is that childress has had direct communication with favre.nts him at the beginning of o.t.a.'s. when favre declined to make that appearance, childress, through the vikings management, informed bus cook, brett favre's agent, that the team was prepared to move on. they encouraged favre to continue his rehab from arthroscopic shoulder surgery and indicated that they might reconsider their position at some point in the future. as for favre, i fully expect that he will continue his rehab, and as long as he doesn't have second thoughts about whether this is the right thing for him to do, he will be ready to make the decision the vikings want in late june. >> taking a look at the vikings depth chart, tarvaris jackson led the vikings to the playoffs but he was 2-3 as a starter last season. minnesota traded for sage rosenfels, but he's never started more than five games in a season. john david booty comes from the quarterback machine that is u.s.c., but he did not throw a pass last year. yammer and i just getting warmed up. coming up here on espnews,

they continue to wait on brett favre. ed continues his tireless reporting. >> he's being disingenuous, so the fact of the matter is childress has had direct communication with favre, he wanted him at the beginning of otas, when favre declined to make that appearance childress through the vikings' management informed brett favre's agent that the team was prepared to move on, they encouraged favre to continue his rehab and indicated they might reconsider their position at some point in the future. as for favre i fully expect he'll continue his rehab, and as long as he doesn't have second thoughts about whether this is the right thing for him to do he'll be ready to make the decision the vikings want in late june. >> elsewhere, the new york jets have reached a contract agreement with quarterback mark sanchez out of usc. the deal worth $50 million over five years, $28 million in guarantees. >> the sacramento kings hired paul westphal as their new coach for two years plus an option for three years. sources told espn.com that t

brad childress speaks about the brett favre situation. he now says there was never a deadline. >> hi there, and welcome to "espnews" where we like to keep you current with the latest breaks news, scores, and highlights, along with mark morgan, i'm michelle lafontaine, and games are going final at last in the major leagues. >> we begin in boston, a three game set between the yankees and the red sox, the yankees 0 for the season against their arch rivals. we've got a good one. red sox had a lead, yankees almost caught up in the top of the eighth, yankees with a runner on second base, and two down, as you see all the numbers, teixeira, a home run, a big offensive night, posada and damon have homered, youkilis and lowell have homered for the red sox, and, again, if boston wins this game, it will be eight straight over the yankees dating back to last season. still baseball to be played there at fenway. meanwhile mariners and orioles, in baltimore, jose lopez at the disch. at the dish. top of the sixth, one on, one out, that is gone off jeremy

. >> the brett favre athon continues in minnesota. favre, of course, is not there.s still rehabbing his surgically repaired right shoulder. but now there's a he said, he said game going on between the media and vikings coach brad childress who insists the team did not give favre a deadline to show up. espn is standing by its story that the teasm did exactly that. pedro gomez has the latest. >> vikings head coach brad childress admitted he called and talked to brett favre as recently as last week. childress wouldn't say what was discussed. >> generally i think the guy's still retired. >> you know, you have it hanging over your head all day every day. every time you see something about favre, something about him working out at high schools, you know in the morning. but you do want it to be finished with, and you want to know. >> the tight end says the players have a name for all this drama, favre apalooza. he added favre has earned the right to put teams through a situation like this. as for taveras and sage rosenfels, the current quarterbacks candidates, they've slug

. >> the brett favre athon continues in minnesota. favre isn't there.rehabbing his surgically repaired right shoulder. now there is a he said who said? going on between the media and brad childress who insists the team did not give favre a deadline to show up. espn is standing by the story that the team did exactly that. childress seemed to leave the door open for favre to come to town at some point. >> i think we're anxious to see favre throw the ball, is that where you're standing to see him throw before you make any concrete decision on that? >> no. i'm not that anxious. no. i'm not on mood elevators or anything like that. but you always want to see that happen. >> is the plan for you to see him throw at some point? does that leave the door open? >> you know what, that's down the road stuff. the guy's retired right now. and we'll have to talk to him about that. >> given how important the quarterback position is, is that something that can extend to the week before training camp? you know, the end of july? is that something that you need clarity on pr

to see favre throw the ball.that where you stand to see him throw before you make any concrete decision on that? >> no. i'm not that anxious. no, i'm not. but, you know you always want to see that. >> is the plan for you to see him throw at some point? does that leave the door open for you? >> i don't know. that's down the road stuff. the guy's retired right now. we have to talk to him about that. is it something that can extend to the week before training camp? into july? is that something you need clarity on? >> that i need clarity on? you know, again, it's hard to speculate. hard. like i said the other day, deadlines, you know. >> >> hmm? when you compare what favre did with the jets, and all the quarterbacks of the vikings roster, that is sage rosenfels, john david booty and taveras jackson. it's no surprise favre comes out with the better numbers. you don't sound that excited read being this. >> just another day in paradise. >> well, the ncaa has placed alabama's football program and 1550 of the school's ath

this week the vikings gave a deadline to favre and now they have suspended their pursuit of favre.oining us at 9:10. >> always nice to be the popular guy, and that was will selva's role in his high school career. >> yammer, you know me so well. >> mark teixeira becoming mr. for lap. overtaking kevin youkilis in the all-star balloting. top fourth, red sox on top. 5-0. and guess who hit a homerun. david ortiz who struggled might low throughout the court of the season. his second homerun in the last three games. the first 50 he only had one homerun but certainly starting to get off the schneid. >> the nationals had the top pick for the first anytime franchise history. they selected san diego state pitcher stephen strasburg, who went 22-7 with a 1.59 e.r.a. the gnats are optimistic about signing him. >> we are optimistic about signing all our draft choices. we don't don't through the media so i'm not going to begin now. we're going begin the process, which i have begun already. i have spoken to scott bore has in a congratulatory phone call and had a great conversation with stephen stra

also coming up, we hadn't talked about brett favre in about a week? we're talking about him right now. he had a procedure done last month. we'll tell you all about i >> back here on espnews, mike yam and mike hill with you. we'll bring you the postgame news conferences. we'll do that after game two tonight. both of the coaches when the game is over, no other place you'd rather be than espnews. >> just when all was quiet on the brett favre front, we've got this news, still currently retired quarterback had surgery on his shoulder last month. this could be huge news because it might mark the first step towards another favre come bab. once again, might mark a comeback. we ask chris about it. mort, we don't want to speculate. he might just be getting something cleaned up, might want to feel better. what does the surgery mean? >> reporter: he had the arthroscopic procedure exploring the nonsurgical procedures with the acclaimed orthopedic surgeon in birminghaming. from the home he started consulting dr. and dues, you knew he was considering playing footbal

it to practice. >> taking a look at the favre timeline.ce then he has sent x-rays to the vikings and underwent shoulder surgery. this week the vikings gave the deadline to favre on his decision to play, and the vikings have suspended a pursuit of favre, at least for enough. >> baseball now, always nice to be the popular guy. will silva, that's usually your role on this show. teixeira is that guy. he has overtaken youkilis in the latest all-star balloting. youkilis the start last year. in the all-star game. the two teams matching up right now. boston with the four-spot early. top third, already on top. red sox have dominated the yankeess so far this season. won five straight against them. big reason why? the offense. batting .303 with eight homeruns and 14 doubles. j.d. drew, two-run double. seven rbis in his last six games. >> the nats get the top pick for the first time, and select stephen strasburg. he went 22-7 with a 1.59 e.r.a., the nats are encouraged about trying to sign the player. >> we're optimistic about signing our draft choice

brad childress speaks at last about the brett favre situation. he now says there was never a deadline. >> welcome to "espnews," your home for staying current with the very latest breaking news, scores, and highlights all in hd. along with mark morgan, i'm michelle lafontaine, and several key matchups, divisional rivalries, mets-phillies. but first? >> we started in fenway park, a wild one, game two of a three-game set between the yankees and the red sox. the two teams began tied for first in the american league east. look at him. boston led virtually throughout this game, but now the yankees have pulled within one run. johnny damon a solo shot, his 13th, and mark teixeira went yard as well, for teixeira his 19th of the season, he's 4 for 4, 19th homer of the season, two doubles as well, posada with a home run, damon, and also lowell with a shot and kevin youkilis as well for the red sox. the rays lead this one 9-1, aybar has two home runs in his last three games. remember as soon as the baseball games go final, highlights right here on "espnews."

the vikings inform favre's agent bus cook via phone call.ians and kansas city, miguel olivo with the homer and david dejesus with an r.b.i. triple. meanwhile, angels leading the rays 2-0. big papi waking up, a two-run homer for the red sox in the great rivalry against the yankees. phillies-mets at citi field. and david wright with a homer after saying he was joking telling chipper jones he was afraid and frustrated with citi field. pirates leading the braves 1-0, and the cards 3-0 over the marlins, but albert pujols 0-2 so far in a slump. announcer: the perfect hotwire getaway-- shop till you drop, relax by the pool at a four-star hotel for a two-star price from hotwire.com. when hotels have unsold rooms, they use hotwire to fill them... so you get them at prices lower than any other travel site, guaranteed. like four stars in chicago. travelocity price, $179. hotwire hot rate, just $95. hotwire.com. four-star hotels, two-star prices. ♪ h-o-t-w-i-r-e ♪ hotwire.com save big on car rentals, too, from $13.95 a day!

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a favre -- a fellow named ken paulson was discussing a first amendment program and yet -- and uttered the word yoko ono. the lights and everything and the control room went out >> i was holding my breath when you said that. >>yoko ono is our patron saint and nothing could be worse than that. there was an arc welder plug into our circuit who shot the lights off. >> instant karma. >> we have a picture of yoko ono with a welding outfit on from that time on. >> that sounds like it when she is singing. >> how many of you know who yoko ono is? >> out many have heard her sing? [laughter] good memories? i would like to move on because we talk about memories. john, you took the show to berlin. 1990's, close-up made a trip to berlin after the fall of the wall. talk about the next clip. >> this was a fascinating time. we did programing twice for berlin and we went back after this to see what was happening. the thing that is most memorable for may was the east german students. they were savvy about what was happening in their lives. they knew that in their schools that they had essentially been l

if brett favre is paying for the vikings, more people want to get to minneapolis, driving through a blizzard. the main thought i'd take away, the reliable projections for ridership and cost. the overly optimistic proponents overestimate ridership and underestimates costs. the federal government make investment decisions based on faulty forecasts. we are going to fund projects that will be successful. i will direct this first to mr. sable. how are we going to evaluate such projections for proposed projects, are you going to rely on the project sponsor n? >> one of the key projects we will be ranking the applications on, the proposed management plan and management of risk which includes covering the operating costs, those responsibilities belong to the applicant, not the federal government. those forecasts are accurate, of the things we plan to do is build a template where essentially, the data to us, i ran the data for our own calculations, as we compare the projects, we are getting apples to apples comparison. to ensure the integrity of the data, we have accurate forecasts. we understand the

skancke that if brett favre is playing for the vikings next year there are going to be a lot more people that will want to get from sioux falls to minneapolis and prmblely quickly and without having to drive through a blizzard. if i might direct a question to, this will be to mr. szabo and ms. fleming. what i take from the g.a.o.'s testimony is ridership and cost. the concern is that overly optimistic project proponents is going to overstatement ridership and understatement cost. if the federal government makes investment decisions based upon faulty forecasts we're going to fund the projects that won't be successful. so i guess the question and maybe i'll direct this to mr. szabo is how are you going to evaluate scutch projections for proposed projects -- such projections for proposed projects and are you going to rely on the project sponsor for those? >> well, first off, one of the key components that we will be ranking the applications on will be their proposed management plan and their management of risk which includes covering all of the operating costs and any cost overruns. those r

brett favre had more passing yards than the current vikings quarterbacks did last season. >> the only day to compare to winning the super bowl is the day when the super bowl winner grabs ahold of their super bowl ring. last night the steelers who beat the arizona cardinals were awarded their much deservedbling. >> last night the orlando magic not only won the first finals game in franchise history but made history by shooting a reader 63% from the field. kobe bryant with 31 points but only 10 in the 2nd half. >> i don't think it's too difficult to win on the road to be honest with you. you have a team that executes very well. i don't think the road is a factor. so, home court to me is not that big of a deal. >> we are not at all fearful about anything. but we do think that they would get confidence off their bench coming with their also players. alston and pietrus hurt us last night. that home crowd and the ability to make mistakes and play a little freer gives them the confidence. we have to take that back. >> fars me hiting the wall, what if i did? i didn't, but so what if i did? >>

brett favre was thinking of coming out of retirement. yankees and boston red sox fans don't like each other. this is no big deal. this is going back to where we were one year ago. a lot of families across this country are having to do that. a lot of businesses are having to do that. why is it during tough economic times the only people who have to suck it up are the american people and small business owners? why can't government suck it up? this is what this is about. this goes back to where we were one year ago. i yield back the balance of my time. and i urge a yes vote. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from west virginia. mr. mollohan: mr. chairman, a small point. one year ago, i don't know what numbers the gentleman is looking at and doesn't affect his overall point. and i understand he wants to reduce the bill by a significant amount of money. one year ago the accounts funded in this bill totalled $57 billion. as i understand the gentleman's cut and as we have done the math on it, his cut wo

we start off week with the latest on brett favre. >> another chapter in the brett favre saga. >> a lotters. >> it could be the final pages here. >> hopefully. >> it is brett favre who was reportedly given a deadline by the vikings head coach brad childress to make a decision or we will move on. indications are he wants to play. he had arthroscopic shoulder surgery last month to remedy a torn biceps tendon. the vikings have 4 ota's this week. chris mortensen joins us now. why impose the deadline this week? >> well, first of all, favre has had this surgery simply snipping the tendon. it's 3 to 6 weeks to rehab. i don't think they want this hanging over their organization's head or their own quarterbacks sage rosenfels or john david booty.

we'll just leave it at that. >> time for a refresher in favre 101.ary 11th, brett announced his retirement again. over two months later he convinced the jets to release him. after receiving medical advice for the vikings and undergoing shoulder surgery, minnesota recently gave favre a deadline to determine his football future. >> well, ahead rain played havoc on the opening round of the u.s. open. what that means for friday and the weekend. that's cw?Ñ? announcer: the perfect hotwire getaway-- shop till you drop, relax by the pool at a four-star hotel for a two-star price from hotwire.com. when hotels have unsold rooms, they use hotwire to fill them... so you get them at prices lower than any other travel site, guaranteed. like four stars in chicago. travelocity price, $179. hotwire hot rate, just $95. hotwire.com. four-star hotels, two-star prices. ♪ h-o-t-w-i-r-e ♪ hotwire.com save big on car rentals, too, from $13.95 a day! miller lite. (announcer on call) off the glass, centered in front... oh what a great move, another great move... he skates in

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