alex rodriguez said he will take two more seasons and retire.17 season is when a rod's contract expires. later, we will see what happens after his contract is up. the controversial slugger is forced on the career home run list of 687. the new york knicks 115 to numb 107 last night. a career-high 29 points and grabbed we 10 rebounds adding 24 points, behind the detroit pistons for the eighth and final playoff spot. lauren: the midwest has been pounded by heavy snow. a spring storm forced denver's airport to shut down wednesday and closed major roadways in wyoming and nebraska. maria molina is tracking at all. she is here with the latest. maria: you know it is bad when people in colorado that are so used to this weather have to abandon their vehicles on roadways. we are looking at the storm system leaving colorado and bringing areas of heavy snowfall across minnesota, wisconsin and parts of michigan where winter storm warnings are in effect and even blizzard warnings in green bay and surrounding areas. very heavy snowfall, 6 to 12 inches possible,

office building national football league owners crackdown on player conduct during games and alex rodriguez reveals when he might retire but later he backtracks a bit. those stories and more coming up. 5:01 eastern time, welcome to icao. dirksen senate office building thank you for joining us. and intense manhunt underway in belgium for a suspect in the brussels terror attack. that man seen with the two bombers, evidence is mounting that the same isis cell carried out the attacks in paris in

the owner was taken into custody. >>> bronx bomber alex rodriguez the yankee slugger says he plans to retire after the 2016 season. $275 million contract expires with the yankees. rodriguez said it will be time for him to go home and be a father. alex was suspended for the 2014 season for his involvement with performance enhancing drugs. >> did you say $275 million? >> i did say that. >> i would stumble. it's still a lot of money. >>> there's still much more ahead on news 4 new york at 5:00. which local colleges could soon hike tuition. >>> plus, a daycare worker who likely saved a three-year-old's life. >>> those attacks in brussels have everyone on high alert. coming up the extra security at local surge churches. >>> melissa russo goes one on one with mayor de blasio to talk about this new affordable housing plan. will it finally make a difference for thousands of new yorkers? >>> check your home computer. a major recall involving laptop fios is not cable. we're wired differently. in the last 10 years our competitors have received a few awards. but we've received a few more, includi

a-rod announces when he will hang up the cleats for good. for the alex rodriguez farewell tour. just how long will it last? and the baseball world loses a legendary announcer and former fios is not cable. we're wired differently. in the last 10 years our competitors have received a few awards. but we've received a few more, including jd power who ranked us highest in customer satisfaction for the third year in a row. only fios has the fastest internet on the most awarded network. now get super-fast 100 meg internet tv and phone for just $69.99 per month, online. cable can't offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good, only fios can. . >>> i tell you, bruce, it's been exciting seeing alex rodriguez's exuberance on the field. you say that might not last? >> it will last for a little the yankee slugger says he plans to retire at the end of the 2017 season. that's what alex's ten-year $275 million contract is set to expire. he'll be 42 years of age at that time. rodriguez enjoyed a resurgence last season, hitting 33 home runs and becoming a fan favorite. this after sitting

yankees slugger alex rodriguez telling espn today he'll retire from baseball after the 2017 season. two more summers in the sun and that will do it for one of the game's most polarizing figures. rodriguez says he will play out his current contract. he signed through next year. 687 career home runs, a number tainted by p.e.d. use but think where this guy was this time last year. coming suspension. today rodriguez says he's off the field for good after the 2017 season. >>> yankees playing a late afternoon game right now against the nationals. masahiro tanaka pitching. yanks trail 4th inning. it's 7-0. less than two weeks to go to opening day. bartolo colon, six scoreless innings but tulowitzki. tulowitzki had to leave the game. most likely not a huge deal. the jays scored three in the bottom of the 9th. >>> the lifelong friend of yogi berra died today. baseball star, tv star. it was garagiola who hosted game shows, late night tv. had a nine-year career in baseball then 57 careers in he was big on the game of the week. joe garagiola dead peage -- dead at the age of 90. >>> more rules ch

the post, alex rodriguez, never boring. he said later today he'll play out his current contract then walk away from baseball but by the end of the day he kind of back tracked. stats plagued by p. e.d. use. we'll know what happens with his career in due time. >>> yankees played a spring training game this afternoon against the nationals. masahiro tanaka, probable opening day starter. former yankee stephen drew clobbers the home run. nobody was really that good though, the yanks lost 13-0. >>> mets battled the blue jays bartolo colon gave up only three hits in six scoreless innings. he was tough again today. he did hit toronto's troy tulowitzki with a pitch. x-rays were negative. they stuck in three runs in the bottom of the 9th. >>> knicks in they've lost three straight. straight. carmelo anthony missed the last game with a migraine. he scored 24 points. bulls had trouble with him but they had the most trouble with chrisops porzingis. career high 29 points, 10 rebounds, some fans in chicago love it. knicks up by as many as 2

>> kristine, we get a whole two years to appreciate the brilliance of alex rodriguez. the slugger announced he is done after 2017 and don't call it the o'dell beckham room but these skirmishes with josh norman led to a change in the nfl rule book for 2016 and it took joel silverman years to become a master dog trainer. but only a few commands to master depositing checks at chase atms. technology designed for you. >>> otis is here. a-rod makes a big announcement. >> derek jeter did it before his final spring training. this guy is giving us two years heads up. he will be 42. his final contract will have run out and alex rodriguez says he will be done playing baseball. he told him espn reporter today he is hanging up the cleats for good after the 2017 season. the final season of his 10- year $275 million contract. he said, quote, i won't play after next year. for me, it is time for me to go home and be dad. end quote. the hall of fame numbers are there but will he get the call after a 22-year-old career which was tainted with ped use and a season long suspension from base

but it was much nicer to jump out to a 4-0 lead in the 1st inning. >>> alex rodriguez made his spring debut today for the yankees against the phillies split squad. his first at-bat. his first swing gone. rodriguez goes in to the season, 13 home runs shy of 700 in his career. very little else goes the yankees way this afternoon. franco hit a home run off moreno and yankees lose 13-4. that was the score in tampa. >>> knicks-celtics tomorrow night in boston. practice today. the focus still on carmelo anthony, back and forth with a paying customer at the last game who told a heckler to see the team owner james dolan about a refund. anthony acknowledged, probably shouldn't have done that but was it really an apology? >> getting bullied. not playing well. the fan is sitting right there behind the bench and you catch what he's saying. he's trying to get your attention. i said what i said. >> right. >>> finally from us, college hoops, connecticut at southern methodist where larry brown has the mustangs playing. huskies fall tonight by a score of 80-54.

alex rodriguez has now settled in as a leader for the yankees. a far cry from where he was at this time just a year ago. he knows exactly what his role is now. >> we're in a business that is relt oriented and in a world whe we get judged by home runs and rbis as wins, now that i'm 40 reazeli what you bring in the clubhouse, how you behave on and off the field is even more important. >> wow. >>> mets open their spring schedule thursday against the nationals. it's all about the mets team and the promise it shows after a world series experience. >> there's a lot of expectations and the only way to come through with those is to perform and go about our business and get ready. >>> the nets' long road trip continues. they try tonight for a three-game winning streak. have to dip back in to last season. up against the clippers in this one. at the staples center. we start with thad young underneath for the basket plus the foul. on the other end, pick and roll. paul to jordan. j.j. redick had 10 points. nets trail in the 2nd quarter, 43-40. >>> syracuse on

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alex rodriguez has announced. he will be retiring from baseball after the 2017 season a rod told espn. that it's be a dad >> i am hopeful that oakland will be one of those and a boy in the relocation--and, we can avoid >> gary: those hotels are not built because they wanted to be die-hard sports fan spirit they want to come and and gamble and has been your week at football games. >> gary: alex rodriguez will be retiring from baseball after the 2017 season. he set up a couple of seasons ago because he was caught in the performance enhancement drug deal. but, he is still hang hang in there and can play. >> catherine: hasn't really been less than a year since he has retired from tv? he really does look different. don't let dust and allergies get between you and life's beautiful moments. with flonase allergy relief, they wont. when we breathe in allergens, our bodies react by over producing six key inflammatory substances that cause our symptoms. most allergy pills only control one substance. flonase controls six. and

see on alex rodriguez plans to enjoy the next few seasons because he says it could be his last. later he clarified saying that there's nothing set in stone. he had to sit out 2014 but he rebounded with a baby surprise with the yankees last year. passing for third on the all-time list. and a growing problem on the web. someone pretending to be you. dari: can anything be done to stop online impostors? lisa evers has a look. steve: coming up next, the cool dari: plus many ways that we watch tv the bigger the burrito, the bigger the fun. dunkin's new grandde burrito -- a breakfast burrito packed with big southwest flavor. go grande with veggie or sausage today. put more fun in your day with ice-cream-flavored coffees at dunkin' donuts. like butter pecan, cookie dough, or new pistachio. enjoy one today. steve: it's hard to imagine our lives about social media profiles but sometimes it can be all exposed. dari: when someone makes a fake profile, getting back your personal power can be a huge problem. lisa evers has more tour it has become an epidemic with only a few real peers. there

pedro reyes and alex rodriguez were shot to death in a car parked on glenwood avenue last week. lease obtained arrest warrants for a 19-year-old charging him with two counts of murder, anyone who knows and is asked to call the police. >>> thousands of primary voters headed to the polls today. >> north carolina is one of the five states helping shape the presidential races. wral's kathryn brown is on polled patrol checking out briefings in the area and joins us live from the precinct in downtown raleigh. how is it going there? >> reporter: it is very busy, you are right, we have been all the situation, and i can tell you first hand it has been incredibly steady, no matter what time of day, morning, noon and now into the afternoon, the pace is picking up more. take a look at trinity united methodist church, poll workers tell me it is very busy. they expected to get very busy as people got off of work and make their way to the polls. people are heading home for the night. rough numbers into the wake county board of elections shown average turnout rate of 26% and we still have two a

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. >> alex rodriguez says he plans to join enjoy the next few seasons because he might be his last. his contract runs out in 2017. he clarified saying not so soon so we will see how goes. joe gary gillett passed away . the diamondbacks announced during their exhibition game yesterday. he hit 257 with a broadcasting career making him one of the most popular in the sports world. he had all-stars games hosted by the today show. he had game shows and talk shows and he is multi talented. he grew up in st. louis this is courtesy of the yogi berra museum and the italian-american section called the hill. not only was i not the best catcher i wasn't the best on my street . they are great friends their whole lives and have an amazing story. we are talking about yogi's granddaughter yesterday. she told us the stories to john stirling. she told us how nice he was. he is really just a nice man and a talented broadcaster. >> he led the charge against smokeless tobacco years ago. juliet: thank you, duke. ben: that's it for this half hour. we have much more to come with top stories. again! r again!

. >>> the first swing of the spring for alex rodriguez leaves the ballpark. the new york yankees slugger goes deep on the second pitch he sees against the phillies.just 13 homers to reach 700 in his career. >>> a federal appeals court may throw tom brady for a loss. judges in manhattan seemerday of the patriots quarterback and his deflategate story. they are trying to decide whether the nfl's suspension of brady should be restored.locked it. >>> lawyers in florida are trying to pick a jury to hear hulk hogan's sex tape case. the former wrestler is suing ng video showing hogan having sex with a friend's wife. the website said it was hogan is seeking $100 million.y blockbuster hamilton could switch things up when the show hits the road in philadelphia. in an audition posting for the roles of george washington the show is open to casting men or women for the parts. the back stage.com casting call asks for males andn 20 and 39 years old. the creator said he has no problem with women playing the founding father. >>> who are you going to call?tbuster fans are final

marion jones, alex rodriguez, lance armstrong who finally fessed up to oprah. >> did you ever take banned substances to enhance your cycling performance? >> yes. >> she tested positive for something called meldonium. the darling of tennis now on the defense. >> i was given this medicine by my doctor for several health issues that i was having back in 2006.

. >>> in grapefruit league action alex rodriguez blasted a two-run homer in his first at bat of the spring. the mets lost to the nationals 9-4. it was the first round of the wgc cadillac championship at dor doral. just misses. he settled for birdie in a round of 67. he's one shot behind the leader. >>> finally, what a moment for this 11-year-old kid from corpus christi texas, at the opening of tiger woods' new par three course outside houston, pag the pga junior took the inaugural shot and wouldn't you know it, the the kid got a huge bear hug from tiger, who couldn't believe it. that is some memory for taylor. this kid dominated. >> his day. >> amazing. >>> we'll see you back here at 11:00. >>> breaking news tonight. clash of the titans. mitt romney releasing a blistering att k on donald trump, warning republicans to stop him. trump fires back and the gop braces for all-out war. >>> a police officer smacking and kicking a 16-year-old, triggering outrage and a criminal investigation. >>> soccer superstar brandi chastain, after her iconic victory celebration, why she said she's donating her

and baseball's alex rodriguez tells espn he'll call it a career after the 2017 season. and we shall see. >>> just ahead. disney versus georgia. why the company is threatening to boycott the state. >>> and saying good bye to a legend and a member of our nbc family. so i' m going to take this opportunity to go off script. so if i wanna go to jersey and check out shotsy tuccerelli' s portfolio, what' s it to you? or i' m a scottish mason whose assets are made of stone like me heart. papa! you' re no son of mine! or perhaps it' s time to seize the day. don' t just see opportunity, seize it! so you don't have to stop. because you believe in go. onward. today's the day. carpe diem. tylenol 8hr arthritis pain has two layers of pain relief. the first is fast. the second lasts all day. we g ive you your day back. what you do with it is up to you. tylenol . soup and sandwich and cannonballs and clean and real and looking good and sandwich and soup and a new personal best. and a little help and soup and sandwich and study group. good, clean food pairs well with anything. try the c

marion jones, alex rodriguez, lance armstrong who finally fessed up to oprah. >> did you ever take banned substances to enhance your cycling performance? >> yes. >> she tested positive for something called meldonium. the darling of tennis now on the defense. >> i was given this medicine by my doctor for several health issues that i was having back in 2006. i was getting sick a lot as well as indications of diabetes. it made me healthy. that's why i continued to take it. >> officials claim it could boost performance. that's why they she doesn't deny taking it but claims she had no idea it's nowout lawed. >> i know many of you thought that i would be retiring today, but if i was ever going to announce my retirement, it would probably not be in a downtown los angeles hotel with this fairly ugly carpet. >> sharapova is provisionally suspended is cooperating and will likely appeal any ban. >> thank you. >>> nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> what did the carpet ever do to attack her? poor nice carpet. >> oh, boy. >> all right. >> it's sad though. it's a really sad to see a situation. we don'

could join the list of fallenjones, alex rodriguez, lance armstrong, who finally fessed up to oprah. >> did you ever take banned substances to enhance your cycling performance? >> yes. >> reporter: sharapova tested for something called meldonium, only added to the ban the darling of tennis now on the defense. >> i was given this medicine byr for several health issues that i was having back in 2006. i was getting sick a lot. as well as indications of diabetes. it made me healthy yes continued to take it. >> reporter: officials claim it could boost performance, that's why they banned it. sharapova doesn't deny taking it but claims she had no ideaw outlawed. >> i know many of you thought that i would be retiring today. but if i was ever going to announce my retirement, it would probably not be in a downtownles hotel with this fairly ugly carpet. >> reporter: sharapova is provisionally suspended, is cooperating, and will likely appeal any you. >> reporter: i'm nick watt for "nightline" in los angeles. >> thanks to nick watt for that report. our thanks to you for watching. our "nightline"

yankees slugger alex rodriguez who returned last season from a one-year drug suspension will be hanging up his pinstripes and retiring in 2017. a-rod says it's time to go home and be dad. sports anchor rob powers here with more. >> he told us when spring training opened last month, he wouldn't be playing five more years, but today alex rodriguez much more definitive when talking about the end of his baseball career. he said he'll play this season he said this in an interview with espnnewyork.com. he plays out his contract through 2017, then retires. he'll turn 41 years old in the summer. he's had had two hip surgeries. his career stained by the use of p.e.d.s but rodriguez still to this day one of the game's biggest star. his yankee contract ends after the 2017 season. rodriguez says today so will his career. so there's plenty of time here. we're talking 324 more games but that will be it for rodriguez who says it will be time to, quote, go home and be dad. more in sports and on eyewitness news at 6:00. >>> it's a plan to make new york city more affordable, but a plan for this affordabl

let me show you alex rodriguez, his first at-bat of the spring. one of the great comeback stories.had this guy buried after he got caught with the drugs? his first at-bat is a home run, and there he goes. he's 41 years of age. so alex rodriguez, of all the guys who were associated with that, the drug stuff in baseball, he's come back pretty darn strong. so for all of you out there that are on something, hang in there, and if you can hit a baseball, you can get -- continue on in life. >> hey, all right, garyg advice. >> right. >> still ahead, george clooney talking in a way that has some moviegoers worried. we'll tell you next. >>> star wars fans "the force awakens" is available for digital download on april 1st. disney's ceo bob iger announced the news today. viewers can download other added features as well including deleted scenes and other footages from director j.j. abrams. the first six star wars movies were available for digital download for the first time just last april. the film will be released on blu-ray and dvd on april 5th. a lot of people excited about that. >> i say

and the other squad takes on alex rodriguez and the yankees in tampa and a-rod reaches out and touches someone in the first and fourth inning, miguel franco goes deep and the phillies bang out 15 hits and they win 13-4 victory. >>> and the flyers home stand continues tonight against edmonton and they close the gap for the final wild card spot and they have won three games in a row with 20 games remaining in the season, the sense of urgency with this team continues to grow. >> they are must wins, and i think we are playing good hockey and have good composure and a good team and we have a lot of work to get done but we are twoing in the right direction here. >> they are but i said it last night it looks like it will come down to the final week of the season. >>> dozens of young female athletes had a chance to talk to women that broke barriers in sports. the discussion took place at rowan university in glassboro as part of women in sports day. val smith king, the former swimmer and marathon runner, joe baird and coach michelle andre. patients across the country have spoken. they recently

spring training, the yankees visiting the blue jays alex rodriguez making a trip to dunedin and pod off. tied the game up with with a run scoring single. 2-2 other good news for the yankees the pitching of brian mitchell four scoreless innings giving up one hit, yankees beat the blue jays 4-3. and finally here's an example of especially if it means advancing to college hockey frozen four. now big matchup in the ncaa hockey tournament. north dakota scored opening goal but watch the ref throws in a check. kids to the ice. drai konts celebrate. now arrested no one was hurts. they play on north dakota win it is advancing to final four. looking at it over and over. >> happens on the ice. [laughter] >> all right. final check of the forecast. egg hunting tomorrow. >> look good. this weather can be wild back and forth but a little bit on which wily side certainly in the morning but sunshine this time of the year helps out. we're in the 30s to near 40s in the morning. we climb closer to 50 around lunchtime. tapping out in low 50s during the afternoon and it will be dry. >> at least there's no ra

. >>> alex rodriguez says he say plans to retire after the 2017 season.seon.t's when his 10 year y $275 million contract expires.s. the the yankees slugger told t espn it's time to go home ande a be a dad. >> how much did you his lastd yo contract was? >> $275,000,000.10 years ago.10. >> all right, time to can check in with tucker barnes. amazing.am he's taking in the cherryy blossoms.. alex rodriguez is makingez is k millions of dollars.la >> but the cherry blossoms arehr free. >> yes, they are. a good morning. m >> and they're -- you know- kno what and they're absolutelyy'ret beautiful but steve recently rel signed a contract just underntrj that allison.thatison don't let him fool you.ool y i've seen what he's driving. drg let's get to the cherry chey blossoms.blossoms. absolutely gorgeous down here.oe already a crowd building andg a it's going to be a p down here with daytime lies inm the mid to upper 70's. hey, if you get a chance heree h i want to show you the full tul moon because in addition toion the beauty of the sunrise here r and the cherry blossoms

alex rodriguez with the single here. a pair of rbi singles and the yankees get a 7-1 win. former met closer right here in a rather uncomfortable bewildering press conference said he will appeal his ban from baseball. he admitted failed use but these a conspiracy on the behalf of baseball. he believes they threatened to force a third positive test if he didn't cooperate. the league denies all of this and says there is no place in the game for a steroid user like mejia. more questions than answers after that press conference today. >>> closed captioning provided by toyota. >>> learn more about nbc 4 new york's job opportunities. >> well, that's it for news 4 new avyork at 11:00. tonight show is next. >> have a great weekend. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the

. >>> and baseball's alex rodriguez says he'll call it a career after the 2017 season.5 shy of barry bonds' career record. so we value see. >>> just ahead, the hoff shows new baywatchers how it's done. plus saying good-bye to a legend and member of our nbc family. you're watching "early today." ms opportunity to go off script. so if i wanna go to jersey and check out shotsy tuccerelli's portfolio, what's it to you? or i'm a scottish mason whose assets are made of stone like me heart. papa! you're no son of mine! or perhaps it's time to seize the day. don't just see opportunity, seize it! (applause) we stop arthritis pain, seize it! so you don't have to stop. because you believe in go. onward. today's the day. carpe diem. tylenol® 8hr arthritis pain has two layers of pain relief. the first is fast. the second lasts all day. we give you your day back. what you do with it is up to you. tylenol®. and cannonballsch and clean and real and looking good and sandwich and soup and a new personal best. and a little help and soup and sandwich and study group. good, clean food pairs

alex rodriguez with the singles. they tie the game. they add another one for the 4- 3. the yankees get the win. >>> and 10th minute, initial 1-1. nyc-ffc with the tie. >> and we'll take it! >>> thanks for joining us and done. what? i'm letting you go. previously on "scandal"... david rosen! why is quinn perkins' dead ex-boyfriend calling one of the grant administration's biggest donors 11 times the week he's blown to bits? wake up and smell the cover-up, abby. this is a conspiracy. who knows how high up it goes? i hear we have a david rosen issue. that we do, livvie. that we do. i can't be here. i shouldn't be here. i am out of the white house. the press could see me. i am risking everything. everything. we are all risking everything. would you rather we met inside the white house? does that feel less like a felony to you? (lowered voice) secret service is outside that door. please do not shout the word "felony" in this room. we wouldn't even be in this room if it weren't for hollis. now, now, just a minute.

a lot of the regulars have made the trip including alex rodriguez. mets played the marlins this afternoon in jupiter. noah syndergaard pitching. gave up five hits, couple runs. struck out three. mets playing from behind. travis d'arnaud. mets have the bases loaded. d'arnaud brings everybody home with a bases clearing double. the mets win this afternoon. the >>> the mets have now placed ruben tejada on waivers. his time coming to an end if tejada is finally healthy after having his leg broken in the playoffs on this play and now he's available. so ugly every time. >>> there's football news. pretty big news for giant fans. jason pierre paul back in the fold getting ready to play. missed time last year after the july 4th fireworks accident mangled his hand. pierre paul has had another surgery since the season ended all in an effort to improve the hand's function and grip. he's recovering from that surgery. said he's doing well. didn't say what he expects other than not having to play with the big club cover ing his hand. that's a step forward. >> i'm ju