one of dale's great rivals on the track was jeff gordon. many regard him as a solid favorite to at least finish in the money at this year's 500. recently we sat down to talk with jeff gordon about what he does off the track, specifically the millions he's given and the hours he's given to children with chronic illnesses, and by doing so, he is making a difference. >> jeff gordon celebrating. >> he's one of the big rolling brand names of nascar, as well known as any driver behind the wheel today. he's got a nice guy image but has never been a pushover on the track. starting as a kid. and these days the father of two of his own, jeff gordon is looking beyond the sport to help less fortunate families. we're here, of course, to talk about your charity work, which is formidable. >> the jeff gordon children's foundation started back in 1999. i'm just really proud of what we've been able to do with pediatric cancer and pediatric cancer research. i'm getting older, my career is winding down a little bit and it's something that i really look forward

that, takes the checkered flag for his first win since april of '09, over 60 straight races and jeff gordonng vokes in vallejo, valley joe celebrate tonight. they love it. >> i am, too but still psyched about baseball. >>> tonight, conversation between giants pre and post on radio, marty lurry. >> thanks. we'll see you back here at 11:00. until then, have a good night. >>> despite signs of recovery, our cities and counties still wallow in red ink. until we fix the crisis in local governments, the bay area's rebound will be weak. i'm suzanne shaw. the silicon valley index, a sobering new report on the region's economy, concludes even with a rebound in the private sector, public sector problems will hurt our prosperity. we spend far more than we take in. demand is up, food stamp, medical, pension, you name it. even though the government cut thousands of jobs, the gap between revenue and spending is growing. nbc bay area believes we have to

. >> i understand you have a poster of jeff gordon in your room. realize there you are with all of your idols and you're the guy who won. >> it was so crazy to see jeff gordon, karl edward, kyle busch, all those guys come to victory lane to congratulate us. he's are guys that i have pictures with when i was like five years old and they're my childhood heros. so to have them racing with me and then coming to victory lane to congratulate me, it's been a dream come true. >> and what was really great is to see all of the support that those legends and your idols are giving you on this win. >> yeah, karl edward, i saw some of his speak vieinterviews and excited for me. jeff gordon kind of started all this when he decided to help me. jeff gordon kind of started all this when he decided to help me excited for me. jeff gordon kind of started all this when he decided to help me. jeff gordon kind of started all this when he decided to help me. his confidence kind of rubbed off on everyone else and we had a fast racecar, the wood brothers with that ford, it w

jeff gordon with eight laps left, he leads the rest of the way for the win. snaps a 66-race winless streak. busch finished second and. >> john: third. last win april of '09. been a while. >> he's happy tonight. >> yes, he is. he's tweeting. he just started tweeting. >>> still to come at 5:00, a little show honoring you know the best of hollywood. st of the worst.onors going to s a look at the razzies coming up next. ♪ [ female announcer ] starbucks via is planted the same... ♪ ...harvested the same... ♪ ...and roasted the same as our other premium coffees. it only makes sense it would taste the same. so, try it for yourself. buy a pack of 100% natural starbucks via ready brew. we promise you'll love it or we'll send you a bag of starbucks coffee. it's the starbucks via taste promise. look for it where you buy groceries. >>> tonight as we mentioned is the academy awards honoring this year's best in hollywood. last night, hollywood took the time to honor, well, the worst. ♪ >> yeah, the women of sex and the city 2 won razzies awards for the worst actresses. the

kurt busch and jeff gordon will run one and two.>>> detroit had a 2-0 lead in the first period and then in the third it was datsuke again. he's been red hot. 7 points in the last five games from returning from a broken wrist. red wings won it, 7-2. >>> finally, east meets west during a shootout at madison square garden. eric christianson with one hand on his stick beat ganye. if you thought that move was good, check this out from matt zucarello. rangers lose two wins in regulation, but won in a shoot-out 4-3. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> as if the oscars needed it, this year's ceremony will have an added bit of luster. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus, a record breaking college project that had no problem finding volunteers. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. let's take through your weekend forecast. maybe even a thunderstorm for atlanta. snow at the highç elevations o the central sierra. we are dry for the most part up the morgan stanley co

jeff gordon ends his 66th win less streak. back in victory lane for the first time since 2009. >> thank you very much, leigh. that concludes another broadcast of abc news. a special oscar edition of "jimmy kimmle ♪

and for the first time since april 2009 jeff gordon is in victory lane. >>> needs this 10 pin spared.esn't earn it. a pro bowler makes that shot 95% of the time. >>> as in their cactus leader. four-run deficit. oakland pounds the cubs 15-7 off that grand slam. >> good to hear. >> all right much that's it for eyewitness news at 10:00 p.m. of course the news is always on cbssf.com. we will see you at 11:00 p.m. on cbs5. good night. captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, mmm. man, i love a pickle. juicy. mmm. you know what's great about a pickle? it's like a food and a drink. mmm. this is a beautiful day, isn't it? it's crisp. you know, i really never knew what people meant when they said it was a crisp day, but today... i get it. where'd you get that shirt-- big, tall, and samoan? what are you doing? go away! what are doing? i hugged ya. surprised? that's exactly why i hugged ya. oh, there's a new robert in town. well, he still has that old robert smell. so, what's going on, robert? ah, i'm just happy. i got a new outlook o

this effectively put jimmie johnson and jeff gordon out of contention. a record 16 cautions on the day including one with four laps to go. smith tangles with clint bowyer, ryan newman and denny hamlin and sets up a green/white checkered version. after two restarts and the last one standing after a wild day that saw a record 74 laid changes, trevor bayne who turned 20 yesterday hangs on to win the daytona 500 and becomes the youngest champ in the race's 53-year history. >> this is unbelievable. our first 500, are you kidding me? to win our first one is incredible. >> i can't put into word what is it means to me and what it means to him, because he's worked so hard since he was little, you know, to get here and in the stands with 50 to go, i kept thinking let him finish the race. i never dreamed he'd be here. >> mom pretty fired up. that was only the second sprint cup start, by the way. >>> giants reliever brian wilson continues to ease his way into things as he nurses a stiff back. he played catch today and will throw a bull pen session on monday. one guy

michael waltrip causes this wreck and took jeff gordon and mark martin out of contention.eft and ryan new man takes out dale earnhardt, junior and no storybook finish for junior this time around. after a 16th caution, look who just turned 20. he happenings on and becomes the youngest driver ever to inwith the daytona 500. it was his second sprint cup start. happy birthday, mr. bain. are you kidding me? 20 years old? unbelievable. >> back to the giants. this new fee nom, where do you see them trying to fit this guy in? >> i think they will follow the same that they did with poe see. have him spend the first couple weeks in fresno unless they are tearing the cover off the ball in spring training. they still have aubrey huff. you figure they will be in first place and then go to left. >> interesting to see. thanks for watching. previously on "grey's anatomy"... can i have the key back? i heard we broke up, so i want it back. can it have it, please? did you find an apartment yet? 'cause i was thinking about getting one. can you make sure i stay on dr. hahn's cardio service? wh

. >>> it's been two years since jeff gordon has seen victory rain.the drought end in the desert? >>> first, we start this final sunday in february by kicking off our cactus league coverage. >> the giants were in scottsdale today, but not at their home stadium. instead in diamondbacks and rockies territory. this is the inaugural spring at salt river fields, a brand-new $100 million facility. and matt cain feeling very comfortable as a guest of the diamondbacks. two scoreless innings. a strikeout here. the big story thus far in spring is the panda, dropping nearly 40 pounds. and already accounting for two home runs. one today a solo shot. and this is the panda you want to see. the '09 panda here in 2011. we should start a new drinking game. take a shot every time you hear announcer say "slimmed down panda" this season. the whiskey will flow there is your first

and his own idol, jeff gordon, stunning the racing world and himself. >> i don't even know where to gothe finish line, he got lost. >> i was so caught up in the moment waving to people on pit road and the fans, and they were all just going crazy, that i passed right by the entrance and had to back up a little to go back in. >> reporter: back home in knoxville, his brother trey is his biggest fan. >> my mind went blank. my mind is still blank. >> reporter: now at 5 years old when you started driving, most kids are getting their first bicycle. why did you decide to choose cars? >> we went to the racetrack on my 5th birthday, and it took off from there. the first race was not a success, i tell you. >> reporter: the win also came on what could have been a dark day for racing fans. it was tens year ago that dale earnhardt lost his life on this same track. they paid tribute, and soon the rookie gave them something to celebrate. >> i still haven't got it all. not a big enough sponge to absorb it all yet. >> reporter: bayne is drinking it in even if he is still too young to toast with champagn

just established out jeff gordon by a couple hundredths of a second.emander with a lap of better than 186 miles per hour. >>> that is going to do it for this late sunday night sports wrap. have a great week everybody. >> that is not a problem you want to have with the steering column. >> thankfully he wasn't up to 186 when that happened. >> didn't leave the club on the steering wheel? i hate when had a happens. [ laughter ] be sure to join the kutv morning news our coverage also continues on line

some of the series major names were victims action including jeff gordon and johnson, all said 14 cars damaged or forced out of the race. three of the hour hendrick motor cars involved. the new cars and surface at daytona made for two man drafting teams as drivers paired up on the fly. they got tangled up again. smith the guy who ends upsideways and down on the dalles, boyer and newman involved. that forced a green checker situation in the first lap. newman got tangled up again -- any thoughts earnhardt had of winning were gone. he was 24th. the war of attrition was won by baine. he holds off edwards, as he crossed the finish line. he screamed are you kidding me? no kidding about it. it was also a great story for the car owners . the wood brothers one ofnascar's original teams. he will go on a tour this week including tuesday in san francisco. >> you know it's insane because we were kidding around, did you bring enough clothes to go if you won, i was like sure, i got this, i got two t-shirts and i thought it was a joke. here we are, i guess i better call someone that can make a suit an

right there taking the worst of it, once the top driver u jeff gordon had gone 66 races without a winbut he held on ending his drought. he was able to celebrate the 83rd win of his career tying him for 5th on the all time list. >>> the landscape of progolf continues to be remade this weekend. tiger woods exited in the first round. the kind of conditions not often seen on the tour. the round included a third round match. a 50-footer for birdie. every hole critical. 2-1. donald off to a quick start with a birdie on the second hole. he was three up after five and then they waited. in came the weather and a hail storm. once they resumed play he got himself back even with birdies at six, eight and nine. that one on number eight. donald for birdie. that puts the pressure on kiemer. a short era tempt for birdie but can't get it to drop. he was up three by the time he got to 16 and only needed the two putt from here to win. donald with the victory. the first time in 19 years, top four players in the world are european. westwood, mcdowell -- tiger is ranked 5th. >>> the lakers in oak city agai

jeff gordon was the youngest to age -- win at age 26. >> trevor bane sunday, sunday, sunday.nd they are having a celebration because the race is only four months away. right the countdown. >> right. >> but, i mean, really he was 19 the day before he won. >> the day before, right. he actually came and borrowed a car. wasn't even supposed to be there, yes. >> now an amazing story. >> mats ui really loves the as? >> he has been an as fan since junior high so really special for him to get to play with the as. he is teaching the as players japanese. he is putting up one word a day in the clubhouse and all work together. >> hopefully he is there for a long time and they will have a conversation together. >> that's right. >> all right. we are coming back at 10 and 11. we will see you then. >> thanks. [ music ] year after year. llet feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. [ female announcer ] starbucks via is planted the same... ♪ ...harvested the same... ♪ ...and roasted the same as our other premium coffees. it only makes sense it would taste the

jeff gordon also. i would love to be a champion in the cup series one day.are planning goal all along. >>gary: take a good to look to your left, is their love there? >> i don't know man, i don't know. this is funny. >>gary: congratulations, thank the great john we look forward to seeing you later in the year. that is trevor bay and the youngest winner ever at the daytona 500. when we return giants returned brian wilson meets charlie sheen. [ female announcer ] shopping with nutrition in mind shouldn't be hard work or cost more money. now there's simple nutrition, only at safeway. green tags throughout the store call out what matters most to you. ♪ there are 22 different nutritional benefits highlighted. ♪ and with our low prices, now safeway makes bringing home the right choices easier than ever. that's simple nutrition. ♪ that's ingredients for life. safeway. [ female announcer ] starbucks via is planted the same... ♪ ...harvested the same... ♪ ...and roasted the same as our other premium coffees. it only makes sense it would taste the same. we promise you'