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. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant >>> welcome back to nbc bay area. mattound game three of the nlcs knowing he had two poe points the cardinals lineup and the storm blowing in and he didn't farewell against either tochlt game three. 6 1/2 hours to complete. for you we condensed it. bottom of the third, carpenter a two-run homer to right. bottom of the seventh, here's when the rain came. resulting in a long delay. top of the ninth, two outs. sandoval flies to center. giants lose 3-1. the cards lead 2-1. >> reporter: it was a long night for the san francisco giants for a variety of reasons. of course, there was a 3:28 rain delay and of bigger importance and concern is how they struggled at the plate. >> we wanted to get it done and try to win today. we are ready to the play. you know, rain delays are going to happen but it is just a matter of having mental toughness. >> we were going at it like a regular game and if weather came it came and ended up coming in the seventh inning. >> tim linthicum is a relief pitcher no longer. he will start game four with bar

professor received one of the most important phone calls of his life matt keller is live in palo alto where he talked to the newest bay area winner of a nobel prize. matt. >> reporter: we're the only local news organization here at the home of stanford professor brian kobilka. he got the announcement early this morning from the nobel prize committee. here's the video we have from that big announcement. professor brian kobilka shares the prize with duke university professor robert lefkowitz for their work on g protein coupled molecular. >> from neuropsychiatric disorders to metabolic disorders like diabetes cardiovascular disease. almost any disease you can think of. even cancer. >> reporter: professor kobilka said he missed the first phonecall at 2:20 this morning and thought it was the wrong number. fortunately they called back. they will split the $1.2 million prize. now stanford is holding a press conference later this morning at 10:00 a.m.. and that will be on the campus of the school of medicine. reporting live in palo alto matt keller. >>> all right we are continuing to follow that developing news on the bay bri

bay. they strike from everywhere. matt ryan, rookie sensation himself, now in his fifth season playing like a vet, got three big stud receivers. washington, second to last at stopping receivers. not good. but they're also impressed with ryan. >> he's doing a great job so far. he's getting rid of the ball, going along with progression so what we've got do is tighten up on the back end. >> we can see on film when ryan has time he's able to help find his receivers so it's crucial for us to be able to get pressure to just the front four. >> another award for rgiii, offensive rookie of the month. sunday he became one of three rookies to pass for over 1,000 yards in his first four weeks. >>> we've got ourselves some great high school football tomorrow night. dunbar edging out chantilly for the game of the week. 12,000 of you voted. we'll have highlights of both of those games. also dematha versus good counsel. >>> ted leonsa always seems to have a smile on his face but the wizards are in the midst of a major rebuild. and the nhl

reporting live in palo alto, matt keller, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, matt. >>> happening now the bay area's newest department store has just opened in the heart of san francisco. a few minutes ago, target opened its long-anticipated store of the second floor on the metreon of fourth and mission streets. the big sign says "now open." this is a 98,000-square foot facility. it was a ribbon-cutting ceremony last night. the store is designed with city shoppers in mind. the store will offer longer hours. it's opening at 7:00 a.m. so commuters can get their shopping didn't before they -- done before they get to work. >>> p but are just joining us, let's check in with sal. it's been a tough commute. >> i want to mention there's also caltrain delays now. muni outbound will be late from embarcadero outbound. but the big traffic story of the morning is the big bay bridge approach. you can see the earlier crash on the bridge. it cleared about 20 minutes ago, 25 minutes ago. and traffic is still unwinding from that crash which blocked two lanes for about 45 minutes. that's a recipe for terrible t

giants ace matt cain will take the mound as starting pitcher in game four and "today in the bay" lauren scott has more. good morning to you, lauren. >> reporter: let's tell anthony something quick. aren't you glad you're not in detroit? i'm thrilled to be in detroit. the sun comes out here and there. there's a silver lining and for the giants things are looking really good with their ace taking to the hill tonight. that's matt cain. think of this guy, a perfect game this season. earlier against the houston astros. he's had world series spotlight before back in 2010 when he was in game two pitching in a dominant factor. great in alcs. getting things together. the team rides with their horse. that's what they call him. the horse. we wanted to talk to some baseball luminaries. a world series manager and a guy who has been here before in detroit winning a world series and throwing a no-hitter in the same year. take a look at what they have to say about matt cain and the impact he makes. >> he came to the big leagues with plus stuff but he had the right attitude as far as learning to be a pr

bay area will be on the air. getting you set for all the action. we think but we're not sure matt letos for cincinnati. wolford with an a's report. >> absolutely, scott. the fans out here in oakland are back to doing the burn. with big smiles on their faces. big win. the oakland a's. they take game three 2-0. let's go over the highlights. 36,000 fans loud and proud rocking the coliseum. this is something that got everyone on their feet. prince fielder at the plate. deep shot to center field. coco crisp wasn't having it. he saved the a's by robbing prince fielder of a home run. time to play long ball. seth smith gets all of this one. 414 feet for that homer. and then defense stepped up big time. prince fielder at the plate. that was unbelievable. and then fielder had a chance to tie the game in the ninth. hits a grounder to steven drew. steps on second. throws to first with a double play. a's win 2-0. game four tonight. guys are excited. >> yes, we are excited. >> yeah, looking forward to that, thank you very much. >>> a lot of folks excited about the change in the forecast, change in the weather. watchi

bay area. it would be played in the 49ers new stadium that's currently under construction. matt is here to tell us who we're competing against and the special contingency if the bay area loses. >> reporter: you can see the progress. 70% of the 14,000 steel beams are already up. it better look good. the nfl is considering it for a historic super bowl. 49er fans were waiting for the players, hoping for is a signature. news from the nfl could bring a bigger surprise. miami and san francisco will be competing for the right to host super bowl 50 in 2016. the losing bid will compete against houston for the right to host in 2017. >> i would buy tickets. i would be there at that time. >> reporter: the game would be played here in santa clara. a super bowl big committee would decide where the parties, practices and other things would be held. >> the super bowl will be an enormous celebration of a half century of america's unofficial holiday. >> reporter: the nfl says former host cities reported a 300 to $600 million boost to the local economy. >> money, money, money. >> reporter: the 49e

bay area. it would be played in the 49ers new stadium that's currently under construction. matt is here to tell us who we're competing against and the special contingency if the bay area loses. >> reporter: you can see the progress. 70% of the 14,000 steel beams are already up. it better look good. the nfl is considering it for a historic super bowl. 49er fans were waiting for the players, hoping for is a signature. news from the nfl could bring a bigger surprise. miami and san francisco will be competing for the right to host super bowl 50 in 2016. the losing bid will compete against houston for the right to host in 2017. >> i would buy tickets. i would be there at that time. >> reporter: the game would be played here in santa clara. a super bowl big committee would decide where the parties, practices and other things would be held. >> the super bowl will be an enormous celebration of a half century of america's unofficial holiday. >> reporter: the nfl says former host cities reported a 300 to $600 million boost to the local economy. >> money, money, money. >> reporter: the 49e

bay. they strike from everywhere. matt ryan, who was a rookie sensation himself remember? well, now he's in his fifth season playing like a wylie vet. he's also got three big stud receivers like roddy white right there. washington? they're second to last in stopping receivers, not a good match-up and also impressed with matty ice. >> he's going a great job southern. he's getting rid of the ball and he's going along with his possessions and he's accurate. we have to tighten up on the back end and rush harder on the front end. >> we can see on film when ryan has time he can find his receivers. it's crucial for us to be able to get pressure just the front four. >>> baseball high drama tonight. baltimore playing in the one game wild card at texas. say what you will about the nats' davey johnson but buck show what woulder is the manager of the year in my -- showalter is the manager of the year in my opinion. all praise to buck? yes, but yesterday he chose to praise his players. >> i think the players yesterday for letting me come along for the ride and it's always been fun to w

bill clinton will be in green bay, and matt romney will also be in town, so all these campaigns hittingnesville where paul ryan is from, so, you know, this is an area, this is a state that they are working incredibly hard. >> excellent. thanks so much. miguel marquez, appreciate that from waterford, wisconsin. >> all right. abortion is one of the issues that could affect how women vote in the presidential race, and it's in the spotlight again after a comment by an illinois republican congressman. representative joe walsh is in pretty tough re-election fight. here's what he said to reporters just last night about exceptions to abortion bans. >> this is an issue that opponents of life throw out there to make us look unreasonable. there's no such exception as life of the mother and as far as health of the mother. same thing. with advances in science and technology, there is -- health of the mother has been -- has become a tool for abortions any time under any reason. >> let's bring in our political editor paul steinhouser. is this a sign of how tough walsh re-election bid is, or what's the

you see matt cain, marco scutaro, everyone fired up, the bay area is buzzing and so is our nbc chopper. the scene at atat&t park. they brought in thousands of pounds of new dirt, very experienced crew here, so the field should look sharp for tomorrow evening, 5:07 p.m., first pitch against the detroit tigers. >>> we did this not long ago in 2010, you remember. so san francisco knows what to do. and there's plenty to do in these next 24 hours. it's not just baseball. here's nbc bay area's joe rizzoto jr. >> reporter: if the giants hadn't won game seven on monday night, not only would their season have been over, but also enrique's. >> this right here, this would be dead right now. nobody would be out here now. >> reporter: but now his tiny giants merchandise shop just across the street from at&t park is booming. instead of folding up for the winter, he was folding fear the beard shirts and bracing for world series crowds. >> you've got to be ready for everything because now it's going to be like nonstop, nonstop all day. >> reporter: it was pretty much nonstop in all quarters of san fra

. >>> as matt keller reports more than 100,000 people in the south bay alone have already cast theirallots. >> reporter: for most people voting is a private personal thing but for this family it's a chance to show their daughter. >> she gets to exercise it when she grows older. >> reporter: patty and his wife voted early in the last election and like most families with kids planning ahead is a safe bet. >> i wouldn't want to wait until the last day because you know, you don't know what happens if she has a lot of home work that day or she's not well. >> reporter: 28% of vote by mail ballots have been turned in. that's more than 169,000 votes already cast. and this may surprise you. more than 817,000 people are registered to vote in this election. that's about 29,000 more than the historic 2008 presidential election. >> the state launched the online voter registration and that has been tremendously successful. we've had thousands and thousands of registrations as a result of that. >> reporter: michael yost isn't your averaged voter. the mountain view native is registered in california

. >>> as matt keller reports more than 100,000 people in the south bay alone have already cast theirallots. >> reporter: for most people voting is a private personal thing but for this family it's a chance to show their daughter. >> she gets to exercise it when she grows older. >> reporter: patty and his wife voted early in the last election and like most families with kids planning ahead is a safe bet. >> i wouldn't want to wait until the last day because you know, you don't know what happens if she has a lot of home work that day or she's not well. >> reporter: 28% of vote by mail ballots have been turned in. that's more than 169,000 votes already cast. and this may surprise you. more than 817,000 people are registered to vote in this election. that's about 29,000 more than the historic 2008 presidential election. >> the state launched the online voter registration and that has been tremendously successful. we've had thousands and thousands of registrations as a result of that. >> reporter: michael yost isn't your averaged voter. the mountain view native is registered in california

bay area. hfs the first game seven since 1962. 50 years in the making. matt cain took the hill for the giants against kyle lohse and the cardinals take you out for the action in the acl. bottom of the third. giants up 2-0 with the bases loaded. he's the guy that overran scutaro. they are headed to the world series. the final is 9-0. >> we just make good pitches. that's a really good team over there. we try to execute really good pitches and chemothkeep them on side. sfwl what else can you say? we're down and then come back and win unbelievable. just when you think we're down, we stand up again. now we're going. >> it's just surreal. i don't know how to explain it. the victory lap right there was the dpretest thing ever. i like looking in their eyes and high fiving them and seeing how excited e everybody is. >> marco skoout row, the second baseman, was named the most valuable player. this man hurt his hips early earlier in the series and bounced back. there is janelle and jessica, right back after the break. >>> nine, that's how many runs the giants scored ton

right now we have matt keller down in the south bay, but let's start in san francisco where a fire is of a headache. new information from firefighters, tara? >>reporter: yes. we had a chance to speak with the owners of the wine bar located next door, and they watched sadly as the wine corks floated down the street from all the water. they're still battling the blaze here. it's been about three hours since they first started fighting it. it has been so stubborn. more than 100 firefighters were on the scene at one point. it broke out in front of the tunnel. as a result all the lines through the west portal are shut down, k, l, and m. around 5 this morning is when the call came in, and over the last few hours it spread to the dental offices and wine bar and nail and hair salon. >> the fire was hard to find. they put out what they saw. it was far away ahead of us in the walls and in the attic before we got there. >> if you're going downtown, the shuttle across the street from starbucks. >>reporter: many are able to hop on a shuttle, but you can take the bus to circumvent the headache. the

. >>> new this morning from stockholm to stanford a bay area professor just won the nobel prize. matt keller is live at his home. >> reporter: he is inside his home now with his wife and they are both awake after finally getting that phone call from the nobel committee. they are doing interviews now. we are next in line to talk to him. before we do that here's the announcement from the nobel committee from just a few hours ago. >> and professor brian k.kobilka at stanford university school of medicine stanford, california usa and the academy citation rounds for studies of deprotein coupled receptors. >> reporter: professor brian kobilka shared the nobel prize with robert. professor koa bill coo is a chair molecular and physiology. >>> the traffic actually is pretty good so far this morning. driving around the bay. this is a look at 80 westbound as you head out to the mccarthur maze. no major problems if you are looking at 580 coming up to the bridge as well. it's also a nice looking drive. if you want to get on the road early and take a lot of the uncertainty out of your commute, it l

bay. fire crews have gotten a handle on a big fire in san jose that injured two people. matt keller is live at the scene with more on the trouble firefighters are having there this morning. matt. >> reporter: it was a very big fire here on carlton avenue. firefighters are still boricking here. putting water on the house here. this was a very dangerous fire for flightiers, neighbors, and the people living here because of live ammunition inside. they called for a second alarm. when they got on the scene because of the raging fire. the houses on both sides were evacuated. two people living at this home were taken by ambulance to the hospital. we're told one of them had second degree burns. firefighters were told to wear protective eye wear if they got within 50 feet of the house. they did not go inside because of the exploding ammunition. i just spoke with a pg&e worker out here at the scene, he told me there were no power outages. and this fire does not appear to be suspicious but they are still investigating what started it. reporting live in san jose matt keller. ktvu channel

matt keller is here now with now investigators caught up with several unlicensed contractors here in the bay area. >> reporter: we got a look behind the scenes at the life of an unlicensed contractor today. the trouble it can cause for people trying to get work done. >> you are looking at -- $700. >> reporter: that man was one of 100 people including 14 in union city caught up in a sting by the contractor's state license board. >> you have -- you have a -- any identification on you? >> reporter: investigators say the 92 people arrested may face one or more charges for contracting without a license, illegal advertising, and requesting an exsessionsive down payment. the state license board said they put homeowners at risk if a worker is hurt on their property and are unfair competition to real licensed contractors. >> also if you fire someone without a license you don't know the job they will do. you don't know the experience and there is little you can do if you have a problem with them. >> you know scam wasn't going through my head. charming and -- maybe i can get the house painted, you know

matt kaine. >> y esta mañana las autoridades de sonora encontraron el cadáver de rio russia, una mujer estaba tendida boca abajo en la playa, se inveestiga como homicidio. >> y un accidente en la carretera hakmund bayedo atrapado por 8 horas, lospasajeros gabino serrano mata y jabier serrada murieron. >> y una niña murió atropellada por su padre al salir en reversa, la menor fue trasladada a un hospital donde perdío la vida. >> y un hombre se enfrentó contra la polciia en vallejo con una escopeta, 2 sujetos completamente desnudos discutieron y quemaron la casa, uno de los sospecjhosos apunto a la policía. >> a través de un comunicado la familia de ruby cruz quieren ayudar a una joven a ayudar a las de lariu matus carmona, desde entonces se desconoce el paradero de ambos. >> y el mapradeor de ambos lleva la incautacion de armas de fuego drogas ilícitas y más, fueron recuperadas en causa probable de registro de inteligencia de registro de casa, se arresto a sospecjosos que estaban en libertdad condicional. >> y el puente de san mateo seria reabierto, el puente fue cerrado el viernes a las 10 de la noche, la estructura será reabierta mañana. >> y un tramo de la estatal 4 se reabrira, cuadrillas de tra

bay area inland. now, somebody said we have a baseball game tonight. in fact, it is matt cain on the mound for the good guys. heading out to at&t park, game time is 6:37, you dress in layers. it will be 65 degrees at first pitch and then tumbling into the 50s and by the way, if you are heading to san francisco to continue the enjoyment of fleet week we'll have a high between 60 and 63 degrees under a partly sunny sky. rain is now lurking in our seven-day forecast. we'll pinpoint the day to expect it and that's straight ahead >>> for all things fleet week including up-to-the-minute traffic, go to our website, cbssf.com. >>> at the rate they were rising it was bound to happen. california gas prices have hit an all-time average high. a gallon of unleaded regular gas is now pricing at $4.61. that's up 12 cents from yesterday. some stations are even charging $5 a gallon. and if you have had to fill up this week you know the feeling. >> there's nothing else i can say except it hurts. i think every time we turn around we're hit with something else. >> that's quite a hike. it's n

first pitch for matt cain at at&t park will be around 5:15. from at&t park, i'm john henry smith, nbc bay area news. >> john henry, thank you very much. got to believe destiny on the side of the g-men. looking forward to it. let's check in with christie smith who's live at at&t park as well with a look at all the preparation, the excitement, the sky-high ticket sales. these are mind-blowing prices out there. >> reporter: absolutely. but people are willing to pay it. we've seen storefronts, fire trucks, even baby strollers decked out in black and orange today. earlier, we had some rain. right now, it's sunny. but it seems like everyone is excited about game seven. at&t park and downtown san francisco, the talk, all giants. at work, carlos gomez is thinking about the showdown, game seven. what was last night's game like for you? >> oh, incredible, incredible. unbelievable. we got to do it tonight. >> reporter: inside the park after a steady morning rain, crews are doing their best to keep it dry for the game. the park has a state-of-the-art drainage system and the tarp went on last night. >

matt cain will square off against the cardinals' kyle loesch. from at&t park i'm amy gutierrez for nbc baya news. >>> all right. on friday it was barry zito. and tonight twitter is buzzing about ryan vogelsong. his name and the hashtag rally vogy is trend on the social media site. also popular hashtag rally enchiladas. you know why? vogelsong says he must eat chicken enchiladas the night before he pitches. it's his lucky meal and it worked this time. stay with nbc bay area news for continuing coverage of the giants' quest for the world series. we'll have more tonight on "sports sunday" and nbc bay area news at 11:00. and then we start back up tomorrow morning with "today on the bay" at 4:30. you can also always log on to nbcbayarea.com. we have wall-to-wall coverage of the giants. >>> there is a major change in the weather headed our way, and it might just affect tomorrow's giants game. meteorologist rob mayeda joins us with more. what's going on, rob? >> reporter: diane, we're going from giants torture to weather frur perhaps. we're looking at the forecast tomorrow. but some improving con

bay. much warmer tomorrow, even warmer into thursday. even the coastline getting into the 80s by thursday. cooler weather on tap for the weekend. >>> matt cain talks about starting game 3 tomorrow against the cardinals. and are the yankees really on the brink of playoff elimination? how does it brew such great coffee? well, inside the brewer are these green fields of coffee, actually, i just press this button. brew what you love, simply. keurig. when i take a picture of this check, it goes straight to the bank. oh. oh look the lion is out! no mommy no! don't worry honey, it only works on checks. deposit checks from your smartphone with chase quickdeposit. just snap a picture, hit send and done. take a step forward and chase what matters. >>> you don't hit, you don't win. and the yankees are down three love to the detroit tigers. second time in three game, a-rod not in the lineup. highest paid player in baseball history! they just say, alex, we're going to win without you. miguel cabrera, into the gap. tigers are over, 2-0 detroit in the 5th. derek jeter not playing either. of and the fellow who replaced him, eduardo nzÑez hits a home ru

matt keller, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a meteorite found in a backyard and now nasa wants people in the east bay looking out for more flying debris. ktvu's debora villalon is in the neighborhood that's buzzing about that find. >> reporter: chances are the one that hit this one is not the only one. if the meteorite would not have made a racket, it would have still been sitting in the road. >> reporter: linda heard it and then saw it fall on her garage. >> so i got the ladder and checked, i took it around the gate. >> reporter: along the fence a rock that didn't match. >> i looked down and it was just right here. >> she picked it up. a little bigger than this crab apple. when she found a magment would stick to it, a nasa scientist paid her a visit even checking the roof that night. >> by morning, a clear divot. >> reporter: it was a remnant of the meteorite that fell. >> have you looked in your yard? >> yes, i sure did. didn't see anything. >> a few minutes ago we were joking about the meteorite hunters and now we are them. >> reporter: and the webers considering the odds of this direct hit will keep the meteorite whe

matt cane will take the mound for the giants. >> it looked like they were having a good time out there. we'll have sports highlights later on. right now a live look at the bay bridge. cold, wet weather is on its way. what's the weather going to look like for game seven? >> more rain on the way for tomorrow. good news is, fingers crossed, only a few showers for the game tomorrow. it's at 5:00 p.m. by then most of the heavy rain will be gone. the morning is when well see the bulk of the rain. we are already seeing a few showers out there. where you see the green is the rain and the yellow is moderate rain in and around an fran, across the bay bridge -- around san francisco, across the bay bridge, he rain will get heavier tomorrow. the showers will taper off into the afternoon. lots of wet weather this week. >>> police are shooting for a suspect that threatened a father and son with a gun. the two cars were parked next to each other in a parking lot. the child was sitting in the back seat making noise and this caused the suspect to get into a heated argument with the father. one man pulled out a gun and the suspect got in his car and drove off. nobody was inju

bay before a special election. they support immigration but says more has to be done. matteller has the story. >> reporter: these are some of the signs they held up at today's rally. the group is sending a message that deferred action was good but they want immigration reform. the drum for the aztec dancing entertained about 100 people at a rally for dream deferred. >> we need to continue and organize for a solution which is the dream act or immigration reform. >> reporter: president obama's administration has approved more than 2,500 applications for the childhood arrivals program. it started in mid-august and gives certain undocumented registration tents a work permit for two -- undocumented residents a work permit for two years. >> we real real -- really want to push the congress for immigration reform. >> reporter: president obama said if reelected he would get immigration reform done. mitt romney said that he broke his promise on immigration reform and if elected he will get something worked out. >>> the opposition and the government have agreed to a seize fire. it wil

bay bridge series between the a's and giants. giants hosting the reds, game one testimony matt cain on the hill facing johnny way to.elieve it or not buster posey is the only starter left from the 2010 series and his leadership in the clubhouse, let's say they couldn't have gotton to the playoffs without him. >> i hate to think where we would be without buster posey. the guy that is handling the pitching staff, putting up numbers he put up. i can't think of a player more valuable. >> he is trying to lead us and find ways we're trying to pitch to guys, and that -- not saying that me and timmy or vogy are going to throw the same way. he knows we like to pitch different and he is going to try different things. >> mike: jo good nights. a's and tigers in detroit, and the alds. the tigers up 3-1 in the fifth. we'll have complete highlights on "after the game". >>> homecoming weekend in college football. always one of my favorites. seeing the old, timers returning, stanford hosting arizona and student section was packed and ready to go. opening drive. nunez, great pass. touchdown. great ball placement. 7-0 stanford. third

bay area sports. in fact, no time to waste, let's turn things over to at&t park. >> reporter: we know how dominant matting up an earned run in the entire playoffs and he will take the mound in game one on saturday against the reds. >> it is definitely an honor, something i'm excited about, you know, throwing game one. it is something i'm trying to stay strong with, even keel, and make a good start. >> he is so consistent, not just his pitching, because you not just his attitude, but he has been through a lot. we talked about the tough games he lost, he handled that very well. you want the guys to enjoy this time of year. >> it doesn't get much better than this, this is what we worked for all year. this is the reward to get in the post-season, we're looking forward to it. >> of course, matt cain also pitched a perfect game earlier this season. and on saturday he gave his team the watches, saying i couldn't have done it without you. and the a's, gearing up for the playoffs, as is our kate longworth in detroit. >> reporter: and the clouds rolled over comerica park, but the a's and tigers got in the workou

bay. san jose police are on the scene of a homicide. it was reported at 1:45 this morning at rogers and junctions avenue. matt keller has arrived on the scene and he'll have a live report coming up shortly. >>> overnight news vallejo police are trying to surround the circumstances surrounding a reported home invasion. alex savidge is is at that scene where the investigation is just beginning. alex. >> reporter: vallejo police got a call from someone saying they were being robbed inside their house. this was late last night. apparently several men broke in and they were demanding valuables from the homeowner. everything started at 10:40 last night. officers from vallejo, american canyon came and set up a perimeter around this house to figure out what was going on inside. they ordered everyone inside that house to come out. everyone did comply with those orders and three people eventually were detained once they came out of that house and they were detained for questioning. meantime the homeowner is telling police he didn't know who these men were that broke into his house and trying to rob him. >> there was no

bay. the point after made it 23-9. kansas city tries to come back, but matt kassel is intercepted. the chiefs turn the ball over four times. they are now three and four. it is their 6th straight win at arrow head stadium. this abc7 sports report was brought to you by river rock casino. thank you very much. and of course we are celebrating the san francisco giants' world series win. but some people turned that celebration into vandalism. this is a live look from sky 7hd at 16th and valencia where there is a fire going. police are standing by and making sure everyone is safe. >>> in sky 7hd, we are returned live to the mission district. as you can see fires burping. this has been happening all night since the giants won the world series. police are staging trying to get people out of the area. they are trying to clear 22nd and mission, so they are staging nearby to get people to leave. we spoke to an officer from sfpd who says their main goal is to get traffic moving. that means people and vehicles. that way the fire department can get to the fires. they are only going as long as the

bay before a special election. they support immigration but says more has to be done. mattler has the story. >> reporter: these are some of the signs they held up at today's rally. the group is sending a message that deferred action was good but they want immigration reform. the drum for the aztec dancing entertained about 100 people at a rally for dream deferred. >> we need to continue and organize for a solution which is the dream act or immigration reform. >> reporter: president obama's administration has approved more than 2,500 applications for the childhood arrivals program. it started in mid-august and gives certain undocumented registration tents a work permit for two -- undocumented residents a work permit for two years. >> we real real -- really want to push the congress for immigration reform. >> reporter: president obama said if reelected he would get immigration reform done. mitt romney said that he broke his promise on immigration reform and if elected he will get something worked out. >>> the opposition and the government have agreed to a seize fire. it will

bay. the point after made it 23-9. kansas city tries to come back, but matt kassel is intercepted.e chiefs turn the ball over four times. they are now three and four. it is their 6th straight win at arrow head stadium. this abc7 sports report was brought to you by river rock casino. thank you very much. and of course we are celebrating the san francisco giants' world series win. but some people turned that celebration into vandalism. this is a live look from sky 7hd at 16th and valencia where there is a fire going. police are standing by and making sure everyone is safe. >>> in sky 7hd, we are returned live to the mission district. as you can see fires burping. this has been happening all night since the giants won the world series. police are staging trying to get people out of the area. they are trying to clear 22nd and mission, so they are staging nearby to get people to leave. we spoke to an officer from sfpd who says their main goal is to get traffic moving. that means people and vehicles. that way the fire department can get to the fires. they are only going as long as they h

matt wspring early could be the culprit. -- this ambassador, christopher stephens. he was a bay.ive was this a spontaneous result or an act to have calculated for the attack? >> this is clear is that it was not in response to a internet video. the testimony referred to this as an orchestrated unprecedented terrorist attack. >> i've not seen an attack of such ferocity and intensity previously in libya. >> ambassador patrick kennedy say that they did not try to mislead the public but the group reported with a new at the time it. >> with any administration official. if there were on television, september 16th they would have said what he said. >> the ban--he thanked them for coming clean but they were questioning the lack of security. and charlene. >> to start of the with the correct number of ambassadors. and people are in the hospital recovering because it only took moments to reach that facility. some of that does not seem grew true to the american people. -they are saying that do not use the death of american people to make this a political point less than the american political

matt. dennis o'donnell will have more coming up in sports. >> right now, we are talking weather, because for the third night in a row, weather moved across the bay area. this time we have rain to talk about. roberta. >> look what happened. in the last 30 minutes, the skies are cloudy. it's still breezy. it's still cool. but our live doppler suggests that we are now beginning to dry up. that is not so much the case in the overnight hours. we'll see a lot of unstable air mass, producing a light, scattered showers. random from the north bay to the eastern portion of our bay area. this is your friday afternoon when we finally begin to see some peeks of some sunshine. now, there's a big change in store for your weekend. we'll pinpoint that coming up later in this broadcast. >> thanks roberta. >>> if you have a new iphone, you have a privacy problem. it's a sneaky way for advertisers to track your phone use and know the solution is not in your privacy settings. we'll show you how to turn it off. >> i was like, they are. >> oh boy. the library was built on a promise that the tree would live. the sadness and the finger pointing now that the redwood is d

matt kensith won. >> that's how you drive, lawrence. >> i try to avoid those wrecks in the morning. [ laughter ] >>> there is a chance we could see a couple of scattered showers in the bay area, not today. i think we'll be okay. there is not much cloud mass with that. not very impressive going to meander toward the bay area for the better part of the day and then late tonight early tomorrow morning a chance of showers. clear in the valleys, 40s, cool inland. this afternoon we may see a few more clouds but the temperatures staying mild mainly in the 70s inland. and 50s and 60s at the coast. around the state, nice day, as well. 81 degrees and sunny in fresno. 74 yosemite. 75 degrees in the sacramento valley. those showers holding off the coastline, this low really not in any main part of the circulation so it's just going to slowly work its way toward the bay area and be slow to move out of town so a chance of showers for tomorrow. another slight chance as we get into wednesday and then the system moves out. computer models picking up on it. occasional passing clouds around the bay area but it won't be until tonight when the low begins to move closer and we'll see clouds

matt keller. >>> well go big or go home. ktvu channel 2 reporter allie rasmus is live in half-moon bay where pumpkin growers are competing inoff. they're trying to set a new world record this year. allie how are they doing? >> reporter: the stage is set for the weighoff that will begin in a half hour from now. we see organizers come out here. they have a giant forklift they will be using. you can see it right off to the right here. a giant forklift they have to use that to hoist the pumpkins on to this digital scale you see here. some of the pumpkins will be 1600 possibly 1700 pounds. maybe even bigger than that. now amateur growers are competing for thousands of dollars in prizes and the prize for winning first -- and the price for winning first prize. there is also a $25,000 prize if any of the pumpkins here today break a world record. the world's heaviest pumpkin weighs more than 2,000 pounds. >> i think the world record prize is in every serious growers sight. we grow first for ourselves and then for our local weighoffs but everybody wants a world record. that is the ultimate goal about growers. >> reporter: now sad sta

bay. some parts will be restricted to the public because of fleet week and the america's cup festivities. reporting live matt keller, ktvu channel 2 news. >> in 9 minutes, the blue angels. we watched them practice today and met the pilots. that and tour of aircraft carrier as big as a small city. >> oakland police have responded to a serious shootings. one happened at 80th street and international boulevard about 6:30 tonight. two men walked into the shop and one fired a weapon and both ran away. the victim was taken to highland hospital with a single gunshot wound. officers detained two suspects and did recover a gun at the scene. >>> another shooting in east oakland sent police to the 1600 block of 92nd avenue. that shooting happened at 4:30 this afternoon. it appears people in two separate vehicles were shooting at each other. the victim who was shot in the back was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive. one person was detained at the scene. >> and there is developing news of another shooting in east oakland. happened within the past hour at 96th avenue and burt street. three people were shot.

bay. some parts will be restricted to the public because of fleet week and the america's cup festivities. reporting live matt keller, ktvu channel 2 news. >> in 9 minutes, the blue angels. we watched them practice today and met the pilots. that and tour of aircraft carrier as big as a small city. >> oakland police have responded to a serious shootings. one happened at 80th street and international boulevard about 6:30 tonight. two men walked into the shop and one fired a weapon and both ran away. the victim was taken to highland hospital with a single gunshot wound. officers detained two suspects and did recover a gun at the scene. >>> another shooting in east oakland sent police to the 1600 block of 92nd avenue. that shooting happened at 4:30 this afternoon. it appears people in two separate vehicles were shooting at each other. the victim who was shot in the back was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive. one person was detained at the scene. >> and there is developing news of another shooting in east oakland. happened within the past hour at 96th avenue and burt street. three people were shot.

matt lauer's big interview with facebook founder mark zuckerberg. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> right now at 6:00, crime is on the rise across the bay area. one local city is teetering on the edge. is the answer a federal takeover? >>> plus, they're the team everyone's talking about. the oakland as' historic comeback. we'll talk to the man who literally wrote the book on the as, "money ball." >>> good evening, and thanks for joining us, i'm jessica aguirre. >> i'm raj mathai. two of the bay area's three major cities are plagued with problems in their police departments. san jose is searching for a new chief, while tonight in oakland, civil ts

matt cain loaded up for the trip to sfo and then on to detroit. we go live to the ballpark tonight. lots of pride, ama. >> certainly is. the giants may now be in detroit, but the bay area pride is shining brightly. from buildings to bars, san francisco is brimming with giants pride. >> every building in the city is awesome in orange. absolutely the best. >> mark jennings owns north star cafe. inside giants jerseys and banners adorn the wall and fans gather. >> i have been a big giants fan. i met my girlfriend in a giants playoff in 2010. >> daniel parker king and his fellow engineers without borders are holding a fundraiser for their water project in kenya. they thought, why not dress up for the occasion and show off world series spirit? >> it is incredible when you look around the city and see it covered with orange. i walked down the hill and you can see the sky scrapers with the orange lights at the top and all of the work people have put in to show their pride in giants. >> chris will put in about 60 miles worth of work tomorrow morning. >> i am doing a ride around the city as large as i can with the sf logo. >> he and anyone else who wants to join them will f

matts in the ce. by a votof 7-4, he gets his job back as sheriff of sacramento. sheriff of san francisco rather. abc7 news. >> a big moment that was. thanks. >>> and a big night for baya baseball. a's and giants both staying alive in the post season. >> the giants win in cinncinati, and the a's taking game three at home with their backs against the wall against the tigers. >> abc sf sports director -- abc7 sports director larry beil is here now. they 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 t

bay area 52 years. it was the most i would say special but it is special. when you are there and people are going crazy just looking around, that's what it's all about. >> matt cane will take the mound for the giants tonight facing the cardinals kyle loche. we will have a special edition of ktvu channel 2 news at 4:00 p.m.. that will be immediately followed by the fox mlb pregame show at 4:30. also tonight president obama and republican presidential nominee mitt romney square off in their third and final debate. foreign policy is the focus of the debate at lynn university. moderator bob show for will ask topics on the middle east. for most americans foreign policy comes down to one thing. >> they want to know the specifics. but they really want to know which of those two guys will keep me safe. >> president obama spent the weekend preparing for the debate at camp david. he heads to florida this morning. mitt romney more is already in florida. they head in with the latest poll showing them tied. now ktvu as we mentioned will air game seven of the national league championship series but you can also watch the presidential debate at 6:00 tonight on our sister s

bay area cities. we have team coverage tonight. chief meteorologist bill martin will have tomorrow's forecast in 90 seconds. but first ktvu's matteller join us live from ellam rock park where park rangers are taking extra precautions tonight, mark. >> reporter: these signs behind me will be out again tomorrow telling the public that alum rock park is closed due to extreme fire danger. near triple digit temperatures could not stop francis tuddle for practicing for his high school team. but the sign near alum rock park did. >> reporter: now where where are you going to run? >> another loop, something extra. >> reporter: we salk hikers, cyclists and drivers turn around forcing plans to be changed. >> maybe take a walk later on just down the street after it cools down a little bit. >> reporter: rangers closed the park today because of the high fire danger. when temperatures hit 99 degrees they decided closing it tomorrow would be a good idea as well. >> there is fuel down here, if you add hot temperatures and if the wind can i bees up who knows what could happen. >> reporter: firefighters say some of the bay area's most devastating

bay area. confidential files reveal the names of 1200 suspected pedophiles. >> today is also a victory for all of the victims who suffer in silence and now their voice is heard. >>reporter: matt stewart of gilroy successfully sued the boy scout after molested for 13 years in washington state. today more than 14,000 pages of files became public after a ruling by the oregon supreme court. >> you do not get to keep secrets about hidden dang investigators children. perio period. end of conversation. >>reporter: but the files show that in a third of the cases the boy scouts of america never told police about sexual abuse allegations. in one memo scouting executive suggest dropping a case against a suspected abuser writing if it don't stink, don't stir it. head of the boy scouts says there are stronger safe guards in place today noychlt question that there are times in the past these go back to 40, 50 years old where we did not do the job we should have. for that and for people, for a that we are profoundly sorry. >>reporter: large number of the sex abuse alleges ins the files are unsubstantiated. legal analyst dean johnson cease the potential for numerous lawsuits. >> undoubtedly

bay area woman who spent the last six months watching giants games from a cave. >> reporter: you've had a perfect game this season and been in the world series spotlight before. game four starter matt game pitcher. and some of baseball's luminaries explain why. >> he has learned the right way. he came to the big league with plus stuff. he had the right attitude. just a combination of his talent, his experience and the desire that he has to compete. >> he is like a human metro nome. that consistency. he never gets excited. and he executes and he has great coordination. his delivery is so good that nothing phases him. >> reporter: following along here in detroit is a huge giants fan. she has been following all of the team this season. take a look. when the giants fan ashley chavez was a child she named several of his stuffed animals, will clark. now she is on the world series field. a hayward native made her way to the big apple to live in a cave. the mlb fan cave. >> the fan cave is basically a giants social media hub located in manhattan, in the village. it is a really fun space that we can film fun skits with the ball players. have awesome concerts. have celebrities stop by and sh