stewart now just eight points back of carl edwards with three races to go. >> to get three races in a chase like this, it's an awesome feeling sitting here tonight. we got three tracks we feel are really good to us coming up so i'm excited about it. >> and please stay with us, we'll check on the forecast. everybody knows the best place for a good time is mississippi. and that's only until they visited us in louisiana. which is a distant second to sunny florida. for beautiful vacation, nothing beats alabama. ok, we'll never agree on who's best. but we can all agree on one thing. the gulf's the worlds number one vacation spot. and we've gone all out to make this year the best ever. mississippi has wonderful people, great music, and the beautiful outdoors. louisiana's the best seafood you'll ever eat. shrimp gumbo, crab cakes, etouffee. florida means beautiful beaches and sugar white sands. actually experts agree that the best beaches are here in alabama. which can't compare to a good time on the gulf in mississippi.

carl edwards remains on top with five races to go for the chase to the cup. tomorrow the raiders and browns at 1:00 on cbs 5. followed by the fifth quarter post game reaction. we don't know what the raiders are going to do, how they will honor mr. davis. >> it was emotional last week and probably will emotional tomorrow. >> we'll watch. that's it for eyewitness news at 10:00. we'll see you at 11:00 on cbs 5. good night. ♪ [ cellphone rings ] cut! [ monica ] i have a small part in a big movie. i thought we'd be on location for 3 days, it's been 3 weeks. so, i used my citi simplicity card to pick up a few things. and i don't have to worry about a late fee. which is good... no! bigger! bigger! [ monica ] ...because i don't think we're going anywhere for a while. [ male announcer ] write your story with the new citi simplicity card. no late fees. no penalty rate. no worries. get started at citisimplicity.com. this is what we can gather from an ordinary crash test dummy. two million data points. enius. [ engine revving ] when you pursue industry-leading safety, yo

in doing so, he moves into second place, behind the overall leader carl edwards. >>> coming up tonight on "gameday," raiders head coach hue jackson just discusses taking over for al davis as the face of the raiders. >> reporter: how much pressure comes along with that, knowing the guy that you have basically taken over for? >> interview: well there's tremendous pressure in the sense of this is still coach's organization and you want to stay committed to excellence and you want do it in his thought process, which is winning. he was about winning championships and winning every game and that's the pressure i feel. >> hue jackson will talk about carson palmer, obviously that big acquisition he made, and the state of the raiders. kim coyle was in the 49er locker room with a complete wrap on that would. so far so good for the san francisco 49ers. >> looking good. >> even they would have to admit, even though harbaugh wouldn't, they are ahead of schedule. >> yeah, we'll take it. really? thanks a bunch. >> you're welcome. >>> bringing the man ners to the 21st century. the authors of the book

to finish first this victory putting stood in second place eight points behind current leader carl edwards with three races to go in the chase for the sprint cup championship. i knew today was a fight for sure you win you want to research with the obstacles that we overcame i mean that's what makes you win races like this are special. tony snow a particular one has won the end of season double championships and a stumble following a three set fixture over victoria azarenka twenty one year old czech theater that edging a tight open a seven five but twenty two year old girl the russian opponent stormed back in the second to take a six four and force a decider but third said there was to belong to wimbledon champion quit of wrapping up the tournament on a six preschool i picked her also to run through it and this isn't a career high number two in the world. so will now lead the czech republic team in their third cup final against the russian next week and verizon iowa finding out first hand in istanbul what fit of a can do on the court as should last to the wimbledon champion in straight sets

carl edwards and harvick. >>> tiger woods had a guy throw a hot dog at him, he got arrested.entually once the smoke cleared in a 6-0. the winner brice mold er. very good tournament indeed. >>> very good baseball going on. american championship. detroit leading texas tonight we'll have st. louis ,,,,,,,,,,, >>> don't miss the cbs line up. >>> sparks are flying in taiwan. a fireworks celebration marks the country's centennial. the 40 minute show celebrating the founding of the republic was the largest in the year. taiwan's national plum flowers were shot off. hundreds of thousands of people attended the powerful show. >>> and finally tonight, golfers in australia have another reason to avoid the water. half a dozen man eating bull sharks live in the lake at the center of the green. how did they get there? the sharks got into the golf course when it flooded several years ago. the creatures are between -- woe eight and 10 feet long. club members can stop at the 14th tee to feed them if they'd like. >> you get a ball in the water? that is it for us tonight. >> and thank >> hill: t

. >> there are three weeks left in nascar's chase for the cup and tony stewart is challenging carl edwards for the points lead. he helped himself in virginia, three laps left stewart is in the 14 car passing jimmie johnson for the lead. he takes the checkered flag. stewart now trails in the standings by just eight points. >>> hundreds of thousands of people packed into -- into st. louis. to congratulate the cardinals. >>> a big report out today on mayor vincent gray and his links to brown. >>> checking the commute now. monika, over to you. >> reporter: a live look from sky 9 at the inner loop of the beltway at branch avenue. left lane is blocked. fire on the scene of the accident with delays. you are watching 9news now, stay with us. get your cash back. which cash back booth looks better to you, chase freedom or the largest cash back card? i'll try the largest oh, that's too bad apparently you don't know chase freedom guarantees you 1% cash back... 4 times more than the largest cash back card, which only gives you a quarter percent until you spend $3,000 every year but have fun, bob and we

he's four points back of carle edwards. >>> okay high school football fans it's time for you to tellavorite match up of the week. and there's some very good teams on the board. san ramon visits undefeated california. maureen catholic is 6-0. las lomas and miramonte are also 6- 0. thursday we announce what game will be our friday night football game of the week. raiders win an emotional day in houston. 49ers blow out the bucks. >> for the raiders to go to houston after what happened to talk about the emotional thing is one thing, but to physically go out and carry out that game against a very good team on their home turf. >> you talk about emotion. we were talking about it at the start of the show. you want to have emotion but you don't want to be overamped i think there was some concern about that at the beginning. their offense did not do well in the first half. but they got it together. they had 11 penalties for 89 yards. they always lead the league in penalties they still do. but they seem to overcome their own mistakes and do what it takes to win the game. right now they're encou

seven points behind chase leader carl edwards.ners are in detroit, raiders hosting cleveland. highlights on sunday at 5. the raiders first home dwayne game since al davis passed away. >> and jahvid best. >> former cal player. >> alan: all right. that concludes another broadcast of abc-7 news, i'm alan wang. thanks for staying up late with us. we'll be back

he trails carl edwards by just eight points with just three more races to go. >>> that is sports as wet for this sunday night edition of sports. how about this, 49ers beat cleveland, 6-1 for the first time since 1998. they lead the nfc by five games. >> great. >> something i don't think any of us foresaw. the rest of the west is falling down. it's crazy. >> looks like they will get into the play offs but it's a whole different season then. >> they're doing it the way they're supposed to. they are winning on defense. they are pluson take aways and give aways. >>> that is our report for tonight. thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we will see you the next time dinner's ready. [ female announcer ] hamburger helper stroganoff. beefy. creamy. stroganoffy. helpers. forty dishes, all delicious. gives us the most nutritious of gifts. but only when they are ready to be given.

carl edwards holds a 14 point lead over matt kenseth. it was a fight to the finish with clint bowyer. >>> a check of the latest bcs standings in college football. >>> lsu tigers, they are number one, followed by alabama. this will be the game of the year. they'll meet each other in an sec showdown. november 5th, oklahoma state is third, followed by boise state and clemson. virginia tech, individual is 25th. >>> let's talk about this for weeks already. 6:25. in 20 minutes we are going to celebrate the indian holiday. we are going to tell you all you need to know. >>> a rough landing for this virginia pilot. hear what he had to say about the emergency landing. >> reporter: we are taking a live look from sky 9 at the northbound side of i-95. the accident was cleared. delays begin in dale city. more on this than other area problems coming up in my next report. state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would lov

carl edwards still leads by 13 points over matt kenseth. >>> when you rush for 463 yards against a rankedu would think you would move up the polls. and stanford is moving up. the cardinal is regarded most favorly by the u.s.a. today coaches poll. the new associated press pole has stanford sixth tonight in the bcs poll. lsu and alabama remain one, two and all three. next up is usc in los angeles. >>> high school football is at the time of the year when some very important lead games are being played. we've got good ones for you to vote on for our high school game of the week. our six choices, santa monica valley. acalani at dublin, menlo at aregon and milpitas. vote until thursday and then see you under the lights. >> i saw some hard hand shape, no notable slaps in the back. >> nobody chasing after anybody. >>> be sure to join ktvu morning news and we're always here for you at ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. thanks again for joining us. we hope you all have a good night. ♪ [ cellphone rings ] cut! [ monica ] i have a small part in a big movie. i thought we'd be on location for 3 days, it's been

and fell from third place in the points race to 8th and that is now 35 points back of the leader carl edwardss winner at charlotte is matt kenseth. kenseth is now third place in the chase, just seven points back of edwards in the point stalled standings. >>> san josi quakes don't score many goals, but when they do it has wond loweski's name on it. quakes now 7-11 with 14 ties. sunday's game in oakland will be an emotional celebration of mr. al davis' life. it will be the first home-game since mr. davis passed away. raiders would be able to win with heavy hearts in houston on sunday, but coach hue jackson says it's time to move forward. >> we are all going to miss him, but we have a job to do and here is the bottom line, he wouldn't want it any other way. he wouldn't want it this way or the other, but wants this team to play football and i can feel that coming through me, i really do. that is my message to these guys, we have done our grieving. we have paid the respects the right way and will continue to do so, but the most important thing we have to do is play a cleveland brown team coming he

carl edwards finished 11th, padding his lead in the chase for the sprint cup. lot of drivers giving what it seemed like extra big long hugs to their significant others and wives. i think it really was a moment where everyone took a step back from racing and thought about the impact of their lives and really the dangers that are out there when they're racing. >> yeah. i think one of the most powerful things for me when i see them all get to the from the prayer groups before the race, i've seen it at nascar, i've had a chance to go to indy, do too. they know what's ahead. >> living on the edge. >> they sure are. it's a shame. but a beautiful vigil they had for him, though, honoring him over the weekend. >> he was really loved across the racing world. >> jeff, thanks. >>> all right. we have been monitoring mitt romney this morning. these are -- actually it's still happening but we lost our live signal. this was a few minutes ago. turn around the tape quickly for you here. you can see mitt romney at the secretary of state's office there in concorde, new hampshire,

but, look, carl edwards is leading right now. he's a driver that has got all kinds of star power. a big moment and wins a championship, that would be probably a big thing for everybody. but there are a lot of capable drivers. we'll have to see how it goes. jon: talking about star power, you've got a driver coming onboard named danica patrick. she ought to bring a few viewers with her. >> well, she will. and we're excited to have her full time next year. and, you know, she's talented too. obviously, she has her fan baiz, and he's charismatic, but she's proven week in and week out she's getting better, and she's going to join the toughest, most competitive motor sports in the world. jon: it's going to be interesting to watch. brian france, good to have you on. >> thank you. jon: thank you. jenna: well, it's an unimaginable crime, really. the man convicted could pay the ultimate price. the penalty phase in joshua come komisarjevsky's trial begins today. the horrific details of this connecticut home invasion, the very latest on their process next. exclusive to the military. and commit

two and takes a heavy hit and 34th, eight in the standings at five to play, and 35 points behind carl edwardsst place. as for the winner last night. matt kenseth takes home the checkered flag, first win in charlotte since 2001. great race. >> mike: and jimmie has won it enough. >> dave: five straight? >> let's get right to rick with the weather. >> hey, guys, we're going to be talking about the tropics again this week. developments possibly across parts of the caribbean, could be our next storm. either way we'll see a lot of moisture across the yuck stand and some of it already streaming into floo florida and a lot of miroisture across the eastern part four to six inches of rain the next few days into florida and some will spread to the northeast, by the time we get to the mid. week. and that's not good news. the fourth wettest in new york city and by the end of the week, probably the third wettest ever. a few more months to go and probably breaking more records there. temps, records broken high temperatures across the south and 100 in phoenix and we'll see temperatures broken across the sout