the rocky on top 4-1.n celebration of signing the number one pick, they are offering 1000, one dollars tickets to friday's game. get threat friday at noon while they last. limit 2 per person. therable a -- will be a press contention. all fans with tickets are encouraged the check out the newest citizen of nats town. we will carry that live friday at 2:00 p.m. 75 enstraussberg will meet his new family and we're looking forward to meeting him. josh bard, first pitch swinging. helton and the bottom of the fifth underway. padilla will bat for rivera. saul rivera will pitch 3 2/3 innings and give up one run. rockies got 3 hits against him. he struck out 3, walked 2, and a double play ball.   and padilla as a major leag hitter, one for 7. getting back the smoltz, he did say he may get a couple starts he's willing to do what it takes. >> bob: he's smelling postseason. >> rob: yeah, he wants to get himself right. and he said if he didn't feel he couldn't contribute he wouldn't come back. get a co

thehe rockies defense does it again. ian stewart and with the pitcher working off the full wind up you wouldn't think a runner could be out on a play like that. no peanuts or nothin'. and then if your bag wants to bring one of its little bag friends for company, they charge another $25. that's just plain mean. why do they hate your bags? at southwest airlines, bags fly free. grab your bag. it's on! ( ding )  . >> deb: we're still scorele in the fifth and we're covering the bases with sean burnett. now the reliever and his family got quite a scare when his dad was diagnosed with a brain tumor and had to have surgery when he was in high school. >> to be 17 and have your dad go to surgery like this it put things into perspective, the draft was right around the corner, i had things going on in my life, it was on the back burner compared to my dad and family. but fortunately everything was okay and worked out okay. >> deb: sean wears a tattoo on his back that says "against all odds" to keep things in perspective. >> bob

one out for the rockies here.mmen's pitch count is not the problem. >> rob: it's the third trip through the line-up problem, where they're hitting well over .300 against them. in fact, .357 opponents batting average. the third trip through the line- up. >> bob: and the second time through tonight, rob, they were 0 for 8 with a walk, but obviously the nationals are well aware of that number, and after one base hit, they have somebody warming up in a seemingly not that dangerous situation, which has now become dangerous. tulowitzki now. sometimes you have to goatee the line-up one time with just maybe your fastball, or maybe your curveball. >> bob: and then, of course, and we don't talk about this maybe enough, there's the fatigue factor. i've never heard a batter say i'm third hitting for the third time, bought lot of pitchers are tired after facing you for are the third time. and the hitters are mad as whatever and don't want to take it anymore. >> rob: i'm mad as heck and i'm not going to take it anymore. >> bob:

the rockies are tough to hold down. their selective hitters, they are second to the phillies in runs and home runs. and for garrett mock, it will be his 20th appearance and start number 7. rob ball has won his last two times out. if. >> rob: he has won his last two times out, throwing strikes, getting ahead in the count. that's been the key to his success. let's give you the scouting report on mr. mock. there is cause foray applause because he has gone out there, won his last two starts after four so-so starts, pushed the nfl. this season he has been very effective, third trip not so good, got to be better in later innings and help out that bullpen after last night's disaster by balester and stick to your game plan and if you get a lot of runs don't deviate.   . >> bob: carlos gonzalez, we under way at 7:06, 91 degrees, and mostly a little bit beyond partly cloudy skies right now.   but it is nice to have some cloud cover, i bet those people in the upper deck

smith would beat the throw for the triple. 10 rockies record a hit, the rockies recording seven runse sixth inning, they win 14-11. colorado gaining some breathing room in the n.l. wild card. de la rosa got the win and improves to five in a row all time against the g-men and he's won 10 of his last 11 decisions. ian stewart on a good win for the rockies. >> i felt real good tonight. we just played a lot better as a team. a lot of timely hitting tonight, and as for me, i just try to go up there and be aggressive, i felt good, we had some early work today, early b.p., got my work in, felt good, came into the game feeling good and things -- things worked out tonight. ted lilly looking to win 10 games for the seventh straight season. he serves up a tasty meatball to matt kemp and this bad boy traveling an estimated 455 feet, the longest home run at dodger stadium this year. 1-0 dodgers. bottom three. brad ausmus the fly to left. sam fuld, grab that net and catch that beautiful butterfly. the cubs end up losing 2-0. knuckleballer charlie haeger wins for the first time since september 23rd

rockies and the nationals, the rockies lead the national league wild card and have won 12 of the last 18 games, they're facing the nats, top of the first, the rockies doing some damage, they lead 2-0, and they end up winning 5-4 on this one, jason marquis becomes the second nl pitcher, colorado's three-game winning streak is tied for its longest win streak within this month. >> giants came in a game behind the rockies in the nl wild card, bronson arroyo has a shutout going in the eighth inning, but nate schierholtz able to break it up, wladimir balentien can't get to it, edgar renteria scores, and the giants, 1-0, 16th shutout, most of the majors, giants on a three-game win streak. and a wild card looks like this. rockies win, giants win, so right now it's still that one-game lead for san francisco over colorado. the marlins are losing right now, the braves not on the panel, they won, and the cubs also in the mix are winning right now as well. >> red sox, rangers, and rays reaching for that a.l. wild card spot. why one of these teams could be flipping from the top. top stories ahead o

for the rockies. carlos gonzalez, he went one for 5 last night.t one hit a home run his hit cleared the 10s. he's homered in 3 straight games and 5 of his last 7 ball games. here's jim tracy's lineup. gonzalez hitting .380 with 5 homers 11 rbis. don baylor is now the hitting coach. rockies. the 87 world series twins. he was a member of that ballclub. the 95 national league manager of the year with colorado. 18 years in the big leagues with a .260 average. 338 homers. 1276 rbi. one of his most prized possession the 1979 trophy for the american league, millennium, mvp. >> don baylor was the mvp of the american league, what a terrific year with the angels. 19 years in the major leagues and the thing i'm most proud about, a couple years ago, you slid in and knocked them dead. yeah we d. that was something i will cherish being with you and ray and the group at masn. they took care of me. i was out of water but you settled me down. >> hitting coach of this ballclub. i wanted to be back on the field, just to check the poms of the players all the time. yo

the giants will try to tie the rockies for the wildcard lead. marlins are lingering three games back, and they play the second of a three-game set in atlanta, which is four games out . >> so, the battle for the n.l. wildcard has landed at coors field, and to chat more about the rockies and giants, we welcome in keith, the m.l.b. insider, got within a game of the rockies, with the win, what can we expect tonight. >> well, you'll see a club, that i think, resembles the ideal rockies' roster. tulowitzki, missed the game and he's back in the lineup tonight. and they'll be much better, having him out there, and, getting him back, and ian stewart back, at third, and they have gonzalez, leading off, sliding fowler to the two-spot. and spilborghs out of the lineup. without gonzalez. so, they're a better club, and defensively, as well. because they have two true centerfielders for them. >> how good has de la rosa been? >> excellent. i believe it's 20 strikeouts. and it's interesting for a guy, who always had a great arm, never showed anything close to yo

must or they al a ba and hamel coming up for the rockies. our friends call us the shack and here is our radio shack did you know. as we look at him month by month, and in august he is a lot hotter than he was in july, his e.r.a. is about 1/3 of what it was back there. >> and i don't think it has been very easy on garrett, come up as a starter, go back to the minors, be a reliever, come back up to the minor leagues, be a starter, come back here again. now he is start to go feel himself like he probably did when he was a starter. throwing off speed stuff, changing speeds, pounding the strike zone. took him maybe six strikes to get there and now he is there looks pretty good tonight. >> clint var mass, 3 for 9, three home runs. it's interesting when we profile sean burnett, he went the other way. sean from starter to reliever and garrett mock leaving the pen to become at least for now a fairly solid major league starter.   . >> rob: well, and as it has been for a long part of baseball's history a lot of starters come up from high scho

yorvit torrealba, former giant scores. 10 rockies record a hit, the rockies recording seven runs in the inning, they win 14-11. de la rosa got the win and improves to 5-request -- five in a row all time against the g-men and he's won 10 of his last 11 decisions. ian stewart on a good win for the rockies. >> i felt real good tonight. we just played a lot better as a team. a lot of timely hitting tonight, and as for me, i just try to go up there and be aggressive, i felt good, we had some early work, early b.p., got my work in, felt good, came into the game feeling good and things -- things worked out tonight. >> ted lilly serves up a tasty meatball to matt kemp. traveling an estimated 455 feet, longest home run at dodger stadium this year, 1-0 dodgers. bottom three. brad ausmus the fly to left. sam fuld, grab that net and catch that beautiful butterfly. the cubs end up losing 2-0. knuckleballer charlie haeger wins for the first time since september 23rd, 2006 when he pitched for the white sox. lilly loses for the first time in his career against the dodgers. >> yanks spanked the red sox

rockies are 6th in the league in team defense.re among the best in the league almost every year. fastball inner half right by adam dunn. >> rob: three starts in august have been outstanding. 8 innings, 6 and 2/3. >> bob: that's his changeup. >> rob: that's a fork ball at 89 miles an hour. that's how hard norm charlton used to throw his. that's unbelievable. >> bob: adam dunn sitting on 86 rbis. out of play, left side. the rookies have two of the best defensive players in the league in shortstop troy tulowitzki and right fielder brad hawpe who was among the league leaders in assist foss are a couple of years, and now basically teams don't run on him anymore. and it's interesting, because he's a left-handed throwing right fielder. not many of those around. adam dunn takes one inside. 2-2. >> rob: 99. we're hoping stephen strasberg throws his hard when he comes up to the major league. >> bob: for strikes. >> rob: for strikes. >> bob: and a 2-2 to dunn. he went off-speed again, ball three. >> rob: i know a lot of people are expecting

like the other victims, hargrove disappeared from rocky mount. her body was found in june off seven bridges road. from the streets of rocky mount it's only about a 15-minute drive to get to places just like this. for all practical purposes it's the middle of nowhere. and this is where investigators say that the victims are being killed. they won't give us a lot of detail about what they're finding, but they do tell us that two of the victims were strangled. one was stabbed and beaten. three other rocky mount women who police say are not prostitutes are currently missing. the sheriff of edgecombe county calls this a critical time in the investigation, leading many to hope that this lonely country road will soon lead to a killer. david mattingly, cnn, rocky mount, north carolina. >> all right. joining me to talk about this, pat brown, criminal profiler. also with us, lou palumbo, former nypd investigator. lou, let me start with you. i think people ask the question. we've got five women dead in four years. three missing. why did it take so long for

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the rockies were held scoreless until the fifth. deluca into left field. -- the loop into left field. in the bottom of the sixth, adam dunn, and it was 2-1. in the top of the eighth, colorado broke it open. the rockies sweep the nationals at the stadium. milwaukee comes tomorrow. the nationals make it official and promoted mike rizzo to general manager. he did a great job as acting general manager. let's go to tampa, rays and the orioles. kiss it goodbye. he changes the scoreboard numbers with a grand slam. the birds hang on to beat tampa, 8-7. the redskins close camp anthis afternoon. tomorrow they will have a light came plant rehearsal, play the steelers on saturday. a whole lot of tomfoolery. there were watered down by the veterans. >> i will wait until i get my shot and then i will run. >> it will make it worse on yourself if you run. just getver with. if you run it, we will find you. >> the texans and the saints were practicing together. the main event was this one. a heavyweight battle. a pretty good donnybrook as well. everyb

defending champs smashed the rockies, 7-0. no team happier about the rockies loss to the giants. they moved a half game ahead of colorado in the wild card thanks to this grand slam by white. a grand slam is always impressive but check out the fan who caught the ball. he launched the ball all the way past third base. sign him up. he's got a cannon. from a guy who can throw to a feline on the go. somebody let the cat on the bag during the royals/mariners game. ground crew corralled the kitty in the bull pen avoiding a catastrophe. eli manning agreed to a six-year, $97 million contract extension that will make him among the highest paid in the nfl. annual salary, over $15 million. great catch to show you, the pirates/diamondbacks. parra, shot to the gap. salazar left his feet and made a diving grab. all parra could do was tip his cap. salazar airborne to make the play. arizona won it 4-3. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >> well, thank you fred. >>> jon and kate separate. and the viewers change the channel. your early morning entertainment headline

three other rocky mount women are currently missing. the sheriff of the county calls this a critical time in the investigation. leading many to hope that this lonely country road will soon lead to a killer. david maddingly, cnn, rocky mount, north carolina. >> scarey stuff. still ahead, a battle for tv ratings. what police say a brazilian crime show host did to win his time slot. >>> another michael jackson tribute. this one apparently going global. the details when we continue. you need to be your own advocate. be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. you take care of your kids, now it's time to take care of yourself. we're shopping for car insurance, and our friends said we should start here. good friends -- we compare our progressive direct rates, apples to apples, against other top companies, to help you get the best price. how do you do that? with a touch of this button. can i try that? [ chuckles ] wow! good luck getting your remote back. it's all right -- i love this channel. shopping less and saving mo

. >>> the rockies roll over the cubs. and a terrifying wreck from nascar as one car goes spinning in circles and then gets slammed by another. your early morning sports headlines straight ahead. >>> that accident was a lot worse than any weather we'll see today. actually, very typical summer. your regional forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, the colorado rockies are in celebration mode after their shortstop achieved one of the rarest feats in baseball. here's bill suard. >> a very good morning to you. last season the rockies were nowhere near the playoffs. in denver, big day for troy tulle wits see. opens with a two-run homer. in the seventh, needs a triple for the cycle. chugging for third the whole way. doesn't look like he's going to make it but the cubs boston the throw. tulle wi to the minors, aaron boon made an incredible comeback in corpus christi. he was back on the diamond less an five months after open heart surgery.

. >>> the nationals lost for the second straight night to the rockies by one run, but the nationals got hit them again. 10 walks hurt. at bottom of the fifth inning, guzman on first. that is trouble from the get go, guzman trying to score from first, that makes it 4-3. ryan zimmerman is hitting well. carlos gomez has homered in four straight bowl games. the rockies when the game for the second straight night, beating the nationals, 5-4. >>> tampa bay, baltimore with the bases loaded, nobody out. one short -- line shot to short, fires home. the orioles with the bases loaded unable to score. in the sixthinning, salt in the wound. he goes yard, all of it, right field, goodbye. the tampa bay beat the orioles, 3-1. >>> the redskins break camp tomorrow, friday will be a game plan rehearsal for the game saturday against the steelers, and everybody will be watching the offense. on the defensive side, the redskins gave up too many big plays against the ravens, baltimore hurting them with the slant and beating guys deep. that gave the coaches some grist for the mill. >> you like to put guys in st

like other victims, hargrove disappeared in rocky mount. was found in june off seven bridges road. for all practical purposes, it's the middle of nowhere. and this is where investigators say the victims are being killed. they won't give us a lot of detail about what they're finding, but they do tell us two of the victims were strangled, one stabbed and beaten. three other rocky mount women who police say are not prostitutes are currently missing. the sheriff of edgecombe county calls this a critical time in the investigation, leading many to hope this lonely country road will soon lead to a killer. david maddingly, cnn, rocky mounl mount, north carolina. >>> it looks like tomorrow may not be a commuter's nightmare in san francisco if the talks continue to stay on track. they made head way yesterday and talks will continue. workers are facing a 7% pay cut and reduced holiday pay. they had threatened to strike tomorrow, a move that would leave hundreds of commuters stranded. >>> a man who kidnapped his daughters and granddaughter was found by

the rockies win it 4-1 to sweep the nationals. and the nats start a series with the brewers tomorrow night at 2:00. a press conference on the field. introducing stephon strasbourg. any body with a tick it can attend. redskins training camp most part is over. no more two a days and no major injuries any nfl coach will tell you is a victory. now the red skins would look to see some progress. especially on offense. jim zorn says he will play his starters until he sees something good against the steelers saturday night. he is hoping that doesn't take more than a quarter. training camp no picnic. zorn cognizant. keep his guys fresh and healthy. he had shorter practices. he would let some of the veterans banged up. practice once a day. which is much appreciated by the players. now we have to see if the philosophy pays off. mikefident it will. now he has to celebrate the end of camp. >> cold tub. nice beer the what do you do after the last two a days. >> i forgot what beer tastes like. it's been so long since i had one. but it's nice, ma

rockies take the lead. 3-2. rockies beat the nats. jim riggelman. their winning streak snap of players. talking getting strasbourg signed. >> i am excited. i don't want to put any pressure on him. you have to do this now. you signed such and such contract. no, come up here. be yourself. continue to do what you have done at san diego state. everything else will take care of itself. here to support you. a lot of buzz, floating. don't worry. be yourself. >> the number one pick. i mean, you have got to -- the front office. and for getting him signed. and all a chance to help us within down the road. >> tentatively are set to introduce strasbourg friday. >>> moving on to football. brett favre felt like he could help a team. in fact he added that his daughter cried when he told her of his decision weeks back not to play for the vikings. that she said her wish for him was to continue and win another super bowl. not saying the daughter had anything to do with it. timingas right this week when minnesota came back again. his camp was winding down. one-year co

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as the giants chase the rockies, why they should also be looking over their shoulder. marcellus wiley tells us why tony romo and the cowboys should be careful what they wish for. . ♪ ♪ tell me who's watching. (announcer) it's right here. it's easy. ♪ i always feel like somebody's watching me. ♪ it's the money you could be saving with geico. possibility according to the sources. the cowboys finished 9-7 and missed the playoffs in the last sunday of the season. they'll have a new look. gone are terrell owens, jones, and williams. marcellus on the big esgest iss >> the biggest problem is going to be at the wide receiver program. yeah, you get rid of terrell owens and his drama, but you got rid of touchdowns and production, and how are you going to replace that? roy williams stumbled out the blocks and didn't make much of an impact. crayton is better suited at a number three position, and you have a strong running game, but the balance that you need on offense is just not there. will roy williams step up and become the next terrell owens for this team? i don't see that hap

giants win 9-5rks sweep the weekend series and are now tied with the rockies for the wild card. adam wayne wright from the cardinals is the major's first 16 game winner, celebrating his 28th birthday, the right-hander dominated the washington nationals for six innings. albert pujols drove in the game winning run in the sixth. cards bet the nats 2-1. >>> in new york, mark teixeria homered and drove in four runs as the yankees completed a sweep of the struggling chicago white sox winning 8-#. the surging yanks have won 20 of their last 26 games. >>> and for the fifth year in a row, a team from the u.s. has won the little league world series. clue la vista, california defeated taiwan 6-3 in sunday's championship game in williamsport, pennsylvania. >>> and vice president joe biden helped the winners to celebrate. >>> when we return, another look at morning's top stories. and the deadliest month for american forces in afghanistan, august takes a heavy toll. luci: i'm luci romberg. i'm a free runner... ...national champion gymnast... ...martial artist... and a stuntwoman. if you want

and only rocky mountain water. today, our beer is shipped by rail... to places like memphis, buffalo and sacramento. but one thing hasn't changed: folks still demand a banquet. coors. the banquet beer.  >> bob: stopping the opposi and the nashes have not done that. and key times now the games against colorado. that's not the case. bombs away in milwaukee. and. you have to win the games. and out of the bullpen. >> rob: the last couple of outtings and they're going one inning at a shot. they need three outs. it is frustrating to fight back down 7-0. score 8 runs. get their starter out of the game. you are still down 3 runs. something has to change then go into the meetings thinking about what you will do for the staff. i do -pbt think there will be a lot of the same names next year. >> bob: the nationals had hoped that over the last couple of months they revamped the bullpen. for a while it appeared during the streak that was the case. they were outscoring them and the pitching was not that great. >> rob: there was a run they shut people down. but

a rocky mountain rally gives colorado some much-needed breathing room in the wild card standings. lions took matthew stafford with the number one overall pick but he might not even be detroit's number one quarterback, and the world's fastest man looks forward to slowing down but not before grabbing another gold for the road. espnews, now. ♪

skies have turned gray over the rockies.oday, thunderstorms will be rumbling across the rockies and northern plains. cooler air will filter in across the region. they'll be quite cold and windy throughout the northwest, which will see a scattering of light showers. >>> in sports, news of michael vick's signing overshadows news of the return of another quarterback. tom brady is back in charge of new england after a knee injury kept him out for 11 months. he threw two touchdown passes last night as the patriots beat philadelphia 27-25 in preseason play. >>> in golf, a great start for tiger woods in his last chance to win a major title this year. woods is the first round leader at the pga championship after shooting a 5 under par 67. one shot behind him in last year's pga champion, padraig harrington. >>> in baseball, johnny gomes is in long ball heaven. he hit not one, not two, but three home runs last night. he drove in five runs as the reds beat washington 7-0. >>> in chicago, misdemeanor charges for a cubs fan who threw bee

. ♪ >> right now, the rockies got the better part of the giants at coors last weekend.ow san francisco tries to return the favor at the bay. and more news out of the mile-high city. the broncos come to an impasse

rockies with 2 outs. >> bob: don baylor told me in cage downstairs, that's all they want carlos gonzalez to do. get the bat on the ball and the same for directed tear fowler coming up. they have struck out this year combined a total of 140 times. this is a lineup that has speed and power top to bottom. and they don't have to big bopper like an adam dunn. or a pujols or anybody like that. they have a bunch guys that hit a line drive and at times they go out of the ballpark.   nice sinking fastball by rivera. 2 out. you want to try to get out of inning and keep the score when it. give your team an opportunity to win.

. >> reporter: all of the victims were last seen in the town of rocky mount. we went to where they came from, an area where prostitutes worked neighborhood streets. >> typically this is the area. >> reporter: but we found the streets desserted, cleared by beer. prostitutes are easy targets for killers, living fragile lives on society's fringes. still, councilman andre knight says it shouldn't have taken years for the town to take notice. is it just a matter of race or possibly because of what they do for a living? >> i think it is a combination of both, because even what a person does, they still have human rights. >> reporter: a turning point in public awareness and the investigation itself was the fifth victim. jarnese hargrove, known to her friends as sunshine. friends and family publicly demand justice. local authorities asked the fbi to assist. like the other victims, hargrove disappeared from rocky mount, her body was found in june off seven bridges road. from the streets of rocky mount it is only about a 15-minute drive to get to places just like. this

. >> coming up on espnews, san francisco is trying to close the gap with the rockies in the wild card standings. find out how they are inching closer to colorado. >> we're used to seeing mark sanchez surrounded by the glitz and glamour of hollywood. see how the bright lights of broadway were too much for the rookie to handle. and speaking of quarterbacks, why the sandy beaches of san diego aren't the only reasons why philip rivers is enjoying life as a member of the chargers.

like the other victims, hargrove disappeared from rocky mount.er body was found in june, off seven bridges road. from the streets of rocky mount, it's only about a 15-minute drive to get to places just like this. for all practical purposes, it's the middle of nowhere. and this is where vectors say that the victims are being killed. they won't give us a lot of detail about what they are finding but they tell us two victims were strangled, one was stabbed and beaten. three other rocky mount women, who police say are not prostitutes, are currently missing. the sheriff calls this a critical time in the investigation. leading many to hope that this lonely country road will soon lead to a killer. david maddingly, cnn, rocky mount, north carolina. >> scarey stuff. still ahead, a battle for tv ratings. what police say a brazilian crime show host did to win his time slot. >>> also, another michael jackson tribute. this one apparently going global. the details when we continue. (announcer) take your time to find the right time with cialis for daily use...

anything close to you, has turned it on here, in what i believe is his fourth major league franchise, rockies, placed cook on the dl today. how will they fill his hole in in the rotation?mon >> they're concerned. it's his shoulder this time. t' had some toe and back issues.ck but, with the shoulder problemma he may be down for a couple ofh weeks. the immediate option is probably josh fogg and adam eaton, i

like the other victims, hargrove disappeared from rocky mount. her body was found in june off seven bridges road. from the streets of rocky mount, it's only about a 15-minute drive to get to places just like this. for all practical purposes, it's the middle of nowhere, and it is where investigators say that the victims are being killed. they won't give us a lot of detail about what they're finding, but they do tell us that two of the victims were strangled. one was stabbed and beaten. three other rocky mount women who police say are not prostitutes are currently missing. the sheriff of edgecomb county calls this a critical time in the investigation, leading many to hope that this lonely country road will soon lead to a killer. >> cnn's david mattingly joins us now. david, all of these women are turning up missing, but is it really a serial killer? do police know what they have on their hands here? >> they are not using that word serial killer. that's just something that is unusual at this case. even though the experts are looking at this saying i

this year alone five including denver's rocky mountain news and the seattle post intelligencer have printed their own obituaries. major cities like san francisco and boston may soon face a future without a single daily broad sheet. "the san francisco chronicle" and "the boston globe" are in big trouble. they're institutions really, as much part of those santos as rice-a-roni.

like the other victims, she disappeared from rocky mount. body was found in june off seven bridges road. from the streets of rocky mount, it's only about a 15-minute drive to get to places like this. for all practical purposes, it's the middle of nowhere, and this is where investigators say the victims are being killed. they won't give us a lot of detail about what they are finding, but they tell us that two of the victims were strangled. one was stabbed and beaten. three other rocky mount women who pris solice say are not prostitutes are also missing. the sheriff calls this a critical time in the investigation, leading many to hope the lonely country road will soon lead to a killer. >> that was cnn's david mattingly with the exclusive story. a group of community organizers hope that national attention will help get a breck in the case. >>> new developments this hour about a story we were talking about yesterday at this time. the looming transit workers strike in the san francisco bay area. representatives of the bay air rapid transit is try

cincinnati reds and rockies. scary moment in the seventh. jason marquis to rolen in the head with a fastball. rockies beat the reds, 6-4. finally, to rome. the men's u.s. 4x100 put on quite a show. michael phelps swam the third leg. u.s. finished the world in style. for phelps, his fifth goal of the championships. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >> thank you, fred. >>> she's an expert at biting the hands that feed her. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, it's the kind of sight that when you see it you would be excused for rubbing your eyes in disbelief. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this monday morning. hope you had a nice weekend. you can leave that umbrella at home, give it a rest for the day. from boston, new york, d.c., philly, baltimore, chicago and detroit, you should be dry during the day today. the areas that have the umbrella, tallahassee, savannah, orlando. everybody in the deep south. tuesday, two good summer days in a row. most locations