after leaving jail, he will be free to go with in the nfl team. -- with any nfl team.e will be competing with a of donovan mcnabb for a starting place on the eagles' team. >> i felt like he had learned some valuable life lessons here and he seems very focused, and he wants to get his career by contract and prove to people on the other side of that, the cuban side of the, the outside of football side of -- the human side of that, the outside of football side of that that he is going to choose the right things and he has been doing that. >> thank you very much, indeed. let me remind you about breaking news this hour of london. we're hearing that the former liviu agent jailed -- the former libyan agent and jailed for life in scotland has now applied for -- applied to not pursue his pardon. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. the newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. ♪ >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies from sma

eastern. >>> for the first time in two years michael vick is practicing with an nfl team. we'll see how people are reacting to michael vick's presence. >>> parents of children who were victims of gun violence in chicago pleaded with people to turn in their weapons. they teamed up with police and community leaders during a guns for gift cards event yesterday. donations to run the program are down because of the economy. but that didn't stop local leaders from encouraging people to give up their weapons. >> all of us are i think in the city much too aware of the shootings that have been taking place this last year. particularly our children. our children who are not only suffering from these shootings, some of them who have ended up in cemeteries, some have ended up in prison as a result of it. >> it's been three years. and they haven't caught the person who killed my son. i can tell you, it's a stress. it's a stress out of this world. i'm looking at this one weapon and it's out on the street. that's just unbelievable. >> chicago's gun buyback program has collected 5,200 weap

he thinks that vick is close to signing on with a team in the nfl. >> i do, i do. you know, i feel like as a player, i think it would be crazy for a team not to pick him up. you know, depending on the situation. i know he definitely wants to play quarterback. i know he wants a chance to play. he want to see him playing. i can't wait to see him playing. i was able to watch him live for four years and to see some of the things he does on the field -- you know, it's spectacular. >> reporter: deangelo hall ready to see his friend get a job with a team in the nfl, in baseball yesterday, the nats traded veteran first baseman nick johnson the last remaining member of the expos to the marlins for a pitching prospect and joe bimle was shipd out to the rockies for two minor relievers. in pittsburgh last night it was a former national who helped the pirates get the win. the nationals know all about the races in pittsburgh. watch what happens, that's not so good. always got to love that race they have going on up there in pittsburgh. top of the seventh inning, the nationals dow

ravens and all the other nfl team have to reduce their rosters to 50 by sunday.e knee sprain over the weekend, the cheese quarterback will likely scrap the quarterback from the season opener. and today they removed daily as their coordinator. a questionable move for haylie who already had a lot on his plate as a rookie head coach trying to turn around in a kansas city tteam. we will have the yankee highlights for you at 11:00. first, tom tasselmyer with a cooling off coming your way. >> a registered sex offender is back behind bars after he was a key -- accused of kidnapping and assaulting an aberdeen woman caridad and tonight, in emotional reunion for a maryland teenager and his birth parents. the story of how he became estranged from his family and how they were able to reconnect. $5 for the sub, huh? what about the drink and the chips? extra. think a $5 sub is a good deal? it's time to unthink. kfc's new $5 fill-up boxes, each with a side... and medium drink for just $5 bucks. unthink. and taste the unsub side of kfc. this is fabulous! new kentucky grilled chi

he thinks he's close to signing on with a team in the nfl. >> i do. i do. know, i feel like as a player, you know, i think it would be crazy for a team not to pick him up. depending on the situation. i know he definitely wants to play quarterback. i know hwants a chance to play. i definitely want to see him out there. i want to see him playing. i can't wait to see him playing, you know. i was able to watch him the last four years, to see some of the things he does on the field, you know, it's spectacular. >> d'angelo hall hoping to see michael vick back in the league. >>> the nationals traded veteran first baseman nick johnson, the last remaining member of the expos to the marlins today for a pitching prospect. reliever joe bymal shipped out for two minor leaguers. a former national helped the pirates beat washington. we're back on the field. here's the mascot races in pittsburgh. the per rogueys. i don't know about you, but i love perogis. the potato ones are my favorite. take a look, man. top of the seventh inning. nationals down 4-1. at the plate, feelin

there was a question as to whether any nfl team would sign him. was given an exclusive to "60 minutes" that would air this sunday. it wasn't clear if any team would sign him before this. and espn is now reporting the philadelphia eagles have signed michael vick. the nfl quarterback to a two-year deal. it's going to be an interesting situation as far as what the reaction is going to be from sponsors, from season ticket holders. and obviously the philadelphia eagles decide that it's worth taking a chance because michael vick must be talented enough. of course, he's not going to be their starting quarterback. they have donovan mcnabb, but enough of a project that this is a risk worth taking. >> this is a kind of a real shocker, isn't it? america, we kind of love dogs so when you're put in prison for mistreating dogs because you ran a dog fighting ring of those pit bulls, i imagine peta is going to go wild over this, aren't they? >> yeah, he was the most hated man in all of sports certainly. and, you know, he has over the last five days spoken at two

this he are the first african- americans to possession an ownership stake in an nfl team. that makes me happy that's my home town but the dolphin notice they are wondering they are my second most favorite. >> they're my best team. >> we got it. >> proud of them. >> next... a vacation souvenir of a lifetime. >>> imagine if you will getting a picture with the president but having no one believe that it is real. that's what happened to one gentleman. he got this of the president during a round of golf. when he posted it his friends thought they were doctored. now they believe that he got the shot of a lifetime on that course. >>> we'll be back.

in an era where nearly half the nfl teams now whole camp at their regular training facility, the ravens seem to have a competitive edge. >> building a football team at this stage is a round-the-clock process. the fact that the guys at -- it is the fact that they are together but also the fact we can have meetings at night. they cannot back to the room and teach the young guys the defense and offense. it is wall-to-wall ball. >> in the true indecisive spirit of brett favre, we cannot make up our minds whether to show you his highlights tonight. we are going to, and then decided not to, and then thought about it some more. then we changed our mind, and then we figured, why not? for making the start only three days after coming out of retirement. not exactly the high watermark of his career. his one completion out of four was not very pretty. his incompletion looks very much like a man set to turn 39 years old. his shaky start, the vikings went 17-13 over the chiefs. ravens travel to and play brett favre. he played college ball at penn state. the big ability to sack quarterback. by holding

. >> well, for the first time in months, the redskins take the field against another nfl team. >> but their first pre-season game gets trum pd by big news off the field. 9 sports director brett haber is live with more on the game and our developing story. the signing of michael vick tonight. brett. >> reporter: you're right, derek and anita. in fact, the news started to trickle through the stadium here in baltimore around the end of the second quarter and almost immediately both up in the press box and down in the stands, that news became more important than the game on the field. after dozens of teams passed on michael vick, tonight the philadelphia eagles said dwroe michael vick. his agent confirming that the former falcons has signed a two-year contract to join the eagles. he would serve as a backup to pro bowl qb donovan mcnabb and somehow this for a catch. his first week of eligibility would be week six. the eagles play the redskins in week seven on a monday night national tv at fedex field. you want to see a circus, brace yourself for that game. meanwhile as for this game here i

they include a group that includes the first african american women to hold a stake in a nfl team. >>hat is a cool thing. i did not know they were involved in that. >>> time for a look at business news. >> hello. long time no see. we have heard about cash for clunkers. it is the program to trade in your clocker for a more fuel efficient vehicle. now there is a new vehicle called cash for strollers. there is a 20% discount if you trade in europe used crib, car seat, or similar baby product. runs through september 20. it is part of an effort to get older children's gear off of the market. here is the latest on housing. home prices in the d.c. area gained for a fourth straight month. d.c. area home prices in july were about 8% lower than july of last year. the biggest price drops were in florida. we will be getting more on the housing market be july new home sales. stock futures right now looks like we're pretty flat right now. the dow and the nasdaq are showing slight gains. and that is business news. doug and alison, back to you. >> michele, thank you. >>> 5:26. the news continues. >>

. >>> already overcome very long odds by making an nfl team as a 6th round draft choice in his secondson. he replaced the late shawn taylor safety. the obstacles doubt his ability to overcome there have not stopped. >>> how many times have you heard a player say he would do anything for the team anticipate actually show it? dowdy exemplifies it as a backup safety. >> he is a true professional, rehabilitated his back. he has hada good camp. >> reporter: last year at this time, he was entering mission first fu season as a starter, only to lose his job in week two, thanks to a game day flu, subsubsequent performance of ben horton and an injured back. >> who knows what would have happened? i would have looked forward to being healthy. i would rather be healthy and help this team win than sit on the side line. >> reporter: the two push each other to improve because much like dowdy's dilemma last september-- >> he is one play away from being a starter. he turns an ankle, gets the flu. you have to be ready to run out there and play. >> reporter: the season, he has been the picture of resilie

last year they were third best in the nfl, holding teams to a conversion rate under 34%.at. >> stan: right now those three teams are being talked about as super bowl con tenders this year. >> gerry: parmele will carry on first down, tries to get around the edge and can't do it. they're going spot this one close to the 28-yard line. jalen parmele is another guy cam cameron raves about. >> stan: they really like him. he had him down in miami when he was the head coach down there, and he liked parmele and thinks he can really add something. he really thinking he can go. is there room for him here? who knows. >> gerry: unfortunately before you can add, we have to subtract. an illegal formation. makes it second and 15. he's looking for a wide open smith, he's got him midfield and into redskins territory. he'll get down to the 46-yard line. moore pushed him out of bounds and the explosiveness we had heard about the former philadelphia eagle evident for all to see on that play. >> stan: i liked his speed there. the other day we were told that he was faster than todd heap and we

. >>> the quarterback is getting closer to signing with an nfl team. coach said last night that a lot of coaches have called to ask about vick. they think he will be on a team before training camp is over in a couple weeks. >>> a recovering alcoholic rangers josh hamilton said he is sorry about falling off the wagon after pictures surfaced of him drinking with some unidentified women. these pictures were taken in january with women, none of whom were his wife. this was in a bar in tempe. >> and he's shirtless. >> and he's shirtless. he called his wife and the team to apologize and said he's been clean ever since. >>> tiger started the day, the final round, behind padraig harrington and slowly took harrington down to win and woods got his 70th pga win and only 33 years old. jk nicklaus was reportedly 40 when he acquired his 70th win. >>> american academy of dermatologist and the new england patriots are teaming up to avoid skin cancer. they are giving free skin screenings today. it will benefit one in five americans and more than 1 million cases are dia

. >> read has overcome long odds by making an nfl team as a sixth round draft choice.is second season he replaced sean taylor at safety. and as anthony reports, the obstacles and his ability to overcome them haven't stopped. >> reporter: how many times have you heard a player say he would do anything for the team and show it? read doubt at the exemplifies it as a back up safety. >> he is a guy that worked himself, rehab bill taitd his back and come on and had a good camp. we are expecting a good year from read. >> reporter: last year at this time, he was entering his first full season as a starter, only to lose his job in week two thanks to a game day flu. the subsequent performance of a rookie and an injured back. >> i would have looked forward to being healthy. i would rather be healthy and help the team win. >> reporter: although he sits behind horton on the depth chart, they push each other to improve. >> that guy in front of you turns, plays an ankle, gets the flu, you have to be ready to play. >> reporter: douty is the picture of resilience, overcome a hearing im

a lot of press about the nfl teams who were warning their players about what they can tweet, and theeam is discouraging the media from using the site. now, the new york jets, they're all atwitter over twitter. our darren rovell is here with that story. they take the totally opposite position, right? >> let me explain this whole thing. over the last cup of days, there's been this perception of a crackdown, especially given the news that nine nfl teams were barring the media from tweeting at practice. the new york jets are embracing the social media site. they're coming up with a social curriculum for of the players encouraging them to communicate with their fans and further humanize the players. it's the message, it's not the medium. they've actually hired a social media intern to help the players get into twitter or post whatever they want. the jets currently have eight players tweeting, as well as their owner woody johnson. rookie quarterback mark sanchez leading all jets in terms of number of followers. johnson at about 1,500. the best tweeter may be jay feely, their kicker, who sa

. >> reporter: the league allows nfl teams to set their own rules regarding real-time reporting during and under that scenario, washington media members aren't shocked the redskins would choose to pull the twitter plug. >> i think it is a little annoying. understandable it is their guys, their team but i would rather it be different. >> reporter: sara walsh, 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> you can tweet your birthday greetings to brian mitchell. it is elizabeth day today. >>> facing criminal charges, a retired plug joins dancing with the stars. that story is coming up in the buzz. you are watching 9 news now. 75 degrees. it's a revolution in pain relief. (announcer) new icy hot medicated roll. for wherever you hurt. icy to dull pain, hot to relax it away. the new icy hot medicated roll. with the roll, pain's under control. >>> the top federal prosecutor in maryland is creating a team of target money laundering operations. and study finds offering vouchers to special needs students could save tax dollars for the district and the federal government. read these stories and more in the examin

. >> to have served in the military and come back and try to get out and make it an nfl team, he's doing right by us the way we look at it. >> while i may be the hottest afternoon of the year, the military personnel say it is nothing compared to the heat overseas. >> here is a look at some of the our other top stories at this hour. bail has been denied for the convicted sex offenderer accused of attacking an elder black fisherman. officials say calvin lockner told police the attack would not have happened if the victim had been white. police accuse calvin lockner and two other men of attacking the 76-year-old man as he and his wife were packing up from a fishing trip early tuesday morning. the search continues for the other two spubblingts. the victim is now in fair condition. recently recovered -- discovered records show the virginia tech student who shot and killed 32 people before committing suicide denied having home sidal thoughts a year and a half before the murder spree. the records were released nearly five weeks after they were discovered at the home of the director of counselin

several nfl teams have barred players from using the social media network to communicate with fans. these guys face 300-pound linemen with shoulder pad bus have to swear off 140-character messages? and espn has issued a memo saying it's okay for employees to use twitter or facebook if they follow a detailed list of policies and prohibitions, any deviation from which could result in them being fired. joining us is will leash. you have said twitter is like your morning newspaper. how do you feel about espn toning done your sports section by slapping all these restrictions on people. >> on the one hand i understand the idea behind it i'm sure it's day frustrating for them to sometimes pay reporters to break stories that they end up breaking on twitter. i do understand on one hand. but it's been fun for me and a lot of -- millions of fans to learn more about -- to have that interaction. it's a logical thing. you know, it's fun -- it's funny. i look at one, they are basically asking to take all the nfl stuff out now. which is strange because he talks about nicolas cage movies. >> let me

nfl teams do everything in their power to keep their players safe except cancelling practice. because the nfl is like the postal service they always deliver. 9 news now sports director brett haber explains. >> somebody has the ac on. somebody turn it on, please. >> it is hot out here. a lot of sweating. so a lot of people are watching, drink a lot of water. >> don't expect it to be cold. >> reporter: the heat was the story today, all 106 degrees of it and the skipper from seattle where chilly rain is the norm was loving it. >> this heat is wonderful. you know, it is going to be hotter this afternoon. we can't wait. >> reporter: zorn's prize rookie who played college ball in sweltering texas couldn't agree more. >> i'm coming from triple-digit weather down south. this is my kind of weather. >> reporter: the ice tub was a popular spot today. so were the water stations and even the geese went looking for shelter. >> a little shock. it is pretty humid. >> reporter: while the rest of the teammates braved the elements the kickers did, well, what kickers do. >> these guys they don't p

the team was offering half season tickets, which is pretty much a desperate move for an nfl team. the vikings have since killed ha plan and are now only selling season tickets on the website. they say limited season tickets available right there. are you ready for some football? see the little text under there? at 2:30 p.m., they changed their page to all favre offering everything from favre jerseys in every size to favre pins, posters, and yes, even favre jersey earrings. stub hub says the average selling price for the vikings packers game in green bay on november 1st is now $322. and that today is now the highest grossing ticket day in the history of stub hub for both the packers and the vikings in terms of tickets. for what it's worth the folks at accuscore say the vakings not the packers will win the nfc north. the way this totally turned around, obviously, given what they were selling this morning, the vikings didn't know this was going down today because some pretty lucky people got in on a half season ticket package including that packers game in minnesota and now they're c

a kicker that's dave rayner and if he would be able to unseat shaun suisham his six different team in the nfl. >>> another team in the nfl remember former denver broncos quarterback jay cutler. got upset, demanded a trade. almosts ended up here with the redsence but landed with the chicago bears. last night the bears went back to denver to face jay cutler's former team and the fans didn't treat him warmly. back to video. check out the fans in denver. dressing up as babies and then look at this one t-shirt, "crybaby, cutler." there he is. denver punting the ball away. chicago's devin hester. this guy's always a threat. he fields it at the 42. hester hits the holes. he's a speedy guy. returns it 54 yards. all way down to the 4 yard line and the bears with that would be in business. devin hester can turn a game upside down on his own. two plays later, cutler hands it off to matt forte. forte takes control, goes up and over for the touchdown. the bears take a 10-3 lead. just before halftime the bears threatening. listen to those boos from cutler. he's cool though, cool, calm, collected. tla threa

another speakses to him often and thinks that vick is close to signing on with a team in the nfl. >> do. i think it would be crazy for a team not to pick him up. i know he wants to play quarterback. i know he wants a chance to play. i definitely want to see him out there, see him playing. i can't wait to see him playing. you know. i was able to watch him the last four years. >> de-angelo hall ready to see his friend get a job with another team. >>> moving to baseball, a business day for baseball. also reliever joe beimel was shipped out to to rockies for two minor leergs. meanwhile in pittsbuh last night it wu a former national who helped the pirates get the win. the mascot races up in pittsburgh, and the nationals know all about this. pierogis against their president. oh, man, watch what happens. teddy, that's not so good. always love the race they have going on in pittsburgh. >>> the nationals are down 4-1. ryan zimmerman is up. zimmerman was feeling it last night. the solo home run to left center field. ryan zim maern's 20th of the year, and the nationals are able to cut into the l

practiced for that kind of rescue. >>> have you heard that michael vick has signed with a new team in the nfl new but it's new for him. and it's going to be in philadelphia. hi, rafer. >> truthfully, me and other people are having a hard time getting our minds around this. >> they already have a quarterback. >> they already have a quarterback, but the quarterback they have, donovan mcnabb, michael vick will back him up. mcnabb is one of the guys who said he wanted vick to come in and back him up. mcnabb gets hurt a lot. vick will play a little bit of quarterback, he'll play a little bit of this wildcat formation which is a new novelty offense that will pop up. reviews from our fans are mixed. listen. >> i'm proud of him. >> i think he's going to be terrible. >> where exactly he's working, he's on my team, and i think he'll bring something to it. >> i think it's really neat and i'll try to get his autograph. >> as for our viewers, carolyn from north carolina e mailed, i've been out of work, barely eking by, while begging for a job that pays 30,000, and a psychopath i can criminal like michael

bought a small stake in it making them the first african-american women to ever partially own an nfl teamy both live in south florida. they say they are huge dolphins fans, and how cool is that? let's go watch the team that we own. much. >>> and speaking of girl power, wait until you see how this young woman also made history in the little league world series. that in 30 minutes. robin? >> go, girl. all right. thank you. >>> some of the stories in the morning express planner. in about an hour, the aclu will challenge florida's law banning gays from adoption. at 10:00 a.m. eastern, columbia university's subsance abuse center will release a report that teens have seen their parents drunk are twice as likely to get drunk in a given month. and vice president biden will announce which energy programs will receive the next round of money in the recovery act. >>> we're getting some good comments on our facebook page. i asked people, you know, what would you like to write about senator ted kennedy and his passing today. so we're reading those on the air. so go ahead and get on our facebook page.

nfl. no team held on the ball more than the ravens. more than 33 minutes a game. they were better than the giants and patriots. all three of the teams, double digit wins. second and two from the 3. he's inside the one. shy of the goal line. >> stan: that was his lean. he got to the point and he leaned into his blockers and just sort of pushed them into the defenders and pushed the hole pile from the 3 down to the inside of the 1 yard-line. 1st down inside the 1. last time that happened they got no points. >> gerry: ravens had the ball almost twice as much as the panthers in the first half. first and goal from the 1. given to mcgahee and he's in for the touchdown. second score for the ravens' offense. >> stan: it's good to get willis mcgahee involved. he's probably been involved less in the pre-season than any of the running backs. get him in there and get him going. all three bring different attributes to the position. you are that much stronger. >> gerry: willis mcgaheehass picked up praise this season. steve hauschka connects on the second extra point drive. wit

the ex-falcon has been reinstated in the nfl and hopes to sign with a new team. >>> an annual ritual believed to bring health and prosperity. hundreds of people drop their babies from a roof of a shrine in india. they are dingled and dropped about 50 feet on to a bedsheet. they believe it ensures good health. the childs right activists are outraged, but no babies were hurt. we have a check on the weather. >> i'm dying here.

the team has now banned media organizations from tweeting on practices during the preseason. it is a growing trend in the nflsome teams only allow media tweeting for the first 20 minutes of camp. for many fans, there's no tweeting, blogging or texting at all. corporations are also concerned that tweet cog share trade secrets and strategies with the competition and outsiders. >> trying to control information flow, all the big old organizations want to figure out what to do with this new tool and how to manage when all of their employees can suddenly talk to the world. >> reporter: this month the u.s. marines banned twitter over fear it is network would be vulnerable to attacks by hackers. >>> coming up, one of michael jackson's most famous gloves could be yours. find out how much it might go for. >>> going high-tech to kick that addiction. how one man used facebook to help give up smoking. a >>> for the first time since michael jackson's death, we are hearing from his doctor. earlier today, dr. conrad murray issued on statement on youtube to his supporters. he says because of all that's going on, he is afraid

presidential candidate john edwards is expected to make later today. >>> and michael vick lands with a new nfl team. next at 6:45 we're going to go live to philadelphia to see what fa re deal. >>> well, the redskin season is not off to a great start, or at least their preseason, that is. they lost to the ravens in the first preseason game last night 23-0 up in baltimore. keep in mind, though, this was just an exhibition game. keep saying that to yourself over and over today. many of the skins' regulars got little to no playing time. they make their home preseason debut a week from saturday, a week from tomorrow, against the super bowl champion pittsburgh steelers. >>> but the biggest story in the football world this morning certainly is the signing of michael vick. the three-time all pro quarterback is heading to the redskins' rival, the philadelphia eagles to be the backup quarterback for starter donovan mcnabb. philly has a reputation for being a rather unforgiving sports town, though, and rosemary connors is joining us live from philadelphia where vick is expected to be introduced in just a few

he led his team to an nfl title and has just come off his first pro bowl season. tonight crack one open for eli. another notch in his belt. he is now the highest player in the national football league. number 10 has agreed to a six-year, $97 million contract extension with the new york football giants. that puts him in the position to make more money than any other player, including big brother peyton. top stories updated now. president obama says he expects to hear some interesting observations from president bill clinton after his trip to north korea to bring home those two american journalists. and the gunman who killed three people at a gym before he killed himself left behind a blog. police say he wrote about his plans and that in january, he chickened out after bringing guns to that same gym. and a jury has now convicted the former louisiana congressman william jefferson of bribery after he was caught with almost $100,000 in his freezer. his lawyers say congressman jefferson was acting as a private business consultant. we're told they plan to appeal. and on

. >> stan: this is what happens in the nfl on special teams. freeze it here. watch this right here. at's the difference in the nfl. that's parmele not getting his eyes fixed. the second guy put him on the back. >> gerry: that was it is two man wedge. delhomme up top. over the middle. muhammad trying to climb the ladder. domonique foxworth with them. foxworth having a terrific night as he really settled in. it's quite the transition when you come to the ravens defense, you're not playing the same position you once did. it's a different style. >> stan: muhammad is a big guy. his body would have shielded him from the football. he did a good job of positioning himself to knock the ball down. >> gerry: to the left side. he's got no room whatever. dawan landry came up. it's one of those players who is maybe going to run out of position on midteam but can play. >> stan: if you want to illustrate two gap, you watch kelly. great job of controlling and beating the blocker in front of him. >> gerry: he's in his second year. with so many scouts filtered around league in pre-season, he's going to

. >> i like it a lot because the ravens are one of the best teams in the nfl because we almost went tohe nfc championship with the new quarterback joe flacco, so if you play like a raven, it means you work hard. >> for fans, "play like a raven" means cheer like a raven. >> tailgate like a raven. i think we do that best. >> any reason to celebrate the ravens is a good reason. >> of course, you know, we have the shirt. >> i'm going to cross this out and write, "report like a raven." >> it is just a lot of fun. by the way, please remember, camp is still going on. it is so much fun, it is free. you get to see the teams. >> it's free? >> yes. there aren't a lot of places you can see your nfl team practice and you get this close to them. >> one more reason the ravens are better than the redskins, their training camp is free, right? it is 73 degrees on tv hill. much more ahead in our next hour. >> and we'll look at top stories when we come back. >> we're learning more about the victims who died in the plane crash in carroll county. i'm kim dacey. that story coming up. >> after winning her con

nfl. many teams wouldn't take him but he will be back on the soon as a philadelphia eagle. what fans are saying this morning. >>> also ahead, he is only 11 years old but has landed a one on one interview that might leave journalists four times his age a little bit jealous. fox 5 morning news continues right now. >>> traffic on the american legion bridge already running pretty heavy this morning. i think we've seen this trend. fridays, people seem to get to work a little bit earlier and leave a little bit early. i'm steve chenevey. >> i'm gurvir dhindsa. yeah, summertime felt like summertime most of the week. >> more of of the same. more summertime conditions. hot temperatures ranging from the mid-80s to the low 90s between a erndovand over the co of the weekend. and a lot thof so losnshine tso is good. here is a look at your satellite-radar composite for this hour. we will see plenty of sunshine once the sun comes up. clmngs lk od. ere a ousode ms clouds off to the south and easto nasta littl bit of precipitation south and east of the district as well. right now, reagan nat

then you get into the game and realize, this is another nfl team, they're going to be great. there are going to be concerns because brett favre in the last five years has had collapses because of injury and also just because of age and durability. so i think it's a concern, as well. we're going to see if those same teams are going to be as good as they look on paper as they were last year. but you're in that dome, so they're going to be eight games for brett favre to say, you know what, these are the perfect elements for him. after that, you know, things are going to have a little look. every team that wins the super bowl has to have a little look, a little love on their side. hopefully he can have that in his health and can go throughout the whole season. >> we hope to hear from brett favre and hopefully in minutes. we keep on hearing possibly it's coming soon, but just like brett favre in his football decision, he's waiting and keeping us all waiting. kevin negandhi here with marcellus wiley as espnews continues. complete coverage of brett favre joining the vikings earlier

a source close to michael vick says that an nfl team will sign him by friday.ve teams are ready to sign the former no. 1 player for the atlanta falcons. sunday will be his first all out interview with james brown on 60 minutes. they believe that that will help his cause. baseball now, the red sox got beat up in new york last week. they decided to beat up on the detroit tigers. literally. let's go to fenway park. rick porcello, charging the mound and going at him. he was ejected. look at that. it was a final score of 725. that is what happens when a team gets shot out. the judge will be playing the role of a judicial experts that disagrees with me. you can watch us or listen to us live. steve: love is a many splintered thing. what happens when we feel that someone is moving in on our territory? dora: you stake your claim id and you fly across the sky saying do not mess with my check. -- chick. brian: alex von furstenburg -- dora: the stepson of barry diller, related to the famous designer. brian: he was dating this woman, it was his fiancee. steve: the woman is

nfl. no team has offered him a contract yet.ut he's hoping somebody throws him a bone. [ laughter ] he deserves a new leash on life. [ audience ohs ] he's had it kind of rough. "ruff." [ laughter and applause ] just that last joke -- this is insane. thanks, buddy. sorry about that. here. anyone want these jokes at all? [ cheers and applause ] i apologize. you can take that home and burn it. i don't know what you're going to do with it. [ laughter ] and/or frame it. either one of the two. had it "ruff." [ laughter ] you know, some fifth grader would do it if i didn't do it. so -- >> steve: r-u-f-f, right? >> jimmy: yeah. real proud of it. there's a new iphone app. did you hear about this iphone app? it's called passion. it's an iphone app that rates users on how good they are at sex. this is how it works. if you're holding your iphone during sex, you're not good at it. [ laughter ] penn state university was rated the best party school of 2009 by "the princeton review." and, once again, the award for worst party school went to nor

. >> michael vick may be gainfully employed by an nfl team by the end of this week.t the quarterback on mike and mike this morning, dungy said he believes something will happen this week. >> i think he's changed as a person, and realizes what he did the lifestyle he had was detrimental to a lot of young people. where he is football wise. but i think you're getting a better person and very determined to come back and do well. most of coaches wanted to try to do something. but it's got to be an organizationizational decision. most of the people i'ven talked to have been positive, and feeling like someone deserves a second chance. i just felt like teams are interested. michael bounces teams off me. i think something's going to happen this week. >> last time we saw vick in the nfl was 2006. he started all 16 games for atlanta. his passing numbers below league average. but he was the first quarterback to rush for 1,000 yards. >> it's not a matter of if, it's when. and he'sy excited to go help a club win. >> h.e will not spill the beans? aone team that might be now?ested i

. >> marcus never played in an nfl football game, but been on three teams. he never played special games, on a real team. he is in position to play, that is a first step. >> one rookie making his mark, mitchell from nevada, second straight week brought in a touchdown pass. while marco may surprise fans and opponents he is not surprising one of his peers. >> i am not -- he is one of those guys, you see most rookies coming in saying the want the fight for a spot. he is trying to fight for a play, not looking just to play football, but he wants to earn a play. >> and the rookies have a chance no jacksonville. but starters, clinton portis ruled out. if he plays at all, it will be just a little, which is fine with the older guys. >> as a vet, i'm ready to get it over with, get in the regular game. we're trying to keep everybody healthy. >> preseason is a drag, but you need it at e same time. it gets you right, gets prepared for the season, once you get in the regular games everything goes down hill from there. you have a new routine, the weeks are flying by. that

let's talk about stuff on the field and teams in the nfl. and you are with the st. louis rams. and they have a new head catch in former giants' defensive coordinator steve spagnuolo. what does spagnuolo bring to this team? >> it's interesting, he's served his last ten years as an assistant coach under andy reid of the philadelphia eagles and tom coughlin of the new york giants. and what that brings is a mentality, a physicality you don't see. the rams' training camp, and maybe this is a trend with teams that don't go to the playoffs, very physical. they're tackling to the ground, even receivers. that's the old days. and that's something that, you know, andy reid actually does. tom coughlin has lightened up. he said reid is probably one of the more physical camps. and that's what you see. one reason might be is they've gone from being the third oldest team in the nfl to the third youngest. the younger you get, good attitude, nobody second-guesses you and your body recovers more quickly. >> speaking university, speaking of guys that can tackle, they signed their first-round pick,

. >> secrecy is the friend of the nfl team right before a game. they may have a play.that player may have we got something ready for tom brady, we're going to britts him. there's too much information that way. they're also saying that the players are way too open with where they are, what they're doing who they're with all of those kinds of things that could lead to get them in trouble. >> i can see the teams being concerned about the secrecy part, but you would hope that a player wouldn't just give up a play like that. you never know but with the flip side of them twitting about their personal whereabouts it seems like that would shouldn't be the team's business. >> reporter: they say never twitter anything that you don't want on the news. >> right. >> reporter: which some players are doing. >> which is just crazy. >> all right. there are also -- some the teams are also banning reporters from twittering while they're on the field. is that the whole secrecy thing? >> reporter: exactly. they don't want a report to see a certain play or see a player get injured and put t

new features, which has the ability to plot out an entire season with a different player for each nfl teams is something even in this economy gamers have to have. >> a lot of people don't have money they're spending in this space. they're just, a little more careful about the money they're spending. so we want to make sure we take, i guess, the guesswork or the question out of that. >> reporter: electronic arts sure could use that boost, which shares down better than 56% since last year. npd reporting that video game software sales slide down 26% in july as compared to last year. earlier reports from here say that there are fewer preorders for the game but maybe that will pick up when this store opens a little bit later on today. maybe the one negative here is that the game sells better in the more realistic versions when you talk about playstation and xbox as opposed to the wii, that's a negative because the wii is the best selling console. the price for the xbox and playstation version, $60. people might say that's a little high but think about it, if you started playing at midnight, as

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t if any team in the nfl was asasa complete as every position, defense, offense, weapons,en outside ofhe quarterback position, it's the vikings.ki so if there was a team in nfl history, in recent nfl history that was one piece away, maybe it's the vikings, and even though they're probably a thougy ten-win team without favre,m they're maybe an 11 or 12-win w team with him, and they're b definitely better going into thr playoffs with favre. >> phil, as we know, every player is going to say and do the right thing when it comes to favre in front of the cameras,nt but you have access behind thee. scenes that a lot of people don't have with the vikings. are there any players in thatha locker room who don't agree with the signing and they're telling you privately? >> no.ou it seems like everybody is beini professional. it's not like pop warner football or little league baseball where the coach's son e might play over some kid whoay e deserves it and you're looking out for everybody's feelings. i think jared allen said it best and even the tight end, they both said, hey, this is a business. an

yesterday there was a slew of people assigned or very upset that the eagles decided after 26 nfl teamshael vick skewing to the tune of $2 million. >> mike: it's $1.59 if they keep in the second season $5 million. >> clayton: what happens to donovan mcnabb. as an eagles football fan the eagles made a big mistake taking him up because he won't get them what they want to go. >> alysin: peta went in because michael vick was convicted of executing dogs and doing dog fighting they said "you have to wonder what sort of message this sends to young fans who care about animals and don't want them to be harmed." i heard the eta speak out more about tuna fish being from a can speaker and also sing in responses this morning from viewers person writing a former correctional officer, as long as he is released he should be able to do whatever he wants. he served two years in prison. i have to say the opinions are about split here. people are saying he did this time he should do it once. >> mike: i disagree with the guy who said he will make a difference on the field. you put donovan mcnabb and michael

. >>> nfl teams began trading camp this week. the message, super bowl under construction. obviously ready to work but we wanted to know what role peyton manning has on a construction crew. >> janitor. he's the janitor. we need all our bathrooms a-1 and that's what he specialized in. >> janitor. he cleans up in the touchdown category. >>> finally, everybody enjoys a good tweaking. cromartie of the san diego chargers must pay the price. cromartie doesn't like the food being served at training camp. you eat a lot of food. he dislikes it so much he says the bad food is the reason they haven't reached the super bowl recently. he shared it on twitter. harmless? funny? no, guilty. the chargers found out about it and they weren't laughing, finding him $2,500. if you play for the chargers and you don't like the food, keep your tweets to yourself. that's it for me. >> fined him for complaining about the food? >> speaking of twitter, huge announcement made last night over twitter by paula abdul. brace yourself. gather your loved ones around. we have a major announcement when we come

nfl. he had a team that knew, they performed at a high level. john madden, every commercial known, he's one of the great football coaching. >> how many people think he is nothing more than a video game. the younger generation. >> that's why i brought it up. >> troy. >> mike shoe. >> reporter: how did you put it? to the steelers fans. we know this guy, with the cardinals. >> someone woe don't have to play this year. let's put it in perspective. like a good concert, a good game takes our mind off of all of this. you know, it's all said in fun, at the end of the year, come on steelers fan, let's talk about the nfl. >> exactly. >> reporter: there's people upright now playing the game because they got it at midnight and probably started at 1:00 in the morning and it's so addictive they can't help themselves and here's why. true gamers want to see this. >> we should be in for a good one. >> reporter: how long can you sit here? >> hours. >> reporter: some of the millions of copies are now here. they are going to cause a stir. >> probably bigger than an

defensive end phillip daniels in his 14th nfl season and says -- >> probably the best team i've beennds down. looking at secondary, dow jones , did angelo -- secondary, deangelo. we got to do it this year. baltimore did it with defense years ago. i don't see a reason we can't do it. >> reporter: daniels is e of four defensive players expected to start who did not even line up for the skins in the '08 season opener. >> we've got a lot of starters out there. i expect us to be a lot better. we expect ourselves to be better. >> reporter: albert hanes worth, there are three likely starters ranked number four last year. that has guys cautiously optimistic that great things await. >> the greatest thing i've seen on paper. ready to go, man. we've gotten a lot bigger. a lot stronger. you hit that -- probably stop in the ring and get it past the middle man. we're good to go. >> reporter: although the redskins finished deep, they added ur defensive players on the pro and college levels in hanes worth and arapahoe. they averaged 22 sacks and 18 take-aways in '08. >> you don't see it a lot of tim

the redskins cheerleaders are the longest-running cheerleading team in the nfl. founded in 1962. y the redskinettes they are now the ladies of football. they've earned the reputation of a prestigious team and have won national as well as international attention. >> one, two, three, four -- >> reporter: the job may seem simple but they work hard. their season start long before any nfl player heads to training camp. >> good job. we are auditioning in april. soon the team is picked we're full speed ahead. we've been practicing since april for the season. >> our job supposed to make things look effortless. i think it's the beltw's supposed to be. >> supposed to make it look like, oh, i t didn't take much time. really we're in here, you know, day in, day out. >> here we go. >> and out of practice we're practicing. >> from the top. >> music's on. >> reporter: just making this team is tough. it's a cut-throat competition. 420 women from across the globe tried out this year. >> girls came there all over the world. all over the united states, as well. some came from japan, some came from s