>> jimmy: blake griffin, one of the great players in the nba. nba rookie of the year.g up points. he's got 10 points. he's got 12, he's got 14, he's got 16. he's got a huge -- his hands are almost in the ring. when he's -- [ laughter ] oh, blake is going to make this very difficult for ricardo. >> closed off in three, two, one! >> jimmy: 57 points. >> 57 points for blake griffin! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: wow. 57 points. very nicely done. that is the score to beat. ricardo, the machine is over here. >> that was pretty good shooting, blake. >> how many i get? what did i get? >> jimmy: you got 57 points. you've done this before, i see. that is the number to beat. >> ready, ricardo? 30 seconds. [ whistle blows ] >> jimmy: and here we go. ricardo. and there, even not seeing. but he can feel. he can feel the ball going to the rim. he has got 12 points. 14, now 15, 18. he's on a roll now. 30, 33. 36. he is a machine. 48 points. and ricardo wins it! [ cheers and applause ] america's busboy does it again! ricardo! how do you feel right now, ricardo? >> happy, jimmy. >>

tonight, jimmy talks to kids about basketball and nba stars lamarcus aldridge and greg oden face off against evan turner and andre iguodala. and now, here's jimmy kimmel! >> jimmy: he's right. here i am. behind my desk and welcome to our "game night" special, tonight game three of the nba finals between the dallas mavericks and the miami heat from the american airlines center where the mavericks play which is not to be confused with the american airlines arena in miami where the heat play. unbelievable, this american airlines they have two arenas, we can't get one bag of peanuts out of them. the mavericks are happy to be at home. yeah, home court advantage is a funny thing. ultimately you're playing the same game. the court is the same, the baskets are the same but you do get an edge because you're more comfortable at home. you get to sleep in your own bed, the fans are rooting for you. even the announcers in the arena, when you're at home you get a big introduction but when you're on the road, for instance -- well, this is how lebron james gets introduced in dallas. >> at forward, f

it's the mavericks' first nba title in franchise history. we'll have much more from the finals plus postgame reaction coming up in sports. >> now here's a look at some other stories making news "early today" in america. a severe storm rolls through south florida pounding the area with quarter-sized hail. along with dumping damaging hail, the storm also produced 60-mile-per-hour winds that aided in the destruction of several pool enclosures and patios. luckily, no injuries have been reported. >>> nearly 100 firefighters battled a massive fire late saturday night in los angeles. the fire began in a parts depot and quickly spread to an adjacent junkyard. it took over an hour to bring the inferno under control and eventually put it out. an investigation has now been launched. >>> and finally to georgia, where one man is using his herd of sheep to turn the backyards of suburban atlanta into a cash cow. brian is the only sheep herder in the big city. residents wanting to avoid pesticides and poisonous sprays have rented his herd to clear their yar

twitter is very popular in the nba. i guess they have a lot of down time, because most of these guys tweet more often than they shoot. and tonight, we bring you a tweet from marcus williams of the memphis grizzlies as read by an 8-year-old girl. it's our nba player tweet of the night.♪ [ cheers and applause ] >>> "my butt smells like the rim of a mustard bottle right now. oh well, i'm not trippin." [ laughter ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: on second thought, cancel that hotdog. you know, to make it to the finals, a team has to work together. teamwork -- you hear the word all the time, but what does it mean? teamwork means knowing each other so well, you don't even have to speak to communicate. for instance -- watch this. guilright not am i thinking right now? >> are -- are you thinking about a sandwich? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's right. i am thinking about a sandwich. that's exactly what i was thinking about. [ cheers and applause ] you see? part of being a team is picking up on subtle cues. it works for profe

basketball analyst saying you'll see that violated in every nba game. >> i think in the nba what they are doing is they are allowing the stars to go ahead and shine and they don't want to interrupt the game too much. and i do think that the star players, in my view, get a little bit more preferential treatment than the others. >> even jason kidd got caught on national t.v. taking a step. >> watch my feet what he does. he fakes and as the defendser is in the air he moves in and gets the call. >> move your pivot foot like that in high school or college the refs will call it. it got so bad when our nba pros played in the olympics they had to change their game. but back at home more times than not it is overlooked. >> often overlooked. >> and that's not right. >> that's not right. that's not what the rule book says. >> go to cbssf.com. click on connect to send me your good questions. >>> speaking of jason kidd. he is closing in on an nba title tonight. walking or not. and the as make a change but does it make a difference? we are up next. the bay area -- a place with natural beauty and a

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we could have the nfl and the nba in both houses that the same time. -- nba both out at the same time. pat williams is a longtime nba executive who co-founded the orlando magic's effort this time in philadelphia. he is a public speaker. his book is called "coach wooden: the seven principles that changed his life and will years." i want to start with a clip from john wooden. i have the privilege of interviewing him a couple of times. i wanted to share a club. i ask him a question of what he wanted his legacy to be. >> just to be a person that was considerate of others. the important things are your face, your family, and your friends. if you have the, you have everything. tavis: i did not know john was in as well as others. i am and in the annex i bang. it was an honor to meet him because we are both hoosiers. he was consistent. what you saw is what you've got. he was the most consistent and divan. >> that fall triggered from has dad. her was his hero. he laid the foundation of his life. little john wooden was graduating. she said, he lived by these principles and you will do well in l

that's what you'll see violated in every nba game. >> i think in the nba, what they are doing is allowingtars to go ahead and shine and they don't want to interrupt the game too much. i think the star players, in my view, get more preferential treatment than the others. >> the stars walk like crazy. lebron, even jason kid got caught on national tv taking a step. >> watch my feet and what he does. as a defender is in the air, he moves two feet and jumps in and gets the call. >> move your foot like that in high school or college, the refs will call it. it got so bad that when our nba pros in the olympics, they had to chapping their game. but back at home, it's over looked. >> that's not right. that's not what the rule ,,,,,,, ♪ all righty. oh, oh. you are a little biscuit. i'm carol. uh, we should skedaddle 'cause it's girls' night. so...okay. oh, wow. you got a skinny-dipping scene after the duel, right? well, i -- shh, shh, shh. show. don't tell. [ male announcer ] your favorite movies right when you want them. just a little -- okay. oh, wow. [ male announcer ] watch unlimited tv episodes

that's what you'll see violated in every nba game. >> i think in the nba, what they are doing is allowingrs to go ahead and shine and they don't want to interrupt the game too much. i think the star players, in my view, get more preferential treatment than the others. >> the stars walk like crazy. lebron, even jason kid got caught on national tv taking a step. >> watch my feet and what he does. as a defender is in the air, he moves two feet and jumps in and gets the call. >> move your foot like that in high school or college, the refs will call it. it got so bad that when our nba pros in the olympics, they had to chapping their game. but back at home, it's over looked. >> that's not right. that's not what the rule book says. > send me your good question. ♪ home cooked meal: $28. ♪ first date finest: $33. ♪ having time on your side: priceless. mastercard paypass. bringing you the most convenient ways to pay. when your eyes are smiling... you're smiling. and when they're laughing... you're laughing. be kind to your eyes... with transitions lenses. transitions adapt to changing light so you

mike tyson is on hand to review some of the nba's most noticeable tattoos.hletic ability will be on display with some incredible trick shots tonight, and we'll be right back with the great don rickles, so stick around. [ cheers and applause ] [ indistinct conversations ] [ buzzes ] [ screaming ] [ all screaming ] [ silverware clatters ] aah! [ sighs ] got it. thanks, dave. [ male announcer ] the big, brilliant, thin samsung infuse 4g. only from the network of possibilities. at&t. ♪ >> man, you'll flip your cheese bra. lol. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i think i just did. welcome back to our annual game night special. still to come i will dazzle you tonight with my trick shot shooting ability. stay right -- this could turn out to be the biggest, most popular youtube video ever, and i want you to see it first. and then later our friend mike tyson will be here to review tattoos of the nba, and he dances too, which is weird. [ laughter ] and later tonight, be sure to watch -- we've got a new show in our regular spot following "nightline" with jason sudeik

guillermo at the nba finals. and pop-a-shot with glen "big baby" davis. and now, here's jimmy kimmel. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hello, i'm jimmy and welcome to our "game night" special. this is where it all happens, or at least some of it happens. i guess if it all happened here, we'd be dead, but never the less, tonight, game four of the nba finals from dallas between the mavericks and the heat. the heat hung on to win game three on the road, which gives them a big advantage from a historical perspective. since the new playoff format was introduced in 1985, the team that went up 2-1 in game three has won the title 11 times and lost none times. which i think is no times. but fans in dallas aren't giving up hope. after the mavericks fell on sunday, assured local news cameras that a comeback is on the way. here they are. filing out. >> we ain't through with them -- we going to get them. mavericks going to take this in seven. i'll put my house on it. >> you got a house to put on it? >> yeah. >> i got a house. >> okay. i'll put my house on it. >> jimm

and the nhl throws the book at a cheap shotter. >>> plus, dirk and the mavs even up their nba finalsmatchup with the heat. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. [ banker ] mike and brenda found a house that they really wanted. it was in my sister's neighborhood. i told you it was perfect for you guys. literally across the street from her sister. [ banker ] but someone else bought it before they could get their offer together. we really missed a great opportunity -- dodged a bullet there. [ banker ] so we talked to them about the wells fargo priority buyer preapproval. it lets people know that you are a serious buyer because you've been credit-approved. we got everything in order so that we can move on the next place we found. which was clear on the other side of town. [ male announcer ] wells fargo. with you when you're ready to move. >>> welcome back to "first look." in sports, dallas mavericks' dirk nowitzki fought both off the miami heat and illness to even up the nba finals. >> good morning. despite a temperature of 10 t dirk nowitzki once again the mavs to another comeback win

for nba fans and nfl fans, we don't have a jd nba.t of corporate hearings, a lot of accounting to go over it. the nba, unfortunately, we have to expect a longer laeb dispute because the owners in that sport had so much to lose. sfoo what's the sports season for fans? >> for fans i hope they're ready to whip out a copy of black's law dictionary because we don't really know what it's like to have -- two of the three major sports. fans, get ready for a season without the nba. that's the bottom line. that's a terrifying nightmare scenario, as i said, for the nba especially. these two sides are so far apart right now talking about matters of six figures and up. nine figures and up really. it's tremendous. it's tremendous between them reason. >> good to see you. thank you very much for joining us. pablo torres, reporter for "sports illustrated." let's talk about what philly is going to be the talk of the day. it's politics with our washington bureau chief and political director sam. my old friend. sam, i always knew i got up this early. did

extreme makeover, nba edition.ohn berman for "nightline" in new york. >> ready to go. >> oh, john's working it in those big chic clothes. >>> finally tonight, good late-breaking news. the space shuttle "endeavour" returned to earth for the last time touching town safely at the space center in florida to end its final spaceflight. the mission commander was mark kelly, husband of wounded arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords. in retirement the shuttle "endeavour" is to be put on permanent display at the california science center in los angeles. that is our report for tonight. thank you for watching abc news. we hope you'll tune in for "good morning america." they're working while we're sleeping. we'll see you right back here tomorrow.

. >> y por primera vez los mavericks de dallas, llevan el título de la nba a casa. >> (♪). >> muy buenase 50 años un presidente estadounidense en funciones pisó por última vez la isla de puerto rico, y ahora el presidente barack obama se prepara para repetirlo pero qué lo espera ahí y por qué ahora puerto rico?. >> enrique acevedo está en san juan con los detalles de esta visita presidencial histórica, amigo, buenas tardes. >> que tal josé muy buenas tardes, muy a su estilo en puerto rico se prepara para la visita histórica con mucho calor y humedad y mucho entusiasmo caribeño así recibe al presidente barack obama. >> políticos se dedican a buscar votos. >> la llegada del presidente obama monopoliza, mucho ha cambiado en que el presidente de estados unidos visitó este lugar, desde que john f kennedy y la primera dama aterrizaron en san juan hace 50 años. >> comenzaba su proceso de industrialización y se encuentra ahora totalmente estancado económicamente. >> la isla reporta una tasa de desempleo de más de 16% la más alta de todas las jures educaciondicción en estados unidos. >> la peor s

basketball analyst says you will see that violated never nba game. >> i think in the nba what they arears to go ahead and shine and they don't want to interrupt the game too much and i do think that the star players in my view get a little bit more preferential treatment than the others. >> reporter: the stars walk like crazy. lebron, even jason kidd the other night got caught on national tv taking a step. >> watch my feet, what he does. he fades and as a defender is in the air he moves two feet and then he jumps in and gets the call. >> he says move your pivot foot like that in high school or college, the rest of will call it. it got so bad that when our nba pros played in the olympics, they had to change their game. but back at home... more times than not it's overlooked. >> often overlooked, that's not right. that's not what the rule book says. >> reporter: go to cbssf.com, click on connect to send me your good questions. >> i don't know, i traveled so much in my day they called me samsonite. [ laughter ] >> that's one of those things. they never call it. >> never. >> with the warri

coming up in sports, nba draft day. detaildig, details are next with the giants.s [ coach ] in albuquerque, citi pre-approved my mortgage. [ whistle blows ] all right, layups, guys. let's go. in sioux falls, i locked in a rate. coach, you get that house yet? working on it. [ coach ] the appraisal? ...springfield. wherever i was, my citi mortgage consultant had me covered. [ crowd cheering ] and 500 miles from home... [ cheering, cellphone beeps ] ...we finally had a new home. [ male announcer ] from pre-approval to closing, citi is with you every step of the way. what's your story? citi can help you write it. >>> welcome back. college basketball stars dream about playing in the sweet 16, but nothing is sweeter than cashing that first nba paycheck. high flyers are making the jump from college to the pros. warriors have the 11th pick in the nba draft. they took clay thompson, who led the pac 10 in scoring last season with 22 points a game. 6'7" shooting guard will add size to the warriors back court. >> i'm an unselfish p

. >> and game one of the nba finals.ou are watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." here are some of your top headlines this morning. an attempt by new york congressman anthony weiner to the photo that appeared on his twitter account. he first claimed he was hacked and then pranked. but at a news conference, he was uncharacteristically evasive when asked if he sent the photo and if he planned to report the incident to authorities. >>> two iraqis living in kentucky have been arrested and charged with participating in an alleged plot to send missiles to al qaeda in iraq for use against americans. authorities say the investigation prevented the weapons and money from making it to iraq. the men boasted of using improvised explosives against american troops before moving to the u.s. >>> in virginia, a bus driver has been charged with reckless driving after his bus overturned killing four. police say fatigue was a factor. the company, sky express, called it the first serious accident its had.

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. >>> true grit at the nba finals. battling a 100-degree fever, the mavericks star leads his team to even the series. >>> good morning. we begin with the stifling heat, smothering the eastern half of the country. >> and the hottest temperatures will stretch from the south, all the way to new england. as you can see, the northeast is bearing the brunt of it, with baltimore topping out at 97 degrees. we begin our coverage this morning with john hendren. >> reporter: it's an unseasonably early, thirst-inducing, road-buckling, record-breaking, car-breaking heat. and in the east, it's about to get worse. >> tomorrow sounds like a killer. >> reporter: and it isn't even summer yet. advise is are posted in the east and the midwest. >> it's so hot, that the devil stopped me and asked me for a ride. it's just that hot. >> reporter: excessive heat watches are in effect in philadelphia. kids there are getting out early because of the heat. scorching temperatures will reach all the way into new england. in the midwest, some roads b

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he won't do that in the nba. so, now he's working on transforming himself into a more vert till power forward. here's how. step one. he drop.ed about 10 points. step two, three hour shooting sessions to improve his mid- range jumper, something he rarely showcased during his college career. >> gain confidence with the shot. that's the important thing. >> reporter: it is a must. today's top nba power forwards like miami's chris bosh or dirk nowitzki are bigger than williams and they don't strictly lumber in the paint. they stroke threes and run the floor. >> you have to make up for it. you gotta work harder. >> he's heard the draft experts, not athletic enough, not tall enough, can't shoot, can't run. that's hardened his resolve. >> play hard and be hungry every game. i'll take that through my career. >> a career that begins in two weeks. dave owens, 9 sports now. >> before we take a break, let's look at the question of the morning. >> men are more likely than women to do this while they're driving in their car. wh

plus the cavs tap duke for the top nba draft pick. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> the forecast for our first summer weekend is going to feature heavy rain and thunderstorms through much of the middle of the country. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you are just waking up, this is "early today." in sport, the cleveland cavaliers got first crack at the nba draft last night. in an attempt to rebuild the team that has crumbled into ruin. here's nbc's fred rogan. he has an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. the last time the cleveland cavaliers had the first overall draft pick, they selected lebron james. we know how that turned out. they are hoping this year's pick doesn't leave them high and dry. >> with the first pick in the 2011 nba draft, the cleveland cavaliers select kyrie irving from duke university. >> irving was sidelined last season with a foot injury, but that didn't stop the cavs from making him the first overall pick. with irvi

berkeley studied every team in the nba. teams that touched the most, won the most. >> touch instills trust. it containously spreads goodwill. it makes players play better on behalfher. other. >> reporter: the scientists from berkeley say in your everyday life, you can use the power of touch, which can to release of oxytocin in the brain, a chemical that induces trust. if i have a repairman in my apartment. and i'm trying to get him to fix the sink and he's telling me it will be two weeks. you think the pat on the back can make it one week instead of two? >> i do. it makes the person want to do better work. >> reporter: waitresses that touch customers get better tips. and doctors who touch patients get more favorable reviews. we also learned that petition-gathers, who touch passersby, get more signatures. i tried it. and 60% of the people i touched signed. compared to 25% of the people i didn't touch. back in game three of the nba finals, just minutes after chris bosh gave those reassuring taps to his teammate, with 30 secon

a lot of college players to go to the nba aren't fully prepared.om your father. how did that experience -- will that experience help prepare you for the nba? >> absolutely. you know? i just been around the game since i was a toddler. so, you know, all my life i have just known basketball. and you know, just look at with stefan curry on the warriors with his high basketball achievements. he was around the game his whole life, as well. i come from a similar situation. i'm just trying to prove myself at golden state. >> it's funny you said as a toddler you have been playing basketball. your father said he think he knew you would be a great outside shooter when you were three. who did you tailor it after? kobe? clyde? where did that jump shot come from? >> uhm, i just say, you know, playing the backyard with my brothers, you know, we went at it so much. it was so close in age and played two on two with my dad, as well. a lot of practice. you know, my dad helped me with that, just good form. and i just think a lot of it is natural, too. he put the baske

>> oh yeah always manipulate. >> reporter: back to the nba.ht ask, aren't the best players and teams touching more because they're winning? the researchers say they took that into account and still the teams and the players that did the most touching did the most winning. as if to prove the point in game three of the finals just minutes after born twice touched his teammate dwyane wade and with 30 seconds left in the game he hit the winning basket. for "nightline," this is dan harris in berkeley, california. and, uh, wow! i really need to shop for a better rate. any thoughts? well, i can do two things. first, we'll show you our progressive direct rates and rates from our competitors. people who switch save an average of over $500 a year. very cool! oh, and the second thing? it's origami. you just blew my mind. making it easy to shop and save. now, that's progressive. call or click today. you don't always know where life will take you. but when you're driving the new 2011 jeep compass, that gives you up to 29 mpg, you can take all the time you

also tonight, for those who don't follow spelling, game two of the nba finals.y, here is how you can tell the difference between a basketball player and a tournament level speller. this is ian mahinmi. tonight during the nba pregame introductions. >> at guard, from washington union high school, number 92, deshawn stevenson. the head coach of the mavericks is -- >> jimmy: and this is dakota jones tonight during the pregame spelling bee introductions. >> let's go ahead and introduce you to this phenomenal young man, coming back to the bee for the second straight year, from the great state of nevada. >> my name is dakota jones, i'm 14 years old and i'm from las vegas, nevada. >> jimmy: he's the michael phelps of spelling. [ applause ] the dallas mavericks tonight trying to even things up with the miami heat. this game is huge for the mavericks, because, statistically, no team who lost the first two games of a final series and then lost two more games later on in the series has ever gone on to win the nba title. [ laughter ] mavericks forward dirk nowitzki hurt his

and dirk nowitzki beats the miami heat to win the nba finals. >> germany has recognized libya's rebel government as the sole goverment of the people. they have bolstered support for the government. he said germany shares the same goal as the rebels, which is a libya without gadaffi. >> hhe was there to tell the rebels tha tthey support the battle against gaddaffi. until now this was seen as one representative of the people of libya. now this is the sole representative and they are opening -- in bengazi. >> it is crucial to help the country for the people of libya. [gunfire] >> for the rebels, the goal is a long way off. in west libya, they have held misrada, but heavy shelling keeps them from gaining further ground. col. gadaffi appeared on libyan television, metting with the -- meeting with the president of the chess association, showing that it is far from checkmate. >> hillary clinton is telling african nations to stop supporting the libyan leader. she has said that african countries could face similar revolts unless this is enacted. and that there will not tolerate repressive gove

just ask the dallas mavericks as they won their first nba championship in franchise history fiefling the heat. lebron james looking to answer his criticsin game six while nowitzki was try 20*g complete his legacy. hitting his first four shots, 9 of his 21 came in the first. terry unconscious. he buried three of his 19 in the first half. jason kidd cans the triple. 81-72 mavs. heat looking to come back. rising to two and the foul. miami within six. dallas would not fade. dirk, one of 12 in the first half and his jumper goes. mavs up 10. and then it is terry pulling up over eddie house. he finished with a game high 27 off the pine. under a minute to play and dirk putting the finishing touches on an mvp performance. his left hand lay in seals it. and the mavericks do it, their first title in franchise history winning the series 4-2 with a 10-point victory. mark cuban, owner, is not surprised at all. >> the whole world said we would get knocked out in the foirs round. >> we are a resilient bunch. we saw it. this whole series we were down some. we kept battling back and this was the win o

i am carolyn johnson. >> don't forget we have the nba finals.regame at 5:30 and tip off after six. i am larry beil. we'll have more news with cheryl jennings and the news at 5:00. an independent panel blasts pg&e for creating an unsafe culture that led to the pipe line disaster . a home in the south bay that is serving as a wake-up call . how elizabeth taylor's death led to a tug of war over the san francisco gay pride flag. >> we begin with the murder of two oakland men with guilty forward. anton makey and yusev bey were found guilty. we are outside with the court with the story. >> cheryl, defense were surprised by the verdict given the amount of time that it took the jury to reach the decision today. it came after 10 full days of deliberation . former head of oakland, once very powerful muslim bakery. antoine makey and found guilty in the death of chauncey bailey. >> his family said justice was finally seshed. >> he would be here, you know, if it was -- this didn't happen. >> inside of the courtroom. former bakery owner bey and makey showed n

we start on the nba hardwood. it's game three of the nba finals with the series tied at a game apiece. it's the heat and mavericks. from dallas. mavs down by 11. a bad pass by dirk nowitzki. wade ahead, james got the finish. heat up by 13. 17 points, 9 assists, lebron was a facilitator. still in the third, mavs down by four. dirk, tough fadeaway, he had 34. it's a two-point game. mavs down by one. jason kidd ahead to jason terry. the mavs, that capped a 17-3 one. they take the lead. to the fourth, heat up by four. chalmers, a spark off the bench. 12 points, 4 of 6 from downtown. it's a two-point game. there's more from dirk, who had 15 fourth quarter points. and he ties it at 84-84. the next miami possession. d. wade jumper, 29 points, 11 rebounds. once again, heat up by two. next mavs possession. show me something, dirk. playing with the issue on the nonshooting hand. with a tendon. nowitzki, 12th consecutive point of the fourth quarter. then there's chris bosh. he had 18. the heat are up by two. one guy to go to

are you hearing a lot of chatter about the nba lockout? so many people out of a job i wonder if they're getting sympathy from fans. >>> one of the things i hear and again i'm just a fan like everyone else but i do hear of the people saying the owners are not like the nfl where the nfl just went right to the lockout. the nba owners are trying to avoid that. that's a hopeful sign. hopefully. good morning everyone. let's go out and take a look at the commute. if you are driving in san jose, here's a hopeful sign. looks good here getting up to highway 17. no major problems on 680 south as you head to the south bay. so we're off to a pretty decent start. but here comes the 6:00 hour that may change. let's go back to dave and pam. >>> all right, sal. the big 4th of july weekend's just about here but what will you be doing? why new reports say holiday travel this year may be a lot different from last year. what's forcing families to make some hard decisions. >>> plus they're turning in their badges in just a few hours. the budget ax is about to f

this is the nba championship trophy.hey want jimmy to take a bunch of pictures of it, they have it here for the day. no one can touch it. very valuable. there's only one of these. no pictures, okay. cool. thanks, man. >> i have hand cuffs in my car. >> we're not going to arrest anybody. make sure no one gets near the trophy. >> sir, sir, you can't be in this area. >> taking photo shots of this trophy. they need the floor to look shiny. >> do not cross this line here. on my way. i'll be right back. watch this guy. >> i'm watching him. ♪ >> you're going in the wrong direction. >> i have work to do here, lady. >> you're going to pay me 32 bucks for my shoes. >> hi. looking for reception. reception. excuse me. oh, god, i'm sorry. i'm sorry. sorry. sorry. >> i don't know you. no! >> thank you, ma'am. >> bye. >> yes, i can. >> you can't catch me. >> yes, i can. >> no. no. no. >> guys, i told you no more playing tag. i'm sorry, they're not supposed to play tag inside. ♪ >> stop it! ♪ >> nice trophy. do you like this cake? >> ye

we're going at least six games in these 2011 nba finals.re, the mavericks, 86, the heat, 83. heat with only 14 points in the fourth quarter. for coach mark jackson, jeff van gundy, doris burke, producer tim corrigan, director jimmy moore and our entire abc crew, this is mb mike breen saying so long from dallas. stay tuned for your late local news, "nightline" and "jimmy kimmel live" on the east coast. thanks for watching abc, home of the nba finals. >> the challenge came. dallas answered. miami's roaring flame of confidence flickers but still burns. the deadlock will be broken. game five, thursday. fire inssive apartment carrollton. out about a:30. this is a video from news copter 30. people were taken off to the hospital for injuries. displacedf people are at this hour. this fast-moving blaze much of this a very large inrtment complex behind me carrollton. compelling image is 120 residents who have been displaced. they are waiting for word on go for thewill night. fire street to the apartments tuesday night. some residents literally jumped

also tonight, for those who don't follow spelling, game two of the nba finals.ou can tell the difference between a basketball player and a tournament level speller. this is ian mahinmi. >> number 92 deshawn stevenson. the head coach of the mavs is -- >> jimmy: and this is dakota jones tonight during the pregame spilling bee introductions. >> let's introduce you to this young man. from the great state of nevada. >> my name is dakota jones, i'm 14 years old and i'm from las vegas, nevada. >> jimmy: he's the michael phelps of spelling. [ applause ] the dallas mavericks tonight trying to even things up with the miami heat. this game is huge for the mavericks because no team who lost the first two games of a final series and then lost two more games later in the series has ever gone on to win the nba title. mavericks forward dirk nowitzki hurt his hand in game one. he's now suffered from a condition called mallet finger. if you have mallet finger and hammer toe at the same time they say you can build a fence without a tool box. meanwhile, in other body part news, new

a dad that just happens to be playing in the nba finals.about the miami heat player whose baby daughter was born with a heart defect just as the playoffs began and how he was at her bedside whenever he wasn't on the court. >> it's a really moving story. we'll get to that in just a minute. >>> we'll start in florida with the murder trial of casey anthony. prosecutors are now presenting the forensic evidence that they say proves casey anthony killed her daughter caylee. ashleigh banfield has been covering the trial since the beginning and is in orlando yet again this morning. ashleigh, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. after a blistering two weeks of mounting prosecution evidence against casey anthony, her defense team may actually be starting to make some headway. the forensics case has made its debut and got to say it's not without its controversy. >> the state may call their next witness. >> reporter: new evidence in the casey anthony murder trial. csi experts are now taking the stand. and the packages, photos, and canisters have re

first european-born player in nba history to be named mvp.s mother was a pro basketball player in germany. >> they'll be up all night. >>> turning now to racing, a dramatic crash at the le mans race in france. >> he slammed into another car at 120 miles an hour. smashing the barrier. amazingly, he wasn't hurt. in fact, he said watching the replay was worse than the crash. if you can believe, just some superficial injuries. taken to the hospital as a precaution. amazing stuff. >>> now to the biggest night on broadway, where there was hardly a dull moment thanks to neil patrick harris. >> the two-time host kicked off the show with broadway is not for gays anymore. book of mormons picked up nine tonys. >> isn't he talent snd >> he's terrific. >>> up next, is the first lady nickelodeon's newest stars? >> a new look of racy photos showing congressman anthony weiner, stay tuned for those. sir, can you hear me? just hold the bag. we need a portable x-ray, please! [ nurse ] i'm a nurse. i believe in the power of science and medicine. but i'm also hum

i'm laurence scott, and tonight the nba crowned a new king.east bay native chasing a championship for years, gets one tonight. it was another thriller. tempers flaring in south beach, pushing and shoving just part of a tough-fought game in this final series between dallas and miami. >>> also we go in-depth on the warriors move this week, bringing mark jackson to the bay area. well hear from golden state's new head coach, who is calling the nba finals tonight in miami. >>> plus, the giants are heading out on a very short three-game road trip to arizona this week. but first, some unfinished business with the reds tonight. the action from china basin in moments. but first, tonight, the heat did not want to flame out at home in this rematch of the '06 finals with reloaded teams. while a former cal bear was hoping for some

the dallas mavericks rise to the top of the nba. >> the dallas mavericks are nba champions, the first title in franchise history. captioning funded by cbs >> good morning, everyone. appreciate you joining us. i'm terrell brown in for betty nguyen. we begin with politics this morning. it's the first major debate between republican white house hopefuls. the seven candidates will share the stage in new hampshire, this includes newt gingrich, he relaunched his campaign with a speech last tonight. joel brown is in washington with more. joel morning. >> terrell good morning to you. with the nation's sour economic mood, tonight's debate will hinge largely on how well each of these candidates can pin the blame on president obama. for one candidate, tonight is how a candidate can get his campaign back on track. newt gingrich is making it clear he's still a candidate for president. >> with the help of every american who wants to change washington, we will prevail. >> reporter: the former house speaker tried to jumpstart his campaign with a foreign policy speech in los angeles last night. it was

as if dallas wasn't hot enough, now the nba finals are in town, and the heat is on miami. dallas rallied from a 15-point deficit in the final seven minutes to beat miami, and even the series at one game a piece. who would take the lead back in game three? the heat led by 5-points at the break. dwyane wade to james, thank you very much. miami was up by 13 points. fast forward to the 4th. dallas now down just 2. under 2 to play. game tied at 86. same score with under a minute to go. lebron james to bosh, in the corner. he drains the long jumper to put miami up by 2 points. dallas has a final chance. they go to dirk himself. his shot is off the back of the rim. heat win 88-86 to go up 2 games to one in the series. >>> nascar sprint cup in kansas. dale earnhardt junior loses control in the turn, but stays in. leader kurt busch forced to stop for fuel. earnhardt junior, he was second place for the second week in a row. he has not won in 106 races. >>> that is all the time we have tonight. thank you for letting us be a part of your weekend. hope to see you back tomorrow. good ni

nba finals resume in south beach. game two between the heat and mavericks.rong defense and rebounding carried miami to victory on game one. heat will look to follow that in game two. may haves know they need to do a better job on the boards . >> when you give up as many points as we did and that doesn't allow us to get in the transition game. it was a glaring stat and something if we want to hoist that provey up in the air we'll have to correct that quickly. >> we have to be in tune 48 minutes. they will make us pay and we want the challenge. >> game two raps up. after the game with hall of fame and special guest larry riley . a milestone for lee nosh to reach the finals of the french open. in the sennely finals. there was a monster back hand and she takes it 6-four . with a cross court winner. she moves on and meet fran chisa next. >> opening game of the women's college series. bama calahunt had a two out rbi single . that cal loses one-nothing. >> okay. thank you. >> and so the nba finals are up next. i am carolyn tyler. >> and i am dan ashley. for bailout

plus, the mavs go from downtown to beat the heat and grab the lead in the nba finals. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> speaking of the heat, it continues into the upcoming weekend along with some severe thunderstorms. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sport, throughout the nba finals, the dallas mavericks have had to show they can come back. now it's the miami heat's turn. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. dirk nowitzki has been the story this postseason, but trailing to the heat in the fourth quarter. the mavs turn to their supporting cast. dwyane wade led the heat, knocked down the three and miami had the lead. mavs would tie and dirk would put them on top with a quick move to the basket. he had 29. then dallas turned to their sharpshooters jason kidberry to three with moments to play. the mavs pulled away to win 112-103, dallas a win away from their first nba championship. game six is sund

the orange one, right, the big-- (laughter) >> stephen: tonight, of course, it was game five of the nba finals. i haven't seen it yet because this show tapes before the big game but let me be the first to say, wow. (laughter) can you believe all that dribbling? they just never stop doing that. what a rousing basketball-filled contest. (laughter) >> stephen: but first i want to address some other big nba news that happened just last week. jim? >> after 19 years i'm announcing my retirement from professional basketball. >> stephen: incidentally, since he made that announcement shaq's free throw percentage has actually gone up. (laughter) >> stephen: shaq has had an incredible career. fifth highest scorer in nba history, four championship rings, all time leader in the number of nick names. >> so in light of today i'm retiring all of my nick names, the shaq foo, the big shamrock, the big cactus, the diesel. >> stephen: and it's just in time. we were running low on nick names for anthony weiner's penis. so-- (cheers and applause) that is the big diesel. so congratulations, shaq. now we have

we're going at least six games in these 2011 nba finals.re, the mavericks, 86, the heat, 83. heat with only 14 points in the fourth quarter. for coach mark jackson, jeff van gundy, doris burke, producer tim corrigan, director jimmy moore and our entire abc crew, this is mb mike breen saying so long from dallas. stay tuned for your late local news, "nightline" and "jimmy kimmel live" on the east coast. thanks for watching abc, home of the nba finals. >> the challenge came. dallas answered. miami's roaring flame of confidence flickers but still burns. the deadlock will be broken. game five, thursday. >> oh my god, the smell is unbearable. >> tonight, a woman said she was accidentally evicted instead of her neighbor. the questions that she said she couldn't answered until we started making calls. >> there were a lot of tears shed here. >> their beloved dog was shot and killed police say by a neighbor. was this an aggressive animal or a neighborhood dispute? >> and don't be forced to spend more money just to use or plastic. avoid those minimum