one of the things people tell me, friends of mine that do business in france, that france is a tough place for women to achieve great success in the corporate world. it's still a patriotic culture. what was it like for you being the head of a big company in france? >> i'll tell you a story, when i applied at law firms right after law school, i applied with french firms and international firms and applied with american firms. and all the french firms i applied with said in the main, you'll do fine, you're okay, but no expectations of partnership. i was like, why, they looked at me, and said because you're a woman. that has changed. but that gives you an idea while when i joined back then, there was a woman who was the leading partner, and said, yeah, fine, you come in, work hard, get clients, develop the business, and you have a chance to make partnership. that was in the early '70s, and it has changed massively and plenty of opportunities, but it is still -- it's a tribute to sarkozy to have been determined to have parity between men and women in his government, 15 ministers of which

and germany, at a time when the war was with france. 6th, with hardly any money, she boarded a train for switzerland and the german guards would not let her pass the border without a passport certifying her neutral dutch citizenship especially as she a mistake of telling them she was headed to france, germany's enemy and was put off the train without her extensive luggage. she had to return to berlin now to -- deprived of money and a change of clothes and called the chief of police but he couldn't risk being seen to help a foreigner and suspicion of foreigners and open hostility toward them was growing daily as patriotic fervor reached a jingoistic frenzy. friendless and short on cash, mata hari fell back on her greatest talent. before many days had passed she charmed a dutch businessman who listened to her tale of unfair treatment and worry, and she would not have anything left after settling her hotel bill, she told him. she agreed to pay her fare back to amsterdam, and he left berlin immediately and bought a ticket to use a few days

i have 25 or 30 francs to pay for her. could you get this garment and pay her 50 francs? two, the chambermaid of the first floor of the palace hotel most diverse seed my lingerie back from the laundress. there are five or six francs to pay. would you please look for this? three would you ask the agents to search my broom what they have done with my articles and gold earrings, the large rings found in the drawer of the right of my dressing table. for, madam denvignes there are 15 francs 50 paper go would you like to arrange all of this? i would be so grateful. there's something else close to my heart, that permission to see my fiancee. i have never, never done anything bad towards you. give me my freedom. now, you think, this is, this is ludicrous. he does it. he actually sends a police inspector to do these errants and pay her bills. now you get an idea, you begin to see how this woman arranged her whole life. men did everything for her. it even patently absurd things like this for her, crazy things, ridiculous things. they did it and they were happy to do it, and what ca

one of the things associated with france is france is going to be in some kind of sense in oppositionto the united states on issues and they are going to look down on americans. has this atmosphere changed? >> you know, france and the united states, it is like an old couple. we have been at it for a long, long, long, long time. i think we were one of the first allies and certainly one of the strongest of the united states. and our histories are bound. the bloods of our soldiers are, you know, very, very much together throughout our history. the foundation of this country, the freedom of france, all of that is getting us so close to each other that we are like an old couple. we have fought many battles together and we will continue doing so. >> what stage are we in now in the marriage counseling stage or are we out of it? >> no i think it's very good, actually. what i can tell you is that, you know, we, in france, have a very strong leader at the moment and i hope we keep it for a long time. when he was president of europe for six months, we achieved a lot. in this country, which i dea

balancing their religion with france's cherished secularism has been uneasy. head scarves and religious symbols are banned in state-run schools. many hope burkas on the street are next. listen to this french talk show. >> translator: little kids see these black phantoms on the streets says this woman. it is scary. >> reporter: president sarkozy's message is simple -- if you want to live here in france, live like us. and the burka just doesn't fit. but some wonder if banning it might actually elevate it, empower it, make wearing it an act of rebellion. and a ban could be fodder for terrorists. an islamist website has already threatened dreadful revenge on france for the honor of our daughters and sisters. never has what women wear stirred up such controversy. the woman cannot understand it. >> i am not hurting anyone. i should be able to live like everyone else. >> reporter: she is part of the new face of europe, burkes a, like maniarets and head scarves are a visible reminder europe is changing and no laws can alter that. dawna friesen, nbc news, paris. >>> wh

why frances bacon some, what, 20-plus years later? >> well, our pretext was the sen topiary of his birth. we get to have the exhibition. especially in europe but it's been 20 years in new york. i think bacon looks very differently today than did he 20 years ago. >> charlie: how does he look today? >> i think he looks different to us because we've changed. in those 20 years. one thing he's dead, he can't control his legacy. his friends can no longer sensor their remarks in the critical take on the pictures. we have access to a studio and concept of the studio that we have much more precise understanding of what he was using, what influences his were. lastly the whole discussion about his sexuality has completely changed in the 20 years since he was last seen. >> charlie: how has it changed? >> i think we're much more open to alternative lifestyle that people and art in the norm is more acceptable even to people because that have. >> charlie: in britain there are stories when we first began to paint. they were worried where it would be

obviously, they wanted france into the war, that was the big thing they needed france in order to gain victory. and, what by now was clear as going to be a long war, and once the negotiations began, it became clear that the french were not interested in retaking canada and in the treaty itself, because of what the french dead, not because of any pressure put on them by the united states, the french renowned canada and in fact years and years after the revolutionary war when the archives were opened, what historians learned was that france hopped that great britain would retain canada because if british canada -- hoped that grau great britain would remain canada, because if it stayed on the northern bored then the united states would have to remain tied to france for protection and this french were hoping that the united states would be a client state, for them to -- into the 19th century. >> host: we have -- hopefully will be a short question, because we have one minute in the first hour, this is a call from joseph in martinez, california, hello, joseph. >> caller: hello, thanks for ta

for the start of another tour de france. from our partners at espn tonight, here's jeremy schaap. >> history in the making. seven-time winner of tour de france. >> reporter: four years ago, when lance armstrong retired, he was at the pinnacle of not only his sport, but of sport, period. he'd won seven consecutive tours de france. all after overcoming stage four cancer. it was time, he said, to move on to other challenges. >> there won't be number eight i can tell you that. seven is heaven. >> reporter: armstrong might be right. maybe there won't be number eight. but he's trying. today in monte carlo, where the 2009 tour de france got under way, he's back on his bike. >> the image on our screens that we never thought we would see again. >> reporter: armstrong has not been idle since his retirement. in four eventful years, he called off a high-profile engagement to sheryl crow, fathered a child? he stated by competing again, he hopes by again keeping to generate revenue for his cancer research foundation. it's also clear that

look at france. france has the kind of policy -- >> you said france a few times. savagea gupta will often tell us if you have a heart attack, you want to be in the united states because it's got the best treatment. if you don't, the french health system keeps you healthier. we're talking about health care. there are a lot of people who would say there's some things about it they'd rather be in france. i'm not sure france is the example you want to be using here. >> yes, it is an example. it's an example of big government leading to economic stagnation. the per capita gdp, the living standards in france are 30% to 40% below america. now, if i inherited the oscar mayer fortune, i wouldn't care maybe if 30% or 40% of the ordinary people's income disappeared. but i think it's an outrage a bunch of limousine liberals put in place policies that don't affect them because they have all the accountants and lawyers but affect the middle class people who want to climb the economic ladder. the real outrage is we're going to put in place these taxes in order to have a bunch of

stephanie gosk, nbc news, france. >>> we'll keep you posted.t is our broadcast for this tuesday night. a few things before we go. tomorrow night we'll cover t enidneest'ons president's news conference here, live, 8:00 p.m. eastern. ghtoghni 9:00 eastern, cnbc, a special report "california in crisis." it's more on what was our lead story for tonight. for now, for us, thank you for being with us. i am brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening, as always. here tomorrow evening, as always. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com by vitac -- www.vitac.com

frances bacon a rrospective marks the 10th anniversar-- 100th of his birth. in it are 66 of his works include can war eiffel marial from thestate. i toured t ex -- >> what's l significce of it? this exhition. >> the significance of bay i think this is t first hearin neyork. this is the first bigacom show in new york r 20 years. provides an opportunity to take aresh look at his achievement. perhaps at one step away fro thelarger an lif perso, he s a national lif persona, which tends toind of inflict the way we think about him, think about his work. >> charlie: nothing uninteresting about france bacon. >> no queson about that. here to see the paintings i these lleries, few gallies ay from the great canon of european artists think it'sn opportuny to really make a fresh assessent. they are perful and challenge artist en now. disconcerting when he first painted these wos. >> charlie: wn people come here, you hope ty will go away with that but in broader sense, why >> we have somhing like or of his paintis from collections around the wor. it provides an opportunity

along the tour de france route.has survived some big challenges in life, and he is back in the big race. but does he really stand a chance of an 8th victory? our report tonight from nbc's stephanie gosk in france. >> reporter: in the swiss alps today they hike trails, rode bikes and set up camp early to get the best view of a legend. lance armstrong was not supposed to be here. he retired four years ago from racing after winning a record seven tour de france titles. but he said he came back to raise cancer awareness. armstrong survived a deadly form of testicular cancer and to dispel suspicion he used performance enhancing drugs. >> he has been hounded particularly after he retired that he was a drug cheat and that he only achieved what he did because he -- he was doping. and he wanted to show that he could come back and be competitive at the highest level which he is proving. >> reporter: now he is fighting something new, a 37-year-old body. armstrong took on a rigorous training program and regained his former stre

and we will get the latest on the tour de france. we are talking about lance armstrong. where is he. he is giving the younger riders a real run thr foeir money. eyewitness news continues in a moment. having the right tools is crucial to being able to manage your diabetes properly. it's very important for me to uh check my blood sugar before i go on stage. being on when i'm feeling low can be like a rollercoaster. it does at times feel like my body is telling me to do one thing... and, my mind, my heart is telling me to do something else. managing my highs and lows is super important. with my contour meter i can personalize my high/lo settings so it really does micromanage where my blood sugar needs to be. i'm nick jonas and never slowing down is my simple win. the world health organization is calling the h1n1 unstoppable and they are giving drug makers a full go ahead to manufacture vaccines against this new flu strain. the organization says medical workers in every nation should get the vaccine first in order to maintain a functioning health care system as the virus evo

you have when de france. -- windy france. france has nuclear. they do not really need to develop windmills. is it not odd? >> i think that part of it is one of the things we watch out for from a policy standpoint, this idea that the government's want to -- governments want to impose an ideal on the industry whether or not it what still makes sense. historically, our renewable energy standard is in the southeast. to have a national standard means -- >> explain that to our viewers. southeast, which is really from washington down to florida. there is not much wind in summer. >> that is correct. >> there is a lot of sunlight. a lot of flowers. you have a very large population area on the coast that would not be terribly well served by wind power. or by solar power. >> if you look at what states have adopted renewable standards -- >> which is a government mandate. >> it is a mandate. 29 states have these. if you look at the southeastern states, none have adopted a because they did not have those resources. -- none have adopted it because they did not

during this year's tour de france, it will write 100,000 messages on the road.ard the developer say it is part of nicky's live strong campaign. the tweets are messages of encouragement for the riders and cancer survivors. lance armstrong, of course, fits both of those categories. he's a big supporter of the talk bot and even sent the account his favorite tweet that the talk-bot wrote while he was riding. here it is right here. n sent this th and e caio is an example of what a talk bot does and the message on the road is survir renee nicholas lives strong. a simple message but those are along the route. here's one more picture for you. you can see this is what the riders will see. all of these little messages followed by a big live strong banner all the way across. if you want to get in on this talk-bot action you could have your message on the tour de france route. i will have a link to how to do it on my blog at wusa9.com. >> thank you. >>> the tour has taken them from france in to spain where there was some rain on the plains. any rain for us? >> tiny bit toda

thirst stage of the tour de france. armstrong, staying with the pack, teammate signals armstrong to move forward. yeah, lance, come on up. armstrong moves from 10th to third in the overall standings, at stage three. cavendish makes a move mid race, then the final print. cavendish beats everyone to the finish line. armstrong congratulates him. he wins his second straight stage. armstrong, i'm not being the leader of this team. >> i prefer to stay out of the drama of who is the leader of the team. i've won the tour seven times. i think i deserve ail will it be of credit. but i'll bert toe is a great rider, too, and we've got to go on with two leaders but that doesn't mean you can't take advantage of opportunities like today. >> race leader cancellara of switzerland kept the yellow jersey for third day in a row. the swiss rider extending his lead and is head of colombia rider by 33 seconds and armstrong by 40. >> phil mickelson's mother, mary, has been diagnosed with breast cancer, less than two months after his wife was d

finally winning the hearts and minds of france.es, the same people who taunted him the last time he was racing here in 2005. when he was constantly dogged by negative headlines and a critical press. >> never that champion that they wanted, the guy that they saw, the suffering on his face every instant or every second of the day. the people are actually yelling at you along the side of the road. >> reporter: perhaps a humbler lance supporting his teammates and joking around with competitors and fans have worked the charm, winning him supporters among the french for the first time. >> he won so many times here in tour de france, like we our hearts. >> fight against drug and disease and also the fact of becoming a champion again. >> reporter: and while he has won over the crowd, this superstar athlete's comeback has also promoted his live strong cancer charity while dampening rumors of performance enhancing drugs, making it a successful tour even if he's not at the front of the pack. lance armstrong fans fear not, he's not giving up,

. >>> now to a comeback in american cycling, lance armstrong is in the pack at the tour de france, one of the sports worlds most gruelling competitions, he's definitely still in the race but even she wondering if it will be possible overcome age and a three-we're retirement to clinch a record eighth victory. here's john jiang. >> reporter: the tour de france wound through the pyrenees mountains today, a stretch where lance armstrong dominated his rival, but that was then. today, armstrong failed to gain ground, remaining in third place, still eight sections behind the leader of italy and two seconds behind a spaniard. armstrong acknowledges this year is different. >> i don't have the same confidence i had before. that's normal, i think and natural that after you've been away for four year, but i come with an extreme sense of excitement. and also quite honestly, heck of a lot of nerves. >> reporter: comment aters saying being along the lead sers a singular achievement. >> no one has ever done what he's doing right now, month one has come back like this at such an age and been so strong

day 15 of the tour de france and some nice sceney right there. i think . teammates, contador, they began the day in fourth place, respectively, at 130 miles, getting on your bike, going from d.c. to philly. no thanks, contador broke away from the pack and takes the yellow jersey, armstrong still in second. trailing contador by 90 seconds. but he won't be able to win the tour de france this year. >>> how about your geico 15 minutes of fame, going up to up state new york, rochester, in canada, the freedoms team playing, 79th mountain, scoreless, but abby changes all that with a left foot, right there to the corner. put in her 100th international goal becoming the 15th american to reach that milestone. and that gets you, abby, the fuentes 15 minutes of fame. when we come back, i do, and we will. the first ever nats grill-off, let the grilling begin, we'll be right back with food in eptw minutes. ♪ ♪ tell me who's watching. ♪ i always feel like somebody's watching me. ♪ (announcer) it's right here. it's easy. ♪ always feel like mebody's watching me. ♪it'sd sav

france allied with the united states in 1778. initially, the french sent a navy over to america, thinking that that would do the trick, the american army in conjunction with the french navy could win the war, and 1778, 1779 went buy and things looked worse, and as a measure of some desperation, i think the french sent an army over to america, that landed in rhode island in the summer of 1780, and row sham bow what's the commander of the french army and washington's headquarters, his headquarters was in new york at the time and he came over to first to hartford and met with row sham bow, then met with him a second time, a couple of months later, and finally in may of 1781, they held their climactic conference at weathersfield in connecticut, which the caller alluded to and that was a conference that was designed to compare strategy for the campaign that was coming in 1781 and i think both washington and row sham bow realized that something decisive had to owe cor in 1781 or the cause was lost. america was broke, the french were ga

. >>> lance in france. cyclers are climbing through stage 10. lance armstrong's chances at another tour. >>> and shipping the kids off to camp this summer, what you need to know. >>> and sky eye chopper 13 is following police who are following a motorcyclist on 695. we'll have the latest right after this. >>> it is 4:29. 38 degrees. thanks for staying with eyewitness news. >> i'm vic carter. >> i'm denise koch. we are following breaking news, a motorcycle being chased. >> the reason we call this a following is police initially tried to stop this motorcycle on pulaski highway in baltimore county in the whitemarsh district when the motorcycle driver fled from the officer. now, immediately baltimore county police called off the pursuit. they had no ground units following this, due to the dangerously high speeds that this motorcycle operator is going. now, right now, he's southbound on fort smallwood road. looks like he's trying to find the place to turn in here. there is a baltimore county police roarpt over top of him, trying to follow the informa

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so does the tour de france. jim zorn talks turkey about his future and that of his quarterback. but, folks, it's still baseball season. the nats are trying desperately to remain relevant. padres in town ramping up a three-game series. this was a good one for the home team. nats trail 1-0. josh willingham with a drive to deep left field. it has enough on it to clear the wall for a solo home run. his 14th of the year, game tied 1-1. bottom of the 8th, still 1- 1. nats with a runner on. luis rodriguez drops it. two batters later they make him pay. adam dunn with two outs. comes through with a base hit to right field. disun 74 -- dunn 74 rbi. a solo home run. ties he game at 2. we go to extra innings. austin kearns entered the game in the 9th. delivered in the 10th with two outs. nats edge the padres 3-2 in ten and it's party time in d.c. afterwards the skipper had kind words for mr. kearns. >> he's in a tough situation, not getting to play as much as he normally has in his career but he does his work every day. gets ready for those kind of situations. in a perfect world we close it

france allied with the united states in 1778. initially the french sent the navy over to america thinking that that would do the trick. the american army in conjunction with the french navy did win the war and 78, 79 went by and things looked worse and as a measure of some desperation i think the french sent an army over to america that landed in rhode island in the summer of 1780 and rochambeau was the commander of the french army, and washington's headquarters, his headquarters were in new york at the time and he came over the first one to hartford and met with rochembeau and finally made, 71 they held their climactic conference had wethersfield and connecticut which the call e-mail id to and the was a conference designed to prepare strategy for the campaign coming in 1781. and i think both washington and rochembeau realized something decisive had to occur in 1781 or the cause was lost. america was broke, the french were gaining nothing from the war, there was pressure on the government to withdraw from the conflict. they were

calhoun and not frances marion. [laughter] >> yes, there is a story, i don't know whether it is true or f mythology imad george washington having a lucid dream or a prophecy that he shared a with floppy hat to -- being that in the united states was going to win the war and revolution and see the borders of the united states extend all the way to the pacific ocean. is that true or just ecology? >> i think that is just lithology. washington and certainly look to the west. he and 60,000 acres. he had fought to win the west and the french and indian war fighting in what was the ohio country at that time, but generally kind of in the midwest. was later been ohio, indiana, illinois, michigan, wisconsin, and so washington and i think certainly hope that in the united states would gain that area and even after yorktown washington proposed to roche demo a joint invasion of canada. he writes to congress and in his letter he talks about all that great man in canada and also securing the frontiers of america and securing the am

this is the passage from the monarchy in france.lebrate the anniversary -- >> reporter: go head, you can knock it down. yes, yes. >> the purpose is a day of reconciliation between nobles and people. >> reporter: and it was part of the french revolution. >> exactly. yeah. >> reporter: so that took 10 seconds. are you ready for the next activity. how about a puppet show? and as the kids sit down and gear up to tch is, we're giving you an idea of some of the things going on in france and also here in bethesda. and emily, tell me about this. >> this is celebrated it's 200 birthday last year. and it's the famous thing that you see in the parks, people get the kids to watch this. >> reporter: and i understand it's not only amusing for kids but also amusing to white -- to witty adults. >> yes. you don't hesitate to -- [ chanting ] >> reporter: at home you're thinking this is organized chaos and there is no way the kids are learning anything but i'm going to prove you wrong. who can speak to me in french? >> bon jour. >> reporter: can you t

france and germany have no surviving veterans from that war. the last-known u.s. veteran, frank buckles, is 108 years old. >>> a wtwo-time "american idol" contestant known for her colorful rant against simon cowell was found dead in new jersey. alexis cohen was found early saturday morning on the side of the road. an autopsy revealed she died of internal injuries caused by a collision with the vehicle. she got the nickname of "glitter girl" after the video of her rant went viral. the accident is still under investigation. tonight on hln, a special edition of "showbiz tonight," the life of michael jackson. the remarkable untold stories about michael from his early years of stardom to his tragic death. michael jackson's incredible life and legacy, 11:00 p.m. eastern and pacific. >>> everyone wants to save more and spend less, and we've got just the guy to help you. join hln money expert clark howard at 4:00 p.m. eastern. he'll show you ways to save more, spend less, and avoid getting ripped off. the "clark howard" show 4:00 p.m. eastern right here on hln. >>> with t

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earlier, the france health minister said he fainted while jogging sunday at a presidential residence outside of the capital. it was reported to be a temporary loss of consciousness that can be caused by strenuous exercise. >>> harvard professor henry gates says he is ready to move on from the racial controversy the arrest sparked but that may be difficult with the possibility that tapes may be released. we will talk to a report fresh boston who has been follow -- a reporter from boston who has been following the story. stay right here, i'm jennifer griffin. %%%%%%%%%%%%

. >>> after the ninth stage of tour de france lance armstrong remains in third place. he's eight seconds behind the leader. and the 37-year-old cancer survivor says he could be back for one more tour de france. this is the day off for riders. they are spending it in the classroom. >> getting a little bike riding 101? >> oh, yeah. lance, man if you're not watching that tour de france this year -- it's great stuff. >>> if you're anying of hiring a move -- thinking of hiring a mover, listen to this. >> not everyone who offers help to move can be trusted. this week's "scam alert." >>> and college math professors give their grade to maryland's public schools. >>> an incredible story about a young lady with a very special wish. this story coming up. >>> 6:09. summer has been a dream come true. we hit 90 for the first time this summer yesterday but cooling down to the low 60s this morning. we'll talk about a nice stretch of weather coming up. >>> let's check the roads with kim. >> thank you. as we look out at the parkway at -- where it meets with the beltway, you can see wher

maybe they will in france. folks will be in front of their computers. >> we've had phillips come out with better than expected earnings. they will still cautious about the outlook. the rest of the european stock market, cautious really. absolutely flat. a little bit low. stocks are doing fairly well this morning. we saw vw stock that is up and daimler stock is up. and the tesla, electric sports car unit is up. retails stocks weaker. banks, media, financial services all off somewhat. that's where the weakness is coming from. translate that into the currency market. we had a weaker session in asia. that means the yen has been firm today. dollar-yen down to 92 .01. you're euro-dollar off its low. still very much in that. sterling, dollar 131.62. we heard earlier that the currency markets, we'll be looking at later in the week and goldman sachs and jpmorgan. they'll have a wider impact on the impact. >> the sell-off in asia and investors worried, causing some risk aversion in the market. politics weighing on the ja

he's making his first appearance in the tour de france since 2005. carrying all that water on his back on the jersey, he'll want him with him, maybe. armstrong is racing for free. he is not collecting a salary from the team. >>> either it's a difficult pregnancy for his wife or the major league baseball all-star game, and he is choosing family. mason will not play in tomorrow's major league baseball all-star game, and he hopes everyone will understand why he had to make this difficult decision. >>> a brothel will help him raise $2,000 he needs in the olympic games. >> a brothel? >> a brothel. get this. his mom has met some of the fellow employees and said, quote, she realizes they're just normal people helping out kids and stuff, end quote. >>> why is he calling someone else unprofessional? well, beckham is not happy with landon donovan who called beckham a bad captain and stung him in his upcoming book, the beckham experiments. beckham says he'll take donovan to task privately. >>> this is the first base and travis going up and over, doesn't make th

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and lance armstrong won't be finishing first in the tour de france. why he's still happy with his performance. this is espnews. captioning by captionmax >> hi and welcome to espnews. along with mike yam, i'm j.w. stewart. yammer, vlad guerrero, torii hunter and juan rivera are all hurt, but the angels haven't skipped a beat. >> yeah, j.w., they're one of the hottest teams in baseball entering play, winning seven straight. the big reason, their offense. the angels, during their winning streak, continue to rack up the runs, averaging almost seven runs a game. trying to do it against nick blackburn. bottom four. game tied at 2-2, kendry morales, gap shot to right center field, off the wall, bobby abreu will come around to score. morales just had his 20-game hitting streak snapped but picking it right back up, angels on top 3-2. later in the fourth, angels up 5-2, two on for chone figgins, a single to left field. gary matthews jr. will come around to score, figgins 2-4 in the game, angels up 6-2. next batter, maicer izturis a three-run shot to right, his

it's the final stage of the three-week long tour de france.the race, he won't win. the 37-year-old texan is set to place third in the tour. for more i'm joined by keith miller. keith, good morning. i understand this is a spanish cyclist has all but sealed the win so far today? >> indeed. barring an accident unforeseen on the accident. we have alberto con toredor will take the tour de france. he's lance armstrong's teammate. a bit of friction between the two, both highly competitive. armstrong really was never in a position to win the tour. he was among the leaders from the get-go. he will still take the podium along something he's done seven times before. for the first time he will now be in the third position. interesting, alex, he said it wasn't such a bad thing. in fact, his children would be there attending, watching the ceremony. it's the first time they've seen him not be the winner of the tour de france. he says it's a humbling experience and perhaps good for a bit of humility. showing quite a good character for a ferocious competitor.

in fact, lance armstrong had a good tour de france. coming in third is not shabby considering just how difficult that race is. but nonetheless, contador was leading. unless there had been some sort of calamitous accident in the end, he was set to win the tour de france. that hasn't put lance armstrong off the idea of in fact going after another try at the tour. he had this comment before the associated press. he said, "i wouldn't change anything about my performance. the tactics about performance, sure, will change some things next year, but looking back at this season, we did everything we wanted to do." so he's already planning his comeback, yet again at 37 years old, the oldest man to ever win the tour was 36. armstrong coming in third place is a major achievement. we know of course that he's won the tour seven times, more than anybody else on the planet. and in the record books. keep in mind, alex, he's come back from testicular cancer and fought back hard, and is now in incredible physical shape. spends a lot of his time in fact r

. >>> tragedy at the tour de france today. french police said a spectator was hit and killed by a police motorcycle clearing the road for cyclists in the race. the accident happen's as the woman tried to cross a road during the race's 14th stage through western france. a french police official says the motorcycle officer could not avoid hitting the woman. he fell off his bike, was then hit and injured two other people. their injuries are not life threatening. >>> police and relatives are trying to end some rumors about this florida couple, byrd and melanie billings who were killed at home on july 9th in a home invasion robbery. eight people arrest sewed far in 9 case. speculation the robbery wasn't the only motive. police say the suspect took a safe from the house. haven't said what they expected to find but the family says there was nothing of great value. >>> as a result of the intense speculation regarding the motive of the crime, i have been authorized to tell you that the safe that was removed from the billings' home cont

contador de esta manera ganÓ por segunda ocasiÓn el prestigioso giro francÉs.acto. es todo por ahora y que duerman bien. >> muy merecido el triunfo, muchÍsimas gracias fernando. antes de irnos ernest hemingway, parece que hay una pero se celebrÓ . >> el certamen se llevÓ a cabo en el bar que fuera sitio preferido de la pista y periodista en sus aÑos de bohemio explicar. h@ >> la verdad es que se presentÓ dos. con esto nos vamos. >> llegamos al final de las noticias. >> buenas noches. >> que descansan.

it was a terrible tragedy in france. that is it for sports.the weather forecast is up next. >>> we expect to hear more from the mayor after police officers were shot after apprehending a suspect. we will bring you an update on the condition of the officers. >> the party continues on this saturday night. we will take a look at the live entertainment and what is on tap for the rest of the weekend. for the rest of the weekend. >>> it will be another pleasant day tomorrow. we have the chance for rain almost every day next week. i have skipped wednesday just so we do not have it in the forecast every day. it will not be a washout. temperatures will be a bit below the average for the season. we need the rain. >> thank you for joining us tonight at 6:00. we will see you back here tonight at 11:00. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] >>> this is 8 wbal tv editorial by jordan wertlieb. but there are thousands of the nation boosths throughout the area. an investigation finds that some of them are not what they seem. who is profiting

. >>> spectator was killed today in the tort of france -- in the tour de france. she was crossing the street when she was struck and killed by a police escort motorcycle. this is the third time in the last 10 years a spectator has been killed. the guy in the yellow jersey gets to wear it one more night. he is still leading. lance armstrong is still fourth, 8 seconds back. >>> tom watson won the british open in 1975. you remember that, right? >> sure. >> 9:00m.a.gh rire, he, t m.a.rh . >>> the mild temperatures continue? >> one more day of very nice weather. showers and thunderstorms monday through wednesday, slightly cooler. the temperatures are well below average this time of year. >> thank you for joining us. we will s

the second round, is underway. >>> different day, same result for lance armstrong and the tour de france. the seven-time champion remains in third place, eight seconds offer the lead. >>> manny ramirez making his l.a. debut after a 50-game suspension. he struck out twice and was a nonfactor. fifth inning, a solo shot to center gives houston a 1-0 lead. houston spoils manny's return. >>> 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

was his first tour de france after a four-year break.armstrong says he's already planning his next win in 2010. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. >> he's already announced he's going to have a brand new team and not bad for an old fart. >> 37. >> don't forget, it was just a couple of months before this tour he broke his collarbone. >> yup. >> that's right. >> he's superman. he really is. >> the guy that won is pretty amazing. he's 26 years old, 11 years younger than lance armstrong. and even lance said, he would have been a threat even when i was in my prime. >> look out for the schleck brothers. >> the guy in second place is 24. unbelievable. lance armstrong hadn't even won a tour de france at their age. >>> we want to show you some video that we showed you before but it's so much fun we have to show it again. look at what some inmates at a maximum-security detention center in the philippines have been up to. ♪ [ "thriller" music ] 4. >>> these guys have a lot of time on their hands. >> this is their tribute to michael jackson. >> i'm