>> reporter: a "los angeles times"-usc poll shows jerry brown ahead of meg whitman by just four percentage points. the latest field poll has them in a dead heat, with 18% of voters undecided. >> i think it will be. you know, as debates go, it's going to be closely watched. >> i think they're going to be issue-focused. >> reporter: whitman is the novice political debater. >> even her public appearances have been prepackaged, have a lot of planted material, planted questions. even her plan is a glossy brochure. >> she know house to hold herself. she is a very sharp, quick-witted person. when he talks about one side of an issue she can highlight how he stood on the other side previously. >> reporter: but for brown too the pressure son. some political analysts have said this is his first big chance to make his case to voters, where as whitman has been doing it for months in costly advertisements. >> if you were born in the '70s or '80s, you have no knowledge of jerry brown as governor of california, no actual memory probably.

usc leading 42-23. matt to david. hawaii hung in there and usc is rolling tonight. a's are coming home, c.c. sabathia gets his 19th win on the way to the cy young awards. braden had to leave the game. later learned he left for a heat related cramp. i have heat related -- it's a shame when you are on the steps. i got to get up, i am on tv and the legs don't move. curtis hit back to back home runs, yankees win 5-0, sweep the series. u.s.a. won over tunisia. and tiger woods officially has a new partner, shawn foley. >> good night everybody. ñoqgqaqa [ female announcer ] this is not a burger. it's better. because with 57% less fat than regular ground beef, it's better for you. you see, this is a morningstar farms® meatless griller. that's right, meatless. and it tastes as good as it looks. so you can still enjoy that grilled-burger taste you love... and everything that comes with it. morningstar farms® grillers® original. [ indistinct conversations ] now that's more like it. [ ding! ] get 80% savings on final markdowns, including 80% off clothes,

. >>> usc can't go to a bowl game, but they started the season with the trip to hawaii. the trojans wasted no time. scored in their first possession. matt barkley, david ausberry. usc won big on the big island. >>> baseball red sox to win their best to stay in the wild card hunt, adrian bell tray gets a solo shot to the left. the red sox beat the orioles, 6-4. big inning for the sox, bigger for phils, nine runs in the seventh against colorado. chase utley led the way with a grand slam. philadelphia won it 12-11. they have a two-game lead in the nl wild card race. that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a terrific weekend. i'm fred roggin. >>> does george clooney have a shot at number one at the box office this weekend? the "early morning" entertainment headlines are ahead. plus, what are all these folks standing in line for? stick around, we'll tell you. you're watching "early today." a long time since i can get a map from l.a., denver, everywhere in town. warm, sunshine, not feeling like the fall in the west, not yet. on saturday, clouds drop in the paci

s sources report that former usc running back reggie bush will be stripped of his 2005 heisman trophy by the end of the month. according to sources, the heisman trust will will side with the ncaa's findings that bush accepted improper benefits while at usc, making him ineligible during the 2005 season. the organization has since released a statement saying that yahoo!'s reports are inaccurate. if bush is indeed stripped of the heisman, he'll be the first player in the 75-year history of the award to have it taken away. >>> golf, tiger woods received some good news. he was selected to the u.s. ryder cup team as the captain's pick. zack johnson, stuart cink, and 21-year-old ricky fowler also made the squad. ryder cup starts october 1st and can be seen on nbc. >>> baseball. the marlins' hanley ramirez had a little fun with some rookies before the game against the phils. pick it up in the eighth. tied at seventh, placido polanco with an rbi single down the line. phillies took the lead and also first place in the nl east with an 8-7 win. the brewers' trevor hoffman added another milestone

see story, and maybe even the victory itself -- the reggie bush-usc story. with those and the other distractions in the off season? >> i think, number one, you go back to being on what we just talked about. you lean on leadership in the locker room, and we are a team that since we began in 2006, we have been displaced for a week in indianapolis. we played over in london, england, for one week. we are a team that has been able to handle that spotlight, if you will. this was our goal beginning in 2006, to be successful, and knowing that with success comes just what you are talking about, be in the vicodin issue that came up after the end of the regular season, certainly with usc, andcase involving then clumping what is i guess the super bowl hang over potentially together, i think you come right out and discuss those things and talk about being special and once again leading strongly on the character in the locker room and the leadership in the locker room and studying closely history and how it has been fairly unkind, if you will, two teams who have success t

bush received improper benefits while at usc. the story at cal, we have a new star on our hands.n bears freshman wide receiver kenan allen. at practice today. one of the most sought-after recruits in the country out of north carolina. why come all the way to cal? well, his brother also plays on the team. electrifying debut last weekend in the bears opener. and then there's also this. ♪ >> you love me like he does? it's not bad. he's starting out. second cal player that sings as a moonlighter here. but yeah, football is still his priority. >> i just came in here and did my job, did what i was supposed to do. >> you knew he was going to do something special, which he did. and we'll are going to get excited. it's just good for our fans. >> just keep getting better helping my teammates out. >> the singer and wide receiver, cal hosting colorado this saturday in strawberry canyon. when we return, odd behavior by the umpire. ever had a tffice? he office? back ia ckmoment.a advantage topical solution treats dogs... ( barking ) but destroys fleas. sksor y ariveouannate riadr vantage, the

big ten country usc visiting minnesota.ojans down 14-13 off the kickoff, robert woods from his own three. finds the seam and feeling the need for speed. the fastest player on the field and showed it right here. 97 yards. they never looked back. in the fourth matt barkley for six. 21 yards on the play. barkley threw two scores, usc runs away from minnesota 32-21. >>> remember to join me and larry for after the game immediately following texas and texas tech right here on abc-7. they kick off at 5:00. the a's looking for their second straight win in minnesota. got shut down by the twins. got some offensive help. landon powell has liftup. oakland up 1-0. now in the sixth. game tied at 1. braden cooked by the long ball. three-one shot. in the 7th. a's try to answer. iowa muir a into center. davis first rbi today. it's 4-2. the a's wouldn't get any closer. the twins even this series with a 4-2 victory. >>> take a tour around the nation and more college football action later in the newscast and i'm going to make alan wong to make

usc in a gym that turned out to be closer than some of us had expected. i'm hawaii alum.gays before the game. i was going to hit somebody. i don't want to get hurt. late in the first half ryan took him down the side line. aloha. usc still leading 27-16 at the half. salute stud for the trojans. fearless on the punt return. scored 3 touch downs. 89 yards. 5 td passes in the fourth now 42-23 sc in the debut here. a's happy to get out of the bronx. look like the a's were swinging tooth pick today. pride of vallejo eighth innings. generate a harmless single in the second. major first 19 game win they are year at 290 pound. evoked about how he felt like offensive line man out there. leveling line backers. all the help they needed. that's gone. 16th of the year and hit 17th in the next inning. yankees win it 5 zip and completed. >> very nice. >> thanks larry. >> nature license coming up next. thanks for watching. >> have a good [ female announcer at jcpenney red zone clearance, get 80% savings on final markdowns including 80% off clothes, shoes, accessories and 80% off home! did

usc returned there earlier. it's unclear if the trust will now decide to hand over the trophy to vins young caming in second in ballotting in 2005. and a rare friday night game for cal football team this week in reno to play nevada on espn 2. and there is number 24 in the su. usa today poll. bears won in victory fashion by a combined score of 104-10. cal ranked first in the nation in defensive yards allowed just 160 per game. the wolf pack have a top offense why the country featuring 600 yards per game. >> their offense is very potent. and led the country in rushing this year. 3,000 yard rushers. they're very, very good at what they do. they can explode on offense very quickly. >> how about stanford ranked 19th engineer both major polls? cardinals host wake forest. sanford coming off wins over sacramento state and ucla. cardinals lost in the final seconds at wake last year and expect to to be closer than first two games this season. >> this is a huge challenge. i mean, we won and saw a spread throwing team. week

usc remains unbeaten. big sec show down. arkansas hosting alabama.r, razorbacks getting down to business. wingo is wide open and taking flight. 43 yards, 7-0 hogs. in the third, bama trying to come back. clemson tide down. alabama completes the comeback after the interception. mark ingram punches it in. rushed for 151. crim son tide survive 24-20. don't forget to join us after the game tonight immediately following boise state and oregon state. game kicks off at 5:00. and we start at 8:30. >>> if as the ro's wind down all they have left is playing spoiler. gonzalez getting the start for the a's. run support in the bottom of the first. suzuki, grounds one to second. kinsler bobbles it. no double play. davis scores. the rangers respond in the third. michael young has liftoff. deep to left and gone. a solo blast. his 21st. game tied. then in the sixth, cantu, breaks that tie. lines a single into left. kinsler scores, 2-1. cantu would later homer. rangers clinch with the victory. >>> let's tee it up. third round of the tour championship. the final fedex

>>guest: or that he cashed in, with endorsements, because of all the success he had at usc and earninghe did not earn the heisman trophy he would not have looked so shiny in the eyes of people who want to use his image to sell consumer services and consumer products. but it is all about money. and to, for us to have the ncaa and college institutions like the heisman to take down the championship banners is crazy. >>shepard: he wins this weekend and no one will care. and the truth, is the most noticeable things of the entire story is the moment this was about to happen, and i am not picking on nip, who flew the coop, but pete carroll? >>guest: so he can continue to earn a bunch of money as a college football head coach and don't think that anyone will come to the coach and his recruiting coordinators and say need to give back the money for that year in which reggie bush, who you recruited, was taking money under the table or behind your back or however he was taking it. >>shepard: we don't have four hours and 55 days to discuss this, because it would take that long, but what is wrong wi

woods lead usc to the slightly. >> last week's heisman trophy winner, ingram looked quick and dangerous against duke, running for 151 yards and two touchdowns. top-ranked alabama dumps duke, 62-13. look at this backup go. one of trent richardson's two touchdowns is this 91-yard kick return and again, 62-13, crimson tide and the rich keep getting richer. >> that is sport as we see it now. again, giant's highlights at 10:00. they are tied with the brewers 0-0 in the second. >> coming up on the 10:00 news, saying a final goodbye. friends, family and the community come together for a metroplex service forever one of the victims of the san bruno blast. that story tonight on the 10:00 news. >>> that is our report for tonight everyone. >> thanks for joining us. our next newscast is the 10:00 news. >> good night.

bush won that trophy in 2005 while at usc.ce then he came under scrutiny for improper benefits he received while at usc. the ncaa passed down hvy sanctions for improprieties on bush's time at southern cal. shortly after the ruling, new athletic director returned the school's replica of sh's heisman trophy to the trust. he becomes the first player in the 75-year history of the award to give it back. very interesting. >> he won it, though. >> he did. you cannot take that back from him. >> it will not be taken away. >> absolutely. >> he was the best. >> glad you kept it zipped. >> that's all i had to say about that. >>> coming up, inspections begin after a natural gas line explos >>> pieces that damaged pipeline from last week's deadly explosion in california are on their way here to washington now for analysis. they're from the neighborhood in san bruno, california, not far from san francisco, where a gas line rupture sparked a fire that killed four people. and destroyed 40 homes. leanne gregg has our report. >> reporter: gas st

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i warm front brought that guy down. 46 yard. 20-6 usc late first half. this means goodbye. notice i deliver the hawaii highlight with a bit more enthusiasim. >> you do. >> there is some bias here tonight. almost at half time. hawaii trailing 27-13 against the wicked trojans. san jose state opens in alabama saturday. debut for new head coach mike one of the assistant former niner young. more on coach young. >> thought he was about pulling. double team. okay. hole the point. keep the feet running. >>reporter: young was a 4 time pro bowler in the 14 years with the frainers. won a superbowl title. former defensive tackle tack a year off after retiring. graduate assist tan at notre dame last year. took a full time job with san jose state this year with defensive line coach. >> i have an opportunity kind of still be around the game and then also to get a chance to work with young men and hopefully share my experience over the years with them. >>reporter: he realizes and appreciates now what coaches go through week to week. >> long hours. just grinding it out. getting prepared and

bush won it in 2005 when he played for usc.d for over 1,700 yards -- >> touchdown! >> reporter: and scored 18 touchdowns. but this june after a long investigation, the ncaa found that bush had illegally accepted money and gifts from agents while he was a trojan, a violation of ncaa rules making him ineligible to have played. bush came out this week and said he's forfeiting the heisman title. >> it's not an admission of guilt. for me it's -- like i said, it's me showing my respect to the heisman trophy itself and to, like i said the people who have come before me and the people who will come after me. >> reporter: in a statement earlier this week heisman trust said it was a difficult decision to return the heisman trophy and he exhibited great character in acknowledging his mistakes and accepting the consequences adding that no one will hold the title for that year. cnn, atlanta. >> let's pick up on that point right there. rick, let me bring you into this. yes, he sent it back. that seems like -- you wouldn't send it back if you

several people taken is to hot, two with life-threatening injure usc. there were several people on the roadway at that time and some hiewt ares even pulled over and stopped to help. -- command commuters even pulled over and stopped to help. >> again, that was stacy cohan reporting. we'll be talking more about this accident coming up a bit later on. we have much more straight ahead this morning. the race for governor in maryland, martin o'malley has opened up a lead in the polls. >> but as you might expect, challenger bob ehrlich is downplaying the late numbers. we'll hear from both candidates. >>> we'll get the latest on today's weather conditions actually lot going on this more -- morning. we'll run that down for you in just a couple of moments. julie wright will tell you about this morning's road conditions. stay with us. fox 5 morning news will return. right now, it is 5:11. lysol believes that kids shouldn't miss school days during cold and flu season. that's why we started a mission for health. by going beyond clean surfaces to healthy surfaces. by

usc beat hawaii last night 49- 36. sophomore quarterback matt barkley threw five touchdowns. too excited. the trojans on the bowl eligible until the 2012 season. >> what way is the wind blowing with kiffin. >> he knows what to say at the right time. >> he does. raiders definitely better off without him and they are expected to make of course their roster cuts tomorrow. >> i'm sure tennessee is saying the same thing. but they're glad he's gone, as well >> absolutely. >> it doesn't come out in the wash, it will come out in the rinse. [ laughter ] >> i like that. >> there is a great story about kenny williams the general manager of the chicago white sox. his son trying to make the team. >> he made the cut for the 49ers. they really like him, too. they he is out with injuries but he will be a good returner. >> the crabtree thing, there is more to that. >> they wouldn't say what it was but mike singletary said this happens every five minutes when he was with the '85 bears but it didn't seem to matter come sunday because they did win a super bowl and he said at times he was vernon

he won it playing college ball at usc but scandal has reared its ugly head.ith heavy sanctions by the ncaa this summer after it was determined that bush received improper benefits during his college years. now, this is the first time in the 75-year history of the heisman that a winner has returned the award. it's given to the nation's top college football player. >> kim kardashian has anything to say? >>> hard to believe someone would intentionally design a more uncomfortable airline seat but check this out. >> i don't think i could handle this. take a look at this. >> looks painful. >> an italian company has come up with the saddle seat. it provides almost 10" less leg room and would presumably cost less. the seat unveiled at an aircraft interiors expo in long beach. that does not look comfortable at all. the company says it hasn't taken any orders but it has gotten a lot of interest. maybe for a short flight of what, about 10 seconds? but just even to have to sit while you're taxiing? >> doesn't that look uncomfortable with the bump in the middle of the sea

. >>> a new los angeles times usc poll suggests democrat jerry brown and barbara boxer are slightly ahead in the races five weeks before the election, brown, with support from 46% of likely voters, to whitman's 41%. in the senate, boxer is favored by 48% of likely voters, and the poll has margin of error of 3.3'%. >>> there's a lot of excitement in the bay area's filipino community. sheryl jennings has an exclusive interview with the new president of the philippines. tens of -- hundreds of people opportunity out for coastal cloneup day. >>> disenchanted with the president's health >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >> dan: the new president of the fill finds is in the bay area tonight. the stopped in san jose after meeting with world leaders in new york this week, including president obama. sheryl jennings sat down with president bin aqueen know. >> he is in the silicon valley on a mission to pull his country out of poverty and into peace and prosperity. >> how can we help you in your cause? >> well, the technology is fantastic. >> i had the privilege of an ex

precedented move, a heisman trophy's winner is forfeiting the trophy he won in 2005 while playing for usc. they penalized him in connection to inappropriate gifts. no ward on whether the award is vakant or go to that year's runner up. >>> the price of gold hit a new record in new york today. it road 2460$24.60 that breaks the most recent record set last thursday, and investors are buying safe gold for a safe haven. >>> and stocks finished mixed. dow finished high, and new of positive how and nasdaq gained 4. >>> there was an employment fair for veterans. they showed up for the event in san francisco. the support organization hosted the fair. they told us the economy is tough right now even those returning from iraq and afghanistan. many offering jobs were public agencies such as police departments rather than private employers. >>> a night on the town in san francisco could get pricier for some people because the new tax will take effect at the end of the year. david stevenson looks at the potential impact and benefits for the city. >> san francisco's board of strvsors passed new fees. >>

bush at the center of the ncaa investigation into improper benefit at usc.bation for the ncaa can't do much to penalize bush he's a pro. bush said he didn't want to taint the dignity of the heismann. gave it up. usc returned their cope of the heismann. not sure if they will hand over the trophy to texas. came in second in the balloting the year bush won back in 2005. rare friday nature game for the cal football team this week. in reno. play in nevada. espn 2 telecast. back in the national ranking. no. 24. they won blow out fashion with victory over davis and colorado. combine score in the games. 104 to continue. cal rank first in the nation in defensive yard. allowed 160 per game. they have the pistol offense. pistol firing on all -- i don't know how many cylinder a pistol has. you know what i mean. 600 yards per game up here. >> offense is very potent. led the country in rushing last year. 3000 yard rusher. very, very good at what they do. they can explode on offense very quickly. >> equal time for stanford rank 19 in both maiming the pull. stanford lop sid

>> you would think that usc would have a good thermometer.ybe it was distracted by what was walking around usc in 110-degree heat. >> had to bring it back around. thank you. >> see you. >>> country comes home for the first time. the grand old opri house in nashville back in business tonight. >> yeah, the house had to go through a stunning renovation and now a huge show. country star and grand ole opri members gave us a live tour. you wouldn't know that it five months ago that place was under water. >> reporter: i know, kiran. it looks beautiful right now. i'm here standing on the actual stand of the opri house in nashville, tennessee. just to put things in perspective this morning, there are some country music fans who would probably trade in the first-born children to stand on this very stage. the whole place is the mecca for this genre of music and back in may this bottom level was filled with water. everything below that balcony had to be replaced. $20 million later, this place is ready to open up tonight and i was able to get a unique tou

the usc was hit with a heavy bunk of sanctions and that summer after bush received improper benefits ncaa ruled that bush was ineligible for the 2005 season and opened the possibility that he would have to give back the trophy. >>> meanwhile, more drama involving the redskins and this time, the mexican reporter who tweeted she felt uncomfortable during her visit to the jets on saturday and locally, portis offered these comments that were not considered politically incorrect. >> one of the reporters, to see guys walking around lack naked and -- [ indiscernible ] a great guy. and i was going say, the nice one in the locker room. i think that -- in time and look and i want to say something to that woman. you put a woman and give her a choice of 53 athletes, somebody got to be appealing to her, you know. somebody got to support the answers and she's going to want somebody, you know, i don't know what kind of woman i want. >> portis has apologized to the redskins spokesman and released the following statement: the washington redskins have a clear and unambiguous policy about being unprofe

says 111, usc is 106 and long beach is 108. they go from cool to all-time record highs. for us we're in the 80s and a few ninth -- 90s. san francisco, not bad. near record highs are definitely possible today especially down san jose and you can sigh why this is just a -- see why this is just a monster high-pressure system. it's still strong. record highs will be close. forecast high is 84. we're close to that already. but average is 72. so they are way above that. 92 is the record, 198 for them. oakland, 92, 95. santa rosa, 100. their record, 1963. mountain view, the forecasted high, 92. their record is right there the same for san jose, all they have to do is hit 98. our forecast is 99. 70s have given way to 80s and 90s. livermore and concord are 91. san diego was 92. then they picked up a sea breeds and went down to -- sea breeze and went down to 83. there's some really toasty readings down there. you can see that's the biggest high-pressure system we've seen in a long, long time. it's here today and tomorrow and it looks like it's transitory, wants to head back to the

usc just did a study that we spend $1 billion a year in placing public notices and various tax breaks, the public airwaves that bring us our television stations. that is owned by the public. when we dig up our city streets to drop the internet lines, government and policy is involved every step of the way. where i do think we need to start talking seriously about what the government needs to, the only question that matters is who are they going to benefit? for a long time, we have been telling journalists that they have no real role to play. maybe they should not be involved in the political process, but their bosses up in washington, where i live, are asking for all sorts of favors and handouts that favor a certain model. so what will the models they that will fill in these gaps? if local advertising monopolies are over, we have the rise of the internet, so how are we going to provide the public good journalism? i think one of those answers is through public non-commercial media, and a significant reinvestment in media. we spend $400,000 a year. that is $1.37 for everyone in the room

simpson, but it might happen with the former usc trojans' star. conflicting reports tonight that the heisman trophy trust, essentially their executive committee, might strip bush of his 2005 award. bush, you might recall, received improper benefits, we like that, improper benefits while playing at usc. >>> finally tonight, the u.s. open, sam kerreweer, the san francisco native, the last american man remaining at the u.s. open. it was a long match, three hours, 36 minutes, in the near court. sam kerrewequerrey, can he adva? >> so disappointed. >> put up the good college trial. >> when she ni really gets excited. >> we'll be back with a change for google today. this droid has evolved to do even more. now it integrates your work e-mail, so you can be hooked up to everything you need to do. now it does 1 ghz speed on a more intuitive keyboard. turning you into an instrument of efficiency. introducing the new droid 2 by motorola. part of the next generation of does. with so many to choose from it's hard to see the difference. but this is the way most d

los angeles times usc poll shows gerry brown holds a 49- 44% lead over republican whitman among likely voters however, that lead is within a margin of error. >>> the senate race shows barbara boxer has widened her margin over theory that. she leads her, 51% to 43%, with a 3 point margin of error. >> many of those polls will cast their votes less on the issuemore on the characters and personality of candidates. thousands of people showed up today in sacramento to hear first hand from those candidates. in sacramento with what they had to say, jackie. >> reporter: well, ann, about 2,000 people turned out here at sack state, at the 9th annual candidates forum to hear from dozens of candidates in races larger and small. the races for governor and u.s. senate garnered most attention. whitman, brown, boxer signs could be seen throughout the crowd but the only one of the four to actually appear in person was carly, attorney general candidate spoke for sandra boxer who he said had another engagement. brown sent a stand in but meg whitman was confirmed to show up but we are told is sick today. m

bush has been under pressure since the ncaa punished usc for bush taking improper benefits. >>> comingare's palin-endorsed tea party wacko christine o'donnell has a lot of folks buzzing about her campaign. get this many democrats are actually rooting for her to win tonight. we will explain when we come bark as nbc's kelly o'donnell gets us ready for the big primary night, next "the ed show." stay with us. [ male announcer ] where are people with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis going? they're discovering the first self-injectable ra medicine you take just once a month. it's simponi™, and taken with methotrexate, it helps relieve the pain, stiffness, and swelling of ra with one dose a month. visit 4simponi.com to see if you qualify for a full year of cost support. simponi™ can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious and sometimes fatal events can occur, such as infections, cancer in children and adults, heart failure, nervous system disorders, liver or blood problems, and allergic reactions. before starting simponi™, your doctor should test you for

pete carroll treating it like a usc/university of washington games, he was so fired up, he return of nfl. we used to go to the patriots an the jets. his twitter page. it's just a start, we have room to grow. and t.o., the bengals and bears, we will bounce back next week, all the haters keep it coming. a quick check from the twitter page. you can also follow us at twitter. >>> sometimes we adults get a little boring. we talk too much, we're boring. we turn it over to the kids. will the niners recover? will they beat the saints? is this the end of the world? here's "sport sunday's" loren scott. >> with so many questions, we're hearing plenty of talk, yet sometimes the real answers can be found in the lives of a child. so we have come to the city of good living, san carlos, where the kids know the score. we're at arundell school, choz noted alumnae is barry bonds. but today's talk is all about football. who will have a better record, 49ers or raiders? >> probably 49ers. >> i'm going to say the 49ers. >> i only watched the halftime, but once when it was halftime, 49ers was winning. >> in

. >> a "los angeles times," usc poll shows jerry brown ahead by four percentage points. the latest field poll has them in a dead heat with 18% undecided. >> i think it will be as debates go, it will be closely watched. >> they are going to be issue-focused. >> whitman is the novice debater. >> public appearances have had a lot of planted materials and planted questions. even her plan is say glossy brochure. >> she is a sharp, quick-whited person and knows jerry brown's record. when he talks about one side, she can highlight how he stood on the other side. >> for brown the pressure is on. analysts said this is his first big chance to make his case to voters where as whitman has been doing it for months in costly advertisements. >> if you were born in the 70s or 80s, you have no knowledge of jerry brown as governor of california. no actual memory probably. >> political consultant believes the topics that will come up are the economy, jobs, the state budget. as brown has to reintroduce himself to voters, whitman has the challenge of having to moderate her view since the tim

i hate what was going on at usc.er in the land. >> he was young and inexperienced. >> right. i think the heisman -- i understand the importance of the dignity of the award. i think they should give it back and say thank you for your gesture. >> the truth is the ncaa which makes so much money off guys like reggie bush and then makes a publish shaming out of them when they take money, in some cases this kid at georgia, the wide receiver sold his jersey to somebody and they suspended him for four games of his college season. >> it's a farce. how much money these people make off these children because they're the age of my son, these young kids 18 to 22 make institutions, including my own, hundreds of millions of dollars, and, my god -- and a kid sells his jersey and they put cuffs on him? >> the ncaa and nfl if they get together, need to do something ability agents who prey on these 20-year-old kids and say you want to ride in a limo? sure, that would be fun. then they put -- >> or how about this one -- >> his family al

reggie bush is giving back his heisman trophy, college football's top honor, awarded to him in '05 at usc, bush, these days, the great new orleans saints running back, gave the heisman back after the ncaa determined he had received improper benefits and should have been ineligible for the '05 season. rather than being stripped of it, he's giving it back. the first time a heisman has been returned by its recipient. >>> the folks who make high fructose corn syrup would like it to be known by another name, corn sugar. the industry wants to stop the confusion as they put over the sweetener, specifically the perception it's somehow more harmful than ordinary sugar. they say what they produce has been disparaged and misunderstood. the federal government is making its own decision on the name what to call it. >>> while we're talking a lot about women and men on the broadcast tonight, there's this -- who do you think is more diligent at hand washing in rest rooms? men or women? well, you're right, 93% of women wash their hands, in a recent study, while the number fell to only 77% of men. the over

bush has been under pressure since the ncaa punished usc for bush taking improper benefits. >>> comingine o'donnell has a lot of folks buzzing about her campaign. get this many democrats are actually rooting for her to win tonight. we will explain when we come bark as nbc's kelly o'donnell gets us ready for the big primary night, next "the ed show." stay with us. [ rumbling ] [ air whooshing ] [ crunch! ] [ male announcer ] 11 grams of delicious whole grain. one mighty toasted crunch. new wheat thins crunch stix. the crunch is calling. lord of the carry-on. sovereign of the security line. you never take an upgrade for granted. and you rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above. and still pay the mid-size price. i deserve this. [ male announcer ] you do, business pro. you do. go national. go like a pro. before weight watchers, my world was can't. can't eat this. can't do that. can't lose weight. but on weight watchers, i can. weigh less than i did in high school. can. stand here not suckin' in a thing. s

in the race for california governor is pulling ahead according to a new poll, the los angeles times usc poll shows democrat gerry brown holds a 49-44% lead over meg whitman among likely voters that is within the margin of error. senate race shows democrat barbara boxer widened her lead over gop candidate. she leads, 51% to 43% among likely voter s with a 3 point margin of error. >>> thousands showed up at a voter forum in sacramento to hear first hand from candidates. gop candidate made an appearance and gerry brown and meg whitman were not there their reps used the event to drive home their platforms. >> i've created jobs and voters are interested in more jobs being created i cut spending voters are interested in expenditures being cut in washington dc. >> barbara boxer has been aggressively promoting the interest of californians her opponent shipped 30,000 jobs overseas at the same time she tripled her own salary. >> the chance to see candidates first hand may be important leading up to the november elections. l.a. times poll showed although issues are important the race appears to be

of allegations that he and his family took improper cash during his time as a collegiate player at usc. yesterday the heisman trust announced it would not give the award to anyone else, instead leaving the title vacant for the 2005 season. the man second in line for the 2005 award, now tennessee titans quarterback vince young tweeted this statement. reggie will continue to be the 2005 award recipient and i will continue to be honored to have been in the 2005 heisman campaign with such a talented athlete. >>> lebron james did not help his image much by moving to miami. according to a new popularity poll, he is now one of the country's most hated athletes a survey of over 500 sports personalities revealed lebron at number six on the dislike list. he suffered a 41% drop in positive rating since january. at number five on the list, kobe bryant. he won his fifth nba championship with the lakers last year. number four and three, chad ochocinco and terrell owens, and number two, tiger woods. you know what he's been up to the last year or so. the most hated athlete in the country, still -- get

the ncaa hit usc with heavy sanctions this summer after ruling bush received improper benefits making him ineligible for the 2005 season. >>> more and more americans are shying away from the stock market. >>> and small businesses may find it easier to qualify for credit. it is 4:38 and you are watching 9 news now. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back. what a wonderful wednesday already. we are incident free on 50 westbound from the bay bridge to the beltway. it is angie with the realtime traffic early coming up. >>> it is time for the first "living $mart" report of the morning. jessica doyle is here with the headlines. >>> good morning. wall street is waiting on a fresh check on the health of the economy today. before the opening bell the federal reserve reports on production for factories and mines for august. here at home the dow is at 10526 after dropping 17 points. the nasdaq up four and the s&p 500 was down a fraction. more americans are wary of the stock market. according to an ap cnbc poll the recent swing has made them less confident in stocks. cautious investors are pulling

reggie bush has returned his trophy, amid scandal with his days at usc.he 2005 award will remain vacant. >>> there's no college football in our update this morning. but there's plenty of baseball. there's anish shroff at espn news. >> good morning, first place in the american league east on the line wednesday night. the yankees, a half-game lead on the rays. derek jeter went to first, after he was hit by a pitch. actually hit the bat. jeter admitted so. goes to first anyway. next batter, curtis granderson, his 18th of the year. a two-run shot. the yankees take a 3-2 lead. bottom seven, tampa responds. dan johnson, his second of the game. he drove in all four tampa bay runs. rays up 4-3. ninth inning, alex rodriguez up. he strikes out the tying one. tampa, now first place in the a.l. east, a half-game in front of new york. >>> padres and rockies. san diego looking to sweep colorado. troy tulowitzki opened play with 9 homers and 20 rbis in september. he would just tack on. that was just one. he saved one for later. tulowitzki, two homers. a career-high seve

usc is 3-0. >>> a penant race in september? that's exciting. a penant race involving three teams and only a game and a half of separation, that is intense. the giants trying to keep their spot at the top of the nl west heap. as for the other two teams in the race, the padres playing a little afternoon baseball today. facing the cards in st. louis, san diego trying to stop a three-game slide. top nine the padres had blown the lead in the last inning, we're now tied at four, ryan ludwig taking care of that. three-run shot. the padres go up 7-4. they get the win 8-4. >>> and the dodgers are not even pretending to care any more. first they traded of course tav yo to the rockies before today's game, then they rolled over during it. troy tulowitzki taking over. the rockies shortstop continued his hot september. two home runs today. that gives him 14 homers in his last 15 games. the rockies win 12-2, now, one game behind the giants. the padres a half game behind. making tonight's game even more important. >>> the only thing that stood between kevin an

the los angeles times, usc survey shows brown with a 49 to 44% lead over whitman. now that is among likely voters. however, that lead is within the poll's margin of error, so it is close. >>> in the race for senate, democrat incumbent barbara boxer has widened her lead over republican challenger carly fiorina. the polls show boxer ahead 51 to 43% among likely voters. >>> well, a bay area school district is about to get a pretty big donation. where the money is coming from and how it will help more students finish college. >>> plus, the government wants to watch more of what people are doing online. the popular forms of communicating that are now being targeted. promise me low prices. and stick to it. like seriously low prices. [ male announcer ] at safeway, we made a promise of low prices. and we're keeping it. [ female announcer ] with club card specials like beef cross rib roast, just $1.99 a pound and crystal geyser water only $3.99. i need to know that when i'm here, the low prices will be too. monday, tuesday, everyday. i'm a big fan of everyday. [ male announ

and the former usc star was a first round pick in 2006.ith kurt warner retiring, he is expected to step in and be the guy. but obviously, that didn't happen. >>>every major leaguer picks their own song that is played when they come to bat. for most guys, it is something macho or intimidating. and rocky shortstop troy tulwitski is not like most guys ♪ hey, you're playing my song. >> and a lot of my fan base is kids and they all like that song and it makes for a good conversation why i chose that song. ♪ moving my hips like this. >> they make fun of you? >> all the time. but it is all fun and it doesn't bother me one bit. >> bud black is wondering when the padres losing streak will end. carlos gonzalez smacks one off to the top of the wall. two runs score. the former a has now driven in 95 runs this year. the rockies beat the padres 6- 2. san diego has now lost nine straight. >>>trevor cahill pitches six shutout innings and the 15th win of the season at the coliseum this afternoon. the a's beat the angels 3-1. >>>and things went much better

that hour long debate kicks off at 6:00 on the usc campus and the governor dedebate will be aired on october 12th. tom brokaw will moderate that debate at dominican university in san rafael. our coverage begins at 6:00. the debate will begin at 6:30 right here on nbc bay area and on our website, nbcbayarea.com. >>> president obama signed into law his small business bill which he calls one of his concrete moves to help put more americans back to work, but that bill, now law, is opposed this election year by republicans. steve handlesman has that story from capitol hill. >> reporter: this pizzeria is expanding. the 18-year-old gourmet restaurant has two locations in the washington, d.c. area and is opening a third. the owner in part credits president obama and his new small business bill for helping her restaurant and the nation's jobless. >> should we hire which i think we are going to, employees who have been unemployed for a couple of months, then we would get some -- get a tax benefit for doing that. >> reporter: at the white house today there was ruth, a guest, as president obama

the king of college football for usc in 05, but an ncaa investigation showed bush received improper benefits probation and much of the blame pointing at bush who is now in the nfl. he gave back the trophy which is awarded to the top college players. the first time in the 75-year history of the heisman trophy the hardware has been rirnd. and no word -- has been returned. and no word if they will give to to vince young. >> he gets some heat off of him. >> yes, he was caught. game over. >> that's it for us. thank you for watching and we uh preesh -- apppppppppppppppppp introducing the samsung fascinate powered by verizon. super amoled screen. six-axis 3d gaming and access to thousands of free apps. all in one ultra-thin package. you want it, we got it. the samsung fascinate. only at verizon. woman: did you bring the camera phone? man: i did. do you wanna go first? i've been waiting for this all day. ok, this is from... aunt stacey. introducing chase quickdeposit. just photograph the front and back of your check using the chase mobile app on your iphone, and hit send. it went through. this is so

the former usc running back has been declared ineligible for the season because of illegal gifts he tookfrom two sports marketers. bush would be the first heisman winner to have that taken away. >>> when we return, after nine years of 9/11, there's finally major progress to be seen at ground zero. 9/11, there's finally major progress to be seen at ground zero. [ female announcer ] fiber has never looked better. all-natural benefiber. the fiber supplement that's tasteless and dissolves completely. to make getting fiber easier. that's the beauty of benefiber. stay twice... earn a free night! two separate stays at comfort inn or any of these choice hotels can earn you a free night -- only when you book at choicehotels.com. the richmond city council comes to the rescue of three of endangered schools. the comments from a long public hearing last night. a long night for some passengers at los angeles airport. the threat that forced authorities to remove everyone from the aircraft. no more free parking at some favorite tourist spots in san francisco. the places new parking meters are being inst

that's because former usc running back reggie bush says he's giving back the award. investigators found that bush accepted improper benefits while he was at the school. a decision will be made about whether or not to award the trophy to the runner-up, vince young. >>> new this morning, oakland police will soon be armed with new technology, an electronic set of eyes meant to catch officers behaving badly. today in the bay's christie smith live at police headquarters. it comes in response to a lot of cries over police misconduct. >> reporter: that's right. there have been a lot of complaints and some lawsuits. the police chief thinks having these cameras will improve officers' safety but also cost me service out in the streets. other police departments have been using a similar system and say really when you have these cameras out there it keeps everyone on their best behavior, especially if they know that they're being recorded. the san jose police is already using a similar system now and oakland has been testing out 15 of these clip-on video units that clip right on