louis ' own ryan howard coms off the end of the glove of bartlett. jason could not pocket it. >> joe: a base hit and now the st. louis native, ryan howard, who has been a wonderful pinch-hitter. in his career. for the phillies, look at those numbers. 11 for 28, five home runs, 12 rbis, charlie manuel, his manager, told us before the game. he's been a good pinch-hitter. i've got to find the right spot and it is right here and right now. >> tim: that's right. >> joe: they are dead straightaway in the infield and outfield for ryan howard. now time is called as that will change. bartlett, switches to the other side of the second base bag. brandon sing left by himself on the left side. for the a.l. francisco rodriguez is getting loose, just in case. howard has wonderful numbers inside this ballpark, as well. big rip. 63 games at busch stadium. a .381 average in 17 games with seven home runs. 29 rbis. >> tim: brian howard a good low ball hitter. prefers the ball out over the plate. that's why nathan, tied him up at that first football. >> joe: tying run at

louis ' own ryan howard coms off the end of the glove of bartlett. jason could not pocket it. >> joe: a base hit and now the st. louis native, ryan howard, who has been a wonderful pinch-hitter. in his career. for the phillies, look at those numbers. 11 for 28, five home runs, 12 rbis, charlie manuel, his manager, told us before the game. he's been a good pinch-hitter. i've got to find the right spot and it is right here and right now. >> tim: that's right. >> joe: they are dead straightaw in the infield and outfield for ryan howard. now time is called as that will change. bartlett, switches to the other side of the second base bag. brandon sing left by himself on the left side. for the a.l. francisco rodriguez is getting loose, just in case. howard has wonderful numbers inside this ballpark, as well. big rip. 63 games at busch stadium. a .381 average in 17 games with seven home runs. 29 rbis. >> tim: brian howard a good low ball hitter. prefers the ball out over the plate. that's why nathan, tied him up at that first football. >> joe: tying run at t

ryan howard makes baseball history, and tom watson turns back the clock. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, everyone. and welcome back to "early today." i'm dan kloeffler. the senate has improved a major expansion of the 1968 federal hate crimes law. the legislation would cover those physically attacked because of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability. ted kennedy is now being treated for cancer, and unable to be on hand for that debate. first proposed that bill in 1997. >>> a chinese-born boeing engineer who became a u.s. citizen has been convicted of spying for china for decades. he sold trade secrets, including data on nasa space shuttle program. he now faces 90 years in prison. >>> bill gates wants to try his hand as controlling the weather. gates and a team of co-inventors have filed five patent applications to propose a way of slowing down hurricanes. the plan? to use barges to pump cold, deep ocean water into the path of oncoming storms. >>> and the running of the rednecks, the sprint, a time-honored tradition for p

. >>> ryan howard now owns a major league record.sixth straight win. >>> manny ramirez returned home to dodger stadium for the first time since his 50-game suspension for violating the league's drug policy. but he wasn't much help. >>> and down in san diego, clint bar muss hit a three-run homer that led the colorado rockies to a 10-1 rout of the padres. >>> and home run derby winner prince fielder showed he wasn't worn out by all the star slug fest stuff he was doing, belting a three-run shot against the reds to start the scoring. milwaukee went on to beat cincinnati 9-6. >>> when we return another look at the day's top stories. and supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor wins over critics and hits the confirmation fast track. >> you have come a long way. you have worked very hard. >>> on the "cbs morning news," here's a look at today's weather. thunderstorms will be developing along the east coast with thunderstorms developing across the mid-atlantic states in the northeast. it will remain hot and dry throughout the west. >>> here's a

bottom eighth, ryan howard. the st. louis native. strikes out swinging. joe nathan gets the a.l.of the jam. mariano rivera to close the door and gets miguel tejada to pop out. rivera, the most saves in all-star game history with four. >>> that will do it for this espn news update. now, back to jeremy and vinita. >>> real quick, we have dramatic video of a near-disaster. it happened at an air show near frankfurt, germany. the plane went into a spin. >> the pilot managed to pu out, barely missing spectators and slamming into a car with a family of three inside. despite all that, no one was seriously injured. my name is quinn, and this is my eggo. on fridays, i have hockey befoe school, so i take two eggo homestyle waffles and put peant butter inside. i add a couple chocolate chips when dad's starting the car. there's only one way to eat an eggo -- your way. l'eggo my eggo. >>> and finally from us this morning,ou can't blame nay die-hard hogwarts fans if they need another cup of coffee this morning. many of them didn't get to sleep at their usual time. they were at the midnight debu

. >>> ryan howard and the phillies have won ten in a row. philly, at home, against the cubs.oward, the grounder. derrek lee steps on the bag. and the cubs end the phillies' ten-game winning streak. >>> the yankees have won five in a row at the new stadium. nick swisher singles to center. two runs will score. and the yankees go up 4-0. that occurred in the bottom of the first. we go to the top of the third. orioles have two on, two out. ty wigginton lines one to right. swisher going back. nice running grab. the yankees take it. your final is 6-4. >>> and let's go back to the studio and jeremy and vinita. >> lots of yankees fans excited about their success lately. >>> all right. well, you don't expect to see airplanes on the street, of course. that's exactly where you saw two of them in two, separate incidents. >> imagine driving by this. the wingless fuselage of a huge military plane made its way through long beach, florida, on towing vehicles. the c-17 cargo jet was moved so it could be shipped to the east coast. >> that was california, actually. and. >>> and a small plane ma

bottom eighth, ryan howard. the st. louis native. strikes out swinging. joe nathan gets the a.l.ut of the jam. mariano rivera to close the door and gets miguel tejada to pop out. rivera, the most saves in all-star game history with four. >>> that will do it for this espn news update. now, back to jeremy and vinita. >>> real quick, we have dramatic video of a near-disaster. it happened at an air show near frankfurt, germany. the plane went into a spin. >> the pilot managed to pull out, barely missing spectators

last night the president met or adam jones, joe madden, derek jeter and ryan howard before the game in the locker room. the american league took the victory 4-3. >>> as for the game played in two hours and 31 minutes, it came down to the catch from tampa bay's carl crawford. in the eighth after a triple from curtis granderson it turned out that our adam jones sends the fly to the right. for the winning run. and again, american league wins 4-3 >>> turns out in maryland you can dive further into debt, even after your dead. huh? anyone who rents a home should be aware of this. as investigator joce sterman reports a rental contract lives on in maryland even when you don't. >> reporter: at 94 years old erna ann still had the vibrant smile of a teen and was nearly as active. >> she organized social events, card groups. she went to the pool daily. >> reporter: and her granddaughter karen says she was a model tenant in the baltimore county complex she lived in for nearly 20 years. when she passed away last february she expected the family would simply hand over the keys to the rental apartment

he'll be joined by former champ ryan howard, prince fielder, and adrian gonzalez.our sluggers are the n.l.'s first baseman for the game on july 14. sedgeway, 2009 state farm home run derby, you can see it live at 8:00 p.m. eastern. coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. eastern with an all-star edition of baseball tonight. you may not know this but ronaldo is kind of a big deal. >> people who know him. >> so big, in fact, 80,000 people welcomed him to real madrid. the equivalent of $131 million, just in transfer fees have been paid. i have to say thank you to all supporters. my boss, my friends and my teammates. because, you know, have i been six years with the club and i have friends there. relationships with all the people there. but the people who understand my decision, and people respect that, of course, it's a great challenge now, and other people know, why jimmy is to play in madrid, but i will miss many things in manchester, but this is life. this is my house. my new club, and i'm going to give 100% for this club. >> real madrid is no stranger to paying top dollar fo

there is a big time home run by ryan howard.two runs but not good enough to get to the final. i pick this guy. that, my friends, is over 500 deep. he would gethrough to the finals. in the finals the prince would post six more home runs to win the 2009 home run derby. the caps sign boyd gordon. and serena williams will make her own appearance with the washington capitals. shawn is back to wrap up the show in a moment.  there are ments in time when the paths we take do determine our future. today we are communicating wit each other as never before - and that requires a seamless network that is constantly growing better, smarter, and more secure. that's why our scientists and engineers in our labs, are taking the fastest technology in the world and making it mobile, better and faster - to keep pushing the internet further than anyone dreamed. last year alone we invested re in building america's future than any other company - improving and expanding our network, to keep you in control. and behind the scenes, that take

he also met adam jones, joe madden, derek jeter, ryan howard, before the game in the locker room. the american league took the victory. >>> let's look at the game. it was played in two hours, 31 minutes. came down to this catch from tampa bay, at the wall. he brings it back in. then in the eighth, after a triple from curtis granderson, how about adam jones, getting the job done. sending the fly to right to score the winning run. the a.l. wins 4-3. and adam jones getting rave reviews. way to go, a.j. that kid is good. >> he's on fire. >>> she was just days away from boarding a ship bound for the caribbean. >> then she learn she needed to have major surgery. how did this local woman make it to sea? we'll tell you about it, coming up. >>> and students are re-creating natural disasters. learn how we can survive the real thing. >>> let's take a live look outside and check the temperatures. 60 degrees. i would imagine that is quite chilly for july. we'll find out about the rest of the week. >>> here's adam jones fourth cousin, mark jones with the mta report. >> good morning. the commute

the national league will be represented by ryan howard, albert pujols, prince fielder and adrian gonzagal first basemen. >>> tony is back to work this week. the towson lacrosse coach is running a summer camp for kids ages 6 to 16. some of his towson players are helping coach. seeman is hoping the kids learn something new every day. >> ultimately they're doing something that maybe somebody on their team is note doing right now and not getting better or improving their skills. and hopefully they're going to be a little better in whatever league or level they play at when they walk out of here. >> nice touch there by tony seeman. but i am still having a hard time -- >> steve mcnair. >> it's shocking to me to think she dead. >> people loved him here. >> loved him everywhere. great in the community. you never whoa what happens in people's personal lives. a sad story. >> very sad, and many questions still remain. >>> but to tony seeman's camp, there are many camps this summer around town. here is another one, very different, but one that will be familiar to you. 7th grade freres sisters academ

has 24 with ryan howard. ouch. and in front. and yeah, that is a shin and home plate umpire, craig fair child, a good sport, walked around and even the home plate wasn't dirty, he brushed it off to give adam a few more seconds and the hitter will let the umpire know when he is ready. a lot of come monday courtesy between them when they take a shot. >> adam dunn lines one hard. and that is lewis rodriguez out in right field. for the first time in awhile. a shift has worked against adam dunn. he is working balls where there have been no defenders and josh willingham. great numbers for josh. and i don't mink this every day. but it bears repeating every now and then. his on base percentage is 4-9 and he doesn't qualify enough in that department t but if he did, he would be fifth in the league. and with that total. great production his last 27 ball games. and as much as anybody on the ball club, he fits the description of professional hitter. >> rob: how about just professional all the time. >> bob: there you go. >> rob: wonderful in

and at the home place call turned out to be a total ryan howard home run. all right pujols. we learned today that may, the case-shiller home price index showed the first monthly increase in home values in almost three years, i say hallelujah so does the board. a 4.5% gain and i think june will be even better given we saw an 11% increase in new home purchases last month, which, by the way, is the biggest in eight years. the good news on the housing front just keeps oncoming. the second biggest gainer in the s&p 500 today, none other than masco, giant maker of cabinets and faucets for homes. up a stunning 14%. it ain't done, after reporting a knockout quarter yesterday to the close, at this point the very real turn in housing seems impossible to deny. although i still people denying it. last week stanley works from black and decker reported strong earnings, i think sears will report strong earnings, black and decker raised guidance for the rest of 2009. i am thrilled by the strength in housing. i love that the stocks of the home builders which, of course, unfortunately i told

season who would probably lead the league in walks it would be him because at least pujols and ryan howard some of those guys -- >> rob: right. >> -- do have some major league hitters battingen hiewnd them. now if guzman is hitting. gonzalez is gone, 0-1 with a sac fly and now kouzmanoff comes up who struck out first time. the padres are a little puzzled about what's going on with adrian gonzalez hitting under .250, he hit almost .280 last year with 36 homers and 119 r.b.i.s. he is on the homer pace, no problem, but only on a pace for about 90 to 95 runs batted in. here is bud black, good pitcher he was. a very popular guy around baseball.   . >> rob: and a tremendous pitching coach with the l.a. angels of anaheim before he took the job. >> bob: yes he was. he was there with mike scioscia. and his staff when they were there were in the top 5 in e.r.a. in the al five of 7 seasons. worked in cleveland for a while as a special assistant to gm johnny hard. >> rob: didn't want to leave. >> bob: had family considerations in southern california and that's important to a guy even though

ryan howard's 25th. and jason bergmann.ike macdougal. >> rob: might throw bergmann out there to get one out. and get pinched hit for. and venable's stuff. hitters step out on lannan. he is too fast. they st. peter's ended out on gaudin. because he was slowing things down. it is a 1-1 pitch from john. i thought you deserved something when you are pitching like this. big lannan expression and body language tells you how he is feeling about it. >> he throws 14 balls and the first seven innings of the ball game. >> bob: screamer into the seats. and the nats dugout. >> rob: his last walk was 10 day it is ago. >> bob: yes. >> rob: he has been a strike throwing machine. >> bob: they got him. and cabrera was leaning. and he is not happy about it. and here comes bud black. and he is leaning. and he is gone for the second out. >> rob: he got caught. >> rob: see him watch the move. and lannan noticed it and gets it. and. >> bob: he is arguing and got the hand back in. and nick johnson slapped it down in a hurry. >> rob: no, he got him

the phillies ryan howard hit his 23rd homer of the season and more importantly the 200th homer of his career. he reached that milestone faster than any other player in major league history. >>> our time is 5:25. >>> some local auto dealers shutout by gm or chrysler win a battle to get their businesses back. that story is coming up. >>> plus, a vote on captiol hill early this morning paves the way for a massive health care reform package. >>> and the investigation in to last month's deadly crash will make travel on the red line extra difficult this weekend. >> angie? >> smooth sailing southbound on the gw parkway from the beltway to the key bridge. we have the traffic in realtime when 9 news now returns, along with our friday house members burn the midnight oil to bring president obama's health care plan closer to law. >>> welcome back to 9 news. thanks for joining us this friday morning. we want to give you a quick update on the pope. we told you earlier that pope benedict xvi fell earlier this morning. the vatican now said he broke his wrist but he walked in to the hospital on his ow

it's tradition the night before the all-star game is the annual home run derby and the phillies ryan howardster shots. 15 home runs in the first two rounds. that wasn't good enough to reach the finals. the brewers' prince fielder smashed the three longest home runs including this 503-foot bomb. he hit 17 home runs and that was enough to advance to the finals. this those finals, he slowed down a little bit. he sshed six home runs but that was enough to beat crews would had five. >>> and president obama will they out the first pitch that at all-star game and then head for the broadcast booth. the president will join joe teck and tim kerr vair for the lecast from busch stadium in st. louis. fox hasn't determined yet which innings will hit the air. the game begins at 8:00 tonight on fox 5. >>> the nationals fired manager manny acta sunday night. when he was hired back in 2007, he was the youngest skipper in the big leagues at the age of 37. after moderate success that first season, things went from bad to worse and now acta is gone. he is replaced by husband bench coach, jim riggleman, a move t

louis native ryan howard also didn't get past the second round.hillies' slugger had 15 home runs, but that wasn't enough. in the final round it was milwaukee's prince fielder against nelson cruz of texas. fielder won 6-5 with the winning blast hit deep center. >>> baseball fan here at home were r still talking about manny acta. the team fired him monday. ryan zimmerman spoke about that. >> i think the manager is a lot of times the scapegoat. you know, he can't go out and play for us. a lot of the stuff this year has been the players. not playing up to their capabilities i think. and he's kind of taken the fall for it. you know, unfortunately this is what it takes to open some people's eyes. >> bench coach jim riggleman takes over the team. he went to richard montgomery high school in rockville and attended frostburg state. he inherits a team with a 26 -61 record. >>> it is 6:25. ahead, what the feds want metro to do now to protect you on your ride. >>> plus, looking to marry into money? in 10 minutes, why arlington is the place to go. here's angie

chris fielder, gonzalez and ryan howard combined for 65 homers this season could bring them into a pimpblue all-star game pitching staff. 13 pitches total. combined 25 appearances in the all-star games. less than two per player. only a pair of nl players, k. rod and santana have as many as four collections while seven players getting their first selection to the midsummer classic. >>> all right. espnews update takes us to san diego. and, yeah, it's 6-6, but how it got there is the interesting part. the padres scored five runs in the bottom of the ninth off chad billingsly. and jonathan broxton. they tied the game at 6-6. now they're in the top of the tenth. oh, by the way, so far no manny ramirez. as this goes to extra innings, perhaps he could see a pinch hitting scenario. joe torre said he wanted to give him a chance to rest his legs. how rested can he be? he had 50 games off. so far 6-6 tp of the tenth. astros/giants. randy johnson. hoping to avoid a three game sweep to the giants. randy johnson swinging. oh, look at that. injures his pitching shoulder swinging the bat. another reason

gretchen: i was wondering how ryan howard felt about double fist pump.e: i think he was running for the president's job. peter: what is he talking about? steve: during the campaign bowers of security and whatnot? peter: they didn't think he was the vice president then? steve: gretch, is it true the president is going to be throwing out the first pitch? you have heard that? gretchen: i haven't heard that. steve: all the living presidents are somehow involved? gretchen: that's true. i have not heard about the first pitch. my husband is not up yet at the game. i will email or twitter him and have an answer. steve: get him up? gretchen: he had a late night. he was at the all-star game last night or the future whatever that is. let's get to a fox news alert. treasury secretary tim geithner in london meeting with britain's prime minister gordon brown. they are discussing details of the u.s. and u.k. plans to stop the economic crisis. it's his first stop before heading on to the middle east. as north korean leader kim jong il reportedly battles pancreatic press

then in the fifth inning, ryan howard. behave came off todd wellmire. bottom seventh, ibanyez's 26th home run of the year. who needs roy halladay when the bats can do that? phills go on to pound the cardinals into submission. a mine final of 9-2. joe blanton picks up the win. he's now 7-4 on the season. blanton has given up just four runs in four starts in the month of july. all right, it's just gone final. mets and astros, jerry manuel and company gunning for their first road series win since early june. top three, luis castillo 3-3 game the. in the fourth inning, triple brings in alex cora. then jeremy reed, say it ain't so, a trio of the mets win by a final of 8-3. livan hernandez, his seventh win of the season, strikes out seven over seven innings. david wright goes 2 for 5 with a pair of runs scored and a pair of rbis. cubs and reds the cubs have battled back, and chicago hitting awfully well as of late fukudome two rbis. when it goes final, we'll bring you the highlight highlights on. >> racing at the brickyard 400, about six laps to go, jimmie jo

ryan howard and prince fielder. he's running! and nick johnson fouls it. think anybody was paying attention. >> rob: i don't think they are. i think they're just going to let him take third. >> bob: he could score from second base. >> rob: look atthat. >> bob: that's gonna get him! inside corner! hernandez has a thigh high strike zone tonight. second national to strike out. second runner stranded in a 1-0 game. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 "i'm rethinking everything... tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 including who i trust to look after my money." tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 "the dust might be settling... tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 that's great, but i'm not." tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 "i guess i'm just done with doing nothing, you know?" tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 "oh, i'm not thinking about moving my money. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 i am moving it."  . >> bob: manny acta said today to it's pretty certain that nyjer morgan will become the base runner replays elijah dukes will be on first base with one out, and josh willingham coming up to

finally, ryan howard takes a fastball up in the zone. drives it out to deep left field.r a major factor. and continues to reinforce the power and the importance of the power to this phillies offense. adding to their totals. four players with 20-plus home runs. and at this stage. season to have that many home runs, you see the impact of that power, and the impact it has on the pitchers to take the pressure off of them. >> a guy that some people feel is keeping a spot warm until martinez is ready to join the big league club. >> hey, what about me. pedro's getting ready to get his inning up to five or six innings. maybe in a trade. >> all of a sudden, he goes from 9 to 90 miles an hour. the breaking ball was up there. it was the command that really rocked them in. and they have won every one of his starts since he's been up here in the big leagues. these phillies have been very, very hot. >> and the cubs four-game winning streak with the nationals is over, as the phillies beat up on the cubs 10-1 here tonight in phil phil. back to you. >> all right, the mets are struggling

overcoming an 0 for 4 by ryan howard as the phillies win a thriller.y in the game. he's hitting nearly 400 in july after hitting .167 in june. great game in philadelphia. full highlights coming your way later in the night. >> we're now joined by espn.com senior writer, mark stein. because there isar a lot going n in the nba with some pretty big names. let's start with the biggest of them all, carlos boozer. what is the latest? >> well, the utah jazz, it's no secret, got a trade in. but they have until february to move him. so now that they've matched the machine on paul millsapp, there will be a boozer trade that's assumed all over the nba map. but they're still trying to sort out the proposals. there is no secret that boozer wants to end up in miami. the heat certainly have interest. i'm told that this is something that dwyane wade would love to see happen. but utah wants to shed payroll in a deal, and come away with a player who can crack their rotation they don't just want to give booze era way. so with those objectives in mind, they're probably sti

ryan howard and jayson werth back-to-back home runs in the second inning. as for the dodgers and the mets, manny ramirez a two r.b.i. single with the bases loaded. that made it a 3-0 game. just the second hit since his suspension endedment keep in mind he did strike out in his>>: first a.b. >> as we take a look at some soccer news for you, michael bradley is going to be he suspended.to pon fifa is calling s what he did in the confederations cup, they'res suspending him for misconduct. e he will be able to participate in the world cup qualifier in mexico city. >> and we keep you current on what's going on and shawn marion apparently is going to head to dallas. the mavericks interested in acquiring him from the raptors as part of a sign and trade deal. pedro martinez will throw a simulated game for the phillies, and oguchi onyewu signing with a.c. milan. >> top stories ahead, including manny ramirez. we'll get you the latest on what we'll get you the latest on what he's doing, more cash over here! it's much easier to find money at esurance. great auto insuran

. >> rob: yeah, ryan howard was a little nervous, went over, made sure he was okay. . >> bob: one ball didn't you with matt you broderick with the whom per? well, no, it was the nor add, he starts playing computer games about with the nor add computer and it almost starts world war iii. that's what would happen if there was computers calling balls and strikes. >> bob: kevin kouzmanoff. error. >> rob: the short-arm delivery, great balance. there you see where he does the, instead of a round-house around your back, he goes right up to his ear like a catcher. his take-away, he holds it a little bit longer, keeps that glove hand down for the deception factor. i like that nice slow delivery and then he schoadz towards the plate. >> bob: uh-huh. he is another guy, the nats pretty much designated him for assignment. he did not become a free agent, stayed within the organization, now here he is back in the big leagues. he went to aaa and proved himself. made a few adjustments. >> rob: the front angle, look at the take-away there between the hand and the glove transfer, but instead of going dow

. >>> the phillies' ryan howard hit his 200th career home run. why is that historic?ached that 200th home run milestone in fewer games than anyone in major league history. pretty impressive. >> steiner and gonzalez two and three. >> the phillies beat the marlins 4-0. look who is back in the states. after playing five months with milan, david beckham made his return to the mls last night. >> a huge, overrated move. >> that's just not nice. >> beckham did not score but the galaxy did do something they hadn't done much of without beckham, they won. landon donovan, a guy who ripped beckham in a new book, scored the game-winner. galaxy over the red bulls. the soccer team called the red bulls. >> can we do that dodger thing? i'd like to. >> barnicle can make anything happen. >>> up next, the reform of week in review. >> is this like "the new york times"? >> the week in review. i'm not going to give you a hint. you have to watch. we know why we're here. to build a new generation of airplanes to connect the world. airplanes that fly cleaner and farther on less fuel. and make

ryan howard hit his 24th homer. philadelphia all over chicago 10-1.hael vick release freddie federal custody after serving a 23 month sentence. free to talk to any nfl club. for him to play he'll need the blessing of the commissioner. >>> how about this. shaquille o'neal who loves the spotlight, loves it is shaping a new reality tv series. athletes. shaq versus. august 15th, he'll take on ben roethlisberger. in the future he will have oscar de la hoya and others. the upcoming nba season, make money. >>> a huge twitter fan posted pictures of himself kissing the prize trophy also pouring beer into it, also a suitcase holding with a caption, i'm boarding flight back to the states with one more carry on. now, first major championship. that's your shot of sports on "morning joe." i'm fred rogin. >> thanks for the shot, fred. next, savannah guthrie, live from the white house. we'll be right back. my guys brush their teeth like they clean their room. i'm glad anticavity listerine® smart rinse™ attracts stuff like a magnet, then shows it in the sink. ewww. gr

second in the league in walks and in the strikeout department, third in the league with 106 and ryan howardf arizona,.125. pulls off the breaking ball and that .125 the most in baseball and carlos pena, day, 119. that leads the american league and now adam has to find some contact here on a 1-2 count.   nationals have hit 82 home runs and the mets have given up 85. they just don't hit them anymore.   there's the dpraet eye on the breaking l over but low, count even 2-2.   there's contact right side and the ball snes through and zimmer pan is going to third because it takes forever to get to francoeur even with his great arm and the nats big boys play a little small ball here and a corner situation with nobody out. hey, you need a little luck now

louis, 98 hif 98e ryan howard. in the fielder cruz, and he unloads the 6th center.nce fielder wins the 2009 home run derby for the first time in his career. remember, you can see the 2009 all-star game live from is right here on fo you know, it's not the grill that makes a delicious, tender, perfect piece of steak. people: oh! it's the steak. enjoy quality selections from the butchers at giant. like petite-cut sirloin steak, just $2.99 a pound. this week only, at giant. fresh, fresh, fresh. really fresh! come into your local giant today for mouthwatering fruits and vegetables, all at prices you can handle. like blueberries, one-pint carton, 4 for $5.00. this week only, at giant. >>> welcome back to fox 45 morning news. 8:30 is the time. i'm patrice harris. >>> good morning, i'm megan gilliland. let's check in with meteorologist steve fertig and see how our day is shaping up so far. >>> megan and patrice, it's looking very nice. if you are in bel air, you're at 51 degrees, and you want to run to baltimore because it's 72 degrees there and feeling very comfortable. 58

want to be into the playoffs and have to have a guy come out of the bullpen to face chase utley, ryan howardnez, a guy who is not a quality reliever and who is not left-handed. they've addressed all those things, in addition, jonathan broxton is having an all-star season, he has had some problems with his toe, and if he were to get hurt down the stretch, they have a guy that can step in and be the closer. the fact they have a left-hander back there and a guy who can step in if needed fills two huge needs in the dodger bullpen. the kevin baxter, we appreciate you joining us on espnews. we now turn our attention to the other coach, pete abraham who covers the yankees for the journal news. or her husband faced a catastrophic health issue they would be this dire straights. the "help" committee bill creates a patient safety research center which will support research, technical assistance and process implementation grants to local providers to teach and implement best practices. no one should go through what judith's brother-in-law did. no one should contract a hospital-acquired infection that le

that double brings home chase utley and ryan howard. phils up 3-1. brad lidge onhe for the save.ave up a home run to brandon moss. here gets pinch hitter del win young to end the game. 18th save of the year, and the phils hang on to win it. >> allowing one win in 7 and a third innings. the phillies have won 10 of the last 17 games against the pirates. >> pedro martinez pitched a simulated game for the phillies and were interested in signing the three-time cy young winner. the 37-year-old allowed three hits, no runs, and striking out three. the second simulated game pedro has thrown for the phils. >> shut down the mets. bottom nine of a 3-0 game. david wright goes around on a checked swing, and arroyo, his first complete game since august of '08. his first shutout since september of '06. four hits, no walks. mets have scored ten runs in the last six games. earlier in the day, mets acquired jeff francoeur from the braves. ryan church, and neither player has been particularly effective this season. church with just two homers, and 232 at-bats. the slugging percentage just .375. fran

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ryan sheckler will be here. our next guest is a tony nominated actress whom you know previously from the west wing and as movie wife to howardshe has her own big hit series called "in plain sight". watch it sundays at 10:00 on usa. please say hello to mary mccormack. [ cheers and applause ] you look great. good to see you. >> thank you. good to be here. >> we met at howard and beth stern's wedding. we sat next to each other. that was a lot of fun. >> it was a lot of fun. >> i sented that you were having some trouble watching howard marry another woman. >> it was sad. it was really sad. bless her heart though. >> yeah. >> she's a good woman. >> yes. >> she looked gorgeous. >> it was a lot of fun. we did have a lot of fun. but it's weird. because you did the movie how long ago? >> golly, i don't know. a thousand years ago. >> a long time ago. and yet, still, that's like a big thing. >> the best fun i ever had. what's more fun? i'm a huge stern fan. i love him and i love his act. but yeah, it was great. >> and you're still in touch with him? >> yeah. no, we're great friends. he came to s boeing boeing the play i did last year.

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howard dean. former majority leader, senator bill frist. cbs care mark ceo tom ryan. senator judd gregg.sident of the federation of american hospitals and former health and human services secretary donna shalala. how an overhaul of america's health care system affects everything from company costs to a trip to the emergency room. who's paying for it? and what about consumer protection? these questions and more as our special "squawk box" summit, america's health care crisis begins now. >>> good wednesday morning. welcome back to "squawk" on cnbc. i'm carl quintanilla along with joe kernen and becky quick. europe's been doing pretty well on the back of some good solid corporate earnings from the likes of volkswagen and royal dush shell. some stories we're following, dow component travelers, $1.25  share was below estimates. the company upped the estimate for the fiscal year. its number is still below the street estimate. shares of astrazeneca, earning $1.64. the company raised its full year guidance and says its flu vaccine could be available by september. the ceo will sit down with mike

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pujols coming out for the home run derby joined by ryan howard, prince fielder, and adrian gonzalez. the four sluggers are the nl's first basemen for the game on july 14. sedgeway, monday now on espn, in the 2009 state farm home run derby, you can see it live at 8:00 p.m. eastern. coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. eastern with an all-star edition of baseball tonight. you may not know this, but ronaldo is kind of a big deal. >> people know him. >> so big, in fact, some 80,000 people welcomed him to real madrid. the club committed the equivalent of $131 million just in transfer fees. >> i have to say thank you to all supporters. my boss, my friends, my teammates. because, you know, have i been here six years in the club, and i have friends there. the relationship with the old people there. but the people who understand my decision, and the people respect that, of course, it's a great challenge now, and other people know my dream is to play in madrid. but i'm going to miss many, many things in manchester. you know, but this is the life. this is my new house. my new club, and i'm going to giv

. >> and ryan howard in his hometown. >> this one is gone. >> top sluggers swing for the fences. live from st. louis. 2009 state farm home run derby monday at 8:00 eastern on espn. >> the starting pitchers and managers of tuesday's all-star game will be addressing reporters on monday. espnews will bring those news conferences to you live starting at 11:00 a.m. eastern. >> mets and reds, averaging 2.34 runs. offense showed a few signs of life. a fly to right. bruce can't handle it. but he hurts his hand on the play. in fact, he fractured his wrist. ihad to leave the game. jeff francoeur, how's this for a first impression. first at-bat with his new ball club, two-run single to right. line drive in the box score. he won't tell. santana only needed those two runs. seven shutout innings, struck out five. mets beat the reds 4-0. santana gets his seventh straight ten-win season. johnny cueto roughed up again. giving up 13 earned runs. mets score four runs but where's the power? it's been eight games since the mets got deep. longest streak in the nay jors this year. by the way, new york