. >> grand slam for mark teixeira and with one spring it's 6-0 yankees. can you be hotter than mark teixeira. >> jacob degrom, best stuff we've seen all night in my opinion belongs to this guy. >> ultradramatic home run. his third home run of the game. >> he's just raking every single day. a three-home run day to get the had yankees back in the lead in the win. >> first three home runs in the season in his first three at-bats of the day. kirk nieuwenhuis has done something no other man has done before. >> tom brady's deflate gate appeal denied.

. >> grand slam for mark teixeira and with one spring it's 6-0 yankees. can you be hotter than mark teixeira. >> jacob degrom, best stuff we've seen all night in my opinion belongs to this guy. >> ultradramatic home run. his third home run of the game. >> he's just raking every single day.

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you didn't know about teixeira. a-rod is having a good comeback year. teixeira is playing like a most valuable candidate player. very legitimate most valuable player. and so they're in good shape. ernie: let me ask you something. who has a better chance of winning their division? yanks? mets? russ: at this juncture, i would have to say the yankees tonight because they have a 5-1/2 game lead. however, it will be a real telling factor at the end of the weekend. the red sox are in for three. then the blue jays. i believe they're the biggest obstacle to winning the division. if they can put the hammer on them, they could be up 10 games in the last column. ernie: keeping an eye on the two no. 1's. thank you. my question tonight has to do possession. see what people chose coming up ernie: dig deep for this. what's your most valuable possession? >> my children. have to be my children. ernie: makes a lot of sense. >> that's the future. >> my little dog. little riley. >> my cat. pets. >> yes. i've had my cat since i was five. ernie: tell me why that cat means so

teixeira continued to make a bid. he set a major league record by homering for the 14 time in his career. breaking a tie with former teammate nick swisher for the most all time. the yankees send bryan mitchell to the mound. he has a 5-5 record and 15 starts in aaa. as for football news, the first comments on sheldon richardson's recent arrest as a result of driving 143 miles per hour with a 12-year-old in the vehicle. he expressed support for the pro bowl defensive end but he did not talk about sheldon's long term future. >> we'll see how this progresses. as todd said the other day, it is not about words, it is about actions. not necessarily on the football field. we do worry about sheldon in material of decisions he's made off the field. there's a degree of trust broken. we're supportive of him. >> it's been almost two months since american pharoah made history. tomorrow will be his first race back since winning the belmont stakes. the records crowds are expected to be on the jersey shore to watch american pharoah an

and in chris teixeira's case you would be right. though his has not been a journey of great distance rather time thanks to what he found inside. >> nobody in the family knew that it even existed. >> reporter: discovered just a few years ago, in his late grandparents' house, tucked in the back of a closet was chris' grandfather's perfectly preserved world war ii uniform. >> i was really -- i was in shock. >> reporter: the uniform and other memorabilia sparked an interest in chris to learn more about sergeant tony teixeira's service more than 70 years ago. something the two had talked about once and only once. when chris was about 10. >> but unfortunately, he only got about five or ten minutes into the conversation, and that was it. he started sobbing a lot. and i asked him if he was okay. and he said yeah. you know i'm okay. it's just hard to talk about. this is what we do to preserve the history. >> reporter: chris' search eventually led him to the spirit of 45, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving the history of the greatest generat

mark teixeira, sorry to see july go but happy to see the ball go. a grand slam. 6-0 in the second inning. mark hit two homers thursday night. a couple more text messages last night. he is batting .313 this past month of july bringing the total season total to 28. chi-town. for cbs 2 news i'm otis livingston. have a great day. >>> time now is 9:22. just when you thought the mission was impossible, tom cruise comes back to save the world. a look at one of the death- defying stunts he performs in the movie all by himself. >> plus, a health update from valerie harper. the actress speaks out after her recent medical scare. this is cbs 2 news saturday morning. early detection is critical in fighting cancer. a misdiagnosis or other errors can have serious consequences. for almost 40 years jacoby & meyers has successfully represented thousands of clients. winning them the money they need to take care of themselves and their families. you fight the cancer. we'll fight for you. >>> where are you? >> this is real. a rogue nation. trained to do what we do. >> t

in chris teixeira's case you would be right, though his las not been a journey of great distance.even know it existed. it was a perfectly preserved wort uniform. it parked an about the to learn more about his service more than 70 years ago, something the two had talked about once and only once when chris was about ten. >> but unfortunately he only got about five or ten minutes into the conversation and that was it. he started sobbing a lot. i asked him if he was okay he set, yeah, it's okay it's hard to talk about. the nonprofit dedicated to preserving the history of the greatest generation. it's as good a filth as his grandfather's old uniform, because about the same time he joined, members of the group unearthed on a holster farm and world war ii relic, a truck, and chris, whose passions since his teenage years have been classic car restoration, was the perfect one to lead the effort to put that truck back on the road. >> it feels like it's one of those once in a lifetime chances to do something you probably would never have a chance of doing, and to relive what he did he served

later in the game, teixeira cannot make this catch, as he dives into the crowd. one fan barrels in, wanting the ball, willing to push through that sha teixeira, who gives him a look. we'll take you to military day at eagles training camp later in the show. the hall of fame game kicked off tonight. one former eagles player played a prominent role. that'll be later in the show. we'll be right back. >>> target labels. the retailer says it'll no longer label toys, home goods and entertaining items to suggest whether they're appropriate for a specific gender. signs will just say kids. the changes will start to happen over the next few months, and clothing will be divided among boys and girls. >>> wild wood hosted the first cure at the shore weekend. life guards showed up wearing bright pink shirts. the event and the goal of the event was to pink out the jersey shore. you can buy the shirts for a $10 donation online. 100% of the foundations go to the susan g. foundation. >>> it's a chance of a lifetime. n brks krrkbc 10 was there as h students found out the unique way

like most of the yankees mark teixeira lost his swing. he got all of that one. that's his 31st of the year. boomers on top 2-1. they need a good start out of masahiro tanaka who allowed 18 homers this year. asked and answered. take knack kay finished what he started. eight strikeouts in nine innings. yankees make it back to back increasing a lead over the blue jays to game and a half. for cbs 2 sports, i'm steve overmyer. early detection is critical in fighting cancer. a misdiagnosis or other errors can have serious consequences. for almost 40 years jacoby & meyers has successfully represented thousands of clients. winning them the money they need to take care of themselves and their families. you fight the cancer. we'll fight for you. >>> new jersey police are warning residents about a terrifying phone scam. con artists claim to have kidnapped family members then asked for a ransom. >> it happened to a family that asked we conceal their identities. they said they held the father hostage. then they called the boy's mother and demanded $3,000. the family called 9

afternoon ball game what a day for yankees rookie greg bird playing for injured mark teixeira comes up big. bottom of the fo th inning 22-year-old takes out of the ball yard. two-run blast birds first major league homer gives them a 2-0 lead. they were down 3-2 to the twins, he does it again. birds second two out, two home run run of the game. being hit bird. start nathan perfect through sixth. allows four hits on seven innings striking out eight. gets his eighth save the season and yankees sweep the twins with a 4-3 final score. in baltimore mets wrapping up with orioles. wilmer flores break asti with a solo home run. 12th of the year take a 4-3 lead but bolt of the same inning. adam jones turns -- solo home run. baltimore has it all up -- at 4 all. now tied at four into bottom of the ninth inning. and carlos torres on the hill faces henry. well not a great time for mets to see this. first major league home run walkoff game winner. baltimore 5-4 beats mets for first time since 2009. they have a streak of nine loss it is to the mets. that comes to an end all right this past week there

mark teixeira. he fouled a pitch off his right leg. he'll be at first base tonight and will bat cleanup. >> we were pretty fortunate. greg came up and filled in. it's not an easy spot to fill when you think about what mark means to our lineup and to us defensively. >>> now to football where the giants have looked anything but sharp in their first two preseason games. with the regular season opener fast approaching, big blue is running out of time to get things fixed. >> there has to be a little bit of a sense of urgency right now. you're a couple of weeks away from lining up, so i would like to see things done well and done right. when it doesn't go the way it is supposed to go, why doesn't it go that way? the practice part had to be understood. >> the giants first string offense will look to kick it into gear saturday night right here on nbc 4 new york. big blue takes on their in stadium rival the jets. coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. >>> it's the metlife bowl with a trophy and local bragging rights on the line. i know it is preseason, b

on to the sixth inning, mark teixeira, it wraps around the felony pole. it should be the fair pole. today belonged to this man, masahiro tanaka and he delivered. merger rare di calling -- girardi calling this a big game. tanaka closed this one out with a complete game. yankees win 4-1. they are a game and a half up over toronto and go for a sweep tomorrow. >>> and we have positive news on the health front for the new york mets. david wright is rolling along and lucas duda hopes to be back in the line up when the mets take on baltimore tuesday. mets looking to rebound following a tough loss to the pirates at citi field. they had a chance to come back in the bottom of the 10th but failed. jon niese will take on pittsburgh in a national league show down. mets have a 4 1/2 game league over the nationals in the east. >>> historic day at fenway. red sox scoring 22 runs in a win over the marlins. 37 runs, 47 hits in the team's last two games. jackie bradley junior leading the way, three doubles, two home runs. the red sox first run on actor bev afflect's birthday since the release of goodw

red hot mark teixeira goes deep, 29th of the year. he is mvp candidate. big game from stephen drew, had a single, double, triple and drove in four. the two-run double put yanks up 9-0. taking two of three in the at monmouth park, triple cron oner american pharoah in the haskell invitational. >> a living legend, american pharoah up by three. he will could have won by 20. he easts up. >> american pharoah wins easily. american pharoah has won eight straight races. could have won this by 20 if he wanted to. congrats to the family winning in their home state of new jersey. victor es pin nose sachs the jockey of american pharoah will be on "good day new york in the 9:00 hour. triple crown winner. wins the haskell. wins grand slam and breeders cup jets quarterback geno smith, third year, new season, new head coach and offensive coordinator in chan gailey. new target with brandon marshall. he is feeling good. >> i think guys are in really good shape. we have a lot to work on. the team we've got aways to go. day three of camp. but the competition has been good. we

mark teixeira back in the lineup but that may have been the only ray of sunshine. jacoby ellsbury picks a bad time to misplay a ball. it gets past him. the astros score five 1st inning runs. dallas kike he will taking care -- dallas keichel here. the yanks are back behind a game. yanks and stros again tomorrow. >>> jets-giants coming up at the meadowlands. collins hopes to be ready to go this weekend. the giants need him on the field. >> i need to get experience in how fast the game is, the pace, and just have an understanding of my teammates about what they're seeing. >>> the world's best golfers are in new jersey for the barclays. first stop in the playoffs. 121 golfers getting ready including 22-year-old jordan spieth. the top ranked golfer in the world. he played the course today. had an unbelievable season. a practice round when he begins the quest for his next big round. >> it could change in two weeks time so i'm aware of that and that bit of fear on the back end of it is enough to get me going and to keep working hard. >>> finally from us, reason number 642

and there was no yankees' magic today as mark teixeira grounds out weakly to end the game. blue jays are within a half of game of first place. still, the yanks were pleased to take two out of three. >> we're happy. we won the series, it's important. this is the team that is fighting and i don't know that we have seven or eight games left against them. right now we have to focus on our series and hopefully when we face them again, we can do it again. >> now to the mets who lost a couple of heartbreakers in extra innings to the pirates this weekend. today, they tried to avoid being swept by pittsburgh in citi field. pedro alvarez blasts this solo shot off the mets' right-hander, the only run harvey surrendered in six innings. he's been good. tied at 1-1 in the 7th, when michael morris hits a sure double play ball, but it's thrown into center field, putting runners on the corners for the pirates with nobody out. the next batter, gregory planko laces this to center. pittsburgh scores four in the inning to blow it open. the pirates win it 8-1. washington lost, so the mets' lead

that's the way it would end as mark take cher a grounds out -- teixeira grounds out to end the game. mets are trying to avoid a sweep and they have the dark knight coming to the rescue. matt harvey day is exciting. in the top of the 5th, he strikes out starling marte. he leaves with the game tied at one. after a rain delay, the mets had a meltdown. man on first. pitcher picks up the grounder, makes a perfect toss to second base bag but ruben tejada was a little late. ball goes to the outfield. runner at third. next a hit and an rbi as pier rats take a 2-1 lead. then it came apart. run comes in to score for the pirates. from there, pirates piled on and sweep the mets 8-1. mets are still on top in the national league east with a 4- game lead over the nationals. on to the final round at whistling streets. spieth a late round but austin day is looking to take home the first ever championship. here is the leader board. day four under for the day. good for a three-stroke lead. spieth are within striking distance. we will have full highlights coming up tonight at 11:00. >>> geno says, quote

certain guys have cooled off, including a-rod and teixeira. christina: love a clutch player. now to little league. softball. talking about. russ: a team from washington, little league world series softball girls, was playing north carolina. they were losing on purpose. the reason they were losing the game on purpose because they didn't want central iowa to get in. well central iowa -- it was the pool play. they wanted central iowa out because they're a good team. what happened? they appealed. central iowa, they made them play a one-game playoff. justice was served. because central iowa won today. to have -- we're not talking about pros. we're talking about -- it's the coaches. if little league coaches are thinking this way, they shouldn't be little league coaches. christina: is it strategy, too? >> that's a hoot of hooey. strategy, if you want to talk about major league, tell me about strategy. not with kids. you're teaching them everything that is wrong. you're supposed to teach them everything that is right. christina: this time h came around. russ: surprisingly, there's a

mark teixeira out with the bone bruise. they start mark byrd. career home run. in the sixth inning, he fell behind 3-2. yankees come back and they do it with the kid, greg byrd ahead. career home run number 2. yankees win it 4-3. the rookie getting used to playing with the new york yankees. >> so much fun for me to come in every day and just watch them, talk to them, hear what they have to say. it's really special. i won't ever forget it. >> so cool. mets-orioles in baltimore. mets beat them snapping a three- game losing street. washington won as well. the mets first place lead is 4 1/2 games. curtis granted der son hit the second pitch over the fence. second lead off home run. he wasn't done there. he nailed another in the 5th inning, 22nd overall this season. 16 rbi in the last 16 games and more home runs against the orioles than any other team. in the 8th to prove his game is well rounded, grand der son has a nifty catch on the warning track. one full night. >>> practice at the meadowlands. preseason game number 2 saturday against the jags. eli manning in the

. >> you've got injuries, an injury to mark teixeira, alex rodriguez is hitting .145. things are catching up with the older guys who have been performing well. ernie: the mets, they're flying high. >> they keep winning. they're upsetting their rivals in the process. they played the phillies. they got upset. there was an unwritten rule that that -- the coach of the phillies started screaming at the mets dugout. the benches cleared. terry collins said you've got something to complain about? you're in last place. you're not happy with the way you're playing. i say let them complain. mets are in first place. they get grouchy in philly. ernie: once in a while. thanks so much. a study confirms probably what you know. traffic in new york is horrible. a study by texas a & m shows new york has the fourth worst congestion in the country. all this time adds up to 74 hours of extra commuting time a year. it could be worse. you could live in one of the top three cities, which are washington, d.c., los angeles, or san francisco. >> all right. when it's time to go out, who takes long

teixeira scores. two strikes, one sweet swing. beltron, could it be a homer? 4-3 lead for the yankees. to the ninth, tulowitzki. miller chases to end it. big-time stuff from the closer from saves his 26th. looking like a playoffs. jays win streak stops at 11 straight. yankees back in first by 1/2 game. we do it all again tomorrow. mets entered 4 1/2 games up on the nationals and they'll admit to score board watching. the division seems to be theirs to lose. time to test their medal against the wild-card leading pirates at citi field. down 1-0 in the sixth is where we'll pick up. cespedes had a good night. really like to show you, but apparently, the squirrel died on the treadmill tonight. we'll be back with more news after this. >>> that's it for news 4 new york at 11:00. "the tonight show" is next. >> "today in new york" begins at 6:00 a.m. it's friday. have a great weekend. good night. >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- kevin spacey

mark teixeira sorry to see july go but nice to see the ball go. 6-0 in the second inning. two homers for mark. a couple more text messages last night. he is batting .313 this past month of july. with nine homeruns. bringing his season total of 28. and yankees beat the white sox. in chi-town. for cbs 2 news, i'm otis livingston. have a great day. >>> today's tip of the day is going to be with limes. in the summer time, lime sales spike. you know why? it is used in so many different way, besides refreshing a drink and salads. limes are refreshing this time of the year. they really are but selection and storage is so important. otherwise when you cut them in half to get the jous out, it is going to be nothing there. forget it. it is dry. and when you buy it, the shinier, and smoother the skin, the better they will be. very important. if the sun is not shiny with a lot of ridges around it, a good chance that the lime will be dry inside. when you bring them home, do not store them in the refrigerate. store them on the counter. and limes, remember a couple of years ago, or last

bird, filling in for the injured mark teixeira, received a curtain call from the yankee faithful. taking a perfect game into the 6th and seven strong innings, improving to 13-2 on the season. is yankees complete the sweep 4-3 afterwards all the talk was about the birdman. >> it was a good day. like i said, i mean, we're just trying to win games here. and anything i can do to help, that's all i'm trying to do. nothing more, nothing less. he has a slow heart beat and can you just see it. he doesn't good out of his zone. has a plan and he executed it really well today. >> now to football where eli manning sounded off today. giants quarterback refuted reports he wants to be the highest paid player in the nfl. >> words come out of my mouth that agents and i don't know where the reports are coming from. >> i don't know where they're getting their information from. so you know, and i just kind of laugh at it. >> in major league soccer, nyfc played to a 2-2 draw with columbus. in the wmba, liberty from the get-go. the courts acrobatic making it 36-12. liberty are 17-7. their best start ev

listen, for a long time all the guys, a-rod, teixeira, everybody was cranking the ball out. none of them are doing that now. ernie: a little dry spell. what do they need to fix it? russ: they need to start hitting again. the surprise here is that they're pitching -- their pitching was the big question mark. the pitching has been fine. it's been the hitting. with people like a-rod, you can say is it all catching up? you don't know. if fairness, it's a slump. he has done far better than i ever expected. but as a team, they have just stopped hitting. remember this, in july 8th -- july 28th, they were up eight games on the blue jays. they are now one game behind the blue jays. ernie: they have a big game coming up. ernie: russ: they lost three in new york. they can't afford to lose another three to the blue jays. it would put them behind the 8 ball. ernie: keeping an eye. russ: if they take three, that's a different story. ernie: keeping an eye on the home teams. thanks a lot. let's fill in the blank. i can't get enough of what? russ: boy, i'll tell you. ernie: let's see what yo

mark teixeira playing like an all star. that is the 29th home run of the season. solo bomb. 7-0. nova doing more than enough on the mound allowed one run, struck out 7 in six innings. yankees win the game and the series. >>> the toughest stretch of the mets season ends against the first place nationals. despite the recent challenge, new york can come out of this in a tie at the top of the national league east. the mets look to sweep division rival washington tonight at citi field and move into the tie for first place. after last night's win and amazing perform answer by lucas duda with two homers and rbi double. the last time we saw american pharoah on a racetrack, he won the first triple crown in 30 years. today he made his return on the other side of the hudson river. american pharoah competing for the first time since his feat at the haskell invitational. the first triple crown winner to race there. he made his move on the final turn. after that, nobody was close. american pharoah doing it again. he wins taking the haskell invitational. >> it's very rare that i'm speechless. b

teixeira joining the 30 homer club against ra dickey. shows the fans got in the way. the ball was up though, and it's called a home run. this guy loses his watch in the process. hope that was worth it. yankees couldn't muster more against dickey tonight. game is tied at one in the tenth. solo shot. stands as the game winner. blue jays win it. major step for david wright in his return. he's on target to start minor league rehab monday. coming back was the theme at the trop. trailed the rays, 1-0 in the sixth. wilmer flores making a bid to tie it. grady sizemore, great catch to go over the wall. in the seventh, sizemore can't touch this one. a monster of a blast to tie the game. mets up, 2-1 in the eighth. david murphy gets in on the act. the game is tied, 2-2. this game was nuts. mets went down, 3-2. in the ninth, rookie michael slaps one to the gap. come on down. it's tied at three. later in the inning, what else? wilmer flores. it falls for a base hit. con mets score again. they come again, and again, and again to win their senate venth straight. grand slam. washingt

east thanks to fenom and bird gets the start again tonight as mark teixeira continues to deal with a leg injury. >>> the mets are off today but captain david wright is getting set to rejoin the team on monday in philadelphia. however, manager terry said he won't play every day at third base and might not until next spring when his back is 100%. writhe is 6 for 20 in five rehab games in the minors. >>> the first place mets are in colorado this weekend. their lead over the nationals stands at 3 1/2 games. 3 1/2 late in august. we'll all take it. >> we will. thank you, bruce. >>> coming up next on nbc "nightly news." jimmy carter in an extraordinary battle with cancer which has spread to his brain. >>> tonight, the fight of his life, an extraordinary show of courage and candor from former president jimmy carter speaking openly about cancer. the hidden melanoma on his brain holding on to faith and family saying his future is in god's hands. >>> wildfire tragedy, firefighters killed, a mystery crash and overcome by raging flames and smoke now surrounding entire towns. aggressive, erratic

mark teixeira's 2nd inning and bases loaded. grand slam and the yanks are up big early. he hit that one right-handed. in the 4th handed he bats lefty and launches a two run home run. 14th time he's homered from both sides of the plate. yankees open in chicago and right now it is 13-5 in the 8th inning. holy cow. the jets today were back on the field at training camp and so was sheldon richardson. arrested on resisting charges and a number of traffic offenses. news of his arrest came yesterday and it didn't come from richardson. everybody was left surprised to say the least. >> i shouldn't be in this predicament. got to do better and i will do better. >> i hope he gets better and understand as a person. i'm more worried about the man than the player. >> the giants got on the field today. jason pierre-paul not in contact with the team. other than that full steam ahead. signed james jones today and eli manning entering the final year of his contract and not concerned about getting a new one done. >> right now my concern is getting on this practice field for the first practi

it was all about mark teixeira. he belted a pair of home runs, one from each side of the plate including a grand slam. three days into training camp, the jets are down a topic. rookie devon smith spent the night in the hospital after spending with broken ribs. the main story is sheldon richardson who is not only suspended for the first four games of the regular season for failing a drug test but now he is dealing with an arrest for resisting arrest after drag racing in the st. louis area. the general manager is weighing in. >> a degree of trust that has been broken. we are supportive of him and there is a lot of resources in this building that we want to make available to him. our doors are always open. there has to be a better line of communication with sheldon and us. >> camp rolls on for the giants at the meadowlands. they have a new offensive weapon to work with after signing james john yesterday. the veterans wide receiver picking big blue because of his familiar with ben nakadu after their time together at gre

the yankees in atlanta where mark teixeira sits tonight. he can't run. not good news for the yankees. to golf. jersey. bubba watson needing this cup. as for the world's number one ranked golfer, jordan spieth, he will likely miss the cut, dropping from the number one ranking in the world. triple crown winner american pharaoh is back in action. the 3-year-old is on the track for a workout. american pharaoh will ride out of the post position number two in the 146th running of the travers stakes tomorrow. he received a hero's welcome. coverage of the travers stakes starts tomorrow here on nbc 4 new york. we've got a busy sports day tomorrow. tonight, the giants and jets in the metlife bowl. our coverage at 7:00 with local bragging rights on the line. sidelines. >> thanks. coming up next on "nbc nightly news," the verdict is in the trial of a former student at an elite prep school accused of raping a student as part of a sordid tradition. >> thanks for joining us. we'll see you back here at 11:00. good night. >>> tonight, a state of emergency declared in flo

but just keep it to insults, not assaults in fortunately, teixeira was not hurt. gardner had a bump on the head. he stayed in the game withou a an oblem. that's what happens. fans get olerle excited, overzealous. they forget boundaries. >> yes. >> very often. >> that's a -- they toss the opposing team home run ball back on the field. it doesn't usually hitythour own player in the head. >> you ddn't want to conque them in the head. >> if there was a contest -- we're glad they're both okay. >> of course. >>> meantime, weather picture this morning, we're changing gears a little bit back to muggier stuff. humidity is cliechl mbing today. it was a beautifrl weekend. still not a bad day. just clo dier and muggier. could be an isolated shower west of the city late this afternoon. dring hours fine tonight. just watch out for the showers and thunderstorms toward tomorrow morning. i think t orrow morning will be -- heavier downpours tomorrow. a couple of rounds perhaps. we'll talk more about that in detail on the 4s. >> thank you very much, chris. emily, nice to see you. >>

. >>> when mark teixeira went down with a shin injury, figured the mets offense would also take a big hit. but who thought it could help them tackle the twinkies this afternoon? come on down, rookie first baseman was flying high against the twins. his heroics began in the 4th when he blasted a two-run homer. into the 6th with the yankees trailing 3-2. byrd is the word. his second two-run homer and that was the difference in a 4- 3 victory. a three-game sweep of minnesota. yankees now two games up on toronto. >> it was a good day. like i said, we are just trying to win games here. anything i can do to help, that's all i'm trying to do. so, nothing more, nothing less. >> we have news from the local football training camps. the jets officially signing journeyman quarterback. eli manning was playing defense. the giants quarterback in the final year of his contract strongly denying reports that he told the giants he wanted to become the highest paid quarterback in the league. >> never been said. never come out of my mouth. you know, agent, never said it, so i don't know what the reports ar

mark at the teixeira gets this one back. 30th. it counts. and extra inning. jose batista in the top of the 10th. yankees lose 2-1 in 10. that first place lead is down to 3 1/2 games. >>> mets and tampa bay, trying to run the winning streak to seven games and increase their first place lead. daniel murphy, homerun. every homerun so far scored one at a time on solo homeruns including the next one. evan longoria launches this one. and 3-2 rays 8th inning. we go to the 9th. not a homerun. but this will do nicely. an rbi double. the game is tied again. until wilmer flores comes through again. it falls in for a base hit. it is a seven game winning streak. 4-3 mets win. nationals lost. mets lead up to 2 1/2 games. >>> between those two games, eight solo homeruns. and nfl training camp rolls on, a preseason game, next thursday night, word that antonio allen out for the rest of the season with a torn achilles. and another player had wrist surgery. off the field six to eight weeks. camp rolls on. the jets will switch things up tomorrow. practice at met life stadium und

teixeira couldn't pick it. that ends the inning. a double off the wall in right center. napoli scores easily with the game's first run. ortiz, welcome to the majors, kid. obliterates it. this is where you miss your spot. somewhere near the concourse. one earned in five innings. he was good. yankees trail in the ninth. mccann flies out to sent are to end the game. yanks lead in al east. now down to 4 1/2 over the jays. >> did a pretty good job tonight. >> you know, i told you, i didn't think that the surroundings would effect him a whole lot. i felt that in spring an training when he first came in. he didn't seem yoef whelm overwhelmed with the situation there. it is different here. they made you feel pretty good about it. >> to the mets. the mets gun willing for the sweep of the lowly marlins. looking like they are on their way, leading 4-0 in the fifth when juan just loads off david phelps. 436 feet later. it's 7-0, mets. matt harvey on the mound. seven runs, that shouldn't be a problem. harvey did his part. seven shut outinnings. mets, 8-0, heading to the bottom of the

mark teixeira can't handled that. 5 hours and 4 minutes it took.>>> door opened for the jays, looking for their ninth straight win, they haven't been to the playoffs since they won the world series joe-carter style way back when. blue jays down a run. coco crisp didn't know the ball had bounced over his head. next batter, marcus similaron, this has been a habit. that part of it. the error part. blue jays tied. then jose bautista does what jose bautista does. he goes yard. blue jays were winners. >> that lead just a half-game for the yankees in the n.l. east. >> it's surging. >> that's all we got. back to you. >>> winning the lottery, how about this from long island, new york, 82-year-old marilyn loony and her daughter splitting $7 million. >> she bought the ticket while waiting for a hairdresser apartme appointment. >> she says she might take a trip to disney world. >> i hope she gets the fast pass. >> she can get everything to get through everything. >> the fast pass comes with the ticket. i'm not sure. >>> coming up, selfie scandal, how an insta

university, but i don't think he ever expected to be in the batting cage next to alex rodriguez, mark te teixeira and carlos beltran. hope week continues through friday. hope stands for helping others persevere and excel. rob, shiba? >> and they did all of that today, bruce. thank you. >> what a great story. great kid, too. >> what a way with words he has. >>> bruce, thanks. and thank you for watching. >> stay right here. the news continues at 6:00. >>> live, from studio 3c in rockefeller center. this is news 4 new york. >>> now at 6:00, the heat keeps creeping up and the city gets its first heatwave of the summer. how long will it last? >> plus, looking into the face of a suspected murderer. the victim's family confronts an alleged killer in court nearly 20 years after the crime. >>> and from the campaign trail to the courtroom? donald trump's day at jury duty. >>> good evening, i'm sibilia vargas. >> i'm david ushery. chuck is off tonight. it is official. new york city is in its first heatwave of the summer. >> temperatures hit 95 in central park, making this the first wave in the park since 20

mark teixeira also left the game after fouling a ball off his upper level. he's day-to-day. not in the lineup tonight. yankees won in 10 innings. here's the manager on the moment mitchell was hit. >> your heart just drops in to your stomach and you're scared for the kid and you see blood coming out. i was really worried but he has a small hairline fracture in his nose and we're going to monitor him pretty closely the next 24 hours. >> game 2 against the twins tonight. >>> after having a day off, the mets on the field tonight. >>> i've been asked over and over again is it too early to see if the jets' offense will be good? will they have a new quarterback on the roster? today general manager mike maccagnan said they are looking to add a qb but they don't have a timetable for when they'll do it. he was also asked about geno smith's on and off the field issues. you know about the broken jaw. he was late for a team meeting. also cursed out a fan in metlife stadium. >> the only thing i can judge geno on what he's done so far and i'm aware of the past. but really geno's offseason,

and there was no yankees magic today as mark teixeira grounds out weekly to end the ball game. the blue jays win it 3-1 and move within half a game of first place in the a.l. east. still, the yankees were pleased to take two out of three. >> well, we're happy. i mean, we won the series. it's important. you know, this is the team that is basically fighting. i know that we have seven or eight games left against them. so right now we have to go home and focus on our series, and hopefully when we face them again, we can do a little bit more. >>> now to the mets who lost a couple of heartbreakers in extra innings to the pirates this weekend. today they tried to avoid being swept by pittsburgh at citi field. matt harvey was on the mound. with no score in the second inning, pedro alvarez blasts a solo shot to right center. it was the only run harvey surrendered in six innings. it was tied at 1-1 in the seventh when michael morse hits a short double play back to the mound, but bobby parnell throws it into center field. that put runners on the corners for the pirates with nobody out. so

mark teixeira with a bone bruise in his shin. he sat this one out. byrd played and gets career rbi number 1. tie game, 7th inning. uh-oh. the twins were up 4-1. 7th inning, bases loaded. alex rodriguez in a 1-27 slump. no home runs in a couple weeks. but he's baseball's all time career leader in grand slams and there goes number 25. four runs in a hurry. yankees go on to win it tonight 8-4. the blue jays won as well so that lead remains one game. >>> jacob degrom on the mound for the mets. first place lead up to four and a half games. degrom has been unreal lately and he had almost immediately run support. second pitch of the game, first run of the game. curtis granderson, 7th lead-off home run this season. mets on top in a hurry. granderson was just warming up. 5th inning, he does it again. look at all the met fans in baltimore. their team's on top. degrom so good, allowed just one run. e.r.a. shrinks again, left with the lead. but the bullpen almost let it slip away again. orioles have the bases loaded. ground ball, left side. the mets hang on for

here a overzealous fan leaps to catch the ball and landing on teixeira's arm and you can see he was not very happy about that. tough day for the yanks losing 2-0. >>> dodgers and pittsburgh taking on the pirates. dodgers up 5-1 until andrew mccutchen goes deep in center. 5-3. the pirates rally in the seventh and score nine straight runs for a 13-6 victory and series sweep. >>> chad barrett scores one minute intost the game am inst the l.a. galaxy. he grabs his hamstring immediately aftern hat and he leaves the game wit a pulled hamstring. the sounders lose 3-1. >>> the nfl preseason has just begun and so has the trash talking. dallas cowboys defensive end greg hardy, along with cow ys fans, a go fund me campaign purchased an aerial banner say we still dem boys #sackscoming and was over the stadium where the eagles were playing. players called the stunt pretty stupid and disrespectful. the two teams will meet later on in the season and hardy will be unable va unavailable to play. >>> rein supreme at the box office yet again and a familiar face joining is the cast of the "ghostbusters" fl

bases loaded in the second for teixeira at the plate, hitting righty. it's it grand? follows up a two-homer night in texas with his tenth career brand slam. carlos regretting the off-speed pitch. tex wasn't done on the night. in the sixth, he comes up from the left side of the plate. this thing is smoked. his 28th homer this year. fourth in two games. he's a legit mvp candidate. 41st multi-home run as a switch hitter. second all-time to mickey mantle. the giants have officially opened training camp with practice today. odell beckham jr. and cruz were on the field. they got repped ed s and looked good. eli manning slugged off talk about concern over his contract negotiations. he focused on getting back to the play offs. >> we want to get back to winning games and playoffs and giving us chances to win championships and do it this year. >> i'm extremely excited for what we have coming up, and the guys we have and how everything looks. it looks like it's going to be a great year. >> quick jets s s note. devin smith will miss the rest of camp with broken ribs. we'll be rig

. >>> in the ninth, more trouble with fans at yankee stadium, mark teixeira, leaning into the standsor a foul ball along the first baseline. a fan lands on his arm while going for the souvenir. tex is visibly annoyed and appears to tell off the fan. let's go to major league soccer, seattle sounders where it's quoit a first two minutes for chad barrett, opening up the scoring. as he sprints in celebration, the player appears to pull up and seems to have a bit of a hamstring injury there. he has to leave the game. galaxy win it 3-1. ouch. >>> e.p.a. says it accidentally spilled 3 million gallons of contaminated wastewater from colorado's gold king mine into the animas river last week, three times more than it initially estimated. officials said preliminary water testing found higher than normal levels of arsenic and other heavy metals but caution those levels drop significantly as the plume drifted downstream. it remains unclear what the health and environmental impacts of the spill will be. e.p.a. hasn't said why or what the health risks are to humans or animals at this point. bad new

mark teixeira back in the yankee line up. nova against kigle. jets off today. give and on the field. injuries are one of the big stories of the camp heading into the next preseason game. victor cruz out with a calf issue hoping to be ready for week one of the regular season. he won't be back on the field until he is ready to go. >> you want to make sure that out 100%. you don't want to be at your best. that's how you get injured. >> i would like to see him get out there. is. >> rutgers football opens in 11 days. head coach kyle flood saying he is disappointed in the tone of an nj.com report that says flood is the subject of a university investigation after contacting a faculty member about the academic status of one of his players. he is quoted as saying the report insults his integrity and the rutgers faculty as well. the barclays tees off this week including jordan spieth. we go inside the ropes with laura behnke. >> reporter: 22 years old, two- time major champion and the number one ranked golfer in the world. yes, a good time to be jordan spieth racking up

and mark teixeira got upset with a fan. he had this advice for the frustrated fans. >> we need to tell the fans, you know, you can insult, but you cannot assault. so we know you're upset. we lost three in a row. we're sorry. but just, you know, keep it to insults. not assaults. >> hockey. rangers sign free agent ford squared stalle to a one-year deal. he is one of the top face-off men and penalty killers in the league e comes with a little baggage, charged with cocaine possession at a las vegas resort in april. >>> football four-month. the jets defensive end mo wilkerson practiced with that hamstring injury. the giants play the bengals friday night. cincinnati. i can guarantee you won't see eli manning in the same he emerges from the bottom of the pile after a brawl with his own teammate. means you can't hit the quarterback. i guess that doesn't mean you >> a long season. we will be back. in brooklyn in 1907, four courageous ladies saw the despair of the poor, old, and sick and founded what would become mjhs. today mjhs pro

mark teixeira, he's an mvp candidate, without question. goes deep. his 29th home run of the year. that made it 7-0 yankees in the fifth. big game for stephen drew, had a single, double and trip aring, driving in four -- triple. put the yankees up 9-0. more than enough runs, nova pitched great after complaining about a tired arm after his last start. yankees win easily, 12-3, the final score. that is a look at sports. >> we'll be right back. >> audrey has a first look at the w [african-style music] take my hand to the land take my hand to the land, whoa-oh! (narrator) only one family goes to incredible lengths to make sure your family time never becomes endangered. kalahari resorts. now open in the pocono mountains. book now at kalahariresorts.com >> so the all-female cast of the upcoming ghostbusters remake paid a visit to a boston hospital this weekend. melissa mccarthy, kristin wiig arrived in full costume. >> the cast even brought along their famous proton packs. luckily, they weren't needed. hope they keep the soundtrack, right? >> oh, yeah, that song, they'd have to. >> you'r