michael paulus says he got his money back after a year of legal wrangling.t taxing authorities will let you know when they owe you money. it normally only take as few minutes to complete a request for your refund. >>> coming up, a refill for the cash for clunkers program. wendy joins jim vance next for "news4 at 6." >>> broke out in their own fire station. >>> a man who got a jaywalking tick wet when he helped geese cross a road appeared in court today. >>> severe turbulence forced a jet to make an ergency landing. it left dozens of people injured. >>> cash for clunkers is a hugely popular program that is aimed at getting old gas-guzzlers off the road and moving new cars off of dealers' lots. tonight, that program needs some money. >>> good evening. i'm jim vance. >> i'm wendy

winkey could not run and paulus could play on the same floor as ty lawson in the acc and 3 graduated from duke. you know he won't have a problem with the playbook. he won't the win the heisman trophy because he is at syracuse and not florida state. but i bet he is good and ends up in the nfl. >> ryan came from nowhere like paulus coming from nowhere. i will tell you this, the head coach coaches in the big east are skeptical about paulus's chances to succeed based on the long layoff. one head coach told me he wishes syracuse was first on the schedule. >> ryan burr, did winkey have other weapons at florida state? >> i am giving you winkey as far as paulus won't win the heisman trophy because he doesn't have the weapons winkey did. winkey 6 years in the minor leagues? where was the rush for winkey or ted williams who went to war and won the al-mvp the next year. we overestimate rust sometimes. it's not like the guy is an athlete. he can play. he can throw the football. i think he will be better than we might think. >> that public service announcement from ryan burr from syracuse because

with the college football season set to kick off in less than a month, syracuse named greg paulus as their starting quarterback. he hasn't played football since high school. >>> the giants and panthers preseason. carolina's fourth string quarterback cantwell setting up for the hail mary, but the prayer is answered for the other team. there he goes. 18 yards as time expired. it may be the preseason, but no doubt a bizarre finish. giants won it 24-17. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred rogue in. >> when is a hollywood couple not separated but not together? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, what possible cosmic forces could make teens and teachers voluntarily show up for school in the summer? you're watching "early today." >>> hello. welcome back to "early today." we're still tracking hurricane bill way out in the eastern atlantic. thousands of miles away from the u.s. current stats show the winds up to 100 miles per hour, gusting at 121. a powerful storm. this storm has the potential to be a major hurricane. we'll watch it

paulus on learning the new system. >> i think it's going to take a little bit of time.nce i got here, learning the offense, and connecting with the drops and the foot work. trying to get a gauge of the defenses and disguises that they might have out there. i'm trying to get used to the speed on a consistent basis. and the more experience and reps that i'm able to see and experience, i think that will be better off in the long run. his coach said i really thought he'd use his leadership skills and maturity, for the starting spot. we'll be with him on every play going forward. i hope he has a sensational year. still to come, he's back, brett favre practices with his new team today. which quarterback might be out of luck. of luck. to i'm racing cross country in this small sidecar, but i've still got room for the internet. with my new netbook from at&t. with its built-in 3g network, it's fast and small, so it goes places other laptops can't. i'm bill kurtis, and wherever i go, i've got plenty of room for the internet. and the nation's fastest 3g network. gun it, mick. (anno

. >> reporter: born lester paulus, in wisconsin, played the harmonica and by 17 was making a living withr. les paul had hits through the early 40s and 50s. and became a household name on tv with his wife, mary ford. he is in the grammy hall of fame, the rock 'n' roll hall of fame and inventers' hall of fame and even honored by a president. paul had not appeared here on stage the last eight weeks or so. so ill he missed his 94th birthday party here in june. every week he was gone his fans thought and hoped that would be the monday night he returned. paul said he wanted to be remembered as just a plain, old guitar player. >> that's good enough for me. yeah, i just do the best i can. that i do. >> reporter: but he was an icon who revolutionized music. ron allen, nbc news, new york. ♪ >>> that is our broadcast for this thursday evening. i'm ann curry in for brian williams. for all of us here at nbc news, thank you. and good night. thank you. and good night. ♪ -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

the witnesses are william paulus, president and c.e.o. of dinecorps, william walters of k.b.r., david medoff, chief compliance officer with fluor group. before we hear, we want to offer basic remarks on the purpose of today's hearing. from 2001 through mid-2009, congress has appropriated about 880 billion to fund u.s. overseas contingency operations with the great majority of that funding devoted to iraq and afghanistan. over that period, america's reliance on contractors has grown to unprecedented proportions, to support logistics, security and reconstruction efforts related to those operations. more than 240,000 contract employees, about 80% of them foreign nationals work in iraq and afghanistan at one time to support the department of defense. additional contractor employees support the department of state and the u.s. agency for international development. contractor employees outnumber u.s. military personnel in both theaters. they have a critical mission and according to reports from the military in theater, they are doing an excepti