delirium. fans had plenty of reasons to let loose after the a s won the american league division series. the oakland a s head to detroit and we have team coverage and begin with ktvu s debora villalon, live at the coliseum, where it was another exciting game for the fans. reporter: ken, can it get anymore exciting? the sellout crowd is making their way out, but they are in no hurry, they are savoring the moment, a walk-off win and success story you have got to love. the rookie against the veteran. the curveballs had heat, and exuberant crowd, the 23-year- old in his 11th big league start more that on held his own, just as hi fans predicted he would. i could feel the energy and excitement. he just has to stay focused. those boos are for detroit s ace, justin verlander, coliseum craziness doesn t rattle him, but being meshed by a rookie. it s his calling and his time. it s his moment to be in here. reporter: inning after scoreless inning, the potential skyhigh as fans
phil has sort of spoken. why that s not a football, but my shadow i see. it s six more weeks of winter it must be! thanks, phil, it s already been a brutal winter. now that groundhog giving us the news no one wachbts to hear today, sunday, february 2nd, 2014. announcer: from nbc news, this is today with lester holt and erica hill live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to today on this sunday morning. i m erica hill. i m lester holt alongside jenna wolfe and dylan dreyer, 7:20ish this morning, phil saw his shadow forecasting six more weeks of center. in the interest of fairness, dylan dreyer has demanded equal time on this matter. you say? i m calling bogus on phil. it s foggy in punxsutawney, pennsylvania. did you see the lights bearing down on him. she just put the groundhog under the bus. it s an ongoing beef with phil. i think we should point out. he s a groundhog. dylan is a licensed meteorologist. the data center says, quote, the groundho
spectator pass. one of many steps to make sure these games are safe. imagine going through an airport security line over and over again. welcome to the sochi olympic games. you don t just go through security once when you reach the venue but again and again. and dog sniffing dogs for bombs and many times your bags are physically checked for security after going through the games. some of the athletes come peting at the games admit they have a bit of the jitters. i m really worried. i feel like us athletes will be safe but worried about my family. it s kind of in everyone s mind and we joke about it because that s how we deal with it. reporter: others are not so afraid including halfpipe skier david wise of reno, nevada. what i do for a living is more dangerous than anything i will experience in life. i m not really worried and think it s the olympics and will go off fine. reporter: 100,000 police and security and army troops flooded sochi in the so-called ring of st
the american league division series. the oakland a s head to detroit and we have team coverage and begin with ktvu s debora villalon, live at the coliseum, where it was another exciting game for the fans. reporter: ken, can it get anymore exciting? the sellout crowd is making their way out, but they are in no hurry, they are savoring the moment, a walk-off win and success story you have got to love. the rookie against the veteran. the curveballs had heat, and exuberant crowd, the 23-year- old in his 11th big league start more that on held his own, just as hi fans predicted he would. i could feel the energy and excitement. he just has to stay focused. those boos are for detroit s ace, justin verlander, coliseum craziness doesn t rattle him, but being meshed by a rookie. it s his calling and his time. it s his moment to be in here. reporter: inning after scoreless inning, the potential skyhigh as fans know what a second loss means. detroit needing only one more at home.
it was a morning of wet roads and cloudy skies as the bay area woke up to some much- needed rain. luckily, there were no major collisions because of the slick highways but chp did respond to several minor accidents. drivers say with the first rain in a while, you have to be extra cautious. always leave several seconds in front of you because there s lot of grease on the roads that will be lifting up the pavement. hopefully, everyone can get to work safely. today s rain comes after nearly two months of bone-dry weather that triggered a drought emergency. mark tamayo is here with how much the bay area received overnight and this morning. mark? this system really got a lot of attention this week based on the change in the weather pattern. we were never expecting significant rainfall. unfortunately, the numbers came in below the forecasted totals. up in the north bay, a few hundredsths up, folks .300. an energetic push behind the system triggered some heavier rainfall, at l