and associated press has just declared jerry brown the winner in the governor's race. >> there is a lot of at stake in the election here in california. of course across the country. this state 9 proposition is. state senate. u.s. senate race. city mayor. plus the whole package of state controller and insurance commissioner and treasurer will be determined this evening. >> then of course as we mentioned the governor's race. again the a p has declared jerry brown the winner against meg whitman in the hard fought campaign. as you can sea right now jerry brownp has 51 percent of the vote to meg whitman 44 percent with 12 percent of the precinct reporting but again a p already called this race. >> in a moment we good to vick lee live with the whitman campaign in la but first our political reporter mark matthews with the triumphant brown team in oakland tonight. >> they just opened the doors about an hour ago and the crowd now just beginning to pour into the fox theatre in downtown oakland. historical theater. let me show you the exterior as people lining up to get in. this theater underwent

an associated press is predicting that governor brown will win.e senate, barbara boxer is in the lead and again ap is projecting the boxer is the winner of a fourth term. now to proposition 19, that is the measure that would legalize the recreational use of in nev. fox election coverage of the 2010 midterm. another key race this evening. battle for the senate seat in the state of washington. analyst said the incumbent patti murray was nearly untouchable. she is neck in neck with a republican challenger. despite the president's high approval rating in the state of washington, it is an expensive race. supporters shelled out 12 million in advertising. they are live in senator murray's headquarters. >> this race flew under the radar because it is in the pacific northwest. because it did not appear the 18 year incumbent. patti murray appeared vulnerable . in the last week. challenger dina rossy has closed the gap. >> there is breaking news now on fox news channel. results from the state of nevada. senate majority leader harry reid retained his seat. he

but the associated press has called the race for brown. so far raw numbers show a very tight race. all across the nation, a different story republican candidates have won enough seats to gain control of the house of representatives. much more on that coming up. back here in california the early returns indicate proposition 19 which would legalize marijuana is losing. ktvu is covering breaking news right now. we will bring you live coverage from along the bay area, the state and washington, d.c. >>> never before have we seen a race like the california governor's race. meg whitman spent $140 million of heifer own money. right now it is still unclear if investment is going to pay off. here are the current numbers, jerry brown took an early lead when the polls closed and he has been holding on to it ever since now. the race has not yet been officially called but as you

"associated press" projecting democratic jerry brown the winner. we have 20% of the precincts reporting. and it is coming in 49% to 46% brown to whitman. >> race for u.s. senate, the other big one that everyone has been talking about. we are able to project barbara boxer the winner. the numbers looking the same there but boxer is edgeling her out slightly right now and that's the projection being made. governor's race as well. simon perez is with the brown campaign in oakland tonight. simon? >> reporter: we are here at the fox theater in downtown oakland. cheers coming up anytime a democrat winning comes up onto the board. harry reid in nevada to barbara boxer here in california. but the louder cheer reserved for jerry brown. projected to be the winner. take video of him arriving here at the fox theater in oakland. lots of warm welcome for him. if he does go on to win, if he is confirmed, what a political fete for him. now into the 21st century as the oldest person ever elected to the governorship in california. now, it was a tough campaign all sum

the associated press projects him as the winner. next up we have connecticut senator or i should say, well, soon to be senator attorney general richard blumenthal there. he is defeating linda mcmahon, of course, from the pro wrestling tycoon. following up we have delaware senate race that a lot of people started to pay attention to. we have chris coons the democrat beating out christine o'donnell the republican. and in arkansas now, we've got a projection from the ll... the democrathat blanch blanch lincoln here will lose to john bozeman the republican. in florida, a race that so many people have been following, the three-way race between ken derrick meek, marco rubio and charlie crist. the associated press with 39% of the precincts reporting is projecting that mark owe marco rubio the republican will win the florida senate seat. transitioning to governor's race with 34% of the precincts reporting there's still not enough information to figure out who will win this. but at the moment, rick scott the republican leads alex sink by abo

the associated press. let's start with the indiana senate race. the associated press with about 3% of the precincts reporting, you can see the numbers here. they've actually called the race for republican dan coats, switching to the indiana second district here, this is what gwen and david chalian were just speaking about a little while ago. this is walorski, the state representative there, against democrat joe donley. republican jackie walorski, the tea party candidate here has a significant lead. that's with 5% of the precincts reporting. and then switching gears now to the kentucky senate race. according to the associated press with 3% of the pre-singtses reporting they are projecting that rand paul should defeat democrat jack conway in this race. finally the south carolina senate race. it hasn't crossed the 2% threshold yet for us to have the numbers on the screen but the associated press is projecting that senator jim demint will defeat alvin green in this race. we'll have more results throughout the hour for you. jim? >> lehrer: just a remin

it was a victory speech of sorts, even though the polls are close, the associated press has called aot of these races before 9:00 this evening. >> in fact, with mayor newsom's speech, it was when we get to sacramento. their own polling makes them feel like well confident to say the least. >> what's happening with whitman, with her strategists, all the people that she's hire today work this campaign? >> in some ways, these last steps are pretty well known and she's got people around her who know how these things work. i'm surprised we haven't heard from whitman or the brown camp hasn't heard. >> we'll continue to monitor what's happening with the meg whitman headquarters there in los angeles, and we're going to check in now with catherine in our newsroom, because there's a lot more in terms of the local measures. >> one of the things we haven't talked about in marin county, there are two water measures that could have a statewide impact, because both of them deal with the plan to turn salt-water, bay water, into drinking water. it would be more likely that a huge plant would be built

but the math just doesn't add up according to the associated press. they have been looking at the counties and the absentee ballots out there. they followed the voting trends and there are not enough votes out there to make brady the new governor. pat quinn shaking hands at manny's deli like he won it. his lead over bill brady certainly a good sign. >> i don't expect it to change much. >> reporter: so is the associated press report declaring him the winner. then there's the phone call from president obama. >> he said he knew i won. >> reporter: a will the of signs, but none of it official yet. board of elections waiting to count all votes and that may not happen until november 23. here's where we stand today. unofficially 100% of precincts are reporting. but then there are absentee and provisional ballots. in cook county and chicago, here's how the numbers shake out. in cook county 10,760 have been received but not counted. in chicago the number is 11, 777 received, not counted. and the two combined, the city and the county 14, 048 ballots not receive

but the associated press has called the race for brown. so far raw numbers show a very tight race. all across the nation, a different story republican candidates have won enough seats to gain control of the house of representatives. much more on that coming up. back here in california the early returns indicate proposition 19 which would legalize marijuana is losing. ktvu is covering breaking news right now. we will bring you live coverage from along the bay area, the state and washington, d.c. >>> never before have we seen a race like the california governor's race. meg whitman spent $140 million of heifer own money. right now it is still unclear if investment is going to pay off. here are the current numbers, jerry brown took an early lead when the polls closed and he has been holding on to it ever since now. the race has not yet been officially called but as you can see brown is leading 49- 46%. we have more from the whitman campaign and mike mibach with the brown campaign. >> reporter: the crowd behind me went crazy as the election results have been filtering in. this crowd is

. >>> "associated press" polling shows nearly all voters are worried about the future direction of theconomy and about 40% say they are worse off financially than they were two years ago. is that reflected by today's voting? to look at some of the early races being called already i'm joined by political analyst james taylor with me. welcome. >> thank you. >> exciting day and evening ahead we have. >> yes. >> already some of the races being called. we had looked at the rand paul race in kentucky. it's already being called in his favor, backed by the tea party. >> yes. >> what do you think? >> this was predictable. the polls showed that he was ahead significantly and his opposition practically conceded during the campaign in the last week that he was going to lose for a number of reasons that he felt had very little to do with his policy positions or rand paul's policy positions but much more to do with what's going on with national politics and dissatisfaction with both split parties. that was clearly stated. >> is that message going to get through when they all get to washington? >> ye

the associated press will has yet to make that call. our overview shows in the house the rublins' gains 26 although the projections are by the networks and others that more than 50 have actually now gone to the republican side. in the senate republicans have picked up four so far in wisconsin, north dakota, arkansas-indiana. they of course needed 10 in order to regain control of the senate. the governor's races, there have been seven republican pick-ups of democratic governorships. for the details thus far, here is hari sreenivasan in our news room. >> sreenivasan: good evening, jim. let's ju try to geteople up to speed on someof the latest results. let's start out with the south carolina governor's race. nikki haley becomes the first woman and indian-american governor of south carolina. to new mexico in the governor's race there, we've got sues ann martinez who woman the first latino-american. this is a big state with a lot of hispanic voters. this has been a close race for quite some time the entire evening with 84% of the precincts r

tell you about this race if it in public the jerry brown race for governor were showing the associated presss saying that jerry brown is the new governor of california that's according to the associate customer numbers came sooner than we thought. we don't have the exact quote from the banal if that's what the associated press as saying that jerry brown is the next governor of california. if that's the case he beat out meg whitman the former ceo of each day or she spent upwards of 140 to $160 million of kron 4 chant to race. a recent favorable box or four fourth term in state senate. kate thompson this sitting at the jerry brown place. >> there is a hesitation a little bit of the word leaked out people started the clock now it's gone down a little bit. i dont think the word has official got out yet but people have started to get word of something here. their route fell at this time a lot of people. of one of the groups that is here is the california nurses association they're here with their queen meg campaign. they have a huge bus to the outside of the campaign and they were throwing money

what the school officials are telling the associated press is that there is some sort of credible threat credible enough that they have locked down these schools, but they say the threat is not against the schools specifically. what it is, we don't know. they have brought in s.w.a.t teams. they are concerned enough that they don't want any kids out there today. so, they're saying they're trying to keep them in as much of a routine as possible, but the schools are in lockdown in pembrook pines. as soon as we get information on what that credible threat is, we'll bring it to you here on msnbc. >>> going to the doctor can be stressful enough, but with the new health care law choosing your insurance could be a really big headache and a costly one. we'll break it all down for you. >>> you remember captain sully burger? he became a hero when he landed on the hudson. he's back weighing in on his new security measures at the airport go too far and maybe we'll ask him about that mystery missile. wall street is getting back on its feet. but the financial landscape is still full of uncertainty. in

a few races were following were winners have been declared by the associate press to delaware if thisas a vice president by didn't see that he vacated in the democrats' hold on to the sea to chris code is considered the winner with 59 percent of the vote. this was our best chance to pick up a seat over senator blanche lincoln and appears the associated press to clear in the republic and the winner. 10 seats needed to gain for the republicans to take over the senate. they picked up one in arkansas will continue to follow the latest tensions crossing the wires lyndon mcmahon who been running a world of wrestling. she was defeated by democrat richard blumenthal. will follow the latest in the national races. it will be live on the air from 8 a.m. till midnight will also log and of the latest on polls from www.kron4.com. >> gorgeous evening right now temperatures on the mall side so if you're heading out to the polls it's pretty nice tree and temperatures in the '60s and '70s, if it cannot coastline were seeing some of the low clouds of but against the coast of jamaica inland over night to

you can find a result constantly being updated, courtesy of the associated press. host: carrie budoff brown from the political this morning. clyburn will stay and democratic leadership. how well the democratic leadership play that? guest: it appears as any lawyer, the majority leader, will be minority leader and clyburn is the whip, so it does not seem like there is much change and the lineup. host: bredesen nancy pelosi go? -- where does now is to blows ago? guest: she has not said much in the last few meet -- weeks. i am really fascinated. about what she has to say when she speaks beyond a statement or a rally. i think most expect her to retire at some point -- host: during this term? guest: that is what people speculate. heard aides -- her aides have not mention anything. it is tough to -- and sending a message to voters not to have the same democrat leader, might be something they are looking for. host: from the politico, michelle bachmann ready for leadership. guest: she has been making noise on that. obviously a favorite of the tea party. but tea party had a

according to the "associated press," he had to pay back taxes of $14,446.enalties. here's what he wrote. >> that little lesson in patriotism cost me $40,000 plus ten years of my life. and set my retirement plans back to zero. >> this wasn't something that came out of nowhere. he has for a long time regarded the tax system as unfair and causing him unique and debilitating personal losses. >> brian levin is a criminologist who specializes in analyzing acts of so-called lone-wolf violence. he says joe stack was influenced by the anti-tax movement. >> he was the prototypical lone wolf. the more they go off alone, the more that anger festers and they're able to get caught in a web of a belief system, which when coupled with this emotional instability becomes a volatile and dangerous mix. and it is most likely to be directed against a symbolic target that they believe is at the root of their setbacks and pain. and this is -- this is payback. it is not just political. it is personal. >> joe stack would remain in california in the late 1990s where he continued to r

host: patrick quinn with the associated press. thank you for your time. guest: thank you. >> earlier this fall, joseph sharon gave remarks at the national press club here in washington on global food and poverty. here is a look. >> i will start with this red cup. this is a cup from our school feeding program in one out, but it is very representative of the fact that when we talk about 925 million people who are hungry, what that means, about one out of every six people on earth wake up each morning and are not sure even how to fill the cup with a. for the children and we reach, often this is the only secure access they have to food in their life. most of the people in that number of women -- in that and children,liomwn and every six seconds a child will die for not having that access of food. in 1986 i was home 4 with my first child, who was a newborn. there was a mother in ethiopia whose baby was crying out for food, and you don't know -- and she had no milk in her breast and had no food. i thought there cannot be anything more painful than to it not be

part of the associated press's ongoing investigation of dangerous medals in some products. >>> justin berk getting things done this morning, how long will it stay here? in minnesota icy roads have become a big problem for them. we'll take you there, coming up. >>> good morning, the commute start is a good one out there right now, if your ride is on light rail or the metro subway, both operating on time and up to speed. marc train showing no difficulties or delays for the start. look for the 20 and 30 to be diverted at old frederick and ethyl. just a heavy volume of passengers as you move about travel on the 19, 7 and 5 bus lines. for the mta transit team, i'm mark jones. blue diamond almonds! more bold flavor! more variety! more value! more of what you want... not what you don't. blue diamond almonds. (play-by-play announcer) it's up and it is... good! more than a snack. ah, this is hey guys. what the eightsorry we're late. milk looks warm. finally got the whole gang together. maple brown sugar, strawberry delight, blueberry muffin. yeah, a little family reunion. [ wind rushes ] whoa!

the lab test commissioned by "the associated press" found some glasses of led up -- lead up to 1,000 times the limit. allison seymour explains. >> reporter: they're collectible drinking glasses featuring cartoon characters, comic book heros and the splashes of color come with potentially dangerous medals. >> you have glasses being made, marketed and sold that would have these levels of lead that wouldk seed federal guidelines. >> reporter: up -- exceed federal guidelines. >> reporter: up to 1,000 times. in these glasses with characters from d.c.comics and the wizard of oz, the laboratory testing commissioned by "the associated press" found high levels of the even more dangerous cadmium and there are no federal limits on the surfaces of these glasses. and the super hero and oz glasses are made in china, purchased at a warner brother studio store in burbank, california. the findings are part of a continuing ap investigation into dangerous medals in children's products and this summer, method's recalled 12 million glasses when cadmium escaped and after that, the ap randomly brought glas

the associated press called it for incumbent and write-in candidate lisa murkowski.ctory last night. but the tea party nominee, joe miller, is not giving up you. we'll ask our correspondent, bill wolf. bill? >> fake? i lived there for 28 hours. had a beard for three weeks. joe miller is not going quietly into that good night. we learned from the associated press, he asked a federal judge to issue a temporary or preliminary injunction against certifying the election results. on his website, he has six affiliates of alaskan voters, which suggest write-in voter fraud you and ballot box stuffing. despite the fact that the alaska republican party told him to give it up, is rage, rage, raging against the dying of the light or something less poetic. >> i don't mean to be weird, but since joe miller is still fighting, do you think you might have been a little premature in shaving off your alaska election beard? >> i did come prepared for this eventuality. >> who says you can't have it both ways? shipping's a hassle. i'll go to the mall. hey. hi. you know, holiday shipping's

the latest numbers show mcnerney with 2400 more votes than his opponent and "the associated press" reports there are fewer than 1900 ballots to be counted. even though, the democrat has not conceded. >>> this morning some bay area folks burned a few calories for a good cause before they sat down for their thanksgiving feast. the 9th annual turkey swim was held and money raised goes to the karen m. gordon scholarship fund to pay for scholarships for low-income kid. >> this morning's karen's father talked about what this means. >> it gives back to the community for the good kids in the world. it helps them reach some of their goals educationwise. >> karen gordon was an intern here at ktvu who was killed on her 19th birthday by a driver fleeing police. she was a lifeguard and swimming instructor as well as a freshmen honor student and water polo player at what is now cal state east bay in hayward. >>> the cold didn't discourage people from participating in a thanksgiving tradition in san jose. thousands of people put on their running shoes for the annual turkey trot race. allie rasmus has tha

an unnamed source tells the associated press the move will expands gm's initial public offering on thursday by 31%. the auto maker could raise $50 billion. a mighty fee for a company that was in bankruptcy just 16 months ago. american taxpayers will also get paid because they own 60% of the company as part of the government bail out. >>> health workers rallied in sacramento today calling for better security. the demonstration comes after the death of 54-year-old donna gross. she was found strangled in october. on the grounds of napa state hospital, one worker there said her job is more dangerous than working at pelican bay prison. >> people from pelican bay and prisons are constantly transferred into our hospital. >> reporter: workers say the danger is increasing because courts are sending more and more criminals for mental health evaluations. >>> pg & e began replacing every manhole cover in stan francisco. the utility company is also changing the way it inspects it's underground system. >> if you can imagine, a woman in 2005 was walking right past this manhole when flames started shooting

. >> lynch plans to plead not guilty to the charges, but he tells the associated press, quote, somebody needs to be a face for the abuse, and i am prepared to put myself on the line. if lynch is found guilty, he could spend four years in prison, but the prosecutor also tells me that he could also be eligible for probation. lynch will be back in court december 7th. lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> thanks, lisa. >>> a patient who escaped is back in custody tonight. but the facility is not releasing any details. a criminally insane patient killed a 50 54-year-old -- a 54-year-old nurse. that ignited a call for better security. >>> the california department of health slapped three bay area hospitals with fines for medical misconduct. they include california pacific medical center in san francisco, petaluma valley hospital and ucsf medical center. nine other hospitals in california were also fined. mostly for leaving objects inside patients after surgery. cpmc was fined for two incidents where a surgeon cap sponge a retractor blade were left in pay patients. the penalty involved a small pie

during his brief appearance today he did say he will plead not guilty and tells the associated press he wants to use his trial to publicly shame james limner and call attention to clergy abuse. >>> the man suspected of killing a russian hill woman after posing as a utility worker to get into his building pleaded not guilty today in court. gary hollet is accused of xually assaulting and killing the woman. prosecutors say hollet killed the woman with a pry bar and a knife. they claim he made admissions in the case and is linked to the crime scene by dna. >>> a sad day for the happy meal in san francisco. mayor gavin newsom went back to school to announce that he would ban bill on happy meals. the mayor said it should be up to parents to decide what kids should eat. the 8-3 vote is veto-proof. >>> the september 9th gas line explosion in san bruno spawned so many lawsuits that pg&e is now asking for help from the state's judicial council. with more than 30 lawsuits filed, the company is asking that all the lawsuits go before one judge. the judicial council should make a decision by early

a conversation with former havana bureau chief from the associated press, anita snow. i'm maria hinjosa. this is one on one. anita snow, you spent ten years living in havana as the bureau chief for the associated press. in fact, you opened the office there. prior to that you lived for several years in mexico. but let's talk about havana. rare opportunity that we get to talk with somebody who's lived in havana for ten years. so, hard to sum up ten years, but what was it like? >> well, i think it was the most interesting period of my career, and challenging, and ultimately satisfying, but it was really the hardest for many different for many different... >> hinojosa: because? >> well, to open the bureau there was quite a challenge. the ap hadn't been... hadn't had a permanent presence in cuba for almost three decades. so basically it was my job to find an office space, furnish it... >> hinojosa: hire the people. >> hire the people. and you had to hire them through the cuban government employment agency. >> hinojosa: how long did the whole process take? >> about two years

doing research for my recent book the war in the pacific of retrospective i happened across an associated press report that said in effect. where hundreds of marines died there are now millions of plastic bags crumpled paper boxes and when i saw that of course. since i have been a party to. our witness to all of the killings that took place i felt a special way. and i need to do something about this. i was. in my parents' apartment building in chicago remember soul well. that the manic announcement. really shook me up as was practically all of them. america including all the big shots in washington imagine a tiny country like japan. attracting are pleased infertile her but indeed roland tresham purpose is making america the giant a people major. world most. oh so i live. life fully was. oh a lot. close to the united states. all right it was my brother and my brother said. he was trying to decide whether to order me to get out of the country. or to find a safer occupation than being him an infantry man joe it was his thought that i could become an officer around that i don't face and of course i

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source tells the associated press gm banker stopped taking orders yesterday after running out of sharesto sell. >> what? >> yeah. it is reportedly being expanded 31% to 478 million common shares. final price around $33 a share. >> you can't figure wall street sometimes. you think they are on the brink much disaster. ipo, figure around 20, 25, oh, my goodness. >> if you look at corporate profits, they are up significantly. if you look at what i think investigators have done, they are up 29%. when you factor in rise in stock market, and dividends have been doing well. there is a silent recovery going on. you really see it in stocks, we are not at 14,000 in the dow, close to slipping below 11,000, but we are a lot better than we were. >> i heard internationally we are doing well, foreign investors put noog our stock. >> we need to feel better our self. >> consumer confidence needs a boost. thanks. >>> u.s. soldier receives the highest military honor for his actions on the battle field. >>> and several air travelers say they feel violated every time they have to go through security line. >>

the associated press talking about when. >> the reason it came out is it's symbolic. cristie is cutting the salaries of hard-working people in new jersey, teachers, fire people, police people, when he has access to tax dollars and goes out he lives it up in top hotels. it's really symbolic of the republicans are always for the fat cats. megyn: i may be symbolic, jay's and it may be a point that his opponent if he runs for president gets to raise against him, why did you stay at the for seasons when you could have stayed at the holiday inn when you were on the taxpayer dollar. he's been governor for a while. his name keeps getting mentioned about a possible 2012 presidential contender and there's a question about if that's why he's being targeted. >> reporter: it was author 0 owe lee vetted during the campaign. let's take a look at he will why the spitzer's expenditures. whoops already went down that road. if you go in with the ig and look at all of these u.s. attorneys you will find sometimes they stay in hotels because the government rate isn't available just as chri

the associated press says the rehired employees will be making auto engines for chevrolet's volt andm. now makes those engin/+in austria, but it is outfitting a plant in flint to take over that manufacturing. >> susie: as americans get ready for thanksgiving, many will be doing their shopping at warehouse clubs. sam's club, which is owned by wal-mart, knows shoppers come for value. but as erika miller explains in tonight's "shoptalk," the company hopes technology will be another incentive to shop there. >> reporter: jeffrey bradshaw shops at sam's club four times a week. as he walks around the store, he carries a special shopping list. it's a printout of discounts, created especially for him based on past purchases. >> you get a dollar or two off your $16 or $17 items, and it helps in the economy we have today, absolutely. >> reporter: for customers, the e-values program means extra savings; for sam's club, it means extra revenues.éi to take part, shoppers must buy a more expensive "plus"-level membership sam's club c.e.o. brian cornell says e-values also entice members to spend more

here with their two cents are alicia quarrels, entertainment editor at the associated press, john murray, entertainment reporter for the john murray show, and kelly. there's no better group than you three to talk about this stuff. i'm serious. i am wondering about black popular culture. we see reality tv becoming a big part of it. some of the biggest stars we know we know from reality tv. what's the reason for that? >> i think first of all there's more reality to consume. reality is cheap to produce, so it's not episodic where people are suddenly flooding the market. but i don't think it puts black people worse off. i think it's an equal-opportunity offender. look at "jersey shore." looks just as bad. >> that's true. what do you make of black people's space? >> i think reality in television is one of the only genres on where there is variety. you've had serious shows and shows like "harlem heights" that didn't necessarily do well for b.e.t. and other networks. they've run their course. there is a variety of shows out there. we just have to watch the good stuff so they can stay on the air

the associated press poll shows 46% of americans view palin favorably. that's compared to 49% who do not do so. 5% said they didn't know enough about palin to form an opinion. impressions of potential 2012 candidates, mike huckabee and mitt romney, were more positive. >>> warnings on cigarettes are about to get more graphic. the government is taking public comments on 36 labels. that include labels that smoking kills and cigarettes can cause cancer. it's part of an effort to increase the number of people quitting tobacco. the decision on which labels to will made next june. >>> the nfl's first game of the season will start tonight. baltimore ravens will visit atlanta. as for last night's sports highlights, here's mike yam over at espn news. >> good morning. we start in our nation's capital, where there was some history, thanks to john wall and the wizards. second quarter, wizards up nine. wall with the finish. the one-hand alley-oop. 19 points, 13 helpers and 10 rebounds. his first career triple-double. the third-youngest to get the triple-dub. the wizar

with that, they remain 7th in the associated press latest rankings. no change at the top.gon and auburn remain 1-2. >>> nascar, 4400 from homestead miami speedway. lap 187, kevin harvick, first up, the big gain, look at this beautiful run. oh, sorry. in case you hadn't seen it, you're out doing early christmas shopping. anyway, do you guys have the nascar? we'll show you carl edwards -- tell you what, we'll tell you what's coming up on game day. bruce jenner talks about his olympic gold medal. >> so exciting to win, but then i was sad when it was over. what do i do tomorrow? >> jenner joined me in-studio right before his latest hall of fame honor right here in the bay area. more from jenner tonight on game day, reflecting on his career. have you watched keeping up with the kardashians? >> i have. >> no. >> oh, i have. >> amazingly, he's known more for that than winning the olympics. >>> nascar again! >> oh, there it is! >>> kevin harvick out of the pits and hits a hebe of kasey kahen's pit crew. lead tire changer leaves the track on a stretcher with leg injury. harvick thi

i happened across an associated press report that said in effect. where hundreds of marines died there are now millions of plastic bags crumpled paper boxes and when i saw that of course. since i had been a party to or a witness to all of the killings that took place i felt especially. the need to do something about this. i was in the home in my parents' apartment building in chicago i remember so well. that the manic announcement. really shook me up as well as practically all of america including all the big shots in washington imagine a tiny country like japan. attacking our pacific fleet then pearl higher bad blood and indeed for all intents and purposes making america the giant a people mention. the world's most. totally. biased. oh so. nice thought i was. oh law. just to give. you an idea of state. and the only one. was trying it with my brother and no my brother said blame he was trying to decide whether to order me to get out of the country. or are still finding a safer occupation than being in a n.m. country joy it was his thought that i sho

lynch told the "associated press" somebody needs to be a face for this abuse and i'm prepared to puton the line. >> in jail. >> reporter: lynch was arraigned in san jose today where several dozen supporters picketed outside. back in 1975 lynch says the father raped him on a camping trip and forced him and his brother to perform sex acts on each other. christina smith was on the camping trip. >> the church has hidden this man his entire life and children continue to suffer because of his illness. he is a sick man and he belongs in jail and we are here to ask that that be done. >> reporter: the church removed lynch and put him in the sacred heart center after learning about the allegations in 1997. the church paid a $625,000 settlement to lynch and his brother but father linder was never prosecuted. >> our hope is that through all of this that healing and reconciliation will come back for all those who are involved. >> reporter: but lynch's mother says her son's memories have haunted him for decades. >> of course you never get rid of it and they certainly don't and we don't. it destroy

. >> the associated press declared barbara boxer the winner in the u.s. senate race.his is the first time she faced serious opposition in her intent to keep her senate seat. >> and the race against former hp, ceo has been contentious, to say the least. her win means the u.s. senate will stay under democratic control. here are the numbers, 48% of the vote going for barbara boxer, the declared projected winner in this race. >> laura anthony is in l.a. where the boxer campaign is watching the returns. >> that's right. and within the past couple minutes we got the high sign from the boxer campaign. the senator is about to come out here any moment. but she has been up in a hotel suite here at the hotel we believe in hollywood watching the returns with her family, with her husband and her two grown children and her grandchildren. we were told by somebody close to the campaign that what has been happening here is they have been waiting for carly fiorina to concede. that hasn't been happening. i think at the moment barbara boxer is about to come out. let's teak a look. in any

allen, he did speak to a reporter from the "associated press." he said that the incident back in 1975 really destroyed his faith throughout all of these years. he didn't address the specific charges against him stemming from this attack in los gatos. also, mr. lindner has not been charged with any crime in any court of law for any previous alleged assaults. >> len, i don't want to put you on the spot here but i just want to make it clear. he was never charged. there is a statute of limitations. the statute had run out in the cases in the allegations against him. >> reporter: that's correct. there's been numerous allegations. in fact, when we interviewed one of the jesuits over at the center in los gatos today, he said, he didn't deny that any of that happened. he said simply that all of that is very well documented on the internet now. so that's the way they are handling it. >> there's a lot to read there. len ramirez, thank you so much. >>> a potential chemical normally used to defend is now being used to attack innocent victims. in the past few