for 62 years lou gehrig has bent yankees all time hit leader.derek jeter. >> it's okay to cheer for them in that situation. derek jeter passed lou gehrig to become all time hits leader. the moment belonged to jeter, rany night belonged to the birds as the o's get a 10-4 victory. >>> it's time -- his time has come. michael jordan is inducted into the basketball hall of fame of the but that doesn't mean he won't step on the court again. >> one day you might look up and see me playing the game at 50. oh, don't laugh. >> the audience gave jordan a long-standing ovation moving the nba legend to tears. jordan is best remembered for guiding the bulls to 6 championships. jordan was not the only one inducted four other people including former navy great the admiral david robeson were welcomed to the hall. known as the admiral as we mentioned robison game a 2-time champion with the san antonio spurs. >> wow many look at the shorts back then. >> yeah. you know. it's interesting when you are so successful they have to coin a term for you. they didn't have t

he is living with lou gehrig's disease. >> a fund raiser is being held to help raise awareness. barry simms has more on tonight's event. >> he still has an important role with the baltimore ravens. tonight, he is celebrating his 40th birthday but he is doing something else. he is raising money and awareness to combat als. the event is recognizing the 12 years he played for professional football but is also a way for the player to give back. he was diagnosed in 2007 after he noticed a tingling sensation in his right shoulder. the disease affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. the foundation is trying to provide resources to patients and others who suffered from lou gehrig's disease. >> we have to choose to do the best we can with what we are given. we have chosen through the foundation to do what we can through the foundation and ask to give back through the foundation and held those who need it. >> the event starts at 7:00. the brigade is asking you make any kind of contribution that you can predict you can log on to our website. all proceeds go to charity. and >> now

he's fating als, more commonly known as lou gehrig's disease. >> you know something? it's a challenge that, what do you do. you face it, and he's continuing to be strong. >> reporter: and that's exactly what his wife shanda and oj are doing. not only are they praying for a miracle, they're praying for a cure. not long after he was diagnosed, they started a foundation called the brigance brigade. shanda will never forget the day her husband of 15 years was diagnosed with the debilitating disease. >> we spent our time, you know, shedding a few tears, i have to be honest, and as anyone probably would, what did we do or what went wrong. >> reporter: it didn't take long for oj to get back in the game, this time making his mark off the field as director of player development. he's living by example, showing there's more to life than just football. >> there's a different kind of life that's meaningful. >> reporter: lou gehrig's disease is a progressive disorder that typically hits during middle age. it begins with pain in the arm or foot. >> it affects our voluntary muscles,

he tied lou gehrig.bay just came out of the dugout and started clapping for him, and then he took his hat off. he's such a classy dude. i just love him. congratulations to him i'm so excited for tonight's show, though. writer/producer/director and star of the new film, "i can do bad all by myself" tyler perry is here, everybody. thas a good movie. it me me laugh. the lely, young actress a author amber tamblyn is joining us right here. [ cheers and applause ] she's great. and my good pal, who is going to be here for the third time. our first three-peat guest, all right? my good frnd chef mario batali is here to show us how to create his latest pasta dish. [ cheers and applause ] it's going to be great. i love batali. i went out to dinner with my wife last night. and we went to this place downtown everyone talks about. it's called babbo. >> you lie! [ laughter ] jimmy: excuse me? please don't -- please don't yell out in the audience. anyways, we went to babbo -- >> you lie! [ laughter ] >> jimmy: andou are

but this is not all about derek jeter. 2721 hits to tie lou gehrig.nd the boys caught up with jeter. >> i didn't know what to do. we were losing at the time. i'm just trying to get on base and hopefully help us win this game. but i took a moment to soak it in. the fans were outstanding. i didn't want to disrespect tampa. but then when i saw them giving me an ovation,. i said time and time again, it's a big deal just to have your name on that list. but being a yankee fan, knowing the history. coming up throughout the organization and playing my entire career here in front of these fans, they've been tremendous my whole career and especially this homestand here. >> jeter reaches 45 fewer games than the iron horse. but needs nearly 600 more at-bats to get to the magic number. jeter sits 14 hits shy of his seventh 200-hit season, one fewer than gary had. >> and with that, we say what's up and welcome into our house. keeping you current as always here on espnews. alongside mike yam, i am the coach, and yammer, we go from one superstar who is always the toa

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he passes lou gehrig for the most hits in yankees history. the yankees celebrate, but the orioles are winning right now. baltimore trying to stop a ten game losing streak to new york. >>> in basketball, honors for david robinson, inducted into the basketball hall of fame. he went on to become an nba mvp and two time champions with the spurs. >> just the joy and love that you brought me, it's really just hit me. i thank you for this honor. >> the hall of fame class is headlined by michael jordan. it includes stockton, c. vivian stringer and jerry sloan. great class indeed. >> college football tomorrow. >> atmosphere is essential for any good restaurant. >> there's one that take ustous a whol >>> a los angeles woman who was the world's oldest pan passed away. gertrude banes died at the age of 115. when she was born, just 44 states and cleveland was president. >>> imagine inever enjoying france's food while suspended off the ground. the high-rise dinings pierce the thought of achieve. the chef did a test run this afternoon. they will enjoy the m

that is coming up. >> this weekend, >> they are raising money to combat lou gehrig's disease. he was diagnosed with als back in 2007. if it weakens motor skills and muscles but despite his condition, he is still the same man. >> he goes to the office every morning. he is going into the office, looking forward to going into the office and going to the facility. o.j. is still o.j.. >> he played for the baltimore stallions and the baltimore ravens. the event is head for -- is set for 7:00 p.m. tomorrow night. all proceeds go directly to charity. to learn more about the event, go to our web site wbaltv.com and click on newslinks. >> in tonight's medical alert, a new study says that one out of a people who suffers a stroke has a warning stroke first. researchers at the university of western ontario studied 16,000 cases. they found that 12% of those patients had a warning strike before suffering a stroke before landing in the hospital. they also found people who did not have a warning stroke or more likely to die a hospital or have a heart attack. researchers are working to put an e

as you may know, he was diagnosed with lou gehrig's disease in 2007. he can no longer move his arms, and is confined to a wheelchair. sue highland ridge $12,000 for a jersey. >> a star-studded championship. >> it is one of five majors on the pga tour. they made an exception for pete gilbert. he is live with more. >> i am glad you did not think i am 50. champions tour golf has come to the state of maryland. more than $9 million has been raised for local charities. a bunch of lucky golfers get to go out with one of the best in the world. i was one of the lucky ones going around wickes jay haas. the mccormick proem, really the bread and butter for the week. jay understands this is not just part of his job, is an important part predicts i enjoyed meeting the people and trying to help them live a bit. at the end of the day, seeing the look on their face. just talking about this being new, is this your kind of course, the old classic? >> all of us really enjoyed the lay out here. the greens are really difficult. there is a lot of slope. if you get on the wro

it gives him 2,722 hits, one more than lou gehrig. weather made a mess of things across the country. heavy rains causing flooding in new jersey friday. winds up to 50 miles per hour tore down trees. flooding in arizona continues today. we're going to get the weather from bill. >> good morning to you on this busy saturday. way too many areas have rain. mostly from oklahoma to the gulf. we have the dreary weather. light rain around the dallas area. nothing heavy. we have a flood watch for north texas, central texas and the coast. we love it around san antonio and corpus christy. our final stop takes us to the wet area around tampa with showers and thunderstorms. here is the forecast today. a lot of wet weather in the gulf. dreary in new england. the ohio valley and the west is going to see a nice saturday. >> we'll look forward to that. thank you. >>> still ahead, a woman who beat up a store clerk by mistake. it's caught on video tape. you'll hear the explanation. >>> more encouraging news about the swine flu vaccine. big resorts are sl

. >> they are doing it again, raising money to help combat lou gehrig's disease. it is in support of a former player that was diagnosed with als back in 2007. the event is set for 7:00 p.m. tomorrow night. tickets for the three hour event are $175 for it all proceeds will go directly to charity. to learn more about the event, you can go to our website and then click on newslinks. a surprise for listeners of wbal radio. deep -- the tour dave is back. -- a detour davis back. he underwent a triple bypass. the entire wbal family is very happy to see dave feeling strong enough to come back to work. >> now, your 11 insta-weather plus cast with meteorologist john collins. >> we're getting reports of rain and that has slowed things up traffic wise. a little lightning and thunder with that, but it is pulling out, now. it is a very narrow band. the most serious thunder and lightning was down in parts of virginia. you get a larger scope of what this storm is doing. that is the core of the storm. you can see everything spinning around. it is not the rain. we had a quarter inc

after being held hitless for three games, derek jeter finally pulled even with lou gehrig on the yanks's all time hit list. three hits against the rays. tied gehrig's all time mark with a single to right. gehrig held the record for more than 70 years. he now shares it with one of the classiest players in the game. don juan jorge posada a three-run homer in the eighth. jeter's next chance to break the mark is tomorrow night against the orioles. rockies and reds, ninth inning. scott row land put cincinnati on top. reds up 3-2. but the rockies came right back. sacks full. seth smith a shot to second. phillips couldn't handle it. two came in to score in extra ball game. 5-4. four-game lead in the n.l. wild card. to milwaukee. cards and brewers. pujols continued his mvp campaign with a pair of homers. numbers 46 and 47 if you're counting at home. adam wainwright, what a year he's leaving. league-leading victory p. cards swept the brewers, 5-1. nba coming up, the worst year of his career. iverson agreed to a one-year contract with the memphis grizzlies. $3.4 million, far less than the $21 mill

. >> the dance brigade foundation will hold a fund-raiser tomorrow to bring awareness about lou gehrig's disease. it was founded by the ravens director. the event is calleat the stadium tomorrow night. tickets are $175. all the proceeds go directly to the charity. you can go to our web site to learn more about the event and click on a news links wbaltv.com. >> you hear people gushing about of the ravens offense all over town. you hear it everywhere you go. that is when you chevy silverado. more confidence than ford f-150. better backed than f-150. at a value f-150 can't touch. silverado. from the family of the most dependable, longest lasting full size pickups on the road. just announced, it's chevy truck month. get 0% apr for 60 months. or $6,000 total cash back on select 2009 silverado vehicles that have been in stock the longest. >> the ravens will face a much stronger defense against new england this week than they saw yesterday against cleveland. the patriots will have to face the reality that they have never seen a ravens offense like this before. the ravens scored a touchdown righ

derek jeter ties lou gehrig for most hits in a yankee uniform. he will get a chance to break the record friday when they open up the three-game set at yankee stadium. the orioles have yet to win for the very first time. tomorrow night is high-school football might. each week, you help us put the spotlight. where d one at this week? we're going to north baltimore county for the to a showdown -- 2a showdown. we will have that game and several others tomorrow night at 11:00. when tonight kicks off, 7:00, countdown to kickoff. the big band still to come. don't go away. >> you may have heard about the california lawmaker who resigned over outrage about a videotape of him bragging about his sexual escapades. tonight, hear the comment that got him in trouble and what he says really happened. the congressman who heckled president obama is speaking out. tonight at 11:00, what joe wilson said that spurred him to holler out. one auto maker says that if you buy a car and are unhappy, you can return for a full refund. we have details and a lot more tonight ri

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that is career hit no. 2722, pushing him past lou gehrig to the top of the yankees all-time hit list. >>> michael jordan accepted his induction into the basketball hall of fame tonight. he is considered by almost everyone as the greatest to ever play the game of basketball. no. 23 was selected unanimously. he goes and fall as part of a very distinguished class with john stockton and david robinson. >>> friday night, high-school football night, and a big early season game, with quince orchard taking on dematha. into the end zone, 27-13. fourth quarter, here they come again, 3-yard touchdown run. they would add two more touchdowns, and they beat damascus and a round. -- in a romp. >>> the district attorney in san diego has dropped charges against sean merriman for assaulting his girlfriend. to the d.a. said it there was not enough evidence to pollute -- there was not enough evidence to prove there was any crime. (announcer) what the world needs now is energy. the energy to get the economy humming again. the energy to tackle challenges like climate change. what if that energy, came from

nearly a packed house on hand to see derek jeter pass lou gehrig on the all time hit list but it was nick swisher who stole the show. he remains four hits behind gehrig. his first a solo shot to left. yanks up 1-0 after two. more on swisher in ate bit. damon tried to bunt his way on. picked up the ball with his glove and scooped it to first. got damon by the slimmest of margins. an inning later it is swisher again. ending with a walk-off homer into the jet stream in the right. rays have dropped seven straight. let's go to baltimore. red sox and orioles. the game a blowout. david ortiz hit a milestone. that tied him with frank thomas for the most all time. red sox 10-0. home run derby in washington between the phils and nationals. jason wirth career-high 32nd homer. tied it at two. ban yes, sir, that's gone. back to back for the phils. champs had five homers in all, two by a ban yes, sir. cards and brewers now. trevor hoffman blown two saves all year. make that three. matt holliday blasted a two-run homer in the ninth. oklahoma dropped from third to 13th. byu who beat the sooners jump

breaking the franchise record held by the iron horse, lou gehrig since 1939. and derek jeter becomes the yankees hit team to earn our geico 15 minutes of fame. >>> just 10 days ago, d.. united fell at home to the mls expansion seattle sounders. tonight, the rematch again at rfk stadium. 50th minute. united trails 1-0 and broken up -- broken up by the defender and the ball comes back and scores the third goal of the season. tied 1-1. 84th minute, the pass to freddie monteiro, and scores. the game-winner. united just like in the u.s. open cup beaten by seattle 2-1. >>> it's time for our second break in the show. there is much more to come on geico sports extra, like tiger woods silencing the crowd and his competition at the vmw championship. don't go away. we're back in just mi  >> welcome back, third round of the bmw championship. all about tiger woods, began the day tied for the lead. the second shot on the par 5, the 9th hole, 270 yards out after hitting a 345-yard drive. the approach reaches the green and rolls for days, setti

former raven oj battling lou gehrigs disease.ot long after his diagnosis he and his wife started brigansk brigade. they are hoping to help others. today his former teammates from the cfl and nfl days along with current ravens will join him to celebrate his 40th birthday and tackle als. it is dubbed two rings for oj. tickets are $125. for more information check out the links on your screen or head to abc2news.com. what a night for oj. >>> 14 performers took the stage for week 2 of dancing with the stars. >> backstreet boys brother and r&b singer stole the show. aaron carter and maya had the highest scores. there was a special guest judge. we are looking at dances right now going on. bruno and kerry anne. we will find out tonight how everyone did. tune in tonight at 8:00. >>> the forecast certified most accurate in baltimore. >> today we start off clear and cool but quickly develop clouds north and west, 69 this afternoon, winds gusting to 20 miles per hour. 40s overnight. 67, partly sunny. tomorrow night, thursday morning lower 40

. >>> what pitcher will give up derek jeter's next hit to allow him to pass lou gehrig's record? last night the bullpen gave up three runs in the certainly with boston, 7-5 win. lone bright spot, brian roberts, becomes only the fourth major leaguer to have three ormore seasons with 50 doubles. the orioles have to win seven games the rest of the way to avoid a 100-loss season. janet smith, the architect of oriole park coming back to the orioles. she'll oversee the new spring training home for the orioles in sarasota. great move. >>> if you missed these women in timonium yesterday you still have a chance to meet them and celebrate the ravens tonight. the cheerleaders will live to sign their calendar. they will continue a weeklong celebration until the ravens first game coming up sunday. the girls were at high tops in timonium last night. the party kicks off tonight at 5:00. jellyfish. lookk pretty but have a nasty sting. you know that. >> the man who thought it would be fun to pick one up and the legal price he's paying after what he did to them. >>> and he's also locked up in pris

bring gans is battling lou gehrig's disease. they're hoping to raise money for research as well as help other a.l.s. patients who can't afford treatment. and tomorrow teammates along with current ravens will join him to celebrate his 40th birthday. the event dubs two rings for oj will be held at m and b bank stadium. tickets start at $125. check out links on your screen or head to our website abc2news.com for more information. >>> a first today for governor martin o'malley. we're used to them rolling up their sleeves but not taking off their entire shirt. more confidence than ford f-150. better backed than f-150. at a value f-150 can't touch. silverado. from the family of the most dependable, longest lasting full size pickups on the road. just announced, it's chevy truck month. get 0% apr for 60 months. or $6,000 total cash back on select 2009 silverado vehicles that have been in stock the longest. now you can save more every time that you shop, with thousands of items at prices that pop. now double the number of deals through t

he was diagnosed with als, also known as lou gehrig's disease back in 2007. the event was called two rings for o.j. in tribute to the championships he helped bring to baltimore playing with the cfl and ravens. his wife was overwhelmed. >> we're so humbled by the love that everyone has given to us and all that everyone has done. i mean, i can't say enough. >> it's an opportunity for his teammates, for people close to him just to show our love to him and his family. that's why i'm here. >> nice to see him. there's terrell suggs. they all showed up to lend their support to the cause. his friends made it happen but it's o.j. that has been calling this work to find a cure for als and saying telling his story is his finest honor. >>> as if a new mom doesn't have enough on her mom when going into. >> -- into labor. >> she decided to multitask to ease the minds of her family in the waiting room. >>> might be a good time to go to disney world. you can win a free ticket to the happiest place on earth. >>> in the mid-50s this morning. much like mr. costello. it doesn't

that's career hit 2,722 to break lou gehrig's yankee record.ut the orioles are spoiling jeeter's night leading the yankees 7-4 in the 4th inning. to the golf course we go. the bmw championship. steve stricker and tiger woods one and two respectively. here's tiger on number nine. he snuggles up ni and close. wee eventually tap in for birdie. now here's tiger, his approach on 17. i think he's going to like this one. it lands on the green and rolls pretty close to the cup setting up another birdie. tiger who has won the tournament four times is the co listen heeder -- co-leader. former midshipman and san antonio spur david robinson, one ever the stars inducted but it was michael jordan who received the loudest applause. he won six nba titles with the bulls. his former teammates did attend. you can see jordan clearly overcome with emotion. >> i don't look at this moment as a defining end to my relationship with the game of basketball. it's simply a continuation of something i started a long time ago. one day you might look up and see me playing a g

. >>> to the diamonds, derek jeter needs four hits to pass lou gehrig. it wasn't his night.ook at the fastballs. swinging on the low and away pitch. he was 0 for 4, with 3 ks. bottom nine, tied up at 2-2, nick swisher just untied it. walkoff home run. good night. thanks for coming. yankees win 3-2. >>> the a.l. wildcard leading red sox, opening a brief two-game set, against david hernandez and the o's. boston has lost four of the last six games. dustin pedroia. first multihome run game for him. sox lead 2-0. bottom seven. big papi, big fly. ortiz ties frank thomas in the most home run base d.h., 269. that will do it for this espn news update. now, back to "america this morning." >>> well, they always say enjoy it now because you can't take it with you. but a south carolina man did just that. >> he took it with him, all right. 90-year-old loni holloway, spending eternity with what he loved most. his wife and his car. he was buried in the front seat of his classic 1973 catalina. he also took some of his collection of guns with him. >> holloway made not bizarre decision. family

he hit the yankees' record held by lou gehrig. was a 10-4 victory friday night, the orioles beat the yankees. >> derek jeter ai. >> they had problems with rain last night. but they had to get the game in. [unintelligible] today is a transition day. we are trying to get the storm out of the neighborhood. the rain chances are down. we see a little more sunshine trying to break the clouds. tomorrow around 80 degrees. that is perfect weather for the game if you are going to tell gate. >> banking. that is all the time we have. thank you for watching. >> have a good day. >> throughout history the nation's highest office has been granted the respect associated with the presidency. this past tuesday's speech by president obama to america's school children raised surprising emotion and a reaction by many. some maryland school district's thought that hearing the president's speech was not a lesson that needs to be learned. sums goals ignored the opportunity for their status to hear president obama discuss the importance of staying in school

he was diagnosed with als, also known as lou gehrig's disease in 2007.is wife was overwhelmed. >> we are so humbled by the love that everyone has given to us and all that everyone has done. i mean, we just -- i can't say enough. >> it's an opportunity for his teammates, for guys on the field, people close to him just to show our love to him and his family and so that's why i'm here. >> other current and former players help to support the cause -- helped to support the cause. his friends made it happen but it's o.j. who is working to find a cure for als and is hoping to tell his story. >>> the recent h1n1-related death of a child here in maryland has only heightened concern for parents. tonight information you need to know straight from a local doctor on the front lines of swine flu fear and confusion. olay professional pro-x wrinkle protocol is as effective as the leading wrinkle prescription brand at reducing the look of wrinkles. that's because olay has teamed with a highly specialized group of dermatologists and created a wrinkle protocol that gives y

when you think about the new york yankees, some legendary names come to mind, babe ruth, lou gehrig, dimaggio, mickey mantle. but as of this weekend, none had more hits in a yankee uniform than derek jeter. it was this hit, number 2,722, that pushed jeter past gehrig. rr igined, i neverreamtelieve of this. >> reporter: a long way from 1992 when a struggling yankee franchise drafted a skinny kid playing high school baseball in kalamazoo, michigan. >> quite a revelation. the youngster had all the tools you needed in baseball. played way passion. >> reporter: dick groch was the yankee scout sold on the pick even though the club wasn't. concerned he might play college baseball instead, yankee officials questioned gro.s response-- jeter's not going to the university of michigan. he's going to cooperstown. as in the hall of fame. >> i was absolutely certain that he wanted to play professional baseball and abe new york yankee. >> reporter: the young shortstop became an essential part of a yankee team that won four world championships between 1996 and 2000 and has made the play-offs in 14 of

one more would tie lou gehrig. jeter, down the right field line. ties the record. folks in the stands. they're cheering him, just like all the fans are. as are the rays. and his manager, joe girardi. jeter at this point, tied with gehrig at 2,721 hits. jorge posada to right field. his 21st of the year. and the yankees victorious, 4-2. >>> move over a burrough, to queens. melanie au don taking on caroline wozniacki. oudin going wide. wozniacki would take the first game. on the second set point for wozniacki, oudin, clearly frustrated here by the performance. wozniacki took the first set, 6-2. second set, oudin, off the top of the net. that goes wide. can't get any breaks. wozniacki goes up 4-2. it's match point. oudin's run at the u.s. open is over. she'll head back to georgia. >>> jeremy and vinita, back to you. >> certainly a sad loss for oudin. but the other young lady, wozniacki, she's 19. she's still very young to be at this level, also. >> and oudin can go home with her head held high. >> certainly. >>> she is built for speed. and able to leap 20 feet in one s

lou gehrig, babe ruth, mickey mantle, joe dimaggio.ure derick derek jeter's class raring to go. bernie williams on the list as well. derek jeter has plenty of good years seemingly left in his bod di. jerk jeter, not the most comfortable guy in front of the mic. he'd rather not do that. not going to have a choice on this night. cameras and microphones all set newspaper a back room and he's going to talk about the whole thing. becoming the yankees' all time hit king and you'll see that live here on espnews. >> season finish line is quickly approaching for the giants. four and a half games out of the playoff picture and they're taking on the dodgers. right now they're looking up at the dodgers. james loney two-run double in the first inning still stands. matt cain on the bump. he's 0-6 with a .397e.r.a. against the dodgers. that e.r.a. tells you he's witched pitched well. not getting the run support. >> rockies lead the wild card but began the night only two games behind the dodgers in the n.l. west. however, trailing in san diego right n

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last night he tied the iron horse lou gehrig with 727 hits.eter was saluted by the yankee stadium crowd. his teammates and players on the opposing team. >> his parents were in the stands jumping up and down. he's a pretty cool guy. you just hope nothing taints him because you know there's not even a hint of steroid use. 's a great guy. >> terrific player. great night for derrek jeter but not for michele oudin. >> we'll talk to her in the third hour of "american morning." >> right now we want to head to atlanta, the home state of melanie, by the way and rob marciano. hi, rob. >> hey guys that was sad to see melanie do that but then i switched over to the yankee game and saw jeter break the record or tie the record. >> not that rob's a yankee fan or anything. >> he didn't know what to do. okay, thanks this is uncomfortable and let's move on. anyway i turn it off after that and unfortunately missed the three run homer that put the yankees tlind in the seventh inning. let's go to fred, hurricane fred, category 2 storm. making a turn. that's good.

jeeter broke the record held by lou gehrig for more than seven decades.ficit. jeeter's third-inning sibbling single game him 2,722 points. one more than gerhig whose hall of fame year was -- career was cut short by illness in 1939. >> the ravens kick offer the regular season tomorrow against the kansas city chiefs, but the fans kicked off the season yesterday as you may know. every friday is when fans wear everything purple. rob roblin has more. >> there is music from the ravens band. ravens cheerleaders pose here. yes, it is purple friday as the ravens kick off the 2009 season on sunday. >> i have been waiting since february for this day. i am just too excited. happy birthday. >> can't wait for the game on sunday. go ravens. >> for fans, this is what it is all about. they can't wait for the season to begin. >> it gets you enthusiastic, and you can't wait until game time on subpoenaed. >> and this year people have a lot of good feelings about the team. there is lots of optimism. >> i am so excited about this year. the last time we won in the preseason we

that ties him with lou gehrig for most hits ever by a yankee.nce he passes him, his next stone will be 3,000 hits. and no player has had 3,000 hits as a yankee. you wouldn't have thought that. >>> chris tillman gets the starting opener. his first-ever outing. o's hitter, facing a familiar nemesis. again, it's raining in new york right now. the game already delayed if they get it in at all. >>> bob turk has says no. >> bob says no. i'll go with bob. >> okay. >>> finally tonight. to the ah cart. we're getting a fresh look at pandas born last month in china. they now have black and white hair. this is a look at the babies in an incubator. there they are with their mom. the twins are being looked after at a rescue shelter their low birth weight. they're so cute. the pandas will be fully grown in about six months. >>> we'll be back at 11:00. >>> for bob and mark, i'm denise koch. now, don't go away, there is much more ahead on the cbs evening news with katie couric, including the ceremonies across the country for the anniversary of the september 11th

he surpassed lou gehrig in yankee hits. >> bob: he hits it hard.ay ball. 6-4-3 and this ballgame goes scooting into the bottom of the ninth. for the marlins, uggla, ross and maybin coming up against macdougal. [ crowd noise in background ] [ music booming, crowd cheering ] [ music booming and crowd cheering continues ] [ crowd cheering ] ( ding ) >>> hi, everybody. johnny holliday along with ray knight back with "nats xtra" post-game in a couple more minutes. nats have a nice little two- game win being streak going. >> i could get used to this, couldn't you? >> i sure could too. >> adam dunn a home run. ryan zimmerman a home run. mike morse, a big double. clippard grairkts job in relief. >> everybody does the job. back to bob and rob in muggy south florida. we'll see you after this ballgame in a couple of minutes. >> bob: nothing would make us happier, johnny, than to throw it back to you with a friday night's here's johnny in a matter of moments. the hitters that macdougal faces here in the bottom ninth, dan uggla, cody ross and cameron maybin com

lou gehrig's disease. named after the yankee hall of famer that is to this day, its most famous victim. >> today is the day, i can consider myself luckiest man on the face of the earth. >> it is a very reflective statement. he had the opportunity to do something he loved to do. for a very long time. and do it at a high level. and in a lot of ways i can relate to that. i can say that, hey, i have had a great life. thus far. but the thing that -- tag line i am putting on the end is that it is not over. >> that sums up oj's approach to having the disease. no depression. no self pity. not even real acceptance. instead, he is choosing to fight. and he insists that it is a fight he will ultimately win. even though a.l.s. is almost always a fatal disease. >> i am not going to go into a corner and say okay i etbetter get my affairs in order and it is over. no, now it is time to say okay what's out there? what's the steps i can take to help myself. and to align myself to help make a difference. >> you really believ

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he's a role model, we're talking about oj brigance and why lou gehrig's disease will not beat him.. >>> and another fundraiser for down syndrome. that and more coming up on "good morning maryland" at 9:00. see you then. ♪ i've been waiting for so long now i finally found someone ♪ >>> it was such a moving tribute to patrick swayze last night on "dancing with the stars." the pros re-created his iconic moves from "dirty dancing." and it was beautiful. it was beautiful to see what they did last night in patrick's honor. >>> also, the first couples to get the boot from "dancing with the stars," will be joining us this morning. we'll be talking to macy gray. her partner, jonathan roberts, ashley hamilton, his dancing partner. >> our team on the case. we say good morning, again. diane sawyer, robin roberts, chris cuomo and sam champion. and now? >>> who wants a sneak peek of a new hot show this season. >> i do. >> you all get it. it's called "flash forward." here to tell us about it, one of the stars, mr. joseph fiennes. hello, how are you? we all know you from "shakespeare in love." >>

sound too impressive, but an expert said .34 was the batting average of a couple of guys named lou gehrignd babe ruth. so perhaps we shouldn't write sanctions off as being completely ineffective. shepard: of course, there are already sanctions in place against iran right now. >> we have a whole host of unilateral sanctions against iran, but also, more importantly, the international community has acted. back in 2006 the u.n. passed a resolution banning all countries from shipping anything that might enable iran to go ahead with its nuclear equipment exploration. now, in 2007, a year later, all iranian arms exports were banned by the u.n. and travel of iranians who were connected with the nuclear program was also restricted the following year, 2008. iranian banks were targeted and the international community was asked to stop and inspect any cargo ship suspected of carrying any sort of nuclear-related equipment to iran. so all of those are in place right now. clearly they haven't done much good yet. shepard: and the plan would be to add more. what more could they add? >> what they want to t

the official yankee king, he passes lou gehrig. the nationals are on a winning streak. it is only two games but still a winning streak. they beat the marlins 5-3. adam jon dunn creeped closer to the 40-homer plateau. south florida. they stopped the game at 9:11 last night for a moment of silence to honor those that lost their lives eight years ago. we start in the top of the first. adam jon dunn. at the plate. a man on. that's gone. done hits one high ask deep. two-run shot. 37th on the year for adam jon dunn. nationals take a 2-0 lead. things looking good early on for the nats. in the sixth mike morse pinch-hitting with two on and two out. one to deep center and he ain't going to get it. josh willingham trots home. here comes nieves. two-run double. nats knocked off the fish 5-3. >>> most of the biggest names in basketball on hand to see michael jordan get inducted into the hall of fame last night. leroy smith was even there. you are saying who is that? i know he not a big name. but in basketball he might have been perhaps the biggest reason jordan became the greatest.

i heard that you were -- heard that you were at the yankee game when jeter broke lou gehrig's record.: i was soaked. ah. >> my hair was out to here. >> jimmy: me too. [ laughter ] >> once it dried. because i was like, a little wet dog. >> jimmy: i was just soaking wet and i had these seats that were like amazing. >> fancy seats. >> jimmy: lorne michaels seats. yeah, well, hs had them for 20-something years. >> i know, i've seen those seats. >> jimmy: yeah, they're amazing but it's like, i didn't even want to look at jeter or anything because i didn't want to jinx him. >> no, you didn't want to -- yeah, throw him off. >> jimmy: yeah, but a-rod came and i think he doesn't like me. [ light laughter ] >> no, you know, i talked to him about it, it's fine. >> jimmy: really? >> yeah. >> jimmy: he was swinging his bat -- he came out and he's practicing his swings and he just found me and he was like -- >> yeah. [ laughter ] but look, i mean, he's helping the yankees, you know, possibly win the world series, so -- >> jimmy: yeah, but he was staring at my face. >> if your head is going to help

a record number previously reached more than 70 years ago by the legendary lou gehrig. >> employ get them. >> good for you, jeter. >> coming up next, did the leman collapse change the way you think about training? >> everything you had err been told about the safety of your assets was being held into question. stoo whatever happens to leman, whether be see a deal, the equity shareholders will suffer. i was in the process of believe a new hedge fund. the lemman bankruptcy locked up and froze assets of hedge funds everywhere. it was very difficult for us to get commitments from institutions who were ready to support us. we got our book as tight and as liquid as possible, which means we got out of smaller positions in companies that were under $1 billion in market where our position might have been larger than something we could get out of in more than two trading days. look at weblgz. look at job losses. look at the continuing claims. they're going to get worse. i do think lehman brothers reminded people that these things can happen. if you took your statistics classes, you know that t

. >>> in the sports world, derek jeter has broken the new york yankees hit record held by lou gehrig for more than seven decades. he did it last night with a single against the ore yems. that gives jeter 2,722 hits, one more than gehrig, whose hall of fame career was cut short by illness in 1939. the orioles won. >>> some wet weather made a mess across the country, you heard about "discovery." there were heavy rains in florida, also florida -- rather flooding in several towns across southern new jersey friday, winds of up to 55 miles an hour also downed trees and power lines. and the cleanup from flash flooding in said don'edona, ari continues today. let's get the latest from meteorologist bill karins. well, bill isn't quite ready. we'll get you bill karins in just a little bit. so we'll look forward to that. >>> in the meantime, the woman who says she beat up a store clerk by mistake. caught on videotape. her explanation, coming up. >>> also, new signs show the economy is getting back on track, but do consumers believe it? >>> and later, from a sexy slasher to a little romance, the

. >>> and finally, derek jeter has broken lou gehrig's record for most hits by a new york yankee. >> the 2-0. there it is. >> the single to break the team record of 2,721 career hits, which had stood for more than 7 decades. jeter called the experience, quote, overwhelming. that's a first look at the headlines. back to bill and kate. class act that guy. and a fan of marysol castro's, i recall. >> that's right. >> i'm not allowed to talk about the new york yankees on this broadcast. >>> so, i'm going to get to the weather. good morning, the two of you. a very wet weekend for folks in southern texas. look at salado, texas. more than a foot of rain in four days. that's more rain than this state has seen in an entire year. just look at the deluge. the bad news, more rain for today. some areas seeing up to two inches of rain. we're talking about dallas. even portions of shreveport and oklahoma. the other area of interest, in the northeast. more rain all the way from philadelphia, up the coast through maine. not as bad as yesterday. the winds won't be as bad. but t thanks so much. more on