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i'm betty nguyen. it was busy on the 2016 campaign trail as experts are asking who is really in the lead here, the two top democratic candidates spent time in new hampshire and looking at the crowds. you'd never know hillary clinton was the front-runner. she spoke in front of a crowd of only 600 people at the university of new hampshire friday. two days later at the same exact university senator bernie sappeders drew a crowd of five times larger, around 3,000 people according to "the washington post." spokesman for dr. jill biden released a statement she would be on board if her husband decides to run for president. nbc's trace east potts is live in washington following all of this. are we seeing any surges from last week's debate? >> it's interesting because we are starting to see numbers shift after the debate and it looks like for carly fiorina, she afought her way to the stage, for her it looks like it may have been worth it. the first big poll after last week's debate shows carly fiorina surging u

i'm betty nguyen. thanks for joining us today. in a few hours president obama will speak directly to the world's most powerful leaders but it is his afternoon meeting that could have the most far-reaching consequences. edward lawrence is in washington for us today. good morning to you. how important is this meeting with russian president vladimir putin? >> betty, the meeting with the russian president could be the most important news of the trip. the tour at odds but president obama hopes the message of unity to the u.n. will be heard by russian president vladimir putin. the president spoke at the sustainable development goal summit at the u.n. sunday, ahead of an address to the entire body today. he high righted unity among nations. >> today we set aside the skepticism and we lift up the hope that is available to us through collective action. >> reporter: isis will be the top issue when the president meets with russian president vladimir putin face to face, after his speech today. u.n. ambassador samantha powers says with problem

i'm betty nguyen. it is a showdown for the 2016 gop candidates. the stage set for the second round of debates in the latest "new york times"/cbs news poll donald trump is still the front-runner among republican primary voters. but, ben carson is not far behind. jeb bush, mike huckabee and marco rubio are all tied for third place. mr. trump took his campaign aboard the "uss iowa" in los angeles last night, and in his speech he promised to come out with some plans. >> in a very short time we're going to be building up our military, we're going to make our military so big, and so strong, and so great and it will be so powerful that i don't think we're ever going to have to use it. nobody is going to mess with us. that i can tell you. >> well, comedian and political commentator bill mahr talked about trump's popularity on hard ball last night. he commented on trump's speeches saying he chanss topics on the spur of the moment. >> he talks about how we shouldn't have teleprompters. please let's bring back teleprompters. because these are just the brain

i'm betty nguyen and this is "first look" on msnbc.oo early" starts right now. >>> you know at the beginning, three, four months ago, well, he's just doing this for fun. he's doing this for his brand. i need this like for my brand. okay? but he's doing it for his brand. one person, a real loser said, he's a clown. he's a clown. now they're saying oh, how do we stop this guy? no more clown. i haven't heard the word clown in awhile. tell you. they don't use that word anymore. >> donald trump does dallas while bernie sanders makes a play for the south. both candidates drawing some of their largest crowds yet. plus -- >> there is nothing easy about this. anybody who tries to tell you, hey, when i get there everything will be fine, i mean, i have to admit, donald trump is entertaining. i have to tell you. >> hillary clinton riffs one on the trial in iowa even giving her best trump impersonation. we'll play that plus your reaction to polls showing her support eroding among women. and developing overnight, at least eight people dead and five

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i'm betty nguyen, thanks for watching "early today." have a terrific wednesday. >>> a derailed freight train pulled from the tracks. what it means for the morning commute. >>> plus, mayor dds dds laying out new goals. the major announcement that impacts hundreds of thousands of new york city students. >>> and police need help finding these people who preyed on an elderly woman. how they swindled her for $90,000. >>> good morning, everyone. it's wednesday, september 16th. i'm darlene rodriguez. >> and i'm michael gargiulo. chris cimino here with the forecast. >> michael, who's the one next to you? >> my friend darlene. >> beautiful in red this morning. >> it's a hologram. >> we'll take that. 67 degrees. it's a nice morning. yesterday we went into the middle 80s. today i think it's upper 80s. still seeing a couple upper 40s in the distant suburbs. by noontime, a high of 81. we'll top off near 87 this afternoon. more weather news ahead. >> thank you very much. >>> crews removed the freight train that derailed on long island. the train went

i'm betty nguyen. thanks for watching >>> right now, some major changes at the port are authority bus terminal that will impact thousands of commuters. >>> plus, two heroes, among those killed in a labor day crash that has devastated one family. >>> and pope francis set to announce reforms and how the catholic church handles marriage moments. "today in new york" starts now. good morning, everyone. it's tuesday morning, it's september 8th. i'm darlene rodriguez. >> i'm michael gargiulo. chris cimino is here with the forecast. >> temperatures in and around the city, 77 degrees. even poughkeepsie, still 70 degrees. just a few mid-60s north and west. a little more humidity. yesterday, we made it to the 90s. 88 by noon. a little breeze to the coast will make it feel cooler there. let's get the first check on a tuesday morning commute. >> good morning, everyone. not a good morning for the roads. we had two closures up there. we'll head up to the saw mill where it's shut down in both directions out towards mo

let's get your wednesday sports headlines from betty nguyen.d morning. >> knto the bronx, one fan tryi to impress his lady but he did everything but. and the yankees took a pounding. and the third straight national league west title with 8-0 victory. that and eliminated the giants from playoffs contention. the ncaa dropped the hammer on smu and head coach larry brown. the team is banned from post season next year and brown is suspended nine games. there were multiple infractions tied to academic fraud. and in montclair, the funeral for yankee great yogi berra. a plethora of baseball legends attended, including joe joe tor torre. >> friends of mine contacted me when yogi for introducing them to him. he affe he effected so many people in a positive way. >>> thanks so much. and just ahead, which hollywood heavy hitter had inside info about march's big announcement. and hands...where it belongs. olay regenerist. it regenerates surface cells. new skin is revealed in only 5 days. without drastic measures. stunningly youthful. award-winning skin. neve

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let's get caught up today on sports headlines with betty nguyen. >> the phillies, nats s pit.he royals travel to cleveland to take the indians. a 1-0 pitch for a solo home run. but the man in charge of fireworks? uh-oh. he set them off with the visiting teams home run. can you say oops? you can see the man responsible trying to hide behind his hat as he receives booms from the crowd. orioles get the win. and the. >>> jake olson is fulfilling his lifelong dream. joining the trojans football team even though he's been blind most his life. he's working on long snapping. and someday he will get in and when that day comes it will be awesome. >>> europe's strongest man took on two time world arm wrestling champion. he easily defeats him with his left and right arms. take that. back to you. >>> great scott. doc brown and marfy mcfly are teaching up again. a bone chilling ride down the side of the a dam. you are watching early today. ife you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. yeah, everybody knows that. well, did you know that playing cards with kenny rogers gets old pretty fas

i'm betty nguyen. presidential candidates are back at work. hillary clinton is unveiling a campaign deal finance plan today. she wants to limit political donations by corporations and large donors. this morning, clinton is facing backlash over this parent commitment pledge. a reporter claims clinton's campaign was asking voters to sign these before interesting the event in ohio. a spokesperson pushes back saying that's not true. it's not a restriction to attend. meanwhile, vice president joe biden got a hero's welcome at a labor day parade in pittsburgh yesterday. it was the first political outing since the death of his son bowe. he had praise for another democrat. >> this isn't joe biden pro liberal democrat senator talking like this. populist biden got up and said today -- they'll probably say competing with bernie sanders who's doing a hell of a job by the way, bernie sanders. >> on the republican side, marco rubio made a trip to south carolina. he made the visit away from media and town hall meeting. tracie potts is live for us this mornin

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and now let's get to the latest in sports from betty nguyen. good morning. >> good morning dara. with tony romo officially on the shelf the dallas cowboys have picked up matt cassel for in a trade for a fifth round draft pick in 2016. and a zoo for players and families to enjoy. now to the action. still scoreless in the third. cubs kris bryant face iing crav. and he lifts this one to give the cubs the lead. in boston now one lucky fan caught a foul ball but apparently his lucky hat got trashed in the process. the ball tore right through that $30 ball cap. but the lucky fan had a baseball from fenway as the rays beat the red sox 5-2. >>> speaking of foul balls. lightning struck twice for this fan. the same fan caught fouls in the first and ninth inning in route to the tigers just missing a no hitter by beating the white sox 2-1. >>> just ahead steve harvey's emotional father of the bride moment. and a dream come true for a seven-year-old taylor swift fan who gets to shake it off with his idol. i've smoked a lot and quit a lot, but ended up nowhere. now i use this. the nicoderm cq

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." >>> now let's get the latest in sports from my friend betty nguyen. >> michael taylor hits a linethe mets center fielder. they call it a little league grand slam. and he redeems his error and hits it to the left field corner. three runs scored top of the 8th now. game tied at 7-7. a solo homer is knocked to right field. and they beat the mets 8-7. and "the tonight show" hosts weighs in with his infamous pros and cons list. >> pro, getting a satellite dish to watch every game. con, realizing the guy installing it is tim tebow. pro, it could be a break through year for players like dix and con, that's a subject of one of hillary's old emails. >>> just ahead why bon jovi fans in china may be feeling a "shot through the heart." plus we go live to san francisco for a preview of what apple has in store. kellogg's® frosted 8 layers of wheat... and one that's sweet. for the adult and kid in all of us. ♪ kellogg's frosted mini-wheats® feed your inner kidult look more like a tissue box... you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is differen

for that here's betty nguyen. >> monday night football. lucas oil stadium. indy taking on the jets.tzpatrick connects on a six yard slant to score first. jets took advantage of every mistake for a 20-7 victory at indy's home opener. dallas cowboys confirm romo will miss about eight weeks with his broken collarbone. he missed ten games back in 2010 with the same injury. the top scoring players of the week are ben rothbeethlisberger. travis benjamin. larry fitzgerald. tom brady and tyrod taylor are tide. >>> the al east between toronto and new york. first out of the game. >> right back to price. in self defense, he puts it away for the first out. >> that was a catch. blue jays beat the yankees 4-2. >>> now to a different kind kind of sport. a world motorcycle wheelly speed record. he was timed at 209 miles per hour. and from our friends at red bull, belgian cycling champion attempting to cross a slack line in the alps. he fails in his first attempt. but don't worry. his next attempt crosses between two cliffs more than 367 feet in the area. yikes. >> just ahead the hilarious prank bet

. >> i'm betty nguyen and this is "early today." we hope it's just your first stop of the day on nbc. daddy gator couldn't push the throttle on his little boat any harder if he tried. he's beached here, gazing out on an unforgiving landscape. for while the people who come in here use quilted northern, a toilet paper that works so well ey c mpletely forget their experience... daddy gator sees all and forgets nothing. "i've got to motor out of here," he thinks. "this is no place to ra aise e.child." quilted northern. designed to be forgotten. an johnson's believes that bath time is more than cleansing. your loving touch stimulates his senses and nurtures his mind. the johnson's scent, lather, and bubbles help enhance the experience. so why just clean your baby, when you can give him so much more? >>> leading the news on nbcnews.com, ice using rape as policy. and angelina jolie is urging a quote, very strong response to the crisis. and the un says thousands have been abducted raped and sold into sexual sanlavery by isis. >>> and from t

. >> i'm betty nguyen. this is "first look" on msnbc.y" starts right now. >>> i want to talk about the elephant in the room which in this case is a donkey. do you have anything you'd like to tell us now about your plans? >> yes. [ cheers and applause ] i think you should run for president again. i'll be your vice president. >> an interview that will make you laugh and make you cry. vice president joe biden remembering his son beau and pouring his son out talking about the can difficulty dealing with the loss and how it's complicating his decision about 2016. >>> unstoppable. nfl season opener and tom brady not missing a beat. we'll have the highlights. >>> i'm winning in all the polls. >> winning. you make a choice to win, and you win. wow winning. >> winning. the attacks on donald trump getting sharper. is there thinking anyone can say to bring the republican front runner down a few notches? it's 5:30 on the east coast, 2:30 out west. this is "way too early." ♪ ♪ all i do is win, win, win ♪ everybody hands go up ♪ and they stay there >>

now here betty nguyen. >> starting with monday night football in green bay.s/packers at lambeau. a huge night for aaron rodgers. >> this is second and goal. rodgers, big play for cobb. branch couldn't stop him at the goal line. touchdown green bay, randle cobb. >> one of rodgers five touchdown passes on the night. but the chiefs battled. in the end. rodgers had 333 yards and a 38-28 victory for the undefeated packers. and the pittsburgh now. a scary moment in the outfield. the rookie running full speed collides with teammate. the game is stopped for 15 minutes. he waved to fans but will be held overnight. washington nationals leader jonathan papelbon has been suspended for his attack on teammate harper on sunday. seven games no pay for him. and in england, racing of a different kind, the world champion lawn mower races. the two day event and drivers jockeying for position. looks like fun. >> and drake does something thaechb the beatles could do. and a hot air balloon that sparked a flur right of way 911 calls. special. kellogg's special k... made with whole g

." >>> for the latest in sports, let's throw it to betty nguyen. >> giants and the cowboys.as trailing with 13 seconds left in the game. cowboys with the ball at the 12 yard line. romo drops the snap but is able to recover. finding one of his favorite targets, whiten, for the score. cowboys win, 27-26. >>> two heisman quarterbacks making their debut. marcus mariota and jameis winston. third down, winston's first nfl pass is intercepted and returned for a touchdown. debut for the number one pick finished with two tds and two interceptions. mariota threw for four touchdowns with no picks. finished with a perfect 158.3 qb rating. not bad for a debut. titans win, 42-14. >>> seahawks and the rams. fourth quarter, seahawks lead. nick foles goes deep, and we go to ot. deja vu for the sea maukhawksea. marshawn lynch is stuffed in the back field for the loss. rams win, 34-31. >>> djokovic defeated federer to claim his second title. federer had 17 unforced errors. great way to cap off a year for djokovic, who went 43-5, including 27-1 at the majors. >>> melissa, back to you. >>> low b

. >>> time for sports, with betty nguyen, good morning. >> we begin at u.s. >> i would say one of the highlights of the night so far at least on the perimeter has been -- fallon and timberlake dancing to beyonce. >> that was a good laugh for sure. >> these guys are on the money. >> "all the single ladies." >> and there are the stars that were out, including andre agassi. >> journalist katie couric and michael j. fox. >> roger federer cruised to victory over richard gasquet. the hottest team in baseball is -- the new york mets. trailing the nats late innings for the third game in a row. a game-time home anywhere the eighth and then came the hammer. >> cespedes 1 for 3, high deep drive left center field, way back it goes, coming to the wall -- kiss it good-bye! >> mets sweep the nats. from joy to pain, reds star joey vado at the plate, struck out twice and here he loses his mind as he is tossed from the game following a called strike. who plate umpire, he had to be restrained, settle down. reds go on to lose 5-4 to the pirates. >>> dara, back to you. >>> donald

i'm betty nguyen. firefighters are calling it unprecedented the powerful valley fire is rapidly spreading in at mare of 24 hours this weekend it went from nothing to larger than the city of cleave lapped. it devoured 50,000 acres. g gadi shswartz joins us from the heart of the flames. >> reporter: this is main street and middletown. there's all kinds of torching going on, house after house, building after building going up in flames. we made our way through what looked like the gates of hell. this was a neighborhood and now it's gone. all around, loud explosions from gasoline and thousand gallon propane tanks. you can feel the heat as the fire rips down main street, the roar of the fire is deafening and across the street is an apartment complex just started to go and it's going to be a total loss. >> do what you have to do to hold it. >> reporter: fire crews tried valiantly to defend people's homes. they called firefighters back after structures are so fully engulfed in flames. >> it's not worth it, go

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good morning, everybody, thanks so much for waking up with this today, i'm betty nguyen. it is a historic day ahead. in just a few hours pope francis will arrive right here in the u.s. he'll start in d.c. then go to new york and philadelphia. the level of security is unprecedented. so large, the secret service is running things. there aren't any specific credible threats yet but each city will have thank you sands of law enforcement, snipers, s.w.a.t. teams and police helicopters. nbc's tracie potts reports. >> reporter: barricades are going up. streets are shutting down. tens of thousands will greet pope francis at the white house. at the basilica. and at the u.s. capitol, where he'll address congress thursday. >> everybody is just excited. everybody is thrilled. everybody is so proud. >> he's literally taking the church out to the people. >> pope francis! >> reporter: they're coming from all over. this bunch left chicago. >> we have our chairs. they told us to wear nice walking shoes. so i'm just excited to sit in the sun all day long just to wait to see the pope. >> re

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i'm betty nguyen. you may be celebrating this labor day from the comforts of your couch, maybe still in bed. there is no rest for the 2016 presidential candidates. new nbc news/marist poll shows that bernie sanders has leap frogged over hillary clinton, 41% of democratic voters, clinton gets 32% and vice president joe biden, who hasn't officially entered the race, gets 16%. in iowa, clinton is still on top but sanders is narrowing her lead from 21 points in july to just 11 points now. on the republican side, former alaskan governor sarah palin is rallying behind trump. she said that spanish speak iin say you better speak american. >> you better be here legally. and when you're here, let's speak american. >> palin was trying to take a swipe at her 2016 rival, jeb bush, fluent in spanish. club for growth continues. overnight trump tweeted a photo of a letter from that group asking him for $1 million. trump is calling it extortion. nbc's tracie potts is live in washington for us this morning. a lot to go

i'm betty nguyen and this is "first look" on msnbc.t to like us on facebook at fab.com/firstlookmsnbc. and of course "way too early" starts right now. >>> now one of the cool things about having a debate in the reagan library is the former president's air force plane. it's a very impressive plane. wait a second. hold on. can we zoom in on seat 34-b. what? top secret presidential candidate bobby jindal, is that you? get out of there, man. get out of there. you had your time. he's got like a resting smug face, doesn't he? you can freeze frame almost any image and he has that look on his face. >> donald trump would be dangerous as president. he said he wouldn't want, quote, such a hothead with his finger on the nuclear codes. >> you know who he reminds me of? okay. look, for everybody out there who's saying larry, are you really comparing trump to bus linney? >> yes, that's exactly what i just did. >> late night having a little fun with the gop debate. meanwhile donald trump returns to the campaign trail, and is once again coming under fi

i'm betty nguyen. this is "first look."oo early" starts right now. >>> -- mammograms, correct? there's like one or two places that does it. you don't do mammograms? >> if you would give me one moment to explain? >> do you really want to do this? do you really? do you want to align yourselves, the radical extremists who manipulate the facts? >> the apology you offered was like what some criminals do. they're not really sorry for what they've done, they're sorry they got caught. >> so where there's profit centers -- >> i disagree. >> this is my time. so don't interrupt it. >> the disrespect, the misogyny rampant here today tells us what is really going on here. this isn't about some bogus video. >> the president of planned parenthood gets grilled on capitol hill. this morning she's accusing conservatives of grantstanding. >>> and on the attack, chris christie and marco rubio go after donald trump while the billionaire builder focuses his attacks on rand paul. so how does tom brady fit into all of this? >>> and bill clinton ta

i'm betty nguyen. in a matter of moors the leader of the world's catholics will go one-on-one with the leader of the free world. pope francis touched down in washington, d.c. yesterday. s first family was there for a rare presidential welcome. at 9:00 a.m. eastern, president obama will welcome the pontiff for an official white house invest it. two hours later pope francis will take part in a pope mobile parade nearby. at 11:30 a prayer service with u.s. bishops and finally at 4:15 a canonization for an 18th century priest and missionary credited with bringing the gospel to the new world. it is a strictly nonpolitical u.s. visit in a city immersed in politics. nbc's peter alexander has the details. >> reporter: his holiness made history, touching down outside washington, francis' first visit to the u.s. the pope welcomed by president obama and the first lady at joint base andrews, a gesture so rare this president's only done it once before. the holy father also showing special affection for schoolchildr

. >>> good morning, happy friday to you, everybody, i'm betty nguyen. thanks for joining us today. pope francis, he has taken the big apple by storm. last night, thousands cheered as he waved from his popemobile along fifth avenue on his way to new york city's st. patrick's cathedral. speaking at a packed evening prayer service the pontiff gave thanks to the nuns and religious women of the u.s. >> to you, religious women, sisters and mothers of this people, i wish to say thank you. >> nbc's dave ray is live in manhattan where pope francis will address the u.n. general assembly and later on lead a mass at madison square garden. it's going to be a really busy day for the pope. >> hey there, good morning, betty. in all pope francis is scheduled to spend just over 30 hours here in new york. much of that time will be filled with what he seems to enjoy the most, greeting the faithful face to face. as they have at each stop on this historic tour, thousands greeted pope francis as he arrived in new york yesterday afternoon. lining the roadways through manhattan, waving flags and banners, r

well, good morning, everybody, thanks for waking up with us today, i'm betty nguyen. we're getting more details this morning about the seemingly tense meeting between president obama and russia's vladimir putin with relations between the two governments at a low point. both leaders sat down for 90 minutes last night for the first formal meeting in two years. but it came after they aired out their differences in speeches before the u.n. general assembly. nbc's andrea mitchell has the latest. >> reporter: vladimir putin and barack obama in their first formal one-on-one meeting in two years. but only after trading insults over syria. >> have you made progress on syria? >> reporter: putin swaggered into the u.n. after a diplomatic military and pr blitz to seize the initiative from the u.s. that left the white house scrambling. obama wants syrian president assad out. but putin said without assad isis would take over, insisting it's an enormous mistake to refuse to cooperate with the syrian government and its armed forces, who are valiantly fighting terrorism face-to-face.

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. >>> hello, i'm betty nguyen with the hours's top stories.re in the middle of a church service in selma, alabama, shooting his girlfriend in the face, her baby in the hand, and the pastor in the leg. the suspect is facing attempted murder charges. >>> pope francis finished a busy first full day in cuba that included a meeting with fidel castro. the pope also met with fidel's brother raul, leader of the country, and celebrated a huge outdoor mass. now it's back to "lockup." >>> israel's rimonim prison strives to rehabilitate some of the nation's most violent criminals. but their efforts must overcome the influences of a wide range of cultures. vadia abu amar is serving a 27-year sentence for murder, a family honor killing which until now he has not publicly spoken about. >> translator: i'm serving time for the murder of my sister. it's something that's hard for me to talk about. it's something very sensitive for me. >> abu amar says he shared a close bond with his sister, who at 22 was only a year older than he was when he killed her. >> when

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good morning, everybody, thanks so much for waking up with this today, i'm betty nguyen.ric day ahead. in just a few hours pope francis will arrive right here in the u.s. he'll start in d.c. then go to

. >>> hello, everybody, i'm betty nguyen with the top stories. the pope is heading toward rome now.ed mass taking one last trip through the streets in his pope mobile. >> john boehner says there will be no government shut down when funding expires this week predicting in an interview today the house and senate will pass a bill to keep the government running. now it's back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >> it's not like jail when you're here. it's more like counseling, you could say. it's love. >> rosando loomis is serving three months for failure to attend court ordered anger management classes, works at the maricopa county jail's animal rescue program, known as m.a.s.h. >> m.a.s.h. is a great, great thing for us inmates. if they took it away, i think they would take away a big thing. it's a therapeutic thing. you know, it helps with your soul, i believe. >> these animals are here because their owners have been arrested for abusing them and eventually the jail will adopt most of them out to new owners. >> she came in two days ago. she wa

. >>> hello, i'm betty nguyen, several people injured when brawls broke out today. at least 15,000 migrants have been stalled for days, many blaming greek officials for the lack of progress. >>> in las vegas a suspect in is cust following a shooting of an officer. they fired into the parked squad car hitting him in the hand. the officer is in stable condition. now it's back to lockup, >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer direction is advised. >>> behind the walls of the chatham county detention center, in savannah, virginia, rashard mosley and his co-defendant la'quan brown are awaiting charges for charges in a series of carjacks that left one man dead. mosley says he is innocent and that his experience on the streets and in jail have left him asking questions about the meaning of his life. >> i wonder why we're put out here in this world. really, this world is hell. there ain't nothing -- ain't nobody perfect. ain't nobody right. we're put out here just to go through some of the things i went through, just to go through some of these things, they say god say ev

. >>> i'm betty nguyen.ano on one of japan's islands is erupting sending huge plumes of smoke thousands of feet into the air. the eruption of mt. aso is prompting agencies to raise danger levels in the area. >>> wildflowers are proving hard to contain in northern california. over 180 homes have been destroyed with thousands more in the path of the fires. california's emergency chief described the fires as the most volatile he's ever seen. now it's back to lockup. >> despite being brutally attacked and having her throat cut by an inmate, pam kahanic only took the time she needed to heal before returning to work at the limon correctional facility's garment factory. >> she's a very courageous person. she wanted to come back to work right away. those were the first words out of her mouth to her husband, basically. >> pam sits up and yells at us "i'm going back to work. i'm not going to be quitting my job." this is when she was still laying on the bed before she was put back together. >> at first i was really edg

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let's get to the latest in sports from my friend betty nguy nguyen. >>> in sports, we start in the windyity. arizona/chicago. cubs third base man chris bryant hit a solo blast in the fifth for baseball's longest home run of the season. traveling an estimated 495 feet, the home run gave bryant his 86th rbi, tying a club rookie mark. cubs win 6-4. >>> yankees down when brian mccann takes the pitch for a three-run home run to tie the game. very next batter, though, alex rodriguez sends the first pitch over the wall for back-to-back home runs. a-rod's 28th homer of the year. yankees come back to win it 6-4. >>> now day seven of the u.s. open. serena williams took just 68 minutes to defeat madison keys in back-to-back sets 6-3, 6-3. next she will face older sister venus tomorrow for the 27th time. serena leads the series 15-11 but says venus knows how to beat me and knows my weaknesses better than anyone. >>> top seed novak djokovic did something he hasn't done since 2011, lose a set in the first four rounds of the open. each with one set, djokovic rallied, winning the final two sets to advan