favre's career may be about over. he was sidelined in last night's game against the eagles after suffering a series of injuries this season, most recently a concussion on december 20th against the bears. here's another way to look at the size of today's penalty. it would be the same percentage if a person making $42,000, the median in the u.s., was fined $130. lester? >> pete williams tonight, thanks. >>> we learned that the fbi is investigating complaints that former delaware senate candidate christine o'donnell used campaign funds for personal expenses. she raised a record $7.3 million with tea party backing and she was dogged by allegations that she used campaign funds to pay her rent, among other things. she called the investigation phony and based on unsubstantiated rumors. >>> overseas, police in denmark and sweden said today they stopped an imminent terrorist attack with the arrest of five people. authorities said the five planned to attack the office of a newspaper in copenhagen that had published cartoons of

you can never count out brett favre. the vikings, hosting the bears at tcf bank stadium, home of the minnesota gophers. the fans were braving the weather to get prime seats. brett favre was on the field, warming up. he was supposed to be out. instead, he gets a last-minute start. field conditions a big concern. took a lot of manpower to get the field suitable for playing. favre comes on the field to start a new streak. first quarter, no score. favre, the quick pass to percy harvin. he takes it down the field, breaks a tackle to get into the end zone. minnesota takes an early 7-0 lead. late in the first quarter, bears down 7-3. first and 30 from their own 33. jay cutler, going deep to johnny knox who makes the catch and goes 67 yards, untouched for the chicago touchdown. bears lead it 10-7. second quarter, third and four for the vikings from the chicago 48. favre was brought back. corey wootton off the edge for the sack. favre would stay on the ground after the play. one of the things they were worried about, the frozen f

incredible streak and favre wasted no time capitalizing on it. as soon as he was announced inactive his official website offered signed footballs inscribe with the number 297, the cost to you, $500. the other texans and ravens. they were in control most of this thing up by 21 in the third but in the fourth down by 8, the texans came roaring back against ray lewis and the ravens, matt schaub going to find andre johnson, rolling right. buys some time, back of the end zone, gets the feet down, texans make the two-point conversion to tie it at 28 and push this thing to overtime but in o.t., you hate to see this, schaub throws the game away. come on, man. josh wilson easy pick walks it into the end zone, ravens beat the texans in overtime, 34-28, ravens improve to 9-4. just one game behind the steelers in the afc north. >> coming up, with the senate now red di to whisk through his tax deal the president goes to work on the tougher crowd. >>> when we come back here we'll huddle an the water cooler to help our man larry king count down the final days of

favre was punished for not cooperating with the league's investigation. sterger charged he sent messages and lewd photos to her when he was with the jets. >> both sides agreed to use an independent forensic expert who once again could not prove that brett favre sent these pictures. and that really is what it comes down to. >> favre denies sending the text messages but admitting leaving voice mails on her phone. >>> jazz pianist billy taylor has died. ♪ ♪ >> taylor had a long career as a musician and composer. he founded jazz mobile in the 1960s to bring free music to urban fans and profiled musicians for the cbs show "sunday morning" he died of a heart attack tuesday. billy taylor was 89 years old. ♪ [ female announcer ] you see a mud stain. but new wisk sees a particulate stain. with our breakthrough stain spectrum technology, wisk is engineered to fight all the major stain groups like particulates and oils. [ girl ] that lip gloss is soooo cute on you. [ female announcer ] you'll never look at stains the same way again. for a powerful clean agains

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favre, though, sitting on the sides thinking, i can't watch that. second quarter, the giants recover from a sluggish start. jacobs rumbles from 73 yards. down to the minnesota 14-rd line. he would punch it in four plays later for the touchdown. the giants cruise to a 21-3 win. favre looking ptty bored, wouldn't you say, there on the sidelines. >>> moving on to redskins news. the team played safety landry on return today. the team will work out a handful of kickers tomorrow including rick novak. shanahan's plan is not to release him after sunday's performance but to find help since he's battling a rib injury. this final play seems to be the redskins bad luck. after sending e game to overtime, the special team seemed to unravel in a series of events that left fans rubbing their eyes in disbelief. the touchdown scored that could have been a game winner, h talks about the frustration of a losing season. >> you play this game to win. somebody has to win, somebody has to lose, but when you're just losing and you know you had chance to win, i'm talking thr

here's what favre looked like when the streak started and today. he made 297-straight regular season starts over 19 nfl seasons. the 41-year-old favre could not overcome a shoulder injury, in order to start against the giants last night. now, there's plenty of talk about whether he's played his very last game. >>> as for how favre's vikings did without him, here's espn news. >> good morning. i'm don bell, with your espn news update. tavares jackson got the start against the giants. the game being played at ford field. brandon jacobs for the g-men. 73-yard scamper down the sideline. finally goes out at the vikings' 14 yard line. the giants would later cap the drive with a score, go up 7-3. third quarter now, ahmad bradshaw, giants win, 21-3. >>> "monday night football" we go. ravens taking on the houston texans. texans down 28-13. going for it on fourth and five in the fourth quarter. take a look at the toss. matt schaub to jacoby jones. under two minutes to go in the game. fourth and one. schaub converts to jones. first and ten. later in the drive,

even when brett favre doesn't play he finds a way to make headlines. the nfl fined him $50,000 for failing to cooperate with an investigation that he sent lewd photos of himself to former jet host jenn sterger. favre was not suspended because they could not prove he violated the league's policy. >>> basketball, the lakers have a lot of weapons. when lamar odom drops 44 points, you know you're in trouble. if you're the hornettes, you should just pack up and leave. lakers sing the hornets, 103-88. >>> pistons, first meeting since kevin garnett reportedly called him a patient. garnett threw down a dunk and immediately started limping. he left the game, did not return. he'll have an mri. the celtics missed him. prince with the runner. pistons up 8. look out, comes crashing right into your living room. he was fine and the pistons were even better. they won, 104-92. >>> it's difficult to outdo yourself when you score 40, but dwyane wade able to do that last night. after putting up 40 on tuesday, he scored 45 against the rockets. the heat have won ten straigh

the last time favre didn't start was back in 1972. probably glad he didn't play. bradshaw ripped off a touchdown run in the third quarter, new york won it 21-3. >>> houston/ravens. matt shaw found andre johnson who made an incredible grab in the end zone. texans got it. houston rallied into overtime. but the texans came up short. schaub intercepted and returned it for a touchdown. ravens won it, 34-28. >>> new york jets have come down hard on their strength and conditioning coach. they suspended him for the season without pay and fined him 25 grand after he intentionally tripped a dolphins player on sunday. >>> cliff lee has reached an agreement with the philadelphia phillies. hi joins ray halladay to form one of the best pitching staffs in baseball. >>> basketball heat and hornets, dwyane wade scored a franchise record 20 in the second quarter and finished with 32. the shot of the night from lebron james. shot clock winding down, he lost the ball, had to heave it up from behind the backboard and he drained it. heat won it 96-94. >>> and finally, the lakers met wi

metrodome so bret favre could have an extra day to heal the shoulder. unfortunately a day was not enough and thus ends his streak of 297 consecutive starts the longest ever. london fletcher now has the longest streak at 205. the game last night, jackson starting in place of favre. how's this for a beginning. he trips peterson and they both get hurt but both return. not that it would matter. manning threw the double coverage to kevin boss. they went over hundred yards rushing like against the skins. giants take the vikings, 21- >>> franklin is the front runner for the head coaching job at vanderbilt. this after the auburn assistant turned it down yid. franklin is in line to replace raffle freedommen when he leaves. it just seems he ain't leaving for a while. have a great tuesday, everybody. the sweepstakes for the free agent search is over. lee agreed to a deal last night. turning down $50 million offed by the yankees. he pitched for the rangers in the world series after philly traded him. >> a lot of money. we are all closer to keeping our tax cuts next

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but favre's night would end shortly after. this sack, which led him to being knocked out of the game, might be it for brett favre. punting to david hester always dangerous. it helped the bears to a 40-14 win. >>> stanford head coach jim harbaugh, his wife sara gave birth to their second daughter, kathleen harbaugh. getting ready for virginia tech on january 3rd. now the coach has a bundle of joy at home. >> when i'm out here, i focus on being out here, and when i'm in the hospital with my wife or baby, i'm focused on that. >> we all congratulated him. we know he's happy and we're just happy for another stanford fan in the stands. >> that little bit of life i want to be in on and be privileged to witness that, so really excited about both. >> it may not be blossoming, but the raiders and 49ers still full of life. we caught up with one of the raiders being mistaken for jolly st. nick. >> yeah, some of the kids may have thought i was santa. stopping by the room, bearing gifts, dressed in red. i can see the confusion. >> ricky say

as for the game tonight played in detroit, jackson getting the start in place of favre. how is this for a start for him? first quarter he trips peterson. they both got hurt. so they would both return. not that it would matter. eli manning through the double coverage. bradshaw had over 100 yards rushing. giants take the vikings 21-3. down a level, maryland offensive coordinator james franklin is said to be the front runner for the coaching job. this after gus malzon turned the job down. it doesn't seem frig is leaving. all right. remember last year's redskins with jim zorn being in over his head and the whole lewis play calling debacle and the rest of the chaos? that team was 4-9. this year's team is just one win better. a day after their latest misadventures that saw the redskins kicking unit, they saw a sure chance at overtime into a keystone's cops routine. fans and players were marvelling over the new ways the team has found to lose games. >> i have been a part of a lot of them in all my years in this league. yesterday ranks at the top. >> it doesn't come down to one

favre's banged -- up in detroit. favre's banged up shoulder ended his nfl consecutive starting streak dating back to 1992. the game was switched from sunday to monday when the giants couldn't get to minneapolis because of severe weather and moved from minnesota to detroit when the dome of the metrodome collapsed. favre a spectator, last time that happened, george bush was president, the father not the son. 2nd quarter vikings up 3 -0. redskins fans will remember that. brandon jacobs who rushed all over the burgundy and gold. four plays later he put the g- men up 7-3. now 14-3 redskins leading, 48 yards for the score. giants beat the vikings 21-3. >>> the other game ravens up 21- 7 on the texans at the half. david reed looks down. where is he? he's up and running and he's gone, 103 yards to the end zone, the longest kickoff return in ravens fran chiles history. it puts baltimore up 28 -- franchise history it. puts baltimore up 28-7. >>> the new york jets strength and conditioning coach tripped a former maryland it wer

mother nature is giving brett favre an extra day off. the vikings giants game has been postponed until monday. the blizzard has the giants stuck in kansas city. >>> division 1 championship high school, par tenants up 12 in the second. lucas shapiro makes that incredible catch. draped all over him. does not look like a high school kid, great pass, great catch, 189th straight ncs title. they'll likely play in the open division take it title game next weekend. >>> more sports on the way when we come back. miami put the heat on the warriors last night, tonight they tried to do the same thing to the act kings. sights and sounds from their visit to oracle. coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, lamichael james. suddenly heat.. >>> all right. the hottest ticket in town was to the warriors game. why? they hosted the suddenly red hot miami heat. >> you know, these are people who set out all year and worked very hard to be able to get tickets for the game and you want to give them what they came for. . >> we understand how important every game for us is, t

brett favre injured shoulder ends his connective game streak at 297. brett favre in street clothes with three games remaining. you figure he is not going suit up again. he is hugging zigy, the vikings owner. main thing he wants to do, he still gets a million dollars a game. jackson, peter son, both go down. both return and fans doing the wave. which apparently after all these years, making a comeback. new york giants win. lewis ready to go. the rush is on. the texans all the way back from 28-7. johnson, 28-26 baltimore. two-point conversion. jones, tied with 21 kicks left. we go to overtime. a big lead blown by baltimore. but then throws it to the wrong team and that ends the game. wilson, ravens, 34-28. baltimore improved to 9-4. the tripping jets coach, sal alosi stuck his knee out, tripped nolan carroll yesterday. and the nfl has suspended sal alosi for the season without pay as well as fined $25,000. there will be no additional sanksons. the dolphinnens won that game. matuee signed a tract contract. 21 home runs, 84 rbis. hespent 7 scenes with the

you didn't appreciate those brett favre jokes, no. he's been all over the place, i mean not just minnesota. i mean. you're not like a favre for life fan, are you? >> kind of. >> jimmy: what do you mean? >> like, i love brett favre. >> jimmy: you do? you love him? i love him -- he's a talented guy, it's just his shoulder might have taken him out. [ laughter ] have you seen pictures of his shoulder on the internet? >> no i haven't. >> jimmy: well, then you would appreciate the joke if you did. [ laughter ] do you wear sweaters here when you're in new york? i see you have one on now. >> um-hmm. >> jimmy: it's very, very nice. -- a turtleneck-y thing up there, as well. >> i know, this might be difficult. >> jimmy: no, it might be perfect, is what you meant to say. do you want to try this one on? >> sure. >> jimmy: yeah, go for it emily. hopefully we all appreciate it once she's wearing it. [ cheers and applause ] [ laughter ] hey, that was pretty quick. wow. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ i mean, c'mon, that is just adorable. look at you. st

cory wooton slams favre to the green cement. favre would come out. take a good look. his career likely end odd on that play. >>> more on the top 5. number 5 back to minutes, devin hister takes it 65 yards to the house. his record 14th kick return for him. chicago wins 40-14, win the n.f.c. north. that was good maybe this is better. maybe the play of the year, giants and eagles tied with 14 seconds left desean jackson, they score four touchdowns in the final 8 minutes and stun the giants 38-31. number 3, coyotes and penguins, keith yandle tries to push the puck up the ice allows the worst turnover aimage fastball for evgeni malkin. pens win 6-1. >>> pacers and hornets, he never had a buzzer beater until tonight, he wins it for indiana. ♪ [ music ] . >> shaquille o'neal has done just about everything off the court. women you can cross conducting a symphony off the list. he conducted sleigh right with the boston pops tonight. >> look at his tuxedo, with tails. >> he looked absolutely good in a tuxedo but the 49ers very much alive, the raiders gonna need a lot of help.

>>> plus, it's already been a miserable season for brett favre. now his record-playing streak is in serious jeopardy. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> in weather, heavy lake-effect snow is the big story that continues into your tuesday. i'll give you your tuesday forecast coming up. you're watching "early today." ta. >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." and in sports, after doing what they had to do this weekend the nation's top two college football teams punched their ticket to the national championship game. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> good monday morning to you. college football's bcs title game is set. no real surprise. number one auburn will play second ranked oregon for the national title on january 10th. first time either school has played for the bcs title. here we go to the pros -- steelers forced a turnover late in the fourth against the ravens. that set this up. ben roethlisberger hit isaac redman for the go-ahead score with about t

. >>> on the subject of football, brett favre's streak is over. it will have to stand at 297 games as a starting quarterback. favre not in the lineup for tonight's snow forced giants-vikings game in detroit. his streak stands as an nfl record dating back to 1992. this is favre's 20th and toughest season in the nfl. >>> nancy reagan on hand today at the unveiling of the stamp that will mark the centennial anniversary of her husband's birth. the ronald reagan stamp goes on sale february 10th, just days after what would have been the former president's 100th birthday. >>> attention all insomniacs, shift workers, night owls, and early risers living in areas with no cloud cover. there's going to be a good predawn show in the skies tonight into tomorrow morning. that's when astronomers are expecting the peak of the meteor shower, the premiere winter event in the skies. at the height of the shower, they are expecting over 100 meteors an hour, most of them high in the sky they say, varying in actual size from a grain of sand to basketball size meteors. if

even more deflating is the likely end of an era for brett favre. yeah, and everyone had to go to detroit to play the game. brett favre just a spectator. eli manning was one when his streak began. manning, great throw. 14-3, giants in front. up the middle. scoop that. a 48-yard touchdown. the vikings offered no offense. giants. he is innocent -- and suspended for the remainder of the season. he has been suspended. carol limped off the field. malosey apologized in a press conference saying that he would accept any punishment that comes. the orioles make it official. they re-signed him to a one- year, $3 million deal with an option for a second. he is the first japanese born player for the orioles. a 2.86 e.r.a. he might take the role of closer again. word that cliff lee, the most saw after free agent may be heading to the philadelphia phillies. they have a tentative deal in place. that's good news. >> sandra is up next with a >> it is a good thing that winter is not here yet heard. >> i do not even think we will see a high of freezing tomorrow mornin

the nfl today fined quarterback bret favre $50,000 in connection with a texting controversy. favre was accused of sending inappropriate messages and lewd photos to a woman who worked for the new york jets while with the team in 2008. the nfl says it cannot prove that favre sent the messages but he was fined for failing to cooperate with the investigation. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ salsa? ♪ [ female announcer ] the cleaner the counter, the smoother the counter. with bounty you can be confident you'll get your counter clean. in this lab test, one sheet of bounty leaves this surface 3x cleaner than the bargain brand. ♪ big mess? bring it. super absorbent, super durable, super clean. bounty. the clean picker upper. and for huge value, try bounty huge roll. >> smith: it is a case that civil rights groups have long considered a miscarriage of justice. since 1994, two sisters in mississippi have been serving life sentences for an $11 robbery. today, governor haley barbour announced he's suspending the sentences of gladys and jamie scott but on one condition-- gladys must donate a kidney

brett favre, he's been put on the inactive list, so the streak stops at 297 games. our technical crew here, don't diss me during the show. i still love the viks. >>> but this is the story that has me fired up tonight. congress is another step closer to blowing a $900 billion hole in the deficit by lining the pockets of americans who are in the top 2% of income in this country. now, late this afternoon, the senate overwhelmingly passed a test vote on president obama's tax cut compromise with republicans. the president late this afternoon, moments ago, just addressed it. >> i am pleased to announce at this hour the united states senate is moving forward on a package of tax cuts that has strong bipartisan support. and this proves that both parties can in fact work together to grow our economy and

bret favre personally. the guy who made 297 starts. i am a man of honor. have i to pay up. here is my $100. the bet was he would make all 16 starts. i said he is bret favre. of course he will make every start. i don't care if he is 40 years old. >> this bet will be reported to the tax man. >> tax man knows about this. >> $100 of income gentleman i'm just impressed we found a $100 bill somewhere. >> had to go to the bank, steve. >> believe me, he had to ask his wife for it. >> the ravens get a rare chance to play on monday night and nobody cared because everybody kept talking about bret favre. >> a nice win to the baltimore ravens although they've been playing well but their defense gave up 489 yards. this is a huge concern. this isn't the team that won the super bowl. it is a different squad. >> i'm ready to jump on the bandwagon and they keep blowing the leads. they need to tighten the ship up. >> it is not like they lost by missing an extra point. >> hold on. he is a redskins fan and he is talking about t

. >> de sorpresa bret favre fue titular y de inmediato le dieron un coscorrón y lo sacaron del partido en safeway le ayudamos a traer mucha alegria a su mesa... con el compromiso de darle miles de precios bajos todos los dias. y especiales de la tarjeta club. ahora lleve a casa medio jamon ahumado safeway por 99¢ la libra. para que su mesa este llena de sonrisas... lleve lo que quiere, cuando lo necesite, al precio que le conviene. esa es nuestra promesa. asi le damos ingredientes para su vida, safeway. (♪ ♪). >> una leyenda del fútbol americano posiblemente jugó el último partido de su carrera. >> tambiñn tenemos la información del fútbol mexicano. >> el partido de la nfl de monday night fútbol, se destacó porque los vikingos jugaron de locales al aire libre, pero la sorpresa la dio bret favre, pero la defensiva lo volvió a mandar a la banca, con una conmoción cerebral, despuñs los bears ganan y es ganador de la división norte de la conferencia nacional. >> el atlas se reforzó con dos hombres defensivos, y uno de lujo. >> tengo amigos que juegan aquí en mñxico, alg

brett favre a surprise starter is slammed to that freezin' thund ru. he will be knocked out of the game in the 2nd quarter. long night for the purple against the chicago bears. hester after breaking a kick return for a touchdown will go the destance on this punt. new nfl record. bears in it 40-14 to clinch the nfc division. 49ers have the sea lose one game, 49 at the rams on sunday. chargers need some help but they are still alive. still in the playoff discussion despite the debut of tim tebow, jason campbell, tumped to reese. reese goes 73 yards for the touchdown. raiders win 39-23. they got the colts coming up. >> you know, i knew we had a chance. not so much we had a lot of work to do and a lot to prove. i thought we would have a chance. you know, just they went about their business and the way they connected, to me, you know you at least have a chance, now you have to play the games and stay healthy. >> norcal high school teams, state football championships, the big dog in the open division, the vikings, big ones, division 1, they took care of sent

the soap opera that is brett favre goes on ad nauseam. the latest in a little bit. >> developing story. also, he hasn't thrown a football since sunday. what will happen this weekend? >>> also, do brace yourself with a big favor. before you put the lights on the tree, you want to make sure that they're safe. because if they're worn out or broken, well, your tree could be like this in a matter of seconds. susan koeppen with a series of holiday safety tips. how to look for a tree not dangerous. will not go that way. >> good advice. >>> first, though, this shocking death here in new york city. a young fashion designer's body found in a high-end manhattan hotel thursday. and the son of an oscar-winning composer may be a suspect. jeff glor is here with the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. she was found dead in a bathtub in the room and now it appears police are now turning to her former boyfriend for answers. early thursday morning, police responded to a 911 call from the soho house, an upscale hotel in manhattan's meat packing d

brett favre sitting on the >> 4:h 4. d.c. area is once again under a winter weather advisory this morning. some snow fell overnight and forecasters say more could fall this morning. you will also definitely want to bundle up. temperatures are in the teens and low 20's but the wind will make it feel a lot colder. secretary of state hillary clinton is remembering veteran diplomat richard holbrooke as one of america's fiercest champions and most dedicated public servants. he died last night after undergoing surgery for a torn aorta. a van driver facing charges after a dangerous chase. the 25-year-old was arrested near dulles airport. >> this morning, a closer look at the growing problems caused by this weekend's wild weather in the midwest. we have had problems in indiana, ohio and pennsylvania. >> dramatic video showcases the danger caused by this weekend's winter storms. watch as a car loses control on an icy road and slams into a police officer and another man. remark blirks both are ok. in indiana -- remarkably, both are ok.

brett favre. minnesota vikings qb brett favre's streak is in jeopardy. favre has been nursing a bad shoulder. questionable if he will make 298 consecutive regular season start. favre injured his shoulder last woke against buffalo did minimal work at practice today. minnesota prepared to face the giants. >>> getting back to the niners. they're 4-8. >> uh-huh. >> we did research. producer rick. nine teams have made the pl playoffs with #-#. >> how many to the super bowl? >> last team to make it to the playoffs. san diego in 2000. >> uh-huh. christine. thank you. >> you're welcome. >> still ahead. silicone vally twist on the holiday classic. carols like you mav never heahad them before. it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedback. sure. your mom and i read that thing cover-to-cover. loved it. thanks. would you mind if i cut the lawn this weekend? only if you let me talk to your mother on the phone for hours on end. done. [ male announc

coming up, what punishment brett favre for not being candid to investigators about allegations of sexual harassment against him. >>> the dow is up almost 40 points, a pretty light day trading wise. you've got the weather and holiday week, so trading volume is about half of what it normally is at this time, but we're still reaching new highs. >>> brett favre was slapped with a 50,000 fining this morning by the nfl. the fine is for failing to cooperate with the investigation of sexting allegations, accused of sending graphic photos and suggestive messages to a female game hostess in 2008. the nfl says based on the evidence, they did not violate workplace conduct, but did determine he was not candid during the investigation. >>> bill richardson has until friday to decide if he's going to pardon billy the kid. the outlaw was convicted of killing a sheriff back in the 1870s are but apparently a territorial governor promised the kid amnesty in return for testimony in another murder case. he broke that promise. now richardson must decide if that's reason enough for a pardon. >>> a woman is dead

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so a little more rain out there. >> the nfl has fined quarterback brett favre $50,000 for failing to cooperate with accusations he spend inappropriate message and lewd ptos to a hostess. they cannot conclude he violated the conduct policy but he was not candid during th investigation which resulted in a longer review and negative attention for him and the nfl. he's accused sending those messages to a woman when they were both working for the new york jets. >> nutrition labels found on just about everythi in your grocery store will be required on mea 2012. the u.s. deparent of agriculture made that. officials hope this will make americans more conscious about healthier. labels are required in 1993 but meat was not included except upped a voluntary provision. >> you won't need to buy an extra 1 or 2 cent stamp and postal rates go up. the service will desiate all new stamps as forever. they're sold for the price of one ounce of first class postage. they'll be good no matter in the postage range chance in the future. they wanted a 1 cent increase but the independent postal ra commission

. >>> if you think your texting bill is high, just ask brett favre. the nfl has fined the vikings quarterback $50,000 for failing to cooperate with its investigation into inappropriate text messages and lewd photos he allegedly sent a former jets employee. commissioner roger goodell could not prove favre violated the league's conduct policy so he avoids suspects. i wonder if favre's reaction was much like shaq's to his $35,000 fine for criticizing an official. [ inaudible ] [ pretending to cry ] >> he will get over it. brandon lloyd's career as a 49er was all style and very little substance. lloyd was cutted by the 9ers and two other teams before making the pro bowl this season with denver. and when given the chance, he took a shot at his former teams. >> is there a little part of you though that today when you're named to the pro bowl kind of wants to say i told you so? >> no. i want to say [ bleep ] you. and i mean that in the most professional way. >> i was told to keep it clean. i'm going to keep it clean. that was a joke to keep it clean. i can c

so a little more rain out there. >> the nfl has fined quarterback brett favre $50,000 for failing to cooperate with accusations he spend inappropriate message and lewd photos to a hostess. they cannot conclude he violated the conduct policy but he was not candid during the investigation which resulted in a longer review and negative attention for him and the nfl. he's accused sending those messages to a woman when they were both working for the new york jets. >> nutrition labels found on just about everything in your grocery store will be required on meats 2012. the u.s. department of agriculture made that. officials hope this will make americans more conscious about healthier. labels are required in 1993 but meat was not included except upped a voluntary provision. >> you won't need to buy an extra 1 or 2 cent stamp and postal rates go up. the service will designate all new stamps as forever. they're sold for the price of one ounce of first class postage. they'll be good no matter in the postage range chance in the future. they wanted a 1 cent increase but the independent postal rat

in theory it gives brett favre an extra day and a half to be ready. does it make it more likely that he plays tomorrow? >> well, earlier today it looked like he wasn't going to play but that extra day or so of rest you never quite know with brett favre. we've seen him recover from a lot of injuries so this could be something that allows him to play. bob bob thanks, mike. folks, check out more from mike florio on pro football talk on nbcsports.com. all the latest nfl news and notes. philadelphia wins by three in dallas and we go back to al and cris to wrap things up right after this. to introduce wendy's natural-cut fries with sea salt, we've set up a human chain from coast to coast... so taste our best fries ever, and pass 'em on! pass 'em on. share the news! we only use whole russet potatoes and sprinkle 'em with sea salt for a taste as real as it gets! oh, cmon! cmon! cmon! finally, a fry worth sharing! ♪ you know when it's real ♪ share the fries! we've saved people a lot of money on car insurance. feels nice going into the holidays. ohhhh.... w

to start 297 straight games was unheard of until brett favre did it. but, tonight, that streak is over. favre did not suit up for the vikings game this evening against the giants because of an injured throwing shoulder. it ended a streak of consecutive starts that began in 1992. coats quarterback peyton manning now holds the longest streak at 205 games. have a nice trip, see you next fall. literally. >>> new york jets strength and conditioning coal sal allowsy has been suspended the rest of the season and find $25,000 for tripping cornerback nolan carroll in yesterday's game. >> if i cog back and do it again i sure as heck would take a step back. it was just a situation where i just wasn't thinking. >> they do what they do. we beat the health out of them today. he trip me, i'd have broke that old man's leg. >> many of the 49er faithful ridiculed mike single terry for his decision to start alex smith at quarterback. he was each booed after incomplete pass. but give the coach credit. he pushed the right button, alex smith made his return to the starting

brett favre was out with a shoulder injury, ending his 197 consecutive starts. the giants came out and only allowed the vikings a field goal. the giants win 21-3 in front of the detroit crowd, most of whom who got in for free. there were some people who made it over from minneapolis with their tickets. >> they were -- before the game on scene scene, on esp -- on espn, there was a lot of discussion about cal ripken and ac green who holds the record hoops for the nba. favre's number also be smaller than ripkens because of the amount of games per season but when you're hearing discussion of favre and throw in ripken, you look back and see how significant the number eight streak was. absolutely incredible that we got to watch it here in baltimore. coming up in coffee, jim berry joins us. he's with the consume electronics association. they're in nobody's pocket. they look at everything and judge. jim brings in the big toys for the big boys and big girls. we'll look into the future. what is going to be at the consumer electronics show. you buy something now, you'll be

>> brett favre found out the hard way. next few weeks. the rocket oracle tonight with >>> the warriors schedule was expected to get easier over the next few weeks, the rockets -- with a 4-11 record on the road. 4th quarter, steals a pass, golden state led by 4. -- then tied at 96, martin nails the 3 to give houston the 3-point lead. they win 121-112. >>> lebron james and the heat riding a streak -- the mavericks win by 2. >>> monday night football in minnesota where crews were around the clock to make the field playable for the vikings. brett favre was able to start the game but did not finish. he gets slammed down to the frozen fake grass. he would come out, take a good look. his career likely ended on that play. lefter takes a -- takes a punt. so the chicago bears look for real. >> i thought john brodie played his last game at candle stick and sacked four times. >> that wasn't against dallas, was it? >> no. >> that would have been like '73. >> he eclipse is -- the eclipse is continuing. lightning fast. lightning strong. verizon 4g lte.

the story tonight is the historical end of brett favre's street. i was talking to anthony armstrong of the redskins and the coaches said they have to regroup. the question for mike shanahan is how far away are the redskins from being a solid winning football team? >> you are what you are. would you have to do is you cannot talk about what is your finished bowl. you have to work every day to eliminate the mistakes. it is easier to say we all want to win, but are you willing to put the effort in to win? >> the play everybody was talking about was debauched extra point which would have put them in overtime. the redskins were bringing kickers tamara to redskins park in case he cannot go. graham has missed 10 field goals this season. if he can go he will be the redskins kicker. the new york jets have suspended their conditioning coach without pay for the rest of the season. he tripped the former player along the sidelines. he was also fined $25,000 and cannot rejoin until the end of this season. >> i was not thinking. nothing went through my head. i was

brett favre out in minnesota tonight. the streak is over. details in 9 sports coming up. ÑúÑú >>> so when the redskins scored that touchdown to make it 17-16 with 9 seconds left and all they needed was an extra point to force overtime, admit it, you thought the redskins could find a way to screw this up and they didn't disappoint. having missed two field goals in the game, graham gano turned it into a keystone cops routine. and while mike shanahan said today that gano will not be cut, the players are still marveling at the way they've found to lose games. >> i've been a part of many years in the league, this day ranks at the top. >> it has been a disappointing season. i think what is most important is how you want to finish and be remembered. >> we did everything to tie it up and didn't and it's my fault. and that's just how it is. >> nice job by hunter smith with the accountability. now while we can't account for how all of the redskins feel about the habitual losing and underachievement, one player is taking it extremely personally. santana moss has lived through th