broncos are playing monday night football and shuttling to get the lathest off the press news of peyton manning. the national football league and much of the sports industry has rallied behind the denver qb. many of fellow athletes expressing support of manning as a friend. take a listen. >> peyton would i consider him a good friend and you hate to see your good friends go through anything like that . he butt meece bee but he's been a great player for this league, nobody has more respect for peyton than do i. >> missing from tom brady's remark, willingness to get into any of the specific allegations dogging manning. hgh was prescribed to manning's wife ashleigh and mailed to her. that's back when manning was still playing for the indianapolis colts. we had a 36-year-old quarterback who could not grip a football properly, his triaccepts had triceps had withered. that came on the heels of earl why neck operations. these questions were raised after al jazeera debuted a program this weekend. the film americas reported conversations with a pharmacist named charlie sly, who alleged certain sports fig

peyton manning has issued his own angry denial saying he has never used performance enhancing drugs. however, the allegation in the program, the growth hormone was shipped to the clinic to ashleigh manning has not been denies by either peyton manning or the clinic. that leaves several key questions to be answered. was growth hormone shipped to ashleigh manning and, if so, over what period and in what quantities. can they confirm ashleigh manning does not suffering from any of the three serious medical conditions for which it is legal to prescribe growth hormone. if she does not, it raises the question has the geyer institute broken the law >>> questions surrounding the use of hgh are not limited to professional athletes. anti ageing doctors and clinics are said to be prescribe hgh to hollywood stars and anybody who else can afford it. the director of sports medicine and traumatic brain injury in new york, aaron emergency anies-- an emergency physician. what are the benefits and risks of taking hgh? >> many think it will reverse the ageing process, feel younger, sleep better, their sex

it's not just about peyton manning. he didn't come out and say just about peyton manning.s basically a number of packers, clay matthews is on the packers. he names a bunch of baseball players along with it and he goes on and on and on. the difference about this is it's no jose canseco moment where he says, a-ha mark mcgwire you did this and these other guys that are cheating. this guy doesn't want to be in the middle of it. it happened in vancouver, so he's not subject to american laws or protections. >> i wanted to say this. when you look at the thing from top to bottom, we've had so many athletes, armstrong, sammy sosa, mcgwire deny it and later we find out that they really lied to us. that's the problem here. but once again, show me the proof. >> really quickly, we've got about a minute left. what is the state of the nfl and football these days? bigger, better than ever? >> i think it's bigger and better than ever. i think they're doing a better job of controlling the concussions. that's still a big concern. we have to do something to control the use of the helmet. so m

peyton manning has called ari fleisher, and they confirmed that manning's wife ashley was also a patient. and have you explored the possibility if she was taking human growth hormones that can be prescribed by doctors. >> of course we asked the question, and it has not been answer: if you say that growth hormone is used, and if it is used in that way it is illegal. let me make it clear, growth hormone is one of the few drugs that you cannot use off label. there is federal law saying that growth hormone can be described for three incredibly serious conditions--cancer or something similar. >> but a story potentially of manning's wife ashley taking off-label use of growth hormone is very different than the implication that peyton manning himself took growth hormone. >> well, then they should answer the questions that we've asked. those are precisely the questions. the allegations in the program from child sly is very clear. growth hormone was shipped to ashley manning in florida. until they answer the question who was it shipped to, who was taking it and for what condition this story will c

you decide. >> peyton manning, as you know, has hired former white house spokesman ari fleisher. fleisher has confirmed that manning's wife ashley was fact also a patient at the anti-aging center. i wonder if you ex-poured the possibility that she may have been taking growth hormone which some doctors will describe off label for anti-aging. >> of course we explored it. this is eight months of rigorous journalism. we asked the question, and it has not been answered. when you say the growth hormone is used, if it is used in that way it is illegal. let me make it really clear, growth hormone is one of the very few drugs that you cannot use off label. there is federal law saying that growth hormone can only be described for three incredibly serious conditions, for those who have had cancer or something similar. >> pardon me, but the story of manning's wife ashley taking off-labeled use of growth hormone is a different implication than peyton manning himself took growth hormone. >> then they should ask the questions we've asked. those are precisely the questions, the allegations from c

peyton manning as you know has hired former white house spokesman, ari fleischer. fleischer confirmed that manning's wife was also a patient at the center. i wonder if you investigated whether she was taking growth hormone. sometimes doctors prescribe off label for anti-aging. >> of course we've explored it. this is really eight months of rigorous journalism that's resulted in this program. we've asked the question and it hasn't been answered. when you say the growth hormone is used, if it is used in that way, it is illegal. let me make it really clear, growth hormone is one of the very few drugs that you cannot use off label. there is federal law saying that growth hormone can only be prescribed for three incredibly serious conditions for cancer or something similar. >>> a story of potentially manning's wife ashley taking off label use of growth hormone is very different than the implication that peyton manning himself took growth hormone. >> then they should answer the questions we've asked. those are precisely the questions, the allegations in the program from ch

the media has accused peyton manning and other stars of doping. it alleges manning received human growth hormone from an indianapolis clinic while he was still with the colts battling back from a series of neck surgeries. the football great is adamantly denying it. >> disgusted is really how i feel. sickened by it that -- i'm not sure i understand how someone can make something up about somebo somebody, admit that he made it up and somehow it gets published in a story. it's defamation and it really ticks me off. >> well, former quarterback is coming to peyton's defense. >> i'm quite confident, in fact, i'm very sure, that he didn't have anything to do with it. he understands the pain, he understands the price if he does do it. you're talking about a storied career. he's not going to throw it away. to me it's something somebody said and it's unfortunate peyton's name came up in it. >> tom brady also on peyton's side. >> he's one of the best players that ever played the game, so nobody has more respect for peyton that i do, and everything that he's a

well, peyton manning is that 1%.yton manning. >> you know, i do for a few reasons. number one, the public scrutiny on the nfl is huge. anytime the smallest crack opens for a pr issue to surface like the one that came out with peyton manning. the second is issue is peyton manning has come out publicly very harsh against this statement, and the statement's been, you know, retracted by the individual. liz: okay. >> that's just, you know, it's just the way it goes. liz: jarvis, you've been critical of the nfl on other issues, but do you think that the nfl is serious enough about human growth steroids, x peyton manning's allegations there? >> it just happened in 2011, so it's still going to take some time, and it's going to have to build a history for those things to get very serious. i remember when it happened, i was to the point retired, and i know between, like, the drug tests, we took a drug test a year when it comes to, you know, performance-enhancing drugs. liz: okay. >> but with the human growth hormone, it's some

we are not making the allegation against peyton manning. >> reporter: al jazeera is backtracking and retreating, says manning crisis manager and former white house press secretary, ari fleischer. the story was not credible to begin with, he said, and it is not credible now. a timeline of events is undisputed. manning suffered a neck injury in 2010. he admitted receiving treatment at the guyer institute in 2011 as he sat out the season. >> they had a hyperbaric chamber that my coach, trainers and doctors thought would be good for me. >> reporter: in 2012, manning stunned critics with a remarkable comeback, playing for the denver broncos. the al jazeera documentary never directly said manning took human growth hormone or hgh, but the implication is strong. >> charlie sly claims he was part of a medical team that helped manning recover. >> absolutely false. >> reporter: their source, who has since recanted his claim, said the nfl banned substance was shipped repeatedly to manning's wife, ashley. peyton said his wife's medical treatments are her business. with a $15 million salary and ano

clinic the gire institute in indianapolis a ban substance was shipped to the wife of football star peyton manning sending ashley manning drugs like growth hormone all the time, everywhere, florida, and never under payton's name and always under her name. >> reporter: interview with espn peyton manning responded to the allegations in the program. >> it's completely fabricated, complete trash, garbage, there are more adjectives i would like to be able to use but it really makes me sick. >> reporter: we spoke to the gire institute that gave us the start date charlie sly worked in their pharmacy in 2011. in the last 24 hours sly issued his own video denial. our investigation also infiltrated a doping network in can'ted da and filmed a pharmacist and doctor and supplying an under cover athlete with ban drugs and offered to destroy medical records to cover it up. >> ten injections a day in some cases. hormone enhancement and now get in the bad blank and if you want to go black ops so to speak i can document it not on this chart but my own and if they sniff for it there is a decoy. >> reporter: garden d

maybe peyton manning should get something from the media that owns and operates them. ben: i don't say this often, but the manning brothers actually family in sports they are seeming like that. >> bite your tongue. ben: well from appearances they are not the type. >> well, al-jazera, what'd they know about football. score, score. what do they know about american smash ball football. juliet: the story is falling apart. >> well, it is not looking good for al-jazera. >> only go to times square if you have a ticket to a restaurant. 349 to ruby tuesday. 1700 for olive garden for vip table. what person goes to the olive garden, right? >> you get a great view though. i'm telling you, you can go. >> the only people ir going to see at times square are in mexico city or montreal and spent their life imagine standing there for six hours for a smuk to scream in your ear. >> have you been there? >> yes, we patrol there every year. >> noon to 3, if you want to listen. >> get rid of the hipster stuff. >> we are going to go to commercial break now. all right, still ahead, the jets pul

that peyton manning never had access 16;15;16;37 dd: well peyton manning knows the answer to that. i don't.// we have asked it- he hasnt answered. , new information surfacing about sly's employment with guyer. al- jazeera, seemingly confirming by phone he worked there during the year peyton rehabbed his neck? phone call from gma piece the start date that we have where we signed for him is 10.17.11 gfx now possibly contradicted by this e-mail, obtained by our affiliate wrtv, allegedly send story raises questions, many of dd: will you confirm that at 3:30... why the so-called affluenza teen and his mom won't ck in the united states after their arrest plus the exclusive video you'll see of the duo during their time on the run in mexico. hundreds of thousands of people will be watching the new year's and the strip. the rules you need to know about before heading down. and remember you can get all your breaking news and weather updates anytime just by downloading the free ktnv mobile app for your smartphone or tablet. right now on action news live at 3:30... full swing. we'll give you a

. >>> new developments tonight on the al alleged star quarterback peyton manning was somehow involved in performance-enhancing drugs while undergoing treatment for an injury back in 2011. both sides fighting back today saying their version of the story is accurate. blake mccoy has the latest. under increased scrutiny, al jazeera is defending and clarifying the reporting that ties peyton manning to performance-enhancing drugs. >> do you have specific evidence that peyton manning himself has ever taken hgh? >> we have not said that in the program. we are not making the allegation against peyton manning. >> reporter: al jazeera is backtracking and retreating said the crisis manager ari fleischer, the story was not credible to begin with, he said, and it is not credible now. a timeline of events is undisputed. he suffered a neck injury in 2010. he admitted receiving treatment at the guyer institute in 2011 as he sat out the season. >> they had a hyperbaric chamber that my coach thought would be good for me. >> reporter: in 2012 he stunned critics with a remarkable comeback playing for the

denver broncos quarterback peyton manning was illegally doping! what the n-f-l star is saying about it all... plus... hear from the man.... who started the scandal! peyton manning is firing back..... accusing himan al-jazeera documentary..... accused the n-f-l quarterback of using human growth hormone years ago..... while he recovered from a serious neck injury. abc's elizabeth hur.... is in new york... with more. nfl star peyton manning.. furious and fighting back against this al- jazeera documentary.. making explosive allegations against him. his wife would come in after hours and get ivs and (bleep)." the documentary called, "the dark side".. showing charles sly.. who claimed he was a pharmacist at the guyer institute in indianapolis, assisting manning and other pro- athletes to get performance enhancing drugs.. guyer is the same institute that helped the super bowl champ rehab after he broke his neck playing for the indianapolis colts in 2011.. sly claims.. manning was sent human growth hormone.. a performance- enhancing drug banned from the nf

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>> reporter: baseball players of the ballplayers are named the peyton manning, is by far the biggest are to be accused of using performance-enhancing drugs. manning has had a squeaky clean image, upon learning learning of the allegations he reacted immediately and forcefully. >> it's completely fabricated, complete trash, garbage, there are more adjectives i would like to use. >> reporter: peyton manning, stellar quarterback with a great reputation reacted with rage on espn to a documentary claiming that he used human growth hormones. the document called the dark dopers. manning said that he was treated at an antiaging clinic called the geyer institute in indianapolis, 2011 as he recovered from an injury that threatened to stop his career. but the claim that they sent shipments of hgh to his wife ashley is untrue. >> have you ever used any performance-enhancing drug? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: much of the information came from charlie sligh, a man who al jazeera said worked as it pharmacist at the geyer institute when manning went there 2011. sligh made this claim on hidden camer

he recovered from an injury. >> of course it's a very nice achievement. >> reporter: nfl star peyton manning furious and fighting back after this aljazeera made allegations against him. the documentary called the dark side. assisting manning and other pro athletes to get performance enhancing drugs. he helped the super bowl champ rehab. claims manning was sent human growth hormone, a performance enhancing drug banned by the nfl under his wife's name. >> a growth hormone everywhere. florida. it would never be under peyton manning. it would always be under her name. >> it's completely fabricated. it's sick that it brings ashley in to it. >> reporter: he's fully recanting the story claiming he was testing the reporter. >> absoluting false. >> this guy insinuated i cut corners and broke nfl rules. it's a joke. it's a freakin' joke. >> reporter: a time when manning was no longer being treated. and aljazeera investigative reporter discussed that the dates and how much was spent on the drugs. elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. >> frank: it's been a year of meeting great people. leading up to 2015's

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able to use but it really makes me sick. >> peyton manning won the >> reporter: peyton manning won the mvp award a record 5 times. he comes from a family of nfl quarterbacks. the 39 year-old has built his career on hard work. >> in my 18 years of playing in the nfl. there are no shortcuts. >> reporter: but in a new documentary on sports doping, by the al jazeera network , hidden cameras capture a man named charles sly, claiming the mannings were receiving banned human growth hormones in 2011. >> all the time we'd be sending ashley manning drugs. like all the time, growth hormone's, everywhere, florida. it would never be under peyton's name it would always be under her name. >> reporter: sly claimed the mannings received the drugs from a clinic called the guyer institute in indiana, where he says he worked. in a statement to cbs news, dr. dale guyer called the allegations "simply not true" and said: "mr. sly was never an employee of the guyer institute and his brief three-month internship occurred in 2013 during which time peyton was not even being treated." the documentary alleges seve

. >> peyton manning is sounding off tonight. and the message to advance tonight. >> a young man in china is in a hospital today. the incident you saw was caught on surveillance video. a man falls into the arms. the impact knocked the man off of the fee. the woman did not survive the fall and the man suffered fractured bones and he is expected to recover. he does not regret his efforts and he wishes that he could have saved the woman. peyton manning denies using performance enhancing drugs. it is posted online. and a pharmacist denied the report, saying he made up the reported -- the story. peyton manning says he is disgusted by the report. >> i cannot speak for any other athlete. it is the wrong way and the hard >> it is currently sidelined. if you are together snow, people have a message to dig up the trash. trash is being dumped at the mountain and, if you plan on sledding, take your trash and put it in trash cans. and if you bring a pet, keep it on a leash. displacing more than 150,000 people. this video is from argentina that

peyton manning has vehemently denied all of these. >> nothing has been said to her or have i ever taken, absolutely not. she may have her personal business. >> manning says that he's never taken any of these substances. he was treated at the guyer institute. he had a lot of surgery and recovery time so he stays the story is completely fabricated. interesting though that the interview with carson this now says the documentary is never really pointing the finger at peyton, instead saying specifically the only person named was ashley manning, though the whole report is really about athletes using performance enhancing drugs. so i think it can be inferred by that reporting that that's what people are going to make the connection. >> but if you listen to the interview, it sounds like she's walking it back. >> backtracking a little bit. >> take a listen. >> two quick things. let's assume that it was sent to mrs. manning. aside from the recanted statement of charlie do you have specific evidence that peyton manning himself has ever taken hgh? >> we've not said that in the program. >> you're no

for years peyton manning has been an icon, hosting "saturday night live." >> only directv -- >> reporter: and appearing in commercials for directv, according to "forbes" manning earned $27 million last year. now one of the game's greatest quarterbacks finds himself playing defense, trying to protect his name and legacy. this morning the nfl says it is now reviewing the matter. according to one report charlie sly sent a letter to al jazeera saying that his original statements were made while he was mourning the death of his fiancee. sly claims he was badgered into talking and was, quote in, no state of mind to be making any coherent statement. guys? >> thanks so much. let's turn to deborah davies, the reporter behind the exposy. good morning, good to see you. >> what an explosive documentary and the primary source has now recanted and the clinic founder denied this happened and peyton manning himself said this never happened. do you stand by your reporting? >> let's make clear what the allegation is. the allegation in the program is very simple. when charlie sly worked in the guyer during

it would never be under peyton's man, always under her name. >> reporter: they say the manning's received the drug from an institute in indiana where he says he worked. in a statement to cbs news, dr. dale guyer called the allegations simply not true and said mr. slide was not an employee of the guyer institute and his brief stay there included in 2015 during which peyton was not even being treated. other athletes including ryan zimmerman and ryan howard. their attorney says they plan to take legal actions against al jazeera. surprisingly at the end of the documentary, al jazeera said sly backed off his claims. >> charlie sly said his accusations was false and incorrect. >> reporter: the documentary offers no further explanation. manning questioned why the network decided to release the story knowing one of their main sources changed his. >> i've done it the long way. i've done it the hard way and to insinuate anything otherwise is a complete and total joke and it's defamation ten a really ticks me off. >> reporter: the colts and the broncos came out with strong statements defending manni

(quick nat from documentary) its reporting - that ties quarterback peyton manning to performance enhancing drugs. deborah davies, al jazeera, today show 07:37:31 do you have specific evidence that peyton manninig himmelf has taken hgh? we have not said that in the making the allegation against peyton manning. "al jazeera is backtracking and retreating." says manning crisis manager and former white fleischer. "their story was not credible to begin with and it's manning suffered a neck injury inin2010. he admits receiving treatment at the guyer institute in 2011 -- as he sat out the season. 09;02;05;25 i saw a lot of doctors. i went to the guyer clinic. he had a hyperbaric chamber the colts' doctor thought might be good for me. in 2012 manning stunned critics with a remarkable comeback playing for the denver broncos. al jazeera's documentary nevererdirectly sayy manning took human growth hormone -- or hgh -- but the implication is strong -- nat from documentary 18:49:55 "charlie sl claims he was partpof a medical team that helped manning recover" their source -- who has since recanted his cl

here's abc's ryan smith. >> reporter: tonight, peyton manning is on the offensive. >> it's completelybricated. complete trash, garbage. >> reporter: lashing out at the al ja sere rah documentary, showing charles sli, an alleged pharmacist where manning received treatment for a debilitating neck injury in 2011. >> peyton manning, shaken up. >> reporter: talking to an undercover athlete about sending the nfl star human growth hormone. >> and all the time we would be sending ashley manning drugs, like, growth hormone, all the time, everywhere, florida -- never be under peyton's name. always under her name. >> nothing that's ever been sent to her or my wife has i ever taken. absolutely not. >> reporter: manning's return from that neck injury, t triumpha triumphant. >> it stings me, that i cut corners in order to get healthy. >> reporter: now, sly saying he made it all up to test the reporter and recanting online. >> the statements on any recordings or communications that al jazeera plans to air are absolutely false and incorrect. >> reporter: the geier institute saying sly was nothing mor

the tough part is 2011 vs a big comeback year for peyton manning. could barely grip the football. they have no proof other than a guy undercover spewing information. >> they have ashley manning, why would he get a prescription for the clinic and she get this drug. this guy does not deny she didn't dpet it. roger clemens' wife was mailed things under her name and he threw her under the bus for a period of time for using drugs that he was accused of using. >> here's the other piece of this. it's becoming so common place. how much do the fans even care about this? do they care a lot because it's setting an example for our children or say everybody is doing it. >> i think they care. i don't think they want to say everybody is doing it, but there's an acknowledgment that performance-enhancing drugs have been a part of the sport for a long time. there is testing that started in 2011. >> but not for hgh. they have gotten permission to do it, but the union has held back on the procedure. the only way to test for it is blood. they passed it, but they have not put together an impleme impleme

peyton manning has issued his own angry denial saying he has never used performance-enhancing drugs. he allegation in the program, the growth hormone was shipped from the guyer clinic to ashley manning has not been denied by either peyton manning or the clinic. that leaves several key questions to be answered, was growth hormone shipped to ashley manning and if so over what period and in what quantitys and can they confirm ashley manning does not suffer front any of the three serious medical conditions which it's legal to prescribe growth hormone. if she does not it raises the question has the guyer institute broken the law? deborah davis, washington. >>> for the latest news and analysis you can always head to our website, the address is on your screen, it's al jazeera.com. david schuster in for al ali velshi. "on target" tonight. big stars are rushing to the aid of peyton manning. how teams build brand-new stadiums and get taxpayers to pay bill. tonight the ten ver broncos are playing monday night football and shuttling to get the lathest off the press news of peyton mannin

. >>> peyton manning hits back. the nfl superstar telling nbc sports he may take legal action over doping allegations while the reporter who accuses him will not back down. >>> and flight risk. dozens of deaths linked to a decades-old fuel design still being hundreds of helicopters. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> good evening. on what is a dangerous weather night, in the next 24 hours more than half of the country will have experienced the most severe weather of this winter season so far. more than 75 million people in the path of heavy snow, blizzard conditions and ice, another 30 million on alert for flash flooding across ten states. this system has already spawned deadly tornados and it is not moving quickly. nbc's jacob rascon is in omaha, nebraska, where it has been snowing all day. jacob? >> reporter: good evening. tonight the deadly and crippling storm is prompting evacuation, states of emergency and swift water rescues. the midwest and plain direct hit on an abrupt end to what was until now an unseason

completely untrue, trash garbage, adjectives i'd like to use but it really makes me sick. >> peyton manning won the mvp award five times. the player has built his career on hard work. shortcuts. >>en in a new documentary on sports doping on the al jazeera network, charles schie claimed the mannings were receiving banned human growth hor moarches >> ashly manning drugs, growth hormone, everywhere, florida, never under peyton's manual, always under her name. >> sly claimed the mannings received the drug from the gyer institute in indiana where he said he worked. in a statement to cbs news dr. del gyer said the allegation he were simply not true, never a imloaf the institute, and 2013 during which time peyton was not even being treated. the documentary alleges several other professional athletes including baseball players ryan zimmerman and ryan howard took illegal performance enhancing drugs too. their lawyer intends to take legal action against al jazeera. al jazeera said sly backed off his claims. >> charlie sly said his statements about athletes were false and incorrect. further explanatio