we're not the steelers of the '70s. we will throw the ball and be balanced and i think we did a great job tonight. >> andrea: what did rashard show you tonight? >> i tell you what a lot of heart. he bounced back after last week and no doubt he would do it and be fine and he was great tonight. >> andrea: a lot of times you hear you have something to prove. you really did to your teammates and to your coach. tell me what went through your mind as you're going through this game tonight. >> i mean, just the play. i've been playing this game my whole life. a lot of hard work and preparation put into it and do you know what i mean? just to have an opportunity taken away from you and makes you hungry do you know what i mean? and i had to work harder and come out here and get it. >> andrea: 29 for 165 and two touchdowns. you told me before the game don't judge me until you see me as a player. what should people come off thinking of rashard mendenhall after tonight's performance? >> you know, i want people to see me and who i am

the steelers within 38-28. and as far baltimore's team it was a stinging loss for the ravens as their chance to go undefeated slips through their fingers literally. here's mark with more. >> good morning. the high flying raines taking on the powerful new england patriots. big buildup leading to sunday's game and it lived up to the hype with a game that helt phycoa playoff atmosphere. the ravens fumbled the opening kickoff and gave the patriots a felled goal but the ravens bounce right back with a touchdown drive caught by this toss to mason who went up and comes down hard but hangs on. ravens take the lead. but that lead was erased by two straight patriots touchdowns. right through the ravens defense on the score. 17-7 new england. but baltimore's defense came up big. third quarter, tom brady hit by suggs, that ball is fumbled into the end zone and recovered by edwards at the rapes touchdown. they keep it a close game. down by 6, in need of a touchdown. the ravens driving by clayton can't hold on. that's it for

steelers won it 38-25. bengals and browns. the receiver formerly known as chad johnson. second td of the game. extra point was for the lead but it was blocked. shawn rogers got a hand on it. shane with another chance to win it and he nailed it in o.t. browns are now 0-4. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> a hollywood star notches his personal best at the box office this weekend. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, it's what you get when you mix beautiful colors and a lot of hot air. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this monday morning. i'm meteorologist bill karins. let's prepare you for when you step outside today. you will need the umbrella in many areas of the deep south. you're taking it from charlotte south wards, savannah, myrtle beach, columbia, atlanta, tallahassee, jacksonville. to the north, it's going to be nice. two nice days in a row from boston to new york. but unfortunately tomorrow will not be great from detroit back to chicago. rain in your forecast. well, if you'

only on 7, exclusive view linking a -- video linking a key clue to a pittsburgh steeler and this white truck. a disaster in the south pacific. one earthquake one tsunami and concern in the u.s. >> right now back home, i'm not sure what's going on. >> the death toll significantly rises. and a teenager attacked on school grounds leads to charges. >> now at 11:00 is the victim's family satisfied? >> we begin tonight with breaking news from prince george's county, where a police officer has been shot. this happened about an hour ago in the 7200 block of jaywick west virginia -- avenue. the suspect attempted to carjack the offduty officer then shot the officer in the hand. we're told the officer returned fire, still not knowing whether the suspect was struck. the officer is expected to be ok. we'll beginning g -- bring you the latest developments. a disturbing high school attack caught on camera. new tonight, the tearge teenage victim's mother is speaking out. the student who was attacked at john f. kennedy high school in silver springs. jay is live tonight with new details. >> the family i

steelers gain ground of ground. the steelers ran all over the san diego defense.en hall plows through, starts a 7-0 lead for pittsburgh. ben roethlisberger. made it 14-0. and it made san diego defensive coordinator ron rivera upset. he chewed out his chargers in the sideline. don't know that it mattered much. the steelers jumped out to a 28- 0 lead. they eventually went. coming up next hour, the orioles season ends. and with it, the end of melvin mora's long tenure in baltimore. his contract is up. he is not expected back. melvin talks about his love for charm city and the o's. >> that's touching. >> touchy sendoff yesterday with the faamly. >> a little standing ovation as he was pinched hit for. >> thanks, mark. >>> still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. >>> two maryland congressmen, urging people to get the h1n1 vaccine. i'm adam may. but there is one problem. there is not enough vaccine for everyone just yet. when will it be here? th [tv set] hey, i've been paused for 20 minutes. the wasted energy isn't pausing, that's for sure. when i'm paused, i wast

only week four but the super bowl champion steelers needed help. the steelers were on fire early. they jumped out behind ben roethlisberger who is tall and good sometimes. two touchdowns. put them up. but the steelers deference fell apart. san diego counter terrorism ripping back under phil rivers. in the end steelers would seize control again. this is why gretchen is smile today. it looks like a great day. that is gretchen carlson. tigers and exins will decide who plays the yankees and who is going to be the central division champion. detroit beat the white sox what they had to do winning 5-3. and minnesota winning. sideline reporter took one for the team. samantha steele was showing off her arm at stanford stadium she did do well hittingioy and took a test bump in in celebration that knocked her cold out. tweeted about the incident. doctors say i shouldn't do any heavy thinking for a week and that shouldn't be a problem. gretchen: lack at her arm. she has incredible arm. brian: look at that what is he thinking, this guy? what about a high five or low five? or a fist bump. steve:

the home of the pittsburgh steelers and penguins. >> steelers is the most popular jersey. go ahead. >> caller: i'm looking for something answering questions about ambion. i bought in at $17.50 a share. now, i'm wondering where it could go from here. is this stock held down by a sense of insecurity of where health care reform is going or is it something else? this kind of health care business will succeed, given all the debate over the health care reform in congress could legislation potentially affect the stock? >> to be sure, it did not open at 17. you must have bought it later in the aftermarket, maybe 20 days after. it didn't open at 17. oh. okay. anyway, what matters here is that it's a classic play on the legislation. i'm surprised it hasn't moved more. i think it will. is it as good as all scripts? no. it's perfect for this environment. we get health care passage, that stock should go up. andrea in wisconsin. >> boo-yah, jim cramer, you're my monday night football. >> i am? >> caller: yes, you are. cnbc is my espn. i'm calling because schering-plough just launched it

steelers win a thriller! so, favre looking slightly human even though it wasn't entirely his fault. we won't rail on him. >>> i have to rail on this guy, philippines basketball player attack this is fan. burger king whoppers deliver ace whopper. look at him going after this guy. >> what in the world? >> out of control. suspended the rest of the season without pay. he was saying the fan was insulting him incessantly. oh, poor baby. were you being heckled? >> oh, my god, he like stomped him where it counts. >> he apologized, but wants the league to crack down on bad fan behavior. are you kidding me? >> they're going to crack down on bad player behavior. >>> crazy video from the -- oh, no, sorry, to the coffin races. this was in manatu springs, colorado, named after a 19th century local woman buried on a local mountain who supposedly still haunts it. in the spirit of halloween, that is sports. >> you go to the story and say i'm going to need one really lightweight coffin. >>> we're hearing from the family of an iraqi girl reportedly run over by her own dad. we'll hear the family explai

it's going to be nice weather for the chargers and steelers. where are steeler fans? okay.tly cloudy and cool. temperatures in the 50s tonight. and you can always check on your weather any time when we're not here by log iging on to weather.com. >>> facing down a 12.5-foot long alligator weighing 800 pounds would send most grown men into a panic but simon hughes isn't a grown man. he's 5 years old. while out on a gator hunt with his dad and a guide last sunday, he bagged the catch of a lifetime. the second biggest gator ever killed in the state of texas. simon joins us this morning along with his parents and the hunting guide who was at his side. good morning to all of you. simon, this is quite a shot here. you with just the head of the alligator. you weigh 44 pounds? >> yes. >> how much was the alligator? >> 800. >> chuck, set the scene for us. simon had a shotgun. the alligator was on a hook. >> the hook was set the day before. checked it sunday morning. the line was in the water. i got simon down there. we pulled and pulled and couldn't get the alligator up. had to hook

the steelers spending time at a pittsburgh hospital, to help promote breast cancer awareness.t in finding a cure for the deadly disease. >> more than we know, you know, the more research that is done, and the more people come forward, the better chance they have of being -- beating cancer. >> julie: and finished the day with weaving pink terrible towels and the show will continue at tomorrow's game, some players will be wearing pink cleats an gloves an wristbands, all to be auctioned off, for charity. and talk about a rough life. wait until you see what happens to this little pooch, he has to do more than just sing for his sup tor get out of the jam, how does it end up for man's best friend? we'll show you, next. >> imagine wandering the summit of pike's peak in colorado for a month, well, that is just what happened to this guy, a llama and a domesticated animal doesn't have the instincts to live in the wild and between frostbite and mountain lions some fear it would not survive the winter and this is cute at one point he tried unsuccessfully, to become friends with the herd o

his truck had a pittsburgh steelers sticker on the back bumper and a steelers flag on the back glass. >>> the deadly effects of the swine flu are hitting close to home. a 14-year-old girl in maryland has tied from the illness. destiny parker's family said she died on tuesday after going to the hospital last week. she had the swine flu and double pneumonia. state health officials report this is the ninth death in maryland connected to the h1n1 virus. >>> find out what has tonight show haute conan o'brien banned from one of this country's busiest airport. >>> if you plan on heading to the doctor soon to get a swine flu shot, there is something else you might want to ask if that protects against another potentially deadly illness. that is coming up. looking to save more? use your giant card and get double the number of deals, like dannon yogurt, a weekly special, 20 for $8. pepperidge farm goldfish, a multiweek real deal, 5 for $10, and other great deals. enjoy more savings, only with your giant card. want more for your money? use your giant card and get double the number of deals. like

the vehicle was described as a newer model white pickup truck and had two pittsburgh steeler bumper stickers. one on the back window of the cab portion of the truck and one on the left portion of the rear bumper. >> reporter: it was a frightening story for sean and her fifth grade daughter. at the age of 12 wile living in california, sean says she was almost kidnapped. >> i got out of the car, they approached me. my great dane was barking really loud. they kept trying to get closer. >> reporter: her dog scared them away but that experience and the news is a reminder for her family. >> with my little brother and everything, i kind of have more of my fears for him. >> i always tell us to be careful, we go over how to get away from a person, when you're close to a car good when somebody comes out to grab you and they're wrapped around you, you either get them in the leg, go like that. >> reporter: sean says they plan to stop walking when it gets dark and they have no plans for any of the kids to walk alone in the neighborhood. meanwhile police continue to search for the suspect as well as the p

the police initially reported a man driving a white vehicle with pittsburgh steelers decals tried to grab a teenaged girl walking home from woodland high school. officers questioned a man driving a vehicle matching the description, but after for their investigation to determine that and abduction and attempted not occur. >>> a serious note scare in georgetown after a runaway car crashed into a store. it slammed into the wisconsin avenue market and hit an elevator shaft just before 7:00 this evening. fire officials say an elderly woman was driving and she suffered minor injuries. the crash is under investigation. >>> growing concern about swine flu at area hospitals. two major hospital chains, a nova hospital system and prince william hospital system, have placed tighter restrictions on visitors. those under 81 not be allowed inside. cynne simpson is outside of inova fairfax hospital to explain. >> they are one of several hospitals and adopting this flu season policy. the issue is that people can be contagious before they show symptoms of swine flu. starting today, they are restrictin

. >> the steelers win last night 38-28. ray lewis called the officiating embarrassing. he's right, but despite the loss, you have to feel good about it. >> they nung there >> open kickoff, they fumble. the team would have folded in years past. but they showed resiliencey. with the exception of one dropped pass i can't put it -- >> no. they were in position to win on the road with 30 seconds. >> there you go. see you in a bit. let's get to one of your answers to our "question of the day." >> will early holiday deals entice you to begin shopping sooner? >> "yes. as a matter of fact, i've been putting my holiday spending money aside all year long so bring on the sales. i'm ready. " keep emailing those responses to watercooler@wbaltv.com. we'll read more in the next hour and we'll post all of them on the front page of our website. >> here's a look ahead to our next hour. >> the unemployment rate is rising but some employers say they can't find foam fill jobs. -- people to fill jobs. >> a famous pow set speaking out. -- poet is speaking out. >> and some great video from new

the steeler got benched. nice run last night. a couple of touchdowns as the steelers beat the chargers. >>> tony stewart is trying to win for the first time as a driver/owner took the checkered flag for the fourth win of the season moving up to fourth place in the chase for the cup. >>> a georgia high school that displayed bible verses on its banners at football games tried something different. they ran through a banner that said simply, this is big red country. each player knelt on the field to pray before the game. some spectators painted bible verses on their chest in response to school district banning. they said it could be considered unconstitutional. >>> a man rushing his pregnant wife to the hospital, the dramatic delivery that happened in a mini van. they said it would never last. but it's been two months, and you're still going strong. glade lasting impressions. two fragrances alternate to keep things... fresh and exciting day after day. - and not just for 30 days. - ( inhales deeply, sighs ) but for 60. it's the longes

the steelers win a thriller. i could come down on favre for this loss.ally his fault, so i'm not going to. >>> watch this, a basketball player attacked the fans in the philippine basketball association. look at it. words cannot express. he goes crazy on the guy in the front row. he said the fan was insulting him incessantly. are you kidding me? if that was grounds for beating up a fan, they'd have to cancel every game in philadelphia, chicago and new york. he was success spendsed the rest of the season without pay. he wants the league to crack down on bad fan behavior. were your feelings hurt really? >>> rupert grim fully recovered from his bout from the h1n1 looking at rally car action. crazy video here. the driver rolls his car. he would be okay, bullet here's the dash cam video. fortunately he and his co-driver walked away from the crash. >>> lastly, we have time for the wackiness. this in colorado. and that's all i got. the pictures say it all on that one. coffin races, and that's sports in the spirit of halloween. >> for some reason i thought it was

. >>> mendenhall responded in the right way, 165 yards rushing, steelers get the big win over san diego. >> now we're caught up on all of our football. >> yeah. >> i didn't have to watch it all afternoon. just joking. >>> some rock stars want you to eat your veggies, or at least remember where they came from. the crop of performers who rocked out for family farming. >>> plus, remember that officer caught on tape fighting with an ambulance driver? he's in trouble again. >>> unfortunately one of them belonged to one of our employees, and he lost a number of his pets. >> how awful. a fireman is battling a wildfire in california, san bernardino county, that took his own home. winds could be calmer, helping crews get control of the flames. yesterday the gusts got as high as 50 miles an hour. >>> three u.n. workers were kill in a suicide bomb attack on their office in pakistan. officials from the world food program say that five other people were wounded. the taliban's new leader in pakistan threatened new attacks yesterday. but it's still unclear whether they're behind today's bombing. >>> t

the bird is superb after the penguins won their stanley cup and the steelers won the super bowl. philadelphia was two. l.a., which doesn't even have an nfl team, was fifth. fifth. >> very surprising. >> in last place auburn, new york. now why are you going to hate on auburn, new york? they have the minor league team. they're 22 miles from syracuse. that's a look at sports. >> what about boston? >> boston was number three. >> okay. that's expected. >> chicago was fourth. >> chicago was four. thank you, rafer weigel. we'll be back with more. >>> today could be crucial to the future of the war on afghanistan. president obama and his top national security advisers will meet and they could start to talk about troop levels today. a white house official says the president wants to focus on fighting al qaeda and isn't as concerned about going after the taliban. a top u.s. commander wants up to 40,000 more troops. now we told you about levi johnston, the father of sarah palin's grandson, and, well, the revealing spread his attorney says is going to be in the works for "playgirl" magazine.

the skins have the exact same record as the superbowl champion steelers. lindsey murphy with more on where thiseam has been and where it could be going. >> reporter: on monday following the redskins loss to the lyon there's were more questions than answers. does it boil down to just x's and o's or is there a deeper divide. >> those of us in the locker room are not feeling like this team is falling apart or panicking about losing two games. i feel like you go through those situations in this league. you have to lose and you have to win. it's one or the other. >> the redskins happen to be on the losing side twice this season. they open the year with a loss to the giants. then barely beat the rams ab then last sunday fell to the lyons who were on a 19 game losing skid. while this situation may divide some teams, it may also unite them. >> i hope it does. people are ready to throw in the towel. it is week four of the season. there are a lot of teams in the same situation of us. but because we've had close games with the rams and lions, it's like we suck. i thi

his lawsuit could support another harrah's employee, who accused the pittsburgh steelers quarterback of sexual assault. she claims she did not report the attack out of fear she would also be fired. >>> a judge has ruled that the illinois man was suspected of stalking espn aaron andrews can be forced on bond. dean reynolds reports from the federal courthouse in chicago. >> reporter: the defendant was arrested on friday at o'hare international airport, appeared in court on saturday, and spent the weekend in jail, in connection with the charges that he took nude video of espn sportscaster erin andrews and attempted to sell them to various websites, including tmz, based in los angeles, where he could now stand trial, on stalking charges. the fbi said hotel records at the marriott in nashville, where andrews was covering a vanderbilt football game, showed that barrett specifically requested and was given a room next to hers. the affidavit accuses the 47- year-old barrett of using a clamp to remove the peephole in andrew's hotel room door and a hack saw blade to alter it, giving him an opp

the steelers need this one. they're 1-2. remember, one of the best teams in the afc. diego, they want that label. weather conditions should be just fine. should be really nice for fall football. speaking of fall, you get credit for the best sign today. the fall colors, leaves. thanks. let's go inside to lester. >>> bill, thanks. now to a 42-year-old gorilla named josephine who's getting a new look at world today after nearly going blind from cataracts. nbc's mark potter has her story. >> reporter: for the past ten years, zoo keepers in miami have been worrying about josephine. the aging female gorilla was suffering from cataracts, which gradually became so severe she was nearly blind. the once social and active primate was now fearful and withdrawn. >> she didn't move around as much as the other gorillas did as the cataracts, i think, got worse. she probably stayed a little bit closer to her home areas. >> reporter: in considering corrective surgery for josephine, zookeepers and volunteer surgeons were most concerned about her age. at 42, she is old for a gorilla. but

bumper and a steelers flag on the back glass. >>> and elizabeth smart will come face-to-face with theify in a competency hearing for bryan david mitchell. the man accused of abducting her and holding her captive. testimony will be heard on a ten-day hearing that starts on november 30th. >>> it is 8:30. a pleasant start toour thursday. >> it is thursday. it's cool out there. but at least it's bright and we're going to have a beautiful day. should be sunny. and beautiful fall afternoon with highs later today. and it's going to start with a look at our morning temperatures. they were cool overnight. we had some 30sz to the west. we're starting that rebounded temperature. still cool. 39-degrees. 53 here in washington. we're kind of all over the place. depends on where you are located. 40s and low 50s. 52 at this hour in frederick. 56 a little closer to the water. a little warmer. and if you're down at the beach this morning nice day for you. 53-degrees down there. a lot of sunshine expected. our area of low pressure that was causing the cloudiness and showers yesterday has pushed off. you

. >> dan: he plays like a hines ward of the hitsburg steelers, talks like him, too. big catch, 37 yard line. corey mcintrye the big fullback, saw the time running out uses first buffalo time out of the second half. tied at 13-13. >> dick: it's been chilly with the weather, the news on the other side nfc cold as well for giants fans as they were taken apart by the new england saints. the saints 1/6th remain unbeaten 5-0. here we're tied 13-13. the hand off goes to lynch and he's close to the 40 yard line before shaun ellis and company can make the tackle. >> dan: go back to the first half after great start by trent edwards completing all five of his passes. he gets hit right here and suffered a concussion. had to leave the field and he will not return. when he will be back in the line up, fitzpatrick doing solid job filling in for him. >> dick: here is lynch, stays on his feet, nice piece of running out to the 47. right at the yardstick. we'll see if he picks up the first down, david harris and revis make the tackle. >> dan: you wonder what goes through a running back

. >> see, that means he's a steeler fan or he's a penn state fan. doesn't want to admit it.ahead. >> caller: eagle eagle. >> thank you. >> caller: mon. nova solutions. it went up 20% today. >> well, yeah. you know what? i don't know why it did. so i could make up something and be like a lot of the stooges i see on tv. or i could admit it, that i don't know the answer and i have to come back. and that's exactly what we're going to do. memo to staff on nova. staff, you with me? wake up, wake up! thank you. thank you. dave -- oh, a fancy -- we've got a leopard thing going there. that's my executive producer. remember, she's the puppetmaster. dave in north carolina. dave. >> caller: sir jim, how are you? bodacious boo-yah from the home of the wake forest demon deacons. >> yes. the demon deacons, we love them, we always put them -- we always play them as far as we can go in march madness. it's another pool that i won last year, unlike this one. what's up? >> caller: what's up? all right. here we go. alan mulally and ford motor company. >> we're big believers in ford, but as my fr

after that football, the steelers and chargers, we have "ravens wrap-up."e'll see if they can get the job done and move to 4-0. >> i can't believe my alma mater made it into sports highlights. new hampshire. we never show those games. >> once in a while. >> old home days around here. anyway, we're not going to do the brunch. >> we'll do that later. >> so good. >> 9:00 hour. >> she was making pump kin raviolis. she'll show you how to cut it open and use the best part. >> 73 today. a lot of sun. same tomorrow, really. we're in the 40's and 50's really. late tuesday into wednesday then friday into saturday rain chances, but the bulk of the week, good autumn weather. >> hard to believe it is fall, really. feels like summertime. >> we'll have a live update in 20 minutes. see you then. >> and back with more news and weather. and that >> with the reported death of one baltimore area school-age child and dozens of cases at colleges throughout the country, the h1n1 virus is no longer a pending threat but a dangerous health reality. doctors believe seniors and childr

steelers win 38-27. >> who is the best team in the nfl right now? >> you could make the case for the new york giants. the colts look good. the manning boys. >> i go with the giants. i think they're the best team in the nfl right now. >> tough defense. >> katrina? >> i watch basketball. >> nick? >> that's my family's passion. >> fair enough. >> how about soccer? >> look at that. english premiere football league. rough weekend. >> we'll talk about that later. much, much later. cameras are off. >>. >> news you can't use. did you see this last night? "seinfeld" reunion. we'll show it to you. we'll be right back. - ( funk music playing ) - let's put a few thousand kilowatts in a vise. squeeze some savings back into our budget. into our attics and walls. let's locate the original energy source called you and turn that machine up full-blast. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. come get 50% more savings on insulation with the new lower price of just $9.37 per roll. two of nature's sweetest wonders growing together under the same sun

. >>> the bengals lost their first game, everybody wrote them off, they beat the steelers. wow. >> then so much is being made -- all of the sports casters, talking about the potential ricky bobby dance in the end zone with chad ochocinco, i have seen taladega nights, i don't know how you translate that into an end zone dance. i bet it can be done. >> hopefully we don't see it. >> i guess we can sit in the chair or jessica's chair. my air looks blond or something. maybe that's how jessica does it. >> jessica is a but net really. >> maybe it's that monitor there. i have dark hair over there. the lights in here are always so different, you know. they do play tricks on you. >>> we're looking at a nice day, the light we will see is courtesy of the sun after the clouds break later in morning. we have a good bit of cloud cover, the cloud cover is working to insulate us. you're looking there at the red carpet. i believe that is the starting line and probably the finishing point of the baltimore marathon. ron matz joins us live from there in a few minutes we'll check in with him. >>

and your steelers 2-2. and so it's not bad.et tougher so you want to book as many wins as you can now. and carolina in two weeks. hopefully they can get that one. and in the first half there was not a whole lot to cheer about. and who is the security blanket on this team? >> chris cooley. >> very good. >> that's the one guy that we hope doesn't get hurt this year. >> you need him. he went to the probowl last year. because when campbell is in trouble and having a problem trying o find his rhythm, that's the guy you go to, chris cooley. and now when you need a big play? >> santana moss. >> and this is a huge play in the game, because campbell, when he gets time, look at the time here for campbell, he sets his feet, big, strong arm, that's what scouts drool about, when you can plant the feet and make a big play. santana will streak by any quarterback when you have coverage. and campbell had an awful and dismal first half and came back with two touchdown passes in the third quarter. >> so what was the difference between the first h

the san diego chargers bring their 0-13 record against the steelers into heinz stadium. they catch up? i don't know. partly cloudy, cool, temperatures 53 to 57. on sunday night "football night in america." meredith. >> al, thank you. >>> still ahead, much more on david letterman's stunning confession that he became the target of blackmail after he had sex with female staffers. we're going to have the latest on that. >>> but up next, does newly released dna evidence suggest casey anthony did not kill her daughter? her attorneys speak out in an exclusive live interview. >>> back now at 7:40 with new developments in the casey anthony case. she is the florida mother accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter caylee. her attorneys are now asking for the murder charge to be dismissed. we'll talk to them exclusively in a moment, but first, nbc's kerry sanders has the latest. >> reporter: it took casey anthony 31 days to own up her daughter caylee was missing, a month-long period where the then 22-year-old partied around orlando and admittedly lied to investigators when they ask

. >>> after the steelers won the super bowl and the penguins won their third stanley cup, so the burg is superb. auburn, dead last at 399. why you hanging on auburn? they got the double a baseball team, they're near syracuse. at least put them above troy, new york. it's a good time to be in l.a. we'll tell you why in the next half hour. >>> travel delays, it's a friday. a lot of people want to listen to you. >> you're telling me l.a. is better when it comes to sports? >>> a big line of squalls coming in across texas. you can see them on flight explorer. here's arkansas, here's texas. dallas heavy rain, so far no delay. dallas or houston, watch for an hour or more. philly and detroit, rain headed your way, too. more "morning express" in just a couple minutes. >>> got some breaking news for you. president obama says he is humbled to receive the 2009 nobel peace prize. that's from a senior administration official. the nobel committee chair said they unanimously decided to give the honor to president obama for international diplomacy efforts. he said he hopes it will help the chief resolv

think being a motivational speaker is a lot like asking adam lambert who he likes in the patriots-steelers went right over my head. the seminar includes rudy giuliani and colin powell. i thought colin powell didn't hang around with these thugs anymore. >> i think the greatest speech maker ever and he stinks. >> i have to take issue with that. first of all, bush did too many things that were bad, let's face it. i would rather have somebody who doesn't do anything, oh, let's invade a country, let's take your rights away. let's invade a country. >> what rights have been taken away? no rights have been taken away. >> he wanted war and he got a war. he got what he wanted. >> let's go have a war, that's a good motivation. >> that was just on the blow, he had a war for no reason? we're going to go back to that again. >> you know it's true. >> his first speech is going to be in texas, if it were the bordering states, i would be a little worried. >> why? >> that he would invade for no reason? like iraq. >> what about this other case that we have been talking about this week, this sex scandal betwee

rick says snow will be light and others teams are pittsburgh steelers, los angeles lakers and new w nbarcury, any team that's currently winning is dave's pick. >> he's a front runner. >> that's the best part about dave not being here, he can't defend himself. >> he's away and cannot defend. rick has a look at the weather. >> not only the weather, but football picks and look at the graphic that we've got here. alisyn, you're in fuego. you're in the lead. >> woo hoo! >> i've got a special guest with us, we've got ringo from los lonely boys and he's going to do the football picks this week. alisyn is totally kicking all of our butts so far and look what we've got going on this week. move forward. the first game going on, washington and carolina and we picked carolina. >> i don't know, we'll see. i don't think you'll stop santana moss. we'll see. >> a little bit of doubt. indiana and tennessee. and we picked the exact one again and you're on board. >> peyton manning, a record year already. >> okay, now move out next, going out west and san francisco, it's going to be a beautiful day. enjoy

think being a motivational speaker is a lot like asking adam lambert who he likes in se patriots-steelers went right over my head. the seminar includes rudy giuliani and colin powell. i thought colin powell didn't hang around with these thugs anymore. >> i think the greatest speech maker ever and he stinks. >> i have to take issue with that. first of all, bush did too many things that were bad, let's face it. i would rather have somebody who doesn't do anything, oh, let's invade a country, let's take your rights away. let's invade a country. >> what rights have been taken away? no rights have been taken away. >> he wanted war and he got a war. he got what he wanted. >> let's go have a war, that's a good motivation. >> that was just on the blow, he had a war for no reason? we're going to go back to that again. >> you know it's true. >> his first speech is going to be in texas, if it were the bordering states, i would be a little worried. >> why? >> that he would invade for no reason? like iraq. >> what about this other case that we have been talking about this week, this sex scandal betwee

>> steelers win a thriller. i can't really blame brett favre for it.ou know, his teammates did not come through. i know people want me to rail on him. >>> but i will rail on this guy, a philippines basketball player attacked a fan. watch this video. the burger king whoers, that's the name of the team he just goes crazy. suspended for the season without pay. look at it again. he says the fan was assaulting him insuccessive lyesinsuccessively. >> i agree. >> he wants to crack down on bad behavior and encourage decorum and respect towards watching the game. so you want more decorum and your way of it is attacking a fan. >> i agree with you, out of line. >> crazy. >>> harry potter's rupert grint aka, ronald weasley fully recovered from the bout of h1n1 -- is it weasley or beasley? i don't know the "harry potter," but this is serious. he rolls his car and he and the co-pilot fortunately walked away from the crash. do we have time for "weigel's wackiness"? i guess so. in colorado, the emmitt crawford coffin race, named by a local 19th-century woman buried on