that should do it for miss canada right there. we're going to talk more about that national costume coming up in a moment. . the big story we need to talk about this morning is in the nfl where the sports world is focused on a game that's a week old instead of the super bowl that's a week away. this is all centered on deflate gate scandal. the team has broken its silence and there are two very deferent takes. the boston globe is putting it head coach bill belichick and tom brady are teaming up to quell this story. he shifted attention to his star player as he repeatedly denied involvement or knowledge. >> i had no knowledge of this situation whatsoever until monday morning. my entire coaching career i have never talked to any player staff member about football air pressure. i have told you everything i know. >> coach, what do you say to your critics? >> i have nothing. i don't have an explanation for what happened. i think we all know that quarterbacks kickers, specialists have certain preferences on footballs. they know a lot more about it than i do. they're a lot more sensitive to it than i am. tom's personal preferences on his footballs are something that he can talk about in much better detail and information than i could possibly provide. >> so brady admitted in 2011 that he liked a deflated football, but denies any wrongdoing nnin the afc championship game. >> i have a process before every game where i go in and pick the footballs that i want to use for the game. when i pick those footballs out, at that point, you know to me they're perfect. i don't want anyone touching the balls after that. i don't want anyone rubbing they can, putting any air in them taking any air out. to me those balls are perfect and that's what i expect when i she up show up on the field. i believe in fair play and i respect the league and everything that they're doing to try to create a very competitive playing field for all the nfl teams. >> the quarterback even invoked isis as he was asked about support from former players and teammates. >> i appreciate all their support. i tell them i'm okay you know that things are going to be fine. this is an isis.-- isn't isis. no one's dying. hopefully we can really start preparing for seattle and get our mind focussed there. because they're going to take all my mental energy for the next ten days. >> meanwhile on the tonight show with jimmy fallon bob costas rejected the possibility that the deflated balls impacted the game against the colts. >> i think that game could have been played with a brick or a beach ball and it would have been pretty much the same result. >> 45-7. >> the patriots have been so good for so long that whatever they may have done in the past they didn't need to do. they have a great, great coach, a great, great quarterback. >> yeah. >> a great organization. >> i totally agree. >> you don't need it. >> so that brings us to our twitter question this morning. do you believe tom brady's and bill belichick's saying that they had nothing to do with the deflated balls? in just a few hours thousands will bid fair well for king abdullah following the muslim tradition the king's body will be buried in an unmarked grave. he ensured stability. the 90-year-old died after being hospitalized with pneumonia. he spent billions to modernize education in his country. he saw saudi arabia enter the world trade organization. world leaders were trick to pay tribute. president obama praised king abdullah for being a candid leader who always had the courage of his convictions. george bush said he would never forgot the way saudi arabia and the u.s. stood together for a common foe. saudi arabia also faced questions since 15 of the 9/11 hijackers were from that country. king abdullah's mother salmon will take over that thrown. he's 79. and there has been some speculation that he suffers from dementia. well, the white house says president obama will not meet with benjamin netanyahu when he comes in march. he'll speak about the dangers of aaron -- at the request of house speaker boehner. now, the administration has already suggested speaker boehner broke parole by inviting the prime minister without coordinating with the white house and st state department. service said to be a gentlemanly meeting but neither jeb bush or mitt romney blinked when they talked about their possibly runs for the presidency. >> reporter: governor jeb bush was up beat. >> i'm looking forward to it. he's a great guy. this was set up a long time ago. so i'm looking forward to meeting him. >> reporter: is there any contention now that he's -- >> not at all. i respect him a lot. i admire him a lot. he's a great american. >> bush was greeted by a slew of cameras and tweeted this photo photo of himself with delta flight attendants. the meeting was said to be cordial, tushouching on policy. senators rand paul ted cruise and marco rubio will partyicipate participate -- the entire field no matter who the nominee would enter this race as an under dog to hillary clinton. should she capture her party's nomination. the washington post poll shows her with a double digit advantage over the top republican candidates. president obama likely became the first sitting president to be interviewed by a person wearing green lipstick when three youtube stars interviewed the president on thursday. the effort by the administration is seen by an effort to tap into the young followers and subscribers. >> president obama. >> thank you so much for having me. >> thanks a lot for doing this. >> it's cool. >> it's the people's house. i'm actually leasing and my lease runs out in two years. >> oh my. >> i hope to get any security deposit back. >> this is a picture of me holding a receipt from my pharmacy. i have a chronic condition. >> that's a fetching picture. >> thank you. expensive to manage. before i had insurance i could not take this medication. it's about $1,100 a month. and that is a receipt showing it's $5 a month. obamacare has worked for me. >> he has -- she has over 3 million subscribers. >> i grew up in florida and i have a lot of close friends who are cuban americans. i've heard the stories of their families escaping and some of them didn't even make it to come to the united states for a better life to get away from the castros. >> right. >> i mean the guy put [ bleep ] in dictatorship. so i am trying to understand how do you justify dealing with the castros? >> well here's what's happened we've had the same policy since i was born which means we were going to have an embargo, cut off all contact, all communication. and nothing changed. and you know i've said this before. when you do something over and over again for 50 years and it doesn't work it's time to try something new. >> i have green lipsticks, one for your first wife -- i mean -- >> my first -- do you know something i don't? >> oh for the first lady and the first children. >> oh. >> already. we have her up. she's got over 8 million subscribers. >> if you had any super power what would it be. >> somebody asked me this and i gave an answer that my's the michelle teased me. i'd love to be able to speak any language. i would love -- >> that's actually amazing. >> anybody i met anywhere in the world i could just talk in their language language, to me that would be really cool. >> that's a good one. >> i don't think it would make a good movie. it's not that exciting. >> of course there was no other way to end the day than with a selfie. i'm going to need to check out her bathtub of cereal video. to a law firm that paid him kick backs. the manhattan democrat is accused of making more than $3 million that benefitted from state grants that pushed through the legislature. silver seemed unphased. >> i am confident that when all the issues are aired, i will be vindicated. thank you. >> so the 70-year-old says he does not plan to resign as assembly speaker. he controls assembly assignments. he is the sixth lawmaker to face prosecution in as many years. in gitmo a civilian worker was found dead earlier this month. the navy would only say it was due to a quote loss of confidence. but several reports saying an investigation into the death of a man whose body was found in the beganguantanamo bay. >> we've got bill standing by with the forecast. and is bill clinton too much for a man who has already tackled the mob and the wolf of wall street. vo: introducing the starbucks flat white. crafted with two ristretto shots for bolder caramel-ly espresso. whole milk... steamed to a sweet velvety microfoam delicately poured, so the espresso rises to the top. the perfect union of bold and sweet. simplicity is its own artistry. 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first, when it comes to stereotypes this national costume from miscellaneous canada may put new meaning in back stabbing at a beauty pageant. ♪ turn around ♪ ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing good around ♪ ♪ turn around, barry ♪ ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ [ female announcer ] fiber one. . welcome back here. let's get a check on our headlines for you. starting with this documentary about former president bill clinton has been delayed indefinitely reportedly over the president's demands for editorial career. parts have been shot over the last two years, but the new york times reports the former president wanted greater control over questions in the final edit. a spokesman for the clintons say that's inaccurate. if you needed a reason to love our neighbors to the north, check out miss universe's canada, an outrageous hockey-themed costume. photos from the event quickly went viral on twitter and facebook. the outfit features ten hockey sticks, a score board, goal and a stanley cup tiara and some crazy boots. there's going to be a lot more of that sunday night 8:00 p.m. eastern on nbc. i'm cohosting the pageant with the fantastic natalie morales who i believe rayarrives in miami later today. we asked if you believed the paytriots coach and tom brady. >> once a cheat, always a cheat. allison says i wouldn't have believed belichick if he told me today is friday. and terri says no way. think about often these guys handle a football. two pound lighter isn't noticeable by how it feels? i don't buy it. >> who am i to defend the colts because growing new inging up in baltimore do i not like the colts because they left us -- >> hey you know what day it is? >> payday friday. >> that's it. that's going to do it for the friday edition of "way too early ". have a great weekend, everybody. ♪ test. test. test. push your enterprise and you can move the world. ♪ ♪ but to get from the old way to the new you'll need the right it infrastructure. from a partner who knows how to make your enterprise more agile, borderless and secure. hp helps business move on all the possibilities of today. and stay ready for everything that is still to come. ♪ when i picked those balls out, at that point, you know to me, they were perfect. i don't know what happened. i -- i have no explanation for it. i don't have no explanation for what happened. i was completely and totally unaware of any of this that we're talking about in the last couple of days until monday morning. i was as surprised as anybody when i heard monday morning what was happening. >> yeah, that was the most uncomfortable news conference. >> this is sad. this is the story. >> good morning, everybody. >> unbelievable. >> mike richard, steve here. >> shocked

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