nascar sprint cup series race number one in the chase on abc beginning with "nascar countdown."ng? we have nhra coming your way. nhra nationals qualifying at 11:00 eastern time and the finals tomorrow at 7:00 eastern time on espn2. "nascar now" prerace edition. we will set the stage for the chase. presented by five hour energy at 10:00 a.m. eastern and wrap up the weekend and tell you how it happened and why it happened happened and why it happened here at new hampshire. announcer: "it looks like nothing else on the road right now," proclaims "gq" magazine. did you see that? the interior "positively oozes class," raves "car magazine." "slick and sensuous," boasts "the washington times." "the most striking vw in recent memory," declares-- okay, i get it already. . in a car commercial. ♪ yeah ♪ yeah. - ( blower hums ) - twenty-five tools, - one battery. - ( battery packs click ) - bring on the to-do list. - ( drill whirrs ) innovation. better value. craftsman. trust. in your hands. >>> how important is track time in until snm? a few minutes left in "happy hour" and we have 25 cars

nascar's postseason is here. let the chase begin. >>> previously in the race to the chase -- >> greg biffle. biffle is out of gas. to the bottom of the racetrack. >> here he comes for the first time as an owner/driver, tony stewart. >> jimmie johnson becomes a three-time winner at the brickyard 400. >> third gear, fourth gear, pops the champagne, jeff gordon. >> newman goes way up the racetrack. >> the 99 has been the best car. the 42's not bad there, either. >> he made it. great job. >> hell yeah, that's what i'm talking about, boys. >> 12 drivers, ten races, one champion. an elite fraternity with an extreme initiation. thousands of grueling miles earns a place in this line, but it gets you no further. for an ice-cold conquerer the path to the prize is well-worn but never guaranteed. a battle tested warrior tries to seize the crown has both master and commander. a veteran of victory must negotiate this new road to ultimate glory. nine more contenders complete in volatile band of brothers, each with equal reason

a match made in nascar heaven.ning america," sharin alfonsi. >> pretty good moneymaker for the sport, too. carl edwards continues his quest for the sprint cup series today. it starts at 1:00 right here on abc. >> did you hear that line, someday i hope to be a good father? smooth, my brother. >> nice. >> picked up some more fans right there. >> there you go. we'll be right back. . we'd be better off with less sugar. we traded milk chocolate... for the delicious taste of dark chocolate. also a plus. then we added 35% of your daily fiber... plus antioxidants, vitamin e, and zinc. ♪ fiberplus bars from kellogg. fiberplus so much more. - hon, did you know there's a full serving of veg-- - ( clanging ) announcer: there's a full serving of vegetables in a bowl of chef boyardee. it's obviously delicious. secretly nutritious. >>> there are hundreds of national parks here in the united states, but none like katmai national park in alaska. they have one of the largest brown bear populations. our "weekend window" opens up ther

later this hour is danica patrick moving over to nascar? don't miss my interview with nascar superstar tony stewart where he reveals what danica told him. hello, everybody, i'm brian wilson and this is america's news headquarters. this just in. after revealing the existence of a secret nuclear facility this week, iran now says its elite revolutionary guard will stage a missile defense exercise tomorrow. julie kirtz has more on the tough talk that's flying between the leaders of iran and the united states. hello, julie. >> hi, brian, iran's top nuclear official says that iran will open up the newly revealed nuclear site to u.n. inspectors. he did not say when, appearing on state-run tv today he said the date of the inspection could be worked out later, with the u.n. watch dog. he also said this about international outrage over the revelation that iran has a new facility and is hiding that. here is what he said. >> we are in a state of shock and surprise because we really don't know what to do anymore. should we announce our facilities or not

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, just praying that they don't have a caution right now, because he knows that's when he's the most vulnerable and his car is just not the best on the restarts. he'll take second and the points lead and go on to kansas. >> right now, he would have a ten-point lead over jimmie johnson, if jimmie wins the race and he finished second. >> just have to shake your head sometimes when you see how well this 48 runs when it comes to the chase. unbelievable how good they are. >> chemistry coming together when you have to stand up and be counted here in the chase for t

nascar was on its way.ngine's running clean... you feel it. ...and pennzoil motor oil actively cleans out up to 15 percent of sludge the first time you use it. so feel the clean. not just oil, pennzoil. >> back at zmax dragway, they call it the bellagio, look at that. look at that drag strip. four lanes, there is every reason to call it that, and those four lanes will get interesting in our final show on sunday. you don't want to miss it, we continue qualifying with pro stock and jason line and tom hammond. good to see the big guy tom is competition, last run in st. louis. jason in that countdown trying to make a good run here. look at tom go. hammonds, 5.56 and line with 6.56 with a five, quickest run of the session is tom hammonds back into competition and line second in the points is trying to catch up to jeg coughlin. >> how about tom hammonds? could not get down that lane and he goes down, nice time and carries it to the end. like you said, nice job. >> local acc basketball star, former nba player and

and some veterans getting a special visit from some of nascar's biggest stars.t's an annual event to thank wounded warriors for their service and to give back. brian wilson has that story. [ laughter ] >> you might think that nascar's top drivers would be completely focused on the sprint cup championship chase right now. many were taking time out today to visit with wounded warriors at water reid medical center. >> this is the fifth year that nascar has done this event at walter read. the drivers say they get more out of it than the soldiers do. >> everybody has issues. but -- huge, more positive than 0% of the people i know. >> it makes you almost ashamed of yourself because we take so many things for granted. when you come see what these young men and women have done to support of this country, it really puts it in perspective for you. >> even though the drivers were focused on the needs of the soldiers, thoughts of the championship chase were not far from their minds. can anyone catch the wiley veteran mark martin? >> he is tough. is he proven to be really to

i'm nicole manske, espn. >> one race and nine to go in the chase for the nascar sprint cup. martin still in first and extend his lead to 35 points but jimmy john is in the number two spot. juan pablo montoya jumps from 11th to fourth. >>> rockies with a 3 1/2 game lead in the n.l. wild card over the giants wrapping up a series against the diamondbacks. danny herron getting yorbit torrealba. ubaldo jimenez getting chris young, he had five hits and one earned run. 13 quality starts in 14 outings. ian stewart getting it past brandon allen, bringing in a run. the suicide squeeze from clint barmes and will bring in yorbit torrealba. rockies go up 3-1. then jason giambi for the second straight game teeing off. his second home run for colorado. rockies win 5-1. magic number for the wild card is 11. >>> dodgers-giants. los angeles, just about in the playoffs. tim lincecum saving the day, walks randy wolf and walks him on four-balls. two batters later, andre ethier steps in and he's wanting to hit a home run. how about the season this guy is having? 31 homers, r.b.i.'s, 100 and 101 o

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sprint cup title. 1:00 eastern time on abc, beginning with nascar countdown. rusty will be on hand to cover the opening shock for the race for the title. nhra coming your way. 11:00 eastern time. finals at 7:00. both on espn2. how about that little prerace edition of "nascar now" presented tomorrow at 10:00 eastern time. we will set the stage for what should be an exciting afternoon of racing. we will have live coverage of the race and late tomorrow night at 10:00 eastern on espn2 we'll - ( saw whirrs ) - the craftsman cordless c3 line. - ( blower hums ) - twenty-five tools, - one battery. - ( battery packs click ) - bring on the to-do list. - ( drill whirrs ) innovation. better value. craftsman. trust. in your hands. >>> a lot of folks weren't sure if tony stewart would make the chase. stewart and haass got both of his cars in the chase. >> how about this team here? that's enough when the pressure's on. getting the job done. >> beautiful job. wait to get her done! ♪ just the championship ride >> one of the pleasant surprises for 2009, the performance of stewa

kyle petty drives for nascar. you can no longer text and drive in maryland. we'll talk about driving and distractions. stay tuned! the morning edition returns after this. what is it to lead? at pnc, it's doing what most benefits our customers. whether that's building more certified green buildings than anyone on earth. creating online banking tools for the next generation. or making a 10 year, $100 million investment in kids. it's how we've always done business. and will for a very long time to come. pnc. leading the way. >>> we want to warn you that it is a bit cooler. you will notice it when you step outside of your door. what is happening out there and marty is at first morning weather. >> we're in the 50s here. feels cooler than the 50s. and it does. and seat warmers on. look for the day. i want to show you something interesting. the 45 you see. we tried to find the lowest temperature around the area. 64 midday. and cloudy skies with just a mention of a passing shower. widely scattered. what does await you here is sharon at traffic control. >> we have an

prayers to her. >>> can dannica patrick be heed to nascar?ewart will likely split time between the irl and nascar seri series. >>> play last night versus byu game being played in denver. junior quarterback suffering a sprained shoulder. he could be out for a few weeks. oklahoma leading the game when he left, but losing on this touchdown pass by max hall. 13-14, byu gets the win over number three oklahoma. >>> melanie oudin has done it again at the u.s. open, 67th ranked player in the world who figures to move up big time. back-to-back upsets this time over maria sharapova. just like at wimbledon earlier this summer. that's sports. >>> jaycee dugard was missing for 18 years. her neighbors were using her case to taeach their kids important safety lessons. >> we would put the kids in the trunk of the car. boy, when they get out of the trunk, they feel really good. >> one young man says that thoso lessons may have saved his life. and they'll match any advertised price. so instead of searching for "deals" out there... you can go back to school for

nascar's chase for the cup will be just 90 miles up the road. and they decided to take a little detour today. tony stewart and ryan newman stopping at walter reid army medical center with their cars to spend some time with wounded warriors from iraq and afghanistan. especially meaningful for newman. >> i'm hear as a person to say thank you first for obviously the endless support that the u.s. army gives us and the opportunities and freedoms that we have and to say thank you for the soldiers who have given limbs at times. >> it makes you almost a shamed of yourself because we take so many things for granted and we come and see what these young men and women have done for this country. >> finally tonight there are wild pitches and then there are wild pitches. and i'm going to say that this is a wild pitch. >> whoa. >> that's jamey wright of the royals. wait for the replay. because he almost hits the batter on the on deck circle. just like the scene from bull durham. just breathe through your eyelids. >> completely took off. >> to the right. >>> th

also, gilbert arenas says say good-bye to agent zero and hibachi and up on the nascar track in dover, his life as if i had to sit on a bench during the middle of a game due to diabetes it would frustrate me. in a basketball game a couple minutes could mean a big momentum shift. my bayer meter is very important. (announcer) only bayer's contour meter has programmable personal high low settings. it allows me to be able to look at my highs and lows to make sure that my diabetes is being controlled as tightly as possible. with my bayer meter i don't miss valuable game time. i'm alana burns and staying in the game is my simple win. (announcer) the contour meter, only from bayer. >>> through all the misery there was here in washingtonier, there was one person that i noted was really happy about what happened yesterday. did you see that sideline shot of jon jansen on the sidelines? he was so jacked up about that game he didn't know what to do because he was not a happy camper when he left here, was he? >> he wasn't a happy camper. in fact, i think a part of him felt like he was run off so fo

the top 12 nascar drivers are in town for the nascar sprint cup.next guest are three of the biggest names in america's biggest sport. please welcome to the show nascar drivers carl edwards, kasey kahne and ryan newman, everybody! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's what i'm talking about. how are you, buddy? >> good. how are you? >> jimmy: carl, this is ridiculous. what happened? >> it was frisbee. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: are you getting beaten? what's going on? sounded like a lie. >> no, i was playing some frisbee, and it got a little out of hand. i wish it was something cool. [ laughter ] it wasn't even ultimate frisbee. >> jimmy: oh, my gosh. well, you guys are all in competition for the sprint cup. are you -- are you guys competitive dudes, or a little -- a little rivalry here? >> i'd say so. we've -- you know, just throughout the year, it's all -- we just keep earning points all the way up to this point. and now there's 12 of us. and we have a shot at the sprint cup. it's pretty good. >> jimmy: all right. well, i probably should have tol

and nascar boys take on the monster at dover. that's ahead when eyewitness news continues. Ñ?Ñ?>> it is just before 6:30. 74 degrees and partly cloudy. good evening. thank you for staying with wjz. here are some of the things people are talking about tonight. a surprise announcement from president obama at the g20 in pittsburgh. the spot light is now on iran, which is keeping more nuclear secrets. >>> president obama made the accusations iran has been hiding a nuclear facility. he demanded that the iranian government allow the u.n. inside immediately. >> iranian will be held accountable to international standards and international law. >> reporter: the u.s. has been monitoring the secret site for years. says it's not large enough yet, but enough to enrich uranium for one or two bombs. in an interview with time magazine, president mahmoud ahmadinejad said he is under no obligation to tell the u. u.. about -- u.n. about every project. >> reporter: but between the protestoss the streets here, the financial work has been largely overshadowed. >> reporter: protestors have done as pro

in fact, he said he wasn't even sore. >> sort of the perfect nascar crash.rt and you got to see something spectacular in the meantime. >> they build those things unbelievably strong and that's why. >> thankfully, right. >>> coming up a look ahead at the stories we'll be following later today including new overnight missile tests by iran. i'm semi retired and i'm here to tell a story. my parents all smoked. my grandparents smoked. i've been a long-time smoker. you know, discouragement is a big thing in quitting smoking. i'm a guy who had given up quitting. what caused me to be interested was, chantix is not a nicotine product and that intrigued me. the doctor said while you're taking it you can continue to smoke during the first week. (announcer) chantix is proven to reduce the urge to smoke. in studies, 44% of chantix users were quit during weeks 9 to 12 of treatment, compared to 18% on sugar pill. today i see myself as a jolly old man, (laughing) who doesn't have to smoke. ...who doesn't have to sneak out to take a couple puffs of a cigarette anymore. (anno

i'm nicole manske, espn. >> one race and nine to go in the chase for the nascar sprint cup. points but jimmy john is in the number two spot. juan pablo montoya jumps from 11th to fourth. >>> rockies with a 3 1/2 game lead in the n.l. wild card over the giants wrapping up a series against the diamondbacks. danny herron getting yorbit torrealba. ubaldo jimenez getting chris young, he had five hits and one earned run. 13 quality starts in 14 outings. ian stewart getting it past brandon allen, bringing in a run. the suicide squeeze from clint barmes and will bring in yorbit torrealba. rockies go up 3-1. then jason giambi for the second straight game teeing off. his second home run for colorado. rockies win 5-1. magic number for the wild card is 11. >>> dodgers-giants. los angeles, just about in the playoffs. tim lincecum saving the day, walks randy wolf and walks him on four-balls. two batters later, andre ethier steps in and he's wanting to hit a home run. how about the season this guy is having? 31 homers, r.b.i.'s, 100 and 101 on this particular hit. dodgers lead 2-1. bottom

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you have the baltimore book fair, you have sun fest at ocean city, you have nascar, a lot this weekend. meteorologist tim williams is going to fill in the gaps with the first-warning forecast coming up. >>> thank you. city drivers better slow down or be repaired to pay up. the first speed camera goes up on sunday. the intersection of walter and glennmore will be the first of 51 locations where speed cameras will be installed. it will be legal to set up cameras near schools statewide. those caught speeding will be fined $40. starting today, just a memory after an official ceremony that happens at 3:00, it will be known as the university maryland. officials say the new name is a better fit for the school and its size. >>> still to come, fierce flames light up the sky, firefighters trying to get the upper hand in a refinery fire. >>> some call it discipline, parents may want to think again before spanking their children. tim williams will have the first warning forecast. >>> complete coverage continues with don scott, mary bubala and marty bass and tim williams. it's wjz, maryland's news

best western -- the official hotel of nascar. times the rewards when you stay through november 22nd. visit bestwesternracing.com. >>> it is without question a grudge match in austin for the number two texas longhorns. first quarter, jordan shipley, how about a 46-yard punt return to get things going. texas, when he's done, will have a 7-3 advantage. >> able to do it in the game against oklahoma. unbelievable player, got a spark going. >> longhorns leading until trey newton plows it in from 20 out. to lyle long for the score. texas tech down 17-10. 24-10 now over on abc. jahvid best. oh, and cal. best taking the 33 yards and, all the way down the sideline he goes and leaps on in for the touchdown. >> speed, you can't keep up with him. he's the best open field runner in the country. >> third quarter, minnesota down and weber to decker who tos to gray. tied at 21. enter jahvid best again. number four but he tied a school record. five rushing touchdowns, 131 yards, 35-21. noel devine and his west virginia team leading auburn by one,

. >>> wreck at this weekend's nascar race. out how this teenage driver is doing after his car flipped out. oh, no. [ horns honking ] ♪ today ♪ must have been one of the strangest days ♪ everyone may face the same uncertainty. ♪ some would say that you won't find ♪ protecting yourself, however, requires good decisions. find strength and stability with mass mutual, a company owned by its policyholders. ask your advisor or visit massmutual.com. we created our college of business and management... after collaborating with business leaders. we wanted our curriculum to match market needs, preparing you for today's most sought-after careers. in fact, we have not one but five specialized colleges, offering you bachelor's degree programs that... are both relevant and highly marketable. devry university. discover education working at devry.edu. >>> defense secretary robert gates is pushing back at critics who want u.s. troops out of afghanistan. gates says that even setting a deadline for a pullout would be a disaster for the united sta

chase for the nascar sprint cup in new hampshire, coverage tomorrow at 1 eastern. leaders. mark martin, with the advantage. >> craig: i know you're a big fan of nascar, you love the left turns and staying in 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 interferen

>>> jim out of nascar.er of jim beam said the company will no longer sponsor robby gordon's team next season. this comes day after jack daniels said it would stop sponsoring casey meares. jim beam spirits said it would shift ad dollars outside of nascar. >>> lastly, this is a guy we can learn from. arizona's mark reynolds set a record for the most strikeouts ever in a season with 20 breaking his own record he set last year. but he still has been hitting great. 100th rbi and 43 home runs. the point is, when he strikes out, he doesn't hold on to it or doesn't seem to. when you asked about it, so what, we won, i have 100 rbis. it is a good idea. you don't hold on to the negative and you can still go ahead and do good things even when you strike out. i need to think that way some yes, we all do. >> thank you. >> thanks, rafer. >>> this one will take a while to sweep up. huge dust storm making it hard for some people to breathe. traders at td ameritrade are a demanding bunch. in fact, they want it all. you know,

your updated first warning forecast. >>> the teenager involved in a heartstopping crash during a nascar race in philadelphia is speaking out for the first time. 19-year-old joey logano was in the middle of the pack when he got nudged and lost control. he ended up flipping over a full seven times, but amazingly, he was able to walk away with barely a scratch. >> actually, i am fine. i was surprised. i got out of that thing. and i was a little dizzy, a little shooken up. but i have a stiff neck. goes to show how safe these new cars are. >> reporter: he says he believes the crash would have been worse if he slammed straight into a wall. >>> the great news from the american cancer society. the death rate from breast cancer in the united states continues to decrease, more than 2% every year. karen brown reports for wjz, with the reason behind the drop. >> reporter: linda warsheim was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer at 48. almost 12 years later, she is living life to the fullest. and there are more and more women like linda out there. the death rate has dropped 2 1/2%. that mean, this ye

look at all of the nascar boys. rusty wallace, that's rusty there in the yellow shirt.wer is down there. and mr. excitement, jimmy spencer is in the house! wow, look at that. good times. take you back though two weeks because this was the moment. ashley force hood, taking her win at the u.s. nationals. >> well-deserved win, she ran very well all day long. good reaction times. got her first u.s. nationals victory in a fuel funny car. wanted to say hi, they said we couldn't, they were running ivs on her because she had food poisoning. two full bags of iv fluids to get her hydrated and on the line. 4.113 moves her to second. so despite food poisoning, she made two sessions now and sits second in w track speed record. >> that record is 307 miles per hour but elapsed time. this won't catch cruz pedregon's 4.08. cruz made a very good run, make no mistake about it, but i thought somebody would have possibly ran a bit quicker, at least closer to that elapsed time. ashley so far the kwloests that 4.11. >> he can focus with the nascar game, maybe talk somebody into investing in h

you have a nascar guitar also. >> sure. late entry into our auction catalog was a nascar guitar from the rock and roll 400, jimmie johnson, dale earnhardt, jr. really fabulous guitar. >> thank you very much. your name, sure? >> paul. >> paul reid smith joining us. paul, how are you doing? >> i'm good. >> great to see you. >> thank you. >> you have done so much. how did you get involved in this? you raised $1.5 million in nine years for the kimmel cancer center. i didn't think it was a good idea. guitars and golf, that's not going to work. i was so wrong. it has been the most lovely thing to be involved in. i was kicking and screaming and you couldn't get it out of me now if you paid me a million dollars. i love it. >> i know you do. we want to show the baltimore ravens guitar. we showed it before, paul. >> did you see this thing? it's off the hook. >> how long did it take you to do it? >> i didn't do it. paul miles did it, one of our craftsman did it. he did an outrageous job. just looking at it going, the team is going to

how nascar is getting involved and a new memorial. >> are you looking for a cheaper way to save money and have a family fun? we will tell you how the orioles are making it easier for you to get out of the house. >> there are >> we have a fatal accident along park heights. it is completely closed in that area. watch for that closure. it will probably be there for a while because police will be investigating after they clear the accident. another accident in the city. watch for delays in the area of york road with the bare ground closures there. speed sensors look good. no problems to report were here. here is a live view of traffic in howard county. rest of the major roadways leading up to the beltway are looking good at this hour. that is the latest. let's check on the buses and the trains. >> smith committed so far. no delays on the rails right now -- smoloth rides right now. no delays on the rails right now. no major delays. there is a diversion on the 15 bus at saratoga and green. >> we are dealing with a pretty nice start this morning. 62 downtown. 46 degrees in york pennsylvania.

tavis: this is like people who have never been to a nascar race.one who's done it, what is the thrill? >> this is dangerous and exciting. i had a timed event. you are running full blast and making three turns, and starting and stopping in a dark alleyway. it is exciting and i didn't win much and didn't make money. thank god i could sing. tavis: you mentioned your big break. before that, i am sure you know, before you went back and sang, when did you know that you were gifted? >> the way i knew is because when -- i was the third child. i wasn't the oldest or youngest or the boy, i was the third kid. so you did stupid things to get attention. singing got me attention. i knew it was special. tavis: what do you make then, these 33 albums later, of being the biggest female country western star ever? >> i kind of like it. [laughter] who wouldn't? good lord. we have been here a long time. we have worked real hard and traveled all over the world. tavis: what does your father make of your success? >> he doesn't tell us much, he just says, you did pretty goo

. >>> nascar qualifying at dover. jimmy johnson the faster this afternoon. he takes the poll position for sundays's 400 miler. juan pablo montoya seconds. 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 )

the maker of the jim beam is no longer going to sponsor the nascar.tside of nascar. >>> lastly, this is a guy we can learn from. arizona's mark reynolds set a record for the most strikeouts ever in a season with 206. breaking the record he set last year. but he is still hitting well. he has his 100th rbi to go with 43 home runs. the point here is, kids, when he strikes out he doesn't seem to mentally hold on to it. when asked about the record he said so what. we won. i got my 100th rbi. it was a good game. >> priorities. thanks, rayfer. rafer. ♪ she loves you >>> there's a lot of love for the beatles. the catalogs has sold 2.25 million in five days. that breaks records. billboard meg zeen says that the mag fab four had 16 titleses in the top 50. >>> there's nothing wrong with your picture or the camera. parts of australia really did turn this color. kind of an orangey-red color. a dust storm swept through the southern part of the country today and health officials are warning people with asthma or heart conditions to stay indoors. >> the color was ama

nascar cars are heavier, harder to move.appens. >> uh huh, but danica's got some determination. i want to see her whoop some of the boys. i'm just saying. >> thanks. >> come on, go, danica. >>> all right, let's check in with bob van dillen. >> we've seen her start fights, haven't we? remember? >> yeah. >> she's pretty funny, with the big helmet walking down the runway. picking a fight. >> that a girl. good for her. >> good morning, everybody. let me show you what's going on, save for flight explorer. you're zeroed in on the covington area, the cincinnati airport. here's what it looks like, big stream of rain towards the north, moving to the northeast, too. more thunderstorms downstream of there. here's what we have for the day. i think we'll see those off and on for most of the morning, showers creeping into the northeast, too. areas around philadelphia, watch out for short delays, d.c., same thing. miami, cincinnati, cleveland, detroit, seattle, light showers. morning fog towards st. louis. more in a bit. natasha. >> a lot

a scary moment in nascar. the youngest driver on the circuit had a nasty crash.s heart wrenches video when you see his father run toward the car. >> i know. can you imagine watching your teenage daughter or son? fortunately this young man is okay. we are talking about 19-year-old joey logano. he's the youngest driver on the circuit. watch it here as he gets t-boned here. he just rolls over and over and over again. eight times he car barrel rolls. his car basically reduced, unfortunately, to scrap metal. then his dad tom was running after him. do we have that other video, guys? there we go. okay. that's the video i wanted to show you here. tony stewart first taps him in the back. there he goes and hits the wall right there. that's when he starts rolling here. brings a bunch of cars to a stop. it's just a real testament to how well these cars are put together. there's his dad, tom, going checking after him. jimmy johnson would take the checkered flag. he still trails mark martin by 12 points in the standings. >>> brett favre showed he's still got it. 12 seconds lef

here's our nascar now crew. about the chase, who's in, who's out, and from seventh place ryan newman on down, no one can officially call themselves in until after richmond. that's how close it is. carlu edwards, he's relatively safe but relatively hurt. he broke his right foot this playing frisbee. and getting a jump start on the field not above a guy. martin truex jr. will lead the field to green for the second time this season. >> it's been a tough season. we've fought hard. we've had some good runs. we've had a lot of bad luck and just a lot of, you know, unfortunate things happening. but we've tried hard through it all. and, you know, it shows today we continued to work hard and try to get the car up front and get back to victory line for all ouo sponsors and everybody on the race team. so nothing would mean more to me this weekend than to get into victory lane for those guys. >> this is his second pole of 2009. the first pole same the seasonni opener, day done in a 500.u kasey kahne will also line up on row

. >> jimmie johnson racing for an historic fourth straight title, fourth time nascar champ jeff gordon something to go for. the race begins today, 1:00 eastern on abc. >> hello, everybody. i'm mike massaro sitting alongside jeff burton. the nascar chase for the sprint cup begins this week in new hampshire. 12 drivers fight fog the championship, jeff. in your opinion, who are the two favorites? >> the two favorites to me are mark martin and jimmie johnson. mark martin, because he's been fast all year long. they haven'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

. >>> imagine if the sugar bowl or nascar's last race couldn't happen because of flooding.facing this weekend. here's rafer with more on that. what are we talking augusta? >> east lake country club. golf is kind of like nascar where the most points gives you -- you're the winner and then you get this huge, huge payout so the last tournament of the year which starts thursday is at east lake country club. with scenes like this, it's hard to imagine anybody teeing off when it's scheduled in two days. there it is. this is near atlanta. the players are all in town hopping to tee off but in spite of these pictures the club reportedly said that some guys were actually out practicing on the driving range. a scene out of "caddyshack." the course is off-limits. they're going to be looking up at the skies. >>> former super bowl star plaxico burress is expected to begin serving jail time immediately today when he is sentenced for accidentally shooting himself in the thigh in a nightclub. burris says he hopes to return to football when he's out in two years. he pled guilty to a lesser g

. >>> nascar's chase for the cup continues this weekend.and they do so, just 90 miles off the road ind.c. in dover, delaware. 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

for nascar countdown. coming up after our show, "nhra race day" from concord, north carolina. >> it's only two years old but has come of age. today the fight to the finish. the six-race countdown to the championship begins and it does so with emotion. both john force and tony pedregon showed how passionate this sport can be. this weekend the nhra heat continues to run hot. the pressure of the countdown and the fight for the wally as nhra drivers and crew chiefs push the limits. by day's end, history will be made as both funny cars and top fuel go four-wide for the time ever. you've never experienced an nhra you've never experienced an nhra race day quite like this one. captioning provided by espn, inc. ♪ early in the morning pack the truck and get some food ♪ ♪ i'm going to win ♪ because this girl don't like to lose ♪ ♪ i'm going to drive it ♪ like i stole it ♪ going to leave it all behind ♪ going to drive to it like i stole it ♪ >>> cruz pedregon may have miss the the countdown to the championship, but ca

>> some terrifying moments during this nascar race on sunday. team driving phenom joey logano.s about dover, the track is banked like this. >> look, he's fine. >> well -- the track has banked almost three stories high. when a car goes up, it tumbles, tumbles, tumbles down. he's on air with us this morning and telling us what happened. >> how he got out. >>> also the h1n1 flu vaccine as we told you is finally on the way. and in a little while our dr. jennifer ashton will be back to tell us how to get ahold of the vaccines. >>> a desperate father in a jail cell in japan this morning facing a five-year sentence. on monday he went to japan to try to get his children back from his ex-wife who'd run off with them two months ago. christopher savoie's attempt to get his children back took place as his ex-wife took them to school. he picked them up in his car and raced to the u.s. consulate to obtain passports. it was here at the consulate that japanese police were blocking the road so savoie ran for the gates. isaac froze in the street as chris ran with 6-year-old rebecca in his arms.

. >>> pennant race updates, the latest from nascar, and the dallas cowboys open their football pal ras. >>> plus, a rookie quarterback and head coach shock tom brady, bill belichick and the new england patriots. >>> on this last full day of summer, flash flooding is the big story in the midwest and the atlanta area. your regional forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning to you. i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm barbara harrison. straight ahead on "news 4 today," construction is getting under way aimed at easing the come matt in the district. but traffic congestion is only going to get worse before it gets better. >> plus, the washington redskins win their home opener so why is the victory a bit unsettling for a lot of fans? >> job-seekers beware. that's scam in cyberspace. >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." >>> in sports, the dallas cowboys learned the hard way last night, do not invite the new york giants to your next house warming party. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. it

the chase for the nascar sprint cup at new hampshire.tomorrow on sunday at 1:00 eastern on abc tv. north carolina with a 14-point lead now over skip holtz and east carolina. and skip had a legitimate beef about a penalty that gave carolina a first and goal on that last drive. we will let you see it in a moment. skip has been known to rip people on the sidelines. >> ray: yeah, skipper "the ripper" on the sidelines. i've seen him go after some folks and he actually maintained his calm pretty good on that exchange. >> pam: and he had ever right to be ripped. a little short kickoff, jonathan williams runs up. goes out of bounds around the 40 yard line. that was a 20-yard return. here's the east carolina head coach during the break. >> ray: skip's got a legitimate beef here. his player, c.j. wilson got blocked into the quarterback. hit from behind actually by elzy. it really could had been a clip on elzy and a late hit on him. you see right there. the late push. and t.j. yates took the brunt of it and they called roughing the passer, and that

nicole manske, espn. >> more nascar news.ark martin has agreed to drive for hendrick motor sports through 2011. he'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 b

the nascar boys in town today with their cars to visit the wounded vets at walter reed army medical centere an impressive display in the parking lot. former joe gibbs driver tony stewart, one ever the main attractions -- one of the main attractions and the current driver also drawing some attention. he said the pleasure of this visit was all his. >> it's the least we can do as far as all of us coming up here and seeing these guys. for everything they've done us for, we should be very appreciative for what they do. it's really neat. met a lot of cool people. heard a lot of different stories so it was neat. >> lagano and stewart were two of six sprint cup drivers that visited with the patients today. they will race in dover this weekend. i'm dave feldman. shawn will be back to wrap up the edge right after this. more d more, the quality of our lives depends on our connecons. access to higspeed internet, at home and on the go, is no longer a luxury. it's how our children access education. it's h we find jobs discover information, and connect with familand friends. it's the arthat drives innova

there are no term limits in nascar so jimmie johnson is free to win a fourth straight cup championship if his ride is fast enough. mark martin the top seed entering the chase won a season high four races and at age 501 smart enough to know you don't have to chase, you just have to stay patient and let things come to you. martin signed a two-year contract extension and is locked in with hendrick until 2011. the champ, jimmie johnson. kasey kahne's day was horrible, he blew his engine and was fourth entering, 12th leading after a 38th place finish. pit stop problems. issues getting the car served. clint busch comes out of his pit stall and david ragan flies in there and parked it nice and when the traffic is done he takes the big brown car and out he goes. excellent work by him. juan pablo montoya, 100th sprint cup start and 34th birthday and on a restart with 13 laps to go drives by hamlin and johnson and gets kurt busch in second trailing mark martin. he's one spot where he started on the day on the pole. seven laps to go. marcos ambrose bumps into a.j. allmendinger. we've got a cautio