the dallas mavericks best the miami heat to win their first the dallas mavericks best the miami heat to win their first nba championship. 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 leave of absence. congressman anthony weiner is still refusing to follow calls to resign over lewd photos. but suddenly, he is requesting a temporary break from his job. he's getting professional treatment. this, as still more photos surface of the embattled new york democrat. nbc's brian moore reports. >> reporter: outside the new york office of embattled congressman anthony weiner a small but vocal group demanded he resign over a growing internet sex scandal. >> in order to be an effective leader, you have to be respected. >> reporter: hours earlier, tmz.com released a new batch of suggestive photos. apparently self-portraits taken in a congressman gym. now, the congressman is being forced to explain his online communication with a 17-year-old girl. >> it's noth

another incredible comeback by the dallas mavericks in these 2011 playoffs.inals deadlocked at two games apiece. >> mark: last possession designed pretty much for lebron in the corner and wade coming off the screen. couldn't catch the basketball. does a great job of saving it back to mike miller. mike miller gets a heave at the buzzer, shoots an air ball. >> mike: tyson chandler, part of the great dallas defense in the fourth quarter. he's with doris burke. >> doris: tyson, how difficult was this game for dirk nowitzki to play through? >> man, it was tough. he was battling 100-something fever right now. the thedoctors couldn't keep it under control. the effort he gave tonight was unbelievable. >> doris: you guys had to support him. what was the mind set of you and jason terry and everybody in support of dirk tonight? >> we all seen him go through walk-through and he was barely able to talk. every time he tried to speak, he was coughing. we knew we really had to step up and get it for him tonight. >> doris: you guys talked about avoiding the double-digit defic

tras la victoria de dallas mavericks por primeraara seguidores que año con año apoyaron al equipo de dallas mavericks. >> el primer campeonato que luego lo perdieron en la primera ronda. >> y luego lo ganaron en miami, eso está mejor todavía. >> y después de varias horas de espera el avión finalmente arribó al aeropuerto y los primeros en salir fueron el propietario del equipo y sus principal estrella. >> quienes levantaron el trofeo de campeones el primero en la historia de la franquicia. >> increíble tanta gente que vino a soportar el equipo de dallas, que mejor dicho se lo merecen de todo corazón. >> esto es todo de mi parte les informó sergio alvarado desde dallas, regresamos contigo. >> sergio alvarado en dallas, muchísimas gracias amigo. >> con eso llegamos al final del programa recuerde que nos puede seguir en twitter y telemundo news, si quiere conversar conmigo me encuentra en twitter, mañana una edición especial de el noticiero telemundo desde san juan, puerto rico, por ahora me despido, cuídese mucho.

another incredible comeback by the dallas mavericks in these 2011 playoffs.inals deadlocked at two games apiece. >> mark: last possession designed pretty much for lebron in the corner and wade coming off the screen. couldn't catch the basketball. does a great job of saving it back to mike miller. mike miller gets a heave at the buzzer, shoots an air ball. >> mike: tyson chandler, part of the great dallas defense in the fourth quarter. he's with doris burke. >> doris: tyson, how difficult was this game for dirk nowitzki to play through? >> man, it was tough. he was battling 100-something fever right now. the thedoctors couldn't keep it under control. the effort he gave tonight was unbelievable. >> doris: you guys had to support him. what was the mind set of you and jason terry and everybody in support of dirk tonight? >> we all seen him go through walk-through and he was barely able to talk. every time he tried to speak, he was coughing. we knew we really had to step up and get it for him tonight. >> doris: you guys talked about avoiding the double-digit defic

the dallas mavericks rise to the top of the nba. >> the dallas mavericks are nba champions, the first title in franchise history. captioning funded by cbs >> good morning, everyone. appreciate you joining us. i'm terrell brown in for betty nguyen. we begin with politics this morning. it's the first major debate between republican white house hopefuls. the seven candidates will share the stage in new hampshire, this includes newt gingrich, he relaunched his campaign with a speech last tonight. joel brown is in washington with more. joel morning. >> terrell good morning to you. with the nation's sour economic mood, tonight's debate will hinge largely on how well each of these candidates can pin the blame on president obama. for one candidate, tonight is how a candidate can get his campaign back on track. newt gingrich is making it clear he's still a candidate for president. >> with the help of every american who wants to change washington, we will prevail. >> reporter: the former house speaker tried to jumpstart his campaign with a foreign policy speech in los angeles last night. it was

on tuesday, the dallas mavericks beat the miami heat. the dallas fayed is largely tied to their star forward nowitzki. he battled a fever and a torn tendon in his finger to lead his team to victory. >> he is taking care not to pass on what he had on tuesday. he is looking fitter. >> the feeling in your head is what bothers you down. the fever is what makes you feel as weak as a baby. the important thing now is that it is under control. you can forget the rest. >> the dallas mavericks will probably be glad to see the end of the season approaching. most of the star players are nursing some sort of injury. >> playoffs are hard going. for a month and a half, you are only thinking about basketball. you go to your limits. you can hardly sleep after it is over. that wears you down after a couple of months. >> game 5 is crucial. after he helped the mavericks may get a 2-2 tie. they are hoping to beat the heat, and his fever and the miami heat. >> he is here in the middle of your screen. he won the fourth stage. the overall tour leader is br adley

led the dallas mavericks to their nba title was greeted. he was so moved. he may join the to european championships later this summer. and just think how many little boys will be called burdirk from now on. coming up, relations between germany and >> welcome back. chinese premier wen jiabao has been in berlin with a large delegation. the two countries held joint cabinet negotiations. china and germany, among other world powers, is concerned about the european debt crisis. an estimated quarter of the debt is in euros. china has signaled that it will buy a european debt to help stabilize the financial situation in germany it also like a frank debate -- germany would also like a friend debate over human rights, but the issue has sometimes put a strain in their ties. >> germany's contacts with china have forged ahead in recent years, politically, economically, and culturally. but closer contacts have not always meant deeper understanding. for many germans, china remains a distant power, and one that keeps the rest of the world at arm's length.

desk and welcome to our "game night" special, tonight game three of the nba finals between the dallas mavericks and the miami heat from the american airlines center in dallas where the mavericks play, which is not to be confused with the american airlines arena in miami where the heat play. unbelievable, this american airlines have two arenas, we can't get one bag of peanuts out of them. the mavericks are happy to be at home. yeah, home court advantage is a funny thing. ultimately you're playing the same game. the court is the same, the baskets are the same but you do get an edge because you're more comfortable at home. you get to sleep in your own bed, the fans are rooting for you. even the announcers in the arena, when you're at home, you get a big introduction but when you're on the road, for instance -- well, this is how lebron james gets introduced in dallas. >> at forward for the miami heat, a man who stomped on the hearts of millions in cleveland for his own personal gain from st. vincent/st. mary's high school. he didn't go to college because he can't read. number 6-6-6, lebron james. >

seven final series four two it was sweet revenge in miami for the mavericks pounds after seeing the heat win their first title in dallas five years ago this time guard jason terry scored twenty seven points in levitz he added twenty one for the mavericks to be maybe the finals most valuable player. the german averaged twenty six points per game in the series always exciting in the final stages on sunday school time is twenty one points in the final quarter any miami hopes of a comeback and fulfill has won three. if you're in this league for thirteen years and just battling for the playoffs in the last place with ten years eleven years. always come along come up a little short and. that's what this is extra special you know if if i would have won one early in my career you know maybe i would have never put all of the work of the time in that i have the last thirteen years so. this feels amazing miles where russian olympic figure skating champion get any plushenko has been cleared to compete at the next games in some country in twenty fourteen the international skating union decided to reinstate his hours of status which

as you probably know, we talked about a little bit before the program, last night, the dallas maverickseat the miami heat to win their first nba title. [ applause ] >> jimmy: from dallas or just hate lebron james? i didn't see the game. i got very wrapped up in the tonys. you know, the tony awards were on opposite the finals last night. did you see what abc sports did to keep musical fans around? >> now, your miami heat! he plays power forward and champion fiddler on the roof, number one, the diva herself chris bosh. shooting guard as well as a jazz, tap and ballet, the amazing dwyane wade. >> jimmy: i blame "glee" for this kind of thing. it's the first time the games were broadcast in 3-d. it's an amazing technology. it was like lebron was choking in my living room. i think we could stop with the technological advances. 3-d is enough. these are the dallas mavericks. no one needs to see dirk nowitzki in higher definition. it was a difficult series for lebron james. lebron james could have shot bin laden and people would have been like you only took one shot. the governor of ohio today i

the dallas mavericks came with a sense of purpose to miami. and they were determined to even up their series. dwyane wade and company had other ideas. they're 9-0 at home in postseason. chris bosh with a big follow there. under a minute to go. now, heat up a dozen. chalmers to wade. 3 of his 36 points. heat up 15, after a 13-0 run. but the mavs would not go away. jason kidd. it might be good to get a hand in his face. that's down six. jason terry. dirk nowitzki, he does his thing. part of a 17-2 run. lebron misses the three. loose ball goes to the mavs. shawn marion, in transition. and the matrix finds dirk. using the left-hand banged up. ties it up at 9-9. the fans go crazy. next possession. who are you going to give it to? everybody knows. the heat knew it. dirk, bottom. mavs up by three. now, heat possession. on the inbounds pass. lebron to chalmers, buries the big shot there. 24.5 seconds to go. dirk, 24 and 11 from him, as the mavs come back to win, 95-93. >>> and that will do it for this espn news update. i'm will selva. >> a great game.

the dallas mavericks have a lot of veteran players. they were the oldest team in the playoffs this year. and, you know, it's a lot harder to jump when your shorts are filled with silver dollars and hard candy, so -- [ laughter ] the mavericks are so old that if the series ends in miami they're planning to just stay there and live out their remaining days. it's funny listening to the announcers talk about how old these guys are and realizing that every one of them is at least five years younger than i am. i've been watching a lot of the pre and post game analysis of the series. it's very important to watch this stuff, so you know what to feel and how to think. but i'll be honest. i miss charles barkley. charles barkley is a lot of fun to watch. so, to inject a bit of charles into this series, we took the audio from his show "inside the nba" and combined it with video from the cartoon "fat albert" and the results speak for themselves. >> hey, i'm going to tell you something. women be milking that baby thing too. >> ya'll okay. hey charle

basketball now in the dallas mavericks have won their first n.b.a. title after a one hundred five points to ninety five victory over the miami heat to win the best of seven final series four two it was sweet revenge of miami the mavericks standout seeing the heat's win there i think the last five years ago this time gosh jason terry scored twenty seven points and it's the addict twenty one for the mavericks to be named the finals most valuable player gemma averaged twenty six points a game series always exciting in the final stages and on sunday scored ten of his twenty one points in the final quarter is not by any miami types of a comeback. dream. if you're in this league for thirteen years and just battling. playoffs the last basically ten years eleven years. always come. short and. that's what this is extra special you know if if i would have won one early in my career you know maybe i would have never put all the work in that time in that i have over the last thirty years so just this feels amazing. for me was one mornin the russian basketball pl

el presidente barack obama en su visita a puerto rico admiro la capacidad del boricua en los dallas mavericksrlando. >> vea usted la tripulacion parecian muñecos cayendo al agua, no hubo fatalidades, sólo uno salió lesiónado. >> eso es la información deportiva. >> vamos a la pausa .>> al regresar... . >> increible sson calificadas las declaraciones de la ex de arnold schwarzenegger . >> (♪ ♪ ).1: >> la ex amante de arnold schwarzenegger rompio el silencio, hablo de todo, también de la admiracion por maría . >> según la revista hello de gran bretaña a quien dio las declaraciones, cuenta como fue la abuela quien le dijo a su hijo de trece años, la identidad de su verdadero padre y que el al saber que era arnold schwarzenegger dijo cool. >> (aplausos) ,. >> la señora maría se empezó a dar cuenta cuando habían rumores que el niño de la sirvienta se parecia mucho al dueño de la casa, arnold schwarzenegger . >> la esposa traicionada lloro con ella, le dijo que se fuera después de la fiesta. >> ella dice que tampoco fue culpa sólo de arnold schwarzenegger, que el es un buen hombre y que esta sufrien

. >> last night, it wasn't just an nba title won by the dallas mavericks as it was legacy lost by the miami heat. not what the team had in mind when it signed lebron james and dwyane wade and chris bosh, a trio of $100 million stars who promised a half dozen titles or more for miami. their failure, however epic in scope is owned by one-third of that big three. lebron james. >> nowitzki, lays it in. >> reporter: this wasn't how he thought it would end. >> the dallas mavericks are nba champions. >> reporter: they might be celebrating in dallas, but in cleveland -- and so ended the most tumultuous year in lebron james' career. in that instance, the ohio school boy prodigy and cleveland's beloved savior was vilified and morphed for the casual fans into an anti-hero they could love to hate, a role james never embraced. >> i think people feel like maybe he's not humble or arrogant. if he had foreseen this, i don't think he would have done it that way. he knew he would risk damaging his brand, not to this extend. >> reporter: reaction to miami's final loss was hardly surprising. despite the

possible now the dallas mavericks have won their first n.b.a. title after a one hundred five points to ninety five victory over the miami heat so in the best of seven final series for two it was sweet eleven in miami rick sounds off the ceiling heat when jeff dallas five years ago this time cost jason terry scored twenty seven points and dictates the fines he won for the not rex me named finals most valuable player german averaged twenty six points per game the series always expelling final status on sunday school attendance trends from points in the final quarter it's not any of my only hopes of a come back and forth as north and. very few are in this league for thirteen years i'm just battling the playoffs the last basically ten years eleven years. and always come along come up a little short and. that's why this is this is extra special you know if if i would have won one early in my career you know maybe i would have never put all the work and the time in that i have over the last thirteen years old goddess this feels amazing. meanwhile it's

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throughout their existence, one thing that the dallas mavericks have failed to do was capture a trophyunday night all of that came to a close. game six, nba finals. could the big three stop dallas? let's check out the first quarter. the heat up a pair. lebron james, count it. he started out hot. 4 of 4. he had 11 in the first. now, dirk was on the bench with two fouls. later in the first, lebron turns it over. jason terry says, dirk, don't worry. i got this. he would start hot as well. 4 of 4. he had 19 in the first. mavs up five. now, second quarter, dirk couldn't find his touch from the top of the arc, the 3 no good. just 1 of 12 in the first alone. to the second quarter, let's go. heat down a dash. eddie house says let's get back in the game, baby. after this play, stephenson and udonis haslem mixed it up a little bit. mario chalmers stuck his nose where his business had nothing to do. all guys given technicals. the bank was open for wade. still in the third, dallas by three. dirk from the wing. he plays so fine. don't you agree? mavericks fans do. they were up six. let's check out

. >> there is your ndp, dirk lavinsky, this is the first championship in the dallas mavericks history. jason kidd was born in san francisco. he finally has got his first championship ring after six seasons in the nba. here was the scene in dallas last night. mavericks fans taking to the streets to celebrate the victory. their first ever nba >> we will be right back. a lot look outside from the mt. tam cam >> if a black officer shot a white person, we would not be having this conversation because the black officer would still be in jail. that is part of the frustration that people are having. there is so much frustration pattern about police invading their territory, not being a partner with them, being an adversary. >> having said that, you understand the frustration, but you do not condone writing or protests? >> definitely not. there are other ways to vent frustrations. try to change the law from within instead of destroying from the outage. >> there are other places using creative measures to protect themselves, this business directly across from footlocker, they're using posters o

. >>> there is a party raging in dallas, texas. mavericks' fans filled the streets after the team defeated the star-studded miami heat to win their first nba championship. about 5,000 people m gentlemaned into the apartmently named victory park in downtown dallas. the victory parade -- a victory parade has been planned, but officials have not announced a date yet. mike shumann will be here with highlights and reaction. >>> police say she is dead, but more than two weeks after her disappearance, friends and family of nursing student michelle le are doubling up on their efforts to find her. jonathon bloom followed them today. >> determined not to give up hope, michelle le's family gathered a handful of supporters to meet in a hayward parking lot. with them, new boxes of fliers touting the $65,000 reward they are offering for michelle's safe return. >> it is not over for us. >> not over even though police say they are convinced michelle le was murdered as authorities search for her body, family members launched their own search for clues that c

celebrations in dallas after the mavericks ddteefe miami heat, 105-95, to win the nba championship fourt's the first championship in franchise history for dallas. jason terry led the dallas mavericks with 27 points, and dirk nowitzki had 21. lebron james had 21 for miami. look for gasoline prices to keep falling. the lunnberg survey now puts the average price of a gallon of self-serve at 3.71, down 17 cents in the last three weeks. according to lunnberg prices will fall more because of an oversupply of gas at a time when unemployment is weakening demand, and gabrielle giffords will leave a houston rehab hospital by the end of the month it begin outpatient therapy. new photos of the arizona congresswoman were posted today on the arizona facebook page. her mother is next to them in one of them. giffords was critically wounded in a january shooting at a tucson shopping center that killed six people. those are your headlines this hour. i'm richelle carey. >>> and firing. >> reporter: julian assange's collateral murder video did not spark the outrage that he hoped for. and now his alleged so

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. >>> the dallas mavericks are basketball's best. the mavs beat the miami heat 105-95 last night to win the nba championship in six games. it is the first title in franchise history. mavs star dirk nowitzki named mvp of the finals, but had plenty of help from his teammates in closing out lebron james and the heat in six games. >>> still ahead, we're following the latest in libya. fighting with rebel forces and new pictures of moammar gadhafi. he's playing chess. also mitt romney, the early favorite in the gop presidential race, but could a dark horse emerge tonight? a debate preview and we're live in new hampshire coming up next. 12 minutes past the hour. i thought it was over here... ♪ [car horn honks] our outback always gets us there... ... sometimes it just takes us a little longer to get back. ♪ constipated? phillips' caplets use magnesium, an ingredient that works more naturally with your colon than stimulant laxatives, for effective relief of constipation without cramps. thanks. [ professor ] good morning students. today, we're

. > the dallas mavericks are the winter of their first nba championship.dirk nowitzki and his teammates won game six to clench the finals against the heat. he was voted the most v aluable player. >> he talked about the mavericks becoming nba champions. >> i can't find the words to say. they can never take this away from us. we lllways be the 2011 champions. >> in the first half, he only had three points. but jason terry got 19 points going into the half. he came on strong in the fourth to finish with 21 points. >> part of our strength has been that when one of us wasn't playing so well, one of us would help out and give the others confidence. >> fans were jubilant as nowitzk iwai was named most valuable player. jason terry had nothing but praise for him. >> it means a lot to dirk and myself. they talk about what dirk can't do. i worry about what he does. >> after that victory, it was time for the big man to celebrate. >> had anyone said the mavericks would be champions, he would be laughed at. too soft, too old. but the mavericks and dirk nowitzki showed w

but fans in dallas aren't giving up hope. after the mavericks fell on sunday, the diehards assured local news cameras that a comeback is on the way. here they are. filing out. >> we ain't through with them -- we going to get them. mavericks going to take this in seven. >> we going to take this to the house. >> we going to do -- >> i put my house on it. >> you got a house to put on it? >> i got a house. >> okay. i'll put my house on it. >> jimmy: okay. his friend's house was unavailable, so he, again put his house -- "daddy, tell us again why we're living on the street?" "i put my house on it." this puts miami in a position to potentially win the title in dallas, which would be an embarrassment for the team. but no more embarrassing than this martina navratilova haircut dirk nowitzki has on -- his rookie card. from a pure humiliation standpoint, nothing will ever top that, so he'll be all right. nowitzki had another very strong game on sunday -- 34 points. he's made 24 out of 24 free throws in this final series. that is almost 100%. and he's done

. >> the big three in miami were not " enough for the dallas mavericks. the ndp, during the wednesday had 21 points as the mavericks beat the heat. the first nba championship for dallas as well as a area natives, jason >> giants second baseman her " should be out, they're after separating his shoulder. buster posey is still out. we would still like to go see some baseball. the giants are having some bad luck. >> great baseball weather this week. sunshine and raise temperatures. tomorrow the highs will be in the '60s for san francisco, 70's and bayside and '80s inland all we of the '86 in antioch. the temperatures will go up every day eventually into the '90s england. 70's by the bay. this seabury's does come back later this ♪ [ woman ] sam begged and pleaded... so i sent him to camp. we'd earned lots of points with our new citi thankyou card... and i put them to good use. he told me about his bunkmates, and how he signs up for every activity. ♪ he even hangs out with the camp director. just like that. [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card

that's the miami heat fans not cheering because the dallas mavericks are celebrating their very first nba championship. >> it was a great series. mvp, dirk nowitzki helps the mavs beat the heat, 105-95 in game six of the finals. it all happened on miami's home turf. insult to injury there. dallas fell to the heat in the 2006 finals as well. dirk nowitzki calls the series unbelievable. he looks pretty happy. >> sweet revenge. depending on who you ask. crushing defeat for the dream team. lebron james will have to wait for another year to silence his many critics, still does not have an nba title to his name, despite how incredible of a player he is. >> so much has been made of dwayne wade, lebron james together. it was said they were unbeatable. >> they were talking about winning five, six, seven, eight. you have to win one first, guys. >> all right.ç we will be right back. at least the mavs fans will be. hopefully the heat fans stay with us too. >>> well, you know, sometimes it's so fun to work in the news business. for some reporter/editor types it was a long weekend. pouring over mor

the dallas mavericks are on the verge of a first title after a 112-103 win over the miami heat. it was pandemonium as they celebrated the play of dirk nowitzki. he had the go-ahead slam dunk to end the game. game six is sunday in miami. stay with me. we will have a report on the turkish elections. stay tuned. quality first. >> welcome back. turkey goes to the polls on sunday as 50 million people are able to vote. the leaders had their final rallies. the justice and development party is expected to get a comfortable majority. the prime minister is promising major changes. but he says turkey will not veer from the path of more democracy. we have more on what he is offering voters. >> he is the leader of the akp. the prime minister of turkey 8 years. he will be confirmed on sunday. supporters point to his economic success for the main reason to keep him in power. his party won a third of the vote in 2002, and the gdp of turkey has tripled. turkh growth is 8 percent, and greece has contracted. inflation has gone from to 8%. his time is a time of stability. he pared back the influenc

. >> game two of the nba final between the dallas mavericks and miami heat starts at 5:30. >> join mer the game with warriors general manager and that will start at 8:30 and there is a new candidate in the coaching search. we'll tell you. >> we'll get you the latest after the game. thanks for joining us. i am carolyn johnson . i am larry beil. we'll continue with dan and car lin and the news at five. a firefighter is dead and ever others injured. >> these pictures show the diamond heights' house in flames and the firefighters' battle to distingish it. 48 year old vin cent perez and injured colleague is nonthny vallejo . we'll have the live coverage of the tragedy and how it happened. >> the cause is beinged but we know that the firefighters who were inside of the home reported experiencing a flash. that is when everything inside of the home that is combustible suddenly ignites all at the same time it is the most dangerous time of the fire. here is a phototaken by a neighbor of one of the three injured firefighters taken away on a stretcher. you can see another firefighter with less se

. >>> and the miami heat and dallas mavericks take the courta r game four of the nba finals.it's been close so far. the first 3 games were decided by 12 points total. all of the action begins at 9:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> for some of you, your local news is next. >> for everybody else, our newest star, katie couric, talks about her future plans right here at abc. that's coming up. aflac! oh, i've just got major medical... major medical. ...but it helps pay the doctors. pays the doctors, boyyy! [ quack ] oh yeah? what about your family? ♪ we added aflac, so we get cash! it's like our safety net... ♪ to help with the mortgage or whatever we need! so my family doesn't feel the pain too. ha! [ male announcer ] help protect your family at aflac.com. [ pigeons ] heyyy! hooo!!! discover aveeno positively radiant tinted moisturizers with scientifically proven soy complex and natural minerals. give you sheer coverage instantly, then go on to even skin tone in four weeks. aveeno tinted moisturizers. took some wild risks when i was young. but i was still taking a risk with my cholester

the dallas mavericks did it tonight. rations in dallas after the mavericks defeated the miami heat 105-95 to win the nba championship four games to two. it's the first championship in franchise history for dallas. jason terry led the dallas mavericks to 27 points and nowitzki had 21, lebron james had 21 for miami. look for gasoline prices to keep falling. the lundberg survey now puts the average price of a gal of regular self-serve at $3.74. that's down nearly 17 cents in the last three weeks. according to lundberg prices will fall even more because of an overfly of gas at a time when unemployment is weakening demand. and gabrielle giffords will least houston rehab hospital by the end of the month to begin outpatient therapy. new photos of the arizona congresswoman were posted today on her facebook page. her mother is next to her in one of them. the photos were taken about a month ago. giffords was critically wounded in a january shooting at a tucson shopping center that killed six people. those are your headlines this ho

the dallas mavericks are heading back to texas with a win under their belt.ore tied, dirk nowitzki dropped in the winning bucket. beat the miami heat. 95-93. rallied from 15 down. and with 6:00 remaining to even up the series at 1-1. game three sunday night here on abc. >> dirk nowitzki he just would not be denied. the finals one of two sports stories, burning up the yahoo! search engine. the other a college football scandal. >> people were also searching a diva's bittersweet fight. and a holiday today. yahoo! editor heather cabot joins us with more. >> hey, guys, the nba finals triumphed on the web, basketball fans sought out all the news on the matchup between the miami heat and the dallas mavericks. the heat's lebron james the most searched player this week followed by dirk nowitzki and miami's dwayne wade. and if the championship was based on yahoo! search queries alone, miami would have a definite edge over dallas. right now, the heat's head coach, erik spoelstra is getting five times the sergesarches of dallas' rick carlisle. there are 24% more lookups

turns out the dallas mavericks may have something to say about it.ere's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. we saw it against the lakers. then again against the thunder. now the mavericks have pulled off another improbable comeback, this time against the heat. games two, nba finals. dwyane wade nailed a tough three-pointer. he had 36. miami up 15 and in total control, or so they thought. dallas played locked down defense and started chipping away at the lead. dirk nowitzki caught fired just at the right time. lay-up tied it at 90. fans in miami were stunned. the heat would tie it. nowitzki once again answered the call. one-on-one with chris bosh and he blew by him. dallas up two. miami a shot at the buzzer. wade couldn't get it to fall. after trailing by 15 with six minutes left, the mavs rallied and stunned the heat, 95-93. >>> baseball, a day after manager terry collins ripped his team for not trying, mets responded in a big way. new york pulled off their biggest comeback in over a decade. carlos bel

stephen: we begin tonight on a sad note as america's sweetheart team the miami heat fell to the dallas mavericksix of the nba finals-- finals. (cheers and applause) don't cover your grief. (laughter) and everybody knows americans love rooting for an overdog. because let's face it, america is the lebron james of the world. this spring we decided to take our talents to libya and so ends what could have been an inspiring riches to even richer story. who could forget the season's humble beginnings with lebron leaving cleveland for miami in an hour-long televised special, then joining his new teammates dwayne wade and chris born to ride on a stage i havea forklift. everyone knew they were destined to win. and personally i'm offended that they were forced to prove it by playing basketball. but of course lebron handled it with class. >> at the end of the day, all the people that was rooting on me to fail, you know, at the end of the day they have to wake up tomorrow and have the same life that they had before they woke up today. you know, they have the same personal problems that they had today. >> ste

in sports, dallas mavericks' dirk nowitzki fought both off the miami heat and illness to even up thenba finals. >> good morning. despite a temperature of 10 t dirk nowitzki once again the mavs to another comeback win in the nba finals. game four in dallas, lebron james to dwyane wade, alley-oop. miami up by 7 in the fourth. time and time again, the mavs dug deep and found a way to win. slowed by the flu, dirk found the energy to put the mavs up by three. wade mishandled the ball. somehow got it to mike miller, hoisted a three, air ball. mavs win 86-83. >>> game four of the stanley cup finals tonight. aaron rolle will be on the sideline, he's suspended for the rest of the season for blinds e blindsiding nathan horton. game four tonight at 8:00 eastern. >>> tiger woods said that he would be ready for next week's u.s. open, guess what, he isn't. >>> mark teixeira, hit by a fastball against the red sox. x-ray is negative. he's day-to-day. the yankees are hurting. they lost, 6-4. >>> catch of the night, gomes tracked it down. a leaping grab. unfortunately, not enough, the brewers lost it.

in sports, dallas maverick dirk nowitzki fought off both the miami heat and illness last night the even up the nba finals. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. despite a temperature of 102, dirk nowitzki once again led the mavs to another comeback win in the nba finals. game four in dallas. lebron james to dwyane wade, alley-oop. wade had 32. miami up by as much as 7 in the fourth. the mavs dug deep and found a way to win. dirk found the energy to put the mavs up three with 14 seconds left. heat had a final shot. wade mishandled the ball, somehow got it to mike miller who hoisted a three, air ball. mavs came back and evened the series with an 86-83 win. >>> the puck drops for tonight's game for the stanley cup finals, aaron rome will be on the sidelines. he's suspended for the rest of the series for blind siding horton. horton will miss the rest of the season with a concussion. >>> for months, tiger woods said he would be ready for the u.s. open and guess what? he's not. >>> baseball, mark teschera hit by a fastball by the red sox.