a peewee association refuses to let him into the game. >> and a north bay teenager made magic h >>> people around the country rallying in support of a 12-year-old too big to play pee we football. the 7th braider spent weeks practicing only to be told official weigh in he could not play because of the 135 pound weight limit. his mother is outraged saying it was humiliating. the coach was fired. the league president explained what happened. >> i said there is no need of letting the boy go through the weigh n i good did that and they, a mother and son said that -- i hurt their feelings. i went and apologized to the kid. i didn't want to do anything to hurt feelings. >> he's received offers to play on other teams and been invited to work out with san diego chargers. >> research finds married women seem to drink more than single counter parts. this is suggesting it promotes a social environment that may promote more drinking in women. and married men drank the least. >> >>> some relief is coming to oakland. >> the group urban relief received a check for 181,000ses today support dream street res

. >>> coming your way on 9news at 7:00 today, forced from football, find out why a peewee football association will not let this 12-year-old suit up and play the game he loves, that story at 7:00. >>> still to come in this half hour of 9news, here we go again. is she or isn't she? we'll have the latest on a possible panda pregnancy. >> and up next a dubious distinction for gas prices on this date in history. >>> prices at the pump hit a record high today. according to aaa, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded is $3.72 across the nation. in the greater d.c. area we're at 3.71. you can always find the best gas prices at www.wusa9.com by clicking on pump patrol. >>> apple officially became this country's most valuable company in history. a stock jump brought the company's value to $621 billion today. that beats a record set by microsoft in the early days of the internet boom. today's surge is believed to be the result of the impending launch of the iphone 5 and a smaller cheaper ipad. >>> while apple saw a boost today facebook dropped to its lowest level in history today. the social

. >>> well, a texas 12-year-old is told he is too big to play football by the mesquite peewee football association. he weighs 297 pounds and stands at 6 foot 1. and that's about the same size of some nfl linebackers. the organization says he exceeds the 135 pound limit for 7th graders. steven harvey invited him to be a guest on his talk show next month. he's going to get a chance to practice with san diego chargers and that's later this week and he is probably bigger than mostf them. >>> a fun day out on water in california actually ended with quite a scare for two boys. 12 years old they took a row boat out into the water to retrieve a football. however the wind blew the boat off the beach and really far out into the somebody fran bay -- san francisco bay. they may not have gotten back if it was not for a man who went out jumped into the water and it was 55 degrees and swam nearly a mile to that sinking row boat grabbed the boys by the life jackets and told them lay on their bags and kick while he hauled them back to the pier. >> there was a pretty naturally situation they were freaked out and th

. >> a 12-year-old boy from texas says he just wants to play football but the local peewee associationd weighs 297 pounds, more than twice the weight than the rule book allows in his grade. we're joined by elijah and his mother cindy. i have to ask you elijah, when they told youyou couldn't play, when they told you you couldn't stay out on the field, how did that feel? >> i felt sad and kind of down because i started practicing with them for three weeks and then they told me i couldn't play. >> just doesn't seem fair. i want to ask your mom, they say there are other options, he could play in other leagues and play for the local school. why aren't those options good enough? >> the options are good enough and elijah will play football, that's not the issue. it's just that we put in a lot of hard work with that team and he went out there and was dedicated to that team for three weeks, blood, sweat and tears, every single night. and that's -- he wanted to play for them. >> and elijah, you are a big guy, you would be a big presence on that football field. and a lot of your friends and other

. >> there are weight restrictions for peewee football associations and he is not allowed by the weights that the way the cookie crumbles or should some of these be changed. >> what i understand similar to what i played if you weigh more than 135 pounds you had to be interior linemen, a center or guard. from what i read of them, they should allow him to play but force him to be interior lineman. maybe he is too big to keep anyone on that field safe. here is what they say in regard to the safety of the other players. >> our rules are clear. i mean, is it says in black and white. if you are in the seventh or eighth grade. 11 or 12 years old and weigh over 135 you cannot participate in our league. >> i mean i understand it's about safety, guys. that's not how sports works. this is a big kid so we are supposed to punish him? that's what he enjoys and he is good at it. >> this is the rule in that league. unfortunately he weighs too much. he is going to be a great high school ball player there has to be rules. >> there also has to be somewhere where he is allowed to play. >> if you weigh too