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Representatives for a-rod flooded the media yesterday in an attempt to contradict the yankees report that the star third baseman is injured with a quad strain. reporters caught up to rodriguez briefly at yankee facilities in tampa. >> i feel great. feel great. >> nothing? >> now rodriguez says hes ready to play and he sought a second opinion without approval from the yankees front office. he urged his doctor michael gross on espn radio. >> let me tell you for the record, i have examined alex. i ...

There from washington, d.c., to movie fame. the most creative answers, well put the best ones on the air later on. still ahead on "way too early," the hits keep coming for a-rod and hes not even playing baseball. the latest questionable decision from the third baseman and stephen colbert knows how will and kate show their baby even though we told you he has a different opinion. well hear his theory. that and a check on weather when "way too early" comes right back. ♪

Negotiators handle this deal. the filibuster fight that john mccain helped resolve, that could really fall apart at any moment once congress gets back from the august recess and starts dealing with a new batch of obama nominees. while these people are talking right now, if anything ultimately comes of it, anything in the spirit of bipartisan cooperation, i think theres a huge question mark over that. >> jim vandehei with a look at the playbook, thanks so much. >> can you imagine how those three ...

American welcome. >> that is a close welcome. up close and personal. okay. thank you. stories making news this morning. mob boss was called a pedophile in court tuesday. the accusation came during the cross-examination of stephen "the rifleman" fleming who claims bulger also strangled two young women. a natural gas well 55 miles off the coast of louisiana is burning out of control after it caught fire late tuesday. 44 workers evacuated from the hurricane leez 265 rig. there have been no repo...

Apple. shares moved very nicely to the up side by $419. they sold a lot of cell phones, 31.2 million iphones. that is up from over 26 million in the same period a year ago. watch the margin. theyre not getting per iphone. a lot less than in previous quarters. andless where, we could have a blackout for some time warner cable customers. this is a issue over fees, transmission fees. they pay the tv station to run their programs as well. this could affect three million viewers and im told with amer...

You fry an egg on that sidewalk. we appreciate that you actually but flip-flops on. you cannot wear closed-toes shoes on a hot day like today. >> ill make you breakfast tomorrow. >> indra reporting there. to sports now, and the expected and highly anticipated return of alex rodriquez, the yankees third baseman said hell be back on a major league field on monday for the first game of the season. it has been quite a rough ride for the former mvp. many rumors and accusations for the $275 million ...

Rodriguez is not worth the money. he had a disappointing season, medical issues and allegations that he used performance enhancing drugs. rodriguez says hes innocent of the allegations and he wants to speak out to those who have been supporting him all along. >> you know, every day is a new day. obviously, in this process, theres a lot of challenges. >> reporter: alex rodriguez knows a lot about challenges. he has recovered from hip surgery, the second of his career. and the new york yankee thir...

Unusual, with cnns jason carroll. jason, a-rod not known for taking this stuff on. howd you make this happen? >> as you know he duntd talk very much about things like this but he said he wanted to speak directly to those people who have been out there supporting him. he says he is not guilty of the allegations he used performance-enhancing drugs. he says is he healthy and ready to prove he can play once again with the yankees. >> you know every day is a new day obviously in this process. theres ...

Performance-enhancing drugs. you know him as a-rod. the yankees third baseman alex rodriguez a rare interview for us. guess who popped by our set, actor rob lowe. well talk about his incredible career, well talk about the varied roles hes had and cory monteiths overdose and the struggle to stay soaker in hollywood. >> its amazing, we talked about politics and cory monteith, great interview for you to see. also lets start with the weather from bad to worse. today could be the hottest day in the...

Gets back on the field. we get that story from our jason carol. >> you know, every day say new day. obviously, in this process, theres a lot of challenges. >> reporter: alex rodriguez knows a lot about challenges hes recovered from hip surgery. the second of his career. and the new york yankee third baseman is back on the field for now, with the aaa trenton thunder. getting back in the game, the real game, may be his greatest challenge. one he hopes to overcome with hope from fans. >> i mean, th...