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more. >> it appears u.s. police officer darren wilson will not face federal civil rights charges in the shooting death of an unarmed teenager in ferguson, missouri. a grand jury in missouri did not indict wilson already michael brown's death and sources familiar with the investigation tell cnn the fbi has now found no evidence that brown's civil rights were violated. >> the u.s. justice department is still finishing up its report but an attorney for brown's family issued this statement. the family of michael brown, jr., will wait for official word from the justice department recording whether or not any charges will be filed against the police officer who shot and killed him. there's been no word from officer darren wilson's attorney. >> the question is could this be the end of potential legal trouble for officer wilson in earlier i spoke with our legal analyst jeffrey toobin about what happens next. jeffrey, the decision by the

justice department is it much of a surprise especially after officer wilson was not prosecuted at a state level if >> it's not, john. in our somewhat unusual system that we have for prosecuting crimes in the united states there are often two possible jurisdictions under which someone can be prosecuted. the state, in this case the state of ohio. but also the federal government sometimes can bring charges. but what made this case unlikely from the start was that in a case like this where a law enforcement officer shoots and kills a civilian the barriers to a federal prosecution are higher than a state prosecution. so the fact that a state didn't prosecute him made a federal case much less likely. >> the federal case was based on what hate crimes that officer darren wilson violated michael

brown's civil rights? >> yes, the federal government can enforce the laws that say there can't be discrimination on the base else of race. in addition to proving that officer wilson shot and killed michael brown with bad intent the federal case would require proving some sort of malicious or even racial intent and that's very hard to do to prove what's in someone's head especially a police officer who, in these circumstances, already had a confrontation with michael brown in his police car before the fatal contact. >> okay. this is a recommendation at this stage. it still has to go to the attorney general to sign off of it. could eric holder overrule the recommendation and push on? >> in theory he could. he could say, you know i'm not happy with this recommendation go back and look into it further. he couldn't say, i insist on a

prosecution. a high level official simply doesn't have the ability to do that. but these recommendations are almost always honored. and eric holder's comments about this case have suggested that he knows this is an unlikely federal criminal prosecution. so i don't anticipate much further controversy, at least within the justice department. >> so it's two down for officer wilson but there's still another legal case outstanding against him. >> this could be a civil case against him, which would be a case for nonmoney damages. that would be a case against the police department in ferguson and that would be a case where michael brown's estate his heirs, sue for money damages. that's certainly going to happen. i anticipate that a case like that will be settled. probably for a good deal of money. but the city of ferguson does not want a trial where this is

already rehashed publicly. there would very likely be a settlement. michael brown's family would probably get a considerable amount of money, not as good as getting your son back needless to say. but i don't think this whole case will be back in a courtroom again. >> we appreciate it. thanks so much. police are looking for a group of looters who nearly destroyed a shop in ferguson, missouri after that initial grand jury decision. newly released video shows looters at the dellwood market trying to break down the door, then shattering the store front glass. >> you can see them just rushing in there and basically stealing whatever they could find. nearly 200 looters can be seen in this. the store's owner, believe it or not, had to watch the whole thing live from his surveillance system in his house. obviously unable to do anything about it. >> and now police in new jersey

are investigating a deadly shooting during a traffic stop. we're about to show you dash cam video of that incident. and a warning here, some viewers may find this disturbing. it all happened last month when officers pulled over the vehicle after the driver allegedly ran a stop sign. then the incident quickly spun out of control when one officer says he spotted a gun in the glove box. >> show me your [ bleep ] hands. don't [ bleep ] move. don't you [ bleep ] move. we've got a gun in the gloech compartment. i'm going to shoot you. you're going to be [ bleep ] dead. i'm telling you. you reach for something, you're going to be [ bleep ] dead. i'm telling you. keep your [ bleep ] hands right there. you reach for something, you are going to be [ bleep ] dead. he's reaching, he's reaching. get on the ground. don't [ bleep ] move.

don't you [ bleep ] move. [ gunfire ] >> the car's passenger, who you can see appears to have one arm out as he steps outside, died shortly after he was shot. police say they did recover a gun at the scene. the two officers involved right now, they're on leave. there's an investigation underway to see if this shooting was justified. >> just incredibly difficult to watch, especially hearing all those bullets. the other guy did have his arms out the window. we turn now to yemen, where houthi rebels have reached a peace deal with the government. an official tells cnn the rebel also withdraw their soldiers from government buildings and release the president and chief of staff. in exchange the government has agreed to make changes to the constitution giving the houthis more political power. it still leaves a lot of questions unanswered for example, whether the country's president is really in control

and what the new constitution are look like. here's nick paton walsh. >> reporter: the president is at home this morning, but it's not his men outside. at the tanks, well they're not his anymore. instead, it's these houthi militia running the show. young, almost dazed at the change. look at his hands when we ask who's president. nobody president? you can't see around the corner from here. that flag is the presidential residence, where the president still is, but the guards have left and instead it is these houthi gunmen who are offering him, they say, protection. when we asked them who is the president, they point at themselves saying the people are now the president. an easy win that may not last.

and the country is split? >> yeah. >> reporter: the houthis were polite. tuesday, they also stormed this military base home to powerful weapons, and they used this entrance to take the presidential palace. where the republican guard have now left their post. the houthis controlling this literally the door to power. in the markets, where a cart was sold as normal the vision of the former president, the houthis, he says as even the south wants them. what now in an al qaeda heartland for yemen's future? nick paton walsh, cnn. >> britain's foreign secretary was going to be hosting top diplomats at a conference in

london today aimed at stopping isis. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry will be there with the french foreign minister the iraqi prime minister as well as many other leaders from around the world. japan appears to face a deadline friday to save the lives of two japanese hostages that are being held right now by isis. prime minister shinzo abe is saying that a $200 million ransom demand is unacceptable. >> this is a bad situation for japan. not many good options here. an official says the country is hoping to communicate with isis through a third party. cnn's will ripley has more on the men being held hostage. >> reporter: we're learning the journey that led two japanese men into the hands of isis may have begun with a chance meeting. the isis battleground of cubani was one of many war zones for

kenji, a freelance journalist. looking to start a new life and new career in private security. friends of both men say the reasoned reporter took the newcomer under his wing teaching him out to survive in the middle east. >> he's person with heart. >> reporter: that heart may explain why his friend feels that goto may have felt responsibility when his friend was captured after that first meeting. goto made this video in act at the syrian border. he told a local guide he was going back to search for clues about the man he mentored. >> it is my responsibility if something happens. >> reporter: days later, goto also disappeared. after entering isis controlled territory. >> it is a nightmare, but it is a reality. >> reporter: goto reappeared

this week side by side with the man he was trying to help. he wants to believe that somehow his friend will come home alive. >> i'm with you, and everybody is with you. so don't give up. i know you are not giving up. i can tell from your face from that video. >> reporter: he knows and the japanese government knows that with each passing hour the friday deadline looms closer. that's when isis is threatening to end the lives of two innocent men if ransom demands are not met. will ripley, cnn, tokyo. >> a deadline is passing in about 23 hours from now. still ahead here on cnn, new details on the investigation of the paris terror attacks, and the exceptional measure also take to track potential jihadists. music: melodic, calm music. don't miss the princess cruises 50th anniversary sale. our biggest sale ever. save up to $500 per person. everywhere we sail... ... all around the world. call your travel consultant, or 1-800-princess. princess cruises. come back new.

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as soon as i saw this scene, i started to shoot, then i laid down on the floor with my face on the ground. then i just heard the sounds of gunfire. i could just hear the gun fire. i didn't even hear any shouting any screaming. all i could hear was the gunfire, and i had my face to the ground. >> the french prime minister has announced what he calls exceptional measures to fight islamist extremists. >> it includes spending nearly $500 million to get the job done. for the latest on that here's our pamela brown. >> reporter: the concern among intelligence officials we've been speaking with is that around a half dozen associates of the terror suspects could be hiding out far from authority's reach and they could end up popping in isis propaganda videos or be recruited to attack

the west. this is as we're learning more about the suspects already in custody in paris. today for the first time the paris prosecutor is identifying four suspects charged in connection with the paris attacks, whose dna was found in amedy coulibaly's vehicle. but authorities are investigating whether the four suspects were complicit in the attacks. he says we think there is a group of individuals who contributed as part of an agreement, and that this has effectively served the terrorist to commit the attack. but it's the others still on the run, suspected cohorts of amedy coulibaly and the kouachi brothers that have authorities on edge. it's believed that they urged half a dozen of their associates to leave france, including hayat boumediene. a law enforcement source says they could be hiding in a terrorist safe haven of syria

and soon try to attack the west. meanwhile, two weeks after the attacks, paris remains under heightened security with soldiers and police guarding landmarks and jewish sites. >> all the security at the eiffel tower and around the city i've never once felt threatened. >> reporter: the prime minister says 3,000 people with jihadist ties need to be under surveillance and the number of people linked to terror networks in iraq and syria has jumped 130% in just one year. >> if they're talking they have 3,000 people they need to cover and you have the massive amount of resources it takes, people vehicles equipment, photography equipment, radio equipment, and extensive training this is no small chore on their part. >> reporter: another jihadi hot bed, belgium. today night, belgian police raided a home at the request of

french authorities, part of the wider anti-terrorism operation. authorities believe this man was directing a plot from greece that may have included attempts to murder belgian police officers. the prime minister of france announced that $500 million will be spent on tracking those 3,000 jihadis. >> thanks to pamela for that. we'll take a short break. when we come back emotional words from the ceo of airasia, desperate to find the rest of flight 8501's passengers. >> all this after news that the plane climbed way too quickly before it crashed into the java sea. stay with us. why combine performance with efficiency? why innovate for a future without accidents? why do any of it? why do all of it? because if it matters to you it's everything to us.

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there's no amount of rehearsal or practice or reading that can actually prep you for this moment. it is the single worst feeling i think i've ever had in my life and it continues to be that moment that phone call will haunt me forever. >> that's airasia's ceo tony fernandez talking about the moment that he heard one of his planes crashed. >> indonesian officials announced tuesday that flight 8501 was climbing at the speed of a fighter jet before stalling in mid-air. but cnn's suzanne malveaux reports there are still many unanswered questions.

>> reporter: airasia flight 8501 was climbing at 6,000 feet per minute just seconds before it stalled and crashed into the java sea. >> right away there could have been warnings going off. there would have been overspeed warnings engine warnings. there would have been altitude and pitch alert. >> reporter: a big problem, because commercial aircraft are designed to climb 1,000 to 2,000 feet per minute less than half the speed the doomed aircraft was apparently ascending. when a plane goes up so dramatically it can lose lift and come crashing back to the ground. >> the way to recover is to put the nose down or in the case of an airbus to let the auto pilot take over. but i suspect that was not an option here because there was just so much going on. >> reporter: investigators have been poring over the cockpit voice and flight data recorders, which collect information on the plane's speed and altitude. indonesian authorities say the

recorders did not pick up sounds of gunfire or an explosion. for the moment ruling out the most sinister scenario. >> translator: the voice from the cockpit does not show any sign of a terrorist attack. it is only the pilot sounding very busy. >> reporter: the pilot asked permission to increase altitude to avoid severe thunderstorms. meanwhile, the pain staking search for remains continues. only 53 of the 162 on board have been recovered. the largest piece of the wreckage the fuselage remains at the bottom of the ocean, where investigators suspect many of the bodies could be. the head of indonesia's national search and rescue agency says the search for victims will not stop. >> translator: after we close, we will continue our daily search and rescue effort. we will fulfill their hopes with our best effort. >> reporter: the problem has been the current, which has

prevented the divers from reaching the bottom. as for the investigation, we're told the transcript of the pilot's conversation is about halfway complete. that will be used to help come up with a preliminary report to be released in just days. suzanne malveaux cnn, washington. a powerful storm right now is drenching japan as heavy rains and possibly blizzard conditions over the weekend. not good news. >> meteorologist derek vandam joins us right now. how bad is it going to get? >> focussing in on asia this storm could bring delays out of the tokyo area. so if you're flying to or two from area you might want to check your flight. this is just the typhoon that never quite goes away. this is remnants of the typhoon that brought the heavy rainfall to the central philippines when the pope visited late last

weekend. you can see just the moisture from that remnants of our typhoon, allowing for showers and rainfall to overspread much of eastern and central japan, including tokyo. this is the latest radar, persistent rainfall for tokyo and we've had some impressive rain fall totals upwards of 60 millimeters as we just turn the tap on in terms of rainfall. interestingly enough things are going to change and the precipitation is going to become frozen over the weekend. look at the low pressure system. again, the remnants of michaela moving northward. then it wraps in cold air, starting to freeze our precipitation and the winds will pick up, bringing blizzard conditions to places like honchu, as well as into hokkaido. so remnant snow showers across that region.

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everybody. we would like to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. >> let's get back to the headlines right now. yemen's president says he's still in power days after houthi rebels took over the presidential palace. they announced a peace deal that would give the houthis more presidential power. in ex-change, they've agreed to withdraw their forces from government buildings. the french prime minister has unveiled exceptional measures to fight terrorism. he says nearly 3,000 people with jihadist ties should be under surveillance and nearly $500 million will be spent to do just that. u.s. secretary of state john kerry is among the top diplomats in london today for a conference for stopping isis. britain will host the conference. and it does appear that u.s. police officer darren wilson is

not going to be facing federal civil rights charges in the shooting death of unarmed team eded teenager michael brown. the fbi completed its investigation, saying there was not enough evidence to prove that darren wilson violated michael brown's civil rights. it's been a difficult day in havana with the highest u.s. delegation to visit cuba in 35 years. sitting down with their cuban counterparts to normalize relations. the first topic has been the issue of cubans migrating to the united states. a top cuban official accused the u.s. of stealing its best and brightest by enticing them away when they visit foreign countries. >> translator: our rejection of the continuation of the policy directed at encouraging cuban health professionals and

technicians to abandon their posts in third party countries is a reprehensible practice of stealing human capital. >> these talks continue in the coming hours. they'll focus on trade and travel and the logistics of setting up diplomatic posts. in his state of the union address, president obama underscored his proposal to close guantanamo bay. one of the detainees is speaking out in a new book. it tells a story of life behind the prison walls. >> i had a mask over my mouth and nose. >> reporter: sleep deprivation, beatings starvation and routine humiliation. the first time a guantanamo detainee released an account from his experiences from inside. and it paints a grim picture. >> one of them hit me hard across the face and quickly put the goggles on my eyes earmuffs

on my ears and small bag over my head. i couldn't tell who did what. they tightened the chains around my ankles and wrists. afterwards i started to bleed. >> reporter: these are the words of muhammad slahi, who has been held by the united states in guantanamo bay, cuba since 2002. he was accused of being a member of al qaeda and recruiting three of the hijackers behind the 9/11 attacks. but he's never been charged and his lawyer says there's no evidence against him. >> he filed a petition or a writ of habeas chorpus, and judge robertson, in the district of columbia court ordered he be released immediately. that was in 2010. >> reporter: the case has been caught in legal limbo ever since. now his book describing his first few years in guantanamo is being published around the world.

it's based on a manuscript hand written in his cell in 2005. his lawyers battled the u.s. government for nearly seven years to get the text released which it did only with significant portions redacted. >> i was starved for long periods. >> reporter: in it he describes the brutality of his treatment at the hands of interrogators. >> i thought they were going to execute me. thanks to the beating, i wasn't able to stand, so they dragged me out with my toes and threw me in a truck which immediately took off. the beating party would go on for three or four hours. >> reporter: in one particularly harrowing account, he describes being blind folded put on a high speedboat and severely beaten. >> inside the boat made me drink salt watter from the ocean. it was so nasty i threw up. they stuffed my clothes with ice cubes and when the ice melted

they would put in new, hard cubes. the guard would smash me in the face. >> reporter: when cnn asked the u.s. department of defense to respond to the allegations of torture, they pointed to a number of investigations into detainee treatment at guantanamo. one of these from 2008 states that during one interrogation in august of 2003 slahi was indeed made to ride on a boat though it doesn't go into more detail. slahi's account is vivid. but it's what we can't read that is perhaps just as significant. >> i believe the government redacts to keep secret what it doesn't want us to know. whether that's because they have a reason to keep it secret that's valid or whether it's because it would embarrass the government i don't know. i do know that the government has kept secret from people what

has embarrassed it about torture. >> reporter: the dodd told cnn that the manuscript was e viewreviewed to ensure it would not damage u.s. national security. they continue to detain him under the authorization for the use of military force of 2001 as informed by the laws of war. it went on to say "slahi is eligible to appear before a board to assess what his continued detention remains necessary." his lawyers and family for their part are calling for him to be released immediately, and for guantanamo bay to be closed. hala gorani cnn, london. >> we want to turn now to the middle east. israeli prime minister netanyahu will address a joint meeting of the u.s. congress next month. house speaker john boehner invited him to discuss iran.

the issue has divided lawmakers with some pushing for more sanctions while others including president obama, oppose that. the white house usually coordinates invitations to foreign leaders, but congressional sources say boehner has acted on its own. one video surfaced that shows part of the stabbing attack in tel aviv wednesday. this video is disturbing. witnesses say the attacker boarded the bus, stabbed the driver and a few passengers. the driver sprayed him with pepper spray. some passengers ran off. what you see is the attacker chasing them and stabbing a woman in the back before running away. you can see her fall to the ground. police arrested a 23-year-old palestinian man. his uncle says he has no political affiliation. >> we didn't need to run it three times. coming up ukraine's president issues a warning to

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central bankrolls out its stimulus plan. ecb president reportedly is considering pumping 50 billion euros into the economy each month. that would put the total at $1.2 trillion by the end of next year. the german chancellor wants quantitative easing but must not distract for the need of structural reforms. her emphasis on strict fiscal reform puts her at odds with the italian prime minister. speaking at the world economic forum, he said he's looking to the ecb to use qe to change europe's economic direction. >> every leader has said okay we invest in growth. only europe is investing in austerity. it's impossible. so qe could be the first step to change the economic direction in europe.

>> it will be a busy day at davos. coming up day two at the world economic reform features a speech by the director of the international monetary fund. later on thursday the egyptian president will speak on his country's role in the world. and german chancellor angela merkel will discuss global responsibilities in a digital age. >> also at hand at the world economic forum, ukraine's president poroshenko says there's no room for negotiations with russia and he stands ready to push for more sanctions over its involvement in eastern ukraine. now, mr. poroshenko says if the violence there continues to escalate he's ready to take in his words, and i'm quoting here additional steps. he called on russia to comply with a cease-fire agreement signed back in september. in an interview with richard quest, he made the strongest accusation yet of russian military involvement in the conflict.

take a listen. >> today, we have more than 9,000 russian troops who lost their way crossing our russian-ukrainian border bringing with them hundreds and hundreds of tanks and killing ukrainian civilians and attacking ukrainian troops. >> he says he believes you're ready to negotiate. are you ready to talk? >> we are ready 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to have discussion. we already have the final documents, which based on my peace plan which is very simple. stop fire withdraw artillery, withdraw troops close the border and have a political election and the ukrainian legislation, when we elect the person with whom we will speak about the future of the region. >> what do you think president putin wants out of this? you spoke to him on the phone

not too long ago. if you're right, what is his game? >> i think nobody in the world knows what mr. putin wants. we think he wants a weak ukraine that will be more controlled by him. i'm absolutely sure we don't allow anybody to control ukraine. ukrainian people make the position we have a movement to european union. >> you're going towards the european union, which is exactly what he wants to prevent. >> now we have completely different ukraine. ukraine is now united never so strong as now before. and you know who make this possible? putin. this is because of putin we are so strong. this is because of putin we are so united. it is because of putin we have built up our army and we move to

european union. and nobody can stop us. >> mr. poroshenko is asking for additional funds from the imf. imf managing director christine laguard said she would support that. fighting between pro russian rebels and government forces has intensified. she willing near donetsk has killed at least five people and wounded dozens in the past 24 hours. >> translator: i went to sleep in that room. my bedroom next to the wall there. i was laying there and fell asleep. suddenly i woke up and something boomed. then it was fog and nothing was visible. it was all dust. and you can see my head is still white. >> so joining us now to talk about this from donetsk is christopher miller a columnist. christopher, diplomats from

russia and ukraine have agreed on this dividing line whereby both sides should withdraw weapons. how likely is that to let up any fighting or any shelling? i understand where you are, you can even hear some of the bombardments. >> yes. the shellings continued throughout the night. it's actually been heavy in the last few hours. but regarding the demarcation line that would divide the rebel held territories and the ukraine government controlled territories, that line was drawn up in september. and during the first cease-fire agreement, and that agreement was essentially violated from the very moment that it was agreed upon. this line they've had time to decide on this line to pull back heavy weapons from this line for the last several months and they haven't done that. so it seems unlikely that that's going to happen now, especially

given the fact that after last night's agreement, there is no timeline which this needs to be done. >> right. when you look at the situation that russia's economy is in with the falling oil prices and what their economy is doing, isn't that incentive for vladamir putin to get out of ukraine, just economically? >> sure economically it would be an incentive for him to get out of this. certainly deciding on this demarcation line withdrawing forces from ukraine would certainly ease western sanctions. but it also wouldn't allow putin to spin his adventure in eastern ukraine as a win for russia which is something he would need to do in order to paint this as a victory for russia at home. >> lastly, with russia denying

any involvement in ukraine, how does this resolve itself in the end, what are your thoughts? >> it's a very good question. that's the million dollar question. it's very difficult to say at this point, especially given the trend in which we have several months of heavy fighting followed by a weeks long lull. at this point, i believe it might be only mr. putin that knows how this might end. >> and ukrainian president is even more determined to join the eu by 2020 which is what vladamir putin does not want. christopher miller joining us live from donetsk. stay safe. i know it's dangerous out there. john? when we come back the super bowl is just a week away this come sunday. but deflate gate is come plating pro football news. the accusation that could get the new england patriots in trouble with the nfl and what

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thing the new england patriots head coach bill belichick will want to hear on thursday questions about what is being called deflate gate. >> there are reports that the patriots used under inflated footballs during last sunday's afc championship game which they won to advance to the super bowl. as ray rachel nichols has the report. >> reporter: the new england patriots and seattle seahawks take the field february 1 in arizona. but scandal is brewing. the nfl is investigating allegations that 11 of the 12 footballs that the patriots used in their afc championship win over the indianapolis colts were under inflated. that would be an advantage, since they're easier to grip and catch, especially in bad weather. and sunday's game was indeed played in bad weather. the under inflated footballs would only have been an advantage to new england, since

each team's offense provides its own footballs. footballs are inspected before the game by officials. at that time the footballs met regulations. but by the time they were inspected again at halftime they reportedly had significantly less air. if the patriots are found to have let the air out deliberately, the team could be fined a minimum of $25,000, or docked future draft picks. the nfl is largely reserving conflict saying "we are continuing our review and will provide information as soon as possible." but the seahawks are speaking out about the patriots and their quarterback tom brady. >> i think people somehow get a skewed view of tom brady, that he's just a clean cut, does everything right, and never says a bad word to anyone. and we know him to be otherwise. >> when i sat down with an interview with head coach pete carroll, he noted the importance of following the rules. you were one of the 32 stewards

of the game. how important is it that these coaches relentlessly protect the integrity of the game? >> i think it is absolutely important. we've seen the power of the league and how every turn of issues that has come up one right after another, people have looked to the league for leadership. you can see people in the league office working to figure out what's right. when we make our mistakes we admit them and we fix the situation and we send the message that's the right way to do things. >> reporter: as for the patriots, the team has stated it's fully cooperating with the investigation. brady laughed off the accusations in a radio interview. >> did you get the sense you were able to grip the ball better than the colts last night? [ laughter ] would you care to weigh in on that? >> i think i've heard it all at this point. oh god. >> but back in 2011 brady told the same boston radio station he likes using deflated footballs.

>> don't you spike it every time you score? >> yeah which happens every three years. when gronk scores he spikes the ball and it deflates that and i like a deflated bill. >> reporter: in 2007 the league fined bill belichick $500,000 for taping opponent's signals. the patriots were also fined $250,000 and lost a first round draft pick. >> i guess the big question is, why didn't the referees do anything? surely they would have known they were under inflated? >> 11 out of 12 balls. the question is should they go to the super bowl at this point? >> it was a 47-7 win. so it was overwhelming. so yes, but they should be fined. we'll see what happens. >> tom brady does come across as squeaky clean, though. >> for now.

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