ideological middle. suarez: stu rothenberg and susan page offer up other senate matchups to watch. woodruff: then, we update the conflict in syria amid reports that weapons have landed in the hands of militants linked to al qaeda. suarez: publicity stunt or scientific achievement? hari sreenivasan talks to miles o brien about yesterday s supersonic freefall. woodruff: and kwame holman remembers arlen specter, the independently minded pennsylvania senator who served as both a republican and a democrat. that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: computing surrounds us. sometimes it s obvious and sometimes it s very surprising in where you find it. soon, computing intelligence in unexpected places will change our lives in truly profound ways. technology can provide customized experiences tailored to individual consumer preferences, igniting a world of possibilities from the inside out. sponsoring tomorrow, starts to
we have team coverage tonight. ken pritchett in the city with some very exciting fans but we will start with mark ibanez. reporter: thanks a lot frank it s very quiet right now. but early this evening the giant was jumping. and finally after three consecutive season losses, giant fans were hungry for some action and soon after, they would be hungry to be angry as matt holiday goes in hard at second base on marco scutero on the very first-inning trying to break up a double play and the giants were not able to turn it. you judge for yourself. dirty play by matt holiday or just good clean hard baseball. there were differing opinions about that. you will hear from buster posey in a minute. but marco scutero stayed in the game for a while and delivers the big hit in the. the bases were loaded and then matt holiday himself right in the middle of the controversy boots the ball himself in the middle of the out field. here s buster posey talks about the play. i think it was late.
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good evening on this monday night. as we come on the air, the countdown is on to the big rematch between president obama and governor mitt romney. the next presidential debate just one day away, and here s where we are tonight, both men were hunkered down preparing for another duel, and a new poll shows president obama facing new headwinds. the abc news/ washington post poll out today shows enthusiasm among obama supporters faltering while governor romney s supporters are riding a wave of new energy. 22 days to go until americans go to the polls. it s your voice, your vote, and abc s jake tapper starts with what the president is doing on the eve of the showdown. reporter: a glimpse of president obama this afternoon in a rare break from marathon debate prep. i brought some food. reporter: he emerged briefly yesterday to offer an upbeat status report. it is going great. reporter: a far cry from his grim attitude two weeks ago. back then they re keeping me indoo
matchups to watch. woodruff: then, we update the conflict in syria amid reports that weapons have landed in the hands of militants linked to al qaeda. suarez: publicity stunt or scientific achievement? hari sreenivasan talks to miles o brien about yesterday s supersonic freefall. woodruff: and kwame holman remembers arlen specter, the independently minded pennsylvania senator who served as both a republican and a democrat. that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: computing surrounds us. sometimes it s obvious and sometimes it s very surprising in where you find it. soon, computing intelligence in unexpected places will change our lives in truly profound ways. technology can provide customized experiences tailored to individual consumer preferences, igniting a world of possibilities from the inside out. sponsoring tomorrow, starts today. bnsf railway. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and founda