the offense they pieced together this year, let's go down to mike shumann. >>> put the mic as close to your mouth as you can. >> the last time the giants had a parade in 1954, there was only 48 and i tell you what, this reminds me, there was 48 states. there were 300,000 fans in 1982. this is a chance players can appreciate what they've been through and what it means to them. it's unbelievable and the players haven't even gotten here yet. these are all the employees. it's just phenomenal. >> i don't know if you can hear. i want to get your perspective you are one of the few people out of the hundreds and thousands who are out there who know what it's likes to be on the float side of a victory, your experience with the 49ers. the mind set of some of these players looking out at the fans? >> what it does, monday night they celebrated the world series as a team, yesterday they got back, they realized what they had done, today they are getting a feel of what it means to the city, to the fans and it it's just overwhelming i think for the players because when you are playing in the game you

. >> i'm mike shumann live in arlington. giants are close to first-ever world series title for san francisco giants what. players >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> brian wilson giants slammed the door on a texas ranger in game four last night. the victory has the giants on the threshold of the first title in 56 years z mike shumann joins us live with the world series in arlington texas and the pressure is on. >> the game just underway. as mentioned a win tonight and giants clinch a world series title for the city of san francisco. it's been exciting down here in texas. and of course, last night a big win, i'm talking to players last night about what would it mean to win a world series title. i started off with buster posey hitting a first world series home run. i asked him what waits like. >> there is a lot of home runs in your day its cool. pretty cool. and you know? it's one of the things that will sink in more. it's cool. >> do you allow yourselfs to think you're one game way from the world se

reporting live in arlington, mike shumann, abc 7 news. >> thanks, mike. nice job out there. during games one and two of the world series, this video went viral on the internet. the dallas texas tv reporter was shocked at the amount of marijuana being smoked and hovering around the cubby cove and the nature of it. proposition 19 which would legalize marijuana in california maybe headed for defeat. 49% of likely voters now oppose prop 19 while just 42% support it. also struggling is prop 23 which would suspend california's greenhouse gas emissions law. 48% oppose it and 33%in favor of it. >> about that time to get your ghoul on. halloween night and the party is the about to start. but adult trick-or-treaters are being discouraged from visiting one part of the bay area. we'll explain. >> halloween weather awaits you david harmer wrote an education plan titled "abolish the public schools." he even called our schools "insidious" and "socialism." as families struggle to raise their kids, to provide a good education, harmer bragged, "we can design a plan to dismantle them." david h

and we will check in on the world series with mike shumann in arlington. we will join them live. and the 49ersrsrsrsrsrsrsrsrsrss david harmer wrote an education plan titled "abolish the public schools." he even called our schools "insidious" and "socialism." as families struggle to raise their kids, to provide a good education, harmer bragged, "we can design a plan to dismantle them." david harmer is just too radical. we need jerry mcnerney. protecting local schools from devastating cuts. endorsed for his "independence" by the contra costa times, stockton record, and our local teachers. i'm jerry mcnerney, and i approved this message. least 14 people passing out at screenings of a new film called "127 hours." the movie is about a real life hiker who amputated his forearm after a falling boulder pinned his hand in a remote canyon. two people passed out at a screening and three at the toronto film festival and one at the mill valley film festival. the movie is scheduled for release friday. while film makers hope it has a positive effect on audiences, they would prefer people not p

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mike shumann has all the highlights coming up. @t >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> for dozens of children and their foster families life has changed. yesterday was the 11th annual adoption day in alameda county and for 65 children and their parents it became official. this national adoption day begin 600 families have been brought together. in all there are more than 114,000 children in foster care throughout the united states. >>> the weather this weekend threw just about everything at us from high winds, storms and hail. >> we still have thunderstorms today but overall the next area of rain coming in will be tonight. a live look outside. heavenly right now where the winds are in the 20s. this is about 8,000 feet but tahoe valley airport we have a windchill at 15 and winds gusting at 22 miles an hour. in spots we have had a little bit of sunshine. high definition emeryville camera but we had a rain shower move on through. warm spot, oakland 50 degrees and elsewhere, light rain showers continuing to p

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i'm mike shumann. >> music with your meals. that's a combine combination at many restaurants but creating a bit of a controversy in san francisco where even something so simple is regulated. ♪ >> would you like a little opera with your linguine. that's what north beach would like to serve. >> it's a contest where we wanted to bring some people in and keep the vibrancy of north beach in the italian culture so it all fits in. >> he's applying for a permit to have amplified pretaped orchestra music to back up singers. he came up with the member of his staff spontaneously breaking into song. >> he just opened his restaurant a few months ago and thought the singing waiter idea would be a draw to help bring in locals during a lull in the tourist season. but in san francisco, it's not so simple. a politically powerful neighborhood group is opposed, apparently concerned that if it's amplified opera today, perhaps a rock concert tomorrow. >> as you can see, obviously, that this is not set up for anything like that. >> what they are se

i'm mike shumann. have a great day. >> up next at 5:30, tomorrow may be known as cyber monday but lots of people already looking for deals online. the latest on a would-be bomber arrested in an f.b.i. sting operation. [ older brother ] hey, that's the last crescent. [ younger brother ] oh, do you want it? yeah. ok, we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light... ...buttery and flaky... this is half. that is not half. guys i have more. [ female announcer ] do you have enough crescents? with cinnabon cinnamon have such a sweet and delicious aroma that my family can't wait to get their hands on them. enjoy cinnabon cinnamon... now in all pillsbury cinnamon rolls. ♪ >>> welcome back, everyone. in oregon, a somali-born teenager's in federal custody after trying to set off what he thought was a bomb at a crowded holiday gathering in downtown portland. what he didn't know was that all along he'd been working with undercover agents. abc's rob nelson has the story. >> the tree lighting in portlan

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>> mike shumann, abc7 sports. >> if you want more information for the stories today, go to our website at www.abc7.com and look under the news links on the left side for assignment 7. that is all for this edition of assignment 7. i'm eric thomas, thanks for joining us. joining us. >>> next at 5 let the crabbing begin. bay area fisherman gear up for what could be one of the best crab seasons in years. and freshman ore yep addition -- orientation on capitol hill. and freed by pirates. a retired couple on their way ring ring. progresso. i look great in my wedding dress with the help of your amazing light soups. now we're adding even bigger pieces of white-meat chicken. oh, so when's the big day? oh, we got married years ago. but the point is, i fit in it. well, good for you. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. should we order panda blossom, panda moon... how about chinese at home with wanchai ferry? you can make it in just 14 minutes. mmmh, orange chicken. great. i didn't feel like going out anyway. [ male announcer ] wanchai ferry. restaurant quality chinese in your

mike shumann. back to you, cheryl and kristen. >> thanks. >> just ahead more news. we are learning today who tipped off investigators and how close the explosives came to detonating the mail bomb just david harmer wrote an education plan titled "abolish the public schools." he even called our schools "insidious" and "socialism." as families struggle to raise their kids, to provide a good education, harmer bragged, "we can design a plan to dismantle them." david harmer is just too radical. we need jerry mcnerney. protecting local schools from devastating cuts. endorsed for his "independence" by the contra costa times, stockton record, and our local teachers. i'm jerry mcnerney, and i approved this message. i'm among 30,000 employees who used to work for hp. i was supposed to retire there. carly fiorina changed all that. fiorina laid off 30,000 people and she shipped our jobs to china and india. i had to pack my bags and i was out the door that night. we even had to train our replacements. she didn't need 5 corporate jets. one hundred million for herself. fiorina neve

bill romanofski and mike shumann. do you think that football is more dangerous today than ever? >> there is no question. part of the reason is i think the size and speed of the player if you play linebacker, patrick willis runs a 4, 440, it's getting hit bike a volcanos wagon. >> i had four major concussions as a player. in high school and college, probably six to eight more. i'm up around 12 concussions in my total football career. the side effects, short term memory, bright lights bother me and loud noises and i was an offensive player. defensive players have more. >> i had 20 plus concussions. at the end of my career i got to the point every time i hit somebody, i played linebacker in the n.f.l. i was part of an early age. if you hit somebody hard as you can, put every ounce of energy and t t to do that with your head you'll do damage. when you do that you'll be rgsed by your teammates and liked by your coaches and this the n.f.l. you will get paid more. that is the way i played the game. 20 plus concussions later that is what i'm dealing with. >> what are some of the effects

>> mike shumann, abc7 sports. >> if you want more information for th stories today, go to our website at www.abc7.com and look under the news links on the left side for assignment 7. that is all for this edition of assignment 7. i'm eric thomas, thanks for joining . we'll see you next time. [ older brothe] hey, that's the last crescent. [ younger other ] oh, do you want it? yeah. ok, we'll spliit. [ femalennouncer ] made fresh, so light... ...buttery and flaky... this is half. that is not lf. guys i have more. [ female announcer ] do y have enough crescents? with cinnabon cinnamon have such a sweet and delicius aroma that my family can't wait get their hands on them. enjoy cinnabon cinnamo.. now in all pillsbury cinnamon lls.

abc7's mike shumann is at the ballpark in arlington with more on game four. mike, this really puts the giants in the driver's seat. >> no question, alan. as you mentioned, it is hard to believe the giants are one game away from their first ever world championship in baseball. rookies posey 1k3* balm gardener had their best games of the season. tonight they were more like the deer in the headlights. 51,920 on hand to soak in game four. top three and we are score less until huff unloads, deep to right and gone. two-run blast, his first of the post season. the giants up 2-0. and that was all the run support he needed. he strk out six and -- struck out six in eight innings, shut out ball. the giants win it 4-0. another shutout, and they take a 3-1 series lead with a rookie pitcher leading the way. >> it is a great thing. unbelievable. you don't want to take anything away from them. they have a lot of great hitters on this team. i felt like we could make pitches and the defense behind me was incredible. without them, it wouldn't be the same result. >> he has ice r

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. >> yes and mike shumann is here now. >> well... >> there is a lot of fans going to say what are you doing? what are you doing? there is no reason. no reason. when you win a world championship there is a special bond, that team swril for live. it will not be the same the following year. giants lost edgar renteria. now, juan uribe is headed to l.a. to sign a three year $21 million year doubling his salary with the giants if he passes the physical. he has two world series rings and his defense will be missed. his timely hitting is one of the few giants with power. and when you have two rings juan and the family will be set financially for $21 million guaranteed. unfortunately we'll see him a lot but it rb in a dodger uniform. all right. raiders version of quarterback causing consistent problems. bruce gradcowski threw for 250 yards with two interceptions. there is two different styles, personalities and deliveries and players react differently to both. he aggravated his shoulder, he'll get to start sunday. today, tom cable asked about the perception he prefers gradcowski. >> anyone who

. >> mike shumann may have been the only reporter there today on the other side of a parade. and there is shu spent date in the middle of the trolley cars. >> this is unbelievable. i knew this would be honored to have the trophy in this to share with fans. this belongs to them as much as anyone. >> this is the most-exciting moment of our lives. the city. its electric now. we're on fire. and someone said it was insane. what is this? this is a great city to be in now. you're a hero. it's unbelievable. these guys have been like this all year. it's -- we're altogether. >> this is i can't believe it. butterflies and goose bumps. good stuff. >> we f.we had smell vision, you would have thought prop 19 passed. we're back in san francisco. and go go, gichblts great stuff. >> i feel we're in the middle of a brian wilson show. >> a's had decisions to make today. one was to say goodbye to eric chavez. he's been with the athletics 13 seasons but spent more time in surgery than on the field. there is a a's did pick up options on mark ellis. randy moss may be in malcontent, but he's fast. t

mike shumann here with all the highlights. >> nick: the big bust, the big blowout. cal won the last two big games and seven of the last eight. stanford apparently got tired of that and snatched the axe book. they have no idea they're about to give the axe up. first quarter, 3-0 stanford, luck takes off. great field vision. we know he is fast. but is also physical. running over katus. 58 yards down. taylor caps off the drive from three out. one of his three tds. 24-0, more from luck. the hookup with baldwin. stanford led at the half. all cardinals today. 48-14 your final. and of course, we'll have the highlights later in the newscast. a dominating performance by stanford. >> alan: for some people it's been decades sense their loved ones went missing in combat. even sew, their families do not stop seeking answers. representatives of the defense department pow-mia office were in the bay area today to meet with those families. >> reporter: decades have passed since these soldiers are in combat, the world war ii, the cold war, korea and vietnam. 83,000 servicemen are sti

i'm mike shumann. have a great day. >> coming up at 9:30.... >> governor schwarzenegger schwarzenegger is urging lawmakers to make more budget cuts. >> and the return of a stolen item. >>> welcome back. more spending cuts are unavoidable for our state. the latest budget forecast shows it will balloon to $25 billion in the next year and a half and that is why governor swarzenegger is now calling for a special legislative session. capital correspondent that net miranda reports. >> while he likes the green technology he is seeing at a car show his next agenda is about red, the red ink plaguing the budget. he is tackle a $6 billion deficit before it grows to $25 billion next year. >> i talked to governor elect brown, he knows about it. the faster we make decisions is the best way. >> one way to do it is more spending cuts. >> essentially those legislators will find out there will be no other way. >> but with less than two months in office, democratic leaders are reluctant to act on a lame duck governor's r

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mike shumann, abc 7 sports. >>> nobody gets away unscathed when sarlot goes off. imegregious say this slowly for effect. we are in mid november and the raiders are in first place at 5-4. jason campbell leading the way at pittsburgh on sunday. raiders won three in a row and coming off a bye. led the dramatic win voter chiefs. campbell said moving into a tie in first place at kansas city while sitting at home on the coach was kind of nice. >> the best place to be moving up in first place and now have to play a game. comes along and we got the team to play with and push each other. go got to shoot as much as we can and play at a high level. >> and just like the raiders the niners going with a hot handed qb. troy smith gets the start sunday against tampa bay. smith has led the niners to back-to-back victories including the overtime win against the rams last week. troy says he is now familiar with 99.9% of the playbook. fine running offense even though it was really tailored for alex smith. >> i don't feel comfortable yet saying what i want or what i need. i think i ha

i'm mike shumann. have a great day. >> up at 6:30, tomorrow cyber monday but retailers say lots of people are already looking for deals online. [ older brother ] hey, that's the last crescent. [ younger brother ] oh, do you want it? yeah. ok, we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light... ...buttery and flaky... this is half. that is not half. guys i have more. [ female announcer ] do you have enough crescents? with cinnabon cinnamon have such a sweet and delicious aroma that my family can't wait to get their hands on them. enjoy cinnabon cinnamon... now in all pillsbury cinnamon rolls. ♪ >>> welcome back, everyone. in oregon, a somali-born teenager is in federal custody this morning after trying to set off what he thought was a bomb at a crowded holiday gathering in downtown portland. at least that's according to authorities. what he did not know was that all along he'd been working with undercover agents who then thwarted his plan. abc's rob nelson has the story. >> the tree-lighting

mike shumann may have been the only reporter out there today who has been on the other side of a victory parade as a receiver on the 49ers first championship team in the 1981 season. shu spent most of the day in the midst of the confetti and the trolley cars. >> this is unbelievable. i knew it would be a big parade but nothing like this. to share it with the fans because this belongs to them as much as anybody. >> reporter: how exciting is this? >> this is the most exciting moment of our lives. the city is electric right now. we are on fire. >> reporter: monday night i talked to you and said it was insane. what is this? >> this is mass hysteria. this is the greatest city to be in right now! you don't want to be anywhere else besides the bay. >> reporter: you are a hero in your first year in the big leagues. >> unbelievable. these guys have been like this all year, though. it is just they are all together at one time right now. >> reporter: can you believe this? >> i can't believe this. i feel like i'm in a dream right now, i'll be honest with you. butterflies and goose bumps and all that