chula vista goes oto win, 11-10. >>> that will do it. jeremy and vinita, back to you. >>> well, there is a littl monkey love coming soon to the london zoo. >> zoo keepers prepared three female gorillas for arrival of a new mate, by waying to whet their appetite with a life-sized photo. it loo.e it worked. they ran off ander to the pictures into a snack. >> hopefully, the new sitter won't meet the same fate as his >> hopefully, the new sitter won't meet the same fate as his photo. more th from what i hear, ms. haskins is a toughy. oh, we had a good breakfast so we're ready. gonna be another great year, huh guys?! you bet your 8 layers! yeah! long-distance high 5! oh, careful! hey, watch it. start the school year with an excellent source of fiber. a clinical study showed kids who had a filling breakfast... of kellogg's® frosted mini-wheats® cereal... had 11% better attentiveness... compared to kids who missed out on breakfast. ( shouts ) keeps 'em full. keeps ' focused. new aches and pains, ...and new questions about which pain reliever is

the kids from chula vista, california, are on top of the world. today the youngsters rallied to beat the team from chinese taipei in the little league world series. they're getting going here. the kids from out west. bottom of the fourth. game tied at 3. this is graft. chula vista's going crazy. because guess what? that's the go ahead run. california takes a 4-3 lead right there. top of the sixth. two outs. and kiko garcia gets a strikeout to end the game. 6-3 victory for chula vista. they are going crazy. i love that. if i was 12 years old, iean, you'd feel like the big man on am p campus. >> 71 mile an hour pitch? >> it was 60.1 inches. >> the best thing is, those kids were juiced, either. >> they wear on their sleeve, i won't cheat. so it's a class act there. >> the pros could learn something from them. >>> nbc nightly news is up next. see you again at 11:00. that's the news. good night.

chula vista, california, taking on chinese taipei. vice president joe biden, chris drury inducted into the hall of excellence pregame. top ird, sung crushes it. chinese taipei up 2-0. chin oh, back-to-back jacks. up 3-0. bottom two four, chula vista on the comeback. wild pitch. here comes nick con lynn. he scores and ties the game. all up at three. later in the inning, game still tied at 3. bulla graft, a single to right. andy ri ichlrios scores. bases load for chinese taipei. only one out. chin on h, you know he's got power. he's going to ground to short. oh, aware. the 6-3 double play. chula vista victorious and the united states has now won the last five little league world series titles. >>> national league wild card, rockies up a game on the giants bottom seven, edgar renteria with the bases loaded. they trailed by 3. now they're up one. and now the wild card is tied. giants win, 9-5 and sweep the series. >>> that'll do it for now. jeremy and vinita, back to you in the studio. >> well, it was a collective splat over the weekend a

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inning ending double play chula vista came back from three down to win the little league world series, 6-3. finally, check out this catch from the padres/marlins game. ramirez, shot to right. left his feet, made a diving grab. a great grab but not enough for the padres. they lost it, 6-4. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >> thank you, fred. >>> did the two horror movies debuting this weekend cancel each other out? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, the biggest little city in the world just discovered tomatoes. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this monday morning. i have something very impressive to show you. this is hurricane jimena, category 4, 145-mile-per-hour wind hurricane. this is the baja of california, texas, mexican coastline. this storm is expected to head to the resorts in cabo san lucas. hurricane watches are up. a scary situation for anyone on that small peninsula. on the earn seaboard, rain in charlotte. rain over virginia beach. some of the clouds will spread to the d.c. area in p

our chief science correspondent, robert bazell reports tonight from chula vista, california. >> reporter: 2,800 students from oak ranch high school, a public high school in san diego county, began their second week of classes today. so far, everyone seems healthy but parents dropping off their kids are concerned. >> i know it's here. it's here. but i'm really worried. >> as a family, we just try to be more cautious. >> reporter: since last spring, officials here have been preparing for a school year with swine flu. of course, it's not a certainty, but there's a very strong ssibility that this and many other schools across the country will be shut for long periods this school year. >> all right, ladies and gentlemen -- >> reporter: one case or even an outbreak would not close the school. but once the county health department decidool should close, an automatic phone system will notify all students and parents in less than an hour with a recorded message. >> the schools are increasing hygiene efforts -- >> reporter: and all homework would go up online so students can work at home. >> we ca

chula vista, california celebrated the win -- i'm kidding, guys. 200 pounds. but still, big kids. be careful for the little guy underneath. >> what is amazing is they're not done growing yet. >> right. what about when their 18? congratulations. >> thank you. >>> ft. lauderdale police, operation show me the money. during an under cover sting, some suspects got a letter saying a stimulus check was waiting for them. when they showed up to get paid, they were arrested. >> the way that it was done, using our president and stimulus package in a government letter, it didn't sit right. >> i could understand the general public may say this, but these are individuals that can make you a victim, who could harm our children. >> 76 people were arrested. >>> what have the biggest obstacle you faced to overcome on your road to self-confidence? here's what one i-reporter said. she faced ridicule growing up because of battling a skin disease. she says -- you are today's winner, so we are going to send you a free, autographed copy of my new book out. we're going to

congratulations to the team from chula vista. you are up to date. let's go to meredith, karl, and al. what a great story. >> a nice, pleasant start 2 hour work week. we will be cooler than normal, at least in central maryland. mix of sunshine and clouds. looks like a slight chance for a shower later on this afterno >> that's your latest weather. meredith? >> ted kennedy was laid to rest at arlington national cemetery over the weekend following an emotional tribute in boston. chuck todd is in washington. good morning to you. >> it was an emotional weekend both in boston and washington as they paid final respects to a legend and icon, ted kennedy. on the hillside in arlington cemetery where he was laid to rest next to his brothers, long lines of people waited to pay respects to 10 kennedy. >> he allowed me a difference. that's what counts. >> the life of making a difference when he asked pope benedict to pray for him and the letter was delivered by president obama when he met the pope at the vatican in july and it was read at arlington saturday night.

. >>> and the boys of chula vista, california, have won the little league world series over a team from taiwan. they came back from a 3-0 deficit to win the crown. this is the fifth consecutive world league series for a united states team. congratulations to them. >> absolutely. >>> coming up in the next half hour of "news4 midday," we will have the latest on the man accused of kidnapping a girl and holing her captive for 18 years. police want to know if there are other victims. >>> plus how a group of stranded boaters survived on crackers and chewing gum. >> the swine flu, who needs the vaccine and who should not get it. >>> and tie komreinrebe b wk >>> here is a look at some of the stories we are following right now at 11:31. students are back in class. first day of school. 2,000 more students than last year. >>> president obama is back in washington. he and the rest of his first family return from martha's vineyard yesterday. the president did not take off the wle week. he announced tuesday that he wanted ben bernanke to serve another term, and he delivered a eulogy at senator kenned

boys from chula vista, california, taking on chinese taipei. rips one to right. that scores one. california takes a 4-3 lead. we go to top of the sixth. drama. california up. one out. garcia gets it. a strikeout to end it. you got to love that. a lot of fun. kids jumping from joy. california wins 6-3 and captures the state's sixth little league world series title. >>> in the wnba mystics hosting minnesota today trying to keep up in the eastern conference playoff ration. we start in the first half. mystics wearing pink in support of breast cancer awareness. allay na beard scores two of her 13 points. beard left the game late with a sprained ankle. still in the first lauhalf. puts it up and in. langhorn -- mystics win 81-75. redskins wrap up the preseason thursday night in jacksonville. starters probably won't play. >> then it's football. >> the opener on the road in new york. that's when it really matters, chuck. >> more importantly, college football starts next saturday. >> there you go. after the break, i say tomato, you say tomato. these folks just say food fightc nevada kicic

we're hearing from chula vista which is south of san diego that they didn't even feel the shaking heren diego city hall did apparently feel it and was evacuated. now 6.9 earthquake, a significant earthquake for baja, california. again, that's in mexico. we're getting the word from knsd. when i get new details, i'll pass them on to you. >>> the obama administration is looking to create a courtroom prison complex in the united states to house suspected terror suspects from guantanamo bay. the administration is considering a maximum security prison in michigan, and the military penitentiary at fort eleven worth, kansas. currently 229 terror suspects are jailed at guantanamo. >>> the corruption trial of a louisiana congressman trial continues. he's accused of receiving more than $400,000 in bribes and soliciting millions more in exchange for using his influence to broker business deals in africa. in 2005 federal officials searched washington's home and found cash hidden in his freezer, about $90,000. >>> a judge has given permanent guardianship of michael jackson's three children to his mo

. >>> it was a -- looked like it was over for the little kids from chula vista, california.t chinese taipei. this is the little league world series. the final 6-3. it is the fifth straight year that a u.s. team won the little league championship but hasn't happened since the 1960s that it was the fifth straight year. they have a sixth title and more than any other u.s. state. so congratulations. >>> a new wrinkle in the debate over health care reform and the uninsured and who needs to have insurance. there's a new requirement at some colleges. we'll tell you about that coming right up. ♪ >>> welcome back to the most news in the morning. it is 50 minutes past the hour right now. if you have a son or daughter leaving the nest and heading to college, there's a lot to think about but besides the required readings, papers, a lot of fresh men are also required to have health insurance. brianna keeler is live at one school offering up coverage for the kids. >> reporter: like this other colleges, kiran, the university of maryland negotiated a pretty inexpensive plan because college-

it's from the little league world series, chula vista taking on warners.diving catch. he makes the catch and then throwing out the runner at first. gets up, that is sound fundamentals. california rallied from five runs down to win an impressive, dramatic come from behind fashion. they play texas on saturday. love the little league world series. >> that little kid that made that catch maybe a star a little later on. >>> and the u.s. military says a u.s. service member was killed in a roadside bomb in afghanistan today. this makes august the deadliest month of the war for u.s. personnel. 46 u.s. troops have died this month. more than 60,000 u.s. troops are now in afghanistan. >>> all right. it's friday. a lot of people traveling. let's check in with meteorologist bob van dillen for the air travel delays. a lot to talk about. >> the good news is it's friday, the bad news is, we're going to see a lot of delays popping up on the east part of the country. the reason why, heavy rains, atlanta, about a half hour delay. that's the average. laguardia, averaging a 36

the team from chula vista, california staged a dramatic comeback beating taiwan 6-3. in seven previous game, they had not won and ira joe fish ser in for dave price. in those seven previous games, california against taiwan, they've beenththth yut scored 6. >> unbelievable. >> amazing victory. >> amazing. and in california, i guess one more world series title in little league than any other place. >> we're full of facts this morning. >> that's why we're here. other facts, speaking of california, not good news. the interior sections continue to really be hot and dry. morning fog, low clouds. the best hope is that hurricane jimena, which is climbs up from the south, which spread moisture later on in the week to help douse the flames. at the moment, they continue to rage. and >>> that is your latest weather and now back over to harry and maggie. >> thanks so much. coming up,less and found at sea pl we'll meet the survivors of a miracle rescue in the gulf of mexico. show and tell you weren't always my favorite day. with all the pet hair in the air, i'd spend class preoccup

. >>> at the little league world series, the boys from chula vista, california, rallied from three runs down to beat the kids from chinese taipei 6-3. california captures the state's sixth world series little league title. >>> nfl presson action last night. former broncos qb jake cutler back in denver for the first time since being traded to chicago. cutler was 15 of 21 for 144 yards and one touchdown. the bears beat the broncos 27-17. >>> and in golf, at the barclays, fairfax native steve marino had a share of the lead going into the final round, but struggled all day long. marino shot a 6 over and finished tied for 15th. the winner was this man. keith slocum who knocked down a putt on 18 to win the tournament at 9 under par. it's slocum's third pga tour victory. that's your sports minute. i'm hakem dermish. have a great day. >> let's see what kind of day it's going to be. >> we'll do that at 6:21. time for traffic and weather on the 1s. >> hey, tom. >> hi. good morning. here's a view of our sky over washington this hour. live view from the city camera showing a cloud cover. 15 minutes

in our hospital and two campuses, one a little bit further up north in san diego city and one in chula vista the south called the south campus and the south bay of san diego, which is about five to ten minutes from the border. we see similar populations, which would be a -- about 50% white americans and in the 40s latino american, but it is a very mixed population. it is, it does have border flavor and of the influence at the border, but we're not being overrun by a large illegal immigrant population taxiing our system. what we are seeing is an increase amount of people i see in the emergency department as a way out or as a safety net. >> so, if the undocumented immigrants are not an issue there, then you're dealing with a similar problem for many different geographical locations across the country that are not border states, if you will. what is your solution? have you heard anything in the health care reform policies that have been offered at this point that you like or that you see as solutions? >> well, i believe that the discussion's trending towards a universal health care policy is ac

then when chula vista would rally for five runs to win it and that wild pitch, california will now faceme will play either mexico, taiwan, for the championship on sunday. i think it's way over the top. this may be the best smelling race car ever. watch this. it's a creation of a brade f-1 car by chefs in singapore. it took seven chefs two artists, two culinary staff members, five kids, and $15,000 to bake the bread car. get this. it took a whopping 33 pounds of yeast and 1,000 pounds of bread to build it. it was all done to support a local children's charity. now janice dean has been following all types of weather patterns. she will talk to us now about how it will affect you. janice? >> are you still going to have that barbecue this weekend? brian: i'm thinking about postponing it until wednesday because i've been look at some of your models. >> you've been looking at a model or models in magazines. right? brian: that, too. >> ok. i haven't seen you up here looking at weather computer models, but i could be wrong. here is tropical storm danny. i have some good news to report. this is b

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