>> no a nearly 6 foot tal tallfestivus poll made of empty beer cans about to go up to the florida state capitol,. >> that's right, in addition to the nativity scene, the florida state capitol has a festivus pole, a menorah and a monument to the aztec snake goode governor rick scott. surely, surely-- (applause) >> stephen: surely i am not the only one, i am not the only one who is so outraged by this. >> i am so outraged by this. why do i have to drive around with my kids to look for nativity scenes and be like oh, yeah, kids, look, there's baby jesus behind thefestivus pole made out of beer cans. it's nuts. and i'm allergic. >> you should not have to look the a pile of bother cans when you're just trying to show your kids positive images like leaving a baby outside in the middle of the winter. but that wane even the most outrageous part of gretchen's hour of outrage. >> wait a minute, christianity stole the season from the solstice. >> that a new headline for me, that somehow christians stole christmas from the -- >> that is ridiculous. what is next, you're going to tell me that jesus w

we're expecting to hear shortly from the attorney for the college football star jameis winston of florida state, after plattersed announced they will not be filing charges of rape against the star quarterback, citing a lack of evidence. a live look in tall -- tallahassee. the decision comes days for the heisman trophy. jameis winston is an odds-on favorite to win it. he is a major force for the seminoles, leading them to a number one ranking and a shot at the national championship if they can get past the acc championship against the fighting cut cliffs from duck this weekend. prosecutors just claimed jameis winston in a year-long rape investigation. >>> now to that stolen truck in mexico. packed with a dangerous radioactive material. a scientist with the nuclear commission says whoever removed the material from its protective case could have just days to live. authorities are working to safely recover the company bolt 60 after they found it outside its container in central mexico. the field is about 25 miles from the gas station where the thieves stole the truck. mexican authorities released p

now it's time for the ford wrapup show and let's go to robert flores. robert? >> florida states headed to the national championship game. who will they play? the buckeyes are trailing to michigan state. fourth quarter, the spartans led 17-0. buckeyes take the lead but the spartans come right back, 90 yard drive. cook, price, michigan state leads by three, fourth quart in indianapolis. sec championship game, auburn was hoping for an ohio state loss, tray mason, school record 46 carries, 304 yards as auburn beats missouri 59-42. the tigers incredible season continues with an sec championship. pac 12 championship game, stanford, cardinals going back to the rose bowl for a second straight year, something they haven't done since the early 70s. they beat arizona state. second play of the game, 69 yard touchdown, three touchdowns for gaffney. stanford rolls 38-14 over arizona state. oklahoma and oklahoma state, under 30 seconds to play, blake bell to jalen saunders, got it. oklahoma wins 33-24 in stillwater, denying the cowboys the big 12 title. that meant the winner of this game gets

insane the state of florida allowed that to happen. ld see why he would want to do that if he could find a state crazy enough to let him do it. $1.5 million is nothing to him. he loses that in to hanker chif when he sneezes. but he gets to make sure his thought and ideas are prop pull gated under a brand that is supposed to be university level education. his where ideas are taught and distributed under charles koch banner but i under the banner of florida state. it is not us saying how awesome tax cuts are for the rich. it is florida state saying it. if you don't like the facts say, write your own facts. if you don't like what independent scholarship looks like, buy some. this report popped up ranking 50 states in terms of their economic outlook for the future. which are in the best economic shape going forward. one of the best was wisconsin. it had been ranked 30th in 2011. 32nd in 2012. but it jumped up to 15th in the country. and it was weird because other reports around the time found wisconsin was bt doing better and was at the bot

as florida state university is playing duke tonight, for a shot at the national championship, with florida state leading by 17-0 at halftime. controversy continues to swirl around fsu's star quarterback, jamus winston. that's the mentality we created. it's easier we are hungry. it's not like all, man two game as way. let's get. >> we discovered that this leading candidate for the heisman trophy, symbolic, will not be charged with the rape that allegedly happened a year ago. here is prosecutor and fsu alumni, willie mays. >> we have carefully examined all of the evidence in this case and have concluded that no charges will be filed against, anyone in this case. >> according to the alleged rape victim's statement, given to the tallahassee police, she was drinking hef leap with friend at a local hangout called potbelly's. at potbelly's the co-ed meets several fsu athletes and winston who was at the bar. i got this point wrong in my initial reporting last night on ole ry. winston was at potbelly's. although at the time the co-ed did not know who he was. she tells cops, next thing i know i was

if he's charged he would be suspended for the florida state conference game on saturday. ily is critical of the police and they say their attorney was warned of a possible backlash over proceeding in a c florida state football player. >>> now, the nba had high hopes for its first game in mexico city since 1997 but the wait will last a little longer for fans in the mexico capital. last night's game between the spurs and timberwolves was post office phoned after smoke filled the arme mexico city arena. the arena was evacuated and both teams left on their buses. the game will be made up in chilly minnesota. >>> the nfl is fining mike tomlin $100,000. tomlin was too close to the field and interfered with a kickoff return by baltimore jacoby jones. the league is also considering take drafgt pickaway from pittsburgh. this is the second highest fine ever levied on a head coach. >>> college basketball's top ranked team goes down. unranked north carolina travels to east lansing and beats number one michigan state, 7 9-65. the tar heels already have two wins against top three ranked

the lead county state attorney making the announcement. no charges filed against jameis winston, the quarterback for florida university. fy. florida state, the number one college team in the country right now. martin, for viewers who are not necessarily familiar with the background, give us a little background. now charges now, we've learned, will be filed. >> this is a case that began almost a year ago, december 7th of 2012, when a young woman at florida state university made the allegation to authorities that she had been raped. and that it was senchl days later, actually in january, when she then made the connection that it was jameis winston who was the one who was responsible for that assault. an investigation began, but it seemed to also come quickly to an end in february when the tallahassee police said the victim was no longer really communicated with the police department and wanted the charges or the investigation stopped. and that's where everything did seem to stop until last month when apparently news of this investigation was leaked to the media, and they began horting it, and that's when the prosecutor's

but the case was put on hold after the tallahassee police were told the accuser did not wish to prosecute. winston has led florida stateng in the country and is a contender for the heisman trophy. if winston is charged, he would be suspended from the florida state conference game on saturday. the accuser's family is critical of the police and how they handled the investigation and say their attorney was warned of a possible backlash over proceeding in case against a florida state football player. >>> now, the nba had high hopes for its first game in mexico city since 1997, but the wait will last a little longer for fans in the mexican capital. last night's game between the san antonio spurs and minnesota timberwolves was postponed after smoke filled the mexico city arena. smock filled the arena and the arena was evacuated and both teams left on their buses. the game will be made up in chilly minnesota. >>> the nfl is fining head coach mike tomlin $100,000. tomlin was too close to the field and interfered with a kickoff return by baltimore jacoby jones. the league is also considering taking draft pickaway from pittsburg

. >> the winner is, jameis winston, florida state university. >> there were five of finalists but winston is the winner in overwhelming fashion. the florida state quarterback, completed 68% of his passing are caught 38 touchdown passes. in 2,205 points. mccarron was second with 704. >> this isn't just for jameis winston, this is for florida state. and i love everybody in here. i can't be -- i'm blessed right now. >> it has been 4,396 days since army last beat navy on the football field. make it 4,397. one of the greatest traditions in football, the 114th 114th meeting. the black knights, no answer for navy's ground attack. midshipmen over 300 yards on the ground. the navy quarterback ran for 136. scored three times. man, this guy really good. san jose state remembers that. fourth quarter, reynolds sets a new record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback. 11 yards. 28th of the season. 34-7 the final. navy's 12th straight win in the series, and when it's over they sing together as they always do. >> rumored all week, texas coach mack brown made it official he'll step down. he won 158 games

florida state attorney announcing he will not file charges against star quarterback for the number one team in college football right now. florida state. >> we have looked at the evidence and have concluded that no charges will be filed against anyone in this case. steve, this just happened what do you know? >> gretchen, right now speculation going on about why this case took so song. these results coming at a key time for winston and the florida state program. voting on the heisman trophy ends this monday. he is a leading candidate and charges of rape would have bounced him off the team and made him ineligible for him. this decision coming at a key time and the timing of this right before the acc championship game right before the heisman had nothing to do with their timing he said they were tieing up lose ends and charges of sexual assault against their star player. charges from one year ago. finally coming out today. not really a ringing endorsement. saying they did not believe they had a reasonable chance of trying and convicting him. whose dna was found on the victim who claims he

the news nation is following breaking news. florida's stateinst the star quarterback of the undefeated number one ranked florida state seminoles. jameis winston was accused of sexual assault stemming from an incident a year ago. now, he's the leading contender for this year's heisman trophy. a warrant just released today shows the rape allegation against him followed a night of drinking at a bar, all before he was the starting player, or even started playing for the team. he had been red shirted that year. a former classmate at florida state filed her sexual assault complaint on december 7th of 2012. she did not identify winston to police until a month later. in november winston finally provided a dna swab which reportedly matched dna from the scene of the alleged attack. winston's attorney says the sex was con sen chul. the accuser's family said last month that a tallahassee detective told her attorney that tallahassee is, quote, a big footballn

the team. >> another game, winston of florida state. winston, up the middle to benjamin. look at this. 45 yards into the end zone for the touchdown. the two hook up again later in the quarter. florida state remains unbeaten and roll over the gators 37-7. how about michigan and ohio state, another huge game. look at these two. how about the kickoff return in the 2nd quarter. you can't do that. fists were flying everywhere. the game came down to the wire. michigan down seven. they roll the dice and go for two. how about this. it doesn't pay off. he gets picked you have and they escape. the buckeyes are now in line to play for the championship. high school action. oakland high. he's fast. he's gone. [indiscernible-loud music/crowd noise] on thanksgiving it was the city championship, lincoln and gallalaio, and 80 yards later, the lead, and the lions put some up. the ball is fumbled, and that's their first championship since '09. you have to wonder how okc felt about the last second shot. the warriors and the fans found out last night. >> the wheels off, ibaka, shooting, misfir

a blow-out, like most of the florida state's games this season. jameis winston is the youngest winner at 19 years, 342 days, and he's the second freshman red shirt to win the award. johnny manziel last year was the first. with his lopsided victory jameis winston received 668 votes, left off 116 ballots due to the sexual assault accusation against him. the accusers attorney wants an independent attorney into the case much despite the controversy winston has been awarded the highest individual honour. >> i trusted in the process. the truth is delivered with positive outcomes. after all the things i have been through, i remember when my daddy chose the process. he risked his job and was jobless three years ago when i was out there doing whatever i did to provide for my family. i know he can do it, me and my momma paying bills, making everything happen, and that man can't find mement the truth prevailed. edgily i got me a scholarship. i kept my education up. we ate every single night. this is not just for jameis winston, it's for florida state and i lo

i'm going to sentence you to life in the florida state prison. mistake, from this point in time, and for the rest of your life, you will be controlled by the department of corrections of the state of florida. >> after sentencing, most inmates are returned to jail for a few days and then transferred to state prison. >> get him out of my courtroom. you have 30 days in which to appeal the sentence of the court. >> but in an unusual move, the judge orders harris to be taken directly from the courthouse to prison to start serving his life sentence. the decision pleases hillsborough county jail officials. >> harris had threatened our staff and had made it clear in open court that if he was transferred back to falkenberg road jail, either he would be hurt or one of my deputies would be killed. so i think the judge just made the decision that it was time for mr. harris to go to new surroundings. the paperwork was completed at the courthouse and then we sent him to the orlando reception center, florida department of corrections, and that will be start of

the florida state quarterback and heisman trophy favorite accused of rape has the road cleared to helm the team in the championship against auburn of a the florida governor's office dropped any further pursuit of the sexual assault case against him. despite pleas from the accuser's attorney. a new independent investigation, the governor is denying the request. the heisman trophy ceremony tonight. >>> south africans planning to say their final good-byes to nelson mandela. the body of the country's former leader arriving in his home province ahead of a state funeral and burial tomorrow. we have the latest from johannesburg. >> reporter: greg, nelson mandela is coming home for the last time. the body of the man many here consider to be the father of modern-day south africa was flown to the eastern part of this country. that's where he was born, where he will be buried on sunday. there had been a flap earlier today. anti-apartheid veteran, tutu, a friend of mandela, thought he wasn't invited, said he wasn't going to attend. now, we are told he is coming. mandela's remains were transferred

it's not a pass on the gridiron but a press conference that could determine jameis winston's fate later today. the state attorney on the case will announce whether or not the florida state seminoles heisman hopeful will face charges of sexual assault from a fellow student, just a day after winston was named conference player of the year. that state attorney telling reporters wednesday, we think we've exhausted all investigative tools. on tuesday, he said his investigation was not based on a football schedule or anyone else's calendar. a reference not only to the seminoles' shot of a national title but the 19-year-old quarterback's campaign for the heisman trophy, which goes to the best college football player, nine days from now. >> i pressured him to hurry the investigation. i know the media has the questions. and i know he has a desire to get this off his plate. >> reporter: that decision on charges coming as winston's florida state seminoles secured the top rank in college football for the first time in 13 years this week. >> if jameis winston were to be charged with a felony, he would not be eligible to play. >> reporter: according to the police report, the ac

. >>> also this morning, we have the latest on florida state quarterback, jameis winston. me since the florida state attorney announced that the assault charges he was facing would be dropped. what it now means for winston. well, his team season. >> also coming up, prominent celebrity psychologist coming after leah remini who left the church. the feud that is going public. >> let's begin with the massive ice storm slamming the country right now. >> mike has more right now. good morning, mike. >> this is the kind of morning you want to roll over and go to bed. i was falling since midnight in this location up to a half inch, other places in dallas. three inches, power lines are snapping, almost 200,000 customers are without power. there was a run on grocery stores overnight, bread and milk sold out throughout the dallas/ft. worth metroplex. fortunately, commuters warning to stay off the roads. behind me, one of the busiest interchanges in dallas. it's virtually affecting across the country but the good news it's supposed to end during the day. >> that's not what you expect to

the worst for assigned to the close management unit. >> we have the largest close management population currently in the state of florida. those inmates are more assaulted and more disruptive than the normal population inmates in the state. the close management inmates, if proven to be an inability to live in population due to repeated disciplines within their department. disruptions of institutions throughout the state. disobeying orders from staff, non-receptiveness to the correctional process as a whole. >> the 1,100 inmates in santa rosa's close management unit represent more than a third of the prison's population. they all live under the middle east restrictive conditions, and some handle it better than others. a medical emergency on the unit has required correction staff to respond in hazmat suits. >> let's go! >> moments earlier, an inmate was discovered bleeding heavily in his cell. apparently from self-inflicted wound. >> come on. let's go. >> the inmate now escorted to medical is armando doctor. serving 15 years for aggravated assault with a weapon, doctor has been known to cut himself when under stress. >> o

tomorrow is the announcement of the heisman trophy winner, and the florida state university quarterback, jameis winston, is a clear front runner. this guy is about as big as it gets in college football. he led the seminoles to the number one undisputed ranking in college football in america, and a spot in the national championship game next month against auburn. last week, florida prosecutors cleared him in a rape investigation. a fellow florida state university student last year accused jameis winston of raping her after a night of drinking. today the accuser's lawyer slammed the investigators with the tallahassee police department and said winston's star status helped get him off the hook. >> it appears to me to be a complete failure of an investigation of a rape case. do i believe that the complete failure of an investigation of a rape case was related to the fact that this gentleman was on the football team? i do. >> for their part, tallahassee police say they stand by their investigation, but the attorney says they didn't interview key witnesses, investigatedded accuser rather than

florida state appears certain to play the acc. go against ohio state, tied now ohio state is with michigan. debating how hometown authorities in tallahassee, florida, handled the rape allegations against the star quarterback jameis winston. former prosecutor college professor wendy murphy. now let's get to the rape survivors. katie kessner and jessica of the pandora's project. it's her word against his. she seemed to do everything right. the worst thing she did, though, is get drunk and get in the cab with those guys. isn't that a big part of the problem, that too many women are use i usi using getting into situations where men can do things with them? >> that's an interesting way to phrase it, geraldo. we all make risky choices, whether it's leaving our car unlocked or going out and getting drunk. my bad choice, some would argue, is having a guy back to my room when i was 18. it doesn't give someone the right to take advantage of someone else when they're down. and that may have been what happened here. and it's what happens a lo

coming into the presentation here in new york city jameis winston the florida state quarterback was theheavy favourite. he had a tremendous season statistically. his team, florida state ranked number one, heading to the v.c.s. title game match-up. jameis winston was statistically the heavy favourite. but johnny manziel last year's winner was someone expected to receive a lot of votes. johnny manziel's team finishing 8 and 4. maybe that was a few strikes against him. johnny manziel through for 3700 yards and 33 touchdowns. he was expected to get a lot of votes. jameis winston was looking to become the second red shirt freshman in the history of the heisman to win the award. johnny manziel the first, passing 38 touchdowns. he was off the chance. another player invited to new york was a.j. mccarron, the quarterback. they are delays the announcement. we thought it would be forthcoming. they have not made it. >> you think you know who it is. >> i do >> it's no big surprise. finally, the mega million stake is higher. the jackpot jumped to a passive 550 million. it is the forth largest in hist

. >> we are talking about the number one florida state seminoles. winston. prosecutors say nounsed he will not face charges. he's accused of rape by a young woman in tallahassee, florida. it happened almost a year ago. it was forwarded to the florida state attorney three weeks ago. his dna was found on the victim's underwear. the woman's memory lapses about the night in question would make prosecutoring him a problem. this is a case with a lot of controversy. tallahassee police have come under fire from both sides in the way they handled it. more on news 4 at 5:00. >>> a group of religious leaders is taking a stand against the redskins team name. they sent a letter to redskins owner, dan snyder and nfl commissioner roger goodell describing the name as offensive and inappropriate. the letter is signed by 60 faith leaders, most of them from the washington area. in addition, indians are holding a briefing on capitol hill. they are discussing the impact of the mascots, low goes on youngsters and communities. >>> celebrity chef spent a second day in a loudoun cour

of relief today when the fla state attorney's office decd not to charge florida state quarterback jameise) .. >>> college football and the seminoles drew a a huge sigh of relief when the florida state attorney's office decided not to charge jamison winston with sexual assault. he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in an offcampus office. there was not enough evidence to prosecute winston. the question, was there any preferential treatment given to the player? >> was there pressure to come in with the decision before the vote for the heisman trophy? >> when they are doing that? >> i'm not sure in answer to that, whenever they are doing it, there was not pressure. >> anyone anyone believing he made the decision based on the heisman, that's ridiculous. >> reporter: the pac 10 championship is this saturday. tyler gafney attended last year as a fan this time around against arizona state, he's the main offensive weapon. and to think he took a year off to pursue minor league baseball. he has scored 17 touchdowns this year. that's one reason why he's 1 win away from back-to-back appearan

the only people happier than auburn are ohio state fans. let's go to floridaflorida. famous jamous, 327 yards and three td passes. all to calvin benjamin. the big man, 6 foot 6 and makes a couple of tackles. 45 and 10-0fsu. benjamin and calvin again. then in the fourth and a final touchdown of the day. florida state a perfect season 12-0. 37-7 the final and they face duke in the sec title game. all out. second quarter brawl. helmets flying and punches thrown. three players ejected and we are just beginning. 226 yards rushing. ohio state up seven with two minutes remaining. the wolverines answer. gardener and 42-41 and gardener 451 yards passing. he decides to go for two and the win. gardener drops back and intercepted and buckeyes finish the regular season 12-0 with a 42-41 victory and they play michigan state on saturday in the big 10 title game. the sharks and the ducks and a little scary moment here. he takes a puck to the face. coming back with a black eye and a broken nose. second period and tied at one. the horrendous give away to marlow. they go back an

the florida state quarterback who led his team to the numberiun ranking and in the running for a heisman trophy will find out if he's going be charged with sexual assault. willie meggs said his investigation is complete. a decision will be made at 2:00 pm eastern time. he was named a.c.c. player of the years. the deadline for voting for the heisman trophy is due monday. today's decision will answer a lot of questions. jameis winston in the meantime has the support of his team-mates. i'm used to maintaining myself and the team - the guys around it, you may think i'm just saying this. when you have good guys around you and people around you, it's easy, you can be yourself. you don't have to worry about he lame, you can be yourself. these guys don't care. you have the same goal. that's how you be successle. >> in college hoops, north carolina is a dr jekyll and mr hyde team. sometimes they are unstoppable. other times they stake it up to the best of them. last night north carolina mans up against number one michigan stake. bryce thompson jumping out to a 14-point lead. >> adrian pain - he c

. >>> the bcs game the tightlogical go out with a bang, florida state battling auburn, auburn wrapped up a worst to first season in the sec and florida state took the acc championship now the seminoles and tigers tangle january 6th it will be the last college football crown decided before next season's playoff format begins finally. rachel nichols joins me to talk about all this. >> absolutely. the ohio state buckeyes saved everyone a lot of trouble. i know ohio state fans aren't exactly going to feel the same way about this. remember, going into the weekend, florida state and ohio state were the ones set up to play in the national championship game and that meant that auburn, which has had this crazy miracle last month was going to be on the outside looking in. we were going to have to brace ourselves for weeks of controversy. guess what? ohio state lost to michigan state in the big ten title game on saturday night, bam! auburn gets their spot, no more controversy. so we'll expect a quiet next few weeks and at least the people who did run the bcs system for the past 16 years can say

he really wants them to beat the florida state seminoles. kickoff and rrnlts j. will be there, and dad will be there too. >>> coming up next, rescue in antarctica, what crews are doing to get a boat packed with tourists back to safety. >>> also, tourism brings in big bucks for san francisco, but one group claims it is being left out deliberately. >>> the amazingly lo female announcer: female announcer: get beautyrest, posturepedic, even tempur-pedic mattress sets, at low clearance prices. save even more on floor samples, demonstrators and closeout inventory. the year end clearance sale is on now at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> now, from abc 7 news. good evening once again. we begin this half hour with a rescue happening right now, one on the edge of antarctica where had people are stranded in heavy ice. how thiey plan to get them out? >> reporter: they set sail from new zealand december 8. here they are a week later, thrilled to finally find sea ice. >> absolutely fantastic. >> reporter: but as the days wore on, that sea ice became m

this year, he came out of nowhere, the great energy, the great story leading florida state, and the waying. and 19 years old. a lot of people thought he was going to be the runaway winner, and obviously, the controversy with the accusations down in florida state somewhat derailed, but what people talked about most was how composed this player was and how he continued to lead physicflorida state in of the investigation. >> what role do you believe it played? 115 voters left him off the ballot altogether. >> and you have that number, but you also have to understand that he had -- he won by the seventh largest margin in history. so for some people, obviously, it was a factor.ly looked a to the investigation and didn't like anything they saw, or the outcome. even though there are no charges against jameis winston, and i think that's what the majority of the voters looked at. when they decided there weren't going to be charges, people clearly said, he's been the most outstanding football player in college football and he the deserves our vote. >> and we've seen other players who have been un

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>> last year alabama was the better team, and now the same situation, florida state is better than auburnthey have the number one car rigged offense and defense with their one of the best teams we have seen in a long time. florida state is going to win this pretty easily. >> are you following these analysis yourself? do you buy into this? bowl,nford for the rose alabama, florida state? if everything will day. when he use math, it is like stocks. you could just go and randomly pick if you'd use math. we feel pretty confident about those four picks. >> we will have to check in with you after the games to see how the computer model -- >> you can make fun of me if we were wrong. >> not a chance. , ceo you to nik bonaddio of numberfire. next i will speak to >> want to ring in the new year with the right vibe that your party? my next guest has some tips. ofdimitry mak is the dj choice. he also regularly spins at some top and use that include one oak, as well is the marquee. welcome to "taking stock. " thatre the first dj combines this world of rada and cartier and also having your own app for m

. >> the florida state quarterback will not been charged. the ruling comes nearly a year after he was accused of raping a woman. they said there wasn't enough evidence to convict the quarterback. and jonathan martin is set to meet with the investigator for a second time regarding hazing accusations. martin left the team and is recently put on the noninjury list. >> still ahead, the u.s. security council approve as peace keeping force, to help end the violence in central africa republic. and how pittsburgh is transforming itself from steel city to tech city. using the day to to track possible regulars with nonterrorrists. pope front sis has formed an expert panel, one of the pan themes main duties will be to make the screening process for new priests much stricter. the prime minister of central africa republic is welcoming french military in the country. the decision was made just hours after chaos broke out. gun fights have spilled out into the streets of ban gi. it's president was ousted last march, today the u.n. security council approved t

the last days end here walking into prison and doing his time. but this time he went to prison convinced he didn't belong there and the state of florida didn't give him a fair trial. he did what most people would do with insanitiary and fairy tales. he wrote to the supreme court of the united states. >> the supreme court they have cases brought to the court by people who are too poor who are able to pay for their fees. gideon's was a hand written document online prison stationery. you couldn't imagine a simpler more elementary way to get to the highest court in the land. >> why would the supreme court decide to hear the case of a poor man already in prison. because the constitution allows even a poor man to be heard. lightning strikes from the ground up. it may have been sparked by gideon but they were on the court's justice ready to catch it. >> he was the most influential person in the courtroom system of all time. people should not be disadvantaged in getting justice because they are poor. the judge was viable for the constitution. it had the best constitution in the world and if we were tolerant it would be all right. on the morning of march

winston has tried to put the focus back on football. >> congratulations. >> reporter: this week, the florida statethe o'brien award for the nation's top quarterback and commented to espn. >> i know i did nothing wrong, but the people just -- people got to realize my family and the coaches and coach fisher and they just supported me through this whole process. >> reporter: so win the heisman tonight, he'll have to overcome five other talented players, but for winston, some say the toughest thing my be overcoming the accusations still making headlines. >> i think for the heisman voters, they want to see if was going to get charged. once they decided not to charge him at this time, that was sort of the green light and make it okay to vote for him for the heisman. >> many legal analysts say it's unlyle the florida attorney general will launch an independent investigation. the heisman is given out tonight. in a poll of ordinary americans winston beat the runner-up for a full 5,000 votes. >> we will be watching to find out if he gets the award tonight. >>> beyonce proves she is queen of the music ward.

. >> last night we talked about the florida state quarterback that was arrested and then let go because the d.a. decided not to bring charged and i said he should play and get the heisman. i stand by that. he should get the heisman. but this guy -- you sign a code of conduct when you play high school and college sports and you sign away your right to play if you pull shenanigans like that. and this guy is clearly guilty. but there is a difference -- on one hand is rape and the other hand is snow. >> the guy with the heisman, got in trouble with the law -- not the rape charges, he was doing stuff in fast food restaurants and got slapped on the wrist for shenanigans back at the school. >> i've been afraid of snow ball fights. my grandfather in newcastle, wyoming, when he was a young kid, there was a big snowstorm and they were having a fight and a young boy got his eye -- he did, he lost his eye. >> i love the fact that you are afraid of snow ball fights. >> well we were told we couldn't do snow ball fights. >> you are afraid of snow ball fights. >> well it is all fun and games until some

the florida state football player is the second straight freshman to win it.mes as he was investigated on sexual assault against a former student, however no charges were brought. >>> a panel commissioned by president obama says they have some solutions for the nsa scandal. that's a group reportedly coming up with 40 recommendations on how to overhaul the nsa's surveillance programs. the review group was committed about growing concerns about the agency's intelligence gathering tactics that includes the tracking ofing billions of our cell phone calls worldwide. steve centanni is joining me with more on this story. hi, steve. >> hi, jaime. the review board has reported to the president with recommendations on changing the way the nsa operates. now, the president has not made the report public, but one recommendation is that the control of individual telephone records be shifted from the government to the phone companies. meantime the nsa is trying to become more transparent and reassure the public that the agency reopened its doors including to a 60 minutes cre

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brooke, the only team in college football who had a first-round quarterback last year was florida state. when you lose a first-round quarterback and have a red-shirt freshman come in and do what he haas done, obviously, several talented, talented player on the team, in fact, most of the times they look like a pro team, but this is a two-sport star who brings his talent level, tremendous amount of enthusiasm, energy, leadership. plays baseball as well. you watched, weeks ago, they had a huge game in clemson. here is this red-shirt freshman standing in the hallway, giving everybody fives and telling them we're ready to go. one of the younger guys on the team, but the lyeader of the team. this would have been heartbreaking for them. >> do you think that this is absolved, do you think this will affect any voting for the heisman or not? >> it's going to be interesting. i would hope it does not. i would hope it does not. obvio obviously, the season is not over. we have a couple more championship games coming up this weekend. he's clearly one of the front runners for the heisman trophy, if not

it's defied the odds and to count them out would be a bad idea. i think they'll give florida state a game, all it can. i don't think at this point there's any team in the country that is better than florida state. >> ohio will lock up a b.c. s title game berth with a victory over michigan in the big eye game. for coach it is about the here and now. >> the finals are high stakes, there's a lot of things going on, a busy week, i like the maturity of the team. you lean on the coaches and players. >> a lot of players are older. it is their system. you get a feel for braxton miller in terms of what he did last year, and a feel or how carlos hyde played and devon smith, and others that played against us. it gives us something to compare to. >> in the big 12 oklahoma and oklahoma state renewed a rivalry. there's a reason it's called the bedlamb series. 17-10 cowboys. it's a fake field gold. bolton with a short pass. fourth quarter. oklahoma on top. desmond roland, cowboys up 24-20. last chance for the sooners. blake bell picked off. gilbert cannot hold on, that would be huge. take a look.

>> no we talked about the florida state quarterback that was arrested but got let go because the d.a. decided not to bring charges and i said he should play and he should get the heisman. i stand by that. he was exonerated. this guy, they have him on tape throwing a bucket of snow inside the professor's car. you sign a code of conduct when you play high school sports and college sports and you sign away your right to play if you pull shenanigans like that. he is clearly guilt. it's a clear distinction between what the other guy did. on one hand it's rape. one hand it's snow. >> but the guy that you said should get the heisman he got in trouble with the law -- he was doing things in fast food restaurants. he got slapped on the wrist for shenanigans back at the school. >> i have always been afraid of snowball fights. my grandfather in wyoming when he was a young kid. they were all having a snowball fight outside the schoolhouse and a young boy got his eye -- he did -- he lost his eye. >> i just love the fact that you're afraid of snowball fig s fights. >> we were told we couldn't do sno

eastern today is the time, the announcement that could effect the heisman. florida state attorney will expose findings on winston. he is the first red shirt freshman to win in the 61 year history. >>> they were hoping for a record crowd in mexico city. before tip off it fled with smoke. >>> so lakers kobep bryant will not be playing in friday's game after he felt general soreness in the foot he hurt eight months ago. >>> we don't need to wait until march for madness. north carolina stuns number one michigan state. it is the first loss. they win that one 79-66. >>> steelers coach got a hefty $100,000 fine for standing right there, being too close on the sideline. >> $100,000 for that? >> he says his actions were embarrassing and inexcusable. the league, however, may not be so happy with that. they might take draft picks from the team. >>> olympic skiing champ lindsey vonn back on the slopes wednesdayince a reinjury during training. >>> and here is a shoe tying lesson. if your shoe falls off throw it to the fans. forget about it. i don't need it. >> and they brought it back

the heisman favorite. he led his team to a very easy win over florida state. florida state, of course, the acc champs. season a perfect 13-0. so very little debate about who the two teams will be in the national championship. guys, this marks the end of an era. the bcs is over. say good-bye. all the college football fans complaining about it can complain no more. next year it goes to a four team play-off. something a lot of football fans were wanting. they want a true national champion. then 8-12, 16 and so on. >> yeah. >> beyond the championship, we have an award to hand out ourselves today. this is the award of the day. now before the games yesterday these three came out on top. >> we don't know what happened to victor. >> i deposit really know much about the teams. i admit, i don't know much about college football. >> i like your honesty. >> so we have the skill and we have some beginners who were choosing, beginner's luck. jennifer, doini don't think it' luck -- >> she really is skilled at college football. >> i'll admit that. >> i did guess maybe one of the games. >> so here's the standings. joe

an announcement that could affect the heisman. florida state attorney will disclose findings on sexual assault allegations against florida state's jamison winston. wednesday, he was named the acc's player of the year. he's the first red-shirt freshman to win in the conference's 61-year history. >>> they were hoping for a record crowd in mexico city, but they got that instead. 45 minutes before the spurs/tim ber wolves tipoff, it filled with spoke in the aree ya. a smoex mpokesman says it was f generator malfunction. >>> the lakers' kobe bryant will not be playing in friday's game. he felt general soreness in the foot he injured eight months ago. next possible play date, sunday. >>> we don't need to wait until march for madness. carolina stunning number one michigan state. it's their first loss. the tarheels' more aggressive play throughout kept them in the lead in the game. they win 79-66. >>> steelers coach mike tomlin got a hefty $100,000 fine. the charge, interfering with a play in progress. right there. the question, did he keep the running