the 49 ers with the dallas kou boys. dallas quarterback tony romo will be like an s.a.t. test for the 49ers secondary. but they have ha cheat seat named. >> i picked his brain a lot on what he's seen. we got some old notes for him. so i think for him, you know, it's going to be routine for him. but for us other guys just picking his brain, seeing what he knows. seeing what they did to him a couple years ago. >> we have to put pressure on romo. romo can be a hall of fame quarterback. we have to step up for a challenge. nothing like the sea hawks i told them. >> the ball have to come out quick. we know what those guyscan do. for us we're going to play sound football. play aggressive. just be us. >> well, the raiders running man is back in action. but a little sore to say the least. darren nurses his sore shoulder

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champion dallas mavericks and internet entrepreneur and former "dancing with the stars" mumbo king ♪ if you want to go take a ride with me smot ♪ ( laughter ). >> stephen: now, don't worry, i have made him si a sworn affidavit that he will not make that face ( laughter ) speaking of ( bleep ) grins, colbert's superpac, thanks to the supreme court's citizenses united ruling, superpacs can take unlimbed donations as long as hay don't coordinate with campaigns, and they reveal their donors, as i have with my crawl of heroes down here. ( laughter ) and i have been moved by the diversity of the donors, folks. scottish americans, like iron balls mcginty. indian americans like m'balz es hari. and greek members of the colber nation like loveporn cockonopolis. and of course, a hearty thank you to donor poop giggle, who clearly hails from the nation of kindergartenstan. so how much have you given? let's just say we're into numbers i wouldn't want to serve in a federal prison. so here is a heartfelt toast to being the king of pacs. i just feel bad for the previous king, translucent american,

the dallas now down 208. we have our eyes on the morning commute. >> we have some slowdown hot spots. to be times are longer in the usual. the bay bridge on westbound, a 24-26 and ended drive time. the backup reaches into the macarthur maze. a slow and steady increase in traffic. the ride on interstate 80 west bound, slower than usual drive time. 33 minutes from hercules to berkeley. you're looking at a 48-54 minute drive time to the westbound right. you're right on the san mateo bridge has been predicted to be a most of the morning. it continues to move pretty slowly. a look at the weather, let's head to the weather center. >> sunny and hot particularly in land. the temperature range is 70 at the coast temperatures are dropping down to '50s and '60s. we are expecting another one day and free of fall. this is what it will look like this afternoon. here is your 70 forecast. sunny and hot all week long fight with the turks is hovering around the mid- upper 90s. that will cool off in time to the weekend. >> a de

dallas defensive coordinator. in the third, tony romo in deep and two players came down with the ball. the officials give dallas the touchdown and ten-point lead in the fourth. with their backs up against the ball, the jets come up big, blocking a cowboys punt and returning it to tie the game. with 30 seconds left, the jets kick the field goal to win it. final there 27-24. >>> in houston, texans matt schaub threw for 20 yards and a touchdown against the colts. indianapolis looked lost without peyton manning. manning may be out for the season, by the way, too. the texans rallied the counties rallied the colts 47-4. >>> in phoenix, arizona, cam newton ran for one touchdown for carolina and he became the first rookie to throw for more than 400 yards in his first nfl opener but arizona scored on 89-punt return in the fourth quarter. cardinals beat the panthers 28-21. >>> finally, a shocker at the u.s. open. serena williams lost a game for yelling during a point against australian's stosur. in a scene reminiscent of a

. >> dallas cuts the lead to 24-21. four seconds left. and the cowboys need a 48 yarder from a rookie kicker. dan bailey makes it. the niners win the coin toss but they punt. this is what happens on the first play by dallas. >> that was way, way too easy. safety bites on play action. why do you call him a safety? you just don't do that. >> jesse holley, 371. from 19 yards out, the bailey field goal is good. the cowboys come back and win 27-24 them come back from ten points down in the fourth. this one, a very tough one. coughing pup 10-point for you quarter lead. alex smith, efficient throwing two touchdowns. no real money game to speak of. the defense against a hurt tony romo. the back-up, john kitna, they record only one. mindy has more. >> reporter: the 49ers built a 14-0 lead when their mistakes began to cost them. >> the leaping catch touchdown. what a beautiful throw. >> honestly, the guys, we're focused. we're ready to get back after it and get back to the next opponent. we felt like we should have won this game. it is what it is.

both teams 49ers and dallas 1- 1. harbaugh, let's hear if he said much. >> disappointed like -- like all fans. all players, all coaches. everybody involved. disappointed but not discouraged. i feel we are -- you know, we are on track. >> okay. similar fashion the raiders lost yesterday to buffalo. >> i am not going to make no excuses men or ladies about what happened yesterday. second half didn't turn out the way we wanted to. buffalo won the game. we didn't get it done. we had an opportunity to. we didn't finish as a football team. >> if you are betting on local teams you are probably upset. if you want entertainment both games were real good. >>> good night everybody. ok, kids, our cable will let us record one more show. who should get it? i really love jennifer. yeah, she's great. yeah. yeah. kyle's got that thick head of hair. and that should be rewarded. ok, moment of truth. on "three," say which kid you love the most. oh, fun, yeah. 1...2...3... jennifer. jennifer. whoa. wow. ha! she's so pretty. yeah. or, we gi

they are facing a pretty beat up dallas team. tony romo is expected to play despite a broken rib, and running back felix jones is expected to play with a dislocated shoulder. even redskins new comers know this is a huge game. >> it's a storied rivalry, and it's one that the fans are passionate about. that tells me everything i need to know. when i first got here, people come to me and say, you've got toette ba the cowboys. you've got to beat the cowboys. that means a lot to me right there. i'm just trying to fit in. it's a division rival. it's on the road. it's monday night football. it's already a lot of excitement. >> dallas has at least one thing going for them, history. the cowboys have won the last four out of five games against the redskins. the skins are 5 1/2 point underdogs. how about that? i hope we show them. >> i hope we do too. 3-0 has a nice ring to it. >> that's right. >>> it is now 6:07. 70 degrees. the local service that's always been free you'll now be paying for. >>> american swimmer diana nyad ended her attemp

all field goals for dallas tonight. tony romo, third and 21. looks like dallas is going to lose this baby but no, he finds bryant for 30 yards. they are in field goal range. 22-36. 255 yards with an injured lung, cracked rib and dan bailey, a rookie nfl record, six field goals. dallas goes to 2-1. washington is also 2-1. 18-16 cowboys beat the redskins. feel good raider moment. hue jackson. they can keep winning. what a personality this guy has. darren mcfadden >> he will be evaluated later in the week by the eagles. again the 49ers who are spending the week in youngstown, play the eagles sunday and peyton manning is not going on the injured reserve list. they would have ended his season officially. the colts are 0-3 and looking for anything to feel good about. could be back to practice in december. baseball's wildcard added just for a final week like this. rays and yankies. a solo home run off valdez. you know if the yankees hadn't clinched you wouldn't see him in there. jays win 5-2. boston on the ropes if they don't win in bosh more. dead ev

and dallas fort worth, there are delays because of thunderstorms. and minneapolis, 30 minute delays because of heavy traffic. otherwise, traffic is moving rather nicely. our weather is warming up. i'll give you a look in jo. >>> nasa is warning a satellite could fall to earth next week. the odds of it hurting anyone are slim. here is dan harris. >> this technician and lift off of the space shuttle discovery. >> the satellite launched into space on the discovery in 1991. now, this is coming back to earth in a less orderly fashion. >> you're go at ground level its set to crash into our planet september 24th and nobody knows wr. nasa knows us they won't know until two hours before the satellite enters the earth atmosphere where this will be hurling towards us at five miles per second. this is pretty broad. 57 degrees north to 57 degrees south. >> 57 north, 57 south enkposs the populated world. there is a small percentage living above and below. the vast majority of the people live within those area autos much will burn up, but nasa has identified 26 co

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showers and 62 degrees in chicago. 90 and partly cloudy in dallas, partly cloudy in los angeles and 78 degrees. >>> time now for a check of the national forecast. latest satellite picture shows the east coast with partly cloudy skies and showers. showers are moving northwest. later today, it will be cooler than normal in the great lakes region. very warm in the southern plains. the west will have cloudy skies and rain showers. >>> in sports this morning, dallas got a come-from-behind win on monday night football. trailing by a point in the fourth quarter, tony romo marked the cowboys 64 yards downfield, seth up dan daley's winning 40-yard field goal, his sixth of the game. dallas won, 18-16. >>> speaking of injured quarterbacks, colts peyton manning could return in december. the indianapolis team owner jim hurst sent a tweet monday. he said there's an outside chance he might play late season. there was a mixed message, though. earlier at a private breakfast, it was indicated the neck injury would keep manning out the rest of the season. >>> in baseball, the red sox and rays now tied in

if you miss the field goal dallas gets the ball and back to the 40 yard line. you're asking folk to kick the 49 or auto-yard field goal with 32 second. >> cris: he can certainly do that. he was over auto50 yards. >> al: on other side, dallas will have a little time left. 60 yarder. against the cowboys who come in and give the jets their first lead. >> cris: i'm asking how proprietor this feels for nick folk. he had a little bad stretch with the cowboys. >> it looked outside right, didn't it? or hook? >> opening night, new york city on the anniversary of 9/11. the jets so honored to be the team chosen to play in this game instead of the giants. and they have mounted some come back. >> al: and romo looking to wave to no one. he has 27 seconds minus what the run back would take. certainly there is a run back. and they're going to send austin back to run back the kick if there is one. >> cris: you put dez bryant back in there and see if he has any gas left in the tank. you have to be careful of some reverse strain here. austin is in the backup. he's going to take i

grew up in a small part of the world in texas, four county's down from the red river, 200 miles from dallas- fort worth, in a farming community. we grew up in the same home county, ranching, farming, a little bit of oil, some gas out there, so everybody is really happy about that. but we live west of i-35, so not a lot is going on. not a lot of development. it's kind of sad when you go home and see that, but we grew up with real people, real people who knew how to tell the truth, how to make a decision and stand on that decision, and you could be good for your word. he was agriculture commissioner after getting out of the air

everything to find out the causes of the tragedy to support the families and help the sport leave on in dallas lovel to honor those who died in the disaster. also to aviation expert mark weiss is a former american airlines pilot tells me he thinks the crash investigation will take some time but its results should help hopefully prevent future tragedy. first thing they're going to start with you going to get investigators and. typically speaking you bring investigators who have expertise in all of the various systems and aircraft components and engines. airworthiness. you bring them all together and you start with the records of the aircraft the maintenance records of the aircraft the history of the aircraft the history of the crew the weather at the time any problems that were encountered by aircraft taking off for them it's a long tedious process but these people who do this job and here we have the

rainy around dallas, oklahoma city and little rock. windy with showers from seattle to olympia, washington. and fall-like in the midwest. >> 50s in fargo, minneapolis. 60 in the windy city. 77 here in new york. nice day up here. also some 80s in dallas, baltimore and miami. phoenix, still hot, 102. sacramento, meanwhile, 96. boise, 85. >> ah, thursday morning. >> yes. almost the end of the week. >> what a delicious time for, what else, a miraculous animal story. we knew you wanted one, rob. here's goldie, the dog, according to her owner never strays far from home. >> but goldie was gone for a week and no one knew where she was. turns out she had fallen into a six-foot sink hole right there on her owner's property. >> they did get her out and they say goldie made a bee line for the house, which she has hardly left since being rescued. we can't blame her for being home bound. >> so glad that goldie is home. >> aren't you relieved, rob? >> so relieved. i can sleep easy tonight. >> i can see it in your face. >> i'm glad they found their do

down in dallas and brian, how hot is it, by the way, right now in dallas? because they've had temperatures over 200 degrees for about the last three months. >> i would say it's about 80 degrees right now. >> not bad. >> but it's nothing we can't handle. steve and gretchen, you know and dave, we train in the desert to get ready every year for a brand new season of "fox and friends." so we're used to these tough rigors. we're tough to the glaring sun that could overwhelm normal hosts. we've been trained and battle hardened for this and the president is 90 minutes away. >> brian, have you been in mini bar down there? >> yes, i have. it's all free and there's no charge. that's the problem. >> you'll be teeing it up with the president. and now, exactly when -- so i can set my watch for absolute timing. when is that actually going to be? >> gretchen, you're going to be there three hours. you don't set your watch. people in your ear are telling you what time it is. don't pretend like you're interested. >> i am. >> 30 minutes before the show is over. and then we're

dallas won it, 27-24. >>> finally, remember what you were doing when you were 16? excited to get your driver's license, perhaps get your braces on? all big milestones, but none of that compares to what this 16-year-old did. lexi thompson became the youngest woman to ever win an lpga event. she won the classic by five strokes and with it took home $195,000. asked what she did saturday night to prepare, what she said, had dinner with her friends and talked about boys. she's definitely a teenager. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> controversy at the emmys and who won at the box office? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, a celebration of the survival of the smallest. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. how about a tropical escape? sunshine in honolulu. otherwise on the west coast, lots of sunshine. san francisco, a cool but sunny 74. we head to phoenix, 104 there. salt lake city up to 80. if you are watching us this morning on knbc in las angeles, california, explore sharks in an i

, she had just flown back here to dallas. i said, that explanation on the hpv issue, how did that go over? did he win people over in that hall? she didn't think soflt it will be interesting to see if that issue turned people away. she mentioned the words there, capital cronyism, a popular fraidz that's spreading among a lot of tea partiers, something they don't like and looking for people who can afford that. >> ed lavandera, nice job. appreciate it. thank you. >>> well, they have fought to keep our country safe, but our veterans are fighting another battle right here at home. one word -- jobs. we'll show you how one vet is winning that fight, next. >>> no matter how you look at it, democrat or republican, people are struggling to find jobs. if if you think the nation's unemployment rate at 9.1% is bad, this is the reality for our veterans who have faithfully served our country since 2001. an 11.5% unemployment rate, that's about one in every nine veterans with no job. a lot of veterans are coming home after being deployed to

i'd say dallas southward to boston before the day is out. in terms of temperature, very comfortable. 67 in new york. wrapping it up in kansas city, 70 degrees, 78 degrees in salt lake city and san francisco with 76. that is a wrap on your forecast. there you go. >> appreciate you, buddy. you'll be interested in this next bit of video we have here. tapped the kegs. >>> the first of the kegs at the world's largest beer festival. oktoberfest under way in munich, germany. it's a two week long beer party. this started in 1810 with the bavarian prince wanting to share his wealth with everybody. >>> this is on friday night right outside the capital in the philippines. this is a pyramid of beer 30 feet tall. plenty of stuff to drink. a drinking contest, rock bands, and fireworks. we'll call that our beer block from this morning. >> from your lips to god's ears. that is just incredible. it the a celebration of beer and a beautiful thing. >> isn't that something? >> it is a good thing to see. >> people have oktoberfest celebrations all over the world.

ended moments ago in dallas. broken ribs and all he led his team to come back. now here comes the bronco, they go back downfield and dallas only fill go all night long and this is a third and 21. he held up with des bryant to get in field goal territory. and the cowboys on and all field goal night. when no end in sight to the nba lockout the leaders in search of positive news, and jasey, you know this is why i admire this guy. from where he came from and now he is running things and it, jasey, a minority owner of the new jersey nets talking about playing in the new arena. the new jersey nets in brooklyn. >> the brooklyn nets, and the second i open it with the concert. we will open the arena right here with a concert the b-1, maybe two, maybe three. >> the new barkley center in brooklyn, 18,000 seats 100 luxury suites. if he's been any time in new york, if you want to be cool, you go to brooklyn. and how to have a basketball team in brooklyn with a big beautiful arena playing the knicks in madison square garden will be something. >> a difficult of brooklyn when y

dallas tied the game at 24 then in overtime. romo to jesse holly who didn't have an nfl catch leading into the game. 77 yards down to the goal line. and from there, dan bailey boots the chip shot field goal for the win. the cowboys score 13 unanswered points and win 27-24. >> everywhere i go, you know, it's been like that all my life. everybody's a cowboy fan. everybody is a cowboy fan but at this point i'm going to focus on everybody being a 49er fan. i just going to start with us winning. >>> yeah, vernon talking ability all of -- dallas cowboys fans that were in attendance today. >>> the raiders were trying to get off to a 2-0 start for the first time since 2002 and we've got to be in buffalo right? raiders on fire in the first half. darren mcfadden scores to give oakland a 14-0 lead. then 21-3 at halftime. mcfadden. 72 yards and two touchdowns. but the bills erasemented for -- erupted in the second half led by that man. fred jackson. 43-yard run. a touchdown cuts the oakland lead to 11. later in the third quarter, ryan fitzp

he hurt his knee in the third play against dallas.

a wildfire near dallas continues to burn out of control. the flames have already destroyed more than three dozen homes in the region. hundreds more being threatened. 90% of the state of texas is under severe drought conditions. neighboring oklahoma strong winds are hampering crews. 40-mile stretch of interstate 44 between oklahoma city and tulsa had to be shut down because of smoke from the fires. rob marciano is in the extreme weather center. >> as you mentioned drought. that's the ongoing problem. we need rain to get in here in order to moisten up the soil. lit take quite a bit. 90% p under extreme drought. exceptional drought which is the dark, dark red. that's over three-quarters of the state. it would take really several tropical systems to get in there to alleviate that. we have severe red flag warnings posted again today because of the heat and the winds across oklahoma. and parts of kansas. this may help the cause. we just don't know where it is going to go. tropical disturbance heading into the gulf mexico. probably will become som

facing a much stiffer challenge when dallas comes in. dallas completely outplayed the jets. harassing mark sanchez throughout. only a couple of costly mistakes by tony romo late that turned it into a tough dallas loss. alex smith, who was solid, but not spectacular in week 1 realizes the challenge. >> different looks. a lot of different fronts, challenges. things that are a little unorthodox. you have to be focused, have to be into it, have to be ready to adjust on the fly. we're just trying to be ready to win. that's all the focus right now, to play and beat the cowboys. >> you'll see that game here on channel 2, 1:00 sunday. that's the sporting life. >>> thank you. ktvu morning news begins at 4:30, they'll be following the shake up in the giants administration. >> you can always find coverage online at ktvu.com, and with ktvu's mobile app. thanks for joining us. [ indistinct conversation ] ♪ [ female announcer ] hamburger helper stroganoff.

dallas would tie the game at 24 then in overtime. romo to holly who didn't even have the nfl catch leading into this game. 77 yard stop at the goal line from time to time there, danube lye -- from there. dan bailey boots the chip shot field goal for the win. the cowboys win 27-24. >> everywhere i go, you know, it's been like that all my life. everybody's a cowboy fan. everybody's a cowboy fan but at this point i'm going to focus on everybody being a 49er fan. i just going to start with us winning. >> the stands were packed with dallas fans today. >>> meanwhile the raiders were trying to get off to a 2-0 start for the first time since 2002. traveling across the country. their wings we got to be in buffalo right? the rangers on fire in the first half. darren mcfadden scores to give oakland the lead. they took the 21-3 advantage into the locker room. 71 yards and two touchdowns. but the bills erupt for 326 yards in the second half. the oakland lead is cut to 11 points. later in the third, ryan fitzpatrick finds johnson for a short touch

so half of dallas decided to come out. >> let's not show that again. let's move on. from the fans in the stands and the guy who plays a football coach on tv, it was a big night at the emmys for nbc's "friday night lights." >> i knew for a fact that i would not be standing here. i did not worry about writing anything and now i'm starting to worry. >> that is coach eric taylor, real name kyle chandler, accepting his emmy for best actor. the show wrapped its final season this year. other big wins of the night, "modern family," with its second straight win as best comedy. i love that show. and "mad men" took home top honors for the fourth year in a row as tv's best drama. >> tucks exedos always look goo. >>> christina is always a sharp-dressed woman. >> i love that spandex tuxedo, brad wilson, my favorite. just a half hour away, 70 in places like san jose. as the sun goes down it's not going to cool off all that much. 72 inland at 10:00 pm. back to you, jon and marla. >> you mentioned a few moments ago something about strange happening. first comes love, then comes marri

he hurt his knee in the third play against dallas. the biggest free agent for the off season for the niners figures to be out for seven weeks. the niners play the bengals this sunday. >> every team deals with it and we are no different. the guys are verse till, and they know all of the positions and i think it showed last sunday. >> the best receiver in the bay area. jason campbell was like jacobi ford was. >> he is one of the rare rookies. it is two great catches. it builds so much trust. you put the ball around and you will try to make a play. >> raiders host the jets on sunday. and that was your toyota sports report. >> good deal. thank you, larry. >> "nightline" is next. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. you can keep track of the latest breaking news at twitter at abc7 news bayayayayaÑ >>> tonight on "nightline," breaking news over the outcries of protesters from the president to the pope to hollywood. an 11th hour appeal to the supreme court is rejected and troy davis is executed for murder

dallas a 24-27 road winner. the 49ers hit the road next week. >> i think we need to keep everybody involved. keep everybody involved. all our play makers. have to be involved myself, delaney, in order to win games everything that we have has to be involved. >> i don't blame anybody, not blaming anybody right now. we're not into the blame game. they're a good football team. they deserve the credit for the victory. >> certainly don't think it's a step back ward at all. absolutely not: certainly no satisfaction in coming close. but, we did a lot of good things tonight. a few plays could go differently and all of a sudden it's a different game. >> it was a game of momentum for the raiders. second quarter was a big one for oakland. mcfaden made it 14-0 when he backtracked and made his way to the end zone. the bills woke up after a jolt from fred jackson. jackson weaved his way through would be tackles. butch low buffalo at the end zone. bills made it 21-17 thanks to a bay area product. ryan fitzpatrick and stevie joh

we get to play the dallas cowboys. everybody loves the dallas cowboys. it is going to be a good one. >> and this will be a good one too. assuming the lockout is over, the warriors plan to retire chris mulland's jersey on january 20th. he played for golden state for 13 years and recently inducted into the basketball hall of fame. that's your toyota sports report. >> interesting. the 49ers mentioned the troy aikman era. >> no, no tony dorset. >> they are looking at -- you know, tiny window there. >> "nightline" is coming up next. >> for larry beil and sandhya patel. thanks for joining us, everyone. >> we uhpreciate your time, as always, and we hope to see you again here tomorrow.

the dallas... dallas has had 63 days, i think so far this year, over 100. and this just isn't 101, these are temperatures like 105 or 107 or 108. and that combined with the fact that we haven't had water rain, really since the fall of last year, this really all began... the fall of last year there was hard hardly any rain and in the spring there was nothing and by the time we got to summer we were in a very big mess and that's where we are right now. >> ifill: is there a way to measure how much of this extreme condition is caused by the dry... the heat causing the dry brush and how much of it is caused by water supply not only from the sky but also from lakes and pipelines? >> >> well, it's both. the fact that we haven't had any water has just been debilitating. but you add that with 107-degree heat and it just never goes away. i mean, i'm a texan, i've grown up here and lived here all my life. i don't know that i can remember a summer that's been as crushingly hot as this one has been. when you go out into rural texas it's burned up everywhere. we've had a

we started together on the dallas morning news. but he was in with the atlanta "constitution" and annie grower who was in with the orlando sentinel and they both agreed with me. and we didn't take a vote. it was over. and peter said okay, man, that's great. i just wanted to say... peter was not... he wasn't playing any games. hi had an honest, sincere... >> rose: the candidates themselves, they understand the consequences. their handlers battle over every possible nuance. where are you going to shoot him? how far away is he going to be? you're going to have a cushion, not a cushion. ishe going to be standing? >> temperature? theoom. nobody wants to sweat. but the other side, if the guy's a sweater, maybe he'll look nervous. it's incredible, charlie. everybody wants an advantage because so much is at stake here. those people who worked with these candidates they only had one thing in mind and that's winning. >> rose: you think al gore... the post-election controversy is probably the most sering in his mind, but do you think he belie

nice break in the action today in chicago. 90 and sunny in dallas. storms in the east today. tomorrow, a break in the action in the plains. more thunderstorm chances in place across the southeast. lynn, that's the first look at the forecast. >> all right, ryan. thanks so much. well, italy is downgraded. apple is bumped. another flub by netflix. a first look at this morning's business headlines is next. >>> coming up, a save for the record books and hands down the best touchdown catch of the season. you're watching "first look." [ woman ] jogging stroller, you've been stuck in the garage, while i took refuge from the pollen that made me sneeze. but with 24-hour zyrtec®, i get prescription strength relief from my worst allergy symptoms. so lily and i are back on the road again. with zyrtec®, i can love the air®. is to take you from where you are... to where you need to be. and we're not just talking about points on a map. with a more intuitive delta website and mobile app... and the most wifi equipped planes. we let you be everywhere at once. innovations like these are exten

dallas rallied from ten down to win it 27-24. finally, remember what you were doing when you were 16? excited to get your driver's license? perhaps get your braces off? all big milestones. none of that compares to what this 16-year-old did. she became the youngest woman to ever win an lpga event. she won the classic by five strokes and took home $195,000. she said to prepare, she had dinner with a friend and talked about boys. she's definitely a teenager. that's your first look at sports. >> and now for another quick look at weather, here's ryan phillips. he has your forecast. you know, that always makes me feel guilty. when i think about what i was doing when i was 16 years old, i wasn't cashing in anything. >> at least she still has slices of being a teenager while on the other hand, she's winning big money and doing big things. good morning to you. clear skies in the northeast this morning. glorious weekend with lots of sunshine. changes ongoing here in the next day or so as rain chances begin to return. boy, what a cool start

dallas, you you broke your record with 70. oklahoma city had 63. that's two straight months of 100 plus heat. even san antonio broke their report. so the drought won't end anytime soon. we do have rainfall this morning in kansas, a little bit in oklahoma and also rain right around st. louis, but the big weather story from now into the weekend is this cold air coming down from canada. this is the first shot of i'll even call it cold air all behind the storm system. it won't make it down to the gulf, but from the northern plains, great lakes, northeast especially, you'll feel it the next couple mornings. so there was one weak front and then this is the real deal. and that could change that cool to cold. this is canadian high pressure, this air is coming straight down from the arctic. in fargo, north dakota, of course they're famous for the movie and snow in the winter, but it's 35 degrees morning. we're almost getting down to a frost and freeze. it's 86 in cladallas. and that cool air is what will slide to chicago, detroit, cleveland, pittsburgh, new

that's what happens in the plains. 70 in dallas. look to your north, kansas city at 41. the cooler air is arriving. still one more warm morning from new york to boston, providence, hartford, down to philly, baltimore and d.c. the southeast is pretty mild, too. but that cool air will rush your way. the temperatures are dropping significantly behind this front. right now in kansas city, it's 19 degrees cooler right you to than this time yesterday. you notice that cool air, chicago, the same for you. that cold front will slide through the big cities in the east as we go throughout the noon to 2:00 hour. that's when you will start to see the rain coming down. it will get windy and then the skies will clear and temperatures will plummet tonight. pittsburgh, cleveland that front is going to clear out quickly during your day today. we may get a few thunderstorms along the front, for the most part a period of rain, then the winds will pick up and skies will clear. that's when temperatures will plummet. for the big cities in the east, it's the middle of the day. you will go to wo

facing a much stiffer challenge when dallas comes in. dallas completely outplayed the jets. harassing mark sanchez throughout. only a couple of costly mistakes by tony romo late that turned it into a tough dallas loss. alex smith, who was solid, but not spectacular in week 1 realizes the challenge. >> different looks. a lot of different fronts, challenges. things that are a little unorthodox. you have to be focused, have to be into it, have to be ready to adjust on the fly. we're just trying to be ready to win. that's all the focus right now, to play and beat the cowboys. >> you'll see that game here on channel 2, 1:00 sunday. that's the sporting life. >>> thank you. ktvu morning news begins at 4:30, they'll be following the shake up in okay, people, let's get started. pete, did you forget yours? me pete, me use pen! (laughter) sorry i'm late, i was in the 16th century looking for pete's pen. (laughter) guys, guys. take it easy, ok? pete's mom is videochatting me, and she wants her pen back! ok, alright, well. i just got one. so... yeah, you've got a little... yep, i can fee

another weird incident yesterday. >> at dallas ft. worth airport, a terminal was closed when a man rented a penske van and left it curbside. >> it was packed full of guns all for a reality show he was taping. luckily that checked out as well. >> the nypd remains on high alert throughout the day here in new york. >> it goes on past 9/11 itself. >>> former new york city police officer was detained at kansas city's international airport of a security screeners detected a suspicious item inside his carry-on luggage. that man was detained by airport police after he refused to let them examine the item. investigators later determined the item was not explosive. >> thank goodness. >>> for the thousands who lost loved ones in the terror attacks it was a day of remembrance and lemn reflection. >> they gathered here in new york, of course, also in shananville and the at pentagon as well as other memorial services around the country. abc's t.j. winick is joining us is morning from ground zero. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, rob

we watched the jets taking off in a hot dallas night. that america is lost but it shouldn't be forgotten that we had that kind of country where the fabric -- the social fabric full of trust and safety and long after al qaeda is gone, the security apparatus is still going to be intact. we need to remember, it's not just terrorism we need to fight, but the kind of fear that has -- that we have put around ourselves like a hard shell. >> when you hear about the new threat, i've been getting e-mails throughout the day from friends who are going to come here -- one was going to run in a race this weekend here. they're asking me, should i take this seriously. should i cancel it? i'm keep saying no. not that you shouldn't take it seriously. but don't cancel what you're doing. i feel it's important not to give in to fear. >> i completely agree. that's what's changing us. if you're reacting out of fear and paranoia, then you're not the kind of american -- that's not the country we want to be. we have to say not only about protecting our country, b

dallas tied the game in overtime. if they want with a field goal. the forty-niners are now 1-1. in another late comeback to readers fell to the buffalo bills. oakland led 80 points: it have talks board dominated in the second half. the final score 38-35. the raiders are also 1-1. the big ones in the tides of the colorado rockies. it is our keep straight win. playoff dreams are a lot. the final score was 12-5. the giants close within four games of the land. the mls and wild card leader in their best hope to get into the playoffs. if the a's sell to the detroit tigers to date. = = these sell to the detroit tigers to date. >> and he spake couple was targeted and attacked. the preview the president's death as a recovery proposal which includes tax hikes for some americans and will show you, and we will show you how the new tabla from sony stacks up against the i pad. the bay area -- a place with natural beauty and a forward thinking spirit. at bank of america, we've been fueling economic growth here for over a century. today we're investing in innovations that will define our future

you've been according the story for the dallas morning news. like i said, the dallas police say this is clearly a case of excessive child abuse. first i have to say how is jocelyn. >> as far as we know, she is doing much better. one of the police officers that has been involved in the case says that jocelyn is an example of how resilient children are. last week, thing were looking really bad. this week she has made dramatic improvements. she is walking. she is responding to touch and sound. and of course, she is out of the hospital. and in foster care with her siblings, from what i understand. >> what is it that sets this case apart? some are saying it was a miracle she survived. >> i think what sets it apart is the glue. people, the e-mails that i've received from readers, they really respond to the issue of the glue. putting the glue on the child's hands and then pressing her hands against the wall. that is really shocking to people. unfortunately, in my many years as a police reporter, i've seen many cases of child abuse. it is the glue that

so, please welcome to dallas and welcome to the stage ben mezrich. [applause] so am i wrong that when i heard that the title of the book was "sex on the moon," i thought that that was a drink that the college kids had in south padre? [laughter] >> it does sound like a drink. i was not the dirty mind behind the title, but the main character did spread moon rocks on a bed and had sex with his girlfriend on the moon, and so that's -- you know, i'm afraid it's getting caught in spam filters. [laughter] >> yeah, whenever the e-mails go out. >> i know. >> as i was reading it, i kept, you know, sort of processing the title and where did can it come from, and you get to a moment in the book where it becomes very evident why the book is called that. >> right. >> very quick, because i'm guessing many people have not had the chance to read it, so this is one of those delicate things where you don't want to -- >> right. i tend to give away too much. >> tell us about thad and what he is and what he does. >> sure. >> you said he is the most complex individual that

cool weather extends across the midwest. 69 in dallas. looking at 75 in san antonio. here's a closer look at some of those temperatures in the northeast. it's chilly in hartford. a bit breezy. 43 degrees there. time to break out the sweaters and jackets as you head to work and school. 51 in philadelphia. 51 again in the big apple. 52 in boston. how temperatures have changed over the past 24 hours, we're looking at temps anywhere up to 15 to 25 degrees cooler than they were yesterday at this time. so certainly going to feel that change as you head out the door later on today. now, this cool weather will stick around over the next several days. take a look at the new york city extended forecast. temperatures flirting with 70 by sunday. a great weekend for anything outdoors, but it will be cool with overnight lows in the 50s throughout the long run. here's a look at the national picture. some rain moving through the midwest. light scattered showers. well needed rain in texas. here's a closer look at iowa. rain from i-80 towards des moines. mostly light spotty showers tow

. >>> dallas quarterback tony romo took a big hit in the second quarter against the 49ers. he fractured two ribs. he sat out a bit but in the fourth, he tossed a nice td pass to get the cowboys within three. the game goes into o.t. dallas wins on a field goal. 27-24 over san francisco. >>> the patriots tom brady continues to rack up the yards. he threw for 423 yards and three touchdowns against the chargers. he now owns the nfl record for the most yards in the first two games of the season. 940 to be exact. new england trounces san diego 35-21. in baseball, detroit tigers are in the playoffs all thanks to justin verlander. he had another stellar game on the mound. he strikes out six over eight innings against oakland. he is now the first pitcher to win 24 games the last nine years. tigers shut out the a's 3-0 to clench the american league central division. >>> youngest player to ever win an lpga tournament. she won at the age of 16 by five strokes on sunday's finishing 17 under. not only did she make history, she also won a cool $195,000. >>> when we return, another look at

get to play the dallas cowboys. everybody loves the dallas cowboys, but it's going to be a good one. >> how about them cowboys! >> the story hasn't been written yet. and there's a long road left here and it will be written at some point. and i would like to think that it's going to end in a very positive way. >>> to baseball now, lead over the rays for the wild card is down to 3 games heading into play tonight. but terry francona isn't hitting the panic button just yet. >> playoffs? always wanted to do that! >>> it has never been done in the nfl, no college football team has ever accomplished it, and up until last saturday, it had never been done in california. >> it's a state record, five scores in one game, exciting. >> before the game, i had butterflies. after that, everything was all good. >> snap, houston, fumbled, picked up by the irish, scooped up, down to the 20, the 15, the 10, the 5, and the pylon, in the end, touchdown! >> reporter: the goal for any defense is to stop the offense from scoring, but last sa

dallas 99. omaha 86. detroit 91. 71 in boston. 79 in new york. 80s from new orleans to miami. >>> and more federal help is on the way to vermont's flood zone. president obama has approved some major disaster aid for storm survivors in addition to the emergency relief that fema is providing as well. crews have made progress thoh in the meantime, repairing roads and restoring electricity knocked out of course by irene just a few days ago. few in have the vermont have ever seen damage like this, including coffins washed out of cemetery grounds. >>>>> on new york's long island crews are working 16-hour days to restore power to the 500,000 people who lost it after irene blew through there. there are still just under 100,000 homes and businesses waiting for the power to come back on. the power company crews will work through the holiday weekend until everyone is back online. >>> and the mysterious death at a san diego mansion has been ruled a suicide. the body of rebecca zahau was found naked and hanging inside