hasn't had an nfl team since the rams left for st. louis two decades ago. st. make a counteroffer later this month. >>> meanwhile, the football teams at oregon and ohio state are getting ready for next monday night's national championship game. >> okay, and this is always something to look forward to. what are the oregon ducks going to be wearing? well this is pretty tame for them actually. they're not wearing their traditional green and yellow on the ducks. they are wearing a white and silver getup. usually they use something very loud to get your attention. but that's a sleek look. >> a bit closer to the usual for the buckeyes. they will be decked out in scarlet and gray. >> oregon and ohio state square off next monday starting 8:30 p.m. eastern time on espn. >> can't wait. >>> no monday night football to tell you about. the nfl's final eight teams getting ready for the weekend's playoff games. >> nba action to tell you about. we get that from our guys at espn. >> hey, kenny and stan here, glad to bring you some sports and some levity to the news program. >>

martinez and pitcher john smoltz who started for atlanta as both a starter and a closer. >>> an nfl teame returning to its roots by moving halfway across the country. a development group owned by st. louis rams owner stan kroenke has shown plans for the stadium built on the site of the hollywood racetrack. the rams played in los angeles from 1946 to 1994 but kroenke has not said if he plans to move the team back to southern california. >>> the nfl's chief referee is talking about the controversial call in sunday's playoff game between dallas and detroit. the officiating helped the the officiating crew made a call that helps the cowboys mount a fourth quarter comeback to win the game. dean blandino, the nfl's head of officiating said he thought there should have been a call on the play. he also said the officials should have done a better job of explaining the decision to the fans. >>> when we return, four-legged cancer fans. we'll show you how they're getting support from furry friends in a project that's gone viral. creamy mayo. crispy chicken. made with a pop of pepper and a little tlc

. >>> as the former nfl teams prepare to play in the super bowl aaron hernandez plans to go on trial. opening statements scheduled for today. hernandez is accused of killings odin lloyd. the 12-person jury and 6 alternates are 15 women and 5 men. bill belichick and robert kraft are on the witness list. >>> a reprieve for the death row inmates in oklahoma. the supreme court halts the executions over the drugs used. the sedative had been cited in problematic executions in three states including oklahoma. it is not clear if it allows oklahoma to carry out without that drug. >>> breaking overnight, a near brawl at st. louis city hall over the oversight board. it started out peacefully until the police official got into a heated exchange with a local alderman. >> pardon me. please have a seat and do -- first of all, excuse me. you do not tell me my function. oh no. >> one woman claims the mayhem erupted when she was shoved. we want you to see the wrist band. it reads, "i am darren wilson." a form of support for the police officer. a local clergy man said he flaunted that wrist band that ig

the league and everything that they're doing to compete a competitive playing field for all the nfl teams. >> the nfl and the patriots are smack in the spotlight, and not simply because it's less than a week before the super bowl sunday. >> why would they do something like that? it just doesn't make any sense. >> deflate gate, or if you prefer, ball ghazi beat the indianapolis colts 45-7. did the patriots deflate the balls to get a leg up, so to speak. >> i have followed every rule to the letter. of all the football i've handled this past week. i can't tell a difference if there is an one-pound difference or half a pound difference in any of the football. >> the league has clear rules. the football must have apressure of pressure of one and a half to two pounds of pressure. more attention will be given to the pigskin to ensure that for super bowl xlix is probably inflateed. >> why get the edge on a team that you crush on the field. are the football tossed by the patriots in the afc championship game simply the result of natural forces? when we cheat do we roll the dice? do cheaters believ

. >>> nfl team owner is testing the saying if you build it, they will come. the st. s and others wanted to build an 80,000 seat stadium. l.a. haven't had a team since the rams left and they'll make a counteroffer later this morning. >>> football teams at oregon and ohio state are getting ready. >> this is always something to look for. what are the ducks going to be wearing? this is pretty tame for them. not wearing their traditional green and yellow on the ducks. they are wearing a white and silver getup. usually they use something very loud to get your attention. that's a sleek use. >> the buckeyes will be decked out in scarlet and gray. >> oregon and ohio state square off at 8:30 p.m. eastern time. >>> the nfl's final eight teams getting ready for the playoff games. >> nba action to tell you about. we get that from our guys at espn. >> hey, kenny and stan here glad to bring you some sports and some levity to the news program. >> yeah we got the cavaliers and 76ers. cleveland have had low points. already lost to new york and detroit, two of the three worst teams in t

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the city hasn't had an nfl team in over two decades.rty is over for the new jersey housewife. she arrived at a connecticut prison shortly after 3:00 a.m. starts the 15 month sentence for fraud. an extreme weather alert. the koldz weather is barreling across the country. air masses bringing temperatures way below average. take a look at the numbers. with the wind chill it feels like 15 below in minneapolis. sixteen below in chicago, which is where we find fox news brave mike. mike i feel for you. it was freezing and snowing, they sent me out into the thick of it. i'm in the studio now. how is it now where you are? >> must be nice to be an anchor. they still send us out. it's better now because the temperature -- the wind chill advisory has lifted. and it raised to a balmy 1 degree. the wind starts blowing it feels much worse. the city of chicago it looks like the city leaders have a handle on the snow. mayor emmanuel put every truck out on the street. he wants them back on the street later today when another round of snow is expected to

hasn't had an nfl team since the rams left for st. louis two decades ago.epresent their states no matter where they are, right? there's a little bit of buzz this morning about new jersey's chris christie in texas. >> what is he doing in texas? he was in the owner's box. the cowboys' owners box when the cowboys won that big playoff game on sunday. ryan owens on why his enthusiasm is really bugging his constituents. >> dallas is going to win it. >> reporter: the dallas cowboys are known as america's team and it seems one politician who would like to be america's next president is a big fan. yes, that's new jersey governor chris christie hugging cowboys owner jerry jones after dallas beat detroit. >> i've been a cowboys fan 43 years. >> reporter: but new jersey is where the new york giants and jets play and the cowboys' archrivals the eagles are just across the bridge in philly. #chris christie sucks was trending on twitter. one giants fan drudged up the bridgegate scandal. jerry jones should sign governor christie to play on defense. he's great at stopping dr

and everything that they're doing to try to create a very competitive playing field for all the nfl teams>> the quarterback even invoked isis as he was asked about support from former players and teammates. >> i appreciate all their support. i tell them i'm okay you know that things are going to be fine. this is an isis.-- isn't isis. no one's dying. hopefully we can really start preparing for seattle and get our mind focussed there. because they're going to take all my mental energy for the next ten days. >> meanwhile on the tonight show with jimmy fallon bob costas rejected the possibility that the deflated balls impacted the game against the colts. >> i think that game could have been played with a brick or a beach ball and it would have been pretty much the same result. >> 45-7. >> the patriots have been so good for so long that whatever they may have done in the past they didn't need to do. they have a great, great coach, a great, great quarterback. >> yeah. >> a great organization. >> i totally agree. >> you don't need it. >> so that brings us to our twitter question this morning. d

gary tuchman went and here's what he found. >> reporter: before any nfl player receives a football from his quarterback, his team receives the footballs from here. the wilson sporting goods football factory, in tiny ada, ohio where every single football that's used at an nfl game or nfl practice is manufactured. and it's been that way for 74 seasons. >> putting the laces in. just one long lace. >> reporter: donna putnam is closing in on 30 years with wilson. she's aware of the scandal now known as deflate gate. she's heard speculation maybe the football lost air due to changing temperature or weather. no way, she said. >> this ball will not leak unless you put a needle in it and let the air out. >> i am responsible for all the football production that comes out of this facility. >> reporter: dan rooeg l is the factory manager, a 34-year-old veteran, a former high school wide receiver who wants to be diplomatic in the midst of this nfl investigation but also doesn't want people blaming his football. so the quality control of these balls, are they manufactured in such a way that they should not lose air on their o

and i respect the league and everything they do to make a competitive playing field for all the nfl teams. >>> four eagles take to the field for the pro ball. a big honor and a lot of fun and still work. wink wink. >> i'll approach it like every other game, just go out there and try to do your job and it will be more fun probably. >> it's still a game and have you to play hard and do your thing and hopefully we win. >> arizona in january, not too bad. >>> the sixers were foiled by the knicks last night and one player was foiled again literally and jeff skversky was there. >> reporter: life as a professional athlete is not always it's cracked up to be. >> no! >> sixers rookie jackar sampson was cracking up when his teammates had his car covered in tinfoil after practice today. >> i'm surprised. i was super surprised i was not expecting this. >> did you do this? >> this wasn't my work, i need a few more years in this league to do stuff like this. >> it's pretty funny? >> yes hilarious. >> nobody would admit to it. for the prank they had to buy roughly 25 rolls of reynolds wrap and sampson w

league and everything they're doing to to create a very competitive playing field for ul of the nfl teamsit's a very competitive league. every team is trying to do the best we can do win every week. ch. >> earlier in the day, patriots' head coach bill belle clek gave his own press conference. he strongly defended himself from the controversy. >> i came in monday morning. i was shocked to learn of the news reports about the football lg. i had no knowledge whatsoever of this situation until monday morning. i would say i've learned a lot more about the process in the last three days than i have talked about in the last 40 years. we all know quarterbacks kickers, specialists have certain preferences. on footballs. they know a lot manufacture about it than i do. they're more sensitive to it than i am. i hear them comment on it from time to time, but i can tell you and they will tell you that there is never any sympathy whatsoever for me on that subject. zero. and tom's personal preferences on his footballs are something he can talk about in much better detail, and information that -- than i co

former nfl team prepares to play the super bowl aaron hernandez goes on trial for murder.ning statements are scheduled for today. hernandez is accused of killing semi pro football player odin lloyd. the jury consists of 13 women and 5 men. patriots owner robert kraft and head coach bill belichick could be called as witnesses. >>> breaking overnight. a near brawl at st. louis city hall. a meeting to discuss a civilian oversight board started out peacefully until a heated exchange with a local alderman. >> pardon me. please have a seat. first of all, you do not tell me my function in this room. >> one woman claims the mayhem erupted when she was shoved. the police union official denies pushing her. look at the wrist band he was wearing. it reads "i am darren wilson." a show of support for the former police officer who shot and killed michael brown in nearby ferguson. some say he flaunted the wrist band. >>> the number of measles cases linked to an outbreak at disneyland in california keeping growing. officials confirmed 68 cases in california and five other states. a high sc

one and making the right decisions for them. >> reporter: in a league where winning is everything, nfl teamsbeen known to take chances on players with unquestionable talent and countless questions of character. >> bill belichick, somebody who's always looking for a way to win. and i'm not saying that character isn't a factor in their decision-making. they've shown eagerness or at least willingness over the last years to take chances on guys who'd had serious run-ins or more minor run-ins but certainly not the first thing that gets considered when someone's signed. not only by the new england patriots but by just about anybody. >> reporter: for his part bill belichick vowed to vet his players more closely in the future. after hernandez's arrest. >> we learn from this terrible experience that we'll become a better team from the lessons that we've learned. >> reporter: tonight not only is his character in question so too is his freedom. which he could lose for the rest of his life. >> under the law, in massachusetts, if you are part of a group of people who together are committing a murder all

he has a long resume' but never the coach of an nfl team. very popular in the locker room with the players. he will meet with the immediate. >> shortly. >>> san francisco mayor ed lee talked about big changes for the city today. in his state of the city speech, he spoke about income inequality, transportation, education and affordable housing. by 2018 the city will have a $15 minimum wage and by 2020, there will be more than 30,000 homes renovated. 10,000 of which will be below market rates. >> friends, that's double the house that we built in 2013. it's triple what we did in 2012. and we'll do even better in the coming year. >> mayor lee is introducing a bond for the november ballot that would provide housing loans to 150 families per year. >>> there are new details now about that 20-year-old ohio man accused of plotting an attack on the u.s. capitol. christopher lee cornell will be in court tomorrow. court papers showed he planned to use guns and pipe bombs to carry out the attack. investigators say cornell purchased two semiautomatic rifl

it's the only stadium that houses two nfl teams -- giants and the jets.s also the largest in terms of seating capacity. all of those seats came with a hefty price tag. >> this is an amazing building. it cost $1.6 billion to build. people say to us -- why is there no roof on it? that would have been another $400 million. it is important to note that there has been not a dime of public money in this building. it is all privately financed. it was quite a remarkable accomplishment. >> the stadium will be in the spotlight in early february when it plays host to the most-watched sporting event in the world -- the super bowl. >> super bowl is a great opportunity for this region, for new york and new jersey. this is a super bowl of a lot of firsts. this is the first time it is being hosted by two teams, the jets and the giants. the first time it is being hosted by two states and one big city. the first time the game is being played in a northern city in a building without a roof. >> bringing the super bowl to the new york region has been a decade-long effort for

and that everything that they are doing to try to create very competitive things for all the nfl teams. >> so there you have it, ladies and gentlemen, the investigation continues. if something is found $25,000 could be the penalty or some draft picks as we shall see, but the investigation continues. >> the nfl doesn't need anymore drama. they are already having an image problem. >> it does help. but it is deflated, like the nba star. >> actually you do. [ laughter ] >> and that is also something to be said as a lot of the people forget it's the playoff game, snowing, they had a field goal attempt, they came to clean the game and then kicked the field goal, which is something to be said about home field advantage. >> also something to say when you throw an under inflated ball, it is sort of, it doesn't necessarily fly the same way. both sides to the argument coming up. >> and we will have to continue this later. >> we'll continue the argument yet. and this conversation at 11:00 p.m. tonight. please join us on twitter and facebook and tell us what you think of a lot of very passionate op

. >>> and now, two nfl teams picking head coaches. jim tomsula for the san francisco 49ers and jack del rio for the raiders. and there is grumbling for the 49er fans. we begin with jeanne at the stadium who is monitor inging the fans there. >> yes. when you mention tomsula to the fans, you get a lot of blank looks. they are eager for a new era. >> reporter: he is a big 49ers' fan, but like many fans he has never heard of jim tomsula, the defensive line for eight years is now the 49ers' head coach. >> he know ss the players and the organization. >> reporter: he says that hiring from within is a good move. >> being a line coach, we never heard about him. so he will be with the organization this long, he is going to be fine. den denny knew the name. does it ring a bell? >> yeah, slightly. wasn't he an assistant coach here? >> reporter: he is credited with developing a a dominant defense. this lifelong fan is hoping that he can work some magic on offense. >> e u say get a better offense and get kap doing a better job instead of horsing ar

in 1962, mitchel became the first african american to join the last nfl team to integrate the washington redskins. mitchel, and his wife, gwen, spoke with cb correspondent and host of "nfl today" james brown about the challenge of just going to a restaurant in the nation's capital at the time. >> reporter: off the field things sometimes got ugly. >> gwen and i were having dinner, and these three guys come walking by, and they were dressed, you know, and the whole thing. and one of them, when they got to me here, ( spit ) >> reporter: spit? >> yeah. >> reporter: he spit on the table where you were seated? >> on my foot. >> there were times when i knew he came home, and i could see the pain in his eyes. i could feel the pain in his voice. he would come home and, you know, close the door and go upstairs and, you know, just rest for a while and he never ever screamed or shouted or anything like that. but i could see the pain in his eyes. and i knew it hurt. >> i think bobby told me once, he said, "if the only thing i had to do was play football, it would be easy. but all of this racial stuff

another pair of nfl teams filed their coaching voids.san francisco 49ers have named long time defensive coach jim that sooul la as head coach. the oakland raiders reportedly hired broncos defensive coordinator jack del rio as their next coach. get this oregon quarterback, he's a duck marcus mariota is nfl bound. the heisman trophy winner announced on the school's website he's going to enter this year's draft. mariota led the ducks to the national championship game against ohio state and is projected as a top draft pick. he didn't win though. >> a lot of people are doubting here. all a sudden he has one not so great game people are saying he's not going to make it in the nfl. i hope he does. i hope he proves them all wrong. >> this was probably already lined up well in advance of that game. >> he probably knew what he was going to do. >>> the ultimate gift for any brewers fan out there, introducing the timeless ticket. this is a personalized brass statue weighing about a pound. it's redeemable for any future brewers game even the world se

. >>> an nfl team could return to los angeles. the "los angeles times" is reporting that the slice rams own -- the st. louis rams owner plans to build a stadium after buying a 60 acre site joining forces with the company that owns the racetrack next door giving him the space he needs. the rams are not happy with the stadium in st. louis. they played in los angeles from 1946 to 1994. >> move over youtube a possibly site will offer competition. twitter will release a video service allowing users to upload and tweet original clips up to ten minutes long. the san francisco-based company says there is no size limit on votes because they want users to share favorite moments in the highest possible quality. twitter plans to release the service in the next few months and we look forward to sharing some of our news votes. >> absolutely. >> it is an interesting day. meteorologist mike nicco will slain what the sky means. >> a man goes to extraordinary lengths to show us his love for trader joes and how he is bridge the popular store's food

in the nfl each team provides 12 footballs to be used by its offense.referees and then handed back to the respected teams. the patriots say they are cooperating with the nfl although some players have made light of the issue. quarterback tom brady who was previously acknowledged for throwing a less inflated ball described it as the least of his worries. vice president biden weighed in on cbs this morning. >> deflate gate that 11 of the 12 balls allegedly that patriots used in the championship game were under inflated. what do you think of that soft balls? >> having been a receiver i like a softer ball. that is all i can tell you. >>> some colts players are less amused. corner darius butler tweeted suggestion the game be replayed. the patriots and coach bill belichick have been called up in controversy before being fined for having an assistant spy on signals. if any wrong doing proven here fines may be leveed. and commissioner roger goodell who is likely to want to appear tough could also look at taking away some patriots draft picks. >> the nfl apparen

. >>> and ray rice still without an nfl team after the scandal involving his marriage. why he may be in for a pay day from the ravens even though he's ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> right now at the live desk following pope francis on his week long trip to asia. just moments ago, he arrived in the philippines. these are live pictures. there you see the pope's plan. he's still inside. he has not deplaned yet. but he will receive a hero's welcome once he does step off from that plane. this is the first time in 20 years that a pope has visited the philippines and the philippines has the largest population of catholics in asia. there have been national holidays to that have been set up to coincide with pope francis' visit there. he will be there until monday meeting with survivors from the typhoon that devastated several villages in 2013. he's just coming off two days in sri lanka where he met with people t i haveliving through civiwar. a lot of excitement and enthusiasm for pope francis and his arrival here. there is also some security concerns because of course pope francis is known on get in

the last thing you want to look out for, the nfl team logo that means the merchandise is licensed andlegitimate. we saw a ton of people who didn't have a hard time finding legitimate merchandise inside the nfl shop. i want you to take a look at it. part of the nfl experience so far, at least 52 people in this area have been arrested for selling counterfeit merchandise. cheating the nfl and teams out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. there's a look at the nbc set and anchor desk. the nbc sports team is up there right now. i spoke with savannah guthrie, who by the way is a huge eagles fan, about her interview with president obama on super bowl sunday. that's coming up in 30 minutes. we're live in phoenix, keith jones, nbc 10 news. >> thanks keith. we'll check back in about a half an hour. nbc 10 is the place to be during super bowl weekend. if you didn't spend 10,000 bucks to head out to arizona and watch the game in phoenix and glendale, watch it right here on nbc 10. tonight, john clark and keith jones will host a super bowl zone from arizona. it's a live half hour behind the scene

the bengals became the first nfl team to lose four consecutive opening round playoff games.the colts play denver next sunday. >>> well this morning longtime espn sport sscaster stuart scott is being remembered for his enthusiasm, unique style, dedication, and love of life. he died yesterday at 49 after battling a long bout with cancer. mark albert has our report. >> who's got the best left hook and right cross in sports. >> reporter: even at a network full of personalities scott stood out for his flair and his signature delivery and charismatic one-liner. >> boo-yah! it's as cool as the other side of the pillow. >> reporter: a few viewers claimed his style was abrasive and demeaning, but over the next 21 years anchors adopted it. fans emulated him, and his reach went beyond the realm of sports. on sunday sports joined them to mourn. president obama said over the years he entertained us and in the end he inspired us with courage and love. nfl network's rich eisen eulogized his espn co-anchor sunday. >> a groundbreaking broadcaster in the world of sports television. i love thi

the team's play-off win in dallas, the he invented much more than the ridicule of fans of the two nfl teams who actually play their games in new jersey as vinita nair reports the possible presidential candidate invite add number of questions about ethics influence and judgment. >> when most people saw this hug, they wondered what the governor of new jersey was doing in dallas. now the trip got him beside cowboy owners jerry jones also put him under the microscope the governor who often has spoken out against special favors accepted a free trip for his family from jones. this after he helped award a contract to legends hospitality a company jones coowns to operate the observation deck at one world trade center. >> all this about a year after bridge gate where the governor's team was accused of creating a massive traffic jam as retribution against a political enemy. john theory is a republican strategist. >> bridge gate is obviously something he is still trying to overcome and largely he has been able to put it in the past. i think the problem with hanging out with jerry jones in the owners b

. >>> developing right now, a new report raises new questions about whether an nfl team cheated during the weekend. >>> also, a michigan father meets his son for the first time, all thanks to a letter from his dead wife. "action news" is up next. >> ♪♪ of snow. rain for nearly all of texas. >>> finally this morning, the state of the union that you likely did not see. >> there was a lot more to the president's annual address on capitol hill than you might think. >> dan harris with a look at a long day all leading up to what happened last night in primetime. >> the president of the united states. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: this is the part of the state of the union we all see, but there is also a whole strange colorful world behind the scenes. check out this time-lapsed video posted by speaker john boehner. you're looking at statutary hall outside the chamber where the president gives his speech. it is here that starting early in the morning the media set up shop. it is also where at 2:30 we found eliot engel from new york taking a break from his 12-hour camp-out for a prime se

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you can't have teams altering the footballs on the sideline it matters because nfl is a multi million doll business and they hand the balls over to a ball boy employed by the team. it isn't a smart way to go about business but it is the way brady and peyton manning want it to be they petitioned in 2006 to allow them to have control of balls in the game. clearly that needs to be addressed. it is a big deal because of course no one wants any hint of any sort of taint to the super bowl. it is the biggest game in the nfl calendar biggest tv event on the year. so no one wants to see any question of you know taint. but on the other hand, it doesn't matter. you're right, the patriots were going to win that game. the bottom line is the super bowl has the two best teams in the nfl in it. >> somebody said it may be calling bill belichick out, been the master of walking the line or crossing the line in breaking rules, this may be it. i want to ask about something you wrote after tom brady's press conference. you wrote this. the quarterback that watched his team go through spygate and now this fe

sportscaster jim gray says he believes this issue would not get as much attention if it involved another nfl team. >> until we find the smoking gun or until the nfl finds some ballboy or somebody who did something that nobody to this point they have found or has owned up to, i'm going to take bill bell check and what he just said uni believe he is telling the truth p.l.a. patriots are scheduled to take on the seattle seahawks in the super bowl on february shorthand in arizona. it's unclear whether the nfl will make a decision before the big game in new york, brianenis, fox news. >>> and coming up, a little bit later at 10:45 in sportswrap, ktvu's joe fonzi takes a loser look at scientist cited by coach belichick during today's president conference. >>> metalses outbreak continues to spread if california and one university is warning its student and cause for concern on a uc campus. >>> a man finds peace with his terminal cancer by riding his bike across the country, but his coping method came to a halt. >> i want to finish this trip. i don't want to walk home. >> setback is he now facing in calif

. >> but upon further review, the nfl has announced its investigating whether brady's team took some air out of the football as well making it easier for runners or receivers to grasp in wet conditions, exactly the weather that prevailed in foxborough last night. what is beyond question is there was some issue with the pigskin during yesterday's blowout. in the 3rd quarter play was stopped and one football was removed just before brady was to take the snap. according to nfl rules, each team supplies 12 game balls and plays offense with the ones they provide. anyone not inflated to within 12 1/2 to 13 1/2 pounds per square inch is supposed to be removed. the refs inspect them two hours before kickoff, but then they're entrusted to the teams and their sense of honor. asked today about a possible air advantage, brady laughed it off. >> i think i've heard it all at this point. that's the last of my worries. yeah. i don't even respond to stuff like this. >> and when andrew luck was asked if he noticed something funny with the balls, he just shook his head no. with the patriots there is a

that's more debates than an nfl team plays in a season. so 20 debates and they're prone to clobber each other. it hurts the candidates when they could be focusing on the opposition. so the debate issue is i think, a common criticism that we hear about a crowded field. neil: well, don't have as many debates. i will agree with you that it's sometimes like beat up the leader of the moment. each one, have their 15 minutes of fame and attention. you know, that's fine. that shouldn't stop anyone -- and, by the way, debates get kind of goofy when so many are involved. a dozen republicans announced, i know fox will cover a few of them, they barely have enough time to say their names and then it's good night, i have never. i seenight, everyone. >> think about the contrast. if you have a crop of strong republican candidates who are competing against each other because that's what americans want to see. this is a hiring decision. right? neil: you're right. >> voters want to hire the best man or woman for the job. think of the contrast between a compe

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schools, supplies and financial donations started pouring in immediately after the crash and now an nfl team is pitching in to help. >> reporter: cattle man jim's restaurant was one of their favorite restaurants. they collected thousands of items from the community as far away as hawaii and austria, everything organized for he and his daughter toiletries toys and gifts. yesterday he took only one thing from everything gathered here. >> he gathered a denver bronco's sweatshirt and said they were flying him out there. >> reporter: it has been a week now since the crash and now wood being dropped off to fix the home from the jet hit and it clipped a driveway in the second home killing all three on board and sending jet fuel and causing intense fire and smoke and killing gemmell and her sons cole and devin. now, ken cole and era bell have to rely on each other. >> he seems in good spirits and talking about the game and excited about the game. >> reporter: football was marie gemmell's favorite sport and bronco broncos her team and now her husband and daughter will be there to root for them throug

. >>> the nfl team in the heartland, is the owner about to move them to california?ce and fergie weighing in. it's coming up. >> when it comes to football you got to be careful who you root for, right? >> that's right. root for the 49ers but definitely not the cowboys if you are governor chris christie. caught on tape, rooting for dallas, hugging the owner there. how he's explaining it back home tonight. you will hear from him coming up. >> "world news tonight with david muir" coming up right after this newscast at 5:30 here on abc 7. >>> tomorrow is another spare the air day. that means no wood burning. this will be the 11th alert this winter. these are pictures taken a short time ago from our camera atop mount tam. let's go to abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. why so many spare the air days? >> well, we have had areas of high pressure with sinking air and as the air sinks it traps the pollutants right down near the surface, especially when you don't have the strong winds to mix out the air. right now, light winds pretty much keeping our skies hazy behind me.