bob and tony and mike will break it down and a look ahead to the steelers and bengals. cris, this has been a fantastic performance for you under circumstances that are very different. your dad abraham passing away over the weekend. we want to wish you and your mom and the entire collinsworth family the very best and our prayers and you are some trooper. i got to tell you, to even be here, period. thank you, buddy. >> cris: my hero, man. he was something special. he passed away early in the morning on saturday morning and able to be there with him. former national champion of the uk wildcats and was the principal of my high school. i loved reading about him on the bathroom walls. he got a laugh about it. was deprecating with his humor. he was the mayor. he was loved everywhere he went. >> al: on fourth down, james starks is stopped and turn the ball over to the houston texans. so the green bay packers, it will be a much happier flight home for these guys. last week, a little shell shocked, even though it's a short trip from indy to green bay to squander that 18-point lea

bob and tony and mike will break it down and a look ahead to the steelers and bengals. cris, this has been a fantastic performance for you under circumstances that are very different. your dad abraham passing away over the weekend. we want to wish you and your mom and the entire collinsworth family the very best and our prayers and you are some trooper. i got to tell you, to even be here, period. thank you, buddy. >> cris: my hero, man. he was something special. he passed away early in the morning on saturday morning and able to be there with him. former national champion of the uk wildcats and was the principal of my high school. i loved reading about him on the bathroom walls. he got a laugh about it. was deprecating with his humor. he was the mayor. he was loved everywhere he went. >> al: on fourth down, james starks is stopped and turn the ball over to the houston texans. so the green bay packers, it will be a much happier flight home for these guys. last week, a little shell shocked, even though it's a short trip from indy to green bay to squander that 18-point lea

the first first half, the bengals are all over them at home. and quietly back to the running game and dick lebeau makes a few changes on the defensive side and they shut down the bengals. >> al: it was that killer interception in the first half with dalton trooiting hoying too the ball and on the back of a helmet. this will wrap it up for good. dwyer, he gets taken down from behind at the 9 yard line. so dwyer, number 3 on a depth chart but number one in the hearts of steelers fans tonight, 17 carries, 122 yards, 32 on that one. >> cris: watch doug legursky. here's a guy playing basically in place of the best center in the game in maurkice pouncey. he has been terrific. willie colon helps on the double team and run up the gut and everybody in the house knows you're going to run the football and the pittsburgh steelers can still run it and now a little victory formation and well deserved. they have had a great game. >> al: the kneel-down will end it. steelers rushed for 167 yards tonight. they outgained them 431 to 185. the time of possession, a

the first first half, the bengals are all over them at home. and quietly back to the running game and dick lebeau makes a few changes on the defensive side and they shut down the bengals. >> al: it was that killer interception in the first half with dalton trooiting hoying too the ball and on the back of a helmet. this will wrap it up for good. dwyer, he gets taken down from behind at the 9 yard line. so dwyer, number 3 on a depth chart but number one in the hearts of steelers fans tonight, 17 carries, 122 yards, 32 on that one. >> cris: watch doug legursky. here's a guy playing basically in place of the best center in the game in maurkice pouncey. he has been terrific. willie colon helps on the double team and run up the gut and everybody in the house knows you're going to run the football and the pittsburgh steelers can still run it and now a little victory formation and well deserved. they have had a great game. >> al: the kneel-down will end it. steelers rushed for 167 yards tonight. they outgained them 431 to 185. the time of possession, a

bob and tony and mike will break it down and a look ahead to the steelers and bengals. cris, this has been a fantastic performance for you under circumstances that are very different. your dad abraham passing away over the weekend. we want to wish you and your mom and the entire collinsworth family the very best and our prayers and you are some trooper. i got to tell you, to even be here, period. thank you, buddy. >> cris: my hero, man. he was something special. he passed away early in the morning on saturday morning and able to be there with him. former national champion of the uk wildcats and was the principal of my high school. i loved reading about him on the bathroom walls. he got a laugh about it. was deprecating with his humor. he was the mayor. he was loved everywhere he went. >> al: on fourth down, james starks is stopped and turn the ball over to the houston texans. so the green bay packers, it will be a much happier flight home for these guys. last week, a little shell shocked, even though it's a short trip from indy to green bay to squander that 18-point lea

the first first half, the bengals are all over them at home. and quietly back to the running game and dick lebeau makes a few changes on the defensive side and they shut down the bengals. >> al: it was that killer interception in the first half with dalton trooiting hoying too the ball and on the back of a helmet. this will wrap it up for good. dwyer, he gets taken down from behind at the 9 yard line. so dwyer, number 3 on a depth chart but number one in the hearts of steelers fans tonight, 17 carries, 122 yards, 32 on that one. >> cris: watch doug legursky. here's a guy playing basically in place of the best center in the game in maurkice pouncey. he has been terrific. willie colon helps on the double team and run up the gut and everybody in the house knows you're going to run the football and the pittsburgh steelers can still run it and now a little victory formation and well deserved. they have had a great game. >> al: the kneel-down will end it. steelers rushed for 167 yards tonight. they outgained them 431 to 185. the time of possession, a

cleveland of said -- upset the bengals. the third loss of the season. >> now we go back to last night in baseball. derek jeter in the 12th inning, he goes down. he knew right away was bad. a broken ankle. it will take three months. that will be the rest of the postseason for the captain of the yankees. that leaves them in dire straits. they went on to lose game two 6- 4. 1-0 detroit right now. >> we will have more tonight following the 11:00 news after sunday night football. we will wrap it up as the ravens stand alone by two games and 5- 1 after a crazy w

and the bengals beat the jaguars 27-10. >>> dracula scares up big bucks at the box office. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, from bullied to breathtaking. a michigan high school teen has her moment to shine. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today" on this monday morning. hope you had a wonderful weekend. in northern new england, what a storm we're dealing with this morning. really wound itself up. you can see the spiraling motion, and the green is the rain. it's a chilly rain, too, probably knocking down some of those early changing leaves. airport delays are possible in areas like atlanta. tomorrow that rain begins to head up the eastern seaboard, the mid-atlantic into the northeast. if you're watching us on wkyc-3 in cleveland, ohio, there's a unique exhibit that teaches american history through the everyday lives of children at centuries of childhood at the children's museum of cleveland. and that's your "early today" event of the day. >> that's a sweet event. nice. >> should be fun. >> yeah, exactly. >>> he

the steelers beat the bengals 24-17. eli manning pulled out another dramatic fourth quarter comeback with a 77-yard bomb in the closing minutes to victor cruz. the giants get an exciting 27-23 win over washington, and here he goes. cruz celebrating with his famed salsa dance. look at him go. other action in the nfl. drew brees and the saints beat tampa bay. green bay's aaron rodgers tossed three scoring passes as the packers got their fourth straight victory 30-20 over st. louis. college football now, alabama still number one in the bcs rankings, with florida in second place. kansas state moved up to number three with a win over west virginia. oregon is fourth. notre dame rounds out the top five. >>> in the wnba, tameka catchings had 25 points as the indiana fever won its first championship, beating minnesota three games to one. and finally, the red sox have traded for their new manager. boston got toronto manager john farrell by trading mike aviles to the blue jays to bring their former pitching coach back to fenway par

and the bengals beat the jaguars 27-10. >>> dracula scares up big bucks at the box office. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, from bullied to breathtaking. a michigan high school teen has her moment to shine. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today" on this october 1st morning. another very warm start to the day. we'll yield a summer-like finish in many areas. near record highs, in many air cass of southern california, the highlight being in los angeles. all of interior california, you'll be blasting the ac today. as we look at tomorrow, we will cool off as the wind direction shift as little bit. still a very warm day with well above average temperatures. it won't be until midweek that we cool back to normal. >>> if you're watching us on kntv nbc news in california, examine animal specimens collected from the island of madagascar at the kim ball natural history museum. that's your pacific event of the day. i would love to go to galapagos. >> you said october 1st? >> that's true. >> where does the time go? >> time

four bengal tiger cubs, three males and one female, were introduced to the public after being born last month. zoo veterinarians say the cubs are in good health and will be ready for the exchange program with other zoos in a few months. look at that face. their arrival is an exciting one since bengal cubs are endangered. >>> well, going pink for breast cancer awareness is an international affair, a star-studded one at that. the paris opera house was illuminated in bright pink to support the cause for a gala event. among honored guests was actress elizabeth hurley, dressed in pink, of course, right there. earlier this week, rio's famed statue was also blushed in pink in celebration of breast cancer month. >>> and more now on james bond. his latest mission, to get you to visit england. that's right. the country's tourism board has enlisted the help of their best secret agent. the new ad faces all 007s through the years cut together with footage of british cities and countryside. the ad will be shown in theaters with the release of bond's latest adventure, "skyfall," which i cannot wait fo

it bounces off a bengals helmet. can you believe that?le of plays later, ben roethlisberger drills one and then in the fourth, one rumbled in from 11 yarda out. steelers beat the bengals 24-17. >>> and giants versus skins, rookie sensation robert griffin iii with just a minute-and-a-half left puts washington up by three but never count out eli manning. 10 seconds later eli manning finds cruz for the score. look at him move. new york takes down washington 27-23. >>> when we return a very rare rescue caught on tape. zoo keepers are resuscitating a newborn tapir. keepers are resuscitating a newborn viper. to talk to your doctor ouncer ] be sure before you begin an aspirin regimen. [ woman ] learn from my story. get a free 6-inch sub of your choice when you buy any 6-inch sub and any drink before 9am. that's right! buy any 6-inch subway sub and any drink before 9am to get your free 6-inch sub. october only, so hurry in! around for? we're tracking the fall storm this morning. plus: ahead of schedule. the good news for drivers as rod work on th

the steelers beat the bengals 24-17.nning pulled out another dramatic fourth quarter comeback with a 77-yard bomb in the closing minutes to victor cruz. the giants get an exciting 27-23 win over washington, and cruz, there he goes. drew brees and the saints beat tampa bay. 35-28. green bay's aaron rodgers tossed three scoring passes as the packers got their fourth straight victory 30-20 over st. louis. college football now, alabama still number one in the bcs rankings, with florida in second place. kansas state moved up to number three with a win over west virginia. oregon is fourth. notre dame rounds out the top five. >>> in the wnba, tameka catchings had 25 points as the indiana fever won its first championship, beating minnesota three games to one. and finally, the red sox have traded for their new manager. boston got toronto manager john farrell by trading mike aviles to the blue jays to bring their former pitching coach back to fenway park. this is only the seventh time in major league history that a team has traded

and the bengals beat the jaguars 27-10.>>> now for another look at the weather, here is nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather forecast. you know i never do sports, so -- was it okay? >> it was fine. the giants lost to the eagles last night on nbc. >> i got the play by play. >> you got the play by play? >> yeah, coming up next. >> i think everyone at nbc sports is safe, but you never know. good morning. everyone. worse drive this morning is from tennessee into kentucky this is where a shield of rain is heading northwards. rainy around burlington, vermont, new hampshire and upstate new york. dry from boston to philadelphia. the rain in d.c., if you will get it, it will be late today. mostly for the evening drive onwards. it should be light, too. a ton of rain down to the southeast. even atlanta could deal with severe thunderstorms later today. >> all right. too bad. don't like the rain. >>> dracula scares up big bucks at the box office. plus baby, baby, baby, no. an unbelievable incident at the opening night of justi

the bengals fall to 3-4. >>> giants hosting rg3 and the redskins. what a game. fourth quarter. down 4. 2:00 to go. going for it on fourth and ten. watch griffin elude would-be tacklers. fourth down. a 19-yard gain. that keeps the drive alive. redskins keep it going with a chance to take the lead. three plays later griffin looking deep for santana moss. hits him in stride. that's a beautiful throw. 30 yards to the touchdown. redskins take the lead with 1:30 remaining. they left eli a little too much time. check this out. first play for the giants on the ensuing drive there. manning connected with the speedster, victor cruz. just right up the seam. i'm faster than everyone else on the field. patterson, new jersey, in the building. 77 yards. giants overcome rg3. get a home win, 27-23. a big one in the division. they're 5-2. next week they get the cowboys. they got back to.500 with a win over the panthers. >>> jets in foxborough taking on the patriots. just over 2:00 left in the fourth quarter. score tied at 27-27. devin mccord dionne the kick return. fumbles the football. coughs i

bengal tigers are an endangered species. they are looking a little sedated. >> did you see that paw? about a size 14 nike there. >> and teeth. >> they are cute though. >>> honesty in sin city. a cab driver did the right thing although i'm sure he was tormented a little bit. a 42-year-old driver found a black laptop case back seat of his van in las vegas last month. so he opened it up. he found $221,000 cash inside. and he turned it all in. the owner of th money rewarded him with $2,000. >> he did the right thing. >>> it is 4:57. it was do or die for bay area baseball teams last night. could either the giants or as pull off a win? we are going to highlight it. >> and the moment of truth for san francisco's embattled sheriff. the late night vote for ross mirkarimi. . >> we're live in union city where firefighters are still on the scene of a fire at a shopping center. we'll be live with the deputy cheap for alameda county fire coming up. be an understated example of unequaled american achievement, is actuallremely sophisticated

i called my parents and said, oh, by the way, i cheer for the bengals. and they were like okay, sarah, right. not you. >> reporter: yes, her. but between cheers, sarah was studying to build a career just like mom. >> i absolutely could not wait to get a degree in education and start teaching. >> when sarah came to you and said i want to be a teacher -- >> i was thrilled. i mean when your child wants to follow in your footsteps, your good footsteps, you're thrilled. >> reporter: and right out of college, sarah scored her dream job, teaching english here at dixie heights high in kentucky. she was just 23. >> i wanted those kids to love school, because school should be a good experience. >> reporter: but sarah was a different kind of teacher. it wasn't just her age or personality, it was that flashy weekend job. >> the cheerleading thing, it made me more marketable as far as from the boys' standpoint because they could talk about -- you know, on monday they could come in and talk about the game because i was there. >> reporter: but the girls -- >> the girls

the steelers beat the bengals in prime-time last night 24-17. picks off the bengals quarterback. roethlisberger turned this into a touchdown pass and two- point conversion. tied the game at 14. the final 24-17. a lot of new "gangnam style" videos continuing to surface. >> breaking it down "gangnam style"." >> ♪ ♪ >> that is roay a georgetown hoya player at the mall. he currently plays for the indiana pacers. -- that is roay a former georgetown player. flu season approaching. a warning about a credit cards. british researchers found credit cards are an unlikely source of bacteria. 1/10 are contaminated with fecal organisms. experts recommend wiping your credit cards down with sanitizer along with your hands. >> 6:00 hour 27 right now. we have another half-hour straight ahead. it's prince george's county police trying to solve a high- profile ca captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> straight ahead at 6 the v.a. am, mitt romney and president obama mead and one last the bay just over two weeks before the election. >> and jummy olabanji of the live desk

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i understand you're going to make him a cincinnati bengals fan. game with me on sudden. i'm happy to say that the bengals are 3-1 since camden's birth. that's why i'm excited about what i'm talking about today. i'm partnering with tide. it's about finding the moment where your team's colors -- >> steve: is that why you're wearing this? >> that and it's close to halloween. perfect halloween colors. find a picture that shows really -- represents what being your fandom is all about and post it on tide's facebook page. >> brian: what is your first cincinnati bengals memory? >> kenny anderson was the quarterback. he was lay -- i was laying on the little floor watching the game as a kid. that's what's kid about the nfl and the colors. it represents the memories and traditions we pass down. >> gretchen: here is the thing, i'm an ardent vikings fans, so i try to make sure my kids are fans. but guess what? they're not vikings fans. >> what? >> gretchen: no! it's so hard to listen to my son root for the jets! it's like wait a minute! >> it's a local team. >

there will be ongoing showers down toward the southwest in toward the bay of bengal. all right, let's head into the americas. again, dry, across much of -- central and western locations. but -- we are starting to see some very wintry weather. in fact -- some heavy snow coming down in parts of wyoming. we have a weakening storm system bringing snow across into ontario as well. further out toward the west, very dry. also windy. and that, could spell fire weather for you. in parts of oregon as well as washington state. out toward the east, going to be more of a rain event. any where from texas up through into quebec. should be seeing a good chance of showers. now that cold air is going to be moving further toward the northeast. 28 degrees, new york city. nice warm day. saturday won't be too bad. getting down to 14 degrees sunday. be prepared for the drop. 8 degrees in denver. expected and 12 in chicago. with 3 in the forecast for winnipeg. to the south. different story. low 30s in houston, texas. go now to europe. it is going to be quite split as we head into the weekend

these are golden bengal tiger cubs. that's very rare. the zoo is holding a contest to name them. . >> that probably does bode well for detroit in the series. >> i tell you what, beautiful weather again tomorrow. the next few days this is like june weather in late october. up to 80 by 4:00 tomorrow. mid-50s, cool, you want to dress a little warm. here's the out look, more good weather before the storm system moves offshore -- passes offshore we think into sunday night and monday. right now plan for a split weekend, a decent saturday but things turn on sunday. . >> what's going on down at the beach this weekend? what was it? >> we have the sea witch festival. always a huge event. >> and the marine corps mar than. >> yeah. that's right. we'll be right back. and more skycaps unloading more taxis... welcome to bwi. ...carrying families with more luggage. thanks. it's like he's out here with us. he's my friend, ben. i hope he's your friend, too. i'm ben cardin, and i approve this message. mayor: casino owners in west virginia are spending mill

. >>> today a one-time cincinnati bengals cheerleader accused of having sex with an underage student will reportedly accept a plea deal. sarah jones allegedly had sexual contact with a 17-year-old while teaching at a high school in kentucky. >>> and trending right now on nbcnews.com, did you know your pets can catch the flu? in some cases, from you. new research finds a jump in the number of cats infected with both the seasonal and h1n1 virus. a third of american homes have at least one cat. nearly four in ten have at least one dog. and they too can be infected. who knew? >>> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow closed at 13,610. aftering 34 points friday, the s&p was down a fraction. the nasdaq lost 13. taking a look at overseas trading, the nikkei was closed for a holiday, but in hong kong, the hang seng dropped 187. >>> bond markets are closed, but stock markets will be open for business on this columbus day. but don't expect much holiday spirit. investors are bracing for what's being forecast as one of the worst earnings seasons since lat

. >>> the cleveland browns scored a victory against the cincinnati bengals.this fan did was probably going to let them score ever again. >> oh now. >> i'm guessing score with the ladies. >> score with the ladies is right. this browns fan is standing right in front of a five-gallon bucket filled with something. they're offering him money. >> yeah. >> ha could possibly be in that bucket? it is full of -- urine. >> i knew it i knew it. >> is this the pee bucket because they're tailgating and they don't want to go to the bathroom. >> yes, that is exactly what that is. guess what they're asking him to do? he is supposed to put his head in it. dunk, dunk. >> good for the scalp. >> easy money. >> they offer him $450. >> please tell me he smartened up and said are you kidding me? i don't need to do that this badly. >> he would have pee residue, all over your face and hair. what if somebody had asparagus, then you've got a stink bomb. >> oh! >> yuck! [ laughter ] >> five, four, three, two, one! >> aggggggg! [ laughter ] >> oh. yes. >> to see this dude sink his head in

. >> ceo of player link used by the denver broncos, the cincinnati bengals, san diego chargers as well as the bears and the beloved green bay packers. before we explain the solution that you come up with plane expo me the problem. my career with the spartans we had a playback that was about yea big. i understand the ones the nfl use are significantly larger. >> i'm sure since your all star days they have grown over time. there are many teams using traditional play books. there is no reason you have to make this change. teams have done things their own way for a long time. >> now they are enormous. >> 300 pages and not only do they have to print them and distribute them every week they had to make play changes and the team would have to give back to play books, count them up and make sure they got back and then destroy them. >> and dvds on top of that. >> absolutely. the traditional way was player would come down and ask for a series of videos. somebody would have to find the videos and compile them and track the person down and find the dvd player and then what do i do with this materi

. >>> today a one-time cincinnati bengals cheerleader accused of having sex with an underage student will reportedly accept a plea deal. sarah jones allegedly had sexual contact with a 17-year-old while teaching at a high school in kentucky. >>> and trending right now on nbcnews.com, did you know your pets can catch the flu? in some cases, from you. new research finds a jump in the number of cats infected with both a seasonal and h1n1 virus. a third of american homes have at least one cat. nearly four in ten have at least one dog. and they too can be infected. >>> and now here's your "first look" dish at scrambled politics. george clooney was on hand for a fund-raiser last night. also there was seth mcfarland, creator of "the family guy" who will host the oscars. politics says president obama blinked at a rate of 70.8 times per minute last week. much more than mitt romney. it's a measure of stress, but does it definitely say which candidate will win in november? on "meet the press," nbc political director chuck todd said that president obama may have a problem because hispanic voters

the bengals with four losses. giants beat the cardinals.good time. >> this morning we asked -- was sunday's ravens' loss just a bump in the road or a sign of things to come for the rest of the season? >> put me on the spot. it is a bump in the road if the ravens can correct some problems on defense. we're hoping this week they will iron things out. the offense was not ok yesterday. >> very diplomatic. >> late breaking news at of south baltimore. >> firefighters still on the scene battling this fire. >> both presidential candidates have their last chance to set the record straight. >> not much of a debate between justin timberlake and his wife, jessica biel. >> plenty of sunshine is expected today. >> your monday morning commute is off to a busy start. we have accidents around the area. >> firefighters continued to battle a blaze in south baltimore. >> the ravens had a big problem in houston yesterday. tell us what you thought about yesterday's performance by the ravens. >> hundreds pay tribute to a lawmaker. >> the forecast as we continue.

they are tied atop the northern division with the bengals a team they have beaten. >>> 6 minutes after 6 right now. parents, you may have heard the story from your child and it made you cringe. little case of bullying, name calling and internet taunt and physical violence happening in the classroom. we all know it happens and know something has to be done so right now sherrie johnson is live to tell you what the state is doing to step in. [ no audio from station ] >> we apologize. we are having an audio issue but we will try to bring you the report because of course bullying prevention month is happening in october and we want you to know about this. we will work on that and bring it later. >>> stay with us this morning, we have a lot more coming up. fighting breast cancer anyway you can. we will tell you this morning about one local group what they are doing in a creative way raising money one clay pigeon at a time. and a problem with one airline. turbulence of a different sort. details on what they are doing to make travelers feel safer when they are flying the friendly skies. >> rep

. >>> a former cincinnati bengals cheerleader who admitted to having sex with a 17-year-old will not go to jail. sarah jones taught at the school where that teen attends and she has since agreed never to apply for another teaching job again. jones walked out of the courtroom actually hand in hand with that teenager. she's now working as a legal secretary. >>> the washington nationals are preparing for their first home playoff game after taking one on the chin in st. louis. jordan zimmerman got the start yesterday despite being 0-5 against the cards in the regular season. his bad luck against st. louis continued in the post season. zimmerman only lasted three innings giving up seven hits and five runs. the nats shuffled out seven different pitchers. as a group they gave up 12 runs. the cardinals crushed the nats 12-4. the series is at one game a piece. >> they got a split away from home and come home. do it in front of the home crowd instead. >>> encouraging news for the red scints. coach shanahan is opt mick -- optimistic about the quarterback. griffin got a mild concussion after bas

flying against the bengals. i think they stole one away from the new england patriots. this is a much more offensive oriented team than the ravens of history. what that means, it means that joe flacco has now come into his own. they are trusting him with cameron being very aggressive with the play calling. i would like to see them use ray rice a little bit more running the football, because they're now pass happy, believe it or not. this is the ravens. their next game will be against kansas city. they are a better football team. flacco is a better quarterback than castle. i believe they'll get to 4-1. >> i agree with you. people are always asking me what's wrong with the ravens defense? their defense is not as good, but the offense is better. one of the main reasons, he was defensive player of the year. he was the one guy any time you needed to, you knew he could get home and get to the quarterback. but there'll still a whether -- they're still a very good football team. they go to the road, take on kansas city team who struggled with matt cassell. >> i think when you l

a good way to get your first as the steelers went on to beat the bengals 24-17. 51 minutes after theeaching puberty earlier. much earlier. and the news comes after studies show girls also hitting puberty earlier. senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen joins us now live from atlanta to explain. elizabeth, how much earlier are we talking about here for boys? >> it's a pretty significant chunk of time, john. it's about six months to two years earlier than in studies that looked at previous decades. you know what's interesting? it's different by race. so let's take a look at these specific numbers. when you look at african-american boys, this study found they were hitting puberty at around a little over 9 years old. for white boys a little over 10 years old. hispanic boys were just a tad earlier, 10.4 years old. and when pediatricians see this data they think, you know, maybe parents need to be having that talk with their boys a little sooner than what they might have done. >> i suppose the question here, elizabeth, is why? why is this happening earlier? >> right. that is what ever

and they are tied at the top of the afc north with cincinnati bengals. sunday's kick off is at one. game out of town but a lot of people they are going to be walking maybe to their favorite bar to check it out. who knows. watching the game. maybe throwing a little football with the kids. what's the weather going to be like? >> the weather on sunday not so great. very chilly and we are going to be seeing rain. so unsettled conditions and all this is going to be courtesy of the cold front that's going to be trekking from the west to the east. and we could actually see the colder air behind that front with the snow in canada dropped a lot of snow in minnesota and also north dakota yesterday. we can see as we zoom in this morning we are dealing with mainly clear skies and we will see plenty of sunshine as we go into the afternoon. the big story for today is that the air is going to be nice and dry less humid with the dew points coming in the 50s. let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook good morning. >> reporter: good morning. well, for those of you in howard county, trav

obama will have to defend his response to last month's attack in bengal-- benghazi which killed four americans including u.s. ambassador chris stevens. the administration is under increasing criticism for initially refusing to call the attacks terrorism. in an exchange with bob schieffer on face the nation senator lindsey graham a senior member of the senate arms services committee was harsh. >> i think they have been misleading us but it finally caught up. >> schieffer: that si a very serious charge that you've just leveled, senator graham. are you saying that the administration deliberately mislead the american people to make it look as if terrorism is-- is not as much of a threat as apparently it is? >> either they are misleading the american people or incredibly incompetent. they are very political when it comes to foreign policy. when something goes bad, they deny, they deceive and they delay. >> reporter: libya became an issue last week on the campaign trail, especially after thursday's vice presidential debate when joe biden said the white house wasn't informed of multiple req

sunday night football, the pittsburgh steelers managed to keep things close against the cincinnati bengalsown four starters. after a sloppy first half the steelers found themselves with the game tied at 17 in the fourth quarter. chris rainy scored the first touchdown of his nfl career. that td proved to be the game winner as the steelers went on to beat cincinnati, 24-17. >> what about the houston texans? >> i'm all for the texans. they're good. next week. >>> the nfl now getting down with gangnam style. it has become the new celebration dance on the gridiron and at starting point with soledad o'brien. new york giants' jason pierre-paul just one of the players who celebrated a sack with the horsy and lasso twirl on sunday. >> game seven. tonight. game seven. >> game seven tonight in the nlcs along with the monday night football game. >> ahead this morning on "starting point," do parents have to give the talk a little earlier? a new study says boys are entering puberty much earlier than before. >>> comedians have been having a field day with the election season. we'll talk to d.l. hughley a