he has to score for the cubs to have a chance tonight. there is no margin for error, two outs in the ninth inning. len: way inside 2-1. bob: back in the eighth inning, as the lead-off hitter in the inning, castillo slugged his second career home run, a line drive halfway up the bleachners left field. bleachers in left field. len: cubs don't need a home run here. they need castillo to not make an out. that is the number one priority here. len: ruiz will go out and chat with the rookie before this 2-2 pitch. bob: in talking about the at-bats at various points in the ball game. you can really kind of mess yourself up. castillo is not trying to not make an out. he's trying to hit a home run. there is no question about it. if you approach the at-bat, what does my team need me to do here as opposed to what would i like to do here? len: that's a fair ball! campana baker. stewart will all score. it's a ball game! bob: yes. len: tying run will come up and i don't think diekman will get a chance to face him. 8-6 and here comes charlie. and he wants

[ laughs ] ugh. >> here's james russell with the cubs trailing by a run. it's been a bizarre game hasn't it? only one run through six. we saw eight runs in the seventh. a couple of huge pinch hits one for each club. >> after izturis you have ishikawa and nyjer morgan so james russell did a better job retiring the right-handed hitters that he has to face. >> well he may get some save chances coming up and if you're a lefty in that spot you better be able to get righties out as well. >> two balls no strikes. >> so far this season james russell has held left-handed bat torres a .200 average righties hitting .273. when he settled into that relief role he was darned good. he continues to do so this season. >> along the right field line de jesus will slide and not make the catch. good effort. they tug the stance right up against the line so as you see that's our vantage point. >> when david went down to a knee to slide we lost sight of him and the baseball. >> izturis takes a walk. seesaw battle in miami the marlins led 3-0 early mets came back and could not hol

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. >> some newborn cubs. >> four rare white tiger cubs. >> hear just how rare they are and why one is extra special later. >>> take a close look at this video. this is dash-cam video. there's an officer that just jumped into that car. there's two officers pulling over keith white. he decided he was going to make a run for it. in that moment the officer tried to pull him out of the car. he had to make a decision, run the risk of getting run over by the car or jump in. i jump in, took over the steering wheel. he was in the car for one block when he was finally able to get the driver to stop. >> like a stunt cop. >> he had really fast instincts. they figured out what was going to happen. they saw the guy turn the car on and knew this guy was going to make a run for it. the officer made a very fast decision. he opened the door. look, he jumped in. >> he jumped in right over the wheel, the driver. they could have crashed. >> what happened after they got control of the car? >> the driver was arrested for aggravated battery on an officer and resisting arrest. but he did have warrants out for

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cubs had a 1-0 lead at the time. astros scored two on that play. fortunately looked like everybody was okay after that collision. after looking back. play of the game brought to you by budweiser. great times are waiting. grab some buds. so la hair off the bench. came in to play first in the bottom of the eighth. been a struggle here lately for bryan. myers on the bag. two quick outs. astros trying to wrap up a 6-2 home stand. yearning the cubs on the cusp of their first nine-game losing streak since 2002. five run homer. that we know. that's true. bob: certain amount of unselfishness is appreciated in this game. we need base runners. base hits. you don't need home runs. that would be nice. but you need base runners. there you go. len: two out base runner. myers in to stretch out there on the mound. get your teammates behind you in the batting order an opportunity to maybe come up there and do some damage. maximize that damage. bob: then starlin castro and bryan la hair struggling recently, i have to say the most consistent hitter on the year has bo

. >>> phillies/cubs. roy halladay, winless in his last five starts. 1-5, in his career versus the cubs. but he was dealing against the cubs on thursday night. eight innings, three earned cubs on thursday night. eight innings, three earned runs bottom nine. cubs down 8-3. bases loaded. bases-clearing double. cubs trail by two. later in the inning, jonathan papelbon, in to shut the door. and he does. earning his 11th save. phillies win 8-7, their fifth-straight. >>> nba playoffs continue tonight. game four between the celtics and 76ers, 8:00 eastern. and game three, between the thunder and lakers. 10:30 eastern. on espn, espn3 and the watch espn app. >>> there's a new home, now, for a gigantic statue of marilyn monroe. it was taken apart in chicago and trucked to l.a. >> not everyone approved of the scene. but it's getting a warmer reception in palm springs. it will stand until next june. marilyn monroe is it. that's the image, yep. >>> coming up next, "the pulse," class playmate heading back to the pages o

well, they are running scared at the chicago cubs and td ameritrade. the two companies that have an association with the latest crazy billionaire to emerge. i want to read you the first sentence of a chicago cubs statement from ricketts' son joe ricketts. as chairman of the chicago cubs, i repudiate any return to racially divisive issues in this year's presidential campaign. like myhe capehart, i don't quie get what he's saying there about his father. his father was part of a group that was trying to push this crazy idea forward until they got caught today. >> right. until they got caught. this is supposed to be financed by his father's super pac. i think it's called ending the spending. and the new york times did a great service later in the day after putting this huge story on the front page. they provided a link on their website to the entire plan. and jeb later in the day tweeted out something i think most people hadn't paid attention to which is something that's on page 46. now, while mr. ricketts and everyone is trying to walk this back. this was

cubs down in the fourth, when alfonso soriano's second home run in as many days gives the cubs the lead. but it's tied in the eighth... reliever shawn camp gives up the solo home run to carlos ruiz... the bullpen then gives up six runs in the ninth. cubs lose 9-2. but they're looking forward to the white sox tomorrow... some for the very first time. i'm excited to see this ... there are too big fan bases in this same city it's a great tradition ... we will represent the cubs very well >> when i was in boston we had the yankees rivalry that was fun. the best thing is to watch some of these families who are divided between the two teams the "crosstown cup" kicks off at wrigley field tomorrow afternoon, right here on wgn. game two is saturday night, with the finale on sunday and tickets are still available. do you want the chance for your band to play a gig and win studio time? enter the wgn midday news 'breakthrough band contest.' one band will play during the wgn midday news at the arboretum of south barrington music festival on friday, june 21st and win a studio recording session valued

she hadn't had cubs before. so these two are important to the cheetah population. >> reporter: so again the female is expected to be part of a breeding program. however, the male, he could possibly be on exhibit here at the national zoo, it's not clear when that might happen. right now veterinarians still need to monitor his progress, they say if things go well, he could possibly be out here for the public to get a look at him as soon as late this summer. reporting live at the national zoo, richard jordan, news4. >> they sure are cute. can't wait to see them myself. thanks, richard. >>> today maryland state police will honor one of their own who was killed working security. family and friends of late trooper wesley brown will join maryland officials to dedicate a highway sign in his honor. the maryland state highway administration will put up a sign with brown's name along the beltway near the forestville barrack. the ceremony is happening at 1:00 this afternoon. the 24-year-old was shot and killed working secur

well, they are running scared at the chicago cubs and td ameritrade. the two companies that have an association with the latest crazy billionaire to emerge. i want to read you the first sentence of a chicago cubs statement from ricketts' son joe ricketts. as chairman of the chicago cubs, i repudiate any return to racially divisive issues in this year's presidential campaign. like my father has. jonathan capehart, i don't quite get what he's saying there about his father. his father was part of a group that was trying to push this crazy idea forward until they got caught today. >> right. until they got caught. this is supposed to be financed by his father's super pac. i think it's called ending the spending. and the new york times did a great service later in the day after putting this huge story on the front page. they provided a link on their website to the entire plan. and jeb later in the day tweeted out something i think most people hadn't paid attention to which is something that's on page 46. now, while mr. ricketts and everyone is trying to walk

load increasing the amount of fire >> some students to study for finals front row seat others chicago cubs fans try to get home after the game not followed when the purple brown and red lights were shut down holding pattern during rush-hour >> we kept walking south the buses were full and we could see why everything is stopped down here. >> as you can imagine the fire is a total loss in business over 50 years mother pulls me told me nobody was hurt in the place ever but inside escaped injury no reports of firefighters either. nearby cars trapped local blocks around dick roy's furniture not a pretty seed a lot of people still waiting to get to their cars allowed to walk to their homes but that is it to transportation perspective el is just going by roy's furniture as we speak and read a purple and brown lines are back diversity stop traveling southbound on the brown line it bypassed right now everybody tomorrow morning look on line to make sure everything is back to normal these guys still working 5 1/2 hours later. >> we apologize work take the video. 10 people shot and killed almost 40 ot

. >>> phillies/cubs. roy halladay, winless in his last five starts. 1-5, in his career versus the cubs. but he was dealing against the cubs on thursday night. eight innings, three earned runs, four ks. bottom nine. cubs down 8-3. bases loaded. bases-clearing double. cubs trail by two. later in the inning, jonathan papelbon, in to shut the door. and he does. earning his 11th save. phillies win 8-7, their fifth-straight. >>> nba playoffs continue tonight. game four between the celtics and 76ers, 8:00 eastern. and game three, between the thunder and lakers. 10:30 eastern. on espn, espn3 and the watch espn app. >>> there's a new home, now, for a gigantic statue of marilyn monroe. it was taken apart in chicago and trucked to l.a. >> not everyone approved of the scene. but it's getting a warmer reception in palm springs. it will stand until next june. marilyn monroe is it. that's the image, yep. >>> coming up next, "the pulse," class playmate heading back to the pages of "playboy." >>> and we'll hear what donna

the cubs have not announced any additional security measures inside the ballpark. k-9 teams from the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives have checked out the ballpark. the top u-s commander in afghanistan will throw out the first pitch at saturday's game. nato says it isn't aware of any dignitaries that might be attend any of the games. we're learning more about the injuries suffered george zimmerman on the night trayvon martin was shot and killed. and the facebook frenzy is underway... find out how much shares have jumped in just the first hours of trading. not once in my life did i ever think i would have heart disease. she just didn't fit the profile of a heart event victim. she's healthy, she eats properly. i was pushing my two kids in a stroller when i had my heart event. i've been on a bayer aspirin regimen ever since. [ male announcer ] aspirin is not appropriate for everyone. so be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. i know if i take my bayer aspirin i have a better chance of living a healthy life. [ male announc

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on, come on, please, cubs s what cubs fans are saying. five guys and a goat walk into a bar, doesn't it sound like it's going to be an awful joke? in fact five guys and a goat finished a 1,300-mile trek across the country, trying to overturn the curse in 1945 when a chicago owner was kicked out of a world series game after a goat he brought with them was stinky. "them cubs aren't going to win no more." they haven't won, haven't played in a single world series game let alone win one. so this morning we're joined by matt, p.j., philip, blake and kyle and their goat, wrigley. it's a 1,300-mile hike. the cubs will play the padres. will wrigley be allowed in thus reversing the curse, that is the $64,000 question. >> we're not so sure about that but i think whether he goes in or not the curse will be lifted and total mileage is about 2,000 miles that we walked because we went a roundabout path. we think the curse will be lifted once we hit wrigley stadium. >> you're not bringing wrigley in, i'm sure he's not a stinky goat like the goat back in

very next batter is ian stewart who puts the cubs up with his third. cubs lead 3-1 in the eighth... carlos marmol walked the first to batters, but pitched a scoreless inning after that, cubs win 5-1... jeff samardzija is now four- and- one. that's a look at sports. your live illinois lottery drawing is next. here are the winning pick 3 numbers: 2 5 0 mega millions jackpot is $112 million. here are the winning pick four number is:s: 4 2 5 2 [ female announcer ] research suggests the health of our cells plays a key role throughout our entire lives. ♪ ♪ one a day women's 50+ is a complete multivitamin designed for many of women's health concerns as we age. ♪ ♪ it has more of seven antioxidants to support cell health. that's one a day women's 50+ healthy advantage. mcdonald's is accused of bribing hundreds of bloggers- to write positive posts. the company reportedly threw parties and gave free gifts to about 400 mcdonalds-friendly bloggers. last year, mcdonald's execs reportedly flew about 15 bloggers to its oakbrook headquarters last year.. put them up in a fancy hotel and gave

chicago cubs are the only team playing. they went into houston tonight probably thinking somebody we could be to houston astros throwing not a very good picture this guy clean shaven last time they want a game and that was only matt garza for chicago cubs in the second jasen castro got him a three run home run if they cannot get it done chicago matt garza cubs in trouble in the third inning again right after manager came out to talk another three run home run gave seven tonight losing seventh came in their row about 28-0 in the eighth and many of the white sox took time off to pay respects to kevin hickey passed away last week seriously injured opening road trip to texas one of the good guys in baseball on likely and a successful major league career made it big leagues tryout camp on the south side that has never happened. stan van gundy is out, also fired gm otis smith power play to the orchestrated by orlando magic center dwight howard philadelphia 76ers coached by doug collins down did not bother in the andre iguodala fi

the female cub will be part of a breeding program. the male cub could be put on exhibit at the zoo. possibly by late summer. >> still getting used to the bottle. >>> a 3-year-old boy gave commuters quite a scare when he rode his toy scooter into rush hour traffic. take a look at this. surveillance video captured the scene in eastern china. you can see drivers swerving to avoid hitting the boy. a police officer eventually rescued the toddler and he was later reunion i'd with his grandfather. who was supposed to be watching him. thankfully the boy was just fine. >>> talk about a atlantic of faith. in england, a stuntman dropped from a helicopter 2,400 feet in the air without a parachute. the dare devil's name was gary connery. he is reportedl the first person to make that kind of jump without a parachute. he was wearing a suit that almost made him look like a flying squirrel. it allowed him to glide into a pile of 18,000 boxes that were set up to catch him. i don't care how many boxes you got. that ain't happening to me. >>>. >> he has a lot of nerve and a lot of boxes. when news4 at

. >> the cubs have seen better days. they tried to end a 10 game losing streak as they take on the pirates in pittsburgh >> + two pergo has two times the durability of ordinary laminate flooring. to test it, we gave the folks at best friends animal society a makeover. but can pergo stand up to these guys? in the end pergo passed the test. if it looks good here, imagine how it'll look in your home. ep south side looking great! >> the white sox lineup suddenly looks like the 1927 yankees... up and down the border. guys are ripping line drives all over the yard. the white sox have scored 34 runs in their last three games. they have won four in a row and eight of their last nine and they now trail the first- place indians by just a game in that happened >>and a half >>the indians 5-4 lead... white sox right back on top... the sox had 17 hits... sox win 14-7. >> it has been a while... it felt so good and.. >> it was one of those days. >>now the cubs who find new ways to lose every night. the 11 losses in a road just three sho

. >>> cubs taking on the padres. we show you this because the cubbies trying to snap a streak that's spanned two weeks and 12 games. the president of baseball operations theo epstein said of his team's struggles, i saw tough stretches, but i don't think this is indicative of the type of team we are. i think we clearly are better than this. to the game. cubs down a run in the sixth. alfonso soriano. all the way out into waveland avenue. that puts the cubs up a run. they end that 12-game losing streak. >>> the padres. life-long padres fan phil mickelson has joined a group hoping to buy the team. mickelson has previously shied ay ownership but said this was a unique opportunity with families that had done this before and know how to do it right and want to get involved in the community. only the cubs have fewer wins than the padres. at least five ownership groups are interested in purchasing it, including tony gwynn. >>> coming up on "morning joe," a weekend of sickening images put pressure on the u.n. to step in. how m

. >>> cubs taking on the padres. we show you this because the cubbies trying to snap a streak that's spanned two weeks and 12 games. the president of baseball operations theo epstein said of his team's struggles, i saw tough stretches, but i don't think this is indicative of the type of team we are. i think we clearly are better than this. to the game. cubs down a run in the sixth. alfonso soriano. all the way out into waveland avenue. that puts the cubs up a run. they end that 12-game losing streak. >>> the padres. life-long padres fan phil mickelson has joined a group hoping to buy the team. mickelson has previously shied away from involvement in sports ownership but said this was a unique opportunity with families that had done this before and know how to do it right and want to get involved in the community. only the cubs have fewer wins than the padres. at least five ownership groups are interested in purchasing it, including tony gwynn. >>> coming up on "morning joe," a weekend of sickening images put pressure

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officials are under fire for euthanizing a healthy bear cub. >> afghanistan, pakistan, washington why drones could fly over the beltway. >> the caps come with a huge win and head home to washington. first to night a news 4 exclusive, a teenager attacked with a claw hammer. her screams head police to the suspect and stopped a series of similar attacks in northwest. shomari stone spoke to her this evening. >> reporter: how are you feeling right now? >> i feel kind of scared. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview this 19-year-old young woman speaks out moments after being released from the hospital, recovering from a head wound. >> just traumatized about the situation buct happy to be goin home. >> reporter: police arrested with michael davis, accused of hitting this woman in the head with a claw hammer, unprovoke add take. >> eventually i got the strength to say, please don't hurt me. >> reporter: undercover officers patrolling the area heard her yelling for help. >> i just got the strength to wave my hands. >> reporter: police say michael davis was near the scene, tried to run away. a

there's an actual religion, the religion of politics and the religion of the cubs. if you mix all three together, it will blow up. >> and maybe that wasn't -- well, its not like nancy pelosi is going to run for office in chicago, but i wonder if rahm emanuel gave her a call and said, really, did you have to dis my cubs? >> exactly. >> it's great to see you. thanks so much. >> same here. thank you. >> part of my question is why this stuff keeps coming up. i mean this, the obama birth certificate controversy. i'm still not sure donald trump believes he was born in the united states. is there some lingering anger, discontent on the right? what is it? >> oh, i mean, there's more than lingering anger and discontent on the right. there are people who think that the president has done a terrible job and people who have a more conspiratorial bent who think if america knew the real truth about his neoanticolonialism. i don't think that taps into that. we have to remember mitt romney and barack obama, but mitt romney just won primary campaign not by talking about, oh, i'm goi

she last gave birth to a cub in 2005. that cub now lives in china. >> the national zoo's live tweeting the artificial insemination. i felt bad for her. >> some things are supposed to be private. >> she's under the microscope. all the pressure to have a baby. i'm feeling bad for that girl. >> maybe tien-tien needs a different cologne. try the old-fashioned way. five minutes -- go ahead -- before the top of the hour. >>> another reason to get extra shuteye. coming up, why a good night's sleep could help you keep those unwanted pounds off. >>> first, paying more to get out of town. how much plane tickets are right now in the district and why area airports will cost you the most to fly out of. >>> and more problems for a troubled transit center. how much construction mistakes are driving up the price for taxpayers. >>> welcome back. it will cost you more to fly out of all three airports in the washington region. according to the "washington post," air fare prices jumped 10% in the fourth quarter of last year. that's about on

she last gave birth to a cub in 2005. and that cub now lives in china. of course, you remember tai shan. >>> the scientist at the zoo can't tell if she's pregnant until the very end. then there's like a high probability of false pregnancy, yes. for her sake, i really hope that she has the cub. i feel bad for her. >> yeah. >> under a lot of pressure. >> do you know what, come here. let's talk for a second. like beyonce said, you got to put a ring on it, friend. step his game up. >> doing it the old-fashioned way you're saying? >> good luck either way. >> that's right. >> all right. >>> almost 6:27. ahead, an old debate reignited this morning. new information women need to know about mammograms. >>> plus, a new clue in the search for a suspect running a clever scheme in an exclusive neighborhood. >>> why this plane came crashing to the ground on purpose. i'm gonna make you breakfast. what? with magic. you are? see the egg? uh huh. so, look at the orange. now close your eyes. ♪ alakazaam! [ sighs ] you're good. and now i'm gonna make this flower bloom. pr

meanwhile the cubs could not touch astros' pitcher bud norris... he struck out eight in seven shutout innings. cubs lose their seventh in a row, 8-4... they have not led a game in fifty innings. travis wood takes the mound tonight. the white sox spent their off- day honoring the late kevin hickey, at his wake in south suburban justice. he was a diabetic, and died at the age of 56 last week. hickey made the team as a relief pitcher during an open try in 1981, despite never playing baseball in high school. he returned to the team to pitch batting practice in 2004. the sox host last-place minnesota tonight. oklahoma city trying to make the conference finals again: thunder up one in the second quarter, but kobe bryant drives for a dunk to put the lakers ahead... he scored a game-high 42 points. it's tied in the third... russel westbrook steals the ball and makes a circus shot at the other end, plus the foul... a team-high 28 for him. the thunder win 106-90... eliminating the lakers in five games. in the east, the celtics beat the sixers 101-85, for a 3

. >>> those cubs fans and their goat wrigley reached chicago. we told you about these guys yesterday on a 2,000 mile trek with missions to raise money for cancer research and break the curse of the cubs. just to remind you. a tavern owner was thrown out of wrigley field at the 1945 world series because of his stinky pet goat. he brought the goat with him to the game. the tavern owner said the cubs would never again win a world series and guess what? they have not since. the modern day cub fans think their pet goat will reverse the curse. >> it's about respecting the goat and the hike is about 2,000 miles but raise money for cancer research and letting the goat see all of the different parts of the country like route 66, the goat has helped us raise over $20,000 close to $25,000 now and cubs will make a donation today so to me that's just respecting the goat and that's part of the curse was not respecting the goat. >> such a calm goat. the cubs do have game this afternoon. we'll see if they let wrigley into wrigley. we'll keep you posted. >>> the

the cubs are 1-0 since the goat arrived. the team is expected to make a donation so far the guys have raised $20,000 towards their $100,000 goal. >> that guy isn't allowed in the stadium. >> that's how they are in wrigley. cardinals fan we don't need to see the curse broken yet. >> right. >> up next we are going to celebrate one of our colleagues. >> sta >>> today michael finney looks at cars that save you at at pump. and where money collected from these california license plate was go and where it went instead. those stories and more on abc7 news at 4 and 5. >>> what were you doing 40 years ago? one of our colleagues was unpacking and moving in for a long stay. >> david louie doesn't look that different celebrating his 40th anniversary here at kgo-tv he's been sharing great stories throughout the past four decades, first film, videotape, digital media and now tweeting. >> we will honor david in a special story tonight right here on abc7 news at 6:00 and as you saw he covered them all, loma prieta earthquake, you name it, da

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cubs go on to lose 4-3 in ten innings. ryan dempster leads the majors with a point- nine- five e-r-a, but he's still winless. cubs host the dodgers this afternoon. sox trying to win the series against the indians. they're down three- nothing in the fifth... alejandro de aza singles in a pair to pull within a run... he was three- for- five. still down a run in the seventh, when danks gives up his second home run... this time a three- run shot. danks allowed six earned runs and nine hits over seven innings. dunn hit his seventh homer but sox lose 7-5. they visit detroit tonight. marian hossa says "he's still not feeling like himself," but he is making some progress since a vicious hit knocked him out of the playoffs two weeks ago. hossa is recovering from a concussion at his home in slovakia. he says it will be awhile before he resumes hockey activities, but he should be ready for training camp. the coyotes' raffi torres called to apologize for the hit but hossa says it was a short conversation. torres is appealing his 25- g

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back-to-back home runs chicago cubs take the lead. carlos marmol deep hot water in the 8th, uggla down on strikes cubs got a homer from soto win 5-1. white sox in cleveland tonight just up from charlotte to start the second game in the fifth inning, trouble. chicago area product rbi single to right 2-1 indians. long rain delay and rios starts like this, de aza comes in ties game. tribe just took 3-2 lead. star phil humber diddy game 1 of the double header all in all of the map since the perfect game early travis hafner just crushes want nobody is missing anything phil humber throwing up there now. michael brantley had three runs batted in first at bats phil humber gave up eight are grounds since the perfect round era 14.5. [ bell dings ] when it comes to home insurance, surprises can be a little scary. and a little costly. that's why the best agents present their clients with a lot of options. because when it comes to what's covered and what's not, nobody likes surprises. [ click ] [ chuckles ] we totally thought -- [ all scream ] obs

the cubs are 1-0 since the goat arrived. the team is expected to make a donation so far the guys have raised $20,000 towards their $100,000 goal. >> that guy isn't allowed in the stadium. >> that's how they are in wrigley. cardinals fan we don't need to see the curse broken yet. >> right. >> up next we are going to >> up next we are going to celebrate one of our [ female announcer ] what do you share with your family? how do you keep in touch with friends on the go? stay connected to the people and things that matter most to you? with at&t's amazing u-verse services that let you build a personalized bundle that works for you. call now. bundles including u-verse tv, internet, and home phone start as low as $79 a month for 12 months -- our best bundle price. switch today and get a total home dvr included. or you can choose from a variety of tv packages to get the channels you want and from several reliable internet speeds up to 24 megs to get what you need. record 4 shows at once with a total home dvr that lets you play them b

and tough audience right you going to chicago cubs owner but i don't like the chicago cubs all that much in a red sox fan but when you look at what happened with this proposal his group received a proposal that was obviously somebody put a lot of effort into but ricketts rejected that his group had rejected it according to never never going to always look forward to if he had had a preliminary presentation of this in new york city and had green lighted you know i mean that that line is right in the. spokesman for joe ricketts is no doubt they're going to back to the calls was when we met in new york and you said please go ahead and put together a formal proposal on this quack quack quack so the proposal my understanding was to deal with ending spending not to deal with these character issues in the obama well or. who cares whether they're walking a back or not i say. fair good immobile by a damn the torpedoes full speed ahead because if anybody believes that the obama campaign is not going to hear. romney on mormonism on the magic underwear on the polygamy on the whole nine yards if

wgn news @ 9 $300 million deal to renovate wrigley field on the line chicago cubs chairman and still tom ricketts on damage control after catching slack. tom ricketts check out to chicago went defendant father's political pack would pitch campaign that would smear president obama fallout could affect wrigley makeover from chicago taxpayer >> super pak that is founded by my father was given pretty controversial racially insensitive material and that. tom ricketts noted sister big supporter disclosed registered republican thinks president obama has done a good job. city hall rezoning and development meeting did not even involve the chicago cubs angry over a proposed building of a twin tower developments for senior housing 3600 block of north halsted 270 unit complex on wanted traffic problems to the neighborhood will rent property values. other concerns significant increases in congestion and higher tax rates for water sewer and electric infrastructure still ahead warning about what a detergent growing kids are mistaken for candy. new program given a new lease on life for jailed drug a

louis this is his first wrigley field home run 2-1 in chicago cubs carlos ruiz never hit one at wrigley field until tonight philadelphia phillies beat chicago cubs 3-2 end sorry to report the passing of white sox coach and former player kevin hickey made the major leagues out of tryout camp semi professional ball on the south side batting practice pitcher before becoming sick on opening road trip and dallas great guy 56 kevin hickey years old. playing in anaheim tonight with heavy hearts white sox angel gots run off gavin flyod in second but dayan viciedo an answer for that in the third quarter and beckham has just walked into a run of beating the angels in the third two-one. might get away with the slam a helmet but cannot get away with hitting the umpire with your helmet as a result brett lawrie the blue jays for game suspension appealing says he did not mean to hit the guy not a strong case philadelphia cheese steaks? this guy at every damn including tonight's game 3 against philadelphia 76ers at the boston celticstherondo to pierce nice blow out 3rd and kevin garnett 27-13 and pierc

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the cubs will have miguel tejeda down in florida for a look-see/tryout for the 38-year-old third baseman. tejeda played last year with the san francisco giants. he turns 38 later this month, and he will be in sara sarasota for a chance to take a physical and extended tryout with the orioles. the o's want to improve their defense with the third base. tejeda looks worthy of a contract, it would mark his third stint as an orlsors. he played for the o's from 2004 to 2011 and again in 2010. >> third-ranked loyola. that is mike sawyer firing it from underhand yesterday in the finals. third quarter. chris lane. tips it in. the rocket. the greyhounds started to pull away. goes on to cap the title. sawyer right in front of the net as loyola, third-ranked team in the nation sails through the

addison reed at the save 10th win in 11 games 2-1 in tampa still have cam out of first-place chicago cubs are 11 games off of the division lead steering clear of dubious piece of franchise history of this memorial day wrigley field today the only american bald eagle trained to do this pretty impressive and chicago cubs offense including power hitter darwin barney second inning leaving the premises 3-1 and 4-4 in the fourth inning with the wind howling ian stewart reddick ended with a shot over the head retake the lead at in the sixth and alfonso soriano no doubt about that his sixth home run of the year all in the last 13 games is 8-7 and the breathing room in the eighth inning thanks to starlin castro another good at bat to strike to run home run and at long last chicago cubs 12 game losing streak is over defeating the san diego padres 11-7. it is a relief losing 12 in the row finally when thank god. it is a big relief for all bus you feel bad for them. it is tough it shows you sometimes how difficult it is to win a major league baseball can >> we are not that bad. we just have to play m

the mother abandoned the cub. zoo vets later examined ally and heard additional heartbeats. they performed a c section, something rarely used to cheetahs. one of the three cubs, a female, died, but the two surviving cubs are being given around the clock care until they're ready to make their public debut later this summer at the national zoo. >>> coming up the mother of all airline delays, only on 9 a traveling musician says the last night he took from d.c. to miami was the worst travel experience of his life. >> husband we're now hearing from the laundromat worker who came to the rescue when two parents put their toddler in a washing machine. >> up next our investigation into gsa bonuses uncovers another bombshell. we'll have a live report from capitol hill coming up next. >>> we've got some flood warnings to tell you about. topper is tracking the storms on doppler radar in the weather center. >> we talked about these heavy downpours. here are the flood warnings for fairfax and loudoun county that expire at 7:00.

the cubs snap back. smooth sailing against the rays. a memorial day surprise for one family at a big league game in atlanta. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> with memorial day in the books we'll take a look at your travel forecast for the middle of the week. you're watching "early today". >>> good morning. if you're just waking up this is "early today." in sports last night in the nba playoffs the miami heat went after the boston celtics. here's nbc bill seward with an early look at your sports headlines. >>> game one of the eastern conference finals started with a healthy dose of lebron and ended in a blow-out. to miami, james hit the court running, flies past a pair of celtics for the lay-up. heat with an early lead. chalmers up top to lebron for the alley-oop. james with 11 of miami's 21 points in the first quarter. celtics made it to the game. paul pierce three ball corner pocket, boston rallies to tie the game at the half. but that's as close as they would get simply too much lebron for the ageing celtics