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eagles drop to 0-2. the eagles will host jacksonville next thursday.t detroit next saturday. peyton manning, two first quarter touchdown passes. the other two, reggie wayne. as the colts defeat the eagles by a score of 23-15 here in indianapolis. coming up next on fox, late local news, except on the west coast. >> daryl: i love indoor pyrotechnics, kenny! >> kenny: tomorrow, the cowboys and the titans. in dallas cowboys stadium in arlington. coverage begins at 8:00 eastern, 5:00 pacific, right here on fox. and on fox saturday baseball, prentsed by gillette body wash on saturday, the yankees face the red sox. the cubs take on the dodgers. it gets under way at 4:00 eastern, 1:00 pacific right here on fox. the eagles and the colts, weak two of the preseason here in indianapolis. terrific first quarter for peyton manning and the colts. they win it 23-15. for more information on today's game and the latest in nfl news, log on to foxsports.com, powered by msn, the world's fave it sports site. so long from indy. you know, a lot can happen in a year. life chan

eagles drop to 0-2. the eagles will host jacksonville next thursday.t detroit next saturday. peyton manning, two first quarter touchdown passes. the other two, reggie wayne. as the colts defeat the eagles by a score of 23-15 here in indianapolis. coming up next on fox, late local news, except on the west coast. >> daryl: i love indoor pyrotechnics, kenny! >> kenny: tomorrow, the cowboys and the titans. in dallas cowboys stadium in arlington. coverage begins at 8:00 eastern, 5:00 pacific, right here on fox. and on fox saturday baseball, prentsed by gillette body wash on saturday, the yankees face the red sox. the cubs take on the dodgers. it gets under way at 4:00 eastern, 1:00 pacific rig here on fox. l the eagles and the colts, weak two of the preseason here in indianapolis. terrific first quarter for peyton manning and the colts. they win it 23-15. for more information on today's game and the latest in nfl news, log on to foxsports.com, powered by msn, the world's fave it sports site. so long from indy. with more eligible models qualifies to be recyc

who else was interested and how did he end up with the eagles?s speaking to a host of clubs as the days went on after mike's reinstatement, teams got more excited. bottom line for mike, the eagles have unbelievable inf infrastructure, donovan mcnabb has been supportive. >> who were the other clubs that were thinking of bringing him on? >> i am not going to discuss them specifically, because it does nothing but bring chaos to them. >> how much of a factor was donovan mcnabb in vick coming to the eagles? >> i think it was huge. him telling the eagles we should get vick, that's huge when have you a pro bowl quarterback pulling for you. >> have you a pro bowl quarterback. he's not a backup, a starter. is he going to be comfortable as a backup? >> as mike said tonight, there's no way he can go out tomorrow, first day of practice in two years and be a starting quarterback for the philadelphia eagles or any other club. so the beauty of this situation is, he won't do that, he doesn't want to do that today. and he's ready to learn. >> i imagine, though, a

the philadelphia eagles making it official. about an hour ago the team announced they signed disgraced quarterback michael vick to a one-year deal with an option for a second year. now, remember, vick spent 18 months in prison on federal dogfighting charges. larry smith is in philadelphia right now. clearly, the team is hoping this is going to be the beginning of a turnaround for i guess for them and for him, but i have to wonder what the fans are thinking. >> well, you know, we really don't know, christi. before i start, since you mentioned the fans, let me show you this. this morning's "philadelphia daily news" the headline telling everyone, michael vick is coming, hide your dogs. michael vick knows this is the kind of thing he will be facing throughout the rest of his nfl career which now will resume with the philadelphia eagles. ed wothe word inside, everybody deserves a second chance. the number one draft pick in the nfl being introduced and flanked by his new head coach andy reid and tony dungy who has served as a mentor

the most media at the eagles practiceil fitacny facility in . the 29 year old was remorseful and seems to be saying all of the right things. >> i committed, you know, an act that was cruel and it was -- unethical. it was --ou know, it was inhumane and, you know, so i understand to a certain degree. but, you know, our country is a country of second chances and, you know, i paid my debt to society. i spent two years in prison. away from my fiancee, my mom, my family. away from my two kids. and that was a humbling experience. and i can't, you know, explain how deeply hurt and, you know, how sorry, you know, i was, you know, once, you know, everything went down and hi to explain to my three kids what had happened. what transpired to me and it was because of daddy's faults. >> michael vick will be eligible to play in the regular season. no later than week six. the eagles week seven opponent, the washington redskins. we will have reaction from the redskins coming up a bit later in sports. >> dan, tnk you. >>> michael vick's story transcend it is world

>> why the eagles signing him? as they mentioned before, the organization is a winning organization and they did their due diligence, including talking to the nfl commissioner roger goodell to get a sense of where michael vick's head was and tony dungy played an role and i was at the courthouse in richmond, virginia, in december of '07 when michael vick was sentenced on the dog fighting charges and what i hear today from michael vick is a lot more contrition than i did on that day when he was facing, again, at the time, it seemed almost two years in prison. now, i'm not a psychologist telling you what i heard today and what i heard in richmond back in december, but i'm just comparing the two. t the eagles said this is a team and head coach andy rid has seen both of his sons arrest eed charges. this is a calculated risk they're taking and a risk is one they should take and be beneficial for both parties. >> this is perfect. the camera shot inside the training facility moved from michael vick to tony dungy and it's p

so it's with eagles, rafer. >> it's with the eagles.for the most part, are in favor of this. of it appears they think this is going to work out, even though they have a quarterback. as for the fans, well, as understandable, it is split. but andy reid said this is a good move. donovan mcnabb who vick will back up is in favor of it. the eagles quarterback, mcnabb, will probably get hurt at some point this season. he often does. their other back-up, kevin colt already got hurt, so mcnabb says he has been pushing for this. >> i pretty much lobbied to get him here, and what a party better place to come here, and this group continues to stay together and bond together through tough times. what. >> are you saying about it? theresa from philly says asta la vista to vick and the eagles of. the eagles just made the biggest moral blunder. i have now changed my alegionians to the colts. meanwhile, a text, live and let live. i feel vick will turn his life around and make a big impact in the nfl. we give you the news you give us your views. text them

signing with the philadelphia eagles. the announcement just weeks after the league lifted his suspension. fox 5 dave feldman is live up in baltimore tonight. you were there for the skins- ravens preseason game. we'll get to that in a second. let's start off with the breaking news. >> reporter: yeah, brian. about michael vick with all the speculation ending, everyone wanted to know when. everyone wanted to know where. he's not getting coming -- not coming to washington to play for the skins but he is coming to washington at least twice a year. the announcement will be at a formal press conference tomorrow. he is an eagle. he was released from home confinement july 20. the n.f.l. commissioner roger goodell conditionally released his suspension. goodell said he would consider vick for full reinstatement by week six at the latest. here's what one fan in baltimore had to say. >> well, i'm just waiting for donovan mcnabb's to assault some more on her blog. it doesn't affect me too much. being the size of the city in philadelphi

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why don't eagle fans stay home? >> well, they might. i think the eagles calculated they have a waiting list for season tickets. the games are all sold out. they don't need to sell another ticket. they didn't sign mike vick to sell another ticket. there is a bit of a backlash now. we'll see how much people will get behind that and stay with us once they get over the initial shock of this. once they start winning and michael vick starts contributing, there's a great chance people will start to come around on him a little bit. it's a risky thing from an economic standspoint from the eagles because they have corporate sponsors who have been getting complaints that people say they will boycott products. if that is going to have an impact on the team, fans are going to have to follow through and not talk a good game. >> larry: james brown, we know how tough a town philadelphia is with a sportstown. i saw a clip once they would boo a cure for cancer. we do know, however, michael vick, if the eagles first home game plays at a flanker position,

to turn out at the eagles practice facility was the largest in years. nearly 100 media members and 200 camera hearing a soft-spoken and remorseful michael vick out on the field. he's back on the field after sevening 18 months in federal prison. the eagles say there will be no third chances for michael vick. if he screws up, he is gone. animal rights groups are already set to buy billboards next to the eagles stadium blasting vick and the headlines, "hide your dogs." as for vick, he's saying all the right things and very eeg ar to resurrect his career. >> i was wrong for what i did. at that point in time it was wrong and unnecessary and for the life of me to this day i can't understand why i was involved in such pointless activity and why did i risk so much at the pinnacle of my career. i was naive to a lot of things but i figure if i can help more animals than i hurt, i'm contributing. i doing my part. i think everybody deserves a second chanceknow, we all have d deal with certain things. we all have our own set of iniquities in our life and i think if

i'm married to an eagles fan. this is a bold move on the part of the philadelphia eagles. what do you make of it? >> his agent wanted him to go to a team with a great support system. that means a team that's winning. a lot of people thought michael vick would go to a team, start mid season, do great. i thought so. but i think this is one of the situations where the eagles are looking to diversify their offense. they don't want to replace donovan mcnabb. they have the wild cat system. he's a great athlete first and foremost. a good quarterback but a great athlete. >> use him in another position. >> a lot of different things. >> andy reid said hi's a diverse quarterback but could be used on different positions. >> have donovan mcnabb come out, play wide receiver. that's the thing with michael vick. we're looking at a second phase in his career. not necessarily the drop back starting quarterback, but maybe doing a bunch of things on offense. >> hearing from michael vick. a lot of the reasons andy reid says he's for i

he signed a two-year deal with the eagles today. now let me tell you this -- the suspension begins as soon as the regular-season starts. the commissioner says he will reevaluate the suspension and will and it by week number 6. bottom line, michael vick in the national football league. the nationals lost tonight to the cincinnati reds, the final, 7-0. hat is three straight losses. jonny gomes homered in the first. a solo shot in the sixth. bronson arroyo two-hit the nats. the redskins and the nationals loose. >> you're just julie loves targ, it's got the supplies teacher told her to get and for a great deal. she also expects he'll love the sandwich. she expects he'll think of her when he sees the note. so she shops target. gotta have deals on the stuff she's gotta get. target. expect more. pay less. don't let times like these stand in the way of them. protect your family with the gift of financial security. backed by the highest possible ratings new york life. the company you keep. you want to keep your loved ones safe and secure. gi

the eagles owner says he knows he's taking a big risk, but michael vick says he will prove himself a risk worth taking. after throwing away a $100 million career -- >> why did i risk so much at the pinnacle of my career? >> reporter: after 18 months in federal prison for his role in running a dog fighting ring -- >> i had to reach a turning point, and prison definitely did it for me. >> reporter: after nothing short of public humiliation, michael vick will get the chance to prove himself, on and off the field. >> i have done some terrible things, i made a horrible mistake and now i want to be part of the solution, not the problem. >> reporter: the philadelphia eagles will pay vick $1.6 million to play football this year. >> fortunately, in this country, if we handle ourselves the proper way, we're given the opportunity for second chances. >> reporter: but some fans are not feeling so generous. >> i was an eagles fan up until yesterday. >> reporter: really? >> and i simply can't root for a team that puts someone like this on their roster. >> reporter: the newspapers and talk radio wer

it was taped before the quarterback signed with the philadelphia eagles. james brown asked michael vick if he felt after two years behind bars he is ready to play? >> two years is not a long time. i still run just as fast and throw the ball just as far as i did before i left. still have the same quickness. i know how i feel when i'm in tip top condition and i train now and i never trained before. >> the interview is sunday night at 7:00 p.m. right here on channel 9. >>> coming up in sports hear what michael vick had to say today when he was officially introduced by the eagles. >>> bob mcdonald isn't virginia's governor but judging from issues being raised you might think he was. the republican candidate spent this evening trying to convince latinos that they should throw their weight behind his campaigns. andrew stack had a few questions for mcdonald himself. >> reporter: as bob mcdonald mingles his way through the crowd -- >> good to see you. >> reporter: he gets a hero's welcome from the republican national hispanic assembly. >> results oriented and can

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his comment as he joins the eagles you be the judge if he was sincere or not and sovereign's take on baltimore's blowout. whom hear the coach is blaming. ninee sports is coming up. ab at your chevy dealchs eree with more eligible models to choose from than anyone. aqualifies to be recycled,ed,f you can get a $3500 or $4500 government rebate. us jnondant unced! if you qualify for the clunker rebateyoalu may so qualify for 0% apr for 72 months. that means you can buy this 8 rebate ando aydo.wnntme p go to chevy.com for details. >>> michael vick sounded remorseful and contrite and ready to turn his life around. the question is were the sentiments genuine or were they stock answers from a guy who knew what he had to say to red recollect his career. only vick knows the answer to that. either way there he was introduced by the eagles flanked on one side by andy ried and the other side his mentor tony dungy dungy. sounding humble but eager to well bark on a second chance. >> to this day i can't understand why i was involved in such a pointless activity. and risk so much depending on my care

the eagles play the redskins on october 26th. we will have reaction on the redskins on his move to philly coming up later in the hour. vick has some friends on the redskins, d'angelo hall played with him at virginia tech and atlanta and he is happy to see him back. >> think we will ever hear about this again, up in the stands? >> i don't imagine. >> not at all. the eagles bargain for this and they will have to deal with the headache and there are there have been peta and humane society protests in philly. not an easy road for them or michael vick. >> interesting time ahead. >>> earlier this week, michael vick sat down with james brown for an exclusive interview. bret is back with the interview. it sits down in its entirety at 7:00 here on wusa9.com. >>> until a few weeks ago, he was alexandria's police chief. right now david baker is headed for a five day stay in jail for drunk driving. bruce leshan reports the judge gave the former chief a few hours to get his things in order before plead guilty this morning. >> reporter: from t

eagles fans are going to go. maybe there will be one or two people that will say here is my season tickets, but that's certainly not going to happen. if he can help them win and be a back up to donovan mcnabb, they're going to like him. the question is, they have 44 corporate sponsors, will they feel any pressure? and now it's probably vick's obligation to do whatever he asks to to apiece any group that's going to stand in front of the stadium and protest. >> well, the apology is a price of entry. that's all. you know, people are making too much of this. he does not need to go on a giant road show for many months, holding puppies, reading stories to girl scouts. this is ridiculous. i think that there are certain sponsors where it will be a problem. will michael vick ever get blue chip sponsors himself again? probably not. but i do think -- >> but people said that about kobe bryant, eric. >> yeah, but eric, at the end of the day -- >> care about dogs more than anything else. >> if the guy can help philly beat the

so how do you see the eagles using him on the field? >> well, that's the baffling part because andy reid loves to pass the ball, and so to go into some running sets with michael vick, that's a little bit curious. it doesn't fit what andy likes to do, so even the wildcat formation now takes donovan mcnabb out of the passing game. i guess what it comes down to, there will be a lot of creativity. i don't think he's going to be used at wide receiver on an extended basis. maybe some plays at running back. it's kind of interesting. mcnabb and vick in the same back field? that could be something to watch. overall the creativity will maybe get him on the field a few times and as the season goes on maybe he'll evolve as the backup quarterback. >> interesting. you just put a thought into my head with the injury-prone westbrook. the guy's always hurt. you're right there. could be an opening there for michael vick, as well. all right. turning to another topic, we'll get to see mark sanchez and matthew stafford in action this weekend. which of these

>> i think that's the philadelphia eagles' decision to make. personally wouldn't hire him, not because of this, because he's an unstable guy. who knows what's going to be next. he knew it was against the law. he did it. he got into trouble. >> he's a good football player, though. >> hang on, one at a time, folks. >> he has a right to get a job and the philadelphia eagles have a right to hire him. some of the fans have a right not to show up because they don't like him. >> i would say that you're wrong. michael vick showed that he didn't have any regards for the wild but maybe he just didn't like government. he should be entitled to do whatever he wanted. >> dennis, what's going to happen? he's probably going to end up like john rocker, he played baseball for atlanta. he's going to implode. >> go ahead. paul? you want to get in? >> i think what you have here is an interesting dilemma because just a few days ago it was announced that dante stallworth, he had a vehicular manslaughter charge, suspended for a year. that sort of got swept under the r

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they're very thrilled that vick will be joining the eagles. we've also talked to other people who say this is a bad image for the city. this is not good news. again, we'll have to see what happens once vick takes the field. as you had hinted to earlier, philadelphia sports fans are not so forgiving. i think they booed santa claus once. we'll have to wait and see what happens. for now we're live in center city. i'm rosemary connors. back to you guys in the studio. >> yeah, donovan mcnabb himself knows how that feels. they've been on him quite a number of times over the years. it's going to be really interesting to see how the fans react to michael vick. >> reporter: exactly. well, last night athe press conference, donovan mcnabb was very positive. he was reflecting many of the same sentiments that andy reid said. this is a second chance. we're welcoming h to the team. so he's being very diplomatic about the whole process. >> okay, rosemary, thanks very much. have a great day. barbara? >> john edwards may soon change his story about whether he i

vick's new team, eagles, hosting tom brady and the patriots. brady hasn't taken a snap since injuring his knee 11 months ago but looks pretty good in his first start back. one of his two td bunches. brady's bunch beats the eagles, 27-25. rematch of steelers and cardinals. typical preseason game. starter nowhere to be found. undrafted rookie redmond stole the show with two rushing touchdowns for the champs. steel curtain comes down hard on the cardinals. the start of a new era for tony romo and the raiders. no t.o., no problem. he connects with his bff whitten for the score. up 7-3 early. it's not enough. raiders come back to beat them in oakland. browns receiver dante install worth has been suspended without pay for the entire upcoming season by roger goodell after pleading guilty to dui manslaughter. he struck and killed a pedestrian while driving drunk and recently served a 30-day jail sentence. tiger woods coming off second at the buick and bridgestone. trying to make it three in a row. this will certainly help. draining the long birdie on t

it's infamous, the booing of santa claus at an eagles' game once.s will be a part of his career, his live, his playing time on the field. he'll see these things. >> and he's already been at practice. how ready is he? >> the video i saw, he looked pretty good. one of our coworkers is an eagles fan, had a tight spiral on his ball. he cannot play in the regular season until he gets final clearance from commissioner goodell. but you'll see him in a lot of different sets, not just at quarterback, spelling mcnabb, but they'll try to find a way to get the ball in his hands. >> has goodell not given any sign of when he might have another conversation and revisit this. he said he'll make a decision by week six, he could make that decision tomorrow. >> we have not heard from him since the eagles signed him. he's under no pressure to do anything. michael vick, unless there's an injury, will not start for the eagles in week one. >> what is he doing off the field to try to repair his reputation? >> he is doing things at the humane society. he's going on an natio

if the eagles pick up the second year, the contract would escalate to $5.2 million. of course there is mixed reaction to the ekeles signing a guy who -- eagles signing a guy who just completed serving 18 months in a federal pen ten friday. -- pen ten friday. he says -- penitentiary. he did not shy away from answering his critics today. >> i was wrong for what i did. everything that happened at that point in of time in my life was wrong. to this day i can't understand why i was involved in such pointless activity. >> vick can play in the final two preseason games. as far as the regular season goes, that's up to the commissioner roger goodell who could reinstate him right away or suspend him up to the first six games of the regular season. >>> on-line merchants already trying to cash in on vick's new contract. less than 24 hours after the deal, n.f.l. .com began putting number 7's jersey up for sale. is he going to be number 7? >> he is. >> they're $80 by the way. od luck. >>> a working weekend for president obama hitting the road to drum up support for his health care

the eagles really easing vick back into action. michael vick said he was not going to be nervous for this game. and he didn't look very nervous. head coach andy reed did not make him wait long. on the second play of the game, vick enters the game. you can see it looked like almost a standing ovation from the crowd. in the shotgun he pitches, a little shovel pass with sean mccoy. that's a four-yard gain. he was 4 for 4 for 19 yards in the game. vick ran once for a 1-yard gain. thiss probably his best pass right here. looking like michael vick of old. let's go to michael vick live now at the podium. >> how many snaps a game do you envision you might take part in? are you okay with being a roll guy, a play here play there guy? >> i want to help this football team win, whatever i have to do. so i have the capacity. i want to be able to make plays and say that i contribute and i helped this football team reach that one common goal, and that's winning at the end of the day and hopefully winning a championship. so, you know, i'm just humb

. >> the eagles and philadelphia animal-rights groups will be meeting monday afternoon to talk about finding a local partnership for michael vick. vick is not scheduled to attend, and the leaders of these groups want to keep it that way. they don't want vick's appearance to be misinterpreted as their approval of the plan for his rehabilitation. however, vick's teammates and head coach are accepting. andy reid says the plan is to have vick start on thursday night. vick's fellow eagles get the sense that number seven can't wait to get on the field again. >> i definitely got a sense -- he's been off for two years, he's a passionate player, when he played the game he was passionate and anytime you have that kind of passion and feel for the game you definitely want to get out there and play, and i'm looking forward to seeing him make plays. >> you know -- being out of football for so long, you know he wants to play and we're just excited about that. there is no sign of turning back for him. he's a great guy. the guys around love him in the locker room. we accept him as a brother. he's smi

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turnout at the eagles practice facility, largest in years. nearly 100 media members and two dozen cameras soft spoken and remorsef remorseful. michael vick talking about his return to the nfl. vick is back in theame after serving 18 months in federal prison for his involvement in dog fighting. the eagles say there will be no third chances for vick. if he screws up, he's gone. and animal rights groups already set billboards by the stadium blasting the signing of vick and the headline in today's philadelphia paper -- hide your dogs. as for vick he was saying all the right things. >> i was wrong for what i did. everything that happened at that point in time in my life was wrong. and, you know, unnecessary and, you know, to this day, i can't understand why i was involved in such pointless activity. and why did i risk so much at the pinnacle of my career and i was naive to a lot of things. but i figure if i can, you know, help more animals than i hurt, then, you know, i'm contributing, i'm doing my part. >> i know some people who will not agree. b

the philadelphia eagles took a chance on him yesterday. he signed a two-year deal with the team last month. nfl commissioner roger goodell paved the way by granting a conditional reinstatement of the league. under that agreement vick is a howed to work out with the eagles. the commissioner has said he could be fully reinstated by week six of the nfl season. i believe in second chances. michael vick has paid his debt. more importantly, his new coach andy reid thinks so too. >> we give people an opportunity. as long as they've taken the right steps, they're given an opportunity. and that's what -- again, that's what makes this country such a great thing. and the national football league such a great thing. >> i want to know what you think. are you ready to give michael vick a second chance? "a" for yes, "b" for know to 622639. joining me, stephen a. smith, journalist and commentator. how big of a chance, how big of a risk, are the eagles taking on him, stephen? >> first of all, i personally don't think it's a big risk because he's already pa

today in his first practice with the philadelphia eagles, he is number 7.convinces he should be there. >> reporter: michael vick is back in cleats just three months out of prison. his coach says he's in good physical shape but the signing by the eagles split philadelphia. >> personally, i don't think it's right. crime pays in philly. >> reporter: she was one of a half dozen protesters here a day after vick apologized. >> i've done some terrible things, made a horrible mistake. >> reporter: the eagles are rolling the dice. how much of a distraction has this been for the team? >> i haven't felt a distraction, almost a little bit of energy. i think they are all pulling for michael. >> reporter: in the locker room, number 7 is already getting support from his teammates. >> i told him i'm here for him and happy to see him rebounding off of his bad situation. >> i think he's very heart felt. >> reporter: vick can practice and play in the last two preseason games, but that's it so far. this day has been planned for nearly a year. a calculated, concerted effort to

a lot of fans either love it or hate it that he is now an eagle. vick says i know i'm not going to be a star. i am grateful for this opportunity. when he steps out on the field today, a lot of the fans are wondering what position will he play? we already have a star quarterback in donovan mcnabb, and that hasn't even been quite the discussion yet as far as the philadelphia eagles are concerned. a lot of people wonder what will he bring to the field? he hasn't been practicing in nearly threees. he was in jail 18 months, so a lot of people wonder if he'll be the same michael vick. >> if he gets an opportunity, if donovan mcnabb gets injured, look out. jennifer mele, thanks so much for the live report. appreciate that. >>> well, the first-named storm of 2009 atlantic hurricane season is taking shape at this hour, and bill is tracking tropical storm ana. what's the latest? >> i've been making this mistake all morn. i've been making this mistake all morning. there's only one "n" so it's officially pronounced "auna." >>> let's look at the big map. the u.

kudos to the eagles and the coach reid. h0c >> a funeral procession to remember eunice kennedy shriver, led by special olympians carrying the torch ahead of the casket. thousands of people lined the streets outside of the cape cod church where the funeral mass was held. she died tuesday at age 88. shriver's daughter maria and her husband were among the relatives who carried the casket into the church. >>> president barack obama headed west to sell his plan for health care reform. the polls show the support for the overhaul slipping. craig bosswell has the latest on the healthcare battle. >> reporter: barack obama -- president obama takes aim at a town hall in montana. >> they won't be able to arbitrate on the amount of coverage you can receive in a given year or lifetime. >> reporter: his plan will prohibit insurance companies from dropping or not allowing coverage for those severely ill. lawmakers -- . >> what you haven't seen on tv and what makes me proud are the many constructive meetings going on all over the country.

the quarterback has signed with the philadelphia eagles. fox 5 dave ross with more on vick's return and what it means for everyone involved. >> reporter: there were mixed emotions today in philadelphia. protesters lined the eagles practice facility to show their displeasure with the signing of michael vick who spoke for the first time since his release from prison. >> reporter: three months ago michael vick was released from federal prison after serving 18 months for running a dogfighting operation. today vick was back in the n.f.l. formally introduced as the newest member of the philadelphia eagles. >> i know it's a privilege and not a right. i want to do whatever is necessary and be the best ambassador for the n.f.l. as we all know in the past, i made some mistakes, made a horrible mistake. and now i want to be part of the solution and not the problem. >> reporter: while vick wants to prove he's a changed man, some people don't believe he should be back in the league at all. >> people were disappointed to learned eagles had chosen this ki

what do you think of the eagles' decision to sign michael vick? e-mail us your answers at -- >> the h1n1 has claimed another life. it comes from the washington suburbs and according to the sbeshes suburbs they had underlying medical conditions which contributed to the death. health officials are warning people to take advantage of vaccines when they become available. >> a former band director at a howard county school spent a year and a haffer behind bars for sexually abusing a student. robert douglas john ston had all but 18 months of his nine-year term suspended for the two-year relationship he had the student. he must register as a sex offender. >> we have a couple updates to two stories brault to you by our i-team. you may remember the story we brought to you the unlicensed contractor who bilked a homeowner about work he never completed. he plead guilty in court and was ordered to pay $5,000 by his february sentencing date. if he pays the money on time, he'll be sentenced to time served. if not, he'll go to jail. >> four years in jail for one

the eagles walked through practice this morning. in the afternoon session, he worked out as number the number three qb. eligible to play in the eagles final two preseason games. d.c. united on the road in toronto this afternoon play ing ina conference showdown. here's how it went down. d.c. united their fans always in full force. 30th minute, toronto fc in red. on the attack, check out dwayne defer using his noggin. josh wicks is frozen. toronto up 1-nil. second half, off the corner kick, the pass back to white and white rips it into the back of let's go to germantown, maryland. the washington freedom hosting the sky blue. second half. freedom down 1-nil. freedom in black. check out abby wambach. collide into the keeper. it's free for lisa. we're all tied at one just like that. late in the second half, still tied at one. unfortunately eliminated from the playoffs. good season for the ladies of the washington freedom. >> and a week from today, redskins preseason. >> against the steelers and you know what? they hope to have a little b

i am proud of the eagles, and i think it will work out great. i told mike i did not think it would be a better organizations. i know they are going to have a great support system here in place for them. and i am also very pro of donovan mcnabb. he went out of his way to tell coach reid we would make this happen, this guy can help us, but also he is a friend. i want to make it good for him. and so i think you see a symbol of great leadership. christian forgiveness. i excited for mike. happy for him. and i just want to be helpful in anyway possible. i don't want to over step my bounds but will be there in any capacity he wants, and that's why i am here and involved. with that i will turn it over to mike. >> first off, i would like to express my gradfication. i have made a terrible mistake. i want to be part of the solution and not the problem. i am making conscious efforts in the community to work with the humane society, and hopefully i can do that locally and continue with my efforts in bringing awareness to animal cruelty, and dogfighting in th

. >>> michael vick soring high with the philadelphia eagles. it's our big story this morning. >> he just left pron for his role in a dogfighting ring and the blogs are buzzing this morning. gurvir joining us with more. >> people wondering if he would land with any team and again he's going to philly. philly known for having some of the toughest not so nice fans but some people say it lost its reputation by signing vick. the eagles coach feels otherwise. >> he's back in the nfl. he has signed a year, $1.6 million deal. if he's around for 2 years he gets $5.2 million. a hard thing to swallow for the fans. >> it's a disgrace and i came to talk about. >> i don't think you'll be able to forget about it. it will be in the back of your mind. >> reporter: he was convicted in august of 2007 for conspiracy and was sentenced to 24 months in prison and was released after 18 months. he he was suspended by the nfl. he can now practice -- practice and play in the last two preseasogames. he could be fully reinstated in week six. >> he's an awesome player. i'm

the eagles. a little controversial. we'll talk about that., when he comes around, will be, i think, happy. >> we'll read this later, peta's statement. >> here's the problem with peta. i did a story on them the other day about these unhappy males and rubber chickens being thrown at mcdonald's. i can't take seriously a statement, a good statement that makes a very good point, when an organization also does such flagrant, ridiculously wild things that make you lose confidence in them. >> as strongly worded a statement as you will ever hear and we'll play it for you. not happy. >> keep the shenanigans at a lower level. let's take a look at the news. the health care town halls as well and interesting article in "usa today" about sleep. we are all sleep deprived and very sick. for sure. >> the nation? >> oh, i was talking about us. okay, the nation. you're right. >> just trying to clarify. >> it was we here on "morning joe." all right. let's get a quick look at some of today's top stories. president obama heads west in his push to reform the health

vick signed a two-year deal with the philadelphia eagles.t's the 29-year-old's fir time back in the big leagues since 2006. that's when he pleaded guilty to felony dogfighting charges. an official announcement from the team is expected later today, and we will have complete reaction coming up in about 20 minutes. it's 6:11 now. time for zprask weather of 10 minutes. >> adam caskey is live in rockville with a check on our neighborhood forecast. it's not too bad of a morning out there, adam. >> no, not at all. births -- it's about what you'd expect this time of year. we have the all-important weekend forecast coming up. i want to take a look at the radar screen right now. we do have a few showers popping up over the northern neck of virginia, basically readville southward, and these are hardly moving at all. one to the south in the center of your screen, well, that has intensified, while the one to the west has actually begun to rain itself out. that's it for rain right now, and there's the slightest chance of an afternoon shower or thundersto

vick has signed a one-year deal with the philadelphia eagles. it's the 29-year-old's first time back in the big leagues sense 2006. that's when he pleaded guilty to felony dogfighting charges. an official announcement from the team is expected later this morning, and we will have complete reaction coming up to this in about 20 minutes. >> have to wonder what the fans think there. >> they're talking, that's for sure. it's 5:07, 72 degrees here in rosslyn this friday. >> and still to come on "good morning washington" -- do you know what your kids are looking at online? we've got the latest google trend for kids. >> and happy friday. meteorologist adam caskey live in downtown rockville, currently checking in at 71 degrees. talk about the forecast coming up >> but first, jim russ has another check of your friday morning commute. it's friday. you're watching "good morning >> we are following breaking news out of southeast. right now d.c. police are on the scene of a deadly hit-and-run accident on suitland parkway. police say a man was struck and kill

manny the eagle from the australian rugby league. eagle subduing a man until security could arrive. is after the game in full costume the eagle gives an interview. >> flapped my wings. >> don't you love how he didn't take his head off for the interview. >> gave himself what for. >> that's his real head. >> it is. that's why he didn't take it off. simon says on the dugout with a lovely lady from the crowd. look at that. simon says do that. and she goes, no, i'm a little too smart for that. but he tried. so e for effort there if you know what i'm saying. >> best luck in history. this texas state trooper helping the motorist change a tire on a bridge. watch along the guardrail there as another tire whiz whizzed by. grazed his gun but didn't hit him. that is lucky for the trooper. go to the bad. worst haircut. those given to the cowboys veteran by the rookies. or rather the rookies by the veterans. that's uncle fester there. that guy is my accountant. they call this one the shark fin because of that thing out in the front. you could get one of those and glue it on. >> landing on each ot

the second year, if the eagles picked him up, they would pay him $5.2 million. his first game will be against the jaguars, august 27, in philadelphia. it is up to the n.f.l. commissioner. vick sit out no more than the first six games of the regular season. nothing is keeping him from being reinstated for the first week's game in carolina. do not be surprised if michael vick is on the field. shepard: the blue birds will be out in carolina. thank you. as i mentioned, brand new developments. word of a major bank failure, one of the largest in the history of this nation. the feds say it is this bank. they took control of colonial bank and are handing its branches over to branch banking and trust, better known as bb &t. colonial has more than 550 branches. rich is just down the block from the capital. this is the biggest bank failure of the year and it ranks with some of the biggest of all time. did people see this coming? >> people started to see it coming, especially when you consider the business was in mortgage lending. it is the biggest of 74 failures this year

i talked to the eagles organization. i just talked about a lot of young men who make mistakes, who go down the wrong path. and what you've got to figure out is if they've changed, are they different, are they going to be a good teammate, a good person in the community, and i told the eagles i thought he would be, i thought he would be very positive and i hope that bears out. >> a couple things to keep in mind, wolf, first, the $1.6 million he'll earn in 2009, none of that money is guaranteed. on top of that, he may not play a regular-season game until week six. commissioner goodell has to sign off on when he'll return to play for the philadelphia eagles. >> he's got donovan mcnabb, the starting quarterback for the eagles, too, not too shabby a quarterback, either. we'll continue to watch the story, larry. thanks very much. >>> the president picked a small town in montana for his latest town hall hearing. he said americans are being held hostage by health insurance companies that deny or withhold coverage when people get