From nbc news World Headquarters in new york this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. After further review there is a scientific explanation for those underinflated footballs the new England Patriots used in last weeks playoff victory over indianapolis. Coach Bill Belichick who after claiming to know nothing about the controversy during a thursday News Conference unexpectedly went before the cameras again this afternoon, this time with a lot to say about what the team discovered in its own tests and how those footballs likely ended up the way they did. Nbcs Kristen Welker is following todays Surprising New developments in the saga. Reporter a defiant patriots coach Bill Belichick known for his distaste for facing the press said he had to speak out today to set the record straight. I believe now 100 that i have personally and we have as an organization have absolutely followed every rule to the letter. Reporter the team has under fire for the controversy known as deflate
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Shot of the suspect. 35 shot of the suspect. 35yearold guiteirez. They say he was behind the east bay crime spree that ended in the hostage situation at the gas station. We hear from one man held hostage for 2 hrs. Laura has the story. Reporter with more than 20 years at the location gas station owner man has made a lot of friends. Many who stop by today to see if hes okay. 24 hours after being held captive for more than 2 hours by an med man he told us hes not only oy, he has a message for his conspirator. Wish you all the best in the life and thankou for not hurting us. Reporter ait turned out his station was suspt last stop. On spree that began with car theft. Police chase. Crash. Then series of attempte carjack. Gun pointed a at me. Either you hit him or he will shoot you. Reporter once inse the tiny office he said he and his captor used Security Camera to monitor the Police Activity outside. Including their use of robot in armored vehicle. Vehicle was used to actuly be a shield fo
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Deadly crash. The wreck also claimed the life of 62 year old comedian james mcnair. Police say roper behind the wheel of his wal mart tractor trailer slammed into morgans limo bus on their way home from a comedy gig in delaware. Did you fall asleep at the wheel . Reporter inside the courtroom roper plead not guilty and the judge kept his 50,000 bail. Leaving the Middlesex County courthouse roper and his attorney swarmed with reporters did in the address questions or the report that roper was awake 24 hours prior to the crash. They said you didnt sleep for 24 hours. Is that true . Reporter on twitter account believed to be owned by roper, he wrote i thought our country said we still had right of being innocent until proven guilty. Oh, wait, that doesnt sell newspapers or get website hits roper didnt respond when asked if that was his account. Tracy morgan still remains in critical but stable condition at johnson wood medical center. Just a couple block away from here. Hes expected to be