barnacles of the past but look at this season and we see the two great cuban players, plea, we see tanaka come over from japan, the two best players in baseball both under 25 years, carlos of the martins and mike trout of the angels, barely 25, 26 years old. this generation of young players i think is, has attracted not only a younger audience but a very diverse audience. >> hunt: conversation about nigeria and libya, politics and baseball when we return. >> funding for charlie rose is provided by the >> there's a saying around here: you stand behind what you say. around here, we don't make excuses, we make commitments. and when you can't live up to them, you own up and make it right. some people think the kind of accountability that thrives on so many streets in this country has gone missing in the places where it's needed most. but i know you'll still find it, when you know where to look. additional funding provided by -- >> >> >> and by bloomberg. a provider of multimedia news and information services worldwide. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york c

that's tanaka. >> not good night tonight. that's nick swiss err with the homerun.nd beats the yankees, and tanaka. not good world cup for brazil in the semies. let's go to brazil, the host citiment germany in red. already up four-nil in the first half. >> twenty-nine minutes into the game, go in, beat brazil, seven; and those sixers playing another summer league game. to orlando, how about noel? with the steel. now he played 24 minutes. he tweaked his ankle. however, he scored, and okay, the sixers win it 92 to 71. >>> that really is sports in a minute. you have got it all. i'm howard eskin. >>> got it all, all right. no more. >>> florida couple says that they had to dial 911 because their cat, their house cat, attack them. >> listen to the 911 call they had to make. >> for me and my husband. had him lock up in the bathroom all day. i let her out. she waist okay. she saw my husband, she freak. i let her out of the bedroom, now in our living room, we're lock in our bedroomment my husband is ripped up, i mean, pouring blood. >> i guess that cat didn't look being lock

new york's carlos beltran blasted a three-run homer against minnesota and tanaka blasted one, the yankeestwins, 7-4. >>> detroit's max scherzer allowed tampa bay only two hits in eight innings. the tigers had three home runs by ian kinsler, victor martinez, and torii hunter. detroit defeated the rays, 8-1, their 12th victory in their last 14 games. >>> in the national league, a bobbled grounder in the ninth inning by yamt aloud ben very veer to score a goo-ahead run in a philadelphia rally. >>> and the phillies hung on to edge the marlins 5-4 to end a six-game losing streak. and the cardinals' jhonny peralta hit a home run. st. louis's pitcher drove in a run, struck out six. the cards beat the giants, 7-2. san francisco has now lost 17 of 22, and dropped out of first place in the n.l. west. >>> when we return, cliffside drama. a climber stuck on a narrow ledge clings to the side of a mountain as he waits for rescuers. narrow ledge clings to the side of a mountain as he waits for rescuers. swimwear. and hundreds of camping items on sale. shop online and pick it up in store for free. kmart.

turning to tanaka to try to stop the skid against kurt suzuki and josh willingham.ellis wheeler played nearly eight years in the minors. this was his major league debut. quite a night for him. yankees win it, 7-4. >>> next stop, oakland for the blue jays and athletics. bottom second. a's down 1-0. nick freiman, ready to tie things up. later in the second, same score. r.a. dickey throws one past josh thole. stephen vogt scores. a's take the 2-1 lead. ninth, a's up 4-1. two outs. sean doolittle, ball game. a's take it, 4-1. >>> the agent for lebron james has been taking meetings. he met with the rockets, mavs, suns and cavaliers. has a meeting with the lakers later today. james played four years with the heat. but he's a free agent. that's it from here. back to you. >>> up next in "the pulse," where a viral video looks at all of the things used for the fourth of july that are actually not made in america. >> no good. >>> plus, secret stash. a family makes a wild discovery inside their grandmother's vcr. introducing twix bites: cookie, chocolate and caramel in a bite-s

rebels have taken control of a highway that leads to at that tanaka crete after destroying a bridge on route. more than two dozen killed and many other injured at a rap con start in begi guinea. they had been there to hear a popular band. investigators are trying to determine what cause the crowned to panic. >>> the u.s. has announced new sanctions. the west accuses putin to arming separatist fighters, they'll target energy, banking and defense sectorse second. >> tonight u.s. is imposes new sanctions in key sectors of the russian economy, energy, arms, and finance. we are blocking the exports of specific goods and technologies to the russian energy sector. we are expanding our sanction to his more russian banks, and defense companies. and we are formerly suspended credit that encourages exports to russia and financing development projects in rauch. >> russia is europe's biggest source of energy and a major trading partner so the sanctions have a much wider impact. are david reports from the netherlands 67 the ex-port of cut flowers brings a multi billion dollars bloom to the dutch eco

turning to masahiro tanaka to try to stop the skid against kurt suzuki and josh willingham. gave up nine hits and four earned runs, with three strikeouts. zelous wheeler played nearly eight years in the minors. this was his major league debut. quite a night for him. yankees win it, 7-4. >>> next stop, oakland for the blue jays and athletics. pick this one up bottom second. a's down 1-0. nick freiman, ready to tie things up. brandon moss comes in to score. game tied at 1-1. nate freiman, again. later in the second, same score. r.a. dickey throws one past josh thole. going to the backstop. stephen vogt scores. a's take the 2-1 lead. we go to the ninth, a's up 4-1. two outs. sean doolittle, ball game. a's take it, 4-1. >>> the agent for lebron james has been taking meetings. he's already met with the rockets, mavs, suns and cavaliers. has a meeting scheduled with the lakers for later today. james played the last four years with the heat. but he's a free agent. >>> that's it from here. back to you. >>> up next in "the pulse," where a viral video looks at all of the things used f

when we look at this season, we seethe gilded players, we tanaka, were from japan.ohn carlos of the marlins, mike this of the angels, generation of young players is attracting not only a younger audience through a diverse audience, and effect of the game it's okayng that -- to love playing. me most.hat struck it carries over into the all-star game those people performing. >> what strikes me is the competitive balance that has been achieved. it was 15 years ago that the commissioner seal approached me and others to create a compassion -- commission on the competitive aspect of sports. degree of a competition has been increasing. you have the fact that right here at midseason there are quite a number of teams hovering around 500. they have lost as many games who have won. they have a chance to make the playoffs. >> richard, you wrote a wonderful place about lou gehrig. what would he think about today's players? pitchersld wonder why can go nine innings. he played so many consecutive games. i think he liked the game. he played in the shadow of babe ruth. i don't know i

the team hopes the injury will heal with treatment and tanaka will not have to get tommy johns surgerynd miss the rest of the season. i'm sure you are devastated he's out of the rotation. >> you never want to see someone get hurt, especially playing as well as he is. there was a lot of fear he would have the full tear and need tommy johns. that would take him out of this season and next as well. i hope he gets better. i hope the yankees lose every day, but i hope he gets better. 27 minutes after the hour. crisis at the border and a warning something must be done. will congress pass the president's $4 billion plan or will gridlock reign in washington? that's next. and us kids have an important message for our grown ups. three grams daily of beta-glucan... a soluable fiber from whole grain oat foods like cheerios can help lower cholesterol. and where can you find beta-glucan? in oats. and, they're yummy! i'm going back to being a kid now. thank you! so why are we so,000 obsessed with turbo? card with a new volkswagen turbo. because there's nothing more exhilarating than a powerful ride.

cleveland beat the yankees and tanaka. >>> let's go to brazil, host city, germany, in red.our-nil in the first half. and they make it five-nil. twenty-nine minutes into the game. germany goes on to the finals. they win and beat brazil seven-one. and those sixers, playing another summer league game to orlando. how about noel? with the steel, now, he played 24 minutes, he tweaked his ankle. however, he scored, and okay. sixers win it 92 to 71. >>> that really is sports in a minute. you've got it all. i'm howard eskin. >>> and donald sterling is expected back on the witness stand today, as he challenges his wife $2 billion sale of the los angeles clippers n come bass i have testimony yesterday, donald sterling denied having altzheimer's disease, even got cloak up talking about his wife, shelly, saying she is a good person, but the nba, not good people, according to sterling. sterling arguing that his wife does not have the right to unilaterally sell the la clippers. >>> taking a look right now, some of the headlines from around the country, dramatic rescue in california, a tee