sergio romo. [cheers and applause] >> hard to describe what a job this next guy did. he became the giants' ultimate

sergio romo. [cheers and applause] >> hard to describe what a job this next guy did. he became the giants' ultimate weapons in the playoffs in the world series, tim lincecum. [cheers and applause] >> and adding to

sergio romo. [cheers and applause] >> hard to describe what a job this next guy did. he became the giants' ultimate weapons in the playoffs in the world series, tim lincecum. [cheers and applause] >> and adding to the bull pen veteran guillermo mota. >> a pitcher who made the debut with the giants this year jean machi. >> this guy was acquired

matt cain, sergio romo and buster posey. [cheers and applause] >> well, now we have no chance after that. this has been such an unbelievable ride this year. all these guys came together early in spring and really believed in each other. we had an eventful year and we have romo being romo behind us, but this has been truly amazing and without you guys we wouldn't be here and you guys are by far the best fans in baseball and we got to all right that all this season and it's unbelievable and this next guy needs no introduction but we will give him one anyway. mvp posey. [cheers and applause] >> thank you. audience: mvp! mvp! >> thank you for me look looking around and seeing all the excitement and happiness on everyone's face you realize an accomplishment like this means more than just winning a game. this is about making memories with your family and friends to last a lifetime and i think we all know and believe that if you think something's achievable as long as you're willing to work hard enough for it and believe it can hap

it's the last inning and sergio romo needs one more strike to win the series and dave at microphone. >> ready. cabrel the hitter. here is the two-two pitch. strike three called and the giants win the world series. [cheers and applause] we missed that cheer. pretty cool. >> good work. all right so let's meet them. first of all the coaches of the san francisco giants. tim flan ree. >> ron roatus. >> the hitting instructor and royalty from cure sal. >> giants first base coach roberto kelly. >> the great pitching coach of the best pitching staff on the planet, dave righetti. >> and saibian likes to call him pitching coach number two, mark gardener. >> coach and the catching instructor bill hayes. >> and giants hitting instructor joe lefebvre. >> there are only 23 managers in the long history of major league baseball who have won at least two world series. he's the first national manager to win two just like that since the mid-70's. ladies and gentlemen, the manager of the world champion giants, bruce bochy. [cheers and applause] >> that's right. bruce! okay. now let's meet the players th

it's the last inning and sergio romo needs one more strike to win the series and dave at

sergio romo. [cheers and applause] >> hard to describe what a job this next guy did. he became the giants' ultimate weapons in the playoffs in the world series, tim lincecum. [cheers and applause] >> and adding to the bull pen veteran guillermo mota. >> a pitcher who made the debut with the giants this year jean machi. >> this guy was acquired from the yankees at the end of spring training and he was so good and forced himself on to the roster, george cantos. >> okay. this guy needs a big, big applause for what he did against the cardinals to save the season, for what he did in the world series, giants pitcher left hander barry zito. [cheers and applause] >> audience: barry, barry, barry! >> he was there and came back to life, number 48, the mvp of the world series pablo sandoval. [cheers and applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the world champion 2012 san francisco giants. [cheers and applause] now to make a very special presentation please welcome the great mayor of the great city of san francisco mayor ed lee. >> audience: let's go giants! let's go giants. >> let's g

. >> reporter: more than a month may have passed, but sergio romo said as he arrived he's still blown away by it all. including the attention wherever he goes. >> they're here. >> reporter: he's never made a personal appearance at an air force base before. people have been waiting for four hours just to have two minutes with him. some kids got a quick lesson on his slider. he posed with his signature grin for others. for staff sergeant, this was going to make christmas memorable. >> he called me his hero. i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: romo may be the closer forren the giants but he ended up bringing it all home for the servicemen and their families this weekend. >> the latest storm is dumping several feet of snow in the sierra. the snowstorm made driving to the mountains treacherous at times with whiteout conditions. the storm is expected to drop as much as 5 feet of snow by sunday. mark tamayo is tracking the system. >> right now we have controls on 50 and also on 80. you can see the reason why with the radar perspective. we have the rain showers here in the bay area. already t

what they must do to win the nfc west and we'll be joined in studio by harrison barnes and sergio romol close the show. who else? gameday coming up in a few minutes. ,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,, thanks to falling gas price. the lundberg survey says a gallon of gas was ten cents cheaper in recent weeks. >>> maybe more money for holiday presents, a lundberg survey saying a gallon of gas was 10 cents cheaper than in recent weeks putting the average price at 3.38, but the cheapest price in california is $3.48 in stockton and 3.73 in bakersfield is the most expensive. the statewide average is 3.52. >>> you'll have more time to spend that extra savings on your last minute holiday shopping. macy's says it will stay open 65 hours straight the weekend before christmas. macy's will open at 7 a.m. friday december 21st and stay open nonstop until midnight sunday. it's a trend that started on a small scale six years ago, but this year the company says all 800 stores will take part. consumers are expected to spend nearly $600 billion this holiday season. >>> the menorah lighting ceremony will continue each n

he had some help from that guy, sergio romo. >> i don't have the funds to give my kids what they want for christmas. so i come to parties. >> the children had a great time. a lot of them retreated to face painting and a lot of them had pizza too. we've posted more on the giants' holiday party, including, we have an interview with sergio romo as well. you will find it under the hot topics section. >>> 7:20. well, we have some showers around the bay area this morning. what you are really going to notice the chilly temperatures. steve paulson says he may be surprised how long this weather pattern will last. the little who owns that little monkey there. the one who was wondering around an ikea, she's talking about it. >>> san mateo still busy. we'll tell you why the traffic is likely to remain this slow for a while. [ boy 1 ] hey! that's the last crescent. oh, did you want it? yea we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light, buttery and flakey. that's half that's not half! guys, i have more! thanks mom [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents. let the making begin [ female a

. >>> and at ktvu.com we have posted more of rita's interview today with sergio romo. >>> britain maybecome the next country to legal same-sex marriage. the country announced it plans to introduce a bill next year. the bar would ban the church of england to assure opponents that they would not be forced to take part. >> fbi study shows hate crimes have declined. anti gay violence accounted for 21% of all hate crimes. hate crimes are vastly under reported in many parts of the country. >>> gun rights supporters are cheering what they call an historic decision, overturning illinois's ban on concealed weapons. the seventh circuit court of appeals found the gun ban violates -- >>> the city to city bus is known for low fairs in many cases $1. mega bus will offer direct service from san francisco and oakland to los angeles as well as trips from san francisco to sacramento and on to reno. the company briefly operated in california in 2007 before canceling service due to lack of demand. >>> light cool showers moving through the area right now. we've had light sprinkles reported from santa rosa

park for the homeless shelters and certain programs, santa handed out gifts with some help from sergio romo. >> i don't have the money to give my kids gifts so i come to parties and they have gifts. >> the children were also treated to face painting and pizza and we have posted more on the giant's holiday party including interviews and we will find that on our hot topic section. let's go back to sal and hopefully they have cleared up any issues that have been cleared overnight. >> wet roads, you might want to give yourself extra time as you drive on 280 as 217 and we have just a few minor things which have cleared up quickly. traffic on the sunole grade is clear and an extra ten minutes might give you some extra time out there. >>> it is going to be more of a colder breezy day but we have a little bit of rain and our system has some over us right now mainly on the north and south bay, also coming from northwest. keep the an -- keep an umbrella handy. >>> services are offering fares for as low as $1. >>> a gunman opened fire at a crowded mall in portland oregon, we will have more on what we

. >>> and at ktvu.com we have posted more of rita's interview today with sergio romo. >>> britain may-sex marriage. the country announced it plans to introduce a bill next year. the bar would ban the church of england to assure opponents that they would not be forced to take part. >> fbi study shows hate crimes have declined. anti gay violence accounted for 21% of all hate crimes. hate crimes are vastly under reported in many parts of the country. >>> gun rights supporters are cheering what they call an historic decision, overturning illinois's ban on concealed weapons. the seventh circuit court of appeals found the gun ban violates -- >>> the city to city bus is known for low fairs in many cases $1. mega bus will offer direct service from san francisco and oakland to los angeles as well as trips from san francisco to sacramento and on to reno. the company briefly operated in california in 2007 before canceling service due to lack of demand. >>> light cool showers moving through the area right now. we've had light sprinkles reported from santa rosa south to the fremont area and out to

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we will take a quick break and be right back (music) >> san francisco giants closer sergio romo visitedh troops and their families at travis air force base friday. airmen and their families started lining up as early as 7:00 am to meet romo. signing his name on hats, gloves, even sleeves, romo said it was the least he could do for the troops standing guard for the nation. one staff sargent said romo had a special message for him. >> he called me his hero i could not believe it. and it makes me feel warmer. >> i do not have to worry about anything because it is great to show the appreciation. >> according to one fan romo stayed well past the original 1:00 pm deadline while meeting, greeting and having a good time with the troops and their children. >> he is a a sweet person. a lovely, honest authentic person. there's more to come on kron 4 news this weekend will take another look at the weather that has been stopping christmas traveling [ female announcer ] this is a special message from at&t. [ male announcer ] it's no secret that the price of things just keeps going up. [ female announ