gifford shared a yankee stadium locker with mickey mantle and "monday night football" both with howard cosell. a giant on the football field and in broadcasting. steady, that was frank gifford, the nfl mvp in 1956, played 12 seasons with the giants, making the pro bowl eight times at three different positions. those big blue teams in the '50s and 60s were full of stars. to that generation, gifford was the face of the franchise that won an nfl championship and five conference titles to a younger generation, gifford was a familiar voice. as a broadcaster, calm in between the often stormy night football booth with don meredith and howard cosell. gifford once called 588 straight nfl games. he was equally as reliable covering the olympics or hosting wide world of sports and beloved by family and friends. remembered today as loving husband to nbc's own kathie lee gifford. in a statement, the gifford family said we rejoice in the extraordinary life he was privileged o live and we feel grateful and blessed to have been loved by such an amazing human being. giant's president adds, frank gifford was ul

in 1971, he was named play by play man for "monday night football" anchoring alongside howard cosell and don meredith. gifford spent 27 years with the show. >> the great, i mean the great, frank gifford. >> reporter: gifford married his third wife, kathie lee johnson in 1986, they had two children, adding a son and daughter. he met johnson while the two work working at "good morning america" gifford caught in a public affair with a flight attendant, susan johnson. first denying it but later admitted to the affair when pictures of two were published. gifford remained married and continued making public appearances. ultimately, frank gifford will be remembered for what he did on the football field and in the announcer's booth. brian kilmeade, fox news. >> for more on frank gifford, chris meyers joins us by phone. thanks for being with us. >> my pleasure. >> the sports world obviously lost an icon today. what's being said about frank gifford, among athletes at this hour? >> i think athletes, and among the football fans, harris, i think people felt like they lost a friend in football, ev

he served as a buffer for howard cosell and don meredith.ed wild world of spots on abc, covered the olympics, and if not for frank gifford, guys like me may not be sitting in this chair. the santa monica native paved the way for athletes to move into broadcasting. he was one of the pest on and off the feel. rest in peace for frank gifford. one of the first athletes to go into the broadcasting booth. so special man, special -- we're going to miss him. >> ahead, how the online food ordering services could lead to an expanding waistline. >>> at 6:00, more effects of california's historic drought. the bay area river that dried up. >>> a fresh cut. local bash & give back to the local community just before kid go back to school. >>> warning tonight if you're watching your weight, be aware or those online ordering apps. a study found that people not only spend more money when ordering food online, they also order fattier, higher calorie food, especially when it comes to pizza. it's due to the anonymity that leads to us go overboard when ordering. n

him and howard cosell were a great team. >> is his love of the sport translated through the television to the viewers, and he was genuine, and he genuinely loved the game. >> reporter: frank gifford enjoyed two huge career, both in the limelight, both with great success. one on the field, one in front of the camera. i remember meeting him at an abc event years ago, and he was ever charismatic and dashing. tonight. live on the upper west side, news. >> lucy, thank you very much. we invite you to stay with eyewitness news and espn for the latest on the passing of hall of famer frank gifford. at abc7ny you can see a slide show of his life. >>> one year after the shooting of an unarmed black teen that cast greater scrutiny on how police react with people of color, there's a march and a moment of silence. candace gibson reports from ferguson. >> reporter: hundreds of demonstrators surrounding flowers and stuffed animals in ferguson, missouri, marking the spot where one year ago a white police officer shot and killed an unarmed black teenager, setting off months of protests and shining a nat

. >> reporter: in a raucous "monday night football" group where he was joined by howard cosell and dandy don meredith. gifford spend 27 years on the show. in 1986, gifford made his wife kathie lee, a beloved member of our nbc family, with whom he has two children. >> congratulations. >> and these have been recycled yet again. we are green around here. thank you, sweetheart. thank you! >> cheers. >>> after a standoff saturday night six children and two adults were found dead in a houston, texas home. officers were called to the home after 9:00 p.m. on saturday after seeing a body of a child through the window. officers went in the house and discovered eight bodies. the suspect 48-year-old david connolly was taken into custody after firing a gun when officers entered, they discovered that connolly had an outstanding warrant for aggravated assault and the motive appears to be related to a dispute with connolly's former domestic pattern according to officials. >>> the epa is coming under fire after causing a toxic spill in colorado. more than 3 million gallons of trace water containing trace

he won on to a successful second career as a broadcaster for "monday night football" alongside howard cosell don meredith. he was also married to "today" show host kathie lee gifford. >>> performers are scheduled to take the stage during six days. local business owners had opposed this event when they were cut out of the contract. a resolution allowing area businesses to share in the concert catering and profits was accepted, adding that about 250 people would be hired for concession jobs. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> 71 degrees and 18 minutes past 4:00. we do have scattered clouds overhead. no sign of any showers in the immediate philadelphia area. but a few popping up for the west. 71 degrees right now in philadelphia. humidity is at 73%. we're running a little bit cooler than we were yesterday, down by a couple degrees in philadelphia. completely dry at the shore, beach avenue, you'll see sunshine to start with. clouds are going to be increasing during the day. along with the temperatures but it's not going to be a big warmup. 71 in philadelph

he went on to a successful second career as a broadcaster for "monday night football" alongside howard coselld don mare dea meredith. he was also married to "today" show host kathie lee gifford. >>> nbc 10's first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington is here with traffic. jessica? >> that scene is still an active investigation scene as well. police activity on the scene as well. they are moving traffic through the scene. for right now you don't need an alternate but if you want one, i'm going to give you one right now. the roosevelt boulevard southbound between adams avenue and whitaker. take wyoming to castor and hop back on the boulevard there and you'll skip that accident scene. as for the schuylkill expressway, right around montgomery drive, things are moving along nicely. the eastbound lanes are headed toward the center city area. a 12-minute trip. the blue route, everything is still moving along fine. out on the pa turnpike, you can see all the cars are green, they're moving. 22 minutes headed eastbound from valley forge up towards route 1. mass transit, currently no problems for ne

gifford was also the play-by-play voice of monday night football, teaming with the legendary howard cosell and don meredith. pulitzer prize winner dave anderson of the "new york times" who covered new york sports for six decades put gifford's career in perspective. >> you think we'll ever see somebody like that again or no? >> no, because the world is different, you know. it's a different world. >> there are certain icons in franchise history of all clubs. but he had such grace, and elegance to him. that just set him apart, i think, from so many other players. >> gifford is part of new york royalty in sports. how many people do you want in that is a subjective thing. but he's in there. >> reporter: kids who didn't see gifford play can just ask their parents or grandparents about him. that's because his legacy spans generations. and we haven't even mentioned his role as a great family man. to kathie lee and all the giffords, we send our condolences. but as kathie lee has said. this is not a tragedy, his life was a triumph. rob? >> certainly was. and we learned so much just hearing everybody

his chemistry with don meredith and howard cosell was wonderful. it was football that made gifford a star. beginning in college, and then 12 seasons with the new york giants, where he was made an icon of the era. >> i was out of the ordinary, i was from california, my nose wasn't broken, i had all my teeth. i paid a price for it on the field, until i proved i could hit back as well as i could be hit. >> sends frank gifford flying. >> reporter: with the giants, he won a championship in 1956. retired in 1964, becoming a broadcaster. with unmistakable star quality, as another former giant, michael strahan, remembers. >> if you're a football fan, a giants fan, you remember him from on the field, and things you may have seen him on tv, that's great, too. i just hope people remember we lost a very, very good man, and a good person. >> i called her after that. >> reporter: guest hosting for "good morning america," he met kathie lee johnson. they wed in 1986. she survives him. he died at home this morning, at the age of 84. long to be remembered as an icon

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his chemistry with booth mates don meredith and howard cosell made monday night football" a pop culture foam non. it was football that made him a star beginning in college at usc where he was an all-american and then in 12 seasons with the new york giants where his good looks and cool under pressure made him an icon of the era. >> i was out of the ordinary because i was from california and my nose wasn't broken. i had all my teeth. i paid a price for it too on the football field. i did within the giants itself in the early days till i proved that i could hit back as well as i could be hit. >> frank gifford flying around. >> reporter: with the giants he won a championship in 1956. he would retire from football in 1964 and become a broadcaster. through it all exuding unmistakable star quality as another former new york giant turned broadcaster michael strahan remembers. >> if you're a football fan, a giants fan and you remember him for all the great things he did on the field and you remember him from things you may have seen him do on tv, then that's great, too. i just hope people rememb

gifford led the new york giants to the 19-56 n-f-l title and later teamed with howard cosell and donedith in the monday night football booth. n-f-l commissioner roger goodell says frank was an icon of the game.both as a hall of fame player for the giants.and hall of fame broadcaster. >> vicki: next. the hunt for a hit and run driver in hollywood who not only injured six others. but left his family behind to face the music. but left his family behind to face the music. y to me but you're the one who's gonna save some serious money. happy anniversary to me right now with your club card usda choice ribeye steak is $7.99 a pound 32-ounce gatorade is 69 cents and select quaker cereal is $1.49 happy anniversary to me. safeway's huge anniversary sale! it's just better. the drought is affecting at pg&e we've definitely put a focus on helping our agricultural customers through the drought. when they do an energy efficiency project and save that money they feel it right in their pocket book. it's exciting to help a customer with an energy efficiency project because not only are they saving ene

he later teamed up with howard cosell and don meredith in the monday night football broadcasting boothsay his death was sudden and of natural causes. he was 84. >>> crowds gathered on the street of ferguson missouri today one year after the shooting death of michael brown. flowers candles and balloons marked the spot where a ferguson officer shot brown dead after a confrontation. his family local politicians and others surrounded it as they addressed the hundreds who came out to remember brown. police and the department of justice called the shooting justified. those who gathered then took part in a silent 1 mile march to a local church and will they got there many stayed for a prayer service. >>> a philadelphia teenager about to start a new chapter of his life by going to college is shot during a going away party. fox 29's sabina looks at the crime that has shaken a local community. >> reporter: markers of a violent night that's left one southwest philadelphia family shaken after they say a total stranger shot a 19-year-old man in the hip quarter to 11:00 saturday night. his family sa

in 1971 he was named play by play man for monday night football anchoring along side howard cosell and don meredith. he spent 27 years with the show. >> the great, i do mean the great frank gifford. >> gifford married his third wife kathy lee johnson in 1976 they had two children adding two sons and a daughter to his first marriage. he met johnson when the two were working together on abc's good morning america. he was caught in a public affair with a flight attendant susan johnson at first denying it but later admitted to the affair when pictures of the two were published. gifford remained married and continued to make public appearances. ultimately he will be remembered for what he sdont football field and in the announcer's booth. >> we have reports from celebrities and athletes alike. kathy gifford saying we are grateful for the outpouring of faith. we have comfort in knowing where he is. hoda got bee says this is how i will remember frank gifford, always making us laugh, but today i am heartbroken. love you kathy lee. >> michael strahan writing rest in peace the great frank giffor

giants win an nfl title in 1956 and then spent many years as a pro football broadcaster along with howard cosellon meredith, and remember him forever on monday night football. he taught all of us about the game so eloquently. he was married to can be lee gifford. frank gifford dead at 84. turning to sports, in gulf's shane lowry on the way to the winning the bridgestone invitational with the final score of 11 under par beating bubba watson by two strokes, jordan spieth failed in his attempt to capture the no. one ranking finishing tied for 10 joy. in baseball the mets lost a 3-run lead for the second straight day as the tampa bay rays beat the 4-3. new york follow the seven began winning streak. the mets have again and have lead in the national league east. in stock car racing the second straight week someone in the league ran out of gas on the last lap, kevin harvick watched joey flyby on the way to taking the checkered flag on a road course, only one of two road courses in the nascar series. pretty decent race, beautiful weather, fan favorite track in the entire home of nascar. check it out. u

in 1971 he was named the play by play man for monday night football, anchoring alongside howard cosellgifford married his third wife in 1986, they had two children, adding two sons and a daughter to his first marriage. he met her while they we together at abc's good morning america. he was caught in 1977 with a affair with susan johnson, at first denying it. he continued making public appearances. ultimatelily he will be remembered for what he did on the football field and on the announcers booth. brian kilmeade, fox news. >> frank gifford was just seven days shy of his 85th birthday and i was lucky enough back when i was in college, i was a production assistant some weekends on monday night football and i was there with frank and dandy don and howard cosell. it was the biggest show in the world and they were all unbelievable characters. >> kathie lee gifford is a friend of mine. she tweeted she was deeply gratef grateful to all for your outpouring of grace. we are steadfast in our faith and finding comfort in knowing where frank is. >> kurt warner tweeting sad to hear the passing of o

there he is next to howard cosell there in the middle. frank gifford. duke castiglione has a special guest and a look back. >> good morning. we are remembering giants hall of famer frank gifford, died suddenly yesterday at his home in connecticut. he was 84 years old, he was a legend both on and off the field making his mark as a great player for the giants, then becoming a successful, very successful broadcaster. we're joined by george martin to talk about gifford's legacy and first, george, frank gifford. i know a member of the giants family -- >> uh-huh. >> a man you knew. hall of famer. what did he mean to you? >> well, first of all, frank was a standard bearer, and i think he was a generational icon. what i mean by that, duke, is he was a guy who set an example both on and off the field for him. the fact that he was a perennial winner, he was a captain, he wasment respected by all of his teammates, and he took that and parlayed it into a successful career after his playing days follow. >> very interesting, because he came into the nfl at a time whe

he went on to a successful second career as a broadcaster for "monday night football" alongside howard coselldon meredith. gifford was married to "today" show co-host kathie lee gifford. frank gifford was 84. >>> jodi herring shot and killed a social worker outside her office on friday night, authorities say.ç herring's 9-year-old daughter was removed from her custody in late july. she's being charged with first degree murder and being held without bond. >>> funeral services will be held for this firefighter who died battling a wildfire in california. david ruhl died fighting flames in northern california last month. he was on temporary assignment from his job in south dakota. he leaves behind a wife and two children. >>> the families of those two florida boys who disappeared at sea more than two weeks ago called off their search. the coast guard spept a week searching for austin stephanos and perry cohen. the families initiated a search as well. but they have called it off. >>> he tells authorities he was suicidal. this morning, david conley is being held on three counts of capital murder.

to the broadcast booth, "monday night football" over 25 years where he served as a buffer for howard cosellcovered the olympics and if not for frank gifford, guys like me may not be sitting in this chair. a great athlete, a better person. may he rest in peace. >>> are you ready for some football? nfl preseason kicked off with tonight's hall of fame game between the steelers and the vikings. tim brown, charles haley, and others inducted before the game. vikings quarterback mike hopka to michael pruett. 34 yards, 7-3 minnesota. the other touchdown came four minutes left in the third. joe banyard from one yard out. vikings win, preseason that is, the hall of fame game, 14-3 your final. >>> your oakland raiders open their preseason at home on friday against the rams. head coach jack del rio said this week they won't do any preparation work for their opponent. week one is to see if the players can showcase their own talents in game situations. >> we'll basically just pare down things we've installed and try and really evaluate the players, their ability to play fast in some of the basic concepts

>> the pairing of howard cosell with don meredith is a classic sitcom odd couple kind of pairing.swept out by what those guys were saying. the booth itself was almost like a variety show. >> here with us this evening. >> i call it a traveling freak show it really was. and the head freak was howard. there ain't no question about that. >> the tension between the two of them made for the kind of the thing that you wanted to see every week. >> professional football is rapidly growing into a very big business. >> you understand football. >> i like to watch it. i don't understand too much about it. >> would you look to learn more about it? >> we were on a mission that took us close to saying, screw the football fan. he is going to come any way. what we needed to do is appeal to women. we needed to appeal to the casual football fan. that's whey we started telling stories. that humanized the players. >> joe namath one of the greatest of all times. unfortunately his legs do not go with that arm. >> the things that people associate with. >> recognize this fellow. >> what's been your view of

he later teamed up with howard cosell and don meredith in the monday night football grade casting boothhis family says his death was sudden and of natural causes. he was 84 years old. >>> food for thought tonight. research focuses on something that could be on your dinner table. >> why scientists say that food helps set humans apart from the rest of the animal kingdom. >> eerily familiar images in ferguson, missouri on the one year anniversary of michael brown's shooting death. the new threat people are preparing for there. scott? >> iain right now a couple of light showers across the area but brace for some heavy overnight rain. a flood threat even a few strong storms the timing and amounts next. ♪ >>> here's life look at ultimate doppler radar tonight. we have stayed dry for most the day. take look at that. we'll get some rain and a lot of it. the big concerns for your tuesday morning commute. that's straight ahead in your fox 29 wet authority. >> only on fox tonight a woman and her boyfriend are behind bars. police say the two of them kept a woman's brother prisoner inside their over

>> trish, working off your point, donald trump is like howard cosell and tells it like it is. >> that is why the heartland loves him. >> that is why they love him. trish: this stuff in the past? >> that is a great point. >> tell it like it is or is there a fear there? >> some say may that i certainly am a straight talker too. i've been called a fire plug by president obama whatever that may be. >> uh-oh. >> i don't know if that is good or that's bad. in my, experience, in my own little corner of the world and probably the swing state of swing states, we see success in governor kasich because he quote, tells it like it is as well. and -- >> not like -- trish: not quite like donald. >> i will say this. >> i didn't say, mr. trump is in category of his own, that is for sure. >> i think law of averages, just going to say this, throw it out there, is running against donald. here is what i mean by that. there have been candidates allegedly shot from the hip all the time and sooner or later they say something gets their you know what caught in something, keister. trish: he said a few things t

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everybody stopped and watched monday night football with frank gifford and howard cosell. >> youngert was because now you see football on sports round the clock on cable and broadcast television. to take nfl football and move it to monday night into primetime was an incredible thing. those three guys, meredith and gifford and cosell, were extraordinary broadcasters. >> once a week, the country stopped and watched monday night football. and most people, a lot of people, learned the news that john lennon was killed watching monday night football. >> in the halftime highlights which didn't exist anywhere else. >> here's willie geist's speech on the legendary frank gifford. >> his southern california good looks just as easily could have taken him to hollywood, but frank gifford was a football player. all-american at usc, first-round pick of the new york giants. eight pro bowls, and in 1956 most valuable player of the nfl. the hall of famer caught a touchdown pass in the giants dramatic overtime loss to the baltimore colts in the 1958 nfl championship game. which earned the title, the gre

. >> reporter: he joins howard cosell and don meredith on monday night football as the play by play announcer. gifford would stay with the program for the next 27 years. >> we just extend the weekend to a really nice kind of a family night. re are the talked about it on my pbs program in 1994. alongside his then co-hosts. >> i'm very proud of having been involved with monday night and what's happened to it in terms of the institution. >> i knew him well. he was a wonderful man. >> we all grew up watching him and knowing him and our hearts it go tout to kathie lee and august of hisall of his children. >> quite a team. >>> one airline passenger calls it, quote, the scariestout to kathie lee and all of his children. >> quite a team. >>> one airline passenger calls it, quote, the scariest ten minutes of my life. severe weather caused a crisis in the cockpit. ahead, why pilots >>> thank you, we have pretty skies and a relatively quiet day today to look forward to. 71 in the city with few clouds overhead. winds calm. humidity plays a crucial role today. gets to be a little sticky, 81 will feel warm

>>anny hong: he led the night of giants to the 1956 nfl title and later tames with howard cosell anddith and is more than a football both nfl commissioner says frank was an icon of the game both as a hall of fame player and hall of fame broadcaster he was 84 years old this tv hosts is ms. gifford. >>mark: the binet's is by precision cast parts for more than $32 billion and that the malls they pay for the company then make parts for aircraft makers power companies and other industries that on a trip% stake in precision he on operas a number of well-known brand between dairy queen dido and full of the loan they're trying to break up and the traffic light and was bound. we will be right back different. g this summer, challenge your preconceptions and experience a cadillac for yourself. take advantage of our summer offers. get this low mileage lease on select ats models, in stock the longest, for around 269 per month. my name is jamir dixon and i'm a locafor pg&e.rk fieldman most people in the community recognize the blue trucks as pg&e. my truck is something new... it's an 811 truck. wh

he later teamed up with howard cosell, don merediths, al michaels in the monday night broadcast booth. frank's family said his death was sudden, but they believe natural causes. he was 84. married to kathie lee gifford. kathie said this on twitter, deeply grateful to all. we are stead fast in our faith and finding comfort in knowing where frank is and she quoted scripture. >> frank was the godfather of kendall jenner. >> he was a legend, too. >>> speaking of football, did you see how many people were up over the weekend for a link at eagles practice? over 40,000 people like i said before were starved for football to start. >> we're excited, we're ready. >> all right. nick foles, they love him in st. louis. he already signed a contract extension. the extension is for two years on top of the one-year foles had remaining on his rookie contract and could keep the quarterback with the rams through the 2017 season and he got a boatload of money. >> talk about pressure then once the season actually starts. >> yeah, but of course it starts eagles fans thinking maybe we should have kept him. >

. >> he joined howard cosell and don meredith on monday night football as the play-by-play announcer. gifford would stay with the program for the next 27 years. to a really nice kind of a family night. >> he talked about it on my pbs program in 1994. alongside his then co-host, dan dierdorf and al michaels. >> i'm very proud to have been involved with monday night and what's happened to it in terms of growing into an institution. >> i knew him well. he was a wonderful man. >> we all grew up watching him and knowing him. our hearts go out to kathie lee and all of his children. >> we all identified with monday night football, frank gifford. >> quite a team. >>> now to this story. one airline passenger calls it, quote, the scariest ten minutes of my life. severe weather caused a crisis in the cockpit. ahead, why pilots sometimes can't see weather information that's available to their,, >>> this national weather report sponsored by panera bread. stop by to enjoy your favorite panera salads with new clean dressings. >>> they're honk the most challenging and dangerous open waters anywhere f

morning in his connecticut home he led the nation time to the 1956 nfl title and later teamed with howard coselle monday night football boost nfl commissioner roger dale say he was an icon and both have the hall of fame player broadcaster he was 84 years old his wife and tv host kathie lee gifford. >>mark: the best time to catch the media shower this week a live look outside the center of renaissance and how to fall from the wreck of traffic slowed but moving a little bit westbound and commit direction. [ nurse i'm a hospiceurse britta olsen is my patient i spend long hours with her checking her heart ra, administering her medicion, and just making her comfortable one night britta told me about a tradition in deark, "when a person dies," she said "someone must open the wdow so the soul can dept." i smiled and squeezed her han "not tonight, brit. not tonit." [ female announcer ] to nurses everywher thank you, from johnson & johon. >>anny hong: anytime after sunset on wednesday will be a good time to see some shooting stars and make a wish we will be right back when the kron 4 morning news continu