dustin johnson began two shots off the pace. on 17 he sinks the birdie and gets the lead at 9-under. on 18 mcilroy needs a birdie, but his drive is no good and look at the shot, dead center in the drink. mcilroy would double bogey and finish 6-under tied for seventh. john merrick needs to sink this chip to force the playoff on 18th, looking good but slides just to the left. merrick finishes in second place at 8-under par. dustin johnson holds on for his sixth career pga tour win and his first of the year. >>> the french open final rafael nadal going for his record seven titles and novak djokovic trying to win four straight major titles, the first man to do so in 43 years. nadal got off to a quick start winning a majority of the long rallies early and won the first two sets 6- 4 and 6-3 for a commanding lead, but djokovic who entered with a 27 match grand slam winning streak was able to turn things around in the third. he won eight straight games to keep himself in the match and capture the 3rd set but the match was called due to

dustin johnson takes the lead on back-to-back birdies. he needs to get the dirty to force a playoff. dustin johnson wins in only his second tournament after returning from a three month layoff after surgery. pollock tremor in the hunt for the lpga is first major. not enough today. the pleasanton neda finished ninth. a landmark when for the 22 year- old to goes by jennie shoes the lowest round a bogey 367 the only player from mainland china on the torque and windsor first tournament by two strokes. the first-ever win for a golfer from mainland china. french open is up for grabs. roughly on the doll: for his seventh title. he has a 4-3 lead in the second. he did rally to win the third set. in the fourth he goes up 2-0. the skies and started to rain. they cover the clay and suspended the match until tomorrow morning. nascar, joseph begun on anxious to get back onto the track. he tries to pass mark hartman and pumps him. he takes the lead for good. he wins his second career sprint cup race. on game day, i go one-on-one with luke donald, the n

dustin johnson shot a 4-under 66 today. two straight birdieys on 16 and 17.one-shot lead, and on 18, john merrick, one shot back, just misses. dustin johnson wins in his second week back from a back injury. >> nascar, pocono raceway, first lap, cass sill spins out, taking two other drivers, and joey logano wins it, becoming the first driver to win from the pole. busy day on sunday. see you at 6:00. >> alan: thank you, shu. >> ama: honoring the planet. we take you to today's clean ab >> ama: coming up in half hour at cf, defending the bridge. bay bridge officials tell their side of a story after a report questions the bridge's safety. and the role the bay area is playing in masss look at space. >> a small but dedicated group volunteer to make a san francisco beach a cleaner place. the project sponsored today's beach cleanup at aquatic park. people brought trash bags and cleaning supplies and organizers thanked them with coffee, pace industries and free passes to the aquarium by the bay. we thank those people. >> ama: absolutely. >> alan: that's it for us at ca

dustin johnson, 4-under 66. two straight birdie arkansas one-shot lead. on 18, john merrick can chip this in for a playoff. just misses. dustin johnson wins in his second week back from a back injury. >> nascar sprint cup at pocono. didn't take long to bend metal. first lap, cassill, car spins, takes out two other drivers. joey logano wins it. first driver this season to win from the pole. >> tonight at 11:00, a look ahead to the u.s. open at the olympic club. even picks a winner. >> are you going to be out there? >> mike: oh, yeah, all week. >> ama: circus animals have a while weekend at the box office. a look at hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios ran lan coming up at 11:00, the deadly football party. a shooting near auburn university leaves three people dead, including two ex-football players. also, apple's time to shine. the big buzz about what the company may reveal during its developer's conference in san francisco t

dustin johnson. he had five birdies. picking up a cool $1 million. four laps to go. bump and run tactics to take the lead. if tree. to the media. be out there tuesday for more coverage. be out there tuesday for more coverage. we're sitting on a bunch of shale gas. there's natural gas under my town. it's a game changer. ♪ it means cleaner, cheaper american-made energy. but we've got to be careful how we get it. design the wells to be safe. thousands of jobs. use the most advanced technology to protect our water. billions in the economy. at chevron, if we can't do it right, we won't do it at all. we've got to think long term. we've got to think long term. ♪ animals and aliens were hits at the box office. they took the top spot. film earned $60 million. and prometheus finished second. has earned $507 more humanity. dress comfortably and be prepared. it will be a couple of degrees .ooler the humidity will make it feel more comfortable. showers and thunderstorms, we could see one or 2 inches of tuesday into tuesday night. wednesday, a few lingering showers. our skies begi

. >> dustin johnson and k.j. choi, justin leanwood. >> what's the secret to getting a good autograph? what's your advice? >> be respectful. and use your manners. >> come on. is he cute or what? we caught up with this young man and get this, the guy you just saw there didn't get tiger's autograph once, he got it twice. when we saw him later in the day, he was waiting in line for a third try. >> i think that is cute. >> we don't know if he got the third one, but we'll find him and see. pretty cool. >> indeed, very cool. top, i've got a question for you. i know tomorrow is going to be ridiculously hot. i'm hoping as sometimes happens, the forecast undergoes a last minute change, maybe some kind of cool front rolled in or something? >> no. >> you can do it. come on. >> i will say this, tomorrow will not be humid. it is friday that will be the tough day. so, right now it's very, very nice. let's take a live look outside at the weather cam brought to you by michael and son. the humidity is low, the 89 does not feel tha

dustin johnson took the lead. after back-to-back birdies. >>> it is tracking. wow. >>> johnson wins and only his second tournament after returning from a three month layoff following surgery. she was not enough to win the lpga championship. it is a landmark when for the 22 year-old she shoots the lowest round. the only player from mainland china on the torque. she has to go for finishing in the top-10. she wins her first tournament by two strokes her first-ever win for a golfer from mainland china. >>> at the french open and the dollar gets a 4-3 lead in the second. he did rally to win the third set. in the fourth hammers' i wonder. shortly afterwards the skies open and it rains. they suspended the match until tomorrow morning. he is looking for his fourth straight grand slam. giordano at nascar nearly takes that one of his crew members. the 22 year-old tries to pass mart corp. and and the bounce in and gets the inside lane. badama becomes the youngest winner at polka now. on game day i go one on one with luke and donald the number one ranked player in the worl

tiger woods, dustin johnson, vijay singh at 8:30. we also hear that donald trump may also be among the amateurs playing today. so hopefully we'll get a sighting of him. weather wise it is a nice morning out here. a bit on the cool side but this coming weekend it is going to be very hot and humid so golfers hopefully will take caution and prepare for that we're live in bethesda, anny hong, 9news now. >> anny has it all covered. anny live at congressional this morning. we'll see you again in about 15 minutes. thanks, anny. >>> stay with 9news now for continuing coverage of the at&t national. mike hydeck, derek mcginty and dave owens will have coverage from congressional tonight on 9news now at 5:00 p.m. and at 11:30 tonight catch a special recap of the day's actions. you can also follow the tournament by going to wusa9.com. >>> the time right now is 6:08. up next, howard tells us if it's going to be a good day to watch golf on the course or if you should stay inside. >> in four minutes we'll go back live to capitol hill. learn why post

dustin johnson won the st. jude's tournament by one stroke. u.s. thursday at the olympic club in san francisco. all eyes are tiger, yes. >> he's been on a roll, i guess you can say. >> yep. >> see if he can keep it >> hundreds of bicyclists braved the heat to participate in this year's air force cycling challenge. young and old riders join in on the fun as they rode parts of crystal city. they have been involved in the cycling event for more than a decade. first debuted in 2008 and proceeds will benefit the project. >> a lot of events going on today. >> the bicycles move something goes around. let's look at the photo gallery we have, double take: deep fried gadgets. you need to read the small print at wjla.com. it stirred up a lot of comments on our facebook page. >> good and bad. >> look at our extended outlook on temperatures tomorrow around 88 degrees. clouds will increase throughout the day and on tuesday some areas may be looking at heavy downpours. some gusty winds, thunderstorms that may become strong. and system will stick around with us un

. >> dustin johnson, davis love iii and hunter mahan tee off at 7:50. kjchoi, nick watney and of course tiger woods at 12:50 on the first, and justin -- rather jason day, jim furyk and robert garregos at 1:02 on the first. >>> if you plan ongoing to congressional, there are a host of rules you must follow. i think everybody knows these. you are only allowed to use your cell phones in designated cell phone zones. it must be silent at all other times, you can't use any video to record anytime or take pictures during competition rounds. >> there are plenty of other banned items as well, radios, tvs, signs, coolers, folding arm chairs and ladders. i don't know why you would bring a ladder. maybe to get over the crowd. but you can find this complete list of banned items at wusa9. >> not a football game or a mardi gras parade. if you plan to come to bethesda this week, vip parking is limited to 2500 spots a day. >> the rock spring parking lot at the corner of person wood drive and -- of fern wood drive in bethesda is sold out. the county lot is closed on the

so your pick opponent now to gulf where dustin johnson has proved himself a quick healer after winning these in june classic in memphis the american showing fine form in his second event since returning from a three month long layoff due to a back injury the twenty seven year old can even swing a golf club earlier this year to go right back to hitting his trademark huge drives over the last few weeks johnson said sixteenth hole the lot is in a title hunt provided him with a few lucky breaks world number two rory mcilroy was one of them had a double bogey on the final hole to finish three shots back john merrick also missing an eighty which would have forced a playoff with johnson so a six career p.g.a. title in the bag and a check for just over a million dollars in the bank for the weekend's work and finally moscow this weekend played host to the women's european mountainbike cross country finals a gruelling event made even tougher with heavy rain falling in the russian capital as well but i've done reports. these ladies they represent the cream of the group in one of the most extreme

open golfer dustin johnson is tossing out the first pitch at on the's ball game. >> before the game, combine his golf imagine wick a little baseball flavor. johnson will step up to home pleat and tee off some golf balls and drive them into mccovey cove. >> that's a cool thing. >> not kidding. not the only pro golfer to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. rory mcilroy showing off his skills on the mound. on the same night they had that bobblehead doll. a little high there. >> and needs a little mousse for the hair. >>> a baseball mascot getting sued. a woman says phillie phanatic threw her into a pool two years ago leaving her with severe injuries. the mascot has been sued for hugging someone too hard and injuring an arthritic woman's legs. hate when that happens. >> got to chill out. take it easy. just cheer, big guy. done be squeezing so hard. >>> up next, bacon, not just for burgers anymore. not only for burgers. >> no. it's for burgers. and sothg else.it jon kelley wants one. >>> welcome back. now 11:26. taking a live look over the bay bridge where the cloud cover has cleared. w

>>gary: at checkout dustin johnson earlier this afternoon at home plate. 330 yds.was not even the coolest thing today. if this guy looks like he is straight out of some super heroes movie. he shoots water from the nozzle to keep the user airborne. water comes out at the rate of 1,000 gal. per minute and can reach speeds around 30 mi. per hour. >>vern: we're back in a moment. " the >>gary: accusations against lance armstrong. the u.s. anti-dumping agency says they intend to find a doping charges in and if found guilty he would have to give up his seventh tour of france in titles. there's no response from on strong at this hour. >>pam: we are back at 11:00 p.m.. have a good night. laces? really? slip-on's the way to go. more people do that, security would be like -- there's no charge for the bag. thanks. i know a quiet little place where we can get some work done. there's a three-prong plug. i have club passes. [ male announcer ] get the mileage card with special perks on united, like a free checked bag, united club passes, and priority boarding. thanks. ♪ okay. what

dustin johnson wins his sixth career title after shooting a 4 under 66 today.f course, that heads us into the u.s. open, which starts this thursday. all four rounds on nbc bay area thursday through sunday. in the u.s. open report thursday and friday at 2:00 p.m. following nbc's complete coverage every night at 6:00 and 10:30, starting monday also on sportsnet central, only on comcast sportsnet bay area. >>> the escape from alcatraz triathlon went off this morning featuring some of the most talented competitors in the country. as brodie brazil showed us, the field also had its great share of stories. >> reporter: compared to what he has been through in real life, jumping off a boat and swimming from alcatraz to the shore is nothing for kieran mccammen. it was a paragliding incident in 2006 where the pleasanton resident struck high voltage power lines upon landing. >> it was a near fatal accident. the doctors, i don't know, i don't think any of the doctors know how i could short electricity through the body without it stopping the heart, without it basically fryi

dustin johnson who almost won a u.s.a couple years ago rory need add bier deon 18 here is advertise -- birdie on 18 here is his drive. he likes it if he tried to make it in the middle of the river. >> yeah,. >> we've all been there rory. >> saturday night in las vegas, as you all know i love boxing there is always controversy, with my great sport. again, bradly taking on pacquiao for the walter weight championship of the world. -- welterweight championship of the world. i don't know how the fight was judged and how people thought this was close i don't think people did but two out of three judges ring side did and scored it an upset win for bradly, which stunned the boxing world, and i think just the regular world in general, because if you paid 60 bucks for the pay per view you went what? what fight did i watch versus what fight did those three judges watch. boxing is very arbitrary, but i chap challenge anybody with eye who is saw that that bradly won that fight. no way that is possible they already have a rematch set

here's what cain did for a warm up, hitting golf balls with golfer dustin johnson into mccoffey coffee>> expert form. >> that would be kind of cool. >> on the mound he was even better. top of five, brian, have a seat. his site strikeout. top of seven, close call. jordan schafer with a drive, watch blanco, back to the track. full sukuhara, a little dirt sandwich, but it's huge, preserves the no-no. he gives a tip of the cap. still one better. come back toll dugout, give you a man hug. we all need that once in a while. top of the eighth, his wife, nobody is hugging her. cain facing wallace. that's a called strike three. wallace punched out quan's 14th strikeout of the night. top of nine, two outs, jason castro to joaquin, gets the out. matt cain, the first giant in franchise history to throw a perfect game. mr. perfect loves the catch by blanco. what's not to love? >> there's nothing like it. you get deep into the game like that, and then that was the -- you know, kind of defining play in the beginning of the seventh, and then still has to get two more outs. the place was going crazy. i

dustin johnson wins in only his second week back from a back injury.nascar's sprint cup, and it didn't take long to bend some metal. he takes a couple drivers with him. and he had the pole for the race, and he wins. the first driver this season to win it from the pole. this sports report is brought to you by river rock casino. the golf guru picks a winner and why is timmy struggling? >> he cut his hair. he could be a little off balance. >> he is not 8 sim metra cal. that's a good one. >>> well, a gunman opens fire in a home killing four people. coming up, police say it is a possible home invasion and the suspect wound up in the hospital. also -- >> like this fight, this battle is not over of the it is just continuing. >> he is scheduled to be sentenced tomorrow, but a man convicted of killing a father and his two sons in san francisco claims his case is far from over. >>> good evening. i'm ama dates. >> i'm alan wang. in tonight's headline we are entering the final hours of a red flag warning in the bay area. the firecrews have been making sure homeown

dustin johnson, davis love iii hunter mahan tee off at 10:00. kyle receiver at 8:52. kjchoi, nick watney and tiger woods at 12:50 and jason day and jim furyk at 1:02 also on the first. >>> we are going to head out live for the at&t national in our next hour to preview this morning's start of the tournament. >>> plus a company of nearby beaches get top ratings when it comes to allegeness. here's monika. >>> right now it is close to a 10. that is because traffic volumes are light. here's what it looks like if you are planning to head to the university. things look great through silver springs into bethesda. coming up a loo look at -- look at area roads >>> good morning. i'm jessica doyle in for mike haiduk. >>> a good day, but olga breese is going to kick it off with weather first. >> if you have ac, that is going to be a good thing. we are headed for some heat today. we have a little bit of a break yesterday. today's temperatures are going to be a little bit closer to the middle 90s and not very, very humid. currently our temperatures are reasonable. in and around the

open is this week and here are a couple of big guns, dustin johnson, who almost won the u.s.f years ago. rory won it last year. on 18, had to make birdie. not how you make birdie by putting if in the middle of creek. i wonder what is going on with young rory. couldn't get it done yesterday. we'll see if he can get it done this weekend. tiger woods, phil mickelson and bubba watson who won at the masters. they are teeing off for the first few days. >> now, can we get to manny. >> let's get to it. saturday into in las vegas. this was timothy bradley challenging manny pacquiao. >> say it better than that. >> manny pacquiao. i watched it after the fight was over, before the decision was made. i went outside to hang out with friend because of his it was a foregone conclusion that pacquiao had won this fight rather easily and then all of a sudden i hear 115-113 and my ears perk up and i go what. they give the decision to timothy bradley in a split decision. it is stunning. pacquiao, as you could see, was stunned. could not believe he had lost. just a couple of numbers. pacquiao land

dustin johnson emerged from the field that had 30 golfers were in five strokes of the lead.y gave notice on the 6th hole when they dropped this birdie put on the way to the round of 66. when he birdied 17 he was in front. playing for the second time since the back injury that cost him three months, rory had his chances but saw his hopes sunk on the 18th hole. he took eye double bogie and finished three strokes back. johnson was a stroke better than john who was all loan in second place. he should be among those considered favorites when the open comes this week. >>> major on the lpga in pittsburgh new york. the first chin ese player to win. the 22-year-old playing, she was in front. that was her final winning margin. a guy with san jose sharks root social security headed back to the franchise where he started his career. after five, the detroit red wings, gave up a draft pick. agree agents. andrew murray. >>> the indoor arena, in groups the action, european championship. the italians -- the 61st minute, 1-0 but spain answered back. the 9th passing sequ ence. both teams in th

dustin johnson and adam scott. i think we have a great field. we've got four amateur/pro now, low amateur in the u.s. open and masters and jordan speed who just came off texas winning the nca championship. >> reporter: this raises money for schools. tiger woods' foundation helps out schools locally, cesar chavez and two tiger woods learning centers. how much can we expect to raise for the foundation in this effort? >> our focus really is around college access, so it's youth education, gives service really to 125 various local organizations since we've done the tournament throughout this community. we've opened two learning centers, 25 scholars. so we're honored really to be able to come here and support education in this community. we've raised and donated 14 million in the five years we've been here, so grateful actually of what we've been able to do. >> reporter: we're expecting great things this weekend. mr. mclaughlin, thanks a lot. >> thank you. >> reporter: they'll honor u.s. troops here as well and hopefully the weather is going to be fan

open golfer dustin johnson putting down the golf clubs and picking up a baseball this evening set to throw out the first pitch at the giants game. before that johnson planned to hit golf balls from home plate at at&t park into the bay. that should be cool to watch. tonight's game is set for 7:00. he's keeping an unofficial pro golfer week going. that's defending u.s. champ rory mcilroy doing the honors. kind of got the afro going. let's see the form there. the producers say they don't play a lot of baseball apparently over in ireland. >> that's okay, because that guy can play golf. >> he can do whatever he wants with his hair, as long as he gets it done in the links. >> stay with us and watch it. >> i like chia pets. >> stay with nbc bay area for continuing coverage of the u.s. open at the olympic club. we have live coverage all weekend long, and nbc is your station for the tournament starting thursday. check out nbcbayarea.com for more information as well. >>> 5:15 right now, and an iphone app designed to bring flirty adults together is under fire this morning. scott joins us. a ser

dustin johnson had the flat stick working all day long. the birdie on 17.n taps in for par on 18 to cap off a 4 under 66 sunday and his sixth career title. and of course the u.s. open does start this thursday. all four rounds on nbc bay area. complete coverage every night at 6:00 and 10:30 on "sportsnet central." "chronicle live" from the course wednesday. a big week for golf on the bay area. >>> french open final, rafael nadal and djokovic postponed by weather. be up 4:00 a.m. to see the conclusion of that match on the nbc sports network. >> we should just stay up rather than going to bed and getting back up again. >> that's a fair point. >>> thanks for watching nbc bay area news. we have more news straight ahead, including the six words president obama said last week that republicans are getting a whole lot of mileage out of on the campaign trail. >>> plus, giant slimy snails washing ashore south of the bay area. their unusual appearance is keeping marine biologists busy. >>> we're talking about it. the calm before the golf storm. the u.s. open begins tom

open golfer dustin johnson will throw out the first pitch at tonight's game. >> before the game he combines what he's known for what barry bonds used to do. he's going to step up and use a golf club and knock a few balls into mccovey home from home plate. watch for that one. tonight's game is set for 7:00. he's not the only pro golfer. how about this last night? yeah, that's the defending u.s. open champ rory mcilroy doing the honors. let me ponder that one more time. you know what? actually was not too far off. that's not easy, full house. >> it's bobblehead night for mcilroy last night. not bad. >> that's a party, your own bobblehead. >> that is a party. >> he has a reputation of being a pro athlete. i don't know based on that throw alone. >> you need to put him on that golf course, though, and watch him go. >> exactly. proof is in the pudding. we have a full deck of clouds and a drizzle out there this morning. not so much the case in san jose, but the marine layer has pushed all the way inland this morning. let's go to the visibility readings, because i wanted to show you here we're in t

jude classic in memphis, dustin johnson shot 66 and won by one stroke for a sixth career pga tour victory this season. at the men's final at the french open, play was suspended in the fourth set because of rain with rafael nadal leading novak djokovic two sets to one. the match will resume on monday. for more sports news and information, go to cbssports.com. [ female announcer ] life is full of compromises. but when it comes to what you really love, you shouldn't have to sacrifice. and that goes double for ice cream. now you don't have to give up. you can give in with edy's slow churned light ice cream. we churn it slowly for all the rich and creamy taste with just half the fat. so now you can have your ice cream and it eat it, too. ♪ nestlé -- good food, good life. ...more talk on social security... ...but washington isn't talking to the american people. [ female announcer ] when it comes to the future of medicare and social security, you've earned the right to know. ♪ ...so what does it mean for you and your family? [ female announcer ] you've earned the facts. ♪ washington may not like

i have done that with phil, with dustin johnson and with a young man gary woodland who may be the longest of all of them. i have tried to real them back a little to utilize the fact that yes, you can hit the ball far but if you can play from the short grass more often, are you going to get a lot better. you and i want to hit it further so we go get a 46 inch driver with a big old graphite shaft and unless your timing is perfect, are you actually to the going to hit it any further. will you hit it shorter. >> rose: but if you can hit it straight and 27 yards are you okay. >> if you and i could hit it straight and 275 yards, we would win a lot of nationals. >> rose: with a good roll. >> we would win-- . >> rose: which brings me to this. and this is about all athletes but you foe golfers. take those that have been at the top, let's take hogan, sneed nicholas, tiger woods, phil mickelson, palmer, obviously. did they all have something that was beyond the effort they need. how much is at the defined as simply some special raw talent? that somebody saw when they were young in tiger's case his f