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two of the braves' starting pitchers got hurt. that's a huge thing in a pennant race to lose two of your key starters. the red sox had key injuries, also, to the pitching staff. the flip side of it is, guys who had been good all of a sudden aren'ted any. the simple term for it is choking. you start squeezing the bat a little bit harder. you start squeezing the baseball a little harder. there is an old thing in sports-- sometimes you need to try easier. it's hard to remember that when all of a sudden you weren't in a race and now you're in a desperate race and you know if you blow it, people are going to remember it forever. >> brown: you're saying that in spite of the fact-- in interviews they're always saying we know we have-- >> one game at a time. it's the old joke about don't think about elephants for the next five minutes. don't think about the fact that you're about to become part of an historic collapse. you can't stop thinking about it. >> brown: i always said about the red sox, when they lose, they lose epically. >> they'

three weeks ago the braves are up 8 on st. louis, tonight eliminated in the 13th inning.the cardinals had to wait around for the final double play. the cardinals move on to the playoffs. they play the phillies beginning saturday. the braves blow it, losing tonight in 13 innings. the american league was even more dramatic. the red sox, you know about boston. terry francona, here is jonathan papal balm versus baltimore. red sox had a 9 game lead. they are 17-9. baltimore beat them tonight. baltimore had to pray the yankees would beat tampa bay. evanevan longoria. their season is over. the yankees were giving everybody a crack here. they used 11 pitches. tampa bay tied it up with two outs and win it in the 12. 8-7 tampa bay. they move on to the american league championship series. the oakland a's open next season against -- in japan, versus seattle. and then the a's finish this season with a 2-0 win over seattle. miller hit a two run homer and gonzalez, worked eight innings, two hits. 11 strikeouts. bobbobbob wynns the final game. moving high school is ready to go sunday. he

brave. >> i think almost every tea party person's brave. when i go to the protests, there's like 50 of us and 500 yelling at us, you're racish, fascist. would you, please, look that up in the book? >> marin is strongly democratic and i think every race it stays that way. i give them a lot of credit for doing this in marin. >> the answers aren't that tough. >> right. >> what we're missing is someone who gets it, who gets the problem, who gets the solution, but who has the will and the guts to do it. and underneath this brown vest -- this jacket, is a titanium spine. >> reporter: she has a couple of more fundraisers in the bay area before she goes to l.a. to be the keynote speaker at the california republican party fall convention. stephanie chuang, cbs 5. >>> $12 billion that's how much researchers say collective home values will plummet in oakland by next year. the reason, foreclosures. christin ayers shows us how quickly those foreclosed homes are popping up on the market. christin. >> repo

the braves feel the heat. and prince hits like a king. >>> plus, fighting for a wild card playoff spot. tampa's rays pull off a triple play against the yankees. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> and the wild card teams not the only ones feeling the heat. many waking up to a muggy start to the day. we'll talk about that in your forecast. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports heading into baseball season's last day, the wild card races in both leagues are as close as they possibly could be. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. after 161 games, both the a.l. and n.l. wild card races will come down to the final day of the season. we'll start in baltimore, the red sox needed a change and they turn to rookie ryan lavarnway. he responded. first career homer, a three-run blast. sox up 5-3 after fourth. to the eighth, and guess who? lavarnway again, a solo shot. third st

they tied the braves by defeating the astros, 8-0 but still needed a loss by the braves to get in. in atlanta, the braves tied with the phillies in the 13th. pence a game winning rbi single to defeat atlanta. the cardinals are the wild card champs and celebrate the incredible come back. >>> out going manager, got a standing o, so did beltran. not the way they wanted to end the season. giving up the base hit to jordon and the rockies won the game 1-3. possibly the final game for buehrle who came out to another ovatio n. >> you know but the reality is i don't know if i can play. >> by the time he got to the dug out you saw the tears coming down. i told him, i kind of had one myself. >> the thought this may be the last day kind of took over. >> lot of emotion tonight. last game of the season for the a's. there goes miller. his first homer of the year. two run shot and they win 2-0. >>> who would have guessed this? that the niners take on the eagles on sunday and michael vick will not be grounded. he had a deep bruce to his nonthrowing hand in his loss but he said there is a 100% chanc

the nats beat the braves 4-1. >>> the cardinals are two games behind the braves and giants so they remainlive for the time being but they are down 6-1 to the diamondbacks in the 6th inning. >>> tour championship, batterley's approach on goes in for an eagle. he shoots a 64 to grab a share of the lead. maham ends the round with the birdie putt to put him in position to win the fedex cup. >>> three former 49ers are now on the bengals and morgan is looking forward to playing ghent his old teammate nate clemons. >> you know you are going to poke it around, you know, fake, you know [ inaudible ] you know from practicing against him all his little tricks. >> when hugh jackson looks across the field he'll see a very familiar face on the jets side line. he and rex ryan once worked together as assistant coaches for the ravens. >> i was his setup man. i talked to the quarterbacks before the game. i keep everybody away from my quarterback before this game. rex has an unbelievable personality. >> i think rex is a great person. no question about that. >> i'm also married to a super model. i just happe

. >>> coming up, the braves stumble, the cards gain ground. and how did the yankees help the red sox by clinching the division? you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today," i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> house republicans leaders suffered the surprise defeat of a bill to keep the government running past next week, one they confidently predicted would pass. democrats objected to funding cuts while tea party freshmen thought there weren't enough. >>> while georgia executed troy davis yesterday, texas put to death lawrence russell brewer for the notorious 1998 dragging death of a black man. the white supremacist gang member gave no last words. >>> in china, rescuers were called into action after a restaurant boat that broke free collided with another vessel and capsized. 11 people were tossed into the water. fortunately, they were all saved. >>> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,124 after sinking 283 points yesterday.

one young man with asperger's syndrome braved high school football tryouts and made the team. as adam cooper steen reports, the experience has been overwhelmingly positive so far. >> reporter: don't tell louis he can't do anything. >> it's like the biggest thing in my entire life. >> reporter: he's autisticautise specifically, asperger's syndrome, but that didn't stop him from joining the football team. not as the manager. not as the water boy. as a varsity defensive lineman. >> they saw i'm a beast. i'm, like, i want to say, like, the babe ruth of the football team. >> reporter: louis never played football before, but when he puts on that uniform, he says it makes him feel invincible. >> i used to have low self-esteem. and if you saw me before, you would think i'm a different person. >> come on! >> reporter: louis' mom says playing football has improved her son's speech and made him feel like one of the guys. >> you know, autistic kids don't traditionally like sports. they're not very social. and for him to come out of that shell and to show kids that, hey, i can do it, you c

brave.ink almost every tea party person is brave. when i go to the protests, there's like 50 of us and 500 yell at us, you're racish, fascist. i'm like, would you, please, look that up? >> i give them a lot of credit for doing this in marin. >> the answers aren't that tough. >> right. >> what we're missing is someone who gets it. who gets the problem, who gets the solution, but who has the will and the guts to do it. and underneath this brown vest, this jacket, is a tietanium spine! [ laughter ] >> reporter: up next for bachmann, she has a couple of more private fundraisers in the bay area before she heads to l.a. tomorrow night she is a keynote speaker at the california republican party fall convention. stephanie chuang cbs 5. >>> house speaker john boehner in the meantime says the house will consider president obama's proposals for creating jobs. but he says the focus of mr. obama's approach is wrong. >> the president's proposals are a poor substitute for the pro growth policies that are n

nationals win 4-1. >>> the cardinals are nipping at the braves' heels.action versus the cubs, bottom of the ninth, carlos walks theriault, game tied at 1-1. marm marmol, cardinals win 2-1, two back of atlanta for the wild card. >>> well, cal opened their pac 12 season with a high-scoring affair against the washington huskies. we're going to fast forward straight to the fourth quarter with washington up 31-23. first and goal from the two. the pass incomplete to anthony miller. second and goal. a couple yards gained but not in the end zone, down to the 1 yard line. third and goal, trying hard but loses a yard, setting up fourth and goal. maynard is going to go to the fade route again. that's a pass that only keenan allen could catch if he were only ten feet tall. washington holds on for a win. >>> marquee matchup, oklahoma state, texas a&m. fourth quarter. going to hit jeff fuller, four yards. touchdown. texas a&m down by three. later in the fourth, same score. looking to repeat the magic. instead his pass deflected. picked off. oklahoma state holds on for

braves win 4-0, to put the giants 4 1/2 out of the wild card. after monday's win over the phillies, the cardinals return home to host the mets. cards down one in the seventh. ryan theriot does to center for the two-rbi ground rule double. cards win to stay 2 1/2 out of the wild card. a's and manager bob melvin have agreed to a three-year contract. but after the 7-2 loss to texas tonight, melvin would not confirm that any agreement has been reached. the a's named melvin interim manager june 9th after firing bob guerin. and the pac 12 put the brakes on conference expansion. they said no to oklahoma, oklahoma state, texas and texas tech. for right now the pac 12 will stay tac >> thank you,. >> thank you, john henry. >> we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ mm-mmm-mmm-mm-mm-mmm ♪ mm-mmm-mmm-mm-mm-mmm ♪ ♪ mm-mmm-mmm-mm-mm-mmm ♪ mm-mmm-mmm-mm-mm-mmm ♪ [ female announcer ] kraft cheese has more full length shreds in every bag. you'll see the difference. ♪ mm-mmm-mmm-mm >>> well, they're making changes at google headquarters. they're changing their google plus proje

so the braves thought they had a w, instead it's a loss. the giants are now 3 1/2 out in the wild card, three in the loss colum column. against the field. albert pujols. scores on the double. the cardinals win it 4-3. they are 2 1/2 back of the braves looking to be a wild, wild card stretch. orioles, bosox, game two of the double-header. sox up 11-9. this was a wild baseball game in jaco jacoby. ellsbury hits it in the ballpark. a lot of bases, like four of them. inside the park standup style. the red sox get a much-needed win. they split the double-header. lead tampa baby two games in the american league wild card race. monday night football, rams and giants. sam bradford intended for williams. nonchalants that. that's a lateral. not only is this a crazy play. it ends badly for one poor guy who thought he had a good spot. seriously, what are you doing? giants win 28-16. tough one for stanford football. shane stone, the best defensive player out for the rest of the season after suffering a knee injury. he leads 17 with 19 tackles. he's the

they need to win out and the braves need to lose all five of their remaining games. atlanta is stumbling to the finish line just 9-14 in september. nationals pitcher chien-ming wang picks up his first career hit and rbi. on the mound, wang gave up one run in six innings and nats go on to beat the braves 4-1. the cardinals are now two games behind the braves and the giants remain alive for the time being, but right now they're down 6-1 to the diamondbacks in the second inning. third round of the tour championship, aaron battily's approach on the fourth hits off the flag and goes in for an eagle. he shoots six under 64 to grab a share of the lead. joining him at nine under is hunter mayham who finishes the round with a long birdie putt that puts him in position to win the fedex cup and $10 million prize. >>> it will be a reunion tomorrow in cincinnati. three former 49ers are now on the bengals and josh morgan is looking forward to playing against his old teammate nate clemens. >> that's the most winter ball. you know this trip. you know you're going to try to poke it a

the braves win, 1-0 the final now five and a half over the giants in the wild card. well, over to the college gridiron stanford plays later tonight against arizona. cal has presbyterian, a game in progress right now with the golden bears leading, 49-12 in the contest over at at&t park. how about texas? number 23 ranked taking on ucla, early first quarter third and ten. texas's case mccoy finding a wide open d.j. grant for the 45-yard strike. it's a touchdown in a 7-0 texas lead. third quarter now 28-13. longhorns jackson shipley taking the end around and dropping back and finding grant for the five-yard touchdown pass. texas rolls 49-20 the final. washington at number 11 nebraska. third quarter the huskers up three. rex punches it in from a yard out. nebraska up ten. then on the ensuing kickoff washington's return man. bishop sanke fumbling the ball and nebraska, check this out, would recover on the 1 yard line. tough play there. what do they do on their next play? it's berghead doing what he does best punching it home one more time. nebraska wins, 51-38 your final.

at one point the braves had the 10 1/2-game lead. now it's at 1 1/2.with the solo shot, shut out. >>> and the cardinals won over the mets. getting it done, the go ahead three-run homer. they rallied to win it 6-5. cardinals crolosing in on the braves with a week left in the season. that's sports. >>> for another quick look at the weather, here's meteorologist ryan phillips with the forecast. i haven't gotten over the fact that it's the last day of summer. >> big boo there. >> yeah, it is. debbie downer here. sorry. >> there's fall-like temperatures settling in. we have light rain already on the move across eastern new york move information to western massachusetts. the rain's getting started, unfortunately, for the next few days. it's a wet pattern in the mid-atlantic and the northeast today. umbrella weather from albany to new york to philadelphia. even d.c. some afternoon thunderstorms possible. 78 there. got two systems at play. one across the eastern provinces of canada, dropping a cold front through the heart of the nation. a lot of tropical moist

so was it brave or stupid? that's the question one southern california surfer is probably asking himself tonight. for the past few days, he's been seen on the enter set with his hand inside the mouth of a shark. >> back up! >> are you going to save it? >> this video was shot this past weekend in venice beach. this shark washes up with a hook in its mouth. the surfer is seen reaching in and twisting it tree. once it's out, they carry the shark back into the water where it swam away. the surfer wasn't hurt but he is an internet sensation. >>> in these hard times, debt collection is one business that is not suffering. and some people may have experienced this firsthand. first you get the phone calls. the demands. the intimidation. but the question is, how far can bill collectors go to really get you to pay? and how can you get those annoying calls to stop? vicky nguyen has some answers tonight. >> the answering machine answered and you just ignore it. >> reporter: that's one technique collectors are used to talkin

it was the braves fourth straight loss. >>> in houston, st.ic comeback in the seventh inning and the cardinals went on to beat houston 13-6. now, if the cards and the braves are still tied after their final game, st. louis would host atlanta in a tiebreaker thursday night. the n.l. division series begins on saturday. got that all straight? >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. >>> and the end of an era! as andy rooney gets ready to sign off from "60 minutes." >> have you noticed how often we are worn? is any adult really going to eat this detergent accidentally? on your cloth hand towel. [ ribbits ] whae upgrade to kleenex hand towels for a clean, fresh towel every time. it gets stuffed up and that means i stay up all night. good mornings? not likely! i've tried the pills, the sprays even some home remedies. then i tried something new. [ male announcer ] drug-free breathe right nasal strips. [ woman ] you just put it on and...amazing! instant relief. i breathed better, slept better. and woke up ready to face a fresh n

braving the elements out there. you see the red flag warning behind him. when there's two flags up, it's the law, you can't go swimming. not in the water. we'll check back with reynolds in a few. meanwhile, the storm is expected to create lots of problems. mostly flash flooding as it heads northeast. jacqui jeras can hear me pap cool, wet labor day for a lot of people. right? >> yeah, a bummer for a lot of people. while it might seem like a wimpy storm to some, there's a lot of threats we'll deal with and unfortunately we'll deal with this probably at least a good week. here's the latest on tropical storm lee. it's a weak tropical storm but a slow mover. so the flood threat is real. we've also seen a lot of water coming up in louisiana as well as in the mississippi. we've seen rainfall totals. as much as a foot in the last two days. so this is 45 mimeles per hour, it's going to stay moving slowly over the next couple of days. here's where we're expecting it to go. through mississippi by tomorrow. heading on up towards tennessee as we head into thursday. th

it was a very brave and gutsy performance by the russians but in the end they lack the skill and perhaps the experience as they fell to defeat so america was a bitterly cold and wet night in new plymouth nevertheless for quite a few positives but the bears can take from this match against the usa your first for we will cup bonus point and you go to the positives and. you know came from really the defense we've worked hard in the defense and the system was good but the attitude was up absolutely fantastic. you know sometimes really under the cosh but we unlike in the games leading up to this we've given crucial points to a crucial times we stuck in there. put us in a position really to challenge to win the game or you felt draw the game at the end or russia are always going to be underdogs coming into his clash with united states

jesus was a man and a carpenter by hand with followers true and brave ♪ ♪ but that dirty little power new york city his home and he's hitchhiking north and east out of texas. and it seems on every car radio and every rowhouse jukebox he hears what appears to him to be the latest self righteous complacent patriotic offering from tin pan alley. this is 3940 pete smith singing god bless america. there are two ways of reading that song. you could read it as the first hint and fearful hope of a russian jewish immigrant to the united states who is watching nervously the rise of fascism in europe and praying that it will not hit here. that is and how she saw it. he saw it as yet another unbelievable assertion from the industry that there could possibly be and other foley solution to reflect problems. he hated the song so much that he sat down and wrote an angry song in response to it and it became his most popular. nearly 30 years later after he finally died from the huntington's disease he inherited from his mother and which had progressively silenced him throughout the 1950's and the early

but the brave fans that braved the elements, they saw quite a show. >> it was pretty good. >> reporters. a lot. that's whati expect him to be like. he's a number one overall pick. >> i think he did really well. i would have like to see him staying in a little bit. >> i would like to see a full game. i was looking forward to another great game. >> you got it. >> i got it. >> he was right on track. >> reporter: yes, right on track. now, he'll pitch again on sunday. we're going to head into the locker room because, again, the game just ended. we're going to hear from steven strasburg and we'll have that for the viewers tomorrow. >> all right. a lot of fans wanted to see more from him tonight. i was happy they got through five innings. i saw him pitch through four and i left to get back here never thinking he would pitch five but he did. >> we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ oh, won't you be good to yourself? ♪ ♪ and don't you feel like coming home? ♪ ♪ ♪ it'll be like coming home [ male announcer ] some rooms feel like a fish bowl. but in our roomy suites, you can spread out and live a little. with

today that contra costa fire paramedic was rewarded for his brave re. jodi hernandez traveled to the capital today for the ceremony. >> your one job is to protect and serve. that is our job and that's what you do. >> reporter: but this amazing water rescue went way beyond what most firefighters are ever faced with. contra costa fire paramedic dave manzeck put his life on the line as he plucked 74-year-old janet hogan from a rain swollen walnut creek canal last april, after the car hogan, her son and husband were in crashed into the water. >> governor brown proudly presents the public safety officer medal of valor to firefighter paramedic dave manzeck. >> reporter: today he received the medal of valor for his actions as the woman he rescued looked on. >> he saved my life. he's my angel. >> reporter: hogan struggled for two miles to keep her head above water. she had just fallen over a dam when manzeck managed to grab her. >> i hit my head and i was unconscious when he finally got me. and he had to get me out of the circle that was very strong. >> i went

the phillies win knocking out the braves. watching all this celebrate from ally to enemy. phillies will face the cards in the first round of the playoffs. braves go home after a horrendous 9-18 september. not as bad as red sox but two of the worst folds in september major league baseball history. incredible night. this happened in a two-hour span. all four games wrapping up a great night for baseball fans. >> you got me excited. not as exciting as your son's t-ball. we'll watch his t-ball. thanks, jeff. another big question surrounding new jersey governor chris christi. here's cnn's jeanne moos. >> reporter: as governor chris christi's profile gets bigger, so does the issue of his size. >> all right. >> reporter: now that he's a national figure, comedians are starting to make his waistline a punch line. >> take a look. go to google earth. >> reporter: from late night to daytime talk, chris christi's weight is being tossed around. >> can you see him as president? >> you say no? okay. why not? because he's hefty. >> reporter: f

phillies destroy the braves.atch. 7-1, the braves have fallen all the way back to the st. louis cardinals. you have to give credit. they played great in september. 13-6, they're tied, one-game playoffs in both leagues. >> we'll see what happens. has the team ever -- obviously no team has ever stumbled in playoffs as badly as the braves and sox. can you think of a team that stumbled into the playoffs after a horrific september and recovered? >> it's hard to do. you can't turn the switch. >> i think they can. they will. >> even the '78 red sox. they've played well later in the season and just lost the playoff game. >> the must-read opinion pages. we'll be right back. ♪ my sunglasses. [ tires screech ] ♪ oh, it was the first time i fell in love ♪ ♪ the first time i felt my heart ♪ [ man ] people say i'm forgetful. [ horn honking ] ♪ ...all through the night [ man ] maybe that's why we go to so many memorable places. ♪ [ male announcer ] the subaru outback. love the road you're on. executor of efficiency. you can spo

and with the brave decision they lost the fir launched the first on terrorism. and we never know how many innocent people might have been lost, we do know this, americans are alive today because the passengers and crew of flight 93 chose to act and our national will be forever grateful. the 40 souls who perished on the plane left a great deal behind. they left spouses and children and grandchildren, who miss them dearly. they left successful businesses and promising careers and a lifetime of dreams they will never have the chance to fulfill. they left something else, a legacy of bravery and selflessness that will always inspire america. for generations people will study the flight, the story of flight 93. they will learn that individual choices make a difference, that love and sacrifice can triumph over evil and hate and that what happened above this pennsylvania field ranks among the most courageous acts in american history. the memorial we dedicate today will ensure that our nation always remembers those lost here on 9/11. we have a duty beyond memory. we have

. >> i think that almost every tea party person is brave.en i go to the protests there's like 500 of us and 500 yelling you are racist and very strongly democratic. i give him a lot of credit for doing this. >> the answer answers aren't that tough. what we are missing is someone who gets it, who get it is problem, the solutions who has the will and guts to do it. underneath this it jagged. >> up next for her a couple of more private fund raisers before she heads to la. tomorrow night she's the keynote speaker at the convention. cbs 5. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is mr. bay area tonight attending a series of meeting with dig any dignitaries from australia. they will talk about strengthening and global security. tomorrow, mrs. clinton deliver it is keynote address at the asia pacific cooperation summit. >> uc region's met today to discuss a plan that would raise tuition through 2016. school leaders proposed fee hikes of anywhere from 8 to 16% annually. the protests were expected out coyed of the meeting. however no demonstrators sho

and here's the before mentioned a letter braves. weeks ago they were a half cup on the cardinal. and then they have been making the braves feel pretty good easy. trooper droll's corp. for 13 innings. the hunter prance he had to give the phillies a little help. he comes through in their he is the illinois braves, and a half- game lead. the elusive to the phillies and on the american leaks of the in looking to try to help rival boston. then led tampa bay seven to nothing at one point that as long korea goes deeper analysis 7 to 6. there are two adults in the ninth inning and a former great dan joses for tampa bay it is all but over, two strikes, to out, it shot down the line and their ideas. currently seven to seven the bottom of the 11th candidate with the wind it will guarantee themselves at the very least a one can play off with the boston red sox tried to close on baltimore after one hour and 25 minute rain delay the red sox lead 32 right now on a ninth-inning sacrament of dustin going the distance. the witness stand drama of the

the braves and cardinals stay wild. and how players amuse themselves when they're out of the pennant race. >>> back and forth battle between boston and baltimore ends with the red sox collapse. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> many locations searching for some sunshine while dodging showers. a look at your regional weather forecast still to come. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, there is no joy this morning in red sox nation as boston continues to find new ways of losing down the stretch. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. are the red sox trying to give away the a.l. wild card? if so, they're doing a traffic job. had the lead against in the orioles and blew it away. andino cleared the bases with an rbi double. baltimore held on to win. it's not every day boston fans cheer for yankees but they need a new york win to keep their lead in the wild card and they got it

and i believe i'm going to see braves baseball next week. go, braves.ve us access to everything. southern hospitality, you can't beat it. >> thanks, rich. >>> back inside now for the weather. sam? >> and dr. b. wore that shirt all day long. i swear. never took that thing off. all day long. let's get to the boards. we start with twitter pictures this morning. we have a picture out of waldorf, maryland. between showers where a rainbow popped up there between the birds. but more showers and more rain ahead today. you're part of a good, long line of flood watches. i think it's up to six states that have flood watches or warnings. the mid-atlantic getting into new england there. that's where all of the rain will be during the day today. shifting from the great lakes all the way towards the east. but behind it, comes some slightly cooler air to the north there. minneapolis, at 76 degrees. then drop it down. dallas at 94. san antonio at 96. albuquerque at 84 degrees. and phoenix at about 100 degrees again today. sacramento, 93. as you get to the coastline, it'

the wild card leading brave jumped on marlin starter, sanchez, gonzalez gone. the braves win 4-0. the giants are 4 1/2 back in the wild card. i'll give you the dback's update in a moment. no longer the strip manager. the manager and team reached agreement on a three-year contract. meanwhile, the a's take on the first place texas rangers, the dbacks have lost. >> it's a dog race. i am a face unclogger. i am a nose coach. i am a throat untickler. i am a human cough suppressant. and i am the sniffles worst nightmare. i am a target pharmacist. ask me about cold and flu remedies.

they hold on to beat the braves. cardinals can celebrate.hey are on to the playoffs like boston and atlanta. if this is how the post desseass going to play out, we are in for a wild ride? >>> here is nbc meteorologist, domenica davis? >> good morning. it is going to be another soggy day, not a washout. chance for scattered showers. muggy weather sticks around the northeast. scattered showers moving through upstate new york pushing all the way through new england. this is a stuck front, a stalled front that is really going to stay in the forecast at least for the next 24 hours. so with that, temperatures have been on the mild side. no exception this morning. we are starting out in philadelphia this morning at 72. 71 for the current temperature in new york. 64 in hartford. a little bit cooler. 59 out through buffalo. eventually, this cooler air and fall air starts to move into the forecast over the next couple of days. not today. >>> thursday's forecast does show scattered showers up and down the i-95 corridor. again, no the a washout. we coul

they beat the braves. cardinals can celebrate. they're in the playoffs. like boston and atlanta with an epic september collapse. if this is how the postseason is going to play out, we're in for a wild ride. that's a look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >>> which tv actresses make the most money and who just bought an $18 million long island mansion? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, a lot of time, effort and technology go into crime fighting. but sometimes all it takes is a grandmother and a skillet. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." i'm domenica davis. 72 in seattle right now. temperatures are quiet with plenty of sunshine. a little bit on the warm side. a few clouds moving down to the south. inland we have the cooler temperatures. that changes tomorrow, though. the warmer air starts to travel east and we'll get a little bit of a cool down here around the coast with some cloud moving into the picture as well. not too bad, san francisco, you'll keep the clouds, 69 degrees.

more importantly, the atlanta braves continue to sag hunter pence hit a two-run homer.s are caught by the st. louis cardinals who are down at 1.6 to 1, ryan shoots one in the gap. rose all the way, tony's team, they were at 11 games back at end of august. they have come all the way back, 13-6, cardinals. one game remaining. cardinals in houston tomorrow. the giants, their last night game of the season, mr. bennett gibbson, seventh inning stretch wash little god bless america. this is the guy's first major league home run. connor grist my, there it goes. into the gap, he rolls. all the way around, he's heading for home here, heading for home, here he comes. falls down, gets up, and scores. his first major league home run. goes seven inning for the win. 13-13, finish the year, 7-0, giants over the rockies. and the oakland a's, they're finishing up strong also. 7-0 win. josh, three-run hoper, 29th of the season. 98 rbis. have a chance for 30-is hundred. tomorrow trevor not bad. seven innings, no runs, a's and giants both 7-0 victors tonight. a special super bowl ring cerem

thousands of gathers at this hour, with the dedication of a national memorial honoring four brave passengersnd crew members of united flight 93 who sacrificed their lives fighting gack benz terrorists who were planning to slam their plane into a washington d.c. landmark, probably the u.s. capitol or the white house. >> let's go live to laura ingle at the ceremony which will be starting at any moment now, laura. >> good afternoon, patti ann, we have had a beautiful day as it turns out. didn't start out this way and we have some rain and awful lot of mud for folks trying to get to the ceremony, long lines of cars trying to get here, as you can see behind me, we've got some of the family members and the special invited guests being seated right now as we wait for the dignataries to arrive, and secret service is all over the place, and of course, we have a long list of very special guests coming here today. vice-president joe biden, former president, bill clinton and george w. bush and also we've learned speaker of the house, john boehner will be here this afternoon. today's events will include

at announcement of a high surf warning was music to the ears of surfers who braved the big waves. officials estimate the size of the waves to measure 10 to 15 feet high. and the outcome of the great pumpkin weighoff at the alaska state fair ended in a shocking technicality. at least for one pumpkin farmer. the largest pumpkin, tipping the scales at over 1,700 pound went home empty handed after a puncture was discovered. that opened the door for a smaller competitor, taking home the win, despite weighing about 500 pounds less. >>> now for a look at your national weather we turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. good morning to you. >> those farmers. >> there should be a congressional hearing on this. >> on the alaska state fair pumpkin controversy? >> absolutely. he was robbed. >> do you think they're injecting weight. >> he was robbed, bill. did you see that pumpkin? >> it was a big pumpkin. gourd to be technically correct. good morning, everyone. let's talk hurricane katia. this will be a strong hurricane. it doesn't look like it will head to lan

the braves in disbelief and the cardinals are celebrating in houston.l get the phillies in the playoffs. amazing. that is your toyota sports report. >> that's good stuff. a lot of drama. >> all of those red sox fans have to be like -- >> they are suffering. >> wicked hard in boston. >> thanks, larry. >>> "nightline" is next. >> keep track of the latest breaking news on twitter at abc7 news bay area. >> check us out there if you will. we appreciate your time. thanks for watching. >> good night, everyone. >>> tonight on "nightline," desperate moments. what do these pictures of michael jackson's bedroom and his bodyguard's description of

. >>> and, the brave one. a young boy honors his father, the fallen hero he never knew. a special edition of "nightline" starts right now. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," september 9th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden, reporting from ground zero. it was here, ten years ago, that planes struck the twin towers, reducing the buildings to rubble and shaking our country to its core. in a chilling twist, authorities again believe terrorists have entered the u.s. and are planning an attack. i'm joined now by my colleague brian ross with the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: good evening, cynthia. with tight security trying up traffic in new york and washington, the intense manhunt continues for the three men suspected of having been sent here to pull off a vehicle bomb plot in one of those two cities. tonight, abc news has learned that officials have now established the name of one person that appears to fit the description given by a cia informant. o

braves need to lose one. >> that's right. >> they believe in miracles. we're coming back at 11:00. >> last day. i am a face unclogger. i am a nose coach. i am a throat untickler. i am a human cough suppressant. and i am the sniffles worst nightmare. i am a target pharmacist. ask me about cold and flu remedies. i'm not crazy about these light fixtures. kitchen's too small. what's next? 607 franklin st. ♪ sea bass... ♪ ooohhh! ♪

karen chin is braving the outdoors to tell us about it. >> nasa expects a dead 20-year- old research to smash into earth, leaving a 500 mile debris field between friday and saturday. astronomer in oakland. >> where exactly will make that reentry and where it will exactly fall on to the surface of the earth, nobody knows yet. >> nasa says the $750 million satellite will plunge into the earth's atmosphere at more than a a thousand miles an hour. one in 21 trillion for any one person getting hit. fema is asking officers to be ready in case. cbs news space consultant. >> odds of it hitting anyone or a populated area are fairly low. the earth is 3/4 water. you have a good chance it's going to land in an ocean, but actually they don't know. >> space junk is on the rise. scientists are tracking baseball sized and bigger. it's not every day a satellite will smack down. >> they have no way of controlling any of this? that's nerve racking. >> i hope they don't come our way. >> if you come across space junk, nasa asks that you not pick tup. you aren't allowed to keep it or sell it. report it to

braves out of the playoffs. nlds starting saturday in philadelphia. >>> finally, nba commissioner david stern getting serious tomorrow. he will threaten players to cancel the entire season if they don't make progress toward a new labor deal this weekend. let's hit the hellie pad. rookie line backer named the rookie of the month. manny acta gets a contract for 2013 picked up after a good year in cleveland. second place in the a.l. central. the capitals sign chimera for a two-year contract for $3.5 million. caps season is almost here. it's right around the corner. >> we're looking forward to it. thank you, dan. >>> a woman who paved the way for female firefighters. follow news 4 online. search nbc >>> after more than three decades the first female firefighter in the county is hanging her boots. her last day on the job. >> reporter: it's an emotional day at fire station one as co-workers say good-bye to a fire fighting pioneer. pamela became the first woman to finish recruit school and become a full time member of

a few surfers were actually brave fluff to approach the shark. they removed the hook and dragged it back to the suv line where it could swim away on its own. >>> tonight at 5:00, the national oceanic and atmospheric administration is out ticketing on the ocean. that and more coming up at 5:00. thank you for watching. have a great day.

the braves lose to philly 7-1.nto tomorrow's finale, the braves and cards tie with records 89 and 72. the giants are just three games back. >>> the warriors are continuing with their complete makeover. today the long-time nba executive was hired as the club president. he spent 36 years in the nba. high has worked for the commissioner's office. he has been the president of the suns for the past nine years. he left phoenix to move to northern california to join his partner. in may he was the highest ranking exec to come out as gay. when he moved here, shea -- he called the warriors who recommended him and jumped at the chance to join the new warriors leadership. >> i think the rest of the league is really a little afraid of what is going on here based on the personalities and the commitment is the people they are attracting. i think we will continue to do that. who would want to live in this area? and to be in a franchise with the history of success, the fan support and really the market itself, it is an extra ordina

and it's this brave and sitting next to me, he he was there and on your day off. didn't have to come in, didn't have to come in and you were among the rescuers there trying to look for buddies, anyone, any survivor and you were there when the president came there. and what, what made you say that? >> well, i couldn't hear him (laughter) >> and i couldn't hear him and it just, you know, guys were starting to get a little fitting with the sound and i needed for something, we need today hear him so bad. three or four days later, and after that, i didn't realize there was any connection, but then his response was, it's a historic moment now. it kind of called and shaped his presidency at that time to do what we need today do to get this, this problem solved in so many ways. >> now, it was a few days after the the attacks, a lot of you guys were bone tired, a lot of you had been up for days, and there was no one to be found. what was going through your mind? >> well, it was, it was frustrating. first of all, i came down the night of september 11th, i was retired and i

. >>> braves continue their push for the wild card. braves up two. uggla rips a double. up 4-1. next batter, mccann, can do. atlanta wins 7-4. giants with an elimination of one in the wild card. >>> a's. 1-0, oakland after this home run. top of the ninth, david dejesus, that's a solo crank. a's win 3-1, which gives the rangers the a.l. west title. >>> good news for the red and gold. matt naoka reported today. and goldson's streak of 32 consecutive started ended in the season opener with a near injury. >> i know what i can do as a football player. i can get to the ball and make things happen. these guys have been playing good football since the preseason. i can be another force on that defense. >> and one more note for you, high school football power house la salle lost 30-6 to st. thomas from ft. lauderdale in a matchup of the second and third ranked teams in the land. that will do it for sports. back to you. >> national tv game for them tonight? >> absolutely. coast to coast. they're that good of a team. st. thomas aquinnas that good of min at.omen dam . >> back in a mo