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That the opinion and practice are changing. the texas numbers mirror a nationwide decline in executions. 20 people were executed across the united states in 2016, the lowest number since 1991. betty? still ahead, long time nbc broadcaster has passed away after a years-long battle with cancer. well share some of the heartfelt remembrances. plus, the winter weather takes a dangerous turn. nbc meteorologist bill karins joins us next for a look at what to expect this weekend. get ready, its goin...

Broadcaster seen in the building a short time ago. said he was here for a coffee. unclear if that was with donald trump. arriving earlier, whisked upstairs by new national security adviser to president-elect trump was former secretary of defense, bob gates. he was a huge critic of trump in the past. recently with an op-ed basically saying trump was unfit and unqualified saying, quote, he was beyond repair, but after that visit, which were told took place not with donald trump but just with natio...

"or something." and we dont just pull smoked chicken, bake fresh foccacia and hand-slice avocado. theres nothing "or something" about it. the game of baseball has a handful of signature sounds. you hear the crack of the bat. you got the crowd singing in the seventh inning stretch. and you have the voice of vin scully. >> the voice of vin scully. that was president obama honoring hall of fame broadcaster vin scully. he was one of 21 freedom recipients and following the ceremony, chuck todd sat ...

Is a little bit of melancholy because he said if given a chance, he would vote for barack obama for a third term. youll see the president, vice president, mrs. obama will be here as well. youll see all the resip yepts coming in in alphabetical order. its heavy on the arts, you mentioned tom hanks, ellen, robert de niro, robert redford, sicily tyson, diana ross, bruce springsteen. this is reflecting the end of his term, what does the president love? basketball. kareem abdul-jabbar, vin scully, th...

And often, these awards which, by the way, are given out by the president at his discretion reflect who he is and so its not surprising for his last one, a few sports figures there and two of them, two of the most iconic names in basketball, of course, the president likes not only to watch but to play. michael jordan and kareem abdul jabar and vince scully, legendary broadcaster. big deal. not are all 21 led into the east room, but the president, the vice president, the first lady, all going to ...

Lieutenant general michael flynn to serve as his national security adviser. flynn had trumps ear on national security matters during the campaign and helped drive the president-elects policy on his approach to russia as well as his posture against islamic terror. flynn has had a relationship with vladimir putin shown here seated next to putin during an event celebrating the 10th anniversary of r.t., which is the state backed russian broadcaster. flynn has made controversial statements in the pas...

Thats for later. once you get in the administration. hes sending signals hes bringing in tough people he believes in that will help him fight this war. >> this is a very troubling nomination and significant this is one job as you pointed out that does not need senate confirmation. because id have to tay michael flynn would not be confirmed, could not be confirmed by the senate. heres a lobbyist for the government of turkey. a guy who went and took a fee, accept add fee from vladimir putin to go ...

But not unprecedented. if dylan wants to receive the award, he will have to deliver a lecture in stockholm by next june. a special honor for cnn colleague. hines ward has been named as a semifinalist for the pro football hall of fame class of 2017. the former wide receiver played 14 seasons with the pittsburgh steelers and ended his career with 86 touchdowns and 1,000 receptions. he was the super bowl mvp and a five-time pro bowler. the inductees will be announced on the eve of the super bowl....

Journalist would check. >> hes not a journalist, but a broadcaster. when you have a microphone on, you have a responsibility when that microphone is on. not to mislead your audience. >> do you? i think he has a responsibility to entertain your audience. journalists are different than broadcasters. >> thats it. >> there are no open minds in this race on the left or the right. they deal with it differently. but hes going for what people who are watching fox news which is confirmation bias. >> can ...

Baseball. to see the cubs the lovable losers finally win it. >> thats why he needed the beers. it was medicinal. >> yes, it was. >> the love that your grandfather showed for the game is really what was so contagious. i mean very talented broadcasting. nobodys going to argue that. but the love. how do you experience that as his grandson? >> wow, how many -- how much time do you have? i think probably the best thing i can remember, biggest story i can remember, there was a game where a pitcher gav...