impeachment trial have just had to sit at their desk and listen to the arguments made by the impeachment managers and now we are on to debate. they started this just about an hour ago but the defense counsel in the impeachment managers wrapped up their closing arguments just around 3:00 eastern time, let s listen first to jay sekulow and then delete impeachment manager adam schiff of california. stand firm today, protect the constitution. stand firm, protect the will of the american people and our votes. i asked for this partisan impeachment come to an end. history will not be kind to donald trump. i think we all know that. you find that the house has proved its case and still vote to acquit, your name will be tied to his with a quart of steel and for all of history. there are some republicans who want to wrap up the trial last friday night but senators insisted on having their say, just drags it out through state of the union tomorrow night. does the vote on wednesday
good evening and tonight america s biggest game is generating the biggest headline, a massive settlement between the national football league and thousands of former players. some of them the best players in the game who say they re now living with devastation from all those concussions in the sport they loved. these are the numbers tonight. the nfl promising $765 million in more than 4,500 lawsuits from retired players. is this enough money and is money alone enough? dan harris right here and he s been covering the story all day. reporter: this is a story that has provoked so many visceral emotions. you have a league that s a profit-generating machine, fans that really love the hard hits and the former players who took those blows to the head for our entertainment now paying a very high price. reporter: today s settlement removes for now an issue that could have threatened the very existence of pro football and will bring immediate medical and financial relief for former
against his 319-pound teammate. tonight a question, were some of the coaches in on it? abc s steve osunsami starts us off with the very latest on this growing story. reporter: the accusations are so explosive, the nfl commissioner late today called for a formal investigation. were miami dolphin coaches the ones encouraging veteran offensive lineman richie incognito to toughen up second year offensive tackle jonathan martin. the harassment allegedly so severe espn is reporting that martin checked himself into a hospital for emotional distress. at a news conference the coach defended the team. the type of coaching since the day i walked through these doors has been one of honesty, respect and accountability to one another. reporter: incognito has a well earned reputation. in this video circulating from a sports bar, his famous short fuse is on dis explain. he s accused of sending racial slurs and voice mails. the drama is dividing the nfl. this game is hard as it is. th
figure out the scope of this. but they are confirming if you go to their website, you can see there s a very brief statement about what they know for sure right now. if you think, if you think that your information might be out there, they re going to give free credit monitoring service. if the money comes out of your account or sput fraudulently on your credit card, they are going to reburst you. it is still a pain, we re trying to figure out the scope of it. this has been going on since april. this has been going on for five months. now brian krebs, the krebs on security blogger said that banks over the past few days, are reporting to him, a steep increase in fraudulent atm withdrawals. please check your accounts now. that s whey wanted to get to you with, mark, the fact that as christina suggesting, as i ve been reading up. it says that home depot began their investigation when they were contacted by banks and law enforcement about this possibility. so does that suggest
this super bowl is viewed with more importance than most. we have lots to get to this morning. a big show of sports. a big show of politics a big show of news. all of it ahead and reaction from japan at the death of another hostage at the hands of isis. we begin with another winter tomorrow already causing havoc as it makes its way from the midwest to the east coast. as we come on the air from new york, a travel ban on large vehicles is on effect on the ohio turnpike. large trucks and trailers are banned from that road. looking at a live shot in click go. that s where a blizzard warning is right now in effect. the storm has dumped several inches of snow in iowa. new england still digging out from last week s multiple feet of snow. new england could be in the path of another winter storm right now. msnbc meteorologist dominica davis is here with more. we are looking at 23 states under winter warning advisories. warnings or advisories. that extends all the way from the grea