he was the backup to jimmy howard at michigan stadium. the red wings pick up points 72 tampa bay and boston for the tie of second placeion the atlantiy division. 50,095 were here to watch it. thanks for watching the 2016 coors light nhl stadium series. final score in the game once again the detroit red wings 5, the colorado avalanche 3. coming up next on nbc except on the west coast it is your local news and later tonight it is saturday night live with host ronda rousey and masical guest selena gomez. i should hurry up and say for the entire crew here at>coors >>> tonight, a landslide victory in south carolina's democratic primary as hillary clinton gains momentum. the focus for both parties now, super tuesday. >> donald trump picks a fight why new york's attorney general. he suggests fraud. >> police investigate the murder of a sneaker store owner right outside his business in rah way. >>> the results are in and they are overwhelming. hillary clinton won the south carolina democratic primary by a 3-1 margin over bernie sanders. >> the fo

he was the backup to jimmy howard at michigan stadium. the red wings pick up points 72 and number 73, one behind idle tampa bay and boston for the tie of second place in the atlantic division. 50,095 were here to watch it. thanks for watching the 2016 coors light nhl stadium series. final score in the game once again the detroit red wings 5, the colorado avalanche 3. coming up next on nbc except on the west coast it is your local news and later tonight it is saturday night live with host ronda rousey and musical guest selena gomez. i should hurry up and say for field so long from denver. >> well, today we reached a high of 66 degrees in reno. well above average for this time of year, but nowhere near that record high of 1974 -- high of 74 set back in the early 80s. around 9 miles per hour. >> reporter: it's hillary clinton by a landslide. >> we are going to compete for every vote in every state! not taking anything, and we're not taking anyone for granted! >> reporter: only in bernie is he ahead in the polls. >> i believe that not only ca

he was the backup to jimmy howard at michigan stadium. the red wings pick up points 72 and number 73, one behind idle tampa bay and boston for the tie of second place in the atlantic division. 50,095 were here to watch it. thanks for watching the 2016 coors light nhl stadium series. again the detroit red wings 5, the colorado avalanche 3. coming up next on nbc except on the west coast it is your local news and later tonight it is saturday night live with host ronda rousey and musical guest selena gomez. i should hurry up and say for the entire crew here at coors . >>> good evening. thanks for being with us on the usually we're in the grips of the coldest weather, butine said tomorrow you may be opening your windows. >> there's going to be a lot of wind around. let me show you the current numbers which already are above average for this time of year in terms of high temperatures. average high in cleveland about 40 degrees. it's 44 downtown and 41 towards mansfield. that wind 10-25 miles per hour. the wind that we saw today will only increa

he was the backup to jimmy howard at michigan stadium. the red wings pick up points 72 and number 73, one behind idle tampa bay and boston for the tie of second place in the atlantic division. 50,095 were here to watch it. thanks for watching the 2016 coors light nhl stadium series. final score in the game oncf again the detroit red wings 5, coming up next on nbc except on the west coast it is your local news and later tonight it is saturday night live with host ronda rousey and musical guestp selena gomez. i should hurry up and say for field so long from denver. water has played a aimportant role in stella artois' 600 year brewing heritage. that's why we've partnered with water.org to help women who spend millions of hours just collecting it. we can help change that and play a part in transforming their lives. each limited edition stellaaartois chalice helps provide five years of clean water >>> breaking right now. a teen boy is shot after a gun goes off. he has died but the shooting was accidental. >> reporter: we're wrking to get detai

he was the backup to jimmy howard at michigan stadium. the red wings pick up points 72 and number 73, one behind idle tampa bay and boston for the tie of second place in the atlantic division. 50,095 were here to watch it. thanks for watching the 2016 coors light nhl stadium series. final score in the game once again the detroit red wings 5, the colorado avalanche 3. coming up next on nbc except on the west coast it is your local news and later tonight it is saturday night live with host ronda rousey and musical guest selena gomez. i should hurry up and say for >> from wlwt leading the way this is to view l w at 11:00. >> there' s no doubt in my mind america as best years are ahead of us. >> a decisive victory for hillary clinton. >> i looked in the mayor and saw a rash. courtis: an ohio woman shares her experience with the zika virus. and a three-year-old shot and we now know who shot a three-year-old indiana boy yesterday. good evening. first responders were called to the home just after 5:00 friday evening. the county coroner says the

he was the backup to jimmy howard at michigan stadium. the red wings pick up points 72 and number 73, one behind idle tampa bay and boston for the tie of second place in the atlantic division. 50,095 were here to watch it. thanks for watching the 2016 coors light nhl stadium series. final score in the game once again the detroit red wings 5, the colorado avalanche 3. coming up next on nbc except on the west coast it is your local news and later tonight it is saturday night live with host ronda rousey and musical guest selena gomez. i should hurry up and say for the entire crew here at coors field so long from denver. >>> good evening, we begin with breaking news out of the washington, d.c. area. a police officer has been shot and killed in the line of duty tonight according to authorities. the officer and two others were shot while responding to the scene of a domestic-related shooting right here in the town of religionridge, virginia. police say the gunman is in custody. it's unclear how badly the other officers were wounded. there are r

he was the backup to jimmy howard at michigan stadium. the red wings pick up points 72 and number 73, one behind idle tampa bay and boston for the tie of second place in the atlantic division. 50,095 were here to watch it. thanks for watching the 2016 coors light nhl stadium series. final score in the game once again the detroit red wings 5, the colorado avalanche 3. coming up next on nbc except on the west coast it is your local news and later tonight it is saturday night live with host ronda rousey and musical guest selena gomez. i should hurry up and say for field so long from denver. live, local, now, this is wis realtime closed captioning provided by u.s. captioning. >>> good evening and welcome to wis news at 11:00. dawn i'm dawndy mercer plank. hillary clinton has decisive victory this evening.she spoke to a fired up crowd of supporters in downtown columbia, and she spoke about after the polls closed. >> i'm so greatly appreciative because today sent a message, that we will stand together. [ cheers and applause ] when we stand toge

brock nelson knocks the puck out of midair and a rebound by jimmy howard for the game's first goal. howard makes the initial save on boychuk. but the rebound falls right to josh bailey in the slot and he's 4-1 the final. the isle >>> today, there was a rick nash sighting. he stopped by the new york toy fair to help unveil the expanded line of playmobile play sets. when he returns is anyone's guess. >> it's really frustrating. you know, it seems that we tried to come back a bit too early and i just needed a little bit more time to heal. i've got full trust in our doctors and training staff to do the right thing. it's fun to sit back and kind of wa dotch the team and evaruate your own game and what you can do better. i've got to stay in shape and keep my skills up. >> talking hockey playoffs and spring training in the same show, ice and sun. i think the sun is the way to >> i think so too. >> you're going that way soon. >>> up next on nbc nightly news, the huge political battle touched off by the death of supreme court justice antonin scoralia. al >>> tonight, supreme war. the death o

he was the backup to jimmy howard at michigan stadium. the red wings pick up points 72 and number 73, one behind idle tampa bay and boston for the tie of second place in the atlantic division. 50,095 were here to watch it. thanks for watching the 2016 coors light nhl stadium series. final score in the game once again the detroit red wings 5, the coming up next on nbc except on the west coast it is your local news and later tonight it is saturday night live with host ronda rousey and musical guest selena gomez. i should hurry up and say for the entire crew here at coors field so long from denver. >>> we are working two big breaking news stories tonight. we just learned one of the three police officers shot after a domestic incident has died. >>> three people killed in a crash in bethesda. we begin tonight with the deadly shooting in woodbridge. chopper 4 was over the scene earlier this evening, and officers responding to a domestic situation. officer the shooting officers were found here. we are working to find out how the other officers a

he was the backup to jimmy howard at michigan stadium. the red wings pick up points 72 and number 73, one behind idle tampa bay and boston for the tie of second place in the atlantic division. 50,095 were here to watch it. thanks for watching the 2016 coors light nhl stadium series. final score in the game once again the detroit red wings 5, the colorado avalanche 3. coming up next on nbc except on the west coast it is your local news and later tonight it is saturday night live with host ronda rousey and musical guest selena gomez. i should hurry up and say for field so long from denver.lows in the upper 20s to low 30s. sunday: plenty of sun and very mild with highs in low to mid 60s. sunday night: increasing clouds with lows in the lower to middle 40s. monday: a weak cold front brings a slight chance for a morning shower, otherwise a mix of clouds and sun with highs in the low to mid 60s. now at eleven.... tornado relief efforts continue how one organization is serving food and hope to volunteers and first responders. plus... coming out

he was the backup to jimmy howard at michigan stadium. the red wings pick up points 72 and number 73, one behind idle tampa bay and boston for the tie of second place in the atlantic division. 50,095 were here to watch it. thanks for watching the 2016 coors light nhl stadium series. final score in the game once again the detroit red wings 5, the colorado avalanche 3. coming up next on nbc except on the west coast it is your local news and later tonight it is saturday night live with host selena gomez. i should hurry up and say for field so long from denver. >>> worthington states and hundred of delegates are at stake. can donald trump and hillary clinton be beaten? >> this time the winter hillary clinton is overwhelming. >> we're going to compete for every vote in every state. we are not taking anything. we're not taking any one for granted. >> south carolina democrats most of them african-american voted for the longtime favorite. smart and capable woman. >>> we tied in texas and i think we have a good chance of winning texas. ted cruz's

jimmy howard attacked a woman at the bus stop at 283rd street, the victim was walking in was confronted by the man that threatened her with a knife. he rocked her and sexually assaulted her. >>> the miami gardens officer that fatally shot a mentally ill man will not face charges, and they said the officer was justified in using the deadly force in february 2015. there was a series of confrontations after the mother called the police for help, and they said that they were not surprised by the decision. >>> mothers seeking justice for their murdered children marched outside the office of the miami- dade state attorney. they accused prosecutors of being not responding to the needs of the families of the victims. they said the cases are not considered a seriously as the murder for the high-profile cases. >> they are determined to get to the bottom of that case, and we want the same justice.>> they blame the lack of arrests and cuts on the policing for lack of prosecution. >>> caught on camera couple stealing electronics from the radioshack, and the man with her acting as the lookout. this i

he was the backup to jimmy howard at michigan stadium. the red wings pick up points 72 and number 73, one behind idle tampa bay and boston for the tie of second place in the atlantic division. 50,095 were here to watch it. thanks for watching the 2016 coors light nhl stadium series. again the detroit red wings 5, the colorado avalanche 3. coming up next on nbc except on the west coast it is your local news and later tonight it is saturday night live with host ronda rousey and musical guest selena gomez. i should hurry up and say for the entire crew here at coors >>> first at 11:00, we're following three big breaks stories for you. is it an end of an era in the national football league? conflicting reports about peyton tonight. >>> investigating a deadly crash in norton when a pick-up truck crashed head on i-95. >>> breaking news out of south carolina, hillary clinton with a dominant win over sanders. sanders promising to fight on as 13 states vote next week. >> clinton came out with a big boost heading into super tuesday. >> reporter: tha

he was the backup to jimmy howard at michigan stadium. the red wings pick up points 72 and number 73, one behind idle tampa bay and boston for the tie of second place in the atlantic division. 50,095 were here to watch it. coors light nhl stadium series. final score in the game once again the detroit red wings 5, the colorado avalanche 3. coming up next on nbc except on the west coast it is your local news and later tonight it is saturday night live with host ronda rousey and musical guest selena gomez. i should hurry up and say for the entire crew here at coors >>> a crushing win tonight for become president. plus, saint petersburg steps up its efforts to keep the rays from moving to tampa. i'm brian carter. thanks for joining us. we begin with the race for the white house. hillary clinton is celebrating a huge victory tonight in south carolina after beating senator bernie sanders in a landslide. clinton received 73% of the vote. and sanders receiving 26%. clinton is promising to take her campaign national on to super tuesday next week.

jimmy howard is a clinical psychologist with the child mind institute. she said younger children should get no more than 20 minutes of homework a day. that is in of homework a day. that is in line with the national pta's recommendation of 10-20 minutes per night in the first grade. and an additional 10 minutes per grade level after that. by 12 great. by 12 great, that's 120 minutes per night. >> their attention span is short, and they need to be doing other things. they need to be making and keeping friends and spending time with their families. speemac corneal agrees. but the time they save on homework or kids learn life skills. speemac they expose themselves to other things. speemac like museums, the park, park, swimming, and music lessons so her kids can enjoy being kids. degree in education. she she said she's prepared to >>> not one but two confirmed tornado touchdown south of the bay area. we take you live to the hardest hit neighborhoods. >>> he called a three-man race. it can marco rubio keep up the to the florida primary? >>> getting results. pr

this was scoreless through regulation thanks to outstanding performances by jimmy howard and henrik lundqvist, but in overtime the shot is stopped. he can't find the rebel. his teammate can. a two--- rebel. his teammate can. a -- the rebound. his teammate can. new york beats detroit 1-0. finally let's take this outside. blackhawks and wild meeting up in the great state of minnesota. in the nhl stadium series tcf bank looking different than when the bucked played there this preseason. the wild pumped six past patrick kane got the hawks on the board, too little too late. minnesota continued its playoff push with a 6-1 win. >>> if you're sick and tired of sticks and pucks, the best i can offer you is bats and balls. the rays open spring training in port charlotte this morning and we were there. that's because in news gig is kind of like a 24 hour operation most of the time. we previewed tampa bay's starting pitching staff checking in with alex cobb and chris archer, plus an exclusive interview withdrew smiley. now is a good time to lose the remote in the couch. super sports sunday is back in >>>

he was the backup to jimmy howard at miigan stadium. the red wings pick up points 72 and number 73, one behind idle tampa bay and boston for the tie of second place in the atlantic division. 50,095ere here to watch it. thanks for watching the 2016 coors light nhl stadium series. final score in the game once again the detroit red wings 5, coming up next on nbc except on the west coast it is your local ws and later tonight it is saturday night live with h ht ronda rousey and musical guest selena gomez. i should hurry up and say for field so long from denver.plus -- what bill has iowa lawmakers concerned? and -- the very lastest following the south carolina primaries -- going into super tuesday. thanks for joining us tonight. i'm macleod hageman. waterloo police are asking for your help to fid a missing man. 22-year-ollrashon montgommry wawa last seen -- last night at six o-clock when he left work at the isle casino. officials say he has a minished mental capacity and suffers from autism. he's described as five feet six inches tall -- and

he was the backup to jimmy howard at michigan stadium. and number 73, one behind idle tampa bay and boston for the tie of second place in the atlantic division. 50,095 were here to watch it. thanks for watching the 2016 coors light nhl stadium series. final score in the game once again the detroit red wings 5, the colorado avalanche 3. coming up next on nbc except on the west coast it is your local news and later tonight it is saturday night live with host ronda rousey and musical guest selena gomez. i should hurry up and say for the entire crew here at coors (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, announcer: local, live, late-breaking. this is wesh 2 news at 11:00 in high definition. adrian: developing first at 11:00, a statewide amber alert for a kidnapped baby comes to an end here in orange county. good evening, i' m adrian whitsett. depu

detroit started goaltender jimmy howard who has allowed at least three goals in his last seven starts. good news as far as the aisles were concerned. they had thomas grice in net. 28 saves. howard had another tough day. tavares dropping off. take another look, 4-1 this afternoon. that's the final in brooklyn. they've won 4 in a row now at home. rangers off until wednesday. they host the blackhawks. rick nash at the javits center for the new york toy fair. talk some ranger hockey as well. beat philly yesterday. 5-0-1 in their last six. nash has missed nine in a row with a bone bruise in his left leg. >> it's the hardest thing to watch from the press box. injuries are obviously part of when you can't be out there helping your team. hopefully try skating next week and go from there. hopefully everything will be good to go. >> there's the headline. nba trade deadline thursday. he said his goal is to play in all 27 remaining knick games despite the sore knee. highest scoring all star game ever. it was 92-90 at halftime. kobe bryant scored 10 points. the last time he'll play in this game. r

later in the period, the isles had a power play and jimmy howard makes the initial stop on johnny voi chuck. the rebound to the slot. 4-1 the final. the isles leapfrog the devils today at the javits center, a rick nash sighting. the winger stopped by the new york toy fair to help unveil the expanded line of nhl playsets. nash, who has missed the last nine games with a bad bone bruise, has been downgrade' from day-to-day to week to week. when returns is anyone's guess. >> it's really frustrating. you know, we try to come back too early and just needed a little bit more time to heal. i got full trust in our doctors and our training staff to do the right thing. >> it's fun to step back and watch the team and evaluate you your own game and what you can do better watching from the stands. i got to make sure i stay in shape, keep my skills up. when i come back, it will be the push for the playoffs hopefully. >>> the women continue their march towards the olympics with their final qualifying match in the group stage. tonight outside dallas, the three-time defending gold carli lloyd scored th

jimmy howard held without bond. he's accused of armed sexual armed battery for an attack last month. the victim was walking from a bus stop near 167th avenue and 283rd street in miami when howard confronted her with a knife before robbing and sexually assaulting her. >> reporter: caught on the run. police tracking down this duo after they hit 2 chase banks this morning. ofoicials stopping them in the getaway car not far from the miramar bank they robbed near pembroke road and hiatus. both are now in custody. >> anchor: danger on duty lauderdale. they say he was transporting a prisoner when the driver ran a red light and hit them at rtheast sfnth and second street. a 4th car stopped was also hit. both were taken to broward health medical center with non-life threatening injuries. florida taking precautions as the zika virus continues to spreadment as cases of the virus are being confirmed in the sunshine state, officials are having mosquito patrol spray insecticide in miami-dade and broward in hopes of keeping e pest

last month police searching for jimmy howard. the woman said he's followed her when she got offf a bus when he robbed and assaulted her. recalls found dna match data base. >>> florida's plans to fight the zigga virus. governor scott followed preparation to see getting ready for a hurricane. his announcement came on the first of the first case. the governor has requested at least 1,000 zika anti-body test kits from the centers for disease control. meanwhile olympic organizers in brazizi say the virus will not lead to the cancellatioioof the games. the sports minister said the topic is not up for discussion. >>> democratic candidates squaring off for the last time before th democratic primary. hillary clinton and bernie sanders trading jabs last night. the vermont senator now hoping to pass mrs. clip in the polls befor the first primary. >> i truly, truly concede that secretary hilary rodham clinton who was secretary of more experience, but experience is not the only point. judgment is. >> new hampshire primarytakes place on tuesda

he was the backup to jimmy howard at michigan stadium. the red wings pick up points 72 and number 73, one behind idle tampa bay and boston for the tie of second place in the atlantic division. 50,095 were here to watch it. thanks for watching the 2016 coors light nhl stadium series. final score in the game once again the detroit red wings 5, the colorado avalanche 3. coming up next on nbc except on the west coast it is your local news and later tonight it is saturday night live with host ronda rousey and musical guest selena gomez. i should hurry up and say for the entire crew here at coors field so long from denver. water has played an important role in stella artois' 600 year brewing heritage. that's why we've partnered with water.org to help women who spend millions of hours just collecting it. we can help change that and play a part in transforming their lives. ♪ each limited edition stella artois chalice helps provide five years of clean water for someone in the developing world. message and important en's mission in silicon valley.

jimmy howard is a clinical psychologist with the child's nd institute. she says younger children should get no more than 20 minutes of homework a day. that is in line with the national pta's recommendation of 10 to 20 minutes per night in the first grade. and an additional 10mite per grade level ter that. my 12th grade, that is 120 minutes per night. >> their attention span is short. and, they need to be doing other things. so, they need to be mastering tasks like making and keeping friends, and spending time with families. >> reporter: she agrees, with the time they save on mework from her kids learn life skills. >> they expose themselves to other things. >> reporter: like museums, parks, swimming and music lessons. so her kids can enjoy being kids. jamie yuccas, cbs news, bronx, new rk. >> cornell has a masters degree in education and is prepared to teach the children through high school. on monday, february 29, nbc is -- on wral. to wral. >> it kicks off with "days of our lives," a soap opera that than 50 years. phil." as alwaywe will bring you the mo

we have seen ryan howard, jimmy howard and chase utley light up at spring training when mike schmidtwould share hitting tips with them. so imagine the thrill when phillies fans got to learn from schmidty. our nbc 10 cameras were there for this exclusive. >> i came up in an era, at a time when we were taught as hitters to hit the fastball and hit it out front of home plate. >> reporter: mike schmidt hit more home runs than any player in phillies history. but when the hall of famer talked hitting with fans at phillies fantasy camp in florida, he explained that hitting today is more challenging than when he played. >> back then, most pitchers had two pitches. very few pitchers threw 90-plus miles an hour. so it's a whole different ball game for the young men playing baseball right now. >> reporter: it is also a different era with players salaries. last year the average major leaguer made over $4 million. >> the incentive to be a great hitter is not what it used to be. when i played, i challenged myself to be the best hitter, the best player in the game every year. >> reporter: on this d

jimmy: i'm a lakers fan. i think as a group we felt burned by the dwight howard experience. >> wherever he leaves, if he's there rlgs, there's discord. he leaves, he's left the teams in a worse spot than when he got there. >> jimmy: it does seem to be the case. yes, michael? >> yeah. >> jimmy: is he one of your neighbors or something? >> no -- >> you defended him for years. >> i did. this is a hot-button thing. tony started attacking him while he was leading a team to the finals, not great timing. >> jimmy: i don't know. >> who won that one? >> he was right. subsequently players influence you. players pull you aside and say, this guy's a clown, he's never serious about his craft, you start to listen. >> jimmy: players talk to you and that does influence you. and we know kobe bryant didn't get along with dwight howard while they played together at lakers. i assume that's who told you that. >> not necessarily, no. not necessarily. >> jimmy: you've heard it from a lot of people? a guy like dwight howard, then do you have uncomfortable confrontations with pepele? >> you know what, most of them -- it's different whe

jimmy: players talk to you and that does influence you. and we know kobe bryant didn't get along with dwight howard lakers. i assume that's who told you that. >> not necessarily, no. not necessarily. >> jimmy: you've heard it from a lot of people? do you run into these guys? a guy like dwight howard, then do you have uncomfortable confrontations with people? >> you know what, most of them -- it's different when you criticize somebody when you're a writer, writing for a newspaper. that's just criticism. when you criticize, you know television, you're part of the show. there's a different perception. >> ask him about chip kelly and how that's working out. >> i was not one of the national lap dogs when it came to proclaiming chip kelly's genius. >> he killed them. >> i criticized people who -- >> he killed chip kelly. >> i was critical of chip kelly. >> genius. super bowl party. >> jimmy: and? >> 20 great minutes talking about travel. stuff he wouldn't do. all kinds of stuff. >> he was gleeful when kelly got fired. >> i'll show you the text he sent me when i told him i had a great conversation with chip kelly,

jimmy: you were skeptical? >> we were both skeptical. >> i have mirrors in my house. we didn't think welevision people. the late great howard cosell once said these words to me. "don't you realize you're unsightly?" [ laughter ]>> jimmy: such a handsome man himself. >> absolutely. the first deal we got was a three-year deal, two years guaranteed. and one year at the option of the network.e this. they're going to fire us in three weeks. this is a great deal, take it. we had confidence. >> jimmy: it was -- i love the chemistry, i could watch you talk and argue about anything.int after all this time together how to skin? push a button? and is that something that you regularly do? >> we don't reg. if you're in a mean mod mood there are things we could do but i don't think the viewers are going to go fort. >> intentionally pushing buttons. people say, do you get angry at each other? in the moment we do. then you let go. we're not of the studio. >> no, look, for a lot of people it's like watching their grandparents fight. you know, that's fun, that's are you best friends? >> not best friends. we do stuff together. people are shoc

. >> howard wants to be here even though the phillies run is over and his long time teammates are long gone. >> mischase and jimmy and all of those guys, it's new but exciting at the same time. >> reporter: well, it's anything but an exciting offseason for ryan howard. al jazeera network accused him of taking performance enhancing drugs and it surprised and upset him and he is suing the network for defamation. >> jeff thank you. >>> the sixers host the magic tonight and the sixers stuck on six weeks the only team with a single win total. the flyers visit carolina tonight and there is a reason to believe he will play a big role. all games this season were won by flyers in overtime. >> they are a hot team right now, i think the last time we played they were not near this, they are hot and we want to get out there and just do our thing. ncaa resume. another shot to >>> and the hits keep on coming for villanova and they visit xavier, they beat them back in november and they have something to prove and coach wright says bring it on. >> we embrace the challenge, you want to keep getting challenged and see how good you

and a fresh start for your phillies and a full squad workout for ryan howard and company, and he says he misses chase utley and jimmylins but is embracing change and excited to play with young guys including franco. he is not happy he has to fight for his job, he believes he can still hit lefty. >> the track record speaks for itself. again, i have always been a guy who say team player and i'm always a competitor and i want to go out against whoever, righty or lefty and i know i can get the job done. all the talk over the past through years, i'm not going to focus on it, for me taking advantage of the opportunities when i get a chance to go play. >> reporter: not only is howard fielding questions about his future but also answering questions about his pass. howard has denied taking performance enhancing drugs and was caught off guard this on season. >> shocks and surprised. like what are these people even talking about? so it's just that. and like i said with the process that is underway right now, i'll leave it to that and put my focus back on baseball. >> the last two offseasons have not been so great for ryan howa