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>> this was the best scenario. we took the appropriate precautions. >> ill ask a woman who may be new yorks next mayor if the city get it done and cory booker from the front lines. and maverick billionaire mark cuban is not afraid to say what he thinks about the economy, sport, politicians, just about anything. tonight he says hell raise hell. watch out, america. this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening. of all the places to be hit by a tropical storm who expected vermont to take s...

tonight, hurricane or hype? vermont reeling from the worst flooding since the 20s, but was irene overblown? >> it could have been worse. >> we are not out of the woods yet. >> did government and the media go too far? >> better safe than sorry. >> we want to protect people and protect peoples lives. >> this was the best scenario. we took the appropriate precautions. >> ill ask a woman who may be new yorks next mayor if the city get it done and cory booker from the front lines. and maver...

>> the gator got caught in his line. thats when he and some friends wrestled it and dragged it back to his house. fortunately, none of the boys were hurt. dasher likely wouldnt have been charged with a felony, or would have rather. cant wrestle alligators. not allowed. dave? >> good lesson. talk a little sports now. the nba finals are all set and its a rematch. last night, the miami heat looking to close out the bulls and move on in the finals. chicago led much of the way but late in the fourth ...

>> molly: ready for home cooking. >> dave: your derby champ, got off to a slow start. opening the door for shackleford down the stretch. >> shackleford, at the wire, shackleford, holds on to the preakness, and animal kingdom second, and then-- >> drama there. animal kingdom made a charge and finished second. shackleford won by half a length. this, the 33rd straight year without a triple crown winner and more than 100,000 people at the race and the first time the attendance at the preakness toppe...

Power to do it legally and is going to do it. >> huge news in l.a. in the baseball world. let me get to this one. i know you were fired up about this. lets talk about wine and working moms. so themakers of whats called mommys time out are duking it out in court with the mommy juice people over alleged copyright infringement. these are apparently two rival wipes that are geared toward stressed-out mothers. a, i had no idea these kinds of wines existed. b, most importantly, how does a court sort t...

Anywhere close to that threshold at this point in time. >> reporter: the aircraft in question had undergone just 39,000 take-offs and landings when the fuselage tore away. southwest airlines is determined to make sure such an event does not happen again. as of tuesday morning, the airline said all 79 boeing 737 300 aircraft had been inspected. minor cracks were found in five of these aircraft. all five will remain grounded until they are repaired. and the faa has directed all older 737s to be in...

Clemens denied ever taking performance-enhancing drugs while under oath at a congressional hearing two years ago. if convicted clemens faces up to 30 years in prison. clemens legacy has quite possibly struck out. >> for most of his career the seven-time cy young winner was on top of the baseball world. from the abc news vault now, a look at roger clemens glory days from april 4th, 1991. >> reporter: clemens grew up in a small texas town. a boy who played little league baseball with no great dist...

>> for the pew fema out there that have not heard of george steinbrenner or not as familiar as you are with his legendary status in the baseball world, just tell our viewers just -- what makes him the boss. >> well, first of all, he was a -- he was born july 4th, independence day in this country. he was as independent as they came. he was an owner that believed in in doing it his way. uncharacteristically outspoken considering what owners are supposed to be. heave a loquacious individual and spe...

To give us some direction as to whether the medicine is safe or not. >> if theres a better alternative, something that doesnt have as much risk, id rather do that. i think thats what we did. >> reporter: edward darden didnt wait. he switch sod another medication and hes not alone. prescription by avandia are down by two-thirds in the past three years. dr. sanjay gupta, cnn reporting. im in for ali velshi today. were following two major stories dominating the days headlines. first off, six hour...

For a while which permitted the yankees who were famous for trading away their home-grown talant and buying superstars. they permitted them to buy that home-grown crop of the ramirez and andy pettittes and jorge posadas and most importantly the derek jeter and its that nucleus that remained in tact for the last 15 years that has been the heart of the success added to by the free agents which had always been steinbrenners style. you get rid of your manager and you hire some new gun and you, essen...