? dish is putting out a channel lineup that interestingly does include espn and we will see the market a man. >> let's talk about that. espn and hbo are the two single properties that people pay up for and get stuck with a package or whatever. 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 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-r

called sling tv and will feature espn, cnn, and tnt. i'm joined by paul sweeney in new york. this seems like the dam has broken, that a major carrier of programming is saying screw the cable companies, we are going directly to consumers. >> it really does seem like that. it's not so surprising that charlie ertogun is the one to throw down the gauntlet. you think about these big distributing cable companies and satellite companies and the big media companies and they have all lived and died over the last 30 years or so with us to assess -- with the success of a bundle. now the question is, is that bundle at risk? is there a market out there of consumers that want to pay a much lower price point for fewer channels? dishes throwing out a channel lineup that interestingly includes espn. they want to see the market is there in terms of demand. >> espn and hbo are the two single properties that people pay up for and get stuck with packages or tempted or whatever. i watched a lot of espn because of the stuart scott coverage yesterday. it was an amazing retrospective of his work on espn yesterd

after a long battle with cancer. his moving speech and espn's touching tribute overnight. >>> confused fans >>> and good monday morning to you all. and it is a cold morning across a big stretch of the country. >> well take a look at these wind chills. minus 30 minus 40. that's dangerous cold pouring down from the north. >> the difference between minneapolis and miami this morning is over 100 degrees. this comes after a week end of extremes. we begin with susan saulny. >> reporter: fast-moving tornadoes. blankets of snow. severe weather in many part of the country this weekend. in the south, thunderstorms knocked down trees. receivering power lines and blocking roads. tornadoes confirmed in mississippi and alabama. another reported in georgia. the sound of chain saws ringing through a suburban atlanta neighborhood startled home owners as cleanup began. this church in southern georgia was damaged during a service on sunday. >> doors were flying off the hinges. the walls were shaking. windows were trackcracking. >> reporter: this was the scene in albany, new york along intersate 90. >> ev

protested police in recent weeks. >> the sports world is mourning the death of long-time espn anchor stuart scott. he died today at age 49. he had been fighting cancer since 2007. the reach and impact of his passing is being felt at games across the nation. >> please join us for a moment of silence in memory of stuart scott. >> he was honored during a moment of silence at today's bengals-colts playoff game in indianapolis. the worked for espn for two decades, becoming one of the network's most recognize able anchors. here's a look back at his life and career. >> what is go. >> a popular host at espn, stuart scott was a charismatic personality, and his popularity soared because of stylish catch phrases and an ebullient on-air persona in 2007 he began a long public battle with cancer. in 2014 he was honored for his fight at the espy awards and talked about refusing to let the disease defeat him. >> 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 which you live. [applause] >> chemotherapy and radiation treatments have k

up. >>> time for sports. that means basketball. >> the hoops highlights from our guys at espn. >>> with your "sportscenter" update i'm randy cost. he is chris hassel. neither of us play for the cavalier. >> trading for just about everybody so maybe they'll make a trade to "sportscenter." we can only hope right. lebron james greeting his teammates before the game on wednesday night taking on a houston rockets team that's up four late in the half when kyrie irving drained a three. missed the last with a back issue. the cavs miss on this. dwight howard 17 and 19 rockets win by a dozen. >>> oh yeah. fergie was performing at staples center. clippers owner steve ballmer was just gyrating with his arms if that's possible. blake griffin with a couple of dunks and the clippers -- won nine of ten against the lakers. 114-89. >>> football news this morning, jameis winston will forgo his remaining eligibility set to enter the nfl draft this spring. espn draft insider mel kiper jr. has the former heisman trophy winner as the second best quarterback available behind oregon's marcus mariota.

died today at age 49. you may have seen him on espn sports center and coverage of the nfl and nba. he was known for his eye energy and infectious personality. flat irons honored scott by writing, cool is the other side of the pillow, on the sidewalk board. one of scott's most popular catch phrases. scott worked at espn with larry beil from 1995 to 2001, and their families were close. the two were in this classic sports center promo together about anchors dealing with injuries. today larry tweeted out a link to espn's video remembrance of scott. larry says, wonderful tribute to stuart scott. a pioneer. true original. and never afraid to be him. >>> a water-main break created a big mess in a san bruno neighborhood. it happened just after midnight. gushing water covered streets and sidewalks with a muddy mess. only one home lost water. the main that broke is underneath a stairway to that house. one neighbor says it was an unwelcome start to the day. >> got up to pick up the paper early, and this is what i woke up to. mud in the streets and the sound of pumps. >> he says the water reached

lost a long battle with cancer. stuart scott died today at age 49. you may have seen him on espn sports center and coverage of the nfl and nba. he was known for his eye energy and infectious personality. flat irons honored scott by writing, cool is the other side of the pillow, on the sidewalk board. one of scott's most popular catch phrases. scott worked at espn with larry beil from 1995 to 2001, and their families were close. the two were in this classic sports center promo together about anchors dealing with injuries. today larry tweeted out a link to espn's video remembrance of scott. larry says, wonderful tribute to stuart scott. a pioneer. true original. and never afraid to be him. >>> a water-main break created a big mess in a san bruno neighborhood. it happened just after midnight. gushing water covered streets and sidewalks with a muddy mess. only one home lost water. the main that broke is underneath a stairway to that house. one neighbor says it was an unwelcome start to the day. >> got up to pick up the paper early, and this is what i woke up to. mud in the streets an

own realm taking it on. >> it depends on the company. going back to my old shop, espn, i think has done really well at this. and i don't think espn is particularly fearful. i think they're smart and cautious but movz aggressive ly. other companies may be sanquine and in for a bumpy ride. >> do you think we're going to see big deals. murdoch made a play for time warner, they said no, thank you, couple big deals on the table for regulators to assess. >> i cannot predict what deals will come but it does strike me in the cable programming area, for years, the '90s, that business was growing for the cable programmers. because they were adding more subscribers and they were charging more. and those days are largely over, i think. for all sorts of reasons. so you're not going to go to your top line and that leads to consolidation as a practical matter in any business. >> if espn did stand-alone like hbo go and some other of the networks, if espn said here's the cost, you can have this on your -- on the web however you want it, iphone, ipad, et cetera how many people would unplug? would sa

-pedic. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ p >>> abc 7 and espn are your home for college football's biggest games. tomorrow, new year's day, you will see the buffalo wild wings citrus bowl here on abc 7 at 10:00 a.m. or on the watch abc app. then it's the college football playoff semifinals. rose bowl at 2:00 the sugar bowl at 5:30. can see both those games on espn and the watch espn app. >> it all leads up to the first ever national 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 i

owe espn personality stewart scott. he was diagnosed in 2007 and remained on the air throughout most of his battle. scott will be remembered as a pioneer in sports broadcasting for his witness and truly original style and most tragically stuatr scott was 49 years old. we'll have reaction to his death coming up in sports. >>> a small girl sure vivld a plane crash in kentucky and she may be able to help them determine the cause of the scash. they plan to move the wreckage to a location they can study it further. the pilot reported engine trouble moments before the crash. his daughter sailor survived. her father mother, sister and cousin were killed. sailor spoke to investigators briefly today. >> plane was upside down. her family on board was unresponsive. she utilized her non-injured arm and hand to free herself from the aircraft. >> the girl walked three quarters of a mile through cold bri arizona and mudd in the dark for help. -- briars and mudd in the dark. they have no idea to find how she found the closest house. >> that story is heartbreaking and unbelievable. >> a gas leak cent

right here tomorrow night. 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 so

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 that footbal

. >> 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

espn reports that nfl sources told them 11 of the 12 balls the team used to beat the indianapolis colts were underinflated by two pounds per square inch, less than the league requires. a referee reportedly inspected and approved the balls two hours and 15 minutes before kickoff. so, what happened? >> some time in the last half hour, leading up to kickoff, those balls are returned to the teams in the bench area and then who had control of those footballs? >> reporter: the advantage of playing with an underinflated ball? it's easier to grip and catch, especially in foul weather. espn's "sports science" found a typical nfl player can apply roughly 1.5% more force to an underinflated ball. the accusations setting off a firestorm. many calling the patriots cheaters and raising questions about their championship record. >> it'll mean more to the legacy of what the patriots are trying to do than the actual infraction. that's what's too bad. >> reporter: patriots quarterback tom brady brushing it off on boston's sports radio show "dennis and callahan." >> i think i've heard it all at this

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. >> the most interesting offering is the espn devices that you haven't been able to get any other way except cable or satellite. >> this will be the first time people can subscribe to espn without those traditional contracts with cable or satellite. that was one of our key objectives is, we know that millenials this is primarily targeted for, love some of the content that's available on cable and satellite but don't like the model of two-year contracts, credit checks commitments, installers, wires, all othat. we wanted to create something more like spot fi or how millenials consume music but for television content. >> i bet cable companies love this. maybe not. >> well, you know, i think we'll see. to me, for me, i think the cable companies should love it it enables them to sell more broadband which is their most profitable business. >> but you know, their business also is to hook people in big packages with the promise of espn if you want it that you have to get other things. you want cnn, you have to take tnt and other things. those are the hooks they use to jack up cable bills

big news by announcing slim tv streaming video service $20 for live television including espn. are you worried this will kill your core business? >> i don't think so. i'm not in the 18 to 35-year-old age group which we are targeting but i have five kids at home. they are well educated. they are not geeg to pay for pay tv unless i pay for it for them. they are an ideal market. so we don't think it will lead to cannibalization of our core business. >> are you paying -- espn the crown jewel of the service. are you paying $5 to $6 that espn gets paid by traditional cable and satellite tv providers? >> they don't do it for free but we don't give out particulars of our contracts. 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

development in the so-called deflate-gate matter. >> this is a big one. 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.

legacy of espn's stuart scott and the remembrances that colleagues including yours truly are sharing about ♪ ♪ ♪ i ♪ ♪ know i can't deny... ♪ ♪ that i got a new feeling ♪ ♪ deep inside... ♪ ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] with five perfectly sweetened whole grains... you can't help but see the good. >>> here's a look at today's headlines. governor jerry brown was sworn in today as the first california governor to serve a fourth term. the 76-year-old democrat laid out his plans for the next four years, including education, pension reform and high speed rail. >>> abc 7 news reporter laura anthony tweeted in closing, governor brown said the challenge is to build for the future, not steal from it. >>> sources now tell abc 7 news reporter vic lee that last night's deadly police shooting outside of the mission police station was a so-called suicide by cop. they say the man police shot and killed left notes for his father, other close friends and one was addressed to officers. sources say the man suffered from financial problems and failed relationships. the chief will hold

today. >>> abc 7 and espn are your home for college football's biggest games. tomorrow new year's day you'll see the buffalo wild wings citrus bowl at 10:00 a.m. or on the watch abc app. then it's the college football play-off semifinals. rose bowl is at 2:00 p.m. and the sugar bowl at 5:30. 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 moment

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 and along the peninsula to the south bay. it could be dens

butterfly. he is right. think about it. jackson was back at oracle arena and working the game for espn. he got a standing ovation from the fans. steph curry leading the cheers. warriors and cavs. lebron is hurt. 27 for jr. andrew boggit the second game back. klay thompson has a dog named rocco. here is jackson on thompson. >> knock it down, scott. excuse me. the defender in the air. rocco at home and lovin it. >> i bet rocco likes this too. boggit with a big block and played 20 minutes. he had 23 points and it capped off with harrison barnes. barnes with 11 as the warriors win their -- as they win it 112-94. the play of the night is right here. utah and okc with .20 of a second fnlt. all trevor booker could do is tip it in. he tipped it up and tipped it in. it is no look style. that's amazing. it is 99-94. >>> further proof that steph curry is a rapidly rising star, he is in a new sports nt >>> oregon just lost one of their best receivers, darrell caring ton. he failed a drug test, marijuana. he is not able to play in the championship game on monday night. it is a big loss. he had seve

happening at the same >>> the sports world is mourning the death of long-time espn anchor stuart scott. he died today at the age of 49 after a long battle with cancer. "good morning america" anchor robin roberts with the man who could call it like no one else. >> he is on a roll. >> derek jeter in first. >> more than being in the right place at the right time, he was a in you voice for a new time. >> boo-ya. that's it. that's what he brought to sports center. >> from his language to his look and his personality to his passion, stuart connected with the audience and broadened it at the same time, creating his own place in pop culture. >> welcome to sports center. i'm stuart scott booya. >> watching him as a black man and hearing things that i talk about with my other friends and feeling like okay i'm part of the conversation now. >> he sat down with two presidents, barack obama and bill clinton and he conducted one on one interviews with some of the biggest names in sports including tiger woods and michael jordan. stuart's path through work and life changed in 2007. doctors discovered a tum

for espn. he got a standing ovation from the fans. steph curry leading the cheers. warriors and cavs. lebron is hurt. 27 for jr. andrew boggit the second game back. klay thompson has a dog named rocco. here is jackson on thompson. >> knock it down, scott. excuse me. the defender in the air. rocco at home and lovin it. >> i bet rocco likes this too. boggit with a big block and played 20 minutes. he had 23 points and it capped off with harrison barnes. barnes with 11 as the warriors win their -- as they win it 112-94. the play of the night is right here. utah and okc with .20 of a second fnlt. all trevor booker could do is tip it in. he tipped it up and tipped it in. it is no look style. that's amazing. it is 99-94. >>> further proof that steph curry is a rapidly rising star, he is in a new sports >>> oregon just lost one of their best receivers, darrell caring ton. he failed a drug test, marijuana. he is not able to play in the championship game on monday night. it is a big loss. he had seven catches for 126 yards and two touchdowns in the rose bowl against florida state. it is oregon

sports we turn from one sports caster to the others at espn. >> i'm robert flores. duke head coach looking to become the first men's basketball coach to reach 1,000 career wins. his duke blue devils taking on st. johns at madison square garden. second half, down two. quint cook, go ahead three. blue devils up one. about a minute later. bully ball. blue devils enjoying a three-point lead and tyus jones a three in the corner. blue devils win. coach k, the first coach in history to reach 1,000 wins. pro-bowl from glendale, arizona. team urban against team carter. jj watt with the interception. take another look. texan's defensive end and also a tight end. got some touchdown passes. definitely an mvp worthy season. probably won't get it though. fourth quarter. matt ryan to superstar jimmy graham. graham's second touchdown of the game. michael urban's team wins 32-28. a week away from super bowl sunday. seattle seahawks arriving in arizona sunday afternoon. the patriots will be there monday. then on tuesday it's the always highly anticipated and a little bit strange media day. live cove

. 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. another cold front sli

get our highlights from our guys at espn. >>> kevin connors, jay harris no lebron james on wednesday night so the cavs had no chance right? >> yeah right, they had a kyrie irving. they had a good chance and kyrie irving did work against the blazers. lebron watching. sprained wrist. he's out. kyrie irving red hot. third quarter, quick pullup three. cavs up 7. fourth quarter, cavs down 3. irving off the screen. another three. game tied at 92. irving now with 50 in the game. 10 seconds left. tied at 94. kyrie over nicolas batum. yes and cavs go on to win 99-94. 11 threes and lebron loving it on the bench. >>> the cavs red hot but nobody in the nba hotter than the atlanta hawks trying to make it 17 in a row. kyle korver off a screen. he had five threes in the game and then later in the fourth korver the block and then jared jack to korver to mike scott, hawks have won 17 in a row. 113-102. >> for more highlights and super bowl coverage catch a live "sportscenter" on espn. >> jay harris, i'm kevin connors, have a great thursday. >>> up next in "the pulse," boston strong. we're hearing fro

since 2007. he worked for espn for 21 years, becoming one of the network's most recognizable anchors. 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

. according to espn, longtime sports anchor for the network stuart scott has died. the 49-year-old was battling cancer. 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 ad

speak of. >>> four men charged in connection with the terror strikes in paris. >>> 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

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 fire. . in most ca >>> parking fees are set

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. espn says 11 of 12 footballs used in the championship blowout were underinflated. if they have less air in them balls are easier to grip throw and catch especially in the rain. the nfl requires each team provide 12 footballs for their own offenses. rules state that each ball must be inflated between 12.5 and 13.5 pounds per square inch but according to espn's report 11 balls tested were underinflated by about two pounds per square inch. remember both bill belichick and the patriots were find for the 2007 spygate spannedal for videotaping an opponent's defensive signals. 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

patriots' deflation situation. get this. according to espn 11 out of 12 of the patriots' balls taken during sunday's afc championship were underinflated by two pounds per square inch. that could make the balls easier to grip and catch, especially in the rainy weather they had. so far the league is not publicly commenting and the investigation could take several more days. 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 aft

state. winner take all. let's get some highlights from yesterday's nfl action from our guys at espn. >> good morning. i'm chris hassel with a little sports"sportscenter" update for you. championship games are now set. the dallas cowboys came oh so close from getting to the nfc championship game trailing green by by five. under 5:00 to play. dez bryant makes what he thinks and what most of america thought was a catch. they ruled it a catch. it was challenged by the cowboys. it was -- excuse me. by the packers. it was overturned because he did not complete the process. it's a rule and by rule the right call. green bay playing seattle for the nfc championship. in the afc, andrew luck taking on former colt great peyton manning and andrew got the best of peyton. 24-13. colts get the win. could be peyton manning's final game. the afc championship game. we got your national championship covered from all angles at 8:30 eastern time. oregon/ohio state. espn2 we have got the film room and voices on espnu and espn news and sounds of the game. we're all over the place with your 2015 mega cast.

options are interesting. the most interesting is espn on devices that people have not been able to get any other way except for cable or satellite. >> yes, this is the first time people can subscribe to espn without those traditional contracts with cable or satellite. that was one of our key objectives. we know that millennial's love the content that is available on cable, but they do not like the model of credit checks, installments, wires, all of that and we wanted to create something that was more like what you have two cell music but for cable channels. >> at that the cable companies love this. maybe not. >> this means that they will be able to sell more broadband which is their most profitable business. >> but there business is also to hook people on big packages. 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 apartme

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i'm speaking on behalf of all my espn friends and family who love him. but we are thankful that we had him in our lives. >> sage steele, thank you very much for helping us honor them tonight. >> thank you for having me. >> republican leadership in the hot seat. too close to david duke. let's play "hardball." ♪ ♪ >> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. well, the republican party, which begins the new year firmly in control of congress, does so with a brand new burden. it's chief whip in the house of representatives admits to speaking at a meeting of white supremacists. a group founded by international holocaust denier david duke. steve scalise of louisiana stands now as the party's entrenched evidence that its promise to reach out to other groups. to the far theft right when it comes to issues of race in this country. meanwhile, we look at a new film and whether it gives president lyndon johnson the respect he earned in pushing the civil rights act in 1964 and the voting rights act a year later. or does it make him a symbol of white resistance. especially to a preside

be a sports broadcasting icon, tonight, how bay area athletes are paying their respects to espn's stewart scott. >> >> in weather, a lot of high clouds, but big changes coming up. the one direction temperatures will be trending over the next few days and when shower chances return. >> >> after a two week break, president obama is back in action. the changes he will faces a a new congress prepares for another session. >> long sometime ainge chore of espn sports center stewart scott has passed away. he has been fighting cancer since 2007, but remained dedicated to his craft. 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 reporte

stuart scott. he was a trailblazing anchor at espn. a loving father and despite his lengthy battle with cancer he never let the disease define him. stuart scott died sunday at age 49. mike galanos looks back at his life and career. >> "sportscenter" rolling. >> reporter: a popular host at espn stuart scott was a charismatic personality and his popularity soared because of stylish catchphrases and ebb leapt on air persona. in 2007 scott began a long public battle with cancer. in 2014 he was honored for his fight at the espy awards and he talked about refusing to let 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 lava. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: chemotherapy and radiation treatments have kept scott away from his work at espn on and off throughout the years. his spirit and fight never wavered, though, even tweeting as recent as november that despite reports he had been moved to hospice care they were wrong. rumor about me in hospice, not true. air ball. swing and a

anchor at our sister network, espn, has died. scott died this morning after a long battle with cancer. he was just 49 years old. scott worked for espn for two decades, becoming one of the networks most recognizable anchors on sports center and other studio shows. he received a standing ovation last july during his acceptance of the jimmy d award for perseverance at the espy awards. it was then that he addressed his uncertain future. >> 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] >> stuart scott, dead at the age of 49. survived by two daughters ages 15 and 19. >>> developing news this morning, vallejo police are looking for a man who they say tried to run down an officer in a stolen car, according to police. officers tried to detain the man around 7:30 last night. of after responding to a fight at a motel 6 on enterprise street. however, he got away and ran a short distance to a car dealership where he stole a car. according to authorities the man then tried to run over a police of

. we'll look back at scott's career. >> a popular host at espn, stuart scott was a charismatic personality. in 2014, he was honored for his fight he espy awards and 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 ] >> chemotherapy and radiation treatments kept scott away from his work at espn on and off throughout the years. his spirit and fight never wavered, though, even tweeting as recent as november that despite reports he'd been moved to hospice care, they i were wrong. his two daughters inspired him. >> i will love you guys more than i could ever express. you two are my heartbeat. i'm standing on this stage here tonight because of you. my littlest angle is here, mien from-year-old. sidney, give dad a hug because i need one. >> have a great rest of your life. >> after confirming the news yesterday, espn posted his espy speech on twitter. stuart scott was 49. >>> good morning everyone. we were in the bay area. we've got the ev