burning a flag is a symbol that expresses an idea. i hate the government. a rare interview on his interpretation of the constitution. it is a cnn exclusive. eye in the sky. drones over your neighborhood. new concerns this hour as congress starts asking questions. is this big brother or a necessary tool for police? social storm. chick-fil-a s president causing an uproar after his comments on gay marriage, saying he is, quote, guilty as charged when asked about his company s support of the traditional family. the biblical definition. the postings this morning on facebook and twitter blowing up both for and against chick-fil-a. plus, this. the nominations are in. now the question is, did your favorite show get the nod? i m nischelle turner live from the 64th annual primetime emmy nominations. cnn newsroom begins right now. good morning to you. thank you for being with us. i m carol costello. we begin today in bulgaria, still reeling from what the nation s interior
league. watch ben revere getting down and dirty from the twins. robbing extra base there is. second inning, twins already up 7-1. joe mauer, a solo home run over the right field wall. twins win the final of 19-7. the orioles the second place team in the a.l. east. game tied in the bottom of the eighth, 2-2. bases loaded for raul ibanez. yankees win 6-3. they now have a nine-game lead on the orioles in the a.l. east. up next, it s what we ve been waiting for, steve ratner with the charts. and g.q. s look behind the most invasive process in politics, vetting the v.p. candidates. keep it on morning joe. we ll be right back.
bill madden of the new york daily news writes this morning we ll see off this acquittal if clemens will be able to get past this clause on the hall of fame ballot about sportsmanship and integrity. i can t speak for my brethren, but i take that clause seriously and i ll vote accordingly. if you want he to vote for them sheerly because they reached hall of fame numbers, then take the clause out of the ballot. both roger clemens and barry bonds are eligible for the hall of fame for the first time this december, though clemens was named 82 times in congress s mitchell report on steroid use in baseball, he never tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in his career. the new york yankees hosting the braves last night. sixth inning, mark teixeira from the right side hits a solo home run, helps the yankees to their tenth consecutive win, the second longest winning streak for the yankees since the divisional era began in 1969.
one-hitters. that s going start off a big night for aaron hill. bottom of the third, launches one deep off the wall in left-center. hurries all the way around third for a triple. a sij and a triple. hill s next at-bat in the fifth, the double. just needs a home run for the cycle. no way, right? seventh inning, he comes to the dish. hits a bomb. that sneaks over the wall for a home run. aaron hill, the fifth player in d-backs history to hit for the cycle, the second major leaguer to do it this season. diamondbacks beat the mariners 7-1. game four of the nba finals between the heat and thunder tonight in miami, 9:00 eastern time. the heat lead the thunder 2-1 in that series. coming up at the top of the hour, president obama tries to get vladimir putin to come around on syria, but without much to show for it yet. we ll discuss his meeting with vlad and try to look into the eyes of the chinese president. when we come back here,
that s worth another look. a rookie timing his jump. still scoreless in the third, andy pettitte, 68 years old, gives up the two-run homer to albert pujols, pujols fifth home run. angels win 5-1. above the .500 mark. the mets and fimmies in city field. mets rookie starting pitcher, jeremy hefner, your pitcher launches one deep to left. solo home run the first hit of his major league career and it s a home run. he got his first major league win in the game. the first time in ten years, a player has won his first game and first home run in the same game. back page of the papers, eclipse of the sun, the post, huge hefn hefner. the daily news, huge hefner. russia and china vow to