ty pennington and george hirsch are joining us for lunchbreak.earnings are worse than analysts predicted sales plunged 43% of the first quarter and they're cutting 5000 jobs consolidating 10 manufacturing sites down to three and delaying the release of the blackberry's system again ... the company might have to sell itself break up or die ... meanwhile the i- phone turns five years old today it has generated $150 billion in revenue but some people are not celebrating "siri" that voice recognition software does not work that well according to many ... 62% recognition rate and not much better in quieter settings ... usa today says some cities are forced to close to public swimming areas ... more high school students are spending summers taking class's rather than getting lifeguard jobs ... airline stocks are surging after the european leaders agreed to relax ... conditions on loans ... lawmakers on capitol hill are set to vote on several pieces of important legislation today.. including -- student loan rates and funds for transportation constructio

cliff pennington hit one deep but not tough enough. rob pennington of an assured home run. unfortunately not enough. a's won it, 8-5. finally a catch of the night, not by player but a fan. mike fontenot was there but this kid wanted it more and he made the grab over font know. sign him up, the phils could have used that kind of a cash. that's a look at your sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >> announcer: early today sports is brought do you by aqua blue velva echlt men get it. >>> a baby name who want as high school diploma and who's been offered a big role in the next "hunger games" movie. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. it's hard to believe that hope and beaut request were created from its ruins. but we'll show you. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today" on this wednesday. if you're heading out the door, it's a soaker right now in southern new england through connecticut, massachusetts, rhode island, new york city is going to dry it out. could see some thunderstorms headed to dlallas-ft. worth eary this morn

cliff pennington hit one deep but not deep enough. tyler colvin climbed the ladder and made the leaping grab. rob pennington of an assured home run. unfortunately not enough. the a's won it, 8-5. >>> finally, catch of the night, not by a player but by a fan. a fly ball into foul territory. the phils' mike fontenot was there, but this kid wanted it more and he made the grab over fontenot. sign him up, the phils could have used that kind of glove in the outfield. they lost to the twins, 11-7. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >> announcer: early today sports is brought to you by ice blue aqua develop va. men get it. >>> the latest goofy celebrity baby name, the actor who wants his high school diploma, and who's been offered a big role in the next "hunger games" movie. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, seeing pictures of this fire that scorched texas last year, it is hard to believe that hope and beauty were created from its ruins, but we'll show you. you're watchin

on josh hamilton division lead in rangers home-run derby early for this we nays norris give me pennington burlingame native scott feldman. he jumped out of 41 lead for the rangers david murphy went to the right side to run score and taxes hangs on to win the series opener 7 to 6. they might still be celebrating in north beach nice mario bullets kelly scored twice in the first half the italy today to 21 win over germany in the euro cup semifi,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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the pennington avenue draw bridge will be reduced to just two lanes of traffic beginning at 9:00 thisorning as construction does take place in the area. and on 895 the construction does continue just south at the harvard tunnel toll plaza. the key bridge or 95 will be your best bet. no concerns heading up toward the fort mchenry tunnel or south all the way to the d.c. area it, will be clear. as we pull up some drive times, if you are using the jfx to get into the city, 11 minutes from the baiz to downtown. the beltway itself, 695 in great shape, the west side a seven-minute ride. you're also looking an 11- minute stretch from 95 up toward 83. that's a look at your time saver traffic. over to you. >> we made it in an -- an hour and 21 minutes before someone mentioned the 700-degree mark. >> sometimes it does feel like it's 700 degrees outside. >> mike, look at this way, haitis just called and says turn on the ac. >>> coming up in a bit we get some more answers and seven- time tour de france champion lance armstrong is in trouble. >> today he answers to the allegations he took performan

pennington and he had already hit one homer and going for his second. got it.the play of the night. they win it 8-5. that's your abc7 sports report brought to you by river rock casino. >> excellent. >> excited about the open this week. >> it will be fun. >> don't bring your cell phone. >> you are not getting it in. >> "nightline" is next. >> thanks for joining us. abc7 news continues tomorrow morning at 4:30. of course we are always available at abc7news.com and facebook and twitter and abc7 news bay area. >> thanks for watching.

a's and rockies, cliff pennington hit one deep, but not deep enough.er coughlin climbed the ladder and made the grab. the a's won it 8-5. >>> finally catch of the night, not by a player, but by a fan. fly ball in the foul territory, the phils mike monhill was there but a kid wanted it move, the phils could have use tad kind of glove in the outfield, they lost to the twins, 11-7. that's your "first look" at sports, i'm fred roggin. >>> for another look at your weather, here is nbc meteorologist bill karins. >> i mentioned the forecast looking nice in many areas as we head toward and through father's day weekend. first things first, the rainy spots this morning, difficult travel, boston, logan airport will be an issue. driving around southern new england will be a problem and some afternoon thunderstorms around new orleans in the the panhandle and dallas-fort worth, the airport could have some major delays with thunderstorms. now we get to the good stuff. the southeast, you've been really enjoying a period of nice weather. we've had some thunderstorms to

if you are heading out onto the pennington avenue draw bridge, you want to be aware at 9:00 traffic will be reduce today two lanes and the construction continues on 895 just south of the harbor tunnel. expect delays as the morning does progress. stick with the fort mchenry tunnel or the key bridge as your alternate route. as we check in and take a live look at the northeast corridor in white marsh, everything up to speed. a nice easy ride as you make your drive down towards the beltway. as we pull up drive times, if you're headed out to the harrisburg expressway from the maryland/pa line, you're looking at a 22-minute ride to 695. no concerns on the beltline. that is a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. >>> baltimore city is now one step closer to you to losing three fire companies. tbl this is al the mayor's plan to balance the books. abc 2 new' linda stow joins us with more on this budget battle. >>reporter: not everyone on the city council is in favor of the mayor's plan but it looks like she'll get her way. last night the council voted 9- 5 in favor of the budget. the final vote

if you are heading out to the pennington avenue draw bridge this morning, beginning at 9:00 it's going to be reduced to just two lanes, so do be aware of that new pattern and the construction does continue on 895 just south of the harbor tunnel toll plaza. no significant backups as of yet. that will change as the morning does progress. you will want to stick with the fort mchenry tunnel or the key bridge as your alternate route. here's a live look at 95 in white marsh, everything up to speed. traffic picking up, though, in the area, but no significant delays as of yet. if you are using the harrisburg expressway, it's going to take you 22 minutes from the maryland/pennsylvania line all the way down towards the beltway. the beltway in great shape on the outer loop from 95 towards 83. that stretch will take you 11 minutes. the west side of 695 really starting to pick up right now. you're looking at a 14-minute ride from 795 down toward 95. that is a look at your abc 2 news time saver traffic. >>> news time right now 6:31. the mother of christopher brown will spend the weekend saying good-

pennington and he had already hit one homer and going for his second. got it. sports report brought to you by rivecasino.oce casino. >> excellent. >> excited about the open this week. >> it will be fun. >> don't bring your cell phone. >> you are not getting it in. >> "nightl >> next. >> thanks for joining us. abc7 news continues tomorrow morning at 4:30. of course we are always available at abc7news.com and facebook and twitter and abc7 news bay area. shot up more than 1,000% in less than a day. that is welcome news of course to thousands of americans awaiting a transplant. you know she called during the show her morning megaphone. that is -- what it is. the power of the show. and the power of the example that robin sets. 1,000% like that. >> amazing. a that platform is indescribable. kudos to her for her bravery. if you want to donate, go to marrow.org. to be able to donate it is very easy. actually receiving that bone marrow transplant is the tough part. >> giving is very easy. like giving blood. go do it. >> here is your wednesday weather. morning rain aroun

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and ty pennington said i'm in awe of robin roberts strength with her continued battle with cancer, shend her family under my thoughts. now to justin beiber, tonight holding a free concert in mexico city. and he continued and some traveled as far as 14 hours to be there. >> if this gets you excited you might want to hop online. five weeks before the movie hits theaters. for more on the dark knight rises go to otrc.com. >> next on abc 7 news at 4:00 the next big thing for apple. >> that is funny. >> siri got things started today. and also ahead a bay area man talks about how he found that picasso that disappeared during a teen-aged house party in a vacant mansion. >>> this is our 23 wwdc. yi yes, it's older than many of you are. >> that is apple ceo tim cook with a light hearted start to the world wide developers conference today and he's right. >> yes. he showed off new products today a new generation of mobile operating system and a clear indication that siri will be doing more than ever. >> she's not going anywhere for sure and david louie is live with details. david? >> wwdc is the a

pennington went 6 innings. gave up 3 runs. struck out 8.ts didn't give tim much help and parker strikes out ryan so then this. pick off second bates. that is sloppy poor baseball by the giants. that ended the threat. a's leading 3-1 in the eighth. back east. new york mayor bloomberg taking in the yankees mets game. mets come out swinging. slumping davis breaking out. taking petit deep to right. actually knocked the ball over the wall for a 3 run homer. part of 5 run first. yankees jeter a taste of his own medicine in the fifth. robbed by short stop and yankees lone highligh highlight. a-rod this is career home run no. 6 41 but the mets win by score of 6-4 nascar annual stop in sonoma this wean. sports most popular driver comes in the bay area. riding high and fast. dale junior won last week. junior first victory in nearly 4 year years. second over in all standings but sonoma is a test. junior never finished higher than tenth here. today he spoke about the struggle on the road course. >> kind of like being able to play golf well. you have to

the a's highlights, escobar with a grounder to pennington, jamiah weeks and the throw to first for theble play. a's, it's hard to win when you score zero every game. that's their ninth straight loss, 2-0 the final. college baseball, fresno hosting nc state. and markka pell strikes out aaron judge. bottom of five austin wilson breaking a scoreless tie. he had three ribbies in this game. 2-0, cardinals. capel, a complete game, struck out is 1 and stanford wins 9-1. to the nba. and rondo coming off a career game. i like this move. the show and go. that is pretty. 21 points, 10 eye cysts. the celtics led by as many as 24. sow miami cut it down to 8 but rondo seals the deal. settle 101-the 1. the heat still with a 2-1 series lead. tiger woods is a four-time champion at the memorial. he's put himself right into contention for win number five. they are a strong second round. but there was rain in the morning in ohio. squeegee time. collins, 1 over 73 on the day. 5-under now. still in the hunt. tiger started the day four back. gained a share of the lead with a long birdie putt on six. he's tou

the a's highlights, escobar with a grounder to pennington, jaw mya weeks and the throw to first for the double play. a's, it's hard to win when you score zero every game. that's their ninth straight loss, 2-0 the final. >>> ncaa regional action down on the farm. markka pell strikes out aaron judge. bottom of five austin wilson breaking a scoreless tie. he had three ribbies. 2-0, cardinals. a complete game, four hits, struck out 11 and stanford wins. >>> to the nba. game three. chris roth courtside. kevin garnett double-double. 24 points, 11 rebounds. and rondo coming off a career game. i like this move. show and go. that is pretty! 2 is points, ten assists. the celtics led by as many as 24. saw miami cut it to 8 and rondo steals the deal. 101-91. the heat with a 2-1 series game. >>> the cal bears had to face rickets. she grew up in san jose and calani throws smoke. >>> in oklahoma city. a lot of red. sooner names second inning is jolene henderson in trouble. got out of the jam striking out henson. bottom of two, strikes out daniel henderson. in the third sooners strike. the double in th

he went away to pennington seminary when he was 14. he was there a couple of years. then he went to claverack inuthiaser -marhofo up of years. he was at lafayette for one semester and then at syracuse for one semester, and that's when his experiment with college end, as he said. c-sp: and along the way, did you begin tohayo tuder yogi g reonwhoue ni g: , s ly teoubori a raof fthry beginning because i felt this deep, deep connection with him. empathy is the whole key to writing a biography. you don't need to know all the anjuikimted better as the years went on. i pathized with him more. i just--i--i really grew to love him as a human being as well as as a writer. >>st l 2ar anatr he? uehed 90 spwhdi d ueinener an c-span: did he every marry and have children? >> guest: he did not marry. he had a common-law wife named cora taylor who went by the way--by the name of cora crane. she was actually legally married to a britishfficer who would not divorce her. heer creat kof sphod ribo e l wit seeing battle? >> guest: well, he was very knowledgeable about the civil war. one o

southbound 795 white marsh -- green meadow drive, right lang) in this city, ax and rapine that -- penningtonordnance road. southbound 95 at howard county at 175, causing a back of an accident and the delays stretch back to 100. 295 in the red from 175 down to 32. delays southbound to 95, again, heading up from 175 down toward 32. a live view of the bay bridge, no delays at the moment but you will see them later this afternoon, at 1:15 p.m. it will shut down for 40 minutes for construction equipment to pass under the bridge. >> obviously the heat is a big story. it should be smooth sailing and any other respect. 71 at the airport. dew point have climbed to the upper 60 to around 70 and the heat index this afternoon will be around 101, action high making it to around 96 but it will feel like 101. he advisory from noon until 10:0and kathie lee displaying s of the humor that made their talk show a hit for 15 years. later this morning for the first time in 12 years they are going to get to host the show together when regis joins kathie lee on our fourth hour. hopefully he'll be wearing -- that's

his name is gene cecil pennington, the youngest veteran of world war ii. that's because he lied about his age to join the navy in the 1940's and first saw combat -- think of this -- first saw combat at the age of 16. he's 83 now, and we are so proud that he'll be visiting with us. in addition to the veterans visiting us, a number of volunteers, escorts will also be accompanying them. several of these escorts will be representing their deceased fathers who served in various wars throughout the year. three of our world war ii veterans are accompanied by their sons who themselves are veterans of the vietnam war. service is truly a family tradition in our state and in this nation. our veterans have a full day's journey ahead of them tomorrow. they will leave princeton, west virginia, at 2:15 in the morning traveling here by bus. they will return to west virginia at touring our beautiful capitol building, the world war ii monument, korean war memorial, and iwo jima memorial. these monuments to service and sacrifice have important meaning to 9/11 this country, b