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the ball almost cracked him on the gloved hand as he reached down to get the ball.hat will be 1-5 on a fielder's choice and a good choice he made. >> rob: he just gets inside and jams nick, smashing the bat, comes right back at him. he stands there, catches the ball. that's when you have no fear. catches the ball instead of the bat. hell of a play by josh johnson but not easy right there. willie sees the ball go on the ground but right back to the pitcher, didn't get through there. he is toast at third. >> bob: here is ryan zimmerman with two outs now. i don't know what it is about the nationals with runners at third and less than two outs. they cannot hit a flyball. everything lately has been on the ground. several bases leaded double plays. and rick eckstein has to be frustrated because he has those guys drilled to approach those at-bats but that's a matter of execution. >> rob: and it's a matter of selection. you know this guy is is a ground ball pitcher. you want to look anything that can be hit in the air. very important to try to get the lead against the marli

he's making me wear the gloves and accessories. this is the hat along with the glove that michael jackson performed in at motown 25 when he performed billie jean. they're now at the museum. >> very nice. >> when you raise that, i can hear the "billie jean" theme in my head. we appreciate it. thank you, sir. >> thanks, don. >> tuesday, make sure you join us around the clock coverage of the memorial celebrating the life of this worldwide pop icon as family, friends, and fans say good-b good-bye. "michael jackson: the memorial" all day on cnn starting at 6:00 a.m. eastern. i was always going having to go in the middle of traffic and just starting and stopping. having to go in the middle of a ballgame and then not being able to go once i got there. and going at night. i thought i had a going problem. my doctor said i had a growing problem. it wasn't my bladder. my prostate was growing. i had an enlarging prostate that was causing my urinary symptoms. my doctor prescribed avodart. (announcer) over time, avodart actually shrinks the prost

the gloves were found on the roadway from his home to the gym?und directly on the roadway on his way from the home to the gym. and, you know, the police are now saying that that glove, which had the remnants of red spray paint on it, which was similar to messages that were scrawled on the wall of the home, you know, is linked directly back to his place of work. >> it just doesn't get any easier, doug burns, does it, as an attorney to prosecute this guy? >> you hit it on the head originally, mike. we've been saying this all along, unbelievably strong fact pattern. one point you made is a good one, which is very often the -- a very minute point triggers crazy behavior. the joyce meyer ministry actually prohibited divorce. he was the main bodyguard reportedly for joyce meyer. i think that's part of the calculus why he went nuts like this. >> one last thing. the red paint, stacy, that's just the way we understand the story, nicholas, correct me if i'm wrong, even the red paint on his dead sons as they slept. it's unconscionable. i can't even fathom w

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

when he started wearing the glove, i asked him, what was up with the glove. >> when you left us, a parthen it with you and a part of you will live forever in us. >> you just don't think that you are going to see where that you will live to see him gone. he will never really gone, he is going to live forever and ever and ever. >> ♪ we are the world we are the children we are the ones to make a brighter day ♪ >> a song that michaeshepard: al jackson wrote with his friend lionel richie. now, they sang it to pay tribute to him. what was it like being there? >> you can really feel the energy from the crowd. the moment that chills went up this line is the moment when the gold casket came in. there were a lot of tears. the crowd got the loudest when berry gordy referred to michael jackson as the greatest entertainer that ever lived. it was very very powerful. shepard: what happens to his body now? >> at this point there is a lot of speculation. there could be a private burial in the hollywood hills which is only about 30 miles or so from where i'm standing. we have not seen any activity since

there are the hats and gloves. zy name day. >> jimmy: okay, thank you. sorry about that. thank you, monkas. [ laughter ] only the finest in wool hats and rubber gloves. all right, let's get them on you. they're right here, you going to put them on. monkas brought these out for us. [ laughter ] thank you very much. there you go. there's your hat and gloves. let's get them on there. there you go. your hat and gloves. oh, be careful. put them on, very good there. make sure they're on good, no cheating. yeah. now, you look great. yeah. look like a lumberjack dishwasher. [ laughter ] you look fantastic. all right, now, here are the rules. now, when i say dance, the roots will start playing a funky disco jam. you'll have 15 seconds to fling your hat and gloves off while dancing. now, scoring is simple. one point for each glove you get off, two for the hat. now, whoever gets the most points, wins the grand prize. and oh, what a prize it is. higgins? ♪ >> steve: well, jimmy, tonight's winner will take home a big bag of cash

he could not be stopped. >> from the iconic look of the moon walk to the glove, the red jacket. >> andses and the white socks. >> reporter: r&b superstar usher. >> with his music, obviously his dance influenced us. >> reporter: sang "beat it" to the competition for 37 weeks the album sat at number one. and is, to this day, the top-selling album in the world. "thriller" broke records with seven top-ten singles and also broke barriers. >> to be the first black artist to have ever a video played on mtv was pivotal for all of us. there would be no other form, honestly. there would be no b.e.t. there wouldn't be the mtv that is now. without michael jackson's influence. >> and of course it paid off for all of us. the idea of mtv without michael jackson's videos from "thriller" is almost unconceivable. >> reporter: fan club, trading cards, michael jackson dolls, the craze reached a fever pitch in 1984. when a pepsi commercial gone awry sparks even more frenzy. >> on the set and he is descending a staircase. there is a flash behind him and his hair catches on fire, but the most incredible part

the way that he owned it. he owned th military look. he owned that glove. there have beenplenty of performers, cher hadobackey and sh often shockednd surprised people, but he owned hilook. >> the mility look always confed me, because he's so sweet and childlike a love the world,eal the world, look at yourself, see what goodou're doing for the world. >> and thatoft voice. >> and then he would come out in these military jackets like he was a dictator from an imagid country. if i got the chance to interview him, i would to deconstruhat part of his whole iconography. you see him on stage, he's giving you that james brown, but then he's giving you audr hepburn and a femininity sort of thing. the military jacket i have ver quite figured out where it fits inhat he was thinking about. but rhaps he wanted me and others to be confud. that part of th movie where you're not supposed to understand ts rt and you're supposed to have a willful misunderstanding of what's going on here. >> we understand the nger, chris brown, who h been the subject some controversy of his own

. >> when he started wearing the glove, i was like what's up with the glove?er: and video tributes. those closest to him say that's exactly what the consummate showman would have wanted. >> i think he's simply the greatest entertainer that ever lived. >> in the end, though, it all came back to the jackson family, his brother jermaine joining the tribute with an emotional and heartfelt performance of one of michael's favorite songs. ♪ smile though your heart is breaking ♪ ♪ smile even though it is breaking ♪ >> reporter: awn expected tribute from his daughter, paris. >> and i just want to say i love him so much. >> reporter: a heart wrenching end to the memorial. surely the controversy surrounding his death is not -- if only for a few hours, this day was dedicated to the memory and musical legacy of michael jackson. in los angeles, jay gray, now back to you. >> thank you, jay. >>> across this country today people got together to watch the memorial service. radio station 93.9 held a memorial viewing at sidelines restaurant in largo, maryland. jackson fans of all

that was the origin of the glove. >> interesting. i wondered about that. also heard the family believes that the death was a homicide but the lapd said it's not investigating the case as that. but how might this change, as we start to learn more and more information about this, and some of the people involved in his inner circle that surrounded him? >> i mean i think you have to think about anna nicole smith. obviously it took a long time for that case to unfold. with michael jackson, it's still being investigated. i think the police are very reluctant to lane this a homicide until they have all their ducks lined up. if they ever get the ducks lined up. it's very clear that there were unsavory influences around michael jack. . whether or not they were criminal remains to be seen. >> certainly taking advantage of the situation, no doubt. janice min from "us weekly." thank you. you can see more of that video on "us weekly's" website, as well. coming up next, teens and sexting. a dangerous mix. we're going to tell you how to find out what your child is doing.

when he started wearing the glove, i was like, what's up with the glove? be the non-gloved one, sequins hurt me. he would dig in. he'd just shake his head and he would smile. he loved to be teased. seeing him smile made you feel like everything was going to be all right. to the outside world, michael was a genius with unchallenged ability. to the people who were lucky enough to know him personally, he was caring and funny, honest, pure, non-jaded, and he was a lover of life. he cared so deeply for his family. and his friends and his fans. he was often referred to as the king. but the michael that i knew always reminded me more of the little prince. to his family, his brothers and sisters, katherine, joe, and to his children, prince, paris, blanket, my prayers are with you. michael's favorite song was not one of the countless masterpieces that he gave us, but it was a song that charlie chaplain wrote for the movie "modern times." it's called smile. and there's a line in the song that says smile though your heart is aching. today, although our hearts are ach

but things change with that defense, look at alberto gonzales, look at that, just underneath the glove. and that leads to the next batter. alphonso soriano for the next day in a row, the big fly, leading to a 4th inning, how about this, 7 runs in all, aided by the pitcher, kevin hart, saves the bunt, slipping it through the spot. the nats get roughed up big time. cubs win 11-3, s epethe four- game series. >> today was a step backwards, you know just a breakdown all the way around on the ball club, all of us. and you know nobody is going to give you a ballgame. you take the field. and you know -- you can win 162 ballgames or you can lose 162, because nobody in major league baseball will give it to you, let this ongo. you just have to fight to win a ballgame. and as i told the ball club, losing is easy, you can lose, winning is what is hard. >> after the game, they got tavaris for assignment, martin making his major league league debut tomorrow against the mets. and orioles on the south side of chicago taking on the black sox -- they're actually the white sox. that is a heck of a stab, t

i'm like, if you're going to hold my hand, it better be the non-gloved one. quins really hurts me. he would just shake his head and just smile. >> so i went over to his house to have dinner. the chef came out and said, what would you like? i said some grilled chicken. so as we began to talk about the video and what he wanted me to do, the chef brought me out the grilled chicken, but he brought michael out a bucket of kentucky fried chicken. and i went crazy, like, wait a minute, michael, you eat kentucky fried chicken? that made my day. that was the greatest moment of my life. >> and i do know that as much as we may feel, and we do, that we need michael here with us, god must have needed him far more. >> and joining me, janelle snowden, and mike brooks, lauren lake, an entertainment reporter, and former backup singer as well. welcome to you all. what an incredible day. we start this all off by showing you the clip of paris katherine. as we listened to her, because we've never really heard her before, and we saw her. and she said this one word, janelle, daddy.

debbie from rhode island laced up the gloves in the fitness center.oy floated with friends through jamaica. late night explorers climbed mountains under the stars. and finally, jose rodriguez rocked the house in the karaoke club. that's the news. i'm erika, cruising with royal caribbean. why aren't you? >>> "baltimore magazine" went in search of the best crab cakes in the area. our guest did a lot of the tasting and helped write this issue. welcome to the show. what did you find out about the maryland crab cake? >> it has to be traditional, it don't get fancy. it is a lot of crab meat and a little feller. >> i say that the best can cake is my mother's -- and a little filler. -- i say the best crab cake is my mother's. >> where is the cheapest crab cake? >> they do have a very reasonable one but i found if you want a good one you can go at lunchtime and get good deals. >> you had some celebrity crab cake tasters. >> we had people way in -- we had people weigh in. they have very specific ideas on where they like to get their crabcakes. >> let's get a lo

it goes off the edge of his glove. great effort by rockets. rt can't make the catch for the force out -- he was running hard to disrupt a possibility of a force out. >> gary: that will be a single credited to bloomquist and that puts runners on at first and second. callaspo up. kansasty needs him at the plate so far this game. he got a double in the third, started offense in the third. he's got a nine-game hit streak now. 0-1 swung on and missed. >> buck: that ball really starts to sink. sometimes when you're rushed and you overpower the sinking ball, you go straight down on it. >> gary: bass this season against kansas city, only his second game, only two-thirds of an inning prior to this game giving up just one hit. most of these hitters have not faced bass.that's up the middle. and a big ground ball double play, no runs and a couple hits with a runner left on. kansas city leads by one. ?xw@t  >> gary: royal have the lea today. plenty came to see bergesen, love seeing the kids there. >> buck: especially a young man that represents himse

he's been on base four times in this series. >> rob: see that piece over the finger area on the gloveloft pitchers years ago went to that, right there, nice job, guys. >> bob: drops in the breaking ball. strikeout number five. >> rob: pitchers were finding they'd tip the pitches. right there you see him getting the slider curveball grip there on the side of the ball. here he comes with that over the hand action. and just freezes it at home plate, but see the glove, right there, that's covering the finger so that he can't tip his pitches. >> bob: up and away to cabrera. switch hitting infielder. >> rob: you didn't hear that heckler, did you? the heckler said, be a team player, number one, because he didn't run out that double. >> bob: fans don't forget. they pay money to see people hustle. >> rob: it's funny, we were having a conversation going over some of the teams i played with and who managed me and stuff. talked about pete rose and how he could hit. think about that, over 4,000 hits, 200 hits for 20 years and you still can't catch charlie hustle. >> bob: it's hard to imagine. a po

how quick can you get the ball and the glove down to tag the runner.e of a base hit into left field that pedroia tagged him with the glove and the ball was in his bare hand and they still to the the call. still got the call. >> jim h.: marco scutaro, he's committed only two errors all year. toronto overall has the best fielding team in the league. >> jim p.: 31 errors. >> jim h.: all year. markakis fouls off a breaking ball. romero just 24 years old out of los angeles. one loss in his last seven starts. he has emerged as a very fine complement behind roy halladay. there's a tapper towards short, scutaro waits on it and hurries the throw and markakis nearly beat it out. so a walk and none left.   >> jim h.: we'd like to welcome the vietnam vets who visited with us today from the v.a. hospital, they spent some time with tom and rick out on the pregame set, now enjoying the game here at the ballpark. our thanks to our veterans who are enjoying a night of baseball here at orioles park at camden yards. aaron hill leads off against rich hill. bi

michael cuddyer off the glove of brandon inge. joe mauer will score. ties the game at 8-8.wins unable to score again. we go to the top of the 16th. that polanco guy again, through the drawn-in infield. the tigers would score three in the top of the 16th and hold on to win 11-9. delmon young 3-6 with a home run in a losing cause. also, starting pitcher kevin slowey's put on the d.l., he f just the seventh time in their last 25 games. >> have you ever felt the weight of a nation on your shoulders? andy murray's answer is yes. this friday, murray stepped onto centre court with the mission of becoming the first british man to reach the wimbledon final in 71 years. never mind that no home-grown player has been crowned champion at the london grand slam since 1936. thousands of fans there to root for never mind that no home-grown player has been crowned champion at the london grand slam since 1936. thousands of fans there to root for murray and against the american in front of him, andy roddick. both players coming out to centre court. this is what roddick had to say about dealing

posada rips the glove off the hand. he makes the play barehanded. concentration at its finest. john collins is coming up after this. >> coming up tonight, we followed the suspicious death investigation. hear more from the woman's family as police tried to determine the cause of death. the economy taking a toll on certain benefits. the latest cutbacks could affect those trying to add to their families. john ]phtpññ >> a shower to this out tomorrow. the best chance of rain are overnight tonight and again on thursday. it will be a hot and humid day. it will be up around 90 degrees. >> thanks for >> last week's shooting has brought to light greater concerns about the state of our teenage resident. investigations by the team has released a list of offenses of the shooter. the latest incident came after he cut off the home detention anklet he was supposed to wear and a 5-year-old girl became the latest victim. the police chief lamented the lack of parental discipline in the lives of these teenagers who have rain the violence down on the city. state attorneys have commented that

he's going to mess with the batting gloves a little. that's good. you just want to give that pitcher a couple extra seconds. guzman is 0-12 last in this series. cristian, 0-7. he struck out three times -- pardon me. willie harris struck out three times in the one hoat hole last night. guzman, once in the number two hole. tonight is a different story though. nats getting production from different spots in the batting order.   guzman will surprise you. just when you think he's got no clue up there, he'll line one hard to a gap. sometimes he hits the line drive so well he gets backspin on them and they carry out of the park. nick johnson on next. top two hitters, 0-6 tonight. >> rob: that's a nice, running fastball. 93 on the two-seamer. >> bob: sixth inning in atlanta now. braves, three. phillies, two. they're having a good battle. it's 3-2 here. -- 3-2 here. >> bob: guzman, can't reach that pitch away. he is struggling. we go to the bottom of the sixth. that will be it for leroux. they'll pinch-hit for him in

latoya jackson asked the glove make tower make the white leather glove with the crystals. be buried with a gloaf. we don't know when he will be buried or where. we are waiting for that information. our people are working on it nonstop. hopefully we will find out soon. >> we know what happens what happens in vegas doesn't stay. there is a connection to conrad murray, the doctor in the spotlight here in las vegas, issues there. >> this is the live in dock for for michael for the last couple of months and this is the doctor there when he died. conrad murray has been investigated because there was a death that hewas involved with. i guess he was going through a surgery with a 67-year-old man and the man's heart was punctured and ended up dying. the wife wanted an investigation, full investigation and she just didn't really have the money to keep it going, couldn't afford to get doctors on her side to do the whole thing so she put it aside but he has been investigated. >> tz.com, look for your show at 6:30. >>> now to the world's most famous doll in d.c. for the weekend. the na

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it's always in the glove compartment or the dash but i do carry it in my car all the time. >> reporter: that's a more common reaction in this town as dozens of federal and state and local investigators work to track down the killer. >> richard lui now joins us on the phone from gaffney. richard, gaffney is so small. i know they're so hard hit by this. you were at one of the memorial services. you just e-mailed me it was for two women killed wednesday, mother and a daughter. now a report of another death overnight. what can you tell me about that? >> yeah, brooke. we just learned overnight there was the death of a male. a coroner saying that no immediate connection, county coroner, no immediate connection that he needs to perform an autopsy which could happen today. also an affiliate on the ground here that we were speaking with earlier wsp said this person that passed away overnight looks to be a male in his 40s. it could be a beating type of attack. that's yet to be determined. that was overnight. there's also another death that they are looking at on july 3rd. 35-year-old woman, fema

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

he put the glove on jeter but the yankees but the loss on the o's. a day game today in new york.they also hope to get some good news today at of sarasota, florida. the orioles hope to finalize a deal for their new spring training home. out of a tentative plan, they have struck with the sarasota officials. the former spring home of the chicago white sox -- they could use twin lakes park as a minor league club. they want to wait to see the outcome of today's vote by sarasota county and subtle -- city officials who will attempt to finalize the deal today. hope your day is off to a fantastic start. >> thank you. the time is 5:27. coming up in the next half hour on the 11 news today. >> three children under the age of 12 arrested for that. the mayor ways in and so as a child psychologist, next. >> im nikole killion in washington. president obama takes his message for healthcare reform primetime. a preview of his news conference coming up. >> it is clear. clears can over baltimore. are we ever going to get any rain? i will bring it down for you in they have alzheimer's and heart diseas

it goes off the glove. josh willingham cranks the first of two of the night.dam dunn makes up for the blunder. all three homers in the houston area with career homer 301. the first since the expos in 1987. 3-2. >> unbelievable, inexcusable. he knows it. those bags, they have not moved in a hundred years. i kind of see guys shortstep and miss it. but he just flat out went over it like nothing. we knew somebody had to see it. >> camden yards, os, bottom 12. tied at 3. melvin mora, hadn't homered since may. put itto an end. baltimore now 6-0. we are just warming up on this edition of geico sportsextra. yes, the season is still three and a half months's way but now is where the young guns continue to include. we'll tell y how one is preparing to use the summer league to get more playing time in the season. that's coming up. >>> two weeks ago, the wizards had a chance to draft blair in the second round. the wiz chose not to draft him because of the development of mcgee. just 237 pounds on his frame in the rookie season. he averaged 6 1/2 points and four rebounds. c

the answer. from his sequinned glove to a life-size replica of darth vader made of legos. ion. so when you're selling your furniture to make money, it's like -- yeah, it's not exactly a yard sale but he definitely felt a dire need for cash. >> reporter: michael had another money-making trick up his sleeve. >> i was looking in an old "rolling stone" article from a few years ago and someone said, you'll really know michael jackson is broke when he announces a big european tour. and that's what happened. >> i'll be performing the songs my fans want to hear. >> at the same time he was announcing the show, he made sure to say these are the final shows. >> this is it. this is really it. this is the final curtain call. >> that's not really a comeback when it's your farewell. that was a very odd appearance, that he gave the message, this is good-bye. >> reporter: fans wanted their last good-bye. tickets sold out within hours. but some wondered whether he could pull off a strenuous 50-concert tour. >> wow, 50 dates? 50 dates at 50 years old? that's a lot of dates. and i was -- and i

. >> from the iconic look to the moonwalk, the glove, the red jacket and the zippers and glasses andstar usher -- >> if it wasn't music, it was obviously dance that influenced us. ♪ beat it beat it ♪ >> singing beat it to competition, the album sat at number one for 37 weeks and is the top selling album in the world. thriller broke records with seven top ten singles and it also broke barriers. >> being the first black artist to ever have a video played on mtv was pivotal for all of us. there would be no other forum, obviously. there wouldn't be b.e.t. there wouldn't even be the mtv that is now without michael jackson's influence. >> and of course, it paid off for all of us. because i mean, the idea of mtv without michael jackson's videos from "thriller" is almost inconceivable. >> reporter: fan clubs, trading cards, michael jackson dolls. the craze reached a fever pitch in 1984 when a pepsi commercial gone awry sparked even more frenzy. >> he's on the set and he's descending a staircase. there's a flash behind him. and his hair catches on fire. the most incredible part of that whole

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the shortstop signed the glove box of the car.eter ripped a two-run homer in the fifth to give the yanks a lead. they won 9 of their last 10. throwing out the first pitch can be a bit nerve-racking. airmail before the red sox/mariners game. wall burg's second attempt behind but over the plate. as for the game, they scored five in the seventh inning. red sox thanked the mariners, 8-4. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> the contest this holiday weekend at the box office finished nose to nose. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, speaking of contests, you are no doubt familiar with coney island's famous july 4th hot dog eating contest. but we have the highlights of a much more mammoth contest. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning to you once again. hope your morning is going well so far. looking good across much of the northeast. think of mainly central new york from even syracuse back to just east of buffalo. better chances for some showers, especial

it in the government compartment with the idea it won't be so obvious. >> reporter: but on -- in the glovent with the idea it won't be so obvious. >> reporter: but on this day he left it on the dash. some pawn shops started thinking about it, too since stolen tems can end up there. michael lynch with best pawns says he off sees gps units with private information. he started requiring id from the person selling it. >> we always try to match up a partner's name in the gps unit if they still have it in there with their id when they come in to sell or pawn the item. >> reporter: you can avoidall of these risks with a few easy steps. hide your home or work address in the gps. don't list them under the home key. never leave your gps in the vehicle. just concealing it doesn't work. >> if you do what we call the dip and liven and tuck turned your seat, you've just telegraphed where you're putting it. >> reporter: wipe the marks away from your windshield and lock your doors. >> the professional thieves are watching when you pull into a parking lot. >> reporter: hoping you'll let your guard down giv

when he started wearing the glove, i said, what is up with the glove?head and smiled. he loved to be teased. seeing him smile made you feel like everything was going to be all right. to the outside world, michael was a genius with unchallenged ability. to the people who were lucky enough to know him personally, he was caring and funny, honest, pure, non-jaded, and he was a lover of life. he cared so deeply for his family and his friends, and his fans. [applause] he was often referred to as "the king," but michael that i knew always reminded me more of the little prince. i would like to share a passage from the book. "what moves me so deeply about this sleeping prince is his loyalty to a flower, the image of a rose shining with him him like a flame within a land, even when he is asleep. i realize he was even more fragile than i had thought. lamps must be protected. a gust of wind can blow them out. michael paul sense of sensitivity was even more extraordinary than his sense of talent, and his truth resided in his heart. as the little prince also said, "e

debbie from rhode island laced up the gloves in the fitness center. brooke molloy floated with friends through jamaica. late night explorers climbed mountains under the stars. and finally, jose rodriguez rocked the house in the karaoke club. that's the news. i'm erika, cruising with royal caribbean. why aren't you? chris: welcome back. this week barack obama began the second half of his first year in office somewhat rock ily. our big question has the president lost his clout with congress? >> probably not. it might be difficult to work with him, but they're going to need him. >> no, he hasn't. not with democrats. >> c.c.? >> not yes. he had a rough patch. but there's plenty of time. >> the democrats need them. he needs them. chris: grand slam. thanks fire fighter a great round table. that's the show. thanks for watching. see you here, next week. >>

glove. brooksy used a third smog will. theually use a bigger glove than the middle infielders, they have to make a lot more diving catches going towards the line. >> bob: you know, i think as ryan's career goes on, and we're probably talking 8 or 10 years on down the road, some year he may use a bigger glove if he loses a half step on those over the bag or those heading for the whole. but right now he is young, a great athlete, he can dive, and he doesn't need that extra reach. swing and a miss on a big breaking ball and another good inning by the former pirate, now the national, and we're happy about that sean burnett. zimmerman, dunn, johnson coming up. apply the brakes to avoid a collision. this is the new e-class. this is mercedes-benz. ♪ ♪ (announcer) it's right here, it's easy... ♪ i always feel like ♪ ...it's the money you could be saving with geico. ♪ somebody's watching me. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ who's watching? ♪ ♪ tell me who's watching. ♪ (muffled music) (announcer) it's right here, it's easy... it's the money you could be saving

when he started wearing the glove, i was like, what's up with the glove?arly, but when we were together, we were two little kids having fun. although our hearts are aching, we need to look up where he is undoubtedly perched in a crescent moon, and we need to smile. [ applause ] >> larry: in a crescent moon, never heard it put like that. >> that's from her heart. everything that was done today. >> larry: dionne, everyone knows what a great singer you are. how great a singer was michael jackson? singer, pure singer? >> he could sing. it was more than the magic of everything else that he did. he was a brilliant singer. >> larry: in other words, taking on that alone, because you can be dazzled by dazzle, right? >> exactly, but no -- you have to listen to the ballads they sang. >> larry: what was he like to work with? working on a song together? what was that experience like? >> well, from a distance i got to work with michael. i mostly worked through jermaine, who was another amazing talent. but all the brothers, you know, they have so much conviction and so m

the sound and feel of the leather ball colliding with bat and glove. the unabashed joy of sharing time while watching a kid's game. whatever the reason, baseball

welcome to bbc world news, broadcast for america and around the gloves. corruption at the heart of an iraqi success story. the issue dominating kurdistan's elections. and even watching can make you feel dizzy. hello, and welcome. what is south africa's new president to do, faced with a violent riots and the township and strikes by thousands of public service workers due monday. zuma has always portrayed himself as a champion of the poor. he campaigned promising to help millions of black south africans living in shacks in shantytowns. now, the government says it will crack down. police already fired rebel bullets and tear gas -- rubber bullets and tear gas. >> the sound of south africa's recession. rubber bullets in the street. the police fighting to control every crowds. the poorest communities seem to run out of hope and patients. we have come to one of the worst hit townships. he has been out protesting against the government that he says has failed to deliver anything. >> you see? have to use this toilet. there is no rotor -- water. no electricity. >> h

the perfect pitchers pitch. nicely framed. pierzynski slide this glovee zone, and then you encourage the home plate umpire to call it your way. >> gary: pierzynski is one of the best at framing the pitch. matt thornton up. that's why the pitchers love working to him behind the plate. adam jones 1 for 3 off linebrink with roberts on at second base. orioles have a chance to get one of those runs right back. one of the three off thome's homer that came in the last half inning, if jones can pick on base hit. two three ball outs and a strikeout. adam takes that one to right field. he got a lot of it. good-bye, home run adam jones! the all star delivers a two rbi shot with two down! and the orioles are back to within 1. it is 6-5! >> jim: holy moley was that ball hit hard. saw him to it early on in the year. so 13 home runs for mr. jones. that is four more. and i'll tell you what, ball up a little bit, and if you're scott linebrink, you're going, oh, it's not bad pitch until it sails into the seats, and orioles now trailing by one run. >> gary: he has hit the

debbie from rhode island laced up the gloves in the fitness center. brooke molloy floated with friends through jamaica. late night explorers climbed mountains under the stars. and finally, jose rodriguez rocked the house in the karaoke club. that's the news. i'm erika, cruising with royal caribbean. why aren't you? chris: kelly, tell me something. >> president obama and ted kennedy are not on the same page, with the president ready for a veto threat. it is the f-22 fighter jet. the president says we don't need it but lawmakers in massachusetts and georgia say it is jobs and with need it. it is a veto fight. >> chris, would you believe there was tension in the white house about how close barack obama should be to the naacp should be. they wanted to take bloomberg to yankee stadium but the biggest event since the inauguration, the white house said, filmly, secret service said, security would be a concern, unofficially people were bidding a sigh of relief that they went off to a quiet armory in harlem. chris: why not yankee stadium? >> it play be too muc

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