ufc president dana white was on hand today.says they just continue to conquer new worlds with this sport. >> the biggest we are want us to be mainstream sports pick. i want this thing to be a real sport: for instance soccer, same game of soccer that the kids play here in san jose they are playing in russia, china and the rest of the world that's our goal with mixed martial arts. >>> giants and a's in action tonight. highlights tonight at 10:00. but that's the sports life for right now. julie, frank. >> mark, thank you. >> ktvu.com is always on. check the website for the updated information on the four alarm fire in san francisco's lower hayte. thanks so much for joining us everyone. @ [ rapid footsteps ] ow! [ male announcer ] when life happens, you need a plan you can count on. 3.4 million californians trust us with their health coverage needs. blue shield. [ smack! ] [ insects buzzing ] [ male announcer ] when life happens, you need a plan you can count on. 3.4 million californians trust us with their health coverage needs. b

. >> that was dana white. san jose yesterday promoting the november 19th everyone at the hp pavilion. the ufc is the most powerful mixed martial arts organization in the world. >>> today she last day of the regular baseball season. many are calling today wild wednesday. there are four teams now still in the hunt for two wildcard play-off spots. the st. louis cardinals, the atlanta braves, boston red sox, and the tampa bay rays. they all have a make-or-break game today. for the giants and the a's? well, they wait until next year. >> yep. all right. let's check in with sal, because we don't want to wait for the traffic report. >> you know, when baseball purists, when the wildcard was announced, they didn't like it. i think everyone like this wildcard now, it's exciting. let's take a look at what we have now. the commute looks pretty good so far as you drive on 280, getting up into the south bay and passing 17, getting into the valley, i should say. also if you're driving from pleasanton to fremont, thank you goo

. >> yeah, dana white is the president of the ultimate fighting championship. jose yesterday promoting the november 19th big event of the hp pavilion. the ufc is the largest mixed martial arts organization in the world. they've been considering a move for the -- the -- move to the south bay for years. >>> the clock is ticking down for "60 minutes" broadcaster andy rooney. the 92-year-old commentator will make his last regular appearance on the tv news magazine this sunday. he has given more than 1,000 essays over the years. he joins "-- he joined" 60 minutes "back in 19789. no word on why he -- back in 1978 the. no word -- 1989. no word why he is reeving now. >>> let's go to sal. he's been noticing a rough commute for areas. >> yes, i have. this morning you can look at the bay bridge. ever wonder why they have a big backup whenever there's an accident for hours afterwards. the crash is gone but the backup remains. it's huge this morning at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's backed up. this morning's commute is also going to be slow. you can see traffic is slow app

is this a referendum on the obama white house dam dana perino and charles gasparino weigh in. >> more bad news. u.s. poverty rate reaching highest level in years. ohio governor kasich explains what this means for the anointed one. we are on the road to 2012. hannity starts right here, right now. breaking news. the polls have closed. we are waiting the results of a special election in new york's 9th congressional district. this is the race to fill the seat vacated by anthony weiner. republicans are hoping to steal the seat in the liberal stronghold of new york city. we'll bring you the results as soon as we have it. the republican presidential contenrs were back on the campaign trail today after a fiery debate last night in florida. the event featured some contentious moments including this showdown between romn and perry. >> the question is, do you still believe that social security should be ended as a federal perhaps, as you did six months ago when your book came out and return to the states? >> i think we ought to have a conversation -- >> we are having that right now governor, we

dana ritter, white house producer for cbn news, and the second baseman on the baseball team. >> [inaudible] >> i don't know if it's only the softball team in attendance today because mike public communications consultant and first baseman. we have matt friedman, one of my colleagues at the associated press as an online video producer and a new member. welcome, matt. mark cannon, managing editor for managing safety communications. spencer joint who is harry's godson, freshman at georgetown university, and a guest of the speaker. >> john is an anchor reporter for western one metro networks. david corn, amist for msnbc and also a guest of the speaker. melissa, news hook media, chair of the speaker's committee. patty is a communications consul at that particular time and member who organized today's event. bill snider now teaching at george maison university, and also with third way, a washington think thank. tim young is a freelance journalist, and himself, actually a working comedian, chair of the national press club's young member committee that he's leading very well. rachel ray, daily rev

dana pa ry no. she is a former white house press secretary and co-host of "the five" never heard of it. and he is a fraud. good to see you pinch. >> >> ♪ one pill makes you larger ♪ one pill makes you small ♪ and ones mother gives you ♪ don't do anything at all >> i'm afraid pinch actually drank david carr's quote, coffee this morning. >> maybe we should start the show, greg. >> ♪ i am a golden god ?oad -- >> that's a lot of production work for those eyes. >> i don't know what you are talking about. >>> he is out in president fro of the presidential hunt. i speak of texas governor rick perry who after a few weeks is lapping the competition like a fast swimmer in a pool that allows you to do laps in a pool past other swimmers, a lap pool perhaps. the new poll has the gov getting 27% of republicans with the former front-runner mitt romney. that's a difference ever a lot. and perry's entry into the race has caused candidates like michele bachmann and ron paul to fall behind too. with perry now leading you must run stories exploring why. maybe focusing on the economic boom under his leaders

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white house previously indicated. still, economists say it would have a noticeable impact on the economy if it is enacted. ken, dana robert lyles, thank you. >>> an agreement has been reached on an idea that would help lower personal income taxes for californians. it is tax swap proposal that would help generate a billion dollars annually for the state. the governor and the assembly reached the agreement last night. it would end a major tax break for out of state businesses and give more incentives to smaller california based companies. that money would then be used to raise california standard tax deduction by $1,000 per individual. >>> many people in the southwest are still in the dark tonight. more than 5 million people from orange county to arizona clear down into mexico lost their electricity earlier this evening. jeff, the outage that brought southern california to a standstill. >> in places like dana point, blinking traffic lights became electronic stop signs. driving was tricky because it was so hard to see pedestrians on the road. at the ritz carlton hotel, the valets used flashlights to do their jobs. an

dana, ken? >> all right, thanks, roberta. >>> the monterey bay aquarium has added a new member a young male great white shark collected off the southern california coast near marina del ray. the young shark is about 4'7" long, weighs 43 pounds. staff members had initially transferred the shark it a four million gallon ocean tank in malibu for observation. the aquarium says that they hope visitors will get a better understanding of great white sharks. >>> can nonprofits save california's famous state park system? that's the idea behind a law working its way through the state capital. it is a last-ditch plan to keep some of them open but as don ford tells us, not everyone agrees with this idea. >> reporter: california state parks are beautiful, home to many magnificent animals. but the state needs to save money. and the state parks took a $33 million cut to their budget. next year, the plan is to close 70 parks. >> we already need something an outlet to go to and this is close to home. it's a beautiful sight. you know? a lot of people would be hurt by that. >> reporter: assemblyman jared hoffman is sponsoring a bill that may he

white top, a retired teacher. she did her best to teach me how to do it. >> brian: you did a great job. >> dana: you didn't even lookarted dancing. >> dana: i'm kind of nervous that the boyz 2 men guys will see this and think you can't dance. >> steve: i think they already have because i'm not going to be in that segment. we had a fantastic time at the villages. we have behind the scenes pictures we'd like to share with you. there you can see we've got started at 6:00 a.m. eastern. it was dark there. but beautiful day. and brian is holding up the newspaper. we were -- "fox & friends" was on the cover of the local paper for four or five days running. and dana, there you are. >> dana: i was there. but i didn't stay for the whole three hours. i rushed back here and did the 5:00 o'clock last night and found out i need to fill in this morning. i'm honored. "fox & friends" is my first love. >> brian: thank you. and we were amazed at the amount of people who came up with signs. everyone had their own message and we think we talked to a lot of them and it was great to see all the military behind us throughout the event. >>