question, did the secretary of health and human services, kathleen sebelius, tee up this whole hhs versus fda clash as a -- for mr. obama to vet out of the stadium? in other words, sebelius versed the fda and mr. obama got to make a conservative values statement to connect with parents that want women -- >> you're hitting on the fact it's good politics, especially going into an election year. because a lot of people out there 30 it's common sense that you wouldn't want ungirls to have access to this, and i think she makes a good argument on the health side. the truth is this isn't about 10 and 11-year-olds. i think one percent of them are sexually active. it's about 15 and 16-year-olds, and more than half of them are sexually active. and so on the merits, the fda made the right decision. but politically, going into this campaign, it would have opened the door to a issue that the republicans could use against the president as the father of -- these young girls, he also would like to believe that if you don't allow this kind of access somehow you're keeping this protective bubble around you

why did kathleen sebelius say no? it is our gut check. all those new bans on texting while driving, guess what's on the rise. >> we want to update you on the breaking news on the campus of virginia tech where two people were shot and killed. one of the victims is a police officer and sources tell us the shooting started as a result of a traffic stop. the suspect fired at the officer and the officer reportedly returned fire. campus police say there were witnesses to the shooting and the suspect is described as a white male wearing gray sweat pants seen on the campus with a backpack and moments ago someone stopped outside a performance arts building and the student newspaper is reporting that person is not under arrest. that same student newspaper is reporting that the building the performness arts building is being emptied. we know the school is on lockdown obviously. this is a tense moment for the students of virginia tech. it was just in 2000 when 33 people were killed after a student went on a shooting rampage, but at this time we are t

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. >> so kathleen sebelius is saying no? >> the weirdness is, her own agency, the food and drug administration said, yes, we think women under 17 should be able to waltz in and get it off the shelf in the same way that you can get a condom. so it was kathleen sebelius essentially disagreeing with her own people. >> does this affect all women? >> it does in a way. because right now if a woman over 17 wants to get this drug, they have to go to the pharmacist and the pharmacist has to get it from behind the shelf. you have to ask for it and go and get it and that's because they don't want young teenagers to just go and get it. does that make sense? >> yes. >> so you still have to ask? >> you still have to ask. but if the government said, yeah, anybody could get it, they would put it out on the shelves along with the condoms and everything else. if this had happened differently today, plan b would have been on the shelf and you would have bought it. >> but that's not the case? >> that's not the case. even if you're not over 17,

kathleen sebelius made the decision overruling her open expert's recommendation.ht now, only those 17 or old kerr buy plan b without a prescription. some doctors say it needs to be monitored by a medical professional but others say the drug should be sold to everyone. >> the world health organization says it is safe. the american academy of pediatrics, the american academy of family misses, are all for making this over the count engineer i'm very nervous about young women under the age of 17 going to a pharmacy, taking this and having no doctor in the loop and therefore, if there is a side effect, bleeding, blood clots, et cetera, i wouldn't know about it. >> the fda had recommended changing the rules to allow plan b to be sold freely. >>> vladimir putin a bitup set with u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton. >> we'll explain why as we check more headlines coming up next. stay with us. ♪ [ female announcer ] during the holidays, there's a lot to get done. and safeway select appetizers help you rise to every occasion. ♪ from delectable to amazing. there are over

yesterday, kathleen sebelius overruled the agency.e made available without a prescription only to those 17 and older. >> i think 17 is the right age. that is when your brain starts to mature more. at least for me. >> i would rather than use plan b then have a baby that is in the world without support. >> it can cut the chance of pregnancy by about 89%. >>> there's some sad news from the entertainment world. harry morgan passed away yesterday after a bout with pneumonia. he is best known for this role playing the colonel on the long- running army comedy. he had a long career on stage and film. >>> alec baldwin has apologized to fellow passengers on that american airlines flight he was kicked off of. he stopped short of apologizing to the airline, saying that air travel has turned into an elegant experience. american airlines said he stop playing a game on his cell phone and then took his gun into the bathroom. he slammed the door so hard that the cockpit crew heard in became alarmed. his spokesman says the flight attendant asked if ina

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>> i'm not going to try to get into the president or kathleen sebelius's mind. know what motivated the decision and we were surprised as well as everybody else. according to the centers for disease control, half of the people in the nation who have an std are young people under the age of 25. it is not good medical practice for those young people to remove from them medical screening. it's common sense and good public health sense for young people who are sexually active to interface with a medical professional. if a young woman has a sexually transmitted disease and it goes undiagnosed because she has not interacted with a medical professional, she could have lifelong ramifications from that. >> you talked about the barriers in women as politics. you think it is politics and some people say the administration took hits when it said if you're going to be part of the new health care program, those plans have to offer contraception for free. some people see this as the tradeoff trying to reach back out to people in the middle. is that the way the system works? >>

. >>> i'm tamron hall, president obama defends kathleen sebelius after she overrules the fda decisionallow girls under the age of 17 to buy the morning after pill over the counter. i'll talk with irwin about the fallout over this decision. >>> a heated exchange between eric holder and some republican lawmakers over the fast and furious operation. holder says tactic's views were inexcusable but believes these lawmakers are trying to score political points. >>> plus, is this how rick perry hopes to climb out of the bomb the bottom? >> gays can serve openly in the military but our kids can't openly celebrate christmas. >> we'll talk about perry's new ad up on "news nation." >>> tamron hall gives me a great transition to rick perry. rick perry is the latest candidate to say no to donald trump's december 27th debate. in a statement ray sullivan said governor perry talked to donald trumps and respects him and the folks at news max. there are two debates in the next seven days and traditional retail campaigning in the days and weeks leading up to the caucus is the perry campaign's top priori

fda wanted to move the drug to store shelves and scrap age restrictions but health secretary kathleen sebelius overruled plans, sparking reaction on both sides. >> i do not think they are ready to make the decision to buy that stuff. >> i have a young daughter, and i think it should be on the shelves right next to condoms. i've no problem with that. >> for now plan b will stay behind pharmacy counters and require a prescription for anyone under the age of 17. >>> look at this is that if -- video. this red hot lava is spewing out of the volcano. it is pouring down a mountain and into an abandoned neighborhood. police blocked off the area, trying to keep hundreds of spectators away. it has erupted sporadically since 1983. look at that. hot, burning lava. >> those black sand beaches you see are the results. >>> yesterday we had a record- breaking rains fall. over 3 inches fell at reagan airport yesterday, the wettest december day on record. >> what a difference today mix. >> nothing like that there now. temperatures are cool for this time of year, but considering how mild it has been, we will tak

and older can buy plan b without a prescription. [ unintelligible ] health and human secretary kathleen sebelius overruled the fda saying she is concerned young girl was not understand how to use plan b without guidance from adult. >>> americans are about to share their shivering. tomorrow states to maine will feel the rain and freeze from a cold weather system. tahman bradley shows us where it has been and where going. >> reporter: the east coast is bracing for a blast of winter. snow and rain pushed through western and central states now threatens to strike several major east coast cities across the southwest residents are digging out after snow shutdown interstates and closed schools. in roswell, new mexico christmas arrived early. >> i love the snow. >> normally we don't have snow until january, february this this is great. everybody gets excited about christmas. >> reporter: in albuquerque temperatures dropped into the single digits almost 30° below average. >> definitely below freezing. i need another sweater, jacket. >> reporter: outside phoenix mountains are dusted with snow in texas, ci

. >>> health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius has taken the unprecedented step of overruling the fda by keeping plan b, the morning-after pill, prescription-only for girls age 16 and under. sebelius argued young girls wouldn't understand how to use the pill while critics say the decision was politically motivated. >>> a sight-seeing helicopter on a luxury sunset tour of the las vegas strip and hoover dam crashed into a remote site killing the pilot and four passengers. recovery operations have been suspended until the morning. >>> new video from nasa has alien hunters abuzz showing a giant spacecraft parked near the planet mercury. the video shows a massive solar flare supposedly revealing the about to the right of mercury. >>> and the world's oldest dog according to guinness died at the age of 26 and 8 months. by some calculations that would put his age at a whopping 125 human years. >>> well, now here is an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,196 after gaining 46 points yesterday. the s&p added two points but the nasdaq was down a fracti

and older can buy plan b without a prescription. [ unintelligible ] health and human secretary kathleen sebelius overruled the fda saying she is concerned young girl was not understand how to use plan b without guidance from adult. >>> americans are about to share their shivering. tomorrow states to maine will feel the rain and freeze from a cold weather system. tahman bradley shows us where it has been and where going. >> reporter: the east coast is bracing for a blast of winter. snow and rain pushed through western and central states now threatens to strike several major east coast cities across the southwest residents are digging out after snow shutdown interstates and closed schools. in roswell, new mexico christmas arrived early. >> i love the snow. >> normally we don't have snow until january, february this this is great. everybody gets excited about christmas. >> reporter: in albuquerque temperatures dropped into the single digits almost 30° below average. >> definitely below freezing. i need another sweater, jacket. >> reporter: outside phoenix mountains are dusted with snow in texas, ci

health can and human services secretary kathleen sebelius has taken the unprecedented step of overruling the fda by keeped plan b, the morning-after pill, prescription only for girls age 16 and under. sebelius argued young girls wouldn't understand how to use the pill while critics say the decision was politically motivated. >>> a sight-seeing hell kopt other a luxury sunset tour of the las vegas strip and hoover dam crashed in a remote site killing the pilot and four passenger. recovery operations have been suspended until the morning. >>> a virginia man has been fully exonerated after spending the past 27 years behind bars for a series of rapes he didn't commit. 46-year-old thomas haynesworth was repleased from prison in march but it wasn't until this week the virginia court of appeals cleared his name based on dna evidence. >>> look closely here. new video from nasa's stereo spacecraft has alien hunters abuzz who say it shows a giant cloaked pace craft parked near the planet mercury. it shows a massive solar flare supposedly revealing the object just to the right of mercury. >>> and t

health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius deciding girls under 16 cannot buy the morningill over the counter. this after the food and drug administration signaled it would try to loosen the age restriction. a u.s. official now says the government was considering going into iran to bring back a top secret spy plane. a state news agency there claims the drone was deep inside iran's airspace when it went down last week. and on this day in 1941, the horrors of war came to america's doorstep which japanese warplanes attacked pearl harbor in hawaii. it has been called the most important turning point of the 20th century. and it all began at a minutes till 8:00 on a sunday morning. many officers and sailors still asleep or at church. and then a single japanese dive bomber emerged from behind the clouds. 360 more war planes followed backed up by the might of the japanese imperial navy. like sitting ducks the arizona and score of other classes were sunk. 3443 fighting men died in the inferno. >> trace: more than a dozen ships damaged or destroyed along with 300 planes. the news st

but it was directly overruled by kathleen sebelius, the secretary of health and human services. her denial stunned many public health proponents. >> i am flabbergasted. >> reporter: susan wood, ase pls pregnancy only if taken quickly. >> so having any kind of barrier means perhaps we wait a day. perhaps we wait a few days. and by then, the product no use at grubs pharmacy in washington, the pharmacist agreed the drug should not be available to younger teens ton plan-b's side effects, starting with nausea. >> i do believe it should be something you should consult with a health official. >> reporter: but plan-b's approval has always been tinged with politics. even though the drug prevents. white house officials say this was not a political decision, and president obama has said medicine should be based on science. but, scott, this is a case where scientists at f.d.a. were reversed by their politically appointed boss. >> pelley: the former penn state assistant football coach accused of sexually abusing young boys was arrested again today. anna werner reports jerry sandusky faces ne

kathleen sebelius overruled the agency she oversees. she is concerned young girls wouldn't understand how to use plan b without guidance. >>> scientists say they've found the single most powerful piece of evidence yet that there was once water on mars. ójere was once water on mars. has discovered a broad range of minerals near the edge of a crater, among them calcium sulphate or gypsum. the rover opportunity has been coloring mars for eight years. >> and you laugh at the little green men idea. >> we are all turning blue this morning from how coal it is in some places. >> almost as cold as mars. >> not quite. >> since they have gypsum there they can build houses. sheetrock, whatever you want to call it. fascinating in all light of it. it is cold again, good morning. let's talk about how we see haze from emeryville across the bay golden gate bridge towards san francisco poor air quality the big story. the way it is spreading throughout the bay. only the south bay which according to the bay area air quality management district anywhere sou

this was a decision made by kathleen sebelius, the secretary of hhs. as the father of two daughters. i think it is important for us to make sure that we apply some common sense to various rules when it comes to over-the-counter medicine, and as i understand it, the reason kathleen made this decision was she could not be confident that a 10-year-old or an 11-year-old going to a drugstore should be able alongside bubble gum or batteries, be able to buy a medication that potentially if not used properly could end up having an adverse effect, and i think most parent would probably feel the same way. so you know, the expectation here is i think it's very important to understand that for women, for those over 17, this continues to be something that you can go in and purchase from a drugstore. it has been deemed safe by the fda. nobody's challenging that. when it comes to 12-year-olds or 13-year-olds, the question is, can we have confidence that they would potentially use plan b properly, and her judgment was that there was not enough evidence that this poten

not so fast, said kathleen sebelius. girls under 16 will still ed a prescription.ng on,, 6 -- politics or signs? >> it oks like politics to me. this is the sesecond time a panel, a board, fda board, has recommended this. a first in the bush administration and now this term. you can't really -- sin the first one, nonow the bill is really easy. it is not even complicated. you just take a pill a day after. if you say 15 or 13 or even 12 years old and need a prescription to get it tillhe of they may not understand ho to take it, which is what the secretary said you would have to say that about aspir, nose spray. i realize there is a lot of emotional freight t that goes with it, which why s did what she did. >> are the medical or health reasons? >> there don't have to be. it is not asf science determines policy. it informs i tells you what the safety is, but you make a political syem. like stem cells mammograms did you make a decision. i would defendant as a political decision that ought to be made off with the valuess of the couny in mind. a lot of stuff is safe and we

kathleen sebelius defied her experts when she ordered the drug plan-b must stay behind the counter, availablenly by prescription. sebelius says she is not certain younger girls would understand the instructions on the label and that they would end up using it inappropriately. advocates for women's health reacted angrily, accusing the administration of "letting politics trump science." >>> it is holiday season and we have reports there are elves at the san jose state university police department. this is the 20th year they've made sure that needy families around the campus will have a happy holiday. students, faculty and other staff members are donating toys and money. you can join in on the fun. donations can be left at the university police department lobby. there will be a wrapping party on december 14th. and then the police will caravan to make all the special deliveries on december 17th. >>> after the break, a look at the biggest talkers of the year in the twitter room. >>> the revolution will be tweeted. egypt's historic regime change is among the most tweeted subjects of the year. the s

health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius overruled the fda's recommendation.t's only available to women 17 or older without a prescription. no. 3, you can control many of the risk factors for breast cancer. a new report says women should worry less about environmental risks and more about lifestyle factors like weight, drinking and using menopause hormones. no. 2, help make a child's holiday dream come true. amtrak and mark are collecting toys at union station tomorrow for the annual toys for tots campaign. passengers are encouraged to bring a new unwrapped toy. you can make a monetary donation. look for the toy collection box. no. 1 tonight, d.c.'s snow team ready to hit the streets go 45 minutes. they're trying to stay on top of the possible problems from the coming snowstorm. they'll focus on bridges and overpasses and they're concerned about the possibility of ice on the elevated structures. that is tonight's fox 5 top five. >> let's get right to that one. here's laura talking about who is going out to check out the bridges and roadways. it's probably not

in a surprise move, health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius overruled an fda plan thatave allowed plan b emergency contraception to be sold over the counter to younger women. instead, teenagers under 17 will still need a prescription to buy it. the move disappoints women's health advocates. >> as an obgyn and the father of a daughter, i find this decision to be mind boggling. it makes no sense whatsoever. >> reporter: the pill can prevent pregnancy if taken three days after unprotected sex. sebelius, a president obama appointee says the drug is safe and effective, but concerned younger girls may not understand how to use. others applaud the decision. >> we believe removing is not in the interest of young women's health. >> reporter: the company that makes plan b had hoped, with the fda's approval, it would be able to put the pills on store shelves. now, they will stay behind the pharmacist's counter. college students we spoke to understand the controversy. >> if you allow teenagers to have the plan b, it just gives like an open area to go and have sex. >> if you're 13 y

a day after accompanying president obama to kansas, health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius took the unprecedented step of overruling the food and drug administration. she maintained the status quo on plan b, the morning after pill, available to women 16 years old and younger only if they have a prescription. >> i expected it to be a better day for good news for women and access to emergency contraception. this has been a very disappointing day. >> reporter: the fda found adequate and reasonable, well supported and science-based evidence to allow plan b to be sold over the counter to females of child-bearing age. but sebelius argued the data didn't show girls as young as 11 would understand how to use the pill writing there are significant cognitive and behavioral differences between older adolescent girls and the youngest girls of reproductive age. two years ago the president pledged scientific integrity in his administration. >> it is about ensuring that scientific data is never distorted or concealed for a political agenda. >> reporter: today those who applauded him then

health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius overruled the agency. she says she is concerned very young girls couldn't properly understand how to use it without guidance from an adult. new york presbyterian hospital's dr. kathleen london says the evidence there is to allow the drug to be sold to everyone. >> the world health organization says it is safe. american acandidate miff pediatric -- academy of pediatrics, they're all aware of it. mark siegel says this drug needs to be monitored by a medical professional. >> i'm very nervous about young women under the age of 17 going to a pharmacy, taking this and having no doctor in the loop. and if there is a side effect, bleeding, blood clots, et cetera, i won't know about it. >> reporter: in 2006, the fda allowed the pill to be sold without a prescription to those 18 and over. in 2009, it was lowered to 17. >>> in sports, alec ovechkin finally announced his presence for the washington caps last night. take a listen. >> all the way to the point. slams on the brakes, winds up, fires, scores! ovechkin finall

but health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius unexpectedly stepped in and said girls under 17 should not be able to buy plan b on their own. >>> the u.s. supreme court refused to intervene this week in a legal battle over whether a new york city church can hold religious services afterhours in a public school. the bronx household of faith sued the new york board of education, hoping to overturn a citywide ban on religious groups using public schools for worship services. the ban was upheld by a federal appeals court, although it was not enforced while the case was moving forward. now that the supreme court has declined to get involved, some 60 new york city congregations currently meeting in public schools will need to find new spaces. >>> leaders of angel food ministries have been indicted on 49-counts of fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. federal officials said ministry founders linda and joe wingo, their son and another employee raised money in the name of christian charity and then used it for personal gain. angel food worked with churches to sell vastly d

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in a surprise move, health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius overruled an fda plan that would have allowed plan b emergency contraception to be sold over- the-counter to younger girls. instead, girls under 17 will still need a prescription to buy it. the move disappoints women's health advocates. >> as an ob/gyn and father of a daughter, i find this decision to be really mind-boggling. it makes no sense whatsoever. >> reporter: the pill can prevent pregnancy if taken within three days after unprotected sex. sebelius a president obama appointee says the drug is safe and effective but is concerned younger girls may not understand how to use it. others applaud the decision. >> we think that removing that necessary medical screening and that interaction with the medical professional is not in the interests of young women's health. >> reporter: the company that makes plan b had hoped with the fda's approval it would be able to put the pills on store shelves. now they will stay behind the pharmacist counter. college students we spoke to understand the controversy. >> if you al

pro-choice advocates say they are still reeling from the decision by health and human services kathleen sebelius to deny over the counter access to the morning after pill to young women under the age of 17. despite opposition, president obama backed the move. >> i think it is important for us to make sure that you know, we apply some common sense. to various rules. when it comes to over the counter medicine. >> what we just saw last week is the obama administration engaged in the same kind of politics we saw with the bush administration. which is not listening to the fda scientists and instead, having politics be ruling over science on a public health issue. >> today, a group of senators sent a letter to sebelius demanding an explanation. "we are writing to express our disappointment. question ask that you share with us your specific rationale and the scientific data you relied on for the decision." pro-life advocates say they were pleasantly surprised by the decision. >> i think it's fascinating, because we're so used to seeing the abortion lobby win on things like this. i think for one time th

doing an outstanding job of health and human services, kathleen sebelius. we love kathleen. it is great to be back in the state of texas -- oops! state of kansas. i was giving bill a hard time. he was here a while back. as many of you know, i have roots here. i'm sure you are all familiar with the obamas of osawatomie. actually i like to say i got my name from my father, but i got my accent from and my values from my mother. she was born in wichita. her mother grew up in augusta. her father was from el dorado. my kansas roots run deep. my grandparents served during world war ii. he was a soldier in patton's army. she was a worker on a bomber assembly line. together they shared the optimism of a nation that try umped over the great depression and fascism. they believed in an america where hard work paid off. responsibility was rewarded. and anyone could make it if they tried. no matter who you were. no matter where you came from. no matter how you started out. these values gave rise to the largest middle class and the strongest economy that the world has ever known. it was he

and kathleen sebelius said the data provided as the studies are not sufficient to supporting making pland then the fda said there is adequate reasonable, well supported and science-based evidence that plan about b one-step -- >> it was unprecedented for them to overrule. it's a terrible decision, which i think we will talk more about. president obama followed up on it, because it was officially kathleen's decision, and it was not i didn't have anything to do with it -- >> let me play that comment. this is the brepresident talkin about his daughters in regards to the question. >> i will say this, as the father of two daughters, i think that it's important for us to make sure that, you know, we apply some common sense various rules when it comes to over-the-counter medicine. >> you loved this, loved this response. i can see -- >> you see it in my eyes. >> you reacted very strongly to it. >> it's a incredibly paternalistic thing to say, to say as the father of two daughters, i know what is best. and it's just -- we need to apply common sense. the idea that as the father and, you know, the p

kathleen sebelius' memo to the fda.e are the important lines, if we can get in close on the camera. she writes -- host: interestingly, on the fda website, the commissioner writes this -- "i reviewed and thoughtfully consider the data, clinical information, and analysis provided." host: those are statements from the secretary and from the commissioner, showing their disagreement over this. of course, the secretary trumping the decision. let's begin with your phone calls. samuel is an independent in new york. go ahead. caller: good morning. i think that is a good decision to overturn the fda. i cannot imagine a girl, a girl, 11, 12, 13, they can get pregnant. i cannot see them just having sex and then going to distort -- goingng this bipill to the store and getting this pill. host: thank you. the you have kids? caller: yes. host: is this a conversation you have had with them at all? caller: no. i have one daughter who is 9 years old. i would not even begin that conversation. host: a little young at nine. thank you for the

kathleen sebelius. that's despite the fda giving approval to put it on drugstore shelves.an prevent pregnancy if taken within 17 hours of having sex. there could be new warnings on the label of some birth control pills. the fda begins a hearing to look into whether yaz or the ortho ever patch carry the risk for blood clots. the benefit of clearing up acne. some also allow a woman to go months without a period. the hearing comes on heels of a study and the risk of clots caused by the drugs. >>> a family pet goes missing and to a shelter. the dog never makes it home. >> we have the exclusive story tonight. >> if you have a dog or cat, it's probably happened to you. one minute, they are there. all of a sudden, they are gone. they take off. the couple you will meet tonight thought they did everything right when their dog went mising. zoey was found. it ended sadly after a series of mistakes. the shelter sits down with the i team to explain what led to the death of zoey and what they are doing to make sure it doesn't happen again. it's a sad one, but one where there are lessons

. >> and we know he's bringing kathleen sebelius, health and human services along with him.root. >> sure. and what's interesting to me is the link to teddy roosevelt. don't forget, teddy roosevelt may have wound up on mt. rush more, which he did. but in 1912 he did not win the presidency again when he tried because he was tagged very largely because of as a result of this speech as too socialist, some folks were calming him, and his notion at that time seemed pretty radical and anti-corporate for republicans to swallow. >> you can see the president now walking into this event. the president is being well-received, has a lot of supporters there. and even though it's not a place where he will likely go as a presidential candidate in 2012. let's listen to the president. he's going to welcome some of this special guests this will set the stage. a lot of the things that he's going to outline will be themes that we'll hear over the next couple of months. >> please, please, have a seat. thank you so much. thank you. good afternoon, everybody. i want to start by thanking a few folks

health and human services kathleen sebelius denied who can buy it without a prescription.despite giving the approval to put plan b on drugstore shelves. girls age 16 and urpd will need a doctors prescription to get it. >>> talking sports. what do you have? >> the lathest is a new line change on his top line. we are talking boxing. it's going to be a fun weekend here in town. major hbo boxing card. we are going to introduce you to [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars paid by america's wireless companies. it's simple -- more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone. >>> so, what was it, a team meeting or something? is that what it was? >> i'm surprised they were still allowed to be in the building. the redskins checked them out. by tomorrow, redskins players will talk about the patriots. to