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the mets now have a 2-game lead in the a.l. east. >>> the yankees' newest arm making his debut last night, he worked both sides of the plate, and he would strike out 7, but this is the big leads, and he put that one in a bad spot, big poppy's wheel house, and that puts the sox up 2-0. only one of two hits he surrendered, but he gets little run support. off the knuckle baller, wright leaving the yard here in the 7th, but that was not in the yankees try to rally in the 7th with two on for mccann, and the yankees would lose by the final of 2-1. >>> now this morning's two talkers. jon stewart is about to sign off from the daily show. >> and a history making cover for a man's magazine. the 42-year-old actor is gracing the cover of the maxim issue. he rocks the trench coat. maxim is best known for its shots of actresses and models, and the next big film for idris is coming out august 16. >>> it's the end of an era for jon stewart. arby's has been one of his favorite targets throughout the year. the company is running an ad during sho

the rangers beat the blue case, a demand halfback in the a.l. east. juliet: we are going to the tennis match. for her fifth rate major title, fourth of this year at the u.s. open. yesterday in queens the drop for the open was released and the world number one will have her hands forward as she goes for tennis's first grand slam in 27 years. dari: the man known for his rib shaking, sometimes back toward breaking dunks in the nba has passed away. he spent 14 seasons in the nba including five in new jersey with the nets. he was just here a couple months ago. he was the first nba player to be drafted in the first round 3 out of high school in 1975, became very popular buying naming many of his art shattering dunks. john this morning at the age of 58. juliet: really terrible. ben: the fastest man on earth could not get away from a guy on two wheels. jolliest won the men's 200 meter beijing running at 19.5 seconds, doing a victory lap, runover

their lead in the a.l. east is down to half a game. it's the pirates that roll to an 8-1 victory at citi field and sweep away the mets thanks to sloppy play. they still rule the division by 4 1/2 games over the nationals. seize the day. jason day captures his first career major at the pga championship in whistling straits. his total of 20 under par is the lo cwest score in the history of the majors. so the weekend is over and the yankees andets are still in first place. while the nfl preseason is off and running, this town is buzzing with baseball, with an eye on october. and joining me right now to break it all down is dan of mlb network who pitched for six teams during a 18-year big league career. he's now a terrific analyst for mlb tonight. nice to have you finally. >> big weekend. new york baseball, right? >> i think the big word with the yankees is, they showed some resolve. >> the biggest hit of the year, friday night, the beltran three-run homer. if they lost that game going into the friday game, they're losing 3-1. i think the

twenty-fifth career in history, they took the-4 taking out one game lead over toronto in the a.l. east. 1 for 27 before that. captain and third baseman david right will return to action next monday when the mets are on the road in philadelphia. met in baltimore last night for in interleague matchup, preparing for a storm but it never rained and after 46 minute delay for no reason on the second pitch of the game curtis granderson in camden yards, the first franchise record seventh home run to lead off the lead. fifth inning granderson does it again, another solo blast, 22 of the year, 3-0 mets. the first area at camden yards, solid one run, five hits and a walk, 7-2/3 innings with five strike outs, three and chris davis. new yorkers who made the trip were very happy. nationals won but gnats remain 4 games ahead of washington for the nl east lead. earlier in baltimore, special moment on monday night, 5-year-old haley dawson threw the first pitch, she has attended developed right hand that thinks it engineers at the university of nevada las vegas she was fitted with a prosthetic devi

. >> giants, they keep getting gifts from the the a.l. west. astros completing a three-game sweep. 3-2 stros. l.a. the first five game losing streak in two years. the giants now just one back of l.a. in the west. they can get to half game by beating pittsburgh tonight. it's at zero. that game just underway, ryan vogelsong on the mound for the giants. >> be got to gut one from pittsburgh. >> it's been a tough road trip. >>> next, why boarding is now closed for a 40,000-ton piece of history in the east bay. >> it was so hard and so loud. >>> coming up at 6:00, why apple is replacing some iphones free of charge. >>> a lot of hard work from hundreds of volunteers will make back-to-school time easier for thousands of bay year students. >> a popular bay area tourist destination is temporarily closed. uss hornet closed. it will be given the once every to get everything ship shape. that does it for us here at 5:00. we'll see you bam here at 6:00. >>> welcome to "world news tonight." fight to the end. tonight, we're hearing for the first time from that

. >> giants are home facing the a.l. west leading astros and the best medicine for a giants slump is big madison bumgarner on irish heritage night. scott kazmir facing mad bum. t duffy gets a hold of it and thinks he took the former a out of the yard. carlos gomez is rightfully pumped up. one more look here. a face full of wall and holds on. great play. mad bum, strikes out the side. former a's jed lowrie and chris carter and hank conger. you will all get nothing and like it. finished with 12 ks. be brandon belt with the power. 16th of the year and number 17 coming up right here. opposite field. giants win 3-1 snapping a four-game slide. bumgarner, a complete game. a's took a three-game winning streak into toronto but toronto. marcus semien, you play first base with this guy and you need a net at times. jose bautista. he got all of it. hang it and bang it. his 27th. 4-2 jays the final ending the a's win streak. the warriors, well represented in las vegas at the team usa minicamp. steph curry, klay thomson, harrison barne

the astros win it 6-2 with toronto winning big, the yankees are about to fall two games bag in the a.l. east. >> well, i mean, i think our guys are grinding it out, trying to get through it, they're working. it's just we're not really having a whole lot of success. the only thing to do is keep working at it. >> it's definitely frustrating. we still have five weeks of baseball left, 35, 40 games, and hopefully, you know, start playing a little bert. >>> osi umenyiora's brilliant nfl career came to a close today. the all-prodefensive end signed a one-day contract with big blue, and officially retired from the nfl. >> there's nothing like being a new york giant. new york is home for me. i think anybody who has been around here and who's won here will tell you that there's really absolutely nothing like winning here in new york. there's nothing like losing here, too. that's horrible. >>> puts it in perspective. >>> u.s. open draw is tomorrow. the biggest draw for the toughest test in tennis was in the city tonight. serena williams took center stage singing on the karaoke court in the secon

he says he's fine heading into tonight's rubber game with bo pston. 1/2 back in the a.l. east. he needs to find his old form tonight. his manager asked about c.c.'s influx of homers. >> the bottom line is location. getting the ball up and in the center of the plate too much. and not getting it where he wants. i ngmean, this is atguy that's been through this. been through this time of the year. taking the ball under any circumstance. and his attitude is something he needs. >> meanwhile, the nfl preseason kicks off this sunday night on nbc with a hall of fame game, giants get things started next friday in cincinnati. big blue will be in the queen city ake.next week for practice. and to get a chance to hit someone else, which is all good with quarterback eli manning. >> you know, on a bus, changing things up. a little travel day. those things are good. you know, you're out of your faciliy b it's you just don't get kind of into that, hey, you know, we've got this agains r that same routine. it's good to mix it up a little bit. >> training camp becomes a drag at som e point. time to

a.l., aaron london. he told me he was up ry early at 5:30 a.m. waiting for the call that would change his life. it's a classic example of boy gets into trouble, boy turns his life around. >> i always had a lot of crazy manic energy and super nuts n s didn't have anything to direct it into. when i was 14, i started cooking and realized what it was like to be inside a restaurant. >> reporter: the 31-year-old has traveled the world learning the ins and outs of the trade. he decided to settle in an area of the mission district away from the valencia corridor. it's known for innovative vegetarian dishes and heavenly french fries. he'd already been named a rising star and then bon appetit magazine visited. >> i still have my restaurant. this is my baby. i'm going to cook the best food i can for people. >> on the other end of the district is a japanese restaurant which also made the top ten list. its owner says it's a nice way to validate his work. >> we try very hard with the food. a lot of hard working people that have worked a lot to make this place

crazy when a-7 the final score, mark tiexiera had to be the game, x-rays negative, yankees lead in the a.l. east. cc sabathia who was originally scheduled to start last night pushed back until tonight to get an extra day's rest. he was arguing with hecklers at a nightclub this past weekend. here is the video. this happened early saturday morning, cc sabathia getting into can bring their with friends and family, after the brawl broke out, after that says he, quote, flipped out and made a, quote, bad decision for getting involved in a shouting match, getting a little personal, could have handled it better. cc sabathia supposed to start last night, and it had nothing to do with that. the mets have the night of started a two game set with the orioles in baltimore. it looks like it looks like it all goes well david right will return next week for the phillies series which begins monday. football, the jets altercation in the locker room the left geno smith with a broken jaw. marshall was on fox news channel end he said no way. >> i was sitting right there and i will say this without going into t

. >> giants are home facing the a.l.t leading astros and the best medicine for a giants slump is big madison bumgarner on irish heritage night. scott kazmir facing mad bum. mat duffy gets a hold of it and thinks he took the former a out of the yard. carlos gomez is rightfully pumped up. one more look here. a face full of wall and holds on. great play. mad bum, strikes out the side. former a's jed lowrie and chris carter and hank conger. you will all get nothing and like it. finished with 12 ks. be brandon belt with the power. 16th of the year and number 17 coming up right here. opposite field. giants win 3-1 snapping a four-game slide. bumgarner, a complete game. a's took a three-game winning streak into toronto but toronto. marcus semien, you play first base with this guy and you need a net at times. jose bautista. he got all of it. hang it and bang it. his 27th. 4-2 jays the final ending the a's win streak. the warriors, well represented in las vegas at the team usa minicamp. steph curry, klay thomson, harrison barnes

. >>> the jays also won today so the yankees trail by a full game in the a.l. east. tonight they will try to avoid losing their sixth straight. >>> and the jets quarterback situation is certainly the intriguing story line as the preseason gets under way against the lions. otis livingston will be sideline reporting for tonight's game. he now joins us. >> reporter: all right, steve. the ryan fitzpatrick era officially begins tonight. geno smith is opting to have surgery so he will be out 6 to 10 weeks so the new starting quarterback is going to make his debut with the first time offense font. also making his debut the first draft pick for the -- [ signal breakup ] [ no audio ] records -- getting the call because pro bowler sheldon richardson will be serving a four-game suspension for the failed drug test. likely will be out even longer for an additional off the field indense so big cat gets his big shot. >> i think i'm coming in with even a bigger light on me but i believe you work hard and it pays off so, you know, i been coming to work every day and just trying to st

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all of a sudden a two-game lead over the blue jays in the a.l. east thanks to fenom and bird gets the start again tonight as mark teixeira continues to deal with a leg injury. >>> the mets are off today but captain david wright is getting set to rejoin the team on monday in philadelphia. however, manager terry said he won't play every day at third base and might not until next spring when his back is 100%. writhe is 6 for 20 in five rehab games in the minors. >>> the first place mets are in colorado this weekend. their lead over the nationals stands at 3 1/2 games. 3 1/2 late in august. we'll all take it. >> we will. thank you, bruce. >>> coming up next on nbc "nightly news." jimmy carter in an extraordinary battle with cancer which has spread to his brain. >>> tonight, the fight of his life, an extraordinary show of courage and candor from former president jimmy carter speaking openly about cancer. the hidden melanoma on his brain holding on to faith and family saying his future is in god's hands. >>> wildfire tragedy, firefighters killed, a mys

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the yankees fall one-and-a-half behind toronto in the a.l. east. >> well, i mean, i think our guys are grinding it out and trying to get through it, and, you know, they're working. it's just we're not really having a whole lot of success right now. and the only thing you can do is keep working at it. >> definitely frustrating. we still have five weeks of baseball left. 35, 40 games. and hopefully, you know, start playing a little better. >> on to the road. hopefully they'll play better. >> thank you. >>> "nbc nightly news" is straight ahead. >> we'll see you right back here at 11:00. have a good night, everybody. >>> tonight, the horror on live tv. a reporter and photographer gunned down with viewers watching from home. and shock waves as the killer while on the run posts videos of the moment he pulled the trigger. tonight the young victims, the survivor, and the shooter's turbulent history. millions trying to come to grips with what they saw. >>> also, surging back. one of the biggest gains ever on wall street as this roller coaster ride sna

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the blue jays win it 3-1 and move within half a game of first place in the a.l. east. still, the yankees were pleased to take two out of three. >> well, we're happy. i mean, we won the series. it's important. you know, this is the team that is basically fighting. i know that we have seven or eight games left against them. so right now we have to go home and focus on our series, and hopefully when we face them again, we can do a little bit more. >>> now to the mets who lost a couple of heartbreakers in extra innings to the pirates this weekend. today they tried to avoid being swept by pittsburgh at citi field. matt harvey was on the mound. with no score in the second inning, pedro alvarez blasts a solo shot to right center. it was the only run harvey surrendered in six innings. it was tied at 1-1 in the seventh when michael morse hits a short double play back to the mound, but bobby parnell throws it into center field. that put runners on the corners for the pirates with nobody out. so you guessed it, the next batter, gregory polanco, laces an rbi single to center. pitt

the bombers are currently a half game behind the blue jays in the a.l. east. and cc sabathia is headed to the disabled list. an injury he reaggravated yesterday against the indians. manager joe girardi said it's a possibility that cc will not pitch again this year. manager joe girardi said it's also something he's going to have to monitor in the future. the 35-year-old sabathia is 4 and 9 with a 5.27 e.r.a. this season. august 24th and we're still talking baseball with both the yankees and mets thinking about september. and guys, jacob degrom is pitching tonight for the mets. we didn't even mention that. every time he pitches, he can pitch a gem. back to you. >> bruce, thanks a lot. "nbc nightly news" is straight ahead. >> see you back here at 11:00. have a good night. >>> tonight, the wipeout on wall street. a sea of money lost as turmoil spreads. stocks plunging 1,000 points in a day of roller coaster swings. tonight, so many americans worried about what to do. >>> highest honors for the american heroes who prevented a potential massacre. harrowing new detai

missed the sweep in toronto but the yankees still have the lead over the blue jays in the al east -- a.l. east. the yanks host. the frontrunners meet seven more times before the end of the season, brian mitchell pitches tonight against minnesota. cc sabathia gets an extra day rest with the yanks in the goal of 16 games in 16 days. sabathia caught by tmz in a verbal altercation over the the yankees say this has nothing to do with why he's not playing today. >> i just found out this afternoon is when i first learned of it. when i got to the ballpark. you try to remind your players all the time, everything is fair game, so there is no there isn't. >> i'm with you. the mets off today after a rough weekend. they were swept by the pirates. sloppy play sealed the deal yesterday. they hadn't beaten the pirates yet this season. mets are just 9-20 against teams from the nl central. that could be a problem come playoff time. baltimore is up next starting tomorrow but even with a lost weekend and these plays show you, it was ugly. the mets are still in control in the nl east with 44 games left to pl

. -- a.l. east, the blue jays, struck out 11 in eight innings, allowed one run, said later it was the best atmosphere he's ever played in. got support from josh donaldson. the jays on top is where they stayed, five-1. >>> contact finally been made nearly one month since his disfiguring fireworks accident jason pierre paul spoken to the giants. he reached out to the general manager over the phone yesterday. no timetable for his return to the team but rees said the conversation was good. the giants who are in training camp were back on the practice field today for day 4 of practices at the meadowlands with the absence of jpp, the pressure on the rest of the defensive line to step up that include robert arizona who wants -- robert airs who wants to contribute. >> i can control what i can control and work my butt off and whatever role i earn that's the role i have. i try to maximize those opportunities and those situations that i'm in. >>> and the giants also saw their first scuffle at training cam

jays were off yesterday, easily in bluejays were off yesterday, easily in the a.l. east. cc sabathia gets an extra day's rest. he was shown arguing with hecklers outside of toronto nightclub this past weekend. here is the video. this happened earlier saturday morning, before getting put into a cab by friends and family. of world broke out. cc sabathia looked out and made a bad decision for getting involved in a shouting match. he says when hecklers were getting personal, he could have handled it better. cc sabathia was supposed to start last night and was scheduled, pushed back a day to get the extra rest and the yankees say it had nothing to do with the incident and he has pitched better, the first are after the all-star break. the nets have the night of started the two game series with the orioles tonight in baltimore. it looks like david right will return. next week with the phillies c reese which begins monday in philadelphia. juliet: really scary. back to mike for a check of the weather. wacky baseball games, wacky weather. >> meteorologist: crazy stuff this morning

he had his record since 2013, 5-4 yankees, they win 8-4 and take a one game lead over toronto in the a.l. east. wright will return to action next monday when the mets are on a road in philadelphia. mets in baltimore the interleague play, prepare for a storm that never showed. after a 46 minute delay on the second pitch of the game, curtis granderson in camden yards with a franchise record seventh home run, mets lead 1-0. fifth inning they do again, another solo blast, 22 of the year, 3-0 mets. jacob on the hill, first out in at camden yards solid one run on five hit that walk-in 7-1/3 innings and chris davis, mets fans who made the trip with their big fat heads are happy. 5-3 the final score. national as won, national's four games ahead of washington for the nl east league. that is a look at sports. >> meteorologist: it is 77 degrees. robert: ten minutes until the top of the hour. michael is here. juliet: i have some friends in town from phoenix, really hot weather. this is going to be okay for them. i can tell from we are going to go out to the frying pan or something. and it will be --

sloppy defense, the rangers beat the blue jays 4-1, yankees had the weekend to demand a halfback in the a.l. east. juliet: u.s. open tennis, serena williams going for her fifth straight major title, fourth of this year at the open. yesterday in queens, the open was released and the number one will have her hands full as she goes for the first grand slam in 27 years. serena's draw will feature american smart stevens, and venus williams. ben: i-man known for his rib shaking and backbreaking dunks in the nba has passed away, jobless thunder, he spent 14 seasons in the nba including five seasons in new jersey with the nets, the first nba player to be drafted straight out of high school in 1975 and became very popular by naming many of those her shattering dunks. darrell dawkins is gone at the age of 68. moving on at 5:48 he may be the fastest man on earth but cannot get away from a guy on two wheels. ben: juliet: he won the fine world championship in beijing, he was doing a victory lap and obviously was run over by a camera man, he does not know how to ride a segway. he was knocked to the groun

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the first a.l. pitcher to throw a no-no since teammate alex hernandez did it three years ago.r the shoulder grab. and the fans reacting. they are like, he got it! so that was out number one on the night. paraflies out to center field. and it is iiwakum a's first no-no. a gem this afternoon but one mistake proved to be costly against the astros. fun day at the ballpark. these kids are doing their best tom brady impersonation right there. bay area native scott feldman, six scoreless with help in the third. aoki pops it up. and look at the juggling grab right there. and aoki left the game with concussion like symptoms. this one is parked. his 15th of the year makes it 1-0 astros. and then in the eighth, lawrie and that's all the offense of the entire day. giants fall 2-0, now 3 1/2 back of l.a. dodgers won tonight. so the giants 3 1/2 back and open a four-game series with the nationals tomorrow night. >>> a's and the red-hot toronto blue jays who came in on a nine-game winning streak. a three-run blast to the second deck off of aaron brooks who had been pic%9g really well since>

second place jays pull within 2.5 games of the bombers in the a.l. east. folks, that's a little too close for comfort right now. still 11 games to go between those two teams the rest of the series. masahiro tanaka will try to help avoid the sweep today. i'm john chandler for "today in new york." >>> president obama kicked off his summer vacation on the greens yesterday. the commander in chief teed off a round of golf with comedian larry david and several other friends. the first family left the white house friday for a 17-day stay on martha's vineyard. very nice. >> wonder what golfing with larry david is like? >> pretty cool. >> colorful. >> i would think so. >>> coming up next at 6:30 on "today in new york," republican presidential candidate, donald trump firing back at critics who blasted him for his comments about a journalist who questioned his treatment of women. >>> not just any chair is suitable for a pope. we'll show you how some folks are working to make sure our city sits well with pope francis. >>> we had a moderate risk for rip current yesterd

bombers remain a game and a half a.l. east. >>> mets may be adding. >>> former diamondbacks closer addison reese. this is pending a physical. yesterday at citi field. a nod to the champs. jesse or osco bobblehead day. give the mets some credit. that's expert level trolling with the red sox in town. bill buckner bobblehead day for them too. mookie wilson was in the house. the other mookie, betts, got the best of the mets. betts was on second in the 6th. pablo sandoval smacks this into right center and mookie scores the game's first run. jacob degrom struck out 10 and allowed two runs in the seventh. mookie takes the man wearing the old number 47 deep. the home run after robles, ices a 3-1 red sox win. nationals also winning. they shave a game off the mets nl east lead and now lead the nats by 5 1/2 games in the division. >>> saratoga, one horse has won the traverse after sweeping the triple crown. american pharoah bidding to be the second on saturday found out why saratoga is the graveyard of champions. >> keep your eyes o

their lead on the jays in the a.l. southeast now found a game and a half. dropping another one to the rays here. three hits here, including the one that was the game-winning homer. and for the second straight day, the mets blow the 3-0 lead, losing to tampa. that's your cbs 2 update. >> thank you. >>> jamaican pride on full display in midtown. the annual dominican day parade took over yesterday. as always, parade goers came with dominican flags and energy. many marchers wore elaborate costumes. luckily it wasn't too hot yesterday. >> yes, great parade weather. >>> reported, return to "ghostbusters" bill murray is back for duty. >> we're so excited. >> and what nikki minaj said at her last concerts. >> is she or isn't she? nikki minaj sparking pregnancy rumors at a concert in pennsylvania this weekend. . >> a shout out to my baby father. >> she did say baby's father. fans cheered as the 32-year-old rabber called her boyfriend and opening actnic miller her baby father, but she may have been joking. later she retweeted a fan's video with laughing face emojis.

. >>> the new york yankees are fighting for the top spot in the a.l. east.e field that's the most important. the yankees organization participates in its seventh annual hope week. with us now, we have three yankees. you have heard of them, alex read, brett gardner, and dells betances. it's great to have you guys here, and first of all, it's hard for me to say it, but congratulations. you guys keep going. it's been a great year. >> great to be here. love the show. >> watch all the time. >> will you still watch, even though you saw the red sox -- >> i'm going to mix it up a little bit for now. >> very good. so, let's talk baseball. talk about the year. what's happened this year. >> an incredible year so far. we have been blessed with a lot of health. playing well. so far, so good, and with about six weeks remaining in the regular season, we're looking to finish on a high note. >> looking good? >> so far, we had a pretty good season. getting the ball to these guys in the back end of the bull pen and feel good about the chances. >> how important has it been havi