>> the bronx. >> jimmy: the bronx, absolutely. bronx. here we go. gordon from the bronx.tball team? >> the giants. >> jimmy: the giants, here we go. the new york giants. [ scattered cheers ] they need a win. they need a win here. >> it's sad. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: i know, it's sad. we got gordon here, the frog man. [ light laughter ] from the bronx, and this weekend he's rooting for the giants 'cause they got to win. all right, so this first once, since we're talking football with my man gordon, can you guys do it in the style of a marching band fight song? [ laughter ] come on! ♪ yeah, yeah, yeah! ♪ ♪ try gordon try we're looking for a frogman victory victory♪ high, we must score high just like your ♪ ♪ favorite football team of course the new york giants ♪ ♪ fly gordon fly and when you're finished with your flight ♪ ♪ we got to do it again and we'll prove a win come on, y'all gordon, fly, fly, fly ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thanks for being here. who's up? who's next? who do we want? right there? come on over, buddy. come on over. nice to see you there.

shining in the bronx. there you go. that's the only thing in america where millionaires through pies in their face. nate davis, the 49ers resigned him today. goes on the practice squad. alex smith, not much of a surprise. single tarry named him a co- captain today, that says smith you are in charge of everything, we are behind you 100%. single tarry why car wasn't given a chance. >> there was no talk. >> there was no talk. no. there was no talk. >> i think there was, but -- >> i am telling you there was not for me and i am the head coach. he was not going to compete for

el cuerpo de diplomÁticos de 34 aÑos fue encontrado degollado en su apartamento del bronx.general de las naciones unidas. algunos residentes del edificio dijeron escuchar gritos. >> escuchÉ que estaban gritando, algo como que no querÍan pagar. mencionando a la mamÁ.ultima hoa >> segÚn la policÍa el cuerpo estaba en el suelo embargado en sangre. cerca de la entrada de su apartamento en el sexto piso. la puerta estaba casi abierta y las autoridades encontraron un cuchillo al lado de su cadÁver. >> era homosexual, y le provoca un muchacho para que tuviera relaciones y parece que no le pagÓ, so. >> me da tristeza la noticia, lo que le pasÓ.tima hulul horaua horrendo crimen y esperan que ora cÁmaultima horaultima horaui >> en declaraciones a la prensa en nicaragua el vicecanciller, dijo que estaban pendientes del caso, sin dar mayor detalle. hoa regreso contigo al estudio. >> gracias cristina. los lÍderes republicanos presentaron en la cÁmara de representantes un documento en donde detallan su agenda de lo que harÍan si ganan en las elecciones del prÓximo dos de noviembre. hace

fue dejado agonizando en una calle del bronx.

. >> just as the trains cross any manhattan from the bronx, there is apparently a fire under the bridgethe wooden pilings that protect the bridge from boat traffic has caught fire, and as the firefighters are desperately working to get that fire out, there is no train service from metro north in and out of manhattan. this is four major lines that come into manhattan. we heard from the spokesperson several thousand people currently affected. >>> president obama will get on air force one and head to philadelphia. now the president is supporting sestak. he tried to get him to bow out of the preliminary against arlen specter. congressman joe sestak joins me now. congressman, good to see you. >> good to be back, kochb tes sa. >> how kt president at this point help you tie up the race? >> he's making it very clear as he comes into philadelphia what the stakes are with this race. congressman toomey, which is the the epitome of what's wrong with washington found a special interests group. but his special purpose, which has actually led to the extreme elements of the tea party today, was to purg

que el destino los sorprendió, librando una batalla con un cáncer terminal llegó al hospital en el bronxfina y la otra wanda y cuando dije wanda, se le salieron las lágrimas. >>> víctor reconoció el re glej en los ojos de esta enfermera y se produjo el milagro. >>> le dije hola soy wanda, tu hija, y él... me miró y me dijo a mi, yo sabía que tú eras mi hija. >>> en medio de la emoción él pidió perdón a su hija y reconoció que no fue un buen padre wanda lo perdonó, hasta hace días pensó que moriría sólo sin saber que la vida le daría una segunda oportunidad. >>> ahora no sólo tiene aguan a wanda y su otra hija también tiene a sus nietos y así pasan los días recuperando el tiempo perdido y cantando canciones de antaño antes de decir se adiós una vez más en nueva york, univision. >>> increíble historia, y en esta noche en última hora lo último de germain el ciclón que amenaza a méxico y texas, vean estas imágenes recién llegada desde galveston y un hombre que re hu so a bando na la habitación en su hotel terminó enfrentándose a la policía, hasta aquí las noticias gracias por habernos acompa

instead like many families they remained in the south bronx and inwood touting apartment living. most of the offspring of this family, detesting this condition, diligently sought a place in the middle class. some struggled and failed. most attained stability through service to the city. others surpassed their assigned status and rose to positions of influence in many areas of the society, reaching as far as the u.s. senate. still others perished along the way, succumbing to the ills of all ghettos in spite of their dubious romance provide in abundance. kenny's father was tommy romero, a puerto rican boy born in east harlem, a different kind of ghetto that produced some successes. before he was 10, the romero family took flight to the williams burg section of brooklyn because of the numbered streets such as south 6th and south 7th which carried their direction. in time, the south street became puerto rican, displacing the italians, who moved deeper into brooklyn. the north streets were remained polish extending into green point. his parents purchased a house cheaply and over the y

born bernie schwartz in the bronx, tony curt i was married six times. lee was his first wife, actress jamie lee curtis, his daughter. this notorious ladies' man may have had his biggest hit disguised as a woman in" some like it hot" opposite jack lemmon and marilyn monroe. as curtis aged and the film roles dried up, he bathed drugs and alcohol. but he found new success as a painter. >> it's so moving for me. and, you know, i've become, perhaps, a household word in a way. i've been part of everybody's memory. >> reporter: tony curtis was 85. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> couric: and did you know curtis was once a guest star on a cartoon show that turns 50 tonight? this is tony curtis providing the voice for stony curtis. >> nice place you have here, mrs. flintstone. >> couric: all right, baby boomers, where were you 50 years ago tonight at 8:30? a lot of us were watching a color cartoon on a black and white tv, something new for the time, an animated sitcom written for adults, sponsored by a cigarette maker. so with some help from richard schlessin

he was the son of a tailor in the bronx. hearse first known for his good looks, then his talent.c, unique and moviegoers loved him. tonight, nbc's george lewis has a look back. >> reporter: when you think of tony curtis, one of the immortal images of him in drag opposite jack lemmon in "some like it hot." >> what are you afraid of? nobody is asking you to have a baby. >> reporter: as an actor, he was not afraid of taking on risky roles. >> you can't go lynching me. i'm a white man. >> reporter: in "the defiant ones" playing a white, racist convict janled to a black man, he was nominated for an academy award. >> we gave them a hell of a run. >> reporter: curtis fought to get equal screenplay for portier. he turned out to be a really good actor. born bernard schwartz to parents in the bronx, he used those good looks to leap from poverty to stardom. >> don't fight it. relax. >> reporter: but early on, critics ridiculed his misplaced new york accent. >> will you close your eyes and concentrate? >> reporter: his first of six wives was janet leigh. they are the parents of actress jamie

i'm absolutely not but i don't think you can go up to harlem or the south bronx or you're working in a school, especially, though, in new york where we have charters, public charters that work and you have unions that are placing caps on it and seeing kids trapped in the south bronx and harlem and brooklyn. i don't know how you don't look at that situation and say, it's immoral. >> well, the unions aren't controlling the outcomes here. now, they have a concern that is legitimate which is -- this is a historic concern and all educational systems is where are the resources going? we used to see resources distributed in this country in many ways according to race and certain neighborhoods because of that, harlem used to not get anything because it was harlem and the black section an the other sections would get more resources. we saw that. and then there were intervent n interventions, very crude attempted like school bussing and things like that to correct that sort of thing and so the issue with charters now is, if we shift those resources to charters, what happens back here in this s

how about the a's in the bronx? pounded for the second straight night.ot helping themselves eitherment -- either. it allows a run to score. swisher again. the former a is watching it fly. high, deep and aloha. his 25th. 5-1 yanks. the bronx bombers had three bombs last night and three more tonight. and boy did he get raked. he knocked that one out. yanks crushed the a's 9-3. well, this is the first big weekend of the college football season coming up. riley hopes it is the biggest and best season of his college career at cal. cal opens up at home against uc davis. riley answers his senior season. he has a lot to prove. he has been inconsistent as a passer. but riley thinks cal will be better than people expect. >> this is going to be a great season. i know it is. like i said a bunch of times, this is my last year maybe ever playing football. i am going out with a bang. >> he has had the best camp i have ever seen him have here. and i think he is very confident. he is going into the season very confident. he is not going to be perfect. no quarterback is p

. >> reporter: canada grew up in the south bronx, raised by a single mother who struggled. >> it wasst places to grow up in america. most of my friends never made it out of the south bronx as healthy and productive citizens. >> reporter: he's still haunted by their memory. >> one of the things that really disturbed me growing up is i felt that the adults around us just let kids perish, they didn't do anything to step in. >> reporter: but he steps in every day, proving that the system can be fixed. if you just push a little harder and dream a lot bigger. >> it's one of the great joys of my life, that when i look at my young people, i realize there's a bunch of us adults standing with these kids, saying, you know, we're going to guarantee you make it. >> reporter: and there will be more and so we choose geoffrey canada, who believes what he's doing in harlem is just the beginning of a dream for the entire country. that's it for us tonight. diane sawyer will be back monday. i'll see you that morning on "gma." for all of us at abc news, have a good night, and a great weekend. captioned b

. >> i grew up here in the south bronx during the late 50s and early 60s when the south bronx was fallingf abandoned buildings and rubble. there were racks and roaches all over everything and it was violent and dangerous. when i heard from my mother that super man was not real and i began to cry, she thought i had this fantasy about santa claus and i realized no one was coming to save us kids. there were no super heroes coming in. when you see kids growing up in places that literally calls for a super hero to save them because it's so dangerous and dysfunctional, my friends didn't make it out. i did. you know what, at that very young age, i realized we were not getting out of that. that is a terrifying thing for young people 8 and 9 years old thinking i'm never going to make it out of this situation. >> we had jimmy carter going to the south bronx in the mid 70s and talking about renovating the neighborhoods that didn't get renovated. you took this on in harlem and you created the harlem children zone where president obama is trying to replicate in 20 more cities with the promise zones. >

not called the bronx bombers for nothing, folks.hey win 11-3. >> it is almost time for off the wall. martin what are you and i going to discuss after the bra he can? >> how about a little controversy? 40 who should be in the locker room and who had the best week in the nfl the opening week. >> i can't wait to hear your answers. i'm sure they are wrong. stick around we are up after the break. e check the tag. made in france. wow. the price tag. double wow. up to 60% off. find what makes you happy at a price that makes you homegoods happy. . >>> fox 5 news is brought to you in hd by verizon fios. ;@3@b [ music ] >> welcome one, welcome all to off the wall. dave ross and martin whiz. what do we have this week? >> let's talk controversy. >> controversy with you, okay? >> yes. controversy. controversy. >> controversy. >> we will talk about the reporter dealing with the new york jets. >> yes. >> the female reporter who got all of the attention, negative attention from the football players. so now the question is not wh

that she lived on board avenue. 3 blocks away from the street isn't bronx i grew up on. just what are you getting out june abonus, that an alphabet, i would be visiting on a masterpiece and writing a bistro of poems. scones. 47 years later. she has long since ash, the world has become unmitigated cash. a woman gazing into the face of a cell phone. i gave me lover a cherry and lived on. endure these bitter hips and hot heads and the empty collapse. night will still holdup after all these years. summer snap. >> virginia tech. the loner is here. the one who stopped listening. the one with the hidden fuse. with the fist. with the hole in his heart. with the cool guns, the one who blasts away. who kills just because. who kills as well because there's nothing left but the dead. kills himself. suicide on top of all these kills and now you know, what a mar gin in old baghdad in the wrong place at the wrong time why you're mourning is going in one ear of the deaf tomorrow. and out the deafening utter. air cane. one, the sorrow these many months isn't because celebrities put eyes

that she lived on board avenue. 3 blocks away from the street isn't bronx i grew up on. just what are you getting out june abonus, that an alphabet, i would be visiting on a masterpiece and writing a bistro of poems. scones. 47 years later. she has long since ash, the world has become unmitigated cash. a woman gazing into the face of a cell phone. i gave me lover a cherry and lived on. endure these bitter hips and hot heads and the empty collapse. night wl

again everybody the a's are in over their head this week, their plank they yankees in the bronx and i'mut former athletics are about to make too much money so they're letting him go. the ball is kicked around and we have to say that to there's nothing done. they now deliver it here and end up with a triple, the three nothing yankees. we go to the bottom in the third and after they left the a's they bounce of too much spirit who note, they found a home in york and did that. put them. three home runs and seven hits seven runs and the yankees right now are 98-3. what i told you before was what happens when you go into york the a's played pretty well home but when you go into the bronx your flank against lee lee, leaf good team. speaking >> of good beginning tomorrow team supporters will have an opportunity to get their favorite progress in two of the major league baseball hall of fame is given to one broadcaster annually. voting goes to the end of december. like i was telling them, i think he is probably the greatest broadcaster it ever in the history of the bay area. he is cool. >> your i

as margaret said, in 1949 we came to the south bronx, which was an irish neighborhood, mostly. i was sort of a spaced-out kid, destined obviously to be a poet. i was this big at 13 and i was a good rollerskater and the kids were amazed and they befriended me. after a while, they recognized that i had some sort of athletic ability and because i was so spaced out, they mistook it for great courage and if they pushed me, i pushed them back. it was just like a game. so they took to me and asked me to join the shamrocks. i even changed my name from ed vega to ed mcveigh. and this is how they passed me off because most of the teams they played were other irish kids. this was a regular football team so, consequently, they listed me as eddie mcveigh. it was great fun and my friends were jimmy flynn, paddy o'connor. my siblings married the shenny's and i almost married a catherine finerin but it didn't work out. i have a nephew, sean patrick mcflynn. i always question myself because my writing about the irish is really my writing about myself coming to the united states and coming into

shining in the bronx. there you go.the only thing in america where millionaires through pies in their face. nate davis, the 49ers resigned him today. goes on the practice squad. alex smith, not much of a surprise. single tarry named him a co- captain today, that says smith you are in charge of everything, we are behind you 100%. single tarry why car wasn't given a chance. >> there was no talk. >> there was no talk. no. there was no talk. >> i think there was, but -- >> i am telling you there was not for me and i am the head coach. he was not going to compete for number one. did not. >> and the voice challenging single tarry, tim, remember tim? >> stirring it up a little bit. >> all right. san jose state made the cover of sports illustrated. jason's idea. they lost to alabama 48-3 but again they are on the cover. as we talked about earlier, they got a million dollars to be walked on by alabama. enjoy the american announcer. >> 7 on the clock. white knuckleball time baby. fasten your seat belt. [ñindiscernibleñ] upset the

manhattan quedÓ restablecido tras un incendio declarado en la base de un puente ferroviario que una el bronxcientos de personas, y el responsable continua prófugo!! le mostramos un ritual para convertir al dinero en su mejor amigo!! # anticonceptivos estan diseqados para prevenir el embarazo.los metodos pueden funcionar de varias formas: 7 impidiendo el paso de los espermatozoides 7 impidiendo la ovulacion o la fertilizacion o7 causando la esterilizacion, en el hombre o en la mujersu medico puede ayudarle a seleccionar el metodo mas apropiado para usted.visite nuestra pagina de internet.soy la dra.aliza y recuerde, salud es vida, >> un diario de ciudad juÁrez le preguntÓ a los narcotraficantes porquÉ han asesinado a dos de sus reporteros. el gobierno mexicano dijo que ningÚn sector de la sociedad deberÍa negociar con criminales. >> mientras familiares, amigos y colegas dieron el Último adiÓs al reportero asesinado, el diario de ciudad juÁrez lanzÓ a los cÁrteles la pregunta quÉ quieren de nosotros. el medio asegurÓ que, antes de su trinchera, esta es la Única forma para levantar su voz. adem

manhattan quedÓ restablecido tras un incendio declarado en la base de un puente ferroviario que una el bronx el gobierno mexicano dijo que ningÚn sector de la sociedad deberÍa negociar con criminales. >> mientras familiares, amigos y colegas dieron el Último adiÓs al reportero asesinado, el diario de ciudad juÁrez lanzÓ a los cÁrteles la pregunta quÉ quieren de nosotros. el medio asegurÓ que, antes de su trinchera, esta es la Única forma para levantar su voz. ademÁs de expresar el sentir de la comunidad. >> queremos que refleje lo que pensamos, la impotencia que tenemos, el coraje que tenemos por todo lo que sucede y porque vemos que no se hace nada por parte de las autoridades. >> un joven fotÓgrafo fue gravemente herido en ese mismo ataque, y volviÓ a ser amenazado. segÚn la sociedad de prensa, ya son 8 los periodistas asesinados y 11 los periodistas desaparecidos. >> cualquiera que viva en esta frontera puede percibir la situaciÓn. la autoridad estÁ rebajada. >> gobierno de felipe calderÓn, reafirmÓ su compromisos de proteger. >> en esta carta, el periÓdico exige que se resuelva el ascens

fue dejado agonizando en una calle del bronx. >> es un abuso grande del que le hicieron. >> el muchachominaba la casa de la novia cuando segÚn una testigo le cayeron a golpes. >> uno de los muchachos le grita que es un violador, entonces los muchachos lo agarran a golpes y patadas en la cabeza. >> la vÍctima tambiÉn presenta la mandÍbula fracturada, moretones y huellas de zapato en la cara. >> no dicen nada los doctores. esa es nuestra preocupaciÓn. nosotros queremos que sea justicia. >> la policÍa dijo que arrestaron a uno de los presuntos atacantes y que estÁn a punto de atacar a un segundo sospechoso. sin embargo la familia no estÁ muy satisfecha de la manera en que se conduce la investigaciÓn. >> su twia dijo que ella misma tuvo que buscar a los testigos. >> como se trata de un inmigrante, tuvimos nosotros que hacer nuestra propia investigaciÓn. >> las autoridades aseguran que no eran cinco sino dos los implicados. ad ♪ >> varios de los mineros atrapados bajo la tierra en chile sufren problemas de salud, uno de ellos tiene un dolor dental, y lo estÁn tratando con antibiÓticos, otro

. >> a walk offwalk in the bronx, plus the jets bray lynn edwards makes some heat of his own last night against the dolphins. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> on this monday we have soaking rain up and down the east coast and record heat on the west coast. your regional forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports long time rivals the jets and the dolphins always seem to have classic battles under the lights and last night in south beach was no exception. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. bray lynn edwards started the game on the sidelines, but by the third quarter he was leading the jets. here we go to miami. edwards was benched the the first quarter because of a draunken driving arrest. the jets were up, 20-17. final seconds. dolphins needing a touchdown. but pickedoff in the end zone and that was it. >>> michael vick back on the field again and proof that he should be the eagles' starting quarterback. philly fans qu

this is between manhattan and the bronx.o one was injured by the blaze which started just over three years ago. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> iranian president, mahmoud ahmadinejad, is calling on the u.s. to release eight i rapeian prisoners -- iranian prisoners. sarah shourd was released last week after being held for 14 months for crossing the iranian border. the mothers say they are hoping to meet with mr. mahmoud ahmadinejad, who is currently in new york fork the u.n -- for the u.n. general assembly. >>> a two-day hearing is underway on the franken dish. it's ginn netically engineered salmon that grow twice as fast as natural salmon. critics say it could cause unknown allergic reactions and contaminate the gene pool. tomorrow the company will argue against labeling, saying consumers don't need to know if it's a modified product. >>> this week, ktvu and our parent company, cox enterprises, are being you the stories of five people who are making a difference in your community. today, bill martin introdu

. >> the orioles took two out of three in the bronx last week.he reality, baltimore is a team fighting and to have the worst record in the american league. still some business to attend two from friday. the first pitch of the game, payback for alex rodriguez. derek jeter we get on base from that and score. the second home run in as many nights for andino. curtis granderson just put the nail in the coffin. sabathia gets his 20th win of the season. start felt good in college park. looking for another upset today. the terms were not exactly bright eyed and bushy tailed for the noon start. austin gets free for a 10-yard score. austin holding just about every rushing record in maryland high school football history. here he is again. his second touchdown of the game and quickly it is 14-0 in west virginia. terps getting out of their shell a little bit. a monster hit. third quarter, 28-0. robinson up for corey smith. 60 yards and a touchdown. how do you top that? robinson has plenty of time and is able to step into the throat. the deep crossing route an

. >> rare occurrence in new york, specifically the bronx.'s take a look at the damage that occurred yesterday. some of the buildings roofs torn off, trees, lots of cars, a dangerous situation when you have a tornado, possible tornado. they haven't quite decided yet -- i'm sorry, brooklyn -- haven't quite decided yet whether or not this has been a tornado. but officials are out there right now. did have one confirmed tornado but it was woodruff, new jersey. let's talk about what's going on here sat home. you see the cloud cover, the fast-streaming clouds, humidity. kind of humid out there in a lot of areas. more so than what we're used to. clouds not doing anything to our temperatures. you see clouds throughout the bay into the south bay and along the coast. but it's a mild flow off the ocean. that's why most of us are in the mid to upper 60s around the bay, 70 mountain view, san jose. napa, fairfield, concord and antioch. inland mid to upper 60s until you get to gilroy at about 73. mild today with more clouds and humidity. sunshine and cloud

this is the young teacher from the bronx. let's watch. >> i know that in the south bronx my kids who don't speak english need an extra vocabulary blanc or phonics block, and i need extra time before the test to do extra test prepare but we have a union contract that says the school day is from 8:30 to 3:30. that's what is attractive about charter schools, because if they need an extra hour, they bring in the kids for an extra hour. >> tell me, joel, you will be able to get to a situation where this young woman, this passionate young teacher, the future of our kids can go in on a saturday if she wants to go in on saturday. >> we need to get there. god bless that young woman. if all of us came together with the view she is talking about, so that we said, we have got to do what is right, go the extra mile for our children, we can turn this around, and it's great teachers like that that are giving a different voice to what teaching is all about. they hunger for the opportunity to be professionals and not punch a block. they come

lift bridge connects the bronxs in manhattan and carriee metro trains in and out of the city.re hat started the fire. no word on how badly it is -amaged there. >>>well, it looks like it will be a hot starttto autumm. >> go to chief meteorologist vytas reid, again, for a look at the sky watch forecast.ú vytas? >> we are wrappiig out summer and begiining fall. in the next few days here. -alking about cooler temperatures for the last couple of days. the road. hd skycam. -ooking at the inner harbour..3 relativvly quiet night doon there. 62. and winds out of the north-noothwest at five. and thaa's an indicator of the cooler temperatures coming ow down out of the nniggbor to the north. canada, sending us a fresh cool breeze. and humidity levels at %-so the temppratures, as you s, -orth in wilmington.ú at 57. and looking at 2 in baltimore. 60 in hagerstown. and oot there in winchester,,3 northerr virginia, 60. dc at 67 nd we saw warmer temmerattres in the mid to upper 80s to thh south of us. continue to see tte warmer air pushing up as we see high pressure move just off to the east.

. >> rare occurrence in new york, specifically the bronx.et's take a look at th damage that occurred yesterday. some of the buildings roofs torn off, trees, lots of cars, a dangerous situation when you have a tornado, possible tornado. they haven't quite decided yet -- i'm sorry, brooklyn --haven't quite decided yet whether or not this has been a tornado. but officials are out there right now. did have one confirmed tornado but it was woodruff, new jersey. let's talk about what's going on here sat see the cloud cover, t fast-streang clouds, humidity. kind of humid out there in a lot of areas. more so tha what we're us to. clouds not doing anything to our temperatures. you see clouds throughouthe bay into the south bay and along the coast. but it's a mild flow off the ocean. that's why most of us are in the mid to upr 60s around the bay, 70 mountain view, san jose. napa, fairfield, concord and antioch. inland md to upper 60s until you get to gilr at about 73. mild today with more clouds and humidity. sunshine and clouds for saturday pushed ra

straight night on the road boston though still not guaranteed a wildcard playoff spot a sunny day in the bronx with the sox seeking to overcome the gloom of their recent struggles david ortiz enjoying good form at the top of the third inning boston a three zero lead big papi striking again in the fifth collecting his ninetieth r.b.i. of the season and helping the visitors to a four nothing lead the yankees going on to lose it seven three but they do have a chance at redemption on sunday the red sox will most likely need to win six of their next eight to secure that wildcard spot. right that brings us on to golf where it was a night of firsts in parlous with rookie john pari lifting the vivendi cup title for his maiden european true when the twenty three year old danish man holding his nerve like a veteran of the gulf to join with force corey following up a birdie on the seventh hole with another one on the tenth putting himself in solid contention for the win put for a par enough to clinch the title in the it didn't break the heart of finishing seventeen on the car for the event you hunted for

. >> born in the bronx, into a family of impoverished town during immigrants, he said he felt trappedy new york city. his good looks proved to be his passport. he moved from being eye candy to and admired character actor. >> i am hosting my favorite new perfume -- success. >> this performance of one him an academy nomination but not the oscar -- won him an academy nomination but not the oscar. he lived the hollywood dream -- a film star wife, the list friends -- the "a" list friends. feeling rejected, he left for england where his talent was appreciate it. >> i think he will be remembered as a very good actor when people start reflecting on the amount of work he did, both in drama and comedy. he certainly was a wonderful in "some like it hot" and the fils ones."id "the defiant >> back in america, the living was not so easy. he battled with a drink, drugs and wives, of which he had six. when the studios stopped calling, he started to make his own pictures. tony curtis would do almost anything for attention. >> i'm spartacus. >> an approach that led to a career spanning six decades. >>

brick from the bronx center has done a great job. brick center has done a great job. sometimes statistics can throw you off. knowing the baseline for us, the midnight hours, the prime crime time from midnight until 7:00 in the morning, maybe 7:00 until 5:00, we compressed and contracted assignments. we adjusted robbery. the robbery of great men team -- abatement team. this is where an officer was robbed on the street. there is real time data and it helps our schedule. nine arrests for robbery where the officer was robbed. reduce prescription fills. legal narcotics sales, it is disturbing to me. they are carrying oxycontin and prescription pills. the prescription pills are stifling the neighborhood. we try internal programs. walgreens will come in next month and help us identify phony prescriptions. a dea task force is coming in. again, we have to have some intervention with this. i am not naive. it is not illegal to possess prescription drugs, but it is illegal to sell them. our society is got into the point -- we cracked -- i cracked the century mark. i cractake lipi

the champs go down in o.t., and a walkoff walk in the bronx. >>> plus, the jets' braylon edwards, who took heat for his off the field actions last week makes some heat of his own last night against the dolphins. >>> your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> on this monday we have soaking rain up and down the east coast and record heat on the west coast. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning to you. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." >>> in sports -- longtime rivals, the jets and the dolphins, always seem to have classic battles under the lights, and last night in south beach was no exception. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. braylon edwards started the game on the sidelines, but by the third quarter he was leading the jets past the dolphins. here we go to miami. edwards was benched the first quarter because of a drunken driving arrest. his first grab, this 67-yard touchdown. you talk about an entrance. the jets were up, 21-17. this one down to the final wire

if something is not working -- i grew up in the south bronx. i started school in 1957. the schools were lousy in 1957. they are still lousy today. how is it we can have a system where schools can remain lousy for 50 years and yet you do exactly the same thing this year that they did 50 years ago when it did not work then and nobody changes? every president has said that he wants to be the education president. you tell me why it is still lousy after all these years. is it alaska -- the lack of will or the lack of skill? >> it is the lack of will to confront this problem. we have not invested in innovation. we have stifled innovation. this is where competition comes in with the teachers' union. it is not anti-union. it is pro-innovation. if something is not working, let's change something. so what did they do? they do longer school days and longer school years. this is not revolution. this is not making some be a bad guy. this is how you fix this system. -- making somebody a bad guy. this is how you fix the system. >> i am assuming you are a lefty. i am a member of a grea