Temperatures to warm up to the 60s through the weekend. Early next week with a southwesterly wind, daytime high temperatures will soar to the lower and middle 70s. Our average high this time of year is in the upper 50s, so enjoy the unseasonably weather. The next chance of rain will arrive midweek. A warming trend will begin today. A ridge of High Pressure will move into the area from the west. The ridge will shift the winds and allow temperatures to warm up to the lower and middle 70s. Our average high this time of year is in the upper 50s, so enjoy the unseasonably weather. The next chance of rain will arrive midweek. We are just nine days away from the big game broncos. And carolina fans are gathering in uptown charlotte right now for the panthers pride rally. The rally started at the top of the hour. The main Program Starts at one. Officials say there will be appearances by players, sir purr, the top cats and the purrcussion drumline. North Carolina Governor Pat Mccrory is also exp
The final republican president ial debate before the Iowa Caucuses went on as scheduled and without donald trump. The gop frontrunner was just three miles away holding a Campaign Event of his own. Karin caifa reports from des moines. Fox news had an extra podium to the side of the stage. They said they didnt expect to use it, but had it just in case donald trump made a lastminute decision to he did not and his top rival acknowledged it, right out of the gate. President ial candidate let me say, im a maniac. And everyone on this stage is stupid, fat, and ugly. And ben, youre a terrible surgeon. Now that weve gotten the donald trump portion out of the way in the absence of trump, candidates tried to take a more civil tone with their counterparts on the stage. At one point cruz went after the moderatorssaying they were trying to bait candidates into still the canidates did clash over differences on immigration, leadership, and electability. Meanwhile three miles away from here at Drake Un
Making a splash. Michael phelps shows up at a College Basketball game to try and distract a free throw shooter. Did the speedo do the trick . Today, friday, january 29th, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a friday morning. Im Savannah Guthrie alongside willie geist, in for matt this morning. My last button on the tv was used a lot last night. Well see if this paid off for donald trump. Donald trump going through on his promise to skip last nights president ial debate, but his often. At his own to ventevent, trump admitted over with voters. We have peter alexander. Good morning. Good morning. I think you hit it on the head right there. It was compelling counterpro counterprogramming. It was also a big risk for donald trump. On stage, he said he didnt want to be at his own event, that he likes debates. But without him, the Republican Debate took on a deci
That these refuses benefit College Athletes and their student bodies at large. But i think we have to consider whether the lure of such riches could corrupt the basic mission of Athletic Programs. Winning teams get higher payouts than losing teams which creates a strong incentive to win. An incentive which land grant public universities and others are more than happy to follow and win at any cost. Much of the money is often funneled right back into the sports programs in the form of multimilliondollar coaching facilities and state of the art facilities many of it paid for by the taxpayerses to perpetuate the cycle of winning. I think somewhere in my reading here, about 48 million of all the 900 million that ncaa gets from, you know, their broadcasting, march madness and all the rest of it, a very small portion goes specifically to academics. But even thats hard to figure. Because nobody has the figures. Mr. Emmert works for them. They make the decisions. He carries out what they want.
This hearing will come to order. I want to thank all of you very much for coming here. You are a bit squeezed in. But water is on the house. Become portable and the black. College sports has an absolutely extraordinary position in the culture of our country, not only College Sports inspired incredible fan passion across the country but provided a very important way for young men and women as is britain, both to athletics as an avocation and get aunt in education, we are doing some talk about that today. And providing an avenue to college, as they would otherwise not have existed and it is important to understand that. College athletes and athletics are rooted in the notion of amateurism. The history of that is interesting going back to the founding of the n. C. A. A. In 1906 and going back to the greekss concept of amateurism. College sports is supposed to be an avocation. Students play College Sports for love of the game, not for love of money. Many people like the notion of College S