move over, albert pujols, chris carpenter now can do it all for the cards. that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a great weekend. i'm fred roggin. >> thank you, fred. >>> some pretty serious admissions from funny man david letterman. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, a century and counting. one woman in michigan divulges her secrets for longevity. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." you'll have thunderstorms and rain showers from nashville up to cincinnati and detroit. that line of storms moves this way and will affect some areas. atlanta, you've got a 40% shot at seeing a thunderstorm today. savannah, 82-degree high. charlotte, right around 77. a quick peek at your saturday forecast. but if you're watching us on wcmh nbc 4 in columbus, ohio, see what lies beneath at coral reef adventure at the center of science and industry. and that's your eastern event of the day. dan? >> thank you, ginger. >>> now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. late

pitcher chris carpenter hit a grand slam and won his 17th game. st.is beats the reds 13-0. >>> in sdroilt, cabrera drove in these runs as the tigers and twins go down to the wire in the american league central division. the twins avoided wlim nation with an 8-3 win over the tigers. detroit leads the twins by two games. >>> and in college football, west virginia wore down colorado's defense. define ran for 220 yards on 22 carries including this 77 yard first quarter score. the mountaineers topped the 400 yard mark in total offense,ing colorado 35-24. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories and london gets ready for the upcoming 2012 summer games, but tough economic times are putting a strain on british athletes. my family, while i was building my life, my high cholesterol was contributing to plaque buildup in my arteries. that's why my doctor prescribed crestor. she said plaque buildup in arteries is a real reason to lower cholesterol. and that along with diet, crestor does more than lower bad cholesterol, it raises good. crestor

. >>> chris carpenter picked up his 17th win of the year, but his hitting made headlines.is first major league home run, and it was a grand slam. move over pujols, chris carpenter now can do it all for the cards. >>> top ranked oklahoma will be without sam bradford for another week. he'll be out tomorrow's game against number 17 miami. landry jones will make his third start at quarterback. >>> opening night around the nhl. reigning mvp alexander ovechkin put on a show against the bruins. second period, capitals with numbers, and no one picked up ovechkin. he made boston pay for their mistake. ripped one past tim thomas. caps up 2-0. bruins all over ovechkin in the third. still got three and ovechkin got a second goal of the night. >>> in toronto, maple leafs and canadiens need overtime. pick up the loose puck and scored with 13 second left in ot. maple leafs picked up where they left off last season with a loss. >>> here's something i think is interesting. according to the boston herald, the nba has issued an anti-handshake directive, asking players to greet each other wit

>> chris harris is 30 years old, attending college. illinois, and he works as a carpenter. he dreams of being an architect. he has lived all over central illinois. most recently, he has been in and out of his ex-wife's home, down the street from where the family was killed. she was the older daughter of the family involved in the murders. jane: what could have been the motive? he did not kill her. >> looking at his arm and social networking pages, none of this seems particularly dark. it seems like a normal musings of a 20-something, 30-something, going to college. nothing unusual. jane: our police telling you about the relationship between him and his ex-wives? -- ex-wife? >> they divorced in 2007, but they maintain contact. they just had another child together recently, so they still have contact. jane: police were clear about saying that they had not ruled out the possibility of more arrests. what is and the works -- what is in the works? >> there was a lot of police activity going on wednesday, and when they found the truck -- friday, the media is coming back into town.