full field but jump in if you want to make a comment here first of all i'd like to go to nader in denver. we're told that the islamic world that it's in can't lead there just can't fathom democracy. there it is it's against their religious traditions against their history itself but i would turn it upside down i think they're probably grasping for democracy know exactly what it is and they're simply denied it but do you agree or disagree with that statement. i would broadly agree with that they're denied it largely by the ruling and corrupt elites that rule over most muslim societies i think it's fair to say that there is a deep rooted and widespread desire for democracy and human rights and a lot of good polling that sort of suggests this but i think broadly speaking the problem with respect to democratization in the muslim world is that the social conditions some of them internal but many of them external have not been conducive to the development of democracy so i think if one wants to you know answer the question objective lee one has to look at all of the relevant variables that imp

i'm joined by azzam tamimi in amman he is director of the institute of islamic political fock in denver we go to nader how she me he's an assistant professor of middle east and islamic politics at the university of denver in washington we cross to michele dunne she's a senior associate at the carnegie endowment for international peace also in washington we have stephen suliman schwartz he's the executive director for the center of islamic pluralism and another member of our cross talk team yell on the hunger all right folks cross talk rules and in fact we got a lot of people today got a full field but jump in if you want to make a comment here first of all i'd like to go to nate are in denver. we're told that the islamic world that it's in canton that they're just they can't. democracy . it is it's against their religious traditions against their history itself but i would turn it upside down i think they're probably grasping for democracy know exactly what it is and they're simply denied it do you agree or disagree with that statement. i would broadly agree with that they're denied it

from denver, and the former district attorney from denver should not be telling people in rural colorado how to take care of their land. we do not need president obama designating wilderness. what we need in colorado is a bottom-up solution where communities come together and decide on land use, not a bureaucrat in washington, d.c. that is exactly what has been happening. we will limit access to our land in western colorado. we need to make sure that the folks in western colorado are on board with limiting access. [applause] >> if i did this wrong let me know. my sense of it is that you said you would never vote for another wilderness in colorado. i think that would be a shame because it is one of the great legacy is we have in our state. but i agree with you that these decisions ought to be made in consultation with people in the local communities, as i have done, for example, with the legislation i have introduced to make chimney rock and national monument, something that is supported by the commissioners in that area and something that i am very proud to be doing. my view is that we s

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as i mention there's some gorgeous weather in the country from dallas to denver. we'll take a look at that tuesday forecast. and for the east coast, veron a veronica, it doesn't get a lot better. >> don't forget your umbrella. >>> so how is wall street going to do this week? your earlile morning business headlines are straight ahead. plus how did wall street do at the box office over the weekend. >> cowboys and vkings do something they haven't done all weeke weekend. you're watching "early today." >>> goodorning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz, and here are some of your top headlines this morning. e future of middle east peace talks hangs in the balance after middle east's ten-month slowdown expired last night without a come proprize. to celebrate the end of the moratorium jewish settlers broke ground on a kindergarten in west bank. >>> forces crossed iraq and killed 30 fighters suspected in a deadly bombing last week in iran. no group has claimed responsibility for it. >>> and a report from the group mayors against illegal guns finds n

let me show you a wildfire burning north of denver, colorado. this house is on fire.es, thick black smoke going to the roof. it started as a small grass fire and now, over 100 a.. in a currency, colorado north of denver. - kursey and the one in the middle of your screen. it looks like it is going to be a total loss and moved to permit latest as it develops. >> and national news, the first major changes take effect as the health care reform package. passed by congress six months ago and it is illegal for insurance companies to drop people because if they are sec. they cannot put a cap on your lifetime benefits and children cannot be refused coverage because of pre conditions and they can stay on their cur parents progra until they are 26 years old and hopefully republicans are looking to roll back. >> american people do not want this bill, they never wanted it and to president, you forced is down their throat. with this " parliamentary procedure. it is time to come back to washington. and get out of the backyard, come back here and we appeal this bill and start over. t

in colorado, temperatures in the 60s, 82 in denver, 101 in las vegas. if you're watching us in kndu, channel 25, washington, whether shakespeare or starting out, try your hand at a poetry open mike night at the university near richland. that's your pacific event of the day. >> here is an early look at headlines in entertainment. with a new baby on the way, hollywood couple john travolta and kelly preston have decided to move on rather than once again relive the death of their son jett. at the family's request, a judge in the bahamas has dropped the charges in an extortion case involving two defendants charged with trying to extort millions from travolta in return for keeping an ambulance waiver secret on the day jett died. their first trial in which travolta testified resulted in a mistrial. >>> elsewhere, "gawker" reports, still stinging from his rejected bid to run for president of haiti, at a recent show wyclef jean hit back at sean penn for questioning his ability to handle the job by singing of penn, quote, maybe he ain't seen me in haiti because h

kenny mckinley's body was found yesterday afternoon at his home near denver.ears he committed suicide. he was only 23 years old. >> michelle rhee got a high-profile high-five yesterday. she sat down with oprah winfrey who called her a warrior woman for her efforts. her future is anybody's guess. >> good morning. well, it seemed the audience at oprah were behind rhee and her move for reform. she will need the support and to have the support of vincent gray, something neither she nor gray are promising. >> a one-woman tornado at the center of a washington, d.c. storm. >> and now that william, michelle rhee is taking her -- that woman, michelle rhee is taking her push before the nation. >> this is a warrior woman. >> on monday rhee appeared on "the oprah win fray show" talking about the struggles in the d.c. school system. >> i don't believe you are going to be the leader who is going to take this school in the district we need to get going and have the highest expectations for the kids. >> no, i'm terminating now. >> her move to fire hundreds of teachers had the

denver checking in at 56 degrees. denver today 72 degrees. washington, d.c. a high of 84, 81, km forthable conditions in new york city. bostpacific northwest. all in all you can see cloud cover in portland, 67 for the high temperature. san diego, upper 60s with a mixture of sun and clouds." that's a look at your regional weather. lynn. >> scott, thank you. >>> well, the issues ahead this week on wall street. and a former hp big shot checks out the competition. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, the critics learn this weekend at the box office never underestimate the drawing power of the heavy weight hollywood star. >>> red sox try to avoid a sweep, a bizarre ending for the rangers, and a tradition that has ruffled a few feathers. you're watching "early today." ot >> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. less than a week after the u.s. declared the end of combat operations in iraq, american troops opened fire on suicide bombers who assaulted a baghdad

i saw the beautiful cities be taken from pier 7 the other day while i was traveling in denver. it's all around the world. that is good news for the city and the port as well. i do have some sad news. our friend john kitto passed away this afternoon. he is a native of san francisco. -- our friend john kitto recently passed away. he is a native of san francisco. he went off to the navy and then off to the family business at fort bragg. eventually, don and his family opened up de thel monte fish company end of the money in business at pier 45. john and his family have been a mainstay of our fish processing business at pier 45. he has been extremely instrumental in being an important part of the fish industry that ultimately got to the pier 45 area so that we could have a viable fish processing industry. he was born in san francisco in 1927. he is been married 59 years to his lovely wife mabel. he is the father of three boys and one girl. his daughter of genejanette helo run the family business in san francisco. our hearts go out to his family and his nine grandchildren. i would li

a championship roster around him if the deal goes through it would sound anthony to the nets with denver getting buried favors along with hearing them go in future drop fakes and other pieces charlotte. throngs forward brees do you all would go to the jails in exchange for them that point guard david harris. and stay with basketball as russia quenched their second straight way and add their women's world championships in the czech republic edging the hosts on friday and i get. that with twenty one points but that wasn't a mouthful that checks the way and russia determinates in the final moments of the game to secure a fifty five to fifty two win and move top of the group d. standings they take on in their last group. and let's move on to formula one now red bull dominated the practice for the singapore grand prix setting the two. faustus times ahead of saturday's qualification stand the tell was six staffs of a second playoff team mate mark webber at a full second faster than well champ and johnson bottom of mcclaren there are is for now the almost always fourth weakest while he was hami

that's north of denver. threatened to burn more homes too. no word on how that started.een having problems out there. >> they sure have. a lot of hot air in the western states. but none of that here in the chicago area. we have a sustained period of cool air. today we had a 68-degree afternoon high temperature. the official high for this date 80 occurred in the middle of the night 2:40 a.m. but time lapse cameras did show some sunshine breaking through in the afternoon. it's for that reason we did manage to warm into the upper 60s at least. we won't have that luxury much tomorrow. we may get up to sunshine. but by afternoon clouds will build in and we'll explain why in a moment. let's check out the temperatures again. 68 in chicago. notice the cool air to our north and northwest. that's coming in here over the weekend. look for daytime high temperatures probably only in the low to mid-60s. we're already in the 50s at the moment. the air cooling rapidly. dew point in the 40s. looks like it'll be a chilly night. out in the western suburbs temperatures tonight may struggle

the future success of the russian owned new jersey nets because the centerpiece of the deal is the denver nuggets super stopper mel anthony frustrated with the organization is failing to build a championship roster and around him if the deal goes through it would sound anthony to the nets with denver getting very favors along with him and go in future draft picks and other pieces charlotte and francois with brees would go to the jails in exchange for them that point guard david harris. and stay with basketball as russia clenched their second straight way and add their women's world championships in the czech republic edging the hosts on friday and i get more than that on with twenty one points but that wasn't a mouthful that checks the way and russia determinates in the final moments of the game to secure a fifty five to fifty two win and move top of the group d. standings they take on in their last group. and let's move on to formula one now red bull dominated the practice for the singapore grand prix setting the two fosters times ahead of saturday school for cation civil stand to tell t

denver, sunny and 90. and l.a., it's a sunny 99. time now for a check of the national forecast.test satellite picture shows that clear skies across much of the country, except for the east coast, where there are persistent storm clouds and thunderstorms bringing heavy rain. later today, more heat is expected in the southwest with plenty of sunshine. and on the east coast, there will be cool temperatures and heavy rain. >>> in sports, the bears against the packers on monday night football. with the score tied, chicago kicked a field goal, in the closing seconds and the bears came from behind to defeat green bay 20-17. >>> nfl hall of famer george blanda has died at the age of 83. blanda spent 26 seasons in the nfl as pay quarterback and kicker. he played for chicago, houston, baltimore and oakland. blanda retired in 1976 at the age of 48. >>> philadelphia wins in the national league east. roy halladay fired a two-hitter, as the phillies claimed their fourth straight division crown. the phils shut out the nationals 8-0, and then celebrated winning another playoff shot. >>> and bal

sunny, 88 in denver.les, 80 degrees and sunny. >>> time for a check of the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows scattered clouds in the northwest to the northern plains. further east, storm clouds lingering over the northeast. there are clear skies in the southwest. not far away is a large area of clouds building in the midwest. later today, extreme weather has moved on from the northeast giving way to sunny skies then west could get severe weather of its own capable of producing hail and gusty winds. the south is staying hot and humid and portions of the north are cool and breezy. in sports this morning, we begin with a scary moment in chicago. get a look at this. the white sox's paul konerko hit in the face by a pitch from carl pavano. he ended up staying in the game and next at bat, oh, boy, homers! take a look at that. delwyn young hit his 18th homerun. the twins beat the sox, 8-5. san francisco, bus ter posy with an rbi double and solo home run. the giants beat the dodgers 10-2. sanc

same with areas like denver. down to the southeast we are also going to be very, very warm.es. the only problem area is the west coast. anyone doing traveling, especially the pacific northwest, seattle, portland, that's where we will deal with shower activity and wet weather. lynn, as i mentioned, it's nice. always news for you. always something for you to talk about. every now and then i get these quiet periods. >> we try and set that up for you. when you are working so hard, we just give bill a break. >> see, yeah. >> we try. >> a giant upset at the box office this weekend. plus perpetual troublemakers paris hilton and lindsay lohan spend the weekend weaving their way through legal issues. your "first look" at entertainment is straight ahead. wall street is getting back on its feet. but the financial landscape is still full of uncertainty. in times like these, you need an experienced partner to look out for you. heads up! and after 300 years we have gotten pretty good at that. to finish what you started today. for the aches and sleeplessness in between, there's new motrin

denver broncos wide receiver kenny mckinley apparently took his own life.olice say mckinley's body was found in his colorado home. he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. the 23-year-old was on the broncos' injured reserve list. with a knee injury. >>> monday night football, new orleans pulled out a dramatic win. score tied. drew brees of the saints, 30 yard completion to get close enough for a field goal. garrett hartley will kick it. as time runs out. new orleans beat the 49ers 25-22. >>> in baseball, the yankees extend their lead over tampa bay. new york's curtis granderson, two home runs against the rays. the yankees win 8-6. that victory gives them a game and a half lead in the american league east. >>> in philadelphia, right fielder jason hayes made an error that led to the philadelphia go ahead run. phillies beat the braves 3-1. >>> by the way, in the seventh inning of that game, a fan ran onto the field in a red costume. atlanta left fielder matt diaz tripped up the fan. security guards took him away. diaz got an ovation from the phillies' crowd

partly cloudy, 78 in denver. in denver, sunny, 91.ngeles, partly cloudy and 81. >>> time for a check of the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows clear skies across the southwest and northeast. not so clear over the southern plains. thick clouds found swirling over texas. clouds also gather in the northwest and patches of clouds are breaking down in the northern plains. later today, scattered thunderstorms could be found forming in the northern plains. heavy rain lingers in the southern plains. nice and sunny in the northeast and feeling hot and humid in the southeast. >>> in sports this morning, it was manning bowl 2 on sunday night football. to the highlights. eli versus peyton, who connected for three touchdowns for the colts and eli with three turnovers. the eagles michael vick with his first start at quarterback in four years. remember he missed two seasons in prison. yesterday, he put up two touchdown passes against detroit. he led philly 35-32 over the lions. >>> on a more serious note the michigan state coach r

the savior if there is to be one, the man they call the mastermine in denver.oach also carries the title of redskins executive vice president. and he has the final say on all football-related matters. shanahan also a bit refreshed after being fired in denver. >> coach, you took a yar off before you came here. what did you do? >> good question. you kind of did some thing you've never been able to do before. and you have anywhere from80 to 100-hour weeks and then nothing to do. and you have some free time. it's something that i enjoy. get a chance to read a little more,work out a little bit more, sleep a lite bit more i never thought i could sleep. when you don't have something on your mind, you can sleep more than you thought. >> did you find yourself actually decompressing om all those years of coaching or did you find yourself studying the game more? maybe looking at it in a different perspective? >> well, i think initially you have a chance to do some things you haven't done. minutes time with the family, do thing you normally wouldn't even think about. i was

look at 95 in denver, 86 by wednesday. still a little bit above normal.eck me, but i think that's right. phoenix, 106, 102. down to 95. phoenix has been very warm >> it is a brisk morning in times square. we'll have more weather in the next half hour. robin? >> thank you. >>> now, in "america's health" with the waistline continuing to expand, more than 200,000 americans underwent bariatric surgery last year. a new study says it's gaining popularity. especially with teenagers but is it safe to have this life-altering surgery at a young age. >> i'm a little frustrated, i put hard work in. i didn't get the results. >> reporter: 15-year-old caleb has been battling his weight for much ever his young life. obesity runs in his family. at his heaviest, he weighed 448 pounds. >> because i needed something done because my weight was getting out of control. >> reporter: in june, he had a gastric sleeve. a surgery where 80% to 85% of his stomach is removed allowing the patient to feel fuller on smaller amounts of food. little is known about the long-term risks of the

we do see a pattern of severe weather possible today from denver to minneapolis.here. and we'll have them with our flight tracker at abc7news.com. here's kristen with more news. >> just about 4:47. a few key components about the healthcare overhaul are set to take effect tomorrow. but this morning's l.a. times reports major insurance companies are going to stop selling new policies for children. anthem blue cross, aetna and others will halt new child only policies in california and other states. the company says the new rules taking effect could create huge and unexpected costs. they include a ban from rejecting junksters -- youngsters with preexisting conditions. abc has more. >> six months after president obama signed landmark healthcare reform into law, americans will now begin to see the effects. starting tomorrow, young adults will be able to stay on their parents' insurance plans until they turn 26. insurance companies can no longer deny coverage to children based on preexisting conditions. insurers must provide prevented services such as mammograms and colo

resulta que el receptor kenny mckinley, de los broncos de denver, fue encontrado muerto en su casa, alego de suicidarse, dijo el alguacil del condado de arapahoe. la policia encontro su cadÁver en la alcoba principal, en el segundo piso de su departamento, los detectives consideran que mckinley, de 23 aÑos, se dio un disparo. ahora nos metemos en las grades ligas en donde los orioles siguen ganando. anoche ty wigginton conectÓ un elevado de sacrificio que rompiÓ un empate en la pizarra, y le siguiÓ luke scott con un sencillo productor de una carrera en la sÉptima entrada para llevar a los orioles de baltimore a una victoria de 4-2 sobre los medias rojas de boston. los orioles, obtuvieron su 11er triunfo en sus Últimos 15 juegos. ademas ganÓ apenas por cuarta ocasiÓn en sus u Últimas 21 visitas al fenway park. distinto en el parque nacional, el venezolano humberto quintero y geoff blum conectaron sendos cuadrangulares durante un racimo de siete carreras en la quinta entrada, y los astros de houston aplastaron 8-2 a unos errÁticos nacionales de washington. y el futbol local tiene nueco c

. >> reporter: the smoke is so dark and thick it can be seen all the way to denver. fire crews have had to attack the blaze which is ten miles northwest of boulder on the ground because high winds had kept air tankers grounded until late afternoon monday. >> some of the structures lost or destroyed actually belong to firefighters that were currently working on the incident. >> reporter: officials don't know how many structures the blaze has burned, but anna and tom know their home is gone. tom stayed back to fight the fire, but had to give up. >> i was putting out the spot fires, but once that firestorm hit and the trees just ignited, the flames were up about 200 feet in the air. >> reporter: some desperate homeowners who were away when the fire broke out were trying to get back up to the area. >> i'll be back down here in 20 minutes. my dog's in that house and i'm not going to let my dog burn. >> reporter: roads coming down from the foothills were jammed. others stayed behind to make a stand. >> i got my dogs, all the stuff in my room. >> reporter: people who live i

the first lady will start in the midwest hitting milwaukee and chicago before heading onto denver and then it is off to the east coast with a stop in new york before visiting the west coast for events in seattle, san francisco and los angeles. >> they're sending her to states where -- which are basically blue states which are open to democrats but where some democratic candidates are in trouble, wisconsin, colorado, california. and that is where they think she will have the most influence. >> reporter: michelle obama is using her clout to push for senator russ feingold in wisconsin who is up against ron johnson, senator michael bennett in denver taking on republican ken buck and senator barbara boxer in l.a. in a race against carly fiorina. staffers say she will not be getting down and dirty. her foreign us will be on backing democratic candidates, not on taking shots at republicans. >> the first lady is more popular than the president. that is often the case. >> reporter: mrs. obama is expected to discuss issues important to middle america like jobs, the economy and the challenges of

many people in denver know whether they lost their homes are not have described the last few days this realty. >> those who came back to their shellshocked neighborhood on sunday afternoon, had a new appreciation for what home means. >> it is good to be home. and what we have a home still standing. >> but they look out of scenes and that tempers that appreciation. >> very sad, in my neighborhood. after >> to got a lot worse for us. >> their relief discern replaced by the realization that their neighborhood is for ever been a change. >> if i can barely looked down the hill, i mean it was is almost like, to look at my kitchen window but this usually treat, but it also means those blocking the view. but i will be reminded of it every time i come home, as i'm coming down when you because tapestry is gone. fitch >> we would just continue to pray for the family. and for the people who've lost their homes and their family members. we will try to work to preserve the community. >> instead brno jeff pierce kron4 news. >> future crass is showing some cooler temperatures this weekend. coming up v

. >>> the giants were in denver tonight with tim >>> fred's in for mark tonight.the giants, another close -- >> no matter how this pennant race endses, giants are already witnessing history. san francisco's pitching staff has gone 18 consecutive games giving up just three runs. that's the longest streak in baseball since 1917. and two-time cy young award winner, tim lincecum led the charge in the 6th, eric young singles and another run scores. tim, don't throw pat burrell the slider. he threw the slider. pat burrell is looking for it. a two-run homer, that's all she wrote. the giants are now 20 games over 500. the san diego padres used star trek figures for good luck. the older figures worked their magic. and it's miggie, miguel tejeda, the single that scores two. the padres beat the reds. so the giants remain one game ahead of san diego. the giants have just eight games left and they can pretty much eliminate colorado with a couple more wins in denver this weekend. >>> in oakland, 30-year-old rookie pitcher was trieding to raise his record 3-0 but texas is thinki

you had gone back to denver to work.phone call from your mom, what does she say to you. >> annie's mom called and she was very difficult to understand. she was hysterical and said that gore had fallen in the irrigation ditch, that amy's dad had been working on him, but it may be too late and i immediately called a couple of friends from church and asked them to pray for two things, one a miracle and two peace for my wife. >> and when he got to the hospital, the doctors are not holding out much hope at all? >> it was 15 minutes when they got him to the hospital that they got his heart started again. >> 10 to 15 minutes, they got his heart started and then after we arrived at children's in denver, it was less than 1% chance they gave. >> so this thing, the experimental treatment that they tried on tried on him, they said they were going to start pumping these cold fluids into his body, what was going through your mind? >> please do everything you can. and that's what the doctors communicated to us, they wanted to give gore

. >>> the giants were in denver tonight with tim lincecum on on the mound tonight. >>> and it's friday night, high school games. >>> fred's in for mark tonight. the giants, another close -- >> no matter how this pennant race endses, giants are already witnessing history. san francisco's pitching staff has gone 18 consecutive games giving up just three runs. that's the longest streak in baseball since 1917. and two-time cy young award winner, tim lincecum led the charge in the 6th, eric young singles and another run scores. tim, don't throw pat burrell the slider. he threw the slider. pat burrell is looking for it. a two-run homer, that's all she wrote. the giants are now 20 games over 500. the san diego padres used star trek figures for good luck. the older figures worked their magic. and it's miggie, miguel tejeda, the single that scores two. the padres beat the reds. so the giants remain one game ahead of san diego. the giants have just eight games left and they can pretty much eliminate colorado with a couple more wins in denver this weekend. >>> in oakland, 30-year-old rookie pitch

a word most to denver heard of became terribly real -- a word that most had never heard of became terribly real in that moment. >> we have a microphone waiting. give the high sign if you like to pursue any of these particular lines with the panelists. >> any article in the constitution has and it to defend and protect constitution. it does not mean preserve, protect, and defend the president. it means protecting the presidency. part of the responsibility for the continuity of the presidency and the government. that is where you get into the argument about fighting the decapitation of the government. that falls under the federal emergency management agency, the department homeland security. the defense department provides the bulk of support for the effort. >> mr. secretary, did you stay in washington after the attack? >> i knew that the deputy was elsewhere. the attorney general flew back and got there in the afternoon. i stayed there with director mueller because the critical thing was to identify and stop anyone out there who might carry out followed attacks. we had to give him the autho

look at 95 in denver, 86 by wednesday. still a little bit above normal.nver, 81 or 82. check me, but i think that's right. phoenix, 106, 102. down to 95. on the east coast, the numbers >>> 68 degrees at reagan national airport and mostly sunny skies. a few high clouds are anticipated today but it will be a bright sunny day with a refreshing north wind dropping the humidity. bowie is 63 degrees we are in the mid-60's and on our way to near 80 degrees. it will be near 90 wednesday- >> it is a brisk morning in times yeah. >> as america's health with the waistline continues to expand, more than 200,000 americans underwent bariatric surgery last year. a new study says it's gaining popularity. especially with teenagers but is it safe to have this life-altering surgery at a young age. >> i'm a little frustrated, i put hard work in. >> reporter: 15-year-old caleb has been battling his weight for much ever his young life. obesity runs in his family. at heaviest, he weighed 448 pounds. >> because i needed something done because my weight was getting out of control.

. >> reporter: in 2002, 10 coaches who will be in this sunday's game, were members of the same denver broncos coaching staff, including gary cube backwho worked with mike shanahan in denver and san francisco. there is another shanahan with major ties with this week's opponent. 30-year-old kyle shanahan was with the texans four years. the last two as offensive coordinator. under his guidance, the texans led the nfl in passing in 2009. after his dad was hired by the redskins, kyle made the jump to join him and serve as the team's offensive coordinator. he was familiar with the texans offense. the question is, will it play a role in sunday's game? i would like to say it would be a big deal but we get so caught up and i feel like we finished dallas a few hours ago and then the amount of stuff we have to put in and put in the game plan before before. >> that is not how you play the game. you watch the film and you prepare. [ laughter ] >> we don't do things like that here. >> the texans on the heels of the upset over the colts, our 3- point favorites over the skins, even though they're pla

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peyton manning throws three td passes and colts win in denver.w england beats buffalo and tennessee tumbles the giants, 23-10. and pittsburgh stays undefeat eagles win in jacksonville and baltimore beats the browns, 24- 17 and copyright cincinnati takes care of winless carol. >> so it doesn't get any easier when the 49ers go to atlanta and houston comes to oakland. >>> coming up the pga crowns it's newest $10 million man in the atlanta rain. the winner may surprise you, next. . >>> 40-year-old jim furyk never before won three golf tournaments in a single season, until now. his reward, more than $11 million. that is nice work, if you can get it. rain created a two-hour declare for the final round near atlanta. jim furyk started with a run- shot lead and bumps it up to two on this birdie on 11. scores can quickly change in the rain. luke donald, chipping about 100 feet in the rain and that is kind of nice. that is kind of -- you know, that is incredible! donald shoot and even-par 70 and one back, all alone in second. jim furyk needs to get up and d

anthony is denver's best player. teams weren't going to move them because they haven't been able to get him to sign a long- term contract. >>> coming up next hour, race fans head to delaware to see the nascar boys run the monster mile. qualifying runs. i'll have the latest from the track on eyewitness news at 6:00. >>> and join me on the radio, monday morning at 9:00. 107, the fan. wjz f.m. i think we'll be talking football. win or lose. >> let's hope there are no attacks. >> let's just hope he does well. >>> still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. >>> school ends with a trip to the hospital for some elementary-aged children in harford county. i'm gigi barnett in havre de grace. coming up, what caused the car to slam into their school bus. details are just ahead. ♪ [ monkey cheeps ] [ male announcer ] a bath becomes even more pleasurable when you know that your water is being heated in an environmentally- conscious way while saving you hundreds of dollars on your water-heating energy bill. the geospring water