in the broadcast booth. or maybe you know the name. madden. on the covers of a multibillion dollar video game franchise. whatever your connection to john madden, four in five americans know his name. the point remains his popularity across race, class, age, political affiliation, you name it, was and is a mighty rare thing. especially in an era we live in today of such bigger division. by now, you ve likely heard the sad news. he died last night unexpectedly at the age of 85. in the hours since, internet and air waves have nearly burst with words of praise shared with the world in multitudes. jerry jones said this, quote, this is a loss as big as the legendary that the legacy that john madden created, a legacy of love, love for family and football and for life. raiders radio broadcaster said this, madden s ability to deal with humans on their level and
2009. he also became the face of the popular madden video game franchise for younger generations. tonight in a statement, nfl commissioner roger goodell said there will never be another john madden. we will forever be indebted to him for all he did to make football and the nfl what it is today. hall-of-fame coach and broadcaster, john madden, was 85. we ll be right back. we have to be able to repair the enamel on a daily basis. with pronamel repair toothpaste, we can help actively repair enamel in its weakened state. it s innovative.
0 thank you all. that was great. appreciate it. all right, that is allen in on this tuesday night. condolences of course to harry reid s good evening, ayman. good evening. rachel has the night off and we start tonight with that very important breaking news. one of the things that was almost most surprising about the former senate majority leader harry reid was just how quiet he was. in fact, during interviews, it was not uncommon to be almost unable to hear him. that s how soft-spoken he actually was. but there was another side to harry reid in all of this. in fact, in the late 1970s, harry reid was the chair of the nevada gaming commission, overseeing the state s very important casinos. this is the story of a man who tried to bribe him from a new yorker profile back in 2005. in part, it reads, in july of 1978, a man named jack gordon, who was later married to latoya jackson, offered reid $12,000 to approve two new gaming devices for casino use. reid reported the attempted brib
sue bird going to her fifth olympics said that the squad learned that they are not a team quite yet. team usa has a little bit of time, they are seeking a seventh straight gold medal when they begin against nigeria on july 27. and while kansas parker didn t make the olympic team, she is still making history. she is the first woman to appear on the 2 k video game franchise. and she said that she is extremely honored to work with a company that is investing in women. and it speaks to how important visibility is. she called it a benchmark for women s back and it certainly is. nice to see you, thank you. and finally this morning, a good samaritan says he didn tic crashed into a home in salem with kids inside. driver who had been drinking hit a mail box that catapulted into a home and severely injured a
from our parade of papers the washington post, pandora will sell more than $to 30 million shares for capital spending. the news comes as apple plans to launch itunes radio next week. pandora is the most popular internet radio service and has more than 70 million users. new york times jpmorgan chase will settle a multibillion dollar trading scandal. it will pay $750 billion. fines will be paid to the government agencies in the u.s. and london. the bank s executives will also avoid prosecution. the wall street journal the highly-anticipated fifth installment of the popular grand theft auto video game franchise went on sale at midnight and is expected to be one of the best selling games of the year. now gta 5 is five years in the