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like reggie bush spoke out yesterday, his words were taken, you know, in the way he did not want them to be taken, i'm sure. i'm guessing a lot of people, teams are advising the players, hey -- not speak about. >> reggie bush exactly tweeted, new york said it on a radio show, right? was that where it was? >> he said he would harshly discipline his 1-year-old daughter if she did things wrong. and you know, that was -- it's about -- >> wait. >> 1-year-olds talk back a lot. >> he said i obviously would not leave any marks on her and i kept thinking is that how we parent now, we think we got to go just to the line before we actually -- we actually hurt the child so it leaves evidence. i don't think -- andy, i don't think he meant it i think he was defending his friend on a radio show and started trying to walk himself back. >> exactly. >> couldn't do it. said something he didn't mean to say and then he tried back track on it, by then it already sounded horrible, sure he is not going to say another word about any of this going forward. >> i don't know, but i hope he gains 200 yards in the

detroit lions players including calvin johnson and reggie bush in the stands. the support help. detroits win 4-2 to tie for the division lead. >>> just ahead, parking spots so premium they cost $1 million apiece. >>> a brewing battle between taylor swift and katy perry. details next. you're watching "early today." about the first third of september. with the huge rain event in the desert, that's why we had the moisture down in phoenix, about three inches, a little over three inches. vegas picking up about a third of an inch. we're pretty much rain-free in the hardest hit drought areas. there's none in the forecast. the temperatures are going to soar in the days ahead. los angeles today about 88, vegas 95. from here we'll get warmer and especially over the weekend, much warmer, 96 as we go through tomorrow, especially in the northwest, getting a little warmer. looking at long angles over the upcoming weekend. we could be near 95 to 100 on sunday. looks like we're getting toasty in the eastern half. >> is it the santa anas? what is it? >> no, just plain old big huge ridge over the

. >>> some child welfare advocates say reggie bush, his comments on discipline could be cause for angation into what he is up to. we told you that bush said quote unquote he would harshly discipline his daughter if the situation called for it. >> yes. >> she's one. >> very young. >> he brought this up after a dre an peterson whom he knows very well was charge with child abuse. one child welfare advocate said such comments by reggie bush could be cause for an investigation by authorities. i didn't realize. that but that such investigations are done privately. so they will not learn bit. reggie bush now says he wishes he had kept his comments to himself. >> i bet he does. >> um-hmm. >> that baby is so cute, i just can't imagine. >> one. >> what could a one year-old baby do. >> i guess he was talking about the future of this child. >>> 8:10. >>> still ahead, going to extreme. >> all for fall fashion, some are choosing to go under the knife just to look good in their boots, the procedure some people are signing up for this morning. >> what are you cutting off. >> i don't know. >> but fir

detroit lions star reggie bush saying he'd use corporal punishment on his own daughter. >> i definitelyould discipline her hashly again depending on what the situation is. >> reporter: but minnesota's governor is urging the vikings to suspend their star. and tonight, the nfl responding to anheuser-busch's terse message, saying, quote, we understand, we are taking action and there will be much more to come. david? >> all right, ryan, thank you. >>> tonight, the nation's top general, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, raising a controversial possibility. u.s. troops in combat in iraq again. this time, to help fight the brutal killers of isis. i want to bring in abc's chief whouls correspondent jonathan karl tonight. keep us honest on this tonight. boots on the ground in iraq? that's not what the president said last week. >> reporter: that's right, david. the president has been clear that there will be no u.s. ground troops. he said just last week, we will not get dragged into a ground war. but the door seemed open a crack today when general dempsey said u.s. troops could be imbedd

fellow pro football player reggie bush is defending peterson. >> i got what we called whooping, whoopedstuff like that. for me growing up, it was normal. i most definitely discipline my daughter, i definitely will try to -- obviously not leave bruises or anything like that but i definitely will discipline her harshly, again depending what the situation is. >> talking about his 1-year-old daughter there. peterson has lost a major endorsement deal. anheuser-busch is expressing concern over the handling of the cases stating "we are not yet satisfied with the league's handling of the behaviors. we have shared our expectations of the league." >> and roger goodell said he will work with four women advisers to deal with the issues plaguing the league. they will help develop the league's policies around those issues. >> good luck to them. we'll take a short break here. when we come back, a big step closer to europe and an olive branch. details on two important votes up next. cialis for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment is right. you can be more confident in your ability to be read

later on reggie bush quiet in the first two games but picks it up in game 3 26 yds and the lions win. they come to soldier field next sunday. the vikings plan without adrian peterson another game. the rookie is replacing. mitterrand and throw their he is walking off after the touchdown pass. the saints win. the vikings had just 59 yds. >>stocks ended on a mixed note friday. the dow increased 13 points. nasdaq dropped 13. s-and-p down 1. apple may have set a record for sales of its iphone over the weekend. in new york last night, people were still lining up to buy iphones. in fact there were 3 lines. one long line to buy an iphone. a second, shorter line to buy anything else inside apple. but there was a third line... leading to nowhere. most of the people in that line didn't speak english. so when apple staff tried to tell them to move to a different line, they wouldn't leave... not wanting to lose >> that's not cool. they should've gotten some translators. they can afford them. >> ok. you sound bitter. >> it's just a phone. a university of chicago graduate wanted to make his marriage

. >> christine and i have been talking about this whether reggie bush from the lions meant that he doesyear-old already. >> he said i discipline my 1-year-old. then he goes on to say i will. there's questions about whether he's now, now harshly disciplining, just basically a baby. >>> meanwhile, adrian peterson has lost one of his biggest endorsement deals, castrol motor oil. and peterson's other sponsor, nike, standing by him. >> ray rice may not have the team but he has the nflle players association. appealing the punishment claiming he was punished twice for the same infraction. a union in a statement saying, quote, the nflpa appeal is based on a lack of fair and impartial process including the role of the office of the commissioner of the nfl we have asked that a neutral and jointly selected arbitrator hear the case this case as the commissioner and his staff will be essential witnesses in the proceedings. we learned that ray rice received conflict resolution training back in 2008 part of an nfl rookie symposium. meantime, the singer rihanna who herself is a victim of domestic abuse

. >> that's reggie bush running back nor the detroit lions, is he say he will discipline her ultimately will he say he disciplines his 1-year-old harshly now? >> he said he disciplines his 1-year-old harshly. i've looked at it five times now. maybe he's trying to help out his friend. that's a pretty startling admission, a 1-year-old, i don't think there's any child behavior experts who say disciplining a 1-year-old does any good. >> with a 1-year-old, where's the difference between a good behavior and bad behavior? >> it's raising a lot of questions and a huge conversation about all of this. peterson has lost all of its biggest deals, castro motor oil terminating its deal with the star. and nike is standing by right now. and the biggest question i hear said, everything your parents did wasn't necessary right. you know, if you've been whipped and switched and beaden, that doesn't necessarily mean that's the right thing to do. i think there's a lot of brain science and child psychology that i hope we can hear more about actually instead of the players. i think this raises a real opportuni

i want you to listen to detroit lion reggie bush voicing his support for adrian peterson and spanking child. >> i got what we call -- you know, for me growing up, it was normal. i most definitely discipline my daughter. i have a 1-year-old daughter. i definitely will try to -- will obviously not leave bruises or anything like that on her. but i definitely will discipline her harshly depending on what -- again, what the situation is. >> there are a lot of -- i'm watching you shaking your head. he's not the only professional athlete coming forward, retired or current. i mean, if you're advising these guys, these players who are commenting on adrian peterson, how would you advise them? >> i would advise them to not say a word. the specter of the strongest physical people in this society taking a branch off a tree and beating a helpless 4-year-old to the point that a week later he has physical bruises all across his body including hi genitals is sickening. they have a special responsibility whether it's a woman or a helpless child to understand what their strength is and the fact that the

. >>> could detroit lions running back reggie bush face investigation for comments he made about childld care advocates think so. we told you before bush said wow quote, harshly discipline his daughter, if the the situation called for it, bush has a within year-old with his wife, he made the comment in an interview in the wake of the running back adrian peterson getting indicted for child abuse. child welfare advocate told "fox news" such comment could be cause for an investigation by authorities that such investigations are didn't privately. meanwhile bush now says how he disciplines his child is private and he should have kept his statements he said were taken out of context and private as well. >> a lot of discussions around the country about disciplining kid. >>> czar sorry magic mike fans but matthew mcconaughey is in the returning for sequel. >> director gregory jacobs confirming the news in the interview with indy wire yesterday but while channing tatem, don't worry, joe mangelo will be back. jacobs is promising a different movie then first one. first one was a little bit dark.

detroit in new york, winds running back reggie bush said he would also discipline his daughter harshly. her.discipline every person is different. i definitely will use my best judgment to discipline her depending on the situation come on what happens. try,initely will obviously, not be bruises or anything like that on her, but i definitely would discipline her harshly depending on what the situation is. >> the issue of abuse is not restricted to the nfl. a new study finds one in five men in the united states has committed an act of domestic violence. the report published in the journal of the market board of family medicine found nearly 20% of men admitted to pushing, grabbing, shoving, throwing something, slapping or hitting, kicking, biting, beating up, choking, burning, or scalding or threatening a partner with a knife or gun. in oklahoma, a third law enforcement officer has been accused of sexually assaulting women while on duty. tulsa county deputy gerald ,uckols was arrested tuesday accused of assaulting two women while responding to a 911 hangup call. it is believed he may have

. >> nfl star reggie bush defending peterson, using himself as a bit of an example.received quote/unquote whoopins as a child and plans to discipline his one-year-old daughter same way. listen to detroit lions' controversial combat. >> i got whoopings with belt and stuff like that. for me growing up it was normal. i'll most definitely discipline my daughter. i have a one-year-old daughter i definitely will try to -- obviously not leave bruises on her but i the discipline her harshly depending on what the situation -- again what the situation is. >> discipline a one-year-old for what? being one? complicated. >> she's looking at dad like what? >> then there are the sponsors who are now backing off because of adrian peterson. the radisson hotel chain suspended its team sponsorship and said evaluate the facts and circumstances. peterson's other sponsor nike said late last week it would stand by the athlete for the time being. so this begs the question, what are the vikings doing? why these radical reversals? what is the nfl doing in terms of damage control. joining us fr

detroit lions star reggie bush saying he'd use corporal punishment an his own daughter. >> i definitely would discipline her harshly depending on what the situation is. >> reporter: but minnesota's governor is now urging the vikings to suspend their star. and tuesday, the nfl responding to anheuser-busch's terse message saying, we understand. we are taking action, and there will be much more to come. ryan smith, abc news, new york. >>> all these deals with these different partners. people are coming out and saying, we don't -- companies are coming out against it. but they're not pulling their money. anheuser-busch issued that statement but they have a six-year sponsorship deal with the nfl. it's worth $1.2 billion. that's a lot of money. >> money speaks in these kinds of situations. and because a lot of consumers will say if you'll be supporting any kind of a team, do i want to be buying your product that you are out there. obviously the big headline, adrian peterson being told to stay away from the team. >> keep growing legs an that story. >>> coming up, the latest fashion trend. less

other nfl players are weighing in, one of them reggie bush, look what he said. >> the detroit running coming to peterson's defense saying he should be allowed to play. when asked about the abuse allegations, bush talked about disciplining his own daughter and he said i definitely will try to. obviously not leave bruises, but i will definitely discipline her share shallly depending on what the situation s of course his daughter very young. >> like one. >> why that's what is getting a the love people talking about that, at what point do you start punishing your children? when is too young? >> my goodness. harshly? wow. has it sparked spanking and discipline debate. >> all over. >> and a lot of it goes back to the bible. so we've asked our father jonathan more toys way in on there is and will be here in just a little bit. >> 8:09. would you book your wedding on the same day as an eagles home game? for some couples big no no. why brides are planning their big days around football. >> like i mentioned, best selling author, father jonathan morris is on the show this morning, we're talking a

. >> what's your means to players like reggie bush who say, hey, i got a 1-year-old and i hit my 1-year-oldt players to start doing? should they be supporting this type of behave or, should they be shutting up? what do you think they should do? >> i don't think you support this type of behavior. you think about it i'm 42 years old. at 35 years ago, yes, discipline your children by getting a switch or a belt, that may have been the way. we are in a totally different society now. and society's not gonna put up with that. i have kids. i have four. i have a 4-year-old and a 2-year-old. whenever i want to get their attenti attention, i raise my voice. stern. i give them a look. and they understand. i don't need to yank them, grab them, spank them, do anything like that every now and then, yes, you may pop them on the hand and get their attention if they go to touch a hot stove or something along those lines, but you do not do what adrian peterson did. >> does the league need to have a new policy that if you are arrested for domestic violence, including violence against a child, we don't care wha

reggie, kathleen and then. >> jeff llorente. first hussein i notice you haven't offered a word of gratitude to president bush for having taken caref iraq's saddam hussein for iran and maybe he deserves a bit in some quarters. i do wonder whether you may exaggerate a bit the intentions of the u.s. to pull out of the region which i haven't seen signals of a wholesale plot yet but let's focus on the region itself. it must be a blow to the iranian sense of importance that for all of the convulsions of the arab spring and the rise of would-be islamist and democratic movements nobody looks to the islamic republic of iran is a constitutional model for anybody in the arab world even for islamist democracies which then raises the question what our iranian purposes and the border region and what kind of influence is it really exert on any of the other countries other than a couple of proxies hezbollah and assad to home it has provided some very tangible deliverables. and are those relationships a matter of conviction as the shiite loyalty or are they simply expedient in cutting a deal with washington and cutting these roots? >> kathleen. >