and only the best surfers are allowed to ride these giants. >> the mavericks event itself attracts 24 of the biggest names in big wave surfing by invite only, and people flew in from all over the world to hit those waves. >> surfers are given barely 48 hours' notice to jump on a plane and get to half moon bay in northern california for the competition. extreme sport videographer tyler short receives word of the contest two days before. >> got an e-mail about 2:00 in the afternoon saying it's go time, the 24 surfers have given it the green light and they're going to convene at half moon bay on that saturday. >> 140 miles north of half moon bay, dan quarrels and his fiancee, betsy forman, are planning a romantic valentine's weekend when they get word of mavericks. >> my fiance and i had decided to take turns with who was responsible for the plans of february 14th for valentine's day, and this was his year. >> betsy is a surfing fanatic. dan knows that taking betsy to mavericks will be a dream come true. >> she had never got to see an actual surf competition before, so this would have be

. >>> the maverick is real. >> maverick. >> it's the biggest wave in the world. >> reporter: that's part of the trailer for the upcoming movie chasing maverick. it's based on the life of joe moriarty and the famous surf spot off half-moon bay. he died in 2001 while diving in the indian ocean. the movie is set to be released in october. >>> mark is off tonight. fred is filling in. i guess all good things have to come to an end for the a's. >> six game winning streak no longer. after beating toronto 16-0 the a's took the field again this morning and for a while all you a's fans thought this might be another blow out. but athletics malone is a different pitcher on the road than he is at home. when josh redick getting climbing fences to make catches he's hitting baseballs over those same barriers. 17 of redick's 22 homers have been so -- solo jobs. brandon inge gives oakland a 3- 0 lead. he's third on a team of 36 runs batted in. tommy malone just didn't have it today and he took one swing of the bat to tie it up. edwin incarnacion up up and away. execute it is perfect pitch, one run comes i

. >>> the maverick is real. >> maverick. >> it's the biggest wave in the world. >> reporter: that's partthe trailer for the upcoming movie chasing maverick. it's based on the life of joe moriarty and the famous surf spot off half-moon bay. he died in 2001 while diving in the indian ocean. the movie is set to be released in october. >>> mark is off tonight. fred is filling in. i guess all good things have to come to an end for the a's. >> six game winning streak no longer. after beating toronto 16-0 the a's took the field again this morning and for a while all you a's fans thought this might be another blow out. but athletics malone is a different pitcher on the road than he is at home. when josh redick getting climbing fences to make catches he's hitting baseballs over those same barriers. 17 of redick's 22 homers have been so -- solo jobs. brandon inge gives oakland a 3- 0 lead. he's third on a team of 36 runs batted in. tommy malone just didn't have it today and he took one swing of the bat to tie it up. edwin incarnacion up up and away. execute it is perfect pitch, one run comes in th

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>> a team of mavericks. he has been the maverick. change is coming. palin could have ruined it for maverick politics. that might or might not be fair. sarah palin fans saying do not blame her for john mccain defeat, but making an outside the box choice, that has ran dates rethinking an outside the box choice. what do you make of that? >>guest: certainly. sarah palin overshadowed john mccain for most of september and her baggage came out. she had some. and the same could be true to senator rubio who has a little bit of baggage from the career in state politics in florida. that could, of court, overshadow mitt romney, too, and voters like rubio pore than mitt romney and that could be a little bit of a problem for a candidate like mitt romney who is just starting to get known by voters. >>neil: i look back to the financial meltdown and what happened after that, that sealed the senator's fate. he could have had moses on his ticket and still lost, but, having said that, why would it make it risky to be edgy? if you know the top of the ticket is solid or re

. >> john mccain, the maverick. >> i'm the luckiest guy you will ever interview of all of the thousands of people you have ever interviewed. >> former chief of staff, george casey, why he says this country can't go it alone in syria. this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> good evening. our big story tonight, in-depth with john mccain. i sat down with senator mccain a while ago in the armed services committee hearing room, and can i tell you that his reputation as a maverick, he was very candid. he disagrees with what justice scalia said about super pacs, he will talk about politics, michele bachmann and what america thinks of bain. senator, thank you. it has taken 18 long months. you finally cracked. >> finally gave in. looking forward to it. >> so have i, very much. let's start with, we are three months away from the election. you have been exactly where mitt romney is right now. what is your device? what is the real strategy of this stage of the battle plane that you think he needs to be most aware of? >> i think it is very obvious, pies. that's jobs and the economy. most people don't ca

the select few who take part in the maverick's international surf contest will get an added perk thisto add points in the big wave championship. the tour also holds contests in chile, mexico, and peru. november1 opens the mavericks contest. >>> bay area neighborhoods cooled off a few degrees today all because of the fog developing coast side and headed back into the bay. right now in the maps, clear skies reported towards san jose for the airport. we'll shift things up to the north. you can see all the overcast around the coast, and around san francisco. pretty good onshore breeze with winds from around 15 miles per hour. that will be the mechanism to transport back into the bay. as far as temperatures for today, they range the from the chilly low 60s, for the coast toward pacifica. the warmest locations inland, in the 80s. toward fairfield, antioch, and livermore. forecast deadlines. partly cloudy skies, fog will continue to be on the increase. no big changes for your thursday. the weekend, we begin to tweak those numbers up a little bit especially as we head towards sunday. the bay

the select few who take part in the maverick's international surf contest will get an added perk thisurfers will be able to add points in the big wave championship. the tour also holds contests in chile, mexico, and peru. november1 opens the mavericks contest. >>> bay area neighborhoods cooled off a few degrees today all because of the fog developing coast side and headed back into the bay. right now in the maps, clear skies reported towards san jose for the airport. we'll shift things up to the north. you can see all the overcast around the coast, and around san francisco. pretty good onshore breeze with winds from around 15 miles per hour. that will be the mechanism to transport back into the bay. as far as temperatures for today, they range the from the chilly low 60s, for the coast toward pacifica. the warmest locations inland, in the 80s. toward fairfield, antioch, and livermore. forecast deadlines. partly cloudy skies, fog will continue to be on the increase. no big changes for your thursday. the weekend, we begin to tweak those numbers up a little bit especially as we head towa

vaccination autos if you own aford there is an important recall to tell you b it's recalling escape and maverick suvs. they have sticking gas pedals. ford says the cables can snag on a plastic cover and cause them to stick. regulators started investigating after 13 crashes and one person died. >> ebay wants to target a new audience, your kids. and considering letting kids under 18 set up account. and ebay looking into ways to shield younger users from adult content and products on the site. they hope to offer the accounts sometime next year. >> and there is sales of new home rising and falling. >> mortgage rates keep drop chg is good. >> there is truly amazing. for the seventh week mortgage rates hit a low. average fixed rate dropped below 3.5% to 3.49%. down from last week's 3.53. the lowest since records began in 1950. average rate on a ayear fixed loan is just 2.8%. and also record low, mortgages helped drive a recovery for the housing market. home sales rose only to drop again in june. analysts believe it will be a bump eye ride that the market will improve. and consumers are tight fisted an

ford is recalling nearly 485,000 escape and maverick suv's they have sticking gas pedals that can causerashes the recall affects 2001 through 2004 models. ford says the cruise control cables can snag on plastic cover on top of the engine and cause the gas pedals to stick. regulators started investigating the escape after 13 crashes, including one death. >>> parents this is something you wanted to hear. ebay wants your kids' money. the online auction site may allow people under 18 to open ebay accounts they would be able to buy vintage t-shirts, jewelry school supplies and other items. adult content would be blocked and parents would have to authorize things. >> i was going to ask about that. let's authorize a little sun. looks like it is being blocked. >> now that you said it, it is going to happen. >> all right. >> parental authorization for someone. -- for sun. >>> there is sunshine, off with san jose through downtown clouds departed here how about south beach looking back to the north over downtown san francisco we still have clouds, flight arrival delays around 67 minutes at sfo, oa

and the world champion heat will tip-off the season on the 30th against the celtics and then the mavericksand there will be five games on christmas day, highlighted by a finals match between the thunder and heat. the payteyton manning error beg, and that was the biggest free agent signing in history. he missed all of last season after having neck surgery and no word if he will play on august 9th in the pre-season game. and the london games start tonight, and they mark the end of a career. >> this is the closure, and how many toppings do i want on my son sundae, and that's what i am deciding, just having fun. >>> now for a look at the weather, here is msnbc's meteorologist, bill karins. >> he is ready for retirement. >> yeah, must be nice at 20 something. >> yeah, exactly. the forecast for tonight is probably the biggest one for all of the events as we go throughout the next 17 days at the olympics. this is the olympic stadium, and i estimated billions of people around the world watching tonight. it's an open-air stadium, so if it's pouring rain, they can't cover it up. and it will be 7:30

and he was a maverick in the late '70s especially in the seminal film is like mashed and along goodbye and also got an academy award nomination for bob and carol and ted and alice part of this jewish way of happening at the time. and he was a leading man that went against stereotype with felt like she was a very bold voice for the time and kind of represented the late '60s and early '70s. >>> what to go ahead and set up the film clip or going to see attached credit account from the film dorfman which is a romantic comedy that he plays the jewish father of the main character a woman that is kind of searching for a ride her identity and self as a very delightful funny film ♪ >>> i have decided to drop the price. >>> please note of were eating. the lakers are looking good this year. mama when you to eat. >>> happen now? >>> the focus will runs from july 19th to august 6th the it had a folks get tickets in particular to the opening night and if they want to come to the freedom of expression award evening? >>> tickets can be sold on the box office on a website and you could also call the bo

. -- looking forward to the second half of the mavericks. a four-day rest before they start against the marlins. they have a four-game first- place lead in the east, mainly because of the pitching staff which has the lowest era in major league baseball. despite the early injuries and season slums fairly confident about the second half of the pennant race. >> we weathered it pretty rough storm. the schedule and who we play come the second half of does not look that daunting to me. now the fun begins. we will see how good we are. >> that is right. doan jeans them. -- don't jenks them. matt cain and burleigh under will start. -- and verlander will start. strasbourg, as you know, will pitch at some point. so will gonzales, who was on the roster for the second straight year. >> i wish the whole team could come with us, because everyone of them deserve to be with us. i hope that we represent them well and hopefully, we come back with some nice gift. >> look at this. the dive, the layout, what a catch. a foul ball to the backstop that breaks the ca

ford is recalling nearly 485,000 escape and maverick suv's they have sticking gas pedals that can cause crashes the recall affects 2001 through 2004 models. ford says the cruise control cables can snag on plastic cover on top of the engine and cause the gas pedals to stick. regulators started investigating the escape after 13 crashes, including one death. >>> parents this is something you wanted to hear. ebay wants your kids' money. the online auction site may allow people under 18 to open ebay accounts they would be able to buy vintage t-shirts, jewelry school supplies and other items. adult content would be blocked and parents would have to authorize things. >> i was going to ask about that. let's authorize a little sun. looks like it is being blocked. >> now that you said it, it is going to happen. >> all right. >> parental authorization for someone. -- for sun. >>> there is sunshine, off with san jose through downtown clouds departed here how about south beach looking back to the north over downtown san francisco we still have clouds, flight arrival delays around 67 minutes at sfo,

it now involves nearly half a million escapes and mavericks from about a decade ago with v-6 engines and cruise control. more than a dozen crashes and one death are blamed on the sticky throttles. >>> new cars are using less gas than ever. a private research firm finds new cars in the first half of this year averaged just under 24 miles per gallon. that's one mile better than a year ago. that's as car makers prepare to meet tougher government standers down the road. >>> this morning twitter is apologizing for the second major outage in five weeks. the service is back up and running after users were aun able to send or receive tweets for more than an hour yesterday. oh, no, what are we going to do. >> don't laugh. >> twitter blamed the outage on their own system failures not a crash of tweets related to the olympics. a sign of the times. >>> facebook stock lost about one third of its initial value after the company issued its earnings report as a public company. revenue is up but profits have been disappointing. facebook said users are shifting to mobile devices which cuts into the mo

champion heat will tip off the season on october 30th against the celtics followed by the lakers and mavericks. the brooklyn nets will open their doors on november 1th against the knicks and there will be five games on christmas day highlighted by a finals rematch by the thunder and the heat. >>> look who's wearing navy and orange. the peyton manning era officially began in colorado. the long time colt and future hall of famer was the biggest agent signing in nfl history. he missed last season after having neck surgery. no world if he'll play in the preseason game on august 9. >>> finally the opening ceremonies of the olympics is tonight on nbc. for 14-time gold medalist michael phelps marks the ending of a career. >> how many toppings do i want on my sundae? that's what i'm doing. i'm having fun. >> he's licking his chops to get back into the pool. that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >>> well, a first for lady gaga and the end for "twilight's" hollywood couple? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus twins, they stick together, do things t

our station in phoenix, ford just announced a recall for 48 5,000, 2001 to 2004 ford escapes and mavericks with three liter d6 engines. it stems the speed control carve issue that's been at the center of our investigation. the recall comes five months after the death of 17-year-old sage bloom. bloom's ford escape accelerated out of control and crashed in january killing her. we found ford warned dealers about a speed control cable issue seven years ago. we looked at other crashes involving accelerating escapes and talked to people calling to for a second recall. >> this is just the tip of the iceberg. you know because the -- the bloom investigation, we are going to get to the bottom of it. >> last week they announced it was investigating the 2001 to 2004 ford escapes and the mazda tribute. people impacted should have vehicles service promptly. we just spoke to mazda. they are look into the recall. >>> here is another alert. the company responsible for bucky balls and bucky cubes being sued. kelly swoop with more on the suit and the products dangerous to the children. >> reporter: it's a fe

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ford escape for months and just hours ago ford issued a safety recall on 48 5,000 ford escapes and mavericks. those are the -- ford said the recall is to fix sticking gas pedals that can cause a crash. it comes a speed control cable issue that's been at the center of this investigation. the recall comes five months after 17-year-old sage bloom died in arizona. her ford escape went out of control and crashed quill killing her. ford warned dealers about a cable issue seven years ago. since then we have looked at other crashes involving the escapes and talked to people calling for a second recall. >> this is just the tip of the iceberg. you know -- because of the bloom investigation, we are going to get to the bottom of it. >> reporter: last week it was announced they would investigate ford escapes and tribute. the ntsb sent us this response saying it's in contact with ford and the investigation will continue. consumers impacted by the recall should have their vehicles serviced promptly. the investigation into this issue remains open pending the agency's review of documents provided by ford in

you had john mccain and doing what john mccain does best, which is speak independently as a maverick, and he called this the way he did. boehner came out after and said it was dangerous stuff to be talking about, but that was not a strong response from the republican party. they did not single out for criticism those who made the scurrilous attack. >> you mean something so low as when we had the tucson shootings, and gabrielle giffords was shot, and it was implied, aactually said by "the new york times" and democrats that this was attributable to sarah palin -- all that speculation that went on for three or four days, and the president did not step in and stop it? >> i am going to stop this. turmoil in the middle east. >> assad is losing control, of violence is increasing rather than decreasing, and all our partners need to come together and support a transition. >> this week a bomb tore through a syrian security compound and killed three high- ranking officials, including assad's brother-in-law. russia and china vetoed a resolution that would apply sanctions against the syrian govern

espn reporting kidd is leaving the maverick to sign a 3 year 9 million dollar contract with the knicks lin may leaving and he agreed to 4 year 30 million dollar offer from houston. something l is lin credible. sign the deal on july 11 they have 3 day to match the offer. >> u.s. women open cupertino hand that shot opening round 4 over par 76. at age 14 she's among the youngest players to ever qualify for the open. south korea had shot of the day in par 5 many, third shot on the green then roll down to the bottom of the cup for an eagle. she's one over for the tournament. rookie in 3 way tie for the lead threat under par. tied with two other americans christy and britney. him if at the green brier classic tiger trying to win for the second straight win but 8 off the pace. double bogey 17 en route to 71. jonathan bird made birdie on 3 of the last 4 holes with 6 under score now 1 shot hyped leader dj singe that is the abc 7 sports report brought to you by river rock casino oychlt thanks so much. thanks for watching your next i'll have the $4 everydaynext value slam with... bacon. wait... y

that he made a very tough decision in choosing the former new jersey nets over his hometown dallas mavericksported $98 million he'll get for five years in brooklyn probably helped make up his mind. certainly so. >>> when we come back, whetting their appetites. contestants face off ahead of today's nathan's annual hot dog eating contest. nathan's annual hot dog eating contest. than a covergirl? two covergirls. get two miracles in one product. tone rehab 2-in-1 foundation. covers spots, lines, and wrinkles. and helps improve skin tone over time. tone rehab from easy, breezy, beautiful, covergirl! covergirl! breezy, beautiful, mid grade dark roast forest fresh full tank brain freeze cake donettes rolling hot dogs bag of ice anti-freeze wash and dry diesel self-serve fix a flat jumper cables 5% cashback signup for 5% cashback at gas stations through september. it pays to discover. >>> here's a look at the forecast in some cities around the country. in d.c., thunderstorms, 95. partly sunny, 96 in atlanta. mostly sunny skies, 104 in st. louis. thunderstorms, 93 in denver. mostly sunny skies, 69 in

kidd grew up in oakland and played college basketball for cal before being drafted by the dallas mavericks back in 1995. and he just signed a three-year deal with the new york knicks this past thursday. >>> still ahead at 6:00, they're not going for gold but they are going to light up the stage in london. we'll show you what makes this bay area choir so special. here's one clue. they can swing in 21 different languages. >>> good evening from the nbc bay area weather center this evening. we're about temperatures cooling big time. places that got into the 80s and 90s today, you're headed back into the 70s tomorrow. so get the jackets ready. it will become very windy as well. we'll break down the rest of the workweek forecast. a . >>> imagine being part of a choir that has performed at the white house and carnegie hall. now imagine this is the type of choir that turns people away. anyone can join. joe introduces us to the unusual program and shows us how the singers are now headed to london for the olympics. >> reporter: for a few hours every tuesday afternoon, a small church in benecia becom

espn reporting kidd is leaving the maverick to sign a 3 year 9 million dollar contract with the knicks0 million dollar offer from houston. something l is lin credible. sign the deal on july 11 they have 3 day to match the offer. >> u.s. women open cupertino hand that shot opening round 4 over par 76. at age 14 she's among the youngest players to ever qualify for the open. south korea had shot of the day in par 5 many, third shot on the green then roll down to the bottom of the cup for an eagle. she's one over for the tournament. rookie tin 3 way tie for the lead threat under par. tied with two other americans christy and britney. him if at the green brier classic tiger trying to win for the second straight win but 8 off the pace. double bogey 17 en route to 71. jonathan bird made birdie on 3 of the last 4 holes with 6 under score now 1 shot hyped leader dj singe that is the abc 7 sports report brought to you by river rock casino oychlt thanks so much. thanks for watching your next news begins tomorrow morning at from somewhere in the crowd slammed into his face. >> it was like a rock,

the recall involves nearly four-hundred-eighty-five thousand escapes and mavericks. one through two thousand four model years. owners can take their vehicles to a dealer to have the work done right away, facebook is failing to "wow" investors.that's according to its first quarterly earnings report... which finds shares have fallen more than 10-percent... to 24-dollars. that's nearly 40-percent below the company's initial public offering price of 38-dollars a share. 3 expected to check out otakon - this weekend. "marco" from otakon is joining us live this morning with more. - what do people enjoy most about otakon? - how much work 3 actually goes into getting ready for otakon? - what anime charcters can we expect to see? see? 3 otakon is taking place this weekend at the baltimore convention center for a schedule of events log on to fox baltimore dot com slash morning it's not just a childhood disease anymore. anymore.up next... why whooping cough is infecting more people..and the vaccine that help prevent it.."when i first saw the bike, i had tears in my eyes." eyes."

good morning mavericks getting ready to start the football season. july 16th. so unfortunately it's very hot for them. it's 83 downtown right now. look at dover at 80. georgetown 82 degrees so we are starting out very mild. you notice the clouds pushing off towards the south and east. big thunderstorms over southern new jersey and delaware last night and that's now pushing off towards the south. heat advisory in effect this afternoon. again you can see nothing much -- nothing really happening across much of pennsylvania but you see a couple of these showers and storms over the northern lakes. we'll have to watch that maybe this evening we see some gustier storms that moves new mexico lunchtime however is -- in. lunchtime however is at 92 degrees. a very hot afternoon. and again triple digit heat in the forecast. we'll share that with you coming up in just a moment. now a check on traffic this morning. your abc2 timesaver traffic is very quiet. that's good news. nothing really happening on the roads. and again, if you're heading on 95, towards the south side of

angeles lakers while veteran facilitator jason kidd will go to the new york knicks leaving the dallas mavericks on a three year deal. the count on before the twenty twelve olympic games has reached its three week mark and plenty of people have begun lending themselves to the calls with the first one thousand volunteers arriving at london's heathrow airport some of the men and women here responsible for meeting greeting on transporting athletes all this of course will be helping out behind the scenes to make the olympic viewing experience hopefully pleasurable one for the spectators seventy thousand people from the u.k. and abroad aged eighty will make up the volunteer corps. multiple kickboxing world title holder but to house a cough has also been helping out but not the olympics instead the russian has been overseeing exercise sessions with a view to getting moscow's public fighting fit constant need to top off met up with the man himself. but do has to go is fast becoming one of the business books or is this board has to offer the must go i made headlines last year by defeating two legend. in

he was picked in the second round and is now a dallas maverick. bernard, first of all, congratulations, definitely not your typical path to the nba. >> thank you, thank you, yeah, definitely not. >> so what did it feel like when you found out you were drafted? i mean, you got a standing ovation. everybody stood up shouting your name, shouting usa. >> yeah. it just felt amazing. you know, i love seeing people's patriotism and i love seeing the crowd come together like that. you know, they were kind of cheering against each other all night. all of them had their jerseys on for the teams they liked so it was good seeing them all coming together and shouting, you know, usa. >> now i'm curious, iraq, qatar, kuwait in, particular iraq. how did you build your skills? i mean, it's not so easy to find a basketball court that's safe in a war zone? >> yeah, definitely not. i mean, it was tough. it was tough. there was definitely a drop-off while i was over there, but, you know, i mean, we had like a makeshift court, you know, so at least i was able to touch

nearly half a million suvs, ford escapes and mavericks being recalled after our affiliate aired a series investigates. the cars have what's called a sticky pedal. a defect in the cruise control cable that can cause the cars to speed out of control. you can find all of the details on our website. >>> if you remember this iconic photo, the year 1932. those fearless hard hats taking a lunch break. well, turns out these old-timers did not corner the market on bravery at altitude. today, a new image of a new generation of the fearless, these workers inspecting a crane on the 93rd floor of one world trade center, rising anew here in manhattan. one worker told the newspaper, you just get used to it. your mind doesn't register the danger. that makes one of us. >>> the kind of free willy story. a man bought a giant 17 pound lobster at a restaurant, not to eat but to liberate. the lobster nicknamed larry by some local kids, could be 100 years old or more, old enough to lived through two world wars, the moon landing, the personal computer and the $5 cup of coffee. so much history, he said that larr

. >> reporter: topping america's money ford recall involves half a million escape and maverick suv frsecade ago. more than a dozen crashes and one death are blamed on sticky notels. new cars are use -- notels. new cars -- throttles, new cars are using less gas than ever. it was under 24 miles a gallon up a mile from a year ago as car makers prepare to meet tougher standart. facebook stock lost a third of the initial value. the first earnings reports shows revenue is up but profits are disappointing. one reason is users are shifting to mobile devices which cuts into ad revenue and ham how much gamers spend. and wherew more and more men shopping for groceries a new york city supermarket is kateing to them with

>> i get e-mails every day, 5-20 more, it would be my dream job to intern to work for the dallas mavericks unpaid. i went to human resources two years ago. i have some projects and put these guys to work for us. he says you can't do it. it's absolutely ridiculous. >> john: these are kids that might have invented is something cool and they can't get the opportunity. >> if mr. cuban, he should pay his interns. if he did pay them they can be creative and on to exercise great things. >> john: but these kids want to work for nothing for the experience. >> i'm paid internships favor wealthier kids with families that have connections. a. >> john: i look at this audience and they look pretty prosperous to me. >> if your family makes $500,000 a year maybe they can have son and daughter work in new york city and pay $1500 a month rent. >> there are students whose parents are willing to support them as they go to another city and do an unpaid internship. but there are kids like me that worked themselves through college and put money while they went to college and took those savings and put them into

. >> and there is a jason kid may be on the move, reported he is leaving the mavericks and meanwhile,s agreed to a three year, $30 million offer sheet. and the knicks have three days to match that over. >> at u.s. womens open hannah o sullivan shot four over par 76 at just 14 years of age. she begins her freshman year at monte vista high in august and there is the shot of the day and rolls to the bottom of the cup for an eagle. and there is a rough finish. stanford alum michelle wi didn't make enough of those and there is lizett solace in a three way tie for the lead. the ball just enough to get to the hole. and there the men at the green briar classic, steve stricker changed his mind. with his wife carrying his bag he shot a 100 par 69. what a great wife. tiger trying to win but misses a gimmie on 17 and there is a 71 and there is a shot behind leader vijay singh. first tee open begins tomorrow in monterey. 80 junior golfers from first tee programs across the country, one is jake olsen, who is blind, cancerous tumors took away his vilgs. despite that, he plays on high school golf tea

the recall covers ford escapes and mavericks with crews control made between 2001 and 2004. they will fix the problem that can cause gas pedals to stick. there have been 13 crashes so far linked a to the problem, including one death in arizona. the cables can snag and cause the gas pedal to stick. dealers will change it to correct the problem. >>> 841,000 tires are being recalled. mishlen tires says they were sold as replacement tires. the tires are being recalled because the tread can separate causing air loss but so far there have been no reports of injuries. >>> three men charged in connection with violence on 880 this weekend. they are each facing four charges including attempted murder of a peace officer and carjacking. police say a officer was chasing a van saturday night when a black car appeared and rammed into the patrol car, someone then shot that officer but missed him. police are looking for a 4th suspect. >>> fire crews were called to put out a grease fire in san francisco. it was reported at restaurant at pacific avenue. authorities say several people called 91

in the first place, they've reportedly offered lin 30 million for four years, the knicks like the maverickswith jason kidd can match the offer. maybe no one will make a switch. >>> barring no energy drink. serena williams saving it all up for wimbledon. unleashing an unforgettable serve. straightset victory over azarienka. >>> but you don't think of cycling as a contact sport. but in another stage of the tour de france, look out ferrar losing control of his bike taking several riders out with him. no one seriously injured and it's germany's andre grepel sprinting to victory and still sporting the yellowjersey as the over all leader. it is fabian cantellara. that is the sporting life for a thursday. >> those falls always so hard to watch. >> boy were they booking there at the end. >> yeah. >> mark, thank you. >> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we'll see you the next time news breaks. >> we'll be following the death i used to rock out every weekend, now i rock out every day of the week. [ male announcer ] for brian, the all new medicare supplement plans from anthem bluecross were

mark cuban who owns the dallas mavericks says he can't believe he is able to give unpaid work to college students. >> i get e-mails every day, five, 10, 20 or more sometimes and it would be my dream job to work in any capacity unpaid. as a matter of fact, i will pay you to let me work for you. so i went to our human resources a few years ago and i said i have projects i can put them to work for. it is absolutely ridiculous. >> i agree. these are kids who might have invented something cool and they don't gette the opportunity. if mr. cuban could have sense to pay his interns, they could be as creative and inventive and go on to exercise great things. >> he chooses not to pay people. these kids want to work for nothing for the experiencean. >> but it favors wealthier kids with connections. if your family -- i look at this audience and they look prosperous to me. if your family makes $500,000 a year, maybe they can afford to have their son or daughter work in new york city in an unpaid internship and pay $1500 rent. >>15 there are certainly students whose parents are willing to support them