but we have seen mark martin do it. seen quite a few cars do it. very few tracks you can see that happen on. >> martin now fourth overall in the speed charts. what about his teammate jimmie johnson? johnson now being showed seventh in this final session. dave? >> doc, jimmie johnson came into the pits, four tires, fuel of fuel, no changes, and it only took five minutes because they wanted to get down to the end of practice here, car balanced, where they wanted it. they just wanted to see what it would do with fuel and fresh rubber on the car. they made basically no changes and sent him back out. >> that's a good thing to do. when you feel like have you a good car. made a lot of changes. gone through a series of things. then what you want to do is put a set of tires on t. build up the fuel. okay, this is what we've got tomorrow. how will this thing act? just make to changes and put four tires on and go out and see what you got. >> the good thing is, if it acts the way you anticipate it's going to, that's good. when it doesn't act like that, then do y

to hold off, hold on and win here over mark martin, kenseth and montoya. good battle on the racetrack. kasey kahne trying to get by the 44 car and hang onto that seventh spot. couple of teammates, kahne needs the points, but allmendinger right now wants to be able to get the best finish. >> every man for himself at this point. >> now, mark's trimmed the lead a little bit on the 48 car, but jimmie johnson still has that interval, right there, with just now seven laps to go. >> not really enough time for mark to run him down. >> mark martin is going to be extremely happy. he's had to battle for this second place finish today, just like he had to battle for that win. nothing is going to come easy in the chase, especially when you have to battle that 48 car of jimmie johnson and chad knaus. >> jimmie johnson has 14 chase victories. no one has as many as he has in the chase for the nascar sprint cup. he's won seven times in the last 16 chase races. we mentioned three consecutive titles, tying the great call yarborough, the only other driver to win three in a ro

. >> mark martin is going to be extremely happy. he's had to battle for this second place finish today, just like he had to battle for that win. nothing is going to come easy in the chase, especially when you have to bale that 48 car of jimmie johnson and chad knaus. >> jimmie johnson has 14 chase victories. no one has as many as he has in the chase for the nascar sprint cup. he's won seven times in the last 16 chase races. we mentioned three consecutive titles, tying the great call yarborough, the only other driver to win three in a row. no one has ever won four nascar sprint cup championships in a row. jimmie johnson could become the first driver to do that and make nascar history. >> five more, bud, five more. >> that's mark martin's crew chief. just trying to rally his driver there. >> he knocked another tenth that time by, but still got about two seconds to go, and less than five laps. >> like dale said, the math doesn't add up. but what a great run. >> four more. >> as much as he would love to win this race, he's really happy,

. >> and after the run he had here tonight which was fantastic for mark martin, hey, you're alone at the top with four wins, number one seed, mark. >> how about that? i just got it thank alan gustafson and all our supporters, the fans and our supporters. car quest, kellogg's, chevrolet, go daddy and all of the guys that support us at hendrick motorsports. great teammates and the best team, best year of my career. >> as well as you were running, near the end of the race, when >> checkered flag.elieve? i've had a lot of things go wrong in my career. i just, it was really good to be in the top five all night. i don't think we ever got further back than fifth and great pit stops and just everything was good. we had the best pit stall, great race car, not quite good enough to win with but we could see the leaders all night and the guys just did what we needed to do. we needed to finish how we ran and the last two weeks we've done that. and so now we go racing. pressure's off, though. pressure's off. won't build back up until late, maybe four to go or something. right now, pressure's off. >

mark martin's crew chief on what's going on. >> we had the best car out there. juan has a good car. mark is the man to do the job. >> he's listening to journey in his head phones. three laps to go, montoya sticks his nose out and martin hold him off in number five. the final, allmendinger spins out again, mark martin awarded the victory though he's not sure how to express his emotions through all this. >> i'm speechless. i can't talk right now, boys. >> martin your winner, the fifth time this season. if you watch closer there's a giant mousse in victory lane. nicole manske on mark martin. >> caution is not out yet. they're still racing. no caution yet. >> we've got cars sitting here. they're graduate to throw the caution. >> still not out. >> this better come under the checkered flag. >> it was a very aggressive day on the racetrack. i think the guys, they race hard from start to finish. >> it wasn't a finish that put drivers at risk, a finish that saw the lead driver headed straight for the car of a.j. allmendinger and the checkered flag. >> you know the car will get there and wait

mark martin's crew chief on what's going on. >> we had the best car out there. juan has a good car. mark is the man to do the job. >> he's listening to journey in his head phones. three laps to go, montoya sticks his nose out and martin hold him off in number five. the final, allmendinger spins

martin. ambrose bumps into a.j. allmendinger. trouble. >> juan's hungry to win but mark's the man to do the job. >> the martin crew is confident on the restart. three laps to go. montoya jumps off the line and sticks his nose past martin. but martin is able to hold him off. final lap. a.j. allmendinger spins out again, martin finishes under a caution and he gets the win the >> eem speechless. -- i'm speechless. i can't talk right now, boys. >> 50-year-old mark martin, first to the line today in new hampshire. >> this is just incredible. i'm sure -- pinch me. i'm sure i'm sleeping, dreaming. heck, it couldn't be easy to run that end with that lead there. we had to have what, three caution restarts and all kinds of chances for me to mess up. and i did. but just i guess not enough to lose. >> what was that final restart like, trying to get the win? >> it was good. mark just threw me on there. i could have pushed him out of the way, how slow he run, but i respect him. i won't wreck him but i will bump him. >> montoya played is is -- it straight and settled for second. here are

we'll be watching for several story lines as well beginning with mark martin. he's a championship runner-up four times but has never won it. is he prime for a break through this year? jimmie johnson is on a mission of his own. three-time defending series champ's quest for an unprecedented fourth straight title. it's high gear today. and wan pablo montoya appears to be in it to win it. qualifying for his first chase race ever he starts on the pole after setting a new tract record. >> i think it's a big thing because you get a good pit selection. we talked about that before the weekend started. you know, it's nice. i think it's nice to be able to run this good. nobody really wrecks much in the chase, and we have great cars every week. the trucks are coming up to us, they all should be pretty good. a little lady luck on our side, and we'll be fine. >> the top five positions today are occupied by chase drivers starting with pole sitter monto montoya. tony stewart is on the outside of row one, kurt busch and denny hamlin are on row two while biffle and brian vickers

mark martin's crew chief on what's going on. >> we had the best car out there. juan has a good car. to journey in his head phones. three laps to go, montoya sticks his nose out and martin hold him off in number five. the final, allmendinger spins out again, mark martin awarded the victory though he's not sure how to express his emotions through all this. >> i'm speechless. i can't talk right now, boys. >> martin your winner, the fifth time this season. if you watch closer there's a giant mousse in victory lane. nicole manske on mark martin. >> caution is not out yet. they're still racing. no caution yet. >> we've got cars sitting here. they're graduate to throw the caution. >> still not out. >> this better come under the checkered flag. >> it was a very aggressive day on the racetrack. i think the guys, they race hard from start to finish. >> it wasn't a finish that put drivers at risk, a finish that saw the lead driver headed straight for the car of a.j. allmendinger and the checkered flag. >> you know the car will get there and wait as long as you can to try not to affect the outc

mark martin is the leader of the pack in the chase after a win last week at new hampshire. he's a four-time winner at dover. so martin is looking forward to taking a shot at the monster. >> dover is one of my very favorite race tracks on the bolt circuit. really have been blessed with a lot of great race cars there. cars seem to really run good there. and allen and our team were really excited about getting back there. >> reporter: jimmie johnson was the fastest in qualifying at dover this afternoon. hitting top speed of 157 mights an hour. ryan newman, third. mark martin, qualified 13th. they're going to run 400 miles on sunday. >>> coming up next hour. tiger woods on the prowl at the championship in atlanta. and you need every shot you can sink to top tiger. kenny perry gave it his best. but does he have enough? what he still needs is a slight breeze. yep. i'll have an update on who is leading on eyewitness news at 6:00. >> he read the greens perfectly. >> thank you, mark. >>> still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. >> a teenage girl, fighting for her life. here a

mark martin qualified at five. >>> with shots like this, you know tiger is on his way. second shot on the par for 14th hole. woods with a wonderful approach. but he followed that good shot epepeqgpgpepepepepb÷b÷ >>> what's in a name? if you're at loyola it's university, today loyola college has been renamed to reflect university status. now, the baltimore school is officially named loyola university maryla >>> letterman is next with bruce willis. thank you for joining us tonight, i'm vic carter. >> and i'm denise koch, thank you for joining us tonight, have a great evening weekend. good night. ( band playing "late show" theme )

race fan s out there right now pulling for mark martin to win his first championship. after all, he's been the runner up four times. the chase begins sunday in new hampshire. >> the houston texans are finding one of their own. dante roberts will be find $25,000 for shoes they deemed inappropriate. why? he wrote "pay me rick" on the back. rick smith is the texans general manager. he's paying robinson $10 million a year. >> good nfl teams often take on the personality of their head coach. think about it. bill belichick and the patriots, a quiet arrogance. confident publicly but don't say much of anything. mike tomlin and the steelers, emotional and professional. and then there's the jets and their new head coach rex ryan, outspoken and in your face. that's how the jets' defense was in week one, destroying the texans. week two, gang green gets new england, and much like his father buddy, rex isn't worried about himself or his team providing bulletin board material for the opposition. in today's "new york daily news," rex says he's not kissing bill belichick's rings and it

jim riggleman and the nationals trying to avoid the century mark. martin pokes oneo right. one-run scores. andre trying to score. great tag by josh. he's out at the plate for dukes. that's 12 assists of the year. he had a big-time arm. bottom of sixth, dodgers lead. no-hitter one till the pitch. absolutely crunched. into the bull pen, the all-star says no, no. it's no more. a three-run home run, the 31st of the year. 100 rbi that ties the game at 3. chops one up the middle. double play. the throw pulls him off the bag. the nationals score. they take a 4-3 lead thanks to christian guzman. pete orr pinch hitting. runners on the corners. there's one out. it's a sacrifice. the game winning run, justin maxwell comes in. check it out. everybody giving him a bear hug. the nats win, 5-4. they are stuck on 99 losses, at least for now. jason campbell says everyone on the team is putting too much pressure on themselves. everyone on the organization is on the hot seat, including the owner. all this as the redskins prepare for a detroit team that hasn't won a game since 2007. the lions,

mark martin, because he's been fast all year long.n't had the consistency, but they've had the speed. the other one, you know, jimmie johnson, three in a rope. there's no wipe in the world you can not pick him. those are the two guys that i think have the best shot. >> ok. what about the dark horses? there's got a couple of drivers out there facing obstacles, but still have a chance at this title. >> yeah, i think brian have beeners has the best shot. they're working very well together and running well on the short tracks. that's something they didn't do well earlier, now they're doing t. the other one is carl edwards. i can't recall i'm calling carl edwards a dark horse, but at the end of the day, carl is exceptionally talented. that's a good team, and they have a shot as well. >> they haven't won yet this year. why do you think that is? >> well, there's a lot of circumstances. they haven't had the speed to win on a consistent basis, but there's again several times they have been good enough to win and weren't able to execute. but i

that's gate news for the series leader, mark martin.the 50-year-old veteran, he has four career wins at the monster mile. and 21 top five finishes there. and with martin winning the chase opener last week in new hampshire, he's got a major chance to open up a gap on the left field. >>> dover is one of my favorite racetracks. and that is the wildlife officials for them, getting caught in all sorts of things

mark martin. -- do you want to weigh into the controversial topic of talking on cell phones on planes brian: you for at it. >> yes, sir. >> isn't it going to annoy a guy like jeff gordon who is next to him a million feet up in the air. >> i'm all things in moderation. maybe those night flights maybe they shouldn't. i think during the day most people are doing business anyway. brian: last time you guys flew commercial 1971, right? you are private jet guys like steve doocy. >> we have got to be on the go at all times. so we have got to have planes that meet our schedules. brian: if you are flying the same place i'm flying and see me at the airport if you said brian, why don't you hop in with me, that would be a nice surprise. >> you would like that, wouldn't you? brian: that's probably not going to happen. >> you will be talking on your cell phone. brian: on my cell phone. that's all we have on the controversial topic of talking on cell phones. gretchen: why don't you talk to them about their races that are coming up? steve: why are they in town? brian: why do you ask? sprint for the fi

mark martin silent leader in the pack in the chase. he won in new hampshire.'s the 4-time winner in dover. he's looking to taking on the monster. >> dover is one of my favorite racetracks on the whole circuit. really have been blessed with a lot of great race cars there. the cars really seem to run good there. and allen and our team were really excited about getting there. >> reporter: jimmie johnson was the fastest qualified. ryan newman, third. they will run 400 miles on sunday. >>> in golf. in atlanta. tiger woods began the day, one shot behind the leader, sean o'hare. tiger sets his sights on the lead-in. with shots like this, he's on his way. second shot. par 4, 16th. happy landing. woods sets up a birdie, right? but he follows the good with uncharacterric bad. -- characteristic bad. >>> final stop. laurel park. keep an eye on the left side of the screen. for an incredible comeback charge down the stretch in today's fifth race. fantastic peace finds an extra gear under jockey louie garcia. they will finish five across at the wire. but fantastic pete getti

race fans pulling for mark martin to win his first championship.all, he's been the runner up four times. the chase begins sunday in new hampshire: >> >> and we will bring you complete post-race coverage from loudon once the race goes final. that's sunday on espnews. live news conferences from the winning driver and team. once things go final in new hampshire this weekend in the first race in the chase. >> top stories on the way. there's been another score in miami. how is it affecting things between the canes and yellow >> next on espnews, tep and u under the lights in miami. coastal powers collide. and an acc battle ripe with implications. wildcard implications in detroit. how the tigers dealt with the royals ace, and the lead they'll take into minnesota's full house this weekend. after leading sc to a win in columbus, what matt barkley discovered today about his chances of playing on saturday. all next on news. >> it is great to welcome you inside the espnews room. kevin consor here, keeping you current on a showcase night for acc football. just

mark martin, with the advantage. >> craig: i know you're a big fan of nascar, you love the left turnsn same direction all of the time. >> mike: that's the way i like to drive. chaney, wrapped up. got to the 29 yard line. >> craig: here's a trend that's not good at iowa. before the interception. 12 play, 67 yards. since the interception, 17 plays 2.4. >> mike: you're right. that's not good. now for today's aflac trivia question. what iowa lineman finished second to john david crow in the 1957 heisman trophy race. john david crow running back at texas a&m. good man, good trivia question. interesting answer. became a movie star. hint, hint, hint. stanzi, after the play fake. flag down, interference on cam nelson. these arizona dbs have been all over the receivers, and this would be the second interference call that had been hit for. >> craig: you know what, this is a late throw again to the outside and deep. way too much air on the ball. >> referee: pass interference. defense, number 20. 15-yard penalty. automatic first down. >> craig: i know mike stoops is mad about this. nelson had the

. >>> speaking of old guys, 50-year-old mark martin won in style. first problems in the pits.urt busch hits david reagan, who spins out. after another spinout with smoke on the course, martin edges juan pablo montoya for his fifth win of the year. 50 years old, he leads the points standings. >> wow, he's having an awesome year. >> fantastic year, robin. >> good for him. >>> million dollar hole in one, literally. celebrity golf tournament in utah, million bucks to anyone who hits a hole in one. it's 50 yards out. you can just see the ball at the bottom of your screen slowly roll into the hole. watch the reaction from everybody. that's $1 million, folks! >> wow! >> that's a look at sports. >> storming the field! >> i love it. >> we have video you need to see. suspect, but the man had a reason to spring into action when he saw what was happening. well, the price went down, so you're all getting a check thanks. for the difference. except for you -- you didn't book with orbitz, so you're not getting a check. well, i think we've all learned a valuable lesson today. good day, gentlem

mark martin finishes after that. mark still has the points leading for the cup. john sound and hamlin 35 points back. >>> let's show this, the cover of the "examiner" tomorrow. >> ouch! that might be a little tough. >> tampa bay is coming. >> when we come back, the little pest that made for a huge distraction while the pope spoke. seriously, look at the left. we >>> time for our look at the odd and strange. czech republic. the pope giving a speak when all of a sudden a spider shows up. look on the right side of your screen. that's not your tv. it's the pope. the pontiff addressing hundreds of people in a mid evil kals and he's forced to avoid it as it crawls all over him. the spider doesn't stop. we sped up the video and the story here isn't just the disrespectful spider. no, no. they are clapping for this reason, i think. the pope, as he addressed the audience, unflappable. he doesn't flinch and he doesn't kill the spider either. >>> we'll see you back here tomorrow. "meet the -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> from nbc news in washington, this is "meet t

mark martin had the heaviest foot grabbing his sixth pole of the season. 47th of his career.one of 11 duking it out for the final eight spossments coverage of the short track racing will be on abc at 7:00 eastern. that's 3:00 in alaska. once the checker drops tune in here on espnews for all the post-race coverage. >> the nationwide drivers were doing that on friday night under the lights at richmond. and denny hamlin and kevin harvick were rubbing and racing on lap 203. hamlin's car smoking. and this would be the definition ofon smoking. he would have to go in the pit. edwards the beneficiary. he broken foot and all takes the checkered t flag. he would not do the back fit. kyle busch finished third. >> here's something completely different for denver bronco runningbacks. here's good news actually. rookie moreno says he should be able to go against cincinnati. he adds the tweaked knee from the first preseason game is not 100% but it's close. as for more of the nfl ills, we have a record. >> anquan boldin is listed as questionable with his hamstring injury. the problem is he's

. >> one more from carl in lincoln, nebraska asking can mark martin win the sprint cup championship athere is no doubt that he can win it at 50. he looks 50, too. i don't mean that in a bad way. >> he looks good for 50. >> you are in the car going bumper to bumper. i do think he can win it but i think jimmie johnson will get his fourth in a row. >> i will say this, tom watson was this close at the british open to pulling it off. how about one for the older guys in sports. it could easily happen. other news today a week after the u.s. open it appears former women's number one justine henna will also make a comeback. she will make that announcement coming occupy tuesday. >> tonight the wnba western conference semis is going to a decisive third game. san antonio silver stars playing at the phoenix mercury. home team won all six meetings including the regular season and postseason. tip-off is on espn2. >> looking superso far. teams that were the most impressive through week two. and who will win tonight ( conversation ) garth, you're up. hold on, i'm at capitalone.com picking a photo... fo

he is second in the point standings behind mark martin. >>> coming up on geico sports extra we will analyze down the redskins lions game from this afternoon. >> we'll stick around for that and hope you stick around for weather gwen has your forecast. you're going to want to see this one she is promising changes ahead. it's all coming up next in our next segment. . it gets an epa estimated 32 miles per gallon, and was named an iihs top safety pick. all for just $179 a month. and like all new volkswagens, it comes with 3 years or 36,000 miles of no-charge scheduled carefree maintenance. it's all part of why the jetta is the top-selling german engineered sedan in america. the quality of our lives depends on our connections. access to high-speed internet, at home and on the go, is no longer a luxury. it's how our children access education. it's how we find jobs, discover information, and connect with family and friends. it's the spark that drives innovation, creates investment, and builds a stronger economy. to shape a better tomorrow, at&t is investing in america's future - wo

second now in the points standing behind 50-year-old mark martin. >>> from the ugly incident on the racetrackthe ugly football game in michigan, dave ross was there just back on the red sigh for the monday morning quarterback this morning. not only do you have to endure that game but a late flight to get back here to washington. >> i think the flight was a little bit worse. i don't know that we've seen a wreck like joey had like we saw yesterday in detroit, michigan. that was as ugly as it gets. the locker room was unbearable. >> we just shut off the tv and we're like okay we're done with this. it's over. we'll sulk in silence. you had to deal with the players. >> to a man, they were very professional. the thing you got from talking to the players is they think they are a very taal thed team and when they lose to a team that they think is infear year to them. the detroit lions have been inferior to everybody since the stock market crashed in 1929. they haven't won in forever. they go out there and totally dominate the redskins. this was not one play that decided the game this was a beatdown f

jimmie johnson trails mark martin in the standings. >>> there is much celebrating in detroit.e team got their first one in two years and most of their fans probably didn't see t the detroit lions beat the washington redskins but the game was blacked out on local television because it didn't sell out. 40,000 people in the stands saw it unless you had satellite, a satellite package or went to a bar. with the unemployment rate, i doubt they had a satellite package. michael vick returned to the football field and it was say very pedestrian return. did not do a whole heck of a lot, ran for seven yards, gets leveled on this one. everybody was so excited about his return, but, two years out of the game, you cannot expect him to show up and tear it up. it's going to be a while. >>> one of the greatest college quarterbacks ever, back after spending the night in the hospital after this nasty hit in the gators win over kentucky. how long will he be out before he can play again? the coach says he's doing okay. does not look okay after that. >>> it is the greatest rivalry in competitive ea

can anyone catch the wiley veteran mark martin? >> he is tough. is he proven to be really tough.e knows he can win races. his weak link has been consistencies. >> a will little bit of racing news. i asked tony stewart if he thought danica patrick will be making the move over to nascar. stewart has talked to her extensively, he thinks it's going to happen. trace? trace: brian wilson live for us in washington. brian, thank you. and just into fox news, we are getting a first look at the man accused of plotting to bomb a federal courthouse in illinois. investigators say michael finton, akatalid islam was planning to use a car bomb. he idolized john wall kerr lynde. finton's reported target the office building and courthouse in springfield, illinois. we're told investigators busted him after he tried to use a cell phone to detonate what he had been told was a van filled with explosives. the material inside was actually harmless. this is at least the third major terror plot that is unfolding right now. remember, there are the reported backpack bomb plots in denver and alleged office to

speaking of old guys coming out of retirement doing amazing things. 50-year-old mark martin. trouble in the pits, kurt busch passes reagan and spins out. >> look at the people on the team, almost got run over. >> spun out and went right back out on the track. martin is the oldest driver in the field. he won his fifth race. he is now the leader in the points standings above three-time winner jimi johnson. fifth race. >>> lastly -- >> what a great year. >> having a great year, and this guy. >> literally, a celebrity golf tournament. hole in one, a million bucks. see it right there, and the ball slowly rolls in. and that's $1 million for a 35-year-old restaurant manager. that's a look at sports. >> look at the -- is that him they're chasing? >> yeah. it's like "caddyshack." >>> a legally insane killer was aloud to ge on a field trip to the county fair on family day, no less? this is a man who killed a woman because he thut she was a witch. we want to make sure that when you go to reach in your wallet you have the card that's going to be best for you. and our collective responsib

plenty of love from mark martin. senior citizens can't drive for mark martin will prove you wrong. you guys have a great monday. >> thanks so much, fred. >>> the red sox have the wild card locked up. breathing down the yankees' neck a little bit. four games in the loss column. coming up next, i hate to show this video game, but news warrants. we've got to do it. >> values. she's got values. family values. >> and she's going to prove it one more time. pure cane sugar and the stevia plant. two of nature's sweetest wonders growing together under the same sun. and now for the first time, in new sun crystals ® . the only 100% natural sweetener made with pure cane sugar and stevia. finally, all the sweetness of nature and just 5 calories a packet. nature gave us the recipe; we just gave it a name. new sun crystals ® all natural sweetener. two natural wonders. one sweet taste™. you can serve a nutritious breakfast from walmart for just over $1 a person. one breakfast a week saves a family of four over $800 a year. save mone

johnson still trails mark martin by ten points in the standings. >>> and brett favre had another miracleback. no time-outs. favre rolls right, heaves it, touchdown with two seconds left. greg lewis makes this stunning catch. his first ever in a viking's uniform. with two seconds left. this is why the vikings brought brett in. they are 3-0 in minnesota and he shows he's still got it. >>> the lions finally got their first win in two years, beating the washington redskins. call it a washington bailout perhaps? the game was blacked out and was not shown on local television because it didn't sell out. most of the fan base not able to see them win their first game in two years. >>> michael vick, you heard of him. he returned to the football field for the first time in a couple of years about, and was pretty pedestrian. didn't do a whole lot. ran for seven yards in that one. got hammered right there and had two incompletions. everybody was so excited about him coming back. you're out for two years, it's going to take some time. >>> and the greatest rivalry in competitive eating history. kobayas

mark martin, 50 years young and the oldest driver on the circuit wins his series best fifth race of theis guy's the leader in points standings. he came out of partial retirement this year and he could end up being the year-end champion. >>> lastly, we're going to show you a million-dollar hole in one literally. that gentleman right there, we're spot shadowing him. 150-yard shot. celebrity golf tournament in utah. make the shot you win $1 million. and you see it roll in the hole. look at the guy's reaction. it's like "caddyshack." they all come running out on the field. where's rodney dangerfield? and that's a look at sports. and get this, he was using his brother's clubs when he made that shot. and he almost didn't play because he had a sore wrist. >> wow. that is amazing, man. and a million bucks, as you said. that's good stuff. thanks a lot, rafer. >>> an idaho fire department is trying to figure out what caused an explosion that leveled a house and put a man in the hospital. take a look at this destruction right here. fire officials say the damage may have been caused by a natural ga

mark martin has agreed to drive for hendrick motor sports through 2011.e's won four times and scored 6 poles. granddaddy would appear to be a more suitable business partner, but it's go daddy.com that will sponsor him next year. as soon as tomorrow's race or sunday's race is over, don't forget espnews will have cover act of the news conferences after the first race for the chase for the championship coming your way from loudon, new hampshire. >> an just ahead, we're expecting to talk with our boxing insider dan rafael and boxing insider dan rafael and handoff. dorsett up the middle. here he goes! what does greatness taste like? cuts to his right! he's going all the way! he may go! grab a miller lite. to the 30, to the 40! from the rich golden color and real beer aroma... he's got two men to beat! to the 20, to the 10! to the true pilsner taste. touchdown! unbelievable! there's light beer. and then there's triple hops brewed miller lite. taste greatness. tony dorsett is in the record books! 99 yards! so, at national, i go right past the counter... and you

can anyone catch the wily veteran, mark martin. >> he's tough and proven they're tough and knows he won races and his weak link has been consistency, so if we can get the consistency-- >> that's one of the strengths in tony stewart, your boss and this team. >> both of our teams have been great. i think he's run of three or four lapse and all the laps this season. that's great for an organization that's brand new. >> brian: what about the buzz that indy car driver danica patrick about to make the transition to nascar. one of the people she consulted is tony stewart. >> i think she's interested for sure. i mean, it's hard to say, she's the only one that knows for sure what she wants to do, but she's spent a lot of time, now, we've talked about it a lot and the interest is definitely there. >> brian: oh, oh, she's coming. you can trust me on that one. my thanks to the folks at nascar and walter reed for helping us out. people ask me my personal opinion i have to say i met six drivers, montoya, neemcheck and honestly never met a nicest group of folks. had a great time. bronx native and supr

not even mark martin in tenth place there and kyle busch in 12th, they both have nose victories this season, four, not even they are guaranteed a spot. so far, of course, after the race at richmond, we will have press conferences right here with the winner on espnews. >> second round of the third leg of golf's four tournament playoffs, the b.m.w. championship at cog hill, about half an hour from chicago, there's tiger woods. you knew he would be in the highlight. you didn't know how well he would play today. he bogeyed his first hole on 18. then he makes the turn at nine. tiger, short third shot rolls up about a foot short. he'd tap in for birdie the move to five under. on 11 in sand, on green. had a run there of four birdies in five holes. now on 17, tiger with another birdie opportunity, and banks it. finished seven under tied for the lead. how about paddy harrington. his whole year was terrible right up until the week before the pga championship. and all of a sudden he has found his game. but here he finds the green's keeper's hut. he had to replay the tee and bogeyed 18 to finish

jimmie johnson won the race holding off mark martin who came in second. joey drives for joe gibbs racing. >> nasty accident. >> it was. >>> 8:26 right now. 59 degrees on this monday morning. coming up next, more on why police had to rescue a group of metro riders over the weekend. >>> then the president says american kids just don't spend enough time in class. wee take a look at some changes that he's proposing for the next school year. >>> and what institution best symbolizes america today? in a new "60 minutes"/vanity fair poll half of the people chose walmart. stay with us, fox 5 morning news will be right back. it's how our children access education. it's how we find jobs, discover information, and connect with family and friends. it's the spark that drives innovation, creates investment, and builds a stronger economy. to shape a better tomorrow, at&t is investing in america's future - working to create an internet that's smart, mobile and safe. last year at&t invested more than any other company in the u.s. and we're continuing to invest this year, t

candy crowley joining us, roland martin and mark williams. we're going to get what dana reported. but, mark, i want to give you a chance to respond to what roland said. john mccain self agrees with the president. nothing in this legislation would give illegal immigrants in the united states the opportunity to gain from this proposed legislation. >> wolf, i doesn't have to. the courts have already spoken on. that they'll speak again if it happens. but this bitterness that supposedly is directed toward obama, if i learned anything many my work with our country is that it's not bitterness. it's outrage that the socialist policies being embraced by this administration and that goes double for w., by the way. as for the republican party goes, it's no surprise to any of us working stiffs out here that they allowed themselves to be a doormat for what is happening in washington, d.c. the fact of the matter is the republican party as a whole is absent without leave from this debate. and our representatives are -- our elected representatives are falling down on the job. that's why the ameri

with us now, mark williams, chief organizer of the tea party express. also joining us tonight, cnn analyst, roland martin. is racism a factor in the protests and anger we've seen directed at the president which is what jimmy carter is saying? >> a tiny fringe, you know, by now we're used to jimmy carter spouting stupid stuff that puts this country in a bad light. what i'd like to know from jimmy carter is how do you explain the fact that barack obama's president and that his approval numbers are dropping through the floor? did america wake up one day and decide it's a racist country? it's absurd. there's a fringe that says that. if you look out over the sea of signs at these tea parties, you'll see a handful, a tiny handful of anything that even strikes of racism or even the color of the man's skin. and, of course, that's, you know, you're going to get that. and i don't know how you -- short of repealing the first amendment, how do you shut up a bigot? >> roland martin, what about that? should jimmy carter have said this? is he accurate? is he right? >> i believe the former president is indeed accurate.

johnson took victory lane and martin was second and mark temp et finished third and the cool thing joeyd has a heck of a story to tell. >> great, great video and each greater to see that he walked away from that. >> exactly, so you can see the redskins are trying to flip their switch and hopefully get back to their winning ways. tomorrow they have the day off and wednesday they will be back out here preparing for the tampa bay bucs. >> there are similarities between that game yesterday and that car accident we just saw. >> i'm empressed with that segue, lindsey, really cool. >> thank you. >> did you -- did you come up with that off the top 6 your head? >>ne of those quick things. >> thank you. >> thanks, guys. >> coming up on our broadcast this evening, a new study shows a lot of parents don't want to have their children vaccinated against the swine flu. we'll tell you why. >> and we'll report on a father and son serving together in afghanistan. >>> fewer than half of parents in the u.s. plan to have their children vaccinated against the swine flu. that's according to a poll out of the

joining us is martin frost and mark kirk. thank you gentlemen for coming on. senate democrats have a filibuster proof of 60 lawmakers but a number of them are centrists and party can't suffer to many defections. so much is riding on the bill. why all the in-party bickering among democrats? >> we have an exercise of democracy. it's a bill in the finance committee and going to the floor of the senate. clearly something is going to pass this year and it's going to end preexisting conditions. it's going to take caps off benefits and take it with you when you go from one job to another. it's going to have a subsidy for lower income people. rest of the details has to be worked out. this is what democracy is all about. it's messy. they'll be a vote on the floor in the senate, a series of vote. they'll be a series of votes in the house of representatives and conference committee, but in the final analysis, dems both mod rattles will volt for the final product. >> congressman kirk one problem for dems the failure by max baucus who heads the finance committee to get any

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martin o'malley rolled up his sleeves today. >> all right, i'm not going to win. >> relax? >> still ahead, why this shot in the arm marks a milestone for the governor. >>> plusthe foods you should eat and the ones to avoid that will help you keep cancer-free. >>> a quick check of the rundown, some of the stories we' looking at on the news edge as we get them up there. not all. >>> state of the skins, how many words can you think? we'll be right back in two  manslaughter. >>> outside may not be legal for smokers in the district. the councilman wants to restrict smoking in outside buildings where you can't smoke inside. the bill would allow them to ban smoking up to 25 feet from the wall or home of any commercial property. it wouldn't be a city-type ban, another ban calls for people selling tobacco to kids and for kids who buy it? >> and did you see this, the governor, martin o'malley, didn't get a flu shot before. but he showed it was not a big deal. so you will get your shots too. >> ouch, haven't done it yet? >> the seasonal flu vaccine illness here a is here a little earlier. they wanted to get it done earlier so

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marked by grief for those who lost their lives. it also permanently changed the way laucworks. but is it possible that such a horrendous attack could have been prevent? here's our chief investigative correspondent, brian ross. >> martin, for the last 13 years the man you are about to meet has been used by the fbi to infiltrate and sting alleged terror cells operating in this country. the government says his work has been invaluable in making the country safer, defense lawyers call him a master of entrapment against harmless targets. he is out of the shadows, going public in an interview with abc news that the government did not want him to do for reasons that will be obvious. as an undercover operative for the fbi, he was known as mohammed, and he posed as the personal representative of osama bin laden. his real name is elie assad, a 36-year-old native of lebanon, a catholic who pretended to be an islamic extremist. >> my role is to play al qaeda terrorist. man who's coming from overseas to help them. >> that's not entrapment? >> wasn't any trap. >> assad began working for fbi if 1996 and he has played his role to the hit. this fbi undercover video shows him leading seven young miami men in a loyalty oath to bin lade

martin says rl showed her great kindness. a doctor who examined her said the child had 80 injuries including broken bones and human bite marks.there was one particular part of it that was really the most sad was a small closet in the hallway. inside at the bottom was a small hand print in blood. >> reporter: prosecutors say that was the blood of the surviving daughter. because there's a plea agreement, this case will not go to trial and that means the little girl who survived won't have to testify. >> she's very afraid of that i think frankly through therapy she would have been strong enough to have done that. i just do not know what the psychological damage would have been to her affidavitses. >> reporter: bow p.a.n.'s public -- her afterwards. >> reporter: bowman's public defender doesn't agree with everything said in court. bowman could get 25 years for the child abuse charge. she returns to montgomery county to face murder charges there. in calvert county, beth parker, fox 5 news. search is on tonight for whoever struck and killed a pedestrian on route 450 in prince george's county last night. 36-year-old jose prez died b

mark, it's now down 1.65, that's .16% to 987.05. christine? >> thanks, julia. >>> joining us now for market strategy, we have our panelists, the cio of bearings, and associate director in our hong kong studios. martin, let me start off with you first. how are you positioning yourself in this climate? >> well, we have become a bit more cautious recently just based on the valuations in china that haven't been as key at the start of this year. using different types of classes that are so colated. not just equities, but convertible bonds. it's quite interesting in an environment where deflation and extreme inflation are possible. and also, still like those assets very much as well as other commodities. it's dropped so far this year whereas many equity markets as you know have soared in this sector. >> well, what about you? do you share the same thoughts with martin? are you more cautious in putting your money into gold and silver? >> we have a significant exposure to gold, gold miners, so we continue to have an exposure to that. i would agree with the other guest that with cultural products are extremely attractive. the market has been so weak here in the last six months that this now starts up as one