roger goodell has done a lot to reinforce discipline issues? the league. david stern has been a terrific stew steward of the sport. they've both presided over growth and huge popularity. they are really doing the bidding of their owners. they're not the rl culprits here if the owners are on the wrong side of an issue. they here near do what the owners ask of them. roger goodell is under some pressure to prove that he can get a more favorable deal from the players. david stern is probably under some pressure also because the n.h.l. withithe last couple years was le to dig in it heels and get a better deal from its players so other commissioners are having to show hey, we can do that from our owrs as well. >> it should be pointed out that me of the n.b.a owners are also tied to the n.h.l. be owning n.h.l. teams and also by having.... >> hunt: here in washington. if they should have a lockout, the season is suspended, either in whole or in part, whether it have lasting effects or will it bounce back after a year or so? >> i think fans always eventually come b

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james harrison took on roger goodell. if that man was on fire and i had to urinate to put him out i wouldn't do it. i hate him. i will never respect him. 11 stages down that tour de france. wet weather the story. 103-mile stage into the mountains. mark claimed his 18th stour stage win, crossing the line 3 hours 46 minutes. tomas retains the yellow jersey one more day. i saw a thing tonight on hbo, curt flood, the guy who said i want to be treated like a piece of meat, hbo had a wonderful story about him. he was married to judy, i recommend that. almost as good as kron 4 news in prime time. >>> okay. good night everybody.

roger goodell said he was a courageous advocates for the nfl association. he served as the first president of the nfl youth football fund. he never stopped fighting for the good fight. our thoughts with our with the iraqi family -- with the john in the loss of a good friend. john mackey has inspired me and will continue to inspire our players. he will be missed, but never forgotten. a much-needed all-star break comes at fenway. boston entered the series really banged up. they will not have jon lester. and john mackey has been a punching bag of late. -- john lackey has been a punching bag of late. andrew miller, first pitch at the 7:10 p.m. on wbal radio. >> following reports of new information the felicia barnes murder investigation. tonight at 11:00 p.m., someone reportedly access to her facebook page. antonette 11:00 p.m., the bill one state lawmaker is opposing >> severe storms are trekking through, especially eastern baltimore county, north and in your rental -- and a rondo county, eastern dundalk as well as essex county. it watch goes all the way back

he let his feelings be known towards roger goodell. he is the devil. i hate him. he said if that man was on fire and i had to urinate to put him out, i wouldn't do it. he was fined $100,000 last year for hits deemed illegal. expect another fine for him again. that's the sporting life. >> wow! >> good and bad there. >> thank you. >>> here is what is coming up at 7:00 on tv 36. >> former bay area soccer players heads to the woman's world cup. what teammates and coaches have to say. >>> and woman's world cup coverage continuess online, visit facebook where viewers are talking all about today's big-game. we want to hear from you, are you feeling the world cup fever? look for ktvu channel 2 news on facebook. denny's new tour of america menu. 50 star cuisine. the new tour of america menu. starting at $4.99. only at denny's. america's diner is always open. ♪ ♪ free access to chase atm's wherever you are. that's a step forward. chase customers can avoid atm fees with over 16,000 nationwide. take a step forward and chase what matters.

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what was he thinking is what the pittsburgh steelers, roger goodell and his teammates are thinking. , a great linebacker, entertainer on the field but he has the discretion of a machine gun. the guy was fined $100,000 last year by commissioner goodell. there was a concussion crisis. he hasn't learned his lesson. this guy remains the nfl's embarrassing uncontrollable i different, more or less. >> thank you very much very much. take a look at this. nails as long as 26 inches. we'll talk to the woman known asthma ma jazz. see the faces here in the studio. she will show how she functions with them all coming up next. the cream hydrates to firm at night. gravity doesn't stand a chance. regenerist, from olay. woman: saving for our child's college fund was getting man: yes it was. so to save some money, we taught our 5 year old how to dunk. woman: scholarship! woman: honey go get him. anncr: there's an easier way to save. get online. go to geico.com. get a quote. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. my son and i never missed opening day. but with copd making it hard to br

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roger goodell and smith and the big guns will resume talks on thursday. speaking of lawyers, roger clemens and his were in u.s. district court for a pretrial hearing. seven time psi young winner is accused of lying to congress about his alleged steroid use. jury selection begins tomorrow. >>> when you were a kid and how cool it felt, staring at that huge box under the tree, knowing the present you have been dying for is in there, but you can't open it yet? that's how national fans feel. their shiny new superstar is just down the road from d.c., but we can't have him yet. the team sennation was promoted last night and he went for 2 for 3, leading senators to a big win. he preferred to be in the show by now, but he is learning patience. >> i'm going to let them make that decision. i'm trying to come out here and win a championship. i love the situation i'm in right now. love the guys i'm around and i'm really excited to be here and excited to get going. >> nats and cubs again tonight. ross against ramon ortiz. there will be extra security. news from golf, ti

roger goodell has continually said the two teams should build a stadium together. >>> the texas rangers are making changes to their their -- to their ballpark following the death of a fan there. they plan to raise the railings to 42 inches. right now they are only at 26. that's still above the minimum requirement. the changes are prompted by the death of a nan -- fan who fell. >>> two bay area cities are among the top ten most walkable cities in the country. that's according to a seattle- based group called "walk score" that studies that sort of thing. san francisco came in second on the list only outscored by new york city. either was ranked 10th, the -- oakland was ranked 10th, the 10th most walkable building. >>> this is a day that many in walnut creek have waited a long time to see. and you will see it, too, just ahead. >>> also, good news for a local boys and girls club that came this morning in the form of a big check. >>> taking a live look at the big board on wall street, one day after the do you had its best day this year, the stock market is drifting between slight gains and l

roger goodell didn't seem like a ball of fire there, like this was a done deal.ot at this point. what's going on on the players side? >> they have some broad sense of what's happening. they're very, very close to an agreement. there are a few outstanding issues that need to be resolved, and it seems as though the owners here are trying to put leverage -- trying to put pressure on the players by coming out publicly. look, we signed our end of the deal. let's go. let's see football public. it's those guys. it's the players. training camp is open. go to training camp. and the reason they're doing that right now, the owners, is for every week of preseason they lose, the owners lose $250 million, something like $20 million per owner. the players get paid very little in the preseason, so there's not the same sense of urgency on the players side. there are three -- several outstanding issues from the players point of view, two of them involve lawsuits, and one of them involves workers comp. >> let me ask you about that preseason. my understanding is that the hall of fam

roger goodell is his son. there is political blood. >> if we are making the connection. spending caps. after remember that. and no know what? >> no new taxes. >> unlike government, they actually sell a product people want. >> i could not disagree more. think about the iowa national security next time. >> on that bipartisan note, we close. thanks. last word. see you next week. >> for a transcript of this broadcast, log onto >> for a transcript of this broadcast, log onto no. well, it's just past there. first house in the right after the cottage on the l don't panic. brazen it out. me? - no. - right. here goes. yippee!

let me know why you're awake right now or do as roger goodell and the boys do, text your response to 622639. we'll read your responses later in the show. the next 30 minutes are your cram session for this friday, july 22nd. there is a lot going on today, including a new deal from european leaders to offer greece another massive bailout, even as the country prepares to default on some of its debt. also, did you hear about this? rahm emanuel getting up and walking out midinterview, we're going to show you what prompted this abrupt exit during a casual chicago q&a. that's coming up a little bit later. >>> first live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city, with a deadline looming just 11 days away now, president obama is expected to hold a town hall on the deficit in maryland today. this comes amid reports that the president and house speaker john boehner are advancing toward a last-minute deal. news that has some democratic leaders in an uproar. at issue? a plan that would reportedly save $3 trillion over the next decade through steep cuts in spending, but offers no specific tax

nfl commissioner roger goodell has encouraged both the raiders and niners to build a stadium and play together. almost like you say in kindergarten. the teams say they are keeping an open mind to where the stadium would be located. but as you probably know, plans are already full speed ahead for a new stadium in santa clara. that would be interesting to see both teams in santa clara. >> yeah. right now in the sketch, in the little animation, the seats are all red. we'll have to make half of them red and half of them like silver -- >> silver and black. or changeable seats -- >> yeah. >> it could happen. the new york jets and giants share a stadium. i think the only way for the nfl, for them to survive with both teams here is by sharing a stadium. >> interesting. >>> one child is getting a lot of publicity today for doing panten gserally frown upon. wel outell y g what it is next. l >>> at every giants game, we usually see something interesting in the stands. >> yeah. last night was no exception. a video that's sweeping across the nation -- maybe not so much -- it's the pouty kid at the

reaching a liberty with the players and the a four and a half month long lockhart's commissioner roger goodell making me and i spent a while called spirit jeff sunday give all the credit to the owner of rival sides that they knew and then play for ball. the polls back and that's great news for everybody i want to thank the. all the players for their leadership. and for securing the long term future of the game having ten year agreement is extraordinary great for our game but most importantly our fans. everybody worked hard everybody had a passion and everybody believes in this game of football and what we can do to make our game better that's special thanks to my request to. even in her you know we just moment allowed mr kraft to. fight this out and without him this deal does not get done. thank. you but i don't think that we can not on the tape story is set to become the first amputee runner to compete in the linux world championships the twenty four year old who runs on prosthetic carbon fiber legs humbly beating the four hundred meter qualification mark forty five point two five seconds las

owners reaching a labor deal with its players and then a four and a half month lock us commissioner roger goodell making the all important announcement. hold back and that's great news for everybody i want to thank b. and all the players for their leadership. and for securing the long term future of again having ten year agreement is extraordinary great for our game but most importantly our fans. everybody work toward everybody had a passion and everybody believes in this game of football and what we can do to make our game better and while the n.f.l. has successfully resolved its labor issues the n.b.a. is under more pressure to do likewise basketball stars are continuing to spend their time on its side the u.s. fuelling speculation about their future should the lockout remain on till the league started all of november first come out on three on chris paul swing through hong kong this week part of a promotional tour the locals getting a chance to sharpen up their bowl scales poll showing what it takes to drivel like and i will meet point guard here in new york star on three hundred got some tips

the credit to bob kraft the owner of rival side the new england patriots but it was commissioner roger goodell who got to make the announcement. football is back and that's great news for everybody i want to thank the. all the players for beleaguered ship. and for securing the long term future of the game having ten year agreement is extraordinary great for our game but most importantly our fans. everybody worked hard everybody had a passion and everybody believes in this game of football and what we can do to make our game better special thanks to my requests to. even in her in her weakest moment allowed mr graef to come and fight this out and without him this deal does not get done. thanks. and while the n.f.l. they're successful to solve their labor issues there and be a colleagues are under pressure to do the same basketball stars continuing to spend their time on its side the us fuelling speculation about their future plans should the lockout remain on till the league started all of november first come out of anthony and chris paul swinging through hong kong as part of the family tour the

credit to called kraft the owner of rival side the new england patriots but it was commissioner roger goodell who got to make the indictment. and that's great news for everybody i want to thank the. players for their leadership. and for securing the long term future of the seventeen year agreement is extraordinary great for our game but most importantly our fans. everybody work toward everybody had a passion and everybody believes in this game of football and what we can do to make our game better special thanks to my request to. even in her you know we just moment mr kraft. and fight this out and without him this deal does not get done. thanks. and while the n.f.l. there are successful to solve their labor issues there n.b.a. colleagues are under pressure to do the same basketball stars continuing to spend their time i decide the u.s. fuelling speculation about their future plans should the locker room in on to league started november first me and chris paul swinging through hong kong as part of the. locals getting a chance sharp not their goal on doing skills poll showing what it takes to d

the nfl talks, roger goodell and demaurice smith in new york expected to put their stamp on what the lawyers have done the last couple of days. expected to. that is good news. eith.ank you, ke >> the first juror is speaking out in the trial of casey anthony. >> a plea from an alleged massachusetts mob boss accused of being part of 19 murders. >> a chicken and an ostrich. in an unlikely friendship. >> we have some rain in the forecast. >> looking like a parking lot on southbound 95 approaching the fort mchenry. >> police are still looking for a suspect after the b-w parkway was shut down for hours yesterday it. >> after spending the last three years behind bars, casey anthony could walk at the jail today. the latest on a sentencing. >> does that digital leash of a hold on you, even when you're on vacation? >> we're getting a clearer picture of the weekend weather. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned he

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roger goodell announcinged that would be cancelled, set for august 7th.r, live in atlanta where stalks are tta taking place. >> reporter: you said it. 31 of the 32 owners yesterday in atlanta agreed a new collective bargaining agreement. an agreement that's unprecedented, that's going to last ten years and the most lucrative the nfl has ever seen, but an agreement would get football back on the field on time. here's commissioner roger goodell. >> approved an agreement negotiated with the players this afternoon, in addition to approving that agreement we also approved a supplemental revenue sharing system for the next ten years. hopefully we can all work quickly, expeditiously and get this agreement done. it is time to get back to football. that is what everybody here wants to do. >> reporter: so it's a deal that the players are not sure they want yet. we know the owners want it. the players will have today, tomorrow, actually until tuesday to comb over a 500-page-plus document a new agreement putting football into place starting september 8th and the firs

the raiders and -- and commissioner roger goodell has repeatedly that they should be building a state together. >>> let's go back out to sal castaneda. sal. >> reporter: just looking at my screen here. news chopper two is just about there and let's go to news chopper two southbound 101. there it is. we are right near the airport. we do see the traffic here on 101 very slow. the crash by the way one of the reasons we're having a little trouble is the crash on southbound 101 at the airport is right in the flight path of the airplanes at san jose international. the chopper has to come in from a slightly different angle to stay away from that path. we are look agent the live pictures. it's really a serious crash. it's a fatal crash on southbound 101. now southbound 101 is slow. also northbound 10 is slow in this area. let me put it on a map for you and allow the chopper to get a better position. southbound 101 at san tomas expressway. it's right in front of the airport. traffic will be slow in that area. we'll get back to the chopper in a bit. let's take a look at the golden gate bridge w

nfl commissioner roger goodell called him a courageous advocate for his fellow players. >> will be missed. great contributions both on and off the field definitely. >> funny how 69 seems so young these days. >> it seems so cruel too. 69-degrees is what i'm talking about. sorry. >> thanks sarah. >> that was tricky sarah. >> didn't know where you were going with that one. >> apparently thinking about the weekend. >> let me get to the headlines really quick here and mention the friday -- going to get some rain. that's going to quickly change the suspect. what friday forecast? that's back. potential for rain really increases here later today and you know what? get ready for the potential for flooding as well in the afternoon hours. some thunderstorms are going to develop and they should be slow movers with a lot of moisture with them. a day of transition. not much going on right now. there we go, fairly quiet at the moment but even in the last hour, the band of showers and thunderstorms bubble up to richmond and williamsburg and that's generally headed north and northeast. later today the res

today, nfl commissioner roger goodell called mackey one of the great leaders in the nfl history, on and off the field. denise? >> all right. thank you, mary. >>> john mackey was the first president of the national football league's players association. he led the way for free agency and big-money contracts for players. >>> and baltimore remembers another notable figure. tonight, vincent rallo is remembered. he took over an italian restaurant for his father. the local landmark is known for its breakfast and large portions. vincent rallo was 79. >>> the parents of a teenager killed in a baltimore city park, want to make sure it never happens again. their 14-year-old daughter was electrocuted when she touched a metal fence. a new regulation could keep electricity in check. >> reporter: well, tonight, the green family is urging city, state and private companies companies to continuously check for contact voltage. >> reporter: four years ago, deanna green touched a fence in druid hill park. an exposed electrical wire was touching the fence underground. 227 volts traveled through her body, ki

nfl commissioner roger goodell has previously stated the teams should consider building a stadium togetherke the new york jets and the giants. the shared stadium could mean the plan will be eligible for more money. >>> a bay area high tech company reports record sales. which one coming up. >>> are married parents better for children than single ones? yes, but in some cases, no. when you're better off being alone. >>> the tsa is changing the software on its airport body scanners to make them less invasive to your privacy. this is the machine being tested in las vegas last february. it provides an outline of the person's body as opposed to a more detailed view with the old software, and if you're going through the machine, you'll actually be able to see the same image that the tsa screeners see. >>> american airlines announced today it plans to add airbus to its new fleet. american is ordering 460 jets. the $37 billion deal will be split between boeing and airbus. the airline says the new fuel efficient jets will be able to reduce its operating and fuel costs without cutting services to memb

that's the commissioner, roger goodell.en-year deal, as you heard him say, and it means that the players should be able to head to the training camps over the next couple of days. again, there is an end to the nfl lockout. whoo hoo! game on, season's going. here we go, folks. that's a relief, right? send me a tweet if you have any thoughts on how that deal worked out for everybody on both sides as well, at martha maccallum. >>> all right, if we could only have the same kind of resolution in washington on the debt deal. timothy geithner said something very striking in the his interview with chris wallace yesterday. he says some 80 million people receive government checks every month, and what would they do without them? we're going to get to that point, we're going to talk about that, who's getting all those checks and why right after the break. >>> plus, the woman at the center of the dsk assault case is speaking out now for the very first time, but is her face in front of the camera good for her case? is we're going to deb

now soon afterward, the nfl commissioner, roger goodell and three team owners arrived to sign the deale four months of animosity, the two sides came together for a joint news conference and thanked each other and the fans. >> football is back. that's great news for everybody. i want to thank all of the players for their leadership and for securing the long term future of the game. having a 10-year agreement is extraordinarily great for our game, but most importantly our fans. >> i want to thank the fans. the roller coaster ride, you stuck with us. football is back, back for the long term, and we're excited about the season starting. >> now, that the lockout's over, training camps can be all up and running by sunday. free agents can start negotiating with the nfl tomorrow, but won't be able to sign contracts until friday. and the regular season will go ahead as scheduled. players do have to ratify the new agreement, but that's believed to be a formality. this agreement lays out a formula for sharing the nfl's $9 billion in annual review and does not include an opt-out provision the play

steelers linebacker james harrison has a mouthful to say about nfl commissioner roger goodell.rook and a devil in "men's journal." he says if that man was on fire and i had to something on him to put it out, urinate is not the word he used, i wouldn't do it. i hate him and and will never respect him. >> this is par for the course for this guy. he's a great linebacker but when it comes to discretion he's all of the discretion of a machine gun. he's really the nfl's uncontrollable embarrassing idd at this point. he got fined $100,000 last year for illegal hits. that hasn't helped james harrison on or off the field. >> we'll have to see if that settles itself at some point. pablo torre from "sports illustrated" joining us. >>> july 13th, 1568, the dean of st. paul's cathedral perfects a way to bottle beer and all of history was changed. soy complexith scienn and natural minerals. give you sheer coverage instantly, then go on to even skin tone in four weeks. aveeno tinted moisturizers. then go on to even skin tone in four weeks. woman: saving for our child's college fund was gettin

those were the words of roger goodell announcing for the third time that they had cut a deal. a ten-year collective bargaining agreement. paving the way to start on time. training camp began this morning and all begin by sunday. i don't know what bob kraft was saying that the nfl was harder than the debt ceiling deal. buddy, come to washington. >>> the republican's debt plan would gain more traction if they had a senate majority. well, that's the goal from mitch mcconnell in his conference, hoping to net four seats in the chamber in the 2012 election. so let's break it down with the big boys. charlie cook, publish of the cook report and stu, editor of the rot then berg political report. >> he's already making fat jokes. >> by the way, it's louisiana week. i had john brill here yesterday and i get charlie today. we can look at where we are, busting out the ipad. i know that you guys love this. it's a 53/47 majority. they have to net four or three if republicans get the presidency. so let's look at the best opportunity for stu for the republican. we put up, you seem to collectiv

today roger goodell and demaurice smith attended a funeral for myra kraft, the wife of the patriots ownerraft. more news for you, 49ers are doing their best to say in shape. several of the players met in san francisco for run light drill. alex smith has helped coordinate the workouts and no surprise here, he says guys are frustrated and ready to get back to work. >> i've been reading about it like everybody else. we do get updates from our reps, but we're not there. we don't know all the redetails of how everything has gone down. so, no, we're out of the loop like everybody else. we do talk to our player rep, buts's stu it's tough on get a . if you're not there, you don't know what's going on. so for the most part, it's just keeping us posted when this thing finally wraps up. >> so we still have a lockout, but the raiders free agent working up a sweat, ozawa built houses for houses for humanity. joining him from the children the as with a college tour for scholars. back to you guys. >> thank you very much. >> that was just a few minutes, but for a full 30 minutes of bay area sports covera

pressure in a manhattan law firm right now, roger goodell and union chief smith have finally sat down negotiating by the lawyers, tinkering with language of a new potential collective bargaining agreement, and now the big boys are finally talking about the $9 billion question which is how do you divide a $9 billion revenue stream which is the nfl's profit margin, between owners and players. and finally, the clock is ticking. today looks to be the most important day of this whole four-month saga. they're all sitting down now to hopefully hash out a provisional plan before the weekend. and nfl fans are basically praying over their schedules now, hoping something can get done before the weekend. >> right. not much longer, and usually we're starting to talk about the -- the camps. what about the emotional toll on the fans? what kind of damage could a lockout do and has it already done? >> reporter: yeah, around this time, nfl fans are packing their cars. training camps starting in about two weeks. and you have preseason games coming up, too. here's the important thing about the nfl, chris

we're told nfl commissioner roger goodell in the next couple of minutes will address the media.te. they're going to try to get 24 votes out of the 32. if they do, it goes back to the players. we thought today, the players were supposed to vote yesterday. they did not. still an antitrust lawsuit they have to settle. early ter became clear they have sow certify. they decertified before the lockout started. there's still a lot of moves to make. >> what about a salary cap? where does that sit right now? >> reporter: seem like the revenue plserve split is servre there. if they lose preseason games and the don't do a deal by today or tomorrow we'll lose that first game, the hall of fame game. the players will get cut. $200,000 lost every preseason week. players lose a collective, about $96 million from their checks. >> also, darren, $300 million in back payments, shall we say, to the players that's hanging out there. what's going to happen? that's a lot of cash? >> reporter: right. players says 3ds 20 million of benefits they want back. owners kind of say, well, this is part ever the

nfl commissioner roger goodell announced an agreement for a ten-year contract lending the four-month long lockout. today nfl players can report to team facilities. teams can also begin to sign 2011 draft picks and rookie free agents. the settlement means that preseason games can begin august 11th on schedule. way to go. >>> and in norway today lawyers for the accused mass murder say that their client's actions point to a pattern of instanity. they're unsure if they will enter that plea in his trial. nbc's jay gray has the very latest from oslo. jay, what are you hearing from the legal team? >> reporter: good evening. well they are saying the same thing that owl of his observations are insane but won't commit to using that as defense in this case. they also say that everyone trying to apply rational to an irrational situation won't work. they admit that there's a problem with their client. his manifesto, his defense lawyer said i don't want to talk about that. that's not something i want to do, i don't want that message spread. it's obvious that they're having problems defending him a

commissioner roger goodell and nfl players association executive director demaurice smith took time offeek.mç >> we're taking a break because we felt is was important to be down here with the players. we have respect, obviously for the players and this is an important few days. and we're going to get back to work. >> woodruff: back in minneapolis on friday, smith said all sides had high hopes. >> we know it's important, our players want to play, our fans want to see the game that they love. >> woodruff: talks are scheduled to resume tomorrow, putting the end of that labor dispute already well past the 100-day mark ever closer to the pre- season, now scheduled just one month away.çç for more now on both the n.b.a. and n.f.l. lockouts, we're joined by howard beck, who covers professional basketball for the "new york times." and kevin blackistone, a professor of sports journalism at the university of maryland. he is a regular commentator on espn. thank you both for being here. kevin, do you first. let's talk about the newest dispute of the newer of the two, basketball. what's at the hea