wright? steven >> sure.o one of the things that poll watchers do is they arrive about half an hour before the polls actually open. and part of what they do they the machines. they make sure the count is at count mightever the need to be in case of a place early voting and they keep track of how many people show in and how many people cast ballot and then they check towards the end of the day against the actual machine.n the obviously because voters vote nd they cast a secret ballot, there is really no way for the whether the know vote reflected on is the ballot. that tends to be not too much of not issue. majority of ballots cast on election day in a federal cast on will be electronic machines that being ly are free from tampered. massachusetts, on the line for democrats. you're on the air. ahead. caller: my question is, in as uch as we have all the disparity among the different i.d. andwe forgot voter who is an american citizen, why can't they use the database of security and by doing that they give everyon

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steven anderson, 10 yards in. stanford's lead cut to 3. late in the quarter, it's wright again. wright wasn't wrong. get in. tough run, 17-7. then another cal turnover. yeah, kevin hogan running it in. 24-7. stanford at the half. third quarter, wright, two yards touchdown. he rushed for 92 yards and four touchdowns. put them up big. they win it, final of 38-17. they beat cal for the fifth straight time. stanford bowl eligible now at 6- 5. >> well, you know, two things to talk about the seniors wanting to keep that act their entire time here. also, they don't know not going to a bowl game. they don't know. so that will change this year. but that's what they are used to. you want that extra game for your seniors. and go out with a bowl game. no matter where it is, what it is, a chance to get a victory there and end their season on a high note. >> it's huge. every victory you can get, you want to try and get. we don't want cal to have bragging rights over us. it's great. >> nationally, james winston, florida state in a struggle with boston college. third quarter, nose up by a touchdown. it's the old qu

steven anderson, on a 10-yard play. stanford's lead cut to 3 late quarter. it's wright again.tough run to get into the end zone to put them up 17- 7. then after another cal turnover, it's kevin hogan running in for a touchdown to make it 24-7 mid way. third quarter, it's wright again. this time from two yards out. 92 yards and 4 touchdowns for him. that put the game out of reach. as cal falls on the short of a 38-17 victory by those stanford cardinals. 6-5 after the victory today. >> well, you know, two things to talk about the seniors wanting to keep that the entire time here. but also, not going to a bowl game. you know. they don't know anything about going to the bcs bowl game. but that's what they are used to. you want that extra game for your seniors and go out with a bowl victory, a bowl game, no matter what it is. get ourselves a chance to get at victory there and end their season on a high note. >> it's huge. every little victory you can get, you want to try and get. you know, we don't want cal to have bragging rights over us. now five, it's great. >> national league,

steven anderson who gets the six. later in the second quarter, right from five yards out. just like that, stanford back to a double-digit ten-point lead. now fourth quarter, 24-7 cardinal it's wright again. the wright way was the right day. he gets the score here. four touchdowns on the afternoon, tying a big-game record as stanford goes home with the ax, a 38-17 win. >> our seniors did not want to be the group that lost the ax. they've never had an experience at stanford where they don't have the ax. they didn't want to lose it. it was very very serious, the preparation all week was great. guys really really wanted to keep that ax. so forget about where we are in the season. but thankfully we're bowl eligible. that wasn't even the focus this week. the focus was our seniors going out never having lost to cal. >> disappointed. the whole team disappointed. but we've got one more next week and a chance to go it a bowl game after that. we've got to really just really really focus next week and give ourselves an chance to win. >> reporter: right now from the east bay to the south bay with the san jose sharks in action tonight against the arizona coyotes. defenseman brendan dylan was ac

steven anderson. a twin ten yard play to cut the lead the three. but cal gave stanford five extra possessions. after another cal turnover, it is kevin hogan. 24-7 midway. at third quarter, it is wright again. from two yards out, he had 92 yards in the ground in the four touchdowns. stanford won 38-17. stanford now eligible at 6-5. while cal has to wait a whole other week. >> talk about the seniors wanting to keep that act their entire time here, but it also, they don't know, not going through the bowl game. that is what they are used to. no matter what it is. give ourselves a chance to get a victory there and end the season on the high note. >> it is huge, you know. every little victory you can get, you want to try and get. you know. we don't want cal to ever have bragging rights over us. we win it four year ins a row, now five. it is great. >> rivalry theme continue in pasadena. ucla finding all kinds of holds. first quarter, bruins, look how hope thomas larte is. bruins up 14-7. third quarter now. bruins, hundley takes it in to put it attach reach. i know a whole lot of bruins alumnis that are happy. >> woo-hoo! >> they need to beat stanford next friday. >>> now i have to tell you