tom sinkovitz and sports director raj mathai are there honing to stay dry. right, guys? >> well, that's for sure. and so far we have managed to dodge the rain bullet. i can tell you we have not dodged the wind bullet. it's blowing significantly out here but you know what? it's october 28th and we're playing baseball in san francisco, which means good things. game number two of the world series underway behind us and another capacity crowd rush. i heard 44,601 last night which if i'm not mistaken is beyond capacity but i think the giants are -- >> you're trying to get the fire marshal involved. >> no, but look at the standing-room only. they're trying to accommodate as many people as they can. >> when you said it's windy as heck i got something in my eye so if i staert watering my eyes you'll know why. the scene out here and tonight to a lesser degree, is kind of like mardi gras. it's remarkable, more so than in 2002. >> i agree with you. i was not here last night but you said it was even busier. >> it was. and in 2002 compared to now, we've talked about all the torture a

tonight, nbc's tom sinkovitz gives us a couple options. >> it can be overwhelming, to say the least.it's a complicated decision that consumers have to make. >> complicated and costly. health insurance premiums are expected to rise an average of 8.8% this year. and when you add in a family, the choices can be even more difficult. robin hansen knows this from experience. she has three kids. two of them have special needs. >> with the preexisting condition, with the new health plan eliminating that, is very, very helpful for all children with special needs. >> her son, warren, is a part-time college student. and without his medication, he would have a hard time concentrating. >> i don't know how to stay focused on what i'm supposed to be focusing on, which is the teacher. not anything else around the classroom. >> thanks to the new health care law, he'll be covered under his parents' insurance until he's 26. >> it's extremely important because it's going to take him longer to go through college than it's going to take the average student. >> while insurance is available for older kids,

tom sinkovitz, nbc bay area news. >>> and nbc bay area will be hosting the october 12th gubernatorial debate. coverage begins at 6:00. we'll also be streamlining the debate in its entirety on nbcbayarea.com. >>> good morning. 4:39 folks. we'll take you to a nice view of the bay bridge toll plaza. the view not because we like seeing the pavement but because we like seeing all the cars that are absent from this shot. a nice easy drive out of the east bay. down the east shore freeway, get a look at the time off the carquinez bridge. 18-minute drive. our travel times should show you that coming off of the carquinez bridge down through richmond, berkeley and emeryville, a nice, easy, at the speed limit drive. antioch still shows 67 right around l street and that's where we see some of the first slowing around a and l. about 5:20, 5:30 is when we see that registering as those update between 5:20 and 5:30. livermore sohows a 13-minute drive. this is the fastest travel time you'll see over the course of the morning. we'll see speeds start to dip. scott, so far things are moving nicely. a litt

i'm raj mathai along with jessica aguirre and tom sinkovitz.ny which way you can get here do so, whether it's 280, 101, bart, a ferry or the kayak. we're about 12 minutes away from the first pitch. the first playoff game in the bay area and in mccovey cove specifically in seven years. here's the deal, the player introductions are happening as we speak. we're about seven minutes away from the first pitch. it is orange october, the team colors. tomorrow night, there's an interesting decision. usually on friday nights the giants wear their orange jerseys. yes, we can confirm that tomorrow night they will be wearing their orange jerseys so national tv will look at san francisco and say what the heck are those guys doing there but the giants are very successful with their orange jerseys. >> they really have been. orange friday, so what are you going to do. >> how are you going to top this? >> i'll be orange, don't worry. >> i have nothing orange. >> diane dwyer is wearing orange. >> let me see her. let's prove it. diane, are you in your orange? >> r

. >> and i'm tom sinkovitz. giants fans are going to be streaming into san francisco on thursday and friday night this

tom sinkovitz outside at&t park. a thrilling world series game two under way behind me right now.'s talk about prop 19. this may seem like an odd backdrop to talk about that subject but there's a reason for it. as we know it's on next tuesday's ballot but we already know the reality here and that is that it's treated as something less than a misdemeanor by many police departments in the area. that can come as a surprise to visitors to dallas, including one sportscaster by the name of newy scruggs. watch what happened as he was doing a live report from this very spot yesterday afternoon. >> people smoking weed over there. they don't care. they want to see their team win, but they're all half buzzed out. >> reporter: well, that video that you just watched went viral on the internet today. i talked with newy this afternoon about his experience. newy, all of a sudden you're an internet sensation. >> off me just making a valid -- >> reporter: newy, all of a sudden you're an internet sensation. >> off me just making a valid point that everybody in this city goes. i don't get it, i don't

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tom sinkovitz and jeff ranieri were there to help out as well. >>> why sea lion had to undergo a little bit of surgery in what's being called a first of its kind procedure. meg whitman's nose is growing again. this time she's lying about jerry brown on taxes. but as governor jerry brown cut $4 billion in taxes and says no new taxes without voter approval. meg whitman -- her nose just keeps on growing and growing. which is really exciting... except i'm at a grocery store. i was just standing here with a carton of oj, and all of a sudden, it was all over the floor. the water, not the oj. and i'm not near my doctor and i'm not really sure what i should do... [ intercom ] clean up on aisle three! [ inhales deeply ] ugh. [ male announcer ] when the unexpected happens, you need a rual mi4 n 3.iofolllinscaiarn trust us with their health coverage needs. blue shield. meg whitman is lying about jerry brown again...on taxes again. newspapers have called many of her ads untrue. fact: jerry brown t cuxes by $4 billion and says no new taxes without voter approval. but meg whitman's nose just keeps gr

. >> i'm tom sinkovitz.omorrow night the two candidates battling it out to be the next governor will meet face to face for the final debate of the election and it could be a make or break night for one of the

. >> i'm tom sinkovitz. play some meaningful baseball in the last weekend of the

tom sinkovitz, nbc bay area. >> and you can watch the debate tomorrow night right here at 6:30. we have pre-debate coverage beginning at 6:00 with in-depth analysis at 6:30. we'll stream on line at nbcbayarea.com. >>> why would anyone velcro 14 birds to his legs? meet the crooks and a captore. >> it's really fun. you'll get hurt a couple times, but it's really worth it. >> rough and tumble. not just for boys anymore. these girls take girl power to a whole new level. >>> and weighing technology like you've never seen before. it's the car that drives itselfb >>> goodse evening. m chief meteorologist jeff o'leary. temperatures in the mid to upper 70s. let's look at tomorrow as well. it's going to warm up quickly. temperatures already in the mid-730s mid-70s in the south bay. we have some big changes coming up. [ male announcer ] taxes. so who called prop 13 a "fraud" and a "rip off?" jerry brown. who raised the gas tax as governor, and pushed for higher sales taxes? jerry brown. who tried five times to raise property taxes in oakland? jerry brown. who supported higher statewide inc

. >> and i'm tom sinkovitz. two down now, two to go for the san francisco giants. now the road gets tougher because the world series has moved to texas. the giants in arlington tonight where game 3 against the rangers will be played tomorrow afternoon. there wasn't much time for the giants to enjoy their status as frun front runners today. as sports anchor raj matthai tells us, they were set to go. >> we are about 20 minutes west of dallas at the ballpark here in arlington. it's not just baseball. when it comes to the world series, all sorts of different duties they must perform. let's take you inside the clubhouse. >> i think i got one box left on this table. i got the bags at that table over there. >> all the giants are required to sign dozens upon dozens of baseballs and bats for charity, for vips for sponsors, you name it. as for other parts of the clubhouse, the jerseys washed and hung up ready for tomorrow night's big game. everyone set to go. but the giants, not just a normal cliche, they're really enjoying this but it hasn't sunk in that they're in the worl

jessica aguirry and tom sinkovitz here.t was, i think we have to admitted, a very spirited debate, probably the best of all three of the debates they've had. >> i agree. >> these candidate have really honed in on their messages. one of the big questions going in tonight was could meg whitman appear less scripted. frankly, i think from my perspective she looked far less scripted. she looked like she was in command of what she wanted to say. not that jerry brown of on the defensive all night. he got some zinger. whitman got in some zingers. i think voter see two tough cookies running for office. >> i think it gave better perspective. the first five minutes were slow, then they came out of the gate. i think we saw a different meg whitman, less scripted as you mentioned, more out of the box. she took more shot at brown. and you got to a little bit more of that toughness that she's well-known for in ebay. an interesting exchange. they didn't waste time before they went to bat to the question of that sexist slur that was made by

. >> i'm tom sinkovitz. the debate set to begin in 30 minutes. the audience has filed in to the auditorium now, the candidates are prepared as they're going to be. tom brokaw, the moderator, will be on stage shortly. as this final debate is taking place on this intimate campus that was founded back in 1890, today it is a place of higher learning for about 2,000 students. >> and we've got unprecedented access. we have a team inside, and on top of that we have our nbc bay area news reporters stationed throughout the entire campus covering every single aspect of what's going to be happening in tonight's debate. not only the issues and topics but the impact that it has to california and the voters. and we even have protesters out here to mix it up, tom. >> part of the education here at dominican university, that's for sure. >> and nbc bay area's garvin thomas is inside the debate awedgens. we have jodi hernandez with us and vicky nguyen on the ground to talk about jerry brown and meg whitman, as well. >> and this will be the last time both candidates

good evening, everyone, to you, i'm tom sinkovitz. >> three weeks to the election of the leading two candidates for governor. only one came out swinging. meg whitman lunched with customers at a restaurant in los angeles today. jerry brown did not make any public appearances at all today. in fact, a little-known third candidate made a bigger splash than brown today, in part e becausshe was taken away from the debate last night by security. more on green party candidate laura wells. i was standing right there and actually spoke to wells when she was being carted away. she kept insisting to me she wanted to go in and debate the candidates that she had been invited. >> reporter: jessica, this is the first time in her 62 years that laura wells has been arrested. she told us today she's committed no crime, and that the real crime is what's happening to california. in shock and in handcuffs, green party candidate laura wells was led out of the debate hall last night after trying to get in with what she admits was a ticket given to her by a stranger. >> i want to get elected, not arrested. b

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