in 1964 sabol and his father ed started nfl films. steveked at his father's side as the company's cinemaphotographer. they brought the game to fans in ways they never seen. using super slow motion and placing microphone on coaches and players. sabols also used the element of cinema to heighten the drama of the games. hiring an orchestra leader to compose the sound track. >> the autumn wind is a pirate. blustering in from sea. >> the narration became the stuff of legend for sports fans but it was steve sabol who wrote those words. he won a record 35 emmys for his writing, producing, cinemaphotography and directing over the years. sabol an accomplished artist once said he saw the game of football as an art as much as a sport. steve sabol was 69 years old. >>> several chicago police forces are back on the job tuesday despite been shaken up over the weekend. someone broke into the stables on sunday and let almost all of the 30 horses out. the vandals sprayed fire extinguishers in the face of one of the animals. another horse was struck by a fir

in 1964 sabol and his father ed started nfl films. steveked at his father's side as the company's cinemaphotographer. they brought the game to fans in ways they never seen. sabols also used the element of cinema to heighten the drama of the games. hiring an orchestra leader to compose the sound track. >> the autumn wind is a pirate. blustering in from sea. >> the narration became the stuff of legend for sports fans but it was steve sabol who wrote those words. he won a record 35 emmys for his writing, producing, cinemaphotography and directing over the years. sabol an accomplished artist once said he saw the game of football as an art as much as a sport. steve sabol was 69 years old. >>> several chicago police forces are back on the job tuesday despite been shaken up over the weekend. someone broke into the stables on sunday and let almost all of the 30 horses out. the vandals sprayed fire extinguishers in the face of one of the animals. another horse was struck by a fire extinguisher. police say when they arrived at the stable many animals

steve sabol passed away today. he was 69 years of age.her, ed, in 1964 founded some of the great highlights. he said with my little camera, i can make the game look real special. and his steve followed in his dad's footsteps. and any time you watch espn, any of the broadcast, all the slow-mo stuff, all taken from nfl films. steve sabol passes away at the age of 69. >>> michael crabtree is busting out! randy moss is sitting back. manningham is sitting back, and they're letting crabtree do his possessions thing. crabtree on this, his 25th birthday -- actually it was this past friday, doesn't do a lot of talking. but now, hey! it's harbaugh. major praise. of course, harbaugh love s everybody. including crabtree. >> great in the locker room, smart, great study habits, tough, has talent, can do it when the chips are down, can suck it up and get the job done for you, and that's -- he's a football player. >> let's take a peek. a former 49er could be joining the raiders. andre carter. former no. 1 draft choice of the 49ers. renaldo is going to sc

steve sabol started n.f.l. films with his father ed in 1964.ey were innovators, using superslow motion, sticking microphones on coaches and players. >> that's horrible! i could get some girl to do that! >> reporter: they hired orchestra leader sam spence to compose the sound track and john facenda, the narrator, known as the voice of god. >> the autumn wind is a pirate, blustering in from sea. >> reporter: steve sabol wrote those words. he once said he saw game as art as much as sport. he was 69. a florida girl who turned 15 today is looking to turn a profit in the housing market. her story's next. next boom! get it! spin! oh, nice hands! chest bump. ugh! good job, man. nice! okay, halftime. now, this is my favorite play. oh! i'm wide open. oh, fumble. fumble. don't want to fumble any of these. [ male announcer ] share what you love, with who you love. kellogg's frosted flakes. it's up... and it's good! good?! they're grrreat! with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less

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steve sabol was 69. >>> and, finally, back to baseball for the catch of the night. dewayne wise line drive into the gap. david lowe, you'll get nothing and like it. late out to make the grab. that was the lone highlight for the royals. the white sox won it. >>> then there was this, angels and rangers. ian kinsler with a high fly ball to left. it is going, going, and it is gone and so is vernon wells. he couldn't make the grab and went head over heels into the stands. vernon went to the well and came dry. angels had the last laugh. they won big. that's your early look at sports on "early today," i'm fred roggin. >>> well, former "friends" star hits pregnancy rumors head on. your early morning entertainment headlines straight ahead. >>> plus most employees are told to act professional in the workplace, but we'll show you how one company is challenging that. you're watching "early today." >>> we are looking for quiet weather across the west coast. high pressure in control keeps away the clouds, any sort of rain. we are watching for still some patchy areas of smoke in i

steve sabol was 69 years old. >>> dewayne wide line drive into the gap.ou will gait nothing and like it. out to make the grab. that was the lone highlight for the royals. >>> angels and rangers. ian kinsler with a high fly ball to left. it is going, going, gone and so is vernon wells. he couldn't make the grab and went head over heels into the stands. angels had the last laugh. they won big. that's your early look at sports on "early today," i'm fred roggin. >>> former "friends" star hits pregnancy rumors head on. your early morning entertainment headlines straight ahead. >>> plus most employees are told to act professional in the workplace, but we'll show you how one company is challenging that. you're watching "early today." >>> strong storms affected the east coast yesterday with lots of downnd trees and power lines. look at the 60s across the eastern seaboard and in the 40s and 50s back behind the cold front. it will feel like fall as we go throughout the rest of the week with temperatures dropping back down into the 70s. still hot in the southwest wi

steve sabol was 69. >>> time now 4:39. coming up, howard is back in the next two minutes to tell but a cool day coming our way and will hit most of the area. >> at 4:43, the future of gaming in maryland. trying to convince voters to extend gambling in the state. >> at 4:50, a new report suggests the obesity rate in america is going to balloon dramatically over the next few years. >> we're back in two minutes with your weher first. you're watching 9news now. >>> welcome back. your weather first. we'll turn partly to mostly sunny. probably will need a jacket this morning with temps in the 50s and 60s. a high today about 72. fairly nice and fall like. monika? >>> in the downtown area or just outside on southern avenue, it's closed between wheeler and chesapeake street due to overnight police activity. follow police direction to get around it and plan accordingly. i'll be back with more traffic coming up in a few minutes at 4:47. >>> it is now 4:42. time for your money segment of the morning. >> good morning, jessica doyle. >>

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steve sabol dead after an 18-month fight with brain cancer.e was 69 years old. >>> russell train has died. he was commonly known as the father of the epa. his story would be impossible today because in today's political environment he likely would have been eaten alive in washington. he was a lifelong republican who, with the blessing of richard nixon and gerald ford, helped start the council on environmental quality in the white house and then the environmental protection agency. he later helped turn the world wildlife fund into a global force. he was a navy admiral's son, who was born in rhode island, lived in montana. russell train was 92. >>> speaking of conservation. final green light has been given for the removal of nearly 400 trees from the streets of l.a. to accommodate the movement of the retired space shuttle "endeavour" on local streets to a new home at a museum. they're cutting down the trees because they say cutting the wings off the shuttle and reattaching them is not an option. local protests have been overruled by the city jus

steve sabol started n.f.l. films with his father ed in 1964.ey were innovators, using superslow motion, sticking microphones on coaches and players. >> that's horrible! i could get some girl to do that! >> reporter: they hired orchestra leader sam spence to compose the sound track and john facenda, the narrator, known as the voice of god. >> the autumn wind is a pirate, blustering in from sea. >> reporter: steve sabol wrote those words. he once said he saw game as art as much as sport. he was 69. a florida girl who turned 15 today is looking to turn a profit in the housing market. her story's next. boom! get it! spin!! oh, nice hands! chest bump. ugh! good job, man. nice! okay, halftime. now, this is my favorite play. oh! i'm wide open. oh, fumble. fumble. don't want to fumble any of these. [ male announcer ] share what you love, with who you love. kellogg's frosted flakes. it's up... and it's good! good?! they're grrreat! with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pai

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the nfl films president steve sabol died today. he had been fighting a malignant brain tumor for the last 18 months. along with his father, ed sabol, they defined sports and video and film along with putting the nfl in the national spotlight on like any other sport. nfl films amassed the largest film library in the entire world. the winner of the 1983 preakness and the last maryland-bred winner of the preakness stakes died today at the age of 32. i'm gerry sandusky. stick around. tom tasselmyer has your seven- day forecast and we all hope is better than today right after this. but it isn't always easy to find one... a vote for question seven is a vote for maryland jobs. two thousand construction jobs to build a new resort casino. four thousand permanent jobs, paying... on average fifty five thousand a year. six thousand jobs from increased tourism... and table games like blackjack and poker. add it up: it's twelve thousand new maryland jobs. but to build it you have to vote for it. vote for question seven. and get maryland back to

and their new cd heart fanatic is in >>> steve sabol was probably th, >>> steve never was a pro football an impact on america's most popular sport. the longtime head of nfl films died tuesday at age 69 after an 18-month battle with brain cancer. in sabol's 50 years covering pro football, he never lost his passion for the game. >> reporter: if you grew up watching football in america, the images are unmistakable. ♪ so is this face. steve sabol, leading a company that cast a gritty sport -- >> stops with a whistle. >> reporter: into a grandiose idea. >> speaks of duels in the snow and cold november nights. >> our philosophy, so to speak, is that we are story tellers and myth makers. >> reporter: nfl films was founded in 1962 by steve and his father ed. >> let's get the gleam, all right? >> reporter: for them, the game was not xs and os, it was actors and audience. >> for us to just be at a game and film it the same way television covers it would be to duplicate what you've already seen, but even worse, it would be abusing our profession as film makers. >> reporter: that central idea, bring

steve sabol died at 69 years old.ame. >> reporter: if you grew up watching football in america the images are unmistakable. ♪ so is this face. steve sabol, leading a company that recast the gritty sport. >> it starts with a whistle. >> reporter: in to a grandiose idea. >> our philosophy, so to speak we're story tellers and myth makers. >> reporter: it was found in 1962 by steve and his father ed. for them the game was not x's and os, it was actors and audience. >> for us just to be at a game and film i want the same way television covers it would be to duplicate what you've seen but even worse be abusing our profession as film makers. >> reporter: that central idea bringing cineis icinema photogr sports. when we met with sabol in february he was already deep into cancer treatment. but he was still at the office every day. his enthusiasm infectious. >> when did you start accumulating these? >> when i was a kid. >> reporter: fitting because and he was fan fixes long before he became the face of the company. >> perhaps t

. >>> sad news, steve sabol passed away.abol along with his brother ed, writer, producer and camera man, he shaped the way we watch the nfl. he was elected to the profootball hall of fame last year. he was 69. >>> finally, back to baseball for the catch of the night. a line drive into the gap. you'll get nothing like it. laid out to make the grab. the white sox won it. then angels and rangers with a high fly to the left. going, going and it is gone. so is wells. he went head over heels into the stands. he went to the well and came up dry. angels have the last laugh. they won big. that's your "first look" at sports. i'm fred, roggin. >>> now we check in with diylan dreyer. >> we are going to see things clear out across the east coast. we had storms yesterday rock the east coast basically from northern new england down to florida. we had reports of wind gusts of 50 to 60 miles per hour. now, the cooler air is going to settle in here. red flag warnings. humidity values, very dry. temperatures in the 70s across the east coast. a

steve sabol was the nfl films president. he started the network with his father in the 1960s.olutionized how sports is broadcast on tv. he died yesterday, after battling cancer. >>> in sports, a wild night in baseball. one game just wrapping up. we'll get to that in a moment. first, a series of blowouts across the big leagues. we get the highlights from espn news. >> good morning. randy scott here with your "sportscenter" update. justin verlander won the mvp award for the tigers last season. he wants to keep the mvp in the "d" this season. miguel cabrera, looks like he has moves. tigers, hosting the athletics last night. bottom three. that's miguel cabrera. that's gone. that's his 39th of the year, but his 1st of the night. in the eighth, the bases loaded. the tigers up sixth. and that's a grand slam. his 40th of the year. >>> rangers and angels. mike scoscia's boys trying to keep pace in the wild card. that's tanner sheppard, with a wild pitch. iannetta scores. he's in behind him. the angels would get eight runs in that inning alone. and later, erick aybar, a little more insu

steve sabol ran nfl films, he did every job in the company, and his 40 emmys for sin in a maing to rahtching football was never the same way again. the iconic shots of the tight spiral, the slomo, great music, announcers. nfl films invented all of that including putting mikes on players and coaches. he loved the game, and the family business headquartered in a warehouse in south jersey. he died after a fight with brain cancer. he was 69 years old. >>> russell train has died. he was commonly known as the father of the epa. his story would be impossible today because in today's political environment he likely would have been eaten alive in washington. he was a lifelong republican who with the blessing of richard nixon and gerald ford, helped start the council on the environmental quality in the white house and then the environmental protection agency. he later helped turn the world wildlife fund into a worldwide force. >>> final green light has been given for the removal of nearly 400 trees from the streets of l.a. to accommodate the movement of the retired space shuttle endeavour on loc

the president of nfl films steve sabol died after his fight with brain cancer. it is started working with his father, ed, back in 1964. there revolutionized sports broadcasting and helped make the nfl the most popular sport. he joins his father in receiving the lifetime achievement emmy from the national academy of television arts and sciences in 2003, one of 35 emmys he has received during his lifetime. he is survived by his wife, son, his parents, and his sister. he was 69 years old. for horse racing fans, the end of an era. the last maryland-bred horse to win the preakness has died. he passed away this morning at the age of 32. he was born and bred here. pharma managers confirm that is where he died. he was the long shot when he won back in 1983 by a head. the track was muddy which made the victory even more exciting and shocking for spectators. he spent his last years at the farm rusting and reading more than two dozen top running horses. >> an alarming report on obesity rates in america. numbers are expected to skyrocket by 2030 with 39 states now expecting

. >>> steve sabol is being remembered as someone who changed the way we all watched football. he died today at the age of 69. he was diagnosed with brain cancer 18 months ago. sabel started working with his father ed who founded nfl films. they introduced a series of invasions now taken for granted things like slow motion replays. sabel was enacted into the hall of fame. the two also received the achievement emmy in 2003. >>> let's get ready to rumble. forget the presidential debate. two very well known tv personalities are going to face off in a debate. >>> a change in the one of the world's most famous bridge takes your money. -- a change in the way one of the world's most famous bridges takes your money. lots of prepaid cards come pre-filled with problems. enough is enough. introducing the chase liquid reloadable card. with chase liquid, there's no waiting and no fee to activate you can load cash and checks at any chase depositfriendly atm and there are no withdrawal fees at over 17,500 chase atms all for one flat fee of $4.95 per month. get rid of prepaid problems. get cha

steve sabol died tuesday of brain cancer. he was 69. he began working with his father on n.f.l. films in 1964 and together they shot thousands of hours of footage and they helped revolutionize sports broadcasting. pioneering techniques like slow motion replays and miking up players and coaches. >> they also did some of the first steady cam work in sports. >> beautiful job. >>> still ahead, the request for a date that now has a federal helicopter pilot grounded. >> a cross-country flight for a space shuttle today. learn when endeavour is getting off the ground. >> quick check of the commute now before you go. here's monika. >> you will want to see this. our live look from sky 9 on the northbound side of i-95 right at the exit ramp for route 1. it was a car fire. traffic squeezing by and trying to anyway along the right side of the road. delays begin eight to ten miles back on the northbound side of i-95. more on this coming up in my next report. you're watching 9news now. ♪ [ slurps ] aah! oh! oh! oh! [ chomps ] ahh! [ male announcer ] cinnamon toast crunch. part of this good bre

steve sabol was half of the father-son team that launched nfl films. he, along with his father ed, introduced innovations that included replays and putting microphones on coaches during the game. sabol was diagnosed with a tumor after being hospitalized for a seizure last year. he was 69 years old. >>> the nationals could clinch a playoff spot early next week. their magic number is now ten after the braves lost to the marlins lost night. you can get friday morning tickets for potential wild card and nlds games at 10:00 on friday. you can get tickets by going to nationals.com/postseason. or going to 888-332-nats. you can only buy four tickets per game. the washington examiner is reporting the d.c. police plan on deploying more than 400 officers to protect nationals park during and after early round games. they may double protection for championship series and world series. taxpayers will foot the bill for the extra security, but city leaders say that cost would be offset by the revenue baseball will jgenerate for the district. >>> puts it into right fie

steve sabol, president of nfl films he started with his father in the 60s.nized the way football and sports in general are broadcast on tv. he died after battling brain cancer. he was 69 years old. >>> well, a fascinating scrap of paper, smaller than a business card, is renewing an age-old theological debate. did jesus have a wife? a harvard scholar revealed the faded piece of papyrus, written 400 years after jesus died which contains this phrase, jesus said to them, my wife. it goes on to say she will be able to be my disciple. karen king, the harvard profe professor is asking other experts to weigh in. >>> and in el monte, california last night hundreds turned out at a city council meeting to support a group of lifeguard who had been fired. ♪ ♪ >> i like that one. >> a spoof of the viral video, gangnam style. t thousands signed an online petition on their behalf. and the korean rapper, who started the gangnam craze asked for them to be reinstated. firing them for doing that? >> you know i am obsessed with gangnam style. i know the dance. all of this stuff.

sad news as nfl films president steve sabol has died. diagnosed with brain cancer 18 months ago. he was weeks away from his 70th birthday. he founded nfl films by the way with his dad back in 1964. steve zabol dead at 69. -- sabol. ashley: nfl films are fabulous. >> they are. ashley: juliet, thank you so much. tracy: the u.s. is long considered the standard-bearer for economic freedom among large industrial nations but a new study finds among the world's most free economies the u.s. is actually way down at number 18 now. the cato institute found that the top five countries are australia, canada, and in fifth place. actually, the other countries, we didn't, are they up? can you guys put them up? there they are, switzerland in fourth. new zealand in third. singapore in second, hong kong in first. hong kong-singapore have been up there for a while. ian vasquez the director of cato institute center for global liberty and prosperity joins us now. ian, we were 10 last year. we slipped to 18. what the heck happened? >> well, there is accelerate

. >> steve sabol, leading a company that recast a gritty sport into a grandiose idea. >> got this fordiphone 5. >> is it worth all the hype. >> i think it is. >> a poke in the eye a bit. >> americans notified 11,000 employees they could lose their job. >> 1200 new jobs. >> hello, you handsome thing. >> they called me up. >> i love a girl named archie. >> read the newspaper. >> what's your phone number? >> you might be a little nutty too. >> well, first of all, gayle, i wouldn't have known that the magazine was out or that i was on the list if you hadn't of called me. >> the panda team here at the national zoo says they have finally seen this baby panda. >> and that's good news for the momma bear. >> legitimate possibility that i will be winning the case. >> this video is proving to be a big distraction. >> everybody has their youtube moment. >> i'm sure i could state it more clearly. >> why not be the champion of tax reform? >> i think that part of the elements that he's talked about are. >> there have been repeated waves of incidents. >> suicide bombers at 7:00 a.m. >> the bread and b

they are image conscious is because a guy who died last week, steve sabol started nfl films.ythology and pathos and he did such a good job of convincing us with his camera shots and story telling elevating the nfl to a place beyond sport. the other huge reason why the nfl is so popular isn't accident, it's because it's so brutal. you can't play it more than once a week. everyone who knows about economics, scarcity correlates to demand. all other leagues schedule these games. nfl, one game a week. it's a special thing. you talk about it. that helps the nfl. >> i think football is broadcast gold, right? over the past 20 years it's become a production in and of itself. it's arguably better and funner to watch a football game on tv than to go to one. >> absolutely. yes, that's absolutely the case. and it's funny how the league is trying to deal with this scarcity issue while also making more money because now i find it's like there's the early game on sunday, late game, sunday night, monday night, thursday night. before you know it there's going to be seven nights a week you'll h

. >> steve sabol leading a company that recasted gritty sports into a grandiose idea. >> this infusionike the iphone 5. >> do i. >> is it worth the hype? >> i think it is. >> blue everyone azul. >> american notified 11,000 employees they could lose their jobs. >> bringing 1,200 new jobs. >> hello you hand something. >> they called me archie. >> i love a girl named archie. >> please leave your card, cell phone number. you might be a little nutty. >> gayle i wouldn't have known the magazine was out or that i was on the list if you hadn't called me. >> the national zoo said they have finally seen this baby panda. >> that's good news for mama bear. >> legitimate possibility i'll be winning this case. >> this video is proving to be a big distraction. >> everybody has their youtube moment. who cares about people. trust me i could state it more clearly. >> why not be the champion of tax reform? >> part of the elements he's talked about are. >> repeated waves of such incidents. >> suicide bomber -- >> bread and butter of afghan and nato troops patrolling side-by-side has been suspended. >> tem