before. >> that's just one of 11 revelations in thousands of pages of documents released by the police. at the county government center to explain what happens next in this case julie. >> reporter: well the attorney for the family of john geer tells me he is headed to court friday to try to gain access to that internal affairs document and investigation under way since the shooting. he's now wondering whether the officer how fired the fatal shot might have had anger issues before the fatal shooting. >> officer torres apparently saw something other than what we saw. i just can't feel it was justified pulling the trigger. >> reporter: that's what don ge r has always believed about the police standoff that ended with the death of his son, john in

august of 20 august. the officer said he thought he was reaching towards his waist and the other officers said they felt he was unarmed standing at the screen door. said one when the shot happened his hands were up. i'm not here to throw torres under the bus or anything like that but i didn't see what he saw. >> it made me feel good several of the officers basically saw the same thing i did. >> reporter: the attorney representing the family is even more important that torres had been fighting with his wife right before he arrived at the scene that day. five months before the shooting torres had an angry meltdown at the fairfax county courthouse his anger aimed at the prosecutor. this attorney is representing the family in a wrongful death lawsuit. >> what did the county know kept somebody on the force armed who shouldn't have been armed.

maybe he shouldn't have been there that day. >> reporter: the county leaders and police department have come under fire for waiting so long to provide key details in the shooting. they say lessons have been learned. >> i feel we could have done a much better job of sharing information both to the family but also to be more clear with the public about the basics of what happened. >> reporter: even though 17 months have passed since the shooting there has still been no determination whether it was justified or whether charges should be filed against the officer. the case is being review right now by the department of justice in its civil rights division. the board chairman hopes now that all this information is made public it may spur the department of justice to make a decision soon. reporting live from fairfax county jeweluliejulie.

>> thanks, julie. at this moment they're about to get clobbered again in parts of the northeast. in boston they have just now postponed the patriots victory parade until wednesday. as much as 16 inches of snow could fall in the northeast after all is said and done. the snow in slamming new england after it dumped more than a foot and half of snow in chicago and other parts of the northwest. parking bans are in place to keep the roads clear in the northeast section. over the last couple of days, airlines have been forced to can sell over 5,000 flights because of this snow. >> we managed to miss the snow here but the wind is a big story for us and starting to knock out power in some of neighborhoods. doug is showing the impact of those temperatures. how are we looking now? >> we have power outages between d.c. and portions of prince

george's county. new information from the national weather service, winds gusting up to 47 miles an hour. how about 56 in gaithersburg area and 53 miles an hour in lub boxville. 44 miles an hour and 47 here and they will continue through the night. that's why we have a wind advisory in effect until midnight for gusts upward of 50 miles an hour. it will continue. windchills dropping and 5:00 in the 20s. take a look into the teens, d.c.-metro area within the next hour. single digits on their way east as well. and how cold things will get and the next couple of chance ss for snow. "sports illustrated" is reporting the nfl network has terminated its contract with hall of famer warren sapp after sapp was charged with soliciting a prostitute.

the former defensive lineman was arrested this morning after two escorts called police to a downtown hotel and claimed an argument over money turned physical. sapp denies hitting the women but not paying for sex. here in court today is greg anthony, pleading not guilty to a charge of soliciting a prostitute. anthony was arrested at a hotel in the district in january. court documents show he responded to an ad placed by police on a classified website. anthony used to play in the nba. he was in town as part of his job to announce the university of maryland basketball game. president obama's new budget calls for a pay raise of 1.3% for federal workers. this year's raise was only 1%. northern virginia congressman jerry connolly is hoping for more proposing a raise of nearly

4%. raises are just a very small part of the president's 4$4 trillion spending plan calling for tax increases on corporations and wealthier americans. republican leaders are saying no has the latest. >> reporter: president obama says he wants to double down his mark on the growing economy but that adds to the national debt is a deal breaker. president obama's a 2016 budget the size of a phonebook with a price tag of 4$4 trillion is a blueprint for boosting the academy by taxing the rich and spending more on the middle class. >> we would be making a critical error if we avoid making these investments. we can't afford not to. >> reporter: it would build roads and bridges by taxing big companies on oversea ss profit and

faster internet and eliminate across the board spending cuts known as the sequester. >> i want to work with congress to replace mindless austerity for smart investments. >> reporter: calling it more spending and washington gridlock that has failed the middle class. house republicans say they will look for a middle ground but have a spending plan of their own. >> we fully intend on the ways and means committee plan to show what tax reform for everybody looks like. >> reporter: the opening shot the battle of the budget. president obama announced his budget plan for the department of homeland security in danger of running out of money at the end of this month if the white house and congress can't endfind middle ground by the end of this month. the people who make kentucky bourbon are hoping to grease the wheels and compromise on capitol hill with chol.

dis stillers across that state gathered today to pour their bourbons into a 42 gallon white oak barrel. that barrel is on its way to d.c. lawmakers will crack it open tomorrow night at the willard hotel. it's not a new position for him but pro-tensional presidential contender chris christie is talking about comments he made about vaccines this morning. he said there is no question children should be vaccinated against a disease like measles. it came shortly after christie suggested otherwise after a visit to a vaccine maker in the uk. >> i understand parents need to have choices as well. that's the battle the government has to decide. >> reporter: christie voiceded the same support for choice op vaccinations when he ran for governor in 2009. it's getting more attention now amid the current measles outbreak in the u.s. and his mission for a political action

committee to support a possible run for the white house in 2016. the university of virginia is still awaiting test results on another contagious disease tonight. that school is monitoring four possible cases of mumps on its campus in charlottesville. one case has already been confirmed. the school sent an e-mail to students friday night. mumps causes pain fever, swollen saliva glands and can be spread through coughing and sneezing. a re-opening at the washington navy yard went smoothly after a year and half of the mass shooting. and explaining why some survivors won't be returning to 197. >> reporter: inside the remodeled 197 it doesn't look anything like it did before the attack. there's a memorial of the people who died that day to give returning employees a place to reflect and pay respects. >> there's a few who are still dealing with things. i see it in their faces as i

walk around. we're ready to help them. >> we established a fairly robust counseling system anybody who needs to talk 24 hours a day, seven days a week have counselors to reach out to and we have been running therapy dogs and people seem to like that. they have been giving people tours of the building so their first day back won't be the first time coming to the building since the shooting. not every employee has taken the tour. >> if you haven't been back on a tour you probably ought to ask yourself why you haven't. if you haven't you probably ought to talk to somebody. you're probably in that category you might not want to go back in the building. >> reporter: there are those who decided never to come back. more than 130 employees decided to retire and others don't want to come back here and they've been deployed to other offices in our area. >> we have a lot of flexibility to work with folks who might not want to come back in the area. >> reporter: one of the

questions is security. now two fully secured entrances. >> we have two security guards at each location and we'll be invoking the random access measures checking folks coming into the building. >> getting to this day has not been easy. a long road physically mentally and emotionally. but we're back. >> mark segraves news4. new at 6:00 metro takes issue with a report about radio problems and the response after being there for tunnel inspections. >> reporter: a man has a flat tire on the parkway and he goes to fix it and it costs him his life. i'm pat collins. coming up news4. the pats are headed back to celebrate with fans in boston. dianna russini talking to a narrator:

gas prices are down helping middle class families. but now, the white house wants to impose title ii regulations on your internet meaning new government taxes and fees. every month: you'd pay more. 11 billion dollars a year in new taxes and fees. internet freedoms can be protected with the white house and congress working together, but imposing new tax increases through

public utility style regulations will hurt middle class families let's protect the internet we love without regressive taxes and fees. no to title ii. i'm with the washington capitals jay beagle. and my resolution is to go to chapel each week. i skipped a couple. i grew up in a christians family. we are on the road a lot and we have a chapel mann come in and

it's nice to go there whoever wants it to get focused and centered and stay with it. and spend more time with my son outside and spend more time in the woods more often and be more active. if something happens life gets too busy and you kind of tail off from it. i think you want to get it done. that's why you made that resolution. resolution. >> did you know only 8% of us actually follow through with our new year's resolutions? today, news4 is giving you inspiration to keep you going strong. we call it resolution reboot. all day we've been giving out tips and sharing stories to people who have found secrets to making positive changes that stick. one thing we learned today it takes on average it takes 66 days to create a habit. whether you're trying to get to the gym this year or cut

calories or get more rest don't give up. everyday you follow your resolution you're one step closer to making changes that will stick. check out our nbc washington facebook page some of our news4 team members have shared their own experiences with their new year's resolutions. let us know how you're doing with yours. new problems with communication in metro tunnels. metro says there was an isolated problem at one isolated station. montgomery fire and rescue says no it goes further than that. adam tuss is in wheaton to explain. >> reporter: not the news metro riders want to hear. radio issues at the wheaton station as recently as this afternoon. for metro technicians word that montgomery fire radios were not working here at the wheaton station meant a focused search through dark tunnels trying to pinpoint specific wiring and

what was going on. you can imagine with trains passing it's not easy work. metro says the issues are isolated at wheaton and have been fixed. could there be problems elsewhere? >> there's a possibility of problems everywhere. we try catch those. >> reporter: head of the metro fire communication technology department the key question how big a problem is this? >> reporter: does anybody have any reason to worry you guys wouldn't be able to communicate? >> they do not. the montgomery regional system as well as our regional partners have systems in place to make sure we can communicate effectively and do so on a daily basis. >> reporter: all of this in mind where there was a deadly episode officers said they could not communicate with one another inside the station first reported by the "washington post." this latest communication not up and down the red line only at wheaton and no word causing the problem.

now, metro says the communication problems were on the platform. you may not know this but the metro station is one of the deepest in the entire metro station. >> thank you. take a look at the live shot of adam's hair and it's kind of windy out there. >> adam uses a lot of product and you can tell he has a lot of product going on. >> i looked outside my yard this afternoon and winds blew over a big barbecue grill. >> you don't have to use a lot of product. you're good. that's why i'm inside. this is outdoors. look towards national harbor seeing winds gusting upwards of 20-30 miles an hour. 32 degrees current temperature at the airport, down from 50 earlier, winds out of the northwest at 21. those gusts, upwards of 30 40 50 miles an hour really helping

to drop those temps. 23 degrees only in hagerstown. 26 martins town 28 leesburg 28 huntington. 13 in manassas 5 in haguersdown, 22 in culpeper. you mentioned the wind intensity. it will blow over that barbecue bring down branches. that's why this is in the red level here and power poles. we have seen power outages, couple of thousand people out of power in maryland. it's all up towards the north and now we're getting what's on the backside of this storm system the cold and the wind through the evening hours. you can see snow streamers from the great lakes through cleveland and through pittsburgh. they will not make it here not able to get up in the mountains,

cool coming from portions of canada. that's where our air is coming from and will feel like it tomorrow. for your driving impact watch out if you have a truck or high impact vehicle gust inging 20 to 30 miles an hour. 21 degrees tomorrow morning but feel like 5 or 10 early on. between 5:00 and 7:00 better commute. not dealing with that much wind. the impact forecast overall on the low side. you will need heavy coats for sure. a much better afternoon as we winds begin to diminish. high temperatures 30 degrees. 35 towards fredericksburg. we have a couple of quieter days wednesday afternoon not bad, high of 48 and thursday a strong cold front comes through and drops temperatures during the day and chance of rain and mix of snow.

not expecting to see much but will drop temperatures significantly down to 17. some areas in the single digits windchills near zero friday morning. and we are way out from this one over the weekend and we'll talk about that the next couple of days. there is no reaction from parents after an assault at a local high school. how the school is handling allegations of a student punching a teacher. and a senate bill aimed at preventing suicide among returning veterans. the future of montgomery school superintendent dr. joshua star could be decided tomorrow. this is clips

they say bobbi kristina brown is fighting for her life the only child of bobby and whitney houston. she was found saturday in her home unconscious in the bathtub near atlanta, georgia. police found nothing suspicious her mother the late whitney houston was found also dead in a bathtub in a hotel three years ago. the future of montgomery's county school superintendent passed today. the deadline passed for joshua

starr to say whether he plans to renew his job. school officials will meet tomorrow to weigh their options. >> reporter: he was missing in action. dr. joshua starr was scheduled to appear before this panel on protecting children from child abuse and neglect. with his future in doubt, they let others support this issue. >> do you support dr. starr? >> dr. starr has done good things for our school system. there is a large component of people who believe consistency matters in our school system. >> reporter: dr. starr was expected to inform the school board if he wanted his contract renewed by the deadline of february 1st which was yesterday but the board hasn't heard from him. >> i'm not sure what to make of that. that's dr. starr's call. >> reporter: discussions between dr. starr and the eight members of the school board continue.

to renew dr. starr as superintendent will take five vote fors him. >> i support dr. starr and look forward to raising my hand for him. >> i'm in support of dr. starr. >> reporter: opponents of dr. starr say he has not done enough to close the education gap between white and minority students. others wonder if that's the real reason. >> i listened to some discussion from board members that don't support him. personal reasons don't bother me. it's just like you don't get along with everybody. that's life. when people start talking about achievement gap and all this this has been going on a long time. >> reporter: the board of education will meet tomorrow and receive legal advice on the superintendent's contract and vote whether or not to renew dr. starr. in montgomery county chris gordan news4. a local family is dealing with a sudden loss for a second time. we'll tell you what we're learning about the hit-and-run tham took a man's life in front

of his children. a teacher made a racially insensitive comment to a student that resulted in the student attacking the teacher. parents react to all of this. a multi-million dollar settlement for families affected by faulty ignition switches

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trying to save this family's life. >> a family dealing with tragedy a second time when a driver hit them and kept on going. >> it's not easy for no mom to lose their child. >> tonight we know this suspect the first time that mother has lost a child. she opened up after her son was killed in a hit-and-run. >> it happened last night on the baltimore parkway just outside maryland. pat explains just what it was that happened. >> reporter: jim, imagine what it eslike for this mom. she loses one son to gun violence and the other ston aon to a hit-and-run driver. there's no peace here. sharmane farrell anthony had two

sons. she's lost both of them to violence. 2003 20-year-old sterling was shot and killed in northeast. then last night, last night, 38-year-old rick warrick struck and killed in a hit-and-run accident on the bw parkway. >> i hadn't really got over sterling's death. i'm just getting close to my older son, the one that just got killed. me and him getting very close, just starting to bond. to have him taken away just like that. i don't know how i'm going to be able to deal with this. >> reporter: rick warrick killed as he was trying to fix a flat on his 2007 hyundai sonata car. he was taking his fiance and teenage children out to dinner when it happened. in a photo from the scene, you can see the spare was already in place and there appears to be no damage to the vehicle. at this point, do you have any

information as to the description of the striking vehicle? >> at this point, we do not. >> reporter: the striking vehicle didn't stop? >> no it did not. >> reporter: the shoulders along the bw parkway are narrow. in this dark they can be doubly dangerous. rick warrick's fiance was out there helping him change that tire. she, too, was struck by the car. she was injured but she's expected to be okay. his teenage children were in the back seat of the car. they saw what happened they called for help. >> it's not easy for no mom to lose their child, especially to a hit-and-run. >> reporter: now, if you know anything about this hit-and-run, if you know anything about that strike ing striking car, police want to hear from you. live from laurel pat collins, news4. charges are being reduced against a washington couple accused of leaving two toddlers alone in a car so they could attend a wine tasting.

the couple was in court today. they're now charged with attempted second degree cruelty to children. the children are 1 and 2 years old. police were called when a passerby noticed the older child crying hysterically in the car. the parents say they were monitoring the children with abn iphone they left in the car. >> new video enters the newsroom of a violent store robbery has the fbi involved now. both d.c. police and federal investigators are looking for three people who held up the neighborhood market the name of the store, on martin luther king avenue southeast. one guy held a store clerk in a chokehold. that robber had a distinct logo on the back of his jacket. the fbi is offering up to $5,000 for information that will help them find these guys. new at 6:00 we're just hearing back from a school where a teacher was decked by a student about the plan to respond. prince george's county tracee

wilkins broke this story outside forestville high school. >> reporter: the prince george's county school says they do not believe there needs to be increased security at the high school or any high school of the teacher who was attacked. this entire situation is still under investigation. >> where was all the rest of the teachers? my daughter said everybody was crowded he was basically getting beat up. >> reporter: some forestville high school parents want to know how this teacher was allowed to be attacked. >> my god, that's hoeshlrrible. >> reporter: the pictures are graphic and we blocked some out and you can see this man was hurt. >> that should not have happened. >> reporter: last friday a student punched a teacher and the school released a statement that read in part on january 29th, a misinterpretation of a

comment in a classroom resulted in an assault of a high school teacher. those familiar with the incident said the teacher made a comment the student considered rieschlyacially insensitive. >> if the comment was made i was told was made i could understand the pain and anger incited in that student. >> reporter: parents we spoke with say this was a racially charged climate. some young males are on edge. >> this nation is hurting. >> reporter: they weren't excusing the student's response. >> he's a teacher, here to teach. whatever comment was made whether it was him or somebody else you know that's no reason for him to be attacked. >> reporter: the teacher was treated for minor injuries and released from the hospital. the student is being disciplined. prince george's county school spokes mann say this was an isolated incident and don't see a need for increased security. >> it's really baffling on both sides.

yeah. because from what i understand he was really injured. >> reporter: because of privacy issues they will not give us specific information about what's happening with that teacher or exactly how the student has been disciplined. this is all under investigation. reporting live in forestville, tracee wilkins. >> thank you. general motors is going to pay settlements to more than 50 families because of deadly crashes caused by faulty ignition switches. the money for the families was approved today. 4,000 other people have filed claims. gm was aware of faulty ignition switches on millions of small cars more than ten years but did not recall those cars until last year. some families could get more than a million dollars but gm is not expected to pay out more than $600 million total. new at 6:30 a local woman

with walking out of her apartment forced back in due to a home invasion. looking at benefits of marijuana, what colorado is learning about the impact of pot on health. we're talking cold temperatures. right now, numbers 29 in bowie. gaithersburg already at 25 degrees, 28 in dulles. 28 manassas. only in the teens due to windchill. i'm wendy rieger at the live desk. let's look at the conditions the new england patriots are flying into as they try to land in boston. check out logan airport. >> these are the weather conditions. the football team and super bowl champs expected to land probably in the next half hour or so. it is still bad. the airport is still open. their flight has not been delayed or send some place else to land. 300 flights have been canceled

and the weather so

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koran nad koran koran -- coronada place. a man walked into her bedroom and she screamed and he ran out. across the river. >> across the river in arlington there is a search for a guy who bound up a woman's hands. she was attacked near her apartment on george mason drive thursday afternoon. he forced her back inside bound her hands and stole cash and her cell phone, too. a delay tonight in a vote that could impact thousands of veterans suffering. the news4 iteam tells us what led to the change and how the vote might end up saving lives. and reporting on possible security changes on the national zoo that might affect your trip later this year.

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expected to pass as it did in the house last month requiring the pentagon and the department of veterans affairs to take action in the battle here on the homefront. this 26-year-old served his country overseaings with tours in iraq and afghanistan. >> clay and i served together. >> reporter: but he cold let go of battle scars. >> he grappled with the fact he came home and survived and many of our friends didn't. >> reporter: in march 2011 hunt took his own life leaving family and friends like jake wondering what they could have done differently. exhibition team i-team told you how an estimated 22 veterans take their own lives everyday some new to the ranks and others grappling with previous wars. now, this bill named clay hunt are struggling as he did and requiring independent reviews of

the suicide prevention program and make information of suicide prevention more easily available with a centralized website and hire more psychiatrists and mental health professionals for the v.a. by offering financial incentives. incentives. >> the bill also pushes for more collaboration with the v.a. and non-profit organizations. we talked to one of those groups called t.a.p.s. that works with survivors and worked with his mom. and they work with many veterans coming to them for help and they absolutely support it. >> thank you. to watch the i-team series about military suicide visited our website and click on investigations. we also put a number of resources there you can reach out to for help. you can expect beefed up security the next time you visit the national zoo during a main

event. >> they have been making changes such as high visitation days like easter monday. the zoo will do random bag checks and visitor screenings. it may include metal detectors. zoo police will also limit crowds as necessary. violence such as the shooting on connecticut avenue just outside the zoo last spring prompted these new security plans. top doctors in colorado say marijuana can be related to possible birth defects, psychotic disorders and motor vehicle crashes but it depends how much you smoke and when you light up. colorado has already approved the recreational use of pot but lawmakers ordered a review of marijuana research to look at the drug's effect on everything from memory to cancer rates. virginia lawmakers are considering legalization of medical marijuana. that issue was debated in richmond again today. doug is here with another check on our weather and when that wind is dying down.

>> probably by early tomorrow morning. still gusting up at 20 miles an hour. even a 20 miles an hour wind with temperatures around 20 miles an hour gives you single digits. look at the current windchill now at 20 degrees in d.c. it was 50 earlier and feels 30 degrees colder. cold spot hagerstown with a windchill of only 5 right now. that wind advisory still in effect until midnight for everybody in our viewing area winds gusting up to 50 miles an hour and we have seen the winds gust over 50. gaithersburg reporting wind gusts at 56 miles an hour. what to expect through the morning. still very windy even though winds are below 40 around that 5:00 hour still get gusty winds and around the 10 11:00 midnight hour. watch out for branches down and reports of debris in the

roadway, still reports of power outages in the area and give yourself extra time. 8:00 tonight, windchill between 10 and 20 and 5 and 15 around 11 o'clock and 10 and 15 when you wake up and step out the door tomorrow morning. you will need all the coats and gloves and hats and for kids. sun and clouds and winds diminish tomorrow 34-38 degrees. not bad but temperatures 5-10 degrees below average tomorrow. back to average wednesday high of 48. a quiet day on wednesday before our next storm system moves in thursday. it's a cold front and will drop temperatures dramatically again. high of 34. mixture of rain and snow thursday not anticipating a lot. look at the 17 degrees early friday morning for the city. some area actual temperatures in the single digits too. and monday we will watch that

one and a lot of time to figure that out coming up here. more coming up on nbc "nightly news" with brian williams. >> a look at what they're working on. >> good evening. another winter wallop depending where you are in this country and another round on the way. we'll talk about how chris christie got himself entangled on the vaccine debate across the atlantic today and correction he had to shoot and how much sleep we should all be getting if you want to hear the news coming up at 7:00. >> everybody's talking. you don't have to be a fan. >> super bowl. that's what everyone is talking about, right? what you mean? >> yes. >> incredible super bowl. a soupuper special one for a local coach and player. >> anything you want to say to your high school coach? >> coach dave. >> talk about the champion's message for his high school coach in prince george's county

and what his coach has thanks for the ride around norfolk! and i just wanted to say geico is proud to have served the military for over 75 years! roger that. captain's waiting to give you a tour of the wisconsin now. could've parked a little bit closer... it's gonna be dark by the time i get there. geico. proudly serving the military for over 75 years.

just talking about a coach's decision not to run beast mode everybody is overlooking that marvelous magnificent incredible catch and in a position to

score. >> so much has been missed because everyone is talking about this one play. >> that's exactly the issue. we know in boston they are celebrating another super bowl. across the country, it's a different story. i have a good friend in sports talk radio in seattle. he said for eight straight hours his station took calls from fans asking one question why did seahawks coach pete carroll not call for a handoff to marshawn lynch. this will haunt the seahawks forever. the play was for russell wilson to throw at second and goal from the 1 yard line and was intercepted by malcolm butler an undrafted rookie from north carolina. pete took full blame and said patriots sent their goal-lines in and thought they had the matchup advantage. a lot of people still scratching their heads on this one. many redskins watching that in disbelief the seahawks didn't run the ball. alfred morris wow, got to see

beast mode. apparently marshawn lynch is just at the game so he won't get fined because i have no clue why he didn't get the ball. >> if i'm russell wilson there is no way i'm running that play that the coach called. mash tag beast mode. the patriots win. also a win for two local guys in the middle. tavon wilson patriots safety attending woodson in d.c. his grandma helped raise him. pretty cool gear she has. her grandson super bowl champ and kyle arrington went to high school in brandy wine. he had a message for his high school coach who jim handly caught up with today. >> reporter: anything to say to your high school coach? >> coach, of thether world. i don't know what else to say. other world. >> bring it back home.

>> man, loving it man. >> we checked a little bit after the game. i congratulated him on a great game. he kept his promise and promised he would bring the ring back to the park and said he would bring it back to all of us to share with. >> give love to the people who got you there and back to the play everyone is talking about one of those situations you look back on it and you say if it went the other way no one would have thought otherwise. just because it didn't work out. >> i think we all -- >> no no -- >> and you don't take the baddest player on the planet and give him the ball you've got one yard two time-outs left all the time-outs left run marshawn! >> i get that. but they had their goal-line defense. >> so what! that's football. that's when you want to run them at that point. my best against your best.

let's see who's going to win this game. >> i still think pete carroll made the right decision just didn't work out. >> are you serious? i cannot believe that. no way in the world. that was the dumbest decision. >> johnny football has entered a rehab program to improve himself. since the season ended he has been photographed partying on both coasts. johnny said he wanted to change his ways. this is the first step he has taken to show the browns he wants to be better. good luck to johnny manziel. >> on the hardwood playing despite missing this morning's shootaround despite an ankle injury this week he has yet to miss a game. he said his ankle is the bigger issue right now but hoping not to miss. and between the migraines and ankle -- >> take a few days if you need it. we need him. >> he will take a break and he's

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