the cubs are an investment grade credit. that the important thing that people have to know is that nothing in our debt structure, nothing in our balance sheet is in any way affecting our ability to put a team on the field. it's really just a technicality driven by the structure of the transaction, and it's really nothing more than that. so there is nothing to worry about for anyone. >> the transaction the tribune? >> the transaction from the tribune. >> also there is talk out there about this possibility of realignment of the two leagues. what is that all about? primarily, bringing one national league team to the american league to create two 15-team leagues. truth? >> i know there has been a lot of talk about trying to even out the number of teams in each division, which is a little bit awkward. i don't know if there is anything substantial behind any of the rumors. it's a lot easier to talk about realignment than do it. >> the cubs have the fifth highest paid baseball this year. this is something people are talking about.

louis comes from behind to give the cubs 3-2. cubs have lost six consecutive games. they are 11 games behind the cardinals in the al central. back to back walk-off home runs for albert pujols. >> roger federer and rafael nadal on the red delay in a tha nadal has owned over the years. great exchange in the first set. federer challenged nadal early. he had some chances to win the first set, but he just could not close them out. nice rally there. not enough, though. nadal puts it away. then match point in the fourth set. federer hits the ball long. nadal drops to the ground. the 25-year-old, hard to believe he is only 25 years old, spaniard now has six french open titles tying the record held by bjorn borg. this is nadal's tenth grand slam title overall. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe" a new report this morning suggests the obama administration is looking for a quicker exit from afghanistan than was previously being considered. even his defense secretary gates urges patience. we'll discuss that contradiction in a few minutes. >>> and when we come b

the cubs blew a lead in the 9 9th but won it, 2-1. giants had one.is our guest last night, the cal baseball coach through out the first pitch along with some of his team. they made it to the college world series. ramirez, terrible slump. but he goes deep here. 2-0 marlins. bottom of the 6th, mike robs pennington. the a's didn't get going offensively. 3-0 was the final. the a's and the marlins tomorrow and the giants and cubs one more time. morning baseball, 11:20. charlie sheen came out today and said when he made the movie major league as wild in 1994 said that yes, i used steroid for 6-8 weeks, adding my fastball from 79 to 85 miles an hour. charlie sheen using steroids when he was the wild thing. you know the other actor, sylvester stallone, i have no idea, he probably was on steroids, right sph. >> like saying arnold was on steroid. >> of course, governor. that's great senator's line. why did he want to become governor. because nobody would pay him $20 million to take off his shirt anymore. that's our who do you think is on steroids segment. 11:2

they'll swap the cubs out to give them both supplemental feedings, but if it's just one cub, who she2005, they'll let her do her thing. 34 year zoo volunteer helen gaul remembers the cub butter stick. >> it appeared that the baby kind of shot out, started screaming, may jumped up and looks down to see what this is, i'm sure. within about two minutes she had picked it up and started cradling it. >> peggy fox, 9news now. >>> if there is to be a baby giant panda it will be born sometime next month. that will be six years after the birth of the only other cub. >>> it's time to answer the question of the morning, 67% of all u.s. currency has this one thing in common. the choices were it's worth less than it's face value; b it's out of the country; or c it's counterfeit. >> here is a response on facebook. >> elizabeth wrote b, since none is in my pocket with what little i do have is in the cyber banking system, it must be b. >> kim barnes wrote, i think a, but i say like d, it has trace amounts of cocaine or illegal drugs on it. >> the answer is actually b, 67% of all u.s. currency is curr

the bear cub ran onto the road and rear-ended. it was knocked several feet down the road. officials police the animal is in the vints. >>> a series of explosions reduced a florida landmark to rubble. the 300-foot twin smokestacks came crashing down, creating a cloud of dust from 18,000 tons of debris. once the cleanup project is complete, construction will begin on a new $1.3 billion oil and natural gas plant. >>> and finally if you are looking for romance on the rails, a popular website has named the vienna fairfax station na virginia the most romantic subway station in the country. the label was attached to the station because it was mentioned in the most ads placed by commuters hoping to get in contact with a fellow passenger they shared a glance with. >>> for a look at the national and regional weather. here's your weather channel forecast. >> the amazing pictures of the tornado, but in the west it's all about summertime because it beginning officials will this afternoon. the temperatures have warmed up along with the calendar. we have excessive heat warnings issued fo

they won against the red sox 2-1. >>> in chicago is giants tied it in the top of the ninth with the cubsoming back right again in the inning. the cubs snapped the win streak 2-1. >>> we know the dodgers are having financial issues, yet the yankees seem to make it work. maybe this is why. yanks are getting their money's worth out of manager joe girardi. he is worth the turnstile punching tickets before the game, and then catchers plummeted out a home run. pasada and martin went deep. new york won it 6-2. >>> a number three roger federer was cruising up two sets when the wheels came off against joe wilfr ed saga. he won the next three sets. it's the first time federer has collapsed like that in a grand slam. >>> finally, back to baseball for a bit of miscommunication by the new york mets. we go to detroit. seventh inning. that calls for a relief pitcher. here is bobby parnell out of the bull pen. he is ready. wait a minute. we don't want you. we want the other guy. parnell walked back with his tail between his legs. >>> here comes tim byrdak. that's the guy they really want. the only probl

eight-one reds they going to beat the cubs 8-to the cubs have lost eight in a row. . >> wayne gretzky might not be a black hawks scant but he may have become a cubs fan because today is sun gretzky's son trevor was drafted in the seventh round of the baseball draft. a top local prospect that his name call today in the draft. charlie telson an outfielder from the new trier high school, was taken 79th in the draft by the st. louis cardinals. towson hit 0.406 last season for the trivia with 28 steals. he's signed a letter of intent to play for illinois but sounds excited about plan out and being a cardinal. . >> st. louis as a wonderful addition i'm just honored had to have been picked in the draft and honored to be a part of the organization. . >> he gave me a couple of cardinals shares to that of a woman going to do with them. i don't know what i'm going to do with them. . >> it seems inevitable now the ohio state career of a row prior is over. in a statement prioresses in the best interests of his teammates that he forgo his senior sit season. he is already suspended for the first fiv

he pitched well for the second time in one week left with the cubs up a two-one on st.ng one out away carlos marmol blew it for him for the second time in a week he threw a slider to ryan theriot who doubled in the tying run. still tied in the 10th rodrigo lopez against albert gore yawls and for the second day in a row a game-winning home run for peugeot. >>the cubs lost three-two minutes later sam brown found a microphone and rented most notably about the pitches that marmol threw two theory it in the ninth. ... we should know these things as a team we should be playing better we stank it's all i have to say about that ... >>the white sox jake paid pulled a groin yesterday and that might land him on the disabled list again what's worse he said it started bothering him during his last start and he did this and i think he retired the first nine detroit tigers that he faced but in the fourth he walked three giving up a game-tying double than two batters later bases loaded for a ryan rayburn it's a grand slam homerun six runs given up in the inning by jake if that's also w

cubs take a 6-3 lead. the sixth, alexei ramirez called out when he swings and tips it on home plate. ruled a foul ball and tagged out. manager ozzie guillen comes out and flips out. gets tossed by home plate umpire james hoy. that's right. ejected. and ozzie not done yet. kicks catcher geovany soto's mask. cubs win, 6-3. >>> to the all england club across the pond, we're talking about wimbledon, first round now, rafael nadal versus american michael russell. nadal, he won the first set getting it done in the second. nadal breaks to go up 4-1. later nadal up 4-2, break point, hits a nice crosscourt forehand winner and nadal wins the second set, 6-2. in the third he's up 4-1. he's in the far court now. hits a great shot down the line. how good is he? balance? you don't need balance when you're this good. nadal up 5-1. match point now. hits a slice down the line and russell unable to return. so nadal wins in straight sets 6-4, 6-2, 6-2. and that'll do it for your espn news update, i'm don bell. >> nadal is rea

the cubs. are they doing so far? >> garvin, the chance to work in a double shift today, but does it mean double trouble for the chicago cubs? let's go out to old wrigley field for the doubleheader, beginning with game two, barry zito on the mound for the first time since april 16th recovering from a sprained right foot. top second, giants on the board first. nate she nate, and still 1-0, zito gives up a two-run homer to luis montenez, his first of the year to make it 2-1 cubs, but the giants are in control. >>> giants and cubs game one, the wind blowing out at wrigley. giants take advantage of it. pat "the bat" burrell, top of the third, homers off of davis, his seventh of the year. giants take the lead 6-3. it didn't get much better after that. top of the fifth and bases loaded for aaron rowand, everything keep rolling and rolling and rolling on in. three rbis right there foror aan rowand, giants win 13-7, it's a beat-down! >> especially early, take some heat off, and let them trying to get, y

. >> cardoza and c-- cardinals and cubs. here comes tony cruz.e will score and the tie the game at 2-2. he hit a walkoff homer yesterday. the cubs manager decided to pitch -- and albert does this. cards win in 10, 3-2. he is the first player to hit walk off homers in bell in 1995. it is hard to think of a 25- year-old as alleged, but that but tha -- what nadal is becoming. he beat federer in the french open. the fans showing their support for roger. federer had set point, but rafa rallied. nadal takes the first 2 sets. roger with the forehand. h'e's feeling it. nadal dominated the fourth set. there it is. title. sixth french open 45-1.''s record is dale earnhardt jr's winless streak is at 108 races and counting. his latest is at the stp race. richard petty. let's go to the race. who needs the start? weakest area the finish. brad cause was the -- koslowski wins. junior looking for his first win.

we could find out any day now whether the giant panda will deliver a cub. we'll take you behind the scenes for a panda ultrasound. annie. >> mild tonight, a bit muggy, but nothing. that's nothing compared to tomorrow's forecast. live doppler 9,000hd is dry in dc, but out to the west and south, some light rain going on. we have a wet weekend in store for you? we'll talk about that when i return and your seven-day forecast. she notices when my skin's rough. (announcer) gold bond ultimate softening lotion. with shea butter for soft healthy skin. gold bond ultimate softening. this stuff really works. >>> important news for women in tonight's health alert. getting screened every year for ovarian cancer at least with the tools we have right now, just doesn't save lives. a major government study enrolled nearly 80,000 women to see if the yearly blood test or transvaginal ultrasounds could pick up ovarian cancer earlier when it is far more treatable. that didn't happen. >> the women who had cancer turned out to have the same stage of cancer and were no more likely

the chicago cubs are not world beaters, but right after the bat, zito struck out reed johnson and was. seven innings, four hits, two runs, and brandon crawford, probably his best game as a major leaguer. great play at shortstop. giants for five runs in the fifth. they win 6-3. zito gets his first win and the giants have won seven straight games. now, this was a doubleheader. and earlier this morning ryan vogelsong got support in center field. ball was flying out. they keep saying during the daytime the ball travels at wrigley field. pat burrell, 7th home run. vogelsong got another win. 13-7. 13 runs and 1 8 hits. jack -- 88 years of age, the manager for florida, last managed a game at the coliseum in 1978. here's nike stanton making a catch in outfield. matsui scores and that's it. -- is going to represent the as at the all-star game. eight innings. allowed one hit. nine strikeouts. he's going to argue. in the same inning, gonzalez just doing it. he had, again, nine strikeouts, struck out the side in the seventh. 1:23 delay. can't show this enough. athletic move. one of the best first

. >>> phils and cubs delayed but for an entire different reason -- wind. as if the night wasn't long enough, they also went into extra innings. a routine play to third. tyler colvin scored on the air and the cubs won it 4-3 in 11. >>> from the padres/nationals game, check out the reflexes. spectacular grab on the line drive. look out there. take your time to get up, levo n. that was a scorcher. to the fence, robbed danny espinosa of a home run. padres won it, 7-3. that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a great weekend. i'm fred roggin. >> hear why experts might agree which film will win at the box office this weekend, but they have no idea exactly how much it will make. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus, we'll introduce you to a man who truly believes there's nothing he can't do. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. here is a look at your forecast on this friday. forecast in the west coast 76 in m medford. 65 in seattle. let's take you through your weekend forecast. this is where we will see wa

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the giants take a tune from the cubs while the a's needed only one run. he baited them with a one >>> former great loved the game so much he always said, let's play two. the giants and cubs did that at wrigley field. the giants with a season high 18 hits. burrell with another one here. it was a 6-3 giants lead. three r.b.i and he likes it. rowan doubles down the left field line and the bases were loaded. they all come home. the giants take a 10-3 lead. he got his 6th of the year. tahada had his best game offensively as a giant. second homerun of the year and it was 13-7. but check out the fan who caught the ball. he throw itself back to homeplate as tahada is rounding the bases. huff is on deck. he then toss itself to miguel and there is your homerun ball. 13-7 the final. after 356 career starts barry zito went on the dl, april 16. he was back on the ground. the first batter, sit down. the giants score five runs if the fifth and brandon crawford a two-run double to the gap in left center. 6-3 the final. zito gets the win and the giants get their seventh s

cubs walk off with the victory, 2-1.s' winning streak ends at seven. >> we're still obviously in first place. so it's the good thing for us. we just got to bounce back and we'll battle every game. just a matter of us playing consistent, as well. >>> marlins versus a's. top of the first, scoreless until hanley ramirez says i need to get this team on the scoreboard. straight away center for a two-run home run. it's ramirez's fifth of the season, 2-0 marlins. in the 6th, 3-0 marlins, cliff pennington. mike stanton says, i don't think so. makes the grab to rob him. it was one of those days where the a's lose 3-0. we have more from the coliseum. >> at the halfway point, the a's are nine games under .500. however, the a.l. west is still in reach but oakland needs to find a way to rev up its offense after being shut out the ninth time this season. >> we didn't have much to show after some good at-bats today. we did hit some balls hard, but you just work through it. >> we have a good lineup over there. >> reinforcements may be o

ejected what it house lose to the cubs 6-3. out of here. win or go home for the cal baseball team and bears start freshman pitcher porter tomorrow against texas a&m. lost the opener in the college world series and fell to virginia 4-1. no ramp for error. bears who fought through budget cut and must win game to get to omaha not ready to go home yet. >> i think our team is is not here to participate. we made it clear if you are just happy to be here then you will be going home fairly soon and they are here to win ball games and i think they weren't to show well and give themselves the best chance to win. >>reporter: game at 11:00 a.m. on espn tomorrow if people want to catch it. >> that's this edition of 7 news "nightline"next for larry and thanks for watching we appreciate your time and hope and thanks for watching we appreciate your time and hope to see you tomorrow. good ♪ [ male announcer ] spare toothbrush, just in case: $4. ♪ home cooked meal: $28. ♪ first date finest: $33. ♪ having time on your side: priceless. mastercard paypass. brin

the final, cubs 4. phils 3. >>> and david ortiz and the red sox scored seven runs in the seventh inning. boston went on to an 8-3 victory. a three-game sweep of the yankees and a two-game lead in the american league east. >>> when we return, another look at this mornings top stories. >>> and weird, wild and deadly weather, what's going on? we'll tell you. [ male announcer ] this...is the network -- a living, breathing intelligence that's helping people rethink how they live. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. ♪ we'll deliver better service, with thousands of new cell sites... for greater access to all the things you want, whenever you want them. it's a network of connections and ideas... open and collaborative... extending far beyond the mobile phone. connecting you to a world of intelligent new devices and technologies. from

for the night cap of a double header with the cubs. that, maybe he'll take jonathan sanchez's spot in the rotation for the second straight start, sanchez doesn't make it out of the 5th. he only allowed two hits, so one of them was a two-run double by carlos santana. sanchez adds to his major league bleed with six more walks. giants would rally back with three unearned runs in the 6th. deep enough for torres. move back into first in the west. >> a's and phillies took a no hitter into the 6th and pitched seven shutout innings. scoreless in the 8th. finds out the hard way that cliff pennington is one of the best shortstops in the american league. bottom of the 9th, the a's choose to pitch to ben francisco with the first base open and he makes them pay. the phillies win 1-0. the a's lost 12 of 14 on the road this month. >>> hockey news, 24 hours after agreeing to a new three-year deal, the sharks turned around and traded the popular forward and two prospects to minnesota for brent burns in a future draft pick. aj almonddinger is your sitte

. >>> the cubs hosting the rockies at wrigley, a virtual home run derby and a big day for a couple ofes, 1-0 colorado. aramas ramirez makes him pay. carlos pena's turn, he homered earlier, he goes yard again. this time the other way, into the bleachers. the cubs win 7-3. >>> gavin and jessica, you must watch this, a cirque du soleil acrobat throws out the first pitch in san diego. >> that was impressive. >> and he throws a strike. i love it. give me a bow. how about that, everybody? a little bit of a fashion foul. i was going to wear that same outfit. >> wait. can't wait. >> thank you. >> get ready, i'm buying. [ coach ] in albuquerque, citi pre-approved my mortgage. [ whistle blows ] all right, layups, guys. let's go. in sioux falls, i locked in a rate. coach, you get that house yet? working on it. [ coach ] the appraisal? ...springfield. wherever i was, my citi mortgage consultant had me covered. [ crowd cheering ] and 500 miles from home... [ cheering, cellphone beeps ] ...we finally had a new home. [ male announcer ] from pre-approval to closing, citi is with you every step of the

. >>> manager gone wild in the cubs/white sox game. alexei ramirez chops one. here comes ozzie guillen, watch him kick the catcher's mask of soto. who finds this whole episode rather amusing. the umpire did not. a good laugh for some of us as ozzy goes ballistic, and objection by the way, the cubs end up winning a game by a final score of 6-3. more serious times for cal baseba baseball. now, they must claw their way through the losers bracket beginning tomorrow morning with an elimination game against texas a&m. >> i like not to be in the situation, it would be a little better. it also helps us keep fighting. if we lose, we go home. and we need to keep battling like we have been all year. >> i like our chances going-forward, and i wouldn't want to play us, if we were -- if i was on the other team. we're going to come out and battle. and we'll put this game behind us and see what happens. >> t minus three days until the nba draft. the warriors are busy fending off trade rumors, mostly with regard to montae ellis. they're also strategizing. when it comes down so

the cubs win 6-3. in atlanta it was tim hudson versus the blue jays.raves pitcher struck out a season-high eight. then in the seventh hudson hit his second career homer, a two-run shot to left field. the braves won it 2-0 over toronto. and the struggling florida marlins have a new interim manager jack mckeon now 80 years old. the last time he managed the marlins he led them to a weird series title. he came out at the time to take the job and said his age is not a factor. >> maybe i'm not hip with the twitter or facebook or stuff like that, you know. but, outside of that, you know, i don't have any problem with disciplining my kids or disciplining these players. >> despite mckeon in the dugout the angels beat the marlins 2-1. florida has lost eleven straight games. >>> when we come back another look at this morning's top stories. and help for your cell phone budget. the fcc cracks down on companies who sneak unauthorized fees in to your bill. to talk about our blueberry juice drinks. they're made with my sweet, ripe blueberries, so they're good for you

the cubs take it by a final of 2-1. that's your espn news update.'m steve weissman. >>> this next story might fall into the extreme sports category. thrill seekers in southern california now have a new toy to keep them busy. these jet packs are the latest craze hitting beaches across the country. >> woo-hoo. all right. you can fly nearly 30 feet in the air, also soar over the water at 25 miles an hour. the jet pack is controlled by pulling up or down on the arms. experience here can cost about 250 bucks per hour. flyers say it's very addictive. does that come with a class or are you just supposed to know how to do that? >> i think you might have to go through a >> looks like fun. >>> coming up next, today the royal newlyweds begin their visit to north america. >>> check this out. china opens the world's longest bridge, and it's not the only engineering feat that they unveiled today. . and that's what they do with great grains cereal. see the seam on the wheat grain? same as on the flake. because great grain steams and bakes the actual whole grain. n

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two of the cubs died. two survived. they're beautiful.erman teenager is in trouble with their parents. announced a party honor facebook page. solicited it as a public event. 1600 people lined up outside her home. and of the strangers brought presents. >> that is amazing. teenagers seem to be embarrassed by the things their parents do or say. father is going out of his way to make sure his son squirms in his see at. is greeted the bus in costume -- he has greeted the bust in costume. >> q. did not see your father dressed in a wedding gown -- you do not want to see your father dressed up in a wedding gown. >> if you think you're embarrassed by this, you should see your grandfather -- the kind of thing. >> i wonder what kind of relationship he has with his son. his friends look for to seeing the custom choices -- friends look forward to seeing the costume choices. >> coming up, will check the morning headlines -- we will check the morning headlines. >> there is some light fog. six to three at the airports >> welcome back. prince george's cou

and the cubs have a one- nothing lead. offense looks like it is not going to be there night. but up the middle. and an outstanding bringing home bill hall and the giants going nuts and the giants fan make the trip when you are a world championship? leader? people will make that trip with you. >> the second these made a mistake and went back to the backonly got to third and a double play. along these to when bit. ramirez and sergio 2 - 1 win it with 11 games over 500 midway through th46-35, lincecum, cut a great performance of the offense is not come through. >> the a's from the down side at the ballpark. right now, the 80s with the florida marlins. >> starlight >> the a's--with the for the marlins. >> i have evenever seen this movie. >> he played it this picture. >> charlie sheen said that he was on steroids for six weeks-eight weeks. he also said that i do not care if you print this. in other words, maybe he needed some publicity. he said that the fast ball on from 79 mph all the way up to 85 mph and steroids! and charlie

the first time i was about 10, and that was for the cub scouts. i had not gone back until just recently, and not knocking anything or anyone who lives out there or has any kind of job out there, but it is almost like a ghost town, and what i am hearing tonight, what this island of nevis, what san francisco needs, and what the board of supervisors need to do and what we urge you to do it is the ninth -- is to deny the appeal, to approve the eir. let's make treasure island a treasure once again. let's put people back to work. let's provide them with jobs and security. we can get it done. thank you. >> i appear to be the last speaker, so i will be briefer than intended. i am here on behalf of 30,000 creditors -- carpenters and their families to urge you to approve this project. we understand the only jobs that will be created by this are jobs for attorneys tomorrow morning, but construction is in a depression. give us some hope for this project and for the future. allow the state to move forward. minimize the delay. it stands on its own merits. it is

[applause] an important pick up midseason, late-season from the chicago cubs, he started four different post-season games for the giants, infielder. will the recovery once hunted for a double. travis ishikawa -- we saw this, but we never thought we would see a bunt later, but there it was in the clinching game, aubrey huff. [applause] how about this next giant -- so young to be the longest tenured member of the world championship giants, 2-0 in the postseason. he did not give up a run all post-season long. his cap is in cooperstown as we speak. starting pitcher, matt cain. [applause] this guy knows how to make an entrance. first world series, he hit a double. his first at bat, second, third, giants second baseman freddie sanchez. how about the giants' backup catcher, had a memorable home run against none other than roy holiday, eli white size. [applause] in game four, he hit a home run, and that pretty much did the rangers in. he is the capture of the giants. buster posey. [applause] how about giants infielder ryan rohlinger? ryan. in game four of the national championship series, this

the mom of the two cubs didn't interrupt her babies and neither did anyone else.ucky visitors at yosemite had the cameras handy when these two wrestling bear cubs stopped traffic. park rangers call it a bear jam. as you saw, mama wasn't too far away. just right there behind a tree. so no one got out of the bus, no one got out of the car for a closer look at the babies. >> kids, you can't play on the street. >> they can if they want to. >> before the gold rush, california's marshes and wetlands were vast and sustained a huge wildlife population. almost all of california's historic marshland and the plants and animals they nurtured were lost for ago culture and housing. >> fortunately a few have been saved. one of the most important and least well known is along the coast between santa cruz and monterey. >> doug mcconnell explains how the elkhorn slew is teeming with life and fighting for survival. >> you will see more animals than you can believe. [ seals barking ] >> if you want to get your finger on the pulse of the natural world here's a place close to home that

his team did not win over the cubs, 63. the white sox and cubs going added for bragging rights.mes in his career, the warriors need a new president, maybe. bob was a part of the old regime. he made a couple of moves, but you knew that he was about ax--to get the ax but he is stepping down, there burn in jerry west, mark jackson, he as most of his own people in there, so no room for robert. now sirena williams was very emotional at wimbledon today. she is 30 years of age playing just for a second tournament after nearly a one-year absence. she has at various health issues. she is usually pretty cool, there are incidents after big wins, and things did not go right to never saw her like this. but there it is, in a williams and said hey i am not want to cry, but today i just cannot help myself. in areas, sirena advances will at wimbledon today a very emotional turns and williams systems are both on to the next round. the nfl news is pretty good today. if you watch the owners and players and their representatives come out of this meeting in chicago with smiles on their faces. of cour

zito was scheduled to pitch the second game of san francisco's doubleheader in chicago against the cubs at wrigley field. he's been out for ten weeks. game one actually got underway a short time ago. the giants are leading. the man who replaced him in the rotation is pitching the game. >>> a performer from civic desole lay de -- civic desole -- -- cirquefefoleleu if you've tried to lose weight, you know it's hard to find a diet you can stick to. try jenny craig, and enjoy options that fit your lifestyle. choose to get motivating support at your local centre- and pick up the delicious food while you're there. or, have the food delivered... and get the same support on the phone. it's about choice: stephanie lost forty pounds on jenny craig. so try a weight- loss program that combines results with flexibility: call jenny craig at 1-800-94jenny today. helping you buy better. >>> a good day so far on wall street. the big reason, some real hope that greece will avoid default, also the good news on housing markets, though the drop in consumer confidence was a bit of a damper for investors. rig

the much younger and always dramatic ozzie of the white sox exploding in hills team's loss to the cubs at the plate that didn't go his way. he does it all. all the dramatics -- earning his second ejection of the year but the 27th of his career. white sox lost to the cross town rival cubs, 6-3. >>> golf gets what golf needs, infusion of youth plus personality not to mention extreme talent. rory, owning the united states open. starting the finish, what is he up to the day after? at a charity event in massachusetts. he set 12 united states open records but his friend and fellow irish men graham mcdowell expanding on golf's new sensation. >> nothing he does ever surprises me. he is the best player i have ever seen. i didn't have a chance to play with tiger in his real pump you know and this guy is the best i have ever seen. he is great for golf, he is impressive -- a breath of fresh air. we are ready for the next super store and maybe he is it. i'm sure the power that be in golf would love that. that's the sporting line up for a monday night. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> be sure to join

the much younger and always dramatic ozzie of the white sox exploding in hills team's loss to the cubst the plate that didn't go his way. he does it all. all the dramatics -- earning his second ejection of the year but the 27th of his career. white sox lost to the cross town rival cubs, 6-3. >>> golf gets what golf needs, infusion of youth plus personality not to mention extreme talent. rory, owning the united states open. starting the finish, what is he up to the day after? at a charity event in massachusetts. he set 12 united states open records but his friend and fellow irish men graham mcdowell expanding on golf's new sensation. >> nothing he does ever surprises me. he is the best player i have ever seen. i didn't have a chance to play with tiger in his real pump you know and this guy is the best i have ever seen. he is great for golf, he is impressive -- a breath of fresh air. we are ready for the next super store and maybe he is it. i'm sure the power that be in golf would love that. that's the sporting line up for a monday night. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> be sure to [ man ]

lincecum trying to give the giants three straight wins over the cub byes. bottom 7.single towards pena. eman yelemanuel burriss rips om center. throws is offline. game tied at one. cody ross can be the hero with the bases loaded. tailor made double play. two out, two strikes. and ramirez, drops, game over. 2-1 the final. series finale tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. we did have a feel good story about the giants. pitcher ryan vogelsong began a 12 year journey through the big leagues and around the world on his way back to the giants. >> the low point came last year when i got released by the phillies around the all-star break. >> he thought his career was over at that point after playing for the giants, pirates, phillies and three years in japan. the giants re-signed him in the spring. when barry zito went down he got his first start with the giants on michael jordan six and a third shutouthaelmotg innings. >> to have it be the first game here as a staryt and to get the standing ovation it was unbelievable. >> after 12 years in the bigs ryan is still learning from his teammat

> the heat holds on, the king of clay reigns in paris, and fat albert takes another bite out of the cub bis. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here's some of your top headline this is morning. in yemen, anti-government protesters have been celebrating the departure of their president. he's in saudi arabia recovering from an operation to remove shrapnel from the rocket attack. 11 people die in that assault. but the wounded leader is returning to power despite months of protest calling for his departure. >>> >> in pakistan, a bombing claimed two dozen people. one attack happened at a bakery declaring 18 dead. the pakistani taliban have taken credit for other attacks saying they're avenging the death of osama bin laden. >>> a pakistani security officials said authorities are nearly certain that a recent strike killed ilias kashmiri. he's believed to have been replacing bin laden as the chief. >>> the field for presidential contenders will get more crowded today. former pennsylvania senator rick santorum is expected to officially

cubs tie the game at 3.urrell 7th of the season, giants score three in the 3rd to make it 6-3. then in the 5th, one run already in and aaron rowand with a shot down the third baseline. bill hall scores easily and then catcher chris stewart is right behind, the throw, the slide, he is safe. 13-7 the final. the giants racked up a season- high 18 hits. another season high with 13 runs. pat burrell and aaron rowand came out of the witness protection program. despite the worst hitting of the season, vogelsong wins his sixth gay. barry game. barry zito. bottom of the 6th inning, giants leading 6-2. zito on the way to a victory and giants doubleheader sweep in chicago. >>> the florida marlins raised some eyebrows when they turned 80-year-old jack mckeon -- chose 80-year-old jack mckeon to manage their time. he returned to oakland. >> i think you make it age factor a big joke. you know? joe paterno is going on 84. he is doing a hell of a job. some of these guys, you know, president of the united states doing a great

the mother bear and three cubs have taken up residence in a tree in boulder, colorado. no one seems to be afraid of the animals. they're coming out a get a glimpse. wildfire officials thing somebody spooked the bear and they ran out of the tree and tank liesing them is a last resort, and say the bears will likely come down in the dark and make they're way out out of town when there's not a lot of people around. >> leigh: big day tomorrow. for the dads out there. and things are going to start to heat up. i'm talking hot inland, especially tuesday and wednesday. but today warmed just a few degrees. we're going to show you the live shot from the east bay cam. the clouds start at the coast. and inland, temperatures climbing into the 80s. some spots in the 90s. you can see high clouds passing by tonight. antioch, you're at 80. fairfield, 74. sea breeze keeping san francisco cool at 59 degrees. 58, half moon bay, 57 in santa rosa. 75 in san jose. here's a look the highlights for the next several days. a few high clouds overnight tonight. keep a little patchy coastal fog there

the zoo in eastern china will let the visitors see the two new cubs come october. >>> 4:56 right now. a dead body tossed into the front lawn of a south bay home. what police are telling us this morning. >>> a live look outside the beautiful bay bridge this morning. what is in store in we'll check the forecast with christina. >>> a 3-month-old baby boy is shot and killed. coming up, why authorities believe it was a targeted shooting. >>> plus the supreme court getting ready to rule on the violent video game law. >>> i'm damian trujillo, live at san jose city hall. coming up, the creative way unions are telling the city they want to talk pension reform now. >> let's take a live look outside now.

a cheetah cub and a labrador puppy, they're best of friends at bush gardens in tampa bay.n, is playing a very important role in the cheetah's life. i thought that was a puppy. the puppy is in there. i promise. >> we'll tell you how that relationship ensued in just a minute. >>> then i think a lot of us will experience back pain. my aching back. you know that it's the most common reason for people to see a doctor. it can be debilitating. one of the causes and best treatments for back pain? we'll get some of the answers you need coming up. >>> first, we have a little star power out on the plaza with us this morning. actress faith ward is here. sfloop are you starring in a new family drama "field of vision." it premiers tonight nbc, and the topic is a very sensitive one, and a very -- a good one for the moment. it's about bullying, and, of course, we've had the recent issues of bb prince and tyler clemente. >> i play a guidance counselor in the movie, and i have kids. i have a son who is a star quarterback and a new kid comes into school who i also know because i'm a guidance

former cub ernie used to say that.autiful day at the field for double hitter. 18 hits in game 1. pat had 3 of them. seventh home run of the year 2 run shot in the third. gives the giants a 6-3 lead. 3 rbi for pat the bat and of course timy likes it. we good to the 5th inning. left field line with the bases loaded. everybody coming home. all score. 10-3 lead. 3 rbi. ryan struggle but got a sixth one of the year and perhaps the best game offensively as a giant here. 3 for 6. here at second home run of the year made it 13-7. fan who got the ball. throws it back to home plate. rounds the bases. dribble in. back to ross an crosses home plate he has the home run ball right there. throw us it in the back pocket. 13-7 the final. after 3 56 contrary starts barry on the dl first time tl since april 16th. back on the mound today game 2 against the cubs. first patter johnson struck him out. plus l crawford help him in the third. ramirez runner at third. good to the fifth. nate third hit of the game. the score. 3-2 giants. score 5

louis comes from behind to beat the cubs 3-2. cubs have lost six consecutive games.bout his teammates after the game. >> we're playing like a aaa team. this is embarrassing. embarrassing for the team, for the owners, embarrassing for the fans. embarrassing. that's -- this is -- that's the word here for the team, for this team. we should know better than this. we should know better than what we do on the field. we should know ryan is not a good baseball hitter. wernd know that as a team. we should play better here. we stinks. >> we stinks, says carlos zambrano. >> we say that about ourselves. look at this headline, new york post today -- >> can you believe it? >> tex message: bring on the red sox. >> three game series starts tomorrow. big headline in new york post. >> i'm very excited. go sox! i saw the game yesterday up in fenway. >> you go to the game? >> very exciting. very exciting. >> you did not need to show that. that was nothing about that. >> tennis? >> i love tennis. an amazing match. >> french opener, federer and nadal facing off on the red clay. nice excha

. >>> the cubs walk-off winners. the blue jays rely on the long ball, and a minor league manager climbs the walls, literally. plus, great pitching performances usually include great plays like this one by austin jackson in the field. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> in weather we're continuing to watch the impressive heat in the desert southwest and thunderstorms will be widespread today. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today," and in sports derek jeter on the verge of a major career milestone found out tuesday he's about to take a spot on the bench. here's nbc's fred rogan with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. derek jeter needs six more hits for 3,000 in his career. he was hoping to reach that milestone sometime this week, and now he will have to wait until july. for the first time since 2003 jeter placed on the 15 day dl with a strain in his right calf. one of those nagging i