jim harbaugh and stanford come from behind to beat usc 37-35. stanford has beaten southern california three of the last four years. it doesn't get too much more fun than that as broadcaster, i'm sure, it was no fun for usc but stanford enjoyed it. >> craig: you know what? both of these football teams played with their hearts tonight. good execution, lots of offense. kicker walks out there on the field, the last thing on his mind being the missed extra point and drills it. >> mike: perfect execution by the kicking team. whitaker has made 15 straight, none bigger than that. stanford goes to 5-1. southern california 4-2. they are 1-2 in the pac-10 with the meat of their schedule coming up. >> craig: i just have to believe that lane kiffin and this staff will somehow rally these young football players, they're thin, not deep with talent right now in terms of numbers, but they do have players who can make plays. he'll get them going. >> mike: jim harbaugh took over a program that was 1-11. he won four games the first year, five the second, eight last

usc won. >>> and the long horns ran over 200 yards over the corn husker defense. and gilbert kept it himself for his first of two touchdowns. another unbeaten goes down. texas snaps the two-game losing streak by knocking off nebraska 20-13. >>> we might have a new favorite for the heisman trophy. auburn quarterback cameron newton threw for one score and 19 yards running and three more touchdowns and now scored 25 touchdowns this season. and seventh ranked auburn improved to 7-0. they beat number 12 arkansas. 65-43. >>> a little baseball now for you. the rangers who are six outs away from winning game one of the alcs, when it all caved in on them. the yankees stunned texas with five runs in the 8th and won 6- 5. ron washington's team did not want it to happen again and 0-2 would not be a good thing. third inning, rangers up. and then this goes to the snappleside sign. it scores a run. and texas has a 5-0 lead. this time the bullpen got the job done. it took five relievers and nearly four hours but they take it. the rangers win by a count of 7- 2 to even the series.

the bears get bombed 48-14 usc with the win. cal with a chance to get back on track next saturday in berkeley. they host arizona state. >>> the lpga tour, after three rounds, they're three golfers tied for the lead at black hawk. the pga tour is in the south bay, the frys.com tour. rocco mediate going for a win. he eagles the hole at 17-under, that's three shots up on bow van pelt heting into tomorrow's final round. watching golf, hockey, football, giants on the road. >> oh, yeah. >> laura will have more tonight at 11:00. >> fingers crossed. >>> thanks for choosing the bay area news. coming up next, an nbc special california open for business. >>> every election it seems there's one proposition that cuts through the clutter and gets all the attention. prop 23 suspends the landmark global warming law that

usc blows out cal, 48-14. >>> a sea of red in lincoln. fifth ranked nebraska corn huskers take on texas. the long horns ran all over 200 yards over the defense. and gilbert kept it himself, for the first of two touchdowns. another unbeaten goes down. texas snapped the two-game losing streak by knocking off nebraska 20-13. >>> we might have a new favorite for the heisman trophy. it could be this guy right here. look at him. auburn quarterback cameron newton threw for one score and ran for 19 yards and three more touchdowns. and that's right. he is now scored for -- 25 touchdowns this season. that's how many he's got. and seventh ranked auburn improved to 7-0. and they beat number 12 arkansas. 65-43. >>> baseball now, the rangers were six outs away from winning game one of the alcs when it all caved in. >> and five runs in the eighth. and won 6-5. >>> and washington's gang trying to put last night's game behind them in the series and rangers up 4-0 and molina goes all the way to the snapple sign. and for the second game in a row, texas jump

beat usc for the second straight season. >>> usc loses the second straight game from last-second fields 4-2 and 1-2 in the pack 10. >> stanford are idle until they host washington state october 23rd. >>> just three weeks ago cal defense got called by nevada's tricky playing. the golden bears made sure it never got out of the holster. the visiting bruins in the white injuries are you held for 26 yards rushing. 7-0 in the first quarter. jonathan franklin gets the ball and he recovers. at the bruins 17-yard line. cal running-back marie rushed for 159 yards. scores twice. a great stiff arm. nice dive to the pylon and 14- 0cal. who ran for 304 yards. that made the quarterback's job pretty easy. but he makes the play. and fires for the touchdown. cal led 15-0 at half time. the old four quarter reverse. marvin jones doesn't get touched. he scores from 48 yards out. cal wins 35-7. the sixth straight times they have beaten them at memorial. >> they held the bruins to just 144 yards. cal is now 3-2. and they visit usc next saturday. >>> san jose state in the white jerseys tried to keep up with t

usc will host oregon on saturday night football. 8:00 eastern, oregon goes to usc. thanks for watching esponn on a. another number one has bitten the dust. down goes oklahoma. now, we take you to times square for the ford wrap up. take it away, robert flores. some scene here in columbia. >> thanks a lot. let's give you a taste of some of the action on saturday. let's start in the s.e.c. two undefeated teams, lsu and auburn. what a day for gene chizik's offense. they racked up 442 yards on the ground. mccalebb, 72 yards here. cam newton, a career best 217 yards on the ground. auburn wins 24-17. michigan state and northwestern. mark dantonio back on the sidelines for the spartans for the first time since his heart attack. curt cousins to cunningham. got it. cunningham, 113 yards and that score. sparty rolls 35-27. >> wisconsin and iowa staying in the big ten, montee ball, using the truck stick there. nicely done. reaches over. breaks the play. badgers up 31-30. stanzi to robinson. they're trying to get a field goal. for the go-ahead score. they don't have time-outs. w

jim harbaugh success against usc but expect a tough game. >> usc team is the same usc team i'm used to. very talented. very well coached. very p.m. dominant type of physical football team. >>reporter: and reminder. we have the stanford usc show down rate here over on abc and kick off and when that is over tune in to after the game at 8:30 with the highlights and the reaction and the giants are still tied 4-4 and they are in the tenth. >> torture. >> oh. yes. >> did something happen. >> yes. >> somebody got hit. >> shouldn't be watching that. while we are doing this. >> watching you and watching the reaction. >> injured player. >> yes. >> that does it for this edition of 7 news at 9 and for all of us here thanks for all of us here thanks for joining us. see you on 7 at

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directors of the new pac12 suggest that cal and sanford will not be placed in the same alignment as usc and ucla. a final vote on realignment is set for next week and if it's approved as is it would likely mean that cal and stanford would only play usc and ucla every other year instead of every year like they do now. >>> clayton valley eagles faced off with the minutemen in tonight's high school football game of the week. >> mark ibanez is standing by in concord with a preview of what's going on tonight. >> thanks very much, as you can tell i'm wearing the pink today and it's all part of breast cancer awareness month. and tonight very special game it's the rivalry game. but everybody is supposed to be involved in a pink out. wear pink to a football game. who knew, right. and it's a very special game because it is also a rivalry game and i have with me concord high coach bryan hamilton he's been a head coach here for 17 years. obviously a special night. you have a little bit of pink on, i have to give you a little credit for that. but obviously this is a grudge game, no love lost between

the bay area teams will play usc and ucla every other year so they keep that rivalry going. the south division will be made up of the arizona schools and usc and ucla and the newcomers, utah and colorado. both the bay area's teams are on the road. the raiders are going to go to denver to take on the broncos. they have identical two and four records. the 49ers have a shot at a winning streak going on. they will be in charlotte to play the winless pair lynna panthers. that is an early one on the east coast. game time is 10:00 in the morning. >> deciding to take the fight against cancer into their own hands and setting an example for all of us. the cisco employee cancer support network was born. to tell us how it work, i am joined by lisa king. thanks for joining us. two-time breast cancer survivor. you are doing well. it reaches what? 65,000 employees? >> yes. it's a global network. we are a community of what we call an employee resource group within the company. it's about valuing diversity and fostering diversity in the workplace and providing opportunities for employees for

they're quoting usc staying the new alignment lump cal and stanford with oregon, oregon state, washington, and washington state in one division, the other division will include new comers colorado and utah along with usc, arizona school. the report does not indicate if cal and stanford will automatically lose their football games with the la schools. a final vote is scheduled for next week. >>> well it is friday night, time for our high school football game of the week. featured match up clayton valley against concord. live in concord with the fanfare. hi mark. >> oh yes, gasia, it's a true grudge match. there's theyoung quarterback playing for concord high that everyone is hot about and setting passing records and thrown a touchdown and scored one tonight and you'll see highlights at 10. but in the meantime i had a chance to talk about the rivalry with clayton valley cloture. -- coach. here is what they said. >> everyone knows each other and tufrned into a heated rivalry. >> first of all, i want to ask you about a kid in the middle of your defensive line. >> ellison we got him back. he w

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. >>> well, stanford and usc faced off in one of the best games of the season in college football.hey exchanged punches until they exchanged punches until the very end. as governor, he balanced budgets without raising taxes. and california created 1.9 million jobs. as attorney general, jerry brown took on wall street banks, mortgage scammers and public officials stealing from taxpayers. at this stage in his life, jerry brown has the independence to make the tough decisions california needs. as governor i'll cap government salaries and pensions. on the budget, we have to face reality. make do with what we have. and no taxes without voter approval. jerry brown, knowledge and know-how we can trust. [ male announcer ] build your with the $2.50 breakfast combo. get a 16oz. cup of piping-hot seattle's best coffee and a savory new sunrise subway melt built fresh to your order for just $2.50. subway. build your better breakfast. >>> well, anytime stanford and usc get together it is gonna be a battle. and tonight down on the farm was no different. a sea of red and standing room only. the fo

beaten usc in l.a. that streak continued as the bears were embarassed by the trojans. they may want to go into hibernation after this quarter. he comes up with a big time catch. 6-4 and 220 pounds and 14-0sc. and then in the second and hit robert woods. 116 receiving. two touchdowns and it is 28-0. three of 12 for 51 yards and two picks including this one to harris. it would lead to this, barkley to johnson to make it 42-0. barkley tied a record with five first half td passes. bears follow 3 and 3. it is a 48-14 beat down for usc. san jose state's brutal schedule continues against boise state. it is 17 yards and 14-0. then in the second and 43 yards. moore threw for 231. boise state up 41-0 at the half. it was 535 to 80 yards and they go on to win it 48-0. upset saturday in college football. three top 10 teams went down including ohio state. john clay rushes for 104 yards and two scores leading the badgers to a 31-18 upset victory. after their tour of sweden, the sharks return for their home opener. earlier in the day, team teal said they assigned joe thorton to a cont

usc with an answer three yards out. they take a 1-point lead.lor he fumbled twice big run to the trojan 15. and then nate whittaker puts it up stanford wins a thriller 37-35. >> in berkeley cal hosting ucla he finds it and 14-0 bears. kevin riley looks left. finds allen for a touchdown. they take the lead. double reverse. marvin jones has blockers in front. great cut. 48-yard touchdown. they are 3-2 with a victory. >> the giants have a four run lead at at&t park as the braves tied the series with a come from behind 5-4 victory. the braves have the best home record in baseball. jonathan sanchez. >> like i say you have the go out there and win the game. >> we have confidence that he is going to go out and do his best. >> that is difference where he doesn't get unraveled whether a call or error. anything that could go awry there he doesn't let it affect him like he used to. >> san jose down 2-1 errand thornton on the power play, we head to overtime and columbus with a final blow. sharks as they fall 3-2 and earthquakes clinch a playoff spot defeati

he is 1-7 with usc. his only win was in thuy. what is going on with the trojans, more struggles with cal and tedford today. matt barkley rolled out and fired a strike to rob woods, 7- 0 in favor of the trojans. he scored twice and went over 100 yards for the second week in a row. end of the first half. now 35-0. kevin riley under pressure. tried to throw it away. ended up right in the hands of that guy, john harris. all six of riley's interceptions this year have come in cal's three losses. guess what he did. parkly has all day to throw. he found ronald johnson for his fifth touchdown. usc blows out cal 48-14. >>> mike macintyre and the spartan face 5 ranked opponents in seven weeks. boise state, that was as good as advertised. they were certainly good. the broncos scored a touchdown on 5 of their first 6 possessions well on their way. racked up over 500 yards, blew out san jose state, spartan fall to 1-6. >>> ohio state the only, they only lasted one week as the number 1 team in the country. not long at all. ran all over the buc

times"-usc poll, the methodology, saying other polls and other surveys show the race closer. this senate, new poll results there as well showing barbara boxer 52% to 39% over challenger carly fiorina. this new poll with a margin of error of 3.2% plus or minus. reporting live in san jose, i'm mark sayre, cbs 5. >> thank you. >>> now, eight days before the election, a cbs 5 poll shows voters haven't decided on propositions. on prop 23 to delay greenhouse gas taxes until unemployment drops 40% say yes, 33% will vote no, 28% aren't sure. on prop 25, which would allow a state budget to take effect with a simple majority vote by legislators, 38% will vote yes, 32 no, and 30% undecided. and on prop 21, which would raise money for state parks by adding a fee to vehicle registration, 29% yes, 55% no, and 16% undecided. >>> president obama will be back on the campaign trail today. this time in rhode island. that's where he will raise money for congressional democrats. the president took the day off yesterday after a four-day swing through the west and midwest. with midterms just over a

a huge rally, maybe 30,000 people expected at usc.e at sfo, terry mcsweeney, abc 7 news. >> 6:32. officials say parts of an upscale northern california mall could be closed for months because of a standoff with an arsonist. it all started yesterday when a man with a backpack walked into a gaming store at the roseville galleria. he flashed a gun and threatened employees and ordered everyone out. moments later he set the store on fire. the entire mall was evacuated. >> one of the mall security walked by and said you need to lock the doors and evacuate. we told the commerce, gotta go. >> getting everybody out of the place. had a couple of ladies we helped out. >> you can see from sky 7 hd that part of the roof collapsed and officials say the fire damaged an entire wing of the mall. firefighters had to fight the flames from the outside because they didn't know if the suspect's backpack contained explosives. the suspect, alexander piguay recently lost his job. >> two san francisco police officers are recovering after being injured when the

then taking part in a campaign rally at usc along with democratic gubernatorial candidate jerrybrown. later obama will fly to nevada to help other democrats, including senate majority leader harry reid, who is a major target by republicans looking to unseat democrats. last night, the president met with steve jobs and then headlined a pair of fundraisers on the peninsula. one fundraiser in atherton was for san francisco district attorney kamala harris, who is running for state attorney general. she's been an obama supporter since early in the 2008 campaign. it is unusual for a president to get involved in a state attorney general race. that's low on the totem pole usually but last night he was really there to help a friend. we talked to people if they are paying attention to this. >> i don't know what's going on. >> yeah, i would want to know. it is important to know who he is presenting and i mean, he is going to be elected in a couple of years so i mean you want to know what's he doing so yeah, it is important. >> as a democrat, as a registered democrat, it's supposed to matter who y

times"/usc poll.som also has a significant money advantage for the couple days we have left p. >> how much is the coat tails of newsom going to jerry brown who's seen this late surge? is it that or people starting to know gach nus sxm maldonado just hasn't caught fire? >> i think it can't hurt knewne. on the other hand, maldonado's seen some upward movement with the latino vote, which is very crucial. he's sapping away what has traditionally been a democratic electorate. and if that trend continues i don't think newsom's necessarily out of the woods yet on this. >> newsom has issues in the central valley and conservative areas -- >> he has much higher negatives. he's seen as more partisan. >> and i think too, guys, keep in mind in that new poll that the decline to state voters, the non-affiliated voters currently are breaking for maldonado. so there is still time there to see how that one plays out. >> let me ask you, what can candidates do? belva asked this before as well. just with a week left or so

this again according to the "los angeles times" and usc. the margin of error is plus or minus 3%. back to you. >> thank you, mark sayre. >>> first lady michelle obama is expected in the bay area this afternoon. mrs. obama is scheduled to be at a fundraiser for democratic congressional candidates at the fairmont hotel in san francisco. the event with house speaker nancy pelosi begins at 4:00. now, this will be mrs. obama's second visit to the bay area since her husband became president. her other visit here was in june of last year. >>> the search for a new police chief in san jose moving forward today. the city plans to replace rob davis who retires this month. and they are holding a town hall meeting tonight asking the public what they want to see in the next police chief. davis has served in that department for a total of 30 years. >>> all right. it is 6:05. let's get another check of traffic and weather. let's check in with elizabeth on the commute. >> good morning. sounds like our hotspot right now is livermore on the westbound 580 drive. drive time growing on westbound 580 ou

there's the kids at usc. the president is wrapping up a four-day, push. he's going to stump for mark dayton up there. harry reid is in a tough fight with sharon angle. the president warned the crowd the republicans gain control of congress, they bring failed economic policies with them. >> we have a choice between the policies that got us into this mess and the policies helping to get us out of the mess. it's a choice between the past and the future. between falling backwards and moving forward. a choice between hope and fear. i don't know about you, but i want to move forward. >>> after speaking at today's rally, the president moves to the white house. >> sarah palin is heading the republican rally in orlando, florida, today. she'll appear with michael steele for the second week in a row. she was a surprise guest in phoenix, yesterday. holding her son trig, she called for them to vote for common sense conservatives. >> around the corner, november 2 is a time for choosing and time to put america back on the right track. november 2, we can see it from our

and once again, telling you stanford versus usc. we'll have the showdown. 5:00 kickoff. done, highlights on after the game around 8:30 p.m. that is a wrap from at and t park. we'll have highlights and 9:00 and 11:00. >> that is terrific. sounds like something happened out there. hearing a lot of roar from the crowd. >> that does it for this edition of abc 7 news. >> nice orange glow at coit tower, good night everyone. captioned by closed captioning services, inc. this is "jeopardy!" today's contestants are-- an assistant general manager of a minor-league baseball team from jacksonville, florida... a ph.d. candidate and teaching assistant from moreno valley, california... and our returning champion-- a bartender from bellingham, washington... whose 1-day cash winnings total...

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but they'll both still play ucla and usc, which are in the other division every year. all 12 schools will equally divide revenue. >>> it's only october. but it's starting to look and sound like holidays at many stores around the bay area. that includes adding seasonal workers. stores across the country are expected to hire 550,000 temporary workers this year. and as unemployment numbers stay high, those who are getting hired say it's a little strange to be happy about getting a low-paying, part-time position that does not offer benefits. >> you almost settle for things in life. and this is one of them. >> i do feel grateful for it. although it's still a struggle. i mean, making ends meet is always a struggle. >> but those seasonal jobs could turn into something more permanent. this year, 40% of the companies asked say they will hire some of their temporary workers to work full time, after the first of the year. >>> a new poll finds voters evenly split on whether the new healthcare overhaul should be scrapped or retooled. among voters, 36% say they want to revise the la

reminder, join us for after the game following the usc-oregon contest here on abc-7. a 5:00 kickoff. we break down college football and highlights in the world series. a couple of major college unbeatens, big upsets. >> alan: unprecedented effort by both parties to get voters to the polls in california, and the controversial election banner at a high profile san francisco intersection. >> alan: you might get a phone call or a house visit encouraging you to go to the polls on tuesday. there's an unprecedented get out the vote effort underway statewide by both parties. >> reporter: tuesday's election is sparking both political parties to mobilize the biggest get out the vote ground operation any nonpresidential election california has ever seen. for state republicans, it's really an historic effort. >> this is the first time we have had the research and enthusiasm at once. we have over 40,000 volunteers across the state. 94 offices. offices in traditionally democratic areas like oakland and east los angeles. we're tracing every vote. >> meg whitman has already spent ove

but lane has his own issues because usc hosted washington.three seconds left in the game the huskies kicker hosts a 32- yard field goal. 32-31. usc now 4-1. >>> michigan state head coach is still recovering from heart surgery. watched from his hospital bed as they hosted wisconsin. they get special team run takes this to the touchdown. undefeated spartans beat the badgers 34-24. >>> coming up, another 49er player decides to take a hike. plus the ryder . >>> it may turn out to be the most convoluted golf tournament in history. today was the second day of the 38th ryder cup. we saw portions of three of the tournament's four different sessions. because of friday's rainstorm all four of the first session matches had to be completed today. jeff overton was wonderful in wales. bubba watson beat luke donald and patty harrington 3-2. stricker was teamed with tiger woods. they had to play comeback against ian pullter. and they win two up. u.s. led by one session two and a half to one and a half points. tiger woods was teamed with stricker once again.

. >> we have college football also, usc and ucla in town. let's focus your weekend forecast now on fleet week. i'll get those football forecasts put together and probably put them in my blog. you can check them out on abc7news.com. fleet week activities for friday, saturday and sunday. sunshine, 68 in san francisco. 73 tomorrow. 78 sunday and even though it's october, you can still get a nice little nasty sun burn if you're not careful if you're out all day. let's break down this friday, mostly sunny at 8:00. santa rosa and napa still the 40s. the rest of us low to mid-50s. quick warming with the calm air. just about total sunshine and the dry air. mid to upper 60s through the coast and all the way through the bay and san jose through the valleys of the east bay, north bay. low to mid-70s. but 4:00 almost total sunshine with a few passing high clouds. low 60s along the coast. otherwise mid to upper 60s throughout bay. mid-70s the east bay valleys and low to mid-70s for santa rosa and napa. here's a look at your accu-weather 7-day forecast. t

tide a usc record with five touchdown passes. it was ugly. fall with a 48-42 beatdown from usc.tal schedule continues against boise state first quarter. over the middle as tommy with the 17 yards, 14-0. moore going long to titus young. 43 yards later it's 6. 231 yards, two scores. boise stayed up. that game by a whopping 535 to 80 yards. they won it 48-0. upset saturday in college football. two top team went down. bit by the badgers. ran for 104 yards, two scores. 31-18 upset victory. after their tour of sweden, the sharks return to san jose for their hope opener. early in the day announced athree-year contract extension. he was hoping to celebrate with a win over the thrashers. first period on the power play. danny healey there for the rebound. 300th career goal. jumps to a 2-0 lead but atlanta rallies. puts the thrashers up 3-2. 4-2 your final. earthquakes win to houston while jamie mcmurray wins in charlotte. all those highlights at 5:00. >> up next at 5:30, california joins the investigation into what's now become a nationwide foreclosure scandal. and the impact of pension a

caland sanford is in the north, usc, ucla is in the south.ying for the first time ever as a number one ranked team, the mascot is cruising in to watch james, oregon 7-0. darron thomas will do his thing. oh, my god. on and on and on. 60-13, pam, as oregon goes to 7- 0. the sharks open their season in -- all right. the warriors last to the lakers tonight as the exhibition season grinds on 120-99. nba commissioner wants to take a machete to player's salaries. everybody waits till the end, plays chicken. he claims he wants to cut salaries by a third or close to $800 million. he says owners spent 2.1 billion in players salaries. nobody cares. people are -- i am really worried about lebron james and kobe. anyway, the giants will find out what they are made of. if they lose [ mom ] my son ryan didn't know his voulez-vous from his frere jacques... [ speaking french ] [ mom ] ...so he decided to study in paris. ♪ to see french masterpieces with his very own eyes. we even linked our citibank account to his so when his account ran low we just transferre

at usc in los angeles, dave bryon, cbs 5. >>> new numbers show telephones thousands of people lost --how tens of thousands of people lost jobs in california last month. with election day near and early voting under way, the candidates for u.s. senate will have to confront that issue. simon perez has the latest turn in this very close race. >> how bad is this latest jobs report? >> california has now fallen further behind the nation. the national average unemployment rate is 9.6%. our rate is 12.4. >> reporter: thousands of californians lost their jobs last month. in fact, the golden state is dubiously leading the way towards the unemployment abyss. >> california is responsible for two-thirds of the job loss in the whole country? >> in terms of net job loss, the net job loss nationwide was around 95,000. we lost 67,000. >> reporter: those circumstances have changed the political playing field especially in a tight race such as the one between incumbent democratic senator boxer and her republican challenger carly fiorina. >> there is a reason why troubled economies tend to create turnov

it's stanford hosting usc. right after that another after the game around 8:30 p.m.. have a great weekend, everybody. i'm larry beil. >> stay with us because next at 6:30... >> i'm nanette miranda. a new proposal to crack down on what critics call taxpayer-funded vacations. >> sea lion surgery. this is the first of its kind ♪ >>> san francisco police are investigating a shooting inside a nightclub early this morning. the police say the shooting occurred shortly after midnight inside cafe kokomo just off interstate 280 on indiana street. the victim, a 23-year-old man, was rushed to the hospital with life threatening injuries. police say they don't know who fired the shots or why. detectives stayed at the nightclub into the early morning hours. they're trying to learn more about that gunman. thousands of documents show tens of millions of welfare dollars have been spent out of state and some at vacation resorts. the discovery is leading to new legislation to prevent welfare abuse. abc 7's capital correspondent nanet nanette miranda reports. >> ridiculous. >> welfare off

last night stanford and usc battled on the farm to a thrilling finish.s mike shumann with the highlights in this morning's sports. >> good morning. anytime stanford and usc get together is a battle and last night on the farm was no different. standing room only. 4th quarter, 285 yards, three td's. stanford on top and only 24-28 after a missed extra point. three yards out. extra point, good. a one-point lead. but stanford with plenty of time. he fumbled twice but makes up for it here. big first run to the trojan 15. nate whitaker on the 30-yarder as time expires. stanford wins the thriller 37-35. >> gotta have confidence. if you don't have confidence, what the heck are you doing on the football field. >> gotta get over it, you know. something happens and rushing took a little bit. you know what, get over it and come down to it. a chance to redeem myself. >> cal hosting ucla. first quarter bouncing outside, finds the pile-on. rushed for 51 yards and two scores. 14-0 bears. kevin reilly looks left, has nothing. freshman with a touchdown. cal takes a 28-0 ha

the president reached out to young voters on the usc campus telling them they need to be fired up about the november election and they asked them to hold on to the promise of change that got him elected in 2008. >>> gubernatorial hopeful meg whitman brought her own gop big gun to california today. new york city mayor and fellow republican michael bloomburg. he says whitman is the right person to tackle california's problems, jobs, housing and the environment. the most recent polls shows whitman now trailing democrat jerry brown. >>> next week first lady michelle obama is slated to arrive in the bay area just days after her husband's visit. house speaker nancy pelosi's office says michelle obama will join her at a dinner. the support is for barbara boxer who are running for reelection against carly fiorina. >>> and dozens of people were displaced when a fire erupted. inspectors have deemed it a public safety hazard. permits are being seeked to tear down the building. >>> we were going to bring you our high school game of the week tonight. but unfortunately reran into some technical issue

he will appear at a fundraiser for senator barbara boxer and take part in a rally at usc. last night he helped raise money for kamala harris who is running for state attorney general. mr. obama was also at a $30,000 a plate dinner at the palo alto home of a google executive. >>> this morning, a man is behind bars in placer county accused of barricading himself in a roseville shopping mall and setting fire to it. alexander corney pigee faces charges that include burglary and arson. the mall was evacuated before the fire began so no one was injured. >>> and the giants heading back to philadelphia after a disappointing loss last night. the chance to clinch the world series ended in a 4-2 loss against the phillies. the giants hold a 3-2 lead in the national league championship series. >>> 5:21. universal healthcare program in san francisco is growing. the program dubbed healthy san francisco was created three years ago. an annual report for the 2009- 2010 fiscal year shows more than 53, 000 people are enrolled. that's a 24% increase over the previous year. 81 people quit the p

at usc in los angeles, randy paige, cbs 5. >>> something stinks in politics. it's the latest campaign tactic in california. there is a flyer arriving in orange county mailbox that looks like a perfume ad in a magazine. it shows the face of democratic congresswoman loretta sanchez on a model's body. on the inside a nasty smelling scratch and sniff that reads, something smells rotten about lohr rhettta . it's a stench of washington. >> the majority of people who called our office say it is disgusting and it is. >> basically it addresses the corruption, the greed, and the ethics issues that she is facing right now. >> that republican congressional candidate assemblyman van tran calls it a creative way to communicate with voters in the district. >>> you have certainly heard of the atkins diet. you have probably heard of the nordic track. now a hybrid of those two famous health pitches. what's the nordic diet and should you give it a try? >> sure. >>> and you not players are getting ready but what about the yard? how does at&t park get primped for the world series?

have yourself a great day. >> i stayed up too late watching that usc game.was exciting, though. >>> the raiders take on the chargers today. that starts at 1:15 at the coliseum. the raiders will try to end a very long losing streak against the san diego chargers. they have lost 14 straight times to the chargers. dating back to september of 2003. come on, raiders. let's change that up. >>> federal air marshals and barts police officers will patrol the b.a.r.t. station around the coliseum, an extra layer of game day security as the raiders host those division rival chargers. >>> the 49ers play at home as well but they're doing it in prime time. the philadelphia eagles come to town for sunday night football right here on nbc. the niners are still looking for their first win. the eagles are 2-2. the pickle here is that both of their wins have come on the road. you can see tonight's game right here on nbc bay area. pregame coverage starts at 4:00, which means that nbc bay area news at 5:00 and 6:00 taking the night off. get all of your day's top stories at 11:00 t

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

times usc poll suggesting in the past month his lead has doubled over meg whitman leading whitman 52% to 39% among likely voters. whitman who campaigned yesterday at the pacific palms resort says those numbers were done before other polls. her campaign calls them old and statistically flawed. slee is hitting the economy note hard. >> so we are going to put california taxpayer's dollars to work more effectively and efficiently. >> reporter: barbara boxer is retaining an eight-point lead over carly. >> we need a fighter for our clean energy future. it is now and it is me. >> i think it is very clear. we have a spending problem. so we need to take some very specific steps now to bring spending in. >> reporter: carly plans to campaign in the southlands tonight. today's students not yet 18 and campaign volunteers feverishly spinning through the final election stretch all say they are making the most of the final nine days before november's election. cbs5 news. >> nine days before the election. an exclusive cbs5 survey u.s.a. poll about state propositions show that many voters haven't made

alabama a win over usc. coming down to giants clenching and wrapping things up tomorrow.adison bumgarner on the mound. three days'. it will be exciting, guys. >> it is going to be. hopefully you have nerves of steel as well. because you're going to need it. >> well, i do. >> all righty. kim coyle, thank you very much. snoop just imagine how many pumpkin pies you can make. the fruitful bay area competition today where the winner is determined by weight. that's coming up tonight on the cw eyewitness news at 10:00 p.m. that's going to do it for this edition of eyewitness news. "60 minutes" is next. latest weather is on cbs5.com. good night. captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com ,, meet the real meg whitman: serving on the board of goldman sachs, whitman was caught reaping millions from insider stock deals. after ebay shareholders sued and a judge cited the obvious conflict of interest she was forced to pay the money back. what kind of person would be involved in deals a fellow republican congressman called corrupt? and in her las

air force one as you see in the middle of your picture he has been participating in a dnc rally at uscall day and barbara boxer is one of that people yasmin at helping and then he is going on to rally and raise money for democratic candidates. we're taking a close eye on this picture and we will update you as we get more and >> formation. we have word of an incident going on with it a refinery and here for more details is kron4 news jonathan blum. jonathan what is going on? >> if you look at the sky where the refinery is located you will see a lot of black smoke some of the look down from one of the refinery as you will see is blue of flames command of the smokestack. here's what it is. early according to a spokesperson and they have a problem with one of the hydrogen production units and what it will shut down part of the steam power plant that runs the refinery and it's starting to burn off some of the gas that is used to refine oil. they say that the flame is glad to keep shooting at the smoke stack before it they can get there will shut down. the refinery operates 24 hours a day an

, 37,000 at that rally in california, go to college campuses like usc, go to college campuses like the university of washington and yesterday the university of minnesota, try to get young people part of his coalition back in 2008. women, add backyard discussion with women in seattle, economic challenges they face, try to get them to the polls, an indication there is that enthusiasm gap. said many times the president was on this trip trying to set up a firewall so republicans don't take over the senate. chairman steele there may have been a little bit optimistic, but maybe a little bit leaning out over the ski tips in terms of the prospects for a senate majority. many democrats here and analysts agree are hopeful that they can keep control of the senate. the house, a different story. michael steele right in line with many of the predictions you are seeing. they are calling it a wave election, 39 is what republicans need to take over the house a net gain of 39 seats. most people, neutral robbers looking at that democrats telling me, some i talked to on the campaign trail over the last se

washington beats usc 32-31. jake locker, 313 yards passing. >>> alabama no problem with number 7 florida. mosley, 35-yard interception return. he picks off john brantley. he was picked off twice. gators fall hard, 31-6 to the crimson tide. >>> michigan got a record performance from denard robinson. becomes the first fbs player in history to pass and run for at least 200 yards in a game twice in his career. michigan rolls 42-35. they take on undefeated michigan state next week. spartans head coach mark dantonio not on the sidelines because of ongoing health problems. don treadwell coaching on his behalf. second quarter, keyshawn martin returns it 74 yards for a touchdown. michigan state is undefeated. they'll take on undefeated michigan next week as part of abc's regional coverage from the big house. >>> number two, ohio state, no problem with illinois, 24-13. >>> texas loses a consecutive game for the first time since 1999. oklahoma wins 28-20. and the nittany lions remain winless in iowa city since 1999. hawkey