lebron james taking up for tebow.ersation himself posting only this, hey, appreciate that. tebow competing with kyle orton for the starting qb job in denver. coming up on "morning joe," president obama was born 50 years ago today. but the question is, where was he born 50 years ago today? i kid, i kid. we've moved beyond that. the president celebrates the big 5-0 with a fund-raiser in chicago and an economy in the tank. and when we come back here, we'll huddle around the water cooler to watch one of the president's challengers campaign his way through new hampshire. jon huntsman plays the keyboard and praises the grateful dead. [ man ] behind every business is a "what if." what if we designed an electric motorcycle? what if we turned trash into surfboards? whatever your what if is, the new sprint biz 360 has custom solutions to make it happen, including mobile payment processing, instant hot spots, and 4g devices like the motorola photon. so let's all keep asking the big what ifs. sprint business specialists can help

is lebron james afraid of heights? >> jump. jump. come on, lebron. everybody wants to see you!me on. >> you're looking at king james cowering in fear on a 30 foot dive in barcelona, spain, you can hear the crowd rooting him on. >> how embarrassing. but the nba all star. >> he's not even up high. >> that's pretty high. >> you don't think that's high? >> he finally gets enough courage to make the jump. >> good man. >> you got to topple down. >> now, if he stood on pavement, he could have jammed that high. but it's the other way. >> sure, if he falls down that seven feet right there. >> speaking of lebron james, that's what lbj, if you hear the term lbj. >> i think lyndon banes johnson. >> of course. typical teen would go for lebron james. >> this is a list, it looks at the graduating class of 2015 the true all internet class and here's another thing. to them, kids entering college right now, the amazon has never been just a river in south america because, of course, it's also a good place to shop, the amazon is. >> right, amazon to them means something different. if you thought a

lebron lose the ball and can't get back quick enough to prevent the dunk. >> what?must have been the 4th quarter. >> oh. >> round 2 of the windom championship in greensboro. derek landsly shot a 7 over 77 but missed the cut but when you hit a hole in one you major the highlights. tommy gainy is 12 under through 36 holes and has a three-stroke lead. >>> earlier this week, the international boxing federation offered a rematch between abner more race and joseph an beck he could and more race' controversial win over the weekend. following the match, jim gray confronted the referee russell mora. >> with all due respect, you have a very difficult job. and i have a high respect for referees. so does al bernstein. this quite possibly he said has been one of the worst officiated fights he has seen in years. how would you rate your performance? >> i think it's a shame for anybody to say that. >> also ashamed for the fans to see 9, 12, 13 low blows and the guy is getting a warning throughout the night and you barely said anything to him. >> if it was a low blow you would be 10

. >>> lebron james. chris paul, kevin durant and carmelo anthony hit an exhibition game. durant scored 59, but it might as well have been 100 because there was no defense, and the game was all for fun. never has a lockout looked so good. >>> finally, the stanley cup making its summer tour with the bruins. michael ryder brought the trophy to his hometown in newfoundland. set it on the table. down goes stanley. the fall dented the rim of the cup. michael ryder is no longer with the bruins, but he certainly left his mark. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >> hockey fans screaming "no!" . the self-proclaimed king of all media forcing his way into a role in "dancing with the stars." your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, taking a step back in time to when a generation of young americans fought for our freedom. you're watching "early today." >>> whack -- welcome back to rsh rsh. i'm michelle grossman. we're watching the chance for severe weather. also north dakota looking good although hot in the southwest stil

until his arrest it was lebron teaberry as residents none of his relatives saw him alive after he was detained later that gave rise to rumors claiming the barrier had been shot in his home before he was due to be arrested. two armored personnel carriers with soldiers inside pressure the gate leading into the courtyard security personnel rushed out of the house to see what was going on meanwhile there a came to the window to investigate the commotion and at that moment she was hit by machine gun fire it was a military like approach. most historians do not subscribe to that theory one of them nikita petroff has found out that a girl living in a house across the road from the mansion of the interior minister saw beriah during his trial beauty broke into tears up to bury a major drawing of a colored. while you were being a silly girl if some weakling had got hold of you he would have given you know you do it all those words some of burial better than anything else. he deprived me of the joys of childhood in heath as you look into his evil deeds taken never took his moral characteristics h

lebron james, chris paul, kevin arant and carmelo anthony hit the court for an exhibition game in baltimoreelo hit 59 and the game was all for fun. never has a lookout looked so good. >>> finally, the stanley cup making its summer tour with the bruins. they set it on the table in newfoundland, down goes stanley. hit the ground with a thud. it dented the cup. michael ryder is no longer with the bruins, but he certainly left his mark. that's your first look at sports. i'm fred roggin. >> ouch. >>> now for another quick look at the weather, here's wcau meteorologist michelle grossman with the weather channel forecast. good morning once again. someone's going to get fired for that. >> that is not good. >> that's painful. >> that's something of a cringe moment. >> not something i would do. >> the weather's looking good in the northeast. waking up fall-like. you need the long sleeves. temperatures so comfortable, low dew points making it feel nice. 64 now in philadelphia. 58 in hartford. 57 degrees now in albany. we're going to continue the trend of nice weather in the northeast. much needed afte

. >> tebow found a powerful ally on twitter, none other than lebron james. takes time. lebron said guys get on that tv and act like they was all world when they played. how about encouraging him and wish get best instead of hating. tebow himself jumped into the twitter conversation posting only this, hey, merril, appreciate that. tebow is competing with orton for the starting job in denver. >> he may not have the greatest natural skills for an nfl quarterback but lebron is right, he's a winner. remember bernie kosar, he didn't have the sweetest throwing motion, but he was a winner. >> he'll find a way to get on the field somehow. he'll be around. >> listen, i've been following this kid for a long time. i'm cheering for him. >> oh, yeah. five minutes. >> all right, wrap it up. >> changes your life. >> forever. >> what's coming up, willie. >> i touched his cloak when he was here. seriously my gout went away in an instant. he is a great guy. he's a winner. an accident doesn't have to slow you down. with better car replacement, available only with liberty mutual

. >> -- kim kardashian, lebron, and how about this, titir woods.eeling it's because he's a bad tipper. >> and on top of that arnold schwarzenegger, donald trump and mel gibson. there's a lot of people out there -- >> but congratulations to betty white. i always want t give her a big hit. >> everyone loves rose nylon. she's an animal lover just like you. even better. congrats. we'll have more from "world news now" when we come right back. ♪ >>> your last time. >> i got to hit it this time. one -- >> oh, that was -- >> that's just a failed -- >> they're drinking upstairs again. >>> finally this half hour, hit the stamp belatedly, as you saw there, our favorite story of the day. it's about a former lifeguard on new york's long island. >> he wants his old job back. he says hehe lost it because he wanted to cover up a bit. abc's andrea canning is hanging out with the story. >> reporter: at 61 years old, roy lester is comfortable in his own skin. he just wants a little more of it covered up. >> they're not cut here. they're not showing a lot of skin. the

are remind them of lebron james rather than lyndon obtains johnson. >> recapping the top stories.y city police are investigating a stabbing that sent four people to the hospital. they don't know where the crime actually happened. >> terry mcsweeney are live at police headquarters. >> i got off the phone with daly city police. now, we are being told it might be closer to 8:00 when they have informational, some answers to the many questions in this case. one thing we do know is where the four stabbings did not occur. police taking down the crime scene tape. officers have been out there for four hours and about an hour ago they tore down. word was it was no longer a crime scene. they were looking that as a possibility because somebody involved in a stabbing, one of the victims that drove the victims to seton medical center had mentioned something about a parking lot in the bowling alley. they got to seton medical center by themselves or someone drove them. they were immediately transported to san francisco general hospital. we don't know the condition of the four stabbing victims. po

. >> that means you are admitting that there is a lebron network. >> they need democrats to support me. republicans are after me. i'm going to advance them. >> why would you want to pay for it? >> i agree. that is why you suddenly see it become so politicized. >> we have some video from the party that was held in your honor. we're just about out of time. our guest has been juan williams. tell us if you recognize anyone in these pictures. >> scott simon. he was one of the few npr people who came. there he is with his wife. they have been supportive. >> where are your liberal friends? >> i have liberal friends that came to the party. right there, as cnn. to the right is a very liberal professor from the university of maryland. here is a conservative friends. >> we are out of time. thank you. did the name of the blood "muzzled: the assault on honest debate." i-- the name of the book is "muzzled: the assault on honest debate." >> thank you very much for having me. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> for a dvd c

and lbj likely to remind students of lebron james rather than lyndon johnson. >> he was the presidentmember ferris bueller? he's now old enough to be their father. >> and i was channeling you. never mind. in other news the woman behind a controversial memorial has passed away. >> and what is next for lafayette crosses, still ahead. >> bay area summer just getting started for many of us. that means more lawn work. i'm michael finny. a consumer report test, the best values for lawn trimmers, ahead. >> and later on at 5:00, stopping sports rage. a proposal that would increase penalties for fighting fans. >>> as you know, a good string trimmer is a must have tool for weekend lawn warriors. >> i had to think about thachl i call it something different. michael finney is here to help us with this. >> michael says i'll be gone at 4:00. here is the weed backer, take care of it. >> yes. >> exactly. >> i come over and you know. >> take care of the lawn. >> that is the kind of guy he is. >> yes. and trimming corners might not be worth it. consumer reports puts trimmers to the test. >> do you love

. >>> lebron james on a bike ride. 360 third graders get a free bike, free laptop and school suppliese economy keeps getting socked. retirement accounts are shrinking and people are pretty much scared. you think setting aside time was special and seeking comfort would be extra important. in the meantime, lz granderson' latest piece on cnn.com is about ditching date night. interesting, lerksz. make this connection to me. >> you say, times are hard and people are under stress and teenagers are busier than any other generation we have seen before. date night seems like a good idea. what i found in my experience as a busy parent, it made it boring because i knew i was getting it on every day this week because i wasn't chasing it and because i wasn't chasing it did became routine and boring and so i ditched date night. >> you're laying it out there! i don't know how to respond! let me ask you this then, okay? aside from your personal -- >> i made you blush? >> i am blushing, i'll be honest with you. okay. but seriously you would think that spending time with the person that loves you the m

madonna, barbra streisand, lebron james, jeremy piven, ush herb, sean penn, bill cosby and number ten, rachel ray, the tv food host famous for the book series $40 a day. i guess tipping would put her over $40. >>> 6:25 now. still ahead at 6:30 -- hacked again. the computer attack that could now put families of the bart police officers at risk. >>> prosecutors say he is a craigslist predator. the bay area attorney accused of acting out his rape fantasies. while he says the alleged victims knew what they were getting into. >> also, i'm sorry and i resign. what one bay area police chief is saying about the racial slur that now cost him his job. >>> i'm terry mcsweeney live in san rafael, where a hostage standoff continues. but police have come up with a very innovative way to make it safe enough for drivers on 580 to reopen a stretch of freeway closed since yesterday morning. the story coming up in a live report. >>> if you are flying east, we have delays in baltimore, washington, philly and new york. and flight arrival delays at sfo. 8t8t8txÑxÑxÑçtçtes0pdtdtdtdp ♪ ♪ free access to chase

they might assume you are talking about lebron james.ose parents waited in line for hours to buy them tickle me elmos. ferries buler is old enough to be their father. for them, the word am don is less likely to mean a river in south america, more likely to be a website where they can buy stuff. and while these things are interesting touch tones, what this really does is provide a glimpse at the way a world can change. in just the span of 18 years. for this freshman, information has always been at their fingertips via the internet. for young women in this class, they've always lived in a world where females have commanded navy ships and whereat least two women have sat on a supreme court. for these kids, no state has ever failed to observe martin luther king, jr.'s holiday. the world keeps changing. everything must change. nothing stays the same. but it changes if we help to keep the change going. believe in change. and don't be afraid to grow yourself. tomorrow night, martin luther king, jr. iii will join me as we cele

not subject to the observational bias that the radial velocity surge --search for walls, lebron restored big planets. the bias toward big planets. another seeks to understand how those architecture is came to be. the demographics of the planetary system will be determined by ground-based telescopes in missions like kepler but understanding how they came to be requires a combination of theoretical studies, modeling of the processes that give rise to a solar system and observations to confront those models and modify the series. what we think happens is based on what we know today that stars form out o dust, largely hydrogen and helium but crucially the elements as well that make up our bodies. the dust you are supposed to think if you want to think of intercellular dust you should think of grains of sand on the beach. they are about the right size and not too far from the propositions and not exactly put together in the same way. these rotating, so-called proto- stellar cors are envelopes. eventually, land material onto a disc which transports material into a forming star. and it is -- he

lebron james comes in at number four, , parently tipped 10 bucks on an $800 bill. top three.then madonna and then tiger woods came in as number one. >> well, he e st that $10 million endorsement deal. looks like he won't be tipping. >> plus he tips in other ways. >>> lets talk about gerard depardieu. a little le pee on le plane. apparently the inebriated actor decide that he couldn't wait for takeoff so he -- >> urinated in the aisle. let's just say what he did. he tinkled in the aisle. >> apparently he was mortified once he sobered up and realized what he had done. >> i think they turned the plane around and cleaned it up. >> he's french. he's french. i don't know. >> they took the plane -- >> le stink on le plane. >> they took the plane back and cleaned it up because urine tends to shift during flight. >> does it? wow. that's nothing you hear. >> just another lesson for the day. we'll be right back. >> just another lesson for thehe day. we'll be right back. >>> here are some stories to watch on abc news. syria's presesident refuses to end the five-month uprising in his coun

. >>> and monday, miami heat star lebron james led a bike ride through his hometown of akron, ohio.for education attempts to spotlight the high dropout rate in akron cools. 360 third graders get a free bike, free laptop and school supplies. >>> pretty somenous warning from a scientific federal agency. a warning about the sun. rob marciano, who i just heard says he's rolling with it, having a little issue with the maps. tell us what this is all about. >> i love live tv. i want to show you this cool animation, describe for you what's going to be happening with the sun. a lot of you are familiar with the solar cycle. eleven-year minimum/max maugham. now we're approaching a maximum. there's reason to believe that this one may be fairly intense. we had a good solar flare and a coronal mass ejection over the weekend. if you live in the northern latitudes you saw the northern lights. magnetic forces in the sun get active and emote pro-trons and neutrons and send them towards the earth about 1 million miles an hour. two, three days later they get involved in the earth's magnetic field and e

hot lebron faulk fall o >> everyone is talk about the resignation of a steve jobs. the apple ceo is stepping down from the company. he says, that he continues to play a role by remaining on the board but also reports that he will continue to help design products in the future. she's joining us now with korean firm nationhood is >> steve jobs has of three legacies. he helped spawn the computer revolution in the late '70s, early '80s. he also worked at the six r and created a juggernaut of movies. then, he came back to apple, a company that was close to bankruptcy and is now worth three under 30 billion. >> is there any word on his health? have you heard anything? >> there has been a lot of speculation. it is not even fair to speculate. whatever is going on he needs to take a break from apple. >> he is remaining on the board. does it seem likely that he will stay involved with decisions going on? >> yes. >> tim cook, the c o zero is to use replacement? >> he has been operating in that position for a >> there is some concern about the long terminals >> the iphone iv is

. >> well, what if kobe bryant, kevin durrant, derrick rose, lebron james, dwayne wade, for example, signed with european teams and a lockout goes on? >> what happened is they've got extended contracts. they've got contracts that extend beyond the current season. if were locked out, but if at any given moment there's a resolution then they've got to have an out in the contract. it got to come back and on other nba contract. but i can assure you that every marquee player who ends up signing to go to europe or to asia, whatever, is opening eyes. i know it's got to be causing some stress within the ownership community. take a guy like kobe. kobe went two weeks ago and are able to get $3 million for eight of the. they want to the philippines and put on two exhibition games. they were paid $3 million. kobe, derrick rose, kevin durrant, derek fisher and a few others. that was something that they got on a lark in the sense that some rich mogul in the philippines wanted them to go. so he reached out to derek, and derek puts the plan together and told them what they need. when these guys go o

but gustav lebron is the father of a group think that it is stated so clearly it rings true today. hitler and miss any -- miscellany acknowledged him as the father and expert on groupthink. why bother quoting the other ones? i was cutting quotes out of the other books because i felt i should put in other offers but i realized you are just -- gustav says it all. you have to read a lot of books to know which ones you end up needed it or using or the direction of the book. it is so much fun and you learn so much especially when you talk to your friends about your series on things and argue with them about it and write the case out. i wasn't always sure what i preferred, the book tour or the writing. i was writing the last book and asked that question lot. i am so happy right now. i am happy to just keep reading. >> host: is the book for over? >> guest: i will spend the rest of the summer -- it basically is. big book signing in san francisco, san francisco young republicans meeting in a phone booth. is so exciting. there are a few things like that. it isn't the intensity of the early m

. >> well, what if kobe bryant, kevin durrant, derrick rose, lebron james, dwayne wade, for example,signed with european teams while the lockout goes on? >> what happens is they have extended contracts, meaning they've got contracts that extend beyond the current season. if we were locked out for the season they could go. within any given moment there's a resolution they had to have it out in a contract to get to come back and honor the nba contract. but i can assure you that every marquee player who ends up signing to go to europe or to asia, whatever, it is opening eyes. i know it's got to be causing some stress within the ownership committee. take a guy like kobe. they went two weeks ago and are able to get $3 million, there were eight of them and they went to the philippines and they put on two exhibition games. they were paid $3 billion. colby, derrick rose, kevin durrant, derek fisher and a few others. that was something that they got on a lark in the sense that some rich mogul in the philippines wanted them to come. so he reached out to derek, and derek but the plan together,

. >> what if kobe bryant, kevin durant, derrick rose, lebron james, dwyane wade, for example sign with a european team? while the lockout goes on? >> well, they have extended contracts that extend beyond the current sb. -- season. if at any given moment there's a resolution, they have to have an "out" in their contract and be able to come back and honor their nba contract. but i can assure you any marquee player that signs up overseas is opening eyes. i know it's got to be causing stress. you take a guy like kobe. two weeks ago they were able to get $3 million and they went to the philippines and put on exhibition games. it was kobe, derrick rose, kevin durant, derek fisher and a few others. and that was something they got on a lark in the sense that some rich guy in the philippines wanted them to come. so he reaches out to derek and they put a plan together and today agree to pay them. so when these guys go out and enter these deals on their own, they start to understand clearly about their business and what their personal worth is on the international and global markets. not just in

. >> what if kobe bryant, kevin durant, derrick rose, lebron james, dwyane wade, for example, signedh european teams while the lockout goes on? >> they have extended contracts, meaning, that contracts that extend beyond the current season. if at any given moment there is a resolution, then they have to have an out in their contracts. but i can assure you that every marquee player who ends up signing to go to europe or asia, it is opening highs. i know it has got to be causing some stress within the ownership community. them that weref able to get $3 million in the philippines for two exhibition games. it was kobe, the rose, kevin durant, and eric fisher. he reached out to derek and he put the plan together and told them what they needed and they made the plan. a kind of opened their eyes and they begin to open -- understand more about the business. they clearly know what their own personal worth is on the international and global market. i do not think there are any players in the world who are better known globally that nba basketball players. i think it clearly had an impact. i do

while he may have been your president, lbj now stand for "lebron james" except in 'cleveland where his name is m.u.d. famous truant ferris bueller and girlfriend sloan peterson are old enough to be their parents. whitney houston has always, always loved you, not me, but you. >> whitney houston is going to be known as "whitney who?" >> reporter: and arnold palmer to these kids isn't an iconic golf champ but a refreshing beverage. and some striking societal changes, too. there's always been at least two women on the supreme court and freshmen have never known a russia that has an official communist party. how quickly times they are a changing. >> i think by the time lady gaga started showing up on classic rock radio she'll probably be on the list. >> reporter: no matter what professors throw at student this 'year, this year, forrest gump is all around to remind them -- >> life is like a box of chocolates. >> reporter: so run, students, run. the world is your oyster and you can find it on your iphone. kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >> as richard engel showed us tonight. the world is ch