and all of that produced in the south bronx. >> that's right. as we would say in the south bronx, all that and a bag of chips. >> hinojosa: so a lot of people, when they think of the south bronx, 1960s, '70s, when you were growing up... >> right, right, right. >> hinojosa: ...their image is of a place that was entirely desolate, that was, you know, in destruction. >> right, right. >> hinojosa: but for you, it was a totally different reality. >> well, there was that element to it. but i always say that i was very fortunate to have grown up in that time period, because the culture, as far as latino and african american culture, particularly afro puerto rican, afro cuban culture, and obviously african american culture, were in full force in the streets, particularly in the summertime, because we had rumbas in the park all the time. that's when you'd hear people playing drums, conga drums, and playing this beautiful rhythm. >> hinojosa: now, i'm going to stop you right there, because i bet some people are saying, "they had what in the park?" rumbas.

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

. >>> se sabe que en el bronx en nueva york vive una gran cantidad de hispanos y afroamericanos los quetor a un supremacista blanco, vÍctor javier solano dicen que sus sorprendentespronunciamientos se estÁn conociendo despuÉs que lo saco raarÁn del cargo >>> 2 aÑos durÓ en esta escuela del bronx de nueva york, sin darse cuenta que sus libros contenÍan mensajes racistas. en una de sus obras "no lo tome como algo personal" sobre inmigraciÓn, razas y crimen el profesor escribiÓ frases como estas "la"lady diversidad es un habilidad y tambiÉn escribiÓ" yo soy puertorriqueÑo y mis hijos son mitad negro esto me duele "ahora padres y residentes se dan cuenta de quiÉn guiaba la educaciÓn de sus hijos." >>> esos comentarios estÁn feos porque no se debe hablar asÍ, porque todos somos humanos >>> mi hijo es hispano no sÉ cÓmo haya tratado a mi hijo no me gustarÍa que fuera el principal >>> irÓnicamente su gran mayorÍa los niÑos que asisten al centro educativo son afroamericanos e hispanos la destituciÓn del director escolar, hicieron que la directiva se sddisculparÁn d manera inmediata e hicieron e

. >> stahl: yolanda howard, age 14, had arrived by subway from the bronx before the mikes were even setp. >> yolanda howard: i was so happy, because i was the first person. ♪ ♪ >> stahl: and she brought along her friend, rhonda rodriguez, who started off a little shaky. >> ♪ ♪ >> stahl: were you nervous? >> rhonda rodriguez: i was really nervous. >> higginsen: hold up. move her to "this little light of mine." >> stahl: did you think you had gotten in? >> rodriguez: no. >> stahl: did they really, really have to be great in the audition? >> higginsen: absolutely not. they simply have to carry a tune. we don't expect them to be great; they're teenagers. >> stahl: of course, great is welcome, too. >> ♪ ♪

bronx, new york. >> okay. we'll work with you next week, okay?the door, but as she has learned-- and as we saw-- sometimes, it creeps back in. >> higginsen: it's going to be all right. >> stahl: we wondered about rhonda's life outside this place, what might make the simple act of saying her name feel so overwhelming. and when we asked, it led us here, to one of the toughest parts of new york city, the south bronx, where rhonda is being raised by carmen rivera. so, you are not her mother. >> carmen rivera: no, ma'am. >> stahl: are you her grandmother? >> rivera: no. >> stahl: she's her grandmother's mother. you're her great-grandmother? >> rivera: yes. >> stahl: and she's had rhonda since she was a baby. do you know your mother? >> rodriguez: yeah, i know my mother. >> stahl: is she in your life? >> rodriguez: no, she comes around, like, probably twice or three times a year. >> stahl: that's painful. >> rodriguez: yeah. it's been happening all my life, so i'm pretty much used to it, so... >> stahl: and she's not alone. it turns out that the entire

the bad news, it's against the bronx bombers at yankee stadium. here's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. a day after giving up the game winning homer in the ninth inning the yanks regrouped nicely. we go to the bronx. curtis granderson took advantage making his major league debut. a three-run shot in the first inning. not the way richards imaged his first major league start. yanks won it 9-3. boston lost. yankees now a game and a half back of the red sox in the al east. indians hosting the tigers and jiminez making his home debut, and it was a good one. jiminez going wide. he struck out six. eight innings of work. indians won it 10-3. they trail the tigers by two at the al central. >>> off to baltimore. the white sox needed ten to decide a winner. no worries, nolan came to the rescue with the walk-off two-run homer in the baht of the bottom of the tenth. orioles won it 6-4. >>> the streak continues. a base hit in 31 straight times. atlanta over florida 6-2. >>> to soccer is and the u.s. facing rival mex

to the bronx we go. mets and angels. mario rivera gave up a two-run shot. the former yankee gave up a pair of homers. bottom nine, two down. jordan walton faked to third and caught curtis granderson at second. he took the bat away from teixeira. that was the ball game. yanks trail 6-4. the red sox beat the twins. check it out. tied at 3-3, in the second. david ortiz, a little roller down the baseline. but the pitcher lost his footing and everybody was safe. boston won it, 4-3. >>> there's the mariners visiting the rangers. bottom nine, tied at 6-6. josh hamlin slapped a walkoff single. they lead the angels by a game and a half. >>> now, to st. louis. cards and brewers needed ten to decide a winner. tied at 3-3, tracy mcgee to center field. milwaukee win 5-3. they lead st. louis by four in the n.l. central. you know the phrase, when you're on, you're on. dan uggla is a perfect example. he increased his hitting streak to 30, as he singled against the marlins. there's martin prado, who had a huge game. four for six and had an rbi single in the 11th. that's you

, if you were to fall into the bronx river, it's hard to see how emergency personnel could get to you in time. in brooklyn, the eastbound belt parkway is still flooded due to the collapse of a retaining wall. now, yesterday we warned residents that their power may go out or be cut preemptively to avoid damage to the power grid caused by flooding. thankfully coned did not have to do that, and where they had to cut steam service to some buildings, they think that would be restored by tuesday. last records there was something like 62,000 households whose power had been knocked out by the storm, including 28,000 households in queens. coned is on the job, they have the crew out there. kevin, thank you for all the service, and kevin's estimate was probably by tuesday, day after tomorrow to get everybody back, though overhead lines are easy toss, and big chunks of that 62,000 should be back much earlier. the city's hospitals all have contingency plans in place, including redundancy for emergency generators that are of the most vulnerable to flooding. if the next storm were to come through, t

bronx county, they know the deal.ey're going to separate the -- [laughter] megyn: why are you laughing? >> that's code for they like to write big checks. >> oh, cut it out. they like to determine what is justice, and justice here will be compensating her for what he did. and we have to say, lee, in this issue she did go to the -- >> what he allegedly did. >> no, what he did. the doctor indicated she had a tear on the shoulder, there's a bruise there, there's a bruise in the vaginal area so, therefore, you can draw the conclusion by the p.m. of the evidence -- preponderance of the evidence that he is a liar. >> first of all, putting aside the injuries which could have been self-inflicted, and this could still be consensual. i think that's what his attorneys are indicating. the dna at the scene, i don't think they're even saying it didn't happen. so it may go before a bronx jury. one thing they should be looking at and they will be looking at civilly, this is dsk, is whether to even appear in the bronx courtroom. let's

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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

for now showing, i am kimberley, kron 4 news- >>> the yankees have a record breaking day in the bronx at the expense of the and is the giants frustrations continue to mount. vern is next with all the sports highlights. [ female announcer ] what'so great about jcp cash? no exclusions! with jcp cash, earn ten dollars off when you spend just twenty-five storewide. and unlike other stores, we don't make you come back to save. get ten dollars off with no exclusions! we make style affordable, you make it yours! jcpenney. no exclusions! with jcp cash, earn ten dollars off when you spend just twenty-five storewide. and unlike other stores, we don't make you come back to save. get ten dollars off with no exclusions! we make style affordable, you make it yours! jcpenney. >>> all right. not a stat to be proud of. the giants lost 11 straight series opening games. continues down a slippery slope. jd martinez jumped on ryan early on. first inning rbi. the slide continues. the diamondbacks already won so the giants couldn't afford to lose another. jordan again. solo home run. avowingal song. 3-1 hou

we take care of the most poor of the poor here in the bronx, and unemployment rates are high.have huge health needs. >> not a wealthy neighborhood at all. a lot of people use your emergency room as their primary care doctor. they don't have insurance. they rely on the hospital. so if medicare is cut, and if medicaid is cut along with new york state cutting, because that's a state federal program. what happens to the hospital and what happens to patient care? >> the impact is always on the patien patients. all of our revenues what we use to provide the care we provide. >> but ottom line, are we talki about the reduction in the care for americans? >> we will do everything that we can to make that quality sustain itself. but these kinds of cuts, for me when i look at it for this borough are going to be very challenging. >> a lot of concern for the entire medical community what this could mean down the road as congress gets to figuring out exactly which programs are on the chopping block. >> yeah, that's a big concern for everybody. thank you so much. allen churnoff in new york. t

they went to the south bronx in new york city to get a first look at the problem.band and wife both working to support to feed their children but had to turn to the food pantry. i talked by satellite, how can a nation live obesity epidemic have a hunger problem. >> we make poor choices, high calorie foods and that can lead to an obesity in a setting of under nutrition. >> find more on the special series, crisis in america at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00 and world news with diane sawyer. we work with bay area food banks to end hundredser. you can donate money online or food feongsz can be dropped off. to find your local food bank drop-off call (speaking in international language) and he said unto them go ye into all of the world and preach the gospel preach the gospel  ♪very creature in the world. (applause) whoa. you gotta be kidding! you guys are exactly who i had in mind when i cated my new jumbo breakfast platter. it's a ton of food: 8 of my new mini pancakes, hash brown sticks, scrambled eggs, plus bacon or sausage, all for only $2.99. it's just the

they went to the south bronx in new york city to get a first look at the problem.usband and wife both working to support to feed their children but had to turn to the food pantry. i talked by satellite, how can a nation live obesity epidemic have a hunger problem. >> we make poor choices, high calorie foods and that can lead to an obesity in a setting of under nutrition. >> find more on the special series, crisis in america at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00 and world news with diane sawyer. we work with bay area food banks to end hundredser. you can donate money online or food feongsz can be dropped off. to find your local food bank drop-off call 1-800-8 every day potentially harmful germs can collect on the surface of a denture. leading regular toothpastes are not designed to kill the bacteria that polident is designed to kill. polident's unique microclean formula has been proven to eliminate thousands of times more of the germs that can grow on dentures than leading regular toothpastes. that's why it's best to clean your denture by soaking in polident. not just once or twic

then they look to cash in at the yankees in the bronx new york.at this one, chavez, he gets the call because alex rodriguez got scratched from the lineup. brandon allen and the big fella crushes it all the way to the third deck in right field, only the second ball ever to hit that deep at the new yankees stadium. he went deep twice on this night, dazzling the rest of his teammates. the a's, they are commanding, 6- 0 lead. and nick swischer cuts the lead in half. the a's needed a nic swischer flyout to escape the game. the yankees can score some runs. it was the bad enough to have water in your ear, you shake it all out. how about a good-sized moth? that's what happened to matt holiday of the cardinals last night. it was so bad he had to leave the game, went to the clubhouse. they had to take these tweezers, got a wing, got another wing and got the rest of the body of the moth out of his ear canal. he says it was painful but he'll live. >>> shocking news, iconic tennessee basketball coach pat summit announced today, she has early onset dementia. me

. >> una familia hispana a llora la muerte de una de sus integrantes en el bronx.Ía robarle 50 centavos. los agresores le dispararon tres veces. as autoridades pide la cooperaciÓn de la comunidad para tratar de dar con el paradero de los delincuentes. un dramÁtico robo tuvo lugar en portland, cuando un hombre entrÓ un mercado con un cuchillo privarÁ empleada a las de todo el dinero. la cÁmara de vigilancia captÓ el asalto y las imÁgenes muestran cuando el hombre se abraza sobre el mostrador, se apodera del efectivo y sale huyendo por la porta principal. la policÍa difundiÓ el vÍdeo con esperanza de que alguien reconozca al ladrÓn y asÍ poder capturarlo. >> un joven mexicano, trabajador inmigrante, se convirtiÓ en la primera persona que muriÓ en los estados unidos a causa de la mordida de un murciÉlago vampiro con rabia. la mordedura ocurriÓ hace un aÑo en el estado de michoacÁn donde es originario el joven de 19 aÑos. cuando vino a luisiana comenzÓ a presentar sÍntomas de taller de la que acabÓ con su vida. un paro llegÓ a la policÍa de texas a esclarecer un homici

to the bronx, the yankees were down 6 and rallied in the eighth. nick swisher cut the lead in half. his 16th homer of the year. new york is back in business. to the ninth. down one. swisher again. deep to right. but not deep enough. a's won it 6-5. yanks and sox tied for first in the east. a couple of kids helped the braves increase their lead in the n.l. wild card race. 22-year-old jason hayward hit a grand slam then craig kimbrel. that tied the rookie record. braves beat the cubs. martinez with a fly ball to shallow right. look like it would drop in for a hit. then carlos gonzalez came out of nowhere to make the diving grab. from a sing toll an out in the bling of an eye. rockies blind side the astros. mariners and the indians when that earthquake hit the east coast. it rattled upper deck for nearly a minute. shin-soo choo sent an after shock through cleveland. indians flipped their doubleheader on a wild day in the east. that's an early look at sports. i'm fred roggin. >>> early today sports the brought to you by just for men hair color. live forward. >>> reports that one of holl

a's and yankees in the bronx. brandon allen was brought over in the trade that sent brad zeigler. the 8th inning give the a's a 6- 0 lead. they held on for dear life 6-5. legendary women's birthday coach has been diagnosed with alzheimer's. won more games than any college coach. she noticed a series of lapses oaf the past year, including when she was in the hall trying to diagram plays and unfortunately, alzheimer's early on set is becoming more and more. >> yeah. all right dennis, thank you. >>> we're coming back at 11:00. >> we'll see you then. premiering the revolution by lg. the newest release with verizon 4g lte. the first phone pre-loaded with access to netflix's massive movie library. powered by verizon 4g lte for an unparalleled streaming experience. see how mobile entertainment was meant to be seen. only with verizon 4g lte. now get the revolution by lg for $199.99 and receive 3 months of netflix free. ♪ ♪

the yankees are known as the bronx bombers, and yesterday they certainly lived up to their name. let's go to new york. they were down 7-1 to the as and suddenly caught fire. robinson cano, russell martin and curtis granderson all hit grand slams. first time a team has ever hit three grand slams in a game. the yanks won big. real big. 22-9. after struggling all season in texas, the red sox have finally turned a corner, and adrian gonzalez a big reason why. hit two home runs against the rangers. he has now hit five in the last three games. boston won it 6-0. quick baseball note. a week after hitting home run number 600, jim thome going back to where it all began. the twins traded him to the cleveland indians. expected in the line-up against the royals. football, you're thinking about drafting michael vick for your fantasy team? if so, i think you'll like this. mike vick called his number from eight yards out. eagles beat the browns. or maybe you'll draft cam newton. he played well in the preseason. didn't throw a touchdown against the bengals but he did roll over a defender on his

off to the bronx we go. yanks and angels. not often you see this. mario rivera gave up a shot in the ninth to bobby abreu. mark teixeira representing the run at the plate. curtis granderson trying to steal second. granderson who tagged out simply took the bat away from teixeira and that was the ball game. they trail boston by 2 1/2 in the a.l. east. that's because the red sox beat the twins. and check it out. tied at 3 in the seventh. david ortiz, little roller down the first baseline. but the pitcher lost his footing and everybody was safe. dustin pedroia with the game winner. then the mariners visiting the rangers. bottom nine tied at 6. josh hamlin with a walkoff single. texas lead the angels by a game and a half in the a.l. west. cards and brewers. casey mcgee to right field. morgan scored the go ahead. milwaukee leads st. louis by four in the n.l. central. you know the phrase when you're on, you're on. he's dan uggla of the brave sass perfect example. he'll take him any way he can. then an rbi sing until the 11th. atlanta beat florida 4-3. that

a's and yankees in the bronx.brought over in the a's trade, brad zeigler launches his second home run in the game and the a's have a 6-0 lead. the yankees not a furious comeback that falls just short. oakland hangs on for dear life. they win 6-5. >> legendary women's tennessee basketball coach has been diagnosed with alzheimer's at the age of 59. summit who won more than any woman's college or coach. trying to diagram a flight. i've been trying to despite. 49ers, great joe montana was giving back to the community today at the food bank. stiffer measures should be taken at games to help violence. he starts our top five. >> o lot of it has to come withs. they need to hesp put those things to an end. you have to go through metal detectors. >> lee brown jams and barcelona jumped. going to jump? yes. does it all. number three, royals and jay's check out this kid. having an ice cream cone in his hand. ryan zimmerman makes the diving stop on ryan roberts. hot shot zimmerman takes it two runs. the inneds have a touch for

the yankees are known as the bronx bombers, and yesterday they certainly lived up to their name. let's go to new york. they were down 7-1 to the as and suddenly caught fire. cano, martin, and granderson all hit grand slams. first time a team has ever hit three grand slams in a game. the yanks won big. real big. 22-9. after struggling all season in texas, the red sox have finally turned a corner, and adrian gonzalez is the reason why. hit two home runs against the rangers, he's now hit five in the last three games. boston won it 6-0. quick baseball note. a week after hitting home run number 600, jim thome going back to where it all began. the twins traded him to the cleveland indians. expected in the line-up against the royals. >>> i think you'll like this. mike vick called his number from eight yards out. or maybe you'll draft cam newton. he played well in the preseason. didn't throw a touchdown, but he did bowl over a defender on his way to the end zone. they lost 24-13. if are you in the market for a defensive player, you can't go wrong with the redskins deangelo hall. picked o

picture here that just came in to us from a viewer who happens to be in new york city here in the bronx. i don't know if you can make it out because there are a lot of rain drops on the camera lens there but a tree fell on top of several cars in the bronx. that's probably going to be the big story out there as well as the storm moves closer to new york city and the folks out there are dealing with that. want to thank all of our viewers for pictures and videos. if you're up with us, please continue to send them in. send them to eyewitness@wjla.com. the "i" is the letter "i," iwitness@wjla.com. >> i'm surprised that at 4:12 there are that many people first of all who are still up but secondly who are up and busy and apparently out documenting what's going on. >> yes, absolutely. just even as you were getting ready to toss down to our live shot here in the newsroom, our producer cara was behind me saying we're getting more pictures. people are still up at this hour, sending in pictures. we really do appreciate it. as you know, with these storms, pictures and video help us tell the story. >

on homers was hit by russell lawson here in the next inning new york sound seven at this stage the bronx bombers fans because down with their feet up and enjoying historic outing which with curtis granderson making it twenty one eight with a grand slam in the twenty two there tonight in the final score there. finally the n.f.l. preseason action saw the ravens herald the defense gave up over thirty points but both of us still managed to see all of their neighbors washington hosts a benefit seen from solid quarterback play while the redskins continued to remain undecided on their starting signal caller raven schoolbag joe flock will likely sing new signing the events here to make it fourteen. buffalo bills star doing what he's best known for running straight had and making the catch. and john back up battling it out for the redskins starting quarterback job back stating his claim with a pass to terrence alston and in washington a twenty eight twenty one lead there la cruz ruki backup tyra taylor of them connected with brown than jones with twenty two seconds left in the pool player by the

. >>> in sports, slam, slam, slam, the bronx bombers liven up or actually live up to the name and make another mark in the record books. >>> here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. new york partly cloudy 84, miami showers and 90 degrees there. chicago sunny and 79. sunny and a whopping 103 in dallas and l.a., a sunny 88. >>> time now for a check of the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows hurricane irene off the florida coast, moving toward the carolinas. clear and dry from the great lakes into the northeast. stormy in the southwest, while the west coast is clear. later today the carolina coast gets hit with heavy rains and dangerous winds as irene approaches. hot in the southern plains with temperatures in the 90s and 100s and mild and pleasant day in the northeast ahead of what could be a very ugly weekend. >>> in sports, major league baseball already changed its schedule because of hurricane irene. philadelphia moved sunday's game with florida to play a double header tomorrow. boston did the same thing, with sunday's game against oakland and

zoo officials are urging everybody to leave the bird alone and hoping somehow he'll get back to the bronx on his own. this being 2011, of course, the peacock already has a twitter feed including a request to get in touch here with us at nbc and this alleged complaint from the bird, quote, they've been using my image without permission for too long now. mr. peacock we've had our fun just get down from there and get home safely. >>> and a lot of people consider this next story to say "take that" to all the waif thin models that are usually celebrated in womens' magazines and fashion publications. in a poll of 2,000 men and women asked to name the best body, helen mirren came in first and for good reason. and keep in mind here, she's 66 years old and she finished on the list above el macpherson, j.lo and mirren won an academy award for playing the queen but the similarities ends there. she posed nude in a bathtub as recently as a year ago. her husband says his wife is bold and beautiful. >>> when we come back, nobody was more surprised than the folks back home at what happened last night and

history in the bronx on thursday. a's-yankees. robinson cano, a grand slam in the 5th. then in the 6th, martin with a grand slam. in 28th, granderson, another grand slam. yankees hit three grand slams in a game, first time that's ever happened in history. 22-9 is your final. and espn is reporting the 49ers will meet with frank gore and his agent drew rosenhaus on monday to hammer out a contract extension. 22 runs for the yankees in a game that's more than the giants scored in a week. >> thanks for sharing that bad news for us. thank you. >>> final check of the forecast. >>> warming up. we see the temperatures climbing, mid and upper ninths to kick off the weekend and cooling down early next week. >> and want to remind everybody that jeff ranieri is headed to the east coast to cover hurricane irene for us. gaseou. yintt hamo.rrtoow a>> jay leno is next. bye. >> announcer: it's "the tonight show tonight, jay welcomes -- from "cash cab," comedian

peripheral areas around battery park and wall street area, what they're doing is going up to the bronxessafety is better and staying with friends and relatives, as opposed to anonymous evacuation spots. >> hani, resident of brooklyn, stay safe. >> thank you very much. >> some more news, mexico's president phillippi cauldron has declared three days of mourning after more than 50 people died in an arson attack on a ca seen quo in the northern city of monterey. armed men brock into the building and drenched it with fuel before setting it on fire. a teenage boy has died after violent clashes with police officers on the final day of a general strike in the capital city of san diego in chile. tens of thousands took to the police calling for far reaching reforms. the boy, identified as 16-year-old manuel, was shot thursday night. police launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death. in the u.k., hundreds of thousand are expected to teaped the notting hill carnival in west london this weekend. the biggest event of its kind in europe. but it will start and finish earlier

yankees/angels in the bronx. derek jeter scores two. 4-4. then, in the ninth inning, look at that. rivera, blowing another save. bobby abreu, the former yankee, gives the angels a 6-4 lead. that was off rivera. now, bottom of the ninth. runners on the corners. jordan wall streeten does the fake to third and throw. and it works. that never works. they get curtis granderson in a rundown. that was the final out of the game. 6-4, was the final. new york trails boston by 2 1/2 games in the a.l. east. chad ochocinco, still adjusting to his new team and his new city, while he looks for a place to live. he has a plan to get to know the area. >> i'm going to do something different. i'm going to stay with a fan the first two, three weeks of the season. that should be fun, until i get myself acclimated, learn myself around and actually just find a place. not sure how many boston fans i have. i'll pick somebody. not sure how it will work. they have to have internet. they have to have x-box. and that's about it. >> are you serious? >> have i ever lied to you before? >> chad ochocinco going to m

. >> a's and yankees and paul simon in the bronx. just give me some cocoa crisp. crisp going deep to seattle sabathia. former athletic feasting on oakland pitching. he homered last night and 2-1 yankees. a's would even it up in the eighth and take the lead on crisp's third hit of the game. a broken bat to single and scoots past robinson cano. the yankees answer and he knew it right away. the 35th of the year and we are tied at three. crisp again and caping his career night with his second homer of the game. four for four and five r.b.i's for cocoa. 6-4a's and they go for a series sweep tomorrow afternoon. the lockout created a shock for the 49ers. they were pretty muched with to alex smith because they cooperate explore other options. now the challenge for coach and qb is to see if he can mold alex into a playoff contending quarterback. but there are still too many mistakes, like the interception smith threw in the 49ers-raider game. he likes working though with coach harbaugh. >> the coaching on every level and not just in the film room and on the field, it never

and the bronx bombers found their feet up and enjoy a historic outing which would for old curtis granderson making its way into one eight grand slam in a twenty two two nine to final scoldings. now the floodings world championships start tomorrow in south korea featuring a first ever amputee participant in the neighborhood body event also of the story a school of five to race in the four hundred meters and the four by four hundred meter relay and the big boss meanwhile sounds the blade runner as participation in the twenties well of london olympics is up to his local governing bodies. the deceiver with vis a vis if you're going to be allowed to have invented all of. this that we said if you could of energy ability like international television. and they've got to create the fever for the for. the interest of the center for the foundation for the south pole to pole of the national review committee. staying with the flood x. one of the main attractions of the upcoming championships in the spring to your same ball sounds he hasn't gained perfect fitness for the tournaments that's why the five

. >>> now to the bronx. the yankees were down six and rallied in the eighth.k swisher cut the lead in half. new york is back in business. to the ninth. down one. swisher again. deep to right. but not deep enough. a's won it 6-5. yanks and sox tied for first in the east. >>> a couple of kids increased their lead in the nl wild card race. 22-year-old jason hayward hit a grand slam, and then that ties the rookie record. rays beat the cubs 5-4. >>> astros and rockies. martinez with a fly ball to shallow right. then carlos gonzalez came out of nowhere to make the diving grab from a single to an out in the blink of an eye. rocky blindside the astros 8-6. >>> finally, mariners and indians played a double-header when the earthquake hit the east coast and rattled the upper deck for nearly a minute. then after the quake, chu an aftershock. a three-run walk-off homer in the ninth. indians flipped their double-header on a wild day in the east. that's your first look at sports. i'm fred roggin. >> and now here's todd santos with your weather channel forecast. that looks mu

the bad news, it's against the bronx bombers at yankee stadium.s nbc's fred roggin. >>> good morning, a day after giving up the game-winning homer in the ninth, the yanks regrouped nicely thanks to a few home runs of their own. the yankees curtis granderson took advantage of an an angels pitcher making his debut. he put a three-run shot on the first inning. not the way richards imagined his first big league start. the yankees now a game and a half back of the red sox in the a.l. least. >>> indians hosting the tigers, jiminez making his debut, struck out six in eight innings of work. indians won it 10-3, trail the tigers by two in the a.l. central. off to baltimore, orioles and white sox needed ten to decide a winner. baltimore blew a lead, but a two-rtw two. tying him for the longest hitting streak in braves history. atlanta over florida, 6-2. to soccer and the u.s. facing rival mexico a friendly. new head coach, jurgen cleanseman, making his debut. the americans had a chance to take the lead, but watch what happeners, rodgers pulled down by a pla

four run homers was hit by russell martz in the next inning new york ten seven off by this stage the bronx bombers founds could then put their feet up on the hot dog sun enjoy the historic icing which would on for all rounder said making it twenty one eight with a third round in the twenty two nine the must sit finals. with the final grand slam of the tennis season just around the corner the u.s. open players are busy warming up on the american hard courts including in kinetic cuts where three time defending champion caroline wozniacki house made it to the new haven open semifinals a further step in the russian unless the see if public could manage it seated how to write a little bit chinese lee not you though how they can see in three sets going dine in the first set six for the twenty year old then the second six three two are rain break now with then dictate the pace of the game in the decisive said taking it sixty petra chick love scout waits in the last four. well we're number one caroline wozniacki fifth american christian mikael who was playing only her second for the final on the w

those four run homer schwartz had by russell martin in the next inning new york ten seven all this the bronx bombers farms could then put their feet all of us sold as the saying may be a hot dog to enjoy the historic outing which would on furl curtis granderson making a twenty one eight swiss third grand slam in the twenty two nine would finish. they had let its world championships start on saturday inside korea that will feature a first ever m.p.t. participant in an able bodied event oscar pistorius qualifying to race in the four hundred meter four by four hundred meter relay disciplines for south africa jacques rogge is though stating bladerunner participation in next year's olympic games is far from guaranteed. we. know that it is. the people who are. moving to the center for the person who is going to. be coming. with the final brown slam of the tennis season just around the corner of the u.s. open players are busy warming up on the american hard courts including in connecticut where three time defending champion caroline wozniacki has made it to the new haven open semifinals a further s

he single handedly beat the bronx bombers tonight. two bombs of his own. a tie game. a three-run jack. it's his second career, two-run game. five rbi's. a's win two in a row against the yankees. >> yankee ball. ,,

and the bronx bombers fans could then put their feet up and enjoy the story counting rich with them fertile curtis granderson making its wine see one aids with grants them to twenty two to mind the final score and this was a look at the. state in america the n.f.l. preseason action saw the ravens heralded the fans gave up over thirty one spun balls must still manage to see all the neighbors washington has to benefit same from solid quarterback play while they were at skins continued to remain undecided on this stance and signal corps ravens quarterback joe flacco looking to sign the even here to make it. full of buffalo bills star doing what he's best known for running straight ahead and making the catch. and john back are battling it out for the redskins starting quarterback job back stating his way with a pass to terrence alston handing washington a twenty eight to twenty one lead. ricky back up to taylor then connected with brandon johns with twenty two seconds left in the game to play by the officials nets in the ravens a typeface he pulls that you want the tree. in goals harrison frase

are run home worse was hit by russell martin in the next inning and your ten seven on the stage the bronx bombers fans could then put their feet up on the hotdog and enjoy the historic i think which would on for all. making it twenty one eights with a record third round in the year twenty two finals. things are getting serious on the four to one truck with just eight races left to go this year reaming champion sebastian vettel is still on the couch some eighty five points clear of second place team and mark webber with the maclaurin pair of lewis hamilton and jenson button third and fifth respectively the jew aiming to drive on from the recent great run of four. two and three are. really the show of strength and the guys leading the championship has only won one race one of those for which is which is great and i think we're going to continue keep fighting the pressure. because we're performing very well you know victory and i've had two victories in the last five going to make it more and more of the next few races the circuits that should suit our car i think you look at the car and wan

was made by russell munson here in the next inning new york down to seven outs at this stage and the bronx bombers bounced with them put their feet up and enjoy the story counting which would. grab the sun making its way with a grand slam into the eighth when two two two nine the final score and this one. saying stateside the n.f.l. preseason action saw the ravens herald the defense gave up over thirty points but baltimore still managed to see all of their neighbors washing down the host benefiting from solid quarterback play while the redskins continued to remain undecided on this dancing signal caller ravens quarterback joe flacco looking to new signing the events here to make it cool to all the former ball flow bills start doing what he's best known for running straight and have them making the catch rex grossman and john back now battling it out for the redskins fans and gold about joe meanwhile back stating he's playing with a pass to torrance terrence alston handing washington a twenty eight twenty one lead their locker room to back up tired taylor then connected with brandon jones w

he beat the bronx bombers with two bombs of his own. a three-run blast into the second deck.es 4 for 4. five runs batted in. a's win 6-4. i get a lot of e- mails about how to improve our sports cast. last night this is the first one i got from a tv news anchor. >> i would like to put in a request. i would like to see some little world series highlights. can we see something like that? >> i'll give you a little world series tomorrow night. just for you. >> ask and you shall receive. montana taking on california. bottom of the 7th. ben walkoff home run. he wins and montana advanced to the u.s. championship game winning 1-0. the kids from hunting -- what? >> do you know what that is? >> that's real baseball. the kids from huntington beach are still alive. give me the top five. joey smashes his home run. the camera man followed it too well. at number four, casey mcgee pops one up. dana, who makes the catch here? which one makes the catch? >> the first baseman. >> who made it? >> third baseman. >> mike, who is on first? >> i don't know. at number three, cocoa -- look, cocoa got tw