. >>> otis livingston with the jets for tonight's game on cbs 2. steve overmyer here now with sports. steve. >> reporter: we're going to get you out live to the stadium where otis is standing by for mets get two guys back tonight. but lose another player to injury. we'll have the latest next in he >>> it's the jets and redskins tonight from second game of the preseason and the man recovering the sidelines for the game is our own otis livingston roving the sidelines. we should be seeing more starters. >> otis! >> reporter: week 2 of the preseason so things get more ramped up. that means the first time offense and defense. fitzpatrick with his young talented group of wide receivers that he is so high on. [ very low audio ] >> fitzpatrick is looking forward to more snaps tonight after playing a couple of series in week one. >> it's marched to get into a rhythm when you play two series. so getting into a little bit of an offensive rhythm, focused and eliminate the student penalties and turnovers and things. that will be important to us but really, come

here's otis livingston with your upda flare for the dramatic on the field. there was drama in his final game as a yankee. first there was something that was out of his control. the pregame ceremony. >> you can't make this stuff up. loud hundred dollar -- a downpour at yankee stadium. dugout. look at it come down in the bronx. what happened? his farewell ceremony washed away by mother nature. last night's game delayed about 30 minutes because of the storm. alex came out to a standing ovation in the first. a career .133 hitter against chris archer. an rbi double ties the game at one. he finished the game 1-for-4. castro went 2- ahead two-run homer put the bombers up for good. gave joe girardi a window to put a-rod at third base. ending his career in pinstripes. also goes out a winner. 6-3 the final from the bronx. >> i can't say enough about these fans. i've given these fans a lot of headaches over the years. like i've always said, you don't have to be defined by your mistakes. about. >> all right. also the mets lost to the padres last night 8-6. for cbs 2 new

. >>> otis livingston is with the jets now. steve overmyer is here. steve. >> dana, we're going to metlife stadium where otis will be the sideline reporter for tonight's game and mets skipper terry collins on a tirade after another disappointing loss. hear him next in sports. my experience with usaa is awesome. homeowners insurance life insurance they still refer to me as "gunnery sergeant" when i call being a usaa member because of my service in the military to pass that on to my kids something that makes me happy my name is roger zapata and i'm a usaa member for life. usaa. we know what it means to serve. get an insurance quote and see why 92% of our members my son has meningitis b. his mom thought he had the flu and that he was covered by the meningococcal meningitis vaccine he had received. until 2014 there were no vaccines for meningitis b in the u.s. now there are. while uncommon, meningitis b can lead to death within 24 hours. trumenba is a vaccine for 10 through 25 year olds to help prevent group b meningococcal disease. trumenba should not be

now he's otis livingston. >> alex rodriguez always had a thatter for the dramatic on the field. there was drama in his final game as a yankee. there was something out of his control, the pregame ceremony. >> of you spent 12 of your 22 seasons with the yankees. >> yeah, stuff up. loud thunder followed by lightning and then the skies opened up. a downpour at yankee stadium. they had to scurry for the dugout. look at it come down in the bronx. what happened? a-rod's farewell ceremony washed away by mother nature. the game delayed about 30 minutes because of the storm. alex came out to a standing chris archer. an rbi double types the game at one. he finished the game 1-for-4. big game for castro. his homer put the bombers up for good. gave a window to put a-rod at third base for a final sendoff. officially ending his career in pinstripes. also goes out a winner. 6-3 the final from the bronx. >> i can't say these fans. um -- [ cheering ] -- i've given these fans a lot of headaches over the years but like i've always said. you don't have to be defined by your mistakes. how you come ba

. >>> looking ahead to tonight's addition, otis livingston is back. >> how do i follow that up? another gold rush for the united states, this time in rio. and, strike up the band, the a- rod farewell tour gets underway in all places, boston. will he get the same treatment as a captain in 2014? isaac hou has mastered gravity defying moves to amaze his audience. great show. here you go. now he's added a new routine. making depositing a check seem so effortless. easy to use chase technology, for whatever you're trying to master. isaac, are you ready? yeah. whoa, that doesn't look good. no, not you. ordinary fuels can clog your engine with dirt. it's like lugging this around- it's dragging down your fuel economy. but over time, using new and improved bp gasoline with invigorate helps clean up that dirt, like hundreds of scrubbing brushes. so that means a cleaner engine, which helps you get more miles per tank. i'll be here if you need me. new bp gasoline with invigorate. >>> otis livingston is back, and, a-rod is out of your. >> the beginning of the end for him, his farewell tour be

for local sports action, here's cbs 2's otis livingston. >> good morning, everyone. after having the day off, the mets and yankees are in action tonight. mets host the diamondbacks while the yankees are in boston and that's start of the a-rod farewell tour. unlike riveira and jeter's long road show of love, a-rod will only get the three games in boston and his finale on friday in yankee stadium. speaking of the stadium, steinbrenner said on his radio show st something special for rodriguez friday night. wouldn't say what it's going to be. he was also noncommittal if he thinks alex will get his own place in monument park some day. he says he hasn't thought of it yet, but if it weren't for alex if alex hadn't won the 2009 world series. i'm otis livingston and that's your cbs 2 sports update. >>> the job interview that played out like a love story. >> first, a famous olympic competitor was trending overnight, but not for winning the gold this time. let's bring back alex. chris and mary. olympic great michael phelps making news outside of the pool with what is being call

. >> for your local sports action, here's cbs 2's otis livingston. >> good morning, everyone. coming up tonight the met also try to take game 3 of their series in arizona, while the yankees go for the rubber game of their three-game set against the blue jays. coming a big night for the baby bomber. gary sanchez with not one, but two homers on the night. cruise. mother nature had other ideas a.42-minute rain delay knocked michael pineda out and a couple of runs knocked his replacement out. a 6-0 lead was cut to 6-4 and the jays weren't done. in the 8th encarcion with a two- run homer ties it up. do you want russell the muscle? second homer of the night, two- run job gives the jace the lead for good. they win 12-6. i'm otis livingston and that's 2 sports update. >>> well, summer is the season known for the biggest blockbusters. but this year a lot of movie goers say the big screen has been a big letdown. >> cbs 2's jill nicolini looks into why so many films have turned into flops. ? ? >>reporter: matt singer, editor in chief of screen crush.com say the problem with summer flicks

cbs 2 news's otis livingston is here with more. >> they forever, a story we have heard since the 1980s. dock and daryl in the spotlight for drugs, this time, darryl said it is dock who needs help, saying "i have to try something before he is dead." >> it all start again when gooden no-showed a scheduled appearance with strawberry leaving darryl to answer questions about the former team's mate problem saying wet." gooden's son, dwight gooden, jr., released a statement reading "this has been a very hard year for our family, with our grandmother's diminishing health and her passing, the stress and sadness has been unthinkable. between this and our father's work schedule, he has been under a lot of stress, pressure, and above all, sadness." gooden respondd to strawberry's comments on a radio show, completely down playing any trouble saying missing the event had nothing to do with drugs he took issue with strawberry going public. >> darryl hurt me a lot, i thought we fixed the relationship. better choice of picking friends. >> we spoke to the vice president of karen treatment centers who sa

otis livingston has that. we'll see you at 6:00. >>> we will all be looking for ways to cool off this weekend. the box office might be the perfect place to go. >> reporter: the new movie dragon is a remake of the 1977 animated film about an orphan boy who befriends a dragon. the new version stars robert redford and others. >> it's got a lot of heart and soul. you get to laugh and cry. it loves nature. >> reporter: or for the adults -- >> whoo! >> reporter: the first possible oscar the season is now in theaters. it stars meryl streep and hugh grant the story about a 1940s heiress whose dream to perform at carnegie hall comes through. she couldn't sing. those around her couldn't tell her including her on screen husband played by grant. >> i struggled sometimes to know whether i was talking to forrest or to merrill. >> she was that good. >> i think that's just her to call her floral. >> reporter: the biopic stars "big bang theory." was it harder to play the piano or act next to meryl streep? >> they are both diff

. >> otis livingston has your cbs 2 sports update. >>it's coming. >> come on, otis. in game two of their series with the mariners, one of the five teams ahead of them in the wildcard race. meanwhile, the mets will begin a series against the cardinals in st. louis. this a day after finding out steven mats was going on the d.l. with tightness in his shoulder. the stint on the disabled list retroactive back to the 15th. sanchez growing up in a hurry. four homers, six rbis and a solid week hiebled the dish. he's been named the american league player of the week. i'm otis livingston, and that's your cbs 2 sp >>> a hill has been drawing a crowd for nearly 15 years. >> in fact, many people go out of their way to see it and take pictures. alex denis back with us here with more. >>reporter: good morning, chris and mary. in brooklyn not far off thebergen street, you'll find a hidden gem, a home unlike any other on the street meant to bring the neighborhood together. >>reporter: 108wykoff street isn't your typical brownstone. >> i do tend when i'm walking in this direction to w

otis livingston will have sideline interferes. jets and redskins only on cbs2. >>> in rio tonight, the u.s. women's basketball team's winning streak continues. they beat france by they'll play spain for gold on saturday. snooe >>> ashton eaton wins gold for the second time in the decathlon. >>> and usain bolt did it again. his third straight gold medal in the 200 meter. he has won gold in the 100 and 200 in three straight olympics. we'll go for a record ninth in the 4 he cruises pasted these guys. [ laughter ] >> you look at the guys in 2nd place, and they don't stand a chance. >> he can turn around and wave. fios is not cable. we're wired differently, which means we can fix things fferently. thanks for calling fios. this is ryan. you can't tell me this cord isn't in. i know it's in. it's in, but it's not working. i'm sending you a link to the my fios app that going to let me see what you're seeing. really? yes, mr. mcenroe... see that cord? clearly see what's in and what's out? oh absolutely. i like that. tech support that lets y

. >>> otis livingston is here with sports. >> the road trip for the mets not starting out well. they try to take 2 of 3 from the diamondbacks before heading to san francisco for a 4-game series. this is the last place arizona team. jonathon niese getting a good first start since being traded back. he may have helped the mets get tomas gets every bit of this one. back-to-back jacks for the d-backs. it's a 3-1 game. weeks got up again and does it again. a 3-run shot. gonna be a long night for the mets. >>> if i told you they had 16 good shot. not so. they got robbed by toronto. the yankees fans are ready to embrace the baby bombers, and so far so good. gary sanchez leads a yard in the 2nd. his third in his last five. first home run in his first 15 big league games. starlin castro gets one out in a hurry gets tripped up. and headley's throwing error made matters worse for cc sabathia who struck out 12. he useless grew this one to melvin upton jr. yankees drop 2 of 3 to the jays. they're 5.5 back in the wildcard chase. >> there's no reason we should have given up more than four toda

otis livingston here now with much more. >> love him or hate him, a-rod always had your attention. it was fitting that his final as a yankee was must see and must hear if you were in the ball park. clap, followed by lightning. and the skies opened up. a downpour in the bronx culting short troibt his career in pinstripes. his mother and daughter sought shelter in the dugout. his ceremony was rained out! he never got the chance to address the crowd. the crowd was able to give him a salute. a number of sanding ovations on the night. and he gave them something to cheer about in his first at-bat. a solid double scored gardner. it was the start of a big thigh for arod. an exciting evening for yankees fans. but rained out pregame ceremony! you can't make this stuff up even if you tried. >>> yankees stadium, brian conybeare spoke to some of the fans on this exciting and bizarre night >> reporter: biz sara very good word -- bizarre is a very good word for it, especially the weird weather! a-rod on as a special advisor through next season, there's a lot of fans who think his playing days are

here's cbs 2's otis livingston. >> good morning, everyone. coming up tonight the mets will start a four-game series in san francisco. the yankees had the night off after dropping another game to his first 15 big league games. yankees were playing catchup all afternoon, down 3-2 in the 5th. gregoris gets tripped up. then chase hadley's throwing error made matters worse for c.c. sabathia. he struck out 12, the most he's had in four years, but he also grooved that one to melvin hutchin, jr, making senior proud. yankees drop 2-3 to the jays, 7- 4 the final, six games back in the ca your cbs 2 sports update. >>> in this morning's "two talkers," a new social media challenge is taking over the internet. >> but, first, why is a school telling parents to stay out? alex denis here with that story and more. alex. >>reporter: good morning to you both. well, a school in arkansas is not only teaching students reading, writing and arit ma particular, it's also giving parents a crash course on tough love. the catholic high school for boys in little rock post

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. >>> otis livingston next with the new york nicks wearing some gold. >> carmelo anthony thinks he is a good fit for red, white, and blue. >>> gary sanchez belongs in the bigs, the especially honor for the catcher that has him linked >>> yankee fans will have to stay up late tonight, the new baby bomber start a 3-game series in seattle. sanchez should be behind the plate and will be back as the only yankee catcher to achieve the honor, his bat did the talking with 4 home run and 6 r.b.i, his arm and game calling behind the plate impressed his manager. >> to be able to do that from your knees is impressive, and he has a good at-bat, last at-bat, gets on base. good job with the staff and he continues to do good things. >>> so much for the pitching staff, list, dealing with left shoulder tight snsz. >>> remember when syndergaard road into spring training? the mets will need to ride those 2. 3rd home run in 2 games last night, syndergaard tossed 8 shut-out innings, striking out 6. steven manned up after 8 and told the manager he was out of gas. collins appreciated his honesty. >> he showe

i'm otis livingston. that's your cbs 2 sports update. >>> a long island girl son a mission to break a centuries- old petition. >> she started a petition to allow girls into the boy scouts. now she's gaining support. cbs 2's jennifer mclogan has hampton. >>reporter: 15-year-old sidney ireland has a passion. >> my parents gave me the opportunity to join the girl scouts. but i really just wanted to do what my brother was doing. >>reporter: at that time brother brian was a cub scout, so sydney twinning at age gsh beginning at age 4 was able to tag along >> when i was 11, i also unofficially earned the arrow of light which is the highest award in the cub scout program. >>reporter: spurred on by her brother who recently earned the prestigious eagle scout badge, sydney lobbied to join ranks. because i was female. >>reporter: others challenged her to join girl scouting to help their gold award become just as significant. but sydney had her eyes set on the already-established eagle scout badge earned by presidents

our otis livingston will have sideline iew redskins only on cbs 2 second week of the preseason a time for this offense to start getting revved up. >> mm-hm. mm-hm. the whole quarterback thing. thank you, steve. my son has meningitis b. but how did we end up here? d that he was covered by the meningococcal meningitis vaccine he had received. until 2014 there were no vaccines for meningitis b in the u.s. now there are. while uncommon, meningitis b can lead to death within 24 hours. trumenba is a vaccine for 10 through 25 year olds to help prevent group b meningococcal disease. trumenba should not be given if you had a severe allergic reaction after a previous dose. most common side effects were injection-site pain, fatigue... ask your doctor or pharmacist about all the risks and benefits of trumenba and tell them if you've received any other meningitis b vaccines. meningitis b can be spread by typical sharing like... a drink... a spoon... a kiss. it all started here... it might have been prevented with trumenba. >>> coming up tonight at 11, a little police officer gets a very big surpri

i'm otis livingston, that's your cbs2 sports update. >> not to be forgotten we mentioned biles winning the bronze -- >> yes. >> well, new jersey's own laurie hernandez won silver. the gymnasts are unbelievable. >>> the counterdown is -- countdown is on for back to school. which can be a relief but also a crazy time. >> help is at your fingertips with some back to school apps kids are going back to school within weeks and some can't wait. like mia who's going into third grade. >> i like it. >> you're excited? >> but her mom says organizing the family for school is a huge jigsaw puzzle. >> he was going to do what on what days and how they're going to get there and who's going to pick them up. >> parenting expert tammy gold has three kids and says apps make things a lot easier. one of they are favorites is cozy. where the family's schedule is organized with a color coded calendar the pull up. there's also life 360. which keeps your family connected by sharing everyone's location on a map. and you can receive alerts when kids arrive or leave specific places. and to keep track of homework w

steve overmyer in for otis livingston tonight with a look at what's ahead. steve. >> yeah, dana. we're going to show you how last night's subway series had golf really hurt the rehab of a baseball player? we will get a doctor's opinion i'm terrible at golf. he is. but i'd like to keep being terrible at golf for as long as i can. new patented ensure enlive has hmb plus 20 grams of protein to help rebuild muscle. for the strength and energy to do what you love. new ensure enlive. >>> nobody needs to inject any life in the subway series and last night the significance of this series was on full display. benches cleared and tempers flared. the yankees were lifted to a win in part due to mark teixiera's three-run home run. next at bat. steven matt says it got away from him. benches cleared. later in the game, teixiera was on second, mets pitcher robles thought that tex was stealing signs and relaying them to the hitter. teixiera later said if you think i'm stealing signs, change 'em. don't challenge me to a duel. tex is out of the line-up tonight because of that pitch. but another sto

>>> steve overmyer is at citi field in for otis livingston with the start of the subway series. steve? >> yeah, it is the subway series where the narrative has changed rather quickly. a very eventful day. and let's start off where they added a big power slugger. and the big power hitting outfielder in the prime of this season. >> and with the need for offense, working from there. so we are very happy to have jay with us. he's going to provide a big presence in the middle of the line up, but a run producer, he's been a run power guy. >> it is exciting, you know, those three guys to change the game offensively and defensively. you know, so i know that sandy is doing kind of all that he can to try to, you know, help us in any way, shape, form. >> reporter: and the mets, they are also adding another player that you might remember him. jonathan neese. they built for the future with the fire sale. clubhouse for the final time. beltran has been traded to the texas rangers. he leaves the yanks as the current team leader in batting average, home runs, rbis. he makes the exit, feeling ver

otis livingston is here with more on this. >> who are by going to talk about starting next week? >> we'll find somebody. >> over the past 13 years, love him or hate him alex rodriguez was one greatest players in major league history. now, how he got there, how he got hall of fame numbers, that's up for debate but one thing is certain, he always had the fans' attention. tonight he dons the pinstripes for the final time. >> the last time i drive up broadway and through harlem and through the neighborhoods that have brought so much comfort to me. when you think about driving to the park it's something i'll never forget. i have done it now for 13 years. formulating your game plan for, um, for tonight's pitcher and -- those are things that i'm going to miss. >> miss that. but how much will the fans miss him? it's been a roller coaster of highs and lows. steve overmyer hit the streets to get the pulse of the people. >> reporter: a-rod is leaving. are you glad or sad? in our scientific poll we asked new yorkers to mark on either side of the white board. >> player. >> was a great player.

. >>> it is time for sports, otis livingston is here, let's talk baseball. >> yankees with a late start on the west coast, they are sporting the reigning american league player of the week and gary sanchez as they begin a very important three-game series in seattle. the mariners, one of five teams ahead of the yankees in the it looks like sanchez does not want to give up the title, his first at-bat, he takes cody martin deep to left center, seventh homer of the month, 12 extra-base hit in 16 games since being called up. next inning, the youth movement continues. starlin castro goes deep to almost the same spot, solo shot, his 16th of the season, giving the yankees the 2-0 lead. on the bottom of the fourth, finally getting to him, kyle seeger, takes one deep to set up your three run shot put seattle up, 3-2 in the fifth inning right now. >>> the mets up for another setback to their pitching rotation as steven matz headed to the 15 day disabled list, retroactive to august 15, dealing with left shoulder tightness. >>> now, too two former mess, darrell strawberry and todd gooden, joined tha

i'm otis livingston. that's your cbs 2 sports update. >>> okay. this morning's 2 talkers, a special welcome to instagram from iron man. >> first, michael phelps continues to strike gold at the olympics. >> michael phelps lost the 200-meter butterfly at the 2012 olympics in london. last night was his chance to holding off a japanese swimmer by .4 of a second. that earned him his 21st career gold medal. he earned his 20th earlier last night along with 21 golds, phelps has four other medals, two silver, two bronze, the most of any olympian ever. he was all smiled looked to be maybe filled with a little emotion as they played the national anthem we've been discussing. he is incredible. >>> the u.s. women's gymnastics team made it their second consecutive gold medal with strong performances in all events. it began with the vault and ended with simone biles' spectacular floor exercise. biles a three-time world champion, there it is, considered to be the person to beat for the women's all around gold medal. russia took silver. china the bronze. chris, i

cbs 2's otis livingston joins us now with more. >> reporter: just another twist of this strange story. he is the second most decorated american olympic swimmer ever now ryan lochte's claims of being robbed at gunpoint in rio sunday morning are being questioned. their story doesn't add up. today, the office of caleb blank released a statement confirming they ordered the seizure of the passports of lochte and fagan but his father says ryan returned to the united states on tuesday. police have found little evidence so far to support their accounts and say the swimmers who admitted that they were intoxicated were unable to provide key details about cash and lochte's wallet being stolen during a cab ride back to the olympic village and vi getting his wallet scanned when returning to the village on sunday morning. the situation came to light when lochte's mother spoke about it sunday morning. he told "usa today" sports he didn't initially tell the u.s. olympic official about the robbery because, quote, we were afraid we would get into trouble. >> it is interesting. we just want to know when

otis livingston joins us with the story. >> technology for bad instead of good. it should have been one of happy experiences of gabby douglas's life with the second olympiad and had to fend off harsh criticism in cyber space while fending off gymnastics opponents in rio games in lond en. >> you go from people's adoration to be the brunt of the criticism and the hatred. >> that's how gabby douglas's mom sums up the emotional rollercoaster after becoming america's sweetheart with gold at the olympics in 2012. and now in 2016, the target of online criticism, of everything from her hair style to attitude and some trading her nickname to crabby gabby because they her nature is so giving and so kind. she literally is just a very tender-hearted person. and so she was devastated. >> her mother is also referring to the latest flack gabby has received not putting her hand over her heart during the star spangled banner after the women's team won the gold medal tweeting comments like there is no excuse as to why you could not salute the flag of the country you complete a and