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females playing little league baseball. the city's batting cages in hoboken were named for maria. she was one of the first girls to play little league. she was forced to stop playing after three games when the organization threatened to revoke hoboken's charter. a discrimination suit was won on her behalf but it was too late for her to play. since then more than 5 million girls have enjoyed playing little league baseball. >> i get to watch all these girls play today. it never mattered to me how many people knew my own personal story as much as it did watching how many girls came out to to play, the glove is in the little league museum and her cap in the baseball
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hamilton is making headlines. producer and actors have a tentative agreement that allows a share of the profits. that includes retroactive pay. lawyers are ironing out the final details. the duke and duchess of cambridge stopped at the taj mahal mahal, where prince william's mother once famously posed. today the royal couple sat and smiled for photos on the same marble bench where princess diana sat in 1992. they spent two days in the small him lay an kingdom, -- in the mall kingdom and are now on a flight back taloned. thousands of volunteers gathered at 70 forsyth. this is the spring edition of
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volunteers did everything from collecting trash to planting native grasses. some dedicated athletes up and on the move early this morning. they challenged themselves to an action-packed obstacle course at citi field. reebok, sprint packed more than 20 obstacles into a course designed to be doable for athletes of every level. pricess include a medal, a beer which i'm sure tasted real good and bragging rights. >> it feels a lot like spring has finally sprung. finally. coming up on eyewitness news, make sure you keep your sunglasses handy. jeff smith says the weather is going to be even better tomorrow. tonight at 7:00, join us for our special protect our children. coping stress and moving forward.
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new penalties to stop companies from moving profits and jobs overseas. for businesses that create manufacturing jobs, a new tax credit. and let's invest in clean energy jobs, with 500 million solar panels installed by the end of her first term. a real plan to create new jobs and industries of the future. hillary clinton.
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the west side community garden held its annual tulip festival. the garden has more than 13,000 spring flowers. the festival continues tomorrow with educational tours and live music. you are the man of the hour today. >> who needs san diego? you can stay right here in new york and enjoy the next week. it is going to be beautiful out
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each a little bit warmer than today. we head outside right now and the sheep meadow was packed in central park. a few people exiting now. 63 your temperature in the park. the wind coming in from the east around 7 miles per hour. that is keeping the coast cooler down the jersey shore and on eastern long island. 66 was our official high today in new york city, going a few degrees above normal. you'll need a light jacket as we head deeper into the evening as he temperatures fall down to 50 by mid no. 66 in newark. a big range across new york city. thanks to the wind coming in off the atlantic ocean. 57 down the shore at toms river and low 50s on the east end of the island.
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areas from the city and points west warmer than it was today. wanted to bring your attention down the jerry sandusky. there is actually a red flag until 8:00 p.m. dry conditions outside and a little bit of win. -- down the jersey shore. there is actually a red flag warning or fire weather warning until 8:00 p.m. dry conditions outside and a little bit of wind. big ranges of temperatures between your morning low and his afternoon highs. -- low and his afternoon highs. -- lows and afternoon highs. the dry spell holding around here during the day on sunday .10 to 15 degrees above normal. but again, cooler right at the coast with the wind coming off
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46 or so tonight in the park. areas north and west especially get well down into the 30s. that can mean frost early tomorrow morning. look at the recovery tomorrow morning. 72 in the park. the farther east, the cooler you are. montauk only 60 down the shore. toms river 64. so the places to be if you want the warmth the city and points north and west during the day tomorrow. uv inconnection is a 7. you can get a sunburn this time of year in a big way. and the pollen is lie as well. so here is your -- is high as well. 46 in midtown. closer to 40 in most of the inner suburbs. plenty of sunshine tomorrow. a warmer afternoon. the high getting up to 72. clear tomorrow night, down to 52. a milder night tomorrow night. very warm on monday.
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some areas making a run at the 80-degree mark. there will be a front moving through in the morning. with that there could be a spotty shower. the afternoon getting up to 65. 65 on wednesday, this is about normal for this time of the year, and then warmer again by thursday, mid 70s our next shot at rainfall comes in during the day on friday. so enjoy. looking great. >> one good looking forecast. laura up next with sports. this is the best time of year for hockey fans. the stanley cup playoffs and the rangers are on a mission. to return home with one win in pittsburgh. evening up the series against the penguins today.
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after the penguins struck first fire style. tied at 1, 18 seconds later, just like that the rangers would take the lead. they did not let up from there. the nice pass to matt, who takes care of the rest. 3-1. 4-2 your final. the rangers win. the first two games have been about take advantage of the mistakes or the opportunities you get. make sure you bury some. we did it a couple of times today. that was the difference. >> reporter: to resume their first round playoffs against the panthers tomorrow, this series is all tied-up at one game apiece as well. roberto at 41 saves.
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national institute yankees's offensive struggles followed -- >> the yankees's offensive struggles followed them. carlos beltran, reason for optimism in the third. a later homer in the game, but this one got away from cc sabathia in the fifth. after the mariners took the lead, nelson cruz extended it. game winning run, 3-2. baseball has taken a back seat for jacob degrom as the pitcher attends to complications with his newborn son. he will be away from the team for 3-7 days.
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got to have to the right start. curtis granderson, looking good. matt harvey perfect into the fifth inning. jose ramirez, ties the game at 1-1. more trouble came in the sixth. the double. another run scores. the indians will get five in the game. mets trying to come back right now. 7-5 in the eighth. and they already set the nba record. while it might seem appropriate to hand the warriors a second title golden state needs 16 more wins to get them there themselves. it started today here on channel 7. this one wasn't even close. steph curry had 24 points in the first half. he was limited from the second after he tweaked his ankle. clay thompson & co. took care of the rest. the warriors rolling to a lead while in the east the
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edition of abc world he say's we should punish women who have abortions. there has to be some form of punishment. that mexicans who come to america are rapists. they're rapists. and that we should ban muslims from coming here at all. total and complete shut down. donald trump say's we can solve americas problems by turning against each other. it's wrong and it goes against everything new york and america stand for. with so much at stake, she's the one tough enough to stop trump. hillary clinton.
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powerful earthquake in two days. that 7.0 magnitude quake killing dozens, injuring thousands and displacing nearly 100,000. one of them is american teacher zachary strauss -- >> it was really violent. like, everything fell down, my refrigerator, all of my furniture. everything was breaking. >> reporter: we found him today at a makeshift shelter. >> i literally thought i was going to die. there was a moment i thought, "this was it." >> reporter: both quakes struck in the dead of night. the shaking captured in real time, from this newsroom to this street to this bridge. then in daylight, the grim surveys of damage. this college dorm -- pancaked. the second floor collapsed onto the first. officials say two people killed, survivors camped outside. watch as the camera pans from that devastated college campus to the mountainside, cleaved away by a mudslide. obliterating this bridge, smothering this road. japan's most active volcano roaring to life, and the rain
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hampering rescues. tonight, some hard-hit areas accessible only by military helicopters. this military rescuer scooping up that little girl and hoisting her to safety. the quake rattling infrastructure. 400,000 without water. nearly as many without power. 20,000 troops sent in to distribute food and water. it's now daylight here, tom, and these are critical hours. with rain forecast and aftershocks predicted, rescuers still trapped alive in that rubble. the prime minister here saying, "it's a race against time." tom? >> dangerous times in that region of japan. all right, matt thank you. next to spring snowstorm bringing white-out conditions to the rockies. look at the driving conditions. this picture snapped by a traveler inside the denver airport, a near-empty security line, more than 800 flights canceled today. up to 2 feet of snow falling in some spots. that may be good news for ski resort like this one, but
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take an even more dangerous turn. clayton sandelle is in denver. >> reporter: highways across colorado littered with spinouts. for a whiteout winter storm. drivers stuck on interstate 70 -- one in shorts -- got out for a better look. ahead of the snow, the system brought tornadoes, touching down on the colorado plains and in oklahoma, where this driver's windshield took the brunt of it. and in texas, hail the size of golf balls. at the denver airport, airlines cancelling about 850 flights. >> he's being a trouper. >> reporter: kimberly dunn and her dog, achilles, stranded since friday, are trying to fly to baltimore. >> super frustrating. i had to sleep here last night. and it just keeps getting cancelled. >> reporter: but what's bad for travelers is good for ski resorts. some mountain areas slammed with
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snow. tom, there's an airport back there but you can't see it because of this blowing snow and that low visibility is why airlines canceled so many flights. airlines hope to have everything back to normal tomorrow. >> clayton sandell in the think of it. back with the breaking headline in the republican race for the white house. what sore wrist? what headache? what bad shoulder? advil makes pain a distant memory. nothing works faster stronger or longer than advil it's the world's #1 choice. what pain?
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