. >> tim: the atlanta braves have inch ahead of the new york mets. they are four off and the mets four and a half off. >> joe: strike 3. inning is over. we go to the bottom of the eighth. the a.l. will bat, trailing the national league by 8. even though i could do it 100 times better and taller than seacrest. he's not going to be satisfied until he takes over the entire planet. ok..... earth a ryan seacrest production. boom! that's called poignant social commentary. joel stop talking! ryan is here to see you. i have a delivery for a mr. joel mchale. you mean the incredibly good looking wildly talented television star joel mchale? it's a trick question. i'm also in movies. do you mind if i ask you a question? you want another autograph? no. five dollars. i was just wondering what you were planning on doing with all of them. them? your 100 new ford fusions sir. uahhh seacrest joel three questions. shoot first question - are you serious? dead serious. who's idea was this? actually this was yours. i'm just making it happen can i keep them all? no! can i k

. >> in sports, the nats and new york mets in new york last night. sixth inning, tied at one. adam laroche hit a towering two- run homer into the second deck to take the lead. that would be the game winner. the nats go on to defeat the mets 5-2. if they win tonight, they complete the sweep. >>> baltimore led by one on an adams jones home run but brooks conrad changed things. they would add another run in the sixth. the braves go on to win 5-1. the team go back at it again tonight at camden yards. >>> team usa basketball -- do i have to read this? i'm just kidding. they face spain in barcelona. early on, the spaniards came to play. spain led by as many as nine at one point but carmelo anthony had a huge first half as well and the team rallied from behind. the original dream team never trailed. spain's lead was gone. kobe bryant doing his thing right there. team usa defeats spain 100-78 and wins all five of the exhibition games before they get off to the olympics. >> i knew you would have to get that in there. >> summer olympics start on friday. yesterday, the olympic flame took

the reason, sandoval said he appreciates the san francisco fans bumping in the head of a popular new york met because new york got good fans and i think that this moment shows me about the giants fans. >> they didn't waste time hitting a three-run triple his first time up. >> here made up for his selection. triple the bases loaded he made up for his selection. >> a magic moment for proud giants fans. giants fans are hoping the all-stars stay hot when they return home on friday to resume play. live in san francisco, nbc bay area news. >> thank you very much. you can watch the game here on nbc bay area, broadcast home of the giants. giants and the astros at 7:00 on nbc bay area. >> just in to the newsroom, a possible arson at a well-known family park. three grass fairs broke out before 9:00 at the edge of kelly park. kelly park is the site of happy hollow park and zoo. the fire burned at least 12 acres. they are monitoring hot spots b you the flame have been extinguishes. in february the other fire damaged the kelly house at this park. we will continue to follow the story bringing you new infor

. >> tim: the atlanta braves have inch ahead of the new york mets. they are four off and the mets four and a half off. >> joe: strike 3. inning is over. we go to the bottom of the eighth. the a.l. will bat, trailing the national league by 8. even though i could do it 100 times better and taller than seacrest. he's not going to be satisfied until he takes over the entire planet. ok..... earth a ryan seacrest production. boom! that's called poignant social commentary. joel stop talking! ryan is here to see you. i have a delivery for a mr. joel mchale. you mean the incredibly good looking wildly talented television star joel mchale? ah. sure. it's a trick question. i'm also in movies. do you mind if i ask you a question? you want another autograph? no. five dollars. i was just wondering what you were planning on doing with all of them. them? your 100 new ford fusions sir. uahhh seacrest joel three questions. shoot first question - are you serious? dead serious. who's idea was this? actually this was yours. i'm just making it happen can i keep them all? n

mets in washington. after they forced the ninth, new york took the lead in the tenth. sh thole with an rbi and the mets were up, 4-3. bryce harsher, he delivered, a triple over the head of scott hairston. in came the tying run. then with two down and the sacks full, pedro was brought in to end the inning. instead he did this. a wild pitch. in came the winning run, the gnats rallied twice to beat the mets, 5-4 in ten. >>> out of boston, david ortiz wearing a boot on his right foot. he's out a week with a strained achilles. nothing wrong with kevin youkilis. here's his first as a member of the white sox. a three-run shot into the monster seats. chicago won it, 7-5. >>> jays' jose bautista's out with an injured wrist. cc sabathia returned and was lights out. struck out the first three hitters he faced. andruw jones provided all the offense cc needed. a three-run homer in the second. the yanks get back their ace and win it easily, 6-1. >>> great grab at the twins/orioles game. he went head over heels. reynolds put his body on the line, tumbled over the wall. but it was all

mets in washington. after they forced the ninth, new york took the lead in the tenth. josh thole with an rbi and the mets were up, 4-3. bottom of the inning, one aboard for bryce harper and he delivered a triple over the head of scott hairston. two down and the sax fall, pedro was brought in to end the inning. he did this. a wild pitch. in came the winning run. the nats rallied twice to beat the mets 5-4. boston, david ortiz wearing a boot on his right foot. he's out a week with a strained achilles. nothing wrong with kevin youkilis. he hit a ton of home runs as a roikts. here's his first as a member of the white sox. three-run shot in the monster seats. chicago won it 7-5. jose bautista injured on monday. placed on the 15 d.l. c.c. sabathia made his return from the d.l. and was lights' out. struck out the first three hitters he faced. andrew jones provided all the offense c.c. needed. a three-run homer in the second. the yanks get back their ace and win it easily 6-1. a break to show you from the twins/orioles game. foul ball. baltimore's mark reynolds tracked it down,

mate schierholtz comes through with help from the new york mets. he scores in the bottom of the 9 9th. the game is tied 6-6. top 10, speaking of tough going of late, he gives up a home run to scott hairston. mets add another in the 10th and they need it. giants ecome within one but that is -- giants come within one, but that is it. giants lost 5 in a row at home. dodgers lose to arizona so hey, giants and dodgers still noted atop the west. all right. a's and raise are still going. what do you have on? oh, that is the game. mike was fabulous. pam is able to watch the game. monitor it. log it. send e-mails to friends and watch matt joyce go the distance before mayor jean quan. brandon hicks to tie the game. tampa bay is coming back. boom, boom, boom, and weeks has a chance to be a hero. nope. he is 0-6 as we speak. it was bases loaded when he struck out. the a's leave them stranded again in the 10th and that is it. a's batters struck out 19 times for bob. they are in the 13th now, 3-3. and again, this is pam, you have got the olympics, you have got th

he's the pitcher for the new york mets. taking the mound tonight. >> i'm not going to break down in tears but at the same time i'm a competitor. i want to pitch, i want to start. i feel like i had a good enough first half to be considered. but i'm not the boss and i don't have to necessarily agree but i have to respect it. >> reporter: for the first time four giants will be starting in the all-star game. matt cain on the mound, posey behind the plate, pablo sandoval and melky cabrera. reporting live in san francisco, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> you have the g-men dominating. half the starting roster so feel hike they take it over. >> cane pitching to posey. perfect. what about here? it's going to get hot. >> nice to see them win out there as we've been waiting for sometime. we've got a good looking day shaping up. they will be back at it friday here at at&t park. you can catch that game, nbc bay area. mostly cloudy this morning. these clouds are going to come in clutch later on this afternoon. as temperatures will en

palace, much to the delight of kate and prince harry and -- >> to baseball nowment looks like the new york metse a new ace. matt harvey was dazzling in his start. struck out 11 and also had two hits against arizona. he's the first pitcher since 1900 to strike out more than ten and collect a pair of hits in his first game. the mets mow down the diamondbacks 3-1. >>> here's something you don't see often. the perfect bunt. laying it down just right. the blue jays travis snyder lays it down against oakland. bad throw lets o two runs score. one off the wall for a double. 10-4. are you ready for some football? you better be. training camps are already open. hundreds of loyal patriots fans rushed through the gates yesterday to see their favorite players. the pats hope to make it to the super bowl again and actually win this time. speaking of super bowl, fans in denver got their first look at the guy they hope gets them a ring. there he is. peyton manning. when we come back on a friday morning, an olympic controversy 40 years after 11 israeli athletes and coaches were killed at the munich games, a call

out to the baseball park tonight the oakland a's are back home and the giants play host to the new york mets. 64 degrees at game time. satellite indicates we have monsoon mr. lifting up the inside track of southern california. we also have high pressure building and it will be just a tad cooler tomorrow. fifties' overnight, 56 in santa clara and san jose. '50s and '60s with partial coastal clearing. 93 degrees in morgan hill. 95 degrees tomorrow in pleasanton. 84 in santa rosa. we will bump up the temperature on thursday and begin to cool off just-in-time for the weekend. in lesser pressure gradient ,,,,,,,,,,,, >> using the psa test to screen for prostate cancer has been debated for years. a federal task force recently recommended against the test citing little benefit and risk of unnecessary treatment by a new study in the journal cancer suggest otherwise claiming there could be a dramatic rise in cases of advanced cancer psa tests were stopped >> if we stopped screening and stopped reading those cancers that we feel are a threat to men, and what this study says is that we will see three t

sports they often say in baseball it comes down to one pitch, and last night it did between the new york mets and the washington nationals. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> good morning. you know they said good teams find a way to win, and that's exactly what the nationals did last night, taking on the mets in washington. after they forced the ninth, they took the lead back in the tenth. josh thole with an rbi and the mets were up, 4-3. bryce harsher, he delivered, a triple over the head of scott hairston. in came the tying run. then with two down and the sacks full, pedro was brought in to end the inning. instead he did this. a wild pitch. in came a winning run, the nats beat the mets. >>> out of boston, david ortiz with a boot. he's out for a week with strained achilles. nothing wrong with kevin youkilis. here's his first as a member of the white sox. chicago won it, 7-5. >>> jays jose bautistas out with an injured wrist. cc sabathia returned and was lights out. andruw jones provided all the offense cc needed. a 3-run homer in the eighth. they win

. >> the new york mets held a closed-door meeting after losing to the nats the other night. they've got to get their act together. david wright was a one-man wrecking crew today against the nationals. when he was lifted, they write popped with a shot over center field. that is a 3 runner. new york winds -- wins. >> i like the position going in that series. >> are shot of the night the vendor in the outfield. let's go to chicago. 's ray as fresh as a solo home run. hold on, take a close look at this. the ball goes right into the back of the vendor. no word on his condition but you know that had to hurt. here it comes, look out. for golf fans, the second round of the british open starts and the dough a few hours. -- in a few hours. he did -- he is in the house with a 600 par. tiger woods went out and birded the first 47 holes. he salvaged a bogey on the 15th. he hit all but one fair way. back at 67. >> i feel like i played well today. i hit it well. i was very close on making a few more putts. i am very pleased with that. i have to hit a little harder. >> have you seen this te

the nats head to new york next to face the new york mets. >>> the baltimore orioles in cleveland..j.hardy blasted a two-run homer. the os led it in the ninth inning but jim johnson got the final batter to strike out. baltimore gets the three-game sweep. >>> the final round of the british open. it seemed like the aussie adam scott, had this one in the bag. but he had a meltdown with several bogeys. that opened the door for ernie els. he had as a seven under par as the winner. >>> redskin training camp begins on thursday and in order for the meto

mets in washington. after they scored extras in the ninth new york took the lead back in the 10th. e gap and the mets were up 4-3. bottom of the inning, one aboard for rookie sensation bryce harper and he delivered a triple over the head of scott hairston. in came the tying one. pedro was brought in to end the inning. instead he did this, a wild pitch. in came the winning one. the nats rallied twice to beat the mets. david ortiz wearing a boot on his right foot. he's out at least a week with a strained achilles. nothing wrong with kevin youklis. hit a ton of home runs at fenway and here's his first as a member of the white sox. a three-run shot into the monster seats. chicago won 7-5. the jays ortiz also injured monday. cc sabathia made his return from the d.l. and was lights out. struck out the first three hitters he faced. andruw jones provided all the offense cc needed. a three-run homer in the second. the yanks get back their ace and win it easily 6-1. a great grab to show you from the orioles game. tracks it down, hits the wall and went head over heels. reynolds put his body on

. >>> it will take a lot for the nationals to top last night's classic and wild win over the new york mets with atlanta hot on their tail for first in the division, every game has that urgency to the. it was a big game tonight for jordan zimmerman. six shutout innings, striking out four on track for his fourth win. the game stayed scoreless into the bottom 6 until adam laroche sends this pitch over the wall. the mets rallied with two homers in the 9th to come within a run. tyler clippard says this one is ours. nats are 17 games over .500 for the first time this season. >>> wizards taking on the bucs today in another summer league game. early in this one, they were down, but bradley beal, the rookie, led the team. >>> the washington castles rocking the cam mow gear where the match. the castles continue to refuse to lose, their slogan. they win tonight 21-19 in overtime. that's 23 straight wins for the castles. screw tiger woods tees off in t minus five hours across the pond. woods is looking to end a four- year major winless streak on sunday. he tees off at 4:42 this sunday morning. >> and

he's the medical director for the new york mets.the help of a young pro named rob semerano, the doctor is helping kids learn how to protect themselves and their future. >> don't throw a baseball as hard as you can while you're still growing. don't throw it when you're really tired, and listen to rob and learn how to throw it correctly. >> ...so all my energy is going in one direction. bring that knee up, step, and throw. all one motion. there we go. much better. i think one of the most common mistakes that young players make is throwing all arm, so to speak. they don't use the big muscles in their legs to help generate the energy and transfer it up to their upper body to their arm, and it puts too much wear and tear on the elbow and shoulder joints. >> the safe kids u.s.a. program teaches that a healthy pitching career takes more than power and precision. >> one, two, three... >> it takes an overall commitment to the health of your body, from learning the right way to warm up and stretch to knowing what's in your favorite foods and

they fell to the new york mets 9-5. match-up between the national league's top two pitchers, gio gonzalez versus ari dickey. >>> a national in a against the twins. the top of the 8th the bird down 3-2. mark reynolds gets a hit to center field. two rounds score. the orioles edge the twins. >>> usa hoops in manchester, england for an exhibition against great britain. lebron james to kevin durant. kd make his first start for the 2012 team. third quarter, door enwilliams with the smooth crossover and the pass there to lebron

four games total at the most part of this has to do with competitive and balanced like why the new york mets we turns to the glen club glen club side of all four of mike small open championships like golf coach no. 5 starting next monday facing strong field seven former champions opened returns >> they treated us great. glad to be back here announcing that a lot of buzz with the players local media coming back to glen club for the championship part of the appeal of the golf course opportunities to make low numbers bodes well with the players try to win a championship >> at and be a notes official free agent signings begin tomorrow blake griffin maximum deal tim duncan three more years from san antonio spurs and rashard lewis latest addition to the world champion miami heat. prince fielder run into the all- star home run contest patriots tight that it was winning the minor league celebrity allred chip chip in buffalo 12 home runs in two rounds won over 400 ft. big week cover of the espn the magazine the body issue should have the eight media body issue. happy you shared time with us. [ bell t

and giants also went into extra innings but fell to new york mets after scott harrison's game. giants have lost five in a row but they do still have the lead by 1% over the dodgers. >> sal is back. scott hairs son has been a giant killer. >>> we'll see if we can get you a good commute and let's look at the commute on 880. a lot of that road work is still in the process of being cleared and you may see some detours although traffic is light and you are not seeing a major disruption but it's there be aware it is there. no major problems coming to the toll plaza area and this morning's commute will be affected on 205 and they are making progress with this truck accident which we been telling you about. if you drive in 205 which is outlined in white, you will face delays. i would give yourself a few extra minutes it would be a decent alternative. let's go to steve. >>> there is some dense fog although some is coming down the coast so the warm air wiped it out. even though we have less coverage on the fog there is a little more of a sea breeze. shallow marine layers are making a pus

the former new york met filling in very well. including his first oriole home run.he orioles go with rookie right hander miguel gonzalez. he's going to face the yankees for his first time. freddy garcia their starter see it in 15 minutes. >>> forest park serves the site for the junior series. playing in six events to accumulate points. today the fourth of six events final day august 22nd at mount pleasant. again the headline from ravens training camp. a broken hand for pita. ravens back on the practice field tomorrow. orioles highlights tonight at 11:00, back to you for now. >> thank you, and stay with us we'll be right back. >> coming up the colorado shooting suspect faces 24 counts of murder. we'll talk to victim's families and report from the courthouse. plus teresa ward on a team of medics secretly risking their lives to ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> don't miss tonight's cbs prime time line up. hawaii 5-0 right here followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. >> finding a hotel at the olympics isn't easy. so one cab driver is using one stone to kill two birds. everything y

the nationals beat the new york mets. the nationals 15-2. --5-2.d first last night but the devil rays beat them. >> let's talk about the weather. >> if only there was a home day game for the nationals today that would be nice. it will be a comfortable day today but it will not last long. let's start with a time lapse of the sun rise in the nation's capital with the sun about 6:04 a.m.. we have nothing but sunshine and that will be the case all day long. total son beautiful day, good day to get the yard work done. will have heat and humidity back tomorrow. you may have to go to the polls tomorrow. 66 degrees in manassas and 73 degrees and the district. winchester is at 64 degrees. widespread 60's this wednesday morning with the dew point down in the 50's the low humidity feels nice outside. , high as 84 degrees along with kansas city. all this heat and humidity is pushing our way and will make it in here tomorrow. 88 degrees is average for this time of year and we have a light breeze. by tomorrow, high temperatures will be back up near 100 and you f

comic book geek and new york mets fan alex sullivan would have been celebrating both his 27th birthdayhis first wedding anniversary this weekend. as the attack unfolded, 27-year-old target employee matt mcquinn dove in front of his girlfriend to shield her from the gunfire. she survived. 27-year-old john larimer was a navy sailor at buckley air force base. he had a good sense of humor and the youngest of five siblings, the oldest victim was seeing the movie with his two teenage children. 51-year-old gordon's family says he was a true texas gentleman. 18-year-old alexander boik, a recent high school graduate was described as a ball of joy by friends. his girlfriend who was at the theater with him survived. everyone expected them to get married. serving alongside larimer was 29-year-old jesse childress a cyber systems operator. rebecca wingo was a mother twof and described to have a bubbly personality. she worked in customer relations. >> our thoughts and prayers are with those families and with our entire country. "fox & friends" starts right now. >> good morning, everyone. it is monday

. >> the new york mets had a closed-door meeting after losing last night.y have about to get better. gio gonzalez lasted only 10 out -- outs. that is a three-run dinger. the nationals battle till the final out, something they will need against the braves, starting today. >> i like my ball club and i like the position we are going into. >> jeremy lin was introduced by the rockets after r.g. iii signed his 21 million deal, and deluxe signed for signed22 million-- andrew louck signed for more than $22 million. excuse us, while we change into something more comfortable. cool. introducing, the squaree sunnyd bottle. " it's getting back to our breaking news. coming out of colorado, at least 14 dead, 50 injured in a shooting at a movie theater. >> brianne carter has the latest. >> that is the latest we are hearing from police and talking to a affiliate's and colorado. the latest news is 14 are dead. the number of injured has also climbed. we are also hearing from police that the gunman released some sort of cannister with some sort of gas in the theater. we hundre

we just got through watching the new york mets with the road winner.odgers sleepy bats continue to be a problem in los angeles. >> is it a problem. they have to continue to get a bat. get creative. mattingly might make a comeback, too. you never know. >> i heard you. kristin davis with ike davis wid one of the mets' heroes. after the win he spoke with ken rosenthal. >> kenny: ike davis, three-run homer. they walked david wright to get to you. some players get motivated when that happens. what was your mind set? >> player: hopefully, i want to get a run across the board and stop doing it. david is our guy, having a great year. walking him is not the worst idea. especially to get to me. i'm hitting .200. i hope to get a fly ball and get the runner in. >> kenny: earlier in season there was talk about you getting sent down. terry collinsed to us that one reason you stayed is because he sensed how much your teammates believed in you. how did it make you feel? >> player: great. we have a great team. everyone pulls for each other. you know, i try to make it,

comic book geek and new york mets fan alex would have been celebrating his 27th birthday and wedding anniversary this weekend. matt mcquindove in fwront of his girlfriend to shield her from the gunfire. she survived. john was a navy sailor at buckley air force base, the youngest of five siblings. serving alongside him was jesse, a cyber-systems operator. 32-year-old rebecca was a mother of two and described as having a bubbly personality. and the oldest victim was seeing the move wehis two teenaged children. 51-year-old gordon's family said he was a true texas gentleman. a vigil to remember the lives lost will take place tonight at aurora city hall at 6:30. >> jamie: at this point, we are learning more about the suspect in the massacre. investigators are saying that james holes planned the attack for months, until last month when he dropped out of medical school, the 24-year-old appeared to be a brilliant, aspiring skift with a very bright future. but those in law enforcement are saying that the typical lone gunman is one of the most difficult types of criminals to catch. he had no c

. >> francis, are you telling us that you went to new york and met with network executives without having permission to even televise these things? >> i did go to new york. i did meet with all of the executives. i did meet with the correspondents and off of this, yes. >> it was a pretty gutsy thing to do. >> yeah, but this came out of the relationship with the congress. my role as a staffer, never, ever would i have done anything that was not, i think, without his approval in the sense of understanding what his core was. he constantly said to me. this is a public. this must be approved by the country. i just don't think he ever carried it to that in other words, i felt very strong that i was carrying out his wishes. i just don't think he understood the technology on how to do that. >> was this an o'brien brother's idea? >> no, i can't blame my brother. i can't believe the networks did this. >> well, again, when you described the door and selection process, when you describe them, when you describe the door selection process, it's a little impar vised. there's something very professional a

true texas gentleman, was seeing the movie with his two teenage children and comic book geek and new york mets fan, 27-year-old alex sullivan, would have been celebrating his birthday. he was described as a ball of joy. and rebecca wingo mother of two, described as having a bubbly personality worked in customer relations, 24-year-old jessica ghawi had plans to be a sports reporter and na narrowly missed a shooting in canada last month. 27-year-old john larimer was a navy sailor at buckley air force base, a good sense of humor, youngest of five siblings, serving alongside larimer was 29-year-old jesse childress, a cyber systems operator, mikayla medek was a huge green bay packers fan. >> when i see the other shooting incidents and think oh, my gosh, i can't imagine with a the families are going through. now, imagine. >> a vigil honoring the victims will make taste at aurora city hall at 6:30 local time, jon. >> anna kooiman, thank you. and illinois man once again joining the people of colorado in mourning lives lost in a senseless tragedy. greg zanas placed acrosses near columbine high school a

comic book geek and new york mets fan alex sullivan would have been celebrating both his 27th birthday and first wedding anniversary this weekend. as the attack unfolded 27-year- old target employee matt mcquinn dove in front of his girl friend to shield her from the gunfire. she survives. the oldest victim was seeing the movie with his two teen-age children, 51-year-old gordon cowden's family says he was a true texas gentleman 18-year- old alexander boik a recent high school graduate was described as a ball of joy by his friend. his girl friend survived. everyone expected them to get married. 29-year-old jesse childress was a cyberren ises operator. 32-year-old -- cyber series operator. 32-year-old rebecca eckert was described as having a bubbly personality. she worked in customers relations. >> earlier tonight thousands of friends, family and well wishers gathered at the movie theater in aurora for a vigil to remember the 12 lives lost. >>> when we return on the 10:00 the nats try to put a little distance between themselves and the second place braves. >> could they do it? lindsay mu

it starts off with a visit from the new york mets. >> they wrapped up their series down south with the marlins in miami. it looked good early. ryan zimmerman still hot at the plate sends one over the wall in left. d.c. up 2-0. but that lead vanished unfortunately at the bottom of the inning. the marlins rallied to score four runs, two of them on a two- run homer. nats fall 5-3. their lead in the nl east is down to two and a half games now. >>> maybe today is the day robert griffith iii shows up at redskins report. he has not signed his contract yet so he cannot head to camp. there's some kind of hangup over the language in his deal. nine of the first 11 players selected in april's draft have yet to sign their contracts. >>> first lady michele obama took in a little tennis in southwest. she attended the start of the capitals match against the boston lobsters. kastles win. >>> the first lady joined her husband at the verizon center. the crowd gave washington wizardses a strong ovation. even though he plays for brazil. he helped brazil get out to ten points in the lead but that was in the

were just saying the nationals do especial up a six- game home stand tonight beginning with the new york mets. a very hot night ahead. >> indeed they do. so bring some water. first washington had to wrap up a four-game series in miami last night. ryan zimmerman hit aso low shot in the 3rd inning but unfortunates starter edwin jackson fell apart in the bottom of that inning giving up four runs and the lead. miami wins 5-3. they split the series. here's chris ten better -- kristen berset with the rest of your morning sports. >>> good morning, everybody. fans lined up for hours monday outside the verizon center paying a couple hundred bucks a ticket for a chance to see the all-stars that make up team u.s.a. kobe, lebron, carmelo anthony and d.c.'s kevin durant all part of this year's squad prepping for london. last night's exhibition game against brazil, the u.s.a. was actually down one point last night. here they're down 6 in the second. durant finishes a pass from kobe. then durant again putting on an impressive show for his hometown in the corner for 3. later on lebron with the steal. team u.

he loved comic books, the new york mets and movies. alex was such a big movie fan that he took jobs at theaters just to see the movies. alex stood 6'4" and weighed about 280 pounds. he played football and wrestled before graduating high school in 2003 and later went to culinary school. alex was known as a gentle giant and loved by many. this is alexander teves, age 246789 alex received an m.a. in counseling psychology from the university of denver in june and was planning on becoming a psychiatrist. he also competed in the tough mudder, an intense endurance challenge, and helped students with special needs. alex was at the theater on the night of the shooting with his girlfriend, amanda winger, when the gunman opened fire and he immediately lunged to block amanda from the gunfire, held her down and covered her head. this is rebecca wingo, age 32. rebecca, originally from texas and a resident of o aurora, joid the air force after high school, where she became fliewntd in fln mandarin chinese and served as a translator. she was the singl

nats return home tonight with a series with the new york mets. >>> the u.s.en's basketball team heads to europe today. the americans will play three more exhibition games overseas before the olympics begin less than two weeks from now. >> lebron with the steal. over to chandler. and lebron knocks down the three goal. >> lebron james scored 30 points to lead team usa over brazil last night at the verizon center. the americans actually trailed by ten points early in the game but rallied to win. brazil features several nba players including nene of the wizards. >> for much more on the countdown, go to nbcwashington.com for pictures and stories about athletes and watch the preparations ahead of the summer games. also want to note that there's going to be two different apps you can download to watch the games as they happen on your smart phone or ipad. >> good news. it's going to be a lot of fun. >>> right now our time is 5:26. >> yes. on the dot. coming up, maybe they just wanted to see london. coming up the unexpected tour a number of athletes got on their way t

we're worrying about the new york mets tonight. >> well, i know nationals fans are hoping he pitchesng as possible. jordan zimmerman and they've been tracking almost identifyicly. you can expect strasburg to be around at least that long. >>> all right. talking basketball now. andray blatche no longer a member of the wizards. it is official. he's gone. but he does get a nice departure package, $23 million. the nba has a new amnesty program, part of their new collective bargaining agreement. each team can am ni necessas tir but they can wipe it clean in terms of salary cap space. so they use that provision and they got rid of andray blatche. he is now free to sign with any team in the nba, and he collects all $23 million remaining on his contract. one team i can tell you for sure that he will not be playing for, team usa which was at verizon center last night. this was fun. they were taking on brazil. president obama walked into the game shortly before tipoff. and team usa rose to their feet to pay respect to the commander in chief. and then threw him off a little bit. down 19-13. the

he loved comic books, the new york mets and movies. alex was such a big movie fan that he took jobs at theaters just to see the movies. alex stood 6'4" and weighed about 280 pounds. he played football and wrestled before graduating high school in 2003 and later went to culinary school. alex was known as a gentle giant and loved by many. this is alexander teves, age 246789 alex received an m.a. in counseling psychology from the university of denver in june and was planning on becoming a psychiatrist. he also competed in the tough mudder, an intense endurance challenge, and helped students with special needs. alex was at the theater on the night of the shooting with his girlfriend, amanda winger, when the gunman opened fire and he immediately lunged to block amanda from the gunfire, held her down and covered her head. this is rebecca wingo, age 32. rebecca, originally from texas and a resident of o aurora, joid the air force after high school, where she became fliewntd in fln mandarin chinese and served as a translator. she was the singl

the nats open another big series tonight in new york against the mets. the nationals will be without their all-star shortstop for at least the next couple weeks. the team placed ian desmond on the 15-day disabled list because of a tear in his oblique. he's been trying to play through the pain, but he says he's just read difficult for it to stop. the nats say the injury won't require any surgery. >> go nats. it's 4:54. an act of kindness that backfired. coming up at 5:15, the donation that sent dozens of people to the hospital. >>> first, the roller coaster ride continues for drivers every time we stop to gas up the car. >>> plus talk about rushing to get to the altar, the unusual event that had these brides in an >>> you can partly blame the drought on those higher prices at the pump. analysts say the dry weather is decimating corn crops and that's used to make ethanol, a key ingredient in gas. as for prices right now, aaa says drivers in the district are paying about $3.70 a gallon. maryland is paying about $3.46. in virginia, also a penny more, $3.31.

comic book and new york mets fan would have been celebrating his 27th birthday and first wedding anniversary this weekend. 27-year-old dove in front of his girlfriend to shield him from the gunfire. she survived. 27-year-old was a navy sailor at buckley air force base. he was the youngest of five siblings. alongside him was jesse drill dress. another a mother of two was described as having a bubbly personality. the oldest was seeing the movie with his two teenage children. total killed stands at 12 but the mayor of aurora said this morning that some of the gravely injured may not survive. >> arthel: those pictures bring it home. meanwhile, another dark knight rises star. ann hathaway was reportedly on the screen when he opened fire. my heartaches and breaks and my life is altered. i'm at a loss for words how to express my sorrow and thoughts and prayers with the victims and their families. >> gregg: massacre in colorado reigniting controversy over the nation's gun laws. lawmakers in washington, indeed, all over the country are reacting. many voicing their opinions on the morning talk shows.

washington nationals pitcher steven strausberg, mowed down the mets in new york. 11 strikeouts for strausberg and seven innings of work. the nats sweep the mets in new york. winning all three of the series, a 5-2 final today. the nats now own a 4 1/2-game league, atop the national league east. i'll have orioles highlights coming up for you tonight at 11:00. and again, we will hear from ray rice, who is fit and trim. he's dropped about 20 pounds as he gets ready for his 17th season in the nfl. we'll hear from him tonight, back to you for now. >> he needs to write a diet book. thank you, mark. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> that's if for us tonight. we'll be back at 11:00. i'm adam may. >> thank you for watching maryland's news >> pelley: tonight, there was an early warning of the movie theater massacre. james holmes sent a letter before the killings. reports from john miller and anna werner as the first victim is laid to rest. what grows in a drought? food prices. dean reynolds on how much more you'll be paying. rebels claim they now control half of syria's biggest city. clarissa ward is in syria.

mets. new york down one with two outs in the ninth. sacks full. murphy plunged papelbon. he scrambles, can't make the play. everyone's safe and in comes a run. gets the rbi bloop single to fall. mets get to papelbon and get a win, 6-5. >>> cheer up, philly fans. ryan howard is expected to make his season debut tonight. similar situation between the nats and giants after washington ties it in the ninth. adam laroche wins it. grounds it to second. giants try to turn a double play. can't make it off. nats rally to sweep the giants, 6-5. >>> not a bad week for kevin youkilis. smacks his second home run as a member of the white sox yesterday. bond to right gives chicago the lead. that's the difference. they beat the rangers 2-1. >>> serena williams blasts her way into the finals. she ended the match with another ace. she'll try to win her fifth wimbledon title tomorrow. and that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >>> well, spider-man weaves his web around the box office. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, everyone love

mets. new york down one with two outs in the ninth. sax full. he scrambles but can't make the play. everyone is safe. in comes a run. mets tie it at 5. david wright ends it on the very next pitch. gets the rbi bloop single to fall. mets get to pap pal bon. cheer up, philly fangs. ryan howard is expected to make his season debut tonight. >>> similar situation between the nats and giants. adam laroche wins it. grounder to second. a double play but can't pull it off. in comes the winning run. nats rally to sweep the giants 6-5. >>> not a bad week for kevin youkilis. walk off on the fourth of july and smacks his second home run as a member of the white sox yesterday. bomb to right gives chicago the lead. that was the difference. they beat the rangers 2-1. >>> finally, serena williams muscles her way into the women's final at wimbledon blasting the tournament record 24 aces against victoria azuranka. only fitting she ends the match with another ace. she'll try to win her fifth wimbledon title tomorrow. that's your look at sports on "early today." >>> spider man weaves his web around the b

. >> the national far in new york to play the mets, but the story everyone is talking about is the sanctions levied on penn state. i spoke with some of the biggest leader [ male annnnouncer ] where did all the obama stimulus money go? friends, donors campaign supporters special interest groups where did the obama stimulus money go? solyndra: 50million taxpayer dollars. bankrupt. so where did the obama stimustlus money go? windmills from china. electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> said there is a light at the end of the tunnel for a new group of wounded warriors on a mission. this would a cap off the sea to shining sea campaign that started in san francisco. the goal is to motivate other veterans to recover from the troubles of war. >> last month's storm caused nearly $30 million worth of damage. the governor is asking for federal disaster assistance for the state and local governments. the storm killed 15 people and knocked out power to more than a million.