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WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Sunday encouraged parents to vaccinate their children and said the U.S. is doing everything in its power to rescue a 26-year-old woman held by the Islamic State, speaking in a wide-ranging interview also covering football and politics.Obamas comments to NBC came as the U.S. grapples with a measles outbreak traced back to Californias Disneyland theme park and a day after a Japanese journalist held by the militants was purportedly beheaded.Obama says he has watched videos of hostages being beheaded. Every morning I get a presidential daily briefing and it gives me a pretty clear sense of the terrible stuff thats happening. And its part of the reason why we have to be so vigilant and so aggressive in going after a vicious organization like ISIL, Obama said, using an acronym for the Islamic State group.Three Americans — aid worker Peter Kassig and journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff — were beheaded last year by the Islamic State. A fourth American being held is a woman captured last year in Syria while working for aid groups. U.S. officials have asked that she not be identified out of fears for her safety.Obviously this is something that is heart-breaking for the family and we want to make sure we do anything we can to make sure that any American citizen is rescued from this situation, Obama said.On the measles outbreak that has spread to more than 100 people, Obama said children who are not vaccinated are putting infants and other people who cant get vaccinations at risk. You should get your kids vaccinated, Obama said directly.Some parents continue to believe debunked research linking vaccines to autism and refuse to vaccinate their children.I understand that there are families that, in some cases, are concerned about the effect of vaccinations, Obama said. The science is, you know, pretty indisputable.Obama spoke to NBCs Savannah Guthrie before hosting a Super Bowl party at the White House for his friends. His comments on terrorism and vaccinations were taped to air on The Today Show Monday, but NBC released excerpts in advance.Lighter topics were covered in a short segment that aired live in the pregame show. As Guthrie and Obama sampled White House-brewed beer from the executive mansions kitchen, they mixed a discussion of the games high-profile controversy — deflated footballs — with a brief discussion of politics.But the president ducked picking between possible 2016 Democratic presidential contenders Joe Biden and Hillary Rodham Clinton. Love em both, Obama said with a smile.He also wouldnt pick a favourite in the New England Patriots Super Bowl match-up against the Seattle Seahawks. I think its always wise for me not to choose a team because then I just alienate one big city, Obama said.As the NFL investigates how the Patriots used the deflated balls in their 45-7 AFC championship victory, Obama said the team would have defeated the Indianapolis Colts regardless of what the footballs looked like.The one thing I did not realize — and Ill bet most fans didnt — was that each team prepares its own footballs and brings them to the game, Obama said. I dont think theres any other sport like that so Im assuming one of the things the NFL is going to be doing just to avoid any of these controversies is figuring out how the officials are in charge of the footballs from start to finish.Pressed on whether the Patriots were cheating, Obama said: I think that if you break the rules then you break the rules.The president rejected the idea he was doing his own end zone dance with a defiant State of the Union address after Democrats lost seats in the midterm election. 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The Pittsburgh Penguins signed the franchises all-time winningest goaltender to a four-year contract extension on Wednesday worth $23 million. The new deal, which begins next year, runs through the 2018-19 season. Just nice to get it over with, not think about it anymore and just go play some hockey and try to win some games, Fleury said. Just focus on hockey and not anything else. The 29-year-old Fleury was in the final season of a seven-year contract he signed in 2008. Fleury is off to a hot start for the Metropolitan Division-leading Penguins. He is 7-2 with a 1.89 goals against and is tied for the NHL lead with three shutouts heading into Thursday nights game in Winnipeg. General manager Jim Rutherford approached Fleury a month ago to begin the process, but stressed recently he believed in Fleury despite some struggles in recent years during the playoffs. Rutherford wanted to eliminate the potential distraction while he could. When a player is in the last year of his contract, especially an important player like Marc, you wonder if when you get closer to the end of the season if its in the back of his mind, Rutherford said. So were glad we got it cleared up. The former No. 1 overall pick is 295-171-46 in 11 seasons. Fleurys 111 victories over the past four seasons are tops in the NHL. He has struggled at times in the post-season since helping the Penguuins win the 2009 Stanley Cup.dddddddddddd Fleurys save percentage in the post-season dipped below .900 from 2010-13 and he briefly lost his job to Tomas Vokoun in the 2013 playoffs. He bounced back last spring, going 7-6 with a 2.40 goals against in 13 games as the Penguins fell to the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The team declined to negotiate with Fleury over the summer following a massive front-office overhaul that saw Rutherford replace Ray Shero and Mike Johnston take over as head coach for Dan Bylsma. Rutherford, a former goaltender, backed Fleury recently even as Fleury downplayed his uncertain future. Hes sparkled as the Penguins have adjusted to Johnstons style of play. He posted consecutive shutouts for the first time in wins over Los Angeles and Buffalo last week to push his career total to 31. It seems like I just started and now Im like an old guy on the team, Fleury said. Its different but its good. You learn stuff about life in general and hockey-wise. Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby, who has played with Fleury his entire career, stressed support for Fleury never wavered. Its nice, it seems fitting and happy hes got it done and can kind of move forward, Crosby said. His attitude and the way he approaches every year, hes got a ton of passion, he cares a lot and understands theres a lot of responsibility on the goalie and hes dealt with it as good as anybody. ' ' '