the memphis grizzlies and down 3-1 after this. ginobili, steal, dishes behind the bark to parker. memphis playing at home comes out in the third quarter on fire, going to a 14-0 run. nice cut and layup by allen in the fourth. grizzlies durrell arthur with the dunk, stretches the lead to 24 points. this is a blowout. grizzlies dominate the number one seeded spurs 10 4-86. tim duncan with only six points. spurs down 3-1 and one game away from elimination in the nba playoffs. also last night, dallas beat portland to go up 3-2 in that series. chicago s derrick rose who sprained his ankle in game four says he will play tonight against the pacers as bulls try to close out indiana. in baseball, white sox playing in new york against the yankees. on the mound from chicago, a guy you ve probably never heard of, phil humber, three career wins over the last five seasons.
delight you. show you how that went. first, let s get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. trafalgar square in london on this tuesday, april 26th. the u.s. state department is now urging american citizens to leave syria as soon as possible. also asking them to defer all travel to the nation. the travel warning comes as syria s government ramps up its attacks against pro-reform demonstrators. witnesses say thousands of soldiers backed by tanks and sniper have open fire on the city 60 miles of damascus. reports say at least 11 people have been killed. some estimates put the death toll at clashes at more than 350 people since mid-march. while the obama administration is facing criticism for not doing enough to stem the violence while doing plenty in other places, press sect carney says the white house is readying a response. we are pursuing a rarng of possible options including targeted sanctions. we re looking at different ways to make clear to the syrian government how appalling