tell us about roger clemens. >> let's go to court. the perjury retrial for pitching great roger clemens set to resume in a few hours. this could land him in prison.

the jurors heard another voice and that was of roger clemens him. in a roaring with the congressional investigators before the public house testimony, clemons denied ever using steroids. barnett said that clemons was never subpoenaed to testify before congress and did so willingly. congress wanted to hear from clemons after he was named 82 times in baseball's mitchell report on steroids. barnett testified, quote, mr. clemons was vigorously challenging the validity of the george mitchell report, since the committee asked for the report. we were very interested in that. clemons is not charged with using steroids. but instead, lying about using steroids to congress. and if convicted, the judge has stated roger clemens could go to jail. new, this first day of testimony, though, came to an early end on the count of the judge in this case and the area for speaking engagement. the roger clemens trial, expected to start again monday morn -- morning. >> thank you. >>> a former engineer for bp, the first person criminally charged in the disastrous spill in th

. >>> another big story, jury selection continued in the trial of roger clemens. fox 5s. paul wagner with the story. >> reporter: when roger clemens left this courthouse nine months ago his feature was unknown to himself or anyone else that was working on his legal team they didn't know if the government was going to retry him but now he is back, and defending himself against claims he lied to congress, about steroid use the first trial ended in a miss trial, when prosecutors in the case play add portion of a video tape that the judge said was inadmissible. >>> this is roger clemens, as he left the federal courthouse this afternoon after day one of jury selection the seven time cy young award winner is back to defend himself against charges he lied to congress about steroid use. the former yankee pitchers last trial came to an end after just two witnesses testified. this time around, the players remain the same with some big name additions, prosecutors told potential jury pools, the government might call as witnesses former major league sluggers barry bonds and jose canse

. >>> another big story we are following tonight baseball legend, former pitching great, roger clemens is back in dc for his federal purgery trial. clemens is accused of lying to congress in 2008 during testimony about steroid use his in a mistrial fox 5s. paul wagner a live at the federal courthouse. >> reporter: well, when roger clemens left this courthouse nine months ago he was unsure what the future would hold now he is back to defend himself against claims he lied to a congressional committee, one prosecutor played a portion of the video tape, the judge ruled inadmissible here we are nine months later a new jury pool is up here in this courthouse being questioned about steroid use and their knowledge of roger clemens and knowledge about baseball and they are going to try and seat this jury and it is promising to be a show down about whether or not roger clemens did use performance enhancing drugs. >> this is roger clemens as he arrived at the federal courthouse last summer for what would prove to be a brief stay. after the prosecution and defense thought they seated an open minde

but the jurors also heard another voice and that was of roger clemens himself. before his public house testimony, clemens denied ever using steroids. the first witness was phillip barnet. he is the congressional lawyer that conducted the interview. clemens was never subpoenaed to testify before congress and did so willingly, congress wanted to hear from clemens after he was named 82 times in baseball's mitchell report on steroids. barnet testified mr. clemens was vigorously challenging the the sew report. clemens is not charged with using steroids, but instead, lying about using steroids to congress. is convicted the judge has already stated roger clemens could go to jail. in fact, if he is convicted of all the charges, roger clemens faces major league jail time and penalties, up to 30 years in prison, at one point, $5 million in fines. tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. >> meantime, former presidential candidate, john edwards, said there was a one in three chance he was the father when he found out his mistress was pregnant. that's just one of the things that came out

jenna: roger clemens. i'll leave it to twitter for everyone to take you up on that.ick is right here. he will start talking to me about the phillies so i will have to go. >> pleasure, jenna, i have to agree. pretty intimidating on the mound. yes absolutely. all kinds of women out there. stay-at-home moms. women that work. impact all women will have on upcoming presidential election. we're live with an in-depth look coming up. members of the american postal worker's union handle more than 165 billion letters and packages a year. that's about 34 million pounds of mail every day. ever wonder what this costs you as a taxpayer? millions? tens of millions? hundreds of millions? not a single cent. the united states postal service doesn't run on your tax dollars. it's funded solely by stamps and postage. brought to you by the men and women of the american postal worker's union. this is my grandson. and if it wasn't for a screening i got, i might have missed being here to meet him. the health care law lets those of us on medicare now get most preventive care for free like ann

if that comes out in a trial, it's very damning to roger clemens. dibility issues, andy does not. >> second trial, same judge. aren't they kind of hosed from the minute go? >> well, certainly i'm sure the prosecutors are worried about the fact that they've already had one big mistake with this judge. but judges are supposed to treat each trial separately. and judge wallton's reputation is certainly one of high esteem. i suspect he'll be able to block out what happened the first time this time around. >> so prosecutors could be a little gun shy here. >> they could. although, on the other hand, prosecutors can't lose this, kyra. if prosecutors lose this case, and they've already expanded their legal team from two lawyers of record to five, there'll be a tremendous amount of questioning if not a ridicule as to the amount of tax dollars that were spent investigating and prosecuting roger clemens. >> we know about the he said, he said, he said, she said, all of that. what's fascinating here, this could all come down to cotton swabs and a beer can? >> that

deputies say this video was critical in catching him. >>> roger clemens purgery trial is under way clemens is accused of lying to congress in 2008 when he testified under oath he didn't use steroids, danielle nottingham. >> reporter: roger clemens walked into a washington courthouse with his wife debbie at his side. prosecution is using its opening state tom lay out its case that clemens lied under oath in 2008 when he testified to congress he did not use steroids. >> ten women, six men are serving as juroralternates. >> it is a mix of men and women, black and white, people who seemed pretty knowledgeable about baseball and people that didn't have any idea at all. >> reporter: brian mcnamee his former trainer is the government's key witness. >> i injected those drugs into the body of roger clemens at his direction. >> reporter: he told the congressional committee in 2008, that he saved the used needles as evidence. >> debbie clemens was in court monday, cry wetly working on needle point. -- quietly working on needle point. defense plans to call her as a witness. >> i think her testimony wi

and roger clemens, former teammate who will say, listen, we had a conversation 10 or 11 years ago andsomething about hgh and steroids. 10 or 11 years ago and we have heard about the misremembering. it is about andy pettitte's memory and then anna-sigga is saying why we are adding another five or six trials to the new trial so they do not screw up. you may have taxpayers and juries saying, you've got to be kidding. >>shepard: the most important witness, is that a problem for you? >>guest: well, more than one case has been won with witnesses that have problems. but is it really surprising a guy that was willing to inject him with the her moan could have issues? you take, he has the needles, is the government going to introduce the d.n.a. evidence that will show it was clemens who received the needles into his body and andy pettitte. when he says he does remember this and he has every reason to remember you have to not look at each piece but together as a whole, it is not as weak as the process but who knows in the end what the jury will do. but i don't think this is anything that doesn'

clemen's former trainer is the government's key witness. >> i injected those drugs into the body of roger clemens at his direction. >> he told the congressional committee in 2008 that he saved the used needles as evidence. >> debbie clemens was in court monday quietly working on needle point. the defense plans to call her as a witness. >> i think debbie clemens testimony is going to be one of the bigamistlies the big mysteries of the trial. >> wants to keep andy petit's testimony as condensed as possible. the government wants to open it up to as much information as possible. >> this is clemens' second time going to trial. the government's first shot at the case ended last july with a mistrial after prosecutors show jurors evidence the judge declared inadmissible. danielle nottingham, cbs news, washington. >> first witness is expected to take the stand tomorrow. anita. >>> the 2012 presidential campaign stopped in pennsylvania tomorrow. likely republican nominee, mitt romney, blasted president obama's energy policies during a visit to the pittsburgh energy research facility. romney also made one l

the >> the government's second perjury trial against roger clemens underway today. >> and barry bonds was named as a possible witness. clemens is accused of lying to congress about performance enhancing drugs in 2008. among the other high-profile potential witnesses announced, baseball commissioner bud selig and his former teammates paul o'neill and and the tenants. so out for the season? could brian wilson be going to possible surgery? >> and why thousands of runners were asked to skip the boston marathon. we'll tell you why. >> beautiful outside right now >> record he forced 4000 runners out of today's boston marathon. temperatures in the high 80s were too much to bear for a lot of runners because of the heat the winner came in with the second slowest time ever. nearly two hours 30 minutes. 1907 was the hottest when it was 97 degrees .. in boston they would call that a scorcher. >> i love that accent. >> canyons always win. they won 22 out of 25. >> that is absolutely incredible. >> this winner actually grew up the bulk of his time you're in the united states. but compaq >> still ba

deals made, do you see any real wiggle room for roger clemens? also been wiggle room if you wanted to take it, and roger clemens has always said i demand to clear my name. that's why he testified before congress. that's why when he was charged with perjury, he didn't cut any sort of deal. miguel tejada took a misdemeanor charge, but clemens wants to go forward with the trial. he had a trial or two days worth of a trial a year ago, and it ended in a mistrial because the prosecutor really bungled showing a videotape to a jury that he wasn't supposed to. so in this trial, you have brian mcnamee, who we heard clemens talk about, a former trainer who said i injected him with hgh. brian mcnamee provided physical evidence, dna and syringes and cotton swabs and andy pettitte who is a pitcher and his teammate and a guy who has no ax to grind, we assume testify against roger clemens. baseball writers will say that will be damaging because they respect andy pettitte and they think the world of him. i don't know if jurors are going to know who he is. any guy

jury selection began today in roger clemens' perjury trial in washington, d.c.e is accused of lying to congress when he said he never used performance enhancing drugs. last year his first trial went only two days when the judge declared a mistrial because the prosecution showed evidence the judge had excluded. >>> thank you for trusting us. we'll see you the next time news breaks. jonas at 5:00. we're always here for you on ktvu.com and mobile ktvu.com. thank you for watching. have a great day.

daniel nottingham is at the courthouse with the latest information. >> reporter: roger clemens' second perjury trial begins with jury selection today. the hall of fame pitcher is accused of lying to congress in 2008 when he said he never used performance enhancing drugs. >> let me be clear. i have never takenster roitds or -- steroid -- taken steroids or hgh. >> reporter: the case went to trial last july but the judge declared a mistrial after prosecutors showed jurors he had already ruled inadmissible. this time the prosecution has five attorneys working on the high profile case instead of two. clemens has six lawyers on his team. the same judge from the first trial is presiding. he will ask about 80 potential jurors to fill out questionnaires to determine if anyone has a possible prejudice against the legendary pitcher or against the prosecution. the key witness at the trial will once again be clemens former trainer brian macme. he claims he injected clemens with steroids and human growth steroids and saved the needles. his lawyers are certain to attack his credibility. he's acknowle

. >>> meantime some of the biggest names in baseball made the list of potential witnesses for roger clemens' second perjury trial. it got underway today with jury selection at the federal courthouse here in d.c. among the names on the potential witness list, former players barry bonds, jose conseco and major league baseball commissioner bud selig. federal prosecutors are once again trying to prove clemens lied to congress when he said he never used performance enhancing drugs. the first attempt ended in a mistrial over the summer last year. clemens could face up to 30 years in prison if he is convicted. >>> so the government is taking roger clemens to trial again right now. the u.s. has no budget. unemployment is above 8%. gas is more than four bucks a gallon and major scandals have just come to light at the gsa and the secret service. should be it a priority to prosecute a baller for a second time about supposedly lying about using steroids to play a game? your thoughts are always a priority in mcginty's mailbag. send them to mailbag at wusa9.com. >>> the record breaking heat that baked th

roger admitted to him using human growth hormones. mr. clemens, once again, i remind you, you're under oath. you have said your conversation with mr. pettit never happened. if was was true, why would lauren pettitte remind her of telling her about the conversation? >> i think he misremembers the conversation we had. andy and mine relationship was close enough to know, if i would have known he done hgh, which i now know, he was knowingly knowing that i had taken hgh we would have talked about the subject. he's have come to me to ask about the effects of it. >> watch his 2008 testimony online at the c-span video library. with over a quarter century of american politics and public affairs on your computer. >>> this weekend on book tv on c-span2, live coverage from the "los angeles times" coverage of books. starts saturday and sunday. saturday, 3:30 p.m. authors farrell, newton and reeves. and at 7:30, call in with your questions for steven ross, author of "hollywood left and right" how movie stars shaped american politics. sunday at 2:00, "the cause

in which roger admitted to him using human growth hormones. mr. clemens, once again, i remind you, you are under oath. you have said your conversation with mr. pettitte never happened. if that was true, why would laura pettitte remember andy telling her about the conversation? >> once again, i think he misremembers the conversation that we had. andy and i's relationship was close enough to know that if i would have known that he was -- had done hgh which i now know, that he was knowingly knowing that i had taken hgh, we would have talked about the subject. he would have come to me to ask me about the effects of it. >> watch his 2008 testimony online at the c-span video library. with over a quarter century of american politics and public affairs on your computer. >>> senior administration officials have expressed concerns about a senate bill that seeks to curb waste, fraud and abuse in overseas wartime contracts. we'll hear from one of the bill's sponsors, senator jim webb, along with pentagon and state department officials. this senate subcommittee hearin

in which roger admitted to him using human growth hormones. mr. clemens, i again remind you you're under oath. you have said your conversation with mr. petit never happened. if that was true, why would laura petit remember andy telling her about the conversation? >> once again, i think he misremembers the conversation that we had. andy and i's relationship was close enough to know that if i would have known that he was -- he had done hgh, which i now know, if he was knowingly knowing i had taken hgh, we would've talked about the subject. he would've come to me to ask me about the effects of it. >> watch his 2008 testimony online at the c-span video library. with over over 1/4 century of american politics and public affairs on your computer. >>> next, a conversation on ways to reduce u.s. dependence on foreign oil. we'll hear from the president and ceo at fedex, fred smith, plus a number of retired military officials hosted by the hudson institute. this is about 90 minutes. >> well, good afternoon and welcome. i'm ken weinstein, on behalf of hudson institu

in which roger admitted to him using human growth hormones. mr. clemens, once again i remind you you're under oath. you have said your conversation with mr. pettitte never happened. if that was true, why would laura pettitte remember andy telling her about the conversation? >> once again, mr. congressman, i think he misremembers. andy's and i's relationship was close enough to know if i had known he had done hgh, which i -- if he was knowingly knowing that i had taken hgh, we would have talked about the subject. he would have come to me to ask about the effects of it. >> watch his 2008 testimony online at the c-span video library. with over a quarter century of american politics and public affairs on your computer. >>> the house subcommittee in march held hearing examining prescription drug abuse and diversion. the white house's drug control policy director testified first, providing an update on the administration's prescription drug abuse prevention plan released in 2011. according to the centers for disease control and prevention, approximately 27,000

. >>> jury selection is expected to get under way today in the perjury retrial of roger clemens. the judge declared a mistrial during the first one after just two days when jurors saw evidence left on video screens by prosecutors. roger clemens is accused of lying to congress in 2008 about never using performance enhancing drugs during his baseball career. the former cy young award winning pitcher could face up to 21 months in prison if convicted. clemens has also denied using steroids. >>> the time is 4:36. a deal between mortgage lenders and the government could mean bad news for the value of your home. >> if you live in the suburbs and use metro to get to work or travel around the region, fare hikes are going to cost you a lot more. monika will have more. >> we're back in two minutes with your weather first. you're watching 9news now. >>> welcome back. 4:38. your weather first. a warm day, even hot this afternoon. highs mid- to upper 80s. some spots could be near 90. we'll cool down. those details just ahead. here's monika. >> thank you so much, howard. >>> we're going to take

investigators that he had conversations with clemens about drug use. >> i think it's going to be really uncomfortable for him. he was really close with rogerill be interesting testimony. >> reporter: the trial is expected to last four to six weeks if convicted on all six charges, clemens could face up to 30 years in prison. in washington, danielle not being ham, wjz -- nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> the trial is expected to last four to six weeks. >>> well, from d.c. to maryland, we are seeing and feeling some hot weather outside. that means shedding the long sleeves in favor of flip flops and tank tops. outside here, it is still in the 80s in many areas. bob is updating temperatures in the first warning weather center. bob? >> just remember this. less than four days ago, we had frost and freeze advisories and warnings across much of the region. on the other side of the coin, winds out of the south really brought the heat in. take a look at temperatures right now. very close to setting records. 89. last report from bwi marshall. 70, ocean city. down by the chilly ocean there. 79 in oakland. 88 in washington. 89 also in patuxent. these

. >>> ret trial of former pitcher roger clemens. he lied to congress in february 2008 on performance-enhancing drug use in baseball. >> let me read to you what his wife said in her affidavit. i, laura petit, do depose and state in 1999 or 2000, andy told me he had had a conversation with roger clemens in which roger admitted to him using human growth hormones. mr. clemens, once again, i remind you you're under oath. you have said your conversation with mr. petit never happened. if that was true, why would laura petit remember him telling her about the conversation? >> once again, i think he misremembers it. andy and i's relationship was close enough to know that if i had known that he had done hgh, if he was knowingly knowing that i had taken hdh, we would have talked about the subject. he would have come to me to ask about the effects of it. >> watch his 2008 testimony on line at the cspan library. over 2,000 public affairs on your computer. >>> nina olson is the irs national taxpayer advocate. thank you for being here. >> thank yo

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roger admitted to him using human growth hormone. mr. clemens, once again, i remind you, you are under oath. you have said your conversation with mr. pettitte never happened. if that were true, why would laura pettitte remember andy telling her about the conversation? >> once again, i think he misremembers -- our relationship was close enough to know if i had known he had done agh -- if he was knowingly knowing that i had taken hgh, we would have talked about the subject. he'd have is come to me to ask me about the effects of it. >> watch his 2008 testimony online at the c-span video library. with over a quarter century of american politics and public affairs on your computer. >>> at a security forum in washington last week, military analyst anthony cordesman criticized policy in afghanistan. the former adviser said afghan forces were not ready to take over as the u.s. preps to withdraw in 2014 and he questioned the credibility of the afghan government. he was joined by the former u.s. ambassador to afghanistan at this event hosted by the center

. >> reporter: fenway park was the scene of roger clemens 20 strikeout game on april 29th, 1986. that season ended, though -- >> little roller up along first. >> reporter: well, there's no need to relive 1986 on this day of celebration. on july 13th, 1999, 80-year-old ted williams returned to fenway for the all-star game. where modern baseball's rich and famous were humbled in the presence of teddy ball game. the long, one-sided red sox/yankees rivalry got especially ugly during game three of the 2003 alcs when pedro martinez put one in the back of the yankees garcia. >> must have hit the helmet. >> reporter: then roger clemens, now pitching for new york, came in tight on manny ramirez, and it was on. the lasting image of that day at fenway is of martinez in the midst of the brawl, throwing the yankees 72-year-old bench coach don zimmer to the ground by his sweet, bald head. >> oh, my goodness. >> reporter: more hands were thrown between boston and new york the next season when jason varitek spoke for red sox fans everywhere and put a big gloved paw right in the face of alex rodr

i think roger clemens is in a world of trouble.believe he testified before congress in the first place. >> he didn't have to. >> put under oath. >> put himself in a bad position. >> there's six charges he's looking at here, absolutely. >> oh, boy. last time there was evidence that the prosecutors brought forth that the judge already ruled it was inadmissible. clearly the prosecutors felt like they really needed that evidence, even though it was inadmissible to throw it in there or taint the jury pool or something? was that an indicator of the strength or weakness second time around? >> no, it was a mistake. judge walton knocked out andy pettitte's wife's affidavit. wound up in a video. the judge on the second day of trial. they are going to do it again and do it better. i think roger clemens, i think i'm the first one saying it, we're looking at a conviction here. absolutely. >> oh, my gosh. if convicted he's facing the same kind of stiff penalty we talked about with john edwards, 30 years in prison maximum, a million and a half fo

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>> reporter: roger clemens has been through this before.er, his previous trial ended in a mistrial when government prosecutors allowed jurors to see evidence that they were not supposed to. one thing has not changed this time around, though, roger clemens is trying to defend himself against charges he lied to con

"i, laura pettitte, do depose andy told me he had had a conversation with roger clemens in which roger admitted to him using human growth hormones." mr. clemens, once again, i remind you, you're under oath. you have said your conversation with mr. pettitte never happened. if that was true, why would laura pettitte remember andy telling her about the conversation? >> once again, mr. congressman, i think he misremembers the conversation that we had. andy and i's relationship was close enough to know that if i would have known that he was -- had done hgh, which i now know, if he was knowingly knowing that i had taken hgh, we would have talked about the subject. he'd have come to me to ask me about the effects of it. >> watch his 2008 testimony online at the c-span video library. with over a quarter century of american politics and public affairs on your computer. >>> earlier today, house speaker john boehner called mismanagement at the general services administration outrageous and called for accountability. that government agency spent $823,000 on a 2010 conference held in las vegas. the

new this morning, the roger clemens perjury trial moves into the next phase. the judge called to get to the first witness in the case. roger clemens is accused of lying to congress in 2008 when he testified that he never took steroids or human growth hormone. romney's spoke at a lincoln day dinner and pennsylvania yesterday before the state's primary tomorrow. instead of mentioning rival gop timbres the ticket name at the president of the economy. >> he likes to say that he inherited the recession, that it is the fault of george bush. it is true that he did not cause the recession but he did not get things better. he did not get recovery under way fast enough. car as a result, these people continue to suffer. if you look at everything he has done, the things he has done have not helped. >> here is mitt romney campaigning before tomorrow's primary. the president will officially clinched the democratic nomination for president tomorrow. his campaign officials say they have already been focused on a general election. congressional committees are widening their in

the retrial for roger clemens could begin as early as today. >> a formal presidential candidate is set to to stand trial today. >> this is the beltway at 295. more on weather and traffic when we come right back. >> welcome back. 46 degrees downtown. the temperatures are not going to move very much said. it feels like it is in the 30's because of a breeze. the heaviest rain is gone. light rain and drizzle left behind. 43 at the airport. 39 in westminster. we have some light rain that will filter over towards baltimore. we're not done with the rain yet. we could see a couple of with thes to make saix in rain. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> the trial is set to begin in north carolina for former senator john edwards. he faces six criminal counts related to nearly $1 million in secret payments to help him hide his pregnant mistress while he ran for president in 2008. he canallers paternity of the woman's child in 2010 -- he acknowledged paternity of the woman's child's. the parents of a missing child say they last saw her in her bedroom on friday

i think roger clemens is in a world of trouble.ongress in the first place. >> because he didn't have to. >> he was put underoath. he didn't have to do it. >> a bad position, right? >> six charges he's looking at here. >> oh, boy. last time, there was evidence that the prosecutors brought forth that the judge had already ruled was inadmiserable. but the prosecutors felt like they really needed the evidence to throw it in there or taint the jury pool or something, or was that an indicator of the strength or weakness of their case, even the second time around, avery? >> no, it was a mistake. the judge reggie walton, had already knocked out andy pettitte's wife's affidavit. it wound up in a video on the second day of trial. they're going to do it again and do it better and i think roger clemens and i think i'm the first one saying it, we're looking at a conviction. >> calling it as they see it. you can catch them every saturday, noon eastern time. >> here in the cnn newsroom, i'm fredricka whitfield, a major scandal with the u.s. secre

. >> plus it's a who's who major league baseball, the list of potential witnesses in the roger clemensrjury trial. we'll have more when we come back. ♪ ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, every innovation, every solution, comes together for a single purpose -- to make the world a safer place. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. >>> jury selection isunder way in the perjury trial of roger clemens, accused of lying to congress in 2008 during testimony about steroid use in baseball. you may remember his last trial ended in a mistrial. fox 5's paul wagner has the latest. >> reporter: this is roger clemens as he arrived at the federal courthouse last summer for what would prove to be a very brief stay. after both the prosecution and defense thought they had seated an open minded jury, questioned very closely about their views on steroids, congress and knowledge of the case, it all came to an end on the second day of testimony. this time around the players remained the same with some big name additions. prosecutors told the poten

jury selection under way in the roger clemens trial the award winning pitcher is accused of misleading congress in hockey a tough playoff loss for the caps how do they look heading into game four, mike wise of 106.7 the fan and washington post joins us for sports talk i read you and enjoy reading you thank you for coming in. >> thanks tony appreciate that. >> caps first. rocking the red very exiting, unfortunate loss last night but you know things still look promising. >> if you are a caps fan you can't come out of last night's verizon center gathering with the notion your team is done they went toe to toe with the defending stanley cup champs, scored some goals, braden let one by late but back and forth, the big concern is nicklas backstrom, the star player along with alex ovechkin he got a penalty at the end, a match penalty that should cost him a game unless it is rescinded, by the nhl lords of discipline. >> right [ laughter ] >> so they need to be in the nhl office to say that wasn't as bad a penalty as people thing it was it was lost in the hull a be loo over the loss. they need

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the trial is expected to last a month. >>> the perjury trial for former baseball star roger clemens is under way. he's accused of lying to congress regarding his use of performance enhancing drugs. danielle nottingham reports from washington. >> reporter: clemens walked to court with his wife debby at his side. the prosecution is using its opening statement to lay their case that he lied to congress when he said he did not use steroids. >> i have never taken steroids or hdh. >> reporter: six women and four men are serving in the jury. >> it's a mix of men and women, black and white. people who seem very knowledgeable about baseball and others who have no idea at all. >> reporter: bryan macnamie is the prosecution's key witness. he said he saved the used needles as evidence. debby cummings was in court but has left the courtroom because she is a potential witness. >> i think debby clemens testimony is going to be a mystery and surprise of the trial. the defense wants to keep andy pettitte as condensed as possible. >> reporter: this is clemens second time going to trial. the government's

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. >>> time now 4:53, they get a second chance to try roger clemens on perjury charges. that trial is expected to last several weeks. clemens is accused of lying to congress on the use of steroids in big league baseball. last year the judge declared a mistrial after they previously ruled inadmissible and shown in court. >>> some runners are asked to stay home because of the heat. i want to take you there live this morning and see this is the saming area, getting ready for the race, temperatures are expected to be in the high 80s today. now that has race organizers worried about become willing dehydrated. the finish line will stay open longer than normal and they are asking experienced runners to skip this year's race and try again next year. >>> sharks are back in the lead hoping to take their place in the game. the sharks won't game one and game 4 is thursday in san jose. series then moves back to st. louis on saturday for game 5. >>> 4:55 is the time, let's check back in with sal for traffic. >> hello, pam, traffic is doing pretty well as we look around much better tha