the pieces were snapping into place for tommy ray. here's what ray was thinking.no, using an alias, flew from atlanta to orlando, picked up the rental car and drove to erie manufacturing and committed the murders. then he drove to tampa, dropped the car off and returned to atlanta using another alias all in the ten hours allotted, all done in a calculated way to cover his tracks. so, do you go to the prosecutor at that point and say, we got it, let's go to the grand jury, let's get an indictment? >> yes. >> and he said? >> he said, you're close, but you're not there. need a little bit more. >> what's he need? >> he needs something placing nelson, an eyewitness, some physical evidence, something placing nelson back in the area on the day of the homicide. >> do you think you were ever going to get more than you had? >> oh, yeah. we knew this was just beginning. there's more out there we have to keep digging. >> reporter: digging. it's in the detective's dna. and now the erie murders would find him digging through a box of moldy, old receipts. like little jack horner

did you know bill's dealer is named cot mick ray? >> i did -- cosmic ray?> i did not know that. >> he is no the my dealer and cosmic ray, if you are watching, it is far too late. >> just making particles grow bigger too. lockerbie bomber reportedly comatosed. all of the reports say he is bed ridden and in a coma as opposed to up and about and in a coma? just say in a coma. >> well, i don't know. what if he fell into a coma while sitting up, and you don't want to move him? you could be reclining. >> or what if they put him on a crate and took him downtown to greet the well wishers. he is moving even though he is still in a coma. use your brain. >> these people are weird. these people are weird. >> joe i think he made that saying like six months ago on the show. >> i did. i am lazy. >> you never know. you could be performing for a new crowd right now. >> it is true. >> it was legitimate. >> and still a good point. >> and andy is one of those guys. >> the guy is still alive. i think my joke stands on its own merit. >> it is better now because he is still alive

so that would show up on x-ray. if he's got them, that will be key. >> if the man on the driver's license has the name abnormalities, dr. craig may be one step closer to an identification. old medical records could provide the answer. >> this one's broken. and the rest of these, these are just -- that's simply chewed. >> she also examines closely this critical piece of evidence. the skull. there's a hairline fracture between the eyes, one across the nose, and a hole in the cheek. in the field dr. craig saw the possibility of foul play. but in the cold light of the lab -- >> i just don't think that's a fresh fracture. i see signs of healing around the top. he's got a nose fracture that shows signs of healing also. he's probably seen a physician for that. that's a pretty severe lick. >> she concludes those fractures were old, healed-over wounds from the victim's past. not the cause of death. but the next fracture looked like it hasn't healed. >> i was able to tell for certain that that injury between his eyes was an o

rays walk off with a 7-6 win. move over red sox. you've got some company atop the a.l. east. the yankees beat chicago 7-2 setting up a weekend series in boston with first place on the line against the pinstripes. finally, we've seen people bring their gloves to the park in hopes of catching a ball. but for this fan, no glove is needed. foul ball into the upper deck. he reaches over the ledge and makes a one-handed grab. sign him up. worth another look, and there's no doubt about it. with a drink in his hand, he makes the catch of the night. that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >> "early today" sports is brought to you by just for men hair color. live forward. >>> how will they cross the finish line this weekend at the box office? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, many in washington help the president celebrate the big 5-0 yesterday, but another observance wasn't exactly too lively. cc1: >>> welcome back to "early today" on this friday. more of the same around the west. we are watching temperatures that are very w

his farm is in the point rays national seashore. the lease expires next year.e environmentalists insist it has to go because congress intended point rays to be wilderness but the lawmakers who created the park are telling a different story. >> reporter: cerin ican he kevs running out of time. fighting to save the last oyster cannery in california. for nearly 100 years oysters have been harvested in what is now point rays national seashore. he bought johnson's oyster farm and renamed it the drake's bay oyster company. now, the park service wants him out. the battle has been going on for four years. this is the park spokesman in 2007. >> in 1976 the point rays wilderness act simply stated this area is in wilderness and by 2012 or sooner the commercial operation in this national wilderness system would be removed. >> reporter: that wilderness act recrated the point rays national seashore. the park service is trying to tuesday to get him out. the legislators responsible for that act say they never intended to get rid of the oyster farm. >> it wasn't even an issue.

in the 12th, the rays finally end it. one in through the hole, in comes the writtening run. ways get the 7-6 win in 1. >>> red sox, you've got company atop the a.l. east. the yankees beat chicago 7-2, setting up the weekend series with first place on the line against the pinstripes. >>> we've all seen people bring gloves to the park in hopes of catching a ball. for this fan, no glove is needed. a foul ball into the upper deck, he reaches over the ledge and makes a one-handed grab. sign him up. worth another look. no doubt about it. with a drink in his hand, he make the catch of the night. >>> that's your first look at sports. i'm mario solis. >> wow. >>> now for another quick look at the weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. unbelievable. >> going to be a fun weekend at fenway, too. the yankees are coming with boston. fenway's a fun park even though i'm a yankee fan. >>> good morning, everyone, as far as the weather in new england, just like yesterday it's going to be a pretty ni

(laughter) the only other gentlemen in there who i had never met was ray cole. he offered to hold my little trophy while i peed. (laughter) i said i would rather you hold my emmy. and in return-- true story, true story. (cheers and applause) >> true story, in return when he peed i held his package-- (laughter) >> by which i mean these little parcels he's holding down there. so my apologies. did you touch my emmy and when you have touched my emmy, you've touched the best of me. so like my children, in that i legally adopt all of them. they're going to get everything. of course we were advertising in iowa because saturday was the ames straw poll. every one was there except the ones who weren't. and michelle bachmann won it all. her tent was by far the most popular. now some analysts say it is because of her strong support among evangelicals. others because of her strong stance on the debt ceiling but one insider had a different theory. >> we have an air conditioned tent. we've got chairs. we've got country legend superstar randy travis live. we're also going to ha

rays walked off with a 2-1 win. from one walkoff to another, mets in the ninth and rallied against the padres. a seeing eye single mets won at 9-8. circling like a shark in the water that smelled fresh blood, harris jumped on duda's back and got him with a whipped cream pie. mets are celebrating after a win over the padres. >>> streaking through florida last night. no, not that kind of streaking. a hitting streak. a single and alex hit 29 straight. braves beat the marlins 8-5. >>> finally, you ever wanted to play baseball but you couldn't find somebody to pitch? we have found the solution. no pitcher needed. just a few trampolines. a soft toss gets it going. the fun begins. builds up to four trampolines and comes back. it takes an incredibly accurate hitter to get the ball bouncing, but if you hit the sweet spot, there's no stopping. this is probably the only time you would want to hit it right at the shortstop. don't know if this is real or fake, but one thing is for sure, it's pretty cool. at one point they even t

. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the "newshour" tonight, we have the latest from tripoli, where rebels stormed a neighborhood where pro-qaddafi forces are holding out. >> brown: then, we look at what's next for apple and the world of technology, as steve jobs steps down. >> suarez: we talk to "washington post" sports reporter sally jenkins about the diagnosis of alzheimer's disease for legendary basketball coach pat summitt. >> brown: from the "economist film project": we get the story of two elderly drivers, still behind the wheel. >> next month, i'll be 97. i've been driving for about 89 years. i think i'm beginning to learn how to do it now. >> suarez: and we have another in our interviews with republican presidential candidates. tonight, former utah governor jon hunstman. >> i believe that on some issues we've gone too far to the right. and i believe that we've got to be more common sense oriented. we've got to be focused on solutions. we've got to be a party of solutions and big ideas. that's how we're going

the allen telescope ray combed the galaxies for any signs of life. but in april the plug was pulled. >> u.c. berkeley had to pull out of the funding and their operations of the observatory, but we are eager to keep it going. >> reporter: so eager, in fact, that the science experts quickly became experts on the force of social media. through sites like facebook and twitter they raised more than $200,000. enough money that in september the allen ray will resume its intergalactic search. >> since band kind first looked up at the sky and wondered, what is out there, are we alone? >> reporter: and that question is at the core of seti that stands for the search for extra terrestrial intelligence. to astronomers, the allen ray represents the biggest hope of answering the question. >> this is the hubble space telescope in the search for the extra terrestrial intelligence. this is the instrument to surpass all the past efforts, which have really just been the tip of the iceberg. >> reporter: at the same time the search for funds to keep the telescopes running

♪ the great bonnie ray, one of the artists at the shoreline in mountain view on sunday.t's part of the musicians united for safe energy benefit concert. that's a mouthful. proceed goes to japan's relief fund and non-nuclear organizations. other artists at the concert include crosby, stills and nash. a big announcement from the organizers of burning man. we'll have details coming up. >> less than 15 minutes from the jobs report. we'll tell you about the numbers coming up. >> and here's 101 north fast ap co the smooth drive.yoive mog u coapoiva mu ng ngmip. ah yes. there it is. the "mystery spot". not a mammal in this household is willing to lay claim to its origin. we may never know. let that sink in, people.

. >>> a good one between the rays and the royals in tampa.ar, david price with a night off, didn't mind or didn't notice being showered with sunflower seeds. vanderbuilt's finest. rays start the ninth inning, down 7-3, but they battle back. defense like this helps, that's not a great play, throw or scoop. evan longoria scores, tying run on first. sam fold drill it is deep to right center, it drops in, the tying run going to come all the way around. fold going for a triple. the ball gets away from third baseman mike sack is, fold drives head-first into home. comes all the way around. that's your game winner. the rays come back to win 8-7 and he gets the obligatory shaving cream pie to the face. strange moment caught on camera during a gojers-phillies game. a kid catch as foul ball. he's jumping around, and the usher comes and takes the ball away from him. what? hold on. before we get after this usher. the dodgers front office had to release a statement saying, the usher was only joking. and handed the ball back to the kid a second later. not a

a security screener spotted the item with an x-ray machine in terminal 1. the bomb squad was then called to the airport to investigate. officers determined the item which included wires, a battery and a circuit system was not a bomb and the check point was

ray suarez begins our coverage. >> suarez: the airlift order went out as a dozen vermont towns lay cut off after irene sent rivers of rainwater surging down hills and mountainsides. >> we've seen so many heartbreaking stories. we need all the help we can get. >> suarez: cavendish, hancock, pittsfield, stockbridge, strafford, and stratton were among the places hardest hit. statewide, 260 roads and 30 bridges were washed out by 11 inches of rain. >> water started coming through the front door, i knew it was getting bad. and once the walls started to break and the molding started to pop, i knew i was really in trouble. >> suarez: roads turned into rivers in upstate new york and new jersey, as well.

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. >>>> need to see enough of those rays of light to make me want to go back. >> reporter: are there rays of economic sunshine punching through the gloom? bloomberg economist tom keane says yes. look to prospering american corporations for inspiration. by the way, they are confidently buying their own stocks at a record pace. >> the positive hope is the american spirit. we adapt. we move forward. that's the positive light that we have. >> reporter: so, where are the bargains for the average investor? >> one of my kids said, what's a stock i should buy? i said, what's your toothpaste? buy it. >> reporter:r:lue chip companies like coca-cola, prospering with an 18% jump in profits and yet still affordable, a stock price up just 2% this summer. or mcdonald's, profits up 15%. stock price, some call it a bargain, up 6%. and more bright spots outside wall street. today, mortgage rates hit their lowest levels in history. >> we're talking 3%, 4% money right now. absolutely incredible and, the houses are on sale. >> reporter: oh, yeah, and about that hole in the ceiling at ann's house? >> ann, i'm

s john ray. he described his experience earlier today. >> we arrived at the rixos hotel very early on monday morning, having been to green square to witness the rebels taking their place over. the rixos hotel, frankly, it was only place we could think of to stay and is a place that it was a place we thought had been liberated. that was bum information. when we woke up the next day, we found we were trapped along with the rest of the press corp. all of us faced a very difficult dilemma. we were effectively being held hostage-- guarded, if you like-- by gunmen of the regime. some i'm sure genuinely thought they were there to look after us, but we faced a difficult choice-- if we hang on hoping the rebels come in and storm the place with a minimum of fuss or did we need to get out of there in the fear that nobody would rescue us or indeed that the libyan army would move in. indeed, they had been camping out in the woods behind us. we, in the i.t.n. team, took the decision to try to make an escape an

. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, hari sreenivasan gets the latest on the tremor that sent hundreds of people spilling out of the capitol, the white house, the pentagon, monuments and memorials. >> everything just started shaking, and it scared the crap out of us. >> all of a sudden, everything in the room, at first, started to rumble a little, and then started shaking crazily. >> we're on the fifth floor of, like, a concrete building like the pentagon-- first thing is earthquake. we knew it was an earthquake, so we evacuated. >> brown: and we have on-the- ground reports from libya on the fighting in the capital, tripoli, and the scene in the eastern city of benghazi. >> suarez: then, we look at the difficulties prosecuting sexual assault cases as a new york judge drops the charges against former i.m.f. head dominique strauss kahn. >> brown: and special correspondent anna rau of montana pbs talks to patients and doctors about medical marijuana's effectiveness. >> i often suggest to my patients

frank morris, thanks for joining us. >> thank you, ray. pleasure to be with you. >> brown: now, what are you watching on your computer tonight? hari sreenivasan explores the changing world of video and viewership online. >> sreenivasan: it was a protest that seemingly erupted out of nowhere. thousands of avid movie fans displayed their anger online when netflix announced a major change in its rental plans in july. effectively hiking its monthly rate by 60% to $16 a month if customers want to watch movies online and still receive old- fashioned d.v.d.s in the mail. some customers even announced on facebook they'd cancel their netflix accounts. the response was so overwhelming that it was mocked on the website, funny or die. >> 2011, tsunamis, wars, earthquakes, but one tragedy eclipses them all. netflix has raised their prices. >> sreenivasan: behind all the anger: a big shift in the company's business model and how they want customers to change their behavior. with more than 25 million subscribers, the streaming video service from netflix

i'm a small diesel, ray is more of a train that has big plays.aymond recently reunited at the elizabeth house located in a former convent in the rock ridge neighborhood of north oakland. elizabeth house is a transitional program for women with children. >> coming here i was able to get my kids back. helping me you know with parenting skills, money management definitely, i need help with. so it's helped out a lot. >> the promise that it represents and the results that i'm sure come out of a project like this. something just works it's cool. >>> part of the plan is to hold a friend raiser. they're inviting people to learn more about the accomplishments and needs of elizabeth house. >> this isn't something the government can really do very well. it's really a community thing and it's a part of oakland. since i was an oakland raider and the oakland raiders are going to help. >> people in the community when they see that this group is coming in, the raiders are coming in to help us, that's just going to bring more help and that's what we need right no

ray lahood will start it off. this is "hardball" only on msnbc. >>> treasury secretary tim geithner is expected to remain in his post. the "new york times" reports today president obama and bill daley are threatening him to stay through the obama full first term avoiding a contentious confirmation battle for a successor, which may not succeed. we'll be right back. >>> this is a lose, lose, lose situation that can be equally resolved if congress gets back into town and does its job. the house and senate through a procedural agreement said they'd review this with unanimous consent and have the fight they want to have when they get back. >> right. that was president obama yesterday calling for congress to take action on the faa shutdown before the end of the week, and it looks like it worked. senate majority leader harry reid says there's a deal to end the partial shutdown of the faa that put more than 70,000 workers off the job. for more let's bring in secretary of transportation ray lahood. who joins us live. thank

facing the rays.hey get a help from hideki matsui, ties it up and extends his hitting streak to 15. the a's took the lead 4-3, only to have the rays tie it up on a seventh inning blast by long gora. now to the tenth. still 4-4. josh willingham steps in and did what he had to do. willingham's 17th home run wins it, 5-4. travel day tomorrow. the a's are in toronto on tuesday. >> rarely does a caddie get this type of attention. stevie williams fired by tiger wood, helped adam scott to a victory. after bridgestone invitational, tiger woods continuing to struggle. he starts in the trees, and finishes in the sand. a double-bogey here. tiger was 1-over for the day. wound up in 37th place in this tournament. the man he fired just a few weeks ago carried the bag and gave advice to adam scott, who ran away from the field. a fulfilling day for stevie williams, his old boss who fired him finishes far back. his new boss, he leads him to a tournament win. >> caddie for 33 years, and that's the best week of my life.

john ray, itn news. >>> now other news we're covering in america. north carolina beach front homes provided the best seat for a spectacular show of force by mother nature. as many as five waterspouts formed off the coast with one becoming a tornado after reaching shore. beachgoers ran for cover as the rare storm whipped around furniture and levelled a section of the boardwalk. no injuries were recorded. >>> employees in california fast food restaurant use teamwork to turn the table on a masked gunman. the suspect was no match for the courageous crew who managed to strip away a gun and remove the mask before letting the gunman go. no arrests have been made. >>> one michigan man's decision to drive with bad brakes netted a nearly disastrous outcome. the 24-year-old's seat failed him horribly as he used it to stop the truck. hitting four vehicles in the process. police cited this man for reckless driving. >>> and in florida, one child's adventures in babysitting was a dangerous prospect. this really happened. several drivers called police when they spo

double-header for the red sox and rays. jacoby els bury took james shields deep in one. they won it 3-1. defense took center stage in the nightcap. sean rodriguez, a shot to left. lowry on to first for a triple play. around the horn and the second triple play in as many days. unfortunately, not enough. rays won it 6-2. yanks now lead the east by a half game. walk-off, anyone? how about five? dodgers and brewers. bases juiced. mark kotsay at the plate. all he needed do was hit one in the outfield, and he did just that. in came prince fielder. milwaukee won it 2-1. the braves have won more games in extra innings than any other team this year. that didn't bode well for the giants. prado ended up with an rbi sing until the 11th. atlanta increased their lead for the wild card with a 2-1 win. white sox and indians needed 14 innings. two aboard, but all they needed was one. juan pierre with an rbi single. white sox walked off with an 8-7 win in 14. pirates and cards after pittsburgh tied it in the ninth. they won it in the 11th. garrett jones, game over, walkoff home run. pirat

not with ray kurtzwell.s like woody allen's nerdier younger brother but it's also been said by bill gates that no one is better at predicting the future. he's been at it a while. >> my name's raymond kurtzwell. >> reporter: by the age of 17, he landed on tv after inventing a compute they're cour that cou music. he went on to invent optical scanner, machines that read for. he is known for predicting and thinking. mostly about how fast our technology is advancing. >> this is $1 billion more powerful than the computer i used when i was a student. >> reporter: the implications are beyond epic. it's what will help him talk to his dead father and he says eventually eliminate death altogether. are you afraid of death? >> i think all human beings are and should be. not just fearful but realizing that death is a real tragedy. >> reporter: can you beat it? >> i believe i can. >> reporter: beat death how, you ask. by taking computers and putting them inside our bodies. robots fighting sickness from the inside. >> these