>> guest: new york buffalo. i graduated from there and i was born and raised in buffalo. >> host: talk about your influences. you come from a divorced household. your mother cared for you and your father was in your life? talked to me about that and how it relates. as it relates to president obama and how he talks about fathers. >> guest: i grew up in a home but only where my father had a huge amount of influence even though he didn't live with us my parents were divorced when i was younger but my father had visitation rights three or four days a week, weekends, holidays, he was a presence in my life coaching little league baseball and things like that. but i also have an extended family .-full-stop strong intact families that was just quite common. everywhere i looked whether it was my church, extended family, i saw men all around me that went to work in suits and ties. it was just the norm. i have too many role models to o count but my father was very much a part of that. and my mother, despite the diverse alw

our movement was from lincoln and nebraska and other state like texas and new york, buffalo, and ontario, canada, coming to the d.c. and we know that the u.s. is the mother of the nation, that the only path. and we appreciate. i was very glad. >> basim, i was just going to say that the u.s. is now trying to help the yazidis, your people in iraq, humanitarian supplies have already been dropped. more are on the way. and the president of the united states has authorized air strikes if necessary, if necessary to further help this situation. this awful situation, not just for the yazidis, but also for iraqi christians, iraqi shiites. all sorts of people right now are threatened. this is a horrible situation. and we're going to stay on top of it and report the news as fairly and responsibly as we possibly can. basi alali, thanks very much. good luck to your family and friends, all of the yazidis in northern iraq, a community rich with history and tradition. >>> coming up, president obama has approved these air strikes against the isis terrorists in northern iraq. but the kurds, they are battli

new york. i saw that buffalo, new york, is getting ready to host the national scrabble championship this weekendause ] well, they weren't planning to host it, but it was raining and some of the monopoly pieces were missing, so -- [ laughter ] and get this, scrabble just announced it's adding more than 5,000 words to its dictionary. including the word "buzzkill," as in -- they are, "buzzkill." as in "anyone who reads the dictionary for scrabble is a a total buzzkill." [ applause ] come on mom, we're just playing a game. well, this is causing some controversy here. [ laughter ] a little controversy. a hotel in upstate new york is threatening guests with a a $500 fine if they give it a a negative yelp review. i went on yelp and read some of the hotel's reviews. they're all positive, i think. although, i mean, i sense a a little sarcasm. take a look. first we have -- "this has been the best hotel we've been to. the fact that my room smelled like smoke was a bonus. [ laughter ] a-plus." next we have -- "we couldn't decide if the best part of our room was the fact that shower curtain was covered in mo

the preseason schedule opens with the new york giants and buffalo bills in the hall of fame game in cantonugh start for giants quarterback eli manning. in the first quarter he sacks and fumbles the ball. later manning's backup ryan nassib goes deeb to cory robinson for a 73-yard touchdown. the giants win, 17-13. >>> both the giants and bills had former players inducted into the hall of fame on saturday. former buffalo receiver andre reed delivered forecast the most emotional speech. he paid tribute to his quarterback and fellow hall of famer jim kelly. kelly has spent the last year battling cancer. >> i was known for my tough ps going across the middle, making that catch, breaking tackles, but the toughest individual i've ever met in my life is jim kelly, number 12. >> at the conclusion of his speed, reed caught one last pass throw by kelly. >>> fans of the team read and kelly prayed for are expressing concerns over one of the potential buyers for the buffalo bills. jon bon jovi. he's leading a toronto-based group that has place add bid on the team. buffalo bills fans are worried the group

it kicks off with preseason with sunday's hall of fame game between the new york giants and buffalo bills>>> american golfer dustin johnson has take an leave of absence from the pga tour. johnson will, quote, seek professional help for personal challenges he's facing. his rep said he's not expected to play in a ryder cup in september. >>> meanwhile, in akron, the wgc brickstone invitational is under way. despite a couple hiccups, tiger woods will finish 2 under, tied for ninth. rory mcilroy finished 1 under par. >>> in kansas city, a unique first pitch delivered from a man born with no arms. he uses his foot to throw that lofty pitch to the plate. still a whole lot better than, you know. oh, boy. poor 50. >>> well, can the godfather of soul win the box office? and the power of "sharknado" continues to surprise. goes through in a day. but what's even more surprising is that brushing alone isn't enough to keep it clean. fortunately, you've got listerine®. unlike brushing which misses 75% of your mouth, listerine® cleans virtually your entire mouth. so what are you waiting for? it's time to

. >> and the nfl kicks off the preseason with sunday's hall of fame game between the new york giants and buffalo bills. a lot of football fans excited the season's around the corner. >>> in akron, the bridgestone invitational is underway. the follow-up shot, he'll birdie that one in. and he will finish two under tied for ninth. >>> and open champion rory mci'll rm mcilroy ties for 14th. >>> and kansas city, unique first pitch delivered from a man born with no arms and uses his foot. looks good, right? still a whole lot better than this. oh, of course, we've got to play that one. poor 50 cent. >> he is never ever going to live that down. >> nope. >> it's fun to watch, though. >> live on. >>> well, a new tropical storm has formed and headed for the caribbean. bill karins is here with much more on that. rain for the weekend. >> yeah, not associated with bert bertha, but rain on top of it. a bad weekend for the east coast that we've had all summer long. one after another, it's been gorgeous. let's talk about bertha first. new advisory from the hurricane center. cruising at 20 miles per hour, has abo

the new york giants beat the buffalo bills tonight in the hall of fame game. a close score. >> i am sure it will not be the last loss for the buffalo bills. it is all uphill from here. >> turning 53 years old. learning how you can send him a >> obama celebrates his birthday tomorrow. the white house did not release his birth they plan. he played golf and there is a link on his facebook and twitter account. of the threee one birthday cards to send to the commander-in-chief. he will be busy with the u.s.-africa >> looking over the shoulder and it seems like there is a line of storms. >> there is a line of storms. see the heaviest clusters in the individual storms with the outflow down here. that is the term. it is a weak cold front and you see it. behind that, a cluster of storms. they are not severe. they could still have hefty rain amounts. we have friday and saturday and hot and humid. a great cold front brings up nice weather going into thursday and friday. >> the overnight lows are at 68 degrees. not that at all. all right. stay with us. there is more ahead

nbc sunday night football returns tonight with the hall of fame game between the new york giants and buffalo. then the full nfl plea season starts thursday. in other words, starting today you'll be able to watch football every sunday from now until the super bowl. >>> this morning, a new group of football players waking up with statues in the hall of fame. among the new inductees, derrick brooks, michael strahan and andre reed who spent a season. redskins. seven new players joined the ranks of the game's greats. >>> you heard of crazed fans sprinting on to the field in baseball. but how about a young child? this girl no older than elementary school. runs on to the field as the cincinnati reds were playing the miami marlins last night. a group of security guards managed to wrangle her. just skipping through. no word if she was grounded when she got home. >> i think she probably was grounded. then probably took away e ipad or whatever she has. holy cow. >>> experts say a common mistake could triple your medical bills. we'll show you what to spot and save you some money. >>> how a group celebra

it traversing the great lakes upstate new york bringing a cloudy cool and very showery day to places like burlington vermont central new york back through buffaloie pa you guys aren't too warm there but with the benefit of sunshine it's at least been a nice warm summer afternoon here. right now in center city 80 degrees outside. winds out of the west southwest at 14 miles an hour. so there's that nice little breeze kicking in, too. and temperatures have been fairly cool the further north and west you go. only in the 70s and 60s. just can't believe we keep saying this. day after day here in august. we've yet to hit 90 degrees. 68 in mount pocono. 76 in allentown. 79 in millville. 76 in dover and 79 in wildwood, new jersey. almost jacket weather once the sun sets. that's what we'll see again tonight. 64 the overnight low in the city. 55 in the suburbs. partly cloudy skies. and still very cool. looks like another nice day on sunday the only small caveat there's a slight chance of a thunderstorm otherwise sun and clouds, 85 degrees. we'll have the latest on the week ahead and details on that thunderstorm chance for the rest of the weekend still com

it all begins tonight on "sunday night football" with the hall of fame game between the new york giants and buffalo bills. then the full preseason schedule starts thursday including redskins versus patriots. right here on nbc 4. this morning, that you group of football players waking up with some new hardware from the hall of fame. among the new inductees, derrick brooks, michael strahan, as well as andre reed who spent a season with the redskins. all in all, seven new players joined the ranks of the game's greats. >>> you've heard of crazed fans sprinting on to the field in baseball but how about a young child? take a look at this. young girl no older than elementary school age, runs down on to the field as the cincinnati reds were playing the miami marlins last night. a group of security guards decided to return her to her mom and dad. no word if she was grounded when she got home. you got to wonder was she set up by dad? >> a lot of people say where were her parents. but you know if you are a parent, if they were that close to the field, she could have just hopped over. >>> we have another scam

. >> glor: football is back, tonight is the first preseason game of the year, the new york giants and the buffalos at the hall of fame game in canton, ohio. this weekend was also the hall of fame induction ceremony. and it featured a moving speech from ex-bill andre reed paying tribute to former teammate jim kelley. >> my career didn't take off until something called the k gun came out of nowhere. [ applause ] >> andre reed played 15 seasons with the buffalo bills, the best of them catching passes from the man who watched his induct shun last night. >> the toughest individual i have ever met in my life is jim kelley, number 12. [ applause ] >> jim kelley traveled to ohio this weekend in the middle of a cancer battle that has captivated football fans across the country. first diagnosed last year, his cancer came back this spring. he just finished an intense round of chemotherapy and radiation, losing 50 pounds in the process. through it all his family has posted powerful pictures and videos online. fans and teammates have all been watching. >> there is a reason why i am standing here today. >> you

new challenge for the division rivals. >> one, two, three! >> yeah, that's right. the patriots issued the ice bucket challenge to the miami dolphins, buffalo bills, and new york jets.iral campaign is meant to raise awareness of als. in addition to getting doused with ice water, the owner says the team is making a significant donation to als research. >>> the cowboys and raiders could have used a bucket of ice to cool down in the joint practice. dallas defensive back morris makes a hard tackle on oakland's michael rivera that creates a brawl that goes into the spectators. one swipes a dallas player, and police stepped in to keep the fans separated from the players. >>> when we return, online remembranc remembrances, how social media welcom websites join people together in their tribute to robin williams. tylenol is clinically proven to provide strong, fast pain relief. but for everything we do, we know you do so much more. tylenol ♪ >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. >>> well since rob death, the internet is providing a place for fans to share grief and celebrate his life. as we report, the tributes on social media to williams'

the nfl hall of fame game will follow tomorrow as the new york giants and buffalo bills kick off then in canton, ohio. and now trending on bleacherreport.com, his fellow point guard, derrick rose, dominated the discussion the first half of the usa men's basketball show case, it was that right there, damian lillard who beat the buzzer into the locker room. not just any buzzer beater. it was that one from the other end of the floor. >> look at him high-fiving, yes, yes, i did that. no big deal. >> one of those you throw up and you typically to go far under the basket or far over and people crossed their fingers and hope. not damian lillard. >> very nice, very nice. >> i would have to granny thank you so much. for being here this morning. >>> thank you for starting your morning with us. >> our "new day" special coverage continues right now. >>> okay. moving from sports to some other really serious news this morning, and we just want to say thank you so much for being with us. i'm christi paul. >> and i'm miguel marcus in for the hopefully vacationing victor blackwell. welcoming you in f

guest: upstate new york in buffalo. that is where i went to college. i came down to new york after taking a job at the "wall street journal" 20 years ago now. i grew up somewhere in the working-class, lower middle-class, place on the sort of income spectrum. my parents were divorced when i was very young. my father played a very active role in my life. i had two siblings and he was very close to all of his children, saw us several times a week, holidays, so forth. i had a large extended family on my mother's died right there in buffalo. a very religious family. of myurch was a big part upbringing as well. in addition to my father and a role model there in terms of black men, i also had a lot of black role models on my mothers side of the family right there in buffalo growing up. host: did your operating feel typical to you? -- upbringing feel typical to you? guest: no. i got a glimpse into different worlds growing up. i attended public schools and private schools, both catholic schools and nonsectarian schools. i got a pretty widely varied view of diffe

guest: upstate new york in buffalo. that is where i went to college. came down to new york after taking a job at the "wall street journal" 20 years ago now. i grew up somewhere in the working-class, lower middle-class, place on the sort of income spectrum. my parents were divorced when i was very young. my father played a very active role in my life. i had two siblings and he was very close to all of his children, saw us several times a week, holidays, so forth. i had a large extended family on my mother's died right there in buffalo. a very religious family. of myurch was a big part upbringing as well. in addition to my father and a role model there in terms of black men, i also had a lot of black role models on my mothers side of the family right there in buffalo growing up. host: did your operating feel typical to you? -- upbringing feel typical to you? guest: no. i got a glimpse into different worlds growing up. i attended public schools and private schools, both catholic schools and nonsectarian schools. i got a pretty widely varied view of differe

new york giants took on buffalo bills. new york won 17-13. yes folks football season is here. thank goodness. >>> 7:19 is the time. israeli air strike just hours before an expected truce, is what next for the situation in gaza straight ahead. kacie is here to tell us ball this, kacie, good morning. >> good morning, chris, yesterday they won their second game in the regional tournament. team beat delaware's newark nationals, eight-four. if you make it to the little league world series, the teach's pitcher will be 17th girl to ever reach the tournament. >> all of the men and boys say baseball has changed, there are different genders, and not just one gender, and it is, i kind of want other girls to play baseball. >> she also says it means that the world for the the team to have their city behind them all the way. we will continue to follow this, these amazing kids all the way to the world series. just a humble brag, nico, up in cooper towns, pottstown pythons two are-o. they are undefeated. >> two-o the pythons, don't mess with those pythons. >> ill a update you on them too. >>

the most important team in new york, the buffalo bills, also the giants played. >> brian has more inher report, brian? >> good morning. it's official. football is here. you can smell it. it may be just the preseason. hey, don't tell it to die hard nfl fans and the players on the field. hall of famer michael sthahan and jim kelly on hand. he's in the middle of a battle for cancer. giants running game looked awesome against the bills defense. andre williams led the way on the ground. giants win, 17-3. to nascar and pocono. lap 117. hamlin gets loose and takes out half the field. you know who he didn't crash? dale earnhardt, jr. it's his first season with at least three wins since 2004. this is trending on bleacherreport.com. tiger woods return short lived. tiger was clearly in pain after he teed off on the ninth hole, grim asing and trying to keep it together. no word on the severity of the injury and if he will play in next weekend's pga championship in louisville. >> i felt like i was in a bunker. just guarded and been spasming ever since. >> same spot? >> the whole lower back. i don

noreste, quienes tienen que prepararse para cuestiones muy severas de celeste de pittsburgh, buffalo, new york nuevamente los fuegos forestales, hoy no es el caso, pero pudiera ocurrir en el transcurso de esa semana, 66 grados en seattle, san antonio con 85, a diferencia de la semana pasada han mejorado las temperaturas, pero de todas maneras hay abundante calor, en washington con 75, en los angeles con 82, vamos para maÑana martes, temperaturas cÁlidas, nada en comparaciÓn con ustedes, nuevamente para phoenix arizona, en el norte del paÍs, tenemos el rango de los 92 hacia montana, asÍ que tenemos condiciones extremadamente peligrosas en cuanto al calor se refiere, mientras tanto, todo el noreste, ustedes en la gran manzana, 81, 82 en washington, actividad de fuertes lluvias, se pronostican inundaciones desde nueva york hasta new jersey, ustedes en pennsylvania, y obviamente eso va a provocar retrasos en los aeropuertos, pueden seguirme en mi twitter, es todo de mi parte, feliz lunes. >> llegÓ el momento de vida sana con cecilia, nos estÁ preparando algo delicioso, de quÉ se trata? >> sÍ, supe

paul stefan, buffalo, new york. no one cares who killed general patton. you are wrong.n the last days of world war ii and his strange death bears investigating which martin and i did. september 23rd and we'll see. we'll see. tip of the day, part two of getting a discount. tip last night mentioned that in winston, north carolina, if you say grace before your meal, they knock off 15% of the check. well, this letter rolled in from a man who lives in nor da and a restaurant that gives a prayer discount is discriminating against nonreligious folks. boulder dash, robert. let's get you up to speed on freedom. and that's the tip of the day. in your life, you have a constitutional right to be as generous as you want to specific people. it doesn't matter whether it's a business discount, a random act of kindness, you are free to give. you have two menus for the same items, that may be a certain deal. but you're absolutely right, be as generous as you can and choose wisely. and that is it for us today. please check out the fox news website. llo'reilly.com. thanks for watching us t

on wednesday, but just to the north, chicago, your high is going to be 22 degrees. 22 in buffalo and in new york, 33 degrees. and in the southern areas, humid air is flowing in. could you feel more like 40 or 45 degrees in some places. here's the extended forecast. >>> and that was this hour's news and weather. for all of us here on "newsline," thanks for watching. >> these are today's top stories. it is the first day on the job for france's newly reshuffled cabinet after the prime minister fired several top left-wing ministers critical of the government's austerity campaign. gaza celebrates as a long-term cease-fire takes hold. that open-ended truce with israel is meant to stop seven weeks of fighting, but no real solutions have been found for the core long-term issues that separate the two sides. cease-fire in ukraine, however. face-to-face talks between russian and ukrainian prid

paul stefan, buffalo, new york. no one cares who killed general patton. you are wrong.n the last days of world war ii and his strange death bears investigating which martin and i did. september 23rd and we'll see. we'll see. tip of the day, part two of getting a discount. tip last night mentioned that in winston, north carolina, if you say grace before your meal, they knock off 15% of the check. well, this letter rolled in from a man who lives in nor da and a restaurant that gives a prayer discount is discriminating against nonreligious folks. boulder dash, robert. let's get you up to speed on freedom. and that's the tip of the day. in your life, you have a constitutional right to be as generous as you want to specific people. it doesn't matter whether it's a business discount, a random act of kindness, you are free to give. you have two menus for the same items, that may be a certain deal. but you're absolutely right, be as generous as you can and choose wisely. and that is it for us ease chec website. billo'reilly.com. thanks for watching us tonight. i'm bill o'reilly

i know growing up in buffalo, new york, we talked about moving to arizona when i was a kid and they said it's so dry there. yeah, it's dry part of the year. but when the humidity comes in and the monsoon season comes in, these flash flood events happen all the time. there are either the haboobs we see them, the dust storms that come in if there's a lot of air rushing away from these thunderstorms, but the heavy heavy rainfalls come down and these storms don't move very quickly because these storms are not generated by a jet stream. they sit over the same spot and rain and rain. that's what you get this type of flash flooding where you have to be so careful. >> you have to be careful and in some cases have to be rescued. you see that yellow, just talking to viewers the yellow in the center of the rooftop. that was dropped down along with the rescue worker from that rescue chopper. how will that u-shaped piece of equipment, chad, be used? >> maybe they are just waiting for the water to go down. seeing if it's not going up anymore. but this device will go under the person's arms and he'll b

. >> jimmy: i use my recipes from anchor bar in buffalo, new york. >> this is, we're going to switch- wait. is that yours? >> no, no. this is mine. [ laughter ] yours is beautifully placed. [ cheers and applause ] i'm going to put my secret ingredient on right now. i'm going to go in the wing. and a little -- up and out a a little bit there. >> oh man. >> jimmy: oh, yeah, a still steroid injection. [ laughter ] yeah, that's what i'm talking about, right there. boy, oh, boy. ha-ha-ha! [ laughter ] oh. pumpin' up the bird! [ cheers and applause ] enough is enough. that's enough right there! okay. let me have some milk. we have milk from milk bar. cereal milk. >> don't get mad at me. don't get mad at me. >> jimmy: are you serious? is it really -- >> questlove: dude. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: all right. ready? on your mark, get set, go. [ cheers and applause ] [ chanting ] >> audience: jimmy! jimmy! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: i don't even need it. i'm going to lick my lips. i need more chili oil, baby! i'm going to die right now. my thanks to chef, david chang. more of "the tonight

touchdown to get things start in the last night's hall of fame game in canton ohio, new york giants beat the buffalo bills in practice play, 17 to 13, very first pre-season game on the football calendar. speaking of football, eagles first pre-season game this friday in chicago against the bears. the birds are back at the nova care complex for training camp today. it is on. erika, back to you. >> thank you ukee. don't get burned by the sun this summer. doctor rob here helping you pick out the right sunscreen. also, you don't have to break the bank for good times with friends this summer. we're on your side helping you entertain for less. we'l >>> erika, might be little dreary start, looking out the window oh man looks he can accurately what it look like yesterday. just cloudy, dreary, but i promise you this cloud cover is going to have a chance to thin out. we will get some sunshine, and have a chance to sort of brighten up, warm up for that matter. storm scan3 all basically in the clear right now the problem is we have a relatively calm winds and we've also got some moisture in the atmosphere, so al

the new york giants and buffalo bills squaring off tonight in the annual hall of fame game in canton,terbacks, you want to tune in early because the starters for both teams will play just a drive or two in the first quarter. but hayat least football is back. >> that's right. >> thank god for that. because i have a reason to drink now. >> you needed that. >> thank you guys. >> thank you for starting your morning with us. >> we have much more ahead. the next hour of "new day" starts now! >>> glad to have you on board with us. i'm christi paul. >> i'm miguel marquez in for victor blackwell this morning. it's 7:00 on the east coast. 4:00 out west. this is "new day" sunday. >> we want to begin with you regarding the conflict between israel and gaza as things seem to be heating up. >> indeed. new this morning an attack near the u.n. run shelter has led to more deaths. ten people were killed when shells struck twin city of the shelter. it's unclear which side may to be blame. >> the israeli military now says the soldier reportedly captured and killed by hamas was not, in fact, kidnapped, rat

. >> >> cowan: we leave you this morning with busy beavers on the job at beaver lake near buffalo, new yorkpe you will join charles osgood right here on sunday morning, for now i am lee cowan. have a good labor day. >> captioning made possible by johnson & johnson, where quality products for the american family have been a tradition for generations captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> i am major garrett today on face the nation, the threat from isis grows. two americans are killed fighting with the terror group that is also known as the islamic state in iraq and syria. president obama studies the dangers and the options. >> i don't want to put the cart before the horse. we don't have a strategy yet. >> the pentagon is conducting surveillance for air strikes in syria, will the president approve them? will they be enough to defeat sigh sister and is that even the goal of u.s. policy? and russian troops and military equipment enter eastern ukraine, more economic sanctions appear likely but can the west reverse russian aggression. >> we will ask the president one of the to

the new york giants beat the buffalo bills, 17-13. nfl experimented with extra points in this game. so the ball was snapped from the 15 yard line instead of the 2. the longer extra opponent will continue in the second week of preseason games. on twitter, giants kicker josh brown told "cbs this morning" hehe wants to see a permanent rule change. quote, it definitely would shake it all up. it ain't no gimme. take it all in. charlie, you can explain it to me. >> after the show. >> yes. i will come with a paper and a pencil. i thought i understood football until that. >> i thought the whoo-hoo meant you're excited. >> i am. >>> coming up, we have more from canton where nfl hall of famer jim kelly returned to his old team and connected with his latest receiver. he's fighting cancer. we'll hear a tribute to kelly from teammate andre reed in his hall of fame induction speech. >> it was nos. >>> the oscar-winning director dove as deep as he could go into the ocean. we'll show you what he found at the bottom. that's ahead. >>> the gazette in c

less than an hour from buffalo, new york. in total, the farm measures 350,000 square feet. 17 different strains of medical marijuana being grown here. it might just be a matter of time before a bigger one is coming to washington state or colorado. right now it is legalized. >> they're going to give them a run for its money. >> and in canada, show you bigger and better in the united states. >> take a look at the nation's weather. a cold front is bringing showers and thunderstorms from the central plains to the great lakes. thunderstorms in new mexico and showers in the cascade. going to be steamy along the gulf coast. >> heat wave that will continue for much of the midwest and south. triple digit temperatures in texas. in the 80s, 90s. most everywhere else. cooleren t ein the upper plains. >> brand spichi has flown from angeles to new york with a well seasoned traveler in tow. show who you brought along? >> calisi, baby girl made her television debut here on "world news now." >> what a cutie. >> she loves laying by the fool. s

scrabble champion, the 25th national championship was held this week in buffalo, new york, with 525 playersrom 11 countries. bouchard started his name with the word zilch and finished with just the opposite, the title and the $10,000 prize. among the words on the winning board, florigen, trooz, venerate and barf. new words starting next year will include hash talking, selfie and bromancep. >>> tommy hilfiger's apartment is back on sale again. it has views of central park and fifth avenue. it was put on the market back in 20308 and again last year. he has relisted the property as it's looking to spend more time in connecticut where his children are now attending school. >>> coming up on the show, walmart gets set to report earnings and investors will be squarely focused on the u.s. where sales have declined for the several quarters. we get a preview of walmart earnings, coming up next. >>> welcome back to the show. here is what's going on in the european equity trading session. we're a little bit mixed. the ftse 100 bucking the trend this morning on the back of higher qe numbers, up 0.2%. th

. >> reporter: the convention center in buffalo, new york was nearly silent except for the rattle of national scrabble championship. >> they come from every walk of life that you can imagine, anything from nuclear physicist to cab drivers to teachers to stay-at-home moms everybody. >> reporter: this year's champion, conrad bassett-bouchard marks a difference from prior winners. he's been playing for almost a decade but he's been honing his skills online. >> i played 10,000 games online before i ever went to a tournament. i knew my two-letter word and three-letter words without even realizing i needed to. >> reporter: those two and three-level words are key. >> at the tournament level, it's a math game. >> reporter: there are 100 tiles in a scrabble game. the vowels are all worth one point. more obscure letters like q and z are worth ten points. >> you can be a person with a big vocabulary who reads a lot and knows a lot of words but you may not know very arcane words that are helpful in scrabble. >> he opened with zilch, that earned him 52 points. >> i don't call them my scrabble fri

got some much hope for good news today, the former buffalo bills quarterback is coming off three months of chemo and radiation for sinus cancer. and his doctors here in new york put out a statement today saying he is free of pain, his function has returned to normal and there is no evidence of cancer. >>> billy crystal will present the tribute to his late-great friend robin williams at the emmy awards this coming monday night on this network. the two men teamed up over the years for several live comic relief broadcasts along with whoopi, the emmy awards producer said everyone recognized the need to do something powerful and memorable for robin williams. >>> the nfl's been in the headlines of late for head injuries and issues of punishment of badly behaved players, and now more bad publicity for the league of over all things the super bowl halftime show. specifically a pay-to-play deal structure whereby the halftime entertainment would have to pay the nfl to play at the super bowl. they've narrowed the list to rihanna, katy perry and cold play. >>> if you're the person at work who never takes vacation because of some fear of work piling up while you're gone or

host: chris, buffalo, new york, democratic caller, living with hiv/aids.ler: i would like to thank the person for doing his job. and i needs patient him to do his job for me to survive. i just want to say that. the second thing is the question i seewant to know why commercials on tv where it says it cost $.20 to take care of an aids patient in africa. but yet, in the state of new the state has to pay up to $2500 a month for my medication governments like our resources tos other areas. that would be it. thank you. host: how many different medications do you take and what is your out-of-pocket expense? caller: caller: when i got out of the hospital, i was taking eight med s a day. right now, i'm healthy enough where i'm only taking one pill a day. once a day, for a month, costs $2500. i am on medicaid in new york. i may medicaid-medicare subscriber. my lifeked 35 years of and i've paid into the system and i've never collected a check for unemployment, ever. in the state of new york, under our medicaid plan, it is not costing me anything out-of-pocket. guest:

. >> host: chris, buffalo new york, democratic caller living with hiv/aids.o ahead. >> caller: yes, i would like to first of all thank the person for doing his job because i am an aids patient and i need him to do his job for me to survive. i want to say that. the second thing is the question and i want to know why i see commercials on tv where it says it cost 20 cents to take care of an aids patient in africa but yet in the state of new york the state has to pay up to $2500 a month to my medications and it seems like our government is putting its resources to other areas and that would be it. >> host: chris, before you go, how many different medications do you take and what is your out-of-pocket cost? >> caller: when i got out of the hospital i was taking eight meds a day. right now i am healthy enough where i am only taking one pill a day. that pill once a day for a month cost $2500. in new york i am on medicaid and i am a medicaid/medicare surscriber. i worked 35 years of my life and never collected unemployment ever. i am lucky that in the state of new yo

. >> host: patty up next from buffalo, new york, for elizabeth kneebone. hello. >> caller: hello. make two or three brief statements. poor people of lower level education make up largest portion of this country's population. quality education for lower people of education help them if the jobs would pay them $16 or more per hour. i will take my call off the air so you may answer my question. thank you. >> guest: so, i think that is very, so education is clearly a very important piece of this puzzle. there are regions where we know there are good-paying jobs that don't require four-year degree but they're having trouble filling those positions. that suggests there is mismatch between the skilled training in the lower-income workforce and job openings. that suggests a policy fix. there is opportunity for training, for human capital development, so that residents of these communities can actually connect to the good-paying jobs that are already in them but it does require a quality education in types of skills and certifications necessary ands that pipeline will then lead to the job.

new england patriots and their owner robert kraft join the ice bucket sensation. they challenge their division rivals to do the same. that would include the miami dolphins, buffalo bills and the new yorken telling you about the online campaign raising money to fight lou gehrig's disease for als. >>> welcome back to "cbs this morning." jane pauley is here sitting in for gayle king all this week. wanted to know how anyone could breach security. now two men are claiming responsibility and they even took video. >>> a "cbse defrauded couples who just wanted to start a family. that story is ahead. >>> time for this morning's headlines. the "wall street journal" says job opens hit a 13-year high. nearly 4.7 million postings were added in june the highest number since february of 2001. and more people are quitting. that's another sign of a stronger, more flexible labor market. >>> the "los angeles times" says california might exempt tesla from some of its tough environmental rules. the state wants the electric car giant to build a massive battery factory there. the plant would employ 6,500 workers but environmentalists say waiving the rules is unacceptable. >>> "the boston globe" says market

new england patriots and their owner robert kraft join the ice bucket sensation. they challenge their division rivals to do the same. that would include the miami dolphins, buffalo bills and the new yorkg you about the online campaign raising money to fight lou gehrig's disease for als. >>> welcome back to "cbs this morning." jane pauley is here sitting in for gayle king all this week. >>> good morning. coming up in this half-hour, the brooklyn bridge is guarded 24 hours a day. for weeks people wanted to know how anyone could breach security. now two men are claiming responsibility and they even took video. >>> a "cbs this morning" investigation into a possible surrogacy scam. dean reynolds goes from the nba after making racist remarks. >>> the public sadness over the death of robin williams is plain to see around the country. there are tributes at a park bench in boston featured in "good will hunting," also at the house in boulder, colorado where mork and mindy lived. plus on the hollywood walk of fame. ben tracy shows us how other performers are talking about how williams touched their lives. >> reporter: good morning. hollywood is a place that will tolerate a lot of bad behavior if

host: buffalo, new york, here is charles, independent line. caller: good morning. i'm concerned on two fronts. irst of all, the role of our president in terms of the international crisis, probably there's more of one that should set policy. ke the previous caller said, the american people aren't quite ready for another boots on the ground initiative in any place in the world. unless we want to employ the draft. we have to share that kind of determination across the board. that's it. host: from "the new york times" this morning, a look at the status of the benghazi inquirery, that select committee was formed. here's a story saying that the committee that was formed in may could take much longer and leaders are budgetting for as much as $3.3 million, greater than the entire budget of the house intelligence committee. he said he would set the hearing .or september to review other than that, there have been few signs of progress. republican attention is likely to shift sharply to mrs. clinton. the secretary of state at the time of the deadly assault and possible presid