maria sharapova was set. a big ten conference after spending 61 years in the conference. maryland decided to make the move for financial reasons. the university had to eliminate seven sports programs earlier in the year. they are seeing the upside to the move. football sales are up 25% from last year. insurance policy for $10 million. he s covered for illness or injury. he will be eligible for the 2015 draft. former baseball slugger, barry bonds looking to overturn his felony conviction. this stems from a 2003 grand jury testimony for enhancing drugs. fans bringing their furry friends to the ballpark.
i m christine romans. a warning from the 9/11 commission. america is not properly prepared for another terrorist attack because nine of the commission s security recommendations made back in 2004, nine of them, have been ignored by the government. i m carol costello. the stand-off is over. the president agreeing to reschedule his big jobs speech next week. backing down from john boehner on this american morning. good morning. good morning, good morning. thursday, september 1. welcome to american morning. september 1. can you believe that n. no. september is supposed to be newsy. four months in a row for the dow. libya. okay. but tomorrow is friday. so good morning. there you go. suffering after the storm, still following the devastation from hurricane irene, it was another dark night for close to 2 million people days after irene knocked out power. the floodwaters started to recede and revealing muddy, awful marks that are being left behind in new
across the country to add a second air traffic controller on overnights. it comes after a sleeping controller forced a medical flight to land on its own in reno, nevada. that s the sixth report this year of controllers sleeping on the job. the u.s. still bombing libya. the pentagon admits that u.s. war planes have been involved in strikes since nato took over the mission there. defense secretary gates told congress that wouldn t happen. baseball slugger barry bonds has been found guilty of obstructing justice but a jury could not reach a verdict on three perjury charges. so the judge declared a mistrial on those counts. the nba fining kobe bryant for using a gay slur. vice president biden apparently nodding off during the president s speech on spending cuts. he named biden the point man. [ thinking ] oh, gourmet deliciousness. i want you tonight! [ female announcer ] wish granted. lean cuisine has a fresh new bag. lean cuisine market creations steam meals. like new chicken pobl
barry bonds fate is now in the hands of a federal jury. more than three years after he was indicted and 12 days of testimony, there s nothing for the baseball slugger to do now but wait. closing arguments lasted the entire day. diana alvear has the story. reporter: barry bonds made his way into a san francisco courthouse to hear the closing arguments in his case. a case now in the hands of the jury. he is charged with three counts of lying to a grand jury and one count of obstruction of justice stemming from his testimony in 2003 as part of an investigation into steroid use in professional baseball. on wednesday, bonds defense rested, so confident they did not call a single witness to the stand. in contrast, prosecutors were forced to drop one of their charges against bonds after the judge made it clear she planned to throw it out. throughout the trial, jurors heard from 25 witnesses, including bonds former girlfriend. kimberly bell told the court bonds admitted he had taken stero
month. the defense has rested in the trial of baseball slugger barry bonds. the case should go to the jury today. bonds is charged with lying to a grand jury about his alleged steroid use. and phil mickelson is the favorite to win the third green jacket at the masters this week. tiger woods is in the field, too. seeking his fifth masters title. you re caught up on the day s headlines. enough whole grain. but actually, it s never been easier to get the whole grain you want from your favorite big g cereals. from cheerios to lucky charms, there s whole grain in every box. make sure to look for the white check. it brings your best minds and their brightest ideas. it helps the largest of companies seize opportunity like the smallest of startups.