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hovering over the nfl aafter the news of the nfc championship game. here now is rachel nichols. >> yeah well fred after days of speculation, plenty of fodder for the new york headline tabloid writers and an entire nation of people discussing how many pounds per square inch a pressure of football really needs. finally new facts to throw into this equation here courtesy of the nfl. after five days of headlines and controversy, over deflategate, the nfl finally broke its silence, releasing a statement confirming the new england patriots were in fact using underinflated footballs in the first half of their afc championship win over the indianapolis colts. officials found the balls to be within the rules then. so now the question becomes, how did the heiress cape those footballs? and who, if anyone is responsible? the nfl says it's been investigating that since sunday. speaking with more than 40 people both in and out of patriots' organization. on thursday quarterback tom brady said he had not yet spoken to investigators. but both he and head coach bill belichick insisted they had nothing to

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speculating. rachel nichols was there. >> you faced a lot of problems with a wide range, but a lot of the issues have in common is the conflict of interest. when you do something like hire an outside investigator like ted wells, into the patriots investigation, you're still paying him and robert kraft, who owns the patriots, still paying you. so even when you do everything right in one of those situations it opens you guys up to a credibility gap with some of the public and even with some of most of your high profile players. what guys can you do in the future to mitigate the conflict of interest issues? >> well, rachel, i don't agree with a lot of the assumptions you make in your question. i think we have had people with uncompromising integrity. robert muller you asked me the same question last fall with a conflict of interest. their integrity is impeccable. somebody has to pay them rachel. unless you're volunteering which i don't think you are, we will do that but we have the responsibility to protect the integrity of the league whether we have an owner that's being investigated

the last 40 years coaching this league. >> cnn sports anchor rachel nichols joins me from shaurg. during that nine-minute press conference he mentioned tom brady and he said tom brady will explain how hard he likes his footballs. the reason he said that tom brady is holding a press conference of his own later this afternoon. >> reporter: yes. by the way this is coordinated. it's not as if they haven't spoke men the past three days. i think he knows what tom is going to say. we of course don't know what tom is going to say. tom brady is on record in the past a few years ago just joking around talking about footballs and deflation. he said hey, i like a deflated football. the joke was that gronkowski spikes the ball so hard that he deflates the football. take a listen to what belichick said talking about his quarterback in this whole situation. we might not have that sound. i don't know. >> sorry about that. >> he basically said -- that's okay. he basically said tom will talk later about his preferences, being clear again this is not something that he is aware of he said because he

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played this year. so this is a classic matchup. >> charlie: from the site of the game, rachel nichols of cnn. >> we've had deflategate deflategate, deflategate for what seems like years but only 10 or 12 days really going into the game. the only way i see it really impacting the game sunday is to help the new england patriots. that team thrives on the us against the world mentality. you can bet bill belichick will be playing a clip wheel. other former players and announcers et cetera, are saying the patriots cheated to get to the super bowl and maybe didn't deserve that place and he will tell his team that you need to go out and show everybody that you do inside deserve to be here. if you beat the seahawks on a fairfield, no one will question you. >> charlie: we talked toll jeanine poggi about the advertisements. >> over 112,000 people watched the game, the only time people sit to watch the commercials. every other time, people dvr the tv shows skilling the commercials, no one wants to watch brand messaging except in the super bowl. south a really great platform. >> charlie: t

belichick and tom brady said not me. that's why rachel nichols is here to tell us more. the nfl today, what exactly did they say? >> reporter: they confirmed a lot of the reporting out here. this is what we know now officially. the game balls from each team and remember each team gets to provide their own footballs for their own offense, were brought to the official's office at the correct time a couple hours before the game and they were in fact tested by the officials and both team's footballs were found to be in code totally fine. sometime between then and during the first half the patriots' footballs had a lot less air in them. the colts footballs stayed the same. you start to think, i don't know if weather is much of a factor which is sort of one the concerns out there. they confirm now, however, that when they swapped the footballs out at halftime and gave the patriots new footballs, those footballs stay inflated properly. one more factor that probably takes weather out of the equation. so that's some of what they laid out today. they also laid more out about their investigation

coach basically throw his qb under the bus? let's bring in cnn's rachel nichols. what are you expecting to hear from tom brady in just a few minutes? >> reporter: there's a lot of pressure on tom brady and remember at the beginning of the week he did his weekly radio spot and he laughed the whole thing off as ridiculous. he is not going to be able to do that today, especially since after more digging, we have found he is on record from 2011 talking about the fact that he likes to throw a more deflated football. here's something else interesting, jake. in 2006 tom brady along with peyton manning went to the nfl owners, went to the competition committee, and he lobbied to change a rule. what was that rule? it used to be that the home team supplied the footballs for both offenses and he said hey, i want to be able to supply my own footballs so that they're the way i like them. and he got that rule changed. now, what that means is that quarterbacks can scuff up the ball ahead of time get that waxy stuff off of it. they can even soak the ball in water ahead of time. that makes it m

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way. jermaine wiggins is with us. we're also joined by our rachel nichols who watched that news conference along with me. mr. wiggins, let me ask you, one thing that bill belichick said is he had no idea about how these football inflation rules worked no idea until he woke up on monday morning. you played for coach bill belichick. is it really something like that you could not know? this guy is one of the most detail-oriented coaches in sports. >> i think when you look at the number of inflations the 12.5 to 13.5 i think he might have had a little bit of an idea. as a player who played a long time i caught a bunch of footballs, i didn't know about the rule. i didn't know there was a certain limit. i think when you stop to look at this whole deflate-gate i think it's getting funny. bill belichick came out and said he doesnd understand doesn't know what's going on. to me he's saying hey, this is something bigger than what we think here in new england. we don't know about this. we have no understanding. i'm one to put my team and say, guys i don't know what this is. we're making a

league. this is ridiculous. oh my gosh. let's talk more about this. joining me now rachel nichols, cnn anchor and lifelong patriots fan, john berman. and former nfl linebacker coy wire. good morning to all of you. okay. so rachel i'd like to start with you. do you think bill belichick will really say much about this scandal? >> well he might say no kmercht comment. he might say we have to let the nfl investigate. he might say we're moving on to seattle. that's three different things. you're not going to get a lot from bill belichick this morning, just like you never get a lot from bill belichick. he is not going to want to talk about this. we didn't hear much about spy gate. after the patriots were penalized part of the deal with that penalty is that bill belichick was supposed to give a news conference explaining himself and he never did it. roger goodell, the commissioner was not happy about that. that was a direct order. i don't expect him to speak a lot this morning. >> i know. even when he speaks john berman it's difficult to understand where he's coming from because he doesn't re

. rachel nichols posed a tough question to the commissioner. let's take a listen. >> rachel nichols from cnn. you guys faced a lot of problems over the past year that have a wide range but a lot of the issues have in common is conflict of interest. when you do something like hire an outside investigator like ted wells into the patriots investigation you are still paying him and robert kraft is still paying you. so even when you do everything right in one of those situations, it opens you guys up to credibility gap with some of the public and your high profile players. what steps can you guys take in the future to mitigate some of those conflict of interest issues? >> well rachel i don't agree with you on a lot of the assumptions you make in your question. i think we have had people that have uncompromising integrity. robert mueller is an example who i think you asked me the same question last fall about a conflict of interest. their integrity is impeccable. ted wells' integrity is impeccable. these are professionals that bring an outside expertise and perspective. and their conclusions a

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? let's bring in rachel nichols from phoenix. it's the day for the state of the nfl delivered by roger goodell. what will be the themes? >> roger goodell hasn't spoken since the beginning of october. this is always a highly anticipated event every year no matter what the super bowl. this super bowl certainly more scrutiny than ever. there are more than 800 seats in the auditorium for media from around the world and you can expect carol, there to be a lot of questions. deflategate is going to be the first thing we expect to hear from everybody and there's really criticism of roger goodell from both sides. first of all, why has he taken so long to speak on this? as richard sherman noted players had to talk every day, how come roger goodell hasn't had to answer questions for the couple weeks it's been going on and then the pace of the investigation. the investigators haven't even spoken to tom brady yet. how come? how come they haven't talked to the key players. there are patriots players and patriots owner robert kraft who is upset in the other direction saying there's been too much inve

talk more about all this former nba linebacker coy wire and cnn sports anchor rachel nichols. welcome to both of you. rachel that psa, it is it's powerful. when will it air in the super bowl? >> it's really well done. it's done by an organization called no more. it's going to air during the game. the 60-second version is what's been put out there and what's online a 30-second version is what will run on sunday. still, it's going to affect a lot of people. the nfl is actually donating that time. super bowl ads, a 30-second ad is currently going for $4.5 million. i think the nfl probably will get a discount from nbc. still, a sizable dough! for them to make this kind of statement and says a lot about their commitment here. they have definitely made strides, carol. there is no doubt about that. you can't look at where they were a year ago to where they are now and not think there has been progress. there is of course always more progress to go. we expect to hear more about that from roger goodell when he gives hiss "state of the union" address. >> coy, that psa affected me. will it affec

. >> rachel nichols from cnn. roger, you guys have faced a lot of problems over this past year that have a really wide range. but a lot of the issues have in common the conflict of interest. when you do something like hire an outside investigator like ted wells into the patriots investigation, you're still paying him and robert kraft who owns the patriots is still paying you. so even when you do everything right in one of those situations, it opens you guys up to a credibility gap with some of the public and even with some of your most high-profile players. what steps can you guys take in the future to mitigate some of those conflict of interest issues? >> well, rachel, i don't agree with you in a lot of the assumptions you make in your question. i think we have had people that have had uncompromising integrity. robert mueller is an example. i think you asked me the same question last fall about a conflict of interest. their integrity is impeccable. ted wells' integrity is impeccable. these are professional that's bring an outside expertise, outside perspective. and their conclusion

844-844-2424. or visit my24info.com. >>> hey, everyone. i'm poppy harlow. >> and i'm rachel nichols. we are going to spend the rest of the hour talking about one of the week's biggest stories. how did 11 footballs turn into a scandal that could overshadow the biggest game on the planet, the super bowl? deflategate is the controversy that just will not go away, poppy. >> and this week should have been about the buildup to the big game, the super bowl. and the legacy of these two men, coach bill belichick and also qb tom brady. >> and their incredibly partnership which includes six trips to the super bowl and three titles. but instead it's about whether their team cheated to win its last game. last hour belichick spoke to the media. he said his team tested footballs. a little physics lesson there. suggested that losing air pressure can happen naturally. take a listen. >> we found that once the balls, the footballs were on the field over an extended period of time -- in other words, they were adjusted to the climactic conditions and also the fact that the balls reached an equilibrium witho

fined $10,000 for not talking to media. this is chump change. >> rachel nichols, do you agree with that? what punishment fits the -- i don't know what you call it cheating crime, gamesman ship. >> i think patriots do not get the benefit of the t doubt because of the spy gate issue. i think the nfl could control the balls better and probably will going forward. however, there's an underlying issue here don't cheat. there's all kinds of ways to cheat the game. the nfl can control so much of it. we don't know what the patriots did or did not do. we may find out more from tom brady, more from the nfl down the road. how about teams just not try to cheat? wouldn't that be great rather than taking extra measures. i sat down with pete carroll the seahawks coach. i asked him about this. he didn't wanted to slam a fellow coach or teammate. he did bring up the idea the nfl coaches are stewards of protecting the rules. take a listen. >> how anything is that if the paytriots are found to have cheated in rules? >> i don't know all of that answer now. i don't know about the circumstances so it wo

patriots and the seahawks are preparing to play football. rachel nichols is looking at the distractions. skwlr the super bowlthe biggest game of the year, and so far, not a lot of talk about football. for more than a week, the sports world is consumed about the nfl's investigation into whether or not the patriots cheated when they used deflated footballs in the afc championship game and today new england's players try d tried to move on are from that discussion. >> i talked a bt that last week and you know i'm not going to be talking about any reports or anything like that this week because i am focusing on the game. >> and now, it is the members of the seahawks under the league's office. running back mar shaun linshawn lynch has been thumbing the nose at the league's requirement that players speak to the media. >> i am here so i won't get fined. i am here so i won't get fined. i am just here so i won't get fined. >> reporter: he gave the same answer 29 times. >> just so i won't get fined, boss. >> reporter: and he is wearing a hat that is outside of league regulation and one that promo

the big game is a rocky road and the controversies have not calmed down yet. rachel nichols has more. >> it sis one of the more bizarre weeks in super bowl history and today is no different. today, the koncontroversy surrounding marshawn lynch reached a fever pitch. for days he has been protesting that he address the media by showing up for public appearances for long enough to avoid a public fine and refusing to speak except for short phrases. this is tuesday. >> i am here so i won't be fined. hey, i'm here so i won't be fined. i am just here so i won't be fined. >> reporter: here's wednesday. >> you know why i'm here. you know why i'm here. they know why i'm here. you know why i'm here. you know why i'm here. >> reporter: but finally today, lynch let loose and he was not happy. >> i don't know what story, you rare trying to get out of me. i don't know what imagine, you are trying to portray of me and it don't matter what you say to me, and i come to y'all event and you shove cameras and microphones down my throat, but in my home in my environment, i don't see y'all, but y'all are m

fans will watch this game. rachel nichols, great to have you on. great to get yourin sight. thank you very much. >> good stuff. >>> thanks for watching cnn. i'm rosemary church. >> i'm errol barnett. "early start" is next for those of you in the u.s. for everyone else stay tuned for "cnn newsroom." >>> crisis in yemen that could derail the war on terror. the country an ally to the united states on the brink of collapse. al qaeda hoping to increase power there. we are live with the latest this morning. >>> time running out for two hostages held by isis. threatened with death if japan does not pay a hefty ransom. we are live in tokyo with the latest. >>> no charges expected for the police officer who shot and

violence and deflate gate have drawn criticism and rachel nichols asked if there was a better way to conduct these investigations. >> a lot of the issues have in common is a conflict of interest. when you do something like hire an outside investigator like ted wells into the patriots investigation, you're still paying him and roderick kraft is paying you. what steps can you take in the future to mitigate some of those conflict of interest issues? >> i don't agree with you on a lot of the assumptions you make in your question. i think we have had people that have uncompromising integrity. i think we have done an excellent job of bringing outside consultants in. somebody has to pay them, so unless you are volunteering, which i don't think you are, we will do that. >> so rachel asked that because the nfl brought in robert miller to see how they handled the ray rice investigation. his law firm worked for the nfl before helping negotiate tv deals and ted wells, he previously investigated the dolphins, the miami dolphins bullying scandal so that's why some people are saying there is a conf

seemed to get it. then when our colleague rachel nichols asked her question there was the surprisingly cynical response about somebody has got to pay for it rachel. >> let's go back to her question. i jotted it down. she was asking about a conflict of interest. she mentioned how they hired an outside investigator to investigate deflate-gate. they're telling me we have it. let's roll the question. >> rachel nichols from cnn. you have faced problems over the last year that have a wide range. a lot of issues have in common is conflict of interest. when you do something like hire an outside investigator like ted wells into the patriot's investigation, you're still paying him and robert craft that owns the patriots is paying you. everybody when you do everything right in one of those situations, it opens you up to a credibility gap with some of the public and high profile players. what steps can you guys take in the future to mitigate some of those conflict of interest issues? >> rachel i don't agree with you on a lot of assumptions you make in your question. i think we have ha

back there soon. >> rachel nichols from cnn. roger, you have faced a lot of problems over the year with a wide range but a lot of the problems is a conflict of interest. when you do something like hire an outside investigator like ted wells into the investigation you are still playing him and robert kraft who owns the patriots is still paying you, so even when you do everything right in one of those investigations it opens you up to a credibility gap with the public and the high-profile players, what steps can you take to mitigate those conflict of interest issues? >> well rachel i don't agree with you and the assumptions you make in your question. i think we've had people with uncompromising integrity. robbet mueller, i think you asked me that last fall about a conflict of interest. their integrity is impeccable. tedwells' integrity is impeccable. their conclusions are drawn only by the evidence and only by the attempt to try and identify that truth. so i think we have done an excellent job of bringing outside consultants in. somebody has to pay them rachel, so unless you are volu

nichols who joins us live from phoenix right now, the site of the super bowl. rachel, a lot of issues out there right now. give us a little preview. what do we expect to hear from the commissioner? >> reporter: this is an annual address that the nfl gives at the super bowl. he'll talk about the good things in the league and there are certain a lot of metrics trending in their favor. viewership is extremely high. of the 30 fall programs that were most popular on television 28 of them were nfl games. the super bowl last year the most watched television program in american history ever. so popularity is very high. but, of course there's plenty of issues within the nfl. there's the mishandling of their player conduct issues. domestic violence when ray rice punched his wife in the face, when adrian peterson was brought up on charges of beating his son and how the nfl responded to that. goodell will be under pressure on those issues. and there are going to be questions about deflategate, the investigation into the new england patriots because there's been criticism on all sides, even from the p

the nfl's big game. cnn's rachel nichols with more. >> reporter: it's been a controversial stretch for the nfl. and especially for the new england patriots. on tuesday, things escalated from controversial to crazy as media outlets from around the globe were allowed to ask players pretty much anything they wanted. super bowl media day is known for colorful characters. crazy costumes. and even some dancing. this year did not disappoint. >> how do you explain media day? as a frenzy? it's great. you take the experience you enjoy it. really it's something special. >> reporter: along with the light tone lingered the harder issues that have framed the run-up to the big game. on tuesday, "sports illustrated" released a first-person piece by seahawks corner richard sherman who wrote, "i look at the nfl and as disappointed as ever in the management." this on the heels of robert kraft challenging the nfl over deflate-gate. kraft is usual low so close to goodell, a recent q. g.q." article called kraft "the assistant commissioner." this time kraft was defiant. >> if the wells investigation is not a

>>> welcome to downtown phoenix. i'm rachel nichols. to our viewers across the country and around the globe, i promise there is no other place you want to be right now. we are right in the heart of super bowl central. and you can hear and feel the excitement everywhere. in the valley of the sun, two teams from opposite sides of the country go head-to-head in the biggest sporting event of the year. >> it's not just another game. it's the biggest game of our season. >> the new england patriots and the seattle seahawks fighting for this trophy. >> it's going to be loud. >> after a week rife in controversy. >> we're trying to get a football to the proper texture the quarterback wants to grip it. >> on the eve of the most watched television program ever. we get personal with the game's key figures. >> they are the team that fired you, even though you had a winning record, and replaced you with bill belichick. >> well, yeah. >> and our all-star cast will tell you what to expect on and off the field. cnn's kickoff in arizona starts right now. my partner today is legendary miami dolphins

rachel nichols. i couldn't believe the list of all these things. seems all in the last week alone, the latest being that richard sherman, the star of the seahawks, may not even make the game at this point? can you expand on that? >> reporter: well, he's more likely to make the game than not. but he's got an interesting conundrum that a lot of americans can relate to. his girlfriend is nine months pregnant with their first child. it's a boy. and she is here in phoenix because she could go into labor at any time. the kid isn't due for another week or two and richard sherman has been joking he's had a little chat with his future son and told him to stay in there for -- at least until monday. he said he told his sunday to do me a solid and stay in there. but the question is, what happens if she goes into labor on sunday? is he going to go with her or is he going to go to the football game? used to be that athletes always played. now in the last ten years, we've seen a real shift. a lot of athletes have missed big athletic competitions. joe flacco, the quarterback for the baltimore ravens,