frank mccourt is filing for bankruptcy. it could extend his ownership beyond the season. if they approve tomorrow the payroll deadline could satisfy the court for the next 180 days. frank mccourt owed $40 million this week alone. $20million in salary. $8million to manny ramirez and $150,000 to vin skully. dodgers are the 11th to file for bankruptcy. the college world series, go 2- 3. florida versus south carolina. you know there is a lot of interest around here. cal made it but out of there in three games. look at this. score tide. looked like the game was going to end but no, tag that plate. did he make it? no. we go to the 11th. walker scores and south carolina wins 2-1 in 11 innings. they play again tomorrow. if necessary a third game on wednesday. is this the end for terrell owens? everybody wants to say bad guy, but then you look at this stat, only jerry rice has scored more touchdowns than terrell owens' 153. acl reconstructive surgery on a key today. the question is, will he play next year. he is 37. after couple non

frank cannot make pay roll by thursday major league baseball would take over. the commissioner said that he would be doing that. last week he denied a plan that mccourt with fox sports to be able to come wake-up a $3 billion idea that frank said would make the team viable for years to come. selig thought too much might go to the debts that mccourt owes, he owes about 40 million, half of that owed to manny ramirez. a lot more to a bun were of different people. all up to judge to find out if those people are going to get paid or not. >> thank you very much, john. rain has arrived in the bay area on this tuesday. we're going to check in with christina loren. >> days like this that meteorologists get excited about. i'll post all day long. even when the show is over to let you know what's happening. make sure you add me as a friend on facebook to get the latest throughout the day as i never give it a rest. it's always changing. live picture shows you that. we had a clear start, on the bridge, but now as you can see completely enshrouded in the fog. we're watching strong cells. look at this guy. all the reds and yellows, even purple. that is heavy rain eve

. >>> frank and janie mccourt reached a divorce settlement this morning over how to divide which one of them gets ownership of the dodgers. they agreed to a one day trial to decide if frank mccourt has sole ownership of the team or if his wife jamie gets half under california's community property laws, after a judge threw out an agreement in which jaime gave up her rights to the team. >>> the next bay bridge series begins tonight, last month the giants swept the as and san francisco is looking to bounce back from an extra inning loss to arizona. >> deep to right center, this one is out of the yard and the diamondbacks have won the game. >> that was a walk off homer in the 10th. the giants still though in first place in the west. the as won yesterday but have lost 13-16. tonight tim lincecum takes the mound, first pitch 7:05 at the oakland coliseum. >> good afternoon to you, a pleasant day in store. you can see here from the shot that we have a little bit of a rain layer hanging tough off the coastline at least for the next hour or so. areas along the golden gate bridge and sausalito

the owner, frank mccourt, was counting on the deal to keep the troubled team afloat. mccourt and his wife jamie mccourt have been involved in a contentious divorce. >>> am 1 abercrombie and finch is facing a -- abercrombie and finch is facing a lawsuit filed by a woman. jade hernandez has more. >> reporter: the woman who filed the lawsuit has said shows has already received death threats. she says all she wants the company to do is review and change their pollty. now, the woman wore a scarf over her head. when she worked for the parent company back in 2009, she said she was told she could wear her scarf as long as she wore different colors. but afterward she was told to take it off altogether. she refused and sheep alleges they fire -- they fired her for it. >> when inwas asked to remove my scarf, i was demoralized and felt unwanted. now i feel the need to double check myself. >> such a look policy cannot be square with our shared values. no worker should have to choose between their religion and their job. >> reporter: in san francisco today, the abercrombie and nin.

fox who is scheduled to make a deal with frank mccourt. if they can't get a clean deal, we understand that frank won't have the money -- have the money. they were in court yesterday and left court at 10:00 last night trying to come to some sort of a -- some sort of an agreement. if frank mccourt is not able to make the payroll, collisioner could actually step in. he could seize control of the dodgers and put the dodgers up for sale and make the payroll on behalf of the dodgers. we'll see -- we'll see what happens today. again, a marathon session here in court and it looks like they had be back in court sometime today. back to you guys. >>> a lock of sleep could hurt a happy marriage. particularly, hurt the wife. there is a -- there there is a new study out that says when women take a long time to go to sleep, the relationship with their spouses suffers. when women can get a good -- can't get a good night's sleep, they express more frustration and negative feelings. >>> facebook may be reaching the saturation point in some parts of the worl

ju just when you thought it it couldn't get worse for frank mccourt, it did. major league baseball rejected a $3 billion tv contract with fox. they're concerned the up-front money would not go to the team but used to pay off debt and divorce expenses. the next move from mcxourt will be to sue major league baseball other sell the teams. >>> albert pew joeldz will miss four to six weeks with a broken forearm. initially they thought it was a sprained wrist, but an mri revealed the worst. >>> cubs and white sox tied at three. carlos pena left the yard in a hurry, a 3-run bomb. bottom of the inning, ramirez hit one in front of home plate. he thought it was foul and ramirez was tagged out. ozzie guillen, didn't take long for him to get lost. he lost the argument and the game. >>> braves tim hudson singled handedly beat the blue jays. in the seventh put atlanta on the board with a two-run homer. the braves won it 2-0. >>> they wasted no time against the reds. alex rodriguez sparked a four-run in the first. chris with a shot to third, and bhil running down the line sl

dodger owner frank mccourt played one of the final cards in his hands, bankruptcy.e filed for bankruptcy protection in an effort to keep major league baseball from seizing the team, and he secured yet another loan. $150 million, and it's up to the bankruptcy court to approve that financing, so he can make payroll. he owes about $40 million by thursday. the team's financial status is up in the air, but that didn't affect their play on the field. the dodgers put in an offensive clinic in minnesota, combined for a season high 24 hits. matt kemp led the way with four including his 22nd homer. he may not get paid. the dodgers are cashing in runs, winning 15-0. >>> tiger manager jim leyland got his money's worth went toe to toe with not one, but two umpires. spent a couple of minutes giving the first base ump a piece of his mind. after he blew up a bang-bang play at the bag. leyland was ejected. then on his way out he gave the nobody was safe, leyland went on a tear, johnny peralta, a shot to the right, batista couldn't make the play. in came the go-ahead run. tigers beat

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owner frank mccourt is expected to ask a federal judge to approve $150 million in financing, and allow to auction off the team's tv rights. that's something baseball commissioner bud selig has refused. major league baseball took control of the team's day-to-day operations in april, and is looking into mccourt's handling of the team. a hearing is scheduled for today. >>> the bankruptcy filings seemed to energize the dodgers in minneapolis. for the first time in dodger history, every starter had a hit. matt kemp had four, including his national league-leading 22nd home run. dodgers stopped the twins 15-0. >>> and extra innings in anaheim. touris hit a bases-loaded single in the tenth inning to send in the winning run againsts nationals. the angels beat washington 4-3. >>> and in tennis, a tough day for the williams sisters at wimbledon. serena's run at her first grand slam tournament in a year went down in flames. she lost in straight sets to marion bartoli 6-3, 7-6. and her sister venus, a five-time wimbledon champ is also out after being upset 6-2, 6-3. >>> and when we return, another

the team is owned by frank and jamie mccourt.band made two crucial decisions to retain ownership. major league baseball needs to approve a tv contract between the dodgers and fox otherwise the settlement is off. a one-day trial will be held to determine whether the team belongs to frank mccourt or is considered community property >>> the man nicknamed the barefoot bandit pleaded guilty to federal charges. colton moore was captured a year ago in the bahamas. he is a media sensation during a two-year hunt. he eluded capture by stealing boats, planes and cars. there are plans about his life of crime but he would have to give up any financial profit he might make from it. >>> things got ugly outside the casey anthony murder trial this morning. >> let him go. let him go. >> that is part of the scuffle that broke out about 5:00 a.m. in the line of people waiting for tickets to go inside the courtroom. a couple of men tried to cut in line. that's when accusations that you saw a minute ago, fists started flying. police were called in to

long-time fans like george o'balle know exactly who they blame-- the team's owner frank mccourt. >> howe make payroll for crying out loud? >> reporter: the dodgers' financial troubles have been laid bare by the ongoing divorce settlement of mccourt and his ex-wife jamie. they bought two homes near the playboy mansion and two more in malibu. they paid $225,000 a month for a private jet and $300 a day for hair styling. the mccourts' lavish life-style was financed by at least $108 million borrowed against the dodgers. in many divorces it's the kids who suffer. in this one, it's the fans. >> i would love the old time family feeling to come back to the dodgers. >> reporter: john parker grew up faithful to the dodgers. >> i'd walk through the gate and the tunnel and see the field and it's like i'm home. >> reporter: his loyalty goes back to his father frank, a world war ii vet who grew up in a kansas farm in the 1930s. the first time he heard a radio baseball was on. >> it was the brooklyn dodgers he said from that moment on he was a dodger fan. >> reporter: the dodgers moved to los angeles,

the owner of the team, frank mccourt blamed the baseball commissioner's multimillion dollar deal justo broadcast the games. this is just the latest awful chapter for the dodgers. the team will continue to play, mccourt says all salaries will be paid, the bankruptcy filing lets the team buy some time to get their footing back. >>> a rare sight in baseball saturday, and the thing about this was no one who saw it in person realized it quite right away. but thanks to slow motion, we can now see what happened. the batter was troy tulowitski of the rockies in a game against the yankees. it looked for all the world like an ordinary garden variety line shot up the third-base line. but when they looked closely, he hit that ball not once, but twice, once in the meat of the bat and then again off the bounce on the end. same series, by the way, friday night, another great moment, this one in the stands, combat veteran michael caser who lost his left arm in afghanistan in 2008, give that man a contract. >>> up next, an american woman making a difference for children far away, who remind her of her

at the same time, frank mccourt, the owner, is going through a very expensive divorce.hatter was a statement by the team that says there will be no disruption to the dodgers' day- to-day business, the baseball team or the dodger fans is. >> very interesting development. >>> we have breaking news from a chicago courtroom. a verdict in the trial of former governor rod blagojevich. >>> also -- there's this video. you watch it closely. it's out there somewhere. there it is. yes. something was jumping around, around a group of surfers in florida. we'll tell you all about it. >>> breaking news out of chicago. the jurors deliberating in the krupp shunt trial of rob blagojevich tell a judge they've reached a verdict on 18 of the 20 counts against him. the judge says the verdict will be read this afternoon. blagojevich has defied all -- has denied all wrongdoing including charges that he sought to sell or trade president obama's vacated u.s. senate seat. >>> the transportation security administration defending the search of a 95-year-old woman, a cancer patient, who was forced t

team owner frank mccourt counting on a $3 billion television deal to stay afloat. but the contract was rejected by the commissioner. the team has to come up with $30 million this week to make payroll. the dodgers issued a statement saying there would be no disruption to day-to-day praix buzz the decision not to approve the tv contract nullifies a divorce settlement between mccourt and his ex-wife, jamie. >> san francisco district attorneys today said his office is going hire teenagers at risk of stopping out of school as summer inverns. he admitted he was a high school dropout, and had opportunities like these that can get kids back on the right track. the teens come from the ymca care program, helping students catch up on ak democrat credits. >> i think it can be a life changing opportunity and having engaged in similar problems, programs in the past i can tell you that the kids that we bring into this programs generally have a tendency to get a different view of the criminal justice system. >> the d.a.wants to expand the program. he's asking businesses to offer s

frank mccourt filed for bankruptcy protection after mlb officials threatened to take over the team if he could not meet the dodgers' payroll. commissioner bud selig blocked the $3 billion deal with the fox sports network. past and present dodgers players are owed a significant amount of money, for instance the retired manny ramirez is reportedly due almost $21 million. the team plans to continue operations with a $150 million in financing. mccourt has been getting loans to keep the team afloat. his problems are expected to come to a head this thursday when a $30 million payroll is due. >> candy reid there. >>> let's take one last look at the stock markets up about 0.5% for the london ftse. xetra dax tipping off about 0.7%. paris cac 0.7%, zurich smi 0.7%. athens general optimism up by about last time i looked nearly 2% for the athens general. don't forget if you want to comment on all of that or any of the stories in the show get in touch with the whole team on our facebook page, you will find us at facebook.com/wbt. back in 24 hours.

a settlement could likely include frank mccourt getting ownership and jaime some sort of payout. it could be a moot point if frank loses the team to major league baseball which is investigating the team's finances. the mccourts have to come to some settlement by the time court starts at 8:30 this morning. the investigation that major league baseball is doing is supposed to be finished by the end of the month. they are looking into his finances. he could clear everything if major league baseball would okay a deal with fox sports. major league baseball can't do that until the investigation is done. almost like a catch 22. >> no kidding. i was going to say the same thing. i'm sure he could get a lot of money from that deal. but everything is on hold. see what happens. thank you very much. >> when one bay area man makes a commitment he sticks it. today in the bay's bob redell found that out during a recent trip to the explore atorium. >> reporter: give a man toothpick, puddles of glue. >> i put the glue where the second sedge going to go. >> reporter: all the time in the world. >> 35

owner frank mccourt locked in a bitter divorce, says baseball commissioner bud selig has forced the teamation. last week selig refused to approve a $3 billion tv deal for the team saying deal was structured for mccourt's personal needs. >>> and the jacket michael jackson wore in the "fliler" video was auctioned over the weekend with a big price tag. the winning bid? $1.8 million. >> really? >> huge. >> don't wear that on the street. >> i guess not. joe, thanks. >>> time for our redick list. tonight we're adding kim kardashian haters what they drove kim to do. for a while i've had this unsettling feeling that, i don't know, something was off, like the universe was slightly out of whack. something was missing and i couldn't pinpoint the source of the feeling then it hit me. no one has been saying much about kim kardashian's butt. she remedied that nicely on last night's episode of "keeping up with the kardashians." >> if this is what it takes to shut up the entire world that my butt is real, then i will happily do it. >> you heard her right. unbeknownst to me the entire world won't stop wi

dodgers owner frank mccourt got the outcome he wanted from a bankruptcy court hearing yesterday. a judge approved a financing plan to keep the team running, but an associated press report says major league baseball will file a motion to cease the dodgers. the league is allowed to seize control during chapter 11 protection. they think the money problems stem from mccourt using money for personal benefits. >>> alameda cannot fair in full swing and families are enjoying rides, music and food. bob redell is live with an attempt to make a very big burger. >> good morning, marla. i'm on board the world's largest barbecue. when you've got a setup this large, why not try to attempt to cook the world's largest hamburger. the two gentlemen leading that effort are brett and nick. you're trying this saturday. i see you have this rig here. how are you going to pull this off? do you think it will work? >> you obviously start with the world's largest barbecue. we've developed this here and on saturday we're going to attempt to pack 600 pounds of fresh ground meat and make the world's largest ha

, is its historically acrimonious and embarrassing, it started with the divorce proceedings of frank mccourt books, as we know divorces can do. we had hundreds of millions of dollars in debt. we had spending of team assets on lavish lifestyles, the hiring of a psychic to send positive energy to the dodgers. a perfect hollywood tell-tale story. all of the cautionary ingredients you would want for a horrible, horrible sports tale gone bad. >> all right. what happens to fans? do games get affected by this? >> well the games go on. i think if you're a dodgers fan, you're pretty depressed right now. this is one of the great american brands in sports that's been almost completely tarnished really since they moved to l.a. it's been a model franchise until the mccourts took over. so the players will be paid, contracts in mlb are guaranteed. you'll see the games, but it's hard for this not to seep out into the field. the team with the loosest purse strings tends to win in baseball. you won't see big trades or moves for the dodgers, so the fans won't be happy about that. >> i saw this coming across ye

giants rival has been dealing with financial difficulties related to the divorce of team owner frank mccourt and his wife. the the dodgers filed for the protection three days before the pay roll is due and the court says he can't meet that pay roll. this morning video of a fire still burning at a hotel a mile away from disney's animal kingdom in orlando, florida. the "orlando sentinel" reports several people are in the hospital because of this fire but so far their conditions are not known. the hotel's roof has collapsed. there are 430 rooms in the hotel but it's unclear how many of those rooms are burning. the fire has shut down a nearby freeway. this morning three men are hurt and another is behind bars after brawling in the streets ever oakland. police say one of the men had been shot, one stabbed and another was hit with a baseball bat during a fight late last night on 13th avenue near foothill boulevard. police are looking for another suspect armed with a gun during the fight. >> state budget negotiations are getting heated and there is name calling. the budget needs to be in place by f

dodgers owner frank mccourt cites selig's interference with the team and the refusal to approve the pending says by going to chapter 11 it can deal with long-term financial obligation and ensure the long-term financial facility. that is just coming down out of delaware where it was filed. we have more later today. >>> 6:44. more financial news. apple may be poised to ramp up ipad and iphone production. >> bloomberg reporter jane king joins us live from the new york stock exchange. hi, jane. >> hi, eric, kristen. good morning to you. well, we're flat. to a little bit higher this morning. we have a drop on friday. greece is a concern then and is it a concern today as well. greece may be limiting stocks to the upside this morning. consumer spending unexpectingly stagnating last month. we see them holding op to the wallets. they will begin ramping up aggressively. they are saying that apple plans to release prepaid contract, to release $350 iphone in december. to the market, we're in green across the board with the dow up 45 minutes and nasdaq and nasdaq, everything is up so far this morning. t

the move, by owner frank mccourt, comes after major league baseball rejected a 17- year $3 billion deal with the fox network that mccourt says would have allowed his team to meet its financial obligations. in april, major league baseball assumed control of the franchise amid concerns over the team's finances. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: former illinois governor rod blagojevich was found guilty today on 17 charges of corruption, including an effort to barter president obama's old senate seat. hari sreenisvasan has that. >> reporter: lot blagojevich seemed upbeat leaving his sub urban chicago home. >> look, it's in god's hands. you know, my hands are shaky. my knees are weak. i can't seem to stand on my own two feet. i'm praying. i certainly hope for the best. >> reporter: but those hopes were dashed by a federal jury in its 10th day of deliberations. they convicted the ousted governor of trying in effect to sell the vacant illinois senate seat left by president obama. he was also convicted of trying to extort executives for donations to his own

blames major league baseball for refusing to approve a multi billion dollar tv deal that owner frank mccourt counting on to keep the financially troubled franchise afloat. several players are owed millions on their contracts, though they have been promised they will be paid. >>> still ahead, back in shape in a cinch. the new strategy for moms to get their old bodies back. >>> and first it was saggy pants, now an adult diaper. the new controversy involving the tsa and a 95-year-old woman. >>> and at this hour we're watching some low clouds pouring into the bay area right now, but we could be seeing perhaps more than just drizzle and mist underneath those clouds by tomorrow morning. yes, a storm bearing down on us for the end of june. we'll talk more about these rather unusual changes in your seven-day inocautes. stjust a f s swipe excuse me...?ase. this belongs to you... o...um...thank you. excuse me... this is yours... thank you! you're welcome. with chase freedom, you get cash back on what you buy everyday. this is yours! thank you! that's 5% cash back in bonus categories every three months

the mccourt, frank and his wife, didn't get the 100 million because of the major league ruling.an said i would be interested. the u.s.a. reached reached the gold cup final. this is pretty bad. you will see honduras, man. first stint in two years. we have been running this all night but i can't get enough of the man getting off. just get off. [ speaking foreign language ] >> i have been listening to this all night. i get a kick out of it. just listen. that is good continuous screaming. all right the u.s.a. opponent on saturday night, the winner of mexico versus honduras. scoreless in overtime. something went wrong. mexico won, man. mexico won. kung fu kick celebration. something went wrong. mexico beat my honduras entry. >> they did. >> what do i owe you? how much? >> i am not going to say i told you so. >> i got 4 grand. >> you got about 4-quarters. >> you know what happened if you walked in with 4 grand? the general manager will beat you up and rob you. pay for the lights. mexico wins 2-0. they play the u.s.a. saturday night. real quick. so me an mvp in a suit. the hockey award

they offered to provide the needed cash and now say frank mccourt's ownership of the dodgers should endcause he never asked permission to file for bankruptcy. >>> we have been talking about this all morning. president obama will hold his first news conference in three months. he announced the drawdown in afghanistan. lawmakers are demanding that the president justify the mission in libya. the national debt hangs heavy over congress. they will face a number of questions about the topics. let's get an idea of the stakes and talking points. david gergen served four presidents. david, if you put yourself in the obama inner circle for a moment and were you advising him right now, what is the first thing he should say as he steps up to the microphone today? >> especially after you haven't had a press conference in three months, it is important that the president and advisors know what is the headline they want on your show after it is over. what is the headline you want in the papers tomorrow morning? they need to focus on what message they are trying to get out to the american people. i trus

as we told you yesterday, frank and jamie mccourt have reached a divorce settlement.ment includes a one-day trial to be held in august to figure out whether the dodgers belong to frank mccourt or whether the team is considered community property. >> it's hard to describe my feelings be to be very honest. it's certainly not when you're talking about a long marriage, and going through all we went through and getting this wrapped up, you won't say i'm happy that -- happy? happy thing? >> hoping for resolution, and i hope this is a step towards that resolution. >> the august trial comes after a judge threw out a post- nuptial agreement in which jamie mccourt gave up her rights to the los angeles dodgers. >>> if you're trying to mail something to canada, you may run into a lot of trouble. why the u.s. postal service says it's about to stop accepting mail headed to that country. and the fight to get behind the wheel, why women in one middle eastern country are not allowed to drive and what they're doing to change that. and let's take you outside. here's a live picture of th

frank and jamie mccourt have agreed to let a judge decide if frank mccourt exclusively owns the team,ity property. but before the settlement can be finalized, major league baseball has to approve a 17-year television deal with the dodgers worth nearly $3 billion. >>> and so far the 2011 u.s. open is one for the record books. right now leader rory mcilroy has posted the lowest 36-hole score ever recorded at the open. he has the lead after the second round at the congressional country club in maryland. and, of course, you can catch round three of the action right here on nbc starting at 2:00 eastern. >>> and finally, two buddies, one empty airport and a camera led to a whole lot of questions. a couple of young filmmakers got stuck at dallas-ft. worth's airport after their evening flight was canceled. and they couldn't resist an empty terminal to have some fun racing wheelchairs, shining each other's shoes, or serving drinks at a bar. the film has gone viral, and the airport officials say they were aware of what was going on but saw no danger, or threat from the activities. i don't know,

their owners frank and jamie mccourt are going through a nasty divorce. the league has taken over day-to-day operation of the team. and the dodgers have one of the worst records in baseball. but yesterday the boys in blue had a reason to smile. freeway series in los angeles, angels up 2-1 in the ninth when the dodgers make a date with lady luck. aaron miles with the fly sac to center. gordon tags from third. the throw was there and they call gordon safe. but take another look, it appears jeff mathis blocks the play perfectly yet the umpire sees it differently. dodgers tie it at two. next batter, tony gwynn jr. with a page out of his father's playbook, a walkoff rbi. dodgers avoid the sweep with the 3-2 win. up the coast in san francisco, the giants' madison baumgartner pitching a gem against the indians. strikes out a career high eleven over seven innings. the champs win their fifth in a row 3-1. speaking of pitching, the phillies roy halladay gets in the hen-win club. the man they call doc was surgical. pitching his fifth complete game of the season. the

yesterday, frank mccourt filed for bankruptcy. through an ugly divorce. for years, they've used the team as the family credit card. they may be the two most hated people in l.a. right now, and they've left the team bankrupt. the dodgers knocked out 25 hits. every starter had a hit, a run, an rbi. that is the first time since the '50s. then there's matt kemp. he leads the league in homers with 52. keep channelling that anger. there's enough to last for a while. >>> tiger's hosting toronto, andy dirk's put the bunt down. the great play, but first base ump calls him safe. then after consulting, he reverses the call. that brings out jim leyland and he is not happy. mimics the ump and gets tossed. tigers players in the dugout were watching this and actually laughing. the tigers won the game. all right. check out this acrobatic first pitch before the royals, padres game in san diego. that's a cirque du soleil performer doing that and he throws a perfect strike. might call that a balk. the padres -- here he comes. that's pretty cool. pad

the mccourt family that owns them, frank mccourt and his wife, are going through a bitter divorce. baseball doesn't like to have any franchise, especially one of its storied franchises like the dodgers. >> as you say, this franchise, it's such a part of our nostalgia. what do you think? possible buyer, mark cuban? >> he has talked about, you know, them in the past. he has expressed interest in the chicago cubs. that did not go through. cuban, any time he talks, you have to take him seriously. won a championship with thecnnm. paul following that story for us along with our other sports writers. thanks so much. >>> stories developing today also. minnesota republican congresswoman michele bachmann making her bid official. that announcement expected in about ten minutes from now. 1:35, the colorado rapids, this year's major league soccer champs hold a clinic for military families on the south lawn of the white house. 2:00 eastern, secretary of state hillary clinton releases a worldwide report on government efforts to combat human trafficking for slavery, sexual exploration, forced labo

the move is designed to force dodger's owner frank mccourt to sell the team.s accused the using the team as his personal piggy bank. >>> want to get back to the casey anthony murder trial. we now know she underwent examinations by three, three psychologists, all who found her competent now to stand trial. our david mattingly who is outside the courthouse, he is in orlando. david, first of all explain to us how that happened? who asked for the competency tests. do we know if that is actually the reason why there was this abrupt recess for saturday? >> that was the mysterious reason behind the ending of court on saturday. that we're finding out is it was the defense who came forward to the court asking for this sort of an examination. we've just got the briefings back. we can read this to you. it says based on privileged communications between casey marie anthony and her counsel, counsel reasonably believes that ms. anthony is not competent to aid and assist in her own defense and is incompetent to proceed. she was then examined by a psychologist, a forensic psy

owner frank mccourt blames major league baseball for rejecting a deal that would have solved the team's debts. >>> you've heard of jumping a shark? check this out. in florida, a shark jumps a surfer. there it is. a four-foot long spinner shark went flying through the air behind a very surprised surfer. spinner sharks are not that big. they're usually about six feet. they do prefer shallow water, though. they eat fish, not humans. good news for this >> low clouds and fog maybe drizzle as well looks like this will start to break up lots of sunshine inside the bay and valleys numbers mainly into the 50s sunny skies warming those numbers up into the 70s a few 80s inland. 50, 60 patch of fog toward the coastline tonight clouds roll in a chance of rain in the forecast tomorrow, warming up toward the end of the week thanks so much. that's your latest weather. over to chris and rebecca. good morning. hope you both had a great weekend. >> thank you. you, too. >>> up next, michelle obama back in the states this morning after wrapping up her historic viltzity to africa. >> we'll look at the speech

the owner of the dodgers, that is in the process of being determined, frank looked mccourt and his wifee car that has been one on for 20 months, in the deal, he will supposedly be able to buy out his wife interest in the dodgers for 100 million. you may have read the reports that he is having problems and he may not even make the deadline for the next payroll that is june 30th. many ramirez one of his players from years ago old $8 million, the guy that got caught the steroids and all of that. so, frank close as many ramirez and he owes everybody. and at least he got his wife off his back. now people talking about tiger woods, it is the e-mail time, they took some personal shots today, why do i love with labraun james? that comes up all the time. are you ready to go? >> i am ready to go. >> my wife said you would be a fool to use the elevator at kron. and what happened today. >> i approve my love for you. >> it is 50 minutes and we have a man stuck in the elevator, if you would like to send donations to keep the man out of the elevator, he is stuck in the elevator while we laugh about it

that voids a divorce settlement between the team's owner frank mccourt and his wife who are battlinguments show the couple took more than a hundred million dollars of team revenue for personal use. >> you need those houses! >>> the florida marlins going old school and named jack mckeon interim manager who led the team to the world series in 2003. he is now 80 years old. that would make him the oldest skipper in baseball by 13 years. he broke into baseball in 1949. the same year as mickey mantle and just two years after jackie robinson broke gable baseball's color barrier. he is not the oldest man in baseball. >> he is 80. >> you go! >>> ahead, he robbed a bank on purpose. he wanted to get caught. he wanted health care in jail. sad tale. we will have more coming up. >>> over a dozen gators literally tunnel their way to freedom. you didn't know they were that smart but they are. neighbors are afraid now to go outside. this past year alone there was a 93% increase in cyber attacks. in financial transactions... on devices... in social interactions... and applications in the cloud. some c

a bitter divorce battle between frank and jamie mccourt put the team's future in doubt. ondent ben tracy reports. >> reporter: frank and jamie's battle over the dodgers may be in its final inning. >> this is a huge, huge milestone and a huge step forward today. >> reporter: on friday the former couple married for nearly 30 years announced they have settled the terms of the divorce. a judge will settle the terms of the divorce. >> the most important thing for me is to have resolution, the most important thing for my family, my children and certainly the fans, certainly baseball. >> reporter: but that resolution hinges on major looeg baseball approves the long-term tv deal with fox reportedly worth $3 billion. if a judge decides frank is the sole owner of the team he agrees to pay his ex-wife $100 million. see also gets their homes. if they both own the team they split the assets 50/50. the judge decides after a one-day trial august 4th. >> the fact they got the judge's signature to agree to hold one more day of trial to resolve the issue shows everyone is trying very hard

it's fallout from the messy divorce of the team's owners frank and jamie mccourt. million borrowed against the dodgers. divorce court documents reveal the extent of their spending. four luxury homes in los angeles. $225,000 a month for a private jet. $300 a day for hairstyling. the dodgers want a judge to approve a $150 million loan from a hedge fund. the team's future may depend more on what happens in court than what happens in dodger stadium. john parker has cared all his life about what happens to the dodgers. his father, frank, a world war ii vet, grew up in a kansas farm in the 1930s. the first time he heard a radio, baseball was on. >> and it was the brooklyn dodgers. he said from that moment on, he was a dodger fan. >> reporter: the dodgers moved to los angeles, and so did frank. raising a family as devoted to the team as they were to each other. >> i would love the old-time family feeling to come back to the dodgers. >> reporter: two years ago, john arranged a very special 87th birthday for his father. though frank's eyes were failing, he got to throw out

for its season so far, you know, with the very public and ugly divorce of its owners, frank and jamie mccourtam playing on the field. the team owes a lot of money to current and former players and owing that money to these other players means it has less money to spend on new players. the team was hoping for a big cash infusion from a new tv deal, but the baseball commissioner bud selig, he rejected it and said that this deal was designed to line the pockets of the owner, but not help the team. the good news for those who are dodgers fans, you know what, even though they filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the team can play at least for the time being. >> what does this mean for the fans that want to go to dodger stadium and have to pony up for the tickets. does it change the cost of my tickets? >> reporter: it does, but you can expect to get some good deals on tickets. they're offering $5 tickets for kids. that's about as good as it gets in the major leagues if you ask me. i think it is less because of the bankruptcy and more because the team just isn't playing well. attendance is al

frank mccort's chances of holding on to the dodgers slim. bud seleg rejected the television contract for $3 billion between fox television and mr. mccourt.id mccourt would take the money to pay out debts, including $100 million he owes his wife. seleg use it wasn't in the best interest of baseball. they have a payroll scheduled for june 30. baseball will be without their best player for up to six weeks. albert pujols knew it immediately. ouch! trying to make the play at first. non-displaced fracture in his left forearm. tied for third in the major leagues with 17 home runs. lance berkman will probably move to first base. jack mckeon, 80 years old, the second oldest manager in baseball history. topped only by connie mac. he has been sitting on his couch and they said come on back and finish the season, we need help. cal baseball must win tomorrow or their dream season is over. 11:00, omaha nebraska, they playtex a&m. virginia scoreless with the bears till the 7th yesterday and they went on from there. cal couldn't score any runs when it counted. when this play was mishandled, it's all over. text a&m 11:00 tomorrow. >> we got them right wh