it's his second all-star game. he flies one into right center field. adam jones comes in to make the play. two outs. tonight's aerial coverage provided by directv. if you call yourself a sports fan, you've got to get directv. call 1-800-directv. now michael bourn willome off the bench. and bat. chipper jones was in this spot so he will end his all-star career with a base hit. he bounced one through the right side. now bourn, his teammate, foul tips it for strike 1. desmond is having a great year. michael bourn in his second all-star game a two-time gold glove award winner. the guy has the most stolen bases in baseball since 2008. he can fly. >> tim: the atlanta braves have inch ahead of the new york mets. they are four off and the mets four and a half off. >> joe: strike 3. inning is over. we go to the bottom of the eighth. the a.l. will bat, trailing the national league by 8. even though i could do it 100 times better and taller than seacrest. he's not going to be satisfied until he takes over the entire planet. o

it's his second all-star game. he flies one into right center field. adam jones comes in to make the play. two outs. tonight's aerial coverage provided by directv. if you call yourself a sports fan, you've got to get directv. call 1-800-directv. now michael bourn will come off the bench. and bat. chipper jones was in this spot so he will end his all-star career with a base hit. he bounced one through the right side. now bourn, his teammate, foul tips it for strike 1. desmond is having a great year. michael bourn in his second all-star game a two-time gold glove award winner. the guy has the most stolen bases in baseball since 2008. he can fly. >> tim: the atlanta braves have inch ahead of the new york mets. they are four off and the mets four and a half off. >> joe: strike 3. inning is over. we go to the bottom of the eighth. the a.l. will bat, trailing the national league by 8. even though i could do it 100 times better and taller than seacrest. he's not going to be satisfied until he takes over the entire planet.

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the all-star game.emotional moment. his mother and grandmother wiping away tears. i'm janelle wang for jessica aguire. >> i'm raj mathai. the giants are the talk of the nation. the spirit and skill that captivated us and was put on full display for everyone to see. for the first time in 40 years, a giant is named the all-star mvp. nbc bay area is in san francisco, but kansas city is the site of the big game where the giants seized the spotlight. >> the 83rd all-star game was the all giants game as they made their presence known early and often. cabrera was named most valuable player after the game. >> thank you. my mom and grandmother and family here. i made mvp and thank you everybody to tank. >> as you might expect, a lost praise from his current teammates and former ones. derek jeter always roots for him unless they are playing him. raj? >> thank you. what an emotional night for cabrera. his mother and grandmother. we will check back later from kansas city. this was a night like no other. four giants

but chipper jones is now on the all-star team.'s go for tennis fans -- sarah rita williams took another step toward her fifth title. she had chances to her eighth wimbledon semifinal. now to the x games. trying to clear a 50 foot gap and look at this. he clears about 45 feet. he only broke his ankle in this crash. the rally cars are designed for crashes and that's the shot of the day. at the baseball park, the nationals and giants are getting ready. the big story is chipper jones and brice harper gets that much closer to his first all-star game. >> >> we just have to be patient with this weather. >> more heavy thunderstorms for frederick and washington county. severe thunderstorms in maryland and we will track those during that evening. hot and humid with partly cloudy skies. there will be storms in the afternoon and we hope they will clear out before fireworks tomorrow. you can keep up at wjla.com will have a live blog if it gets too close. check us out. >> we will be back at 11:00. have a good one.

the nationals have three, maybe four all-stars this year. only if fans can help out and tigger -- tiger wins his own tournament again and reaches a career milestone. those stories are later in sports. brian. >>> if you have a story idea, call the fox 5 tipline, 202-895- 3,000 shoot an e mail to foxfivetips@wttg.com.  . >>> at this hour, baltimore gas and electric company working to restore the power to the customers around the region. the power is restored to 65% of bge customers. joining us on the phone, is rachel from bge. as far as our viewing area goes, parts of minutegomery county, prince georges county and arundel county, which is hardest hit? >> honestly, our entire service territory is hit hard. i think that prince georges county has seen some high numbers. >> how are you deciding which neighborhoods to tackle first? >> this is a great question. our restoration priority, start with critical infrastructure and that is 911 centers, hospitals, water treatment plants, pumping stations. after that, we start -- in addition to, th

his first time as an all-star. what a season the giants had, and pitcher matt cain got the nod but not as a starter. >> always watched the all-star games and the home run derby so so to have an opportunity to play in one and watch the home run derby. i'm really excited. >> it's a dream come true when you are a little kid and be in the all-star game, the world series, when you be selected to be all-star game, that better for you. you happy. >> it's going to be fun. there's nothing even better than having buster back there as well, and what melky has been doing and pablo. >> mike: after buster missed last year it's great for him to get in. pablo missed several games with a broken hand, and he also gets a nod, and if you're looking for your favorite player you can see the national league and the american league all-star ros es on our web site. >> the giants celebrated the 2010 world series team. and remember when snow scooped up darren through out the first pitch and jt scooped it up again. 'arroyo, too close to vogel

and strauss berg, first time all-star, 2.81era. here he is about heading to kansas city. >> going to be a tremendous experience and a huge honor for me. it's amazing to think where i was a year ago. it's great to see all the hard work paid off. it's not done. it's only halfway point in the year and we still have a long ways to go. >> today the nats getting off to a quick start against the braves. zimmerman in first, off the wall. bryce harper, 19, the kid can fly. he does. two-run double. nats up 2-0. four batters later, now 3-0. watch michael bourne, gets by him. desmond scores easily. four runs, first inning and the nats pour it on from there. top of the 6th, 4-1. from virginia beach, that one might end up in virginia beach. hammering that hudson offering. third homer in the last eight games. nats double up the braves, 8-4 to take two of three. >> going in the right direction. what we're capable of, and to see us start doing it, nine hits a ball game, that should be our low with the talent on this ball club. >>> let's not forget

all-star appearance. >> like a kid in a candy store. ing it all in, i think. fortunately i'm able to share with my two teammates. that's what i think it's about. we've had a good first half. it's the first time in a while the orioles have had multiple guys in the all-star game. it's just a testament to how we're playing the game. >> that's the best part about this all-star game for me is before the last seven years orioles had representatives here with teammates. that makes it easier, too. with guys you are with all the time makes it more comfortable. >> i was drafted in 2001 so it's special to see how things have come since then. and obviously having three representatives at the all-star game kind of shows that we have some good talent here now and people probably need to start taking it a little bit more serious. >> so including desmond seven all-stars between the o's and the nationals. that is mark trumbull in the first round and this ball was a laser. looked like it was never going to come down. finally lands on the roof. big papi is

the all-star game is tonight. cbs's "late show with david letterman" hooked up the remote for an all-star top ten. >> and number one fun fact from your new york yankees, ladies and gentlemen, all-star shortstop derek jeter. derek? >> oh, crap, the game's tomorrow? >> that's right, the game's tomorrow, ladies and gentlemen. >> of course, the 83rd all-star game is tonight in kansas city. >>> the clock is ticking for lance armstrong. the seven-time winner of the tour de france has until saturday to fight charges he took performance-enhancing drugs. yesterday he went on the pcharges dropped. to get those but as seth doane reports, a judge quickly took the air out of that lawsuit. >> reporter: the lawsuit armstrong filed accuses usada of conducting a process that is rigged and that violates his constitutional rights, adding that the anti-doping agency has a vendetta. armstrong's legal team wants usada's case dropped because it could ban him from athletic competition and strip the cyclist of his unprecedented seven tour

about an hour away from first pitch of the mid summer classic of the 2012 major league baseball all-star game right behind me at kaufmann stadium on big fox. the place is just about packed with the best players in all of baseball fighting for home field advantage in the world series, american league, national league. game starts 8:00 eastern time. 7:00 kansas city barbecue time on the big fox broadcast network. they invited us here to check out the action on an absolutely beautiful night for the national past time. a nice and chilly 97 degrees here in kansas city today. fully 10 degrees cooler than t was just one week ago and a perfect night for baseball. but all the festivities tempered by some big news and mixed news for the millions of americans who are out of work across our nation. first, the good, the number of job openings in may reportedly the second highest for a single month since the recession began way back in 2008. according to the u.s. labor department u.s. employers advertise 3.6 million jobs. that's 200,000 more jobs than the previo month. but at the same time, the number

that only happens at an all- star game.the game top of the 1st bases juiced for the national leaguers. it's pablo sandoval taking justin verlander to deep right. it's in the sun and off the wall and clearing the bases. part of a five-run 1st inning in the nl tying the record of most runs scored in the 1st record of any all-star game. gio pitched in the bottom of the 3rd quite well, three up, three down, his only inning of work that included a strikeout of mike napoli. gio said later he's glad he only went one inning because his energy was down. while gio was doing his thing, stephen strasburg was getting loose and pitched bottom of the 4th. before he could melky cabrera makes it count, 8-0 national league. harper likes it from the dugout. cabrera goes to show some young to former yankee teammate robinson cano and he gives him no love. strasburg pitched a scoreless 4th but needed help from his defense. he got it from ryan braun. here's harper making his all- star debut in the 5th. he would walk his first at bat and put those

all-star appearance ever.e field advantage for the world series will be up for grabs. catch baseball's mid-summer classic starting right now on your local fox station. >> bill: the o'reilly factor is on. tonight: >> corporate greed and corruption and deceit are taking our country from us. >> the president has become a tyrant. we are free people. >> that's right. >> don't you mandate me. >> bill: new poll says two thirds of americans believe the u.s.a. is going in the wrong direction. and that includes a whopping 70% of independents. we will tell you why this is happening. >> that's me with a beer. thank you. >> i wanted to see how much money i could make. >> i just begged for an hour but i did well. >> john stossel goes under cover to demonstrate just how easy it is to make decent money begging. >> you can help me, man? ♪ you can be my super girl. ♪ i want to rock your world. ♪ we can have the cool date. ♪ party at my place. >> bill: also tonight, youtube takes down an outrageous rap video that some say is chi

>> and did -- should have brought something that was all- star mode. >> all-star mode?ll be good. >> and you're on fox like every week. >> and me. >> okay. >> you went to the all-star game last year. what was the best part? >> hanging out with my brother on home run derby and into the moment. talk to the guys in the clubhouse but i think i will enjoy is being around with teammates this time and i hope we'll have a great conversation and great video and everything. they want to be out there with us. >> and i know you wanted to go and disappointing him getting in and -- . >> the all-star, that is for sure. 19 years old, he's done so many great things for us, you know, he may not be an all-star in kansas city but is here in washington. >> reporter: that is nice. he's been responsible for why you in first place in the nl east and i am sure you're sting -- tipping your pat -- hats a bit. 18 runs and two hits. >> we're not complaining here. he swung the bad good -- bat good, and coming off of the bench with a home run. it's -- the guys are doing unbelievable stuff and we're h

all-star game. the sports' greatest players get together to play each other. my question, if they're so great, why can't they catch the ball? it's "way too early" for this. snoot . >>> good morning. i'm jonathan capehart in for the great willie geist and this is "way too early," the show that represents an all-star lineup with nbc hosts. glad yew up with us this morning watching on msnbc on listening live on sirius xm radio. shoot me an e-mail or tweet mere at willie geist1 and let me know why you're awake, well, right now, or do what ka brarp cabrer followed by 622639. we'll read your responses. and for next wednesday, july 11th a new report out by cnbc revealing the top states for business. the results including the number one state may surprise you. >>> plus, with the olympics just two weeks away, michael phelps is being called out by his teammate for not practicing hard enough. practice? we're talking, practice? we'll have the details behind the accusations coming up. >>> first, let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here in the nation's capital -- mitt r

the all star activities were in kansas city. jose batista squared off in the final and fielder will win the derby for a second time with 12 home runs in the final round. they will join adam jones and jim johnson on the american league squad this evening. >> fun to watch the midsummer classic. american league could get home field. that's what it's about. i think baseball stubbed its toe more than once the past decade or so. when somebody came up with make the all star game count, give home field advantage to the winning team, that really does work. >> yeah, especially if you get it. >> i would love to know the stat -- ron, how long have they been doing the all star game meaning something? three, four years the winner gets home field. >> i think it might be a little longer than that. >> five or six. >> i'm not positive. >> i wonder what the record -- how significant that plays into it. you have to wonder, it would be cool tonight. >> absolutely. the game means something, not that it didn't mean anything before -- >> it didn't mean

all-stars beat the world stars 7-5 in that minor league all-star showcase. looking for the future.morrow, says all-star game, orioles, 3-0 there. we'll see how they do. >> thank you very much, mark. be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> don't miss the cbs primetime lineup. hit drama hawaii 5 -- five-0. >>> we'll be back at 11:00. i'm adam may. >> and i'm denise koch in for bern and for mark, thanks for watching eyewitness news. don't go away. much more on the cbs evening news with scott pelley. let's go to new york ,, >> pelley: tonight, taking on the gangs. chicago announces new tactics against an epidemic of murder. dean reynolds reports from the street. we'll ask the mayor about his war on gang violence. >> we have a gun issue, we have a gang issue, and we're going right at the heart of it. >> pelley: the president tries to change the subject from jobs to tax cuts, but not cuts for everyone. norah o'donnell is at the white house. seth doane has lance armstrong's answer to the doping charges that could strip him of his titles. and john black stone on how a former gang member in

second, iane desmond, and another all-star. right center, and gone, his 16th home run of the year. when-0 nationals. nationals.-- 1-0 home.harper top of the ninth, two runners on. the national's win 4-1. they keep winning off of the field, too. harper was named to the national all-star team. helpedtly, ian desmond make it happened. he announced that he would miss the all-star game as well. third becomes the youngest major league all-star youngest in history. >> he is excited. i told him a few minutes ago. vacation is over. it is such a great honor. >> unbelievable, 19. the williams sisters come back than ever when the odds are against them. williams did something a year-old woman hasn't tennis sincein 1999. williams had 17 aces today, not too shabby. she just falls to the ground in amazement. she has had to overcome all lots. ,t is her fifth wimbledon title a 14th grand slam overall. when the underdog is from your back yard, it makes it easier for you to root for them. tony thompson trying to steal the heavy weight belt away. b

the nationals have six games left before the all-star break and the team sending a club record three players to the annual showcase, but aside from celebrating the individual accomplishments, the team can relish the fact they've been in first place for 77 of the 87 days so far in the nl east. looking at the three all-stars, ian desmond makes his first appearance ranking first in shortstops with 13 home runs and 24 doubles. gio gonzalez will make his second appearance, his 11 wins tied for second most in the majors and stephen strasburg is a first time all-star, this season 9-3 with a 2.81 rather and major league leading 121 strikeouts. here are two of your all-stars. >> going to be a tremendous experience and it's a huge honor for me. it's amazing to think where i was a year ago. so it's great to see the hard work paid off. >> never made an all-star team in professional baseball and to make one in the big leagues is definitely humbling and just a blessing from god. thank you. >> the first person i went to is my shortstop desmond and i said congratulations, couldn't be more deserving

last night was baseball's all-star game.s get together to play each other. my question, if they're so great, why can't they catch the ball? it's "way too early" for this. snoot . >>> good morning. i'm jonathan capehart in for the great willie geist and this is "way too early," the show that represents an all-star lineup with nbc hosts. glad yew up with us this morning watching on msnbc on listening live on sirius xm radio. shoot me an e-mail or tweet mere at willie geist1 and let me know why you're awake, well, right now, or do what ka brarp cabrer followed by 622639. we'll read your responses. and for next wednesday, july 11th a new report out by cnbc revealing the top states for business. the results including the number one state may surprise you. >>> plus, with the olympics just two weeks away, michael phelps is being called out by his teammate for not practicing hard enough. practice? we're talking, practice? we'll have the details behind the accusations coming up. >>> first, let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here

a well-known one of baseball's best might not know all-star actions off of the field.ago white sox one of the best players and baseball were paul konerko well liked on and off of the field friendly to reporters after games and in general easy to talk to white sox superstar also has a big part when it comes to foster children >> makes you think that day or something not going right somebody looking for somebody to a family a serious thing >> chicago white sox bring me home campaign raising money and awareness for foster care >> takes a very special person to open their home and their heart. to somebody and not their own >> more than 7000 teenagers who live in foster care mandate without connection to a family member nearly half will not graduate from high school only 6 percent go on to earn a college degree last year over 30 percent of foster kids did not live with their brothers or sisters >> how many are taken care of? huge lopsided thing the numbers do not add up down and started paul konerko the bring me home campaign 2007 with jim thome he was with the white sox af

and in sports last night in major league baseball summer classic, the all-star game, the national league shut out the mesh league, claiming home field advantage in the fall's world series. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. giants fans stuffed the ballots, voted four of their own into the all-star league and the national league is glad they did. they wasted no time getting on the board. pab pablo sandoval etched his name in the history books. the nl was up 4-0 and looking for more. dan uggla capped off a five-run first with an rbi sickle. in came sandoval. the national league's justin verlander started to run away with it. we go to the standing once again. braun there. bautista was there to make the defensive grab of the game. there was only so much the american league could do. many thought melky cabrera should not have been an all-star. his two-run game in the fourth blew the game wide open. try to get some love from former teammate robinson cano and cano wasn't having it. who need as high five when you have a new car. national l

because rizzo was over there, or the all-star game. good thing it was the all-star game.ting to go, and i'm excited to be around the top guys in the country, of course. and the top guys in baseball. i'm going to take it all in, try to enjoy with the family, try to be as mellow and calm as i can. >> let's move to tennis. fred perry doesn't ring a bell, does it? >> most of us weren't alive when perry won wimbledon. this week he got a lot of pub, he was the last brit to win at the all england club. andy murray will face roger federer in the finals. to the women's finals, serena taking on agnesta radwanska after splitting two sets. serena was down at this point. there's within ace, how about another? and let's go for a third time. that one's a charm too. and now serving out the game. four aces in a row. serena had a record 102 aces in this tournament. unbelievable. championship point serena in the far court. serena is just too strong in this match. she's your 2012 chal. her fifth title at the all england club. a williams sister has won ten of the last 13 wimbledon titles. als

tigers will come to town with the all-star starting pitcher and the all-star home run derby champ. of them lined up for the annual long ball blastoff. and detroit bigman. fielder. plus, the king of swing. came down to fielder. batista. fielder knocked 12 out of the park in the final round to claim the trophy. second time he's won the derby. >> i don't think it looks easy. because it's hard. i mean, you've seen me. i'm sweating. out of breath. and definitely not easy. just getting in the groove. and have good like i did. >> also won three years ago as a member of the milwaukee brewers. he's the first slugger to win the contest as a representative of each league. all-star game in kansas city tonight. >>> basketball's best in las vegas. most of them anyway. it is the usa squad getting ready for the summer olympics. the 12-roster man. back row to the left. on the olympic team for the third time. the u.s. opens olympic play in london, july 29th. they'll take on france. the u.s. is coached by duke mike shechef krzyzewski. we will hear from the team coming up tonight at 11:00. >> when it'

received the most votes ever for an nl player and will start behind the plate for the national league all-stars the first all giants battery in all-star game history. >> that's going to be cool, that's going to be the most comforting part, we know the routine, we know what we want to do before start. that's it, there's nothing better than knowing a guy behind the plate that knows you. and i'm extremely excited. i'm having fun. >> it will be really special, yeah. we found out yesterday and we were both fired up and, you know, cain's a fun guy to catch, so i'm looking forward to it. >> reporter: and in addition to cain and burster posy, giants fn also voting in melky cabrera into the all-star game. we had two fabulous meets yesterday, you can be sure we will definitely be eating good in kansas city while we are covering the all-star game. >> bring us back some sausage, we're going to want to sample that when we return. >>> the as aren't nearly as well represented in the all-star game. skipper bob melvin did accompany him on the strip and admits that it's pretty amazing to see his closer on the te

four players out on the field at tonight's all-star game in kansas city. what's cool, the four giants will all four be starters out there. that's almost half the squad. bob redell is live at at&t park in san francisco with what's behind this distinction. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. melky cabrera, starting left field, pablo sandoval third base, buster posey behind home plate, and on the mound, his teammate matt cain, the pitcher. not only is this the first time four giants start, it's the first time the giants had a pitcher and catcher start together. >> that's going to be the most. we know the routine, what we want to do. that's kind of -- that's it. there is nothing better than knowing a guy behind the plate that knows you. he caught me every game this season and i'm extremely excited. i'm having fun. >> it will be really special, yeah. we found out yesterday and we're both fired up. cain's a fun guy to catch so i'm looking forward to it. >> reporter: in announcing matt cain as the starter, the manager tony la russa said he wanted

the firsttime all-star. meanwhile, the giants have four players who will represent the nl all-star team. buster posey starts behind the plate. he was the top nl vote getter with 7.6 million votes. mr. perfect, of course, is in the mix. he was named to the pitching staff. and pablo sandoval, despite missing six weeks with a hand injury, he will play the hot corner. melky cabrera is batting .352 this season. let's hear from the all-star. >> i'm excited. it gives me the opportunity to be in the big leagues, the opportunity to be here. all the support i'm excited. they give support to all three guys in the all-star game. >> i'm very happy. and thank you for the fans. and the guys. i'm very happy. and my family. they feel the same. >> obviously really excited. you know, many thanks to all the fans who voted. and i'm really looking forward to it. >> reporter: all right. over to the reds and giants. ten-year reunion of that 2002 pennant-winning team. yes, a lot of guys giving big-time props. bottom of the sixth, ti

it is an all-star trifectas and, if you will. futurel's all-star remains in doubt.ow you can from the susquahanna sports desk, this is 11 sports. >> for the first time since 2005, the orioles put multiple players in the all-star game. adam jones for the first time in his career. tim johnson, it is his first all-star team. >> they scored the runs and called the game. a lot of it is a reflection on the rest of the team. >> that is why humble -- one humble man. >> hamil is one of five candidates for the last spat -- spot on the al team. the birds hope to split with the indians today. immediately following the game, we have a picture -- pitcher emotional. debut as a pitcher. he went o-for on the day. duncan in. 4-0. bottom of the sixth. this one brings in parting. it made it a 5-2 game. the nd is win. they take three out of four. the orioles -- the indians win. the orioles are on a plane on the way to seattle. >> what is going on? it is not good enough. you can call it obvious or whatever. i got it and they got it too. nobody knows better. >> very frank. some sad news.

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a look at the strong bay area representation at the all-star game. also, the commissioner addresses the a's stadium issue. are they any closer to finding a new home? >>> well the waiting continues on a decision on whether the oakland a's can move to the south bay. bud selig said there's no timetable on when the team can decide to move to south bay. he says they still don't have all the answers. the giants have territorial rights to the south bay, and have insisted they will not give them to the oakland a's. >>> the all-star game is just minutes away. we're going to recognize a lot of faces. >> oh, yeah, five total bay area representatives. of course matt cain is starting, and the festivities continue up until game time today. they had what they called a red carpet parade through downtown kansas city. this is video from the 2010 world series. we bring it up to tell you, even though this is a fun exhibition game, there's something at stake. the league that wins will have home field advantage in the world series. to the big vote getters, josh hamilton a

he's impacted the game offensively or defensively, and this guy deserves to go to the all-star game. what we have to do to burn them -- push him there,. >> to go the extra mile. >> help harper by voting on mlb.com until thursday. >>> met men's sports round at wimbledon and two american men are no longer standing, fish lost in four sets, baker in three sets. in the women's side, one american moved on, serena williams and she took on the defending champion, petra kadividiva and this included 13s error errores and serve -- 13 aces and wins with a six-3, 7-5 win and serena moves on to the semi finals where she will meet the number two seed. >>> the ufc middle weight championship is on the line when silva defends his belt. they fought two years ago, which ended with the brazilian- born silva keeping his built by submitting summon in the fifth and final rounds. let the war of words begin. >> what are we even doing here, guys? this is insanity. doesn't speak english? come on. like pretending your the -- you're the world champ. he walking around with a fake belt. that is insane. i would neve

. >> it's all good all-star night. the giants doing something they have never done before in team history. we'll explain all of the good vibrations. >> hey, for all of your news, weather, traffic check us out on facebook. >> welcome back everybody on a tuesday morning. we showed you the golden gate bridge all fogged in. further south the san mateo bridge much clearer. you can see a little something lingering in the air. christina loren will talk about a hot week ahead. >> we're going to talk about battle lines now. they are being drawn all over capitol hill today over calls to repeal president obama's health care law and extending tax cuts. nbc bay area's brian mooar is in washington with the latest. >> the gentlemen from florida is recognized. >> reporter: back in the battle against president obama's health care reform law. >> they would make you believe it's all free but it's not. it's going to cost somebody and that's going to be the american citizen. >> reporter: the house is brushing aside the supreme court decisio

harper's chances of making the all-star too many just got a little bit better. is here and he is off the wall and he is coming up next. next.  >>> all right. off the wall, we are back twosm times in one week. this is unprecedented. >> you complain about the music all the time. -- we are back. two times in one week. >> we have the nationals. danny espinoza going yard. did he get all of it? >> off the top of the wall. >> it's off the wall. >> ian desmond, your all-star shortstop, get up and get down. jordan zimmer map as i good pitcher. we know that. he can hit. >> he has a bat. >> when a pitch are starts hitting the ball, you know. >> this guy has been hitting ball all year. this is why he is going to kansas city to represent your nats. the nats win. the big we are question is will bryce harper be an all-star come tomorrow? >> i say yes. >> i'm going to start a campaign. >> are you rocking the vote. >> on twitter, i'm rocking the vote, me and bryce. >> have you -- you have 24 hours to get it down. chipper joan was added to the teen and ch

strasburg who was greeted with so much fan fare a season and a half ago and he finally makes his first all-stare, but it's all about bryce harper. is this how electric that rookie is for washington? >> yeah. it's not only at bats, but in the field he's making all these spectacular plays and then running bases. we see him steal bases all the time. we see him take singles and make them into doubles. he's been absolutely terrific and he's had this hype forever. you should see his old youtube clips. yeah, it's a lot of excitement and who's that stephen strasburg guy again? >> i know. we've got to talk about ian desmond quick. pulled from the all-star game because of a strained oblique. he was handed picked by tony larussa, but he's been playing with this injury for a month. i know you were surprised by the injury. i was. >> he hit a home run on saturday. he hit a home run sunday, too and he's going the other way with the ball. so yeah, i think we were all very surprised by this because we all thought he was healthy. i guess he's hitting .340 and eight home runs since supposedly the injured happen.

plus, the giants dominate tonight's all-star game in kansas city. highlights and all the sports coming up next. grous and grouse and grous greenhouse and greenhouse ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] what's the point of an epa estimated 42 miles per gallon if the miles aren't interesting? the lexus ct hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. >>> good evening, everybody. giants fans, hey! you're a winner tonight! all your ballot box stuffing paid off. 61 players, an all-star game record. and melky cabrera got it rolling. top 1, he lines a single, and here comes sandoval off justin verlander. 5 runs in the 1st inning. matt cain, two innings, 1 hit, no runs. threw 29 pitches. he was great, and here's cabrera on his way to the mvp, top 4, a 2-run homer. 2 rbis, 2 runs scored. bryce harper in the game, one of those great, great young players that baseball is featuring now. just lost that baby in the light. but it mattered not for the national league. 1 bright spot for the americans, ryan cook, the as' lone star representative, a perfect inning with a couple of

baseball's best gathered in kansas city for the 83rd annual all-star game. win. the senior circuit didn't waste time getting on the board. smoking the justin brewlander pitch off's wall into right. coming around to score and the national league take as 1-0 lead. later in the inning, verlander in trouble with the bases loaded. pablo sandoval hits one deep to right field, staying in the yard. jose bautista has a hard time tracking it down. three runs score and sandoval not known for speed pulls up at third with a triple. more fireworks courtesy of the san francisco giants in the fourth. ka brash cabrera, and tries to slap a former teammate. he leaves his hanging. look that. the national league fifth inning, the mets david wright hits one back to the pitcher and bryce harper shows his youth and gets caught in the rundown for the second oufrt inning. bottom half of the same inning. mike napoli hits a routine fly ball to hamprper. he loses it in the twilight. not a great all-star debut for harper, 0-1 with a walk and strikeout in addition to his problems in the f

. >>> and a rout at the all-star game.ded results with some implications for october. >>> welcome back, everybody. there is some good news this morning about the job market. u.s. employers seem to be hiring. they posted 200,000 more jobs in may than the month before. that was the second-highest level, almost four years, in fact. 13 million people still unemployed, there's still 3 1/2 job seekers for every opening. >>> american airlines is now looking at potential mergers. reports say the bankrupt carrier is considering five other airlines, including u.s. airways, which has been courting american for months. analysts say two other airlines, delta and united, are too big for a merger to get government approval. >>> and google reportedly will pay a $22.5 million fine because it allegedly bypassed privacy settings in apple 's safari browser. it takes five hours for google to make the money to cover that fine. >> must be nice. >>> overseas markets are off slightly. that's because of disappointing earnings reports from the u.s.

they had the all-star game there. f playoff action from '76 to '85. '85, they won it all in the world series. kauffman stadium has been renovated over the past three years. they get to show it off on tuesday night to a national audience. while they've done all the renovations, the fountains have remained. they've actually been called, i believe, the world's largest fountain water feature man-made anywhere in the united states. they're a big part of kauffman stadium. what a play. but it's botched on the back end by mitchell as nick swisher, who normally plays right, did all about he could. the inning continues. >> tim: i would imagine it would be an error on mitchell. fine play by swisher. that ball was handable. those early kansas city days, back in the '70s, when whitey herzog was the manager of the team, and then the royals winning their last world series under nick houser in 1985. it was an error on d.j. mitchell. >> joe: that means aviles gets his first at-bat of the night. pinch runner last inning for gomez. avile

game. >> shortstop ian desmond will make his first all-star team appearance.onzalez will be making his second appearance. he was an all star last year with the as. he had leads the nats with 11 wins. stephen strasbourg also a first time all-star. he has a 9-3 record and 123 strikeouts. strikeouts.

--the all-star game.s got a lot of heat across the nation saying that fans stuffed the balance to get them into the game. now pablo sandoval hit a triple and the first inning and that is the first time that ever happened during an all- star game. an milky cabrera hit a two run homer to left field. >> mark: matt came it just gave up one hit and then he retired six batters. it was a great ending. --great inning. >> mark: now we had one athletic in the all-star game. it was the closure, ryan. he struggled in spring training he just got on the roster and then got chosen for the all-star game. key pitched a perfect seventh inning with two strikeouts. >> mark: a lot of people are upset about all the giants players that were at the all-star game. >> darya: we are up said. --we are all upset. [laughter] >> darya: we will be back with more of our team coverage of the hot weather that we are looking at in the today especially in walnut creek. now let us take a look at the temperature and antioch right now. we have

player to whip as player in both leagues. >> a's all star closer cook, first full season in the majorlub high school graduate scores a record with 8 saves. 39 k against 21 walk. all star but still training to understand why he was chosen. >> not him if absurd i'm going but absurd the position to go. never dreamed of having this opportunity and waiting for it to uphold. >> oakland native son ward gearing up for fight against him and the sparring began between he and the manager. >> he came here because he's a great fighter and you should respect that. >> let the fighter press conference. not for the promoter. this is for the fighter. >> so you understand your promoter fills -- >> everybody play golf. >> fifth time ward fought at other can colonel and sports report brought by river ridiculous casino. >> pretty good. >>

steven straussburg will be making the first all-star appearance. he has nine wins and is tied for the lead with 128 strikeouts. geo gonzalez, a fan favorite among the ladies. >> yes. >> here at fox 5. >> he is, a two-time all-star with the league-leading 12 wins. they expected to play an inning and bryce harper coming off of the bench. >> and around the baseball is, you know, pretty impressive and, you know, it's going to be a lot of fun and being here the first time, i'm trying to they could it in and enjoy every moment i can and with the families as much as i can and really enjoy myself. >> and not that this is a huge surprise, but harper is the third youngest player to go to the classic. >> uh. >> and can you catch the game here on fox 5 news and that coverage begins at 7:30. >> a class reunion hits the dvd circuit and a well-known sports movie makes its way to blu-ray. >> fox news ashley devorkian has the latest music video and dvd to hit later this week. >> what we have is special. >> reporter: the "american pie" franchise leads the new class

they don't have a winner yet. >> we do have some nats going to the all-star game. >> three all-stars are going. ian desmond has an oblique injury and has to stay back. you need your core to get around. he deserves it. he's a player who the first couple years in the majors didn't come into his own until really this season. he's had 17 home runs, 51 r.b.i.s, sad that he can't go, but better that he get healthy for the second half of the season. let's look at the players that are going to the all-star game. a lot of attention this week will go to bryce harper who got into the game thanks to some of the injuries, however, the honor still deserved, hitting .282 with eight home runs. stephen strasburg making his first appearance unflappable tied for the major league lead with 128 strikeouts and last but certainly not least gio gonzalez now a two-time all- star tied for the major league lead with 12 wins. the two pitchers are expected to play in innings. bryce will come off the bench, but right now he's soaking it all in. >> being around all the top talent in baseball is pretty impressive.

>> phenom, rookie, all-star.d coming of jesus, i don't know. >> that's a clown question. >> that's a clown question, bro. it's all-star week, the pomp and circumstance of the midsummer classic gets underway here. >> plus two new d.c. sports figures make their debut today. sports is next. >>> now 9 sports with kristen berset, the best sports in town. >> the mlb all-star week festivities kicked off in kansas city last night with a celebrity softball game and the futures game showcasing some of the league's best prospects. tonight it's all about the home run derby followed by the big event on tuesday. bryce harper making his all- star debut at the ripe owed age of 19 years old. he -- old age of 19 years old. he found out starting night. plus the nats will be represented by two of the best arms in the league, gio gonzalez making his second appearance and the almighty righty stephen strasburg. >> it's a tremendous honor. i'm excited to go out there and see what the festivities are like in real life. so it's going to b

someone wants to explain how josh reddick is not an all-star! jason vargas allowing one run and five-game winning streak, 7-1 your final. >> let's tee it up at 67th u.s. women's open. 17-year-old lexi shot a nice birdie chip here. michelle wi was one to start the day. she is two over. and leader by six shots, great approach on the par five hole and birdies with another on 12. only four players have shot a lower round. choy is up and six up on amy yang. >> pga tour, troy kelly shot an amazing 62. 12 under for the tournament. she chasing open champ west simpson. he is 14 under. he will be shooting five under 65. we'll see you tonight at 5:00. have a great day. >> coming up next, getting musical at west coast's largest free jazz festival. and reminder download our new alarm clock app for your iphone. wake up tomorrow to the bay area's latest headlines and traffic info right on your phone. the free abc7 news alarm clock app is available now at the app store. search for abc7 news san francisco alarm. >>> some of the bay area's most talented musicians