tim jeffrey with the america's cup.gain if the wind and weather conditions cooperate, that final race happens at the earliest 1:15 this afternoon out on the san francisco bay. live this morning in san francisco alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. >> oracle ceo larry ellison's love for sailing has taken some of his attention from this week's oracle convention. the billionaire high-tech tycoon skipped the keynote speech at the convention yesterday because that is where he was. at those races. some people attending open world say part of the reason they pay the thousands of dollars in registration fees and travel expenses was to hear from ellison. about 60,000 people are attending that convention which does end tomorrow. some think if oracle wins the cup ellison could come back and show them all the trophy to try to make amends. at ktvu.com you will find continuing coverage of the america's cup. all you have to do is look for the images tab which is right on our front page. >>> time 16:38. san francisco police released surve

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we have tim jeffrey here, director of promotions and athletics pr. hello. >> good afternoon, roberta. >> reporter: tell me about the winds here today. >> great races. this is the perfect recipe for raceing. >> reporter: we have the best mobile weather staff in the bay area. we got together and huddled together and come up with winds out of the west up to 18 knots. you concur? >> you fixed it. blowing straight down the racecourse. >> reporter: today is the day. >> today is the day when em let's team new zealand if they win both races -- if emirates team new zealand wins both the america's cup will leave america. if only team usa takes one or two wins they fight to live another day and the america's cup stays in america for one or two more days. >> reporter: i think it's been a tremendous success. almost one million people have come to view america's cup. >> that's right. in our venues, we are not counting people at fort mason or crissy field or any of the other vantage points around the bay so lots of people have seen the racing and it's been a big su

tim jeffrey is the director of promotion and also athletes pr and you're here to explain to us race onend race two for everybody at home what can they expect today? >> so this is decision day, destiny day. emirates team new zealand the challenger if they win the first race, game over. the america's cup leaves america goes to new zealand. if oracle team usa the defender, the current champion, if they win, well, we have a second race of the day and if they win that race as well, then we have to come back tomorrow. >> reporter: so certainly team oracle is thinking about the winds of yesterday and the possibility of an exact weather pattern today. >> yes. you can feel the breeze just starting to come through. whistling from the golden gate. so things are looking really good for the first race of the day. small question mark for the second race of the day. >> reporter: how does tide come into play? >> so tied because it kicks up a wave, what we do if there's a tide flowing out against the wind, we subtract the speed of the tide so second race we got 2.7 knots of f tide so it limits the wind

. >> tim jeffrey is with the authority, the nem charge of the race. and he tells us that the four teams that came here to compete shelled out dough. >> one team we know for instance spent a million and a half dollars people have been renting cars and houses and buying food. >> leading up to today, the cup authority counted at least one million fans at the official venue. many of them are shopping. >> how much do you think you spent or will spend before the day is over? >> oh, maybe $80. >> and we're not saying this kiwi is typical. he says he spent $10,000 in san francisco. >> i have been here six weeks and bought a ticket today,. >> it was projected hosting the race would cost $32 million. now, that is down to $20 million or less. private fund-raisers trying to ensure tax payers aren't left holding the bag raised $17 million and are still working. reese yents numbers called for the race to generate $900 million in economic activity. believing the televised images of the bay are priceless. >> you can't buy that kind of publicity. it does really kement

. >> tim jeffrey is with the authority, the nem charge of the race. and he tells us that the four teams that came here to compete shelled out dough. >> one team we know for instance spent a million and a half dollars people have been renting cars and houses and buying food. >> leading up to today, the cup authority counted at least one million fans at the official venue. many of them are shopping. >> how much do you think you spent or will spend before the day is over? >> oh, maybe $80. >> and we're not saying this kiwi is typical. he says he spent $10,000 in san francisco. >> i have been here six weeks and bought a ticket today,. >> it was projected hosting the race would cost $32 million. now, that is down to $20 million or less. private fund-raisers trying to ensure tax payers aren't left holding the bag raised $17 million and are still working. reese yents numbers called for the race to generate $900 million in economic activity. believing the televised images of the bay are priceless. >> you can't buy that kind of publicity. it does really kement

. >> reporter: tim jeffrey is the america's cup communications director. d tim, i thought they pulled off a critical maneuver at the beginning of the race. how did he do that? >> a really strong start by jimmy got into a great position what we call in the business the hook so he was able to push team new zealand into a tack, means team new zealand did two slow maneuvers right before the line. >> fantastic beginning of the race there. they never gave it up. it's 8-2 now in terms of the standings for new zealand. it looks like oracle finally got it together but they may have done so too late. >> that's a very good point. if we started last weekend instead of the week before, we would see day after day of stunning racing which is what we have now. the score line is 8-2 the challenger. it's very team new zealand and the cup's destiny is hanging by a thread. >> the champagne is on ice for a few days. why don't they just start the races earlier so. -- so the wind isn't an issue? >> the teams discuss the rules of the game and the regulations before racing started.

i'd like to introduce you to tim jeffrey with america's cup and tell me a little about how importantday's big race is especially for team oracle usa. >> today is the big day. this is the day that the america's cup could be decided. we've got two races away and emirates team win they could clinch the america's cup. if oracle team usa they keep the competition alive and get to fight another day. >> how bad do you think they want it, team usa? >> i think both teams have worked every hour of every day for the last 3 1/2 years. you can't describe how badly they wanted it. it's intense and they are committed. >> celebrities tend to love to come out here. what do you think the big attraction is especially for some of the big names, tom crews was here. what do you think is drawing them especially this year? >> it's remarkable combination of the best sailors in the world and they are taking these boats, ac-72, which are phenomenal machines, they are described as the $10 million car baun fiber missiles. you have all of this racing on san francisco bay, one of the best racetracks in the world.

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