that's a base hit for vernon wells. wells gets his first base hit. scott plays it back in.watching luke out there, his first indication might be if he actually feels the warning track with his cleats. >> jim p.: of course wells, we told you about the average. .337 on the road. not well received in toronto now when you're hitting .172. again, 13 out of 14. will he steal? he was actually moving back to first. they have been able to steal on rich hill, seven out of eight. coming into this game. >> jim h.: saw roberts there shading up the middle. he would cover on a steal attempt with the right-hander rios up. >> jim p.: alex rios, a guy you think one of these years is going to hit 25 to 30 home runs. good high ball hitter. >> jim h.: his career high is 24 home runs. he did that in 2007. last year however he fell off to 15. that was after he got a big contract. >> jim p.: he's a much better fastball hitter than breaking ball hitter. you can see the first base umpire, and he's making sure that rich hill steps towards first. boy, would it be nice for rich hill to get a ground bal

i always thought vernon wells, a big contract, he's had hamstring problems.ry conceivable pitch over the years that you've thrown. change-ups, right center, left center, down the line, three time gold glover. >> jim h.: and just inside. wow, that looked better than the strike three call to adam lind. >> jim p.: i would say it's probably inside a little bit, and it is. but that hasn't stopped mike from calling it a strike on occasion. >> jim h.: that's hit hard but foul. >> jim p.: now you're thinking right there. fastball in, bat head to the ball. you got to keep it out of that zone. perfect crime to throw a change- up but he hasn't thrown one yet tonight. >> jim h.: aaron hill at second base. hill has two strikeouts on the night. he has not yet walked a batter. curveball popped foul back this way. >> jim p.: he comes out of his shoes again to hit a high curveball. that doesn't mean you can't throw it. it's just you can't throw it in the middle of the plate belt high. he's going to have another one of those swings. >> jim h.: vernon wells, a first round draft

>> vernon wells has to be an mvp much in the 2nd half of the season. he hasn't been good.been producing runs. scuturo has been great and aaron hill has been great. rowland has been phenomenal. romaro wants to be the rookie pitcher of the year. he was outstanding against the phillies and today against tampa bay. i think in the end that all of that young pitching they had that were so good early, i think teams will get a book on them. they will be incontsiftent. i don't know if vernon wells can be the mvp 2nd half player that he has been in the past. >> romero fabulous today. shutout the tampa bay rays. that rookie going strong for them. you are not buying the rays or the blue jays. that leaves the yankees and the red sox. heading into the all-star break? >> i think the red sox. they are a more versatile team. they have guys they can mix and match. youklis can move to 3rd base. he is a gold glove defender which makes him special. jd drew is the ski for the team. he has to be a guy with david ortiz struggling, they have to pick up with lowell being out. >> more from john kruk

there's a strike to vernon wells. vernon singled his last at-bat.s flied out to left, then walked. adam lind at second base. it would have been interesting if luke had thrown ball at the base. because brian roberts did have time to apply the tag, but unfortunately the throw was well off the bag and lind was able to slide around it. >> jim p.: arm strength is average. there's good sinker right there. so, again, you listen to your scouting reports, you've got dwayne murphy over there, as we look at brandon lee. and they say, you know what, take a chance. why not. again, i think the most important thing is that as you run into second base, you can see where the throw's coming. very tough tag for an infielder. >> jim h.: he got him. vernon wells swings through it and the go-ahead run left stranded throughout at second base. ÷÷pp@@ how far can you see? at pnc, taking the long view is how we help you take the right path. even to change it when conditions demand. keeping you on the road to achieving your goals. it's something we've been

.: here is vernon wells now, go-ahead run on. second consecutive inning against bass, the lead-off hitter has singled. there's a strike. >> jim p.: brian bass could throw that sinking fastball to take it to the bank. really tough to do much with that. unless your approach is to take the ball the other way. you saw bautista do that last inning. >> jim h.: he singled in the sixth inning. he's 1 for 3 officially. the 30-year-old out of texas. slow roller. nearly the same place that it was going where rolen hit it but that one hit the dirt and it bounced backwards. >> jim p.: that's the kind of result you want when brian bass pitches for the orioles, ground balls. but he would like to have one hit at one of his mid infielders and maybe turn the double play.   >> jim h.: so wells, the two pitches he has taken were in that vicinity in the strike zone where he's trying to hit that inside corner and moves off the plate. and he got him. vernon wells down on strikes, one away. >> jim p.: you really don't throw a bett

here is vernon wells. has a nine-game hit streak. he has popped out and flied out as well. he, too, hitting big during the streak, .285. >> jim: his legs are healthy, hamstring problems last year. >> gary: this, again, is going to be jones. two down. >> jim: nice job by jason berken, leadoff hit, nobody has advanced. good news about adam lind, he does not have a lot of speed. so he pretty much stays right at first base. >> gary: six putouts in centerfield for jones so far in the ballgame. >> jim: if it had been 7, the game would be tied. >> gary: exactly. the one he wants most is the one he didn't get. >> gary: lyle overbay. >> jim: it's easy to turn the wrong way on a ball hit directly at you. >> gary: yep. that's one of the tasks of learning to play center. >> gary: some players have trouble if they move right to right, centerfielders have to look at the balls directly hit at them. some players make the adjustment easily and others have to work at it. overbay will take that one for a strike. overbay got

vernon wells is making a play. the orioles take a 1-0 lead. the launching pad is off. a sledgehammer of a swing. he gives them to aaron hill here. the score is tied at 2. he stays in front, throws to first. the kind of effort you need to win a game. without a home run, and more than -- without a home run in more than two months. he walks in off. it is a game winner were celebrating at home. they went 4-3 in 12 innings. >> we overcame a lot of mistakes. we ended up winning the game. we hung in there. >> the birds go for the series when tomorrow. steve mcnair made a positive impact in the baltimore community. there is no denying it. after covering his memorial service, i learned that in the hearts of the people there, he was their hero. no infidelity or character flaws change their mind on that. thousands gathered in mississippi to say goodbye one final time, including ray lewis who spoke of steve mcnair as a king. >> the first day of my life of meeting steve mcnair, even through competition, i became a friend, through sphery. a man that i it fought against day in and da

vernon wells, who hits so much better on the road, came in at .328, 172 at home.t and beats it out, and really sets up this upping in a sense, because over bay had come into the game 3 for 37. so now you have that whole wells can steal bases, 13 out of 15. got caught last night, 13 out of 14, but again bergesen, you can run on him. they have attempted two steals all year, just that quick to the plate. >> jim h: 1 hop pitch, there for a strike, and 1-1. well, brad bergesen trying to tie guthrie for the most wins on the staff. rios takes inside, 2-0. wells stunt go. a slider outside. ball 3. why is he so adept at throwing out. >> well, he's quick to the plate. you need to get it to your catcher. there's your strike. so has about one second to the plate, and everybody keeping track of that. so when you're very quick to the plate, and then zauny coming off elbow surgery. accurate arm, but not as strong as some is other catchers in the league. >> jim h: first walk allowed by bergesen, who averages just 2 per 9 inning. we were talking last night about rich hill and the

vernon wells back, has a play, and just in front of the warning track he has it for the out.es out, but the orioles add a run. oscar salazar gets in the run for a 3-0 orioles lead. now everyone has the faest upload speeds. and we're giving them a mini netbook. well, i'm sticking with cable. so's ted. (voice) no i'm not! he's just goofing. (voice) no i'm not! (sighing) ted has betrayed me. okay. (announcer) unlike cable, fios brings 100% fiber optics straight to your home and when you switch now, you can get a free compaq mini netbook. just pay shipping, handling and taxes. with fios, you'll get razor-sharp tv, blazing fast internet and crystal-clear phone service all for just... sign up today. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v, and for a limited time, get an incredible compaq mini, to get the most out of your fios internet. get it all together with a great deal on fios tv, internet and phone plus get a free compaq mini netbook. just pay shipping, handling and taxes. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.

. >> vernon wells worry about those dependent on state services. >> what is most vulnerable? of them. but, you know, we cannot harm our children, and our seniors. >> foster care, group homes, child support. >> jones hopes the next round of budget cuts will not leave maryland's most needy further behind. in baltimore, john rydell, fox 45 news at 10:00. >> governor o'malley and the board of public works expected to approve $300 million in budget cuts next week. another 400 million in cuts has to be approved in the future. >> the feds pressure general motors and chrysler to both close 2000 dealerships. now the federal government may be backp tracking. auto makers pulled the agreements of hundreds of dealerships to restructure, you may recall. maryland congress member frank kratovil appeared on fox 45 morning news earlier today and introduced measures that forces the companies to reinstate many of the auto dealerships. >> so ultimately this is a matter of fairness. you had dealerships surviving, this difficult economic time, our view is let the free market control, if they could

vernon wells with that career batting average at .314.e feels comfortable hitting in both ballparks. this is his highest homerun output against any teams, 27 homeruns and 91 rbis against the orioles. if we stop vernon wells, we have a real good chance of beating the jays tonight. >> jim: just to renew our competition tonight, you are up 1-0 on me. who is your player to watch? into i have a good feeling about melvin mora. he has not hit a homerun in 49 games. 50 is going to be the number tonight. i got to call a melvin mora homerun tonight and we all know how melvin hits in the second half of the season. he is poised and ready to go, jimmy. who is your pick for the night. >> jim: one of those great minds think alike. my player to watch is melvin mora. >> rick: no way. >> jim: he has hit in the last two games on the road trip. i like the way the ball jumped off his bat the last couple of games in seattle. like you, i agree he is due for one of those breakout games. it's been a long time, since may 7th since he hit a homerun. so neither of u

. >> i don't think anybody told him to sign vernon wells to over 100 million bucks back in the day. > bob: true. bad deal. nats still don't have a hit since the 4th inning. livan spinning his web of deceit one more time tonight. ♪ ♪ tell me who's watching. ♪ i always feel like somebody's watching me. ♪ (announcer) it's right here. it's easy.  >> bob: time to spring you to speed with the at&t rapid rewind. j.d. martin major league debut and the mets roughed him up. they don't hit for power, but they did five runs on seven hits in the first two innings until tyler clippard came in to retire nine of them in a row, five on strikeouts. and settled this game down for the nats and their bullpen. mets lead it 5-2,8 inning, and at&t is the nation's fastest, 3g network. your world delivered. game summary, angel pagan acting like a lead off man tonight, two hits, two runs an rbi. josh bard 2-3 and four total bases, and daniel murphy. batting in the number three hole. usually where you put your best hitter. doing a good job for the melts tonight. so here is logan kensing month, did not have

vernon was saying you're as well situated as anyone can be for 2012. >> haley, i'm glad to see you. i last saw you during katrina and you made a hell of a speech. >> vernon, thank you very much, old friend. look, any republican thinking about anything past 2010 doesn't have his eye on the ball. we have two big races in virginia and new jersey. there's 37 governor races in the entire house of the state of virginia. so, thanks for the idea. my focus in politics is focused on 2010. >> governor barbour i know you were chairman of rnc and partnered to lead the republican revolution. is there any part of you that says republicans are too combative right now in their opposition to president obama and that could ultimately backfire as we saw in '95 and '96 with the government shutdown? >> well, i think what republicans need to do is be for what they think is the right policy. there are several republican health plans just as there are several democrat health plans, there are several republican ideas about health care reform. but the republican ideas are not going to include a gigantic tax in

vernon, but he did read other things as well. we know for example, that washington read something when he was a young man, called "rules of civility" and those rules had -- they were a series of maxims, what we'd call a self-help book today, that were devised by a french priest in the 17th century and washington, we know, read it and in fact while he didn't own a copy of the book, he evidently borrowed it from somebody and wrote the maxims out in his own hand. so he read those. and in addition to that, washington read some things about cicero, and he attended plays, liked the theater, and frequently, a number of occasions, he saw joseph add son's -- addison's play about cato and so washington looked on cicero as something of an early hero but i think washington's great hero was a living person, and that great hero to washington and role model was his stepbrother, lawrence. lawrence was about ten years older than washington. during an oddly named war that was called "the war of jenkins ear" a war that broke out with spain in 1739,

a well known prized fighter. vernon forrest was shot several times. there are no suspects so far. >>> french president sarkozy is in the hospital. aides say he became ill while jogging. doctors are doing tests to determine the cause. >>> and sarah palin has five more hours to be governor of alaska. she announced her resignation plans earlier this month. she says that she is still undecided about what she'll be doing next. >>> democrats insist that they're making some progress on health care reform legislation. but most of them now admit nothing will happen in time to meet president obama's august deadline. in his weekend media address, the president appeared to set a new deadline. >> this debate is not a political game for these americans. and they cannot afford to keep waiting for reform. we owe it to them to finally get it done and to get it done this year. >> let's talk some more about health care reform and what the prognosis is for america. three doctors on the front lines of the health care debate, they're also friends who formed a pact as teena

. >>> in addition to today's ceremony mount vernon on marked the fife and drum performance as well asng at washington's too many and a day time fireworks display. >>> following a developing story. former baltimore ravens quarterback steve mcnear murdered. he and a woman found dead inside a condo. >>> michael jackson fans want to know if they're getting a ticket to his public memorial. that comes as we learn more about the drugs in his home. >>> sarah palin calling it quits but everyone wants to know what she will do next. the new hints are dropping and she dropped them on facebook. >>> two former champs going head to head. who came out on top at nathan's hot dog eating contest. keep it right here. the news at 10:00 is back in just three minutes. really great. it's a new recipe with chicken and chi-chi's® salsa cyborg: i want chicken and chi-chi's®. cyborg: i want chicken and chi-chi's®. cyborg: i want chicken and chi-chi's®. cyborg: i want chicken and chi-chi's®. look. you don't have taste buds, ok. cyborg: i want taste buds everyone loves chi-chi's® salsa. the great taste makes every

he was a former obviously at mount vernon, but he did read other things as well. we know for example that washington read something when he was a young man called rules of civility and those rules, there were a series of maxims what we would call a self-help book today that were devised by the french priests in the 17th century, and washington we know fred and in fact why he didn't own a copy of the book evidently he borrowed it from somebody and wrote the maxims out in his own hand, so he read those and in addition to that, washington read some things about cicero, and he attended plays. he liked the theater and frequently on the number of occasions he saw joseph addison's play about cato, and so washington i think looked on the cicero as something of an early hero but i think washington's great hero was a living person and that great hero to washington and role model was his stepbrother lawrence. florence was about ten years older than washington during an oddly named war that was called the war of jenkins that propelled with spain in 1739. the americans were as

he was a farmer obviously at mount vernon, but he did read other things as well. we know for example, that washington read something whether he was a young man called rules of civility and those rules had -- there were a series of "maxims," what we would call a self-help book today, that were devised by french priests in the 17t 17th century, and washington, we know, read it, and in fact, while he didn't own a copy of the book, he evidently borrowed it from somebody and he wrote the maxims out in his own hand, so he read those, and in addition to that, washington read some things about cicero, and he attended plays, he liked the theater, and frequently, on a number of occasions, he saw joseph addison's play about cato, and so washington, i thi think, looked on cicero, as something of an early hero, but i think washington's great hero was a living person, and that great hero to washington and role model was his step brother-in-law lawrence. lawrence was about 10 years older than washington, during an oddly named war that was called the war of jenkins ear, a war tha

. >> i will be in vernon hills at zaney's where i will be heckling jim. fortunately, it doesn't pay well you, greg. >> thank you, andy. thank you, jim norton, always a

well. >> host: on this independence day weekend we're live from mount vernon, virginia. we'reen side the reynolds education center and museum which is a new exhibit area opened in 2006 on the grounds of mount vernon. mount vernon, virginia is overseen by the mount vernon ladies association as it has been for almost 150 years. almost a million visitors every year to this spot that is 16 miles away from washington, d.c. along the potomac river. we're talking to john ferling who is a revolutionary war history yab and -- historian and buy -- biographer of george washington. next call is david in mississippi. >> caller: hello. thank you it's an honor the talk with you. >> thank you. >> caller: i'm more of a civil war historian but i'm interested in the typical handling of prisoner of war and it extrapolates down to or up to the revolution. i wondered what the disposition was for corn wallace army and the army surrendered at saratoga. whether they were paroled or whether there were places they were sent such as happened to the americans gareth and charleston. thank you. >> gue

a very complicate the story that vernon traces very well in his book. but also take into mind that lincoln never uses jesus christ. he talks about so many things, love, forgiveness and caring that we talk about in terms of christianity. but the idea of using jesus christ is just not there. been the thought is, well, was he really a christian? and the thought is among many people that if jesus is central to christianity, then maybe lincoln was an observer, he sat in the pew with his wife in the presbyterian church, but he may not have been a christian. i thought. but ultimately the ultimate rate, the truthful way, the real way that we in this 200 birth of your looks at lincoln through the prism of race. i like to say, well, lincoln probably would have voted for obama. but my greater question is, would obama have voted for lincoln? and what i mean very simply is what would obama have found in lincoln? it's no secret that he would have found a man from kentucky, a man from a border state who uses the n-word, who does all kinds of things that would mark him

well, everything was handled properly. everything was not handled properly. and then you get into the question, why did things happen. >> let me play a little bit of what vernonn had to say only an hour or so ago with carlos watson on msnbc. as vernon was describing this, eugene and david, this is a case where you had a harvard scholar, one of the most famous african-americans, one of the most famous scholars in the country. and as mike barnicle, our friend from boston, was suggesting also earlier, there could have been a town gown issue as well. there has been historic tensions between the professoriate and the town of cambridge, but at the same time, you've got an instance where a police officer is called to a scene. certainly, by the time he got to the house and inside, he had to know that there was no real threat to his person. >> skip gates is this tall, he's, you know, he has a -- >> carries a cane, because he has a disability. 58 years old. he's really not a threat. >> and this is not an outlandish question to say, would this happen to a white person? probably no. one of the biggest questions is just that. >> if it were another famous harvard professor

well, thank you for your call. dan now on the democrats line from vernon, new york. what do you think, dan? caller: a watched society is nt a free society. we still don't know what has been acquired in terms of data to this event and what has been surveilled, and the laws need to be revised and repealed. and the revised fisa laws need to be repealed so the supervison goes back to the courts and so there's checks and balances and the databases that have been accumulated over the past eight years should be thoroughly investigated by congress to know what, who they've accumulated email and bank accounts and property accounts, everything, we need to know what is in the database and why it's there and what purpose is i it serves, and there's no evidence that the system has kept us safe as you have read previously. >> in the "washington post," a.i.g. plans millions more in bonuses and is now consulting with the federal government to figure out what the company should do about paying $250 million in promised bonuses due to come in the next nine months. and also a photograph of the president and --

. >>> vernon forrest exchanged gunfire with robbers. 20 to 24 shots were fired. no suspects in custody. >>> lastly, let's leave you -- welle painful video to show you. this is bingo the bee. and that's bingo it hurts me every time i see it. trying to jump the fence -- >> gets split. >> gets split there. he does a little dance after his team scores a run and that one didn't go so well. >> and his privates hurt. >> let's show you him walking off. he's sort of okay. that's a lock at sports. >> and he's back, baby. >> i love it. all right. poor guy. oh. 21 minutes past the hour. thanks. >>> the copilot of a plane that crashed near buffalo in february was working sick that day. first officer rebecca shaw said she came to work because she didn't want to pay for a hotel. she commuted from seattle to new jersey. testimony at an ntsb hearing show that both pilots made errors. >>> some things can up your chances of being hit by lightning. one man found out the hard way. >>> brand new details on the michael jackson investigation. a source close to the investigation tells our sister network, cnn, that jackson's doctor administered th

well. so that's just one. and then i know as i was coming down, my wife mentioned, she runs a program called freedom schools in mount vernonnew york, and she mentioned that they believe the freedom schools all across the country, i think that's what she said, are supplied with books from justice books, i believe. >> thank you. suggestions for authors or books. >> well, i would recommend authors rather than books. i think any of the work by abu g. would be a appropriate. baldy myers is an excellent writers for young adults and he has written what was 60 books that deal with the urban experience. and langston hughes. langston hughes writes the language of blues and the people, and i think he demonstrates the black english or ebonics, whatever you want to call it, is not an inferior language or way of expressing. >> well, i mentioned earlier in our conversation that there are so many great african-american writers who draw a very powerful ways on african-american english and deal with themes that are things of empowerment and identity. and they certainly, you know, alice walker, mary barack is, langston hughes, i came up a bo