Captions paid for by Nbcuniversal Television still feels weird saying 2013. Welcome to today on this saturday morning. Im lester holt. Im erica hill. Nice to have you back. I was gone last weekend, youve been here every day. Im making up for you since you have three jobs. Nice to be here. I wrote 2013, first check of the year, did you mess it up . No, i didnt. I wrote it. Happy new year. Theres a blockbuster new report were talking about in the New York Times that claims that Lance Armstrong is thinking about admitting publicly that he used performance enhancing drugs and blood transfusions during his cycling career. As you know, hes been dogged by allegations for years, but hes always denied them even as he was stripped of his title. Well hear more including what his lawyer says. A lot of people talking about that. Plus, hes in hawaii now, but president obama is leaving paradise today, headed back to another paradise known as washington where some big fights are coming. Ahead, well lo
Sank the sprain. He will be a gametime decision. A rookie is really to step in for him. I dont think its a negative. I think the way were approaching this game is the same way we approached the last seven. It is a playoff game. So well be ready. I think all the guys in the locker room know whats at stake. You have to play like you have nothing to lose. The cowboys game, the cleveland gales, the rachs game, giants game, cowboys again, we dont have a choice. If we lost were not in it. When you get to the atmosphere when youre in the stands that you cant lose, you understand you have to december you have to play at not lose, same thing. Hoping the same thing will lead to the eighth straight w a cool stat that may impress your skins, the last time a rookie quarterback started for the skins 1987. Thats a cool stat. Thank you, carol. Some fans will do almost anything to get at this time to this playoff game. Pat collins joins us live from fedex field with food for thought about sundays big e
Trivia under his belt. Hes quickly gaining fans on line. Today, saturday, january 5, line. Today, saturday, january 5, 2013. Captions paid for by Nbcuniversal Television still feels weird saying 2013. Welcome to today on this saturday morning. Im lester holt. Im erica hill. Nice to have you back. I was gone last weekend, youve been here every day. Im making up for you since you have three jobs. Nice to be here. I wrote 2013, first check of the year, did you mess it up . No, i didnt. I wrote it. Happy new year. Theres a blockbuster new report were talking about in the New York Times that claims that Lance Armstrong is thinking about admitting publicly that he used performance enhancing drugs and blood transfusions during his cycling career. As you know, hes been dogged by allegations for years, but hes always denied them even as he was stripped of his title. Well hear more including what his lawyer says. A lot of people talking about that. Plus, hes in hawaii now, but president obama is
Fit the San Mateo County coroner identified which victim of asian flight 214 may have been hit bay fire truck. Coroner says 16yearold tl kwan has injuries that could be caused by a fire apparatus. The body was found near the main part of the plane. Her friend lee found near the sea wall the plane hit exploratorium Police Confirmed to abc 7 news that the Department Major Accident Investigation Team is assisting federal investigators to determine whether fire vehicle struck kwan. It will be 2 maybe 3 weeks before an autopsy can confirm exactly how she died. Now in the meantime as you look at new video released by investigators today the National Transportation safety board safety board has wrapped up a second day of interviewing the pilot of asian flight 214. Not only the pilot in training trying to land a 7 77 at sfo for the first time, the pilot who was training him was serving as an instructor for the first time. Total flight time is 13,000 hours. He estimated he had about 3000 hours