twins, francisco liriano pitched the first no-hitter. carlos quentin, a chopper to third.encia made the stop. a dart to first base. a gold gov-type play. adam dunn, a line drive to short. matt tolbert for final out. francisco liriano walked six, struck out three and had plenty of help from his teammates for the first no-hitter of the year. that's your first look at sports. i'm fred roggin. >>> now for another quick look at the weather, we check in with nbc meteorologist bill karins. hello again, bill. >> if you don't have to work, you'll be taking a nice long nap this afternoon. one of the days on the eastern seaboard that will be cloudy and rainy. for everyone else going to school and work, you'll have to deal with wet weather. the green on the map is an area of light rain. it will take a while, with most areas, big cities as we go throughout the day. it's raining lightly now in baltimore, washington, d.c. philadelphia it's just beginning to arrive from you and up through albany, new york, a cool, chilly day, more like the beginning of april than the beginning of may. you

francisco liriano held the white sox hitless for the win but he was far from dominant.ly two strikeouts to go along with 6 walks. it's also the first time he has thrown a complete game. the win also means the twins no longer have the worst record in baseball. >>> well nobody came close to a no-hitter in kansas city tonight. coming in to tonight's opener they were raising a few eyebrows. they were on a three-many game winning streak. the o's had a pretty good weekend in chicago taking three of four from the white sox. but in this game 9 innings just wasn't quite enough. orioles still tied at 5, bottom of the 10th. we'll let you know if this game goes final before we say good- bye tonight. >>> the steelers running back, rashard mendenhall is quiet tonight, but he made plenty of noise on his twitter feed this week. after the death of osama bin laden he tweeted "what kind of person celebrates death. it's amazing how people can hate a man they have never even heard speak. we have only heard one side." he also posted a tweet that questioned whether the fall of the world trade

hats off to number -- big number 47, francisco liriano.rioles open up their series with the royals. luke scott gets a hold of a soft toss. birds down 3-0. swing ties it. first batter of the inning. jeff francoeur. the game was tied ed 5. jason berken walked the leadoff man and he scored. it is like automatic. he walked leadoff guy and he is going to score. nick markakis, no chance to throw out gordon. royals 1 6-5 -- royals win 6-5. to not walked the leadoff guy. the capitals are in some major trouble. they cannot hold a one-goal lead and lose their third game in a row to the tampa bay lightning. alex ovechkin gets a goal. caps down 1-0. with a rocket, he sighs it -- he ties it. ovechkin unties it. the game turned in about a 20- second span of the third period. steven stamkos ties it at 3. 24 seconds later, ryan malone with the game winner. tampa bay leads the series three games to nothing. the caps have to win. lebron james and the key heat w. >> the white house releases in new information of the raid on osama bin laden. the impact of los

. >>> to baseball now, the twins' francisco liriano threw the first now hitter of the season. 1-0 win the chicago welcome. little rockian ewalked six and struck out two. we threw 123 pitches. it was the seventh no hit irfor the twins-washington senators franchise. the nath fell -- the nats fell to philly 4-16789. >>> what does the purchase of airtran by southwest airlines mean for local travelers? melanie alnwick explains. >> reporter: southwest posted this video showing its celebration with airtran execs and employees after the buyout became official. >> way don't we make this deal official. let's do it! >> reporter: an will cease to exist once the integration is complete. the$1.4billion deal gives southwest airlines all of airtran's routes including atlanta, a major hole in its system now. >> legal owe, atlanta. >> reporter: southwest will also findly have a presence at reagan national airport, something travelers say they're looking forward to. >> this is the first time i've ever flown airtran. >> i just checked in. one bag was five pounds over and i had to pay $49 for that extra f

francisco liriano had plenty of help from his teammates for the first no-hitter of the year. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> which reality tv star ditched a baseball came after being given the honor of throwing out the first pitch? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, so much tragedy has come out of the storms and flooding ravaging the south, but we have one story for you with a happy ending. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. a little taste of summer today look at these temperatures today. los angeles is getting warmer too. if you are getting ready for the water, some of that warmth makes the temperatures cooler in the northwest. the next storm system moves in. we are going to keep it warm in the desert southwest. if you are are watwatching us i, california. the gateway science museum. >> thank you so much. >> bill, thanks so much. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. according to one report, as punishment for stealing a necklace, lindsay lohan may be give

>> francisco liriano pitched the sixth no-hitter in minnesota twins history last night for a 1-0 winver the chicago white sox. the first no-hitter of the season helped minnesota snap a six-game slide. he needed just 123 pitches to complete the feat. interesting to not he came in with an e.r.a. over nine. and jayson werth returned to philadelphia for the first time since leaving washington. it was not a kind homecoming. 0 for 3 on the night. former teammate hamils with a win. >> it's going to be tough. >> it is going to be tough. our time 4:55. coming up, an update on the breaking news this morningment a home destroyed by an explosion. >>> a virginia mom upset with what her daughter came home from whoa, i should get mom a samsung fascinate. bright, colorful screen, high-speed downloads, hd video. she'll want videos of grandkids. i'm not ready for kids. what would i name it ? brian's good. a brian will make eye contact, work with his hands, return e-mails. okay, mom's getting a phone. get mom a new samsung fascinate for $99.99 and unlimited data for only $29.99 on america's largest hig

francisco liriano, a no-hitter for the twins over the white sox. >>> i'm steve bunin.s it for this espn news update. >>> the mirror ball trophy is not going to the girl next door. kendra wilkinson's shimmy and shake was not enough to keep her from being bounced from the ballroom. >> the reality star took her elimination in stride. she said, i'm not the best dancer. but i am the best mom. it is now down to the final five celebrities. how about the outfits, too? >> no complaints. all right. >>> the first lady is keeping in step with her let's move campaign, literally. mrs. obama joined hundreds of students at a washington, d.c. school, dancing to beyonce's "move your body." the routine was cohoreographed especially for the first lady. the first lady, with some moves. >> she does have some moves. that's pretty cool. >>> coming up next, the stories that we'll be following later today, including prince charles at the white house. >>> and watching the water. another major city braces for flooding. [ sneezes ] allergies? you think i have allergies? you're sneezing. i'm allerg

. >>> the twins francisco liriano threw the first no hitter of the season. throwing his first complete game in the minnesota twins 1-0 win over the chicago white sox. he threw 123 pitchers. it was the seventh no hitter for the twins-washington senators franchise. >>> rivals are coming together to help those in need down south where communities are teffs tatted by tornadoes. >> a virginia community is responding. fox's beth parker has the story from alexandria. >> reporter: ask what they are collecting and they will tell you it is the thing us you need to live they live in the city is area now but their roots are in the state of alabama. they are here collecting donation for tornado victims. >> because it is hard being this far away and you can't just jump in the car and go and help someone clean up so you have to do what you can where you are. >> you want to be down there with your hands in the dirt helping people out in person. but up here, we kind of have to judge what we can do best and that is raise money and send down donation. >> they are auburn and al

. >>> in chicago tonight francisco liriano of the twins threw 132 pitches. the final out of a no-hitter against the white sox. he came in with a 1-4 record and an e.r.a. over 9.00 and leaves with the seventh no-hitter in franchise history. tomorrow there will be plenty of hits in motown. joe louis arena in detroit certainly has its mystique. the sharks soaking it in today while getting ready for game 3. the mission is to keep the octopi off the ice, which means keeping the red wings off the scoreboard. the sharks did a very good job of this at the tank in games 1 and 2. detroit with just two goals thus far in the series. success often means keeping the crowd quiet. but there's one word about how the a road game could be an advantage. and that word is -- >> distractions. the wives don't like to hear that word. but we don't have that here. it's just the guys, just boys being boys, and that's it. you just get to talk about team bonding. what is that? that's just hanging out, watching hockey. just relaxing and enjoying themselves. at the end of the day it's abou

in chicago, the first no-hitter of the season by that time, francisco liriano of the twins.ox, no hits in the not part adam dunn is the better. two outs in the ninth. a line drive. the no-hitter for liriano from the dominican republic. the two ordered 64 in major league baseball history. 1-0 the final period lebron james of the miami heat plane as well as any team in the playoffs. the fans were flaunting red, white, and loblue. of salt on thes boston celtics. no chance in stopping this. heat by four in the fourth quarter. in the end, they are too good. it gets deflected to lebron james. miami over boston and lead the series 2-0. the caps lose again last night. they have to win time for their season is over. >> much more to come in our next half-hour of 11 news today. >> included a controversy over whether to release pictures of bin laden. i'm jennifer franciotti. details are next. >> some local students get out and get down and get some help from a familiar face. hat be?o could the not that long ago, many families were priced out of an overheated housing market. but the time

francisco liriano pitched the sixth no-hitter in minnesota twins history. helped minnesota snap a six-game slide. it will do that. liriano walked six, struck out two and needed 123 pitches to complete the feat. he came into the game with an e.r.a. amazingly over nine. >> and jayson werth returned to fill tpl for the first time since leaving washington. 0 for 3 on the night. former team cole hamils. >>> new credit card rules could keep stay at home parents from getting a credit card. >> starting this fall, new credit card regulations will block banks from giving credit cards to people who do not have an individual surs of income. this is all meant to keep credit out of the hands of those who cannot afford it. but the new rule will make it virtually impossible for a stay at home dad like brian bradshaw from getting his new card. >> everything is families. so the idea that i couldn't use my wife's salary for proof of income or my wife couldn't use my salary for proof of income i find it kind of strange. >> military spouses, whose partners who are serving overs

francisco liriano. >> say it again. >> francisco liriano! taking down the white sox, 1-0. however unlikely, it took him 123 pitches. his first-ever complete game. this was a pitcher pitching to an e.r.a. of almost 10 on the year. it was thought perhaps that this start last night was for his spot in the rotation. fair to say, he will be staying in the rotation for at least one more start. and i think it's fair to say that our former place of employ, has a nice lead story. >> this is going to be the true test for this man. big lakers fan. 10:30 tip. can you stay up? can you watch your lakers? >> i'll put it this way, given the bet i have with jamie foxx, i'm going to fight my way through it. i'll be tired tomorrow. but for america, i'll do it for you. >> there you go. >>> sam, bring us some weather. >> we heard these things, josh. let's get to the boards. one or two things we want to talk about. we want to start with the zone that was flooding. only because it's dry now. the ohio river valley, mississippi river valley, the flooding continues. we have the runoff of the tribut

. >>> minnesota francisco liriano hit the first no-hitter of the baseball season.the sox 1-0. >>> ahead, new information from the cia on the death of osama bin laden. >> more on our breaking news, a house explosion in rockville, maryland. we'll get a report from the scene next. >> quick check of traffic from angie. >> right now, 395 headed northbound, we're using the brakes from duke over to seminary. definitely slow crossing the 14th street bridge. a look at district roads when we return at the half hour. stay with 9news now. [ male announcer ] before he changed the world... tear down this wall. [ male announcer ] ...or led a nation... i ronald reagan do solemnly swear. [ male announcer ] ...or governed a state... you and i have a rendezvous with destiny. [ male announcer ] ...he inspired our company... with his optimism, his belief in innovation, and his entrepreneurial spirit. [ man ] for general electric, here is ronald reagan. ♪ [ man ] for general electric, here is ronald reagan. my second diagnosis-- i was told to go home, retire, and enjoy the time i had le

this week minnesota's francisco liriano threw a perfect game, sorry, a no-hitter. almost a perfect game. >> verlander was magnanimous. he had that one walk i believe in the eighth inning and he actually said the ump made the right call. >> and he could have argued with the ump and gotten thrown out of the game. >> absolutely, ron, thank you very much. >> you're welcome. >> let's get the morning's weather with jackie meretsky. jackie, good morning. >> happy mother's day to everyone. just switching gears i'm thinking about all the mothers that live along the flood zone and that have to gather their families together to evacuate. a dire situation. the expected crest along the mississippi river at memphis is monday. now, meanwhile, we've also got some thunderstorms pushing through the area. however, really the damage is done because of all the rain that fell in april. a huge storm system west of the continental divide, we're talking about extremely gusty winds in the southwest. we've got some fire danger there and rain and snow. in fact, if you live in and around weste

francisco liriano of the twins releadf lied some clutch defense to close a 1-2-3 pitch masterpiece last night. walked six and the first complete game in five major league starts. liriano called a crazy night and night. so we offer him congrats. you don't see a lot of those. but when they come around it's such a good feeling. >> it is pretty cool and season is in full swing now. lots of games going to. >> it makes baseball a little less boring. sorry. >> nice weather though, it would help things out. >>> forecast now. rainy day from the carolinas to new york and new england. showers in florida and from montana to minnesota. light snow in the northern rockies and the southwest continues to heat up. >> nearly 100 in phoenix. 60s from fargo to minneapolis. 71 in kansas city. 66 in minneapolis. mostly 50s in the northeast. and 70s from dallas to new orleans. >> new orleans. >> new orleans. >> you can say is that way because you lived there. >> that's right. >>> it looks like the first lady michelle obama has all of the right moves to back up her fight to child obesity. >> breaking it down. t