alex trebek hurt himself in the chase. the suspect is lucinda. >> reporter: eno one knows how the suspect got inside the hotel room. officials with the san francisco marriott marquis say she wasn't a guest, employee or former employee. officials take this seriously since the safety of their guests are a top priority. >> at the san francisco marriott marquis dan kerman, kron 4 news. >>> in other news around the bay. a $25,000 reward offered tonight as a person remains on life sport after feeding the homeless. police say the victim was in a van with his wife . >>> clearing, by noon starting to push back off the coast line. that's going to mean sunshine. temperatures will look like this, 80s and 90s in the south bay. 92 los gatos. 93 morgan hill. 86 san jose. up into the inland valleys, temperatures in the 90s. 93 in antioch. 92 in livermore. 94 pleasanton. 74 oakland. 71 richmond 82 hayward. warmer for the coast line tomorrow, we are going to see sunshine. sun breaks into the afternoon. half moon bay 69. 71 san francisco and

host alex trebek answered questions from jail about what happened. he says he tried to chase her down, tearing his achilles tendon, and she denies she was there. leslie brinkly has the interview for us. >> reporter: alex trebek awoke in the middle of the night staying here in san francisco to find a burglar in his home tell room. the 72-year-old game show host jumped into action. >> alex trebek. >> reporter: in true "jeopardy style" alex trebek explained why he was on crutches. >> at 2:30 yesterday morning, chasing a burglar down the hall at my san francisco hotel until my achilles tendon ruptured and i fell. >> reporter: trebek and his wife were staying at the san francisco downtown marriott. he was in town to host the national geographic world championship in mountain view. he chased the intruder from his room tuesday morning, down the hotel corridor and that's when he tore his uhhilles tendon. >> i knew immediately what happened, the snap and the sound. >> reporter: he called security and they arrested 56-year-old lucinda moyer. she agreed to talk

. >> don't mess with alex trebek. game show host is getting ready for surgery on his foot and we have an exclusive interview of the woman who is accused of breaking into his hotel room. >> here is a look at the fog and look at mount diablo. we're going to talk about a warming trend in your forecast that will need the air conditioner in several spots. >>> i'm sue hall. we've got a major accident in san jose on freeways there and we're following that as that develops. >>> its thursday. thanks a lot for charming us. >> it's called kharma, i couldn't recognize highway 24 so we are equal buddy. >> i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. let's get down to the news. >> an american airlines flight from miami is on the ground in the bay area in morning but arrived later than expected after the pilot got in a fist fight with two passengers on board. amy hollyfield is live at sfo. amy, passengers had to come to the rescue. >> reporter: it was a very violent attack on the pilot. at one point, one of men said when you fly to san juan

maybe it was alex trebek. i haven't gone in his room or nothing. just like i said that night. i wasn't in his room. >> we have most of our stuff back except for the one piece of jewelry that i wear, my mother gave me and the cash. >> he turned 71 years old last friday. he had to hobble around on crutches but was able to host the geography contest at google headquarters. he is scheduled for surgery and will be in a cast for six weeks. she is burglar with a long rap sheet. it's unclear how she got in the n their room. how important it is to use all the locks when staying at any hotel. >>> now as john mentioned, trebek was in town to moderate the world championship geography contest. it featured teams from 18 countries. top three finalists from canada, tai pai and russia answered. the team from russia won the gold medal. >> it's been two months since michelle le disappeared from kaiser hospital in hayward. family and friends and marched through the streets of the city to mark 61 days since her disappearance. they have evidence that le was murdered but michelle's family is refusin

now alex trebek needs surgery for his leg. the jeopardy host was in town filming the national geographic world championship at google. his wife woke up early tuesday morning saw a woman grabbing cash and valuables out of their hotel room. the woman ran away. trebek ran after her. during the chase, he ruptured his achilles tendon and now he is recovering at his l.a. home. >> everything's okay, thanks, though. >> okay. did you get a bracelet back? >> no. >> he is talking about a bracelet that he has worn on jeopardy for the last two decades. hotel security ultimately stopped the woman. she is now waiting for arraignment. took matters into his own hands. >> and that injury will take a while. that's a painful problem. >>> it is 6:06. we have your traffic and weather. let's kick it over to lawrence and find out when the fog is going to get out of town. >> it is thick out there this morning. early on we have some dense fog at the coastline. ocean beach some of the fog out there right now. it is going to break up in most spots today

>>> and "jeopardy's" alex trebek, hurt chasing a burglar. he's all right, but we'll tell you what happened. >>> good evening. as you know, it's summer travel season. airline tickets are so expensive. and now a rebellion by passengers who say their pockets are being picked. major airlines are keeping a $200 million a week windfall from taxpayers. the last straw for travelers who are already paying fees for everything from bags to blankets and pillows. abc's aviation expert lisa stark set out to get answers. >> reporter: today at the airport, passengers were surprised to learn that airlines are gobbling up money they could have been saving on their tickets. >> it's not fair. and they should really do the right thing for their customers. >> reporter: here's what's going on. congressional bickering has partially shut down the faa. and since last friday, the agency has not been collecting a host of government taxes that are included in every ticket. but instead of passing that savings along, most airlines have raised fares and are pocketing the d

double jeopardy for game show host alex trebek. >> scott budman caught up with trebek at google headquarters. a game force roll can involve some real jeopardy. >> alex trebek in town to moderate a geography bee but getting a rude awakening tuesday morning. the jeopardy host came to san francisco to host the "national geographic" world championship at google headquarters today. tuesday morning he was robbed at the marriott marquis hotel in san francisco. he said he woke up to the sounds of a woman going through his things. >> as i reached for the phone to call security, she bolted, ran down the hallism chased her and i didn't get more than 25 feet before my right achilles' tendon ruptured and i crashed to the ground. but i managed to hobble back to the phone and informed security. and they apprehended the lady on the ground floor. >> trebek recovered everything except cash and a piece of jewelry. police say they've arrested this woman for the robbery at the marriott marquis. trebek for his part said he doesn't hold anything against san francisco. he said he still loves the city. he was on sta

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. >> "jeopardy's" alex trebek prepping for surgery. >>> jumping into the water with jaws. what made this totally sober man jump onto a giant shark. >>> the u.s. debt deadlock is hurting markets overseas. tokyo's nikkei average was off 146 points today. hong kong's hang seng is down more than 200 and in london the ftse opened lower. waltz, the dow plunged almost 200 points yesterday. meanwhile, the nasdaq index lost 75 for its worst day in five months. >>> and there is new evidence the economy is not getting any better. a survey by the federal reserve finds that economic growth slowed this summer in eight of its 12 districts. even the regions that reported growth said it was only moderate. the fed blames high unemployment, weak home sales and signs after a slowdown in manufacturing. >>> if you bought an airline ticket in the past week everyone agrees you should get your money back but from whom? the government is no longer collecting some taxes on tickets but most airlines pocked the difference instead of lowering prices. the irs wants the airlines to issue the refunds but

alex trebek, you've been waiting 25 minutes for this story. finds himself in trouble. an intruder breaks into his san francisco hotel room on tuesday evening. why is this gentleman on crutches? because he leapt out of bed, threw on his underwear, chased her down the hallway, she emerged from that little room where they have the ice machine. he said, what do you think you're doing, lady? she said, i'm visiting a friend. he said, oh, no you're the no. you were in my room. >> i woke up and saw a figure in our hotel bedroom and a moment later i got up and saw that the door was being held open by a wad of tissue and i opened the door and looked out and i saw a woman walking away. i put on my underwear and ran down the hall and i said, what were you doing in our room? she said, i wasn't in your room. i said, what were you doing up there? she said, i was visiting friends. and i said, no, you weren't. she bolted, ran down the hall, i chased her and i didn't get more than 25 feet before my right achilles tendon ruptured, and i crashed to the ground. >> and then trebek went on t

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why 71-year-old alex trebek should not have tried to chase down a burglar. captioning funded by cbs >> good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. in the words of senate gentleman mart leader harry reid, magic things can happen in congress. it's looking like it may take a magician to prevent the u.s. government from defaulting on its loans. republican leaders are fighting to get their members behind their budget bill. the house is scheduled to vote on it today, but senate democrats and the white house have already said it is dead in the water. danielle knottingham is in washington with the latest. good morning, danielle. is there any hope in sight? >> good morning, betty. it's hard to tell at this point. things have been back and forth all week on capitol hill. house speaker john boehner's measure will face an uphill battle today but he's pressing on despite threats from the white house and from democrats. speaker john boehner's debt ceiling plan is just hours away from its first key test. later today the house is expected to vote on th

lucinda moyers was steeling items from the room while alex trebek was asleep. lucinda moyers was charged with burglary and possession of stolen property. >>> ban on circumcision in san francisco will be removed from the november ballot. today a judge ruled that the measure is pree.ed by state law. and the judge said the proposal would violate the first amendment. >>> the first wave of bay area police officers graduated today from a new crisis intervention class. the course was hosted by oakland police. it's meant to help officers deal with individuals effected by mental illness. the police chief says it provides necessary training experience. >> what we have seen is in past history we have large numbers of mentally ill who have special needs and the message is that we are going to treat all of our residents with respect and hopefully this gives them the skills to deal with that. >> the graduates includeovers from 10 bay area police departments. >>> new laptops for the oakland police department after a donation from clorox. the mayor made the announcement. it wi

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trebek what he and a companion were sleeping. >> how did jeopardy host alex trebek hurt his leg in wind up on crutches, well that is the answer. it happened tuesday morning where he was sleeping his room and someone came in in the middle of the night and started stealing purses, wallets and cash. he chased them, and his companion, security he ended up hurting himself. this is the suspect, that has been arrested for suspicion of burglary and receiving stolen property. at this point no one seems to know how she got inside the hotel room. officials at the marriott say that she was not a guest nor was she an employee or former employees. hotel officials say they take this very seriously since the safety of their guest is a top priority this city are continuously reviewing security measures. >> kron4 news at 8:00 p.m. is just getting started. >> he and his wife and kids out here trying to help people in something like this had to happen. >> a family of goods americans victims of a drive-by shooting in an east bay city coming up. >> san francisco police are using cellphone video to find a man

question, what happens when alex trebek chases burglar. and the suspect is talking. >> reporter: alex trebek described the horror of waking up to an intruder in his downtown hotel room this week and the woman who was arrested says it wasn't her. >> at 2:30 yesterday morning chasing a burglar down the hall at my san francisco hotel until my achilles tendon ruptured and i fell. >> reporter: trebek and his wife were staying at the san francisco marriott. he was in town to host the national geographic world championship in mountain view. the intruder in his room tuesday morning led to his tearing his achilles tendon. >> i knew immediately what happened, the snap and the sound. >> he called security and they arrested 56-year-old lucinda moyers as she left the hotel. she agreed to talk to abc 7 news off camera from jail. >> why do you think you were arrested? >> because of my record. maybe because it was alex trebek. i haven't done nothing or gone in his room or nothing. just like i said that night i wasn't in your room and i stick by that i was

. >> the woman accused of burglarizing the hotel room of alex trebek tells from jail she wasn't in his room. trebek and his wife was staying at the san francisco marriott hoisting the national geographic competition in google. he chased her down the hall. >> i haven't done nothing. i didn't go in his room. i haven't con it. i wasn't in his room. >> we got most of our stuff back except for the one piece of jewelry that i ever wear, it's a bracelet that my mother gave me and the cash. >> police say security caught the woman in the lobby after trebek gave them a description. he is scheduled for surgery tomorrow. >> an initiative to ban circumcision will not appear on the ballot. the judge reaffirmed an initial ruling to pull it from the ballot. the judge decided it violates a california law that makes doing medical procedures a function of the state and not cities. jews and muslims have argued that it's part of their right and the ban is in necessary to prevent a form of genital mutilation being performed on children. >> the house is set to vote on a new republican plan to avoid a governm

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and a woman who burglarize a popular game show host appears in court and what alex trebek may have to undergo surgery because of his ordeal. and a california mother shoos her own daughter after a bizarre mix of how the one mistake a gun for a cigarette lighter just ahead. who >> the army says that in a wall soldier has committed to planning an attack on fort hood in texas. these muslim american he made headlines last year when he said his religious beliefs prevent him from going to war. >> this is the texas motel where the authorities closed in on the 21 year-old on wednesday they were after him because he was a wall and charged with possessing child pornography. the had word from a gun shop employee that he was buying up a lot of things and asking of questions. still, what they found a surprise them. >> during the investigation suspicious materials were located in his hotel room. it is anticipated that charges will be filed. >> they found a shotgun shell ammunition and what it considered to be material for making a bomb, including a lot of gun power--pwder. he made headlines last yea

. >>> alex trebek on crutches. the bizarre incident in san francisco that left him injured. >>> the police try to contain a rowdy crowd that got out of hand. >> what was supposed to be a block party turned into chaos this evening in los angeles. it was thrown outside the premier of a motor vehicley about the -- out of a movie. hundreds of people showed up. police ordered the crowd to disperse but many refused to leave. some people jumped on police cars and officers respond by shooting them with bean bags. >>> the host of the television game show jeopardy chased down a burglar who entered his hotel room in the middle of the night. >> let's go into the jeopardy round and we will start finding out. >> he's known forgiving his guests the answers for taking the questions. alex trebek raised a flurry of questions. appearing on crutches, trebek said he tore his muscle chasing a burglar out of his san francisco hotel at about 2:30 tuesday morning. >> the victim woke up and noticed the shadow in the room. one of the victims

here's kgo's vic lee. >> alex trebek. >> reporter: this is how alex trebek explained, in typical jeopardy! fashion, why he was hobbling on crutches. >> i'm going to start today with an answer to a question that i suspect is on many of your minds right now. the answer is, at 2:30 yesterday morning, chasing a burglar down the hall at my san francisco hotel. >> reporter: this morning, trebek hosted the national geographic world championship at google headquarters in mountain view. he and his wife stayed at the downtown marriott in san francisco. and that's where the burglar struck. at about 2:30 tuesday morning, as the couple slept. trebek says he was awakened by an intruder in the room. police say she was lucinda moyers, a 56-year-old burglar with a long rap sheet. trebek chased her down the hallway until his heel gave way. >> the snap and the sound. i've played sports all my life -- >> reporter: he tore his achilles tendon. as he fell he injured his other leg. but that didn't stop the 72-year-old game show host. >> i called security immediately and gave them a good description of the woman

. >>> alex trebek on crutches. the bizarre incident in san francisco that left him injured. >>> th >> what was supposed to be a block party turned into chaos this evening in los angeles. it was thrown outside the premier of a motor vehicley about the -- out of a movie. hundreds of people showed up. police ordered the crowd to disperse but many refused to leave. some people jumped on police cars and officers respond by shooting them with bean bags. >>> the host of the television game show jeopardy chased down a burglar who entered his hotel room in the middle of the night. >> let's go into the jeopardy round and we will start finding out. >> he's known forgiving his guests the answers for taking the questions. alex trebek raised a flurry of questions. appearing on crutches, trebek said he tore his muscle chasing a burglar out of his san francisco hotel at about 2:30 tuesday morning. >> the victim woke up and noticed the shadow in the room. one of the victims did give chase to the suspect and the suspect was caught b

. >>> game show host alex trebek found himself in serious jeopardy when police say an intruder broke into his san francisco hotel room tuesday evening. adidi roy joins us from los angeles with the story. the bad puns aside, what exactly happened here? >> reporter: it is a terrifying thought for anyone to wake up and find someone &3 rummaging belong case the victim was alex trebek and he did manage to outsmart, though not outrun, his opponent. bolivia? >> we think it's chile. >> i'm sorry, it's peru. >> reporter: alex trebek had all the answers wednesday as he hosted the national geographic bee at google's headquarters, but earlier in the middle of the night in a san francisco hotel room, the game show host found himself in a bit of jeopardy. >> i woke up and saw a figure in our hotel bedroom, and i thought i was dreaming, and i realized immediately that someone had been in the room, and i put on my underwear and ran down the hall to see if i could find her. >> reporter: trebek says he did find her. and when he caught up to her, he, well, quizzed her. >> she came out of the little ro

who is alex trebek? we're going to hear from him about his heroic effort, today, thursday, july 28, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >> this is "today" with matt lauer and ann curry. live from studio 1a in rockefeller mraz. welcome to "today" on this thursday morning. i'm ann curry. >> i'm matt lauer. how about alex trebek did doing his captain america routine, huh? didn't end that well. we'll talk about that later. for weeks, even months, this bitter fight raging on capitol hill. fight raging on capitol hill. the house is expected to vote on one proposal to cut spending and raise that debt ceiling. >> house speaker john boehner's plan is facing stiff competition from the democrats and his own party. is it have any real chance of passing? we'll have a chance to talk to the speaker just ahead. >>> the murder case against drew peterson in jail accused of killing his third wife, but now experts say the case may never make it to trial. we'll explain why. >>> also, a single mother pulled ov

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the question on everyone's mind after alex trebek hosting "jeopardy!" showed up hobbled at the national geographic championship in northern california. >> my achilles tendon ruptured and i fell in a heap on the carpeting, bruising my other leg in the process. >> reporter: early wednesday morning, 71-year-old trebek and his wife were sleeping in a san francisco hotel when an intruder broke into their room, grabbing money and valuables. >> they exited the room and chased the suspect, injuring themselves as they were giving chase. the suspect was later apprehended by one of the security inside the hotel. >> reporter: 56-year-old lucinda moyers was arrested by san francisco police charged with felony burglary and receiving stolen property. among the items, a sentimental value a bracelet. alex trebek's mom gave her the bracelet and he's been wearing it on the show ever since. did you get the bracelet back? >> no. >> reporter: while trebek and his wife were never in jeopardy he's home in los angeles and will undergo surgery friday. priya david clemons, san fr

. >>> up next, alex trebek, game show host and crime stoper? he takes down a bay area burglar. >> and they party hard and still make it to class on time. it's the prescription drug cocktail for people who want it all. we'll show you what it is and the dangerous side effects many people have no idea about. also -- >> i lost friends and i witnessed the whole town be destroyed. >> heading back to the earthquake zone. the local woman who survived the quake in japan and escaped the tsunami is heading back. hear the one thing forcing her to go back. >>> and good evening, i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. plenty of 80s in the south bay and a lot of 90s in the east bay. we'll tell you who the hottest was coming up. also, we're going to be cool evth 50s returning and we'll yow pr wurnd hket.ea >>> these are the images that many of us will never forget. japan's triple disaster. earthquake, tsunami and near nuclear meltdown. caught in the middle of the devastation was a bay area resident, cann onon perdy. quickly, her story grabbed national headlines

a strange thing happeped to alex trebek yesterday. he was asleep in a hotel room in san francisco when a woman allegedly snuck into his hotel room and burglarized him. >> i woke up and saw a figure in our hotel bedroom and i thought i was dreaming and i opened the door and looked out and i saw a woman walking away. and i realized immediately that someone had been in the room and i put on my underwear and ran down the hall to see if i could find her. >> jimmy: all right, so he -- we have confirmation that alex trebek sleeps in the nude. i'll take "things i wish i never heard" for 800? and by the way, can you imagine this woman running down the hall? she turns around and alex trebek is chasing her in his underpants? it's like a bad dream, right? he chased her, he got hurt chasing her. he suffered a torn achilles heel and dislocated mustache, i think, but -- you know, usually it's bob barker chasing women around in a hotel in his underpants. nice to see a different game show host for a change. police released a mug shot of the suspect to

. >>> and accused of stealing from game show host alex trebek here in san francisco. what happened when she faced a judge today. ,, ,,,,,, silent. neighbors found >>> a father and his young daughter having a fun in a swimming pool when suddenly their voices fall silent. neighbors found them at the bottom of the deep end. tonight father and daughter are alive thanks to the quick action of the neighbors. len ramirez on the team effort that saved them. len. >> reporter: well, the san jose fire department says about a dozen times this summer they get called out to pools to have to perform a rescue but in this case, the rescue had already been done. >>> reporter: the inviting waters of this condo complex pool attracted swimmers today but it was very nearly a place of a double drowning. >> it's just luck for them and for us. >> reporter: it happened wednesday night when a father and daughter were playing in the pool as the sun went down. but neither knew how to swim. when their friend noticed still waters where the two were playing, he went to check and saw their motionless

. >> the woman accused of burglarizing the hotel room of alex trebek tells from jail she wasn't in his room. trebek and his wife was staying at the san francisco marriott hoisting the national geographic competition in google. he chased her down the hall. >> i haven't done nothing. i didn't go in his room. i haven't con it. i wasn't in his room. >> we got most of our stuff back except for the one piece of jewelry that i ever wear, it's a bracelet that my mother gave me and the cash. >> police say security caught the woman in the lobby after trebek gave them a description. he is scheduled for surgery tomorrow. >> an initiative to ban circumcision will not appear on the ballot. the judge reaffirmed an initial ruling to pull it from the ballot. the judge decided it violates a california law that makes doing medical procedures a function of the state and not cities. jews and muslims have argued that it's part of their right and the ban is in necessary to prevent a form of genital mutilation being performed on children. >> the house is set to vote on a new republican plan to avoid a governm

coming up, alex trebek robbed. and injured casing down the suspect. to find out how he's going to wrap up his hard week. and raising the debt sealing, it's not expected to make it very far. a live report from washington is up next. >> live look outside, the golden gate bridge. can you make it out at all? swint, turnou y.ret ou l >> 6:42. you know, the days keep ticking away to the deadline to raise the national debt ceiling. the house will vote on a plan today but it's not expected to make it to the president's desk. tracie potts is live in washington with a look at the scramble to get this deal done. good morning. >> reporter: laura, good morning. that's why democrats say if this plan will never make it to the president's desk because not a single senate democrat will vote for it why are we wasting a day dealing with it. john boehner, the republican leaders retooled his plan after budget officials said it didn't save as much as he thought. now he found more savings, it's up for a vote but he's having trouble even in his party to get the tea party to

. >>> coming up, alex trebek is on crutches after putting himself in a little jeopardy. we will tell you what happened in his hotel hallway. >>> sister kate's name is on everyone's lips, but hers is on a lot of new moms lists. more on pippa's popularity coming up. with dha and essential nutrients also found in mother's milk. purina puppy chow. alex trebek is hobbling around on crutches because he chased a burglar. the "jeopardy!" host woke up to somebody poking around his hotel room. he took after them and tore his achilles tendon. >> the snap and the sound. i've played sports all my life. i played security immediately and gave them a good description of the woman and they got her. >> pretty scrappy for a 71-year-old alex. this is the woman they busted. he is having surgery tomorrow. >>> mean machines rolling through toronto shooting scenes for "total recall" isn't that trueing traffic a couple of days now. a remake of the arnold schwarzenegger flick. >>> tattoo artist cat von dean and jesse james split up this week. she sees him every day on her rib cage. she surprised

jeopardy host alex trebek is asking the question about physical, can cultural and economic gee graphy. u.s. team tied for fourth. you can see trebek, he is sitting down. apparently he is in crutches. he was chasing a burglar out of his hotel this morning. he told the audience he is okay. >> long recovery time. we wish him the best. lisa argen has another check of the weather. >> we're going to see a little bit of warming. elsewhere 50s and 70s out there. look ahead much of the same, warm inland. >> thank you very much. >> no question where we are in

what about alex trebek, crime fighter? >> alex trebek. >> reporter: after appearing on crutches yesterday, while hosting the national geographic world championship in san francisco, trebek told the audience that he had torn his achilles tendon while chasing a burglar from his room. who he says stole jewelry, cash and credit cards at this hotel. >> i fell in an ignominious heap to the carpeting. bruising my other leg in the process. >> reporter: police say he was chasing this woman, lucinda moyers, who was caught moments later by hotel security. she is now facing charges of burglary and receiving stolen property. >> they recovered some of the stolen items, minus the cash, near an ice machine on one of the floorsf the hotel. >> we got most of our stuff back. except for the one piece of jewelry that i ever wear. it's a bracelet my mother gave me many years ago. so, that's gone. and i figure she stashed it somewhere in the hotel. and i will come back to retrieve it someday. >> after tomorrow's surgery the 71-year-old trebek wi

. >>> the woman accused of burglarizing a saber disco hotel room a game show host alex trebek faces charges in court today. she did not enter a plea to burglary. trebek says he ruptured his achilles tendon. >>> a san francisco judge has cut a measure banning circumcision from the ballot. a handful of opponents as other core hosted the like in the procedure to an amputation -- status of the courthouse today and likened the procedure to an amputation. >>> see what sso yanks a measure for the -- they also yanked ambitious for the "care not" program. they say that many bed set aside for the program going used. >>> the bodies of two people were, thing in their home. deputies say they found the bodies around 8:30 p.m. and a house on continents north of us created there is no threat to public safety. >>> a san jose father and daughter are doing well after neighbors left into action to save him from drowning predeceased roadways writing on her other shoulder -- was riding on her father's shoulders. a friend put them out of the and a neighbor performed cpr. >> it was pretty nerve-racking. >> fire of

jeopardy host alex trebek is asking the question about physical, can cultural and economic gee graphy. u.s. team tied for fourth. you can see trebek, he is sitting down. apparently he is in crutches. he was chasing a burglar out of his hotel this morning. he told the audience he is okay. >> long recovery time. we wish him the best. lisa argen has another check of the weather. >> we're going to see a little bit of warming. elsewhere 50s and 70s out there. look ahead much of the same, warm inland. >> thank you very much. >> no question where we are in >> no question where we are in the world in geography ♪ ♪ free access to chase atm's wherever you are. that's a step forward. chase customers can avoid atm fees with over 16,000 nationwide. take a step forward and chase what matters.

. >>> "jeopardy" host alex trebek is on crutches after chasing a burglar out of his room. police say it is not clear how the woman got into investigators say most of the items stolen were recovered. >> personal items, purses, jewelry and things like that. >> are investigating at this aspect cashed investigators nabbed a suspect. >>> mike mibach tax a witness who is they -- talks to a witness who was there. >> he started shooting been awarded said, no nothing implementing only identify him by his first name. he said that the familiar family of four spotted him in for the team and a man and offered him some fish and chips. just as they been for some enormous of the bashers. >> be residing within great and then when the shots were fired, i looked up. >> the husband was shot and critically wounded. >> they were trying to do a good deed. >> reporter: three and 7-year- old daughters were also in the man. >> is a good guy. he's a church guy. >> reporter: he says he did not see the gunmen and weapons were unloaded and suspects, heels investigators catch the gunman soon. >> i do no

it wasn't just any guest but game show host alex trebek. the 71-year-old tried to catch the suspect but he fell and tore his achilles' tendon. trebek is scheduled for surgery tomorrow. >>> to some, it might sound strange. to others it makes perfect sense. bar tenders getting basic training. not for mixing drinks but for counseling mill veterans. we bring in nbc bay area's trayi grant to explain this new study that suggests some unique training for bartenders. >> reporter: their work pouring drinks and working in a water hole actually make them sounding boards for customers. and in bars that are geared toward veterans, these bartenders could quite possibly be the best ones to push veterans in the right direction to get help. steve randal is familiar with the way many veterans ignore their feelings. not only because he used to be a psychologist but because he also served in the air force from 1966 to 1972. 60-year-old randall comes to the downtown oakland senior center several time a week. the center house as veterans of foreign wars post as

. >> that is right, he was going after the burger, the question is why was alex trebek running down a hallway of the marriott marquee hotel at 3:00 a.m. tuesday morning. the answer is because he was chasing a burger that have entered his room. let me show you a photograph of him, for this is him behind him as he was chasing the burger he heard himself. he had to use crutches, a bank and another person in the rumors sweeping around 3:00 a.m., of some woman enters the room and started to collect things like cash, wallets, and jewelry, the winds up the two people in the room, alex trebek did chaser in the marriott hotel the other person call security what he was chasing her, he ended up hurting himself eventually, security ended up catching the suspect. let me tell you about the suspect, she's 56 roles in the more years, she is an arrested on suspicion of burglary and receiving stolen property. what we do not know is how to get into his room, there remains a mystery. that is an answer that we do not have. the hotel officials will tell us that they know that she was not a guest, nor was s

. >>> happy birthday to alex trebek. he turns 71. all day long you can stay on top of the latest news and those stories and others as they break on msnbc. be sure to watch brian williams on "nbc nightly news". here's what's coming up later on the "today" show. al roker will have the latest on the nation's deadly heat wave and when the scorcher will finally end, and grammy winner and the voice coach c lo green performs live on the plaza for the summer concert series. >>> keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

. >>> jeopardy host alex trebek apparently doubled as a crime fighter. the 71-year-old snapped his achilles tendon and injured his other leg chasing down a burglar who took cash and a bracelet his mother gave him from his hotel wednesday morning. a 56-year-old woman was later caught and booked for felony burglary and possession of stolen property. >>> tmz reports joe pesci is suing the producers of the upcoming movie about mobster john gotti saying he was signed to play a role in the film for $3 million. he claims he gained 30 pounds to play the character only to have the deal pulled by producers. they claimed it was pesci who tried to back out of the deal. >>> finally, you can't blame one star for going for it. following the recent trend of celebrity invites to the marine ball asking scarlett johannson to be his date. she declined due to previous commitments, but to her credit she sent the sergeant a case of malaise as a kind gesture. >> we all have that one star that we can dream of. >> scarlett is a request of many. >> yes. >>> and this comes to us fr

do you know how old alex trebek is? >> no. how old? >> 71. >> that old? really? he looks great. >> well, he's a crime-fighting dude. >> i can't say the same for the mug shot of that woman. >> looks like live's been a little hard. >> that's quite a mug shot. >> that's a keeper. >> wow. >> yeah. >> she looks like a chia pet. that's weird. >> i'm going to leave on that. >> yeah, please do. >> time now for the shot. tonight, isha, do they not have chia pets in england? >> funny enough we don't. no. >> here's the shot tonight. two adorable twins, the lords of the dance. take a look. ♪ >> do you think these are real? i think this is some sort of weird computer animation or something. this doesn't seem real to me. we found this on youtube. we don't know who they are or where they live. but they love their wi apparently. do you buy that? doesn't it look fake? >> it doesn't look right. but i still think it's pretty impressive. i'm more interested in whether you can dance. >> well, you know, that's the age-old unresolved issue. >> no, it's a yes or no answer. you either

. >> and also tonight, game-show host alex trebek ends up in jeopardy himself. why he's on crutches now. the news continues in one minute. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> it seems call of nature isn't helping to budge a gray whale stuck in the clammage river. rescuers hoping to get this whale who you have-to-move. it just didn't work. the whale and calf wandered into the river in late june. the calf went back to the ocean saturday. the mother is still stuck. >> a san francisco judge issued a tentative ruling that could strike a proposed circumcision ban from the upcoming ballot. saying cities and counties can not regulate medical issues. a pro moanent filed an opposition to the ruling so oral arguments taking place tomorrow morning on this issue. and a legal victory today for supporters of embryonic stem cell research stem cell research. a federal appeals court dismissed the lawsuit threatening to end all federal funding of embryonic stem cell research claiming research funded by national institutes of health violate aid law prohib

for free, alex." [ laughter ] alex trebek actually -- he actually hurt his leg while chasing the robber. when 911 asked for his location, he was like, "erected in 1989, this san francisco hotel became famous for its distinctive jukebox appearance." [ cheers and applause ] yeah, that's right. when the emt told him he had a sprained ankle, trebek was like "ooh, sorry, i was looking for achilles tendon. achilles tendon." [ laughter ] this isn't good, you guys. the manager of a kfc in georgia was arrested for dealing weed out of the restaurant. police called it a reckless crime, while stoners called it a one-stop shop. [ laughter ] that's right, he was dealing weed out of a kfc. or as colonel sanders put it, "i say -- i say now it's 12 herbs and spices." [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i was just reading about this. a man from the netherlands plans to take a picture of all 194 world capitals over the next five years. then when that's over, his friends will tell him about google earth. [ laughter ] what? look at all my pictures. yeah, i know. and finally, a recent study found

. >> and the woman who may help put game show host alex trebek in jeopardy. the judge ordered her to stay 150 feet away from trebek and his wife. mires will appear in court monday. she has two previous convictions and this could be the third strike. the host says he ruptured his right achilles heel trying to chase her. >> and the debt ceiling debate swings from talk to action tonight. and there is a vote scheduled on speaker john boehner's plan. mark matthews is here with the latest on this. >> probably not a chance in the senate but now, the house is in recess. and it appears speaker does not have votes to get his debt ceiling measure passed. speaker of the house said his bill to raise the debt ceiling is not perfect. but it's fair. >> let's pass this bill and end this crisis. >> the congressional budget office estimates boehner's plan could cut spending by $917 billion, and call for a vote for a constitutional balanced budget amendment. house democratic leader nancy pelosi. >> this will not pass because it has democratic votes. >> and today, this group of f

alex trebek, the new dick clark. he is ageless. >>> today i would like to take a minute to remember a longtime friend of many people here in washington and that is former democratic party chairman charles manatt. >> with this the 39th convention of the democratic party of the united states, will you please come to order. >> 1981 chuck took over a demother-in-lawized democratic -- demoralized democratic party, fresh off reagan's assent to the white house, led them through reagan's presidency and credited with modernizing the democratic party including building the first democratic national headquarters here in washington, d.c. he was national cochair of bill clinton's 1992 presidential campaign and served as ambassador to the dominican republic. ma manatt born in chicago, grew up in iowa, moved to los angeles where he founded manatt phelps and phillips. one of the largest law firm in the country. we found something chuck said at the 84 democratic convention that leaders in both parties might need to hear today. they a