the philadelphia eagles making it official. about an hour ago the team announced they signed disgraced quarterback michael vick to a one-year deal with an option for a second year. now, remember, vick spent 18 months in prison on federal dogfighting charges. larry smith is in philadelphia right now. clearly, the team is hoping this is going to be the beginning of a turnaround for i guess for them and for him, but i have to wonder what the fans are thinking. >> well, you know, we really don't know, christi. before i start, since you mentioned the fans, let me show you this. this morning's "philadelphia daily news" the headline telling everyone, michael vick is coming, hide your dogs. michael vick knows this is the kind of thing he will be facing throughout the rest of his nfl career which now will resume with the philadelphia eagles. ed wothe word inside, everybody deserves a second chance. the number one draft pick in the nfl being introduced and flanked by his new head coach andy reid and tony dungy who has served as a mentor f

>> i think that's the philadelphia eagles' decision to make. personally wouldn't hire him, not because of this, because he's an unstable guy. who knows what's going to be next. he knew it was against the law. he did it. he got into trouble. >> he's a good football player, though. >> hang on, one at a time, folks. >> he has a right to get a job and the philadelphia eagles have a right to hire him. some of the fans have a right not to show up because they don't like him. >> i would say that you're wrong. michael vick showed that he didn't have any regards for the wild but maybe he just didn't like government. he should be entitled to do whatever he wanted. >> dennis, what's going to happen? he's probably going to end up like john rocker, he played baseball for atlanta. he's going to implode. >> go ahead. paul? you want to get in? >> i think what you have here is an interesting dilemma because just a few days ago it was announced that dante stallworth, he had a vehicular manslaughter charge, suspended for a year. that sort of got swept under the ru

signing with the philadelphia eagles. the announcement just weeks after the league lifted his suspension. fox 5 dave feldman is live up in baltimore tonight. you were there for the skins- ravens preseason game. we'll get to that in a second. let's start off with the breaking news. >> reporter: yeah, brian. about michael vick with all the speculation ending, everyone wanted to know when. everyone wanted to know where. he's not getting coming -- not coming to washington to play for the skins but he is coming to washington at least twice a year. the announcement will be at a formal press conference tomorrow. he is an eagle. he was released from home confinement july 20. the n.f.l. commissioner roger goodell conditionally released his suspension. goodell said he would consider vick for full reinstatement by week six at the latest. here's what one fan in baltimore had to say. >> well, i'm just waiting for donovan mcnabb's to assault some more on her blog. it doesn't affect me too much. being the size of the city in philadelphia

the game. that's philadelphia. >> andy reid, the coach of the philadelphia eagles, no stranger to problems. have had run-ins with the law and drugs. did that play in addition to donovan mcnabb, into the decision for the eagles to bring michael vick on, or this was all about football? >> it absolutely had an effect. andy spoke at length about that last night. the eagle has a preseason game against the patriots, a preseason opener, and andy brought that subject up after the game which is very unusual for him. it's been a few years now since his sons ran into their difficulties with drugs and being arrested, and it's not a subject he willingly addresses very often with the media but he brought it up and talked about second chances and redemption, and clearly we learned today that he was the person who initiated all of this with the eagles. i said a little while ago, nobody in philadelphia was really thinking about this with michael vick. i don't think anybody in the eagles' organization was thinking about it, until andy brought it up last week and that context really has a lot to do with why h

. >>> michael vick is now playing for the philadelphia eagles, and he had something to say. horace holmes has more on what michael vick is saying. >> when talking about the past, he talked about an apology, and when he talked about the future, and how the plans to live his life, and he talked about second chances. he walked through the open door, promising to make the best of his second chance. >> you only get one shot at a second chance, and i am conscious of that. thn am on the am, itctive oe because that is part of the agreement. >> he was in jail for a dogfighting conviction. >> i should have took the initiative to stop and all, you know, and i did not. >> whereas that fell on -- words that fell on deawf ears for those protesting outside. >> killing animals winemaking millions in salary -- while making millions in salary. >> bad judgment. i think he is very determined to get it right, make things right. >> even basketball superstar lebron james in washington today showed his support for michael vick. >> if i a of an nfl franchise, i would definitely have signed him the da

. >> michael vick has signed with the philadelphia eagles. the quarterback has inked a two-year deal with the team. vick has just finished an 18-month prison sentence on federal dogfighting charges. >> today it's more expensive to fly american airlines. passengers will pay $5 more for their checked bags. it now costs $20 for a first checked bag and $30 for the second. flyers can avoid this latest price hike by prepaying for their bags online. >> well, it's been four decades ago it was a rural new york town that became the site of a cultural event that is still talked about today. >> this weekend is the 40th anniversary of woodstock. michelle franzen takes a look back at three days that became a defining moment for a generation. >> reporter: 40 years ago in a decade shaped by the vietnam

that's when the philadelphia eagles take on the jacksonville jaguars. not known exactly how much time he'll actually play. he was released from federal custody last month after serving 18 months for running a dogfi t dogfighting ring. he's allowed to play in the next two preseason games, but not in any regular season games yet. the nfl commissioner will decide by late october if vick will play during the regular season. if. >>> the town center of tulia,

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the city of philadelphia can be very hard on you. ultimately it's one of the best sports cities in america. it will stand by and support you if you do right. but if you do wrong, you do not want to be on their bad side. >> you make a great point, anthony, press, fans can be brutal in phillie. they booed santa one year, right? >> that's ancient history. but it's a town that is prone, i think, to either loving you or overloving you, or like stephen said, it can be very, very harsh. and it can bare its teeth. >> let me ask you this. michael vick busts out a ooh-yard touchdown run, is all forgiven at that point? >> yeah. you know, in the end, we're all pro-hypocrisy in sports. any moral stance that the sports fan has now will certainly dissipate if he's in the end zone, or if he leads them to a super bowl. and something happens with donovan mcnabb. >> steve, you say it's going to take a couple of touchdowns? >> no doubt about it. if donovan mcnabb struggles this quarterback, and e he did to the franchise, and negative off the field, i thi

three members of the philadelphia family. >>> the sun is shining over baltimore. let's look outside. clouds out there but a calm day so far. we're live with first-warning coverage. marty is in the out back but tim williams is here in the weather center. >> there are some clouds out there. showing you the satellite. what the cloud cover is and we see the sun peeking through. clouds are not overly heavy. we've seen rain but most offshore. we're seeing temperatures creeping up to around 80 degrees area-wide. 77 in cumberland and elkton. these dog days of summer are heating up. temperatures all around region around 80 degrees. that makes for a good night. more with marty. >> reporter: hi. thank you, tim. good afternoon, everybody. let's talk about what you might be doing tonight which would be the baltimore orioles and the an an and angels. could be some thunderstorms, game time temperature is going to be most comfortable around 80 degrees and weather will cooperate at camden yards throughout the weekend. we're going to seeain't the beer cold? we're going to wish it w

playing for the philadelphia eagles. a surprise. not so much if you think about it. their backup quarterback got hurt. and an established quarterback. not so much of a threat right now. >> if you are the redskins. that isn't something that you want to hear. >> turning to baseball. nationals taking on the cincinnati red. they did not have an answer for arrollo, or johnny gomes. bottom second. gomes facing ballister. this one is gone. a two-run bomb. one of three home runs. and gomes. red roll over the nationals. and if you combine the national score and redskins score. and 30-0. >> a shut out. >> not the end of the world. and going to got a whole lot better. >> it's got to. got to get a whole lot better. up next. something that will >>> textbooks may have gotten cheaper for college students. the publisher will start renting textbooks to students this summer. for prices less than retail pricesch that means students won't have to pay full price for books they won't need after one semester. initially the company will offer several hundred titles. students who read a book

i'm doing what i need to do. >> michael vick at the philadelphia eagles training facility. he's been signed by the eagles, i believe it's a two-year deal. i'll check that with larry smith in just a moment and i know everyone watching this will have an opinion of what they've seen here from michael vick and we'll answer the question for themselves whether there was enough contrition. did the apology that you heard feel sincere to you. couple questions now we'll take to cnn sports larry smith, who is outside of that training facility and had a chance to hear michael vick's comments and, larry, let me start with some basic stuff here and then we'll drill down a little bit more. remind us again, we heard some of the reasons cited by michael vick from tony dungy and andy reid, but why the eagles? >> why the eagles signing him? as they mentioned before, the organization is a winning organization and they did their due diligence, including talking to the nfl commissioner roger goodell to get a sense of where michael vick's head was and tony dungy played an role and i was at the cou

he is joining one of the redskins' biggest rival, the philadelphia eagles. late reaction to this news coming out. >> michael vick has signed a contract tonight with the eagles. when it was announced during the redskins game, it got a mixed reaction. the bottom line, michael vick is back in the national football league. the news hit the stadium just before halftime. michael vick is back after serving 23 months following a federal dogfighting condition. -- conviction. >> it does not mean anything. >> he was perhaps the lead's most exciting player. most teams said they were not interested after he was allowed into that le last month. >> everybody deserves a second chance. >> i think he should have went on with the redskins. it is a mistake. >> this man thinks his football future is bright. once the season begins the commissioner says he will consider michael vick for full reinstatement by a weak six. week seven the eagles play the washington redskins. at the stadium, it was not a good lot -- and night for the washington redskins, and we will have all the highlig

late tonight he signed a contract to play for the philadelphia eagles. the star quarterback has also broken his silence about his roam in an illegal dog fighting ring. in an exclusive interview with "60 minutes," vic tells james brown that he accepts full responsibility for his actions. >> it was wrong, j.b., and, you know, i feel tremendous hurt behind what happened, and i should have took the initiative to stop it all, and i didn't. i didn't step up. i wasn't a leader. >> vic also spoke about his time in prison and admitted he cried at night in his cell. you can see the full interview on "60 minutes" this sunday at 7:00. >>> the excitement of nfl football returned to baltimore tonight. the ravens opened up there' preseason schedule. kai jackson joins us live from federal hill with the fans reaction as the rival redskins came to town. >> reporter: that's right, the lights in the distance behind us, that's the stadium still in operation. the baltimore ravens regular season begins in earnest one month from tonight, but fans aren't waiting that long to get

alina cho looking at vick's deal with the philadelphia eagles along with reaction from fans and animal rights groups. >>> pointed questions and heated tempers from town to town. the health care debate rages on. the road for members of congress. the town hall meetings have been taking place. the president steps back to the fray. he's headed to montana for another meeting on health care reform. correspondents are fanned out across the nation tracking every side of the debate. >>> we begin with major developments in the deadly midair crash over the hudson river. for this morning, for the first time, we're seeing the moment of impact. the tragic collision caught on home video by an italian tourist and obtained by nbc news. the images offer incredible insight to what went wrong. a warning that some of you will find the images incredibly difficult to watch. oh, my god. oh, my god. >> nine people die in that crash. when you slow down the footage, you can see the aircraft attempting to turn and climb at the last second only to clip the helicopter with its right wing. this morning, nearly a wee

he agreed to a two-year contract with the philadelphia eagles. >> the team is holding a news conference right now. and that's tony speaking on his behalf. >> when he talked to mike, he asked me if i would come onboard on behalf of the league in a formal role, and i was happy to do that. i was excited to see what would transpire. when he got reincited several people called me, several coaches called me about my dealings with mike. we had a long conversation about where i felt where mike was. i am proud of the philadelphia eagles. i know they did not do this as a charity measure. they feel like mike will help their football team and be a weapon for them. and they also stepped out to give a man a second chance. i think that's important. i have done a lot of work with inmates and ex-offenders for the last 13 years, and the last project i was involved was getting together with the mayor there on a re-entry program. we have roughly 4,000 inmates every year that come back into the city of indianapolis, and marion county there. and those young men made mistakes, and they need to come back and b

be closely watched. >> we want to know what you think about michael vick being picked up by the philadelphia eagles. go to our website, wbaltv.com. >>> the baltimore ravens beat the redskins in the season opener last -- pre-a season opener last night. joe flacco and the running back made the most of their time in the first quarter. the team takes on the jets in the next pre-season skirmish on august 24. >>> immediately following the newscast, go to our website. pete gilbert will have a live chat about last night's game. join in at 12:30. >>> remembering eunice kennedy shriver -- family and friends say a final goodbye to the woman, best known for starting the special olympics. and an illinois man sentenced are you making it easier for bacteria to grow on your dentures? you are if you use toothpaste instead of soaking them in polident. toothpaste is abrasive on dentures look, scratches where bacteria can collect and grow and bacteria can cause bad breath that's why i recommend replacing toothpaste with polident. only polident is proven to clean without scratching and kills 99.9% of odor causin

in sports, after weeks of speculation, the philadelphia eagles have decided to roll the dice and give a second chance to troubled quarterback michael vick. here's nbc's bill seward with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> hi, everybody. michael vick is back in the national football league. former falcons quarterback spent 18 months in prison for running a dogfighting ring. vick has been out of football since 2006 and will back up mcnabb in philadelphia. vick's new team, eagles, hosting tom brady and the patriots. brady hasn't taken a snap since injuring his knee 11 months ago but looks pretty good in his first start back. one of his two td bunches. brady's bunch beats the eagles, 27-25. rematch of steelers and cardinals. typical preseason game. starter nowhere to be found. undrafted rookie redmond stole the show with two rushing touchdowns for the champs. steel curtain comes down hard on the cardinals. the start of a new era for tony romo and the raiders. no t.o., no problem. he connects with his bff whitten for the score. up 7-3 early. it's not enough. raiders come back t

what do you think of the philadelphia eagles' decision to sign michael vick? e-mail us watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> a baltimore county man is in police custody after they say he attacked his wife with a hack et. -- hatchet. fortunately the woman was not hurt. the suspect faces charges of domestic assault. >> today president obama embarks on a tour of public health care. >> the president is going to take a family vacation, but first he'll hold a town hall meeting. >> president obama heads west on a health care reform meeting. >> one poll shows his efforts in trouble. >> rationing happens now. >> 34% of americans tell u.s.a. today that they are now sympathetic to protesters. 21% say less so. gingrich wants more town -- newt gingrich wants more town halls. some say the president is pushing everything from abortion to euthenasia in his reform plan. >> we're trying to stop those -- the misinformation. >> the add pays for the doctors teaming up with the major union to back the president. >> it means you can't be denied coverage for a preexisting condition or dropped if

michael vick signed a two-year deal with the philadelphia eagles. he hasn't played since 2006 since running a dog fighting ring in virginia and serving two years. he has ban loud to sign with the team but he's prohibited from all games except the last two preseason games. he said he would consider full reason statement by vick by week six at the latest. that brings us to our "water cooler question of the day." what do you think of the philadelphia eagles' decision to re-sign michael vick? >> a former howard county school employee will spend 16 months behind bars. robert douglas john ston plead guilty to having a two-year relationship with a 15-year-old -- now 17-year-old -- student. he has been a howard county school employee for 40 years. >> the time now 35:37. -- 5:37. you pro probably know how much doing nothing can affect your health? >> plus, can't seem to wake up in the morning zph -- morning? >> this is more like you. do you sleep for three hours and feel like the energizer bunny when you wake up? >> some people can function on a few hours of

people for the ethical treatment of animals said they are "disappointed that the philadelphia eagles have chosen to sign a man who hanged dogs from trees, electrocuted them with jumper cables." but the humane society said "we look forward to working together to combat the dog fighting problem in philadelphia and nationwide." vick has agreed to speak out against animal cruelty, and the team says he had better do it well. >> if we don't have an extremely proactive player here, off the field, then this is a terrible decision. >> reporter: but in a sports-crazed town like philadelphia, the eagles didn't hire vick just to crusade for animal rights. >> if he doesn't play well, if the eagles lose, it's not going to matter what he does in the community, it'll be a failure. >> reporter: vick hasn't played organized football in two years. he takes the practice field tomorrow for the first time. no one knows how he'll play, or what position he'll play. technically he's still under suspension by the nfl, but the commissioner promises to decide whether to let him play by week six. charlie? >> john

michael vick is back in the nfl, signing with the philadelphia eagles. we'll look at what this means for the team's image and the nfl. this is "the call" on cnbc. >>> all right. stocks are at a loss this morning, on weaker than expected economic data. i don't know, consumer sentiment was light, industrial production up for the first time in eight or nine months. the dow, however, off about 1.5%, down 132 points. the s&p following dutifully behind, down 14.90. the nasdaq also lighter. by whatever it's lighter by. 32 points. all down 1.5%. oil prices, however, are on the soft side, as melissa francis correctly predicted to me just a few moments ago. $68.66 gee whiz, trish, production up for the first time since last fall. consumer prices flat. doesn't look so bad to me. of. >> hey, well, you know, there is this mixed data, larry and i think that's what has some folks confused right now. you had a lot of positive data last week in terms of the unemployment reports, in terms of gdp. also saw better than expected productivity reports, which tends to happen at

michael vick has become the hot topic now that he has seened with the philadelphia eagles. faces the unique future of not only finding his way back into the groove on the football field but fighting through the inevitible p.r. fallout that will follow him in the weeks and days ahead. if the nfl has taught us anything, players who do in fact change their behavior do in fack get the second chance they are gooth looking for, the second chance michael vick is looking for now. >> there was a point in a life before i was convicted or before the allegations even came out where i knew it was wrong and i felt it was wrong. i was conscious of the fact it was wrong, and today i have to deal with that shame and that embarrassment. >> two rounds left in the pga championship, but it looks over already. tiger woods in complete control. here's woods on six with a beautiful birdie put. put him at 5 under. then on the back 9 tiger pulled away. harrington with a birdie on 16. tiger woods seven under. four strokes ahead of harrington and four others. tiger woods in the previous eight times he

michael vck is set to take the field once again as a member of the philadelphia eagles. eal he reach and reaction from one of his new teammates. also ahead a scare that shuts down part of a d.c. neighborhood involving a mailbox. is all coming up as fox 5 morning news continues. it is now 6:27.  female announcer: from jennifer, while supplies last, this luxurious microfiber sofa and chair for just $399. our most dramatic offer ever both pieces, just $399. while pplies last. from jennifer: you don't have to spend a lot to have good taste. >>> fox 5 is following some breaking news this morning. a hit and run accident has killed man in southeast washington. it happened as that man was trying to cross suitland parkway about #:00 this morning. he was hit on the parkway near stanton road. right now, police are looking for a small blue or black car. they say it should have significant damage to the windshield and also the right side mirror is possibly missing. >>> we want to check in with tony with another look at the forecast for this friday morning. >> today wil

the eagles, though, already taking a pr hit for signing the head lynn in the philadelphia daily news, hide your dogs and what are they thinking on the back. over 100 media members and 24 cameras were vick's press conference. the most media at the eagles practiceil fitacny facility in . the 29 year old was remorseful and seems to be saying all of the right things. >> i committed, you know, an act that was cruel and it was -- unethical. it was --ou know, it was inhumane and, you know, so i understand to a certain degree. but, you know, our country is a country of second chances and, you know, i paid my debt to society. i spent two years in prison. away from my fiancee, my mom, my family. away from my two kids. and that was a humbling experience. and i can't, you know, explain how deeply hurt and, you know, how sorry, you know, i was, you know, once, you know, everything went down and hi to explain to my three kids what had happened. what transpired to me and it was because of daddy's faults. >> michael vick will be eligible to play in the regular season. no later than week six. the eagl

the three-time all pro quarterback is heading to the redskins' rival, the philadelphia eagles to be the backup quarterback for starter donovan mcnabb. philly has a reputation for being a rather unforgiving sports town, though, and rosemary connors is joining us live from philadelphia where vick is expected to be introduced in just a few hours. good morning, rosemary. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. we're here live at the four seasons hotel in center city, philadelphia, where he's rumored to be staying. we haven't laid eyes on him yet. he's expected to give a press conference later today with the eagles. he will most likely serve as backup to donovan mcnabb. that's an opportunity that head coach andy reid says vick deserved. he talked about it last night at a press conference. donovan mcnabb also spoke at the pet conference. he said, look, i'm a dog lover. i understand folks out there are dog lovers. however, vick has served his time. we need to look past and move on from here. donovan mcnabb also spoke about what vick's role will be on the team. there's been some speculation ab

it set an alert to the secret service, who contacted officials in philadelphia. r is still on the job, but could face disciplinary action. in tonight's consumer alert, more job cuts are on the way for delta air lines. the weak economy has caused a drop in demand for air travel, costing the company billions of dollars. the company cut more jobs and capacity on its flights. this comes after delta announced the loss of $257 million for the second quarter. the company did not say how many positions would be cut or when. >> now your 11 insta-weather + forecast. >> as far as comfortable weather is concerned, today is going to be the better day of the two for the weekend. we are looking for lots of heat and humidity to move in. if you like rain showers are pushing into portions of maryland and showing up in downtown baltimore. not a lot of that is reaching the ground. it is evaporated in the air and that is leading to high humidity levels. plenty of heat and humidity across the southwest. a stiff wind is going to be bringing in more heat and humidity. we are at 79 degree

the philadelphia eagles signed vick to a two-year death worth 6.6 million dollars. vick has been out of football since 2006 and he was convicted of conspiracy in running a dog-fighting ring. under the terms of his initial suspension, he cannot appear in games until approved. that brings us to our "water cooler question of the day." what do you think of the eagles' decision to sign michael vick? e-mail us your answers at -- >> the h1n1 has claimed another life. it comes from the washington suburbs and according to the sbeshes suburbs they had underlying medical conditions which contributed to the death. health officials are warning people to take advantage of vaccines when they become available. >> a former band director at a howard county school spent a year and a haffer behind bars for sexually abusing a student. robert douglas john ston had all but 18 months of his nine-year term suspended for the two-year relationship he had the student. he must register as a sex offender. >> we have a couple updates to two stories brault to you by our i-team. you may remember the

vick's new team will be the philadelphia eagles. originally one of the 26 teams that said they wouldn't sign the 29-year-old. vick was once the league's highest paid player before being suspended in 2006 and convicted a year later of running a dogfighting ring. he served an 18-month sentence and just two weeks ago his suspension was lifted. fans at last night's preseason game had mixed reactions. >> i think he paid his debt. i mean i have no phlegm. he served two years in jail. i don't know why with this team. >> i think it's horrible. playing in the national football league is a privilege not for a person who would murder innocent animals. >> the head coach says vick wants to get his career back on track but that he also wants to show he has changed. >> should prove to people on the other side of that the human side of tt the outside of football side of that that he's chosen the right and going to do the right things. >> reporter: vick will likely take the field in preseason games late they are month a surprising and controversial c

. >>> michael vick soring high with the philadelphia eagles. it's our big story this morning. >> he just left pron for his role in a dogfighting ring and the blogs are buzzing this morning. gurvir joining us with more. >> people wondering if he would land with any team and again he's going to philly. philly known for having some of the toughest not so nice fans but some people say it lost its reputation by signing vick. the eagles coach feels otherwise. >> he's back in the nfl. he has signed a year, $1.6 million deal. if he's around for 2 years he gets $5.2 million. a hard thing to swallow for the fans. >> it's a disgrace and i came to talk about. >> i don't think you'll be able to forget about it. it will be in the back of your mind. >> reporter: he was convicted in august of 2007 for conspiracy and was sentenced to 24 months in prison and was released after 18 months. he he was suspended by the nfl. he can now practice -- practice and play in the last two preseasogames. he could be fully reinstated in week six. >> he's an awesome player. i'm a

the philadelphia eagles took a chance on him yesterday. he signed a two-year deal with the team last month. nfl commissioner roger goodell paved the way by granting a conditional reinstatement of the league. under that agreement vick is a howed to work out with the eagles. the commissioner has said he could be fully reinstated by week six of the nfl season. i believe in second chances. michael vick has paid his debt. more importantly, his new coach andy reid thinks so too. >> we give people an opportunity. as long as they've taken the right steps, they're given an opportunity. and that's what -- again, that's what makes this country such a great thing. and the national football league such a great thing. >> i want to know what you think. are you ready to give michael vick a second chance? "a" for yes, "b" for know to 622639. joining me, stephen a. smith, journalist and commentator. how big of a chance, how big of a risk, are the eagles taking on him, stephen? >> first of all, i personally don't think it's a big risk because he's already pai

. >>> michael vick hit the practice field with the philadelphia eagles over the weekend. we'll hear what he is saying about his time in prison and guilt he feels over the crime he committed. >>> start y off with a view from above. it looks like a pretty sunrise on this monday morning, august 17th. it is 7 # take right now. good morning. thank you for waking up with fox 5 morning news. >>> tropical storm claudette made landfall along florida's handle just before #:00 this morning. >> it is expected to dump three to six inches of run with isolated areas getting amuch as 10 inches. forecaster are keeping an eye on hurricane bill. first hurricane of the 2009 atlantic soap. the national hurricane center expects bill will get stronger and could become a major hurricane by wednesday. >> hurricane season started on june 1st but it is kind of late in the season to be getting any kind of tropical activity and we've got a lot of it. >> it is actually not late in the season. >> is it not? >> the peak is like november. >> no, no, no, the peak is now into september. >> i was wrong all

his new team is going to be the philadelphia eagles. fans, how are the other players reacting to this? hi, rafer. >> good morning, robin. this is not the team we expected to sign him and this is a lot more money than i expected him to get right off the bat. it seems it will work from a football standpoint. whether it works from a business standpoint, that's a whole other deal. vick will start backing up quarterback donovan mcnabb. andy reid is behind this. the salary is 1.6 million the first year, the second year an option for 5 million. mcnabb was pushing for this. >> i pretty much lobbied for him coming here, because i feel everyone deserves a second chance and what better place to come to than here where we bond together in tough times. >> one texted, the eagles have the right to higher vick and i have the right not to support the eagles and so do their sponsors. an anonymous text says, vick is an idiot. i'm no longer an eagles fan. keep him off the tv! we give you the news, you give us your views. text to 45688. we have a facebook p

to officially announce his deal with the philadelphia eagles. we'll take a listen right now. >> i want to do whatever is necessary and be the best ambassador for the nfl and the community. i want to send a special thanks to my family, my fiance and my mom, my dad, everybody who was influential in helping me change as an individual. i want to say thank you to the commissioner goodell, i want to say thank you to tony -- tony dungy, who is serving as my mentor, also being influential in my walk and helping redefine me as an individual and just giving me the proper advice and being there and having open dialogue with me at all times. i want to say thank you to my agent joe siegal, who has been there through the ups and downs and through the hardest times of my life. judy smith as well as other people who have contributed in my comeback. once again, i know everybody is thinking why philadelphia, first off i think it's one of the flagship organizations, great tradition, great staff, great organization. it's a great place and i just want to be a part of

the mid atlantic. brought rain overnight outside d.c., right outside philadelphia too. the showers in the lower hudson valley, through new england. show you those in a second. the front snakes its way through the southeast. so the humid air has been pushed to the south. now more or less southern georgia, florida and coastal carolinas. this is the canadian high. that means beautiful, nice weather. so as that low moves off the coast, you can see some of the rain we had between philadelphia and harrisburg. showers through the poconos, the lower hudson valley, right across connecticut and central mass along the pike we have showers too. but nothing that's too bad. later on today, that will be gone. the only storms will be down here in the southeast. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. as i mentioned, beautiful today in pittsburgh all the way to louisville. low to mid-80s. low humidity. gorgeous summer weather. it will be kind of stormy from myrtle beach to charleston. watch out this afternoon, some strong storms. tha

the animal rights group saying they were, quote, disappointed the philadelphia eagles have chosen to sign a man who hanged dogs from trees. vick, who was once the nfl's highest paid player with the atlanta falcons, acknowledged he has a lot of work to do on and off the field. >> playing in the nfl is a privilege and not a right. >> reporter: as the season gets under r under way the, the debate is sure to rage whether it was right to let him play again. kristen dahlgren, nbc news. ff while many are soundin o on this story, o it e, e onbswee, one person writes in day -- na --llfipehiy, trss s nkon >>> a north carolina tv station is reporting former senator john edwards will admit that he's the father of a former campaign worker's child. last august, edwards admitted to having an affair with rooel hunter, a woman that served as a videographer with his 2008 presidential campaign. edwards has denied fathering hunter's now 18-month-old daughter. but according to wral, edwards will admit that he is the father. as early as today. this comes as a federal grand jury is investigating whether cam

day, dan. >> you might want to bring the umbrella for that. >> unfortunately philadelphia looks pretty well. >> thank you, bill. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. >>> at the box office this weekend, pretty simple, whoever gets closest to $20 million wins. first, there's the reigning champ, quentin tarantino's "inglourious basterds." so "inglourious basterds" should earn somewhere under $19 million. how much under, that is the key. the big challenger, the final destination. it's horror. it's a popular franchise. it will be in 3d and they get to charge more for that. it could make it to $20 million or not. the pretender, writer/director rob zombie's halloween 2, this is simple. you're a horror fan. are you going to see a remake or an original where all the kids die in completely bizarre, unique and coincidental ways? halloween 2 will be third this in the $15 million range. finally, taking woodstock, that goes nationwide this weekend as well. >>> this comes in wcau nbc 10 in philadelphia, where four giant on thor pups made their adorable publ

vick has signed a one-year deal with the philadelphia eagles. it's the 29-year-old's first time back in the big leagues sense 2006. that's when he pleaded guilty to felony dogfighting charges. an official announcement from the team is expected later this morning, and we will have complete reaction coming up to this in about 20 minutes. >> have to wonder what the fans think there. >> they're talking, that's for sure. it's 5:07, 72 degrees here in rosslyn this friday. >> and still to come on "good morning washington" -- do you know what your kids are looking at online? we've got the latest google trend for kids. >> and happy friday. meteorologist adam caskey live in downtown rockville, currently checking in at 71 degrees. talk about the forecast coming up >> but first, jim russ has another check of your friday morning commute. it's friday. you're watching "good morning >> we are following breaking news out of southeast. right now d.c. police are on the scene of a deadly hit-and-run accident on suitland parkway. police say a man was struck and kille

he's a member of the philadelphia eagles, conditional pending the decisions of the commissioner of football, commissioner roger good dell. he will be allowed to play in two exhibition games and could be activated by early as the fit or sixth game. our panel in washington, james brown. he interviewed michael yesterday on "60 minutes." host of cbs' the nfl today. his book comes out next month. also in washington, john goodwin, president of humane society of the united states. manages the animal fighting campaign. works regularly with law enforcement agencies on dogfighting issues. here in l.a., lisa lang, senior vice president for peta, people for the ethical treatment of animals. in philadelphia, phil sheridan, sports columnist of "the philadelphia enquirer." let's take a look at a clip of vick's interview yesterday. watch. >> the first day i walked into prison and they slammed that door, i knew, you know, the magnitude of the decisions that i made and the poor judgment and what i, you know, allowed to happen to the animals and, you know, there's no way of explaining, you know, the hurt and

. >> the big announcement there from the philadelphia eagles that michael vick will return to footballn their team. this after he was booted out of the game in disgrace, locked in prison for crimes related to dog fighting. how did they take the news in the team's hometown? check out the headline from the "philadelphia daily news." hide your dogs. ouch. what do you do when you need an image maker and want a comeback in public life, you sit down for one-of-one television interview. of course. here is what he said last sunday on "60 minutes." >> the first day i walked into the prison, and they slammed that door, i knew, you know, the magnitude of the decisions that i made. and the poor judgment. and with an i allowed to happen to the animals. no way explaining the hurt and the guilt i felt. that was the reason i crashed so many nights. that put it all in perspective. >> michael vick there. cal, a lot of pr people said from pr stand point it was perfect. hit the right notes. will it work? >> we'll see. a cynic would say he's mouthing the word, he didn't mean it. james brown did a great job

signing a deal with the philadelphia eagles. vick spent 19 months in federal prison on dog-fighting charges. he spoke out for the first time and said he's glad to have a second chance in the nfl. >> i was wrong for what i did. everything that happened at this point in time in my life was wrong and unnecessary and to this day, i can't understand why was involved in such pointless activity. >> vick signed a one-year deal with the eagles with an option for a second year. dave ross has the sports edge now on michael vick. from a -- where is he going to be? i stormed out in outer space. there you are. from a football standpoint, we heard a lot of rumor, buffalo, perhs the redskins, the ravens, why philly? it's ironic, brian. philadelphia was not one of the teams report interested in vick two weeks ago and came out of the blue. makes sense since dominic mcnabb is an aging quarterback, he's been out of the game for two years, he might have fresh legs for the two years he spent in prison, ironilly and could be younger in football. >> and

they share a bar with the ultmans outside philadelphia. en, his brother daniel and his teenaged son douglas were killed in the small plane that collided with the helicopter. both families are searching for answers among new disturbing allegations opinion an air-traffic controller who was handling the piper airplane was on the phone with his girlfriend at the time of the crash. according to a source with knowledge of the investigation. what the faa in a statement calls, quote, inappropriate conversations. and there's more. the faa says the air-traffic controller's supervisor was not in the building at the time as required. our source says the air-traffic controller had already cleared the plane for takeoff from teterboro airport in new jersey before talking with his girlfriend. the ntsb says the plane had been handed off electronically to the next tower down the line in newark, and then the plane disappeared from radar. the faa calls the conduct of the controller and his boss unacceptable but says, quote, we have no reason to believe at this

he is getting a second chance, signed to a contract with the philadelphia eagles. and he is promising he will not disappoint on or off the field. but already his fresh start is running into some push back. our report tonight from nbc's ron allen. >> reporter: michael vick's appearance today as the newest member of the philadelphia eagles met with mixed response. most of it negative. >> i am appalled. >> he doesn't deserve to be playing at all. >> reporter: the local paper warning "hide your dogs" and asking "what are they thinking?" a subdued vick told reporters he was thinking about redemption. >> i made some mistakes done some terrible things, made a horrible mistake. and now i want to be part of the solution and not the problem. >> reporter: vick has just finished serving 18 months in federal prison for bankrolling a dog fighting ring that many animals did not survive. >> sack michael vick! his crime sparked angry protests. >> sack michael vick! >> reporter: the nfl suspended him indefinitely. a humiliating fall for a star quarterback once the league's highest pa

formally introduced as the newest member of the philadelphia eagles. >> i know it's a privilege and not a right. i want to do whatever is necessary and be the best ambassador for the n.f.l. as we all know in the past, i made some mistakes, made a horrible mistake. and now i want to be part of the solution and not the problem. >> reporter: while vick wants to prove he's a changed man, some people don't believe he should be back in the league at all. >> people were disappointed to learned eagles had chosen this kind of guy who hung dogs from trees and electrocuted and drowned them because they didn't perform well enough in the dogfighting ring. we're worried about the message it might send to fans, especially young people who care about animals and don't want them harmed. >> i'm proud of the philadelphia eagles. i know they didn't do this as a charity measure. they feel like mike is going to help their football team and be a weapon for them, but they the stepped out to give a man a second chance. >> reporter: the man who gave vick that second chance, the eagles owner wrestled with that de

michael vick has sign add two- year deal -- signed a two-year deal with the philadelphia eagles. the washington redskins will see him twice a year and at least once at fed ex field. they will have a morning press conference tomorrow in philadelphia, but michael vick's two-year ban from the game of football is now over. he will be playing football one more time. vick was released from home confinement july 20. an n.f.l. commissioner -- and n.f.l. commissioner roger goodell lifted his suspension. can he take part in workouts and play in the final two proseen games. -- preseason games. here are what some fans in baltimore had to say about michael vick coming back to football. >> i was shocked when i saw that but they have to do what they have to do. i think it fits the eagles real well. >> [ indiscernible ] it really doesn't affect me too much being the size of the city and philadelphia, they don't have too many dogs running around. they have a leash law. i think he should fit in all right. >> i have no problem with t. he's served his time. i don't know if he still has gas in the tan

was released and just announced now has been signed by the philadelphia eagles. one of the conditions he got mentoring from this man, the man you're seeing there, tony dungy. not only an impressive coach, but also an -- an award-winning author. we may hear shortly from michael vick himself. >> a long conversation about where i felt mike was and i'm just really happy that things turned out this way. i'm proud of the philadelphia eagles. i know they didn't do this as a charity measure. they feel like mike is going to help their football team and be a weapon for them. but they also stepped out to give a man a second chance and i think that's important. i've done a lot of work with in ex-offends in tamp at last 15 years. the last case i was involved in in indianapolis was getting together with mayor there on a re-entry program. we have roughly 4,000 inmates every year that come back into the city of indianapolis and marion county there and we wanted to structure some things to make it easier for those young men who have made mistakes, to come back and be productive. a