larry beil is here with the tough loss. >> it is no fun. you have to sit through the rain delay and the rain delay is longer than the game itself, and then you lose that game. that's the way it went for the giants in game three of the national league championship series. matt holiday uh will poo. >>ed for -- apologized. high, deep and aloha. and then run for your doppler. a three-hour, 28-minute rain delay. they came back out to the eighth in the 9th. a 3-1 cardinals win. and they take a 2-1 series lead. there is the tarp rolled up. traveling with the giants in st. louis, wayne freedman. make that a soggy wayne freedman. >> it took six hours -- well, six and a half hours. 3-1 is the final score. this sea of red, and the giants fans are not giving up. >> too many hits and few runs. but we will make it up. >> steve shea and michael jessop were not alone, but almost. giants fans a few specs of orange in a moving sea of red. among those giants fans was john from san jose. >> no way i was going to let 2,000 miles come between me and a playoff ga

larry beil is here with the tough loss. >> it is no fun. rain delay and the rain delay is longer than the game itself, and then you lose that game. that's the way it went for the giants in game three of the national league championship series. matt holiday uh will poo. >>ed for -- apologized. high, deep and aloha. and then run for your doppler. a three-hour, 28-minute rain delay. they came back out to the eighth in the 9th. a 3-1 cardinals win. and they take a 2-1 series lead. there is the tarp rolled up. traveling with the giants in st. louis, wayne freedman. make that a soggy wayne freedman. >> it took six hours -- well, six and a half hours. 3-1 is the final score. this sea of red, and the giants fans are not giving up. >> too many hits and few runs. but we will make it up. >> steve shea and michael jessop were not al almost. giants fans a few specs of orange in a moving sea of red. among those giants fans was john from san jose. >> no way i was going to let 2,000 miles come between me and a playoff game. >> he got his money's worth. a l

larry beil is here watching a very important thing. >> i believe i misspoke.meant to say i only wish could be more productive everyday. all right. [ laughter ] >> iknow. i know. cmpag is on ice and wh crm pies waiti, as well. all the a's have to do is win one more game and still win the als title. drummer is out and 21,000 at coliseum tonight. josh reddick singles up the middle. that would be productive. rangers respond in the fourth, pesky michael young take parker's pitch gone. two-run shot and then in the fifth, chris sends one to left center field. adam who doubled earlier, he scores. still in the fifth, brandon moss coco is going to test the arm of josh hamilton and he is safe. that made it 4-2. texas is added run and a's are holding on 4-33 in the eighth. >> -- 4-3 in the eighth. >> matted cane was named opening starter. buster posey, double to the ball on left. m scout execute will score. giants on top 1-0, dodgers trying to hang on to a sli wildcard eighthnning,lutchingle le. aganurns on t jetsnde scores easily to tie it at 2. that is where we are righ

larry beil has the highlights coming up in sports in about 20 minutes. tonight's game is being played in detroit where the giants could wrap it all up. bay area giants fans can watch on the jumbo tv screens outside city hall. we are joined live from civic center plaza. they have done this with the world cup soccer matches and now this. very popular. >> yes, carolyn, and very exciting. right behind me right any the jumbotron is being set up. game 4 will be shown as giants cheer on their giants' hope for a potential world series championship and a potential four-game sweep. let's take a look at video we have from just about an hour ago as the jumbotron was just arriving. a dozen or so stage hands began setting up this quarter million dollars screen 30 feet wide, 17 feet tall on a 40 by 40 stage. get this, apparently it costs anywhere from $5,000 to $10,000 a day to rent 24 stage and screen. and all across civic center plaza you can see giants fever, flags flying above city all haul. take a look at this other video from about four hours ago. giants fan ronn

larry beil is here with the tough loss. >> it is no fun. you have to sit through the rain delay and the rain delay is longer than the game itself, and then you lose that game. that's the way it went for the giants in game three of the national league championship series. matt holiday uh will poo. >>ed for -- apologized. high, deep and aloha. and then run for your doppler. a three-hour, 28-minute rain delay. they came back out to the eighth in the 9th. a 3-1 cardinals win. and they take a 2-1 series lead. there is the tarp rolled up. traveling with the giants in st. louis, wayne freedman. make that a soggy wayne freedman. >> it took six hours -- well, six and a half hours. 3-1 is the final score. this sea of red, and the giants fans are not giving up. >> too many hits and few runs. but we will make it up. >> steve shea and michael jessop were not alone, but almost. giants fans a few specs of orange in a moving sea of red. among those giants fans was john from san jose. >> no way i was going to let 2,000 miles come between me and a playoff ga

larry beil will have highlights ove in oaknd. >> thieves break into a home stealing electronics and the family dog. the man makes an emotional plea for his safe return. >> and the passenger scene climbing out of a blue angels jet in the bay area. >> and jetblue makes an offer for those who may not like the way the election turns out. >> all of that is coming up, and then a bit lar on "nhtline danarolyn, ming up on"nightlinethe first showdo as prident obama and republican nominee mitt romney takes the stage in denver to face-off in the first presidential debate. so our power house political team will be with us, and the [ male announcer ] this is the opposite of subliminal advertising... there's no subtext... just tacos. yeah, it's our job to make you want it. but honestly... it's not that hard. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. of green giant vegetables it's easy to eat like a giant... ♪ and feel like a green giant. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ gen gia hiker who fell 40 feet down this ravine. they used an area ladder truck to drop ropes and pulleys to the woman below. they then pulled her up in

i'm larry beil. >> this afternoon the blue angels pilots will be wowing about a million people. where a lucky fan got with the navy's best. maybe it's the bluegrass festival that dr >> terry: the blue angels signing autographs last night. okay, now we recognize them. they will take to the skies performing for hundreds of thousands of people along the san francisco waterfront, over in marin county, everywhere, part of fleet week. blue angels will be the biggest draw but a number of other major events around the bay area. cornell bernard is live at marina green. this could be gridlock. >> reporter: yeah, definitely. good morning. so many events, so many people. most of them headed right here to the marina green where it could be a gorgeous day. check out the fog slowly lifting over the golden gate bridge. america's cup yacht racing later today and the blue angels set to perform this afternoon. the air show will thrill the crowds but getting here could take a while if you are driving. like terry said, expect gridlock especially on the embarcadero where there will be lane closures.

and abc 7 sports director larry beil is here witheallyjust a fun moment, larry. >> it is amazing. i mean this kind of stuff doesn't happen that often. an a's team that trailed, texas, by 13 games at the end of june. no team in history ever came back to win a division when they were down five games with only 9 to play. 36,000 plus ready to do this. but the a's had to dig themselves out of a deep hole. texas had a 5-1 lead in the third. a huge rally in the fourth. tied at 5, two outs. the play that will helicopter the rangers have. somehow josh hamilton just flat out dropped it. two runs scored. a's take the lead. a 6 run inning for oakland. griffin gave way to the bullpen. jerry blevin strikes out hamilton. doolittle with heat for hamilton. bottom 8th after a solo homer for norris. bases loaded for brandon moss and he would unload them. look at the fans. up 12-5 in the ninth. grant belfour and his fans. a 1-2-3 inning as he flies out to cocoa crisp to end it. the a's the 2012 al west division champions. 12-5 the final score as ty mob each other in the middle of the field. mike shum

a big victory tonight. >> larry beil is here. >> barry zito is a big fish in saint louis. zito turning in his most important outing. with the season on the line shutting down the cardinals, we will hear from zito on redemption in sports. >>> good evening. who saw this coming? barry zito does what cain and tim lincecum couldn't do. he beat st. louis and the giants are still alive. the giants are coming back to san francisco. the rally rags were out at busch to wipe away the tears. zito escapes a bases loaded jam in the second and gets the pitcher on the double play ball. they were scoreless until the fourth. a chopper and you have to get lucky in some of these games. the throw to second is off the bag and ricochets to the outfield. it is 1-0 giants. still in the fourth and crawford is clutch up the middle and sandoval scores and so does penz. giants up 3-0. zito did it with his arm and his bat. two outs and he surprises third with a bunt. bunt base -- first bunt hit in barry's career. you have to get lucky. he catches that ball with his bare hand and guides it into the glov

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a big victory tonight. >> larry beil is here. >> barry zito is a big fish in saint louis.o turning in his most important outing. with the season on the line shutting down the cardinals, we will hear from zito on redemption in sports >>> good evening. who saw this coming? barry zito does what cain and tim lincecum couldn't do. he beat st. louis and the giants are still alive. the giants are coming back to san francisco. the rally rags were out at busch to wipe away the tears. zito escapes a bases loaded jam in the second and gets the pitcher on the double play ball. they were scoreless until the fourth. a chopper and you have to get lucky in some of these games. the throw to second is off the bag and ricochets to the outfield. it is 1-0 giants. still in the fourth and crawford is clutch up the middle and sandoval scores and so does penz. giants up 3-0. zito did it with his arm and his bat. two outs and he surprises third with a bunt. bunt base -- first bunt hit in barry's career. you have to get lucky. he catches that ball with his bare hand and guides it into the glove. th

i'm larry beil. >> coming up, what could be the future of crime fighting. the unmanned drones that could one day patrol the east bay. and it's the weekend before hat between, but this horror movie makeup is not for >> live from the kgo broadcast center, this is abc seven news. >> just nine days away from election day. today presidential nominee mitt romney is in ohio, joining up with his running mate paul ryan's bus tour. yesterday romney campaigned in florida telling supporters the president has retreated from promises he made during his first campaign. romney says he won't do that. he also said his tenure as president will include more cooperation across the isle. romney told the crowd now is not the time to demonize political opponents. he says he wants to build bridges with democrats. >>> president obama and vice president joe biden are off the campaign trail today. yesterday the president rallied the crowd of 8500 people in new hampshire. he hit mitt romney on his record as massachusetts's governor. president obama saying that romney targeted the middl

larry beil will have highlights over in oakland. >> thieves break into a home stealing electronics and the family dog. the man makes an emotional plea for his safe return. >> and the passenger scene climbing out of a blue angels jet in the bay area. >> and jetblue makes an offer for those who may not like the way the election turns out. >> all of that is coming up, and then a bit later on "nightline." >> dan and carolyn, coming up on "nightline" the first showdown as president obama and republican nominee mitt romney takes the stage in denver to face-off in the first presidential debate. so our power house political team will be with us, and they will >>> sky 7hd rescued injured hiker who fell 40 feet down this ravine. they used an area ladder truck to drop ropes and pulleys to the woman below. they then pulled her up in the safety basket. the hiker suffered injuries. >>> a convicted embezzler is back after almost two weeks on the run. jay shaw faces 45 years in prison for his role in the dark prince real estate scam. it involves three condos at san francisco's exclusive rine con hill

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larry beil has the highlights >> a sunscreen can cause people to catch on fire. it ignites when it is exposed to an open flame. the problem is believed to be the spray valve, banana boat ultramist is the brand. it can also catch fire if it isn't drive. that's scary stuff. hopefully you don't need sun block and the bonfire at the same time. >> temperatures have dropped, fog increased, cold front on the way and rain and mountain snow. we will get it all in for you. today looks to be the best day. the view from mount tam, you see the low fog and clouds up to about 2,000 feet. temperatures this morning anywhere from two to eight degrees cooler. cooler today and notably cooler tomorrow and then the cold front overnight sunday, making it just in time for a dry giants game? we will see. live doppler 7 hd. we are picking up the cloud cover, and by the end of the weekend we will be picking up the rain showers. and before tuesday we could see up to an inch of rain in the north bay. trace amounts south and maybe a tenth inch in the east bay valleys and half-inch closer to o

larry beil has highlights of last night's unbelievable come back good morning! wow. want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious? you're a talking bee... honey nut cheerios has whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol. and it tastes good? sure does! right... ♪ wow. delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. >> welcome back. let's check in with what's coming up on "good morning america" at 7:00 a.m.. >> good morning. coming up next on gma, extreme weather. freezing temperatures continue throughout the northeast and some will be the coldest temperatures we've seen since last winter. plus storms are expected across the nation's midsection later today. our meteorologist ginger will have the full forecast coming up on the show. also bridal bandit. police are looking for the bride that was caught on tape stealing a $500 wetting dress. the theft involved as many as nine other people, one of whom will shock you. >>> and love lessens. taylor swift open

larry beil brings us up-to-date with this morning's sports. >> good morning.the problem with the one-game playoff. you play 162 games to get one chance. and an umpire blows a call that kills you. it happened in the braves-cardinals game last night. in atlanta former president jimmy carter enjoying the action. you like this. yadier molina with a drive to right. jason heyward fighting the sun, back to the wall and makes the catch! spectacular concentration. top of the sixth, former a, matt holliday, solo homer off of kris medlen. 4-2, cardinals. meltdown in the eighth. two on for atlanta. shortstop pete going out on the pop-up. holliday comes in. the ball drops they called the infield fly rule so the batter is automatically out. instead of bases loaded, one out, two men on, two outs. fans throw trash on the field. the braves protested the game that was immediately denied but it was just the wrong call. after a 19-minute delay, jason motte strikes out bourn to end the ending. cardinals win the gail, 6-3. they will face the nationals in the nl division series. the

we begin with larry beil who is here with highlights. shut them out. >> larry: incredible and fantastic. sums it up. the giants just one win away from capturing their second world sear title. they shut out detroit and they can wrap things up tomorrow night. the giants, in game three, jump out to another early lead. second inning, gregor blanco, deep to right center, off the wall. scores pence, and the giants take the 1-0 lead in the second, crawford, pride of pleasanton jimmy,0 there austin jackson misplays it. jackson scores. coward goes to second. ryan vogelsong, gets berry on the double play ball, 5 2/3 scoreless innings. timmy time. tim lincecum, striking out prince fielder and then andy dirks to end the eighth. sergio romo in the ninth. one, two three, gets infante to end it. the giants do it again. again by a 2-0 score, just like game two, and they go for the sweep tomorrow night in detroit. giants pitching has completely neutralized the tiger offense. here's mike shumann. >> mike: the joints with win great defense and timely hittin

we begin with larry beil who is here with highlights. shut them out. >> larry: incredible and fantastic. sums it up. the giants just one win away from capturing their second world sear title. they shut out detroit and they can wrap things up tomorrow night. the giants, in game three, jump out to another early lead. second inning, gregor blanco, deep to right center, off the wall. scores pence, and the giants take the 1-0 lead in the second, crawford, pride of pleasanton jimmy,0 there austin misplays jackson misplays it. jackson scores. coward goes to second. ryan vogelsong, gets berry on the double play ball, 5 2/3 scoreless innings. timmy time. tim lincecum, striking out prince fielder and then andy dirks to end the eighth. sergio romo in the ninth. one, two three, gets i to end it. the giants do it again. again by a 2-0 score, just like game two, and they go for the sweep tomorrow night in detroit. giants pitching has completely neutralized the tiger offense. here's mike shumann. >> mike: the joints with win great defense and timely hit

. >> coming up larry beil reports live from at and t park. g men prepare fo >>> join me on cable channel 20. at 9:00 wearable camera logs your life. >> yikes, then at 11:00 she was born while her father was serving in afghanistan. tonight the moment father and daughter met for the first time. it's coming up at 9:00 and 11:00. >> that is a powerful story. world series giants are back. >> yes. larry beil with the latest for us. >> this is an amazing story of a team that would not give up. you look at the stat there is a hit of an ameemic 234 but number that's mattert most, six for six in eve limb nation games that is why giants are here. on the subject of perseverance let's talk about pitcher ryan voguelsong. his career was dead. he went to japan. he was pitching for tigers and buffalos. two of the favorite teams, i know. this is a guy so used to being counted out. >> back against the wall twice now. and every time you think we're going to fold it, we don't. so... that and just the energy in this place is making us play better, i feel like they

larry beil brings us up-to-date with the morning sports report. >> good morning.-game playoff. you play 162 games to get one chance. and an umpire blows a call that kills you. it happened in the braves-cardinals game last night. in atlanta former president jimmy carter enjoying the action. you like this. molina with a drive to right. jason heyward fighting the sun, back to the wall and makes the catch! spectacular concentration. top of the sixth, former a, matt holliday, solo homer off of kris medlen. 4-2, cardinals. meltdown in the eighth. pete going out on this pop-up. holiday comes in. the ball drops they called the infield fly rule so the batter is automatically out. instead of bases loaded, one out, two men on, two outs. fans throw trash on the field. the braves protested the game that was immediately denied but it was just the wrong call. after a 19-minute delay, jason motte strikes outburn to end the ending. the cardinals face the nationals in the series. who will this ended up being the final game of chipper jones career. >> that call right there, it's kin

i'm larry beil. >>> coming up next, we're following the monday trail to see who is throwing big bucks behind the state propositions. does it influence your vote? >> prop 33 would change auto insurance in california. what it all means to you. >> terry: there are dozen initiatives on the ballot and millions have dollars is being spent to influence your boet vote. here is nannette miranda with details. >> reporter: six of the 11 statewide ballot measures californians will be deciding have very wealthy people bank rolling one side. new reports compiled found among the biggest donors, molly who contributed $44 million to her own proposition 38, to fund public schools through an income tax increase. her brother had given $36 million to defeat her sister's rival, proposition 30. governor brown's tax measure. he hopes it will win approval for prop 32. venture capitalist has spent $29 million of his own money for green energy project spelled out in his proposition 39. mercury insurance founder george joseph has pumped $16 million into prop 33 which changes how car insurance rates are calculate

condors beat the bulls, 4-3. >> i'm larry beil. >> new this morning, warriors fans today. it's free. the team is holding a public open practice at oracle arena from 11 to 12:30. doors will open at 10:00 with no charge for parking or admission. it will be first opportunity to see the 2012 team. head coach mark jackson will put the team through a series of drills and players will face off in a practice game. >>> still ahead, help today for young people in the south bay who are looking for jobs. also, public utilities commission says no to a pg&e plan that would force customers to pay for the bulk of an expensive pipeline upgrade. also a project to good morning! wow. want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious? you're a talking bee... honey nut cheerios has whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol. and it tastes good? sure does! right... ♪ wow. delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. >>. >> katie: and we want to take you live to youngstown, ohio. t

sports director larry beil is here with the latest on the a's game in progress. 7th inning. >> now, in the 8th. the tigers in the roal role ofe grinch at this point. having a hard time scoring. detroit leading 2-1 now in the 8th. the giants forced a decisive game five tomorrow with the victory in cincinnati in the national league division series. check out the highlights. acting like the team cheer leader before the game. whatever he said it worked because the second pitch of the game downtown off mike leak. giants a quick 1-0 lead. in the second tied at one. flexing the muscle. gone as well. two-run homer. barry zito. rough. tim lincecum in hai inheritings at first and second. the long ball san franciscos if friend today. the third homer of the game, pablo sandoval. 8-3 giants the final and force a game five in cincinnati tomorrow. game time a little iffy. depends on what happens with the a's game. major league baseball has yet to set the time. once the a's are over we will know for sure the time the giants will play tomorrow. >> a lot more to get to tonight. come up, a house explodes

larry beil is here with the stor >> wow wh a nig and wt a seaso r theakla a's. who sa th coming. needing a win, they were facing first place texas at the coliseum. high drama in the ninth. they were clinging to a one run lead. he strikes out young and mike napoli to end it. they clinch a wildcard berth. though could still win the division so more champagne may be coming. let's go to mike shumann at the coliseum. >> this is champagne spraying attire. for those who have never been in a clubhouse when they are celebrating after winning. a's are going to the playoffs first time in siblings years, check it out >> how great does it feel? >> ion't have words to explain in this. i've done some postseason celebrations to be at home but this is pretty amazing. i try to look around and reflect where i've been and world series games or concerts, i can't even explain it right now. >> how does it feel, a's are back in the playoffs? >> whoa! it's amazing. it's amazing. we're in the playoffs baby! >> can you tell they are excited. we're going to hear from all the players later in sports. and own

i'm larry beil. >> it is 6:28 on this saturday morning. coming up next, a ballot measure to water down california's three strikes law. find out how many criminals could be back on the street if it happens. and jazz helps unite two cities torn apart by disaster. young musicians in new orleans and a japanese city forge an unlikely friendship thanks to their shared love of music. >> new this morning, a nevada judge has agreed to hear an appeal by o.j. simpson. over his 2008 robbery and kidnapping conviction. it could put o.j. on the witness stand for the first time in this case. simpson is asking to be freed from prison and given a new trial, saying his lawyer had personal financial and business conflicts that should have precluded him from taking the case. simpson is currently serving a 9 to 33-year prison sentence. he pled to stealing five guns in -- he head five minutes with guns inside a las vegas hotel room to steal memorabilia. >>> a windstorm caused a baseball pavilion to collapse during a game last night. pennsylvania state troopers s

larry beil is more on the day after. >> thank you. >> whatever pablo is eating i want some. consider he's done that in only 14 games. the panda hit just 12. power surge propelled giants to a victory in game one making for a very busy night because his phone would not stop buzzing. >> were you hearing after that game? >> 300 text messages. so saying hi to people. you know? during the game. the friends, the family. you know? to be part of this. >> now, pandas three world series homers put him p great company. the panda doing it last night. last year albert pujols hit three if one game. good omen is that cardinals went on to win. a's fans will remember reggie jackson with the yankees when he became a member of the three homer club z babe ruth with three world series homers in 1926 and again in 1928. dan? cheryl? >> wow. that is quite a group he's with. >> i have got to say, i'm like i'm done. come on, now. >> doing great. >> coming up bay area university where graduates create so many jobs it could be the tenth largest economy in the world. >> bay area newest millionaires could

larry beil is here with the story. >> wow. what a night and what a season for the oakland a's. who saw this coming. needing a win, they were facing first place texas at the coliseum. high drama in the ninth. they were clinging to a one run lead. he strikes out young and mike napoli to end it. they clinch a wildcard berth. though could still win the division so more champagne may be coming. let's go to mike shumann at the coliseum. >> this is champagne spraying attire. for those who have never been in a clubhouse when they are celebrating after winning. a's are going to the playoffs first time in siblings years, check it out >> how great does it feel? >> i don't have words to explain in this. i've done some postseason celebrations to be at home but this is pretty amazing. i try to look around and reflect where i've been and world series games or concerts, i can't even explain it right now. >> how does it feel, a's are back in the playoffs? >> whoa! it's amazing. it's amazing. we're in the playoffs baby! >> can you tell they are excited. we're going to hear from all the players l

here's larry beil with a preview of tonight's game in this morning's sports. >> good morning. the giants flew out of san francisco yesterday morning bound for detroit in game three of the world series. giants take with them a 2-0 series lead. the tigers haven't lost at home at all this postseason. the designated hitter will be used in the a.l. park, and it will be cold. we are talking temps in the 40s. weather doesn't scare tigers manager jim leyland at all. >> we have heaters in the dugout for both teams obviously. ours will be a little warmer than theirs tomorrow night but that's all right. we won't tell them that. you know what? it's cold. but, i mean, this is the world series. this is, you know, it's cold for everybody. it's cold for the fans, the beer is cold, everything is cold. it's great. enjoy it! it's the world series. you know, you can't be worried about how cold it is. i threw a game in chicago last year where it was 34 degrees and it was raining and sleeting and i threw the ball pretty well that night. so i don't suspect cold weather is going to be much of an issu

larry beil and mike shumann will be hosting that. >> that is coming up right now. >> here is our schedule tomorrow night starting with a 4:00 pregame show and game time is 5:00. that kickoff we'll give away that $49,000 on after the game with larry and shu. that is all for now. >> thank you for joining us everyone. remember, you have until 7:30 tomorrow night to like us on facebook and put yourself in the running for that $49,000. >> good luck. thanks for watching. we appreciate your time. >> good night, everyone.

here's larry beil with the highlights in this morning's sports. >>> good morning, everybody.ng? barry zito does what matt cain and tim lincecum could not do, beat the cardinals in st. louis. as a result the giants are still alive with the national league championship series coming back to san francisco. game five at bush. the rally rags were out so wipe away the tears. zito escapes a bases loaded, nobody out jam in the second. gets lance lynn on the double-play ball to end the inning. scoreless until the fourth. hunter pence, a chopper to lynn. throw to second base. off the bag and marco scutaro scores on that error, which cost the giants. they are on top 1-0. crawford up the middle. pablo sandoval and pence score. giants up 3-zip. zito with his arm and his bao, surprising david freese with the bunt. gregor blanco in. first bunt base hit in zito's career. 4-0, giants. everything going their way in the fifth. hunter pence chasing down a pop fly. nice slide and grab. take a look, the ball is off his barehand, right wrist and into the glove. not the way you want to do that. zito

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here's larry beil with a preview of tonight's game in this morning's sports. >> good morning. the giants flew out of san francisco yesterday morning bound for detroit in game three of the world series. giants take with them a 2-0 series lead. the tigers haven't lost at home at all this postseason. the designated hitter will be used in the al park and it will be coal. we are talking temps in the 40s. weather doesn't scare tigers manager jim leyland at all. >> we have heaters in the dugout for both teams obviously. ours will be a little warmer than theirs tomorrow night but that's all right. we won't tell them that. you know what? it's cold. but i mean, this is the world series. this is, you know, it's cold for everybody. it's cold for the fans, the beer is cold, everything is cold. it's great. enjoy it! it's the world series. you know, you can't be worried about how cold it is. i threw a game in chicago last year where it was 34 degrees and it was raining and sleeting and i threw the ball pretty well that night. so i don't suspect cold weather is going to be much of an issue. >

larry beil is here with the story. >> wow. what a night and what a season for the oakland a's.eding a win, they were facing first place texas at the coliseum. high drama in the ninth. they were clinging to a one run lead. he strikes out young and mike napoli to end it. they clinch a wildcard berth. though could still win the division so more champagne may be coming. let's go to mike shumann at the coliseum. >> this is champagne spraying attire. for those who have never been in a clubhouse when they are celebrating after winning. a's are going to the playoffs first time in siblings years, check it out >> how great does it feel? >> i don't have words to explain in this. i've done some postseason celebrations to be at home but this is pretty amazing. i try to look around and reflect where i've been and world series games or concerts, i can't even explain it right now. >> how does it feel, a's are back in the playoffs? >> whoa! it's amazing. it's amazing. we're in the playoffs baby! >> can you tell they are excited. we're going to hear from all the players later in sports. and owne

. >> abc sf sports director -- abc7 sports director larry beil is here now.y both have a tough road ahead. >> yes, but alive barely. cocoa crisp spent the past 48 hours replaying his error from game two in his head. he made up for it as you will see. in game three at the coliseum goes over the wall to rob prince fielder of a homerun. fielder was robbed a couple times in this game in the 2-0 victory. sold out 37,000 on hand. the a's as we mentioned still trail the best of five series two games to one with game four coming up tomorrow night. you saw the wild fans. the a's had some help. 37,000 plus screaming at the top of their lungs. abc7 news reporter alan wang is live at the coliseum where the celebration took place, and they will still be taking place, alan. >> wow, larry, what a difference a home team crowd can make. the celebration erupted as 37,000 fans poured out of that stadium. >> the fans are amazing. from the first inning to the 9th everybody was going crazy. >> we can do it. we have the home advantage. rock on. >> we did it once. we did it again --

. >> larry beil is here with a spectacular win. >> pablo sandoval and three homers and barry zito out duals verlander. if you are a giants fan you couldn't dream it would be this good. the giants win game one of the world series 8-3. what a night for pablo sandoval. first inning off verlander. gone. then in the third, more of the same. in the fifth, aloha. the panda joins babe ruth, reggie jackson and pujols as the only player to hit three home runs in a pearled series. barry zito cep the tigers in check and allowed one run on six hits and walked one and struck out three and the giants are victorious. game two tomorrow night at at&t park. we will hear from the panda and zito in sports. >> amazing. so much fun. thanks, larry. >>> well, as you can guess the ballpark was rocking tonight. fans in pandemonium. but it was not all fun and games out there, actually. bernard is live with both sides of the fan experience tonight. cornell? >> dan, just an amazing night of baseball at at&t. for the fans, game one of the world series did not disappoint. but those not luck ay enough to have a ticke

. >> larry beil is here with a spectacular win. >> pablo sandoval and three homers and barry zito out duals verlander. if you are a giants fan you couldn't dream it would be this good. the giants win game one of the world series 8-3. what a night for pablo sandoval. first inning off verlander. gone. then in the third, more of the same. in the fifth, aloha. the panda joins babe ruth, reggie pujols as the only player to hit three home runs in a pearled series. barry zito cep the tigers in check and allowed one run on six hits and walked one and struck out three and the giants are victorious. game two tomorrow night at at&t park. we will hear from the panda and zito in sports. >> amazing. so much fun. thanks, larry. >>> well, as you can guess the ballpark was rocking tonight. fans in pandemonium. but it was not all fun and games out there, actually. bernard is live with both sides of the fan experience tonight. cornell? >> dan, just an amazing night of baseball at at&t. for the fans, game one of the world series did not disappoint. but those not luck ay enough to have a ticket -- lucky e

. >> larry beil is here. >> i want to see romo with tata. or maybe she can do that with the tigers. the giants decide on their starter for game one. the man who saved them in st. louis gets the call. >>> good evening. from the moment he signed the $126 million contract, barry zito has been a marked man as a giant as the losses piled up for the year. now a new role, save yes, sir and -- savior and game one starter. zito never stopped working at his craft and never gave up. there he was in game five. the man who was left off the 2010 world series roster. he kept the giants alive with a win over the cardinals. today zito was asked if the tigers and their full five days of rest may leave them rusty in game one? >> i guess we can hypothesize awhile on how prepared they are being they haven't played these high intensity games, but you know, they are still 25 guys with immense talent. that's going to come to the surface tomorrow night. >> one person mentioned tonight, well, it would be fitting for the giants to lose the first three games of the series and then win the last four. >> hopeful

. >> abc sf sports director -- abc7 sports director larry beil is here now.y both have a tough road ahead. >> yes, but alive barely. cocoa crisp spent the past 48 hours replaying his error from game two in his head. he made up for it as you will see. in game three at the coliseum goes over the wall to rob prince fielder of a homerun. fielder was robbed a couple times in this game in the 2-0 victory. sold out 37,000 on hand. the a's as we mentioned still trail the best of five series two games to one with game four coming up tomorrow night. you saw the wild fans. the a's had some help. 37,000 plus screaming at the top of their lungs. c7 news reporter alanwang is live at the coleum where the celebration took place, and they will still be taking place, alan. >> wow, larry, what a difference a home team crowd can make. the celebration erupted as 37,000 fans poured out of that stadium. the fans are amazing. from the first inning to the 9th everybody was going crazy. >> we can do it. we have the home advantage. rock on. >> we did it once. we did it again -- we will

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. >> abc sf sports director -- abc7 sports director larry beil is here now.road ahead. >> yes, but alive barely. cocoa crisp spent the past 48 hours replaying his error from game two in his head. he made up for it as you will see. in game three at the coliseum goes over the wall to rob prince fielder of a homerun. fielder was robbed a couple times in this game in the 2-0 victory. sold out 37,000 on hand. the a's as we mentioned still trail the best of five series two games to one with game four coming up tomorrow night. you saw the wild fans. the a's had some help. 37,000 plus screaming at the top of their lungs. abc7 news reporter alan wang is live at the coliseum where the celebration took place, and they will still be taking place, alan. >> wow, difference a difference a home team crowd can make. the celebration erupted as 37,000 fans poured out of that stadium. >> the fans are amazing. from the first inning to the 9th everybody was going crazy. >> we can do it. we have the home advantage. rock on. >> we did it once. we did it again -- we will do it again

. >> larry beil is here with a spectacular win. >> pablo sandoval and three homers and barry zito outlander. if you are a giants fan you couldn't dream it would be this good. the giants win game one of the world series 8-3. what a night for pablo sandoval. first inning off verlander. gone. then in the third, more of the same. in the fifth, aloha. the panda joins babe ruth, reggie jackson and pujols as the only player to hit three home runs in a pearled series. barry zito cep the tigers in check and allowed one run on six hits and walked one and ut three and the giants are victorious. game two tomorrow night at at&t park. we will hear from the panda and zito in sports. >> amazing. so much fun. thanks, larry. >>> well, as you can guess the ballpark was rocking tonight. fans in pandemonium. but it was not all fun and games out there, actually. bernard is live with both sides of the fan experience tonight. cornell? >> dan, just an amazing nightof. for the fans, game one of the world series did not disappoint. but those not luck ay enough to have a ticket -- lucky enough to have a ticket t

>>> larry beil is off. good news, san francisco won in cincinnati. >> and that is where shu is. >> and guys we'll give you an update here in just a moment. but giants, how about those giants? kins supposed to be dominated by the pitching staff. first two games it's been other way around and there is since since dom fating giants have a good night hitters. let's go to game tlee. there is fans making a series sweep. there is one going to five tonight. there is brian voguel song giving a lead. there is a score. and there is hunter pens sliding. there is third inning. there is giants with a base runner, giants able to tie the game. incomes blanko 1-1 game there is two outs go.ing to the 10th. there is scott rowland can't field it. areas of safe. buster scores. 2-1, giants. there one two,, three innings, giants survive another day taking game three by a final of 2-1. >> there is great stuff, command throwing hard out h you know? you just hope pitching comes through and gives you a chance whachl a job they did. >

. >> thanks for joining us for abc 7 news i'm larry beil. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now. >>hat will doum a screeching halt. >> the state's big spike in legislation. it has everything to do with state politics. >> game one about to get underway. the weather looks good. i'll have details coming up. >> good evening, gas prices on their way down but here is the qef. how low will they go? triple a found they dropped but that is 19 cents a gallon higher. than a year ago. >> pain at the pump caused people to curtail driving or eat out legs, wondering whether experts have been on target saying these prices won't last forever. guess what? experts were right. there are prices tumbling of the almost as fast as climbing two weeks ago. >> good news is that prices are going down. you can expect they'll go down some more. i would guess another 10 cents or 12 cents. bad news is that they're still high. >> he points out crude oil prices have fall dwron a three-month low reflecting less demand. the switch is underway. winter gas is cheaper to make.