general fletcher, i want to bring you into the conversation, brigadier general antonio fletcher is the director of j 5 strategy policy and plans at u.s. southern command, and has a storied 30-year career in the u.s. army. general fletcher, from a combat and command perspective, you know, from an operational perspective, please speak about the value of ssa activities, and also how you see that evolving as the combat and commanders provide recommendations to the section 333 process. >> well, first to csis and the entire team, thanks for the opportunity to come and kind of speak to you guys today, secondly i was promised there would be no hard questions. hopefully they're all very easy and something i'm able to respond coherently back to your question. on the question of from the perspective of how we see this, there's three pillars our strategy tries to build itself around. with the understanding that first it is a long-term investment that we're making. i think too often, where there's forced risk to smubmission, thee may be short-term decisions -- we take a long look, long-term approac

fletcher cox is spreading his super bowl shine to some of his youngest fans. >> i will let you know when the 60s return and which day will have the heaviest rain. >> announcer: nbc 10 medal count is brought to you by xfinity. >>> right now, at 11:00, getting paid not to fight. one philadelphia principal is offering $100 to each eighth grader who does not throw a punch all year long. a different way to stop students from turning to violence. >> reporter: certainly counting down every single day right there on that calendar. with each passing month, that means eighth graders here are one step closer of having $100 in their pockets. >> if somebody says something to me i ignore them. >> reporter: one of the eighth graders counting down to the end of the year. >> it is not good to fight because you don't know what could happen. somebody could kill you in that fit. >> reporter: his principal struck a deal with the eighth grade class at the beginning of the year. if all students don't get into a fight, they will get $100. >> i will make them save it. >> reporter: haze mother's tells nbc 10 that

kevin mccarty of sacramento and lorena gonzalez fletcher of san diego are behind the "safe youth football act".writing."the science is clear: head injuries sustained at a young age can harm kids for the rest of their lives." "developing skills through flag football before high school is sound public policy from a health and safety standpoint."sot even in flag football you can get a concussiondanny williams is the president of yep sf a youth football program with several locations in the bay area. he tells me, kids need to learn how to tackle, block and score safely ..sot it parents think it is ok we think the fundamentals developing at a young age are importantnats tom bradythe lawmakers argue even nfl stars like tom brady played non- contact football.after years of denials, the nfl has acknowledged a link between head blows and brain disease. and agreed in 2015 to a $1 billion settlement with former players.the state has strengthened concussion protocols which includes teaching parents, players and coaches how to recogize the signs of a concussion.. williams worries if kids start tackle

kevin mccarty of sacramento and lorena gonzalez fletcher of san diego are behind the "safe youth football act".writing."the science is clear: head injuries sustained at a young age can harm kids for the rest of their lives." "developing skills through flag football before high school is sound public policy from a health and safety standpoint."sot even in flag football you can get a concussiondanny williams is the president of yep sf a youth football program with several locations in the bay area. he tells me, kids need to learn how to tackle, block and score safely ..sot it parents think it is ok we think the fundamentals developing at a young age are importantnats tom bradythe lawmakers argue even nfl stars like tom brady played non- contact football.after years of denials, the nfl has acknowledged a link between head blows and brain disease. and agreed in 2015 to a $1 billion settlement with former players.the state has strengthened concussion protocols which includes teaching parents, players and coaches how to recogize the signs of a concussion.. williams worries if kids start tackle

democratic assembly members kevin mccarty of sacramento and lorena gonzalez fletcher of san diego are behind the "safe youth football act".writing."the science is clear: head injuries sustained at a young age can harm kids for the rest of their lives." "developing skills through flag football before high school is sound public policy from a health and safety standpoint."sot even in flag football you can get a concussiondanny williams is the president of yep sf a youth football program with several locations in the bay area. he tells me, kids need to learn how to tackle, block and score safely ..sot it parents think it is ok we think the fundamentals developing at a young age are importantnats tom bradythe lawmakers argue even nfl stars like tom brady played non- contact football.after years of denials, the nfl has acknowledged a link between head blows and brain disease. and agreed in 2015 to a $1 billion settlement with former players.the state has strengthened concussion protocols which includes teaching parents, players and coaches how to recogize the signs of a concussion.. willia

but today, fletcher cox met some of his smallest and most vulnerable fans.ids here in the dupont hospital for children watching him win the championship. >> what did you say when you got up there? >> i said hi and super cool that he won. >> reporter: pletcher met kids pushing around their own medical gear and a dan and whose brand new baby had serious heart problems. >> i watched the super bowl with him in the icu. >> reporter: he met kimsly. she has been in and out of the hospital for four years for some sort of mystery condition and her mom appreciates fletcher spending time with her. >> it means more than you can imagine. if you're not in the hospital on a daily basis you don't appreciate how hard they work and the doctors. >> reporter: money was donated based on the number of sacks he handed. and a little boy gave him a letter on his challenges and how hard he was overcoming them. >> i thought it was very touching and for him to write that and as a kid to hand it to my face really touched me. >> reporter: fletcher is now heading home to see his family in

today fletcher cox visited ai du pont children's hospital in wilmington. kids smile and we made him reminisce. >> family they are all happy, excited, for me and the most important thing, the most crazy moment of the celebration was to see my mom cry with joy, because you know , everybody know that i talk to my brother a lot and we all know he is watching, he is happy, and just those types of things, really just, keep me pushing. >> when momma cries, you know it is for real. >>> you got to go back 10 years, a full decade, for second time, this season joel embiid has been named eastern conference player of the week averaged 26 points and 15 board. last sixth tours win at ward twice in the season, andre miller, in 07/08. even back when he was young he had old man game. >>> sixers at shoot around today near the end some guys wore shoes, joe joe wore socks because he that is kind have guy. tonight they host knicks who lost six straight. sixers are looking for their tenth consecutive win in south philly. they are gelling at the right time. >> chemistry has gotte

well to talk more about the impact on the south african economy i'm joined now by barnaby fletcher and analyst at the risk consultancy firm control risk spawn to be zuma is out the country's economy is in tatters is is there a pose of the man to turn it all around. rove was as a very good reputation as a pragmatist as a skilled negotiator and he understands business from his own experience of course south africa has some deep rooted problems that said in the undertake of zuma you have a culture of corruption that is pervasive down to the lowest levels of government you have state owned companies that racked up significant debts these problems do not get solved overnight they'll take time to properly address but what robin poser can do is he can come in he can provide a level of policy certainty that has been lacking on the exuma presidency that frankly was distracted by. candles and corruption we talk about those potential easy policy wins aside from that he does have to tackle corruption which goes to the halt of the a.n.c. as you mentioned and the a.n.c. is also a party he badly need

i'm darya folsom.( james ) and i'm james fletcher. hundreds of people showed up to a candlelight vigil overnight... to honor those victims. natasha chen is live in parkland, florida this morning with the latest. natasha.. . today we're learning more about some of the 17 victims that included a football coach. an athletic director. and young, fresh-faced students whose lives were tragically cut short.sot nicole bruner, marjory stoneman douglas high school student"coach feis has always been so nice and caring to me. every morning i walk into school he's there for me to say good morning to. every time he'd smile and wave. when a friend and i needed a ride to school, he took us back even though he didn't have to. he joked when he saw me, "oh no, not this one" and made me smile."other victims were also identified.sot sheriff scott israel/broward county, florida "carmen schentrup, meadow pollack, peter wang, nicholas dworet , christopher hixon. my very very special friend who i'm going to miss aaron feis luke hoyer alaina petty, jaime gutte

(james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:high pressure continues through the weekend with record or near record highs forecast. the ridge will stay in place through next week with dry weather forecast for at least the next 7 to 10 days. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) breaking news... a father of three victims tried to attack disgraced former sports doctor larry nassar during a court hearing this morning in michigan.( darya ) bailiffs tackled the father before he could reach nassar. take a look: <"i would ask you, as part of the sentencing to grant me 5 minutes in a locked room with this daemon. would you give me one minute?"judge says no - he rushes to nassar - is put to the ground and escorted out of the courtroom>( james ) this happened after two of the man's daughters spoke to the court. nassar has been convicted of multiple counts of child molestation and has already been sentenced to life in prison. more than 150 women have come forward to speak against na

general fletcher? >> real quickly, to try to respond to the three different questions, the first one on working more closely with some of our partners, we fully embrace that. i think if you talk to anyone in southcom, we've reached out, placed lnos, changed lnos not only with our partners in the region but also in the different agencies. we would welcome that. there are some success stories we can lean upon, though. if you look at how we implement himat, the international military education training that we do around -- any one time, we have 600 or so from the western hemisphere that are part of that program. they go on and be ministers and presidents of these different countries, allow us to not only share our american values and the way we do business but give them insight and hopefully build friendships and partnerships going forward. our gpoy, a lot of those are 22 programs kind of executed by dod so that coordination already exists. we have to build upon that. on the second question of prioritizat

. >> it was fletcher cox, fletcher and he just took the mike started talking and they said take him off are done, funny. >> and then they kept taking shots, nbc did bradley cooper in the owner's box, you see him a lot. he was so pumped up. looking good. >> he made it down to the field too eventually. >> just after a touchdown there. >> just love the soup ever fans. > he has always been showing love for the eagles. he is even narrating some of the hype video. >> yes, his voice, someone told me that is bradley coupe are. >> so he sad with the owner, of course, jeffery lurie. >> jen is celebrating in media this morning at glenwood elementary school, why? >> one question, one question? who let the dogs out, who let the dogs out. >> who let the dogs out. we will be right you want to hear from doug pederson? do you want to hear from nick foles and eagles there. that is a live shot from minneapolis. we're getting, we have been in that room, as a matter of fact , over at the hilton. >> they are setting everything up, a backdrop. >> is that the super bowl backdrop? our coach is standing in front

fletcher? mr. henry fletcher? he's got a gun, mac! henry! such a pleasure to finally meet you. (groans) (chuckles) see, i'm starting my own business venture. a little collective, if you will. and you are my first recruit. jack: jaguar! bozer: panther! a wolverine! and not hugh jackman-- the animal. (chuckles) a bear! a tiger! tiger-bear. man, what the hell is a tiger-bear? it's a criss-cross. had to kill one with my bare hands once. what? riley: whoa, whoa, whoa! mac, we talked about this. no props. (macgyver sighs) i thought you said he was smart. matty (imitates buzzer): time's up! what? girls rule. boys don't. (whoops) macgyver: fridge. bozer: what? the word was refrigerator. jack: refrigerator?

( james ) good morning and thanks for joining us for the kron 4 morning news.i'm james fletcher.. lets start this morning with a check on weather and traffic. rebecca:look for mostly dry conditions today before a storm system brings widespread rainfall and breezy to locally gusty winds during the day wednesday to the north bay and through the remainder of the region wednesday night. after another period of dry conditions, a third system is possible late in the upcoming weekend. no major hot spots. bay no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. ( james ) our top story this morning... a man is in critical condition after a shooting near an amtrak station in the east bay. it happened just before 9:15 last night in emeryville. a man was shot on 59th street near horton street. police have not yet released his name. they say the gunman ran off and is still on the loose. police do not have a description of the shooter. ( james ) a man leads po

(darya) good morning i'm (james) and i'm james fletcher.rning with a check of weather and traffic... major delay on frmt and warm lines in all dirs due to a derailed maintenance vehicle in shay area.. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. we sent out an alert on the bart delays at 4:40 this morning. download the kron 4 news app. rebecca: high pressure continues into the weekend and at least through the middle of next week. temperatures will be well above normal with record warmth possible. no rain in the forecast for at least the next 7 to 10 days. ( darya ) a big story this morning. a high school soccer coach is arrested and charged with molesting a child. ( james ) and we've found out he worked in átwo bay area school districts. kron 4's will tran joins us live from san jose. will... ( will )marcial gonzalez no longer works here as the school district has relieved him of his dutiesauthorities say the alleged victim does not go here.but they are shocked by the charges.morgan hill police arrested gonzalez on wednesday ni

(james) and i'm james fletcher.ck of weather and traffic... rebecca:continued dry with seasonable temperatures this week followed by a warming trend friday and saturday. some cooling possible later in the weekend into early next week but the long range forecast remains dry. ( mabrisa )(mabrisa rodriguez) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( mabrisa ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) ( darya ) c-h-p arrests a state counselor -- accused of sexual misconduct. ricardo tafolla rose was arrested on suspicion of child molestation and making criminal threats. he works for the california school for the deaf in fremont. rose has been employed by the state since 19-89. one victim has been identified so far -- and police are asking for any other victi

. >> reporter: now, if you're thinking about climbing that pole right there to get a fletcher cox flyagles fly flag up there, you might want to forget about it. that stuff is really nasty from what the guys at evans gulf told mow today. they will start mike that stuff to the... applying that stuff to the poles around 3:00 o'clock sunday afternoon. lucy. >> if that doesn't work they can always use pam. my mom would use pam. anyhow, thanks -- thanks very much, dave. >> live look now at the ben franklin parkway. kathy, sunday night celebrations because we are going to win, of course, right? >> yes. >> well, folks v good weather to go along with the big party. >> i was just pi thinking dave was talking about the poles. they might not want to be out. we're talking about rain and wet snow and it's all about this. we have an area of low pressure it will become coastal storm the big question where is it going to end up? is it going to go off the mid atlantic or is it going to hug the coast and be very close to the delaware valley? >> close to the delaware valley would mean more rain. further

fletcher is here. maine governor john the current in -- john mccurn in. maryland governor parris clendenin. mississippi governor, ronnie musgrove. pennsylvania governor tom corbett. pennsylvania governor mark schweiker. top carolina governor jim hodges. virginia governor george allen, virginia governor gilmore and guarantor. i guess they all get to sleep in now because they are former governors. again, thanks for their participation and my personal thanks for them attending the meeting. i want to talk a little about my initiative. it has been about six months since we launched the initiative ahead of the curve innovation governors. i hope you all recall that discussion with elon musk in rhode island. i see a lot of people nodding their heads. i remember it. since that time, we have been actively engaging staff from your states and exchanging ideas on how we can prepare for the future that elon predicted or perhaps one that is less scary. that was pretty interesting. we have worked alongside some leadin

. >> that is right i tweeted out video of fletcher cox taking the field for the first time. you can read his lips and he said wow. >> spending time with the players all week. this is focused but loose team they will not be intimidated. i'm ducis rodgers with jamie apody b town guys in the studio. >>> meantime carson wentz, of course will be on the sidelines tonight but earlier today he tweeted this picture of him and nick foles. he wrote my bro is gonna shine bright tonight. so excited to see him and this team go out and compete tonight. been through it all this year as a team and yet here we are. we all we got, we all we need. god's writing an unbelievable story and he is getting all of the glory. >> amen to that. a lot of us will be watching that game from here in philadelphia. but some lucky fans are in minneapolis, right now, getting ready to cheer on the team. that is where we will find "action news" reporter brian taff and sharrie williams hoff been there all week. we cannot wait to hear the update, hi there, guys. >> hi monica and rick. it has been a really long week

i think fletcher cox can dominate this game and timmy journigan.hose things with shi defensive game plans so belichick and brady are not seeing same things are critical for to us win. >> reporter: what in your estimation has stood out that made this team so special this year. >> they are determined. they are unified. they are gritty. it remines us of the city of philadelphia i'm so proud of this team for making it to this stage but i necessity they have one more in them just because they have overcome a quarterbacking down , one of the better quarterbacks in the league, jason peters, darren sproles, so many other guys. this is our day. this is the day that will change philadelphia history. >> reporter: give us a prediction is what the score. >> twenty-seven-23 bird and we will get a couple deep plays down the field as well. >> reporter: love it. thanks for hanging out with us i know it is cold my friend. >> it will be warm inside. he thinks it is a win tonight. i know a lot of philadelphia is thinking the same way, jan, now back to you. >> destiny

(james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:unsettled weather conditions return to the region later today as a strong frontal system approaches from the north. widespread rainfall and strong, gusty winds are expected tonight into thursday across much of the region. unsettled and cooler conditions linger through saturday with a brief drying trend late in the upcoming weekend. unsettled weather conditions potentially return next week as well. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) our top story this morning... a north bay school is expected to re- open after a threat forced officials to shut down the school.( james ) this happened at analy high school is sebastopol. kron 4's will tran joins us live. will... ( will ) a north bay school is expected to re-open this morning after a threat forced officials to shut down the school. sebastopol police got a call early yesterday morning from analy high school ... about graffitti with a threatening message found in the boys bathroom.

i'm james fletcher. lets start this morning with a check on weather and traffic. (dave)a cold front over northern california will sweep southward with light to moderate rain arriving in the forecast area late tonight and monday morning. plan on a wet, locally breezy monday morning commute. rain will turn to scattered showers during the day and instability may produce a few thunderstorms , some may contain small hail. some snow is likely in the highest area peaks. by wednesday night into thursday a stronger, colder, wetter storm system near the pacific northwest will push a cold front southward over the area with widespread precipitation arriving and extending cold unsettled showery weather into friday and saturday. daily temperatures will continue below to much below late february and early march normals, and rain of course will be very beneficial. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. ( james ) our top story this

linebacker fletcher cox ready for the elements. >> it was a gift from the player in mexico. he told me to put it on for a picture. i thought i'd put it on the for the whole time. i thought it would be cool for the interview. he's not getting it back by the way. >> like the luchadors. the sharks lost four straight tonight. goalie made 43 saves. in the new little caesar's arena, pizza, pizza, no goals. trevor stopped by jones. doesn't realize it's underneath his pad. now it's in the net. kevin labanc making a deposit in the bank, 1-1 into overtime. seventh round of the shoot out, he beats jones. hurdle has to score to keep the sharks' hopes alive. and peter, the stop red wings win it 2-1. blake griffin introduced by the detroit pistons today dealt by the clippers, they promised he would be a clipper for life. he found out he was traded on twitter. >> i just wish i had known or had the opportunity to talk to somebody beforehand. you know, finding out through twitter, through other people is a tough way to find out when you've been with a franchise for so long. >> knicks and cel

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. >> reporter: they never imagine it would be eagles defensive tackle fletcher cock >> i was shocked. >> reporter: it is his job to be strong but cox believes these kids battling sickness every day are stronger. >> it was very touching, at the end of the day, you know this game is way bigger then me. >> reporter: super bowl champ knew this was a stop he could not miss before heading home to mississippi on tuesday. he and, subaru made a donation to the hospital based on the number of sacks he made this season. >> it was really cool. >> reporter: doctors discovered a tumor on katie cook's spine. >> the tumor is, into her lung and heart. >> reporter: after a surgery and week long hospital stay she says this was more than they could have asked for. >> to me as a mother that means more to me then whatever happens on the field, and whatever plays are made, it is time that they really take to care. >> reporter: just another victory for cook this is week. >> not only super bell win but getting that tumor out and heading home and being able to walk again protein credible. >> reporter: in wilmi

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. >> fletcher cox was saying when jim schwartz calls blitzes, they get a little jealous.ou think this defensive line is going to stay motivate d? >> they are ready to go. we don't even call blitz that much. they have a matchup they can n win. i think it's up to us on the back end to make sure we can stop this run game and we can make up early in the downs and give him time to get at the line. >> how much are you more there mentally and understanding the super bowl second time around and especially get iting in a gd nights sleep. >> it's a totally different experience this time around. a lot less nerves. just understanding and being here before, it's fun watching some of the players go through what i went through. >> an unconventional approach for doug pederson going with no pads at practice as the super bowl approaches. he explained the fe loss if i. >> we had a great week last week back in philly. had all our prep last week. and this is about just fine tuning and keeping the guys fresh for sunday. >> that's it for sports. stay with us. we'll be be right back. this winter

that in shaadi is director of the fata center at the fletcher school of tufts university thank you very much indeed. as a prime minister has again taken aim at iran accusing it of being the biggest threat to the middle east at a security conference in munich benjamin netanyahu held up a component from what he said was an iranian drone that had been shot down by its forces near syria iran responded by accusing israel of being the main aggressor in the region or not from david chatter. these really prime minister benjamin netanyahu went straight into attack mode against iran as he took to the podium in munich issuing a direct threat to tehran israel will not allow iran's regime to put a noose of terror around our neck. we will act without hesitation to defend ourselves and we will act if necessary not just against iran's proxies that are attacking us but against iran itself he followed up with a dramatic flourish that called all the delegates by surprise brandishing a piece of wreckage from an iranian drone shot down an israel s. space last week. and he had this message for iran's foreign

(james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... no major hot no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 rebecca:a couple of weak weather system will impact the region today though thursday night with chances for a few showers and lowering snow levels. blustery conditions are likely on thursday with colder temperatures friday morning. dry weather and slightly warmer daytime conditions are likely for the weekend with cooler, unsettled conditions potentially returning early next week. ( james )(ááá2 shot bamááá) breaking news... the reverend billy graham has died. the legendary baptist minister and evangelist passed away at the age of 99 at his home in north carolina( darya )graham was one of the most influential religious voices in american history. michael holmes looks back at his storied life. the reverend billy grah

." > thanks lydia. ( darya ) good morning i'm darya folsom..( james ) and i'm james fletcher. morning with a check of weather and traffic... major hot spot wb 80 at hilltop left lane closed. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. rebecca:high pressure continues through the weekend with record or near record highs forecast. the ridge will stay in place through next week with dry weather forecast for at least the next 7 to 10 days. ( darya ) a big story this morning... ice confirms that agents raided dozens of businesses across the bay area this week. it is part of ice's ongoing effort to crack down on places that employee undocumented workers. 77 locations were raided in the bay area between monday and wednesday. san francisco district attorney... george gascon... says that his office was aware that ice might be taking action this week... but did not know the specific details.

. >> today eagles defensive tackle fletcher cox surprised the kids in wilmington. the super bowl champ said he knew it was a stop he could not miss before heading home to mississippi tomorrow. parents at the hospital agreed. >> i thought it was very touching. at the end of the day he's way bigger than me. >> to me as a mother that means more to me than whatever happens on the field and whatever plays are made. it's a time that they really take to care. >> reporter: in addition to the visit today, cox and concordville subaru also made a donation to the hospital based on the number of sacks cox made this season. >> a friendly football wager is paying off for philadelphia city counsel president. he bet the boston city council president that the eagles would beat the patriots so today he was rewarded with some boston canolis. >> thank you, council president. a bet well placed but unfortunately you came out on the tail end. and thank you philadelphia eagles. we love you. >> we do. and if council president clark lost the bet he promised cheesesteaks and pennsylvania made

pressure but obviously you want to make sure he doesn't have anywhere to step up for tim jurnigan, fletchere. i think jim schwartz will mix a blitz here and there but for the most part hope his four man pass rush can get to brady. get the football out quickly. two games comes to mind against the eagles defense. aaron rodgers last year at lincoln financial field. eli manning at let metlife stadium. they got rid of the football quickly. eagles have spend a lot of time preparing. brady doesn't want to get hit. he's 40 years old. who wants to get hit when they're 40-year-old. >> 40-year-old quarterback in the super bowl first ever. >> they emphasis not pressuring him but hit him and keep hitting him. >> you mention add couple of names there we've been talking all about this pressure and hitting tom brady. where is that going to come fr from. >> i think this defensive line has proven itself over the course of 18 games one the best in the league they are deep, they are talented quick off the football the scheme tells you to go up and play the quarterback. go get the quarterback. so i really belie

(james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic...peratures for most inland areas with frost potentially impacting many coastal locations. a series of weak weather systems will then impact the region through late week and potentially into early next week bringing cool, unsettled weather conditions. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( james ) back to our breaking news this morning... a small earthquake swarm rattles the east bay.( darya ) kron 4's will tran is live in danville this morning with the details. will. ( will )breaking news... a small earthquake swarm has rattled part of the east bay this morning. there have been a total of 4 earthquakes. the first hit around 1:30 this morning... that was a 2 point eight magnitude quake centered near diablo. the most recent was a 2-point-9 in danville. the biggest was

. >> today eagles defensive tackle fletcher cox surprised the kids in wilmington. the super bowl champ said he knew it was a stop he could not miss before heading home to mississippi tomorrow. parents at the hospital agreed. >> i thought it was very touching. at the end of the day he's way bigger than me. >> to me as a mother that means more to me than whatever happens on the field and whatever plays are made. it's a time that they really take to care. >> reporter: in addition to the visit today, cox and concordville subaru also made a donation to the hospital based on the number of sacks cox made this season. >> a friendly football wager is paying off for philadelphia city counsel president. he bet the boston city council president that the eagles would beat the patriots so today he was rewarded with some boston canolis. >> thank you, council president. a bet well placed but unfortunately you came out on the tail end. and thank you philadelphia eagles. we love you. >> we do. and if council president clark lost the bet he promised cheesesteaks and pennsylvania made

(james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic...emain in place near the west coast through the remainder of the week. this will rebecca:high pressure will remain in place near the west coast through the remainder of the week. this will keep unseasonably warm daytime temperatures across the region. long range forecast models remain dry through the middle of the month. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) our top story this morning... santa rosa firefighters know the cause of three small fires that burned hours before the tubbs fire in october. crews who responded that night said they saw sparks coming from p-g-& e utlity poles... but investigators say that strong winds were to blame for the damage. < "had it not been for wind especially the significant winds that we had that night... we wouldn't have had the circumstances that we did. meaning that if we didn't have the wind we wouldn't have had the fire.">( darya ) those smaller fires burned around 12 acres and destroyed 4 homes and

reporter: to talk more about the impact on the south african economy, i am joined by libby fletcher.uma is out, the economy is in tatters. is cyril ramaphosa the man to turn it around? >> he has a good reputation as a pragmatist and skilled negotiator, and he understands business from his own experience. south africa has deep-rooted problems under jacob zuma. you have a culture of corruption that has been pervasive down to the lowest levels of government, state owned companies that racked up significant that. please do not get solved overnight. they will take time to properly address, but what ramaphosa can do is provide a level of policy certainty that has been lacking under the zuma presidency that was distracted by scandal and corruption. reporter: we talk about those potential is the policy winds. he does have to tackle corruption which goes to the heart of the anc as you mentioned. the anc is a party he badly needs to unite. how will he synthesize these two things? >> that is a very good question. the anc as a party is a party of populists and pragmatist, communists, nationalist

bowl title and one more mask for eagles just like popular eagles under dogmas being how about this fletcher cox and brandon graham sporting eagles wrestling mask given by a mexican journalist. bird are helping them get ready for the big game. >> this was a gift, a guy from mexico gave me this so i have super is important all week. so i bought in 100 percent. i got super powers. >> what are your super powers. >> i can't tell you, i might make you disappear if you ask that again. >> i'm ready to go right now. >> just talking about being ready. i necessity a lot have guys, they want to hold off on celebrating right now because we know the game is on sunday but you know, right now i feel like i'm ready to go, like i got my helmet on. >> whatever it takes, eagles mask, wrestling mask, whatever >>> fans from all over the country are descending on minute so the. >>> many visiting sites around town including famous mall of america where we will fine meisha this morning. do you plan to do some shopping later today. >> hey guys look what i pick up, look what i scored, super bowl -- super bowl lii nik

(james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic...ng frontal system approaches from the north. widespread rainfall and strong, gusty winds are expected tonight into thursday across much of the region. unsettled and cooler conditions linger through saturday with a brief drying trend late in the upcoming weekend. unsettled weather conditions potentially return next week as well. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min toll plaza. richmond less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya ) our top story this morning... a north bay school is expected to re- open after a threat forced officials to shut down the school.( james ) this happened at analy high school is sebastopol. kron 4's will tran joins us live. will... <"we certainly hope it's not the new normal. we want students to be able to learn in a safe environment. this is just one of the steps we took do so."> ( james ) ( james ) thanks will. ( james )

i'm james fletcher.( terisa ) and i'm terisa estacio. this morning we have team coverage of the cold this morning. kron 4's will tran is live in walnut creek where temperatures are in the 30's.( james ) but first we want to start with rebecca strom who is tracking the cold in the weather center. rebecca. rebecca:blustery, cool conditions will persist over the region today with isolated to scattered showers/snow showers (higher elevations) possible along coastal areas this morning. sky conditions will clear along with subsiding winds overnight with widespread freezing temperatures likely tuesday morning. cool unsettled weather conditions are then expected through the remainder of the week and potentially into early next week as well. no major hot spots. mass transit agencies on a holiday schedule today for presidents day.bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) our top story this morning... it is cold.( terisa ) so make sure to bundle up. kron 4's will tran joins us live this morning from walnut creek. will... (

(james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:little change is expected today. slight cooling is forecast over the weekend, but temperatures will remain warmer than normal. locally windy conditions are also expected this weekend, mainly in the hills. an upper level low may bring showers to portions of southern california early next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) breaking news... the government no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) breaking news... the government shutdown is now officially over. president trump signed a new budget deal less than two hours ago. early this morning... the house passed a bill to keep the government open. the federal government ran out of money at midnight eastern time... forcing a shutdown. but hours later... the senate passed a budget deal with 71 votes. the bill then went to the house... where it was debated until about 2:30 this morning our time... before it was passed. (james) j

(james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:a weak weather system will impact the area today bringing widely scattered showers, a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, and lowering snow levels. this system will also bring gusty winds and colder temperatures by friday morning. dry weather and slightly warmer expected for the weekend. cooler, unsettled weather to return early next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( james ) ( james ) breaking overnight... a car crashes into a home... killing two people in bay point.( darya ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at the scene. lydia? two people died in the accident. this home is located in the bay point neighborhood, in unincorporate d contra costa county near pittsburg. the crash was reported at 12:51 a.m. at 1 wharf drive, just off of p

of course he and fletcher cox are going to play her here key e in this game.y number 12 -- >> and speaking of, putting on pressure on number 12 because i know exactly that's -- that's exactly what you're getting to. the guy who puts together that blueprint in 2008, eagles assistant steve spagnola he knew exactly what to do that if he want to take down the patriots and tom brady you have to put pressure on it. he spoke with us about that earlier this week. >> no quarterback likes pressure. but you got what tom is really good at he's very balanced in the pocket in that spot he sits on and the best thing you can do is find ways to get him off the spot. i know the eagles are kind of built that way and hopefully that will help them in this ga game. >> spagnuolo is from new england and he coached with the eagles. so who is he rooting for on sunday? >> okay. horse what i go on the predictions. i'm from boston. my in laws are from philadelphia so i stay right down the middle. 50/50 we'll find out when we get to the game. >> well that's one way to make your prediction

punter donny jones singing kenny chesney with fletcher cox, who is wearing a wrestling mask. >> come on, flash. >> reporter: you'd think these guys are the odd couple, but this team is so close. >> like just eat dinner with donny jones. not too many people do that. >> reporter: the defense says their bond is so strong and it start started in the off season with mandatory weekly dinners. with house rules. the players had a one hour no cell phone policy to open up personally to each other. >> one hour. you had to put your phone up. everybody put their phone in the middle of the table and put it up for one hour and just talk. just talk about real life things. >> the love they have for each other and the joy of playing together is one of the big reasons why they made it to the super bowl. >> when guys are selfless and truly care about winning, that's going to rub off on the entire team. >> zach ertz says this is the closest team he's ever been on and the most fun he's ever had playing football. in minnesota. at the super bowl, john clark, nbc sports philadelphia. >> we'll be right back.

linebacker fletcher cox ready for the elements. >> it was a gift from the player in mexico.old me to put it on for a picture. i thought i'd put it on the for the whole time. i thought it would be cool for the interview. he's not getting it back by the way. >> like the luchadors. the sharks lost four straight tonight. goalie made 43 saves. in the new little caesar's arena, pizza, pizza, no goals. trevor stopped by jones. doesn't realize it's underneath his pad. now in the net. kevin labanc making a deposit in the bank, 1-1 into overtime. seventh round of the shoot out, he beats jones. hurdle has to score to keep the sharks' hopes alive. and peter, the stop red wings win it 2-1. blake griffin introduced by the detroit pistons today dealt by the clippers, they promised he would be a clipper for life. he found out he was traded on twitter. >> i just wish i had known or had the opportunity to talk to somebody beforehand. you know, finding out through twitter, through other people is a tough way to find out when you've been with a franchise for so long. >> knicks and celtics john

(james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic...ca:rebecca: little change is expected today. slight cooling is forecast over the weekend, but temperatures will remain warmer than normal. locally windy conditions are also expected this weekend, mainly in the hills. an upper level low may portions of california early next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) breaking news this morning.president trump has signed the new budget deal ...ending an hours long government shutdown. less than 4 hours ago ... the house passed a bill to keep the government open. the federal government ran out of money at midnight eastern time...forcing a shutdown. but hours later... the senate passed a budget deal with 71 votes. the bill then went to the house... where it was debated until about 2:30 this morning our time... before it was passed. then at around 5:40 this morning ... the president announced on twitter that he signed the bill the goverment was shut down for about 8 hours and 40 minutes. ( j

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. >> eagles star fletcher cox proving he's a champion for children.he defensive tackle visited kids at the nemours alfred i. dupont for children in wilmington today. he teamed up with concordeville subaru to donate money for every sac. the big check totaled $1,625 but it seems the young patients were most excited to meet the super bowl champ in person. ♪ ♪ it isn't just about vision, it's about care. nobody cares for eyes more than pearle. tonight, get your longhorn favorites. like our outlaw ribeye, parmesan crusted chicken or the longhorn salmon. the feeling. the flavor. the place. longhorn steakhouse. you can't fake steak. longhorn steakhouse. >> the week ahead from accuweather and cecily tynan. >> little bit of a temperature rollercoaster but the sunshine returned today. wasn't it nice to see? the action cam in center city by the board game art park and monopoly piece and actually yesterday was a great day to play a board game but you see the sunshine returned today and keith posted this great looking drone shot overlooking buckingham township pen

(james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... and traffic... rebecca:dry and seasonable today, then warming back to near or above normal thursday through saturday while dry weather continues. a mainly dry cold front drops down on sunday and then ushers in some below normal temperatures for early next week while precip chances look unlikely. unlikely. chances look while precip early next week while precip chances look unlikely. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya ) our top story this morning... two people accused of killing a 19- year-old woman in livermore are expected in court today.( james ) investigators say daniel gross and melissa leonardo stabbed lizette cuesta and dumped her on the side of the road. kron 4's will tran joins us live this morning from dublin. will.... ( will ) the two people acc