gehrig...s 22 years old, and while 1923,ned the yankees in he'd seen limited playing time his first two seasons, mostly a pinch hitter... but that all changed on that memorable in june of 1925... once gehrig stepped foot on the field to replace pipp at 1st, didn't miss a game for the next 14 years... starting a streak that spanned 2,130 games... the numbers he put up along the way were astounding... the left handed slugger had more seasons with 150 or rbi, eight seasons with 200 or more hits, and five seasons with more than 40 home runs. he was a seven time all star, two time a.l, mvp, a triple crown winner... and a six time world series champion. the fact that he played so well ford kept the streak alive so long - was even more oftensive considering how he played hurt... as injuries - included broken thumb, a broken toe, and his spasms... later in career, gehrig's hands were x- rayed and doctors found 17 heferent fractures that played through. his endurance and strength earned him the nickname

six years later, henry louis gehrig would come into this world. he went by lou when playing with the new york yankees. on his 36th birthday, he was diagnosed with a-l-s, a disease more commonly referred to by today as simply, lou gehrig's disease. others born on this day, an american socialite not even a king could resist. wallis simpson was born in 1896. and singer paula abdul in 1962. then in the midst of the red scare, julius and ethel rosenberg, a married couple from new york, were convicted of spying for the soviiet union. it was on this day in 1953, they were executed in the electric chair. history has a peculiar way connecting eras. fitting lou gehrig shares his birthday, june 19, with the day the american past time was born. in 1846, the first officially recognized baseball game was played in new jersey by two new york teams, the knickerbockers and the new york nine club. in 1923, the american comic strip, "moon mullins" started its nearly 70-year run syndicated in the chicago tribune and the new york news syndicate. and in 1954, warner br

but with a day off today, they're once again raising money for als, lou gehrig's disease. marshall harris live from the annual phillies festival. a lot of good work being done there again, marshall, huh? >> reporter: john i actually asked about that 7-game losing streak and how he was dealing with it. he said today is not about baseball. today is about fighting als. and very much passionate about the subject. so much so that after last offseason, he decided to come up with a different way to raise money. remember last year at this festival, they raised over $900,000. that's a record, but these t-shirts, together we fight, were the brain child of ashe and his wife angie ashe, trying to put some things together that would raise more money to fight als. here he is when i asked him how he came up with this brain child. >> after i spoke at the banquet in november for the als association of philadelphia kind of had an idea just going back on the plane, thinking how i can help. and i -- i was scared. i was too scared to do it. and then it kind of came back to me. i was like, you

ball yard, fun filled autograph party and you can sean to help strikeout als, also known as lou gehrig'sig east, since 1984 the phils raised more than $15 million to raise awareness and fight als. >> well the texas rangers went over 500 dramatic rbi by josh hamilton and then celebrated with the traditional gatorade shower. trouble is, ya, they accidentally drench rangers emily jones. emily took it in good spirit. she shook it off and continued with hereinto view just a tad later, rangers though, might want to practice that gator all celebration a little bit more. good time, i hope, by all. look at the cameras going. they got her. >> week two begin today at the nova care complex the ota are not mandatory, so far, there is no word if lineman evan mathis will be on hand. he wants a new contract. birds mandatory mini camp starts in two weeks thanks, ukee, coming up in the next half hour every "eyewitness news", another contender err gets ready to join the race for the white house, also gas prices hit their highest level of the year. where experts think the prices at the pump are headed as th

i write books on lou gehrig and jakie robinson, heroes of american life. hampson's last book was on kit carson, the great heroic western hero. go up and down the table and explain before you even did research why you chose the subject in this characters that you did? jonathan: well, i wrote these two books about these great guys, these heroic men, action figures, baseball players, lou gehrig and jackie robinson. i knew i didn't want to do a third baseball player and i thought who else used baseball bats? al capone? [laughter] it just seemed like a natural. i like stories with action. i'm not sure i could write a biography of a writer or a scientist. i don't know if i could do it but these are stories that have a lot of action and a lot of drama and i've kind of tried to think about personalities who maybe we think we know but we really don't. and capone fit that category and i found a ton of new material that really told the story in a new different way and challenged a lot of preconceptions. it wasn't elliott ness. and he wasn't is psychopath that robert

get autographs, and the phils raised over $16 million to help fight lou gehrigs disease. cameron rupp this cause is near and dear to him. he lost his grandfather to als when he was three months old. so this is a big deal for him and his family. >> talked to a lot of them yesterday when i told them i was doing it. they're all very excited. we talk about it all the time when we're together you know? if pete was here how much time he would be up here in philadelphia, or how much he would be watching on tv when i was growing up. it's great to be able to do something, especially in memory of him. >> good job again bit phils. phillies released outfielder graziee y grady sizemore. the stanley cup finals wednesday night here on nbc 10. just how scary was it for new york rangers forward matt zucarello. he took a puck to his head from a teammate. he revealed today he had a small skull fracture, a brain contusion, bleeding in his brain and couldn't speak for four days. he is still seeing a speech therapist. he wanted to come back and play. just how tough are hockey players? i'm john

and i was a yankee fan right after lou gehrig died. and i learned a lot about stamina by knowing about lou gehrig. you know, his constant playing, his constant game attendance. he set a record until the baltimore orioles broke it, the player cal ripken broke it. and i grew up in the era of joe dimaggio and mickey mantle. and when steinbrenner came across, it sort of soured me. and i lost interest pretty much. but i'm still 10 years old when it comes to being a yankee fan. >> all right. ha ha! [applause] why do you think elizabeth warren was not given the position of head of the consumer financial protection bureau? >> because she was too good for the job. my father once said, "the only way you lose your job in government is to do your job." [laughter] >> there you go. [applause] all right. what advice would you give to someone having a child in 2013? >> uh, is there a reason for the year? >> just meaning now. it could be now. >> this is not a nostradamus question. >> no, no. [laughter] don't know. probably not. ha ha! [audience member

five years later, at 27 he was diagnosed with als, or lou gehrig's disease. >> for a young guy like myselfyouth to promote some awareness. >> reporter: by the time he took the ice bucket challenge himself last summer unable to walk or talk -- >> are you ready for this. >> reporter: the initiative had raised more than $100 million for als. less than a month later, pete and julie became parents to daughter lucy. >> fatherhood means everything to me. it's my driving force to keep battling every day. >> he is in so many ways a great husband, he's an even better father. and i -- i knew he would be but to see him with her was really incredible. >> pete is not the only father in the house. in 2012 shortly after the diagnosis, as pete's physical struggle was beginning, john frates quit his job as a financial planner. to become his son's full-time care giver. >> i said i cannot continue working, pretending that this is not going on, i'm here for him. >> hold my hand real quick, i'll stand. the most important role the you father played he was still dad, he loved and cared for me unconditionally. >>

since 1984 the phils have raised over $15 million to fight lou gehrig's disease.has taken a personal interest in this cause after befriending als person roger kirk. >> they know that we truly do care. all of us truly do care about what we're doing today. we know the impact it's had over the past 30 years. so it's easy for us to do this kind of thing when we all care so much about it. >> always a special event for the fans to get up close and personal with the players and for one member of the phils it truly hits home when backup catcher cameron ropeway newborn his grandfather passed away from als. >> it's huge for me. you know, i was three months old when my grandfather was taken from this world by that disease and even last year being able to wear that patch on my jersey on july 4th for the 75th year of it and being able to do something it's very special. it's got a special place in my heart just like he does. >> seems like it's been forever since we've seen a basketball game. it has. imagine how the warriors and cavs feel trying to stay sharp. well, lebron james

autographs, and auction party benefits programs to raise awareness and lead the fight against als, or lou gehrig'sease. phillies have raised more than $15 million for als research, since 1984. >> exciting game in texas last night, josh hamilton singles in the game winning run against mobs on the field by his teammates. then the teammates wanted to douse josh with the traditional gatorade, they got the rangers ton a reporter instead. emily jones took it all in strayed and continued on with her interview. >> and she was wearing white. could you see? >> yes, then the cameras came out. >> and that's a cute dress. >> it was. >> dry clean that, try to get the orange smell out? >> made highlights all around the country. >> poor girl. >> up neck, new information about what caused a driver to lose control and crash into a crowded airport. >> also, a woman's dog is dead after a routine appointment with the groomer. find out what the employees say happened. coming up. dear fellow citizen, i know what it's like to buy a house. i know how it feels to be stressed about money. i understand what a scary word "ret

arthur was dying of a.l.s., lou gehrig's disease.mily and friends raised 13,000s it to fly the couple by medical jet out of ohio where gay marriage was prohibited to maryland where the ceremony was performed legally aboard the plane on the tarmac in baltimore. all obergefell wanted was to be listed as husband on arthur's ohio death certificate. >> because i promised john. reporter: as he told cbs correspondent jan craw fodford. >> it was one more promise i made to him that i would fight for him, i would fight for our marriage wherever that led. >> reporter: their sad love story combined with cases from michigan tennessee and kentucky led to friday's historic 5-4 ruling, and to justice anthony kennedy's words in the majority opinion "they ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law. the constitution grants them that right." >> the thing about the same-sex issue is it wasn't started by the big gay groups. they hated this issue. >> reporter: andy humm is a longtime gay activist and journalist in new york. >> the big gay groups thought

lou gehrig's disease a.l.s.? why would we include that on a list for department of defense research? let me explain to you. men and women who have served in the u.s. military are 60% more likely than civilians to develop lou gehrig's disease. men and women who serve in the military. gulf war veterans twice as likely as the general population to develop lou gehrig's disease. should we invest money in the department of defense medical research on lou gehrig's disease and ask this basic question: why, why would it be more likely that you'd develop lou gehrig's disease if you serve in the u.s. military or if you were in the gulf war? mr. durbin: those are legitimate medical questions that relate to our military. and for the senator to offer an amendment to take out any of that type of research i think is the wrong thing to do. we don't have to tell you about the traumatic brain injury. everybody knows what happened. we've seen the returning veterans. roadside bombs what they've gone through. between 48,000 and 169,00