big third down coming up. >> gus: in the fourth quarter, texas up by one. oklahoma state facing a third down and six at the 9. they can get a first down if they can get to the 3 yard line. j.w. walsh, the redshirt freshman quarterback, from denton, texas. hands it off. randle, and he won't get there. steve ed mond with the tackle. >> charles: if oklahoma state kicks this and gets the lead, texas has shown their proclivity to not want to kick the field goal. they're not confident in their guy. over the year, they thought they were going to have anthony fera kicking. he's been hurt. nick jordan has struggled, 3 of 7. a two-point lead here could be very big for oklahoma state. >> gus: one of the best kickers in america, quinn sharp. from 24 yards away on the right hash. and it is good. 2:34 to play in the fourth quarter. oklahoma state reclaims the lead, 36-34. >> charles: this is why mike gundy felt better about the kicking situation. this is pregame. texas trying to get it done. that number 28 there is nick jordan. coming into the game, 3 of 7, a long a of 38. his misses,

big third down coming up. >> gus: in the fourth quarter, texas up by one. oklahoma state facing a third down and six at the 9. they can get a first down if they can get to the 3 yard line. j.w. walsh, the redshirt freshman quarterback, from denton, texas. hands it off. randle, and he won't get there. steve ed mond with the tackle. >> charles: if oklahoma state kicks this and gets the lead, texas has shown their proclivity to not want to kick the field goal. they're not confident in their guy. over the year, they thought they were going to have anthony fera kicking. he's been hurt. nick jordan has struggled, 3 of 7. a two-point lead here could be very big for oklahoma state. >> gus: one of the best kickers in america, quinn sharp. from 24 yards away on the right hash. and it is good. 2:34 to play in the fourth quarter. oklahoma state reclaims the lead, 36-34. >> charles: this is why mike gundy felt better about the kicking situation. this is pregame. texas trying tot it done. that number 28 there is nick jordan. coming into the game, 3 of 7, a long a of 38. his misses, 0 f

when it opened in november, texas state highway 130 will have the highest speed limits in the country. the texas has 80 miles per hour speed limits in highways in west texas. >> i don't know if my car can go that fast. >>> coming up on 9 news now -- >>> sunday morning on "biocentury this week," which medicines heal and which fail. the government is spending billions to find out. join us for conversation on comparative effectiveness research. watch "biocentury this week" [ no audio ] the dow this morning is at 13,292. the highest level in four years. up 244 points. not so bad. the and. >>> both presidential candidates will have a new talking point later today. the government releases the august jobs report this morning. economists really are not expecting that much. the estimates are that the nation adds between 125,000 to 30,000 last month. the unemployment rate will hold at 8.3%. that means the jobless rate has been above 8% for 43 straight months. >>> dell will pay a dividend. to pay a quarterly cash dividend. 8-cent as share. >>> shares of amazon hit a new high after a new kindle.

supreme court, and texas state legislature, and the governorship.uilt up these very very loyal donors who are tributing to the super pacs even now. >> jennifer: i want you to take a listen to karl rove for knocking members of the current administration for their apparent lack of chet ritable contributions. >> i do pay a higher effective tax rate than president obama. and i do make more charitable contributions as a% of my income, than either he or the vice president, of course that's not hard when it is compared to vice president biden. mark up the underwear and give it away to goodwill. >> jennifer: i'm somebody who is pretty partisan as well but i do notice the sort of personal jibe there. i'm just wondering for karl rove, do you think that it is about winning at all costs? >> you know, he is not an id dee log, or a true conservative. he gets money from people and does favors for them in return. and you can see that in this election and the super pacs. he has put together roughly $1 billion and when you add that to what romney has and the rnc, you

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. >>> plus, what kind of daring fried food can you expect to see this year at the texas state fair?ou're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this tuesday. hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend. for a lot of people it's time go back to work. we are seeing temperatures in the northern half of the country still very warm today hot in texas all the way through oklahoma and the eastern half of the country, the humid is way up. we have a chance of thunderstorms not just today but even as we go into your wednesday. not a lot changes in your country. weather pattern remains the same. well, if you're watching us on on channel 2 news in buffalo, new york, learn about the notable land mark at architecture exposed at the burchfield penney art center. and that's your "early today" event of the day, lynn. >> all right, bill, thanks so much. >>> and now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. you can add yet another honor to one former beatles' long list. already sir paul mccartney, this coming weekend french president francois hollande will decorate him with

plus what daring kind of fried food can you expect to see at the texas state fair? you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this tuesday. if you're just joining us, i hope you had a wonderful three-day holiday weekend. a lot of people, back to work, back to school. heading out the door this morning many areas need umbrellas on the earn seaboard. also thunderstorms rolling through kansas city. very hot in the middle of the country for the next two days. easily today and tomorrow above 100 in dallas. well, if you're watching us on on channel 2 news in buffalo, new york, learn about the notable land mark at architecture exposed at the burchfield penney art center. and that's your "early today" event of the day, lynn. >> all right, bill, thanks so much. >>> and now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. you can add yet another honor to the beatles' long list. this coming weekend french president francois hollande will decorate him with the highest public distinction. >>> elsewhere a nadial power couple is taking stake. dion phaneuf

. >>> plus, what kind of daring fried food can you expect to see this year at the texas state fair? you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." update on your forecast. you can see a little bit of that moisture up in baja. central portions of nevada. a little more humidity in the air trying to keep temperatures down. high pressure off the west coast and intermountain west is keeping the west coast dry. if we get any showers out there, it will be very isolated. another very hot day out there in many areas. well, if you're watching us on kiem, news channel 3 in eureka, california, you see how winds and water help create the weather you see and feel at wind, water, weather at discovery museum. >> we would have gone for that. >> i know. i haven't been there already >>> and now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. you can add yet another honor to one former beatles' long list. already sir paul mccartney, this coming weekend french president francois hollande will decorate mccartney as an officer of the legion of honor. that is france's

i believe as we practice criminal justice in texas we do a better job of it than any other state in america. one we execute our convicted capital murder we have the highest execution rate in america we're not afraid to do it we do it well we tolerate a lot in texas you can be anything you want in this state but be prepared to pay the consequences of your actions. and i think. that the rest of the country should take note of all of that so in that respect i believe texas is the most progressive state in america. how can such confidence be understood suspicions of errors increased in texas. and universities and for those who defend human rights the miller case has become a symbol. one of the main leaders of the abolitionist movement and teaches history at dulles university. not surprised by the ruthlessness of the techs in the forty's. and why do you think they want to kill the minorities so badly because the state is a hateful racist state that. wants to kill poor and poor people and people of color this is a hate state this is the region the south is still hateful the american criminal just

and he managed to get a lot of people elected to the texas state legislature. he managed to get george w. bush elected governor. and in doing that, he managed to turn the texas supreme court, which had been almost entirely democratic, and flip it so it was entirely republican. he was getting millions of dollars in donations from these huge corporations who were benefiting from tort reform bills that were passing the texas legislature. i mean, there were an enormous number, over 40 bills passed to texas legislature that hindered, that were along his lines. and tort reform -- >> made it harder for average joes to sue corporations, right? >> exactly. and through this, he was able to cultivate, his first donors were people like bob perry, who is no relation to rick perry, but was a billionaire texas home builder. and harold simmons, another texas billionaire. and they've stuck with him. and if you look at the political action committees today, and who the big donors are, a lot of the people were with rove back in the '80s. >> as you say, the health care industry, t

that's just absurd and a very very ugly texas state representative jim murphy murphy is the latest conservative nationwide to push for more aggressive voter purge tactics on monday murphy told think progress that he had his way texas would purge the roll sooner or suspend dollars and here's the real stunner aversive murphy also told thing progress we ought to have a way of someone hasn't voted in some time that you can put on a suspense and you can send them a letter as a you still are you still around. and murphy doesn't know that k.g. which is what they're processes is illegal republican party's been operating under a restraining order for years mr murphy now wants to prevent people from voting who may not have voted for an election or two it's clear that as president obama's lead continues to grow in the polls nationwide conservatives are doing everything they can to prevent americans from voting so they can rig the election and that is your fear monger. coming up madrid looked like a war zone on monday as protesters took to the streets to say no to spain's continued austerity policies the s

the annual fried food competition wrapped up at the texas state fair this weekend, cooking everything from cactus, mac and cheese sliders all fried. the most creative fries went to the fried bacon wrap cinnamon role. the best tasting winner was a fried jumbalaya ball. when we switched to fios, we got better tv, better phone, better internet. it was like somebody like took our computer, shook all the junk out of it. we're actually getting more for our money with fios. [ male announcer ] it's time to get more for your money. upgrade to verizon fios internet, tv and phone with our best price online. just $84.99 a month, guaranteed for one year with no annual contract. there's at least three computers. [ girl 1 ] a tablet. couple of gaming systems. we could all be running at the same time. we do not notice any dips. [ male announcer ] get tv rated #1 in customer satisfaction. and get the school year off to a great start with america's fastest, most consistent and most reliable internet. internet is absolutely imperative for school nowadays. look up this, write an essay on that. my life is

texas. large state, conservative state, but a growing hispanic population. if it is alienated, eventually the numbers work out so a guy like julian castro can win an election there. unless republicans change their tune in adopting a more inclusive tone towards hispanic. >> tonight's headliner, first lady michelle obama who told sirius xm a bit about what she will be talking about. >> ready for this convention, ready for to win this election. i'm pretty fired up. >> what are you prepared to tell the american people? >> i'm going to remind people about the values that drive my husband to do what he has done and what he is going to do for the next four years. i'm going to take folks back to the man that he was before he was president, because the truth is, that he has grown so much but in terms of his core values and character, that has not been changed at all. >> michelle is one of the two most popular figures in america along with president clinton which means we have come a long way, when she says for the first time in my adult life i am proud of my country.

and smith versus al right, the state ended the all white primary in texas and other southern states.riers erected from black, immigrant and many poor white voters, wasn't until 1965 voting rights act that the barriers to fair ballot accident fess finally fell. history teaches us that the need for constant vigilance. now their access to the polls is endangered again. the legal victories we saw are good news, but not the end of the story. here to discuss is is myrna perez, mayor ed powloski. aisha moody mills and christina beltran. we talked a bit about texas. we want to push. there is also ohio, pennsylvania, and florida. so, mayor, you started a little bit last hour telling us what's going on in pennsylvania. what are you seeing in terms of the impact on the ground of the current voter i.d. laws in pennsylvania? >> i think it's severe. i looked at a few districts, wards in my city. in center city, we have the most minority population, we have whole wards that actually don't have vett evoter i.d. one 50%, 69% of the whole populations that can't vote. >> these are pretty serious rules.

the state of texas is the most impacted. and experts say high temperatures could have contributed. officials are still studying what exactly it is for this year to be so deadly. >> in the state of california, there have been 55 cases since september 4th. to protect yourself the cdc is recommending to wear protective clothing. at dusk/doawn and also, to repair and the screens and avoid standing water as breeding grounds.

the state of texas was beat down here. you wonder why a democrat has not won a statewide election in the last ten years. discriminatory intent. not going to be tolerated. >> all right. our brilliant legal minds, 90 seconds away. this is $100,000. we asked total strangers to watch it for us. thank you so much, i appreciate it, i'll be right back. they didn't take a dime. how much in fees does your bank take to watch your money ? if your bank takes more money than a stranger, you need an ally. ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. >>> now to texas and the u.s. justice department which can put one notch in their belt as a victory as they've been challenging these new voter i.d. laws sweeping across the country, something like 19 states that have them. so in the case of texas, now we're talking about that new voter i.d. law being knocked down. so is it likely, richard, that the other cases just might follow suit? there are some precedents now that perhaps this is not a case in which there are a rash of fraudulent, you kno

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. >> fried and fattening foods is always the talk of the texas state fair. food inventor is taking home the top prize with his creation of a fried jambalaya. he has won in the past four fried butter. he says he gained 20 pounds while perfecting this year's recipe. >> and majestic-looking white tiger looks over her new cubs. three cubs were born in the past. this is the first time she has managed to take care of the cubs. both parents have a recessive gene for coloration. >> "do not look at my cubs." 75 degrees on tv hill. >> we have some late rain to contend with on this tuesday morning. we'll talk about what you can ex [ taste buds ] donuts, donuts, donuts! who are these guys? oh, that's just my buds. bacon, donuts. -my taste buds. -[ taste buds ] waffles. how about we try this new kind of fiber one cereal? you think you're going to slip some fiber by us? rookie. okay. ♪ nutty clusters and almonds, ♪ ♪ almonds. ♪ fiber one is gonna make you smile. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing new fiber one tty clusters and almonds. with 43% daily value of fiber for you.

. >>> a texas state representative, running for a seat in the house, and whose twin brother, julian castrogave the speech tonight. he is the mayor of san antonio, the first latino mayor to give the speech. >> my brother and i grew up with my mother and grandmother. my grandmother was an orphan. as a young girl she had to leave her home in mexico and move to san antonio, where some relatives had agreed to take her in. she never made it past the fourth grade. she had to drop out and start working to help her family. my grandmother spent her whole life working as a maid, a cook and babysitter, barely scraping by, but still, working hard to give my mother, her only child, a chance in life so that my mother could give my brother and me an even better one. my family's story is not special. what is special is the america that makes our story possible. ours is a nation like no other. a place where great journeys can be made in a single generation, no matter who you are or where you come from, the path is always forward. mitt romney, quite simply, doesn't get it. a few months ago, he visited a univ

law, texas says it will take the state all the way to the supreme court. will talk to the texas attorney general, live. calling a timeout. the u.s. military is suspending training of afghan forces, calling a do-over after a wave of insider attacks from afghan soldiers and police are supposed to be our allies and my sitdown with texas governor rick perry who said some things about the republican party and women that you might find surprising. i'm shannon bream. america's news headquarters live from the nation's capitol starts right now. but all are within the margin of error. iowa where governor romney campaigned new it is the democrats in charlotte. president obama set a high bar in denver back in 2008 and that if he it competing against candidate obama from four years ago rather than mitt romney from 2012. the democratic faithful roll in down. what are some of the key advisors saying as they head into the huge week in charlotte? >> well, shannon, we expect things to heat up here in the between city in the coming hours in terms of the weather and also the

there's one state right now similar to texas that has got an important latino population. state that's in play and it is florida. florida is right now where the president is. so when we come back, we are going to spend a little time talking about what wasn't said in tampa, what wasn't said in charlotte but what is going to be said in florida this morning by the president. oh, hey alex. just picking up some, brochures, posters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those mugs. can't let 'em see what you're drinking. you know, i'm glad we're both running a nice, clean race. no need to get nasty. here's your "honk if you had an affair with taylor" yard sign. looks good. [ male announcer ] fedex office. now save 50% on banners. gomery and announcer ] fedex office. abigail higgins had... ...a tree that bore the most rare and magical fruit. which provided for their every financial need. and then, in one blinding blink of an e

morning, we have news just crossing the wire, the university of texas issuing an alert about a threat on campus. also from north dakota stateon campus in there. bomb threats were reported and it was reported dead at 10:00 a. m. there would be widespread bombings. bob a man in texas claimed to the place bombs all over hippocampus. at north dakota state university, on their campus they received a threat as well but are not giving any details. >> it could be some sort of coordinated attempts. nothing so far, but we will keep you posted. a high-speed chase from vallejo a pleasant hill and in the gunfire right in front of this elementary school. it happened last night. school was not in session at the time they are still looking to see if a gun was left behind from the encounter with police. another person who visited yosemite has been affected with the hantavirus. that brings the total number infected when to nine in 3d to have died. as a focus see delays in arriving and departing flights this weekend and for the next three weekends because of construction work they will be doing that will start friday night at pentium lasting

no bombs were found on either texas ordered ined in state. both campuses have since reopened. officials said nothing suspicious was found after graffiti messages threatened criminal activity. >> eric: mitt roms is not backing down from his criticism of president obama following the deadly violence at libyan consulate. even as statements draw fire on both sides of the aisle. >> reporter: mitt romney is still on defense after those controversial statements on the attacks on the american diplomatic post. an exclusive interview with george stephanopolous, romney stood by his initial reaction to the statement by the u.s. embassy in cairo even before the attacks there and libya took place. >> i thought the statement was inappropriate and pointed that out. of course, now our attention is focused on the loss of lives and tragedy of having a remarkable ambassador and diplomatic members had their lives taken. >> reporter: before the issue came up the romney was taking heat from conservatives for not doing better in the position. while the romney-ryan ticket left tampa with no bounce, pr

texas delegation. before we go down to the floor for the keynote, david gregory, one more note on the importance of the state of texas to the democratic party. >> well, a state that's eventually they would look to become more fertile ground for democrats to take. this is where policy matters as well. you will hear from mayor castro. he'll talk about the dream act, positive, specific appeal to latinos, a work path, not a citizenship path. these are the kind of policy steps the obama team thinks they can talk about tonight in hopes of making political gains down the road. >> let's go down to the podium. by a manner of 60 second, this is the youngerintro -- introducing his brother. >> my twin brother, san antonio mayor, julian castro. ♪ i have got the feeling that tonight is going to be a good night ♪ ♪ that tonight's going to be a good night that tonight's going to be a good good night ♪ ♪ that tonight's going to be a good night ♪ >> thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you. my fellow democrats, my fellow americans, my fellow texans -- i stand before you tonight as a young american, a proud americ