somebody shows up in the next hour. it does get crowded here. of course tonight is the deciding game. game seven. something that will be weighing on minds of many fans. it hasn't been since 1979 that a visiting team has won game seven in the world series. of course the giants are in that position tonight. that game first pitch 5:02, shown on the big screen behind here here, set up in front of the orange lit san francisco city hall. if you're thinking about coming out here, you will want to get out here early. the video from last night, thousands of people packed into the civic center plaza, ready for what was supposed to be a good game, at least from the san francisco giants' point of view. it wasn't. the royals crushing the g

i'm janelle wang, today in the bay. we're going to check in with janelle live in the civic center plaza where there will be a huge jumbotron watch party there. bob? >> reporter: right. not only will we have a huge crowd watching the jumbotron set up behind me but you'll also have hundreds of convert goers. next door there is a fish band, kind of like the grateful dead of the 21st century, if you will. point being, you'll have a lot of people out here. it's going to be very crowded, the city advising that you arrive early to get a viewing spot on the plaza and should definitely consider leaving your car at home because there's very limited parking. instead rely on bart and muni. and also don't bring the booze, the police have a zero tolerance on beer and alcohol. a couple years back in 2012, you might remember the image of a novato trashing a muni bus with a barricade. workers have been cleaning the streets so there's less debris for a possible fire. and tonight they'll bring in extra officers. >> we prepare for the wors

. >> reporter: i'm janelle wang in kansas city. we'll have more on the festivities coming up. >>> the dow closed above 17,000 points today for the first time since october 3rd. investigators are encouraged by a rise in consumer confidence. it was a banner day for apple. the tech giant's big day on wall street has stockholders smiling. apple shares closed over $106 today which is an all-time high. in 2012, the share was split 7-1. it climbed back and reached the equivalent of $735 presplit. after today's news, apple is now worth over $600 billion. >>> new at 6:00, shopping at a san jose orchard supply hardware store is about to get high tech. the company will test four customer service robots. a robot to help you. the makers gave us this video. as you can see robots are white columns on wheels with two display screens. they can talk, scan, and identify items and maybe most importantly, lead customers to what they're looking for. that's hard. they are bilingual speaking english and spanish. robots are expected to start work by early

in kansas city, janelle wang, nbc bay area news. >> like when they come home champions. and we are all things giants. win or lose, complete coverage of this decisive game seven. any time we're not on the air, go to our website, nbcbayarea.com, and we have up to the minute information there for you, as well. >>> for now, happening right now, a rescue effort is under way in a town called grosspoint wood following a trench collapse where a worker is trapped. you see there, a crane there. we understand the worker is trapped, however, the worker is alive and receiving oxygen from emergency crews. it is a very tricky rescue effort that is happening right now in grosspoint woods. this is a suburb north of detroit in michigan. wayne county is the county there. the urban search and rescue team also assisting emergency personnel, as well. we'll watch that one for you, bring you more details as we get them. >>> google is working on a pill to detect cancer. the pill is packed with tiny magnetic particles. the idea is the particles travel through the patient's bloodstream, looking fo

in kansas city, janelle wang, nbc bay area news. >> all right, janelle, thanks. looking nice and sunny outside. we take a look at kansas city there, but is that going to hold up? i know who we should talk to. we have a meteorologist, christina loren. yes, you! >> it is me. yeah, you know, we are all fired up about this game, and you saw from that live picture how clear it is out there. janelle is getting really nice weather right now. we are in the mid 60s in kansas city, but as the day draws on, it's going to be chilly, 54 degrees. i do believe that cold, dense air could knock the ball down. it's not going to travel as well as if it wasn't as cold out there. fourth inning, 52 degrees. if we really see impact from the cold air, it will happen between the fourth and ninth inning as temperatures really start to drop off. also, expecting wind for tonight's game and you're going to see the flags blowing out towards the first base line and that could assist in foul balls. so that's what you want to watch for. civic center park, really comfortable conditions out there

janelle wang. bob redell live in san francisco where there's another watch party going on tonight. >> reporter: we've got the same fan out here again, this early in the morning, just like yesterday morning. if you want to look. that person sitting there all by their lonesome in the middle of civic center plaza. out here yesterday around this time. again, here they are, a good 11 hours before the first pitch at 5:07 to make sure they get the front row seat in front of the big screen tv showing game seven tonight here in front of san francisco city hall. fans, of course, hoping they have something to celebrate when this game is over tonight. not the case last night when just the second inning royals took an enormous lead over the giants, eventually routing them 10-0. a hard game to watch, if you're rooting for san francisco. depressingen thousand of fans who showed up yesterday left early by the seventh inning. not all but a lot of them did. one person who did stick around, 73-year-old howard lowe. >

. >>> jake peavy on the hill and our very own janelle wang in the stands. >> and watching the game from the bay area, it is going to be such a nice day and comfortable this evening. 75 on the south bay, 74 on the peninsula. rain moving in toward the end of the week and we're counting on some generous totals. >> this 880 corridor was a nightmare and 680 was tough yesterday. we'll show you how that's shaping up. >> we give you a live look outside, a quiet downtown san jose before the sun's arrival on this tuesday, october 28. this is "today in the bay." >> and a very good tuesday morning to you. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and on orange tuesday, i am sam brock. >> i'm here, the joonts are here. they touched down and went to kauffman stadium, right here, for a light workout. we caught videos of the giants after their light workout. they arrived at their hotel around 9:00 p.m. last night at the intercontinental hotel. they're all staying there along with the giants executive team. the giants sports announcer also staying there, including john miller. he gave us his thoughts about jake peavy

i'm janelle wang. >> i'm raj mathai. it was a 911 call that sent san jose police officers scrambling. a man barricaded inside of a home. as this was happening, other 911 calls went unanswered. that was yesterday. but police, the public, and the candidates for mayor are still talking about it today. nbc bay area's robert honda is in san jose where the mayoral debate weather center to begin. police staffing will be a hot topic this evening. >> reporter: that's right, raj. some people we talked to that are attending the debate at the roosevelt community center told us they are looking for answers to the police staffing problems. one day after the department found itself shorthanded from a case close by. the san jose police department has less than 900 active officers. so when a suspect barricaded himself inside an apartment complex yesterday, close to today's mayoral debate site, officers called it the perfect storm because it came at a shift change and required units from all over the city to help. they say numerous other

coverage of the giants' push for a third world series title all morning long at 5:00, live to k.c., janelle wang talking to dps fa giants fans out there ahead of game seven. >>> for the second team this week, police in the the east bay investigating a possible deadly case of road rage. the latest incident happened yesterday in berkeley. they found a man shot to death outside the sea breeze market and deli on university avenue. witnesses reportedly told police they saw two people running from the scene and the car speeding away. no word why officers think it may be a case of road rage. >>> investigators are looking for whoever shot and killed a mother of four in oakland sunday. investigators say perla avina and her husband were driving from the grocery store when someone shot at their car in an apparent case of road rage. police are offering $30,000 for help tracking down the gunman. >>> 4:36. suspected serial arsonist accused of terrorizing san jose last winter could be entering a plea in court. william patrick brennan charged with ten counts of arson. he admitted he started fires in january, ga

. >>> now, coming up at 6:00, janelle wang among our team of reporters in kansas city this evening. janelle is with many of the giants fans at kauffman stadium. yes, there are a bunch of them out there. we'll check in with them next hour. >>> police academy graduates are leaving the san jose police department and finding jobs in other cities. but now mayor chuck reed wants to find out if the police union is behind that. he filed a formal request for an independent investigation today. this comes after a former cadet talked to nbc bay area yesterday about that controversy. that cadet said the police union told him and other cadets to get trained at the san jose police academy and then find jobs elsewhere. the city council will vote on the request next week. >>> it will be emotional. the public will have a chance to say their good-byes to the two deputies who were gunned down in the sacramento area last week. a memorial service is scheduled for sacramento county deputy danny oliver on monday. then on tuesday a public memorial for placer county detective michael davis. both services wil

i'm janelle wang sitting in for raj mathai. >> i'm jessica aguirre. the danger on the fire lines is very real. late this afternoon, we learned the identity of the pilot who was at the controls of an air tanker when it crashed in yosemite national park. this is the pilot, 62 yor-year- joffrey craig hunt from san jose. he'd been flying firefighting missions over a decade. more on the pilot and his bay area ties but we begin in yosemite, patrick healey, this is a huge blow for cal fire. >> reporter: oh, it is. and for cal fire on a personal level, there is grief. on an operational level, there are repercussions. the grounding of sister planes until more is known. is it possible the pilot became sdoeshted in this canyon or was he let down by an aircraft built more then decades ago? smartphone video moments after the air tanker crashed and exploded in flames. >> the airplane's going down, the fire going down too. >> reporter: the pilot, a veteran with 15 years experience fighting fire, flying for

i'm janell wang. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. only on nbc bay area tonight, we've learned that the top brass in the san jose police department is taking a new look at its policy when it comes to dealing with the 49ers. it stems from the conduct of one of its officers in the ray mcdonald domestic violence case. roy honda joins us live and could this lead to police changes and how the department deals with the team? >> reporter: it's possible. they have a unit that oversees secondary employment and we said they try really hard to avoid the appearance and conflict of interest especially when it involves a high-profile case and high-profile employer such as the 49ers. the san francisco 49ers employ a number of san jose police officers as off-duty security, secondary employment guidelines are followed. now the department's top cops are reviewing those policies after finding out 49ers ray mcdonald apparently called one of those security officers in the midst of the alleged domestic violence incident at his home august 31st. scoreses sa

i'm janelle wang in for raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. at 6:00 tonight, a magnet for fitness lovers by day and a haven for heroin users at night. we're talking about the steps on communications hill in south san jose. the steps are located east of highway 87 at the base of an enclave of homes. the popularity has become a nuisance for neighbors who find themselves with few legal options. damian trujillo is live at the steps. the steps could be getting even more company? >> reporter: yeah, the developer wants to add more steps. in fact, 28 more of these staircases, jessica. but that plan comes with a prerequisite by the city, and that prerequisite is going to ainge area lot of the people who use the steps but perhaps ease some of the neighborhood concerns. they flock here by the dozen. >> hard. it was like going up. >> reporter: all climbing up and down the steps of communications hill, known as the grand staircase. >> it's not an easy thing to do, yeah. it pushes you. every step counts. >> you have many options. you can run down them, lu

. >> i'm janelle wang. jessica and raj are off tonight. bicyclists on one of the most popular bike trails are being attacked and robbed. in 15 minutes there has been another attack. nbc bay area's jean elle live along the panhandle bike trail. police in the area looking for the suspects. >> they are, i have seen, five police cars circling the area. they're looking for three suspects who in the last 15 minutes attacked another cyclist. a cyclist that was just across the street from us on the panhandle bike path. they heard a man yelling for help. the three suspects took off running when people arrived. the man managed to keep his bicycle. the fourth incident where thieves are causing cyclists to crash so they can be robbed. the bike path lights up with cyclists at night. some regular riders aren't feeling safe. >> horrified. >> it is really, really disturbing i think. >> recent late night attacks on cyclists have their attention. two cyclists were attacked this month, while riding late at night. there were three violent incidents, where bik

our very own janelle wang heading to kansas city.s from her starting on tuesday. in the meantime, we have coverage both on air and online. >> and turning to our other top story tonight, cleanup is under way right now after a two-alarm fire at yamaha repair shop in san jose. this happened near the intersection of camden and union. it forced a section of camden avenue to be completely shut down for about three hours. nbc bay area's marianne favro joining us live from the shot with details. marianne. >> reporter: well, peggy, this fire started shortly after 5:00, and tonight you can see that crews are out here boarding up the windows. now, fortunately the business had closed when the fire broke out. flames were shooting out of the windows. and there was no one inside the business. but there were motorcycles and atvs with full gas tanks, and that posed a big risk. firefighters faced another challenge. the closest fire hydrant was about 1,000 feet away. >> took a little bit to get water on it because the closest fire hydrant is about 1,00

janelle wang is in kc tonight. and coming up at 6:00, she reveals the one thing that nearly every giants fan is saying about kansas city. >>> now to a developing story. disaster for nasa in the last couple of powers. an unmanned spaceship exploded. watch closely what happened. this happened at the launch site in virginia. the rocket ship was supposed to go to the international space station to deliver supplies, including research satellites and a tank of nitrogen used by spacewalking astronauts. and then that happened. >> be advised to stay at your consoles. everyone maintain your positions. in the lcc, maintain positions at your console. >> that was the response from nasa after the explosion. they are investigating what happened. they will have a news conference shortly to provide what information it has. >>> we just learned that mission boulevard in fremont is now open again all lanes. crews were able to right an 18-wheeler. you see it right there. it overturned in the middle of the road this afternoon. this is w

and our janelle wang is in kansas city. she'll have live reports throughout the morning for us as well. >>> it was like winning the lottery without having to buy a ticket. a woman in concord found 125,000 bucks in the middle of the street. so what did she do with it? nbc bay area's terry mcsweeney is in concord with what happened next and why. terry. >> reporter: yeah, and we're here at the chp station in concord because the woman we're talking about is an officer. recently she was on her way home and she notices in the middle of concord boulevard two bags and she notices cars swerving to avoid them. so she pulls over, goes back, and tries to remove these traffic hazards. >> and it was just filled with $100 bills. and i was like, oh, my god. >> reporter: more than $125,000 worth in two bank deposit bags in the middle of concord boulevard near princeton court. >> it was just weird, heart-pounding what is happening kind of feeling. >> reporter: she immediately took the 125 grand to concord police. >> they thought it's from th

i'm janelle wang in for jessica aguirre. >> i'm raj mathai. wildly successful but also controversial, uber is und fehr your again after another purported attack. tonight the victim is telling us about it. it happened in san francisco over the weekend near the corner of jones and pine in the knob hill neighborhood. the victim, who does not want her face to be shown, says the uber driver picked her up saturday evening after an argument about her destination, she says the man stopped, started to yank her out of the car, and then threw her phone down the street when she tried to take a picture. >> i feel like the drivers are completely within their right to refuse a rider, to not like a rider, to be angry with a rider. but you cannot physically touch a rider and you cannot physically -- you can't touch their property. >> the police did get involved. sfpd cited the man for several misdemeanors and let him leave. the victim says uber needs to prevent incidents instead of reacting to them. >> whatever they're doing isn't working. and i think really t

. >> i'm janelle wang. it's a story you'll see only on nbc bay area.y, bay area schools have fallen into crisis. school districts for the peninsula to the south bay are experiencing a major shortage of substitute teachers that have left schools scrambling. damian trujillo is live from the ellen rock school district with the reason behind this crisis. >> reporter: my kids attend alan rock schools and so you start hearing about this shortage and today there simply were not enough subs. >> in the back. santa clara broncos. >> reporter: it's college day. the day's lesson plan prepared by a substitute. one of the few still available in the bay area. >> our assistant principal and i have been in the classroom substituting when there hasn't been a substitute available. and so it is a big concern. >> reporter: in fact, today at the dual language academy there were only three subs available for the four absent teachers. so the school scattered students into separate classrooms to deal with the void. some of them ended up in oscar bower's class. he himself is a

janelle wang is headed to kansas city. we'll have more from her starting on tuesday.have complete coverage both right here on the air and on-line. >> we are following another story tonight here in the south bay. dozens of motorcycles destroyed when a fire ripped through a san jose shock. firefighters had a difficult time putting the flames out. that's at the intersection of camden and union, and it forced a section of camden avenue to be down for a few hours. >> reporter: you can see that crews have just finished putting up -- opening up all the windows. the closest fire hydrant was 1,000 feet. >> this after the fear broke out after this yamaha truck. thick, black smoke came sxut and flames shot into the air. >> can you see the flames inside the building. >> right down here and i saw the fire inside. >> the man who shot this video said he was the first to call 911. >> it went from that little bit of smoke, you know, from in the morning to just the whole thing just -- >> the 50 firefighters who responded faced challenges beyond the flames. >> some of the challenges we

. >>> coming up in about 30 minutes, janelle wang among the team of reporters we have in kansas city, with many of the giants fans at kaufmann stadium tonight. >>> it's called air bart. it's designed to get you to oakland international without a car. media offered a glimpse of the shuttle service today. it has the added bonus of traveling over eight lanes of freeway traffic. the oakland airport bart station is located across from terminal 1 baggage claim area. this is on track on open to the public before thanksgiving, maybe early december at the latest. >>> a grim discovery at a popular waterfront restaurant in berkeley. last night officers found a man who had been shot near the sea breeze restaurant. he died at the scene. witnesses say they heard several shots and saw two people leave that scene. no one else was hurt. the victim, a black man, has not been identified. >>> making it easier to pay late bills. that's the theme behind three scams aimed at pg&e customers. now the first scam uses caller i.d. that says pg&e caller i.d. flashing on the phone. the scammer then attempts to acc

janelle wang is with us. >> the u.s. government rolled out another layer of security for those traveling home from west africa. those passengers will now be monitored even if they don't show symptoms of ebola. the cdc announced today that all travelers arriving in the u.s. from guinea, sierra leone, and liberia, will be subject to a 21-damon forring program. they have to fly into one of five major u.s. airports first. for more enhanced screening. give authorities their personal contact information, then take their temperature once a day and report the results to public health authorities. >> it's to try to put into place the kinds of policies that we believe will do the most to protect the american people. >> reporter: the tightened security comes on the same day american freelance cameraman ashoka mukpo was released from the nebraska medical center after being declared ebola-free. he was diagnosed with the virus while working with nbc news in liberia. >> i'm so fortunate to be alive. every breath i take, every step i ta

janelle wang is here now with new details. >> reporter: family and friends have identified the shooter as jaylen fryberg. he was a well-liked freshman, homecoming prince, played sports. classmates say there was no indication this was coming. students say fryberg opened fire just before 11:00 this morning inside the cafeteria at marysville high school. at first students and staff thought it was a fire drill because the fire alarm was pulled. but they learned it was a shooting and they ran to safety. problems say the young suspect shot five people before turning the gun on himself. one female classmate was killed. four others rushed to the hospital. three of them are in critical condition with gunshot wounds to the head. >> i saw my friend stand up and then i didn't think anything of it. then i turned back around to eat my lunch and i heard boom, boom, boom, boom. and everyone started freaking out and ran and i ran too. >> he was on the football team and stuff. he was a really nice kid. i thought he had no problems. i always saw him as a kid, you know, like nothing really bad with him. >

janelle wang is in kansas city with the team. christina loren is tracking the first pitch forecast. san francisco. good morning to you, scott a