i'm bruce johnson reporting from highland, new jersey, back to you. >> thank you, bruce. >>> we have an ugly start to november. a little gray, maybe a tad of rain out there. topper in the weather center. what about the rest of the night? >> it's improving, derek. but i will tell you what, sandy will not let that grip go. we have breezes on the way and a couple of sprinkles. we'll start with temperatures. 10 degrees below average. high was 53. average high is still 64, which would be kind of nice, actually. right now, 51 downtown. but in the 40s in the burbs. 46 in good faithers -- gaithersburg. generally in the 40s in manassas and winchester. so a little bit on the chilly side outside. now, here's a look at the radar. couple showers with a couple sprinkles pushing on through. nothing heavy. everything is generally light. everything is just about across from howard county about to cross i-95 and get across the bay. so we will keep it early. maybe another hour or so with sprinkles. breezy and cold. lows 34 to about 42. winds westerly at 10 to 15. we'll come back and talk about when we'

. >> tonight, bruce johnson is there once again. have they heard the news there that cbs has called the race for president obama? ♪ ♪ >> i think it may be a little too loud and bruce johnson was having trouble hearing us. >> we're talking -- how are you feeling? >> awesome. >> how are you feeling? >> amazing. re-election. >> how are you feeling? >> amazing. >> how are you feeling? >> i'm doing real good. outstanding as a matter of fact. >> how do you feel? >> awesome. >> were you surprised? >> not at all. >> was it ever in doubt? >> no, not at all. >> there was some nervous people around here earlier. >> not at all. >> they were waiting on florida, ohio, virginia, the west coast to come in, this place erupted then. how do you feel? were you surprised? >> i feel like a winner. we won. >> these people headed over to the white house. was there ever any doubt? >> it is amazing. it gives us so much hope, the hope that we voted for four years ago. it's funny that i'm saying this, because i'm not even an american citizen, i can't vote. but

. >> bruce johnson was live along u. street in northwest. >> reporter: this is bruce johnson in the middle of u. street in northwest and you should have been here last night. this place erupted when barack obama was declared the winner. [ cheering and applause ] how are you feeling? >> awesome. >> how you feeling? >> amazing. re-election! >> i love it. >> so much on the line and i'm just grateful to be out here tonight celebrating our president for another term. >> we are in -- >> thrilled. >> we never lost hope. >> there was a moment where we were just very unsure. very nervous and very unsure, but came 11:00 we just knew. >> i'm really excited obama four more yores, i'm -- years, i'm really excited. >> extremely close. i was -- i was very nervous. you knew -- all along. no doubts here. >> reporter: there were lots of tweets in the area -- police in the area. they responded and sealed off the streeted to make sure -- streets to make sure nobody got hurt. this is bruce johnson for 9news now. >> that is until the results

bruce johnson is in ocean view, new jersey tonight with more on what those folks are going through. bruce. >> reporter: hey, derek. it's actually ocean grove. and this small town like the other jersey towns that we've been talking about all evening long steel reeling from the effects of the -- still reeling from the effects of the hurricane that blew through here. those lights are ours because this place is still in the dark. no heat. no cell phone service. there is somebody up there that has a candle burning. it's almost a sign of hope. because they're hoping this doesn't last that long and they're being told right now tonight this could go on for months. you know, we don't know where that family was when the storm came on board on monday night, but we did run into one couple in another jersey shore town who ro out the store and it could have cost them their lives. >> we look around and you feel like you're coming out of a disaster. >> reporter: they should have been part of the evacuation of the jersey shore this week. >> i guess i wasn't smart enough this time. this time it wasn't

our bruce johnson was on u. street when the celebration broke out there. >> reporter: you should have been here last night. this place erupted when barack obama was declared the winner. [ cheering and applause ] how are you feeling? >> awesome. >> how you feeling? >> amazing. re-election. >> so much on the line and i'm just grateful to be able to be out here tonight celebrating our president for another term. >> we are -- >> thrilled. >> we never lost hope. >> there was a moment where we were just very unsure. very nervous but very unsure. but came 11:00 we just knew. >> i'm really excited. obama four more years, i'm really excited. [ people chanting ] >> extremely close. i was -- i was very nervous. you knew -- >> no doubt. never had a cut. >> all a-- doubt. >> all along. >> reporter: they responded and sealed off the street to make sure nobody got hurt. this is bruce johnson reporting from downtown washington for 9news now. >>> still to come when the news continues, so how does america heal after such a polari

bruce johnson reporting live. >>> well, virginia's senate race between two former governors could very well determine which party will control the u.s. senate. kristin fisher has more now from a precinct in mount vernon. >>reporter: well, there's been a steady stream of voters throughout the morning at this precinct in mount vernon. but the biggest crowds and the longest lines were here before the polls even opened. nearly 200 people were lined up here at washington mill elementary school to vote, a welcome sight for virginia's republican candidate for senate, george allen. >> it's great to see driving up here we are at -- whatever it is, 6:14 in the morning, so many cars. and it looks like virginians are ready to change the direction of our country in a good direction. >>reporter: in a race this close, every vote counts. george allen continued to campaign all the way up to the voting booth, and he made sure as tempting as it might be not to cut in line. >> it took me about 30 seconds to actually vote, but it took me about an hour to get through the line. >> we just stood in line for a

this is bruce johnson reporting for 9news now from downtown washington. >>> and coming you're way on news -- your way on 9news now at 7:00. a writer for the military times tried at least to sort out the soap opera-like drama unfolding right now around david petraeus and who knows who else. plus, how to make sure your old electronics are properly disposed of. all of 7:00. >>> okay derek. progress in the aftermath of superstorm sandy as some senators and for more federal aid. top? >> well, much colder air rolled in but the numbers can be deceiving. here's what's going to go in the books, high 65 that occurred after midnight. low so far 43. that might go down into the 30s before midnight. we picked up a half inch of rain, .87 at dulles was good enough for the daily rainfall record. we will come back. >> but first new information tonight about the tattered flag in desperate need of repairs at a local park. >>> new information tonight about a badly tattered flag in chevy chase. we first told awen't the flag flying -- told you about the flag on saturday night after getting a call from the

let's take a look. >> reporter: this is bruce johnson in the middle of u. street northwest and you should have been here last night. the place erupted when barack obama was declared the winner. how are you feeling? >> awesome. >> how you feeling? >> amazing. re-election. >> so much on the line. and i'm just grateful to be out here tonight celebrating our president for another term. >> we are in -- >> thrilled. >> we never lost hope. >> there was a moment where we were just very unsure. very nervous, very unsure. but came 11:00 we just knew. >> i really excited. obama four more years, i'm really excited. [ people chanting ] >> extremely close, i was very nervous. you knew -- all along. >> never had a doubt. >> reporter: there were lots of police in the area, they respond asked sealed off the -- responded and sealed off the streets to make sure nobody got hurt. this is bruce johnson reporting for 9news now. >> good morning, thank you for watching 9news now at 6:00 a.m. hope you got some sleep last night. i'm andrea roane. >> and i'm mike hydeck we're going to

bruce johnson with perhaps the toughest job tonight. thank you, bruce. anita. >> going back to critical issues in maryland that are still too close to call, the comptroller is joining me. we are talking about issue 7. gaming. something you have been a vocal opponent of from the beginning. why? >> yes. first let me congratulate president obama for winning. my view of the national politics is we need tomorrow to start coming together as a country. this campaign between republicans and the democrats, sure there are differences but we are one country and one state. let's start to coming to th. >> need to -- coming together. >> need to get past the gridlock in the senate as well. >> yes. it is a very closer collection. i have been opposed to gaming because i'm concerned that this tsunami of special interest money from out of state casino companies coming into maryland is going to really tilt the state in the wrong direction. almost 100 $100 million has been spent on both sides of this gambling issue. i have said it is not going to produce jobs, it is not goin

of boats just like toys. >> reporter: i'm bruce johnson in highland, new jersey, another one of those small beach towns devastated by the storm. back over there, that's new york city. well what we want you to see is this way. you won't believe it. damage from this storm. millions of dollars in losses to these boats. big, small, luxury boats. working people, gone. >> it was rolling waves. and they were just both coming in, floating along everywhere. you didn't know which way they were coming from. just amazing. >> reporter: you are looking at more than 600 boats. both destroyed. you're looking at the harbor master here. the former captain of the police department here. and now my first question to you, how did this happen? >> this is just based on the wind-driven storm. the ones here, they were in excess of 75 miles an hour. >> and down here you heard a horrible creeking and cracking. all the sailboats were there. >> we have boats ranging from, well, 20-foot power boats to 50- foot sailboats. >> you tell me that the owner of these boats. many of them don't know about the property and t

and it will be another first if the african american loses the white house tomorrow. >> bruce johnson returned to the corridor today to see if people are planning for another party or a wake tomorrow night. >> a tv crew from denmark was broadcasting inside the corridor today. >> all of the media is into the american election. >> if obama wins, it's the place to be in dc. >> a lot of joy full people. i hope obama win s again. >> when obama became the first african american to win the white house, the crowds on the street and the city erupted and the celebrations well into the night. >> also had to do with being able to exhale. we were done with bush. >> thousands would gather tomorrow to watch the results. >> i think we'll be prepared to make our toast at around 10:30, 11:00. >> if the younger americans don't show up to vote, then i believe that romney has a good chance. >> obama is still by far the favorite over mitt romney. >> electoral college are the votes he'll get. i predict he'll easily surpass 300. >> there was support for the candidate as well. and some undecided voters. >> i

. >> bruce johnson. four years ago when obama became the first african american to win the white house, the crowds on the street erupted and the celebrations went well into the night. >> also had to do with being able to exhale. we were done with bush. >> thousands will gather tomorrow in the restaurant to watch the results. >> i think we'll be prepared to make our toast at around 10:30, 11:00. >> other supporters are hopeful than confident >> if the younger americans don't show up to vote, then i believe that romney has a good chance. >> obama is still by far the favorite over mitt romney. >> electoral college the number of votes he will get i'm predicting he'll easily surpass 300. >> the support for the republican candidate as well and some undecided voters. >> consider this, right now there's a father and daughter in here. she's for romney, he's for obama. so much abstention in the family, won't go on camera. >> question tonight is will there be lots of celebration tomorrow or some mourning? >> that i

bruce johnson has been covering the sentence. he has the latest now. bruce? >> reporter: hi, mike. former councilman chairman kwame brown has been sentenced here in federal court. he was sentenced on the felony charge of bank fraud. here's the sentence and came as a surprise to many people. he's now in the custody of the u.s. marshals. the just sentenced him to remain in the custody of marshals for the remainder of this business day. come 5:00 he will be released. as you say he has another court appearance at 2:00, 2:30 this afternoon on a misdemeanor charge over in superior court. the felony, the big one, in addition to being sentenced to the custody of u.s. marshals for the rest of the day, he will be under a 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. curfew for the next six months. he will be under electronic monitoring. he will be forced to remain in his home. he will be allowed to go out for religious events and work events approved by the court. after that six months home detention, he's got two years of supervised release and included in those two years will be some 480 hours of community serv

after that he must serve two years supervised probation. >> that was bruce johnson reporting. meantime there was a startling development today in the case of the man police call the east coast rapist. that suspect aaron thomas had been expected to accept a plea deal today in prince william county but instead he changed his mind and told the judge he was not sure exactly what he was doing. thomas had been cooperated to pled guilty to -- expected to plead guilty to rape and abduction charges from 2009 but now the stage is set for a possible trial in january? prince william county and also accused in a series of rapes all along the east coast. >>> and testimony is underway in the murder trial of a former bowie state university case. alexis simpson accused of killing her sweetmeat mo than a year ago -- suite mate more than a year ago, dominique frazier. the defense says-a case of self- defense, that's more they say simpson was the target of bullying and harassment. that trial is expected to run through thursday. >>> new information and more fallout tonight from the d.c. fire chief

. >> this is bruce johnson at northwest.his is barack obama bash and everybody here voted democratic for barack obama. they're expecting another big party tonight. we'll find out win or lose. this is the place to be in the district. turnout here is incredibly high this evening. if you're at the polling places right now, you'll be able to vote. they'll set up voting personnel. if you set up in front of the voting, it will be after 8:00. 14th and bee street northwest. they expect to be celebrating another win for barack obama. we'll see.

heath kenneth ellerbe tells our own -- chief kenneth ellerbe tells our own bruce johnson the plan is to reduce hours of service from 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. and increase the number during peak hours. >> reporter: the guys working the trucks will have to come over and start manning -- >> it's quite possible those firefighters will have to help out 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. i know they've complained about having to work long hours and it's too hard. i already gave them a proposal. we talked about maybe reducing those hours. hopefully they'll step up and serve the citizens like they're supposed to. >> the union will be meeting very soon to talk about this and there is more to come on this story. >> from my point of view it's absolutely essential that he -- >>> from my point of view it's absolutely essential that he give testimony before the congress so that we can figure out benghazi. >> tonight some lawmakers say they'd still like to hear from david petraeus about the u.s. consulate attack in libya. he resigned last week citing an extramarital affair. acting director mike morrell will testify instead.

. >>> it will come as no surprise president obama carried the district, but as bruce johnson reports, those same voters turned out well known incumbent councilman michael brown. >> reporter: this was the scene at 14th and u streets in the early hours this morning after president obama was declared the winner. >> we have four more years to finish what has been started. >> reporter: board of elections said the president got 91% of the d.c. vote. that percentage will go even higher when special and absentee ballots are counted. >> what i want most in the president for the second term is for him to really stand up for democracy. >> reporter: d.c. mayor gray hopes the president can do more to help the city in the second term. authority over its budget and legislation are at the top of the mayor's wish list. >> he's an eloquent spokesperson. he's a brilliant man and we need his support to be able to get what should be rightfully ours and that is full participation in the united states. >> reporter: roughly a quarter million d.c. voters cast ballots in tuesday's election. the turnout helped

hello everybody, i'm bruce johnson. thanks for joining us. at arlington national ceremony, president barack obama paid tribute to the nation service members on this veteran's day. the president laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown, intended to show every service member. and he urged americans to welcome back soldiers who are returning home. >> over the next few years more than a million service members will transition back into civilian life. they will take off their uniforms and take on a new and lasting role. they will be veterans. as they come home, it falls to us. they are fellow citizens, to be there for them. >> the president also noted that this is the first veteran's day in a decade with no american troops fighting in iraq. >>> the vietnam veteran's memorial continues to be one of the areas most visited sight. today is no exception as surae chinn talks to those who gathered at the wall. >> i see them twice a year for memorial day and veteran's day. >> the walk moves people none like no other. antonio biaz has come to honor his fal

. >>> hello, i'm bruce johnson. thanks for joining us. in new york and new jersey is gradually getting back to where it had been before hurricane sandy. in new york carpool restrictions have been lifted, and most subway lines are running. power has been restored to all but a 10th of new york city residents. warming centers remain open for those still without lek tries. schools will be open tomorrow for 1 million new york city school students. governor christie is urging schools that have not open to be creative to get students back to the classroom. >> we've got a lot of work to do but we've already accomplished a lot, from 2.7 million people out of power, we're down to under a million in less than six days of work so we're making progress, doing the things we need to do. you know i will continue to ride herd over these folks and make sure what needs to get done will get done. >> gas continues to be raged but the governor says he hopes to lift that order soon and he insists there is no gas shortage in the statement he says the long gas li

>> tonight, we've got new details about a story our bruce johnson first broke. the d.c. fire department plans to shuffle its resources, meaning fewer ambulances will be in service overnight. >> it's quite possible those firefighters, paramedics may have to help out from 1:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. >> reporter: d.c. fire chief says the vast majority of emergency calls happen between 7:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. so why not have more paramedics working those hours? tonight derek is swroipped by the chief in our -- joined by the chief in our studio to explain his plan. >> chief ellerby's proposal still has to be approved. he's here with us tonight. welcome. the fact is you want to move 14 advanced life support vehicles from the night side to the day side, but if i do have a heart attack at 2:00 a.m. and you moved those vehicles, will my wait time be longer, and, b, will i have access to the top of the line equipment? >> you will have access to the top of the line equipment and there's no extended wait time. it will be pretty much the same. we have approximately ten calls per hour duri

hello, i'm bruce johnson. thanks for joining us. tonight israel shows no signs of letting up in the attack on the gaza strip. those strikes have been expanded to target hamas's government buildings, israel also under attack as palestinian militants continue firing rockets into civilian areas including tel aviv. some reports out of the middle east say a ground war is now imminent. we begin tonight with alan in tel aviv. >> reporter: only hours after it was set up this anti-missle battery intercepted a long range rocket fired from gaza and aimed at the heart of israel's commercial capitol. five such batteries called iron dome are being deployed and three more are being rushed into production. in an expansion of the air war against hamas, they struck the movements of the prime minister overnight. attacks were also aimed at other parts of the political structure including a building where the cabinet meets. gaza is one of the most densely populated areas in the world and any escalation to non- military targets carries the risk of increa

hello, i'm bruce johnson. thanks for joining us this sunday night. more details and intrigue tonight in the unfolding scandal surrounding former cia director david petraeus. we now have a name for the woman who went to the fbi setting off the investigation that revealed an extramarital affair and led to petraeus' resignation. her family now has a washington attorney in crisis management team. also new tonight, lawmakers will hold hearings to determine why congress was not kept more fully informed about that fbi investigation. matt jablow picks up the story from here. >> reporter: david petraeus is a great leader, a great patriot. >> reporter: leaders of both parties had great praise on this veteran's day for one of the country's most decorated veterans, former cia director and retired army general okay david petraeus. his accomplishments notwithstanding, most lawmakers agree that petraeus simply had to go after the fbi uncovered an affair he was having with paula broadwell, a 40-year-old west point graduate who wrote a biography of petraeus that was

11:00, >> hello, i'm bruce johnson. thanks for joining us this saturday. tonight more than a quarter million homes and businesses still without power in new york and new jersey. it's nearing two weeks since that super storm hit there. about 300 people protested outside of long island power authority office today. they're demanding more help. this weekend emergency crews are battling fires that started by generators and stockpiled gasoline. erica ferrari reports tonight, hundreds of volunteers boarded buses today to help out in the hard hit areas. >> reporter: possessions that once filled the homes on long beach island are now piled up outside on the street. >> it's just so sad to look at it all. >> reporter: this coastal new jersey community took a direct hit from sandy. saturday almost two weeks after the storm, many people got their first look at the damage. >> this is not my boat. >> reporter: john boil found a boat in his backyard. his 7-year-old vacation home filled with four feet of water. >> it's been through a few storms but this is absolutely the

. >> reporter: bruce johnson, 9news now. >>> in other d.c. news, today the former d.c. council chair kwame brown is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court. in june brown pleaded guilty to bank fraud. he admitted to lying on two separate bank loans valued at more than 200,000. he could face a maximum of six months in jail. prosecutors have asked the judge in the case to sentence brown to six days plus three years probation. >>> president obama is trying to gain support for his plan to avoid the fiscal cliff. today he'll meet with labor leaders. tomorrow he hopes to earn the support of business leaders. friday he'll talk to congressional leaders. the fiscal cliff is a series of tax increases and across the board spending cuts which many economists say could push our country into another recession. congress is also going to be working on the fiscal cliff when it comes back to work today. the house and senate have been in recess since september when legislators took a break for elections. both democratic and republican leaders say they do believe some kind of deal can b

our -- live in the area, our bruce johnson is live tonight. bruce? [ no audio ] >> reporter: the food trucks outside federal office buildings in southwest. that's where you can find federal workers at lunchtime. who's best for federal workers, obama or romney? obama or romney? their jobs and careers could be affected by who occupies the white house for the next four years, what time you sir, who's better? >> patch act, i can't speak to that. >> what about you? obama or romney? >> i would say from a military's perspective. i'm a spouse, michelle obama has done great things for military families. >> reporter: romney has promised to reduce the federal work force by 10%, cutting two jobs for every one that's filled. who's better romney or obama for fedel workers? >> it's a question contains a logical fallacy. i'm not going to answer that. >> i'd have to say obama might be the better. >> reporter: because? >> it seems romney might want to slash some jobs and cut unnecessary spending. >> reporter: romney would eliminate some departments and cap government

s emergency services plus -- >> reporter: this is bruce johnson at john glenn, the main boat in d.c. fire department's harbor arsenal, in need of $700,000 of repairs, that story coming up. >> reporter: i'm matt jablow, helping veterans, that story straight ahead. >> if you'd like to help provide a holiday basket to local military personnel, please call our turkeys for troops phone bank happening now, the number 202-895-5560 and you can also donate online at www.wusa9.com. click on the uso button on the homepage. >>> veterans giving to veterans, that's the idea behind an innovative program in maryland. >> as matt jablow tells us, the two month old initiative is designed to help thousands of vets seriously wounded in iraq and afghanistan. >> trooper, stay. >> reporter: carey dorsey says of all the difficult things about raising young dogs -- >> you never know what they'll get into. >> reporter: -- one of the most difficult for him is putting them in their crates at night. >> being locked up, i know that feeling and they haven't even done anything. you know what i mean? >> reporter: tha

>> this is bruce johnson. coming up there's a new d.c. council member, the first time an incumbent has lost since 1998. i'll have that story. >> but first the role of the social media in this year's election. >>> just like in '08 this election earned plenty of attention all over the world, but perhaps more than '08 there was the world of social media and joining me now to talk about that, our social media editor simon landou and one picture in particular got a lot of attention. >> we talk so often about the power of images and what you're looking at here is a tweet sent by barack obama's campaign. if you can kind of look in there, just says four more years and it was a photo of the president hugging the first lady, but this became the most retweeted tweet in history of twitter. now that happened in just 22 minutes according to the social networking site. >> wow! >> yes. it's really incredible. think about this. it was retweeted over 225,000 times in the middle of the night in 22 or so minutes. so shocking stuff. >> obviously it's the emot

the nationals davie johnson claimed the national league awardemming out san francisco's bruce bocchi and cinci's dusty baker. johnson won the al manager-of- the-year award with the orioles in no one 97, and the current skipper is up for the award tonight, buck showwalter. tonight, the wizards are on the road against charlotte bobcats. >> thank you. >>> and go to shawn yancy for a look at what is coming up at 10. >> we following the developing story tonight. a teenager accused of killing a cab driver in the district is being linked to a random double shooting that left a woman dead in maryland. also, a consumer alert. the baby fragrance is a $30 billion-a-year industry and should parents be concerned about the ingredients in those products. those stories and the story in a special report coming up on fox 5 news at 10. brian. >> and thank you, shawn. i'll see you at 10. you as well and the news edge at 11. in the meantime, the news is always on www.myfoxdc.com. keep it here. tmz on tv is pup next -- is up next. when we switched to fios, we got better tv, betttter phone, better internet.

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now he is the manager of the year in the american league and blu bruce...bocy was not a winner but davey johnsonost of the major leagues is also like a melon with a two-time winner and how close was bruce approach you? not that much. ochi came in third. it was a runaway for davey johnson. the runaway and if you are playing the game buster posy around 3:00 p.m. they should be around national. with more baseball, the miami marlins are cleaning up they have signed this guy. for over 100 million and they have dumped him along with the pitcher and josh johnson. i do not know were toronto got all of this month with a combined salary from miami, to toronto, $170 million! they got rid of ozzie and now, the players miami is going to start over again and alex smith is holding out for monday night against chicago. he wants a second opinion regarding his concussion. he needs to be cleared from independent neurologist to return to action. again, calif. hoops is beyond us and the cheerleaders and it seems like everything seems to be early earlyhaas pavilion. five seconds left, in the first half and pepperdine

johnson. brenda and joe nevel. bruce and debbie and doug. doug, and debbie. erin and matt. jane and bob.arsha and dan. i want to thank all of them for their good work and thanks to all of you for making this the most successful fundraiser the committee has ever had in history. thank you very much. [applause] i want to thank the wilder side band for the great entertainment and our baker of live love bake for delicious birthday treat tonight. this a wonderful cake they put together. thank you very much. and one of the big reasons for having such a great success is our inspirational speaker. marco rubio. what a wonderful message he has and what a great example of the american dream and he is inspiration to me and so many others to continue to focus on limited government and empowering the private sector to grow opportunities for all of our people. to night's event. with this event we've turned the page and we looking forward the future. i've always been one that's learned that you never fight the last battle or look at the last campaign. you look to the future and learn from the mistakes of

by the way, davie johnson was named the national league manager of the year beating out dusty baker and bruce bochy. remember, the votes are turned in before the postseason so johnson led the nationals to the playoffs for the first time since the franchise moved to washington, d.c. >>> what about the giants, they are reportedly close to a three-year, $18 million deal to keep jeremy affeldt in san francisco. he tossed ten and a third scoreless innings during the giants magical run this year to the world series. >>> by the way marlins shortstop jose reyes is headed to toronto along with pitchers josh johnson and mark burly in the latest fire sale by the miami marlins and have moved all the players they signed to big contracts. >>> niners and bears, they clash monday night and pro football talk is reporting that alex smith is seeking a second opinion on his concussion as he attempts to be cleared to play. on the other side, bears quarterback jay cutler is doubtful to play after suffering a concussion sunday. that would mean former raiders quarterback jason campbell would get the start for chicag

johnson with 23 of the 32 first place votes. baker of the reds former giants skipper finished second. keep in maipd the voting is done at the end of the regular season. so brucee giants world series titles is not considered. fire sale. nothing in you in miami. mary lips at it again sending everything except the if you aquarium in the stadium to toronto. jose reyes, johnson, burly buck and boneface blockbuster trade to toronto that will bring short stop east could before and other pros text to florida. unload 185 million dollars in long-term contracts. in college moon cal second game of the season tonight hosting pepperdine. bears have a big time score in junior allen and look who was attendance. thomas going to graduate school at cal training to better himself. issued start to work on that. play of the game. loose ball. ricky recapture richard solomon. throwing it down. bears with a solid punch. p.m. steal and big first half and finish with 23 points. crab on fire in the second half. 24 of his career high 33 in the second half. back-to-back 3. silk smooth and dad in the stands looking on. if believe me later. that's the big fella throwing down as cal moves to

bruce bochy follow bob melvin. >> in the national league, davie johnson, the washington nationals. >> that guy is a ball of fire.he nationals manager received 23 of 32 first place votes, as washington won the national league east. they improved their win total by 18 games. dusty baker of the reds comes in second and bruce bochy was a distant third place. >>> one of bochy's relieverred jeremy after felt just signed a new contract. he came up huge in the post season, specifically game four of the world series. giants have one of the best pull pens in baseball so the key right now is to keep that thing in tact. >>> 49er quarterback alex smith is seeking a second medical opinion after meeting with a neurologist yesterday about the concussion. now that according to pro- football.com. now if smith does not receive clearance, colin kaepernick would start at quarterback. the opponent on monday night is the chicago bears, and they are likely going to be missing jay cutler. he took a vicious hit on sunday night, suffering a concussion himself. cutler is listed as doubtful and that means cutler's back up, jason campbell wh

johnson was named manager of the year. he claimed 23 of the 32 first place votes topping cincinnati's dusty baker and san francisco's brucehy and becomes just the fifth manager to win the award in both leagues. he won it with the orioles in 1997. with the way this team is set up he may be back in this position a year from now. >> this award is really nice, but i like more to the organizational award because the lerner family has done a great job, rizzo and staff. we've had great drafts. young players this year really stepped in when key players got hurt like werth and michael morse and storen went down and my catcher went down. we had a lot of young catchers come up and everybody really produced and it was just a remarkable year. >> early during last year's abysmal season the wizards could count on charlotte. four of their 20 wins came against the lowly bobcats. so it was with a deep sigh of relief when the winless wizards looked down on the schedule tonight and saw those friendly felines. last year feels so long ago, the cats the better team tonight. strong 1st quarter, trevor ariza hit two three's in the frame, wiz up s

johnson takes home the manager of the year award. he received 23 of 32 first place votes topping dusty baker and bruce bocce.e is just the fifth manager to win the award in both leagues. he also won it with the orioles back in 1997. he praised the entire team for his success. >> this award is really nice but i look at it more as an organizational award because the lerner family has done a great job, rizzo and staff and we've had great drafts. young mayors this year really stepped in when key players got hurt. and my catcher went down. we a lot of young catchers come up and everything everybody really produced. it was just a remarkable year. >> that was the good news. and now let's talk about basketball. even during last year's abysmal season, wizards could always count on charlotte to put a smile on their face. that was last year. four of the 20 wins came against the lowly bob cats, last year. this year, the winless wizards looked to cash in on recent history with their first visit to charlotte for the new season t looked like things might be getting better. d.c. got off to a good start take ago four-point l

bruce baloch... voting is done t the end of the regular season. they have made their first playoff appearance so david johnsonr. from the baltimore orioles in 1997 and elected a final tabulation. there are four first-place votes and did i mention? this is done at the end of the regular season. baseball with the florida marlins. had a new ballpark. they are bringing in jose reyes and they really unoladed with mark vurley and health belle with $191 million go to the toronto bulue jays $170 million and alex smith getting a second opionino.....what impact if any will have but a second opinion could have smith back on the filed on the flip side, 7-10 days and now 2 weeks. . bogut out for at least 2 weeks... pam? to and you'll remember when he was wast around a little bit-but difficult. >> the first impression of seeing a guy in a cast is never good. however, if you are not going to bring him in unless you think that it is going to turn it around but it could be a while before he turns around. when we come back, san jose state. what is known as the great public relations vance is now on fire. under mcintyre. they a

. >> and davy johnson is named manager of the year. 23 of the 32 first place votes. dusty baker and san francisco's brucend and third. won the award in both leagues. won with the orioles back in 1997. >> to basketball now. got the announcer in my ear. the still looking for their first win of the season. dc got off to a good start taking a 4 point lead into the second period. trevor areza led the way with 19 points but the bobcats roared back. game high 21 points. the wizards lose 92-76. they are win less through 6 games. >> all right. finally. on the court scare for a member of the cheer squad. jamie wood was in the middle of a routine when her partner dropped her. she fell backwards landing on her head. she was braeting on her own but did manage to give way to the crowd. all right. wish her the best. my goodness. >> for those who say cheer leading is not a sport. >> it is 8:41. wednesday morning. coming up next, a case for adopting a child a little later in life. we're going to tell you about a new campaign to find homes for tens and thousands of teenagers. >> the power of the written word and the art o

johnson's was chosen as the national league manager of the year. the one of the best records of the years when 98 winds of 64 losses. the giants bruceochy finished third in the voting because the voting was done before the playoffs. the league mvp is will be announced tomorrow with buster posey one of the top contenders. >> is known for roles and dear john and most recently magic mike the male stripper movie. channing tatum can now add something to address the made. the sexiest man alive. that is when people magazine has proclaimed for the 32 year-old actor. he said when he first heard year messing with me right? does he have to be surprised? he was naked. i just heard he was in a strongly. newt to kron4 the are run borealis putting on quite a show in minnesota. we tell everybody about this that we were able to see it. you have to live in minnesota. >> i would rather live here and watch this on tv. it's cold and minnesota. >> on the streets are now clean and daly city but they are shoring up the hillside ahead of the storms that are coming. we will have a live report in just a moment. nancy pelosi announced that she plans to stay bu