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reagan smith, he's never had a top five finish, holds off carl edwards for his first ever sprint cupin. playoffs in vancouver. they took one on the chin tonight. kesler is definitely going to leave a mark. ward scored twice in the 3rd period to lead the predators to a 3-2 win. game six is in nashville on monday. >> i'm sorry i spoiled the pacquiao fight. i know you recorded it. >> thanks. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, in the croatian capital of zagreb... the city is now the holder of the world record for the largest human smiley face... 768 people donned yellow or black the city is the holder of the world record for the largest human smilely face. 768 people donned yellow ponchos and stood in the perfect place to affect the perfect i mote con. thanks so much for watching. we'll see you back here tomorrow night at 5:30. until then, we hope all the moms have a happy mother's day until we see you. good night. i am a sneeze whisperer. i am an allergy analyst. ragweed. willow. i am a dander decoder. chihuahua. i am a target pharmacist. ask me about allergy relief.

and man any wins a decision over sugar mosley and in nascar, reagan smith wins his first ever southern. a happy mother's day for everyone out there. >> up next, two california moms come up with an online tool to help parents understand the state budget cuts could have on their child's school funding. new tiger that is headed to the san francisco zoo and why the navigating today's real estate market is complicated. you've seen the signs. that's why having the right real estate agent is more important than ever. at remax.com, you can find experts in short sales or bank-owned properties or commercial real estate, agents who can help speed up the process, no matter how intricate. and that's good news, whether you're trying to sell or hoping to buy. because the only sign you really want to see is "sold." nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. >>> pg&e will begin pressure testing it's natural gas system starting in mountain view and antioch. they pressurize it much higher than the pipe would ever operate with natural gas. pipeline is being watched closely for eight

and nascar reagan smith wins his first-ever race in the 500.ee you tonight at five. >> coming up next at 6:30. >> some financial indicators show that california is $2 billion above forecast for tax revenue. i'm nannette miranda in sacramento. democrats won't back down on their call for keeping the higher tax rates going a little longer, though. >> and the sale of live chickens in san francisco. it's a controversial practice that is about to end. >> welcome back, everyone. state lawmakers may not need as much of your money as they thought. an unexpected surge in tax money has come in, more than $2 billion, and it could take a nice bite out of the budget deficit. abc7 capital correspondent nannette miranda reports from sacramento. >> an unexpected 2 1/2 billion dollars surge in income and sales and use taxes has lawmakers saying this is a sign that things are improving. the windfall could help solve the remaining $14 billion deficit. its great news for the economy. >> it means things are starting to turnaround. it's great news, but... >> the big

smith: the president has met with republicans and democrats this week. there's been a little bit of talk about maybe this is one of those reagan/tip o'neill moments, clinton/gingrich moments, where two sides theoretically at absolute odds could come together. is it ripe for that possibility? >> i think, at the end of this process, it's going to have to come to that. i've talked to the president all year privately. about the fact that we were not going to increase the debt limit without serious changes. i mean, this conversation has been going on for quite a while. i've offered the president, i said, "mr. president, come on, you and i. let's lock arms and we'll jump out of the boat together." i'm serious about dealing with this. i hope he's just as serious. no gimmicks, no automatic clawbacks. i've had it with all of that. we know what needs to be done. let's just do it. >> smith: mr. speaker, we're going to take a break and we'll continue with speaker john boehner from the capital on "face the nation" right after this. we're america's natural gas. and here's what we did today in homes all across america: we created the electricity that powered the alarm c

former united states district judge, fern smith, was also appointed by president reagan to the federal court. she writes, "both in my own dealings with judge chen and based on his reputation among my former colleagues, i can attest to his intellectual competence, his respect for the law, his judicial temperament and his integrity. i have no doubt that ed chen would do honor to any of our 94 united states district courts." we also have a letter from the president of the san francisco police commission and a lifelong republican, thomas mizouko. he published an op-ed in "roll call" urging the senate to confirm chen and calling him -- and i quote -- "an experienced judge who understands the distinction between personal preference and judicial obligation and who has always based his rulings -- more than 300 decisions over eight years -- solely on the law and merits of the case." san francisco deputy sheriff's association -- quote -- "chen has earned a reputation as an evenhanded jurist who is constantly mindful of the role that judges such as himself fulfill in our society and keepers of th