defending champion japan facing huntington beach, california. both teams playing a little tug of war before hand. california down 1-0. not anymore. danner, fine piece of hitting. opposite field solo homer. ties up. until the sixth. prado, paces loaded. the hit of his young life. a walkoff two-out single, and california out of huntington beach with the little league world series. what a thrill for these young kids. 2-1 that final. >> i'm sure the 49ers got a tongue lashing from coach harbaugh today after watching the tape of yesterday's game against the texans. biggest problem was the offensive line, giving up three sacks. the o-line allowed 11 sacks this season and had only 55 yards rushing and 50 yards passing. if you can't protect your quarterback it's going to end in interceptions. granted, harbaugh was mixing and matching the lineup, creating communication problems. >> not a real complicated what they were doing up front. but they were getting us. they were beating us. >> not something i'm worried about. we got a good group up front. >> mike

. >>> huntington beach taking on japan. hagan danner, grounder, japanese shortstop mishandles it, lose the bases for huntington beach. nick prado trying to win it for california and he does! single for the middle for the walk-off win. they beat japan, seventh little league championship for california. >>> indycar at sonoma, final lap. sebastian and mike conway, a little bump and grind, airborne, no harm no foul. pole sitter powell holds off cast stroneves to win. if that's not enough, we have more at 6:00. >> thanks. >>> coming up next, one of tsgianhe giantsldor w series heroes is helping out the family of two fallen heroes next. ie >>> a san francisco giant who became a world series hero is helping out two families, teaming up with the group "uncorked for a cause" is trying to raise money for two firefighters both killed battling a fine the diamond heights neighborhood of san francisco. the charity event will take place at the fairmont hotel in san francisco and starts tonight at

. >>> thrilling finish, little league world series, final at- bat for huntington beach. >> that is not right. game over, california wins it. >> nick prado is going to be the most popular kid at school tomorrow. huntington beach comes babbling to beat japan 2-1 and win the little league world series. >>> indie car is going to lose its fan favorite. she is not strong on road courses, she started 25th today and finished 21st, she has only got four more to go in indy. salsa lead oh rookie is clipped from behind, causing a flat. he finished 23rd. relatively clean race, sebastian in the yellow 34 drifts to the outside, mike conway has nowhere to go. they collide wheel to wheel. offended, spins around spins off course and up on the hill. that did nothing to slow down that man, pole-sitter will power becomes the first two- time winner there. amazing turn around for him after he suffered a dramatic crash here two years ago. >> that is just the best weekend you could ever have. team performance, unbelievable. what, about it, was so good for you guys? how did you do 1-2-3 in qualifying and 1-2-3

came down to the final at-bat for huntington beach. >> this one is not right. game over, california wins it. prado's walk-off single. >> nick prado is gonna be the most popular kid in school tomorrow. huntington beach, i thought they were going to be out of it last week, they come back to beat japan 2-1 to win the little league world series. >>> any car is going to lose its fan favorite. danika patrick moves to nascar next year. she is not strong on road course, she started 25th, finished 21st, she only has four more race. >>> salsalito jr. j.r. hildebrandt had a forgettable afternoon, he had a flat, a nightmare to drive, finished 23rd. relatively clean race. but sebastian sea vague ra in the 34 car, mike conway nowhere to go, they collide wheel to wheel. spins around off thes course. that did not to go slow down the pole-sitter, will power, becoming the first time winner there. a good race for him after he suffered a dramatic crash here two years ago. >> that's just the best weekend you could ever have. what about it was so good? 1-2-3 in qualifying and 1-2-3

huntington beach beat a team from japan. japan won it last year. congratulations. >>> well, we're just 90 minutes away now from the release of the final report on the san bruno pipeline explosion. the early details leaked by the ntsb this morning. >>> developing news out of san francisco. we're live at the scene as a man shot in the head in san francisco's mission district. >>> we're live in san francisco where a man is shot outside of a restaurant and is now fighting for his life. we'll tell you where it happened coming up. reporter: why santa clara's

phil schuman from kttv is live in huntington beach with more. hi phil. >> reporter: gregg, a big day here, the team coming back tonight, and they're planning a parade for saturday september 10th, the first time ever a little league team from orange county has won the world series. dramatic moment last night, i'll tell you, two outs, bases loaded, high score -- tied score, bottom of the sixth, this was the winning run, a solid shot that scored the run, a 2-out single, made it a 2-1 win over japan, the championship of the little league series, that was by nick pratto, son of a coach. that was on national tv, a crowd of 10,000 in williamsport, pennsylvania, the little league mecca. it was the third pitch, and that reliever smacked that into the center, and won it with a winning run. this is the all star team from ocean view, in huntington beach, in orange county, better known as surf city, 13 families, about $70,000 worth of expenses, a lot of that raised by the community here. they went 23 and two overall, and 5-1 in the world sear eats, they play

hundredington beach against billings, montana. -- huntington beach against billings, montana. montana wins it 1-0 to make the u.s. finals. they face california or pennsylvania. 49er coach jim harbaugh, manning may not be ready to go so they went out and got collins out of retirement who has two weeks to gear up before the season begins. 16 years in the league. two time pro bowler. doesn't give much confidence to the existing quarterbacks. boxing, warson getting ready for the fight of his life at city hall. he was at a press conference for his october 29th opponent, this is for the wba and wbc super middleweight title and super 6 ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] unlike some car companies, nissan is running at 100% which means the most innovative cars, are also the most available cars. nissan, innovation for today. innovation for all. [ female announcer ] you never stop improving your recipe. we never stop improving ours. we've added a touch of philly cream cheese to kraft natural shredded cheese, which adds a touch of creamy to any dish. kraft touch of philly.

hundredington beach against billings, montana. -- huntington beach against billings, montana. montana wins it 1-0 to make the u.s. finals. they face california or pennsylvania. 49er coach jim harbaugh, manning may not be ready to go so they went out and got collins out of retirement who has two weeks to gear up before the season begins. 16 years in the league. two time pro bowler. doesn't give much confidence to the existing quarterbacks. boxing, warson getting ready for the fight of his life at city hall. he was at a press conference for his october 29th opponent, this is for the wba and wbc super middleweight title and super 6 title in atlantic city. a win could bolt him into the stratatmosphere. >>> good -- stratosphere. >>> good night everybody.

huntington beach comes back to beat japan 2-1 to win the little league >> california wins it! >> and nick prado won't to have to pay for lunch. huntington beach won the little league world series. >> incredible. >> they were playing out of the losers bracket. they lost last week, came back to win. they won the world series. >> i drove past williamsport this weekend! see you at 10:00 and 11:00. >> caption colorado, llc comments@captioncolorado.com fa and stay asleep so you wake rested.

. >> the little league world series down to the final four, montana against huntington beach and it was all cali. california wins, get to play japan for the little league world title on sunday. >> a little preseason football tonight at the stick where the 49ers hosting the houston texans. they coach harbaugh wants to mix it up with the second team. gives him a chance to game the backups. and kaepernick. this will determine if 'harbaugh wants colin to be the main backup. >> i want to see guys be able to compete against the other team's starters, and that competitive environment. >> just something you have to be able to adapt to. you have to know who your center and is go from there. everytime you step on the field, doesn't matter who is out there with you. you have to be at your best. >> mike: pga tex texas cup playoff, 125 players at the barclays. the field will be cut to 100 and it was shortened to 54 holes due to hurricane irene. new jersey, a little damp. snedeker birdies his first five holes then rolls in a long one on 7. a 61 sends him into the clubhouse with the lead. dustin johns

an estimated crowd of 100,000 people jammed huntington beach keeping lifeguards busy with dozens of rescues. relief is coming with temperatures about 15 degrees cooler. for all the damage left by hurricane irene they were some brighter moments in the coverage of the storm. >> let's get out of here. >> get out of here. grab the mic. >> now that was astbury park in new jersey this morning as irene was just coming ashore and bringing quite the storm surge. into okay. oh, my god. >> wow. this reporter from news 12 new york covering the storm's power. long island earlier today. >>> and then -- this hill guy wondering what hit him in pelmar new jersey. a rain soaked and water logged animal caught on camera splashing around looking for higher ground. not always the cutest of creatures but really cute there for a little guy. >> many looked like a rat. obviously all people shouldn't have evacuated like reporters that always tend to go the other way. >> sometimes it doesn't seem very intelligent. >> makes you wonder. well, anyway, we will take a look at the recommend of hurricane irene here. last loo

. >>> little league world see, japan facing huntington beach, california. both teams playing a little tug of war before handle california down 1-0 in the third. not anymore. danner, fine piece of hitting. that ties things up. stay that way until the sixth. nick pratto, the based loaded. the his of his life. a walkoff two-out single and california wins the little league world series. what a thrill. 2-1 that final. >> the 49ers got a tongue-lashing from coach harbaugh after watching the tape of yesterday's game against the texans. biggest problem seemed to be the offensive line. given up 11 sacks this season. allows five tackles for loss and aced a only 55 yards rushing and 50 passing. if you don't protect the quarterback, results in interseptionz, and granted, coach harbaugh is mixing and matching lineups, resulting in communication problems. >> really was a -- not real complicated that it were doing up front. but they were getting us. they were boating us. >> nothing something i'm worried about. to be quite honest. we got a great group up front. we're talen

huntington beach beats billings, montana in the little league. >>> the a's now trailing the boston red sox in game two of that double header 3-0 in the fifth inning. back to you. >>> and thanks for choosing the bay area at 6:00. because of hurricane irene, we return to more "nightly news dwt "after the break. see you tonight at 11:00. good night.

danner from huntington beach with a home run in the third. california won 2-0. they'll play montana tomorrow. hats off to the youngsters of clinton county, pennsylvania. they broke attendance records every time they hit the field and leave an indelible mark on the world of little league world series. that's your "first look" at sports. have a great weekend. i'm fred roggin. >>> now let's get another look at the weather with bill karins with the weather channel forecast. good morning once again. >> good morning. we have the new information at the top of the hour from the hurricane center. let me break down the times of the new forecast. when you're looking at this, the orange color is the tropical storm-force winds, a huge wind field. the hurricane force winds will be in the red darker shading. as we go throughout saturday morning, the time line has been sped up again. we're talking 10:00 a.m. landfall around atlantic beach, north carolina. now towards the outer banks. that's when the worst pictures and our reporters out there on the coast will see the highest st

us championship huntington beach taking on billings, montana. california's dillon palmer hits a two-run homer to right. his first at williamsport. california beats montana 11-2 to advance to tomorrow's championship game where they had take on japan. we are not done yet. >>> whose the early leader in golf? fedex cup standings. find out next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, winning for the second yeara row at infienon went up this afternoon... power claimed e pole position for tomorrow's grand prix of sonoma... >> what are the chances for winning for winning? they went up when he got the pole position. holding off martin truex jr. and jeff gordon for his third win of the year. kyle bush and jimmie johnson today. >>> shortened to 54 holes due to irene. an eagle on number 4 after hauling it from the sand. matt kucher tied for the lead with johnson but had back-to- back bogeys. shoots a six under 55 and wins the opening fedex cup tournament playoff by two strokes. this is his first win of the year. and finally the earthquakes visiting toronto. scoring in the 87

huntington beach, california, and in an elimination game wins tonight. they are going to the u.s. title game. they will take on billings, montana. ryan roberts has a hit off his glove, stays with it, gets the out. arizona finished its 11 game road trip at 5-6. 49ers and the texasans are coming up saturday night on cbs 5. >> three grand slams. >> yeah, pretty amazing. when you consider the 1927 yankees and everything historically that franchise has accomplished, it happened ,,,,,,,,

the kids from huntington beach are still alive. give me the top five. joey smashes his home run. the camera man followed it too well. at number four, casey mcgee pops one up. dana, who makes the catch here? which one makes the catch? >> the first baseman. >> who made it? >> third baseman. >> mike, who is on first? >> i don't know. at number three, cocoa -- look, cocoa got two runs and look at him with the glove. absolutely fantastic. and number two, these are look alikes. justin turner makes the beautiful dive to start the double play. 7-3. number one, what? >> who was on third? >> i don't know. justin morneau. unbelievable. we will be ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

we have all played little league and know how exciting it is for these kids as huntington beach, california wins the little league world series. look at that. how happy are they? 2-1 your final. the indy grand prix of sonoma held at infineon race way. on this track if you win the pole you have a good chance of winning as it is a tough place to pass. not a great one for danica patrick. she finishes 21st and hill daw brand -- hill daw brant 23rd. not a lot of wiggle room. he lead 71 of the 75 laps and takes the checkered flag. it is his fifth win of the year. now 47 points behind franciti. lpga's canadian open and she has the clubhouse lead. michelle had this birdie chip on 18 to force the playoff. the stanford student misses and ties for second. she was the defending champ. your canadian open champ and knows how to celebrate. championships coming up in track and field and we look forward to the 2012 olympics. a preview for the world's fastest man in south korea. all pumped up for the hundred meter final, but he false starts. that open itself up for 21-year-old blite. he steals the spotlight

huntington beach, california, and in an elimination game wins tonight. they are going to the u.s. title game. they will take on billings, montana. ryan roberts has a hit off his glove, stays with it, gets the out. arizona finished its 11 game road trip at 5-6. 49ers and the texasans are coming up saturday night on cbs 5. >> three grand slams. >> yeah, pretty amazing. when you consider the 1927 yankees and everything historically that franchise has accomplished, it happened tonight against the a's. >> amazing. >> we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,, hi...do you happen to have any brilliant silver altimas? yea, right over here. look at 'em all. what about a black frontier with utilitrack? absolutely. oh, great, that's awesome. what about a platinum graphite rogue with touch-screen nav, bluetooth, and...a moonroof? with or without leather? we got 'em both. [ sighs ] i gotta get back. [ male announcer ] the most innovative cars are also the most available cars. nissan. innovation for all.

this time near huntington beach in southern california. here's a picture taken by a witness. the 11-year-old was digging a tunnel when it collapsed on top of him late this afternoon. it took about two minutes to dig him out. he was breathing but had sand in his mouth. no word on his condition. a witness described the chaotic scene. >> it must have been about a dozen men that pulled him out and starting do -- and the life guard started doing cpr. it took him a minute before he came to. he thought we had lost him. >> just two days ago a 17-year-old nearly died and last month a danville teen was buried alive. he remains in a coma. >>> a savvy 15-year-old foils a robbery. >> he pointed the gun at my face. >> that friend says three men tried to rob his dad as he returned home to their apartment in mountain view. victor's pal, jesus romero, was fiddling with a broken bb gun. when he saw the robbers, he pretended tdheoa l the gun, which sent the men running. >> if he had come in, he would have probably shoot us. >> police say while romero was brave, they say it's usually not a good

the kids from huntington beach are still alive. give me the top five. joey smashes his home run. the camera man followed it too well. at number four, casey mcgee pops one up. dana, who makes the catch here? which one makes the catch? >> the first baseman. >> who made it? >> third baseman. >> mike, who is on first? >> i don't know. at number three, cocoa -- look, cocoa got two runs and look at him with the glove. absolutely fantastic. and number two, these are look alikes. justin turner makes the beautiful dive to start the double play. 7-3. number one, what? >> who was on third? >> i don't know. justin morneau. unbelievable. we will be right back. ,,,,,, so the jury has rendered its verdict -- guilty. [ cheers and applause ] i'm here with the defendant. sir, the plaintiff claims she changed her travel plans, paid the difference in airfare, but you added a 150-dollar change fee. oh, boo hoo. who can afford a 150-dollar change fee? me. well, she says she's going to fly southwest next time because they don't do that. they love customers, i love cash. [ male announcer ] don't pay a c

beach, california, won the little league world series. nick pratto, whose dad is the manager, drove in the winning run for the 2-1 victory over the team from japan. the win brought the championship home to the u.s. after a japanese team won it all last year. always ends up in a pile of kids. >>> up next here for us tonight, beyonce shares some big news with the world, and sets a new modern day record for twitter traffic in the process. confidence. available in color. depend for women is now peach. looks and fits like underwear. same great protection. depend. good morning. great day. morning starts with arthritis pain... that's two pills before the first bell. [ bell rings ] it's time for recess... and more pills. afternoon art starts and so does her knee pain, that's two more pills. almost done, but hang on... her doctor recommended aleve because it can relieve pain all day with just two pills. this is lisa... who switched to aleve and fewer pills for a day free of pain. and get the all day pain relief of aleve in liquid gels. while i too

. >>> and back here at home, the new little l lgue champions of the world are from huntington beach, california. they beat the e am from japan. in a game that was rescheduled twice to avoid the worst of hurricane irene. >>> and still ahead, extraordinary images of the power of mother nature and human nature rising to the challenge. [ male announcer ] you never know when a moment might turn into something more. and when it does men with erectile dysfunction can be more confident in their ability to be ready with cialis for daily use. cialis for daily use is a clinically proven low-dose tablet you take every day, so you can be ready anytime the moment's right. ♪ [ man ] tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sexual activity. don't take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. [ man ] do not drink alcohol in excess with cialis. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed backache or muscle ache. to avoid long-term injury seek immediate medical hel

. >> now this is california out of huntington beach going up against montana it took a seventh inning home run to win the game. it was one to nothing and montana moves on to the u.s. championship game on saturday facing the winner of california and pennsylvania that game is tomorrow, nfl off-season that surgery may cost peyton manning starting season with the cold. in the needed a veteran president kerry collins was retired in the talk to him to come out of retirement as insurance if peyton manning is not ready. and if he'd taken away from the cold, the colts are like nothing. but the 16 year veteran says just give me the playbook and i'll see if i could kind of catch-up. now the oakland boxing favorite son just can't done with the three city media tour from london to new york and oakland with andrea ward, the debut be a super middleweight championship. he will fight october 29th in atlantic city to unify those two belts and to get that trophy, the super 6 title. >> all right, the super 6. we will be back with more news to come. the bay area -- a place with natural beauty and a forwar

. >> i am from huntington beach california. i a -- it was written 100 years ago. so many things had changed. the fear of god and man and the whole religion thing. most of this conference is women. having an opinion and being biased is important. people are saying to the state the facts, but if it was just the facts, it would just be the same. having different opinions and having people put their on flavor into their writing, it opens up a new way of thinking for yourself. you can take the gist of the story and make a judgment for yourself. it is really interesting to listen to other people's opinions and look at it from their perspective. >> thank you. that one pretty fast. -- that went pretty fast. this is the third year of all of this. the washington journalism and media conference. why don't you give yourself a big hand and we will say goodbye. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] for a dvd, 18776262. for free transcripts, there is a q-and-visit us at a.org. for >> tonight, d

. >> and huntington beach waves of the nike surfing brought out vanessa hugens and the duo hosted and judged a high school fashion competition right on the sand. >> this is beachy, everybody is here, hanging 10. >> and there is competition and a winning school a $25,000 donation. >> and get your celebrity low down at otrc.com. >> still to come, see new five years, where nasa is sending this rocket, next. >> and there is a campaign to trance form your e mails into letters and later at 5:00 they served our country in time of war, will companies now give back by hiring these veterans? >> taking a look at traffic now there is cars moving nicely and there is a beautiful day out there. c@ct >>> america's latest mission into space is a journey to jupiter, blasted off today. juneau lifted off, taking five years to reach the solar system's largest planet. and scientists say it's designed to get closer to jupiter than any other closest to it. they'll power the craft on the journey. >> do you miss putting pen to paper and sending a letter? an art designer create aid project to convert e mails in

and in williamsport, pennsylvania p-huntington beach played hamamatsu. the coach's son pratto singles up and they win the little league world series 2-1 over japan. in the zero-tolerance rule usain bolt was disqualified. bolt new immediately he made the false start. that new rule seems a little harsh. . >>> and that is sport as we see it for this early sunday edition of sportswrap. giants lose in 11 innings and trail the astros by four games. >> wow. >> it's getting late early. >> thank you. >>> well, coming up tote on the 10:00 news the impact of new tropical storm irene is being felt all the way here in the bay area. and expected to last through tomorrow. we're learning more about just how widespread flight cancellations for those coming back from east coast. >> that is our report for now. i'm heather holmes. >> i'm ken wayne and our coverage continues online at ktvu.com. hope to see you at 10:00. 0!ockÑ?çóxo?Ñ=çñÑñçvxqx?ñññ?óioy

this time, near huntington beach in southern california. here's a picture, taken by a witness. the 11-year-old was digging a tunnel when it collapsed on top of him late yesterday afternoon. it took bystanders about two minutes to dig him out. he was breathing, but had sand in his mouth. a witness describes the chaotic scene. >> a dozen men pulled him out of the sand and started -- and then the lifeguard got here and started doing cpr and it took him about a minute before he came to. it was really scary. we thought we lost him. >> just two days ago, a 17-year-old almost died in newport beach after being buried in the sand. last month, a danville teen was buried alive at a beach near watsonville. he remains in a coma. >>> a savvy 15-year-old foiled a robbery at his friend's home on the peninsula. >> he pointed the gun right at my face, like -- i was like two feet away from him. >> reporter: 15-year-old victor arisa says three men tried to rob his dad as he returned to their apartment in mountain view. victor's buddy, jesus ramiro was inside fiddling with a broken bee-bee gun. whe

guest: i'm danielle olsen from huntington beach, california. after listening to this document i just like you said it was written 100 years ago and so many things have changed within 100 years. the fear of god and man and stuff about the whole religion thing and everyone has a different opinion on religion. and most of this conference is women. i thinking -- i think like having an opinion and being bias is important because people are saying state the facts, state the facts. but i feel like if it was just the facts everything would be the same. every paper would seem the same. i think having different opinions and different performance like put their own flavor in what they are writing. way of pens up a tpnew thinking for yourself. like most of kind of the gist of the story and make a judgment for yourself. but i think it is interesting it listen it other people's opinions and kind of like look at it from their perspective. host: thank you. that went pretty goes. this this is the dean of admission of george mason university to have you here. th

a team from huntington beach beach beat the team from japan with a walkoff single. look how excited they are. that gave hungington beach the 2-1 win after a delay of more than three hours. >>> the makers of disposable typers are trying to boost their profits by going with new designs on it their -- on their products. walmart asked for the look camouflage. huggies is bridging back its diapers that -- bringing back its diapers that look like jeans. the fashion-forward diapers cost about 20% more than your standard white diaper. >>> thousands of oakland students have gone back to class today. it's the first day of school for the oaklandune fid school district. there are about -- unified school district. >>> british researchers are claiming a review of seven studies show regularly eating chocolate reduces the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and stroke. people who ate the most chocolate had a 37% lower risk of hearst disease and a 29% lower risk of stroke. the scientists warn don't try binge eating chocolate. >>> 8:20. a language barrier may be to blame for a problem wi

and nick pratto from huntington beach, california, smacks the drive into center field, scoring the winning run. usa 2, japan 1. the pile-on that ensued on the field would make any major league team proud. nick's dad, by the way, is the usa's team coach. >> it was delayed because of irene. >> every little kid's dream. two outs, bottom of the ninth, bases loaded. >> driving in the winning run like that. >> they are some happy boys. >> we needed that. thank you so much. >>> back over to sam now. sam? >> good to see some good news. a little bit of good news, if you're dealing with flooding and cleanup, skies aren't going to rain over for the next four, five days. this is what usually ends up in the weather pattern. when this storm pulls away what's left of irene, what you're going to get is a shot of fresh, clean, cool air that drops through the region. new york will stay near the 80-degree mark for the next five, six, seven days. 78 in philly today. buffalo, 75. here's where the heat keeps going. we're talking about dallas. and by the way, dallas is just maybe six days away from breaking thei

the city of huntington beach plans to honor the parade at an official parade september 10. those guys will have a blast. signing autographs, taking pictures. well done. martha: congratulations. let's talk about what's going on up in space where we are trying to have a win as well. there are new fears of a posse evacuation at the international space station. nasa says it may need its astronauts to abandon their space outpost after a russian rocket carrying supplies up there blew up last week. >> we prefer not to operate in that condition for an extended period of time. martha: there are some assumptions we want to talk to tom jones about, former nasa astronaut. tom, always good to see you. when i first heard about this last week that the russians had trouble getting the supply capsule up there and it explode, i thought what does that mean? now that we found ourselves dependent on the russians for getting everything back and forth, including our own folks, two of whom are up there right now. >> the russian freighter launches on a soy u soyus rocke. that booster fleet is groun

from huntington beach, california. martha: how great is that? i mean, how much -- i'll take that over the major league, any day of the week. bill. bill: so great to watch. martha: they beat japan, okay? twelve-year-old nick pratto smacked a single. he'll never forget that moment for the rest of his life, and the champion, usa, the final score was 2-1. oh my gosh. bill: about eight minutes before the hour, we're awaiting president obama's announcement, expected to nominate alan kruger to the head of the white house council of economic advisers, replacing austan goolsbee who left that post earlier this year. >>> a city bus rear ending a parked tour bus in beverly hills, california, 15 people on board, suffered minor injuries, police now investigating that. that's more than just a fender-bender there. all right. >>> martha: long beach, new york, where they are assessing the damage after yesterday's big storm, hurricane irene battering the beach town just outside new york city. laura ingle has basically been in long beach for, what -- for what proba

the boys from huntington beach, california, win over japan. >>> and for 3 million people, hurricane irene is not a fading memory, they are without power now. and chris is from con edison joining us out of new york, and tell us, chris, how bad the situation is for you right now and what particular areas you are working on. >> kyra, good morning. con edison has about, we have restored 100,000 customers who have lost electricity courtesy of irene. this is the worst overhead storm in con edison history. we have about 90,000 customers to go. west chester county, north of new york city, was especially hard hit. there are about 56,000 customers still without electricity. the goal is to get them all back late thursday. >> by thursday. so, you know how people are, chris, and they don't always understand the situation and they are going to say, why the heck is it taking so long, and can you sort of explain why it will take four days? >> well, kyra, as everyone has seen on cnn, the damage from irene was just horrific. trees down, flooding, and it takes a lot of time to get the trees cleared, to let

we had three search and rescue units, from huntington beach, the city of cloosta mesa. as you can imagine, time is of the essence in these types of situations because he's buried and he can't breathe beneath the stand. using proper techniques to keep it from collapsing back on to him. >> i group in southern california and you're always building sand castles and you're digging holes, but they were trying -- do you have any idea why they were trying to build this tunnel? were they just out having fun? was there a purpose behind doing this? i mean these aren't like 10-year-old kids with little shovels and pails, like you said, they're almost -- they're adults. >> you're correct, and any time you dig a hole past about waist height, you do run the risk of that sand coming back in on you and that's something that's very important that we get out to the public not to dig too deep and life guards try to control that. it was a busy day, he did get beneath the surface and no one noticed it right away. i don't know where he thought he was going with that other than than he was try

. >>> little league world series the boys from huntington beach, california, are going home champions. they beat the team from japan. two outs the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth inning for a 2-1 victory. >>> it's official, beyonce and jay-z are expecting their first child. the pop star showed off her pregnant belly at last night's mtv vmas. they married in april of 2008. congratulations. that's the news you need to know to start your day. "american morning" back right after this. >>> okay. we asked you to talk back on one of the big stories of the day. we asked you this question, since dick cheney has this book coming out, what will dick cheney's legacy be. the "american morning" audience, not really a big fan of dick cheney's. in fact, we could only find one remotely nice answer to our question. this is from kevin. this is an example, he says -- this from christopher -- the only nice comment we got -- and this from tobey -- >> keep the conversation going. facebook.com/americanmorning. i'll read more of your thoughts later. somebody has to like dick cheney. send in your comme

>> family, friends and fans in huntington beach, california, went wild for the boys' big win. they defeated japan 2-1 in the little league world series and the city plans to honor them next weekend with an official parade. those are your headlines. >> wait a minute, were you just doing the sports? >> you're right. >> unbelievable. get some revenge for the women's world cup team. that's what was on the little boys' minds, i'm sure. u.s. this time beats japan. rick perry has got to be happy today. he made his decision to change his schedule speaking to the vfw. number one, some recent polls are coming out more in his favor than i imagine he even thought would happen this early. >> that's right. there's a brand new cnn poll that shows -- look at that, rick perry near double mitt romney. you're absolutely right. for the fourth time in two weeks, perry has had a double digit lead over mitt romney. interestingly enough, of the four polls that have come out where perry has bested mitt romney by double digits, the worst perry does is 25%. yet, the best that mitt romney does is 18%. >>