jaren duran goes yard as the a.l. reinstates its dominance. >>> and if you are willing to brave the heat on the east coast you might see a one of a kind floral arrangement. it's wednesday, july 17. "early today" starts right now. >>> thanks for being with me. i'm frances rivera. a dramatic verdict in the corruption trial of democratic senator bob menendez, found guilty tuesday on all 16 federal counts he was facing, including bribery, extortion and acting as a foreign agent. the verdict is also turning up the pressure on menendez to resign from the senate or face threats of expulsion from democrats, including chuck schumer. jonathan dienst has more. >> reporter: senator bob menendez left federal court a convicted criminal. >> i'm deeply, deeply disappointed by the jury's decision. >> reporter: that jury finding him guilty of 16 counts, including bribery, extortion and acting as a foreign agent. >> i have never violated my public oath. i have never been anything but a patriot of my country. >> reporter: now majority le

game. took over with a score of 5:3 against their national league opponents, all game debutant jaren duran boston red socks baseball player in only his second season at the highest level, was named mvp of the all-star game, scoring two points. in spain, competitions were held among masters of skating on a board equipped with a hydrofoil. this discipline, called wink foil, has existed only recently, but has already gained enormous popularity. moving along the water surface, athletes simultaneously use the force of the wind and the waves take off into air at more than 11 meters. the participants of the world tour competitions, held on the island of gran canaria, showed high class in every sense of the word, judging by their merits. from spain, there in gran canaria , participants of the world surfing series competed for awards. this is an extreme sport where the athlete soars above the water while flying a kite. the representative of the netherlands, zara kugenra, won the women's tournament. for men, the best at home competitions was the spanish athlete jeremy. burlando in hamburg hosted the