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packers preseason game, they had a pee wee football game. this little guy scores a touchdown, the lambeau leap. if brett favread gone back to the packers, he'd need an assist too. best job keeping your at-bat alive, take a look at that swing again. that's ger arrow. this ball bounces and he still manages to pull it off. best death-defying catch by a fan. this is in milwaukee, bill hall hits the tape measure home run out to center here. but watch the guy in the upper deck, full extension over the railing, hanging into the abyss, and he brings it back in. that could end in two ways and the other way involves an ambulance and a mop. it wouldn't have been pretty. let's go to the bad, worst bat construction, whoever made this twig for seattle's mike sweeney who hits a mammoth home run while snapping the bat in half on himself. watch it again. the bat doesn't break until it hits his own shoulder. that says more about the strength of mike sweeney than it does about the bat. most frightening south. this is from the illinois state fair animal calling competition. i don't know what she's calling, but it better come qui

brett favre has reversed course and is now not retired. not only that, but he's going to go play for the green bay packers' biggest rival. how dare he? hi, rafer. >> good morning, robin. i mean, did you really think it was over? because i did. many of us took brett favre at his word. just three weeks ago, he said he was done, he would not sign with minnesota. well, never mind. in yet another turn-around, favre is in purple now, a purple people eater. now, they are not releasing details about his contract. espn is reporting it's worth $25 millone over two years. as you said, robin, the vikings are the packers' biggest rival. a lot of people feel this is about revenge. favre says, no, that's not true. we want to know what you think about this. leave your comment on our facebook page or text us a thought, 45688 and start it with robin's name. we'll read it in ten minutes. >> i can't wait to read the comments on this one. thank you, rare. >>> right now, a manhunt is under way for a police officer suspected of kidnapping his ex-girlfriend who is also a cop. police say that trey reyes kidnapped rachel hillsman yesterday morning. they're bot

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. >>> also on the topic of forgiveness, green bay packer fans will never forgive brett favre for suitingp for the minnesota vikings last night, hatred will be white-hot for many years to come. after a very controversial week. all the drama he played for a all of two minutes on the field. we'll tell you how that came out. >>> first, let's go back to the latest on hurricane bill. the storm lashed bermuda, with high winds. now, bill is moving to the north. and marysol, as we said, is out on montauk, new york, on long island this morning. good morning, mary. >> that's right, kate. everyone here is still bracing for the storm. we've seen impressive swells, 10 to 15 feet. some beach erosion. and although bill is not expected to take a direct hit on the united states. it will be a very wild day up and down the east coast. as bill moved northward, bermuda got the worst of it. the island nation avoided a direct hit. but bill still packed a wallop, pounding the island with strong winds and rain. >> as you see, the south shore's upsie-daisy. it's upside down. if he turns, we'll get a good licking.

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brett favre comes back again. this guy, every time i think he's out he pulls me back in. you look at brett favre and the green bay packers are not going to retire the number four jersey. they should retire the number four not just from the green bay packers or the nfl but from the entire numerical system. replace it with the word favre. from now on, one, two, three, favre, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. >> what is your favorite holiday? >> the favre of july. >> a person who talked about getting out of politics and into the sports arena is charles barkley. what would it sound like if he announced for the governor. >> don't drink and drive. don't be a knuckle head. care about your fellow citizens. it is good and important to love each other. and that is what it is about. knuckle headed listeners. >> he doesn't say terrible. it's like that was terrible. that was a terrible, terrible thing. >> trying to play the home game of we will of fortune. that was terrible. how do you pla scrabble with h? what is that. in trbl, terrible. sometimes he makes sense and sometimes he doesn't. you fay trifigure out where he is going on

. >>> also on the topic of forgiveness, green bay packer fans will never forgive brett favre for suiting up for the minnesota vikings last night, after a very controversial week. all the drama he played for a whopping 2 1/2 minutes last night. we'll tell you how that debut went okay. >> how did those 2 1/2 minutes go? >>> first, let's go back to the latest on hurricane bill. the storm lashed bermuda, with high winds. caused some damage there. but the island disavoid a direct hit. now, bill is moving north. and marysol, as we say, is out on montauk, new york, on long island this morning. good morning, marysol. >> that's right, kate. i don't know if you can see, but my crew literally had to move up about ten feet because the surf is starting to pick up. everyone here is bracing for this storm. the swells are really starting to pick up. by this afternoon, we could see waves about 10 feet to 15 feet high. while the united states is expected to avoid a direct hit from hurricane bill, it will be a very wild day up and down the east coast. as bill moved northward, bermuda got the worst of it. t

brett favre comes back again. this guy, every time i think he's out he pulls me back in. you look at brett favre and the green bay packersthe number four not just from the green bay packers or the nfl but from the entire numerical system. replace it with the word favre. from now on, one, two, three, favre, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. >> what is your favorite holiday? >> the favre of july. >> a person who talked about getting out of politics and into the sports arena is charles barkley. what would it sound like if he announced for the governor. >> don't drink and drive. don't be a knuckle head. care about your fellow citizens. it is good and important to love each other. and that is what it is about. knuckle headed listeners. >> he doesn't say terrible. it's like that was terrible. that was a terrible, terrible thing. >> trying to play the home game of we will of fortune. that was terrible. how do you pla scrabble with h? what is that. in trbl, terrible. sometimes he makes sense and sometimes he doesn't. you fay trifigure out where he is going on a, e, i, o, u and sometimes why. >> i love the vowels. >> and i love

brett favre thought he would remain retired and you would be wrong. today he signed a one-year $12 million contract with the minnesota vikings. sorry, packers fans. let's take you back out to the field. here is brett favre who is officially coming out of retirement a second time. wearing the number four vikings jersey and a packers fans worst nightmare. shoulder injury and aches and pains. kept him from coming out of retirement earlier this -- offseason. and signing with the vikings before training camp. now that camp has passed, you know the story. jason campbell says you know what, i am not surprised at all. >> i knew -- i'm from mississippi. and, you know, at the house. about that time. kids are in high school and talking about football. everyone is raving about football. he is sitting out there and getting the itch. i figure that -- i didn't know if he was going to come back but i believe it when i see it because dash you have to get all the way through training camp and the season to get going before i believe he is not coming ba. >> jason campbell told me back in february right after i asked him about brett favre retiring for a second time,

brett favre's second comeback to the nfl. up ahead, brett favre's old teammates, the packers react to him being a viking.he eagles, but michael vick' >> cubs padres top of the third. erik lee 2 for 2 so far. got his 24th homer of the season. a's and yankees, just taken a 2-1 lead. kurt suzuki got a solo homer off c.c. sabathia to get it all started. something going on in that one. tonight, is john smoltz interested in going to st. louis and the interest is mutual. hmm. >> pedro martinez making his first start in phillie. taking on the diamondbacks. leadoff batter of the game. steven drew gone. 11th home run of the season for him. third career leadoff home run. then the rains came in philadelphia. brought out in the bottom of the third inning after three innings of work for martinez. jamie moyer brought in. and moyer strikes out. john garland getting his 100th career loss. he has seven r.b.i. in his last eight games. >> sean better thanet would come in in relief for the nationals with the score tied at 2 against the rockies. top 8, facing carlos gonzalez, and the shot, deep to right field. sets it up for

and frankly, i think if brett favre had ever gone back to the packer he would have needed an assist because he is 80 now. >>> here is the bad. worst bat construction. whoever made this twig for seattle's mike sweeney. watch him. he hits a mammoth home run and breaks his bat over his shoulder on himself. that's more not about the bat but about mike sweeney being strong. >>> here is the frightening thing. woman in the state fair in the animal calling competition. i don't know what she is calling but it better come quick. you win. give her the trophy. she is going to hurt somebody. she is going to eat my young. let's go to the ugly, as if that didn't qualify. >> worst double play. the mets trying to execute the olds 1-6-3 but hernandez making the throw to first base and there is no first base. the mets are cutting costs up in new york. they are going without a first baseman. apparently that's how they do it up there. >>> worst hospitality. shane victorino in left center making the catch and watch his head. he gets the full beer. that's the chicago way. and they remove the guy and he is at the

brett favre's family. and brett favre comes back, every time i think he's out. he pulls me back in. you know, you look at brett favre and they should, the green bay packers going to retire the number four jersey, think they should retire number four not from the green bay packers for the nfl, but from the entire number cal system and replaced with favre, so one, two, three, favre, five, six, seven-- what your i favorite number. and holiday? >> the favre of july. >> mike: you know, you've crossed over lot of different sports and a person who has talked about getting into politics, and getting in the sports arena is charles bar clay, and charles barclay announced for governor of alabama what would it sound like? >> i would say this, don't drink and drive. don't be a knucklehead, care about your fellow citizens it's good, it's important to love each other and that's what this is about, knuckleheaded listeners. i love barclay beau it's becaused on terrible, he didn't say terrible, he says that's a terrible, terrible, where did the vowels go on that word. play the home game of wheel of fortune. i'd like to bioa vowel, terrible, terrible. trbl. >> what's that?

favre played last season for the new york jets after spending some 16 years with the green bay packers. people all over the country are trying to capitalize on the saga of brett favre's retirement. the owner of a bar in milwaukee plans to start selling "what the favre," or brett who tee shirts and will start today, a sentiment many of us share. >>> lance armstrong brought traffic to a standstill yesterday after issuing a twitter invitation for scottish cyclists to join him on a casual bike ride. armstrong wrote "who wants to go for a bike ride? ". 200 people showed up in the pouring rain to ride with the seven-time tour de france winner. armstrong told reporters he would compete in next year's ciewr after coming out of a three-year retirement. armstrong finished third in this year's tour. >>> severe storms rolled right through our area knocking down trees and power lines. we're going to show you a close call for one woman who have trying just to get home from work. >>> and why this country fan is now throwing out her kenny chesney albums. >>> and plus, a burial plot that is selling on e-bay for more than $4 million. we're going to explain this plot. and why i

packers' arch rivals the minnesota vikings. diana alvear reports. >> i didn't want to say what if. >> reporter: 3-year-old brett favre is poised o attempt yet again to prove he's still got it. it's hard to believe this was favre last year when he tearfully retired from the green bay packers. >> it's over. as hard as that is for me to say, it's over. >> reporter: not exactly. last fall he police department for the new york jets. he retired from that team earlier this year. >> brett favre is becoming the nfl version of cher ? >> that passion to play is always there. >> this is what he knows. he's a football player, a professional quarterback. and he knows he's one of the best. >> reporter: and he's not the only super sta are to rethink retirement. >> i am here to announce my retirement. >> reporter: michael jordan retired twice from the bulls and once from the washington wizards before hanging up his air jordans for good. after winning the tour de france seven times, lance armstrong retired in 2005. >> the body doesn't just keep going and going and going. >> reporter: apparently it does. armstrong placed third in this year's tour

brett favre getting the first-class treatment from the minnesota vikings. i mentioned before he's 39 years old. he will turn 40 in october five days after the packers and vikings face off at the metrodome on monday night football on espn. we hope to hear from brett favre. you see this interesting list. and before we let you go the last time, we had sports nation chime in on the best quarterback in the n.f.c. north, and surprisingly to me, aaron rogers edged out brett favre. in one year, this year, who would you have in this list? >> in this list, i would take aaron rogers, as well. just because of the fact that he has another year under his belt. last year to replace a future hall of famer, a legend, was tough mentally for him, and he still went out there and flourished and did well. so i would say aaron rogers, and also you know what brett favre went through last year. it was tale of two season, first half where he was great, and then the last part of the season where he fell off. i think that impacts his vote, as well, but all indications i'm hearing also is that matthew stafford will be a beast, but at the same time, we have to see that during t

you know, if brett favre came back to the packers, he would need an assist.est job keeping your at bat alive. look at the angels, he hits this ball after it bounces in the dirt. they say that he will swing at anything and apparently he will swing at anything. best death defying catch by a fan in milwaukee, bill hall hits the tape measure home run. i want you to watch the guy in the upper deck out there. full extension over the railing into the abyss. watch it again and that could have ended two different ways and one of them involved an ambulance and a mop and that was much better. to the bad, worst bat construction, whoever made this for matt sweeney while snapping his bat in half. i don't know if -- kind of snapped it on his shoulder. he has a big shoulder. most frightening sound. this is from the illinois state fair at the animal calling. it better come quick. >> would you give her the trophy right now? i'm fearful that she will eat my young. here's the ugly. worst double play, the mets who try the 1, 6, 3 situation. anderson hernandez makes the throw to f

years, this time for the minnesota vikings, brett favre, and this is brand new video of him playing. as you know, he played for years for the green bay packersyou know a few folks in wisconsin are not pleased. there you have it. brett favre is back in the nfl. and then, there is this before we turn out the lights. we cannot use that. i thought you had a proclamation. he retired. he is from mississippi. >> i know. shepard: and even though he did not go to ole miss, he was a golden buzzards, but we were happy for him. usually, it is bears, but today, it is worlds. a minnesota couple -- it is sorquirrels. they got this, for real, and now, they are putting it everywhere, so now, it is our turn. they are putting in everywhere. brangelina. he is just that famous map. he is with the president. go back to the last one. mr. president, you promised a public option. hello, mr. president? it was essentials. now, it is a sliver. hello? hello, mr. president? jessica, we are really going to miss you. you only sefe

brett favre is poised to attempt yet again to prove he has still got it. it's hard to believe this was favre last year, when he tearfully retired from the green bay packers. t's over. as hard as that is for me to say, it's over. >> reporter: not exactly. last fall he played for the new york jets. he retired from that team earlier this year. >> brett favre is becoming the nfl version of sheri. he just doesn't seem to go away. >> physically, if you feel you can play, that passion to play is still there. >> he is a football player, a professional quarterback, and he know she's one of the best. >> reporter: and he is not the only superstar to rethink retirement. >> i'm here to announce my retirement. >> reporter: michael jordan played for the bulls and the wizards before hanging up his air jordans for good. after winning the tour de france seven times, lance armstrong retired in 2005. >> the body just doesn't keep going and going and going. >> reporter: apparently it does. armstrong placed third in this year's tour, and plans to compete next year as well. >> they miss that competition. and there is simply no replacement for it. >> reporter: so favre will find

entered brett favre, who is trying to bring the vikings a super bowl title, and tarkenton is upset. >> disrespected his team. the green bay packers provided him with stability, players, coaches, a great historic organization for 16 years. he tells them i'm retired. they go down to mississippi. and then he plays the game. they go and get their team set with aaron brooks, and then he says like he does now i want to come back. and they decided to say no. they said if you come back, you've got to compete. he didn't want to do that. he'd already been talking to minnesota to try to manipulate that. that's disrespect for his team. goes to new york. do you see the new york jets trying to get him to come back? he played there for a year. they did not try to get him and sign him to come back. neither did the green bay packers. i think that if he wants to play, go play. but don't play games. >> favre turns 40 in october. not many quarterbacks have lasted into their 40s, and with a good year, favre could beat the numbers that moon, dawson, and jurgensen did in their golden age. >> no t.o. this weekend, the bills' prize acquisition with an in

brett favre made his minnesota vikings debut. while his performance on the field was underwhelming, the minnesota fans who once booed him as a member of the hated green bay packers, warmly embraced his return to the nfl. in two series favre completed only a single pass for four yards, but the vikings did beat the chiefs 17-13. >>> a cash for clunkers program officially ends monday night. a car dealer group is asking the government to give them another week to file paperwork. the national automobile dealers association says problems with the government's computer application system means many clunker deals cannot be submitted on time. they say the extra week gives them more flexibility and allows them to keep the program running through monday night. >>> unusual and often absurd. that is what a new report is calling millions of dollars in bonuses paid to some workers at the vet advance' administration. thousands of technology employees received $24 million in pay bonuses while thousands of disability claims remained backlogged at the department. the report calls the payments, "not fiscally responsible" and said some bonuses to high-level employees were not justif

so the packers, mort, a year removed from all this controversy with the departure of brett favre.ogers has had a pretty good year under his belt. where is he now in year two as the starter? >> well, listen, he just is that much more comfortable. i think everybody pretty much has analyzed it. nobody could have handled the situation last year better than aaron rogers did both on and off the field. off the field he never looked rattled by what was going on behind the scenes with brett favre. i think one reason is because mike mccarthy assured him he was the guy. the other thing is he performed very well on the field. now, they didn't end up with the victories, but most people would say that wasn't his fault. i know almost everybody would say that wasn't his fault. >> morty, the specter of brett favre i guess sort of lingers because there's a lot of thought the packers would have to play favre and the vikings twice this year if favre did indeed come back. what sense do you have the packers are relieved they won't have to go through that? >> i didn't have a sense they were really conce

packers. as espn put it this morninging, it's the night brett favre commits cheesehead treason. >> this is bighe's such a big name. to have him on your team, it's worth the risk. >> he's playing like 30 again. >> that's what i say. >>> a lot of nervous eyes on hurricane bill. category 4 gaining strength. will it graze united states? "gma" weekend anchor weather marysol castro is in for sam this morning. >> want you to look at this. hurricane bill from space. these pictures from the international space station. this is 225 miles above the earth. really looking at just how massive this hurricane is. here is hurricane bill's path. as you mentioned, it is a category 4, packing 135-mile-per-hour winds. it moves west-northwest, then sharply turns toward the north. getting awfully close to the united states. awfully close to bermuda. the major thing we're looking at is right here in northern new england. we're talking about rough seas. 12-foot seas of rough seas. that's saturday into sunday. of course, we're going to monitor it. elsewhere, in the middle of the country, we're talking about dangerous s

brett favre in the pocket has always been a difficult task. chasing his employment status? downright impossible. for those keeping score at home, favre played for the packers it's ov. as hard as it is for me, it's over. >> reporter: then last year, he unretired and played for the jets, then he retired. then a few weeks ago, he thought about unretiring, but stayed retired. until today, when he unretired, effective until he retires again. it begs the question, really, what is this guy thinking? well there is the football reason. >> brett has always had a passion to play. he just has a passion to play on sundays and for six months out of the season. >> reporter: by dragging out the decision, he does get to skip most of training camp. and then there is the financial reason. 10 to 12 million reasons, to be exact. john berman, abc news, new york. >>> we have two deaths to report tonight. former south korean president kim dae-jung. he was instrumental in remarking south korea to a democracy and economic powerhouse. he was 85. >>> and -- bob novak. at times, perhaps, washington's most read political columnist. if he wanted to know what was going on in washington,

brett favre suited up again for a prea season game last night. he completed one pass in eight plays for his new team the minnesota vikings wearing his familiar number 4. the former packeret completed one short pass, missed the mark on three others and took one solid hit before calling it a night after less than three minutes on the field. ooh, there's the hit. it's been a whirlwind week fort 39-year-old who inked a two- year, $25 million deal with minnesota. >>> closer to home now, some little leaguers from tampa have claimed the title of the winner for the 2009 cal ripken world soarries. the all stars took down mexico 7-6. this is the fourth consecutive year mexico made it to the chance but today florida prevailed. they end the tournament un defeat and with bragging rights. the all stars from tampa can say they are the best little league team in the world. >>> a live look now at our camera in the inner harbor. the beautiful night. we have some rain that cleared up nicely. susan will be back with a look at the final forecast. (announcer) tired of nighttime breathing problems? (sniffy/congested noises) ("whish, whish") here's the solution. (applause) is it a bandage you

. >> favre played last season for the new york jets after spending 15 years with the green bay packers. >>> and speaking of seniors working out in the heat -- just kidding, brett! seriously, it is a concern for all of us, but seniors in particular. how to stay safe while still getting your exercise. with her son off to college, liz turned to target for great deals. like a twenty dollar comforter for his bed. a fridge for healthy snacks a reading lamp to study by and a cell phone to call home. so liz chose target showing off her college smarts about savings target. expect more. pay less. >>> in 2 your health tonight, exercising in the heat can pose some serious risks for even the fittest. but if you're over a certain age, you should be extra careful. abc 2 health reporter kelly swoope shows us how you can still get your workout in, in the heat. >> so we haven't quite -- >> reporter: helen is always in step when it comes to her workout. she doesn't miss a beat. >> due to my illness, my heart condition, three days a week, i come to the gym. and three days a week i walk to fort mchenry. >> reporter: but with soaring temperatures, helen admits it's not easy getting

brett favre has flip-flops once again. he emerged in minnesota yesterday and signed on to become the vikings new quarterback. the vikings are the rivals of his old team, the green bay packers. >> that will be weird for packers fans. >> how many times has he cried? >> very emotional. >>> 5:25. time for a look at economic news with linda bell. >> it is a game on for sony. they are slashing the price of the playstation 3. if you cannot wait until september, you may want to hold off. they are offering a slimmer ps3 at the same price. it is 32% smaller. as for trading, look at stock index futures, pointing to it lower opening on wall street. iron and steel companies in china posted a loss. we're seeing gold and oil futures falling. the theme is low or stocks. that is your business news. live at bloomberg headquarters in new york, i am linda bell. back to you. >> linda, thank you. 5:27. the news continues. >> d.c. it is topping another best of list. will tell you about the latest honor. >> we are tracking the muggy, sticky air. any relief? ief? >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>> and welcome back. it is wednesday, august 19. 5:30 is your time.

enter brett favre, who is trying to do what tarkenton could not -- bring the vikings a super bowl title and tarkenton is upset with how it all went down. >> disrespected his team. the green bay packersvided him with stability, players, coaches, a great, historic organization for 16 years. he tells them, "i'm retired." they go down to mississippi, he says "i'm retired." they get their team set with aaron brooks. at the last-minute he says, like he does now, "i want to come back." you know what they decided to do? they said no. they said, "if you come back you've got to compete." he didn't want to do that. he had already been talking to minnesota to try to manipulate that. that's disrespect for his team. goes to new york. do you see the new york jets try to get him to come back? played there for a year. they did not tried to sign him to come back. neither did the green bay packers. i think that if he wants to play, go play, but don't play games. >> favre turns 40 in october. not many quarterbacks have lasted into their 40's. with a good year, favre could beat the numbers of warren moon, len dawson and sonny jurgenson did in their golden age. >> no t.o. this weekend -- the bills prize

brett favre is still not ready to hang up his claets. the future hall of famer football came out of retirement again to sign with the minnesota vikings. he will pay the packers twice a year. why is he coming back again? >> i just did not want to look back. i have no idea how i will feel five years from now or a year from now or 10 years from now. but i did not want to say, you know, what if? >> brett favre may be scrambling to get ready for the football season, but other companies are trying to meet demands because of him coming back. >>> ♪ her name is norah. she is a piano playing cat that lives in philadelphia. her videos are a smash hit on the internet. she learned how to pound from her owner, who is a piano teacher. her owner tells us that she also has written a book, uh-huh, how to live the perfect life and make every day a catnip day. believe it or not. >>> now, let's check what they are working on for news4 at 5:00. do you believe that? >> i think i figured out the piano thing. cats can mimic what others do. my girlfriend's cat learned how to use the bathroom by watching her. and the cat likes the music, and so she sees when she pounds that, it sounds

brett favre's team. he apparently was almost a green bay packer.as a standout football player when he played college in harvard. according to his web site, it was his senior year in 1955 that he got a letter from then head coach lyle blackburn saying they were interested in signing him. kennedy politely declined saying he was planning to go into law school and go into another contact sports, politics, and if you remember, back in 1955, you made more in politics than in the nfl. he threw out many pitches for red sox games, including just this past april. that was only a few months ago. >>> the defense attorney accused of killing a beloved iowa football coach says his client is not fit to serve trial. he was gunned down in he suffers from ha lllucinations and therefore can't be put on the stand. they will be asking for a separate evaluation. >>> tennis stars venus and serena were officially introduced as part owners of the miami dolphins. they bought a small stake in the team, and that makes them the first african-american women to own a team. they a

brett favre made a debut. the minnesota fans who once booed him as a member of the hated green bay packers warmly returned hisrn to the nfl. he completed only a single pass for four yards. the vikings beat the chiefs, 17-13. >>> unusual and often absurd. a new report is showing millions of dollars of workers at the veteran's administration. thousands of technology employees received $24 million in pay bonuses while thousands of disability claims are there. they are not fiscally responsible and bonuses were not justified. they were paid over a two year period of 2007 and 2008. >>> the pilot of a plane stranded repeatedly begged to let the 47 passengers off the plane. yesterday, the transportation department released recordings between the pilot and continental officials. they were forced to sit there more than six hours with angry passengers, no food and a full toilet. they called the situation ridiculous. >>> the islamic holy holiday ramadan. they said u.s. efforts to end the iraq war and isolate extremists are aimed at building a more peaceful world. he reiterated the support for a two state solution. >>> th

brett favre has unretired, again. this time joining the minnesota vikings, the rival of the green bay packers. the three-time nfl mvp will turn 40 years old this season. even though hmissed training camp, he will play in the vikings preseason game on friday. >>> it is 7:48 right now. and time to check in with our holly morris. >> she is spending the morning at the national zoo. they are getting ready for a big celebration. >> fine job, this morning. >> what is that, holly? >> reporter: this job is a bunch of -- oh, hi. we're live at elephant stalls this morning and we are working to clean things up because they are gearing up for a huge celebration for you and your family. and the agent elephant. we're going to tell you all about it coming up. but have you ever seen a elephant get a bath? we're going to do it live on tv. i think i'm going to need a bath later too. we'll see it coming up. no problem. ♪ mind if i take a shortcut? yeah, sure. ♪ i knew the subaru legacy was the smart choice... what i didn't expect... was the fun. the all-new subaru legacy. feel the love. partner of the year. with

brett favre does. he kind of lost me a few years ago by retiring, unretiring. it's a circus. it's an absolute circus. >> i think you got packerans burning the number four favre green bay jersey. i think the packer fans have every right to be outraged. >> all right.ge let's bring in fill mackie whoco is on the vikings' beat for kfat radio in minneapolis. k let's start right there. you got hall of famer, a formerf viking great talking about favre former vikin to be in the hall of fame joining his team. what is the deal with fran tarkenton having some greasyha s words to say about favre? >> he actually had the same opinion on our radio station i want to say four or five monthsh ago when the whole thing starteo to trickle out. srted and, you know, fran's anuy. outspoken guy. i guess there is something to be said for the greatestnge quarterback in franchise histork basically knocking the decisiong but at this point we canhe speculate all we want.pe veterans can come out of the t woodwork, retire players, itit's doesn't matter. it's a done deal at this point. so my advice would be get over it and watch the new purple number four tr

brett favre may be out of retirement again. the quarterback is in minnesota with a meeting. if you are a green bay packers, the dreaded vikings. juliet: the white house internet practice is raising some eyebrows. first it set up an e-mail address where americans could send e-mails about fishy messages, but that has been taken down and replaced with a new website about health insurance reform. then there was the mass e-mail issue. eric sean is looking into the issue. >> the administration is now pushing a plan that critics say could endanger privacy on the lead. they are ending using the ban on using cookies. the administration says that it would lead to greater ease and transparency when people use government websites, but critics fear the government or internet providers could collect data on citizens use. the white house has been down this road before. earlier this year, embedded cookies of videos of the president were discontinued. apparently, this rule would only apply to federal agencies, not to other web sites like google. critics say the administration is too cozy with the internet giant and severa

brett. it's not a mistake. he's urging packer fans to get rid of their old favre jerseys and buy anti-favre jerseys.fans when he unretired a bunch of times and went t from the jets to the vikings and used to be a packer. 34 minutes -- 24 minutes before the top of the hour. we should tell you right now that steve is not in studio. steve is outside. steve: that's right. brian: what are you doing? steve: i'm on the streets of new york city where it's a little after 6:30 in the morning. if i were in patterson, new jersey and if a bill actually passes over there, what i'm doing could be against the law. because it is before 7:00 in the morning. let's talk about this. we have a fair and balanced debate. we've got with us the mayor of paterson, new jersey about 20 miles to the west of new jersey. and a professor of criminal justice. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. steve: now, i could be breaking the law if i'm outside on the streets of paterson, new jersey at 6:30 in the morning because your town is thinking of a curfew from midnight to 7:00 a.m. for everybody, including adults. this is somet

brett favre will likely sign a one-year, $12 million deal to become a viking this season. of course, he spent 16 years famously with the green bay packersear with the new york jets. >>> we also learned michael jackson will be laid to rest on what would have been his 51st birthday. he will be buried during a private ceremony in glendale august 29th. the family's spokesman said he would be buried in the great mausoleums which features works of michael anglo. michael jackson died june 25th. >>> south carolina governor mark sanford's wife, jenny, is opening up about his affair. how she characterizes it. >>> the mayor who milwaukee police say was beaten with a metal pipe is out of the hospital. he was trying to defend a grandmother at the state fair when the 20-year-old man attacking her turned on barrett. >> the guy says i have a gun and i'm not afraid to use it on all of you and tom's kids start to cry at that point because he's with his two daughters who are 10 and 12 and my niece and my sister and my brother says to my sister, betsy, go take the kids and get them out of harm's way. and the assailant says no one is going anywhere and tom