alex rodriquez wishing yankee stadium had max defender 8. ironic twist to his tenure as a yankee's player. good morning. no matter which side of the fence you sit on when it comes to his leaving this wasn't what enjoy. timing of this, if you are a yankees fan is bizarre. even though a-rod is a liability we would all agree. rays witnessed a ceremony or two in the bronx. they witnessed bigging nights from evan longoria. who homers in the first inning. 26th of the year. yankees first half boy, you knew it would happen. arod drew that up. rbi double. good for him and all the yankees fans in attendance. one for four in his as a yankee. hicks gives the insurance run. arod comes out to play 3rd base. joe puts him out there to get the applause from the crowd. cheers kick in. he leaves with hugs from team nates. a good finish for alex rodriquez. rays lose the game 6-3. they'll play the yankees again today. had to be a blast friday came time to review the game film from thursday's 17-9 preseason loss to the eagles. believe it or not cutter, the coach,

. >>> still ahead, it is expected to be the last time you see him in pinstripes as alex rodriquez getseady for his farewell. >>> today is world elephant day after the break. a look at the black market ivory trade and how some people are proposing to stop it. >>> today is world elephant day. to protect the gentle giants, 100 100 african elephants are killed every day for their ivory posts. >> tom was in africa last month. he captured pictures of the incredible animals and spoke about the black market ivory trade. >> reporter: at the airport the chinese are building a new terminal, one of many projects cline has underway in african nations. there are many chinese in africa. some engaged in wholesale slaughter and exportation of elephant ivory and rhino horns. the chinese cite that other thanks including the u.s. have some level of trade in illegal ivory. laws in the u.s. and europe are weeding such illegal trade out. >> 90% of illegal ivory right now from africa is getting into china. >> reporter: here in zambia held in secret locations such as this, the u.s. fish and wildlife authority

final game for alex rodriquez. a-rod is retiring, he need four more home runs for the magic number 700. first at bat. how about an rbi double to tie the game. waves goodbye. the yankees get the win. u.s. men's basketball had a square, 10 point win over australia. continuing group play, playing serbia. 9-2. clay thompson, puts it down for a dunk. 17-5. green is going to lob it up for jordan. 23-5 lead for the u.s. check this out, they lost that lead. the final shot of the game, down by 3. u.s. escapes with the three-point win. they will wrap up their preliminary round play on sunday. katie ledecky set the gold medal record. 13 more than china. they keep on coming. >> they sure do. something to watch. >> can't wait to see the next hehelp localal for over 300,000 nevadans, social security means a secure retetirement. but in washington, congressman joe heck supports privatizing it... turning our savings over to wall street... and risking it on the stock market. and they've donated over half a million dollars to his cam

>> a nice little treat the for you guys. 22 years ago last month i sat down with baseball's alex rodriquez. are. his debut was here at of 1984. as fate would have it his last world game was played here at fenway park and i was able to sit down with a rod for what may have been his last one-on-one interview on camera. so let's take a peek. >> as you know i put up on facebook two alex's first interview ever. do you recall that day, july 81994. we were audit there. do you remember that day? it's like yesterday. >> it does feel like yesterday. i remember that night we went it and the next day they said you can't be taking this young guy out. what have you learned from the game that you can pass on to other young players after 22 years? >> that's a loaded question but griff was a great leader. but i think for me i really look at the forward to the next of my career and that's to help out the next generation of yankees and i'm excited for them. >> isn't it ironic that you had your first interview and first game here and the last home series as a player is going to be at fenway. lots of different

yankee designated hitter alex rodriquez takes his final trip will suit up against boston. the yankee set to release him on friday. rodriquez history with the sox including when he was set to be traded to boston in 2003 before the player's association vetoed the deal. many fans will also remember his fight with jason verteck in 2004. >>> according to officials president obama has played 300th round of golf as weekend. the president also revealing his golf handicap saying he's a quote honest 13. >>> we head back to rio for more olympic coverage coming up. see why one comedian over the moon to receive her ticket to the games. >> one more day of beautiful weather. then we build the heat, humidity honey nut cheerios real honey. yeah, honey. and real patience. hurry up! comedian lesley jones going to rio. >>> guess who is going to rio? >> i'm going to rio. we slay all day. slay all day. u.s.a.. >> snl star will join nbc's coverage. her hilarious tweets and thus a.m. earned her a spot. >>> i think she will have callerful wardrobe. that's for sure. >> a hollywood star is in rio. n

should pete rose be in the hall of fame, and we are going to have the debate about alex rodriquez, he was a great player, but you know. > it is hard to imagine in a place with bonds and clemens are not getting and a-rod would. ten years in the league. you have to have ten years to be eligible for the hall of game. look, he was a great player and he is a great player, but the steroids unduly influenced his career in a big, big way and it is tough to get into the hall of fame. duke: you have covered sports and new york sports for a long time, it is safe to say he's the most controversial athlete in new is there anybody that we have talked about more in the last ten, 12 years? >> i don't think so. you can go back to joe namath before our time. >> there wasn't the social media or the internet. >> exactly. billy martin, right, and all of yankees in the late 70s, controversial team, but not the social media and he was an jeter was beloved. really, i think a unique character and look it is a sellout tonight. the game is on national tv. a-rod goes, things follow. a little reggie. he's a yanke