seabrooks david and 42-nothing lead.david in derrick rose was fully involved in practice today.ing up the pace of involvement would be an appropriate way to put his work today, he practiced, lolled thinluol deng did not practice he is still nursing his hamstring. luoli put that into the piece of >> he is doing well, we want him to concentrate on rehab and continue to concentrate on his movement nothing has changed. >> illinois has lost five out of seven, working those officials at nebraska tonight and his team rebounding well in this game. on a layup 35- 23, the big show tonight came from t. j. richardson ill. a back after him leading by 20 tonight 71-51 and the blues have just scored it is a 3-2 hockey game, the hawks trying to hang on. thank you for joining us tonight, see you tomorrow. [ washer and dryer sounds ] for the things you can't wash, freshen them with febreze. ♪ ♪ because febreze doesn't just cover up odors... it penetrates deep into fabrics to eliminate odors and leaves a light fresh scent. just another way febreze helps you breathe happy. nexium, the purple pill,

it's scoreless early in the first with the hawks on a power play.nbrent seabrook to duncan keith forhe season. detroit would tie it though, and in overtime.nviktor stalberg finds nick leddy who shoots under the glove of jimmy howard. the hawks win 2-1 and start the season six- and- oh for the first time in team history. they killed all six red wings' power plays, and corey crawford made 29 saves. we have to make sure we keep this going. everybody is playing well. our guys are blocking shots. four bears played in the pro bowl in hawaii. in the first, texans defensive end j-j watt lines up at wide receiver, but charles tillman breaks it up in the endzone. julius peppers contributed with two sacks and a solo tackle. fellow d- lineman henry melton was shutout, but tim jennings had a team- high five tackles. the n-f-c wins 62-35. brandon marshall missed the game due to a hip injury. the fighting illini hosting second- ranked michigan. illinois down six late in the first, until brandon paul drains a three to cut the deficit in half. he scored a team- high 15. still trailing in the second h

danella seabrook is here with details. >> good morning. all the northbound lanes, blocked at center court parkway but you can see here still jammed just now traffic has been able to move beyond center court parkway and gridlock. a lot of drivers stuck. delays, over seven miles. about 7.5 right now and a big delay. over to 395 northbound, the 14th street bridge had an accident in the right lane and it's gone. back to you. >> danella, that's correct so much. >>> good morning. tom kierein with your storm team 4 weather update. it's thursday. rain along i-95 points south and east and changing to snow there later today. that's with a higher amounts will be, maybe only a dusting to an inch or so around the metro area melting on roads and only on grassy you'res. >> tom, >>> we are back with more of "today" on this thursday morning it is the 17th day of january, 2013 and we have a nice crowd and a nice day here in rockefeller plaza. weay hello to them and hello to you. i'm savannah guthrie, alongside al roker, natalie morales. this is matte kearne

. >> john: lizzie seabrook reported her sexual assault and after ten days, they hadn't investigated theassailant. there were no tears shed for her today. i want to have you back. you're right lance who? dave zirin host of edge of sports radio author of "game over," please come back and help us through this. >> my privilege. >> john: our panel featuring noted nonexperts, doan obeidallah creator of the dean's report.com. tina dupuy a syndicated columnist and editor in chief of the contributor and lee camp. thank you all so much for joining me. so do you guys think manti te'o's story is a hoax and if so, why would he do it? >> i think it is a hoax and i think that the story should not be about manti te'o. the story should be about "sports illustrated." i think that this is a media incompetent story. you can trust. you can admire. you can love but you also need to verify. >> john: do you agree lee? is it shocking sports journalist have no access to google? >> it is utterly pathetic. ironically what businesses me off the most though is when i was in high school, we would lie about being on t

. >>> here's your mid day traffic with danella seabrook with the latest. are we looking at problems? >> we are, keith. we'll start what 395 making your way northbound at washington boulevard. crash involves a tractor-trailer off to the right lane and we'll talk about delays as you're traveling northbound 395, the hov lane around glee you're heavy. construction, 66 at the beltway the right la is blocked so delays for you at 66. making your way from fairfax county parkway to the beltway that drive will take 22 minutes. barbara, back to you. >> thanks, danella. new this morning two home fires left families without a home. first in prince george's county a fire started in the basement of a home in mitchellville around 2:00 on the 3200 block of vista road not far from route 50. the fire spread to the rest of the house. no word on if anyone was injured or how that fire started. >>> and in fairfax county, a fire started on the back porch of a townhouse in oakton. it broke out just after midnight on bushman drive not far from i-66. the fire went to two alarms and

melissa: seabrook up with her.ed to be going and whether he was going fishing. that's what happened. you see that. the payback is among give away all of your little secrets. an enterprising woman indeed. melissa: golf clubs. this is giving me all kinds of ideas. >> he does watch this show. he wouldn't think i would actually do it. >> little to you know. melissa: all right. you are did hear about a month ago, but te fiscal cli deal is renewing interest in using a magic point tha will solve the debt cisis. look, there it is. jonathan honig as it. new york democratic congressman is suggesting itit is possible o mend a platinum trillion dollar coin obviously. his ticket and the treasury, called the day. crisis solved. any thoughts? >> once we meant the trillion dollar coin, i think then the next move should be minting the gazillion dollar coin. i think that's completely realistic. look, you start going down this road of a trillion dollar coin in you put it in fort knox of someplace. >> to keep going. >> if you really w

mike cremedas in for danella seabrook. >> we're dealing with a problem on 295 southbound after pennsylvanianue. serious accident blocking the left lane and we're seeing heavy delays beginning after route 50. smaller problems and inner loop before the bw parkway no backup. accident shutting down the eastbound side of central avenue at beltway but no serious delays on the inner or outer loop. back to you in the studio. >>> right now crews are fixing with road where a water main broke on wisconsin avenue in chevy chase, maryland. the crews finished repairing it yesterday, wssc says crews will wrap up the road repairs just before evening rush today. turning to the weather. sunny skies. but it is icy cold out there this morning. storm team4 meterologist tom kierein joins us with the first forecast for mid day. >>> good morning. it feels good. a bit of a blustery wind coming in from the west and as we look as what's been happening over the last 12 hours, when we come back over mountains and areas north of washington that held the temperatures up overnight. where it's been clear overnight and arou

. >>> let's check your mid day traffic with mike cremedas in for danella seabrook.ow we look something. >> not too bad on the beltway but a few fender-benders to worry about. traffic is getting by to the right. some activity northbound add 395 at 14th street bridge. live to camera and you can see traffic is getting by and causing a delay at the scene and on 395 itself, a 12-minute ride from the beltway to the scene and 55 miles an hour. back to you in the studio. >> thanks, mike. >>> right now, president obama is meeting with afghanistan president hamid karzai at the white house and they are discussing several topics include what can the role of the u.s. will be in the country of afghanistan. what afghanistan will be when the war ends next year. this is the first time the two leaders have met face-to-face since president obama was re-elected. a news conference is scheduled for 1:15 this afternoon. you can watch it live right here on news4. we'll also stream it live on nbcwashington.com. >>> and the pentagon is bracing for another budget battle on capitol hill taking

mike cremedas is in for danella seabrook and joins us with the latest. hey, make. >>> things look good. no reports of serious delays on the inner or outer loop of the beltway and 66 looking better. no problems hearding toward 495. a live lie at fairfax county parkway delay-free. about an 8-minute ride on 66 eastbound from the beltway to gleeb at 55 miles an hour. back to you. >>> right now in manassas a judge is holding a hearing to determine in a death row inmate should be released. justin wolf is serving time for the 2001 murder-for-hire of his drug supplier in prince william county. in july a judge threw out his conviction saying prosecutes used false testimony from a key witness. the judge ordered a retrial within 120 days but it didn't happen and an appeals court upheld the decision. >>> right now same-sex couples in montgomery county are holding some of the first public ceremonies in the state. gay marriage has been legal since midnight yesterday. both of the ceremonies have been private because the courts were closed for the holiday. this morning,

. >>> and this is been a busy morning for danella seabrook. she joins us now with a look at how traffic is moving. danella? >> good morning. barbara. on i-95 north and south in maryland, nice and clear and no longer are there large delays that we saw earlier today. i got to show you, 14th street bridge as you make your way inbound seeing delays at about two miles because of the crash. you can see off to the right lanes. so as you're traveling northbound, 14th street bridge, you're seeing a two-mile backup. heading over to i-95 southbound at and it's clear. it was construction set up for about an hour or so but it was blocking your right lane. barbara, back to you. >> thanks, danella. >>> a developing story overseas. al gearian state media reports this hour out of 132 foreign hostages have now been freed. sources tell nbc news that earlier this morning, a u.s. air force plane landed in algeria to help those wounded during the hostage situation regardless of their nationality. last night, those who were rescued by al gearian troops yesterday wer

danella seabrook is here with an update. danella, good morning. >>> good morning., i-95 northbound at 216. tractor-trailer accident and blocking the right shoulder lane and the backup remaining even now and is at about four miles. a little over four miles. making your way northbound at 216, you'll see a right lane blocked by morning spongs workers. southbound at 32, nice and clear and your delays southbound are as you approach 216 to under a mile. not bad at you will. >> danella, thanks. tom has an update next. >>> good morning, blustery and cold today. here's the storm team 4 four-day forecast. upper 30s and gusty winds at 30 miles an hour. a bit milder on saturday and sunday afternoons and then a cold pattern moves in. inauguration day through midweek. you might get a passing snow shower during the someday on inauguration day. >> tomorrow, thanks. >>> get your inauguration day started right here the right way at news4 stayed will >>> and we're back now on this friday, january 18th, 2013. i'm willie geist with al roker, savannah guthrie and tamron hall. >>> up wit

we're keeping an eye on your roads and alexis davies is in for danella seabrook. >> alexis? looking at about a 1-minute ride from the beltway to the 14th street bridge. >>> right now cloudiness around the metro area and that's what's been happening over the last 12 hours. sprinkles the areas in green passing through the metro areas and points south and east and maybe a few sprinkles or flurries later today and right now we're in the 30 to near 40s and all above freezing and we'll hover near 40 during the afternoon with a lot of clouds and a small chance of a sprinkle or flurry and colder weather with (woman) 3 days of walking to give a break cancer survivor a lifetime-- that's definitely a fair trade. whoo! you walk with friends, you meet new friends, and you keep those friendships. it was such a beautiful experience. (jessica lee) ♪ and it's beautiful ♪ undeniable (woman) why walk 60 miles in the boldest breast cancer event in history? because everyone deserves a lifetime. visit the3day.org to register or to request more information and receive a free 3-day bracelet today.

here's danella seabrook for more on this morning's traffic. >>> good morning.re facing as you continue toward route 50, a mild backup. traveling on 50, not bad but once you get inside the beltway to new york avenue, that's where you're heavy on the brakes as you make your way to new york avenue. no accidents on the road many this area. [ male announcer ] when your business is powered by verizon, you can do more business per second. and with more reliable internet, that's more per second. and with a dedicated line, it's more per second. and with an additional line, it's more... table for 15? [ male announcer ] ...per second. but most importantly, it's more... mmm! [ male announcer ] ...per second. get verizon high-speed internet and phone for just $84.99 a month when you sign up online with a two-year price guarantee. plus a $200 verizon visa pre-paid card and an additional line included. verizon. >>> good morning, partly cloudy and a chill in the air and approaching mid morning temperatures in the upper 30s and low 40s around much of the region. and we'll have

mike cremedas is in for danella seabrook. mike? >> thank you, aaron., 123 in vienna shut down between lawyers road and center street. take gal lows. and fender-bender at wlabtory road southwest. no lane information yet. and slight delay on northbound 395 heading to the 14th street bridge. >> thank you mike. the forecast when we come back. >>> breezy and cold this morning. winds gusting to around 15 or 20 miles an hour. we're only hovering right near the freezing mark. now and later today in the mid-to-upper 30s and that wind diminishing by this evening and part it will sunny. cold tomorrow tapped cold dry pattern continues to the weekend but milder on sunday. good weather wednesday morning, 2nd day of january, 2013. as we pan the studio we've got a group of hardy people out on the plaza with temperatures in the mid 20s. we get to the middle of this final week of the holiday season, i'm matt lauer with erica hill while savannah is taking a little time off. mr. al roker here and willie geist out on that side. what do we have coming up? >> a lot of good s