, i'm lexi now, right?can i check -- can i do an illegal check on this guy right into the boards, slam him right into the glass? >> yeah, you can! >> is that what you would do? >> yeah. >> so i'd love to go back and figure out about how this whole letter thing worked because it really shows that one person can make a difference in a positive way because you felt kind of left out and you wanted women to be represented and you wrote the letter. i understand at first you didn't get a response, right? >> yeah, i didn't get a response for a while. and then we got something in the mail. and it said that they couldn't do it. and then we got a response. >> lexi, do you get paid? >> just a little. not much. >> hopefully it will be enough to put away to some sort of a college fund. unless you get a hockey scholarship somewhere for college, right? >> yeah. probably not. >> lexi, wait, before we go, do you play on the boys team or all girls hockey team? >> i play in an all girls team. >> it's very popular now, eric. lo

lexie, lexie, lexie. i'm watching you watch your seflg on tv.or shaking your head? what's going on? what's going through your head right now? >> it was just an amazing experience. i'll laugh every time i watch that. just walking off that 18th green was the best experience i would have had tz has it hit you? has it sunk in yet. >> not really. i have moments why i say, i can't believe i just did that. i'm pretty calm but that moment was amazing. >> let's upon the out this great ginormous thing in your lap. i saw this flash of trophy before i saw you walk in was it with you in the bed. >> it was on my night stand right next to my bed in the hotel room. i cried once i tapped in that put. i was just -- a bunch of emotions going through my head. >> and dad on the bag is golf speak for your dad is your caddie. what was that experience like? was it a really wonderful, helpful, you know, help calm your nerves kind of thing or did you ever say, dad, i don't want to do that? i don't want that club? how does that work? >> well, we definitely get in our litt

tonight in sports...16- year old lexi thompson makes history on the lpga tour by winning the navistar classic. meanwhile, manchester united keeps its winning streak alive, defeating chelsea 3-1. jimmy yu has more... hello, i'm jimmy yu and welcome to world sports. teeing off with golf...history was made on the lpga tour on sunday as lexi thompson became its youngest winner at the age of 16, closing with a 2-under 70 to win the navistar classic. thompson managed to shatter the age record for winning a multiple- round tournament held by paula creamer, who won in 2005 at 18. the youngster led by five strokes entering the final round and built that to seven through 10 holes and ran away with the historical win to edge korean-american tiffany joh by five strokes. angela stanford shot a 66 to surge into third place at 11 under, and meena lee, who opened the day five shots back in second, finished with a 73 and ended the day in sixth place. justin rose held his nerve down the stretch to card a level-par 71 and claimed a two-shot win at the bmw championship on sunday, setting the 30 -man fiel

lexi thompson became the youngest woman to ever win an lpga event. she won the classic by five strokes and with it took home $195,000. asked what she did saturday night to prepare, what she said, had dinner with her friends and talked about boys. she's definitely a teenager. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> controversy at the emmys and who won at the box office? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, a celebration of the survival of the smallest. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. how about a tropical escape? sunshine in honolulu. otherwise on the west coast, lots of sunshine. san francisco, a cool but sunny 74. we head to phoenix, 104 there. salt lake city up to 80. if you are watching us this morning on knbc in las angeles, california, explore sharks in an interactive display and if you dare, by touching them at shark lago lagoon. that is your pacific event of the day. >> no thank you. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. television

not just our buildings but the >> reporter: lexi nolen is director of the center to eliminate healthparities at the university of texas' medical branch in galveston. >> what this map outlines is every place you can buy food on the island, so restaurants, even bars. >> reporter: she and her colleagues are using a computer generated mapping system to identify unhealthy areas of the city. >> we've identified a number of indicators that are related to community health. what is it in a neighborhood that helps to make that community healthier or less healthy? one indicator for instance is access to healthy foods. we know that when people have access to nutritious foods, affordable foods that they tend to have better diets. >> reporter: nolen has spent a lot of time focusing on neighborhoods like this one and what she thinks it needs. >> a park for kids, a recreation center, a senior center, elderly adults need a place to come together congregate, have fun, stay physically active. we need places where people have opportunities to work. economic development is a critical component of creatin

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. >>> history was made in the golf course today in alabama. 16-year-old floridian lexi thompson won theclassic, becoming the youngest player in the history of the tour. she shattered the previous record by two years. our congratulations to her. >>> up next, an nfl star making a big difference in the lives of young people. woman: downloading music can be expensive. so to save money, i trained my dog and this cockatoo to play all the hits of the '80's woman: hit it, mr. butters. ♪ ♪ take on me... ♪ ....take on me ♪ take me on... anncr: there's an easier way to save. get online. go to geico.com get a quote. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. >>> before the philadelphia eagles take the field tonight against the atlanta falcons here on nbc, there is one player we want to tell you about. he delivered his share of big hits on the gridiron, but he's a bigger hit with kids off the field. as nbc's jenna bush hager tells us, he's making a difference in their lives. >> nobody saw this one coming. >> they have nnamdi asomugha. >> reporter: nnamdi asomugha, one of the newest memb

organizations and the funding criticisms that they preach then use your position with regards to cost you lexis said that the monitoring of the customs bring much needed law and order to the north pristina says they acted within terms of an agreement a claim that belgrade strongly. this is a serious use. anything that serious step back along the road to formalisation or far relationship with christina the second thing is that once you put across them all three series then you will put a flag then you will. then you will put. laws and then people who live here will be circled by something duke looks like. you cannot accept this now. that building a. checkpoint because. of the time being the border crossing remains below and there are many obstacles that will come on the rights of finding a resolution. standard and poor's a rating agency has downgraded italy's sovereign debt by one notch deepening the euro zone's economic woes the move was prompted by fears the country's huge debt is out of control despite parliament recently passing an austerity budget it now means it could be more expensive for

zation with regards to you lexis said that the monitoring at the customs gate bring much needed law and order that the north pristina says they acted with in terms of an agreement a claim that belgrade strongly. this is a serious incident and a serious step back. along the road to formalisation off our relationship with krishna second thing is that once you put a custom officers then you will put a flag then you will put the count of arms then you will put so-called kosovo laws and then people who live here will be circled by something that looks like. they simply cannot accept this now talk among the building you bypass the checkpoints because bin authorities refused to leave the time being the border crossing remains bloke's and there are many obstacles that will need to be overcome on the road to finding a resolution so our first cause. well for the news and extended coverage don't forget our web sites are always up and running for you r.t. dot com is the place to be for that these are a few stories that might catch your eye tonight if you go there this is the fearsome flagship and t

and he knocks trevor hoffman down to second place z if you missed this yesterday, lexie thompson wonama becoming the youngest player to win a tour event at 16 years old, win big five strokes with 195,000 in her bank account with her bad dad caddying for her. >> and wow. >> how exciting. >> so composed. >> yes. exactly. >> mazing. >> very cool. >> that is this edition of abc 7 news. >> we're updating the forest fire for you on twitter on abc 7 news bay area. >> and should go there for you that. >> have a good night. captioned by closed captioning services, inc. this is "jeopardy!" please welcome today's contestants-- a reference librarian from league city, texas... an attorney from new york, new york... and our returning champion-- a urologist from baltimore, maryland... whose 2-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"-- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. and welcome to "jeopardy!" as we begin our 28th season of programming. i hope you've all had a great summer. mine was rather eventful. as some of you know, about a month and a h

. >>> history made today at the l pga. 16-year-old lexi thompson looks anything but nervous as she hashompson tried to find around the 70 to win at five strokes. at 16 she's the youngest woman to win an l pga event. the youngest was at 18. >>> this week it'll be alameda at encinal, palo alto at gunn, pittsburg at berkeley, napa at antioch, san ramon valley at washington and american canyon at sonoma valley. vote as many times as you want. >>> in arizona, the cardinals are moving up a notch. cardinal is now the number five ranked team in the nation. oklahoma is number one followed by lsu. alabama, boise state. the top five teams in the country remain undefeated. that does it for this edition of sports wrap. have a good week everybody. >>> we are following breaking news in san francisco. a police investigating a shooting on first lane near magnolia. now minutes ago police sergeant told our crew there at the scene that two people were wounded and taken to a hospital. this all happened shortly before 9:00. >> be sure to join ktvu morning news beginning at 4:30 a.m. they'll have the very la

the leader is 16 year old lexie thompson. >> the 49ers and cowboys met three years. >> a row to determinet in the super bowl. they've done that six times most famously in 1982. the play we now refer to as the catch. that helped them get to their first super bowl title. even when the stakes weren't as high the games were memorable. how about owens taking a bow on the star. the teams are made up of a new generation of players who remember the rivalry in their own way. >> i grew up a cowboy's fan. die hard. emmett smith, all those guys. but now 49ers, you know, red and gold, that's what i bleed. so today, i mean, this sunday is -- that's the team we're playing so that's the team i want to go out and give everything i have against. >> before the 49ers and cowboys play tomorrow the raiders will be in buffalo without ford. he is suffering from a hamstring injury. raiders are nicked up in the secondary but the safety says he'll play despite an injured groin. the teams are 1-0 on week 2 of the season. see you tomorrow at 10:00. >> thanks. >> that is our report for tonight. be sure to join ktvu in

. >>> lexy peters of suburban buffalo will appear in an nhl '12 video game.likeness of her after she complained about the guys only virtual player choices. >>> all right. alison kosik at the new york stock ecchange where she's watching microsoft roll out its next big thing. windows 8. >> you said it, kyra. could be window's biggest overhaul that microsoft has put out in decades. we haven't heard about microsoft since apple has been the focus. it's not just a new look with this operating system. it feels different, too. it is designed to be a touch operating system. it is designed for tablets but works with a mouse and pc. the focus is on touchscreens and tablets because they're all the rage and those traditional pc sales are really weak. this is an attempt to try to grab some of that market share aware from apple. but microsoft unveiled windows 8 at a conference in california yesterday. hasn't put out an official launch date just jet but microsoft is hinting it could roll out next year. kyra? >> well, stocks made it 2 for 2 on tuesday. i guess you could say 2

. >> 16-year-old lexi won the lpga classic last sunday and donated $20,000 of her winnings to the woundedarrior project. we an proud her contribution and her skill. she is a patriot. >> the high bid for this poster signed by all five living presidents, i don't think they've ever signed anything together ever before, the high bid is $46,000. you can bid on billoreilly.com. another $100,000 has been raised if you give a donation of $25 or more you get a facsimile of this document. that is it for us. check out the webs thanks for stops right here. because we are definitely because we are definitely looking out for you. closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >> top of the morning to you. it's thursday, september 22, 2011. i'm gretchen carlson. thank you so much for sharing your time today. the stage is all set for tonight's big debate on fox news and the top two candidates in the statistical tie now so that means game on. >> we don't need to nominate obama light. we don't need to -- >> we have a full preview of what's gearing up to be a presidential fight night. >> meanwhile, som

only right to tell you about a record-setting performance from a very young womp >> bravo for golfer lexi 16 years old. she became the youngest winner of an lpga event yesterday with a five-stroke victory at a tournament in alabama. >> the previous record was set six years ago by a golfer who was 18. thompson called her win and the record the best feeling ever. so congratulations to her. and typical teenager fashion, one of the things she said after she won was, i'm so embarrassed right now. like, i'm totally embarrassed. >> i'm just trying to think back to what i was doing at 16. i was just lucky to get my homework in on time. >> i was like learning how to drive. it's amazing michelle wie didn't win her first lpga until 20. tiger woods didn't win his first pga until 20. that's a pretty major thing she did. >> great career ahead of her. i'd like to get some lessons. >> for sure. we'll be right back with more "world news now." it can earn cash and start a movement. -it can... -[ beatboxing ] [ male announcer ] it can buy time and tell time. -shhh. -[ baby giggles ] [ male announcer ] we us

. >> 16-year-old lexi won the lpga classic last sunday and donated $20,000 of her winnings to the woundedoud her contribution and her skill. she is a patriot. >> the high bid for this poster signed by all five living presidents, i don't think they've ever signed anything together ever before, the high bid is $46,000. you can bid on billoreilly.com. another $100,000 has been raised if you give a donation of $25 or more you get a facsimile of this document. that is it for us. check out the website different from billoreilly.com. spout off about the factor from anywhere in the world. oreilly@foxnews.com. name and town if you wish to opine. word of the day, no caterwauling when writing to the factor. if you were watching us from an exotic place let us know. we are going to do one of those e-mail things coming up. watching the factor some place interesting, e-mail us. thanks for watching. please remember the spin stops right here. because we are definitely because we are definitely looking out for you. closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc >> sean: he is the newest candidate to j

a huge day for me and my family and my daughter lexi even made it here today even though i think she looking for brad pitt and those people. >> that's why she was there. the snakes are rattling closer to the western crown. arizona hosting pittsburg ryon roberts doubles down the line two in the 3rd inning. the d-backs win 8 -5. their magic number is down to two. giants trail by 4.5 in the wild card. not looking good. >>> at 85 years old how would you celebrate your birthday? rohnert park lillian did it at the drag races today. >> just wanted to do something fun and i thought, well, i kidded my brother-in-law and my grand kid and i said, i think i'm going to race on my 85th birthday and embarrass the guys. >> sounds like a good reason. lillian straps n she has the need for speed! ford focus! infinion raceway! 2003 model... look at her go! [ laughter ] >> 76 miles an hour! she won one race. >> bravo. >> that was her best run. 76 miles an hour. 7 great-grandchildren there to check it out. >> the coolest thing! >> caption colorado, llc comments@captioncolorado.com s s com. our next newsca

a junior, lexi thompson, became the youngest woman to ever win an lgpa classic.e this weekend, paula kramer held the record for the youngest lpga winner. she was 18 when she captured her first title in 2005. >>> a controversial k.o. in las vegas, floyd mayweather wee gained the welterweight title saturday night with a one-two punch. not even the ref saw coming. actually stopped after headbutted mayweather. ortiz down for the count. the first thing they tell pup protect yourself at all time. oh, the head butt that would hurt. >>> and frustration in the economy boiling over in parts of europe. could that same kind of riots ap here in the u.s.? >>> plus, meet some of the future leaders of this country. what it takes to grow a leader, and why it's so important. >>> it's 37 minutes after the hour. >>> he gave the news to me that amy had died. she loved children. weren't of her greatest wishes was to have two of her own. the mission is very much to help children who are suffering from economic disadvantage, who are ill, who are suffering with drug abuse. her legacy wil

we will give you a description it is a bolder dark color 2-4 lexis.hey saw what happened and it was not a pretty sight. >> you know, there was a black car like that. and he broke and track him to the other side. turned left and i yelled to them and to stop. and then he go up. (foreign accent of eyewitness) >> reporter: bay say this is not a major thoroughfare but it is treated like that because there are adjacent businesses. people try very quickly around here. a very difficult situation in a neighborhood like this. it was quite an impact davis struck here, and hit all the way over on the other side of the intersection. he was taken to a nearby hospital where he did not survive. we're hoping that driver of that two-of thatlexus turns themselves and. >> they're still hoping that this was accidental, and the police are still investigating. >> in sunnyvale, investigators are looking for a two year-old boy. the 800 block yesterday found that the same time authorities received a report that a woman at an overpass over how we 1 0 1 she was climbing over the

not lexi thompson. she just became the youngest winner ever in ladies professional golf history. she won the lpga tournament in alabama, finishing 2 under 70 yesterday. after that last putt that is a big hug from her caddy, who happens to be her daddy. that is remarkable. >> didn't she say this was a lifelong dream. she's 16. >> exactly. she's been -- she's been pro since 15. she's far more accomplished than i will ever be at anything. >> i look at the russians, we'll have to take referee lessons now. >> wait? should i -- i feel like i should hit somebody. i don't want to get hit first. i'm going to come and start throwing. >> welcome to the melee, sam. >> apparently the rule is, you have to hit first. if you fear you might be hit at any time. let's get to the boards, what do you think? we do not condone that behavior at "good morning america." >>> let's look what the heavy rain did in texas. we're talking about a quick burst of heavy rain. it ran off so much because the ground was dry. there's very little soaking in going on. we're still 23 inches below normal in the houston are

. >>> 16-year-old lexi thompson has written her name in the textbooks, youngest to win the lpga.rom her caddie, her dad. the gallery was cheering. dad told her, i'm grog to the side, because i'm going to cry. she got a check for $195,000. not bad for a 16-year-old. shep says she'll donate 20 grand to the tournament's charity, the wounded warriors project. a great way to share the winnings. she said the night before the tournament was over she had dinner with another team player and they talked about boy, not the golf course. >> she's 16. come on. remarkable player. i had my eyes on her, too. fun to watch. thanks. >>> that does it for us. top of the hour, wolf blitzer in as he'll preview the president's speech in about half an hour. hi, wolf. >> hi, kyra. thanks very much. and i'm wolf blitzer in new york awaiting a huge announcement from president obama just 30 minutes from now. he'll step into the white house rose garden and unveil a bold plan to try to save somes 3ds trillion from the nation's debt. at the heart of it youall, a ne tax rate for millionaires. breaking down the an

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