Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. The nfl revealed today that the footballs for the a. F. C. Championship were all checked by officials before the game and found to be legal, but after that check, something happened to the balls owned by the new england patriots. In a Statement Today the nfl confirmed that during the game those balls were found to be underinflated, which can make them easier to grip. The patriots crushed the Indianapolis Colts and are headed to the super bowl. Anna werner is following this. Reporter the nfl may not know how those underinflated balls got on the field, but they were tossed out at halftime. All secondhalf game balls were checked at the end of the game and remained in compliance. League rules stipulate that each Team Provides 12 footballs before each game. The nfls investigation is squarely focused on the ones the patriots provided. The nfl has hired both a law firm and an Investigative Firm th
But we begin todays eye opener with your world in 90 seconds. Winter makes a comeback. The snow is flying as a major storm takes a swipe at the east coast. Snow, rain, and later ice are in store. Saturday could be treacherous. This is the official standard. The weather geeks are saying yes new york into hartford into boston could see up to 10 inches of snow. Ernie banks, the man chicago new simply as mr. Cub has died. He was 83 years old. Somewhere tonight ernie banks is saying lets play two. The nfl breaking its silence, saying it has not yet come to a conclusion on reports that new England Patriots cheated. The pats are trying to move on. I aint worried about no balls. Maybe tom s but i aint. The Supreme Court is worried about the use of lethal injections. One inmate was groaning right before dying. 80 of carryon bags were loaded. Nasas rover opportunity marks 11 years on the red planet this weekend. All that in china, five cute troublemakers, all cubs engage in a bit of roughhousing
Substantial radiational cooling and temperatures nose dive, the low in philadelphia dropped down to 16 degree january 8th we dropped down to 9 degrees, so not quite as cold but still below average. Trenton 8 and reading 4 degrees and the saving grace of the temperatures is that the wins are relaxing and the windchills are not a major factor. Ill talk about the light snow on the way and what to expect for the Super Bowl Weekend in the full accuweather forecast. Thank you cecily as the temperatures drop, stick with 6abc. Com weather we have both the hourly and sevenday forecast, you can be prepared no matter how cold it gets. The wintry weather caused problems on our roadways and potholes seem to be opening more and more and crews are working to fix them but more nature keeps getting in the way. Katherine scott joins us now in overbrook with more on that. Reporter the pothole situation this year is not as bad as last year but its january so potholes are popping up and some areas are noto
Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. The nfl revealed today that the footballs for the a. F. C. Championship were all checked by officials before the game and found to be legal, but after that check, something happened to the balls owned by the new england patriots. In a Statement Today the nfl confirmed that during the game those balls were found to be underinflated, which can make them easier to grip. The patriots crushed the Indianapolis Colts and are headed to the super bowl. Anna werner is following this. Reporter the nfl may not know how those balls got on the field, but they were tossed out at halftime. All secondhalf game balls were checked at the end of the game and remained in compliance. League rules stipulate that each Team Provides 12 footballs before each game. The nfls investigation is squarely focused on the ones the patriots provided. The nfl has hired both a law firm and an Investigative Firm that it said has
Desertion . Hello, everyone. Thank you so much for joining us. Busy morning here at cnn. Im kate bolduan. Im john berman. New developments by the minute as a deadline passes in the lives of two isis hostages. Jordan made clear its prepared to make a deal with terrorists to swap prisoners. Isis had vowed to kill a jordanian Fighter Pilot and japanese journalist kenji goto if jordan did not release a wouldbe suicide bomber who is on death row in jordan. That wouldbe bomber is sagida al rishawi. Her explosive vest did not go off during a string of bombings that killed 57 people in amman. Moments ago, jordans foreign minister reiterated that al rishawi would only be released if the jordan pilot was released. No mention was made of the swap of the japanese hostage. The fate of both men are in question. There have been a lot of rumors and developments as weve been on air this morning. Lets get right to it. Lets bring in cnn terrorism contributor paul cruickshank. Lets get your take on the de