phillis's mistress susanna wheatley died in may of 1774, and at some point thereafter phillis was freed. she left the bonds of slavery. she was given her freedom. after her mistress's death phillis married a free black man, john peters. they had three children. in freedom, however, wheatley found unexpected challenges. she continued to write poetry, but she had a very difficult time supporting her family. she had to work as a char woman. she could barely have the means to keep her family alive. always in frail health, in december 1774 just as the american war for independent was ending wheatley died, never having published her proposed second volume of poetry. despite all her talents and gifts, wheatley's life ended in impoverishment. american society lacked the opportunities for a gifted educated woll like wheatley to find employment. and of course her situation was all the more compounded because she was also a free black woman. tragic though it may be, but wheatley's life allows us to see in sharp perspective some of the issues that the american revolution raised for enslaved black w

they were taking on the phillies. bottom of the first, phillies up 2-0.n, laynce nix, rbi double, down the right field line. 4-0, phillies. lincecum gave up five earned runs in six innings. aubrey huff pops out. brandon bell would strike out. and brandon crawford grounds out to second. halladay, two earned runs over eight innings. phillies win, 5-2. >> right now, i have a small sample of starts. i have 30 or so left. it's about fixing it and getting it right and coming out the next day and being aggressive again. >>> all right. a's and angels. bottom of the first. two on for kendrick morales. coco crisp, couldn't make the catch. morales' first homer. bottom of the fifth. morales, a deep fly to center. this time, coco says no way, jose, robs him of the homer. the a's load. 6-0, is your final. >>> the spurs crushed the warriors at oracle tonight. nate robinson had 30 points. in other words, it was a bad night for bay area teams. >> all the way around. >> the warriors, a's, giants. >> bad mojo tonigh laces? really? slip-on's the way to go. more people do tha

philly, but i don't.couple of natives. we'll begin with the founding father. we're going to start with ben franklin. it is ben franklin. >> it is indeed. >> reporter: tell me why you feel or you guys are qualified to help me with the knowledge i need to know. >> well, you need to join us as a historic philadelphia incorporated. you can take a tour, raise the flag at the betsy ross house and come in to independence hall after hours with mr. jefferson and me. >> reporter: a lot of activities. >> a lot of activities. >> reporter: let's get this started. i don't know any of the questions or answers just so you know. question number one. >> question number one. what food did i introduce to america. >> reporter: what food did ben franklin introduce to america? i'm going to say cheese steak. is it beer, cheese? >> tofu. >> reporter: really. i dejt know how much i love you. thank you very much. miss betsy ross, what make use fall feed -- we know you're qualified. ask me a question. >> you know i sewed the first f

we know that throws the phillies off. we'll keep that going. >> you should be on the giants payroll. >> we'll see it in a few minutes. >> the survivors of the 1906 quake. >>> plus, detecting depression. a simple new test that may lead to better treatment. >>> i'm scott budman, a bay area pet company known for helping you communicate is now helping its buildings and employees go green. combing up, why that's creating new job opportunities for you. >>> by click, chip and the sun, a lot of bay area tech companies pulling in big-time profits lately. >> for some that means job growth ahead. let's bring in scott budman who is tracking all the action for us tonight. >> lots of action, jessica, some including one company probably not hiring anytime real soon, yahoo! but during a big evening for tech earnings, investors seem to like yahoo! numbers the best. the sunnyvale company announced a billion dollars in revenue for the quarter. thats more than what wall street expected yahoo! shares up nearly 3%. even though the profit numbe

the matchup against the phillies.e'll take you live to the ballpark. >>> also coming up, the 49ers preparing to break ground on a new stadium in santa clara tomorrow. today we take a look at the future for candlestick. and a rare sight that's drawing plenty of bird lovers. >>> and good evening. i'm jeff ranieri live in san jose. a gorgeous spring day with plenty of 70s and the blue sky off in the distance. that's a sign of what will be coming our way this weekend. we'll talk about some 80-degree heat and possibly some records in a few minutes. >>> cvs pharmacy has agreed to pay $13.8 million to settle charges in a hazardous waste w lawsuit. it happened over a seven-year period. it included the mishandling of photo developing candles and hazardous material spills and m improper disposal of hypodermic needles. it now must be disposed of at proper facilities and provide documented records. there's a warning tonight for future pet owners. the spca is asking you, please, don't buy a dog online. the spca was shocked by a su

not so another american political leader, thomas jefferson, who dismissed phillis wheatley's poetry as inferior and not worth the label of literary. nevertheless, i think what this whole episode shows us is that for phillis wheatley and for the americans who witnessed the flourishing of her career it was possible to see that black people were capable of much more than anyone had given them credit for. surely most of the leaders of philadelphia in 1776 would not have anticipated this as part of the revolutionary legacy. but as exceptional as wheatley's abilities were she was not the only enslaved person to believe that the rhetoric of the american revolution applied to them. in many states north and south enslaved people took the ideas of liberty, equality, rights, freedom, and started applying them to themselves. in some states enslaved people petitioned their legislators for their liberty. sometimes they appropriated the very words of the declaration of independence in asking for their freedom. in many places enslaved people did not bother with formalities. it's believed that anywhere

phillies up 1-0. roy halladay on cruise control. eight scoreless innings.s win it 1-0. >>> how about basketball? clippers and the kings. l.a. trying to bounce back from their loss to the lakers. blake griffin helping out with that jumper. cutting the kings' lead to one. three minutes left to go. griffin, driving. that's two-consecutive blake griffin plays. plays where he didn't dunk. you don't see that very often. here's chris paul, a.k.a.cp-3. with that lay-in. clippers win it, 93-85. >>> i'll used hushed tones to tell you that the second round of the masters continues today at 3:00 p.m. on espn. enjoy. >>> and coming up next, we'll show you why it's good to be justin bieber. >>> and one guy's painful lesson about what not to do with a nail gun. we're right back. ♪ ♪ grande caramel macchiato. iced grande caramel macchiato. make that iced. actually, hot, please. [ male announcer ] come into starbucks for the espresso drink you love, hot or iced. let's get a recap, merv. [ merv ] thanks, other merv. mr. clean magic eraser extra power was three times faster o

they will be taking on the phillies yet again. we will have that game for you. really looking forward to it. winds like winds coming in to play 15 miles per hour. could be breezy. 85 degrees by friday. keeping you nice and toasty the first part of the weekend. then tumble come sunday. showers monday into tuesday. we will keep swinging your temperatures from mid 80s back to the low 70s over the course of saturday into sunday. back to you guys. >> thank you very much, christina. >>> let the countdown begin. 100 days until the opening ceremony until the 2012 summer games. live pictures of the london site. today's milestone being marked across england and internationally with a number of tests to iron out any operational problems before that plame is lit on july 27. london is the first city in the modern era to host the olympics three times. 1908, 1948, and 2012. queen elizabeth will open the games and nbc bay area will be there live from london this summer. >> it is goilooking forward to . >> big surprise for small football fans. how these kids got a advice it from

to philly where the flyers make quick work of the penguins grabbing the early need.ude giroux scores just 32 seconds into the game. flyers up 2-0 after one. they win 5-1 and eliminate the penguins in six games. >>> capitals also had a chance to move on. but the defending champs weren't having it. tyler sagan scores a game winner early in over time. bruins live to play another day. they win 4-3 in over time, a decisive game seven is wednesday night. >>> nba carmelo anthony had 39 points against the hawks and knicks needed every single one of them. new york down one in the final minutes. melo for the lead gets it. knicks win 113-112. a half game lead on philly. >>> lakers and thunder, a dunk, slams james hardin, elbows him in the pace. mwp says he was celebrating. if that's a celebration, i'd hate to see him mad. harden left the game with a concussion. hardin wasn't the only one who hit the deck. kobe bryant takes out an entire row of seats. everyone was okay. this one goes to double over time where kobe goes from knocking down fans to knocking down shots, 8 of his 26

buccos knock off the phillies, 5-4. that's a look at your sports on "early today." >>> box office winners and losers. your early morning entertainments are straight ahead. >>> normally flash mobs don't have a greater purpose but coming up, we're showing you one that was meant to last a lifetime. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today" on this monday morning. northern new england not going to be pretty with clouds, showers, windy cool weather. all eyes from dallas to oklahoma city east from north oklahoma. chances of strong stothundersto. tomorrow storm threats continue much through the deep south. >>> well, if you're watching us on wfla news channel 8 in tampa florida. cyborgs at the tampa museum of earth. that's your "early today" event. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headline. this weekend at the box office, "the hunger games" rolled to its third straight number one finish. $33.5 million also sent the hunger games over the $30 million mark in total earnings. >>> coming in second with

the phillies selected burrell with the 1991 pick of the draft. he spent nine seasons with the team, leaving in 2008 after helping the phillies win the world series. he won another championship with the giants in 2010. burrell will sign a one-day contract with the phillies next month. he's going to throw out the first pitch before their game with the boston red sox. >>> life on mars, what scientists have reexamined that makes them say they were 99% sure life exists on the planet. >> why we should expect the west nile virus to be a long and active season. >>> good morning, golden gate bridge traffic looks good. your options are going to be limited. ♪ if you want standard leather-trimmed seats, you're going to have even fewer. ♪ and if you want standard keyless access, then your choice is obvious. the lexus es. it's complete luxury in a class full of compromises. see your lexus dealer. [ man ] when i went to get my first new car, my dad said to get a subaru because they last. ♪ he drives a legacy, but i'm nothing like him. i got the new impreza. may

abc's karen travers, our resident phillies fan in the house. brave >> reporter: peanuts, cracker jacks and the crack of a bat. major league baseball is officially under way. >> opening day 2012. >> reporter: it's the annual rite of spring that has millions of americans dreaming of world series glory. in cincinnati, baseball fans started celebrating before dawn. >> i think we're the first bar that's going to be open today. so we're going to be packed at 6:00 a.m. >> reporter: across the nation, fans enjoyed perfect weather for their first trip to the ballpark. >> absolutely beautiful weather for baseball. >> reporter: maybe the best part of opening day, everyone has a reason to be optimistic. the players. >> i think that was the first thing i thought of when i got in the dugout was that i was leading the major leagues in home runs. >> the fans. >> every year is a fresh start. hopefully this year is the year we actually do something. >> reporter: even those long-suffering chicago cubs fans. >> cubs are in first place. which doesn't happen too oft

philly's six players in double figures. baseball, rodriguez put his own spin on the ceremony pitch. a-rod with a 3-1 bomb in the fifth. yankees win it. walkoff under the lights. two aboard for joe mather. singled up the middle. cubs walked off with a 3-2 win. that's your early look at sports on "early today". i'm fred roggin. >> coming up an ugly divorce battle. the ugly truth from a former child disney star and tack treasure who says everybody is out to get her. your early morning headlines are still ahead. they are ugly but cute the winner of the most beautiful bulldog. you're watching "early today". >>> welcome back to "early today" on this tuesday morning. leftover showers from buffalo to syracuse and watertown. otherwise pretty dry day out there. late this afternoon and this evening few showers in kentucky and tennessee and maybe a thunderstorm up around philly. we're seeing warmer air heading to the middle of the country that could spark showers and storms tomorrow in the midwest. if you're watching us on news channel 5 in st. louis, missouri, enjoy fine wine and home cooking

first round craft drake draft pick of the philadelphia phillies.agreed to sign a one-day minor league deal with the phillies and then retire during his series with the red sox coming up in may. he got injured. meantime we got the cleveland indians agreeing on a one-year contract with outfielder jhonny damon who was chasing three this happened hits. he's 277 hits shy. so damon is going to have a shot to get ever closer to that one. >>> warriors and mavericks by the finish. the warriors pushed them, but in the end it would be the mavericks in charge, winning 112-103, just eight games left in the regular season.

cli lee for the phillies -- cliff lee for the phillies, versus matt cain, 41,000 plus, and cain has notn touched this season. coming off a 1-hitter opening day, lee, a big contract. sit >>> canes still cooking, hunter pence, nine innings, two hits, 91 pitching. lee worked the full ten. in the 11th, angel pagan off the third baseman's glove. everybody is safe. they gave him an error, and the very next hitter, melky cabrera sends everybody home. cliff lee 10 innings, no decision. matt cain, 9 innings, no decision. shutout baseball finally ends in the 11th. 1-nothing giants a great one tonight in san francisco. >>> the as have done it. back to back in anaheim with a historic twist. here we go. facing ervin santana, and here we go. his average isn't that high, but when he hits them, they're gone! a 3-run homer. they estimated about 4 20 feet. 3-nothing as. he had four home runs now on the year. and bartello calone, threw 38 consecutive strike, most since 1988 and tim wakefield. 6-nothing, 8 innings of shutout ball. >>> no kobe, none of the warriors, their better players participated. there

they started in santiago, and the former gia giant and philly tossing to his buddy, aubrey huff. in the front row, a pair of sharks. they took a break from the playoffs. it was a lead off single and it turns on the fast ball down the first baseline. the ball stuck under the bull pen bench. he scores easily and a relay not in time to get cabrera. baumgardner with two strikeouts. a check swing. 2-0 giants in the fourth. he hangs a slider and it is high and deep and aloha. a 2-1 game. he has six solid frames and 3-1 giants. buster posey is stealing third base. he was called safe. the throw was there ahead. coming off ankle surgery and do i want my star stealing? no. he went on his own. he was under the tag and good call. turned out to be a critical run. posey scores and 4-2 giants. the tieing run at the plate. he is in place of brian wilson and gets him on a ground ball and a great throw by brandon crawford. that preserves the victory 4-2 giants. to anaheim and the sharks' jersey, check. a's cap, check. he is good to go. reddick is quite the pick up. he leads the majors with four ou

they have a half-game lead on philly for the seventh place in the east. >>> and, finally, to los angeles for a game that had a little bit of everything. lakers and thunder. metta world peace with a dunk. then he slams james harden, elbows him in the face. mwp said he was just celebrating, but if that's a celebration, i'd hate to see him mad. harden left the game with a concussion. metta was ejected. he will likely be suspended. >>> harden wasn't the only one who hit the deck. kobe bryant takes out an entire row of seats. thankfully everyone was okay. this one goes to double overtime where kobe goes from knocking down fans to knocking down shots. 8 of his 26 coming in the extra periods. lakers win a wild one, 114-106 in double o.t. and that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >>> well, everything girl taylor swift has big plans for the silver screen. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, cats. they come in all shapes and sizes, but coming up we're going to show you the ultimate extreme feline. you're watching "early today." >>> welco

and philly like d.d.h street, the hippies meet, maybe the first time we heard that word, hippies used. they were congress gameeting on street in philly. nobody mattered. little richard said last night on television, didn't matter to him, black music, white music, it was music. >> it shows you what a unifier music can be. i was reading in the notes the first time he asked a black person to come and dance, he was nervous to see what the reaction was. in the end, it was so embraced. it just goes to show you. >> interesting. music is a unifier. people didn't care. it was just great music. >> i interviewed dick clark years ago in connecticut and it was one of those satellite intervie interviews. i said to him, dick, are you a good dancer? and he cracked up. he said, in all the years nobody had ever asked him this. he said, i guarantee you this, you'll never see me dancing. when you look back at all the dancing. he said, that's something i would never, ever do. he was on infectious. when strikes me most is that

buccos knock off the phillies, 5-4. and that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >>> box office winners and losers. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, normally flash mobs don't have a greater purpose, but coming up, we're going to show you one that was meant to last a lifetime. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today" on this monday morning. hope you had eye wonderful holiday weekend. we are watching a system off the west coast. it's just sitting there spinning. we'll be left with a lot of clouds and occasional showers. a mild air mass with 89 in vegas, 94 in phoenix. you'll stay warm and dry. especially california as we go into tuesday, that storm moved on shore. rain chances increase a lot. if you're watching us on kath-tv in alaska, ironic structure in vivid color, that's clouded visions at the main street gallery. >> beautiful picture and they're breaking records in alaska, right? >> yeah, anchorage just set their all-time snowiest winter. >> 132 -- >> some crazy number. >> yeah. >>

out of philly, p.a. he exposed so many dance records. i mean i remember b.b.valls telling us you can't sit down. this was the first time, really, that black music and black dance music exposed. and philly records like b.b. sharp and the duvalls a and orleans singing about south street. we heard the word hippie for the first time they were congregating on hip street in south philly, p. a. he exposed this to the nation. it didn't matter. it was little richard who said last night on television, it didn't matter to him if it was black music or white music. it was music. >> it showed you what a unifier music can be. he asked a black person to dance and there was a little nervousness. >> people didn't care. it was just great music. >> i interviewed dick clark years ago in connecticut and it was one of those satellite interviews and i said to him, dick, are you a good dancer and he cracked up. he said in all the years nobody asked him that. he said i'll guarantee you, you'll never see me dancing. it's true. he said that's something i would never ever do. he was so in

the giants and phillies locked in a series finales and hits were scarce.ter last week and tonight was just as hot. cane and lee buzz through this game. resistance is futile. two on for galvis. a double play ball and crawford and this game is scoreless. on to the 7th and still 0. no chance. cane goes nine innings and just two hits allowed and struck out four. as for lee, he fools buster posey. 10 scoreless frames. cain is gone. he turns the ball in and just flips it under in time. cabrera and his third hit of the night. line drive. good night, game over. drive home safely. 1-0 giants and 11 innings in under two and a half hours as they take two of three from the phillies. the giants closer brian wilson will have tommy ohn surgery in florida. it is the second time for wilson. he had the same procedure to repair the ligament in his elbow in 2003 in college in lsu. wilson out for the year and hoping to return next season. a's and angels and the man who single handedly makes them worth watching. two on in the first and that ball is crushed off santana. he tosse

in the second year in the big leagues tenant comes first started the season and at&t parka's the phillieson patinkin not help his struggles to be allowed five runs in six innings and the damage was done in the first glance next double gave the phillies a 4 month nothing lead and roy holliday it was given an early push with the cy young winner struck out six in eight innings as philadelphia wins five to two. the a's first game of many against robert coulson the angels scoreless in the first was the boss brandon mccarthy as first-timers' since may 2010 and gave the angels a 3 nothing lead to jerry river perugia's six and two-thirds scoreless in the angels win six to nothing. it was no contest for the warriors against the spurs and oracle tem duggan scored 13 points in just 11 men's the lead by as many as 31.6 players were in double figures in the wind 120 to 99 and finally their beds first overall by the l.a. sports and today's w nba draft choose a key part of four straight final four teams at stanford a two-time conference player of the year and she leaves the farm is the program's second

phillies won it 1-0 in pittsburgh. >>> tigers and red sox, top of the ninth. that's when austin jackson poked a single past third and down the line for the game winner. tigers won it, 3-2. >>> cubs haven't won a world series in 104 years, and this is not the way they want to start a new season. tied with the nationals in this the ninth, ian desmond slapped an rbi single to right, in came the go-ahead run, nats won 2-1 at wrigley. >>> how about some extra innings. the blue jays rallied in the ninth against the indians. juan encarnacion tied the game at 4. then in the 16th, j.p. arencibia put toronto on top for good. three-run shot. blue jays won the longest opening day game in history 7-4 in 16 innings. >>> golf, lee westwood leads the masters. the first round of the masters, tiger woods is five strokes back. >>> nba, derrick rose sat out his 12th straight game. and the bulls didn't miss a beat luol deng led a balanced attack against the celts. chicago increased their lead in the east with a 93-86 win. >>> the magic are falling apart right before our eyes. yest

the giants and phillies locked in a series finales and hits were scarce. there was a one hitter last week and tonight was just as hot. cane and lee buzz through this game. resistance is futile. two on for galvis. a double play ball and crawford and this game is scoreless. on to the 7th and still 0. no chance. cane goes nine innings and just two hits allowed and struck out four. as for lee, he fools buster posey. 10 scoreless frames. cain is gone. he turns the ball in and just flips it under in time. cabrera and his third hit of the night. line drive. good night, game over. drive home safely. 1-0 giants and 11 innings in under two and a half hours as they take two of three from the phillies. the giants closer brian wilson will have tommy ohn surgery in florida. it is the second time for wilson. he had the same procedure to repair the ligament in his elbow in 2003 in college in lsu. wilson out for the year and hoping to return next season. a's and angels and the man who single handedly makes them worth watching. two on in the first and that ball is crushed o

. >>> keep your head up in philly. you can get a ticket or distracted walking. you are watching abc2news at 11. we'll be back in 60 seconds. . >> crawford & company is looking to fill jobs at the chapel town center at route 3. wegman's say they plan to hire 470 people in the anne arundel county area. check out the store on the website, www.abc2news.com. they are looking to fill all the positions from customer service to the pharmacy and food service, food jobs. 470 jobs. >> if you get one, you will have a little extra cash and can benefit from this. some plane ticket prices are going down. delta is trying a new system, basic economy. it is $12 to $20 cheaper. the tickets are no refundable, no cancellation after you buy them, and you won't be able to pick your seat. the good news is you can still get the frequent flyer mails. >> another airline will charge you for your carry on. you heard that right. allegant air will charge you $35 for the overhead bin. get them on the phone. you can bring a purse or bag for free if it fits under the seat. the new prices start o

. >> while that was brewing yesterday, guillen's team was spoiling the phillies home opener. the marlin is seized a long ball including two in the fifth inning while anibal sanchez outpitched the phillies. >>> in texas, a rough start for the rangers' highly touted new pitcher from japan. yu darvish gave up four runs in the first inning, but in the fifth, nelson cruz hit a homer to left to tie it, and darvish wound up withstanding ovation and the 11-5 win. >>> finally, an update on the nfl's bountygate scandal. new orleans saints head coach sean payton is officially out. payton had appealed his suspension, but yesterday nfl commissioner roger goodell said, no, the suspension stands. >>> when we come back, school bus heroes caught on tape. after the driver loses consciousness, students jump into action. consciousness, students jump into action. [ groans ] pssst! don't go in there! it's your surprise party and we want this hair color to be party ready. let's get some dimensional color. now!? what if it comes out wrong? [ gigi ] nice 'n easy gets your right color every time. guar

they started in santiago, and the former giant and philly tossing to his buddy, aubrey huff.front row, a pair of sharks. they took a break from the playoffs. it was a lead off single and it turns on the fast ball down the first baseline. the ball stuck under the bull pen bench. he scores easily and a relay not in time to get cabrera. baumgardner with two strikeouts. a check swing. 2-0 giants in the fourth. he hangs a slider and it is high and deep and aloha. a 2-1 game. he has six solid frames and 3-1 giants. buster posey is stealing third base. he was called safe. the throw was there ahead. coming off ankle surgery and do i want my star stealing? no. he went on his own. he was under the tag and good call. turned out to be a critical run. posey scores and 4-2 giants. the tieing run at the plate. he is in place of brian wilson and gets him on a ground ball and a great throw by brandon crawford. that preserves the victory 4-2 giants. to anaheim and the sharks' jersey, check. a's cap, check. he is good to go. reddick is quite the pick up. he leads the majors with four outfield a

the phillies go up 4-0 in that first inning.eantime, roy halladay, oh, yeah, had the magic working in the eighth. huff pops out and brandon belt strikes out to crawford and grounds out to second. the giants go down to the phillies with a final of 5-1. next time. >> i like that team spirit. >> okay. mike, do you have the team spirit for the giants? >> i do. i didn't have time to put on my orange and black. exactly, and don't you ask where. we're looking over interstate 580 with the westbound commute, folks. and this is where we're driving through livermore out of the altamont pass. a very smooth drive right now as you might expect. and really, it's just a 14-minute drive from this area over toward that dublin interchange. top of your screen over on the left, construction marked for 680 as you're coming up past lavarna. live look outside shows you the north bay, southbound 101 with the headlights, very smooth drive through the curves and a clear view here, but then further south coming across the golden gate bridge, we're going to

phillies win and they can sweep it wednesday night. >>> coming up a big man has a big day on the golf course. indy cars race in long beach and looked like mr. toad's wild ride. . >> the r bc heritage. important son started one shot off the lead but took the bull by the horns. he birdies the first hole here and then four and five. suddenly he had a five shot lead and took all the drama away. >>> another veteran golfer, billy had the shot of the day. he negotiates his tough shot from the bunker on the par 3, 17. >> birdie, mayfair finished in a tie, johnson had the up and down day. 4th bogie. on number nine -- that sets up the tap in birdie, a one under 70, the portly peterson beats johnson by five shots and bars out on 18. his 5th win. >>> michael allen started today were a five shot lead. this is -- allen's opposer on the -- he makes a crawl back for the easy birdie put and then -- birdies the 12th. three under 68 to win by three shots. >>> 1 different drivers penal eyed for changing engines but they still took eight of the top ten. one of the cars best but marco may not bedpan after

we're going to be 85 to 88 right up the busy corridor from bat more to d.c., philly to new york.e cooler back by buffalo and pittsburgh. that front will bring you some showers. it's going to be very warm in the southeast today, too. areas like tampa have a chance of getting very warm. and just kind of a been a crazy weather pattern ever since we ended march unbelievably warm, now just won't rain on the east coast. it's just unusual. >> i can't believe that we're going to be warmer than miami and dallas. it just doesn't -- >> doesn't happen often. >> all right. all right. thanks, bill. >>> you're never going to guess who is celebrating brangelina's engagement. plus, were the odds once again in favor of that movie "the hunger games" at the box office this weekend? your first look at entertainment is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. one golden crown. come on frank how long have we known each other? go to e-trade. they got killer tools man. they'll help you nail a retirement plan that's fierce. two golden crowns. you realize the odds of winning are the same as b

mad against the phillies. residentsly retired. pat throwing out the first pitch tonight.mer giant and phillies with his friend huff. getting ready 4 thursday nature. 1st inning. lead off single. turns on the fast bull down the first baseline. ball wedged underneath the bullpen bench. scores easily. relay not in time to get cabrera in there with a triple. 2 nothing giant in the fourth. bump garner to penn. high deep and goodbye. rumor has tonight batting practice he hit the bottom of the coke bottle this doesn't seem possible. that one still out. here's buster with the giants up 3-1 in the fifth. stealing third base. don't know if he went on his own or whether vl bruce called it. he snuck underneath the tachlingt do i want a guy off ankle surgery doing that no. it wor works out because crawford follow was a ground ball. beats out the throw at first base and no double play and he scores. right now 4-2 giants in the eighth. all right. sharks jersey. check. a's cap. yes. pitcher dual early on. derek takes former a downtown and he knew it. first of the year for barton 1 nothin

we philly people were really proud that band stand started in our old neighborhoods and i say best to you, mr. charactelark, o to you, mary, wherever you are, who made south philly such a famous part of our great country. long before rocky, long before even cheesesteaks. that's hardball for now. thanks for being with us. politics nation with al sharpton starts right now. >>> welcome to politics nation. i'm al sharpton. tonight's lead, the death of a legend. tributes are pouring in for dick clark. the tv and music icon who passed away today at the age of 82. the host of american band stand and new year's rockin' eve died at santa monica this morning after suffering a mastiff heart attack. he started hosting american band stand back in 1956, help to ing bring rock and roll into living rooms for the first time in in 1972, he launched dick lark's rock new year's eve. beginning an annual tradition of helping america dwrop the ball rock new year's eve. beginning an annual tradition of helping america dwrop the balll rock new year's eve. beginning an annual tradition of helping america dwrop

. >>> this afternoon pens down two games to one to philly. marc-andre fleury makes the initial stop. tice it at 1-1. right after the goal -- ties it at 1-1. right after the goal everyone gets into it. later in the 1st sidney crosby just pokes the puck away. not very good thing to do. that's why teammates don't take kindly to it and go crosby and quattro gets in a fight with crosby. still 1st period and by the way, crosby never fights, but he is now. the flyers braden shin lays out paul martin. then he's taken down. 72 minutes of penalties called in the 1st period. 3rd period craig adams going after the flyers scott hartnell. hartnell claims his hair was pulled by adam. he pulled my hair! flyers win the game 8-4 and lead the series three games to none. the pens have to win four straight, but the flyers rallied from a 3-0 deficit two years ago against the bruins. >>> when we return the bloopers of the week. sometimes there are problems. stay with us.  >>> welcome back. finally tonight some of the not so great moments in baseba

philly gets pittsburgh by one point for fourth place in the east.hat's a pretty good brawl. >> so from people beating the crap out of each other to a flop shot in golf, you couldn't get two more opposite things. this story when we come back.  >>> welcome back to the washington area nissan dealers sports xtra. >> you know it's a great stretch of sports here. you got the final four this week and then next week it's the masters, but before you go to august arc georgia, final tune-up, the -- augusta, georgia, the final tune-up and while there was no tiger woods there, there was some good quality golf. we'll begin the day with a two- shot lead. the 2010 british open champ seeking his first win on u.s. soil. his approach on no. 8 goes from 259 yards and it goes less, about a 3-over 75, finished 15-under in third place. phil mickelson began the day six back but never made a push, up on 16 to set up a birdie. lefty finishes 12-under tied for fourth. hunter mahan began two shots back in second place at 16, great touch, rolls to within a couple of feet to s

. >>> a nice day in philly for a hockey game, flyers hosting the devils in game 1 of the eastern conference semis. 3rd period flyers lead 3-2, but they turn it over. the devils go ahead to peter secora who fakes, shoot and scores. tied at 3-3. it's passed to danny briere. his shot threw traffic goes through martin brodeur for the game winner. the flyers take game 1 eming the devils 4-3. >>> -- edging the devils 4-3. >>> nba playoffs, this game wasn't about kobe. he was good, but andrew bynum was great. 2nd half a little denial, one of 10 blocks to tie an nba record. later in the 2nd half pau gasol to tie in for the dunk. 10 points, 13 boards, 10 blocks. another big playoff game for kobe. i said he's good. he's kobe. he had 31, game high. lakers defeat the nuggets 103- 88. >>> when we return, robert griffin, iii in his first official day as a redskin.  [ tires squeal, engine revs ] ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] not everything powerful has to guzzle fuel. the 2012 e-class bluetec from mercedes-benz. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financia

we philly people were really proud that band stand started in our old neighborhoods and i say best to, who made south philly such a famous part of our great country. long before rocky, long before even cheesesteaks. that's hardball for now. thanks for being with us. po