jeff gordon started second. that has fallen back. he's one of the guys who desperately needs a win if he wants to make it into the postseason. denny hamlin has been very strong but the strongest competitor tonight has been mother nature and right now we're again waiting out a rain delay. denny hamlin one of the only drivers with a smile on his face, we're 152 laps in. back at richmond, another driver who needs a win, ryan newman. earlier in the race he had a few interesting moments on track. there he is in the 39 car getting into it with greg biffle. >> greg biffle, just got -- looks like he could cut down but good job saving the car, getting into turn one. really deep in the corn e when he got sideways. >> did an excellent job, catch the car, ryan rights it and moves on. >> did you realize you were sideways as you actually were? >> i was watching it, a bit of luck. i thank biffle for not turning me around. i heard clear and knew i had the line and i think he closed up quicker than i expected. happy to be back on the lead lap with th

. >> night started with jeff gordon and kyle busch having the best to claim last place in the chase whileyle has been steady if not spectacular, gordon has not been nearly up to the standard he hoped for after starting on the outside of the front row. tony stewart looking to lock up tenth position and final place in the chase where the wins have accumulated would count for bonus points, doing not just a good job tonight, they've been pretty spectacular. >> looks like he'll secure nine points for three wins and stay inside the top ten. >> jeff gordon running right now, the first car one lap down in 20th place, needing to pass regan smith and carl edwards to be in position to get a free pass. >> going right back to the same place here guys. loose in, real tight in the center, going -- going away bad. >> 10-4. >> you see those hands on the wheel inside that 24, pretty busy. >> and talking and giving feedback to alan gustafson but that is one of the hardest things to fix, loose in and loose off but tight in the middle situation. >> it is. and really, in my experience, if you fix the middle a

i'm a jeff gordon fan. but no, not this time. this time i just got a look at all the different cars throughout the years. >> did you say that you are a jeff gordon fan? >> reporter: yes. i own a jeff gordon firesuit that he wore in a race. i'm a big nascar fan. >> do you have a tv in front of you right now? >> no. >> i'm going to paint a picture for you, briana. that is me behind the real of a car with jeff gordon. he was riding me around, and then a got a chance to drive him around. so a little reporter envy for you there. >> reporter: yeah. did you -- i'm so jealous. did you -- how did you on do? what did you think? >> he said i did a great job. but i have to tell you my car petered out. i had not driven a stick shift in a while. so i had just one of those moments. but it was a great, great time. that's a really fun piece. we appreciate it. and i love the analogy. it makes sense. briana brian /* -- briana kee r keeler, thank you. d >>> welcome back. it is 41 minutes past the hour. with all eyes on the democrats this week, the r

jeff gordon trying to pass him on the high road. instead, hamlin takes the checkered flag. with that win, he punches his ticket for the chase for the championsh championship. >>> let's go to baseball. the tigers hosting the white sox. detroit has won six straight meetings. their ace, on the bump, justin verlander, one of 11 strikeouts. he has four straight seasons of at least 200 ks. a 1-1 game in the sixth. men on first and second for delmon young. he takes chris sail deep. chris sale not happy. tigers and white sox now tied across the a.l. central with detroit sweeping the south siders. have a great day. i'm doug kezirian. >>> a bizarre contest over the weekend. a group of men who really love their facial hair competed for best beard and mustache in lansing michigan. they were judged on fierceness. >> judges looked for how well the hair fit the personality. some of the guys getting a head start on hunting season. >> that looks insane to me. i don't know how he handles certain things. >>> up next, "the pulse." >> we have the details about the role russell crow never wanted

jeff gordon's car, that's the exact car that jeff gordon won in.it. these are just some of the things you're going to see down here in the nascar hall of fame and glory road attracts a lot of people and feel this. this is the texture of the track in which these cars were racing on. incredible stuff here at the nascar hall of fame. now for a tv hall of fame continuing segment starring steve doocy and karl rove and joe trippi playing themselves. >> steve: that's right. brian, thank you very much. we'll talk about this republican presidential nominee, mitt romney was looking for a post-convention bounce after his big speech at the rn, this last week. did he get one? brand-new polls out. according to elan university and charlotte observer action mitt romney wound up with a four-point bounce in north carolina. 47 to 43 where we're sitting now. what do you think? >> look, first of all, this is going to be a difficult one to measure because we have the conventions right next to each other. i think a better way of looking at it is from the time he announce

loses control and sparks are flying, and then in the final stretch is hamlin holding off jeff gordon to capture his second straight sprint cup race. this report is brought to you by river rock casino. a young man trying to create a legacy with his father's shadow. >> still to come, an amazing turnout to honor petaluma's allstar little league team. and the aftermath from isaac. the good and bad news from louisiana residents tonight and whales wash ashore in florida and scotland. ♪ ♪ i'm thinking sweet ♪ and i'm thinking new ♪ i'm thinking all these brilliant colors ♪ ♪ shining through ♪ i'm thinking sunshine ♪ i'm thinking sunshine ♪ i'm thinking [ whistles ] ♪ i'm thinking [ whistles ] [ female announcer ] 40 delicious flavors that feel as good as they taste. yoplait, it is so good! i'm alan wang. in tonight's headlines, for the fifth time since may, an officer involved shooting in vallejo has left a man dead. the driver appeared to have a gun in a neighborhood known for gang activity. it turned out to be an air soft pellet gun. a passenger in that car was also wounded. a memorial to

loses control and sparks are flying, and then in the final stretch is hamlin holding off jeff gordon to capture his second straight sprint cup race. this report is brought to you by river rock casino. a young man trying to create a legacy with his father's shadow. >> still to come, an amazing turnout to honor petaluma's allstar little league team. and the aftermath from isaac. the good and bad news from louisiana residents tonight and whales wash ashore in florida and scotland. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm alan wang. in tonight's headlines, for the fifth time since may, an officer involved shooting in vallejo has left a man dead. the driver appeared to have a gun in a neighborhood known for gang activity. it turned out to be an air soft pellet gun. a passenger in that car was also wounded. a memorial to victims of the 1990 you 1 oaknd la -- the 1991 oakland fire hills storm was vandalized again. they cutoff pieces for a third time in. southern california a brushfire in the san gabriel mountains forced the evacuation of 1500 labor day campers and residents there. the fire near the

and jeff gordon, jeff making it incredible victory for him in terms of making the chase over the weekend then you. does that change how you race? would you rather race your teammates because again you could get into potentially tough situations when you are up against a teammate on the track and you are racing for the championship? >> it is tough. and i've been in that position with my teammates in the past. and you know, it's easy in some ways because i'm around those drivers, i know what their race cars have in them for set ups and i know those three drivers so well, i can almost pick apart their strengths and weaknesses and try to work on a strategy myself, but you know the hard part is working on those mental -- the things that you do in competition to beat your -- to beat the opponent, it is hard to look at your friends and your teammates that way and think not bad things about them but aggressive things towards them to go out there. dagen: what you do off the track is as we were talking about is mentally important because when you were racing for your fifth championship -- [inaudib

and jeff gordon in second, securing a spot the in the sprint cup.ss with the sports gear and-- >> thanks for the analogy. >> dave: did you get it. >> alisyn: i got it. >> right here. >> clayton: thanks, guys. all right, a christian pastor facing execution in iran for refusing to recant his statement. finally has been set free after three years behind bars. >> we've been following it. >> alisyn: we sure have. and joining us now is lisa. >> good morning. >> alisyn: lisa, you have been at the forefront of keeping this issue on all of our minds, of keeping it in the attention of the media and you must feel tremendous, i guess, relief and vindication today with this news? >> yeah, definitely. we're all feeling this is something to be celebrated. and you know, but at the same time it's upsetting that he had to be imprisoned for choosing a faith in the first place. and also there are so many others that are like him imprisoned for their faith. for their vocation, imprisoned because they're marginalized in iran and that's what we try to do is not only bring