coach payton was assigned to show brees and his wife, brittany, that the city was livable; instead, payton got hopelessly lost amidst the rubble. >> brees: so here we are driving down roads, seeing homes literally moved off of their foundations, cars that are flipped upside down in people's living rooms, boats on top of roofs. i mean, it was the worst of the worst. >> payton: and i thought to myself, "i might as well just drive them right to miami. we have no shot at signing him." ( laughter ) >> kroft: in fact, it had exactly the opposite effect. >> brittany brees: to see those areas and see people's lives being affected like that, really, i think, helped us make the decision. >> kroft: in what way? >> brees: what most people might see as devastation and, "hey, i want no part of this," i think we saw as an opportunity and a challenge. >> kroft: you sound like missionaries, almost. >> brittany brees: i wouldn't go that far. >> kroft: like it was... >> brees: yeah, well, i... i think it's... >> kroft: ...like you felt some calling here. >> brees: we did. we absolutely did. >> brittany brees

eli manning lead the giants against payton and the colts and this one was one sided. the colts hammered the giants and they cruised to a 38-14 victory. >> payton's good. >> something they can promote. >> payton's good. >> i'm excited, i don't normally get to work monday morning, but i get to be here for manic monday. >> good morning, ron. >> good morning, bern and don. we're fine, how are you? >> we're good. we have a beautiful morning and a beautiful group. we're ready to rock 'n' roll. it's manic monday with the lupus town case of america when the morning edition rolls on. ,,,,,, bob ehrlich pretends to be for the working guy... but he's not on our side. i thought i knew bob ehrlich, but then i found out... he raised property taxes on every maryland family... and business. he increased college tuition... by 40%. 40%. and i thought i knew bob ehrlich. he was against raising the minimum wage. made $2.5 million... working for a lobbying firm. $2.5 million? he's not really on my side. with this tough economy, we really need a governor on our side. >>> the winds are from

tonight, the coach of the new orleans saints, sean payton, and he led them to their first super bowl win for the first time. the saints have become a metaphor for the great american city rebirth. "homes a great new book, team: coaching the saints and new orleans back to life," and that is coming up, right now. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference, you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance proudly supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer. tavis and nationwide insurance, working to improve financial literacy and the economic empowerment, " one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and with contributions by viewers like you. thank you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: i am sorry. yes, you can keep rolling. i am trying to introduce the coach, and i got distracted, so let me do the introduction first, and then i will come back to this ring, and i think when you see this, you will understand for the first tim

side of payton when they see him on sundays.ut they're thoughtful to their mother and that's the most important thing in my opinion sons can be. >> it was scary when eli took that shot to the head with that helmet earlier in the year. again you can catch the manage showdown sunday night starting with football night in america, that's right here on nbc. >> the toddler brought back from the dead after his heart stopped for nearly an hour, we're going to talk exclusively. [ horn honks ] ...but we're pretty sure it wasn't leftover pizza. quaker instant oatmeal. now some of your favorites have 25% less sugar than before and delicious all natural flavors. so you can be amazing. does your breakfast make you amazing? so you can be amazing. ♪ your favorites, in pieces. words alone aren't enough. my job is to listen to the needs and frustrations of the shrimpers and fishermen, hotel or restaurant workers who lost their jobs to the spill. i'm iris cross. bp has taken full responsibility for the clean up in the gulf and that includes keepin

the second time brothers payton and eli manning have squared off in a game. tough one for the family members. parents are probably hoping for a tie between the giants and colts. first time the brothers met only five points separated the two teams. this one much more lopsided. payton let's dallas clark run into this 50-yard score to make it 14-0. this game all colts. you will probably hear about this his helmet went up into the stands where a fan refused to give it back. jacobs never needed because he didn't get back in the.com. payton outperforms his little brother eli. the colts win 31-14. and they are off in dallas. eagles quarterback michael vick resurrected as he makes his first nfl start since 2006. lions build a 14 point lead in this game. the double location hill to rookie best. see what best can do in the open field. the second of an eventual three touchdowns on the day. the game is a shootout. up 28-17 in the fourth quarter, mccoy makes things more comfortable for the eagles. he runs 46 yards to the end- zone. a 120-yard day for mccoy. the eagles tak

. >> you are a believer in heart and no player characterized that more than walter payton.tell me about that. >> well, walter payton, and people we have a tendency to put race, people we forget about them. he was -- people ask, i hate the word greatest. who was greatest this or that. i don't know there is the such thing. he was greatest football player i ever seen. that there might have been a better running back. sayers was awfully good. football player he was greatest for this reason. he was selfless. he didn't -- he gave of himself in every area. he was receiver, runner, caught the ball, threw the ball, he blocked. best blocker we had. him and matt together were terrific. when you look at what he was, but then take it off the field. and great husband. great father. and he was a great citizen in the sense that i watch his young kids today and they won't sign autographs. walter never said no. never said no. these kids today, i ain't got time for that. >> different generation. >>> few facebook friends. one question, gyp wants to know when you will start circulating memorial

over 40 uniquely designed boots, including one signed by saints head coach sean payton, and another boot designed by nbc's own hoda kotb. those boots will be raffled off, and proceeds will go to the victims of the oil spill. >>> and now for a look at your national and regional weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. bill, good morning. >> good morning, lynn. a wonderful weekend? >> yeah. ready to get the week started with nice weather. >> depends where you are. especially the west coast. tracking igor all weekend long. a big category 4 hurricane headed for bermuda. it went right over the top of the island last night but the conditions weakened. the storm went down to a category 1 right before landfall. enough to knock out power, down trees and another couple days of cleanup. it wasn't a devastating blow for the island. that's igor. in the pacific northwest, stormy weather on and off all weekend long. we did get in some football games. nice weather for those, but overall, a cool, damp weather pattern in the northwest where we've seen record heat in

game, 15 carriee for 80 yards.et payton halis comes out of nowhere to raak up 144 yards on the groundeú play the steelers next week. i'm kristen bur berset for fox 5 morning news. >>> no matt whhre you are, we are looking for all of youú ravens fans to send us blue diamond almonds! more bold flavor! more variety! more value! more of what you want... not what you don't. blue diamond almonds. (play-by-play announcer) it's up and it is... good! more than a snack.

. >>> payton hillis pounds it into the end zone to bring cleveland within four at the half. in the fourth quarter, seneca wallace to benjamin watson. that's a browns touchdown. cleveland takes the lead 17-14. joe, you got to win this out for it. joe lost one. high and deep! a 28-yard touchdown pass to anquan bolden. bolden had three t.d. catches on the game and ravens win 24-17. and the ravens go to pittsburgh, coming up. >>> we were on the schedule at the very beginning, followed the project every step of the way. we were there at the finish line. it's been more than two months since "extreme makeover: home edition" took over fleetwood avenue in baltimore to build the new home for boys hope girls hope. >> we didn't get to see the inside until halftime -- last night. >> reporter: some of us can change a light bulb or squash a stink bug but also move a bus and give hope. >> all going through my head now is wow. i'm crying a lot because it's finally hitting. before i said, i was still in shock. now it's hitting. >> reporter: we were all tied up watching ty and his miracle work

here we go, payton hillis went downhill, he was only the fourth guy to rush for over 100 yards in the last 54 games against the ravens. seneca wallace, no relation to seneca falls, throws a touchdown pass. the browns were ahead so joe has to win it. what does he do? here comes the blitz. he fires one deep. bolden. the ravens go on to win 24-17. ravens, now with the steelers on sunday. you think it will be a good game? >> i think so. >>> 5:49. we're checking out maryland's most powerful doppler radar. you can almost see the circulation here, a little influence in the atmosphere. this is not the low pressure itself but definitely pushing heavy rains rolling up anne arundel county now. glen burnie, south side of the beltway, wraps around the west side, bridges, up towards parkville to interchange with 83, south, jones falls expressway and north into baltimore county, up to timonium, hunt valley. you got that up towards pylesville and back towards westminster as well. so we're going to be dealing with this. there's more behind that. looks like one band of rain swinging through. there's mo

jay payton and grounds one up the middle. uribe double clutches.uled an infield single and the no-no is gone, but not the victor ree.-- victory. they struck out eight. 4-2 giants win coupled with the padres' loss and the g-men are back in first with six to go and all six at home. meanwhile, the a's were eliminated from the post season and back at work against the rangers. he gave up seven runs on 12 hits in four innings. the rangers win a shootout 16-9. women's championship and two shots on goal. both were blocked. another shot blocked. she had a pair of goals. then in the second half, and marta, the mvp puts the finishing touch on it. they win their first championship 4-0. they go from worst to first in one season p. it is sunday and that means it is time for your plays of the day. all kinds of way to make play of the day including falling on your behind. from clumsy to grace graceful, randy moss is joining jerry rice. moss had two as the patses beat the bills. jackson becoming regulars in the play of the day. jackson with 10td catcheses of more t

church unite but with the overriding message of this papal visit -- how to make christian values sean payton character of what the pope calls the public square. on this concern they are united and the archbishop of canterbury articulated his vision of the role faith should play in society. >> we do not have -- as churches seek political power or control or the dominance of christian faith in the public sphere. but the opportunity to testify, to argue, sometimes to protest, sometimes to affirm, to play our part in the bub -- public debates of our societies. ♪ >> it was a long day for the pontiff, are ending in another first, first visit by a pope to westminster abbey. catholic and anglican clergy symbolically joined together in worship. right hand in agreement with restoring belief to a place in public life. it's their shared purpose. >>> two americans have been charged where attempting to pass classified secrets to venezuela waila. the u.s. justice department hasn't accused venezuela of any wrong doing. the iranian leader maugeeds has said americans should free iranians after the release of

the winless browns made the ravens sweat this out, just before the half payton hillis pounds it into the end zone to bring cleveland within four at the half. fourth quarter now, seneca balance -- wallace to benjamin watson. cleveland takes the lead? what? all right. joe, you got to win this for us. with an all-out blitz joe, one high and deep, 28-yard touchdown pass to bolden. bolden, three scores on the day from joe flacco. ravens win this one 24-17 and it's sunday in pittsburgh. sunday in pittsburgh. >> sunday in pittsburgh? >> yes. >>> 6:51 now. comcast ceo steve burke has been named to succeed jeff zucker as head of nbc universal. he takes over comcast and completes the deal with ge which currently owns nbc. the company says burke will work with zucker during the transition. the 52-year-old burke first joined comcast in 1998 as president of comcast cable. he's been president of abc broadcasting, the president and chief operating officer of euro disney as well. >>> and if you want to take steps to get healthier this week in baltimore, it's the time to do it. healthy city days kick

over 40 uniquely designed boots, including one signed by saints head coach sean payton, and a boot designed by nbc's own hoda kotb will be raffled off, and proceeds will go to the victims of the oil spill. they're actually really well done. for a look at your national weather, let's turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. good morning. >> good morning. did you have a great weekend? >> i did. i all of a sudden noticed the fall chill in the area. >> in some areas, i know. let me show you the big story of the weekend weather-wise that is hurrica hurricane igor. let me show you what it looked like when it came into bermuda yesterday. it was definitely windy for a long period of time. it wasn't that the storm was that intense, but the duration, the length of the storm was incredible. that was causing the power outages. the trees couldn't take the stress hour after hour of the gusty winds. the storm itself is now pulling away. some of those clouds and a bit of rain may effect our friends in canada. still descend-sized waves on the east coast. a lot of rip currents

when payton hillis proved unstoppable rumbling over the ravens for a stunning one # 4 yards and clevelandth quarter lead. for 27-yard toss gives baltimore the lead and they hold on for a 24/7 team come back victory. >> it was awesome. if you're whole offense to go down there and be able to put points on the board. we spread a touchdown. >> i felt great. the energy from the crowd was unbelievable. you know i played here only once in my career about two years ago. and you know, the crowd was the same old, but to be a part of it now is unbelievable. >> i must say, i've never heard that stadium get that loud. but they definitely brought it and showed we are their team no matter how the season is going. >> reporter: next week back into hostile territory, maybe the toughest of all as the ravens go to pittsburgh. back to you. >> all right, mark. thank you. that game next week on the road in pittsburgh. it'll be back here on wjz13. you can see the game right here on channel 13. the game will be followed by the news. >>> also coming up on wjz, they tried to make her go to rehab, lyndsey lohan now

payton hillis hounds it in the end zone to bring cleveland at four in the half. seneca wallace with the touchdown pass to benjamin. browns touchdown:joe has to win this one. here comes the blitz. joe, one highway and deep and bolden catches the 28-yard touchdown. three tds on the day for a.b. and the ravens, they go on to win 24-17 and the pittsburgh steelers are coming up on sunday. in pittsburgh. we'll play out there. ok? >>> roll it! one week left, the orioles lost 5-2 yesterday, lost the entire weekend in toronto. even buck showalter got tossed out of this one. the team lost four straight, the longest under buck. the orioles in tampa bay the next three games and come home to finish out the year against the detroit tigers. >>> it's been more than two months since "extreme makeover: home edition" took over fleetwood avenue closing it down in northeast baltimore to build a new home for the ladies of boys hope girls hope. >> abc2 news was all over it but even we didn't get to see the inside of the house until now. even more than that we got to see our lives on na

one of my greatest inspirations came from chicago, walter payton.he was the guy that gave me some extra foundation to help me fiend my way. >> you knew he wasn't the most talented guy in the world. he worked the hard. >> he played a tape about his charity work and how he trained. and i had to have that tape. i was hoping for a golden nugget and i fond it. and he asked what makes you better than everybody else? he said that is easy. i want it more than they do, every day of the week, not just sunday. and i said that is it. >> you defeated cancer. that was not the only adversity that you faced. your nfl career ended here in chicago with a series of concussions. you knew early on that's not something that you play around with. >> and leading up to it i infer thought in a million years that my career would end from head trauma. it ended my career because of the closeness of the two impacts. that was at real problem. i had serious amnesia prior to my second within tan lasted almost two years after that. it was a battle to get back. so i'm advocate of kit

. >>> the ravens are coming off a win in cleveland but payton hill has left his mark on baltimore, ran and through the defense for 144 yards including this big gain. ravens are known for stopping the run. they had to pick up the pieces after they got steam rolled by an unknown. >> the line did a great job to open up it up in the middle for him. he found those creases and hit him. we just have to have a good week of practice and make sure that doesn't happen again. we feel like we're betting than that. >> the ravens will have to stop a football team that has a good line itself. you can see it right here on wjz sunday at 9:00 and the coverage will continue following the game. we'll have highlights, analysis and reaction all here coming up sound. a full ravens sunday on wjz13. >>> this is the final week of the baseball season for the oriole, they continue a road trip with tampa bay tonight. starter rich hande nburg hit batista in the 7th inning. then hamon threw a pitch and hit batista. the o's play in tampa bay tonight. >>> and a look ahead to that ravens road game. the steelers don't ev

overdrive estimates about 60% of america's libraries are distributing the books and other media to their paytons -- patrons electronically. >>> the d.c. public library and many others in maryland and virginia distribute books electronically to the patrons. >>> and passing pills in montgomery county and that is perfectly legal. part of a nationwide campaign called prescription drug takeback day. the effort provides people the opportunityfo safely empty out the drugs. it helps keep unwanted drugs out of the wrong hands. >> and we have a nationwide epidemic in this country where we have young adults and teens that are getting a hold of prescription drugs and they abusing these items. >> many people flush unwanted pills to dispose of them and officials say the practice can contaminate the water supply. >>> a rare condition causes dementia in small which were. twin girls are getting experimental drug treatment at a hospital in california and the governments produce a new procedure that could offer more help for the girls. let's go! >> reporter: we first met these twins, addie and cassie hempell last

how many yards does walter payton have? the casual fan knows what hitting .406 means in 1941.ing a 56-game hitting streak and also in 1941, now even 762 means. these are all important numbers. a .300 hitter means the same thing to my three daughters as it does to me but more importantly it means to abe are ham burns who fought in the civil war and tell me anything else that has that. >> a pleasure. >> it was a great ride. thank you for your help. >> ken burns tomorrow night and we

. >> they can say it is not ely versus payton. >> to this day. >> come on. >> do this day i want to dominate it's an athletic contest he must go down. >> that is this edition of abc 7 news.

. >> they kind of informed us that payton here had some medical issues. >> at just 3 months old, babye of a fused brow bone. head of pediatric neurosurgery, dr. john collins, will lead this operation. >> a baby's head bones are in separate plates. but there's a little space in between. in this child, the bone is completely fused together across the forehead, and that's what creates the deformity. >> the easy parts of the bone right here, when it gets down around the eyes, i let him do it. it's kind of scary. he uses this big, like, drill, like this that goes like this and right next to the eyeball so it kind of freaks me out. >> a baby's brain doubles in size during the first year of life, so if not fixed right away, his expanding brain cannot grow. >> if you look at his brother and you look at peyton, you can tell, you know, his brother has more of a rounded forehead, versus, his is pointy. >> it is a congenital deformity called craniosyntosis, affecting 1 in 2,000 babies. and if left untreated, can lead to severe developmental delays. >> we are getting closer, buddy. >> okay, buddy?

payton told his younger brother he loved him. and i saw an interview with archie manning who said he didn't set out to raise mvp qua quarterbacks, it just worked out that way. >> mr. >>> now to extraordinary wildlife event. biologists thinks the sea mice melted early leaving the animals no other place to rest. lee cowan is in alaska. good morning. >> reporter: we're about 300 miles above the arctic circle this morning and this is where the walrus are gathering, some 20,000 of them at one point over the course of the summer and scientists are saying this is a gathering that is so large and so unusual that scientists are now worried about the walrus's safety. it's the end of summer along the north slope of alaska and in the tiny village of point lay, they wait for the ice to return. the tundra is usually already frozen by now. but instead, children are playing in the lagoon bare not. innocently oblivious to what it all may mean. >> scientists tell us that there's global warming going on. >> reporter: do you believe them? >> yeah, i

payton told his younger brother he loved m. and i saw an interview with archie manning who said he didn't set out to raise mvp qua quarterbacks, it just worked out that way. >> mr. roker, welcome back. >> let's see >>> clear and cool around our region. good morning. right now temperatures are in the 60s from the shenandoah valley to the atlantic beaches. cooler in the mountains this morning. afternoon highs near 80. cooler in the mountains, lots of sun. tomorrow morning 40s throughout much of the region. afternoon highs upper 70s. it will be sunny again. then on wednesday, increasing clouds and warmer and there is a chance for much-needed rain perhaps wednesday night and off and on on thursday. then it looks dry friday into the weekend. >>> now to extraordinary wildlife event. biologists thinks the sea mice melted early leaving the animals no oer place to rest. lee cowan is in alaska. good morning. >> reporter: we're about 300 miles above the arctic circle this morning and this is where the wals are gathering, some 20,000 of th

payton told his younger brother he loved him. and i saw an interview with archie manning who said he didn't set out to raise mvp qua quarterbacks, it just worked out that way. >> mr. roker, welcome back. >> let's see what's happening for today, east coast's going to be gorgeous. wet weather in the pacific northwest, heavy rain down in >>. >> a beautiful look at san francisco. sunshine across the embarcadero and low clouds across the bay this morning. temperatures will be climbing in the mid- to upper 60s. a nice day and may get close to 70 before the sea breeze kicks up towards the evening. near 80 in san jose. low 80s inland, but the trend is running cooler. towards wednesday. towards the weekend with winds offshore, temperatures start to soar into 80s and 90s inland. >>> now to extraordinary wildlife event. biologists thinks the sea mice melted early leaving the animals no other place to rest. lee cowan is in alaska. good morning. >> reporter: we're about 300 miles above the arctic circle this morning and this is where the walr

williams elementary school in new orleans had some very exciting visitors, saints coach sean payton,trict. they surprised the kids with a $10,000 check from the nfl to improve the phys ed facility. all this looking pretty good. a lot of the students all decked out in black and gold to show their team spirit. let's check your weather, she what's going on as far as your weekend ahead is concerned. and for saturday, we've got a beautiful day in the southwest, with a lot of heat, mild conditions in new england. we do have wet weather, remnants of hermine in the great lakes all the way down to the gulf coast. then sunday, more rain along the eastern seaboard. the western two thirds of the country looking pretty good. showers through the gulf coast and some rain in the pacific northwest. >>> and here's a look at the bridge right now. sunshine, also patches of low clouds. temperatures this morning mainly in the 50s will climb to the 70s this afternoon with 73, san jose, 68, oakland. 64, san francisco. north bay, combination of 60s and 70s. tomorrow and the weekend, we should see 80s coming