later on a said the horrible pitch was the work of his alter ego his birth name curtis jackson. i have to point out for the mets. >> he had better luck. >> the golden gate bridge, ding ding ding a nice flow of traffic. we don't have those for the morning commute just yet. south bay moves at speed as well. there is the north day. that is okay. back to you. >> mad dash for hidden cash. the stranger leaving money for men in san francisco. >> plus only on nbc, edward snow den opens up about exposing the spy program. next. >>> nbc news anchor sits down with edward knsnowden. >> and we are seeing a clear area around the bay area. fire danger on the increase. coming up. >> and we've got a clear view of flashing lights. as you travel through the area as it develops. >> this is today in the bay. >> and a very good morning to you. thank you so much for joining us. in his first television interview. confess eed leaker edward snowd is speaking on how he

>> 50 cents blamed that pitch on his alter ego on curtis jackson, curtis threw that pitch so now you know. >> i could not do that. let see if the commuters will do it as well. >> i would be willing to listen. >>> let's go out and see what we have on the traffic and looking at the east shore freeway, it looks good at the mcarthur maze no major problems at the bay bridge which is still light and now it is still early but the sun is and coming up and not quite in the background, it will be a nice day and traffic looks good as you drive back into the city and you are driving and freeways, and mostly clear skies and they are currently in the city which 54 degrees and starting out the day in the 50s which are on track to right around 70 degrees right around 4:00 and right now into the afternoon hours, temperatures are having a big change and san jose starting out in the upper 50s and by 4:00 we are approaching very close to 80 degrees and by 4:00 for 'afternoon high. we left the clouds south and in between we have the clear skies as far as the current temperatures across the region and we

and number one, my favorite rapper 50-cent also known as curtis jackson. it is the worst pitch. the worst pitch in the history of the ceremonial pitch. oh my goodness. >> that's the worst pitch. >> maybe he is a right-handed thrower and didn't realize it. >> i think he didn't know he was. >> i don't know how anybody on a big stage like that, used to the big stage gets that nervous to throw something like that. >> is thorelly the worst one? >> the worst one ever. >> well roberta gonzales had a bad one, too. [ laughter ] >> i don't believe that. >> we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, tomorrow morning at 4-30. >> david letterman is next with adam sandler. >> our next newscast tomorrow at 4:30. see you then. ( band playing "late show" theme ) >> from the heart of broadway, broadcasting across the nation and around the world, it's the "late show" with david letterman. tonight... plus paul shaffer and the cbs orchestra. i'm mike mcafee. and now, with the voice of a nightingale, david letterman! captioning sponsored by worldwide pants and cbs ( band playing "late show" theme

in fact, later, he told photographers, the pitch was actually the work of his altar ego, curtis jackson, which is what 50 cent's name really is. i'm amused by how few people there were, even in the best of seats at the mets game. >> no kidding! >>> well, a nebraska woman gaining national attention after she chowed down a 72-ounce steak in less than five minutes. >> molly shyler didn't just demolish this steak at the amarillo steakhouse, she followed it up with another 72-ouncer, that's 9 pounds of meat. the professional eater devoured both pieces of meat. it took it her just four minutes, 58 seconds to eat the first piece of meat, beating the previous record of 8 minutes and 52 seconds, that was set by san jose's own joey chestnut. when he found out his record was broken, chestnut tweeted out, lacks like i'll be making a trip to amarillo. lol. good job. >> we'll be back in just a minute. >>> schoolchildren in hungary with a little help from grown-ups have broken a u.s. record for the tallest tower built with legos. >> they need the grown-ups to lift them up. >> the children built a 115-

and number one, my favorite rapper 50-cent also known as curtis jackson. it is the worst pitch.ch in the history of the ceremonial pitch. oh my goodness. >> that's the worst pitch. >> maybe he is a right-handed thrower and didn't realize it. >> i think he didn't know he was. >> i don't know how anybody on a big stage like that, used to the big stage gets that nervous to throw something like that. >> is thorelly the worst one? >> the worst one ever. >> the worst one ever. >> well roberta gonzales ha,, ithe part of us that a littwants to play,on. wants to be mischievous, wants to run free, all you have to do is let it out. find your inner minion only at the despicable me minion mayhem ride at universal studios hollywood. tomorrow morning at 4-30. >> david letterman is next with adam sandler. >> ,,,,,,,,,,,, >> woman: the following is a paid presentation for the nuwave precision induction cooktop, brought to you by the makers of the number-one-selling nuwave oven. >> announcer: when you turn on your cooktop, do you really know what the temperature is? no-- you're just guessing. are

. >> he was aiming for the cameras and later blamed it on his alter ego, curtis jackson, i love that he has a sense of humor about it. >> i think he really wanted torii campbell to talk about him. >>> time now 6:17... >> looking more like nickel back, there is nowhere else to go after that. toll plaza, is that where we are starting? traffic is going to be busy and this is a look at oakland and traffic here on the freeway system is going to be a little bit slow and i have to tell you on 580 at the 980 interchange and it still looks good and you can look at the toll plaza and if you are driving it takes the drive time to san francisco and in livermore you are already slow, you had an eastbound accident which is going to be slow from the interchange all the way to downtown livermore and after that it is moderately heavy. that is about a five minute drive already. 6:18 let's go to mark. >>> wednesday morning, temperatures have been cooling off especially out towards napa and napa right now is checking in at 44 degrees and lots of 50s for santa rosa, 54 degrees. for today your wednesday t

curtis "50 cent" jackson is going to perform for us life. how he went so far off-pitch. as we say -- >> good morning, america. >>> the man emerging from that lamborghini right there. curtis "50 cent" jackson, entering central park for our big summer concert series. no one's ever arrived in that kind of style. >> dan came that way this morning. >> either that or a bicycle. >> he's ready to go. he's smiling. he's going to be joined by members of the u.s. national sacker team. everyone's pumped up for a big party in the park as 50 takes the stage. >> a lot of soccer fans out there. and we're looking forward to talking to some of the u.s. men's soccer team. they get ready to go to brazil for the world cup. it's going to be great to have them joining our party in the park. look at him go. >> i don't want to steal thunder from ginger. but it is a beautiful morning for a concert. look at the picture from wabc, our local new york affiliate. a perfect morning for this. >> beautiful. >>> and we have harley pasternak working out with members of the audi

curtis jackson better known as rap performer 50 cent with the ceremonial first pitch. >> just a bit outside. >> the good news, no one was injured. i mean -- i'm not sure. >> that was awful. >> he has arms. anyway. >> good point. >>> l.a. clippers owner donald sterling is firing back. why he says the effort to force him to sell the franchise is illegal. >> and from the south bay to santa barbara, victims of the killing rampage are turning grief into action. i'm kiet do with a live report coming up. ,,,,,, firsrefused all debates.rnly now honda's slinging mud, launching false attacks. isn't it time to put the old politics aside? the chronicle endorses ro khanna, saying he "offers an upgrade in congress for silicon valley." and the mercury news says, "ro khanna is ready for the congress of tomorrow... ...while honda is a politician of the past." for our future: ro khanna. [monotone] she says, "switch to progressive and you could save hundreds." call or click today. >>> your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. >>> a shooting at an east bay gas station killed one man, injures another. we'll b

he said the pitch was thrown by curtis jackson which just happens to be his birth name. he has a great sense of humor there. take a while for him to get over that, i think. >>> we end this newscast with the story of mr. g. he lost his best friend and went into a slumber. he was depressed and refused to eat. by the way, mr. g is a goat and his friend is a donkey. joan vas kwez picks up this story. >> reporter: just a couple of weeks ago mr. g the goat was inconsole labl. >> pathetic, forlorn, depressed. >> reporter: ever since he was rescued from a home of a hoarder, he did nothing but mope around and refuse to eat. he wasn't sick so it was a mystery until jan said she learned mr. g had a long-lost friend, a small donkey. a female burrough named jelly bean. >> animal patrol said he was raised with a friend. >> reporter: they acted quickly. a volunteer drove 14 hours. the youtube video of the reunion now has a million views. >> suddenly you can see his nostrils flaring, his eyes lighting up when she's unloaded. >> reporter: once they finally reunited, an amazing transforma

. >> curtis jackson, you probably no him as rapper 50 cent with the ceremonial first pitch in the mets game. in the words of bob eucker. >> just a bit -- man, that's bad. >> really bad. >> good thing he can rap. >> good news, no one was injured but he should certainly keep his day job. >>> serena williams is out of the french open. the defending champ lost in straight sets to unseeded opponent in today's second round. the loss came after her sister venus was also knocked out of the tournament. >>> california couple strikes gold in their backyard. coming up at 6:45, how much the buried treasure is worth. >> and the families of the victims of the santa barbara murder rampage are turning grief into action. i'm kiet do with a live report coming up. ,,,,,,,,,, female narrator: sleep train challenged its manufacturers sleep train challenged its manufacturers to offer even lower prices. but the mattress price wars ends sunday. now it's posturepedic versus beautyrest with big savings of up to $400 off. serta icomfort and tempur-pedic go head-to-head with three years' interest-free financing, p

>>> in sports, he may run new york, but rat mogul, sometimes actor, and indestructible human, curtis jacksonirable except when it comes to baseball. threw out the first pitch last night. it was so outside he nearly took out the right fielder. slow it down. get pitch or try dying. mr. cent did explain himself on twitter saying, i'm a hustler, not a damn ballplayer, true, true. we have 21 questions about the pitch but i'll offer a few suggestions. first, steps towards the target, fine-tune that release point, maybe spend last time in da club and more time practicing, never a good thing when you risk unseeding baba booey for the worst first pitch ever. wolf blitzer, here with a preview of "the situation room." who are you talking to today. >> we're not talking about that but we're talking to susan rice, the president's national security adviser 0 on the president's speech. >>> valerie plame, remember her? outed, her cover broken during the bush administration, she's joining us in "the situation room" to talk about the cia station chief in afghanistan whose name was accidentally released as well

number 50ring the jersey with the last name jackson because his real name is curtis jackson.ot far from the mets citi field. no word if he will take another stab at the patch. that was not a strike. likely not itching again. loudmouth ceo a -- nightclub culture -- we are talking about abercrombie & fitch, but the retailer wants to change the page and get wholesome teenagers back into the store. lindsay andd by senior market correspondent julie hyman. set the stage about what is going on here? >> well, richard jeffries, an analyst at people nicholas summed it up. he says we question whether the, crombie brand remains relevant -- the, crombie dashti in the immaturity and fitch brand he iss relevant -- and questioning if the abercrombie & fitch brand remains relevant. has it lost the customers that have gotten older? they have not changed to remain relevant to today's teenagers. the question is who is the audience right now, and i know lindsay has been talking about what they have been trying to do to improve that because comparable sales have been falling for quarter after quar

he later blamed it on his alter eboe curtis jackson which happens to be his real name. >>> it seems donaldrling may have changed his mind about selling the clippers. his lawyer said he will fight to the ploody end and disavow his agreement with his wife that would allah her to negotiate the sale. shelley sterling is moving quickly to try to sell the people by the end of the week. nba owners vote next thursday whether to strip the clippers from the sterling family. >>> we'll have more on the breaking news we first reported at 6:30. the death of poet and author, maya angelou, and her many ties to the bay area. also a social media-based treasure hunt moves to the bey this morning. a live report at 8:00. >>> and why new food labels designed to help you be healthier are on hold and will not be hitting store shelves any time soon. >>> good morning. right now, we're looking at a commute where it's still very slow in many areas including 280. we have a big problem there. we'll tell you more about that -- straight ahead. >>> in weather, a lot of sunshine to start out our wednesday morning. another

rapper curtis jackson, better known as 50 cent threw out the first pitch last night at the mets lasthe plate, almost hitting a cameraman. he got a good laugh afterwards he tweeted i'm a hustler, not a ball player. >>> and now a check of the weather with al. >> good morning. our camera guy jim korrigan has been photo bombing our pictures. when you folks get home and you see this mug on your pictures, you know who it is. he's a good looking man. all right. let's show you what's going on as far as your weather is concerned. for today, chicago, you're looking at some showers. kind of misty. maybe some airport delays. no big problems. we are expecting to see showers and thunderstorms making their way through the great lakes. i should say up into the plains states, also down through the lower mississippi river valley, around the gulf coast. sunny in the southwest. lots of sunshine tomorrow through the southwest. sizzling conditions. more rain in the mid-atlantic states. sunny in the great lakes. warming now, close to 60 around the bay area from the north bay into san francisco and around t

. >> curtis "50 cent" jackson, presented by coppertone. >> curtis "50 cent" jackson. have to get it ready by friday. all of the details how to get free tickets on our website. "good morning americgoodmorning! >>> and dave z. is with us. he's here to tell us how to eat smart. calorie bombs at your favorite restaurants. we'll tell you what you can't eat. >>> the two of hollywood's hottest stars. ellen page. and elle fanning, alongside angelina jolie. >>> first, amy, tonight's episode of "wife swap." it reveals their life now. >> reporter: he's one of hollywood's most doting dads. at 41, the only woman in larry birkhead's life, is his daughter, dannielynn. >> does anybody help you out with your daughter. my sister. okay. we can send your sister and exchange her for someone's wife, or fiancee, or girlfriend. i packed her bag. >> reporter: i'll pay for her ticket. the show tonight on abc, offers an intimate glimpse at larry and dannielynn's life. >> my rules. they're going to start today. >> no. >> i'm both parents to dannielynn. i don't have the good cop/bad cop kind of t

number four is curtis "fifty cent" jackson.eal price, thirsty for other deals, created a competitor to beats calls sms audio and his networth is estimated around $140 million. coming in at number three is jay-z. of course, he's got 99 problems and money is not one of them, especially when you're worth half a billion. this artist made his for town from deals ranging from clothing to basketball and the co-founder of roca wear without by the iconics brand and also the co-owner of the brooklyn nets sports agency, rock nation sports, record label rock nation. "forbes" put his networth at $550 and next is sean coombs, at least today he's still going by puff daddy and also been calling himself as a vodka brand and part owner of the revolt tv and a clothing business. "forbes" says he's worth to around $700 million which brings us back to the king right now, dr. dre. if this deal goes through he could become the first hip hop billionaire with a "b," ever. not quite there. around $800 million and could soon get to the top of the hip-hop

rapper curtis 50 set jackson invited to throw the first pitch at the mets can. it didn't go up.h hung let and missed the plate by miles an hour most hit a cameraman and then he laughed it off. the mets went on to win. i do believe i could do better. charlie: i would put my money on you. the announcer said that was not a strike. [laughter] stuart: no, it wasn't three here goes again. it barely made it-- let's like it and that that. we have actor bill murray crushing a bash the party in south carolina over the weekend and had the marriage advice for the groom. listen. >> if you have someone that you think is the one don't just sort of think in your ordinary mind and think okay let's make a date and planned this and make a parting get married. take that person-- person and travel around the world. by a plane ticket for the two of you to travel all around the world and go to places that are hard to go to an hard to get out of and if when you come back to jfk, when you land and you're still in love with a person get married. stuart: charles, i thought that was pretty good advice actu

." >> then, curtis 50 cent jackson takes over, in his first-ever morning tv concert. >> don't miss italode of this lineup. enrique iglesias, demi lovato, florida georgia line, afrojack. luke bryan, jennifer lopez. we told you would be blown away. >> that's it, "good morning america." >> we told you would be blown away. where is it happening this summer? ♪ "good morning america" >> good morning, america. >> good morning, america. >> good morning, america. >> it's a party in the park, every friday. >> that's a good morning, america. >> "good morning america" summer concert series. so much blazing hot fun. of course, it has to be presented by coppertone. >> i wasn't kidding. that's our concert lineup. it is big. all of these bands will be performing live. in new york's central park all summer long. to find out the dates, all you need to do is go to our website, goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! >> cannot wait to see everybody there. >>> and ginger guarantees there will not be days like this. every friday will be beautiful, correct? >> i'm working on it now. make my tweaks. yeah. >> all ri

. >> everybody here, excited about curtis "50 cent" jackson. we want to see you there.here by going to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! it will be a big day on friday. >> he will be practicing. pitching action. >>> jason bateman is with us. he is inside social square right now, having a little fun with our twitter mirror. he's here with a sneak peek of his brand-new movie. it's an amazing cast, that includes tina fey and many others. don't want to miss that. looking forward to talking to him. >> is he having trouble with the twitter mirror? >> yeah. he just got it. he got it. all right. >>> she's being called the next salena. hot, new, single sensation alexxa is here. she's going to perform her first single in english, live. >> sound check this morning. really great stuff from alexxa. that's coming up. >>> first, a thrill seeker's dream come true. the brand-new rollercoaster on king's island. nnds rachel smith and cam mathison hopped on the banshee for the ride of their lives. >> reporter: it's the most hyped rollercoaster debut of the year. meet banshee, the world's lo

." >> it's curtis "50 cent" jackson. >> put some 50 in your morning. >> brought to you by "gma" concertrrow in central park. >> with 50 cent. don't miss it. >> tomorrow, big day. 50. 50. going to be here for our summer concert series. it's going to be a great morning. get tickets through tick ticketmaster, going to our website. goodmorningamerica.com. are you going to make him throw the pitch again? >> we'll see. >> it could happen. >> he might want to make good. >>> let's take a look at quvenzhane wallis. the young actor, in the new make of "annie." in social square right now, with sandy. they brought an exclusive sneak peek of the movie. >> so cute. love her. >>> we're going to have more of judge's one-on-one with angelina jolie. she is starring in "maleficent." she talks about her amazing costume, the sinister makeup and what it was like to have her own daughter in the movie. >> so looking forward to that. >>> we're also celebrating the life of an icon. maya angelou. the legendary poet and author was a guiding force throughout so many lives, including my own. over the course of many