clemens walked in, licked his lips no expression one way or the other.cing six counsels of essentially lying about his alleged drug use or performance enhancing drugs. so the issue here is not so much whether he used them but whether he lied about using them and if found guilty could land him in the slammer for many years although most are saying that is very unlikely. we will keep you post. >> one hand was on the verge of meeting his maker but that did not stop him from talking to him. >> god is good. an amazing opportunity. a blessing. all lord, you are my savior. good. good. good. thank you, jesus. thank you, lord. >>neil: well, of course, that was wallenda, amazing to watch across niagara, while praying and despite the off the cuff banter with the big guy, credit ins are accusing abc for ignoring it. he could not have been more obvious. >>guest: religious speech is a communication disease for many not media. it is not just the media. our president, how many times talk about the declaration and left out "creator." and he used the national motto in lat

clemens' former strength coach brian mcnamee testified he personally injected clemens with steroids and.g.h. and he produced medical waste which$, prosecute yourself say contained clemens' d.n.a.. but defense attorneys called the alleged evidence garbage noting the been stored in a crumbled beer can. in addition, mcnamee admitted he lied in a prooef yougs investigation. for the u.s. justice department, this is clearly another bitter defeat that comes just a few weeks after the failed prosecution of former senator john edwards. now, for clemens it's a legal win but we should note baseball fans are largely still suspicious and, scott, his ticket to the hall of fame has not yet been punched. >> pelley: bob, thank you. well, it wasn't exactly the return of the cold war but there was a mighty chill between president obama and russian president vladimir putin today at the g-20 summit in mexico, their first meeting since putin returned to the russian presidency last month. norah o'donnell is there this evening. norah? >> reporter: and, scott, their meeting lasted nearly two hours because, as o

roger clemens in the clear. is accused of lying about his use of performance enhancing drugs. the rocket's first year of eligibility for the baseball hall of fame is next year. >>> a wildfire in north carolina is swelling out of control this morning. it began sadly with a controlled burn but it has since consumed about 11,000 acres and that fire is not contained. >>> asian americans are now the fastest growing race in the united states according to the pew research center, asians overtook hispanics when it comes to percentage of people i am greating to the country. a survey found asian-americans to be the highest earners and best educated citizens in the country as well. >>> remove the hinges from your doorway because sharp is unveiling a 90-inch l.e.d. television. i said 90 inch. you should see the crew right now, like homer simpson, right, that's almost 8 feet. the biggest thing i've ever heard of. you'll need wide walls and dup deep pockets, $11,000 can get you the 8-footish flat screen. >> prices will drop a

he said he injected clemens repeatedly and roger clemens denied it.and finding him not gltd on all six counts. it looked like he had no credibility at all, jeffrey, with the jury. >> certainly not. it's worth noting the whole steroid controversy, whatever else happened, it has not led to successful criminal prosecutions. the barry bonds case out in san francisco took years to come to trial. he was convicted on very minor charges. those charges are on appeal. he got no prison sentence at all. he got little home arrest. remember, this case began with a mistrial because of prosecutorial misconduct. this was a second attempt by prosecutors to convict clemens and complete indication for clemens. lance armstrong was investigated for years. no charges ever brought. i think whatever the world thinks about steroids, this has nod led to successful criminal prosecutions in the united states, at least when it comes to the big names involved. >> joe johns was inside the courthouse when all of this came down. he's now joining us. joe, tell us what it was like insid

it the jury 10 hours to acquit clemens. the european soccer championships contain with england playing ukraine. spain's beat croatian. spain is the defending world cup champs. they move on. 1-0, spain wins that game. italy moves on. one of the best goals of the tournament. roger clemens found not guilty of lying. we will see how this plays out in the court of public opinion. >> that is the subject of our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- do you think roger clemens' acquittal will make it easier for him to be inducted into the baseball hall of fame? >> what do you think? >> i think roger clemens is going to go when. he treated the media well when he was playing. >> that makes a difference. >> i think he will go in. >> first time? >> yes. >> businesses say they won't return in the same spot after a fire in mount vernon. >> a man is trying to collect a big insurance policy on the life of robyn gardner. >> your knee is susceptible to many injuries and women are more susceptible than men. >> there are

be enough to convince hall of fame voters of clemens' innocence.madden of the "new york daily news" writes this morning we'll see off this acquittal if clemens will be able to get past this clause on the hall of fame ballot about sportsmanship and integrity. i can't speak for my brethren, but i take that clause seriously and i'll vote accordingly. if you want he to vote for them sheerly because they reached hall of fame numbers, then take the clause out of the ballot. both roger clemens and barry bonds are eligible for the hall of fame for the first time this december, though clemens was named 82 times in congress's mitchell report on steroid use in baseball, he never tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in his career. the new york yankees hosting the braves last night. sixth inning, mark teixeira from the right side hits a solo home run, helps the yankees to their tenth consecutive win, the second longest winning streak for the yankees since the divisional era began in 1969. the mets at home facing the orioles. r.a. dickey coming off a

in the federal trial of baseball superstar roger clemens today. the former pitcher was on trial for lying to congress about using steroids. fox 5's tom fitzgerald was at the courthouse today. we've seen an emotional roger clemens on the field during his playing days, today a different kind of emotion. >> that's right. clemens emerged from u.s. federal courthouse in washington at the end of a 10- week trial. it only took jurors 10 hours to find him not guilty. roger clemens choked up several times speaking just moments after being acquitted on charges that he lied to congress in 2008 while he was denying he used steroids. clemens' first trial ended in a mistrial when jurors had seen evidence they were not supposed to. prosecutors decided to retry this case but only one witness, former clemens trainer brian mcnamee ever testified that he had, in fact, injected clemens with steroids and had personal knowledge of it. clemens maintained his innocence throughout the five years of investigation. >> i put a lot of hard work into that career and so again i

. >>> roger clemens cleared of all charges. what he said. >>> temperatures are on the increase even though there's a lot of fog returning tonight. i'll let you know how warm it's going to be for your tuesday. >>> he loved us all he was there for us all. >> 17 children now . >>> a jury in washington d. c. today acquitted former baseball star pitcher roger clemens of all charges he was accused of lying to congress when he testified he never used performance enhancing drugs. >> i put a lot of hard work into that career, and so again, i appreciate my teammates that came in and all the e-mails and phone calls. >> the prosecution's key witness was roger clemens former strength coach who said he personally injected clemens. clemens defense team attacked the credibility and integrity of brian mcnamee national' and prosecutors admitted he was a flawed man. the investigation of roger clemens is the second major failure by federal prosecutors to prove steroid abuse in major league baseball. barry bonds trial was also seen as a failure wit

. >>> clemens walks. baseball great roger clemens is safe and going home after he's acquitted on charges he lied to congress. >>> and tablet battle. microsoft unveils a tablet computer in an effort to go head to head with apple's ipad. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody. so good to be with you. i'm terrell brown. today, leaders at the g-20 summit in los cabos, mexico, will unveil a draft of a plan addressing the european economic crisis. the leaders of the world's largest economies want to boost spending and job-creation as opposed to austerity. susan mcginnis is in washington this morning with more. susan, good morning to you. >> reporter: terrell, world leaders will apparently say today they will take all measures necessary to stop this european crisis. this new plan comes down on the side of those who, like president obama, support more spending and not budget cuts. fireworks lit up the skies of los cabos, mexico, where the g-20 summit is being held. they were being set off as word sp

we will get reaction to the roger clemens' verdict.hen george zimmerman's private phone conversations. hear how the murder suspect in the trayvon martin case spoke in code and what he asked his wife to do to protect herself. >> obviously he had pretty serious concerns about his safety and hers as well. rightfully so. you will hear the gritty details in that coming up. also this half-hour, the rising star in the gop, senator marco rubio of florida could he be named mitt romney's runningmate and why the osmonds were a key part of his childhood. an interview with the senator. he is one of the republican rock stars these days and could be the next vice president. >> has an autobiography out today. >> coincidence. purely coincidence. >> purely. later, a special new park for proud redneck whose look to play in the mud. operators who just opened it could get filthy rich off this tourist attraction. rob, we need to get your clip-on mullet for this story. >> look at that. i miss living down there. i have never been one of those atv guys, in the

mcnamer testified that he injected clemens. jurors saw a needle mcnamey said he used and saveed in a beer can for more than six years. the defense questioned mcnamey and his wife contradicted the testimony several times. mcnamey told jurors the star pitcher was present. the verdict came in the government's second attempt to convict clemens, a mistrial was declared last july after prosecutors showed jurors evidence the judge declared unadmissible. clemens could have gotten as much as 30 years in prison instead he is headed home with his family. in washington, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >>> clemens won 354 games and a record seven cy young awards during his 10 year career. >>> another developing story to tell you about right now. just moments ago the city council passes a controversial plan to hike the bottle tax in baltimore. the tax would repair baltimore's crumbling schools. wjz is live, mike hellgren has more on how much the people will pay. >> reporter: these bottles will cost you about $1.20 for a case of wat

. >>> roger clemens cleared of all charges. what he said. >>> temperatures are on the increase even though there's a lot of fog returning tonight. i'll let you know how warm it's going to be for your tuesday. >>> he loved us all he was there for us all. >> 17 children now mourning the deaths of two dads. the accidents over the father's day weekend that left two men dead. . >>> a jury in washington d. c. today acquitted former baseball star pitcher roger clemens of all charges he was accused of lying to congress when he testified he never used performance enhancing drugs. >> i put a lot of hard work into that career, and so again, i appreciate my teammates that came in and all the e-mails and phone calls. >> the prosecution's key witness was roger clemens former strength coach who said he personally injected clemens. clemens defense team attacked the credibility and integrity of brian mcnamee national' and prosecutors admitted he was a flawed man. the investigation of roger clemens is the second major failure by federal prosecut

perjury case, the jury finds clemens not guilty on all counts. the government charged him with lying under oath after he testified before congress in 2008 that he did not use performance enhancing drugs. moments ago, clemens reacted to his acquittal outside of the courthouse. >> it's been a hard five years and they've been great behind dad and supporting dad. my wife has been a rock behind us and all of our family at home in houston have been great. all the support, we had a bunch come up today and over the last, what was it six weeks. so thank you to all of them. nine weeks. >> time flies when you're having fun. >> so my sisters are here, it's been trying on them and i think them for their strength and showing their strength and support. and really all you media guys that know me and followed my career. >> i put a lot of hard work into that career. and so again i appreciate my teammates that came in and all the e-mails and phone calls. >> wjz will have much more on the clemens verdict coming up all new at 6:00. >>> are you waiting for someone to

it's a big victory for the clemens. for the justice department's long running attempt to investigate and prosecute the use of steroids in the major league sports. you may remember the trial of barry bonds in san francisco last year. fizzled out. he was sentenced to home detention, then the justice department decided not to prosecute lance armstrong, although he now faces allegations from the antidoping agency, but this is a big victory for clemens. this long cloud that's been over his head for two years is now removed and we expect to hear from him a little later outside the courthouse here in washington with his lawyer to talk. >> thank you very much, pete and i don't know if karen and colin are still with me. are you guys there? okay, you are. >> we're here. >> welcome to the cable news business, my friends. going to do some farming and roger clemens. there's something that really struck me that goes beyond all of this. which is that you are corelated both of you are correlating the accessibility of sustainable food s

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clemens was the ace ten years ago. struck out ten for the first complete game of the year. mark teixeira and robinson cano both hit solo shots. the yanks won ten straight. >>> who would have thought r.a. dickey would be this good. he struck out 13, now pitched back-to-back complete one-hitters. davis did the rest, ripped his first career grand slam in the sixth. dickey improved 11-1 with a 5-0 win. >>> the wind was blowing out and the cubs were hitting them out. smacked five home runs. they may have the worst record in baseball but they have bragging rights in chicago. they won it 12-3. >>> now to phoenix, diamondbacks' aaron hill had a single in the third, came back with a double in the fifth. needing a home run for the cycle and there it goes. aaron hill single-handedly beat the mariners 7-1. >>> finally can you imagine mike tyson accepting a tony award? it could happen. the boxer has teamed up with spike lee to bring a one-man show called "undisputed truth" to broad way. tyson said it will be raw and filthy. it will

i took no short cuts. >> today's verdict ends the second trial for clemens.big blow for federal prosecutors. just over a year ago, a judge declared a mistrial after they showed inadmissible evidence in court. let's take a look at what today's verdict means. we're joined by senior legal an lift jeffrey toobin. what happened? >> i think there were a couple things. first of all, look at the record of steroids prosecutions. they have been mostly, not entirely, but mostly a failure. barry bonds. acquitted on all but one charge. he was sentenced to a 30 day home detention. essentially less than a slap on the wrist. >> lance armstrong -- >> nothing at all. clemens, total acquittal. i think jurors are not sure this belongs in federal court. you know, whether this kind of policing of professional sports is something for a federal criminal case. >> it also was about lying to congress, but is lying to congress always a crime? >> not necessarily. one of the things i thought rusty harden, the attorney for clemens did artfully, he put congress on trial. saying, look, they

a jury acquitted clemens on all charges. fox 5's tom fitzgerald has followed this from the beginning and joins us now. >> clearly federal prosecutors took a big risk and it backfired. you'll remember the first trial ended in a mistrial. jurors accidentally saw evidence they were not supposed to. the u.s. attorney's office this time decided to try this case again but instead of a mistrial former seven time cy young winner scored a victory of an acquittal on all charges. after a 10 week trial that went extra innings it only took jurors 10 hours to find roger clemens not guilty of all charges. >> all you media guys that know me and followed my career. >> clemens spoke fighting back tears moments after he was acquitted on charges that he lied to congress in 2008 when he denied using steroids. >> i put a lot of hard work into that career and so again i appreciate my teammates that came in and all the e-mails and phone calls. >> the prosecution's star witness, former clemens training brian mcnamee testified that he'd injected clem

i don't think that roger clemens beat the wrap. i think he came as close to being exonerated as you can be when you are criminally charged. there was no there there. >> congress actually did this -- congress said that he had lied. the justice department carefully pointed out that they responded to this -- >> they did not have to say yes. >> if the answer was no, they would have been vilified. >> all three of these cases went to trial if lot primary witnesses -- with flawed primary witnesses. do not make a flawed witness dirty person. -- your key person. >> andy pettite said that clemmons had told them he used drugs and then said maybe he didn't t. george mitchell said that clemens -- and i think anybody to watch the game knows or thinks he did, and this is a case that should never have happened and the congressional hearings that should never have happened. original sin is that that is not the realm of congress. baseball is baseball, not a criminal activity. >> the government has a flawed witness, and it uses its leverage than to g

i don't t think that roger clemens beat the rap.ted as you can be when you are criminally charged. there was no there there. >> this was not the initiative of the justice deprtment. congress -- >>>> right, what they shou have saidid it now. >> -- but they should have said no. >> they responded to this act of congress but if they said no they would have been vilified. >> all three of theseases went to trial with lot primary witness. any federal prosecutor will tell you cannot make a flawed but withr. g person. -- flawed witnessork chie person. >> eecially when andy pettitte said earlier that clemens told him he used, and then said maybe he didn't. it was over at that point. george mitchell, who reported on steroi, busted open the case said that clemens had been doing it. anybody who has watched the game knows or conceded. but this is aase that should never have happened. these are congressional heargs that should never have happened. the original sin was that is not the realm of congress. baseball is baseball, not a criminal activity

clemens hugging his wife debbie and both of them hugging their sons assembled in the courtroom and clemens hugging rusty harmon -- rusty hardin and other members of the defense team and this contend into the hallway and got so large at one point, and i am not sure who that was. someone turned around and started to lunking like they were going give me a hug and came to their senses and realized i was a part of the press. >> roger clemens had his wife here to support him and his sons. he got emotional as he thanked support oners here this afternoon -- supporters here this afternoon. >> all of our family at home in houston were great. all of the support, we had a bunch commune today and over the last, what was it, six weeks? thank you to all of them. >> nine weeks. >> nine weeks. time flies when you're having fun. and so my sisters were here. it's been trying to them and i thank them for their strength and showing their strength and support. really, all of the, all you media guys that know me and followed my career. [ applause ] >> reporter: a few minutes ago, the u.s. foreign's office releas

among the witnesses, clemens' wife and strength coach, brian mcnamee. he did not take the stand in his own defense. >> i sat next to roger day in and day out. in baseball, there's a saying, some guys are just a class act, and the way he conducted himself in the darkest hour with all of these accusations being made against him that were false showed what a class act he is. >> reporter: this was clemens' second trial on federal charges of lying to a congressional committee. the first case ended in a mistrial last year. in washington, steve santoni, fox news. >>> two long time friends who drowned while fishing this weekend leave behind grieving families, including 17 children. they drowned saturday in the sacramento delta. today, we spoke with their families, and all agree the two were family men first. >> he was mr. mom. he was at an at-home dad who did everything for his kids. he was just strong in everything he did, so when he got his daughters in his life oh, he was a marsh mellow. >> friends say he was the back bone of that family. the two men were in

download your coupon now. >>> the federal perjury trial of roger clemens.-time cy young award winner celebrating his freedom tonight after jurors found him not guilty after an eight-week trial. after the trial, a tearful clemens thanked all those who stuck by him. >> really, all you media guys that know me. >> way to go, rocket. >> i put a lot of hard work into that career. so i appreciate my teammates that came in, all the e-mails and phone calls. >> roger clemens was never charged with taking performance enhancing drugs, but allegations he used banned substances were front and center throughout the trial thanks to statements he made to congress back in 200. >> can i look at my two children with a straight face and tell them you roger clemens have always played the game with honesty and integrity? >> yes, sir. >> there would be no doubt that that's true? >> without a question. i took no short cuts. >> today's verdict ends the second trial for clemens. and is a big blow for federal prosecutors. just over a year ago, a judge declared a mistrial after they sh

the verdict is out on the roger clemens trial. over to you. >> the verdict is not guilty on all six charges according to nbc news. a federal jury has found roger clemens, the baseball great, seven-time cy young award winner not guilty on all of the charges he faced of lying to congress. he was specifically facing counts of making false statements, two counts of of perjury and a count of obstruction of congress for telling a house committee in february of 2008 that he had not used performance-enhancing drugs. we now learned just within the past couple of minutes that the jury has found clemens not guilty. >> wow, not on all counts. i think that's a surprise for some people watching this trial. thank you so much. we'll see you soon. >> what will move your money? we'll get to that next. and we'll get information on housing and put you on the inside track. join us for closing bell tomorrow. i'll have an interview with the head of sanofi. find out which biotechs are setting the tone for the industry and where sanofi is setting its sigh

rusty hardin is roger clemens' attorney. it was an emotional day to watch roger clemens come out with his family and sons around him. obviously something going on for many years now. how is he feeling today? >> he's feeling great today. went home last night with his family. we had a celebratory dinner and gathered up his wife and four children and three sisters and friends and headed home. he's back in houston now. >> how damaged do you think his career and his life has been? >> well, his life has been tremendously damaged but probably the most upbeat person. he an amazing ability to keep moving forward, four and a half years heard nothing but bad things about him. i heard mike and mike's comments a few moments ago and i hope they are wrong. i understand why they are saying what they are, they may be right. people don't seem to want to consider the fact when you're found not guilty, it doesn't always mean it was just a technical thing. here this jury, we've talked to several of them, not all of them yet, firmly convinced he

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roger clemens is a free man. a jury acquitted him on charges he lied to congress. >> all the media guys who know me and all of my career... >> he played 24 years in the league and won a record seven cy young awards. we asked you earlier, should roger clemens be voted into the hall of fame? all rights will he get back in the good graces? doubtful. you cannot on pollute the journalist mines to vote the candidates in. >> i think with roger clemens, he polarizes people, you either love him or you don't like him. you're either pro steroids or so anti steroids so it really will be tough and it is the sports writers who will ultimately vote in in to all of fame. >> it will be harder to hail a cab at the oakland airport. >> a miracle recovery. how they teenager's survived a freak accident with a spear gun. >> you are calling on 11 because you don't like the way they're making are sandwich? >> exactly >> why one man thought his lunch with a life-threatening emergency, coming up. >> if you are just waking up, the meter whi

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a jury acquits pitching legend roger clemens of all charges that he lied to congress about using steroids. >>> and blind spot. surveillance video captures daredevil thieves in romania surveillance video captures daredevil thieves in romania attempting a high-speed heist. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation, including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with all necessary measures. president obama and other leaders of the world's largest economies will wrap up a two-day economic summit in mexico today. they're going to be ramping up pressure on the european union to take bolder steps to resolve its debt crisis once and for all. nbc's tracie potts is in washington for us with the details. tracie, good morning. >> lynn, good morning. based on the draft that we are seeing we're waiting for a draft out of los cabos that essentially says government needs to spend more, not cut spending, to stimulate their economies and as a result the world economy. . the biggest countries say they are ready to

the verdict ends a five-year investigation in clemens' off field activities.d in a mistrial after a mistake by the prosecution. >>> in other news, jerry sandusky could take the stand as early as today. in his own defense. his attorneys indicated during opening statements that jurors would hear from the former penn state coach. yesterday six character witnesses testified that sandusky was an upstanding member of the community. one even called him a local hero. though none directly disputed last week's testimony from alleged victims. >>> and president obama and other world leaders say they've come up with a plan for job creation. details to be released later from the g-20 summit. the escalating violence in syria is a major topic for discussion at the summit. and abc's jake tapper is traveling with the president. >> reporter: president obama knows the u.s. economy and thus his re-election chances may be seriously infected by the contagion spreading. spreading from greece to spain to elsewhere if this election is not contained. the election in greece had him breat

roger clemens catches a break in court. what was the point of this? >> i put a lot of hard work and to that career. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> last week as we were putting this program together, the president appeared in the rose garden to announce that, effective immediately, hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants who arrived in the united states as children would no longer face the threat of deportation. under certain conditions, a young people under the age of 31 who came to the united states before they were 16 and have been here at least five years can work here illegally, but this is only a temporary reprieve. >> this is not amnesty, this is not immunity, this is not a path to citizenship. it is not a permanent fix. >> but last year, didn't the president policy could not do what he has just done? >> with respect to the notion that i could suspend deportations 3 executive order, that is just not the case. >> mitt romney has been dancing around the issue for zero weeks. on thursday, he said this

roger clemens faced prison time. and tom fitzgerald was standing outside of the crime when the verdicts came down. what was the scene like? >>

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clemens was accused of lying to congress in 2008.00 a.m., which he -- 8:30 a.m.,clemens lawyer joins us live. >>> will louden county pony up and pay to have the silver line extended out west. good morning lauren. >> good morning. rush plus is designed to alleviate congestion at 21 stations along the blue, yellow orange and green lines it off y the yellow and orange lines are seeing a change in service. both lines split off at rush hour to reach additional destinations orange line riders are seeing an additional six trains per hour, between vienna and largo town center and yellow line riders can commute between franconia and green belt without transferring it is important for passengers to carefully read the destinations posted on the sides of the rail cars, earlier this morning we spoke with the spokesperson. >> overall it went well most customers knew about it and knew what to expect and we didn't see a lot of confusion especially yesterday evening as folks made their way back home and didn't get too tripped up with new destination

he personally injected clemens with steroids. the prosecuting attorney said quote, you are the umpires here, find him guilty. >> he gave a very powerful closing, i thought. that was surprising because he has stumbled. >> the defense's main focus has been tearing down his credibility. clemen's lawyers say he has lied in the past and is lying now. the government said contained clemen's dna and performance enhancing drugs. >> it's not great evidence. it wasn't a very strong chain of custody, for example. so it's easy to raise questions about that. >> if convicted on all charges, clemens could face up to 30 years in prison and a $1.5 million fine. though under u.s. sentencing guidelines, he would probably face no more than 15 to 21 months in prison. danielle nottingham, cbs news, washington. >>> jurors will be back to deliberate on wednesday. if they do not reach a verdict, they won't return until monday because jurors have prior commitments on thursday and friday. derek. >>> well, cursing. it is going to cost you. that's if you do i

university. >>> roger clemens claims it is the biggest win of his life. a jury aquitted clemens on all six charges that he lied to congress in 2008 when he denied using performance enhancing drugs. former clemens trainer brian mcnamee said he injected him several times. college epps out for back tears when he addressed the media after the verdict. >> all you media guys that know me and followed my career, i put a lot of hard work into that career. so, again, i appreciate my teammates that came in and all the e-mails and phone calls. >> the u.s. attorney's office put out a statement saying the jury has spoken in this matter and we thank them for their services. we respect the judicial process and the jury's verdict. >>> we still don't know if jerry sandusky will testify at his trial. the last prosecution witness was the mother of victim number nine who said her son was raped by sandusky ?udz. she cried on the stand saying she encouraged her son to hang out with the defendant and told jurors she remembered a possible sign something was wrong telling jurors,

today may have been the most important win in that roger clemens career. the losers, the prosecution team whose work on the case for more than four years and the taxpayers who funded that case. when asked how much it cost, simply said, that has not been compiled. anita. >> okay. an acquittal. gary, thank you. >>> new at 6:00, montgomery county police arrest a prisoner in texas in the rape of a silver spring woman from nine years ago. detectives had brought 30-year- old david martinez back to maryland to stand trial for first-degree rape. martinez is accused of sexually assaulting the woman back in march of 2003. as she walked from her car to her home, she's now being held with bond until trial. >>> the university of maryland student who is the victim of a chilling home invasion and robbery in college park believes the attackers knew to target students. it happened friday in the 8400 block of 48th street and the violent burglars are out there. police are looking for it. scott broom is at the university of maryland with a followup on a crime alert by univers

. >>> the verdict is in tonight for pitching legend roger clemens, and we'll have the reaction. >>> and top chef. what can happen when you leave dinner up to a 13-year-old? what can happen when you leave dinner up to a 13-year-old? "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. as you are about to see egypt has come a long way from the revolution we witnessed last year. not everybody thinks what's happening there right now is a good thing. they have elected the only islamist president in the heart of the middle east. he is a member of the muslim brotherhood, senior military commanders in no hurry to give up power there are telling egyptians to trust the armed forces. and the fear tonight is this may start another very messy and perhaps violent time for the largest arab nation in the world, the home to 85 million people, and the struggle for power may not be over. it is one of the dicey situations we're watching around the globe tonight, so to begin our coverage of all of it, we go to our chief foreign correspondent richard engel, who's once ag