while two shot is coming to the american wins the first of four fed ex playoff tournament's and it's a good day for tiger woods. stuffed by turkey and russia to lose to the host nation in the basketball well championships. and restart the tennis where the last grand slam of the season the u.s. open will get underway in just a few minutes russia's new denko who is seated six is playing home favorite michael russell in the first round of the top seeds in action include roger federer a birthday boy andy roddick the american who turned twenty eight on monday says he's feeling better about his preparation blair said i was probably i was very concerned about life rushed by. playing point five times and i am planning on going for a really big form so i'm not as concerned. about a match point and i want to come up with. and in the women's draw rushes you elena dementieva is the twelfth seed and faces all got guts of valerie's venus williams and defending champion kim clijsters also start their campaigns against unseeded opposition is classed as relishing the chance to retain her crown. finan

and each koocher whose king is he wins the first fed ex playoff tallman but woods also has a good day. we start with the football though where the need. has held his plays after their three no win over your committee this in pittsburgh sideward dumbed down to the champions league midweek by a walk said but split he says his men were true professionals and expected them to bang bang their win puts them six points clear of the top of the russian premier league and they didn't waste much time struggling off their european final over little downy scoring from three to seventeen minutes i things got even worse last take ten minutes into the second half i think they had midfield which tobin city sent off for a second yellow card. and it is a need just ten minutes to take advantage of the extra man and make you control the sea alexander to put off net it is the line of luck her defenders stick stick stick to the side of the ref didn't i do and then another ten minutes later shirokov blasted from outside the area to drive the last mile into last place perfect three nil the final score lines a

has been the new event of ghosts fed ex playoffs beating martin lead in a playoff at the barclays in new york while tiger woods did enough to make sure he qualified for next week's story bank championship woods had been a mixed call and had to finish in the top one hundred this wheat grass and he did it by carving a four under sixty seven in his last round meanwhile led was hoping to win the barclays out right after starting the day with a three shot laden had teapots victory here but missed the first part and then the second part of a play off with an after lead par the. birdie after this effort from the rough set him up with a winning puck there was a touch of fortune or a touch of gritty and let you decide anyway he leaves the fed ex standings with three more torments to play luke donald and patrick hurrying to finish down the field to go wild card picks for the european ryder cup team. and joining them on your painting is italian edoardo molinari after he won the johnnie walker classic at gleneagles three goodies in the last three holes in a one shot when i regret it from the str

golf now and the true shot has won the opening event of the fed ex playoffs beating moss in lead in a playoff at the barclays in new york while tiger woods did enough to make sure he qualified for next week's deutsche bank championship what's it been an inconsistent form and have to finish in the top one hundred this week to progress and he did it by carving a four in the park sixty seven in his last round meanwhile lead was hoping to win the boxes out right after starting the day with a three shot lead and he had two parts of the eighteenth victory missed once and then twice which meant he went into a playoff is crucial and often led part of the first all who shot birdied after this effort from the rough set him up for the loony fox it was either a touch of fortune in the shot or for the replayed who shot now leads the fed ex standings with three more twenty mins to play looked on a par account and also finish down the field but the wild card picks for the year in ryder cup ten. times joining the european team is italian edoardo molinari after he won the johnnie walker classic glenea

plus tiger woods finds form of over the top of the leaderboard in the fed ex playoffs. and russia's basketball squad prepare for the world championships in perth a rico theft. not a good night for russian clubs in the europa league playoffs both lock in my teeth moscow and severe failing to make the group stages yesterday look my safe and sound were tied one a pace from the first leg and her suicide looked to have progressed after silvio collison after twenty minutes but alexander early is deflected free kick with five minutes to go to get into extra time and when that finish scored as it went to penalties for new signing mark and missed the crucial one. on the go into today's draw for the group stages also add disappear after stunning p.s.p. one in siberia they got five nil in the netherlands to go out five one on aggregate meanwhile liverpool have progressed into the group stage of europa league that after two one second leg away when i transported to the biggest premise i can see to be in the fourth minute as teeth as we had the rain will hold she's nine got an equal

how he feels about going back to fed ex field coming up next in sports. >>> and competing the hard way. >>> get this. a bolt of lightning strikes a car in colorado. >> it happened monday on i-70. the driver was not hurt, form, but the bolt was so strong it ruiied the vehicle's electrical system. >>> well, in england eck sen tristy isn't just tolerated, -t's honored, like the annual bird man contest. it's in the seaside town of worthing. people climb into the oddest sorts of contraptions to try to fly. not bad. 300 feet from the store. i think that's the winner. he's a hang glidr. he only managed to travel 245 feet. all things considered, he's pretty good. >> the wright brothers beat him. check this out. it's kind of cool. he dips. okay. >>> also in england it's track and fielddsumo style. it's part of the third annual sumo suit ahletic championship. about 30 contestants donned sumo suits and competed in races, high jump, long jump, wedgies, and sprinting. awards were given out as participants tried to break the records. everyone says, of course, it's all about hag # havin about having

and is creature whose king is the wins the first fed ex player of tournament but woods also has it could. stop the football than the russian premier league resonates in petersburg have stretched their lead at the top of the table following a thumping three no win at. the house dominated possession in the early stages but after seventeen minutes defend america bashes foul resulted in a free kick and it was taken very quickly as we go down the opening to zanny things got even worse for loctite ten minutes into the second half after they had midfield to meet the pinsky sent off for a second gallop card. and it takes any just ten minutes to take advantage of that extra man who controlled the sea alexander who could all netted as the line of lucky defendants stood rooted to the spot fixing offside with the rescue and the goal stood and then another ten minutes later roman chiro called blasted from my side the area to drive the last mile off i was coughing so three men on the final schools any play six points at the top two games in hand drawn to ten. balls to skara seven points adrift in thir

police now say a fed ex worker robbed at gun point in pleasanton was robbed by his own co-workers. the driver told police four masked men with a shot gun robbed him while he was out making a delivery. police say the suspect escaped with ten boxes some of them containing computers. two fed ex mows would work at the san leandro facility have been arrested. >> two investigations are underway after someone illegally cut several trees. someone used a chainsaw to cut the top of one tree and cut the branches of six others. deputies cy the view from one home in particular benefits from the trees being cut. the homeowners association, which is conducting its own investigation, says there has been no response from that homeowner yet. >>> faced with many problems the city of vallejo says one issue it needs to tackle is illegal dumping. it says it has gotten so out of control it has assigned one employee to picking it all up full time. the department says last year it hauled away 140 tons of illegally dumped trash that does not include electronics and old tires. >> 6:56. let's quickly check tr

tour before the fed ex cup playoffs isn't eligible for that even if he wins this week brandt snedeker is two shots back in sixty three. six hundred the czech open shift a poor how to one stroke lead after the first round there the indian just ahead of argentina's time simon dyson who still has a slim hope of making the ryder cup team is one off one of fifteen players tied eleventh place. so that wraps up the sport for the moment so we've got more a few a bit later on next though as usual it is what. culture is that so much resentment it's a lot of people have very. obviously come to an internet the social networks are changing and we are also.

russia when their towns gold in the last event of the european a fed ex championships edging france and great into second and third in the medal table. mark webber takes the lead in the formula one driver standings while russia has been. saying korea have placed finish. and israel's on spells will happen latest highlights from the sixteenth edition of the exe games in los angeles. let's kick off for the russian. leaders need to grinding out a two one win in a heated against spartak here in moscow the on the mound scoring all three goals and that by citizens to helping out these capital rivals was a no go the seventy second minutes. but this crowd were able to regroup following that episode so again it's going from a free kick to tie proceedings. and the love in that it's another one to make it to one in injury time so this guy are now up to second place in the league with thirty points while support on dropped to seven. the plan was to give a position into bloom counterattacks and who. should have used the reasons for taking however i wouldn't say that the plan was a one hundred percent

found elsewhere because the fed ex rose to seventh all in a three one victory at clearness the better off it was just got off to a flying start in samarra there's a body see i was first to the rebounds to back him in the open i was three minutes in but he's followed brazilian levels and levelled matters midway through the first half of the nation like you yalof with terry back in front. just before the interval and an error by law and proved even more costly for the home side to setting up a field out of you sealed the final score three long this fifteen minutes to go. and on sunday bottom side c.b.s. will be looking to convert their good form in the europa league into just their third domestic when they host fellow strugglers less than three days after beating p.s.p. one mill in other games to go host city rivals local t.v. you could only draw at those out also on thursday. welcome in a southern russian and champions are being gunning to go second in the league into saturday. meanwhile on friday night spot i missed their chance to go second the only possible answer dialogue open for

fed ex and the postal service teamed up for a similar service for the holiday season last year. >>> all right. time now 5:52. all over the bay area kids are heading back to school and parents usually spend tons of money on school supplies. but with this economy kill back to school spending? we'll tell you what the retailers say. >>> they're not your usual house pets. we'll show you a lady who has a wild taste in animals. >>> a man herding sheep near morgan hill. the body of the 24-year-old from san jose was found early friday morning above the reservoir. investigators say he was near an illegal marijuana farm and they're trying to determine if he was killed or if he had any relationship to the pot farm. >>> time now 5:55. consumer confidence may be low but back to school spending is booming. the national retail federation predicts the average family will spend more than $600 on school supplies this year. that's about $60 more than last year. with most of it spent on clothing and computers. normally shopping is slowing down in a lot of areas by now, but instead the buying seems to be inc

i haven't got mine fed-exed to me yet. >> larry: how did they ask you to host this? >> it's on nbc this year so i think they run down the nbc list. i was right under "the biggest loser" and then me. they said no. i said, yeah, absolutely. but i did the emmys last year. neil patrick harris did a great job. >> larry: you were a presenter? >> i was a presenter and did a bit a w an audio-tone mike and i was like party, everybody ready to party. i slipped and i fell and pretended to hurt my become and then just screaming in pain but auto toned and it was like -- help me. and so, i did that for a while and then i said, just roll the clip. roll the clip. and then asked me to host maybe think about it for next year. >> larry: who in your family knocked the crib over? >> hey, we didn't have a crib. i was raised by wolves. >> larry: let's take a look at one of miss emmy promos. watch. ♪ >> what's on the schedule for today? >> 10:00 staff meeting. 10:00 drinks with the clinic. tonight you'll be hosting the emmy awards. ♪ >> can i get you a drink? >> a drink? it's 10:00 in t

. >>> a fed ex driver robbed of several packages at gunpoint at the business park. this happened yesterday morning in pleasanton. the driver told police he was making a delivery when four men with their faces covered approached them. one of them had a shotgun and told the driver to move aside. police said two others jumped in the back of the truck and stole about ten boxes. some contained computers. those gunmen drove off in a gold buick. >>> the jet blue flight attendant is now being described as a villain. steven slater's instant rise to stardom came after. [ indiscernible ] and jumped off the chute at jfk airport. several passengers told the wall street journal that slater deserved to be arrested. they say he had been drinking during the entire 90 minute flight and swearing at other passengers that were not doing anything wrong. >>> today the state senate will honor two chp officers for a dramatic water rescue in walnut creek last april. the officer and pilot were flying in a chp helicopter when they got a rescue call. a car filled with three people inside crashe

. >>> a fed ex driver was robbed of several packages at gunpoint at the business park. this happened yesterday morning in pleasanton. the driver told police he was making a delivery when four men with their faces covered approached them. one of them had a shotgun. those men stole ten boxes. some of them contained computers. the robbers escaped in a gold buick. >>> the jet blue flight attendant who became an overnight celebrity is now being described as a villain. steven slater's instant rise to stardom came after he cursed out a rider on the intercom and then grabbed a beer and zoomed off the jet on an emergency chute at jfk airport. several passengers tell the wall street journal that he deserved to be arrested. they say he had been drinking during the entire 90 minute flight and swearing at other passengers who weren't doing anything wrong. >>> san francisco muni cracking down on fare cheaters on buses today. the new enforcement started tuesday on city trains. the program returns from a 90 daybreak which they used to retrain officers. any passenger caught without a tr

the ex-wife of the fed-up jetblue flight attendant sheds some light on his career in the skies. >>> and bill cosby talks live with meredith vieira about his brand new internet series. >>> and now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

some of the companies looking healthy and it is the companies in particular, ups, fed ex, csx rail, they are actually shipping product. they are shipping things and that gives some people an indication that maybe things aren't as bad as they feel or look. >> bret: mark, you have been quoted byepublicans and democrats. should there be more stimulus. you supported past effort and the $26 billion just approved for the state governments. should there be more stimulus now? >> no, i think we have done what we need to do. i think it was important to extend emergency unemployment benefits through the end of the year. i think that was the right thing to do. providing more help to state government which is what congress has done over the past week, i think that was appropriate and will be helpful for the economy. at this point, no, i don't think we should provide more stimulus to the economy. >> bret: mark, when we look at the first stadiu stimulus folkk at it and say is this really working. the administration says it saved 2.5 to 3.6 million jobs, saved or created. the bureau of labor statistics

. >>> but we begin with a fed-up flight attendant turned foblg hero. steven slater and his "take this job and shove it" move has become infamous. who knows had if he needs an agent. we're going to talk to his ex-wife in a moment, first, andrea canning. >> reporter: steven later's days of serving pretzels to passengers are likely over. but his 15 minutes of fame are just beginning. >> it's so encouraging. very special. there are some really great people out there. it's a surprise, obviously, i've been away for a little while. >> reporter: from talk show -- >> you could call him the biggest star in the america. >> reporter: to late night. >> anybody looking for a job, there's a flight attendant for jetblue, that's right. >> i'll be your flight attendant. >> reporter: steven slater, his partner begs for peace and quiet. the flight attendant's meltdown has made him an internet sensation from his admission from newyorktimes.com -- >> always thought about it. never thought you were going to do it. >> reporter: to a facebook page, 150,000 member's and climbin