none other than vin scully. he called it baghdad by the bay. of the greatest baseball announcers of all time who did one of the greatest moments in nfl history. it doesn't get better than that. >> can we talk about another record here? we are talking about mr. suzuki for getting his 4,000th hit? 4,000 hits? 1,200 of those hits came when he was playing in japan. not everyone thinks those hits count. pete rose has 4,000 hits. here is what he told "usa today." if we are counting professional hits, add on my 427 career hits in the minors. what is a professional then, too. what is the verdict here? what do you think? pete rose, is he right is? ichiro really have 4,000 hits? >> i'm laughing because i tell you for a baseball purist like me, it's sacreligious to mention this with pete rose. the little league series is going on right now if you want to include the japanese league, use the stats from little leagues and youth leagues. we should pat ichiro on the back but don't break our arms while doing it. >> i went to the game, i went to the yankees gam

. >> reporter: you know him, that's the voice of vin scully, the play-by-play man for the l.a.gers and it was announced he will be back for a record 65th season in 2014. when scully, now 85, made his debut with the brooklyn dodgers back in 1950, no one on his block even had a television. >>> when we come back here tonight, time off, a lot of it, with pay. what would you do if your boss gave you that gift? >>> finally tonight, while most of us here have spent the summer working, say for maybe a week or two of vacation, a group of co-workers in minneapolis have spent their summer away from the office doing what they love. and here's the clincher, at full pay. boyd hoover, a reporter at our nbc affiliate in minneapolis, kare-tv has more on a precious gift, time off. >> reporter: another summer racing by. so many plans, so little time. >> this is creeping time. >> reporter: but for janie waldren, this summer is different. >> blown away, my neighbor goes, did you win the lottery or something and i'm like kind of. i sort of did. i won the time lottery. >> i think people were stunned

. >>> hall of famer vin scully will return for the 65th, six-five, year. he was inducted to the baseball hall of fame in 1982. he was by far the longest surviving sports broadcaster. >>> the cost of syria's civil war next. >>> plus rising waters in russia force mobilization of 30,000 people and things might not get better until october. october until >> welcome back to al jazeera. i'm john siegenthaler. there are a lot of developments tonight regarding the alleged chemical weapons attack in syria. the president's national security team will meet this weekend about possible options and defense secretary hagel says the united states is moving forces closer to syria in case the united states orders strikes. >>> the u.s. britain and other countries have asked to grant access to a u.n. inspection team and that team is on the ground in syria. >>> after this week' week's alld chemical weapons attack, the zacopino, doctor thankof people you for joining us. >> thank you. >> you've had a chance to look at some of these pictures. what's your reaction? i mean obviousl

that's vin scully! the dodgers have announced that the legendary the announcer will be returning.not do the long road trips. he has been invigorated and he began his career in 1950. broadcasting for the brooklyn doctor's doctor's -- to brooklyn dodgers -- >> >> if he's half as good as his brother then he'll probably make the team steph curry's little brother seth has just been signed by your golden state warriors. he is considered a long shot. he is on the squad for nell and we will see if it makes it is on the squad-4 for now -- it was an up and down round >> today for tiger woods at the barkley's and that.ladies and gentleman is called a money shot. tiger at the 14th tee with the statue of liberty behind him.playing a course in jersey city.just across the hudson from new york. the nfl preseason marches on. matt kuchar here at the 10th. >> the n f l,the raiders host the bears tonight at the five minutes. and the 49ers getting ready to host the vikings on the sunday. meanwhile, seneca could play a little bit. if you want to get a better look at him? he has a lot of catching up to

vin scully, thank you, los angeles dodgers.ay, as they swept the mets, ended about four hours ago. it went 12 innings. it was glorious when i woke up and watched it on the dvr this morning. >> we have a thing going here. >> we have a thing going here, george. 40 of 48 they've won. i can't remember the last loss. >> i think you need to do some field reporting. >> i think i do. i'm coming to you, l.a. m coming to you, l.a. we've just topped our quarter pounder with even more bold new taste. you love bacon. we added thick-cut, applewood bacon to our new quarter pounder blt. now more than ever, there's something for everyone to love at mcdonald's. than he did yesterday.stand taller today... now more than ever, nike, sperry, and the vans atwood all at famous footwear. victory is yours. it's a morning breeze smooth as black silk. with folgers gourmet selections k-cup packs you can turn any day gourmet. rich roasts and flavors... available where you buy groceries. for our so slimming jeans. meet our instantly slimming, secretly shapin

also laying out, you can hear vin scully. and let's be honest, that's the very best thing of all. a run. >> you just took a little -- put that in there. >> put that in there. breaking news. the dodgers remain awesome. >> when you say we'll have updates, he's not kidding. >> as news becomes available. >>> lara, you have a fill-in today. bethenny frankel here for "pop news." let's get to it. >> i can't wait. thank you, george. i've been waiting to say that. we're all anxiously awaiting the return of ron burgundy, played by will ferrell. "anchorman: the legend continues" hits theaters in december. but there's a treat one month before that. ever wonder what's really going on in ron burgundy's mind? >> all the time. >> right? can you possibly imagine? well, you're in luck. his memoir, "my classy life and other musings" is coming out soon. this one is going to be funny. wouldn't you love to do the news that way? just like will ferrell? >>> well, we've also all got our first quotes from the movie "mean girls." i happen to like the question from regina george, is butter a carb? the white