we've got details from the director of the georgia poison center gaylord lopez. gaylord, welcome back to the show. explain these pods. what we're talking about is detergent. in tiny little plastic baggies. why is this so dangerous? >> these are very attractive to young children. they think it's candy. they think it's something to play with. and parents are just not aware of the problems that these things can cause. gerri: and, you know, i understand children getting into these and thinking they're candy. what about adults? >> yeah. i mean, we've had cases where adults have had issues where they've accidentally or even intentionally eaten these things. i brought a couple with me. you can see they're very attractive in color. and they're easy to put in the hand of a 2-year-old, a 3-year-old and next thing, you know, you have -- gerri: mom and dad don't typically put it in their hands. the kids find it themselves and they think it's candy and try to eat it. is the material inside under pressure, and does that create some additional problem? because sometimes -- some

you can't be putting gasoline like gaylord perry did. >> jimmy: oh, remember gaylord perry?s of dollars at stake in these leagues. so you have some rules, you got to obey the rules. >> jimmy: yeah, okay. i wanted to talk to you, you're on tour right now with my man, dennis miller. >> is he your man? >> jimmy: he's my main dude. i love dennis miller. >> you know, he needs love. miller is a lonely, lonely guy. he's a lonely bastard, isn't he? no. he does not. we do the "don't be a pinhead" tour. >> jimmy: "don't be a pinhead" tour. that's the name of the tour. >> right. >> jimmy: he's one of the funniest dudes out there. >> he's very funny, very quick. the best part of the show is we take questions from the audience written on cards. so it's totally ad-libbed and it's this and that. it's fast, it's funny, it' furious. >> jimmy: he has a quick mind. >> yeah. we sell out almost everywhere. we are going to be in cleveland and memphis, those are sold out. >> jimmy: how fun is that? but what do you do? do you do stand-up? >> i just stand there. i don't do anything. i mean, once in

hudson is the first pitcher since gaylord perry during the lyndon johnson administration. >> ly not seekwill i accept your nomination to be the next president of the united states. where am i? as and twins. drew pomeranz. edwin escobar brings them home. worst e.r.a. as lose 6-5. >>> history tonight folks in the bronx. >> the 1-1 ... swung high. hit in the deep left center field. jones, deep left center, and that ball is gone. it is an a bomb from arod. >> alex rodriguez's career home run number 661. he passes willie mays on the home run list. >> nobody will ever pass willie mays. i talk about him being my father's favorite player. he is a legend and a role model for all of us. >> when game three tips off in memphis saturday, draymond green expected to be public enemy number one for smacking conley in his injured face. by no means is he apologizing for being charlie hustle. >> does that mean not to be so aggressive when a player is wearing a mask like that? you don't want to be too address aggressive with him? >> no. [ laughter ] >> the why is there a merman in the pool? why is there a ke

the bee is at the gaylord resort and national harbor. the championship round is tomorrow night.li. >> very impressive. the staff at northwest d.c. restaurant received a huge surprise this weekend. a $2,000 tip on a $93 bill. a regular stopped into blue 44 for a favorite meal some gumbo and a few beers. that customer was supposed to get that meal for free. instead he paid the bill and added on that tip with specific instructions. he wants the chef to have 1,000, the owner to get $5 hurks00 and the bar tender to get the last $500. the owner says it's nice to see a customer who feels comfortable at the restaurant. >> i love that. >>> we're just getting in the national hurricane report for the atlantic so far. i'll post that information on my facebook and twitter pages. what was that information,ly ly luanne? we're looking at six to 11 storms, three to six hurricane this is year the earlier indications were that we'd have a quiet season because of the continue to develop but we'll analyze this, vijay will have the latest at four. talking about weather risks, expect scattered storms

the bee is at the national harbor at the gaylord resort and conference center. you can watch the championship round thursday night. >>> 6:55 four things to know before you head out this morning. the special olympics-l-y-m-p-i-c-s will start its journey this morning. it was just lit about 5 minutes ago in the city. it's set to arrive in la for the opening ceremony of the games on july 25th. >>> a washington post reporter detained in iran is in court right now. he has been held in iran for nearly a year. he is facing charges of espionage and propaganda against the islamic republic. >>> houston public schools are closed today, roads as well after rains and flooding. people took cover wherever they could when the rain started coming. about a dozen people still missing. another update on "the today show." >>> if you take the inner loop through beltway through greenbelt expect major delays because of a fatal pedestrian accident later this morning. it is a slow go out there with more on traffic, we're going to send it over to melissa. >>> problem the inner loop after t

hudson became the first giants pitcher 15 hits in the game since gaylord perry in 1968. the wow!2. a's closing out the series with a twins. pancho weather in the 20 cities. draw tracking rain over in minneapolis weighs speak. up 2 nothing in the second. drew gets robinson to ground into a double play and brett throws it away. 2 runs score. top 3 tied at 3. davis. if opposite field. left center. i got it i ain't got it. butler 64s from first. davis would later homer in the game and they make amends in the fifth. slow to base in from the bullpen. 2 run score. twins go on to win 6-5 as the a's bullpen continue 6-5 as the a's bullpen continuing to struggle and how about history in new york. the here it comes. there it guess. alex if passing mays for fourth all time on the home run list. no. 6 61 in the third off of orioles pitcher chris and yankees win 4-3. ice blackhawk look to go sweep the minnesota goalie that's a really soft gel. very innocent looking shot. 1 nothing patrick cain t.score there chicago wins 4-3. they move on to the western conference finals for the third in a row.

. >> so the scripps national spelling bee is taking place at the gaylord and we thought it would be fun if-to-see if you could spell the word that that these kids have spelled in order to make it to the finalist round. it's not easy. just head over to our app, type in the word "spelling bee" and good luck. see if you can get them right. >>> we're working to find out if it was a student or teacher diagnosed with tubes at a montgomery county school. students at rockville high school are being tested for tuberculosis. one person tested positive. that person isn't at the school anymore. anyone who was in class or took part in afterschool activities dating back to february can get a free blood test and if necessary a chest x-ray as well. >>> in loudon county more than 100 students are preparing to retake the s.a.t. the college board said it didn't receive one of the county's shipments of exams. if the shipment is not found, students who took the test this month will have to take it again. one student told us she thinks the error could affect her score. >> hours and hours leading up to the te

hudson is the first pitcher since gaylord perry during the lyndon johnson administration to allow 15 hits. only difference, that was a win. last night was a loss. 7-2 was the final. >>> a's and twins pomeranz left a village on the bases but dan otero couldn't leave them there. escobar brings home two. no earned run charge to the bullpen last night but they have an american league worst 5.24 earned run average a's lose. >> history in the bronx. >> deep left center field jones in deep left center that ball is gone! it's an a-bomb a-rod. >> 661 career home runs passes willie mays on the all time home run list. >> no one will pass willie mays. talk about him being my father's favorite player. he is a legend and he is also a role model for all of us. >> smart soundbyte there for a guy who was villified across the land. he is must-see tv. bonds, aarons, babe ruth and now a-rod. give you time to digest that. i'm dennis o'donnell. see you tonight. >>> play of the day, more baseball. you're going to check out astros jake marisnick. the centerfielder, you don't often city a double play unassis

it's mitch gaylord 10. >> that's your reference! >> we've got the hot new singer rapper, fetty wap.e of us who don't know quickly tell me what happened. >> he said, i had glue coma. harvey: it's not glue coma. brian: he had elmer's. gary: seth gilliam from "walking dead" and "the wire" got a d.u.i. the other day. he was going 107 miles per hour. had a .107 blood

here you can see the crews setting up at the gaylord resort in national harbor. nine students from around our area are competing in the spelling bee. the championship round is tomorrow night. the competition is intense. >> every year. every one of them. you're right. you have done the spelling bees right? >> the scripps howard -- >> i thought he meant you had been in the spelling bee. >> no, just hosted them. >> tough words. always impressive. a great academic competition for the kids out there. so good luck to all of the super spellers out there. can you spell humidity? absolutely -- no? wait a minute. i thought i had two chances at this. outside this morning, hazy sunshine out there for your first thing. temperatures will rise very, very quickly this morning. 76 already at national airport. south winds at 12 miles per hour means more humid air coming up from the carolinas and georgia. muggy morning. near 90 today and thunderstorms are likely and severe storms are a possibility later on this afternoon. so keep a weather eye to the sky. right now, 68 in frederick

it's mitch gaylord 10. >> chris brown had an interesting site when he came home.d a sound in the bedroom. he went up. there was a naked girl in the bedroom. spray painted on his car mrs. brown. on his counter, i love you ate his food, dirty dishes and everything. >> she didn't even load the dishwasher. tyson beckford mad

or there's frank gaylord jr.rnia 92 scored five and a half kills in world war ii before being captured held in prison until the end of the war, then serving again in vietnam. our country owes these men and the dozens of others honored today a great debt. that is why they are receiving today, the highest honor that congress can give on behalf of all of us. >> peter, i understand there was also a separate ceremony today for an airman tell us what happened. >> 96-year-old veteran from west virginia who worked as an aircraft crew chief never knew how to get officially recognized as part of the group. he got on the computer tried to figure it out himself, and didn't have any luck. eventually senator joeman chin's office got involved. and now he has a gold medal, he couldn't be happier for or more grateful. >> my mind is going a mile a minute. i'm enjoying every minute of it. i appreciate every one that's had the minutest interest in it and i thank all of them. >> that man, sergeant john watson also joe said he can't s

condition tries are trying to docompeting in the scripps national spelling bee of the it's underway at gaylord national resort and convention center in maryland. 11 semifinalists are back the winner will be crowned tomorrow. >>> now wusa9 game on sports with dave owens brought to you by xfinity. >> spell no show. >> oh. >> jackson. >> dash. speaking of dash and fast jackson a no show at otas and some are disturbed because he spent it at a cavs game and critics say it's mandatory volume unteary and last year he missed one chilling at vacation last year. he looks very coverable and he he said he will be there next week. otas are getting players being acally mated to football activity but what about nonfootball activities? we forget when a player leaves the facility his real life actually begins. one man is making that transition a little easier. morgan moses is rehabbing an injured foot and better heal fast. in the ultra competitive n-fl, one man's injury is another's opportunity. >> you never know how long it's going last. >> reporter: averages say not very long. but getting players to prepare

it's at the gaylord resort at national harbor. spellers will face off in two preliminary rounds and the spelling test today. the semifinal round and the championship set for tomorrow. >>> smart, smart kids. >> tense times they have to deal with. >> for sure. good luck. >>> the price of parking in d.c. is set to get more expensive. d.c. council members weighing two separate plans that will have drivers paying more but each proposal impacts different drivers. how it could happen you next. >>> and cloudy skies, a heads up on some storms that could be rolling our way on what will be a hot and humid day. your storm team 4 forecast as "news4 today" continues. >>> "news4 today" starts now. >> right now on "news4 today," thunderstorm threat. we are watching conditions in your neighborhood for the chances severe weather could pop up in the coming hours. when you could see storms. >>> also ahead, paying more to park. the d.c. council set to decide between two proposals that would raise more money for the district. we're going over both plan