san diego chargers statement, everyone at the chargers is in complete shock and disbelief. we ask everyone to stop what they're doing and send prayers to junior and his family. that just out from the san diego chargers organization. i believe there's another fox confirmed -- here we go. junior seau -- we have pictures from his home. found dead. multiple statements out from different news organizations. law enforcement sources at the scene tells cops that a law enforcement source at the scene says cops believe he shot and killed himself. he was 43. they're at the house now. we're told he did indeed send text messages to his ex-wife. did send text messages to his three kids yesterday saying love you. we're told they all responded and did not expect anything was wrong. he last saw his kids three weeks ago. again, that is from the reporting of the website tmz but matches others. sources close to seau tell us family members didn't notice any depression in recent weeks. nobody knew of any problems. junior seau dead today after sending text messages to his ex-wife and three kids ye

former san-ol former san diego charger line backer was found dead this morning by his girl friend in ach front home in san diego county. he had a single gunshot wound to the chest. histricken m grief-stricken motd today that he seemed perfectly fine the last few days. >> i don't understand who do this to to my son, but i pray to god, please, take me. take me, leave my son, but it's too late. it's too late. >> seau retired in 2009 after 20 seasons in the nfl, most with the chargers. the 12-time pro bowler is considered one of the greatest line backers in nfl history. 49ers head coach jim harbough played with seau in san diego and said, quote, i along with the entire nfl family, the san diego community and those who shared a life with junior grieve the loss of the ultimate friend. >> the suicide is raising questions about the mental health of nfl players who often suffer multiple concussions and repeated head trauma. even if it is not a natural concussion it can cause deterioration of the brain. ama dates has a closer look at this issue. ama? >> carolyn, the neuro psychologist i spoke w

a memorial service will be hosted at the stadium for the former san diego chargers star. >>> presidentma is scheduled to be in reno, nevada today, to urge congress to act with a list he laid out this week. the first lady is scheduled to address more than 5,000 graduates at virginia polytechnic institute and state university today to the graduates. >>> toyota executives are scheduled to talk about newly released earns this morning and unvail the new toyota corolla. the press conference is being held in tokyo. >>> the bbc in scotland caught their forecast in person yesterday. prince charles was standing in front of the screen and giving the forecast. his wife also did the weather. he seemed to be quite natural at it. he even town time to throw in a joke or two. >>> not so bad there. we are mainly clear this morning. it's going to be a beautiful day out there. get out and enjoy it. you can see right now, gorgeous, plenty of sunshine. you can see the key back there. we are still seeing more of the same this morning, wall to wall sunshine once again with a beautiful sunrise. it's going to b

. >>> the san diego chargers will retire junior seau's number 55. ey'll retire it in the home opener in september. he killed himself earlier this month. he was the most decorated defensive player in the san diego chargers' history. >>> republican presidential candidate mitt romney delivered some advice to graduates today. he told them the things you believe in and value matter and he defended his position on marriage saying it should strictly be between one man and one woman. >>> the public is also reacting to president obama's decision to support gay marriage. in ten minutes we'll hear what people are saying about that right now and how the president's announcement could affect the election. but first this is what we heard earlier this week at cnn's open mike in times square. >> i think you did a good job at supporting same-sex marriage. >> we don't need to be talking about same-sex marriage. we need to be fixing america to be back to where it was years ago. >> dear mr. president i am so proud of you today. >> thank you for taking a sta e stance, fo

. >> carrington played on the 94 san diego charger's super bowl team with seau. 14th member of the team to die from tragic circumstances. >> i wish from this that more guys would begin to reach out to other guys who can really understand the struggle they are going through. >>> earlier today several hundred surfers took part in a paddle out outside of his oceanside home to celebrate his life. there were tears but mostly there were cheers they chanted junior, junior, junior and 55, 55, 55, seau's number. the charger quarterback drew brees was one of the surfers as well as hundreds of fans on the shoreline who brought mementos and cast flowers out to the sea in memory of junior seau. >> he was definitely beloved. a damn shame. it really is. so, so, sad. >> thorn mitchell the san diego charger spokesman now for the seau family. thank you for being with us today. is that a sim mow an tradition? >> it is something many talked about doing and it is very, very fitting. he loved the ocean and loved life. >> you know in the sam mow an culture elders play a pivotal role. w

he is best known for leading the san diego chargers to the super bowl in 1994. a public memorial is planned for friday night. still to come, we will be speaking with how we mandel after this season -- howie mandel after this season of "america's got talent." >> sunshine before the next dorms come in. sunshine and blue skies out there right now. winds gusting near 30. >> check out that radar/satellite combination. the departing storm is now over new england, even pulling away from there. a few scattered clouds. the air is unstable over pennsylvania. colder air coming over the great lakes generating a few clouds. cooler here on the ground, too. a few of these cuts may generate a sprinkle this afternoon. not likely, but possible. other than that, it is a really nice day, but it is breezy out there. let's take a look at the pollen count. pollen getting blown around today after the rain yesterday. today may be a little aggravated with all this wind blowing things around. temperatures, you can see two shades of green, one blue-cream. upper 50's in the darker shade. th

junior seau made his name with the san diego chargers. 20 years in the league. you see the gathering outside his home in oceanside, california. the report is, he took his life with a single bullet early this morning. his ex-wife tonight said he just recently received a text message from seau saying that he loved her and his three children. seau again, 20 years in the nfl. played in the super bowl with the chargers, also with the patriots, and the dolphins. junior seau passes today, taking his own life at the age of 43. >>> let's go to some baseball. giants, their second straight loss to miami. joe and jennifer montana having fun at the ball game. and here we go. with barry zito all over the place tonight. tied a career high with seven walks. to his credit, only gave up a couple of runs. one earned, and 91 pitches. he's out of there after 3 and 2/3. all miami until the 9th. bell gives it up to arias to get things cooking. belt scored just 2-1. blanco ties the game on the sfeez bunt. and the squeeze bunt. and the giants did have a chance to win it. but they couldn

. >>> a sad story out of san diego, nfl player sahoy, who played for many years with the san diego chargerstoday, chargers' officials told ktvu they are derby saddened a -- terribly saddened and shocked. he died. it appears to be a suicide. >>> milestones reached high above the bay. >>> after a chilly night and morning, you may be wondering if the bay area will warm up soon. mark tamayo will tell you about that and a chance of rain. >>> also, students, teachers and politicians get together and head out on a mission. you will hear their goals just ahead. >>> president obama is back home after an historic visit to afghanistan to sign a strategy agreement with hamid -- strategic agreement with hamid karzai for the troops to leave by 2014. the u.s. also promises to provide assistance to afghanistan for ten years after that. and with this being an election year, the president was scheduled to attend two fund- raisers today just hours after getting back to the oval office. >>> we want to take you live to arlington, virginia, where newt gingrich is about to make an announcement. he's coming up on

>>> a public memorial will be held at qualcomm stadium tonight for junior seau, the former san diego charger's linebacker who shot himself earlier this month at his california home. seau played 20 seasons in the nfl, 13 of them in san diego. >>> there's been a lot of speculation that concussions may have played a role in seau's death. >> one of his former teammates gary plummer estimates that seau could have suffered some one thousand five hundred of these brain injuries in a 20 year career. three lawsuits have been filed by football players against the nfl for concussions since seau's death. the most recent was yesterday and it includes hall of famer art monk. we spoke with one of the class action lawsuit attorneys today. >> there has to be some massive changes with respect to this game. some of these guys can't work. they're 45 years old and they can't hold a job because of the concussion syndrome. some of these players have difficulty remembering their kids' names, for example. >> we've tried reaching out to art monk himself for comment on the case. so far he's not talking publicly. in all

and started with the san diego chargers. he played with intensity and swagger that made him one of the greatest linebackers to ever play the game. he was 43 years old. >>> fallout from the bounty scandal. the team suspended four players and one player will miss the entire season. >>> unhittable against the twins. got garcia to fly out to right. a no hitter for jered weaver. angels won it 9-0. that's your first look at sports, i'm fred roggin. >>> for another look at the weather. bill care rinse with your forecast. good morning. >> i'd ask you if thunderstorms woke you up last night -- >> you are going to rub that in a little bit. >> you were already up. no problem. >>> storms pushing to the south of delaware and baltimore, where the heaviest rains condition. it has weakened considerably but looks like they may try to skirt your area south northwest of town up 95. your forecast an amaze set-up, temperature of 51 for a high in boston and washington d.c. will be 87 degrees with a chance of afternoon thunderstorms. a 40 degree t

>> police say the former nfl linebacker a 12 time pro bowler spent most of the career with san diego chargers died of a self inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. his body discovered by his girlfriend in his bedroom around 9:30 in the morning. a gun found nearby. >> the investigation is being investigated as a suicide. >> seau not without troubles in 2010 arrested on suspension of domestic violence. he then drove thinks vehicle off a cliff in carlsbad after being released from jail. he told emergency crews he had gotten sleepy when he went off the cliff. drafted in the first round in 1990 out of usc, seau left san diego in 2003 to play for miami dolphins and later the new england patriots before retiring in 2009. >> we not only cheered him in qaul com stadium but things he did locally. >> seau well known in the community for kindness toward others. >> i'd see him running in the morning. there is a group of kids used to wait for him, he'd stop and give them tips and pointers. >> he gave back to all of us, boys and girls club, everything. so sad it happened like this. >> junior seau indikted in

home of the san diego chargers. this is his former coach, the head coach of the chargers when that team went to the super bowl. that is also there in san diego where the star linebacker played a majority of his career. the 43-year-old fatally shot himself in the chest last week at a southern california home but did not leave a suicide note. a private funeral was held earlier today. more than 1,000 people attended. he played 20 seasons in the nfl and regarded as a hall of famer. >>> a change jury convicted a man today of killing the mother, brother and nephew of entertainer jennifer hudson. william balfour was hudson's former brother-in-law. he faces a life in prison. hudson cried as the verdict was read. the prosecutors described the crime as an act of vengeance by a jilted husband. >>> a paddleboat excursion turned into a rescue. we have the pictures and tells us how a dog on board was better equipped than any of the human passengers. >> reporter: what began as a sunny morning for sightseeing ended today with a tens

the 43-year-old former san diego charger line backer was found dead this morning by his girl friend in his beach front home in san diego county. he had a single gunshot wound to the chest. his grief-stricken mother said today that he seemed perfectly fine the last few days. >> i don't understand who do this to my son, but i pray to god, please, take me. take me, leave my son, but it's too late. it's too late. >> seau retired in 2009 after 20 seasons in the nfl, most with the chargers. the 12-time pro bowler is considered one of the greatest line backers in nfl history. 49ers head coach jim harbough played with seau in san diego and said, quote, i along with the entire nfl family, the san diego community and those who shared a life with junior grieve the loss of the ultimate friend. >> the suicide is raising questions about the mental health of nfl players who often suffer multiple concussions and repeated head trauma. even if it is not a natural concussion it can cause deterioration of the brain. ama dates has a closer look at this issue. ama? >> carolyn, the neuro psychologist i spoke

seau retired two years ago after playing 20 years mostly with the san diego chargers. he was the fourth nfl football player to commit suicide in four years. he's the eighth member of the 49ers team from the super bowl to die. >>> punishments were handed down yesterday. linebacker jonathan vilma got an unprecedented 16-game suspension. he'll miss all of next season. the others were also suspended. their suggestispensions range f three to eight games. >>> police say a shooter was among the dead. the nbc station in phoenix reports that shooter was border militia leader jason j.t. ready. he made headlines when he launched the militia movement to hunt the did earth for illegal immigrants and drug smusers. police say possible hazardous materials found in the backyard are slowing their investigation. >>> 4:47 right now. george zimmerman's old myspace page is coming back to haunt him. zimmerman's lawyer confirm this is his myspace page from 2005. he used the name joe g. in his profile he discussed leaving his hometown of manassas, virginia. he goes into a slang-filled. this ca

seau led the san diego chargers to a super bowl in '94, then went on to play for miami and new englandore retiring in 2009. the players association released a statement saying seau's determination and passion for the game will always be remembered in the hearts and minds of fans. the nfl player family joins the seau family to mourn a brother lost too soon. >> and more penalties handed down in the new orleans saints bounty gait. jonathan vilma is out without pay for the entire 2012 season. anthony, scott, and will smith are also suspended for several games. all right, time now to reveal our latest high school game of the week poll. you have one more day to vote. some of your choices, langly at madison, go to d.c..highschoolsports.net to vote. and the nationals, despite being on a five-game skid, get some good news today. stephen strasburg has been voted national league pitcher of the month for april. in five starts, strasburg went 5-0. an nl best 34 strikeouts. giving up just six walks. of course, they're in action tonight against the diamondbacks. caps, rangers, puck drops at 7:30. we'

the san diego chargers drafted him in 1990. his career included 12 consecutive pro bowl selections. his last season was 2009. >> it's very shocking and makes you take a big step and look at your life and everything in perspective. >> but life after football wasn't easy. in october 2010, he was arrested on a domestic violence charge. hours after the release, he drove his suv off a cliff. seau said he wasn't trying to kill himself. he had just fallen asleep at the wheel. he's the second nfl player to commit suicide in the past few weeks. ray easterly shot himself. he sued the league over the league's handling of concussion related issues. >> there have been a number of well publicized cases of retired athletes who committed suicide. and there is some concern over whether those issues may be related to changed that's occur in the brain. >> police aren't saying what may have driven him to kill himself. he didn't leave a suicide note. >> i don't know what i'm going to do. >> no easy answers for her family or his fans. junior seau was 43. gabe gutierrez, nbc news, los angeles. >>> now to

seau played for the san diego chargers, the miami dolphins, and the patriots. >>> pitcher andy petit was back on the stand today at the roger clemens perjury trial. under cross-examination, petit admitted he may have misunderstood the conversation the two had 12 years ago about human growth hormones. clemens is accused of lying to congress when he denied using the performance enhancing drugs. >>> and the second round of the stanley cup playoffs gets going at the verison. who are rocking the red. right kristen? >> reporter: that's right. the red is starting to fill up here at verison center. fans are excited. the players are warming up. they have a chance to even the series. we saw monday night. he got that game winning goal and some changes could bode well for the caps tonight. during practice today, nicklas backstrom were on the first line of places they haven't been under dale hunter yet. that line up for tonight's game. that familiarity could help in each of his goals this post season, he has been assisted by nicklas backstrom. >> it's nice. >> we should know each other for a long

. >>> the family of the late san diego chargers player, junior seau, say they will donate his bring for research. they hope to help scientists learn more about football- related injuries. there is no word yet in the facility would be made. he shot himself on wednesday. this is no evidence that brain injuries played a role in his suicide. >>> representatives of jerry sandusky says there are more accusers in the case. the defense motion filed yesterday suggests this are 16. sandusky's lawyer are seeking more information on uncharged conduct evidence. >>> a major investor wants the ceo of yahoo, fired. that after scott thompson's credentials came under question. an fcc filing and a web site says he has a computer science degree but he does not. if the board of directors does not fire thompson he might file a lawsuit. he became the ceo four months ago. >>> stocks sank yesterday following the release of the unemployment report. the dow fell 168, nasdaq fell 67, the largest decline of the year. investigators fear that jobs report may indicate economic growth is stalling. that job data quickly

. >>> he played most of his 20 year career with the san diego chargers and he was named to the pro bowlhe was 43 years old. >>> we've learned more about the media protestor caught throwing bricks of of a rooftop and san francisco. he has done something like this before. we're live in the 5:00 newscast yesterday when he started. one briquette another protester on the streets. police later arrested the men on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and vandalism. nesbitt is the same demonstrator arrested last november for throwing a bottle at a city employee. china to cleanup the occupying kampen said justin herman plaza. into this exclusive surveillance video showing vandals attacking the mission district police station in the city. the vandals were part of a group of 150 people that splintered from a peaceful cremate a much. they smashed store fronts and the senate can't fire. martin said police did not do enough to stop it. they're running virtual rampage and in this apartment that was sedated. >>> please tell us they did not have enough officers on the streets. because there were expe

the first 13 years with the san diego chargers. he led them to their only super bowl appearance in 1995. the team's president said the chargers lost a leader. >> i heard somebody say, no coach had to give any inspirational speeches because he clearly was the leader in that locker room. >> reporter: san diego's major league baseball team, padres, paid tribute to their city's star with a moment of silence. seau also played for the miami dolphins before retiring with the new england patriots in 2009. he made the headlines again in 2010 after driving his car 100 feet down a sea side cliff. the crash happened hours after he was arrested for investigation of domestic violence. seau said he fell asleep at the wheel. norv turner says he'll be remembered as a player and a leader. >> he has had such a great impact on so many people. he will be missed. >> reporter: junior seau was 43 years old. cbs news, los angeles. >> after that tragedy, an uplifting moment in the sports world. los angeles pitcher jared weaver tosses a no-hitter. we'll have

. >> kind of a mysterious stat here, now the eighth member of the 1994 san diego chargers team who has died unexpectedly. he was 43 years old. >>> it is 4:34 right now. morgan hill police will hold a community meeting tonight to address the fears and concerns of residents in the wake of sierra lamar's disappearance. volunteers continue to search for the missing teen last seen march 16th. the klaas kids foundation is leading the effort and plans to search areas that may have been missed in previous searches. the reward has been increased to $25,000 and sierra's mother says it is important to keep the search effort going. >> as long as there's people that are present and they continue coming, it keeps it alive. it keeps the media coming and the coverage continues to stay on us. and the volunteers coming also, you know, lift our hopes. >> the city will also host a city wide community self-defense class tonight at 6:00. >>> released this morning after central valley search for more victims of the so-called speed free killers turned up no additional remains. crews spent two hodays at a hom.

coincidentally he's now the eighth player to die from the 1994 san diego chargers team that played inuper bowl. >>> coming up tonight, a first look at one of those boats they call a duck when it got hit by a barge. >>> wendy rieger takes us inside the fbi situation room and we learn more about the washington team that's keeping us >>> a new jersey mom is accused of letting her 5-year-old daughter for using a tanning bed. she said it's all a misunderstanding. she said she took her daughter anna to the tanning salon with her last week while she got into the tanning bed. >> i tan. she doesn't tan. it's called a tanning booth and a tanning room. she's my little girl. i'm not going to bring my little daughter into 590-degree bed. i mean that's not normal. >> the next day anna got a slight burn while playing outside and then at school she told classmates she went tanning with mommy. her father things the teacher overheard it and things the burn was connected to the tan salon and called police. >>> newly released video "tonight show"s an impact when a barge smash into a disabled duck boat in

seau was a 12-time pro bowler in his 13 seasons with the san diego chargers. the 43-year-old leaves behind three children. >>> 13 people have now been charged in the hazing death of a florida a.m. university drum major. 26-year-old robert champion was beaten to death aboard a bus last november. champion suffered bruises to his chest, arms and his back and he went into shock and died of internal bleeding. police expect to be filing even more charges in the case. >>> the time is 4:37. will wet weather wash out the weekend? howard will let us know in two minutes. >> an online super store is getting into the tv business sort of. jessica doyle explains in your money at 4:42. >> a local company developed a new test which they believe could become a vital tool for rape victims. we'll have more on that at 4:50. 9news now returns in two minutes with your weather first. >>> 4:40 on this thursday morning. we've got lots of clouds out there. up north we've got a couple of showers some far northern maryland. we may see an isolated storm. should be warmer. highs in the low

a san diego chargers official said the family, which is samoan, is consulting with a group of elders before making a final decision. seau committed suicide last week in his california home. yesterday, hundreds took part in a paddle-out in honor of the long-time nfl star. fans swam out on surf boards, boats, and kayaks to show support for his family. there will be a public memorial service this friday at qualcomm stadium in san diego. >>> brice harper is young, just 19, and proving to be one of the most electric players in all of baseball. >> he's coming home! safe! [ wild cheering ] >> you sure this kid's 19? >> he stole home during the first inning of the nats/phillies game, giving the nats the 1-0. that didn't last long. they didn't have enough offense to win. philadelphia scored three runs in the fourth inning and another six in the ninth. it was painful. 9-3 by the end. >>> and the nats also lofts more than just the game last night. right fielder jayson werth broke his wrist yet again trying to make the catch. he'll be seeing a spift to figure out how serious it is. manager davey

former san diego chargers linebacker junior seau died today in an apparent suicide. police say his girlfriend found him dying of a gunshot wound to his chest at his southern california home. a gun was nearby. seau spent part of 20 seasons in the n.f.l. and helped lead the chargers to their only super bowl appearance in 1995. junior seau was 43. al qaeda after bin laden. why u.s. officials are worried about the new leader. a close call in the air over hawaii. and new video shows the moment a barge wiped out a tour boat when the "cbs evening news" continues. [ woman ] we take it a day at a time. that's how it is with alzheimer's disease. she needs help from me. and her medication. the exelon patch -- it releases medication continuously for twenty-four hours. she uses one exelon patch daily for the treatment of mild to moderate alzheimer's symptoms. [ female announcer ] it cannot change the course of the disease. hospitalization and rarely death have been reported in patients who wore more than one patch at a time. the most common side effects of exelon patch are nausea

most of the time with the san diego chargers. >> it just doesn't make sense, man.know how great a heart this guy had. >> reporter: seau's girlfriend found his body after returning from the gym. a handgun lay nearby. there was no suicide note. it's too early to tell why seau may have taken his own life but four other retired nfl football players have committed suicide in a little more than a year. all of them showed signs of head trauma. >> we think in some instances that head trauma could be related to depression and depression at times can be a cause of suicide. >> reporter: within a year of retiring from the nfl after the 2009 season, seau survived a 100-foot fall in his suv down a seaside cliff just hours after he was arrest forward investigation of domestic violence. police determined that no drugs or alcohol played a role. seau told them he fell asleep while driving. his sudden death now is traumatizing his family and those who knew him well. >> i'm shocked. >> my brother was a loving brother. a caring citizen. >> reporter: junior seau was 43 years old. larry

a linebacker with the university of southern california before going to the san diego chargers and leading them to the super bowl in the 1994 season. family, friend and fans shocked by his sudden death. >> i don't understand. i don't know anything. i ask him, something wrong. nobody telling me. i'm shocked. >> junior seau has been been a fixture here. we see him here all the time. >> reporter: in los angeles, trace gallagher, fox news. >>> newt gingrich drops out of the race for president. the former house speaker officially ended his campaign one week after unofficially conceding to mitt romney. he told supporters in arlington that he would help romney beat president obama in november but he didn't actually use the word endorse in his remarks. romney was also in northern virginia yesterday speaking at a campaign event in shan stilly and the obama campaign noted the crisscrossing campaigns releasing a video highlighting gingrich's recent attacks on romney. so the back and forth continues. >> here we go. >>> now, how is this for a big- time budget crunch. a local school running out of paper

>>darya: junior seau was its all-time pro bowler and is that most of his career with the san diego chargers before spending time with the miami dolphins and doing and patriots. >>mark: we are back in two minutes with more on a breaking news story out of the petaluma. south macdowell is closed between east washington and maria drive. we have an incident involving homeland security agents. shots fired. costs car >>justine: we are following a shooting in petaluma. we are hearing that officers have been shot for. this is happening right now in a residential neighborhood behind east washington in the mcdowell. agents have been injured. we have a live shot from the scene provided to us from yoli aceves. she is there on the dow ended mcneil showing as the police activity happening there right now. tsongas here is where the live shot is coming from. a lot of police officers on the scene. it looks like one of the house as their houses on is on this street. we're working to find out how the officers are doing. we have a video that shows the officer is being treated by emergency crews. earlier this mo

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san diego this evening for junior seau. his parents along with several current and former san diego chargers attended the service.a private funeral was held earlier in the day. seau committed suicide earlier in his home. >>> family and friends of the late oscar grant are expressing outrage after learning of an appeal filed by mehserle. he hopes to clear his name of the killing of grant and return back to the force. >> to allow someone like that back would be a slap to the community and a disgrace for myself and my family. >> reporter: the court has 90 days to decide mehserle's appear. he says he will continue his appeal to the supreme court. >>> new developments in a deadly officer shooting. questions about how it happened and what the chief of police told us. >>> the southern california woman who stirred controversy by appearing on this week's time magazine is explaining why she did it. >> my hope is to create the dialogue and detach the stigma. mothers are getting stressed from all of the attacks she's getting from it. >> reporter: amy lynn gromet says she understands the controversy but wáuz not aware she was

yesterday, authorities found former san diego charger junior seau debt of a self-inflicted some gunshot wound to the chest for there are no questions about what role his career may have played in the suicide. the medical examiner could provide more details. he joins a growing number of former football players to take their own lives, all of them showed signs of head trauma. experts say brain injuries can lead to depression which can lead to suicide. his family is in shock about take me, take me, leave my child alone. >> my brother was a caring brother, a loving citizen. >> he had previously had a 100- foot fall down a cliff after it was arrested for domestic violence. a chicago bear killed himself in a similar style and in a suicide note he edged his brain be donated to science. >> mitt romney will pick up another endorsement for my former rival today. minnesota congresswomen michelle bachmann will throw her support behind mitt romney. she abandoned her own white house folks back in january. newt gingrich was in town yesterday suspended his own presidential campaign. >> let's talk about

san diego this evening for junior seau. his parents along with several current and former san diego chargers attended the service.a private funeral was held earlier in the day. seau committed suicide earlier in his home. >>> family and friends of the late oscar grant are expressing outrage after learning of an appeal filed by mehserle. he hopes to clear his name of the killing of grant and return back to the force. >> to allow someone like that back would be a slap to the community and a disgrace for myself and my family. >> reporter: the court has 90 days to decide mehserle's appear. he says he will continue his appeal to the supreme court. >>> new developments in a deadly officer shooting. questions about how it happened and what the chief of police told us. >>> the southern california woman who stirred controversy by appearing on this week's time magazine is explaining why she did it. >> my hope is to create the dialogue and detach the stigma. mothers are getting stressed from all of the attacks she's getting from it. >> reporter: amy lynn gromet says she understands the controversy but wáuz not aware she was

. >>> about 20,000 people attended a public memorial for former san diego charger junior seau. m stadium. former teammates and rivals attended hours after seau was laid to rest. >>> and lebron james will reportedly be named nba mvp today. the third time in four seasons the miami heat forward is taking home the award. only seven other players have at least three mvp trophies. so three times for lebron, it looks like. but still no rings. yet. >>> time for the weather and the inimitable ginger zee. >> oh, i like that one, ron. thank you. >>> we start with rain in texas. they didn't have a whole lot of it. last year, a record drought. the driest they had ever been in history. this year, making up for it already. look at austin. last year, total under 17 inches. already just through may, 18.4. houston doing the same thing. san angelo is right there with them. the rain helping for eastern texas. here's who is left in drought. lubbock needs it. parts of southeastern new mexico. who else will get rain? it's not just texas that has had drought issues. the southeast, including atlanta and

tonight, celebration of life memorial as they are calling it will be held at the stadium in san diego where the chargersseau spent the majority of his 20 year nfl career for the chearges. we're told former san diego player dan fouts, la damion tomlinson are expected to speak at the service. if you are convinced that the world is going to end this year as apparently some people are all because of that ancient my an calendar. we have some very good news. a new finding that could save life as we know it. it's next. ♪ spread a little love today ♪ ♪ spread a little love my way ♪ ♪ spread a little something to remember ♪ [ female announcer ] fresh milk and real cream makes philadelphia and the moment a little richer. they fly just a liiiiittle bit higher... [ man ] he hits it! [ morgan ] ...go just a liiiiittle bit further... [ woman ] a perfect 10! [ morgan ] they can even be perfect. and when we come together... to cheer...as one... [ chuckles ] ...we know what happens. [ crowd cheering ] visa. proud sponsor of the olympic games for 25 years. join our global cheer. what happens when classroom teachers get t

the former san diego charger died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. wednesday if. family and friends still don't know why he killed himself. it's not clear if his brain will be given to researchers to be studied for possible damage from head injuries. police are seeking a new criminal charge against deion sanders. case related to a scuffle last month between him and his wife. police in his hometown near dallas have asked the d.a.'s office to consider their request for criminal mischief charge against him. the nfl -- former nfl player and his wife faced similar charges. >> yesterday former edwards aide john davis took the stand to say that he ran into rielle hunter in an elevator at a hotel where john edwards was staying even though her contract with the campaign had expired. he said that hunter later knocked on his door and told him that she and edwards were very much in love. he said the next day edwards said that hunter was crazy and denied having an affair with the woman if. >> and roger is the mother who took her daughter into a standing booth --

. >>> about 20,000 people attended a public memorial for former san diego charger junior seau. >>> andeportedly be named nba mvp today. the third time in four seasons he's gotten the award. only seven other players have at least three mvp trophies. three times. but still no rings. yet. >>> time for the weather and the inimitable ginger zee. >>> we start with rain in texas. they didn't have a whole lot of it. last year, a record drought. this year, making up for it already. usa. last year, total under 17 inches. already just through may, 18.4. houston doing the same thing. san angelo is right there with them. the rain helping for eastern texas. who else will get rain? it's not just texas that has had drought issues. the southeast, including atlanta and central florida, they need it bad. they'll get it by tend of the weekend. i'll leave you with a look across the nation. >> this weather report brought to you by target. dan and paul will? >> the inimitable ginger zee. >> say that three times. >> that's why we stick with ace. >>> coming up on the broadcast, sit too soon? just three months