michael vick a winner in his first start since 2006 last week. looking for two in the row against the jaguars. by the way eagles and skins next week. mark your calendar on fox. >>> vick jackson the former california bear 61 yards for the touchdown. one of three in the air for vick put the eagles up. philly up 21-3. he has wheels, too. 28-3 is your final. michael vick looks like the real deal in philly. >>> the giants hosting the tennessee titans. first quarter giants trail 3-0. manning will get some pressure. he steps up and wings it into the end-zone. left-handed. and the titans tip it. and jason mccordy makes the interception. the giants are three turnovers on the day. third quarter titans down 12- 10. vince young connects with ken before this time for 23 yards. it new york drops to 1-3. >>> browns and ravens. ray lewis makes his introduction. the homeowner versus the browns. first quarter they fell 13-7. and he throws to antoine boldin. 21 yards for the touch 3 down. they hook-up for three scores. boldin with three catches for 132 yards. the r

he better get better fast. >> michael vick locking good.key now, capitals wrapped up rookie camp with a scrimp ain against the fliers. played pretty well. training camp for the team arts this weekend. most veterans already in tn anxiously awaiting a chance to start a new season after a disappointing finish last year. >> again, it's -- it's hard experience for us, but life moves on and we just hope we see where we are last year, and i have to think about playoffs differently, so -- >> for me, i couldn't just -- i couldn't just sweep it under the rug and forget about it. and it -- it still stings. so try to use that as a motivating factor. come back to camp with a level of intensity you're ready to go and make some wrongs right. that being sd, we want to get back to spring as fast as we can. we can't get back to the regular season. we look at areas of weakness and become a better hockey team. >> capitals ready to get back to business. their first preseason game on 292nd of this month. wizards starting training camp pretty soon too. a whole lo

. >> and rescued from michael vick's estate, what this pit bull is doing now, to put smiles oh some baya faces. ken bastida. >> dana king. first tonight the wife of a vallejo man said he left her for the woman he is now accused of killing. police found a car and a bloody scene on south parkway in vallejo and they found a woman's body miles away in a car in american canyon. joe vasquez on what else they discovered inside that car. joe is this. >> reporter: vallejo police are interviewing the suspect right now. they believe the motive was that his girlfriend was trying to leave him. as if that weren't bad enou [ sound of tape re-winding ] >> all right. we're having a little bit of difficulty with the video tape right now. let me tell you, there was a trail of blood, very difficult to follow here. but let me start with -- >> the body of 32-year-old richie cam putted was found in a blood smudged car. the apparent murder weapon was also inside the car. >> it appears to have been a blunt instrument in the vehicle, in american canyon, we did find a metal bat like a baseball bat inside the vehi

against his team of 11 years, but he always anticipated the day against friend and former teammate michael vickother. that is the type of teammate he was. >> their history goes back even farther than mcnabb's career. >> michael is a human being. he is a man, and he is a hard worker. one thing that i wanted to do was give a guy an opportunity -- give him a second chance. >> vick threw three touchdowns and ran for another last week against jacksonville. safe to say the old vick is back and perhaps better than other. >> he is a great athlete. >> the redskins will have more than michael vick to worry about. they will face standout running back mccoy. >> when you have two guys that can stretch a field like that, take a lot of defenders, it presents a threat. >> the eagles are a huge six- point favorite. michael vick really has not faced anyone yet but the jaguars and the winless lions. john wall smiling well gilbert has that quirky new on the court persona. we asked the other guard which guy is really the leader of this ballclub. >> right now, we are not worried about it. this is our team, our seaso

michael vick talks about the special relationship with donovan mcnabb. four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cable cable companies. then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%. and for the last four years, he worked as a hired gun for big corporations, even a bank that took billions from a taxpayer funded bailout. ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do. good evening, i'm dave feldman. a year ago when michael vick was struggling with the comeback, he needed good friends and some that he could talk to. cue donovan mcnabb and now they will square off 4:15 on fox. mcnabb was synonomous with the eagles franchise for a season. and led femey to five nfl games and a super bowl and changed when he was traded to the redskins in april and michael vick assumed the starting role with the eagles. they go way back and donovan did his best to recruit vick and mcnabb is pl

michael vick, i wish him the best.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 really need

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for the first time since 2006, michael vick will start at quarterback in nfl game.med the eagles' starting quarterback for their game in detroit this sunday. what a story michael vick has been over the last couple of years. >> it may be the redemption story of the nfl. >> he looked good last week. story of the nfl. >> he looked good last week. oh. see that? great job. ok, now let's get ready for the ball... here it comes... here you go. good catch. perfect! alright now for the best part. let's see your pour. ohhh...let's get those in the bowl. these are way too good to waste, right? oh, yea. let's go for it... around the bowl and... [ male announcer ] share what you love... with who you love. mmmmm. kellogg's frosted flakes®... they're g-r-r-reat!™ good catch, dad. [ laughs ] yeah, but... what.. happened to the back there? well, here's the thing: this was the only "sporty two-seater" they had on my budget. uh-huh. and the seats go all the way back. (announcer) settling for less is not smart. what is smart is getting more car for your money at carmax. for the money y

michael vick and the eagles hang on to win it 35-32, the final. let's go to dallas. the cowboys trying to avoid an 0-2 start. first quarter, chicago. hesitates for a second, then hits the hole and then one man beat. the punter. no chance. 62 yards for the touchdown. he did make it look silly. dallas takes a 7-3 lead. but jay cutler and the bears offense had something to say habit that. second quarter, throw to hester in the corner. one foot -- two feet. a fantastic tch. remember folks, no team that has started 0-2 has never made it to the super bowl. just want to remind you. >> all right. >> michiganstate football coach had a heart attack last night after his spartans pulled off a trick play to beat notre dame in ertime. great news. he is okay and the resting comfortably. the 54-year-old had no known history of heart problems, but will remain hospitalized for several da. here's what happened last night against notre dame. in over time, michigan state down 31-28. they ve a chance to tie or win it. the holder, aaron bates, the punter throws it to a wide open gwan is wi

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it looks like michael vick will start for the eagles this weekend because their quarterback did not pass concussion tests. there linebacker also failed the tests. they will not take any chances. michael vick starts for the eagles. >>> west virginia is an early favorite against maryland in morgantown, but the terps are off to a solid start, gaining confidence, and trying to get better. can they hold up to a very talented team like the mountaineers in front of a hostile crowd? >> the crowd is out of control. the fans love the mountaineers. they're just waiting to boo us, so it should be fun. >>> baseball fans, the nationals-braves and atlanta. -- in atlanta. the second inning, maxwell, the bases loaded. in his wheel house, get up, get out. grand slam, touch them all, big fella. fear the turtle. 42-the final. -- 4-to the final. >>> the orioles, against toronto. top of the seventh, the orioles playing tough defense. izturis lays out to play the defense. check out this replay. the orioles win, 3-1. >>> mike shanahan spoke with clinton portis privately today about his comments on females in th

. >> rescued from michael vick's estate. smiles on some bay area faces. >>> first tonight, the wife of a vallejo man said that he left her for the woman that he's now accused of killing. police found a car and a bloody seen on glen cove parkway. then investigators found a woman's body files -- miles a way. what else they discovered inside that car. >> reporter: police are right now here at the headquarters interviewing the suspect. they believe the motive is that the suspect's girlfriend was trying to break up with him. >> he will be charged with murder. >> reporter: 39-year-old william -- is under arrest tonight charged with the murder of his girlfriend. the body of 33-year-old richy -- was found slumped in the front seat of a car. people say the apparent murder weapon was also inside the car. >> it appears to have been a blunt instrument. in the vehicle, we did find a metal bat, like a baseball bat, inside the vehicle where she was found with blood on it. >> reporter: investigators believe the murder happened in the early

. >>> well, michael vick is up to some new tricks. the champs go down in o.t., and a walkoff walk in the bronx. >>> plus, the jets' braylon edwards, who took heat for his off the field actions last week makes some heat of his own last night against the dolphins. >>> your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> on this monday we have soaking rain up and down the east coast and record heat on the west coast. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning to you. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." >>> in sports -- longtime rivals, the jets and the dolphins, always seem to have classic battles under the lights, and last night in south beach was no exception. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. braylon edwards started the game on the sidelines, but by the third quarter he was leading the jets past the dolphins. here we go to miami. edwards was benched the first quarter because of a drunken driving arrest. his first grab, this 6

and he did until he was injured in the season opener and replaced by michael vick. vick has done since taking over was play the best football of his career. he's the highest rated quarterback in the league, no naming peyton manning. passing the ball, something we rarely saw himo in atlanta. he forced the eagles to stick with him as quarterback. when vick does decide to run, he's the most dangerous running quarterback in the history of the game. the most intriguing thing about vick's presence in philly is if never would have happened if donovan mcnabb hadn't pushed for it. >> obviously happy that donovan was instrumental in bringing me here. don is a great quarterback and a great competitor and i'm loing forward to this weekend. >> michael and i have been great friends for almost 15 years now. i'm just happy he's had this opportunity and he's flourished in it. he understands his role and is doing well. >> t philadelphia eagles against the raiders games and that's how you have to approach it. you can't get caught up in evrything that's going on because we have no pers

leo is part of the dogfighting ring that landed michael vick in jail. a dog group rescued him and focused on the gentler nature. every week, leo now visits the cancer care center in mountain view. the purpose, of course to connect with patients who know what it's like to be hurting and trying to recover. >> i see him, it's a joy. i mean, you know, he just makes me feel good inside. it feels good to feel good these days. >> leo looks like he feels pretty good, too. the 51 pit bulls taken from michael vick's property, only four of those 51 could be rescued. the others have new lives and homes around the country. >>> all right. it's a key vote. could happen at any time. the senate is now considering a bill to end the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. why many senators are being pulled in both directions. >> why this is the last time you will see this. >>> and what does the last day of summer hold for the bay area? so far, so good. plenty of sunshine outside but your temperatures, eh, they are cooling down a bit. we'll take a look at today's cooler

lebron, tiger, michael vick voted the most unpopular athletes. the company conducted that survey of many, many people. those are the numbers you had right there. >>> coming up, republicans get their story straight on christine o'donnell, suddenly lining up to support her after mocking her win in delaware. we'll show you an old piece of tape from o'donnell's past that might start those republican headaches all over again. >>> later on "morning joe," it's the bipartisan health challenge. joe and mika -- >> it's so great. >> they are loosening up over here. we're on the national mall. joe looks great. >> awesome. >> peak, physical condition. looks like he's 17 again. amazing. republican and democratic heavy hitters joining us to promote healthy living. many of them will be doing it in unsightly shorts. we'll be right back. you look good, joe. how are you getting to a happier place? running there? dancing there? flying there? how about eating soup to get there? delicious campbell's soups fill you with good nutrition, energy, farm-grown ingredients, a

staying in philadelphia for some nfl news, the eagles say michael vick will be the starter this sundaygainst jacksonville. this despite the return of kevin kolb who had the job to start the season before suffering a concussion in week one. coach andy reid said kolb was their main guy and explained why he changed his mind. >> i think his play is even exceeded expectation over the last two weeks, again, this is more about michael vick and his accelerated play. he is possibly the highest quarterback in the national football league at this time and deserves an opportunity to play. >> meanwhile, new york jets receiver braylon edwards arrested for dui early yesterday morning will suit up for the sunday night game against the dolphins. he was arraigned at a manhattan court yesterday. police said his blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit. the team says edwards will play but will not start the game. under nfl rules he cannot be suspended for his first offense of driving under the influence. the new york tabloids having fun with in this morning. extra pint. and a little less subtle from

. >>> michael vick is up to some new tricks. and a walkoff walk in the bronx.s, the jets a braylon edwards who took heat for his off-the-field actions last week makes heat of his own last night against the dolphins. your first look at sports is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. needed surgery. but it got complicated, because i had an old injury. so i wanted a doctor who had done this before. and unitedhealthcare's database helped me find a surgeon. you know you can't have great legs, if you don't have good knees. we're 78,000 people looking out for 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. how are you getting to a happier place? running there? dancing there? flying there? how about eating soup to get there? delicious campbell's soups fill you with good nutrition, energy, farm-grown ingredients, and can help you keep a healthy weight. helping you get to a happier place. have a nice trip. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. ♪ where'd you learn to do that so well. ♪ ♪ where'd you learn to do that so well. ♪ the n

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eagles quarterback michael vick, if you hav't seen it, you will in a minute.e threw for 291 yards, three touchdowns plus he ran in a touchdown on his own. if the redskins thought it was tough with crowd noise and distraction in st. louis, think about what it will be like at the link where mcnabblayed his last ten seasons. to jacknville. earlier this week andy reed said vick was a starter the rest of the season barring injury. first quarter, no score. hereome the eagles. third and 16, vick drops back, throws it to deshawn jackson ovethe outstretched arms of the ags. 61 yards for the touchdown. the eagles were up 7-0. talk about a trooper, kevin call is the back-up for vick. eagles up 21-23. vick said, i will do what i us to do well-- avoid the tackle. can't catch him. fourth touchdown of the game. 321 yards of total offense. noturnovers. the eagles beat the jags 28-3. moving to basketball now, the izards held media day today. gilbert arenas said all fans care about is seeing him play basketball. that's what he wants to do. he was ordered by commissioner stern n

no one here even knew johnny's background as a michael vick pit bull. and that's the point.ess. it's absolutely heart-warming to see that good won over ignorance. >> reporter: isn't it though? of the 47 rescued from the bad news kennels, 21 ended up at the best friends animal sanctuary, the largest no-kill sanctuary in the country and most will spend their lives there. the rest either found foster homes or forever home and they are wonderful pets, harry. >> wow. wow. no one would have predicted this when this whole thing happened. >> never, not in a million years. >> one of the dogs is a dog named hector, who is along with us and as is his owner, andrew yorry. good morning. >> good morning. >> what a good looking dog. >> look at him, how waum and wonderful he is. >> do us a favor lift the dog's head a bit so you can see what old hector went tluf. >> right here on his chest and down his legs, you see the scars from the fighting. he was either abate dog or actual fighting dog. but andrew has a wonderful thing to say about these scars. >> what is it like to have this dog? >> um

. >>> eagles visiting the lions, michael vick making his first nfl start since december, 2006. 1st quarterk drops back, finds desean jackson who speeds past everyone to the end zone. vick 21-34, 284 yards, two touchdowns. eagles up 7 -0. jackson gives the ball to vick. vick says no, you take it. me, who? 4th quarter eagles up 28-17. lesean mccoy 45 yards. eagles hold on for the win 35- 32 the final. >>> brett favre's vikings hosting the dolphins 3rd quarter minnesota down 7 -0. favre sacked up in his own end zone, goes to throw, hit, fumbles. miami recovers. it's a touchdown, four favre turnovers on the day it. vikings lose 14-10. >>> baltimore ravens started the season strong at least defensively with a win over the jets monday. today they faced a bengal team that beat them in both their meetings last year. second straight road game to start the season for baltimore. 3rd quarter ravens trail 6-0. joe flacco goes up the right side to derrick mason. 31 yards for the touchdown. ravens took a 7-6 lead. later in the 4th quarter ravens trail 12-10. flacco's pass hits and picked by brandon johns

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. >> dog fights, like michael vick. >> no, much better than michael vick's. i've been to michael vick's dog fights. they were lame. >> larry: we'll be back with more. what a great country, huh? don't go away. lindsey vonn, she stays tough! earlier, she had an all-over, achy cold. what's her advantage? it's speedy alka-seltzer. alka-seltzer plus. rushes relief for all-over, achy colds. the official cold medicine of the u.s. ski team. alka-seltzer plus. >> larry: back with ann coulter and marc lamont hill, both well known in their own rights. may be announcing marital plans soon. would that be great? that could soothe america. okay. is it going to be a sweep this fall, do you think? >> no. >> no, i don't think so. >> absolutely. >> ann is right about the senate. >> the incoming party always loses. >> not in 2002. >> exactly. >> bush picked up seats in 2002. >> larry: he had 9/11. >> i can tell you we're not going to pick up seat but in the house i don't think we'll lose as much ground. democrats have overstated the loss so it will look like we had a lot of mome

they were pitted against each other in blood matches but michael vick's dogs aren't being put down. or not, they're being saved, rehabilitated and sent to loving owners. it is an amazing story of rescue and redemption. >>> plus, for a lot of kids it might be their only meal of the day so it better be healthy. a new push to make school lunches better. sanjay gupta digs in. >>> and i have the honor of profiling our top ten cnn heroes of the year. we revealed them yesterday on our show. today you will meet susan burton, a former drug addict and prisoner. she saved her own life and now she's saving others. >>> but first a young entrepreneur donates a ton of money to a struggling school district. on the face pure philanthropy but in the case of mark zuckerberg a lot of folks see public relations. injecting zol 100 million into newark, new jersey's public schools, the announcement today on the oprah winfrey show. >> breaking news. why facebook's young ceo mark zuckerberg says enough is enough and putting his money where his mouth is. >> okay. now, here's the thing. this big donation comes

. >>> michael vick back on the field again and proof that he should be the eagles' starting quarterback. philly fans quickly forgetting about donovan mcnabb. >>> cowboys finally got in the win column. tony romo found roy williams twice. they beat the texans 27-13. >>> let's go to minnesota where they finally hit their striechltd peterson ripped off a touchdown. they shaved the lions 24-10. >>> the falcons had luck on their side in new orleans. the saints missed it for a win. falcons beat the champs 27-24. >>> in seattle, two kick off returns for touchdowns. his first to start the third quarter, his second, 99 yards to put the seahawks late in the fourth. washington and the seahawks shot the chargers 27-20. >>> finally here's something you don't see every day. red sox high drama. he walked them. that's it. game over. on a walk-off walk. yanks won it 4-3. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >> we'll explain why this weekend's big winner didn't come in first place. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus thousands turn out to

. >> if michael vick plays well, the eagles will not be able to get him out of the lineup and i thinkl be out of a job. -- call it will be out of a job -- cobb will be out of a job. a reminder, you have a little bit of time to call the phone bank. bit of time to call the phone bank. the number is 703-647- america needs clean energy, and america needs jobs. wind power can deliver on both - but only if the senate encourages investment by passing a strong renewable electricity standard. with a strong res, we can keep 85,000 wind power workers on the job, and create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, too. jobs that america could really use right now. for american jobs, tell your senators to pass a renewable electricity standard today. growing, evolving, literally transforming our lives. now imagine the possibilities of what tomorrow could bring. at at&t, we support a core set of standards that will guide the internet into the future... to protect users, and reward innovators, for years to come. we support a fair and open internet - affordable and accessible to everyone. transparent networ

they lost, but this week, michael vick and gets to start. the nationals played an afternoon game in the atlantic, and this was the game changer right here. bases loaded. deep left field. a grand slam for the former maryland terrapins. it was 4-0. this close to the door on the braves. the nationals go on to beat the braves, 4-2. d the rays. antique watch curtis granderson. go get it, big fellow. that sent it into extra innings. the yankees win, and that is our play of the night. all right, i have got a red alert. let's play hockey. will this be the year that they get the cover? it is really a good group of rookies. bruce, what are you looking for? >> i do not know what i am looking for. i am just looking for good hockey players so we can win the cup. >> come on, bruce. you have to know what you're looking for. the heisman trophy trust will they can.'s place and there is a race saturday in they can.'s place and there is a race saturday in morgantown, daisy! whoo! aah! [ female announcer ] lunchables cheese pizza -- now with mandarin oranges. b

up next for the skins a real challenge, a visit to philadelphia and of course the eagles with michael vick as the quarterback. they beat the jaguars on sunday 28-3. whoa! >>> it is six after the hour. time for another "living $mart" report. jessica doyle is here with coffee talk and we are shaking our heads over the skins and the eagles. >> at least we have coffee. >> i tell ya. glen. >> one way to get through the day. wednesday is national coffee day. and we are addicted. a survey came out from our partners a career builder and dunkin' donuts and it shows a cup of joe helps to keep us product i have and energetic at the office. here's the numbers for ya. 32% of workers said they need a cup of coffee to get through the day. 43% reported they are less productive if they don't drink coffee on the job. coffee equals congratulations for 24% of us. and keep the refills coming. 37% drink two or more cups a day. how many do you drink? >> i only drink a little bit to get the throat warm but i'm a holiday person. i get my white mocha on holidays only. i know the calories that are sobbed with it. th

. >> michael vick, not the nicest guy, the dogs in the pass not the nicest and tiger woods or kids inrrell owens and ochocinco people are sick of them and kobe bryant problems in the past and lebron james made the dubious list, number six, a rougher summer for lebron with the decision, but i don't think he expected to be on the most disliked athletes list with michael vick and tiger woods, some of the biggest sports villains they are. >> i'd go with the list there. peter, thank you very much. >> thanks, a lot julie. >> julie: actor randy quaid and his wife are facing burglary charges after a california home owner say the quaids were living in his home without permission. detectives say the quaids claimed they owned the property, but further investigation found the couple had sold the home several years ago. the quaids are now facing felony burglary charges and this isn't the first time these two have been in trouble with the law. apparently last september, the couple was charged with ripping off an inn keeper for more than $10,000 using an invalid credit card and police say that bogus

i want you to listen to head coach mike shanahan talk about michael vick. >> when i was at san franciscond we had steve young, you know, steve young could do it all. he could sit back there and read and he had to make a play when things came down. it looks like that is what michael is doing right now. >> that is major. >> that is major. >> the players have been in wales all week. prince charles was at the newport club yesterday. today, the team donned their traditional suits for the opening ceremony. tiger woods has been paired for tomorrow -- paired with steve steger for tomorrow's opening matches. -- steve strieker for tomorrow's opening matches. but if you can only wait so long. fans have been very patient and hopefully in the near future we will get this thing going in the right direction. >> tonight, let me introduce you to bear in holbrook, the senior running back at the high school. -- barron holbrooke, the senior running back at the high school. >> i just felt like i have to work hard and we have got to come up with this victory. >> he ran 23 times for 190 yards to go with his tw

this is how it reported the michael vick as the new starting quarterback for the eagles. top dog. vick served 21 months in prison for running a dogfighting ring. it's not the first time the tabloids raised eyebrows with a vick headline. when he joined the eagles, they warned the readers to hide their dogs. >> starting against arizona. tom cable benched jason campbell after a game and a half. they replaced campbell in the second half of last second's game and spark the raiders to a win. let's see if he can keep that up. >> america's health care is in effect. what you need to know. a live report from washington next. [ female announcer ] this is a strawberry pop tart. but this is warm, fresh-baked strawberry toaster strudel. [ music ] see the difference? pillsbury toaster strudel, the one kids want to eat. than ltening there'to our favorite songs. there's nothing we love more than listeng our favorite songs. but our favorite thing isating tono's pizza rolls. buour vorite thing eating tono's piz rolls. ♪ we're the kids in america oh,h ♪ just brewing up some dunkin' donuts coffee -- wa

michael vick, rise, fall, rise again. rick, the jersey is selling like crazy. how does this happen? >> we're a schizophrenic nation, my friend. that's part of the issue. four years ago, the guy was on top of the world. then the problem with dogfighting. then the contrition, then the repentance. now he's back and he sure can throw the football. it's the same thing with kobe bryant. you remember in 2003 he had major legal issues. he is reviled in some circles, revered in others. and as we said on that graphic, he's also the top nba jersey sales spokesman in china. so people love them. people hate them. but from an endorsement perspective, people certainly are aware of them. >> well, let's look at the dislike list again. vick, terrell owens, tiger woods, open yoe cinco, kobe bryant and lebron james who took a hit because of the way he moved to miami, how that was handled. are there long term effects or will it be like vick? you play well, all is forgiven? >> remember one was a federal crime and another was just an unpopular

leo once part of a dogfighting ring that landed nfl quarterback michael vick in jail.dog rescue group in los gatos took him in and quickly focused on his gentler nature. every week he wears a clown's caller to a cancer care center in mountain view. the purpose is just to love and be loved by patients who know what it's like to be hurting and trying to recover. >> i see him, it's just joy. i mean, he makes me feel good inside. you know? it's so good to feel good these days. >> reporter: of the 51 pit bulls taken from vick's property in 2007, only four could not be rescued. the 47 others have found new lives, new homes and new careers around the country. >> awww. leo looks good in a close-up. all right. time 5:50. >>> up next, the aftermath. what happened when a set of bleachers with more than 100 people on it collapsed. i've got power pain can't mess with. (announcer) new icy hot power gel. relief that's icy to dull pain, hot to relax it away. and no mess. new icy hot power gel. don't mess around with pain. the guys who drive a heavy duty truck, have some heavy duty dem

he tees one who convind the eagles to bring michael vick to philadelphia.e said this would be a good idea, we can help get him back on his feet, mentor him. knew they were going to take a lot of heat as an organization and he was responsible for bringing them. >> that was aood call at that time. >> not necessarily now. it's going be a fun game to watch. final home game of the season for the nationals, closing out a three-game set with the phillies. ths time next week we'll be looking back on a season that had a lot of highs and lows. strasburg mania followe by strasburg heartbreak an of course there's adam dunn, a game-winning home run last night. this could be the last time we see him in a nationals uniform. let's hope that's not the ce. let's go to ldsey. you caught up with one man who might have an answer for that. >> you ask jim riggleman and h says you'll hear about it. that's where they're letting us broadcast from. john fought hard to get his girlfriend back after realizing he shouldn't have let her go in the first place. they're happy and living tog

the eagles michael vick made his first start since 2006. the eagles held on to beat the lions 35-32. another forgettable day for brett favre. the dolphins picked h off three times. the ball batted around, nev touched the ground, and miami came up with it. vikings lost again 14-10. and finally a great catch to show you from the bruins ryan braun. ross hit one down the line in left. braun robbed ross of a home run. the coach called it one of the best catches he's ever seen. i have to agree. giants won it. that'sour look at sports on "early today." >>> a giant upset at the box office this weekend. your early morning entertainment headlin are straightahead. >>> plus, they're in the prime of their life, and showing it off for a good cause. >>> good monday morning. nice forecast for today for so many people. it's going to be a little hotter than you'd probably like from texas to louisiana, down through georgia, mississippi, alabama. even north carolina is going to be steamy today. temperatures there in the 90s. north of that, much cooler and beau

michael vick was named the starter for the eagles.hats kevin cobb's deal made it possible to deal mcnabb. >> well, and that is a philadelphia. everything that is going on over there is an none of my concern. anything i may say does not matter. they made a decision. and that is what they are going to it. >> it will be your concern a week from sunday when you face the philadelphia eagles. >>> the nationals will announce later this week that jim rick: men will remain it as a manager. -- jim riggleman will remain as manager. top of the fourth. a great diving grab. michael morse. game tied at one. center field. get up, get out, see ya. 2-1, nationals. 4-2.strols led pitch -- game winner. two run home run and the nats win 4-3. let's go to boston. orioles and red sox. this is david ortiz. woep right field with to on. boston beat baltimore, 6-1. in hockey, the caps blasted columbus. fleischmann had two goals. all in all, a nice outing for the washington capitals. >> best record in all of hockey. [ mom ] my son ryan didn't know his voulez-vous

. >>> surprise news from philly where michael vick has been named the starting quarterback a few days after the coach named kobb the starting quarterback. >>> to the orioles, winning games at yankee stadium and fenway park. the o's have struggled to win any where especially those tough places until buck shorwalter took over. boston at fenway. brad burgeson the o's starter. the pitching has been remarkable, ferguson six solid innings. the game was tied 1-0 going into the 7th inning. and over the short fence, a 3- run home run puts the o's on top. and that shot opened the flood gates. they pile it on it's a 9-1 victory. to the road in fenway. they've won 12 their last 16 games making the o's among the hottest teams in baseball. now yankee fans are used to winning in september. everyone the real young ones, new york in a big series was visiting tampa bay. nick swisher sends one out to center field. the yankees never trail, they win 8-3 their second in a row against the rays. they have a 2.5 lead. they have a 2.5 lead. they won't be going to ,,,,,, old gibbs canning company. they have a 2

. >>> michael vick making his first start in the nfl in four seasons. eagles at detroit. quarter, deshown jackson. philadelphia leads. detroit has a playmaker of their own from cal. shaun hill to javed bass. the rookie is gone. 200 yards from scrimmage and three touchdowns. vick turned back the clock. he is pushing for the starting job there. nearly 300 yards passing. eagles win 35-32. >>> stanford moved up to number 16 in the ap poll following the win over wake forest. they are 3-0 for the first time since 2001. >> are you ready? >> yes. >> are you ready. >> hardy nickerson brought together an all pro line up of coaches to the bay area. how they will bring the knowledge to a high school. tonight on game day and we will preview the 49ers home opener against the saints. you guess they will -- >> tough assignment against the new orleans saints. there is a lot of adversity. i don't know if you heard at 49 headquarters to sometimes they play well and they play well at home. >> all right. dennis, thank you. >>> on a mission for marijuana. the unusual campaign in support of pro

announcing today that michael vick will start on sunday at jacksonville for philadelphia.esterday he said kevin kolb would start. this afternoon the cavs participated in a scrimmage. alexander semin scored 40 goals last season and is beginning his sixth season with the caps. they start tomorrow night on the road against the bluejackets. season opening is friday october 9th at atlanta. >>> monday night football, drew brees pumping up his saints. opponent is the san francisco 49ers. final minute, game tied 22-22. brees go to colston and makes the catch to put new orleans in field goal range. three plays later, partially blocked but with enough juice on it to cross the cross bar. saints edge the 49ers, 25-22, to improve to 2-0. >>> maryland returns home this saturday after suffering its first loss to virginia. this week's opponent is 0-2, florida international. the golden panthers have lost to rutgers and texas a&m, the terps head coach wants his team to receive a signature moment. >> i still have a lot of belief in this team. i would like for us to be able to push through in

. >> i we we will take michael vick down. >> i think so. we will stuff our faces in a few minutes in this barbecue. i wish the folks at home could smell the kitchen. >> they can experience it anytime at jj's deli. >> following my nose. >> we are back here at 5:00, of course. and you can get news anytime by going to wusa9.com. and we're going to eat now. >> watch for the rain. topper will have an update at fie clock. 5:00. what, is it a slow day in wisconsin's sin city? >> phyllis: oh... (sighs) you know,

i've got to switch topics. >> michael vick.s is one you were particularly interested in. >> no, i wasn't. >> that was the memo i got, anyway. >> there's a buzz about it. some people think that he maybe shouldn't be given this chance. >> a lot of people say that. he was given this chance to be a starting quarterback last year when he joined the team. and it's a redemption story. everybody loves a redemption story. everyone loves a sports redemption story. when you can come back from anything, usually it's an injury, not a dogfighting scandal, but when you can come back from anything and perform well, people love to watch it. and ticket sales haven't suffered. the fans are back. i think it will be interesting to see if ben roethlisberger of the steelers gets this type of reception when he finally comes back. people have a very short-term memory once you start to win again. >> what should we watch tonight? >> first of all, let's get my favorite show out of the way, "modern family." last year it was a surprise hit for two or three

for the first time in nearly four years, michael vick will be starting at quarterback in the nationald two seasons serving an 18-month sentence in a federal prison for taking part in a dog-fighting ring. now, folks, i believe in rehabilitation. let me just point out that this man went to prison. he did a lot of community service. and he is paying his bills. he's trying to make a comeback. i think this is a great american story. and no, i am not in any way, shape, or form defending what this man did. no one can. the fact is, if you believe in rehabilitation, i think that you should probably look at this football game this weekend a little bit differently because there's a guy putting his life back together. isn't that what america is all about? or are we against rehabilitation, too? >>> coming up, a hilarious new movie document -- the documents "the rise of conservative women" like sarah barracuda and her psycho sister michele bachmann. they call it fire from the heartland. radio talk show host stephanie miller will put the flames out next on "the ed show." dancing there? flying there?