it spoke to how powerful that franchises for disney but how espn drives the cable business. >> espn is not a cable channel anymore. if you talk to the disney folks and they think about espn, they think about it as a brand but not a cable channel. it is multiple channels now and it's online and digital and they treat espn as their test as they would their other brands like a disney character. espn is one of the key drivers for any package is going to be brought over the internet direct to consumers that will have to have some major sports component to it. we know that consumers continue to flock to stores. those ratings continue to be outstanding. the college football semifinal games were the two highest-rated cable shows ever. it's extraordinarily important to have sports but the risk is if you are a big media company how much of my programming to i put direct over the internet versus how much do i try to keep them in the bundle? >> it's pretty clear that's where the customers want to be. they like the big-screen tv but the rapid move towards mobile and people watching on tablets and u

particularly with espn -- i watched a lot of espn this weekend. there was some spectacular football and also the stuart scott coverage. my heart goes out to his family. it just really spoke to how powerful that franchise is for disney, but how espn really drives the cable business. >> if you talk to the disney folks, when they think about espn, they think about it as a brand, not necessarily a cable channel. multiple channels of espn. online digital properties. they treat espn as they would their other brands, whether it is a disney character. espn is one of the key drivers probably for any package that is going to be brought over the internet. it is going to have to some -- have to have some major sports component. we do know that consumers continue to watch sports. those ratings continue to be outstanding. the college football semifinals games the two highest-rated cable shows ever. really be brisk here, if you were a big media company, how much programming do a put out direct over the internet ala hbo, versus how much do i try to keep in the bu

espn with this tribute last night. leaving an empty seat of the "sportscenter" set to honor stuart scott. add in a tweet we will miss him. >>> new numbers on the flu season. >>> a hedge fund founder shot to death in his home. the family member now taken into custody overnight. >>> plus dangerous job. the daredevil who climbed this 1500 foot tower to change a lightbulb? >>> the government's next jobs report comes out friday. the experts are anticipateing good news. the report is expected to show 230,000 jobs were added last month. it would be enough to make last year the strongest for job growth since 1999. the strengthening economy has experts predicting continued growth this year. >>> gas prices are falling. diesel is not showing the same drop. it's 70 cents lower compared to last year. regular gas prices are down more than a dollar over that time. the price lag can be blamed on the u.s. exporting significant amounts of diesel as well as local tax policies. >>> a growing number of music lovers are going old school. wh

on espn and the watch espn app. >>> switch gears. pac-12 men's hoops. cal hosting washington state. clay thompson in the house. supporting his boys. the rejection. becoming the first play in cal history with a thousand points and 200 blocks. nothing to do here. lacy cougars lose. railey helped stop the streak. he had 17, and wsu wins 69-66 that final, more from the nfl locker rooms also 6:00 right here on abc7. i can watch andrew luck play football all day. just phenomenal young player and of all the young quarterbacks in the league, he's going to be the best. >> thank you, shu. >> a name bulldog: you don't need superpowers to help someone. sometimes, all it takes is a warm heart and a cold nose. that's why mattress discounters good deed dogs is raising money to train service dogs for people with disabilities. i would never imagine a life without an assistance dog ever again. i relied on people a lot. he helps me live a more independent life. bulldog: we need your help to do more. give at mattressdiscountersdogs.com, or any mattress discounters. mattress discounters good deed dogs h

on espn and watch espn app. got to pull for oregon. switch gears. pac-12 men's hops cal hosting washington state. former cougar, clay thompson in the house, supporting his boys. david crave advice, the rejection. the first player in cal history with 1,000 points 200 blocks, and turned into quite a play. lacy the streak of consecutive games is over. this sports report brought to you by bank of the west. and drew has other ideas about thorne-ohio state game because he is a big ten fan. >> there you go. >> a little rivalry go. >> a wager next week. >> have to let us know what your betting. next at 6:00, 2014 was disappointing for the movie industry. how did 2015 start snout we'l >> join us on kofy tv 20. one o california's great narl swarms to get a little federal muscle to keep it safe. then here on channel 7 more problems for passengers on a nightmare flight, stuck on the tarmac for 12 hours. it doesn't end there. >>> last year movie ticket sales dropped five percent to finish at the lowest level in nearly two decades. this year the box office starti

so there will be a package of content of about 10 channels including espn, espn 2, tnt, tbs, food network, live television as well as some on demand. the key thing talking about content over the top, $20 a month for a live sports, which has been one of the most important factors, keeping people subscribing to their cable tv bundles. to be able to get espn outside the traditional cable tv bundle is quite a big deal. this news coming from dish. they say they're going to be announcing more content partnerships down the line. right now it's $20 a month for the core bundle of this handful of channels and then also pay an additional $5 a month for a kid's -- for kid's content and additional $5 a month for more news content and that they're planning to launch more sports content for another $5 a month coming up in coming weeks. they also say they plan to launch more channels and more varieties of packages down the line. the deal here scott as we look to the future of streaming video and the role dish wants to play in changing the way people address that bundle. >> thanks. timely for this convers

on espn and watch espn app. got to pull for oregon. switch gears. pac-12 men's hops cal hosting washington state. former cougar, clay thompson in the house, supporting his boys. david crave advice, the rejection. the first player in cal history with 1,000 points 200 blocks, and turned into quite a play. lacy the streak of consecutive games is over. this sports report brought to you by bank of the west. and drew has other ideas about thorne-ohio state game because he is a big ten fan. >> there you go. >> a little rivalry go. >> a wager next week. >> have to let us know what your betting. next at 6:00, 2014 was disappointing for the movie industry. howid 2015 >> join us on kofy tv 20. one o california's great narl swarms to get a little federal muscle to keep it safe. then here on channel 7 more problems for passengers on a nightmare flight, stuck on the tarmac for 12 hours. it doesn't end there. >>> last year movie ticket sales dropped five percent to finish at the lowest level in nearly two decades. this year the box office starting strong, up to 5.

espn draft insider mel kiper jr. has the former heisman trophy winner as the second best quarterback available behind oregon's marcus mariota. mariota has one more game to go in his season, college football playoff championship game, it's presented by at&t. it's oregon and ohio state at 8:30 p.m. eastern time. you can watch that game on espn. you can also take it with you using the watch espn app, and how fitting of an end to a career would that be to win the heisman, win the title, ride off into the nfl sunset. >> it would be great for either one of those conferences, as well. the pac-12, they've only had usc win national titles lately and the big ten with ohio state. maybe steve ballmer will be at halftime dancing. maybe that's the show. randy scott, chris hassel. "sportscenter" is live 9:00 eastern on espn. >> okay. up next in "the pulse," a woman heads to the bathroom and gets an unexpected surprise slithering out of the toilet. >> ew. >>> and also, the grown-up conversation that got these reactions from kids. si

they need services like this to reach them. >> you're saying espn is not reaching millenials? i thought that was the amazing thing about espn, it reaches young men who don't consume a lot of media in any other form. >> what i mean is that that is a popular channel for that grup of viewers. the problem is, they're not signing up to pay tv in nearly the same percentages as the generation before them. they want to watch the content, love the content but they need a different business model to get the content to them. >> what are the numbers like in terms of them not seeing -- signing up for, what are we used to seeing and what are we seeing now? >> in rough numbers about 100 million pay tv householdsed in the u.s. there's about 125 million homes. the numb of homes continues to grow, the number of pay tv households is declining slightly. that gap between the two is growing. the biggest contributors to that growing gap is millenials. >> interesting. how does the business tie in with, you know your corporate parent there? are there economies of scale or relationships that already ex

our partners at espn getting ready. "sportscenter," the crew sitting in there at the desk. the team will be here this time tomorrow night. but come out here on to the field, we're here at at&t stadium, obviously home of the cowboys here. if you've never been to the stadium, it's really something. knave spent $1.3 billion on this place, and every one of these seats, 80,000 fans, expected to be here tomorrow. it is sold out for the big game. we're here all weekend long, watching both teams practice, talking with some of the coaches here too. something else we've noticed here, the fans descended on north texas, ohio state buckeye fans and of course the oregon duck fans. these two teams have a storied history. ohio state has won every single time they've had a match up. 8-0 in their history. and oregon looking to change that. and of course a lot to talk about the economics of this whole thing. a lot of money being pumped into college football now. questions about how much players deserve in all this. we do know that the ncaa has allowed the families to get some money. $3,000 fo

. >> and remembering the sports anchor who brought his own style and personality to espn and the world. how local fans are paying tribute to stuart scott. we'll have all those stories any moment, but we have breaking news from college park. university of maryland police are searching for the gunman in a home invasion that took place off cap is on potomac avenue, not far from the berwyn heights police department. the victim inside the home handed over personal belongings to the robbers and nobody was hurt. turning to the weather, big changes in the forecast as we head into the work week. it was a gloomy weekend with the rain, and get ready for some bone chilling temperatures this weekend a chance of snowflakes. eileen whelan has the forecast. >> a lot to talk about, and the colder weather is the main weather story as well as the gusty wind. the temperatures are still not that cold. the cold front slid through, but it will take time for the colder air to settle in. 54 degrees at reagan national, 48 gaithersburg and dulles, 36 in elkins, west virginia. it will take probably until the over

nfl sources telling espn 11 of the 12 balls were under inflated. analysts say there may have been an advantage. >> softer football is easier to handle. >> we stopped by cupertino this morning. >> in my opinion with 12 footballs it --

nfl sources revealing to espn that the patriots did use underinflated footballs. >> reporter: sources telling our sister network espn this is the play that led to the discovery of what is being dubbed deflategate. this second-quarter play has led to many questioning the integrity of the afc champs. d'qwell jackson, a linebacker for the colts, intercepted a pass by tom brady and allegedly felt the ball was lighter than normal. but it turned out it wasn't just one ball in question. >> they probably don't know how they became underinflated but the fact that they were 11 out of the 12 balls discovered to be underinflated was certainly a big disappointment. >> reporter: nfl sources telling our sister network espn 11 of the 12 balls the team used to beat the indianapolis colts were inflated significantly below league requirements. and at the start of the third quarter, referees had the patriots' game balls reinflated to regulation size. but if they were in fact affecting the game was it too late? by this time the patriots were already winning by 10 points. >> the patriots were going to win

championship game monday, january 12th at 5:30 again on espn and watch espn app. but let's go to the newsroom. katie marzullo and i will see you at 6:00. what have you got? >> coming up the story behind this unexpected side project for construction crews building san francisco's central subway. >>> we told you about the wind problems affecting the rose parade but the frigid cold could also impact a highlight of tomorrow's event. >>> and the end of an oyster odyssey. how drake's bay oyster company is marking its final moments. all coming up in a half hour on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> thank you. >>> river otters at the aquarium of the bay got an icy treat today but not one meant for eating. >> the aquarium at pier 39 filled the enclosure with 70 pounds of snow. the three north american river otters loved rolling around and sliding in the stuff. >> luckily their thick skin acts like a warm snowsuit. they just kept on playing. >> there is no off button on a north american river otter. we designed this exhibit specifically so there was lots of different things for them to

he was with espn since 1993. among those expressing respect president obama over the years he entertained us and in the end inspired us with courage and love. athletes as well. former star brian dawkins writing #rest in peace stou wart scott the world you left us is in a better place because you shared gifts us with. a moment of silence before the colts bangales wilds card game in indz nap list. colts put it away. andrew luck to dont'a mondaycrew as stuart scott would say boo-ya. indy wins 26-10. the bengals have not won a playoff game in 24 years. indy plays denver next sunday taken will be flacco and ravens with the patriots next saturday. >> eagles fans depressed with the team sitting home, this may cheer you up. cowboys down ten to detroit lions at the half. last playoff win came against eagles in 010. >>> if the flyers didn't lose enough on the road trip now they're losing money too. flyers are find for undisclosed amount today for violating collective bargaining agreement by traveling the day after christma

i love this man. >> scott joined espn 2 in 1993. in 2007 he was diagnosed with cancer and battled it into remission. but the cancer came back in 2011 and again in 2013. throughout years of exhaustive treatments scott kept anchoring. that toughness and determination attracted admirers across the country. in july accepting an award for perseverance scott spoke movingly about his mortality and said his two daughters are why he could not stop fighting. >> when you die, it does not mean that you lose cancer. you beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and in the manner in which you live. >> reporter: and in that scott signed off as the champ. mark albert, cbs news, washington. >> well, when we return, drawing the battle lines. we'll see how the gop congress plans to take on the obama administration as lawmakers reconvene this week. administration as lawmakers reconvene this week. but daily eating and drinking can leave enamel rough and weak. introducing new colgate enamel health toothpaste its unique formula replenishes weak spots wit

suffice it to say that espn, the abc family and disney are the anchor. espn is the most watched station or channel in the 18 to 35-year-old age group. we are pretty excited about them being the anchor. >> we understand your partners like espn would have rights to raise prices or yank channels if the service gets too many subscribers. is that true? >> every different programming contract is different. quite honestly the more you sell or the happier people are going to be not only for ourselves but our partners. >> do you see this becoming bigger than your core bundle? >> who is to say what the future may bring? we know the pay tv industry as it exists today is in a decline. we saw it with last year's numbers. so what are you going to do? we have to invest in growth initiatives. we see internet video as one. we see satellite radio as one and wireless as one. >> negotiating impasse with fox. no access to fox channels. what is holding this up? is it over fees or the hopper? i know there has been a lawsuit over ad skipping technology. >> i would say a combina

his moving speech and espn's touching tribute overnight. >>> confused fans

he brought a signature style to espn interviewing the biggest sports fans along the way. president obama and president clinton were among them. the 49-year-old gave a touching speech about the cancer fight at the espy's last year. >>> a money man is killed. police are talking to someone with a close connection. >>> former sports caster tollefson's new day in court. >> developing this morning a 70-year-old hedge fund founder was shot dead in his new york city apartment. gilbert founded wayne scot gilbert fund in 2011. it has $210 million in assets anticipate works in the biotech industry. >>> a 3 week old girl went missing from a home where a baby's father, mother and uncle were found shot. police are seeking the brother in the shooting. >>> bethlehem police have the victim's roommate in custody and plan to charge him with murder. an autopsy today might shed light on how the victim died. a neighbors say the property is a transition home for men living with mental illnesses. >>> buckingham palace is denying claims that prince andrew had sex with an under aged girl. jeffrey

how president obama and other fans are remembering the espn anchor stuart scott. it will have those stories in just a moment. first we begin with the temperatures. after seeing rain and springlike temperatures today, it's going to feel like winter very eileen whelan is here with an early look. >> so mild today, 65 degrees on january 4. big-time changes for the upcoming school and work week. 62 degrees outside the belfort furniture weather center. 57 in gaithersburg. 63 in manassas. the cold front is moving now just to the east of the i-81 corridor. you will see live on our super doppler some of the rain showers associated with the front stretching from frederick county maryland back through loud and fauquier counties. the band of showers will hold together. we will see maybe a late rain shower in the next hour or two. overnight, skies will begin to clear. it will turn breezy. those northwesterly winds ushering in the colder air. it will be much windier and colder for the day tomorrow, waking up and getting out the door tomorrow morning will feel like the 20's. ano

and the watch espn app. you know you have made it as an athlete when you star in your own sports center commercial. a funny spot just debuted featured the warriors on steph curry. >> not again. >> i didn't know you guys were watching last night. thank you guys. >> what are you talking about steph? >> today chicken curry. 54 points last week and then the next day curry stew. thank you so much. >> i don't think -- >> thank you. it means a lot. i lace them up every night for guys like you. >> who was that guy? >> i don't know. he seemed to like the chicken though. >> that is tremendous. he has an acting gig as well. >> thanks, larry. >> abc7 news continues now on-line and on twitter and facebook and all of your mobile devices with our abc7 news app. >> seems to like female announcer: it's time to make room for the new mattress models! during sleep train's huge year end clearance sale, get beautyrest, posturepedic even tempur-pedic mattress sets at low clearance prices. save even more on floor samples, demonstra

our colleagues at espn reporting the patriots had 11 of their 12 game balls underinflated during the afc title game against the colts. league sources says each ball was underinflated by two pounds of air. espn's chris mortensen says more controversy is not what the league needs now. >> sources i spoke with described the league as being variations of emotions from disappointed angry, distraught and spent considerable time on these initial findings the investigation is not complete and in the meantime, we'll await what troy vincent the senior executive vice president of football operations said the investigation should be up in about two or three days. >> and no word yet on potential punishment that might be dolled out by the league reducing the air pressure in those balls could have made them easier to grip in the cold wet conditions. >>> coming up the secret you'll want to hear about. those mcdonald's fries and unveiling what makes their favorite men ewe item taste so good. >> a surgeon shot while at work. a tragic turn overnight in the hospital shooting as we learn more about the su

on espn and the watch espn app. finally stuart scott passed away this morning after a seven-year battle with cancer at 49 years old. he was like no other at espn when he arrived and stayed true to himself throughout. here is reaction from the people closest to stuart. >> 49 fighting cancer three times not very fair. i'm sure he would want us to remember him for his passion and dignity, so we will and we love you. >> we choose not to say that stuart lost to cancer at the age of 49. instead we will simply say we all lost stuart. >> as an athlete, you don't like to think this. >> you do have favorites. and because he was always so fair the number one thing for me as a person who wanted to be a broadcaster. >> i will remember him for the true professional he was. the good, kind person he was the dad he was. he took more pride in that than anything little. it is tremendous loss. it jumped in my mind. >> the fact he has passed away is absolutely mind boggling and a travis stey. he battled cancer as bravely as anybody else

espn released a statement saying espn and everyone in the sports world lost a true friend and uniquely inspirational figure. he is survived by his two teenage daughters. >>> in the week ahead, former virginia governor bob mcdonnell will be sentenced. this is going to happen on tuesday. federal prosecutors recommended a sense of 10 to 12 years behind bars. mcdonnell's defense team are suggesting 6,000 hours of community service. in september he was convicted on 11 federal corruption charges. his wife maureen will be sentenced separately. you can go to nbcwashington.com and search mcdonnell. >>> coming up in the next half hour, newly elected mayor d.c. muriel bowser will sit down with us. we're asking what we can expect during her first days on the job. >>> you are waking up to a wet sunday. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell tracking when you're going thank you cable. for the slower internet upload speeds. for making me wait longer to share my photo albums. thank you cable, because if we never had you... we wouldn't know the incredible difference verizon fios makes. the numbers don't

espn says it's unclear what penalties, if any, may be imposed on the team which says it's cooperating with the investigation. nbc news has not confirmed the reporting from espn. >>> the nfl will be experimenting with some new rules for extra point attempts during sunday's pro bowl game. goal posts will be narrowed by more than four feet, and similar to the first two preseason games, kick also be moved back to the 15 yard line instead of the 2. >>> want to switch gears and get you filled in on tennis. day three of the australian open. roger federer fighting back after dropping the first set to italy to win it in four. sixth seeded andy murray. as for the women, two-seed maria sharapova advances to the third round after narrowly beating alexandra panova. thank you jen. i got a hand on the hip for jen from that. thank you. that's how you do hard names. >>> college hoops, top ranked kentucky hosting vandy. briefly leading by double digits in the second half. vanderbilt gets within four points. but the harrison brothers remain clutch for kentucky aaron harrison hitting a big late three. ye

you see both of those games on espn and the watch espn app. and it all leads up to the first ever national championship game monday, january 12th at 5:30, again on espn. and the watch espn app. >>> after a loss to vancouver last night at the tank sharks down in anaheim to face the ducks. these two teams don't like each other, as you can tell. marc-edouard into the net. joe pavelski's 18th of the year. the sharks pull away on the power play. pavelski strikes again. logan couture and byrnes team up to make it 2-0. multigoal game. sharks go on to win, 3-0. >>> all right. what are your bay area sports. stanford womening take dong uconn and of course the sharks blowing a 3-0 series lead in the stanley cup play-offs. 2014, an eventful yearor the bay area sports. here are your seven most memorable moments. >> they know they're playing the warriors. it's a different era. >> 33, yes! >> and there you go. >> steph curry, and the bench explode. >> murray. murray's got a clear field ahead. murray trying to take it 90 yards. touchdown, raiders. >>> down th

you can watch the actual game broadcast on espn. i'm chris hassel. have a great day. >>> another sport now. climbing rock climbing. two climbers trying to make history in >> that would set them up to sfin issue the climb together. they are trying to free-climb the 3,000 foot rock face. in sidney harbor. >> tennis stars hitting balls back and forth while riding in separate speed boats. there weren't any long rallies for obvious reasons. a lot of the balls ended up in the water. drumming up interest in a new tennis format meant to keep matches shorter. >>> we have "the pulse" coming your way next and the golden globes and the joke aimed at george clooney that got the biggest laugh. the world is filled with air. but for people with copd sometimes breathing air can be difficult. if you have copd, ask your doctor about once-daily anoro ellipta. it helps people with copd breathe better for a full 24hours. anoro ellipta is the first fda-approved product containing two long-acting bronchodilators in one inhaler. anoro is not for asthma. anoro contains a type

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. >> a popular host at espn, stuart scott was a charismatic personality. in 2007, scott began a long public battle with cancer. in 2014, he was honored for his fight at the espy awards. he talked about letting the disease defeat him. >> when you die it does not mean that you lose to cancer. you beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and in the manner in which you live. [ applause ] >> chemo and radiation treatment kept scott away from his work on and off throughout the years. his spirit and fight never wavered even tweeting as recent as november that, despite reports he'd been moved to hospice, they were wrong. his two daughters have inspired him. >> taylor and sidney, i love you more than i will ever be able to express. i'm standing on this stage here tonight because of you. my littlest angle is here. my 14-year-old is here. give daddy a hug. have a great rest of your life. >> after confirming the news, espn hosted scott's speech. stuart scott was 49. >>> time now is 4:51. a brand-new car burst into flames, how one lucky california woman escaped the f

scott worked at three tv stations in the south before joining espn in 1993, helping to launch the espn2 network. he was known for his strong relationship with athletes and journalists, something he developed through his story telling. stewart scott was 49. >> >> sharing condolences, from hair son barns tweeting -- coming up in sports wrap, a look at his inspirational espy speech. >> >> president obama is set to get back to business after his two week vacation in hawaii has come to an end. the press corps reported one of the last stops on the obama vacation was a trip to pearl jam singer eddie vetter's house. president obama is slated to hit the road this week with trips planned to michigan, arizona and tennessee. the white house said is he planning to outline both new executive actions and legislative proposals. >> the commander in chief there face challenges ahead of him in the new year. dan springer was traveling with the president and has more on what is waiting for him in washington. >> reporter: he will be greeted by a new congress. house and senate controlled by republicans. one o

you can catch all the action on the espn or watch espn app. kickoff at 5:30. those ticket prices are not outrageous. >> it's history. >> it's a little winny. not so much here. >> a lack of rain. >> that's the big problem. a lack of rain. it is a beautiful day and our air quality will be improving. here's live doppler 7 hd. mainly sunny skies. a few thin high clouds which will increase tomorrow night along with some fog. starting 11:00 tonight we'll have pockets of fog already. into the morning the clouds will linger into the peninsula, into the south bay. be on lookout for reduced visibility. a lot of us are featuring pockets of fog, moinls days. weekend rain chances appear. the high pressure is rebuilding. deflecting to our north. here's our looking ahead starting, going through. the weekend into next weekend and into next monday. it just looks like rain chances have faded out. there may be areas of rain hitting the northwestern corners of the state but the bay area will remain dry. overnight, mainly clear skies. a few high clouds will develop over the bay an

stuart and i worked together at espn in the mid to late '90s. our kids played together birthday parties on the swings at the park together so this is a huge loss personally. what a lot of people don't know is that it wasn't always cool being stuart scott especially for stuart scott. he faced a lot of resistance in the early days because you know what, nobody was doing highlights while singing a rap lyric or making tupac references or talking about biggy smalls. it wasn't universally loved and a few of us tried to suggest you know, maybe you ought to tone it down a little bit and you know what ama? we were all absolutely wrong. stuart developed a style that resonated with young viewers, especially young black kids, and from the moment he uttered the first boo-ya he exploded from just another sportscaster on the set and he became a pop culture celebrity. i knew when my 8-year-old nephew was running around the house yelling boo-ya, boo-ya, stuart scott was on to something big. he was a pioneer with a style that will always be unique. i saw him at t

both of those games were played just hours after we got the word that espn longtime anchor stuart

. >>> then an espn report on the new england patriots and 11 underinflated balls. >>> a man is arrested for bulldozing the home he lived in with his wife. we'll give you details on that. thanks for joining us. president obama will travel to the midwest today, his first stop boise state university. there he'll promote some of the themes we heard during his state of the union address last night. his message was loud and clear, america is bouncing back. >> the shadow of crisis has passed and the state of the union is strong. at every step we were told our goals were misguided or too ambitious, and we would crush jobs and explode deficits. instead we've seen the fastest economic growth in over a decade. our deficits cut by two-thirds a stock market that has dounld and health care inflation at its lowest rate in 50 years. this is good news people. >> president obama made history becoming the first president to say the words "lesbian buy sexual and transgender" in a state of the union address. during his hour-long speech, president obama also added some humor. >> i have no more campaigns to r

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if you want espn, you are going to take tnt cbs, all of these other things. these are the hooks they use to jack up cable bills from $20 a month to $100 a month. >> yeah, i think our business will continue to be strong. the real issue with, what we seeing is, the younger generation is getting into their first apartment. they are not choosing pay-tv at nearly the same rate as the generations before them. >> they also like to schedule what they watch it when they watch it. they cannot do this with this model. why not? >> we work with the providers to make as much of our content on demand as possible. on many of our channels we have a replay service where anything broadcast over the last three days, you can go back and watch. our real objective is, let's if the content tent -- providers to make as much available as possible. >> i watched hbo lead of the way it time warner in terms of what they want to do online and how they want to go over the top. of course, they are very tightly tied to people who already have a subscription on cable because that is where they

the nfl told nbc news said it wouldn't comment on the espn report. the patriots indicated to nbc news they will continue to cooperate fully. >>> this morning the race to find two japanese hostages threatened in a new isis video. a key u.s. ally could be on the brink of a queue. nbc's chief foreign xent richard engel has the poor. >> reporter: the group's beheader threatens to kill two japanese hostages unless japan pays $2 million, the same amount japan has committed to fighting the group. japan says it won't bow to terrorist demands. it's a reminder that isis remainingsremain remains a dangerous force to be reckoned with. being attacked by the u.s. has raised isis's profile, making it easier to recruit and make money. isis is making progress in battle. a senior u.s. military official with personal knowledge of events tells nbc news the u.s.-led air war kills about 1,000 isis fighters a month, many of them in and around the city of kobani. but they are being replaced each month with 1500 new recruits. and isis is holding the territory it controls. va

both of those games were played just hours after we got the word that espn longtime anchor stuart scott had died. moments of silence were held before the games at both nfl stadiums and other several pro and college events. stuart scott fought a long battle with cancer during which he maintained a rigorous workout routine. he attended the university of north carolina. he wasn't afraid to bring his life experiences to that news desk. >> unc is like nobody duke has faced and this rivalry is like no other in college hoops. why is it so intense? one of the biggest reasons? carolina players have always dated a lot of duke coeds and vice versa. trust me. >> he was a tar heel. that's why he's saying that, right? >> but he brought that. you didn't get to see that. for a lot of us young guys, frankly, young black men in journalism, this was a guy we all looked up to. there weren't a lot of us doing it at his level. to see him do it and speak in a language we all talk like this quite frankly around and we are having drinks and whatnot. to see him bring that to "sportscenter." to see him be the guy

and the watch espn app. you know you have made it as an athlete when you star in your own sports center commercial. a funny spot just debuted featured the warriors on steph curry. >> not again. >> i didn't know you guys were watching last night. thank you guys. >> what are you talking about steph? >> today chicken curry. 54 points last week and then the next day curry stew. than

espn's president said in a statement "espn and everyone in the sports world have lost a true friend and a uniquely inspirational figure in stuart scott." >>> now to news overseas. new this morning, north korea is slamming the new sanctions imposed by the u.s. in a state-run media report a north korean official accused america of stirring up hostilities for no reason. on friday the white house put restrictions on a number of north korean officials and organizations, all because of the sony hack. north korea is denying that it was behind the cyber attack against sony entertainment, and the terror threats against movie theaters set to show the comedy film "the interview." the movie shows a fictional assassination of north korean leader kim jong-un. >>> this morning at the vatican, pope francis named 15 new cardinals, selecting them from 14 different countries. the vatican says the move reflects the diversity of the church and its growth in asia and africa. also, in an address today, to a crowd at st. peter's square the pontiff made a surprise announcement that he will lead a meeting of all

meantime sources tell espn the nfl could fine him for another reason. because of some attire. you see that hat he's wearing. that symbol on the top is a symbol for his nickname beast mode wore it at super bowl media day. players cannot wear brands that conflict with league partners during official league events so any decision on a possible fine will be made after the super bowl but a lot of people say they're just picking on the guy but this is a rule. this is a rule. >> i would have given him an issue -- violation for that backpack. it's a funky backpack. >> you know how expensive that backpack probably was. >> maybe i'm just envious. >> let's turn to a local tv weatherman who kept his cool when his map pretty much melted down. it gets warm in phoenix but it doesn't get this warm. you see some of those temperatures in there. >> that man right there, cory mcenclose ski didn't miss a beat as he read some of those high temperatures. >> frankly, wickenburg is a total loss. you might as well just get out of anywhere along the area. very warm. surprise starting to heat up at 1300

he joined espn in 1993 initially for the launch of espn 2 and he became one of the leading anchors of "sports center" the flagship program on espn. he was a broadcaster's broadcaster, and as you mentioned, not just the catch phrases, also the requeststhis is sports center commercials he covered. as i mentioned, toward the end of his life as he battled cancer he inspired so many people doing so. i'll read something he said back over the summer. he said when you die, it does not mean you lose to cancer. you beat cancer by how you live why you live and in the manner in which you live. espn this morning is running a special report a tribute to him, and it really is remarkable to see the outpouring of love and grief for their friend. >> wow. just incredible and certainly guidance for all of those. 49 such a young man. brian stelter, thank you so much. we'll be right back. i've smoked a lot and quit a lot but ended up nowhere. now...i use this. the nicoderm cq patch with unique extended release technology helps prevent the urge to smoke all day. i want this time to be my last time. that's w

reaction to the espn report came quickly on social media. jerry rice tweeting 11 of 12 balls underin freighted. can anybody spell cheating. and on instagram, people took note of a poorly time post of the nfl, behind the scenes making the super bowl xlix footballs. >> willie geist, thank you for that. nbc news has reached out to the nfl, the league said it has no comment on that espn report. we also reached out to the patriots. they also did not respond. as you know, espn was the first to report on all of this and we have their nfl business analysts in the show. andrew brandt. and thank you for being with us. we got all of our bad puns out of the way before the show so we'll try to act like adults here. tell us what the latest is. >> the latest report is they are investigating. what that means, it is not the ray rice investigation which took four months by former fbi director robert mueller, this is more focused more quick. in fact league vice president troy vincent said it could be wrapped up in a couple of days. what i think they are doing,