loaded expectations for skipper matt williams and his nats. talks of this year's team going all the way. and players say if any success is in sight, the vision will have to start here in veeieiravieira. >> you got to prep yourself and you have to build it up to break it down this season. big marathon is coming. >> if there's one thing that matt williams won't do in the spring, it's look ahead. >> makes for good copy and good conversation. we don't think of that. we think in terms of getting ready for the spring season and getting ready for the regular season and moving from there. >> come out now and try to win the world series and it's not going to do anybody any good. >> i guarantee you matt williams is excited. he just doesn't want to tell us right now. he's holding it all in. by the way, 77 yeah, just looked at the clock. it'll a little breeze going right here. i can get used to this. i don't know if i'm coming back. >> you're killing us here today. we're here with the snow and you got that. way to go. great job today! all right, the colle

washington has picked up thr e 2016 option on nationals manager matt williams' contract. he became the fourth manager to win the manager of the year award in his first season. gw in desperate need of a victory, trying to avoid their fourth straight loss. something that you want on your resume at this point. they had a chance to turn things around. in richmond, 21-19 gw, kevin larson with the follow. the colonials up 4. gw was cold most of the game. anthony hits this three, putting richmond up. gw drops its fourth in a row 56-48. the miami heat have announced that chris bosh will miss the remainder of the season after developing blood clots in one of his lungs. kimberly: if you are a snow lover, the snowflakes are gone. eileen: they are although some people are still reporting snow. steve: send us your pictures and snow measurements. kimberly: thank you for joining us. >>> welcome to "world news tonight." deep freeze. the major blast crippling so much of the country. dangerous ice stranding drivers all night long. highways at a stand-still. >> i've been here for about 12 h

max scherzer the $210 million man working with his new teammates, plenty of talent for manager matt williamsthat rotation. the skipper, he's coming off the first season as a big league manager. he was named national league manager of the year after leaving the nats second division title. today his club option picked up by the organization for the 2016 seas. >> i'm excited to be a part of the organization and the fact that it got picked up i've -- i'm honored to have that done and the organization is fantastic. they have supported all of us since the day i arrived here and they continue >>> matt williams congratulations to him. position players report for the nationals this tuesday in florida. >>> we go from baseball to hockey. the capitals they had their longest winning streak of the season after a victory today over the islanders. we talk so much about the stars having great seasons and they are. ovechkin backstrom tremendous. how about the play of holtby? top five in every category for goaltenders. holtby with a career high 29 wins this season. third period we're tied at 1-1. holtby comes

robert: matt williams already fired up, and it's only february.he is excited about the future just focused on the now. tim: robert, thank you. alex rodriguez was in camp with the yankees. and despite tommy john surgery matt wieters says he will be catching for the orioles opening day. a lot going on. how about 75 degrees and sunny in florida? leon: pipe dream. tim: can't we do that here? leon: now you see it, now you don't. incredible video of a sinkhole. >> freezing cold temperatures settling in again is the top trending story at wjla.com. and a howard county bar owner is accused of filming women in the bathroom. and speeding and running red lights in school buses. although stories on wjla.com. this is video that you have to see to believe. tpeople stepped off a bus in south korea, right into a sinkhole. the aisle way gave way, and they fell down 10 feet. the good news is they were not injured. repairs are now underway. watch your step. steve: it will be cold record-breaking cold at dulles airport during the early morning hours. temperatures will

upeptic. >> the word used by matt williams could be of or having good digestion or cheerful and optimisticgo with the second one. >> that's it for us. the cbs evening news is [ female announcer ] business travel isn't just about the going. it's also about the going home. and being connected all along the way. whether you're working or recharging do business travel on your terms. acela. take off. >> pelley: the man behind the mask. now we know the identity of the terrorist in the beheading videos. also tonight the latest winter storm makes the old south look more like new england. an answer to that age-ole question: what are they smoking in washington? >> it feels great. it feels like freedom. >> pelley: and freedom is all they wanted but the sheriff was on their tales. >> it's a llama drama unfolding. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: today we learned the identity of one of the most despicable men on the face of the earth, the masked terrorist that we have all seen too many times in the past year in videos of the execution of hostages

case in point, we talked to matt williams about expectations. he told us well, he just flat out doesn't want to hear it right now. however, bryce harper is almost looking past the future if you will especially when it comes to that pitching stat. here's what he had to say when asked about signing max scherzer to a seven year deal. >> have a guy like scherzer come in i just started laughing. where's my ring? going to a five game set in the post season looking ahead. you'll have to face scherzer and strauss. good luck. >> yeah he makes a good point. talk about looking into the future. let's just hope matt williams doesn't catch wind of that kind of talk. tim, back to you in the studio. >> all right. thank you very much. number one topic around the water cooler today was the maryland win over fifth ranked wisconsin last night. now the terps have to prepare for the michigan wolverines here on saturday with another college park flash mob expected. >> get a good welcome, won't they? >> yes, he this -- they do. what about tomorrow morning? >> snow star

matt williams known for his 3rd base prowess. in his day played a little 3rd base too.wo were working on fielding drills out here early this morning. gm mike rizzo was impressed. he said i think zim is going to be outstanding at 1st base. he's a great, great athlete. we shall see. that's going to do it for now from warm sunny viera. temperatures in the 80s. don't you just love it? me and my cameraman james do. back to you guys in the studio. >> yeah, just keep rubbing it in there, dave. >>> the wizards have declared themselves as a 3-point -- have never declared themselves as a 3-point shooting team but their best player from beyond the arc bradley beal has been out since february 5th and his absence is being felt from long range. in their two games since returning from the all star break wizards are 7-30 and outscored by 60 points from 3-point range. tomorrow night the wizards host the golden state warriors best team in the western conference. the wiz looking to get out of their slump. bradley beal gives us some insight on what's going on recently. >> i think we've los

very fired up matt williams. however, he said he'll let him get on the mound and show their stuff. but until then he doesn't want to hear about how good that rotation is. tim, back to you. >> all right, robert. thank you very much. hey, now hear this. late this afternoon defensive back from the university of connecticut set a world record in the standing long jump at the nfl combine. byron jones jumped 12 feet three inches from a standing position. so tremendous excitement at the combine. indianapolis, look at oakland raiders scout raleigh mackenzie. the former redskin must not have had his coffee. took too much cold medicine or something. he fell asleep at the combine today and his brother reggie is his boss. he's the g.m. in oakland. he'll never live this down. look at reggie in the stands! he's a scout for the raiders. >> that might explain why the raiders are the raiders. >> oh! >> oh! >> that's cold. all right, thanks, man. >> all right, stay with us, folks. police called it a case of road rage from the start. >> when we come back find out why attorneys for the man >> the fata

matt williams has upped the ante. 96 wins last year, in all manager of the year. we sat down with the second-year manager. he called us he is not responsible for all the honors. >> that means we have a good team. that is what it means. it is an honor. i am flattered. and thankful. all of that is now over. we have to go again. i am excited about that. i am excited about 2015. and as we talked about, we will concentrate on day two and go from there. >> the redskins have made some changes. a couple of vets got walking papers today. barry cofield and stephen bowen were released. that would give the skins $10 million of space and comes one day after signing the defensive end ricky john. the wizards will try to avoid losing their sixth straight without paul pierce again with a bruised knee. hopefully they can get back on track tonight against the sixers. >> what about us? >> a couple of bumps and then a nice one day. 33 for the high tomorrow. do all your outdoor activities sunday -- planned for sunday do them tomorrow instead. sunday will be a wintry mix. sleet, snow, f

nationals manager matt williams, big news, washington has picked up the option on his contract. williams guided the nationals to a league-best 96 victories this past season and took home the national league manager of the year award. he became the fourth manager to win the award his first season. daytona beach, kyle busch had a rough day, breaking his right leg in this vicious crash into the concrete wall. he will miss the daytona 500 undergoing surgery on that right leg. he will be out indefinitely. and a lot of speculation about jameis winston, because of his questionable shoulder. reports say the heisman trophy winner had a slightly better performance than this year's heisman trophy winner marcus mariota when it came to throwing. meanwhile, marcus mariota had the fastest 40-yard dash, running 4.52. does not compare to scott thuman, though. scott: i will let you say that out loud. robert: i just had to put it out there. scott: bad idea to challenge me to a race. >> if you are trying to grab an uber in montgomery county or prince george's county, they are still giving free ride

he's had some injury bumps along the way, but his manager matt william wants him to take the next step. here's matt. >> he's in the clubhouse. he can become certainly more of a leader and help our team along the way. all those thing combined he'll take the appropriate steps this year and have a great year for us. >> i don't know if i need to do the vocal part. i think we have guys like ian desmond, jayson werth, ryan zimmerman, i know the way i play is going to lead by example. >> reporter: one of the real compelling stories will be drew storen. he's gone from all store closer to demoted. now he's the closer again. he's never shied away from his failures. storen says he doesn't mind talking about his past playoff struggles. >> the sooner you face the music, the sooner it goes away. i'm very realistic. i'm very hard on myself. i just see it for what it is. it doesn't do you think good to fill yourself with excuses. nobody is going to feel sorry for you. >> reporter: good stuff there. >>> coming up later on tonight bryce harper addresses his future in washington d.c. that's a tasty morse

matt williams has his. >> everything we do on the field is important. it will show up during the course of a game, during the course of a season. >> reporter: well said, skim, ebb he is important for players like skip, especially important for players like ryan zimmerman who switch positions. anthony rendon switched positions last season, so he's comfortable with third full time. >> i was trying to stay under the radar pretty much throughout the whole time, but i kind of screwed myself up there, i guess. now you guys want to talk to me and all. this. >> reporter: that's what laps when you win the silver slugger award in just your second season. danny espinoza goes fu manchu style. he didn't comment on it, but his teammates did. >> it's pretty nice. i'd do it, too. >> reporter: you're halfway there. >> i got patches over here, still going through pew pub -- puberty. >> reporter: at 6:20 matt williams showing off the vocabulary to describe today's first full squad workout. also he addresses jayson werth, a very serious topic coming up at 6:20. for now a l

he has been coming out to the field every morning and working with matt williams. >> it's the other sidef the diamond. he is working every morning on it, and it's good to get him out there by himself and take our time and do the things we want to do. he's never shied away from extra reps and working hard. robert: and what can wehe is a natural athlete, so hopefully the transition from third to first will be as smooth as everyone hopes it will be. for now, live in a very warm viera, florida, robert burton, channel 7 sports, back to you guys in the very warm studio. leon: thank you so much. we are sending you a snow coat just for that. robert: i'll take it. alison: from the warmth, to this. the you have a snow pile that you want to get rid of? why not sell it? alison: lots of people, especially in boston, say enoughsn -- are saying enough s now is enough. he is shipping snow to people in warmer climates. the going price, $80 for six pounds. he guarantees you will be able to make at least 10 snowballs. leon: if anybody from alaska buys it, we know he is good. actually, alaska is warmer than

athlete. >> he was the first on the field today at about 9:00 catching grounders from skipper matt williams. >> other side of the diamond, he's working every morning on it. and it's good to be able to get and be able to take our time. and do the things we want to do. never shied away from extra reps and working hard. that's for sure. so, you know the focus for him in the spring is to get him ready offensively but we really have had to be difficult diligent about his defensive play. >> switching gears now, let's talk college basketball. the 14th ranked terps have a big game tonight. the fifth ranked wisconsin badgers making their way to college park tonight. it will be a big one. and check out this tweet right here. you see melo trimble on the side. the tweet, the pictures of the fans hoping they don't rush the court if they get the upset tonight. mark turgeon knows how important this one is. >> win or lose it's going to count as one. and if we're lucky enough to play well and beat them yeah it means you can play with some of the top teams in the country and they've proven over the last two

spring training manager matt williams plenty of problems on his hands this spring. all good problems. which pitch ever to start on opening day. steven strasbourg jordan zimmerman. plenty of time to figure that out. spring training continues tomorrow. they will report this tuesday. let's move on to the nfl combine. a number of different position players. ran the 40-yard dash today. former maryland receivers to find digs clocked in at 4.46. now, we are down at the combine today, and there's another potential draft prospect for the redskins. >> jason, the red skenz have lots of needs, but one of the biggest concerns is at safety. today i caught up with him, and told me his dream is to be a washington red skin. >> it was nerve racking when i -- i got up to call my cusp. i was, like man, it's right here. it's crazy. you just -- it's nerve racking because you finally got the opportunite here and be, like man, i'm this close. >> you mentioned shawn who has been an inspiration to you. he is somebody you want to emulate, somebody you want to be. would this be a dream for you

. >> matt williams is one guy that does not like to look ahead. why matt williams got fired up with us when talking about his rotation. back to you. >> that will be interesting. thank you, robert get back to you later. this is great. here they are 76 degrees. >> yeah and they're being picked by a lot of people to go all the way. >> absolutely. >> one game at a time leon. one game at a time. >> i know it's early! guilty as charged. >> florida, brother. >> let's go. i'm with you. let's get a check of the traffic situation now with bob emler in the wtop traffic center. hey, bob! >> hey there, leon. on the george washington parkway, there's been a broken down car in the roadway for quite a long time. inner bound part of the beltway not too bad. headed up to the 270 spur and around through bethesda and silver spring and on 66 not a bad drive to the west so far. you do so briefly over the occoquan and then briefly as you head south of quantico trying to get towards stafford. let's take a look and see some volume out there on the beltway in college park

however, matt williams says he'll be limited due to shoulder surgery he had back in january but someone who is outfielder bryce harper. he reported to camp with the mindset of winning a world series. >> got a great team. we have unbelievable players, our staff, we have five number ones. i don't care what nobody says. we have five number ones and one of the best lines in all of baseball. we're excited. >> i'm excited to you know get going this year and do as i need to do to bring it back to d.c. and hoist that trophy over the monuments. >> in vieira with the nats, robert burton abc 7 sports. >> in the nfl, adrian peterson finally got a win in court. u.s. district judge overturned peterson's indefinite suspension for child abuse and ruled that he is eligible now to return to the field. for basketball fans, believe me when i say there is more to the wizards' freefall than just bradley beal. i know he's our best shooter especially from beyond the arc but the wizards are playing too much one-on-one defense is not intense. and turnovers are a serious problem. 19 last night. 26 turnovers again

. >> all right, washington nationals making news today picking up the option on matt williams' contract. the manager led washington to 96 wince and a division title. went to the playoffs of course. the option covers the 2016 season. >>> basketball real quick. gw at richmond, gw struggling down on the stretch. postgame second half, t. j. klein, it's twine time for klein, 46-39. he had four 3-pointers. gw savage says i'm not ready to go yet. cut the lead to 2. a couple of minutes later, josh joneses, oh my josh, gw loses again 56-48. tough loss for them. >>> west virginia at oklahoma state number 22 versus number 24. this is oklahoma state's brian nash with a little flotation in the lane. tied at 25. good ball game as you would expect between 22 and 24. west virginia's jawan staten blocked but right out to gary brown. he had 18 points. a 30-16. west virginia wins an important game 73-63 in stillwater. >> how'd you do on that mustang getting to work today? >> because of my great driving skills, i made it. i made it. >> in one piece. >> congratulations. >> in one piece, i criminal. >> we're

it's the same transition his manager matt williams made during his playing days in the big leagues.an says he is looking forward to this new challenge. >> people think that first base is kind of just the position where it puts someone to -- you don't have to be good at defense to be over there, and it couldn't be farther from the truth. i think it's -- you know it's a different position than i have played before. it's all about footwork. obviously it's on the corner still, but it's going from the left side to the right. just a few other responsibilities. i think i'm going to be okay. i'm going to work hard at it. >> zimmerman has dealt with numerous injuries the last two seasons. he is 100% healthy this spring training and ready to go. i'm jason pew. news 4 sports. >> he won the gold gloves. if anyone can do it he can. >> by 7:00 a.m. snow is already possible at that point. by 11:00 a.m. we're definitely seeing snow. potentially freezing rain already starting to mix in. you can see the temperatures remain in the 20s for the majority of the day. they actually slowly warm. by 3:00 icy

we saw him earlier today working with manager matt williams taking some fielding drills at first base. mike rizzo said he thought he looked outstanding and thinks he'll do well. of course, no nats conversation is complete without stephen strasburg. will this be the year he takes that next step up to cy young credentials? a lot of questions and things to be answered. we'll talk about a lot of that throughout the next couple days. for now back to you in the studio. >> thanks so much. we want to announce a great scholarship opportunity for our high schoolers in the dmv. it's our toyota let's go places scholarship worth 1,000-dollar. all it takes is a photo have, $1,000. all it takes is a photo essay or video to enter. go to www.wusa9.com for all the information. >>> the maryland women's basketball team has their eye on the prize. after getting knocked out in the final four in the final season of the acc the lady terps have taken a stronghold on the big 10. they clinched the conference's regular season title saturday night. tonight they got to celebrate in front of their home fan, the tro

manager matt williams all about the journey towards octobe >> i think the ultimate motivation is to be the last one standing. that's the ultimate because there are -- there are guys that sit in this clubhouse that have . ultimately that is the prize th >> looking forward to spring training. i'll be there this wednesday. >>> six weeks to opening day, not going to feel like it tonight and this week. >> not this week and the climate prediction center doing long-range forecasting. it looks like temperatures remain below average, at least through the first week of march. >> wow. >> so for tomorrow temperatures actually fall throughout the day, so any water will freeze into ice tonight. slick spots tomorrow morning. breezy throughout the day. by the afternoon, the thermometer reads 35 but it family lining teens, and then single digits when you factor in the wins 15 to 20 below average. >> bundle up. >>> that will do it for us "nightly news" is up next and hope to see you again at 11:00. >>> good evening. if you go to the mall in this country, you're stenlter of a new terror threat tonight. a

. >> reporter: across the valley the nationals' matt williams is hosting one of the biggest parties 500sts, raising a million dollars for charity. >> it's a lot of fun. we get a chance to do something really special for 6i state the theme is arizona shines. >> reporter: later today we get to burn all this off at the super bowl in glendale. we'll join you live at news 4 at 11:00 tonight. >>> we're counting down to kickoff. less than ten hours to go. coverage of super bowl 49 begins at noon. kickoff set for 6:30. stay tuned after the game for a new episode of "the blacklist" followed by news 4 at 11 clk:00. >>> social media is rallying around a little boy recovering in a tragic sledding accident. how the washington capitals are helping his recovery. a father opens the mail, and inside a bill for 18,000 bucks. why he has his son to blame and how the whole thing could have been preven >>> two injured climbers wered:txr(t&háhp &hc% rescued from oregon's mount hood. a man and woman fell yesterday on the south side of the mountain. a national guard helicopter airlifted them to a portland hospi

matt williams is excited. all his players are finally here. coming up at 5:00 a very big move for a big time player for the nats. i'll talk to you guys a little bit later at 5:00. back to you. >> ok. >> not too much. no coat no hat, no gloves. >> you know -- >> not here! >> our time is coming. >> it is. >> this does get old after a while. doesn't it? close to 40 degrees. but it looks nice. take a live look right now at one of the h.d. weather bug cameras is from the campus in laurel looking right now. just a few high clouds with the sunshine. still snow on the ground. take more than one 40-degree day to melt that away. temperatures continue way below average for the end of february with current readings. readings are 29 in reagan national and fredricksburg. the temperatures will get colder tonight. i don't think they'll come anywhere near the numbers that we saw this morning. our steve rudin is upstairs one level at freedom park here in rosslyn. what are you seeing up there? good visibility in this kind of weather. >> not so bad out here. earl

when we asked matt williams about this year's expectations told us this -- >> we just talked about thistalked about everybody is predicting that you're going to win the world -- we don't do that. >> but when we sat down with g.m. mike rizzo, he gave us a different response. >> see all the publications and see the odds in vegas and see the talk on television with all the prognosticators and it's out there and i think we have to embrace that. embrace the expectations and just enjoy them. take it and don't put pressure onyourself. >> rizzo also didn't hesitate to brag about what could be the best rotation in baseball. >> we like the depth that we have there. we like the ability of the guys that we have. and we have the next wave of good pitchers right now. i'm going to embrace it. if we're the favorites, so be it. >> mike rizzo, one guy who is not afraid to talk about the future. in vieira, florida, with the nats robert burton abc 7 sports. >> for hockey fans, settle down, relax. i know the caps have lost two in a row. come on this club can play! and they don't back down. that fight last n

. >> it's interesting to hear nats manager matt williams say that he doesn't want to talk about the loftyizzo embraces it and we'll talk about that and the attitude coming up in sports at 5:00. >> all right. good deal. see you in a bit. the top dog in the district holding on to that title now. >> that's right, the national kennel club has released its most popular dog breeds of 2014 and the labrador retriever took the top spot again. >> told ya! >> your favorite chloe. the golden retriever came in a close second followed by the poodle, the french bulldog and the german shepherd. labs were first in the national rankings as well. golden shepperds, golden retrievers bulldogs and beagles rounded out the top five. >> to two legged news here jay carney left the white house and now he's leaving cnn. the former press secretary for president obama landed a gig at amazon. he was named the new senior vice president there and head of global affairs, a brand new department, by the way. he will split his time between the district and amazon's headquarters in seattle and report directly to the c.e.o. to

. >> across the valley, the nationals' matt williams is hosting one of the biggest parties this week, 500 guests raising a million dollars for charity. >> a lot of fun. we get a chance to do something really spshl for your state. the theme is arizona shines. >> later today we get to burn all this off at the super bowl in glendale. we'll join you live on news 4 at 11:00 tonight. >>> for some of you, the main attract may not be the game itself, but the half-time show. pop star katy perry will take the stage and promises a show to remember few surprises. >> is there a hint along the way to reveal? >> let's just say early 2000s. i believe that this opportunity is somewhat of the universe asking of me to rise to the occasion. >> lenny kravitz will join perry on stage along with a surprise female guest. more hits from katy perry on her super bowl performance coming up on the "today" show. we are counting down to kickoff here on nbc4. coverage of super bowl xlix begins at noon. kickoff at 6:30. stay tuned after the game for an all new episode of the black list. that is going to be followed b

williams' colleagues matt lauer and savannah guthrie addressed the decision on the "today" show this morning. >> this is a very difficult story for us to report on because it is so so personal in so many ways. most importantly, brian is not only a colleague of ours here but he's a really good friend. >> we all care a lot about brian. that's what makes this so hard. we also care a lot about this place. the standards of nbc news. and that's what nbc is trying to balance here. so we can only say we wish the best for brian in this time. we hope the best for nbc as well. and we look forward to brian's return. >> what did you make of that, ben greg? >> it was like the serengeti out there. she just tore brian williams apart. oh, you know we're worried about him but we have these standards. basically she said he's screwed. i think nbc sensed a cascade of fibbery that was not going to stop, it was going to keep going, like an incontinent dog, got to get him outside before he ruins all the rugs. >> remember that? >> the incontinent dog. but i find it interest interesting that at lot of the def

matt? savannah? >> pete, thank you very much. pete williamsn washington. >> and sorry if you're tired of hearing us complain but take a look. snow is piling up again in the east. a look at the white house in washington and, by the way, near ly a foot fell in north carolina overnight. they saw a ton of snow there. >> we continue to see this snow. we've been seeing is all these multicar pileups from dallas all the way to the northeast. this is the latest one. this was yesterday, i-95 outside of bangor, maine. 75 vehicles including several tractor-trailers all involved in th major injuries, some minor injuries, but nothing major. and that's the good news out of thr snow to out west, you have no snow, nothing for the seeierra snowpa which is critical for you. i wish we could take this snow and ship it out to you. 11 almost 102 in boston. buffalo, 10 2.7 inches of snow. an we have airport delays. jfk, chicago o'hare. if you're coming this way, you're going to be delayed. washington national also looking at delays as well. there you go. the mall. yo

matt savannah. >> pete williams in washington thank you very much. >>> the new fallout of the murder of the jordanian fighter pilot by isis. jordan's king is vowing to destroy the terror group. u.s. lawmakers, some are pushing the white house to give them more of the help he needs. andrea mitchell is the chief foreign affairs correspondent and has been following all of this. andrea good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. today king abdullah is paying his condolences to the families in their village south of the capital. they say they are lining up more support for jordan. they say isis has messed with the wrong king. the video of him being burned alive. >> they say they are, but they are not. >> reporter: a nation is mourning a young war hero from a prominent tribe of vegry leaders. led by the pilot's father who says isis killed my boy and i ask the world to destroy them completely. the graphic video has backfired throughout most of the arab world, except in isis' itself capital rack ka and syria where people cheered as they rauch u watched the pilot of the video burned alive

next, if brian williams doesn't make it through his war story scandal, matt drudge thinks he knows his that's ahead. >> announcer: this program is brought to you by ram trucks. guts, glory, ram. can climb a hill. every truck can haul a trailer. but not everyone can say they're the fastest-growing truck brand... in america. guts. glory. ram. >>> a big drop in respect for brian williams. he was 23rd most trusted person in america according to influential research firm. now he's down to 835. >> wow. >> no decision yet on his fate but the drudge report is suspecting that savannah guthrie could be first in line to replace him. kimberly, what do you think? >> i like savannah. she's a friend of mine. i think they're looking at her because of her white house contact and her time reporting on the hill. she has some great elements in that aspect but i don't know. isn't she on the "today" show? who's going to replace her there? >> some say the "today" show is more important than the nbc news. what do you think? >> nbc says they're going to make an announcement fairly soon on what they're going to

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williams is affecting whole company. you can go through the names. could it be matt lauer, savannah guthrie from the today show or lester holt. the morning franchise is more lucrative. it would be best for nbc if brian williams could be rehabilitated. not just a suspension. he needs to answer questions about this six months from now. he needs to ask the country's forgiveness. martha: what about story this is morning he was interested in the jay leno job. just sort of, a quick comment howard on the blending of news and entertainment that has happened in so much of the industry? >> right. well, with jon stewart stepping down from "the daily show," there has been chatter, maybe he could be the news nbc anchor. martha: what do you think the chances of that are? >> i would say slim to none but he was approached by "meet the press" a few months ago. brian williams guest hosted "saturday night live." "the daily show regular. friend of jon stewart. people thought he was more interested in that than journalism. i don't share the view. he repeatedly told the tall tales, puttin

he's been brian williams' fill-in for a long time. matt are also names being tossed around. and this whole situation is complicated. nobody at nbc was planning a succession for brian williams, they renewed his contract two months ago. >> hard time for an anchor to be out of the public spotlight off the air for six months. >> hard to restore your credibility when you're not on air. >> let's pin it now, shall we to other news that came out, frank this news came out -- >> slightly happier, funnier news if are you a daily show fanatic this rocked your world, learning that jon stewart is going to be leaving "the daily show" sometime this year he hasn't put an exact date on that. obviously this show has been culturally significant, it's been part of our discourse here and among every other network, i think, it will be felt for some time his leaving. >> i think so i mean jon stewart redefined the way we look at news. jon stewart managed to make political scandal and war and all these other things oddly funny. and in doing so he drew in a new audi

williams out at nbc, suspended for six months, and the halls of nbc news are buzzing. could this be his final chapter and if so, the internaa search for a replacement is on. mattter holt and savannah guthrie are just some of the names being tossed around right now. >> what'ssinteresting. one online petition trying to draft jon stewart for the anchor spot. he is the host of the hugely popular daily show, but stewart just announced he's leaving that program. >> which actually makes him available. you want to haveeanother job? let's start with the news at nbc and how the shake-ups are ruffling feathers behind the scenes. >> it probably goes without saying for you folks at home, but this is a very difficult story for us to report on. >> there have been a lot of people calling on him to be fired. >> the news came from nbc that bri

williams has the story. >> it was very exciting to meet the president. >> reporter: it is a rare opportunity, a sit down conversation with the president of the united states. officer virginia matte as with camden county police had that chance today and took full advantage. >> i'm happy to have the president inviting us there because he wants our say in it. police officers regular police officers. >> reporter: matte as was one of the six rank and file every day officers invited to talk with vice-president biden and president obama about how community and law enforcement can work together to ensure trust to build public safety. the president called the within hour meeting staying the the course with his task force on 21st century policing. the president wanted to hear from departments where community policing is working. homicide are down 50 percent in camden over the last two years. so are shootings. violent crime is down 25 percent. officer matteas explained to the president how camden county police are doing it. >> we're walking in the communities, we're out of the patrol car. we're knocking on doors. we're saying hey i am will's an officer what can do i for you today. >> repor

they reached out to susan schneider williams for comment, but have not heard back. matt>> you never understand someone until you walked a mile in their shoes. the story of a man walking miles to work has gone viral and caused people to pitch in and help him. willie geist has the story. willie, good morning. >> savannah, good morning. just thinking about commuting to work is a pain for most of us, but for james his journey is a test of endurance mentally and physically. it's a daily 46 mile commute round trip with nearly half of that on foot. his determination and humility have members of the community reaching for their checkbooks. >> no matter how things are, i like to stick it out. >> this 56-year-old has a spirit that makes people want to go the extra mile. >> as part of the eight-hour round trip, he walks 21 miles a day. >> i do this five days a week. >> it's a journey he had been making since his car broke down. nearly a decade ago. his shift starts at 2:00, but he is early and has perfect attendance. >> i end up doing nothing. do you know how long it took me to fin

matt. >>> septa is continuing its suicide prevention awareness program, this time offering rider a number to call when they are in trouble. "action news" anchor rick williams is live in the newsroom with more. >> septa has posted suicide life line posters in all of their regional rail stations the final sign was unveiled at septa's langhorne station. according to septa officials 50% of the fatalities on septa's rail system each year are ruled suicides, the life line is available 24 hours a day 7 days a week. coming up tonight at 5:00, you'll hear from family members dealing with suicides of loved one and why they think this hot line could make a difference. until then back to the studio. >> rick, thank you. >>> philadelphia is celebrating abraham lincoln's birthday with a parade through center city, they marched down broad to city hall and it commemorates lincoln being born on this exact date 206 years ago on a farm in kentucky. there he is. >> very cool. >>> still ahead, a huge name is headlining musikfest find out who just agreed to play the steel stacks this summer. >> and we get back to our coverage of our big story. the democratic national convention

williams. my brother casey who's brilliant in the movie. cole haaser. my mother and matt's the most beautiful women here. >> my dad right over there. >> chris moore who produced the movie. patrick rice the best agent in hollywood. and cuba gooding for showing us how to give our acceptance speech. all our friends and family. and everybody back in boston watching us tonight. >> thank you so much the city of boston. and i know we're forgetting somebody. >> whoever we forgot we love you. >> thank you so much! >> diablo cody. >> what is happening? i want to thank jason wrightman who i consider a member of my family. i'm in awe of his talent as a filmmaker. most of all i want to thank my family for loving me exactly the way i am. >> i'm very proud to receive this objet d'art on behalf of mr. pearlman, who writes, he cannot be here for a variety of reasons, all of them spicy. he's dumbfounded, absolutely flummoxed. he never expected any recognition for writing "around the world in 80 days." and in fact only did so on the express understanding that the film would never be shown. i

williams? could he -- >> here you go. here is the their. >> i maybe he's going to be the host of the "today show"? and then matt goes over to do brian's job? >> what a switch switch up. >> let's talk about kevin heart. comedy central announced he'll serve astros master for the rose of justin bieber. >> brutal. >> yes slated to be taped and aired next month, and so that's going to be a big one. meanwhile, in other bieber news report yes, sir showed he's not completed mandatory community service part every his sentence in his vandalism case. report sites severe ankle sprain is the reason for the incomplete amount of service. >> towed do 12 hours, did he nine hours supposed to clean off graffiti. >> yes. >> and clean up the side of the road. >> even though you can use -- he can use crutches or wheelchair. >> oh, i sprained my ankle. i can't do it. >> or wanted to make sure co-do it to the best of his ability, wants dollars to be 100% when he clean off the graph eat. >> i sprained his ankle playing in turks and caikos. what a lyft i can't clean graffiti, i twisted my ankle. i'm tool. 6:51 so, kanye west, at the gra

matt lauer or willie geist as a replacement? >> one of the bosses at nbc's rivals says they are buying more time for negotiations with brian williams, and where the negotiations lead we don't know at this moment, but we have to say that williams plans on being back, and stranger things have happened in television. this is a medium that you know that really lives on the enthusiasm and you know strange moments and changes, right? >> we rare armchair quarterbacking here, of course, but what do you think, frank -- well, sharon, what should nbc have done the right move do you think? >>le well, iel -- well i would have taken him off of the air for the time of the investigation lasting, and let the facts speak, and that is what it should have been hanging on. when you have the media firestorms i am struck every time that the world explodes, and it is like oh my god, he murdered somebody, and that is what jon stewart did when he sends it up that the world is doing to send it up with the brian williams' lies over what the government did when we went to war with iraq and so there is always lies lost in the firestorm. so i would have thought

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williams and end up smiling. >> we do. such a huge loss. >> we will turn it over to matt. >> thank you savannah.cal news and we >>> it is a first alert weather day because of this. you're looking at video here this morning from ocean city cape may county. the snow coming down covering the boardwalk there at ninth street. let's get to meteorologist bill henley now with his first alert forecast. bill the snow is still falling, right? >> yeah and accumulating. more than 2 inches on the ground in southern delaware and you can see it's still piling up in south jersey and cape may, a steady snow since 5:00 this morning. it's still streaming across cape may and into cumberland atlantic counties and we're still seeing steady snow fall in central and southern delaware. farther north and west the snow showing up on the radar is falling into some very dry air, so that snow not yet reaching the ground. it will likely but just a dusting for areas north and west where it's colder. pottstown 32 degrees. philadelphia, we've seen light snowflakes at philadelphia international and 27 degrees but it's just cloudy

williams on tv. i don't know if that's true. but i never heard that. >> you knew what you have. >> you have to. >> i was afraid matt lauer lookeduncomfortable. i thought they were expecting some of those jokes. the only thing that would have been better is if brian came on himself. >> and dlfls a little controversy with eddie murphy. she was supposed to do more. he said a couple sentences. >> i think "snl" would have loved him to be in a sketch. he hasn't been back for many many years. to have him honored was completely appropriate. you do wonder if all is forgiven in that situation. >> with lorne michaels and eddie murphy. >> i think his departure from the show was not all that comfortable. a lot of people's departures are not all that comfortable. it's a show that has to always bring in new talent and there was rivalries behind the scene. there was a cast member and a host at one point. you got a lot of that. you got the sense the most important glue of the show are the writers and the crew. ive was so glad at the end of the show they paid tribute to the crew the writers on the show, that get it on the air every week. when we

pharrell williams of blurring the lines with a marvin gay classic goes to court with millions of dollars at stake today, tuesday, february 24th, 2015. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning and welcome to "today" on a tuesday morning. the gang is back from california, but i bet you miss that california weather. >> not even that blurred lines video can warm up a day like this. it is, what, 7 degrees here in new york city? >> laguardia set a record this morning. records throughout this morning. >> talk about a broken record. the weather has got covered on land and water beginning with kerry sanders in kentucky by what appears to be a not so warm fire. do you see that near you? good morning to you. >> reporter: well, good morning. we started at negative 7 degrees here this morning. it's now negative 2. but i think that this fire has less to do with it than the sun. unfortunately for the south, it doesn't look like things are going to be warming up any time soon because of another blast of cold air that is forecast today. in texas, american airlines flight slid off the runway during its land