. >>> don't look but here come the pittsburgh pirates, last night taking on their nl central rivals,e cincinnati reds, pirates infielders, flashing some leather. miguel cairo hits a grounder. it will go to short. watch chase d 'arnaut. great stop. good pick-up, tight call, they'll give it to him. the ball got there ahead of the slide. the pirates beat the reds by a score of 2-. here's your nl central standings, your pittsburgh pirates as a diehard cub fan, hard to watch that happen. a game up on the cards and the brew crew. pittsburgh -- enjoy it while it lasts. football season not far away. >>> finally, the u.s. women's soccer team didn't lose on a penalty kick like this, the overseas, uae with a big lead late in the game, deciding to rub it in against their opponents from lebanon. you know what they do when somebody does this? the penalty takes, the player takes the kick with the back of his heel and scores. i wouldn't be walking home alone tonight sports fans, that guy's going to get beat. unbelievable. it's a good shot. the goalie is thinking, what the heck is he doing to me. com

giants head into the break with a three-game lead in the nl west.was so hot in texas you could fry an egg, and they did. rangers going your a four-game sweep of the a's. he made one big mistake to beltre. it was a two-run shot, the only runs of the game. the as had no answer for harris. harris and two relievers combine. it is the 11th time the a es's were -- the a's were shut out. 55 minutes minus a player? how the united states could overcome a major disadvantage at the women's world cup. ♪ mmm. oh gosh. oh dear. big deal. you're delicious. so what. i've got news for you. there's no such thing... ...as a bear sheriff. you think i'm afraid of you? hey what? you don't have to be mean to the ke. i do. you don't. i do. just eat yoplait light. they have great flavors like... boston cream pie, raspberry cheesecake. even though i work here, i've lost weight. wow. yeah. carry on. (announcer) 28 delicious flavors at around 100 calories each. fiber one. almost tastes like one of jack's cereals. uh forgot jack's cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? uh, try

the diamondbacks were able to keep pace with the giants in the nl west.y young had three hits and four rbis including a two run homer in the fifth inning. oakland stop sign is more had two hits and the a's have dropped seven out of the last 10. if you love movies and cannot afford a theater ticket we have a way that you can catch all of your favorite movies for a fraction of the cost. arrests of the country is called movie pass it worked three years more phone. it is like net flicks for movie theaters. it sells plans to moviegoers, you pay them per month and then you are allowed to go to the movie theater a set amount of times. you end up saving money especially if you go a lot to the movies because they have an unlimited plan for $50 per month. you can go to unlimited movies. if you go to more than four movies per month you are saving money. >> here is how work, go to the web site and download the application to your phone. the monthly plan, right now they're offering $50 per month for unlimited movies. soon they will be offering plans that costs less an

pittsburgh stays on top of the nl central. >>> dodgers and giants in san francisco. drive as shot down the line, it stays fair. 1-0 giants. in the fourth, a giants fan gets the ball, but watch the boy in the stands behind her. not psyched about it. not okay. we'll talk about that. the good news someone saw his reaction and they did bring him a ball. not to worry. back to the game now, in the seventh, a diving stop. gets dirty in the field. so we go to the september. bell up again. bases loaded. drives it the opposite way. that could be the game winner. san francisco with a big win at home. 5-3. >>> tigers and athletics. this one at home plate. the fourth inning, the ball bounces off the first base bag into foul territory. martinez on first tries to get all the way to the plate. the relay throw beats him bia mile and martinez dodges the tag, but he calls him safe. look at that. he had all the time in the world. can't make the tag. you saw it. martinez gets his hand in before he could put the governlove on . tigers win. >>> rangers against the angels. ninth inning, jos

a team that has not been relevant since the clinton administration is now atop the nl central. everybody likes a winner, and the pirates are the talk of the town in pittsburgh. the only run of the game andrew mchitchin, a ground-out. pirates up 1-0. the thing that made this team different from the past, pitching. james mcdonald, and three relievers combined for a six-hit shut-out. do not adjust your audio. the pirates are in first place and beat the reds 1-0. the rays lost the last two games, but the baseball gods made up for it last night. eddie. in came a run. yanks and rays tied 2-2. yanks and rays. johnny damon to center. curtis granderson made a grab. sent the ball halfway to tallahassee. that scored the go-ahead run. yanks with a comedy of errors in the seventh. the rays won it 3-2. look at this. a's and tigers. carlos, a shot down the line. martinez hustled from first. got the green light to go home. the throw to the plate in time. martinez slipped past the plate, faked out the catcher and was safe. great body control and it makes suzuki look like a fish out of water. ti

but they are willing to pay their fair share in the they have the obligation on the nl. to give back to building heights and you know the director and it was lost to residential. what you think? the planning department was an extremely enthusiastic. we were encouraged to go higher than we anticipated. we had about 240 community. by the way, the staff told us where to put the buildings and we said yes, sir. we want to work with you. in responsive concerned and you people said you would lower the height of one of the towers. it was a response to the community. we certainly noticed before the planning commission, there was no neighborhood opposition. i did my homework working with three-bedroom units. at a minimum we will have 40% of two-bedroom and three-bedroom units. we have not gone to the point of designing specific units. again, that will be a fact right now we are getting the on the load that says you need a minimum. but we have not indented is something they will look at. as far as public benefits, i address that earlier with open spaces. this is privately owned lan

shane victorino going from the nl. >>> here is how little tennis serena williams has played recently.when she takes the court tonight it will be her first match in the united states since august of '09. but her two-year odyssey of health issues is now over and after returning last month in england she will replace her big sister against boston. ranking down to 175 in the world opponents don't treat her like 175. >> i just draw my strength from my ability to always want to play hard and do well. and i always say never give up and always try. but you have to really believe it and for real never give up. >> she is in great shape right now. finally tonight the marlins had a walkoff home run last night to beat the phillys. when you're in last place your celebration gets a little rusty. logan morrison totally misses on the gatorade dump so then hanley ramirez goes for the pie. whiffs on the pie. thenit is dropped on the grounds. brett hayes nailed them with a fourth. you've got to celebrate that. >> that's it for us. have a great night. captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email:

but it was nl until age of 82 when it finally paid off. >> the florida marlins are the champions of theeball world. >> reporter: jack quit a couple of years after this, ending a 50-year career, temporarily. >> come on in! >> reporter: now jack is back. and once again the marlins' clubhouse is alive with his boundless energy and countless stories. >> i would like to deck the guy today. boom, with i think i will. >> reporter: listen to a few -- >> pound his head into the ground. >> reporter: -- and you can see how he got his reputation. >> i forgot we were on tv. that's when you were young. you know? >> reporter: today, he has a much softer touch, more give uppy than marlin. >> good job. keep up the good work. >> a little more patient. don't let little things bother me anymore. >> reporter: what about loss? >> no. >> reporter: they don't bother you? >> no. >> he was like a grandpa being proud of all his guys playing hard. >> reporter: he still takes the game serious, but just now he's more serious about not being too serious. >> keep him smiling and be happy, and they'll play better. >> r

the nl west leading giants welcomed the central leading milwaukee brewers. challenge is to scratch out some runs against shaun marcum. milwaukee gets to matt cain in the second. one run in and eli white side eats him up. here it comes and there it goes. it is deep offmarcum. he ?okes over the other guy. san francisco runs down the ball. and it is his intent seen clear here. the bruins win it 4-2. the a's are in new york where they still adore matsui. the a's jump on top early. pennington lashes to second. the a's were up 2-0 in the second. and then welcome to trevor kay hill's nightmare. the yank roups for five runs in the second. nine more in the third. the former a nick swisher with five r.b.i's. it is 17-7. nfl players did not vote on the contract ratified by the owners. they will look at it over the weekend and maybe vote on monday. some players reacted negatively to news the deal was done, because they hadn't even seen terms of the proposal. he said the contract on the table includes some items that the players had really never seen before. >> when you

a team that has not been relevant since the clinton administration is now atop the nl central.likes a winner, and the pirates are the talk of the town in pittsburgh. the only run of the game andrew mchitchin, a ground-out. pirates up 1-0. the difference from the past. pitching. james mcdonald, and three relievers combined for a six-hit shut-out. do not adjust your audio. the pirates are in first place and beat the reds 1-0. the rays lost the last two games, but the baseball gods made up for it last night. >>> sacks full. eddie botched it. yanks and rays tied 2-2. johnny damon to center. curtis granderson made a grab. sent the ball halfway to tallahassee. that's the go-ahead run. yanks with a comedy of errors in the sept. the rays won it 3-2. look at this. as and tigers. carlos, a shot down the line. martinez hustled from first. got the green light to go home. the throw to the plate in time. martinez slipped past the plate, faked out the catcher and was safe. great body control and it makes suzuki look like a fish out of water. tigers win it 8-3. over the last few weeks we've ha

. >> for me it's about going up there and you know helping that ball club win and win in the nl west.if you put up good numbers you put up good numbers. usually when you're winning games if you get a hit, drive in and score runs or you go zero 0-4 and save a big round, that's what it's about. >>> labor problems that's the last thing fans want to hear about but we've got it. two sports on official lock out. the nba joining the nfl. players want trades. not a huge deal here but whenever they do resume playing basketball the warriors will have with them lou admenson. he's going to exercise his contract option for the upcoming season. very optimistic for him. that's the sporting life for a thursday night. i don't think the nba was good at all. >> mark, thank you. >>> the morning news will begin at 4:30. they'll be following a lot of new laws and regulations that kick in tomorrow. thanks for joining us.

. >> for me it's about going up there and you know helping that ball club win and win in the nl west. put up good numbers you put up good numbers. usually when you're winning games if you get a hit, drive in and score runs or you go zero 0-4 and save a big round, that's what it's about. >>> labor problems that's the last thing fans want to hear about but we've got it. two sports on official lock out. the nba joining the nfl. players want trades. not a huge deal here but whenever they do resume playing basketball the warriors will have with them lou admenson. he's going to exercise his contract option for the upcoming season. very optimistic for him. that's the sporting life for a thursday night. i don't think the nba was good at all. >> mark,

and lead negotiator says there are still unresolved issues and nl commissioner wants to get training camps open by saturday. >> with ratification of the nfl board, we'll be prepared to open training facilities beginning on saturday. this saturday. and we'll then be prepared to start the new league here next wednesday subject to the full membership players. and ratifying the agreement, recertifying the unit. >> there is one game that will not be played because of timing here. preseason opener, hall of fame game scheduled august 7th between chicago and st. louis that is a flat-out cancel. and the 1900 players still have to ratify this proposal. now there is frustration with the owners having announced they approved their own contract. taking two sides to have a deal. the pressure is now on players to examine proposal and approve it and i imagine that that will take sometime tomorrow, or throughout the weekend, because they don't want to wruf got to take it. >> sure. >> owners didn't put pressure on. >> there is a lot of pr spin going on. looks like we're getting there. >> thank you. >>

the al and nl all-star teams. the voting had to be in by 4 and don't have results leaked to the media. even though mike morris may not be an all-star, he's playing like one and probably deserves the honor and let's go over the numbers quickly. 301 deck, the batting average. 15 home runs, 46 rbis and last night, scored what proved to be the game-winning run on the suicide squeeze and that is if the team was voting, he would be on the way to the mid-summer classic. >> reporter: ing mike has proven what he can do and important that he figure that out. you know, we value it and appreciate him. >> and to play first base and comes in here and has been hitting, you know. i hope and, you know, i have my fingers crossed. i voted for him. >> means a lot to him and to anyone. i know mike's looking forward to it and we hope he gets the nod. >> and mike morris and him are filling for adam laroche at 1st base, a huge boost for the nationals, sitting at two games over $500. a huge improvement. this time last year, their record a

there are currently in first place in the nl west, but they lack hitters. when it comes to total runs, there are 28 out 30 teams. becomes two home runs, the giants are the bottom of the list. >> i believe it is something that we have to do since buster posey is out for the rest of the season. >> the giants' offense obviously needed some help. >> i think it is keeping them away from the phillies and the braves. >> the reports say that they're giving up zak wheeler, the 21 year-old minor leaguer who throws a 97 mi. per hour fastball. will tran has already hit 15 home runs this year more than any current giants player. >> to go there and see more fireworks and hitting and and it really makes the game more exciting. i'm not saying that i do not like our pitching. >> report said that carlos took out his former mets teammates on tuesday evening many believe it was a farewell dinner in route to san francisco. reporting in the city, j.r. stone with kron4 news. >> for our expert analysis our sports a director gary is here to talk about this. >> in the middle of that

was going to watch it hit her in the mug. 4-2 and diamondbacks say three games basket giants in the nlto, the philly's roy halladay returned to the city he played for four seasons and the city showed their gratitude. corey patterson, davis and then aaron hill. jon rauch on the mound for the jays in the 9thial shane victorino with the base hit.clase utley gets to 2nd ahead by the tag of arencibiaed. here is how much rauch doesn't like the call, 6'10, 200-pound man the umpire is trying to control. rauch and farrell are tossed. >>> the subway series from new york with the yankees at at mets. robinson cano and yankees win it 5-2. that is their seventh straight win. >> former athletic mark ellis in the 2nd inning in colorado against kansas city's davies. this makes it to the gap in right center and knocks in two. ellis with his second straight 3-hit game since the trade on thursday that sent him to the rockies. the royals made a game of it, but in the 6th,troy tulowitzki with his 17th homer. >>> women's tennis has a new marquee name thanks to the past two weeks at world wide web. it 21-year

battle of contenders in the nl central, cardinals up. two-runers on, st. louis goes on to win 9-1. with the brewers at the top of the division. pirates 1 game back. >> >> 11 straight games, you could assume 1 result. yankee win. the ark's trying to break that streak, today, they had to do so in steamy conditions at yankees stadium,temperatures around 108 degrees. defense playing a part in this game. in the first inning, derek jeter lined 1 -- dejesus makes an extraordinary play to rob the yankees shortstop. this was the only time they got him out. in the third, a's got it off aj burnett. -- >>> dejesus up next, jeter returned the favor on a ground ball, jeter gets the call, dejesus is robbed. up pure nelson said yes on a very close play. >> >> in pursuit of his second win of the year, nick swisher with a second homerun in as many days. that was the end of the day for harden. matsui made sure he would be a winner. in the 7th. number 8 of the year for him. a's break the spell the yankees had over them with a 4-3 win. >> >> twins also lost 11 straight to detroit, but they started out

tonight the shop's foerm nl is saying the opposite. >>> great to be back with you tonight here on the ed show. had a great vacation. i missed you. i'm glad you're with us. president obama broke out the olive branches again today with the republicans. the he president took a much different tone on the debt talks than he did last week at the conference when he compared the republicans to his children. malia and sasha generally finish their homework a day ahead of time. malia is 13, sasha is 10. it is impressive. they don't wait until the night before. they're not pulling all-nighters. they're 13 and 10. you know, congress can do the same thing. if you know you have to do something, just do it. >> yeah. today the president said he hopes republicans will leave political rhetoric at the door when they come to the white house on thursday. >> it's my hope that everybody is going to leave their ultimatums at the door, we've all leave our political rhetoric at the door and do what's best for our economy and people. i want to emphasize, i said this in my press conference, this shouldn't come do

giants enter the break in first place in the nl west. wretch ra se represented on the roster.ield. home of the 82nd midsummer classic. you would guess the giants were center of attention at media day. nbc bay area, has all-star coverage. we begin with jamie. the giants are quite the attraction. >> absolutely, jim. in fact took up their own corner at all-star media day. for some of the veteran giants all stars. sort of a time to reflect back on their past. all star experiences. look forward to making new memories. >> best memory i think for me. although it didn't go so well. was getting the start, the all-star game in st. louis. and -- you know they're all, fun, and being able to be a part of it. being acknowledged for what, what we do on the field. >> most memorable would be yankee stadium. last year it was up. and -- it was the 15 inning game. i sat -- in the dugout for seven of them. watched my chances for post game parties dwindle. then i had a flight at 6:50 the next morning. i don't want to repeat that. >> nice to be able to come and be able to participate and pitch. but

they maintain the top spot in the nl west. 5 players will take place in the festivities.doval will make the trip to arizona. fun to watch. sandoval joins tim lincecum, matt cain and ryan vogelsong. last time the giants had so many all stars in 1966 when six made the team. check out the list of names, willy may, willy mccovey, gaylord perry, tom haller and jim ray hart. pretty nice. always fun to watch. as for the a's they have a tough time. they were swept by the rangers over the weekend. yesterday 2-0. the only athletic headed to the all-star game, gio gonzalez. >> and two tour de france riders, yikes. they are just fine after this frightening accident. yesterday a french television car smashed into one rider, the second went flying. you saw that into the barbed wire fence. both managed to get back on the bikes but frightening to watch. organizers say that car and driver won't be allowed close to racers again. it's a smauch road that they'd even be allowed in the first place out there. 6:47. u.s. women's soccer team, they are getting ready for the next matchup. everybody

the giants lead in the nl west. when they come to the white house, yeah, they are go withing to swing by the white house on the way to philadelphia today. it is time for their official meeting with the president. almost every professional and big college team that wins a title makes the trip. for what they will be wearing brian wilson told comcast there will be no spandex tuxedo this time. that's what he wore for the espy awards earlier this month. he says he will be sporting a classic blue pinstripe suit. getting formal on us, are you, brian. apparently all it takes to get you out of jury duty is a trip to the white house. if you can get the invite. chronicle reports that san francisco mayor ed lee was summoned to jury duty but will be excused for the trip. technically the mayor got off for paid vacation. he has been visiting his daughters in new york and will neat giants for their reception at the white house rose garden. 6:48. what should you wear before you head out the door this morning? let's check with meteor

sandoval giving the nl a little breathing room at 4-1.liever entering the game in the eighth. full on sprint and he slide. that's not recommended when you are 240 pound. bottom 8. only batter bruce struck him outloo outlooking. bring on wilson and the beard to close it out and 2 runners in the 9th gets michael to fly out then p.m. ground out. 5-1 the final. national league won it and home field advantage in the world series for the second straight year. >> it really beneficial to have the first 2 home games in front of your home crowd. to really get going in the series. >> third all star game does it ever get old. >> no it doesn't. i must say you have aimmaculate hair rate now good. shot of that. >> eric does have great hair. no doubt about it. about in come back for that. if you ever watch tim and wondered could i get a hit off him? no. but now there's technology that allows to you test your hitting skills. it's called pro batter. >> hit away in redwood city. california baseball farm club facility. i understood you will find the pro batt

the giants still leading it in the nl west.ill host the tampa bay rays tonight, the start after four-game series. hope they do a little better than they did against the yankees. oakland tried to rally to win the series, it was a case of a little too late. yankees won it, 7-5. >> it's 5:51. coming up, why the lapse of some faa regulations could be bad. >> "the wall street journal" says it did no wrong. more layoffs to tell you about. >> i'm thinking there is more traffic so we'll see what "the wall street journal" has to say. i say you are slow from novato to central san rafael. i'w shoyoumight be ansh u. wi'w youhot what m g tain lkabout. [ female announcer ] they've been off limits to dieters since time began. not anymore. ♪ fiber one is bringing brownies back. at 90 calories, the only thing between you and chocolaty brownies is a nicely designed package. ♪ now you can have brownies again. new fiber one 90 calorie brownies. in the granola bar aisle. >> it is 5:54 on monday morning. the failure to pass key faa bills on capitol

they maintain the top spot in the nl west. giants players take place in the all star festivities including pablo sandoval. he will make the big trip to arizona. fun to watch. now for the a's, they have a tough time. they were swept over by the rangers this weekend. 2-0. the only athletic headed to the all-star game is gio gonzalez, said to be very excited. check one off his bucket list i suppose. if you haven't seen it yet you want to stop what you're doing for this. the u.s. women winning one of the most amazing games in women's world cup history. u.s. and brazil go into extra time. brazil scores it. time running out for the u.s. then, you're going to see it. an amazing goal from abby. the latest goal in women's world history. every kicker for team usa, they score. that's enough for the win. very exciting. team usa plays france on wednesday. look at that. >> 5:50 now. put away the wallets, 7-11 giving out something free today. >> and all the songs you want for a flat fee. we'll look coming up in tech today. >> we're cruising

nl was three-quarters inch of in diameter ari. >> the good news is we're not socked in with the fog todayll seeing little bit of cloud cover. this is a look a current temperatures in san francisco and the expected high for the lengtday. we are still attracting some major hotspots the accident that happened around 6:00 a.m. on octavia's street. the investigation is still under way industry will still be closed end for the next 45 minutes. it is jamming up traffic all over haze valley. it is affecting the market and got streets it is a real mess and that area to avoid. the other hotspot we have been tracking at the guadalupe parkway as seen call at the almost half of ramp. and sen as a traffic not 1 all one northbound still slow. no incident said to account for it. i like ride on the bay area bridges. let's head back to the weather center >> this is a shot up mt. tam and you can still see a lot cloud cover our starting off cool and your afternoon temperatures will be below average. overnight the fog will return. it will continue to do that as we head into the week. this is look of the wind

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president, washington is engaged in a debate right now nl over the kind of country want to be. the specific issueon these days at some point of the next several weeks, the federal government will no longer be needs to cover the cost oft promises authority made. so the president wants congress to raise the statutory debt limit that the congress.is thate he wants us to raise the limits wi now what republicans have said is the only way weua'll do it ig if democrats agreed to changeank sheir ways we don't end up with the kind of situation were witnessing over in greece.do and make no mistake, that'st exactly where we are headed if we don't do something significant and do it now. democrats so far have refused. agree is a instead, they're making that cay only be described as a bizarre request under the circumstances in the middle but we all agree is a debt crisis, they would like to spend even more. they want a second stimulus, more deficit spending.en e in the middle of the jobs tax wd crisis, they want to raise taxes that we know will kill even more jobs when even the president hae

i've established program offices for both mpvc and nls, at the johnson center in houston and marshallabama, respectful. we're going to work on upgrading the center's launch facilities. one of our most valuable national resources to accommodate more kinds of users and speaking of those facilities at k.s.c. and across the agency, we've had tremendous interest from our commercial space partners in reusing or leasing these assets and are close to making major announcements about them soon. the reuse of our unique nasa assets like the orbiter processing facilities will help these companies keep their costs down and create jobs for the space industry of tomorrow. the mid atlantic regional space port is taking shape in virginia. one of the first customers will be orbital sciences corporation with its taurus ii rocket. last week, we issued a call for proposals for mission concepts studies of a solar electric propulsion demonstration, just one of the many technologies we need to advance and validate as we seek to reach farther destinations. consider how the architectural options for human expl