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. >>> coming up, the phillies clench and seek revenge. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm vanita nair and here are your top headlines this morning. the lawyer for a pair of hikers detained in iran tells nbc news he's making bail arrangements for their release. but it is still unclear when that will happen. >>> at a house hearing republicans pressed obama officials on a $535 million loan given to solyndra. a recently bankrupted solar panel manufacturer once channeled by the president. >>> e-mails suggest the administration was in a hurry to provide taxpayer money despite red flags about their viability. administration officials insist the deal was handled properly. >>> hundreds of people on board a cruise ship off norway's coast have been evacuated after a fire broke out in the ship's engine room. at least two people have been killed and they have received unconfirmed reports of four still missing. >>> a new report shows s.a.t. reading scores for the class of 2011 were the lowest on record c

started to be old hat for the phillies. made the playoffs for the fifth year in a row.olanco singled in the only run. roy halladay struck out seven for a complete game shutout. >>> now to the a.l. west, angels need wins and they got one against the a's. trumbo gave them a lead with a two-run shot. angels may not make a shot but trumbo will likely win the rookie of the year award. they won it 4-1. >>> could angels make up ground on the rangers? texas had their way with cleveland. hamilton with a eighth run fourth with a grand slam. rangers three games ahead of the angels with a 9-1 win. yankees and mariners needed extras and rodriguez ended it with one big swing, seattle's luis rodriguez. a solo shot to right. mariners walked off with a 2-1 win in 12. >>> finally, the dodgers won't make the playoffs but they're making the final weeks of the season pretty entertaining. we'll take you back to tuesday night against arizona. hong-chih kuo almost took para's head off. parawasn't happy, and he stared kuo down. a few pitches later he did this, a solo home run. parra watched the

they will get the phillies in the playoffs. amazing.your toyota sports report. >> that's good stuff. a lot of drama. >> all of those red sox fans have to be like -- >> they are suffering. >> wicked hard in boston. >> thanks, larry. >>> "nightline" is next. >> keep track of the latest breaking news on twitter at abc7 news bay area. >> check us out there if you will. we appreciate your time. thanks for watching. >> good night, everyone. >>> tonight on "nightline," desperate moments. what do these pictures of michael jackson's bedroom and his bodyguard's description of

giants won it, 29-16 in philly. >>> in oakland, the raiders pulled out all the stops to beat the jetsmichael bush handed off to moore, and he was gone. took the reverse 23 yards up the middle for the score. raiders won it, 34-24. no one thought the skoe colts/steelers game was going to be close, but it was. it came down to the last possession. pittsburgh hit the game-winning field goal with four seconds left and the steelers escaped indy with a 23-20 win. >>> where is noah's ark when you need it? monsoon-like conditions in carolina for the panth panthers/jaguars game. the fans had to bail water out of the stands just to sit in their seats. cam newton for the rain and his first nfl win. carolina won it, 16-10. >>> nascar tony stewart won his second straight race, now leads the chase for the cup standings. >>> finally, the red sox needed a win and it took them 14 innings to get it. jacobi ellsbury with a deep home run. sox beat the yanks 7-4. that's your "first look" at sports, i'm fred roggin. >>> now for another quick look at the weather, here is todd santos with the weather channel f

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presidency five is the name of the confab, a philly day event, started with a debate thursday night, a conference where they all spoke. today a straw poll where 3500 or so republican activists will cast a vote in the straw poll and pick for president. rick perry is the only candidate competing in the straw poll,

phillies win 4-3 in 13. cards clench the wild card. >>> so just to recap, cardinals in, rays in, atlanta cannot hang on to a ten-game lead, the red sox blow a nine-contest lead. so it could hurt worse. >>> coming up, he's got more facebook friends than most of us and he's giving ashton kutcher a run for his money. coming up, boo, the world's cutest dog. [ female announcer ] at jcpenney uncover mystery savings this friday & saturday. everytime you use your jcpenney rewards credit card reveal savings worth 15...20... or 30% extra off all apparel, shoes and accessories. no exclusions! plus with 4-hr steals save big on $14.99 sweaters for her. 60% off sportshirts and sweaters for him. $12.99 jeans for kids. and 50% off shoes and handbags. go to jcp.com to see everything on sale. we make style affordable. you make it yours. jcpenney. >>> super cute alert. look at him. fans lined up to get their picture taken. boo didn't need to pack anything. he lives in the city. his owner gave the puppy his own facebook page. i

a los playoffs, es la quinta temporada donde los phillies avanzan a estas instancias. >>> conectó elentrenó con el vitesse de holanda . >>> muchas gracias, presentaron a los últimos integrantes del libro de record guinnes, entre ellos una mujer que puede pasar su cuerpo a través de una mexico celebra hoy el aniversario 201 de su independencia.los festejos se iniciaron con el tradicional grito, desde la plaza del zocalo, en la capital de ese pais.que tal, les habla ilia calderon.un hombre fue condenado en filadelfia 5 aÑos en prision por amenazar con matar al presidente barack obama, al ex mandatario george w. bush y a otros altos dignatarios.las paginas webs de varios ministerios mexicanos estuvieron fuera de servicio y un grupo de piratas ciberneticos conocido como "anonimos" reclamo la responsabilidad por el hecho.y la boda real entre el pÍncipe guillermo de inglaterra y kate middleton fue vista en directo por 72 millones de personas, lo que marco un record mundial.mas en despiert (♪ ♪) >>> cuando se menciona la palabra méxico, muchos lo vinculan al mariachi . >>> así es, y vamos a

they play the phillies beginning saturday. the braves blow it, losing tonight in 13 innings.the american league was even more dramatic. the red sox, you know about boston. terry francona, here is jonathan papal balm versus baltimore. red sox had a 9 game lead. they are 17-9. baltimore beat them tonight. baltimore had to pray the yankees would beat tampa bay. evanevan longoria. their season is over. the yankees were giving everybody a crack here. they used 11 pitches. tampa bay tied it up with two outs and win it in the 12. 8-7 tampa bay. they move on to the american league championship series. the oakland a's open next season against -- in japan, versus seattle. and then the a's finish this season with a 2-0 win over seattle. miller hit a two run homer and gonzalez, worked eight innings, two hits. 11 strikeouts. bobbobbob wynns the final game. moving high school is ready to go sunday. he had a broken right hand early reports but it's just a deep bruise but he will start sunday. i know you were busy, jackie, that thing was great tonight? >> the game? >> yeah. yeah. >> my broth

kraft touch of philly. . >>> all right.all, the giants and straight up survival mode, got a lot of work to do with 25 games left. today against the cubs they unleashed madison madison bumgarner. eight innings, allowed two hits, 11 strikeouts. mean time, the bats came alive for the giants. fourth innings, jeff, a solo ride. got them on the board. 1-0. two pitches later. bam! that's sandoval. back away, gone. and wet. in the cove. that was all the giants really needed. although wilson had a funny one. how course is his beard? break the bat. 4-0, giants on top. >> i don't think we are that much off pace from last year. it's obviously not where we want to be. you know, i think everybody feels good. >> yeah. giants giving chase of arizona again tonight. before the game they dez designated two for assignment. they had to shake up that lineup and that's exactly what they did. $15million in salaries. the giants called up brett pill. and activated pat burrell to make room on the roster. callups are tomorrow. >> you know, it's tough.

phillies forcing extra innings with a sac fly in the ninth. then in the 13th, hunter pence singles in the go-ahead run. phillies up 4-3. they beat the braves. cardinals can celebrate. they're in the playoffs. like boston and atlanta with an epic september collapse. if this is how the postseason is going to play out, we're in for a wild ride. that's a look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >>> which tv actresses make the most money and who just bought an $18 million long island mansion? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, a lot of time, effort and technology go into crime fighting. but sometimes all it takes is a grandmother and a skillet. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." i'm domenica davis. 72 in seattle right now. temperatures are quiet with plenty of sunshine. a little bit on the warm side. a few clouds moving down to the south. inland we have the cooler temperatures. that changes tomorrow, though. the warmer air starts to travel east and we'll get a little bit

phillies forcing extra innings, in the ninth.unter pence singles in the go-ahead run, phillies up 4-3. they hold on to beat the braves. cardinals can celebrate. they are on to the playoffs like boston and atlanta. if this is how the post desseass going to play out, we are in for a wild ride? >>> here is nbc meteorologist, domenica davis? >> good morning. it is going to be another soggy day, not a washout. chance for scattered showers. muggy weather sticks around the northeast. scattered showers moving through upstate new york pushing all the way through new england. this is a stuck front, a stalled front that is really going to stay in the forecast at least for the next 24 hours. so with that, temperatures have been on the mild side. no exception this morning. we are starting out in philadelphia this morning at 72. 71 for the current temperature in new york. 64 in hartford. a little bit cooler. 59 out through buffalo. eventually, this cooler air and fall air starts to move into the forecast over the next couple of days. not today

kraft touch of philly. >>> a marriage pot bust begin as look at national news. in montana, authorities spotted 3,000 marijuana plants. the street value, $8 million. police suspect this marijuana site was once part of a bigger operation but was abandon. a historic moment in north carolina politics. she is the first openly gay city counsel candidate to win a primary in charlotte. it came on the day north carolina lawmakers voted to put same-sex marriage on the ballot. >>> in texas, one wildfire has been contained. northeast of houston. a mandatory evacuation order has been lifted but many other wildfires continue to burn in that state. >>> and robert lee -- and u.s. supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg, her pilot noted a problem with the engine. she was not injured. one person was hurt during the evacuation. >>> a pseudoy says rising sea levels could come with a huge price tag. as the pacific ocean moves inland, erosion could cause millions of dollars in damage. one of the places that could be effecticide ocean beach in san francisco. kron 4's charles cliffor

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kraft touch of philly shredded cheese. we're not just making great cheese.re taking it further. ♪ >>> when you think of food banks, you think of people. but what about pets? many are going hungry in these tough economic times and pet owners are having to surrender them to shelters. but now there's help. cheryl hurd explains. [ dogs barking ] >> we have two sections which we take animals that are strays. >> reporter: christy has spent close to two decades of her life caring for animals. next month, she will open up a food pantry for pets. >> i have three areas gathering food for me. >> reporter: this animal shelter is always full and stays full because people are surrendering animals like these on a daily basis. the animal care and control is getting 1,000 to 1,500 extra dogs a year because people can't afford to feed them. >> i had to work up in front and we had four or five animals given up. life is tougher in northern california, it's much more difficult to have dogs and cats when you're trying to put gas in your car to go to work. >> christina is sympathe

and blue jays fly away winners. >>> plus, who says all phillies big man ryan howard can hit. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> from tropics to your forecast. it's all coming up. you're watching "early today." [ man ] it's big. responds in a moment's notice. supports in times of need. same with aladdin. aladdin became the biggest in bail by treating people right. no one has lower prices, is faster or more professional than aladdin. that's why more people turn to aladdin than anyone. aladdin bail bonds. bigger because we're better. >>> good morning. if you are just waking up, this is "early today." in sports they say the rich always get richer, and the talent-heavy new york yankees seem to have found themselves a power hitting rookie. here's nbc's mario solis with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> hi there. good morning. imagine being a rookie and hitting your first career home run at yankee stadium. pretty cool, right? now imagine coming up two innings later and doing it again. that's just the kind of labor day that yankees jesus montero

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>>> controversy between the phillies and martins. concerning news for peyton manning and rafael nadal meets his match at the u.s. open. you're watching "early today." nt >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. in libya, a rebel spokesman says negotiations over the surrender of one of moammar gadhafi's remaining strongholds have collapsed. meanwhile, "the new york times" reports earlier this summer chinese-state companies offered to sell gadhafi's government $200 million in weapons, despite bans of such sales. this is according to officials with libya's transitional government who cite documents found by a canadian journalist. >>> israeli media say over the weekend more than 400,000 israelis turned out for protests over the nation's high cost of living. this was the eighth week in a row protesters have taken to the streets. >>> in japan at least 26 people have been killed by a powerful typhoon. the storm is believed to be japan's worst since 2004, when 98 we

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united fans showing up in philly. 2-0 early. but in the 22nd minute, dwayne derosario off of the corner kick making things happen. you can barely see that. take a look. the header. making a case for mls mvp. gets united back in it. the 11th goal of the season. if fans liked it until the 57th minute. oh, no, hit him hard. look at that. tied up at two. so we go to the 57th minute. and roger torres delivers this ball. look at this rifle off of the left foot. not going to stop that. that gives philadelphia a 3-2 lead. united missed a key time to change some ground in the playoff race. four games to go. we need to win two of them to hang in there. hang in there. >> thank you, ture, you're always looking ahead... to what's next... to what's possible confident... that taking action now, is the way to create... a better tomorrow. that's why we're announcing, that with the planned merger with t-mobile, at&t will begin bringing five thousand jobs to america from overseas. we will invest eight billion dollars more... and deploy the next ge

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kraft touch of philly shredded cheese. we're not just making great cheese.ther. ♪ >>> broadie, i think janell spends about an hour a night crunching the number of the giants' playoff chances. >> they're like four behind now for the wild card, right? >> just to put it in perspective, it's the 11th hour of the giant's season. san francisco running out of time coming into tonight with eight left to play. six back in the west and 4 1/2 back in the wild card. the dodgers hosting the giants in los angeles tonight. we take you to the top of the first. 1-0 good guys. mike fontenot singling to left, scoring two, to make it 3-0 giants early. in the sixth, 5-4 giants, justin christian with a single, scoring one. the giants win their ninth in ten games. 8-5 the final. and that rivalry is still on. >> you know, this is kind of my first experience dealing with it and it reminds me of the yankees and red sox. if i can throw it in that category. but it's definitely a good experience and it runs deep here in san francisco, the rivalry between the dodgers and us. you just wan

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to the diamond controversy between the phillies and marlins.e shot to right, brian peterson is there, yet can't make the catch. but wait, peterson says he's interfered with, and he's right. a fan reaches over the wall to grab the baseball. umpires review it and call the out on fan interference. to the 14th, tied at four. bases loaded and david herndon walks in the winning run. nothing going right for the phils. two days after suffering a stroke, hall of famer leroy sellman passed away yesterday. the first overall pick by the tampa bay buccaneers in 1976 he was a defensive end with the oklahoma sooners. he was 56 years old. wild scene at the baltimore grand prix. on board with helio castroneves during morning warm-ups. all is going well when the car comes flying over castroneves, hits the ground and crashes into the tire barriers. he has no other option but to hit castroneves. thankfully the two brazilian drivers were okay but it could have been much worse. and finally rafael nadal cruising through his third round match at the u.s. open and then

phillies magic number is down the one to win the east. 2, thursday night football, running shot. third ranked lsu beats mississippi state 19 -6. oh, it looked like it hurt. no. 1, the stanford women's soccer team is no. 1 in the country after beating portland tonight. they are unbeaten in 50 straight regular season games. stanford's next play is no. 19 santa clara sunday night 8:00, great local match-up of two elite soccer teams across the country. >> elite. >> sometimes i wonder where it goes after it goes in the camera, too. >> it goes right to the moon. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

kraft touch of philly shredded cheese. we're not just making great cheese. we're taking it further. ♪ >>> right now at 11:00, wiped out. one of the most powerful women in politics, swindled by one of her own. good evening, everyone and thanks for joining us. >> we begin with the political power house and a pillar of bay area politics that has been ripped off. dianne feinstein's campaign treasurer is accused of stealing money from the campaign fund. jean ellie joins us tonight from san francisco. we're talking fraud, high-ranking politicians, and the fbi. what's the latest? >> reporter: this criminal complaint says the fbi believes she illegally stole money from political campaigns and used it to pay her own bills. it also says she's been embezzling money for years. raising money is a tricky part of politics. >> so, it takes a professional treasurer to keep track of all these laws and make sure candidates are in compliance. >> reporter: treasurer dirky is well known in california's political circles. >> she had been recommended in the past and recommended qui

kraft touch of philly shredded cheese. we're not just making great cheese.e're taking it further. ♪ has caught up with him in san francisco. as a result, a $750,000 installation of his work is on hold indefinitely. and now, what that artist did years ago that is coming back to haunt him now. >> tom describes his sculptures as cartoonist and whimsical. but it has animal rights activists like anita carswel insensed. >> if you knew a 20-year-old who went to a shelter and lied to the staff and took a dog and chained him to a fence and shot him, you would not excuse this person saying he didn't know any better. >> in 1977 at 25 years old he produced a film called "shot dog film." i talked to him from his home in brooklyn, new york and he plainly apologized in his words, it is an inexcusable act. when i try to explain it it sounds like i am trying to justify. it similar continue verse see erupted over his video. but san francisco leaders just learned about this now, a week after his contract was signed. >> we learned of this last night. i got a call from lee who w

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phillies magic number is down the one to win the east. no. 2, thursday night football, running shot. third ranked lsu beats mississippi state 19 -6. oh, it looked like it hurt. no. 1, the stanford women's soccer team is no. 1 in the country after beating portland tonight. they are unbeaten in 50 straight regular season games. stanford's next play is no. 19 santa clara sunday night 8:00, great local match-up of two elite soccer teams across the country. >> elite. >> sometimes i wonder where it goes after it goes in the camera, too. >> it goes right to the moon. david letterman is next with kirstie alley. >> we'll be right back maybe. newscast is tomorrow morning at 4-30. >>> chris gowan is on the weather now. should be funny. maybe she'll dance. >> see you tomorrow. ( band playing "late show" theme ) >> from new york, the greatest city in the world, it's the "late show" with david letterman. tonight...

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kraft touch of philly shredded cheese. we're not just making great cheese.re taking it further. ♪ >>> last night we showed you the dramatic picture of lightning striking notre dame stadium during a football game. well, tonight another scary scene, this time during the marshall-west virginia football game. lightning struck the upper deck of the stadium in morgantown, west virginia. the game was delayed twice as the stadium was evacuated after the lightning and wind gust of 68 miles per hour. espn reported that a fan was struck by lightning in the upper deck, but west virginia disputed that claim. in the end, west virginia won the game, which was called due to severe weather in the fourth quarter. and we'll be right back with a looknnis ppened to tennis star rafael nadal when he collapsed during a press conference today. has reached . now, you guys found the other airline guilty of charging a 150-dollar change fee. you bet! southwest would never do that. and that was after she changed her flight and paid the difference in airfare. that other airline treated he

. >>> an update on that young philadelphia phillies fan injured in a hit and run crash after a philliesh. where's it going to come from? ♪ that's why right here, in australia, chevron is building one of the biggest natural gas projects in the world. enough power for a city the size of singapore for 50 years. what's it going to do to the planet? natural gas is the cleanest conventional fuel there is. we've got to be smart about this. it's a smart way to go. ♪ >>> good morning, to you. welcome back. in a couple hours coda will announce a partnership deal to build all electric vehicles in biknee bush -- biinertia. it will compete with the nissan leaf and the chevy volt. >>> a little boy injured by a hit and run driver is back at his home. he was hit by a truck outside of at & t park after seeing the philadelphia phillies play the giants. he spent 11 days in the hospital before being transported the a hospital in philadelphia. 21-year-old andrew vargas has been charged in that case. >>> as sal would say the raiders open their season tonight. monday night football they are playing the denver

. >>> a big oops in miami, forgot to put out the bases to start the marlins/phillies game.o have them. in the sixth, hunter pence hits it deep, goes up high to get it, but the fans get in the way. the umps review it, and pence is out. marlins win, 5-4 over the phillies. >>> college football, severe storm stops the opener between west virginia and marshall. check out the lightning strikes. with 14:30 left in the fourth, the game is called. west virginia over marshall, final 34-13. >>> as the world track and field championship and south carolina don't blink. in the last leg by the 4 x 100 relay, trips, lands on his face, the u.s. is out of the race, usain bolt for the win and the record for the jamaican team. >>> when we come back, the top stories. >>> and remembering 9/11, a new video uncovered taken moments after flight 93 crashes in pennsylvania. 93 crashes in pennsylvania. but his nose was raw and sore. achoo! [ male announcer ] and common tissue made it burn even more. ♪ puffs plus lotion is more soothing than common tissue, and it delivers our most soothing lotion for e

kraft touch of philly shredded cheese. we're not just making great cheese. we're taking it further. ♪ >>> we have developing news from europe this morning. one person is dead from an explosion at a nuclear power plant in southern france. that blast injured four other workers. one seriously. as far as we know at this point. the french nuclear safety authorities say there are no radiation leaks outside the plant which treats nuclear waste with little radio activity. power plant is located near the mediterranean sea about a three hour train trip from paris. we will continue to update this story throughout the morning. >>> threatening messages referring to another september 11th attack were posted briefly on the white house facebook page before being taken down. now three messages said we'll come back. and one had a photo of osama bin laden. the secret service says the messages are being investigated. >>> police in sweden are questioning four people suspected of plotting a terrorist attack. the threat forced the evacuation of 400 people at a gala inside of an ar

united up in philly, six games left needing to make a run to make the playoffs. this is michael far fan for philly. deposits the boot. union beats united. d.c. now sixth in the east. finally, it is a p.r. event that did not go according to the script. these ladies are doing a demo for a shoe insole supposed to be so supportive you can put them in high heels. no, i guess you can't. the insoles are called jacks and that's fitting because she got jacked up. >> don't mean to laugh but i suppose we did that. quick look at sports. i'm brett haber. have a great friday. >> i'm monika samtani in the traffic center. here is a look live at the beltway. delays on the outer loop from new hampshire avenue to georgia avenue. no problems on 95 or the bw parkway. in my next report, we'll have more on maryland roads coming up next. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. [ screaming ] [ zapping ] there goes dwayne's car. oh, man. there goes dwayne's house. whoa! whoa! and there goes dwayne. man, that thing does not like dwayne. [ male announcer ] state farm's got you covered. nic

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raul ibanez put philly on top in the sixth, that's all they needed. the phils won it 4-2.ce to pull even in the wild card but they couldn't beat the astros. in the tenth, man on third, sanchez lays down the bunt, octavio dotel couldn't make the play. cards remain a game back. >>> according to sources, ozzie guillen has managed his last game for the white sox. chicago released him from his contract yesterday. he'll likely be the manager of the florida marlins. >>> good old-fashioned nfc grudge match. cowboys/redskins, rex grossman to a wide open tim hightower. dallas turned to an unlikely source for points, dan bailey hit six field goals. this 40-yarder gave them the lead. the defense did the rest. final minute, grossman scrambled and anthony spencer stripped him from behind. the cowboys recovered and without scoring a touchdown, beat the skins 18-16. that's your "first look" at sports. i'm fred roggin. >>> for another quick look at the weather, here is meteorologist todd santos. good morning, todd. >>> good morning. a decent day across a good portion of the country. want t

phillies blank the braves 9-0. in the american league the red sox lost to the big right hander josh beckett who left in the fourth against the blue jays with a sore right ankle. he would get it all checked out today. in the 11th, brett lord hits the long ball for the game-winning run. toronto 1-0 over boston. >>> the nfl season starts tomorrow without one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. the indianapolis colts say peyton manning may not play on sunday against houston. he's reportedly still recovering from neck surgery and is undergoing tests. manning hasn't missed a start in 227 consecutive games. he's only the second on the all-time list behind brett favre. >>> at the u.s. open serena williams is back in the quarterfinals. the wind was causing all kinds of problems in her match. this was yesterday, she powered past the former number one 6-3, 6-4. and in a thrilling first set tiebreaker novak djokovic and alexandr dolgopolov, djokovic won that, and the match, 7-6, 6-4, 6-2, and moves on to the quarterfinal

kraft touch of philly shredded cheese. we're not just making great cheese.e're taking it further. ♪ . >>> good morning. you have seen that pit of that man -- of that man rescued after he was trapped under a burning car after he had a motor cycle wreck. a man pulled hirple from the burning wreckage after people worked together to lift the car up. >> i cannot say thank you enough. i hope that they know what they mean to me. >> he is planning to ride a motor cycle again as soon as possible. >>> a retired marine has received the highest military honor of any living marine since vietnam. >> because of your honor to the corp, 36 people are alive today. >> in 2009, he ignored orders and rushed into firing in afghanistan to rescue those 36 people and rescued the bodies of four soldiers. they all had their own memorial service yesterday at his request. one father talked about the conversations he had with the medal of honor recipient. >> he locked me in the eye and said he let them down. i told him he brought james back to honor and bury him with the honor he deserve

kraft touch of philly.ncer] live from the bay area's news channel, this is the kron 4 news. >> tropical storm lee soaking the gulf. as much as 20 in. of rainfall expected. there are reports of storm preparations under way in the orleans. >> mississippi and the orleans gulf coast is bracing for tropical storm leave. emergency messages sent out. emergency shelters and opened up. this is a tropical storm. it will not bring damaging winds but the amount of rainfall is the concern. it is only moving at 2 mph a slow moving storm and to think about 2 mph most people walked faster. this could drop off a lot of rainfall and a short amount of time and is expected to make land fall saturday afternoon along the gulf coast. and louisiana. with 20-inches of rainfall expected. it could bring 12 in. of rain fall in other areas. the main concern is going to be flash flooding. be concerned. roadways. and because of hurricane irene the number of deaths caused will be a big concern. this will be a slow- moving tropical storm t

the phillies win knocking out the braves. watching all this celebrate from ally to enemy. phillies will face the cards in the first round of the playoffs. braves go home after a horrendous 9-18 september. not as bad as red sox but two of the worst folds in september major league baseball history. incredible night. this happened in a two-hour span. all four games wrapping up a great night for baseball fans. >> you got me excited. not as exciting as your son's t-ball. we'll watch his t-ball. thanks, jeff. another big question surrounding new jersey governor chris christi. here's cnn's jeanne moos. >> reporter: as governor chris christi's profile gets bigger, so does the issue of his size. >> all right. >> reporter: now that he's a national figure, comedians are starting to make his waistline a punch line. >> take a look. go to google earth. >> reporter: from late night to daytime talk, chris christi's weight is being tossed around. >> can you see him as president? >> you say no? okay. why not? because he's hefty. >> reporter: f

the hunter prance he had to give the phillies a little help.mes through in their he is the illinois braves, and a half- game lead. the elusive to the phillies and on the american leaks of the in looking to try to help rival boston. then led tampa bay seven to nothing at one point that as long korea goes deeper analysis 7 to 6. there are two adults in the ninth inning and a former great dan joses for tampa bay it is all but over, two strikes, to out, it shot down the line and their ideas. currently seven to seven the bottom of the 11th candidate with the wind it will guarantee themselves at the very least a one can play off with the boston red sox tried to close on baltimore after one hour and 25 minute rain delay the red sox lead 32 right now on a ninth-inning sacrament of dustin going the distance. the witness stand drama of the red sox hold on tampa bay is one to have to beat the yankees, but still things: one in extra innings and it is a shame how many people are missing these games because of kron4 tonight nor i mean? you know we should do

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kraft touch of philly shredded cheese. we're not just making great cheese.re taking it further. ♪ . >>> welcome back to the morning news, manny ramirez woke up in jail over what police call a domestic dispute. he slapped his wife and she hit her head on the head board. she called police because she what worried the situation would escalate. he had a second positive test for performance enhancing drugs. >>> raiders gave the coach another win, and he tied the nfl record for longest field goal ever, 63-yarder and they ended the 8 year streak of opening losses. >>> is it coming today, in charge of cutting the federal deficit. allison burns is live in our washington d.c. newsroom and they are getting a tough message from the budget office? >> reporter: that's right, the congressional budget office will deliver a sobering warning that the country's debt is unsustainable and huge changes will have to be made to bring it under control. the committee's job is to bring 2. $3 trillion in deficit cuts but pressure is growing to find more savings. president barack obama