>> not that i don't love shaquille o'neal but the manatees sore cute. into 60 years in the making. >> a vet gets his diploma. >>> and how you can save money on those very expensive prescription drugs. >>> and how one grocery bagger is doing more than just giving you plastic or paper. >>> skies a little muggy this morning. officially down to 71 at bwi marshall. we've got 76% humidity. we've got showers around and we'll show you that on maryland's most powerful doppler radar. >>> right now let's get our peak of the roads with kim. >> no problems at either of the tunnels. southbound 95 through howard county headed to the capitol beltway things are running smoothly. we'll be right back. >>> at 6:14. prescription medications are a lifeline for many patients who are struggling these days not only with their health but also with their budgets >> there are ways to keep the drug costs under control. abc2 news carla wohl tells us what is available for help. >> twice a day after eating. >> reporter: glen leavitt is picking up a couple of the different dozen medica

this is where want to see shaquille o'neal. a special tag team match. big show. you know him, right? chris jericho versus the primetime with shaq by their side as the special enforcer. the big show is known for noov. choke hold he's got there. look at shaq. fighting back there. shaquille o'neal, i don't know if you would want to go up against him in the ring. >> are you kid something. >> the big show, can he hold his own, right? there's shaq in the middle. you know those people had a great time out there tonight. down in the verizon center, no less. >> we throw comedy in our sports. >> i love it. it's a new show, he's promoting something he's doing for his show, too. >> i would think so. i have been saying that for a long time. >>> george michael, where are you at, boy? are you hearing me? you and that stupid wrestling stuff. wendy? z . >> are you done? >> help me out here. >> we're shifting ahead. will a connie loves target for its incredible deals. and with her daughter starting middle school tomorrow, connie's got some high expectations. she expects look 11 mi

. >>> and nba superstar shaquille o'neal is challenging all top athletes on primetime tv and one hometown hero accepted his challenge. let's take a dip. all that and more over the next two hours. >>> first, let's send it to justin berk. he has a check on the weather. >> good morning. 72 degrees. we're looking in ocean city because we were watching this tropical feed of moisture along the coastline and they are getting hefty rains just offshore in ocean city. the heavy stuff though still a mile or two off the coast. showers closer to home, pushing up the bay, havre de grace, cecil county, hefty showers now. there's not much else going on close to the beltway but that could change. we're going to see mostly cloudy skies this morning. maybe a stray shower off towards the east. i may want to throw that into the morning mix but overall the chance is cooler than normal. going for a high of only 77. that is our two-degree guarantee, about 11 degrees below normal. >>> 4:59. let's see what's happening on the roads with kim brown. >> thank you. we have a quiet start to the commute. however we have

>> yeah, sure. >> here comes shaquille o'neal. walking on in. was there to be the special enforcer in a tag team match. look, the big show challenged shaquille o'neal. he rips off his shirt. the big show has a significant move that's called the choke hold, right? he was no match for shaq. watch that. shaq even had help there. the big show, would he be stopped? look. shaq, the body check. is that all he can do? that's the only thing i was disappointeded in. shaquille o'neal comes out and victorious. you know. we will see. i don't know. the cavs maybe didn't want him to do much. >> it worked. >> why are you such hater? >> because -- you know, you are out here to do sports. that ain't got nothing to do with authorities. all of a sudden he rips his shirt off which happens to just rip right down the front and not like it is, you know the seam is broken or anything. you and george michael and all the rest of you people who put that crap on the air ought to be ashamed of yourselves. that has nothing to do with sports. that belongs on "e.t." >> throwing

shaquille o'neal wondered if he showed up in a suit without an appointment if he could get in. he found out the answer was no. the secret service said we don't do things like regardless of how famous you are. we're wondering if michael jordan could get in. >> we argued that last night. what celebrity could have pulled it off in. >> someone from chicago. >> i'm thinking tiger woods. >> thank you. >>> it is another example that beauty often does not come cheap. can you believe they are talking about taxing plastic surgery? fafab@ b@fa >>> nine days and counting for a 16-year-old teenager being quarantined in beijing, china because she tested positive for the h1n1 virus. she was on an educational trip in china. she tested positive for the virus. 9news spoke to her parents. and they say she's the only one confined to the hospital. >> she's suffering. she's emotionally fragile right now. it's been many, many days since ter symptoms. >> it's tough when you get 0 phone call in the morning and she's crying. >> she tested positive for the virus on the second day of that trip. her mother

ksatles must beat the buzz in order to keep the playoff hopes alive. >>> shaquille o'neal maybe moving to cleveland and still has one foot in hollywood. the big fundmental will be the star of a reality show of a. >>> prosecutors suffer a slight set back in their efforts to convict a woman accused of killing her four children and u.s. defense officials say more u.s. soldiers will be needed to properly fight the growing war in afghanistan. it is 5:25. ghs ) ( m) hey bets, can i borrow a quarter? sure, still not dry? i'm trying to shrink them. i lost weight and now some clothes are too big. how did you do it? simple stuff. eating right and i switched to whole grain. whole grain... studies show that people who eat more whole grain tend to have a healthier body weight. multigrain cheerios has five whole grains... and 110 calories per lightly sweetened serving. more grains. less you. multigrain cheerios. when a tornado tore through holly, colorado, air life denver took to the air... their night-vision goggles keeping them safe on a perilous flight... and powering those precision goggles--- i

there was a shaquille o'neal citing tonight in washington, d.c. track is in town -- shaq is in town. we caught up with him in chinatown. >> we have a big rivalry lately. is second to continue? -- is that going to continue? >> [unintelligible] >> it is time to get in middle jolt. kim was on the golf course. >> he was working. >> tam brendan is bringing home some hard work. he was closest to the pen to date. this team shot 59. >> who did he paid to run the camera? >> i do not know. [laughter] ay.o t go way. if we don't act, medical bills will wipe out their savings. if we don't act, she'll be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. and he won't get the chemotherapy he needs. if we don't act, health care costs will rise 70%. and he'll have to cut benefits for his employees. but we can act. the president and congress have a plan to lower your costs and stop denials for pre-existing conditions. it's time to act. >> we will take one more loko at -whouev - yer call it. >> yto do t somegeing new? [laughter] >> here are the next seven days for

still, with the shaquille o'neal chiding -- siting, important words about washington winters and theew head coach. there will be appearing as part of the big pro-wrestling match tonight. we caught a whiff sha -- we caught sh withaq up with sha up with shaq. >> are the wizard's going to be tough to beat? >> no. >> he has issues with phil saunders. it is going to be interesting. >> today's political pulse, getting in on t health re reform. taking her message to virginia. where did she go? >> the first lady venture down i-95 for a ribbon cutting in virginia and. michelle obama met with members of the national health service corps. the program provides scholarships and loan repayments for clinicians working underpaid communities. it is a hard-fought sell. the administration says the first lady wants to call attention to preventive and corrective care rather than reactive treatment in thede emergencoo rm. >> it was christmas in july this weekend for a special little girl in texas. 5-year-old ryan richards is fighting brain cancer. her doctors fear she may not live to see the holiday so th

shaquille o'neal has had a quality face time. now he will have its own reality television show. he will begin filming his reality tv show called "shaq versus." he will compete against several celebrity sports stars such as sauerbrey williams critics arena -- serena williams, michael phelps, and others. announcer: during the autobahn for all event, you can get great lease deals. i love it! i just want to know it's the right move. me? thirteen days in the future. you get a deal on the car you always wanted. scheduled maintenance is included, it's all good. what's the future like? you love your new jetta. and the suit? you like it? no...i love it! >> we make it a couple of spring goes tonight. >> yes. >> one lightning bolt. >> most of the time, it will not be raining, but each day there is a chance. temperatures are mostly in the 80 degree range. >> we need some july weather. >> just in time for training camp. >> that is right. conan o'brien is next. have [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ]

check out this one featuring shaquille o'neal and damon jones performing that famous fight scene from "beat it" video. ♪ they're out to get you better leave while you can, don't want to be a boy, you want to be a man ♪ ♪ you want to stay alive better do what you can so beat it, just beat it ♪ >> too much time. >> wow, what's with the holding hands there? >> that's the video. >> oh, yeah, okay. i guess i'm so distracted by how large shaq is and how small that -- >> looks like they were holding hands. here is another nba player, too, damon is, but it's interesting that was shaquille o'neal's wife that tied them together and then, you know, they're re-enacting. who are those children? mafia knife fight. >>> this is the big story, the big one. american r "american idol" may be down a judge next season. hold your heart. paula abdul's new manager, she's only been working for her for a few weeks, says she may not be returning. last week we learned that ryan seacrest got a three-year $45 million deal. well, there's also talk that simon cowell could get close to $144 million to come back. so i

shaquille o'neal is getting his own show where he'll challenge famous athletes like michael phelps in their sports. but tonight, it was the debut of the t.o shoind show. here's terrell owens after he got signed by the bills. >> buffalo had given me one more year to showcase my skills and i'm going to bring the heat to buffalo. >> buffalo, here we come. >> get out your fur underwear. >> the reality show premiering on vh-1, he also shows out his workout habits in the pool as he tries to get fit. all that and a lot more for terrell owens. pretty entertaining stuff. i tell you. >> that workout is working out for him. it's okay. >>> coming up nerves, the district sales tax holiday is canceled. >>> a month after pleading guilty to assaulting his former girlfriend, chris brown is publicly all jazzing. >> i have told rihanna countless times and i'm telling you today that am truly, truly sorry that i wasn't able to handle the situation differently and better. >> the attack in the car happened the night before the grammies. he sought the advice of spiritual advisers an his mother, herself a vic

. >>> shaquille o'neal is coming to abc. the nba superstar will star in "shaq versus." tv series will challenge top fleets in their sports. one episode, august 18th, shaq will swim against olympic superstar michael phelps. that ought to be entertaining. >>> i guess. whatever. with the week to go before training camp, the ravens are still scrambling to find wide receivers dj hackett, who has had a recent career is one of four guys they'll try out this friday. mark clayton is the number 1 receiver right now, which is good, because he clearly -- oh, they covered it up. the ball went like six inches off the tee there. he was at maryland golf and country club for the casey cares golf tournament. we asked him if he thought casey would stay retired. i don't think that's the sense he got when they spoke. >> i got to talk to him. i mean, it was cool, man. he had a good conversation. and you know, like i said, i don't know who i was talking to. but i'm still recruiting. mason is a very important part of us. our unit. and it would be really good, you know, to have him here for thi

shaquille o'neal will star in a new reality show called "shaq versus." in the show, which debuts august 18th, shaq will challenge top athletes in their respective sports with of course some handicapping involved. and during one episode, he'll even take on olympic superstar and towson native michael phelps in the pool. >> my money is on phelps. >> you bet? [ laughter ] >> have him come and do our jobs for a while, see what real work is all about. >> he has probably done it already, knowing shaq. >> true. >> stay with us. we'll be right back. >>> i'm megan pringle. everything that happened while you were sleeping, plus weather and traffic and a whole lot more. that's tuesday morning on "good morning maryland." we'll see you then. america, whattaya say to big cheesy-steaky-ness! - subway. eat fresh! - eat fresh! when you wanna kick it up with zesty chipotle sauce. - eat fresh! - eat fresh! the flavor-fullest sub only subway can offer. - eat fresh! - eat fresh! try the new subway big chipotle cheesesteak. an updated all-time favorite: juicy steak layered wit

now we're talking bass will start shaquille o'neal was that the verizon start last night. he was the special guest enforcer for any wwe match. he talked to abc 7 about the upcoming basketball season. >> cavaliers have a big rivalry. he will not. -- is that going to continue? >> of course. >> of the wizard's going to be tough to beat? >> nope. >> shaq is now a member of the cleveland cavaliers. >> trying to get those long legs in there. 5:26 is your time. >>> time for a look at business headlines with the nobel. >> we got some better than expected news on the housing market. investors are looking for more headlines on residential real- estate. prices comes out about half an hour before the opening bell. home prices probably continue to fall in the month of may but at a slower pace than in april. a separate report showed new- home sales surged in june. we could get more positive news from the housing market this morning. ahead of that report, stock index futures are indicating a lower opening. some complaints from alan stanford. his lawyer says his texas prison is without li

shaquille o'neal. shaq, promoting a sportswear line, as well as helping victims of the recent earthquakes that have rocked the country. the man is larger than life. >>> if you follow the tour de france to know that all cyclists wear a radio earpiece to keep them in communication with their team. for two stages, radios are being banned. and the riders are livid about it. say why not have two stages without helmets and brakes? don't give them ideas, right? >>> that brings us to the play of the day. seeing is believing. i'm not sure if pirates short stop jack wilson saw this ball until it got in his glove right there. amazing over-the-shoulder catch. and the throw to turn the double play. that's sports. >>> 30-year mortgages have been the industry standard for white a kwil. but there's an alternative to home buyers who want to shed their debt faster. clark howard has the scoop. >> there's a trend going on that i'm hearing from my callers that i'm so excited about. and i don't have actual math to prove it

>> shaquille o'neal. is there another shaq? >> no. >> no. he would actually sing to me.ecause we had -- he was a guest on "saturday night live" once and we did a sketch where i crawled up into his arms in little footty pajamas, and he sang -- he cradled me and he sang "no one is going to hurt my little man". [ laughter ] so we had done this sketch and it got cut from the show and we'd be at a game. it could be the tensest moment and he'd look over at me, and he'd go -- ♪ no one is going to hurt my little man ♪ so we'd sing back to each other. >> that's a weird relationship. >> kind of a weird relationship. >> you were on the show with man versus- how long did it take to shoot? >> 48 hours in the most northern part of sweden. >> why? >> i don't know. i was drugged. and put on the show. no, i couldn't resist it. i'm fan of the show and i thought -- i'm going to hate parts of it, but this is something i can't say no to. >> that's just what heidi and spencer said before they went on "i'm a celebrity, get me out of here". >> they were supposed to come with me. >> they were? d

wonder how that ended up. >> that's not shaquille o'neal. >> yes, it is. >> wow.e's a big guy. >> he's a big guy. seven feet tall. 300 pounds. >> i knew he was tall. i didn't realize he was built like that. >> he's also signed up to swim against michael phelps. michael phelps says he can't wait to get in the pool with someone seven feet tall weighing 300 pounds. >> he's almost as long as the pool. let's check on the weather now and see what to expect from the weather. good morning, chuck bell. >> good morning, barbara and joe. you have to love how wwf settles problems. bangs them over the head with a chair. just like contract negotiations. we have a partly to mostly cloudy sky out there for you first thing this morning. a little bit of sunshine getting through the clouds but on the whole going to have more clouds than sun for the first part of the day. 72 here in town right now. 72 in annapolis. 70 in prince george's county. 69 degrees in poolsville, maland 68 in ashburn, virginia. the seven-day forecast, high today with that hazy sunshine 91 degrees later this af

. >>> shaquille o'neal turned away at the white house, according to his twitter page.big man was in d.c. and tweeted he was planning on stopping by white house and that he was a little outraged over being turned away. >> you can't just stop by! >> shaq, i'm sorry, you're not quite important enough to just show up at the white house and say, auto, can barack obama come out and play? >> i don't know if anyone can just show up at the white house. >> maybe oprah could just stop by. >>> speaking of tweeter, the winningest coach, 81-year-old joe paterno of penn state, not a fan. >> you guys call them twiddle-do, twiddle-de, i haven't the slightest idea what you're looking at. send me a love letter, will you? >> send me what? >> a love letter. he speaks for a lot of my relatives. and lastly, we have an amazing catch from a fan. carlos ruiz files this off, and the fan not only catches it, but didn't drop what he is holding. wait until you see what he is holding. his child! my wife was outraged when she saw this. my hat is off to you, sir, he gave the ball to his son. >> i did

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fans here in the washington area cheered on an unlikely competitor last night, shaquille o'neal showed up to help host rau. he finally jumped in the ring himself and jumped on the wrestl wrestler, and they put on quite a show. >> look at his shoulders. i knew he was tall, but i never expected him to be -- >> well, when they jump in, you realize how big they are. >>> up next, how you can shop and save money. >>> plus, meteorologist, chuck bell, will be back with a spoon to get through the sou outside. >>> and we are lngkioo for somebody that mesakki thenior m special in thelyar e morning hours. 1x >>> it seems everybody is trying to save money these days, and thanks to one texas company it just got easier. the company created a program that helps you find the best deals on everything by using your cell phone. >> reporter: just nine months ago alexander muse and mr. barns launched shop savvy. >> if you want to be more informed about the decisions you are making when you are shopping it could be great. >> reporter: you use the camera on your phone to scan the bar code of what you are thin

or shaquille o'nealings summer programming at its worst. the t.o.which fitingly airs on networks known for airing the world of faded stars it confirms he is -- in his first episode he platen'tly showed off his welterweight by buying a bently and a new home and earrings if you didn't despise t.o. before this might help you. if you're excited about is seeing a big man in a speedo shaq will challenge other athletes in their sports including michael phelps in what very well could be one of the scariest moments in history if shaq agrees to squeeze into skimpy swimwear, just like the t.o. show it wreaks of an athlete forcing himself into a spotlight that no longer belongs to him. >> jim parkay admitted in the "chicago sun-times" he used human growth hormones during his playing career. touching. but where were you when we really needed the truth when performance enhancers were still being framed as a one-man issue rather than the epidemic we now know it to be. the great henry aaron said arrest trysts should be applied to the overachievers that's a blast th

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shaquille o'neal who loves the spotlight, loves it is shaping a new reality tv series. athletes.q 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. gross. cool! (announcer) listerine® smart rinse™. save, visit sterinekids.com has the fastest hands boxing has ever seen. so i've come to this ring to see who's faster... on the internet. i'll be using the 3g at&t laptopconnect card. he won't. so i can browse the web faster, email business

nba greats such as jerry west, wilt chamberlain, ervin "magic" johnson, kareem abdul-jabbar, shaquille o'neal, pat riley and current head coach, phil jackson. this season, kobe bryant, lamar owe dam, derrick fisher, pau gasol led the 2008-2009 lakers to a 65-17 regular season record and the number one spot in the western conference playoffs. not only did ariza help to bring another championship to los angeles, he also attended westchester high school in my district. the lakers entered the nba playoffs with home court advantage. as a result of the team's regular season performance. and in the first round of the playoffs, the lakers defeated the utah jazz in five games to advance to the western conference semifinals. the lakers then faced the houston rockets in the western conference semifinals, winning seven games and advancing to the western conference finals where they faced the denver nuggets. the lakers clerchinged the western conference finals in six games it thanks to the outstanding play by pau gasol and kobe bryant which closed out the series. in the nba finals, the lakers match under

. >>> if you haven't gotten enough of shaquille o'neal he's coming to tv, how he likes to take on otherletes. been challenging lance armstrong. now he's making that into shaq versus. taking on michael phelps and williams sisters in tennis and tomorrow take on ben roethlisberger in football, saying to get him in shape for the nba season. >>> ben roethlisberger has been accused of sexual assault. we'll have more on that story. >> ben roethlisberger? >> shocking. >> 48 minutes past the hour. i do not hope for you that you're traveling to new york. what i'm saying is, i hope you're not traveling to new york by air. why chris? >> because it's going to be very wet up across new york and that will stretch down into the southern plains as we look. about 3,000 flights in the air across the country. you can sigh why travel out of texas may be problematic because of showers and thunderstorms. let's show you what it's been doing in dallas. this is a few moments ago. a very wet tower cam there across big d. you'll be seeing temperatures today into the upper 90s. showers and thunderstorms move throug

dick gregory, the close health advisor, shaquille o'neal may be here.we're going to see stream in to the service today. >> the interesting thing before we leave and we'll come back to the future of the show, it seems to be two schools of thought. this is a concert-like atmosphere. people are cheering. someone died. someone left three young children behind. where would michael himself fall? >> he would be appreciative of this effort knowing how so much of the show business part of who he was. there were many michael jacksons. michael jackson, the one we all know as fans. mike the friend, there was dad, there was michael the brother, and the son. there was mr. jackson, the businessman. he's leaving an estate worth easily $1 billion to $2 billion. >> there's a lot of debt as well. >> there's debt. >> people in charge of his estate. see how that shakes out for years to come. brian monroe, joining us. be back with you throughout the show. thanks so much. >> thank you. >>> coming up on ten minutes before the top of the hour right now. some people like to pret