and tonight it was tony romo. dallas made the decision to go after these dbs -- >> i really felt like this was the turning point, this is where tony romo gained his confidence. tight man-to-man coverage and threw a bullet right to dez bryant. >> and then this is what tony does best, what the giants were fearing. when he gets out of the pocket, he can improvise and make plays. kevin ogletree read it, read the body language, went deep and got open. the next ball to ogletree was a double move. this was a blitz. they read it. and a great call by romo to get the ball to ogletree. he. >> and this is the third down -- this is a first down and 30. and the confidence, the decision-making by tony romo to see something, give a hand signal, run a double move into double coverage, and miles austin coming up with a huge play down the field. we questioned if tony romo can make these plays. >> yes. and with the game on the line they needed a first down to ice it. comes back to ogletree and wins the ball game. tony romo won this g

and tonight it was tony romo. dallas made the decision to go after these dbs -- >> i really felt like this was the turning point, this is where tony romo gained his confidence. tight man-to-man coverage and threw a bullet right to dez bryant. >> and then this is what tony does best, what the giants were fearing. when he gets out of the pocket, he can improvise and make plays. kevin ogletree read it, read the body language, went deep and got open. the next ball to ogletree was a double move. this was a blitz. they read it. and a great call by romo to get the ball to ogletree. he. >> and this is the third down -- this is a first down and 30. and the confidence, the decision-making by tony romo to see something, give a hand signal, run a double move into double coverage, and miles austin coming up with a huge play down the field. we questioned if tony romo can make these plays. >> yes. and with the game on the line they needed a first down to ice it. comes back to ogletree and wins the ball game. tony romo won this g

and tonight it was tony romo. dallas made the decision to go after these dbs -- >> i really felt like this was the turning point, this is where tony romo gained his confidence. tight man-to-man coverage and threw a bullet right to dez bryant. >> and then this is what tony does best, what the giants were fearing. when he gets out of the pocket, he can improvise and make plays. kevin ogletree read it, read the body language, went deep and got open. the next ball to ogletree was a double move. this was a blitz. they read it. and a great call by romo to get the ball to ogletree. he. >> and this is the third down -- this is a first down and 30. and the confidence, the decision-making by tony romo to see something, give a hand signal, run a double move into double coverage, and miles austin coming up with a huge play down the field. we questioned if tony romo can make these plays. >> yes. and with the game on the line they needed a first down to ice it. comes back to ogletree and wins the ball game. tony romo won this g

le fue muy bien a tony romo. >>> tenemos como los vaqueros echaron a perder la fiesta a los gigantes de noviembre de 1992 fue, previo al mundial de snadz unido. despuÉs de ese fracaso el seleccionado mexicano ha mantenido racha invicta. >>> el objetivo es seguir con la paternidad y buscar la clasificaciÓn al hexagonal final. >>> el nuevo tÉcnico de querÉtaro sergio bueno se mostÓo confiado en poder al salvar al equipo del defensa y pidiÓ a los jugadores que se comprometan con el proyecto. >>> el debut serÁ cuando visten a los rojinegros del atlas. colorado rÁpidos enfrentÓ apor apor a portland. >>> cerca del final jaime castrillon. >>> anoche empezÓ la temporada partido entre los campeones del super bowl los gigantes de new york y los vaqueros de dallas. >>> los vaqueros salieron pistola en mano y con tres disparos de tony romo liquidaron a los gigantes. dallas se llevÓ merecido triunfo por 24 a 17 en el encuentro que puso en marcha una nueva temporada de la nfl. >>> seguimos con la nfl, uno de los dueÑos del equipo mÁs influyente en la liga falleciÓ este jueves de causas naturales.

even though there will be a lot of boos, i will hear a few cheers >> tony romo buys some time. the cowboys win the game 24-17. brandyn mccrary -- mccarthy got drilled in the head. he was taken by ambulance to the nearby hospital. this was this very seen at -- the scary scene of the night. a four set loss. an emotional farewell for roddick. he announced his retirement. >> we will be right the national aquarium in baltimore has a new edition to the family. the first baby born to ivy, a sloth. the newborn seems strong and healthy, clinging and crawling over its mom. after year it will learn to go out on its own. the middle class is carrying a heavy load in america. but mitt mney doesn't see it. under the romney plan, a mdle class family wl pay an average of up to $2,000 more a year in taxes. while at the same time giving multi-millionaires like himself a $250,000 tax cut so, romney hits the middle class harder... and gives millionaires an even bigger break. is that the way forward for america? i'm barack obama and i approve this message.

tony romo again. this time miles austin. 34-yards for the score. and three touchdowns in the air as dallas beats the giants in the season opener 24-17. >>> more football news sort of. the newest niner is jim harbaugh's baby boy born yesterday. jack weighed in at 8-pounds and 8-ounces. wife sara is doing fine. a big boy. the coach on his new son who arrives just in time for the season opener in green bay. >> came ten days early which is to be expected. the good ones like to come in early. and also i think it bodes well for the 49ers. i think it is a sign of good luck to come perhaps. jack, jr. being born on the fourth day of the 9th month of this year. >> do the math there. >> so funny with harbaugh. everything is a competition. he has to arrive early because the good ones arrive early. don't want to arrive on your due date. >> the kid is already a winner. >> shoig up for practice five minutes early. >> that is funny. thanks larry very much. that is this edition of abc 7 news. congratulations to the harbaugh family. for larry beil and spencer christ

tony romo showed up last night.w for three touchdowns and the dallas defense frustrate eli manning and his offense. >> do we really care? >> we care because it is the soap. the first game doesn't really mean anything. the nats pound the cubs 9-1 with six home runs for the second straight game. bryce harper had two on the night. gonzalez had a no hitter through five innings. they are on i aroll. >> it is easier against a lovable loser. -- they are on a roll. >> a loss to the blue jays despite a home run by adam jones. toronto avoids the sweep to win 6-4:00os are one game behind the yankees. >>> i still like manny machado. he is still my favorite player. in tennis, andy roddick's career is over with his fourth round loss at the u.s. open. he took the first set but then lost three straight sets. he announced his retirement during the tournament. >>> we still have plenty ahead. we'll be right back. >> first, we have the fan of the day. there that is person. >> there they are. >> hi, omar mitchell. he is celebrating his

. >> tony romo , touchdown pass, threw 29, 370 yards. cowboys win, 24-17.and a lot of us who do this for a living, we watch the conventions, and i love to watch the bs back and fort. but a lot of people who -- forth. but a lot of people who work for a living, they don't have time. let's put it this way. if i'm without a job or looking for a job, when i see a guy in a $3,000 suit talking about the hopes of the country, i'm going to sit and watch a football game and relax. >> you never know. >> there you go again, pam. whenever it's political, she backs away. i'm the only one with courage here. >> i don't know if you'd call it courage. [ laughter ] >> unbelievable. by the way, andy roddick lost today because of jacky and pam. [ laughter ] oh, miss lemon! let me help you out. oh, thanks, kenneth. what are all these little plastic containers for? are you pickling squirrel meat? 'cause i can lend you my skull presser. no, kenneth. i went to the new flagship compartment store on fifth avenue and got everything i need to get my life in order. there's a stacker thi

and a couple games to keep your eye on include tony romo and the cowboys trying to ride the chicken home versus the buccaneers. as well as randy moss and the 49ers heading to minnesota. then in the afternoon, philly comes to arizona and falcons at san diego. coverage begins at noon eastern/9:00 pacific. there was really a battle in the town tonight, and kansas state comes out on top. this was only the second time in 32 games that kansas state has defeated an oklahoma team ranked in the top ten. the wildcats. as for us, another big time, big 12 game next week. texas versus oklahoma state. for eddie george, joey harrington, i'm erin andrews. enjoy the rest of your saturday night. >>> right now the score is 7-3 giants heading into the 7th. even if the giants could end up losing tonight, the magic number would remain at one. giants would clinch the national league west if they win. we will have an update for you tonight on the 10:00 news. matt keller, ktvu channel 2. >>> a worker at san francisco airport was killed today. he was driving a cafeteria vehicle on a service road. the employee cra

tony romo and the cowboys crashed that party in the second quarter. dallas was up p-3 at the half. we go the third. more ogletree, please. romo, 40 yards to his new favorite receiver. the champs were on the ropes. then in the fourth, on first and 30, no problem for romo. he hauled it down and went 34 to the house. giants scored late, but it didn't matter. the cowboys foiled the champs' night with a 24-17 win. >>> the ten is open was the end for andy roddick. rode off into the sunset. he won and then the argentine slowly took over. matchpoint after a short rally. roddick's return was long. an emotional end for one of the greatest american tennis players with his wife looking on and he struggled the hold back the tears. he ended his career on the same court where he won his only grand slam in 2003. >>> serena williams advanced with a straight set win. >>> scary moment in baseball. happened in the a's game. hit in the side of the head by a come-backer. immediately went down. he was dazed and confused. mccarthy sat on the grass for several minutes, left the game, taken to the hospital

tony romo and the cowboys crashed that party in the second quarter. hit kevin ogletree in the end zone, and dallas was up 7-3 at the half. we go to the third. more ogletree, please. romo, 40 yards to his new favorite receiver. the champs were on the ropes. dallas up, 14-3. then in the fourth, on first and 30, no problem for romo. jump ball for miles austin. he hauled it down and went 34 to the house. giants scored late, but it didn't matter. the cowboys foiled the champs' night with a 24-17 win. >>> tennis, fourth round of the u.s. open was the end of the line for andy roddick. rode off into the sunset after losing to juan martin del potro. roddick won the first set tie-break. then the argentine slowly took over. match point after a short rally. roddick's return was long. an emotional end for one of the great american tennis players with his wife brooklyn decker looking on. andy struggled to hold back the tears. he ended his 13-year career on the same court where he won his only grand slam in 2003. >>> roger federer's u.s. open is over. he was upset b

tony romo and the cowboys crashed that party in the second quarter.vin ogletree and dallas was up 7-3 at the half. we go to the third, more ogletree, please. romo, 40 yards to his new favorite receiver. the champs were on the ropes. then in the fourth, on first and 30, no problem for romo. jump ball for miles austin. he hauled it down and went 34 to the house. giants scored late but it didn't matter. the cowboys spoiled the champs' night. >>> tennis, fourth rounds of the u.s. open was the end of the line for andy roddick. he rode off into the sunset after losing. roddick won the first set tiebreak but then the argentine slowly took over. match point after a short rally, roddick's return was long. an emotional end for one of the great american tennis players with his wife brooklyn decker looking on, andy struggled to hold back the tears. he ends his 13-year career on the same court where he won his only grand slam in 2003. jts roger federer's u.s. open is also over. he was upset by thomas burdich. serena williams advances. >>> scary moment in baseball.

and a couple games to keep your eye on include tony romo and the cowboys trying to ride the chicken home versus the buccaneers. as well as randy moss and the 49ers heading to minnesota. then in the afternoon, philly comes to arizona and falcons at san diego. coverage begins atoon eastern/9:00 pacific. there was really a battle in the town tonight, and kansas state comes out on top. this was only the second time in 32 games that kansas state has defeated an oklahoma team ranked in the top ten. the wildcats. as for us, another big time, big 12 game next week. texas versus oklahoma state. for eddie george, joey harrington, i'm erin andrews. enjoy the rest of your saturday night. 3------- ------- a perry hall student fights back to get on his feet. daniel borowy's amazing recovery amid a sea of supporters. -------------------------------- --------- -------------------------------- --------- and a security guard is shot in an armed robbery but still tackles his suspect. how a crowd of bystanders ended up saving the guard'ss life. p------------------------------- --------- 3 3 we start tonight

tony romo hit him with two touchdown passes. overall he threw three in this game.as dallas beats the defending super bowl champions by a final of 24-17. abc7 sports brought to you by river rock casino. >> thanks, larry. >>> "night lynn" is up next. i'm dan ashley -- "nightline is up next." i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. >> for all of us here, thank you for watching.

. >> and the giants looking to defense the giants and this is with tony romo and in the second quarterand who is this? from uva and -- fourth quarter now and with that 7-point lead and dates a kardashian and there he goes, 34 yards for the score and cowboys win on the road, 24-17 and nats are living a dream these days and they have a magic number of 19 and that is still hard to believe that they closing in on the division title and post season baseball. i digress and in d.c., they're all smiles and the bottom of the third, and to a roger bern an deana home run and with that 16th of the year. the second home and start your tally now. and he has been great. and gave up one hit through five and that is it. breaks up the no no and disappointed without the no no and with that three. there it goes, and the second time, upper deck, the 17th home of the year and with that all- time home run list for teenagers and hitting a franchise record, six home runs for the second straight night and the nats and cubs back at it and the os with a huge four- game set at camden yards with the yankees in d.c.

tony romo -- here in the third quarter, hooking up with the big surprising star of the night, kevin ogletreea 40-yard touchdown. s cowboys up 17-10. first and 30. what do you have in the playbook for that? how about a strike to miles austin. cowboys win, 24-17. >>> tennis, at nearby flushing meadows at the u.s. open. top overall seed, roger federer, taking on the sixth seed, tomas berdych. unforced errors, the theme of the night. he would drop the first set. he would also drop the second set. it's another forehand that goes wide. he would take the third, federer. but match point for berdych in the fourth. the serve is too much. and berdych stuns him, 7-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3. >>> more emotional match had to be andy roddick. he said he was going to retire, win or lose at the u.s. open. no matter what happened. he's taking on juan martin del potro. roddick would take the first set. del potro the second. in the third, roddick getting work. del potro would take the third set. and realization setting in on roddick. starting to get emotional. match point. that's the end of a career. roddick, retiring at

tony romo threw for 307 yards and three td passes. cowboys take down the giants 24-17. this new season begins, a new study shows how dangerous football can be and looks at what a career of collisions can do to the brain. it came out the same day the nfl made a $30 million donation to research the connection between brain injuries and long-term disorders. bigad shaban reports. >> during his eight seasons in the nfl, kevin turner had plenty of collisions. some so hard they made his head spin. >> some ringing in your ears. you may see a few spots. >> now the 43-year-old is battling als or lou gehrig's disease. a new study finds players like turner may be more likely to die from diseases such as als and alzheimer's disease which damage the cells in the brain. >> three times the risk of dying from these causes than you would expect from the general population. >> recent study suggests head injuries on the field may lead to neurological problems, but the researchers of this study stopped short of drawing that conclusion. the study in the journal of neurology looked at about 3

tony romo picked off by michael boley. makes a couple guys miss. nice feet for the big fellow.ets some blocks. turns to the 5 where he is brought down by a horse collar tackle. turns out to be a good penalty. they settled for a field goal. over a minute left in the first half. romo buys time gets the cowboys on the board with a touchdown by kevin ogletree. cowboys trying to put it away in the fourth quarter. romo finds miles austin. he goes 34 yards. good catch. cowboys go up two touchdowns. less than six minutes to play. would it be enough to hold off eli manning? less than three minutes to play now. eli drops back. a nine-yard scoring strike. that cuts the cowboys lead to seven. with the clock winding down, giants need a stop on third and ten to keep their hopes alive. they cannot get it. romo finds ogletree, the star of the game. that sealed it for the cowboys. giants become the first defending champs to drop the opener since the '99 broncos. cowboys win 24-17. romo, 317 and three touchdowns. it might be time to see if kevin ogletree is available in your fantasy football lea

tony romo was in freeze frame for most of the day. this is josh freeman. only two touchdowns combined in this game. that's one of them. that put the bucs up early. here's the second. murray, they call this getting the edge by a running back. he takes the pylon. dallas tax on three field goals. cowboys win it 16-10. >> boo! >> you are going to be saying "yea" to this in a seconds. eagles on the road to phoenix. kevin kolb, 17 of 24, two touchdowns. kolb to larry fitzgerald. beast mode. the eagles, they never competed in this game. cardinals win easy, 27-6. >>> let's take a look at the standings. there are your boys, 1-2 at the bottom there, but still a lot of football left to be played. dallas 2-1, giants 2-1, philadelphia 2-1 as well, but they can't be happy with that performance in the desert this afternoon. we're not done yet. baseball coming up on the plus. the nats looking to lower that magic number. milwaukee says, heck no, we're in a playoff race, too. we're going to talk about it right after this.

tony romo hit hi with with two touchdown passes. overall he threw three in this game.s by a final of 24-17. abc7 sports brought to you by river rock casino. >> thanks, larry. >>> "night lynn" is up next. i'm dan ashley -- "nightline is up next." i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. >> for all of us here, thank you for watching. we appreciate your time.@$ t@

season, the opener last night against the giants was the tony romo show. three touchdowns. one of his famous romo's target, ken. the defending super bowl champion new york giants lose at home 24-17. >> an interesting game. >>> the time now is 4:38. another day of humidity is headed our way. howard is back in two minutes to let us know how hot and muggy it's going to get. >> you can feel it already. >> the newest smartphone from a communications company sends the stock tumbling. >> at 4:50, new research suggests football may increase a person's risk of suffering from mental disease. >> we're back in two minutes with your weather first. >>> welcome back. your weather first. 4:41 on this thursday morning. got a few showers north and west of town. it's quiet right now. i think we have a shower threat over the next few hours, mainly this morning. by this afternoon we'll see more sunshine. it's going to be hot, a little humid. slight chance of a thunderstorm. high temperatures into the low 90s. that's almost 10 degrees above average. we'll have that seven-day forecast with big ch

tony romo hit him with two touchdown passes. overall he threw three in this game.as beats the defending super bowl champions by a final of 24-17. abc7 sports brought to you by river rock casino. >> thanks, larry. >>> "night lynn" is up next. i'm dan ashley -- "nightline is up next." i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. >> for all of us here, thank you for watching. we appreciate your time. good morning! wow. want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious? you're a talking bee... honey nut cheerios has whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol. and it tastes good? sure does! right... ♪ wow. delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. ♪ [ man ] excuse me miss. [ gasps ] this fiber one 90 calorie brownie has all the moist, chewy, deliciousness you desire. mmmm. thanks. [ man ] at 90 calories, the brownie of your dreams is now deliciously real. [ female announcer ] and now, try our new chocolate chip cookie 90 calorie brownie. ♪ [ man ] excuse me

dallas quarterback tony romo threw for 307 yards and three touchdowns.eanwhile, giants quarterback eli manning was sacked three times. yikes! not a good way to start for the super bowl champs. >>> 4:53 is our time right now. coming up, the fire concerns that led ford to issue a second recall on brand-new models of its escape suvs. and the bad habit some popular teens could be >>> welcome back. two florida men are recovering this morning after a parking garage collapsed near them. the garage was being demolished and pieces of the debris hit two men. one man was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. officials say crews are not using explosives in the demolition. >>> ford is recalling its 2013 escape suv again. the latest issue in its models with a 1.6-liter, 4-cylinder engine. plugs that fill engine holes may not have been installed properly and can fall out. coolant can leak, causing the engine to overheat, and in some cases, catch fire. ford is offering to fix the problem at no cost to owners. ford recalled more than 11,000 2011 escapes two months a

there are no major calls and that people were upset about, tony romo was good!r 7 yds, three touchdowns. one player had eight catches. miles austin, up in the air. there he goes. 24-17, dallas opens the regular season with a win over eli manning handed the new york giants. good news for jim harbaugh, he is a new dad. >> jack jr. reported for duty yesterday at 1:27 p.m.. he was 8 lbs. 8 oz. he came 10 days early, that is to be expected, the good ones like to come in early. i think that bodes well for the 49ers. i think it is a sign of good luck to come, perhaps. jack jr. being born on the fourth day of the ninth month. >>gary: i was watching clinton and all i had in my mind was do not screw up. he went 17 minutes longer than scripted. i thought, sometimes when i a. on and the giants are playing, >>pam: he racked up just in time. >>gary: these politicians are brilliant. they can really be yes. -- they can really bs . the only one i like is michelle obama of. you can really feel her. this thing fosse sa sa >>gary: the giants of this hour , 2-0 arizona at the sixth.

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start last night no doubt about it, tony romo. three touchdown passes, 307 yards. dallas beats the new york giants in new jersey 24-17. >> he looked like eli manning. he was throwing some bombs. >>> it 16:25. still ahead -- it is 6:25. still ahead a woman swimming in a fairfax county lake is attacked by a beaver. learn more about this bizarre story. >> save money at the grocery store. see smartphone apps that will keep money in your wallet. >> a broken down tractor- trailer slowing you down right now on the inner loop of the beltway right before the georgetown pike. they're just looking for it now from our sky 9. expect delays northbound on the beltway getting by. i'll have more traffic coming up in a few minutes. you're watching 9news now. president clinton: this election to me is about which... candidate is more likely to return us to full employment. this is a clear choice. the republican plan is to cut more taxes on upper-income... people and go back to deregulation. that's what got us in trouble in the first place. president obama has a plan to rebuild america

. >> he's bigger than tony romo. >> gary, he's bigger than us combined, i think. >> that's exactly righti mean, i've put on a few, but, you know. few let's talk about the fabulous weather. >> not much to talk about. that's why we're extending this as long as we can. >> can we make sure no windows are being opened in your house tonight? that was not good. >> it was stuck, and it just didn't get closed, but definitely closed it this morning. it was chilly. that's pretty much going to be the case again tonight. i don't think quite as chilly out in the suburbs tonight, but i still do believe there's going to be some 40s out there. great shot you see to the river and beyond on our hd tower camera there. of course, the cathedral in the foreground. let me show you where we're going with this. it's still going to stay beautiful, but we're going to end up with this high pressure. we're dog revisit in this just a second. i want to start with something else. temperatures right now, all three airports, reagan national 78, bwi marshall is in the 70s as well. now, the trend here is going to be gradual

cowboys quarterback tony romo had a big night three touchdown passes.ries there. the replacements did okay. no blunders. good news for the nfl which locked out the regular officials in a contract dispute. a lot of people watching them. they thought there would be flub ups. good news they were invisible as they're supposed to be right, john? >> they did okay. they did okay zoraida. there is one night more to go here in charlotte, one night more may not biggest one. soledad o'brien is here with a look at what's ahead. >> this night tonight, it could be the biggest one. it all comes down to this. president obama will take the stage appealing for a second term. we'll talk about what he needs to accomplish, the specifics that he needs to layout not just for the audience in the arena but obviously the audience watching at home as well. we'll talk about the challenges of following president bill clinton on stage. there is not going to be a balloon drop. we'll tell you why. the 2012 democratic platform, no one ever talks about the platform really. last week we

tony romeo tossed three -- tony romo threw three touchdown passes.e defense was too much for eli manning and his offense. he was sacked three times. >> oh, no. what? >> the early part of the game neither team looked very good. but dallas to me looked a little worse -- you know, they kept having false starts and everything. >> great. >> but then after i went to bed, they turned it around. >> maybe it has something to do with it. >> i would think not. >> you were bad luck or something. >> we're sending bad vibes out there. >> yes, absolutely. >> you stay up for these games, that's great. >>> well, we've got some hot weather ahead. we had a hot day yesterday and dpes what, mother nature is -- and guess what, mother nature is cooking it up again today. here's a look at your fox 5 accuweather radar where you can see we've got some wet weather and expect to see some of that into the course of the morning hours. some of it will just be popping up here and there. however, i have to admit that this patch of rainfall that we have here to the south sitting ther

nathan had to dress in a full tony romo cowboy uniform during batting practice.ro give him credit, he lived up to is a bit. costs of >>gary: jim calhoun will retire that connecticut's basketball coach. on 873 games in 40 years. >> he is already in the hall a sinker over recent years he has had health problems. >> and jason y area native, intends to fight the charge that he was from when the grasses as tv into a telephone call in the hamptons over the summer. he was arrested in july days after signing with the next. >> a full-blown months after he finished at cal, the same thing, he had a deal of. he is a great guy and likes to drink beer and a visit. with these guys, they have to many options, take a limo, take a cab, get anyone to drive you home. he was the olympic team captain. he is a good guy, but he likes to drink beer. >> when we return, arnold maummar was presented with a very special honored today. we will also have a story about on all the new-line year and any other news cast. it [ male announcer ] if you're ready to get more from your tv service, now's

tony romo was a beast. first and 30, no problem. dallas wins the game 24-17. n.f.l.ootball is here. that's a quick look at sports. have a great thursday, everybody. >>> one of the major airlines hiking prices. we'll tell you which one next. >> plus, president clinton makes an impassioned plea to americans to reelect president obama. at 5:24 here's monika. >> on the northbound side of 395 still nice and quiet. good time to head out while the roads are drive. i'll be back with more traffic at 5:29. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. this country was built by working people. the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy this year. in pipes, cement, steel, jobs, energy. we need to get the wheels turning. i'm proud of that. making real things... for real. ...that make a real difference. ♪ fire bad! just have to fire roast these tomatoes. do you churn your o

tony romo, 300 yards, three touchdowns. giants' quarterback eli manning on the other hand, he couldn't stay off his back. sacked three times. let's hope it stays that way. because the giants, they prove it year after year. they're the ones to worry a about, not the cowboys. and, barbara, you're standing with the giants. i just can't believe how big this guy's guns are. that's all i notice are those guns. >> yeah, i know it. you said you'd like to have just one arm. steve, why don't we show them, he's talking about standing here. all right, well, you're going to have to get him in shape. >> i look forward to it. let's do it. >> listen, there is still some summer left for showing off your sporty legs and if you aren't quite ready to get out and show your legs, steve's here to tell us how we can do it. now, you're going to concentrate on the hamstrings. >> the hamstrings, yes. >> the hamstrings are important. that's the back part -- >> the back part of the leg. >> okay. but how is that going to help a woman's figure? >> the ha

. >>> and the scrutiny on the nfl this weekend may not be on tony romo or the regular focus, because on the nfl referees. they have referees now in place that refereed last high school games and some of them even worked in the lingerie football league where, yes, women play in lingerie, and joining me is former running back tiki barber to be on to talk about this. >> good morning, randi. >> and we want to know how much impact even the regular referees have on a game? >> well, i think they have a lot of impact. you have seen over the past few years there are some games that are questionably decided by a referee's call as opposed to the play on the field where some people has been rubbed the wrong way and we can talk about the labor dispute and the lockout that the nfl has instituted on the referees and think it is about money and benefit, and it may be, but it is also about contl. one of the tenets that is not talked about a lot is that the nfl also wants to add three more crews which is 21 new referees and the reason being if they get underperforming referees in the season and there

tony romo made the difference for the cowboys, throwing for more than 300 yards and three touchdowns. the giants quarterback, eli manning, on the other hand, couldn't stay on his feet. the cowboys sacked him tli times. >>> eli's brother peyton manning's number 18 jersey is flying off shelves in denver, but one school district has banned the jersey. the weld county district says the number 18 is affiliated with local gangs. other numbers, including 31, 41 and 81 have also been banned because of connection to gangs. county officials say they're all broncos fans, but they're sticking to the ban to keep students safe. >> still weird seeing him in denver colors. >>> one of the most successful careers in america's men's tennis is over. andy roddick walked off the court for the last time last night after losing to juan martin del potro in four sets at the u.s. open. roddick made the surprising announcement last week that he would retire at the end of the tournament. he won 32 tournaments in his career, including the 2003 u.s. open. one of the best american players to play the game of tennis,

dallas quarterback tony romo made all the difference, throwing for 307 yards and three touchdowns.eanwhile, giants quarterback eli manning was sacked three times. >>> 22nd career home run for bernadina. bryce harper, deep left center! see you later! >> wow! the nationals' offense continues to stay hot into september. maybe it's the weather. the nats clobbered six home runs for the second straight night, crushing the cubs 9-1. six homers tied a franchise record. in addition to the offense, gio gonzalez went seven strong innings for his 18th win of the season. the nats go for the four-game sweep tonight. first pitch is at 7:05. >>> baltimore is set to celebrate the achievements of some of maryland's greatest olympians. the city plans to honor michael phelps and katie ledecky as well as other olympians and paralympians at at amphitheater. mary rollins blake and governor martin o'malley will attend that event. phelps ended his career with a record 22 medals overall. ledecky set an american record in london and took home her first gold medal at the age of 15. >>> starting today, there i

tony romo wasn't the problem. it was the defense. they have got two good corners in brandon carr, maurice claiborne. they are playing their home opener today. this is a better team than they were last year, the dallas cowboys will be fine. shannon: i'm looking at one of the 20 teams that are 1-1 in the starting season and that's the baltimore ravens and joe flacco. he was a.f.c. offensive player of the week. -- year. last week, he did not play at all. the ravens would have been better served with less flacco and more rice. you tell us you're an elite quarterback, but the one thing elite quarterbacks do in this league is they're consistent. joe flacco, we need to see a little more consistency for you to take that next step. boomer: three teams because of their performance last weekend was horrendous, the bears, you know, the bears, the saints and cowboys, all three have those quarterbacks. one quarterback in particular, jay cutler, who's had a long 10 days that he's had to sit around and listen to all the criticism come his way. i bel

giants and last night they got it, beating the super bowl champs, 27-14 and a stellar performance for tony romo who threw for three touchdowns and 307 yard. >> it's not the way he wanted to end his professional career but andy roddick bid an emotional good-bye to fans. holding back tears, he waved to the crowd. and his wife covered her face as she watched sadly from the stands. classy guy, he did a lot for u.s. tennis but he does get to go home to brooklyn decker. >> always looking for the silver lining. >> i just said what you guys wanted to say. >> i'm glad you said it. >> much better. >> mr. roker, what's happening? >> well, we've got a couple of systems to talk about out into the atlantic. we've got michael, which is a category three storm. that's not going to cause any problems. weep are watching leslie, a category one storm, which could become a category two, right now 140 miles south, southeast of bermuda. track of the storm will bring it close to bermuda. it's also going to be causing dangerous rip currents up and down the eastern sea board. this is actually remnants of isaac out in the

i just learned that on the nfl shop.com, tony romo's jersey is the number-one selling item.s it about the cowboys? >> jerry jones has done a great job despite not going to the title game in 16 years in building a national brand, they are a national team. merchandise sales were meant to mention, they were the most popular team in the nfl nationwide. that is how well he has done building the brand. tracy: you have the nfc east teams, most of them are in the top five, too, right? >> that's right. new stadiums for the giants and jets. that leaves the higher ticket prices for some sweet revenue for club seats, the new england patriots have a great stadium, gillette stadium that is pretty new. the washington redskins have a humongous stadium since buying the redskins several years ago, dan snyder added expand revenues. tracy: let's talk about football in general. 90% of advertisements for the super bowl has sold already. there is a resurgence in football, is in their? >> not just football, the regular season as well. the national tv revenue that makes the average team with $1.1 bi

tony romo very good, michael vick had a bad day yesterday but a good quarterback overall.ins had rex grossman, on decline. 20 quarterbacks like in the last 20 years. they got the guy and you got to see why they traded picks and drafts so high. >> it's rare you can give this team an a-plus across the board, not all the teams but a plus across the board my eyes total team effort. >> yeah. >> here's the thing. to keep things in perspective, now we have to go into st. louis and play the rams. they're a tough team, as we saw yesterday. >> it's a trouble spot in the past. >> exactly. how many times have we played the rams where we chalked up victories before hand and either lost -- or at home when -- i had to drive that big dummy to work the whole week. extra miles. >> i don't know who is the dummy if you were picking me up. [ laughter ] >> we were talking about this, though. the redskins mix things up. you saw nothing in the preseason. you didn't see anything out of rg3. you saw 10 rushes from him. you saw him stand in the pocket face blitzes and make passes. they are going to

tony romo had three touchdown passes in the victory. as for the replacement officials, they were okay. no blunders. no on field confusion. the nfl locked out the regular refes in a contract dispute. >>> andy roddick ending his career last night after losing to juan martin dell quattro in four sets. roddick announced this would be his last tournament. >> it has been a road, a lot of ups, a lot of downs, a lot of great moments. i have appreciated your support along the way. i know i certainly haven't made it easy for you at times, but i really do appreciate it and love you guys with all my heart. >> wow. roddick was the last american man to win a grand slam at the u.s. open in 2003 and also the last american man to hold the number one ranking. farewell, andy roddick. can't wait to see what he does next. >> christine, thanks. appreciate it. our starting point, back to that, president obama will accept his party's nomination for president tonight, a ringing endorsement from the former president bill clinton. here is a little of how it went.