from china when he first heard of the program for the group. >> i said oh, god, you know. >> reporter: he said on his visit he went through the same screening the students did. >> when we landed we have to sit in our seats, okay? and then we see people, either nurses or technicians with white coats and masks with a gadget and they check your forehead. >> reporter: they confirm that the hosts in china, a nonprofit group set up to extend culture, they will cover it. the tour will be free to move on soon. president obama is trying to stay front and center in the heated debate over health care reform. he is pushing congress to pass a plan before their summer break in august. but republicans and even some democrats are arguing that would be rushing it. and as joel brown reports, they say the plan before them right now just costs too much.

>> reporter: president obama insists the opponents of his health care reform push are just playing politics. >> familiar washington script we've seen before. >> reporter: he says this time will be different. he laid out areas where both sides found common ground and he called on politicians to set politics aside and move the health care program forward. >> the american people understand that the status quo is unacceptable. >> reporter: it's not just republicans who are opposing the president. even some of the more conservative members of his own party don't like the version of the health care plan that's moving through congress. they say it costs too much. republican leaders agree. >> mr. president, it's time to scrap this bill, let's start over in a bipartisan way. >> reporter: each side is

broadcasting tv ads. republicans targeted the cost, while democrats highlighted a need for change. >> when i lost my job, i lost my health insurance, too. >> reporter: despite the political battles, president obama says he's ready to work with congress and is keeping his goal of getting a health care plan passed before lawmakers take their august recess. that's the metsage he'll take to the -- message he'll take to the american people wednesday night. joel brown, cbs news, white house. >> and you can watch the news conference tomorrow night at 8. that is right here on 9news now and live on the web as well at wusa9.com. sky 9 was on the scene of an apartment fire in loudoun this afternoon. that blaze ripped through the roof of the bausch & lombing on hager circle. the caution of the fire remains under -- cause of the fire remains under examination. no one was hurt. investigators probe the wreckage of a house fire that happened last night. prince george's county velthors are still trying to --

investigators are still trying to determine what caused the blaze that destroyed the property. more disturbing testimony about ba neat ta jacks' parenting skills at her murder trial today. witnesses said the d.c. mother accused of killing her four daughters allowed two of the girls to smoke marijuana at the ages of 3 and4. she would also withhold food from them as punishment. here is the latest. 16-year-old brittany jacks ran away from home several times, at least twice. she said to escape her mother who witnesses said abused her. the last time she fled banita jacks went and g her. then her text messages stopped.

witnesses have testified about banita's treatment of her girls especially her olders, brittian, they said they wouldn't fiedler as punishment and lock her in her room. the 6' 1" teenager weighed 46 pounds when she was found. isaac scott shown near in the blue jersey shown here leaving the court, he testified about why the three youngers girls weren't in school. she said jacks was home schooling them. officer scott said she saw the three little girls, ages 5, 6, and 11. but no sign of brittany. the condition of all four girls were discussed. the three youngest had strangulation marks around their necks. the cause of death was undetermined but the manner of death ruled a homicide, a point hopped on by defense attorneys. when asked about the marks on

asia's neck, medical examiner sarah col bin said simply a five-year-old can't strangle herself. and testimony in this 6 day old trial resumes tomorrow. back to you. >> audrey thank you for that. now to a nanny accused of child pornography. it's being held at $350,000 bond. 22-year-old asa harenich appeared in court on child abuse charges. investigators say she showed porn to the children and asked them to pose nude for a webcam rachlt the children told detectives they locked themselves in the bathroom to anoid tan n.ny knwet to know how well you ow w yourow child that he nanny. head to d.c.momslikeme.com, scroll down to as seen on wusa9.com. we have breaking news out of damascus. sky 9 on the scene. a serious accident there involving a van. this is the 28,000 block of

kempton road. right near the frederick county line. can you see the damage to that vehicle. police say one person has been thrown from the accident and will be medivaced to a hospital. we have just also learned that individual has died in this accident in damascus, maryland. right now montgomery county police are not able to tell us how many others have been hurt. kemptown road will be closed while investigators continue to work the scene of this deadly accident. sky 9 up above. a man is in serious condition after his jeep overturned in an accident in the rock creek park. that happened today. it was this morning at beach and joyce's drive northwest. he was air lifted to medstar. two dogs in the jeep suffered minor injuries and they're being cared for at animal shelter. the ramp from southbound

telegraph road to the interer loop of the capital beltway has been temporarily realigned. only one lane of traffic will be allowed on the ramp's new s-shape configuration. it's part of the project to widen the beltway in that area. a new survey shows that move than half of the defense works who jobs are being moved say they'll move, too. the survey say most plan to commute from their virginia homes initially. 13% say they would stay in virginia, 29% of them remain undecided. it's one of washington's prestigious addresses. the watergate hotel failed to sell and neighbors fear it will continue to sit vacant. >> $25 million opening bid. >> reporter: the auction house was jammed, the bidding was not.

>> $25 million. >> reporter: at least 10 people had anteked up $1 million for the hotel but the opening bid scared them away. >> any more? sell at 25 million. we thafrpg you for your atepdance today. >> reporter: some have the watergate burglars sleeping in the hotel just before the scandal that brought down president nixon. whatever the case, it long ago lost its luster and has sat vacant since 2007, a victim of the financial crisis, and well-to-do neighbors who were quite particular about what moves in. >> so, i still hope that a few years left in my life, that the hotel will open and we'll go back to dinner. >> reporter: sketches of the lost dreams for redevelopment still dwras the windows. despite foreclosure the losing developer hopes it will be able to renegotiate with the new york capital firm that owns the hotel and rebuild. >> it's now, i think, at a point where the basis is low enough to

make a go of it and make it into a first-class hotel. >> reporter: this woman, who didn't want to give her name, was hoping to salvage a few things from the foreclosed property. >> who knows, i mean, there are things in the hotel that is being liquidated. >> reporter: that will have to wait as the new owners try to figure out what to do next. at the watergate, bruce leshan. pb capital will market the hotel over the next few months in the hopes of selling it and recovering the $40 million note it holds on it. at the international space station the shuttle endeavour's crew is enjoying offduty time before undertaking preparations for tomorrow's third space walk. they underwent challenging robotic operations today. so far, no rain either, so

meteorologist topper shutt is on the terrace with your forecast first. no umbrella. >> no, actually not bad. a break in the clouds here. there are some showers to the west, but i i tnkhin town we're going to be saved from showers. forecast first, for tonightn we'll say partly to mostly cloudy. mild, i suppose i could say muggy. we'll keep the chance of a passing shower in, but the storms are well west of us. low temperatures mid-60s to low 70s downtown. and winds out of the soueast at 10. satellitpie ur a and radar tmbowedsh, eroofsh tf t west and east, but a lot of breaks in the clouds and everything is moving fthm n s too t if you look to the south you seeere bakor ms breaks cl .dsou clouds. live doppler 9000, at one time,r andar hdy and hardy andampshire were under severe warnings but that has died down. we'll come back, show you a very nice best shot, and a look ahead to the weekend. summer is, as you mightt ehiecxp it, lurking, finally.

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. [bell ringing]. the winning streak continues on wall street. for the seventh day in a row the dow closed higher finishing the day up 67 points to close at 8915. the nasdaq climbed nearly 7 points and the s&p 500 rose 3 points. federal reserve chairman faced sufficient questions from congress as he delivered his semiannual report on the economy. lawmakers are frustrated with the slow process toward recovery. >> the economy has improved. >> reporter: he pointed to glimmers of improvement in the economy. >> that is very important. >> reporter: but admits there's a long way to go. >> if the economy turns up in terms of production unemployment is going to stay high for quite a while so it's not going to feel like a strong economy. >> reporter: bernanke says it's too soon to back away from stimulus strategies which means he plans to leave interest rates near zero for a while longer but had the time is right the fed will be ready.

the extraordinary policy measures we have taken in response to the recession can be drawn in a smooth and timely matter as needed. >> reporter: better times are ahead, they've been on a buying spree that's lifted the dow to its best levels since january. >> we he have had a 7 or 8% run. earnings have come in above expectations in four out of five cases. >> reporter: but on capitol hill lawmakers are running out of patience. even after passing the stimulus plan and the government's massive life lines to the financial sector, many in congress see their states struggling. the fed expects the unemployment rate to top 10% this year and predicts only a very gradual improvement in 2010. >> doesn't all of this almost make for a perfect storm for another avalanche of foreclosures? >> reporter: given the slow pace of recovery, critics don't think the fed deserves greater powers

as the president is proposing. bernanke disagrees saying he's up for the challenge. at least two top congressional democrats are calling on the aub administration to make the federal bail out program nor visible and accountable to taxpayers. a chairman said if the treasury department doesn't do it voluntarily, secretary geithner would be called to testify. so, would you possibly be interested in adopting a unique pair of pets? a 5-month-old chihuahua and kitten named kit cat were dropped off last friday. the owner couldn't afford to keep them any longer. the humane society says the two have formed such a special bond that they've vowed to find someone to adopt them together. log on to wusa9.com for a link to their website, check out chole and kit cat. >> look at that, a cat and a dog

getting along. >> they'll entertain each other. >> he's not real bag. >> yeah. >> no. >> no. >> let's see if we can't find them a home. >> let's do it. >> it's tuesday, i haven't done this for a while. it's best shot day. this picture, i really like this picture. it looks like the skwie but it's a layer of fog in the shenandoah valley. a beautiful picture. caroline did everything right, her name and description of the picture. they are sinking a little bit get condensation and you get clouds, it's water droplets not water vapor. >> thank you for clarifying. >> big debate at our house at the dinner table. next three days, like this. 86 tomorrow. a slight chance of a thunderstorm. and then upper 80s on thursday and friday, as we get into thursday and friday our chances will increase for thunderstorms. especially on thursday.

tonight, partly to mostly cloudy, mild. keep a chance of a passing shower in but everything is not going to be in the immediate area. everything will stay west of i-81. lows 65 to 72 and winds southeasterly at 10. temperatures are a bargain. 79 in laurel. 81 in old town. 80 on the plains. mix of son and clouds today and more clouds than sun so temps have been held down somewhat. tomorrow morning, partly sunny and mild. a shower possible. 60s and 70s, although i think we'll stay dry tomorrow for the most part. by afternoon, partly sunny and warmer. shower or thunderstorm possible. mainly storms south of town, just showers in the immediate metro area. 84 and 88, and winds turn back to the southeast at 10. here is our 9 microcast. 10:00 tonight, sprinkles and showers to the west of us. and again, we have heavier thunderstorms in the mountains earlier. they've dissipated. you can access live doppler on

9news now at wusa9.com. tomorrow morning, clouds, much like today. the clouds burn off, see some sun, some showers develop as we get into wednesday, but by and large rt best chance for thunderstorms -- large the best chance for thunderstorms are thursday evening. we'll keep you posted on that. tomorrow like today, most of us won't see anything. 86 in reston, 85 in manassas: 87 in la plaita and not bat to be on the water. no advisories, mid-80s, slight chance of a shower who are thunderstorm. look at everything moving from south to due north on the satellite and radar combined. there are a couple of systems off-shore, one in the bahamas for tropical development. next seven days, 86 tomorrow, 87 on thursday and friday, and

again, better chance for storms on thursday and friday. we'll keep saturday dry, 90, and then 91 on sunday, thunderstorms possible. best chance for storms on monday. highs in the upper 80s, maybe a linger shower into tuesday, highs near 90. >> not too bad for the weekend. >> you know, it's july, it's d.c., it happens. >> we're actually starting to wonder if we were going to get some of those temperatures. >> i know. >> it's better in the pool and all that. >> yeah. >> thanks, top. coming up new crash tests results are out. >> which two-door cars rated the safest in these tests. plus i hands free phone log may not go far enough. some consumers groups say the government held safety studies on the safety studies on the matter. that story, just ahead. mab@

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. howard bernstein with your living green tip of the day. if you're doing planting this week yen don't run out and buy planters. think about what's around your house that you could recycle. old coffee tins, wicker baskets, even wash tushs make great garden tools. look into something that's biodegradeable if you do buy one. more great tips on the website at wusa9.com, just click on living green. consumer advocates are now saying that the national highway traffic administration withheld a series of studies on the dangers of using mobile devices while driving and withheld that information for more than 6 years. >> many of the studies show that hands free driving does not reduce the risk of accidents and as terry o'keeta reports, receiving the information years ago could have saved lives. >> reporter: driving while talking on your cell phone can increase the risk of an accident by 3 or 4 times and the national

highway safety administration has known it for years. even hands free driving can be dangerous. >> that risk is almost equal to drunk driving. >> reporter: some studies on the problem date back as far as 2002 and two consumer groups say the government kept the information private and misled the public into believing driving hands-free is safe. >> the idea that the government can withhold important safety data and its research on public safety is disastrous. >> reporter: the center for auto safety and the public citizen advocacy group filed a lawsuit to have the nsta release the information. they say there were political reasons to withhold the research, including pressure from the cell phone industry and congress. back then many states were starting to cree ath distracted drivers laws and some in congress warned the agency not to lobby states over the safety issue or risk billions in

funding. current transportation officials point back to the bush administration and the department of transportation says it's deeply concerned that drivers are taking their focus off the road to send text messages or use their cell phones. the consumer groups are hoping lawmakers will ban phone use all together. . a group of twine, two-door cars aren't only good values, new crash tests shows they're safe as well. the insurance institute for highway safety says the ford focus received top marks in crash tests. honda civic also received high stores in front end collisions. last month's metro crash investigation, the washington post is reporting the train control system designed to

prevent metro crashes is failing across the railroad and the report suggests the technological failures may be widespread. this cites officials and documents. it reports that at least one half dozen track circuits on four of the five lines of the system have failed to detect the presence of trains. we're going to continue to monitor this breaking news and bring you the latest on the metro crash investigation. still ahead, a people controversy. espn reporter erin andrews secretly videotaped when she was dressing in her -- hotel room. >> we'll show you how youha cann save 50 to 70% on your nest grocery bill. every day about 30 women in the u.s. learn

that they have cervical cancer. that's why i chose to get my daughter vaccinated. i chose to get my daughter vaccinated when her doctor and i agreed that the right time to protect her is now. because it's about prevention. (nice) gardasil is the only cervical cancer vaccine that helps protect against four types of hpv. two types that cause seventy percent of cervical cancer and two more types that cause other hpv diseases. i chose to get my daughter vaccinated because the cdc recommends that girls her age get vaccinated. gardasil does not treat cervical cancer or other hpv diseases. side effects include: pain, swelling,

itching, bruising, and redness at the injection site, headache, fever, nausea, dizziness, vomiting, and fainting. gardasil is not for women who are pregnant. gardasil may not fully protect everyone and does not prevent all kinds of cervical cancer, so it's important to continue routine cervical cancer screenings. i chose to get my daughter vaccinated because i want her to be one less woman affected by cervical cancer. one less. gardasil. ask your daughter's doctor about gardasil.

. let's reset some of the top stories in the news. chinese authorities quarantined 22 dc area high school students. they were confined following an outbreak of the h1n1 flu virus. one member is in the hospital and the others are not permitted to leave their hotel rooms. president obama charges critics of health care reform favor politics over policy. the president says they're trying to slow reform in hopes he will fail. president obama says he wants health care that will improve coverage and bring down costs. an auction for the watergate hotel failed to get a bid. the price started at $25 million but there were no takers. 10 potential bidders had put up a million dollars to participate but they did not make an offer. the hotel's lender took the property back. pb capital holds a $40 million note for the property. the orange barrels are in

place. right now nearly 20 virginia interstate rest stops sit empty, unavailable to drivers. it's cost saving move nobody seems to like. peggy fox has the story. >> reporter: it's quite a surprise for some drivers along virginia interstate, orange barrels blocking 18 rest stops now closed around the state. like this one in dale city. it's a sign of the times, but when it's time to go, you might have a problem. >> i just don't want to see people using the restroom on the side of the road because they're desperate for facilities. >> i thought it was a terrible identify yeah. i come from north carolina up here all the time and i need the rest stops. >> i think it's ridiculous, then people will have to drive a long ways to find a rest room. >> reporter: the state has a $2.6 billion revenue shortfall. to cut spending, the commonwealth transportation board voted to cut the number of res

rest stops. >> it's not welcoming to find the rest stops closed. >> reporter: they're vowing to reopen the rest stops when they're elected. but business owners are hoping for a silver lining. >> a place to stretch your legs, okay? you can walk up and down beautiful street, you can relax a little bit, looking at the river. >> maybe we'll get busier if the people can't stop on the side of the highway. >> reporter: nobody we talked to thinks closing rest stops is a good thing. and consider this: to close them on a permanent basis, draining the plumbing, putting up steel gates and stripping the facilities, will take about a million dollars. peggy fox 9news now and wusa9.com. the republican candidate for governor bob mcdonald pledges to have the rest stops reopened within 90 days of taking office. the democrat says he'll do it in 60 days. deeds says they should be run by

private companies in the commonwealth. how would you like to save 50% or more on groceries. you wilyou have to do is reserve one friday each month and head east. [auctioneer]. >> good deal, good deal! >> six and a quarter. six and a quarter! >> reporter: this is the wishing rock grocery auction in taverna park, maryland. we're talking meat, fish, food, drinks, you name it. among tonight's bidders, number 1248, linda dickerson, a self-described grocery auction jungie. >> i have six kids that live with me and i need all the help that i can get because they eat me out of house and home. >> reporter: she's from florida and travels the country looking for the auctions. >> i save 60, to 70%.

te rorepr: case in point, at the grocery store, 24 goors go t it's 8 east $8. ham steaks go for $7, $2.50 a slice at the auction. . >> reporter: kathy allen is the home of wishing rock. >> i think they're great. she gets the food from wholesalers and overstock, some of its close to expiration, some of it has years of shelf life yet and there are lots and lots of frozen items. the auction is so popular it's moved to bigger quarters. >> it's gotten even more enormous than it ever was. unfortunately for the wrong reason. >> how many would you like? >> the economy is judging all of us now. >> reporter: tonight, linda has some reinforcements. >> you're bidding i won't bid against that one. >> reporter: her sister-in-law

and niece. >> i'm the bookkeeper and i'm here to carry stuff. >> reporter: the bidding is fast and furious, and by the time the auction is done shortly before midnight, linda has two months' worth of food for her family at a total cost of $191. >> i have to visit that alcoholics anonymous blog. they should have a food aa. >>. >> reporter: well, the next auction this coming friday night. you want a complete list of the upcoming auctions plus what you might want to bring along with you go to our website, wusa9.com, click on living smart. lesli. >> all right derek, i see a lot of food there you might be eating. >> you never know. an attorney for espn side line reporter erin andrews says her privacy was violated when she was video taped in the nude through a hotel room beep hole. the blurry video was posted on

the internet. andrews' attorney says the 31-year-old plans to seek criminal charges and file civil lawsuits against the unknown cameraman and anyone who publishes the material. before you go searching for the video onto web. numerous sites are popping up enticing people to take a look at the unauthorized video but inside they trick you into downloading a virus on your computer. many of you probably googled your name once or twice, but when kelly hildebrand searched her on facebook she didn't expect it would lead to wedding vows. lead kelly and kelly. after kelly carl came up as kelly carlina's name came up and facebook, it turned into daily conversations.

kelly carl visited kelly katrina in florida and that sealed the deal. >> we were on the phone, spend two, three hours just talking to each other. i mean, we became best friends. >> yeah. >> over the telephone. and so it was, like, when we actually met each other, it felt like we'd known each other. >> forever, yeah. >> that's so romantic. they're including their middle names on the wedding invitations to avoid confusion but some confusion is inevitable. now that they're living together in miami, they have to open each other's mail because they don't always no whose is whose. >> let's hope the mail is who it's supposed to go to. [ laughter ]. >> i don't know. they're laughing. are you a tech no foeb? don't know who to fix something when it goes belly up. free help. i could use some help. >> i like the way you think, lesli. you're thinking the way i do.

it's tuesday, that means it's time for the good, the bad, and the ugly. the fan who got hit by a golf ball and liked it, plus, how this golf interview came to a sudden and unexpected halt. we explain in tonight's gvu in an 11 minutes, top. showers, clouds out of the west. a break today in the pollen, everything in the low range, grasses trees and mold spores low. go to our website, wusa9.com, you can find the numerical breakdown, go to weather and allergy updates. summer is creeping back in here. stay tuned. many surfaces that seem smooth and strong...

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. from ipods to cell phones, gadgets are all around us these days and as they get smarter many of us get, well to put it

nicely, a bit more challenged figuring out how to program them or fix them when something happens pt it's not easy or cheap. in tonight's living smart report, where you can get some free tech help. >> reporter: tracy webchuck wanted to set up her phone to get that different ring for different callers. instead of flipping through the tiny print instructions, waiting in line for help at store, or waiting for tech support. she turned to cyberspace to solve her problems. >> i went to google.com and i checked out the first few searchs that appear, and i ended up at a site called fixya.com. >> reporter: it's designed to help consumers do it themselves. they are quite popular. >> people are getting a lot more tech in their lives. getting a lot of new gadgets and don't foe how to use it. >> reporter: some of the sites like answer back.com have moderatars to eliminate duplicate questions. >> how do i get my iphone to

sink with my google calendar and then employees can research the questions or other users can give you the answer themselves. >> reporter: when it comes to troubleshooting mac, forums on see net and apple may be the best bet. >> apple has a forum on its site and they have some of the best users on them. >> reporter: iphone can turn to iphoneblog.com. and there is crackberry for blackberries. expert caution it's important to find out who you are heeding advice from. >> i'll go with the trusted sources first, find the employee answers first if you can. if you're going to members of the community, make sure youe check the member of the community's bon fides. >> reporter: tracy has had good luck. >> they've been incredible helpful for phone, stereos, ipods, for everything.

>> if you go to our website, wusa9.com, and click on living smart, we have a whole list of tech sites not mentioned in the story. once you register as a member on some of these sites, they have access to your e-mail address and they can track questions that you have about certain products which could lead to some unsolicited marketing e-mail. just a warning. 9news now at six is about 15 minutes away and what we have new for you tonight. she predicted president kennedy assassination. how her belongings can be yours. >> find out what some people are going to do to get a job. plus if you own one of these, money probably isn't an issue. why this white car is actually green. tonight at 6:00. humidity feels like it's starting to climb and that can make things a little potentially stormy. >> it can.

but so far we've been lucky. charlotte area in union county, you can have cloud to ground lightning, ground to cloud lightning and cloud to cloud lightning and it's five times hotter than the surface of the sun, 50,000 degrees. >> you don't need to assess that when you see it, just get out of the way. >> when you see or hear thunder, more importantly, get inside. for us, we're okay for the time being. we're looking at in the next few days are, as anita said, warmer, mid-80s tomorrow, upper 80s on thursday and friday. couple of thunderstorms possible. better chance on thursday, actually. tonight partly to mostly cloudy, mild. shower possible, low 65 to 72. let me show you live doppler 9000, everythin is well west of us, we're seeing heavyrweho west to the new market. west of i-81. severe thunderstorm in garrett

county until 6:15 although i think they're in good shape. most of the activity is pulling away from you headed up into pennsylvania. so if you're on the north side of 40 get ready for a storm that will have heavy rains and potentially some small hail. around the metro area, quiet. watch this shower develop to the east of i-95. but for the most part quiet tonight. go back to the computer and look at temperatures, very nice, upper 70s, mid-80s, 84 at frederick, 84 downtown, but upper 70s in baltimore, upper 70s in annapolis. by afternoon tomorrow, warmer, slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm. 84 to 88. next seven days, 86 tomorrow, upper 80s thursday and friday, and a better chance of storms in thursday and friday. keep saturday dry, 90. around 90 on sunday, a chance of a storm, better chance for storms on monday. maybe even into tuesday morning.

highs, again, in the upper 80s. so, 90 looks hot but it's only a degree off of average and we've been lucky. >> yes, we have, topper. thank you. we get the extended vacation version of vbu. >> key get to compile the clips when we have a week off and i hope you like baseball and golf because it's that time of year until training camp starts nothing else going on. we bring you a baseball and golf tradition. the good, the bad, and the ugly for july 21. start with good, second best fan catch of the week in phoenix, the dbacks have a pool out in right center field. watch this on the hermida home run. he makes the catch while jumping into the water with one hand. >> wow. >> although he didn't wait the half hour after eating so he could cramp up and drown, that's what my mom used to tell me. i don't know if that's true. speaking of mom, she gets the number one fan catch of the week in san fransisco on the foul ball with dad holding her by the ankles, full extension. >> wow.

>> almost a little over exposure, but they pull her back in. she makes the catch and gives the ball to her son. she looked good. i'm telling you. and moms can do anything. and she got dirt in the face which is good. improve, posada gets tangled with figgins, he makes the catch, bare handed. that's how they used to play with no gloves. a golf, approach shot, headed right, hit this lady in the crowd although she didn't seem to mind. >> yes! [ laughter ]. >> lovet.ha t i wouldn't expect that reaction. she loves golf more than the rest of us. to the bad, please. the nationals finding new ways to hose themselves >> oh. >> reliever tyler clippard trying to intentionally walk, he

baulks in a run. giving away money and set it on fire. can't do anything. ishikawa going after the pop foul winds up doing the parallel bars routine in the padres dugout. they got out of the way. back to arizona, you know, they've a lot of retirees out in the desert so instead of kids as the ball boys they have older folks and old chuck there, get a close up look at the facade, he made it over fo the early bird special on time which is what matters. here's the ugly. roman torres speaking cooper in the gut. he complains to the ref, i didn't do any thing. if you want ugly.

this is actually ugly. hammels pitching, and gonzalez takes it off the melon. it ricochetted 70 feet off his helmet. everybody is concerned for him. carted off with a concussion but he's okay. how do you know you're on a hilly golf course? if you lose your cameraman. >> great par 3 which is this one right here. oooh, hang on. [ laughter ]. >> are you okay? >> you're good. >> he got back up. >> as we can tell from the folks here at camera 9 the camera guys are tough but you can knock them down but they'll get back up. coming up next, in our living well report, how smog could be affected your child's iqs, the latest study coming up. my husband and i, we love to go to steakhouses

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