andy pettitte's testimony, you take it or leave it, but this character, how much attention do you pay push aside andy pet it thing, and the defense will take it witness by witness and now the biggest witness and they will dig up every piece of trash they can and make him not credible and that is what is going on saying he has alcohol problems and drug problems and anything the judge lets in is there. >>randy: andy pettitte's testimony was critical. the jury, they have been waiting for andy pettitte to get on the stand and say, i heard roger clemens say he took steroids and they have heard about them. they knew about the problems of the witness but andy pettitte is up here and for him to say i may have misunderstood and now only one guy in the world who can convict roger clemens, a former cop, who lied. he said years ago i never game roger clemens steroids. is it memory better now than back then? the guy is a mess. and, why would he hold all of this stuff? blackmail. josh: he is a friend. he is a trade, andy pettitte, you need other evidence, the prosecution will try to rely on other w

an offseason work out and paul has more. >> reporter: andy pettitte had two conversations. he said he used it for recovery. in the second conversation, pettitte said that clemons told him he had it wrong and that he never used hgh and that it was the wife debbie who would use the drug. me is told the court how much he ad-- she admired roger clemons. dressed in a gray suit, pettitte described his relationship with the rocket. telling the jury that the two were close friends during the years in new york and would work out together during the season and in some gyms back home in texas. it was during one of the workouts that pettitte said clemons mentioned hgh. he testified he was curious about the drug and asked mcnamie about it. at the time, he worked as an assistant strength coach with the yankees. in the offseason, trained clemons and pettitte. he will be a key witness for the prosecution and pettitte said he trade hgh himself. after being injured. it helped, did it said the prosecutor. petitory plied i don't think so. as roger clemens looked on from the defense table, petti

does andy pettitte in some way violate a man code?re seems to be a code among men, cheater, cheater pumpkin eater, you never tell police, law enforcement officers -- it's a legal term. among sports colleagues do they feel, andy, how could do you that or do they understand why he's doing what he's doing? >> given the whole context of things. number one, we have to go back to the law. >> that's right. >> forget the man thing. when you're facing time, when you're facing time, the man code, any other code, this is like facing your wife and saying, dear, don't believe your lying eyes. this is a federal -- >> i've heard that before. >> yeah, yeah. >> so, you say it's a matter of the law. >> so, jack, what's he on trial fo? >> he's been charged with -- you remember, he testified in front of a congressional hearing. he actually asked to do that. as a consequence now, the government has said, look, you lied before the hearing. you lied to investigators. and this was all an obstruction of justice. what's interesting about andy pettitte on the s

two weeks ago clemens' former teammate andy pettitte backed away from earlier statements that he witnessed clemens taking steroids. the defense is also calling into question the handling of vials and syringes mcnamee saved. the prosecution claims the items have tested positive for both steroids and clemens' d.n.a. began yell nottingham, cbs news, washington. >>> today the judge rejected a defense motion to strike andy pettitte's testimony and he also granted a motion to quash the details of mcnamee's divorced proceedings. >>> the defense began presenting its case today in the corruption trial of john edwards. prosecutors say the former presidential candidate broke campaign laws by accepting nearly $1 million to cover up his out of wedlock chill and the relationship with -- wedlock child and the relationship with his mistress. edwards could face up to 30 years behind bars if he is convicted on all counts. >>> voters will be going to the polls tomorrow to choose the next ward five council member. the seat is up for grabs following the resignation of harry thomas, jr. thomas stepped down afte

andy pettitte throws a curve babble in the perjury trial of baseball great roger clemens. chip reid was in the courtroom. and did you ever wonder what the artist was thinking when he painted this? seth doane tells us as "the scream" goes up for auction. >> the presence that that painting has you could just gaze at it for hours. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. what looked like a deft dry yum of american diplomacy has in to an international incident with no end in sight. at the center of it is chen guangcheng, the blind chinese dissident who escaped from house arrest in beijing last week and sought sanctuary in the u.s. embassy. this morning he walked out of the embassy hand in hand with american diplomats. the chinese guaranteed chen's safety and freedom, but now that he is back in chinese hands, there are reasons for doubt. holly williams has late details from beijing but, first, david martin on how this strange day began. >> reporter: scott, what was supposed to have been two days of high-level talks b

but this morning, at defense attorney asked andy pettitte as you sit here today, do you believe in yourt have misunderstood clemens in 1999 or 2000? right? p.e.t. at this time said i could have, right. yesterday pettitte described feeling flustered a few years after his initial conversation with clemens about hgh when clemens said it was really his wife that had taken hgh. pettitte remembered hearing clemens that he took it. just now a court in d.c. a defense lawyer asked pettitte your immediate reaction in 2005, your gut reaction was, i must have miss understood him, right? and pettitte said, right. something else the clemens defense team tried to do is make the case that clemens was so good in baseball he didn't need to enhance his performance. he asked andy pettitte to explain that the fact that clemens through inside to hitters on their hand and develop ad split fingered fastball late in his career helped him dominate, not drugs. something else from yesterday. andy pettitte said he is said with the way things stand right now because he called roger clemens a good friend but the two

>> martha, andy pettitte was uncomfortable yesterday.e called clemens his good friend but they never even made eye contact in court until the prosecutor asked him to i.d. the seven-time cy young award winner by then the damage was done. he said in 1999 and 2000 i was working in rogers house. don't remember whether it is with inside the gym or outside the gym but roger mentioned to me took hgh and it could help with recovery. that is all i remember the conversation. he said he was flustered a few years later as hearings on steroids in baseball. i asked him if anyone used performance-enhancing drugs. he said what are you talking about. didn't you tell me that. no, i told you my wife iced it. he just said my wife had iced it. andy pettitte is making a major league comeback this season. his last outing in the minors was wasn't so hot. he gave up five runs. yankees manager, joe gerard did i said he was sure this trial was on his mind. martha: how are the lawyers defending him from this statement from andy pettitte. >> reporter: his lawyer rem

. >>> andy pettitte took the stand at rodger clemons' perjury trial. he's expected to testify that the clintons -- they told him he used human growth hormone. the former pitcher is on trial for lying to congress about using performance-enhancing drugs. >>> the wife 6 a former aid to john edwards returned to the stand today. sherry young rejected defense questions she had any reason to lie to hurt the former presidential candidate. young's husband first claimed paternity of the child that edwards child with the mistress and young acknowledged they made money on the scandal, including $1 million from donors to hide and care for edwards' mistress real hunter. a new york judge ruled that a maid's sexual assault lawsuit against the former head of the imf can proceed. the maid claims that dominique strauss-kahn tried to rape her a year ago. charges were dropped last summer claiming insisties in the story. the lawyers claim he has diplomatic immunity because of his position with the international mop teary fund. the judge said the rules limit immunity to acti

. >> the prosecution's star witness was supposed to be andy pettitte. the problem was, he was not the icing on the cake, and he basically recanted when the defense lawyer on cross- examination said, "is it possible you were wrong? what are the odds that this was 50/50 that you are wrong?" he said, "that is about right." >> there is a show trial aspect of this. a little like the edwards' case -- if you go after celebrities, are you making a greater point that will deter others? >> i don't know the merits of the trial. i defer to my colleagues, especially nina. but i commend tom davis and henry waxman for holding hearings and forcing baseball to confront the drug epidemic. these guys had blown up like the incredible hulk, and they all looked the other way until they help them to a higher standard. >> who cares about the trial? go to the ballpark and see the washington nationals, leading the league, and they have an 19- year-old, bryce harper. if you missed it willie mays in 1951, you have a second chance. he is a phenom. i hope he ends up in the hall of f

. >>> in a perjury trial of roger clemens, andy pettitte will be back on the stand today.kees pitcher testified yesterday his former teammate told him he had taken human growth hormone. clemens says pettitte, quote, misremembered the conversation. clemens is charged with lying to congress about his alleged abuse of performance-enhancing drugs. >>> talk about snail mail. a virginia man finally got a postcard from his mother 54 years after she mailed it. she put it in a chicago mailbox back in 1958. it was recently delivered to a woman in florida. she posted it on facebook and managed to track down scott mcmurray. >> it was a very pleasant surprise. you know, it's just like hearing from somebody who you never expected to hear from before. >> why it took so long to deliver remains a mystery. >>> and in a house in grand forks, north dakota, turning heads. the owner painted bright polka dots all over it. city officials say it's an eye sore and believe he's protesting the city's decision to back out of a deal to buy the property. the owner denies it. one good thing he says, the

former teammate andy pettitte who testified the legendary pitcher admitted using human growth hormonehave misunderstood. >> that's what clemens has been saying all along. chip reid at the u.s. district courthouse in washington. good morning. >> reporter: this is the second time prosecutors have taken roger clemens to trial over his testimony before congress and now for the second time things aren't looking so good for the government. andy pettitte was supposed to be the government star witness against his former friend and mentor, roger clemens, but on wednesday pettitte threw a conserve ball that left prosecutors flat-footed and cast significant doubt on their case. pettitte was asked how sure he was about his testimony the previous day that clemens once told him he used performance-enhancing drugs. the attorney asked if it would be fair to say it would be 50/50? i'd say that's fair, pettitte replied. >> today was not a good day for the government. pettitte's testimony that he's only 50/50 about whether or not clemens admitted steroid use to him is a blow to the government's case. >>

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andy pettitte, of course, has acknowledged that he used steroids and says back in 1999 and 2000, he heardlemens say that he, too, used human growth hormone. but petit acknowledged that the accuracy of what he heard clemens say was only 50/50. now, in a court of law testimony is supposed to be better than 50/50. still, the judge allowed it in. though experts say pettitte's testimony may not matter. this will all come down to how credible brian mcnamee my is on the stand. shep? >> shepard: trace gallagher tonight, thanks. police in new jersey say they have arrested a veteran security advisor at newark liberty airport on charges he had been using a murder victim's identity. according to the port authority of new york and new jersey, which runs that airport, the guy had been working at the airport for about 20 years and it had passed background check after background check. we're told the victim died two decades ago. one airline is now letting passengers talk on their cell phones during trans-atlantic flights. virgin atlantic has just announced it's starting today, passengers on its air bus a

andy pettitte faces down his former best friend and we know that a picture can be worth a thousand words. should any one painting really be worth 200 million bucks? we'll get into that debate. >> first as we do every morning, we begin with a look at today's eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. >> the goal to defeat al qaeda and deny it a chance to rebuild is now within our reach. >> president obama vows to finish the job in afghanistan. >> u.s. troops will remain in afghanistan through 2024 in a support role. >> three explosions rocked the afghan capital hours after president obama made a secret trip to that city. >> to knows that had 23 years in the afghan war pool, you win? >> chen guangcheng has left the u.s. embassy in beijing. >> china demands an apology after a chinese dissident leaves u.s. protection. >> just high level talks as chinese officials and secretary of state hillary clinton begin. >> occupy wall street staged may day protests around the world. >> in seattle, they went on a rampage. >> i feel that none of the people care that we're down to the final six on "dancing with

the services of roy oswalt, who is following the lead of roger clemens of years gone by and even andy pettittecome see you around june and pick my spot and see who is playing well or who needs me. ken rosenthal is with us. where do you see roy oswalt ending up as we get into before june this season? >> tim: tough to say, joe, because i don't know the entire field. we know that he has thrown for the red sox, for the phillies, for the texas rangers. he is scheduled to throw for one more team next week. there may be others involved. the yankees are not in at this point. the tigers are not in. his preference has been either texas or st. louis, but those opportunities might not be available. >> tim: i would think that texas would have the least need for a guy like oswalt. the way their starting staff has pitched thus far this year. >> joe: and darvish has been as good as they could have ever hoped for. first pitch is a ball to david ortiz. he's homered tonight. now ball 2 up and away. ortiz has singled, hit a two-run home run. he's 2 for 4. now the left side of the infield is virtually wide open fo

yankees pitcher andy pettitte testified yesterday there was a 50/50 chance he misunderstood a conversationhe had with clemens 12 years ago. clemens is on trial for lying to congress about using performance-enhancing drugs. experts say pettitte's admission could weaken the government's case. >>> the new jersey mom accused of taking her daughter into a tanning booth was in court. patricia krentcil pleaded not guilty to child endangerment charges yesterday. police say her 6-year-old daughter told a teacher last month she got a sun burn while tanning with her mother. it is against the law in new jersey for anyone under 14 to use a tanning salon. the owner of the tanning salon says children are never allowed in the room. >>> in nova scotia, a colorful catch of the day. it's a perfectly symmetrical two-tone lobster. one side red, the other dark green. scientists think a genetic mutation is responsible. the odds of finding one, 1 in 50 million. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," how how omega-3 fatty acids could lower your risk for alzheimer's. i brought champagne. oh wow!

>> i can't see how anyone could have read or watched andy pettitte's testimony and not thought abouta gentleman by the name of franky five fingers from godfather ii. and you know, all of a suddennen from the government's chief witness to being like what are you talkin' about? i hear lots of things! and that's what i thought about him. i thought my goodness. unique franky five fingers get rid of that cancerous voice that franky had. make him a borderline hall of fame pitcher. give him a southern accent and he's andy pettitte. >> bill: dave zirin, you can follow him at the nation.com. twitter, at edge of sports. right on the cutting edge. way out on the edge. franky five fingers otherwise known as dave zirin thanks for being with us this morning. >> my privilege. >> bill: always really great. we've got lots more calls coming up about donald rumsfeld saying well yeah, sending the navy seals out on that risky mission in pakistan, yeah, that was no big deal. that was an easy decision. yeah, sure. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." the overwhelming majority of the country says"ta

mcnamee's testimony is key because two weeks ago andy pettitte waffled on the stand when asked aboutmate using poerms enhancing drugs. mcnamee explained in detail the first injection, how everything was laid out on the table, the needle. gauze, alcohol, and steroids. he also testified he knew what he was doing was illegal. the defense is expected to cross-examine mcnamee tuesday. >> the defense wants to basically get a lot of pretty embarrassing and salacious details in front of the jury because they want to portray mcnamee as somebody who's desperate. >> reporter: they'll try to convince jurors that vials were tainted because of the way he stored them. the prosecution claims the items have tested positive for both steroids and clemens' dna. danielle noting harnottingham, florida. >>> repercussions from the hazing death of a florida drum major. they say the band program will be on hold until hazing investigations are complete. drum major robert champion died in november after being severely beaten aboard a band bus. >>> straight ahead, your tuesday morning weather. >>> and in sports,

. >>> and in the bronx, the yankees' andy pettitte returned to the mound for the first time since retiring/3. gave up four runs including this two-run shot to justin smoke. yankees did not help out with the bats. mariners spoiled his return, 6-2. >>> if you are a soccer fan, you were glued yesterday to the television. a pair of games to determine the champion of the english premier league, manchester city needed a victory to win the title against queens park rangers wrapping up their first full season in 15 years. minor league team, i'm told. zeco gives mans city a fighting chance to win, two minutes later it is tied at two. desperate need of a goal. sergio aguero fires home the game winner with seconds to spare and extra time. man city wins its first title since 1968 and going nuts in manchester. >>> joer seas hoops. after scoring 41 points to lead the beijing ducks to victory a month and a half ago stephon marbury has now been immortalized in beijing, a giant life-size statue of him. former bulls forward dennis rodman was there to give the statue's dedication speech. that's when it turne

last week andy pettitte said he may have misunderstood a conversation he had with clemens about using who claims clemens injected himself with steroids and hgh is now on the stand. brian mcnamee is his name. let's talk about his testimony and what it means for this case with rachel self, criminal defense attorney who is back with us and faith jenkins a former prosecutor. it is said, faith, that the prosecution really needs to get some good stuff out of brian mcnamee, because the andy pettitte testimony kind of bombed. do you agree? >> i do agree. mcnamee is really their key witness at this point. this is not one of those cases where you have a lot of physical evidence. the case will rise or fall on the believability and the credibility of these witnesses like mcnamee. if if the jury actually believes hi steroid then that is a guilty verdict. his credibility is absolutely essential. i guarantee you the defense is going to try to impeach him oohing past, i heard that they were trying to get in some divorce records, things like that. they are going to try everything they can to try to im

still scoreless in the third, andy pettitte, 68 years old, gives up the two-run homer to albert pujolsls fifth home run. angels win 5-1. above the .500 mark. the mets and fimmies in city field. mets rookie starting pitcher, jeremy hefner, your pitcher launches one deep to left. solo home run the first hit of his major league career and it's a home run. he got his first major league win in the game. the first time in ten years, a player has won his first game and first home run in the same game. back page of the papers, eclipse of the sun, the "post," huge hefn hefner. the "daily news," huge hefner. >>> russia and china vow to block any action on syria. what's the next move for the u.s.? we'll debate it with the "morning joe" crew. >>> and when we come back we'll huddle around the water cooler to watch president obama turn all fan boy on the great bob dylan. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios actually it can. neutrogena® ultra sheer provides unbeatable

thousand and eight when he denied using performance enhancing drugs former new york yankees pitcher andy pettitte arrived at court on day eight to testify against his former friend but he recalled a conversation in which clemens told him he had huge human growth clemens says the thirty nine year old makes remembers the chat between the pats if clemens is found guilty he could face a prison sentence. funnyman regarded as one of the greatest new players of all time has decided to take the retirement seven time world champion stephen hendry walking away from the sport at the age of forty three the scot was quite simply a phenomenon rising to the world number one ranking aged just twenty one he proceeded to hold top spot for eight consecutive years during the ninety's his decision to follow in a heavy defeat at the world championships on jews day he had to bring native along with ronnie o'sullivan holds the record for the most once for seven drugs in the sport with eleven. well that is all the sport for now but there's plenty later here on twenty four hour day whether it's next. if. you. join me on a

the day before, clemens former friend and teammate andy pettitte told the court that in 1999 or 2000 clemens mentioned that he had taken human growth hormone or h.g.h., a performance enhancing drug. that was the strongest evidence yet that clemens lied under oath when he testified before congress in 2008. >> let me be clear: i have never taken steroids or h.g.h. >> reporter: on the stand today, pettitte created significant doubts about his own testimony. asked by clemens' attorney if it would be fair to say that it was 50/50 that he might have misunderstood clemens a dozen years ago pettitte replied "i'd say that's fair." that admission is especially damaging to the case against clemens because pettitte was considered the stronger of the two key witnesses. the other, clemens' former trainer brian mcnamee is expected to testify he injected clemens with steroids and h.g.h. but his credibility has been questioned in the past and will be again. pettitte's backtracking is not the first major setback for the government in this case. in july, 2011, the judge angrily declared a mistrial afte

andy pettitte claimed yesterday clemens had claimed he had taken hgh. clemens is on trial for perjury. >>> more testimony in the trial today of former presidential candidate john edwards. another former campaign aide, john davis, took the stand, testified about what he knew about the affair with rielle hunter. davis said staff members were concerned hunter was get doing close to edwards. edwards is accused of violating campaign finance law by using campaign contributions to cover up his affair with hunter. >>> just ahead getting rid of unwanted tattoos, less pain, hess time at the doctor's. >> plus a -- less time at the doctor's. >> plus a busy time on repairs in the metro, will it get in the way of your commute? >> still plenty to see from leesburg to laurel and still a little lightning, no severe storms, but plenty of rain, your full forecast coming up. >> check out some of the other stories on the rundown. we'll be right back. >> this is fox 5 news edge at 11:00. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows

. >>> retired yankees pitcher andy pettitte will be back on the witness stand in the perjury trial of yesterday that clemens mentioned to him that he had taken hgh. today clemens' lawyers will try to discredit his testimony. clemens, who told congress in 2008 that his friend and former teammate misremembers the conversation, is accused of lying to congress when he said he never took hgh or steroids. >>> the redskins are officially saying good-bye to their leading receiver from last season. the team released mark gaffney yesterday after several failed attempts to trade him and informing him he didn't need to show up for the offseason program. gaffney led the team with 68 catches for 947 yards last season. the team recently signed receivers pierre garcon and josh morgan. tough to let him go, but there's confidence in new players coming on board. >> exactly. you got to do what you think is best for the team and turn things around. >>> we all know about the danger of distracted driving. >> a new study says improper use of turn signals caused twice as many accidents. that's according to th

andy pettitte was supposed to be the government star witness against his former friend and mentor, rogerwednesday pettitte threw a conserve ball that left prosecutors flat-footed and cast significant doubt on their case. pettitte was asked how sure he was about his testimony the previous day that clemens once told him he used performance-enhancing drugs. the attorney asked if it would be fair to say it would be 50/50? i'd say that's fair, pettitte replied. >> today was not a good day for the government. pettitte's testimony that he's only 50/50 about whether or not clemens admitted steroid use to him is a blow to the government's case. >> reporter: the government is trying to prove that clemens lied under oath when he told congress in 2008 that he never used performance-enhancing drugs. pettitte's backtracking on his earlier testimony was a surprising gift for clemens' lawyers. >> i'm sure the clemens team prefer pettitte not testify at all, but given that he did testify, my guess is they were very happy with the way things turned out. >> reporter: pettitte's testimony is especially dama

earlier today the judge rejected defense motion to strike testimony from new york yankees' pitcher andy pettitte say he used human growth hormone. he said he may have misheard. the president depose after romney on his record as a businessman. we ask the fox all-stars if it will work when we come back. are you still sleeping? just wanted to check and make sure that we were on schedule. the first technology of its kind... mom and dad, i have great news. is now providing answers families need. siemens. answers. >>> romney is a job destroyer. he went on national tv and bragging about jobs. he has destroyed thousands of people's careers. >> it's incredible from when i started, close to 1400 employees. now we're only 6,000. >> i think there is a lot of pride in what we build out here. >> it almost never got started. when others shied away, romney leadership team stepped down. >> bret: two ads today, one in running in five states by the obama campaign, one a web ad so far, response ad by the romney campaign. both talking about steel. the two-minute ad by the obama campaign, leveling charges, first leve

. >> i'm sure andy pettitte today testified, he said i might have misunderstood him when he he said that he was taking human growth hormone and i'm thinking what do you think he said? he is a blooming onion -- what do you think he said? >> bill: here is what i think the misunderstanding was. clemens actually said he he eats human beings and he he thought it was -- he is a big guy -- look how big. you don't want to run into him in new guinea. this is a problem. >> there are no winners in this because, first off, clemens and bonds got to be. who are we kidding here. i watched barry bonds, he looked like the frisbee dog. he is michelin man. i guess he ate well. >> bill: is he in the weight room. his head got three times bigger. if you get the pittsburgh pirate cap the rookie cap that he wore, that can't fit on his nose now. his head is so big. >> his head got bigger than yours when the lincoln book went north of 2 million. [ laughter ] >> bill: that's a good line, miller. [ laughter ] >> bill: we know what happened. but in clemens' case he was so adamant about not doing it bonds gave the li

. >>> pitcher andy pettitte took the stand again against his former teammate roger clemons. he testified that he might have misunderstood clemons' comments about using steroids. that is a far cry from yesterday's testimony when pettitte said that he recalled roger clemens saying that he had taken the human growth hormones and the case tries to prove that clemons lied to congress about using performance-enhancing drugs. >>> the husband of the former mayor of falses church is found guilty on several counts of sexually abusing children. and dna evidence helped the prosecute caution 's case. the jury is deliberating the sentence and the judge decleared a mistrial, though on, one count of aggravated sexual battery against him and there is no word if prosecutors will retry him on the charge. >>> a new jersey mom is accused of taking her five-year-old daughter to a tanning booth, leaving the girl with a severe sunburn. patricia krenzel is charged with child endangerment and pleaded not guilty in court today. the little girl's school called police because she was in 59 because of th

because two weeks ago, andy pettitte waffled on the stand when he was asked about his former teammate, using performance-enhancing drugs. >> reporter: monday, the judge denied a request from clemens' legal team, to throw out petit's testimony. and the judge granted a motion to quash details from mcnamee's sealed divorce proceedings. the defense wanted to discredit mcnamee with those documents. and is also trying to bring up mcnameeee r -- mcnamee's former conviction. >> the defense wants basically to get a lot of pretty embarrassing and salacious details in front of the jury because they want to portray mcnamee as somebody who is desperate. >> reporter: part of the defense strategy is to also convince jurors that vials and syringers mcnamee had were at that pointed -- were tainted. in washington, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> mcnamee said he injected clemens with steroids and human growth hormone on three occasions. clemens insists mcnamee only invited him with vitamin b12. >>> marching band will stay off the field for another year. vic is in the newsroom to explain wha

also yesterday, a setback for the prosecution when fellow pitcher andy pettitte admitted he could have misunderwhen he acknowledged using human growth hormone. >>> the nationals' five-game losing streak is history. >> and desmond hits one high in the air to left center field. it is near the track, and that is a game-winning home run! >> very nice. ian desmond erased the gnats' slump with one swing of the bat. his two-run ninth inning homer helped the nationals beat the arizona diamondbacks 5-4 last night. it overshadowed bryce harper's game. >> i didn't realize they had lost five in a row they had been doing so well. the losses didn't register. >> there they go. still in first place in their division and we're excited about it. >> it's the place to be. 5:25 is the time. >>> coming up, breaking the stalemate at maryland's state how. when they hope to end the budget stalemate. >>> also ahead, not the real deal. the police warning about a man impersonating the police on the roads. >> thunderstorms and more may be on the way, what you need to >>> looking at the stories making headlines thi

. >> reporter: mcnamee's testimony is key because two weeks ago, andy pettitte waffled on the stand when was asked about his former teammate, using performance- enhancing drugs. >> monday, a judge denied a request from the legal team to throw out his testimony. >> reporter: and the judge granted motion to quash details from mcnamee's sealed divorce proceedings. the defense wanted to credit mcnamee with the documents. and is also trying to bring up mcnamee's dui and financial problems. they say the judge is going to limit that kind of evidence. >> the judge wants to get a lot of pretty embarrassing and salacious details in front of the jury. they want to portray mcnamee as somebody who is desperate. >> reporter: part of the defense strategy is to convince jurors that vials and syringes mcnamee saved were tainted because he stored them. they claim that the vials tested positive for both steroids and clemens' dna. danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> mcnamee says he injected clemens with steroids and human growth hormone in 1998, 2000, and 2001. clemens insists mcnamee only injected

former teammate andy pettitte softened his testimony about whether he confided about will he used hgh are trying to avoid a mistrial. >> when you have big high profile cases and a jury doesn't convict or a judge throws it out for some reason, it really raises questions about whether the government is putting its resources in the right location and whether they really have a good sense of what is worth prosecuting and what isn't. >> reporter: this time around the justice department has more than double the number of prosecutors on the case. though the government is still fielding a smaller than the defense team. >> the charges are very serious ones. it's about testifying falsely before congress. on that basis i think it was a justified use of our resources to bring the case. >> reporter: legal experts are slit whether the testimony there was 50/50 chance he misunderstood his comments to could prove fatal to the prosecution. they 6 asked to strike to his testimony that admission about using hgh, testimony that is crucial to the government's case. >> john: thanks. a house subcommittee is

andy pettitte throws a curve babble in the perjury trial of baseball great roger clemens.ever wonder what the artist was thinking when he painted this? seth doane tells us as "the scream" goes up for auction. >> the presence that that painting has you could just gaze at it for hours. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. what looked like a deft dry yum of american diplomacy has in to