anthony morse 6'2", 200 pounds. michael taylor is a good, young short stop that has an exceptional hand. all the way down the list, waver, jordan, apple bee, carnes. carnes is a guy from texas tech that throws the ball at 95 miles per hour. he's had some arm trouble. they're talking about him having a tremendous a. they're hoping he is over the arm trouble. >>> one of my favorite players growing up and one of your teammates from the astros. >> one of the best young talents unfortunately got hit in the face. he's a short stop. he's a high school player out of puerto rico. i don't know if he'll be signable. he's also like drew. he wants his family to play baseball. he was always the guy that was all business. it wasn't about the money. it was about the joy of playing the game. you look at the two guys that made the day to start off the draft. these were the crown jewels. >> strasbourg, we've said a lot about him. i don't know if we said enough. i found out through two scouts today that he is the best prospect either o

jud nelson, anthony michael hall, and molly ringwald. lighter fare like "ferris bueller's day off" and the romantic teen drama such as "pretty in pink" and "some kind of wonderful." he graduated of the adult world writing and directing "planes, trains, and automobiles" with steve martin and john candy. he directed "beethoven" and the wildly successful "home alone" starring mccauley culkin. he retreated from the spotlight, occasionally contributed the odd story idea. but he'll be remembered to the film in which a generation of teenagers saw himself. steve martin reacted to hughes' death saying, quote, he was a great writer who created so many enduring characters for film for the director and the writer. the real gifts was in creating the identifiable characters. joe, kiran? >> memorable stuff. >> like you said, you can think of a quote for one of the movies every day. he'll be missed. >> absolutely. >> meantime, bill clinton talks about a rescue mission to north korea, giving a few more details on how this came to pass. 42 minutes past th

it fueled the careers of the brat pack, stars like emilio estev ves, judd nelson, anthony michael hall and molly ringwald. lighter fare like "ferris bueller's day off" and "weird science" followed and "pretty in pink" and "some kind of wonderful." like his young characters hughes graduated to the adult world, writing and directing "planes, train & automobiles" and he carved out a new niche as the creator of family films like "beethoven" and the wildly successful "home alone" starring macaulay culkin. in his later years hughes retreated from the hollywood spotlight, occasionally contributing the odd story idea. but he'll be remembered best for the films in which a generation of teenagers saw themselves. thelma gutierrez, cnn, hollywood. >>> well, august could be a make-or-break month for health care reform, and it's shaping up to be long, hot month for lawmakers on summer break. the health care debate is boiling over at town hall meetings all around the country. take a listen -- >> they'll receive -- >> lines are long, tempers, they were short at a forum in michigan yesterday. democrati

well let's end with some sunshine from south africa where anthony michael hall was the overall a going into the final day of the alfred dunhill championship the south african shot a one hundred past seventy one and today in takes one straight lead into the final round michael started with. three but recovered with the fish another seven was followed by chip in for the eight. at the south african union steadily improving. remain in the lead at ten under par overall just one stroke ahead of the vote and defending champion power by martin the same to become the first ever play to retain this title brings up to date with the sports i'm back in a couple of hours of more stay with us so it's the weather next. for the full. face to face with. home. in india policies are made of the move go on both joy see her tone some.

well let's end with some sunshine from south africa where anthony michael hall was the overall lead going into the final day of the alfred dunhill championship the south african shot a one in the past seventy one on saturday and takes a one straight lead into the final round michael started in the. cupboard with a birdie at the fifth another bogey at the seventh was followed by chip into. the south african steadily improving to remain in the lead at ten under par overall just one striker had to develop defending champion martin. that's it for me i'm back in a couple of. this . home. and. in india all these are made of the movie goers both joy feel good turns the i'm a villain.

lets them with a bit of sunshine from south africa where anthony michael hall was the overall aid going into the final day of the alfred dunhill championship the south african shooting a one in the past seventy one on saturday and takes a one stroke lead into the final round michael started in these first three holes but recovered with the fifth. another to get the seventh was followed by chip in from thirty eight the south african steadily improving just getting to remain in the lead in turn on the par overall just one straight ahead of van de velde and defending champion pablum martin. so bring you up to date with all sport for the moment more than a couple. hungry for the full story we've got it from. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. from feinstein. who screwed stunts on t.v. . as you watch this tape i can only imagine the fear and the despair that you face for this is being recorded for viewing only after the disappearance of god's people from the earth. well it's a clash of cultures it's a class of civilizations to want to go back to the eight

for me, it was a great experience watching him and anthony michael hall work together. these guys were like an amazing comedy team. >> jimmy: oh, they did a bunch of -- they did a bunch of movies together. >> "breakfast club," "sixteen candles," "vacation." >> jimmy: would he let you improvise and stuff like that? >> yeah, mostly in the rehearsals. i came up with a lot of stuff. one of my most famous lines from the movie is, "how about a nice greasy pork sandwich served in a dirty ashtray?" [ laughter ] that came from my father, actually. >> jimmy: is that right? [ laughter ] >> my father was a lumber salesman. he traveled all over the midwest, and he'd come home. but i remember when i was in high school, my brother -- older brother, bob, he thought we had been at a beer bust on a friday night and we came into breakfast all hung over. he'd pretend like he was real compassionate. like, "oh, man, you don't look like you're feeling too good. hey, i got just the thing. how about a nice --" >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, greasy. >> -- pork sandwich served in a dirty ashtray?" my dad

. >>> anthony michael hall guest stars as a man looking to gain superpowers. that is valid by -- followed by "v." >>> the nation's obesity problem is not just affecting human. is startling number of pets are now overweight. it costs more than just their health. >> i really felt drained. >> an emotional -- or emotional vampire sucking your energy? how to deal with them. >> americans taken by hostage by pirates. sure how it all went down. forty years ago, he wasn't worried about retirement. he'd yet to hear of mutual funds, iras, or annuities. back then, he had something more important to do. he wasn't focused on his future but fortunately, somebody else was. at usaa we provide retirement solutions for our military, veterans and their families. from investments... to life insurance... to health care options. learn more with our free usaa retirement guide. call 877-242-usaa. >>> four americans are dead after pirates hijacked their yacht. >> they were kidnapped on friday. their story came to a violent end. >> at 4:42 this morning, president obama was awakened and

. >> anthony michael hall from the breakfast club is 43 now. oscar winning actor adrian brody is 48. sara michelle gellar turns 34 today and abigail breslin, ripe old age of 15. if it is your birthday, happy birthday. >>> good morning, welcome back to 9news now. 5:44. weather is first. we were talking earlier about a great day to be out. mike will do a run later on. if you want to be inside the smithsonian's art and craft fair opens today through sunday. there are 120 artists. we've seen some of their work. this stuff is phenomenal. >> it is at the national building museum. >> if you don't want to do it today, saturday will be a great indoor type of day the way it is looking right now. >> that's a cool building, too. >> weatherwise, let's get you going with your momslikeme.com bus stop forecast on this chilly but clear thursday morning where temperatures have dropped into the 30s and 40s. and that's what we're looking at. bundle up this morning. sunrise at 6:34. as far as today is concerned, a good-looking day. sunshine. a peek at the cathedral

and bill burton and michael steele. my colleague, tamron hall, has a look at what's next on "news nation." >> hey there, andrea. in our next hour we're following the latest fallout from anthony wiener's explosive admission. there are reports the congressman offered an adult film star, a porn star, pr advice to lie about their ongoing relationship. what happens next here? >>> plus, new comments from president obama about may's disappointing jobs report as a new poll finds americans give the president his worst marks yet on the economy. "news nation" is just minutes away. plus restoring rinse. it's the only listerine® that gets teeth two shades whiter and makes tooth enamel two times stronger. get dual-action listerine® whitening rinse. building whiter, stronger teeth. until the combination of three good probiotics in phillips' colon health defended against the bad gas, diarrhea and constipation. ...and? it helped balance her colon. oh, now that's the best part. i love your work. [ female announcer ] phillips' colon hea

all i got was a tote bag and a view of anthony michael hall puking in the bushes. >> he is a true winner. >> it was either him or what is -- pauly from -- pauly shore. >> he was there naked and covered in interest pa. >> anne, were you surprised where bill maar swings naked. a drain clogged with [bleep [. >> no, making off with a party disease is all they left with. >> we know people with legionnaire's disease and it is usually due to an -- it is an air conditioning filtration system. it is innocent, but it can be deadly. >> and they got it within the same time and within 24 hours, and the spokesperson for playboy already in front of the disgusting chamber of hell that is the "playboy" mansion said they denied this, even though it is obvious where it came from. it is hard to here what with the buzzing from his bedroom. >> it was his birthday and they lip up the buzzers. they are forced to squat over him and mown. >> bottom line, if you are swimming in the grotto you need to wear a condom. >> more than that. a body condom. >> with a reservoir tip right up there. >> i don't think we know w

police say anthony michael martin was seen in roseville. saying he did not appear to be in distress can and the case is now a private matter. he was reported missing after being last seen on saturday afternoon in the hills above oakland and berkeley. >> in a time when many other departments are cutting back, alameda county fire department is welcoming nearly two dozen new firefighters to its ranks, including some who were laid off from other departments. abc reports from pleasanton. and foremost, it's a chance to show off for family and friends. all they've learned in 16 weeks of training but for a few, this demonstration represents a new beginning in a career that recently rejected them. one of three firefighters were among 49 laid off last summer from san jose department. >> this is what i've always wanted to do. when laid off, a piece meef just sweltered away. i zrnt a second plan. >> a class mate was let go from the san jose department oo. i know there are still many people out there out of my class that are still searching for jobs. i

he has represented michael jackson. >>> i i'm tamron hall, and i'm looking at a late-breaking development in the debt ceiling meetings. senator jon kyl and representative eric cantor have left the room. we are told it has been called out. luke russert is at capitol hill, and a lot of developments, bun of the developments is not that people are talking. >> yes, that is right, tamron. shocking news that eric cantor said he would not participate on the talks any more by the biden-led discussion, saying that the democrats are not waivering and they want to raise taxes to have any sort of compromise and the republicans are drawing a line in the sand saying that no tax increase could be capable of a bipartisan deal to reduce the deficit and spending. this is to be the third day of talk, and time geithner was supposed to be up here to talk with them on capitol hill, the treasury secretary, and it is not happening. i rode over here on ob the sthe with senator jon kyl and asked him if the talks collapsed and he said çno, but we trying to decide what to do with position wise. and listen to john b

. >>> i'm tamron hall. coming up on "news nation", testimony in casey anthony's murder trial resumed within the hour. the prosecution final witness is taking the stand. i'll talk with michael jackson's former defense attorney as casey anthony's defense team prepares for its turn. >>> plus -- >> i'm waiting back in this room thinking the doctor's going to come in any minute now. 87 minutes later he finally showed up. >> it is certainly something many of us can relate to long waits at the doctor's office. that guy decided he had enough. he took his doctor to court over it. find out who the jury sided with in this interesting case. "news nation" sup in a few minutes. >>> now to hot spots overseas with rising concerns about al qaeda's growing influence in yemen. "the washington post" report today that the cia will begin operating armed drones over that country. >>> in egypt the muslim brotherhoodhood as joined forces with the nation's oldest liberal party ahead of elections in september. the brotherhood played

neil: and all of this time, i thought that actor was anthony michael hall. who knew it was the young harry reid. >> when i was in high school, i wanted to dance, but she would not get up, ok? neil: everybody is still talking about that. welcome, everybody. doorgate, now, it is getting weird. we are finding out that is kind of in the history with harry. no one is now dancing with the guy because they say he is always hold up in his office. so should harry be more like this? and maybe less like this? you just do not want to, on too strong, so how do you get harry in step? we did? harry, -- we did not get harry, but we did get chuck, and i am delighted to say he is here. we are having some good fun with this, but the bottom line is washington needs to feel the love, and they do not feel it is being reciprocated. chuck, help them. >> well, number one, neil, it is good to be here. i am a big fan of yours. picturing john boehner and harry reid behind closed doors, dancing, that is just wrong. neil: you do not want to go there. >> i do not know whose head goes on w

. >> i agree with anthony michael hall on this one. >> inappropriate. >> i would like to take this opportunity to disown the date rape in "16 candles." i had nothing to do with the creation of that sub plot. >> i mentioned this a couple -- the first time we did this topic, and i said that, you know, if the threat of bombing is there for libya, he would have to give himself up. >> right. >> why don't we make -- why don't we imply that we will bomb them and get them back? this is my theory which nobody seems to agree with. >> is that really your theory? >> what's gone wrong when we bomb the middle east? what is the problem there? >> i wouldn't say we would or wouldn't. he would have the choice -- ma -- al-megrahi would have the choice. >> i don't think that would be a good idea considering our deficit is so high. >> i don't think bombing libya would hurt our deficit. >> i think it is -- it is very offensive, greg. >> why don't we bomb them with hugs? >> kill them with kisses. >> i love how cameron says he and obama are in violent agreements. i don't know if that is a britishism, but the picture

for news on the arrest of anthony michael hall visit otrc.com. that is all from hollywood. and we talked with about rising gas prices next. >> and an impressive art installation in oakland. don sanchez is there live with the story behind the sculpture autos then at 5:00 restoring 2020 vision thanks to a local eye transplant center but timing is critical. >>> google has a special surprise today, honoring freddy mercury. he would have turned 65 yesterday. he died in 1991 of complications related to aids. click the google icon it plays this animation set to his song "don't stop me now". >> and if you're fed up with high price of gas here in the bay area, who isn't? there is a music video just for you. this video called gas prices by a band that shows the gas pump destroying san jose city hall and shark tank. >> okay. and it took three months to make. i was wrapped up in the video. sorry. the musicians are san jose residents. the leader got a start at mount pleasant high school. >> i used to rock the drums during jazz classes so i came and filled in for them. i've been playing

. >> do you remember 80s star anthony michael hall? he is making an impact on his neighbors why some of them are afraid of him. don't go any where it is 9:27 a.m. q it's something new from air wick to brighten your home. something with 100% fragrance oil. and two scent levels to choose from. the new flip and fresh from air wick a lasting fresh fragrance that brightens your world with a flip. something in the air wick. >>> well, we have been talking about it the bizarre robbery at a 7 eleven near san diego a man dressed as gumby walked in with another man and asked for a pack of cigarettes nothing unusual right gumby asking for smokes he told the clerk this is a robbery. >> the clerk thought it was a joke of course i would too told him to stop wasting his time but the gumby gumimpersonator -- gumby impersonator told him he had a gun. >>> police released a photo of who they are looking for and essentially it is gumby. >> yeah. >> thank you tony. >> that is never well thought out when your accomplice is not weari

., julia louize dreyfus or anthony michael hall. and now he was in the vacation movies, right? >> he was in one of them. >> he was in pretty pink. >> you thought he was awful nerdy. >> did you say holly is back? >> travel the world without leaving the area. >> that's right. exploring different cultures is what the international children's festival is about and holly is out at wolf trap with a preview. >> reporter: i'm good, but i don't know if i'm that good. we are at the one of the international ceremonies. here is me trying to do the castanets. and now here is how you do it. she makes it look so easy, and effortless. i'm going to try to get a personal lesson later. right now we're enjoying the flamenco. and this is the board member from the fairfax county center stage. we have shown serbia and now we're showing spain. they are the most beautiful dancers. >> we are so fortunate to have them here. everyone is owing and howing at the beautiful girls and dresses and their beautiful artform. but what is so amazing is that this partnership with wolf trap, you were able to bring the

same thing happened to anthony michael hall who played the geeks in those movies. after john hughes died this past summer, you wrote an op-ed piece for "the new york times" where you said we were like the darling children when they made the decision to live neverland and john was peter pan warning us that if we left we could never come back. true to his word, not only were we unable to return, john went one step further. he did away with neverland itself. why do you think that happened? >> i think those movies were very personal and he went on after and made wildly successful movies, but they didn't seem to be as personal as the ones that we made with him. so i think that's what i was referring to about neverland. i think once he didn't have us as muses any longer, he kind of just went in a different direction. for me it was a little bit like leaving neverland. >> did you regret never making any more movies with him? >> yeah. in a way, i always felt like we would work together again. and that was one of the hard blows of losing him at such a young age. he was far t

there was a moment like that in "16 candles" with anthony michael hall, hoe was king of. we will talk about that later. >> congressman saying we don't fall in love, we fall in line a great rallying point. >> chris matthews in des moines. chris, i know want to get in on this. go back to me in des moines. i want to bring in david gregory right now, he is with us and been looking, i believe at the evangelical vote now. he is the moderator, of course, of nbc's "meet the press." david? >> chris, we have been talking about this a lot tonight, what are the big far this rat sniffs it is mitt romney setting the tone, how he performs here what is the big question we stand here looking at this three-way tie here we can't even project the win and won't be able to do it tonight? can he match his total from 2008 when he lost when he lost to mike huck bill? look at the internal numbers here when you talk about the evangelical vote. we know in iowa, social conservatives are very important, 60%, 2008, looks like 58% here, where do they break? very strongly for santorum. to a lesser degree

i'm afraid that's been taken by anthony michael hall. there he is. "morning joe" starts right now. >>> i ask you to give the republican party the best chance to win this election. not according to what the pundits say. the pundits always say nominate a moderate. that's our best chance of winning. always, nominate the moderate. folks like jerry ford, bob dole, and john mccain. not folks like george w. bush and ronald reagan. no, nominate the moderate. as we've seen, moderates do not have the best chance of winning. and almost certain not to win because they don't inspire with conviction. >> all right. >> what a -- look at that -- look how beautiful that is. >> it is kind of pretty for a monday. >> you know what's so pretty about it? it's actually getting light. have you noticed? >> lighter later. >> it's getting lighter earlier, staying lighter. last night it was 6:00 and -- >> we noticed it too. >> i didn't feel like i was in siberia. you know i've lived in washington, lived in new york. you never realize until you travel from new york down to washin

. >> ladies and gentlemen, john pryor, anthony michael hall, judd nelson, ally sheedy and mccauley kalken. >> john always treated me with dignitity. even the 9-year-old version of myself. because that's whey did, he treated people with respect. >> gabourey sidibe, tonight, she is sitting at the academy awards in the same category as meryl streep. [ applause ] i tell you, if that isn't a hollywood fairy tale, what is. >> and in case you couldn't see it the first time, this is sandra bullock's handwriting, clearly she predicted m. streep, as in meryl streep, would win the oscar. she actually after she won last night said about meryl, that she was a great kisser. something went on that night. i'm not sure what that's about. but anyway, in the end, it was "the hurt locker's" night, six academy awards, including best picture. we're joined by the film's producer, greg shapiro, mark boal for best screenplay and two of the stars of the "the hurt locker," anthony, behave yourself mackie and bryan garrity. first of all, guys, any sleep at all? >> no. we've been going since when, 6:00, 4:00, 3:00 ye

michael jordan. >> when the hall of fame jordan brand became the lead sponsor from 2002 to 2004 the game was put on a national stage and the format changed but when the jordan brand pulled back as sponsor many of the youngsters who associated the game with jordan lost interest. then again, that doesn't reflect the opinion of everybody. >> you're from this area. many of us don't think it ever faltered. you know, i remember going to watch capital classic with my father when i was just a child and, hopefully, that will continue. >> kyle is helping to organ plan this year's event with the game's founder, robert gagan. >> this year we're having a c.c. williams high school. in the past we've had a big, huge arena, verizon center, capital center. but there is a rule that prevents third party promoters from having high school basketball games at college campuses or arenas where college teams play and georgetown plays at verizon center so we were prohibited from there. >> reporter: this year's classic includes two games, the suburban all stars versus district all stars at 6:00 followed by the cap

bologna, michael bologna, and matthew bologna in that terrible, terrible tragedy. reporting from the hall of justice mark matthews abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> still ahead on abc 7 news, the warning that has occupy the farm demonstrators worried a crack down might be imminent. >> the city puts up a road block when it comes to terror investigations. will the move compromise your safety? >>> the standoff between a group called occupy the farm and university of california berkeley just kicked up a notch. >> the university filed a lawsuit against 14 people for illegal occupation of the gill track report a piece of land at marin street. >> and abc 7 news is live at the encampment for us this afternoon. >> good afternoon. the 11 page suit claims the group cut the locks and they're establishing an illegal encampment. eric larson is a defendant in a suit filed by regents of university of california. there are also 150 unnamed defendants. >> several of the individuals armed with large, sharp tools began to till the soil. >> this is the latest move to regain control of the p

. >> so what would anthony michael hall really like? his experience as a "16 candles stunt double. we are happening -- hammering this into the ground. >> can you be fired for being hot? >>> is a man who flies a lover of guys? they announced one of the iconic characters will soon reveal that he is gay. the publisher best known for batman, superman, wonder woman and captain intestine wanted to make his character more likable to modern readers. they will introduce new lgbt types it wouldn't change the or orientation of an established character. but they say the policy has evolved and another tells abc news that the revelation will come next month. before you get excited it will be a character that has not appeared yet. it couldn't then be superman or batman or cap tin intestine. they made a film called dog versus hog for this real life event. >> yes! >> tragedy is the hog wins, but he will be eaten by the dog's family. >> that was better than cockfighting. >> you are an author or so you claim. i haven't seen the books. >> are they trying to catch up with the times or making a calculat

ramos was convicted of the 2008 murders of anthony and his son 20-year-old michael and 16-year-old matthew. the d.a. suggested ramos was attempting to avenge the shooting of a fellow gang member and mistook the family for rivals. his widow and two remaining children are in the witness protection program. sentencing was pushed until next week. ramos' attorney has filed a motion for a new trial. >>> new at 6:00, a team of attorneys closed part of san francisco's immigration court. the feds are conducting a two-week review of thousands of backlogged cases. they will close cases considered the lowest priority putting those undocumented immigrants in legal imbow. described as longtime u.s. residents with strong community ties. that means they may be allowed to stay in the u.s. but won't be allowed to seek pntermane legal status and even that could change by order of the new presidential administration. >>> firefighters say an overloaded extension cord is likely responsible for a blaze that destroyed a two-car garage in hayward this morning. you see the scene here. the garage was a separate stru

and michael anthony hall had grown six inches. so, they had to reshoot it. >> that original ending sounds a little dark, frankly. >> inspired idea to bring these guys back together. tell us what happened behind the scenes? >> we were so excited to do it because "vacation" is one of those movies that you don't see over an over all the time. it's not. we don't know a lot about what happened to these guys. you know, that cameron was on tv with. but we know they had a happy ending. there's no tragedies there. they were very happy to see each other. they have gotten together over the years. but just a couple times. and the kids were played by different actors in all of the sequels. >> right. >> but this original cast of "vacation" has remained fairly close and in touch. anthony michael hall did a little spot on "community," with chevy chase. and when chevy chase got to the photo shoot, he looked around. i think he saw all of the other actors and said, are we here for "caddyshack"? i don't know where his head was that day. >> that sound

it took several years to finish the film which also stars tony danza and anthony michael hall. >> joining us this morning is the director and writer and he grabbed me pete. he felt very blessed. chris penn it was a great actor and i'm happy to have him in a mood. he brought a lot to the table. >> reporter: there are all big names in this mood. as a young director hard to track these names. > > they liked it and that helped get meet these actors. >> reporter: intimidate or about? ?? i learned so much from chris about movies and character development. >> reporter: this is an independent film festival and you do the independent film circle or the prefer big movies. actuality of the studio now independence older brother is very hard to get on to the scene. the seven actors get people on to the scene and i think that i'm getting it there. tell us about the film. there are plenty of challenges but that brings out more creativity because you need to make things work all low-budget. does the writer-director bob run on the family. no. we are a film family. one of the things they talk about these d

here's what officers michael tracey and anthony espada had to say about that. >> seeing her poster down the halls here and there. and i think all of us in the second district on the west side have seen those fliers. we've all gone to house where's there's a kid, dead angle. we still follow them up. take all of them serious. it was just amazing to see her there peering through the window. >> one of the first persons they saw in 10 or 12 years. so just very emotional. again, just took everything to hold it together. >> and the first responders say they're not the heroes, the girls are the heroes. and we have learned this morning that they are bouncing back and enjoying their new found freedom. we've learned that gina dejesus and michelle knight have talked on the phone once. gina dejesus has visited a salon for the first time since being released and also the girls are learning how to use a new technology, maybe not so new to us, but they're learning how to use technology like iphones for the first time. something they haven't seen ever until now. >> it's nice. a little sense of normalcy

i was anthony michael hall in hi early awkward teen years. i didn't have the braces. >> put that up one more time. i love this look. >> which one do you like best. >> the eyebrow. the orson wells eyebrow. >> yeah, same hair, just different lengths. >> you look at the opposite ends and you've got the same look. >> yeah, that's like sophomore semiformal with the bow tie. >> that was high school. i was like 15. >> tucker carlson, you're reaching deep. >> the bowties. >> my throw back. he's a good man. natalie has a look at the headlines while we think about our hair more. >> let's recover from that. the pentagon announces how it plans to open up roles for women in combat. defense sources tell nbc news the current focus is opening positions in combat support roles jobs including communications, intelligence, mechanics and combat employment. they could enter training by the year 2016 though no final decisions are made about that. >>> chrysler has today to explain why it's refusing to recall old erd jeep grand cherokees and liberties. the gas tanks

for the anthony in anthony michael hall, too. >> jimmy: well, you ruined a lot of lives. >> well, i just used the middle initial. actually when i found out i had to do it a friend told me he would give me half of everything he made if i would change my name officially to "the force". >> jimmy: "the force". >> well, i didn't do it. >> jimmy: half of his income for how long? >> for life, and i didn't do it. >> jimmy: why would you not do it? >> have you seen "the force" in dexter? >> jimmy: the force is a great name, a lot to start off with, no matter what your last name is. the force, there is "the rock." that worked for him. although he is probably more like a rock than the force. >> these are not the -- >> jimmy: did he make a lot of money? i mean, would it have been worth your while? >> yeah, it would have been a reasonable supplement to my income. >> jimmy: is it too late to become "the force"? >> i think the offer still stands. >> jimmy: if you change your name to ñr"the force" guarantee j.j. abrams puts you in that movie -- [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: there is some photo

"jimmy, can you find someone in your audience who looks like a cross between young anthony michael hall and hermey the elf from the "rudolph the red nose reindeer" tv special. a cross between anthony micheal hall and hermey the elf. let's check the audience to see if there's anyone there. this guy, how about there? zoom in on that guy. how about him? this guy, right? yeah, that's pretty good. [ cheers and applause ] perfect. perfect. >> steve: he doesn't want to be a dentist. >> jimmy: this one's from haley talbert. "hey, jimmy, today is july 31st, which means it's harry potter's 33rd birthday. [ cheers ] you should have someone wish him a happy birthday." oh, that's a great idea. well, we actually have one of harry's best friends here today. so here to sing happy birthday to harry potter, please welcome drunk ron weasley. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ for he's a jolly good birthday for he's a jolly good birthday ♪ ♪ for he's a jolly good birth >> all: chug, chug, chug, chug! chug, chug, chug, chug, chug. >> all right. all right. you wanted it. >> jimmy: we wanted it. oh, my goodness.