. >> stephen: brian congress, will you lie on a hillside with me at night? [laughter] stair - stare up at the sky? i got a chill, and i don't know what you're talking about. that was really beautiful. >> i saw you begin with the calendar. it seems to have gotten to you. >> stephen: they can come too. the last time you were here, we were talking about you also were concerned in geneva. it's a big particle accelerator there. we were talking about something called the hagues bozon particle. explain what that is. >> it's a theoretical thing that we think is responsible for mass in the universe. >> stephen: subatomic? >> subatomic parliament. why does this table have mass. >> stephen: it's wood. it's made of wood. go ahead. next question, physics man. >> we need not bother building this thing. so it's a particle that we thing is responsible for that, generating mass in the universe. >> stephen: it gives mass to things. >> to everything. last time i was on we were talking about it, and there were theories about people coming back from the future. it was all nonsen

and now there's also cause for congress to investigate. brian todd reports from washington. >> reporter: a law enforcement source tells cnn looking into the news corporation is now a high priority, so high that the fbi has already launched an investigation. the source says the probe is focusing on allegations that murdock's employees or associates may have hacked into phone conversations and voice mail of september 11th victims and their families. anyone acting on behalf of news corporation is being looked at the source says from the top down to janitors. frank loudenburg also believes news corporation violated federal law. >> would you want to hold hearings? >> certainly that would be a serious consideration. i'm waiting now for a return from the justice department. >> reporter: in canvassing capitol hill, we've learned of growing sentiment for congress to delve into the activities of rue further murdock. most of those calls are from democrats. murdock is a big backer of republicans. if more momentum builds for probes, there are cautionary tale

-- obviously the president is in discussions with all the leaders of congress. >> reporter: and more talking is going on, and brian, we are hearing complaints from democrats and republicans, even veteran members of congress, that they don't like that the negotiations are happening in secret. they don't know the details, and there's so little time left before that deadline for preventing default. brian? >> august 2nd it is. kelly o'donnell on the hill for us tonight. kelly, thanks. >>> there's another standoff tonight between the national football league team owners and the players. both sides trying to avoid a season-killing strike. as you may know, a whole lot of fans and a lot of cities are waiting for a resolution here. darren rovell covers the business of sports for cnbc. he's with us from atlanta where the owners are meeting, and darren, what can you tell us? >> reporter: good evening, brian. for 132 days the owners locked out the players in the nfl, but at 7:00 eastern time today in atlanta the owners voted 31-0 to ratify the new collective bargaining agreement. that brings it back to the players who in wash

senator, senator. >> that's just a taste of what you'll see in brian's primetime special report "taking the hill inside congress" on sunday, 7:00, 6:00 central time. >>> that's our broadcast for this friday night. thank you for being with us. before we go, a big congratulations to our executive producer bob epstein on his last night on this program as he takes on a new leadership role with the nbc news specials unit. for brian williams and all of us at nbc, thanks, bob, and good night, everyone. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> right now, they're targeting those men desperate to work and struggling to feed their families. new place people are paying for sex and it's right in your neighborhood. >>> plus saving christmas for thousands of children. who is stepping up to keep the toys for tots program up and running. >>> and a bold announcement in the silicon valley. the new plan to keep california's economy out of the red.

. >> this is just a fascinating snippet of a great show, called taking the hill inside congress. brian williams exclusive behind the scenes look at what it's like in day on capitol hill. it airs sunday night at 7:00 right here on nbc bay area. >>> very insightful. still ahead tonight, a concert for the less than the cost of lunch? we'll tell you the catch. >>> also pot for your mooch. yes, marijuana, the west coast lab working on a way to make marijuana treatment an option for your pet fp. >>> and good evening, some of you are cool, and others pretty hot. campbell and south san jose, 92 degrees. livermore 87. orn ght we have the cngooli on or winds ousnghiver toward the east bay andnge are talking thunderstorms if you're heade way. we'll zoom in and give and you close up look. >>> certainly the loudest band to make it out of california is coming home to celebrate its 30th anniversary. metallica will play in san francisco. and if you're a fan, here's the best part. $6 tickets. there is a catch, though. you have to be a card carrying member of the metallica fan club. and who isn't? inclu

[ applause ] >> yeah, he should be glad that brian wilson isn't a republican in congress. the team presented the president with an autographed jersey as well as a bat. >> oh, very, very nice. >>> well roberta is here with a look at the week's weather. >> we were all talking on twitter and facebook wondering if brian wilson was going to show up in the same tuxedo he wore to the test pie wards? your thoughts on that. >> no. >> this live weather camera looking out inspiration circle toward mount diablo. there is a bit of a breeze out there, look at the tree, and a wind at 17, an occasional gust at 30. this is a panoramic view from the transamerica building also live. we're looking out towards the golden gate bridge. earlier, about a couple hours ago, we had some strategy takes just playing tag with that golden gate bridge. it will reform tonight and roughly reach a depth anywhere between 2 and 2500 feet deep. that will cause oh con den says. right now, out and about, it looks like we do have the low clouds and the fog up the san mateo coast trying to work its way in towards t

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nbc's brian moare has more from washington. >> reporter: congress has less than a month to raise uncle sam's credit limit. lawmakers are locked in a battle over a long-term cure for the financial fix. democrats want to raise money. republicans are demanding massive cuts. now a couple of key republican lawmakers are suggesting possible ways to compromise. >> jon kyl was in negotiations as you know with the vice president. he said there were certain revenue raisers and other areas that perhaps we could work on. >> reporter: senator john mccain won't say exactly what revenue raisers are. but he says he and some other republicans aren't necessarily opposed. it sounds a lot like what president obama and democrats have been asking for. but republicans insist that if revenue raisers is code for tax increases, that's a deal breaker. senator john kcornyn -- >> the problem with a mini deal, we have a maxi problem. big problems aren't going to go away if you cut a mini deal. >> reporter: he blasted an idea suggested by some democrats that the u.s. constitution empowers the president to keep on sp

. >>> congress may finally reach an agreement on raising the federal debt ceiling after republican lawmakers showed they're open to the idea of eliminating tax breaks today. nbc's brian moore has the story from washington. >> the senate will come to order. >> reporter: congress has less than a month to raise uncle sam's credit limit. but lawmakers are locked in a battle over a long-term cure for our nation's financial fix. democrats want to raise money. republicans are demanding massive consuuts. now a couple of key republican lawmakers are suggesting possible ways to compromise. >> jon kyl was in negotiations as you know with the vice president. he said there were certain revenue raisers and other areas that perhaps we could work on. >> reporter: senator john mccain won't say exactly what "revenue raisers" are, but he says he and some other republicans aren't necessarily opposed. it sounds a lot like what president obama and democrats have been asking for. but republicans insist that if revenue raisers is code for tax increases, that's a deal breaker. senator john cornyn says he's no fan of a debt ceiling extension but it may have to happen. >> the problem with a mi

abc news current brian ross tried to ask the congress woman about the headache deal and if it affected her work on the hill. >> i asked her about the votes and she wouldn't answer a question. she read a statement and walked away and i attempted to ask her that question have you mistuned congressional votes because of these migraines and a the staff came up and pushed me away. >> bill: not good. you may remember back in 2008 i your humble correspondent had a similar situation when a guy working for then senator obama did the same i tried to ask a question. >> don't block the shot. get him out of there. >> get him out of me. >> we have a right to be here to shoot the shot. >> hey, senator. >> yeah, that is really low class, pal. really low class. and everybody in the world will see it. senator, a word, please. senator, a word, please. senator, we came all the way up to see you. senator. a word. >> let me shake your hand. >> thank you. >> good to see you. >> subsequently that guy marvin nickelson and i had a conversation and there are no hard feelings but that elstraights the problem with

congress by denying accusations of using steroids. >> let me be clear. i have never taken steroids or hgh. >> reporter: hgh, meaning human growth hormone. at that same table was the chief witness against him, briancnamee who for years served as clemens' strength coach, told congress he gave clemens at least 12 steroid shots over three seasons. >> i injected those drugs into the body of roger clemens at his direction. >> it never happened. never happened. >> reporter: in an interview with mike wallace of "60 minutes", clemens said those injections were vitamin b 12, not steroids. >> if what he's saying, which is totally false, if he's doing that to me i should have a third ear coming out of my forehead and pulling tractors with my teeth. >> reporter: the clash between clemens and mcthat knee won't be the trial's only drama. an all-star roster of former players could be called both for and against clemens. but the most damaging witness could be clemens' close friend and former teammate andy pettitte who said clemens once admitted to him he used hgh. david epstein calls pettitte's story believable. >> why would he want to lie bit. it gives him the credibility of someone who can have those conversat

this is d-day, that a deal essentially has to be in place today in order for congress to get a vote by august 2nd. lynn? >> brian, thanks so much. and last night on "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell, lawrence asked howard dean about the challenge house speaker john boehner is facing on this debt deal, considering the amount of friction that exists within his own party. >> he has to do something really unusual. i've seen it done before, but it's unusual, and that is he has to pass a bill with republican and democratic votes. he needs to be talking with pelosi right now about how they can get this together and pass something that's fairly moderate and just throw the tea party people over the side. some of them are so extreme they're not going to get re-elected anyway. he's in a really tough spot. he's an adult, mcconnell's an adult. there are not too many of those in the house caucus that, or at least not enough of them, to pass a reasonable bill. look, this is lunacy what these folks are doing. they basically are destroying the social safety net of the country and ultimately they're going to destroy the cou

congress. his former trainer, brian mcnamee, told authorities that he personally injected clemens with steroids and human growth hormone. there are some big names on the potential witness list, including former sluggers barry bonds, mark mcgwire, and clemens' manager and gm in new york, joe torre and brian cashman. >>> well, it will take more than just an nfl lockout to keep us from finding reasons to make fun of the dallas cowboys. >> yes. >> especially after this one. >> one of the cowboys' star wide receivers may want to step up his game with the ladies. roy williams came up with a very original way of proposing to his girlfriend. he recorded the proposal and then stuck it in the mail, along with a $76,000 engagement ring. well, she apparently wasn't swept off her feet by the gesture. maybe he song it. adding insult to injury, she then, well she kept the ring. >> and here's where it gets ugly. >> it does get ugly because he filed a lawsuit to try to get that ring back. >> well, eventually his now ex-girlfriend not only did she say no but i guess they broke up. found out now she says the fath

brian williams spent time on capitol hill thursday talking to the major players of the special, "taking the hill inside congressan, good morning to you. >> ann, good morning. you should know, we had this scheduled for months and of course, the day for us to arrive on capitol hill with all of the cameras and journalists happened to arrive in the middle of this pinched battle. so there we were yesterday. >> you and i last time talked about your roots and a very humble part of this country. you go back to ohio, i imagine you're going to find some people who are thoroughly disgusted with what they see out of washington. are you prepared for that? >> of course i am. >> what do you tell them? >> this is a system of government that our founders gave us. no one ever said it would be pretty, but we've got two political parties in this town. we have very different beliefs in terms of what the appropriate role of the federal government should be in our country and our society. >> so that's the john boehner we saw yesterday. when they start saying this was supposed to be hard. the founders wanted this to be hard that means

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and with this crisis a reminder that brian williams anchors a prime time special report "taking the hill: inside congress" tomorrow night at 7:00, 6:00 central time. >>> we're getting our first look tonight at incredible pictures : of a caribbean airlines plane that split in half while landing in rough weather in guyana. that flight originated in new york.cc1: the question tonight, how did all 163 people on board manage to survive? nbc's jeff rossen has our report. cc1:cc1: >> reporter: as paramedics cc1:: arrived, the jet ripped in two off the runway, it looked like another airline tragedy. >> this is one of the worst aviation mishaps in recorded memory in guyana. >> reporter: but soon passengers would emerge, all of them alive. >> we have to jump off the plane. and my shoulder here is messed up. >> reporter: after departing new york, the caribbean airlines flight stopped in trinidad and flew onto guyana,there in heavy rain the boeing 737 touched down and skidded off the runway, stopping just 200 feet short of a ravine. thinking it was over, passengers say they clapped. that's when the cabin broke in :

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congress." please welcome back to the show our good friend, mr. briann for the meal. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.cc1: >> you know? >> jimmy: yeah. >> i do a glancing blow -- a little bit. and then stop by.cc1: >> jimmy: but it's a lot -- it's a lot of brian -- a lot of bri-wi. >> feeling love tonight. >> jimmy: lot of bri wi for the people at home. >> thank you, thank you. >> jimmy: and they like it. i just want to say, before we even get into anything. cc1:cc1: i thought it was -- i think you're amazing, first of all.cc1: you know this already. >> i love you too, thank you. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: but when we -- when we got osama bin laden, it was a huge thing. and i saw it on twitter first. >> yeah.cc1:cc1: >> jimmy: yeah. but then i turned -- i tuned into nbc to watch you and see why --cc1: the president was about to spea: and you just talked and told me what was happening. and i -- and i just -- i just felt so calm and i -- and just -- getting the news from you, i just felt like, you're our guy.cc1: you're our like -- you're our -- you know, wal

and don't miss brian williams' hourlong "dateline" special on nbc, "inside congress" quite a week to. coming up next on msnbc, chris jansing who will have continuing coverage of all of this and the president's statement at 10:20 on the debt screeli inceiling a 1:00, don't miss "andrea mitchell reports." i'm always looking out for small ways to be more healthy. like new splenda® essentials™ no calorie sweeteners. this bowl of strawberries is loaded with vitamin c. and now, b vitamins to boot. coffee doesn't have fiber. unless you want it to. get more with new splenda® essentials™, a small boost of fiber, or antioxidants, or b vitamins in every packet. same great taste with an added "way to go, me" feeling. new splenda® essentials™. get more out of what you put in. look in this sunday's paper for a three dollar coupon. [ coughing continues ] [ gasping ] [ elevator bell dings, coughing continues ] [ female announcer ] congress can't ignore the facts: more air pollution means more childhood asthma attacks. [ coughing continues ] log on to lungusa.org and tell washington: don't weaken the

congress in 2008. their star witness will be brian mcin amy. >> i told the truth of steroids.ected those drugs into the body of roger clemens at his direction. >> reporter: he claims he over kept the use needles, which will be key evidence at trial. some of clemens' former teammates, including fellow pitcher andy pettitte, admit they received injections, but the jury may never hear that testimony from pettitte. the judge likely will not allow it because it could unfairly influence the jury. clemens is the latest baseball player to place a jury. earlier this year, barry bonds likely avoided prison time when he was convicted on one count of obstruction, but bonds' trainer refused to testify, choosing to go to jail instead. legal experts say the case against clemens is stronger. he could spend years in prison if a jury finds him guilty. >> in washington, wjz eyewitness news. >> the court has wrapped up for the day. the trial is expected to last six weeks. >>> the man accused of tucson shooting ram package will not be forced to take medication, at least for now. today, a federal a

congress in 2008. their star witness will be brian macknamy, clemens' former trainer. >> i told the truth about steroids. i injected those drugs into the body of roger clemens at his direction. >> reporter: he claims he even kept the used needles, which will be key evidence at trial. some of clemens' former teammates, including felly pitcher andy pettitte admit they received injections. >> but the jury may never hear that testimony from pettitte and other players. the judge says he will likely not allow it because it could unfairly influence the jury. >> reporter: clemens is the latest baseball player to face a jury. earlier this year, barry bonds likely avoided prison time when he was convicted on just one count of ubinstruction, but bonds' trainer refused to testify, choosing to go to jail instead. legal experts say the case against clemens is stronger. he could spend years in prison if a jury finds him guilty. >> in washington, wjz eyewitness news. >> jury selection will begin tomorrow and the trial is expected four to six weeks. >>> time now for a quick look at some stories you'll find tomorrow morn

and brian williams will be anchoring "taking the hill inside congress" sunday evening. >>> and we have breaking news coming out of texas, an army private is under arrest after allegedly threatening to attack the ft. hood army base. the officer was found with materials to make a pipe bomb which is the same base that major nadal hasan committed a bombing. >>> and more breaking news to tell you about which involves the new jersey governor chris christie, and his spokeswoman says that the governor is fine and in charge and this after being hospitalized today for difficulty breathing, and another spokesman who says that the governor is mentioned as a presidential candidate was taken to the hospital out of an abundance of caution and undergoing tests. the 48-year-old does struggle with asthma and does struggle with his weight, and moments ago they said that his ekg and blood work and chest x-ray are all normal. >>> and meanwhile, a steel cross found amid the center of ground zero is causing controversy as atheists are saying it is ugly and has no place at the museum. >> and this is tracking

. >>> if congress does not raise the debt ceiling, it will face an unprecedented government default. >>> new details on the beating of brian stow tajines opening game, the injuries were described in detail. the two suspects are going to be in court on monday charged with mayhem and assault and battery. the former suspect giovanni ramirez is innocent but the police chief is not apologizing. >>> 20/20 hindsight it was a wrong choice but you have to understand that you make shows choices based on information at the minute and that is what we did. >> brian stow is in serious condition at the the hospital and his sister says when his children visited recently stow reached for their hands. >>> two teenagers are charged tonight in connection with a shooting that has an 11 year- old girl fighting for her life. neighbors in the 1100 block of laguna and san francisco western addition say they heard shots at about 11:15 and one of the bullets went through the window and hit the girl in the chess. her family says they were having asleepover when gunfire erupted. >>> she ran out of the room and there were shots and i sat her down and s

the hill, follow nbc news producers and crews inside congress and join the conversation with the hashtag pound insidecongress. don't miss the brianlliams dateline special at 7:00 eastern on nbc. somehow we timed all this. a total luck. unbelievable access we got to a day in the life in the u.s. congress on a day like yesterday. who's up and down in the debt debate? it's changing almost hourly. presidential hopeful mitt romney took a pass on the boehner bill. we'll break it down with a first rate panel. the white house soup of the day, caldillo of brisket. i think we've had this one other time. i love brisket. a food we don't eat enough. make it a soup too. you're watching "the daily rundown" only on msnbc. i love that my daughter's part fish. but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... and my hands were full. i couldn't sort through it all. with unitedhealthcare, it's different. we have access to great specialists, and our pediatrician gets all the information. everyone works as a team. and i only need to talk to one person about her care. we're more than 78,000 people looki

that it refused to cross, but brian moran explains that several key republicans are suggesting possible ways to move forward. >> the senate will come to order. >> congress has less than a month to raise the credit limit, but lawmakers are locked in a battle over a long-term cure . democrats want to raise money. republicans are demanding massive cuts. now a couple of key republican lawmakers are suggesting possible ways to compromise. was in kyle negotiations with the vice president. he said there were certain revenue raisers we could work on . >> senator john mccain will not say exactly what revenue raisers are, but he and other republicans are not necessarily opposed. it sounds a lot like what president obama and democrats have been asking for, but republicans insist that if revenue raisers is code for tax increases, that is a deal breaker. john cornyn says he is no fan of the debt ceiling extension, but it may have to happen. >> the problem with a mini deal is we have a massive problem. the big problems will not go away. >> he blasted an idea that the u.s. constitution and powers the president to keep on spending, even if all goes sam goes over his cr

congress. >> let me beclear -- >> reporter: unlike barry bonds, whose trainer went to jail, rainer brian mcnamee is the witness, even providing things. >> during the time i worked with roger clemens i injected him. >> reporter: peter says roger clemens' prosecutors have the friend and teammate andy petit. he says roger clemens told him about using drugs. >> i believe abdomeny misheard. >> the problem that roger clemens has is mett. because petit is someone who is seen as a eagle scout. >> reporter: unlike barry bonds roger clemens in washington does not have home field advantage and are betting he strikes out with the jurors. reporting live, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> three san francisco giants fan are recovering from injuries suffered from a flying bat. they were behind the dugout, watch this, when sandoval's bat slipped out of his hands. the bat bounced off the bug utoutand -- dugout and hit three fans. one suffered from a head injury, one person was hit around the eye and a second in the shin. >>> the suspence is over, the olympic committee announced the host for the 2018 winter

congress. he denied ever using performance enhancing drugs during his career. brian mcnamee says he injected him with steroids during itself decade they worked out together. >>> president obama has summoned leaders of both parties to the white house tomorrow to reach a solution on raising the national debt ceiling. republicans and democrats are differing on the issue but a deal must be reached by august 2nd or the u.s. may be forced to default for the first time ever. they are pressing congress to reach a long term deal within two weeks. any deal has to include tax hikes. house speaker john boehner predicted that progress will take longer. >>> family families of service members that commit suicide are receiving help. they receive letters. they have been reviewing the policy for two years after being lobbied by military families. >> a fun rafting trip turned dangerous. they were on a run at south fork near placerville. wayne freedman shows us why rafting is so different than in years past. >>> nothing like the morning after joys of unpacking from the weekend camping t

. >> brian williams has a special tonight on "dateline: taking the hill" on the workings of congresse middle of this debt drama. and he spoke with majority leader reid about that view so many americans have right now. >> the american people seem to be saying to ladies and gentlemen like you, you can't keep doing this. something has to change. this place seems so irretrievably broken. >> we're going through a very difficult time. i understand why people are upset. we have to work through it. we need to come together. legislations aren't a compromise. my program that i've suggested that i think goes a long way towards the problems this country faces by reducing the debt by almost $3 trillion. it sets up an idea where we can before that's over do some of the grand bargain that we need. but we need to get beyond this. we can't have our credit rating crash. it would, in effect, be a tax increase for everybody out there. >> for somebody who opposes tax increases, do you agree with that, that, ultimately, if we see a credit rating slip, the prospects of default, it leads to something akin t

. >>> one liners aside, there are some members of congress that are just not practicing what they preach at this time. brianr: they're the fire brand class, hawks in congress taking a hard line on the debt ceiling talks. some are tea party favorites who rail at congress for past spending like republican senator mike lee. >> congress has been burying our children and grandchildren both born and unborn under a mountain of debt. >> reporter: but according to recent disclosure form, senator lee's racked up significant personal debt of his over, at least $65,000 from a credit card and line of credit. the forms show there are a few republicans who are demanding a hard line on cutting the nation's debt but have plenty on their own. taxpayers for common sense -- >> i think this raises questions about are you walking the walk while you're talk the talk about getting the debt down. >> reporter: senator lee's argument, you have on put this in context. an aide said the senator couldn't do an interview with us, but the aide did push back hard saying the scrutiny is crack pot. the aide says the senator has his finances i

brian todd. >> reporter: they're the fire brand class, deficit hawks in congress taking a hard line on the debte republican senator mike lee from utah. >> for decades, it's been burying our children and grandchildren under a mountain of debt. >> reporter: but according to recent disclosure forms, senator lee's racked up significant personal debt of his own, at least $65,000 worth from a credit card and a line of credit. the forms, released last month, show there are a few republicans who are demanding a hard line on cutting the nation's debt but have plenty of debt on their own. nonpartisan spending watchdog, payers for common sense. >> it raises questions about, are you walking the walk while you're talking the talk. >> reporter: senator's lee's argument, you have to put knit context. an aide said the senator couldn't do an interview with us. but the aide said the scrutiny is, quote, crackpot. the aide says the senate has his finances in order and are paying his debts timely. joe walsh has played a prominent role in this debate. >> step back and imagine if the republicans hadn't taken over con

brian mooar joins us with more from washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. the white house says it is confident congress will meet that august 2nd deadline but right now it's not clear how that will happen. today on capitol hill senator tom coburn unveils the biggest plan yet to break the stalemate. >> i wouldn't expect it to pass but i would expect people to look at it. >> reporter: he's taking aim on $9 trillion in government cuts. >> pick half of them. half of them. >> reporter: it's one of several competing republican efforts to beat the august 2nd deadline to raise uncle sam's credit limit. mitch mcconnell is crafting what looks like the leading contender, but critics say it may be too much of a compromise. >> mcconnell plan doesn't have 218 republican votes, no way. >> it says we the congress will not take responsibility or accountability for our own decisions. >> reporter: before moving forward, the tea party is getting a vote on a balanced budget amendment. >> so, the real deal to limit spending and get us in balance would be an amendment to our constitution. without that we're just going to tal

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congress that clemens had a conversation with him about his own use. he's unique in that way. >> suarez: and pettitte himself doesn't have what they call the brian mcnamee problem, does he? >> that's correct. his credibility has been viewed as unimpeachable in just the minutes after the congressional hearing when i was talking to members of congress before they left the room in 2008 you could tell they were really swayed by andy pettitte. i think one of the members of congress used the phrase goodie two shoes in describing him. hearing what they had to say about pettitte's deposition it seemed likely they were going to refer the case for investigation and prosecution. >> suarez: other ball players during those hearings told members of congress that they had never touched the stuff, that they never used drugs of any kind. rafael palmeiro ended up failing a drug test. sammy sosa retired not that long after... well, was made to retire because no one would hire him. how come roger clemens is the one being charged and the one being tried in this way? i >> well, miguel tejada who pled guilty to making false statements to congressional investigators when he wa

clemenses accused of lying to congress when he said he never used steroids or other performance enhancing drugs during his career as longtime trainer brian mcnamee testify that he ejected clemens with steroids and as medical evidence to prove it clemens' off former teammate and friend andy pettitte is also expected to testify against him ... >>new federal documents show it took exxon mobil nearly twice as long to fully steel pipeline that spilled crude oil into the yellowstone river. exxon's records show that the pipeline to shut down 56 minutes after the leak occurred originally exxon told federal and state officials that it only took 30 minutes to seal the leak. cleanup crews are still struggling to contain a url as a deal with high water and a swift current roughly 1,000 bar. of oil has spilled. >>you can't treat your questions to president obama's today and he will answer but do not expected to tweet back the president is holding his first ever twitter town hall meeting to users can send in questions through the official #askobama# on twitter questions will be selected both in advance and in real time during the event the president w

it is alleged that clemens lied to congress about using performance enhancing drugs during his 23-year career. some teammates claim that trainer brian mcnamie gave several on the teamster eyed injections. >>> right now pyeongchang is considered to be the early front-runner for the winter olympics in 2018, having tried twice before to host the olympics. and they've already built their first venue, a ski jump called alpencia. munich, germany, and annecy, france, made their pitches this morning. munich would be the first to host a summer and winter olympics. don't forget, whoever gets the olympics, you'll be able to watch them right here on nbc. >>> nfl players and owners will meet again today, and an announcement from the redskins is proving a promising sign that a deal is near. coach mike shanahan and the redskins staff are preparing for training camp to start on time later this month. coaches have been off for most of june but are expected to be back next monday to get ready for camp to start by july 28th. sources close to the negotiations say a deal could be done by the end of the week. >>> the first lady is joining forces with the

the stakes are high if congress does not fact in a few weeks, the country could fall into default. brianoore has more now from capitol hill. >> hi, joe. ahead of today's meeting, president obama was unusually blunt. he said that the debt ceiling should not be a gun held to the heads of the american people. well, going in to today's meeting, each side had some firm demands. but republicans are showing some signs of softening on what has been a key sticking point. and that is ending some of the big tax loopholes. house majority leader eric cantor, who walked out of the last round of talks, now says he is willing to talk about closing some of those loopholes in return for a bigger picture compromise. republicans don't want to raise taxes. democrats want to raise revenue somehow. president obama and speaker john boehner will really be the most important voices in the room here. it will be up to them to convince skeptibles in their own party that whatever comes out of this will end up being a fair deal. joe? >> brian, thanks very much. >>> a court ruling in california may end "don't ask, don'

brian. it's 6:43. the white house says a debt ceiling deal has to be hammered out today for congress to beat the august 2nd deadline. the senate will vote on a house passed bill to constitutionally cap government spending, but that is expected to fail. but the vote itself could clear the way for one of several compromise deals. democrats are standing their ground on entitlements. republicans will not give in to more taxes or spending. today in "usa today" president obama lays out the argument for a deal that he calls big and meaningful. one that includes the revenue razors that some republicans call tax increases. the nfl players and owners trying to come to terms to end the lockout. owners approved a plan but players have not voted yet. the official word is they haven't voted because they haven't seen it yet. but others are saying owners tried to sneak in a few things in that deal that the players do not like. >> the owners voted 31-0 to approve the deal. there are 32 teams. guess who abstained from the vote. the raiders. they say they have difficulties with the deal. the ceo says those issues are bot

he testified before congress in 2008 and told them he never used performance enhancing drugs. clemens' former trainer, brian mcnamee, will testify against the former ace, saying he personally injected him with steroids and human growth hormone. he faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison if found guilty. >>> right now the mexican navy searching for the seven american tourists still missing after the boat they were in capsized. that 115-foot bank sank about 60 miles south of the port of san felipe on sunday. they were on an annual fourth of july fishing trip when an electrical storm came up. now we're hearing from some survivors. one man says he and the seven other people he was with were hanging on to a cooler to keep their heads above water. >> well, we tried to swim to a light we saw on the horizon. and after about three hours, we figured it wasn't working, because the light didn't get any closer. we decided to swim for shore, and we all got separated, and for about 9 of the 16 hours i was out there, i was alone. >> reporter: officials say at least one american was killed. the other 35 passengers an

brian carter, an 11 hoif year veteran are died following a definition non-hodgkin's lymphoma. the city is however holding a blood drive in the officer's name this friday at city hall. >>> congress may finally reach an agreement on raising the federal debt ceiling after republican lawmakers showed they are open to the idea of eliminating tax breaks today. nbc's brianoore has the very latest from washington. >> the senate will come to order. >> reporter: congress has less than a month to raise uncle sam's credit limit. but lawmakers are locked in a battle over a long-term cure for our nation's financial fix. democrats want to raise money. republicans are demanding massive cuts. now a couple of key republican lawmakers are suggesting possible ways to compromise. >> jon kyl was in negotiations as you know with the vice president, and he said there were certain revenue raisers and other areas that perhaps we could work on. >> reporter: senator john mccain won't say exactly what "revenue raisers" are are, but he says he and some other republicans aren't necessarily opposed. it sounds a lot like what president obama and democrats have been asking for. but republicans insist that if re