pbs newshour, 35 years after robert macneil and jim lehrer launched their first pbs share together. presenters include diane sawyer, dan rather, katie couric, and lester holt. this event is two hours and 20 minutes. those of you in this room represent the very best in broadcast journalism. at a time when the economy has had a terrific impact on the budget and staff of the companies you work for, your pursuit of excellence is undiminished as is evidenced by the materials submitted for any consideration. we commend each and everyone of you for your hard work and dedication to your craft. i am personally delighted that this year s chairman of ward will go to pbs newshour yes, you can applaud. [applause] and beat for people who played major roles in its development robert macneil, jim lehrer, les crystal, and windslow. [applause] four more years than some had you had been alive, for 35 years these dedicated people have proven that quality journalism is designed to keep a
edwards was benched in the first quarter because of a dui. his first grab, a 67-yard touchdown. jets were up 21-17. down to the final wire. final seconds. dolphins needing a touchdown. chad henny picked off in the end zone. the jets won it 31-23. michael vick proved that he should be the eagles starting quarterback. threw three touchdowns and ran for another against the panthers. philly fans quickly forgetting about mcnabb. the eagles won, 28-3. cowboys finally got in the win column. romo found williams twice for touchdowns. this one 63 yards down the sidelines. they beat the texans 27-13. to minnesota where adrian peterson and the vikings finally hit their stride. peterson ripped off an 80-yard touchdown run in the third to put the game out of reach. vikings caged the lions, 24-10, their first victory this season. the falcons had luck in new orleans. the saints garrett hartley missed a 29-yarder for the win. that opened the door for atlanta s matt bryant to put the game away right
and we begin this morning with on the brink. this morning several states in the midwest are trying to stay dry as rivers there are rising to dangerous levels. the situation is particularly precarious along the wisconsin river where one levee built in the 1890s is failing. while it hasn t collapsed, officials don t consider it safe. they recommend evacuation and have warned residents that if the levee breaks, emergency vehicles including police, fire and ambulances will not be able to reach those who stay behind. fortunately water levels are beginning to recede elsewhere in wisconsin where a state of emergency had been declared in several counties. this morning s new york times is reporting that federal officials are seeking broader authority to hunt down criminal and terror suspects on the internet. they want congress to have companies to design their network so fbi officials can monitor suspects if the companies are served with a wiretap order. right now those services u
make landfall. it is moving to the north at about five miles per hour. lisa is the 12th named storm of the season. meanwhile, waves from hurricane igor are being blamed for a drowning death in north carolina. 21-year-old curt murray died while surfing yesterday off the beach town of surf city. this as officials in bermuda continue to assess the damage. you see right here, igor now weakening as it heads north into the atlantic. and canada as well. all right. time for some football, mr. kilmeade. monday night football. they keep playing it on monday nights. saints visit san francisco. let s see what s happened. there were some ceremonies going on. they retired hall of famer jerry rice s number. raiders retired on that and kind of blacked that out. this game went down to the wire. fourth quarter super bowl champs they were up. they get a two point conversion and it looks like time would be running out and we go into overtime when garrett hartley
in absolute shock. they say 22-year-old sami samir hassoun seemed like a normal guy. they say he was a nice guy. however, federal officials say he had a dark side and a deadly plan. one that included killing mayor daley. i was in shock. i could never expect that from him. he didn t look like that kind of a man. eva works a few doors down from this man. 22-year-old sami samir hassoun who was arrested saturday in wrigleyville after allegedly plotting to set off a bomb as hundreds left the packed rock concert just after midnight. he didn t look like that kind of a person. reporter: but according to the fbi, he was that kind of person. officials say a year long investigation says he had plans to blow up willis tower. set off car bombs around the city and kill mayor daley so an associate of his can take control of the city. his neighbors don t think he was serious. he just big mouth. just talking. just talking? i thought. bluffing? probably. had he ever mention