lemonis: ...shortly after he secured the coveted license from major league baseball. he eventually was able to place his mini bat, his top seller, in every major league baseball park. business was great, and they were pulling in over $4 million a year and making a hefty buck. but in 2008, a major sporting-good company entered the novelty game, and almost immediately, coopersburg's business was cut in half. today the company operates in a facility that's outdated, using a process that's pure chaos. scott: we're supposed to have 3,000, which is what the order's for. ben: whoever pulled it didn't put it on the inventory system. lemonis: while scott recently brought his kids, jackie... jackie: dad! lemonis: ...and ben to help run the company and bring in a fresh perspective... jackie: can we talk about sales goals? scott: [ sighs ] i got to get this done today. i mean, i don't have time. jackie: whatever. lemonis: ...scott is reluctant to let them make changes... ben: there's batteries that have been sitting there for five years. lemonis: ...and sales continue to slide. be

billy as an ambassador for the lgbt community in baseball, i think that really sets major league baseball apart from -- baseball has really put their stamp on billy and billy has delivered. >> you sound optimistic, which is fantastic. but i know it's not always a welcoming environment in every single locker room. just like every office, or every school isn't a welcoming environment. what needs to change going forward? >> more people need to come out. there isn't much more the teams and nonlgbt people can do to continue to make videos, and continue to make statements and continue to create policies, but at this point, i believe that lgbt people have to come out in sports at every level, in every locker room. and that is the only way to change, i think, the few corners of the sports world that are still problematic. though i will say the one piece to the puzzle that sets pro sports apart are old white guys in suits making decisions. i think those guys in the front offices of these teams are far more scared of this than are the athletes who are mostly in their 20s. >> syd, thank you so much.

and now major league baseball is facing renewed questions about how safe its stadiums really are.e get more now from nbc's gabe gutierrez. >> alex rodriguez has got a hit. >> reporter: it was the seventh inning, yankees versus braves, the largest crowd of the season. >> someone just fell over the upper deck right below us. oh, my gosh. >> reporter: witnesses say the man identified today as greg murray fell head-first about 50 feet to his death as he was yelling at yankees star alex rodriguez. at first, many fans were oblivious and the game went on, but several jumped into action including a surgeon sitting nearby who performed cpr. >> he just came down like a thud. it was pretty nerve-racking. people were pretty much in shock. >> reporter: paramedics then carried the 60-year-old out on a stretcher. today murray's family said he was a season ticket holder with the same seats for 23 years. >> the night greg passed away, haddy was doing one of his favorite things, watching the braves play. >> reporter: this was the third death at turner field since 2008. across the country two dozen

a call for major league baseball increase safety for fans.rotective netting is needed. >> something happens in every game, a ball misses a fan, it's usually small kids. >> reporter: coaches and records say they tell their own wives and children to sit only in the safest spot behind home plate or up high in the stands. >> do you do yoga? >> i do. >> did you ever have animals wondering around studio. >> there are poses named after animals. >> this is yoga class in port handle oregon. the studio uses cats to help people relax, that's a big partly of >> >> the launch of the papal visit play book is hours away, good morning, everyone, tamala edwards is off, erin o'hern joins us, david murphy is off, we have karen rogers and matt pellman. >> reporter: good morning, everybody, we have showers with a front out to the west, that progresses east ward, the

he was 75. >> an openly gay minor league baseball is getting major league support. he plays for a minor league team in montana. he has become the first player to be associated with major league baseball to come out. the brewers organization immediately offered its support of his decision. "good morning america" will have more on the story after "action news." >> eagles fans are feeling good after the preseason kickoff went against the indianapolis colts. it is an understatement that the sweep at the linc left fans excited about the season. it was an opportunity to check out the newly acquired players. tim tebow scored a touch down and standing ovation. fans were impressed. >> everything was fast paced, they run like they do. they are the best offense in the league. it is what it is. >> the eagles will be back at practice this week during the oppressive heat wave, they need to get ready for the baltimore ravens on saturday. >> we'll see sam bradford on saturday. >> a famous car connected to a pizza chain is connected. it may be connected to two other they thefts. >>>

. >> but first history was made in major league baseball. what happened for all the home teams that have never happened before. >>> amtrak train struck and killed a man on a tracks in oakland. it happened around 5:30 last night near 37th avenue and east ninth street. the train left san jose and headed toward sacramento. passengers were taken by bus. investigators are trying to determine why the man was on the tracks. >>> we're now hearing the u.s. does not plan to invite cubans to the historic flag raising in havana. kerry will meet quietly with activists later in the day. it illustrates a shift in u.s. policy. but that has been a sore spot with the cuban government. kerry will be the first secretary of state to visit cuba since 1945. >>> san francisco police are cracking down on drivers who illegally pass stopped cable cars. this comes after two cable car operators were seriously injured. 15 citations have already been handed out this week along with a $238 fine. workers say at least ten times a day they see people get dangerously close to

. >>> major league baseball is looking at fan safety thoven. greg murrey fell from the upper deck in the braves and the yankees game on saturday. current safety regulations may be outdated and police are still investigating this incident. >>> in honor of murray a 30-second moment of silence during braves/yankees game. >>> vladimir putin had a big weekend with prime minister dmitry medvedev. the pair are shown working out in opposite coordinated outfits and they also barbecued and shared some tea. >>> heart pounding moments were captured with an 8 to 10-foot hammerhead shark under their boat on saturday. lifeguards closed the beach. a second hammerhead shark was seen yesterday. >>> netflix is out and wholoo is the new partner of pay tv channel epix starting in october. netflix said it will allow the deal to lapse and focus on original programming and exclusive rights to movies. >>> dr. wayne dyer, one of the hamost self-help gurus has died. he was a guest of oprah winfrey. he died saturday in maui, hawaii. he was 75. >>> the second time in ten d

. >>> major league baseball is looking at fan safety.ans in atlanta watched in horror as greg murrey fell from the upper deck in the bravers and yankees game on saturday. he was rushed to the hospital where he later died. current safety regulations may be outdated and police are still investigating this incident. >>> in honor of murray a 30-second moment of silence during braves/yankees game. one of the most successful self-help gurus with the best seller has died. d dyer was a frequent guest on op oprah. he died on saturday in maui, hawaii. >>> vladimir putin had a big weekend with prime minister dmitry medvedev. video from a russian state news agency shows the pair working out in opposite coordinated outfits. they also barbecued and shared some tea. >>> heart pounding moments were captured with an 8 to 10-foot hammerhead shark under their boat on saturday. lifeguards closed the beach. a second hammerhead shark was seen yesterday. let's get down to business with la landon dowdy. >>> the markets would start out the week on a dune note. a

major league baseball commissioner rob manfred. >> this is a topic of serious concern not only to me but, you know, more importantly to all owners. >> reporter: every ballpark safety design is tied to local building codes which vary, but all of them the protective netting behind home plate stops exposed. >> you want, obviously, safety, but i don't know if having nets up around the whole place is going to do it. obviously, it will make ate little more safer but it will take a lot away from the game. >> reporter: the back of every ticket warns fans about the risks but major league baseball now under growing pressure says it will propose any needed ends. >> pelley: mark strassmann, thanks. today a judge in boston said he will rule this week on tom brady's appeal of the four-game suspension for deflategate. courtroom artist jane rosenberg drew a lot of criticism after the last hearing for this sketch of brady. justice. her verdict on tad's sketch, not so great. she said her view was blocked. you be the judge. in a moment, we'll remember a doctor and author who gave us fascinate aing insi

major league schedule, one in 32, 768. six times home teams have gone 11-0. major league baseball expanded to 30 teams in 1998. the giants play the astros again at 12:45 this afternoon. >> but how about madison bumgarn bumgarner, huh? went the distance, struck out 12. just what we neededle. >> took matters into his own hands. they're so speaky this year. >> this has got to put them on the path mentally. >> sure hope so. good morning, everybody. let's talk about some sunshine. that's what we're going to do today. we have some late arriving clouds that are going to try to roll on in here. maybe make your morning a little cloudier. but for the most part, it's pretty quiet. look at these temperatures. upper 50s all around san francisco this morning. bay view, we're at about 60 degrees. let's take a look at what's going on outside. you can see how clear it is. some twinkling lights up in the hills there. as far as our forecast, brighter today. still comfortable highs, though. triple digits inland this weekend. let's broaden the picture. pacifica, belmont, union city, 57. pleasanton at 58. santa clara at 55. about 6

granddaughter of freeman's first wife. >>> and new this morning, an openly gay minor league baseball player is getting major league support. david denson plays for a minor league team in montana. he has become the first player to be associated with major league baseball to come out. the brewers offered it's support of his digs. -- his decision. >>> we'll have more on "g.m.a." >> one man get a scare when something bigger that were a feline comes peeking through his pet door. >> it's a good thing that door wasn't any bigger. >> reporter: we're looking at sunshine, a fair amount of it hanging in there through the afternoon, uv inconnection running high. -- uv index running high. >> reporter: happy monday it is matt's favorite day. i'm always talking to him. it is not a happy monday if you're sitting on i-95, though. a disabled tractor-trailer blockerring the right lane on i-95 southbound after the curve. southbound jammed approaching academy road to cottman because of that. in chester county 30 bypass, look at the sun glare, pretty shot, but heavy from 340 to 113. the septa trollies are no longer diverted. the

this season major league baseball las been taking a closer look at safety.fter a broken back hit someone and a foul ball hit someone at wrigley. . the safety provisions from the 1920s may be outdated. >> public entertainment in 1927 was a lot different than it is in 2015. americans were shorter and smaller and the types of entertainment that the building exits code was designed to address included going to the opera. attending vodville. >> in atlanta, it is not clear if outdated codes were a factor but appears to have been an accident. police are still investigating. >> this afternoon, a moment of violence, as both teams remember a life-long fan. >> up next, pennant race heating up. >> henry wolf order on base, right? >> yes. >> he's waiting? >> he will not get picked off. >> that's right. big moves done in the national league west. >> yeah. now t goo hry ffo wi coastpor ne >>> we bring in the wolf man. >> he nooeeds a cup of coffee right here, right now. henry? >> a lot of sugar. >> that too. you are that, too. >> a lot of sugar. only you would come up with

the committee hired future major league baseball commissioner peter ueberroth to organize the olympics. in a shrewd and unprecedented move, he negotiated the sale the television rights. more than 180 hours of olympic programming were up for grabs and abc bought the united states rights for 225 million dollars. "we're part of the people that made it happen and two billion other people saw it and loved it. my god, we feel great! we're just a couple thousand people in a world of four-five billion. and we made everyone in this world happy." but even with that windfall, the l.a. olympics chose to save money where it could. it renovated existing venues like memorial coliseum. athlete housing would be turned to dorms for regional colleges and when they did build a new venue, like the aquatic center, it was built for a future purpose on usc's campus. "the los angeles" olympics were also actually really spread out. some of the 42 venues were as far as 100 miles away. so the impact on the notoriously terrible traffic in l.a. was negligible. as for capturing the nation's attention, american athle

and in sport, a major league baseballers struck out but not many the way he hoped. details just ahead. lauren, thank you very much. five champions first playoff ties taking place on tuesday. one match has already. the ore first leg playoffs have just kicked off and they include manchester united. and sporting are home to moscow, the winners of these ties these two legged ties will go through to the champion league group stage. now to the group stage oz if champion league represent a lucrative opportunity to the teams involved. uefa increased champion league total prize money by 33% this season. anith ther aggression greater prize money, and then there's the additional. and sponsorship, and of course t.v. rights. no uh the international athletic federation is gathering in beijing, where they will elect a new president in less than 24 hours time. it comes a t a critical time, which is faced accusations of rampant doping in athletics over the past 15 years. and it also comes on the eave of the world champions this ace make in beijing on saturday. for the london 2012 ol

. >>> with the marlins loss to the braves, phillies have chance to climb out of major league baseball seller with wane against the padres. quickly. now on third. doesn't go too far but far enough to allow him to score. these are hernandez which score from second. 3-0 phillies. it's now 4-2. union visiting orlando city. a nice one at that. orlando goalie falls and makes a nice save. this one in. that is sports. >>> perfect weather for a picnic in south philadelphia today. this was the third annual summer street festival. state representative jordan harris host the picnic. neighbors come together for day of fun and entertainment and a chance to learn about state government programs and assistance. some more sunshine in our forecast. >>> isn't that nice. we have tons of sunshine tonight. a nice night and tomorrow more sunshine before the changes come on monday. we're ready for that monday. here is a look at sunday. we're looking at nice conditions once again. temperatures will be warm but they won't be hot. 86 is normal for this time of year. monday that's when the changes come in. more

the stompers are in the pacific association which is not affiliated with major league baseball. >>> threee were killed in the east bay. what the chp says was the factor in a firey crash that involves three cars and a tree. >> plus the high temperatures made it a rough weekend for firefighters across the state. the progress being made on 18 wild fires burning throughout california. >> we're still looking at quite a commute get into the silicon valley this morning as you are driving on 237. everyone is up and out. we'll give you another live report straight ahead. >> after a record setting weekend. temperatures not too bad here. 57 santa rosa. there will be cooler conditions. so, what did you guys they think of the test drive? i love the jetta. but what about a deal? terry, stop! it's quite alright... you know what? we want to make a deal with you. we're twins, so could you give us two for the price of one? come on, give us a deal. look at how old i am. do you come here often? he works here, terry! you work here, right? yes... ok let's get to the point. we're going to take the deal. get a $

no disrespect to major league baseball or the college road to omaha but this little league best thing out there. it's only there that you can see auff like this interview of twin sister. terrence gistr of the plate.s at >> i know your mom is quite at cheerleader. >> oh, my goodness, over the light power. [screaming] that? about she's speechless. lou: that's why it's best out there. rg iii update is that there is no update. the team practices tomorrow and that's when we'll probably get on his concussion and whether or not he'll play against the ravens saturday night. happy, twin sister was happy. but i know hec was happy and that's why we love the little league world series. family.ne big happy we'll be right back with a final kelly: want more beautiful weather? devon says no problem. devon: we got it coming our way. temperatures will be warmer but get out there, at the beach to cool off. lowegrees, humidity still levels. 92 is a bit hot compared to the average high of 86 but not high enough humidity, you'll feel some monday but not enough to storms.owers and elevation west in the moun

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lot different when you're shooting for that... it's similar to, like, shooting to become a major league baseball player, or major league basketball player or football player. but the big difference in shooting for being an astronaut was that for me to be an astronaut i had to first become an engineer, which means i had to get a good education. and then i had to maneuver my career, which i did, consistent with what i thought nasa would look at me in terms of favorable with respect to the experience i was gaining. and using that formula, every decision i made in my career throughout those 12 years before getting selected as an astronaut, as an engineer i was making those decisions. but those decisions were resulting in me having a great career as an engineer at lawrence livermore national lab. and so the consolation prize to me, i kept trying, because my career was going in a great trajectory. the formula i was using was helping my personal career. and so the consolation was, what's the worst that's going to happen? i'm going to be a great engineer, which isn't too shabby. >> hinojosa: no, not at

. >> i think the first major league baseball team to come here to see our major league here, as i call two major leagues. >> reporter: valerie has coached her team to the biggest victory of all. dignity. >> with the yankees arriving, being like we're here, we saw what you're doing, and we're here and we want to help show other people. ♪ three strikes you're out at the old ball game ♪ >> reporter: talk about a win-win. harry smith, nbc news, ridgefield, connecticut. >> and that will do it for us on a tuesday night. i'm lester holt for all of us at nbc news. thank you for watching and good night. >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >>> well, here's a twist. crime fighting while collecting trash. garbage trucks in san jose could be a watchdog for police departments. thanks for joining us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. not just collecting garbage, but collecting information. the proposal to arm them with license plate readers to spot stolen cars. is it too much to dump on city workers? robert rhonda joins us from a city waste collection facility to explain how this h will work

lou: it is all about winning series in major league baseball.is on an, the curly w upswing, winning the series in colorado, today winning another against the brewers. in the first,-0 ryan zimmerman helps get it back, all the wall, jayson werth scores easily. nats down 2-1. bottom of the third, tied at espinosa off the top of the wall, the basis cleared. 5-2 nats. in the fifth, wilson ramos with the solo jack to right center. they have taken two of three from milwaukee. matt williams talked about another series victory. coach williams: today, the authors really picked up zim. he pitched well, but they got some off of him. n good outing by stras i colorado. it starts with the guy who takes the bump in the first inning. they are good pitchers. even though it does not feel like it because of the injuries, the redskins are 2-0 in the preseason, with a game against the ravens in six days. noncontactred for today, redskins fan day. all the initial concussion tests passed as he and the burgundy and gold move closer to the all-important third preseason g

major league baseballer suffered a fracture to the face after being struck by a ball during a match,ian mitchell delivered a pitch in the match against the minnesota twins but it came to the right of his skull. the ball was traveling at 156 kilometers an hour. when it hit mitchell was helped off the field and received treatment for nasal fracture at a nearby hospital. it's said such incident this season. college sport in the united states brings in millions of dollars but rules stipulate that the athletes are not allowed to earn a cent, the ruling which would potentially change that has now been overturned. the national labor relations board has dismissed the plan that would allow northwestern university players to form a union. diane estabrook reports from chicago. >>> northwestern football players says joining the players association or capa would give them more bargaining power over scholarships and medical benefits but mlrb said doing so would not promote stability in labor relations, response to the board's decision was swift, capa president said this is not a loss but it is a l

mamg or leag major league baseball is hoping to avoid a similar incident. back to you. >>> nbc 10 is your official eagles station. the countdown is on to preseason game three. the birds visit the packers saturday night. you can see that game only on nbc 10 at 8:00 p.m. pregame coverage starts at 7:30. nbc 10 is the official television station of the eagles. >>> another beautiful day for us tonight, another cool one with temperatures in the 50s for some of you. then nice again as we go into tomorrow. so really great way to end out the week. perfect weather for your friday. we go into the weekend, temperatures get hotter, humidity starts to increase so it will feel more like summer this weekend. we are watching tropical storm erika. i have the latest track update for you if you missed it earlier. we will give you that update. also more updates coming up later this evening as well. temperatures in the mid 70s through the lehigh valley. very comfortable. mid 60s in mt. pocono right now. 74 west chester. 79 degrees in philadelphia. 76, glassboro. 78 degrees in m

>>> ♪ >> a massive tribute in the bay area to a fall 'hero as only major league baseball can do.ood evening, and thank you for joining us. the oakland a's saluted law enforcement officers today, taking time to honor fallen hayward police sergeant scott lunger, and a special a's jersey hung in the a's home dugout. the a's tweeted this pitcher today. lunger's badge number was 106. cornell, you speak with lunger's family. >> reporter: i did. they're amazingly strong people. so touched by today's honor. a's just beat houston 5-4, but before the game came time to salute a fallen hero. ♪ >> it began with the national anthem, then an on-field police motorcade, fitting tribute to sergeant scott lunger, long-time a'sing me fa fan. before the game team members presented his fathom live with jerseys bearing the lunger name. >> the a's have got us where we want to be. make us feel really good. >> then the biggest honor. paul lunger threw out the first pitch to his son's favorite player, ricky henderson. >> i did the best i could and ricky covered for me. >> it was a wonderful experience. i w

. >>> and in sport a major league baseballer suffers a nasty strike in the united states, those detailsing up, in sport. ♪ iraqi government says it entered the second phase of a campaign to retake anbar province from i.s.i.l. fighters but as mohamed reports from baghdad analysts are skeptical about just how well the battle is going. [gunfire] on the front lines the security forces battle i.s.i.l. one shot at a time. despite the government's promises to capture ramadi quickly the battle so far has been slow. [gunfire] while the defense ministry insists things are going well and moved on to phase two of its strategy there, part of the larger anbar offensive some analysts are skeptical. >> translator: i believe i.s.i.l. in ramadi is still strong and the joint iraqi forces are still weak. they haven't been able to put an end to that organization in 70 days since the start of the anbar offensive. >> reporter: defense ministry maintains its security forces are fighting as effectively as possible. but scenes like this in which a shoulder mounted rocket propelled grenade launcher is held incorr

minor leaguer david denson has become the first openly gay player on a team affiliate with major league baseballe 20-year-old first baseman plays for the hell leap na brewers in the rookie league. he reached out to a local paper with his story, and help from the league's ambassador for collusion, billy bean. bean revealed he was gay after his career in the majors. >>> two women have taken to the field for the first time in nfl history. arizona cardinals assistant jen welter was the first one to coach an nfl game saturday night at home against the kansas city chiefs. the league's first full-time female on-field official, sarah thomas, made her preseason debut at the same game. thomas refereed a seven-person officiating crew. >> friendly competition in san francisco today to help young people in the city. abc7 news was at civic center plaza for the street soccer u.s.a. tournament. 64 young adults competed. the program gets young, homeless people playing soccer and preparation for the homeless world cup in amsterdam this year. the players say it's about more than just sports. >> have your adoptive

the first openly gay player on a minor league team afile yated with major league baseball. he plays within the milwaukee brewers farm system in idaho. he says the support he's received from teammates after telling them about his sexuality was a giant relief. >>> apple's biggest secret possibly just revealed. >>> under unvest gags. murdered in cold blood. a person under arrest. morgan freeman mourning a young relative's death. >>> plus, a truck driver crashing into a sign. the dramatic crash caught on camera. >>> welcome back. these pictures from ecuador. residents in the capital are on alert. a volcano 30 miles from the city unleashed an ash cloud more than 20 mile two miles into the sky. the ash indicates violent explosions inside. that has not had a major eruption since 19877. >>> a hot air balloon zept in pennsylvania happened over the weekend the. one of the victims was in cardiac arrest by the time rescue crews arrived. the faa is investigating what caused the top of the balloon to blow on to the touch the wires. >>> a software glitch probably caused the widespread del

. >>> now to major league baseball and in new york the yankees got tumbled and they got tumbled by lastd down 9-0. visibly upset. it prompts them to yell at him and responding for him to shut up. it caused both benches to be cleared and no one is objected. the trail 15-0 and in hopes that saving an arm in the bull pen and calling him to the mound. he turns out to be the best pitch er for the night. tossing a pair the yankees lost and end up over the rangers and it's a full game for the first place in the ale. >> well, we like to give you the traps so that you can break it down for you us. >> i bet that you have spent a lot of time with the dust storms. >> a lot of us don't know. this is the arizona. thund the thunderstorms and then the downdraft and then kicking up and there's a coating of it over phoenix this morning and hosing off the patio and pool. let's talk about erica and that's the big story. it's about one day away from any land area and it's going glide past and pulling and then somewhere near or into florida. that's why it that attention. the key to the forecast is how in ten

. >> having your first major league baseball team to come here to see our major league here, as i call it, two major leagues. >> reporter: valerie has coached her team to the biggest victory of all -- dignity. >> with the yankees arriving, being like we're here, we saw what you're doing. and we're here. and we want to help show other people. at the old ball game >> reporter: talk about a win-win. harry smith, nbc news, ridgefield, connecticut. [ cheers and applause ] >> and that will do it for us on a tuesday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. takes on heidi and hillary. >> we have donald trump's one on one interview and he's letting them have it now on "extra". ." >>> what are you thoughts on hillary right now? >> i don't know if she will make it. >> hillary, heidi, donald trump. heidi reveals a video against trump saying she's no longer a ten. plus did the donald really pursue princess diana? rosie o'donnell's daughter missing. >> these are my children. >> the latest details on 17-year-old chelsea's mysterious disappearance. >> t

. >>> well, is there a new push to increase fan safety at major league baseball stadiums this comes hours after a woman was injured by a foul ball at a phillies game. "eyewitness news" reporter greg argos joins us from citizens bank park to tell us more about that, greg. >> reporter: good afternoon. baseball commissioner says he is in the process of preparing a plan that he would present to all of the different park owners throughout the united states here which could increase fan safety but not as simple as just adding extra netting. but if you hear the crowd's reaction a female fan hit by a foul ball along the first place line sitting five rows back and just feet from where protective netting end. >> that foul ball went into the diamond club. >> reporter: fortunately the fan was not seriously hurt. >> round of applause is for the young lady heading up the stairs. she's on her feet. >> reporter: this incident happening the same night baseball commissioner rob manfred was at the stadium. >> we are looking at designs of all 30 stadiums, we are looking at people just putting more netting up

. >> i think the first major league baseball team to come here to see our major league here, as i call two major leagues. >> reporter: valerie has coached her team to the biggest victory of all. dignity. >> with the yankees arriving, being like we're here, we saw what you're doing, and we're here and we want to help show other people. ♪ three strikes you're out at the old ball game ♪ >> reporter: talk about a win-win. harry smith, nbc news, ridgefield, connecticut. >> and that will do it for us on a tuesday night. i'm lester holt for all of us at nbc news. thank you for watching and good night. . >>> cameron will be there for you. >> rosie's 17-year-old daughter has gone missing. the latest on chelsea's disappearance. then, julian huff is engaged.

. >> one game in particular was a major league baseball game, pittsburgh versus cleveland.hat game happened to go 15 innings and lasted about five hours. >> mark wu used his cell phone to call a sports betting service that night to find out which team won. >> the pitcher takes the sign. winds up. the pitch. it's in the dirt. past the catcher. the runner from third is heading home. and there's the throw. safe! the game ends in a wild pitch, and pittsburgh wins, 7-6. i don't believe it. for the second night in a row, pittsburgh wins in 15 innings. >> according to friends, when mark realized that he won, he couldn't contain his excitement. >> wu is ecstatic. he's screaming, he's excited. "17 grand, i won 17 grand." >> when mark wu asked jason mcguigan for the $17,000 he had won, he learned for the first time that jason never placed the bet. >> jason reacts to that by pulling his newly purchased glock pistol out of his pants, waves it at him and says, "shut the [ bleep ] up." >> there is, in fact, no bet placed. nothing documents that wu had any money put down. jason did not ha

. >>> now to major league baseball . in new york, trailing in the seventh, alex rodriguez.hlight says it all. gro -- go ahead grand slam. >> he was here sitting where you are now. >> because of that, that's why he was able to make that. >> he was circling the bases going ayman, ayman. >> i'd like to think that. >>> now to houston. astros at bat tied with the rays in the bottom of the 10th. >> a shot to right field. game winning homer gonzalez with the solo shot. houston has a two and a half game lead on the al west. cabrera apparently not ready while covering first base getting caught with his glove off. he is able to knock down the ball to throw so it doesn't go too far. he manages to nab the base runner at second. tigers go on to win it. >> there's a weather highlight in the sixth inning. >> going to break it down? >> i will. good thunderstorms rolled through. they had a delay. lights went out and didn't come back on ten minutes. you can see it from the upper deck. winds howling coming off the roof will there. no injuries, and they finished the game after the storm blew t

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highlights from the game as two rookies come up big. dw >>> the phillies no longer have major league baseball's worst record. they continued their west coast trip in san diego last night. rookie odubel herrera had two hits two rbis and a run scored to lift the phillies over the padres. the final 4-2. the phillies are now 15-5 since the all-star break. here's the rest of your morning sports. >>> the first week of training camp is now complete. sam bradford continues to take the eagles first team reps, an early indication there may not be much of a quarterback competition after all. the early reviews on bradford have been favorable. he was in control during the red zone period. there hasn't been any issue with his surgically repaired knee. he doesn't wear a brace for support, and the support he does receive is from his head coach. >> he's getting more comfortable. the more 11 on 11 he gets and pocket awareness and things like that. i think that's what we expected when we traded for him. it's the type of player we saw on film. it's the type of guy that pat coached in st. louis. >>> another player

. >>> now to major league baseball. touching moment last night. check this out.drianna, 4-year-old daughter of cleveland second baseman who was diagnosed with leukemia in may. she got to throw out the first pitch before the game. indians have given the entire support to he and his family all season and opted not to trade the player at the deadline as to not interfere with adrianna's treatment. heartwarming story there. >>> to st. louis, cardinals at bat trailing pirates in the sixth. >> diving stop by alvarez. scrambles but drops the ball. >> alvarez makes a great stop but drops the ball running to first and unable to record the out. pirates win it 10-5. >>> check this out, trash talking in sport of tennis. association of tennis professionals fined kyrgios after comments made. a microphone captured him saying that a fellow player had gotten familiar with his girlfriend. ouch. that's some serious trash talking folks. he since apologized for comments saying they were made in the heat of the moment. >>> year's el nino is strengthen and could be the strongest ever re

. >>> it was walk off wednesday in major league baseball. three teams winning in their final at-bat. the white sox and rays tied at 5-5 in the bottom of the ninth inning. with bases loaded garcia draws a walk to bring the winning run home. the sox stopped tampa bay 6-5. >>> after tying the game up, the angels beat the indians when a pitch hits the base hitter. the angels win, 4-3. >>> and colorado's michael mchenry leaves no doubt he blasted a two out two run homer to give the rockies a 7-5 win oversee atle. >>> finally, it's going to be hard for the new england patriots to escape the deflategate scandal this season. the company is selling foam hats that look like deflated footballs. another like a needle. the company is selling t-shirts and hats reading deflatriots. it's landed tom brady a four game suspension. >>> coming up after your local news on cbs this morning, best selling author jen lancaster with her new novel. i'm alisyn harmelin and this is the morning news. my moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis made a simple trip to the

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the phillies no longer have major league baseball's worst record.hey continued their west coast trip in san diego last night. hits two rbis and a run scored to lift the phillies over the padres. another rookie, pitcher adam morgan, notched a quality start. the final 4-2. the phillies are now 15-5 since the all-star break. here's the rest of your morning sports. >>> the first week of training camp is now complete. sam bradford continues to take the eagles first team reps, an early indication there may not be much of a quarterback competition after all. the early reviews on bradford have been favorable. zone period. there hasn't been any issue with his surgically repaired knee. he doesn't wear a brace for support, and the support he does receive is from his head coach. >> he's getting more comfortable. the more 11 on 11 he gets and pocket awareness and things like that. i think that's what we expected when we traded for him. it's the type of player we saw on film. it's the type of guy that pat louis. >>> another player coming back from serious injury

major league baseball striking a deal to boost a dominant streaming business. eryl casone with that story in headlines. >> good morning. major league baseball striking a $600 million deal with the national hockey league to take over the digital broadcast operation as well as rights for out of market games. in turn, and it shall take a 7% to 10% take an advanced media were $300 million. federal regulators expected to approve a new role that would require publicly traded companies to disclose the pay gap between rank-and-file employees and ceos. u.s. ceos make 300 times as much as the average worker. netflix letting their parents on this pair of parents on a spare ticket for years to paid leave. this is a move that could pressure of their companies to improve benefits. google offers 18 weeks of paid maternal leave it netflix allows unlimited vacation each year. this is about talent acquisition because companies are fighting for every good engineer, even the marketing right now. netflix is making a new to keep their employee happy. >> the perks used to be free food

we begin with major league baseball. to miami, marlins hosting the mets top of the second.w york rookie gets the second -- scoring started with a three run blast out of right center feel. that's the first big league homer. newly acquired hit a pair of doubles driving in four runs in the game as the mets beat the marlins 12-1. that win and loss to diamondeamond back lands them in first place. >>> price making a debut on the mound. price 11 batters. jays win it 5-1 for the american league second wildcard spot. >>> to arlington. rangers hosting astros on day big night for beltre. beltre completes the third cycle of his career. becomes the fourth player in major league history with three cycles. rangers win it 12-9. this one is for i don't bill karins. now to toledo high. a new high -- minor league home runner breaks a record set 80 years ago. he made the big last appearance with the mets. >> that guy has been on a bus 17 years in the minor leagues. >> the fact you knew his batting average, impressive. >>> see which celebrity couple is calling it quits and which is shutting dow

stay with us, a lot to come, major league baseball special castle is with us. maria: the fbi sees as hillary clinton's personal e-mail sarah, chinese currency hits global markets and tom brady and roger goodell face off in court. this is "mornings with maria". ♪ >> from fox business headquarters in new york city here is maria bartiroma. maria: good morning, welcome back, i am maria bartiroma, it is august 12th at 7:00 a.m. on the east coast. fox business network's dagen mcdowell land david jand david america prize financial. the government's-classification rating. representatives for clinton's presidential election campaign say mrs. clinton will cooperate with government security inquiries. /sean hannity donald trump said he had problems with people doing the investigation. >> the e-mail scandal is general david petraeus for doing a tiny fraction of what she did his life is destroyed, he is ruined. they found four classified mean and e-mails, she said there weren't any money, there are 60,000. the thing she committed a crime? >> i think she committed a crime. t