Coming in to the stadium, including katy perrys halftime show materials. Officials say the key to keeping the game safe is public vigilance. In los angeles, abc news. Back to you, reena and t. J. Thank you. Given the whole deflategate controversy, the nfl says there will be extra security for the balls that will be used on sunday. The patriots and seahawks have been practicing with 108 footballs all of can which they will turn over to the league today. They will be held until three hour s before game time when officials will test them. At that point the balls will be held until just before kickoff. Then they will be given to the ball boys. We have to put the balls under strict security in the balls will get more security than the people coming in. Isnt that something . This is where we are now. This probably should have been done all along but given the scrutiny this game will get it is the right thing to do. For pr purposes if nothing else. Im done. Are you sure . Positive. Im just lo
The crowd. The nypd says they have everyone covered and times square will be the safest place to be. A live look here at times square. You can see some of the barricades up. Lights glistening. And its all tourists. New yorkers know well enough to avoid the scene. Where do they go to the rest room . Thats the problem. Ive been down there. Once you leave your pen, they dont let you go back. So i would say bring a catheter. Or depends. It works. Some experience . No. All right. Things you learn on the overnight show about new reporters. Its been quite a year in sports from scandals to victories. Stay tuned for our look back. The year in pictures from the white house. Photos that tell Great Stories about the president , his politics and his family. And later, some other pictures that are revealing so much about your favorite celebrities. Who is exposing themselves and why. Youre watching world news now. Announcer world news now weather brought to you by mucinex fastfax. Its Mucinex Fastmax
Been elected to the hall of fame. Randy johnson struck out nearly 4900 batters in his career. Then pedro martinez. Cy young awards. Helped the red sox in their long world series drought. John smoltz went from starter to reliever with the braves. Joined by craig biggio the first ever member of the Houston Astros to be elected. All of them will be enshrined this summer. Plenty of folks around here love coffee. Here some are facts that will help you enjoy your java a bit more. The best time to drink your coffee late in the morning and through the afternoon. Thats when our cortisol levels are at their lowest. Alsoior coffee tastes better at 136 degrees. Not too hot, not too cold. Just right. People might not believe neither one of us are coffee drinkers. Wait. Speak for yourself. You dont ever drink coffee up here. I drink green tea. Ive been here with you for three months and you drink coffee during the show . I drink it as soon as i get up in the morning because i get up in the afternoon
The seahawks trying to win their second straight. Patriots trying to put deflategate controversy behind hem. Reporter the seahawks touching down in arizona for next weekends super bowl. Their opponents the new England Patriots still in boston playing defense on deflategate. I didnt see the whole presentation about the science experiment. After conducting a series of experiments, patriots coach Bill Belichick over the weekend offered a number of technical reasons why his teams footballs were under inflated last week. Climatic conditions, air pressure, equilibrium, atmospheric conditions. Reporter the nfl responding saying it would certainly reveal any relevant analysis. The coachs lecture earned him a nickname bill belichik the science guy. So we asked the real science guy, bill nye, if it made any sense. Rubbing the football i dont think you can change pressure. To change pressure you need an inflation measure. It is not possible to me. Reporter full disclosure, nye is a seahawks fan b
The ice storm is hitting the carolinas this morning and casing parts of the tar heel state under a frozen glaze. Road crews worked in to the night salting roads, bridges and overpasses. Officials are warning drivers to be extra careful. In particular of black ice which can linger well after the outdoor temperature has risen in to the 40s. In todays forecast, icy conditions linger in the midatlantic region. Northeast cold snap continues for another day. A break from the dangerous cold in the midwest. Snow in northern new mexico. Showers in the gulf coast. 50s in new orleans and seattle. 40s in atlanta, albuquerque and memphis. 30s in washington, d. C. And new york teens and 20s for minneapolis to boston. Authorities are warning nearby communities about a volcano eruption in western mexico. This is the kilima volcano known as the fire volcano spewing ash and smoke 5,000 feet in the air. The ash could pollute the air for miles around. Theres been an increase in activity in the volcano sin