the 52-foot-tall cowboy has long been an icon at the state fair.ire and shell, hands remain. good-bye, big text. we'll miss you. >>> okay, off to our twitter responses. we've heard from so many of you. we've been, how have the candidates' debate performances influenced your decision. one response, mitt seems to be more in control. another says, it's been clear after three nonexistent job economy summer recoveries that it's time for mitt 2012. had so many we couldn't get to them all. keep the comments coming. >>> that's going to do it for me in washington. kelly wright

the 52-foot-tall cowboy has long been an icon at the state fair.ire and shell, hands remain. good-bye, big text. we'll miss you. >>> okay, off to our twitter responses. we've heard from so many of you. we've been, how have the candidates' debate performances influenced your decision. one response, mitt seems to be more in control. another says, it's been clear after three nonexistent job economy summer recoveries that it's time for mitt 2012. had so many we couldn't get to them all. keep the comments coming. >>> that's going to do it for me in washington. kelly wright and jamie colby are standing by in new york. tune in tomorrow for "fox news sunday." we preview the third and final presidential debate focusing on foreign policy. >> fox news alert right now on a dramatic shift in the presidential polls in the nation's biggest battleground state, and the site of next week's final presidential face-off. according to the latest fox news poll, governor mitt romney now leads president obama 48-45% among likely voters in florida. that's a stark contrast t

could one state fair be jinxed? how unfortunate events seem to be a streak of bad luck. >>> peeping tom. how a hidden camera footage led to one man's arrest. >>> tale of two regional home comings today. next how maryland hopes to erase the past and howard celebrates decades of tradition. >>> what are your weekend plans? let us know. maybe send us a message. we are back in a moment. [ minto ] you know, those ads saying mitt romney would ban all abortions and contraception seemed a bit extreme. so i looked into it. turns out, romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. in fact, he thinks abortion should be an option in cases of rape, incest, or to save a mother's life. this issue's important to me, but i'm more concerned about the debt our children will be left with. i voted for president obama last time, but we just can't afford four more years. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> breaking news in the district now. police are on the scene of a stabbing near howard university. officers say a man

that found how thousands of dollars was spent. >> and emergency responders called to the texas state faire after a ride malfunctioned and the fair mascot went up in flames. . >>> happening right now the san mateo bridge shut down for work and it'll stay closed all weekend long. there is a live picture for you this morning. >> good morning. caltrans crews tearing up the section the deck of the bridge. 12, 30-foot sections are expected to be reinforced. we are live with the update from workers on the progress. >> reporter: the bridge shut down to traffic at ten last night and you can see this is the toll plaza on the haywood side. it's empty. the only vehicles are the caltrans vehicles and the equipment that they brought out to do this project. they are shut down the bridge this weekend and next so they can replace part of it. as you said, they are replacing some of the 12 -- some 12 sections of the bridge and here is -- here is talk more about it is steven williams. they started this at ten last night. tell us what progress they made. >> we have made a lot of progress. we were able to take

welcome, folks, to the state fair of texas.welcome. >> howdy, folks, this is big tex. that's what i remember. look at this. organizers promised to rebuild big tex for the next year's state fair. i used to do my live shots under him when i worked in texas. bye, tex. >>> a camera you wear takes a picture twice a minute. see if you'd buy it. >>> plus, book buyers beware. barns &your information may have been hacked. on the road. so, what do you think? [ engine revs ] i'll take it. [ male announcer ] it's chevy truck month. now during chevy truck month, get 0% apr financing for 60 months or trade up to get the 2012 chevy silverado all-star edition with a total value of $8,000. hurry in before they're all gone! i wish my patients could see what i see. ♪ that over time, having high cholesterol and any of these risk factors can put them at increased risk for plaque buildup in their arteries. so it's even more important to lower their cholesterol, and that's why, when diet and exercise alone aren't enough, i prescribe crestor. in a cli

it greeted state fair goers for 60 years. is a picture we got from derek wilson who spoke with us on the phone earlier. he was there when the fire started and caught this image. what's left is a skeleton. lost his clothes, head. saw fair officials believe faulty wiring started it. no injuries are reported. >>> about one in eight women in the u.s. will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. as you know october is breast cancer awareness month. and that gets people thinking about the disease which is good. but sometimes there are misconceptions. robin meade talked with the doctor about breast cancer myths and sets us straight in this live better now. >> you know, you guess you can imagine with the disease as scary as breast cancer that falsehoods would come up. what is a myth when it comes to breast cancer? for one, if you find a lump surely you must have breast cancer? >> eight out of ten lumps women find are not breast cancer. maybe even more. so the biggest issue is when a won finds a lump, which -- if you are doing regula

the iconic cowboy has welcomed visitors to the annual state fair for nearly 60 years. fighters say the fire broke out because of some kind of electrical issue. fair officials say they will rebuild big tex in time for next year's fair. sad looking. >> it is right now. but it will be back. >>> who's up? >> big weekend on the local sports team. we're going to get you ready coming up in sports. the redskins face a giant task in new york on sunday. the terps looking for a win on homecoming against nc state. the cardinals barely made it into the play-offs, as we are all aware. but they're now just one win away from the world series as news4 at 6:00 continues. president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent... of americans. including people on medicare. but what about his plan for you? romney would replace guaranteed benefits with a voucher system. seniors could pay six thousand dollars more a year. a plan aarp says would undermine medicare. you're no victim...you earned your benefit

so beware with the stratosphere. >>> and iconic symbol of the texas state fair has gone up in flames.tall big tex got fire yesterday. by the time the put out it was nothing but a shell. an electrical malfunction is believed to be the cause of that fire. >>> finally they've tied the knot. justin timberlake and jessica biel are husband and wife. word is the big bash cost an estimated $6.5 million. wow. what are the party favors on that one? and those are your fast five headlines. >>> the final state employment report before the election is now in and 41 states saw their unemployment rate drop last month. among the eight swing states, none saw a rise in unemployment. and some even fell. but still half do have unemployment rates above the national average. so what does all this mean for the election? we know who we're bringing in now. mark murray, nbc news senior political editor to answer these questions. good day to you. >> good morning, alex. >> so let's take a closer look at these key states. we have first in florida the unemployment rate. that is 8.7%. ohio it's 7.0%. virginia, unemp

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he was at the state fair. i stood spawn the wet cold sawed in front of the dismally cold 10, he wrote. there was no floor. i had no literature, no coffee, no elected officials. the gop had a live elephant. [laughter] when democrats stopped by and offered george the use of his donkey george jumped at the chance, drove 14 miles in his chevy. a car, not a pickup, and there was the first faithful multiple disaster. by the end of the day the donkey had sent a hoax through the city window, blood all over the car, relieved himself on a nun, been an a little girl. [laughter] >> i have never trusted donkey's since, george wrote. they deserve to be called as ses ses. [applause] >> it wasn't until after i was majority leader that i realize the value of that statement. [laughter and applause] >> he soon created an organization that enabled him to be at the biggest vote-getter in the state, 1956. becoming the first democrat to be sent to washington from south dakota in 22 years. he immediately became a force to be reckoned

texas, 24 people dangling in a ride in the texas state fair.were stuck up there for hours nearly 200 feet in the hair. they say it was electrical. it was called a stat tros fear. and they try tod lower the ride and bringing the people to safety back on the ground. >> colorado, radio just released of two dennerer wroo workers after saving a cat minutes after it was born. it was born unresponsive and performed mouth to snout hoe is doing fine right now. that's the fox watch across america . get ready to shop as we get to the holiday shopping season. we are looking at a pricing war. big box chains are promising to match competitors on line prices. they hope it will help people hunt for the perfect gift. some people say that plan could back foir . this is a tech sign of the times. >> it is. price matching is nothing knew. similar to clipping coupons and showing it to the cashier. as other brick and mortar stores done adjust we may see more of them shut their doors. they scope out the merchandise and it is it a double-edged sword. they lose the sale

big tex has been part of the state fair since 1952. fair administrators say they will rebuild the icon for next year. >>> a day off from school took a frightening turn for a young oklahoma girl. she shot an intruder after he allegedly broke into her house. kendra st. clair was home alone wednesday when she heard someone pounding on the front door. she peeked through the blinds, saw the man of the she got scared and called her mom. her mother told her to get the gun and get in the closet and call 911. >> i was sitting in the closet, really scared, holding the gun, not knowing what was going to happen. when he turned the door handle, i shot toward him with mom's gun and it hit him right here in the arm. i was shaking. i didn't know what to do. i was kind of hesitant about the whole thing. the whole time i was scared. and sad. and i was crying. i couldn't believe it was happening. >> she set a good example. i don't know of many women or men, or young girls who would have been able to do what she did today. >> the intruder ran out of the ho

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greeted visitors at the state fair. the fire will be for the next year. how's the weather for the diabetes walk tomorrow? >> i'm glad the thunderstorms we have out there are pulling out. the d.c. metro area into saturday. so improving weather in the forecast. let's take a look at our 9 doppler at the moment. you can see that most of the thunderstorms have moved to the north and east, but we have some of the stronger storms moving in the baltimore metro area. and up to the north of that in baltimore county. so improving weather for all of us throughout the area. but right now, we have light rain at reagan national at 66 degrees. that dew point is still high at 61. winds out of the west at 63. i think the winds increase a little bit into the overnight hours. here's a look at the weather headlines as the storm system pulls away, to enjoy a great weekend. improving weather in the forecast. it will be cooler, but it will be less humid. also, a return of the sunshine and we will see warmer temperatures moving in as we head back to work and back to school next w

[ laughter ] and why didn't you shred them, or bury them, or batter fry them at the state fair? [ laughter ] frankly, i'd have expected better from the albino monk from the da vinci code. [ laughter ] now, of course, the voter watchdog spoilsports at the fec would have you believe that tampering with voter registration is a "federal crime" just because "it is." [ laughter ] but i say, it's all part of the game -- the democrats try to register voters and bus them to polling stations. and the republicans are just playing defense, big d, 'cause that's what wins championships. oh, by the way, some polling places will have linebackers. [ laughter ] so wear a cup. but for any democrats still worried that your voter registration forms may have ended up in the garbage, don't worry, you have a specially designated polling place: the dump. [ laughter ] okay? of course, if you can't get to the dump on election day, which remember, this year is on november 32nd. okay? [ laughter ] i believe that's a thrensday, we'll check on that. [ laughter ] you can just write your vote on a piece of lega

gir ra deli is crowning the best chocolate dish at where else, the texas state fair. judges had a tough time choosing a winner. in the end it was a mix of chock lit and a signature mexican dish that took top prize. this year's winner, brilliant, the chocolate taco. why didn't i think of this? i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> this woman -- morning a woman is fighting for her life. baltimore road was closed for five hours so police could gather evidence. it is back open now. and police are still searching for the driver responsible for a five-car pile-up in silver spring. chopper 4 above the scene there. this is on university boulevard near east wayne avenue about 9:00. a pedestrian was hit. she is in critical condition at the hospital now. we're told a second person was hurt as well but should be okay. police are now looking for a newer model black pickup truck with possible damage to the front passenger side. >>> today, emergency management officials want to make sure you are prepared for an earthqua

this week the state fair political practices commission ruled that san jose mayor chuck reid violated state law when his pac, political action committee, donated $100,000 to rose herrera. the commission is ordering the herrera team to pay the money back in full. that demand was echoed today by president of the san jose police officer's association. >> we looked a a letter we sent to rose a week ago calling her to disavoi the illegal transfer of money from the mayor's committee to a committee that's supporting her re-election. even today they're out together coordinating their campaigns, walking door to door, i continue to fight the law and it'sth it needs to stop. >> $5,000 for each violation. the mayor, however, denies any wrong doing. >> the section they're citing applies to candidates. i'm not a candidate. they're acting based on a sworn complaint. i think once they get all the facts they will have a different view. >> mayor's attorney plans to discuss the matter with the commission on monday. as for rose herrera, she is running against jimmy knew win who is backed by labor unions

. >>> and finally, fried foods usually get all the press at texas state fairs, but not on monday. you can see why. chefs used 635 bags of frito corn chips, 635 cans of hormel chilli and then lots top it off with cheese, to make the world's largest frito chili pie. tasty. now for a look ot your weather, here is nbc meteorologist bill karins. >> i would need a gallon of ice cream to balance the salt and the sweet. if i have doritos, i have to have ice cream to chase it down. it neutralizes. it all evens out. good morning everyone. another big storm heading up the island chain for alaska. it's going to bring rain. a little too much snow with this system, only in the highest elevations and further inland. it's the time of year we get these big storms up here. another one is rolling through. we'll look at the rain increase as we go throughout the morning hours. eventually will work its way towards anchorage. a lot of the moisture will remain down towards the coast. doesn't look like juneau will have any problems. 50 degrees and sunny is nice tore this time of year. what happened on the

gir ra deli is crowning the best chocolate dish at where else, the texas state fair. judges had a tough time choosing a winner. in the end it was a mix of chock lit and a signature mexican dish that took top prize. this year's winner, brilliant, the chocolate taco. why didn't i think of this? i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. >> good morning. we're off to a quiet start on this thursday. there could be some rain coming in tonight. 51 in jarrettsville. expecting increasing clouds. breezy and mild. we could see some thunderstorms roland tonight. >> 4:56. 48 degrees at the airport. the city of baltimore could face a lawsuit. >> the hand-held metal detectors will be used in baltimore county schools starting today. >> staying safe in the event of an earthquake. >> and overnight accident has the harrisburg expressway the harrisburg expressway southbound shut down want to start the day with something heart healthy and de

. >>> and finally, fried foods usually get all the press at texas state fairs, but not on monday. chefs used 635 bags of frito corn chips, 635 cans of who are mel chilly and 585 bags of shredded cheese to make the world's largest frito chili pi. it weighed over 1300 pounds. >>> and now for a look at your national and regional weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins. he has your weather channel forecast. bill, good morning. >> put fritos on anything. >> it will be delicious. on eggs. >> and that gator. scary. >> i know. >> i can't believe that thing was in the wild. >> he was pretty traumatized. >> i lived in florida for a while. i was petrified always. >> golfed next to that thing. >> i hit a couple. as far as the forecast goes, enjoy the warmth while you can. that's the bottom line. all indications that we're heading for a chilly weather pattern. out ahead of it we still have a lot of moisture moving through the eastern half of the country. numerous locations are dealing with showers at this hour. nothing too bad out there, but we will see hit and miss areas of showers and

a somer day in the lone star state wondering where folks will meet up if they get lost at the state fairlas retweeted they will rebuild big tex bigger and better for the 21st century. petroleum exploded machinery collided with a pipeline. look at this thing. local media reports indicate that two people are hurt but nobody died in the blast. at last check, firefighters were still trying to put out the flames. in september, a blast at another of the company's facilities killed some 30 workers. well, the dow and our 4 o01 ks just saw their worst day in months. what drove stocks into the toilet into a triple digit drop. more money problems for one of the biggest tech companies anywhere. first, a little boy with no shoes, no jacket, no clue how to get home, turns out some little heros were all he needed to stay safe. whose a good dog. i've worked hard to build my family. and also to build my career. so i'm not about to always let my frequent bladder urges, or the worry my pipes might leak get in the way of my busy lifestyle. that's why i take care, with vesicare. once-daily vesicare can help

fox was directing traffic as people left the state fair when the suv hit hill. was take ton a nearby hospital where he died from his injuries. >>> hours after arriving in the united states, five terror suspects pleaded not guilty today in federal court. suspects fought extradition from england for years. today they were charged with recruiting terrorists and providing terrorist groups with money and equipment. four of the five men pleaded not guilty'sthe fifth suspect did not enter a plea but it charged with attempting to set up a terrorist training camp in oregon. all of the men face up to life in prison if convicted. >>> pope benedict's former butler found guilty today of stealing thousands of vatican documents including some of the pope's private letters alleging corruption within the church. poolo was sentenced to 18 months in prison. he'll begin serving time under house arrest and many expect him to be pardoned by pope benedict. gabriela does not feel like a heave and did what he did out of love for the church. >>> back here at home, metro riders will soon

there is pam is state fair and that is howard turned out for them . >> he allowed only to his and thisgood slow motion action. chiche the thunderstorms will be moving into detroit. this will move through tonight and we will have more on this. does this surpris if there watching the news than they would have known that it was not one of the rain tonight. >> there was so excited about the giants win and there it is on your screen. remember that dance i was within into shape? >> i so far he is the best giants pitcher this season. he t >> i hoboes of bill appreciate what a cool-hope botu appreciate-- >> if you are looking for a momentum change you can see that the trip could have scored soil would of been one of the detroit lead. >> [ male announcer ] citibank's app for ipad makes it easy for anne to manage her finances when she's on the go. even when she's not going anywhere. citibank for ipad. easier banking. standard at citibank. easier banking. when i take a picture of this check, it goes straight to the bank. oh. oh look the lion is out! no mommy no! don't worry honey, it only works o

but the same ride reportedly suffered the same problem at the minnesota state fair in august. >>> and. simpson is trying to get out of jail. the former football star says the lawyer who represented him in 2008 armed robbery and kidnapping trial had a conflict of interest. a nevada judge now says he will hear that case. simpson is serving 9 to 33 areas in prison. >>> now to an update on the 14-year-old pakistani girl who was shot by the taliban. after arguing girls deserve an education. nbc's duncan golistani is in london for us with the latest. duncan, what are you seeing? >> hey, richard. well, malala is in the hospital and still very much in everyone's thoughts. today there was a candlelight vigil for the 14-year-old in birmingham in central england where she is being treated. doctors there say she is not out of the woods, but she is doing well and has been able to stand for the first time. they say malala has been writing messages because she's unable to speak after undergoing a tracheotomy so she could breathe through a tube in her neck. the operation had to be performed because h

to all entering the state, as a greeter, they are promising to re-build big tex by next year's state fair. no injuries or known causes electronics were suspected. >>> and witnesses in oklahoma said it reminded them of the dust bowl days, after a wreck was triggered on the highway, it claimed three dozen vehicles, caused nine injuries, many of the locals blamed it on the recent drought. >>> if there is clear skies where you live, go outside saturday night and watch the orionid meteor shower, many could have spectacular colored trails, we put a viewer's guide on our website. and the new york times sports page has weighed in on the four-game sweep of the hometown team by the detroit tigersthey say when it mattered most, two hundred million could barely buy a hit. didn't matter that derek jeter broke his ankle, jeter will try to come back, a lot of fans hope that a-rod won't. >>> and a tender moment caught in kenya, a baby elephant was unable to get out of a deep hole. and after a stand-off with the nervous mother while rescue crews got a rope around it, pulling it out finally with the help o

. >>> and finally, fried feuds usually get all the press at the texas state fair, but not on monday. we have a new star, everyone. you can see why. chefs used 635 bags of fritos corn chips, 635 cans of hormel chili and then 580 bags of shredded cheese to make the world's largest frito chili pie. thank you for doing that. it weighed over 1,300 pounds. now for a look at your national weather, we turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins who has your weather channel forecast. no joke, i once saw a frito chili pie where they just threw it inside the bag and you just take a spoon and shovel it out. >> i've never heard of it before. >> where have you been? >> obviously under a rock. >> in your weather cave. welcome. >> you've had it before? >> no, i've just seen it. >> you've just seen it. you didn't want a month-long sodium intake in one bite? good morning, everyone. as far as the weather goes, we have numerous areas of wet weather for the eastern seaboard anywhere from pennsylvania down through west virginia and virginia, the carolinas, down i-95 into florida, everyone n t needs the umbrella

happening at the state fair ground. >>> take in the sights and sounds of the fall season head to the inner harbor this weekend. >> tomorrow marks the 5th year for the harbor harvest. >> yeah. >> say that three times. >> aid a mouth -- it's a mouth fool. --ful. there will be a ton of activities and there's going to be a petting zoo and urban pumpkin patch and live music and food trucks. a beer and wine garden for adults. it goes from 10 in the morning until 2 in the afternoon. >> good job. >> at west shore park. thank you. you are going to have to go west if you want to stay away from winter. that's what we are hearing from government forecasters. they predict that the region will see an unusually warm dry winter. the west coast that is. the gulf coast that should have wetter than usual weather for them. for us on the east coast you might wonder what about us? it turns out we fall under the "equal chance category" and that means it's probable that we could see above, near or below normal temperatures so brace yourself for anything i guess. >> lynette, can we. >> makes me so mad. >> i

last week the state fair political practices commission ruled that san jose mayor violated state law when his political action committee donated $100,000 to rose herrera. the commission is ordering that herrera and her team pay that money back in full. that demand was echoed today by the president of san jose police officer's association. >> we've reissued the letter that we sent to rose over a week agole aing for her to repudiate and disavow this illegal transfer of money to a committee supporting her re-election. even today they're out together coordinating their campaigns, walking door to door, this needs to stop. >>> the mayor faces penalties of up to $5,000 for each violation but the mayor denies any wrong doing. >> the government code section they're citing applies to candidates and candidate-controlled committees. i'm not a candidate. so they're acting based on a sworn complaint. i think once they get all facts they will have a different view. >> the mayor's attorney plans to discuss the matter on monday. as for herrera, she is run for city council against jimmy who is backed

they're crowning the best chocolate dish at, where else, the texas state fair. judges had a tough time choosing, but the winner in the end was a mix between a chocolate and mexican dish, the chocolate taco. i love that! well, i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," just the first stop of your day today on your nbc station. >>> one zoo in mexico welcomed their newest little giant. a 2-month-old baby hippo this week made its appearance along with mama. zoo officials say he is's exploring new foods and while he's tiny now, he could get up to 2 tons. they were listed as a vulnerable series because of poaching with their ivory teeth. look at him having a hard time walking there. >> a little belly fat. >>> a new exhibit shows the popemobile over the years, showing off golden carriages and white cars. it's an in-depth look at the pope's vehicles. the earliest carriages were pulled by six horses and looked more like mobile rooms. it was john paul ii's ride that earned the name popemobile, as it appeared at events around the world. >>> finally, competitors in china did th

he was the mascot at the state fair grounds for 6 month years.emories. >> big tex, that was something. i ain't never seeing anything animated something like that, that large. and they said well, in texas we do everything big. >> welcome folks to state fair, texas. welcome, welcome, welcome. >> ork niezers have promised to rebuild big tex for next year's state fair. youth football is supposed to be fun but wait until you hear what happ >>> so glad to have you with us. one football game, five kids with concussions. that stat is shocking enough, right? in this case, the players are all between 10 and 12 years old. so now the pop warner football league in central massachusetts has taken action against the adults who failed to take steps to prevent the injuries. three referees have been banned for life. and the coaches of both teams are suspended for the season. the game was played last month in stock bridge massachusetts. all the injured kids played for the losing team. even though the league does have mercy rules, they never did. under pop warner gu

he was at the state fair. in front of the dismally small tent, he wrote there was no floor, i had no literature. i had no coffee, no elected officials. what is more, the gop had a live elephant. [laughter] when a democrat stop by and offered him the use of his donkey, george jumped at the chance, drove 14 miles in his chevy, a car, not a pickup, and there was the first multiple political disaster. the adachi had sent one of his moves through the window, blood all over the car, relieved himself on a nun, bite the little girl, and pull the whole tent down. i have never trusted donkey's since, georgia wrote. they deserve to be called asses. [laughter] [applause] until i was senate majority leader that i of that statement. [laughter] he soon created an organization that enabled him to be the biggest vote-getter in the state, 1966, and won a seat in the conference, becoming the first democrat to be sent to washington from south dakota in 22 years. he immediately became a force to reckon with, introducing a farm bil

judge issued a tentative ruling that the donors must be revealed to the state fair political practice commission. the fppc would then decide if those names would be made public. >>> an already intense san jose city council race has taken another ugly turn. jimmy nguyen faces incumbent rose herrera in district 8. some nguyen supporters released a video saying it shows herrera's husband taking a nguyen campaign sign and preparing to dump it. the accusations continue from there. >> he then told me that he had a knife. he reached inside his pocket pulled something out and made a swipe at me. i jumped back. >> did you threaten them with a five? >> i said that he had one but i didn't really have one. >> wall len says he made the threat out of concern for his safety. he says the nguyen signs were illegally placed on public property and his own lawn. >>> in other bay area news, of the family of a boy killed by police in south san francisco is suing for $10 million. police say 15-year-old derek gaines, jr., pulled a gun on an officer who confronted him at a gas station. the suit says the gun f

for folks who love the state fair of texas, it was a horrible site., the towering statue that's greeted visitors for 60 years, went up in flames. all that was left was a metal skeleton, some arms, and his 50- pound belt buckle. the fire started in the electrical system that moves big texas' mouth and head. the fair said today they were going to build him back better than ever. veeve hartman went on safari in the jungles of florida "on the road" is next. if you have high blood pressure and get a cold get coricidin hbp. the number one pharmacist recommended cold brand designed for people with high blood pressure. and the only one i use to relieve my cold symptoms without raising my blood pressure. coricidin hbp. c'mon, michael! get in the game! [ male announcer ] don't have the hops for hoops with your buddies? lost your appetite for romance? and your mood is on its way down. you might not just be getting older. you might have a treatable condition called low testosterone or low t. millions of men, forty-five or older, may have low t. so talk to your do

police say the trooper was directing traffic for people leaving the state fair when an suv hit him.y hospital where he died. police will release the trooper's name later today. >>> the washington nationals now know their division series opponents. the st. louis cardinals defeated the atlanta braves last night in the wild card game to advance to the next round. games one and two are in st. louis and then the series shifts back to d.c. for the rest of the best of five series. >> go nats. >>> some d.c. bars will be open late into the night this columbus day weekend. the d.c. alcohol beverage regulation administration gave permits to allow the bars to serve alcohol until 4:00 a.m. on monday. that is two hours later than usual. this is the first test of a new city policy allowing extended alcohol sales before holidays. and we found mixed reviews on the new policy. >> it's been a sleepy town. so anything to maybe spice up the night life. i think it helps businesses. i think it's a good thing. >> bad idea. >> why? >> because it's more drinking. more accidents. if you plan on going out sund

. >> the texas state fair has been agreed tea much cooler. temperatures are in the '60s for alameda and san francisco. his 7 day for san ramon and san jose. as we go until tomorrow it will be a similar day and the temperatures will be a few degrees cooler. it will be sun shine for late morning and afternoon. for sunday we have increasing clouds with a chance of rain. for the day on monday we will see perry is arraigned and the >> we are new fans. that is exactly right. people are patiently waiting and they were cheering and roaring. the giants are winning right now and we will have more on this story at o'clock p.m.. >> we will be right back with much more to come. >> to debates down and one to go. they're spending time on the campaign trail. is this is 18 days until the election. the candidates cannot be into places at one time. >> the answer is that i do not believe-- >> there was a charity dinner on thursday. >> i felt really rested after a nap that i had in the first debate. >> there light moments showed their polls are still very tight.

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he was hit on route 30 near king's dominion while directing cars leaving the state fair. trooper fox was only 27 years old. >>> sho mami? >> reporter: good evening. right now we're on the ninth floor, eight stories up from where the 4-year-old boy fell around 3:15 this evening. take a look at how high up i am. that tree broke the boy's fall. the one right there. you can actually see a snapped branch. let's roll some video right now. the good samaritan who rescued the child told me he was crying. he has life-threatening injuries, a broken femur, serious head injury we also learned there were family members in the apartment when the boy fell. they're now at children's hospital. you're now going to hear from a woman who rescued the boy. >> he was lying over there. so i was concerned. >> reporter: are you surprised that the child survived? >> i hoped and prayed he would be okay. >> reporter: what did you see when you came down here? >> i was passing. coming in. >> reporter: and you saw him on the ground? >> yes. in the bush right there. >> reporter: and then what did you do?

state fair political practice commission says he violated state law when his political action committee donated 10 100,000 dollars to the reelection campaign of rose hererra. f p p c or fair political practice commission is ordering the money be returned medley. now in a statement mayor reid says quote the statute cited in the f p p c letter applies to candidate controlled committee and i am not a candidate. mayor says he and the commission are now trying to work this out. >>> well cash from political action committee is at the very core of a controversy in sacramento. supporters of the governor tax measure to fund schools prop 30 are demanding an investigation into who is pumping in millions of dollars from out of state to defeat it. capitol correspondent is in sacramento. >>reporter: governor brown has been on the campaign trail pushing his tax initiative proposition 30 to help fund california pun schools. now a group from arizona with conservative tie called american for responsible leadership has donated 11 million dollars into a super pack account belonging to small business action

it was just during a state fair. wasn't that confusing?top sign. claire martinez from coulterville, california, sent us this photo. please use thongs to grasp bread. that one little letter changes everything. you're going to bring out your own thong for that one. >> i wonder if anybody did. >> dina from harriville, kansas sent us this. >> harryville? >> that's a place in kansas. what exactly would you be diving into. a picnic table. they covered the pool but forgot that side thing. >> something sad about that. >> some people dive into their food. >> true. >> katie mitchell from dublin, ohio. for those of you that just like the taste of vodka -- >> nonalcoholic vodka. >> why? >> just -- >> it's just potato juice if it's non-alcoholic. >> not drinking it for its taste. >> well done. well done, sarah. >> if you have a photo that makes you say what the what, send it to klgandhoda.com. >> get ready for fright night with fun do it yourself halloween project you can do with your kids. >> for trend setters, wacky menus for the fall. >> and chef ad