louis. one of the interesting pregame traditions at bush stadium. and who will be -- throwing out the first pitch. >> people are streaming in. lots of red and not much orange. the game is about an hour away. there's a cardinals pep rally going on. and the fans are excited about taking game >> . and the arrival of the budweiser clydesdale is one of the traditions. ozzie smith throwing out the first pitch. cardinals fans want to capitalize and giants fans are looking to even up the series at 2-2. with tim lincecum on the mound -- >> there was a few times they had runners and couldn't knock them in. they need to get the clutch hit with runners in scoring position. >> reporter: are you worried? >> not worried. i'm a little concerned. but if we can win this tonight, we're back where we need to be. >> what's it like watching baseball here. >> i've gotten a lot of pats on the back saying welcome to st. louis. i have a lot of new respect for cardinals fans. >> reporter: around downtown, support for

loui louis. >> huge night 2 very different out comes. larry is here. wow! >> we start with the giants. unfortunately now one game away from elimination. tim really just didn't have it tonight in game 4 of the national league championship series in st. louis. the collides details leading the charm at busch. has been the case often this season t shakey early. holiday up the middle scoring john jay 2 nothing cards after 1. in the fifth. same story. holiday 4 and two-thirds. gave up 4 runs in 8-3 loss.so st. louis up 3 games to 1. giants start barry in a must win game 5 tomorrow. >> oh. all right thanks larry. >> wayne was at tonight's game in st. louis. >> tonight just a quick look at how the other half lives. you sequard national fans are not much different from the california counter part. except that when it comes to being an out of counter -- there's nothing like having home field advantage. >> i have been getting heckled but i'm doing all right. >> strange interfamiliar land lives not far away in illinois but he likes the giants. >> i was a big barry bond

louis now. worried about this next little squall line moving in, just sitting a few miles to the west of st. louis. that's where we are right now, heaviest rain through. this live picture in st. louis, we're on the ground. and i've got reports there now of light drizzle, barely coming down. very little wind. looks like they're getting ready to play some ball again. >>> with the voter registration deadline just days away here, more than half a million californians have signed up for the new online system. the system debuted four weeks ago under a law authored by the state senator of san francisco. he says younger voters especially are taking advantage of the new system. he cites numbers from political data incorporated that show 20% of those registering online are under the age of 26. >>> oakland police and city workers rolled up their sleeves today. they led the way at a city hall blood drive. the goal they set and the lives they're hoping to save. >>> a record-breaking year for stanford. the ne

loui louis. >> huge night 2 very different out comes. larry is here. wow! >> we start with the giants. unfortunately now one game away from elimination. tim really just didn't have it tonight in game 4 of the national league championship series in st. louis. the collides details leading the charm at busch. has been the case often this season tim shakey early. holiday up the middle scoring john jay 2 nothing cards after 1. in the fifth. same story. holiday 4 and two-thirds. gave up 4 runs in 8-3 loss.so st. louis up 3 games to 1. giants start barry in a must win game 5 tomorrow. >> oh. all right thanks larry. >> wayne was at tonight's game in st. louis. >> tonight just a quick look at how the other half lives. you sequard national fans are not much different from the california counter part. except that when it comes to being an out of counter -- there's nothing like having home field advantage. >> i have been getting heckled but i'm doing all right. >> strange interfamiliar land lives not far away in illinois but he likes the giants. >> i was a big barry bo

loui louis. >> huge night 2 very different out comes. larry is here. wow! >> we start with the giants. unfortunately now one game away from elimination. tim really just didn't have it tonight in game 4 of the national league championship series in st. louis. the collides details leading the charm at busch. has been the case often this season tim shakey early. holiday up the middle scoring john jay 2 nothing cards after 1. in the fifth. same story. holiday 4 and two-thirds. gave up 4 runs in 8-3 loss.so st. louis up 3 games to 1. giants start barry in a must win game 5 tomorrow. >> oh. all right thanks larry. >> wayne was at tonight's game in st. louis. >> tonight just a quick look at how the other half lives. you sequard national fans are not much different from the california counter part. except that when it comes to being an out of counter -- there's nothing like having home field advantage. >> i have been getting heckled but i'm doing all right. >> strange interfamiliar land lives not far away in illinois but he likes the giants. >> i was a big barry bo

louis, and hard. and they're in a delay. the cardinals have two on, in the bottom of the seventh inning. two men on, two out. and a 3-1 lead. they will hopefully resume shortly. but we're up in the air about that as much as you are. we haven't heard any late reports about when that game will resume. quite possible they could be put off until tomorrow if it doesn't clear up. when it does resume, it will be right here. >> thanks, mark. >>> we are continuing now with a special edecision -- special edition of news 6. right now we're watching and waiting. >> we have live team coverage. we'll be right back after this break.

louis cardinals.game plays out and ends where it is now, cardinals take game three, they could talk about matt carpenter being the hero. 19 of 25 men on the cardinals' regular season roster were drafted and developed by the cardinals. a testament to what they do in st. louis. >> harold: it is. you build an organization from the ground up. john mozeliak has done a great job through the trades and everything else to get guys debuting as cardinals. i means a lot if they're going through this and coming up together with guys. hey, man, this is our thing to do. >> eric: a feel-good story and reflection on the organization. for me it's kyle lohse. that is the guy. he absolutely pitched out of trouble. all game long. kept the giants at bay. i think that is why they are where they are at. they got a great starting performance. >> a.j.: that is what the cardinals do. they win games no matter who they stick in there. beltran goes out, carpenter comes ins, robinson comes in. minor league guys or kyle lohse who i

louis weather. >> that's not the case here. st. louis in the circle.nd then severe thunderstorm warnings are already posted in advance. now once they get this part, this severe weather through, it looks pretty good, behind that you can get clearing. >>> a programming note. "animal rescue" normally seen on wednesdays will not be seen today due to coverage of the nlcs game 3 coming up next, weather permitting. "animal rescue" can be seen this saturday at 10:30 a.m. thank you for trusting ktvu. [captioning brought to you by fox broadcasting]

louis in the next hour.hey finally won their thirst postseason game.first postseaso >> we are live on the same as they continue to look for hot spots with the damages and the cost of the fire. this broke out about midnight and it was contained by 2:15 a.m.. >> the stage is set in new york for the second presidential debate. president obama and a mitt romney will face off in a town the style setting. it will be 80 undecided voters who will be able to ask questions. >> let's talk market and wall street. we are saying that the level is the same pretty much. we do have quite a shocker. we did have some breaking new is coming out of city grou. thus-ti iti ge ceo of citi group is stepping down. what is one long? >> questions are going up weather and not he was the head funds manager and pti group's stock is up 5%. it >> consumer prices are going up due to gas prices. guess price are tend gas priceo bring the taxes of up and the prices down and then it tends to bring them back up. i am not really freaked out about

louis. scott, what is happening right now that we're under this rain delay? >> well, jeff, you pretty much summed it up. the rain has been coming down in buckets consistently for it looks like a better part of an hour now. but as you said, all indications are that within the next 15 or 20 minutes, the system is going to be roll right through here and be gone. we may not see another drop the rest of the night. that's the good news. we'll get back to baseball hopefully within the hour. the not so good news when we do get back to it, the giants find themselves down 3-1 bottom of the seventh and scotland yardnals are still batting with runners on second and third. and matt cain was pulled just prior to the rain delay. so his night is done regardless. giants have to mount a comeback or else they'll face a deficit. weather permitting, during the 6:00 newscast, and certainly at 11:00. for now live in st. louis, i'm scott reiss for nbc bay area news. raj, let's get it back to you. >> okay, thank you

louis. the giants and the st. cardinals for the national league division title. >> the baltimore orioles are going home this is unbelievable. alex rodriquez has five years left on a $27 million and they are benching him on the final game. >> the entire game? >> yes. >> curtis hit a home run. and sebastian made it stick. it is really unbelievable. alex rodriguez does not play and the game and not that they just did not one but the manager had the guts to sit him out. and the yankees will play detroit in game 1 tomorrow and york. the tigers eliminated the oakland athletics. they cleaned out their lockers 94-68. and you can see just by every account these surprise story in baseball this season. it was a great deal. believe will keep it rolling. the one thing we set out to do is keeping some sustainable and having stability for the next couple of years. the great thing about last night beyond about what was talking a lot with the plans, the players which is police of the special. something like that. with the plans --

louis. zito has been a good luck charm for the team. if you go back six weeks, the giants have won his last 12 starts. including last wednesday when he did not pitch well in cincinnati. the bull pen and tim lincecum bailed him out. game five is scheduled for later this afternoon. game time is just after 5:00 pacific time. that is, of course, 7:07 here in st. louis. our pre-game coverage on comcast sportsnet bay area beginning an hour prior to first pitch at 4:00. >> game time is six hours from now. we hear there is good news for the giants, huh? >> reporter: there absolutely is. not exactly shocking news. buster posey named comeback player of the year. he missed more than four months last season after the collision with scott cousins at home plate. all posey did was lead the national league in batting average. i know has anyone ever won the comeback player of the year award and most valuable player in the same season? terry pendleton did. buster is a heavy favorite to become the second to ac

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 too far, in a story you'll only see on cbs 5, he tells reporter christin ayers the developer is doing needless digging and he wants it stopped. >> reporter: he's the curator at the old mission. some of his relatives are buried in the mission's storied cemetery. but it is a cemetery of unmarked graves, in fremont, close to his heart and his indian blood line. >> back in the mid 80's, my father reburied -- i want to say it was 200 skeletons. >> reporter: this nondescript plot has up to 8,000 indian remains. many have been reburied. galvin, his mother and cous

louis. he'll join us coming up a little later. >>> for the first time in 15 years, the baltimore orioles are headed to the post-season. they've done all they can do to secure a spot. tonight, their fate lay in the hands of the los angeles angels. we've got all that for you plus the guys james brown and the guys from nfl today will join us in game on overtime and join us from new york. >> the question tonight, can we trust that kicker? thanks for joining us. have a great week, everybody. bye. >>> coming up tonight on game on overtime. >> robert griffin, iii, here we go. >> a nail biter in the sunshine state. rg3 works his magic on the final drive. >> it says a lot about him. not too many rookies can do this. >> cundiff saves the game but is it too late to save his job. we've got expert analysis on today's big win. >> i turned to my guys and talk about the ravens. >> plus the guys from nfl today weigh in on the ravens first quarter action. >> and beltran goes deep. >> no champagne shower in th

louis compared to yesterday.yesterday the line of severe weather came in 7th, 8th inning and delayed the game for three hours. it's a cool breezy day. but now it's clouding up. a system is moving in from the north. i think it will be light rain. mainly cool and windy. 55 at game time. i think temperatures dip into the 40s by 5th inning. looks like it will turn very cloudy. for us not a cloud in the sky. some in the north but they are running into resistance. napa 85 degrees. 79 san jose. take your pick, everybody is really close. there is a component of a northeast wind except at the oakland airport. it's a warm breeze for us. tomorrow that all turns westerly and temperatures will really start to cool down. if you can get away from work go. the coast won't be better than this. take your pick anywhere, in the 80s. bayside, inland, it's close on the temps. however, things are about to change tomorrow. it will be in the form of fog and a south wind or westerly breeze. today it's warm, sunny and dry. it will stay tha

after all he went through, louis knew returning home would not with easy. >> surprise!ing? >> reporter: in november, 2010, five months after we met him, he was honorably discharged and back in akron. >> glasses up. >> this is for lou loftus. >> his family was happy to have him home safe and no one was happier than deirdre. >> when he was five feet from the line i ran into his arms and felt like i won the lottery. >> while he appreciated the party, he seemed overwhelmed. >> i was nervous. i legs were shaking. >> why were you so nervous and uncomfortable? >> i don't know. i wasn't ready to see all those people and i walked in and everyone yelled surprise it rattled my nerves. >> reporter: as soon as louis got back to the u.s. there were warning signs that the emotional struggle we witnessed in afghanistan followed him home. as he unbacked into deirdre's apartment he was still anxious. experiencing fits of crying and wracked by nightmares. >> any time he fell asleep he would be sweating. literally dripped in sweat. i would feel it from the sheets next to me. >> reporter: l

louis cardinals. going back to the divisional series, the giants have won five playoff limit nation games -- elimination games in a row and none bigger than tonight. >> these fans are happy. >> whenever there was a big play, everybody was waving it. >> you are still holding your rally towel? >> yes. >> with a win between them, the fans came out from everywhere. >> the locker room was upbeat. >> being able to watch him dominate the way he is now and be in the zone the way he is, that's him. >> how big was it to get on the board early? >> big. every time we scored a couple of runs, it just helped us move forward. >> last year we won three in a row. i plan for the fans and team. >> you looked like you were having fun. >> always, for matter what. i play the game and enjoy it. >> you guys have been able to focus on winning one game. talk about that mindset. >> we can't hit a 20-run hoper. we have to worry bun game at a time. when we were trailing in cincinnati two games and we had to win three, you know, w

amounts to baseball heirasy in saint louis. fans leaving early. the night given up. >> we came in with good vibes for sure. >> good vibes and a bad outcome and if you believe in baseball vodoo we knew one reason why. >> i was worried so i wore my lucky -- i won't tell you what. >> you are not the only one, you know. joy i know. >> and it was orange. >> my orange lucky undergarment. >> why weren't you wearing it all along? >> you have to watch in between. >> well, what did the giants say tonight? >> they say it is not over yet. >> so it continues. but not as busch stadium anymore. the series halfs back to san francisco. the giants' team leaves st. louis at 2:30 in the morning local time. from st. louis, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> and here is a look at the schedule for the giants. game 6 will be played at at&t park on sunday at 4:37. if there is a game 7, there will be a game 7, it will take place here on monday at 5:07. >> we are counting on it. >>> as baseball season nears an end, it looks like hockey will never begin. all g

amounts to baseball heirasy in saint louis. fans leaving early. the night given up. >> we came in with good vibes for sure. >> good vibes and a bad outcome and if you believe in baseball vodoo we knew one reason why. >> i was worried so i wore my lucky -- i won't tell you what. >> you are not the only one, you know. joy i know. >> and it was orange. >> my orange lucky undergarment. >> why weren't you wearing it all along? >> you have to watch in between. >> well, what did the giants say tonight? >> they say it is not over yet. >> so it continues. but not as busch stadium anymore. the series halfs back to san francisco. the giants' team leaves st. louis at 2:30 in the morning local time. from st. louis, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> and here is a look at the schedule for the giants. game 6 will be played at at&t park on sunday at 4:37. if there is a game 7, there will be a game 7, it will take place here on monday at 5:07. >> we are counting on it. >>> as baseball season nears an end, it looks like hockey will never begin. all g

amounts to baseball heirasy in saint louis. fans leaving early. the night given up. >> we came in with good vibes for sure. >> good vibes and a bad outcome and if you believe in baseball vodoo we knew one reason why. >> i was worried so i wore my lucky -- i won't tell you what. >> you are not the only one, you know. joy i know. >> and it was orange. >> my orange lucky undergarment. >> why weren't you wearing it all along? >> you have to watch in between. >> well, what did the giants say tonight? >> they say it is not over yet. >> so it continues. but not as busch stadium anymore. the series halfs back to san francisco. the giants' team leaves st. louis at 2:30 in the morning local time. from st. louis, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> and here is a look at the schedule for the giants. game 6 will be played at at&t park on sunday at 4:37. if there is a game 7, there will be a game 7, it will take place here on monday at 5:07. >> we are counting on it. >>> as baseball season nears an end, it looks like hockey will never begin. all g

louis. breaking ball. went around on a pitch outside. strike two. >> tim: how many times have you said that tonight? "breaking ball and he went around." >> joe: tried to hold up and he could not. >> joe: that is foul, right in the direction of ken rosenthal. how about wainwright tonight here in game four? >> ken: well, he has been great, joe. it goes back to game five of the division series. if you remember, he fell behind 6-nothing. he was very upset with his performance last night. that night. thrilled that the teammates got him obviously off the hook. and he was one of the guys that pops up as they came back against the nationals. for him, after missing all of last season it has to be gratifying just to be back in this position. >> joe: yes. ken, and that start, and that win and go on and lose and go home start against the nationals, in game five he went 2-1/3 allowed six runs, seven hits. after being pretty good in game one, including ten strike-outs. 5-2/3. >> tim: also three home runs for the nationals in the 2-1/3. >> joe: still 0

louis fans think of the nats phenomenon? it turns out they've got a little advice for us washingtonians when it comes to baseball. >> we're from washington, d.c. we're following the nationals. and we're asking some questions. >> did you ever think you would be playing the washington nationals? >> no. >> right? >> no. >> what do you know about the washington nationals? give me two facts that you know. >> well, i know that i was kind of hoping to see strasburg, but you know. >> hey. they were, too, in washington, d.c., trust me. >> what advice would you give to nats fans about baseball heritage, building baseball heritage? >> passion. passion, passion, passion, passion. >> it don't mean a thing if you ain't got thatbling. >> using the big honkers. >> this one has been available all year. >> quick quiz here ladies. did you ever think your beloved cardinals would be playing the washington nationals? >> to be honest, i didn't know they had a baseball team. >> what about you, superman? >> we have traditions in st. louis. we have c

louis coming up. the rg3 and the redskins in a daze after a loss, and the latest on a shaken up griffin next. >> thank you, scott. that does it for us. fox5 news always on myfoxdc.com. >> keep it right here. nissan sports xtra two minutes away. >> have a great week. are you ready ? share everything by turning your smartphone into a mobile hotspot for up to 8 wifi-enabled devices at no extra charge. like the new droid razr m by motorola only $99.99. catch the great taste of pumpkin before it's gone. hurry into dunkin' donuts and grab a pumpkin muffin or donut today. america runs on dunkin'. >>> thanks for staying up. i'm scott smith. a live report from st. louis as the nats win game one in spectacular fashion. first, we start closer to home, and perhaps a little too close for comfort. september18, 2011, that was the last time the skins won at fed ex field. rg3, coming off his best performance as a pro last week in tampa. the falcons trying to send a message early to the young gun. on the blitz, crushed

louis. the cardinals hosting the nats for game one of the nlds. scoreless top two, suzuki at the dish. facing adam wainwright. he deliver that is base hit. adam laroche would score. nats take a 1-0 lead. bottom of the inning, gonzalez struggles, four walks and a wild pitch in the frame. bases loaded sac fly by john jay. daniel descalso. right now it is still 2-0 heading into the eighth. >>> so dan helly is in st. louis and he will have a full report after sunday night football. meantime the o's and yankees are about to get under way. we have crews in baltimore covering the first playoff game in the last 15 years. can you believe it? it's been a long time for them. a lot going on, but for redskins fans coming up later in sports, we're going to have a full update on rg3's condition. for now back to you guys. >> carol, thanks. our team coverage continues this evening in northwest washington where darcy spencer's live at duffy's irish pubs where the fans have been watching all the different game

louis. cardinals-vikes. saints-bucs.course pacific. griffin coming off a big win over the vikings and eli manning. got a chance to see him on sunday out in bay area at candlestick. he and the giants took apart the 49ers. most impressive game of the season for the defending world champs. here is pagan with two out, nobody on. >> tim: good segue. talking about the defending world champs. what a world series it was last year. >> joe: no doubt about that. >> tim: unforgettable. >> joe: 1-1 on pagan. what a stretch it was by the giants winning the final six games just to get in to and then through the post season. and win it all by beating the patriots. pagan flies one to shallow left. out goes kozma. in comes holliday. 1-2-3 inning for fernando salas. belt has been able to sit and watch tonight -- beltran has been able to sit an watch tonight and work on the business partner in dugout. cards bat up. ke a better breakft so on august eighth we woke up a sleepy town to show that eating well can be easy and delicious with jennie

louis. 5-2/3, one run, seven hits. got in to and out of trouble and matt carpenter with the single biggest swing of the game so far, two-out, two-run shot. that happened after the giants got a run in the top half of the third. state farm for auto, home, life and banking. get to a better state. all right, we're glad you stayed with us. now here we go. second and third. two out. jon jay at the plate. strike one. >> tim: you said xavier is a sidearmer and that is what makes him so difficult to hit if you're a left-handed batter. he drops down and you want to bail out. >> joe: lopez trying to keep it a two-run game. got two quick strikes on jon jay. officially a three-hour, 28-minute rain delay. a few have left. majority have stayed. kontos the right-hander getting loose. it's an 0-2 count on jon jay. ball one. the giants in their half of the eighth inning will have the bottom three in their line-up. gregor blanco, brandon crawford, a pinch hitter. >> joe: the 1-2. slow roller up the first base line. it's foul. the ball ha

louis. >> the hype in d.c. was muffled by rg3 making an early exit in the game. thank you for joining us tonight. i'm maureen umeh. >> i'm laura evans. we are joined by scott smith. >> had the nationals in the first playoffs game in st. louis, redskins taking on the falcons. the big story, the big blow to rg3. >> we had a couple of big hits today. still keep holding their breath on both accounts on both of these. when it comes to rg3, still waiting for that sigh of relief. he left the game today with a mild concussion after a nasty hit. we'll take you to the highlights. tied game at 7. about six and a half left in the 3rd. looking down field, decides to cut it up and slides and absolutely leveled. griffin, as you might imagine, slow to get up. after tests, she decided to pull him out of the game and he walks off the field. in steps the other rookie, cousins, just drafted out of michigan state. fourth pass attempt, huge play. moss slips behind the secondary, 77-yard strike. skins up 17-14. co

louis. >>> good morning.-up today with temperatures in the 70s at our coast to low 90s inland, offshore flow headed our way thunderstorms in the nation's mid section that includes st. louis by 10:00 there time to early afternoon. we are looking at wet weather and windy weather north through minneapolis they had a wind storm overnight in denver. right now no airport delays in the northeast, st. louis could be an issue later. back home we don't have clouds to speak of. gusty winds by the delta detailed look at your forecast coming up. >>> nice day. i bet a lot of people will play hooky to watch the game not suggesting it, just predicting it. i'm kristen sze. >>> and i'm eric thomas. right now team oracle is assessing damage after catamaran flipped yesterday. >> reporter: i just talked with the spokeswoman for the team she was able to confirm that the wreck of the yacht was towed back to pier 80 overnight. while you look at this video from sky 7 hd of that wreckage i can give you more details from what she told

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 home and we're no

louis. motte is the closer next to him.ujica has been throwing since the start of the bottom of the eighth. the 2-2. off the hands and fouled straight back. this cardinal team had the second best record in baseball against left-handed starters this season. the best record belonged to the san francisco giants. the cardinals at 31-17, but you wouldn't know it with what zito did to them tonight. holliday strikes out for the third time tonight. casilla comes in and strikes out matt holliday. that will send this game five into the ninth. congratulations for zito from buster posey and the infielders. what a night for barry zito. 5-0 after eight. introducing the all-new completely re-imagined 2013 chevrolet malibu. sleek new styling... sophisticated dual cockpit design, and sport sculpted seats. available chevrolet mylink infotainment system. the all-new 2013 chevrolet malibu. ♪ refined comfort to get you in a malibu state of mind no matter what state you live in. ♪ with pizza hut's big dinner awebox. man cave, we can do this ever

louis. how? we'll tell you coming up.ert griffin iii, the number one concern for redskins fans >> and now the toyota sports desk. brought to you by your local toyota dealers. >> no matter how bad the redskins' defense looks or what the loss column says, washington has its bright spot. rg3. the star quarterback this town is so desperately hoped for and griffin tweeted after today's game that he is ok. and should be ready for next weekend. but that's doing little to ease anyone's worries tonight. the entire d.c. area held its collective breath when robert griffin iii took this vicious shot in the third quarter. >> not sure what quarter it was. the third quarter, at that time, and wasn't really sure what the score was. >> and never want to see a quarterback go down, especially someone of his caliber that can help us win that game today. >> he didn't get out of bounds and tried to get a good hit on him. and unfortunately he left the game. i wish the best for him and hope everything is going all right. >> griffin left the game

louis now. we will have team coverage for you of the nlcs in st. louis. the giants return to the bay area october 21st and 22nd for game six and seven if they are necessary and a reminder, you can watch the entire nlcs championship series right here on ktvu. >> the gientsdz tied the national league championship series with the cardinals at one game apiece. it game after he was injured on this hard slide in the first inning by the cardinals left fielder. after the game the panger was upset -- the manager was upset about the play. >> i really think they got away with the illegal slide there. the rules changed a while back. he really didn't hit dirt until he was past the bag and marco was behind the bag and got smoked. it's a shame somebody got hurt because of this. >> no word whether he will be able to play in the next game tomorrow. also today world series tickets went on sale on-line for giants season ticket hold efforts. a reminder, game three tomorrow in st. louis. first pitch slated for 1:00 p.m. we will bring you the game live on ktvu channel 2, cover

louis. each side got more in the fourth.r the cardinals got two in the second and the home run by freese. that is all the scoring. fouled back. kozma, not a big guy. he gets a pretty good riff. the count still 0-2. not only does he have a single. for an rbi. but he has lined out to left. >> joe: another 0-2. down for ball one. the giants in their half of this ninth will have the eight, nine and one spot. crawford, pinch-hitter and pagan. two pinch-hitters at the start. kozma strikes out. >> tim: wow! what a disappearing slider by mijares. watch this ball break. it disappears on kozma. missed that ball by eight inchs. that is nasty right there. >> joe: so one out, shane robinson will come off the bench to bat for boggs. one scoreless inning for mitchell. after mujica struck out the side in the seventh. rosenthal worked a scoreless sixth. rzepczynski got one out, the only man he faced in the fifth. >> joe: joe kelly started the relief effort in the fourth inning. he went one scoreless frame. robinson, two quick strikes. bruce

louis tomorrow. live in san francisco, reggie kumar, kron 4 news. >> thank you. while everybody is celebrating the win giants fans also talking about this slide, matt holliday sliding into second base, he plows into scutaro, injuring his hip. he did leave the game a few innings later. he is getting x-rays. gary will have more on the game coming up later in sports. >>> another murder in oakland bringing the homicide count for the year into triple digits. a man was shot and killed before 1:00 a.m. here on hilton street. it was oakland's 100th murder of the year. at this point last year they had 92 homicide. 110 total for last year. 2011. 2010, 95 murders. 2009, 110. 2008, 100. i am grant lodes, kron 4 news. >>> with the rise in homicide the city now trying a different approach to reduce the number of violent crimes. called operation cease fire. the point is to stop the amount of gun violence by using citizens to help police convince violent offenders there is another way. >> you bring them in and you let the community speak to them. it is so important the community

>> welcome to the halloween special. >> food for louis. >> created a halloween special edition.tula. >> a live tarantula? >> a live tarantula, and it's gross, even i had a hard time watching this one. >> aren't they poisonous? >> it is poisonous and listen to the description of the spider's defenses. >> hair out and can stick in your skin and tough and irritate you. they have massive fangs. >> oh. >> oh, no. >> how do you go at it, without it firing hair at you? >> let's just watch louis. >> probably butt first i would think. >> i've got to make sure it doesn't bite me. >> oh, gosh. what is he doing? >> he know hess doesnins he doe get bit by the thing. pins it down. folds the legs up all together. >> oh, my word. >> all the gross stuff he's eating. even louis has a hard time getting this one ready to go. >> oh. >> he did it. >> oh, no, no, no, no. >> head first? >> is it still wiggling? >> he did go for the head first i. went for the killer part first. >> even louis gag as couple of times. >> here's your halloween treat. >> yeah! >>> it's time to reveal wednesday's buzzword and

louis. cardinals-vikes. saints-bucs. a pre-game show at noon eastern, 9:00 of course pacific. griffin coming off a big win over the vikings and eli manning. got a chance to see him on sunday out in bay area at candlestick. he and the giants took apart the 49ers. most impressive game of the season for the defending world champs. here is pagan with two out, nobody on. >> tim: good segue. talking about the defending world champs. what a world series it was last year. >> joe: no doubt about that. >> tim: unforgettable. >> joe: 1-1 on pagan. what a stretch it was by the giants winning the final six games just to get in to and then through the post season. and win it all by beating the patriots. pagan flies one to shallow left. out goes kozma. in comes holliday. 1-2-3 inning for fernando salas. belt has been able to sit and watch tonight -- beltran has been able to sit an watch tonight and work the business partner in dugout. cards bat up. ke a better breakft so on august eighth we woke up a sleepy town to show that eating wel

louis. each side got more in the fourth.r the cardinals got two in the second and the home run by freese. that is all the scoring. fouled back. kozma, not a big guy. he gets a pretty good riff. the count still 0-2. not only does he have a single. for an rbi. but he has lined out to left. >> joe: another 0-2. down for ball one. the giants in their half of this ninth will have the eight, nine and one spot. crawford, pinch-hitter and pagan. two pinch-hitters at the start. kozma strikes out. >> tim: wow! what a disappearing slider by mijares. watch this ball break. it disappears on kozma. missed that ball by eight inchs. that is nasty right there. >> joe: so out, shane robinson will come off the bench to bat for boggs. one scoreless inning for mitchell. after mujica struck out the side in the seventh. rosenthal worked a scoreless sixth. rzepczynski got one out, the only man he faced in the fifth. >> joe: joe kelly started the relief effort in the fourth inning. he went one scoreless frame. robinson, two quick strikes. bruce boch

louis? >> serious storms headed that way. wait until i show you what is headed to st. louis. we are making a whoop about 90s in october. they have real weather to deal within st. louis. look at the massive system. it takes up a good one-third of the nation. st. louis, you can see, just starting to push in. sean said it is strais starting sprinkle. we have a severe line of storms. i want to point out where the severe line is located right over joplin, missouri. that is where we had the strong tornado. it all works out like this. the next hour or so, it will start to get more active out there. we could see brief heavy downpours, lightning and hail and a risk of tornadic rotation. we will see a strong storm likely roll over busch stadium. that will force a one-hour delay. however, i think the game will be able to continue and by the ninth inning, you lose the warmth with the thunderstorms. that will help out. the activity will push to the east. it will be interesting. for all of those people who are at work right now, you thought you would miss the game, maybe you will get a cha

louis during the offseason.or and rosenthal, their hard-throwing right-hander, during the offseason. they want shelby miller to think about doing the same thing. the runners are on with one out and the 0-2 pitch. a line drive, base hit! blanco scores! here comes huff. 7-1! >> tim: that was a good job by the third-base coach, tim flannery, even though aubrey huff had to wave at second base on that line drive because it was close to being caught by pete kozma. he waved him home anyway and david freese cut the ball off. but you can see huff delaying and the throw by holliday was just off-line and cut off by david freese. >> joe: shelby miller knocked out in his second inning of work. rzepczysnki coming in. sands coming up. they are having fun in san francisco, leading by 6. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing the all-new completely re-imagined 2013 chevrolet malibu. sleek new styling... sophisticated dual cockpit design, and sport sculpted seats. available chevrolet mylink infotainment system. the all-new 20

louis.the first pit i have nof fun in this ball park but to face the card was the home will be good. >> stay with kron 44 highlights following today's game. if the weather in st. louis is not looking so hot and we may be dealing with some rainy conditions. >> and they will have a lot of work to do. we are at pier 80 and this this--about what happened yester a c 72 the oracle racing boat was going out for some test runs about 3:00 p.m. when you can see that hit hit a wave and capsized. the wing on top of the boat snapped sending the boat upside- down. a strong current came through started sending the boat out to sea. it was under the golden gate bridge and out to sea and they were having a really hard time getting this $8 million boat under control. we did speak with the ceo of the racing team and he stated that the conditions that might have caused this accident. >> they created cried a steam wave action. what happened was the two holes of the marine dug into the waves and it flipped over. t

louis. >>> today we will find out if san francisco is in the running to host an upcoming super bowl. nfl will decide if san francisco has a shot the plan would mean the 2016 or 2017 super bowl is played at the new stadium. is -- san francisco would host most of the events. the 1985 game was played at stanford stadium. abc 7 will carry the gamely thursday. 4:00 hourlong pregame show featuring jerry rice and brent jones. game time 5:00. 9ers hosting seattle. that will be followed by special edition of after the game, we will give away $49,000 to someone who likes us on our facebook page. >>> we have developing news firefighters on the scene of a three alarm fire on the peninsula that heavy damaged a restaurant supply business overnight fire broke out on washington street after midnight it escalated to three alarms because of all the materials in the building. neighbor 24 hour fitness gym had to be evacuated. firefighters are keeping an eye on hot spots. nobody was injured. >>> man in sonoma wa

louis. the san francisco giants are playing the cardinals in game 3 of the national league championship series. the game has just started again after a lengthy rain delay. paul chambers shows us what bay area fans did to wait it out. >> reporter: mccovey's restaurant in walnut creek when the giants scored a double play in the first, but then the cardinals jumped ahead. >> torture. being a giants' fan, you're used to it. i love it. >> i'm one of the biggest fans ever. got a magnet on my refrigerator that said the number one fan. >> reporter: we didn't go to her thousands verify it but stepped outside mccovey to see her brick. and she said there is a matching one in at&t park. but more giants fans were at the public house waiting for the rain they to be over. one man said rain is nothing compared to what he has been through. >> we were 981989 october 1 world series, my birthday. >> reporter: 20 years later, he is hoping for a different outcome. >> i have been a die-hard giants fan since candle

louis up three games to two in this nlcs. we will take you down to ken rosenthal. >> ken: buster, start with you. a simple question. what made barry so successful tonight? >> he pitched. pitched at his finest, i think. he moved the ball in and out, up and down, changed speeds. did an unbelievable jobs. >> you have been through a lot in san francisco. he's worked really hard. how happy are you for him tonight? >> really happy. i've only been here a few years, but i see how hard he works no matter what and no matter if he's struggling or doing well. he puts in the time off the field, and his preparation is second to none. >> buster, th very much. >> thanks. >> pablo, you fouled the ball off your foot early in the game. then you made the catch, the hit in the fourth inning and the home run how many is your foot? >> sore, sore. you have to play with your heart. and in a game like this you want to do everything. you want to stay in the game. no matter what you want to keep playing and support your team no matter what. >> you guys

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 game. >> he got his money's worth. a light drizzle fell through batting practice, but serious rain held off. here is the front and now reality complete with thunder, lightning and rain drops that kept falling on our heads, on the turf, on the infield and on the seats. give credit where it is due to the st. louis cardinals fans. >> we will stay here until whatever it takes to finish the game. >> thank goodness it started so early. we needed every minute. abc7 news. >> we'll get them next time. here is the lineup for the next two games.