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jeff gorvette. [ applause ] we have a little clip of jeff gordon at work as jeff gorvette in "cars 2.or. >> you got it, buddy. hey, what's that? >> hey mcqueen! over here! >> louis! >> hey, man. >> jeff! >> hey! lightning! can you believe this party? ♪ >> hey. you done good. you got all the leaks. >> check out that tow truck. >> man, i wonder who that guy's with? >> would you guys excuse me just for one little second? >> jimmy: there you go. that's right. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: the great jeff gordon. >> thank you. >> jimmy: "cars 2" in theaters june 24th. up next, we're talking about "gears of war 3" with cliff bleszinski of epic games. he's hanging out in the bud light lime green room right now, you guys. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ so every year my family throws this great reunion in austin. but this year, i can only afford one trip and i've always wanted to learn how to surf. austin's great -- just not for surfing. so i checked out hotwire. and by booking with them, i saved enough to swing both trips. see, hotwire checks the competition's rates every day so they can guar

his 22 car easily takes the flag by 4 seconds over jeff gordon.win on a road course. first year for busch this year. he says gordon came to victory circle to congratulate him, although he still didn't foolings last year. carl edwards was third. ambrose ends up 5th this year. >> for me, shut up and drive. i've done my talking. now it's time to do my driving. >> it gets stronger after five or six laps of running, and that's not normally. normally cars start dropping off on pace. testament to my guys, all the testing we've been doing and the preparation to come out here and try to win one of these road courses, we finally did. >> it was payback. i dumped him first and i dumped him because he was blocking. i've been complaining about the way the guy's been racing all year. i like brian, not holding it against him at all. i don't care if it was ryan newman. that's what's going to happen every time for the rest of my career. >> more controversy tonight on the late show. >>> josh ottoman was drafted by the philadelphia phillys in 2005. today, he got the

jeff gordon. busch's first-ever win on a road course. >>> first one of the year for busch this year, too. he said gordon came into victory lane to congratulate him, although he still didn't apologize for last year. series points leader carl edwards was third. ambrose ends up 5th this year. >> what's changed over the last month for you? >> for me, shut up and drive. i've done my talking, now it's time to do driving. >> the car gets stronger after five or six laps of running and that's not normally. normally cars start dropping off on pace. testament to my guys, all the testing we've been doing, and the preparation to come out here and try to win one of those road courses, finally did it. >> it was payback, but i dumped him first and i dumped him because he was blocking. been complaining about the way the guy's been racing all year. i like brian. i don't hold it against him. i don't care if it was ryan newman. i would have dumped him too. if they want to block, that's what's going to happen for the

the toyota/save mart 350, which featured some of the biggest names in nascar, including jeff gordon,dale earnhardt, jr., and pg&e partnered with the uso to provide the free tickets. >> give a little back to them, these guys can give as much as you can give to our country, and to their branch of service, and so when we can do just a little something like this, it feels real good. >> alan: today's race featured an air show and a military flyover. the next tickets for troops will be in august for the indy grand prix at infineon raceway and it looked really nice out there. >> leigh: beautiful. temperatures there 80 degrees, on the track, about 500 degrees! we're going to do one more nice day and then clouds thinken up, and allen and i have been talking about this. yes, it looks like parts of the bay area will see some late-season showers as we head into tuesday. this is a nice shot here from our high definition peak cam looking west towards san francisco there. some low clouds starting to venture in, but it's hot inland. antioch, 88. concord, 85. all numbers came up a few more degrees to

jeff gordon first, carl -- jeff gordon second, carl edwards third. >> it's a special checkmarks to winand accomplish. >> mike: now, with "cars 2" in theaters, we thought we would have a little fun, asking fans their favorite characters and catch phrases. >> welcome to nascar. >> "cars 2". i love nascar. like here. and then i also love spy movies, so wanted could combine the international racing and spies and take them around the world. >> if you were to describe yourself as a racecar, tow truck, what. >> astin martin, luxury and speed. >> i racecar because i like to drive fast. >> spy car because i'm sneaky and would make that mission possible. >> i believe would have to be a tow truck, mr. mater. >> fly, and cars usually don't fly. >> make a good tow truck because i'm strong and sturdy. >> if i had a catch phrase? lightning mcqueen has ka which california-chow. >> i not a need for speed. >> look out, i'm coming through. >> catch phrase? ta-da. that means watch out. >> ta-da. >> a catch phrase? i would say, let's do it. and i get after it. that's my last phrase i say before we take the

should have won it last year. >> think jeff gordon this year. >> really?>> looks good again. >> wow. all right, we'll see. we're coming back at 11:00. see you then.

he was pretty satisfied he stayed ahead of bay area native jeff gordon who finished second and serieseader carl edwards who finished in third. >> unbelievable feeling. i had flashbacks of that southwest tour race i won here in 1999. that race helped put me on the map. this track here at infineon has always been sentimental to me for that reason and i've always wanted to bring a cup car to victory lane. today is a pretty special day. i've always wanted to do it. >> all day so tight. at the end that setup we had and cleaner air was really strong. so great effort, way to hang in there by the whole team. i can't believe we finished second. >> reporter: the best part of it all for kurt busch is that he stays three points in front of his brother kyle in the points standings and just one behind jimmy johnson solidly in fourth in the race in the chase. reporting live from infineon raceway in sonoma, nbc bay area sports. >> baseball, the match between the 80s and fils, josh looking for three straight starts for the first time in his career. trying to make it a play, throws late as jimmy rollin

the likes of jimmie johnson, tony stewart, jeff gordon to name a few. you might not be aware on saturday there is another race, the thunder valley resort casino 200. this is part of the knn pro series west where driver goes to hone their skills. in that race will be one layward native, this is a young person who has been racing cars many years longer than she has had a driver's license. >> normally when you tell me i got to get in a race car with a teenage driver i'd be like next. no thank you. but i feel pretty comfortable with jessica. 18 years old and racing since you are 10. so eight years. >> this is my ninth season. this will be my first anything televised near home so this is really exciting for me. >> today was your first time on infineon. what were your impressions, trying to work out? >> this is definitely the heaviest thing i've been in on a road course. shaking the cob webs out trying to get used to road racing in something this big and heavy. >> for me i get the butterflies. how do you overcome the fear factor? >> because it's become such a

jeff gordon moves into a tie for third, in nascar career victories list. >> nba finals on tap. dallas leading the series. miami with a must win to force a game seven. the mavericks want to end it tonight, winning their first nba championship in franchise history. the pressure is on miami as dallas has two games to win one. >> just hoping for one game. not worried about what comes with that. we want to find a way to win on the road and just focused on executing our game plan, and not so much everything else that comes with it. >> we worked all year you know to get home court, and even though we're in an elimination game we got a great opportunity with the series coming back to miami, two games on our home floor. >> mike: game six kicks off right here on abc 7 in a half hour. and stay tuned for after the game with larry beil a nate thurmon, and reggie will women williams -- ridge? i williams. see you after the game. >> alan: the whole sear has been a sweatout. >> mike: one of the best. >> alan: if man celebrated his 18th birthday today by being named the world's shortest man. the

including owen wilson and larry the cable guy and welcomes newcomer michael cane and nascar driver jeff gordon. we spoke to the movie's director. >> i'm excited about getting "cars 2". >> this is the first movie john lasseter has made since the first one. you can see a new comer at san jose's feck museum tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. we have or clips from the movies as well as behind the seen action. just go to ktvu.com and click on the "cars 2" on the home page. >>> still ahead, why the federal government may go after google. partly because it's so successful. ♪ [ male announcer ] if you're ready to get more from your tv service than comcast can give, now's a great time to switch to at&t u-verse tv. make the switch! [ female announcer ] call to get at&t u-verse -- now with free hd -- for only 29 a month for six months. or get 300 back via promotion card with a qualifying u-verse bundle. [ male announcer ] u-verse tv lets you record up to four shows at once on a single dvr. and you can record and play back your shows from any room. plus get an hd-ready dvr receiver included at no extra charg

jeff gordon finished second.comcast sportsnet insider joins us live from sonoma with more. >> reporter: kurt busch was all smiles after a domineering performance at today's toyota savemart, his first road course win. it brought back memories of a victory he had here in the 1990s. it was more than that for busch who drove in front of a top second place showing for gordon. >> unbelievable feeling. i had flashbacks of that southwest tour race i won here in 1999. that race helped put me on the map. this track here has always been sentimental to me because of that reason and i always wanted to bring a cup car to victory lane. today is a special day. i'm really proud. >> kurt said he was going to it try to gain position at the beginning of the race. i didn't know he was do going to drive to the lead. that played into we've got a good enough car, we hit our marks and do what we need do and we stuck to our game plan. >> reporter: carl edwards, the series leader finished in third place, but it was all kurt busch today who

jeff gordon was four seconds behind and paul edwards was third. >> i had flash backs of the race i won here in 1999. and that race helped put me on the map. and this track here has been fundamental to me and i always wanted to bring a cup car to victory lane. today is a special day and i'm proud to do it. >> the final round of the traveler's championshipment -- championship. his slapstick was working. dropping to 20 under. they had this par putt to remain tied and we have all done that. he finishes at 19 under. it gets him to 20 under earning a victory. the final round of the lpga championship in pittsburgh, new york where he ran away with this one. third on the par four fifth. that leads to birdie. she will tap in on 18 for the victory at 19 under. she wins bien 10 strokes. the 22-year-old is the youngest male or female to capture four major championships. in soccer, the women's world cup is underway with germany facing canada. the 10th minute and the cross and she buries the header into the net. and then in the 42nd minute, she breaks free and will make it 2-0. germany wins it 2-1. u

jeff gordon, finished second. >> and the octopus has spoken. >> she is predicting the winner for thewomen's world cup of soccer so far she is one for one she correctly picked germany over canada by the way the u.s. women play their first game tomorrow. >> they have one for the men's world cup south africa, his name was paul he died shortly after the world cup. >> i think he was exhausted from predicting all those game wins. >> he was right all the time. >> unbelievable. >> time 4:57 a.m. making changes on death row why one state lawmaker wants to get rid of the death penalty. >> five people still missing after big rig crashes into an amtrak car investigators are turning to the trucking company for clues about that crash. a live report coming up. >>> is it unconstitutional to ban violent video games to young kids? the u.s. supreme court will decide today. both sides of the argument coming up. >>> if you can't beat them hire them the unique move facebook is taking with its hiring process ,,,,,,,,,, i know you're worried about making your savings last and having enough income when you r

jeff gordon one of the prerace favorites in a rough day for series points leader karl edward edwards.d to go to the garage on lap 60 with engine trouble. he would finish disappointing 37th. race run on a restart with 4 1 laps. gordon muscle his way into the lead. winning his 84th career race, tying him with darrell waltrip nd bobby liu.yoso t>>you. >>> still ahead, 5:00, gavin newsom and his wife make an announcement. hey marcel, watch this! hey marcel, watch this! [ buzzer sounds ] [ cheers and applause ] ♪ hey marcel, watch this! yeah, marcel! -marcel! -hey marcel! are you listening to me? marcel! [ male announcer ] only at&t u-verse lets you follow your favorite channels on one screen. just $29 a month for the first six months -- dvr included. in the network there are no hard choices. >>> lieutenant governor and former may or of san francisco, gavin newsom and his wife welcomed a healthy baby boy into the world today in san francisco. hunter siebel new some born after 9:00. we're told that these, of course, not pictures of him, pictures of the couple, hunter is 20.5 inches long, we

he finished in sixth this afternoon, jeff gordon takes the lead on a restart with 40 laps to go thankso a little help from teammate jimmie johnson and gordon never looked back, he takes the checkered flag for his second win of the year and his fourth career victory at pocono. carl edwards remains on top in the sprint cup standings. >>> pga. final round of the st. jude classic. harrison fraser never won on the pga tour. at 18 he has the one-stroke lead. his approach shot is a little less. it hits the aproduction and rolls into the water hazard and now you know whether why he is considering retiring. he scrambled to make his bogey. that opens the door for robert carlson, he drains his par putt putt. to the third playoff hole. carlson needs this puerto continue and it is left all the way. in his 355th tournament, frazier finally wins for the first time on the pga tour and he qualifies for the u.s. open this year at congressional. >>> the big question now for the warriors is what to do with steph curry and monta ellis, keep them together, or trade them for a big man. and you can count mark

jeff gordon will be on the track along with fan favoritism rid dale earnhardt jr. the raceway says they are expecting 100,000 fans to show up. >>> a new neat of ambulances willy descend on the south bay. residents will get their first look inside of the life-saving vehicles. >>> a busy summer weekend all around the bay today. what is on tap for the weather? we will find out which day will be the warmest. >>> watch bay area news at 7:00 and all of our ktvu newscasts on your computer or mobile device. man: we need a sofa. something i can stretch out on! woman: ooh... that will go with those lamps my mother gave us. or we could get some new lamps. or we could get no sofa. negotiating, eh? you got it! . >>> the ntsb is investigating the crash of a small plane last night. it crashed nose first before coming to rest on its roof at the airport. all three passengers were able to walk away. paramedicking ended uptaking -- paramedics ended up taking a man to the hospital. >>> the weekend is here and so is mark. of the two days one is going to be warmer. >> yes. gasia, temper

jeff gordon one of the prerace favorites and a rough day for serious points leader karl edwards. to go to the pits with engine trouble. the race run on a restart, 41 laps remaining. gordon muscles his way into the lead and cruises from there. winning his 84th career race, tying him with darrell waltrip and bobby allison for third on the all-time wins list. >>> the great white north formula win racing, rihanna visiting lewis hamilton's garage area. close call on the track. worker trips, falls, almost run over trying to move debris off the course. you have to always know where you are on that track. especially where the cars aren in the end, jessen budden takes the checkered flag on a wonderful day of racing where no one was hurt. scary moment on the track. >> absolutely. trying to get up. he was in a panic mode there little bit. >> maybe it was rihanna he was reacting to. >> could have been. thank you. >>> and, rob, so the big change, tuesday's the big day? >> tuesday to wednesday, warming up. this, the warmest seven-day forecast. you can see, any excuse for yard work gone. 90s ar

no one has con better than infineon than jeff gordon and has won here five times. 2004 there has been a different winner every year. >> we had a great race last year qualified well. had a little bit of fortune. we are going to turn one up the hill but we look forward to another great race. we want to expand what we did last year. >> at the lip pi scored one. look at his head shot. lopez was looking good on the court as he defeated andy roddick and he finally broke through. nice backhand. first two sets went to tie breakers but lopez would not be denied. coming up match point, roddick's return is wide. lopez wins in straight sets 7-6 7-, 7-6, 6-4. >> next at 8:30. survivors of a deadly amtrak crash in the nevada desert finally make it to the barrier. the latest on the death toll. >> and convicted sex offender terry verse is moving again. terry verse is moving again. he is moving to the denny's new tour of america menu. 50 star cuisine. the new tour of america menu. starting at $4.99. only at denny's. america's diner is always open. >> investigators hope to learn mor

>> there's numerous drivers on different levels that i have always admired, jeff gordon was one thata mirrored grmirrored -- admired. and so any time i get to race with those guys, i'm pretty excited. >> so joey, what happens to you when you get ready to race, when you get in the cockpit, so to speak, behind the wheel. is there like a real transformation that takes place with you. >> there's two different joeys, there's joey, the racetrack joey, and then there's joey. when you're at the racetrack, that's when you're working really hard on your race car, to make it better with your team. and i become really quiet. i think your mind is going a million miles an hour about certain situations that can happen and it's just a bunch of unknowns basically until the green flag is up. if you're trying to prepare yourself the best you possibly can for that race just in case something happens. because you never know what's going to happen. it's just like any other sport. something can happen in lap one and if you put in position last night for the race, what are you going to do? they always run t

johnson took the checkered flag claiming his first road strict i no one has done better there than jeff gordon's won the race five times. there appears to be any favorite. since 2004 there's been a different winner every year. >> we had a great race here last year. qualified well, did a lot of laps and had a little bit of fortune come our way with others mistakes. they will turn one up the hill. but we look forward to another great race. we want to expand on what we did here last year. >> lopez scored points yesterday, not just at wimbledon but with our anchors. he was also looking good on the court as he upseeded roderick. there a nice backhand. the first two sets went to tie breakers but lopez would not be denied. a nice crosscourt winner. roderick returns, goes wide, and it's over. lowe wins in straight set 7-6, 7-6, 6-4. that's sports for now. join mike shumann tonight at 5:00. >> next, survivors of a deadly amtrak crash in the nevada desert finally make it home to the bay area. the latest on the rising death toll. >> are you with the sheriff's office? >> yes. >> and convicted sex offender

. >>> the wins don't come as often but jeff gordon has moved in to a identify for third place on the time win list after today's race. this isn't the direction you want to run. edwards backing in to the pits after blowing an engine. godn 't gets help from johnson as he passes montoya. he would then hold on for his 84th career victory. that ties him with allison and waltrip, petty is the leader with 200 wins and then it's pierson. despite his early exit edwards is the overall leader. >>> formula one action where george lucas appeared. on lap 18th hamilton and buton are dualing. this isn't what the owners had in mind. hamilton takes the worst of it and is dead last in the field at 24th place. button at one point all the way back to 21st. he was challenging the leader on the final lap. he flips in the turn and buton's persistence pays off. he remains the formula run leader after seven of 20 races,. >>> game six of the nba finals going on right now, dallas leads the heat by double digits in the second quarter. we will have it all tonight on the late edition of sports wrap. see you then.

i never, ever thought i'd be racing in the spring cup series against jeff gordon and tony stewart and i watched on tv. mark martin, i watched him on tv. i had his gear. i wore mark martin stuff around and here i am racing door to door with him. i remember the first time that happened, i thought, this is crazy. >> more face to face with joanie logano and jason leffler throughout the afternoon beginning at 2:00 eastern time. >>> now to some stories happening around the nation. in boston, reputed mobster whitely bulger appeared in court facing a 100-page indictment. he said he'd hire his own lawyer if, quote, you give me back my money. when police captured bulger in california after 16 years on the run, they found $800,000 in cash. he is accused of murder and racketeeri racketeering. >>> next, to detroit, former mayor kwame killpatrick faces several federal charges from his time in office. >>> and in port or chard, washington, topless espresso stands have become all the rage and generating of outrage. five are already in business. the cowan toy wants to regulate them as adult entertainme

. >> well, he does it with the regularity he once did but jeff gordon moved into a tie on nascar's all-time you are driving backwards carl edwards blows an engine and finishes just 59 laps. he got a push by jimmy johnson to take the lead. he held on for his 84th career victory and winning for the first time since 2007. richard petty the leader with 200 wins. despite his early win edwards remains the sprint cup leader. >>> in golf's st. jude tournament harrison fraser are even and headed for a playoffs. on the third extra hole fraser can end things right here but his birdie putt won't drop. fraser takes par on the hole. and then it's carlson who needs to make another par to keep the playoffs going. not really close. the 39-year-old fraser in wins the pga event. up next one of the biggest weeks in golf the u.s. open. >>> send one more congratulations to the cal bear what a comeback. >> if they could do it that would be a cinderella story wouldn't it? >> thanks, joe. >> the latest on the expected release of mehserle. >> our coverage continues any time on lynn at ktvu.com. thank you so much for

never ever thought i would be racing, you know, in the sprint cup series against, like you said, jeff gordonl these guys that i watched on tv. mark martin. i watched him on tv. i had his gear. i wore mark martin stuff around. and here i am racing door to door with him. i remember the first time that happened. i was like, that's crazy. right next to the guy. >> very fun stuff. you can catch the rest of my face to face conversations with joey logano and jason leffler at 3:00 and 4:00 eastern today. >>> the next few hours are critical in minot, north dakota. we're tracking a flood that has already broken all the records and by tonight it comes to get even worse. right now, go to priceline for a sneak peek at recent winning and better than ever! hotel bids to find where you n save up to 60% on hotels. * we'll even email you other people's winning bids, so you'll know what price to name. *á with new hotel bid alerts, from priceline. even though i'm a great driver, and he's... not so much. well, for a driver like you, i would recommend our new snapshot discount. this little baby keeps track of you

jeff gordon. 76 degrees there. nascar theme is over. upper 60s for rich monday and berkeley. low to mid-70s in east bay shore. east bay valley, low to mid-80s for you. monterey bay, upper 60s. low to mid-80s for gilroy and morgan hill. more sunshine than everybody else with the storm from the north. we have mild temperatures, upper 60s. mid-60s in fairfield and antioch. tomorrow morning, drizzle along the coast and east bay hills. light rain starting to develop during the morning commute. in the north bay. heif pressure holding on -- high pressure holding on one more day. ahead of the cold front, strong on-shore breeze and the temperatures remain close to average today. as we head to tomorrow, you can see the rain is moving in. especially in the north bay. in fact, here it is. moving in the north bay. from 5:00 until noon. then after noon, to 5:00 in the evening. it pretty much fall apart. ten to the a quarter of an inch at most. nothing in the south bay. everybody gets cooler through wednesday. look at how hot it gets friday, saturday and sunday. away from the beaches. good

white will be here tomorrow night. [ cheers and applause ] from disney's "cars 2" nascar legend jeff gordoncheers and applause ] and plus, miss lauryn hill is back performing for us tomorrow night. [ cheers and applause ] it's going to be awesome. singing a song we all know and love. our next guest just released their first album "in light," and they're making their tv debut with us tonight with the song "up up up." please welcome givers! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ oh we up up up for the glow show yeah we down down here on the ground ♪ ♪ yeah we up up up up above love yeah we up up up through the clouds ♪ ♪ yeah we up yeah we up ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ you're gonna find a way find a way to be you're gonna get yourself a line with your old man ♪ ♪ you're gonna get it free you're gonna get it free it's the way now way to see ♪ ♪ but it's inside and out with no doubt it's in everything it's in everything ♪ ♪ oh we up up up for the glow show yeah we down down here on the ground ♪ ♪ yeah we up up up up above low yeah we up up up through the clouds ♪ ♪ yeah we up yeah we up yeah we up yeah we up ♪ ♪ ♪ you're gonn

nobody has done better than jeff gordon who likes it and won it five times.till there appears to be no clear favorite. since 2004 there has been a different winner every year. >> we had a great race here last year, qualified well, and had a little bit of laps and had some misfortune come our way with his mistake. but look forward to another great race. we want to expand on what we did here last year. >> lopez scored points yesterday not just with wimbledon but also with our female anchors. one look at his head shot and they were swooning. he met roderick. lopez would not be denied. here a nice crosscourt winner. coming up match point, he returns, goes wide, and it's over. lopez wins in straight set 7-6, 7-6, 6-4. that is sports for now. i'm rick kwan, join mike shumann tonight at 5:00. >> next at 6:30. survivors of the deadly amtrak crash in the nevada desert finally make it to the bay area. we will have the latest on the rising death toll. >> are you with the sheriff's office? >> yes. >> and convicted sex offender kerry verse is moving, again. he's heading t

here on sunday some of nascar's top drivers, jimmie johnson, tony stewart, jeff gordon, just to nameill compete for this trophy. of course that's for the toyota 350. on saturday there is the thunder valley resupport 200. this is part of the pro series west where drivers go to perhaps making it up to the bigs. one of those, a young hayward native who has been racing cars, many years longer than she had a driver's license. when you tell me i got to get in a race car with a teenage drive are i'd be like next, no thank you. but i feel pretty comfortable with this young lady. 18 years old. and you've been racing since you were 10. so eight years. >> yes. this is actually my ninth season. this will be my first anything televised near home so this is really exciting for me. >> today was your first time on the track. what were you trying to work out? >> this is definitely the heaviest thing i've been in on a road course. shaking the cob webs out, trying to get used to road racing in something this big. >> for me i get the butterflies. how do you overcome the fear fact center >> it's such a h

no one has done better than jeff gordon who likes road course and won here 5 tombs.ince 2000 4 there has been ative winner every year. >> we had a great race here last year. qualified well. tl and had a little bit of fortune our way. marcos turn up the hill but l look forward to another great race. want to expand on what we did here last year. >> looking forward to good weekend for us. we have run well in the past. won the race in 2008 i believe it was. and so no rope why we don't expect to run well here. >> at age 29 some are saying roddick best days may be behind him. today at wimbledon he lost to the also known lopez. roddick had beaten lopez 7 straight times but the spaniard finally broke through. roddick at the net gets blown away by the back hand. lopez took the first set. roddick did force another tie breaker in the second set. by making this fine drop shot. lopez with not be denied here. nice cross court winner. if this would be match point roddick return goes wide and upset complete. lopez wins straight sets. as for the women. vaep us williams had no problem

setter for tomorrow's race at infineon, trying to become the first pole setter to win the race since jeff gordon in 2004. >>> and that's a look at sports. see you tonight at 5:30. >>> tomorrow, military families may be able to score free infineon raceway tickets. the program is called pg&e tickets for troops. interested military families are asked to e-mail nascaruso@yahoo.com. entrants will be chosen randomly. >>> new zealand fans are hoping for happy ending for a young emperor penguin. >> somehow this guy ended up on a beach 2000 miles away from home. he is now headed to new york for medical treatment. there he is. his new caretakers nicknamed him happy feet, of all things. he's a little lethargic because he's used to eating snow at this time of year, anded also used to much cooler weather. he started snacking on sand, sadly, because it kind of looked like snow to him. he was also snacking on some driftwood. we wish him the best of luck. >> 2000 miles, hmm. >>> tiny pooch from pet loom make has been crowned the world's ugliest dog! ah! >> yoda weighs about 1.8 times. they won the annual contes

jeff gordon is always a big deal. 18 year old jessica from hayward will be making her nascar debut.ars old to train for this special moment. >> actually miss graduation last weekend and i miss my prom. i missed the most because i was racing i miss them every year. i would never went to a high school, but that is o.k. but how many people did say that day of race into a half mile road course with a great team. >> she is pretty sure herself to miss her prom, did you ever for a news story or something? [laugter] at >> i chose to go wake boarding instead. >> gees, i missed it to. i cannot update date. no one wanted to go. >> all wait a minute, he went in week boarding? and did your mom even say, on checking, this is important to us. >> who cares! >> ok, now salina williams is back. due to injuries she has been out for a while. but she isn't eastbourne england, the 13th time grand champion starter match today and then came roaring back to beat parakova. she has been out to two blood clots in her lungs, and then hooked 2 foot surgery is. next up she says she will be ready for wimbledon. no

. >>> milestone for jeff gordon. his 24 car takes the flag, the fifth time he's won that race.it gives him 84 nascar wins. good enough for a third-place tie for career titles, by the way. >>> redemption for harrison frazar. he had a chance to win the st. jude classic, but on the 18th, his ball hit the green and then in the drink. he went into a sudden-death playoff with carlen. frazar won, his first win in his 35th try. he had been thinking about quitting the tour, but now he says, no way, i'm staying on. >>> 10:00 a.m. on the east coast. 7:00 on the west. congressman weiner has a new round of photos to explain. celebrity website tmz says the snaps were taken inside the house members' gym. >>> in california, freedom for a transit do that who shot and killed an unarmed man. he served half a two-year sentence. he told a jury he meant to tase the man, but grabbed his gun. >>> you'll remember in february a massive earthquake killed more than 180 people there. >>> well, out of touch or what the voters wants to hear? seven candidates line up tonight to tell you what they'll do if ele

valet joe native jeff gordon finished 3 seconds behind bush. >>> just in serena williams eliminated frominalist, marion bartoli. traffic and weather in just a moment ,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning, new problems along 880, 84 dakota road a couple cars tangled up you can see on our sensors traffic slow and go, 880 itself, slow and go as you work your way past the coliseum. traffic backed up through that area. once you hit the bay bridge delays also, 26 minute off the east shore freeway metering lights on extra volume into san francisco that is traffic here is lawrence. >>> we are starting out grey in spots headed outside, mount diablo in the distance you can see starting to see things break up. mostly sunny day, many spots inland temperatures 70s and 80s inland, 60s and 70s up toward the coastline. but we have a chance at wet weather coming our way as a cold system diving in from the gulf of alaska. going to bring a chance of rain to the bay area tuesday, a few clouds left over wednesday warming up getting hot as we head in toward next weekend ,,,,,,,, >>> mitt romney and michele bachmann ess

jeff gordon will be on the favorite are other favorites. joey logano will be on the pole.bit background 100,000 fans to show up. members of military can go for free. more information, go to ktvu.com p click on web links. >>> well, preparing for the unexpected. right now, a bay area man is in vermont, competing in what is known as the death race. we caught up with him before he left as he trained for the unknown. few people have tried it. >> when you tell people you're doing this, what do they say? >> i'm crazy. i don't think anybody is really said anything besides that. >> fewer have finished. >> 10 people finished last year i think, only 135 signed up or something. >> not many want to it? >> no. >> the death rate is billed as the toughest race in the world and all they know is it's long, between 24 and 72 hours. >> they don't tell you how long it is. they don't tell what you you'll be doing. all i know is like carrying a lot of gear. >> by 22-year-old steve art says he is in with one iron man it a bunch of triathlons he wanted more. so for the last year he's been trained

gordon safe. but take another look, it appears jeff mathis blocks the play perfectly yet the umpire sees it differently. dodgers tie it at two. next batter, tony gwynn jr. with a page out of his father's playbook, a walkoff rbi. dodgers avoid the sweep with the 3-2 win. up the coast in san francisco, the giants' madison baumgartner pitching a gem against the indians. strikes out a career high eleven over seven innings. the champs win their fifth in a row 3-1. speaking of pitching, the phillies roy halladay gets in the hen-win club. the man they call doc was surgical. pitching his fifth complete game of the season. the doctor is in, phillies beat the a's 3-1. barn burner in houston. the rays and astros combining for a total of 24 runs. evan longoria responsible for five of them. he hit a pair of homers. the final tally looks more like a football score, tampa wins 14-10. >>> and finally safemart 350. you're riding along with tony stewart and he hits brian vickers from behind. the number 83 car goes crashing into the tire barrier. vickers was down but not out. despite the wreck his car is in decent shape,

i'm jeff gordon, warning parents about pertussis. what's that? well, imagine a cough barreling through your infant's body at up to 100 miles per hour. with enough force to make him gasp for air. again and again. for weeks, even months. pertussis, or whooping cough, is potentially fatal. now imagine you gave this to your baby. parents most often spread pertussis. and even when babies themselves are vaccinated, they're probably not protected till they've had at least three doses. i'm working with march of dimes to urge you to help protect your baby by protecting yourself. ask your health-care provider about the adult pertussis vaccine. now. cause we can't stop pertussis fast enough. gerard butler and these are my friends from kids kicking cancer. they're teaching me how to use breath to focus against stress and pain. these children gain more power over their illness when they share their skills with others like you and me. they also have less pain when they know that they have a purpose in their lives. you can go to kids kick cancer dot org to lear