the san francisco giants beat the philadelphia phillylys tonight. they win the pennant and are going to the world series. good evening. i'm ken wayne. heather holmes is off tonight. the celebration is underway. the san francisco giants win the pennant. they did it on the road tonight. a 3-2 victory in philadelphia. it means we've got more baseball ahead. the world series is coming to the bay area. we have ktvu reporters live in the city and back east in philadelphia. we are going to be hearing from all of them coming up with live coverage of the celebration. >>> but first ktvu sports director mark ibanez joins us. this as lot of fun. the torture tour continues but it all turned out the way we wanted to to. >> i don't know about you but the most nervous i've ever been watching a sporting event. sweaty palms and the whole bit. >> people are talking about near heart attacks. >> i was in the studio and could hear my heart pounding. the san francisco giants as you knew it would go down to a one run game in philadelphia. do it on the road. great warriors o

san francisco giants winning game 1. 4-3 back in philadelphia. are monitoring the podium back in philly if any giants players get up to speak, we will take you there live. right now we will head over to cam wayne. he has some non-giants related news but still very important around the bay area. >> things are happening tonight, mark. first, election day is almost two weeks away and the push is on to get voters to the polls. thousands of tea party members rallied in the east bay today trying to get people to register and vote republican. ken pritchett was there and has this report. >> good bless you patriots. whatever you are doing, large or small, we appreciate it. >> reporter: november 3 may be a day for tea party celebrators to celebrate, but first they must go to the polls on november 2. that is what this rally is all about at the alameda fair grounds. bridgette nelson is the founder of the pleasanton tea party. this rally is much like the rally before the primary elections. now they are backing specific candidates. >> this time we are getting t

and the san francisco giants going to the world series. san francisco beating the phillies 3-2 in game six of the national league championship series. it will be the first time in three years that philadelphia won't go to the world series. the giants juan uribe hitting a solo homerun to put stran ahead. put -- san francisco ahead. i'm marianne rafferty. now, back to "geraldo at large". ines go to foxnews.com.

if you are somehow checking out the san francisco giants for the first time this post season and you or the giants has it topped just in appearance. >> tim: more than one beard to fear. >> chris: it's coloring. here is a 1-2. fooled on the pitch. might go for a hit. kinsler is on to start ning. huff takes it. and now kinsler will be out! he rounded the bag and he is tagged by huff. what a play by aubrey huff! [ applause ] >> tim: a base hit for kinsler. fine bare-hand pick-up by sanchez. watch the play by huff. kinsler thought the ball was by him. this was no way that huff could make it, thought ian. he is tagged out because he went toward second base. once you make that move, you're done. >> joe: so huff who has an error the last inning came off the bag and made that diving stop. turned it in to an out. strike one on molina. >> joe: here is the 0-1. breaking ball. popped up. foul territory out of play. here is the other beard. brian wilson. >> yeah! yeah! >> joe: that's not fake. it just looks it. like from a kid's disguise kit. >> tim: it is dyed. >> joe: although he won't admit tha

it hit on october 17th, 1989 as the san francisco giants and the oakland a's were about to begin gamehree of the world series. you remember freeways collapsed. buildings topped and caught on fire. 62 people died. >>> san francisco police say a two alarm fire in the tenderloin district is suspicious. it started yesterday morning at an apartment building on leavenworth. they had the flames under control in about an hour. red cross helping families that are displaced. investors in pittsburgh rush are looking into a fire that destroyed a home there. it started at 6:00 in the eve nick. firefighters say the fire started at a back shed and quickly moved to the home. nobody was hurt. >>> 15-year-old girl is hurting after falling through a sky lot window. they say a girl and three other women already playing on a building in l street. the other children ran to a nearby restaurant asking for help. rescuers had to cut through the door of the warehouse to get to the teenager. >>> the giants are back home after taking a red eye from philadelphia. the stage is set for game three of the national cha

for the san francisco giants and philadelphia phillies you wonder how the likes of jimi rollins has left. for the giants whats going to get over this game will lippi this mysterious orange thong by aubrey half, his bruce bochy. >> he passed them around, i don't think anyone wants to see me in one but i don't really interlacing of free in his. he's proud of his body and legs to walk in it and gets a lot of laughs and it keeps the guys loose. we have some characters in this club and as i said in my mind it they're like the dirty dozen is the cast of misfits he's one of them. he has fun with it. >> were getting close to the highlight of this season as we go back of opry house gets a couple of hits look at where those songs may be flying off the shelves at a department store near you. it back to you in studio. >> everything is different now but when you're out there with vern people law firm. there's been guys who were on did not even recognize him but people love vern. we'll get back to burn in the parking lot later. >> how was the philadelphia media spending. >> i had a car from good morni

ibanez is here and he will have more later >>> orange october is sweeping the bay area as san francisco giants fans get caught up in playoff fever. giants fans have been sharing some of their photos on the website. fans will likely plan mr. wedding long before they knew the giants would make the playoffs are also feeling the excitement. these are examples of photos. if you would like to share your october orange experience, accepted them to us. >>> coupecuppertino-paced apple showed off two more computers. the new thin mac book is from 1/3 inch to .10-inch. the new back book have 13.3- inch or 11 1/2 inch screen and analysts say they are impressive. this is en exquisite product. not only does is bring it the full capability of the mac but it's just a little bit more than an ipad. >> they will sell for 1,000 to $1,600. >>> the indian tribe which wants to build the casino reached a settlement with environmentalists. the tribe wants to put the casino at the former point malate naval base north of the richmond san rafael base. the environmental group sued over the plans about concerns. the tribe a

[ music ] >> could the san francisco giants be headed to the world series? we look back tonight at the dramatic history of the team's previous trips to the fall classic, including the bay bridge series interrupted by a sudden disaster. and the '62 giants, their backs to the wall and how they over came the hated dodgers to win the national league pennant. >>> plus the t.v. broadcast of a giants game that helped head off a riot. >>> and the giants team that plays only home games behind the walls of san quentin prison. all straight ahead tonight on "second look." >> here is will clark. what's happening? >> hey, what's happening? we will win we've got that right. >> you are overmodulating. >> no way. no way. i've been waiting a long time for this. i went to all (bleep) games and now we are going to the pros. >> in the long history of the san francisco giants celebration, this might be the most enthusiastic. 1987, first baseman will clark reacting to the giants' clinching the national league western division title. >> hell, i can get a lot to drink, i'm pouring.

and with tommy hunter. >>> by video to the san francisco giants has gone viral. set to journey's "don't stop believing" and they pay tribute to the team and the die-hard fans. ♪ ♪ let's go giants, nls division champions ♪ >> the local musician and production team white-collar brawler joined forces to create the video, dished after players including tim linsicum and captures the popular spear the beard mantra, and giving -- [ indiscernible ] the giants bullpen with all of that facial hair and the tribute incorporates clips from journey's lead singers perry performing. perry conveniently happens to be a giants fan. i like it. >> that is a great video. >>> the real star of this series is codie ross. >> he's at the podium and is responsible for half of the giants run in the three games so far. here's codie ross. >> it's nothing that i can explain with words. >> codie, you can remember the last time you felt this locked in at the plate and how is it different than usual? -- usual? you feel you're able to hit any pitch anywhere? how is it different? >> i don't recall th

the team is called the san francisco giants, but the fan base extends far beyond the city limits. the giants ran into a speed bump tonight, optimism runs high down to the south bay. lloyd is live in san jose where some people have a special attachment to this giant's squad. lloyd? >> reporter: julie, the shark tank is down the street, but for now, they have given way to the orange and black of the san francisco giants. >> i feel that the san francisco giants are kind of like our team as well just because we're 50 miles away, i feel they are still a part of san jose. >> reporter: the giants claim a territory right to the south bay, something san jose is trying to shed in order to build a stadium for the oakland a's here. >> i think having a baseball team in san jose would be awesome, great, support the game, but ultimately i think people will still go to san francisco to watch the giants play. >> reporter: they played at san jose municipal stadium for the minor league, san jose giants. steven and debby are watching the playoffs with special significance, they played as a host family

the san francisco giants lost to the san diego padres 6-4. both players and fans, beginning with nbc bay area sports director raj. if at first you don't succeed, try, try again. >> so many people caught up, and rightly so at the giants field. the giants don't have too much time to dwell on this loss, because they come back tomorrow afternoon and hopefully pop the champagne corks. it was matt cain's bir dthday, e crowd was electric, it worked out too well, and that's why the giants didn't win tonight. it was a wild scene here as expected. wow. the last time we had a playoff game at at&t park was back in 2003, and this is what it felt like, just electric. the orange fridays turned into orange october. we'll pick it up with matt cane,

major league baseball team. >>> fr co ofitee tce f rtco tetr cllor the team is called the san francisco giants but the fan base extends far beyond the city limits. the giants ran into a speed bump tonight, optimism runs high down to the south bay. lloyd is live in san jose where some people have a special attachment to this giant's squad. lloyd? >> reporter: julie, the shark tank is down the street, but for now, they have given way to the orange and black of the san francisco giants. >> i feel that the san francisco giants are kind of like our team as well just because we're 50 miles away, i feel they are still a part of san jose. >> reporter: the giants claim a territory right to the south bay, something san jose is trying to shed in order to build a stadium for the oakland a's here. >> i think having a baseball team in san jose would be awesome, great, support the game, but ultimately i think people will still go to san francisco to watch the giants play. >> reporter: they played at san jose municipal stadium for the minor league, san jose giants. steven and debby are watching the playoffs w

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the san francisco giants, they need four wins to bring home that first world championship for fans here in the city. reporting live now, mike mibach. >>> not all fans in san francisco are giants fans. yeah, there are some potentially misguided texas ranger fans here. we spotted some of them arriving today at the westin san francis hotel. one newlywed couple says they looked at national league contenders to determine their honey moon vacation. >> san francisco was the prettiest place so we decided to just buy our tickets here and hope that they made it to the world series and they did. >>> at&t is a fan friendly right field along the boardwalk. it's a modern day version of the nut hole. don't plan to watch the entire game. there's a 3 inning limit and you'll have to take turns with other fans. >>> on saturday, fans will gather to watch game three of the series. >>> and you can also watch the entire world series right here on ktvu channel 2. our coverage of game one tomorrow begins at 4:30 p.m. following a 4:00 edition of ktvu channel 2 news. >>> ktvu news is getting a first glimpse of th

the san francisco giants halfway to a world series win. they leave for texas to continue the quest. the giants's win in game two was remarkable not ohm because they beat the rangers and humiliated them, but the pitching was amazing. the giants exploded and one game, 9-0. games three and four will be played on the rangers's home field. the first one on saturday. controversy is brewing over one of the giants's out fielders in a scandal. ho a guillen is accuse said of shipping growth hormone to his home. this is from the "new york times." it said the investigation started from federal authorities right before the playoffs. he has been left off the giants's roster f the rest of the series against the rangers. the giants have not commented on this story. >> stay with us for your up to the minute giants coverage. where we have the latest giants news and tune in at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00 because raj will be live in texas with world series coverage. >>> bart marks a milestone. u.s. representative john gar mendy will join lawmakers in pittsburgh to extend the train system into aspect ok. e bart

playing homage to the san francisco giants. game is still going on. but we do have some clear skies even though we have this. this is very impressive. if this is wintertime. this area of low pressure

the san francisco giants, they need four wins to bring home that first world championship for fans here in the city. reporting live now, mike mibach. >>> not all fans in san francisco are giants fans. yeah, there are some potentially misguided texas ranger fans here. we spotted some of them arriving today at the westin san francis hotel. one newlywed couple says they looked at national league contenders to determine their honey moon vacation. >> san francisco was the prettiest place so we decided to just buy our tickets here and hope that they made it to the world series and they did. >>> at&t is a fan friendly right field along the boardwalk. it's a modern day version of the nut hole. don't plan to watch the entire game. there's a 3 inning limit and you'll have to take turns with other fans. >>> on saturday, fans will gather to watch game three of the series. >>> and you can also watch the entire world series right here on ktvu channel 2. our coverage of game one tomorrow begins at 4:30 p.m. following a 4:00 edition of ktvu channel 2 news. >>> ktvu news is getting a first glimpse of th

. >>> san francisco giants are heading back to philadelphia this morning. with champagne still on ice for both teams. >> to the right side. here comes the runners. >> with the big blow last night. the phillis defeated the giants

i took a look at the san francisco giants website. it says that there are still some single tickets or no tickets available for tonight's game. >> all right. going to be very exciting there and very packed in just a few hours. >> reporter: you bet. it will be a lot fun. >> thanks, sharon chin in san francisco. >>> well, another big event starting this afternoon, fleet week. windows may rattle, car alarms may be set off later today, because the blue angels precision flying team begins the first of four days of flights over san francisco bay. this is going to be the biggest fleet we in 20 years. aerobatic teams will practice their high-flying stunts between noon and 5:00 today and noon and 4:00 tomorrow. the official airshows are this weekend. during fleet week, people will also be able to visit navy ships docked along the waterfront. >>> today transportation officials in the south bay will hear recommendations on how to get their cash-strapped agency out of the red. the valley transportation authority will get suggestions on cutting $4

conditions upper 50s as the san francisco giants take on the texas rangers. >> partly cloudy we can handle that. >> barbecue! >> we can handle that, too. thanks, tracy. >>> have some breaking news for you in the oscar grant case right now. prosecutors are asking the judge for prison sentence for the former bart officer who shot grant. a jury convicted him of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting in 2009. the defense had requested probation. in the court filing prosecutors didn't say how much prison time it wants the judge to issue. mehserle does face up to 14 years behind bars and his

. >>> the san francisco giants are back in the bay area for game three of their play-off series against philadelphia. anne makovec is at at&t park with all the excitement. anne, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. giants fever, people are feeling it. it is game 3 of the national league championship series right here at home starting this afternoon. right now the series is tied 1- 1. there was a swing game and the park will be packed. according to ticket retailer stub hub, the words giants tickets and world series have been the most searched key words on their website over the pas 24 hours. there are still some records left lower box seats in the mid $100 range and some standing room available. matt cain on the giants after the longest layoff in his career 10 days rest since he pitched in atlanta in the division series of. >> it's obviously nice. you know the ballpark obviously and yet you feel comfortable always throwing it home more than sometimes on the road. definitely going to be exciting especially with being on the road a couple of days and having the fans being excited about

and a lot of them can't believe that the giants are one win away from winning the pennant but that is the fact. live tonight here in san francisco mike mibach, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> let's go giants. let's go giants. >> away from san francisco giants fans gathered around televisions tuned to channel 2 including here at the walnut creek restaurant named after willy mccoffeey. spirits were high among the youngest and oldest fans even some who followed the team years ago when the giants were in new york. well, game five is tomorrow. tim lincecum for the giants roy halliday for the phillies. the only place to see it right here on ktvu. coverage starts at 4:30 following a special early edition of ktvu, channel 2 news at 4. the giants would love to win the pennant at home. follow the battle for the pennant at ktvu.com. find all of our coverage including photos, video and more right on the front page. >>> the military's don't ask don't tell policy is now back in place at least for the time being. late today the 9th circuit court of appeals in san francisco ordered the policy to remain in place while the government pursues a legal ch

tent for the san francisco giants. oid dental problems my dentist gives me act restoring mouthwash. act kills germs, restores minerals strengthens enamel. act restoring-- for strong teeth act now. the san francisco giants. but some people are diverting attention. ther of a former bar >>> there is a lot of excitement for the san francisco giants but some people are diverting attention. the father of former bart police officer johannes mehserle anchored this boat in mccovey cove outside the stadium. the banner reads, free johannes mehserle. he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for killing oscar grant last year. >>> the giants delivered another win against the arizona diamondbacks yesterday. the final score was 4-1. they just need one more win to get back into the play-offs for the first time since 2003. they host the padres today. if they sweep the series they will have a one-game play-off on monday if the padres win. >>> with the giants so close to making the play-offs, our question of the day: let's rephrase it,

and a lot of them can't believe that the giants are one win away from winning the pennant but that is the fact. live tonight here in san francisco mike mibach, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> let's go giants. let's go giants. >> away from san francisco giants fans gathered around televisions tuned to channel 2 including here at the walnut creek restaurant named after willy mccoffeey. spirits were high among the youngest and oldest fans even some who followed the team years ago when the giants were in new york. well, game five is tomorrow. tim lincecum for the giants roy halliday for the phillies. the only place to see it right here on ktvu. coverage starts at 4:30 following a special early edition of ktvu, channel 2 news at 4. the giants would love to win the pennant at home. follow the battle for the pennant at ktvu.com. find all of our coverage including photos, video and more right on the front page. >>> the military's don't ask don't tell policy is now back in place at least for the time being. late today the 9th circuit court of appeals in san francisco ordered the policy to remain in place while the government pursues a legal ch

the power hitting right hollered loss of four the phils, and there is a san francisco giants win, theational league pennant with a final of three to two. they move onto the world series for the first time since 2002. but the giants, remember 1962 when there a basis of waycode et valuable player of the series in 10 post-season game, he is hit nine of them has had four home runs, national league championship season here. and look get them party down bohol. i do not know if you've heard them interviewed very drawl but now, he is ready have led this team tonight. every move he made, there's larry baer clapping, and william neukom. cuisine the championship trophy. when there is cody ross been named the nl c.s. most valuable player. >> am i hearing we are going to reggie, >> nobody knows baseball >> phrygia's live in san francisco, i think he is across from at&t part are you there reggie perry >> hamas catherine can you hear me. i am here outside of at&t part, you can see how the traffic is jammed up here. and willie mays plaza police is out. you should have seen that a crowd of earlier the

at the giants' dugout, merchandise, saying san francisco giants, 2010 national league champions. that is a good feeling but the world series shirt, world series champions that has never been made because the san francisco giants have never been the world champions. getting back to the ticket issue the giants' website they may have a single game tickets left for game seven if it gets that far. i tried to get there and they can't sell them. let me give you the exact wording. the ticket server is off line for scheduled maintenance. sad scheduling. >> bad timing, thanks very much. >> and game one of the world series between 5:00 p.m. on wednesday. game two will be at the same place on thursday. giants will travel to texas for games three and four next weekend and game five if necessary. and if needed in the best of 7 series, game six and seven will be played back in san francisco the following wednesday and thursday. >>> it is 6:06. caltrans is beginning to hoist the second span of the bay bridge in place. this shows how it will be lifted 30 stories in the air and bolted in place. pie

this san francisco giants they're halfway to their first world series title in 56 years. take a look you can see them boarding buses on their way to arlington tx and brian wilson right there, for space and aubrey half their this is his first postseason appearance in his career. just a moment you're going to see left fielder pat the that brawl. a quick look of tim lincecum russian on the bus that the last minute and there's infielder he hit the three run homer and. and finally sergio world me. the team heads to arlington tx for game 3 tomorrow and should be riding high after of loss night its major 9-0 victory pureed the king was on and on for the giants) opportunity was this one went texas hits one deep to center and about some of the top of the wall but the giants that's were on fire giving san francisco the winner coming up at 4:30 p.m. will be joined by gary radnich for more on what they face down the road. in other news, santa clara county shares are keeping not a close eye on saratoga elementary school after witnesses say a man appeared to try and lure students with

the san francisco giants shut down the phillies tonight in a nail biter. od evening, i'm diane dwyer. it was worth the wait for giants fans as the team heads to the world series for the first time in eight years. i have to say, it was a stressful last inning. the giants do not make this easy. now the team is looking to do something it's never done since moving to san francisco more than 50 years ago. we have team coverage tonight monte francis is with fans celebrating in the streets. raj mathai is with the team in philadelphia. wait until you see the locker room celebration there. we start with laura behnke and the national league pennant. >> this has never felt so good for the giants and their fans, tonight's drama should come as no surprise. it was a wild one from the very beginning at citizens bank park where the phillies fans were loud and runs were hard to come by. we pick it up in the top of the eighth, it's been tied since the third, juan uribe, the big swing off ryan matson. 3-2 san francisco. we go to the bottom of the ninth, ryan wilson going for

reporting live, jenelle wang, abc 7 news. >> i love the new york guy rooting for the san francisco giantsyou saw it's dry behi you, jenelle. it was little wet early in the bay area and may continue later today. san francisco a city worke was up earlyo clear a small flood at fourt and townson. also a small tree fell. nobody hurt. let's check with meteologist mike nicco. >> awe talked about this morning if you're with us the rain retreated to the north bay. the only reporng station talking about light rain right now is santa rosa. looks like we're gonna keep this up here for the next couple hours. check out the rain totals the last 24 hours. a half inch in safrancisco to three-quarters isanta rosa as we broaden out the picture. more developg which would be upstream in this case to the southwest. this is going to be the entire system that will work its way tonight and tomorrow and bring us our best chance of rain over the weekend. looking dry for halloween. talk about how much rain you'll get in your neighborhood and when. here's cheryl with more news. >> mike, thanks very much. we'll see yo

suzie cakes in san francisco are baking giants-invoked desserts. it's attracting more than big crowds. even some of the players are satisfying their sweet tooth at the shop. the owner says every time a player comes in, they'll donate $1,000. >>> it seems that the country known for couture and sex appeal is saying ciao to the mini skirt. a small seaside town in italy banned today skimpy clothing, including the mini gonas. the town mayor says they can be worn if they're not too many. the ban, by the way, is not just r women. men have to cover up as well. now we'll be right back. state budget cuts are crippling my classroom, so i can't believe the sacramento politicians cut a backroom deal that will give our state's wealthiest corporations a new billion dollar tax give-away, a new handout that can only mean larger class sizes and even more teacher layoffs. but passing prop 24 can change all that. prop 24 repeals the unfair corporate give-away and puts our priorities first. vote yes on prop 24, because it's time to give our schools a break, not the big

. >>> the san francisco giants are back in the bay area. they arrived at at&t park around 5:00 a.m. after taking a red eye flight from philadelphia. there will definitely be three games in san francisco. >> it won't be easy. we knew it. it's 1-1. we felt we had to get one. would like to have gotten two. we win three, we go to the world series. >> rollins hits one into deep right center. back to the wall. >> last night, jimmy rollins hit a bases-loaded double. game three tomorrow afternoon at at&t mark. matt cain will be on the mound for the giants. cole hamills will -- cole hamels will pitch for the phillies. the first pitch, 1:19. >>> today, b.a.r.t. unveiled the bold, new plan to boost ridership. the agency is trying something it's never done before. paul chambers has more. >> reporter: good morning, kraig. if you want to win a chance for airline tickets or free b.a.r.t. tickets for you one year, you need one of these -- a cell phone and you definitely need to know how to text. now, b.a.r.t. is having a new campaign, what they are trying to do is bring back former riders and attrac

giants are in my heart. the city i love, like i always try to tell people. i don't really have fans in san francisco i have family. that's my family. so if you think i'm going for philadelphia, forget it. i never go out without my people. i am a giant for life, i love you. much love to san francisco. and i hope you beat they [ bleep ] how's that >> we now who he's pulling for any way. the game over shadowing the big bay bridge series. and it's the raiders-49ers of course. the raiders showing some signs of really coming on as they get to phillip rivers. the chargers quarterback a couple of times in their victory against san diego. which can't be great news for alex smith who was asked yesterday, is this the lowest point of his career? >> certainly in points yes. 0-5. unfortunate that we're in this situation. but you know we're in it, we have to deal with it. got to get ourselves out of it. >>> that they do. the voting meanwhile is in for our high school game of the week to be featured tomorrow. it's clayton valley versus concord. and we will feature that game at 10:00 tomorrow night. and do a preview

the san francisco giants are headed to the world series. good evening, the city erupted into cheers tonight after a strikeout put the giants in the world series. the kind of torture that hurts so good. let's go straight to shu. a lot of fingernails missing, including my own. >> mike: i'm still sweating. the corks have been popped. the giants headed to the world series for the first time since 2002. buster posey, to third. the throw to first is off the mark. huff scores. game tight at 2. it poo woo stay -- would stay that way until the eighth. in the ninth two on for the phillies. brian wilson freezes ryan howard to end it. the giants in the world series for the first time since 2002. >> not one guy that carries this club. takes the whole team every night, and we found a way to do it, and sanchez struggled tonight, and the bull pen saved us, and that's the way it's been all year for us. >> mike: game one of the world series is wednesday in san francisco. first pitch around 4:30. and here's the nfc information -- the national league championsh

i'm so glad to see them get up and walk away. >>> the san francisco giants and fans are both riding high today. the giants shut out the phillies to take the lead in the nlcs. >> what a victory. we go back to the ballpark to mark ibanez to more of the highlights. >> it's candle sticky, but baseball is the happening place around here and the giants do take a 1-2 lead in the series and they get off to a 1-0 lead. who else cody ross base hit to left field coming through again with a 2-out single against cole hamels. base hit to right, scores the second run of the inning. and as it turns out was going to be enough for matt cain but they do add more, chase utley as freddy sanchez with a 2-out grounder he can't handle. and rowan doubled the lead that inning off. gets him off to a 3-0 lead. and the giants and cody ross ride it to a 3-0 victory. matt cain7 innings of work gives up only two hits, no runs. cody ross talks about the magic he has found as a san francisco giant. >> for the most part it's about confidence going up there and knowing you're going to get the job done or do something to he

san francisco and oakland, close to an inch. we will look at the forecast coming up. >> alan: this wet weather delayed the triumphant return of the san francisco giants this afternoon. the arrived at at&t park just about 15 minutes ago. there's matt cain, freddie sanchez. they won the national league championship and a berth in the world series. we're live at at at&t park where 150 hard-core fans are greeting the giants in the power -- pouring rain. >> there's about 250 standing out here, and for the last 15 minutes they have been going crazy. posey, bumgarner, cain, and uribe greeting the fans personally. and everybody was having a terrific time. and they arrived here about 5 -- 15 minutes ago, and the celebrations are going on, in the celebration of a game that ended last night that none of this fans are soon to forget. >> yeah! >> since last nights' win, giants fans have been celebrating the national league champs. the celebration is nowhere near over. fans braved the wins at at&t park to welcome the giants this afternoon, chanting and singing the giants' praises. >> the best thing to happen in this city for a long time. thank you, our uribe. >> w

. >>> also tonight, representatives from the san francisco giants presented checks toeing almost $100,000 for the san bruno victims funds. >> we've obviously all been touch bid the tragic events experienced by the residents of san bruno. please know that the victims, the survivors, the emergency responders are all here to support you while you heal and rebuild. >> reporter: another woman gave $350. some fire survivors say they're not sure they want to rebuild. especially if the pg & e line remains in their neighborhood. >> i don't think we could rebuild unless we know that's gone. would you come back rebuild next to a bomb. that's literally what it is. >> reporter: in additional to the giants donation. the fund now stands at $250,000. >>> a red flag warning tonight for parts of the bay area, when i come back i will tell you which areas the winds are blowing the strongest. >> two weeks until october and the hills are still tender dry. coming up, the red flag fire warning continues to fly. >>> an injunction today stopped the military's don't ask don't tell policy >>> a federal judge issued

. >>> also tonight, representatives from the san francisco giants presented checks toeing almost $100,000 for the san bruno victims funds. >> we've obviously all been touch bid the tragic events experienced by the residents of san bruno. please know that the victims, the survivors, the emergency responders are all here to support you while you heal and rebuild. >> reporter: another woman gave $350. some fire survivors say they're not sure they want to rebuild. especially if the pg & e line remains in their neighborhood. >> i don't think we could rebuild unless we know that's gone. would you come back rebuild next to a bomb. that's literally what it is. >> reporter: in additional to the giants donation. the fund now stands at $250,000. >>> a red flag warning tonight for parts of the bay area, when i come back i will tell you which areas the winds are blowing the strongest. >> two weeks until october and the hills are still tender dry. coming up, the red flag fire warning continues to fly. >>> an injunction today stopped the military's don't ask don't tell policy. but an appeal could come r

giants. it could be an all time weekend for the city of san francisco and the giants in texas.he 2-0 lead. as you see them going through their paces getting acquainted with the one piece of news. pablo sandoval alongside rentaria who has seen a lot of action. pablo will get the call as the designated hitter. bruce boche you can see his team is very relaxed right now. >> two wins doesn't get you anything. and that's the only way to approach it. and tomorrow their focus will be on that game tomorrow night. and it has to stay that way. and that's not going to change with these guys. and i think they understand, you know, we're playing a very good team. and we have baseball left. we have to keep our focus. >>> all right. after scoring a frab choice record 59 points do you think the raiders will do anything with their offense to mess with it? no. you know jason campbell will be the starting quarterback. they have made that official. get his third straight start in place of bruce bradkowski who had actually taken over as the starting quarterback. he has a separated shoulder. could se

san francisco 49ers organization. this entire interview is available online at pressheretv.com, where you can also find an interview with larry baer, the president of the san francisco giantsby the way, you can watch the 49ers beat the philadelphia eagles right here on nbc bay area this evening at 5:00 and then right after join raj mathai for all the highlights on the xfiniti sunday sports prime time. i'm scott mcgrew.yo urthdaanyou fo sunrny moing.r f your sunday morning.

this is a 711 store in san jose. >>> and giant weekend for bay area baseball fans. san francisco big series in philly begins tomorrow night.

live in san francisco, jonathan bloom, kron4 news. >> well, faced with sky-high prices, san francisco giantss in search of tickets are getting creative on craig's list. we hear about some of the goods and services people are offering to trade for tickets. >> well, right now, there are 171 listings for world series trade on craig's list. i broke some of the more interesting items interest categories. i saw 49ers tickets up for grabs, as well as tickets to see the san jose sharks in a executive suite. top-shelf medical marijuana, and the posts that pull on the heartstrings. one person's looking to get tickets for their grandfather. and another one from a marine about to be shipped off to iraq. so if you want tickets you're going to either have to be willing to fork over a whole lot of money or something that's appealing to ticketholders. >>> well, the weather, for example, has been showing rain may get in the way of a world series game here in the san francisco. >> well, pam, not for tomorrow, but thursday, rain remains a possibility. tomorrow's game is going to be great. 4:57 start, very simi

san francisco. but we will zoom on in right there towards at&t park. the giantshe phillies today this afternoon at 1:00. could be a rough commute home. consider bart. the game should wrap up around 4:30-ish. somewhere around there. we got off the phone with chp got an update on this stalled big rig. southbound 101 before 580. tow crews are out there now working to clear that big rig from lanes. you can see a couple of slow sensors there as you make your way through san rafael. we have low visibility through marin county. southbound 101 across the span of the golden gate bridge. watch out for that through the waldo grade. we have had no problems and 101 is back open by the way through morgan hill after an accident yesterday involving an overturned big rig. mass transit is on time. remember our radio partners, kcbs 740-am and 106.9-fm. lawrence has your forecast. >> thank you. we have that dense fog out there today. that's the main weather concern as you see thick stuff out there. visibility less than quarter mile a good part of the bay area. be careful at the coas

san francisco giants never won a world series in three tries. after the disappoint nmt twut against angels... maybe this fourth time can be a charm. it's for the biggest stakes in the world but still, four balls, three strikes and you better turn double plays and better throw out a base steeler. it's steel stil the same game. >> not here, not anymore. too many memories, dreams, hopes on that airplane to dallas. among people we spoke with today a converted red sox fan, converted longer-suffering red sox fan wearing giants gear. i candidate im -- asked him what we might suspect if they do win the world series. he said relief. then, went on and said they can never take a championship away. then, paused again and told me when the red sox won after that time, it was restoring his faith in the all mighty. that is the latest from san francisco. >> all right. and everybody loves a winner. taking you to the ballpark now, giants take on the rangers tomorrow afternoon. mike shumann is there. you're in enemy territory. >> true. we're outside of the ballpark

nearly two hours away from the san francisco giants playoff game in seven years.ry joins us from the field as the giants get ready to host the atlanta braves. gary. >> thank you pam along side is the managing general partner is a church official title. >> it is carried >> if you're happy blame bill if you're on have been blamed bill. sealed box tops that mr. newcomb. what's your weak been like since sunday? >> it's been hectic great celebration sunday night with the players and fans. all the front office folks and since then it's been recovering and sorting out a plan for this busy series. >> are used a higher price by the community reaction. in a great fans but it's been seven years since we've seen them really turned out in force if you know what i mean. >> you and i were talking of this earlier it think this is a team where almost every player on this roster as a fan base. the fans like found a scene these players to a terrific work they liked the coaches, both sheet like brian for the moves in the off-season and this is a team that earned a lot of affection to

the san francisco giants were on the verge of a dramatic comeback against the san diego padres to win a spot in the playoffs, but in the bottom of the 9th inning -- . >> a bouncing ball to short. >> josigumeen's game ending double ply left the winning run on base. there is still hope the giants can clench a playoff spot with a win tomorrow at home against the padres. it was a tough day for the orange and black and their fans, who packed the ballpark. patty lee is outside of at&t with the emotional highs and lows. >> reporter: ken, you can actually gage the level of disappointment just by looking around at a level of activity. it's just quiet around at&t park. the fans have cleared out, but it's not over until it's over and there is always tomorrow. so close, but still, one win away from the national league west title. >> i haven't quite had time to adjust to the fact that the giants go all wait. i arrived back in town last night. >> reporter: senator dianne feinstein and her granddaughter took in the action. all afternoon the stadium was awash in emotion, as the padres took an early l

traffic when we get a live report coming up in just a couple of minutes. >>> later today, the san francisco giantsill be working at at&t park getting ready for the 2010 world series. [ cheers ] >> yesterday, the national league champions received a hero's welcome as they arrived back home in san francisco at 2nd and king. hundreds of fans gathered on a rather stormy day to celebrate the giants' victory over the phillies. the giants are already looking forward to wednesday, when they host the rangeers. >> the energy the fans bring is just awesome. >> as you might have guessed, ticket prices for this week's world series game in san francisco were going through the roof. kraig debro joins us live from at&t park with more on that part of the story. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning, tori. ticket prices tend to be a little higher this time of year, especially when the most important games are being played. these people here want a shot at it but don't want to play a lot be -- don't want to pay a lot of money. tickets go on sale online about -- probably two hours ago, we were online and got

giants. it could be an all time weekend for the city of san francisco and the giants in texas.ith the 2-0 lead. as you see them going through their paces getting acquainted with the one piece of news. pablo sandoval alongside rentaria who has seen a lot of action. pablo will get the call as the designated hitter. bruce boche you can see his team is very relaxed right now. >> two wins doesn't get you anything. and that's the only way to approach it. and tomorrow their focus will be on that game tomorrow night. and it has to stay that way. and that's not going to change with these guys. and i think they understand, you know, we're playing a very good team. and we have baseball left. we have to keep our focus. >>> all right. after scoring a frab choice record 59 points do you think the raiders will do anything with their offense to mess with it? no. you know jason campbell will be the starting quarterback. they have made that official. get his third straight start in place of bruce bradkowski who had actually taken over as the starting quarterback. he has a separated shoulder. cou

giants come from? >> well, my love is for san francisco not so much the giants, 49ers. ncisco, it's where we live, it's what we do. >> reporter: the vibe is certainly undeniable around here. not only for the giants but the rangers fans who came up to show their love, as well. let's hear from some of them. >> it feels wonderful. 50 years of waiting for this moment tonight. >> let's go, giants! > >> reporter: do you feel a little self-conscious being in here? >> no, that's the way you feel in texas, too. [ laughter ] >> reporter: why is that? >> you know, it's just one big party. everybody has a good time. >> reporter: hey, at least they're in good spirits about it. i was walking around union square yesterday and it seems like there was a lot of rangers fans. i guess everybody staying in the hotels there. at that point they were still happy because it was before they lost and they got beat so hard. anyway, tonight we're hoping the same thing is going to happen. game 2 first pitch 4:57:00 p.m. >> anyway, so how does it work? there is a rotation, right? >> reporter: yes. the