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They have done better? is this a better deal? is this like a wider strike zone for a pitcher? >> you can make that case. heres the thing. we know it provided -- >> do you buy the fact that it makes a significant -- >> yes, it makes a difference in a game especially bad weather, raining, cold weather, it makes a difference. >> a softer football is easier to throw? >> easier to throw, easier to catch, easier not to fumble. >> and let me go with steven on that, every time you play football on a col...

I think the other part of it is the dynamics of a potentially large republican field for the nomination kicking off next week. already has with cruz but youll have others jumping in the next few weeks. i think all of that kind of moved or forced the hand of the governor. he took a measured position. it wasnt something you could swing one way wildly or the other. he tried to find that strike zone down the middle. i think that was safe for him. he was heading out to the west coast to raise money. ...

Reversible error in the case. but for people in higher courts are going to have to decide that. >> brian its true that unless youre in the courtroom for every minute you cant give an authoritative answer about this. but the question if anything jumped out at any point in these proceedings? >> no because the judge did what we want trial judges to do call balls and strikes, not squeeze the strike zone on either side and not care who wins or loses. as an appellate lawyer in this state for 30 plus y...

>> you have to review the record of trial. but from what ive seen in media reports, and of course, i wasnt in the courtroom or anything, i dont see anything that would be reversible error in the case. but for people in higher courts are going to have to decide that. >> brian, its true that unless youre in the courtroom for every minute, you cant give an authoritative answer about this. but the question, if anything jumped out at any point in these proceedings? >> no, because the judge did what w...

Company vows to push on. >> we have not caved, we have not given in. persevered and not backed down. and it could be a nightmare before christmas, as millions hit the roads and airports, a major winter storm is threatening to wreak havoc this holiday. weve got the timing and the places that could be the strike zone. plus, new details coming out today from the prosecutor in the michael brown case. what he has to say about witnesses lying to the grand jury. its all next. youre in the c"cnn new...

Others. the washington post did some research, actually, and charted the best and worst ceremonial first pitches in recent american history. among the political figures ranked, president obama came in at number four behind supreme court justice sonya sotomayor, president clinton. he threw a respectable pitch in the strike zone, but the award for the best pitch went to george w. bush who threw a perfect strike at the world series shortly after 9/11. i remember that. finally, actress gwyneth paltr...

But it was straight down the middle. not exactly a perfect pitch but she did it in heels. not that one needs cleats or full length human arms. if there is a t-rex throwing out the first pitch at a red birds/memphis game, but if you really want to wow them with a first pitch you need the agility of a gymnast. check this out from south korea. gets fairly close to the strike zone. watch this. i dont even know how she did that. gymnasts have an unfair advantage with all that innate athleticism. gold...

Ball is shaky, outside the strike zone. with it, it drops fast and hard. nearly impossible to hit. in 1983, kansas city royal george bret hits a towering home run, sparking controversy with too much pine tar on his bat. look at that, an emory board coming out of phils pocket allegedly helping him to doctor baseballs. with his suspension, pineda proving while players may cheat, cheaters never win. ryan smith, abc news, new york. it was just like old times mostly for swimming legend michael phel...

Bombmaker. were joined now from washington with more on this. the cia went into that strike zone and collected bodies and dna and sent samples to saudi arabia. that how is that how it worked? >> thats right. there are a lot of questions as to if he is one of the militants that was killed. there are strong indications from the yemeni sources that they believe if it wasnt him, another saudi high value target from amongst the leadership was killed in those strikes. this is significant because as yo...

Properties of the seawater and other geological obstructions or debris. the pinger could actually be tucked in under a piece of debris. it could be channelling the sound away in one direction. also, the sound under water can be tricky. the sound wants to always bend toward the area of the least sound velocity. so after you get near the surface of 1,000 feet, these can wreck havoc on your acoustic signals. if you are directly above the device, you have no angle of incident. you can go straight th...