in first last month gary stevens's experience served him well. at 50 his ninth victory in a triple crown race was four months after coming out of retirement. he beat jockeys who were still in grade school the first time he won the race. >> i didn't know whether i would be able to do it. one reason for the comeback was to see if i could. >> reporter: at new york's belmont park you can't blame stevens for being nostalgic this week. he first raced here in 1988 when he had a little bit more hair. >> so i just went into the racing office to get my badge. i hadn't been licensed here since 2005. >> reporter: just a year ago he had a different credential as an analyst for nbc sports. >> kind of small, isn't he? >> reporter: he was finding success as an actor in "sea biscuit" and "luck." when that show was cancelled, stevens realized the knees that forced his retirement seven years ago felt good. >> i got the itch back. >> reporter: soon after deciding on a comeback he ran into legendary trainer d. wayne lucas who knew stevens was perfect to ride a horse

it. >> stevens evaluated his ageing body and realized he felt good, so he came back and won. >> gary stevens i was 25. >> as they say, stevens is enjoying the ride. and no control at his age over when it will end. >> i tell people that my knees are like retreads. they're good retreads. you can be going along the express way at 70 miles an hour, all of a sudden, the rubber's on the side of the road and it happens. >> gary stevens just stalled the race. >> wow. >> he's racing against guys half his age and he's beating them and it's just impressive. the block room he says has totally changed. there's a lot more ego. there always was ego, but not so much the comradery there was in '05. >> seems dangerous. >> both of you guys ride horses. said that was more dangerous than riding an indycar. >> yeah. the it's a fact. >> i'm going to say nothing because i want him to do well. up next, chuck todd joins us with the latest details on the nsa's surveillance programs. plus, more cat videos. i want to see surprise kitty again. more "morning joe" back in a moment. i'm tony siragusa and i'm training guys w

. >> inmate gary stevens was working in another part of the factory. >> it was probably the most horrifying scream i've ever heard in my life. it's something that i will never, ever forget. >> then he started pulling me over to this closet. he grabbed my crotch. and at that point, i knew his intention to rape me and kill me. and at that point, i didn't know what his original crime was. >> the inmate had been convicted of raping and killing a 71-year-old woman. >> as far as keeping him from pulling me in that closet, i think it might have been adrenaline. just like i'm not going to die today. >> i was pretty terrified. but i was also kind of at a loss of whether, should i go in there and help, should i not? >> and at that point, somehow either he got distracted from the inmates i saw up there, that i reached for my mic and screamed for help. >> my heart told me to help. but my mind told me to think of the repercussions because i've got to live here for the next 20 years. some inmates probably would have thought that i was interfering in something that was none of my business. >> but correcti

this is video of gary and steven making the same swim back in 2007 t marks the anniversary of the he scape of frank morris and clarence and john england. they escaped from their cells by digging spoons into the ground and making a raft. did not know that. >> you need to take the tour. >> still learning. >>> coming up next in the 5:00 hour, a shocking delivery at a beach. what a beach comber found in an appeal to the public. >>> breaking news a fire in the bay view district. >>> we are on the scene of a still unfolding story. >>> bart is in negotiations. >>> and a crackdown on gangs in the biggest city. it is all ahead on channel 2 morning news. >>> let's go to steve any big changes. >> quieter today. >> compared to yesterday. >> and it is cloudy out there. >> there is the system sunny and highs. and here is sal. >>> good morning the bay bridge is good. no problems here and reporting a lot. and the commute is good on 4. and you can see 242. >>

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gary emmitt and steven hur wits took the boat ride from san francisco to alcatraz a few hours ago and 8:00 this morning, the 52-year-old hur wits and 62-year-old emmitt began the mile and a half swim. it coincides with the 51st anniversary of the famed escape from the rock by frank morris and the anglin brothers. san francisco bay keeper foundation and the south end rowing cup get benefits. >>> great but not such good news for a bay area swimmer, not so lucky a mill valley's attempt to swim from the fair lawn islands to the golden gate bridge ended up in disappointment. joe lock was tracking his 28 1/2-mile solo swim online so everybody could see t before 11:00 last night, only four miles from his goal, bad news, lock, well, yeah, didn't really wear a swimsuit, a wet suit out there in the chilly water and he was stung two times by jellyfish. and that ultimately forced him to stop swimming after he got sick. no word yet if he will try again. so close yet so far. >> rather be bit by a jellyfish than a shark. >> i think you're probably right. >>> a great day for golf today. >> yeah, if y

here is video of gary and steven harwich.nniversary of the prison inmates from alcatraz. and they escaped out of their cells in 1962 by digging spoons into the ground and reportedly they made a raft out of 50 rain coats. >>> coming up on 7:00. let's check with sal for traffic. >> we are looking okay and we had some slow traffic, it's not that bad. you look at the bridge this is the busiest you will get. and this is the commute everything is changing if there is a crash. quickly now and the 880 and steve. sal a few high clouds and plenty and mostly sunny and the higher clouds. 60s, 70s. warmer from the coast. >>> 6:57. and new information and big fire in san francisco's bay view district. what the investigators told ktvu. >>> a big announcement on gang crackdowns. we'll be right back. Ñáçwçñ >> reporter: a family in san francisco's bayview district forced from their home after a huge early-morning fire breaks out. we'll tell you how they were able to get out safely. >>> an important warn something going out to students at a ma

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this is video of gary emic and steven herwitz.'s swim marks the 51st after of the historic escape the frank morris and two others from alcatraz. they famously escaped from their cells in 1962 by digging spoons into the ground and making a raft from 50 rain coats. you know, that mystery has never been solved. >> never. >> they never found out what happened to them or tracked them down. one of those amazing 20th century mysteries. >> there is a movie there. >> yes. >>> sal, how are we looking out there? sal? you are gonna have to do that thing. yeah. sal -- every once in a while, he needs me to get his attention. >> thank you, dave i appreciate that. we just had a new crash in the east bay. it doesn't sound like major injuries. they are checking on the truck iveabound at the discovery kingdom exit. where i put that indicator right there, this truck is carrying lumber. the big problem may be it may be there for a little bit on 37, all thome the slow traffic westbound -- although the slow traffic westbound, it's slower at this point o

gary busey in this pot boiler. it's the same guy. this is him. this is him in chechnya recently. that's on the right of your screen. that's steven segal. the left side is what he is emulating. you never know how american celebrities translate. every once in a while you get dennis rodman being welcome to north korea as a national hero. vladamir putin loves him some steven segal. that extended to him getting a welcome like a head of state from the putin-supported regime in chechnya where michele bachmann comes in. michele bachmann and steve king and dana war backer and bill keating and paul cook went to russia to investigate the boston bombing suspects from chechnya with steven segal. he wore those wacky glasses. the members said he set up a bunch of meetings for them with the fsb. that's what the kgb became. they wanted to go to chechnya itself. segal wanted to meet the president of chechnya who is accused of kidnapping, torture and of his opponents. somewhere between that and accepting a free flight on the plane to go g to chechnya, that fell through. house republicans decided their contribution to american's foreign policy responsibil