the ongoing investigation on brett favre has not been settled. if they go to new england next week, which is going to be tough and you lose and you're 2-5, and the team is built to win this year. it's an older veteran team. at what point, at what what point do you begin to say we're looking at the next year? >> probably when you're finally and officially eliminated, but you do have to look at the possibility of a brett favre suspension added into that very tough schedule to come. so there is a lot of things on the plate for the vikings. >> al: yeah. consternation in minnesota. >> cris: but a lot of happy people here. >> al: you bet. under a full moon. speaking of a full moon. see you next week in new orleans. halloween. pittsburgh against the saints. "football night in america" gets started at 7:00 eastern and 4:00 pacific. until then, al michaels and cris collinsworth and andrea kremer and our entire crew saying good night from lambeau field in green bay. . -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> rudy giuliani on the campaign trail for robert e

favre. that's it. mrs.he went -- he stood up on the altar and swore that he would be -- >> till death do us part. >> he didn't make that vow to me or you or to anybody else. it's even more hypocritical that a whole bunch of men out here who are constantly chasing women in and outside of the work place and everywhere else, i would know because once upon a time i was one of those people, although i didn't sexually harass anybody. the fact is for men to sit up here and act like, oh, my goodness, this is foreign to us. oh, how egregious can this get. oh, my god, what is brett favre thinking about. >> you say, stephen smith. >> it's activity of hypocrisy. >> you say it's between mr. and mrs. favre. this has nothing to do with his conduct, not a team issue, an nfl issue. just between a man and his wife. >> absolutely right. and by the way, because she -- she filed charges against him. had she said she was sexually harass? you got a different argument. but the last time i checked, she didn't make any complaints. s

the ongoing investigation on brt favre has not been settled. if th go to new england next week, which is going to be toh and you lose and you're 2-5, and the team is built to win this year. it's an older veteran team. at what point, at what what point do you begin to say we're looking at the nt year? >> probably when you're finally and officially eliminated, but you do have to look at the possibility of a brett favre suspension added into that very tough schedule to come. so there is a lot of things on the plate for the vikings. >> al: yeah. consternation in minnesota. >> cris: but a lot of happy people he. >> al: you bet. under a full moon. speaking of a full moon. see you next week in new orleans. halloween. pittsburgh against the saints. "football ght in america" gets started at 7:00 eastern and 4:00 pacific. until then, al michaels and cris collinsworth and andrea kremer and our entire cr saying good night from lambeau field in green bay. . -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> you're watchin nbc 4, washington's news leader. now, live i

third down by 11, favre hits randy moss from four yards out. favre threw critical interceptions.ikings down. he winds up. tosses to the back of the end zone. percy harvin looks like a great catch and a touchdown. referee calls it a t.d. but let's look at the replay. not even close. second foot came down out of bounds. the call is reversed. fourth and 15 now. last chance for the vikings. favre slips. he gets up and gets out of the pocket. sees randy moss. overthrows him a little bit. favre loses against his old team. the fans delight. 28-24, was the win for the packers. and the fans in green bay love it. brett favre after the game, vikings coach, brad childress was critical of his quarterback. because of the interceptions, quote, you can't throw to them. that's good coaching advice. stop throwing the ball to the other team. he said sometimes it's okay to pump the ball. you don't have to force it in every time. >>> steelers and ben roethlisberger looking to improve to 5-1. taking on the dolphins. late in the fourth quarter, pittsburgh down two. roethlisberger, lunging toward the en

does this sound like brett favre? >> i -- i really -- i don't know brett favre. i played against him for many, many years all the way through the '90s. >> yeah. >> played against the packers. you know 18 games against the packers when i was here with the vikings for nine years. don't really know that much about him. i know he's an outdoors guy. i than he's pretty chummy, pretty easy-going in the locker room but outside of that you always hear about him, his wife, his kids, his -- now his grandkids. i really don't know what kind of guy he is away from the field though. >> well, the big winner all of this probably is going to be espn tonight. their ratings will probably be through the roof. mike morris, good to have you with us tonight. i appreciate your time. final page of the "playbook" tonight, president obama spoke to a crowd of supporters in philadelphia yesterday. but i'm pretty sure he didn't get the brotherly love he was looking for. someone was arrested for streaking nude throughout the crowd. "weekly standard" claims that he was there to claim a million-d

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later in the third, favre. got to make something happen. fake, fooled the camera guy but does not fool desmond bishop. that's a pick six. green bay up 28-17. fourth quarter, vikes down by four. favre on third and seven, intercepted again. this time by nick collins. with 3:06 to play, though, the vikings still got a shot. fourth and inches. peterson gets plenty. first down. under two minutes to play. fourth and five for the vikings, favre to randy moss on the left side of the field. another first down. and after a personal foul, it's first and 30 for the vikings. how much magic does favre have left at lambeau? he finds harvin in the back of the end zone. touchdown. did brett do it again, one foot in for harvin, second foot out of bounds. that is not a touchdown. last chance for the vikings. fourth and 15. favre blitzed, gets back up. he's got a shot. but it's out of the end zone. too high for randy moss. as brett favre goes down in defeat. he and rodgers, let's hug it out. green bay wins it 28-24. that does it for the sports update. back to

favre also the all-time leader in interceptions. throws it right to mr. lowery who marches in for the decisive touchdown. vikings fall to the vets, 29-20. jets are now 4-1. the vikings drop to 1-3. the nfl still looking into the allegations that favre sent some perhaps ugly text messages to jets sideline reporter je jenn sterger, seen here. the 41-year-old offered a tearful apology to his teammates in a pre-game meeting last night saying he was sorry for being a distraction because of this story. in the post-game press conference, reporters asked favre about that meeting. >> that's between me and my teammates. >> is the allegation -- >> apparently not all of them. i said what i have to say. i'm disappointed we lost this football game. if you want to talk about footba football, i can't say i'd love to talk about football. >> baseball last night. the san francisco giants looking to close out their series against the braves and move on to the nlcs against the phyllis. code by ross with the bases loaded. buster posy comes around to score. pat burrell is out a

now another woman has come forward saying favre propositioned her as well. it could all mean big trouble for brett favre. >> reporter: if nfl security finds tattis allegations are in fact true, then commissioner will move quickly, most likely a suspension that could end his record game streak for starting in the nfl. >> favre's accusers, though, are not obligated to cooperate with nfl investigators. >>> let's get a look at the weather. the heat streak is coming to an end. >> if you have been out the last couple of hours you feel the difference out there. october you know. >> uh-huh. >> we knew we were on borrowed time with the 80 plus degree weather. it's good stuff. the inner harbor cooler drier conditions moving in as we speak. nice looking night in the city, no doubt about that. as we take a look at the -- our harbor cam here, just a nice night. but temperature-wise, definitely cooler than it's been. 63 right now, in fact i don't think we get much warmer than we are right now for a high temperature, we probably get maybe 66 or 67 trees. check in out. a we

and making favre look bad but it seems unlikely. >> reporter: favre facing jets tonight.ess conference. >> i'm not get into that. i've got my hands full with the jets. >> reporter: now two more women, a massage therapist for the jets 2008 receives unwanted advances from favre. the website declined to reveal their names. >> if that's true, he's got to throw himself on the mercy of the public, nfl fans of women across this country, his wife. >> the nfl is looking into those allegations and what type of punishment he could possibly face. there are a lot of options out there for them. so i'm sure this is still a lot more to come. >> if it's true, it's hard not to listen to two voices, him, who we know is him and the voice on the phone and not hear the very strong sim laertss, it's just so heartbreaking for the family. >> heartbreaking for his wife and children and grandchild. >>> president obama about to make remarks on the importance of investing in the nation's roads and highways coming up. we'll have live coverage. and she became a household name as teen star of hannah mon

for favre, his image is on the line.d in more than $7 million in endorsements, a brand built largely on his southern good old boy family man charm. as the new grandfather enters the twilight of his nfl career, he tries to escape perhaps the most damaging sack of his life. now, none of the women involved have filed any formal complaints, but adding to the drama, favre returns to new york tomorrow night as his vikings play the new york jets on monday night football. by the way, he turns 41 years old today. so not a real celebration, yeah, no doubt. >> high interest in that game, though, monday night. >> oh, absolutely, yeah. there was already with trades of randy moss, and now this is going to be adding to it all. >> mike marusarz, thank you very much. >> no problem. >> we're going to turn to ron claiborne with the other headlines this morning. >> let you know how it goes. >> fill us in. >> good morning again, bianna, dan and mike. good morning, everyone. >>> in the news president obama headlines what is expected to be a h

it was classic brett favre drama. a chance to be the hero with the game on the line in the fourth quarter. but this time the old gunslinger couldn't pull the trigger. packers up when favre hit randy moss. the vikings trailed 28-24. last chance for minnesota, favre fell down, got up, but he couldn't make the grab. favre simply overthrew him and that was your ball game. the packers won 28-24. controversial ending to the steelers and dolphins. late fourth, pittsburgh down two. ben roethlisberger lunged for the end zone but fumbled the ball. now it was ruled a touchdown. they reviewed it for close to ten minutes. no touchdown. but who recovered the fumble? the officials couldn't figure it out from the replay so they gave it back to pittsburgh, even though it appeared that miami had recovered it. that led to a game-winning field goal. the steelers escaped south beach with a 23-22 win. >>> the redskins had a career day against the bears, he picked jay cutler off four times. this one he returned 92 down the sideline for a sc

putting all this sbeefrt impersonating brett favre and making him look bad. but at this point it is highly unlikely. >> reporter: favre now plays for the minnesota viking who play the jets tonight. it was questioned in a pregame press conference. >> i'm not gettingnto that. i got my hands full with the jets. >> reporter: now two more women, massage therapists for the jets in 2008, say they, too, receid unwanted advances from favre. the website declined to reveal their name. >> if that's true, he has to throw himself on the mercy of the public, nfl fans, of women across this country, his wife. >> this afternoon, favre was asked again by reporters whether the report was true. and he said, quote, that will take its course. favre and the vikings play his old team the jets tonight on monday night football. >>> nashvil school administrators are trying to figure out what to do with a veteran teacher caught having a breakdown. facing students who appear to be taunting him, donald wood first seems to be joking. then he lost it. there is just no other way to describe i

the question is, what does favre tell his

brett favre, the vikings headed to green bay where favre will faceis old team.r of a growing scandal. here's nbc's kevin tibbles. >> reporter: since coming out of retirement, the celebrated quarterback has faced as much if not more controversy off the field. all started bydeadspin.com tt the former super bowl champ and mvp sent lewd text messages and photos to a number of women. >> as a father, a family man, a grandfather, a solid guy that represents the nfl brand, his brand is in trouble. >> going back to the hotel and just -- just chill. so send me a text because i'll be in the building for a couple of hours. >> deadspin says favre, while playing for the jets, left a series of voicemails for jets sideline reporter jen sturger, a one-time pinup. nbc news could not verify the authenticity of the recordings and the nfl says it is still investigating. >> if that's true, he's got to throw himself on the mercy o the public, nfl fans, of women across the country, his wife. >> reporter: now the website radaronline released this video of favre celebrating in a milwauke

for favre his image is on the line.year he raked in more than $7 million in endorsements, a brand built on his southern good ole by family man charp. as the new grandfather enters the twilight of his nfl career. he tries to escape perhaps the most damaging sack of his life. >> it is important to upon the out, rob, that these women allegedly involved in this situation have not made any formal complaints to the nfl or jets themselves. this is really brought on by this investigation by this website deadspin. >> fascinating to see where things go from here. been married 14 years. a grandfather here. had a squeaky clean image until awful this. again, can't show it on air, deadspin.com is the website. we'll be right back with m >>> another man's junk is another man's treasure couldn't be more true than today. look at the success of ebay. >> $8.7 billion the auction website is on fire. millions of people even say it's now their job. here's john donvan. >> reporter: all of this is listed as on the e-bay site right now all for s

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you look at the sound bite from favre, it's nondenial, denile.idn't do it, say so. that doesn't justify the blogger and dead spin from coming out with the stuff and making suggestions without the proof. where picture. >> cal. >> there's zero evidence, proof that favre did anything wrong. because the woman who supposedly received these hasn't said anything. we shouldn't be talking about this except to denounce dead spin as a vile, gross, horrible website and stop there. >> we shouldn't be giving it any credence. >> that's the new internet media age in which we live. >> and that's the shame of it. that's the sorrow of it, that many numbers felt compelled to cover a story as jim says, without a shred of evidence. and i don't see that this athlete has any choice, but to maintain silence at this moment given the investigation. >> jon: let's shuffle on to the next topic. bristol palin, the daughter of former vice-presidential candidate sarah palin is on the hit prime time show "dancing with the stars". cal, while she's soaking up the spotlight, some pe

favre now plays for the minnesota vikings. favre said only this. >> i'm not getting into that. brett say more? joining me now, editor of profootballtalk.com. good to see you, mike. >> good to see you. good to be here. >> i went online. saw the story on the headline. i screamed. if his wife and children are seeing this, and fans, shouldn't he answer up? >> but what can he really say? >> true or not? >> but if it is true, i don't see him saying it. he's got to worry about an investigation that the nfl is currently inducting. >> what is the investigation? it's not criminal? >> it's not crimina&f the nfl has a personal conduct policy. things of this nature fall under that umbrella. especially when you get into a situation with multiple possible claims. when there are repeat offenses. so from brett favre's perspective, if he can't say anything other than that's my voice and i did that, it makes sense for him to say nothing until the nfl sorts it out. >> so then what happens? we found or did not find this true. >> if it's only one incident, i would be surprised if he's suspended. if

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brett favre can't pull it out. going the other way, brett favre did have three touchdown passes.they are 4-1. the 49ers are 0- 5. yesterday, the one play that just rocked the stadium. when smith fumbled, you could hear the place shake with booze and yelling to put in his back up and went on and on. singleterry, 30 seconds conversation with smith. 49ers lose. here is singleterry on the conversation. >> i do believe that alex smith has all the tools, all of the things he needs to be that guy. i just need to see all of it. >> big fan of alex smith. i think he is talented. >> you have the respect of your teammates, the guys in the locker room. that's the main reason i play. for these guys in here. unfortunately i haven't been able to hold up my end. >> david, the back up is going to have to wait another week. singleterry will judge it on a weekly basis. show the quote, we are going to win the division, despite being 0-5. i was asked are you going to fire the [ son ] my parents have always lived in the states. until two years ago, when my dad transferred to istanbul. they settled in q

independent confirmation favre is behind the messages.'m not getting into that. i got my hands full with the jets and trying to get some time down with our guys. >> sterger a playboy and maxim model isn't talking either. two former women made similar allegations. they say they are reviewing the matter. >> brett favre has a lot to lose. if this is through and if she found to have done this and if the n.f.l. suspends him it would be a black mark on his career at the exact time he doesn't want that. >> the leak is still reeling from recent scandals involving michael vick and a reporter from mexico that was allegedly harassed by players. >> last year he raked in 7 in endorsements based on his family man charm as the new grandfather enters the twilight of his n.f.l. career, he tries to escape the most damaging hit in his life. >>> don't go away. 7 on your side is next. >> 7 on your side inquiries lead to cheaper cab rides in oakland. >>> welcome back. it is 9:47. this is live look from the roof cam shotgun you the transamerica pyramid and some

brett favre sending photographs of himself on the phone to her.ns that deal with issues of harassment. issues of jegender in the workplace. issues the nfl already said are issues in the nl. how you treat women. the situations in the locker rooms. these are issues the nfl said they will police. >> so is the nfl not keeping its end of the bargain there? how long does it take to contact brett favre? you know where he works. he says he's not been contacted by the nfl. >> yeah, he will be contacted by the nfl. the commissioner's office already made this clear. jenn sterger has been contacted to ask if she will speak to the nfl. if she chooses to not go in and say anything, this will go away from the perspective of will brett favre be suspended. from the perspective of his career and legacy, this is huge news in the sports world. you're talking about a situation where an absolute american athletic icon, this could be what he is in effect remembered for. it's all about age. michael vick and tiger woods, the best thing they have going for them is their yo

brett favre rises and falls.o, the hawks come to town, we'll get vance's reaction to take on the wizard a key player. and the redskins play bob ehrlich says he wants to fix maryland. but he increed state spending by record amounts. ehrlicraised $3 billion in taxes and fees... including property taxes... and a 40% increase in college tuition. and now he's made over $1 billion in new promises... with no plans to pay f them... except for cutting education. cuts that will lay off teachers and increase class sizes. that's not a budget. and bob ehrlich's not the kind of leader... we can trust. >>> wiz ar ards at home tonight, new ownership, new deals, new stars, new team. the keys have been handed to john wahl. how do you feel about that? >> i think it will open a lot of doors. >> after the wizards preseason, john wahl will make his debutt the verizon center. flip saunders is so confident in his leadership he named him a team captain. dan ellie is live at verizon center where there's other news about another player a l

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which could end brett favre's record game streak for starting in the nfl. jennifer is under no obligation to speak with nfl investigators. abc news new york. >>> welcome back. you served up nice weather for a day off. >> just a great columbus day weekend. above average temperatures. we have pictures on the blog later from down at the beach. it was one last beach weekend. so beautiful this time of year. no crowd. we have seen changes coming knocking on the northern door. hagerstown is already cooling offer. it is coming. fall is coming. temperature wise right now 78 degrees. nice night in the harbor. wind turning out of the the north. that's changed. winds were southerlily earlier. that will bring in chillier air. savor what is going to be a warm evening with the winds shifting on us. let's take you into maryland's powerful radar. bottom line is this. we are clear here in the immediate baltimore area. showers earlier north and east of us here. you can see one shower picking up on in the extended span over the jersey coastline along the delaware bay. more pre

for favre, his image is on the line.ked in more than $7 million in endorsements, a brand built on his southern good ol' boy family man charm. as the new grandfather enters the twilight of his nfl career he tries to escape perhaps the most damaging sack of his life. >> it is important to point out, rob, that these women allegedly involved in this situation have not made any formal complaints to the nfl or jets themselves. this is really brought on by this investigation by this website deadspin. >> fascinating to see where things go from here. been married 14 years. a grandfather here. had a squeaky clean image until all of this. again, can't show it on air, deadspin.com is the website. we'll be right back with more after this. e website. we'll be right back with more after this. @c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@c@

favre slips. he gets up but the pass fails. packers defeat the vikings 28- 24 and this afternoon brad childress announced favre has two fractures in his left ankle, currently hold the nfl record for consecutive games played with 291 and that streak could potentially come to an end sunday. >>> in wizards news coach flip saunders is unsure if gilbert arenas will be able to play in the team's opener in orlando thursday. arenas missed his second day of practice today with a sore right ankle. i'm dave feldman keeping you up to date. >> one last look at that five- day forecast. >> 75 again tomorrow and 78 on wednesday. looks like tomorrow night and through wednesday, our best chance of rain. then we start drying out on thursday, much cooler friday and saturday. >> thank you. now you have the news edge. back here tonight at 10:00. see you then. as

fox news is reporting we are hearing from brett favre.o them he did a meeting with someone from the nfl, closed door meetings. they went on to report that favre admitted leaving the former, leaving her voice mails, but denied texting her any of the inappropriate images themselves. as for the girl on the right, haven't heard from her. the nfl says they're in the investigation. she could meet with the league by the middle of this coming week. interestingly enough, she has a manager and retained an attorney. >> shocking. uh-huh. >> one of the questions, did favre violate personal conduct policy. will they suspend him in one game which would end his record streak of consecutive games started. so, the big questions here, really haven't been answered in terms of what this will do to his career, his marriage. we really haven't heard from deanna either. that's the latest. keep in mind this story broke three weeks ago. hearing about it in three weeks. maybe a while before we hear the final chapter. >> he admitted to voice mails but not the. >> all

favre who was also married also pursued two female massage therapists.fl is investigating. >>> good morning, i'm steve weissman with the espn news update. we begin with the phillies looking to close out the redsed in the nlds. top five, up 1-0, chase utley, deep to right center, that ball is gone. bottom of the ninth, same score, reds down to their final out. hammel going for the complete game shutout gets scott rolen swinging. hammel gets it done as the phillies get 2-0 and sweep the reds. >>> the giants and braves. top one. giants down 2-1. to right. and he will score easily. the giants tie the game at 2-2. the next batter, buster posey, the rookie. a little chopper to second and brooks conrad lets it go between the wreckage. his third error of the game. freddy sanchez scores. posey pumped. brian wilson in to close it out. nate mclouth to second. and the giants second baseman knows what to do with it, freddy sanchez, ball game. take a 3-2 series lead. >> how about football? redskins/packers in overtime. graham ganno, yes, sir. that's a look at your esp

more on brett favre in a moment.:00 it's the baseball playoffs between the giants and phillies. who are you rooting for in the baseball playoffs? >> because of family connections, i have to go with the phillies. >> that means frank christo pollie. well we'll start with the phillies and giants. seen right here on fox 5. a shameless plug. things would be different on this nice. this is cody ross, no relation but representing the name well. 1-0 for the giants. and he would homer again to put san fran up 1. and then pat burrell used to play in philly and now can't come down with it. posey comes around and we have a shocker. the phillies lose to the giants. game two is tonight. >>> and the rangers getting pumped up to try to even up their series against the yankees. this is david murphy and that ball is long gone. launched into the upper deck. 2-0 rangers at that point. moving on to the third. the rangers up 4-0 but they led 5-0 the day before but molina sends it to the gap and murphy comes around again and it is 5- 0 but

more bad news for brett favre, his minnesota vikings lost on "monday night football" and favre had augh game. >> the most important thing is wins, that was not the case tonight. >> reporter: and while the legendary quarterback did manage to break another record. >> 500th career touchdown pass by brett favre. >> reporter: he refuses to go on camera about text messages he sent to a former sideline reporter. >> if you want to talk about what happened in the football game tonight, i would love to. >> reporter: the sports blog dead spin.com revealed voicemail messages favre sent during favre's single season with the jets. >> jen, it's not a set up. i just got done with practice. >> reporter: questions linger about what will unfold regarding favre's performance. >> i think it's going to be difficult for him to go through the rest of the season with this hanging over his head. >> reporter: brett favre was crying and he was apologetic to his team for being this distraction. >> reporter: though it's unclear what that apology means. regardless, his apology to his teammates will be perceived as

: brett favre's night ended with a tough loss and a career high.endary qb notched up his 501st touchdown pass. but the qb, who makes over $7 million in endorsements, is a big mayer off the field as well. facing a scandal that's threatening to overshadow one of the most storied careers in football. >> have you come over tonight. love to see you tonight. >> reporter: the sports blog says favre left a voicemail for a jets game day host and former "playboy" model, jennifer sterger. >> i'm still trying. just got done with practice. i'll try the other phone. you're probably caller i.d.'ing me. >> got contacted by a third party. saying they had this stuff. based on our own investigation and asking other people, we're 100% convinced it is brett favre. >> reporter: deadspin, which paid for the material, sames they have obtained unauthenticated photos that are supposedly of favre. but a masseuse has come forward also about the qb, quote, he was looking at me like a hanging scrap of meat. after the game, he faced a string of tough questions. >> are you concer

he gives the democrats, how about that -- >> did you just say brett favre is unselfish?n there. he's a good guy. he's working hard. he's a granddaddy. he's going to be 41 this sunday. stephen a., we're going to the show, brother. >> ed, i'll give you this much, he's unselfish but with the money he was collecting for doing nothing, he might as well have been generous for crying out loud. >> stephen a. smith tonight with us on "the ed show," always a pleasure. couple of final pages in the playbook tonight. christine the teenage witch has her own action figure. for only $39.95 you can be proud owner of the christine o'donnell witch doll. how about the executive o'donnell doll? professional. and governor schwarzenegger? he predicted president obama would win re-election in two years in an interview with a german news. he said that he was sure that president obama would get a second term in office. and he said the gop wouldn't succeed in finding a candidate who could beat him in 2012. good news. and finally, the so-called bin laden hunter has been arrested for domestic violen

. >>> and did brett favre violate policy by sending some racy photos? the investigation that overshadowed football sunday. >>> social security recipients will see no increase for the second straight year. this week, the government is expected to announce that inflation has not been high enough to trigger a cost of living increase. >>> overseas stocks are higher today. tokyo's nikkei exchange is closed but hong kong's hang seng is higher in late trading. in london the ftse opened higher. and wall street, of course, is closed today for the columbus day holiday. last week, the dow gained 176 points closing above 11,000. the nasdaq index picked up 31 points last week. >>> if you drive, you probably noticed that gas prices are going up. aaa says the price of gasoline is now at $2.80 a gallon. that's 22 cents higher than a year ago. >>> microsoft is set to unveil the new windows phone 7 today. it has a touch screen and an entirely new operating system. it's also expected to be an xbox games platform. the phone is expected in stores in the u.s. and around the

and brady denies that, and teaming up with brett favre, favre facing his old team, the jets.o to minnesota from green bay. >> that's what happens. thanks, max. >> thanks. >>> it's 26 minutes past the hour. top stories are next and then a live report from ivan watson in afghanistan. for more on negotiations with the afghan government and the taliban. we'll be right back. breathe in, breathe out. as volatile as markets have been lately, having the security of a strong financial partner certainly lets you breathe easier. for more than 140 years, pacific life has helped millions of americans build a secure financial future wouldn't it be nice to take a deep breath and relax? ask a financial professional about pacific life. the power to help you succeed. >>> 29 minutes past the hour, actually it's crossing the half hour right now. means it's time for our top stories. the transition of power is underway in north korea. a military parade billed as the nation's largest celebration ever on in front of the north korean dictator kim jong-il and his son, who the u.s. believes is the coun

focus on favre. the vikings quarterback now admits he left steamy voice mail messages for a sideline reporter. >> i'm going back to the hotel, just chill for a couple hours. love to have you come over tonight. >> favre denies sending lewd photos as the woman at the center of the scandal may cooperate with the nfl's investigation. and shark attack. a former life guard is killed while body boarding off the california coast after what's believed to be a great white severs his leg with one bite. we'll speak with his best friend who tried in vain to save his life early this monday morning, october 25th, 2010. >> good morning everybody. boy, fall is really in the air. dark now at 7:00 in the morning. i'm harry smith. >> it sure is a pretty tum of year. welcome to "the early show." i'm maggie rodriguez. >> you know the president has been on the stump for lo these many days, will be for the next several days. one week and one day away from midterm elections. is it having an any effect? >> we begin with wild