he gets a wonderful putt. the speed is just right. looks like it might just tip over. here we go again. watson from short range. all that is left between him and another senior pga championship. can he get it done this time from short distance? not wasting any time. he got it down. at the age of 61, tom watson has done it again. senior pga champion, 2011. another look at this putt. >> well, i like the fact that he didn't take too long. >> yeah, he stepped right in. >> you don't want to think about t it's a putt you've made a million times in your lifetime. >> we mentioned there was no doubt who this crowd was pulling for, tom watson, and he comes through for the fans at valhalla. thus ending another big championship at valhalla golf club. one last look at the leaderboard. hale irwin comes up short. murota comes up short. and david eger succumbs to tom watson's birdie on the first hole of sudden death. let's send it down to roger maltbie. >> thank you, dan. joining me here at 18 to honor our champion, the current president of the pga of america, allen wronowski. >> tom, congratulations on your great play and the way you defeated the strongest field in senior pga field in golf. it's my privilege on the behalf of 27,000 men and women professionals of the pga of america to present you with the alfred s. borne trophy. >> well done. thank you. >> pretty good for an old geeser. >> that's right. >> i remember this thing was heavy. >> what do you think about that? >> that's pretty nice. good hardware there. this never gets old, does it? >> no, it doesn't. this is what i'm out here to do is try to -- is compete and try to win and put myself in position to win. today it was a struggle, but i made a couple of key putts on the back nine, three of them to be exact. and then i missed one right here. then i finally made one right here. so it was a good day. i played well for the most of the week. had a tough week to play, a lot of moisture, as you well know. superintendent did a wonderful job getting the course ready. it was in great shape. let's come back to valhalla. i have a pretty good track record here. >> well, congratulations. well done. we'll send it back to dan hicks. >> thank you very much, roger. our congratulations to tom watson as well. and right now on golf channel, you can go to golf central, get all the highlights, the big news from the entire day in golf. and, again, a reminder, coming up this father's day weekend, we've got the 111th u.s. open championship, congressional country club, part of nbc sports championship season. coverage begins thursday, june 16th, right here on nbc. wednesday night, the bruins and the canucks face-off game one, stanley cup final. wednesday, 8:00 eastern on nbc. coming up next, except on the west coast, it's your local news. tonight starting at 7:00/6:00 central. an all new "date line" followed by minute to win it. for our entire golf channel and nbc announce team, dan hicks sayingvalhalla, where tom watson persevers. he's the winner in the 72nd pga senior championship. >> president obama has gotten a firsthand look at the devastation left behind by a killer tornado that hit joplin, missouri one week ago today. good sunday everyone. it's neighbors helping neighbors. strangers helping survivors in joplin. president obama spoke at a memorial service today. jay gray joins us more on the service and a long road to recovery from the deadliest tornado in decades. jay? >> no question about that, craig. look, today marks a full week since the tornado that ripped through the city of joplin. a week of heartache, a week of hard work and really just the beginning of that difficult recovery you talk about. the building may be splintered. but the faith and spirit of this community is not. the congregation at peace lutheran church gathered today in the rubble that was their sanctuary, like their city, battered, but not broken. >> god is here. >> that faith and the simple fact that they are still here is what many survivors say keeps them going right now. >> i'm so lucky compared to most people because i walked out of the house with my wife and so many families did not have that opportunity. >> a week later, it's still an emotional struggle to survive here one that will take a long time and a lot of help. >> obviously this is not something we can get through by ourselves. we have to get help and we will look to the state and federal government for that. >> president obama traveled to the strike zone for the first time today. offering a handshake or a hug. and a promise. >> what i've been telling every family that i've met here is we're going to be here long of a the cameras leave. we are not going to stop until joplin is fully back on its feet. >> but right now, joplin is still staggering. they say that there is strength in numbers. this afternoon thousands gathered at a memorial to remember and honor the victims of the storm and perhaps searching for that strength. >> amid heart break and tragedy, no one can a stranger. everybody is a brother. everybody is a sister. we can all love one another. >> a bomb that remains when it seems everything else here has been torn apart. >> and it is a connection that survivors here will lean on during the recovery that is sure to last years. live in joplin, missouri, i'm jay gray. craig, back to you now. >> jay, thanks for that report. every memorial weekend, rolling thunder converges on d.c. to show their support for the military. today about 400,000 bikers road from the pentagon vietnam veteran's memorial. more on what it means for them and there was a special guest appearance. >> there is the early morning start in the parking lot. thousands of bikers gather for the run. some like former alaska governor, sarah palin, become a sernt of attention. but most come to draw attention to their cause. first and foremost, the rolling thunder run is a demonstration in the name of the killed and missing in action. there are spots along the route where some of the same people gather year of a year. here along constitution, there's a prime view, shade and reflection. especially among those from the vietnam war. former brothers in arms reunite and some reflect how things have changed. >> when we come back, they spit on it. and it's great to come out here to remember the guys who didn't make it. >> as you approach the wall, things become more somber. there is reverence among the names of those who didn't make it. >> there is a lot of names on that wall, people who gave everything. it is definitely a moving experience. >> on a hill east of the wall, another moving skpeer wednesday. the implements of war bring memories back. >> the old days. the old still pot, kavalar, the old can teen. >> a vigil for mia's and efforts to raisewareness and of a decades a group in massachusetts still keeps watch. >> it lasted about a year and we are of the last state, we have been doing this, this is the 28th year. >> the quiet moments of reflection, then the thunder rolls. roaring engines, some not so subtle reminders of why they do this year of a year. some are subtle like a coffin but others are more graphic in the representation they are here to remember. remembering those who serve regardless of the conflict. >> i'm a vietnam veteran, so i come down here a lot during the -- and pay my respects to all veterans. >> this year, they are expecting about 400,000 bikers to take part in this event. it takes about an hour for them to get past any given point along the route. next year they expect even more. in northwest, derrek ward news 4. >> the gates opened up about an hour ago, here is a live look, actor forest whitaker and colin powell will be among those in attendance. if you are staying home, the concert will air live tonight on pbs. someone torched an administrator car in prince george county. it happened on laurel. officials say a car that belong to an administrator was destroyed. the car was sitting in his drive way when it was set on fire. police are pretty sure it is arson and there is evidence that those who did it tried to set another car on fire that was also sitting in the drive way. two people are out of a home tonight. a fire ripped through their home. it took about 65 fire fighters to get the flames under control at the house along wilson avenue in rockville. that fire broke out about 1:15 this afternoon. a neighbor tells us she heard an explosion. fortunately no one was hurt. still ahead tonight, a d.c. man who vanished has been found, but his disappearens may remain a mystery. we will talk about that. the crew aboard the space shuttle endeavour is on their way home. >> the d.c. youth minister who went missing last tuesday is alive and well. 26-year-old matt hill was found early this morning in asheville, north carolina. investigators say he left on his own free will. about 150 people searched d.c. parks, waterways and neighborhoods. about $4500 was donated to help find him. at this point, it is not clear yet what will happen to that money. we also have not heard why matt hill disappeared. still ahead tonight, things are starting to heat up around here. we make the time to celebrate birthdays and anniversaries. but what we should also be celebrating, are the moments. the ones that could have been just another day, but became extraordinary memories. moments when we learn about the world that came before us, and a little more about ourselves. let's celebrate together. colonial williamsburg. come be part of the story. and now is the perfect time to celebrate with the summer bounce package. plan your stay at colonialwilliamsburg.com >> the space shut et endeavour crew said good-bye to the international space station today. the crew closed the hatch and will separate tonight. it is the last such mission for endeavour. the shuttle is expected to land wednesday at kennedy space center then it heads to los angeles where it will live at the california science center an museum. our kids will be able to go and see the shuttle and we can say, we remember when the shuttle was in the air. >> that's right. >> it is going to be hot. >> it is. that's the big weather story as we head through the rest of the holiday weekend. heat and humidity and heat advisory that will be in effect starting tomorrow afternoon and going right through tuesday. there is talk at weather service they might extend this into wednesday. all right? this is going to be the first shot of really hot air that we have had so far this season. you're not going to be used to the hot conditions. so take a easy tomorrow. stay hydrated. wear the light weight clothing and keep the pets inside. there it is. all those counties shaded in orange. from the blue ridge mountain points east to chesapeake bay. we are at 82 right now. 88 in frederick. this is what it feels like when we factor in the humidity. this is just to start getting you acclimated to the idea of it feeling like 100 tomorrow. actual highs will be in middle 90s from st. mary's city up to martin'sburg, west virginia. our storm track delivers us cooler weather on the storms but not now, it is getting push need canada and is dragging up this humidity from the gulf of mexico, steam and heat and that's why it is so hot and 125e78y here. our weather means the storm track diverges around us. we have a big speed bump in the atmosphere taking rain and thunderstorms to the north. instead we get dry weather and heat which is perfect if you have a pool to cool off in tomorrow and i hope you enjoy it. it is going to feel so refreshing when you jump in. let's extend the forecast. hot weather staying right through wednesday. wednesday is our shot at getting showers and thunderstorms. and if we're lucky we will have a few left over showers come thursday morning. of that we will cool off just not as cool as what we'd like in middle and upper 80s as we think about next week and middle of the weekend. so remember, really hot the next few days, dry and thunder storms come wednesday. that's your weather wrap up. >> thanks. up next in sports, mary >> nationals with the padres, what the word. >>? the rubber game of the series didn't go well. poor jim, every post game press conference has to feel like ground hog day for the skipper, question of a question about why they can't score more runs. batting average at the bottom of the league. he says the team is playing clean base bull. unfortunately, cleanliness is 7b translated into wins. bottom of the first, no score. jason at the plate with runners on the corners. here comes the pitch with dustin. it is hit and run. worth delivers. roger comes in to score. nationals would take a 2-0 lead. bottom 6 now wp national trailing 4-3. weak ground to the third. here comes jason worth, the throw not in time. not even close. nationals tie the game up 5. still tied. drew facing ryan with a man on second. right up the middle. desmond knocks it down. he is coming home but the throw not in time. jorge comes into score. nationals lose 5-4. they dropped nine of their last 11 games. this is getting ugly. all right, there's a chance you may never see a more dramatic finish at the indy 500. this is absolutely phenomenal, the winner didn't even have a full-time ride this year. and the guy who should have won was a rookie. he seemingly had a locked up until he acted like a rookie. he lost the race on the final turn. to indy we go. all eyes on danica patrick. we start in the pits pf of a the first caution, willpower. yes, that is his name. will power. check out the wheel. uh-oh, can't run without a wheel. watch this. target says don't go, don't go, i don't have lug nuts on. will power did not show very goodwill power at all because he did not listen. danica patrick takes the lead for the first time in her career at indy 500 but it didn't last. she finishes tenth. hill brand takes the lead. he hits the wall. here comes dan wheldon to take the checkers. that's game, set, match. this will good under review but as of now dan wheldon is your indy 500 winner. hildebrandt is distraught. wheldon didn't have a full-time ride, winning his second indy 500. mir land women in a title game against northwestern in their 11th championship. got to love the hat. good use of duck tape. maryland trying to get things done. great pass from kristy to beth. she had four goals on five shots. the coach and terps take 5-3 lead. back on wild cats. shannon smith is there. go-to player from behind the net and she scores. northwestern wins again. it is their sixth national title. nearly all of those have come in the last seven years. northwestern down, of course, virginia and maryland, huge national championship on the men's side of la crosse tomorrow. >> in baltimore. >> that's right. >> thanks you, sir. appreciate that. that's all we have for you. nightly news is up next. see you back here at 11. for knew, that's the news. good night. we make the time to celebrate birthdays and anniversaries. but what we should also be celebrating, are the moments. the ones that could have been just another day, but became extraordinary memories. moments when we learn about the world that came before us, and a little more about ourselves. let's celebrate together. colonial williamsburg. come be part of the story. and now is the perfect time to celebrate with the summer bounce package. plan your stay at colonialwilliamsburg.com