matt king is up to three run job and its five-two. joe gets under a taurus that time in their easy to resolve the 8-2 philadelphia phillies 1 and again they leave the wild car by two games. the braves fuelling the phillies making a run at the east got some muscle today. to god guericke beat out a deal with the angels a few weeks ago the former cubs first baseman said yes to the elaborate security the cups and lead to the braves for three prospects. use of a five-year $65 million deal. derek lee out. for the last 48 hours the nfl has been in brett farce world. he went to the vikings camp today that the press after his first practice on his return. >> and promise you this not that i have ever set out with the intention this is 20 years and i've done this is the last year my contract. my playing with. >> so far he will make 13 million the sweetened the deal deported more he can make 16 and a half million this year he consulted a psychic. >> imagine us you and i on the practice field were calling a psychic that the debris the car might sh

. >> i think, matt, dr. king was also criticized in '63 for having mostly blacks there. we are trying to transform the country to make it one. the difference between al roker and an al sharpton, he gives the climate. i try to change the climate. >> saved up for that one, didn't you? appreciate it, guys. good to have you here. >>> let's get a check of the rest of the morning's top stories from lester holt over at the news desk. good morning to you. >>> in the headlines engineers will begin removing the temporary cap from the busted oil well in the gulf of mexico. this so crews can begin the process of lifting that failed blow-out preventer from the sea floor. the blow-out preventer is key to figuring out exactly what caused the deadly rig explosion back in april. officials say they do not expect oil to begin gushing again once the cap is removed. officials in chile are working on an alternate plan that could free those 33 trapped miners in about two months instead of four. the plan essentially involves widening an existing tunnel. new video showed them speaking to their f

king of them all. he makes $1.25 million per episode. when it comes to newsmen, matt lauer is the top guy with $16 million a year. that's nothing compared to the queen of talk shows, oprah winfrey. when it comes to late-night talk, david letterman is the king, he's paid $28 million a year. >> we get free coffee. today's wine country weekend secret word is sonoma valley. go to our website, search contests and follow the directions. it's a prize package worth 2, 0 $2,0 $2,000. >> as you said, we should go and sample the products so we can tell people what it's like. >> we cannot send people to a place we have not sampled. >> prop 8 is overturned but the court battle could be heating up again. will prop 8 backers be able to defend their side. that's the question for our expert just ahead. >>> and back to school is around the corner, but could yourid s be at risk? we'll tell you the fire danger warning at bay area school districts. >>> a san francisco night qulub club is fighting for its right to party, even in the wake of recent gun violence. >>> in san jose they have be

matt. >> savannah, thanks very much. republican congressman peter king from new york is an outspoken critic of the plan to build the mosque and community center near ground zero. congressman king, good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. >> you've been blunt. you said president obama is just plain wrong on this. and i want to make sure i understand exactly what it is you think he's wrong about. is it this statement, let me read it for you. as a citizen and as president, i believe that muslims have the same right to practice their religion as everyone else in this country, and that includes the right to build a place of worship and community center on private property in lower manhattan. do you agree with those words or disagree? >> i would agree with those words taken by themselves. what i was opposed to and am still opposed to is the inference he was giving or clear inference he was giving friday night that he was supporting the project in lower manhattan, the building of the 13-story mosque. now, the president has backed away from that so right now