And we begin with those major questions as the super bowl nears. Tonight, the new England Patriots they superstar quarterback, tom brady, facing the cameras and tough questions, heading into his sixth super bowl, ten days from now. Brady has an incredible run with the patriots winning three super bowls already. Off the field, grabbing headlines with his glamorous wife. Playing a different kind of defense late today, answering questions about the footballs Authorities Say were deflated. Tonight, tom brady answering the question did he cheat . Heres abcs ryan smith. Reporter tonight, footballs golden boy grilled. Obviously, id like to know what happened, as you would all too. Reporter tom brady, bombarded with questions about espns report that 11 of the 12 balls his team used to beat the Indianapolis Colts were underinflated. A violation of nfl standards that some call cheating. Today, brady was asked point blank are you a cheater . I dont believe so. I mean, i feel like ive always played within the rules. I would never do anything to break the rules. Reporter brady is one of footballs biggest stars, both on the field and off. In his 13 seasons as starting quarterback with the patriots hes helped make the team team one of the most profitable in the league, leading them to the super bowl six times with three wins. Today, patriots head coach Bill Belichick said brady picks the footballs hes going to play with. I had no knowledge whatsoever of this situation. Toms personal preferences on his footballs are something that he can talk about in much better detail. Reporter brady then explained his pregame ritual. You go through that process of breaking the balls in and getting comfortable with them. Of course, i choose the balls that i want to use for the game and then thats what i expect to go out on the Playing Field with. Reporter the balls in sundays game were approved by a ref more than two hours before game time. Experts say the only time they could have been deflated was in the final minutes before kickoff, or during the game on the sidelines. Touchdown reporter so i wanted to see how long it could take to do just that. Just like that. Whats that three, four seconds. Right. Reporter in the patriots locker room today, players telling me they cant distinguish between a regulation ball and a deflated one. Can you tell the difference between a ball thats two pounds lighter . I wouldnt even know, man. Reporter so, you cant tell that difference . Personally, no. Reporter when you hold that football, can you tell the difference . No. Reporter not at all . No. Reporter one thing nobody disputes this is an unwelcome distraction for the team with the super bowl right around the corner. This has been a tough p. R. Season for the nfl. And to have the patriots a team that is so visible, but so off involved in these controversies, its about as bad a scenario as you can see from the league. Reporter tom bradys said no one from the nfl has contacted him about the issue, despite the nfl telling us they are investigating. When asked if tom brady will be questioned and who else has been interviewed so far, the nfl telling us they are not commenting on the details of the review at this point. David . Ryan smith, thank you. Lets get right to our colleague, espns jesse palmer a former quarterback yourself. You heard tom brady say that before the game he ghoes and selects the footballs. Much like you did. Reporter every quarterback, the day before the game gets to select which footballs they want to throw with on game dame. Herb is pretty particular. But absolutely they get to pick which footballs they play with. There is a little bit of leeway there. The big question we did not hear answered the window of time. Who would have had access . Reporter in that window members of the equipment staff could have tampered with the footballs. Buff i want to know about the referees. Sure they check them before the game. What about during the game . Each snap there was a referee with his hands on the football spotting it. If there was less air in that football they would have known that. Why didnt they stop the game . Why didnt they say anything . You think they would have noticed it. Why would you have deflalted a football . It is an advantage. Quarterbacks can squeeze the football more. It is easier to catch a deflated football. It is easier to not fumble a deflalted football. Certain certainly, there are advantages. Super bowl now just days away. What does this mean for the game and for the star quarterback . Reporter this is a massive distraction. New englands going to have to deal with it all week. But in my opinion, this does not affect tom bradys legacy. All right, jesse, great to have you with us here tonight. We do move on and to those stunning images from that massive inferno, tear plug a luxury apartment building. More than 1,000 people homeless this evening a state of emergency declared for a time. Just across the river in new jersey that iconic new york skyline in the distance. The devastation from above, plumes of black smoke there. Chunks of the building simply melting away. Tonight, Officials Saying so many lives were saved because that fire broke out when many were not yet home. Now, revealing Something Else about how the fire started. Abcs tom llamas on the scene. Reporter tonight, more than 1,000 people in new jersey left homeless. Last night, this massive fire the size of an entire city block, wiped out a luxury apartment complex. Just listen to the roaring flames. And watch closely. This eyewitness video shows a firefighter lifting a resident out from the inferno. I have nothing. I feel so bad for all those families. Reporter the fire sky high, seen for miles, and across the hudson in manhattan. New york citys Fire Department even crossing state lines to help out. In total, 500 First Responders from both states called into action. Firefighters say the biggest challenge . The structures lightweight construction. The fire feeding on the wooden skeleton and the truss style roof. Up to new jersey code but cheaper to build. If it was made out of concrete and cinder block, we wouldnt have this problem. Reporter when you look down at all that destruction, its hard to believe, but everyone got out alive. In fact, there was only minor injuries. And tonight, we know how this fires started. Fire Officials Say the maintenance staff working on some plumbing somehow ignited the blaze. Theyre calling this an accident. A big accident. David . Tom llamas tonight. Tom, thank you. And now to the powerful punch of Winter Weather hitting the southwest tonight. Its about to move up the coast and quickly. Just look at this. More than a foot of snow. Thats the texas panhandle youre looking out. Whiteout conditions on the roads. Cars spinning out. Just a horrific day on the highways there. And in new mexico you could actually hear it. That is a dose of thundersnow. And the whole system is on the move. Lets get to ginger zee. Shes in detroit for the auto show but this noreaster is moving quickly. Reporter it is. And right now, its in the gulf. Mostly rain. Anywhere from houston to louisiana. But through the overnight into friday, its going to go more like alabama, georgia. Strong storms through the carolinas friday night into early saturday. Its when it gets to the northeast where it hits that cold air, encountering snow ice, everything you dont want to see on our weekend. Some places Higher Elevations could see sixplus david. A mess right through the weekend. Youre in the motor city as i pointed out. And you are eyeing a system theyre going to feel right there . Reporter yes, by sunday anywhere from chicago to detroit, going to experience something called saskatchewan screamer. A fastmoving storm coming right through the great lakes sunday into monday. All right, forewarned ginger thank you. And well have much more on gma about why youre at the auto show there in detroit, coming up. But now to breaking news overseas. Strib confirming roberts tonight King Abdullah has died. Americas top ally in the arab world. He was hospitalized with pneumonia last night. Now, to the scandal at guantanamo gave cuba. One of the highest ranking u. S. Naval officers there relieved of duty. Amid allegations of about affair and a mistreer use death. Abcs Martha Raddatz now. Reporter this u. S. Naval base at guantanamo is a town unto itself, with more than 7,000 military and civilians. And tonight, that small navy town has been rocked by scandal. The base commander has been relieved. Reporter the commander captain john nettleton, helicopter pilot, iraq war veteran, has been stripped of command after Officials Say the husband of his alleged lover was found dead. The coast guard discovered the body of christopher tur, a former marine and father of two, in the waters off base. His wife lara had reported him missing the day before. There was no indication of suicide, but it has not been ruled out. Officials tell abc news that it was in the course of the investigation they learned of lara turs alleged relationship with captain nettleton. He has now been reassigned to duty in florida until the investigation wraps up. Adultery is a crime in the military but this case seems to go well beyond that, david. And martha while we have you here i want to take viewers back to those pictures out on yemen this week a hot bed for al qaeda, as we know claiming responsibility for those paris attacks. We know rebels surrounded the president ial palace as you reported here. Tonight, word the president , a key u. S. Ally, has stepped down now . Reporter he has. And, you know yemen is at the heart of u. S. Counterterrorism efforts against al qaeda. The houthis who are now controlling yemens capital are not supporters of al qaeda, but they have been critical of the u. S. Drone strikes, so this is clearly very troubling. If we lose that cooperation, which has been so important. Martha raddatz, thank you. And to a new development from cuba tonight. Last night here we broadcast live from havana. Those historymaking talks under way between the u. S. And cuba. This evening, u. S. Officials calling the round of talks today, quote, positive and productive. Beginning discussions on how to open the u. S. Embassy there in cuba. And from cuba to indonesia now, and chilling new ever lakes from the black boxes on board that air asia flight. Tonight, officials here at home saying it is time to take action, making sure all planes are easier to track. Abcs david kerley now. Reporter out on the southern indian ocean tonight, these ships are still searching for malaysia 370, one of aviations greatest mysteries. And after that frustratingly long search for the wreck of the air asia jet. A new plan aims to keep this from ever happening again to a jet flying over water. The National Transportation safety board wants jetliners to transmit their location more often, or a flight data burst transmission so that rescue crews have a smaller area to search. Or the jet should be equipped with an ejectable recorder when something goes wrong. The board is also asking that low frequency transmitters be attached to the plane, which will make it easier to hear making the fuselage easier to find. This as we are learning in drips and drabs what may have happened to air asia flight 8501 and the chaos inside the cockpit. One unnamed source quoted in the french press says there were so many alarms ss captured by the voice recorder that the jet was in essence screaming at the pilots. One serious alarm . Stall, stall. Reporter the jetliner climbed three times faster than normal beyond its capabilities and probably stalled, falling into the sea. These efforts to find planes more easily are only recommendations. Even if they are adopted, it could be years before this Technology Shows up in jetliners. David . David kerley in our washington studio tonight. David, thank you. Now, to switzerland. That high stakes gathering of the worlds rich and famous including Prince Andrew this year. Now breaking his silence tonight, for the first time over that sex scandal. Abcs chief Foreign Correspondent terry moran. Reporter today, an embattled Prince Andrew, under tremendous pressure finally speaking out publicly about the sex scandal engulfing him. I think i must for the record to refer to the events that have taken place in the last few weeks. Reporter those events, allegations in u. S. Federal court by virginia roberts. She says she was coerced into having sex with the prince three times starting when she was 17. All denied by palace officials. I just wish to reiterate and to reaffirm the statements which have already been made on my behalf by buckingham palace. My focus is on my work. Reporter but the public focus now inevitably this hesaid shesaid dispute. And her evidence . Theres this photo from 2001, in london. Roberts, 17 at the time, with Prince Andrew. She says they had sex that night. Flight logs that list roberts as a passenger on private flights to the three locations where she says her sexual encounters with andrew happened. And Prince Andrews admitted former friendship with the man roberts says recruited her for sex with andrew and others billionaire jeffrey epstein, a convicted sex offender whose plea bargain to just one year in jail roberts wants overturned. For virginia roberts, this is far from over. In court documents, shes issues a stark challenge to Prince Andrew, swear on your oath that youre innocent. David . Terry, thank you. Back here at home tonight, the urgent warning from the irs this evening. The scam now hitting all 50 states. Demands for payments you do not owe. Abcs Clanton Sandell confronting the callers now. Reporter tonight, a government warning to be on high alert for tax season scams. Featuring fake irs agents. They said yes, you need to call us right away youre being sued for 5,000 by the irs. I thought, yeah really. Reporter even one of the treasury departments top investigators got a threatening call, demanding he pay up. Supposedly 750. And theyre going to come arrest you . Correct. Reporter nearly 3,000 people have already been victims, scammed out outscam ed out of more than 14 million. The scammers often overseas disguise their phone numbers to make it appear theyre calling from the irs. Am any trouble with the irs . Yes, sir, so you owe 1,498. 37 to the irs. Reporter as we found out, the fake agents can make serious threats. I am going to proceed you to the Sheriffs Office and within the next hour they will be at your doorstep and put you behind bars. Reporter the irs says it will never call demanding immediate payment. Never require payment with prepaid cash cards or ask for credit card numbers. And they wont threaten to arrest you. Its said the only thing certain in life are death and taxes. And this time of year, scammers looking to steal your money. Clayton sandell, abc news denver. And there is still much more ahead on world news tonight this thursday. The breaking news the bank heist. The s. W. A. T. Team on the scene. Take a look. The bomb squad called in the suspect on the ground. Authorities say wearing a vest with wires and what theyre about to do next. The new information after that major mansion fire and the mystery. The missing family. The statement just issued. 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But 60 years later, is some of that sound not really coming from the engine . Heres david wright. Reporter there aint nothing more american than that sound. Its a great performer. Reporter the deep dark growl of the v8 engine. But it turns out many modern cars are faking it. This is the new 2015 mustang. An ecoboost turbo four sill lander with an eightsill lander sound. In other words, a green car that sounds like a gas guzzler. Close your eyes now and compare that sound to the 69 mustang. Can you tell the difference . Its a feat of audio, not auto engineering. And a lot of cars are doing it. Hollywood sound engineer peter brown did the sound for the fast and furious movies. And the nissan leaf. They wanted it to sound fast and furious . They wanted hollywoods input, i think. Reporter youve got electric razor. The result a sound that comes not from the engine but the cars speakers. 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