. >> by this time his brother josh was playing with the philadelphia eagles in the nfl. current assistant coaches played with perry a brother in philadelphia in 2003 when neil made his come back. >> he wanted to them win and josh was the same way when we played together in philadelphia. it's like being around josh. >> the big thing is when i first got here to go see the trophy case and see his leg in there and just know what he got to do. i said how cool is this? >> it was just a remarkable deal and we were proud to have his brother on the team and proud to see neil doing the positive things he is doing. >> if you think of tough growing, you just have to look at neil. he just picks me up. >> ten years later perry is now a grad student in mass communication. a grad assistant with the football team. >> we all face adverse ty and he had his in a tough manner and he overcame it so my hat is off to him and i'm so glad to have him a part of the program. >> his presence is felt among the football players. at the military ball he was asked to give the pregame speech. >> to have s

you worked in sales for the philadelphia eagles. you have on your belt, right?initely have a feel that this is coming back home. it's nice. liz: you have not only a huge sports challenge, but a business challenge as well. in a rebuilding phase. two months since the coach resigned. the team has traded in all store -- all-star for rookie. how will you tackle the challenge of marketing team without both a star player and, of course, a coach. >> well, i think that is the exciting part and the exciting challenge and what makes this business so special and so exciting at this time for someone like me. many like an opportunity like this and have a chance to go to a great city like philadelphia and a brand like the sixers and a chance to work for josh harris and a blizzard, i would not rather be anyplace in the world. as far as the challenges go, challenges are opportunities. it depends on how you look at it. i'm up for the roller coaster ride. i can't wait to be part of this resurgence. we have a plan in place. it's going to be executed, and we will have some fun and m

i fully expect him to be dresses on monday night against the philadelphia eagles when the redskins openheir season.eir i would be very, very surprisede if he is not. is >> reporter: there you have it. >> joe heisman, tonight, the tennis returns to d.c. as the kastles return.kastles a win tonight will equal the 71-72 lakers all time record off 33 consecutive wins. wins. tomorrow they could set a newa record. i talked with the owner about o the pressure associated withocih this streak. >> it becomes a thing into itself, when you're in thewhen n middle of t it adds a level ofll pressure that is not ordinarilyl there. i think it's there in the backh growrntiond but background, butr players have done a good job.jo. all they can do is accept it and play their hardest. we don't try to talk about it too much but no way you can hide it. >> reporter: and finally the wizards have signed their out he picks and more on the training facility. >> now you have the news edge, of course the news is always on, see you tonight. [captioning made possible by warner bros. domestic television distribution] >>

a big philadelphia eagles fan. even though he loved arizona, always remained loyal to philadelphia.d so much going for him, didn't he, claire? in all sorts of ways. tell me about your husband. >> my husband was the bravest, most selfless man i've ever met in my life. he was a hero. and the thing that i want to say about him the most, and all hot shots, is that they sacrifice so much for everybody every day. so just say thank you to our hot shots. because every day this could happen, it could have happened every time he left. so don't forget how much they sacrificed for us. he's a hero. they're all heroes. >> and dave, obviously there were 19 of these brave young men who lost their lives, one of the most appalling tragedies imaginable to any team of firefighters. it must have rocked the whole community. how are you all coping collectively? >> i really want to thank the prescott fire department. they've been helping us out. the senate liaison is working with us and helping us out the best they can. the community, truly proud to call myself a prescottian. we've lived here over 20 years

it easy with him and that kind of stuff he will be on the center on september 9th when the philadelphia eagles come to fed ex field and he will play like robert griffin the third. >> rose: as good as he has ever played. >> who knows -- i think he will not be limited is what i am saying. >> rose: why doesn't flacco get the credit he deserves? >> he should. >> rose: he is the highest paid quarterback? >> yes, yes like by 100,000 a year. >> rose: because a guy wanted nted to keep him in baltimore. >> yes, hey, i did a couple of things last year which i really admire, he put all his cards on the table and said, hey, 17 million a year that is a nice salary but by the end of this yearly prove i deserve to be the highest paid quarterback in football, we all laughed, everybody laughed that is ridiculous, you are not as good as peyton manning, drew brees, and prime time in the playoffs, i am standing in the end zone, in denver, it is six degrees below zero windchill, these guys have been out there for four hours, and farc. o are in the huddle, this is it two plays in the season and he goes back there a

though he was, did not really retire an eagle he well always be an eagle in the eyes of philadelphia. >> without a doubt. >>> all right. coming up, we'll introduce you to an amazing jungian just. she's just 4 years old. >> we'll be right back. you are watching "world news now." find out with venus embrace. every five-bladed stroke gives you 360 degrees of smooth for goddess skin you can feel and feel. only from venus embrace. news out of florida. an explosion at a propane plant sent explosions high into the sky. >> all of the missing people have been found. large propane tanks began exploding in tavares just before 11:00 last night. the force blew the roof right off of the plant. a one-mime radius around the scene had to be evacuated where the flames burned and burned. >>> to washington, d.c. >> she could be responsible for similar incidents through out the nation's capital. more from abc's karen travers. >> reporter: a woman in custody in washington suspected of vandalizing the city's national cathedral with green paint. the iconic church was the third d.c. landmark defaced in the pa

the philadelphia eagles using some modern technology this year.ead coach, chip kelly, and he's bringing in a sports science coordinator to help him get the most out of his players and to keep them safe. here to talk to us, mike valentino with team sports at polar electro, and dr. david shadty, professor of urology at the hofstra north shore lij school of medicine. good to see you both, thanks very much finish coming in. mike, my hometown team, new climates of your company's. just a few months that you have been working together, but what is it that you offer, the technology that you offer that has chip kelly and the team so convinced you can help get them a winning record again? >> as you know, chip kelly runs a very high-powered, fast-paced offense. so he's looking for technology to help him get his athletes trained at the highest level. so he reached out to us and, basically, our system is going to help them with making sure they're staying in the right heart rate zone, so they're training at their optimal levels, it's going to help reduce injur

he will be honored at an eagles game in september when the kansas city chiefs visit philadelphia becauseourse, andy reed, their coach, is a former long-time coach of the eagles. he coached mcnabb. mcnabb led the eagles to five nfc championships and one super bowl though he did not win. >> i thought he already retired. i hate to put it that way. >> and many mcdonald and other fast food workers took a one day strike looking for a living wage. what would it be do if mcdonald's doubled salaries and benefits of every employee from the $7.25 an hour workers all the way up to their $8 million a year ceo. and they want to double them to $15 an hour for the regular everyday workers, university of kansas study found it would increase the price of a big mac by a whopping 68 cents from $3.99 to $4.67. also according to the "huffington post," every item on the dollar menu like a mcchicken sandwich which costs a dollar would go up just 17 cents. if they doubled everyone's salary according to this university of kansas study. >> bill: jim wallis, if we're to start talking about moral imperatives, the li

though he was, did not really retire an eagle he well always be an eagle in the eyes of philadelphia. >> without a doubt. >>> all right. coming up, we'll introduce you to an amazing jungian just. she's just 4 years old. >> we'll be right back. you are watching "world news now."