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favre pumped up. three touchdown passes in all for brett favre. after the game going over and hugging some of his former teammates in a show of class. his vikings are 4-0 now. >>> lebron james calls another cleveland athlete childish. the label the nba's reigning most valuable player has put on cleveland browns wide receiver braylon edwards who allegedly punched james' friend at a nightclub early monday morning. edwards hasn't commented on the allegations. he faces possible punishment from the nfl for this, the late nest a long list of off-fieldish be use since he entered in 2005. >> but james is in the nba. >> yes. they're both from cleveland. there's been talk they could be -- that edwards is jealous of lebron. >> they know each other. >> exactly. >>> this is really good. a girl who caught a milestone home run ball three months ago finally owns the ball. she felt pressured to give up howard's 200th home run ball which made him the youngest ever to reach the milestone. her family contacted an attorney who threatened to file a lawsuit. that's when

. >>> brett favre going up against the green bay packers. it was strange to see but turned out to be a night to be remembered. >>> also, a hot air balloon came down fast, and that was the safest part of this trip. >>> you know, we have incredible surveillance video of a suicide bombing at the u.n. food agencies compound in pakistan. watch the red circle. it shows a suspended suicide bomber walking in. he got in asking the guards to use the restroom. then you can see the blast. five u.n. workers were killed yesterday. the taliban claims responsibility and threatens more attacks. >>> a man who fell out of a hot air balloon is in serious condition this morning. this is the video. it happened in albuquerque, new mexico. down he goes. the balloon's gondola hit a tent and the man fell down and smacked the ground. the 70-year-old has a dislocated hip now. >> we saw the man cartwheel out at about 30, 35 feet. he didn't hit the tent. what he did was he landed, it looks like, right on the asphalt. >> the balloon rose quickly then with a passenger in t

favre keeps proving us wrong. or me wrong. he and the vikings are the only 6-0 team in the nfl right now. and did it in amazing comeback fashion. they were down by one point with about three minutes left. favre doing what he always seems to be doing lately. drives his team down the field. he hits sidney rice here for the long pass to set up a field goal by another former packer. that would be a field goal by another former packer. the ravens would drive down with two seconds left, the field goal for the win. he can't even watch it. he missed it. i guess he couldn't guess from the player's reaction. >>> mark sanchez, we have been raving about the rookie. he has been playing like a star, but the bills made him look silly out there. he threw five interceptions. his coach says he thought about benching him. >>> and whackyness from the soccer league. watch this shot. see what it hits. a beach ball. one more time. that should not have counted. you can't score that way. well, the refs did count it. >>> check this out. the knicks host

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, brett favre memorabilia.mad he went to the hated rival vikings. he'll meet his old team tonight, and make history becoming the nfl quarterback to have beaten every team in the league. he suits up against the team where he starred for almost all of his career. he won his three mvp awards with the pack and sent them to a super bowl win in the 1996 season. players wore pink this weekend to show support for breast cancer awareness month. it's a darker more masculine pink they were sporting. tom brady looking good in pink as were the patriots. they beat the ravens. bears and lions. watch this play. quarter back jay cutler. didn't see a receiver open. goes into the end zone. good idea until this. wow. one more look at it. cutler goes in for the touch down. 48-24 win. yes, he was okay. >> and he got a touchdown. >> and he got the score is right. >>> detroit is trying to avoid one of baseball's great collapses in recent years. the tigers had a seven-game lead over the twins less than a month ago. but it's gone. they

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favre connects there with sydney rice. favre and the vikings defense was too much as their offense would do just enough. aaron rodgers was good but not good enough. vikings win 30-23. favre becomes the first quarterback to beat all 32 teams in one night. three matches november 1st in green bay. now ugly news in sports. we are hearing the dramatic 911 tapes africa brother a fought his wife in drunken range. it happened sunday after he returned home after night of drinking with his friends. he apparently had a blood alcohol level three times the legal limit when thinks -- his wife called 311. brian: are questions whether he was still drunk when he took the field later that night. he bombed at the plate. 0-4. cabrera expected to play today as the tigers take on the twins. they are playing an extra game for that ugly, ugly, ugly. 25 minutes before the top of the hour. steve: let's go down to our nation's capitol. our old buddy karl rove is sitting in the chair. he joins us live. good morning, karl. how are you doing? >> fabulo

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find out how favre did against his longtime team turn heated rival. >>> welcome back. tyler perry is sharing a painful part about his past sharing details about his troubled childhood. he wanted to share that survive after watching a screening of the movie "precious" about a 16-year-old girl who is physically and emotionally abused. here's something that may surprise you. in eight states and washington, d.c., insurance companies can use domestic violence as a pre-existing condition to deny health coverage. that's according to a study from the national women's law center. some lawmakers say that it's another reason the health care system needs an overhaul. senator patty murray says she's been trying to convince congress for a decade to address this lingering issue. one health care bill, at least one, is being considered which would prohibit using domestic abuse as a pre-existing condition. other bills would keep insurers from using any pre-existing condition to deny coverage. in a statement from today's health insurance plans, it reads in part -- we've been asking your

so, favre looking slightly human even though it wasn't entirely his fault. we won't rail on him. >>> i have to rail on this guy, philippines basketball player attack this is fan. burger king whoppers deliver ace whopper. look at him going after this guy. >> what in the world? >> out of control. suspended the rest of the season without pay. he was saying the fan was insulting him incessantly. oh, poor baby. were you being heckled? >> oh, my god, he like stomped him where it counts. >> he apologized, but wants the league to crack down on bad fan behavior. are you kidding me? >> they're going to crack down on bad player behavior. >>> crazy video from the -- oh, no, sorry, to the coffin races. this was in manatu springs, colorado, named after a 19th century local woman buried on a local mountain who supposedly still haunts it. in the spirit of halloween, that is sports. >> you go to the story and say i'm going to need one really lightweight coffin. >>> we're hearing from the family of an iraqi girl reportedly run over by her own dad. we'll hear the family explai

that's a very good rate for brett favre. i'm joked up over that. a question mark on his uniform, he's retired, unretired underwent surgery in the off season. will he be healthier or won't he? in this one he wanted to win in the worst way. a victory over the packers, the team that cut him loose instead of bringing him back when he first changed his mind on retirement. spent last year with the jets and then decided to come back again with the vikings and minnesota are loving this guy that they hated for all those years. three touchdown passes for the vikings last night to beat his old team and the game really wasn't that close, but afterwards look at the love from the guys in the white jerseys. by the way, not much love for him in green bay when he visits on november 1st. stay tuned for that. >>> a bit of a feud brewing between two of cleveland's biggest sports stars. lebron james and the cavaliers is calling browns wide receiver edwards childish after he punched a friend of lebron's at a nightclub early monday morning. just go to bed, go home. edwar

. >> brett favre, brett favre. >> brett favre. >> you know what he is?> he is the blues brother on a mission from god. and the rest of the nfl are of cops that are piling on top of them and the car's trying to keep up with him. because he and the vikings are the only 6-0 team in the nfl right now and of course they do it in amazing come-from-behind fashion. they were down by 1 with about three minutes left. favre does what he always does. he went down field and hit sidney rice. that sets up a field goal by another former packer, ryan longwell. the vikings are up 2. the ravens would drive all the way down with two seconds left, comes down to this field goal. steve hashka, wild left. but check out favre, he can't watch. he asked somebody, what happened, wanted? he missed it. and mark sanchez, we've been raving about the new york jets rookie, he had the spread in "gq," playing like a stud, the buffalo bills made him look silly. he threw five interceptions, sanchez did, in the jets' overtime loss to buffalo. sanchez's coach thought about benching him. i've g

incidentally you both have a random connection to brett favre because you were released because favre basically headed to town and then i know that also, scott, you have a connection because you were his backup in 2004 with the packers. i want to know, first and foremost, what was that experience for you like as you were released? >> i mean, i was obviously very disappointed. but i guess to be replaced by a future hall of fame quarterback is always a good story to tell. it was disappointing. but it was a great time while i was up there. >> scott, how about you? what was it like being brett favre's backup back in 2004? >> it was a great experience to go up and play behind your childhood idol. it was great. he's a great guy just like you see on tv. down to earth and he really took me under his wing. he didn't have to do that but day in and day out he taught me the offense and gave me advice so, you know, to look up to him and play behind him was great. >> now that you're beyond football, are there any things that he taught you that you kind of take into the world outside of football so

. >> number four -- >> brett favre is so old his social security number is one. >> that's an old guy. two. >> i'm planning a special touchdown celebration that involves pulling a dancing raccoon out of my pants. >> i have never heard of such a thing. that's a look at sports. all new sports in the next half hour. >> is that like a reference to stupid pet tricks maybe? >> honestly, i have no idea what it's about, a raccoon out of his pants. i'll look that up. >> find out more about the book. >>> a dad who missed the birth of his first baby because doctors were afraid he might have the swine flu. the doctors told him he had to leave his wife's bedside. how he still managed to be a part of the birth. >>> a couple guys from florida are dressing up as iphones for halloween, but check this out. their costumes actually work. the flat screen tvs that they have wrapped around themselves display text and anything else you'd find on a real iphone. each guy phone, they're calling it, costume costs about $1,000. now that's an expensive halloween. they're hoping some of the prize money might make up

i've been hating on favre as much as the next guy.ould love to hear viewer suggestions on some tasteful ways to welcome him. >> oh, here they come. >>> dozens of new planets were with discovered outside the earth's solar system. a group of international scientists say 32 new planets were found using a high-precision instrument. planets outside our solar system are called ex-o planets. >>> in the middle of serious storms, a man drove into a huge sinkhole. now police say there's something very suspicious about his story. ♪ welcome to comcast local edition. i am donna richardson and my guest this hour is colonel george f. johnson iv superintendent of the maryland natural resources police. colonel, thank you for joining me. >> great to be here with you. >> in addition to being with the maryland natural resources you are president of the maryland police chief association, and who in addition to chief are your members? and who is working with you? >> it is comprised mostly of chief of police from all over the state and state government and

if brett favre can beat his old team tonight he will become the first quarterback in nfl history to have beaten every other team in the league -- every team in the league. he suits up against the franchise for whom he starred for almost all of his illust richlt ious career, led them to a super bowl win after the 1996 season. >>> nfl players wore pink glove, wrist bands and cleats to show support for breast cancer awareness month. tom brady of the patriots looking pretty in pink, if you will. he helped the patriots get the win over baltimore sunday. how about the bears and lions? watch this play. talk about your quarterbacks. jay cutler going in for the touchdown, but getting hit by two players. ooh. look at that. >> oh, wow. >> whirly bird in the air. not exactly the way he planned it. >> he's okay? >> he is. that's the good news. bears got the win over detroit. speaking of detroit, that city is trying to avoid one of the great collapses in baseball in recent years. tigers and twins both won season finales sunday. they'll play a one-game playoff tomorrow to determine the central division

brett favre broke more records last night with the vikings. his dominating performance was the most-watched show in the history of cable television by a long shot. the nielsen ratings are in, and nearly 22 million people watched brett favre take on the pack for the first time since their bitter divorce. he spent most of his legendary career as a cheesehead, but last night he had three touchdown passes wearing viking purple, the arch nemesis of his home team. ratings also indicate that the game be every prime-time show on the broadcast the experts -- broadcast networks. he is the only player in the history of the lead to beat all 32 teams. he had a passing rate of 137. he would 24-31 with three touchdowns and no picks. and yes, he turns 40 on saturday. wow. fox news on the frontlines of the war in afghanistan as president obama sends more troops or not sending them -- we're getting close look at life in the combat zone. we're catching up with former first lady laura bush. she tells us about life at the white house, and what she thinks of hillar

i know i've been a favre hater. >>> a nascar driver was arrested on suspicion of dui. driver's license suspended 30 days, but he'll still be able to race. ironically, you don't need a driver's license to race in nascar. they put him on probation until the end of the year. he was pulled over at 1:30 a.m. he said he had drinks at dinner and to his credit he apologized and owned up to it. >>> beng els receiver chad ochocinco went on letterman and revealed top ten ref liegss from his book. >> number nine. >> i was once put on the disabled list when they found on choe in my cinco. >> two. >> i'm planning a special touchdown celebration that involves pulling a dancing raccoon out of my pants. >> oh, he would get such a fine if he did that. he's known for his touchdown celebrations. by the way, the reviews on the book, mixed so far from what i've been reading. >> it's just about mr. ochocinco himself? >> exactly. a look behind the jersey. >>> some people stooded in the rain five hours yesterday not for a concert but for the h1n1 flu vaccine. people started lining up at line,

a tie-breaker if needed would be on tuesday in minneapolis, delayed because of the brett favre bowl monday night. the vikings versus the packers. >>> the alleged stalker of erin andrews has been ordered to los angeles for a hearing tomorrow morning to ferm if he can be freed on bond. michael david barrett faces federal charges in making illegal video of andrews putting them on the internet and attempting to them. college football, what a finish in athens, lsu leading 14th ranked georgia. cotts to green with just over a minute left, they're celebrating. they've got the win, they think. one point up. but not so fast. charles scott, look at this, breaks a couple of tackles, and he's gone. the tigers hang on and get the win in the final minute. oh, 20-13. wow. that's sports. >>> it seems that the recession has forced many unemployed women to retool. you're going to meet a few who are learning how to hammer out a career in an industry still dominated by men. . >>> japan's foreign minister was found dead in his home. he was 56 years old. he resigned from his in february, three days after appeari

whether you like brett favre or not, you have to be wondering and watching as he goes against his oldeammates. >> if it does not mean a lot you, you should not be playing. it is obviously important. >> the nationals are the first team in major league history to finish the season 7-0 after starting 0-7. and there never 1 draft pick stephen strasbourg pitches for the first time in arizona. two strikeouts, no walks, and he will pitch again october 11. it and chris ebbert and greg norman have called it quits after 15 months of marriage. >> there is a handicap there somewhere. >> you got that right. >> chairman max baucus man brought congress closer to -- than it ever has been to passing senate finance reform. where the discussions happening now? >> they are happening discreetly in the back rooms of the democrats will begin have been hovering next week to know the two senate bills that are competing they're keeping their favorites out of the play in helping tmç have at a better chance for the bills merge. helping tmç have at a better chance for the bills merge. >> coming to the end of a be

a south american country has never hosted the games, making rio the favre -- favorite. >> the search continues for someone who broke into a west baltimore home and raped a woman. jennifer franciotti has the story. >> the alleged attack happened that september 29. detectives say he forced his way into the woman's home on franklin street around 2:20 in the morning. >> struck her in the head with a bat and sexually assaulted her at knifepoint. >> detectives characterize the suspect as ruthless. they say the victim's children were in the house at the time of the rape. >> that was wrong for him to do that when her kids were in there. she probably was in shock. i hope that the police captain and taken to jail, where he needs to be. -- the police catch him and taken to jail, where he needs to be . >> jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> all baltimore city police officer is recovering at a shock trauma after being dragged a suspect fleeing the scene in a car. one was discovered that she had an outstanding warrant for his arrest, he tried to flee in his own car. the officer tried to grab

. >>> brett favre went from the big 4-0 to 5-0. and vikings routed the rams making him 5-0 for the first time in his career. that's the best start he's ever had and vikings best start in six years and i'm just eating my words on brett favre. >> me too. i'm there with you. he's showing me up. >>> teacher against student. the pupil best of the master. broncos wearing ugliest uniforms ever put on a stunning win. 5-0 which no one expected. and lastly, the chase for the sprint cup has a new leader but not before dramatics. jimmy johnson was the last man standing. he takes a spot ahead of mark martin. >> coming down to the wire for those two. thank you. they said it would never last. but it's been two months, and you're still going strong. glade lasting impressions. two fragrances alternate to keep things... fresh and exciting day after day. - and not just for 30 days. - ( inhales deeply, sighs ) but for 60. it's the longest-lasting plugins ever. get freshness that won't fade away for 60 days. ahhh! with plugins lasting impressions. and

i could come down on favre for this loss.ally his fault, so i'm not going to. >>> watch this, a basketball player attacked the fans in the philippine basketball association. look at it. words cannot express. he goes crazy on the guy in the front row. he said the fan was insulting him incessantly. are you kidding me? if that was grounds for beating up a fan, they'd have to cancel every game in philadelphia, chicago and new york. he was success spendsed the rest of the season without pay. he wants the league to crack down on bad fan behavior. were your feelings hurt really? >>> rupert grim fully recovered from his bout from the h1n1 looking at rally car action. crazy video here. the driver rolls his car. he would be okay, bullet here's the dash cam video. fortunately he and his co-driver walked away from the crash. >>> lastly, we have time for the wackiness. this in colorado. and that's all i got. the pictures say it all on that one. coffin races, and that's sports in the spirit of halloween. >> for some reason i thought it was

he ties fran tarkenton for third most behind favre and marino. denver is 4-0 and broncos have allowed just 26 points all season. a few injuries. eli manning sat out most of the fourth quarter today with a bruised heel. but he is probable for next week when the 4-0 giants play the raiders. lions rookie qb matthew stafford left with injured right knee in chicago is questionable for next week against the steelers. ravens tackle jared gaither scary moment against the pats. he sauvered neck injury and carted off the field on a stretcher but x-rays were negative and he is expected to be okay. everything okay for the steelers tonight i al and cris to wrap it up when we come back. .. >> al: welcome back to the wendy's postgame report. 38-28. san diego made it a game at the end. i think we've taken about all of the meat off the bone. give me one more morsel. >> cris: one more? i would say how good is troy polamalu? this defense was deepest in every statistical category a season ago and now you take him off and three straight weeks they almost blow fourth

. >>> brett favre, alive and well. except for the 300 packers fans who attended a mock funeral. the packer superstar visits green bay wearing the purple and white of the rival minnesota vikings. green bay mayor said he didn't approve of the funeral but the city did have flip-flop friday, they all wear flip-flops in honor of the 40-year-old's annual indecision on retirement. that's pretty funny. >>> what to get the guy who has everything for christmas? how about a collection of autographs "sports illustrated" magazines, more than 10,000 in all? scott smith is putting the collectors' items on ebay. it's shy of $2 million. he haunted tv studios, stadiums, and hotel lobbies for 25 years to build his collection. now what will he do with his time? that's sports. >>> the amount of waste going in to land fills all across the country is massive. it's a big environmental concern as well. reporter kimberly thompson of whio found a rather unique but simple ecosolution that involved worms. >> here at wright patterson air force base recycling center, these worms take unwanted food and convert

. >>> for years, brett favre visiting green bay with a packers. tonight, he is in the twin cities playing against the packers. everybody saw this one coming. >> i really can't wait until november 1st when brett favre and the vikings go visit lambeau field. 16 seasons, three nfl most valuable player awards and two super bowls with the packers, but tonight, he's going against his former team. he turns 40 on saturday, by the way. the first quarterback in nfl history to have beaten every team in the league. >>> nfl players wearing pink gloves, wristbands and cleats, they're going to sign these items and auction them off for charity. tom brady and randy moss looking pretty in good, beating the ravens on sunday. bears and lions, the play of the weekend. jays quarterback jay cutler can't find a receiver open, runs to the end zone, usually doesn't run, and may not run again after this. boy, does he get upended. bears in a route, 28-24 over detroit. cutler held on to the ball, got the touchdown, and yes, he can okay. other detroit tigers are trying to avoi

a tie breaker if needled would be on tuesday, a delay due to the brett favre bowl. the alleged talker of erin andrews has been ordered to los angeles for a hearing monday morning to determine if can he be freed on bond. 48-year-old michael david barrett faces federal charges of making illegal videos of andrews through the peep hole of her hotel room, put it on the enter sunset and attempt to go sell them. >>> talk about giving one up for the team. t skrchlt u versus smu last night, watch this. this is jeremy curly. 71 yard punt return for the touchdown. but after he skoer, i want to show you what happened along the way. watch for number 35 in purple. he's a freshman named tanner brock right there. he makes a key block, he had already lost his helmet. look at that. unbelievable. no helmet, still gets in the hiks. had to be helped off the field. hey, nice job help the team get the win. that's a look at sports. >>> it seems the recession has forced many unemployed women to retool. you'll meet a few who are learning how to hammer out a career in an industry still domina

. >>> meanwhile, brett favre went from the big 4-0 to the big 5-0. day after his 40th birthday, brett and the vikings easily routed the st. louis rams, making him 5-0 in his career and the vikings best start in six years. okay. >> slap my mouth and eat my words. >> so eating my feet for this one, because it's working, apparently. >>> teacher against student. bill belichick taking on his former assistant, daniels, head coach at denver. the pupil the master. hideous uniforms. look at those things. celebrating the 50th anniversary of the afl, pulled out a stunning win in overtime in tom brady's pats. they are 5-0, which nobody expected. more in sports in the next half hour. robin? >> back in the '70s, did we wear a lot of gold? >> i think that's going back to the '50s. yeah. fortunately, tv was in black and white. >> good point. thank you. >> i thought the seahawks uniforms two weeks ago were the worst things i had ever seen. no way. this just got worse. >> big bird, is that you? >>> traveling out there, the atlanta metro area with saver flight explorer

can quote flesh right back to him, which is creepy for hem, and he's, you know, now he's like brett favrey and he speaks like he's from oklahoma and he plays -- that doesn't make any sense. >> jimmy: no. >> no, it's great. and we -- on the -- speaking of being abused on the show, i -- this week had to smoke two cigars in about an hour and a half and let me tell you, if you want to vomit, that's -- >> jimmy: did you throw up? >> i entered some sort of spirit world where i was like, i don't think i'm walking right now, but i'm moving through the room. i don't smoke, so -- >> jimmy: did people tell you, you're supposed to just puff on the cigars. >> you can't really help it. i couldn't help it. i was turning green and the people were like, just a few more takes and we got it. >> jimmy: let me say something to america. it's important to watch joel's show while he's still alive. really, like, eight of your lives have been used up. the new show is called "community," thursday nights at 8:00 on nbc. the movie, "the informant" in theaters. joel mchale, everybody. we'll be right back with richard

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audience ever. 21.8 million people in the same building one night earlier seeing star quarterback brett favre beat his former team monday night. the people were watching on tv. the game was in the building. the vikings victory was the highest rated telecast in espn's 30-year history. >>> the st. louis russians? rush limbaugh says he's teaming up to buy the st. louis rams. they are mired in a league worst 14-game losing streak but valued at $929 million by "forbes" magazine. it isn't clear how much of the team limbaugh is attempting to buy. >>> "the new york times" reports 45 nba players returned to work on their degrees. that's about 10% of the league. well, this is the first year the nba players union is tracking this. they do believe these numbers are up from previous years. good for them. >> and good when you become members of the nba retirement association. >> absolutely. learn what to do with all that money you're making. >> true. have you seen the joy behar show here on hln? you have to check out why she's talking about mel gibson's run-in with the law three years ago. it's her not for

he's been, always will be, and, you know, will be in the future, what's it look to play against brett favrethat's an important one. and the over one, have you ever been to an orthodontist? frank does his piece for the show and we can't find him after he is finished. >> well, we want to strangle you sometimes. he is phenomenal. the curtain loves you. >> i tell you what, it's been great. michael has been an amazing addition to the show. when i first met him he ran into the makeup room and i had no idea what he was doing and i thought he was coming after me but he gave me a big hug. so, frank ... >> you have to learn to take a joke, especially on our show. we never see what frank's going to do so when he comes on and we're watching, and we are watching it with everyone in the country for the first time, when that grabs everyone's attention, we are laughing out loud. he is so talented. i would love to see you look like me. make that happen. that's special. okay. frank, what advice would sean connery have for michael, if light of the hollywood gig? >> grow a beard and just meet some ladies. shou

. >> brett favre will be playing on monday night, wearing a minnesota vikings uniform.t is appalling and it is unbelievable. it the worst possible outcome of his two-year long betrayal of the green bay packers' fans, peppered with lies, peppered with misstatements and now he's going to be playing for the enemy. >> worse than roman polanski. >> if you're a packer fan, if you grew up in wauwatosa, he might be worse. bret: that's it for the panel. stay tuned for the tapes that was supposed to be released today in copenhagen. . . ale nt thaveayci y t od tha nty wa branme faf aiz leh ii grnt faf aiz ked kalm leh ii eas sh dcaro,t faf aiz ep wutbyd oll ked kalm f f aiz faf aiz ep wutbyd oll ked brthme f f aiz (announcer) carefree introduces protection, times ten. new carefree ultra protection liners, with wings! absorb ten times more, like a pad but feel thin and comfy, like a liner. new carefree® ultra protection™ bret: finally tonight, they had it all planned. they were confident about the 2016 olympics until they were dumped in copenhagen. the president, first lady, and op

mostly, we hope that brett favre loses on monday night football -- >> hey, don't be that way. >> good56. in the news, passengers of buses heads up. route changes go into effect today. it is last day to use the smithsonian national mall loop. it will resoom in the spring next year. there are changes from the woodly park and adams morgan mcpherson square route route. the president and mrs. obama celebrated their first wedding anniversary since moving into the white house. they celebrated their 17th wedding anniversary. they married in 1992 in chicago. now let's get a check of the forecast with dave. good morning, dave. >> good morning. it is a magnificent morning here in the nation's capital. here is a live shot from our tower. take you out to maryland. 56 degrees. we were in the 40's. things are improving. yesterday we made it up to 77 at reagan national airport. today high pressure is building in. we should be right where we should be. seasonal average is 73. keep in mind it will be breezy out there, winds out of the west 10-15-mile-per-hour. looking ahead to the week, what a perfect

of the largest cable tv audience ever. 21.8 million people tuned in to see star quarterback brett favre and the minnesota vikings beat his former team, the green bay packers. the vikings victory was the highest rated telecast in espn's 30-year history. >>> the st. louis russians. rush limbaugh says he is teaming up to buy the st. louis rams, at least he's bidding. the team is valued at $929 million by forbes magazine. it isn't clear how much of the team limbaugh is attempting to buy. >>> there were a lot of tall millionaires on college campuses this summer. "the new york times" reports that 45 nba players returned to work on their degrees. among them, that guy, chris paul. also kevin durant and russell westbrook. they believe the numbers are up from previous years. good to see these guys going back to campus and not relying just on the millions, but also getting those books together as well. >> so they'll be rich when they're retired too. >> absolutely. hold on to that money. >>> have you seen "the joy behar show" here on hln? you've got to check out why she's talking about mel beggibs

. >> brett favre will be playing on monday night, wearing a minnesota vikings uniform. and it is unbelievable. it the worst possible outcome of his two-year long betrayal of the green bay packers' fans, peppered with lies, peppered with misstatements and now he's going to be playing for the enemy. >> worse than roman polanski. >> if you're a packer fan, if you grew up in wauwatosa, he might be worse. aster and easierfor the panel. than ever before? well now you can, introducing the new... powerful... lightweight... oreck xl platinum vacuum. anncr: you don't vacuum open floors, you vacuum rooms filled with furniture. anncr: and the xl platinum makes cleaning under, around, and behind them, fast and easy! anncr: and now david oreck has a payment plan that can fit every budget! so, call now and order your new xl platinum and save with his incredible pay-no-interest-ever finance plans! and just for taking advantage of this limited time offer, he'll also send you his versatile, powerful oreck handheld --a $250 value-absolutely free! , but it won't last long, so don't delay-c

with wisconsin, we did get one more increase in employmenemployment in minnesota when we hired brett favre from wisconsin. so that maybe can account for some of the difference. but i am just wondering if you have seen this before, and what kind of economic, don't make some joke about clogger for cash because he has turned out to be very good. all right. so what i'm wondering about what i would like to know is headed in the arbitrary cut off and is this way we should go when states -- what kind of incentive would we be creating in these? >> i don't want to comment on the policy aspect. >> please do. >> i will say though that the change in unemployment rates during the recession for states clearly somewhat depends upon the industry mix in those states. but there really does seem to be sort of a state level, you know, where some states start with a higher unemployment rate before the recession. so i don't see a sample story as to what states are going to jump above the level you talk about. i don't see a good way of predicting that during a recession. >> do you know much about the history of

. >>> give packer fan this is much, they are creative. 300 of them attended brett favre's mock funeral yesterday, still upset about his unretirement east of the past two off-seasons that led to his decision to play for rival minnesota. green bay's mayor said he didn't approve of the mock funeral but the city did have flip-flop friday honoring brett favre's annual indecision on retirement. >>> what do you get the guy who has everything for the holidays? how about an autographed set of "sports illustrated" magazine. he says he stalked tv studios, black tie events and hotel lobbies for 25 years to build his collection. okay, that's sport. >>> okay this, one's no halloween prank, a deer came crashing through the roof of an apartment complex and then decided to take a dip in the indoor pool. >> it was his lucky day, avoiding all the traffic, surviving the jump through the roof, swimming the lap. >> now check out video from the security camera, you can see the deer walking around the pool a few times then jumping on in. and at some points it looks like he's swimming laps here, doesn't it? th

a tiebreaker if needed would be on tuesday in minneapolis, it will be delayed because of the brett favre bowl monday night, the vikings versus his old team, the packers. >>> the alleged stalker of espn reporter erin andrews has been ordered to los angeles for a hearing tomorrow morning to determine if he can be freed on bond. 38-year-old michael david barrett faces federal charges in making illegal videos of andrews through a peephole of her hotel room in nashville, putting them on the internet, and then attempting to sell them. >>> college football, what a finish in athens. number four lsu leading 14-ranked georgia, but joe cox to a.j. green with just over a minute left and they're celebrating, they've got the win, they think. one point up, but not so fast. charles scott, look at this, breaks a couple of tackles and he's gone. the tigers hang on and get the win in the final minute. 20-13, wow. that's sports. >>> it seems that the recession has forced many unemployed women to retool. you're going to meet a few who are learning how to hammer out a career in an industry still dominated by

with wisconsin, we did get one more increase in employmenemployment in minnesota when we hired brett favre from wisconsin. so that maybe can account for some of the difference. but i am just wondering if you have seen this before, and what kind of economic, don't make some joke about clogger for cash because he has turned out to be very good. all right. so what i'm wondering about what i would like to know is headed in the arbitrary cut off and is this way we should go when states -- what kind of incentive would we be creating in these? >> i don't want to comment on the policy aspect. >> please do. >> i will say though that the change in unemployment rates during the recession for states clearly somewhat depends upon the industry mix in those states. but there really does seem to be sort of a state level, you know, where some states start with a higher unemployment rate before the recession. so i don't see a sample story as to what states are going to jump above the level you talk about. i don't see a good way of predicting that during a recession. >> do you know much about the history of

drew the largest cable tv audience ever, 21.8 million people tuned in to see star quarterback brett favre beat his former team, the packers. it was also the highest rated telecast in espn's 30-year history. rush limbaugh is teaming up with other investors to make a bid to buy the st. louis rams. the team is valued at $929 million by "forbes" magazine. though currently the team is in a league high 14-game losing streak. it is not clear how much of the team limbaugh is attempting to buy. >>> there are a lot of tall million airs on college campus this is summer. did you see him? "the new york times" reports that 45 nba players returned to work on their degrees. that is 10% of the league. among them, chris paul, kevin durant and russell westbrook. this is the first time they're tracking this. however, they do believe the numbers are up from previous years. you love to see. that go back to school, if nothing else, learn how to manage the money that you're making. there are not enough players that do that. tom players are broke once they get out of the league. >> because the careers do end desp

. >>> in other nfl news brett favre went from the big 4-0 to the 5-0. and the vikings making them 5-0. first time in his career. best start he has had and vikings have had in five years. it's working in minnesota. >>> this is sunday, listen. ♪ by the dawn's early light whose bright stars ♪ >> that's kind of sad. >> he's a professional singer. he's crying because he skipped one of the lines. a crash during the song and a crash during the race. an eight-car pileup. oh, my goodness. six laps left. casey cane i don't know how you see there. jimmie johnson wins his fifth sprint cup. >> hate when you miss those lines. all right, thanks rafer. >>> remember that hamburger we told you about a couple weeks ago that is on a doughnut bun? it got joy behar all fired up. >> tell me something. has anybody in this country ever heard of a salad? the new food sweeping the nation is the doughnut burger at 1,500 calories with a krispy kreme doughnut in place of the bun. it looks gross like some kind of giant zit waiting to explode. all that's missing is the whip cream, pep

. >>> brett favre is making his long awaited return to green bay on sunday wearing the hated minnesota viking uniform. how are they going to honor him or make fun of him? after thousands of suggestions they came up with having flip-flop day today. it's cold in green bay you can't wear flip-flops. and a mock funeral with a lame. i think they're just way way nice up in green bay. one former packer said brett going to minnesota was like divorcing your wife and marrying her sister. >>> nascar driver a.j. almendinger's license was suspended. the sport put him on probation, but he can still drive. he was pulled over at 1:30 in the morning. he said he had some drinks at dinner. to his credit, he apologized and owned up to it. >>> bengals' ocho cinco went on leno last night. he has a new book coming out. the top ten revelations from it. >> number nine -- >> i was once put on the disabled list when they found an ocho in my cinco. >> two -- >> i'm playing in a special touchdown celebration that involves pulling a dancing raccoon out of my pants. >> not just any raccoon, a dancing raccoon. he is,

right lastly the mayor of green bay is asking for tasteful suggestions on the ways to welcome brett favre's homecoming. a few suggestions, a large number four waffle. have the fans wear flip-flops how would they tell? plus it will be cold. and my suggestion, give him a standing ovation. he helped them win a super bowl he was there for 16 seasons. give him a standing o. it won't happen, but -- can i get rafer weigel back in her for a few moments? who is this guy? >>> the most surprising team in the nfl comes out with awful style. >>> four miss california usa is getting sued over her breast implants. the company behind the pageant wants the 1,500 bucks back that it paid for her surgery. it's actually a counter suit. you might remember prejean sued the company. she lost her title for making appearances without pageant permission. >>> a new report from the institute of medicine says schools are not following federal dietary guidelines and need to update their standards. >>> an alleged stick up is making news for the use of a push up. police say a robber may have been wearing a black bra as a di

they were knocking on the door again, but favre's pass, picked off. >> ooh!> steelers win a thriller. i can't really blame brett favre for it. you know, his teammates did not come through. i know people want me to rail on him. >>> but i will rail on this guy, a philippines basketball player attacked a fan. watch this video. the burger king whoers, that's the name of the team he just goes crazy. suspended for the season without pay. look at it again. he says the fan was assaulting him insuccessive lyesinsuccessively. >> i agree. >> he wants to crack down on bad behavior and encourage decorum and respect towards watching the game. so you want more decorum and your way of it is attacking a fan. >> i agree with you, out of line. >> crazy. >>> harry potter's rupert grint aka, ronald weasley fully recovered from the bout of h1n1 -- is it weasley or beasley? i don't know the "harry potter," but this is serious. he rolls his car and he and the co-pilot fortunately walked away from the crash. do we have time for "weigel's wackiness"? i guess so. in colorado, the emmit