here's fred roggin with an early look at your sports headlines. >> after two years in federal custody and out of if believe, michael vick received a seconds chance from the nfl.

i'm fred roggin. >>> is kelly clarkson a copy cat? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, we brought you hair-raising world record attempts before, but this one is ridiculous. you're watching "early today." >>> well, good morning and welcome back. we are watching things very unsettled in the southeast. showers and thunderstorms in the forecast. temperatures are going to be mild and it's going to be muggy. in the northeast, early morning showers should give way so it should be a warm afternoon. outside shot at its first 90-degree day of the summer. chicago, you're at 80. a peek of your friday forecast shows more showers and storms. really wide coverage over the next two days. >>> well, if you're watching charlotte, north carolina, grab a blanket and stretch out under the stars as you watch aliens attack in the sci-fi thriller independence day. that's tonight's presentation at movies on the green. that's your eastern event of the day. we'll try to keep the thunderstorms out of that. it could possibly. i

here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. arguably the hottest team in baseball. the phillies are proving why they're the world champs. phils hosting the cubs. 1-0 lead after that pitch into the right field seats. chicago quickly tied it. it stayed that way to the 13th. jason wirth stepped in and saved it. three-run walk-off homer for wirth. their longest win streak in 18 years. speaking of straights, the yanks won five in a row after taking care of the orioles. part of a three-runnin'ing. won it 6-4. sole position in the east after boston lost to texas. gary mullen. second inning. ryan deep to the gap. gutierrez hoping to make a play but crashed into the scoreboard. he was on the ground in obvious pain. he wasn't able to walk off the field. injuring his left elbow and knee. seattle lost, 9-7. dodgers hosting the reds. ramirez forced to leave in the third. ramirez later sent to a hospital for precautioner x-rays which were negative. he's day to day. germany voigt took a nasty spill out of nowhere. he lost consciousness. had t

i'm fred roggin. >>> she's notorious for nastiness. but how long can she get away for swearing like a sailor on live tv? your early morning headlines are straight ahead. >>> sculptures so smooth and creamy you would swear they were like butter. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this very wet wednesday. it will rain in many locations today. rain in ohio, making its way to cleveland and clipping the pittsburgh area here. driving interstate 70, it's wet now and also across 80. as far as the forecast, i mentioned the chance of rain just about everywhere. not everyone is going to get soak, but there will be heavy downpours with storms from new york all the way to florida. if you're watching whdh 7 news, boston, massachusetts, explore deep water reefs and sandy sea floors while encounters lobsters, crabs and sea horses at the gulf of maine exhibit at the new england aquarium. that's your eastern event of the day. >>> thanks so much, bill. >>> now, here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. scarlet joh

here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. the white sox mark buehrle is not a flashy pitcher. he won't blow you away with 95-mile-per-hour fast balls. but yesterday against the rays he was perfect. 27 up, 27 down for the lefty. he struck out six and had lady luck on his side. foul. still perfect. ninth inning, three outs away from history. capler. a drive deep to left center. on his horse. he leaps up and robbed kept her of a sure home run. nerted in the ninth as defensive replacement. two batters later, buehrle got a grounder to short. perfect game. just the 18th in baseball history. white sox won, 5-0. >> any time your name gets up there with some of the greats in the game, obviously it means a lot. i think it's another thing when you retire, sit back and you see how many perfect games have been thrown in the history and your name is in there. i think that's when you sit back and be surprised. >>> tour de france is in the books. lance armstrong moved up one spot to third overall, still trailing contador. soccer team usa bea

i'm fred roggin. >> thank you, fred. the boy wizards fizzles not sizzles pe box office. your early morning enter statement headlines straight ahead. plus, they're back where they belong soaring high in the sky. you're watching "early today." >>> well, good monday morning. we showed you the storms earlier off the delmarva. we have a few storms in northern and central new hampshire, portland, auburn, maine and bangor area. wet weather possible today just about anywhere in the eastern seaboard. humid air mass. we'll get the sunshine early and showers popping up later this afternoon. typical storms in the southeast. nothing too severe. isolated wind gusts and small hail that. should be about it. we should be dry in chicago. if you're watching wave 3 in louisville, kentucky, investigate unique sounds from mammals, birds and insects and learn how they make those sounds at the louisville science center exhibit, wild music. that's your eastern event of the day, dan. i still don't know how crickets do it. i hope they explain. >> they do a rubbing of the legs. it's their mating ca

here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> five years ago red sox fans were shocked which garciaparra was traded away to the cubs. last night they got the chance to watch him play at fenway since the move. now wearing an a's uniform but the crowd gave him a one-minute standing ovation before his first at-bat. he finished 2 for 4. the red sox with only two hits in the game. meanwhile the phils weren't having trouble getting hits. 21 against their game with the reds. philadelphia scored 22 runs. that's right. in fact, they led 10-0 after the first inning tying a club record. phillies with three home runs in the inning. >>> how about this, according to reports, the tribune company has reached a written agreement to sell the cubs and wrigley field to joe rickets for $900 million. nothing has been finalized. >>> six weeks after announcing his wife had breast cancer phil mickelson also announced his mom has the same disease. >>> lance armstrong had a big day at the tour de france moving from tenth to third, positioning himself for a shot at the yellow jer

here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. for some this may come as a surprise. for others it's a no-brainer. "new york times" reporting manny rodriguez and david ortiz one of 104 who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs. they were on a list supposed to remain anonymous. it's the same one that included sammy sosa. ortiz claims he had no knowledge of testing positive for any type of drugs. >> honestly right now i don't have no information about it. get more info about the situation. >> just hours after the news, ortiz was busy hitting the go ahead home run against the a's. three-run to shot gave boston 6-5 lead. a standing ovation. ortiz goes from zero to hero in a matter of hours. 8-5. dodgers trying to stop a four-game skit against the cards. they needed extra innings. kemp ripped a single to left and scored a pair. dodgers back in the win column with a 5-3 victory over st. louis. dodgers acquired cheryl. finally, check out this shot from the women's british open. becky brewer short approach on 11 up and into the

here's fred roggin with an early look at your sports headlines. >> after two years in federal custody and out of if believe, michael vick received a seconds chance from the nfl. commissioner goodell reinstated him yesterday. he could play in the regular seasonal as early as october. however, vick still needs to find a team willing to sign him but can can immediately take part in practices, workouts meetings and play in the final preseason gamtz. once the season begins, goodell said he would consider full reinstatement. vick served a sentence for taking part in a dogfighting scheme. >>> 20 years after being banned for life in baseball, pete rose may be pardoned by the commissioner. the new york daily news reports some behind the scenes lobbying from hank aaron and joe robinson has selig considering lifting the life-time suspension. >>> to new york where the mets are showing competitive fire. new york rallied, scoring six straight, including a grand slam in the eighth. the mets won it 7-3. they've won three in a roach. >>> what a night for josh willingham for the nationals. not only did

here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning.ve days since returning from a 50-game suspension, doingers slugger manny ramirez put on quite a show in new york and that made an ejection. two for four and three rbis. ramirez wouldn't last the whole game. manny not happy with a call, dropped his bat, tossed his protective gear. watch closely as it landed near the umpire who threw manny out of the game. dodgers won 8-0. gone scoreless in 22 consecutive innings. it took 11 innings to decide a winner between the blue jays and the rays. a two run walkoff homer. snapping a four-game st. louis losing streak. another huge day for lance armstrong at the tour de france. seven-time champ moves into second place. according to reports, he will remain head coach of the national team. a formal replacement to be made later this month. watch as a brazilian player flipped the ball over his shoulder, over the goalie and tapped it in with his head. the fancy footwork caught the keeper off guard. one of the best goals you will ever see. one fan wasn't

i'm fred roggin. >>> the contest this holiday weekend at the box office finished nose to nose.our early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, speaking of contests, you are no doubt familiar with coney island's famous july 4th hot dog eating contest. but we have the highlights of a much more mammoth contest. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning to you once again. hope your morning is going well so far. looking good across much of the northeast. think of mainly central new york from even syracuse back to just east of buffalo. better chances for some showers, especially into the afternoon. not so much on the east coast, major cities. so your airlines shouldn't be too many delays there. however, back from atlanta, charleston, back through florida, will see a good chance of showers and potent thunderstorms in the afternoon hours. some will make their way toward boston later on tomorrow afternoon. if you're watching channel 3 in chattanooga, learn how farmers use animals to plow fields and how the animals do the work at the wild park ranch exhibit.

here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> reporter: good morning. after falling out of first place in the a.l. east, the red sox added much needed depth to their lineup. boston acquired adam laroche. could have used him last night against the rangers. kinsler stepped in and he stepped out. tied the game with a solo home run to left. the squeeze is on. elvis laid down the perfect bunt. david murphy came in to score. texas won 3-1. pirates seem to be doing just five. five home runs, a game-winning walk-off by brandon moss. pittsburgh rallied to beat milwaukee, 8-7. todd helton with a personal milestone in the third. only the 50th player in major league history to accomplish such a feat. he wasn't done. go ahead homer in the eighth. rockies beat the diamondbacks, 4-3. dodgers and reds, manny ramirez bobble head night but manny was held out of a starting lineup because of a bruised hand until the sixth when he was pinch-hitting. grand slam to left. dodgers have now won five in a row. tour de france. lance armstrong fell from second to fourth. finally, t

here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. mets host the dodgers la night for the second of three in the bib apple. mets have lost 9 of 11. who won last night's game? the mets of course. david wright a single to left. murphy scored. led 4-1 after three. manny ramirez cut that lead in half with his eighth homer of the year, seconds from returning from a 50-game suspension. mets up by just one. still in the ninth, two on for andre who grounded into a game-inning double play. the mets wl take it, 5-4. battle for first in the a.l. west. angels and rangers. jones hit not one but two homers. one game lead in the west. calm of walkoffs to show you. phils and reds. two down, bottom nine. victorino, to second. all the way from second to score the winning run. beat the reds, 3-2. rays hosting the blue jays. tied at nine in the ninth. a slicing single to right. carl stole second and third to get into scoring position trotted home. a barn burner 10-9. tour de france, american lance armstrong remains a second behind fabian from switzerland

i'm fred roggin. >> what is it about soccer?'s always a team chasing a ref or fans lighting things on fire in the stands. it's not even -- it's a boring sport. what are you so excited about? it is. it's like an ancient parliamentary brawl. >>> coming up, news you can't use, bill shatner at his very best on conan. you don't want to miss this. undefeated professional boxer floyd "money" mayweather has the fastest hands boxing has ever seen. so i've come to this ring to see who's faster... on the internet. i'll be using the 3g at&t laptopconnect card. he won't. so i can browse the web faster, email business plans faster. all on the go. i'm bill kurtis and i'm faster than floyd mayweather. (announcer) switch to the nation's fastest 3g network and get the at&t laptopconnect card for free. >>> oh, is it time? >> it is. >> oh, good. >> it's time for the "news you can't use." >> i'm excited. >> and we headline -- >> what have you got? >> -- with william shatner. have you seen it? it's going crazy on the web, all over the place. going vi

here is nbc's fred roggin with sports. >>> good morning.uably the hottest team in baseball, the phillies are proving why they're the world champs. they have won 10 straight thanks to extra inning heroics. phils hosting the cubs. 1-0 lead after that pitch into the right field seats. chicago quickly tied it. it stayed that way to the 13th. that's when jason wirth stepped in and saved it. three-run walk-off homer for wirth. their longest win streak in 18 years. speaking of streaks, the yanks won five in a row after taking care of the orioles. a two-run short in the fourth. part of a three-run inning. won it 6-4. sole position in the east after boston lost to texas. gary mullen. scary moment, second inning. ryan deep to the gap. gutierrez looking to make a play but crashed into the scoreboard. he was on the ground in obvious pain. he wasn't able to walk off the field. injuring his left elbow and knee. seattle lost, 9-7. now to los angeles. dodgers hosting the reds. ramirez forced to leave in the third. he was hit in his left hand by bailey. man

. >> here's fred roggin with sports. >> thank you and good morning.llies acquired a former cy young pitcher. not roy halladay. cliff lee, the lefty with the indians. as of this moment, halladay is still a blue jay and didn't help his trade value. gave up three runs in the season high 11. mariners sunk the blue jays 3-2. halladay will be most likely dealt before the deadline. and hosting the pirates and randy winn scorched it. giants won 1-0. after the game the pirates told their second baseman freddy sanchez to stay in san francisco. three-time all-star traded to the giants for a pitching prospect. tigers, quite a game. struck out 13 and league leading 12th victory of the year. not too bad. led the game off with a homer. second inning hit another. tigers over the rangers 13-5. rays hosting the yanks, sixth inning. took matt gars sa for a ride. put up the yanks 3-0. that's all the offense joba needed. yanks won 6-2. now won 11 of their last 13. >>> football note, or off the field football note. former giant wide receiver plaxico burress spent three hou

i'm fred roggin. >> i think he should buy him a row lengs at least. up next, week in review.assing of some famous dogs. at 155 miles per hour, andy roddick has the fastest serve in the history of professional tennis. so i've come to this court to challenge his speed. ...on the internet. i'll be using the 3g at&t laptopconnect card. he won't. so i can book travel plans faster, check my account balances faster. all on the go. i'm bill kurtis and i'm faster than andy roddick. (announcer) "switch to the nations fastest 3g network" "and get the at&t laptopconnect card for free". >>> oh, is it time? >> oh, my gosh. >> is it time, willie? >> apparently it's time for news you can't use. >> bring it on. >>> we're going to do the week in review right now. we'll start with an asian parliamentary brawl. at number three, the return of the parliamentary brawl. it has become a grand tradition in parliaments across asia. overreaction to a mild legislative disagreement. we don't really care why they were fighting in the south korean parliament this week. we're just glad they were. as is typic

here's fred roggin with the rest of the day in sports. >> thank you. and good morning.ar is all about speed. the faster you go, the better. even nascar has speed limits. indianapolis for the brickyard 400. juan pablo montoya dominated, five-second lead, that is an eternity on the track. flagged for going too fast on pit road. it dropped him out of contention. he finished 11th. talk about a costly speeding ticket. jimmie johnson became the first driver to win the brickyard consecutive years, the third one of the season. tour de france, final stages in the streets of paris. lance armstrong saluting his teammate alberto contador. just a formality for the spaniard. armstrong finished in third and said he's happy with his comeback. at 37, he's the second oldest rider to reach the podium. >>> tragic news from boxing. bernen forest was shot and killed saturday night in atlanta. two men tried to steal his jaguar, he was shot multiple times and police are searching for the suspects. he was 38. >>> to baseball, they took two different paths and inducted into the hall of fame yest

here's nbc's fred roggin. >>> thank you and good morng. mets hosted the dodgers last night for the second of threin the big apple. dodgers ve the best mark in thague. mets have lo 9 of 11. who won last night's gam the mets of course. ti at one in the third. david wright a single to left. daniel murphy scored. mets scored three in the inning and led 4-1 aftethree. here's a great defensive pla in e seventh. loretta a bouncer down theine, ricocheted off the line. e toss to first for the out. an incredible playorth another look. murphy flipped theball behind his back and had loretta by the slimmest of margins. fast forward for the ninth. mets u5-3. manny ramiz t that lead in half withis eighth homer of the year, seconds from returning from a 50-game susnsion. ramirez 1 fo4. mets up by just one. stilin the ninth, two on for andre ethi whounded into a ga-iing double play. frankie rodriguez earned his 22 save of the season. it wasn't pretty, t thmetsl take it, 5-4. bale for first in the a.l. west. ange and rangers. andruw jones hit not one, not t

. >> fred roggin has highlights live by a once great franchise. >> reporter: good morning. after falling out of first place in the a.l. east, the red sox added some much needed depth to their lineup. boston acquired first baseman adam laroche from pittsburgh for two minor leaguers. could have used him last night against the rangers. pick it up in the third. kinsler stepped in and he stepped out. tied the game with a solo home run to left. in the fourth the squeeze is on. elvis andrus laid down the perfect bunt. david murphy came in to score. texas won 3-1. pirates seem to be doing just fine without laroche. hosting the brewers. five home runs, a game-winning walk-off in the ninth by brandon moss. pittsburgh rallied to beat milwaukee, 8-7. rockies and diamondbacks. todd helton with a personal milestone in the third. helton with his 500th career double, only the 50th player in major league history to accomplish such a feat. he wasn't done. tied at 3-3, followed up the milestone with a go-ahead homer in the eighth. rockies beat the diamondbacks, 4-3. dodgers and reds, manny ra