kansas city's 3-1. have not played extra innings against one another prior to tonight. david dejesus at the top of the order. and the pitch from baez is in there for a strike. dejesus has drawn a walk otherwise 0-3 in the ballgame. bloomquist and then butler top of the order for kansas city. 0-1 delivery. breaking ball in there for a strike. bloomquist 1-3 off baez. left-handers against danys hitting .239. too short. izturis. one down. bloomquist in the number two hole delivered a single in the first inning and scored on butler's home run butler at that point was 6-6 in these games. he's got 11 home runs on the season now. bloomquist shows bunt, takes strike. hitting at .276, the home run he hit in the eighth inning, his third, tied the ballgame up. that is on the outside corner for a strike. 0-2. strike zone has stayed very consistent. marty foster, it's been fairly large. pitcher strike zone tonight both ways. the 0-2 delivery right field, markakis. >> buck: danys baez is locating the pitch effectivel

billy butler of kansas city is third in doubles.he ball game here at camden yards. 1-1 delivery. markakis takes it up high, 2-1. 2-1 delivery, markakis gets a base hit into left field. zaun comes around to score. dejesus will get it in to third and a big tack on run right there as the orioles get another and a 6-3 lead and markakis with a 3 rbi game. >> buck: good piece of hitting as he spoils an outside fastball were mahay. served it into left field. driven in three. good pitch down and away and markakis strokes it into left field. zaun scores an insurance run. . >> gary: so nick markakis, a successful at-bat, it will be his fifth game this year in which he has driven in three runs. aubrey huff is going to pick up a base hit. here is the throw coming in. cut off and an rbi. brian roberts scores. huff gets his first hit of the ball game. >> 7-3. >> buck: a shot back over the mound into second. aubrey huff, ease the pain a bit, picking up an rbi, bullet off a lefthanded pitcher. missed hitting a home run early in the game and this pi

kansas city looking for the victory tonight. won the series last year 5 games to 3. >> buck: one thing you have to guard against is coming hope and saying, hey, it's kansas cost city. but they've slammed the door here. >> gary: he's got a chance to be the winning pitcher in this ball game. he has no decisions in the 19 times he's been out, limited by the injury that put him on the dl. one ball, one strikeout on mora. he's throwing hard. he's throwing strikes. here is the 1-1. down to third on a shattered bat, two dough down. two away in the eighth. visit oriole.com to register for upcoming summer baseball camps, boys and girls with four-day programs and professional instructors, game tickets and more. gun to oriole.com for information. wieters an rbi base hit. well take the strike. two of the three home runs he has are this side of the plate. away 1-1. slider inside. >> buck: it's a while before he really became a polished right- handed hitter. this year it's been totally different. there's a lot more left-handed starters in the

the fed sits in the heart of kansas city, itself in the heart of america. ck in the 1920s and '30s the city became famous as boss pandergass's town. his political machine helped launch harry truman, his wide open ways, the kansas city jazz scene. and legends like bee bop pioneer charlie byrd parker. today some half a million folks live here, within 250 miles of both the geographic and population centers of the country. location has made kansas city a long-time trading hub for farmbelt produce in unfinished and famously edible form. so industries like biotech and telecom are now factors too. as befits a city of the plains, perhaps, kc has been a bit less shaken by the financial crisis than other places. it's jobless rate slightly below the national average. but there are plenty of people here looking for work. 3,000 jobs were lost in the last year, even at such pillars of the corporate communities as hallmark. some of whose cards might speak to the 200 laid off there. at sprint nextell, 2,000 jobs lost. as elsewhere, a sagging tax tank has opened a budget gap

kansas city university in kansas -- in manhattan, kansas, "the environmental impacts of wind power development on population biology of greater prairie chickens. texas tech university in lubbock, texas, an assessment of lesser prairie chicken population distribution in relation to potential wind energy developments. and western ecosystems ecosystes technology inc. in cheyenne, wyoming, $100,000 to study greater sage and sage grass sell elm tristudy for the simpson range wind resource area. and finally in kalamazoo, michigan, the western michigan university receives $99,933 to study genetic approaches to understand the population level impact of wind energy development on migratory bats. now, mr. president, these, as i say, may all be very worthwhile items. i don't think they're any more worthwhile items than the items we put in our bill. and i would say to those who are in support of the mccain amendment, if the mccain amendment passes, you take away from the congress the right to determine how this money is spent and you turn it over to the president entirely and let him or his administration

really was a determining factor in the game for the kansas city royals and i can remember back when we played them in kansas city last year wind blowing in in that monster ballpark and he hit a shot to left field that hit top of the wall. otherwise, orioles don't win that ballgame. billy butler is a guy you're going to have to be real careful pitching to right now -- right now. >> getz let's get a look at the orioles lineup for right now. birds are just 2-8 since the all-star break losing lasts night in the opener of the seven-game home stand. roberts, jones, huff up top. markakis bats cleanup. he batted cleanup at fenway park the other day and won. nick back in the four spot tonight. nolan reimold in left field batting fifth. look at those numbers for reimold since the all-star

this club kansas city 38-59, 14 games out. they have struggled. lead-off walk t last thing hill wanted to do here. the hottest hitter in the lineup coming up. >> buck: callaspo has been a hot hitter for the royals, hitting it all over the park. the last thing you want to do is put somebody on base ahead of him. this season he leads the royals with a .300 average. >> gary: callaspo playing at second base, a switch hitter. runner goes and no chance. hill did not look and hold the runner. therein lies another problem. wieters who's thrown out 21% of the base stealers, that's taken on the pitcher. >> look at the great jump. hill hadn't even released the ball and bloomquist was a third- degree of way down to second. >> so bloomquist on with his 17th steal. he's only been caught twice. he's their leader in stole bases he'll take off at third if you let him walk away here. bloomquist goes over, callaspo retired, one away. >> buck: the defense will be out here, reimold, jones and markakis. markakis picked up his 11th of the season in boston. more on huff

i've also been a banker in kansas city and now im a librarian. a banker, i can tell you that the two banks who are represented here, my cousin and i, are two of the solvent banks left in the country. im the director of the kansas city public library and an amateur historian. and i've read your book, essays on the great depression. wonderful book. and you talk about two causes of the great depression. one is the failure to the federal reserve to provide an adequate monetary policy. it tightened too much during the days after the stock market crash. and you talked about the non- monetary problems, part of which was the failure, despite great liquidity of the banking system, to respond to the, you know, problems of production and unemployment. and i wonder if there isn't a similar problem going on today in regulation where you're going exactly the other direction, with too much monetary policy; i mean, too much money creation in your monetary policy, in an >> well, thank you for reading my book. (laughter.) i'd be glad to autograph it if you have it

location hs made kansas city a ngime tradinghub for farmbeltproduce in unfinished and famoly edible forms industries like bioch and telecom are now factors too. asefits a city ofhe plains, peaps, khas been a bit less shaken by the financial cris than othe places. it's joblessrate slightly below the tional average. ut there are plenty of people he looking for work 3,000 jobs wereost in the last year, even at such pillars of the corporate mmunities as hallmark. me of ose cards might speak to the 200 laid off there. at sprint neell, 2,000 jobs lost. as eewhere, a sagging tax tank has opened a dget gap. city hall has slaed its workforce by 10% meaning public service cutbacks. no has the area been immune from what you might call auto disease. while the gplant in nearby fairfax is still cranking, more tn a dozen car dealershi are slated r decommission. and theost famous road h of them l, harley davion has had to dich 500 area jobs. plus there's amortgage crisis which prompted a protest at the nsas city fed last fall. urging help for hard- homeowners. in short, when it comes to the gat recessio

kansas city leads by one. ?xw@t  >> gary: royal have the lea today.came to see bergesen, love seeing the kids there. >> buck: especially a young man that represents himself very effectively. >> gary: the strike is taken, bruce chen by his fingernails hanging in. the easterly have two in the first, one in scoring position in the third. izturis to short. betancourt has made a real difference for them. they were struggling. betancourt, this club commits a lot of errors. they have given audiotape league leading 54 unearned runs this year. it's been a disaster in the field. >> buck: and you can't do that when you have young pitchers because they become tentative, reluctant to put the ball in play. you have to have a good defensive team behind a young pitching staff. give them the confidence that contact is a good thing. >> gary: a strike taken by rockets. >> buck: remember the shortstop was the first thing andy aardsmaed in the off season to shore up the defense. >> gary: what happened to the shortstop of the royals? they're going to try and turn iminto a

he died friday at the age of 92. >>> a crash in kansas city killed at least six people.d four of the victims were children. the impact, apparently, was so powerful that the people were thrown out of their cars. three other people are seriously injured. investigators now are trying to figure out the cause. >>> a civilian helicopter crashed in nato's largest base in southern afghanistan. it happened this morning. nato said it went down in kandahar air field. they say it was not shot down. the chopper belonged to a russian air company. >>> activists say tear gas was used on demonstrators during a protest in iran on friday. the protest on human rights also claims at least 40 demonstrators were beaten and arrested. a human rights attorney was kidnapped there. it's the latest round of unrest since the election. iranians forms a human chain in washington. they're also protesting iran's protesting the election and human rights protest. >>> it looks like some record cool temperatures in the midwest. how is it looking? >> it's very chilly out there, to say the least. we're talking

kansas city had a 2-0 lead as the orioles came up in the bottom of the third.ne swing, tied the game. >> what a mighty swing it was. this ball goes way back in the grand stands. this is a no doubt about it. 16th home run of the season, ties the game back for the orioles in the bottom of the 1st. >> bottom of the 6th, 2-2 game. broke the bat and served this line drive for an rbi single >> one of four hits on the night for wieters. he drives in nolan reimold with the go-ahead lead. >> bloomquist, first batter he faced, he knocked it out. >> he's been swinging a hot bat against the orioles in this series right here. put the tying run up with that home run. >> and then we go to the 11th, john buck who entered the game as a defensive replacement. this drives in the run. >> it goes over everybody's head for an error and the royals go ahead 4-3. >> there's the final, 4-3. wright against the winner relief, maier the loss. jason berken was the story. how would he react with a spot in the rotation possibly on the line? he allowed a two-run home run in the 1st inning. thr

decent rain north of kansas city.e of minneapolis and that will give you delays at the airport first part of the day. kansas city, a thunderstorm line right overhead. lightning out there. real time data, falling up toward kansas city. each one of these producing a little lightning. heavy rain for the morning. that will slide in towards basically eastern missouri. and it falls apart later this morning and redeveloped this afternoon. down across little rock, dry now. look at the thunderstorm south of arkansas. drifting toward the southeast. that falls apart too. you take the picture out a bit. and the front is right around florida. if you live around tampa, towards orlando, more thunderstorms develop this afternoon. and you dry out nicely toward atlanta.ñ you get towards dallas, extremely hot again and advisories out there, i'll have it for the next half hour. live to the nation's capital. here is what it looks like in washington, d.c. white house looking real nice. 87 degrees. if this is your day to travel up toward w

this is the reaction i've got from kansas city fans was really good today.rom a few section of our own fans, which was disappointing and a disgrace, to be honest, but at the end of the day it's not something i have never had before. >> still to come, the angels are now the hottest team in baseball. in seven minutes, you have to see the best inning they have had all season. and we take you to indianapolis, where it was an absolute battle between carl edwards and kyle busch. we'll show you why edwards was the winner. the winner. >> saturday did not dawn nicely at the brickyard. the skies cleared. four hours after it was scheduled to start, qualifying to set the field got under way. mark martin, his 182-mile-an-hour lap made his competitors go, "ooh, that will be hard to beat." dale earnhardt jr. gave it a good try, junior feeling under the weather but felt good enough to run his qualifying lap and ran the third fastest time of the day. the man who came closest to martin was juan pablo montoya, who claimed a front-row start but that run gave 50-year-old mark ma

his remains will be cremated and his ashes will then be taken to kansas city, missouri.hey will be buried in a family plot next to his late wife. the former mayor of kansas city and cronkite's first cousin say that he was a dedicated journalist who cared about his country. >> i think walter will be sorely missed, because of what he represented to so many people around the world, and certainly he will be missed among those of us who have had the opportunity to spend a lot of private time with him. a real gentleman, a terrific person in terms of conversation, and someone who cared deeply about this country. >> walter cronkite died friday at the age of 92. >>> governor mark sanford is asking for forgiveness from god and the people of south carolina. the republican leader is clinging to office after a mysterious disappearance last month exposed a sexual relationship with a woman in argentina. sanford is married with four children. in an op-ed piece published by south carolina newspaper, he quotes the bible and asks voters to trust both him and god. sanford has had contentiou

this is kansas city. enjoying a morning with a beautiful sunrise.ut chris is saying that tonight thunderstorms for you. let's enjoy it now, okay? let's look at some of the morning papers right now. "the washington post" says president obama may have a tough time selling his health care plan to congress. a new "washington post" abc news poll shows his approval rating on that issue has slipped below 50% for the first time. "usa today" reports that hispanic worker deaths are up. part of the reason is there are more hispanics in the work force, but the feds also blame a lack of training, communication problems and exploitation. >>> there is a new mobile home park at l.a. international airport. the "l.a. times" says pilots, mechanics and other airline workers are saving money by living in 100 trailers on an airport lot. planes go overhead about every four minutes, so not an easy place to get some sleep. >>> the first funeral was held this morning for a victim of the suicide bombings at two luxury hotels in indonesia. police say they recovered a laptop th

i'm a practicing lawyer in kansas city.given the significance of the housing crisis, is there any way for the fed to involve itself in incentives for thee homeowners or the servicers of mortgage to prevent a deterioration of prices merely because of the foreclosures themselves? >> foreclosures are a very big issue. we've put a lot of attention on that issue. foreclosures are bad not only for the borrower, for the homeowner, but they're also bad for the community. when you have a lot of foreclosures in a neighborhood that brings down property values for others. it brings down tax collections for the town. as you pointed out in your question, lots of foreclosures, putting a lot of empty houses on the market, is also bringing down house prices, which is again hurting homeowners across the country. so there are a lot of bad effects of foreclosures over and above the problems that borrowers have. now, at this point there are a number of different approaches to dealing with foreclosures and their consequences. the government, not

his relief appearance with kansas city was the last in the o's uniform. saved 51 games last season. sherrill to the dodgers for josh bell and pitching prospect steve johnson. it is a homecoming for johnson. here he is at camden yards. he's the son of dave johnson. steve was drafted by the dodgers in 2005. >>> the big league birds wrapped up the series with kansas city this afternoon, and brad bergesen threw seven strong innings. a 7-3 orioles victory. it ended ugly for the rookie. he would take a line drive off the bat of billy butler. he limped off the field in pain, but he is not cleared of injuries just yet. >> they say worst case scenario, hairline fracture. i'm going to be optimistic about it right now and things, in 24 hours, you have a much better idea. >> the team was lucky to dodge another injury when an outfielder went into the stands. the o's standard with boston tomorrow night. >>> the signing of first round michael orr with the ravens. he gets a five year contract. tackle from mississippi, he competed in camps but missed the first few days of training camp. >> you know,

very comfortable. 78 in minneapolis. 73 in chicago. 81 in kansas city. back up to the west, 113 in phoenix and 111 in las vegas. boston, highs for you will be in the lower 80s. that's a look at your forecast across the country. i'm reynolds wolf. >>> tomorrow marks the 40th anniversary of the first landing on the move and the challenge for them to the country? will it take a similar look to reform the nation's health care system? >>> president obama is still trying to pass health care reform and to do it immediately. a new report from the budget congressional office says a plan now emerging from the house could add to the deficit. the president promises he won't sign any bill that increases the federal deficit, which could mean some new taxes. >> first, we need to get this done because it has not been done in 50 years. we can't go on with not only such rapidly rising costs but individuals facing constraints on pre-existing conditions and difficulty obtaining insurance what have you. it needs to be deficit neutral, and in the short run, additional revenue

kansas city his jack rankin is going for his 11th win of the season. stay with this. we have the seven-day forecast straight ahead. >> we have new details on the president's health care reform. lawmakers say they have won and how this can help small businesses. >> people call me racist and said i cause all the turmoil that followed. >> in the woman who made the 911 call that led to the controversial rest of the black professor's but for the first time today. she says that -- >> we will have more warm, muggy weather through friday. there will be a breaking activity tomorrow. we still have storms this evening. there will roll back into the picture on friday. there will be a nice start to the weekend on saturday. every other day. we will have to watch these storms on the radar. we will keep you posted if anything severe pops up. >> thank you very much for joining us. >> good night. they have alzheimer's and heart disease, diabetes and cancer, and they've heard that biomedical research offers hope -- that it could control, maybe even cure, their disease. senator barbara m

plus, josh beckett's rules against the kansas city royals. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> well, we have a plethora of weather topics, including a heat wave and severe storms. your weather forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> and good morning, everyone. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, red sox pitcher josh beckett sent his team soaring into the all-star break, shutting down the kansas city royals to notch his 100th career win. here's nbc's mario see lease with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> the first half of the baseball season is in the books but not before all-star worthy performances from around the league yesterday. we start out in beantown. red sox and royals, first inning, kevin youkilis with a shot to shallow center. pedroia hustles from second. sox up 1-0. that's all the offense josh beckett would need. beckett, who will play in his second all-star game, struck out seven, career win 300. red sox beat the royals, 6-0. dodgers and brewers, natio

they beat kansas city 7-3.oyals will play tomorrow afternoon at 12:30. >>> lees, the reining cy young award winner headed to philly in exchange for four minor league prospects. >>> football news, an agreement with first round draft pick michael orr. he gets a five-year contract from the university of mississippi and is expected to arrive in westminster for team meetings tomorrow. in training camp already, car -- darius web. he's excited -- >> if you watch the game, you can see how they fly around to the ball, it's passionate for them, it's just them, and to be a part of that, grow, learn, it's special, it's a dream come true. >> joe flako and the rest of the ravens have a day of meetings tomorrow and the first full squad work out on friday. >>> in the swim championships, the day after phelps finished second in a race, which is rare, he set a world record. 34th time the baltimore swimmer has set a world record. he has probably forgotten the number that he has done. >>> a pushy pug is turning heads in oregon. tha

there is a single in the left for one team. 1-0, kansas city. the orioles trailed. dead on arrival for one. they are tied at 3-3. this player completes a rare five-hit night. kansas city when it 5-3. -- winds it 5-3. the ravens continued to tweak their roster. one player craig briefly with tennessee. -- played briefly with tennessee. there is a start of training camp tomorrow. derrick mason remains a more pressing issue. they are trying to see if he has a feature with the ravens. a year ago, at no one thought one player would emerge quickly. >> tomorrow we are going to look at the young guys we have. >> they are getting ready to go. they need to show the quarterback what they have. >> they released tape players today. -- two players today. sandusky has not returned to the practice field. for michael vick, the road back to the nfl has clear make -- markings. he was partially reinstated today. now he has to find a team that will give him the chance to prove themselves. he is unsigned at the moment. once the regular season begins, he can take part in practice, but he c

. >> kansas city chiefs quarterback mast castle proves patience pays off. in this case to a whopping total of $63 million. chiefs signed the new quarterback to a six-year, $63 million deal with $28 million guaranteed. here you see him in a new england patriots uniform. because in the off-season the patriots traded castle to the kansas city chiefs. but prior to last season, castle, who did start last year for the patriots, filling in for the injured tom brady. but prior to that he didn't start a single game in his first three years in the nfl. before that he spent four years at u.s.c. as a back-up, didn't start a single game in college. not the typical path to a pot of gold. but here he is going into his fifth nfl season $28 million guaranteed with one season as a starter. >> you know he earned his way there. >> as we like to say, only in america, my friends. >> wow. tom is up next with a look at the forecast. pa >> president obama is calling for an infusion of money at community colleges. >> we'll fund programs to connect students looking for jobs with busi

kansas city, light rain showers. r out toward the west and decent rain coming down across central parts of kansas. down to the south, it's the same story. it's going to be hot today. heat advisories, heat warnings, in red, going to feel like 105 to 107. the severe weather threat is out there for the afternoon. basically east of chicagors the entire state of indiana later today, around the cold frontal boundary, south of st. louis and south of kansas city and upslope winds around the rocky mountains, watch for powerful thunderstorms near denver. probably some hail makers and gusty winds. west coast looks pretty good. high pressure sitting over the four corners. a little reprieve in the temperatures around phoenix. your high only about 110. once the real weather that gets away from you pretty much builds in back around saturday and sunday, back up to 116 for them. how about in atlanta? looking pretty good. it's going to be dry at 90 degrees today. here comes the heat and humidity up just a touch as well. thunderstorms w

plus, josh beckett's rules against the kansas city royals. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> well, we have a plethora of weather topics, including a heat wave and severe storms. your weather forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." ñgy >>> good morning to you. i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm kimberly suiters. breaking news first. the head of a local sports team has been fired. >> plus, the gruesome discovery put a local mom in the spotlight this morning. the trial is set to get under way for banita jacks. >> metro under scrutiny. how the transit agency wants you to help prevent drivers from breaking the law. >> then taking your resume high tech. some helpful tips to get your w c >>> and good morning, everyone. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, red sox pitcher josh beckett sent his team soaring int the all-star break, shutting down the kansas city royals to notch his 100th career win. here's nbc's mario see lease with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> the first half of t

kansas city has lost seven in a row. tennis news, andy roddick will soon be on a court near you. he will compete in the legg mason event in washington, d.c. two in weeks. roddick has been nursing an injury to his right hip. roddick says he will play on the hard court in d.c. starting august 2nd. good to see him. >> sure l. >>> some people aren't too high on the newest application for your iphone. that's because it gives you the addresses of medical marijuana stores. it covers all 13 states which have legalized marijuana for medical -- medicinal purposes. apple says it is just providing a niche service for its diverse users. critics say the demand doesn't justify having its own application. >>> coming up next on the late show with david letterman, actor kevin spacey. >> thanks for watching eyewitness news on wjz 13, maryland's news station. good night. we'll see ya tomorrow.

they take on the kansas city royals tonight. the start of seven home straight.l get the start for the o's. could be replaced by rookie chris tillman, who is expected for his debut. bruce chen, who starts for the royals. kansas city has won just four games this month. losing 15 of those games. first pitch, 7:05. the orioles wrapped up their road trip in boston. rookie pitcher david hernandez had his best outing yet. allowed just one boston run on five hits. a much-needed quality start. that played a big part in the orioles anxiety snapping -- orioles' snapping a hitting streak. for the first time this year, he drove in three runs. including a solo homer. orioles won it, 6-2. i was at the club at fenway park. and got some reaction from the team about what is for them an important win. >>> you looked unflappable. tell me how you felt out there. >> i felt pretty good, going into the game. i knew i had to pitch well to be able to compete against the team and have a very good lineup. i was able to throw my fast ball to both sides of the plate. >> coming out, to finish

kansas city answers. hammers the tillman fast ball to deep right field.eutaw street for the solo home run. his seventh. first major league home run tillman allows and royals trail. how does the big right hander respond to the ball? jacobs gets him looking. 96 miles per hour heater. for the strike out. on the next pitch. tillman with a high fast ball. you cannot do that in the major league. tomahawks it. noland reimold leaps but not getting that one. solo home run for alebo. top of the fourth. same score. tillman hangs a curve ball. cannot do that either. jacobs crushes it. lands on the flag court for the solo shot. his 15th. royals up. and tillman allowed three solo home runs in his debut. welcome to the big league kid. bottom of the seventh. game tied. markakis lines a base hit to center. roberts scores from third. jones right behind him. and orioles are up by three. they win, 7-3 the final. >> orioles and kansas city wrap up the series tomorrow afternoon at camden yards. jeff, back to you. >> ever wonder how tight the racing suits are? when the "late .

off towards your west, could get a couple of strong thunderstorms to severe and around areas like kansas city, all of wisconsin, watch out later this afternoon. down to the south, here's your temperatures. 101 to 105 when you get to texas. dallas, heat advisory, same with oklahoma city. it will be like this for the next couple of days. across florida, decent rain coming in across tampa. the last couple of morning, lines of thundershowers getting out there towards tampa. see that develop this afternoon, but so far things are relatively quiet for florida. more on that coming up in a bit. >> rainy but quiet. all right. >>> you know, one of detroit's big three is emerging from bankruptcy. this is new information today, but gm is not out of the woods yet. ?ñ//v >>> our daily salute to the troops here. ashley wants to salute her fiancee, sergeant steven taylor. taylor's on a second tour in iraq and has just reenlisted for six years after having already served six years. her fiancee says she's very proud of him and loves him very much. it's our way of helping you honor the troops. if you have som

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walter was the kansas city milk man. of the best in this country. >> morley safer, thank you, please stay with us throughout the next hour. we have a lot more to come with you. up next we'll have buzz aldrin to remember the giant leap for mankind and walter cronkite's broadcasting of it. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. >> to be there for the normandy invasion to be there for the landing on the moon he had seen wide-eyed what america was. ♪ ♪ mom: i can't go to class with him. mom vo: i can't do his history report for him. mom vo: or show the teachers how curious he is. that's his job. mom vo: my job is to give him everything he needs to succeed, while staying within a budget. mom: that's why i go to walmart. son: and that's how the constitution helped shape america... mom: i love my job. vo: find all the brands those other stores have but for low walmart prices, like dell, hp and toshiba. vo: save money. live better. walmart. >>> it was 40 years ago this weekend that cbs news anchorman walter cronkite was live o

it's 102 in dallas right now, 90 in kansas city, and a chunk of that will slide over towards us for the weekend. and we will could've off early next week -- we will cool off early next week. once we get beyond sunday, we go down to 83 for a high again on monday next week. couple rounds of thunderstorms possible, i think the best chance in this seven-day forecast will be sunday and wednesday. but no 90s in the seven-day forecast, the beginning of july. not bad. >> sweet. >> you are the man. >> thanks. >>> coming up, how a 9-year-old girl saved her friend from a child abuser. >> also ahead... everybody's cane for a fighting. it's the latest craze for seniors. we will show you how it works to get your exercise shoes on. (announcer) if you think all batteries are the same, consider this: when a tornado tore through holly, colorado, air life denver took to the air... their night-vision goggles keeping them safe on a perilous flight... and powering those precision goggles--- is the only battery air life trusts: duracell. broad daylight or the darkest night... it just has to work. duracell. tr

j lehrer moderated the conversion sunday night with a group citizens from in and around kansas city, ouri. wbroadcast the first two sectio taped at the federal reserve bank of kansas cy on monday and tsday. and now e third and final installment of "bernankon the record" begining where the dcussion left off last night, talking about homeoreclosures. >>lehrer: you've already touched on a lot of thi already, some ofhe things that are ithe works or are being debated abouhow we move from ere to there, some reorganization, new legislaon, et cetera. let's startirst with elma warwick cause it relates exactly to what we've beenust talking abo in terms of foreosures and housing. >> good afternoo chairman bernae. i'm elma warwk. im the executive dictor for home for usa, whi is a housing counsing organization - hud approved. you know,'ve heard your reonses and i think they're wonderfully clear anlucid. but my questi has to do with how do we, having beethrough this in the midst this perfect srm, how do we protect the consumers going forwd? to protect the nsumer and make re the consumer is served a

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louis, kansas city, oklahoma city.l also be dealing with high temperatures, into the 100s again for texas. class, 101, 98 degrees in houston. san antonio also into the triple digits. tampa, atlanta, miami, into the 80s and 90s. parts of central florida, a thunderstorm or two. in boston, high temperatures in the 70s and 80s. for coney island, temperatures mainly the upper 70s along the coast. 86, d.c., 80 in san francisco. 86, seattle. portland, going up into the 90s. 69, san francisco. 80 degrees in lanes. take a look at what else we are going to be seeing. some very comfortable water temperatures on much of the gulf coast until you get to the outer banks of north carolina. then, the water temperatures cool down into the 60s and 70s, especially 60s as you get to the jersey shore. that's a look at your forecast. i'm reynolds wolf. >>> we are seeing a site of new york that has been out of site for nearly a decade. the view from the newly reopened crown on top of the statue of liberty. >>> today, tourists once again can v

he was drafted in '93 and as a young playe, they traded him to kansas city.that's where he became a star and got too expensive for the royals and traded to oak skphrapbd then came over at the to the white sox. >> he's capable of hitting around 300 with 30 to 40 homeruns. he's a real good outfielder. it reminds me of george henry who coaches first base for the rays in tampa. we saw that yesterday with ferguson coming in on him. he put the white sox at head with him. it was a long drive to west center field. >> dye bats here in the 4th inning and guthrie is getting together on a sign. 8-game hitting streak against the o's and ties for the longest active streak against any opponent. >> one of the fascinating game, why certain players perform well against certain teams even when the rorsers change -- rosters change. >> yeah. it's not only 8-game streak but they are looking at the percentage that's way up there. >> he's a tall guy. great arm stand. i thought he was a terrific -- he hit a high pitch with great low balls. the fast ball commands. today, the very very

he will be buried at a cemetery in kansas city, missouri. the veteran journalist known as the most trusted man in america died last friday. he was 92. >>> president obama is going on the road today continuing to push for health care reform. he's pleading a public forum outside cleveland. the president will also tour the cleveland clinic, which he cited as an example of a system that works well. last night, president obama told the country without reform, insurance premiums and out of pocket costs will skyrocket. and he says overhauling the system will not only help those who don't have health care, but also those who do. >> if you have health insurance, the reform we're proposing will provide you with more security and more stability. it will keep government out of health care decisions giving you the option to keep your insurance that you're happy with. if you don't have insurance or you're small business looking to cover your employees, you'll be able to choose a health program through a health insurance exchange, a marketplace that promot

the legendary newsman will be cremated and his remains buried next to his beloved wife betsy in kansas city, the city where the two met. colleagues are remembering him as a man who set the standards for broadcast journalism. and his death is eliciting tributes from americans in all walks of life. >> and that's the way it is. >> and that's the way it is. >> and that's the way it is. >> that's the way it is. >> reporter: and so the most trusted man in america says "good night" to the millions who turned to him each day for more than a generation. professionally, he personified television journalism, as anchor and managing editor of the "cbs evening news." >> a kind, caring man, with a razor sharp mind and an unquenchable desire to know things. >> i think we all owe walter. >> ironic he would die so close to the anniversary of the first walk on the moon. >> when they landed on the moon, i was speechless. >> reporter: noting his speechless path. privately, cronkite had another passion, sailing. for 35 years, he shared that with annapolis's mike ashford. the two were countless companions. >> we

this is the reaction i've got from kansas city fans was really good today.t was only from a few section of our own fans, which was disappointing and a disgrace, to be honest, but at the end of the day it's not something i have never had before. >> still to come, the angels -- in seven minutes the best inning they have had all season. we'll take you to indianapolis where it was an absolute battle between carl edward and kyle busch. we'll show you why edwards was we'll show you why edwards was the winner ooooohhhh. i'm not beth. aaaaaahhh. ooooohhhh. (announcer) calling all captains. drink responsibly. the day you get to drive the vehicle of your dreams. traffic c is chaotic, so be careful when you go out. ♪ new degree men v12 special edition. protection for the ride of your life. i'm not beth. aaaaaahhh. ooooohhhh. (announcer) calling all captains. drink responsibly. wnba all-star game being played in connecticut -- the west taking on the east. swin cash of the seattle storm a record-setting performance. 22 points. that's an all-star record. she went 10-16 fr

he will be buried next to his late wife in kansas city, missouri. often referred to the most trusted man in america died on friday. he was 92. dan rather took over the cbs anchor chair after walter cronkite retired. >> i would say more than any other person he invented television news as we know it today. you're quite right. people born after 1981 say, whom are you talking about here? this was a man that brought us in in terms of news into the television age. television news came of news with the assassination of president kennedy in 1963. before that newspapers were dominant. after that, television news became dominant. >> a separate memorial for walter cronkite will be held at the lincoln center. >>> pulitzer prize winner author frank mccourt has died of cancer. he was 78. mccourt was known for his 1996 book "angela's ashes." it became an international best seller and made into a movie. a memoir of mccourt's childhood in ireland spent in poverty and neglect. mccourt taught school in new york before launching his literary career. >>> yesterday is t

orioles back home, taking on kansas city. looking to bounce back from a loss at camden yards.ing pitcher rich hill, who was added with the hope that he would add a starting pitcher. but it does not seem to be working. hill lasted just two and one third innings. it was too much for manager dave trembley, whose patience with hill is running thin. and the pitcher admits he is running out of chances. >> as selfish as that might be, i think i can still go out there and help the team now. unfortunately, it hasn't coming to fruition. but we have been hurting the team more than i've been helping it. the only thing i can do is continue to work hard and just keep. >>> rookie jason berken throws for the o's, against kansas city tonight. coming up at 6:00. more on the ravens, plus, michael phelps at the world swimming championships in rome. and a result that we did not expect. that and more ahead. >> thank you. >>> and still to come tonight. breaking news rocking city hall tonight. >>> complete coverage of the new indictment, handed out s on car insurance. what you might not know is that

he will face the kansas city royals. and the o's are excited about this debut. >>> it's another step in the right direction. so looking forward to watching him pitch tonight. >> he's going to have a really good fast ball and a curve tonight. both are off the charts. he's getting better. he's got three pitches that he can really pitch with. >> reporter: tillman is the fourth oriole to arrive to make his big league debut. he was put on the disabled list. o's hitters facing one of the best in the game. kansas city. o's have lost two straight to kc. first pitch, 7:05. >>> trade news. goes to the phillies in a deal to bolster the starting staff. lee was the best pitcher in the american league last year. in exchange, the indians get four minor league prospects. let's kick it over to football. the ravens will get a day off tomorrow, as training train camp will pick up on friday, with the veterans now arriving. they will join the rookies who will already have been at work for a couple of days. we were in day 2 of training camp t

the second straight 7-3 win over the kansas city royals. second inning, it is in the seats. it seventh home run of the year, 1-0 orioles. the game was put out of reach in the fifth inning. bases loaded, clears them with a double. adam jones will come in to score. the orioles had a comfortable 5- 0 lead. seventh inning, a line drive off of his leg. matt wieters makes the play to end the inning. x-rays were negative after he hobbled off of the field. the ferguson gets -- berguson gets the win. when you see that, you realize how close it is with a baseball traveling that fast. it is tough to get out of the way. >> tasselmyer up next a look a. >> are you one of the many americans spending billions of dollars each year on alternative therapies? >> three folks having a drink at the end of the day and hopefully giving people an opportunity to listen to each other. >> president obama says it is not a beer summit, but it is currently underway. tonight, what officials believe the meeting will accomplish. >> the seven-day forecast, the last day of july feels like the last several days

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this area of showers and thunderstorms moving toward kansas city.re headed that direction as far as the airlines are concerned, may run into some issues. chicago, could see isolated showers and thunderstorms. boston, still an active part of the northeast. meanwhile, new york through d.c. should be fairly quiet. good news there as far as your travels are concerned. this will likely remain in place at least through just about the finish of the week before it fizzles out across the southeast. northern florida a chance of showers. your morning commute will be settled but a chance for thunderstorms especially out to providence and boston. there's a look at the region. let's check out your local forecast. burlington, vermont, also in line for showers. 68 degrees. mostly cloudy skies. hartford, connecticut could see thunderstorms especially early this afternoon. 78 your daytime high. meanwhile, wilmington, north carolina, looking did. christina, a few areas with repeat performance of showers. we'll talk about that more in the next couple days coming up. >>

as for the orioles, they lost to the kansas city royals been 5-3. i will see you at training camp later on this afternoon. hope your day is off to begin test start. >> a triple threat with the taser has quite a punch. older models have to be reloaded after one shot. that can be a problem if there is more than one suspect. the new models do not have to do that. >> coming up in the next half hour of 11 news today, >> members of the religious community are calling for action due to violence over the weekend. >> i nikole killion in washington with the latest of the health-care debate coming up. >> a clear skin on hd doppler. there is plenty of moisture around. i have the details ahead. >> an accident is gone, but we >> good morning. welcome back to 11 news today. >> thank you for joining us. we will get a check on traffic and weather. but first we want to talk about reducing kelly, because you could be the next rally. -- talk ab

. >>> adam jones is happy to be home to take an kansas city. facing bruce chen. jones, deep s, a solo home run. 15 for this season. tied it up. mat wieters, single to left. that scores the tying run. ryan with the throw and nolan reimold tries to score. the o's beat them. >>> another dominating performance from burnett. he mowed down the rayed in florida tonight. burnett threw seven innings, just two hits in fielder's position. on the ball back to him. gets the play. the yankees win. won 10-11 since the all-star break. >>> the new york daily news reports that bud selig may review the lifetime ban on pete rose. hall of famer hank aaron says he thinks rose belongs in the hall. it's believes the commissioner will consider a pardon. but faye vincent says that scenario is unlikely. very controversial subject. >> you'll be on the radio tomorrow morning. >> that and football, yes. >>> homeward bound. ♪ ♪ tell me who's watching. (announcer) it's right here. it's easy. >>> gi joe hits the big screen with a premier. fireworks in tokyo as the cast was mobbed by thousands. m

peter varnes reporting live from kansas city.me back go to gates barbecue it's my favorite. >> we went yesterday it was fabulous. brian, gretch? brian: discount had he talked to you sunday. could president obama's health care cause small businesses to go under? gretchen: in massachusetts where near universal health care already exists business owner judy bringings has had to close an office, sell two trucks and let go of a worker in order to stay afloat. tell us your dilemma in massachusetts where universal health care i think has been in effect for two to three years now. how has that affected you as a small business owner? >> at one point did i want to offer health benefits to my employees but about two years ago i was forced. i was at the limit where i had 11 full-time employees at that point. which was the requirement for the state so i had to offer a health care plan to my employees. as you know, health care benefits are not cheap. so, over the last couple of years, it's been ok. but, you know, given the economy, i have had