plus the kiss from bryce harper making waves. and did his tv sports caster advise a maryland player to leave school for the nba? 9sports next. >>> it's time for 9sports with brett haber, the best sports in town. >> last time tiger woods missed the u.s. open was 1994. that's the year he graduated high school. since then, he played it 16 times, won it three times, but number four will not be this year and not be in this town. tiger announcing this afternoon he will skip the u.s. open. he continues to recover from the knee and injuries he suffered earlier this spring. those issues limited him to just nine holes of golf since the masters in april. and while he loathed to skip a major, he apparently has no choice. tiger releasing this statement on his website today. quote, i'm extremely disappointed i won't be playing in the u.s. open, it's time for me to focus on the future. i hope to be ready the next two majors and the rest of the year. >> if the nationals had one hesitation about giving bryce harper $10 million, it wasn't his hitt

bryce harper up in hagerstown has had a monster season so far. he got a little nicked up yesterday. >> is this anything to worry about. >> >> with bryce harper, i would love to see them call him up because they are hearing such great things about him because they are taking the long-term approach with him. next spring training, we'll see if they can keep him away from the majors. >> the call-up time line is different for every player. some people were saying with ryan zimmerman, he was in the mahmoud ahmadinejadors the year he was drafted. granted, he came out of college, not what it is essentially junior college, high school for harper. >> remember, now, financial factors start to come into play here f he comes up this rear in september, this just make them eligible to arbitration that much quick are so they really want to hold him back. they are looking probably ate september call-up next year and then you really start the process of of weaving him in. >> in the meantime, it is a great chance for folks to see him in hagerstown. have a great mon

future of the franchise, bryce harper, hits the deck. the latest on his injury. we'll be right back.  >>> let's do some sports. making headlines, game three of the finals. we pick it up late in the fourth period. chris bosh takes a pass from lebron james and hits the jumper. laves second efforts by dirk and it doesn't fall. 88-86. heat takes a two games to one lead in the series. game four in dallas tomorrow night. >>> the new contact lenses have been working extremely well for bryce harper. he is off day great start but his first major roadblock yesterday with more than 4500 fans in attendance. beautiful afternoon for baseball in hagerstown. hay little time to sign a few autographs. but ouch, bottom of the first, harper steps in. very first pitch drills him in the knee. harper is down in a hurry and down in pain, limps off the field with a bruised knees. no mri or x-ray has been scheduled. the team is expected to re- evaluate him and his injury later this morning. >>> as for the nats, they were in arizona to conclude a four- game series. wilson ramos

the new contact lenses have been working extremely well for bryce harper. today he didn't have a chance to settle into the game before he was knocked on his back side and out of the game. more than 4500 fans in attendance this afternoon and harper obliging with pregame autographs. the first pitch, low and inside and it drills him. harper's day was over in a hurry as he falls down in pain. the owner was in attendance and he cringed. he suffered a bruised knee. no mris or x-rays scheduled. here is his manager on his status. >> got hit on the knee, and looks like a bruise. we'll evaluate him in the morning. >> he'll be all right. more precautionary. >> zimmerman was beginning a rehab assignment in hagerstown today, coming off abdominal surgery from may 3rd. looked good since his last game april 9th. doubles for a one after walking in the first. triples in the 4th inning. did well in the field, making one putout, ranging to his left and making the throw to first base. afterwards, he had this to say about what went wrong and what he still needs to improve on. >>

and why bryce harper was in such an affectionate mood last night when news 4 at 6:00 continues. >>> i'meading lindsay's copy. and it occurs to me that none of us here at nbc is going to receive a raise at any time in the next couple of years. now she's going to telluous. >> we might get a cool little gift. >> a mug. >> a gym bag. >> all right. all right. >> they are saying this because the olympic games are staying right here on nbc. the international olympic committee awarded all of the olympic games through 2020 to nbc, which outbid two other u.s. tv networks. they did $4.38 billion -- >> there you go. >> there you go. >> there's your mug. >> nbc already has the rights to the 2012 games in london, but now will also air the winter olympics. you'll have to watch your suits. no more for you. in 2014. in 2018 as well as the summer games in 2016 and 2020. >>> moving on now to golf. tiger woods is listening to doctors for once and looking ahead. woods announced he will not play next week at the u.s. open. he adds that the injuries to his knees and akichilles tendon hav not improved enough t

bryce is stanford graduate. chairman of bright source energy oakland base solar company.mer head of the state public utility commission in san francisco and co-founder of the natural resource defense council. if he's confirmed he will succeed gary locke named ambassador to china. however republican lawmakers will block bryce and any other nominee for that matter until the obama administration sends them final legislation on trade agreement with south korea, columbia and panama. >>> today marks the 1 year anniversary of a deadly confrontation at sea between is israeli commando and pro palestine activist. commando board add flotilla of ship bound for gaza city. mark matthews reports that another flotilla being assembled and more bay area activist vowing to be on board. >>reporter: today in gaza city hundreds of palestine gather for unveiling of memorial for 9 activist killed last year in an is israeli raid on international flotilla. video from the confrontation flashed around the world. they were attacked as they repel on to one of the ship. is israelis open fire killing 8

. >>> a little showboating from bryce hit and runner.how he celebrated a home run last night. >>> we'll talk live to the sports junkies coming up plus a check of your weather and traffic when we return. . >>> good morning on this beautiful tuesday morning. we want to take a look at something else that is very beautiful. we want to say welcome to the newest member of the fox 5 family. reporter and anchor maureen umeh gave birth to her daughter zula yesterday. by the way, baby zula weighed in at six pounds, 14 ounces. >> maureen says the little baby is beautiful, sweet and very quiet. that is good news because maureen spent 41 hours in labor. collective grown from everybody there. >> 41 hours. maureen, oh, my goodness. i hope you are resting right now. oh, my gosh. >> that is i don't thinker than some of the shifts she's worked here. >> surprisingly. congratulations maureen and baby zula. >> beautiful as well for the time being. >> the story of today will be heat. let's take a look at your weather headlines. today, not too bad but the heat

bryce moulder, had himself a round. check this out. big breaker, left to right. the speed right?hing but net. moulder, 6-under 64, one become of the leader. fredrick jacobson. has not made a bogey all week. >> third round of the lpga championship. second major of the year,, yani- stsenf, a five-stroke lead heading into sunday's final round. >> a's and philly, a little interleague play. good to be back. >> coming up, looks aren't everything, and for this star, well, you can see for yourself. meet the pooch named this year's world's ugliest dog. denny's new tour of america menu. 50 star cuisine. the new tour of america menu. starting at $4.99. only at denny's. america's diner is always open. >> coming up in half hour at 6:00, san francisco's gay pride weekend kicked off today. one of the several events in the city, talking to gay couples about new york's legalization of gay midge, and the family of michelle lehas the approach one month since her disappears. join us at 6:00. >> what does it take to be name the world's ugliest doing? yoda, a 14 yerld chinese crested and which chihuah

their names are steven strosburg and bryce. being the worst team in baseball and tonight, they get to swing again. this year the nats have the number six pick and a number of mock drafts have them using it tonight on uva pitcher and bethesda native. the grad is second in the nation in strikeouts and i say the nats have done pretty well. i have ryan zimmerman with the fourth pick in 2005. >>> speaking of ryan zimmerman, old face of franchise began his rehab assignment last night in hagerstown. did well, two for two with a triple. he got to play half an inning. it's been six weeks since that surgery and he says he is getting closer. >> that felt good. everything felt great. i think obviously throwing was the thing that hurt the most before and that's the last thing that is coming back. running feels great, and i think we're right on schedule. >> continues his rehab tonight with the patomac nationals. their second look this year at tim lincecum. if it wasn't so tragically stupid, it would be funny. burriss' second chance started t

has the one-stroke lead over bryce moulder. >> san jose earthquakes and galaxy tie. nascar at infineon. highlights at five. won't be thunder you hear in sonoma. it will be nascar. it's a loud event. >> alan: that concludes another broadcast of abc-7 news. the next newscast tomorrow morning at 5:00. can i eat heart healthy without giving up taste? a man can only try... and try...and try. i heard eating wle grain oats can help lower my cholesterol. it's gonna be tough...so tough. my wife and i want to lowe our cholesterol, but finding healthy food that tastes good is torturous. your father is suffering. [ male announc ] honey nut cheerios tastes great and can help lower cholesterol.

i started last night bill bryce's a short history of almost everything. i'm well into that one now. so that's my favorite of the moment, but next week there'll be a new favorite. >> next on booktv,

it was disappointing to some, including bryce from concord. >> i really wanted to go boogie boarding today, but couldn't because my mom is like, don't go past your ankles. >>> i know they come close to people. and sometimes we may not be part of their regular diet, but they may take a bite and i don't want that to happen. >> while these, that citings are -- sightings are rare, they do happen a couple times a beach. workers at stinson beach hope the water restrictions won't go more than the planned five days. the company relies on business for most of their business. >> this is the jump off to the summer season. it is a pretty big deal to get a good start especially for this area. we get no business in the winter time. it is a big deal. >> the national park service says unless there are more shark sightings, the waters will be reopened. lilian kim, abc7 news. >> and while shark citings are not uncommon, actual attacks are rare. the shark research committee reports that there were five attacks in california last year. one was fatal. there have been 11 fatal shark attacks reported along

as for bryce harper, remember he was drilled in the left knee with a pitch and had to leave yesterday's hagerstown. tonight 2-4 and a solo home run, so i guess he's all right. more of the nats future came into place tonight with the sixth pick in the major league draft the nats selected anthony rendon, a third baseman. his birthday is today and he was the hop rated player in the draft according to baseball -- top rated player in the draft according to baseball america, but he's had both ankle and shoulder injuries in recent years. so general manager mike rizzo happy rendon still around when it was the nats turn. >> we're pleasantly surprised. we did a lot of work on him. we feel we know him very, very well. our vice president of player personnel roy clark actually drafted him out of high school for the atlanta braves and got to know him very, very well. so we've had a long relationship with him and his family and we feel really good about it. >> the nats with the late start in san fran facing the giants 2nd inning michael morris had a grand slam yesterday and good- bye tim lincecum, his

zimmerman going 2 for 2 with a triple and double for single a hagerstown, heading ahead of bryce harper and left the game for precautionary reasons. we'll have more on that tonight. >>> jim rigleman's squad looking for offense after two straight shutouts by the diamondbacks. top of the 2nd, nats have bases loaded. and marquee is hit by the punch but the umpire ruled that marquee swung so he is out and the inning is over. the arguments to no avail. we remain scoreless. but the nationals end a 20 inning scoreless drought in the 3rd on a sack fly by jason werth. and in the 5th he chased down the hit by juan miranda, making a leaping catch over the fence for the out. right now the nats are down 1-0 in the 8th -- excuse me, they lead 1-0 in the eighth and marquee thrown out of the game in the 6th and rigleman also ejected. >>> and guthrie and the orioles looking to take the rubber match from the blue jays. two on and two out for escobar. and that's a souvenir three-run shot to put toronto up. and for the second day in a row. >> reynolds goes far. his 9th of the season, getting the o's within

one of his teammates bryce harper. scary moment, bottom one. harper at the plate.ts hit by the pitch on the knee. harper goes down in a heap, leaves the game, he suffered a bruised left knee. hopefully he'll be okay. the team will re-evaluate harper tomorrow morning. bottom two, zimmerman at the plate with two outs, man on first. he drives one to right off the wall. that scores a run. hagerstown defeats the greensboro grass hoppers 6-5. zimmerman finished 2 for 2 with a double, triple, rbi, two runs scored. >>> college baseball, virginia playing east carolina with a chance to advance to the super regionals. top two, virginia's john barr singles through the right side. super duper as our photographer guru chris would say. uv in front 5-0. on the mound, tyler wilson. goes 6 1/3, strikes out seven. top four. john hicksop. two rbi double for hicks. cavaliers win 13-1. virginia will host the winner of the los angeles regional but that's between ucla or uc irvine in the super regionals next weekend. here's lindsay czarniak with a preview of "sports final." >> coming up t

bryce happen he were was drilled in the left knee with a pitch sunday afternoon. he had to least game. he returned fliest and was 2-4 with a solo home run. let's get him in the majors. the nats continue to build for the futures with the sixth pick in the major league baseball draft. the nats selected anthony rendone out of rice university. he was the top rated player dplaft according to baseball player. he had both ankle and shoulder injuries in recent years. general manager mike rizzo happy he was still around when it was the nats turn. >> we are pleasantly surprised. we feel we know him very well. our vice president of player personnel, roy clark, actually drafted him out of high school for the atlanta braves and got to know him very well. we've had a long relationship with him and his family and we feel really good about it. >> all right. lets get to baseball and a game that ended less than three hours ago. a heartbreaker for the nationals in fran. they blew the lead to send it to extra innings. the giants, there it is, went on to win it in the 13th. nats lose

blog is not more because bryce will do well for if you feel. it's a good forcible to invest mobile new greenfields. to share. what you feel the more expensive to buy some good in the rest of the big. production for you of course it's not the best and therefore the produced for. let's have a look at how the markets are performing now crude is struggling for direction concerns about rising demand or supporting the price as the american petroleum institute reports a decline in u.s. inventories for the last week limiting the gains so is the news that u.s. retail sales are not as bad as expected. in asia trucks are mixed with the nikkei closed in the black with strong well prices supporting energy firms in hong kong banks are leading the losses as the people's bank of china raised reserve requirement ratios for lenders bank of china is down more than one percent heavyweight b.c. is also losing nearly one percent. european markets are making a soft science of the day concerns that discussions about a bailout package for greece may be more attractive

bryce moulder had himself a round. check out this & birdie putt. he is 15-under. your leader, jacobsen. he was on fire, well off the green. he is 16-under and has not made a bogey all week. >>> third round of the weg men's emergency emergency -- lpga. yani tseng a 13-under, five-stroke lead heading into sunday. >> earthquakes hosting the los angeles galaxy. first half, san jose on the attack. check out this hit. l.a. would have to good to a third-string goalie mike mcgee. he plays forward. earthquakes still couldn't score. >> goal cup final tonight in mexico, and u.s. we'll have that for you a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a

happening right here in twenty first century america now it's a trend that was uncovered in part by bryce covert she's an assistant editor at new deal two point zero blog and here's part of my conversation with her it's clear that there's a huge jump in arrest warrants being used for that collectors trying to collect their debt from ordinary citizens as you said america outlawed debtors prison back in eighteen hundred so it's not that there's a prison now where people are being thrown to languish for not paying sixty cents like they used to be but arrest warrant and jail time is being used as a punishment or coersion to get people who aren't paying their bills or who missing court appearances to pay up. now at the same time i mean can't you argue that people need to learn how to live within their means and the there needs to be consequences for people who buy things with money that they they don't have i mean you know we're in an economic recession we're in a crisis there's a reason that we got to this point should there be consequences for bad actions. sure there is no replacement for re

. >>> what bryce harper the number one pick in the mlb draft did to make him a target for opposing pitchers. >>> first, here's a look at what's hot on nbcwashington.com. >>> this is pretty neat. check this out. we're getting an inside look at the air france air bus a-380. the world's largest commercial aircraft now flies daily from dulles to paris. the plane is huge. it's nearly a football field in length and includes two passenger decks with four cabin classes. luxury first class offers full beds and changing rooms. the plane requires a staff of 22 flight attendants. >>> some maryland high school students are flying high after their science experiment with head out of this world to outer space. the project from lackey high in charles county will join others from schools across the nation aboard the space shuttle "atlantis." the students will start with five seeds in oasis material and figure out if it will germinate faster in space. she explains the reason for this experiment. >> it's for future, like possible space colonization. what do you have to manipulate? what is the best to use to h

i was reading the biography of aaron burr at the same time i was starting bill bryce's "a short history." so i'm reading on different, on different things at the same time. and it's whatever interests me. i'm a casual, rather catholic or universal reader. and i just read what i enjoy. here i have a lot of little trinkets, but i have some of my american collection, and i have them roughly grouped by president. this is the kennedy shelf, and then, and then this is the johnson shelf. and then this is the nixon shelf. and this is the reagan shelf. and i try to organize 'em by that. i'm beginning to, i'm beginning to have more books per president than i have space, so i'm going to have to investigate a little different way of doing i. i -- of doing it. >> how long has it taken you to get your collection? >> oh, i've been working at it for about 40 years. >> where have you been getting your books from? >> i buy virtually all my books secondhand. i, part of it, i think, is probably the economy, that comes from my scots-irish heritage and whatever, but it's -- i enjoy hunting for my book at gar

find out what bryce harper did after hitting his 14th home run of the season.ison, you have probably never seen this on a baseball field before. >> well the picture tells a thousand words but we'll get to that later. >>> coming up after 9:00, a golfer joins us in studio before he heads to greece for the special games. stay with us. we'll be right back. beth! hi. looking good! you've lost some weight. thanks! you noticed! you know these clothes are too big now, so i'm donating them. not going back there again. good for you! how'd you do it? eating right, whole grain. whole grain? whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't... multigrain cheerios has five whole grains and 110 lightly sweetened calories per serving... more grains. less you! multigrain cheerios. scyefr >>> 8:54. let's say good morning to our facebook fan of the day and his beautiful bride. david bright who recently married his best friend crystal. they met on facebook and got married on their one-year anniversary. congratulations. to

state senator bryce march let marlet noticed the investment. we want to protect oklahoma gas and electric, recently announcing the construction of a pie-power line from oklahoma city to woodward. then eventually going into gymon all the way through what used to be called no man's land in the panhandle of oklahoma. these would be multimultimillion-dollar investments. it could be severely challenged by the listing of the lesser prairie chicken. so i will be offering that amendment. i already introduced the amendment and would look forward to explaining that further as time comes. in the meanwhile tomorrow i do want to get into the cost of the resmtion it is one that if we're reallyreally sincere of doing something to promote business and industry, the first thing we need to do is get the bureaucrats off the backs of the businesses that are planning to expand. we will be addressing that tomorrow. with that, mr. president i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from missouri. a senator: america is full of amazing americans and at the