lincoln financial.e in charge. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: f.b.i. agents in new york arrested two men today who they say were planning to join islamic state forces in syria. one was stopped at kennedy airport, before he could board a flight to turkey. the other was arrested in brooklyn. he'd allegedly spoken of trying to kill the president. a third man, in jacksonville, florida, is charged with helping finance the effort. meanwhile, kurdish fighters in syria have cut a key islamic state supply line from iraq. the kurds launched an offensive over the weekend, with heavy fighting just a few miles from the iraqi border. amid the fighting, isis combatants have seized up to 150 christians in the region. a war of words escalated today between the white house and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. it involved

lincoln financial. you're in charge. i.b.e.w.rofessionals in your neighborhood. >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: russian-backed rebels in eastern ukraine took control of the strategic town of debaltseve today, leaving a cease-fire truce hanging by a thread. the rebels forced ukrainian troops to ultimately retreat from the railway hub, after weeks of fighting. the separatists also claimed to have taken hundreds of ukrainian forces hostage. late today, ukrainian president petro poroshenko called for a team of international peacekeepers to monitor the cease-fire. we'll have an on-the-ground report from eastern ukraine right after this news summary. >> ifill: civilian casualties in a

lincoln financial. you're in charge. i.b.e.w.ower professionals in your neighborhood. >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the gruesome killing of a jordanian military pilot echoed across the middle east today. a video of islamic state captors burning him alive triggered demands to strike back and vows to redouble the fight against the militants. for many in jordan, this was a day of outrage mingled with mourning. people prayed in the home village of the murdered pilot, 26-year-old muath al-kaseasbeh. and soldiers lined up to pay respects, as his father demanded retaliation against the killers of his son. >> ( translated ): these are criminals, and there is no comparison between them

lincoln financial. you're in charge. i.b.e.w.ower professionals in your neighborhood. >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: president obama formally asked congress today to authorize military force against the islamic state group. the request triggers the first war powers vote since 2002, and the invasion of iraq. the president said he's not asking to send in ground troops beyond special forces used in limited operations. >> i'm convinced the united states should not get dragged back into another prolonged ground war in the middle east. it's not in our national security interests and it's not necessary for us to defeat isil. local forces on the ground who know their countries best are

>> we met inside of lincoln financial field inside of the locker room, he'll use that has a dressing room this summer for his comedy tour, he ends the tour in his home town, the first time that a comedian has played out at an nfl stadium. >> i said i want to do one stadium and that will be lincoln financial field. >> you looked nice. >> they trashed me on fashion police. >> i thought you looked fly. >> he as aspirations to host hollywood's biggest event. >> you can't deny it and sng i would be able to do and i love showing that i can be comfortable anywhere. >> but one place he is comfortable is home in philadelphia. >> saw your emotions when you finished playing out at the garden have you began to envision at all what it may be like to come home, what that may feel like for you? >> you can't. all i can say is i can't cry on stage again, i already did that if i do that people will think it's fake the first time. >> i realize i'm blessed and have the most amazing and loyal fans. >> i think if he cries at home it will be okay. the wet now tour is in 50 cities and kicks off in april and

in trouble in 2013 and was caught on video using the n-word during a kenny chesney concert at lincoln financial field. cooper later apologized and the eagles fined him, but a lot of people were upset. the eagles released a statement reading, the nfl licenses the production of that calendar to a third party and we do not have an opportunity to review the material. >>> well, it happens every february. i get jealous of an equipment manager because of this. the phillies are packing up their gear to head for spring training in clearwater, florida. the cargo caravan leaves by noon today and is expected to arrive at brighthouse field in clearwater on sunday. pitchers and catchers set to report on tuesday. i want to go back to that controversial over the eagles calendar. do you think now that the teams will start to have more of a say in how the calendars are produced? >> next year when they sign the contract, they say we'll check on it before. >> and they are probably glad in this case they turned it over to a third party because now they can push it onto somebody but they have to get more control ove

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. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your life and become you're own chiefofficer. ♪ >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the worlds most pressing problems-- skollfoundation.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the "deep freeze" of 2015 tightened its grip today across much of the eastern u.s. in the process, it left a legacy, inscribed in ice, across rivers and record books alike. >> woodruff: morning commuters in washington faced a bone- chilling walk to work. >> it's freezing! it's like freezing-freezing. >> have you ever seen it this cold in d.c.? >> no, never. i was born and raised here. i've never ever seen it this cold. >> woodruff: no one else had, either. the official low in the nation's capital dropped to six degrees, breaking a record set in 1896 and even icing over the tidal basin around the jefferson memorial. the story was the same u

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. >> lincoln financial field, home of the philadelphia eagles takes first place in the n.h.l.h more than 11,000 solar panels and 14 microwind turbines. the 9ers took steps with the stadium, to minimise the environmental footprint. 40% of construction materials were recycled. new materials were sourced locally. all the sustainable features help levi become the first stadium in the n.h.l. to achieve lead goals. lead is a rating system developed by the u.s. green-building council to recognise environmentally friendly buildings. levi stadium checked the boxes and got the number of points. they crossed the line into innovative designs in thinking about the measures in the building. not so much. >> on game day we counted 250 bikes and nine trick vehicles parked in the dozen spots. this for stadium build in silicon valley. >> folks are saying the stadium has great features when it comes to sustainability. more. >> what is the own to that statement? >> i don't know. that's an during question. i have not heard that feedback. >> what do you think the stadium of tomorrow should look like

. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your life and become you're own chiefife officer. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: questions swirled today after "islamic state" militants claimed an american aid worker is now a casualty of war. the militants said the hostage, kayla jean mueller, died when jordanian planes bombed this building in their stronghold of raqqa, in syria. jordan had stepped up the air strikes after one of its pilots was burned alive. amman dismissed the islamic state claim, and u.s. officials including national security advisor susan rice, said they can't confirm it. >> we're obviously very concerned about the reports that have come in recent hours. we do not, at the present, have any evidence to corroborate isil's claims, but obviously we'll keep reviewing the information at hand. >> woodruff: we examine what's known and not at this time, with shane ha

. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your life and become you're own chief life officer. >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: an arctic blast forecasters have dubbed the "siberian express" dipped all the way to florida's gulf coast today, demolishing cold temperature records along the way. from the midwest, to the deep south, the arctic blast brought dangerous, record-breaking cold to much of the u.s. today. 27 states are now under wind chill warnings or advisories more than 100 million americans shivering in a deep freeze. in chicago, the wind chill dipped to about

. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your life and become you're own chiefofficer. >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the worlds most pressing problems-- skollfoundation.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: uncertainty reigns at the u.s. capitol this evening, in the funding fight over homeland security. house republicans failed late today to pass a temporary bill, as conservatives rebelled. >> we can't let the department stop working. >> woodruff: the day-long drama unfolded as a midnight deadline neared for the federal department of homeland security to run out of money. on the house side: senior republicans, including kentucky's hal rogers, pushed a three-week funding measure. >> consequently, we're putting before you a bill to temporarily finance them while we go to conference on the main year end financing of the department, that's what thi

. >> he saw temple and a chance to play at lincoln financial field and get a great education at temple. >> like father and son john daniel runyon signs his letter of intent to play at michigan like his papa did. one of six players at the school to sign today. >> flyers coach craig berube had a simple message for his players today take care of your own business and don't look at the standings. one player taking care of business is steve mason undefeated 5-0 in his last six games, a big reason they won a season high four in a row but there is still work to do. >> we have to get above the .500 level and beyond and start making ground we have done a pretty good job to get back because of the position we were in but we need to get a bunch of game as above it. >> leading up the super bowl, star marshawn lynch he said it over and over i'm not here so i won't be fined. lynch won't be fined by the nfl for his creative way of avoiding the media. >> and australian golfer richard green on a par 4, watch closely the t shot into the bunker, he puts his head down in disgust and the ball flies out and

newshour, thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> lincoln financialmitted to helping you take charge of your life and become you're own chief life officer. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org report." with tyler mathihisen and sue herera. lip on worries about greece. equities drop as the new prime minister calls to roll back austerity, setting his government on a collision course with creditors. >>> rough seas work resumes at the west coast ports after the weekend shutdown. >>> don't look now, but oil prices are up 9% in three sessions. has crude found a floor or will the commodity make another dramatic move lower? >>> good

. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your life and become you're own chiefofficer. >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: the new leftist government in greece vowed today it will not be blackmailed into giving up its anti-austerity stance. that came after the european central bank imposed new restrictions on lending to greek banks. meanwhile, the new greek finance minister met with his german counterpart in berlin. they discussed athens' demands to re-negotiate terms of it

. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your life and become you're own chief life officer. >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the worlds most pressing problems-- skollfoundation.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: house republicans are now considering a short-term measure to keep the homeland security department functioning. republican sources tell "the newshour" the temporary bill could fund the agency for three weeks. otherwise, it runs out of money tomorrow night. until now, the house g.o.p. has been demanding a funding bill that rolls back the president's immigration policy. senate democrats repeatedly blocked it. their leader, harry reid, stuck by that today. if they send over a bill with all the riders in it, they've shut down the government. we are not going to play games. we've been working for a month to come up with a clear funding propos

. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your life and become you're own chiefofficer. >> the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: egypt entered the chaos of an ongoing civil war in libya today, to avenge the deaths of 21 egyptian christians beheaded by islamic state militants. across egypt, there was overwhelming sadness and anger as a seven day mourning period began. wails and sobs filled the air for the coptic christian men beheaded in libya by the islamic state. the terror group released a video of their murders on sunday. the men had been abducted in two groups in december and january. 13 of the 21 victims came from the small egyptian town of el- oar, where along with the sorrow there was rage. >> ( translated ): we are in darkness today. the whole of egypt is in darkness. ask them, "what

. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your life and become you're own chief life officer. >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: the brutal tactics of "islamic state" radicals reached a grisly new extreme today. the group put out a video showing a captured jordanian pilot being burned alive. in washington, the visiting king of jordan rearranged his schedule to meet with president obama. >> ifill: the pilot's father was attending a tribal meeting with other relatives in jordan's capital when the video surfaced. he checked his cell phone, hung his head, and left. then, a government spokesman confirmed the news publicly. >> ( translated ): we are deeply saddened and we pay our deepest respects to jordan's martyr, muath al-kaseasbeh. we now all know in jordan, beyond any doubt, how barb

. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your life and become you're own chief life officer. >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: the obama administration is delaying the president's executive actions on immigration, after a federal judge ruled it didn't follow proper legal procedure. the president's action would have shielded millions of people from deportation. it was set to go into effect tomorrow. the texas judge's ruling freezes actions in 26 states now suing the government. the administration put the action on hold, but said it will appeal. we'll have much more on this right after the news summary. >> woodruff: a wintry blast has left hundreds of thousands of people without power in the mid-atlantic and southern u.s. the carolinas and georgia bore the brunt of the outages after

. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your life and become you're own chief life officer. >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: there will be no federal civil rights charges in the 2012 killing of trayvon martin. the justice department said they found "insufficient evidence" against george zimmerman, who shot martin, an unarmed black teenager in sanford, florida. but in a statement attorney general eric holder said: >> ifill: zimmerman, who pleaded self defense, was acquitted of second-degree murder the next year. civil rights investigations continue in two other racially- charged cases the police killings of michael brown and eric garner. the secretary of veterans affairs apologized again today for falsely saying he served in the u.s. special forces. robert mcdonald made the claim

. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your life and become you're own chief life officer. >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build measurably better lives. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: an american family mourned today the loss of a daughter in syria. kayla mueller was the latest american to die at the hands of the islamic state group, and news of her death hit hard. >> kayla's calling was to help those who were suffering whether in her hometown of prescott or on the other side of the world. she has done more in her incredible 26 years than many people could imagine doing in their lifetime. >> ifill: kayla mueller's parents remained secluded today at their home in prescott, arizona, dispatching friends and family instead, to give voice to their grief. over the weekend, "islamic state" militants sent them unspecified information confirming their daughter's death. the 26-year-old aid worker had been a

in fact you can see lincoln financial field there right to the left. >> people are tweeting lots of pictures too as they wake up and see they see the snow outside. we will get you those as well. is there one of those. i think that picture came from south philadelphia maybe. i don't remember. north philadelphia okay, that was north philadelphia. >> a lot of the neighborhoods look the same in the snow quite honestly. >> it is true, it is hard to tell where they are. >> in snow is continuing to fall as you can see. a marie sent that from north philadelphia tweet us using the hash tag fox 29 snow. we will be right back. we have a live look at the the radar right now. you can see how thinks playing out. we are covered with a blanket of snow at this point. >> you better pack your patients. the roads are a mess. we are taking a live lot a the schuylkill. you present probably cannot even tell, conditions are slick, bob kelly will let you know most safe way to get to school and work. >> another live look from a different perspective. we have reporters every where keeping track of the storm. this is o

. >> that is lincoln financial field. >> the link. >> where the the philadelphia eagles play footballthere is the truck, that is what we need out on the roads to keep it safe. >> i didn't see one of those where i was. >> you didn't, i didn't. sue, luckily you were behind one on your way in. >> i did. instead of being to the left, where that carries i stayed 20 miles ab hour right behind him. i don't think it was dropping any salt but it was the illusion, for me that made me feel more confident. it it was a tricky drive-in this morning. and, when you are in the middle will of the snow event that is when it is, of course, the most dangerous. so guys. >> yes. >> it gets bad out there. >> parts of the the south now feeling the effects of winter. we have video from henderson, kentucky. >> promise. >> promise. >> okay, lets see that from henderson, kentucky. >> here we go. outside of the snow and sleet the biggest concern right there is ice. >> and, living in kentucky. >>> and same story in arkansas. the pavement in the city of blvville. >> no please go on then. >> time out, it is blyville,

lincoln financial, plenty of room for the press, plenty of room for tailgating plenty of room for tents and again, it's completely controlled logistically. broad street be closed down we've got a subway that takes us right through center city all the way down to the event. we have the shuttle bus, the hotel space, and we've got great restaurants and we've got the historical sites. so the city kind of sold itself. they need a little bit to put those people to get them over the top, and you know, patrick, from time to time, i can get some people over the top. >> and no one gets things done better than congressman bob brady. that is the most sacred duty of congress. listen up, up next we have a sign that congress can still get things done for american's veterans. you're watching "taking the hill" on msnbc. ideas come into this world ugly and messy. they are the natural born enemy of the way things are. yes, ideas are scary and messy and fragile. but under the proper care, they become something beautiful. ♪ ♪ ♪ "here i am. rock you like a hurricane." ♪ fiber one now makes cookies. find them

. >> at lincoln financial, we believe you're in charge.e officer >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: european leaders laid claim today to a fragile peace in ukraine as a night of negotiations produced plans for yet another cease-fire. all through the night in this marble-floored convention hall in minsk, journalists and official entourages waited and waited. ( camera shutter clicks ) the leaders of france, germany, russia and ukraine went into the meeting wednesday and emerged 16 hours later declaring they had a deal. >> ( translated ): there is a