alex wagner has a star studded panel to cover all of it led by sports authority mike barnacle. that starts right now. >> we are awaiting remarks from patriots quarterback tom brady who now finds himself at the center of the deflategate controversy, following espn's report that 11 of the 12 balls used by the patriots were deflated below nfl regulations during last week's nfl championship over the colts. on monday it was a charge that brady laughed off. [ laughter ] i think i heard it all at this point. no. that's ridiculous. i don't even respond to stuff like this. >> today the two-time super bowl mvp finds himself in the eye of the storm especially after bill belichick wiped his hands clean of the the controversy and appeared to suggest that one may want to look in the direction of his star quarterback. >> i think we all know that quarterbacks, kickers, specialists have certain preferences on footballs. they know a lot more about it than i do. they're more sensitive than i am. tom's personal preference on his footballs are something he can talk about in much better detail. >> j

. >> reporter: former boston globe columnist mike barnacle, who's now on msnbc, was here when the bombs went off. he says people have moved on and want to put the whole thing behind them. >> they want it to be over and done with. they know who did it. they know what happened. they know the impact it had. they know the effect it had. they know about the victims. they want it done. >> reporter: today, the first of 3,000 potential jurors summoned by the judge came to the courthouse filling out questionnaires to start an unusually long selection process, because the government will seek the death penalty if tsarnaev is convicted, the jury must be specially qualified. >> meaning a jury that is not fundamentally opposed to the death penalty or is not so in favor of the death penalty that they would go outside the bounds of the law and impose it when the law doesn't require it. >> reporter: there's no sign of any plea deal, so the trial is on. jury selection itself may take three weeks. and the entire trial may last four months or more, brian. >> pete williams starting us off from boston on th

i'm joined by nfl sports columnist mike barnacle, jarrett bell of "usa today" and robert klemko fromllustrated." why do you think libs are not for football? >> i don't think that they are for it or against it. i think they're indecisive. what the poll really points out is there's a geographical difference, i think the nfl in five, six, seven years will be strictly an s.e.c. it will be like the southeastern conference tore big ten conference, ohio state, michigan, now that harbaugh is there. far more geographical than ideological. >> those kids come from the south or they're recruited to the south? >> both, both. but they go to big football schools. a lot like hockey used to be in the northeast, when you get young kids with spectacular hockey skills that would gravitate and be pulled into the prestigious prep schools. if you have a dream of playing professional football, you don't go to the university of rhode island. >> it's like going to the roman coliseum. the people are fanatical. i'm not sure the geographic thing explains it all. why are liberals against football for their kids?

alex wagner has a star studded panel to cover all of it led by sports authority mike barnacle.brady who now finds himself at the center of the deflategate controversy, following espn's report that 11 of the 12 balls used by the patriots were deflated below nfl regulations during last week's nfl championship over the colts. on monday it was a charge that brady laughed off. [ laughter ] i think i heard it all at this point. no. that's ridiculous. i don't even respond to stuff like this. >> today the two-time super bowl mvp finds himself in the eye of the storm especially after bill belichick wiped his hands clean of the the