is nbc nightly news with brian williams. good evening. a potential cheating scandal involving one of the great teams and great quarterbacks in the history of the game continues to consume a colossal amount of time and attention surrounding the industry of football that is the nfl. late today tom brady took questions from the press saying several times he had no knowledge of it or role in it. if baseball is our national pastime, football is something closer to an obsession. last year s super bowl was the most-watched television broadcast of any kind in television history. the game between the seahawks and the patriots will be played ten days from now. and today was consumed by allegations that the patriots had an edge in getting there. we begin with nbc s ron mott at the home of the patriots in foxborough, mass. hey, ron, good evening. reporter: good evening. an extraordinary day here at the stadium. tom brady and bill belichick answering dozens of questions about this s
they ordinarily would be at this hour. the king solomon is 79 which is relatively young by royal standards. the path he chooses for the kingdom will be vitally important to the united states of course the influence that saudi arabia carries in the arab and muslim world as well as the economic cloud it holds as the world s leading oil exporter. a lot to talk about now. nic robertson is following for us. and on the phone, chief international correspondent, christiane amanpour joins us as well. christiane let s start with you. obviously, the king was quite old when he officially took the throne but he was still considered a reformer. though a reformer in a very conservative context of saudi arabia. reporter: well anderson that s right. king ab doula was king far short of time he was ruler of saudi arabia since 1995. sort of dates back to when his predecessor king stod developed a debilitating stroke. he s the man the united states and the rest of the worltd has dealt with for
is nbc nightly news with brian williams. good evening. a potential cheating scandal involving one of the great teams and great quarterbacks in the history of the game continues to consume a colossal amount of time and attention surrounding the industry of football that is the nfl. late today tom brady took questions from the press saying several times he had no knowledge of it or role in it. if baseball is our national pastime, football is something closer to an obsession. last year s super bowl was the most-watched television broadcast of any kind in television history. the game between the seahawks and the patriots will be played ten days from now. and today was consumed by allegations that the patriots had an edge in getting there. we begin with nbc s ron mott at the home of the patriots in foxborough, mass. hey, ron, good evening. reporter: hey, brian. good evening to you. an extraordinary day here at the stadium. tom brady and bill belichick answering dozens of que
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