escobar leaps over the runner and turns the double. you make the call. which is the play of the day? both of them. >>> lance armstrong fell into fourth place overall. >>> when i hear kobe bryant this time of day and asia, i get hungry, but this is kobe bryant over in asia, holding a basketball clinic. that is a look at sports. >> thank you very much. nice pled. -- nice play. >>> michael steele has stepped up attacks on president obama's health care reform plan. >> when michael steele was asked about his own health care coverage, he told cnn he is not sure which company covered him. he said he thought it was blue cross blue shield, but according to sources, it looks like it is set up. democrats pounced on michael steele, sang it must be nice to have the luxury of not knowing the name of your health care provider -- saying that it must be nice to have the luxury of not knowing the name of your health care provhealth care >>> nobody has done more with less than me. >> new york city's naked cowboy has announced his candidacy for mayor. he says he has plenty

. >>> mets facing the braves second inning, escobar takes tlaept to a 1-0 lead. and garrett anderson gets a hoef his own. line howard hit his 200th home run reaching a milestone, phillies sink the marlins 4-0. >>> and look who's back in the states, david beckham made his return last night. beck did not score, but the gall galaxy did something they haven't done in a while, they won. that's a look at sports on "early today." >>> thank you, mario. wondrous feats from the boy wizard at the box office. entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, he's 17 and he's already seen the world, literally. >>> good friday morning. let's bring you through the weekend forecast. starting with today, we are going to see showers and storms all through the southeast. it's not going to rain the whole day, just the typical afternoon showers and storms, especially the carolinas. early this morning, kentucky has some of the worst weather. notice the heat t is possible cities like new york city could see their first 90-degree day since april. the exception is chicago. 71 today,

the next closest is yunel escobar of atlanta. he's the best in the league and the best in baseball.in youkilis leads the league at .367. >> rob: yeah, but he dominated a-rod and all those dudes up in new york. he can get this guy out. >> bob: that was a great first- pitch breaking ball. >> rob: it was. you've got to reach back the third time through the lineup and first of all show your manager what you got because you want to stay in the rotation, but second of all, you want to get this guy out. so he means business. you're here to stay about 15 years. >> bob: that ball right through wil nieves. i tell you. this place is cursed. 5-2 now. it will be a wild pitch. wil brought the glove up and it went right under. >> rob: he does such great job of blocking balls. he's entield titled for one to skip through there. >> rob: that was a great fastball throw and a-- low and away. >> bob: first earned run stammen has given up tonight. >> rob: said that tonight. this team isn't going to the playoffs. you need to teach them how to pitch at this level. this is a perfect situation. >> bob: that

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>> my name is joseph escobar. >> because of joseph's ideas we no longer can have paper as a cost-cuttingppreciate it. >> got some interns here, nice folks from the university of ohio. >> just out of school. >> welcome back to "the early show." i'm harry smith. dave price here. maggie is in l.a. >> good morning all. >>> ahead from los angeles you will meet the man who spoke to an audience of millions during yesterday's memorial for michael jackson. the preacher with a small congregation is now known the world over. we'll talk to pastor lucious smith ahead. harry. >> chef michael chiarello is here. he will create a savory gourmet breakfast for us this morning. >> look forward to that. but first working our way towards breakfast we go to russ mitchell standing by test news desk. >> you look as young as the interns. good morning to you at home. >>> the official mourning is over and michael jackson's life and legacy have been well celebrated. many questions remain. there is the burial mystery, the final destination for jackson's body is unknown. his death certificate has been released but it

little better as of late, but their plan was to have scot shields, their trusty setup man and perhaps escobare bridge to fuentes. escore bar is hurt and possibly out for the season. shields is hurt for the season. they'd like to get somebody with some experience in that role. >> we shall keep a close eye. bill shaikin from the "los angeles times." thank you so much for joining us, bill. >> thank you. >> well, still to come, from the mountain west to the b.c.s. they've agreed to something. we'll tell you what it is as we keep you current >> after being left out of the official b.c.s. formula for years, the mountain west conference announced today it would sign a contract to become a member of the b.c.s. elite. the mountain west had complained for years that it was not part of the college football formula that automatically competes for a b.c.s. national championship. just yesterday the senate held a hearing to discuss the legality of the b.c.s. here's what to watch for tonight in soccer. after a 4-0 rout of grenada, balk bradley's united states national team continues its defense of the concac

he and yunel escobar, great teammates and pals in cuba. >> gary: he has a base hit.ink about two. markakis will hold him. a leadoff single here in the second inning. this weekend the orioles-red sox will play here at camden yards a-three-game series. saturday game almost sold out. good seats remain for friday, 7:05 and sunday a 1:35 game. hoap hope you'll come out and paint the park orange in a great showdown with the red sox. tickets at 888-848-bird or go to orioles.com. >> buck: we'll get a chance to see john smoltz on friday. he'll open the series. orioles hit him pretty hard at fenway park last sunday when they played against them. >> gary: that ball will be fouled back by alex gordon. jeremy guthrie, john smoltz opening up on friday. david hernandez and josh beckett, orioles haven't announced officially the sunday starters against clay buck holtz who is playing against boston. tomorrow, a night game tomorrow. here is the 0-1 delivery. that is taken for a strike. chris tilghman will be making his debut -- tilghman will be making his debut. he'll go against disair