field of 18, tiger woods is in the position that we have talked about for a long, long time. november 15th, 2009, australian masters, then the car accident 12 days later. since then, he's made 26 starts worldwide with just eight top tens. all of that can come toppling down if this putt tumbles in. and that crowd that just got so vocal a few moments ago with that birdie at 17, it is just deadly quiet. >> they know how long it's been. they know about the history of it and zach johnson says he well, well, are you going to do the old tiger on me?

>> he probably looked at damon green and said who do you think they're pulling for right now? and there it is! a "w" for tiger woods for the first time in more than two years. >> he made two putts when he

needed them most. >> first victory anywhere in two years three weeks. fifth time he wins his own tournament. and that number of worldwide titles stood at 87 for a long time. it's now 88. it is over. he's a winner again. that was a theme with the black and red that has played over and over for years. the mouth wide open. it must feel so incredible for a guy that won so much and you know doubted the ability at times to get back there. when is it going to come. and zach johnson battled him tough all day long. said all right. happy with my performance.

but whatever side of the fence you're on in the whole tiger saga, there's a lot of cheering for him right now at sherwood. >> let's send it down to mark rolfing. >> what it does feel like now. >> feels great. it was a lot of fun coming down the stretch like that. zach put it on me there at 16. but the shot he played at 14 was a joke, wasn't it, though? the side spinner. that basically turned the tide around, because i thought i had control. he was going to probably make bogey there if he putted it. he'd have a hard time keeping it on the green. he played a heck of a shot. turned the tide. i'm one down, playing the last couple holes and hit two good putt. >> how important was the putt at 17. >> it gives me a chance to win it outright. if i don't make that putt. we come down to 18, it's in zach's control. he makes birdie, i can't win. i wanted to at least give myself a chance where a birdie could

force a playoff, birdie could win. at least have options. and that putt was huge. >> if you could describe your emotion right now, would it be more joy, satisfaction, relief? how would you describe it? >> it feels awesome, whatever it is. >> does this open the flood gates maybe for next year now that you've done this at the end of the year? it may be unofficial, but it's pretty official to you, i imagine. >> you have to probably look at how jimmy did a few years ago. jimmy came in here, won here and went off and had a heck of a year. and maybe hopefully i can do the same. >> besides making yourself happy, made a whole lot of people out here happy. >> it was incredible having them come out this week and support the event, support what we're trying to do for kids. today was just a picture-perfect day. we're playing in basically a dome today. typical so cal day. i think everybody enjoyed it. >> way to go. >> thanks. >> jimmy? >> thanks very much, mark. zach, you called tiger woods the best player you've ever played golf with. given that, he birdies the final two holes to win. how do you walk away from this?

what are your feelings? >> well, i mean, i'm obviously disappointed. i mean, just from the fact that i didn't come out on top. that was the goal starting the week, as it is any week. but more positive than negatives. i'm not going to take anything negative away from this week. i felt like i had my game going for the most part. i didn't play particularly well early on in the week. it probably caught up with me today. all that being said, yeah, he birdies the last two holes, makes two great putts. tip your hat. >> was there any particular shot you'd like back? obviously other than the putt at 18. >> i can think of a couple three footers i missed, yeah. i'd take those back in a heartbeat. woulda, coulda, shoulda. i probably made putts i shouldn't have too. it all evens out. i didn't have my a-game, but i'm proud of the way i handled the situation and certainly stuck to my process and continued to fight. i was two down at one time, i think. so, i mean, you know, it is what it is. but i love this course. i love everything that this tournament does, chevron in

particular. and certainly tiger and his foundation, hats off to them. >> zach, you're very gracious for staying. thanks. congratulations on a great week. back to dan hicks. >> zach certainly didn't give it away. tiger took it away down the stretch. there's winning, and there's winning in tiger-esque style. birdie birdie to get to ten under. your final thoughts. >> to the other guys on the tour, look out. 2012, i think he's figured it out. >> he moves from 52nd to 21st in the world golf rankings. that's a big jump, but still a long way away from where he was at one time, number one in the world. it's the first victory for tiger and joey lacava. lacava, the former long-time caddie for fred couples in just his fougrth event teams up with tiger. they're a winner. tiger goes birdie, birdie, to turn a one-shot deficit into a one-shot win. join us next week as greg norman hosts the franklin temple ton shootout. it starts friday on the golf

channel. saturday on nbc. coming up next, your local news and then sunday night is football night. the lions and the saints on sunday night football. coverage begins at 7:00 eastern time with football night in america. what a week it's been, at tiger's chevron world challenge, where he finally gets the win. in his own tournament. and that look on his face tells and that look on his face tells it all. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

>> a u.s. plane shot down overseas. who is claiming responsibility? >> honoring maryland appear guardsmen.

>> live, local, late breaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news at 6. >> the big story tonight, an iranian military says they shut down a u.s. you, since aircraft. military sources said the unmanned u.s. plane was shot down in eastern iran and seized by their forces. they say it violated iranian

airspace. they are in dispute over their nuclear program. u.s. officials have not confirmed the report. the attack comes dr. 25 arrived back home after being kicked out of britain. officials there expelled the diplomat after students in tehran attacked british compounds. the german foreign ministers says the iranian foreign minister has expressed regret about the storming of the british embassy. at home, a celebration for local service members. maryland and the national guard were honored. do sheldon dutes is live in the studio on today's recognition ceremony. >> this is celebrating the guard accomplishments this year. this is also a time to reflect. ♪ it has been a busy year for the maryland national guard.

enlisted members took a moment to celebrate their accomplishments. they were honored during a bit celebration in little river. >> wetherbee evaluation, inspection, deployment, you have always exceeded the standard. you have always excelled. you have always met the needs of our citizens and supported the state and federal emissions at the same time. today is also a day to say thank you for your service to our country. thank you to you and your family. >> in addition to celebrating their accomplishments, this is also a time for introspection. >> this is time pressed to sit back and think what we accomplished this year and would focus on all of our enlisted their man. >> there were honored for continued excellence. >> i know there are more challenges next year. it is a time for us to celebrate

as we look forward to the challenges next year. >> live in the studio, sheldon dutes, wbal-tv 11 news. >> nuys weather across the region this weekend with mild temperatures, chilly at night. so far, the evenings are shaping up to be pretty pleasant. the dry weather state wide. changes are on the way with the wet weather in cleveland tonight and that is scattering all the way through the ohio river valley. that system is moving our way and it also is the possibility to bring a somewhat whether beginning late tomorrow evening and extending into the middle of the week whether it will turn colder. it will start to feel more like december. all of that in the seven-day forecast coming up. >> two people recovering after a late-night shooting in southwest baltimore.

a 27-year-old man with shot several times on vancouver road around 1115. he and another person, who was shot in the shoulder, worsted -- were sitting in a car. no words and i don their conditions, and police have made no arrests. one person dead and another injured after an accident on route 23. investigators say the victim died when one vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic crashed into another vehicle head-on. the second victim was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. a pregnant woman remains in critical condition in shock trauma. 24-year-old sherman richardson was ejected from the vehicle -- charmaine richardson. it is unclear how many vehicles were involved. two others also hurt in the

crash. now that herman cain's presidential campaign has collapsed, who will win his support? in 30 days, the caucus will kick off in iowa, but as brian moore explains, there is a fight going on right now to win his support and that of his supporters. >> german king will not be the next president, but he may have an opportunity to play kingmaker. >> i will not be silenced, and i am not going away. >> the now former presidential hopeful says he will be supporting one of his rivals in the coming days with the iowa caucus less than one month away. the battle for his support is heating up. >> they saw him as an outsider. my voice would be the one that is most reflective of his. >> they say he is leaning toward newt gingrich.

the latest poll shows supporters agree. he already had a strong lead in iowa, 26%, ahead of mitt romney and ron paul. gingrich will gain up to 28% with him out of the picture. >> you might have a big impact, but you need the money in the campaign and the ability to get your voice out there. >> already reshaping the 2012 race for the white house. in new hampshire, mitt romney losing ground but still holding onto a strong lead. in washington, brian mooar, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a leisure cummings weighed in on it herman cain's suspending his bid for the white house. >> herman cain had to get out of the race. there was just so much damage done there. it will effect been breached.

it will probably give him most of the poll numbers. -- this will effect newt gingrich. i think republicans are clearly not settled on mitt romney. they do not like him. they cannot get him beyond 23 points. >> the police expect newt gingrich will win the nomination in the 2012 race. coming up, the outlook is brighter tonight for an endangered species after the worst oil spill in u.s. history. up in flames. extensive damage at a warehouse out west. details straight ahead. [sniffling] >> a family pleads for the safe return of a missing toddler from detroit. the latest on that

>> fire officials in los angeles are still trying to figure out what sparked a huge buyer in this warehouse by turning part of his office depot warehouse on saturday. -- that sparked a huge fire. it started in a trash dumpster and spread to the back of the building where paper and electronics restored. it family in detroit is pleading for the super turn of a missing toddler. d two-year-old girl was in the car witte her father when carjackers forced them out. the car was found a few blocks away. a sketch based on the description was sent to the police. they are currently tracking down leads. >> they're working hard on

behalf of bianca. we are getting a lot of calls, people asking how they can help. >> her father has been in police custody since friday on unrelated charges. police have not said if he has taken a lie detector test or not. a federal analysis shows the gulf oil spill probably would not impact endangered to and a population as bad as it once feared. they were concerned about the bluefin tuna population because 33% of their habitats were covered in oil. it may result in a 4% reduction in future spawning of fish. they will begin to examine the overall health of the gulf after the worst oil spill in american history. coming up, the annual holiday tradition and a look at the baltimore city christmas parade.

>> looking at rain coming in from the ohio river valley. eventually some colder temperatures coming our way, but right now unseasonably mild. 49 at bwi marshall.

>> a festive a tradition for the holidays. we were there earlier today as the crews are preparing for the annual christmas parade. the recession made its way along the but parade route.

it was started back in 18 set -- 1972 by william donald schaefer. >> unseasonably mild december weather continuing in our area. changes in this week's forecast with rain coming in. the second half of the week will feel more like december. for the next couple of days, on the warm side of the approaching storm system, so well above normal temperature-wise. 59 at the inner harbor. the normal is only 49. the highs should be staying in the 40's and we almost hit 60 today. what will be like that for a few more days. dry weather in the region today. some clouds are starting to arrive. playing football in the rain in northern ohio, but that is slowly moving in this direction. on the warm side of the approaching system. 58 pittsburgh.

in the upper 40's around 50 hear all the way up to boston. until the brunt can pass us, probably not until tuesday night, temperatures will be above normal. this is like you would expect for an afternoon high. wins allied out of the south. high pressure shifting of the coast and the flow around it coming out of the south. the sprint will slowly creep across the mountains and the baltimore. areas of low pressure will develop along it. some of the cooler air in the upper midwest will try to push our way. there is an area of low pressure all around that, there is the potential in some parts of the mid atlantic four air raids flashed snow mixed on friday. -- for a ran/snow mix on friday. not much going on as far as precipitation, but tomorrow night the better chance for rain.

this will start to press for baltimore on tuesday. wednesday, a little rain in the morning and mostly cloudy afternoon. we could even see a little after noon sun before the next low pressure system comes up out of this out with another batch of rain wednesday night into thursday when this could turn colder with a rain/snow mixed. cloudy and mild tomorrow. most the day will be dry. high as 55-60. in 1 footchop on the bay. in western maryland where they are hoping for the ski season to get going, still mild. temperatures above normal. rain possible by late tomorrow evening and then a little on tuesday. lower eastern shore, unseasonably mild, los 60's tomorrow.

you can see the with the temperatures go down. upper 50's near 60 then into the low 50's. 40's for the highs on thursday and friday. then it will finally feel like to december. >> we are now talking about the other half of the afc north. >> indeed. steelers going at it earlier today. pittsburgh looks pretty good. we will check on basketball straight ahead.

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