john stanton.ng in. >> bill: i want to get to the important political news of the day. first, i have to tell you one of my most vivid memories as a tiny tiny, tiny little kid is singing with my mother when i was in the bathtub and here's one of the first songs i ever learned from my mother. kitty wells, dead yesterday at 92. ♪ >> what a great title too. >> bill: what a voice. >> sing, bill! ♪ >> bill: there's a message there, isn't there? that is classic classic country western. back in the days when country western was really songs about people's lives and telling their full story and spilling it out there. >> it was good still back then. >> bill: really, really great. what a legend. i also saw she was the first one to perform the one that -- when she -- recorded, it was makin believe. but that became i can't stop loving you the great ray charles song. first one to record it. kitty wells dead at 92 yesterday. john, good to have you in studio. ben labolt from the obama campaign will be joining us l

he's been chosen to replace john carlos stanton. and next week's mid summer classic.comes the youngest position player ever to head to an all-star game. harper met with fans before today's game against the rockies, it was hot outside, so here, have a popsicle. during the game, it was announced that ian desmond, who's out of the all-star game because of an oblique injury, he looked pretty good there. his 16th of the year. nats take a 1-0 lead. top of the 6th, tied at one with, geo gonzalez was on the bump today. he'll be in kansas city, because the man can deal. carlos gonzalez goes down swinging. geo goes six innings, struck out six. ryan zimmerman, he comes through, he shoots one into center. danny espinosa scores to put the nats up ahead. zimmerman has been raking lately. that's his 125th rbi in his last 10 games. next up, two on for michael morse. facing josh renniki. zimmerman is safe on the steal. that throw allows bryce harper to come home. the nats go up 3-1. bottom of the 9th. tyler clifford on to close it out. he gets save number 14. chris nelson goes down lo

. >>> bryce harper heading to the all-star game rookie phenom replaced marlins, john carlos stanton who needs knee surgery the news came hours after learning desmond could not play in the midsummer classic because of a sore abdominal muscling. he joins dwight gooden add the only other 19-year-old to participate in the 83 year history of the all-star game. >> good news about that, a mental break from the pennant race you get a mental break from that and enjoy representing the national league it is a great honor. you are with a lot of talented players. >> 19 years old says it all for itself. almost where i will quote his line that is a clown question bra you have a kid like that at 19 at the all-star it is well deserved and honored. >> that injury to desmond didn't keep him out of line up against the rockies yesterday. he broke a scoreless tie with that homer to right. his 16th of the season. nats lead 2-1, and a pitch in the dirt catchers throw to second, gets away, nats score 3 in the inning and defeat rockies, 4-1. they wrap up the series this afternoon. >> today's womennable done minu

he replaces john carlos stanton and desmond is out to rest a strained oblique.e diamond, game 2 against the rockies. ryan zimmerman drives in the go ahead win and gonzalez gave up three hits and one run. nationals win 4-1. geo is tied for the most wins in the majors.pond, serena williams took down radwanska in three sets. her and her sister take home the women's double title. >>> tony stewart wins the coke zero 400. that's your morning sports have a great day. >>> venus will be in the district this week to help open two new stores. one is in dupont circle and the other is at union station. venus will be there on tuesday signing autographs and taking pictures. hilda solis and kia henderson will also make appearances. they'll represent team usa in london. we are just 19 days away from the start of the 2012 summer games. you can catch all the olympic action here on nbc. that starts july 27th. >>> sports is the reason for a number of programming changes here on nbc4 today. reporters notebook is back next weekend. you'll see the "today" show at 7:00 this morning inst

john pershing french aristocrat day lafayette. during the levy usingary roll lafayette fought for us at his request buried under american soil. took dirt for him. charles stanton are here. returning the favor 95 years ago today. and that is how fox reports on thised

john pershing french aristocrat day lafayette. during the levy usingary roll lafayette fought for us at his request buried under american soil. took dirt for him. charles stantonette, we are here. returning the favor 95 years ago today. and that is how fox reports on this wednesday july 4th, 2012. i'm harris faulknern tonight for shepard smith. we'll be back same time tomorrow. hope to see you then. the factor is next. have a fabulous holiday. enjoy the fireworks. >> special o'reilly factor is on, tonight. >> >> bill: special edition of the factor. were you crying in cheney's office. >> not tears were in his eyes. >> bill: what does marco rubio think of obama -- >> bill: everybody is in elective office if their country calls and asks, you have to. what would donald trump do to get america back on track? >> you don't start behaving 25% tax on every item you sell in this country, 25% right now. >> bill: plus former president bill clinton, former secretary of state condoleezza rice and cardinal timothy dollan all join us tonight. we can't back down from this fight because it's about religious freedom. it's close to the very heart. >> we have the best wrapped into