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They were expected to head to tahiti after their trip to venice beach, obviously never made that. his family has apparently come from italy to be with him. obviously a very difficult and tragic time for that family and for the families of all of the victims who were injured in this catastrophe, erin. >> all right. thank you very much, casey wian. power and money tonight, adding it up for a-rod, we couldnt resist. 211 games, $31 million in salary and a full year on the bud selig bench. major le...

>> that is harsh. >> im in a cloud of shame for the rest of the trip. >> im glad i asked. i had no idea. more than i ever could have. awesome. poopy diapers. >> now im hot. okay, lets get started. were going to begin the half-hour with baseballs most extensive mass punishment for using banned performance enhancing drugs. weve been talking about this for a long time. right in the middle of this one, alex rodriguez of the yankees. >> yeah, he was greeted with a loud round of booing before the fi...

Been a nightmare, has been, you know, probably the worst time of my life for sure. obviously disappointed with the news today, no question about it. but what weve always fought for is for the process, and i think we have that, and at some point well sit in front of an arbiter and give it our -- give our case, and thats as much as i feel comfortable telling you right now. >> and just hours after the suspension announcement a-rod stepping up to the plate in chicago. heres the reaction of fans at t...

For the first time in last fall alex rodriguez suited up in a uniform and played in chicago last night. he is appealing an 211-game suspension for ties to performance-enhancing drugs. jason carroll is live in chicago morning. >> reporter: good morning. it was a rough night for roge rodriguez. the boos and chants and jeers. through it all, rodriguez says he is fighting for his life. the sounds of boos and cheers echoing throughout u.s. cellular field in chicago on monday night as alex rodriguez d...

Independent arbitrator and not bud selig. >> can you describe the relationship between or lack thereof between alex rodriguez and not only major league baseball but alex rodriguez and the new york yankees which has deteriorated to a point theyve been taking public shots at each other over the last couple weeks and months. theres no goodwill here. >> i think the yankees players will almost all welcome him back pretty core yally. hes not the player he once was, but the yankees have been getting no...

Eavesdropping. we need more. >> thank you, gentlemen, for coming on. i appreciate it. >> sure. the countdown is on. less than two hours yankee third baseman alex roged is suspected to be suspended for his association with the biogenesis steroid scandal. nearly a dozen other players will face the music as well. a-rod will likely appeal any suspension and could clear the way for him to play tomorrow night against the chicago white sox. we will have much more of this coming up in our next half ho...

Consulates shut down. an unprecedented closure and threat from al qaeda. is an attack imminent? plus, speed ball. a-rod and word of a major 2314-game suspension. all eyes on the yankee slugger as hes set to play in tonights game in chicago. will he take the field? and sex counseling. the mayor of san diego to enter his two-week intensive treatment following a slew of sexual harassment claims. is it too late for him? "newsroom" starts right now. good morning. im brianna keilar. the sports world...

Table today. >> no winking. >> our top story this morning, yankees manager joe girardi has alex rodriguez penciled in for tonights game against the white sox as new york opens up three-game series in chicago. and that is probably the last good news a-rod will hear for a long time. the associated press reports major league baseball will announce today plans to suspend the yankee third baseman for 214 games citing multiple violations of the leagues drug policy. however, depending on the specifics ...

Thats limitless. >> id like to intraadduce you to the ipod. >> a blockbuster new movie cnn going one-on-one with the star and the surprise history of the apple genius. "newsroom" starts right now. good morning, everyone. im brianna keilar in for carol costello. major league baseball is expexed to bring down the hammer on alex rodriguez today. the yankees third baseman tops the list in both stature and in punishment. among players the league will suspend for their involvement in the biogenesis ...

Thank god, and the administrations doing this right. bill: all right. later on our program here general jack keane on the spread of al-qaeda and what may be in store next. the generals on deck coming up in 20 minutes. patti ann: in other news, its high noon for a-rod. 12:00 eastern is when major league baseball is expected to announce that it is suspending yankees third baseman alex rodriguez for his ties to a florida anti-aging clinic. adam houseley is live in san francisco. adam, hi. weve been...