at-bats. but can he do this? this is just in time for father s day. a brand new study out from the university of california. beer bellies are a total myth it says. the main source of calories in any alcoholic beverage is alcohol. there s nothing special about alcohol in the beer. the study says the amount of beer consumption should play a factor. that is your 5@5:00. thanks, heather. now a fox news alert the ongoing crisis in syria escalating overnight. they will provide weapons to opposition forces there. they confirm critic s worst fears that bashir al-assad used chemical weapons. doug luzader is live from
despite the problems, i can t decide how i feel about these at-bats. sure, they seem like a biological weapon that emanated from the pits of hell. talk about axis of evil. maybe it s the universe s way of telling our gadget-crazy society chill out, people. talk on the phone less, don t text so much. put it down, turn it off. you know what? i m rooting for the ants. and still to come, actor, comedian and activist russell brand gets serious. he joins us next. but first, tonight s shout-out. this is a building implosion i want to show you. it s an 11-story building on new york city s governors island blown up over the weekend. look at that. that s how it should be done, people. it used to house coast guard families, but it hadn t been used since 1996. it wasn t up to code, so they decided to destroy it. our shout out goes to the demolition experts who brought down that 45-year-old building watch this in ten seconds, people. and no one was injured. [ female announcer ] what if th
yes, phones. just last year, the crazy ant caused $150 million worth of damage in electronics in texas alone. yes. they go in and they eat your phone. people we spoke to think it s either the heat or the magnetic field they re attracted to. i don t know, but it seems amazing natural selection. the crazy ant squeezes inside smartphones and laptops and munches on the wiring and it s good for them for a while. sometimes they get electrocuted. when that happens, though, that s not the end of it. it may be for that one little tawny ant, but when that ant dies it lets off a stink that attracts other crazy ants because there s good food in there. so, then the entire device is full of ants and they eat it up before they get electrocuted. it is a huge problem with no end in sight, because this might amaze you, the pesticides that kill most ant species do not work on the crazy ants. despite the problems, i can t decide how i feel about these at-bats.
he s also been cleaning and reading his inmate manual. castro is being held on $8 million bond, accused of holding three women captive for nearly a decade. trade unions are backing trucky by starting a two-day strike. the turkish medical association says about 3200 people have been injured in clashes over the last two days and there are reports of two deaths. the prime minister has actually left the country on an official visit to morocco saying things will be just fine when he comes back. justin verlander arguably the best pitcher in all of baseba baseball, but the detroit tigers ace wants to take a shot at the home run derby. verlander has not had a hit at 24 major league at-bats, something i teased him about during spring training. what s your biggest goal of this season? win a world series. of course. i guess i was more thinking like develop a new pitch or get a hit. thanks for that.
bret: finally tonight the university of city baseball team did not play their best, they finished 6-18 in the big east. for a reporter that has to ask the tough questions after those kind of seasons, that can be tough. fortunately the bearcats found a new way to entertain their fans with all the photo bombing during the post game. you feel good about how you are approaching the at bats and setting the table for your team in. yes. it s a good feeling. you are in a pitchers your first career home run. that was a big moment for you, you helped out your team in the lead off spot tonight.