he can't get it. 5-2 pirates. and then the catcher gets cut off by the throw by the base runner and down to second base goes brandon moss and that will be the nationals' first error in a week. i'm not sure how nyjer morgan thought he could throw the runner out at home. >> rob: i'm not really sure either, bob, what the play was, but it is a broken bat single. nyjer morgan stops it. he comes up. he is going to throw laroche out at the plate. it is a bad throw. stammen not doing his job backing up home plate. he gets by bard. he gets by the pitcher. >> bob: and the nationals' 95th error of the year. their first after a seven-game errorless streak and for nyjer morgan, his third error of the year, second as a nat. >> rob: well, if i am jim riggleman, i would not be happy about what i'm watching right now. >> bob: here he comes. he's making the change. craig stammen is only going to retire nine batters tonight. he will give up eight hits in just over three innings of work and the pirates lead 5-2. so when you said you

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so he's at home plate. >> rob: he was kidnapped by pirates! >> bob: you never know here. >> rob: they don't make umpires walk the plank, do they? >> bob: no that is a strike to guzman. >> rob: the bridges are yellow. it is all about the pirates and the steelers, and the penquins. >> bob: guzman, six consecutive multi-hit games and hitting .304. up the middle. right through the wickets and the nats have a base runner with one out. you'll hear a smootherring of applause for the nats tonight. there's a whole bunch of fan whose have made the trip up here. the nationals have not made an error since they made four a week ago last night at home against san diego. the bullpen pretty good since the break, under three run as game. and the pirates lead the national league. they have only made 43 errors this year. so there are a lot of curly w's and d.c.s and lots of nats fans hanging around in pittsburgh. >> rob: and they have the cameras out for ryan zimmerman who hit one a mile last night. >> bob: i saw ryan after the game. i said, son, you got all of

a big run for the pirates.even, they lead the nats by two.   >> bob: nationals baseball masn brought to you by southwest airlines. book your next trip at southwest.com. and by pnc bank. pnc, leading the way. >> debbi: welcome back to pittsburgh. nats trailing by a score of 5- 2. a very busy day for mike rizzo the acting general manager of the washington nationals. two big trades today. let's first talk about nick johnson going to the marlins. i know that aaron thompson is somebody you really, really wanted in that deal. >> yeah, it was a prospect that we really sought after. it was the guy we identified early in the process here of the trade deadline and they were reluctant to give him up because he's a talented, young, left-hand pitcher. at the end of the day, they decided they'll make a run for the ploofts and nick is going to be a -- for the playoffs and nick is going to be a helpful player for them. >> debbi: i understand he's a nik ji, deceptive pitcher. will he be a starter or

here is burnett who pitched for the pirates.hen he retired one batter doumit on a pop up right before the nats scored 3 in the 7th. and he faces moss here. lefty-lefty match up. right fielder who started would games in the series. slide by bard. moss a pinch hitter. 4 batted in. second base laroche. 3rd pearce. 1 ball two strikes.   >> bob: strikes him out sean burnett 2-2 against hitters in the series in his former home. well done against the left- hander. @x@0@p@0@6p)@)@)p,  >> bob: top of the 9th. hopefully the final inning. they tried to jam him. >> rob: good hitting by ryan. we'll pound him in. kept coming. >> bob: so in this series zimmerman is 7 for 13. he has been on base 10 times. 2 homers. 4 rib libs -- r.b.i.s and the struggling -- gave up two walk. donny veal. >> rob: keep him up. one of the reasons they traded sean burnett. >> bob: he was picked up off the iowa roster. they went to chicago. , they don't have a good lefty. >> rob: pirates. that's it. >> bob: belliard is on deck. will

. >> bob: pnc park in pittsburgh, home of the pirates -- pirates have the lead. milledge could be running. >> rob: watch this guy on f straight pitching. >> bob: milledge just got. [ indiscernible ] >> rob: i like that sweet t belliard. make that guy feel the tap. watch the snap throw by wil ad a hard tag, just missed him >> bob: just sweep the glove around. >> rob: he'll be there. >> bob: the 1-0. outside 2-0. some fires pans may have so flashbacks to -- pirates fans may have some flashbacks to manny. he was the first wiry and qk catchers. then they had two guys who were the epitome of the stocky pitcher, smoky burgess, and labaya. his nickname was spanky. he made himself into a good player. >> rob: yes, he was. he was not drafted. >> bob: 3-0 on the inside corner. we were talking to kentr today, and he thinks that labr would make a great coach for  organization, because he knows how the game is plays. 3-2. and milledge will get a head start 

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helicopter has been shot out by pirates. of course doing its daily patrols as part of a multinational force in the gulf of aiden right now trying to stop these pirates. interestingly the ship is the taiwanese vessel, the same ship hijacked back in april. it's the same ship the pirates that attacked the uss "maersk alabama" used as a staging ship. >> what about the government? are they not going after one of their ships that has been captured? and as you suggest, captured for quite a while here. >> it's a difficult situation. going in and trying to get these ships ow. some of these ships are hijacked and the shipment held hodge for months, because it's difficult to extract the pirates and save the crew and the cargo. oftentimes what happens, companies are using -- shipping companies are paying off the pirates because that's the easiest and safest way to resolve the situation. that's why it continues to go on because it's such lucrative business for these pirates. >> stephanie gosk in london, thank you so much. >>> just in to

short time with the pirates. mccutchen. if mock can handle the young bucks that he made three starts. 3 and a 1/3. 5 1/3 he gave up your runs on 8 heights five days ago. mccutchen 7 for 12 in the series. he scored 6 runs. on the first pitch. you had a chance to visit with him this afternoon, i found it interesting what you told me about his football/baseball decision. >> rob: he was great at both but in high school he blew out his acl. that made his choice easy. >> bob: five years after his junior year in high school he is in the big leagues. >> rob: yes. baseball he didn't think that he would get hurt as much. more longevity. >> bob: it is easier to hit a ball carrier or a linebacker than to hit a curve ball like that. >> rob: that was not he is 6- foot, 180. he would have been a wide receiver. wide out. >> bob: 2-2 mock to mccutchen. a fastball. going to leave again. if it is there. it is. mccutchen has fourth homerun in the series. his 7th of the year. look out ricky henderson, 15 years from now there is a kid that may c

. >> you ran into pirates also. not a joke, real pirates. >> no no. >> what happened there? >> arg! give us your playstation. [ laughter ] >> yeah. i was coming from australia to indonesia. i had this really light wind out there. i thought i'd go close to the coast of indonesia, which was a red zone for piracy, but i needed wind more than the modern-day pirates. i didn't understand it at the time, but yeah, i was kind of going close to -- >> because you missed school, so you didn't learn about the pirates. >> exactly. i was going closer to the shore and i had a boat circling mine. the same kind of boat that the pirates use and that. >> this is the boat you're on here. yeah, there you go. and we can see that it's not a huge boat. okay. >> yeah. it's 36 feet. intrepid. >> and the pirates are circling you now. >> yeah. and the pirate boats they use -- so i was about 300 miles from australia. australia has like such a great coastal security network, you know, they took six hours to clear my boat into the country. so that actually benefited me be

the pirates will step up with andrew mccouchen, one of the guys they love in center field.stings milledge, he'll be in left. doumit is batting clean-up. and moss is in right field. ronny cedeno was just acquired in a trade at shortstop and vazquez is the right-hander that will start tonight. we're looking for the match-up. the nationals are looking for the first win since may 21 against the buckoes. what do they do do get a win? >> they have to be parable patient. they have to get to this kid early. in the first inning after that he goes to 3.90. >> bob carpenter and rob did i believe have the call coming up from pnc park. enjoy the game, everybody. we'll see you after the game on "nats xtra" from pittsburgh! st. nothing's gonna hold you down. st. grab your bag . it's on™west so our low fares stay low. ( ding ) book now at southwest.com. cold refreshment is an unstoppable force. because every coors light can is cold-activated. when the mountains turn blue, your beer is as cold as the rockies. the coors light cold-activated can.

it shows both current ships that are potential pirate ships and recent pirate events. history museums that show you where earthquakes were on the either, this is sort of the same thing, but with pirates, jack. and you have watched other countries deal with piracy far more effect ily than the u.s. is able to deal with it at this point. >> israel had a very big problem with palestinians rowing ashore in the eastern mediterranean on boats and assaulting towns nearby. and i happened to be in israel some years ago and was talking to the defense minister at the time, and he said he stopped all that. i said, how did you do it? he said, do you see these patrol boats? we send them out into an sclusary zone off our shores and any ship that is in that region, sink. no questions asked. >> effectively, you create a no-fly zone. like if it's over a military base and you build a road in the ocean that goes from point a to point b. >> correct. and it requires that every ship that's going to sail is going to sail in that -- on a lane is going to be escorted. it has to file a plan, the

so i took that mentality, and i'm going to do that with the pirates. >> paul maholm going for the piratesmilton, and he certainly can do things. mississippi state boy in maholm. >> he can. when you watch him pitch, you wonder how anybody does anything to him. four of his last 8 outings, he's got a food fastball, 90 plus, -- good a good fastball, 90 plus. >> now, a chance for two in a row, ray, to get something going before they go back home. >> we just got to put some things together. it's just been so erratic, we have started to play better. >> maholm has never dee the nationals. hopefully that will -- has never defeated the nationals. hopefully that will continue. >> the nationals look for the victory, the first at the series at pnc park. we'll see you right after the game. ♪ ♪ (tucci) count on the nation's fastest 3g network. at&t to give people great, fresh beer. oh, he insists upon quality. everything's got to be a+. over the years i've been in stores all over the country just checking on the freshness and the quality of sam adams. right from the beginning, here he is, the owner of t

ten pirates have been killed. among them, 3 hijackers from the maersk alabama, which was eventually libated, but this is the first time that pirates brazenly fired on u.s. military personnel, suggesting to some that the rules of the game may be changing out there. bret: that's a story we'll follow. thank you. the pentagon is denying that it has been compiling personal profiles on journalists, rating them as positive or negative and denying access based on their past stories. an article in "stars and tripes" made those allegations in a story released today. veterans trying to take advantage of a new g.i. benefit bill benefits are hitting a roadblock. there are 2r 00,000 financial aid applications under process with school about to start. like the transportation department with cash for clunkers, the veterans department has been forced to hire hundreds of new work ez to handle the applications for this program. some unions are being he very selective about freedom of speech, and the democratic congressman who says n

navy says pirates attacked its helicopter. the navy says the helicopter was not hit and there's no injuries. it marks the first time the pirates have not at a navy helicopter. >>> the highly contagious dog flu spreading across the country. the virus jumped from horses to dogs in 2004. a small portion of dogs can develop severe disease. a new vaccine given approval in the u.s. >>> police in new mexico say a man was arrest for his 22nd dui. officers found the 51-year-old passed out in his car wednesday night. he had 16 out of state dui arrests and five in new mexico. >>> can crew got more than they bargain for. >> don't put that camera in my face. ma'am. >> the woman came out cursing and wielding the garden hoe after they knocked on her door. nobody husband hurt by police are investigating her. >> michael vick takes two more steps on the trail today. the quarterback finished up a court appearance in virginia where a judge approved the plan for bankruptcy. he makes his debut tonight. >>> just a reminder, nfl football friday night

the loss to the pirates, three homers coming into this game for mccutchen. he gets three more today. take the homers off the board. you can see how morgan and andrew mccutchen are very similar players. >> they're similar in their speed. mccutchen has much more power. he is a guy who hits 20, 25 home runs, no question about it. similar in their speed. morgan seems to have a little more knack of getting on base and i haven't seen mccutchen. iy saw him run. he should be able to steal 40, 50 base as year. >> the match-up tonight for the nationals. it didn't go well for craig stammen. it just didn't seem like it was his night. >> he wasn't really down tnt as he had been before. mccutchen hit as home run. he makes his living. 16 were first pitch strikes. the ball was also up. and a bunt there. and -- for a bis hit that's about what he throws, 88 to 90. he is effective when he gets that ball around thigh high. a bis hit up the middle. a hanging breaking ball. it is almost a great play by nyjer morgan. he just gives it everything he has every night a blooper to cent

it looks like a theme straight out of "pirates of the caribbean." throwing worries aboard at least for a day. most of these kids are fighting terrible diseases. yesterday pirate adventure was planned by casey cares foundation. known for their unique parties and vacations. they provide sick kids and their families with a chance to ditch the hospital and have a little bit of adventure. >> really exciting to be able to get out. you're just so used to getting cooped up and not really getting out at all. >> more than 100 families took part in the pirate attack which included a sail around baltimore's inner harbor. >>> i did a story on that pirate ship last summer. great group of people out there. i'm sure they had a wonderful time. let's take you outside. hopefully a wonderful time today. we're going to have a mostly sunny day after some early fog burns off. 91 this afternoon, our two-degree guarantee. isolated evening thundershower and we'll slip back to about 70, some patchy fog overnight. after that we have one more day of heat but more humidity tomor

he a former pittsburgh pirate. but it wasn't enough, millage and the pirates win 5-4. that's your sports on this saturday morning. i'm lindsay czarniak have a great day. >> out of the two daes, this one will be the greater of the two? >> only because it will be rain-free. tomorrow, for the most part, we do stay dry. only about a 30% chance of storms tomorrow. but nonetheless, there's still a chance some of you could see a shower or thunderstorm come tomorrow afternoon. but today looks great. lots of sunshine. temperatures climbing up to about 90 degrees and it will be humid. so a typical august day. >> bring out the sunglasses. thanks a lot. that's "news4 today." "the today show" begins at 8:00 al. join us at 8:00 a.m. with more.

he comes up with the rbi single to put the pirates up for good.llage finished with two rbi as the pirates top the nats 5- 4. the red sox also beat boston 6-5. today at the buick open in michigan, that was an eagle on 12, his third. he coupled that with four birdies so he was six under after five. he finished with a nine under 63. john daly shot a radio station. laura back to wrap up the edge after this. hmmm... well... na... yeah! calculating for getaway. ♪ find your way to a perfect destination at busch gardens... and water country usa... where family-fun surrounds you... and world-class rides astound. start at buschgardens.com. it's the all new sesame street forest of fun... at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides...

don't hit it near a pirate with a glove.they are playing great. >> rob: keep hitting it, keep hitting it. they cannot catch every one of them. i got it! >> bob: 2 outs quickly. gonzales coming up. >> rob: only name i knew was ralph franken. he is saying they cheated. they were giving signals or something. >> bob: you know bobby thompson you know how bard went about 320 feet? he bolted down the line. that was a wreck tack eye lar. a polo ground stadium and turned it into a park something like 290 down the line. he hit it into the first tier of the left field seats. >> rob: that is like nick johnson and. >> bob: the whole family thing going. >> rob: wow. >> bob: i saw a tie gram of the homerun one time, i mean, if you just took the corners of any park and cut them off and set the wall straight out. that's what they are like. pirates are playing great defense. we're convinced that now halfway through the game. pa announcer: final boarding call... all passengers... each with an average speed of 590 mph... almost as fast as you.

well, yesterday the owners of the ship paid the pirates almost $3 million. we have more on this tonight from germany's deutsche welle. >> reporter: after months of waiting the owner of the -- can finely breathe a sigh of relief. all of the crew members are in good health and doing well. >> translator: it was an almost unbearable time for the crew and their families. i think none of cuss imagine how stressful the situation must have been for them. >> reporter: the crew was held in captivity with little to eat or drink and no medicine. according to media reports, the pirates carried out mock executions of their hostages. the german government has expressed relief at their re >> translator: once they arrive in mombasa, the crew, including the five germans among them, will be flown to their home countries. i hope that with their families, they'll soon recover from the strain of the past weeks. >> reporter: european union naval officials say a ransom was dropped from from a small plane from the pirates on board of the ship monday morning. the hostage takers confi

>> reporter: it seemed like a scene out of the pirates of the caribbean as young jack sparrow preparedsail around the inner harbor. >> what do you think they're going the do? >> i don't know. >> reporter: most of these kids are suffering from terrible diseases. this pirate adventure was planned by the casey cares foundation, known for the unique parties and vacations they provide to critically ill children and their family. >> it's an awesome opportunity to have over 100 children and family members out on the boat, enjoying summer like it should be, even though they are suffering from a critical illness. >> reporter: more than 100 children and their families took part, which included sailing around the inner harbor, or discovering treasure and dousing enemies with water cannons on the pirate ship. just an opportunity to escape from the hospital bed. >> really exciting to be able to get out. because you're just so used to getting cooped up and not really getting out at all. >> one, two, three! i can. >> arrghh! >> to learn more about casey cares, you can log onto our website, abc2news.c

pirates had the last laugh. tied at four in the ninth. walk-off homer. watch mccutcheon come in to touch home plate. do you think he's happy? red sox hosting the white sox. a bit of boston history to start the game. ellsbury stole third without a throw. tied at three. jason bay, go ahead home run by the green monster. boston played in the wild card remains 1 1/2 games. new york mets wish they could press the reset button for the rest of the season. they have an astonishing 12 players on the d.l. as we mentioned earlier, rangers beat the yanks thanks in part to this diving grab in center field. robbed cabrera of a sure base hit. rangers didn't like it but andruw jones d. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> he's fame fous or his daredevil escape but did the ocean finally get the best of david blaine. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, proof off 90 years you can still go for the thrill of a lifetime. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this wednesday morning. in chicago

navy is in a show down at see with a group of pirates. military leaders have released this surveillance video. watch closely. they claim it shows pirates firing what they call a large caliber weapon at a navy helicopter yesterday. it happened off the coast of somalia. we have circled the alleged attackers here so you can see. according to the pentagon the pirates hijacked this ship way back in april. we are told no shots hit the helicopter. that the navy didn't return fire. that the crew didn't even know it had been fired upon until it reviewed this video. i want to tell you they say that this is a ship they are using as a sort of mother ship to conduct other pirate operations. and they may have even have been part of that big pirate attack that we were covering here about a month ago. afternoon they still have the crew members on board there. since then. well, he is the country's top banker, the head of the federal reserve. ben bernanke is often an identity theft victim in this case. we'll tell how ripped him off and how much they got. a

. >> speaking of spirates. >> the bad kind of pirates. >> the somalia pirates.u can see the boat they were taking a look at and the guy on the lower left hand corner of the screen. you can see him fire off a couple of rounds, the black stuff that's coming out of the gun, those are hot bullet casings. we'll be talking to vice admiral william coming up about whether this represents a significant escalation in the war against pirates off the coast of somalia. it's 26 minutes after the hour. >>> welcome back to the most news in this morning. it's been four years since hurricane katrina brought new orleans to its knees and every day there are people trying to bring the city back, including, of course, new orleans' mayor ray nagin, but in an effort to steer his city into better times, he finds himself facing more criticism than credit. what does he have to say about that? here's cnn's sean callebs. >> reporter: mayor ray nagin has been a lightning rod for criticism in post-katrina new orleans. as the recovery moves forward, his popularity moves in the opposite directi

the nats trying to square things with the pirates. lastings mill he edge, a shot that winds up in the left field corner. mccutchen gets the green light and he scores. 3-2 pittsburgh. bottom of the fourth, 5-2 pirates. here comes mccutchen again. that is a home run, his second of the game, 7-2 pittsburgh. watch this play at second base for the pines. willingham smoked that liner, vazquez has hops. great catch. how about another mccutchen highlight. that is his third homer of the game. the pirates win a laugher 11-6 against our poor nats. a sea of red tonight at oriole park, camden yards. pedroia, a solo home run. it would stay that way until the top of the fifth. kevin youkilis flexing. that has a chance to go out. way back. that's gone. home run, 2-0 boston. they would add two more. the o's lose. they get blanked 4 hf 0. tiger woods continues his charge at the buick invitational. another good day. that is two in a row on the course for tiger. here he is on the 16th. his nine-the forer, that would give him another birdie, and it falls.

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attacked his cargo ship and he kept the crew safe while offering himself to the pirates.er quite a long standoff. navy snipers shot and killed three of the captors and the fourth later brought to the united states for protection. here's the life boat on the left there. it's about 20 feet long with an enclosed top. the man was brought back here for prosecution. florida's national navy museum, which is dedicated to navy seal history will soon get the life boat to honor philip's safe return. the debate over what to do with the suspected terrorists housed at guantanamo bay's prison coming to a michigan community now. today, federal officials visited a maximum security facility near the town of standish michigan. it's in a rural part of the state. not far from lake huron. we are told the prison is the biggest employer in the area but it could close soon or that's the plan. so some in standish are hoping the government brings the terrorist suspects to the prison and keeps the employees working. >> benefits from that point of view. from our point of view initially we don't want

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pirates have a philosophy in their organization now drafting tall pitchers.ncrease that go downward angle towards home plate. belliard can't get it. strikeout number two for vandenhurk. >> rob: the thing about neil huntington i do like is part of his baseball resume is work with the cleveland indians. they've had a great -- or a great history of great evaluations and drafting very talented players. as long as you develop and draft talented players you think and project could play on the major league level, the pirates would be fine. once they get of age you're going to have to sign them. you've got to eventually spend money to win games. >> bob: you cannot continue to be a farm team for the rest of baseball. >> rob: right. >> bob: that's why you have a team in washington. expos did not have the attendance and money base to keep all those great, young players. >> rob: getting guide like vlad goero go and larry walker and groims -- it's sad because you think of what could have been up there in montreal and it was just like, no, we're not going to spend the mone

they have another run, and it went against the pirates, 5-3. when tiger woods is the final round of the tournament at the top of the leader board, you can pretty much back on him winning the event. tiger entered the buick invitational tied at the lead. could you close it out? his putt falls for a birdie. he takes the lead out right, and did not look back. it was more like a college basketball or football game. on 18, he positioned himself for a long birdie putt. tiger in sub but 20 unr par. he would win as the buick. a good shot at winning it all. the 8 foot birdie putt false. he got three strokes on the field. funk says the senior u.s. open record. the big game at home, things fall apart for washington. the pass to anthony hoffman is up and in. >>> we have a new look at what's new movie is at the box office this weekend. that is coming up. >> there may be "funny people" left to itself all the way to the bank this weekend, coming and no. 1 at the box office. "harry potter" continues to put a spell on audiences. it had a second place finish. >>>

a great road trip for him, and the nationals beat the pirates, 8-4. detroit, tied it in the bottom of the ninth, and clete thomas is the batter. it gets out and over. and wolkoff home roman -- a walkoff home run, and detroit wins. the classics taking place at the fitzgerald tennis stadium and there. andy roddick is plane, his first -- is playing, his first tournament since wimbledon. >> this is my first step toward the u.s. open. >> hewitt in the forecourt. he won in straight sets. what a day at the pocono raceway. he snapped a skid, took the checkered flag, and then in motions -- and then the emotions kick in. he was in tears after the end of the race. he goes out and dedicates the race to his grandmother, who o there's something big happening at pizza hut. - woooh, nice! - that's a lot of food! now get big meals like our stuffed pizza rolls, pizza mia, the p'zone... and our personal panormous pizza starting at just $5. the big eat tiny price menu. only at pizza hut. at suntrust, we help you manage your money at home. and make it easy when you're awa

the pirates beat the nationals. red sox nation last night invading camden yards.e's your ball game. top of the seventh. orioles on top 5-4. kevin youkilis with the drive to deep left center field. bye-bye, baseball. there was a man on for the ride. boston goes on to win game one of their series with baltimore, 6-5. our shot of the day comes from the women's british open. the 12 hole. pulls out the 8-iron on this par 3 and guess what. it falls and i will roll right in. she's at five under and tied for the lead. that's it. have a good weekend, everybody. >> the richmond international raceway loses out because of the cession. next year will be the first time in a decade the indy race car series will not race there. the track president cites increased costs. the anticipated loss of major sponsors and declining attendance at the race events, including nascar. it is 6:43. 69 degrees on this first day of august. still ahead, a safety alert for honda owners. details next. stay with us. "good morning washington saturday" will be right back. >> and welcome back. at 6:45, le

. >>> pirates remain a problem off the somali coast this morning.ming up, we'll have the latest on the hijacked ship and the u.s. helicopter fired on by pirates. >>> we'll also look at some positive signs of rebuilding in china. schools are finally being rebuilt after that country's devastating earthquake. >>> and a day before entering a monastery, this woman test her -- well that, is adrian, right? >> it s. >> you'll hear about a woman testing her strength pulling a car with her hair. we'll hha ou sab say about his kids going to a school not in his neighborhood. >>> a mill tan attack in southern afghanistan this morning. nato says at tack involved a roadside bomb and gunfire. 44 u.s. troops have died in afghanistan this month. that ties the deadliest month of the eight-year war. 60,000 troops are now in afrg. >>> newly released video shows pirates firing at a u.s. navy helicopter. if you look closely, you can see what the navy says are two men firing weapons. the helicopter was making a routine surveil an flight over the ship which is sitting off t

. >>> coming up, somali pirates opened fire on the u.s. navy helicopter. >>> we are going to hear from a 13-year-old that survivor ad commercial plane crash that killed more than 150 people. >> a member of the obama administration may have been the victim of identity theft. >> a man accused of bilking investors out of $7 billion is now in the hospital. >> the national was some fireworks big time at wrigley field this afternoon. tiger returns to the golf course for first time after his meltdown at the pga championship. plus, it is the redskins' welcome home luncheon. find out which players are the best dressed or which ones at least say they are.s >>> authorities in california believe they have found a woman who was kidnapped when s she waa child 1 years ago. 11-year-old j.c. dugard disappeared from outside her home in lake tahoe back in 1991. sheriff's officials say that a woman has come forward claiming to be dugard. dna tests are under way. but investigators say that they are almost certain the woman is telling truth. at the time of the

anher great fini between the pirates and phil brandon moss steps in and steps out.olo bomb to center and that game was headed to extras. in the 10th, howard put the champs back on top with a three-run blast. 4-1. mark sanchez threw a touchdown in his frst prostart. apparently that was good enough for the jets. he was named starter opening day against the texans. check out this play. twins/orioles game. come backer up the middle. flipped to cabrera for an inning-ending out. dove to make the play. all in one, flipped the ball to second. that was the lone highlht for the twins. they los 5-1. that's your early look at spos on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> well, what if i told you jessica simpson may have captured the attentn of another nfl quarterback? yo early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, shame and degradation. that'sjust the start of wi what this wayward spouse has to report to. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome ack. new information from the hurricane center. it takes the storm and relocates the center a little bit to th

the man held hostage by a band of somali pirates. navy s.e.a.l.s came to his rescue in dramatic fashion after a long, five-day ordeal. this morning, captain phillips and his wife andrea are with us exclusively. they'll talk about the ordeal and really how it's changed their lives, and what the future holds. >> also ahead, brad pitt. the actor speaks out in an exclusive interview with ann about his passion, his definition of true love, and if he'd ever consider running for mayor of new orleans. you're going to hear what he has to say about that. >> but we'd like to begin this half hour with the host of a crime-based reality show in brazil, who's accused of ordering killings to boost his ratings. nbc's peter alexander has the latest on this. peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. these days reality tv shows will go to great lengths to try to get your attention. but murder? the lead brazilian investigator tells nbc news the host claimed his popular program was essentially investigative journalism. that he wa

pirates down one in the eighth. jones put pittsburgh on top with a two-run shot. for the second time in two games, they rallieded to beat the champs, 3-2. now to boston. watch out. fooled the red sox in the old criss-cross throw. no joking around here. clinton took a pitch off the helmet. he would be okay. a towering blast to left. white sox won it, 9-5. ragers lead the yanks. red sox lead one and a half in the a.l. wild card.ngers lead t. red sox lead one and a half in the a.l. wild card. check this out in the angels/a's. suzuki with what looks like a base hit. toss to eric ibar who got suzuki at fist. 4-6-3 for the out. ibar takes the cake. you're not going to see a better play than that on the infield. that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a great weekend. i'm fred roggin. >> thank you, fred. >>> can brad pitt hold onto the top spot at the box office this weekend? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >> with a little help from their friends. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this friday morning. just

. >>> a breeze and move by pirates off the coast of somalia. they fired a large caliber weapon at eight navy helicopter flying surveillance over a hijacked vessel. the helicopter was not hurt and nobody was hurt. the pirates took the ship in april and have used it as a base to attk other vessels. >>> four years ago tomorrow, hurricane katrina swept through the gulf coast, leaving devastation. today, many parts of new orleans are still rebuilding and getting back to normal. mayor ray nagin was reelected after katrina but has since been widely criticized. >> what i find is citizens wanted immediate fix is when there was none. >> while tourist attractions are flourishing again, many areas like the lower ninth ward are still in disarray. to mark the fourth anniversary of katrina, the city will hold several events tomorrow, including a bell-ringing and wreath-laying. >>> martinez announced last year he would not seek a second term and would step down when they found a replacement. governor chris has selected a replacement. experts say crist picked s

bill: pirates, i heard your show the other day.ng with something called the pirates. >> yo-ho, ho it's end of life to me. barack obama showed humanistic side here when he shot them simultaneously. is he all about spreading the wealth. if you shoot them in some descending order the last two pirates are standing there hey, wait a second, wasn't i good enough to get shot first? i like the fact that he this blew them all away simultaneously. it cracks me up we are throwing the word pirate around now and they won't say terrorist. i am watching gibbs conference eye patch, parrot on his shoulder and they won't call a terrorist a terrorist. something had to give. i'm glad it was their skulls. bill: i understand you were invited to dinner with chavez and obama but you couldn't make it. how did you see from afar? what was your assessment? >> well, listen, all through this campaign i heard from barack obama, the that words matter and pictures are worth a thousand words. i understand keep your enemies closer but you don't have to spoon this mu

pirates have been taking over this water area.e dow is doing pretty good after a rough weestart. have you started to go shopping for your kids? it looks like they won't. jenna lee is reporting from the fox business network. i guess it is the economy? >>ç have you gone back-to-schol shopping that? rick: not yet. >> that you are in the majority. 60% of families had not begun. when i was looking at is what items willç be costing you more this year. we put together this index where one company filled up the backpacks of students of different ages. how much does it take to get kids ready for school? if you read to musical instruments, the cost of that has gone up. also, if you play sports, the fee to play has gone up. and she's in general have gone up, from the field trips -- fees in general have gone up, from field trips to special events. if you have a middle school students, don't worry because prices have not jumped up that much. elementary students, that is one of the larger increases, thanks to those musical instruments. high-s

and a lovely evening for baseball, pirates up, 3--1, dunn 27, a triple short of the cycle, for his fifthee hit game of the season. 8-4, the final. o's and on the road in detroit, opening up a four-game set against the tigers, pick it up, tied at 5, bottom nine, thomas untied. the hero with the walk-off solo homerun to win in dramatic fashion, 6-5, detroit beats the orioles, and nascar fires up, denny hamlin, drives inside on boyar, passing by, and three days after losing his grandmother, hamlin snaps a race winning streak. and plaxico burress indicted today on two felony counts, accusing him of criminal possession of a weapon and one misdemeanor count of reckless endangerment. he faces prison time. former redskins pierce who was with him at the time was not indicted. i'll be right back to wrap up the edge after this. with her son off to college, liz turned to target for gat deals. like a twenty dollar comforter for his bed. a fridge for healthy snacks a reading lamp to study by and a cell phone to call home. so liz chose target showing off her college smarts about savings target. expect