jeff rossen reports. >> reporter: there is nothing oscar pistorius can do now. both sides trying to sway the judge with final pleas. >> he refuses to take any responsibility and always place the blame for his actions somewhere else. >> reporter: the prosecutor launching right into his closing argument that pistorius is a cold-blooded killer who murdered his model girlfriend reeva steenkamp in a fit of rage. but pistorius's defense attorney fired back friday saying pistorius was startled by noise in the bathroom. >> you're trained naturally to react to sound, sprinters. we all know it. you train. take all those factors into account. he stands now with his finger ready to fire if necessary, and he stands there and hears -- >> reporter: then there's his physical disability. without legs pistorius is more vulnerable, prone to react to danger. >> this that constant reminder, i do not have legs. i cannot run away. >> reporter: pistorius's team also saying officers contaminated the scene. >> we pointed out discrepancy with the cell phone. we pointed out how do you have

jeff rossen puts them to the test ahead on "today." >>> now, let's get the latest in sports from my colleague start in detroit where a few uninvited guests flew in for the tigers-pirates game. there were pigeons on the field. yes. players tried to shoo them off, but they wouldn't leave. the pigeons may have thrown off the pirates. >>> in san francisco an overturned call at the plate, and it sent robin ventura into a tantrum. he repeatedly kicked dirt and went off on the umps. dirtying the plate right there. ochado placed on a disabled list because of a light knee sprain during monday night's game. >>> all-star shortstop troy chul owi tski has surgery for a torn labrum. >>> lebron james and the cavaliers will face his former team, the miami heat, in a christmas day matchup. the thunder and spurs will face off for the first time since the spurs eliminated them in the postseason. the knicks will open their season hosting the bulls with a return of derek rose on october 29th. >>> tiger woods has withdrawn his name from rider cup after poor performances in four tournaments since returning from bac

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jeff rossen hits the water with tips on how to prevent accidents and keep yourself safe.day." >>> now let's get to some sports with francis rivera. good morning, francis. >> dara, thank you. happy monday to you all. let's start with the nfl preseason. it continues. the 49ers debuted in their new stadium against the denver broncos. peyton manning went 12 for 14 with 102 yards and a touchdown. they dpom natured the home team 34-0. >>> in charlotte the panthers edged out the chiefs 28-16. quarterback cam newton had a strong game following ankle surgery. he had 65 yards. >>> the ap college football poll was released ranking florida state on top, rounding out the top five, alabama ranked second, oregon, in third, oklahoma, fourth, and ohio state ranked fifth. >> charlie white and merrill davis. >> drivers -- >> start your engines. >> they were followed by some boos in the crowd. the pure michigan 400. to the race we go. heats danica patrick's car turning sideways, causing some collisions. this car goes in flames and smoke. he will have to crawl out. thankfully uninjured. it's

this morning on rossen reports, the dangers you might face on the water. a teenage girl was killed in a tragic tubing accident in connecticut just this month. today jeff rossen is here with more on that. >> reporter: important story for all of us. good morning, guys. i'm sure a lot of you were out on the water this weekend. it was beautiful. some of you even tubing. it is fun, no question about that. and more popular than ever. but deadly accidents keep on happening. the tubes flip over at high speeds dumping you into the water. then people make split second decisions that can end in death. there are simple tips to keep you safe. this morning i'm jumping in to show you what to do when you flip. it's a great way to beat the heat. zipping behind a boat. sweeping across the sea. and while it looks like harmless fun, youtube is full of extreme wipeouts. >> there he goes. >> oh! he's gone. >> when you're out there tubing, you're going 18 to 25 miles an hour. when you fall off it can almost feel like hitting concrete. >> reporter: last year alone, there were mor

jeff rossen has more. >> reporter: there's nothing oscar pistorius can do now but wait. both sides tried to sway the judge with final pleas. >> refuse to take responsibility and place the action somewhere else. >> reporter: the prosecution launching into the closing argument that pistorius is a cold-blooded murderer that killed his model girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, in rage. >> three shots. he used high performance ammunition, which has the effect of ripping through a body. >> reporter: pistorius says it was an accident. he mistook her as an intruder. remember the tearful testimony on the stand? they found it appalling catching him in at least 13 lies. >> more concerns were fearful of my life and trusting the court with a truthful account. >> reporter: the defense attorney fired back saying pistorius was startled by noise in the bathroom. >> you train as an athlete to react to sounds. sprinters. we all know it. you train. all those factors into account. he stands now, with his finger ready to fire. and he stands there and -- >> reporter: then, there's his physical disabi

"rossen reports" with new apps to the test with surprising results. >> high fiber, no sugar added, we'reing food labels to find out what's actually best for your diet. >>> and jenna bush hager sits down with the country legend with his highs and lows and his relationship with dolly parton. >> looking forward to that. >> i love all of that stuff. thanks, matt and natalie. see new ten minutes. >>> you got it. >> announcer: now your nbc10 "first alert" weather with meteorologist brittney shipp. >>> good morning, we have a nice day on tap for us. things a little below average. what we've seen in the humidity, we'll keep dropping. clouds will increase heading into the afternoon. below average temperatures expected as well. average for this time of year, 86 degrees and today, we're going to stay in the low 80s. even high 70s. philadelphia, 64 degrees. plenty of sunshine to kick off this thursday. humidity at 63%. wind speeds out of north-northwest at 9 miles per hour. across the rest of the area, low 50s in the poconos. 58 in pottstown. 59 in westchester. 60 degrees in wilmington. a mild start

nbc's jeff rossen has more from south africa. >> reporter: hi, tamron, court is adjourned for the daysmes tomorrow morning. prosecutors spent the entire day doing closing arguments, hours and hours, trying to convince the judge of the state's case, that oscar pistorius is a cold-blooded killer, who knew what he was doing when he pulled the trigger and fired on his model girlfriend, reba steencamp killing her on valentine's day 2013 in his own home. when oscar mipistorius was on t stand, he kept lying and lying. he told one lie and then he kept telling more lies and more lies and covering them up. catching him in what he called the baker's dozen. tomorrow it's the defense's term, their closing arguments expected to once again run the entire day, countering what the state said, talking about how the state says there is no real hard evidence that oscar pistorius and reba steencamp were in a fight that night. we expect closing arguments to be done by the end of the day tomorrow, which means the judge will begin deliberating over the weekend, unclear when a verdict could come in tamron, it

today, jeff rossen is at the courthouse in pretoria. >> reporter: good morning, savannah.reaking news in the case. moments ago, it is over. closing arguments just ended. the trial is stretching to six months. it is done. the fate of oscar pistorius now sitting squarely in the judge's hands. this after an electric day in court with team pistorius. fireworks at the defense table. oscar pistorius said he shot and killed his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp thinking she was an intruder. he heard a noise and got scared. if that is true, why walk toward the danger and fire? >> you trained as an athlete to react to sound. sprinters. we all know it. you train. all those factors. and he stands with his finger ready to fight if necessary. and he stands there. >> reporter: and then there is the physical disability. without legs, pistorius is more vulnerable. prone to react to danger. >> the constant reminder, i do not have legs. i cannot run away. but the moment you confronted with danger or perceived danger, it comes to the floor. >> reporter: but what about the what's app messages betwe

jeff rossen is at the courthouse in pretoria.orter: good morning, carson, this is the end. you said the final phase of this trial. it is under way right now. no more testimony. just a battle of the experts, really, the lawyers. the prosecutors nicknamed the pitbull and oscar pistorius attorney in this epic final fight t. closing arguments, very soon the bladerunner's fate will be in the judge's hands. we haven't seen oscar pistorius in a month. today he walked through a crush of media outside court. pence. >> we refuse to take any responsibility and places the blame for hissing as somewhere else. >> reporter: the prosecutor launching right into his closing argument that pistorius is a cold bloodied killer who murdered his model girlfriend reeva steenkamp in a fit of rage. >> he shot her with four shots through the door, three shots, he used high performance black talent ammunition which had the effect of ripping lou a body. >> reporter: tis porous says it was an accident. he mistook reeva for an intruder. remember his tearful tes