hello, jeff gordon.cbs this morning," he is giving us a first look of the return of number 24 in the rainbow colors. coming up, we will ask him about trying to get a win in the final season and plans for the "r" word retirement. jeff gordon, we want to hear the engine. give it to us is there an elk in your bed? with sleep number now there's an adjustment for that. only at a sleep number store. don't miss the lowest prices of the season, with the c4 queen mattress set only $1499.98. know better sleep with sleep number. ♪ ♪ don't believe me just watch ♪ >> welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up in this half hour only on "cbs this morning," nascar legend jeff gordon can sing that song don't believe me, just watch. he is here to talk about racing in his final season. his thoughts on nascar, the confederate flag, plus for the first time he is revealing colorful details about an upcoming race. >>> in studio 57 james patterson is the author behind nearly 150 books. tonight, one of his newest works premi

hello, jeff gordon.this morning," he is giving us a first look of the return of number 24 in the rainbow colors. coming up, we will ask him about trying to get a win in the final season and plans for the "r" word retirement. jeff gordon, we want to hear the engine. give it to us! >> >> in is cbs-3 "eyewitness news" good morning everyone, i'm ukee washington the vatican just released the pope's official schedule for the upcoming world meeting of families here in philadelphia. "eyewitness news", has learned, some of the highlights for the september visit includes visits to the cathedral basilica on the parkway. stop at independence hall, as well as cure and fromhold prison on state road and saint charles borromayo seminary in wynnewood. the pontiff's visit on september 26th and 27th is expected to draw millions of visitors to the city of brotherly love and sisterly affection. let's get your forecast now with katie in the weather center forecast, that starts to go little downhill with time here today. >> we

coming up, jeff gordon comes inside. plans for retirement. that's all ahead on "cbs this morning." ♪ on the share and retirement and that's all ahead on "cbs this morning". >>> new research for a double at least and a study in the american heart joumpl says that woman with post traumatic stress can face 36 percent of narula is joining us once again at the table. good to see you, tara. >> good to see you. >> now this study says that women have a much higher rate of ptsd than men. a, does that surprise you? and what stands out to you about this study? >> ptsd is two times more monday in women than-- common in women than men. this is how it influences their risk of cardiovascular disease. they gave women a questionnaire at the end of 20 years to ask about traumatic events and ptsd symptoms. they found that women who reported severe ptsd or several symptoms of ptsd in a 60% increased risk of heart attack and stroke and those women who reported one traumatic event had a 45% increased risk. you might think maybe that is becaus

options on how to move forward with the ban. >>> many local fans were cheering on the bay area's jeff gordon today who is retiring at the end of the year. he has won this event five times. coming up in sports, how gordon finished in today's race. >>> coming up next on abc7 news at 6:00, baseball and heroes. the special dedication today for the family of a fallen san jose police officer. >>> and get ready for things to heat up. meteorologist drew tuma is up next with the forecast forecast forecast. >> i'll mention >>> today a hero's ceremony for first responders before the san jose game. emergency vehicles lined up on the field as the crowd thanked first responders for their service. also fallen san jose police officer michael johnson was honored. his family received the home-town hero award and his father dan threw out the first pitch. first responders and their families were also given free tickets to today's game. >>> beautiful day for baseball. let's get a check of the forecast with abc7 news meteorologist drew tuma. >> lots of sunshine comfortable temperatures, but the week ahead does br

it was special and emotional day as way to jeff gordon. >> yeah no question. his final race here in sonoma. even though it did haven't a happy ending, he was still the talk of the town. a 16th place finish, not exactly befitting the king of sonoma race way but jeff gordon leaves here with nothing but appreciation for the event and fans. >> it was great weekend. nothing is going to take away from this weekend for me. it was a memorable weekend. still a little bit more fun to go to hang out with some of my friends and family that are here. >> the feelings are mutual. gordon backers evident around overturn all weekend long. they were thrilled to add this to their list of memories. >> he grew up racing here. he's a hometown favorite. we wanted to see him this last time. >> just following him over the last 15 plus years i just noticed he's sharp he's focused, and he's won. he's come out and raced well a lot of races. >> they were more than willing to pay for those memories. gordon merchandise was hotter than the sonoma sun. most of it was gone today's before the ra

sums up jeff gordon. in the mix until the end.noma raceway ever. you want entertainment, how we spend a lot of time online around here. but with all this speed from xfinity, it's all good. hey, why don't we do some homework for a change? gary, you too. dad...work stuff. yes! [laughs] lovin' the new design! konichiwa hirosan. five minutes... all this speed is very empowering. check out the new hardware. with the fastest internet available xfinity is perfect for people who need to get a lot done at home. and now you can go even faster. we've just increased the speeds on two of our most popular plans. >> in his final race jeff gordon and crew tried everything ultimately the move that cost them was the one they didn't make. 10,000 white flags handed out to fans as they entered. all saluting the golden boy. the crazy final 32 laps. last year's winner, carl edwards tangled into the wall they both go. fires the 55 back up. catches fire. finally decide i need to shut this thing down. good move. gordon and his team. penalized 29 laps to go

jeff gordon's crew penalized to go back in 28th praise.is guy has a mind of his own. he is looking for the exit. almost found it. tough to finish the race without a left tire. this driver trying to pit. a service truck in the way. comes to rest backwards. all the chaos caused -- jeff gordon, 16th place. kyle busch rubbing on jimmie johnson for the pass. his brother on his tail. tile takes the checkered flag. busch missed the first few races of the year because of an injury. >> madison bumgarner had eight strikeouts today but one in particular he'll remember long after his career is over. second inning, giants trailing 2-1, bumgarner blow is it past brandon barnes. standing ovation because he becomes the third young nest franchise history to reach 1,000 strikeouts. buster posey drive in the giant's first three runs. in the third. matt duffy, playing like an all-star. sixth inning. a triple and a double. this is a homer eighth of the year. thinking cycle. then the bumgarner blast, towering homer to left. the first giant cycle since pablo san

. >> jeff gordon. >> jeff gordon. his last races a sonoma coming up for you in just a little bit. >>> new at 10 the san francisco giants making a dream come true for a young fan who is batting cancer. tonight's game against the padres was about much more than just come back after last night's extra innings loss. >> that little guy is so cute. tonight was about making memories for the boy and his family and heather oklahoma is at at&t park with they got the vip treatment tonight. heather. >> reporter: frank, julie, got a front row seat at batting practice and even got a photographs. but the heartbreaking diagnose came about a year ago. his parents were told he had a brain tumor and nothing the boy could do. they decided to make the following months most memorable and that meant catching a night of baseball. it's there's one thing a chick said sees a lot is doctors. and on this day the san francisco giants are charlie's healers. >> yeah, yeah. >> reporter: while taking him batting pack foustiest at at&t park many player

beautiful day at the raceway with fans honoring jeff gordon with his final race in sonoma for he is aime winner. both end up going into the wall. edwards one of the favorites to win he has done for the day ec and hitting the wall there there were some crashes in this one and then you were going to see he holds on to take the checkered flag in this one like cement that is very happy. -- wife samantha he gets a hug from his older brother who finished second and jeff gordon finished 16th >> vicki : and we have a peak- big-weekend weather wise >> brian :it looks like it is going to be a hot week all the way for the fourth of july with the hottest days coming on tuesday and wednesday. and look at those inland temperatures over 100 degrees but much nicer by the bay >> vicki : good barbecue and whether--barbequeing weather that's it for the kron 4 news at 11. stay connected with kron 4 and get latest news at kron 4 dot com. or download one of our mobile apps. we'll see you tomorrow >>> "the weekend insider" from hollywood, your 24/7 celebrity conversation. >> latinos love trump, and i love t

jeff gordon given a big bottle of the stuff yesterday.the vallejo native's final race on his home track as a full-time driver. gordon will start just two rows behind allmendinger who grew up idolizing gordon living in northern california. >> to be able to say i have raced again jeff gordon, it's -- i never thought it would happen when i had all his posters in my room. it's cool to see what he has done. i hope he has a strong weekend. hope he finishes second honestly. [ laughter ] >> good luck to him. it will be awesome. >>> kyle larson from elk grove. he qualified fourth. will start in the second row. kyle larson in the second full season on the cup series lost his power steering last year in sonoma finished 28th. he is only 22. apparently, he has the need for speed wherever he goes. >> what's the fastest you have driven in your own personal car? >> ha ha. [ laughter ] >> oh, i don't know. i did get a speeding ticket last week going 94 in a 65. i had no reason to be going that fast, either. i just was -- pulled out to pass somebody and ba

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. >> speaking of wine, jeff gordon was given a big bottle yesterday. it's the vallejo native's final race on his home track. gordon will start two rows behind allmendinger who grew up idolizing gordon living in northern california. >> to be able to say i have raced again jeff gordon it's -- i never thought it would happen when i had all the posters in my room so it's cool to see everything that he has done and, you know, i hope he has a strong weekend at a home race. i hope he finishes second honestly. [ laughter ] >> so good luck to them. it will be awesome. >>> posters of raquel welch in my room. kyle larson is in his second full seasoned and will start in the second row. he lost power steering last year in sonoma and finished 28th. he is only 22 years old and apparently has the need for speed wherever he goes. what's the fastest you have driven in your own personal car? [ laughter ] >> i don't believe i got a speeding ticket last week going -- i don't know. i got a speeding ticket last week going 94. i don't know. i pulled out past something and a c

express bus to help yeas -- ease traffic congestion. >>> this is going to be an emotional weekend for jeff gordons home track in the bay area he is hoping he has what it takes to win that race. >> i am so focused on getting there and winning the race, i haven't put a lot of thought into it being the last race. it's going to be an emotional day for me. i am going to be thinking about the fact that it's my last race there. sonoma hadma has been a great place for me and one of my favorite track to race on the circuit. >> when asked whether or not this is going to be his last race, he said never say never. >>> the state assembly approved a bill last night that would make vaccinations mandatory for children to attend schools. lawmakers say that will help to protect children and others against the out break of the disease. this started last year after the out break of measles at disney land. >>> well, a little bit of a warning for you, the weather might be heating up, but a new revelation about swimming pools might keep you out of the water. the red eyes people get in the pools may not just be from the

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one of the big factors was the fact that it was jeff gordon's last race.wn hero. >> nothing is going to take away from this weekend for me. i know it wasn't the finish we all wanted but it was a very memorable weekend and still a little bit more fun to go and hang out with my friends and family that are here. >> gordon merchandise was a hot item at the track. the area the merchandise sold pretty much out of stock. >>> madison baumgartner hit a career milestone this weekend. baumgartner recorded his 1,000th strike out yesterday. right there. he went into yesterday's game who only needed one strike out and did that in the second inning. that makes him the youngest pitch never franchise history to hit the mark at 25 years old. the crowd was also cheering for him as well. matt cane was the previous pitcher to reach the title. >>> a's were swept by the royals. that is the third road sweep for the royals this month. they won by a final of 5-3 yesterday. >>> popular east bay park now open. the gruesome discovery under investigation. >> but first an up close and p

this will be emotional for bay area native jeff gordon. he was born in vallejo. this weekend will be his final race at sonoma, he's been a fan favorite and his home track in the bay area, he hopes he has what it takes to win. >> i'm so focused on competing and win the race. i haven't put a lot of thought on this is my final race there. it will be an emotional day, as i get, go through it, i will think more about this is the last time i will be racing here. sonoma has meant so much to me. it's been a huge part of my nascar career, it's one of my favorite tracks on the circuit. >> we asked for sure if this is his last bay area race, and he responded, never say never. >>> major league baseball will open a replay center in san francisco. right now when there's disputed calls someone is watching from new york city, because of the time difference they are watching at 1:00, a west coast center will make up the difference. temperature as we have talked about heating up. an important reminder for people planning to spend the weekend outdoors. >> we're in san jose, gang- r

local fans will no doubt be cheering for vallejo native jeff gordon.ing at the end of the year. she has the arnold schwarzenegger voice for her ring tone. >> i did. >> you can join the abc 7 group for free from apple's app store or google play. >> the 10-year-old pitbull dutch shepherd mix a little bit hunk back. quasi's owner will get $500 for for top prize. >> you didn't want itto enter louis, because? >> he is too cute. >>> five-game winning streak tonight, facing first place royals. last time they met was back in april. it turned ugly. turned in a bean ball war. brett out there. jesse hahn only three homers his entire season. that would be four. looks foul. it just carried and carried. it was you fair. one to kc. davis can't make the play.

>>> only on "cbs this morning," nascar's jeff gordon is here in the studio 57.is plans to retirement and a colorful change for an upcoming race. >>> we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener." your world in 90 seconds. >> our house is

. >> danica patrick and jeff gordon are among the stars.at the raceway and he found out that the race may be more about strategy than about speed. >> reporter: here in sonoma this is a 1.99 mile racetrack. it's a very challenging and technical road course. it takes a little bit different mindset when you come here. >> you're not just holding onto the steering wheel and moving the throttle. >> this is a tough place. i usually have issues with the elevation changes. for me, it messes with my delivery. a lot of drivers rely on simulators to go out and get used to the racetrack and the shift points. there's almost more of a strategy that's played out when you come to sonoma. some guys fall off the racetrack. some guys get spun around. you have two or three corners that are blind. >> you have to coordinate between brakes throttle upshift, downshift, takes a lot out of the drivers. >> it's not always the fastest car that wins this race but the guy that has a little bit of luck and the best strategy. >> this is a lot of bang for your buck. and thi

the sentimental favorite is jeff gordon seen here in his number 24 car.e will be retiring after th season. he has won at sonoma five times. he will start in fif place. >>> the u.s. senior open is going on in sacramento. woody austin with this tee shot on 2 nearly makes a hole in one. at 4 under he is in an eight-way tie. langer shot a 68 today. among eight players one stroke back is 65-year-old tom watson and defending champ colin >>> coming up tonight at 11:00 where you can start buying fireworks ahead of the 4th of july holiday. >> a bay area family's close encounter with a grisly bear while on vacation with friends. if that doesn't stopyour heart i don't know what will. those stories tonight at 11:00. that's it. thanks for joining us. our next newscast at 11:00. we'll see you then.

love of the 24, jeff gordon, lived there until he was 9.n aj, grew up idolizing gordon here. but now he hit martin truex. now, on board with aj allmendinger. he returned but was 12 laps when he did. here is is david reagan. taking out the 19, carl edwards, into the wall, look at his car,a an enferno. finished 37th. gordon was penlized when a crewmember tossed this object. went from fourth, went up to 3rd and -- 40th, went up to 3rd and finished 16th. now, kyle busch, four months ago he was in a hospital for a broken leg and foot. but busch was captain in cup car today. able to hold off his older brother, kurt busch, to take the checkered flag. first time they finished 1/-- 1- 2 in a race. >> man i did not know if this day would come this year. it has, it might of come faster than most expected, any me, does snot matter, it was a busch 1-2, that is cool. >> kyle one of our guests on "gameday." now, giants, there was fire going on. the get away game here with max. facing the rockies, trouble in the 1st. now, nolan, with a jump. 2-run blast, 3

. >>> hey, auto racing, the green flag will drop at sonoma raceway and this will be jeff gordon's lastsixth win on the track he knows so well. now, this is the vallejo native's last season as a full- time driver in the cup cars. and he was treated to a giant bottle of vino by track officials. he has 92 wins to his name and inspired countless other younger drivers including los gatos native aj allmendinger. >> to be able to say i have raced against jeff gordon, it's -- i never thought it would happen when it all those posters in my room. so it's cool to see everything that he has done and, you know, i hope he has a strong weekend at a home race. i hope he finishes second, honestly. [ laughter ] >> good luck to him. >>> baseball news. phillies manager ryne sandberg resigned after one full season with the club. philadelphia has the worst record in baseball and sandberg wants to leave before a shake- up took place in their front office. pete mccann none takes over as interim manager. >>> and finally, congratulations to our own andrea nakano and family who welcomed a baby girl into the worl

>>> only on "cbs this morning," nascar's jeff gordon is here in the studio 57. colorful change for an upcoming race. >>> we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener." your world in 90 seconds. >> our house is going to burn

jeff gordon in town for his final run at the sonoma raceway next sunday. >> a very happy early father'sthank you very much. >> thank you. up next. why the tense relationship between the dogs and cats may get worse. the story when abc7 news at 5:00 continues. >>> coming up at 6:00, a live breaking news update on the death investigation that has shut down a highway in the east bay. >>> and after being in the bay area the president's next california stop includes some rest and relaxation for father's day. why there's some criticism how he is spend his timeoff. joins at 6:00. >>> this will blow your mine. this year's winner of a national hero dog award is a cat. you might remember tara, the cat made national news after jump together rescue as a dog attacked her five-year-old owner in may of last year. yesterday the l.a. society for the prevention of cruelty to animals gave their hero dog award to the tabby. a hero is a hero. >> that's right. >> don't discriminate. whichever animal saves the day gets the award. thank you for watching. that does it for us here at abc7 news at 5:00. for drew a

loca fans will no doubt be cheering for vallejo native jeff gordon.g at the end of the year. she has the arnold schwarzenegger voice for her ringone. >> i did. >> you can join e abc group for free from apple's app store or google play. >> the 10-yr-old pitbull dutch shepherd mix a little bit hunk back. quasi's owner will get $500 for for top prize. >> you didn't want itto enter louis, because? >> he is too cute. get the complete balanced nutrition of ensure. with nine grams of protein... and 26 vitamins and minerals. d now with... ...twice as much vitamin d ...which up to 90% of people don'get enough of. the sunshine vitamin! ensure. take life in. why is there a merman in the pool? why is there a kevin federline ice sculpture? why ishere a grilled cheese riding piggyback on a cheeseburger? why? cuz, things get weird late at night. that's why i make the munchie meal. it's a box fulla crazy craveables like the stacked grilled cheeseburgr or chick-n-tater melt, plus halfsie fries, two tacoand a drink all for just six bucks. so get one tonight, and get we

jeff gordon will be retiring after the season and starts fifth. >>> at the women's world cup quarterfinalsp japan got by australia. it was scoreless until the 87th minute. a scramble in front over the aussie net resulted in this goal. japan wins and will next play either edge land or host canada in the semifinals. >> the u.s. senior open is going on in sacramento. woody us a stun with this tee shot on two. nearly makes a hole-in-one. misses by a few inches. he is in an eight-way tie for third place. after three round, jeff maggert and bernhard langer share the lead. langer shot a 68 today. >>> at the pga travelers championship patrick rogers carded a 7-under 63. he is tied for eighth. five swings back. graham is one off the lead, thanks to this eagle on 15. he shot a 64 today. after three rounds, brian harmon is your leader. is in approach here on 18. he carded a bogey-free 65 and tops the leaderboard at 14-under par. this sports report brought to you by bank of the >> a light bulb honored for amazing service in the bay area. we'll complain that. then at 11:00 here on channel 7 where you c

local fans will no doubt be cheering for vallejo native jeff gordon.etiring at the end of the year. she has the arnold schwarzenegger voice for her ring tone. >> i did. >> you can join the abc 7 group for free from apple's app store or google play. >> the 10-year-old pitbull dutch shepherd mix a little bit hunk back. quasi's owner will get $500 for for top prize. >> you didn't want itto enter louis, because? >> he is female announcer: time is running out to get the hottest deal on a new mattress. sleep train's 4th of july sale is ending soon! right now at sleep train save $300 on beautyrest and posturepedic mattress sets. plus, pay no interest for 36 months on tempur-pedic and serta icomfort. big savings and interest-free financing? these deals aren't just hot, they're explosive! sleep train's 4th of july sale is ending soon! ♪ sleep train ♪ ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ to >>> five-game winning streak tonight, facing first place royals. last time they met was back in april. it turned ugly. turned in a bean ball war. brett out there. jesse

for one california native that took the green flag for the final time. 24 meant retiring jeff gordon.he lived there until he was 9. aj allmendinger grew up idolizing him. look at this, david reagan, taking out martin truex jr. somehow he came back and resumed. on board here with aj. halfway through the race. hit the garage to get the car just right. returned but 12 laps down. 32 to go, there is david regan again. the 55 taking out the 19 defending champion carl edwards. now, look at his car. and an enferno. he was ocean. gordon was penlized when a crewmember tossed this object. went from 40th to 3rd to 16th. 94 months after busch broke his leg and foot he is doing this with a cup car. as johnson drifted by and then passed for the lead he was able to hold off his older brother, kurt busch to take the checkered flag. second career victory at sonoma. [cheers and applause] >> man i did not know if this day would come this year. it certainly has and come quicker than most expected, and me. but it does not matter, we won today and it was a busch win, too. >> wait until you see my sit down w

. >>> tomorrow nascar in sonoma, jeff gordon, win or lose following his final race as a full-time driverget called to is it down with jose conseco, you just do it. and preparing for the super bowl coming up soon right here on kpix. >> couple of warm nights. >> we spend a lot of time online around here. but with all this speed from xfinity, it's all good. hey, why don't we do some homework for a change? gary, you too. dad...work stuff. yes! [laughs] lovin' the new design! konichiwa hirosan. five minutes... all this speed is very empowering. check out the new hardware. with the fastest internet available xfinity is perfect for people who need to get a lot done at home. and now you can go even faster. we've just increased the speeds on two of our most popular plans. ♪ ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing good for me around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪ ♪ of craving something that i can't have ♪ ♪ turn around, barbara ♪ ♪ forever i've been praying for a snack in my life ♪ ♪ and now i have a brownie ending

jeff gordon will be retiring after the season and starts fifth. >>> at the women's world cup quarterfinals, defending champ japan got by australia. it was scoreless until the 87th minute. a scramble in front over the aussie net resulted in this goal. japan wins and will next play either edge land or hostanada in the semifinals. >> the u.s. senior open is going on in sacramento. woody us a stun with this tee shot on two. nearly makes a hole-in-one. misses by a few inches. he is in an eight-way tie for third place. after three round, jeff maggert and bernhard langer share the ad. langer shot a 68 today. >>> at the pga travelers championship patrick rogers carded a 7-under 63. he is tied for eith. five swings back. graham is one off the lead, thanks to this eagle on 15. he shot a4 today. after three rounds, brian harmon is your leader. is in approach here on 18. he carded a bogey-free 65 and tops the leaderboard at 1under par. this sports report brought to you by bank of the w ♪ ♪musicontinues♪ [announcer] everyone works hard for a reason. working gether,we can help you prepare financially fo

. >> jeff gordon retiring from full-time racing after this year so next sunday could potentially be his last race at sonoma raceway. nascar's off this weekend so gordon was at his old school spring town middle school in vallejo, meeting with students and giving back to his former community. today was like a trip down memory lane. >> i was into break dancing and the music that came along with break dancing and those are my great memories and it's the one thing i feel like in my travels al -- all around other parts of the country, the thing i brought from vallejo was the kind of music i liked and that break dancing skill. i've lost that skill now but i definitely -- that was something you can only get into in the area like vallejo. >> break dancing, you no? earthquakes in seattle. mattias, shakes a defender. finishes with his left foot. first goal. quakes win on the road, 2-nil tsunami. germany and sweden opening the round of 16 women's world cup. germans up 3-0. then going top shelf. germany advances. 4-1 the final. u.s. open, dustin johnson leads at 4-under. only seven players under par

. >> danica patrick and jeff gordon among the stars.his race may be more about strategy than it is about speed. >> this is a 1.9-mile racetrack and 110 laps, and this racetrack is a challenging and technical road course and it takes a different mind-set when you come to the racetrack. >> it's not just holding on to the steering wheel and moving the thaulgts. >> it's a tough place and i usually have issues with elevation changes, and for me it messes with my delivery. it's almost more of a strategy that is played out when you come to sonoma. you will have guys fall off the racetrack and have some get spun around and you have two or throw corners that are blind. it takes a lot out of the drivers. >> thank you, sir. >> it's not always the fastest car that wins this race. usually the guy that has a little bit of luck and the best strategy, and this is a lot of bang for your buck and this one in particular it's like short track racing on steroids. >> you love to come and visit and you hope you have a good weekend. >>> the newest way to get a

. >> jeff gordon retiring from full-te racing after this year so next sunday could potentially be his weekend so gordon was at his old school spring town middle school in vallejo, meeting with students and giving back to his former community. today was like a trip down memory lane. >> i was into break dancing and the music that came along with break dancing and those are my great memories and it's the one thing i feel like in my travels al -- all around other parts of the country, t thing i brought from vallejo was the kind of music i liked and that break dancing skill. i've lost that skill now t i definitely -- that was something you can only get into in the area like vallejo. >> break dancing, you no? earthquakes in seattle. mattias, skes a defender. finishes with his left foot. first goal. quakes win on the road, 2-nil tsunami. germany and sweden oping the round of 16 women's world cup. germans up 3-0. then going top shelf. germany advances. 4-1 e final. u.s. open, dustin johnson leads at 4-under. only seven players under par. this sports report bright you by bank of the west. high

last area had was a tremendous crowd with practice starting at noon today with the race marking jeff gordon's final event as a full time driver in the sprint cup series the 27th consecutive year that the sprint cup series has visited sonoma valley. >> coming up, history is made in the nba the new draft pick this could inspire a new generation of basketball fans if one country. >> and when you thought it was safe to go back in the water the real disgusting reason people are getting remarks at public pools. >> as we head to break you can watch traffic through the >> 4:51, a look in the sutro tower you cannot see much because of what appears to be fog of the we will check with mike and find out more about the temperatures dropping in a little bit when we come back. >> when you ask most smarts fans about athletes from india they will mention cricket but that could change. the dallas mavericks picked the 52nd pick, a 19-year-old who is 7' 2" the first player from india chess were by an nba team having played in the united states for a private boarding school in florida so he can inspire new fans i

. >>> over nascar now toyota save mart 350 at sonoma raceway, last race for jeff gordon on his home trackere he has won five times in his career and a the fans would pay tribute to gordon on the 24th lap. that's nice to see. but gordon finished 16th in the race. now, five laps to go kyle busch makes a move and passes jimmie johnson for the lead. kyle busch holds on to take the checkered flag. his brother kurt finished second and it's the first timer brothers have ever finished 1-2 in a sprint cup race. >>> final round of the u.s. senior open championship from sacramento. jeff magger your co-leader entering the day. 50 foot attempt on two, would it go in, guys? am would it go in? you bet. part of three straight birdies to start the day. his biggest competition collin montgomery. he post 8 under par as the í ojv leader but the day belonged to magger. sinks the birdie put on 14 shoots a sunday 65 wins his second senior major championship of 2015. >>> lebron james is set to become a free agent according to reports, james will opt out of his nearly $22 million player option with the cavaliers

today was proclaimed jeff gordon day. quarter midget racing is alive and well at the racetrack. fans are excited to see the nascar driver.>> what i loved about it is this dirt track is slick. the cars can spin and you had to learn car control at a young age. it started with that track at that young age, five or six years old.>> gordon will race at sonoma raceway next weekend. he has announced his retirement this year. >>> african-american boys in oakland received awards for their excellent school work. the okay program sponsored the annual luncheon at the hilton. the program trains african- american men to mentor black teens. the founder, a former deputy, says mentoring works to keep kids out of trouble and in school. >> any tatham move after recommend to take responsibility for boys, it works. -- and him you can entice african-american men to take responsibility for boys, it works. -- any time you can entice african-american men to take responsibility for boys, it works. >>> a pocket watch was returned 100 years after it was loss. a diver returned the watch to the owners. it be

qualifying for fifth is jeff gordon will who likely drive for the last time tomorrow. hear from gordon has he winds down his legendary career. >>> public transit riders will pay more for monthly bus passes to $83. monthly passes for seniors the disabled and youth will increase from 24 to $25. cable car fares from 7 to $5 and the disabled riders are going to cost you $1 but the adult single ride fare will hold at $2.25. adult round trip fares will increase a dollar. round trips for the youth go up 50 cents and cost between 5 and 40 cents more to ride the ferry on wednesday. >>> san francisco families are being pushed out of the city by rent increases according to the san francisco chronicle. families who rent homes instead of apartments are one rent increase away from being forced out of the city. families used to move across the bay to berkeley or oakland but with rent all across the bay area rising some families are moving as far away as have will a hoe or vacaville. 14% of all are children. that's the lowest percentage for any u.s. city. >>> and the city of brentwood

. >> reporter: jeff gordon leaves here with nothing but appreciate for the fans. >> nothing is goingtake away from this weekend for me. i know we didn't get the finish we wanted but it was still a wonderful weekend. still a great place to hang out with my friends and family here. >> reporter: the feelings are mutual. gordon fans everywhere you looked around. they were happy to add this to their memories. >> hometown hero guest today. and we wanted to see him this last time. >> just following him over the last 15 plus years. just preimminent racer, he's sharp, he's focused, and he's won. he's come out and showed well a lot of races. >> reporter: they were more than willing to pay for those memories. gordon merchandise was hotter than the sonoma sun most of it was gone before today. and by races end, it was pretty much nothing more than vapor trail. not only did the gordon merchandise sell out but the crowd here was biggest in the last decade. i'll have more with kyle bush coming up in sports but for now in sonoma, scott reiss, ktvu news. >>> and we're wrapping up a pretty good weekend

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meanwhile, sentimental favorite is jeff gordon seen here in familiar car.tiring after the season. won at sonoma five times. he'll start in fifth place. u.s. senior open going on in sacramento. woody austin. tee shot on two. makes a holen one. missed buy a few inches. at four under. he is in an eight way tie for third place. after three round. jeff maggert, and langer share the lead at five under par. langer, long birdie putt. shot 68. pga travelers championship. patrick rodgers, seven under, 63. tied for 8th place. five swings back. bubba watson. and one off the lead. gillette eagle. 15th. fired 64. three rounds. brian brian brian harmon. tops the leader board at 14 under par. that's a look at sports. >> very good. all right, thank you. rick. thank you everyone for joining us. that's it for tonight. abc 7 news continues tomorrow morning at 5:00. thank you again for joining us, have a good night. and enjoy pride parade tomorrow. be safe out there. don't forget your sun block. t o? no! i can't. well i'm not talking about it. he's standing outside our door. do

jeff gordon will be taking his last spin at the sonoma race way. he is retiring after the season. >> it's going to be an emotional day and weekend for me because as i get, you know, go through it, i know i'm going to be thinking more about, well, this is the last time i will be racing here and somona has meant so much to me. a huge part of my nascar career. one of my favorite tracks to go to on the circuit. >> so, the last time maybe, maybe not. race fans are wondering if gordon will be leaving nascar forever. he is saying definitely maybe. [ laughter ] >>> competitive eating joey chestnut will be resting his stomach, but sitting on the site lines on sunday. we will be talking with him live. if you guys think i am going to sit down with him and try to eat 18, or 20. >> you are. [ laughter ] >> no, that guy has a stomach of steel and mine is a stomach of aluminum foil. >> what's funny is that when he eat it is food he gains like 18- pounds. >> it's amazing. it really is an athletic endeavor. >> bring your ear plugs, by the way. >> you know what, i h

he is jeff gordon's cousin. he's been racing since he was 4-year-old. >> he's racing on sunday. >> that's right. >> this is his could you say that i know is racing on saturday. >> right. he's shown us what it is like on the track. right there it doesn't look like much. here you get to see what it's like outside. on these turn we're doing 60-70 miles an hour. it feels like you are about to fly. we never did. he held us together the whole time. it's just amaze what these guys do. it's amazing. >> yeah. they have to be highly skilled. i'm seeing you got into a car with a 17-year-old. you are your seat belt on but what did it feel like? >> were you scared, john? >> honestly no. i'm a pretty trusting guy. i'm going to get out there with someone who knows what they are doing. this kid clearly knows what he's doing. it felt like he mastered this car. even though was a toyota camry and not his nascar. >> did you get a sense that these drivers -- there is only a couple of road courses like this that they d during the sea

huge crowd expected to take in jeff gordon's final race in sonoma before he enters the broadcast bootht year. they say their favorite is not th golden by but a.j. allmending. >> he has a road race background. attack the corners, race guys, makes a few less mistakes than some of us. aj is the guy i would consider one of the favorites this weekend. but you never can count out guys like jeff and tony are good. >> first round of senior open in sacramento colin montgomery won senior pga over tom watson last month. they may be facing off again. >>> abc 7 sports brought to you by bank of the west. >> thank you so much. >>> on the news at 11 possible break in an 18-year-old disappearance, story first reported by abc 7 news next steps investigators are taking. >>> that's it for this edition. thank you for joing us. >> for the entire team, have a good night.

huge crowd expected to take in jeff gordon's final race in sonoma before he enters the broadcast booth say their favorite is not the golden by but a.j. allmendinger. >> he has a road race background. attack the corners, race guys, makes a few less mistakes than some of us. aj is the guy i would consider one of the favorites this weekend. but you never can count out guys like jeff and tony are good. >> first round of senior open in sacramento colin montgomery won senior pga over tom watson last month. they may be facing off again. >>> abc 7 sports brought to you by bank of the west. >> thank you so much. >>> on the news at 11 possible break in an 18-year-old disappearance, story first reported by abc 7 news next steps investigators are taking. >>> that's it for this edition. thank you for joining us. >> for the entire team, have a good night. this is "jeopardy!" today's contestants are -- a director of communications from houston, texas... a director of a contemporary arts center from buffalo, new york... and our returning champion a graduate student in history from summerville massachu

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local fans will likely be cheering for jeff gordon.has won the event five times the last time in 2006. >>> the event dead heads have been waiting for two decades is just about here. tomorrow the four surviving members of the greatful dead. the concert begins a five day tour dubbed fair thee well. the fans along time manager says while these may be the last shows the dead play the spirit they created will live forever. >> dead heads love each other and the fact that these shows will happen is only going to be sort of one stop in the past. it's not over. >> they will play sunday followed by three shows next week in chicago. >>> the huge turnout of high roleers in las vegas helped nevada casinos clean up. the casinos made more than $1 billion off of gamblers in may. that's 3.3% year over year increase. this is the first time the casino hit that figure in more than a year. >>> ahead of pride weekend professional baseball is breaking barriers. last night the first openly gay pro baseball player made his start. the stoppers are an independen

local fans will like likely be cheering for jeff gordon who is retiring at the end of the year >> 6:26 still to come this morning, a warning for americans traveling abroad. the message from homeland security after three terror attacks were carried out overseas within 90 minutes. and plus our coverage of the supreme court's landmark ruling continues. meet a man >> thanks for waking up with us on this saturday morning. we will start this half-hour with a quick look at the forecast. lisa argen is tracking the conditions where you live. hi, lisa. >> good morning chris. here's san jose. we will call it partly cloudy. kind of mild out there due to the high clouds and the low clouds this morning." notice temperatures in the upper 60s. six mile visibility half moon bay. it will stay cloudy and cool at the coast. no changes there. but the changes are already felt in and around the delta this morning. little livermore with the cooler air being transported in by a deeper marine layer. and with the high clouds today it will be partly cloudy. that also aids in the cooling. notice in 80sed to the li

jeff gordon's fair well driving attendance to its highest mark in a decade. from toronto. >> reporter: no truth to the rumor that it showed up in the world's largest motorized shopping cart. >> balm garner knocked his strikeout becoming the youngest san francisco pitch tore reach that milestone. 25 years, 331 days also. >> billy burns quince dentally saw his 16-game hit streak end tonight. it was the longest by a rookie this season and the longest by an athletic in 5 years. >>> steven mattes is 24 but looks 12. including grandpa who overnight has become the most famous mets fan ever. >> this will blow up at any minute. >>> and finally we come full circle racing of a different kind finishing a moto 3 event not on his bike but adjacent to his bike. >> i have never, ever seen anything like that. >> it played well with the crowd but we emmanuel employer you do not try that at home. it's all about you finish and pretty much everything. but serena williams will tell you great starts don't hurt much either. prevailing and today at the wimbledon opener finds herself

victor's cousin is related to jeff gordon who will retire after a full-time nascar driver after this the sonoma-marin fair starts today. it draws 60,000 every year. one of the contests is the world's you go least dog contest. and there's a new exhibit, a wildlife safari. you can hold a giant python or a largetant la, tarantula, and there will be music and bands. >> i'll skip the python. >> okay. >>> the time is 5:56, more trouble, it's coming up in our 6:00 hour. the new problem raising its safety. >> today the white house will release a new executive order on hostages. how families can step in if their loved ones are being held by terrorist groups. >> it's hard to see but there are lanes blocked here, 580, with a car on the center divide, we'll let you know what this is doing on the commute on interstate 580. >> another day of wide variety of temperatures, cooler in coast land and at the pay, we'll look at what's in store for the weekend. it's warmer inland. ♪ ♪ . >>> this morning the contra costa county sheriff office is investigating a shooting close to highway 4. we'll tell you w