that makes michael vick valuable. >> you sound like a minister, dave. but it is true. >> thank you. >> and does this put an enormous amount of pressure on him, and we have said, can you compare this to any other comeback story in a short period of time? we have seen great comebacks in sports, but for this in just, you know, being out of jail for two years, that is a lot of pressure? >> well, there is no comparison, and the pressure is even higher than we are saying, because the philadelphia eagles are a stacked team except for their offensive line. which is very weak. and michael vick who is incredibly elusive and sacked 49 times last year is a huge number. so, there is pressure on michael vick psychologically to lead the team forward and also pressure for him to stay healthy, because a lot of the teams will be taking shots at him. >> and straight and narrow and this guy cannot get pulled over for speeding. he has to keep it clean away from the game as well. >> absolutely. he has to st. francis ofs a sissy away from the nfl and on the field he has to pl

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we dedicated an entire issue to michael vick, and part of it was a vick confidential, in which we askedd have been different for michael vick if he would have been punished less severely had he been white. and just under 60% said yes. so this was not a question we plucked out of the air. i mean, that we made up. we plucked it out of the zitegist. what we wanted to do is discuss michael vick as fully as possible and discuss the dog-fighting issue as fully as possible. >> in fairness, you were trying to be provocative too. you were trying to drive people to read this article and to your site. >> there are two -- i mean, i think that, one, race is always a provocative issue. second, there are three ways to handle it. you can ignore it, you can -- you can use all kinds of code words so that nobody really knows what you're saying, or you can just put the issue out there and let people talk about it. that's what we did and that is what we have done. >> to you ray, you're listening to all of this. so, i mean, have you two talked about this at all? i assume that you have not. >> no. rena edited

. >>> up next the staggering new contract for nfl quarterback michael vick. his amazing turn around from prison to a huge payday. >>> mark joins us now. breaking news, this just in. frank gore. >> i wanted to say. you ruined my fun. just in the last few minutes frank gore is a happy 49er as he gets what he wanted. opening day for the niners. less than two weeks away and he got that extension he's been crowing about. it's a three year deal worth $29 million. 14.5 of it guaranteed. third leading rusher in san francisco 49ers history. he wants to end his career in san francisco, he might just do it. >>> and i call it the biggest come back, michael vick. a couple of years ago he was in prison for his involvement in the world of dog fighting. today he is a rich starting quarterback in the nfl. and a changed man. >> i think you know just the things that i've been through has helped mold me into the person that i am. and what i can forsee in my future. i will continue to do the same things that i've been doing. and you know enjoying life. and doing things the right

the philadelphia eagles giving michael vick a six-year $100 million contract and $40 million guaranteedk story, and vick signed the biggest contract in history when he was with the falcons, but then the dogfighting. he spent a year and a half in prison and went bankrupt and last year he was named the comeback player of the year and made the pro bowl, and this year because of vick, the eagles are favored to get to the super bowl and now he is one of the highest paid members of the nfl. >>> and the jets and the giants, and it was delayed due to hurricane irene. and now cromartie gets it going, and takes the ball back lxx yards before being pushed out of bounds. nice run back, and you won't see as many because of the new return rule. and the jets win this one 17-3, and the nfl regular season starts in nine days. i know you are excited. >>> venus williams in an unusual spot in the u.s. open, unseeded. she is taking on russia's vezina at the first round, and look who is in the house, tony bennett. venus naggeded by injuries, but she had the serve working. she is looking for the first u.s. ti

. >> my michael vick, have you heard this story?i have. >> six year contract, $100 million and $40 million guaranteed. michael vick. >> he looks good out there. >> he looks great. that is probably one of the greatest comeback stories for an athlete in american sports history. absolutely incredible. >> i'm sure a lot of people will be happy. we're coming back at 11:00 on cbs 5. good night. [ screaming ] [ zapping ] there goes dwayne's car. oh, man. there goes dwayne's house. whoa! whoa! and there goes dwayne. man, that thing does not like dwayne. [ male announcer ] state farm's got you covered. nice landing. it was. [ male announcer ] get to a better state.

. >>> coming up, the home run derby heat up and michael vick cashes in. plus, with this kind of shot on the first day of the u.s. open, imagine what the rest of the tournament will be like, your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> and the northeast is finally starting to dry up. we're watching more rain. your local forecast is up next. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, if you're just waking up, this is "early today." and in sports, the yankees had major star power last night, and that gave others the chance to step up. here's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. after missing six weeks with a knee injury, alex rodriguez back on the shelf. this time with a thumb. thankfully for the yanks, their $198 million roster has more than enough to pick up the slack. >>> derek jeter sat this one out as well. he was day to day with a bruised knee. nick swisher ready to go. belted a two-run shot to give new york the lead. they beat the orioles 3-2. now trail boston by a game and a half in the e

over in the states court about michael vick has signed a mask. if it contracts he will be paid one hundred million dollars over six years by the philadelphia eagles they took him on after he'd been jailed nineteen months for dog fighting two years ago vick vick has brought a son since then and is now being made the third highest paid player in the n.h.l. behind quarterback tom brady and peyton manning it hoping to repay the faith show in place employees. the difference makes him want to work or you know just you could see. to show that you know we were going to get. when i first got here and the commitment to my so. there won't change and i've always been a girl who work or. i've seen the progress that's with me in my career. and we will end with ice hockey and the first world junior club cup is being held in the siberian city of arms and saw moscow's red army get off to a winning start but is roman quarter of an hour reports the event is aimed at helping all young players develop whether they win or lose. for the next few days will become the wo

and one hundred million dollar amount quarterback michael vick lands a super rich deal with the philadelphia eagles just two years after he released from jail. before all those stories that start with football in russia could take a big step towards next year's european championships if they win their two upcoming qualify as a time to macedonia and all and i was i'm going to take off scored in each of the away legs against both countries and russia coach to guard the car is back in the senate striker and these other informed colleagues take all six points on the at right meeting can be called something but south africa. this is their second training session ahead of the first qualifier. here at the stadium the last ten minutes russia squeezed the one nil victory and this tie include shit like that hope see so be more creative particularly with neutral good euro group calls for you for the only game since his recent good from chelsea. no one to show that he's really happy that his eagles came back to russia to play. richie again because you can see the way he played last saturday was for is u

and over in america quarterback michael vick has signed a mega rich contract with the philadelphia eagles which will see him and one hundred million dollars of the six years the n.f.l. sides took a man off the heap in jail for nineteen months for dog fighting two years ago it has since last winter and has not been made and third highest in the n.f.l. quarterback tom brady and peyton manning and vick is hoping three paper face showing him by his employers. for this makes me want to work or you know just you can see. to show that you know i'm worthy of everything and i'm good. when i first got here and the commitment i made some more so. that won't change and i'm always going to go to work or. i've seen the progress that's been. just over a week before the start of the rugby world cup that seems to be in descending on new zealand so it just themselves to the time difference isn't fine as long as that from four years ago in europe were among the early arrivals in oakland and they were treated to a woman welcome and the haka this traditional dance is usually done by the all blacks to intimida

america two years after being released from jail quarterback michael vick has signed a contract with the philadelphia eagles which will see him one hundred million dollars over six years that's one year old former atlanta falcons star search almost two years in prison for his role in an illegal dog fighting ring and have to declare himself bankrupt he was then taken on by the also and has blossomed since and now becomes the third highest paid player in the n.f.l. and fellow quarterbacks tom brady and peyton manning and vick is hoping to repay the faith which has been shown in him to his employers. makes me want to work hard you know just again so you. can show that you know i'm worthy of everything and i'm going back to when i first got here and the commitment i made to my so. there won't change and i've always been a guy who were caught. and i've seen the progress that's been made in my career. now i would i saw the first world junior truck being held inside your phone's moscow's red army got off to a winning start but as ron kessler every ports the event is aimed at helping all you

michael vick signed a million-dollar contract. 2009 after serving nearly two years in prison on federal dog fighting charges. he led the team to a title last year. >>> and l -- hln's nancy grace will be competing on the new season of "dancing with the stars." the competition will include, among others, david arquette, ricki lake, and chaz bono. we'll be watching, nancy. now back to anderson. >>> coming up, the ridiculist. in a head-to-head battle with conan o'brien in a winner take all over who has the best hair. all i can say is, don't count your chickens, conan. ananananan] this...is the network. a living, breathing intelligence that's helping drive the future of business. in here, inventory can be taught to learn. ♪ machines have a voice. ♪ medical history follows you. it's the at&t network -- a network of possibilities... committed to delivering the most advanced mobile broadband experience to help move business... forward. ♪ ♪ got so many scratches and scars ♪ ♪ maybe time can mend us together again ♪ ♪ it's not what we've don

. >>> in this country, controversial michael vick has been richly rewarded for playing football. the eagles will pay him $100 million over six years, making him third best-paid quarterback in the nfl behind peyton manning and tom brady. vick, you'll recall, went to prison in '07 after pleading guilty to charges of being involved in an illegal dog-fighting operation. >>> david honeyboy edwards has died. the last of the original "delta bluesmen." he was born to sharecroppers in shaw, mississippi, in 1915. traveled and played with all the greats. muddy and little walter and the king of all of them, robert johnson. and he retired just last month from playing music. he died at his home in chicago yesterday. he was 96 years old. >>> up next here tonight, news about chocolate and the new data that's making this pleasure a little less guilty, if you're looking for cover. >>> finally tonight, this is not permission to go wild in the ghiradelli section of your local grocer. and don't blame us if you gain 300 pounds or have adult-onset acne. but if you have a chocolate addiction even a mild

. >> which you could have bought michael vick for that.gned a six-year $100 million contract with the philadelphia eagles, of which $40 million is guaranteed. a jet versus michael vick. what do you prefer? >> i like my jet. you talk about a comeback story. >> amazing. >> he went from jail to having problems to $40 million in the bank. that's the american way, right? >> is it ethically right that he should be able to do this given what he was found fill guilty o? >> america loves second chances. that's what we are all about. hopefully he learned his lessons, learned from his mistax and he'll be a better person for it. at the same time eagles fans are the least forgiving of all fans in north america. if he missteps they will shoot him down. it was a risk, i'm sure. more power to him. >> if you could have signed him, would you have done? >> i have no idea. it's hard enough knowing what to do in the baseball world. >> would you have had a moral problem with it? >> i try to get to know the guys. you try to figure out who the knuckleheads are an

the steeler defense was a nightmare for michael vick. he throws three interceptions. on the bright side, he did get to work on his open field tackling and the steelers beat the eagles. i sat with jim harbaugh today. if you want to read about it, it's on our website. cbssf.com. the whole meeting with harbaugh and three other -- two others and a coach. >> who is the starting quarterback? >> alex smith. >> but it's going it be a very vanilla offense. >> see you at 11:00 on cbs 5. ,, turn left. you have arrived. sweet belt. e-reader for textbooks. gps. hd video cam for lectures. game pad. have you considered this by motorola ? it's got all that and more than 200,000 apps.

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michael vick connected with brent celek for the only touchdown of the game. they beat the ravens 13-6. forget the quarterback controversy between horton and tim tebow in denver. brady quinn last night. steve mcgehee, duane harris. dallas down. they would go for the win in a two-point conversion. mcgehee scrambled. scrambled. found martin rucker in the end zone. it's only the preseason. cowboys won it 24-23. that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a great weekend. i'm fred roggin. >>> can the apes hang in there at the box office? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, it's an animal we all take for granted until one falls into a 15 foot well. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this friday morning to "early today." a look at your weekend forecast. the interior west will be warmer than the last couple of days. 96 in boise, 95 salt lake city. vegas and phoenix your typical summer heat. we still have morning clouds to deal with. as you look at saturday, clouds will increase a little bit in the north

second chances...the >>> another guy with the same reaction, michael vick, talk about second chances.les quarterback signed a new six year $100 million contract, 40 million guaranteed. >>> to new york for the opening round of the u.s. open, venus williams and another lacey number, oh, shoot, it's tennis, very quiet. look at the running back han oh, look at this. yes, williams who has been sick much of the summer wins in straight sets. >>> i have the monday night top five. track and field world championships, lincecum had a bad day you think? pole vaulter demetri salbustev snaps the pole, injures his hand and would withdraw. no. 4, sam bradford signing a poster that says marry me. the girl is like she saw the beatles. oh, oh. forsythe didn't help his cause no. 3, dodgers -- no, she didn't see 90er game -- matt kemp couldn't get the triple ground this year. logan forsyth didn't help his cause. l.a. wins. to the desert where chris young is covering death valley, crashing into the wall, dexter fowler robbed of extra bases. no. 1, so far at the open there's a winner ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

michael vick connected with brent celek for the only touchdown of the game. forget the quarterback controversy between orton and tebow in denver. the go-ahead touchdown late in the fourth, the cowboys marched down the field, steve mcgee to duane harris. they would go for the win in a two-point conversion. mcgee scrambled found rubbingr in the end zone. what a finish. cowboys won it 24-23. that's your first look at sports. have a great weekend. i'm fred roggin. >>> now for another quick look at the weather, here is nbc meteorologist bill karins with a weather channel forecast. i want to thank you because it has been gorgeous outside. >> i'm fully responsible for it, too. >> you are. thank you very much. >> dare i say, it's actually a tad chilly in a few spots this morning. good morning once again. if you're anywhere outside of the big cities, up through the great lakes, ohio valley or new england, temperatures are in the 50s. that's almost jacket weather. it's 53 in pittsburgh, a little shock to the system. we haven't been that cool in a long time. still holdi

football, you're thinking about drafting michael vick for your fantasy team? if so, i think you'll like this. mike vick called his number from eight yards out. eagles beat the browns. or maybe you'll draft cam newton. he played well in the preseason. didn't throw a touchdown against the bengals but he did roll over a defender on his way to the end zone. if are you in the market for a defensive player, you can't go wrong with the redskins deangelo hall. picked off joe flacco. should have been tackled a couple of times. he stayed on his feet and scampered 52 yards for a touchdown. not enough, though. ravens won it, though. >>> finally back to baseball. california punched its ticket to the u.s. little league world series final with a win over pennsylvania. they'll play montana tomorrow. hands off to the youngsters of clinton county, pennsylvania. they break attendance records every time they hit the field and leave an indelible mark on the little league world series. have a great weekend. i'm fred roggin. >> early today sports is brought to you by just for men ha

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. >> to the soaring comeback for nfl quarterback michael vick.couple of years ago he hit bottom, bankrupt and in prison for promoting dogfighting. vick was one of the most reviled men in america. now he's got philadelphia eagles fans cheering and yesterday the team signed him to a six-year, $100 million contract. abc's bob woodruff has spent some time with vick and looks like a case where he really made an effort at trying to turn around his image going out and talking to kids about animal violence and cruelty to animals and how not to engage in that and paid off for him. >> he has changed in that way and had this happen. ten years ago he was number one in the draft pickedd by the lanta falcons then he almost ruined it all by abusing dogs for entertainment. some fans wanted him back. others hoped he would not but he has for huge money. for eagles star michael vick what a difference two years makes. >> i've learned a lot of lesson, some the hard way. >> reporter: the comeback of all comebacks for this quarterback. on tuesday the eagles signed him

michael vick. the philadelphia eagles say vick has signed a new contract worth $100 million for six years. of that, $40 million apparently guaranteed. vick was arrested on dogfighting charges, you may recall, back in 2007, and spent 18 months in prison. since his release, vick has appeared at public events with the humane society condemning dog fighting. last year he led the eagles to the nfc east title and was the comeback player of the year. >>> the daughter of moammar gadhafi has had a baby in algeria. an algerian official tells the french press agency that aisha gadhafi gave birth to a girl shortly after arriving in the country yesterday. the government says she made the crossing with gadhafi's wife and two of his sons. algeria says they were allowed into the country on humanitarian grounds. aisha gadhafi served as u.n. goodwill ambassador until she was dismissed when gadhafi launched his crackdown against anti-government protesters earlier this year. >>> all right. for you "dancing with the st

michael vick connected with brent celek for the only touchdown of the game. form get the quarterback controversy between orton and tebow in denver, the go ahead touchdown later in the fourth. the cowboys marched down the field, steve mcgee to duane harris. dallas down. mcgee scrambled and found martin rubbingr in the end zone. what a finish, only the preseason. cowboys won it 24-23. that's your look at sports. jonathan back to you. >> fred roggin, thank you so much. coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," iowa's ames straw poll is just a day away, the candidates have their final word. now how will the voters respond? we'll talk to an all-star panel in just a few minutes. >>> and when we come back here, we'll gather around the water cooler to reveal the must-see moments from last night's debate. "way too early" will be right back. chronologically i'm sixty years old. is it the new forty, i don't know. i probably feel about thirty. how is it that we don't act our age? [ marcie ] you keep us young. [ kurt ] we were having too much fun we weren't think

first quarter, first and five, eagles down and michael vick throws for a 42 yard gain.t sets up a three-yard strike. the eagles up 7-3 and win 13-6. as for the niners, their first snaps of the preseason come friday night in new orleans. there hasn't been much practice time for jim harbaugh and company. that makes the game against the saints a good test. >> it's kind of getting old, but we're excited to go to new orleans and visit a different opponent. >> they were world champions a couple years ago. just to have my first game against them is going to be exciting. i just want to get some plays and get some experience in. >>> to golf. first round of the pga championship. tiger woods won't need room on the mantle for that if he plays like this on 15. his shot stays thirsty, my friend. she shot a 7 over par 77, three double bogeys on the day, tied for 129th of the day. steve striker is the tournament leader. injury news with the giants. carlos beltran received a cortisone shot this his wrist wednesday. unlikely to play in the series opener with the marlins on friday. of cou

the eagles dubbed themselves the dream team but the steelers defense was a nightmare for michael vickterceptions and i'm sure andy reid loved seeing him play linebacker right there. not a good idea. who is the backup quarterback again. white sox starter flip hummer can't get his glove up fast enough. he gets hit right in the forehead. he would leave the game but was alert and will be re-evaluated tomorrow. you at number 1, keep an eye on number 39, patriots uniform, danny woodhead. down. >> oh. >> frazier. he gets blindsided by devin holland. wood head was seen smiling on the bench later in the ,,,,,,,,,

the eagles dubbed themselves the dream team but the steelers defense was a nightmare for michael vick. three interceptions and i'm sure andy reid loved seeing him play linebacker right there. not a good idea. who is the backup quarterback again. white sox starter flip hummer can't get his glove up fast enough. he gets hit right in the forehead. he would leave the game but was alert and will be re-evaluated tomorrow. you at number 1, keep an eye on number 39, patriots uniform, danny woodhead. down. >> oh. >> frazier. he gets blindsided by devin holland. wood head was seen smiling on the bench later in the game but no word if he suffered a concussion. we'll be right back. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, hi...do you happen to have any brilliant silver altimas? yea, right over here. look at 'em all. what about a black frontier with utilitrack? absolutely. oh, great, that's awesome. what about a platinum graphite rogue with touch-screen nav, bluetooth, and...a moonroof? with or without leather? we got 'em both. [ sighs ] i gotta get back. [ male announcer ] the most innovative cars are also the most a

how about michael vick? this is what he does best. from midfield, scrambles, keeps the play alive.h to find reilly cooper, a 42-yard gain. vick 4 of 6, 74 yards and a touchdown, eagles win, 13-6. >>> broncos and cowboys, qb battle in denver. kyle orton running with the first team. first quarter, completes to eric decker for 29 yards. just 2 of 6, 37 yards. tony romo, first action back, suffered a broken collarbone last season. play action to felix jones, he's got blockers, 16 yard, romo 3 for 5, 33 yards. orton in a battle with tim tebow for the number one starting job. tebow looking good. finds willis for a gain of 43 s. tebow 6 of 7, 91 yards. cowboys win this, though, 24-23. >>> for all the latest sports highlights make sure you tune in to the highlight express every night, 11:00 p.m. eastern on espn news. i'm ducis rodgers. >>> now to the play of the day at a minor league baseball game in mississippi. >> i love this story. military wife was chosen to throw out the ceremonial first pitch but when darla went to shake the catcher's hand she was shocked to discover it was actually

michael vick is cashing in on his comeback after spending 18 months in jail for dogfighting, he is nowne of the nfl's highest-paid quarterbacks. espn reports he just signed a six-year deal with the philadelphia eagles worth $100 million. with $40 million guaranteed. last year vick led the eagles to the nfc east title. >>> and at the u.s. open tennis here in new york, maria sharapova survived the first round scare. the number three seed had a slow start, down a set. she came back big and defeated the 19-year-old 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 and in the first round on the men's side, roger federer had no problems beating santiago heraldo 6-4, 6-3, 6-2. the victory ties federer for the second most match victories in grand slam tournaments behind jimmy conner. >>> when we come back another look at this morning's top stories. >>> and they're amateur journalists but they've got some of the best pictures during hurricane irene. >>> sports sponsored by touch of gray. gets rid of some gray. never all. [ sponge ] the prognosis is bleak. you may need to soak overnight. nurse...! [ female announcer ] dawn power c

michael vick making good on his new lease on life. won't be leasing anything he can buy it. years, $100 million with the eagles. he's a very rich starting quarterback with the nfl and a changed man. >> i think just the things that i've been through has helped you know mold me into the person that i am. and you know what i can forsee in my future. and i'm going to continue to do the same things i've been doing. and enjoying life. >> hey you have to give him a lot of credit. he has come back. a nice return as well for serena williams. her first singles match of the year. over jovaniski and serena. moving on to the second round of the open. that is a sporting life for a tuesday night. remember she cut her foot in 2009. >> yeah, that's a while. mark, thank you. >> you bet. >>> be sure to join the ktvu news starting at 4:30 in the morning. >> you can always find coverage online on ktvu.com. thanks so much for joining us everyone.

michael vick making good on his new lease on life. won't be leasing anything he can buy it.$100 million with the eagles. he's a very rich starting quarterback with the nfl and a changed man. >> i think just the things that i've been through has helped you know mold me into the person that i am. and you know what i can forsee in my future. and i'm going to continue to do the same things i've been doing. and enjoying life. >> hey you have to give him a lot of credit. he has come back. a nice return as well for serena williams. her first singles match of the year. over jovaniski and serena. moving on to the second round of the open. that is a sporting life for a tuesday night. remember she cut her foot in 2009. >> yeah, that's a while. mark, thank you. >> you bet. >>> be sure to join the ktvu news starting at 4:30 in the

. >> monica: did you see michael vick, the versesy she has on? what is that about?y that struck me, that was silence of the lam. irony in mubarak in the dictator agogo, we're at war with muammar gaddafi and the only one not dying. >> they will sign up anybody. p.r. firms are the worst. they will take anybody. >> greg: we have a picture of another great leader doing something with a pan, i believe. vladimir putin. he is always doing something really manly. usually without his shirt on. reminds me at the guy at a picnic. a guy wants to take off his third and do something. everybody runs away. that is putin. >> bob: the guy is bisexual to begin with. >> greg: breaking news here! >> bob: he is. this guy was complaining the united states is out of control economically. he didn't say that when we bailed him out in the '90s, did he? a fascist dictator. i wish he would fall in the creek. i'm serious he has a sexual hang up. i hear this. >> greg: you keep saying you don't have respect on the show but you sound like someone we know. >> bob: who is that? >> story of my life. n

michael vick signed a million-dollar contract.s in 2009 after serving nearly two years in prison on federal dog fighting charges. he led the team to a title last year. >>> on hln, nancy grace will be competing on the new season of "dancing with the stars." the competition will include, among others, david arquette, ricki lake, and chaz bono. we'll be watching, nancy. >>> coming up, head to head with conan o'brien in a winner take all over who has the best hair. all i can say is, don't count your chickens, conan. ananananan] this...is the network. a living, breathing intelligence that's helping drive the future of business. in here, inventory can be taught to learn. ♪ machines have a voice. ♪ medical history follows you. it's the at&t network -- a network of possibilities... committed to delivering the most advanced mobile broadband experience to help move business... forward. ♪ getting an amazing discount on a hotel with travelocity's top secret hotels. [ gnome ] ahhh... [ male announcer ] the easy way to get unpublished discounts

the eagles have signed quarterback michael vick to a 6- year, $100 million contract. 40million guaranteedeez. >>> the raiders defense may have struggled last night against the saints but the offense racked up to close to 400 yards with darren mcfadden sidelined an antioch native jones ran in his first action for the preseason. >> it felt good to be able to compete in front of my fans and my family and the raider nation and not only getting a chance to get out there but to be able to score my first game definitely felt good. >> that's what i'm looking for. you know? when i talk to our team, that's exactly what i need to see. those things you do in practice, they need to show up in a game and for that young man tonight, he did it. >> always want to, you know, get out there and prove what you can do. me being' small time player and a little small for a runningback, my job is just to go out there and execute everything. >> good stuff there. aryan foster continues to deal with a nagging hamstring injury. who cares? foster was the league's leading rusher last season and is projected to be the t

. >>> michael vick signed a six-year $100 million contract with the philadelphia eagles. years ago he was in skral on dog fighting charges. >>> former vice president dick cheney is making no apologies in his newly released him your "in my time." that morning he spoke to matt lauer. >> you've been called skillful, dynamic, you've been called controversy and devicive. some people have called you the most devicive political figure in this country in a century. >> you left out carth vader. >> you both are laughing there. we're getting more excerpts from this book today. senator john mccain getting jabbed in a couple of chapters. in one the vice president takes a shot at how mcdane handled himself in a 2008 white house meeting on the financial crisis. the vice president writing the president came back to mccain this time he spoke, but only for himself. it was a marked contrast with obama whose words carry the authority of all the democrats in the room. senator mccain added nothing of substance. let's start with you. this story isn't new. we heard at the time about what went on

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the eagles are shelling out $100 million to michael vick just two years after he was released from prisoneir money's worth? and what happened here? details on the college party that went shall i say horribly wrong. >>> well, there's major fallout from the widely criticized u.s. operation aimed at tracing the flow of illegal weapons into mexico. pete williams joins me now with the details. i believe a big resignation. what can you tell me? >> two big changes. this is involving something called fast and furious, an effort by atf to try to trace the flow of illegal guns from the u.s. into mexico. they would watch illegal buyers purchase guns in the u.s. and then take the guns into mexico. but agents were instructed not to try to stop the guns because the theory was that you'd see how the system worked. well it went awry, thousands of guns nearly 2 hao weapons ended up in mexico. and two of them were found at the scene in december of last year where a u.s. border patrol agent was killed in a shootout. it was widely criticized. there have been a number of hearings on this in congress. today th

in an interview with gq magazine, michael vick says the eagles were not his choice for a team. as not thrilled about being the third spring quarterback. the bangles and bills were interesting in making them the starting qb. it was a meeting with the commissioner that convinced vick was the best fit, nudged him in that direction. it worked out well so far. vick and the eagles taking on the steelers. vick picks off by ryan clark. a few minutes later, into a tight space, picked off by lewis. three completions and two interceptions. enjoy the escaping defender. this is the amazing part. not so good to hit the ball. picked off for the third time. troy with the interception. a nasty hit. michael, don't do this. he puts his helmet down. don't want to see your scar quarterback making tackles like that. steelers win, 24-14. hard knocks between the patriots and tampa. tom brady tries to match with chad ochocinco. a personal foul. ochocinco pops up. 14-0. another dangerous hit in the fourth quarter. punt and turn. blindsided by devin holland. he would have stayed down for a few seconds bef

. >> in his time was he as well known as a michael vick or a brett favre did a? >> more. much, much more because he was this multisport athlete but he did football, baseball, track and field. he won gold medals in the 1912 olympics. he could do all that is one of the reasons he still retains this dad's as chris multisport athlete because they don't allow athletes to play multiple sports like that anymore. so in his day and beyond, one of the main reasons i wrote the book, he loomed so large. people revered him and talked about him long after he stopped plowing spent what was the significance of his native american heritage? >> huge. the playing of games as a young child that i go into that in the book. kind of a crosstraining almost. he sort of ran free and played free on the oklahoma plains. and learned strength, concentration, stamina, quickness, agility. and also this respect for physical, and the competitive games that the sac and fox drive would engaging in oklahoma. that was a huge influence i was a spirit who were disparate? >> is parents were hiram thorpe who is h

a three years ago michael vick was in prison. this seems unthinkable.oday signing a six-year $100 million contract. it's a come back story for a guy a national villain jailed on dog fighting charges spent more than two years behind bars got out and resumed his career vick becomes first player to sign two $100 million contracts in his career. and college football now stanford kicks off a season saturday against their south bay neighbors san jose state on paper looks like a huge mismatch. and chris ousu returned 94 yards with a kickoff. cardinals won that game. is he back this year and healthy again, plague bid injuries. this game beginning the andrew luck highs man campaign. san jose state won only one game, luck is not taking it for granted. >> i think a win is the only measure of success. we're going to hope for a win. there are a lot of great players on defense. and there we're going to have our hands full. it's go tok a tough game. we're looking forward to a good challenge. >> a year ago giants were five games out of first place went on a run to win

michael vick and the philadelphia eagles facing baltimore ravens. f last season. looking down field, going deep to riley cooper who makes a terrific catch and sets up for next play. vick finding brent felix for the score. 7-0 eagles. vick finished with 74 yards passing. eagles wins 13-6. listen to this, last week, reds pitcher blamed a bad batch of chicken wings on the terrible pitching performance. everyone laughed it off but he got the last laugh pitching against the rockies. he struck out the side in the fourth inning, gave up no runs over seven strong innings. reds get the 2-1 victory. cueto leads the national league with the lowest earned run average. >> very nice, johny! >> he has the whole famous dave's crew over on the sideline there. cheering him on. >> over there. >> johnny, good luck to you. you did a great job. what do you want to be when you grow up? >> you guys will definitely see me again at fox. >> i like that. >> is that a threat? >> i'm coming for the job! >> ok. >> good enough. >> thanks, johnny. good luck to you. >> all right. str

michael vick is practicing now and he's doing that because he's got $100 million contract to fulfill.make michael vick, his new contract with the philadelphia eagles one of the richest in sports. and let's go back up top now finally, 17%. that's how many americans have a positive view of the federal government. that's the lowest out of all 25 business sectors surveyed. and zero. that's how many stories i have yet to read. let's go back inside. >> there is a battle going on right now for your child's education. traditionalists including the teachers unions don't want things to change. they want more resources for the public schools. but here are some of the results. >> grown from $4300 to more than $9,000 for students. that's adjusted for inflation so we've doubled what we spent on each child. but double the money is worth it if we're producing better results. unfortunately, we're not. since 1971, reading scores have flat lined. and math is no better. >> it's not pretty. so our education reforms making any headway into improving the education of our children? former d.c. chancellor mic

eagles quarterback michael vick has signed a new, six-year, $100 million contract with the philadelphia eagles. $40 million of that is guaranteed. in the past year, he's gotten nearly everything back, his starting job back, new endorsement deals and now that blockbuster contract to go with it. a few years ago, he was bankrupt. >> he was? jail. >> and then bankrupt. >> yeah. >>> coming up on "american morning," chaos erupts in an ohio courtroom. a man attacks a judge, it's all caught on tape. we'll tell you how this wild scene turned out. >> former vice president dick cheney settling some scores and delivering his version of events in the bush white house. some conflict there we want to tell you about, revealed in his new memoir. >>> this what they call a texas two-step. rick perry was the last candidate who entered the race, now he is stomping the rest of the gop field. is there a nomination in his future? ten minutes past the hour. [ female announcer ] what if your natural beauty could be flawless too? discover aveeno positively radiant tinted moisturizers with scientifically proven so

. >> getting arrested was good for michael vick. got a contract, $100 million over six years.e's the tennis -- >> vick did. >> $100 million for six years. we were talking earlier about tennis. opening round of the u.s. open, the rains have washed away. venus williams and roger federer advance. one player not advancing, this guy. 19-year-old ryan harrison of louisiana. he appeared to lose his composure a few times during the march. first one. drills into the net. not happy with the racket -- tossed it. >> i like this guy. i like this guy. >> later, joseph debt tosses, okay? >> i got to say i can relate. there it is. the field goal effort by ryan harrison. they're calling him. the tennis channel announcer called harrison mr. cranky pants and a brat. he went on to lose in straight sets. he will be missed in the tournament. 19-year-old ryan harrison, new american sensation. >> i hope he's good so we can have that -- >> have him back next year. >> seriously. there was one other meltdown in tennis which, of course, we were talking about before. richie tenenbaum. >> there he is. >> r