meanwhile, the cincinnati bengals at home and first time done a "sunday night football" regular seasoninnati and turns out to be a big game. the ravens, of course, lead in the division, but several impactful injuries for baltimore today. >> you talk about lardarius webb and ray lewis and haloti ngata and say that is their best player at every level of the defense. so as we see so many times and terrell suggs, of course, not being there as well. so the pittsburgh steelers with their injuries on the offensive line, can they get it going here after a slow start? cincinnati bengals losing to the dolphins and the browns in back-to-back weeks to kill their 3-1 start. a lot of questions in play next week. >> al: a first look at andy dalton and a.j. green. that is "sunday night football" from paul brown stadium a week from tonight. that is the story from here in houston, where green bay wins it 42-24. until next sunday, al michaels and cris collinsworth and michele tafoya, our entire crew, including the guys in the truck, saying good night from houston. . >>> right now nbc bay area news. santa

meanwhile, the cincinnati bengals at home and first time done a "sunday night football" regular seasoninnati and turns out to be a big game. the ravens, of course, lead in the division, but several impactful injuries for baltimore today. >> you talk about lardarius webb and ray lewis and haloti ngata and say that is their best player at every level of the defense. so as we see so many times and terrell suggs, of course, not being there as well. so the pittsburgh steelers with their injuries on the offensive line, can they get it going here after a slow start? cincinnati bengals losing to the dolphins and the browns in back-to-back weeks to kill their 3-1 start. a lot of questions in play next week. >> al: a first look at andy dalton and a.j. green. that is "sunday night football" from paul brown stadium a week from tonight. that is the story from here in houston, where green bay wins it 42-24. until next sunday, al michaels and cris collinsworth and michele tafoya, our entire crew, including the guys in the truck, saying good night from houston. . >> new information from a murder in an

meanwhile, the cincinnati bengals at home and first time done a "sunday night football" regular seasoninnati and turns out to be a big game. the ravens, of course, lead in the division, but several impactful injuries for baltimore today. >> you talk about lardarius webb and ray lewis and haloti ngata and say that is their best player at every level of the defense. so as we see so many times and terrell suggs, of course, not being there as well. so the pittsburgh steelers with their injuries on the offensive line, can they get it going here after a slow start? cincinnati bengals losing to the dolphins and the browns in back-to-back weeks to kill their 3-1 start. a lot of questions in play next week. >> al: a first look at andy dalton and a.j. green. that is "sunday night football" from paul brown stadium a week from tonight. that is the story from here in houston, where green bay wins it 42-24. until next sunday, al michaels and cris collinsworth and michele tafoya, our entire crew, including the guys in the truck, saying good night from houston. . [ mitt romney ] look at the evidence o

. >>> 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. who knew? >>> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow closed at 13,610. 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 close, 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 late 2009. as always, alcoa will

. >>> 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

. >>> 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

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

. >>> a former cincinnati bengals cheerleader who admitted having sex with a 17-year-old will know go to jail. she taught at the school where the teen attended. she agreed to never apply for another teaching job. she walked out of the courtroom hand in hand with the teenager and is now working as a legal secretary. >>> some fully abled passengers are using wheelchairs as a ploy to bypass long lines at airport security check points. according to the 1986 air carrier access act, airlines are required to accommodate disabled travelers but they're not required to show any proof of disability. a "new york times" report quote the flight attendants who call them miracle flights. eight when passengers use the the wheelchairs but abandon them after they land. >>> the two men vying to be the next senator from virginia meet up in richmond. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back. monika here with timesaver traffic. if you're planning to head around town, you'll find the wet road conditions right now. otherwise volumes are still light. no problems on 95 between baltimore and our beltway. looking go

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

she says without telling her parents or anyone else, on a whim she tried out for the nfl's cincinnati bengals cheerleading squad. >> i believe there were like 400 girls that tried out, and i ended up making it. i have no idea. 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

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. >

. >>> george, now to that former cincinnati bengals cheerleader and high school teacher charged withaving a sexual relationship with an underage student. the style was set to start this week. but sarah jones is due in a kentucky court to accept a plea deal today instead. abc's paula faris joins us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, amy. it's a complete 180 for this cincinnati ben-gals cheerleader. she pleaded not guilty to having sex with a minor but her attorneys say today she will accept a plea deal. abc news had learned that sarah jones, the former cheerleader and high school teacher accused of having sex with a student will avoid a very public trial. jones' attorney said later this morning, she will accept a plea deal after originally pleading not guilty to sexual abuse. >> people don't know the real me. i ask people to hold their judgment until the truth comes out. >> reporter: prosecutors said the 26-year-old used e-mails and text messages to seduce a 16-year-old student back in november of 2011. the relationship they say led to a three-month affair with the teen.

. >>> a plea deal today for the former cincinnati bengals cheerleader facing sexual abuse charges.he agreement will allow sarah jones to avoid a trial slated to begin wednesday. the 27-year-old jones is expected to serve probation but no jail time for having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student while she was a teacher at a local high school. >>> the international space station is getting a special delivery from the u.s., an unmanned privately owned rocket and cargo capsule launched sunday night bringing some 882 pounds of food, clothing and other scientific supplies to the space station. perhaps the most anticipated item in the dragon capsule, a freezer containing chocolate vanilla swirl ice cream. nasa has turned to the private sector to supply the space station since the retirement of the space shuttle program last year. >>> and a massive 25-car pile-up at talladega on sunday in the final last of the nascar race. race leader tony stewart was bobbing and weaving to avoid a takeover attempt when michael waltrip clipped his bumper sending him careening into several other

four starters but despite a sloppy first half they managed to keep things close against the cincinnati bengalss first nfl touchdown proved to be the game winner. a good way to get your first as the steelers went on to beat the bengals 24-17. 51 minutes after the hour right now. the american academy of pediatrics says boys are reaching 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 kn

. >>> a former cincinnati bengals cheerleader has admitted to having sexual relations with a teen studenthile a high school english teacher. 27-year-old sarah jones entered a guilty plea as part of an agreement that had felony charges against her dropped sparing her jail time. instead, jones will have to report to a probation officer and can never apply for a teaching job again, but she will not have to register as a sex offender. jones left court monday together with a former student who is now 18 years old. >>> nasa's curiosity rover has been distracted from its scooping mission on mars by a mysterious shiny object. curiosity found the bright object sitting on the ground, and even though officials suspect it is a piece of the rover itself, they are not doing any more scooping until they figure out what exactly it is. >>> and fearless felix baumgardner proves his mettle. the 33-year-old daredevil is set to sky dive 23 miles above earth and plummet. if successful he will be the first human to ever break the sound barrier outside of an aircraft. the former austrian paratrooper has trained

. >> that's her, sarah jones, nfl cheerleader for the cincinnati bengals. this was her weekend gig.r main job. >> who can tell me after looking over -- >> reporter: a buttoned up high school english teacher in kentucky charged with a felony sex crime. >> a cheerleader indicted. >> reporter: she was painted as a predator who seduced one of her own students, cody york, a 17-year-old who played on the high school baseball team. we questioned sarah about it back in august. did you ever have sex with this student? >> no, it was never like that, no. it was -- >> reporter: emotional? >> yes. >> reporter: but not sexual? >> no, it was never about that. never like that. >> reporter: sarah's defense team wanted prosecutors to lay off. >> they are obsessed, in my humble opinion, with getting her. >> do you swear from the testimony you're about to give in this matter it will be the truth, so help you god? >> yes, i am. >> reporter: but just last week a total reversal for sarah. she took a deal, pleading guilty to reduced charges and spilling about her secret affair. >> i sent sexually explicit

in cincinnati, trailing 7-3 on fourth down, the bengals used a direct snap to running back cedric peerman for a 48-yard gain. they would score on a one-yard pass a few plays later. 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 chil

in cincinnati, trailing 7-3 on fourth down, the bengals used a direct snap to running back cedric peerman on a fake punt for a 48-yard gain. they would score on a one-yard pass a few plays later. 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 th

in cincinnati, trailing 7-3 on fourth down, the bengals used a direct snap to running back cedric peermanunt for a 48-yard gain. they would score on a one-yard pass a few plays later. and the bengals beat the jaguars 27-10. all right. >>> 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. >>

and tonight we are looking at the steelers heading on over to cincinnati to take on the bengals at pauln stadium. clear and cool, 55-60 degrees. absolutely perfect weather for the game later on tonight. jen jenna? >>> dylan, thank you very much. >>> so it used to be children learned about sex from having the talk with their parents, but the internet is changing all of that. a new documentary now looks at how technology and pornography are shaping the sexual identity of young girls. michelle franzen has details. >> reporter: the culture of sex is not just for after hours anymore, from the constant barrage of sexy ads, reality tv shows, and videos. ♪ ♪ call me mr. flintstone i can make your bedrock ♪ >> reporter: graphic form has become the norm. >> if i had to say how many guys had porn apps on their phone, i would guess eight out of ten. >> reporter: a new documentary, sexy baby, takes a provocative peek into the lives of young girls and women growing up and living in the digital age. >> we're like the first generation to have what we have. i mean, we are the pioneers. >> reporter: 12-y

bengals lost today against the browns. the tight end sense the tackle. the stiff arm to finish it. 7-0 cincinnati. whedon to watson. 27-17 cleveland. dalton had not thrown an interception all season. picked off by brown. back into the end zone. 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

cincinnati. a crazy interception by the steelers. 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

pittsburgh broke a tie with cincinnati in the fourth quarter on an 11-yard burst. 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 fen

pittsburgh broke a tie with cincinnati in the fourth quarter on an 11-yard burst. the steelers beat the bengals 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 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

of course, we are talking about the steelers heading over to cincinnati to take on the bengals.. looks real nice for a game at paul brown stadium. that is, of course, sunday night. also, check out your forecast any time at weather.com. lester? >>> we're hearing from lance armstrong for the first time since he stepped down as chairman of his live strong cancer charity. the move was in the wake of the doping scandal that's tarnished armstrong's cycling career. as charles hadlock reports, support for the charity remains strong. >> reporter: a yellow carpet welcome and a chance for celebrities to hear from a sports legend fallen from grace. friday night in austin, lance armstrong spoke publicly for the first time since he was kicked out of the sport he once dominate. >> it's been an interesting couple of weeks. it's been a difficult couple of weeks. for me, for my family, for my friends, for this foundation. >> reporter: the occasion was the 15th anniversary celebration of his live strong foundation, the cancer-fighting charity he founded after surviving testicular cancer. a host of