next on espnews. a bird wins the belmont, but it s not who you think. how the final jewel in the triple crown was won. the red wings had their leading scorer back for game five. how he gave detroit a major boost against pittsburgh. late-game heroics around major league baseball. why it was a lousy day for a couple of top-flight closers. espnews is now. ead. mine that bird is moving like a shot. here comes mine that bird with a gold blitz toward the lead on the far and it is mine that bird who has taken the lead, charitable man is second and dunkirk fights on at the top of the stretch. it is mine that bird fully extended by calvin borel. summer bird is going to take a late run at him. dunkirk is not done yet, dunkirk comes right back, mine that bird, and here is summer bird and here is summer bird to win the belmont stakes. another stunner at the belmont. an important part i refer to it as the puzzle of rod blagojevich it s a very important part of this puzzle.
.. it. i was just telling elizabeth before i came up here this is one of the books i do this every year here at the lit fest. it s the first time i actually read the book [laughter] before they assigned me to interview the author. i was an eager reader of this book when it first came out as a lot of people in illinois have been because the story of our governor is such a fascinating and ever-changing story is so many different dimensions. i will ask elizabeth some questions. we ll have a conversation here for a short time and i would like some of you to come up and i can at that the microphone about halfway through and i d like to hear your questions as well. the first thing i want to talk about, i want to start this conversation with something that s been in the news the past week and that is patti blagojevich, the ex-governor s wife is now on a reality tv show i m a celebrity; get me out of here. has anybody been watching that besides me? this is a very highbrow cro