he found himself a tremendous head coach in ron rivera. >> all the things they had to deal with this ear. how about for rivera? this week, his house is on fire. it's monday. it's 3:00 in the morning and his wife wakes up and smells smoke. and luckily they get everybody out of the house. at what over 50 firefighters come. it was a big deal. he relocated his family. his family is relocated. the panthers now attempt an onside kick. gano lines it up. gets a good second bounce. the seahawks will take over. and so seattle ball. 2:34 to go. 31-17. i think just to finish the thought on rivera. doing all that and getting this team to the playoffs. you know, they need weapons next year to make the offense a little more potent. >> john: i think that is the only failing this off-season. i understand steve smith was getting older. but when you're trying to build against a round a young franchise quarterback, you don't take all the receivers from them. i mean benjamin panned out to be a number one. that doesn't always happen. they got lucky there. they picked a good player. you fleed to surround hi

he found himself a tremendous head coach in ron rivera. >> all the things they had to deal with this ear. how about for rivera? this week, his house is on fire. it's monday. it's 3:00 in the morning and his wife wakes up and smells smoke. and luckily they get everybody out of the house. at what over 50 firefighters come. it was a big deal. he relocated his family. his family is relocated. the panthers now attempt an onside kick. gano lines it up. gets a good second bounce. the seahawks will take over. and so seattle ball. 2:34 to go. 31-17. i think just to finish the thought on rivera. doing all that and getting this team to the playoffs. you know, they need weapons next year to make the offense a little more potent. >> john: i think that is the only failing this off-season. i understand steve smith was getting older. but when you're trying to build against a round a young franchise quarterback, you don't take all the receivers from them. i mean benjamin panned out to be a number one. that doesn't always happen. they got lucky there. they picked a good player. you fleed to surround hi

> an nfl coach escaped from his burning home it happen at the chore lalt north carolina home of ron rivera. it woke him and his family including relatives from out of town. the fire comes after the panthers huge playoff win against arizona this weekend. >>> in san francisco a police officer shot and killed a man in the parking lot of a police station, officers asked him to leave the parking lot he turned to confront the officer he reached into waistband and police opened fire. it turned out to be a pellet gun. >>> two deputies in an unmarked car were fired upon at 3:00 a.m. in orange county, florida. k-9 units were used to search for the suspect. investigators believe the shots may have originated from a nearby home. >>> passengers aboard an international flight arrived in san francisco after spending nearly 30 hours on the plane. they had to sit inside the plane for 12 hours before taking off due to heavy fog in the united arab emirates. then they had to fly 16 hours to california. >> everybody was fighting with each other and the flight attendants were fighting with us and we were fighti

out of north carolina where firefighters are on the scene of a fire at panthers football coach ron rivera. it started around 4:00 a.m. no one is hurt. no word how much damage the house suffered but there are reports the rivera family will have to stay with neighbors. rivera's panthers won their wild card game this weekend and are playing the seahawks in the nfl playoffs this saturday. >>> now, take a look at this video. it's a pretty remarkable sight in the uk. it's a cargo ship sitting high and almost dry, tilting at about a 45-degree angle near the port of southampton. the owner of the car carrier says the ship was intentionally wrecked on saturday to keep it from capsizing and save everyone on board. all 24 crew members were rescued. >>> 5:57 now. a man is behind bars after police in the lehigh valley say he was using online ads to prey on people. that begins our county-by-county coverage this morning. police say noel bautista posted ads on craigslist to sell items in person then he would rob his victims when they showed up. he's accused in at least three robberies. in one case police

panthers coach ron rivera. this is in south charlotte. we are hearing from nbc crews.ictures into our newsroom. crews are trying to put out the fire. there is coach rivera right there. he just spoke to our reporter there in charlotte saying the entire family is doing okay. we know the fire broke out an hour and a half ago. the flames are under control. but they are still on the scene putting out hot spots. eun, over to you. >> thank you, angie. we're watching gas prices for you as you head back to work today. in d.c., $2.63 right now. in maryland a gallon is about $2.39. virginia has the lowest prices an average of $2.13 a gallon. that's across the state. and in west virginia you are paying $2.39. joe fryer has a preview of something that could permanently change your drive to work. >> reporter: the consumer electronics show kicks off this week in los angeles. it's a look at the future of technology. one of the big trends this year self-driving cars. in fact, this bmw can actually valet park itself. we'll show you how it works coming up this morning on "today". >>> 5:5

. >>> right now, carolina panthers head coach, ron rivera, and his family are safe after their home caughtight. officials say the fire started around 4 a.m. it caused significant damage to the attic and the roof. smoke detectors worked properly thankfully. they woke up the family allowing them to escape unhurt. >>> the victims of the 2009 fort had shooting are now a step closer to receiving the purple heart. major nadal hasan shot and killed 13 people and wounded more than 30 others. now, victims may qualify for the hop fer it can be shown the attack was motivated or directed by a terrorist organization. should be easy enough but you know how things go. never quite easy with this. hasan has already admitted to carrying out the shootings in the name of jihad. our chief intelligence correspondent is live in washington with all the details on this. katherine? >> reporter: thank you. the legislation that funds the defense department includes new language that requires the pentagon to reconsider whether the victims of the fort hood massacre qualify for the purple heart, one of the department's

carolina panthers head coach ron viv ron rivera and his family are okay after a fire. everyone was able to get out of the house safely. the cause is under investigation this morning but firefighters say it appears to have been accident accidental. >>> right now, police are looking for a gunman who shot two teenagers. the teens were on their way to an event at the mishkan torah synagogue. just before midnight some kind of fight broke out. someone started shooting. the 16-year-old and 19-year-old were walking when they were shot. they are expected to be okay we understand. the synagogue is now changing its policy about renting out its space to other groups. >>> dogs rescued. thousands of miles away. coming to our area to find new homes. plus new information just in on a special needs van that was stolen from our area. the desperate search and the happy ending. >>> angie goth at the live desk. we are hearing morgan stanley has fired an employee that sold data from clients. the data of up to 900 clients including names, account names and numbers were briefly posted online.

firefighters in north carolina battling an overnight fire at the home of carolina panthers head coach ron rivera. flames broke out just after 4:00 this morning at the south charlotte property. rivera as well as his family and house guests were all able to get out safely. >> i'm okay. >> you're okay. >> the family is okay? >> everybody is fine. thank you, guys. >> investigators are trying to figure out how this fire started. the carolina panthers advance to the divisional round of the nfc playoffs after a win over the arizona cardinals saturday afternoon. rivera was the linebackers coach for the philadelphia eagles from 1999 to 2003. >>> divers have returned to the java sea hoping to find the wreckage of the airasia flight 8501. sonar detected five large objects in the water over the weekend. officials say the weather is better today and the waters are calmer so that should help the mission. the plane crashed more than a week ago with 162 people on board. search teams have found 37 bodies so far. most of the victims are believed to be still in the plane. >>> investigators are hoping the 70-year-o

firefighters battle a two alarm fire at a home -- at the home of north carolina panthers head coach ron riverauare foot home was filled with heavy smoke and flames. it took 56 firefighters more than an hour to bring the fire under control. fortunately everyone was able to escape the home safely and the cause of that huge fire still under investigation. >>> a powerful storm injured at least two people in georgia over the weekend. that storm swept through the rural community of alma destroying homes and several people ended up at the hospital. a volunteer firefighter witnessed the storm's power. >> chaos. once we arrived on scene had debris everywhere. >> the storm uprooted trees and blackout a wide swath of the region. >>> can you imagine paying a fine or serving time behind bars for not knowing someone is not supposed to drink? that may be the case in oklahoma. if one lawmaker gets his way. he wants to make it a felony to sell or give alcohol to a person charged with dui. the charge would come with a fine of up to thousand dollars or up to year in prison if you knew the person should not drink

charlotte, where firefighters are on the scene of a fire at the home of carolina panthers coach ron rivera. he was on the staff of andy reid ten years or so ago. here's what we know so far. this started around 4:00 this morning. no one was hurt. the house suffered some damage. there are reports that rivera's family will have to stay with neighbors. rivera says smoke detectors alerted his family of the fire. the carolina panthers won their wild card game this weekend and are playing the seahawks in the nfl playoffs this coming saturday. >>> meanwhile, in atlantic county, a neurologist will be arraigned later this morning. dr. syed arif jaffray is accused of inappropriately touching parents at his office in egg township. since his arrest, several more women have come forward making claims. former sportscaster don tollefson heads to court today, despite trying to delay the start. matt delucia is live outside the courthouse in doylestown. walk us through what will happen today. >> reporter: tracy the process will begin with jury selection later this morning at the courthouse in doylestown. don

from charlotte, north carolina where fire badly damaged the house of carolina panthers head coach ron riveraa and his family escaped without getting hurt. but, they are pretty shaken up. now, riviera just won big playoff game saturday. he spent five seasons in philadelphia, coaching the eagles linebackers. ukee? >> divers near the site of the crash of airasia flight 8501 will fly again to try to recover victims and wreckage. so far teams have recovered 34 bodies from the java sea. the crash killed 162 people, more than a week ago. now, with the weather clearing up, divers will try again to find large objects, on the ocean floor believed to be the fuselage. >> the national transportation safety board at the site of small plane crash in kentucky. a seven year old girl is the lone survivor of that crash that killed four member of her family. investigators hope that she can help them. >> the national transportation safety board has started gathering evidence from the wreck, pieces of the plane removed for the investigation to continue off site. >> we've all thoroughly examined the air frame and

. >> ron rivera, he played the patriots in the preseason and he lost -- you have a nickname for him.ted by the seahawks. back to you guys in the stewed yes. >> thanks for giving us a taste and tour. i feel like i'm with you. brian and big daddy, that's the way to start the day. >> i don't think i saw big daddy paying for any of that. did you? >> let's roll the tape. we're going to say hello to heather childers. >> we have serious news to start with. caught on camera, the moment a powerful gas explosion ripped through a mexico city maternity hospital. >> do something! >> really terrifying. a nurse and two babies are dead. at least 70 more injured including seven newborns in serious condition. the blast so powerful it knocked down about three-fourths of the building. police say the explosion was caused by a hose bursting on a tanker truck that was delivering propane gas to the hospital's kitchen. >>> this happened on dutch tv. do you see him this man? he's armed with a gun. he stormed into the studio and took a security guard hostage. police swat teams quickly took him down. [screaming

ron rivera's home caught fire this morning. it took firefighters an hour to control the flames. injuries are reported. >>> and this morning fans from lebron james to president obama are mourning the loss of stuart scott. the longtime espn anchor died yesterday after a seven-year battle with cancer. he was only 49 years old. espn honored him last night by leaving his chair empty. >> hi again. thanks for letting "sportscenter" flow. >> reporter: he was a pioneer in sports broadcasts with a style and flavor all his own. >> sammy sosa, boo-yah. >> his catch phrasing endured him to a legion of fans impacting both an industry and generation of sports fanatics. >> lebron james, as cool as the other side of the pillow. >> reporter: he got his start on the other side of tv in the south. in 1993 scott joined espn and shortly thereafter became a must-see fixture on espn's flagship program sports center alongside co-anchor rich cohen. >> call konerko butter because he is on a roll. >> reporter: scott was dying notioned with cancer in 2007. it went into remission only to return. he fought un

days after his team won big in the nfl playoffs a massive fire broke out in the home of head coach ron riveraeryone got out safely. >>> a dramatic comeback for the cowboys in dallas. tony romo's late touchdown pass was the final heartbreaking set setback for the lions. among the excited cowboy fans new jersey governor chris christie hugging team owner jerry jones. many voters back home don't like that christie roots for the cowboys. you mentioned the governor's brother posted a message on facebook telling people to get a life. he went further telling eagles fans possibly you should worry more about the tact that your sorry expletive team has never won a super bowl. directness runs in the family, guys. >> he took on the calorically challenged. >> that was like a sandwich. >> you know who would have had so much fun seeing christie stuart scott. on "sportscenter," he would have had something to say. we're going to celebrate now the life of a beloved member of our family here. a broadcasting pioneer at our sister network, espn. stuart scott valiantly fought cancer for many years. moments of silen

ron rivera's home in charlotte caught fire this morning. it took firefighters an hour to control the flames. no injuries are reported. >>> and this morning fans from lebron james to president obama are mourning the loss of stuart scott. the longtime espn anchor died yesterday after a seven-year battle with cancer. he was only 49 years old. espn "sportscenter" honored scott last night by leaving his usual chair empty. scotts was a ground breaking personality on a cable network that changed american sports. >> hi, again. thanks for letting "sportscenter" flow. kicking it with linda kohn. i am stuart scott. >> reporter: he was a pioneer in sports broadcasting with the style and flavor all his own. >> sammy sosa, boo-yah. >> reporter: his catch phrases and energy endured him to a legion of fans impacting both an industry and generation of sports fanatics. >> lebron james, as cool as the other side of the pillow. >> reporter: he got his broadcasting start on local tv in the south. >> but johnson has an answer to fighting crime. he calls it good

>>darya: ron rivera called fire investigators are not sure how started here is a look at the fire fightersing if guilty to 4:00 this morning their time he and the pentagon all the house ok they heard the smoke detectors going off the firefighters got under control and under an hour. the owner of the silos rales are planned to the and build the stadium in los angeles the that mean that they're coming back to to los angeles pretty blunt the 60 like a lot less january they ran rampant that he was once more the rams back to their original home in los angeles but any move is wants to happen in 2016 will be back with more gentlemen is. >>darya: san francisco police are warning resource to be on newsstands for wind thieves steve is there and elsewhere are manifesting the french burgundy wine at a cost of the $15,000 just for that one bottle this is a wine dealers look offer such bottles shown the bond auctions and resell with the new year comes price increases so get ready to spend more on popular items these in coffee prices are going of red meat prices are affected to goal by nearly 45% this ye

won big in the nfl playoffs, a massive fire broke out in the home of carolina panthers head coach ron riveraays everyone got out safely, and that fire is under investigation. >>> a dramatic comeback for the cowboys in dallas. tony romo's late touchdown pass was the final heartbreaking setback for the lions. the score, 24-20. the cowboys now preparing to play the packers in green bay. and, among the excited cowboy fans, new jersey governor, chris christie hugging team owner, jerry jones. many voters back home don't like that christie roots for the cowboys. george, you mentioned the governor's brother posted a message on facebook telling people to get a life. but he went even further, telling eagles fans back in new jersey, possibly you should worry more about the fact that your sorry expletive team has never won a super bowl instead of who is rooting for which team. directness runs in the family, guys. >> he took on the calorically challenged. >> that was like a sandwich. >> you know who would have had so much fun seeing christie? stuart scott. on "sportscenter," he would have had something t

north carolina where fire badly damaged the house of carolina panthers head coach ron riviera. rivera and his family escaped without getting hurt but they're pretty shaken up no doubt. he won big playoff game saturday with charlotte against the arizona cardinals spent five seasons many of you may remember in philadelphia coaching the eagles linebackers, but everybody's okay. >> good to here that. just remarkable story in the midst of tragedy. that's coming up. >> a seven year old girl walks away from a plane crash that killed her family. when we come back we will hear from the man who first helped that little girl. >> plus, imagine seeing your brand new car burst into flames just days after you drove it off the lot. hear from the owner who could only watch it burn. >> ♪ ♪ >> we are going need every little last inch that far sun this week. beautiful shot there down the shore. bitter cold and snow is on the way. it is january folks. here's winter. we'll be right back. >> ♪ ♪ote in your child's lunch box could become a legacy? >> this is the infamous napkin note box. >> for this father,

carolina panthers head coach ron rivera says he heard the smoke detectors go off in his house and thenryone was able to get out of that house okay. it took firefighters more than an hour to get control of that fire. no word yet on how it started. >>> there should never be a time when a veteran has to ask for respect. but these protesters in portland proving that wrong. >> i can't breathe! i can't breathe! i can't breathe! >> those protesters busting through a town hall meeting just as 100-year-old world war ii veteran dario rashio was about to be honored and they did not stop until he made them do it. >> let's show a little respect for this occasion. >> unbelievable. he ended up receiving his award and he did make a speech. but the protesters in portland were back at it just as soon as he finished. the vet wound up leaving that meeting early. >>> talk about a wrong way to open a bottle of champagne. >> it's not about cutting the glass. it's just about hitting that point nice and firmly and following through. >> okay? so you go one, two -- >> oy. >> that is not how it's supposed to be d