that didn't last long, the next batter with a shot past harris ston down the line, filling in for rodriguez, given the day off, pettitte gave up two hits over eight innings. yanks won 5-1. blue jays, if you like runs, this game was for you. first career grand slam, blue jays up 10-0, but the rangers came back. it's 11-7, toronto. rangers would get within one, second homer of the game, blue ja jays won. texans brett favre admitted he's playing with a cracked rib, but healthy enough to play for the vikings. a touchdown run on the first play of the game. fantasy football players got to love that. favre played two quarters, the vikings beat the texans. >>> serena williams picked up where she left off last year. sister venus was nursing a sore knee and it showed. she dropped the first set and committed ten double faults but rallied to win the next two sets and advanced. roger federer was also a winner. >> thank you, fred. >>> chris brown's odd first public statements since his conviction for beating rihanna. your entertainment headlines straight ahead. >>> speaking of odd, we'll introduce you to

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is pack ston doing enough to clean up its own house? >> again, what has happened in the last nine months? pakistan has increased its commitment in the fight against the taliban. a lot of people thought that would never happen. i believe that if we engaged very intensively with our pakistani friends and we did through meetings in washington and in islamabad, if we shared information, we listened to each other, that there would be a decision by the civilian and military leadership that the threat was directed at them, that it could undermine their government. in fact, it would lead to very dangerous consequences in terms of the survivability of the state in many parts of the country. so, yes, have they taken action? absolutely. >> smith: have they done enough, is the question? >> we are always working for more. i just finished saying we're not satisfied with anything. this is not a check box kind of experience where, oh, we're done with that. we're done with that. but leak at what has been accomplished... but look at what has been accompl

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having a boston lager in this glass was like tasting a ston lager for the first time again. ♪ [ cheersmy: welcome back, everybody. our first guest is a united states senator from the state of arizona, a decorated war hero and the 2008 republican presidential nominee. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome, the honorable senator john mccain, everybody. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: very good. very good. >> thanks for the reminder. [ rim shot ] >> jimmy: thank you so much, senator. thank you for coming on the show. >> thank you. that was a little trip down memory lane, there. some of our audience don't know that i was asked about iran a couple of years ago, and i said, "oh, you mean 'barbara ann?'" i will never hear the end of it. >> jimmy: the other thing you'll never hear the end of -- when you were on "saturday night live," that was the last time i saw you. >> yep. >> jimmy: you did a great sketch with -- you sang barbra streisand songs. >> "memories." >> jimmy: and you were horrible. [ laughter ] but then, i think the punch line was you go, "see, barbra, you let me do my job, you

. >>> galves ston, galveston, texas, residents marked the first anniversary after hurricane ike. >>>hip are what ruled a health care debate. nbc's capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell joins us live. a lot of interesting things said over the weekend from the president and also from senator snow that make you wonder how many republicans count as bipartisan if this passes. >> well, one of the formulations they are using is that republican ideas are being put to the table and included in some form or another. so bipartisanship is taking on perhaps a broader definition. as you point out, work happening right now. the gang of six we've been talking about that has been added for months is the last opportunity to really try and have republicans at the table negotiating. they are working right now and they expect to have their version of health care reform put to the full committee this week. you mentioned olympia snowe, the republican from maine. she is a republican close to the president in terms of having an ongoing conversation and she had some advice for the president and talked ab

he's a write a contributing editor ativanty fair and rling ston magazine. in 2006 he publishe "swee and low" the story of his andfather's invention of the artifici sweetener set 'n low. his w book is called "israel is real" an obssive quest to understand the jewish nion and its hiory. i'mleased to have him here at this table. welcome. >> thank you. >> rose: first let's star with the title just because it's ovocative. >> wel when i was a kid there was a big craze for hebrew t-shir in my circlanyway the north shore chicago. and the most famous sd coca-cola in hebrew in cursive e look like hrew and it was an american swear word side downand one were shirts that said "isel is real." it was a sime play words but it hadeaning. if you think about it iael was an idea from 2000 years from the destction of the second temple until1948 and in our own time is become real again so it's said a bit miraculouy but it depends on the dience because for some people, of course the israel is too real. i thought that phras on that t-shirt encapsulate the whole ory. >> rose: theac

which list ston, duluth, marquette, michigan.is low moving across into the northeast, all areas will pick up some very windy conditions over the next 24 hours and a little bit of chill after that. so first comes the gusty winds even in detroit and chicago and marquette. >>> a very good morning, brian van de graaff in washington and we are in the 50's right now. we will look at some time giving way to clouds and to isolated >>> and all that weather was brought to you by couples retreat rated pg-13. >> seems like you had a good weekend. >> i did. i had a good weekend. >> nice to know someone did. aw! >> yes. >> tired? >> no, not at all. >> we're here. >> i know other people feel the same way. i'll keep it to myself. my monday morning mood. coming up next -- you want to know? >>> first of all the fertility clinic that mislabeled as many as a hundred embryos. what do parents do now? we'll talk about it next. ocean spray cranberry juice cocktail tastes real good. it's packed with powerful nutrients that help strengthen your immune sys

. >> reporter: when hurricane ike stormed ston a year ago today, it tore up the town but couldn't break its spirit. >> right now it feels like it's about five years. it just seems like it's been forever to recover. >> reporter: if anyone had reason to give up, it was tom. photographed by "the houston chronicle" outside his restaurant after the storm surge turned it into a filthy pool. and this week in the same spot, his business born anew. >> it's coming back, and i'm convinced it's going to be better than it was. >> reporter: a philosophy shared by joe and kathleen dinky. they returned to find their home in pieces. as they told al roker shortly after the hurricane hit. >> it's going to take one shovel at a time. most people in this situation realize that you can't do it by yourself. no man is an island. >> reporter: the couple has spent almost every day of the past 12 months turning a house back into a home. >> there's a lot of hills and valleys throughout life, and you've got to overcome these things. >> reporter: amid all the rebuilding and lives started over, the other story of the

. >> reporter: another repeat winner is brian kran ston for "breaking bad." another repeat winner was "the daily show," seven straight wins as best variety, music, or comedy series. >> i thank you again for giving me the opportunity to come up here and then go backstage and watch a football game. >> reporter: only one winner in dallas, but on this night, many in hollywood. mike barger, nbc news. >> that's a look at the news. it's always fun to watch that show. never have because it's too late. >> how about alec baldwin? >> i love him. >> seriously, born for that role. he is a great actor in everything he does. he was born for that role. >> he reminds me of someone. let's get a check on -- >> i never dated condi rice. >> who does he remind you of? >> he reminds me of someone. >> that character? are you saying? >> anyhow. >> jack donaghy? >> joe in >> time to get a check on the weather with bill karins. quick now, bill. >> very good. >>> we've got some serious weather to talk about this morning. hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. in the atlanta area, flash