don zimmer, zim for short was 83 years old. >>> the secret service never ask anyone to leave the hotelym when the president chooses to workout when he's on the road. it's a courtesy to the hotel guests. yesterday he paid a price in terms of the privacy. put it this way, who among us would like to have the world critiquing our workout, but that's what happened on the worldwide web today. somebody snuck the video on there as millions weighed in on his moves and exercise regmin. reliving their mission here in normandy. >>> finally tonight, as we said it was 70 years ago tonight, when a group of young men climbed aboard an aircraft, it took them over the east shores and secured their place in what tom brokaw would later famous recall the latest generation. tom is back here in normandy with us with a couple veterans and remarkably the veteran aircraft itself. >> reporter: as long has there have been planes in the sky, there have been young men wanting to fly. >> i had fell in love with barney baxter, which was a comic. >> reporter: and women heard the call. >> my brother started taking less

. >>> 66 of don zimmer's years were in a baseball uniform. different big league teams. his career put him alongside players like jackie robinson and derek jeter. he won six world series including four as a coach with the yankees, and one of his most memorable moments came during a postseason brawl with the red sox in 2003. a 72-year-old zimmer going head to head with boston pitcher pedro martinez. don zimmer died yesterday in florida whether he was an adviser to the tampa bay rays, and he was 83. >>> now, the nfl is making a change to the super bowl. the league unveiled the logo for super bowl 50. gone is the roman numeral the nfl has used since super bowl ii. the league is choosing to use the number because logos used for the roman numeral "l" just didn't look right. the roman numeral will resume with 51 though. >>> finally, the trip of president obama didn't stop him from keeping active. someone taped the commander in chief pumping iron at his hotel this week. the secret service says its agents didn't ask anyone to refrain from taking pictu

. >>> the baseball world is mourning the loss of a true legend, don zimmer. his career spanned 66 years as a player, coach, manager, executive, as well. during that time, he was part of six world championships. as a coach of the yankees, zimmer was thrown to the ground by pedro martinez during a brawl with the red sox. this season, he was working with tampa bay as an adviser. he had been in a rehab center since having heart surgery back in april. don zimmer was 83 years old. >>> all right. time, now, for a look at the weather across the nation. a narrow band of severe thunderstorms extends down from the great lakes into colorado and eastward, all the way out to the coast of the carolinas. showers will also stretch from new england into virginia. the rest of the nation will be clear. >> the western northern half of the country will be mild. temperatures in the 80s to the south. it will heat up to the 90s in the southwest. 108 degrees for phoenix. >>> coming up, scientists say they know the secret behind a good cup of coffee. and it has very little to do with b

former cubs manager don zimmer has died. he was 83. zimmer spent 66 of those years in baseball. he managed the cubs from 1988 through 1991. that included a division title in '89, when he was named manager of the year. he was fired when he demanded an extension early in the '91 season. zimmer's career began with the brooklyn dodgers in 19-54. he also played for the reds and washington senators. he won some world series rings as bench coach for the yankees and ended his career in the tampa bay rays organization. two babies in the chicago area were born this week, before their mothers could get to the hospital. a w-g-n photographer is one of the dads and helped deliver the baby off an expressway. alexander deandre jackson was born just two blocks from ingalls memorial hospital. kylie ann segers was born on the side of the dan ryan. segers' father, steve, is one of our photographers. >> i started making noises a mother turned around because i was quiet and she saw his head in my hand and she said on my gosh. i got one half he got the other

final: 7-4 a's yankees have lost 12 of last 16 at yeankee stadium and are now.500 for the season don zimmerwho played, managed, or coached in professional baseball for 66 years. died today at the age of 83 giants/reds ryan vogelsong. solid outting tonight but's he's down 2-0 after jay bruce doubles into the right field corner scoring brandon phillips 2-0 reds top 6th/ 2-0 reds michael morse goes deep for a solo home run 2-1 reds top 6th / 2-1 reds jaun perez 2-run home run his 1st of the year 3-2 giants final: 3-2 giants romo: 18th save giants 7 ½ games up on dodgers. who are playing right now > > i think the three most expensive things i on my tv my bed and my couch. so i'm going to keep it that way for a while. heat shields are compromised. we have multiple failures. are those thrusters burning? that's a negative. what's that alarm? fuel cell two is down. i'm going to have to guide her in manually. this is very exciting. but i'm at my stop. come again? i'm watching this on the train. it's so hard to leave. good luck with everything. with the u-verse tv app, the u-verse revolves around you

he saw joe torre and don zimmer at finish line, dear, don zimmer, with their horse at saratoga.y. probably true. liz: we're getting sales on thursday. those are expected to increase the most in the last three months. could be good news for the markets. analysts forecast a gain of .4 of a percent month over month. david: there is also the question of whether this market can sustain certain levels. how many weeks have we said this? every week it seems that the markets continue to bust into new levels. of course there were doldrums. but we seem to be out of the doldrums. the big question, look at that. 16,924 by the end of the week, will we be over 17,000 on the dow for the first time? of course all the other indices are up as well. nasdaq not quite at record levels. the last time it was that high there was a little pop that went after the bubble. liz we're order dow 17,000 hats. david: and champagne. have a great ekhened. liz: "the willis report" is next. gerri: hello, everybody, i'm gerri willis. welcome to the "willis report." coming up today on the show, we're taking on one of

don zimmer was 83.always a kid at heart. >>> tomorrow we commemorate the 70th anniversary of the d-day invasion that bent the arc of history toward freedom. we will honor those who fought and made the ultimate sacrifice through the fog of terror on those normandy beaches, and above the deafening sounds of mortar fire. one thing could be heard above all, the unmistakable cry for a medic. they made split-second decisions to determine life or death. in the worst of conditions often without a weapon, because they're too busy to save others' lives to worry about their own. dr. peter reid wrote a book called "trauma red: the making of a surgeon in war in american cities." he shares intimate details as a navy captain trauma surgeon, to civilian days where he was in charge of saving the life of congresswoman gabrielle giffords. and nine other victims in that tucson mass shooting. we're so honored to have here with us on the set, dr. rei. thank you so much, sir, for being here with us. >> thank you so much for t

>> to sports, the tampa bay rays had a moment of silence for former adviser and baseball legend don zimmerday. in the game, the rays fought to avoid a tenth straight loss, but miami emerged beating their fellow floridan team. >>> here is something i have never seen ever. aoki gets hit in the head as the catcher throws back to the pitcher. >> he looked stunned for a second, but got up and brushed it off. too bad getting hit head in the ball didn't get him to first. >>> this knocks a triple into the gap putting points on the board for st. louis. kansas city hits back and is able to get the win at home, 3-2. reminder, that game two of the stanley cup finals are saturday night at 7:00 p.m. eastern, here on nbc. >>> just ahead, it is tom cruise versus the teen tears. >>> a d-day compilation that is truly must see tv. you're watching "early today." [ jennifer garner ] why can't powerful sunscreen feel great on your skin? actually it can. neutrogena® ultra sheer. nothing outperforms it. nothing feels cleaner. its helioplex formula provides unbeatable uva uvb protection to help prevent early skin

. >>> don zimmer has passed away. player, coach and manager spent six decades in the game most recently as senior adviser to the tampa bay rays. he won a world series with the brooklyn dodgers and worked with joe torre through the yankees' most recent dynasty. he will be remembered with a most of silence before the game today and hold a special pregame ceremony on saturday. he underwent heart surgery in mid-april. he was 83. >>> colin kaepernick inked a massive six-year contract extension through the 2020 season. the nfl reports the deal is worth, guess, guess, how many zeros, $126 million with $61 million in guarantees. that's the most guaranteed money in league history. >>> johnny football was supposed to throw out first pitch at the indians home game, but two-hour rain delay left manziel sidelined. what did he do? he flashed his signature money sign, wait for it, for all the fans. >>> michael brantley singled up the middle, sending it deep for a cutoff throw that didn't happen. cabrera scores, so here we go, top of

. >>> and in baseball, remembering the late don zimmer in tampa bay.he baseball legend who died wednesday at the age of 83. but the marlins beat the rays, 11-6, which was tampa bay's tenth straight loss. >>> when we return, a preview of hillary clinton's new book. she reveals a secret meeting where she and barack obama bury the hatchet. not any of these things, jon! right. valspar reserve. super stain-resistant and scrubbable... and this color! still perfect! yeah, looks great, val. how much coffee have you had? 3 cups. mmhmm. 4. introducing valspar reserve paint + primer with hydrochroma technology. now the colors you love stay the colors you love. exclusively at lowe's. is that your favorite? i don't know... i also like strawberry, boysenberry, red raspberry, blackberry, sweet orange marmalade, apple, pineapple, concord grape, apricot, peach, blueberry... [ male announcer ] tim and richard smucker grew up knowing that with so many delicious varieties, it's tough to choose just one favorite. apricot pineapple... [ male announcer ] for five generations

. >>> baseball legend don zimmer has massed away. the former coach and manager spent six rays most recently with the rays. the rays will honor zimmer with a moment of silence before their game today and hold a special pregame ceremony on saturday. he underwent haerth surgery in mid april. he was 83. >>> collin capper anyoning inked a massive six-year extension, reportedly worth up to $126 million with $61 million in guarantees. that's the most guaranteed in league history. good to be kaepernick. >>> johnny football was supposed to throw the first pitch at the indians home game but a two-hour rain delay left him sidelined. michael brantley with a cutoff throw that doesn't happen. cabrera scores. big papi david ortiz aims for the stands and puts points on the board for boston. that means extra innings. we head there. cabrera with a bad end with this match-up here with a three-run walkoff. indians win it 7-4. >> francis, thank you very much. high winds caused a massive freight train derailment in northeast kansas on wednesday. the union

don zimmer died yesterday at the age of 83.rs as a manager, prior, coach and executive. he was a member of the first new york mets team. he coached the yankees to four championships alongside joe torye torre torre. he was working as a senior adviser for the tampa bay rays when he died at a hospital yesterday. he had been at a rehab center since undergoing heart surgery in april. >>> johnny manziel was at progressive field last night along with other cleveland brown rook kiss. he was supposed to throw out the first pitch before the indians hosted the red sox. rain delayed the game for 2 1/2 hours. it didn't stop him from flashing the crowd his signature money sign. as for the game it's decided in extras, tied 4-4 in the bottom of the 12th. indians with men on the corners. >> and it's a drive to deep right field. good night! the indians win. >> cabrera with a three-run walk-off homer to complete the surveys sweep. jose jose batista says no that was meant for a blue jays fan. exactly. get it right. speaking of getting it right. le

mm-hmm. >> you can be bi-partpartisan. >>> baseball players and their fans are remembering don zimmers the definition of a baseball lifer. he spent 66 years in the game working for 14 major league clubs. in the 1950s he played with jackie robinson on the brooklyn dodgers. half a century later he coached derek jeter of the yankees. zimmer was still working when he died as a senior adviser for the tampa bay rays. he talked with charlie rose about his career in 2001. >> you have been lucky to be able to spend all these years and good at every level of the game. >> i have been probably one of the luckiest men that ever put on a baseball uniform. at the age of 8 years old my dad put a glove on me. i wanted to be a ballplayer. how can you have it any better? to doing something you wanted to do as a kid and here i am like i say, at the age of 70 still doing the same thing. it's unbelievable. >> man, i loved him. i sat in a dugout in spring training next to him and watched an entire game and to see it through his eyes was like poetry. >> everybody seemed to love him. great sense of humor, i h

sad news tonight as baseball lost one of its most popular figures, don zimmer passed away at 83, one l.a. kings, they're like a force of nature. cannot be stopped. game one of the stanley cup finals in l.a. tonight against the new york rangers decided in overtime. first new york/l.a. title showdown in sports in years. carl hagland, the breakaway, kings come back, kopitar to carter, no, henrik lundqvist the diving save. dan gerardi turns it over, drive home safely, the kings win it 3-2 in overtime to take a 1-0 series lead. warriors guard steph curry named to the all-around second team really blossoming into a full-fledged star. curry regarded as the best shooter in the game right now. led the warriors to back-to-back appearances, joakim noah made the nba the first team. abc 7 sports brought to you by toyota. >> good to see what happened with curry. >> and a very likeable guy, great personality. in fact we hope to have him in in fact we hope to have him in studio for a fat neil: no! [fat neil screaming] man: stay calm, everybody! fat neil: no, no, no! mike: you can't outrun me. i see

don zimmer's career spanned 66 years as a player, coach, manager and executive.ies championship teams. as the coach of the yankees he was infamously thrown to the ground by angel martinez during a game with the red sox. zimmer was working with tampa this year. and he had heart surgery in april. don zimmer was 83 years old. >>> in a surprising turn-around, donald sterling is agreeing to sell the l.a. clippers. sterli sterling's attorney said he made an agreement with the nba to resolve all their differences. the deal comes days after he filed a billion dollar lawsuit against the league claiming it was violating his rights by forcing him to sell. the nba owners must approve the steal of the clippers to former microsoft executive steve ballmer. the vote is expected to happen next month. >>> the stanley cup finals are off to an excited start. last night in los angeles, the first two goals and then the kings scored the next three including a winner in overtime. l.a. wins 3-2. game two is saturday night. >>> and the mayors of both los angeles and new york getting in on

of money to fund road and bridge projects, real estate deals made by sampson, and claims made by don zimmer look at all that stacked up, and then the politics of this, which is governor chris christie, when i show him there as i did in the leave dancing with jimmy fallon, sometimes a late night appearance is not just a late night appearance. they are working to try to suggest that he is happy, that he's chill, that this is all good. >> oh, and if you go to trenton, you get the sense, that's what i had last week, you get the sense there are a tremendous number of people who are moving on, ready for this to go away, who think this is over, because what they can see and what we get updates on doesn't seem all that exciting. again, this stuff that's where the action is, is happening out of sight. but it's really important. because if you can get to david sampson, it's hard to overstate to a national audience sort of the towering figure that david sampson is. >> the karl rove of new jersey. >> this is someone who has his -- who is tied in to a lot of people, has a stern reputation. so being able

. >>> a moment of silence for don zimmer prior to the a's and yankees game. derrick norris struck out. he didn't agree. so the ace settle for two out of three in the bronx. >>> mike morris applied big time power for the giants in senate. it put san francisco ahead. giants beat the reds 6-1 and they are coming home. >>> bradley zimmer was taken by the indians in the draft at 21. his father was a first round pick in 2012 out of usf. >>> see that man? that's tyler beede from vanderbilt. now, he was the giants number one pick today in the 14th slot. but the interesting thing about this guy, he brings it about 97, he is pitching today against the stanford cardinal in the super baseball regional. and who plays for the stanford cardinal in left field? kate kelly's son jack. tune in. i'm dennis o'donnell. have a great weekend. >> the channel 5 connection there. >>> play of the day, we got rockies, diamondbacks. we are in colorado. and brandon barnes from colorado is going to hit one deep to center and we got some trouble, folks. that's going to hit, that's going to r

. >>> yankees paying tribute to don zimmer had died yesterday at the age of 83.hiro tanaka, john jay so not impressed. sayonara tanaka! josh's sixth of the year but that was it against tanaka who won his ninth game today. 1-1 in the third. gardner with the solo shot into the second deck drew pomeranz limiting the yankees to just one earned run in seven innings. top of the 8th a's two on, josh donaldson goes down swinging. brandon moss, he hits a sinking liner to right. only to get robbed by ichiro. had just entered the game. then adam warren blows a fastball by yoenis cespedes to end the inning so the big guns go down. the yankees win 2-1. oakland has to settle for 2 out of 3 in the bronx. >>> last month doug wilson said dan boyle would not be back with the sharks. today the team made it official. they traded the veteran defenseman to the islanders for a future draft pick. boyle spent the last six seasons in san jose. >>> anybody in the mood for a maria sharapova scream at the french open? no! >> ah!! ah!! [ screaming and groping ] groaning ] >> she beat the oppo

. >>> all right, it's a sad day for baseball as the legendary don zimmer has died.of the longest careers in the game, spanning 66 years as a player, manager, executive and coach. he was still working for the tampa bay rays as a senior adviser when he died on wednesday. he had been in a florida hospital since april after having heart surgery. he was 83. >>> trending on bleacherreport.com this morning, the nfl is abandoning roman numerals for the 50th super bowl. the game in santa clara, california, next february will be known as super bowl 50. the change was made because the league reportedly didn't like the look of a super bowl l logo, which makes sense. however, after super bowl 50, the nfl will be going back to the old roman numerals. >>> all right, nba finals get under way tonight in san antonio, and it's a rematch of last year's thrilling series. the oddsmakers have the spurs as the slight favorites this time around, since they have the home court advantage. the heat, of course, looking for their third straight title, and game one is big when it comes to the nba

don zimmer was 83. . one of the nicest quotes i've seen from him, chris, is quote, all i've ever been is a simple baseball man. that's a guy who loved the game. >> a beautiful thing to be. what a life he had. >>> we want to get back to the bergdahl situation right now. one of the haunting questions did american troops die looking for bowe bergdahl? there are reports that at least six soldiers lost their lives in the search. but is that true? a tough question. by the way, here is another. in an army that prides itself on leaving no man behind, does how bergdahl ended up in the enemy's hands matter? we say, tough questions, but we have to try to find some answers. for that we bring in a "the new york times" reporters who looked into the matter and andy, thank you for joining us. you hear from the soldiers. you cannot question their motivation for coming out. their brothers and sisters, they are fighting buddies, they are everything to them. the people who were with bergdahl say after he was taken, all we di

. >>> manager and coach don zimmer has died. zimmer was one of the most colorful and well traveled characters. he spent 60 years in baseball, successful years as a may player himself. his deep love of the game promptled him to stay. he never worked a day in his life. don zimmer was 83. >>> and the ultimate battle between the east and west coast living up to its bilk wednesday night in game one of the stanley cup finals. the los angeles kings hosting the new york rangers and the kings came from behind and tied this up on this drew doughty goal. they made the home fans proud there. justin williams then gets the goal and he ends is game los angeles winning there three to two takes the inning in the lead. thousands of rangers fans last night watching on the big screen, so clearly, so much enthusiasm. a lot of people into this stanley cup. >> one game. one game. >> can you imagine, the people were cry physical that little scene. >> there have been a lot of overtimes. they have to have a shot, they got to physical that out. >> it was

don zimmer's career spanned 66 years. he played on five teams. he'll be remembered most for his years coaching and managing. even at 72 -- look at him. he didn't hesitate to storm the field during a brawl with the red sox, famously confronting pedro martinez. zimmer died wednesday after a long illness. he was 83. >>> and an about-face from donald sterling. he has agreed to sell the l.a. clippers. his agreement now clears the way for the $2 billion sale of the team to former microsoft ceo steve ballmer. sterling has also agreed to drop his lawsuit against the nba. >>> and a programming note, the nba finals get under way tonight at 9:00 eastern, on abc. we know what robin's going to be watching. >>> and finally, this is great. this could be the lamest bet ever. the stanley cup finals began last night, with the rangers taking on the kings. and the governors of the teams' home states, placing their bets. look at what new york governor andrew cuomo is putting on the line. marinade, chicken wing sauce, cupcakes and oysters. >> really? >> he forgot to t