kerr would birdie. she leaves the open at three under par.watch the third and fourth round here on nbc this weekend. that's sports. have a great day. >> nothing wrong with talking to the ball. >>> in the next half-hour on news 4 today, the weekend edition. the crew of the space shuttle "endeavour" will try for the launch for the third time today. already, weather is a concern again. we'll have tlatest on that. plus, michael jackson's hometown celebrates the pop star's life. and christmas in july? a national retailer getting ready for the holiday rush early >>> updating our top stories now. leesburg police say an elderly couple held hostage for hours last night is now free. they were released unharmed around 9:00 last night. police were called to a jewelry store in leesburg at 11:00 a.m. friday after an appent robbery. the suspect fled on foot, broke into a home, and stole an suv from the family before barricading hielf in the home of an elderly couple. >>> several businesses were damaged late last night in rockville by a two alarm fire. it ha

women's open, it's cristie kerr's tournament to win.ormer open champ is clinging to a two-shot lead heading into the final round. you can watch all of the drama on nbc4 tomorrow. the shot of the day, sung young yu, the par 4 14th. she hits a 3 wood and that's a good choice because it goes right into the cup for an eagle and that deserves a high five. yu is five over for the tournament. here's the leader, cristie kerr putting for aboard on 11. she is awayways from the hole. this ball has a chance but it lifts out. kerr's reaction, she thought it went down but oh, so, close. still leads the way by two strokes at 2 under par. the john deer classic in illinois. steve chicker, the par 5 17th. and it's a good one. in for an eagle. stricker shot a course record 61 at 10 under for the tournament, three strokes off the lead. >>> in soccer, the united states continuing its quest for a third straight gold cup championship. the u.s. has yet to allow golden competition tonight checking out haiti. check out this kid rocking the red, white and blue. s

kerr's reaction. thought it was going to go. oh. so close. kerr.still lead the way by two, two under par. on the pga tour. john deere classic. steve tricker, third shot from the fairway on the par 5, 17th. golf fans you will love it. in for an eagle. trick he is ten under for the tournament. three strokes off the lead. a busy day at the verizon center middle of summer. wizards open up the minicamp. mystics-sparks have a player on their roster. may have heard of candace parker one of the first will tine dunk in a professional basketball game. she also helped the united states team earn a gold medal in beijing. last season, she was the wnba rookie of the year and league mvp. but her biggest title yet, is being a mom. back on may 13th. she gave birth to a baby girl. leila and dad sheldon williams. 53 days after the blessed event. candace back on the court for the sparks. a quick comeback for a motivated mama. >> for me, i needed to get back the basketball. she is sharing in my career with me. i don't feel as guilty. my schedule is very flexible. she i

speculate e kevin kerr, thank you, bill smead, thank you. say it with the spiddle coming out with a p. >>> coming up, washington politics. what's the impact on the rally? warren versus steven moore. let's check in on dennis kneale what he has coming up at the top of the hour. >> a debate, do you believe in this country, i talked live with a guy in his castle, lives alone in a condo. >> all by himself. >> holy canoli. that looks great. after the break.

>> all right, bill whittler the kerr in la tonight, thank you. >> in scores of communities tonight people spent their 4th of july not celebrating but protesting, take a queue from the 1773 boston tea party, they rallied against federal tax and spending policies. brown has more. >> reporter: fireworks of a different sort this independence day. >> i am as mad as hell. >> reporter: thousands of activists held rallies in cities across the country, protesting big government and big government spending. >> the government is way too big, taxes are way too high and this country is in trouble. >> they are spending our money, our children's money, our grandchildren's money, and they are just going to continue to push this country into debt and destroy the economy of america. >> reporter: similar so-called tea parties spring up around the country last april, about the stimulus package a movement champions everything is big in texas. >> from high profile conservatives. >> many blame obama for making the problems worst but the people we talked to are just as

now what the kerr-lugar bill, it will go toward economic development. the military aid has to go through counter insurgency. hamid karzai startup well, he has become corrupt and that is why i think a good sign with this election, that are viable candidates. so hopefully if the afghan people feel as you do, they will put someone else and there. host: orlando, florida. glen on the democrats' line. caller: thank you for having the show. lawrence, i wanted to just touch on one of your points where you were talking about how we could actually buy a lot of the opium from the afghan people and help them in the meantime while we figure out how to control that market. it is actually one of the best things we could do. opium -- i don't think people realize it -- but it is one of

women's open, it's cristie kerr's tournament to win. 31-year-old former open champ is clinging to a two-shot lead heading into sunday's final round. you can watch all the drama play out here on nbc 4 today at 3:00. third round action, we start with the shot of the day. this is sun young yu, second thought on the par 4 13th. she hit as 3 wood. i would say that was a perfect choice. right into the cup for an eagle. that deserves a high five. yu is five over for the tournament. cristie kerr putting on 11 from a long ways away. check this thing out, though. has a chance, tracking in, but just lips out. oh, so close. kerr still leads the way by two strokes at 2 under par. >>> on the pga tour, the john deere classic in illinois. this is steve stricker, his third shot from the fair way on the par 5 17th. oh, fans, it's a good one. in for an eagle. stricker shot a course record 61. he's at 10 under for the tournament, three strokes off the lead. >>> in soccer, the united states continuing its quest for a third straight gold cup championship. th

kerr would birdie that hole and leads the open at three under parr.of fame redskins bobby mitchell doing big things and has been for the last 19 years. mitchell has raised more than $6 million for the leukemia and lymphoma society. hall of fame golf classic. 19th annual classic began this morning at lansdowne resort in virginia. 46 hall of famers,ncluding redskins great, art monk will take part in the weekend's tournament. also, new classic this year is former viking randall mcdaniel, inducted into the hall of fame. every year a patient hero is honored and this year it is 11-year-old joey norris from kensington, maryland. bobby mitchell said he is in awe of kids like joey and in awe of kids like him that battle the disease every day. >> spent time with joey now and each year, i -- spend time and they all excite me. because they are all so -- gosh, they are so smart. and -- energetic. and they are going through things and that -- maybe you and i would -- maybe be struggling with even harder. >> for me it is pretty cool. takes the attention off to know

kerr with birdie. she leads the open.n watch the thirdrd and fourth rounds here on nbc 4 this weekend. that's your sports. i'm hakem dermish. >> that's "news 4 today." we'll ba back tomorrow morning at 6:00, 7:00, and 9:00. have a great day, even. 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! he's just goofing. (voice) no i'm not! (sighing) ted has betrayed me. (announcer) unlike cable, fios brings 100% fiber optics straig to your home and when you switch now, you can get a free compaq mini netbook. just pay shipping, handling and taxes. with fios, you'll get razor-sharp tv, blazing fast internet and crystal-clear phone service all for just... sign up today. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v, and foa limited time, get an incredible compaq mini, to get the most out of your fios internet. get it all together with

and president kerr president and chief trading officer of kerr trade international. hello. what's the price on the story? economic expectations are rising, does that mean oil prices are going up, or is there oversupply and they're going down? is that a factor in the earnings outlook? >> well, there is no question they depend a great deal on at least the integrated do a great deal on oil price for their bottom line. but it's never been a very good proxy. the integrated, in terms of their stock price. so as a trade, you know, i'm not sure whether bp and their earnings reports for this quarter compared to the previous year. they were awful. but i'm not sure that's going to impact the stock price very much in the long haul, although today it is getting hammered. >> kevin, isn't it the exact time you want to jump in and buy your favorite names in the sector? it's not like we're going to stop using fossil fuel. these prices are going to spike again when the economy comes back. right now, everyone has a short memory. no one is buying gasoline, you know, if you look at where everyt

kerr one shot back of kung. kerr is on 14 right now. so she has one extra hole to play.ghlights once it goes final. >> amazing nobody under par. >> seems to be a theme at the u.s. open. >> yeah. final round of the john deere classic. right now steve stricker is your. great second round, shot a 61. he's at 18 under. he's got a two-stroke lead over a number of players. that group includes janzen and johnson. steve stricker so far with a two-shot lead. he's got eight holes to play. >> let's stay current. the u.s. eliminated by croatia in the davis cup quarterfinals. other national teams news, the u.s. broke an 18-year gold medal drought by beating greece 88-80 on sunday to win the fiba under 19 world basketball championships. and jarrett jack has been signed to an offer sheet by the raptors. pacers have seven days to match the offer on jack. top stories on the way, including the biggest challenge facing lance armstrong. here's a hint. it has nothing to do with the course or another team. >> and albert pujols tied a cardinals franchise record set by mark mcgwire. meanwhile t

kerr still leads the way by two strokes. this is steve stricker.from the fairway on the par 5 17th. and it's in for an eagle. and he shot a course record, 61. and three strokes off the lead. in soccer, the united states continui its quest for a third straight gold cup championship. the u.s. has yet to allow competition. and last night taking on haiti. and check out this kid. red, white and blue, and the foam finger and everything. and then look at davy, he puts it in, first goal of the gold cup, and the u.s. has an early 1-nil lead. and then the second half. and there is a shot ripped into the back of the net. and the u.s. battles to a 2-2 tie, and they move on to next week's quarterfinals. and then the mystics had no problems with the ladies from l.a. and these fans the verizon center, very creative. and i like that. and then she gets the steal, and takes it to the bucket for the two points and foul. beard finished with a game high of 26 points. and they get the offensive rebound. and lindsay harding over to melvin. melvin hits the jumper, and it

cristie kerr, her chip on number 13 hits it. 2 under and is the loader and the only golfer under par.ast night in san francisco, giants pitcher jonathan sanchez struck out edward cabrera. the first since 1976. jonathan's dad made the trip from puerto rico to witness this. >>> the state of mississippi, they are calling it one of the biggest funerals in history. brett favre, ray lewis and steve young were among the mourners there. steve mcnair was celebrated today. funeral services took place on the university of the -- university of solve mississippi. >> steve was like a hero to me and heroes are not supposed to die. [ applause ] >> immediately following the service mcnair was buried in a private ceremony, 20 miles from his hometown. >>> arturo gadi was found dead in his hotel. not clear what was the cause. he was 37 years old. >>> we'll be ba to put a bow on the show as chris mrof the redskins explains his start with the redskins. ♪ ♪ who's watching? ♪ tell me who's watching. (mufed music) ♪ who's watching... (annncer) it's rig here. it's easy. ♪ i always feel like somebody'satching m

here is the leader, christy kerr with the one stroke lead. paula creamer is hot on her heels. she buries this. she is one stroke off the lead. the shot of the day, she putts left and the ball goes right, seems like it takes forever, but wait for it. the ball starts rolling and finally drops. theirgos. boom. >>> the nationals backed an action tonight, continuing their seriesith the astros, game time 8:00 our time. we will have highlights at 11:00. >>> candace parker is back at work with the wnba, planning for the l.a. sparks. she says she is finding it challenging to balance motherhood and basketball. >> what is really tough is not sleeping as much. my daughter was up until 7:00 a.m. this morning, just wanting to play and have fun. that is the hardest part, coming to practice and just focusing on basketball. it >>> former washington redskin bobby mitchell kicked off his annual tournament to fight childhood leukemia. this is the 19th year for the hall of fame classic, which kicked off today with a contest. that is charlie taylor taking part. >> we are drawn to it because that is

here is the leader, christy kerr. her shot is right on the mark. it hit the flag.s it going to fall? no. weird things happening on the course. the par putt is lined up. what happened next? she takes her frustration out on the ball. hate it when that happens. she shows what she thinks of her putter. the final round of the u.s. open tomorrow. >>> the torah de -- the tour de france, lance armstrong remains in third place, 8 seconds behind the leader, just behind his american teammates. >>> the nationals found another way to lose a close game in the late innings last night, this one against the houston astros. we are tied. here comes the pitch, right back up the middle. coming around third, headed home. the throw, he is out at the plate. still tied, bottom of the ninth, bases loaded. geoff blum catches the high fastball and not said what -- and knocks it away. >>> jonathan sanchez's record wa only 2-8 before last night. last night, the giants put it together. he threw his first no-hitter of the season, and he came within one error in the eighth inning of a perfect game

chief officer of kerr trading international. gentlemen, this earnings season, i'm listening to comments like out of bp's tony hayward. they don't expect a recovery, or they expect a recovery to be long and drawn out. this is the opposite of what opec is saying. they think as soon as the economy takes off, oil can ignite again. what's going to happen? addison, what do you think?? >> i think the oil majors have it right, they have their boots on the ground, they know what's going on out there. >> opec doesn't have their boots on the ground, add son in they're drilling every day. what are you talking about? >> they have the same profit mode actives, but one is more realistic than the other. i would say these major oil guys absolutely know what they're talking about. they have to be very conscious of their public statements about future earnings and things like that. and i think that they're absolutely right. you know, there is no evidence of any sort of demand pick up now or even down the road. >> what about this year? the rest of

that's cristie kerr. she's one of thoins second place. >>> to cycling's tour de france. rain. a pileup occurs when a cyclist goes down. it can be dangerous. one of two mishaps on today's 113-mile leg. lance armstrong and his team avoids the accident. today's leg goes to the rider from norway. lots of riding to go. orioles back home tomorrow. >> thank you, marc. >>> some senior citizens are learning that a cane can do more than help them walk. it can turn into a self-defense weapons. senior centers are holding classes on the proper way to jab, hook, and strike a would- be attacker. >>> coming up next on the late show with david letterman, daniel radden. >> good night and we'll see you tomorrow. it will be friday.

if someone is ready to trade in their clun kerr, how much catch are we talking about? work. >> no. what happens is you go and the dealership handles everything. if your car is worth something very small, maybe $500, $600, you can get a credit up to $4500 as long as your car, the new car you're guying gets ten miles per gallon better fuel efficiency. you get the value of what you trade in and $4500. the dealer takes that off of the price and they handle the whole thing. the government reimburses the dealer. >> okay. well, sounds good for consumers if they qualify. mike ramsey with block berg news, thank you, mike. >> thanks very much. >>> for all your golfers going out today, try pulling off this unbelievable shot. this is on the 15th hole of the pga canadian open par three, his ball lands, rolls back, hits another ball, rolls right in for a hole in one. it earned him a prize, a shiny red bmw convertible. talk about cruising. ncer ] introducing a revolution in stain removal. new tide stain release. it's an advanced in-wash booster that works with your detergent to help

christie kerr on the 16th hole having no problems. approach shot, very nice.i wish could you do this. it is just -- i can. do you this all the time, right? >> wendy rieger, not me. >> kerr finished the day two under. cho on the second hole. staring down a very, very long putt. and it went in. tracks right in for birdie. thank you very much. she also is two under par. paula creamer and play was the trademark pink ball. you never miss it. her tee shot, par 3 4th lands on the green. cuddles up nice and close. kramer gets four shots off the lead. after six stages of the tour de france, seven-time winner lance armstrong is just a fraction of a second behind leader fabian consulara. tomorrow could be the turning point. the first big mountain challenge into the pair niece. racing against a train. probably not going to catch it. they have the lead there but the train will probably catch up. lance armstrong, yeah, remains just a fraction of a second off the lead. he was content to ride with his teammates throughout the stage. and entering barcelona and made the roads v

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it was former champ christy kerr's tournament to win. she didn't. a youngster stole the show. this is pretty cool. nbc sports guys having fun with a superslow-mo and a water balloon. ji rallied. she's at the far right side of your screen. on the 14th hole. a long way to go for bier drdie. sinks it perfectly. 23-year-old ji said she was extremely nervous. she needs this putt to go for the win. got it! she drains it to win the u.s. women's open in dramatic style. ji birdied three of the last six holes to capture the first major of her career. nascar now. for mark martin, life begins at 50. last night at chicagoland the crafty veteran captured his series leading fourth victory of the year. time now for the most famous words in racing, brought to you by the nbc late night host jimmy fall fallon. >> gentlemen, start your engi s engines! >> that's awesome. pick it up with 41 laps to go. dale -- tire's done. this is what happens. he loses control. leaving debris. check this out. slides from the top and t-bones jeff burton. couple restarts later. 50-year-old mark martin pulls away fro

candy kong finishes second and christie kerr will have a hard time sleeping tonight. finishes at plus-two. guys at the john deere klafk steve stricker having more fun today. approach shot. six. oh, knocking it in for the eagle. two to 17 under par. stricker, frankly, i think he's slacking off a bit. this approach, he doesn't even hit the hole. seriously, get it going, steve. saar chasm meter high. sets up the tap-in birdie to 18-under. 17, stricker, refusing to let anybody play catchup. lips out. so close. but another birdie. ending on a good note this 10-foot par save at the last. steve stricker, who played college golf at illinois wins in the heartland 20 under par. >> arturo gotti was found dead yesterday in a brazilian apartment and today police formally accuse his wife of the murder. he was strangaled to death by a purse strap and decided to detain his wife because of several criticses during authorities. gotti's incredible trilogies with mickey ward gotti retired in 2007 with a career record of 40-9 with 31 knockouts. well, most of baseball now takes a long week

round two, bethlehem, pa, this is kristi kerr's tee-shot. a dandy.ound of 1 under par, moved her into the lead. paula creamer is one shot back after a round of three under par 68. rolls her trademark pink golf ball in on this putt. round three in bethlehem tomorrow. >>> cycling's tour de france moved to the mountains today. how's this view? 140-mile run in the longest stage of the tour and its highest climb. lance land famous for the mountain climbs, but he slipped a bit. in the overall he goes from second to third. brice baloo of france won the stage. another 110 miles tomorrow, looking for a day of rest monday. >>> back home charm city. in the pool, the north aquatic club at the meadow brook pool, four days of competition started today. alumni have expel ted u.s. nationals in indy. michael phelps scwp elisabeth pelton have done very well. >>> and an unusual sporting event going on this weekend at the bawl convention center. the game that's put indoor football or mini soccer -- teams from across the u.s. have gathered for competition on the hard cou

video engineer jim kerr for our zoom shot of the rainbow showing up. again, there is the currency at bwi. hagerstown 89. 85 in downtown. 84 in pax river. easton right now at 88 degrees. 90 in dover, delaware. atlantic city at 82 degrees. throughout the day, lots of heat, lots of humidity. sunshine and then some afternoon clouds rolled back in has given rise to a few spotty showers around the region. the heaviest activity is down to the south that will make its way over the eastern shore. if you live in the salisbury, cambridge, easton, you'll be getting showers in about 40 minutes that crosses the bay. sheer the one shower that we're talking about. there it is right now on maryland's most powerful radar. we can see that shower and even thunderstorm activity wit. that is making its way on towards the north and east. it was moving right up 95. but it's actually changed its direction just a tiny bit. it's actually kind of moving in, well, this line right there kind of moving in that direction right up there, okay, going towards the edgemere and bowie's co

. >> enseguida el mortal saldo de un al kerr catercado entre indí policía.a sería crisis. ximena de la quintana tiene esta controversia. >> allá. no. en los angeles que está saliendo. pero ahí está. pero que se está viendo. lags imágenes son crudas y el resultado aún peor. >> una vez más el pueblo tendrá que derramar la última gota de sangre en se pueblo hermano. >> el conflicto comenzó a raíz de una ley aprobada por el gobierno que permite una explotación. ellos dicen que perjudica seriamente a las decenes de etnias de la zona. >> los sólo indígenas no estamos en contra del desarrollo, todos queremos desarrollo. pero de una manera armónica, cónsul tanonsun las naciones indígenas y tratar de no contaminar el medio ambiente. cuando se firmó el tratado de libre comercio con estados unidos. no fueron incluidos en estas conversaciones que afectan su futuro. >> creo que el error de la administración gubernamental, ha sido no comunicar oportunamente y no comunicar en lengua nativa. >> los pobladores de la amazona tenían las carreteras tomada desde hace 2 meses, cu

. >> virginia tech mass kerr. survivors and victims rail three stop a proposed gun law. >>> clouds dominate the sky. is there rain on the way? we're updating the forecast. >>> survivors of the deadly virginia tech attacks are speaking out against a proposed national standard for carrying concealed weapons. tech student seung-hui cho killed 31 people before committing suicide in 2007. about 30 families of the victims urged a rejection of the concealed carry amendment. it would allow people to carry concealed weapons outside their own state if they are licensed in their state. >>> three men are safe from a large fishing boat moments before it sinks off the coast of southern jersey when the fire broke out in the engine. a nearby fishing boat saved the men from their lifeboat as the coast guard moved in to put out the flames. the men were all okay, but the boat could not be saved. >>> a former boston trolley operator has pleaded not guilty accused of texting during a crash that injured more than 60 people. the operato

byron kerr wrote a great blog on masn.com, and i concur that kerr should get that interim label taken be the full-time gm. >> bob: no balls and two strikes to gonzales. target in. he goes up and in, misses with a fastball. and there's a good hitting pitcher, jason marquis. 1 for 1 tonight.    i posted mean today abo challenges facing the nationals pumping staff in colorado -- pitching staff in colorado and houston this week. >> rob: are they trying to climb a mountain, bob? >> bob: no, it's pretty flat down in texas. that's a swamp. but between now and sunday, 8 games will be decided, not seven. guzman to his right, knocks it down, and loses the play at first. ian stewart with the ball hitting in front of him, industry staying home at second ways. >> rob: well, he goes toward third base also right there, and the ball, and actually i think -- did that hit him in the leg? i don't think he saw it, because he saw it coming out of the shadows, and ian stewart, i don't know how you give an error, never touched a glove, hit him right in the shin. >> bob: just wonder

. >>> as angie mentioned, commute kerrs have been running in to trouble on the it will river turnpike. a water main break caused a huge sinkhole. the scene is west of old columbia pike. two eastbound lanes and one westbound lane are open. crews started to make repairs and heap to be far enough along to open two westbound lanes for the evening rush. >> reporter: aaa says a plan to close 19 rest stops could compromise safety. they are calling on governor kaine to reverse the decision. the stops are being closed to save money. aaa mid-atlantic says the concern is that drivers who are tired will drive without a break. >>> the metro crash will delay commuters again. the tacoma station will close between 10:00 this morning and 3:00 this afternoon. that mean you will have to take a shuttle bus between silver spring and fort totten. so you need to add 20 minutes to your commute. >>> dc councilman marion barry was on cnn this morning. he was asked about his recent arrest on stalking charges. >> i think what makes these charges worse, if you are already on probation for failing to file tax retu

joining me now, self-proclaimed kevin kerr who serves. and the national treasurer at the mark association of america who testified at the cfdc hearing today. thank you, gentlemen. scott, go to you first. i thought changing economic expectations and dollar currency expectations were driving energy prices. >> speculation is part of it. we want to have clear and transparent markets and wetz that putting more thing on exchanges and limiting the amount of noncommercial business in it is the best way to go. out of fairness, am i actually quoting fairness? a democracy. small d. small main stream investors, were not give them a chance in commodity markets. they're the chumps in the business. their money is going in and overwhelming the commercial markets and continue decks fund returns don't match what the returns are in the actual commodity. what we've seen the last six months is being charged. if they want to buy it, they should buy it directly. >> what is your response as a free market speculator? >> look. free markets function best and most h

president biden coined the term drug czar in the '08's's and that's why it is fitting he sworp in kerrrlikowske. >> we have had a drug czar for years. have you noticed any major coordination, improvement and better programs because of them? >> president obama has named an urban affairs czar, and domestic violence czar who may be less problem solvers than constituents of concern. >> it might be deemed a success that he appoint add czar because it shows that he cares about the issue. >> experts say one recipe for a successful czar is accountability for a task in a set amount of time and it helps to have bipartisan support. steve rattner, car czar, got g.m. and chrysler in and out of bankruptcy in record time. now ron bloom is replacing him looking after the government's investment in the companies. the energy czar, carol browner, has little bipartisan support and the health czar has even less, and she wasn't mr. obama's first choice. a tax problem forced tom daschle to withdraw his nomination to be health secretary and health czar, and now the issues bog down on chill where daschle would

offices and the headquarters because the writers want to show their story then you have idaho a real kerr my agenda, a loner who basically quote the whole idaho guide himself. he bucked washington every chance he could now he is mainly known as he rose to a huge series of novels of the testament of man, we may know them now because he wrote the book and inspired jeremiah johnson, of the film. but his effort to get idaho 34 the national spotlight ran against the centralized plans of headquarters so you see a lot of the states during that. . . help the publishing industry by getting the publishable text to them and then the publishers would handle the printing and distribution, and so they were commercially published. you could buy -- get it nationwide. the california guide was a book of the month club selection. so some of them got wider distribution than others, but you could always get the local guide and it was to be affordable. that was a stipulation of the contracts. any other questions? >> hi. i loved this project, and i've wished we could find another opportunity to tell the stories

speculate e kevin kerr, thank you, bill smead, thank you. say it with the spiddle coming out with a p. >>> coming up, washington politics. what's the impact on the rally? warren versus steven moore. let's check in on dennis kneale what he has coming up at the top of the hour. >> a debate, do you believe in this country, i talked live with a guy in his castle, lives alone in a condo. >> all by himself. >> holy canoli. that looks great. after the break. >>> we want to bring you up to date on breaking news. the fcc has sent a letter to am and at&t, they're launching an in dwy inquiry them over the rejection of the apple rejection of google voice for iphone and remove related third party applications from its ap store. that's what they ask from the worldwide government affairs. did apple act alone or in consultation with at&t in rejecting the applications does at&t have any approval of apple applications in general and please explain any differences between google iphone applications and voice-over internet protocol applications.. once again, fc

the president will join joe teck and tim kerr vair for the lecast from busch stadium in st. louis.ined yet which innings will hit the air. the game begins at 8:00 tonight on fox 5. >>> the nationals fired manager manny acta sunday night. when he was hired back in 2007, he was the youngest skipper in the big leagues at the age of 37. after moderate success that first season, things went from bad to worse and now acta is gone. he is replaced by husband bench coach, jim riggleman, a move that management says was paid simply oust necessity. >> we didn't want to have to do this. we are fans ever manny acta. i am personally. i think he has quality of a long-term successle manager but we weren't happy with the record so far this year. i think everyone who watches our team thought it should have been better and we weren't comfortable going the whole year this way. we weren't comfortable just wasting the whole rest of the year. >> the new guy isn't all that new at all. there he is in the middle. that is a good thing. jim riggleman acted as former bench coach. and now taking over as interim

the consume kerr hold on to that money and start to spend it and not just hold on to that money and put it in at 1%. i like when oil is underneath $65. i'd like to see it back towards $60. this has never been a story between demand of oil between 60 and 70. >> and as for the rally in oil, that's where these guys are. that's where the mutual funds need to be, comfortable putting risks back in. they need the earnings season to say reaffirmation that -- they don't need knockout earnings. >> the goldman sachs call today for 1050 on the s & p by year's end, is that effectively calling the market bottom? >> they're not calling the market bottom. >> but if you interpret this call and saying overweight financials here, is that essentially a call at the worst level? >> what they're highlighting is improving market conditions. they're highlighting improving market conditions attributed to the brick nations. you're seeing resillency in the brick nass. again, it goes back to better earnings. what do you get? you get tomorrow, you get caterpillar. you get apple. you get amazon. that will be a blockb

when we had the recent lake kerr's event the crowds were there the night before.orning, around 3:00 my time, there was lit teferlly nobody here other than the media than in this media, the media venue for the last hour or so. i don't have a sense of what might be forming up there at the moment. but we're prepared for very large crowds. that's why i have so many people here. but if they don't materialize, we will very quickly deescalate the police presence here to try to keep the money cost down. >> we certainly hope that you don't have any problems there today as we keep our eyes on los angeles. chief, thank you so much for getting up early and sharing your thoughts with us this morning. >> pleasure. all the best. brian: chief bratton not getting much sleep. let me tell you what is happening around the world. london mark the four year anniversary of the city's deadly terrorist bombings. memorial to the 52 people killed. also being unveiled at this hour prince charles on hand for the ceremony. leading the nation in remembering those who lost their lives that day. e

and so miss kerr gan, you gave good testimony.t is it that you would say from a small business perspective, what is it small businesses really want to happen here? what do they want in the way of fixing health care? >> well, it's very obvious, they want their health insurance costs to go down or at least to stabilize. those who don't provide insurance, either for themselves or their employees, want access to affordable coverage. and i think there's -- there are solution that's have moved through congress previously and have been proposed that will help them do that. certainly there is the pulling that is moved through the congress previously that allows small business owners to pool as a group and leverage numbers to negotiate better prices and have more choice of plans. there is on the tax side there are tax credits that can be offered both to individuals and business owners. the tax code can be fixed for the self-employed with respect to tax parrity. we can open up the health insurance market on a nationwide business. some are l

the one area that still kerrs me is banking. i don't feel like the worst is over in banking.s have failed this year, only 25 in all of last year. >> jill, thanks so much. do appreciate it. >>> still to come she's never spoke anyone public before. paris jackson. and more when we come back. ♪ we are the world >> portion of "early" sponsored by walmart. save money, livbee , lmart. mom vo: i can't do his history report for him. mom vo: my job is to give him everything he needs to succeed. mom: that's why i go to walmart. vo: find all the brands those other stores have but for low walmart prices. vo: like dell, hp and toshiba. save money. live better. walmart. the first complete women's multivitamin in a drink mix. with more calcium and vitamin d... to support bone and breast health... while helping you hydrate. one a day women's 2o. refreshingly healthy. in a long line of amazing performance machines. this is the new e-coupe. this is mercedes-benz. >>> well, what a crowd this morning. i think they look good. very enthusiastic and we have just another gorgeous day here in new york

officers are combing hospitals and searching for suspects in the shooting death of an american bored kerr rosas was shot to death thursday outside san diego. police and border agents meanwhile have arrested four men in connection with his death. a fifth was arrested on friday. >>> wanting to move on and using the encounter to create fairness in the criminal justice system. he says he was arrested outside his home by a police officer and said in the end, this is not about me at all. and alberto contador essentially locked up the final yellow jersey yesterday in the tour de france. in the last tough leg, he was able to hold off seven-time champion and teammate lance armstrong who finished third. ♪ >>> people in wisconsin are cleaning up after a severe thunderstorm swept through their area. heavy rain and golf ball-size hail pounded the southwestern part of the state on friday. trees and power lines were knocked down. nearly five inches of rain fell in some areas, washing out roads and damaging some buildings. triple-digit temperatures and a lack of rain have left much of texas bone-dry. the

it would be app threat particular to00 kerr do hunker o with the flow. >>> president obama is calling unyielding spirit of americans to meet the challenges facing the nation. he struck a fourth of july theme in his weekly radio address. he recalled the dedication of the country's founders as he sought to rally support for his agenda from the economy to overalling the health care system. >> we are not a people who fear the future. we are a people who make it. on this july fourth, we need to summon that spirit once more. we need to summon the same spirit that inhabited independence hall 233 years ago today. that's how this generation of americans will make its mark on history. that's how we will make the most of this extraordinary moment. that's how we will write the next great chapter in the great american story. >> the first family is back at the white house after celebrating their daughter, malia's 11th birthday at camp david. this evening, they host a barbecue for military families. >>> senator john mccain sees pair laels between the fight for american independence and what is happe

a smekted serial sill kerr is on the loose after a shooting spree terrorizes a small town. >>> murderedquarterback steve mcnair shot to death. young woman also found dead. what happened? >>> and in memory of michael. madonna staged a tribute to the king of pop. >> all right, peep. let's give it up to one of the greatest artists the world has ever known. michael jackson. long live the king. >> as 1.6 million fans register their hope for a chance to say good-bye. their hope for a chance to say good-bye. today's sunday, july 5th, 2009. captions paid for by nbc-iversal telesion >>> welcome to "today" on this sunday morning. i'm lester holt. >> i'm jenna wolfe. did you see the fireworks? >> no. i tried to clean off the window and thought, you know what? turn on the tv. >> ease whier to watch it there. >> looked great. >> i went up to the roof deck. places in manhattan here in the city, you go up to the roof and see them. i waited until 9:19. i had to get up this morning and they started at 9:20. >> they were west this year over the hudson river. >> wait a minute. no. at least i knew where th

a corner deal kerr bring up to several thousand dollars on a good day. but if someone doesn't pay up, bob says that's when the shooting starts. >> gang or money, that's it. it's never going to stop. i don't care who you knock up or anything. it's never going to stop. >> reporter: bob says he's been locked up three times, most recently serving six years for attempted murder. one of the reasons we can't show you his face is because he has some very specific markings of a gang member, tattoos, facial tattoos all up and down his arms and marks of this recent, horrific beating. he's been shot, stabbed, and this month bludgeoned with baseball bats, left on the streets to die. >> it was more of an issue of brain damage. >> reporter: dr. michelle was part of the team at mt. sinai that helped save bob's life. while doctors have to alert police about shooting victims, according to the american college of emergency physicians there is no federal law requiring doctors to track the number of gunshot wounds. dr. gillick says it's an epidemic that goes underreported. >

and kristi kerr, tee shot on the par 3, 17. this would set up a birdie putt. she would get it.ch after her one under par for the day. >> phil mickelson will be skipping the u.s. open. mickelson plans to be with his wife after she starts her recovery from breast cancer. recently mickelson's mother found out she also has breast cancer. >> round two of the scottish open. 7th hole. third shot from the fringe here from retief goosen. the south african was money. great speed, great read. birdie-chip. moves to 10 under, takes the outright lead. next hole, another birdie situation for goosen. perfect feed. second birdie in a row. shot a 63. one stroke off the course reco record. leads the tournament at 11 under. adam scott there in second place with 9 under. look at that, anna ivanovic. happy to see scott. that's the end of extra. still ahead here. lance armstrong came in today in second place. he's dropping off the leaderboard, we'll tell you why. and michael phelps set a record last night. today he had a setback. we'll tell you what that's all >> been a career first half for nelson c

of course the lake kerr's parade ended there the thought is maybe the police department and the city of los angeles, listen, we are spending enough money to have it here at the staples center. if you have it at the coliseum, you are talking about a much larger police presence and event which means much more money being spent. as we know in california money hard to come by state and local, guys. gretchen: who is paying for this? is it the taxpayer? >> right now the taxpayers are paying for it yep. the laker's parade was paid for by private donations because there was outcry when that was going to take place. people stepped forward and paid for it. but right now taxpayers are paying for it. brian: we will call you again and again and again; is that right? >> no problem. we are up. might as well. gretchen: he is up at 3:12 a.m. brian: looks like he took a shower. looks so clean. peter: that's fantastic. gretchen: personal details later later. brian: live taylor is going to read the eulogy, is she ok? gretchen: fox news alert liz taylor ok. we are only 12 minutes into this thing,. peter:

here is the story of one guy who traded in a clun kerr. says the dealer asked him to pay back that $4,500 incentive or return the new car and get his old one back. >>> and president obama wants more of you to get help lowering your mortgage payments. right now, 200,000 people have signed up for government's foreclosure program. many people have complained their mortgage companies aren't responding to phone calls or applications. the treasury department met with industry executives on tuesday to try to standardize the process. they hope to have half a million homeowners in this program, robin, by november. >>> okay, melissa, thank you for being up early. she'll be back in a little bit. >>> a twitter post could cost a woman $50,000. >> they're not aware of how much power it has when you do put something out. >> the very expensive lawsuit that might have you thinking twice about your next tweet. >>> we're already seeing employers shifting more and more of the costs from the employer to the employee. so we want to make sure that we have done e

eight mind hike kerrs made it to the top, breaking not just one but two world records along the way >orning. quarter to the hour. senate negotiators are searching for new ways to pay for health recall. most people oppose paying for health care changes with new taxes on employer-provided health benefits. the proposal is unpopular because most people don't know how much their job-provided health benefits are worth. five big mosques in china are closed. the mosques were shut down in uighur where those violent protests have been going on. the government has basically shut down the region. armed troops are on the streets and curfews are in effect. friday is the main day of worship for muslims. >>> where are you going today? getaway day friday in july. i bet you are taking a little tiny vacation. is the getting good, boss? >> so far, pretty good. we have one minor delay. it is just because of the low clouds, reporting a few clouds at 1,100 feet. we shift our attention to chicago. notice the heavy shield of rain moving in from your west. o here is what we are calling for, an hour or more aro