they didn't win when they had it. >> okay. >> and forget about randy moss. move on. >> and you are worked up about this. >> that's right. >> and you're wrong. the minnesota vehicles and this is-- vikes. this is why. >> why? >> they're on the cusp of winning a super bowl because they have a hall of-of-fame quarterback bret farve and adrian peterson. [ indiscernible ] >> they going to get rice back in a few weeks. he's banked up. when they get him back, you have single coverage everywhere else and they going to be be running. >> you're wrong. randy moss, and washed up. >> great move, i would -- . >> and let's talk about changes. >> yes. >> and talk about changing the wizards basketball and name it something else. >> yeah. >> and -- i do what i do. >> and if you ever change the names? >> yes. >> what would you change? >> the washington wizards. >> yes. >> first and foremost. >> yeah. >> and nobody likes the name wizards. before we go further, let's make a change. >> okay. >> and i have three names. >> okay. >> and right now. >> okay. >> and i like it. >> and th

moss is feeling minnesota again. plus, phillies, a's, roy halladay the second no-hitter in major league history in his playoff debut. your firsting "first look" on msnbc. from active duty, i went to a military officer hiring conference. it was kind of like speed dating. there were 12 companies that i was pre-matched with, but walmart turned out to be the best for me. sam walton was in the military, and he understood the importance of developing your people. it's an honor to be in a position of leadership at walmart. i'm captain tracey lloyd, and i work at walmart. ♪ >>> welcome back to fitter look. i'm veronica de la cruz. ace roy halladay made his postseason debut last night. >> reporter: good morning. debut fort ages. in his first career playoff start, roy halladay pitched a no-hitter against the reds. he dominated from the start. struck out one. just won the entire game. lined a shot to left. johnny couldn't make the play. up 2-0. after two, never looked back. we go to the ninth. phelps grounded out. there it is

>>> randy moss is on the move. yankeesrally and the phillies roy hall lay da makes baseball history. you're watching "early today." >> goomorning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> dozens of the police officers in puerto rico a facing drug trafficking and weapons charges after being arrested in what the fbi called its biggest crackdown on police corruption in its history. in all, 89 law enforcement officers and 44 others were detained yesterday with many accused of providing armed security for cocaine dealerses. >>> authorities in nevada have arrested a woman for allegedly kidnapping her daughter 25 years ago. the break in the case came after the now 31-year-old daughter tried to apply for a marriage license. >>> in an effort to fight obesity, new york governor patterson and michael bloomberg are looking to ban residents to use food stamps to buy soda and other drinks. >>> and after a painstaking six-year effort, ientists in australia a

>>> randy moss is on the move. yankees rally and the phillies roy hall lay da makes baseball history. you're watching "early today." >> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> dozens of the police officers in puerto rico are facing drug trafficking and weapons charges after being arrested in what the fbi called its biggest crackdown on police corruption in its history. in all, 89 law enforcement officers and 44 others were detained yesterday with many accused of providing armed security for cocaine dealerses. >>> authorities in nevada have arrested a woman for allegedly kidnapping her daughter 25 years ago. the break in the case came after the now 31-year-old daughter tried to apply for a marriage license. >>> in an effort to fight obesity, new york governor patterson and michael bloomberg are looking to ban residents to use food stamps to buy soda and other drinks. >>> and after a painstaking six-year effort, scientists in aust

moss and anthony armstrong. moss is listed at five ten and 205 pounds. but his play tonight was twice as nice. seven receptions for 118 yards. his second 100-yard plus day this season. >> we all had the opportunities. and what you fail to realize when you are the only guy that can do that then you get a lot of eyes. i now have weapons outside of me so i can kind of hide here and there. and run some of the routes i have been wanting to run for so long. >> reporter: the other play maker anthony armstrong at 185 pounds. he got his first career touchdown, a leaping 48 yarder from donovan mcnabb. >> armstrong is just kind of that big play guy. you never know when he may explode for a 40-50-yard catch. >> they called the play that would come to me. the safety gave me the instructions and i just knew i had to make a play. so i had a spark to get the w. >> reporter: were you able to see the replay on the jumbotron because it was not an easy catch. >> i thought a couple of times that i had strong hands on that. all three games i have been feeling strong in the ha

moss will make his debut monday night against the jets. ironically, they'll face the patriots on halloween. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> sow how big has the hit series, "glee" become? they're knocking off records set by the beatles. the early morning headlines ahead. >>> plus, we'll tell you about one florida man who has a real problem with justin bieber. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this thursday morning. yesterday we had horrible rain in southern california. not horrible, but a lot of rain. and the horrible tornadoes in arizona. not the case today. we're going be nicer for you in arizona. problems in salt lake city. california, dry today. temperatures will be on the cooler side. talk about cool, only 62 there in seattle. probably seattle area, that's the one area of the country that the weather is going to get worse in the next couple of days. the rest of the nation is going to get better. the storm system will come up to your area and bring you rain showers friday to satur

>> jerry moss: over 14... >> ann moss: yeah. >> jerry moss: yes. at least 14 people a day. >> simon: and there's somebody with her 24 hours a day? >> jerry moss: yes. >> ann moss: yes. >> simon: pretty cozy? >> ann moss: it is. >> simon: but the training on the track is regimented and rigorous. five days a week, john shirreffs has zenyatta run at a moderately slow pace. she doesn't like slow, so her exercise rider has to use all his strength to hold her back. then, once a week, she's let loose. but even now, mike smith says, she's not nearly at full throttle. what does it feel like being on her? >> smith: you know, there's just so much power. she's so athletic for such a big, big horse, which is just amazing. >> simon: how does it feel when she starts her surge? >> smith: it's pretty amazing, because within a matter of two or three jumps, she can make up close to ten lengths. >> simon: it's even more stunning from the jockey's perspective, as you can see from these pictures taken by a camera mike smith agreed to wear on his helmet. >> smith: it's j

you are talking about randy moss. you are talking about bernard berry. you have one of the best tight ends in football and the best runningback in football in adrian petersen, a massive offensive line. if you are brett favre, you have absolutely no excuse for being inept, off target, unenthused. the list goes on and on. this is his moment. he wanted it. he has got it. >> i like being in that corner. there is nothing wrong with good management of an nfl team. >> hold on. >> hold on, time-out, ed. this from mr. ed sheltz who was whining and moaning about my new york yankees last year? you have no problem with it all of a sudden? this is -- >> it's good management. >> oh, now it's good management. >> you're going to be able to put rice and harvin and be able to put moss over to the right, single set back in peterson and run left. he's going to beat the first man. we're gone. we're gone. we're going to the super bowl. i'm calling it out. we going to the show. >> listen to me, we're not looking for your football analysis. you're a homer. you have no objectivi

moss has spent his first seven years in minnesota racking up touchdowns. the 33-year-old soon to join 41-year-old brett favre and all-world running back adrian petersen in time to face the new york jets at the meadow land stadium. the vikings are currently 1-2. i think this move will put them over the top. there is only one guy that can straighten that out and that is my buddy, steven a. smith, nationally s nationally sin dictated talk host. tell me about this move. >> let me say this to you. in all seriousness, if brett favre can't win the super bowl this year, he needs to retire. you are talking about randy moss. you are taublgilking about bern berry. you have one of the best tight ends in football and the best runningback in football in adrian petersen, a massive offensive line. if you are brett favre, you have absolutely no excuse for being inept, off target, unenthused. the list goes on and on. this is his moment. he wanted it. he has got it. >> i like being in that corner. there is nothing wrong with good management of an nfl team. >> hold on. time o

. >>> randy moss returning to his original team, the minnesota vikings. fox sports saying this trade, randy moss leaving the patriots for minnesota could happens a early as tomorrow. it would be one of those draft choice deals that the patriots get and randy moss, what else is new? he wanted more money. the patriots didn't want to extend his contracts. minnesota would like to do so and give somebody to throw to. and mar shawn lynch who went to the buffalo bills with high hopes and got in a few jams of the field, he is now a member of the seattle sea hawks. buffalo gets a fourth and sixth round pick. so they basically said please, get out of here. >>> pro basketball seems to be braced for a lockout next season. how about the nfl joining them? from afar, you go jeez, these guys are hand over fistpits the biggest attraction in sports, the one thing in television you can count on for weekly ratings. but demorris smith, executive director of the nfl players association says he's got evidence that they're preparing for no football next year, he's talking about

went through superbowl without moss. he'll find an open guy. just got to cover the receiver and hope he makes a mistake. >>reporter: ray rice joinn coors light siller spotlight and basketball media day and school game of the week. e high coming up tonight on sports unlimited. back to you. >> thanks so much. >> we just learned ttat is with a lack at the forecast. >> come onn item one of the days when i say it is good. one of the days you can hear the rain drop coming down grab a blanket. just nice. one of those relaxing days. any way talking about nice conditions out there. that will be getting better as we get towards the weekend and it will be one of those days where we get sunshine back in the picture also because a lot of folks doing some running downtown and pretty nice. here's what is going on. 55 degrees. clouds out here most part the rain has ended. mostly on the eastern shore. winds out of the north northwest at 3. humidity levels 89 percent. ooer the central portion of the state temperatures in mid 50's. 60's to

moss? >> i'm steve moss. i think first we need to understand that a lack of a grocery is an indication of a community that has larger needs. when you have a wealthy community that has jobs, there are grocery stores. so here we have a community that is deficit in jobs and public transportation and all kinds of things, and the supermarket and access to grocery store is just one indication of that. now, my non-profit san francisco community power that i founded 10 years ago started working with super save eight years ago to help put them on the track of providing fresh fruits and vegetables. we provided refrigeration as part of our project in order to help them do that. we've also been working with the san francisco wholesale produce mart for the last 10 years to help them also expand access to fresh fruits and vegetables. that's actually a central place where almost all the fruits and vegetables come through to the city and are disbursed to the other neighborhoods. we should bring home school lunch money and bu

is not there, but ttink they won three superbowlsswithout moss. they will find a open guy. have to cover the receivers, hope he makes a mistake. >> mid point of ctober, area sports fan replace the orioles with the terps. and this should be a inneresting thing for williams and the terrapins. they will lookkvery different. graduation really hurt them. and vasquez, hayes, and melbourne, the terps lost over half of the scoring. and that's a lot to replace. gary has returning starters mosley and williams, and those are two solid players to build around. but it won't beeeasy to rebuild the rest of the starting five. >> we have to do a lot of work. and we understand that. you know, the workkstarts saturday, after maryland i am looking forward to that. getting out on the court again, with tte team. and being able to try to make it ú%veryygood basketball team. >> last year was a great time taking it upon us not listening to what everyone else said, listen to ourselves. whattwe can do. same attitude this year. we may not be the highest ranked team or every

. >>> randy moss returning to his original team, the minnesota vikings. fox sports saying this trade, randy moss leaving the patriots for minnesota could happens a early as tomorrow. it would be one of those draft choice deals that the patriots get and randy moss, what else is new? he wanted more money. the patriots didn't want to extend his contracts. minnesota would like to do so and give somebody to throw to. and mar shawn lynch who went to the buffalo bills with high hopes and got in a few jams of the field, he is now a member of the seattle sea hawks. buffalo gets a fourth and sixth round pick. so they basically said please, get out of here. >>> pro basketball seems to be braced for a lockout next season. how about the nfl joining them? from afar, you go jeez, these guys are hand over fistpits the biggest attraction in sports, the one thing in television you can count on for weekly ratings. but demorris smit executive director of the nfl players association says he's got evidence that they're preparing for no football next year, he's talking about th

it was tom brady. >> randy moss. bret favre is a whole different talking point and you've been asked not to be in that. >> should we end this segment right now? >> watch "varney & company" at 9:20 eastern time. >> more on facial hair at 9:20. thank you. >> clean shaven varney. >> thank you, sir. straight ahead, civilians in space, brand new development, making out of this world adventures a lot closer to reality. >> then he's not letting age define him. at 48, hall of famer herschel walker is in fighting shape. kung fu fighting shape. brian seems to feel like maybe there could be a spar. >> i'm a little bit younger and a little bit more well defined. >> a little bit younger? >> i think you're about the same age. >> kung fu fighting? >> he looks great. good morning. >> at the age of 48, herschel walker has not lot his athletic edge. how do i know? he's right here. he won the heisman trophy, two time pro bowl and recently beared it all on the espn body issue. good job and now the 6'1" 2230 pounder is conquering a new s

the minnesota vikings about randy moss hea. moss has expressed his disappointment over not having a new contract. he has only had nine receptions in the first four games it is time for the high-school football game of the week. patterson against city. reservoir versus apple to in. -- to appleton. to make your pick, go to our website. the yankees bid will not include keeping it burnett in the starting rotation against the twins. they decided to go with a three man rotation for the first round, as of five series against minnesota. burnett will not see the mound. not exactly the october contribution the yankees had in mind when they originally signed him to a five-year, $82.5 million deal. the rays open their playoff series tomorrow. they want their fans to are arrive dressed in plaid. they call the look -- brazers. rays plus blazerse. tampa once its fans to where plaid. -- to wear plaid. stick around. stick around. our chief i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. his past attacks have been called dec

moss was a seven time pro bowl receiver, in the final year of his four year deal with the patriots. and has expressed frustration with the organization's unwillingness to sign him to a new deal. he's also talked over and over again about how he's not getting the ball enough despite the fact his team is winning. randy moss was drafted by the vikings in 1998 in the first round when he spent seven years before moving to the raiders and finally to the patriots. some saying he could end up back in minnesota. here's a clip we told you about at the beginning of the show. you just don't do this when you're head of state. this is a friendly soccer match between political rivals in bolivia, the country's president morales catching a player below the belt. he took offense to a hard foul against him, came back, with cameras rolling, morales knees the opposing mayer right in the stones. sending him to the ground.ayer stones. sending him to the ground.payer stones. sending him to the ground.layere stones. sending him to the ground. president obama wouldn't do a thing like that. the match got ugly