and then there's nfl super star shawne merriman.ested at 3:45 in the morning yesterday for allegedly trying to strangle a very famous reality star. the woman? tila tequila who became an overnight sensation on her primetime show. she wore out a warrant for battery and false imprisonment. both are felonies. but now there's more. merriman's lawyer says she was drunk and he was just looking out for her safety. merriman who was busted but has since bonded out says he will be practicing with his team today. as for the national football league, so far no comment on this case. >>> next, there's an amazing story of an infamous fire that wiped out 14 firefighters in colorado, killed them all. people visit the site to learn from it. and i think you will, too. doct. more than any other brand... of pain reliever. tylenol rapid release gels... release medicine fast. so you can stop headaches... and feel better fast. - right before kickoff? - here you go, dad. - thanks, buddy. - keeping the tip for our ourselves. announcer: with unbeatable prices

. >>> nfl star shawn merriman is under arrest. the linebacker is cued of choking and restraining reality show star tela tequila. she said he tried to stop her when she tried to leave her southern california home this morning. merriman is charged with battery and false imprisonment. she was taken to a hospital in suburban san diego. she is best known for her mtv dating show, a shot at love with tila tequila. >>> a deadly while fire is no longer threatening communities for the of los angeles. crews are finally getting the upper hand on this station fire. it is more than 50% contained. it is now burning toward the east and the san gabriel wilderness since it started, the fire has charred 155,000 acres. that's more than 240 square miles. sadly, two firefighters were killed while trying to fight that fire. at least 76 home have been destroyed. investigators say it is arson. they are now trying to figure out who started it. >>> engineers say the public was never in any danger from a major crack discovered in san francisco's bay bridge.

merriman was taken to jail, but released.ges and tequila was taken to the hospital. >>> welcome back. it's labor day. hopefully you're off today, relaxing on the couch or something. we are seeing signs of a possible compromise on health care reform. ben nelson says he could support bringing in a public insurance option, but would only want it to kick in if private insurers don't cut costs. other moderates are believed to be crucial in getting something passed. president obama will deliver a prime time speech wednesday. >> the president sed forth principles at the beginning of the year and now, all ideas are on the table and the president will say, we agree on 80% of this. let's do the final 20%. let's get the job done and here's how we should do it. >> he's at a strategic cross roads. if he comes in with a better version wednesday, ipg the country will conclude he is not listening and they will then have to try to ram a bill through in a very partisan way. >>> president obama's spokesman is refusing to say whether the preside

shawne merriman is accused of battering his girl friend, tila tequila.cker was arrested after she called police to his home early union morning. >> tequila claims he tried to choke her and keep her from leaving his house after the two had gone clubbing. merriman's attorney tells a different story. >> during the evening she was extremely intoxicated and mr. merriman did everything he could to assist her in arranging for transportation to leave his home. at no time did he assault her. >> the team statement called the incident disappointing. the chargers open their season next monday and he's seen as a key player on the defense after being sidelined by a knee injury last year. >> for three decades our sister network espn delivers fans highlights, headlines and sports events 24/7. >> starting late last night they start celebrating the big 30th anniversary. looking back at the network's beginning and milestone. >> it all began with sportscenter, lee leonard and george grant. >> welcome, everyone, to the espn sportscenter. this very desk in the coming weeks an

it's popular because sports fans, you know shawne merriman.he was arrested and accused of not only choking tequila but throwing her to the ground. while he says that is all false, he practiced on monday, he didn't say much to reporters mostly referring to a statement his attorney released. merriman has said he was concerned for tequila's safety as she appeared drunk and encouraged her not to drive. tequila's real name is thien nguyen. it will be up to the d.a. whether to press charges against merriman. >>> in other sports news tiger woordz roared on the final day of the deutsche bank championship. the second tournament in the golf playoffs. watch this amazing tiger-like shot on the sixth hole as it just rolls in. wait for it. but he would finish tied for 11th place. the winner, this guy steve stricker, this is the first time he has won a tournament twh tiger played and he now takes over first place in the standings. look at djokovic imitating john mcenroe. "you can't be serious." he's in the building. all right, pal, it's on. it's on. let's go

star linebacker shawne merriman was arrested early sunday.he's accused of choking and revaining reality tv star tila tequila at an after party at merriman's home. an attorney for the football player denies the assault allegations. he says tequila was drunk and merriman simply tried to make arrangements for her to leave the house. >>> several prisoners are being treated under guard this morning, according to the associated press, after their private transport van crashed on interstate 59 around haitisburg, massachusetts, yesterday. it was moving nine prisoners when it hit an embankment, some trees, and flipped over. the driver died. >>> what if someone baptized your child without your permission? that's exactly what a mother in breckenridge county, kentucky, says happened to her son on a school trip. a public school coach took about 20 of his players on a retreat to his baptist church last month. about half of them were baptized. one mom called a lawyer after hearing the superintendent was there and did nothing to stop it. the superintendent s

. >> now on espnews, shawne merriman finds himself in legal trouble. details ahead. we'll give you an idea in sam bradford's return will be closetor sooner or later. how big will that giant deficit be in the national wild card race at the end of the day. and we will tell you when you can expect to see danica racing with the good ole boys. espnews is now. >> we begin with a check on the phillies and astros. it's as day game. not good for cole hamels. bottom of the fifth, carlos lee reaches out, singles to right. two runners score. the astros up 3-2. and they go on to win a final score of 4-3. so cole hamels falls to 8-9 on the season. going six innings, striking out six. but four earned runs in seven innings. one in four in his last seven starts. carlos lee, you saw a base hit, his third ribby and houston with its first sweep since july 20 through the 22nd against st. louis. >> one game separating the rockies from the giants in the n.l. wild card to start the day. rocks beat the d.backs 7-1. bottom of the fifth. homers from seth smith, ian stewart. carlos gonzalez. gi

police say it happened as she tried to leave merriman's southern california home. she was ken to the hospital. her condition was not immediately available. >>> it is a reprieve for thousands arrested during the civil rights movement. they are getting more than just an apology. >>> of a beautiful weekend being we have changes in the form of cloudiness, cooler temperatures and you would know it, a chance for some showers. i'll have all the details on the forecast and lauren demarco is in with a look at your on- time traffic coming up right after the break. (mom) he needed everything for llege: towels, sheets and then there was the stuff he wanted... like a new microwave. and because of walmart's unbeatable prices, we were able to get it all. ...and then some. set them up for success-- for less. save money. live better. walmart. that's why i got them pillsbury toaster strudel. warm, flaky, pastry with delicious sweet filling my kids will love. plus i get two bonus box tops for their school. toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat. so i always have totino's pizza rol

>>> nfl star shawne merriman denying he assaulted tv personality tila tequila.rriman says no charges have been fouled against him but how has been tila tequila responding on twitter. >>> have you seen this video? check out the mayhem at a championship lacrosse match over the weekend. ouch. >>> hln news and views. hi there, happy labor day. i'm brooke baldwin. what is happening with obama and why so many parents are so concerned? well, parent tlous out there cae a look at the president's back-to-school address one day before he delivers it. conservative commentates are urging parents to yank their kids out of class so they would not hear the message. deputy political director joins me in washington. we chatted over the weekend. i read the four-page text that i printed out. i'm sure you have as well. explain to us again why is this cause for such controversy? >> one of the reasons not the speech he's giving to students but the lesson planner that was supposed to go out with the speech. that at the time call ford students to write letters to help the president. the

merriman denies claims.e said, she said will remain just that -- the district attorney dismissed tequila's claims after determining there is insufficient evidence to get a conviction and doubted being able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a crime was committed. merriman claimed he was trying to prevent a friend from driving drunk. coming up, well over 100,000 maize and blue backers will pack the big house and cross their fingers it's a time for changes. richard seymour's a raider yet he's not a raider. silver and black over his pads? (announcer) don't go unnoticed don't blend in don't be ordinary, boring or bland in other words don't be so mayo we are our unique one of a kind flavor we are miracle whip and we will not tone it down a sanctuary. a command center. ( both revving ) a sophisticated sedan. a sports car. together. nissan maxima, the four-door sports car. now get a new nissan maxima for 0% apr financing for 60 months. >> the bulldogs have other issues as well. through two actors named harry a

merriman claimed he was drunk at the time.ays before a wedding, a graduate student has disappeared. on one hand, no signs of foul play. on the other, and a lot of clues that do not add up. -- on the other, a lot of clues that do not add up. shepard: she was supposed to get married this sunday, but there is no sign of a yale graduate student, a 24-year-old woman who disappeared earlier this week. even though police say there is no evidence at all of foul play in her disappearance, the circumstances surrounding this thing are troubling at the very least. jonathan hunt is following this. what do we know? >> yale university is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the whereabouts of her. police say they have very few solid leads. all we know for certain is that she left behind her phone, her wallet, her keys in her office, she walked to a research facility building, and from there, appears to have vanished into thin air. shepard: there were cameras inside this building. if she came of the door, they did not get a pi

. >>> reality tv's tila tequila accusing shawne merriman of choking her.ays he was trying to help her because she was drunk. she says she is allergic to alcohol. what gives. who is telling the truth? i bring in jane velez-mitchell on that and we'll take your calls, 1-877-tell-hln. mr. evans? this is janice from onstar. i have received an automatic signal you've been in a front-end crash. do you need help? yeah. i'll contact emergency services and stay with you. you okay? yeah. onstar. standard for one year on 14 chevy models. >>> welcome back. nfl star shawne merriman arrested after reality tv tila tequila says she choked her. tila says the san diego chargers linebacker grabbed her by the neck and wouldn't let her leave his house. merriman says he was trying to stop her from driving home afted drinking. a case of two very different versions of what happened. jane velez-mitchell host of "issues with jane velez-mitchell" coming up at the top of the hour. i don't know what to believe. what is your take? >> i think they are both addicted to drama. this is a st

he is ready to go. >> shawne merriman was back to practice today. less than two days after being arrested for allegedly restraining and choking his girlfriend. tila tequila. mtv reality star. but early sunday morning she called police from merryman's home reporting he attacked her. >> she said she was in the home. and she tried to leave. and merryman stopped her, restrained her, threw her to the ground. and choked her. these are her statements. >> but merryman denied doing anything wrong. >> ad at no time did mr. merryman assault her. at no time did mr. merryman keep her against her will. >> in fact, the san diego charger linebacker said he was trying to help when he kept her from leaving his home because he thought she was too drunk to drive. >> during the evening, miss tequila was extremely intox indicate and enebriated and mr. merryman did what engto assist her in arranging for transportation. >> when police arrived they questioned the couple and several witnesses. police say tequila did not need medical care. >> she was able to talk. she was abl

. >> we've got larry and shawne merriman -- larry and shawn king. she's always finding wacky ways to get on camera and he's spoiling it. >> they're like lucy and dessy. >> sophie monk has a grudge against kangaroos. >> yeah, they're [beep]. >> her accent is really cute. >> robert pattinson. i'm starting to think this guy is asexual or something. >> why does he have to flaunt it? >> he doesn't have to flaunt. >> just what, grab some woman's boob? >> no! >> what? >> the gosselins? the parents have not been home, kate nor jon, in a while. >> "lord of the flies" out there. >> welcome to "tmz's" spectacular, extensive coverage of the limo arrivals at the 61st annual primetime emmy awards. all the glitz. all the glamour. >> how many people rolled down their window, by the way? >> two. >> son of a bitch! >> rob lowe! >> tmz, bro. >> the idea was simple. put a guy with a camera and "tmz" sign near the nokia theater to introduce celebrities on the way to the emmys. it was not a good idea. >> hi. how are you doing? nobody is in there. >> it wasn't a total los

. >>> and san diego chargers linebacker shawne merriman was arrested yesterday and accused of chokingnd restraining his girlfriend, reality television star tela tequila. he was released from jail late sunday morning, merriman's attorney says his client commit nod wrong doing and he was trying to stop his girlfriend from driving drunk, a police spokesman said deputies determine ms. tequila had been drinking, she denies that claim. >>> it's a working holiday weekend for some san francisco area transportation crews. a crack was found in the steel link holding up the eastern cantileverer section of the bridge. the crack was discovered saturday. a spokesman says a monumental effort is being made to finish the repair work, but the bridge may not open by tomorrow morning's rush hour. 280,000 vehicles travel the bridge daily. and those are some of the stories that we have been following tonight. lisa? >> that's going to be a big headache. all right, thank you very much, inthese for that. >>> coming up, medical malpractice adds millions to health care costs, so why are health care costs not ca

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shawne merriman who played today is probable with his injured groin. for san francisco, frank gore at the moment listed as doubtful with ligament strain in his ankle and not the more serious high ankle sprain as has been reported. is a ligament strain in his ankle. quarterback injuries. chad pennington of the dolve fins injured throwing shoulder in their loss to san diego today. chad henne likely to start for them next week, the kid out of michigan. pennington will have mri tomorrow and marc bulger today of the rams who was injured today against green bay and kyle boller is nis hill his fill-in. al and cris to wrap it up next. . >> al: we left nothing on the bone in this one. let's talk about next week. all of a sudden you have a matchup. san diego comes in 2-1 but denver 3-0. shockingly. now their schedule starts to get tough in the afc west. but in the afc north, you have baltimore now at 3-0. you have cincinnati at 2-1 and the world champions find themselves at 1-2 and, all of a sudden, this becomes a pretty huge game for the steelers next monday --

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the domestic abuse case against former university shawne merriman is dismissed. da dismissed the accusations that tila was attacked last sunday. he said there was insufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that merryman that plays for the san diego chargesers ever committed a crime. >> hidden camera reveals questionable tax advice and not just in the city of baltimore. how acorn is feeling the heat tonight. >> you lie. >> two days since congressman joe wilson makes that infamous outburst. he is rolling in the dough. >> and i sit down with robert ehrlich to get his thoughts on the president' . >> there is late word tonight that the u.s. census bureau is severing partnership with acorn. the news comes after another tape is released today of acorn workers apparently helping people cheat on taxes. tape released yesterday caught workers at a baltimore acorn office showing people how to claim taxes on illegal activities like prostitution. acorn said it was an isolated incident but toed the filmmaker released a new similar tape. this one in a dc acorn offi

. >>> no criminal charges will be filed against the star to the ball player shawne merriman.accused i've salting his girlfriend reality tv star tila tequila. district attorney says there's not enough evidence to prosecute the san diego charger. he insist he was just trying to stop tequila from driving drunk and says he didn't choke her as she claims. >>> also in california, two police officers are on leave this morning accuse of leaking this photo of pop singer rihanna. the celebrity gossip website obtain the graphic photo after show was atolted-- assaulted by her former boyfriend chris brown. thr accused of leaking it to the website. brown was sentenced last month to five years probation along with domestic violence counseling. >>> stolen a unique series of portraits shot by andy warhol have been taken from collector's home. they showed such people as ali dorothy hamil and others valued in the millions this morning. a one million dollar reward is being offered. >>> get ready for an evening of entertainment and fine dining. baltimore symphony orchestra is set to put on the bi

former maryland terrapin and current san diego charger shawne merriman arrested on false imprisonmentes. his girlfriend, mtv reality tv show host tila tequila was choked and held when she tried to leave the apartment. there's some thought he may have been trying to prevent her driving intoxicated. only one real headlining match at flushing meadow, venus williams trying to pay through pain against climcleister battling her own issues, mainly rust. she took time off to become a mommy. making her burst baby proud against the pink-cladded venus williams. 25 minutes, clijsters takes the first set. williams not ready to concede. second set, all williams. 6-0. to the third, clijsters wearing venus down. kim clijsters onto the quarterfinals, 6-4 in the third. figuring out the fedex cup playoff is harder than the nfl salary cap. bill belichick will go a long way to watch golf in person anonymously. steve stricker, the boy scout demeanor, he's a tiger inside. we'll talk about tiger later, though. two shots on the par 3, it's good. a little hop up and snuggling to a foot. worth a little grin for

led by a former terp shawne merriman that grew up in pg county.nd according to the ravens when you attack that charger d. merryman is who you have to account for. >> he is a force to be reckon with. you know, he just is get the motor going. tough to stop. but our line, you know, we have the men for the job. to go out there, you know, play against guys like that every day. we seen it in camp. >> they have talented guys on defense and offense. and you know, we will pay attention to those guys. and certain things. but the bottom line is that the focus on what we do and do what we do best. and that's what we will do. and as long as we do that, we will be successful. >> it is now time to announce the winner in the subway high school game of the week be contest where the viewers choose which game to show highlights of here on "sports unlimited" on friday night. this week's winner with 72 percent of the vote. edmondson against mervo in football. thank you for voting at foxbaltimore.com. >> and tune in to "sports unlimited" tomorrow night with kristen ber

." >>>> shawne merriman spend some time in jail after his girlfriend accused him of assault.a lawyer of his said he is confident there are not the charges. >>> the redskins cut their roster down to 53. sunday, they added a few of those players back to the practice squad. rob jackson and these others all made the list. one player not making the team or the practice squad, quarterback jason daniels. at least, not with the redskins. he went to new orleans to be on the practice squad despite the warm air that the redskins wanted to keep them. and just call him mr. walk off. ryan zimmerman strikes again. he ended a game with a home run. it was a 5-4 win. that ended their losing streak for the nationals. the sisters have been the story in at the u.s. open. and unseeded wild cards, in yesterday, she took at venus williams to move into the quarterfinals. >>> is now 5:26. still ahead in our next half hour, some new sculptures around town. they have a lot of heart, but they are not getting much in love. -- much love. >>> the president is planning an important visit this week. i have th

with the return of shawne merriman we expected tremendous pressure. tp just has not been there.out it, that last play, i've got a guy who just threw for over 40 yards, he's sharp as he can be but the last play we're going to run is a run, literally a live -- diving right alt ray louis. i hate to second-guess a coach but boy, you would have thought somewhere in there is an option with the ball in phillip rivers' hands. >> but how about the way rivers played? i know it's a loss. but 400 yards speaks for itself. really this is a team without the starting guard, without the nose tack. it's on rivers if they're going to win. at home to miami and then a bye. it's on rivers if they're going to survive this first little quarter. >> and they -- to throw the ball down the football field under duress is what he's being asked to do now. almost every single pass play he's getting hit. it's remarkable the production considering the circumstances he's splay -- playing under. >> well, little sproles -- >> that's the question. >> you're sharing time, sharing time, eventually you've got to see ho

. >>> and shawne merriman is challenging claims that he attacked his girlfriend, reality tv star tila tequila. she starred in "a shot at love." he is accused of choking tequila on sunday morning. he said he was only trying to protect his girlfriend, ho had been drinking. they won't comment specifically on reports that he was trying to keep tequila from driving drunk. >> too much alcohol in there for me. >>> a big celebration for jaycee lee dugard. a lot of old friends and neighbors from south lake tahoe, california, held a parade to celebrate freedom. dugards don't live there anymore, but many people's lives were changed forever when jaycee vanished. >> reporter: this small mountain community was devastated when the little girl it described as sweet and quiet disappeared. during the nearly two decades that followed, they never gave up hope, and sunday they celebrated jaycee dugard's return to her family. a sea of pink, girls walking arm in arm. a hometown telling jaycee dugard they love her. it's all so familiar. >> very overwhelming. a good overwhelming. >> this childhood friend, ame

on sunday a linebacker for the san diego charger, shawne merriman was arrested for allegedly assaultingv dating star tila tequila. they're dating, i guess. she claims she was trying to leave his house when he choked and threw her down. he says she was drunk and was trying to stop her from driving. he said she wasn't drunk and is in fact allergic to alcohol which is odd for a person whose last name is tequila. i don't know. a lot of the stars have surprising allergies. joan rivers for instance, allergic to botox. this guy from the biggest loser -- allergic to food. paris hilton, allergic to sex. and nadya suleman, allergic to babies. so this allergy thing shouldn't be surprising to us at all and yet it is in college football, terrelle pryor -- he's a quarterback for ohio state. he -- oh, don't clap so fast. he went on the field with the words mike vick written in the black in the eye black. why a guy who's black would bother to wear eye black i don't know, but after the game he described the tribute to the world's biggest dogfighting promoter. >> he made his mistake and he needs the supp

. >>> nfl star shawne merriman is under arrest. o told police that merriman tried to stop her when she tried to leave his home early this morning. he's charged with battery and false imprisonment. she was taken to a hospital in suburban san diego. best known for her mtv ereality dating show, "a shot at love." >>> a deadly wildfire is no longer threatening communities north of los angeles. crews are getting the upper hand. it's more than 50% contained and burning toward the east in the san gabriel wilderness. the fire has charred 155,000 acres were more than 240 square miles. at least 76 homes have been destroyed. investigators say it is arrestsarresson. >>> a major crack discovered in the fran bay bridge. the defects were spotted while they were replacing a section of the bridge that links oakland to san francisco. the crack is in a steel link that support that side of the bridge. the steel links are about 2" thick and this crack goes through one of them. an engineer says it will be fixed to, similar 34ri, to quote, maintain redund

. >> san diego chargers linebacker shawne merriman is back practicing with his team a day after beinghe choked and restrained his girlfriend sheila that quill la. he says she was drunk. she says no way, she's allergic to alcohol. that's how she got the name that quee la, because she can't drive. >>> visitors to massachusetts. beaches are closed to swimmers in chatham after three great white sharks were spotted. two were tagged. scientists can study them and presumably the third did whatever he wanted to. >> and people aren't getting in his way because he's a great white. thanks for clearing up, too, the mystery of who sheila tequila was. >> not sure which reality that reality star is living in. >> may not be ours, but, hey. >>> up next, someone who does live if our reality, a dog. we both love our dogs. check out the dog who shoots pool. >>> president obama fighting to stay on message despite the latest distractions. if you're using other moisturizing body washes, you might as well be. you see, their moisturizer sits on top of skin, almost as if you're wearing it. only new dove deep m

on the other side of the ball, shawne merriman making his muscles felt today. second and 10.sentives over the top, incomplete. almost intercepted. jackson, the intended receiver. almost into the arms of landry again. dan: it was ngata with the pressure on rivers. he's really backed up now. third and 10. number 92 is ngata working it right up the middle. that's where all the pressure has come today on rivers. good legal hit by 92. almost picked off. dick: so a big third and 10 facing rivers deep in his own end. the ravens bring a blitz on this one, they show blitz. overloading that far side. into the shadows goes rivers, he throws underneath. an interception for the ravens. antwan barnes with the interception. it appeared to be an early hit. rivers wants the call, but doesn't get it. tried to hit chambers, who seemed to be hit from the backside before the ball arrived. dan: fock worth had good timing on the previous play. let's check this one out. left side of the screen. that's pretty good timing as well. bang, bang. had his right hand in. but did he make contact beforehand?

san diego chargers star linebacker shawne merriman is probably wishing sunday was game day instead ofjail day. the 25-year-old was arrested earlier this morning after his girlfriend, reality tv star tila ta kila claimed he attacked her. he was booked on charges of battery and false imprisonment. >>> this labor day weekend is a working holiday for two of the astronauts aboard the international space station. among the items on their to-do list today, installing some new station antennas. >>> firefighters say they're making considerable progress in that massive wildfire that's been charring the hills above los angeles. the 11-day-old blaze is half contained now. it has blackened more than 250 square miles and made cash strapped california burn through more than $40 million. trying to pull it out of this fire. two firefighters have died. >>> all right. let the battle begin. the battle to put a new senator in a spot that hadn't changed hands in some 47 years. why is dick butkus here? i hired him to speak. a lot of fortune 500 companies use him. but-- i'm your only employee. we're gonna st

. >>> shawn merriman is said to have allegedly choked his girlfriend this morning. he was booked to jail on one count of battery and one count of false imprisonment. >>> a coroner in pennsylvania says more tests are needed to determine what killed a 4-year-old boy found dead in a septic tank. the body of wyatt smitski was found on friday night. today's autopsy was inconclusive. nevertheless, police are treating the case as a homicide saying the septic tank cover was too heavy for the boy to lift himself. >>> for 18 years the town of south lake tahoe wondered what happened to jaycee dugard. most people assumed she was dead. the discovery of her living and being well and reunited with her family has the community joyfully in pink. >> reporter: the small community turned pink today. more than 1,000 of jaycee's former classmates came out wearing pink t-shirts, carrying signs, having pink ribbons and many said this was very familiar. it was eight years ago they marched on the same parade route marking the tenth anniversary of her disappearance. at that time they were com

when you combine the fact that shawne merriman is still struggling with the knee, they're not going too stop the run without jamal williams. this is a huge blow to this defense. it's one of the reasons last week that they struggled against the raiders. now they're going to struggle even more without jamal williams. >> last week, matthew hasselbeck looked very comfortable throwing the football to t.j. houshmandzadeh. what is houshmandzadeh's status today? >> he's in good shape. the back started to ease up on friday. they list him as probable. they're not too sure right now about dion branch because his hamstring injury, but overall, houshmandzadeh is going to be there, and he opens up the middle of the field with john carl sofpble >> definitely something to look out for. john clayton with the very latest injury information, thanks, friend, and we'll talk to you down the road. >> thanks. >> all right, back to college football again. a big saturday of upsets. number three u.s.c. going down in seattle. >> john clayton said that jake locker is the fastest guy on the huskies roster and he is

. >>> big trouble for sean merriman of the chargers. his girlfriend claims that he choked and physically restrained her from leaving his san diego home before dawn this morning. he was arrested, and he was booked into jail on one count of battery and one count of false imprisonment. she starred in an mtv reality dating shore. >>> an arizona past who are who stood in the pulpit and prayed for president obama to die is not backing down. asthma liss sa from kpnx reports, they found themselves defending their pastor to a swarm of protestors crowding the church entrance. >> reporter: people lined southern avenue sunday morning spreading their message of love. >> i, too, am a minister and i would never get on the pulpit and preach hate. >> reporter: this is video of the sermon on youtube. >> i hate barack obama. i'm going to say from the bible why i should hate barack obama, why god hates barack obama. >> i'm appalled that anyone would talk about killing the president and as a religious leader i'm appalled that anybody would do it from the pu

. >>> and san diego chargers player shawne merriman denies he harmed reality tv star tila tequila.terday after she accused him of choking her at his home. calling the allegations false merriman claims in a statement he was worried for her statement because she appeared too intoxicated to drive, but on her twitter page today tila claims she was drunk claiming she's allergic to alcohol and can't drink. >> just her name. thanks. >>> the tea party protesters will check in with americans holding rallies against high taxes and government spending. from president obama to the raucous town hall mob scenes to justice sonia sotomayor, who are the political winners and losers of the summer in the best political team on television weighs in. >>> and would you be willing to pay to cut the front of the boarding line? southwest certainly hopes so. now the airline is coming in for criticism over what some say is nickel and diming. my family, while i was building my life, my high cholesterol was contributing to plaque buildup in my arteries. that's why my doctor prescribed crestor. she said plaque

and we also have going on with tila tequila and this merriman story.credible story that this nfl linebacker would be arrested for strangling her. >> he deserves to go to jail if he's beating her. >> if that's the case. the whole thing with her and him is what may be the confluence of those two, what makes it such an interesting story. >> they need therapy. all right, rick. see you later. >>> something happened 11 years ago this month that changed your life. on september 4th, 1998, computer geeks incorporated google. they didn't conquer the online search business overnight but almost. google named one of the top 100 websites of 1998 saying it has an uncanny knack for returning extremely relevant results. that's putting it lightly. >>> one of these guys doesn't seem like it's smart to lure one of these guys. every sunday, lasagna at mom's was a family tradition. when she started forgetting things, i was hoping it was nothing. grandma! what a nice surprise! mom, it's sunday. that's when i knew i couldn't wait. mom's doctor said these were signs of alzheim

. >>> big trouble for shawn merriman.tv star tila tequila reports that he physically restrain her from leaving a home before dawn this morning. police arrested the 25-year-old linebacker and he was book into jail on one count of battery and one count of false imprisonment. tequila stars in an mtv reality dating show. "larry king live" back next for you. >>> a caller to our 911 dispatch offered that there were tents in the neighbor's backyard, that people were living in them, and that there were young children. >> larry: it gets weirder and weirder. katie hall and jim hall with us here in l.a., and carl probin, the stepfather of jaycee dugard, and scott turnin, california department of corrections and rehabilitation. obvious, scott, why was phillip garrido paroled? >> he completed his sentence both with the feds for the kidnapping charge, he was transferred to the nevada department of corrections for the rape charge. he was released from that sentence in on our interstate compact agreement, which is typical, he was transfe

. >>> the war of words continue between san diego's chargers player shawne merriman.ornographic magazines and stage-like, what a horrifying scene there and then phillip garrido's own words, admitting that he was sexually aroused by pictures of women in handcuffs and chain and telling detectives that he could only achieve sexual arousal by forcible sex, i.e., rape, why this guy was released 40 years early. tonight on "issues" we'll examine the whole psychology of bondage and where it crosses the line into violence and how the system failed and now there are calls for the parole system to be completely revamped in the wake of this travesty. >> that's exactly where your mind goes, jane. the more and more you find out about him and the first place your mind goes is why in the world when they had them locked up didn't they keep them longer. a lot to talk about there. also something else, people are talking about the assault allegations, this back and forth between nfl player shawne p merriman and his girlfriend, tila tech ila the reality tv star. he said, she said, charges

it will designate the postal facility locate thed at -- located at 140 merriman in michigan as the john j. shivnen post office building. h.r. 2215 was favorably reported out of the oversight committee on september 10, 2009, by unanimous consent. additionally, this legislation enjoys the support of the entire michigan delegation. mr. speaker, the dedication of the garden city post office in honor of john j. shivnen is particularly fitting in light of mr. shivnen's dedicated and unpair lelled service to the united states post dl -- unparalleled service to the united states postal service and to the garden city community. he served as the postmaster of garneden city for 30 years. -- garden city for 30 years until his retirement in 1996. he was active member of the national association of postmasters of the united states for 40 years during which he served in multiple leadership compass its including area and county director, legislative chairman, parliamentarian and postmaster representative. moreover, mr. shivnen played and instrumental role with respect to the site selection and construc

sigh of relief, a district attorney has dismissed tila tequila's accusations that sean merman -- merrimanthe ground, now he is no longer facing the felony charges he was faced with earlier. >>> and the curbing academy near boston is going all digital and getting rid of 20,000-book collection. say it isn't so. they'll put 18,000 amazon kindles. the problem is that when you have only a few digital copies and you -- 18? >> they're getting rid of the books? >> it's a private academy, give everyone who signs up for admission, give them a kindle as part of the admission. >> i'll miss books. i'll miss being able to sit down in a comfy chair with a blanket and read a book. >> i need to turn the page. i need to feel in additioned by turning the page. >> you know what we like to do when we have former senior advisor to former president bush karl rove on the show, we like to take him out of his element, it's karl rove unplugged. cue the animation. >> and today will be a really good one, because karl rove just attended his 40th high school reunion in salt lake city, utah. good morning! >> good mornin

both on the question of standards, my colleague from merriman referred to, but what are you measuringand those standards? it is an important federal point. creating that for district and schools, a follow on effect for the evaluation of teachers as well. >> miss lockett? >> 40% of the teachers coming into our school our new teachers and many of them are coming from alternative certification programs like teacher of america in particular. of the $28 million we have dispersed in schools so far, the majority of that is going to capitol. our schools are getting 20% to 30% more pd time, many are starting in advance of the school opening, for professional development. that is a huge priority in terms of how these tools are structured but the visibility component is critical. they are working longer hours and part of the extra time is to provide the support they need to be more effective. >> as a lesson, as we get excited about this turnaround, when we met with the teachers and told them we wanted them to come that, it is not like we have an air-conditioned bus waiting to take your job, ther