instead, howard get to face the hard-throwing joe nathan. >> tim: away. >> joe: there goes hudson. the pitch is up and away, and now, that's no insignificant stolen base, a base hit. would likely give the national league their one-run lead again. >> tim: and it opens up first base to where you can just throw howard balls and see if he goes after that high fastball. >> joe: if they walk him, they don't care. back inside. 2-2. howard steps out. very good speed. with a runner on at second base. orlando hudson. carries with him the go-ahead run. and a swing and a miss, struck him out. ryan howard, goes down on a pitch down and in, what a good block by victor martinez to keep it at the plate. and keep adrian gonzalez at third. 4-3 and paste it in a text. you can copy an article... and paste it in an e-mail. or you can copy a map... and well, you get the idea. copy and paste, on the iphone 3gs. the most powerful iphone yet. it can be tough living with copd... but i try not to let it slow me down. i go down to the pool for a swim... get out and dance... even play a little hide-n-seek. i'm

and that dramatic eighth inning battle between joe nathan and ryan howard who was the pitching of joeathan, that won that battle, as he struck out howard on a pitch down and in. >> tim: only two base runners for the national league over the last seven innings. man, what a job. >> joe: so a game that lasted just 2:31, the winner is papelbon, who got a couple of loud outs, pitched a scoreless inning, the loser is heath bell. the save, the record-setting fourth in all-star game history for mariano rivera. we've seen a lot of those looks after games from number 42f ne othe w york yankees. 4-3 is the final. a.l. wins again. th dealer: during the autobahn for all event, you can get great deals. it's perfect. i justant to make sure it's the right decision. future...us? we got here as quick as we could. look it's the cc. you don't pay for scheduled maintenance, you get the car of your dreams... seriously us, just drive it. you're right. dealer: let's take this one. it's a time-space continuum thing. the future... >> joe: and welcome to the taco bell all-star postgame show here o

the nasty pitch from joe nathan. mariano rivera got a 1, 2, 3 given the third-straight all-star win 4-3. >>> we'll here more on the long-term deal given to terrell. plus kristin previews the second half of the season for the o's. it's all coming up at 10:50 on sports unlimited. >>> there's rain on the way. let's look at the sky watch forecast. >> we could see some showers and thunderstorms back in the forecast. but today it looks pretty good out there. mainly some sunshine, just a few fair weather cumulus clouds. we'll get more clearing as we get into the overnight. sky cam can looking towards the inner harbor. a very nice afternoon, evening. 85 degrees, a few clouds scattered in the area, winds out of the south southwest at 9 and humidity levels at 40%. as far as what's going on on hd radar, back to the west a few popup showers offer the mountains of west virginia down towards charleston and south of clarksburg. looks like we will continue to see the moisture and activity west of us. we'll get a little more cloud co

joe nathan gets the a.l. out of the jam.ano rivera to close the door and gets miguel tejada to pop out. rivera, the most saves in all-star game history with four. >>> that will do it for this espn news update. now, back to jeremy and vinita. >>> real quick, we have dramatic video of a near-disaster. it happened at an air show near frankfurt, germany. the plane went into a spin. >> the pilot managed to pu out, barely missing spectators and slamming into a car with a family of three inside. despite all that, no one was seriously injured. my name is quinn, and this is my eggo. on fridays, i have hockey befoe school, so i take two eggo homestyle waffles and put peant butter inside. i add a couple chocolate chips when dad's starting the car. there's only one way to eat an eggo -- your way. l'eggo my eggo. >>> and finally from us this morning,ou can't blame nay die-hard hogwarts fans if they need another cup of coffee this morning. many of them didn't get to sleep at their usual time. they were at the midnight debut oaf the new ha

joe nathan gets the a.l. out of the jam.ariano rivera to close the door and gets miguel tejada to pop out. rivera, the most saves in all-star game history with four. >>> that will do it for this espn news update. now, back to jeremy and vinita. >>> real quick, we have dramatic video of a near-disaster. it happened at an air show near frankfurt, germany. the plane went into a spin. >> the pilot managed to pull out, barely missing spectators

. >> jim p: right behind him is joe nathan. it was close. he probably would have been in there.ez set the all- time saves record with 62 and is now with the mets. and fuentes -- we saw him on the first night in here and very deceptive. he throws 89 to 90 and throws well. big, sweeping curveball. the orioles need some runs. >> jim h: adam jones leads off and takes ball one. >> jim p: facing one of his teammates. did he make the teament? >> jim h: yes, he did. joe mad zen madden is a smart guy. ball two. of course, the key man is the third hitter. jones trying to be patient if fuentes cooperates with two balls well inside. >> jim p: there's your strike. >> jim h: 2-1 on adam jones who is 1 for 4 today. >> jim p: one thing about fuentes -- this will be his 29th inning if he gets through it. he only walked nine. throws a lot of strikes. any time you're three runs down, against one of the best closers in baseball, you need help. the free pass -- orioles take it. >> jim h: groundball towards the middle and there's a diving stop by aybar. throws but off the bag. there's an infield hit.

joe nathan, joe mauer and justin morneau all spoke about a trade need in minnesota. >> gary: look outuls that one off. >> buck: it was interesting ron gardenhire asked what he thought about his players speaking out. he said, it's america which makes me think he'd like to say the same thing. >> gary: exactly. exactly right. here is the 0-1 delivery to huff. dejesus. two down in the bottom of the ninth inning. nick markakis moved into the cleanup spot in this game. he's gone 0-3, a couple of fly balls to right, ground ball out and he has drawn a walk in the game. >> gary: two away, bottom of the ninth. you have a chance to vote a, b or c results on "o's xtra". markakis takes the fastball for a strike. you said this bullpen even though they've had terrible numbers on the year against the orioles, they've done real well with a 1.56 e.r.a. and a 2-0 record this year. wright's delivery. markakis will foul it off. bale worked 2/3, now wright on. runs charged against against the starter brian bannisterment three runs on seven hits no, diseg decision. jason berken, two runs on six hits over si

. >>> down to last bite in new york and we are talking about the annual nathan's hot dog eating contest. defending championp joe chestnut took on kobe arby. this year's race was close, but chestnut did win in dramatic fashion, setting a world world by downing 68 hot dogs. that just looks gross. he did not look good. chestnut celebrated with lighter fair. a cob salad with ranch dressing. how you could eat after that, i don't know. you need lighter fair? who would need anything for five days. >> let's not go there. >> visitors are going inside the statue of liberty's grounds for the first time in eight years. >> and one couple in particular made the most of it. the surprise proposal and did sa? e es y you're going to want to stick around. >>> this 4th of july weekend many people are doing something they haven't done in eight years. for the first time since the 9/11 attack. visitors are being allowed into the statue of liberty crown. >> many got a spectacular view yesterday. more than 350 steps to the top. one man from california took full advantage of the grand reopening. he pulled out a ring, got down on one kne

the annual nathan's hot dog eating contest in coney island, new york. [ cheering and applause ] >> california joeclaimed the title of top dog again chomping down a record 68 hot dogs in ten minutes. that set a new world record and gave the 25-year-old victory over six time winner of japan. >> came out wanting to win. he ate the most he ever has and this is great. i'm so happy about all the support of everybody. >> joe we says he's having salad with ranch dressing for dinner if you were wondering enter so sad to see him at the ends of his career. when an athlete is in decline it's really hard to watch. if only he could have gone on a great story. >> when he was on top. >> could be a come back. >> not often we get what we wish for but we did today on the golf course. a dream final pairing. get you ready for the tiger-kim show down. plus more details on the tragic death of steve mcnair. fios guy! where ya headed? ah, just installed fios in the whole building. now everyone has the fastest upload speeds. and we're giving them a mini netbook. well, i'm sticking with cable. so's ted. (voice) no i'm not!

joe? >> a popular george town watering hole had its final last call. nathan's closed its stores once and for all. and in the final days, customers came in to share their stories about the place. michael flynn has the story. >> it's terrible. >> reporter: it's the last last call at the popular 40-year-old public, and it closes for good at 2:00 a.m. disappointed customers showed up sunday to bid a final fair well. >> it's like closing cheers. i will miss it. >> the family history goes back to my dad being here for the miracle on ice back in 1980. it's a special place for us. i had to come back and say good by for my father. >> for me it's a relief. >> reporter: the owner inherited nathan's when her husband died 12 years ago. she found out millions of dollars were owed in back taxes, and still has mounds of debt, but customers and nearby businesses have been dropping off donations on the public's final weekend. >> have you seen "it's a wonderful life" when the neighborhood is bringing in checks, and that's the bailout. >> dustin ohoffman was here making "all the p

nathans is a washington, d.c. landmark since 1969. a place where power brokers and regular joes shoulders over a good beer and burger. the restaurant is shutting its doors for good sunday. a casualty for the weakened economy. >> what effect has it had on your business? >> it killed us on every angle. you used to see people eat out in the district. business travel has fallen. >> reporter: he loses his job. the restaurant is one of many small businesses shuttered in the recession. that will make it tougher to turn the economy around. the small business administration says small businesses employ half of all u.s. workers. they account for 60 pblgt to 80% of new job creation over the next decade. many small business owners are wondering where's the stimulus that was supposed to come from the $787 billion stimulus package congress passed in february. >> what they were expecting were immediate stimulus to the economy. so the small businesses were in support of something like a tax holiday for six month that is would take a few hundred billion and put money immediately in the hands of

>> reporter: nathan's has been a washington, d.c., landmark in georgetown since 1969, a place where power brokers and regular joes rubbed shoulders over a good beer and a burger. the family-owned restaurant is shutting its door for good sunday. a casualty of the weakened economy. what affect has the economy had on your business? >> it killed us in every possible angle. you see people eat out less. we have fewer tourists in the district and business travel has fallen, as well. >> manager jon moss loses his job that day with the other employees. the restaurant is one of many small businesses that have been shuttered in the recession. that will make it tougher to turn the economy around. small business administration says small businesses employ half of all u.s. workers in the private sector and accounts for 60% to 80% of new job creation over the past decades. the national federation of independent businesses says many small business owners are wondering where's the stimulus that was supposed to come from the $787 billion stimulus package congress passed in february? >> what they were expecting was some immediate s

. >> reporter: nathan's has been a washington, d.c., landmark in georgetown since 1969. a place where power brokers and regular joes rubbed shoulders over a good beer and a burger. but the family owned restaurant is shutting its doors for good sunday, a casualty of the weakened economy. what effect has the economy had on your business? >> it's killed us in every possible angle. d.c. people eat out less. there are fewer tourists in the district, and business travel has fallen as well. >> reporter: manager jon moss loses his job that day, along with the other employees. the restaurant is just one of many small businesses that have been shuttered in the recession. that will make it tougher to turn the economy around. the small business administration says small businesses employ half of all u.s. workers in the private sector and account for 60% to 80% of new job creation over the past decade. the national federation of independent businesses says many small business owners are wondering where's the stimulus that was supposed to come from the $787 billion stimulus package congress passed in february. >> what they were

that the economy is in troubl joe torregeorgetown is not immune to the recession, and others hope not to follow. nate's is so well known here, some call this intersection nathan's corner. >> i am the only person who was here since 1969. >> reporter: the place first opened when in this action nixon was in office. many have been served here. >> i hope you're not too jet lagged to have a drink. >> reporter: one news reporter hates to see it go. >> this is the place that represents the essence of washington, of those of us who lived in georgetown, and they were always the. >> reporter: nathan's is not the only place closing up shop. others are following suit. one spokesperson says? >> it is not as great as the outer suburbs. but it hurts everybody, they're cautious. >> reporter: on this last day, the owner was showered with love from her customers who she calls friends. even the general manager stopped by to wish her well. >> hi, this is your last chance to have a drink at nathan's. >> we came to say good-bye. >> it is sad. >> it is very sad. >> reporter: nathan's is the latest casualty of the recession. the business may be lost, but the memories will live on every