couldn't happen to nicer guy, is widely overused, but not when you're talking about the minnesota twins jim thome. chasing 600 home runs, thome belted number 599 in the sixth inning against the tigers, it gave the twins the lead. an inning later, there it is, number 600. the crowd in detroit gave him a standing ovation and why not. he's just the eighth player in major league baseball history to reach the milestone, next stop, cooperstown, jim thome and the twins beat the tigers, 9-6. the brewers pulled you have off a triple play, got it going a nice flip to second, toss to first, prince fielder gunned down matt kemp at the plate, 4-6-3-2 if you're scoring at home. the no going right for the dodgers, the brewers won it. >>> former heisman winner, matt leinart, throwing a touchdown. houston won their preseason opener, 20-16. got a nascar question for you -- what's more rare than a monday race? your answer? an australian winning it. marcus ambrose became the first aussie to win a sprint cup event. but it's what happened after the race that overshadowed the victory. boris said ran into the back of gr

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. >>> big jim thome hit number 600 last night. he joins the club now of a-rod, bonds, mays, griffey, sosa, ruth and aaron. he is just the eighth man in history to hit 600 home runs. his family was there with him for the big moment. here's the best part, jim thome's 40 years old. >>> george duval has died. an invention he came up with years ago changed the world forever. he invented the first robot arm in 1954. and years later, it revolutionized factories and automobile assembly lines. his prototype is in the smithsonian. it's considered one of the great inventions of all time. george duval was 99 years old. >>> this seems like the space equivalent of jay-z and kanye. a nasa camera onboard the hubbell space telescope has actually recorded two galaxies colliding. that's vv 340 north on top and that would be vv 340 south on the bottom of your screen. we've really caught them, it turns out, at a good time. they will eventually merge into a milky wayesque mess, but don't wait up for it. it will take millions of years to come together.

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>> the 40-year-old jim thome becomes just the 8th player to reach 600 home runs his second dinger ofhe night against detroit. pablo sandoval goes down in pain with a ball off the foot. left the game but x-rays were negative. giants led the braves 2-4 in the 4th inning when aubrey huff with a live drive to center, it's misplayed. game tied at 2 in the 6th. nature schierholtz homered yesterday and again today. solo shot off tim hurt son. right now the giants leading the braves 4-2 -- that's a final now. no, it is not. it is in the 9th inning. >>> nascar rained out yesterday at the road course watkins glen so they got going today. denny hamlin's car doesn't cooperate he goes into the wall looked bad but he would walk away. drama on the final lap. a worse regular. david reagan and route man collide. route man's car gets the worst of it. the crash was set off by boris said. marcus ambrose wins. afterwards boris said and greg biffle got into it. said kept at it. he earned this week's they said it award. >> i want winners. >> he is the most unprofessional little scaredy cat i have ever seen

. >> 600 for jim thome! captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody, and thanks for joining us, i'm betty nguyen. >>> president obama is in iowa this morning on day four of his midwest bus tour. the white house calls it a listening tour, but from the way the president has been lashing out at republicans, it has the feel of a campaign swing. jessica stone is in washington with details. good morning, jessica. >> good morning, betty. well, you're absolutely right. the president full of fire about the congressional deadlock here in washington. but also talking job creation. and expected to unveil more than $300 million in small business funding. president obama's bus tour takes him to an economic forum in iowa today. he's expected to announce new steps to boost employment in rural areas. it comes just a day after he told a crowd in decora iowa, he's sending a separate jobs package to congress next month. >> i'll be putting forward, when they come back in september, a very specific plan that boosts the e

. >> history in detroit after hitting homer 3599 in sixth inning, jim thome gets 600 in the seventh,ha! a blast, to become the eighth player in major league history to reach 600. everything is working for milwaukee. triple play, josh wilson, and fielder, around to score and out at the plate. triple play and they won 17 of the last 19. marcus ambrose won it but there was plenty of action after the race. final lap here, he attaches the back of david reagan's car. he hits rudiman that car careens violently end over end. rudiman has a score to settle with greg biffle. >> he won't come out of the car. he throws a few baby punches and then he runs and hides. i'll find him. >> don't mess with him. >> no way. >> >>> tonight on "nightline" -- murder in paradise? an american woman still missing in aruba. an american man held in her disappearance.

see you guys. >>> minnesota twins slurring jim thome hitting one into the record books.ry, carol, the detroit tigers last night. >> high flyball. left field. hit well. young going back. to the track, to the wall! it's gone! jim thome has become the eighth player in major league history to hit his 600th home run! >> you got to love that. he's a great guy. >> eighth player. look at that. it was a two-run shot coming in the seventh inning. he had hit number 599 in the inning before. he is 40 years old. he becomes, as you say, the eighth player to join the 600 home run club. only babe ruth did it in fewer at-bats and carol's tigers, they gave him a very warm reception for it. >> a standing ovation. tiger fans are the best. >> as he deserves. someone tweeted me and say you keep saying my detroit tigers. does she own them? her uncle owns them. >> i wish. >> don't be shy about it. just tell them! >> mr. illitch is my uncle? i don't think so! >> take a look at this race in watkins glen race. it ricocheted into the tire barrier and smashes into another car which then goes airborn

jim thome breaks the tie, an rbi double into left center.auer going to score from second, part of a three-run inning for minnesota, the twins end the red sox' four-game win streak, 5-2. >>> here are your updated amplts l. east standings. boston up now by a game and a half. >>> a good one between the rays and the royals in tampa. i swear, david price with a night off, didn't mind or didn't notice being showered with sunflower seeds. vanderbuilt's finest. rays start the ninth inning, down 7-3, but they battle back. defense like this helps, that's not a great play, throw or scoop. evan longoria scores, tying run on first. sam fold drill it is deep to right center, it drops in, the tying run going to come all the way around. fold going for a triple. the ball gets away from third baseman mike sack is, fold drives head-first into home. comes all the way around. that's your game winner. the rays come back to win 8-7 and he gets the obligatory shaving cream pie to the face. strange moment caught on camera during a gojers-phillies game. a kid catch a

. >> jim thome. >> one of the good guys. the twins, jim thome.you think of it as an indian entered the night just two home runs shy of .600 for his career. top of the six for the tigers there, deep to left center. that's 599. then in the seventh, he does it again. going the other way. the 40-year-old jim thome becomes the eighth player in major league history to hit 600 home runs. look how exclusive this club is. a list that includes hang aaron, babe ruth, willy mays, ken griffey jr., sammy sosa, a-rod, and bonds. one could take, if one were so inclined, sosa, bonds, and a-rod off of the list given some of the allegations and what not. he becomes a list of five people, one of whom is jim thome. that's a huge feat. the twins, by the way, won the game. nine saves. >> one of the best guys in all of sports. not just baseball, approachable, nice. >> did tid right way. >> some other games. giants and braves. this is the scenario you dream of. bottom of the the ninth, bases loaded. down a run. going connect off of the middle of brian wilson. the tying r

. >> pelley: jim thome of the minnesota twins has joined an elite club.osite field blast in detroit last night was his 600th career home run. only seven other major leaguers have hit that many. thome, who's 40, is one of baseball's quiet stars, never linked to steroids and in may fellow players voted him the nicest player in the big leagues. if you wonder why your food bill is rising, we are about to take you to the other side of the world to show you. that's next. 1200 milligrams of calcium caltrate delivers and 800 iu of vitamin d plus minerals. women need caltrate. caltrate helps women keep moving because women move the world. caltrate helps women keep moving sometimes life can be, well, a little uncomfortable, but when it's hard or hurts to go to the bathroom, there's dulcolax stool softener. dulcolax stool softener doesn't make you go... it just makes it easier to go. dulcolax stool softener. make yourself comfortable. a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis sy

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. >> high flyball young going back -- >> he did it, jim thome just became the 8th player in major leagueaseball to hit six home runs. he did it just one inning after hitting 599. fans gave him a standing ovation. you can see his family and teammates hugging him and congratulating him on the field. >>> protests on bart spark a federal investigation and the reason the u.s. government is making a federal case out of the agents i's cell phone scandal. >>> a deadly hit-and-run accident was a power player in bay area politics. they hope this photo will help lead to an arrest in this case. ♪ mmm. oh gosh. oh dear. big deal. you're delicious. so what. i've got news for you. there's no such thing... ...as a bear sheriff. you think i'm afraid of you? hey what? you don't have to be mean to the cake. i do. you don't. i do. just eat yoplait light. they have great flavors like... boston cream pie, raspberry cheesecake. even though i work here, i'veost weight. wow. yeah. carry on. (announcer) 28 delicious flavors at around 100 calories each. senole grade. . >>> welcome back it is tuesday august 16, i a

. >> after hitting 599 in the sixth, there it goes for jim thome. that is historic 600.o strong. thome, 5 r.b.i.s is eighth player to reach 600. >>> and here a triple play, josh wilson. then they get him out at the plate. triple play! milwaukee has won 17 of their last 19. on to football, jason campbell, raiders starting quarterback. the back-up job has a distinct local flavor. mike shumann has more. >> if you check out the raiders' quarterback position, our local colleges are well represented. stanford edwards and san jose state, are battling the spot for this friendly competition. >> we are all in here and jordan is a great kid. i look forward to working with both of guys. >> there is a west coast connection. great character. loves football. >> kyle was with the team last year and trent was a free agent this summer. he is no position to talk trash to his local teammates. >> i lost all five years in college to cal. >> again, he a guy that works hard. football is very important to him. he is very passionate. >> the rookie of the group is trying to keep up. >> older guys,

number 600 for jim thome. >> jim thome. his 600th home run. in the at-bat prior to that he hit 599. the first player in his tree with zero at-bats between 599 and 600. he began his career way back in 1991 is now the eighth play er to get there. i can say obviously a lot of wonder about performance-enhancing drugs have surrounded this sport for a decade. thome never been tied toto it. >> nice guy. all right, josh, thanks. >>> titi now for the weather. melissa mamae from our philadelphia station wpvi in for vacationing sam champion. >> good morning, robin and george. good news to share with you across the northeast. it looks like the flooding rain is starting to move out. improving weather on the way. ststl leftover showers but not as bad as it has been. 75 in new york today. 78 degrees in philadelphia. the heat is on for much of the southern plains once again today. >> more of the nation's weather coming up in the next half hour. >> good to have you with us. >>> now to a striking new study about the benefits of exercise and just how little it takes to improve your health. abc's medic

jim thome with career homer no. 597, but the a's rallied with six runs and this time nobody can get jackson's ground ball through the left side. hideki matsui comes home, it's 3-3. ryan sweeney will drill one fair down the left-field line. willingham scores easily. jackson tries to score from 1st and he will be safe. the a's get 6 in the inning and coast the rest of the way. thome got what he wants, but not here. three relievers helped mccarthy win his 4th as the a's hit the rooted for the first of three in seattle tomorrow. the a's were sellers as the major league trade deadline came and went tonight. arizona hoping zeiglerer can bolster the bullpen. the a's get left-handed pitcher jordan norberto and first baseman brandon allen in change. >> a satisfying day for 13- time grand slam winner serena williams who came back after 13 operations and complications from a blood clots. against marian bartoli, the woman who knocked her out of wimbledon this year. with shots like that, she won the first set, 7-5. and then the second set wasn't nearly as close, williams now in the near court serving at m

. >>> a milestone for minnesota twins slugger jim thome.he top of the seventh inning, in a game against the tigers, to thome hit his 600 ho run. he joins hank aaron, babe ruth and willie mays. congratulations. >>> and if it's tuesday, people are voting somewhere. that somewhere, it's in wisconsin again. wisconsin voters are headed to the polls for yet another round of recall votes. this time two democratic state senators are up for recall. last week, though, voters recalled two republican state senators. one seat shy for democrats to retake control of the state's senate. so at this point, these are potentially meaningless. the question is, will democrats fire up their voters enough to at least retain these so that they can keep their new narr narrow -- the new narrowed margins in the wisconsin state senate. all right. after a few days away from the granite state, mitt romney returned and wasted no time fielding questions about his latest primary challenger, texas governor rick perry. >> i'm not going to vary my speech and my vision to the a

jim thome of the minnesota twins. >> thome hit two home runs last night against detroit and those madeighth big leaguer to ever hit 600 homers. >> the 40-year-old thome hit his first home run way back in 1991. are you ready for this? only babe ruth needed fewer at-bats to reach the 600 homer mark. that's quite an accomplishment, congratulations to him. i love those stat stories. >> oh, yeah, good one. congrats to him. i didn't think it was so rare to get 600. one of just a few that's done it, that's impressive. >> good company with babe ruth. >> '91, what were you doing in '91? i think i was in middle school. >> she loves to sing, i love it. more "world news now" coming up. ♪ money you go next if you had a hoveround power chair? the statue o oliberty? the grand canyon? it's all possible ith a hoveround., tom: hi i'm tom kruse, inventor rand founder of hoveround., when we say you're free to see the world, we mean it. call today and get a free overound information kit, that includes a video and full color brochure. dennis celorie: "it's by far the best chair i've ever owned." terri: "las

. >> never once has anyone talked about anything bad because jim thome is considered one of baseballme had already homered in the game against the tigers, then in the seventh, deep and gone, career home run number 600. the eighth player in major league history to do it, the first guy to ever hit 599 and 600 in the same game, teammates congratulate him, then his family comes down. thome said afterwards he felt like his late mother was watching from above. eye great moment from a future hall of famer, truly one of the greats. >>> the milwaukee brewers turneded a triple play here. josh wilson backhands it, double play, then there's for instance fielder and he throws to home in time. that's one, two, three outs. matt kemp, you're done. brewers also won the game. they lead the nl central by six. marcus ambrose won the sprint car race at watkins glens, what they call road rage. but everyone is talking about this crash, a crash that wiped out two cars. after the race, greg biffle and his teammate took a swing while sed was still in the car. biffle's crew surrounded him, sed called biffle ou

. >> jim thome only two home runs away from 600. >> and totally clean. >> he's totally clean. >> as farwe know. >> as far as we know. >> boston now a game and a half up on the yankees. >> the yankees just took it. who are they playing? >> anaheim. your guy, the new coach of team usa, they played mexico last night to a 1-1 draw. >> pretty good. did the braves play yesterday? >> yeah, uggla extended his hitting streak, 31 games now. >>> coming up next the must read opinion pages. there's some good ones. also ahead, an exclusive first look at the new cover of "time" magazine. [ male announcer ] want to achieve more with your money? pnc virtual wallet gathers your spending and saving in one place. credit and debit purchases, checks, bills, and other financial information. it lets you see the details as well as the big financial picture. so you can do more with your money. see what a complete view of your money can do for you at pncvirtualwallet.com. ♪ pnc bank. for the achiever in you. a network of possibilities. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next g