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leshaun's story of survival touched so many, including baltimore ravens linebacker ray lewis who trackedamily down, offering to mentor lesean. >> i looked at him and said, i'm here for you, man. i can't replace what you lost, but i can tell you that i'm here to go forward with you. >> reporter: lesean's story reminded lewis of his own loneliness as a teenager when his mother announced she couldn't afford to keep him anymore. >> i was sitting on the living room floor, and she walked in and handed me $49. this is all i got left. >> reporter: in 2000, lewis faced more trouble when he was indicted on murder charges, later dropped when he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for obstructing justice. when lewis and lesean met, they formed an instant bond. >> he was like a brother to me, an older brother to me. >> reporter: but lesean's new extended family is much bigger than just lewis. other current and retired players have huddled around him, offering financial support for counseling, tutoring, and a college fund. holding a blacktie fund-raiser in april and continued donations. loses has already

the ray lewis foundation is accepting donations specifically for lashawn's education activities and counselingly donated $10,000. we have the information at today.com. >> such a special little boy. >> a really good kid. we hope the best for him. >> you often hear about athletes who do bad things. here is an athlete stepping up in a wonderful way for a child. >> just saw the need. >> and filled it. thank you so much. up next, what you are doing wrong when it comes to home security. first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> back now at 8:44. this morning on today's home. what you're doing wrong when it comes to home security. jim is here with important tips on how to keep your home, money and identity safe this summer. good to see you. >> good morning. >> this is timely. a lot of families going on vacation. we can make critical mistakes. >> a lot of mistakes. >> let's get to the things you say we should be concerned about. home security. walk-in burglaries versus break-ins. it's a reality. >> most people know they should lock the door but if you're going to the door or going to walk your pet people say

. >>> great catch by the rays sam full. fred lewisa drive to left, and fulls got a late start, and made a shoulder grab before falling into the wall. shades of willie mays, unfortunately not enough. reds won it 5-0. >>> for the first time since 2006 there will not be a williams sister in the quarterfinals at wimbledon. they both lost their fourth round matches. finally back to the diamond for the wildest first pitch you will ever see. here's a wind-up, and, oh, my, a spinning back flip and toss to home plate. never seen that. one more time. the flip was incredible. then he threw a perfect strike to the catcher. sign tarzan up. he can pitch. >>> that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >> pretty impressive. >>> well, lady gaga is accused of having sticky fingers over her bracelet sales. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, to most people their dogs are just like their children, smart and beautiful. we'll introduce you to one woman whose proud to call her dog the world's ugl

ray nagin. (laughter) >> jon: jerry lewis, all right. interesting weekend. spent time in our nation's capitol. took another classic photo of myself in front of the washington monument. (laughter) >> jon: hello! the only question now i guess is who should i twitter that to? (laughter) >> jon: anyway i stopped by the old fox news sunday, said i had to my friend chris wallace. we i thought had a provocative discussion about the media. i suggested that the true bias of the mainstream news is not particularly liberal but towards sensationalism and conflict or as the huffington post put it, you're insane! (laughter) here's what i want to know-- (cheers and applause) >> jon: all right. what, what font would you use when man lands on mars? like-- (laughter) i guess in that case arianna just has to go door-to-door to people's houses, ring their bell and go click on me, i have news! (laughter) by the way, we had to re-create that page because even though it was apparently the most important news ever, they took it down like an hour later so we couldn't get a screen shot. anyway, a couple of things about