>> ncaa rules prevent current athletes from making money off their fame. darius is part of a class action lawsuit to overturn that ban. >> we've been working hard our whole lives, we've been doing this since we were 6 and 7 years old. so for someone to say that because you're a student-athlete, you can't even promote yourself and be who you are, because you're a student-athlete, to me i find that very disrespectful. >> it's gameday, and on main street, the football economy is in high gear. the clemson tiger paw is one of the highest-grossing logos in college sports, and it's the players who draw the crowd. >> they have #2 and i'll bet you, they have, yep, #10... >> those are the jerseys worn by clemson's star players -- sammy watkins and tajh boyd. >> all of this merchandise is a $4 billion a year industry. and now that tahj and sammy are not actually college football players, they're getting ready for the nfl draft, they can make some money off of this, and they're actually here today in the store signing autographs for $30. and there's a line out the doo

she was named the president of the ncaa this year. she teaches african american studies at a university. now officials are questioning hate crimes that she reported in the past. >>> it's 7:17. the drought is forcing sport teams to get creative to save water. ground keepers at at&t park cut down on water. police the ground became too hard and the players were at-risk forgetting hurt. they're using a computer sensor and system to see how much overnight watering is necessary. they're washing seize every other game. crews are going through the stands and cleaning the seats with pray bottles and hand bottle spot -- hand bottles. >>> the team oe-- the a's try to go reduce how often they pray down the stands. the 49ers use recycle water on the grass and for the plumbing system at levi stadium. they also replaced it with turf on the outer edges of the field. >>> the time is 7:18. let's check in with sal to get you where you need to go. you're watching the tal plaza >> traffic is busy. it's a 10 to 15 minute wait. there's going to be waiting t

still to come, as the bears go for another ncaa championship. we'll be right back. >>> the cal rugby team is making history again, the kings trying to be the first school ever to win 3 straight championships in the game. had to come from behind to do i it. the bears trailing in the first half. go right down the middle of the field. nice move by anthony cul a bar, who takes it all the way to the goal line and gets in for the try. sal i vair will get. >> then they were tied at 12 in overtime and the bears win on a similar looking play, this time it's jake anderson goes again down the middle of the field. 17-12, there have been only 6 seven man championships in rugby. cal has won the last 3 in a row. >>> it was a nice victory lap for steven bowed itch, final round. here's how the water is still affecting those on lower ground. dustin johnson -- any chance he had of winning. he had to go back and do it again. taking 8. par was 69 on this rain altered course so a 64 didn't have quite the ring. but when made that he was in front for good. it was on th

. >> the parents of and ncaa leader go public and out their daughter. they say she's not black and needs to stop pretending to be. >> and we'll take you to the first medical marijuana festival and the get baked sale. >> and temperatures were cooler today. around the bay area. right now we're in the 60s by the bay. 70s inland. i'll talk about how much longer the cooler weather will last coming up. we spend a lot of time online around here. but with all this speed from xfinity, it's all good. hey, why don't we do some homework for a change? gary, you too. dad...work stuff. yes! lovin' the new design! konichiwa hirosan. five minutes... all this speed is very empowering. check out the new hardware. with the fastest internet available, xfinity is perfect for people who need to get a lot done at home. and now you can go even faster. we've just increased the speeds on two of our most popular plans. >>> the mayor of los angeles signed into a law that would gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. it would begin with $10.50 in july of 2015. followed with

. >>> you will see some changes when ncaa basketball returns. the league approved several new rules to up the pace and points totals in games. here's a big -- here's one big change. the shot clock is going to be shorter. it will be 30 seconds not 35. ncaa women's basketball will be four ten-minute quarters instead of two 20 minute halves. >>> today we get our last look at the redskins before preseason starts. organized team activities end this week. today is the last day we can send the camera there. they will open at home against the dolphins on september 13th. >>> the scandal rocking fifa continues. who says the organization's former president used millions for personal gain. >>> melissa is watching several problems on the roadways as well. >> problems because of the weather overnight. a couple of spots to avoid and you longer than normal this morning. that's coming up. >>> well, we're talking about driving. look outside this morning where some roads are wet in different places. chuck bell working on your drive time forecast for 5:41. >>> welc

ncaa region eliminating texas a&m. nice swing, clobbers it. ties it at two.eerday, took 14 innings, today only 12. chris paul to first, texas a&m boosts it. catching aaron knapp eventually tagged out. cal lls 4-3, they will play again tomorrow against texas a&m. winner advances to th super reon regionals. ales and klay thompson is recovering from his concussion. now, everyone knows the only way to stop the warriors, by shutting down stephen curry and klay thompson, not an easy task. he is ready to go. >> trying to ke them uncomfortable. play my angles and you know make sure, i use my team around me. that is the best thing about playing with this team is i never feel aone when guarding somebody on an island, always have people communicating th me i got somewhere to send them. i know i can sendhem to the rim. it will be a handful. and i definily will spend some time on it. we'll be ady. >>> and the cavs face a lot of questions, tristan thompson has been the answer and draymond green think cleveland is a fferent beat. >> it's aompletely different team. tristan t

pulling the plug, a new pulled up from an ncaa leader and why she is canceling a planned announcement about her so-called race transition. kellye: a rower plucked from the ocean. jonathan: first, a shaky foundation. what is to blame for a house rumbling? jonathan: over the years, 7 on your side has solved a lot of problems from unscrupulous contractors to unresponsive government agencies. kellye: how about stopping the euro to moving underneath that house? horace holmes got some surprising results in tonight's 7 on your side report. horace: francis thompson and his wife live lived in this house in silver spring, 37 years, and never have they felt their home -- >> yeah. horace: shake like this, until now. shaking started during the winter. a very rough winter that caused big potholes on university boulevard. now thompson says every time a bus -- >> the metro buses coming by right now. horace: or a big truck rolls by, and they do constantly, their house shakes. not just their house, their neighbors have been complaining too. >> i keep hugging him, we have to do something. horace: two we

ncaa super regionals. maryland with the 3-2. runner on second. anthony papio with the deep drive to center. does not get out. far enough to bring in kevin martier. pappio with the stand-up triple. bottom of nine. bases loaded. and ernie clement lines to left. that will score a couple of runs. got-ahead run. maryland's dream of omaha dashed. virginia is off to the college world series with the 5-4 win. >>> french open final. lucy safarova against serena williams who was very sick with the flu. safarova goes up 2-0 in the de decisive third set. serena finds herself, drops the racket and walks away. >>> let's head to the pitch. d.c. united hosting toronto fc. espindola with the corner kick to steven beerbaum. his first goal of the season. toronto fc spoils it late. game tied. minutes to play. sebastian chavinko past andrew rick sta. dykstra. >>> to hockey, tampa hosting chicago. tampa on the power play. garrison cranks up the power shot. into the back of the net. that's your game winner. tampa wins 4-3. series tied at one. congrats to the mystics wh

ncaa baseball, this looks like a home run out of the park. the diving catch. then after the double play throws it backin and lsu doubles off the runner who does not get back to third. lsu wins 2-0. the redskins had their inaugural golf classic today. the redskins' prospect with a trip doubt golf court. a year ago, he was diagnosed with a blood disorder that made it difficult to travel to friends houses. among the redskins, none other than rg iii. people are wondering if this will be a europe's success. you their way, rg iii says they are ready. -- either way, rg iii says they are ready. robert: it all falls on your shoulders. my shoulders are big enough to carry the load. i just focus on what i can control and not worry about what anybody else says. when you do that it can affect how you view yourself, and that is the one thing you never want to happen. robert: the wizards held the first of many open practices. a dematha star was one of the many nba hopefuls. brant average 17 points, seven assists this past season for the iris. his uncle played for the bullets

a projected late first round pick and hunter got national attention when he broke brackets in the ncaat. his three-point shot lifted georgia state over barrel and his dad was sitting on the stool and tumbled to the ground. we asked him about his dad's plan for draft night. >> he better not be sitting in any chair. we'll stand him up, have two people by his side. we'll figure something out. >> he had the achille's tear and coach was in the stool and tumbled over. >> never want to see pops fall over. >> no. >> how about jumping up and cheering. >> when is the nats game? >> kneel have a delay. >>> -- they'll have a delay. >>> severe thunderstorm coverage until 6:30. >> that is all for wusa9 news at 6:00. the cbs evening news is next. >> we're back for your only local news at 7:00. we'll have the latest on >> pelley: rejection of the confederate flag becomes a national movement overnight. and we see for the first time the suspect who embraced the flag as he was arrested for mass murder. also tonight violent storms threaten millions after leveling homes in the midwest. flight attendants cla

it is the first school in the atlantic post conference to win the ncaa tournment tournament. congratulations. >>> donaldson chases down the foul ball and dives into the crowd to secure the catch. oh yeah he got that ball. now that's sacrificing your body for the team. kudos to fans for not interfere interfering interfering. >> a kid make ace catch as he saves his little brother from being nailed by a baseball. see him protecting himself from the ball not worried about the kids. good thing the kid had a glove. >>> this could be the most violent sport ever. king henry said too small to be a war and too cruel to be a game. the rules are simple, there are none. players can use any means necessary to get the ball down the field and into the net. players punch, kick whatever it takes to dominate their opponent 50 minutes. that seems rough. >>> check out this jarring video from spain. wow. that was a scene where six were injured during a bomb fire lighting tuesday evening leaving two hospitalized with severe burns. in spain a similar explosion due to excessive fuel. watch out during

it was the first time in the history of the ncaa division i sports that a game, a football game had beenlled as a consequence of racial turmoil on a campus. peter: inspired by his success on campus, edwards set his sights on a larger audience. he launched the olympic project for human rights. its goal was to bring athletes into the fight to end segregation and racism. harry: i had dared to say that it really doesn't make a lot of sense, it's not good for us, it's not good for this country for us to be running overseas and crawling at home just because they call it the olympic games. peter: two track stars john carlos and tommie smith influenced by edwards, took his theory and put it into practice. harry: a great deal of what they internalized and a great deal of their awakening politically, i mean, i have to take the rap for that. when carlos and smith got to the games and determined they were going to do something principally tommie it was a tremendous moment. peter: smith and carlos finished first and third in the 200 meters in the 1968 olympics in mexico city. the two men climbed the

the cavaliers are your 2015 ncaa baseball champions. this is the first baseball title in the school's history. virginia exacted revenge on vanderbilt and omaha last night. the cavs lost to the commodores in last year's championship. baseball now joining uva men's soccer as champions this year. >>> it's a hot topic issue that draws cheers from some parents and jeers from others. what fairfax county school officials are set to vote on today. >>> new developments in a story we have been to following all week. what's expected to happen an a cemetery after a coffin washed away from the burial plot. >>> a murder suspect manages to escape police custody but a big problem. how handcuffs might be slowing him down. >>> look outside right now, where we are in for another weather alert day. if you enjoyed the low humidity get ready. >>> hey, i want to show you some video from a security camera. the man running escaped from police custody in new york city. the man is still on the loose this morning. police say arnold was arrested for attempted murde

he is the nation's leading scorer who gave georgetown a hard time in the first round of the ncaa tournament and is being compared to warriors star steph curry. >> called me a poor man's steph curry so hopefully take the poor out of that. i watch a lot of film on him. he's a guy i really like to study. his ability to create a shot is unbelievable. he makes tough shots look easy. >> scoring at high post, 3-ball posting up so does a lot of different things that brings value to the team. >> more news with the cavs. they have ink -- the caps. grubeur was in the net for caps' game number 2 win against the islanders. having him there a good signing to keep him for the caps. proven to be reliable. so we'll see who the wizards take in the nba draft. >> any of those guys expected to be around when the wizards pick? >> bobby portis is. he's been projected from a 15 to a 20 pick. so you never know. >> you'll be monitoring the storms throughout the night. >> in extended through 7:00 in spotsylvania county. >> see you at 7:00 for your only local news. >> pelley: breaking news turns out that new york jail

ncaa baseball, terps kicked off the best of three series with u.v.a. u.v.a.'s kevin daughtery with the base-clearing double, that was clutch. u.v.a. would score all five of their runs terps drop game one, the final 5-3. game two set for tomorrow, first pitch set for 3:00. and we talk nba now terribl news for cavaliers fans today. guard kyrie irving is out for the rest of the nba finals. he left the game in the final two minutes because of a knee injury. an m.r.i. this morning revealed a fractured knee cap. he will undergo surgery and will be sidelined three to four months. the early diagnosis reveals no m.c.l. or a.c.l. tear, the injury is catastrophic for the cavs and their title hopes. cleveland will now have to regroup for game two. that's sunday night and you can see it right here at 8:00. good luck, lebron. desean jackson wasn't the only one with camp duties today. rg iii was at anacostia high school and mobbed by the crew after sharing some skills with some future stars. "friday night lights" football is part of his family of three foundation where the m

. >>> ncaa men's basketball rules committee wants to speed up the game, it recommended shortening thet clock from 35 seconds to 30 seconds. this would be will the second time the shot clock has been dropped, in the '93-'94 season it went from 45 to 35 seconds. unc head coach roy williams said "i wouldn't mind it being even shorter. to me the difference from 35 to 30 is very small." kentucky coach john calipari says "30 seconds is not going to have an impact on the game." >>> the belmont stakes lost two more horses. that leaves seven competitors for american pharaoh who hopes to become the first triple crown winner since affirmed in 1978 as two horses dropped out of the race. >>> check out this viral video. high school football recruit nigel knott, wow, posted this video of him flipping backwards off a wall and catching a football. knott wrote he was done with acrobatic catches. >>> just >>> more on tracy morgan's emotional interview about the accident that nearly claimed his life. instantly quenches skin to keep it supple and hydrated day after day. formulated with hydrating hyaluroni

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they become the third program to win back-to-back national championships in ncaa history. the most watched finals games ever. >>> american pharaoh is the early 3-5 favorite to win the belmont stakes and become the first triple crown winner since 1978. the kentucky derby and preakness winner drew the number five position for saturday's race. jockey victor espinoza says he is very happy with the draw. >> announcer: "early today" is brought to you by just for men, just you and the look you want. >>> just ahead, a first look at caitlyn jenner's new reality series. plus jerry and elaine together again. their epic seinfeld reunion next. mmm, red white and blue pancakes. it's patriotism on a plate. i bet washington and jefferson would have eaten these. and at $4.99, that's less than a lincoln. red, white & blue pancakes are back and only $4.99. denny's. welcome to america's diner. the beast was as long as the boat. for seven hours, we did battle. until i said... you will not beat... meeeeee!!! greg. what should i do with your fish? gary. just put it in the cooler. if you're a fis

was the ncaa gymnast of the year at towson university in maryland. [cheers and applause] - mm! - oh! (gbajabiamila) did you see how high she got? (iseman) you'll remember last year, she really fed off the dallas crowd during her historic runs. doing the same here tonight. you see those young girls on the edge of their seats. it's amazing the inspiration this woman has become for girls all around the country. (gbajabiamila) such balance. [cheers and applause] (iseman) brent really felt relief getting through it this year. kacy, so much pressure so much expectations but she continues to answer the bell. (gbajabiamila) but kacy says this is the obstacle that worries her the most. there are some big jumps for someone her size. (steffensen) all good, kacy. (iseman) she is so small but so mighty. it's amazing to think, with the rock climbing she's even stronger than she was last year. (gbajabiamila) she has redefined what people see as strength. no longer is it the big muscle bodybuilding type. kacy catanzaro at 5' 100 pounds doing her thing. (iseman) akbar, she is really swinging he

but uva beat vanderbilt yesterday 4-2, the first school in the atlantic coast conference to win the ncaain 60 years, congratulations. >>> well some are calling this the catch of the year. blue jays taking on the rays. jays third baseman josh donaldson chases down a foul ball and dives into the crowd to secure the catch. he made sure he got that one. now that was sacrificing your body for the team. kudos to the fans for not interfering with that play. the jays beat the rays 1-0. another great catch to show you, a little kid makes a heroic catch as he saves his little brother from being nailed by baseball. good thing that kid had a glove. >>> the nba draft kicks off tonight. college draftees will be listening to hear nba commissioner adam silver announce their names. the minnesota timberwolves have the first overall pick. will they choose from the international pool of rising stars? >>> and this could be the most violent sport ever. king henry iii of france said it was too small to be war and too cruel to be a game. it's called historic football. and the rules are simple. there are none. s

the ncaa is reducing the time on the shot clock for men's teams, five seconds will be shaved off fromonds. teams will also have three second-half time-outs down from four. >>> well cheating on china's college entrance exam has gotten so prevalent that officials are making sure they have a bird's-eye view of test takers. drone aircraft were used at two testing centers this weekend. the drones can detect signals sent to devices that were illegally smuggled into the tests by students. while this equipment has been used in the past to communicate with test takers the drone can't stop other forms of cheating, though which include hiring surrogate test takers. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," actress edie falco of "nurse jackie." i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." mom. back pain? motrin helps you be the side-planking keeping-up-with- your-girlfriend- even-though-you'll-feel-it- later kind of woman you are. body pain? motrin helps you be an unstoppable, i-can-totally-do-this- all-in-one-trip kind of woman. when pain tries to stop you, there's motr

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he coached badgers for 14 years and taken wisconsin to the ncaa tournament every year, we will be right >>> finally on a warm night like this nothing beats ice cream. some young people and their families in six camden neighborhoods were treated tonight to free ice cream from mr. softee trucks. the free ice cream is courtesy of the camden county police department, and this is, the perfect way to celebrate summer, what a great night for those kids. >>> we thank you for watching "eyewitness news" at 11:00. we are back in the morning at 4:30. for leslie and kate and everybody here i'm chris may. stay tuned for csi. have a good night. we will see you here again tomorrow. >> hello. i'm your host, dr. lisa pavone and you're watching a very special edition of breakthroughs in nutritional health. i have a confession to make on behalf of medical doctors responsible for the health and wellbeing of you and your families. we have failed you. studies now show that the daily multivitamin and mineral pills we so heavily recommend may not be making you any healthier and in fact may be doing just the opp

mexico and alan riley will suit up for new zealand and all five played on the game that lost in the ncaa finals. >> it could be the breakout star of the tournament. >> she's got the ability and the flair, she could score goals and she could create goals and when she was at stanford, she was just a phenomenal player to coach. >> you can expect to see more stanford players in future world cups and several of sanford's players are in the under 23 national team. >> they're joining the nba finals food bank fund-raising challenge to support families in need and the county food bank challenged the greater cleveland food bank and mayor frank jackson to a friendly wager to see which fan base could raise the most money. they have a goal of $5,000 for the challenge. the sky is the limit. >> the food bank that raises the most money through their own virtual food drive wins so it has nothing to do with the series itself. it's really just a way for us to generate excitement around the finals. >> both of those things combined are almost 500,000 people a year. the losing food bank will have to wear the

the ncaa baseball. the play that even is talking about came in the third. fly ball to center. trying the sack from third. check out the throw. the strike to home plate for the double play. fired up. another look right there. on the money. advance to the super regional. facing the old a.c.c. rival virginia. leon: almost on the fly. >> money. leon: from center field. >> all money. leon: does the guy have a piano on his back? >> something on the side. i don't know. alison: wow! leon: great legs. good stuff. alison: thank you. coming up next "abc7 news at 5:00" -- cracking down. leon: law enforcement officer are gearing up to crack down on aggressive driving. alison: today, kellye lynn rode with the prince george's county police to see what they are looking out for. kellye: prince george's county police officer is serious about keeping the roads safe. >> there is one. give using the phone while driving. >> his job in the traffic enforcement unit involving putting brakes on the aggressive driving. >> a lot of tailgating. following too closely. speed. >> aggressive driving is associ

it is their first ncaa baseball championship ended avenge his their loss in last year's final.dlines. tom: do you hear that clink? i don't like it. south of boston is where these guys finally use wooden bats. it is way, way hard in the winter. wooden bats -- pitchers are ahead of the batters. brendan: our new way out in front and how desperately based on needs to reform? tom: i am way out in front. brendan: but not with metal bats? tom: go to wooden bats. [laughter] brendan: cal ripken. things only tom keene says. tom: she said you will always have to mention cal ripken when necessary. i did, wooden bats. ian shepherdson with this this morning and he is flat-out optimistic on america's economy. let's first look at the oil downdraft. it is done, over and we will get final perspective on greece this morning. dr. shepherdson oil, $100 to $60 to $40. we are back. ian: it is nearly behind us with impact on the oil business because we have seen a huge downdraft. i think we are pretty much done with that now. maybe another couple of months and we should be thorough. what is happening

tiburon entertainment and now some 800 employees churn out madden and a slew of sports blockbusters like ncaatball and nba live. eaer 15 years, a sizable diaspora has created a pile of second-generation orlando game companies. >> the industry has grown up around us. cory: to fuel that growth, ea help the university of central florida launch a graduate game program. things we have here is a motion capture studio. cory: it is these kinds of studios that let students get real-world experience. >> this is a videogame school. cory: tom carbone helped launch the program. >> retaken programmers, artists and producers and give them experience. cory: that partnership to academia and dozens of startups and the kind of housing you cannot find in silicon valley has created a vibrant gaming community in orlando. cory joins us now, back home in san francisco. what did you learn from the videogame school in central florida that you did not know? cory: they developed this focus on video games in orlando. there seems to be a lot more cooperation. companies are poaching each other's employees and sometimes the

>> she is one of the reasons i am missing the ncaa championship game. to be fair the rest of the panelists are the reason. i am here with carrie sheffield. and she would rather be in a pickle than eat one. it is joanne nosuchunsky. tmi. and his facial hair is the center fold of beards monthly. last month it was kelly preston. it is joe devito. his comedy album is now available on amazon and itunes. and he is more american than manifest destiny. a first time guest. concerned veterans for america ceo and fox news contributor. the lede. that's the first story. >> well, they opposite of nailed it. "rolling stone" apologized and retracted their story of an alleged gang remember at the university of virginia after an independent review called it a journalistic failure. the scathing report leveled the blame at the magazine from top to bottom. it found among other things that rolling stone didn't try hard enough to track down the man accused of orchestrating the assault and relied too much on the so-called victim jackie. here is one of the authors of the review

ncaa regionals and cal looking to eliminate tebz text a and m. nice staches.two. yesterday these two teams went 14 and today only 12. texas a&m boots it, but they catch aaron nap. he is caught in a pickle and eventually tagged out. cal falls 4-3. same two play tomorrow and the winner advancing to the super regionals. it was a rematch just two minutes. we go to sudden death. senior playing his final game and takes it to the house for the win. 17-12 your final. we have lebron versus steph with andrew boggit. the former saint mary star making headlines with his aggressive plays. he has been called a dirty player, accused of trying to hurt his fellow players. >> he plays high and plays gritty. you have to know going into a game with a guy like that that you can't go in half hearted. a guy you love to play with and hate to pray against. >> more from the warriors and the calf leaks. cavaliers. picture on your trading card. amare cooper has more. >>> part of a crane comes crashing down. the damage and the dangers. and pop star enrique uh glass yeahs and how he wa >>>

. >> and this former ncaa leader answered some more questions this morning about race and regret.re of matt lauer's exclusive interview with rachel dole dolezal straight ahead. >>> we had a slow start with fog this morning but temperatures have taken off and will likely fuel storms this afternoon. i've issued a first alert for the chance of strong damaging winds. the hour-by-hour future weather with a look at when storms will likely roll through our area when we come back. ♪ i am never getting married. never. psssssh. guaranteed. you picked a beautiful ring. thank you. we're never having kids. mmm-mmm. breathe. i love it here. we are never moving to the suburbs. we are never getting one of those (minivan). we are never having another kid. i'm pregnant. i am never letting go. for all the nevers in life state farm is there. >>> five people are dead after a balcony at a california apartment building suddenly collapsed earlier this morning. officials say the fourth floor balcony collapsed, sending 13 people falling to the ground below it. emergency officials took eight people to local

ncaa leader accused of -- naacp leader accused of lying about her race stepped down today. she made the announcement on facebook. as we report in that facebook post she did not address questions about her race. reporter: after a fire storm of criticism, monday embattled naacp leader rachel dolezal announced she is stepping down. the spokane chapter president posting on facebook saying this is not me quitting. this is a continuum. two hours earlier, national naacp president william-brooks refused to take questions on the controversy. >> this is important for us to focus on not reality tv but to focus on real issues, real challenges. reporter: dolezal came under the national spotlight last week after this interview with abc station kxly. >> are your parents, are they white? reporter: while dolezal would not answer the question, today on "good morning america" her parents did. >> just for the record rachel dolezal is your birth daughter? >> that is correct. reporter: they say this is what their daughter looked like growing up. blonde, fair skin and freckles. >> it started with

. >>> congratulations to the virginia cavaliers, 2015 ncaa baseball champions. they took down vanderbilt, 4-2 revenge against the commodores who beat them in the title game last year big year for the university of virginia athletics. the baseball team joins them in soccer and tennis teams as national champions. >>> some basketball for a moment. the nba draft taking place tonight. the wizards have the 19th overall pick. also a few local players expect to be taken tonight. justin anderson left uva a year early for the draft. he and his family have been waiting for this moment for a long time. kara moloney is at his draft party with more on his big night. >> reporter: a dream is about to come true. we are in fredericksburg for justen anderson's draft party. the man of the hour not here yet, but his mama is. who knows him best kim anderson, how are you feeling? >> i'm feeling wonderful thank you. exciting moment for us. >> we have something you put together, justin hasn't even seen this yet, kim worked so hard on this. looking at all of these pictures, how far has h

it's no secret that the ncaa has failed when it comes to following their own rules.s certainly failed when it comes to unduly exerting their perceived powers over college athletics. the act will ensure that the ncaa is held to the highest standards possible provided much-needed accountability and reforms. the ncaa acts would prohibit universities from receiving title 4 funds if they participate in athletic associations that do not implement and enforce specific rules related to student athletes' health, safety education and we have failed to see them protect student athletes and this bipartisan legislation will fix that. i urge colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support this bipartisan measure. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from oregon seek recognition? the gentleman is recognized. mr. defazio: how many times will congress pretend to be fooled by yet another job-killing trade agreement? first it was nafta. it told us it

. >>> the controversy surrounding an ncaa leader continues. what the woman accused of lying ab >>> "news4 today." >> the woman at the center of a bizarre racial controversy facing another backlash after canceling an naacp meeting. 37-year-old rachel dolezal faces a global social media uproar after her family exposed her for pretending she's black. dolezal leads the spokane, washington, chapter of the naacp. she cancelled today's meeting due to quote, the need to continue discussion with regional and national naacp leaders. another chapter executive is reportedly now questioning whether dolezal has grounds to cancel a general meeting. dolezal told an nbc affiliate she does consider herself black. >> would you identify yourself as an african-american? >> i don't like the term african-american. i prefer black. >> now, both of her parents, her estranged parents are white. protesters say that this is not -- this is about integrity and not about race. some plan to call for dolezal to step down tonight. >>> in just a few hours the ballou high school

. >>> the ncaa activist under fire for the color of her skin released a statement overnight saying she'llptions swirling about my family my race my credibility on monday. >>> still to come on "today" we're taking look back at the iconic toy store kids and parents alike are sad to see closing the doors. -- harry smith will tell us. >> these are gifts to remember. >> as you can tell we have great music here courtesy of midtown men all original cast members of the hit broadway musical "jersey boys." >> they're sounding good. >>> let's begin the half hour with the trek obsessed techie building the officially licensed star trek building on the planet planet. we go inside the corner office. >>> the starship enterprise its mission to explore the final frontier. >> or in this case the city in eastern china. that's no trekky fantasy there. there's actually the corporate headquarters for internet pioneer dj liu. >> this is my office. >> from his office, he captains his online gaming company "net dragon." >> why did you want to build the building to look like the starship enterprise? >> he got hikeo

charles: right now it's like the and double -- ncaa brackets. but i guess it's part of politics. but i think it would hurt republicans, i really do. >> they're going to put hillary clinton in office while all of them are fighting each other, talking about fine lines and differences in theory of governing. >> there are big debates in the gop right now. charles: let's talk about the constitutional little bit. because that is where we are. vince von probably shot the folks at gq and they were asking him about american's right to own a gun. he said we don't have the right to bear arms because of burglars. we have the right to bear arms to resist the supreme power of a corrupt and abusive government. so okay. do you agree with that? >> i'm a big fan of his movies, that comes as jeffersonian for my liking taking the wind out of this. and i'd actually like to see gun control be reined in. people want to protect themselves, his concerns about the abuse of government are tierney and whatnot, that's a little dated. >> not if you get to rural america. if you get out there, a lot of these pe

. >> and now how he's making a name for himself playing for stanford in the men's ncaa championship. >> reporter: the word maverick is defined as an independent individual. so when you hear the name maverick mcnealy it kind of stands out. don't get the stanford sophomore confused with tom cruz. mcnealy is the number-one player in college golf. he earned the honor of pac 12 player of the year after shooting a final round 61 to capture the conference championship. his rise to the top in 2015 has been swift. maverick was just the fifth best player on stanford's squad as a freshman. >> the youngest in my freshman year. i would be thrilled if i just got to play in one or two tournaments. hey, i started playing really well. i learned so much from my teammates. i learned a ton from them freshman year. was thrilled to make the lineup every now and then. i started playing much better toward the end of the year. improved this year. >> to go from where he was in our roftder a year ago -- roster a year ago to now number one in collegiate rankings and to win awards and tournaments like he has, it

. >> and the ncaa cp convention comes too. >> yes, they have many events planned and some famous people are coming too. >> great week. >> this weekend yes. >> until saturday. >> thanks, lot. >> wait is over 50 shades of gray fans listen up, another novel is coming out in the series but is there a twist to this new one. >> el james is releasing the fourth novel coming out june 18th, it is simply call gray. >> oh it is told from the point of the view of christian gray. >> so 50 shade thrilling sold more than 125 million copies in three or four years ago and 50 shades movies, american half billion dollars world wide. >> sue, this is something i did not know that the original, because i didn't read any of it except excerpt on the show that within day was toll from the young woman's point of view. >> pretty much. >> some people want to know about christian and how he came to be what he is, sue. >> that was the whole deal he had a mysterious past. >> he is just a dork, isn't he. >> well, you can say a lot of things about him. >> i do. >> i guess that would be a good war. i just hope there is

making some history, a local athlete is believed to be the first openly transgender swimmer in the ncaa. skyler will be a freshman at harvard in the fall. initially recruited for the women's swim team. join the men's team as an openly transgender man. he is from mcclane, virginia, and went to georgetown school. >>> meanwhile, atlanta is saying good-bye to a real housewife. won't be returning to the bravo reality show's 8th season. an amazing platform. she has been with the series since it began back in 2008. >>> the president issues new rules when it comes to overtime pay and who should receive it. >> and chris cristie will become the 14th republican to enter the race for the white house. first, let's check in with allison. >> pretty comfortable out here. the humidity continues to increase. we'll see showers and thunderstorms today. a beautiful start. the clouds increase by lunchtime. some showers and stormings should be strong to severe. we'll track them for you during why are we watching this again? i pay for all these channels, so i make myself watch them all. joey, i'll watch anythi

. >> congratulations to the university of virginia, the cavaliers are your 2015 ncaa baseball champs. it's the first title in that sport in the school's history. virginia exacted revenge on vanderbilt at omaha last night. they lost last year to the commodores in the championship. they take down vandy, 4-2. that's the third team from the university of virginia to win a championship this academic year. they join the men's soccer and tennis team. how about that for uva? >> pretty awesome. >> great academics by the way. >>> well for the second time this week we are dealing with a weather alert day. beautiful right now as a matter of fact. but amelia says that's going to change. she's pinpointing the change, and she'll bring us that. >>> they quickly found themselves the subject being covered instead, how one news crew managed to save a man's life. >>> and it's something a lot of us do every day. we stop by the atm to get some cash, but imagine someone pulling a gun on you while getting the money. that's what happened to someone in our area and police want to know if you recognize the man

jackson, the former head of the ncaa -- for some it is it -- on site, no waiting can help that film, if the film is good, no waiting can help that film. -- no rating can hurt that film. i feel like major candidates are like major studios and independence are like independent film studios. if the criteria for an independent candidate to be in the provincial debate is that people are aware of him, people need to know to vote for them in order for them to have the viability to be in the presidential debates. if they are not in the presence of debates, people may not be aware of that candidate in order to know to vote for them. host: thank you. guest: that's a very good question. i think one of the things has really changed it in favor of that independent candidate or third-party candidate is best -- social media today, facebook etc. if you are going to run for president, you can communicate with millions of people without much cost. using social media. i think it is a little bit easier than it might have been back in john anderson's days or in ross perot's days to get that attention alt

in january the ncaa restored 111 wins that had been taken away as punishment from the scandal making paterno the winningest coach with 409 victories. >>> zeroing in. up next the new clues that could be leading authorities closer to two prison escapees who have been on the run for more than two weeks. plus show of solidarity. the community comes together following last week's church massacre as we learn new details about the alleged gunman. >>> if you think it's hot today, just wait believe tomorrow. i'm tracking the record heat and our next chance for storms. that's just ahead. >>> we have new information on the search for those two escaped killers. new york state police will hold a briefing in just under an hour from now after another possible sighting. today a law enforcement manhunt is centered near owls head and mountain view in upstate new york a remote area 30 miles west of the prison where the men escaped. the search for david sweat and richard matt intensified after someone was seen running from a cabin late last night. the owner reported a break-in. this is new video from ow

jackson, the former head of the ncaa -- no rating can hurt that film. i feel like major candidates are like major studios and independence are like independent film studios. if the criteria for an independent candidate to be in the provincial debate is that people are aware of him, people need to know to vote for them in order for them to have the viability to be in the presidential debates. if they are not in the presence of debates, people may not be aware of that candidate in order to know to vote for them. host: thank you. guest: that's a very good question. i think one of the things has really changed it in favor of that independent candidate or third-party candidate is best -- social media today, facebook etc. if you are going to run for president, you can communicate with millions of people without much cost. using social media. i think it is a little bit easier than it might have been back in john anderson's days or in ross perot's days to get that attention although ross perilous affair -- a feeling well known person with a profile. if you are

. >> does the ncaa make an analysis of what to expect with the ultimate outcome? i sleekly owed president bush before he went to war but here are the implications here is what to expect in the iraqi society with iraqi politics here are the key factors. >> plus get what has happened is not a pretty picture. to talk about that iraq was holding them back you talk about that in your book now they talk about huge portions of territory. >> in the book i do really believe it that the decision to invade their crack at the end of the day it did that bring about that instability those that brought about the instability were the deep dedication that after the military operation ended and the were in charge of iraq these were the first few decisions freddie betty a member of the baath party to disband anyone that had a close relationship that resulted in the collapse of the iraqi military, the iraqi security service because all members were of the bath party so bunch went to work for the insurgency because they were mad and they were paid by those organizations. those murtha

recent events like the ncaa restraining 111 wins he earn on the football field point to the country takingther look at the good he was known nor. jay said the beer maker approached his family after perspectives changed. >> they came to us and wanted to honor him because they know what kind of person joe paterno was. >> a portion of the sales will benefit charities supported by the paterno family including groups that help victims child sexual abuse and that's the part that many fans agree on. >> i think that's true and a lot of the money goes to help victims of crime that's heinous. >> reporter: paterno beer will be available in mid august. and we're told that it will come in cans with joe paterno's picture and also statements of his accomplishment. back to you guys. >> dave, thank you. >>> a group of among went get into a subway elevator but this is no ordinary ride. what one guy pulls out of his backpack that stopped the rider in his tracks. >>> and flood waters rise right into this animal rescue. pets trapped in cages as the water rushes in. what workers call a miracle that saved dozen

>> she is one of the reasons i am missing the ncaa championship game. to be fair the rest of the panelists are the reason. i am here with carrie sheffield. and she would rather be in a pickle than eat one. it is joanne nosuchunsky. tmi. and his

. >>> cal against texas and a for a right to advance to the ncaa tournament.bears trailing 1- 0 paul deep into the construction zone. chris paul's ninth homer of the year. and the game is tied at one. no longer. bottom of the 8th, and there's a & m's melton making it 3-1. texas wins and moves on in the tournament. two straight wins against cal bears going into hibernation. a & m moving on. >>> steph curry's appearance at the giants friday did not sit well with a's fans. they thought he should be rooting for the team playing next to oracle arena. well, yesterday curry said he is actually a red sox fan and sounded like a true politician. >> obviously, support most bay area teams. probably not the most popular stance but i like to see teams play well and do well and i'm wearing both hats so i'm all right with that. >> he has to get one of those hats that's split down the middle, a's, giants. very well played. the other splash brother, klay thompson practiced for the warriors yesterday although he is not cleared by doctors in the nba to play in game one. i'm denni