people out here mccovey cove. bolts here, mccovey cove. all listening to the game under way. an exciting time out here, tom. s you can see, i am in the giants' orange. the logo. >> indeed. you always dress up for the occasion, lisa. we are proud of you. have fun. we'll check back in at 6:00. all right. >>> the. see you then. >> all right. nbc bay area is the broadcast home of the giants. stay with w us for continuing coverage throughout the world series. you can also find the latest updates on our website -- at nbc bay area.com. now on to other news of this night. senate candidate carly fiorina its out of the hospital, resting in her home, at los altos hildz. expected to return to the campaign trail tomorrow. at noon she was release where'd she was treated for an infection, related to reconstructive surgery for breast cancer. diagnosed early last year. her spokeswoman says she remains cancer free. it is official, the former muni plant is open for business this time to build electric cars. business and tech reporter, scott budman here to show us day one for the new digs. excit

live from mccovey cove this morning, we are all things giants. we're looking at the headlines, "trash texas" and talking about how that is going to happen later today. >>> plus a major drug pipeline running through the east bay is derailed. see how feds found out about it. it's wednesday, october 27th, let's go giants, "today in the bay." >>> from nbc bay area, reporting what matters to you, this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning. 6:00 right now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm brent cannon. i kind of want that organ music to get everybody going. >> good ring tone. >> we begin with rob mayeda with your game one forecast. he is experiencing the weather firsthand this morning, he is live outside at&t park. rob, it is cold. it is chilly out there. >> reporter: i can't handle this weather. we've got 40s to near 50 here in san francisco and i don't know how those guys from arlington, texas, are going to have to deal with this chill that we have in san francisco this morning. good enough for patches of frost in some spots around the north bay

mccovey cove is another popular alternative for fans. listening to the game on the radio while they float around, hoping for a chance to snag a world series home run ball. now it's magic inside the park, magic out here. fans say they're going all-out, hoping their wild support help the giants score a win. we're live in san francisco, jean ellie, bay area news. >> those fans aren't doing much for traffic except getting in the a. traffic is likely to get even worse through rush hour, even though it's almost over. we're not talking just around the ballpark. during the seventh inning san francisco is going to shut down some of the streets around at&t park to get ready for the crowds coming out of the game. obviously you're going to wont to avoid that area altogether. you might use mass transit if you have late dinner plans. people trying to get to oracle arena for the warriors dpaim, 7:30. guring to see some traffic there. then in the south bay, the sharks are on the ice tonight. even if u not going to the game, people are crowded into bars

william mccovey on hand. we vaen seen him in a few weeks after his back surgery, handing out the mccovey award. it goes to andres torres for the most inspirational player. very significant award in the giants family. that set the table for an amazing night here in china basin. as for the game, we talked about matt contaane. on his birthday, he laid an egg. gave up six home runs to this one, adrian gonzalez, it's a homer in the third inning. giants fans still hung tough and continued to rally even though the padres had a 4-0 lead. how about the sixth inning rally, andres torres, mr. mccovey himself, the infield hit and all of a sudden it was 6-4. here comes the big mistake in the bottom of the ninth inning, aubrey huff with the fly ball out. a base-running mistake, he does not tag up. that killed the rally and essentially the game was over. the padres come in and steal game one, 6-4 your final. as expected inside that giants clubhouse, not the best place to be but the show goes on. let's bring in laura bankhe

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i'm here in mccovey cove. kris sanchez for "today in the bay." >> thanks, kris. >>> meantime giants fans are doing everything they can to try to shake up the rangers. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell is live with an unusual wakeup call that's in the works. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura and brent. you know, san francisco does have a very rich musical history. so out of the kindness of their hearts, lefty o'doul's, that iconic restaurant in the city which is located across from the westin st. francis, the hotel that is allegedly housing the rangers during their stay for the world series, the restaurant has hired a trio, two trumpeters and a guitarist, i believe someone on the street provided lead vocals for a short time. they hired this trio to be within ear shot so the rangers can be lovingly serenaded to sleep every night. it's awesome because the rangers not only get to come here and compete in the world series, they get to also get a wonderful taste of the culture here in this

let's go back to anne makovec at mccovey cove. some giants fans so excited they are already lined up for this afternoon's game. anne, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. but we still have less than half a dozen people. about four people waiting in line here. this is on the right-hand side of the field between the field and mccovey cove. this is where you can come and line up to see three innings of the game for absolutely free. when we're looking at tickets that cost hundreds apiece even the ones for standing room only, it is a pretty good deal. now, it smells a little like stale beer around here. a lot of the celebration from last night hanging around but a lot of excitement as well building for game 2. first pitch at 4:57 tonight. you can see things very calm inside there. the field is being prepped for another national television appearance. san francisco certainly in the spotlight and everybody still feeling very good about that win. did you guys see this? that was fabulous. that first home run, how exciting. i normally d

live at mccovey cove now to talk about game two. bob? >> good morning to you. a lot of people praying and hoping that maybe the giants would sweep the series. we need a broom out here. good morning to you. you can say there is a lot of remnants from what happened here last night in celebration. rangers fans must be disappointed. i don't know if you are aware, but after last night's scathing loss to the giants, we changed the logans for the state. don't mess with texas is now just mess with texas. it's so easy. everything is bigger in texas except the baseball scores. i never heard of this one, but it's like a whole other country. kind of like england where they don't know how to play baseball well, but they are awesome at soccer and cricket. here's a big dallas question. who shot j.r.? we got the answer last night. someone who can aim, someone who doesn't play for the texas rangers. if you are a texas ranger fan here in the city, you can e-mail your complaints to me at bob redell. i will be checking that e-mail later. hopefully the texas ranger fans are with ou

there were people standing outside mccovey cove behind me the entire game. they knew they weren't going to get tickets and they were still cheering on every pitch. quite a scene. >> awfully exciting. fans are really getting into the championship series. look at this man who has an orange glow except for the giants cap on top of his head. sent to us by an anonymous viewer. >> you can see by the pan kicks they are flipping over the giants. >> show us your cheering on the giants by uploading pictures or video at ureport.abc news.com. >>> we going to shift gears and turn to the fallout from the san bruno fire and explosion september 9. the first personal injury lawsuits were filed today. one lawyer filed five lawsuits against pg&e on behalf of homeowners. at the same time the utility company is offering homeowners buyout offers with a $50,000 bonus if they act quickly. heather ishimaru joins us from san bruno with more. heather? >> none of the families suing today are pursuing the buyout offers. the lawsuits accuse pg&e of negligence, calling the pipe a ticking

mccovey. he continues to be oh brief just to the pressure of the playoff race. andres torres hammers a fastball into the al qaeda. giants number 16 for the lead off hitter. buster posey, tell it, 5 bye- bye baby. >> bye-bye baby bonanza -- >> they win 4-1 and clinch at least a share of the national league west. [ applause ] in september.... that's the most in the nat >> chicks dig the long ball. >> chicks do dig the long ball. they now have 30 home runs in september. that's the most in the national league. a's wrapping up their season. >> how did it feel coming off the bat? >> it didn't feel good at all. >> okay. some forward to >> is a's wrapping up their season with four games in seattle. the rookie chris carter gives a's fans something to look forward to next year, his second of the season, a's snap a 6-game losing street beating the m's 8-1. 15th victory, chick gonzalez. >> my brother. >>> jimmy raye may not have been the man to get the 'niners offense going but he did leave his mark with the players for some of his unique expressions. >> it's hard to rememb

we can tell you unequivocally it's windier than last night looking here across mccovey cove, it's chillier and breezier tonight. >> but john still white hot. nbc bay area's meteorologist jeff ranieri once again joins us. jeff, last night you were tim lincecum. what's it tonight, buster posey? >> i'm not in costume form, but i can tell you the wind is probably from all of the fans racing towards giants stadium tonight. yes, the streets are packed out here and people are flooding towards the stadium. you turn on a camera around giants fans and they just go wild. let's look at the forecast for tonight. what you'll be able -- thank you so much. some great giants fever back there. low to mid-60s for tonight, those winds 10 to 20 miles per hour. how you doing, little guy? and we are expecting the fog to hold off as we head throughout tonight as well. that's good news. hopefully that will also continue, tim lincecum's winning streak like we saw last night. we'll have more coming up here on the streets of san francisco with these rowdy fans! as they head toward at&t park. back to you guys. >> than

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? >> reporter: of course i am. of course i'm in my orange. look at how quiet it is, though. remember ten minutes ago this place was crazy? everybody has cleared out at o'neil's to try to get to the ballpark in time to get there for

you take a look at the outer wall facing mccovey cove, might we see home runs? high bet is on juan uribe? >> did you say juan uribe? what happened last night during the game? you had the wrong wall and the right idea. he hit a home run over left. >> that was one giant swing. >> that are is huge. i'm most impressed with the forecasting skills there. juan uribe. congrats there. tonight he will be going up and the other giants as well against c.j. wilson with the rangers. this is his first year as a starter. his record in the regular season was 15-8 and he has 3.35 e.r.a. starting for the rangers tonight. the first pitch will be coming from matt kaip for the giants. the first pitch before 5:00. his record in the series when he is plague the rangers, his e.r.a. percentage is a 1.13. wilson for the rangers. first pitch before 5:00 here at at&t park and with wild fans, i wonder if christie smith caught up with the early risers. we are live right now off union square. >> we are at the pine crest diner with a couple of giants fans streaming in and out. they are easy to

. >> vicki liviakis >> @ vern glenn mccovey gulf. >> vern? can you hear us? >> they're in the top of the third inning with one out, no score. texas is at bat. we will check back, with bird, shortly! with vern glenn. >> we're having difficulty with the audio, and we will can you hear me now? >> vern glenn yes! i can hear, just fine. >> and as i mentioned, we're still waiting for some offense. and perhaps nothing quite like last night but i want to take you inside the ballpark. star studded with on the field, rob schneider, a san francisco and latnative, to see is the giants. and he intimated exactl he expressed e >> there are no real superstars, are no big egos. and this light, to get all together and behind the skies, and have fun. they are doing is really well and behind-the skies. and these guys. and this is a game that you can tell your kids, some one day. >> that is the actor, rob schneider. and the fireworks, and the scoreboard between the rangers and the giants. we will check back with you. ♪ >> now, get a check and on the rainfall. the chance of show

he's live at mccovey cove. good morning, rob. >> reporter: good morning, scott. the hat is on for team support and warmth this morning in san francisco. it's chilly here. we're at about 50 degrees. napa at this hour about 35. so let's walk you through your east bay forecast. we keep a very close eye on the game time itself. coming up later on this afternoon we'll see temperatures here in san francisco actually in the low 60s. as we go through the day at that, we'll see more clouds spilling in during the afternoon, so game one here, no problems. it's going to be pretty nice, temperatures in the 60s. but starting tomorrow, that's when we'll start to see some changes, so the first pitch forecast likely in the low to mid-60s and then dropping quickly into the 50s as we go through the middle and end of the game as we go through those latter innings for game one of the world series. east bay temperatures as we go towards the afternoon, we will see temperatures around livermore at 67 degrees. livermore right now is a chilly 42. there you see oakland and richmond in the

. >>> for those that couldn't get into the ballpark, boats and people filled mccovey cove. where partying has filled the area. >> reporter: mccovec cove was a little calmer than it was last night. make no mistake, if you didn't have a ticket this was the place to be if you wanted to hang out in the middle of all the action. >> reporter: hundreds crowded the sidewalks at mccovey cove listening to the game on the radio. fans went on to the water too. >> reporter: these two friends kayaked to the cove. >> this is the bay area. >> out on the cove, whatever kind of water craft you're in, million dollars yacht, what are you are doing it's an awesome party. >> reporter: law enforcement had a heavy code presence. the sheriff's department, police and coast guard were all on patrol. >> we're out here making sure everybody has a good time and staying out of trouble. >> reporter: captain paul velez and his friends were having the night of their life. >> i haven't shaved for three months. >> is that right? >> that's right, that's right. so my wife, she said, you need to shave, i said, n

the right field wall and mccovey cove. also, they are going to be having a live broadcast of the game at civic center plaza. here's a look at some of the diehards who lined up extremely early this morning. let hear what they have to say. guess we are not going to hear that. but i am betting that they are saying "go, giants" the vibe all overtown. still some tickets available online. stubhub.com, craigslist and ebay, and they are going to be available on stubhub at least until 2 hours before the game. but, you know, just come on down here. the whole area around at&t park is going to be abuzz coming up in a few hours. a little slow at 7:00 a.m. though. >> those kayakers will be out in mccovey cove and the boats it's going to be so exciting. thank you, anne makovec at at&t park. and elizabeth you talked about the excitement, too, and being out there. >> oh, last week, yeah. it was fun. wonder what they are doing out there at 7:00 a.m. >> it's the world series. they may not have even be born -- >> are they drinking beer at thi

. >>> for those that couldn't get into the ballpark, boats and people filled mccovey cove. where partying has filled the area. >> reporter: mccovec cove was a little calmer than it was last night. make no mistake, if you didn't have a ticket this was the place to be if you wanted to hang out in the middle of all the action. >> reporter: hundreds crowded the sidewalks at mccovey cove listening to the game on the radio. fans went on to the water too. >> reporter: these two friends kayaked to the cove. >> this is the bay area. >> out on the cove, whatever kind of water craft you're in, million dollars yacht, what are you are doing it's an awesome party. >> reporter: law enforcement had a heavy code presence. the sheriff's department, police and coast guard were all on patrol. >> we're out here making sure everybody has a good time and staying out of trouble. >> reporter: captain paul velez and his friends were having the night of their life. >> i haven't shaved for three months. >> is that right? >> that's right, that's right. so my wife, she said, you need to shave, i said, n

the people trying to make a quick buck by selling fake giants goods but tom sinkovitz joins us from mccovey cove where some giants fans may be watching their last home game. >> reporter: we're not going to go there because all the giants have to do is win one more and for sure they come back for at least -- they could win it on the road. >> back in 2002, the giants looked very good in game one and went on to lose the world series. so we'll just take it one game at the same time. >> reporter: game six and seven are scheduled for here and not los angeles and that could be a big difference. but we're feeling very fortunate tonight given jeff ranieri's forecast that we've got basically a brisk october evening, but a lovely night for baseball. >> it's gorgeous here. >> reporter: and the difference between last night and tonight is it's just tense tonight. you can sense the tension because it's a scoreless game. >> we were talking before the score started, this was what was last night was supposed to be, tense and scoreless. that's what we're seeing tonight. with the giants whatever you expect, j

. >> and wayne freedman is at the park tonight watching from the mccovey cove. >> we were all over the place actually. baseball is a game of memories, winning playoff games and some of the best memories of them all. nobody knows where it's going to take them but this was a good stop along the way. >> this would be to savor and remember, one that begin before dawn and it would only get better. >> in the past we've only had one player that was concerned about. now we've had a handful of them. each day we have a different era. it's been a while. in parking lots, pre-game rituals of food and superstition >> any die-hard fan will tell you the lure of this game spans generations, there is a time to it. >> it brings the family about it. i'll talk to my children about it. it brings us back to good times. >> which would help to explain the abundance of people that brought their kids here today. >> this might have been the best story, angela came with his father, who saw his is aim at five years old thanks to his dad rey passed away two weeks ago. >> i thought about that. we don't get this oppor

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we can hear them cheering across mccovey cove. it's a loud crowd ready for baseball in san francisco. >> they are rearing to go and so close. we saw the fireworks and we heard the crowd going crazy. lots of antics on the field and they're getting ready because it's cold. tonight we will freeze out the atlanta braves. >> maybe. this is where it handle helps to keep you warm. the people crammed in to help watch the game number one. >> they're managed to squeeze in a few more, but how much is that going to cost you? >> a lot. nbc bay area's garvin thomas is back in the studio and taking a look at what seats are going for and how much would we have to shell out? >> i found out that the more ks that went up, the price of tickets was going up online. we heard from the ticket seller and the tickets from game two were averaging about $150 all week. after game one that, shot up to $200. here's a map of at&t park showing the seats that were available for tonight's game. the best in the house field club 119. there were tickets available from

. >>> the coast guard is reminding fans about safe boating in san francisco's mccovey cove. the area is a popular place for voters to get together and watch the game. the coast guard says the boaters should have safety boat on gear and skippers should also remember that drunk driving applies to the operation of boats. you can watch the entire world series right here on channel 2. coverage of game 1 begins at 4:0 p.m. following our -- 4:00 p.m., following our 4:00 edition of the news. >>> oakland police are looking for the people responsible for three shootings in less than 24 hours. five people were hurt. one of the shootings happened yesterday morning. the other two late last night. officers say a woman came to the police administration building just laugh 11:00 last night -- just before 11:00 last night and said she was shot at 52nd and east 12th street. an hour later, police said people were shot on mandella. and another shooting, two men were wounded on east 12th street not far from lake merritt yesterday. >>> oakland police invited the public to the museum. with the ele

from the waters of mccovey cove to the seats of the ballpark, the eyes of law enforcement will be watching. >> there's a lot more preparation and interaction with everyone you can imagine. from the san francisco police department, fire department, fbi, secret service, just to name a few. >> major league baseball and the giants will supply security inside the stadium. outside, san francisco police will handle the expected crowds. >> we have reallocated resources to accommodate large amounts of people that will be in the area. so you'll see us around. >> reporter: the coast guard and other ayensies will patrol the boats expected in mccovey code and the coast guard will have an additional presence on the water. >> law enforcement teams riding ferries in and out, doing sweeps. a k-9 unit as well. >> reporter: since the games are at night they're asking fans to be extra vigilant. >> the main thing is we want people to look out for one another and be safe, be aware of surroundin surroundings. it's a big city. >> reporter: a big city about to step into the international spotlight. >> the only thi

. >> live pictures, just outside at&t park at mccovey cove, the bottom of the second inning. and the j. wilson is pitching for the rangers, still no score. [ cell phone rings ] [ john ] i love these new cell phones. [ wife ] he just got a new phone and he can't stop using it. boom! profile pic. [ cell phone rings ] do you guys needs a moment? since john is always on his phone, we thought he'd like using wells fargo mobile banking. just paid the electric bill. wow. he's able to pay his bills, check his balance. wow. [ banker ] even transfer money between accounts. i can tell you what's playing, if you like. i can tell you, too. see? oh. [ male announcer ] wells fargo. with you when life is mobile. ♪ >> book of this, the 30-year rose for the 30 year. rose. last week, it was of 4.21%. that was up from 4.19% the week before and by the way, this number is a record low! this time, the 30 year fixed was 5.03%. and the bankers association said that these record low mortgage rates to disappear in 2011. with 5% by the end of 2011. >> and forgetting to wait until the day of after than

back home to sleep off what is starting to feel like a bad dream, not far from what i am feeling at mccovey cove, a vendor selling hope. giant league west champion t-shirts. not many fans buying them, perhaps not wanting to jinx tomorrow's game. coming into this weekend, fans were confident, all they had to do was win one game against padres. and their hopes are fizzling and giants seemed to rally in the bottom of the ninth. missed n't happen, two chances and fans are still remarkably upbeat. >> the padres are living some sort of fantasy right now. that agency all rig that's all right, but a tomorrow's the giant's day. >> we were hoping they would clench it and tomorrow they will do good. they fell apart today and that's okay. they will do it tomorrow. >> there you go, at&t park, expect a full capacity crowd tomorrow. last time we checked the giant's website, still single seats available and believe it will be sold out. stub hub and craig's list are selling tickets ranging in price from 75 to $500. reporting live, bob redell. >> thank you, bob. you can go to our website and find the latest

. >> they are flying a flag at mccovey coefficient. they are creating an online petition with more than 600 signatures. >> the jury found it was an accident. jury, by convicting him of the involuntary clearly understood he did not intend to shoot oscar grant. >> reporter: oakland police just told me that they canceled some leave and will have on duty saturday enough officers for what they say they hope will be a nonviolent demonstration. reporting live in oakland, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> across the bay a heartbreaking situation in san francisco this afternoon where a number of people living inside an apartment complex say they lost everything. it appears that many of them don't have insurance. this comes after a massive fire destroyed their complex early this morning. patty lee is live on the scene with more on what happened. patty? >> gasia, fire crews tell me that the building is on the verge of collapse. it may not look that fragile but the wood structure underneath is demolished. >> i'm looking at my building and it

pablo sandoval knocking one into mccovey cove in the second inning. andres torres hit his bottom of the fifth. buster posey finishing strong to be named national league rooky the year. there it goes. he hit his 17th home run to score two runs. giants win 4-1. >>> bay area sports fans now of course have a fever and the only prescription is more panda. there's your panda heads. all thanks in part to a splash landing homer from the panda himself pablo sandoval. that one in the drink. the giants are just one game from making the playoffs for the first time since 2003 and fans at at&t park say it has been a magical ride. >> and they're going to throw down against philadelphia because we've got the better rotation. it doesn't matter. boom. and then bring on new york, bring on tampa bay. i don't care. san francisco is getting a trophy this year. >> while the team is taking it one game at a time the fans have it mapped out the rest of the season. giants would have to lose four straight to the padres to miss the playoffs. that would be the three final games of

willie mays will be throwing the ball, willie mccovey, orlando, and monni e irvin. he became the first black player in san francisco giant's history. what a group today throwing out that first pitch for game one of the world series. patients at ucsf children's hospital got a visit from legendary giant's players. it's part of a program called stand up for cancer. former giant's pitchers talked to the children on the awards. >> i was a healthy person, got a chance to play professional sports. i took for granted my health, it's always nice to come in and put a smile on someone's face, especially kids. >> game one of the world series tonight is dedicated to the stand up for cancer program. >>> new life tonight at the former nummi pant, electric carmaker tesla unveiled its new design factory. it could one day provide thousands of good-paying factory jobs. tom baycar is live with more. >> reporter: this plant will put a financial charge in the bay area economy if successful. >> california can have a manufacturing sector. we can have the blue collar jobs. >> reporter: tesl

. >> tim: that plate is bobbing like mccovey cove right now for rangers pitchers. 13 out of 14 balls thrown by holland and lowe. >> joe: the 1-0. a ball and a strike. it was an innocent little two-out hit by buster posey, but brought in derek holland. he walked three straight to force home a run, and he's gone. will clark, who has the last grand slam in giants postseason history in '89, who is at the park watching uribe come up empty. strike 2. five grand slams in the career of juan uribe. for the season, 4 out of 7 in this situation. backs up. a ball and two strikes. 2-2. mark lowe almost toys with a balk every time he comes set. he comes set almost twice out of the stretch. >> tim: you have to do that every time. if you do it every time, it's part of your natural movement. >> joe: bases loaded, two out. time called by treanor. >> tim: if, however, you come set twice and then one time, once and to the plate, that's a balk. >> joe: 2-2. full count. runners will go. the 3-2. that forces home another! it's 4-0. four straight walks. >> tim: run on walks. >> joe: three from holland, one

the giants knocking balls into mccovey cove during batting practice. fans snagging them from the water and the shore. some of them if you are lucky enough, the tickets are going for hundreds of dollars online. it's buyer beware. stub hub is the only site where they are guaranteed to be real. if you are one of these kinds of outdoorsy folks, you can float in a kayak and if you made a reservation for about $44 at city kayak. we will go on inside and check back with you in about 30 minutes and talk with giants fans. they will be easy to find. live in san francisco, christie smith, today in the east bay. >> thank you much. let's go to rob. what kind of weather should we expect if we can afford the tickets? >> nice later on. temperatures in the mid 60s and right now 50s for most of the bay area. 55 right now in livermore. not much wind this morning and thank goodness we will not hear about rain delays later on. up and down the east bay, no showers and if you are heading to the high country, snow above 8,000 feet and thundershowers around the sierra. highs i

pablo sandoval's splash shot into mccovey cove, and check out the fan in the kayak. into the bay and got the ball. it's cold in there this time of year, but he got the soggy souvenir, and the giants led it, 1-0. buster posey continued his bid for nl rookie of the year. cranked his 17th of the season. giants won it, 4-1. they need to win this weekend against the padres to clinch the west. >>> speaking of the padres, they're reeling at the wrong time, taking on the cubs. scoreless in the ninth. brad snyder, a chopper to left. in came the only run of the game. carlos marmol struck out ryan ludwick to end it. padres lost, 1-0. they're now three back in the west and two games back in the wild card. >>> big red machine chugging toward the postseason. drew stubbs hit a two-run homer in the second to put the reds up, 2-0. sacks full in the fifth, and stubbs picked up two more rbis and a single to left. the reds hammered the astros, 9-1. they'll finish the regular season with a series against the brewers. >>> college football, oklahoma state and texas a&m came down to one cos

francisco, pablo sandoval in the barry bonds role knocking a homer over the right field stands into mccovey cove. the d'backs tied it up but in the sixth buster posey hit a two-run homer and the giants went on to win 4-1. the best play of the game in the eighth inning a one-handed grab out of a foul ball down the right field line by a guy. you'll see it right here, holding a baby with a panda hat on. my goodness, he hung on to the ball and the baby, thankfully. >>> in other sports news, down the coast in san diego, the cubs' brad snyder hit an rbi single in the ninth and padres lost, 1-0, leaving them three games in the n.l. west and headed for san francisco to close out the season. >>> finally, the american league east is all tied up and kansas city the tampa bay rays fell to the royals 3-2. dropping the rays into a tie with the yankees. both teams are playoff bound but the division winner gets home field advantage. >>> when we return another look at this morning's top stories and california republican gubernatorial candidate meg whitman answering new charges in a housekeeper controversy.

a little bit ago, about 3:00, there is mccovey cove, the boats and the yachts, everybody ready even the kayakers in position for game 2 tonight. and a big question of course is the weather. is it the rain going to stay away, is it going to rain? roberta has been keeping a close eye on hi-def doppler. >> hi, allen. currently in the mid-60s at at&t park. notice the flags on the fly. the wind have been blowing out of the south at 13. a very breezy night at at&t park. light drizzle will move into the area. we have a band of precipitation east of the bay right there from walnut creek stretching all the way into hayward as well as in san leandro. but the bottom line is, these are little renegade showers that are pushing onshore. the bulk of the activity is offshore and all the computer models lead us to believe that that main energy will not be moving into at&t park. again that light little blob dissipated in the last few seconds. again, this is live hi-def doppler. so bottom line is out and about for the game tonight and for your evening plans, if we see any precipitation at the ballgame i'm

they belted three home runs today, this one, watch this, the crash landing in mccovey cove by sandoval. giants win, 4-1, and they sweep arizona. so what does this mean? well, the padres come to town tomorrow. it's a three-game series to end the season. the giants need to beat the padres one time in those three games and they will clinch the division title. the playoffs, by the way, begin next week and course director will have complete giants coverage. more coming up on our 6:00 broadcast but, boy, was that close. we are that close. >> okay. >> that bandwagon is getting awfully heavy. next at 5:00, one of the biggest tech companies getting you ahead. we'll tell you who. and while you were sleeping, how to make money off your car when you're not using it. >> no more pencils, no more books, but do you still have to deal with teacher dirty looks? a look at a school that's as high tech as they come. >>> chief meteorologist here going to take you inside the center for the arts for a sneak peek at an internationalthat pl. that plus your cooling forecast coming up. our state has a huge defici

. >> reporter: oh, you got to love lou-seal and you're taking a live look at mccovey code. you have the boats lined up to hopefully catch a ball. first pitch at 4:57. >> i'm kind of sorry you lost the beard, anne. >> reporter: i did. [ laughter ] >> come on. >> reporter: that was a one trick pony sort of thing. you see that one once. [ laughter ] >> anne makovec, thanks. [ loud noises in the background ] >> we'll let you get back to your friends. >> i think gavin newsom's tie was more orange than mine. >>> prices for game two. tickets anywhere from $460 to more than $11,000 apiece. >>> and the big question, will the rain be the unwelcome visitor at tonight's game? tracy has a game night forecast >> you know what? at least we have one out of the way where there is no rainfall. we do have some clouds that moved in yesterday. more clouds are moving in today. here's a look at our high-def doppler radar. and this is what we're watching, a frontal system off the coastline not making much headway. we do have a pretty decent chance of showers for the north bay for the morning and t

this morning to get into this area outside of the stadium between the right of the field and mccovey cove. 24 people are allowed into that area at a time. and then those people will be rotated after three innings. so they would only be able to see about three innings at a time. but the tickets to get in here are hundreds of dollars. you can see we have a couple of people out here looking to purchase tickets. a lot of folks also going on craigslist or stubhub. but again, they are hundreds of dollars. so a lot of money but a lot of people so, so excited about what's going to happen here today. we saw a lot of people lining up to purchase last-minute merchandise. some people who didn't even have tickets to the game just wanted to come down here and feel the atmosphere and buy some merchandise so they could go home with their foam, you know, fingers and stuff like this and watch it. watch it there. but it is certainly a lot of excitement. we are going to have the first pitch from tim lincecum and john legend is going to be singing the national anthem. a lot of excitement kicking off in s

the giants are knocking balls into mccovey cove during batting practice. diehard fans are snagging balls in the water and from on shore. this time a crazy contraption lands the prize. >> spent ten bucks on some rope, came down. yesterday i didn't come up with anything, but today huff hit one out for me. >> for most, the top prize is a ticket to the game. the home games versus atlanta are sold out. some tickets on line are going for hundreds of dollars. the giants say buyer beware. stub hub is the only site where tickets are guaranteed to be real. can't afford it? the view through the outfield fence is free, and if you make an on-line reservation, ted choi will rent you a city float for about $10. choi will be out in the kmccove cove. you can shell out $70 for a standing room only ticket and spend hours getting autographs from the players. he's part of this tight-knit group of giant groupies. he says following them is priceless, with or without a ticket. >> i asked for his autograph, and he said, aren't you too old for this? i looked at him and said, sandy,

mccovey cove was full and the place was jammed with people. many fans we saw leaving the ballpark though were subdued. they seemed more shocked than sell law bra tore. it was a surprise. everybody is like, oh my gosh. we're in it, and we are in game one and we won. >> and they won big. this is a team that usually wins by one run and not four. >> it was nice not to have a heart attack or feel like i was about to die tonight. to be spared the torture for one evening, i'll take it. >> the fans were more fired up before the game. everybody was intent on getting their piece of the world series. fans were fighting over a spot. they watched three innings of the game for free. >> they are from fresno and they are cutting in line and now we may not get in. who is controlling this line? no one. >> inside, ushers looked like air traffic controllers handling the crowd as people angled for a better view. >> the liefns -- the lines are longer and people are trying to get in. >> even the team seemed unsettled. but when juan uribe hit the homerun, the lid ble

this is so far out of mccovey cove. braves took a 5-4 lead. farnsworth gets cody ross to pop up to end it. braves come back to win in 11. the series is now tied at one game apiece as they head to atlanta for game three on sunday. colin rush joins us at at&t park. this had to be a really somber giants clubhouse after they watched a 4-0 leady evaporate. >> that's probably the best word to describe it. it is even somber outside. you would think this would be a jubilant atmosphere especially going into the eighth inning. iting looed like the three-run homer would be the difference in the game, but six outs from that 2-0 series lead and the giant bull pen wasted it. brian wilson classified a brilliant performance wasted by matt cane. >> that can't happen. if can't happen in the post season. i obviously take full credit. i am the only one standing on the mound that can get the six outs. >> i didn't get the job done. i take pride in being in that situation and prain and simple. -- and plain and simple, didn't get it done. >> to be honest, i wanted to

in mccovey cove some boats flew signs that said "justice for oscar grant." a boat owned by mehserle's father had a sign that said "free johannes mehserle." no major disruptions are expected because the port authority did have enough notice to adjust the schedules accordingly. kris sanchez, today in the bay. >>> good morning to you, rob. >> let's take a look at temperatures in the east bay. we're seeing 40s and 50s this morning and patchy fog a little further inland. you'll find that slowing down your commute in a few spots. if you're heading into southern california, that's where the rain is this morning coming down pretty heavily at times. offshore to the west is a weather system that's the first in a series of system that say brings a change in our weather but it will arrive tomorrow. today just fog in the morning and hazy sunshine for the afternoon. 75 in dublin, 77 livermore, 67 richmo richmond. out towards the inland tri-valley and into the delta we'll see highs in the mid-70s. so tomorrow we'll start the cooldown of increasing clouds during the day. ch

. >> that would take up all of mccovey. >>> the cubbies clinch, and stanford runs out of luck in the second half against oregon, sports is next. [ male announcer ] carly fiorina. asshe laid off 30,000 workers and shipped jobs to china. china. india. russia. poland. i know precisely why those jobs go. [ male announcer ] because fiorina shipped them there. to shanghai instead of san jose. bangalore instead of burbank. proudly stamping her products "made in china." 30,000 workers gone while fiorina took $100 million for herself. carly fiorina. outsourcing jobs. out for herself. [ barbara boxer ] i'm barbara boxer, and i approved this message. getting done on the field is proving to be a lot harder for the giants >>> the path remains simple, win and you're in, but getting it done on the field is proving to be harder for the giants, another sell out crowd hoping today was the day the giants could clinch the west. zito ran into trouble right out of the gate. bases loaded in the first, he walked torrealba, chris denor fee us scores, 1-0 padres. zito misses high with a fastball. lofton anoth

it's a message to boaters in mccovey code. the coast guard is reminding fans in the cove to have the right safety equipment on hand, of course, and use good judgment while you're out there on the water. and by the way, a reminder, it's illegal for anyone to operate a boat if drinking. >>> giants players say it's the fans who helped carry the team to the world series and like the players a lot of fans have adopted their own play-off superstitions. we sent mike sugerman into the search orange and black to tell us how the fans are trying to hope bring home the world championship. >> reporter: you see this? this beard is itchy and scratchy and i would shave it in a minute except since i have grown it the giants haven't lost a post-game series. so matt our photojournalist and myself went out to find out, what are you doing to help the giants? >> the giants! >> there is no such thing as superstition. >> reporter: no superstition?? you dog, you! >> she is competing with the rally monkey in 2002. >> reporter: are you a lucky charm? [

we're at mccovey cove. a lot of people just want to be around the giants mania and want to check out the man who is doing it all, cody ross. >> cody! >> line drive. >> it's about confidence up there and knowing you are gonna get the job done or do something to help your team. >> now the giants are on a roll and yesterday the team's former all-star barry bonds was on hand. a crowd of 43,000 fans. mostly giant fans are all wearing their orange colors packed the ballpark to watch the giants shut out the phillies. the shutout gives the giants a 2-1 game lead in the best of seven series. the giants are two wins away, something the club has not done since 2002. but the giants aren't the only ones profiting from their continued success. local business as well as fans are making profits off the giants' run for a chance at the world series. >> it's absolutely been a blessing, not only for us as managers but for employees to make tips. >> told my seat. >> how much did you make today? >> $1,000. >> reporter: today's g

a packed mccovey cove. 43,000 plus inside. huge night for buster posey. remind yourself he is a rookie. deep over the head of ben francisco. santiago in relief got lit up. placido to the gap in left center. a 4-2 game in the bottom of the fifth. huff his second hit of the game. torres racing home from second and he is safe at the plate. 4-3 game. in the six, looking for a big hit. sandoval has been on the bench for most of the series. settle for a double. pat burrell and ross score, the giants back in front. the phillies respond in the 8th. jayson werth off of sergio romo. we are tied at five. bottom nine the phillies brick in roy oswald in relief. runners at the corners. juan arribe gets it to the outfield. here is one of the heros of this night, buster posey. >> can't get ahead of yourselves that is for sure. a good ball club over there. got to come out tomorrow and keep running on it and keep making pitches. >> reporter: buster not really soaking up the energy. he is thinking about tomorrow and trying to close out philadelphia. he had four hits in the

willie mccovey, the giant hall of famers throwing out the first pitch. in the first, guerrero smokes one off of lincecum. texas off to a 2-0 lead. bottom five, freddie sanchez splits the gap in left center. the first player in world series history with three doubles in his first two at-bats. after the giants chase big lee the big blow from u-u-ribe. the giants up 8-2 and closed it out with an 11-7 victory. minutes ago the giants manager on the explosive giant offense. >> we needed the runs. we had some great at-bats there, two-out hits and, of course's juans who homerun helped give us cushion there. we are not a team that tries to slug it with the other teams but today they threw out some great at-bats. >> reporter: post season where we learned to expect the unexpected, hey, we expected a pitcher's duel, right? it was going to be 1-20 and 2-1. -- 1-1. you get 1800 18 runs in the ses opener. we will have more coming up and hear from the giants players later on in the newscast. live at at&t park, larry beil. >> it was not what we expected in terms of a pit

rick fielder launched a ball in mccovey cove to give atlanta the lead. >> i wanted to go from the batter's box to the dugout. i wanted -- but what a cool way to win. >> game three is tomorrow afternoon in atlanta. >> all right. disappointing for giants' fans who started out by dancing with the stands. amy hollyfield has more. >> it was a close one but these giants' fans are proud of how the team played. >> house speaker nancy pelosi was among the crowd tonight, largest one in the park's history. the team will now head to atlanta and fans have no doubt they will win on the road. as much as they enjoy these games they don't want to be one here next week. >> i want them to win in atlanta. >> they are motivating people to find new ways to make money, from body art, to orange. >> we got really inspired. my husband and i decided why don't we just get some leis out here in the spirit of the giants. >> the fans had a blast watching the team tonight when they were ahead. the confidence turned to disappointment when the giants lost. >> not feeling good. i thought it was over by the eighth inning and