as for stewart he won t be racing at this weekend s nascar event in michigan. it will be the second straight event that stewart missed since the incident last weekend. his plans for the rest of the nascar season are up in the air this morning. the owners of major league baseball teams have elected a new league commissioner. he is 55-year-old rob manfred who worked for the league in an increasingly senior positions. since 1998. manfred will be the league s tenth commissioner. he takes over early next year when current commissioner bud selig steps down. well, we don t usually cover european track & field events here on world news now, but there is something to show you here. this is a bizarre ending of a track race. bizarre. check this guy out. a runner from france. stripping off his jersey as he enters the final stretch in yesterday s steeplechase. he wins, going away, a triumphant moment. but not really. he was eventually disqualified because he took off his jersey during the
without that singlet on. it would have been his third straight european title in the event. instead, he finished last. goes to show you. keep your jersey on. follow the rules, ladies and gentlemen, i have to say he took the jersey off going over the last hurdle. put it in his mouth. how can you have that much energy? grandstanding during the final stretch there. we will see if that teaches him a lesson. maybe, we will see. coming up in the skinny the huge show last night at san francisco s candlestick park, featuring paul mccartney. and why it is going down in history. but first, a safety alert for parents at the park. concerns about playground equipment heating up into the danger zone on a summer day. you are watching world news now. i play i play i play for you i m burning up burning up burning for you i m burning up burning up burning for you announcer: world news now weather brought to you by colonial penn life insurance.