>> the over-50 gang, mark martin on the pole, bill elliott starting fourth.ff gordon and jimmie johnson more in the middle of the pack. a couple of guys further back than that. two contenders 40th and 41st, kurt busch and carl edwards starting way back there. they've got a lot of work to do early. >> one of the things that has us excited about sunday's race, there are so many story lines to talk about. >> there are things we could be talking about but tony stewart, we know his passion for the brickyard. he's won here twice but now he's in his own car. we know he would love to take that to victory lane. no indy 500 winner has ever won the 400. juan pablo montoya will have an excellent shot on sunday. >> there is the dale jr. strp. >> he's got a third-place starting spot. could this be his opportunity to get his chance at kissing the bricks and anything to victory lane on sunday? i think he has a great shot. >> after being under the weather on saturday, will he feel up to the challenge of the brickyard on sunday? you mentioned junior. who is your favorite? >> t

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mark martin was one of the first out.is lap made his competitors go ooh, that will be hard to beat. dale earnhardt jr. gave ate good try. jr. feeling under the weather but felt good enough to run his lap and ran the third fastest time of the day. at that man who came closest was montoya, the 2005 winner. that early run gave 50-year-old mark martin the pole. >> just awesome to drive a race car like this, work with such professional people. you know, allen and all these guy that is work on this car have got the biggest hearts in the world. and i was miserable all morning knowing that we were at the top of the sheet yesterday and i didn't want to -- i can take it. okay? i can take the disappointment but i didn't want to break their hearts, man. i really wanted to go out and lay a lap down and i wasn't that thrilled with my -- i was happy with the lap time, don't get me wrong, but i didn't think that was my best lap by any means. the car was sliding quite a bit. i guess it was sliding because i was going too fast. >> so mark

for mark martin, life begins at 50. last night at chicagoland the crafty veteran captured his series leading fourth victory of the year. time now for the most famous words in racing, brought to you by the nbc late night host jimmy fall fallon. >> gentlemen, start your engi s engines! >> that's awesome. pick it up with 41 laps to go. dale -- tire's done. this is what happens. he loses control. leaving debris. check this out. slides from the top and t-bones jeff burton. couple restarts later. 50-year-old mark martin pulls away from the field to take the checkered flag at chicagoland. jeff gordon fished second. casey kahne finished third. mark martin within the record of wins by drivers 50 years or older. >> i got to do a shout out. our media softball team won the whole thing today. they got a two medium cappuccinos, you're ready for the mid-morning rush thanks to a good breakfast. one coffee with room, one large mocha latte. medium macchiato, light hot chocolate hold the whip, and two espressos. make one a double. she's f

. >>> sprint cup qualifying rain delaying qualifying for hours and mark martin time of 182.054 and dale. was feeling under the weather with a fever and will race on friday and juan pablo montoya ha the fattest lap and the pole sitter is this mark martin winning his fourth of year. prior to this year he hadn't won a pole since 2001 and won a sprint cup series high four races this year and dale earnhardt jr. and tony stewart sitting near the front. >> tomorrow ricky henderson and jim rice will lead the hall of dame induction class. for henner don it was a first-ballot induction for rice a long wait and his 15th and final year of eligibility he finally joins baseball. and both were at the hall of fame ceremony. >> this day has came and it's probably the most thrilling time in my life of being elected to the hall of fame. >> i don't know about ricky but i hope i don don't screw up my speech. >> now that i'm getting inducted to the hall of fame they led us know we're still rookie and i accept that. >> i think before the hall of fame i think it was more gratifying for me to be able to play 15

a few laps later, jimmie johnson, mark martin, battling for the lead. was johnson. still martin, trying to get around johnson. he's not a three-time series champion for nothing. final lap, johnson wins his third brickyard 400 in 4 years. he's going to be someone to be reckoned with. >>> that will do it for now. jeremy and vinita, back to you. >>> well, the nascar guys weren't the only ones going fast yesterday. some hydroplane boats were racing on washington's columbia river when it all went wrong for one of the racers. >> look at that. his boat came off the water and flipped over several times in the air. amazingly, the driver was not serely injured. he was taken to the hospital, but only as a precaution. and one of his team members says, he should be ready to race again soon. >> wonder if he will, though, is the question. >> probably. i wouldn't. but probably. >>> for some of you, your local news is up next. >> and for everyone else, "america this morning" will continue after this.

while mark martin sits on the pole, keep your eye on jeff gordon. he has four victories there. >> and, of course, when the race is over -- espnews, this is where you want to be. we'll have full coverage of the race including the post-race press conferences -- it's all right here on espnews. >> meanwhile, there was racing on saturday. nationwide series in indy, 18-year-old trevor bayne, the third youngest pole winner in nationwide series history, pick it up on lap 22, scott lagasse hit from behind by brad keselowski. lagasse plunges into the wall. number one car, mike bliss hits him. lagasse's done for the night. take a closer look, though. on board with mike bliss. bumper cars. i like it. lagasse didn't appreciate it, saying, "dude, what are you doing to me?" lap 35. under caution, the pace car comes out quickly, bayne, the leader, has to slam on his brake. rear ended by steve wallace. never a good thing. wallace and bayne penalized for not slowing down. lap 133, carl edwards is your new leader. 36 laps to go here. edwards in the pits. can't turn th

there was rain, once they got going, mark martin, driving well. 182 .05 4-miles-per-hour.olid. and montoya. running well. second fastest left. and the day belongs to mark martin. cons his resurgence. winning his fourth pole of the year. four wins, and other drivers, dale earnhardt jr. and stewart. >> in 1978, the star of daytime television all my children was nominated for her first actress award. she didn't win and for the next two decades, was set. nomination after nomination. after nomination. in 1999, the jinx was finally broken. won for most outstanding lead actress. 19 nominations. so, if anyone understands the joy of jim rice, it would be her. 15 years, rice has been eligible for the hall of fame and only in his last year, did the phones finally ring. tomorrow, the former red sox out folder will be inducted into the hall of fame. david spoke with him. >> i don't think about that. and i don't look at certain situations and say, don't worry about things that you have no control over. one thing that i can say, even though it took 15 years. i'm here today. and i'll be i

race car driver mark martin turned 50 years old earlier this near but marky mark proved he's not too acing. he did it again last night. chicagoland speedway, the man in the 5 car, mr. martin, busy winning his fourth race in 2009, more than any other driver this year, amazing comeback for a guy who didn't win a race in the previous three years. >>> got to love this, pga tour yesterday, this is steve stricker at the john deere classic, third shot on the par 5 and who says par is a good score in not for stricker, not par, not birdie but the eagle has landed. nicely done. >>> university of delaware star mark duncan has been arrested for a stabbing. this despite the fact that he is the stabbing victim. is the stabbing victim. changing his story too many times for an incident that happened back in may. first, he said he was attacked while playing basketball. then, he said four men jumped him on the street. police are really not sure what happened. >>> and finally, forget about the crack of the bat. it was all about the crunch at the mets/reds game, friday night, new york. part of a potato c

. >>> nascar, mark martin beats jeff gordon in chicago. >>> still to come on wjz, a you never seen before>>> pretty close call out of colorado. a baseball fan was so focused watching game, he didn't notice a bear in the house. a man was in the kitchen with when a bear came in and helped itself to a bowl of fruit. neighbors saw it and snapped the picture and the dog noticed it and chased the bear up a tree. no one was hurt but just surprised. >>> splish splash, there is a new kind of carwash, elephants are raising money for the facility by doing work and washing cars. the gentle giants are scrubbing cars with sponges and rinsing them off with water with their trucks. the sa -- safari is not making >> bernadette will be back in the morning for eyewitness news beginning at 8:00 a.m. so for bernadette and sam. i'm adam may, thanks for watching. csi new york is coming up next. have a good rest of your weekend

mark martin gets the poll. last year he predicted victory in the race but finished 11th. stay with us. stay with us. what you might not know is that you can contact geico to see if you could save on homeowner's and renter's insurance too. for more information call 1-800-947-auto or check the yellow pages for an office near you. [tires screeching] [screech] accidents can happen anytime. that's why geico's here 24 hours a day, every day. geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. >> let's get another check on the weather. >> i don't think we have to worry about any more severe weather for tonight, but more there is another slight risk for severe thunder showers tomorrow afternoon. a few of the storms will last into monday. tuesday through saturday, it looks bad on the forecast, but it really isn't. we start off with a heat and humidity and get to afternoon and evening thunderstorms. >> i would like to be one of the last people today to wish you happy birthday. >> thank you very much. >> if you see him in the next 30 minutes, wish him a happy birthday. we

mark martin jumps into the lead and takes the checkered flag, his series best fourth win of the seasoney are in indianapolis next weekend. >>> in case you missed it yesterday the body of steve mcnair was laid to rest in his hometown of hattiesburg, mississippi. almost 5,000 mourners were at the funeral including vince young in the middle all there to say good-bye to no. 9, the 36-year-old mcnair. steve's son, high school -- steve's son's high school football team all came in uniform. a number of ravens were also there including ray lewis who told steve's son to respect the man mcnair was on the field. >> your father put out one heck of a sacrifice, young man. every time you all walk out the door hold your head up high because he left something that a lot of men can't follow. >> i'm not even prepared to even talk because the fact is, you know, steve was like a hero to me and heros are not supposed to die. [ applause ] >> really emotional day, emotional couple days. derrick mason had a fantastic speech on thursday. the memorial service in nashville, there will be plenty of that on sports

the final lap going to mark martin, he led 195 of the 267 laps and he takes home the checkered flag. he's 50 years old, people. i said 50. he's won four times already this year. most on the circuit. >>> and ladies coming up tonight on sports extra, i know you love boxing. brock lesner pounded mir. we'll tell you why he's not the most well liked champion. >> nice tease. we'll watch sports extra tonight. >> we don't have to wait for one last weather word. >>> weather is going to be really kind of nice as we start the workweek. take a look at this. no shortage of sunshine for monday and tuesday. temperatures are climbing into the 90-degree mark which we reached today, unbelievably. but wednesday, thursday, we got a little unsettled. we have a frontal system and as a result we're loing at thunderstorms heading our way. but friday we're back to dry weather. >> not complaining at all. >> and if i hit the clicker, will somhahg ? inenpp en to use glenn's clicker. >>tt hadoes it for us. we're back again tonight at 10:00 and for the news edge at 11:00. see you there.

mark martin second, tony stewart third. time for tradition, johnson and his crew kissed the bricks.ohnson's third victory at the brick yard. >> thank you, nascar. >> yes, thank you. at the senior british open, tacoma park native fred funk missed his chance at winning a first major by this much. he set a 36-hole record at the tournament. fred funk started the front nine on the right track. here on the sixth hole from about 20 feet away, drains the birdie. funk shot a three under and uld finish in a three-way tie for the lead. we go to a playoff. on the first hole funk needs this birdie to stay alive. but, oh, just so close. just misses it. he would be eliminated. funk gave it all he had. came up short. great tournament for the former terp. loren roberts. two putts to beat mark mcnulty. first putt, just short. no problem. roberts would tap it in to win his second senior british open title. he won $316,000. >>> in the wnba, all-star guard allay na beard and the mystics in the works. everybody at once, ah. hosting the monarchs. dishes to crystal langhorn. she puts it up and in. a season

mark martin, who has won four times on the sprint cup series this year is in second. greg biffle in third. overall points leader tony stewart is in fourth place overall. juan pueblo montoya, he was flagged for speeding on pit road.you know he's already led more laps today than he had his entire sprint at cup career entering this race. we want to take you out to thea finish. dr. jerry punch and company with the finish of the brickyard 400a >> working his way up there. you can see tony stewart right behind him. >> if tony can hold on, finish t in the fourth position, he will gain in the points standings. right now he has 187-point lead over jimmie johnson in. stewart the leader, then johnson, and jeff gordon would move back to third in the wou standless. >> don't forget, when we came into this race, greg biffle was outside the race looking in. he's now in the race..sh he'll move up a couple of potsme to 11th. >> biffle was ninth a couple weeks ago, but the abysmal finish in chicago cost him two positions. behind these two, brian havingers having a great ru today. he's b

mark martin the 50-year-old from arkansas set the pace.pole qualifying, which starts just after 10:00 a.m. eastern time. rusty, brad, who are your picks to win the pole? >> i'm picking mark martin. this guy's on a roll. he's won four times. he was fastest in practice. mark martin. >> i'm going with juan pablo montoya. the heat could be a factor. if juan gets a lap down, he's cool. he sits on the pole. >> montoya with the board warner trophy for winning the indy 500 that he took back in 2000. his car going to be painted just like his indy 500 winning car was that day. so montoya will keep an eye out for qualifying on saturday, and the race on sunday. >> it's brickyard 400 at the indianapolis motor speedway. our espn pit studio, right by the yard of the bricks in the famed pa goad awhere the action is happening all around us through sunday's race. >> the angels and royals. zach greinke on the hill. pitched his fourth game of the season. but he made a mistake in the fourth. all the offense texas would need need. they go on to win it 2-0. grei

mark martin was second. tony stewart was third.'s johnson and his crew kissing the bricks in celebration. it's johnson's third win at the brickyard. man, back to montoya. >> could they have made a mistake on that? >> they can, but i'll tell you this. i know everything is now done digitally and by the system that they have. so it really is very difficult for nascar in that sense to make a mistake. everything comes down to timing and scoring. >> you seem so sure. >> well, yeah. the bottom line is it's tough. >> okay. thanks, lindsay. >>> when we come back, we'll tell you about a new study that examines a link between autism and gastrointestinal illness. there's something big happening at pizza hut. - woooh, nice! - that's a lot of food! now get big meals like our stuffed pizza rolls, pizza mia, the p'zone... and our personal panormous pizza starting at just $5. the big eat tiny price menu. only at pizza hut. if we don't act, medical bills will wipe out their savings. if we don't act, she'll be denied coverage because of a pre-existin

roland martin made a comment that this is just a small number of people. i wonder, markon, if it really is a small number of people, given that there is now a house resolution 1503 and given that there are broadcasters out there on the radio and television who are telling people who are insisting that the president prove this to his constituency. the nation. >> this is the story that seems to not want to go away. we've been talking about this for over a year right now. this was brought up about john mccain back in the presidential election. was he, in fact, a citizen of the you states. i am not going to question people's motivation. i think you can make an educated guess and say that the folks out there who are saying that he is not a citizen don't like president obama or his policies. as for this legislation, there are only nine cosponsors. the head cosponsor, bill posey, out of florida, is not pushing this bill. the chances of this really being addressed and hitting the house floor, i think, are probably zil mu zil much to zero. >> do you know how much bills that are i

martin. chris cotter joins us live from new york with the business beat. where do things stand today on the mark >> premarket trading, we are down a little bit. done a little bit in europe as well. we have abeen up seven straight days in the market in general. yesterday, up about 68 points on the dow. ever did i as we stay above the 950 number, it is bullish from a technical standpoint. we want to keep that in mind. >> let's talk about what happened yesterday on capitol hill. ben bernanke was speaking. a response to what he had to say was what? >> he was at the house yesterday. he will be at the senate again today pretty much giving the same semiannual speech he always gives on the state of the economy. a little bit more rhetoric this time around about the potential for the fed to be more heavily involved in regulation. he said he cannot want that. that was not his intention certainly. also talked about inflation to a berate -- also talked about inflation a great deal. the goal of the fed is to give a slow rate of inflation and he says that probably won't happen for two years now. >> let's get o

mark. the mets on top 2-0 in the top of the 2nd. j.d. martin for the nationals making his major league debut, and he has such a large clan of fans. his number one fan sitting right next to me his dad john. what a thrill is this for you and your family? >> it certainly is a thrill. we're just glad to be here and able to get out here from north las vegas, and to be here to enjoy this with j.d. it's been a long time coming. >> reporter: it was very interesting to me that you told me you were here just last week getting a tour of nationals park because you do some contracting for the department of defense. i bet you never thought you would be here a week later watching your son. >> i actually told the chef who gave me the tour, he let us in and we got to look at the field. the nationals were on the road and we looked at the field and i said i hope to be back here real soon. and i actually went and knocked on the window. i saw the chef at the president's lounge there, and he gave me -- i told him, he remembered him and congratulated us for being her

mark and become big role players in this pitching rotation. >> we're going to take a break, we'll come back and continue, more of our "nats xtra pregame. against the san diego padres as j.d. martinosens up there. ? from that first dollar forward, cash flow isn't just an important thing to small business. it's everything. that's why pnc is introducing your new cfo, cash flow options designed to effectively improve your cash flow. cfo helps every dollar work harder. from the very first dollar to the last dollar of the day. get in touch with your new cfo. pnc. leading the way.  >>> welcome back, everybody good view up there at nationals park looking down on this beautiful field that they keep in terrific shape. second game of the series between the nationals and the san diego padres. working on the field. let's send you downstairs and debbi taylor's got a very special guest, the vice president of communications and community relations for the nationals. debbi is with the vice president of communication. >> this was such a busy home stand. let's highlight some of the activities that the guys are doing. >> we did, we kept them busy. we kept them out there. so we had our fourth

martin luther king and other leaders of the movement saw right opportunity, step in, picked up the block. james meredith rejoined the walk. 20 days later walking into jackson mississippi with 15,000 people, thus marking the end of the white citizens' councils. now, that could suffice for my introduction talking about the power of one person committed to making change, but what the reason i was in mississippi is because a year ago the president's national debate council decided that oxford mississippi would be the location of the first presidential debate and that the subject of the debate would be domestic affairs. in another hat, i am of the co-chair of the campaign to end aids, national network of aids activists and we decided that in order to make aids and a national strategy to end aids a topic we would establish a three day aids encampment in oxford mississippi. so beginning yesterday, eight caravans from arana the country started making their way to oxford including one replicating the steps of james meredith so we i was yesterday at the corner of martin luther king and eldridge, medgar elbridge boulevard in jackson for the kickoff of these folks walking 172 miles from jackson mississippi to ox

mark it off. the girl's mom wants to know why it was left open in the first place. new york officials are investigating. >>> a new billboard stating martincausing tempers to flare in houston. the group says they can support their claim and that is fosters a good political dialogue. >> my comment for doing that. and it's a conversation we'll continue to have, because we're not backing off. >> the party of tom did elanedee party of rush limbaugh, the party of sean hannity, the party of michael savage would not be the party of dr. martin luther king jr. >> at least one activist says dr. king was not a par of any political party. >>> you know, the fiscal year isn't even finished yet. the united states has already racked up a record deficit, more than a trillion dollars, that's with a.t. jennifer westhoven is here with more on what that is. trillion, other than the cut of a indictment. >> we're talking about a trillion dollars that you, me, our children, grandchildren, are going to be paying back for years. just to give you a sense of how big a trillion is, this is a clip you might have heard a couple months ago. here's senator. take a liste