alex rodriguez is one good swing away from delivering to the yankees. foul back here and it's still 2-2. >> tigers missed a chance in the bottom of the sixing when the they lost cabrera. the yankees put the first two on here in the seventh. so far, haven't done anything with the chance. it's been a problem for the yankees, 0-6 tonight with runners in scoring position. alex rodriguez, full count. >> that was a terrific splitter to rodriguez. he did not go around. great bat control by a-rod. >> tie ball with a guy fifth on the all-time home run list. first base open, it is not even a consideration, right now to pitch around rodriguez with robinson cano on deck. 637 career home runs. jim leyland coming right after granderson, got the strikeout, coming right after rodriguez with a full count now, first base open, two outs. >> rodriguez puts the bat down and out to grab it, second baseman and benoit does a great job for the tigers in the top of the seventh. here's the pitch that got kevin long ejected. then joe girardi -- ejected. granderson and the yankees

alex rodriguez is one good swing away from delivering to the ees. foul back here and it's still 2-2. >> tigers missed a chance in the bottom of the sixing when the they lost cabrera. the yankees put the first two on here in the seventh. so far, haven't done anything with the chance. it's been a problem for the yankees, 0-6 tonight with runners in scoring position. alex rodriguez, full count. >> that was a terrific splitter to rodriguez. he did not go around. great bat control by a-rod. >>ie ball with a guy fifth on the all-time home run list. first base open, it is not even a consideration, right now to pitch around rodriguez with robinson cano on deck. 637 career home runs. jim leyland coming right after granderson, got the strikeout, coming right after rodriguez with a full count now, first base open, two outs. >> rodriguez puts the bat down and out to grab it, second baseman and benoit does a great job for the tigers in the top of the seventh. here's the pitch that got kevin long ejected. then joe girardi -- ejected. granderson and the yankees de

. >>> alex rodriguez joins baseball royalty. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry, and here are some of your top headlines this morning. shelly zimmerman, the wife of george zimmerman, has been charged with allegedly lying a judge about how much money she and her husband had available at a bail hearing. the man who shot trayvon martin had been released on a $150,000 bond but the couple actually had thousands of dollars available from a wed site. >>> she has been sentenced to eight years in prison for helping him evade arrest for 16 years. she had pleaded guilty in march. >>> legendary mobster henry hill has died at age 69. hill's life story was the basis for the movie "good fellows." hill reformed later in life and was a frequent guest on the howard stern show. >>> and take a look at this. a tornado-like wind swirled through italy yesterday causinging damage and uprooting trees. winds were not fast enough to qualify as a twister and there were no injuries. >> you can b

. >>> coming up, game one of the nba finals and alex rodriguez joins baseball royalty. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. welcome back to "first look." >>> shelly zimmerman, the wife of george zimmerman has been charged with lying to a judge about how much money she and her husband had available at a bail hearing. the man who shot trayvon martin had been released on $150,000 bond, but the couple actually had thousands of dollars in donations from a website. >>> katherine gregg, the girlfriend of reputed mobster white in bolger has been sentenced to prison for helping him evade arrest for six years. >>> legendary mobster henry hill has decide at age 69. his life story was the basis for the movie, "goodfellas." hill reformed late anywhere life and was a frequent guest on the howard stern show. >>> a tornado-like wind swirled through venice, italy. causing damage. winds weren't fast enough to officially qualify as a tornado and there were no injuries. >>> and you can bid on george washington's personal copies of the u.s. constitution and bill of rights later this month

you're looking at yankee great alex rodriguez. a number of young fans standing alongside him. we'll tell you why in a few moments. meantime i'm ann curry alongside willie geist, al roker and savannah guthrie. matt has the morning off. a question working women have been wrestling with for generations. >> juggle careers and raising kids. one article writes you can't have it all. she's really set off a firestorm of debate online. we'll hear from her directly coming up. >> speaking of high-powered women, we have the women's soccer team heading to the olympics. we'll share their dream. >> first natalie morales has a check of the top stories at the news desk. good morning. >> good morning, everyone. parts of florida drenched today, tropical storm debby is parked in the gulf of mexico. the super soaker could dump another 20 inches of rain today. not only is flooding a concern but debby spun off isolated tornadoes killing at least one person. another person is missing in rough surf off alabama. attorneys for convicted child sex abuser jerry sandusky are contemplating an appeal while h

. >> baseball's alex rodriguez to treat a nagging knee and shoulder injury. today a-rod says he feels great. kobe bryant said it did wonders for his damage knee. >> elite athletes push us. frankly they have the desire and means to seek out novel treatment. >> it sunt just pro athletes hobbled by bad knees or aching backs. estimated 26 million americans live with the agony of chronic back pain and millions more with crippling oes owe arthritis with knee injuries. i'm one of them. this winter my back pain gotten so bad i couldn't stand or walk. i went to germmy at the end of january to be treated by this doctor. mcgrady had the treatment on his bad knee in 2010. >> i could tell difference in my knee. >> what did it feel stronger? >> not only did it feel stronger, but less pain. and sure enough, i felt better before i left. >> did it get better and better? >> better and better, gooder and gooder. since the time i hurt my knee, it was the best i've ever felt. >> mcgrady played in season with the atlanta hawks. >> the key ingredient, the patient's own blood. >> it

he's slugger alex rodriguez took a swing into the record book with his 23rd grand slam tying lou gehrigost all time. the u.s. open is completely sold out and i'm guessing most of the gallery will be following tiger woods, phil mickelson and bob emma watson. woods is back for the open. when did he win his last major? >> about four years ago >> impressive. 2008. he is stuck on 14 career majors and he is tired of hearing about it >> even if i do win a major it will be, you are not to 18. there's always something with you guys and i have dealt with that my entire career and ever since i was an amateur and playing all the way,,,,,,,,,,,,,

he's slugger alex rodriguez took a swing into the record book with his 23rd grand slam tying lou gehrig most all time. the u.s. open is completely sold out and i'm guessing most of the gallery will be following tiger woods, phil mickelson and bob emma watson. woods is back for the open. when did he win his last major? >> about four years ago >> impressive. 2008. he is stuck on 14 career majors and he is tired of hearing about it >> even if i do win a major it will be, you are not to 18. there's always something with you guys and i have dealt with that my entire career and ever since i was an amateur and [ male announcer ] it would be easy for u.s. olympian meb keflezighi to deposit checks at the nearest citibank branch. ♪ like this one. ♪ or this one. ♪ or, maybe this one. ♪ but when it's this easy to use citibank mobile check deposit at home...why would he? ♪ woooo! [ male announcer ] citibank mobile check deposit. easier banking. every step of the way. [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range

alex rodriguez without a home run. it ends up a 6-4 gig is run.y lead the rose by 4 games in the division race. >>> michael phelps is the worlds greatest swimmer. that's a nice title. also one that motivates his challengers. they are going after him at the olympic trials in omaha. his primary adversary is brian losee. he defeated him yesterday and the individual medley. they met in the pool again tonight in the 200. phelps cannot check him down the stretch. they meet again tomorrow in the final top two earned a spot in the olympic games. >>> a major college football announcement in washington dc. the big schools will determine a champion with a 14 playoff. that begins in the 2014 seasons. four playoff teams will be picked by a committee. bowl games will service playoff games. this will do away with the bcs system that's been used since 1998. >> this is huge news. people have been wanting this to happen for years. what do you think lex. >> play it on the field. >> thanks, mark. coming up, make way. how these fuzzy little guys got into trouble and h

alex rodriguez tied the game with a grand slam. 23rd of his career matches lou gehrig's all-time mark. nick swisher followed that up with a home run of his own, a two-run bomb that gave new york the lead. the yanks tagged the braves for six in the eighth and won it, 6-4. mets also put up six in an inning. ike davis capped off the seventh with a 3-1 blast to right. mets over the rays, 11-2. >>> enough of the home runs. how about some defense. a's and rockies. cliff pennington hit one deep but not deep enough. tyler colvin climbed the ladder and made the leaping grab. rob pennington of an assured home run. unfortunately not enough. the a's won it, 8-5. >>> finally, catch of the night, not by a player but by a fan. a fly ball into foul territory. the phils' mike fontenot was there, but this kid wanted it more and he made the grab over fontenot. sign him up, the phils could have used that kind of glove in the outfield. they lost to the twins, 11-7. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >> announcer: early today sports is brought to you by ice blue aqua develo

. >>> in atlanta, the braves had a 4-0 lead in the eighth but alex rodriguez hit a grand slam.p the game and sigh yankee great, lou gehrig for most career slams. with 23. in the same inning, nick swisher hit a two-run homer and the yanks win this one 6-4. >>> when we come back on a wednesday, tough luck for two turtles. they've been around for a century but decided they've been togeher long enough. decided they've been together long enough. all over my body.d thisn it just wouldn't go away. my doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia, thought to be the result of overactive nerves that cause chronic widespread pain. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. i learned lyrica can provide significant relief from fibromyalgia pain. and for some people, it can work in as early as the first week of treatment. so now i can plan my days and accomplish more. lyrica is not for everyone. lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worsening depression, or unusual changes in mood or behavior, or any swelling or

alex rodriguez does damage with the small ball. jeter comes in to score. rbi number 1954 for a-rod. 9th inning, curtis granderson, that's big ball. solo shot, yankees roll. explain why. >> that's what happens. we had opportunities, we just didn't capitalize. on base early in the ball game. i guess didn't deliver. it's baseball. >> it is baseball. baltimore still hanging in, in the al east. 6th inning, simmons from the netherlands. i think this ball is headed to the netherlands. gone, atlanta beach baltimore 4- 2. all right, the last time tiger woods went under par in the first round of a u.s. open, 2002, he won it that year. yesterday he fired a 69 on a course some described as brutal. impressive? yeah. quote, that was all tiger said woods' player partner, that was also the first round. how about second round? started well. tiger on the third hole. a little short here for bird. he knocks it in and moan while, the first round leader was imploding, so woods was in the lead. he gave up the lead, but on 13, getting it back. now he is tied for the lead at 1 und

alex rodriguez up with the bases loaded, hits one to left, that sneaks out of the yard. that's a game-tying grand slam and a-rod matches lou gehrig's all-time major league mark for career dwrand slams with 23. yankees added a couple more from nick swisher, they're on top of the a.l. east. they've got the best record in the american league. >>> more disturbing details coming out in the child sexual abuse case against former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky. mike mcqueary testified he saw sandusky molesting a young boy in the campus locker room in 2001. coach joe paterno was contacted the next day. and said the school's athletic director was informed of the incident. but it was never reported to police. two witnesses have testified about the alleged abuse. six more victims due to take the stand. the 68-year-old san ducky is charged with 352 criminal counts could face a sentence of more than 500 years in prison if he's convicted. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," secretary of state hillary clinton calls out russia in public for supplying syria

yankee star derek jeter as well as alex rodriguez made the list giants.manning of the >> that websites to a cheating spouse as. people look at tim tebow as a because he is not the kind of guy. maybe that's what it is. >> i can see david beckham and a -- a-rod. >> much more in the next hour. crowds gathered outside the today'scourt ahead of big decision. have a preview of the expected reform.n health care >> lisa baden has a look at traffic, which is not bad on 395 road heading into the city. adam caskey has the forecast. that's a different story. hot th we expect a final decision from the supreme court on constitutionality of the obama health care law. >> a fire breaks out of a local shop and the owner thinks he was targeted. >> also, temperatures are on the wave had theirt way.

alex rodriguez making history.his 23rd grand slam last night naching the a-- matching all time record by lou gehrig. a soccer match leading to violent riots in poland. >> ugly fights breaking out between fans before and during the match between rivals poland and russia. police using rubber bullets and water cans to try to tame the crowd. at least 50 people were hurt and 150 were arrested. the match ending in a tie 1-1. the time now 40 after the hour. still to come no this isn't kansas. a rare tornado tearing through a historic town. >> next do you think your dog may love you more than your wife? dr. ab low is here to tell you if this is normal or not. stay with us. it's time to live wider awake. only the beautyrest recharge sleep system combines the comfort of aircool memory foam layered on top of beautyrest pocketed coils to promote proper sleeping posture all night long. the revolutionary recharge sleep system... from beautyrest. it's you, fully charged. >> at least 56 people were killed in a series of car bombin

. >> baseball's alex rodriguez to treat a nagging knee and shoulder injury. today a-rod says he feels great. kobe bryant said it did wonders for his damage knee. >> elite athletes push us. frankly they have the desire and means to seek out novel treatment. >> it sunt just pro athletes hobbled by bad knees or aching backs. estimated 26 million americans live with the agony of chronic back pain and millions more with crippling oes owe arthritis with knee injuries. i'm one of them. this winter my back pain gotten so bad i couldn't stand or walk. i went to germmy at the end of january to be treated by this doctor. mcgrady had the treatment on his bad knee in 2010. >> i could tell difference in my knee. >> what did it feel stronger? >> not only did it feel stronger, but less pain. and sure enough, i felt better before i left. >> did it get better and better? >> better and better, gooder and gooder. since the time i hurt my knee, it was the best i've ever felt. >> mcgrady played in season with the atlanta hawks. >> the key ingredient, the patient's own blood. >> it

alex rodriguez also had a homer as the yankees ruined gordonez day. >>> expectations high for the calthe number one ranked team in the country. the bears in an elimination game today against alabama. then daniel henderson got into one with a runner aboard. henderson's 16th homer of the year makes it 6-2. the winner to advance on monday. but by the fifth. we tie it back 6-2. then padding a lead on a single shot. al baa ma wins 5-two ends cal's season -- alabama wins 5-2, ends cal's season. >>> the cardinal wrapped up its own regional tonight over pepperdine. >>> the bears score on this try going on to win 26-7 for the second year in a row. the national championship was won by darthmuth. >>> the miami heat were built to win nba championships but once again the heat may be feeling the heat as the nba play offs get deeper. miami in boston tonight tied at 89. the final seconds of regulation. he throws up a tough shot at the buzzer and they go to overtime. the celtics had blown an 18 point lead in regulation, they were down 2-0 as haslum did not miss that time. celtics trail by one. rondo f

here's another one for sports fans, alex rodriguez or jason bay? >> jason bay? >> all right, a-rod was born in new york city. jason bay is a canadian. i didn't think we would stump you. that's the point. and to put a law enforcement official in that untenable position, i think is really something we have to think hard about in this country. >> you know what, you're right. and one of the -- when you think of the police, you think of the radios, their cars, you think of their guns, you think of their training. but you know what? one of the most important if not the most important aspects that the police have in defending us and protecting us and serving and protecting us are the eyes and ears of the american people, the public out there. you cannot break down that trust. there's limited resources and i want the police going after drug dealers, murderers, rapists, not the windex wielding lady cleaning. >> there's a lot more coming up. stay with us. >>> hello, miami. it is great to be back in cleveland. it's good to be back in philadelphia. >> it don't mean a thing

yankees' alex rodriguez tide lou gehrig's record grand slams at 23.y. lifted to a win over atlanta. a-rod ranks fifth on the all time list, 639 homers. willie mays in fourth at 660, impressive record. >> hammering hang, and the babe, and barry bonds, top three. >> right. a-rod know house to score. -- close how to score. >> it's good. yes he does off the diamond. >> that too. >> uh-huh. >>> still ahead in this half-hour, what your shoes say about yourself. >> yours stink, by the way. >> funky. >>> plus, the widow versus the g.f. with a multimillion dollar fortune at stake. you are watching "world news now." ood thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs. call today to request a free decision guide to help you better understand

alex rodriguez making history when he hit his 23rd. i will not give it away. go. 23rd grand slam . matching the all-time record held by lou garrett who passed away. >> and soccer match. before the soccer match, we had violence between owen and russia. - poland and russia. ugly fights breaking out. poland and russia. bad blood between them. police trying to tame the crowd. the match ended in a one-one tie with poland scoring in the 57th minute. that's what is happening in the world of sports . >> remember last week, i think it was friday, the president said the freist sacramentor is doing just fine. >> we created 4.3 millio jobs over the lastt twen months. over 800,000 just this year alone. the private sector is doing fine. >> but, sorry . go ahead. >> but government numbers show that it is the public sector is doing fine and the recession is destroyying all of the private wealth built over two decades. fox business charles pane is here to break it down. >> every 3years the survey is done on wealth. this goes back to 2010. the trends are getting worse. but net

alex rodriguez and left-hander andy pettitte.al hope week. good morning. thanks for being here. you were up late beating the new york mets. talk about hope week for people who don't know much about it. >> it was exciting for the fourth year. it is us going into the communicate and doing some great things for some really great people. and we're trying to convey a message to the whole community to go out and volunteer and do great things. share with your communicate. and that i think makes me the most proud is that from the steinbrenners, everybody is involved. we take a lot of pride in it. >> and andy, who will get a visit this week from the yankees but it is a surprise. how fun is that to be part of that in the moment where the fans get to see the two of you or other players and get a big day? >> it's great. it is exciting. like al just said, there are so many people doing wonderful things out there. and for us to start this, i know he doesn't want any credit for it. but jason kind of brain stormed this and got it going. and just

. >> alex rodriguez. >> james spader. i look like james spader. old james spader.he bloated james spader of now but the old one. i do. >> i'm not sure if you're in the same technology from the folks of facebook.com but here's my fake match, i believe. >> pretty. i love her! >> that's not the final decision. >> tom brady! yes! he's kind of a girl. >> what? >> here's the real one. >> oh. oh. >> who is that? >> ben afleck's wife. what's her name? >> jennifer. >> jennifer garner. pretty. >> beautiful. >> great. there you go. many happy with that? >> i am happy with that. this will be horrifying. >> who do the producers think is your match? there you go again. >> betty white! >> this is who -- >> listen. you -- >> come on. >> what's his real match? >> lassie. >> what is it? >> who is it? >> kim catrell from "sex and the city." >> isn't she the crazy one? >> this may be the actual technology. >> she's the crazy oversexed one. >> we're talking about faces, not characteristics but the web site will be called find your facemate. it doesn't debut and doesn't launch until jul