amateur politicians obviously by europeans, and even amateur people. i was stunned to find out that the common sort of scientific attitude in europe about americans is that the vapors of our atmosphere here made us smaller, weaker, made the men less sort of verile, women less fertile, animals smaller and skinnier and produce less milk. it was a known fact in the 1780s in france that the way a snake fed in north america was was to lie back on the ground unhinge its jaw and wait for one ofous squirrels to just fall into its mouth. [laughter] there's a famous event at a dinner where franklin was there with a bunch of other american, and this came up. this was the conversation. the french were making fun of us, and franklin, who was a tall man, asked all the americans to stand up. it just so happened every american there was six feet tall. of course, all the men were smaller people. that didn't end the conversation. we've always had that sense that i think the immigrant narrative reenforces this idea that, you know, we start from scratch, part of the cultu

make mistakes and most amateurism is extremely amateur- ish.ouldn't quantify them. the book i wanted to write was a lot creativity and innovation. and i wanted to unlock all of the keys and write that book so that i could put this all back together. and then i would be great. my publishers really wanted that book. but i couldn't write that book. first of all, some ward and professor rights that about every six months. it's about entrepreneurialism and innovation and creativity. i think communication is one of the big things always. but what i found is the sort of random chance of playfulness is about the only common denominator that we have and we are reminded in the great line what goes on. i'm a great believer. the more i work the more i have of it. is it, anyway i started following the stories and i realized that in this country especially amateurism exists everywhere in the world, but here has a special quality in part because we are such an amateur -- we are the nation that began in a kind of amateurism but instead of breaking down of crea

amateur? >> just watching instead of being on the bag.here is little more stress. >> how are the feet? i know a lot of blisters. you're getting a little tired. >> a little tired. blisters. i'll walk as much as i have to. >> you're enjoying it, aren't you? >> absolutely. it's great for me. >> head up to the green. >> okay, thanks. >> so michael weaver now, it would appear only appropriate we have sunday night football. roger, the green sloping as his ball gets to the green away to his right? >> correct. correct. i wouldn't say contact is necessarily guaranteed. he wants to pitch i just on to the green and trickle to the right. nope, nope, not going to get there. >> and guys deep into that rough. and now that's going to be where the players have exited the first green and walked over toward the second tee. so there's a good chance the grain of the grass is going to be growing against him in this situation. and that is going to make this next shot even tougher. >> what has to be going through michael weaver's mind now? >> i guess the angle.

amateur? >> just watching instead of being on the bag.here is a little more stress. >> how are the feet? i know a lot of blisters. you're getting a little tired. >> a little tired. blisters. i'll walk as much as i have to. >> you're enjoying it, aren't you? >> absolutely. it's great for me. >> head up to the green. >> okay, thanks. >> so michael weaver now, it would appear only appropriate we have sunday night football. roger, the green sloping as his ball gets to the green away to his right? >> correct. correct. i wouldn't say contact is necessarily guaranteed. he wants to pitch i just on to the green and trickle to the right. nope, nope, not going to get there. >> and guys deep into that rough. and now that's going to be where the players have exited the first green and walked over toward the second tee. so there's a good chance the grain of the grass is going to be growing against him in this situation. and that is going to make this next shot even tougher. >> what has to be going through michael weaver's mind now? >> i guess the angle

but the fact is that what defines their amateur im. the day-to-day motivation for going in to that place. the kitchen lab or the garage, or the dorm room or the cellar or whatever is not money. just inability not to go there. that's what almost all of them said to me. was that no place else they would rather be. that's where they were. one last question over here. sorry. [laughter] i'd like to know what your most humorous experience was doing research for the book. >> certainly that moment when that calculus teacher explained to me what preed agree collapse was. actually, i think when meredith and i were trying to taser the plasma in to the bacteria. we had set up a whole arrangement. we romping up the wall socket up to 2500 volts. that's the death chair. literally the same voltage as the death chair from the 191020s. and it was extremely dangerous. we were taking all sorts of precautions. but at one point, we did hit the wires in such a way that suddenly all the lights in half the building went out. we thought that was charming, reall

i doubt anyone will emulate three straight amateurs. and that goes with three straight juniors before that, gary. >> can you imagine, mark? that means he won 36 consecutive matches in matchplay. i mean that is it mind boggling. >> there is the tlohrong of avi colorado golf fans that have been treated to a terrific match. >> he had a second shot of some 217 yards. one up at the time over brandon hagy. he played a 4 iron. and i tell you, we've been here all week. this was the finest approach shot into the 18th that i have seen the entire week. the green wants to end up there. that is not the case today with the hole over on that far right hand side. this is really hard to get it into that area of the green. >> he has a real disadvantage rig right now roger. >> certainly takes away any shot of getting the ball at the hole or near the hole in my estimation. if he gets this ball anywhere on the green from this lie, it is a terrific shot. >> the green of the grass is going toward the hole and in the direction of the shot. that will make the b

i doubt anyone will emulate three straight amateurs. and that goes with three straight juniors before that, gary. >> can you imagine, mark? that means he won 36 consecutive matches in matchplay. i mean that is it mind boggling. >> there is the tlohrong of avi colorado golf fans that have been treated to a terrific match. >> he had a second shot of some 217 yards. one up at the time over brandon hagy. he played a 4 iron. and i tell you, we've been here all week. this was the finest approach shot into the 18th that i have seen the entire week. the green wants to end up there. that is not the case today with the hole over on that far right hand side. this is really hard to get it into that area of the green. >> he has a real disadvantage rig right now roger. >> certainly takes away any shot of getting the ball at the hole or near the hole in my estimation. if he gets this ball anywhere on the green from this lie, it is a terrific shot. >> the green of the grass is going toward the hole and in the direction of the shot. that will make the b

it there. >> kimberly: it's on 17. >> bob: it used to be amateur basketball players.we got our ass whooped -- >> eric: it's a decision to use amateur. >> bob: the fact of the matter is we should not play. they make $36 million a year. >> so what? >> why should you not have -- >> andrea: foreign players come over and -- >> bob: how many shot putters are professional? or bad min top players are professionals? swimmers are professionables? >> greg: there are no professional teams. >> bob: that's right. now you got it. >> greg: you point makes no sense. if there were professional badminton teams there would be professional players. >> bob: how do you know that? >> greg: that is how it works. >> bob: we have the best basketball players in college in this country? >> andrea: we do. >> kimberly: bob is upset over what does not exist. >> eric: basketball for italy, italian national plays basketball and he come here to play in the n.b.a. should he play for the u.s. olympic team? >> bob: no. >> eric: is it okay if that professional -- >> bob: no, i don't think any professional

edward klein, author of the new york times best-selling book "the amateur."o on the list. welcome back, ed. >> thanks. >> swapping out? is such a thing possible? >> just before we went on the air tonight i checked with my sources in the clinton camp and i took notes. i wanted to be careful. here is what they told me. up until just a couple of weeks ago, the white house was putting out feelers to see if hillary would accept the vice presidential nod and replace joe biden. bill clinton was, i'm told, urging his wife to accept the number two slot. he saw this as a great launching pad for her for running in 2016. but then hillary had lunch in the white house a couple of weeks ago with valerie jared. michelle's best friend, senior adviser to both the first lady and the president. >> just about the biggest lefty in the white house. >> that's right. she told valerie she would not accept the vice president spot. the lunch was ostensibly about other matters, but it came up. the vice presidential thing came up. hiary felt burned out after four years as secretary of sta

amateur. hoping to have a >> mike: above's u.s. amateur being held in colorado.he we have two players in the -- this putt to wrap it up. michael weaver wins his match. hagee didn't fair as well. need is this putt to keep the match alive and wasn't close. fox and weaver play tomorrow for the u.s. amateur title. >> third round of the wyndham championship. how about these two. shot of the day from tim clark. 3-under 67. second on the par-4 11th. going to bounce it off the hill. right on line. nothing but net. hits the pin and doesn't goin. one back of the leaders. jason dufner in the mix, a great birdie two basketball of sergio garcia,. hasn't won since 2008. 14-under on the tournament. he is your leader heading into sunday. >> montreal hosting san jose and they war bad host. it's on camera. the strike in the head. ejected. 1-0 lead but the impact they go on to win 3-1. >> this abc-7 sports report brought to youly little rock casino, and coming up, the little lguers and how they're mothers are coping. >> ama: the fight against west nile virus across the u.s. and the

amateur. hoping to have a >> mike: above's u.s. amateur being held in colorado.he we have two players in the -- this putt to wrap it up. michael weaver wins his match. hagee didn't fair as well. need is this putt to keep the match alive and wasn't close. fox and weaver play tomorrow for the u.s. amateur title. >> third round of the wyndham championship. how about these two. shot of the day from tim clark. 3-under 67. second on the par-4 11th. going to bounce it off the hill. right on line. nothing but net. hits the pin and doesn't goin. one back of the leaders. jason dufner in the mix, a great birdie two basketball of sergio garcia,. hasn't won since 2008. 14-under on the tournament. he is your leader heading into sunday. >> montreal hosting san jose and they war bad host. it's on camera. the strike in the head. ejected. 1-0 lead but the impact they go on to win 3-1. >> this abc-7 sports report brought to youly little rock casino, and coming up, the little leaguers and how they're mothers are coping. >> ama: the fight against west nile virus across the u.s. and t

amateur being held in colorado.al has two players in at the semis, michael we'ver and brandon haigee. a kid from fresno name. three straight birdies to start the day and then this 50-footer to put him-under 4. weaver's cal teammate didn't fare as well. needed this shot to keep the match going. not close. weaver with the six-foot birdie to win it. got it. they will play 36 holes tomorrow for the u.s. amateur championship. >> third round in the win -- windham championship. tim clark, 3-under 67. second on the par-4 11th. plays the break beautifully. how did this not go in? hits the pin and bounces off. he would birdie. one become of the leader at 13-under. jason dufner. shoots a 7-under 63. great birdie two back, all chasing sergio garcia,. hasn't won since 2008. 4-under 66 on the day, 14-under on the tournament. the leader heading into sunday's final round. >> serve them up, a little preview of the u.s. open at 6:00. see you then. >> ama: check out one of the newest and most expensive cars in the world that . >> ama:

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amateur championship. mark martin's engine did not go along in michigan he spun out, what does it sound like at full speed. martin would be ok the car we're not jeff gordon did not take kindly to dale earnhardt jr. cutting a moth. >>> tel no. 88 he could think me later for not wrecking that was stupid >>> greg pit bull took advantage to take the lead with six laps to go and run on for second one of the year and lose up to the top of the sprint club standings on game day tonight kim coyle goes one on one with jonnie gomes who coughed up 15 grand son parents to go watch their kids in williamsport. more on the melky cabrera situation. nobody can break down like marty lurie >>> they need to put it behind them they have the dodgers >>> a month and a half left in the season and a big,,,,,,,, -what's up? i'm chris. -and i'm erik. both: we're the fruit guys! back in 1998, we had this idea to deliver fresh fruit to offices in downtown san francisco. we built these wooden crates, filled these with fruit in my one-be

from amateur days to pro, we don't even think about biting.tle it all with our fists. but to be bitten, and you don't even know this, but mike tyson bit me on the leg, too. >> he did? >> we're both sitting here bitten. >> i am the only person in the room not bitten by mike tyson. >> right. my bite was more a shock as well because it was a press conference in new york and you know, came walking over to me. my security stopped him. threw a punch at my security, then i hit him. all of a sudden he dove at my legs, everybody went like this. at the bottom of the pile way. i was feeling pain, pushing down on the pain. i see mike tyson looking up like this. i was like he bit my leg! and you know, i was wearing like expensive suit at the time and slippery shoes. so i wasn't coming there for a fight. then i made a rule that every press conference i go to that i am going to fight someone, i'm wearing running shoes. >> the reason i don't think mike bit me when i interviewed him, he had watched celebrity apprentice, seen me knock you out at the last minute

you started as an amateur. >> 200 took the tailgater challenge, dave us two racks to cook. it's a lot of fun. >> talk about the four main categories of barbecue you guys are firing up. >> for the contest we're cook chicken, ribs, pork shoulder and beef brisket. >> all in one sitting for the judges. what would you say -- you h writn a book about getting started inrofessional barbecuing or an amateur. what separates the men from the boys? just that extra. >> i like to say sweet with a little heat. that's what the judges are liking. >> can't go too hot. >> they will only take a taste, so you have to have something that captures them when they're tasting your food. >> who are those guys, our local maryland barbecue team. i think you're going to do well. jo, you heard it here -- sweet with a little heat. what do you think about that. >> that's right. they're making a request in the studio or you're going to be in a lot of trouble wyatt everhart. thank you so much for that. >>> a plane crash caught on camera. we'll tell you what happened. >> a daredevil does the high wire act abo

and amateur championship. mark martin's engine did not start long in michigan he spun out and added t bone steak for lunch. at full speed, martin would be ok different story for the car. jeff gordon did not take kindly to dale earnhardt jr. cutting them off. >>> he can think the letter for not reckon it. stupid. >>> temper, temper during the disadvantage of engine failure down the stretch and hung on for a second win of the year. he's on top of the new sprint cup standings. on game day kim coyle talks with jonnie gomes. he gave $15,000 to the petaluma petaluma little leaguers. >>> hundreds of volunteers and professional search teams scare the american river looking for a a teenager is student at uc- davis where the girl was last seen when and from hong kong live longer than anyone else on earth. researchers say some women live more than 100 years old see you then at 11:00 p.m. goodnight.

amateur champion, heartbreak for cal's michael we've who gift a valiant evident. >> next week, federer facing djokovic. federer dominated the first set, winning 6-love in only 20 minutes. novak woke up in the second, forcing a tiebreaker. on match point, federer's forehand too much. report fifth inch winning, ending the novak streak of victories. next up, the u.s. open. >> the state of tennessee knocked off petaluma and michael we're in the u.s. amateurle i'm not just saying, leigh. not going to blame her put -- >> ama: at least the little little leaguers are still in it. >> we want to thank more of the people who donated to the poster sleep train dream campaign. thanks to regina, yvonne, and silvio. to like us on facebook, go to the abc-7 page and click on the like button and make a difference in the life of a foster child. >>> the expendables are back but was the power team strong enough to make it number >> ama: coming up at 11, hope for a lonely killer whale. why six flags is giving her up so she can kind insome love. >> women who live longer, healthier lives than anyone else. >> a

amateur champion.eartbreak for cal's michael weaver who gave a valiant evident. >> toupeup for the u.s. open next week. federer facing djokovic, federer dominated the first set. 6-love in only 230 minutes. novak woke up in the second. but federer's record fifth win. ending novak's streak of 15 victories. next up the u.s. open. >> ama: thank you, shu. still to come, a ride of a lifetime. a >> ama: coming up in a half hour at 6:00, big heart' big goals. a little girl's dream to fight human trafficking helped her raise tens of thousands of dollars and all with lemonade. >>> a dramatic rescue after a man is stuck in a well for more than 24 hours. >> the navy's oldest commissioned warship sail under her open power for the second time in a century. the u.s. ss constitution sailed into boston harbor, to commemorate the war of 1812 that won the ship the name old iron sides because the enemy cannon balz seemed to bounce off the ship. the last time old ironsides sailed on her own was which 1997 to celebrate her

other amateur footage shows tanks moving and, apparently followed by house-to-house searches. later pictures, apparently from the same suburb, a reminder of the mounting human cost of this conflict. funerals for those caught up in the violence. on syrian state television, news reports described the operations as a brave army units pursuing terrorists gangs and mercenaries. the reporter says the syrian army inflicted major losses and killed dozens of them. from now on, these glimpses of syria will not be amplified by the u.n. monitoring team which is putting out more of them departing. the obama administration says they may rethink their shut agee if president assad starts using chemical weapons. >> the flip side of that statement is if there are no chemical weapons used by the regime, then there would be no action. there is a craving for international protection from the syrian opposition and from the syrian population. >> the fighting on the ground is turning more and more of the country into a terrifying battle ground. >> of course, the violence is not isolated to inside of

amateur,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> andrew luck may be gone but expectations are high the stanford football team begins the season ranked 21st in the eight people. u.s. he begins the year at the top followed by alabama, oklahoma and oregon the ducks' head coach is not a fan of the rankings especially the coache'' poll >>> it is a beauty contest in some people's mind. they were fifth in the coaches' polls i might as well vote than fifth in this poll i am baffled by polls i refuse to vote for that reason i know a virginia tech is better than florida state and nor do i care. >>> u.s. amateur semifinals but cal player and held off weaver will take on stephen fox and will meet his bears teammate in the other semifinal. p g a and a day at the beach and a day of the office for others third round @ win it a championship sergio garcia takes a one stroke lead over tim clark garcia has not won on torque since 2008. earthquakes to be in montreal 23rd minute, he scores on the penalty kick 1-0 in san jose but montreal comes back. the game winner montreal wins in three-one. hopefully in update on the 49ers tom

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lou: ed klein, the book is "the amateur." a bestseller for 13 weeks.next, american taxpayers finally seeing a return on half billion dollar investment and slender. you will be very excited. job creation, not part of the payoff, as you might have suspected. tropical storm isaac on course for a very interesting piece of geography. we will have that for you here next. hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! wow. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. lou: the defense department today confirming two servicemen were wounded when a rocket damaged army general martin dempsey is c-17 aircraft in afghanistan. military officials say the chairman was not in danger. they also say he was not the target. a spokesman for nato's security assistance force, called it a lucky shot. he left the base per rack using another aircraft. there were no lucky shots on that aircraft, fortunately. a number of storms in the caribbean,

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let's look at that amateur video of two f-15 fighter jets intercepting a small plane.r space over long island last night. the pilot was escorted to the ground and it had to be a harrowing few minutes, half our later another plane was intercepted near new haven. that plane was allowed to continue on its investigation. that secret service is investigating. >>> a raging fire at an oil refinery in northern california burns through the night and into the morning. a huge cloud of black smoke has been flowing from the chevron facility in richmond since the fire started after 6:00 p.m. health officials are warning people to stay indoors or simply to leave that area. >>> four minutes past the hour now, and aiming for gold, the u.s. women's soccer team pulls off an amazing semifinal win. this was a nail biter. outlasting canada in a simply riveting match. team usa alex morgan scored on a miraculous header in the 123rd minute giving the u.s. team a 4-3 victory. really amazing. and a date with japan in the finals with the gold medal at stake nt. you'll remember japan beat team usa

. >>> amateur video captured more shelling in aleppo. cnn cannot independently confirm the video's authenticity. the opposition reports that 61 syrians were killed just today. western and arab diplomats are gathering at the u.n. to seek an end to syria's deadly civil war. >>> in louisiana, a 100-foot-synch hole the size of a football field is still growing. yesterday, two workers who were part of a cleanup operation at the site had to be rescued. they were on a boat that was tied to a tree when more land gave way, and it trapped them on their boat. >>> all right. turning now to politics. and the issue that just won't go away for mitt romney. i'm talking about taxes. tax returns to be specific. now the republican candidate is finally speaking out about what he's paid. >> i did go back and look at my taxes, and over the past 10 years, i never paid less than 13%. i think the most recent year is 13.6% or something like that. so i paid taxes every single year. harry reid's charge is totally false. i'm still waiting for har toe put up who it w

. >> reporter: shears no amateur weekend rider. jody grant -- she's no amateur weekend rider. jody grant owns several high end bikes. she rides to work every day, races on weekends. >> this wheel is bent. >> reporter: it's a family thing. nearly 20 bikes between the wife, husband and two daughters. >> we are cyclists. we need to be as aware of our surroundings as possible so we can stay safe. >> reporter: the drive who collided with her friday is still -- the driver who collided with her friday is still out there. >> please come forward. please let's use this to talk about what we can do differently so that this doesn't have to happen to anybody else. >> reporter: jody wants her accident to be the last between a biker and vehicle. the biker always seems to lose. >> i see a lot of texting and talking on the phone. i see a lot of absent-minded lane changes, people making u- turns without signaling. i think we have to be -- everyone has to be more careful out there. >> reporter: bruce johnson, 9 news now. >> we drivers certainly can be. the national highway traffic safety adminis

i have full of experience as amateur and professional boxer. during her oswald. many many cities in the russia also in. former soviet union but there are fights and more score in most all we have huge. so many. jewish community boxing fans and boxing is very popular usha and especially many people can come from kansas than from ukraine from where all of. this is the capital of the country you were born in to escape it will come through where we were born and. also. why the fight in switzerland wife fights in the united states we. see the many factories and sports as global and that's why if we have a chance to buy the new place a new city and to deliver a good fight for our fans we do that because we enjoy that another question. many people explain the placement of the spite. politics because you are a leader of the you down a party and the fight is a september in the toba you going to run for parliament in ukraine so is this fight part of that election campaign. you know what sport and digs to suppress sings that in your case let me popularity's popularity. ok o

in this amateur video from yesterday you can see rebel forces positioned inside buildings behind sandbags. there's also fighting in aleppo which is syria's economic center. the u.s. and its allies continue to watch the situation fearing that the fighting could spill over into other areas in the region like lebanon. >>> tensions between the terrorist group hezbollah and israel are ratcheting up. during a speech broadcast to a large audience, hezbollah's secretary-general hassan nasrallah said the group could kill tens of thousands of israelis by striking specific targets with precision-guided rockets in israel. in recent months iran has backed hezbollah and there has been talk that israel could attack iran. >>> right now hundreds of people are paying tribute to a south bay marine who died serving his country. captain matt manoukian was raised in los altos but killed thousands of miles away from home in afghanistan. nbc bay areaarla teyes is in mountain view where a service is under way. >> reporter: this is where captain matt manoukian graduated from in 2001. now, the service is under way

the amateurs are a little cool in spots. will find mostly sunny skies today. and he's been lent. the '60s and '70s inside the bay. the result at 97 degrees. 79 lots of sunshine and lake tahoe. another level that's sitting out here that could bring some nice cool air into the bay area. locales ephod going to make the weight back through the coastline. temperatures not going to bat at all. little bit cooler than normal. 76 in mountain view. 74 in hayward. as high as 87 and when would. fifties' sixties up towards the coast. next lead lives of these teachers might creep up a little bit. that's the look of the forecast. >>> officials said in this case it was an accident. the soldier's weapon went off when he fell on it. instead afghanistan's 17 civilians were at the head fo and some sizzle >>> it takes some time to determine how many people were killed after a small plane crashed near south lake tahoe. the plane went down late saturday night shortly after takeoff from lake tahoe airport. the plant goes into flames and sparked a lot into a fight. because of the fight is difficult to id

coe was born in south korea, she plans to stay an amateur and go to college. that's what we like to hear, lydia. good for youment. >>> we come back, another look at the top stories and protecting primates. a surprising look at what we can do to help save the disappearing orangutans have a world away. are a sizzling deal, starting at 6 bucks. try our new lunch-size chicken fajitas, sauteed onions and peppers topped with grilled chicken, served with soup or salad. chili's lunch break combos, starting at 6 bucks. sleep in my contacts. relax... air optix® night & day aqua contact lenses are approved for up to 30 days and nights of continuous wear, so it's okay to sleep in them. visit airoptix.com for a free 1-month trial. >>> here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. d.c., partly cloudy, 88. same deal in atlanta, 89. morning thunderstorms in st. louis, 87. clouds and sun in seattle, 75. >>> top stories now on a monday morning. tropical storm isaac is expected to make landfall in the gulf coast as a hurricane sometime wednesday. states of emer

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they're amateurs. they don't get paid. >> andrea: like college athletes. the ncaa says the same thing. you have can't make money i'm not in agreement with what the olympic committee is doing. the kids work hard for sponsorship and they should get allowed to be paid while over there. by the way, congratulations to may-trainer and walsh, the women's volleyball team playing together for 16 years despite may-trainer having pink eye. your favorite, the women in the skiv i haves. they overcame pink eye and advance to saturday. >> eric: look at greg. you are contemplating, you are happy about this. up next i love the olympics. it's fantastic. i could be a sponsor for a number of athletes. live with me while they train as long as they don't mind the cameras. sometimes we confuse sacrifice with discipline. they aren't sacrificing. they're training. they're undulging in a singular activity that is for themselves. the family is doing the sacrificing. it's important that they do get the money in that small window that they have. because there is no, you know, professi