overall leader alberto contador ate lance armstrong and andy schleck looking to pass armstrong and ahead that battle, frank's brother, andy, trying to make up time on contador and one kilometer to go and then juan manual garate and contador and armstrong and both schleck brothers cross the finish line and lance in third overall where he will likely finish but stage 21 the finale expected to belong to alberto contador culminating in a ceremonial trip down to the champs-elysees and contador won in 2007 and will win it again in 2009. >> senior open championship. tom watson came in seven shots back at minus four here on his second shot the 18th hole, nice approach, lands just a few feet from the ten. whoa par the hole and finish with an even round of seven and six shots back and meanwhile greg "the shark "norman that was a nice birdie putt and he came win tom watson but got busy on the back nine and another red number on 15 and shot a 54 and atop the leader board at minus ten. how about that. once again, shot minus nine on the back for 31 on the back. only three men have won the open champio

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alberto contador won the stage. lance finished 16th and moved up to 3rd in the overall standings. >>> finally tonight, it is good to have close relationships with your teammates but nelson cruz and josh hamilton of the rangers went next level. dustin pedroia fly ball. cruz will make the catch and they hug. because, you know, fellows can hug and still be manly. it is 2009. and the crowd loved the hugging. there is no crying in baseball. >> right. >> but there is hugging. >> yes. >> you can hug. >> nothing wrong with a hug. >> i think the hug actually prevented injuries had they run into each other and not hugged they could have had some things broken. >> okay. >> okay. >> that's it for us. 9news now at 6:00 p.m. the "cbs evening news" with katie couric is next. >> derek, are you okay? i was bracing. i didn't mow if you were going

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armstrong could not keep up with his teammate and tour leader alberto contador in a 17- stage climb through the alps today lance finishing fifth in the stage and dropping to fourth place in the overall standings nearly four minutes behind alberto contador now. lance hoping just to make it to the podium in paris. >> i'm going to do my best. it would be nice to get to be on the podium so i will go as hard as i can and go as fast as i can and see how it goes. >> the podium is either first, second, third for finish. >>> do or die for your washington castles tonight. if they win they are in the playoffs and they will host new york in the eastern conference finals on friday. if they lose they are done. >>> finally tonight the nats worked out with a bunch of 10 to 14-year-old kids today and right here is where you insert the joke about the nats taking pointers from the kids. for one we will hold the jokes. they worked out about 100 kids from dc and howard county as part of the play campaign. play stands for promote a lifetime of activity for youth. it encourages healthy living through sports and f

alberto contador in the yellow jersey celebrating with some sham pain. wee -- champagne. he would win for the second time in three years. lance armstrong finished with an impressive third. he's the oldest ridetory reach the podium at 37 years old. >>> hall of famer daryl green didn't like my serve. told me not to show it. don't tell him i d. i teamed with wusa angie goff to take on daryl green and -- [ inaudible ] daryl is okay but he's a better sprinter and football player. he's a hall of family ir. afterwards i asked daryl if he was impress -- darrell if he was impressed. >> i heard about feldman back in -- let's see. where did he go to school? >> he's a california kid. >> and i was from texas. i heard about him back in '76, '77. >> '83. >> when he was on the rise. >> greatest overhead shot today. unbelievable. i want you to actually try out next year for the kastles. come on now. >> could we have a more self- serving portion of the show? when we come back, fred funk, former terp. give me a high five. how did he do over in britain? we'll let you know. g conni

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. >>> alberto contador won his second tour de france in five years. american former champ, lance armstrong, also has reason to celebrate. he finished his come bak race in third place. >>> nicolas sarkozy was taken to the hospital today after feeling faint during a morning job, according to local media. associated press reports a french official says sarkozy actually passed out for a while but then regained consciousness. the president's a regular runner and cyclist. his last medical exams were called normal by french officials. during his campaign, sarkozy pushed for more transparency of presidential health bulletins. several previous french leaders concealed problems from the public. however, when he made a brief hospital stay in 2007, it was concealed for three months. >>> the chairman of the senate budget committee warns health care reform can't pass the upper house of congress without republican vote. north dakota's kent conrad tells abc's "this week," a democrats-only plan is not possible and desirable. so far senate republicans are united in opp

. >>> spanish cyclist alberto contador has won his second tour de france in five years. celebrate. he finished his comeback race in third place. >>> police in atlanta say former boxing champion and u.s. olympian vernon forrest, was killed during a possible robbery last night. his girlfriend's young son was sitting in forrest's car at the time. local media say it may have been an attempted carjacking. investigators say the 38-year-old forrest was shot several times in the back. the child was unharmed. forrest won 41 or 45 professional bouts and was supposed to fight again next saturday. >>> tonight on hln news and views, shocking search warrant just released in the michael jackson death investigation. an extensive inventory of items seized from jackson's personal doctor's office and storage unit in texas. what explosive secrets do they hold? nancy grace has all the latest breaking developments at 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern on hln. >> law school graduate is going to court, just so that she can take her bar exam. the test is tuesday, so time's running out for sarah gran da. californi

overall leader alberto contador riding comfortably with teammate lance armstrong. garate takes stage 20. moments later contador secures the top spot going into the final stage of the tour which includes the ceremony going down to the champs elysee. lance is looking forward to next year. >> we're going to try next year. you see alberto is on a very high level. he's not old by any stretch of the imagination. i expect he will be strong for years to come. it won't be easy, but i'm not a quitter, so i'll give it one more run. >> lance also says contador is better than jan ullrich who was his biggest rival in the years he won seven straight tours. next year lance will be with the new radio shack team while contador's plans are up in the air. >> next, professional golfers do amazing things on the course but in two minutes we'll show you one of the most insane shots you have ever seen. ooooohhhh. i'm not beth. aaaaaahhh. ooooohhhh. (announcer) calling all captains. drink responsibly. >> third round of the c.p.r. british open, tom watson -- that is a name you should know --

of the pack. 10 miles left and armstrong positioned himself with the leaders, but here comes alberto contadormpion. he's pulling away. armstrong in second place. 3-1/2 miles left and contador starts swinging at spectators who got too close. you know the ronald mcdonald look-alikes. >> now contador will wear the yellow jersey so with this win in the 15th stage, 2007 winner taking the lead. armstrong entered the day in fourth place, and now in second. now a minute back of his teammate. after the stage, we asked armstrong about contador. >> are you saying in the absence of injury, alberto contador you are riding for him? >> yeah, i think after today he demonstrated he's the strongest man in the race and i thought i'd feel better. i didn't, but i didn't run out of distance and the clock didn't run out on me. i gave it it everything i had and that wasn't the best. >> when looking at the gap for lance armstrong in 2005 and alberto contador in 2007, the last two times the two won the tour de france, lance never trailed in final stages. contador did not take the lead until 2lead -- >> giants and pira

this should be an easy ride into paris for alberto contador. >>> a look at how president obama was able to redirect his health care message to those who already have insurance. >> he did it with a substitution of one word. you might have missed it. president obama has been talking about health care reform but in his address last night, he talked about health insurance reform. the pivot was an attempt to refrain the bill that directly benefits most of of iteadns of of >>> one final check of live super doppler 7 radar. storms are weakening as the move through the district. maybe a few isolated showers for the next hour or two. >> see you at 11:00. 11:00.

lance armstrong, and alberto contador.ur, both men are rock stars. >> here comes alberto contador. >> reporter: but at the end of the race, two weeks down the road, only one rider can lead the team. >> ultimately, the road, of course, is going to decide who the strongest guy is. >> anyone who knows and has covered armstrong as long as i have, knows never to count him out. >> reporter: today, armstrong is only two seconds behind contador. two days of steep mountains lie ahead. and both men love to climb. for "good morning america," miguel marquez, abc news, andorra. >>> california lawmakers are working through the weekend, trying to solve that state's massive budget problems. major banks say they will no longer accept california's ious, starting today. the state has written about 91,000 ious so far, totalling $350 million. >>> nasa is keeping a close eye on the weather as it prepares to launch space shuttle "endeavour" later today. there's a better chance of thunderstorms at cape canaveral. the mission to the international

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overall leader alberto contador riding comfortably with teammate lance armstrong, but it's juan manuele 20. moments later, contador secures the top spot going into the final stage of the tour which is a ceremony going down the champs elysee. armstrong retains third. lance is looking ahead to next year. >> we're going to try. we're going to try next year. you see alberto is on a very high level. he's not old by any stretch of the imagination. i expect he will be strong for years to come. it won't be easy, but i'm not a quitter so i'll give it one more run. >> lance also contador is better than jan ullrich who was armstrong's biggest rival during the years he won seven straight tours. next year armstrong will be with his new radio shack team while contador's plans are up in the air. still to come on espnews. professional golfers can do sick things on the course but in four minutes we'll show you one of the most insane shots you have ever seen. the world's fastest man would be a perfect fit on "dancing with the stars." tonight, go catch more than a movie. or make plans to chart the unchar

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alberto contador won the tour de france finishing ahead by four minutes. seven times before retires three and a half years ago finished third. the second oldest player to mount the tour de france podium. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories and more from sarah palin's farewell. >>> here, it is impossible to lose your way. wherever the road may lead you, we have that steady, great north star to guide us home. >>> on the "cbs morning news" here's a look at today's weather. >>> thunderstorms will develop over the southern plains and rockies. the northwest bakes near record heat. it will be a beautiful day throughout the midwest. >>> here's another look at this morning's top stories. >>> violent storms moved up the atlantic coast to new hampshire. strong winds and pounding rain damaged homes and knocked down trees and powerlines. a tornado hit outside buffalo, new york. >>> and stock markets in asia continue their upward movement this morning, here in the u.s. the wall street has a rally. >>> french president nicolas sarkozy is expect

his teammate alberto contador breaking away the final sprint of mountain. >>> the caps big time moven free agency signing center brendan morrison for a one year deal for the 12 year veteran. morrison has scored 20 goals or more four times in his career. >>> how about golf. phil mickelson will not play in the bishop next week and stay at home with his -- at the british open next week and stay at home with his wife amy who is recuperating from a surgery for breast cancer. mickelson has not set a timetable when he will return to action. >>> a star studded cast for the 19th annual bobby mitchell hall of fame classic where some of the greatest athletes in the history for sports gather for fun on the links but to help raise -- gather together for fun on the links but to help raise money for fighting listen open a and leukemia. billy norris is an eagle fan diagnosed with lieu keep a and while the brave young -- leukemia and while the brave youngster battles his disease he figured out his eagles. >> i love football and my parents actually made a deal. we get to be on the other person's team

. >>> for the second time, spanish cyclist, alberto contador, is the winner of the tour de france. the field finished the grueling race in paris yesterday. he beat lance armstrong by more than five minutes. armstrong finished third overall. >>> not the type of cars you expect to be rolling around in indianapolis. the details from jonathan coachman at espn news. >> good morning. it's one of the special days of the year in the world of nascar. it's the brickyard 200. 50-year-old mark martin sitting on the pole. jimmie johnson, you know how good he is. a two-time winner at the brickyard. lap five. the first lead change of the race. juan pablo montoya passes martin. he would dominate for most of the afternoon. montoya, a sizable lead. clearly, the fastest car. lap 100, montoya, still dominating. he led 92 of the first 100 laps. 116 laps total. 35 laps to go. montoya coming in to the pit. a five-second lead. montoya penalized for speeding out of the pit by nascar. he had to re-enter pit road. and he could not believe it. >> there's no way. i was only -- three green lines, from the fourt

taking a back seat to his teammate 26-year-old alberto contador of spain. armstrong says, however, he will race again. >>> senior british open maryland's fred funk started the day one stroke off the lead and then forced his way into a three-way playoff. first hole, the tacoma park needs this to stay alive and didn't get it. just left he settled for third. second playoff laurent roberts the short par for the win after mark mack noel tee. >>> nascar at the brick yard dale earnhardt, jr. has a problem. his engine going up in smoke. that finished his day and on this day the track belonged to jimmie johnson. his second straight win at the brick yard. his third overall. and with that, he has earned the right to smooch the brick. >>> soccer, usa and mexico in the gold cup. it was ugly. down 4-0 mexico showing no mercy. in the 90th minute they put another one past troy perkins. mexico smacks usa 5-0. >>> and with days to go until the redskins opening training camp we have a packed edition of sports plus plenty to talk about. tonight brian mitchell joins us and hold

at alberto contador wins the 15th stage and posting a commanding one and a half minute overall lead.ly tonight. the celebrity golf championship wraps up in lake tahoe. it was our first chash. now he is using one arm, and it doesn't doesn't work. barkley may be the worst golfer on the planet. he finished dead last again. troim tried to qualify for the u.s. open, but he didn't make it. he finished second behind jim rhoden. apparently golf is in the genes 6 quarterbacks. chris chandler, pretty good player, finished 21st. that is not good enough for his standards because he decides he doesn't want the pursuiter any more. if i did that every time i hit a bad putt, we would have an aluminum shortage in this country. that is going to do it for sports. we will be right back. [ female announcer ] one size fits all. myth. ♪ head & shoulders is just for dandruff. myth. the fact is, head & shoulders does more than ordinary shampoos and conditioners. it gives you... seven scalp and hair benefits including relieving dryness, itch and irritation. fact. one size may not fit all, but beautiful, 100%

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the guy he lost to, alberto contador -- these two guys don't like each other. got a history. lance, to his credit, was gracious in defeat. >> i wanted to come in first. but sometimes in sport, there's somebody that's better. i was that guy for serve years. the great thing about the tour is the best guy always wins. >> michael phelps won his first major meet in the olympics. the slowest on the team in the 400 meter free style relay in the championships in rome, but americans took first thanks to the anchorman, nathan adrian. the fancy swim suits were banned by the sports governing body. stay classy. a philly fan pointed a laser at cardinals' batter julio lugo. see the green thing going across him when they were hosting st. louis this weekend? they did the same thing with albert pujols. they thought maybe somebody was trying to shoot him. they didn't know what the laser was. the fan was never caught. some amazing video to show you here at an indy car race. tony kanaan's car burst into flames as he was leaving the pit. this is in edmonton, canada. the fuel hose di

just minutes ago, alberto contador won the touched. the second victory for the spanish cyclist. seven-time winner lance armstrong will join contador at the podium. it seems hard to believe when she made her stunning announcement to quit but alaska governor sarah palin is stepping down today. 5,000 people are expected at her annual picnic which is now the official farewell from office. dan springer is live in fairbanks, alaska. the soon to be former governor is serving hot dogs today, is she? >> hot dogs and salmon burgers, of course, in fairbanks, alaska, right, jennifer? the final stop of the goodbye civilian tour and it is here in fairbanks where she had her inauguration ball two and a half years ago. we are expecting about five thousand people to show up to say goodbye to her, pose for pictures and get her autograph and at 3:00 local time she will be on the stage giving a final speech. 20 minutes we are expecting to thank the people of alaska for supporting her over the years and then after that the lieutenant governor is sworn in and she officially steps down as governor of

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the tour de france, alberto contador celebrating with some sham pain. wee win the tour de-- champagne. he would win the tour de france for the second time. lance armstrong finishes with an impressive third place finish. he's 37 years old. i'm dave feldman. we'll go one on one with the redskins jim zorn. let's go back to you. >> thank you. >>> showers and storms pretty much out of here for the night. i was just focused on feldy. >> how cue not be. >> exactly. >> gary has our forecast. >> dave, did you hear that? i'm not focused on feldy even though i could touch him if i wanted to. stay with us. your workweek weather is coming back.  ( sighs ) ( music throughout ) hey bets, can i borrow a quarter? sure, still not dry? i'm trying to shrink them. i st weight and now some clothes are too big. how did you do it? simple stuff. eating rht and i switch to whole grain. whole grain... studieshow that people who eat more whole grain tend to have a healthier body weight. multigrain cheerios has five whole gins... and 110 calories per light

mountains, twists and turns and enduring that from behind the leader his 26-year-old teammate alberto contadorut by holding on to third place in saturday's leg of the race, which some say is one of the hardest climbs in cycling, armstrong has secured a corner on the winner's podium. >> on to his wheel. >> reporter: 37-year-old former champ may not have found victory in his comeback tour but he's managed an even tougher feat. finally winning the hearts and minds of france. yes, the same people who taunted him the last time he was racing here in 2005. when he was constantly dogged by negative headlines and a critical press. >> never that champion that they wanted, the guy that they saw, the suffering on his face every instant or every second of the day. the people are actually yelling at you along the side of the road. >> reporter: perhaps a humbler lance supporting his teammates and joking around with competitors and fans have worked the charm, winning him supporters among the french for the first time. >> he won so many times here in tour de france, like we our hearts. >> fight against drug an

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first place went to armstrong's teammate, alberto contador of spain. contador also won in 2007. if armstrong was deejected abou finishing third, he didn't show it. in fact he said it was healthy for his kids to see him not win for change. dr. sanjay gupta spoke exclusively with armstrong immediately afterwards. >> coming in first, is that something you thought about? did you care? you're right, it's not about the bike. did you about you do you care if you come in first or not? >> well, i wanted to come in first. but sometimes in sports there's somebody that's better. and i was that guy for seven years. and i never understood what it felt like to get second or third. i'm 38 now and you race guys that are 24, 25 or 26 and they're fast, they're strong. they have acceleration. they have all of the things that you had at that age. and you get third. that's what's the great thing about the tour, is that the best man always wins. >> you could see more of dr. sanjay gupta's exclusive interview with lance armstrong on "american morning" tomorrow morning, 6:00 a.m. armstrong talks candidl

races for team astana and that a decision will eventually have to be made whether armstrong or alberto contadore the leader and thus have the others supporting him. if it turns out lance is that man, then what is already an astonishing story will have one left. >> when venus williams lost the championship last saturday at wimbledon, she told the crowd that her opponent played better. she was right. usually when you lose, the other person does play better. in this case the bone was her sister, serena, and we can only hope serena was listening because unfortunately the only time you serena admit her conqueror had a better game is when it's her sister, and even then it comes begrudgingly. venus' runner up speech was grateful and admirable. she said serena was too good on that day. it would be nice if serena offered those words when she loses rather than saying she blew it or gave it away. it may be the only part of her game that's not first class. these two women have chance to leave their mark all over the tennis world. let's hope one such mark is paying tribute to other players who beat them fai

alberto contador and lance armstrong having at it. think it's hot out there in the pacific northwest, you ain't seen nothing yet. josh levs is here to tell us all about it. it's good. >> it's anger. this is angry. we'll show it to you. >> it's been heated. >> it's one of the top stories on dotcom. we have photos of them together. we'll show you one of the headlines. here it is. contador, i will never admire armstrong. he went back -- they were teammates. >> they were teammates. >> he went back after winning, he went back to his town near madrid and said something. i have a graphic of his quote. i want everyone to see what the quote that he said once he said about lance armstrong. this is what he said. my relationship with lance armstrong is nonexistent. check this out, tony, even if he is a great champion, i have never had admiration for him and i never will. let's see one more. he goes on to say basically more, he's not respecting the man, it hurt the team and it didn't help the dynamics and he said in a sense they paid a price. now

armstrong wasn third place, six seconds behi the leer, and two second be the forite, teamate alberto contador of spain. armstrong y be chasing a personal aomplishment but he's reful to talk about the team. >> think it's a team, myself and albeo and andreas, we went a lng way today. reporter: today's leg i probably going to be ending in about an hour or so. it is one of the most demanding days of the tour de france. it's 110 mile throughthe mountains. it's the equivalent of cmbing mount everest three imes. this stage is often decisivein figuring out who's ging to win in the end. alex? >> are you kidding? like climng mount everest three times? >> reporter: bec of all the times you have to go up hills and go up mountains in this. it's lik climbing thre mount everts ove three das. this entire race islike ruing a marathon every day for three weeks. >> that's just unbelievable. well, pretty exciting. i can't believe it's been since 2005 either. when you said that, it like what? it's been that long? all t. jo yg inlondon, thanyou so much. >> thanks, alex. >>we are waiting for the president to speak

. >>> just moments ago, alberto contador of spain won the tour de france. today lance armstrong, seven-time winner, is set to place third. for more, i'm joined by nbc's keith miller. good morning, keith. what can you tell us about the race? >> well, it was a thrilling finish but just about everybody knew that contador was going to do it, he was so far out in points. in fact, lance armstrong had a good tour de france. coming in third is not shabby considering just how difficult that race is. but nonetheless, contador was leading. unless there had been some sort of calamitous accident in the end, he was set to win the tour de france. that hasn't put lance armstrong off the idea of in fact going after another try at the tour. he had this comment before the associated press. he said, "i wouldn't change anything about my performance. the tactics about performance, sure, will change some things next year, but looking back at this season, we did everything we wanted to do." so he's already planning his comeback, yet again at 37 years old, the oldest man to ever wi

as he came back to win and in a way he succeeded mostly by turning the other guys in the race alberto contadorthers into supporting actors even when he was chasing them through the al s. oh, sure you know the ultimate mat winner will be stewart cink. he is always the hero of his own drama. so it was this time, he was absolutely right when he wrote his book, it's not about the bike. it's always about minimum about him. please join us again next sunday for another edition of "the sports reporters" we're on each sunday morning at 9:00 a.m. eastern time right here on espn

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his teammate, alberto contador, of spain came in second.he racer from luxembourg was third overall. if he was disappointed, he said it was healthy for his kids to see him not win for a change. cnn's chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta spoke exclusively with armstrong immediately afterward. >> coming in first, is that something you thought about? did you care? you write, it's not about the bike. do you care if you come in first or not? >> well, i wanted to come in first. but sometimes in sports, there's somebody that's better. and i was that guy for seven years. i never understood what it felt like to get second or third. i'm 38 now. you race guys that are 24, 25, 26. they're fast. they're strong. they have acceleration. they have all of the things that you had at that age. you get third. that's what's the great thing about the tour. the best man always wins. >> hm. you cansy more of dr. sanjay gupta's exclusive interview with armstrong on "american morning" tomorrow morning, 6:00 a.m. >>> your feedback. it's crazy too. coming up. l

he's fighting not just the riders from other team, but another star on his own team, spaniard alberto contador ahead of him in second place. >> these two riders at one stage in the tour will have to go head to head. but contador said, if lance attacks in the mountains, he won't chase him. >> reporter: the punishing climbs through the alps where armstrong has usually triumphed, are still to come next week, and they will determine whether the phenomenal story of lance armstrong is over or still rolling along. mark phillips, cbs news, london. >> what do you guys say? is he going to do it this time around? >> you know, he owns the mountains. he's in the mountains, and supposedly he just takes off. >> contador is an absolute beast. they have an amazing team. it's absolutely phenomenal. >> we've learned before when we've counted him out, and he's come back. he's incredible. >> they're putting out this press like he's in third. i think this is part of the whole hustle, you know. >> do you? >> you have to think about this. we're talking about a matter of seconds that separate all of these guys. >> of

but as the cyclist sprinted in paris on sunday, it was armstrong's teammate, alberto contador who tookminutes slower was third. at 37 years old he says, it's a result he's still proud of. >> i can't complain. for an old fart, not so bad. >> with the race behind him, armstrong and his teammates raised a plastic cup to one of the most demanding sporting events in the world. they loop 220 miles around france and riders average 25 miles an hour over a course that's roughly the distance from new york to salt lake city. it includes 64 uphill sections. the most grueling, 13 miles long. armstrong made cycling history when he won the tour de france every year between 1999 and 2005. 2009 was his first tour de france after a four-year break. and it appears it was just a warm-up. armstrong says he's already planning his next win in 2010. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. >> he's already announced he's going to have a brand new team and not bad for an old fart. >> 37. >> don't forget, it was just a couple of months before this tour he broke his collarbone. >> yup. >> that's right. >> he's superma

. >>> alberto contador of spain won the tour de france on sunday, his second win in three years. seven-time champion lance armstrong finished with an impressive third place. it is now 7:14. you're up to date right now. >>> after 3 1/2 years of retirement, that's the way to do it. he'll do better next year, i'm sure. >>> meredith and ann are enjoying a vacation up on new york's lake george. tomorrow al and i will team up down in key west, florida. al is there already getting a head start on the umbrella drinks. al, good morning. >> that's right. i've got a maitai for you, my friend. first let's look at your weather. there has been some severe weather going on but we've also got heat out west. that's our big story. >> we saw some more showers and storms earlier this morning. since cleared out, just very tropical humid at this time. partly cloudy skies, a 40% chance of scattered showers and storms >> more from here in key west, florida a little bit later on. >>> now to the economy and the looming question is the recession finally over? wall street begins the week on a roll, up 9 of

alberto contador celebrating. he would win the tour de france for the second time in three years.strong capped his return with a 3 place finish. the second older rider to reach the tour podium. he's 37 years old. >>> motor cross star ronnie renner breaking his world record for the second time. >> check this out. he broke the motorcycle high jump for the third time in front of a crowd in chicago. he hoped to hit 59 feet but went beyond that making the new record 63 feet and 5 inches. >> i don't know how they measure that. >>> time now is 7:47. coming up next, she's probably best known as margine heffman on big love. >> jennifer good win will join us live. holly. >> reporter: how many women out there are comfortable caring for their car? we're live at curry's auto service in arlington where being free male friendly happens to be a specialty. we'll explain it all live next on fox 5 morning news. calculating for getaway. ♪ find your way to a perfect destination at busch gardens... and water country usa... where family-fun surrounds you... and world-class des astound. start at buschgar