run list signing autographs today. he once denied ever using steroids, then denied using them after 20034. now he s suspended for allegedly using them since then. accused of having ties to b biogenesis. a. rod drew a suspension without pay. late today he spoke to reporters. i m fighting for my life. i have to defend myself. if i don t defend myself no one will. he play during his appeal. he s playing tonight in chicago, where jason carroll joins us. b.j. quinn has been following this story. when we saw alex rod reegs ez walk into the room about an hour or so ago, he seemed to be holding back emotion. it was also evasive, in terms of answering specific questions. in terms of whether he used
saturday morning for christmas eve. i m t.j. holmes. thanks for spending a part of your day with us. are you going to be one of those? are you going to be out there, the day before christmas, with you last-minute shoppers, it never fails. that retail rush is on. allison, they opened three hours ago, that mall where you are. things have steadily started to pick up. what are you seeing now, a rush to ship? it s you know, the rush is slowly moving forward here. you can see it s getting more crowded here now. a lot of procrastinators out. but they re also bargain hunting. this is a great time to find a really good deal. although it s been a relatively strong shopping season so far, the reality is retailers are stuck with a lot of merchandise. they re offering really big discountes and deep discounts because they don t want to be stuck with a lot of merchandise on their shelves. they re trying to move this merchandise. once christmas happens, after christmas, they have to mark