and that is what roger clemens should have done he should is said go take a flying leap.rying not to use bad word here. but he should have told the politicians this is none of your business. major league baseball should have said this is not something if the federal government to get involved with, but as long as everyone in our society keeps moving down this path, where everything has to be decided by government, well, sooner or later as we talked about plane -- many times we become greece. >>neil: that is what we are waiting to find out. thank you for being so quick on your feet for changing gears. and now whether roger clemens remains great in the perception of the eyes of kid and he jones of -- and many fans in this country would like to believe he may have used enhancement performing drugs, we will find out. it is something here, when a great great american baseball could be facing the possibility of spending potentially the rest of his life in prison. that is extremely unlikely but we waiting for a verdict that will decide all of that after this. in the meantime the

so roger clemens was second. brian mcnamee was the prosecutor's start witness. dly and roger clemens denied it. the jury sided with roger clemens and finding him not gltd on all six counts. it looked like he had no credibility at all, jeffrey, with the jury. >> certainly not. it's worth noting the whole steroid controversy, whatever else happened, it has not led to successful criminal prosecutions. the barry bonds case out in san francisco took years to come to trial. he was convicted on very minor charges. those charges are on appeal. he got no prison sentence at all. he got little home arrest. remember, this case began with a mistrial because of prosecutorial misconduct. this was a second attempt by prosecutors to convict clemens and complete indication for clemens. lance armstrong was investigated for years. no charges ever brought. i think whatever the world thinks about steroids, this has nod led to successful criminal prosecutions in the united states, at least when it comes to the big names involved. >> joe johns was inside the courthouse when all of this

prosecutors are asking for a longer sentence. >> roger clemens has been found not guilty for lying to congress. charges stem from the testimony that clemens gave when he denied using steroids. this is his first eligibility for the baseball hall of fame. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think roger clemens' acquittal will make it easier for him to be inducted into the baseball hall of fame? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 67 degrees on tv hill. summer officially begins tomorrow. travel projections for the fourth of july. >> how much do you tip? >> we're checking on the area roads. fire activity in the city. a [ jared ] uh, michael? you know... big game... that was sort of supposed to be for all of us. [ slurping ] [ male announcer ] give 'em what they love. subway! giant subs, sandwich and cookie platters. and big-time value. subway catering. order today! [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created

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i don't think that roger clemens beat the wrap. i think he came as close to being exonerated as you can be when you are criminally charged. there was no there there. >> congress actually did this -- congress said that he had lied. the justice department carefully pointed out that they responded to this -- >> they did not have to say yes. >> if the answer was no, they would have been vilified. >> all three of these cases went to trial if lot primary witnesses -- with flawed primary witnesses. do not make a flawed witness dirty person. -- your key person. >> andy pettite said that clemmons had told them he used drugs and then said maybe he didn't t. george mitchell said that clemens -- and i think anybody to watch the game knows or thinks he did, and this is a case that should never have happened and the congressional hearings that should never have happened. original sin is that that is not the realm of congress. baseball is baseball, not a criminal activity. >> the government has a flawed witness, and it uses its leverage than to g

roger clemens faced prison time. and tom fitzgerald was standing outside of the crime when the verdicts came down. what was the scene like? >>

the verdict is out on the roger clemens trial. over to you. >> the verdict is not guilty on all six charges according to nbc news. a federal jury has found roger clemens, the baseball great, seven-time cy young award winner not guilty on all of the charges he faced of lying to congress. he was specifically facing counts of making false statements, two counts of of perjury and a count of obstruction of congress for telling a house committee in february of 2008 that he had not used performance-enhancing drugs. we now learned just within the past couple of minutes that the jury has found clemens not guilty. >> wow, not on all counts. i think that's a surprise for some people watching this trial. thank you so much. we'll see you soon. >> what will move your money? we'll get to that next. and we'll get information on housing and put you on the inside track. join us for closing bell tomorrow. i'll have an interview with the head of sanofi. find out which biotechs are setting the tone for the industry and where sanofi is setting its sigh

roger clemens is a free man. a jury acquitted him on charges he lied to congress. >> all the media guys who know me and all of my career... >> he played 24 years in the league and won a record seven cy young awards. we asked you earlier, should roger clemens be voted into the hall of fame? all rights will he get back in the good graces? doubtful. you cannot on pollute the journalist mines to vote the candidates in. >> i think with roger clemens, he polarizes people, you either love him or you don't like him. you're either pro steroids or so anti steroids so it really will be tough and it is the sports writers who will ultimately vote in in to all of fame. >> it will be harder to hail a cab at the oakland airport. >> a miracle recovery. how they teenager's survived a freak accident with a spear gun. >> you are calling on 11 because you don't like the way they're making are sandwich? >> exactly >> why one man thought his lunch with a life-threatening emergency, coming up. >> if you are just waking up, the meter whi

going to do some farming and roger clemens.omething that really struck me that goes beyond all of this. which is that you are corelated both of you are correlating the accessibility of sustainable food supplies and the the accessibility of the awareness on limited water, limited land, which is really a situation in the world, that that has an association with global security. make that connection for me. >> you really hit it with water. nobody's really talking about access to water. it's a huge issue here in southern california. we probably pay the most expensive water in the world. . it's going to be cut off from neighboring nations and that's going to create tension. there's things in life that you need and that you have to have and water and food is one of them. it's going to be growing tensions and the six-day were in the rights to the river is already proof of that concept. >> now, karen, what do you think is the barrier to more farms working under the sort of technology that you guys are modeling right now and for that ma

we will get reaction to the roger clemens' verdict.hen george zimmerman's private phone conversations. hear how the murder suspect in the trayvon martin case spoke in code and what he asked his wife to do to protect herself. >> obviously he had pretty serious concerns about his safety and hers as well. rightfully so. you will hear the gritty details in that coming up. also this half-hour, the rising star in the gop, senator marco rubio of florida could he be named mitt romney's runningmate and why the osmonds were a key part of his childhood. an interview with the senator. he is one of the republican rock stars these days and could be the next vice president. >> has an autobiography out today. >> coincidence. purely coincidence. >> purely. later, a special new park for proud redneck whose look to play in the mud. operators who just opened it could get filthy rich off this tourist attraction. rob, we need to get your clip-on mullet for this story. >> look at that. i miss living down there. i have never been one of those atv guys, in the

i don't t think that roger clemens beat the rap.ted as you can be when you are criminally charged. there was no there there. >> this was not the initiative of the justice deprtment. congress -- >>>> right, what they shou have saidid it now. >> -- but they should have said no. >> they responded to this act of congress but if they said no they would have been vilified. >> all three of theseases went to trial with lot primary witness. any federal prosecutor will tell you cannot make a flawed but withr. g person. -- flawed witnessork chie person. >> eecially when andy pettitte said earlier that clemens told him he used, and then said maybe he didn't. it was over at that point. george mitchell, who reported on steroi, busted open the case said that clemens had been doing it. anybody who has watched the game knows or conceded. but this is aase that should never have happened. these are congressional heargs that should never have happened. the original sin was that is not the realm of congress. baseball is baseball, not a criminal activity

roger clemens catches a break in court. what was the point of this? >> i put a lot of hard work and to that career. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> last week as we were putting this program together, the president appeared in the rose garden to announce that, effective immediately, hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants who arrived in the united states as children would no longer face the threat of deportation. under certain conditions, a young people under the age of 31 who came to the united states before they were 16 and have been here at least five years can work here illegally, but this is only a temporary reprieve. >> this is not amnesty, this is not immunity, this is not a path to citizenship. it is not a permanent fix. >> but last year, didn't the president policy could not do what he has just done? >> with respect to the notion that i could suspend deportations 3 executive order, that is just not the case. >> mitt romney has been dancing around the issue for zero weeks. on thursday, he said this

both roger clemens and barry bonds are eligible for the hall of fame for the first time this decembergh clemens was named 82 times in congress's mitchell report on steroid use in baseball, he never tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in his career. the new york yankees hosting the braves last night. sixth inning, mark teixeira from the right side hits a solo home run, helps the yankees to their tenth consecutive win, the second longest winning streak for the yankees since the divisional era began in 1969. the mets at home facing the orioles. r.a. dickey coming off a one-hitter in his last start. maybe should have been a no-hitter. wilson betemit with the first and only hit of the game. another one-hitter for r.a. dickey. in the eighth, dickey gets nick johnson to end the frame there. chris davis getting caught looking to end the game. mets win 5-0,'s one-hit shutout for r.a. dickey, complete game. dickey becomes the first pitch we are consecutive one-hitters since dave steve did it in 1988, and the first national league pitcher to do it since 1944. since the turn of the 20

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a jury aquists pitching legend roger clemens of all charges that he lied to congress about using steroids. >>> and blind spot. surveillance video captures daredevil thieves in romania attempting a high-speed heist. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with all necessary measures. president obama and other leaders of the world's largest economies will wrap up a two-day economic summit in mexico today. they're going to be ramping up pressure on the european union to take bolder steps to resolve its debt crisis once and for all. nbc's tracie potts is in washington with the details. tracie, good morning. >> lynn, good morning. more government spending, not government cuts may be the answer to preventing a financial crisis in europe and around the world. that is what we will see in a draft statement. we've seen the draft statement. the final statement expected to come out of the g-20 later today stating that the biggest countries are ready to spend more. of course, the biggest concern is the eurozone. the 17 nations in eur

they had scarred him and that is really irreparable, and even in light of an acquittal i think roger clemens is going to be scarred. >> reporter: still rains believes clemens acquittal could send a message to the feds. >> unless we see some instance in the future of some egregious police conduct that can be easily proven yard, i don't think we're going to see much of this in the future. >> reporter: clemens maim will appear on the hall of fame ballot for the first time this fall. a 7 time cy young winner would be considered a shoe in. not this year. >>> forbes released its list of highest paid athletes the plan at the top is currently be in jail on domestic battery charges. he is boxer floyd mayweather who earned $85 million for two fights last year. another boxer man he pacquiao ranked 2nd with $62 million. tiger woods came in 3rd he made 59 million and lebron james of the miami heat was fourth. he earned $53 million. >>> parents have set up an occupy camp at lake view elementary school in oakland to reopen the school. the parents rallied to reverse the decision to close lake view and four

. >>> a verdict in the roger clemens perjury case, the jury finds clemens not guilty on all counts. the government charged him with lying under oath after he testified before congress in 2008 that he did not use performance enhancing drugs. moments ago, clemens reacted to his acquittal outside of the courthouse. >> it's been a hard five years and they've been great behind dad and supporting dad. my wife has been a rock behind us and all of our family at home in houston have been great. all the support, we had a bunch come up today and over the last, what was it six weeks. so thank you to all of them. nine weeks. >> time flies when you're having fun. >> so my sisters are here, it's been trying on them and i think them for their strength and showing their strength and support. and really all you media guys that know me and followed my career. >> i put a lot of hard work into that career. and so again i appreciate my teammates that came in and all the e-mails and phone calls. >> wjz will have much more on the clemens verdict coming up all new at 6:00. >>> are you waiting for someone to

they had scarred him and that is really irreparable, and even in light of an acquittal i think roger clemens is going to be scarred. >> reporter: still rains believes clemens acquittal could send a message to the feds. >> unless we see some instance in the future of some egregious police conduct that can be easily proven yard, i don't think we're going to see much of this in the future. >> reporter: clemens maim will appear on the hall of fame ballot for the first time this fall. a 7 time cy young winner would be considered a shoe in. not this year. >>> forbes released its list of highest paid athletes the plan at the top is currently be in jail on domestic battery charges. he is boxer floyd mayweather who earned $85 million for two fights last year. another boxer man he pacquiao ranked 2nd with $62 million. tiger woods came in 3rd he made 59 million and lebron james of the miami heat was fourth. he earned $53 million. >>> parents have set up an occupy camp at lake view elementary school in oakland to reopen the school. the parents rallied to reverse the decision to close lake view and four

turning to our top story, roger clemens now acquitted of perjury charges but not completely in the clear. next week a civil suit will begin in a brooklynn courtroom, mcnamee is suing the rocket for defamation, in 2008 clemens sued mcnamee and that suit was tossed out. rusty hardin is roger clemens' attorney. it was an emotional day to watch roger clemens come out with his family and sons around him. obviously something going on for many years now. how is he feeling today? >> he's feeling great today. went home last night with his family. we had a celebratory dinner and gathered up his wife and four children and three sisters and friends and headed home. he's back in houston now. >> how damaged do you think his career and his life has been? >> well, his life has been tremendously damaged but probably the most upbeat person. he an amazing ability to keep moving forward, four and a half years heard nothing but bad things about him. i heard mike and mike's comments a few moments ago and i hope they are wrong. i understand why they are saying what they are, they may be right. people don't see

roger clemens has been acquitted on all six counts of perjury in his performance enhancing drugs retrial. the verdict was returned after ten hours of deliberation. pete williams has the latest. >> this is a huge victory for roger clemens and a big setback for the government. it's telling the trial dragged on for nine weeks. the jury took a day's worth of deliberations to find him not guilty on all counts. >> i put a lot of hard work into that career and, so, again, i appreciate my teammates that came in and all the e-mails and phone calls. >> now, we don't know exactly why the jury reached that conclusion. there were problems with the case, mainly the main witness, his former trainer. he's the only person who claimed to have seen roger clemens take steroids and human growth hormone because he claims he injected him with the drugs. there were a number of problems with his testimony and credibility. he's been found to have lied in the past. the jury may not have believed him. some jurors from the first trial when he was brought here before the mistrial, some wondered why the federal govern

baseball great roger clemens is safe and going home after he's acquitted on charges he lied to congress. >>> and tablet battle. microsoft unveils a tablet computer in an effort to go head to head with apple's ipad. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody. so good to be with you. i'm terrell brown. today, leaders at the g-20 summit in los cabos, mexico, will unveil a draft of a plan addressing the european economic crisis. the leaders of the world's largest economies want to boost spending and job-creation as opposed to austerity. susan mcginnis is in washington this morning with more. susan, good morning to you. >> reporter: terrell, world leaders will apparently say today they will take all measures necessary to stop this european crisis. this new plan comes down on the side of those who, like president obama, support more spending and not budget cuts. fireworks lit up the skies of los cabos, mexico, where the g-20 summit is being held. they were being set off as word spread that the group will announce today a plan to fight the economic crisis in europe. it calls for gove

. >>> the verdict is in tonight for pitching legend roger clemens, and we'll have the reaction. >>> and top chef. what can happen when you leave dinner up to a 13-year-old? what can happen when you leave dinner up to a 13-year-old? "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. as you are about to see egypt has come a long way from the revolution we witnessed last year. not everybody thinks what's happening there right now is a good thing. they have elected the only islamist president in the heart of the middle east. he is a member of the muslim brotherhood, senior military commanders in no hurry to give up power there are telling egyptians to trust the armed forces. and the fear tonight is this may start another very messy and perhaps violent time for the largest arab nation in the world, the home to 85 million people, and the struggle for power may not be over. it is one of the dicey situations we're watching around the globe tonight, so to begin our coverage of all of it, we go to our chief foreign correspondent richard engel, who's once ag

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. >>> we have breaking news to tell you about now in the purgery trial of roger clemens the jury says reach add verdict. the former all-star is accused of lying to congress about using steroids if convicted on all charges, clemens faces up to 30 years in prison. wjz following the story as soon as the verdict is read in court, and announced we will bring it to you. >>> well, an uneven start to the week, on wall street. the dow has been down most of the day, let's take a look at the numbers, the dow is down 25 points, s&p up 1 point and nasdaq up 22. to new york right now where alexis has tonight's cbs money watch update. >> reporter: investors are relieved one day after at the election, in greece, yielded a win for the pro bailout party, analysts say that eases fears, greece would exit the euro zone at least for now but economists say there is still a roo to 75% -- 50 to 75% chance greece will leave the 17 country euro zone in the next 12 to 18 months. now spain takes center stage for investors interest rates topped 7% the same level that forced other countries to take bailouts. >> rep

70s in the northeast. >>> well, the government has struck out a second time in its case against roger clemens the baseball great not guilty of lying to congress about using performance enhancing drugs. the verdict ends a five-year investigation in clemens' off field activities. an earlier attempt ended in a mistrial after a mistake by the prosecution. >>> in other news, jerry sandusky could take the stand as early as today. in his own defense. his attorneys indicated during opening statements that jurors would hear from the former penn state coach. yesterday six character witnesses testified that sandusky was an upstanding member of the community. one even called him a local hero. though none directly disputed last week's testimony from alleged victims. >>> and president obama and other world leaders say they've come up with a plan for job creation. details to be released later from the g-20 summit. the escalating violence in syria is a major topic for discussion at the summit. and abc's jake tapper is traveling with the president. >> reporter: president obama knows the u.s. economy and thus

a jury reached a verdict in the roger clemens perjury trial. t is expected to be read in a few minutes. jurors reconvened this morning after deliberating. clemens a former star pitcher is charged with lying to congress in 2008 when he denied using steroids or human growth hormone. weal have the verdict as soon as we get it. >>> six jailhouse phone calls were released today in the george zimmerman murder case. >> the recorders uncover conversations about finances not disclosed in the court. >> the judge revoked the bond once. as jay gray reports, this could result in additional consequences. >> reporter: we are hearing more from the man who shot and killed trayvon martin. they released six recordings between george zimmerman and his wife. they talk about their love more each other, confidence in his legal counsel and buying bullet proof vests for themselves and attorney. >> i want you wearing one. >> reporter: prosecutors say the recorders reveal zimmerman providing his wife with detailed instructions on how to access a bank account and how to mo

vindication for star pitcher roger clemens, what he said about his lengthy legal battle after the verdict. complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is bay area news at 7:00. >> good evening, it's monday, june 18. i'm gasia mikaelian. this is bay area news at 7:00. it's the kickoff to pride weekend in san francisco. mayor ed lee unfurled the rainbow flag marking the start of festivities leading up to the big parade on sunday. live at city hall, where the man who created the first rainbow flag is being honored. >> that's right, gasia, and the reception wrapped up a second ago at city hall. it's part of this week's launch of pride celebration. >> reporter: at 5:00, a rainbow appeared above the steps of city hall. the colors of guy pride flying out in the open. inside, about 100 people gathered for a ceremony and reception. >> this year's theme, global equality. >> reporter: mayor ed lee presented this year's lifetime achievement award to former mayor willy brown, and presented gift certificates to community leaders, including gilbert baker, the creator of the flag. >> it was a

we've seen an emotional roger clemens on the field during his playing days, today a different kind of emotion. >> that's right. clemens emerged from u.s. federal courthouse in washington at the end of a 10- week trial. it only took jurors 10 hours to find him not guilty. roger clemens choked up several times speaking just moments after being acquitted on charges that he lied to congress in 2008 while he was denying he used steroids. clemens' first trial ended in a mistrial when jurors had seen evidence they were not supposed to. prosecutors decided to retry this case but only one witness, former clemens trainer brian mcnamee ever testified that he had, in fact, injected clemens with steroids and had personal knowledge of it. clemens maintained his innocence throughout the five years of investigation. >> i put a lot of hard work into that career and so again i appreciate my teammates that came in and all the e-mails and phone calls. thank you all very much. >> people thought arrogance was a man saying i didn't do it. hopefully we can start back to this when' man says he didn't do it, l

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a jury acquits roger clemens of all charges that he lied to congress about using steroids. >>> and blind spot. surveillance video captures daredevil thooefs in romania attempting a high-speed heist. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. . >>> we're going to begin this morning with all necessary measures. president obama and other leaders of the world's largest economies will wrap up a two-day economic summit in mexico today. they're going to be ramping up pressure on the european union to take bolder steps to resolve its debt crisis once and for all. tracy pots is in washington for us with the details. tracy, good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. more government spending, not goth cuts, may be the answer to preventing a financial crisis in europe and around the world that. is what we will see in a draft statement. we've seen the draft statement. the final statement expected to come out of the g-20 later today, stating that the biggest countries are ready to spend more. of course, the biggest concern

. >>> we have breaking news in the roger clemens perjury trial. moments ago, a federal jury found the former pitcher not guilty on six counts of lying to congress about whether he used performance enhancing drugs. he denied using steroids. the former star pitcher faced up to 30 years in prison if convicted. he acquitted on all counts. the first trial ended in a mistrial. >>> now to the child sex abuse trial against jerry sandusky that is on the fast track. jury deliberations could begin thursday. prosecutors wrapped up their case. defense picked up with testimony from colleagues and friends. he is accused of abusing ten boys. brian mooar is live for us outside the courthouse in pennsylvania with the latest. brian? >> reporter: jim, the prosecution wrapped up with emotional testimony from the mother of one of the alleged victims. then it was on to the defense. defense attorneys tried to have the case thrown out. the judge did not agree. the prosecution did drop one charge. a misdemeanor endangerment charge. the judge wrapped the case early today, a

former pitching ace roger clemens beats the charges that he lied to congress. bob orr is covering. >> again, i appreciate my teammates that came in and all the e-mails and phone calls. >> pelley: there was no hidingñc relations as presidents obama and putin meet at the g-20 summit. norah o'donnell is there. dry, windy weather is fueling that huge colorado wildfire, putting more homes at risk. barry petersen is on the scene. and in a rare interview, nobel peace prize winner aung san suu kyi with her struggle to free a nation. when will you know that burma is free? >> when the people in burma stop thinking about whether or not they're free. this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, roger clemens walks. late today a federal jury in washington found the former star pitcher not guilty of lying to congress when he testified that he never used steroids in his 24 seasons in the majors. it's another failure for the government in its pursuit of athletes in the steroid scandal. an earlier attempt to convict clemens ended in a mistrial and

the former strength trainer told the jury he personally injected roger clemens with steroids, personallye prosecution says that proves that clemens lied to a louse committee when he denied taking performance enhancing drugs this 2008. >> let me be clear i have never taken steroids or hgh. >> you were clear. but it is widely held belief you were lying and that is why we are here. the defense called the evidence "a mix-up, hodgepodge of garbage." the judge said he wants closing arguments or closing statements to begin tomorrow. >> watch your language. listen to this. simple cursing in public could soon bring a fine in one town. [ banker ] mike and brenda found a house that they really wanted. it was in my sister's neighborhood. i told you it was perfect for you guys. literally across the street from her sister. [ banker ] but someone else bought it before they could get their offer togher. we really missed a great opportunity -- dodged a bullet there. [ banker ] so we talked to them about the wells fargo priority buyer preapproval. it lets people know that you are a serious buyer because y

in light of an acquittal, i think roger clemens is going to be scared. >>> he represented barry bonds and this is the government's second try at convicting clemens. >>> he is being sued by the family of an oakland bicyclist. he was killed after he crashed while riding in the park. now flint's father claims that the website pushed his son to ride his bike dangerously fast. it is a site where avid cyclists post times for specific routes and compete for prizes. before he died he learned somebody had won and he was trying gain his position back. there is no merit to the lawsuit. >>> time now is 4:47, a judge is expected to decide by tomorrow if this he will intervene against high school seniors involving a prank including tying a lamb to a post an 51 students were suspended and banned from graduate and -- graduation and they are looking to make sure it does not affect college admissions or sent stances. >>> -- acceptances. >> he began breaking down his door while he was out. the camera on the porch on the mt. claire district caught two men, they knocked to see if anybody was home, they st

[applause] >> a very emotional roger clemens.about jonathan who has been suspended 16 games. he says his reputation has been ruined and there is no way to get a fair hearing. the nationals were often night rough weekend with the yankees. they will jump into action against the race. let's go to new york for the orioles and the mets. the mets with the bases loaded, look out, davis dial's long distance. slam, 4-0. 13 strikeouts back to back. david nalbandian was upset with a call and then he attacked the line judge. the line judge immediately was in pain, bleeding. nalbandian was disqualified and find. investigating the of assault. nalbandian has apologized and said he did not mean to hurt anybody. for hockey fans, watching her son getting beaten up while the watched so she shoved down and headed out there to help her son. screaming to break up the fight. it made her a hero with the moms. the sun was embarrassed. the mystics are playing a late game in los angeles. bobcats are close to signing an assistant mike dunlap and thunder and

on monday, a jury found roger clemens not guilty of charges he lied to congress when he said he had never used performance enhancing drugs. >> outside the courthouse, clemens got emotional, talking about the charges. >> all you guys that knew me and followed my career, i put a lot of hard work into that career. so, again, i appreciate my teammates that came in and all the emails and phone calls. >> there is one more case of federal prosecutors taking on a high profile defendant and then losing in courts. bob orr is in washington this morning with more on that part of the story. bob, good morning. >> good morning, and good morning to our viewers in the west. the acquittal of roger clemens is indeed another bitter defeat for the u.s. justice department. but it's just one of the issues that has attorney general eric holder on the political hot seat. it was the second time federal prosecutors struck out in their efforts to convict roger clemens. defense attorneys accuse the justice department of a witch hunt, saying 100 agents conducted more than 200 interviews attempting to prove clemens lie

good chance for showers and storms friday and a couple of degrees cooler over the weekend. >> roger clemens, it came down to two words today, not guilty. jurors deliberated for almost 10 hours before agreeing to an end to a 10-week trial and a five- year investigation. the jury acquitted clemens on all six counts that he did lie to congress in 2008 when he denied using performance enhancing drugs. his name appears on the baseball hall of fame ballot for the first time this year. the orioles road trip takes them to new york today where they will face a split agenda could try to stop the jets and keep pace with the yankees. the orioles have played great against national league teams this year, including taking a weekend series in atlanta. the challenge its increasingly complicated tonight at city field in new york. r.a. dickey pitched a new -- a no-hitter in his last outing. lebron james will probably have the same number of fans and haters regardless of the outcome of this year's nba finals. the heat had to hold off a late dunder rally in game 3 last night. kevin durant on the brakes, pullin

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law that just makes sense. >>> breaking news now in the federal perjury trial of baseball great roger clemens. the seven-time cy young award winner celebrating his freedom tonight after jurors found him not guilty in the steroids investigation. after an eight-week trial, a tearful clemens. >> really, all you media guys that know me and followed my career -- >> way to go, rocket. >> whew. i put a lot of hard work into that career. and -- so, again, i appreciate my teammates that came in and all the e-mails and phone calls. >> roger clemens was never charged with taking performance enhancement drugs, but allegations he used banned substances were front and center throughout the trial thanks to the statements he made to congress back in 2008. >> can i look at my two children with a straight face and tell them a you, roger clemens, have always played the game with honesty and integrity? >> yes, sir. >> there would be no doubt that that's true? >> without a question. i took no short cuts. >> today's verdict ends the second trial for clemens. and is a big blow, obviously, for federal prosecutors. j