today on this given sunday they prevent the white sox from sweeping them out of the windy city for the weekend. top 5th was crazy, full of wild pitches, bases loaded walks, hit batters, orioles runs, orioles on top 4-1 right there. greg zahn was three for four today. that's morris scoring. 5-1. jeremy guthrie brought his a-game today. he gave up two runs on three hits over eight. o's beat the chi sox 10-2, refusing to be swept. after the game, greg san and amber theoharis. >>> meantime, at that time british open, sorry, tape problems, so close, yet so close and far away for 59-year- old tom watt so. there he is missing his final putt in regulation. that would have made him the oldest player to win a major. then stewart cink sank two birdies to win by six shots at two under, 78. >>> dallas cowboys quarterback tony romo missing a relatively short putt. ever consider baton twirling? boston celtics star ray allen, long-distance along the golf course, but this guy, chris channel ler, former falcons quarterback. ever wonder why he gave up football? there's a good reason. can't even hardly hi

the orioles open the second half of the season tonight in the windy city against the white sox.y ended the first half on positive note winning last 2 series before the break but it's not going to be easy to stay in the win column with their july schedule. tonight starts a tough road trip for the birds. they play 9 games against the white sox yankees and red sox on the road. the o.'s are combined 6 and 13. tonight game rookie right hander jason up against lefty john. he started 9 games for the birds but he hasn't won since the first start on may 26 against the blue jays. taken the loss in the 6 of last 8 starts. on the positive side oscar made everything of his time in the major this year batting 4 19 in 31 at bat. first pitch is set for 8-11. now to golf and big news from the open championship today. tiger woods misses the cut at the british open. he shot a 4 over 74 today and 5 over after 2 rounds of place of cut line was 4 over. tiger only missed a cut at major once in his career. 2006 u.s. open following the death of his father. 59-year-old tom watson and steve reno share the

city, you know it can be stressful. crowding, the cost of living, pollution, unemployment -- they all take a toll. now "forbes" magazine has ranked american cities according to stress factors. topping the list, the windy city. chicago is followed by new york, detroit, los angeles and san francisco. i think "forbes" missed the biggest stress factor of them all -- the s.a.t.s. >> isn't te t thh?trut >>> coming up next, a look at the healing powers of nature. >> don't stress, we'll be right back. >>> now, hannah continues her series on green chimneys. that's a school that takes an unusual approach to help kids overcome their personal problems. >> reporter: most of the animals and kids that come to green chimneys have something in common. they need special attention. the kids are here because they have social or learning issues that make it difficult for them to attend regular school. many of the animals here were rescued from bad situations. at green chimneys, they help each other through what's called animal assisted therapy. >> when you work with animals or you work in gardens, you work within nature. these are normalizing kinds of activities for anyone. and they're relaxing. and they put kids who are

. >> baseball history is made in the windy city. >>> first, ben roethlisberger tsponf gaio oraf rape.is coming up when fox 5 morning news continues.  cash in on style at the jcpenney bonus sale. with an instant money bonus coupon from jcpenney, get $10 off instantly... ...when you spend $50. plus get night and day doorbusters like junior's city streets shorts and bermudas for $9.99. save 60% on men's shorts our entire stock of arizona tops for boys and girls are 50% off. also athletic shoes are $29.99 check your newspaper or go to jcp.com... ...to get instant money bonus coupons... ...when you spend $50. style, quality, and price matter. jcpenney. >>> ben roethlisberger hits back responding to a woman's claims that he raped her in lake tahoe last summer. that woman filed a civil lawsuit again the nfl star. in a press conference yesterday, he read a statement and did not take any questions but his message is abundantly clear. >> i did not sexually assault andrea mcnulty. saturday was the first that i learned of her accusations. her false and vicious allegations are an attack on

these are the "options action" traders on the desk and across the nation in chicago, the windy city and in the city of brotherly love, of course, talking about philadelphia. stocks breaking a four-week losing streak to pose their best five-day move since march. a bevy of earnings from intel and ibm lifting tech and the broader markets on a busy friday but another crucial test is days away when the biggest week for earnings gets under way, so how is the smart money setting up? time to get "in the money." this week was the earnings quiz. the next week is certainly the finals. real fun beginning tuesday when apple and yahoo! report, but traders will digest earnings from wells fargo, microsoft, amazon.com and american express. volatility, which had spiked heading into this week's clash of earnings, actually fell over the last couple of days. does that mean traders are getting more confident when it comes to earnings season? >> i don't know necessarily they're getting more confident. this week it caught me a little bit by surprise, i have to say. kind of expected what we saw, nevertheless i

one of the drivers looking forward to the windy city race. kurt busch. it's a 400-miler. busch has run well in chicagoland. he has other motivations about this work trip to the midwest. >> chicago is just a great city. it's where my family really is from. and my mom and dad were born and raised there. and just with my ties with the chicago cubs, i love chances to go to chicago. and the fact that we race there now at night, saturday night, it opens up that sunday. and i plan on going to the cubs game that sunday after the race. it's actually a double header against the cardinals. >> kurt busch says his favorite cuby of all time is ryan sandberg. >>> orioles-blue jays, highlights tonight at 11:00. back to you. >> thank you very much, mark. we'll be right back. >>> primetime lineup tonight at 10:00. follow bide eyewitness news at 11:00. >>> you could say a couple of brothers in rio dejanero are a little off the wall. that's because they spend 12 hours a day living on the side of one. the two have suspended a bed, chair and table, 30 feet above the street. brothers are calling

most residents of the windy city say they will still call it the sears tower just like when the 110-story building opened in 1973. >>> coming up next on the late show with david letterman,

these are the traders here on the desk and across the nation in chicago, the windy city and in the city of brotherly love, philadelphia. microsoft to post their best two weeks in about nine years. the dow joining the s&p and nasdaq in positive territory for the year. the partying continuing. let's get in the money right now. tech and financial earnings leave the markets to their highest level all year, another crucial test comes when oil stocks report earnings next week. currently exxon and chevron alone 8% of, i should say 6%, with the biggest weighting in the entire index, both down on the year despite the rally in oil. with both companies set to report next week, could the market be set for a crude awakening? and dan, this is not only a mathematical equation, but we do need to see new leadership groups in this rally. >> no doubt. one of the things you referenced. the best two week since 2000. that makes me a little nervous. because i'll tell you one of the things we saw back in the late '90s into 2000, into the blowoff, a very narrow rally in the market. right now the

to hear about the urban health initiative, and it has been stirring up quite a controversy in the windy citychild of first lady michelle obama when she was the v.p. at the chicago medical center. its mission? to provide quality care to the area's poor and streamline the emergency room by directing non- emergency cases to other clinics. despite numerous phone calls and emails, we were denied interviews with any of their employees, but we did talk to a former student at the university medical school who was familiar with the initiative. >> this program helps by helping to identify people who are using the emergency room in ways that are not appropriate because they have no other options, and it turns away -- it is the biggest win/win, because the patient benefits, and the health-care costs go down, but require some investment. >> to get that investment, michelle obama, along with close friend and future obama advisor valerie jarrett, hired david axelrod, the obama spin doctor. he began to issue a pr campaign, and it works. the good press surrounding the program helped the hospital when a grant

pandemonium on the south side of the windy city. 18th perfect game in baseball's modern era. >> i don't know how to explain it. never thought i would throw a perfect game. never thought i would hit a home run. never say never in this game because crazy stuff can happen. >> indeed it can. the opposite of perfect would be the nationals hosting st. louis tonight. first appearance for collin balester. gets the call up to replace the injured scott olsen. >>> if it is true it means one of football's most reveered criminals or it could be a lie. ben roethlisberger going on the offensive tonight. he has been accused of rape in a civil suit filed by a woman in nevada that claims he attacked her while he was staying in the hotel where she worked last summer. ben roethlisberger's attorney denied the charges earlier this week. ben did the same personally at steelers' headquarters today. >> her false and vicious allegations are an attack on my family and on me. i would never, ever force myself on a woman. i'm going to respect the legal process and i am confident that the truth will prevail. >> meanw

. >> still to come, a big piece of history in the windy city is up for sale. this building could look very familiar to moviegoers. >> a 6-year-old girl found living like an animal. . >>> the coast guard is searching for five people whose plane went down just off the florida's gulf coast. it went down yesterday afternoon about 20 miles west of milesrickie. -- 20 miles west of port richie. they lost radio contactith the plane. >>> there is a scandal in a historic cemetery outside of chicago. it may have discovered more than 100 bodies. the cook county sheriff's department is questioning employees of the cemetery. the scheme may have been going on for four years. the may have dumped the bodies and caskets i an unused. . >>> auctioneers are hoping someone will want to put their stamp on a historic post office. it was once the largest postal facility. you have probably seen it in the movies. it was used as t gotham national bank in "the dark knight." >> property is being sold absolute regardless of price. there is no doubt the economy is soft. this building is uniqu

and there was history in the windy city yesterday. the white sox taking on the tampa bay rays. chicago let mark buerhle throw the 18th perfect game in history. he got big time center fielder from dewayne wise who made an incredible catch at the wall to save the home run and keep the perfect game intact. the white sox beat the rays 5-0 thanks to buerhle's big day in golf, the senior british open. fred funk birdieing five of his last eight holes. funk is in first at six under par. in wnba elaine la beard had four steals in the game. the mystics win it 75-64, 8-7 heading into the all star break. the wizards signed fabricio humberto. during the 2007 and 2008 season. that's your sports minute. i'm dan hellie. everybody have a great friday. >>> in news4 your health this morning, a new stomach surgery is helping gastric bypass patients lose the weight they may have gained without the complications. >> 2001 i weighed 310 pounds. >> al freed dough wilkerson lost 162 pounds after surgery. she maintained that weight for more than six years. last year she noticed her body starting to chang

to hear about the urban health initiative, and it has been stirring up quite a controversy in the windy city the program began in 2006 as the brainchild of first lady michelle obama when she was the v.p. at the chicago medical center. its mission? to provide quality care to the area's poor and streamline the emergency room by directing non- emergency cases to other clinics. despite numerous phone calls and emails, we were denied interviews with any of their employees, but we did talk to a former student at the university medical school who was familiar with the initiative. >> this program helps by helping to identify people who are using the emergency room in ways that are not appropriate because they have no other options, and it turns away -- it is the biggest win/win, because the patient benefits, and the health-care costs go down, but require some investment. >> to get that investment, michelle obama, along with close friend and future obama advisor valerie jarrett, hired david axelrod, the obama spin doctor. he began to issue a pr campaign, and it works. the good press surrounding the p

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tomorrow, they're going to have a workout in the windy city. prepare to resume the regular season. that's going to be on friday. time off for the all-star break. they gathered at busch stadium. and a first for oriole outfielder, adam jones. he ended up contributing. 7th inning. brad hoff for the rockies. drives to left. carl crawford. robs the nationality league of -- national league of a go ahead run. that catch kept a tied 3-3 inning. deep fly ball in has first time up. here with a runner on. jones does it again. but this will bring home curtis granderson with the go ahead home run. an impressive all-star debut. adam jones. 4-3, american league. he won't forget this. >> i just looked at my phone. i got 40 text messages. hopefully all of the people that text me think it's pretty cool. i'm just relishing the moment right now. >> beyond the field for whatever happened today. and keep the streak going for the american league. i wouldn't trade this for anything. >> reporter: that american league streak. 13 straight unbeaten in the all- star game. y

horizon group management claims to have been greatly injured in its reputation as a landlord in the windy citythe record i tried to reach out to amanda via twitter today. her account no longer exists and they're suing her for $50,000 or in excess of $50,000. they've brought more attention to the issue. but suing over a tweet? crossing the line? you tell me. let me know at twitter.msnbc.com, and be careful what you say because i will sue you. that paralyzed lawsuit will be allowed to take the california bar monday. the state used a check to pay -- she used a check to pay the state for her fees to allow for an exam, but you're supposed to use a credit card. the online registration requires that, but governor arnold schwarzenegger, heard about the story and sent a letter to the state supreme court saying the system needs to be more flexible. >> great story. it's almost 4:00 on the east coast. we are just getting started. home grown terror, a drywall contractor now accused of leading a terror group, he doesn't even look like a terrorist, that's a scary thing there, scary stuff, with global aspirat

. >> reporter: it's the windy city's most stunning example of ingenuity, innovation, and sheer height. the sears tower is one of the tallest buildings in the country. >> we've had four views, spanning into four states. >> reporter: but until now, only daredevils could get a more traumatic view. >> now, we have the fifth going straight down. we had a challenge to come up with something that made sense for our guests. they want to get outside. they want to get to the roof. by taking people out 4.3 feet over outside the building, that gives them what they're looking for. and the response has been overwhelming. >> reporter: each one of these glass boxes is about 4.3 to 10 feet high. and this glass is 1.3 inches think. 1,300 feet down. you're literally standing on air. the sears tower unveiled its fifth dimension three weeks ago. since then, there's been three-times the numbers of visitors from last year. everyone from thrill-seekers. people seeking to overcome their fears, are showing up. have you been up there yet? >> no. this is our first time. >> you know about the glass boxes? >> yes.

it was part of the windy city rubber duck i can derby. enefits special olympics. >> how's the weather looking. >> weather is okay tomorrow. dark star park festival is going on. 25 years it has been open with public art work and the weather should cooperate for that. if you have plans today, like going to redskins park, keep an eye on the weather. this afternoon, especially we will have some thunderstorms around. maybe a shower this morning but really this afternoon we're most concerned with. the threat for severe weather. tomorrow a dry day near 90 and then on sunday we have temperatures in the 80s with some thunderstorms and family day over at the legg mason tennis tournament. hope that will hold off on the storms. let's talk about the morning forecast in writing. partly sunny. isolated shower. we have some rain across western maryland and west of hancock there and parts of west virginia romney and paw paw. in the 70s and in mid to upper 80s. winds 10 to 15. a few storms lingering through the evening and mostly cloudy upper 60s to low 70s

so far the windy city has had more than 40 school-age children murdered since the start of the last schooland community groups alike are trying to step up their efforts to stop these killings. with the middle of summer coming on fast, we checked in this weekend on their progress. >> it's almost like if it's not happening in my neighborhood, then it's not happening to me. and so there isn't a sense of interconnecttivity. and i think -- what happened? i don't know exactly when it happened. but i know that there has, over the years, there seems to be this kind of -- there's a distance. and there's this great chasm that's growing between the people who really understand and want to get in and solve these problems, whether you live in these types of neighborhoods or not. the embattled ones. and people who just kind of feel like, you know, i've got so many other things on my plate. the economy's bad. i'm worried about my own house and i don't have time right now. >> what do you think makes the difference in terms of a neighborhood move ace way from youth violence or moving more toward it? what's

ibm to buy software companies, spss, i think it's one of mine, from the windy city, aren't they? % premium and tech stocks are thriving and you want to know why? i'm sorry, it's because it's the washington free zone, isn't it? you always have to get a little political on this. all right, let's banter this around a little bit, karen. is that a blue side of the card we want to buy into that? >> well, you know, these things have had big moves, not 42%. if you can find one, great. obviously you can't touch it here. ibm probably still has many more deals to do. these aren't gigantic deals. tech stocks generally have very, very good balance sheets. we will see more m & a, how you pick the right one -- >> this is the 80th deal they've done over the last seven years and it's because they have cash on the balance sheet. trading about 14 times per share free cash flow. ibm is moving into the software space, people, if you didn't already know it and that's where they see the higher margins and really where their business has gone. and that's what they told us and guided up from 920 to 970. i

. >>> and finally, changes in the air in the windy city. y, the iconic sears tower has disappeared. not really. it has a new name. the willis tower. the willis insurance company, a british group, moved into our tallest skyscraper after sears moved out. some chicagoans are saying nope. always the sears tower. >> i can imagine. i thought it would be a magic trick. here it is. now, it's gone. >> i kept you watching. >> you did. >>> it's time for the weather. and heidi jones is in for sam. >> we start out with potential trouble spots across the nation. severe weather from western tennessee through oklahoma city. all the way north into southern nebraska. gusty winds, hail and heavy rain. heavy rain occurring around memphis, and into jonesboro, arkansas, where they could see three inches of rain. flood warnings are already out. the big story out west has to be the triple-bigots. 98 in boise will seem cool relative to tomorrow's triple-digits. >> you will feel added humidity outside. bp even see the haze in the air. partly sunny skies with a variab

they are part of the fourth annual windy city rubber duck derby for special olympics illinois. each has been adopted for $5. they support training and competition for more than 22,000 special olympics athletes in illinois. the owner of the duck that makes it to the finish line first wins a seven-night trip for two to the dominican republic. >> if you can't get your dog to go outside on hot days you could take one texas woman's approach. a treadmill. a dog trainer suggested it after the dog wouldn't go out when the temperature was above 100. cody sea cody seems pretty happy and patricia says she knows nothing will replace out dodoor exercis. from exercising dogs to a cow with two heads. get this, quite a bizarre creature. jennifer was born last friday in columbia. the farmer says while it has two heads it only has one brain. a brace has been built for jennifer could can't stand on her own due to the weight. but to the dog and treadmill have you ever tried that? >> i'm not sure my dog would stay on a treadmill. >> eventually you have to have a tv with monitor and piped it music. s

n >> i thought it would and the guys are a bit cynical and the windy city said the chinese are in d.c. and they love the two-year notes and they didn't hit it hard. let's be macroabout it. 42 billion out the door. it wasn't great. >> does this make you more nervous about the 7-year, the bigger hurdle of the week? >> hard to say that makes sense and the more we should be concerned and also remember, there has been so many bills and even though the two-year notes are in, the extra yield will be more interesting in the longer maturities. >> the question michelle posed is really the key because we are going to continually have this paper to auction off and hopefully the government will be able to raise the money, but the two-year was expected to go well. does this worry you? >> the deficit is the number one issue for responding to the polls after the economy. to head into health care and the other issues. if the market chokes on all of this coming to market, it doesn't bode well for what will happen. >> interest rates are higher and so important. wouldn't tb ironic if the cost tips us bac

they are discovering that washington is the true windy city, no doubt. [laughter] [applause] the place where those who travel the high road of humility encounter little heavy traffic. [laughter] the only place in the world you can't prominent person walking down lover's lane holding his own hand. [laughter] the issues that brings me here today is central to the security of all americans, the future of the u.s. military, how it should be organized, equipped, and funded in the years ahead. to win the war as we are in while being prepared for threats on or beyond the horizon. earlier this year i recommended to president obama and he enthusiastically agreed that we needed to fundamentally reshape the priorities of america's defense establishment and reform the way the pentagon does business. in particular, the weapons we by and how we buy them. above all, to prepare to wage future wars rather than continuing to rearm for previous ones. i am here on relatively short notice to speak publicly about these matters because the congress as we speak is debating the p

it is not being imploded but the name of the famous windy city landmark is changing. it will be known as the willis tower after a london financial services company secured the naming rights. >>> the twitter site gets hacked. more on that coming up on what's on the web. >>> and a trick official proms to take action after a report on the lack of regulation for pedi cabs. >> it is not oppressively humid out here but the muggies are back in a big way. we will look at doppler and look at the weekend and yes, a chance of rain, as well. 9 news now this morning returns after this. there are moments in time when the paths we take do determine our future. today we are communicating with each other as never before - and that requires a seamless network that is constantly growing better, smarter, and more secure. that's why our scientists and engineers in our labs, are taking the fastest technology in the world and making it mobile, better and faster - to keep pushing the internet further than anyone dreamed. last year alone we invested more in building america's future than any o

. >> chicago, the cubs against the atlanta braves in the windy city. take a look at that game, the highlights. fans ready to get going after a rain delay. and there is a score, and the braves -- oops, they take a quick 1-0 lead. now the top of the sixth. casey kotchman get as held of one. it is a two-run cushion enough for the broadways to win it. and wilson is hitting .418 in his last 15 games. and in san francisco today on the coast. top of the fourth, no score. and jorge cantu scores and jeremy hermida gunned down at the plate. 1-0, florida. and volstad in the jam. and volstad forcingish caw what for a double play. top of the five, the runner at third and bonifacio skies one to center. volstad attempts to help himself. the sac fly gives the marlins the 2-2 lead and they win the ballgame. volstad, a complete game shut- out that is the first of his career and what a career this guy is going to have. he is some 22 years of age. a nice win now. let's go now to manny acta talking about this ballgame, the loss to the rockies in denver. >> yeah, he had no c

the name changed? >> reporter: you have been cheating. there is one thing that won't change at this windy city landmark, the spectacular view from the top. kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >>> when we continue, from the rca building in new york, apollo 11, 40 years later. is it possible it looks better today than it did back then. ♪ fly me to the moon circulation. doctor says it's p.a.d. peripheral artery disease? hmmm. more than doubles your risk for a heart attack or stroke. so i hear. better ask your doctor about plavix. plavix can help protect you from a heart attack or stroke. plavix helps keep blood platelets from sticking together and forming clots, the cause of most heart attacks and strokes. my cousin the m.d. call your doctor about plavix. (male announcer) if you have a stomach ulcer or other condition that causes bleeding, you should not use plavix. when taking plavix alone or with some other medicines including aspirin, the risk of bleeding may increase so tell your doctor before planning surgery. and, always talk to your doctor before taking aspirin or other medicines with plavix

soon, understanding that the veteran has gone through a lot with his injuries and the death of steve mcnair. >>> windy city. preparing to resume the opening season. time off for the all-star break. the stars gather at busch stadium. the first for orioles outfielder, adam jones. game tied, 7th inning. line drive. left field. tampa bay carl crawford. defense reaches up and robs the national league. this place helps with the mvp honors. and adam jones hit a deep fly the first time. and with a runner on here, does it again. this time, he'll bring in the go ahead run. an impressive all-star debut. as the american league wins it, 4-3. we'll hear what adam has to say tonight. >>> still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. >>> 40 text messages. >> i'm pat warren, coming up on eyewitness news. what the federal stimulus >>> coming up now on eyewitness news. >>> scare in the sky. a hole explodes inside the plane bound for baltimore. could it happen again? tonight, eyewitness news investigates. >>> you probably use the atm machine, many i'm -- times a week. but now, a major scam in a major maryland city may have yo

. >>> another round of brides to be will chase down after marked down gowns at filene's in the windy cityhose stories and much more starting tomorrow on "morning express" with me robin meade. >>> scared i won't be able to go home. and it's very unnerving to be a prison prisoner. >> that video of the u.s. soldier captured in afghanistan has been posted on islamic websites. so far, the pentagon hasn't released the soldier's name, but says he was captured by the taliban nearly three weeks ago. >>> the crew of the space shuttle "endeavour" has attached the final piece of the space lab to the international space station. seeing members of the "endeavour" crew took a walk outside the lab while several others worked inside yesterday. the next spacewalk is set for tomorrow. >>> delicates for president oza zelaya that would allow him to return to power, but representatives of roberto mish letta say they need more time to study the matter. negotiations resume today. >>> that is a quick check of your sunday headlines on hln on this sunday morning, great to see you, i'm susan hendricks. >>> you have

the line. russell? >> cramer, a big old chitown windy city boo-yah from the land of lincoln. >> the cubs will lose again at you. >> don't say it. i'm a white sox fan. i feel bad for you. my question is about aig. with the it making morgan stanley an adviser, do they become more attract i have here? >> no! it is a big stock and they do the reverse split. it brings in even more suckers. they must be laughing at everyone. they're whipping us, and i want you to sell aig and then sell it, and then sell it again. we'll sell it to the power of nine. how about josephine in connecticut? >> hey, jim, a big boo-yah for you from connecticut. >> you're the second connecticut caller. what's on your mind? i wanted to ask you about cvs. >> i like cvs very much. i like it. go ahead. >> do you think they'll be successful as both the retailer and pharmacy benefit? >> i think cvs is well on company, but i tell you they prefer mhs. i like them more than walgreen, but it is on retail. for the back end i don't think it is as good as medco health. i reiterate they like mhs. i reiterate that i like express scripts, but i'm stil

they're discovering that washington is the true windy city. [laughter] [applause] the place where those who travel the high road of humility encounter little heavy traffic. the only place in the world where you can see a prominent person walking down lover's lane holding his own hand. the issue that brings me here today is central to the security of all americans. the future of the u.s. military, how it should be organized, but quit and funded in the years ahead to win the war is that we are in while being prepared for threats on the horizon. earlier this year, i recommend it to the president and he enthusiastically agreed that we need to fundamentally reshape the priorities of the defense establishment and reform the way the pentagon does business. in particular, the weapons we by and how we buy them. above all, to prepared to wage future wars rather than continuing the habit of rearming for previous ones. kier on relatively short notice, the congress is debating the president's defense budget request for the next fiscal year. a budget request

. >>> here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. new york, sunny, 82. miami, 92. chicago, windyth sun, 81. denver, 84. los angeles, sunny and 85. >>> time now for a check on the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows that thornls are rumbling over the northern plains with those thick clouds extending from northern kansas to the dakotas. later today, powerful storms will rock the upper midwest and great plains, producing damaging winds, flooding downpours in some places, and large hail. it will even turn pretty hot over the next few days throughout the northwest, including the pacific shoreline. >>> in sports, he's the heavyweight champion of baseball in more ways than one. milwaukee brewers slugger prince fielder won last night's annual all-star home run derby for the national league, beating the texas rangers' nelson cruz 6-5 in the final round in st. louis. fielder also hit the longest long ball of the night, a 503-foot monster, he said was the fartherest he ever hit a baseball. tonight the rest of baseball's elite get a chance to show off their stuff in the 200

the state, 66, out in oakland. 79 at ocean city. you folks will see some rain by late tonight or early tomorrow. windy at the shore. 74 at bell eight, 73 westminster. annapolis-d.c. at a mild 77. very light winds. generally an east-southeast flow keeping us on the moist side. clouds, sun today, a few showers drifting through right now. showers just south of ocean city, and well up to the north and west across western p.a. and central pennsylvania. that's where most of the rain fell today. now, to the west, we talked about that rain shield down across kentucky, tennessee, quite a bit of shower and thundershower activity. you can see how it's kind of thinning out, so some of this will make it over the mountains interest our region tomorrow, tomorrow afternoon. a it lot of it is going to pass northwest of us. this batch here south of ocean city is going to ride up the eastern shore to new jersey, and we'll see quite a bit of rain. some folks will see some showers and thundershowers. it looks like we'll stay in the humid air, but by friday afternoon i think most of this is done and it starts to dry a litt

there note that discovering that washington is the real windy city. se] the for those who trouble the high road of humility encounter little heavy traffic. [laughter] the only place in the world where you can see a prominent person walking down lover's lane holding his own hand. [laughter] the issue that brings me here today been central to the security of all americans. the future of the united states military. how should be organized, equipped, and funded in the years ahead. to win the war as we are on hand, while being prepared for threats on or beyond the horizon. earlier this year, i recommended to president obama and he enthusiastically agreed that we need to fundamentally reshaped the priorities of america's defense establishment. and reform the way the pentagon does business. in particular, the weapons we by and how we buy them. above all, to prepare to wage future wars, rather than continuing the habit of re-army four previous ones. -- rearming for previous ones. the congress is as we speak debating the president's defense budget request for n

they are discovering that washington is the true windy city, no doubt. [applause] the place where those who travel the high road of humility encounter little heavy traffic. [laughter] the only place in the world you can't prominent person walking down lover's lane holding his own hand. [laughter] the issues that brings me here today is central to the security of all americans, the future of the u.s. military, how it should be organized, equipped, and funded in the years ahead. to win the war as we are in while being prepared for threats on or beyond the horizon. earlier this year i recommended to president obama and he enthusiastically agreed that we needed to fundamentally reshape the priorities of america's defense establishment and reform the way the pentagon does business. in particular, the weapons we by and how we buy them. above all, to prepare to wage future wars rather than continuing to rearm for previous ones. i am here on relatively short notice to speak publicly about these matters because the congress as we speak is debating the president's

the afternoon. tomorrow, a little warmer than today. up to 86 degrees. ocean city. 80, 81. maybe a thundershower back there on sunday. water temperature 74 degrees. >>> right now, it's kind of windy and rainy there. but it will clear up. >> cool. thanks, bob. >>> coming up tonight on wjz 13. >>> it's another episode of the mentalist at 10:00. >>> the orioles' road trip continues this weekend in boston. >>> katie couric has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. >>> the epidemic of teen prostitution in las vegas. 80% of girls who are arrested are back on the streets with their pimps. now, a judge wants to lock them up in a special program. >>> injuries increase, as new surveillance video of the san francisco light rail crash is released. >>> i just -- i just feel so terrible about this death that i can hardly say anything. he's been such a good friend over the years. >>> an emotional andy rooney can't continue his eulogy for friend walter cronkite. we have more on his funeral coming up. >>> and keep moving forward. president obama says the healthcare reform change can't come quickly enough. eyewitness news at 4:00 continues with denise and vic right after t

york city down to philadelphia in to detroit looking for sunshine and comfortable conditions for this time of the year. wish we could say the same for the folks in the southern plains here. windycombined with the hot weather means we're going to have a threat for fire conditions there. highs will be in the triple digits once again. finally, guys, a break from the heat. going to wait a couple of days. come friday, we should be breaking the triple digits. >> looking forward to that. thank you so much for that. 48 minutes after the hour. how much is custody of a child worth? well, michael jackson's children would run in to the millions and millions of dollars. randi kaye is taking a look at that and the charges from la toy yeah jackson his death may be due to foul play. stay with us. ♪ i want to rock with you ♪ all night ♪ dance you in to day ♪ >>> top of the hour. welcome back to the most news in the morning. explosive allegations this morning from la toya. she says her brother was murdered and she knows who did it. there's word of a blockbuster deal that determines who gets custody of michael jackson's children. >>> a source close to the family tells us katherine jackson's atto