michael vick just months out of prison on dog fighting charges has not only resumed his nfl career but also as a spokesman. both vick's people and nike are quiet about the details. the sponsors of his new team the philadelphia eagles have not dropped their support after his signing. what are your thoughts? what do you think about nike re-signing michael vick? the feds said debt played. the nfl said come play. is this too soon? text your comments to hln tv. that's 45688. or leave your comments on our facebook page and we'll air your comments throughout the morning. look forward to hearing what you think. >> i'm sure there are a lot of charged opinions. thank you very much. >>> all right. let's get over to check on the forecast. we've had a lot of storms going on. what's swirling around today? >> we're still following the first major storm of the fall season coming off the rocky mountains in now toward the northern plains. i have the satellite picture with the radar. here is the cloud batch as it comes way out of texas up through the middle of the country back across the northern plains

>> i blame me. >> the michael vick project will reportedly air on b.e.t. and follow vick as he adjusts to life after lockup. it will even film him going back to his house of horrors, his virginia mansion which was a mass graveyard for dozens of dogs. the show is reportedly being funded by vick's own production company. hey, mr. vick, how about donating that money to an animal shelter or some kind of animal cause? a b.e.t. executive defends the show, telling the "l.a. times" there are numerous public figures who have engaged in egregious behavior and have been given a second chance. guess what? michael vick was given a second chance. he stepped out of the big house and he was let right back on to a football field. that's what i call a second chance. straight out to my expert panel. amy palmer, senior editor "in touch." attorney bradford cohen and animal welfare advocate, jane garrison. peta has said people who abuse animals don't deserve to be rewarded. isn't this in essence rewarding him for his bad behavior? >> absolutely, it is, jane. people who torture a

>>> michael vick with another victory.alls after some time here for prison being in prison for dogfighting. did anyone expect this? really switching gears here. larry smiths that latest on the quarterback. >> leave your mike open, you never know what will happen. i'm not surprised michael vick is back as a suppose but am surprised it is this soon. nike dropped the quarterback two years ago but now nike resigned him to terms not announced. he may have been prompted to do this by the lack of protests outside sunday's game which was vick's first in the regular season after serving time in prison. not everyone is feeling the love for vick. national retailer dick's sporting goods says it will not sell vick's new eagles jersey. we are asking for your comments on this this morning. don't forget to start your comments with the word robin. make sure it gets to us. >>> a girl playing high school football, controversy that's just beginning in kentucky. carol ray, 13 years old, gets ready to enter high school next fall. she is playing

michael vick's agent announced that the accused dog killer, michael vick and nike had signed a new endorsement deal. just today, nike clarified their relationship with vick. they say they're only supplying the quarterback with some gear, that's what they do with other players. carlos, endorsement deal or not, i'm shocked that any major brand would possibly want their clothes to be seen on this guy's back. >> let me take you back to the late '80s when another star endorsed by nike in philadelphia, charles barkley said, i am not a role model. well, guess what, michael vick is definitely not a role model. i'm amazed at this. but i do want to remind you that nike did endorse kobe bryant. they did not drop him after the whole allegations of rape went down in colorado. so they have a history of staying with stars, but this is not a smart move. >> yeah. and again, here was a guy who was charged, found guilty, and all of that. midwin, i have to imagine that nike, despite whatever history they may have, have they gone into major damage control when word got out and people were thinking they had this en

michael vick, i wish him the best.his is the land of second chances but the reality is you're a criminal, you're a felon. you knew you were break the law but yet you chose to finance this. you lie to the face of the owner, the atlanta falcons. you lied in the face of the commissioner roger goodell. you lied to everybody and their mama because you knew you were breaking the law and tried to circumvent it. he paid the ultimate price for it, 18 months locked down at levinworth. one is ignorant, one is intentional. when you talk about intentional, you talk about hangers-on and people who shouldn't be around you. >> coach, in the unique position of coaching lebron, you knew what his future was probably going to be, yet you still had to figure out some way to say, look, man, at the end of the day i'm your coach. talk to me about, even a lesser player and today's athlete, how difficult is that sometimes when these cats believe that -- yeah, you're my coach right now but i'm getting ready to get paid in a year and i don't real

, yesterday there was some uproar because the agent for football player and dog fight promoter michael vickt his client had an endorsement deal with nike, but apparently that is not the case. nike denies the deal with vick. and they said legally they wouldn't be allowed to negotiate until they figure out if it would conflict with the terms of his deal with satan, so -- there was something. nike said they just gave him some clothes and shoes to wear, which they do with a lot of noncontra noncontract athletes. you don't want, you know, you don't want a convicted animal torturer endorsing your products but you want fans to see him wearing them. i don't know. agent says he has a contract. nike says he doesn't. it really is the odom/kardashian wedding of endorsement deems. all i know is this. i a saw a commercial on tv that made me suspicious. >> light. durable. sleek. delicious. ♪ the air vick. nike's first chew toy. [ applause ] >> jimmy: so that's -- air vick. one thing we know for sure is he will not be renewing his deal with milk bone. he has been fired. jon gosselin of "jon and kate plus e

the accused dog killer michael vick and nike signed a new deal. just today, nike clarified the relationship with vick. they are only supplying him with gear what they do with other players. endorsement deal or not, i'm shocked that any major brand would want their clothes to be seen on this guy's back. >> let me take you back to the late 80s when a star endorsed by nike, charles backly said i am not a role model. michael vick is definitely not a model. i'm amazed. nike did endorse kobe bryant and did not drop him after the allegations of rape went down in colorado. they have a history of staying with stars and this is not a smart move. >> here again was a guy who was change and found guilty. i have to imagine that nike despite the history had to go to damage control when word got out and people were thinking they had an endorsement deal. >> they did and i'm going to take a different position. i am not that incensed by this. michael vick is someone who pled guilty and did his time. he has shown contrition and done a lot of work in animal wreck of ey

. >>> corporate role model michael vick signed a major endorsement deal. >>> what the fbi says about newly released surveillance tape about the oklahoma city bombing. >>> new inspections show advanced deterioration on bridges across the susquehanna. >>> will the weekend be wet or dry? i'm bob turk. i'll have the complete forecast come you want next -- up next. >>> now, complete coverage continues, with denise koch and sports with mark viviano, on >>> it is 51 degrees and clear. the fbi responds to an allegation that they doctored surveillance video from the 1985 oklahoma city bombing. the bureau says they did not edit the tapes which shows people running out of nearby buildings, and attorneys who obtained them says there were unexplained blank spots just minutes before the blast. 168 people died and hundreds were injured in the explosion. >>> the florida man awaiting execution for the death of 9- year-old jessica lundsford. he died of natural causes. in 2005 a third grader's body was found in a grave near his house. he was convicted for kidnapping, raping, and burying her. the 51-yea

those who didn't pay allegedly were threatened with violence and forced to commit crimes. >>> michael vick is reuniting with nike, the shoe company announced an endorsement deal with the quarterback today. more than two years ago, they dissolved their deal with vick because of his involvement with a dogfighting ring. he is playing professional football again with the eagles after serving more than a year and a half in prison and spoke about the humane society. >>> a dog that went missing 10 years ago was found on the side of the road in oklahoma. >>> a stunt by a parajumper was >>> a dog that wandered away from the house in northern virginia ten years ago is about to come home. the dog is named brendall. he has a 13 mile trip ahead of him, all thanks to an 8-year-old girl in oklahoma. ted has our report. >> want a treat. >> today, chelsea keeps gary company. but long before her kitchen stunts, there was brendall. >> he was smart. he learned tricks really well. like i said, he learned how to open that door by himself. he would hook his toenails inside the door. >> on super bowl sunday, 1999

. >>> michael vick on the road to redemption with one big brand. details on his new deal with nike. >>> michael vick back in business. the nfl quarter back who spent a year and a half in prison for his involvement in a dogfighting ring is back on the field playing for the philadelphia eagles. now, he has apparently agreed to a new deal with nike. nike terminated a deal with vick two ears ago once the dogfighting charges came to light. we don't have any word now on how much the new deal might be worth. >>> in our business beat, a lot to talk about. bank of america's ceo says he is stepping down. saturn is being shut down and the markets, they're just down. chris cotter with fox business network joins us from new york with our business beat. let's start with the market now that we can put the wraps on quarter number three. >> i want to start with michael vick and say it is strange that they would sign a third string quarterback. makes you want to scratch your head as to why they would do that. maybe that shows you what the state of the quarterback si

nike spokesman says there is no endorsement contract, no contract, with eagles backup quarterback michael vick. this contradicts an announcement on wednesday by one of vick's agents. nike dropped vick as a spokesman two years ago. negative reaction to vick signing with philadelphia two months ago has not been as strong as some expected but nike says there is no deal. >>> college running back who needed seven hours of reconstructive surgery after a weight bar fell on his neck during aworkout is resting and tweeting. he created a twitter account to say thanks to fans who wished him well after he crushed his larynx and throat. the fact that his neck was so strong probably saved his life. >> everybody who works out in a gym is concerned about things like that. thanks, larry. >>> a guy in massachusetts got into a fight with an intruder in his own home. and then he discovered that that man had been living in his basement. police arrest the man. the suspect's lawyer said the man fell on hard times. >> he got involved in a situation where he was out -- was with his girlfriend, kicked out of the car, w

for a new eight-part docu-series called the michael vick project, tentatively. it will show his comeback and troubled past. no word on his compensation. most of you think becoming a master at karate thinks it takes a lifetime, meet a 5-year-old girl from india named varsha n vinod who started learning the sport when she was 2 and took it up after watching her father. so you hear that, dads? kids see you doing stuff, they're going to pick up your behavior. >> look how cute she is. >> but don't mess with her, right? >> good for her. >> 5-year-old black belt. there they are touring london. every father's like, that's a good idea. a neighbor's quick thinking helped save two toddlers. he woke up to his house on fire, flames stopped him from reaching his sons on the second floor. his neighbor quickly got a ladder and the father was able to get the boys down. >> they call you a hero. yeah, but i think it's an overstatement. it happened in a flash. it was very, very fast and very scary. >> well, the neighbor had the ladder from the previous owners of the house. the fami

. >> michael vick has rejoined the nfl and is also back with nike. the shoe companies signed him when he was a rookie back in 2001. when he admitted his involvement in a dog fighting ring, they severed ties. he was released from house arrest in july and returned to the field this sunday. the agreement involves shoes and apparel. >> coming up, new driving laws go into effect in maryland today. it will affect speeders and textures. details are next. >> -- texters. the tulsa next. >> i will bring you the latest from washington coming up. >> -- >> good morning. >> thanks so much for joining us. we would today check on weather and traffic together. it is the first day of october. it really feels like it. >> not as cold as we thought we were going to get. the clouds and slated as. a high of 67 degre

coming up, michael vick in a reality series? and i'm okay with it.

. >>> deal or no deal, the question about michael vick and nike. they reinstated the nfl player and he had a new deal. today, nike says it cannot have a contractual relationship. they just have agreed to supply him with products. >>> the fate of virginia and maryland has banned texting while driving. president obama signed an executive order banning all federal workers from texting while driving government vehicles or on government time. the adminisation is banning truck drivers and interstate bus drivers for texting while driving. >>> following the cash for clunkers program, although dealers are showing a hangover. chrysler slid 42%. ford, 5%. hyundai bucked the trend with a rise in sales of zero. -- in sales. >>> at more stories coming up. >> one more day to the weekend. will it be raining? >> the nats start their final series of the season. get it on the right track. it is coming up in sports. rts. >>> sarah palin is prepared to release her memoirs. >> president and mrs. obama decided their first dinner will be for the prime minister of india. h

grow your world. >>> michael vick is back in the endorsement business. l quarterback who spent a year and a half in prison has apparently agreed to a new deal with nike according to vick's agent. nike terminated a contract two years ago. at that time, nike called the animal abuse inhumane and unacceptable. we don't have any word on how much the new deal is worth. >>> let's check in with tony once again with a look at the forecast for this thursday. >> it is not bad. it is cool this morning. going to be a mild day today. so i think it will be a fine one, folks. i think you'll like t your bus stop forecast as you are getting the kids ready for school. our skies will become clear. right now, there some clouds out there. cool temperatures in the 50s. but in many parts of the viewing area, temperatures are in the 40s. so dress the kids warmly. they will need jackets. sunrise is at 7:04. should be a pretty sunrise this morning. here is a look at our temperatures. 52 in town. 48 in baltimore. 46 in frederick. 45 at dulles airport. let's take a look at satellite-

. >>> it looks like michael vick will not be paid to endorse nike.ompany announced yesterday that there was no deal with the philadelphia quarterback. just two days ago, one of vick's reps said there was an agreement. i nike says it supplies products to vick, but there is no contract. >>> coming up next on this friday. now, a grown woman. elizabeth smart describes the horrors she endured during her kidnapping ordeal years ago. >>> and the surprising details in michael jackson's autopsy report, just made public. >>> we continue, now, with the road conditions. rain is going toake the going tough on i-80, from cleveland to des moines. >> and lots of airport delays this morning. chicago, detroit, minneapolis and st. louis. also, seattle, kansas city, houston, atlanta, cincinnati, and charlotte. >>> well, kidnap survivor, elizabeth smart, revealed horrifying details about her 2002 ordeal, during a competency hearing for her accused captor, brian david mitchell. >> she said she endured being raped repeatedly, every day of her nine h-months captivity. barba

. >>> nike is inviting michael vick back into the family. laura evans tonight everywhere at 11:00. >> the company severed ties with the quarterback over his involvement in a dogfighting ring and now two years later he is back. the deal announced just today. it involves shoes and apparel, although the terms haven't been disclosed. vick joined the vegles after serving a year and a half in prison. >>> the man convicted for killing a 9-year-old florida girl and burying her alive died today. john couey had been sentenced to death for kidnapping, raping and murdering jessica lunsford back in 2005. the 51-year-old convicted sex offender according to a medical examiner died of natural causes. >>> disturbing graffiti and threats at virginia tech, one on a bathroom wall mentions killer cho seung-hui, a cho rebor it will be avenged. it's a reference polman who kil and hmself back in 2002. there were also threat -- 2007. there were also threats to blow up randolph hall. >>> crumbling caskets, tombs, torn apart. the final resting places of some of the na

thanks very much, mike. >> reporter: yeah. >> nike and michael vick are working together again. the cosigned the nfl quarterback to a new endorsement deal. more than two years ago, nike parted ways with vick because of his involvement in the dogfighting ring. since getting out of prison earlier this year, vick, of course, has signed with the philadelphia eagles. in fact, he played his first regular season game as an eagle over the weekend. >> a dog that wandered away from a house in northern virginia more than a decade ago may finally be reunited with its owner after it was found 1,300 miles away. gary rowley of fredericksburg says his first dog, brindle, went outside one day in 1999 and never came home. he thought he was gone forever, but two weeks ago an 8-year-old girl found brindle all the way in lawton, oklahoma. the girl and her mother took brindle to a veterinarian who found a microchip with tracking information under his skin. they then used facebook to get in touch with brindle's owner. >> if i didn't, then he would just be sitting there right now. with no family, no fri

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. >> michael vick is back in the endorsement business.agles quarterback signed a deal with nike today. two years after nike dropped this following his dogfighting arrest. >>> just because they are healthy this year is that enough to turn them into a playoff contender? many believe yes but apparently there is more to their transformation. training camp in richmond entered day 2. the players were talking about more ernest approach to their basketball. from now on it is all about basketball. >> we are going to win games. wherever we were that wasn't a good taste in our mouth. >> we will turn it around and do it in house and change my attitude starting last night and going forward. >> former pro bowl linebacker retired from the nfl last year but he is guesting as a bull fighter at the pbr and getting steam rolled by a bull called kick butt. that bull weighs 2000 pounds. look at junior. football player. grabs his hat and gets up. come on and get me again. you're not as tough as the patriots. >> he thinks the nfl was nothing like this. >> the g

see this incredible photo in the november issue of "national geographic" magazine. >>> and using michael vicko feed dogs. fresh out of jail for running a cruel dog fighting ring. an animal rescue group is hoping vick's misfortunes will score a big win for dozens of dogs. >> the original deal was this. every time vick got tackled or sacked, five sacks of dog food would be donated. you remember vick. he spent 18 months in jail for funding dog fights. now he is being used to inspire a dog food give away. you are looking at a truckload of dog food. >> four times the food. >> big smith took out this ad offering to donate sacks of dog food every time vick got tackled. vick ended up not playing much and only got tackled twice but main line animal rescue managed to collect four tons of food including 100 bags donated by rachael ray. the food was handed out to shelters in the washington d.c. >> they are huge and they eat a lot of food. >> taking out a newspaper ad is small potatoes. they are better known for putting up giant billboards like the one in chicago so oprah would see it. >> just before s om

the agency announced michael vick's new contract with nike. thursday nike denied that he had ever signed on as a pitchman. they said there is an agreement to supply vick with shoes. vick was a spokesman for nike before the company dropped him two years ago ahead of his sentence on dog fighting charges. >>> our true champion on this friday is manuel who lost a leg in a motorcycle accident at age 18 and his key number now is three. that's his golf handicap. look at his swing. yeah. with one leg. he is now 25 years old, hits the ball 260 yards off the tee and refuses to play with a prosthetic leg. instead, he chooses to walk with crutches in between shots. mr. de los santos is our true champion. imvery impressed. >> i am, too. that is serious balance. wow. he does such a great job. >> better than some of us golf on two legs. >> exactly. that would be me. thank you. >>> we have an exciting addition. "the joy behar show" premieres this week and airs every night at 9:00 p.m. here on hln. here is a quick taste of what you'll get in her "not for nothi

. >>> dog fighter michael vick is getting his own tv show. vick has partnered with bet for a new docu-series. it will chronicle his comeback and troubled past. >>> some of you may think becoming a master in karate takes a lifetime. took this little girl three years. that's the youngest black belt in the world. five-year-old varsha vinod took it up after watching her father. so dad, let that be a lesson. they copy what you do. obviously dad doesn't sit down on the couch watching a lot of tv. >> he doesn't have to spend a lot of time worrying about her, does he? take care of yourself! >>> how do you really know that organic food that you're buying is actually organic? hln money expert clark howard says read between the lines. >> i always roll my eyes when my wife comes home with some groceries and there will be this organic thing and that organic thing and the other organic thing. then when i do the grocery shopping, well, as you might imagine, i buy whatever is cheapest. who is right? the thing with organic is a problem. why? because the feder

the agency representing michael vick's saying its client new deal with nike. thursday, a nike spokesman denied he had signed on as a pitch man. instead there is an agreement to supply vick with shoes. he was a spokesman with nike before the company dropped him two years ago ahead of his prison sentence on dogfighting charges. >>> manuel de la santos, he lost a leg at age 18. his key number now is three. that's his golf handicap. look at that. he's now 25 years old, can hit the ball 260 yards in the air. he refuses to play with a prosthetic leg, instead choosing to walk with crutches in between shots. manuel de los santos is our true champion. as a golfer, i'm really impressed. >> as a non-golfer i'm really impressed, even who tries to do a little bit. >>> a beauty queen is missing her crown. ms. maine says someone sole it from her car last week. suzie stable say it is crown was in a special box in the back seat and she wants it returned, no questions asked. for now she's borrowing a crown from a former winner. ms. maine says her original crown is priceless. >>

. >>> nike is denying the endorsement deal with michael vick. the two signed a contract, but nike agreed to supply contracts to him. for more business headlines, go to cbsmoneywatch.com. back to you. >>> pumpkin pie is a fall tradition for many, but bakers are finding it hard to find the products because of the poor growing season. luckily bakers have other options. you can use frozen or fresh. some stores have limited supplies until mid-december. >>> coming up on eyewitness news at 4:00, using her head, but keeping out intruders with billiard balls. wait until you hear this. >>> all aboard the christmas carol train is in town. although it is october, it is just in time for the holidays. i'm gigi barnett. i'll the details are straight ahead. >>> and the week is here. will it rain on the fall weekend plans? >>> wjz 13 is always on. go to wjz.com for instant updates and first warning weather. go to wjz.com for the latest. >>> we will go to sky chopper 13 for breaking news. >> reporter: martin luther king boulevard and west chase street. a vehicle

. >>> sounds agent hard to believe, but some dogs are better off because of michael vick. how he helped feed some shelter dogs without even knowing he was doing it.

. >> after facing criticism for signing convicted dogfighter michael vick, the philadelphia eagles are on a pledge to support animal welfare groups. they unveiled a group called treating animals with kindness encouraging spaying and neutering and end dogfighting for public awareness. >>> and lastly a judge is filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy at a hearing today. the move should help the sale of a team from the tribune company to the rickets family. it's supposed to happen 1, 2, 3, kind of like when the cubs are up at bat. >> the chicago cubs have filed for chapter 11 hp how sad is that, huh? the cubs finally do something in october, and it's bankruptcy. here's a worse one. now they're talking about moving the cubs to rio. chicago can't win. >> can you imagine if they had the cubs in rio instead of the bears. you'd hear the vendors going hey -- >> people nearly choked on their lunch when a deer came crashes through a restaurant. check it out. the deer smashed through a window and then ran out the front door. this was right outside of detroit. thing is, the restaurant is just a few blocks

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it is being called "the michael vick project" and chronicle his controversial come back and troubled past. you know, richard, you know, if people can learn from his mistakes, that's a good thing. the question a lot of people have is whether he should profit from that. which he may be doing with this show. no wore word on the compensation. >>> and most of you probably think becoming a master in karate takes a lifetime. this is the youngest black belt in the world. 5-year-old varsha vinod from india started learning the sport when she was only 2. she took it up after watching her father. dads out there, know that your kids look at you and try to cappie what you're to be worried about being beaten up by a 5-year-old. >> he said he wanted to teach his daughters how to do it so she can fend off the boys and not him. >>> hln host jane velez-mitchell has a new book titled "i want." it's about her battle with addictions. she dropped by and talked about it with robin meade this morning. take a listen to this. >> i think the hardest thing to write about was how everything changed once i got so

this shocker with convicted dog killer michael vick getting a reality show? disgusting. beautiful. serena williams posing nude. this is "showbiz tonight" on hln. here comes the news ticker and more stories from the "showbiz tonight" newsroom making news right now. >> that is it. you are on time out. go to your room. >> we are in the middle of a parking lot. >> then go to your car! >> the brand-new jon and kate birthday war. kate goes on leno and makes fun of herself. jon reads very personal e-mails from kate on camera. they do it as their twins celebrate their birthday. could they get any lower? the outrageous showbiz shockers. harry connick jr. storming off a show in protest to stand up for his country and the startling connection to michael jackson. you have got to see the shocking matchup of to catch a predator confronting roman polanski. >> i went to prison and i suffered enough. >> that makes it okay. >> i know now it was -- >> you think this is funny? >> the face off raising new questions about roman's arrest. more stories breaking from the "showbiz news ticker." t

. >>> tonight, michael vick's career is going to the dogs.urns out this is a pretty good thing. the superstar quarterback, of course, fresh out of jail for running a cruel dog-fighting ring is now inspiring a new dog charity. now, if you're like me, and you're not a big fan of this guy, michael vick, this news will actually make you stabbed up and cheer. and wait until you hear the startling oprah connection to this. no this is "showbiz tonight." more stories from the "showbiz tonight" newsroom, making news right now. >>> you're watching "showbiz tonight" on hln. right now, i want you to keep watching the bottom of your screen for more pro vork active and telling news. >>> gunshots ring out inside a los angeles house of worship. why police were investigating this as a possible hate crime. >>> and the death a teenaged baseball player leads to a landmark court decision. find out who the jury is blaming for his fatal injury. and one out of every three drivers out there on the roads right now may be an accident waiting to happen. why one research

d i hope michael vick will be that. we have tried to give him process that will increase his chce of beinguccessful. not only on fooall field but off the otball field. >> charlie: how does he explain at h did? >> well, it's a long process. in going through that i spent an awful lot of tim asking that. he recognizes the mistake h de. he doesn't offer any excuses. one the most revealing moments to me was when i asked him, how did you tell your children. >> charlie: what did heay? >> it wavery difficult for him. when i realized thathis you man had trueremorse and that he realized that he haddon something that embarrassed himself,is family and let's face it it w horrific. people have difficulty getting their arms aund the acts that he was involved wh. pele believe in second cnces if people admit their mistakes trto move on and be a pitive influence. hopefully be se positive thgs. >> charlie: t is an american story, the ris fall, se again. what'shanging about the game? the athlete faster, smarter, tougher? althat. >> i think

. >> michael vick has landed an endorsement deal with his old sponsor, nike.any dropped vick two years ago after he was convicted in federal charges in a dog fighting ring. his agent isn't saying how much the deal is worth. >> now here's a look at your thursday forecast: severe weather moving late into the day into memphis and st. louis. some leftover snow in the mountains of wyoming and colorado. >> just 55 in colorado springs, 69 in albuquerque, a wet 59 in seattle, st. louis climbs to 74, detroit 65, fargo 53, 60s from boston to baltimore and 87 in miami. looks like it will be in the 70s in vinita, oklahoma. >> is it on the map? >> no, but i'm just guessing. >> a general. it's that time of year, time for stories about mazes. the first one we've had in a while. creative juices are flowing as corn mazes become more and more elaborate. >> that's because they're using cutting edge technology to carve that out. this is entitled "lost in space" to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the moon landing. the 21-year-old who designed it used a farm tractor equipped wi

. >> fresh off his return to the nfl after serving time for a dogfighting ring there is word michael vickabout to do a reality show. don't miss that tonight at 7:00. >>> this video shows a skier wearing a helmet cam getting buried in an avalanche of snow and ice in alaska. check this out. >> well, he didn't know that rescue was close. he was buried about 4 1/2 minutes. somebody saw his glove, his right glove came off just before he was buried and that helped rescuers spot where he was. he's okay. >>> new credit card rules aimed at protecting consumers take effect next february. some members of congress don't want to wait that long. poppy? >> they want to see this enacted sooner. the house democrats having a hearing on the legislation they introduced moving the effective date of credit card reform up from february 22nd to december 1st. now when this was all passed, the banks were given nine months to implement credit card reform. some lawmakers say they are abusing that time, raising interest rates and fees. take a listen. >> we can't turn back the clock but we can make sure the banks unre

he spent 18 months in prison for operating a dogfighting ring and now michael vick is getting his own tv show. okay. is it sad to say this show will not air on "the animal planet?" >> not involved. >> the dog whisperer will not be there. i mean, he has a deal with b.e.t. for an eight episode reality show. >> called "everybody hates vick." >> they keep rewarding these losers on television. >> if every episode was dogs attacking him i would watch. i would love that to happen. >> they don't have to attack him. they can just use him as a fire hydrant. >> that would make me happy. do you think it will hurt b.e.t. at all. >> well, no. i think it will, actually, i take that back. there will be people who will not watch the show because it's about him. you know? there will be people who say, i'm not watching that. >> i don't think anybody is going to care. nobody watched t.o.'s reality show. >> whose? >> see? see? >> let's move on a little to another story we covered this week. everybody covered this one, according to a friend, an alleged letterman extortionist, joe halderman is a hell of a g

>> really michael vick. two years ago after the michael vick story broke this guy who runs a private investigation firm says i want to think of something to do to help dogs who might be involved in possibly fighting or bred to fight. that's how it came about. they've been planning this raid in south georgia for the last year they told me. we were able to go along with them ahead of time. this is video of some of the dogs. they counted and tagged 97 dogs. they thought it would be maybe 45 dogs. that was a surprise to them. a lot of them were puppies they found if the woods. they are being bred to fight. take a listen. >> who has 40 to 60 pit bulls chained up out in the woods on chains with barrels for houses and calls them pets? nobody. anybody who believes that they're either an idiot or i got a bridge i'll sell them. >> tough talking. the guy, monte lloyd, he's the property owner. he he had been arrested. he was charged with felon animal cruelty. he's posted bond. >> this is incredibly top secret. they went

quarterback michael vick will be again wearing nikes. he's signed his first endorsement deal since returning to the nfl. nike dropped vick four years ago, and destroyed thousands of shoes with his name on him, after his conviction with a dogfighting ring. >>> and the nba is banning twitter and all social media sites at least during games. because the league says players, coaches and officials are doing it too much. it's tweeting and facebooking they're talking about. 45 minutes prior to games. and if they want to tweet at half time. they have to wait for that, too. and the league hasn't said what the penalty is for a mistimed tweet. i was just going to send one to shaquille o'neal. >> he likes to tweet. what are you going to say to him? >> i'm going to see what he thinks about the ban. see if he answers me. >> it's not just the players. dallas mavericks owner, mark cuban, was fined in march for tweeting. >> they've been talking about coaches coming back or not coming back. >> that's the point. what people like about what we tweet, is the

spent 18 months in prison for operating a dogfighting ring and michael vick is getting his own tv show. is it sad to say this show will not air on "the animal planet?" >> not involved. >> yeah. the dog whisperer will not be there. here's a deal with b.e.t. with for an eight-episode reality show. >> called "everybody hates vick." >> yeah, i mean, they keep rewarding these losers on television. >> if every episode was dogs attacking him i would watch. i would -- >> they can just use him as a fire hydrant. >> that would make me happy. do you think it will hurt b.e.t. at all? >> i think -- well, no. i think it will, actually. i take that back. there will be people who will not watch the show because it's about him. you know? there will be people who will just say, i'm not watching that. >> i don't think nobody is going to care. nobody watched t.o.'s reality show. >> whose? >> see, see, made a point. >> let's move on to another story we covered this week. everybody covered this one, according to a friend, alleged letterman extortionist joe halderman is a hell of a guy. they say he's very go

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we have michael vick, we had rod blagojevich, we have lots of people who had opportunities in realityv. but until today or this weekend, we thought the best way for a family to get on tv would be to have too many kids. so they're just taking it to a whole new level here. i mean, the thought of launching a spaceship or some sort of flying saucer into the skies, a way to get on reality tv, this is something we have not seen. >> i would agree. let's hope we never see it again. you know, i have to say, what really upset me when i really kind of got angry was when i saw that little boy throw up on air. 6-year-old balloon boy falcon got sick as we all know, vomited on national tv twice on friday, live on nbc's "today" at 7:08 eastern and again on abc's "good morning america." take a look for yourself and analyze it. >> mom -- >> one of the guys told me it was for some tv show so that's what he was referring to. >> should we take you to the bathroom or something? >> yeah. >> okay. >> okay. >> is he okay? is somebody going to go with him? do you want to run with him? that's okay. we'll unders

the absolutely mind-blowing news that convicted dog killer and nfl star michael vick is getting his very "showbiz tonight" confirmed today that the show will be on b.e.t. and will focus on the football star's life now fresh out of jail for torturing dogs and forcing them to fight to the death. all this part of vick's plan to repair his image as he hits the gridiron once again with the philadelphia eagles. but wait, there's more. vick's new gig is just one of tonight's "showbiz shockers" that are almost too wild to be true. >>> welcome back to "showbiz tonight." i'm a.j. hammer in new york. joining me now for more of those "showbiz shockers," from hollywood is hyla, an entertainment journalist from five dollar prep.com. also in hollywood tonight, rachel zalis, a contributing editor for "life & style". we all know chris hansen from the nbc show dateline "to catch a predator." that's where alleged pedophiles are caught on camera. so what would happen if chris hansen had confronted roman polanski about his raping of a 13-year-old girl. you have got to see this mashup video. it was put togeth

. >>> michael vick is out of prison and playing in the league again.about the reports one big corporate sponsor may be ready to welcome him back? >>> i'm anderson cooper. every hour today, we're revealing one of our top ten cnn heroes for 2009. from chattanooga, tennessee, meet jordan thomas. jordan lost his legs in a boating accident and now provides prosthetics for children in need. i'll be back in an hour with our next top ten cnn hero. go to cnn.com/heroes and start voting for the cnn hero of the year. >>> a frantic search for survivors in two disaster zones. thousands of miles apart. shattered lives and rising death tolls in the south pacific and indonesia. the pictures you have to see to understand the depth of the devastation. >>> and a great story here. a complete stranger rescues a child from a burning building. what he says led him to the 4-year-old boy and the next risk he took just one day after the rescue. >>> police hunt for more suspects in the horrible beating that left a chicago teen dead. like us, they have seen the video of that vici

. >>> nike is denying its that new contract with michael vick.ren rovell reports nike is supplying athletic gear for vick to wear but does not have a new endorsement contract with him. yesterday the agency who represents vick said he had recently resigned with nike to we log his return to football vick was out of football for several years while serving time for charges related to illegal dogfighting. so we has gotten some time on the field but apparently no deal yet, if at all. >> nike says they have no dog in that fight. >> oh! >> hide your