go see a blackhawks game. >>> sounds good to me. yeah, yeah.uys, i will tell you it's a thundery morning. we have cloud-to-ground lightning strikes. 42,000 top thunderstorms in the area. and we captured it all in our time lapse camera. you will see at end of this loop here how the skies are brightening up. the sun is to break out of the clouds. we are going into more seasonal weather. this is cooler than it has been. but nothing barbaric by any means. we have been in meteorological nirvana in the last week with search consecutive days of 70 or higher. many of those 80-degree days. longest 80-degree streak between saturday, sunday and monday and 21 years at o'hare field. the end of all this came with gusty thunderstorms. note the wind gusts at gary in east chicago at rockford and beecher and how temperatures have dropped to the 50s in parts of the metro area. and the rainfall has been about two-thirds of an inch at gilman corporation community school here in town. about half an inch western springs with la grange little over an inch and same her

clayton valley is now at 4-2. >>> from hard knocks to country club settings, out in blackhawk we willgo to there first, however, as we go to the south bay for the prize.com open. michael allan holds it with the approach looking good. allan with a 67 he is two under. and rockomedia another stellar for him. with a 65 he is your leader at minus 13. >>> and the course record yesterday out in blackhawk, encore performance for brittney lincecum. well, nose another store rip. she had problems. today her magic runs out at 14. missed the double bogie. carted -- carded a 76 on the day. and it is beatrice ricari and gladys are tied at 10 under par for the lead after two rounds out at blackhawk. >>> tomorrow, all about the giants. game one against the fillies right here on channel 2, first pitch is 4:57. not 4:450 or 4:53. that's 4:57. roy halliday against tim lincecum. that's the sporting life. got to be 57 for some reason. >> okay. >> that's it right here on channel 2. >> just to stress that our coverage continues online at ktvu.com and tune into channel 2 at 4:57. >> ri

clayton valley is now at 4-2. >>> from hard knocks to country club settings, out in blackhawk we will go to there first, however, as we go to the south bay for the prize.com open. michael allan holds it with the approach looking good. allan with a 67 he is two under. and rockomedia another stellar for him. with a 65 he is your leader at minus 13. >>> and the course record yesterday out in blackhawk, encore performance for brittney lincecum. well, nose another store rip. she had problems. today her magic runs out at 14. missed the double bogie. carted -- carded a 76 on the day. and it is beatrice ricari and gladys are tied at 10 under par for the lead after two rounds out at blackhawk. >>> tomorr, all about the giants. game one against the fillies right here on channel 2, first pitch is 4:57. not 4:450 or 4:53. that's 4:57. roy halliday against tim lincecum. that's the sporting life. got to be 57 for some reason. >> okay. >> that's it right here on channel 2. >> just to stress that our coverage continues online at ktvu.com and tune into channel 2 at 4:57. >> right. >> for game one of t

the blackhawks were out of comebacks. 3rd period, poelak gets one in.they end the streak final 4- 2. they host columbus tomorrow night. >>> last chance for the bulls to tune up for the start of the season without noah. a touch of the flu. but they did okay without him. gibson with the finish. huge game for dang tonight. spots up here for a three pointer. dang finished with 29 and the bulls finish the preseason 4-5, a convincing win over indiana. 102-74. they open up wednesday at the thunder. >>> area college basketball teams have been at work for a week now. that includes the leola team. all five starters returned from last year's squad which came within a point against butler. >> we do think there's a lot of potential. you play well at home. we do have a lot of home games this year. and attractive home schedule for fans to go out. i think it's a fan-friendly team. if you come and see them win or lose, these guys will hopefully get on the floor and represent what we're about. >>> linebacker lance briggs is listed as questionable for the bears game again

a tournament at blackhawk.no men are allowed to play. but one man that underwent surgery five years ago to become a woman says it is unfair and the rules are keeping her out. lana lawless has taken her case to court, and instead of the playing on the green today, she is defending what she says is her right to play. she won the long drive championship a couple years ago, but then the lpga changed the rule to say a golfer must be female to compete. >> i will stand up for my rights and the rights of all transwomen to be seen as what we are. >> reporter: the lawsuit lawless files contains the olympics and european golf association allows women to compete and there so no competitive edge to once being nail. she says golf is a game of skill, not fin necessary. >>> and in another news, we are watches iranian president, who will be in the israeli border. he will be in lebanon in his first state visit there. he gave a speech at the university earlier today and later he will tour the borr area between lebanon and israel.

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and they will bag the one timer here. 1-zero blackhawks. and the -- 1-0 blackhawks.n thursday in colorado. >>> heavy rains in wales cut short the rider cup. and phil mickelson had a rough day in the rain. and this approach on the six and it comes up short and in the water usa leads in two of the four matches. stuart sink had his putter working on the fringe and long birdie. and the rain that means everybody will be playing all the time the rest of the okay in the tournament. and that is a plus as far as captain corey is concerned. >> everybody will get to play. it's a different situation and i'll probably be up later tonight than i anticipateed to be up trying to figure this out. but it's nice to have everybody play. >> chris williams and wright will miss sunday's games against the bears. but the bigger news came from the giants today. their best defensive player has been ruled out with a neck injury. he leads the giants with three sacks. cutler are going 4-0. it's pretty much a tossup game. new york has last their last two games. but this is not a bad football team.

got to give it back a little bit. >> after the practice, the blackhawks, some of the guys heading overrandolph. found pizza tossing not to the liking. but everyone had a good time. the big question: how much pizza do hockey players eat? >> more than you would think. more than i should have. i try to watch my weight and diet. but everyone wants to indulge every once in a while. >> i need to pack the weight on, so eating pizza is good. some of the guys need to lay off the deep dish pizzas. they're pretty delicious. >> they sure are. lots of carbs in that. >>> a deal close to head randy moss back to minnesota. finally, the nascar circuit coming to charlotte in a couple weeks. but there is a slight problem. the charlotte motor speedway is a giant pothole. it's a sink hole. the results of recent rains. the speedway also built on a landfill so the guys have a bit of work to do before the bank of america 500 in a couple weeks. >> thousand dollar pothole there. >> thanks. >> that's the news for this tuesday night. i'm micah materre. >> and i'm mark suppelsa. have a good night. we'll see you to

. >>> well, this morning, some of the world's top female golfers will tee off at blackhawk country club in danville. but one player will not be taking part in today's tournament. ktvu's jade hernandez joins us now with the reasons why. jade? >> reporter: good morning. this transgender woman is not asking the lpga to stop the tournament scheduled for blackhawk here today. but she doesn't want any future tournaments to be held in california until this matter is settled. we're live in danville where the tournament is expected to begin later this morning. the lpga is holding the tournament. no men are allowed to play in the tournament. but one man says it's not fair she can't play in today's tournament. even more, the rules are keeping her out. this individual underwent surgery to become a woman. she won the championship. in the tournament. but when she tried to compete, the rules said the golfers must be born female to compete. she's taking her case to court and is defending -- defending her right. >> how can they say it wasn't directed at me. i'm the only professional woman golfer in the

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>> reporter: uply, early tomorrow morning, competitors in the lpga will tee off here at the blackhawk country club in danville without a transgender player. that's her showing her the form that helped her win the women's long drive championship in 2008. , two years after her reassignment surgery as was required by the competition. >> this is the actual golf ball that i used. >> after that the group changed the rules to coincide with the lpga that competitors must have been born female. how can they say it wasn't directed at me, i'm the only professional woman golfer in the united states that's a post- op transwoman. >> reporter: so now this air force veteran who spent 18 years as a police officer and deputy sheriff in southern california has filed suit against the lpga and the long drive association and their sponsors, saying they at-birth requirement violates california's civil rights law. >> i am emotionally, physically and legally a female. >> reporter: her attorney chris dolan, says the u.s. golf association and the european golf associations all allow transwomen to compete. >> go

[ laughter ] >> he won the cup with the blackhawks last year made 30 saves this is game as a sharks.he two teams meet again on saturday. >>> roy halladay threw a no- hitter against the reds. the next pitcher didn't pick up where left off. first batter he launches a homer to left. 1-0 reds early. a bizarre play in the 7th. reds with a one-run lead, jimmy rollins skies one to right. jay bruce flat misses the routine flyball. two runs come racing around to score. the reds commit four errors in the game. the phillies score six unanswered runs and win 7-4 the final. >>> an off day for the two american league series. the yankees had lost eight of 11 heading into october are win one away from sweeping the twins and moving on to the alcs. minnesota has now lost 11 straight play-off games. >> do you think that within your clubhouse there was enough belief that you can beat the yankees? >> yeah, that's kind of a -- that's kind of a sad question, your question of a major league baseball team there. we'll play, all right? we have a lot of heart. we have a good baseball team. it's kind of sad tha

she has a swing strong enough to win a championship but she will be kept off the golf course in blackhawk. she is calling it a case of gender bias. don knapp told us she was a man. >> reporter: is it a matter of equality or is it a matter of unfair competition when you allow a transgendered person to compete against women? lana -- i can't think of her last name right now, lana lawless say it is a matter of equality and no, she does not have an advantage. >> i'm a female. i'm a female emotionally, physically and legally. >> reporter: lana lawless has been golfing since she was a teenaged boy. retired police officer underwent sex change surgery in 2005 and two years ago won the women's long drive golf world championship with a 254-yard drive reportedly into a head wind. but after that performance she says, the long drivers of america changed the rules to match those of the lpga, which say women golfers have to be born female. lana lawless was barred from competing. now she is suing long drivers two corporate sponsors and the lpga. >> to have lana lawless and every other transgendered person

. >>> chicago, blackhawks and blues tied at 2. pat king connected with patrick sharp. the champs scored three unanswered to beat the blues, 3-2. >>> that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> elton john gets grumpy, not with the paparazzi but with today's pop music. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, the washington huskies football team has many loyal fans, but one is still with them, even after he passed away. >>> you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. unusual weather pattern for southern california. you have rain showers coming at you from the east traveling to the west, and can you see an area of low pressure, the storm is just to the south off the coast of san diego, l.a., interstate 5. a good chance of seeing wet weather today. maybe even a thunderstorm or two from l.a. to san diego, palm springs i'll include you in the forecast. looks better in phoenix. the low is far enough away. tomorrow will be better day for you. to the north, gorgeous. staying that way even into wednesday. incredibl

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. >>> meanwhile, over at danville's blackhawk country club, lee, and michelle redman and beatrice ricari are r-tied for the lead. >>> and joe thornton was named the team's captain and scored a goal in each two games and he signed a contract extension worth a cool $21 million. >>> the niners have been called the best 0-5 team in nfl history. better than being called the worst 0-5 team. still trying to figure that out. the fact remains they are winless leading into tomorrow's battle of the bay. >> the 0-5 team, but they easily could have been 3-2, probably even 4-1. >> we put ourselves in this situation. >> you got to throw the record out the window. they play a lot harder than the record says and they're a better football team than the record says. >> only we can get ourselves out. >> we're expecting them to pull out all the stops for this game. just because we know that they have to -- they need a win. >> i think the best team that we played so far is the san francisco 49ers. >> hmm. cbs 5 is your official home for the battle of the bay, game time at 1:00 with the fifth quarter with high

the lpga at blackhawk and lincecum opened with an 11 under 61. and then four over 76. 15 shot higher in the second round and falling to 7. we have been focused on a lot of baseball. but a big football weekend as well. cal at usc and a big pac-10 clash and the 49ers and raiders battle of the bay. >> at least we know one of our local pro teams will win. >> yeah. we are pretty much guaranteed that. >> unless they figure out a way. >> that's what is making news. "nightline" is next. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. for larry beil and sandhya patel, thanks for joining us. >> we will be back on monday. have a great weekend. good night. >> good night, everyone. [ male announcer ] how can you retire at age 55? just ask jerry brown. he gave california state employees collective bargaining powers. since then the unions have grown stronger and stronger. now state employees can retire at 55 with much of their salary for life. and taxpayers are on the hook for one hundred billion dollars in unfunded pension liabilities. no wonder those unions are 1

. >>> and meanwhile, over at danville's blackhawk country club, michelle redman and lee, and patrice tied for the lead at 12 under for three rounds. >>> and no one in the sharks has had a better month than joe thornton. that man is named the team's captain an scored a goal in each of the first two games and today, jumbo joe signed a three- year contract extension worth $21 million. not bad at all. >>> the niners have been called the best 0-5 team in nfl history. that's a nice compliment, at least i think it is, you're good, but not good, i don't know, the fact remains that they're winless heading into tomorrow's battle of the day. >> 0-5 team, but they could be 3-2 easily or probably 4-1. >> we put ourselves in this situation. >> you got to throw the record out the window. they play a lot harder than the record says and they're a better football team than the record says. >> only we can get ourselves out. >> we're expecting them to pull out all of the stops for this game, just because we know that they have to -- they need a win. >> i think the best team that we played so far is the

now she cannot participate in today's competition at blackhawk because she had a sex change operation five years ago. the lpga only allows competitors who were born female. well, lawless is suing for the right to play saying she does not have any advantage over other women. >> you take estrogen and your muscles atrophy. you're not the same person. see, that's the urban legend. people think you're the same person physically. you're not. >> the lpga says it hasn't seen the lawsuit so right now it has no comment. >>> the president of chile visited those 33 rescued miners. they are all in the hospital still but most of the men are going to be released this afternoon. doctors say these guys are doing well after being trapped underground for 70 days. all of them hoisted to safety by yesterday afternoon. the men will be monitored as they get back into their regular routines. experts say the mental effects of being stuck in the mine could be with them for years. >>> all right. with the internet, videogames around, some kids really just don't pick up a book anymore. >> you can't learn how to d

worst wardrobe malfunction jake do you well of the blackhawks get in a fight and gets his jersey pulleds head. but as he tries to put it back on, look what happens. it doesn't go through the neck hole, through the back of the jersey right through the numbers. that is not an actual hole in the shirt and the teammate came over to try to help him out. and a goalie here makes a really nice save but watch what happens at the second save. he directs them into the gold post. it is not the forward's best friend. >> they were not injured in the accident. >> i can't say the same.

worst wardrobe malfunction jake do you well of the blackhawks get in a fight and gets his jersey pulledver his head. but as he tries to put it back on, look what happens. it doesn't go through the neck hole, through the back of the jersey right through the numbers. that is not an actual hole in the shirt and the teammate came over to try to help him out. and a goalie here makes a really nice save but watch what happens at the second save. he directs them into the gold post. it is not the forward's best friend. >> they were not injured in the accident. >> i can't say the same. >> we'll be right back. instrumental music ] [ instrumental music ] who likes to hang on the sidelines. today maryland's in trouble. we're worse off than we were four years ago. dangerous debt, higher taxes, not enough jobs. we need real leadership to turn this state around. fix the budget honestly. grow small businesses, really. excellent schools everywhere. protect the bay, finally. it's why i'm running -- to make the state we love not just good, but great. now let's get down to work. >>> well, we had some troubl

fifteen fighter planes nearly two hundred apache blackhawk helicopters as well as upgrades for existing aircraft the sale would also include a satellite guided smart bomb system and defense missiles or to me here more on the implications of the possible deal i'm not joined by stephen's you he's a professor of politics and international studies at the san francisco thanks very much indeed for joining us professor. this really is a potentially big deal isn't it so why do the saudis need all these arms they don't i mean this is incredible access but they have a lot of oil money and there are a lot of political number of political influence defense contractors the united states that would like that money it's really hard to. for strategic reasons to imagine why they would need that much of that kind of quick moment not to mention the fact that the middle east seems to have far too many arms already we should be talking about arms control not us going the arms race still for you talk about strategic reasons isn't there perhaps a message for iran here that in fact this is putting pressure on

but the blackhawks runs form and -- and -- but the blackhawks run is this weekend. >>> 8:23. at least two southern california adult movie companies suspended their productions because of an h.i.v. scare. at least one performer has tested positive for h.i.v. this is the first known case in the porn industry in more than a year. now a.i.d.s. activists are calling for regulation on using protection while they film. the most dramatic h.i.v. scare in the porn industry was back in 2004, when an outbreak forced the shutdown of about 30 companies for a about a month. >>> a planned outage of a computer server over the holiday weekend is causing headaches for the irs. that's because they couldn't brick the system back up to operation. the glitch came four days before the 2009 returns for those who got extensions in april. the royce says the outage -- the royce says the outage doesn't appear to have caused huge problems and have notified of the glitch. >>> dmv offices, including ones in walnut creek, and concord have experienced a strength of computer meltdowns in the past few months, d

month to raise any objections the saudis want he a new fifteen fighter planes nearly two hundred at blackhawk helicopters as well as our grades for its existing aircraft the sale would also include a satellite guided smart bomb system and defense missiles stephen scenes professor of politics and international studies at begin investing in san francisco says countries should be cutting arms in the region not adding. it's really hard to. for strategic reasons to imagine why they would need that much of that kind of equipment not to mention the fact that the middle east seems to have far too many arms already we should be talking about arms control not escalating the arms race still further basically this is not about the fence this is about pax americana but the real losers are not just going to be those who these weapons may be used against which in the middle east and to be civilians a lot more than military for every dollar the saudis have to spend on these kind of weapons they have less money to provide food aid and other assistance to poor arab countries like egypt morocco but they have a

month to raise any objections these saudis want new fifteen fighter planes nearly two hundred apache blackhawk helicopters as well as upgrades for existing aircraft and this sale would also include a satellite guided smart bomb system and defense miss ell's and for a look into the deal with joined by david keyes who is director of cyber didn't start org mr keys thank you very much for your time so this is a record breaking deal isn't it but why do these need all these arms. indeed it is considered the largest arms deal in american history and the reason that the saudis want the arms is first and foremost to protect itself from increasing iranian influence in the middle east power that's becoming increasingly important in the region they also want the arms because in a classic dictatorial fashion the saudi regime does not rely on the consent of its people to be governed and therefore needed all the arms that it can acquire simply to maintain its presence in the region. yeah. and that's through going to bit more about human rights the u.s. has heavily criticized both iran and china for their hum

blackhawk for the if pharmacy challenge. what a day for britney.ated the course record. 11 under par 61. amazing day. no relation to tim by the way. spell it differently. if spot in the big gvl challenge. a little dance. local faith. paula opens with a 73. >> very nice. thanks larry. >> "nightline"up next. i'm dan ashley. >> for all of us thanks for joining us. >> next newscast tomorrow. 7 news.com appreciate your time. >> good night everyone you can see

i've done stories there and i know they make it look funny how can you have humvees simulators in blackhawk simulators and not try to sell this as a fun experience you know and i think that's what a lot of parents complain about is that they try to act like war is a video game but but it goes beyond that i mean sometimes they don't even have to do that because as you said jason's family these recruiters are very aggressive as they come into schools they will call homes. family since you spoke with them a lot of the length did they ever say that they regretted that they wish they would have pushed back a little more you know we spent quite some time with the family and i was definitely a question that i asked and you know of course there's a sense of regret because you know mike told me his father said we want to retire you know that's one of the things people look forward to they want to retire and he said ok i will retire to be a prisoner in our own home because as you saw in the piece jason is totally dependent on his parents on the care taker as far as jay's and his dad told me he just d

. >> blackhawk that starts in a couple of hours. >>> and remember the man shot by dick cheney in the hunting accident? new details coming up. >>> welcome back to the morning news. it is now 5:11. a record number of homes were taken over to banks this summer. 288 homes were taken over this summer, making it the worst foreclosure rates since 2006. many banks are accuse offend taking possession of some of the homes without proper examination of the documents. >>> time now, 5:00 11. just a couple of hours from now professional golfers will tee off for an lpga tournament at the black hawk country club. but lana lawless, one of the touring pro's will not be allowed to tee in. lawless had a sex change surgery five years ago and she said an lpga rules requiring competitors must be porn female is aimed directly at mer. >> how can they say -- at her. >> how can they say it wasn't directed at me. i am the only professional woman golfer in the united states that is a post off trance woman. >> now, lawless is suing the license plate ga for violating california gender discrimination laws. she said

ladies at the challenge in blackhawk after a 11 under par 61, britney imploded with 15 shots more than she needed. >>> we've got nascar in prime time here on abc7. mike shumann will have giants' highlights tonight at 11:00 p.m. i'm larry beil. >> next at 8:30. tight races in the homestretch brings political celebrities to the state. and more californians are foregoing the polls and mailing in their ballots. how that could affect who wins mmmm. you n't love me anore do you billy? what? i didn't buy this cereal to sweet talk your taste buds it's for my heart health. right. mmm... i worry about your mother. cry herself to sleep every night over my arteries, but have yourself a bowl. good speech dad. [ whimper ] [ male announcer ] honey nut cheerios tastes great and its whole grain oa can help lower cholesterol. bee happy. bee healthy. baked in apple with a daring amount of cinnamon. >>> good morning, a parade of high profile politicians will be coming to california and some are already here to help in the last minute push for votes. big races are in a dead heat this morning. that net mira

. >>> and the blackhawks will be without perhaps their best player for the next few weeks.. >>> first class business class, how about comfy class? air new zealand is offering it. flying from los angeles to new zealand can take a seat or sleep on a sky couch. it turns into a couch or bed depending on your presence. it will be available with flights continuing to london. what about price? that's what i wonder. >> didn't tell us that. >> no they didn't. >>> tom skilling, the price of the forecast for seven days, what's it look like? >> well, it looks pretty nice. i tell you it'll be a dramatic change tomorrow as the sun comes back filtered by a bit of high cloudiness. and the winds, this'll be the first morning in the past four we aren't awakened by gusty winds. they'll be back tomorrow blowing from the southwest. low temperatures will drop below 30 degrees for the first time since back in march of last spring. look at the lows this morning and you'll understand the source region. the area from which we're bringing this cool air in, why it will be able to produce a chilly nigh

horse racing or sport there is a group out there whether they be in silicon valley, knob hill or blackhawk that get a rush out of being at what they per se is the power center. >> and some of the people at the $30,000 crowd didn't put up a penny it is their organization, their political action committee, buys a couple tickets because they intend to make a contribution to the national committee you get chosen to represent them but no body knows the difference. >> right. that's usually for lower events gubernatorial or senate hey, i got a couple tickets would you like the go. when it comes to president or bill clinton event that is where the top dogs and cats want to go. >> the head guy. head woman. it is whoever is at the top. >>> what also is interesting to me is sales man ship because i talked with the fundraisers they seem to act as if there is never a problem selling out events. >>> $30,000 events are easier to sell out than $5,000 events because $5,000 events you are looking for individual ticket buyers, $30,000 events you are looking for real playerthere are only a few of them and wha

. >> reporter: they also make the blackhawk. now, the standard rotor physics, the forward moving edge of the blades pulls the vehicle closer. once it is around the nose it creates drag limiting the speed. the rotor pulls it harder and the nose pulls it even faster. and they take wounded to hospitals for trauma is critical. critical injury time and the hospital is golden hour. >> whether you have had a car accident or a fall or a burn any one of those things time matters. >> reporter: they said rooftop rescues in hurricane katrina factored into its design. but seeing this design become the helicopter norm is very likely more than a decade away. in palm beach county, florida, phil keating fox news. >> not done yet. the news edge at 11 starts right now. [ music ] >> this is fox 5's news edge at 11. >> fox 5 is learning more about the drug investigators say was being manufactured in a georgetown university dorm room. thanks for staying with us. i'm will thomas. students charles smith and john ramono are under arrest along with a vis

now, the ladies are in blackhawk for the celebrity challenge. yesterday we showed you brittany lipscomb. 61 yesterday. today, imploded. 76. she's dropped way down. >> that's the beauty of golf. isn't it? >> yeah. >> thanks very much. let's get another check on the forecast now. >> yeah, meteorologist back with that. >> i want to show you the east bay hills camera. you'll see what brought the temperatures down today. it was the fog combined with the on-shore flow. breeze coming off the ocean. brought the cooler air in and it's a lovely view there. and the temperatures were 21 degrees cooler in san francisco. 64 today. san jose dropped 7 degrees. look at santa cruz, 24 degrees cooler. coming in at 60 today. the fog sat there all day long but still warm in places like antioch. 16 degrees cooler today. we'll keep with that theme at least inland tomorrow. fog in the morning will clear away from the coastline. we'll see a few high clouds replace the fog in the afternoon, and the temperatures will range from the 60's up the coastline to the 80's inland

. >>> finally, you know him as the captain of your stanley cup champion blackhawks, but now he's a fashiones was on hand to uncover the cover of michigan stylish magazine. as usual, the hawks' captain was somewhat reserved about his new look. >> i don't know, i look 10 years younger there. >> don't get me wrong, it's a good look. i like the combination. >> yeah, no, it's good. it's a good feeling when you look good you play good so that's what you got to do i guess. >> not bad. >> photo shop the teeth in, right? >> exactly. >> that is the news for this monday night. we're happy you shared time with us. i'm micah materre. >> and i'm mark suppelsa. see you here tomorrow. you've never seen fast. you've never held it in your hand, then unleashed it with a fingertip. never watched pixels whip by at 1 ghz and had your neurons struggle to keep up. you've never seen fast because you've never seen this. the droid incredible by htc. it's nothing short of its name. buy a droid incredible with flash and get any phone free. ♪ [ sighs ] [ inhales deeply ] ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] lighting a glade scente

the ladies at the cvs blackhawk after 11 under par 61 yesterday.r 76. 15 shot more than she needed yesterday brutal putting today. him if ladies at 10 under. what a difference a day makes. >> that's golf. >> she was very nervous and never played after shooting a 60. never should have done that before. >> a lot of pressure. streets of san francisco airs with michael douglas. the good to know. that's this edition of 7 news for larry and all of us here thanks thanks for watching. hope to see y

. >>> blackhawks captured their first win last night against the sabres in buffalo. down 2-0 early in the first period, patrick cane started that big comeback. later on, the player was ejected from the game after a five minute major penalty for boarding. and also faces suspension on that illegal hit. marianne jose's two goals and will leave the offense behind 32 saves from the goal tender in his first start. hawks win 4-3. >>> the new york daily news ran a story that the bulls were investigating how carlos boozer broke his hand. well, boozer says that it happened at home after tripping over a gym bag. and the bulls seemed to believe it. >> from what i understand there is nothing to it. spoke to garyesterday and the team is not looking into yesterday. he tripped over a bag and got hurt. >> worried about that becoming a distraction? >> no, no. it's a non-issue to us. >> and your live illinois lottery drawing is coming up next. for constipation relief... nothing works betterhan miralax. it's the one. the one recommended by more doctors. only miralax is clinically proven

. >>> the blackhawks open their new season tonight against the avalanche.rado at 9:00 p.m. colorado is a young team. a playoff team from a year ago and then saturday night is the home opener. that's a look at midday sports. tom skilling is next with your forecast. hi, we're looking to save some money on our car insurance. great! at progressive, you can compare rates side by side, so you get the same coverage, often for less. wow! that is huge! [ disco playing ] and this is to remind you that you could save hundreds! yeah, that'll certainly stick with me. we'll take it. go, big money! i mean, go. it's your break, honey. same coverage, more savings. now, that's progressive. call or click today. i don't always let the worry my pipes might leak compromise what i like to do. i take care with vesicare, because i have better places to visit than just the bathroom. ( announcer ) once-daily vesicare can help control your bladder muscle, and is proven to treat overactive bladder with symptoms of frequent urges and leaks, day and night. if you have certain stomach or

to the lead in blackhawk. danville. britney felt it differently than the pitcher.by 3 stroke. opening round 11 under 61 tied for second lowest round in lpga history. fv coffin made the tournament with big break. there's a happy young lady. pull a with a 1 over 73 on the day. back from sweden. but till kind of overshadowed by the giants play off run. san jose shark home opener coming up this saturday night against atlanta. sharks open the season in stock hole. split 2 teams with columbus. 3 out of possible 4 points after dealing with the jet lag and few days off the men of teal looking forward to skating back on their home ice. >> most of the guys back to build on what we did last year. we are excited. obviously played 2 games but i think the we are excited to be playing in front of our fans again and kick off this season here at home this week "sports illustrated"has the story story of former agent who said he paid college football players to get clients. blatant violation of ncaa rules. he pursued of stoke would say applied at ucla. stokes said he turned down offe

[ applause and cheers ] >> from one of barker's beauties the blackhawk country club in danville the pinks birdied the 14th hole. she finished one over. 12 back of the leader britney lincecum. her shot or she shot a career best 61 breaking the course record by three strokes. these 11-under with a four- stroke lead over the rest of the field. wow. >>> also in the bay area, everyone trying to stay cool during round one at san martin's tournament. rocky mediate shot a 7-under 64 to take a one-shot lead. he hasn't won on tour since 2002. >>> isaac weintraub is playing at san jose state regularly but this time around, the stakes are higher. >> come thursday when they announce my name i'm going to be nervous. i don't think there is any way around that. >> reporter: isaac weintraub is no stranger to the layout of cord val golf club. he just never played it on this stage. the santa cruz native is making his pga tour debut in his backyard. >> get in a lot of text messages from numbers i don't know and i look at them and instead of saying who is this, they will say good job or something like that i

. >> pga round 2 at blackhawk yesterday britney shattered the course record by three strokes. today things didn't go her way. on 14 she tries to get out of the bunker and ends up in the bushes and we have all had days like that. she is 7-under after two rounds, three strokes behind the leader. paula creamer is eight shots off the lead. the latest here from philadelphia is bruce bochy announced that aaron rowan will make the possibility. still a possibility that zito could be in the bullpen, guys. >> wow. he could be? all right. that's kind of a curve ball. >> hey, kim. 59 degrees tomorrow and partly cloudy skies. >> hang in there. >> you need to go warm up. >> go sit in the news van. >> see you at 10:00 and 11:00. o newscast is at 10 on the cw: look at you. body rested. stress gone. mind sharp. because unisom gave you deep restful sleep all night. morning early birds.

in the meantime, yeah, if you want to head out to the tournament this weekend the lpga at blackhawk countryin danville, temperatures there expected 76 degrees, partly cloudy skies. sunday chance of scattered showers. back to you. >> thank you. >>> in the headlines, traffic backed up likely on the san mateo bridge this morning for a second day. caltrans is doing emergency repairs on a cracked steel beam under the bridge. one lane has been closed since crews discovered that 10" crack on wednesday. >>> a santa clara police officer is under arrest this morning. that's 36-year-old clay rojas. he is accused of running dmv checks on a number of people and giving that information to his alleged accomplice, william bettencourt. santa clara pd says bettencourt is a long-time member of the santa cruz chapter of the hells angels. >>> and it's crunch time for thousands of california gas stations. they will need to remove those hands-free latches on fuel pumps by the end of today. many station owners aren't happy and complain about the cost. the state ordered those latches removed after several people we

as for the helicopters -- the apaches, blackhawks, and little birds -- we believe that these versatile platforms will be able to conduct a number of missions in saudi arabia essential for the kingdom self-defense. we foresee these helicopters providing area security for saudi military forces, protecting the borders, and defending energy infrastructure sites and installations. lastly, this sale will enable saudi arabia to be more interoperable with the united states and its partners in the region. by increasing our collective capabilities, not only will our partners be able to take on greater multilateral roles, but specifically the department of defense will be of a free up u.s. forces in the region, maximizing the effectiveness of our global force posture. with ask, andrew and i are ready to take questions. >> you mentioned a couple of times the specifics, and then you were very cautionary about the not to exceed and you didn't tell us how much it was. >> i think that you can add up the totals. i believe it comes to not to exceed $60 billion. >> there is another package in the works,

this is where we are today -- the senator from my state proposed a resolution when the chicago blackhawks won the national hockey league championship and it was sent to committee. [laughter] let's start with the stanley cup and we can work our way up to social security. [laughter] >> what do you think would be the best target for a bipartisan effort? >> i think social security is a great one. but it will be hard. i predict that president obama will head that way. i know he cares deeply about securing the long term fiscal future. he talks about a lot. i predict he will head that way. i hope he is able and i hope the republican leadership will come together with him and tried to agree on something with that. immigration reform, that is a place where it is hard to get bipartisan agreement. but there is a place in the middle where it ought to be possible >> it came within a couple of votes of passing in the senate. it is a deal we should have been able to reach, and i am hopeful that the obama administration can arrive there as well, because it is a question that urgently needs to be addresse

it's not just a question of providing blackhawk helicopters, which we have promised to do, or better equipment for police and military. it is helping them build an independent judiciary, build a corrections system that can keep the criminals in once there,. working to improve their prosecution and conviction rate. helping to professionalize their police force because they don't have a national police force. every american should support what the government of mexico is trying to do and send a clear message that we will be their partners and that they need to win the struggle against drug traffickers. you cannot accommodate them. what has happened is these drug cartels are now taking on the attributes of the insurgent and terrorist groups we see elsewhere around the world. for the first time, mexican drug gangs are using car bombs. like you would see in iraq or pakistan. you see them being much more organized in a paramilitary way. one of the most violent of the drug gangs are former special forces members from the mexican army who went over to the dark side. this is a struggle that h