two titles on the line. tour championship and the entire fedexcup which began back in january. $10 million to the winner of the fed excu fedexcup, 1 hadn't. 1 hadn't >> not an easy putt to hole at any time, let alone for this. this is a downhill slider right any time, let alone for this. this is a downhill slider right any time, let alone for this. this is a downhill slider right. >> if you're putting well you might make it one-third of the time if you're really putting well. so no pressure. this is a real hard putt to make even if you hit it wonderfully, right where you want with good speed. it is an augusta kind of putt. >> it is from 15 feet. >> he still might be a way. is he a way? >> i don't believe he is. i think it will be bill haas' putt. he's got a four-footer. >> you talk about it all week long, all season long. the nerves. can you handle it? not only for just the $10 million payout for the fedexcup but the tour championship, $11.44 million makes this and the entire thing is bill haas'. >> yeah. he hasn't missed -- hasn't hit one green in the playoff and had the great up h-and-in last hole. >> could he do it one more time to win it all. >> biggest win of his young career. man. that's impressive. >> bill haas, tour championship winner. 2011 fedexcup champion. maybe the greatest slot of the year coming out of the water at the 17 had the hoth hole. i vote it number one. his dad's been in a number of big-time golfing competitions but i can't imagine a more satisfying dna day than to watch your son pull off clutch shot after clutch shot. had the tough finish yesterday. tough finish today in regulation. but persevered and take the biggest title of his career by far. >> this is no easy putt. he's got to hit it outside right. >> the haas golfing legacy just got greater. bill's mom and dad here. his wife here. let's go down to roger maltbie with hunter mahan. >> hunter, i know a long day. maybe at times a frustrating day. didn't make your birdie until the 15th hole. but hung in there, ended up if a playoff. how surprised were you by the shot that bill haas played from the water left of 17? >> it's funny. the practice rounds, my caddie and i kind of looked over there and threw balls down. we saw the lake was so low, there was quite a bit of room there. to miss and still hit a shot. and his ball was -- i don't know how much away, maybe half or so. he spun it. that's all you needed to know. it was a beautiful shot. he sucked it a little bit. it was impressive. >> there was so much oin the line. everything on the line certainly at the end. how do you keep those thoughts out of your head? >> i don't think you do. i think they're just going to pop in there. i think you're going to waste too much energy trying to keep it out. i think you just have to envision yourself winning it and that's okay. but still stay focused on the show the that's in front of you. >> thank you for your time. you're very gracious. thank you and condolences. >> condolences. i didn't die. >> let's go over to jimmy roberts. >> dan, thanks very much. what started 37 weeks ago in hawaii has come to a dramatic and memorable conclusion here today. bill haas, the winner of everything for the presentation, i go to commissioner tim fincham. >> bill, congratulations. what great play. start with today's work and this week's work first. you played great all week. four rounds in the 60s, incredible on this golf course the way it was set up. let me just thank coca-cola and southern company for the presentation and east lake for your hosting the event. fantastic week an congratulations on winning the tour championship by coke co-cla. >> that's number one. >> that's number one. and then -- and bill, you came in to this tournament only four players have won twice. 25 players have won once. tremendous parity on the tour right now. 1 1,9,805 shots. the most exciting fedexcup finish we've had. pill haas, our fedexcup champion. >> they're both yours. >> well, bill twlb were so many story linsz coming in to this afternoon and perhaps we wouldn't have known where to start until you hit that second shot on the 17th hole in the playoff. that was one of the most remarkable things we've ever seen. what were you thinking standing over that ball? >> the second shot i actually thought i hit a pretty decent shot and just pulled it a little bit which might have made it go a xwlit further. it was basically just a bunker down there in the water. it was all or nothing there. i mean, you know, hunter's probably going to make it or two-putt so i had to hit a decent shot. it was definitely some luck involved. maybe had some spin on it there. i didn't even know that. that's very lucky. >> as i said, the third shot. but as i said, so many stories here and one of the biggest ones is the family connection. you and your father, the only ones to have ever 34r5id in the tour championship. he and your mom were here, your brother on the bag. that must have been an enormous comfort. >> always having my mom and dad calms me down a little bit. i'm not allowed to get a bat attitude out there when they're in the crowd. i just hung in there. very fortunate. this is pretty unexpected. i'm very happy. >> what does this say about determination? because i would imagine coming in to this week this was perhaps not the farthest thing from your mind but you came up here around first thing you said was who won the fedexcup? >> right. i honestly didn't know. i was -- all new, being 25th, all i could do was win and then hope. everything fell into place. i got lucky. webb simpson has played the best golf of anybody here in the playoffs and. just worked out for me the way the points work for me to win here. i'm very fortunate. this is pretty unbelievable. >> tour championship champion, fedexcup playoff champion. >> papa jay haas, yesterday bill really suffered a tough finish. bogeyed and double bogey. what did you say to him last night to try to pick his spirits up and get him mechbt tally ready to play? >> first i said what what if i told you the bogey the first hole and played the last 172 under par to shoot 1 under. would you think that was okay? he said not really. i just said he's probably playing as well as anybody in the field. just somehow believe it. i'm proud of him for the way he came back. that bogey double bogey finish yesterday, last night we were eating dinner together and you'd have thought he was probably the worst golfer in all of atlanta, maybe georgia the way he was down on himself. but came out this morning, he made a birdie early and then he made a really nice about 30-foot putt for par at number 4. birdies six at 230 island par 3, xwhafr they have here? i think that really got him going, that shot. >> thank you for your time. glag congratulation to you and bill and enjoy your evening. >> the haas family will have an incredible celebration tonight. by 15 points bill haas takes it over webb simpson who came in aps the top point getter. duke london, dustin johnson and justin rose close out the 25. would you have to suspect by tuesday, just in a couple of days, fred couples will name him to the president's cup team. he'll join his father down under in royal melbourne. this is a warm an fuzzy type of feel for haas. >> those up and ins, one-putting every hole ajd of koshs the great lake shot that will be played over and over many times. that's a shot of a lifetime right interest. but a great champion in bill haas, a super player ever since he was a little kid. hunter mahan hit a will the of clutch shots and just happened to bogey that last one. >> battle of the college players of the year in successive years in '034 a and '04. on november 17th, the aforementioned presidents cup will get under way in australia. 2 ho 01 20011 presidents cup ges under way. congratulations to bill haas. he takes it all in atlanta. from the very start, the only reason we have been held hostage is because we are american. >> strong words today from the american hikers held 781 days for allegedly crossing the border into iran. this afternoon, they arrived back on american soil with quite a story to tell. and they're making it clear, they are not going to let their ordeal be forgotten. good evening, everyone. i'm jim handly. shane bauer and josh fattal land at newark's jfk airport this afternoon, setting foot on american soil for the first time in more than two years. they spoke of their ordeal and the conditions they endured inside that iranian prison. brian mooar has their story. >> reporter: americans josh fattal and shane bauer free after 781 days in iranian custody, and finally free to say what they think about their captors. >> they do not deserve undue credit for ending what they had no right and no justification to start in the first place. >> this was never about crossing the unmarked border between iran and iraq. we were held because of our nationality. >> reporter: bauer, his fiancee, sarah shourd, and fattal were arrested back in july 2009 when a hiking adventure took a terrible turn. they were accused of crossing the iraq border to spy on iran. shourd was released a year ago. >> i was in solitary confinement and i was constantly threatened that if i rocked the boat in any way, i would never see shane and josh again. >> reporter: the three say that they were prisoners, but hostages. >> many times, too many times, we heard the screams of other prisoners being beaten and there was nothing we could do to help them. solitary confinement was the worst experience of all of our lives. >> sarah, josh, and i can now finally leave prison behind us. we want more than anything to begin our lives anew and with a new appreciation for the sweet taste of freedom. >> brian mooar, news 4. >> investigators the tonight are trying to figure out what led to a deadly crash in silver spring today. it happened early this morning at the intersection of route 29 and tech road here. montgomery county police tell us a bmw traveling on tech road collided with a hyundai at route 29. a passenger in that hyundai was killed on impact. she's been identified as 29-year-old maresol gutierrez. both drivers were taken to the hospital and are expected to be okay. they walked 20 miles a day and slept in tents at night, all to raise money and awareness about breast cancer. more than 2,000 people in pink descended on the d.c. area these past few days for the susan g. komen race for the cure. as derrick ward reports, by the time they'd ended, they'd raised $7 million and countless spirits. >> reporter: for three days of the event culminated in an afternoon of emotion. there were tired feet, but energetic hearts. so energetic, in fact, that cyclists pedaled along for safety found themselves challenged. >> when we hit some of the uphills, they were cheering us on. >> reporter: they were all on a mission that were in some cases, personal. janet moody walks for two people close to her. >> i said, well, if i get tired, will you just grab me and push? and she said, i'll give you a good push, so just keep doing it. so every once in a while, i'll feel a little breeze go past me, and i know it's her that's pushing me through this. >> reporter: they coursed 60 miles through the district and maryland, stopping for rest and rallies all along the way, with pink the color of the cause. so many of them touched by cancer. if not themselves, then someone close. >> my mother's two sisters died of breast cancer, six months apart from each other. they went through chemotherapy together and they lost their battle. and they're my aunts, and i have two daughters, and i don't want this to be their fight. >> my sister was diagnosed last year. we have a woman in our girl scouts troop was just diagnosed. our mailman, his wife was diagnosed. and you know, it just touches everybody. >> reporter: and all along the 60-mile route, there are those who aren't necessarily walking, but who take up stationary positions to cheer the walkers long. and they too were part of the cause. each walker is sponsored, and that's how the money's raised. most of it goes to treatment, awareness, and research in areas where the money's raised. and if those walkers get their way, they'll walk themselves right out of a reason to walk in the first place, and that will be just fine for them. derrick ward, news 4. when we come back on news 4, the education nation summit begins in new york with local teachers weighing in on what they need to help students achieve. and a health scare for the woman trying to swim from cuba to the u.s. plus, some welcome ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine a pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a pnc performance select checking account and get up to 1.75% cash back for just about every purchase. learn more and apply today at pnc.com/cashbuilder. pnc bank. for the achiever in you. diana nigh nyad has had to abandon her attempt to swim from cuba to florida again. the 62-year-old woman was about halfway through the 103-mile journey when she had to be pulled out of the water after being stung twice by a portuguese man of war. nyad's face and body were badly swollen and there was concern she could die if she was stung again. she says not being able to finish was a huge disappointment. well, prices at the pump have fallen nearly 12 cents over the past two weeks. in the district, the average price is $3.26, and in virginia, it's down to $3.36. analysts continue this trend to continue and the price dropping several more cents in the weeks several more cents in the weeks to ture, you're always looking ahead... to what's next... to what's possible confident... that taking action now, is the way to create... a better tomorrow. that's why we're announcing, that with the planned merger with t-mobile, at&t will begin bringing five thousand jobs to america from overseas. we will invest eight billion dollars more... and deploy the next generation of wireless broadband to nearly everyone in america. this investment will create as many as ninety-six thousand american jobs. here at at&t, we believe in the future. we're not hesitating. we're investing in america now. why? well, we know it's good business. because america... has always been... and always will be... a smart investment. at&t. today, the education nation summit kicked off, with insight from those on the front lines, the teachers. they had a lively town hall discussion today on what's working and what's needed to help the next generation succeed. aaron gilchrist caught up with local teachers eager to join the national conversation. >> reporter: hundreds of teachers from around the country kicked off the education nation summit with their town hall, a chance to dialogue about the issues that touch the heart of public education, student and classroom teachers. >> i don't like the question. >> why? >> reporter: early on, some teachers balked at a poll question put to them that showed 41% think students are unprepared for college because they lack academic preparation. >> it should be, are they achieving their goals in life and where do they want to go? >> but the discussion was far reaching, in this age of computers and instant access, arlington county elementary school teacher matt tossielo talked about why communities need to step up to keep some students from falling behind. >> a lot of our students in our 82% free and reduced lunch school don't have internet access, and it's hard to get to a place where there is free internet access. >> reporter: always hot-button issues, with teacher pay and evaluation. >> we want to look at peer-to-peer observations. we want to look at administrative observations, you know? we want to look at what your students think about your teaching. >> i don't look forward to my physical exam every year, but it's important to make sure that every kid has a teacher who can help motivate her. >> reporter: across the room, agreement that starting this conversation is crucial, but so is continuing it. montgomery county teacher jessica choi. >> now what i would like to see is that we take all these ideas and do something with them. >> reporter: moderator brian williams summed up the day by challenging teachers to stay fired up. >> the end game, hopefully, is our kids getting better educated and teachers being happier and feeling professionally fulfilled. >> reporter: such spirited and frank debate from the teachers here. the question, though, that they're going to be asking as this summit continues, will the powers that be at home be paying attention? from education nation, aaron gilchrist, news 4, new york. >> thanks, aaron. better late than never is what i say about the sun. we've had some peaks and some breaks in the overcast. we are at 77 degrees on this sunday evening. other temperatures range in the middle and even lower 70s. down towards culpepper, you're rather sticky. you have the raindrops right now and live digital doppler shows you this little patch of rain, just south and west of culpepper this evening, and this seems to be falling apart too. so the forecast is going to keep your evening just partly cloudy with an isolated shower to the west and temperatures down from the middle 70s into the lower 70s. here's the timeline. right up here in the title, this is 8:00. look at the breaks in the clouds. so enjoy this. be real nice to this visiting air mass of sunshine tomorrow. maybe it will stick around. the problem is, it will likely spark some thunderstorms in the afternoon. so you will see more sun tomorrow, but you also have a threat for some thunderstorms during the day. this front's going to come through and bring us our tuesday weather, which will also be unsettled. so in writing, by tomorrow, we're beginning to be waking up with some clouds and low drizzle and fog, but other than that, i see some bright spots to the forecast during the afternoon, leading to a couple of storms, 82. and look what happens. we finally get a break in here by the end of the week, we dry out. but look at these temperatures next weekend, jim. that's a high on saturday of only 65, and lows will be in the 50s. that means 40s in our suburbs. so next weekend will feel like october and it is the beginning of october. >> all right. we can handle it. kim, thank you. that's the news for now. football night in america is heading your way next. we're back at 11:00 right after the steelers take on the colts here on nbc 4. have a great night, everybody.