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
Countless others in syria and iraq. He asked congress to officially authorize the war that hes already been waging. Major garretts at the white house for us tonight. Major. Reporter scott, the white house said the war resolution is intentionally fuzzy. It opens the door to u. S. Military operations to rescue hostages, gather intelligence, or kill senior isis leaders. It rules out enduring offensive Ground Combat operations, and imposes a threeyear limit on the president s authority to combat isis. The resolution weve submitted today does not call for the deployment of u. S. Ground combat forces to iraq on syria. It is not the authorization of another ground war like afghanistan or iraq. Reporter the president says he already has all the Legal Authority he needs, but he wants Congress Republican majority on board, scott to protect his war strategy from the coming strife partisan strife, of the 2016 campaign. Pelley major, thank you. The president started the air strikes last summer, and
And we begin with several developing stories tonight. First, as millions get ready for monday night football, its the moment of the field 24 hours ago making news tonight. Members of the st. Louis rams coming on the field with an unexpected message. Putting their hands up, dont shoot. Whats become a symbol of the protests following ferguson a show of solidarity with the family of michael brown, the teenager shot and killed. The move answerers the police force in st. Louis. They called for punishment. Tonight, our partners at espn reporting there will be no fine there was a meeting between the rams and the police today. Abcs alex perez leads us off in st. Louis. Reporter it was the silent protest seen around the country. Five st. Louis rams players entering the field sunday, raising their hands in the now iconic hands up, dont shoot pose, supporting the family of michael brown. Theres a lot of violence going on here in st. Louis. We definitely hear about it all, and we just want it to s
From nbc news World Headquarters in new york this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. For a storm wreaking so much havoc along the west coast tonight, the force behind it sounds almost harmless. But what forecasters call the Pineapple Express is serious business. Its a virtual river in the atmosphere hundreds of miles wide that is driving tropical rains from across the pacific into Northern California on up to western Washington State. Its triggered widespread flooding Power Outages, even shutting down a major highway. And tonight more rain is on the way. Nbcs Miguel Almaguer is outside seattle with details for us. Miguel good evening. Reporter lester good evening. Rivers across the region are surging tonight. There are flood watches in effects for counties in three different states. And tonight widespread damage is already done. 30 miles outside seattle a community at one point 30 inches under water. The town of brennan first hit hard by pounding rain and then by a riv
To see or hear from them again. Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. Tonight the tail end of a powerful noreaster is whipping northern new england. This is portland, maine, where the snow is coming down and the streets are we deserted. The storm dumped as much as 2. 5 feet of snow in places, but which places became an issue today. Predictions that the new york city area would see an historic blizzard and paralyzing snowfall did not pan out. As the storm shifted overnight, long island, east of the city and massachusetts took the beating. We have a series of reports tonight beginning with anna werner who joins us in boston. Anna . Reporter scott, the snow is still coming down here. As you can tell from this big pile of snow behind me, the snowplows are still working overtime trying to keep the streets clear. Now, the city of boston had more than 26 inches of snow. Outlying areas saw more than 31 inches of snow from this major st