rockies and giants battling.out to close it out, leading 10-2. jiminez, shortest outing of the season, 2 2/3. if this score holds up the giants cut one game on the lead and will be down just 2-1/2. >> the dodgers came in leading the rockies by four games in the n.l. west and battled back to tie this thing, thanks to matt kemp's rbi single. cap's fifth blown save of the year. bottom 10 two out for furcal. >> marlins and cards. wainwright looking for his 19th win of the season. he made one mistake and here it was. a two-run blast to uggla. his 29th of the season. that's all the marlins needed. they get the win, 2-1. wainwright's first loss in a start since august 7th. seven innings, two earned runs. west outdueled wainwright, struck out a season-high nine. >> still ahead here on espn news, how philadelphia philly cliff lee used the worth team in baseball to feel like his old self. and the vols are getting ready to face the gators. and serena williams continues to explain her actions at the u.s. open. what she is sa

rockies have lost 7-8 at san francisco. wild-card lead is down to 2-1/2. >> pirates and dodgers. the pirates make a pitching change in the 13th, and the first pitch, there it goes. ethier, a two-run walkoff home run, and the dodgers win it 5-4. it's the fourth walkoff home run this year for ethier. that's tops in the majors. the first dodgers lefty with 30 homers in the season since sean green in 2002. the dodger lead the rockies by five games in the n.l. west. >> marlins and cardinals. adam wainwright looking for his 19th win of the season. another solid effort for him help made one mistake, and here it was. sixth inning. a two-run blast. his 29th of the season. the marlins win 2-1. for wainwright, first loss in eight starts since august 2nd. seven innings, two earned runs. west outdueled wainwright, struck out a season-high nine. >> still ahead here on "espnews how philadelphia phillies cliff lee idea the worst team in baseball to feel like his old self. and why lane kiffin has changed his tune. andson >> taking on the na

rockies have lost 7-8 at san francisco.y're wild-card lead it down to just 2-1/2. >> if it seems like the dodgers play extra innings every night, it's pretty much like they do. their 21st extra inning game. tops in the majors. trialing -- trailing the pirates. the pirates have the lead. one more note on these extra inning games for l.a. 21st tonight. 11th at home and the other four -- four others have been on the west coast. >> marlins and cardinals. wainwright, a solid outing. one mistake and here it is, giving one up to dan uggla. his 29th of the season. the marlins get the win. for wainwright, his first loss in a start since august 2nd. sean west outdueled wayne wright. struck out a season high nine '. >> still ahead here on "espnews how cliff lee used the worst team in baseball to feel like his old self. and why lane kiffin has changed his tunes a the vols get ready to face the gators in the swamp. and serena williams continuing to explain her action tennessee u.s. open. what she is saying now. fine out we can still be

rockies have lost 7-8 at san francisco. wild-card lead is down to 2-1/2. >> pirates and dodgers. the pirates make a pitching change in the 13th, and the first pitch, there it goes. ethier, a two-run walkoff home run, and the dodgers win it 5-4. it's the fourth walkoff home run this year for ethier. that's tops in the majors. the first dodgers lefty with 30 homers in the season since sean green in 2002. the dodger lead the rockies by five games in the n.l. west. >> marlins and cardinals. adam wainwright looking for his 19th win of the season. another solid effort for him help made one mistake, and here it was. sixth inning. a two-run blast. his 29th of the season. the marlins win 2-1. for wainwright, first loss in eight starts since august 2nd. seven innings, two earned runs. west outdueled wainwright, struck out a season-high nine. >> still ahead here on "espnews how philadelphia phillies cliff lee idea the worst team in baseball to feel like his old self. and why lane kiffin has changed his tune. andson >> taking on the na

they entered friday a game behind the rockies in the wild card hunt.ran visiting milwaukee, top eighth, 2-2 game, bengie molina. his 17th of the season. san fran goes up 3-2. he's got four r.b.i.'s in his last five games. it's the ball park not the beach. bottom nine, brian wilson gets casey mcgee to pop out, and san francisco, down 2-0 in this game, they come back for a 3-2 win. give credit to the giants bullpen. six relievers combined for five innings of three-hit ball. san fran has now won five of seven. >> trying to inch closer to the wild card spot, the braves. they have the reds. top of the sixth. brandon phillips. r.b.i. opportunity to be had, and he comes up with it in a big way. joey votto comes in to score. reds have won a season-high five straight, 10 of their last 12. bronson arroyo -- he's dealing. a 1.17 e.r.a. over his last five starts. >> the oh, so functional marlins visiting the nats, florida entered play four out in the wild card chase, john "home run" baker, two-run shot to left, his ninth of the year. the fish beat the nats 9-6. ba

you mentioned the rockies.tle cushion for them in the wild card standings, just a one-game lead but the rockies on top 5-4 and they can thank jason giambi for that -- able to give them the lead here in the eighth inning. before that, seth smith a two-r.b.i. double in the seventh. arizona was on top 4-2. smith, seven r.b.i.'s in his last seven games. >> the giants entered friday a game behind the rockies in the wild card hunt. san francisco visiting milwaukee, top eighth, 2-2 game, bengie molina, 3-2 san francisco. how about that guy. something tells me it's not his first. brian wilson gets casey mcgee to pop out, giants win 3-2, the pressure now on colorado as san francisco within a half game of the rockies -- colorado, as we told you, up 5-4 against arizona. the giants have won five of their last seven overall. san francisco wins despite allowing a season-high 10 walks. >> trying to edge closer to a wild card spot, the braves have the reds. top of the sixth inning, brandon phillips to right field. that would s

they entered friday a game behind the rockies in the wild card hunt.ran visiting milwaukee, top eighth, 2-2 game, bengie molina. his 17th of the season. san fran goes up 3-2. he's got four r.b.i.'s in his last five games. it's the ball park not the beach. bottom nine, brian wilson gets casey mcgee to pop out, and san francisco, down 2-0 in this game, they come back for a 3-2 win. give credit to the giants bullpen. six relievers combined for five innings of three-hit ball. san fran has now won five of seven. >> trying to inch closer to the wild card spot, the braves. they have the reds. top of the sixth. brandon phillips. r.b.i. opportunity to be had, and he comes up with it in a big way. joey votto comes in to score. reds have won a season-high five straight, 10 of their last 12. bronson arroyo -- he's dealing. a 1.17 e.r.a. over his last five starts. >> the oh, so functional marlins visiting the nats, florida entered play four out in the wild card chase, john "home run" baker, two-run shot to left, his ninth of the year. the fish beat the nats 9-6. ba

rockies have lost 7-8 at san francisco. wild-card lead is down to 2-1/2. >> pirates and dodgers. the pirates make a pitching change in the 13th, and the first pitch, there it goes. ethier, a two-run walkoff home run, and the dodgers win it 5-4. it's the fourth walkoff home run this year for ethier. that's tops in the majors. the first dodgers lefty with 30 homers in the season since sean green in 2002. the dodger lead the rockies by five games in the n.l. west. >> marlins and cardinals. adam wainwright looking for his 19th win of the season. another solid effort for him help made one mistake, and here it was. sixth inning. a two-run blast. his 29th of the season. the marlins win 2-1. for wainwright, first loss in eight starts since august 2nd. seven innings, two earned runs. west outdueled wainwright, struck out a season-high nine. >> still ahead here on "espnews how philadelphia phillies cliff lee idea the worst team in baseball to feel like his old self. and why lane kiffin has changed his tune. his tune. andson - ( music

first since august 29. 4-2 rockies. troy tulowitzki.ry time you see him he's knocking in somebody. scores here. scores a run here. rockies up 7-6. how about top five? chase headley grounding into todd helton. he's been doing that forever. 3-6-1 turns two. bottom seven, locked up in a tight one. rockies, 8-6. clint barmes lines it to right. edgar gonzalez dives. he needed longer arms. do we have an inside-the-park job? for gonzalez, he was hurt, and didn't mean to make fun. 10-6. 11-8 padres done. two outs, top nine. oscar salazar with the bases loaded. two score. the padres down a run. next batter, tying run on third. nick hundley, hits it hard but right at seth smith. that ends the game. and the rockies, they'll win it 11-10 is your final. the giants are running out of games. they were four back of colorado when the day began. san francisco, in arizona. but san francisco's got matt cain on the hill but this matt cain, 1-4 in his last 10 starts. he was so hot so early. san francisco gave him a 3-0 lead. mark reynolds going to make it 3-

first since august 29. 4-2 rockies. troy tulowitzki.ry time you see him he's knocking in somebody. scores here. scores a run here. rockies up 7-6. how about top five? chase headley grounding into todd helton. he's been doing that forever. 3-6-1 turns two. bottom seven, locked up in a tight one. rockies, 8-6. clint barmes lines it to right. edgar gonzalez dives. he needed longer arms. do we have an inside-the-park job? for gonzalez, he was hurt, and didn't mean to make fun. 10-6. 11-8 padres done. two outs, top nine. oscar salazar with the bases loaded. two score. the padres down a run. next batter, tying run on third. nick hundley, hits it hard but right at seth smith. that ends the game. and the rockies, they'll win it 11-10 is your final. the giants are running out of games. they were four back of colorado when the day began. san francisco, in arizona. but san francisco's got matt cain on the hill but this matt cain, 1-4 in his last 10 starts. he was so hot so early. san francisco gave him a 3-0 lead. mark reynolds going to make it 3-

the colorado rockies jumped to an early lead, but the visiting padres rallied late. san diego's nick hundredly singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth and the padres one 5-4, cutting the rockies wild card lead to 3 1/2 games. >>> in the american league, justin ver lander racked up 11 strikeouts as the tigers squeaked by the sinking indians 6-5. detroit now holds a three game lead over minnesota. >>> and in kansas city, the red sox rolled over the royals. david ortiz homered and drove in three runs as boston beat the royals 10-3. the sox are now within three games of clinching the al wild card. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. and home grown terror, an illinois man charged with trying to blow up a federal courthouse. [ male announcer ] ordinary toothbrushes are designed to clean your teeth. but the millions of bacteria that cause plaque and bad breath are all over your mouth. that's why you want the crossaction pro-health from oral-b. unlike an ordinary toothbrush, the oral-b crossaction pro-health combines crisscross bristles, gum sti

rockies won 5-1. they trail los angeles two games in the west. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> thank you, fred. >>> an animated movie not meant for the little ones. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, we'll show you some dolphins doing more than the usual aquarium tricks and it's all for a good cause. you're watching "early today." >>> today will be a sad day for many umbrellas. they'll be turning inside out and in the trash can in new york city later today. winds gusting to 30 miles per hour. heavy rain on and off during the day today. it's an ugly one for anyone through the state of new jersey, down through maryland and delaware. that does include the baltimore area and philadelphia. here's the forecast for today. that's the wet area. we're dry in the ohio valley. southeast is fine. florida's got wet weather later today. and saturday is much more of the same. a lot of storms down on the gulf. and we'll slowly get rid of the storm in the northeast. really slowly. if you

it will be a wintry day for the central rockies. 20 inches of mountain snow. red flag fire warnings and wind advisories in parts of the southwest for today. and widely-scattered showers today in the northeast and south florida. >> it will be 90 in miami. 75 in atlanta. and highs in the 60s, from baltimore to boston. it's 69 in detroit. an unusually cold day. 47 in salt lake city. hotter to the south, with 96 in phoenix. and 85 in albuquerque. >> winter rearing its head in parts of the country. >>> when we come back, on "america this morning," america's best-selling cars and other models on the biggest recall ever. what drivers need to know now, before taking their cars in for service. >>> and the terror threat against new york. police say there's nothing to fear. why did officials follow one possible suspect to an interview with abc news? welcome to progressive. how may i help you? i'm looking for a deal on car insurance. i think i might have a coupon in here. there's an easier way. we've got the "name your price" option. you do? follow me. you tell us how muc

let's go to pittsburgh and meet rocky twan. rocky is a friend and mentor of the late annie le during her internships at the national institutes of health. what was she like, rocky? >> she was a fantastic student. when she was an undergraduate at the university of rochester, she received this very competitive scholarship from the national institutes of health, undergraduate scholars program. and as part of that, she got to spend her summers at the nih and because she was very interested in things that have to do with tissue regeneration and development, she chose to come to my laboratory and work on adult stem cells. a fantastic student, tremendous stamina, motivated, intelligent, very passionate about her work. just a delight to have in the lab. >> larry: do you know of any problems she might have had with anyone? >> absolutely none. she was one of those people that literally got along with everybody else and she had a very bright personality. always upbeat, a can-do attitude. if something doesn't work out in the laboratory in

. >>> the rockies continue to roll. the impossible dream comes to an end. >>> plus, with the big bats the st. louis boast. they made big plays with the glove. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> fall weather settled into the east while it still feels like summer in the west. 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, new york yankees captain derek jeter is chasing history. and last night he took one step closer to being crowned hit king of the famous franchise. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. after being held hitless for three games, derek jeter finally pulled even with lou gehrig on the yanks's all time hit list. three hits against the rays. tied gehrig's all time mark with a single to right. gehrig held the record for more than 70 years. he now shares it with one of the classiest players in the game. don juan jorge posada a three-run

gonzalez feeling a rocky mountain high against the mets. rockies were up 3-2. todd helton followed suit in the fourth. rockies beat the mets, 8-3. moves them one game ahead of the giants for the n.l. wild card. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> lindsay lohan may actually have a job, just not an acting job. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, hot off the presses and into local hands just one more time. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this wednesday morning. here's an impressive shot from space, hurricane jimena making landfall in the baja of california. strong category 2. thankfully this is a rural area and there won't be too much in the way of devastation and destruction. here's your forecast for wednesday. showers and storms, orlando, jacksonville, tampa to miami. but the rest of the eastern half of the nation is looking really nice from chicago to boston. enjoy a sunny, beautiful day. well, if you're watching wvit nbc 30 in gorgeous hartford, connecticut, examine the

the rockies win their sixth straight -- again, a ninth-inning walk-off. >> rockies win not exactly whatfrancisco, top of the third, adrian gonzalez to left field, his 37th of the year. he's now homered in three of his last four games. san diego improves to 9-6 against san francisco, and because of the giant loss coupled with the rockies win, giants now drop four games back in the standings in the wild card race. >> what did we do before twitter? using the social networking site, allen iverson said he's heading to memphis hoping to be the grizzlies' answer. they're giving the guard a one-year $3.5 million deal. if you're a basketball fan, no other place you would rather be than espnews friday. >> temper tantrums might be useful. according to adam schefter the broncos are considering the possibility of giving brandon marshall a contract extension -- it would put marshall in line with other highly paid wide receivers in the nfl. a few other news and notes from around the league, jaguars running back maurice jones-drew practiced in full pads wednesday after missing practice monday because o

dodgers and rockies both win, so no change at the top. giants are now 3 1/2 games behind the rockies in the wild card chase and will send ace tim length couple to the bump this afternoon against the dodgers. >> kevin kolb will likely make the first start of his nfl career today against the saints. donovan mcnabb fractured a rib in the season-opening win against carolina. he didn't practice all week. jeff garcia was signed this week to be a backup. here's sal paolantonio with more on the quarterback situation. >> new orleans saints head coach sean payton warned his football team all week that if they make the same mistake they did against detroit here in philadelphia, it will prevent them from beating the geesms payton also told me the way to avoid those mistakes is to protect the football, especially in the face of the eagles blitz. last sunday, sean mcdermott called 20 blitzes on 34 pass attempts, bringing rookie free safety victor harris seven times in his first professional game. the result? seven turnovers. now, the eagles know they'l

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everybody loved her. >> larry: rocky, you stay with us. you'll be joining part of our panel in a couple moments. want to spend a couple moments with pastor dennis smith in new haven, spokesperson for the families of the victim and her fiance, jonathan, pastor of the seventh day adventist church. what can you tell us about the deceased? >> when i became involved with the families, they asked if i would be willing to read a statement from them on their behalf and gave me an opportunity to become acquainted with the family. i did not personally know the deceased but i have had opportunity to become acquainted with her family and also her fiance's family a bit. but primarily annie's family. i must say the reason i was interest in sharing with the community is the wonderful family that they are. they have been so loving and supportive of one another and very appreciative of what everyone has, from the yale university staff administration, from the law enforcement agencies, their professionalism, also their compassion. i just -- my purpose is i

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it for the brewer bats, 10 for a one-hitter complete game shutout, cards win 3-0. >>> to denver, rockies and reds pick it up in the seventh, tulowitzki, the comeback in the eighth, i stewart with his 23rd homer of the year putting colorado on top, they win it 4-3, with a w, they remain two games ahead of the giants for the national league wild card. >>> college football, some good news for fans, oklahoma quarterback sam bradford will not require surgery on the rained right shoulder. he's expected to return in two to four weeks. >>> great game in tallahassee, number 18, florida state, hosting miami. this was back and forth under two minutes to play, craig cooper punches it in fromhree yards out, hurricanes up 33-34. comes down to the last play of the game, florida state needing a touchdown, a catch, miami holds on for the upset. they win a barn burner 38-34. >>> and finally it's the feel good story of the u.s. open. 17-year-old melanie oudin continues to play like a seasoned vet, takes the next two sets, advances to the quarter finals becoming the youngest american to do so in the last de

the colorado rockies, could he homer in four straight games? highlights from the rockies and diamondbacks are on the way. what about brad penny on the mound against the dodgers? san fran getting close in the n.l. wild card. pedro on the mound for the fightin' phils. saturday night, so much. "baseball tonight" back in only 60 seconds. >>> we're back on "baseball tonight." the n.l. wild card lead for carlos gonzalez and the rockies, down to 2 1/2 games as they head into arizona on saturday. and how about gonzalez off matt scherzer? >> many things that jim tracy has done well is he's moved the outfielders around an put them in good positions and gonzalez has been great. speaking of great, how great is tulowitzki? >> his 29th fourth straight game with a home run. bottom three. his 25th, a three-run jack off of jason hammel and arizona has come back to take a 3-2 lead. >> red hot in arizona. >> top four, loaded. huge spot here. to left, tulowitzki scores. and it's -- well, out of play. they're going to get brad hoff home on this. >> where's the pitc

. >>> the rockies continue to roll. the impossible dream comes to an end. >>> plus, with the big bats the st. louis boast. they made big plays with the glove. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> fall weather settled into the east while it still feels like summer in the west. your rureonal forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning to you. i'm joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang. straight ahead on "news 4 today," no, it's not a terror threat, but police might be out in a major way during your commute. the reason behind the show of force. >> plus, getting back on track. metro gets ready to get a wish list. >> and there's more than one reason they call him joe six-pack. why drinking could help you get in shape. >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, new york yankees captain derek jeter is chasing history. and last night he took one step closer to being crowned hit king of the famous franchise. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at al

starting off with the rockies. leading the n.l. wild card. taking on the padres. big game for will vennible. towering sojo home run. his 12th of the year. he struck again in the fifth. this time, the bases loaded, two outs. and he delivers. will venable tie it with two rbis. >>> giants trying to chase down the rockies in the wild card. and jonathan sanchez on the mound, against mark reynolds. reynolds, recently set the major league record for strikeouts in a season. again. in the sixth, juan uribe, 14th home run of the year. giants up 3-0. sanchez gets mark reynolds here in the sixth. sanchez struck out 9 in 51 slrs 3. phyllis and marlins. phils closing in on the n.l. east title. ryan howard made some history. four-straight, over 130 arb seasons. but brad lidge couldn't hold it. on to close the door in the ninth. jorge cantu brings home ross road. brad lidge blows his seventh save of the year. next, brad carol. his first career walkoff hit. florida's 4 1/2 out in the wild card. >>> that will do it from here. now, bk to you in new york. >>> it's that time of year a

joining us to talk about it, rocky twon, le's close friend, a mentor to her.n, editor in chief, yale daily news. and steve kardian, criminal investigator. thomas, let's start with you. any new leads on trying to find annie? >> right now it's been the same story as the past couple of days. the fbi is still searching the research facility where she was last seen. at this point, no suspects, no leads, no indication of foul play. >> okay. investigators searched her apartment, right? >> that is true, yesterday. >> did they tip you off as to what they might be looking for? >> we don't know. there's just been a report over the wires that they've searched her computer to try to get some idea of what might have ú happened.ú it's unclear whether there was  anything found either there or  in the apartment that was of interest. >> we'll take your calls, 1-877-tell-hln is the number. let's bring in steve kardian. steve, as an investigator, you're searching her apartment. what are you looking for? what clues do you need there? >> mike, first thing they're going to try

it's a nice no carrier clear morning from the great lakes to the northern rockies where ring it's beeneasonably warm. later no carrier today, it will be another hot september day across the northern no carrier rockies and western high plains. ring temperatures no carri soar into the 90 s, which is 20 ring degrees above normal. it looks like more no c thunderstorms had will be dumping another one to two inches of rain across much of the south. those daily ring downpours no are expected to continue right into this upcoming weekend. >>> turning now to no carrier sport, major league baseball heads in ring to the last two week no carrier of the regular season. and we ring begin in boston where a paces loaded walk in the bottom no of the ninth tied it no carrier 8-8. gonzalez closed the deal with a game winning bloop down ring the left no carrier field line. the 9-8 ring victory gives ring no carrier boston a 6 1/2 game lead in the wild card. no carrier >>> in new ring york, matt sue i no smacked a ring game no car tying two-run homener the eighth no carrier > against no carrier ring toronto

rockies chasing the dodgers while trying to hold off the giants in the wild card.nd michael vick is serving a two-game suspension. how he was age -- able to rejoin the eagles on tuesday. this is "espnews." ♪

they entered friday a game behind the rockies in the wild card hunt.ran visiting milwaukee, top eighth, 2-2 game, bengie molina. his 17th of the season. san fran goes up 3-2. he's got four r.b.i.'s in his last five games. it's the ball park not the beach. bottom nine, brian wilson gets casey mcgee to pop out, and san francisco, down 2-0 in this game, they come back for a 3-2 win. give credit to the giants bullpen. six relievers combined for five innings of three-hit ball. san fran has now won five of seven. >> trying to inch closer to the wild card spot, the braves. they have the reds. top of the sixth. brandon phillips. r.b.i. opportunity to be had, and he comes up with it in a big way. joey votto comes in to score. reds have won a season-high five straight, 10 of their last 12. bronson arroyo -- he's dealing. a 1.17 e.r.a. over his last five starts. >> the oh, so functional marlins visiting the nats, florida entered play four out in the wild card chase, john "home run" baker, two-run shot to left, his ninth of the year. the fish beat the nats 9-6. ba

that low is right over the rockies. now, transfer energy down to the rockies and plains later today. a little daytime heating out of the north. i think the timing of that will be later this evening through the evening hours. it's something to be watching today. in fact, already light rain across central oklahoma. as for the rain, most is across western colorado, in towards northern parts of utah, turning into snow at the higher elevations. heavier downpours across western portions of wyoming, but the fire weather is still out there. all the areas shaded in red, it's going to be warm down to the south, windy as well. in northwestern wyoming, yellow stone national park, an i-photo, this is just the other day. this fire has been burning for about two weeks. >> wow. >> not threatening any structures, but what a beautiful shot. >> it is a beautiful shot. >>> what about disney world? getting in doesn't have to cost you a lot of dough as long as you give a little of your time. hear you you can get into disney's parks for free.

the colorado rockies, could he homer in four straight games?hlights from the rockies and diamondbacks are on the way. what about brad penny on the mound against the dodgers? san fran getting close in the n.l. wild card. pedro on the mound for the fightin' phils. saturday night, so much. "baseball tonight" back in only 60 seconds. protecting your heart includes watching your cholesterol. now there's new heart health advantage from bayer. its non-aspirin formula contains phytosterols, which may reduce the risk of heart disease... by lowering bad cholesterol. new heart health advantage from bayer. >>> we're back on "baseball tonight." the n.l. wild card lead for carlos gonzalez and the rockies, down to 2 1/2 games as they head into arizona on saturday. and how about gonzalez off matt scherzer? >> many things that jim tracy has done well is he's moved the outfielders around an put them in good positions and gonzalez has been great. speaking of great, how great is tulowitzki? >> his 29th fourth straight game with a home run. bottom three. his 25th,

. >> giants-rockies, we'll talk to >> giants-rockies, we'll talk to rich sutcliffe next. handoff.p the middle. here he goes! what does greatness taste like? cuts to his right! he's going all the way! he may go! grab a miller lite. to the 30, to the 40! from the rich golden color and real beer aroma... he's got two men to beat! to the 20, to the 10! to the true pilsner taste. touchdown! unbelievable! there's light beer. and then there's triple hops brewed miller lite. taste greatness. tony dorsett is in the record books! 99 yards! >> tonight when you're watching rockies-giants 10:15 eastern, how about the best playoff race in baseball. san fran two and a half of the rockies. they've beaten colorado five straight times at at&t park outscoring the rockies 35-11. rex sutcliffe has the call of tonight's game on espn. it's always great to welcome rick in to espnews. how do you explain the big disparity between the teams at such an important time of the season? >> you know what, kevin? the big thing to me has been all year long the rockies key to success as opposed to in the past when th

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don't count the rockies out. they're one of the hottest team in baseball. enclose colorado three-game lead in the wild card. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> the girl who said no to celebrity romeo john mayer. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, only one star roams on this home. and you can forget about the deer and the antelope. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." i'm meteorologist ginger zee. looking for a beautiful day in the southeast. cooler than average but i'm sure you'll be happy. savannah, 79. a cold front that has been sitting around a couple day, it's still going to be plaguing parts of new england. temperatures will struggle to get out of the low to mid-60s with a few showers to the north and west as well. let's check out that eastern event of the day. if you're watching in syracuse, uncover and explore the beauty and complexities of the human body and its organs at life sciences. that's at the museum of science and technology. that is your

scott schoeneweis, his first as a rocky. and brad penny 3-0 with a 1. 4 e.r.a. since signing. that's not a good pitch. 1-2 right down broadway, ronnie belliard. grand islammy. now matt kemp just homered in the third, next pitch james loney turns quickly on that delivery. that's gone. first home run at home all season. dodgers up 7-1, dodgers up 9-1 who comes in for relief but randy johnson. his first appearance in relief since the 2005 season and bringing in rafael furcal. johnson two hits, dodgers cruise to a 12-1 victory and jon garland 3-0 as a dodger. so giants now 3 1/2 behind colorado in the wild card chase and sending intimidate lins come to the hill against randy wolf. >> meanwhile at the metrodome the twins make it a run. a look at the standings as they host the tigers and justin verlander trailing by three. verlander on the verge often his 17th win and taking him over the right-field wall and a solo shot. tied at 1-1. bottom eighth. runner on. verlander popped it up. tries to get underneath it but loses it in the m

remember 2006 for mcnabb garcia came in, ran six straight wins and they have a rocky statue, a bronze the steps of the museum here and i've been a reporter here for 25 years and if t first time i saw anybody put a jersey over that statue it was for garcia in 2006. that's how popular he is in this town but this week he was coaching kolb and the one thing he told him was he's got do a better job at protecting the football. kolb had six turnovers, so garcia told him when the music stops if you're there left standing with the football that is not a good thing. when the rush is there, get rid of it. >> sal paolantonio right in his element there today, enjoy the phillies opener and thanks. >> they didn't put a -- >> they are sold on ebay. >> let's make some picks. you're a man of reason. give us some reasons. the ravens last week over 500 yards of offense. >> joe flaco is slowly becoming maybe the best d ball thrower in the defense and the ravens know that and take advantage of that early. that's why i like the ravens in this one. are they playing good football? absolutely but the complimen

another may be forming up over the rocky mountains. towards the northeast, you folks are waking up to a lot of cloud cover. lake erie, ontario. low clouds coming into d.c. and philadelphia. could get you a delay the first part of the day. low clouds coming in by the airport. that's something we are going to watch. back side of that, cold atmosphere in place. frost warnings. freeze warnings, too. you see what it looks like temperaturewise. when you get outside of the major cities, temperatures are below freezing. right now throw in green bay and 34. interior sections of wisconsin, well below freezing. it is a cold start no matter what. cold front draped across part of florida. showers and thunderstorm arriving. basically north of miami now, you can see right by cape coral, moving towards the inland area. watch for showers and thunderstorms today. north of this boundary will be dry and cool, too. live to atlanta. here is the way it looks. inner half of the big city. no problems weatherwise. cloudy skies from yesterday. and morning gave w

rescue teams arrived in boats, then had to scale more than 100 feet up a rocky cliff to get to the victim. because of fears of possible back or neck injuries, rescuers decided she should be air lifted out. >> she said she was terrified on the way out. but she was able to give me some smiles and she was really relieved that she was okay. >> reporter: rescue workers said she told them she had been walking along the rocky cliffs with her new fiancee and son when she slipped, falling about five feet. she landed on her chest and was having trouble breathing. they say her injuries are not life threatening and she is doing well, and her husband to be has already impressed the rescue teams. >> it was an opportune time for her fiancee to show how much he cared. even though we provided medical care and we treated her, he comforted her by giving her a kiss before she went in the helicopter. i though that was a good one for him. >> reporter: in potomac, maryland, michael flynn, news4. >> it is a reminder of how dangerous great falls should be and that folks should always be careful when they're out t