. >> he won the preakness! >> undefeated going into his longest race. his trainer bob baffert. >> he's a big strong horse. he's the man. >> he reminds baffert of another horse he trained american pharoah. the last winner of triple crown. >> they have the same mechanics and they're fast. they make their own racing luck because they can get out of trouble. >> aboard justify, mike smith. at 52 the old man on the track. >> if i was able to pull something like this off, i could ride away into the sunset so to say. >> one last test of greatness. one more mile and a half to immortality. ann thompson, nbc news, new york. >> you can watch justify's run for the triple crown, the belmont stakes airs tomorrow right here on nbc. and tonight the celebration that began on the ice in vegas and quickly spread to the streets of washington is continuing in bars across d.c. the capitals beating the vegas golden knights to capture their first stanley cup. the victory parade will be held tuesday down constitution avenue to the natio

victory followed at the preakness.ally, a fairy tale ending at the belmont for jockey mike smith. at 52, he is the oldest jockey to win the triple crown. >> just puts an old man out there, sit still. stays out of the way. let a good horse be a good horse. before the crown, justify's breeding rights were negotiated for $60 million. justified price tag now expected to skyrocket for an undefeated champion. >> that's the "overnight news" for monday. for some the news continues. >>> welcome to the "overnight news." i'm elaine quijano. final preparations are under way in singapore for one of the most important summits in recent world history. president trump is hours away from meeting north korean leader kim jong-un, to try to diffuse a long running standoff over his pursuit of nuclear weapons. a fill year of di policemen see could lead at strofic war. not long ago, the two were exch destruction. "cbs evening news" anchor jeff glor in singapore. >> president trump told reporters on the tarmac he was feeling very good about t

victory followed at the preakness, and finally a mirytale ending at the belmont for jockey mike smithhe is the oldest jockey to win the triple crown. >> this puts an old man out there to sit still. ( laughs ) and stays out of the way and let a good horse be a good horse. >> reporter: before winning the triple crown, justify's breeding rights were originally negotiated for a steep $60 million. a justified price tag now expected to skyrocket for an undefeated champion. meg oliver, cbs news, new york. >> quijano: that's the "cbs weekend news" for this sunday. later on cbs, the 72 annual tony awards honoring broadway's best. for all of us at cbs news, thank you for joining us and good night. en.. ay chase and crash. >>> now at 6:00, new video shows the dramatic and fiery end to achase and crash. witnesses describe the effort to pull people to safety. good evening, i'm betty yu. >> i'm brian hackney. the chase happened in emeryville near the oakland border. bright orange flames wept out in the intersection. emeryville police said one person died in that crash and fire. earlier bystanders r

he won the kentucky derby, then the preakness. can justify cool off a triple crown? the big race i know you are excited. >> i am so excited. will we have a triple crown? will justify do it saturday, the 150belmont stakes? what will it be like tomorrow? we have all the details plus the horses. stay with us, the belmont stakes is coming to you. ♪ lilly. she pretty much lives in her favorite princess dress. but once a week i let her play sheriff so i can wash it. i use tide to get out those week old stains and downy to get it fresh and soft. you are free to go. tide and downy together. but as it grew bigger and bigger,ness. it took a whole lot more. that's why i switched to the spark cash card from capital one. with it, i earn unlimited 2% cash back on everything i buy. everything. and that 2% cash back adds up to thousands of dollars each year... so i can keep growing my business in big leaps! what's in your wallet? >> sanctuary city satisfactory court win over the trump administration. >> the sanctuary city. shannon: breaking out in song and dance after the court rule

the competition includes second and third in the preakness. the belmont fresh, having sat out either one or both of the first two races. but the undefeated colt named justify remains poised in his quest to make history. biggest unknown, biggest challenge of this race, it's a mile and a half. the first and only time for these horses they'll likely run this far. and, dylan, thanks for the good news about the weather. the triple crown trail has been saturated. so glad to hear it will be good here. >> mike, thanks so much. we'll be watching nbc's coverage of the 150th belmont stakes. that kicks off tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. eastern. >>> just ahead, the world's most glamorous couple, the clooneys, as george receives an honor. >>> and on national best friends day, what makes a friendship so important and how do you strengthen the ones you have in your life. >>> first, the sudden death overnight of famed chef anthony bourdain. right after this. ♪ we came with big appetites. with expedia, you could book a flight, hotel, car, and activity all in one place.

he trained american pharaoh four years ago and justify, the 13th horse to win the kentucky derby, preaknessn same year. >> the winner won 43 of the last 46 women's grand slam titles. looking to run out of gas and giving halep the first career grand slam title. >> the giants of the nation's capital where the nationals got inspiration from the stanley cup championships. the first pitch and check it out, just a bit high so asked for a doover and this time the playoff mvp and used a four-run inning to get a 5-0 lead. three-run shot and seventh of the season. now 5-4 until bryce harper crushes it. the 19th of the year. a solo shot and win 7-5. as and royals. an rbi-base hit. and 1-0, kc. seven innings allowing three hits and danny duffy struck out batters and nice defense there on the marcus pop up. in the 9th inning with a solo home run and the royals -- the final is 2-0. the as will wrap up with the royals sunday at the coliseum. for some reason great athletes can't throw a baseball in other sports. they have trouble throwing the ball. >> that was a blooper. >> maybe if kevin durant was there.

. >> julie: so he's no dark horse after winning the kentucky derby and the preakness.an justify race into the record books and win the triple crown? and we bid adieu to "happening now." stay with us. did someone say "bold?" (gasping) starkist jalapeo tuna in a pouch! loaded with bold flavor. just tear, eat... mmmmm. and go bold! try all of my bold creations pouches! >> jon: history in the making at the belmont stakes after taking both the kentucky derby and the preakness. justify is just one win away from the coveted and rare triple crown. bryan llenas live at belmont park for us. bryan? >> winning the triple crown is one of the most rarest sports feats. 12 horses have won the crown in that time. if justify can pull it off, he will be the third horse to do it since 1978. justify arrived here in new york on wednesday for the big belmont stakes race tomorrow. he's the favorite to win tomorrow's race against nine other horses. 90,000 people expected to be here to see the colt race around the 1 1/2 mile long track. the belmont is known as the test of a champion. it's the

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here's justify, winner of the kentucky derby and preakness. trainer bob and burger king a photo.and grabbed the lead on the rail and held. held the mile and a half lead until it counted. meantime we go to baseball. we got giants in the nation's capital and that is matt mat add also going off the wall. it was 5-0. next inning two on for nick and he went yard and the giants got right back in it. they cut it to 5-4. bottom fourth bryce harper back away and gone. 437 blast. the nationals went on to win 7-5. >>> can we get a big exhale from a's starter chris bassett? we want to go to the next file. and there he is. first big league appearance since 2016 faced the kansas city royals. he has struck out six. allows just one run and three hits. it wasn't enough. not against the royals starter. struck out ten, allowed three hits seven shut out innings. here's alex gordon. we like to call this insurance. a solo job as the royals won ate final of 2-0. the record 33-32 >>> and now the belmont stakes. there is justify trying to check off the belmont stakes. another photo op. now jockey mike sm

justify won the kentucky derby and the preakness. only the belmont stakes was next. he broke out of the gate and grabbed the lead, see you. >> justify is still there, from -- he is perfect and now he is a mortal. justify is the 13th triple crown winner. >> wired a warrior, the second time for the trainer who weth a >>> baseball, the giants and the nationals. as the stanley cup final champion throughout the first pitch. derek rodriguez gave them a second inning double, scoring a couple runs and extended the lead to 5-0. it was over, he touched for all five. next inning, bam, got the giants back in with the three run homer. off of geo gonzalez. they cut it to 5-4 but bryce harper did this. how about a 437 foot blast? leading 19th, and the nationals went on to win 7-5 may drop them back to an even record of 32-32. >>> chris bassett first appearance in the biggs since 2015. visiting kansas city and he struck out six. itgoenough. , three hits. danny duffy, he struck out 10. allowing three hits and seven shutout innings. top of the ninth, kansas city leading he mashed it.

having captured the kentucky derby and preakness, he got a story book ending at the belmont today. the race really wasn't close. start to finish, it was justify shooting out front. 52-year-old jockey mike smith rode justify to victory. >> this horse ran a tremendous race. he's sent from heaven. i can't describe the emotions that's going through my body right now. >> justify's trainer, bob baffert, says the 3-year-old horse reminded him of another horse he trained, american pharoah, the last winner of the triple crown. >> that is a winning combination. >>> now to the developing story out of san francisco. police officers shot and seriously injured a man while changing him. it happened on the popular and very crowded north beach neighborhood area. you can see in this video just how many people were there when this was all unfolding. the entire ordeal happened about midnight at grant a vallejo. in. officers say they found a gun and they are now talking with several witnesses. >> there were a lot of people out and about this morning just after midnight. it's a saturday morning in a pop

justify won the kentucky derby by two and a half lengths and won the preakness by just a half a lengthected here today. and justify is rare in that he is a strong horse, but he started his racing career just a few months ago s and he's a perfect 5-0, undefeated. his trainer is bob baffert, he talked about it yesterday. listen. >> this is what a trainer hopes for to see the day before his horse runs, coming off the track he was just full of himself. i know he's going to show up and run his race. but, you know, he still has to get around there, he has to break well. >> reporter: and if baffert looks familiar, he's the same trainer for american pharaoh who was the last horse to win the triple crown here in 2015. hall of fame jockey mike will be riding justify. he won the belmont stakes back in 2010, and the winner of the triple crown will be awarded a brand new trophy. for the first time, they've redesigned the trophy, and all hope is that justify will be the first person -- the first horse to win that trophy. here again, i spoke to sonny taylor who's been working here for 50-plus years.

becoming the 13th horse to win all three of the sport's elite races which include kentucky rby and preakness justify's trainer bob baffert, his third triple crown. bob baffert talked about what makes justify so special. >> he knows he's a bad dude. he walks in there, those other horses, he's very intimidating, more like the intimidator in the paddock, those other horses see him, he knows that, you know, he's the guy. >> looked like justify was agreeing with him. put his nose over there saying, yeah, you got that right. baffert says justify has more racing in him but doesn't see the horse racing for more than a another year. >> we heard he's probably going to be bred at some point bringing in $20 million to $30 million a year. >> yeah, going to be out breeding. >> wow. >>> fans found in the levi stadium today not for football or concert but, yes, that's golf. a company called stadium links sets up nine hole golf courses at stadiums across the country. this weekend a tournament was held at the 49ers' home. dierent levels of the stadium. they're supposed to aim for the field below. >> it's awes

all eyes were on justify, winner of the kentucky derby and the preakness. and justify was just perfect, taking home the belmont. the 13th horse to win the triple crown and the first since american pharoah did it back in 2015. >>> that will do it for sports. we're going to have more news coming up after this break. deal talk. to make sure my new spicy chicken club combo is a great value. i asked a sales expert. it's amazing, jack! you get a spicy crispy chicken breast, hickory-smoked bacon, and melted cheese on toasted sourdough, plus fries and a drink. all in one delicious deal! you said it, stanley. ow. wait, what's happening? stanley, stanley! you're deflating! i'm so cold. we need a doctor! jack, tell my wife i love her. nooooooo!!!!!! try my new spicy chicken club combo. another great deal from jack in the box. vy. . >>> continue to track that breaking news out of san rafael. firefighters are battling a wildfire on san rafael hill. it's now grown to more than 15 acres. it is 20% contained right now. it broke out shortly before 4:00 this afternoon. a she

abby: welcome back, justify won the race for the preakness.running of the belmont stakes on long island. brian: only one woman who knows and with the woman who will tell him. janice dean, bob baffort, take it away and bodi. janice: and bode is here his son. is he an actual forecast. we will talk to him about the forecast. bob, thank you first of all thanks for coming. this is a big event. you are the trainer. american pharaoh three years ago. before that 37 years the last time we had a triple crown. how does it feel with this horse. >> it's just as exciting a little less pressure. we know it can be done after doing it in 15. you know, it's still going to be it's tough. he still has to get around. a mile and a half. never gone that far. but, you know, i feel pretty good that he should run his race. janice: you are a legendary trainer. is there a secret that you have? is your dad a horse whisperer? >> i don't think is he a horse whisperer. but he does have the ability to kind of make contact with the horst horses. he hangs around them a lot. bes

and after his first-place wins during sloppy runs at the kentucky derby and the preakness, today, everything was e stake. >> it's the excitement. it's the excitement. it's like the super bowl, but it's the super bowl of horse racing with the triple crown. >> reporter: it's a spectacle of pageantry, both on and off the track, with 90,000 race fans ighting to stand out in a sea of color, the sights and sounds a show in itself. >> ♪ mary lou, i'm so in love with you ♪ or reporter: but the day all oomes down to a mile-and-a-half-sprint, and, for justify-- along with his jockey mike smith and owner bob baffert-- it was a chance to clinch a triple crown victory and join an elite club of just 12 other horses. >> i know people are probably betting against him, but i'm not. >> reporter: baffert already has one triple crown under his belt. he's the force behind 2015 triple crown winner american pharoah, whose win broke a dry spell that lasted 37 years. 'v i've got to pinch myself. i've had all these good horses right in a row. >> reporter: but it's secretariat who still holds the track record at belmo

arriving in new york for saturday's belmont stakes justify already winning the kentucky derby and the preakness derby, americans sarah became the first horse to win the triple crown in 37 years. we will see if that happens. the time now is 20 minutes until the top of the hour and bill clinton is looking for a do over about that monica lewinsky and sir. >> i didn't apologize, i apologized to my family, monica lewinsky and her family and the american people. >> just as he tries to redeem himself a new bombshell allegation. sheriffs deputies stepping in to help the fallen hero, a picture that will make your morning. better plan accordingly, showering and doing laundry the same day, how dare you. the liberal governor behind that new bill. ♪ so, what's new? we just switched to geico and got more. more? they've been saving folks money for over 75 years. a company you can trust. geico even helped us with homeowners insurance. more sounds great. gotta love more... right, honey? yeah! geico. expect great savings and a whole lot more. uma: pres. bill clinton getting me too do over on late-night tv after

the 3-year-old arriving at the track after winning the kentucky derby and preakness, 9 horses and duringhe starting gate tomorrow for the 150th running of the belmont. justify's trainer led american veritable town victory in 2015, the first in 37 years. the time is 11 minutes after the top of the hour and demanding answers, tens of thousands of veterans sick from burn pit exposure. what is exactly is it? a lawmaker is holding the va accountable was the singapore summit days way, final touches for the historic shootdown with donald trump, it is all about attitude, not preparation. why rebecca says donald trump is more than ready. he took a need for the anthem and couldn't get a job. now he is blaming donald trump. colin kaepernick's newest plan to take the commander-in-chief to court. ♪ >> donald trump moving full steam ahead toward singapore with just days until the historic summit. the commander-in-chief says it is all about attitude, not preparation. what attitude does he need for a meeting with an unpredictable dictator like kim jong un. national security analyst senior fellow rebecca

justify is just the 13th horse to win the kentucky derby, preakness and belmont he gets a resday fourthe third. the nationals go on the win, 7-5. a's and royals at the coliseum. really his only police tabmista allowed just three innings. also a nice defense behind him. he would add some insurance for a solo home run. royals go onto win it. the final is 2-0. that's a look at your morning sports. have a great sunday. >>> coming up, california's great america is about to open a new roller coaster. we'll have a preview. ♪ ♪ legendary jockey vÍctor espinoza is insatiable when it comes to competing. ♪ ♪ so is his horse. ♪ ♪ when it comes to snacking. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ that's why he uses the chase mobile app, to pay practically anyone, at any bank. life, lived victor's way. chase. make more of what's yours. >>> california's great america is opening a new single rail coaster this week. the amusement park calls the rail blazer the first coaster of its kind on the west coast. featuring a single rail track throughout. riders straddle the rail creating a low center of gravity that amplifies every single mo

he is just the 13 forth to win the kentucky derby, the preakness in the belmont in one season.ed victory made the effort the second trainer to win the triple crown twice. he also won in 2015 with american apparel ending a 37 -year-old drought. i'm anita and now back to "watters' world". bunches at an event build as a patriot prayer rally. police arresting 9 people and confiscating knives and pepper spray. the journalist who covers antifa has been threatened by the group in the past. antifa back in the news. we haven't heard a lot about them in the past year. are they returning to the stage? >> they reactionary. they show up when the right organizations rallies. blue has been a lot of news about the trials going on pertain together inauguration. so there is news about antifa and the felony charges. but i don't think a lot of outlets are covering it. jesse: most of these guys can't throw punches. they don't know how to throw hand. i can't imagine anybody doing that much damage. >> in the u.k. there was an mma group training an i a to high pressure one of these rallies. one thing

kentucky derby and preakness. for the trainer it's his second triple crown. years ago.ustify has more racing in him. and doesn't see the horse racing for more than another year or so. >> fans file into the stadium today. not for football or a concert. take a look at the field. that's golf. a company sets up nine hole golf courses across the country at stadiums. and this weekend the tournament was held at the 49ers home turf. players teed off from three different levels. aiming for the field below. >> it's awesome. it's great. i didn't know how it would be set up. but it's fun to get out. and you can hit the ball into the seat. or the field. which ever you're better at. >> 2,500 people played. they kept score. and the winner walked away with two grand. >> crazy event. it looks like a place you're competing. but it's really just smacking that ball up and watching it come down all right. what arealls at a baseball game? look at this. this is on back to back pitches. >> same guy. >> there's one. happened to an a's fan. the guys name is bill. from pittsburg. bottom of the si

justify won the kentucky derby, the preakness and then the belmont stakes in new york. before the derby. there are more than 90,000 spectators at the beaumont yesterday. justifies jockey said that the horse never flinched. >> it was an unbelievable fee on his part and it was just tremendous to get done doing what we just did, i am extremely excited and blessed and i cannot tell you, this is just amazing. >> justifies trainer also train the last triple crown winner, american pharaoh, in 2015. finishing second in the belmont was gronkowski, he is named after and partly owned by new england patriots and titan, rob gronkowski. >>> i bet everyone in boston love that. he came in second, that was impressive. >>> onto baseball, the is and wills combined for only 8 hits and 2 runs, each team had 4 hits but it was casey that had both of the runs, oakland falls in a shutout. danny duffy saw 7 innings, no run ball, ryan goings goes back over the shoulder and slides, nice catch, down 1-0, the royals had a lead in the 9th inning and alex gordon says see you later. that is the ballgam

we got justify, winner of the kentucky derby and preakness.the last to check off. here's smith breaking out of the gate, grab the lead on the rail and held. held the mile and a half lead when it counted. led wire to wire and won the 150th belmont stakes. second unbeaten horse to win the triple crown is the second time for trainer bob who won with american pharaoh in 2015. >>> baseball. new stanley cup champ alex and the washington capitals they would cup high during the giants and nationals. rigorous tuck for all five runs. next inning two on for nick and bam, got the giants back in it with a three run homer. guy -- brice larp went yard. -- harper went yard. national league leading 19th. they went on to win 7-5. the loss dropped the giants to 32-32. >>> how about a big exhale? a's starter chris bassett first appearance in the bigs since 2016. faced visiting kansas city today and he struck out since, allowed just one run and three hits. wasn't enough though. you can sit down. take bow. top of the ninth casey leading 1-0 and here's alex gordon.

also just how strong he was in the kentucky derby and preakness. at belmont park. >>julie: what an amazing course. a three-year-old colt. i just enjoy watching him walk by gracefully and didn't have lots of experience before this. >>reporter: the fact that he started his career a few months ago is a rare thing. usually they get their start two years before. it's just incredible point history heretonight. i can't overstate how beautiful it was in a and how great it was to be here. >>julie: thank you so much. if you think people who don't drink are less likely to miss days of work, you are wrong. the surprising results of a new study and the reason i'm having a cocktail after the show. coming up. hey! we didn't have a homeowners claim last year so allstate is giving us money back on our bill. well, that seems fair. we didn't use it. wish we got money back on gym memberships. get money back hilarious. with claim-free rewards. switching to allstate is worth it. where we're changing withs? contemporary make-overs. then, use the ultimate power handshake,

justify is just the 13th horse to win the kentucky derby, the preakness and the belmont stakes in the play in the nation's capital. the stanley cup champions were in the house to check out the giants and the nationals. alex ovechkin of the washington capitals throwing out the first pit. that's just a bit outside -- a bit high. hey, i didn't know there were mulligans in baseball. i guess there are. he gets a redo and that's pretty good. nationals took an early 5-0 lead but the giants closed the gap in the third. the three-run shot made it 5-3. fourth inning now 5-4, harper crushes his 19th of the year. nationals win 7-5. >>> a's and royals at the coliseum. second inning, an rbi base hit. 1-0 kc. just three hits allowed in seven inngs. duffy nice defense behind him. great catch by goings. a solo home run in the ninth, royals go on to win and your final is 2-0. >>> that's a look at your morning sports. have a great sunday. >>> coming up, california's great america is about to open a new roller coaster. we'll have a preview. weaving your own shoes...rgy by out of flax. or simply adjust yo

justify who won the kentucky derby and the preakness and will try to win the historic triple crown andve done it. justify arrived in new york on wednesday. he hit the track yesterday. and we'll see if he wins tomorrow. you can catch all of the action right here on nbc bay area. where are you at 1:00 p.m. tomorrow. >> watching tv irvegs hopefully justify pulls this off. >>> a star in high school in concord. t.j. carry was drafted by the raiders. >> and then as a free agent signed with the browns. throughout his football journey he's always loved the warriors. and nbc bay area colin rush caught up with him in cleveland. >> so the last time i saw t.j. kerry, we were at build a bear in pleasant ton and doing folks -- for those up in napa struggles with the wildfire and now things change in seven months. >> fast forward and contract and everything going into cleveland back to somewhere -- or where it started. going to college about three and a half hours away at ohio university and coming out here to cleveland is like a second home. >> you have a baby boy and elijah goes through what all of

justify is just the 13th horse to win the kentucky derby, the preakness and the belmont stakei 'she tin of the washington pitch.ls throwing out the first that's just a bit outside -- a bit high. hey, i didn't know there were mulligans in baseball. i guess there are. nationals took an early 5-0 lead the third. the three-run shot made it 5-3. fourth inning now 5-4, harper crushes his 19th of the year. nationals win 7-5. >>> a's and royals at th coliseum. second inning, an rbi base hit. 1-0 kc. his only mistake -- he allowed just three hits in seven innings. duffy struck out ten. also has some nice defense behind him. great catch by goings. a solo royals go on to win and your final is 2-0. >>> that's a look at your morning sports. have a great sunday. >>> coming up, california's great america is about to open a new roller coaster. we'll have a preview. ♪ ♪ legendary jockey vÍctor espinoza is insatiable when it comes to competing. ♪ ♪ so is his horse. ♪ ♪ when it comes to snacking. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ that's why he uses the chase mobile app, to pay practically anyone, at any bank. life, lived victor's

justify is just the 13th horse to win the kentucky derby, the preakness, and the belmont in the sameere in the house to check out the giants and the nationals. alex ovechkin of the washington capitals throwing out the first pitch, and he is just bit high. he says, wait a minute. give me one more chance. there you go. that's the way to do it. nationals used a four-run second inning to get an early 5-0 lead. then in the third, the giants closed the gap. nick hundredly with a three-run homer, seventh of the season. fourth inning, now 5-4. bryce harper crushes his 19th of the year. the nationals win by the final of 7-5. >>> a's and royals at the coliseum. second inning, orlando with an rbi base hit off chris bass et cetera. 1-0 kc. his only mistake, he allowed just three hits in seven innings. check out the catch. alex gordon adds some insurance in the ninth. he jacks a solo home run, his fifth of the year. royals shut out the a's, your final 2-0. this abc7 sports report is brought to you by river rock casino. coming e coming in 20 minutes, -- >> thank you very much, anthony. >>> much mo

. >> reporter: and deal with fog to conquer the competition at the preakness stakes. >> justify, he'shbred also broke another record after his big win, becoming the most valuable racing horse of all time when his breeding rights sold for $75 million. the surprise second place horse gave one member of the crowd quite a thrill. >> he's in second. >> reporter: the namesake of new england patriots rob gronkowski who was in the stands cheering as gronk made the turn from last to second. >> all right. >> look, they don't know if they'll go ahead and let justify retire because of the 75 million. don't want him to get hurt again. so they haven't made that decision. >> what is left to win, though? >> a few million dollars. >> let me make that decision for you. retire. >> the controversy, of course, there. there was another horse he trains with that some are arguing got in the way of other horses possibly catching up to justify. another horse called restoring hope. that owner wants an investigation into it. >> you heard of a wing man. a wing horse. >> but justify led wire to wire. >> oh, you're

the horses that finished second and third in the preakness will be in. is a horse named hofburg, the second choice on the the morning line the odds set earlier this week that horse finished seven in the the kentucky derby those three and vino rowso will be the horse most mentioned to give justify the best run during this mile and a half race. >> vino rowso just on the name alone sounds like a good horse to me. let's pivot to the advent of big sports betting much of which will take place at rags tracks across the country on all kinds of sports. my question is how do you think sports betting, the broadening of it is going to change what you do and the sports broadcaster's role on a host of properties, whether it's major league football, major league baseball, nfl, whatever. >> that's good question. i don't think we have an answer to that yet. let's see how quickly the state legislatures around the country get their gambling operations going if in fact they are going to go down that road new jersey's legislature has been dealing the last 48 hours trying to

also just how strong he was in the kentucky derby and preakness.mazing night it was here at belmont park. >>julie: what an amazing course. a three-year-old colt. i just enjoy watching him walk by gracefully and didn't have lots of experience before this. >>reporter: the fact that he started his career a few months ago is a rare thing. usually they get their start two years before. it's just incredible point history heretonight. i can't overstate how beautiful it was in a and how great it was to be here. >>julie: thank you so much. if you think people who don't drink are less likely to miss days of work, you are wrong. the surprising results of a new study and the reason i'm having a cocktail after the show. coming up. nick was born to move. 3 toddlers won't stop him. and neither will lower back pain. because at a dr. scholl's kiosk he got a recommendation for our custom fit orthotic to relieve his foot, knee, or lower back pain, from being on his feet. dr. scholl's. born to move. when this guy got a flat tire in the middle of the night, so he got h

>> reporter: then, conquering the competition that the preakness. >> justify, he's unstoppable! >> reporter: now in front of a crowd of 90,000. justify clinching the triple crown. hall of fame trainer bob baffert knows a thing or two about winning. in 2015, he ushered american pharaoh into the winner's circle. the last horse to win the triple crown. now with justify, he's a two-time champ. >> just to train a horse like i'at, he's a magnificent animal. m anjucest to trlad ain a horse that. >> reporter: and 52-year-old mike smith, becoming the oldest jockey to win the triple crown. >> he made my dream come true. repr:te timing. just ask the hall of fame jockey smith. becoming the oldest in his profession to accomplish that feat. and justify, knocking out 35 horses on his way to triple crown glory. dan and paula?back to you. >> justify, such a beautiful horse too. >> you wouldn't kiss him. >> i would kiss the horse. >> kiss him right on the nose. ha tnkha z juify n.se on the set hor i gre. >> were you on tv? >> i was actually sleeping. but i was at the last three triple crowns. the

he won the preakness by half a length. this is grueling a mile and 1/2.his trainer says while justify floated at this truck a few days ago he is looking really good. >> this is what a trainer hopes for to see the day before his horse runs. coming off the track. he was full of himself. i know he will show up and run his race. he still has to get around there and has to break ground. >> as for security, you're talking about some two dozen plus departments here protecting the 90,000+ people at the stadium. there are bomb sniffing dogs, dogs, undercover police officers and uniformed police officers. listen to the police commissioner. we spoke to him a few hours ago. >> is not coming to the ballpark and everyone has an assigned seat and they sit. it is an open park area in the front where people are out there betting and gambling. you see where the horses come through. you have also seating inside. it is a complicated situation to secure. but i'm confident my guys do a great job. >> we are confident as well. justify, i have him

most justifies is im >> reporter: winning the belmont stakes after winning the kentucky derby and preakness this year a triple crown and second for train bob baffert who won with american pharoah in 2015. >> american pharoah will be my first love and he was showing me the same signs and showing me the brilliance, superior horse. >> reporter: the jockey riding justify is the oldest to win the triple crown at 52. mike smith says justify was so calm before the rafsrace, he wa worried. >> reporter: justify is 13th horse ever to win a triple crown. i'll step out of the way. how is this for timing? justify was just brought out here. look at that beautiful horse. look at that. that is a champion right there. now his future remains a little bit up in the air. his owners are going to discuss what lies ahead for justify when he travels back to louisville tomorrow but they tell me this morning that it is likely he'll race again, probably sometime in the fall. his real value, though, going forward will be with breeding. look at that beautiful horse, willie. >> that is a star horse too. who knows when t

justify won the derby and preakness and now the horse will try to win the triple crown.nly 12 horses have done this so far. justify arrived in new york on wednesday, getting time there before the big race. hit the tracks yesterday and we'll see if he wins tomorrow. you can watch acatch all of than right here on nbc bay area. the coverage begins at 1:00 tomorrow afternoon. >>> two breaking stories unfolding at this hour, another shooting just happened in san francisco, the third in less than 24 hours. our reporter just arrived on the scene to bring you a live report. >> breaking this morning, cnn's anthony bourdain dead at 61 from an apparent suicide. the details emerging at this hour. >> plus, tragedy overnight in the east bay, a child killed in a crash along the busy stretch of 680. what led us to that accident. >> social media solving the bay area traffic crisis? steps facebook is taking to ease congestion. "today in the bay" continues right now. >> good friday morning, i'm kris sanchez, laura garcia is off. >> we'll get you caught up on traffic in just a moment but fi

after winning the kentucky derby and preakness. only would be 13th horse to ever do so.rse of 1 1/2 million dollars on the line. justify has earned roughly 3 million bucks in five career races, taking first place in every single one of them. melissa. melissa: that is a gorgeous horse. one horse giving justify a run for his money. tenfold is a 3-year-old colt who feet finished third in may. it represents a larger cause, home for our troops. an organization that builds adaptive homes for our country's injured veterans. we have the president and ceo. luke murphy is united states army veteran. thanks to both of you for joining us. look, let me ask you first, talk to me about this organization and the meaningful work that it does for our vets? >> well, thank you, for having us, melissa, and thank you to jets for sponsoring us. this organization takes care of worst wounded veterans we have, amputees, paralyzed, the blind. it is unbelievable organization. they don't just give you a key to handicap accessible home for free. they set you up with financial planning. you become a f

griff: preakness looked like a hurricane. while she was talking secretariat won 45 years ago.his morning starting with this. bill clinton is under fire yet again. days after being criticized for his reaction to a question about monica lewenski. clinton now defending disgraced al franken. former president telling pbs that he isn't convinced all of franken's sexual harassment accusations are true. >> maybe i'm just an old fashioned person, but it seemed to me that there were 29 women on "saturday night live" that put out a statement for him first and most fantastic story was called, i believe into question. abby: franken was accuse you had of groping a los angeles news anchor in 2006. seven other women then came forward prompting franken's resignation. other, bill. only designated democrats can run for president as a democrat that is a new dnc rule. and bartende bernie sanders supporters are not happy about this. non-democrats like the independent vermont senator from seeking the party's 2020 nomination. that is according to yahoo news. some sanders supporters out of spite after

now, the triple crown, in order to win it, you must win the kentucky derby, the preakness and belmont all within the same racing season, and mike did just that. only the second time in the last 40 years that it's occurred. mike is the oldest jockey to ever win the triple crown. born in roswell, new mexico, raised on a farm outside dexter, new mexico. he's been racing since age 11. he won the first time in 1982 at the downs in santa fe. at one point he broke his back and came back. he was inducted in the national museum horseracing hall of fame. of the 5,500 races, these three this year set mike in the history books. congratulations, mike. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? mr. kilmer: mr. speaker, i seek that -- mr. kildee: mr. speaker, i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. kildee: thank you, mr. speaker. today, i want to recognize the food bank of eastern michigan, an incredible nonprofit organization in my hometown of f

says he's looking more and more like american pharoah, which -- but then another guy said at the preaknessly, he was tested and it was a first time that he could feel the hooves right behind him and that he was tired. so, we'll -- i don't know, but it's going to be a big -- >> but is it supposed to rain? i don't know the answer -- >> i have to look it up. >> are you putting money down on this >> no, no, no. we're just going to have -- >> broadcasting it. >> you're broadcasting it. i'm not sure that you could actually -- that's interesting. >> i've got the whole schedule -- >> we don't have any -- >> the coverage is coming up on nbc. >> member of the family, so who knows. >> and remember american pharoah with the wheels up and he's going all in is that embargo? >> we're going to do a little bacon news when we come back >> oh, yeah, bacon news. sorry. you didn't have one of those doughnuts with bacon on it, did you? >> no. from last week, i did not. i did not. >> you blew your -- you're allowed to say that, but i'm not going to say it. but you wasted all your energy on the regular -- >> glaz

stakes becoming the 13th horse to win the triple crown.the first horse to win the kentucky derby, the preaknessted. he looked so gutted that i was watching it streaming. bomb bradford, the same trainer of american farrow was the triple crown winner in 2015. >>eric: justified history again.triple crown winner. we will be right back. strength y in just 2 weeks. i'll take that. ensure high protein, with 16 grams of protein and 4 grams of sugar. ensure® with 16 grams of protein and 4 grams of sugar. it's just a burst pipe, i could fix (laugh) no. with claim rateguard your rates won't go up just beacuase of a claim. i totally could've... (wife) nope! switching to allstate is worth it. can make you feel unstoppable. ♪ but mania, such as unusual changes in your mood, activity or energy levels, can leave you on shaky ground. help take control by talking to your doctor. ask about vraylar. vraylar is approved for the acute treatment of manic or mixed episodes of bipolar i disorder in adults. clinical studies showed that vraylar reduced overall manic symptoms. vraylar should not be used in elderly patient

. >>> welcome back after winning the kentucky derby and preakness, justify will attempt to be the 13th horse to win the triple crown tomorrow in the running of the 150th belmont stakes we are live -- you're not on the horse, eric. i'm -- >> reporter: i tried to do that segment. i almost got injured glad i made it herement i'm not on the horse they are going to start a race in minutes, actually, so you could see horses behind me, but the numbers are getting out of control. they are astounding. because justified is racing for the triple crown, they expect an olympic sized audience, like 20 million people watching, compared to 6 million when it's not a triple crown at stake, a typical race did you see the horse that went by the betting numbers could be 80 million to $100 million for the race tomorrow. a typical race without a triple crown at stake is $50 million. that's a big thing the sponsorships so justified, he's like a big-time athlete with a sponsorship deal and agent, ben sterner, the agent that puts the deals together, he's done the last several triple crown hopefuls, but this dea

>> it was amazing, the undefeated three-year-old completing a sweep of the kentucky derby, the preakness and now belmont. the second horse to achieve that fete since 1978. and at 52 mike smith is the oldest jockey to ever win the triple crown. unbelievable. griff, take it away. >>> hbo host bill mar facing backlash after saying he hopes the economy will crash in order to quote get rid of president trump. >> i feel like the bottom has to fall out at some point. by the i what, i'm hoping for it. one way you get rid of trump is a crashing economy. please bring on the recession. sorry if that hurts people but it's either root for a recession or you lose your democracy. >> here to react, author, nancy collier. good morning. thank you. >> thanks for having me. >> what is bill mar doing. he's literally hating president trump so much that he's rooting for another recession. >> i don't think he''s really rooting for another recession. i think what he's trying to point out is that our democracy is at stake right now. if there are no rules, then there's no system. and what we're seeing right now is

i used that in the preakness when i won in baltimore, but other than that, i don't know what all thealk was about. i thought everybody had a fair shot at me, and several of them took it. just happened to be on justified at that day, and wouldn't let anybody pass him >> mike, we had two triple crown winners in the space of four years coming after a 37-year wait, and same trainer for both of those two what's the secret here could this be something that's now repeated again in a couple years opposed to having to wait so long like we did before >> well, once it timely happens, it seems to come in twos and threes sometimes although we got close even before that, i mean, there's a possibility, and, again, might go another 20 years before we see it again, but bob might be, you know - >> there we go, lost the shot for a second $300 million earned already, mike, inducted in the hall of fame back in 2003, i think, and your 52 years what's the secret? how requeide a horse without kin your back at that point? >> blessed at a young age to pick up physical fitness, hanging around on the days off,

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the undefeated three-year-old horse sweeping kentucky derby, preakness stakes and now the belmont. >> think we're family, sol. are we family? >> i feel like we're family. i feel we spent quality time this last seven weeks. good to be with you. >> you're there in boston help your son win lacrosse games, right? >> that was yesterday. today i'm here to work. we had a nice day on the lacrosse feel yesterday. ainsley: how did it feel? what was the experience like when you won the triple crown? >> it was incredible. actually more notional than i thought it would be. we had a big crew of friends and family. i was sitting in the box with my parents in front of me. my daughter in my lap. my boys behind me. my in-laws behind me. it will never happen again at least in my lifetime, i wanted to enjoy it. it is one of the great moments of my life. i feel super, super blessed. janice: sol, we have to address controversy making especially the horse racing. bob baffert trained justify and restoring hope also in the race yesterday. some of the publications, one of the owners of is one of the horses, th