thus far on the record. but we'll keep you posted as we learn more. thanks for being with us tonight. right now on "first look," tom brady, bill belichick speaking out as football fans across the nation are calling for the nfl to act quickly. >> saudi arabia's king has died and isis is on the move. winter gets ready for this weekend. >> a sad monkey. >> thanks for waking up with us. the two men at the center of deflate gait. patriot's head coach bill belichick and tom brady denied any involvement or knowledge that the footballs used during

this sunday's game were tampered with. he addressed the controversy with jimmy fallon. >> there's only one condition in all of sports that's worse an pink eye. >> what's that? >> deflated footballs. >> what do you think about this? >> it's probably in the category of gamesmanship. there's a minimum range and the maximum range at which the balls can be inflated. brady likes them at the low end. i think the game could have been played with a brick or a beach ball. the result would have been the same. they have a great coach, a great great quarterback, a great organization. you don't need it. >> let's let more from nbc's ron mott. >> reporter: quarterback tom brady is used to being in the

spotlight, though not in the hot seat especially on social media labeled a cheat. >> you have never knowingly played with a football that was under 12.5 pounds of pressure. >> no. >> bill belichick said he was shocked to learn about the deflated ball controversy, saying he's never concerned himself with the feel of a football in four decades of coaching. >> i'm trying to coach the team. that's what i want to do. tom's preferences hison his footballs are something he can talk about in much better detail and information that i could possibly provide. >> reporter: with 2007's spy gate and the half million dollar fine he paid for spying.

>> i've told you everything i know. i've told you all that i know. >> reporter: what remains unknown is who besides the ball runners had access to the balls before the game. >> there's only one or two ball boys that are responsible for the balls before and during the game. >> reporter: and while in 2011 tom brady expressed his preference for a softer football it's not necessarily an advantage. during practice brady and his teammates prepared for the big game ahead while their leader tries to keep his eyes on football's biggest prize. >> i think this is obviously something we're having to address, but at the same time i think we've focused on beating the seahawks. >> so new this morning we now know what sparked that huge inferno in edgewater, new

jersey. city officials say the apartment fire on sunday was an accident. workers accidentally ignited a fire in a wall which then spread. more than 300 people were safely evacuated. a powerful u.s. ally in the arab world has died. king abdullah passed away yesterday. the 90-year-old did of pneumonia and was ill for some time. his successor is his 80-year-old half brother. in the middle east he was seen as a reformer and giving women more freedom. president obama placed abdullah

saying as a leader he was always candid and had the courage of his convictions. this leaves britain's queen elizabeth ii as the oldest living reigner in the world. >> reporter: one senior yemeni official says the country is in an extremely dangerous moment. president haddi's moment came after shiite rebels were holding him captive in his home. the capital has not been evacuated, though. one official told nbc, quote, we are not moving a thing. the fight against isis does continue. tracie potts is live in

washington. she's following this for us. what's the latest. >> reporter: well the latest is that there is a new offensive this morning by the kurd to try to push back isis. the pentagon also thinks that the fight against isis has been significant, it's been tangible there have been measurable impacts on isis despite some of the frustrations we're hearing from iraq's government. as iraq's kurds launch new investigation against isis today, the president is responding to iraq's call for more raining ingtraining weapons and support. >> i do disagree with the prime ministers. comments. i would say even further i don't think they're helpful. >> reporter: missiles trucks and tens of thousands of small arms am munitions.

a training camp will open soon. >> we're doing everything we possibly can to help the iraqis. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry said it's working. >> we're flushing them out zblncht. >> reporter: after the paris attacks linked to isis more paroles. and now new concerns about al qaeda. yemen's government has fallen to rebels who oppose al qaeda but also oppose u.s. drone strikes against them, that after the biggestbig death of our biggest ally in the region, king abdullah. king abdullah not only stabilized that region. he also lowered oil prices. >> speaking of money, let's get down to business on this friday with landon downey. good morning to you. >> reporter: oil prices spiked

upon news of the death of king abdullah. the saudi arabia is the most powerful member of opeck. amc also has an all-day extravaganza showing all eight movies the day before the oscars. sboem super bowl sunday is also super shopping sunday. >> let's get you some sports action right now. a huge upset at the australian

open. in college hoops alabama ties arkansas at 91-91 in overtime. with second left bobby tips in the game-winner. they win 93-91. it got kind of ugly on the court in women's hoops. after getting tide up at the basket brieanna -- he is not calling it a retirement. >> retirement means you go off to a beach somewhere or you know sit in a rocking chair on the front poorchd drink your coffee. i'm actually going to have to get a real job now.

>> gordon is leaving open though the option of competing in selected events. he's spent his 23 year year in the number four car. he has a record five brick yard 400 wins. the nba has announced the starters for the all star came john wall kyle lowry, carmelo anthony and pow desol. for the best blake griffin and mark gasol. what you're seeing right there is mrs. canada. check out this kos qume at the 63 annual miss universe competition. this is a ministanley cup trophy on her head. and growing pats it's kind of

like a patriots mash-up video. the perfect comic relief amist deflate gate and it includes photos of players and the coach. >> some of the world's most beautiful women get ready to battle on sunday. we're going to tell you about that. plus, the president goes head to head with some of youtube's personalities. >> we had one important change that happened overnight. i'll bring you the details coming up.

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snow. it's just moving too quickly. it's moved up the timeline a little bit. a lot of people are going to have to wake up and shovel instead of watching it falling. winter addviseoryies around boston. this is a front-end dutch for a lot of areas. that means you get a lot of heavy snow for the beginning of the morning and then it changes over to sleet and freezing rain. for philadelphia looks like one to two inches over to sleet and freezing rain. the best chance of it being all snow just north of new york city. that's where we could get six to eight inches. it's a messy storm. by saturday afternoon, it should be gone. >> you called it a front-end dump? >> that's the weather term for

it. >> all right. >> or you could get a back end dump. >> i didn't want to go there, but apparently you did. senate minority leader harry reid says he isn't ruling out suing the company that makes the equipment he injured himself using last week. he will undergo surgery on his eye socket. he will return to work a week later. the minority leader also discussed 2016 plans to return for reelection. >> the measles outbreak in disneyland they believe the outbreak was started by one of the visitors to the park and that visitor contracted the virus from a trip aboard last month. right now health officials say unvaccinated children should stay away from the theme park. you have to see this video. it is the sweetest ever. zoo officials in miami say both

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. we have your friday helping of scrambled politics right here. three popular youtube personalities got a chance to interview president obama about college education, health care and free some of speech. at one point the president did get to answer some fun questions. >> what did you want to be growing up? >> i wanted to be an architect for a long time. >> if you could have any super power what would it be? >> the flying thing seems pretty cool right? >> i think mind reading might be kind of cool. then there was a moment when youtuber offered up a gift. >> my mom said whenever you go

to somebody's house, don't come empty handed. i have green lipsticks, one for your first wife -- i mean -- >> do you know something i don't? >> oh for the first lady. and the first children. >> oh. >> the first wife? i wonter what michelle thought about that. sarah palin compared the gop to the new england patriots in the blaze. she said i love what they believe in. i believe in it too. they've got to get tough. it's not just the patriots who are dealing with deflated balls right now. >> mare -- mary cheney called herself darth vader's daughter.

jeb bush's private meeting in utah tweeting mitt romney's friendship to jeb bush at today's meeting in utah the friendship band read common core. he gave mitdt romney a third time's the charm bracelet at their meeting today. you've got to applaud the humor in that. all jokes aside, any word on what was discussed during that meeting between jeb bush and mitt romney. >> no. romney world and bush world keeping very quiet on what was on the agenda. they're quick to point out this was on both of their schedules months ago before romney announced he was considering a

third prshlesidential run. there's a lot of political jockeying going on between bush world and romney world for donors and trying to secure money for all of this. a lot of folks getting calls. and republican strategists and donors sometimes within hours apart of each other. there's a clash going on behind the scenes between two heavy weights in the republican party. israelly prime minister net lyly netanyahu is coming -- >> politicians on both sides of the ail understand -- there have been -- the administration has clearly articulated where they

stand on the issue to say the least. a lot of folks in congress on both sides of the oil including folks like senator robert menendez as well as bob corker more aligned with the israeli prime minister netanyahu. it's going to spotlight the issue of iran sanctions. >> we appreciate you coming onned to. have a great weekend. >> you too. thanks for asking me. >> jimmy fallon's unique look at how the patriots are handling their footballs. your dog's definitely got your back. but who's got your back when you need legal help? we do. we're legalzoom, and over the last 10 years we've helped millions of people protect their families and run their businesses. we have the right people on-hand to answer your questions, backed by a trusted network of attorneys.

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. 27 minutes past the hour. last night on the tonight show jimmy fallon had some fun with the patriots football controversy. >> bill belichick had to hold a press conference about it. >> the balls we practice with are as bad as they can be. wet, sticky cold slippery. >> let's hear what tom brady had to say. >> they were perfect. i wouldn't want anyone touching those. i wanted them zipped up. >> zip it up. don't let anyone else touch

them. >> did you see it said flex ball? it couldn't have been worse. >> usually this week before the super bowl is a boring week. it's horrible for what's going on for them. but it's gold for the media. >> everyone is having a field day. . >> when i picked the balls out, at that point to me they're perfect. i don't know what happened. i mean i have no explanation for it. >> i have no explanation for what happened. i was completely and totally unaware of any of this that we're talking about in the last couple days until monday morning. >> i was surprised as anybody when i heard monday morning what was happening. >> so the patriots coach and quarterback on what they did know and what they did not know. is the pressure over deflate gate now shifting strictly to tom brady. and the death of a king who

also happens to be one of this nation's strongest allies in the middle east. the kingdom tries to assure the world that the crown prince is ready. and i remain in miami preparing to cohost the 63 annual annual miss universe pageant. this is "way too early." ♪ hey everybody, good morning. i'm thomas roberts. welcome to "way too early" from miami. this is the show that investigates back stabbing. guys what do you think miss canada's national costume? 7, 6.2, and a ten.