>>nascar's still a lot of fun. you need to come. >>it's like seeing a picture of the grand canyon and actually going to the grand canyon. there is nocomparison between the two. >>reporter: which is why the die hards come back year after year...often to exactly the same spot... >>reporter: i guess the repetition is part of the attraction really. same people...doing the same things. >>seeing your friends again...yeah...sure thing. >>everybody out here always says play the cornhole. you have got to play the cornhole. that is the main game. >>cornhole. look at that. >>reporter: two years ago, in his second season, david ragan came 13th overall in the sprint cup, a superb performance that's proved hard to match...but he's confident his best days lie ahead...not behind. and round here they're equally optimistic that nascar's glory days are far from over.... >>clark: we are still number 2 to football in terms of fan attendance, fa support. tv ratings. >>tharp: from a standpoint of excitement and competition its never been better. >>reporte

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nascar is a hard turn. driving a stock car means bumping and banging at 200 miles per hour. >> it doesn't stop very well. it doesn't turn very well. and you're like, i just might crash right now. or maybe not. >> reporter: jim peltz reports on auto racing for the "los angeles times." how well does she have to do for this to be a success from nascar's standpoint? >> i don't think she has to do well at all. i think either way, nascar will benefit. >> reporter: to nascar, danica patrick is a needed high-octane boost. in this recession the sport is in a real fight for sponsor dollars, fan attendance and television ratings and whenever danica patrick steps on any track, she gets hearts racing. >> some say the commercial is too hot for tv. >> how hot it soo hot? >> she has the "it" factor and reportedly will earn $10 million in endorsements this year. >> i have fun with it. , you know, i like being a girl, and i like being feminine. i'm lucky enough that i get to show all those sides of me. >> reporter: for you i

>>nascar's still a lot of fun. you need to come. >>it's like seeing a picture of the grand canyon and actually going to the grand canyon. there is nocomparison between the two. >>reporter: which is why the die hards come back year after year...often to exactly the same spot... >>reporter: i guess the repetition is part of the attraction really. same people...doing the same things. >>seeing your friends again...yeah...sure thing. >>everybody out here always says play the cornhole. you have got to play the cornhole. that is the main game. >>cornhole. look at that. >>reporter: two years ago, in his second season, david ragan came 13th overall in the sprint cup, a superb performance that's proved hard to match...but he's confident his best days lie ahead...not behind. and round here they're equally optimistic that nascar's glory days are far from over.... >>clark: we are still number 2 to football in terms of fan attendance, fa support. tv ratings. >>tharp: from a standpoint of excitement and competition its never been better. >>reporte

is warren buying nascar at a bottom. >> the gei co is great but it symbolized nascar creativity. a five-year deal, seven tracks, increases revenue. 155 million unique viewers and nascar by far and away is the most brand loyal of any sport corporate america loves nascar. >> tom: it is the number one spectator sport in america, no doubt about it. moving on, home court advantage or not for nike. basketball shoe business is big at nike. under armor the upstart going after it take a look at this pie chart. nike owns 95% of this u.s. basketball shoe market. under armour has introduced a new shoe in the past several weeks. stock at three year highs. what is the risk for underarmour. >> that is not even a sliver for thanksgiving dinner, that other. 0.14% market share for underarmour but they are doing stuff about it. they looked at getting into the college market. then they are dealinging with major league baseball for endorsements and now that famous basketball shoe they introduced. >> tom: we have a picture of it behind us here. but this is the third time around under armour has gone a

but nascar is a hard turn.ving a stock car means bumping and banging at 200 miles per hour. >> it doesn't stop very well. it doesn't turn very well. and you're like -- i just might crash right now. or maybe not. >> reporter: jim peltz reports on auto racing for the "los angeles times." how well does she have to do for this to be a success for nascar? >> i don't think she has to do well at all. i think either way, nascar will benefit. >> reporter: to nascar danica patrick is a needed high-octane boost. in this recession the sport is in a real fight for sponsor dollars, fan attendance and television ratings. and whenever danica patrick steps on any track, she gets hearts racing. >> some say the commercial is too hot for tv. >> how hot is too hot? >> reporter: she has the "it" factor and reportedly will earn $10 million in endorsements this year. >> have fun with it. i like being a girl and i like being feminine. i'm lucky enough that i get to show all those sides of me. >> reporter: with you it's all good. >> wel

johnson the california kid stands alone in the nascar history books. that's his fifth consecutive nascar championship. got to love that. >> thank you. that is our report. >> and for all of us, thanks for joining us. our next newscast is the 10:00 news. we'll have more on the growing controversy over those new security measures at area airports. see you back here tonight at 10:00.

first athlete to go from x games to nascar. what do you think? >> nascar drivers are athletes? laughter ] >> i apologize. again, the comments p

it's -- it makes fun of nascar a little bit.de fun of in "south park" that's a win. >> jimmy: at the end of november, you're going to be on "the simpsons." you're there with homer. we get an idea of homer's height here. that's cool. >> so that means since i'm 5'2" he might be 5'5". >> maybe not even that. >> it sort of -- i do have the widow's peak. that's exactly me. >> jimmy: you have to be soim pson-like. >> how cool, right? i don't know what to say. i was -- i thought being on the wheaties box would mean i made it, but those, all in one year and a hannah montana reference, done. >> jimmy: danica patrick, everybody. i know you want to mention, you're working with something called drive for copd. no idea what that is. >> it's a long word, -- >> jimmy: it sounds fun. >> it's not really. but you end up -- you lose lung function over time and so i'm doing an awareness campaign, we started in february, for copd. the fourth leading cause of death in the country, kills more people than breast cancer and diabetes combined. this month

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you went to nascar before the football. nascar now. can we do that now?o asked me, right? the bottom line is the closest race, closest chase in nascar history. kevin harvick, ken hamlin, jimmie johnson, any one of those drivers can win the entire tournament, the entire playoff with a win today. that's why it's the closest. jimmie johnson, an unprecedented fifth in a row, which would be huge. nascar needs the pub. 10% reduction in attendance. 20% reduction in viewership. the dolphins and nascar even packaging tickets in homestead. we'll see if that helps today. stop that bell. >> one more topic here, the uconn women, every game is a must see because they have this streak going. they're going for number 81 in their wins now. >> it's huge. they pla

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>>> only two races left in the chase fo the nascar print cup. today, carl edwards snaps a 78 race losing stre, takinghe checkered flag. denny hamlin has a slim 15-point lead going into the finale at homestead. >> alan: coming up, the animated film megamind coins2@ [ male announcer ] whether you're new tcalifornia

with begin with nascar, the chase for the championship coming down to one race., your leader heading into homestead. kevin harvick trailing hamlin by 46 points. jimmie johnson back 15 points. lap 24, greg bevel slided into hamlin, the 11 car. goes sliding through the grass. hamlin would have to pit. his crew works on the front of the car. 80 laps to go, caution comes out. kevin harvick, at this point, 31 points behind hamlin. as leaders pit. harvick comes off of pit road first. nascar officials tell harvick's crew chief that he was speeding coming into the pit. they've got a penalty here. drops 98 points back. if that's not bad enough, harvick hits one of kasey kahne's pit crew. that guy is on a stretcher. final lap, things are great for jimmie johnson. yes, sir. fifth straight sprint cup title. the winner is carl edwards, but johnson is spinning out because he gets his fifth straight championship. two shy of richard petty and dale earnhardt for the most all-time nascar cup series titles. >>> in the nfl, the battle we've all been waiting for, peyton manning again

he wanted to tell the nascar official that he was number one.he top right corner of your screen there. kyle b usc h got upset, got back on the track and hisrew chief told him over the radio he was docked two laps because of his obscene gesture. listen to the conversation on the track. >> unsportsmanlike conduct. >> that's kyle busch's radio. remember the little gesture we had to apologize for? it's going to cost him two more laps. >> you're costing us! they docked you for two laps. >> so that was kyle buh's crew chief, obviously not happy what busch was doing to the team. he issued a statement saying he was inappropriate in what he did, apologized to the fans, saying he should not have done what he did. ♪ [ female announc ] keurig has over 200 varieties of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. ♪ keurig is the way to brew frh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew. [ female announcer ] so with keurig, every cup tastes like it's brewed just for you. ♪ because it is. choose. brew. enjoy. keurig. into revolutionary performance. one word m

i'm here with nascar champ, jimmie johnson! before. yes, it's the inaugural "late night big wheel grand prix." here we go. ♪ [ tires squealing ] [ cheers and applause ] okay so, jimmie, you and i are gonna jump on these big wheels and race out those double doors. >> you're goin' down. >> jimmy: down the hallway, through the scene dock and back across the finish line. we're gonna do it twice, two-lapper. >> i'm just happy we look like the characters on "spaceballs." >> jimmy: look, jimmie, i don't have time to -- [ laughter ] i don't have time to mess around with you, right now. >> you're in your space? >> jimmy: don't try to get in my head. i'm not denny. [ laughter ] >> i've only won five championships, man. >> jimmy: this is the big wheel championship, here we go. here we go. are you ready? >> yeah. >> jimmy: i feel like you're cheating already. why are you aimed that way? >> this is a nice, reclined model, here. >> jimmy: yeah, this is a great. this is for adults or ad-ults, how it -- depends on you pronounce it. but these b

anyway, do you guys have the nascar?ll show you carl edwards -- tell you what, we'll tell you what's coming up on game day. bruce jenner talks about his olympic gold medal. >> so exciting to win, but then i was sad when it was over. what do i do tomorrow? >> jenner joined me in-studio right before his latest hall of fame honor right here in the bay area. more from jenner tonight on game day, reflecting on his career. have you watched keeping up with the kardashians? >> i have. >> no. >> oh, i have. >> amazingly, he's known more for that than winning the olympics. >>> nascar again! >> oh, there it is! >>> kevin harvick out of the pits and hits a hebe of kasey kahen's pit crew. lead tire changer leaves the track on a stretcher with leg injury. harvick this time bumps into busch, crashing into the wall. car bursts into flames. busch would get out of the car on his own. he's okay. jimmie johnson moves into second on the restart and that's where he finishes. carl edwards wins the race. but the story, jimmie johnson winning hi

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and in nascar, it's all come down to the sprint car championship.enny hamlin can clinch the title with a win and jimmie johnson just 15 points behind and kevin harvick, 46 points back, they'll all do battle today. it's miami, homestead, motor speedway, the race starts a little after 1 p.m. eastern time and great to see nascar getting that type of dramatic finish for the season. >> not to throw you under the bus, how many points can you win with one of those things. maybe rick knows. >> enough to win for the second place racer, but not enough for the third. >> okay, thank you, rick, actually, for having to answer that. >> you know what, it's so early in the mork we forgot to get a lighting guy out here and as usual it's the time of year i forget my winter coat before going outside. >> the time of year where you get the flu as a result. >> of course, today is my friday and lose my saturday. there you go. take a look at the weather picture, there are things going on. cold air across the northern plains, but this is kind of that dividing line. 59 in kan

the closest race for the chase in nascar history. it is tight. >> that's it. >> thank you. >>> still to come, this is not your typical dog show. some serious competition among canines next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ♪ ♪ [ dad ] yeah! [ cheers and applause ] [ male announcer ] achievement gets points for living life. earn pnc points for your credit and debit card purchases. ♪ find out more at pnc.com/getpoints. pnc. for the achiever in us all. >>> some canine cops compete for the top dog title. they are the trials in palm desert. >> they go through a series of drills to simulate real-life situations. they're graded on agility and of course ability to catch the bad guys. >>> and he has probably downed dozens of hot dogs. one pizza was too much for the eating champ. he failed in his bid to break the record for the lastest time eating a pizza. it took him two minutes and 3 seconds to finish it. it was 18 seconds to slow. the rules said that he did have to use a forecast and knife. that's the problem. who uses it if it is good pizza. back with more

fifth win. >> fifth win. >> he is the king of nascar.s is the most difficult road for him because he went into the final race trailing at points. >> yep. >> talk about the dominance of this guy. >> the championship has been around for seven years, jimmie johnson has won five? five? we're not talking about people born differently, taller, jump faster. they all have the same car. tony, they all have the same car. >> right. >> and we're not talking about a guy always getting pole position. he came from behind. level playing field. three weeks ago in texas, benches the pit crew and switches pit crew with jeff gordon for the last two races and still ends up winning. >> good for the sport, this kind of dominance or bad for the sport year after year? >> interesting because dale earnhardt is popular. >> jeff gordon had a nice run. >> kevin harvick, carl edwards who won the race, is going to be very tough and popular. it's interesting. you know how it is when you win too much? people are like, i want to see change, but his dominance is exceptiona

people are calling in -- lost night jackie said nascar drivers weren't athletes. >> oh, did someone call in? >> yeah. they were furious. all right. anyway, official, the duo takes over the warriors from chris cohan. bad news, i don't remember if you remember this story, david lee suffered a elbow laceration. he had teeth lodged in his elbow. he will be out at least two weeks. esa valuable member but the warriors have to do without lee. bad news for the soccer fans. we will tell you that they win the championship, gold pride of women's professional socker and now they are going out of business. they can't afford tomeric it. operating losses reached up to $2 million. real sad. professional soccer -- i say this, football, basketball, baseball, big time sports go for it, but i tell you, starting something

. >>> nascar now, high drama in the final race for the chase.mestead, florida, that is the story. they say finishing second never really matters. it does though. jimmy johnson who began the day 15 points behind denny hamlin for the championship takes the championship, his fifth straight nascar championship. that is something the yankees didn't even do. >> gano's kick is good and the redskins win it! >> but the main event yesterday, redemption for the redskins. overtime win in tennessee to improve to 5-5. dave ross here to play monday morning quarterback. i'm so glad the redskins won but i'm glad that tennessee did not want to win that game in overtime. >> here it is if you want it, take it, and the redskins took it. redemption is the right word today for the redskins. i don't think i've ever seen a game where you lose seven starters, you came into the game mine us three hour starters. that is 10 guys out of 22. it is pretty amazing. you give up a punt return for a touchdown. you are on the road. you miss two field goals and you find a way to win

. >>> onto miami for the final race of the nascar sprint cup series.e johnson started 15 points behind the guy on the right, denny hamlin. hamlin getting had into trouble and gets into greg biffle and goods for a spin there. he fought his backpack to 14th place and finished second in the overall sprint cup championship. kevin harvick also with a chance to win it, but he getnize grudge match with kyle busch. kyle's car is banged up and fire seems to be coming out of every possible place. harvick finished third today and finished third in the standings. johnson finished second today, good enough for jimmie to beat hamlin and that is jimmie's record fifth straight title. jamie jijon is now the new york yankees of nascar. >>> crazy finish at the mls cup in toronto. colorado's kandji kicks the ball and dallas' defender preflects the ball and it goes into their own net. george john may not get over that for a long, long time. 2-1, colorado. >>> the bay area has always been a hotbed for accomplished golfers and last tuesday alameda senior grace nah became the

derrek rovers and the eagles go on to bt the giants 27-17. >>> moving on to nascar.body thought there was no chance that jimmy johnson would ever be able to win his fifth straight championship. they said he had a baby, became a first time father in the off-season. itould take up all his time. yestery jimmy johnson proved why he is one of the best drivers this sport has ever seen. we're down in miami. it was the dry, denny hamlin who entered the race with a 15-point lead. but trouble on lap 24. he gets bumped. goes spinning. denny hamlin, the last you know this he wanted to see, he only need someday body work. but hamlin said the car couldn't drive the same after that. finished 1h. johnson finished second in the race but earned enough points to win his fifth straight change-up. it was devastation for denny hamlin and kevin harvick, both guys who had a chance to win that championship. and jimmy johnson was just too good for t rest of them, guys. >> thank you. >> thank you, lindsay. >>> coming up, an eternal flame burns for jfk butis words may be fading. (voice 1) we've

we hear from the niners on their latest breakdown, and nascar has >> alan: coming up in half hour athy finally there's some encouraging news for retailers heading into the big holiday shopping season. and as temperatures are on the verge of plunging, a new homeless shelter opens in san francisco. finally, st. anthony's kicked off its 23rd annual curbside dough gaition -- donation drive. they serve 4,000 turkey dinners but needs to cleect 100 turkeys between now and thursday to serve everyone. today donations were turkeys. they get 70% of their donations in november and december each year. it's been helping the needy for 60 years and it's funded

still ahead there is a new nascar champion this morning. not exactly. >> the redskins bounce back from the awful monday night game with an overtime thriller. >>> it is 5:20. before we head to break its time for the question of the mornin what does the average american household spend more for energy on: a, appliances; b, heating and cooling; or c, water heaters. put your answer on your facebook page. we'll reveal it in a little bit. ♪ [ male announcer ] with fios, the movies you buy for them in the house... ♪ ...are easy to keep watching outside the house... ♪ ...even on the long road to grandma's house. for the first time, you're free to access the movies you buy on demand on all your devices. get the ultimate in kids' entertainment on the ultimate network. it's time for fios. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities go to verizon.com/getfios. at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> welcome back to 5:23. clouds and fog and drizzle. you see the green, that's just drizzle, not showers. 50 degrees, by 9:53. once we burn off clouds and fog,

. >>> only two races left in the chase for the nascar print cup., carl edwards snaps a 78 race losing streak, taking the checkered flag. denny hamlin has a slim 15-point lead going into the finale at homestead. >> alan: coming up, the animated save $523! 16 minutes could save you 16%! come on... isn't it time an auto insurer gave it to you straight? that's why you should talk to state farm. but not yet. first, talk to any one of the 40 million drivers who already have state farm. 40 million. yeah, that's more than geico and progressive combined. by a lot. 40 million drivers. more savings. and discounts up to 40%. where else you gonna get discounts like that? call an agent at 1-800-state-farm or go online. >> this is the day you shall not soon forget. >> alan: megamind hung on at the top of the weekend box office for the second week in a row, bringing in just over $30 million over the weekend. denzel washington's film was in second place. washington teams up with chris pine to try to stop a runaway train carrying toxic cargo. that's it for us. thank

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qualifying today for the final race of the nascar season.omestead, florida, the chase for the cup has never been so close. that was the sixth fasters qualifying time in the field, faster than the other two racers vying for the championship. hamlin and harvick. kahne won the poll for sunday's race. >> okay. >> thank you, mark. >>> when they were born they made medical history. made medical history. >> ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> famous group of siblings, the sextuples of iowa if your honored 17 today. they made news by being the first surviving sextuplets. all the parents had to say, we're living with six teenagers. >>-- it is currently on display at the museum of natural history. >> it's called the hope diamond, ♪ ♪ [ dad ] yeah! [ cheers and applause ] [ male announcer ] achievement gets points for living life. earn pnc points for your credit and debit card purchases. ♪ find out more at pnc.com/getpoints. pnc. for the achiever in us all.

coming up, we hear from the 49er locker room, and nascar two races left in the chase, and i got a feelingt not see alex smith the rest of the year. >> alan: i like the presence on the field and in the pocket. thank you, shu. people are still scratching their head over all those creatures that right now, verizon has the new samsung galaxy tab. at just seven inches, it's the only tablet designed for maximum mobility. and it's android-powered and flash-enabled for the best web browsing experience. get yours at verizon. i look great in my wedding dress with the help of your amazing light soups. now we're adding even bigger pieces of white-meat chicken. oh, so when's the big day? oh, we got married years ago. but the point is, i fit in it. well, good for you. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. should we order panda blossom, panda moon... how about chinese at home with wanchai ferry? you can make it in just 14 minutes. mmmh, orange chicken. great. i didn't feel like going out anyway. [ male announcer ] wanchai ferry. restaurant quality chinese in your grocer's freezer. >>

. >>> and just three races left in nascar's race for the cup, and that's going to just have to be itay night sports wrap. the giants could be the world champions as early as tomorrow night. have a good night, everybody. we will hear about nascar two weeks ago. >> thanks. >> sure. >> be sure to join the ktvu, channel 2 news in the morning. the latest on the world series in the giants as they look to shut down the rangers. >> the coverage also continues online at ktvu.com. we leave you with a

jimmy johnson has done it again, he overcame a 15-point lead by denny hamlin to win nascar's chase for the cup. hamlin's chances disappeared when he spun out on lap 23. johnson finished behind carl edwards and that was good enough for a cup. it's his unprecedented fifth straight title. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> justin bieber wins big. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ravenous, your uncle or a komodo dragon? you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this monday. the eastern seaboard, you get two or three days in toy row of warm, mild conditions and dry weather, too. so enjoy it while you can. the northern plains is a travel trouble spot. a little slippery around minneapolis, a little bit of freezing rain, sleet, changing over to light snow. chicago and detroit and cleveland and indianapolis, rain for you today. now looking at tuesday into wednesday, the cold air still remains in the northern plains. nothing too bad on tuesday. but wednesday, a very busy travel day. that's where we're going to see rain breaking

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the homestead-miami speedway, but that gave johnson enough points to win a record fifth consecutive nascar championship. and just ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news," thanksgiving turkeys with nothing to fear. >> mitchell: finally this sunday, of all of our thanksgiving rituals, it's the most recent and generous. we speak of the presidential pardon of the official white house turkey. john blackstone has the story of poultry spared. >> reporter: it is task facing millions of americans right now, choosing the perfect turkey for thanksgiving. but the bird named "just right" but the folks at california'sfo foster farms is going to wind up at a very special table at the white house. and they're proud of it. >> and they're proud of it. >> reporter: for four months foster farms has been nursing the presidential flock. one of those bird will be presented to the president. those deemed too ugly -- >> don't like his tail feathers. >> -- or too exciteable. >> you don't want it to to be jumping around the table. >> after president ration accepted a bird named liberty, it tried to reach liberty. last

nascar's chase for the cup is heating up. jeff gordon and jeff burton wrecked. gordon crashed hard into the wall but didn't end there. the two exchanged words and punches on the track. and to think these guys actually like each other. friends like that, who really needs enemies. denny hamlin took over the points lead with a win in texas. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> "early today" sports is brought by touch of gray, get rid of some, never all. >>> a movie that showed in only four theaters is making news. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. with all due respect to the winners and top finishers this man was new york's favorite runner at the weekend marathon. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this monday morning. a dry day in much of the west. the exception around salt lake city, nevada into southern idaho where our storm system is moving with rain and high elevation snows. maybe a sprinkle or two in the pacific northwest. a more significant shot of rain will come into tomorrow. m

he overcame a 15-point lead by denny hamlin to win nascar's chase for the cup. hamlin's chances disappeared when he spun out on lap 23. johnson finished behind carl edwards and that was good enough for a cup. it's his unprecedented fifth straight title. >>> that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> justin bieber wins big. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus, when it comes to eating thanksgiving turkey, who's nor ravenous? your uncle or commode komodo dragon? you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. here's a look at your monday forecast. it's a mess in the west. we got cold air moving down changing rain to snow in many areas. even seattle has a chance of picking up an inch or two early this morning. down in port been, watching cold air moving in changing to a little mixture of rain and snow. high elevations will get nailed once again. by the time we even get to tuesday, that storm kicks to the south. look how cold in the northwest. even with sunshine. chilly rain for much of coastal california