the pirates set a deadline. . the pirates threatened to shoot them if the crew members who were in hiding didn't start to show up. >> i was afraid for my lives and the crew members. they threatened to shoot my crew and myself if we didn't bring the crew up in two minutes. i was able to pass to my crew over the radio, if you don't hear from us in two minutes, you'll get no quarter. you're on your own. there is no giving up. >> at this point, shane murphy was hiding perched on a crane. he could their desperation in the pirates' voices. and feared the worst. >> god, i'm going to hear this shot ring out and maybe colin or atm will be shot to death. >> a secret on board alert system had already sent a distress call to the u.s. military. navy planes were dispatched from a base in djibouti for reconstance. warships were rerouted and directed to the scene. at the whiáe house, barack obama was inform of the life or death situation. one of the first foreign crises of his young presidency. >> mr. president, when you heard t

the pirates are in first place and beat the reds 1-0.ost the last two games, but the baseball gods made up for it last night. >>> sacks full. eddie botched it. yanks and rays tied 2-2. johnny damon to center. curtis granderson made a grab. sent the ball halfway to tallahassee. that's the go-ahead run. yanks with a comedy of errors in the sept. the rays won it 3-2. look at this. as and tigers. carlos, a shot down the line. martinez hustled from first. got the green light to go home. the throw to the plate in time. martinez slipped past the plate, faked out the catcher and was safe. great body control and it makes suzuki look like a fish out of water. tigers win it 8-3. over the last few weeks we've had several crashes in the tour de france, but nothing on two wheels compares to this. motocross championships in minnesota. chad reed in first place. he was airborne. lost control of his bike and fell 50 feet before hitting the ground. luckily, he was okay. in fact, he was good to go. got back on his bike, continued the race. another look at t

the pirates are in first place and beat the reds 1-0. the rays lost the last two games, but the baseball gods made up for it last night. eddie. in came a run. yanks and rays tied 2-2. yanks and rays. johnny damon to center. curtis granderson made a grab. sent the ball halfway to tallahassee. that scored the go-ahead run. yanks with a comedy of errors in the seventh. the rays won it 3-2. look at this. a's and tigers. carlos, a shot down the line. martinez hustled from first. got the green light to go home. the throw to the plate in time. martinez slipped past the plate, faked out the catcher and was safe. great body control and it makes suzuki look like a fish out of water. tigers win it 8-3. over the last few weeks we've had several crashes in the tour de france but nothing on two wheels compares to this. motocross championships in minnesota. chad reed in first place. he was airborne. lost control of his bike and fell from 50 feet before hitting the ground. luckily, he was okay. in fact, he was good to go. got back on his bike, continued

the pirates go up 3-2. the next batter, he goes yard.irates win, 5-3. >>> orioles, bottom of the fourth, david ross crushes this to deep left. grand slam home run. the braves win, 5-4. >>> it is the game that gave the u.s. national team its swagger back, or so the team captain said. e u.s. had to play to get into cup, having lost three games in five months. today's match against columbiom ing theatrics. the u.s. crowd wearing the red, white, and blue. o'reilly collected and finds the corner of the net. one-zero, u.s. beautiful goal, . the dance, just pick up the microphone. >> ♪ born in the usa >> the u.s. wins. >>> d.c. united hosting philadelphia. deflected, 1-0, united. 58th minute, drilled, 30 yards out. lievable angle, has to be the goal of the week. it 2-2 tie. >>> today in the women's final, read sharapova struggled to keep up. -- maria sharapova struggled to keep up. on match point, as the crowd awaits, she serves the ace down the middle. her first grand slam title, 6-3, 6-4, kvitova. >>> george mcphee has a great er face. days a

the pirates merchandipemerchand off store shelves. the ratings for television games up 46% from this time a year ago. this as the pirates moved in to first place yesterday threatening to end the streak of 18 consecutive losing seasons. let's go to your highlights. bottom of the first, there's a grounder to short. pirates on board first. cincinnati would load the bases up in the seventh. jay bruce pinch hitting, he'd go down swing. next batter drew stubbs gets them out of a jam. pittsburgh stays on top of the nl central. >>> dodgers and giants in san francisco. drive as shot down the line, it stays fair. 1-0 giants. in the fourth, a giants fan gets the ball, but watch the boy in the stands behind her. not psyched about it. not okay. we'll talk about that. the good news someone saw his reaction and they did bring him a ball. not to worry. back to the game now, in the seventh, a diving stop. gets dirty in the field. so we go to the september. bell up again. bases loaded. drives it the opposite way. that could be the game winner. san franc

the president must formally send up the nomination. fear of piratess having a big impact on the world economy. we will explain. but first, early look at president obama's re-election effort. @@ this just in. friday, the pentagon will appeal the controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy that has kept gays from openly serving in the military. according to the law, a 60-day waiting period goes in effect for the policy is officially implemented. other words, in two months. >>> the federal election committee says john edwards should repay $2.3 million to the federal government after audit found he received matching funds after dropping out of race. edwards' attorney says she doesn't owe anything. in june, he was indicted on eight separate felony charges for alleged violation of campaign finance laws related to the coverup of an affair. most projections say president obama will spend $1 billion on the re-election campaign but getting to the number won't come easy. white house correspondent mike emanuel reports on the political and fundraising tight rope

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the pirates had 16 hits. they crushed the nats 10-2. nats host the cubs tomorrow 1:05. >>> in atlanta orioles against the braves. os catcher matt wieters will represent baltimore in arizona. his first all-star game. top three to score starting pitcher up. britain puts a good hit on this one. out to right. and that's over. os take a 1-0 lead. mark reynolds up with two outs and a man on. scott procter puts the pitch in reynolds' wheel house. two-run homer to left. third homer in two games. 18 the for him this season. orioles come back to beat the briefz 5-4 and snap a five-game losing streak. >>> wnba. mystics hosting the seattle storm. go ahead and get down with your bad self. nice moves. second quarter, mystics trailing 22-17. victoria dunlap pump fakes, then around the defender up and in plus the foul. she went for a team-high 19 points. mystics keeping it close, but the mystics couldn't stop this woman. seattle's tanisha wright with the ball drives baseline and throws up the reverse layup. wow. the seattle storm defeat the mystics 73-

the president must formally send up the nomination. fear of piratesving a big impact on the world economy. we will explain. but first, early look at president obama's re-election effort. [ male announcer ] this...is the network -- a network of possibilities. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more amecans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better service, with thousands of new cell sites... f greater access to all the things you want, whenever you want them. it's the at&t network... and what's possible in here is almost impossible to say. this just in. friday, the pentagon will appeal the controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy that has kept gays from openly serving in the military. according to the law, a 60-day waiting period goes in effect for the policy is officially implemented. other words, in two months. >>> the federal election committee says john edwards should repay $2.3 million to the federal g

far south as the mozambique channel. somalia's pirates economy has grown substantially in the past two years with rancid now averaging more than $5 million. the annual cost of piracy to the global economy ranges from some seven-$12 billion by some estimates. two years ago secretary of state hillary clinton announced a four-part plan to combat somali piracy that includes building somali capacity, and will to rein in the pirates, coordination with the attacker, and encouragement of cooperation growing government and shipping companies in defending vessels against somali pirates. yet the threat posed by somalis is not confined to their territory or surrounding waters. in recent years, dozens of young somalis, many of them from the area can have left united states, return to somalia to fight with al-shabaab. on august 5, 2010, more than a dozen somali americans permanent residents were arrested. attorney general eric holder announced 14 people were being charged with providing support for al-shabaab. two indictments in minnesota's stated that

the nats and pirates, game one. here we go. the bottom of the 7th and this is desmond, a swing and miss for stroke 3 or not? and johnson comes out to argue with the home plate umpire. the catcher didn't catch it and no dice, he moves on. the next batter, pink for livan herandez and with the ultimate revenge. a long ball to right center and a solo homer, game tied 2-2. in the top of the 8th, the former pirate couldn't keep it tied and would surrender back-to- back home runs including this one by andrew mccutchen, the nationals fall to the pirates 5- 3 and davey johnson weighs in on burnet. >> that has to be his spot and no clip. and i can't, you know, i can't -- on that and subpoena's got to get it doney and i feel confident. >> and we pick up game two in the bottom of the 8th. the nationals trail 3-2 and ramos to bat, a swing and miss. the pinch runner stealing 3rd and that is into foul territory, scoring the tieing run and two batters later, podge rodriguez and with that nice base knock to right. rickan keel, and tries to score

it comes in a 10-2 loss to the pirates. afterwards markie on the shortest outing of the season. >> it's going to happen if you take the mound enough. like i said, i'm not happy about it. i put the team behind early and i put pressure on the bullpen. they did a great job. so like i said, i'll be ready the next time out. >>> the orioles and braves, top of the 3rd, briton decides to lphis cause and belts one to rightfield. a pitcher going deep and the first career home run and the second o's pitcher to do it. and 5 for 7 at plate this year. and the orioles down by 1 and this is mark reynolds, all or nothing with this guy and he gets all of it. his third in two days, two run shot and the birds edge the braves 5-4. and congrats to o's catcher matt weighters who was named to the all-star game. >>> and nadal 5-0 all time in grand slam matches against djokovic but nadal has a 20 match winning streak at wimbledon. after the return of the serve, a drop shot and reply was pretty. won the first two sets 6-4, 6-1 and he was on fire. but

. >>> and in sports with bases loaded the pirates try to get out of a jam against the reds. out of a jam against the reds. good morning! ♪ [ female announcer ] nutri-grain -- one good decision... ♪ ...can lead to another. ♪ ♪ with real fruit, more of the whole grains your body needs, and a good source of fiber. nutri-grain can help you eat better all day. >>here >>> here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. new york, partly cloudy, 92. miami, thunderstorms 91. chicago, partly cloudy 99. dallas, partly cloudy, 101, and l.a. a sunny 81 degrees. >>> time now for a check of the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows clear skies over much of the west coast while the great lakes are seeing heavy thunderstorms. later today the blistering heat stretches from colorado to the eastern seaboard. several states will see heat watches and excessive heat warnings, and scattered thunderstorms will pound the plains as well as portions of the carolinas. >>> in sports it's finally official, the houston rockets big man yao ming has retired. after weeks of rum

. >>> derek lowe entering third base, 10-0 career against the pirates. top of the fifth.ame tied at 1. andrew mccutcheon doubled into the gap. in left center. xavier paul, he comes home to score. the pirates are back in front, it's 2-1. top of the ninth now, no out for mccutcheon again. putting the charge in that one. that's hit further than they built the fence in left center. number 15 on the year for mr. mccutcheon. the pirates, they win, 5-2. >>> albert pujols and cardinals taking on the astros in the lou. bottom three, one on, one up. pujols, doubling down the right field line. jon jay, the founding father, he comes on home, cardinals out in front, it's 3-1. top six now, astros up 5-3. carlos lee, el caballo, he can hit, that's gone to left. astro, they go on to get the "w," 5-3 your final count. that'll do it for us. i'm cole wright, and don't forget, for the latest on the sports scene check out the highlight express. >>> the raiders will have a grandma cheering them on from the sidelines, but she's not related to any of them this. this is susie sanchez, the newest

more for the pirates. here they come again. he scores, 5-0. the pirates, 7-0, pittsburgh. neal will score the next and 110-2.is the top of the third, this does not happen often. time andon, the first has hit league pitcher a home run since 2009. reynolds gets into the act. that was a difference maker. a two-run home run. thes go to the grass court, men's championships. nadal and novak djokovic. novak djokovic takes the first two sets. they walk into third. six-one. the fourth set, he comes back to life. novak djokovic is the wimbledon champion. he wins today 64-61. the third quarter, seattle is up. the bomb from the top of the tea. is money. that was the lead in half. two birds. she scores the hard way. seattle wins 73-63. from england to germany, the soccer tournament. controversy in this match. hits the post. the players are shocked. australia roars back. should it this past off of her head. australia wins the final three- two. beat norway. ick whaney wins >> prince william and kate are their whirl wind tore of canada. in aam delivered a speech ceremony at city hall. >>

the pirates manager clint hurdle couldn't believe what he saw. he was out by ten feet. ey qaa him safe. the braves win 4-3 in 19 innings. the game ended at 1:50 a.m. eastern time. that's the longest game either of these two franchises has ever played. how about the yanks and the mariners last night? seattle, 16-game losing streak. it's not going to get any better facing that guy. cc sabathia feasting on the mariners' lineup. ichiro can't make contact. sabathia was perfect. actually through six innings. yankees had some offense. curtis granderson pokes one just over the left field wall. amazing. he's got 28 home run this season. after a little rain delay, we go to the top of the seventh inning, sabathia is still holding on to that perfect game, but seattle's brendan ryan, there it is, breaks it up with a line drive. seattle's only hit of the night, in fact. sabathia strikes out 14. yankees win, 4-1. that is the 17th now consecutive loss for seattle. meanwhile boston beat kansas city last night. that keeps the red sox two games up on the yankees in the a.l. east. coming up

but the pirates came back in the 9th. right now it's 4-2 pirates. fty john lannan expected to get the start for the nats. the pirates will send brad lincoln to the mound for the first time this season. that game expected to start around 7:00. >>> today's wimbledon women's final pitted a grand slam veteran against a newbie. maria sharapova has three wins. her opponent was making her first appearance, but she didn't let the nerves phase her one bit. sharapova and kvitova. took the first set 6-3. the match point kvitova buries. she wins her first grand slam title easily in straight sets. 6-3, 6-4. hail to the south pause. >> a big challenge like this one and big crowd. it's -- i don't know. i play by best. >> hard work pays off. moving day at at&t national today. rickie fouler and a bluish, greenish outfit there. made a serious move, 5 under for 9, including birdies on three of the first four holes. he is tied for the lead with nick watany. >> we're half way through the mls season. hoping some big trades they made this week will help bolster their roste

the pirates and some other team is coming. the pirates are good this year. i don't want to say the pirates are bad. the cubs are coming in town or something like that. listen, hopefully they can get three out of it's beautiful today, a little bit warmer. temperatures managed to get up to right around 90 degrees for everybody. did you see a cloud out there today? not many of you did. and the humidity has stayed in check. that will creep up a little bit tomorrow, and come back in a major way on sunday. more heat expected this weekend, more humidity, too. by sunday, a little change, a little wrinkle in that sunday forecast. we'll talk about that in a second. main jet stream running to the north of us. a little dip along the east coast; but back out to the west, we continue to see this high pressure getting bigger and bigger and bigger, and living underneath this area of high pressure, real hot temperatures out there today. st. louis was 94, and then back at wichita was well over a hundred degrees. most of the locations in texas that that i saw well up into the

the pirates beat the reds by a score of 2-. e's your nl central standings, your pittsburgh pirates as a diehard cub fan, hard to watch that happen. a game up on the cards and the brew crew. pittsburgh -- enjoy it while it lasts. football season not far away. >>> finally, the u.s. women's soccer team didn't lose on a penalty kick like this, the overseas, uae with a big lead late in the game, deciding to rub it in against their opponents from lebanon. you know what they do when somebody does this? the penalty takes, the player takes the kick with the back of his heel and scores. i wouldn't be walking home alone tonight sports fans, that guy's going to get beat. unbelievable. it's a good shot. the goalie is thinking, what the heck is he doing to me. coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," president obama laying down a veto threat on the only republican budget plan in the house. the question would be -- can he the american economy survive the american political system. we discuss that with joe, mika and our all-star panel

the u.s. navy seals taking down three somali pirates. of course, i was asked at a press conference -- al jazeera was there -- what i thought about this. i made it very clear that piracy is illegal, that the united states of america would not tolerate the intrusion on a u.s. ship, and i totally supported president obama and the u.s. navy seals in the taking down of the three somali pirates. i think that may have had something to do with al-shabaab taking a shot at my plane when i left. in 2009, and introduced a resolution calling for the recognition of the transitional federal government -- i introduced a resolution calling for recognition of the transitional federal government and for the establishment of a diplomatic presence in mogadishu when conditions improve. as you know, the transitional federal government remains weak. despite recent shake-up, there are glimmers of hope. last month, the president and speakers of parliament -- and speaker parliament agreed to hold elections by august 20, 2012. it was also decided that a new prime mi

the braves beat the pirates 4-3. >>> a great play in philadelphia. chase utley tags one deep off of center, rounds the bases, the relay comes in strong to the plate but he dives head first around the tag, check it out, for an in-the-park homer. look at that. phillies beat the giants 7-2. >>> and the world swimming championships in shanghai, well michael phelps came up short again. in the final of the men's 200 freestyle he took the silver medal after being nipped at the finish by fellow teammate ryan lachey. phelps will try again for gold tonight in the 200 butterfly. >>> we have sad news to report. one of the most innovative freestyle skiers died. jeret peterson created the hurricane, a dramatic move involving high flying twists and turns. last year he son a silver medal at the vancouver olympics. police say peterson committed suicide. he was just 29 years old. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. >>> and parents may love it, but will kids? the happy meal gets a healthy makeover. to talk about our blueberry juice drinks. t

and the pirates would take a 1-0 lead. one batter later. ouch is right. but in the sixth, roger berndina ties it, crushes it to right. solo home run. tied at 1 just like that. bernadina finished 2 for 3 tonight in the leadoff position. good job. top seven, tied at 1. pitching to presley. the go ahead run at second. check this out, folks. nasty change-up for strike three. gorzelanny, seven innings, gave up one run, striked out eight. davey johnson sends matt stairs to the plate. with runners on the corners and the 43-year-old canadian comes up clutch on canada day. the nats beat the pirates 2-1, get back to the .500 mark. davey johnson gets his first victory. stairs gets the pie in the face. here's a happy skipper. >> it feels great. i got a great group of guys out there, and excuse me, you know, i thought we were going to score a bunch of runs today. swing the bats better than -- it was a great game. i loved every minute of it. >> get in the situation where you want to drive the ball hard. got to pitch the hit. >> fun night at the ballpark. >>> to atlanta.

the first baseline. chase comes around to score. 1-0 pirates just like that. they would eventually take a 2-0 lead in the first. top five, james mcdonald with the bunt. levo chases it down. the flip to first, like it's no big deal, with his glove. we go to the bottom of the seventh. still 2-1. this is what i call fresh. rick takes that pitch to right field and gone. ties the game at 2. and the fans, oh, yeah, they love it, giving high fives. the players high five too. happiness all around at nats park today. until the top of the eighth. sean burnett off in relief. garret jones is up. and this is gone. solo shot to left center. 3-2 pirates. it gets worse. we show it to you because we have video evidence. mccutchen also gone. back-to-back homers. 4-2 pirates. right now 5-2 in the ninth. >>> tennis now. people that are left-handed are considered to be more artistic. petro is a lefty, but she had to be extra creative today against maria sharapova. petro trying to become the first southpaw to win since navratilova. there's the lefty, martina. she won her ninth wimbl

the pirates and braves hooking up, and, yes, that's right, we are in the 19th inning.eorge schafer batting with a man on first, schafer lines one julio lugo advancing to third. braves with runners on the corners. next batter is scoco proctor, the relief pitcher. he's got a job to do. grounds this one to third. pedro alvarez going home. ball seems to beat lugo but he's called safe. what? are you serious? yes, lugo scoring on the play, but let's take another look. michael mchenry appears to tag lugo out, but home plate umpire jerry miels calls him safe. clint hurdle, the pirates manager can't believe it so after 6 hours and 39 minutes, the braves win, 4-3 in 19 innings on that controversial call. they're now a game behind the first place cards in the n.l. central. >>> and the boogie down bronx, cc sabathia and the yankees take on the mariners. seattle has lost 16 in a row. top of the fourth sabathia gets ichiro down swinging. ryan, check swing. dustin richardson, the talented rookie, he's just looking. swinging on by. justin smoke suffering the same fate and gutierrez, g

i played for the pirates. if you damage the brand you give the money back or they can fire you. he was fired by champion and wants to sue to get his money back. daps how about it get a contract with the patriots. >> eric: spirits. daps but patriots are a team, too. >> greg: but it was the pirates. daps there was a clause -- >> eric: pirates. >> dana: there was a clause that said if you do something we disagree with and he was referring to the truther movement that said the government must have known something, or inside job. >> eric: putting it front and center and making himself poster boy. >> dana: champion cut him off. >> bob: i'm against morals clauses number one. i don't want any in my nto conspiracys, you try to impress people that you know something other people don't. he deeveryone ises to lose the endorsement. >> bob: do you have to buy a tweet box? >> eric: no. we'll sign him you have after the show. >> greg: round machine called the twitter. >> bob: you're making fun of me. >> andrea: if he doesn't w

naturally the pirates went ballistic. the braves won it 4-3. apparently engineer quli breakfast plans and wanted to get the game overwith. now to d.c. where something was really bugging the marlins. a little guy enjoyed part of the game on top of clay hensley's head and crawled on to the dugout rail. in the blink of an eye, he went from praying to attacking. the man 'tis turned out to be a good luck charm. he hit a homer and the marlins won it 11-2. >>> finally, you ever gone to the swimming pool and forgot your trunks? that is 14 time gold medalist michael phelps, that's not his swimsuit. he forgot his warmup trunks at the world championships and had to borrow a pair. at least all the letters are right.dyslexic, it does read usa. >>> you won't believe who twilight star christian stewart is turning her back on in a film project. you're early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, you've seen them in the skies. you've seen them on the pond. but not many people have seen them lording over a first class hotel. you're watchin

>> see if he can pick up that first went with the knights -- with the national tonight against the pirates. the capitals made some very bold moves. the biggest was trading semyon varlamov to the colorado avalanche. just yesterday, his agent said he was heading to russia. today, he signed with the colorado avalanche. it is $5.5 million. he wanted to stay in washington, but he needed a guaranteed that he would be the number one goalie. the capitals denied that. there is more action going on, some more players getting traded. plastic a look at what happened. -- let's take a look at what happened. joel ward was picked up from the national predators. 69 teams had bids on them. so more people to watch. we will see what they pullout in the next couple of days. we are you're in nationals park the big story, david johnson. >>> is this typical fourth of july whether? >> are average height is 89. note -- our average height is 89 great no change in our average temperature. >> we can talk about that. >> do not do it right now. >> it is hard keeping up with it. outside, fourth of july weekend. here is t

. >>> the pirates and braves go extras again. the mets play let's make a deal. and lots of shuffling on the first day of moves in the nfl. >>> plus, why is angel pitcher urban santana celebrating like he just won the world series? your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> tropical storm don has a little more than 36 hours before it arrives on the texas coast. your early morning forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you are just waking up, this is "early today." in sports pitcher ervin santana put an exclamation point on his otherwise hum drum season yesterday throwing the first no-hitter by an angel in nearly 27 years. here's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. you know the old saying, it's not how you start, it's how you finish. well, that sums up ervin santana's no hitter perfectly. here we go to cleveland. angel pitcher got off to a rocky start. an error, a stolen base, and this wild pitch led to an unearned run. the indians are up 1-0. from there santana cruised

the nats played a doubleheader against the pirates on saturday. they lost the day game, 5-3, but rallied to win the night game. bottom of the eighth, tied at three. pudge rodriguez. 0-2 count. he lines one to right. here comes rick ankiel around third. he's in there. nats come back to beat the pirates, 4-3. washington will try to win the series today at 1:35. braves beat the orioles, 5-4. baltimore lost five in a row. capitals signed thomas vokuhn and the 35-year-old provides veteran leadership. last season with the panthers he was 3-0 against the caps. 9-3 2 2 save percentage good for ninth. new guy rosario making an impact. perfect pass to wolf. but then 85th minute, 2-1rbgs united. union on the attack. carlos ruiz pass. and it ends. germany, u.s. national team taking on colombia. all u.s. megan rupinhoe. all the all england club, upsetting maria sharapova. she is the first lefty to win wimbledon since martina 1/2rity low va did. you can see the match here on nbc 4. that's your sports minute. have a great a day. >>> check those lottery tickets. s

they beat the cardinals, meaning the pirates move into a tie for first in the central and pirates. half of baseball in 19 years. thing really went downhill. so good for them. >> who did the summersalts? >> ben ,, my "me time" is when i thought i parked on level 2. or maybe 8? my "me time"...is when everybody's takin' shots at me. [ male announcer ] discover you time anytime. mccafé your day with a mcdonald's frappé. smooth and icy caramel or mocha blended just for you >>> david letterman is coming up. have a great weekend. we'll se,,,,,,,,,,

they beat the cardinals, meaning the pirates move into a tie for first in the central and pirates. of baseball in 19 years. thing really went downhill. so good for them. >> who did the summersalts? >> ben reveer. >> that was awesome. >> yeah, very nice. >> we'll be right back. ,,,,,, i know you're worried about making your savings last and having enough income when you retire. that's why i'm here -- to help come up with a plan and get you on the right path. i have more than a thousand fidelity experts working with me so that i can work one-on-one with you. it's your green line. but i'll be there every step of the way. call or come in and talk with us today.

however, the most serious involvement in international criminal activity is by far is piracy. pirates attack in the waters off of somalia and in the horn of africa, including those on u.s. flag vessels have brought reviewed attention to the long standing problem of maritime piracy. according to the bureau, at least 219 attacks occurred in the region in 2010 with 49 successful hijacking. the pirates have attacked ships, along somalia's eastern coastline and outward. using tactics, the pirates now operate as far east as the malbabe and as far south as the most sam beak channel. ransom is now up to $5 million. two years ago. hillary clinton announced a plan to combat piracy. coordination with the international contact group, encouragement between government and shipping companies in defending vests. -- vessels. yet the threat is not combined to the waters. in recent years, dozens of young somalias, many of them from the indianapolis area have left the united states to return to fights with al shabaab. on august 5th, 2010, more than a dozen somali-americans were arrested. 14 people, being

in 2008 42 ships were hijacked off the coast of somalia. piratesred 45 vessels in the 2009, and last year the number taken over by force rising to 49. there have been 17 hijackings so far this year, and the pace is down from a little bit earlier. but the overall number of attacks is up. jay is the author of a book called "the pirates of somalia: inside their hidden world." jay spent three months with these modern day buccaneers, and he writes about it in his new book. thank you very much for coming in. how did you gain access to them? >> it was very fortuitous, because my original plan was to show up on the coast, ask for directions and hope they took pity on me, thought i was a madman and took me into their graces. but i ended up working with a local journalist whose father was elected governor of puntland. this family, this new ruling subclan was the same as a lot of these fishermen pirates. everything in somalia's done through family connection. rick: who are these pirates and be who's backing them? >> it depends on the time period you're talkin

the pirates had 16 hits in the game. they crushed the nats 10-2. >> feel like they were running to the edge and coming out. i thought it was a good game and the we got way behind. we got nine hits. we've been bet perp it's one of those things. you got to stay optimistic. i don't like to get beat. it wasn't a fun day. >> nope. not fun. >>> in atlanta, orioles against the braves. representing baltimore in arizona, leiter's first all-star game. and facing brandon beachy and putting a good swing on it. get out, ball. it's out. just over for a solo home run. the first of his career. os take a 1-0 lead. former virginia cavalier. man on, and putting the pitch in the wheelhouse. proctor wasn't happy with the pitch. two-run home run. third in two game. 18th for him this season. orioles beat the braves 5-4 and snap a five-game losing streak. >>> tennis. novak djokovic garntjokdjokovic take over from nadal. today he provided early fireworks validating his number one spot by taking down nadal in the wimbledon final, in the all engla

the national played a doubleheader against the pirates. the first thing is not being aired because of broadcast regulations. in the meantime, let's sabre last night's home debut for manager davey johnson. roger tied it up at one. there was a blast to right field in the bottom of the sixth. it was his fifth of the year. it is the same score in the night. matt grinds it off the right- field wall. he gets better with age. the nats win 2-1. we go to sad news for caps' fans. the panthers signed bradley to a contract today. >>> i will move past it. [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for just $99.99 a month for a year. want to save even more? call now and we'll add over 60 premium channels including showtime, starz, epix, and more for 12 months. fios is a 100% fiber optic network. it delivers superior picture quality the best channel lineup, more hd, plus america's fastest most consistent and reliable internrn.

overbay with the single to center. pirates just getting started. in the 2nd, 5-0, pittsburgh. the double to center, and that scores garrett jones, and then jason's day, less than 2 innings, and the nats are blasted 10-2. >>> for at least one guy it was a happy day. tyler clipper was told he was the only national -- clifford was told he was the only national to be selected for the all star game. he could be joined by mike who is in the final player vote that is chosen online by fans. >>> to wimbledon in england. rafaelnorth americaal taking on someone other than federer. djokovic. in the end he was just too strong. blanketing the grass, and the championship point. novak winning his first wimbledon title. that's a quick look at sports this morning. i'm kristin bursett. good morning, everyone. >>> a look at the nationals east first half of the season in our next half an hour. >>> live to the national mall with a preview of the huge july 4th festivities. kris. >> reporter: thank you, jessica. all the way over to tyson, no problems. the district road coming up at 5:30. 9 news will

. >>> jason mcdonald andndirates taking on the red, top of the third, pirates up a dash. nald sits down drew stubbs. in the cage, not impressed. meet my uncle charlie, then another player suffered the same fate and the pirates go on to win, 1-0. that'll do it for us. but for the latest on the sports scene, don't forget to check out the highlight express. >>> well, members of the u.s. women's soccer team are still making their rounds after that incredible defeat. >> after appearing on "good morning america" yesterday they dropped in on "the letterman show." had a good time trying to kick some soccer balls, yes, into those moving new york city cabs. >> that can happen any time you're in a cab in new york by the way. look out. abby wambach and several of her world cup teammates will play in rochester tonight to a sold out crowd. >> win or lose, this country is loving that team right now. >> they did a great job. >>> coming up next, american airlines is set to make a major announcement affecting passengers today. details on that one coming up. [ male announcece] it's simple ph

davey johnson made his debut as the manager tonight against the pirates. me run of the year. bottom of the ninth got the momentum, got the wind going. davey johnson gets his first win. >> it is my job to get everybody back in shape. >> how does it feel to you? but it feels great. i thought we were going to score a bunch of runs today. it was a great game. >> sensational game. let's go to a turner field. he since a bomb to center. the braves win a 4-0. hockey and pundits are calling the general manager ag news tonight. he traded the goalie semyon varlamov to the colorado avalanche for a first-round pick in next year's draft. it is pretty good correct this is a steal for the goalie who is in three ridden. -- injury-ridden. he was the winning goal early in this year's winter classic. he was sitting on the sidelines for most of the season. it was expected that he would go to the khl. 5.5 million, two years. let's go to tennis now. he collapsed after a promising start, as you see there. nadal won 5-7. let's not forget the ladies. the u.s. women's soccer team pla

the nats open up an 11-game homestand against the pirates. trouble in the top of the 1st for tom gorzelanny with the nats, two one, one out and move to the 6th, 1-0 pirates and they are threatening yet again, but gorzelanny gets one of his eight strikeouts and pitches seven innings allowing only one run on six hits. the offense would wake up late. roger bernadina bottom of the 6th with this solo shot. it's his sixth home run of the year and we are tied up at one apiece. it would stay that way until the 9th. runners on the border, pinch- hitter delivers. the game winning hit and the nats can celebrate deafer johnson's first win of the manager, the team -- davey johnson's first win as a manager, the team with the victory. >> thought it was a great game, loved every minute of it. >> bottom line is we won the game. that's the most important thing. we just have to keep winning games, just nice. you get in the situation where you believe you can be in the situation. >>> down south now to turner field in atlanta, more interleague action. top 2, swing

naturally the pirates went palace tick. braves won it, 4-3. kfast plans. >>> many d.c. something was really bugging the marlins, a preying man tins. he landed on his hat and crawled down. morris came over to say, watch out. he went from preying to attacking. morrison was going crazy. the man has turned out to be a good luck charm. >>> finally vrks you ever gone to the swimming pool and forgotten your trunks, happened to the best of us. that's 14-times e gold medalist michael phelps. that's not his swimsuit. he forgot his swimsuit. at least the letters are right. if you're dyslexic, it does read usa. i'm fred roggin. >>> for another quick look at the weather, here's bill karins with the weather channel forecast. i don't know if that's sanitary what phelps did. >> i don't know what goes on in those swimming locker rooms. good morning, everyone. yesterday was a good way to be at the pool around the d.c. area and many areas of the mid-atlantic. today we're watching temperatures that are warm. about 91 today in d.c., tomorrow's going to be around 94

they'll face the pirates, the cubs and >>> tonight the smithsonian got a new dose of love, peace and soul. soul train donated memorabilia to the iconic show to the national museum of american history. tonight's announcement included a discussion about the show's impact on entertainment and race relations during its 35-plus years on the air. y[ kate ] if this icelandic mud could work wonders on my skin, imagine what it could do for my business. now, i just had to figure out a way to get it back to the states. so i called john, my citibank small business expert. [ john ] kate, how are you? [ kate ] he got me a line of credit and together we made it happen. now, my spa has more business than ever. ...and so does our cleaning crew. [ male announcer ] at citibank, we believe small business is a big deal. what's your story? citibank can help you write it. >>> some kids from a local high school are going to compete on "america's got talent." the dance team from westfield high was picked from thousands to take part in the northwest virginia show. they competed on nine other acts on youtube.

it was enough to top the summer's previous champ, the pirates of the caribbean sequel. >>> bad teachernd out the top 5. >>> both cheers and je. ---- jeers greeted the royal couple. well wishers mostly drown out protestors. the newly wed's 9-day trip to canada will be followed with a three-day visit to california. >>> a 2-year-old girl fell from a 10th floor balcony survived. the woman said she saw the child dangling from the balcony. the woman sprinted into place. the impact broke the woman's arm. the child suffered some internal injuries but both would be okay. she said all she could think of was her own baby and didn't hesitate to help. >>> the mayor of a fill philippine city is -- punched a sheriff after he ignored her request to dee lay -- delay a demolition. she feared there would be violence if it was torn down. the sheriff was taken to the hospital to be treated for his injuries. >>> the sharks make another blockbuster deal. baseball's all-star teams are named. would gio gonzalez make it. answers next in a minute. [ jolene ] i got involved with honor flight through my job here a

nats wrapping up their series with the pirates and, well, let's say the competitive portion was over ly. nats down 2-0. make it 3-0. lyle overbay with a hit to center. pirates just getting started. 5-0 pittsburgh in the 2nd. double to center. scores garrett jones. nats get blasted 10-2. >>> for at least one guy though it is a happy day. before the game reliever tyler clifford was told he was the only national to be selected to the all-star team. clifford who came from the yankees in '07 has a . 196 e.r.a. matt wieters gets his first all- star nod. before the wimbledon men's finals began today there was a new number 1 in the world taking over the top spot from rafael nadal just for making it to the finals. on the court though his speed and precision helped him beat the defending champ and win his first grand slam title at the all-england club. nadal taking on someone other than roger federer. first set, off to a good start with a strong forehand. he goes up two sets to none and was in control. third set though. nadal trying to get back on the match. he scores the easy forehand winner h

and for the pirates in town, that means that tom -- gets to take on the team that he pitched for from 2005 to 2009. he'll face charlie more tonight. >>> to the hockey, in the history of nhl, one guy in the league played for maryland. it was a big deal for people around here. and now he's playing for the caps again. he signed a one-year deal with his hometown team today. this coming season will be his 12th in the nhl and he broke in with the caps in 99 and spent one year there. and his one-year deal worth about 800 grand. >>> a day after the caps said they were not going trade semin off, they traded him off. the caps also picked up three time all star defenseman roman from montreal and joe ward from nashville. joe gordon leaves for phoenix. and for the nba, the lockout is on. no talks currently scheduled between the players and the owners. all the pictures of the players are gone. the wizs girls are on -- wizards girls are on the front page. not all bad, i suppose. >>> people in this country get bummed out that no american man has won a grand slam since andy roddick since 2003. and the

. >>> well, apparently still plenty of booty left in "the pirates of the caribbean" movie franchise. "on stranger tides," the fourth film in the series, has earned more than $1 billion worldwide since its release in april. "pirates of the caribbean" and abc news are incidentally both owned by disney. >>> also why the royal visits and weddings are fun to wawatch they're not without a big price tag. britain's royal family cost taxpayer almost $52 million last year. that's 5% less than the year before. the government shaved costs by deferring maintenance on the royal palaces. shaved a lot of maintenance apparently. >> yeah. when we come back, the jury in the casey anthony murder trial will have their first full day of deliberations tuesday. >>> and also the mexican prisoner who tried to make a not so great escape. ♪ there's another way to minimize litter box odor: purina tidy cats. tidy cats premium line of litters now works harder to help neutralize odors in multiple-cat homes. and our improved formula also helps eliminate dust. so it's easier than ever to keep your house smelling just

and that call capped a six-hour and 39-minute game between the braves and the pirates. y is out! >> totally out. >> the umpire called him safe though. that umpire is going to work again tonight. that should be fun. the 19-inning game matched the longest yet in the major leagues this season and it pushed the pirates from first to third place so it was a big loss especially if you are out there for 6.5 hours playing baseball and you lose on a bum call >> i know. >>> 6:26. governor brown wants it to be taught in california classrooms. >> but one history lesson is so controversial, today critics will take action to keep it off the syllabus. >>> a fatal crash off the 880 closes down an off-ramp this morning. why officers believe that that driver was drunk and how it will affect your commute on 880 this morning. coming up. >>> and this melted chain-link fence behind me is part of the aftermath of a huge five acre fire that was burning yesterday causing concerns for air quality in solano county. we'll have the latest coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, on wall street. stock futures are

it gave the braves a 4-3 rein offer the pirates last -- win over the pirates last night. 19th inning. the longest game in history at turner field. the tv replay showed the umpire knowing he blew it. >> we heard what sal said earlier. >>> it's coming up on 7:00. >> i think he made a mistake but everyone makes mistakes. let's go out and take a look at the commute now. traffic is going to be a little bit slow on 880 northbound as you pass the coliseum. there are no major problems. and this morning's commute will be slow on highway 4 bay point westbound. you can see the traffic is going to be busy driving over to concord. and if you are in western contra costa county, we have traffic that is getting slower on richmond. and now to steve. >>> fog gives way to sunshine and warmer temperatures. and they'll be coming to the inland areas and i don't see much change here. we'll top out in the low to mid- 90s as we head into the weekend. if you like warmer weather, enjoy it because next week looks cooler. >>> a bay area driver runs over a dog. why the dog's owner is the one in troubl

. >>> today, top of the 1st, pirates send eight batters to the plate. overbay with a base hit to center. one scores. top of the 2nd, not a lot better. jones with two on, flies one over center. two more score. gives up four more runs, three earned. pirates bat around, took an 8-0 lead and marquis was pulled after one and a third. top of the 4th, 8-2. that is a defensive play of the game. unfortunately, it comes at a 10- 2 loss. afterwards, marquis on his shortest outing of the season. >> been through this before. it happens. it will happen. not happy about it. putting the team behind early. put a little extra pressure on the bullpen. they did a great job. >>> nationals received more bad news today. bottom of the 6th. werth drilled in the left wrist and he immediately shows frustration, slamming his bat. he was forced to leave the game afterwards. he said he did not need an x- ray. he is listed as day-to-day. here is the manager on werth's status. >> it's real sore. he's a tough guy. didn't want to be an x-ray. probably will be down a day or two. >> maybe