today on jeff gordon day, that changed. to indianap motor speedway. gordon looking to win his fifth race at the brickyard. let's skip ahead. 17 laps to go after a restart. kasey kahne is out in front. hire comes the number 24 car. gordon takes over the top spot from the outside. he passes kahne who led seven laps of this race. gordon will on for the win at the brickyard 400. his fifth win at indy tying him with michael schau milwauk for t all time at the speedway. congratulation jeff gordon. >> what time is severe weather? >> 8:00 until midnight. >> "nightly news" is up next. we'll see you for news 4 at 11:00. good nhtevy. hello! i'm a kid. and us kids have an important message for our grown ups. three grams daily of beta-glucan... a soluable fiber from whole grain oat foods like cheerios can help lower cholesterol. and where can you find beta-glucan? in oats. and, they're yummy! i'm going back to being a kid now. thank you! >>> on this sunday night, severe weather. the threat of violent storms and tornadoes in a big part of the country tonight with te

indy mayor declaring jeff gordon day. just in time to win his fifth win at the brickyard. that's a record. >>> espn host stephen a. smith facing backlash for his comments on domestic violence, getting a lot of buzz over the weekend. a man has no, quote, business putting hands on a woman. smith plans to address the situation on his show today. >>> players pushing into the first row of the stands where punches were thrown all during a aaa baseball game. 11 people were ejected including reno's manager phil nevin. the colorado rockies committing an error in spelling. colorado handed out 15,000 jerseys to fans of short stop tulowitzi. foul ball. they forgot the second "t." >> no excuse. >> he was actually at yankee stadium this weekend. he's a little injured. he went to watch jeter play. >> that's kind of cool. >> everybody loves jeter. >> of course. you can't give him heat because he has an excuse. >> good spellers>>> we showed you the crazy weather over the weekend. lightning strike on the beach in california, florida yes, texas yes. but california? that's a very rare event.

jeff gordon declared that victory. gordon increases his lead in the cup series to 24 points over dale earnhardt jr. >>> a small shove here at the mound turning into it a bench-clearing frenzy. players pushing into the front rows of the stand while punches were thrown. look at the dust. a aaa ball game in albuquerque and reno. look at that. >>> and the colorado rockies committed an error in spelling. colorado handing out 15,000 jerseys of shortstop troy tulowitzki. but they messed up his name. foul ball here, they forgot the second "t" in tulowitzki. that's too bad? forgot the "t"s, too. >>> it's one of the most anticipated movie sequels ever. up next, a peek at the official trailer. >>> plus, congress banned from wikipedia. the edit that got them all in trole and involved a lizard. you're watching "early today." to the finish line. in life, it's how you get there that matters most. it's important to know the difference. like when i found out i had a blood clot in my leg. my doctor said that it could travel to my lungs a

here is the shot of motor speedway and here is jeff gordon looking for number 5.at jump on the restart, 18 laps left. took the lead away from kasey kahne, lead the race for 17 laps, he was able to cruise to another win at the brickyard 400. the only other driver to win five times there, formula ones michael schumacher. gordon would kiss the bricks after a second win of the year. >> i have my kids here, nothing better than coming to victory lane, one of the biggest races with your family here. >> this one really it is for all of those fans throughout the years and all weekend long they are saying we believe you can get number 5, go get number 5. we got number 5, yes! >>> nfl, one day after the 49ers lost running back, hunter for the season with a torn acl, james was carted off of the field today with a reported dislocated elbow. could miss a month. looking at the file video here. michael james was the next man up to back up frank gore. his injury leaves the 49ers with only 3 healthy backs. >>> the police cars at a golf course, this is the canadian open. after a wea

jeff gordon able to clear kasey kayne off the restart, on the outside, to take the race lead. the crew chief loves the move, the maneuver. final lap, gordon would not look back, wins his second race of the season. fifth all-time at indianapolis motor speedway. ties michael schumacher, five wins in a major race at indy. kiss the bricks and then some. looks like a makeout session. >>> meanwhile, espn's sunday night baseball, jake peavy, giants debut, taking on the dodgers. the pitch gets away, and gonzalez is thrown out at first by buster posy. but gordon able to score. that's how the dodgers tied it. next batter, ramirez. and puig scores. 3-2, l.a. 4-3 in the bottom of the ninth, jansen in to throw the gas to brandon crawford. he strikes out the side, dodgers sweep the giants, and up by a game and a half in the west. for more, check out a live "sportscenter" from studio excellent at 9:00 a.m. time on espn. have a great day. >>> up next in the pulse, wonder woman's new look. >>> plus the internet abuzz over the weekend with the release of the new "hunger games" trailer. stay tune

. >> speaking have of entertainment we have jeff gordon telling us abou >>> welcome back to the birthplace. you know we know how to celebrate when it comes to the fourth of july, independence day, we have been welcoming america all week long, big festival happening and quincy harris got details. he was speaking with the head of live nation, and here he is >> we have regional president of live nation jeff gordon how are you doing. >> great, how are you doing. >> i know you are busy. all of the event this weekend. tonight's concert. >> it is fantastic. really great. we have change it to a couple years ago with partner sheen sheen jean, we have very proud of the roots. i know you spoke your friend earlier. we are excited to have a show tonight. >> now this is not the only thing going on. this is biggest free concert in america. how do you handle over 500,000 people here. >> the city, runs a lot of the special services around here and very helpful and worked hand and hand with him. we are proud to be here. birthplace of america. >> gotcha. >> so tomorrow, we will be on the run, i say we, becau

400 to jeff gordon! >> well, gordon becoming the first ever nascar driver to win five times in indianapolis. the number 24 car edging out his teammate, kasey kahne, with just 17 laps to go. gordon's first win in indy was 20 years ago in the inaugural brickyard 400. how about that? >>> baseball greats becoming baseball legends. the baseball hall of fame inducting pitchers greg maddux and tom glavine, slugger frank thomas and then managers bobby cox, tony la russa and joe torre. it was an emotional-filled day with frank thomas giving a very special message to his late father. >> thanks for pushing me and always preaching to me, you can be someone special if you really work at it. i took that to heart, pops. look at us today. >> a crowd of nearly 50,000 gathering at the hall in cooperstown, new york, to celebrate. >>> well, it is now 11 minutes after the hour, and crowds screaming in terror at a zombie walk? but this thing had nothing to do with costumes. we'll tell you what caused a driver to plow right thr

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jeff gordon and getting past kasey kahne.inning his and fifth at the brickyard and 20th of his first there. he gets to kiss the bricks at the finish line. again.ystics winning this afternoon against atlanta. vory latta with a big game, 21 points and she was 7-13 from the field. win 77-67. they have within four in a row of the have won six last seven. fanatic. just home after service in southwest asia. reunion at a nal sporting event. dropped out of the city open tennis tournament. won't play.flu and the winner's runner-up will out. lebron james says he will wear 23 like he did with the cavs and economy boon for the because the jerseys are already on sale. lebron t-shirt at $26.95. >> coming up the weekend box office. flocked to seers >> perhaps this is proof people don't listen to critics. "lucy" ews didn't keep from topping the box office at number one making $44 million. hercules with dwayne johnson was second followed by dawn of the of the apes, purge, aanarchy and planes, fire and rescue. some bad movies there. >> what st

with 31 laps to go, brad keslowski got on the inside of jeff gordon. he pulls ahead, never looked back. took the checkered flag. memorable weekend for him. he won the nation wide series yesterday on the same track. congratulations to germany. i remember being there during the uni cup. they never closed. >> so, tonight, it is going to be nuts. >> absolutely. are you kidding me. beer all around for the germans, they were flawless, they deserve it. >>> that is it for us at 5:30. we will see you back here in half an hour. >> remember, the news is always on, we will see you in 30 minutes ,,,,,, oh chris, did you remember to pay the dog sitter? oh i knew i forgot something... i'll just do it now. well, we're boarding. no, i'll use citi mobile. takes two seconds, better safe than sorry right? yeah who knows if we'll even get service on the islands? what! no service? seriously? no electricity, we're going to make our own candles, we're going to churn our own butter. oh, we lost one. can't leave a bag unattended. bank from almost anywhere with the citi mobile a

. >> the mayor of name declared this jeff gordon day, jinx, right?t any pressure-didn't show. a four-time winner of the brickyard 400, the golden boy found himself in perfect position with 22 laps to go, on the tale of kasey kahne. truex breaks down, brings out a restart. restarts have been the achilles heel for gordon but not today. 20 years after his first brickyard win, gordon gets his record fifth. give the bricks a smooch. >> not a greater feeling for a driver driver -- driver and team. i wasn't very good on restarts toy but finally made the restart of my life. >> the nhra sonoma nationals wrapping up. this is video from today in an elimination around. >> the river seine, last day of the tour de france. anybody -- the first italian winner. and bernhard langer, a 4-under, the best round of the day and unnecessary. he had an eight-shot lead going in, beats collin montgomerie by a champions tour record 13 strokes, final round of the canada canadian open. tim clark, the birdie on 15, five birds on the back nine. four better than furyk's 69 for a one

. >>> the mayor of indianapolis declared this jeff gordon day. a jinx? no if gordon felt any pressure, didn't show. the four-time winner of the brickyard found himself in perfect position with 22 laps to go, on the tail of kasey kahne. truex breaks down, brings out a caution. restarts have been a problem for gordon but he nailed it here. 17 laps to go, 20 years after his first brickyard win, gordon gets his record fifth, and then kissed those bricks. >> i don't think there's a greater feeling as a racecar driver and a race team -- that's what it took today, total team effort i'm not very good on restarts and wasn't very good today. and i finally made the restart of my life. >> the nhra sonoma nationals wrapped up. we'll have highlights and reaction -- 90,000 people up there in the last three days. >> the river seine, eiffel tower in the distance. over you've been there? no, neither have i. >> final round of the southeastern e senior open, bernhard langer, a 4-under 67 in today's final round. the best round hover the day and had an eight-shot lead going i

[crying] [ applause ] turned 9... ...because they enagers >>> all right, auto racing, jeff gordon moved outside of indianapolis after he turned 9 because they had tracks that gave teenagers under 16 a chance to race full size sprint cars and raise cars. he won the first race in 1994, one there -- 1984, one there four more times and then today. here is gordon, looking for number five. a great jump on a restart. 18 laps left. took the lead away from kasey kahne who had led the race for 70 lapses. from there, gordon was able to cruise to another win at the brickyard 400. the only other driver to win five times, formula 1 michael schumacher. gordon kissed the bricks after the second win of the year. >> i have my kids here, my god, nothing better than coming to victory lane, one of the biggest races with your family here. this one really is for all of those fans throughout the years and all weekend long they are saying we believe you can get number 5, go get number 5. we got number 5, yes! >>> all right, one day after the 49ers lost, running back hunter for the season with a torn acl, michae

he is knocked out. 31 laps to go, brad keslowski got inside of jeff gordon. he won a few weeks ago, never looked back and took the checkered flag. a pretty memorable weekend. he won the nation wide series on the same track. >>> the wnba. the -- playing against each another for the first time. another star, leading them to 24 points today. leading with 18. and getting it 90-64. waiting for the team in the bay area, there are so many bay area stars playing. >> wouldn't it be nice see some of our stars playing? >> there has not been a lot of discussion about that, the nba team. everybody else gets it. >> and game day tonight? >> now, the great marty is coming on. >> we are at the halfway point this season. he tells us what he thinks the giants need because they stumbled into the all-star break. they need help. >> yes. >> all right, all right, thanks. >>> all right, the numbers are in from this weekend's military memorabilia auction. >> 119 of the 122 vehicles were sold. bidders shelled out more than $10 million. the bidders came from 10 countries. 37 in the usa.

. >>> the mayor of indianapolis declared this jeff gordon day. a jinx? no if gordon felt any pressure, didn't show. the four-time winner of the brickyard found himself in perfect position with 22 laps to go, on the tail of kasey kahne. truex breaks down, brings out a caution. restarts have been a problem for gordon but he nailed it here. 17 laps to go, 20 years after his first brickyard win, gordon gets his record fifth, and then kissed those bricks. >> i don't think there's a greater feeling as a racecar driver and a race team -- that's what it took today, total team effort i'm not very good on restarts and wasn't very good today. and i finally made the restart of my life. >> the nhra sonoma nationals wrapped up. we'll have highlights and reaction -- 90,000 people up there in the last three days. >> the river seine, eiffel tower in the distance. over you've been there? no, neither have i. >> final round of the southeastern e senior open, bernhard langer, a 4-under 67 in today's final round. the best round hover the day and had an eight-shot lead going i

jeff gordon has a personality of his own. the rest, pitchmen.d this from many nascar fans. they're not interested because that is what the drivers are to them. they are not racecar drivers in the traditional sense. >> can't believe you didn't mention danica patrick. thank you so much for joining us. gordon kirby, the u.s. editor of motorsport magazine. up, a member of one of the first families in auto racing. the ceo of penske motor group, greg penske himself. >> here is what 180 miles an hour looks like at one of the most famous racetracks. that is me in the car in the passenger seat. terrified. we have that and more. this is market makers. we are digital. you can see all of our stories and interviews on bloomberg.com and bloomberg tv plus on your tablet and apple tv and amazon fire. ♪ >> we are back in the fast lane here on market makers. we are joined by a very special guest. greg penske, the ceo of penske motor group. part of the automotive empire. one of the biggest players in the nascar world. take you for joining us. one of the biggest pl

. >> the mayor of indianapolis declared this jeff gordon day instead of wilting under that pressure gordon welcomed it. he found himself in perfect position with 22 lapse to go. right on the tale of kasey kahne. that brings out a caution on the restart that that was an achilles heel. 17 laps to go and 20 years after his first brickyard win gordon gets his record fifth and then gives them the smooch. >> i don't think there is a better feeling. that's what it took today. it is a total team effort. i am not good on restart and wasn't good today. >> cooperstown welcomed tony la russa. he managed his way to three world series titles and two came with the cardinals. but his first is one we will all remember. 25 years ago when the a's beat the giants in the bay bridge series. today he joined a six-member class and among them another frank thomas. yankees manager joe torre and three atlanta braifts, bobbie box and greg maddux and tom glavine. >> for years i heard tony is prepared. our team is prepared. preparing is studying for the test. our team took the test. we competed like fanatics. >> i ment

jeff gordon is attorney says, on a man second hand smoke. >> gary: cleveland browns fan was posted urinatingn the art modell of grace. modell moved to browse from cleveland to baltimore and this fan had enough he had won out seemed to go to the cemetery and that the man in the grave in else. the fed can say is the to two years in the and jet they did not be identified until charges are served. he placed this money to himself himself >> pam: who really cares >> gary: or eris i well represented mike spassky has clay tile send and carry the marks the 12th roster spot for the olympics. gray line brain and harassed and bonds are also a part of the select team that scrimmages the national team. >>: it's kinda fun to watch these guys compete at the highest level. it gives me a comfort at the end of the year. >> gary: people i want to love the guy as long as they wind. >> darya: what would you do if you found a helpless shark struggling on the beach just ahead of split-second decision that may have saved the creature's life. >> pam: that woman and her husband found a beach shark and kron 4 des iris

. >>> and jeff gordon's record-breaking day at the brickyard 400. >>> and it is granny to the rescue.to see the rest of this during a jewelry store hiess. >>> people in

in other news, jeff gordon won "racing with the stars." [ laughter ] lebron james won "basketball withtars" and tom bergeron won "hosting 'dancing with the stars' with the stars." so, congratulations to everybody. you're all winners. [ cheers and applause ] all winners. the other thing that's creating a lot of the con-traversy -- [ laughter ] our show airs in england. so i just wanted to give a a little shout out to -- a little con-traversy here. "wheel of fortune" host pat sajak, have you read this? he's in the news for tweeting that people who believe in global warming are "unpatriotic racists." [ laughter ] but considering he's been watching a wheel spin around for 30 years, i was pretty surprised it wasn't something crazier than that, like, "i'm gonna marry that wheel one day." actually, take a look at the full tweet. "i now believe that global warming alarmists are unpatriotic racists, knowingly misleading for their own ends." people were like, "okay pat, i'm gonna take a 'c,' an 'r,' an 'a,' a 'z' and a 'y' because you're crazy, pat!" take a little breather buddy. [ cheers and ap

. >>> jeff gordon's record-breaking day at the brickyard 400. >>> and it is granny to the rescue duringre heist. it's monday, july 28th. "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning. i'm dara brown.

congratulations, jeff gordon. that's the news from the orange room. ys, back to you. >> gordon's been doing it a long time. >>> coming up, twist in the case of a missing girl home after nine months. her mother speaks to us exclusively. >>> plus a reunion that will melt your heart. a dog so incredibly happy to see his owner, yes, he faints. he's okay though. first this is "today" on nbc. >>> coming up, hidden camera investigation. wait until you see some what gems being sold at leading retailers actually are made of. >>> and we also have a new concern due to the legalization of marijuana in colorado. is it driving a spike in the of marijuana [ man ]rado. cortana, when my wife calls remind me to tell her happy anniversary. [ cortana ] next time you talk to caroline, i'll remind you. [ siri ] oh no, i cannot do that. oh, and remind me to get roses when i'm near any flower shop. sure thing. remind you when you get to flower shop. i can't do that either. cortana, it's gonna be a great night. [ beep ] oh wow! thanks for the traffic alert. i better get going.

♪ >> richard petty, jeff gordon, juniorohnson, junior -- earnhardt jr. >> i am riding shotgun. going 170 miles hour. .> it is loud it is next to the track. how loud is the car? what's to be honest with you, you may hear a lot of noise. when you are out on the track, you are so focused and screaming that you forget about the noise. >> the noise will be replaced with -- >> adrenaline. >> bone chilling fear? >> black, not silver? >> i am sweating in here. i am so scared right now. this is no joke. my ride was five minutes. i flew around the corners and reached a top speed of 180. >> three turns around the track and i am converted. i am a nascar fan. >> well done. still to come, we have a special interview for you. we will be joined by fate to talk about the surge in property prices later on the pulse. stay with us. >> bloomberg has just released a report and concludes the region will need $3.6 trillion to power itself by 2030. let's go to hong kong. justin is from the bloomberg energy team. thank you for joining us. tell us more about the number. where is the money going? >> sure.

a history making performance for racing legend jeff gordon, the first driver ever to win the brickyard 400, five times. he held on to earn the title that second motor coveted to the daytona 500. this is his second sprint cup victory this season and the 90th of his career. he's an indiana native. >> the longevity of some of those drivers is pretty incredible. >> it's time for another check of the weather. ebony dionne is back. >> it's going to be active across parts of the southeast this morning. we have storms rotating through, taking us into at least this evening. it's here right along the frontal boundary where we'll see the threat to the strong to severe storms. much of the gulf coast will need to keep an eye out. this morning, a few spotty showers along the front. the bulk of the rain is across the northeast. an area of low pressure will get across the region today with slow moving storms, heavy rainfall especially in the western areas of new york. we expect to see possible flooding across the area with flash flood watches issued. >> scientists are watching italy's mount aetna. the

jeff goldberg is live in richmond. what did williams have to say? >> well gordon, jonnie williams taking the stand late today.e really didn't expect to see him taking the stand, but when he did, he had a whole lot to say in addition to talking about that shopping spree in new york city in which he spent $20,000 he says on the former first lady maureen mcdonnell. he also talked about how it was very clear to him he was entering into a business relationship with bob and maureen mcdonnell when the former governor was in office here in richmond. here now jonnie williams getting out of court moments ago. >> you said this was just a business relationship jonnie, can you comment on that? >> mr. williams is not going to comment on anything. back off, please. you are all being a bit ridiculous. please. >> what will you comment? >> certainly a chaotic scene outside the courtroom just ten minutes ago. williams on the stand today talking detail about a meeting he had may 2, 2011 at the governor's mansion in richmond. he says that maureen mcdonnl

bruce gordon will have to go out there to the steps today. >> yes? >> maybe bruce and jeff >> oh, can you imagine that? that's just too much good right there. >> jet runner going right now. >> oh, silly. >> so serious. i don't want to mess with him. >> oh, silly. >> you guises are working almost. jeff cole has like the wrestler eyebrow. he is like the rock. jeff co-a/k/a the rock. >> no problem. >> how great were the fireworks over philadelphia? >> seriously, fireworks? i always like it when they did chopper pilots to get up over it, so you see the hot city, all of that. but look what this one guy did. photographer got one of the little drones, right? and then put it, put one of those little go pro cameras on the little drum. and flew over fireworks. >> and then put it over some italian song that you don't understand, and it just gives you guys bumps. i love it. >> andre a poor chilly. >> yes. >> ♪ >> okay. >> well, italian song? >> i thought it was very nice. >> you're so cute. >> i didn't even see any stinking fireworks because they canceled them. >> you said they were la

jeff markel. senator cliff kunz. congressman john carney. congressman tom gordon. and the mayor of wilmington dennis williams.applause] we've also got to terrific members of our cabinet, anthony foxx is here, transportation secretary, and surgery secretary jack lew is here. [applause] --k lose signature is asked jack lew's signature is actually on your money. wehough it is illegible very told them he had to fix it in little bit because it looked like a caterpillar running along the bottom. their bridge behind me used to carry 90,000 cars everyday. month, it has been closed for repairs. once workers are done repairing it, this bridge will be safer, more reliable, for commuters and for commerce. thanks to a competitive grant program that was part of the recovery act that we initiated when i first came into office and joe biden helped to manage, this port is building a wharf that will help compete with other wards for the biggest cargo ships. [applause] so far, tiger grants have given a boost to 270 projects. that is what i am here to talk about today, creating more good america, andting rebuilding the american

even when gordon was on, he loves his continental and likes jeff spizek. >> he talked about him. >> theseout a par gin. >> didn't they buy a refinery? >> they did. >> they bought some old planes that are still. >> that wasn't profitable at all. >> the plane thing? >> the first quarter that it looks to be profitable. >> he thinks about all kind of different ways of running. >> all their planes are operating better tanev else. between them and where united is in terms of strict operating par gin in there the northwest merger went better, or easier. >> they were mump quicker tanev else. >> or at least long fluff ago we are not still talking about it. >> those are notoriously, you know as a manager. >> integrations are difficult. i would also say delta's customer service is better. that pays off over time. your choices. >> if you could fly right now on any domestic special airline, where would you ply? >> well, frankly, united would be the bottom of the pile. delta would be at the top. i think american does a good job. >> person does an increasingly good job. >> they're still like continental