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that was a big hit. >> danica patrick is the leader! >> she was the most successful woman in the history of the indy style open wheel racing, the only woman ever to win in that series. the only one to place third in the indy 500. now in nascar's top class, while it's fast, she'll have a lot more car around her. nascar, as you know, is a contact sport. you're bumping and rubbing all the way around the oval. it must feel better to have more car around you. >> there is definitely a level of confidence that you have in a stock car racing with other cars out there. they can come and they can literally lay car to car on you and, you know, a lot of times nothing happens. in an indy car really bad things happen. >> reporter: danica patrick is a big brand name. she's had to prove herself on the track and off the track she has turned a lot of heads, modeling in next to nothing. now on sunday, she will drive alongside 42 others, all hungry for a victory. how does it feel for you there going into this race? the woman thing aside, you're also a larg

a five car wreck sent jimmie johnson, danica patrick, trevor bayne. a second crash about ryan newman put us under the second caution flag. five different leaders. six lead changes. hamlin led 24 of them. now, jeff burton to the front. rain nose-to-tail, one pushing the other but can't do that for long. >> larry: because of all of the changes nascar made with the cooling you can only do it for a lap or so and then you have gages that will flash at you almost like an idiot light in the passenger car. you know then you have to get air to the radiator. >> darrell: when jeff gordon in the 24 were closing down on the 11 car really fast. anybody else may have gone up and bammed into him and tried to push him but jeff gordon in the line on the outside with dale, jr. and tony stewart eased off the gas and a little trail braking and fell right in behind him. >> mike: to jeff burton whose older brother ward won the daytona 500 in 2002, burton's best 500 finish, second in 2000. ♪ the heat is on, on the street ♪ ♪ inside your head, on every beat ♪ ♪ and the beats

danica patrick, thank you so much. you, too, can drive like danica patrick. >>> can democrats and republicans find some common ground to get a spending deal done? we'll speak with utah senator mike lee, who says there's a fiscal avalanche on the other side of the fast-approaching fiscal cliff. >>> he is the half in the hit series "two and a half men." why is young star angus t. jones telling viewers to stop watching his show right now? e used andro, there's big news. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is from the makers of the number one prescribed testosterone replacement therapy. it raises your testosterone levels, and... is concentrated, so you could use less gel. and with androgel 1.62%, you can save on your monthly prescription. [ male announcer ] dosing and application sites between these products differ. women and children should avoid contact with application sites. discontinue androgel and call your doctor if you see unexpected signs of early puberty in

not unlike danica patrick. they did not have the equipment she has. she is racing for tony stewart's organization, current nascar champion, three time champion, her crew chief is the man who guided tony stewart to two of those. she is in a car essentially built by hendriks motorsports, driving the best equipment going. this is her big shot and it happens today. tomorrow how she did this afternoon will be the biggest story next to jeremy lin and carmelo anthony, something a lot of the sports world, whether you like auto racing, will focus on like it or not. >> okay. >> it is what it is. >> uh-huh. >> good luck danica. >> good luck she does demand attention. >> and she deserves it, look -- when she was here -- let's take a look at this graphic. when she was here for the grand prix she loved baltimore and made a ton of friends, was professional and cordial with everybody she encountered, 65 s 65 is the high this day and the weather is good too, 45 is your overnight low, there are a couple of showers around, maybe

race car's danica patrick splits from her husband. >>> and this ex-"price is right" model gets $8.5 million in damages. we're going to have your headlines straight ahead. >>> everyone in alaska's thankful their heaters are working. frigid cold there and rain for black friday in the northwest. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> and other stories making news this morning in america. folks in the midwest dealt with white-out conditions on the busiest travel day of the year. no, we're not talking snow, we're talking this stuff. thick, dense fog. at least 500 flights were grounded or delayed in chicago alone. in new york's busy penn station train service came to a screeching halt due to electrical problems threatening thousands of holiday commuters. >>> in los angeles, one of the nation's busiest freeways came to a stand still. traffic on the 405 backed up, creating a virtual parking lot of headlights and brake lights illuminating the highway as far as the eye can see. >>> and to miami, carnival cruise line celebrates the arrival of its newest ship, "the breeze," by w

danica patrick has her first daytona 500 start ever.oe, it's been a wild week already for danica, right? >> reporter: yeah, susan. it has been an up and down few days for danica patrick. she crashed two cars in just three days. but the positive is that the two cars she wrecked they weren't her fault. the bad news her garage guys got a lot of work to do. on thursday during the dual event it was the final lap. she was coming around the last curve she was clipped on the side. the camera angle on the inside of the car showing her remove her hands from the steering wheel. she learned that in indy car. after that race she rebounded well. she qualified on the first spot on the nationwide qualifying event on friday. and saturday down goes danica again. it was like 50 laps into the race when she was hit by her teammate. cole whitt nudged her into the wall again. she was frustrating and exchanging expletives with her crew chief over the radio. crashing two cars in three days. not the way she wanted to start her weekend at daytona. but the greates

so i was stoked for last week's daytona 500 and the sprint cup debut of danica patrick. she is an inspiration to all the young girls out there driving 200 miles an hour. unfortunately a crash knocked her out of the running but she's still making news thanks to a fox 5 san diego news leader. >> danica patrick is such a pretty girl and she makes a lot of money in sponsorships because of this. what's not attractive is that she's sexy and she knows it. >> i don't quite understand why when you're referring to a girl, a female athlete in particular, that you have to use the word "sexy." there any other word that you can use to describe me? >> oh, i got a few words. starts with a "b" and it's not beautiful. (audience reacts) >> stephen: is it bah-sexy? now his comment has gone viral and he has been suspended but i'm sorry, dan car, he's a friend and he's got a point here. if you want to be thought of as sexy, don't pose for the "sports illustrated" swimsuit issue or f.h.m. or take your clothes off in that go daddy got com commercial or shower with a woman in that other godaddy.

and danica patrick's nascar sprint cup career starts with the pain.she's bumped on the final lap and crashes into it very her. she will be at the back for sunday's daytona 500 and ask them pointed out, similar accidents out. >> yes, those devices could save your life. >> it doesn't look that bad, but it's almost head-on into the wall. >> i think she needs to change the color of her car because they seem to be picking on her. >> it wasn't her fault. but she's going down. it was her fault. [laughter]

danica patrick is going to be making her debut in the race.n thursday there was a very frightening moment for patrick when she slammed into a wall during a qualifying race, but she's okay, and she's going to be driving her backup car in the big event. so coming up, we'll be speaking with former nascar champ darrell waltrip about danica's chances. going to talk to him about all the front-runners in this to see what he has to say might be going on tomorrow.,,,,,,,, >>> well, we have a big race coming up down in daytona this weekend. >> are you guys big nascar fans? >> i grew up in texas. of course. >> you were the one saying danica patrick is huge right now. >> absolutely. >> and everybody's paying attention. >> you know, she had a race on thursday where she got into a really bad accident on there, hit the wall. everyone was really worried about her. not only did she come back from that, she won the pole yesterday which means she was the fastest driver in that race. so when they do the opener today, she's in the number one position. can you beli

scare for danica patrick yesterday. she walked away from the accident and avoided serious injury thanks to a collapsible wall in the track. despite the crash she qualified for the daytona 500 this weekend and become the third woman to drive in the great american race. >> that is your early look at sports on "early today." have a great weekend. i'm fred roggin. >>> one movie star gets a warning from the producers of this weekend's academy awards. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, a man with an extraordinary place in one of america's most difficult times finally gets his due. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. a look at your weekend forecast. the worst of the drive could be from chicago over towards davenport and snow developing and picking up in central portions of michigan and snow overnight in the hudson valley and areas of southern new england so be careful there. as we go throughout the weekend as that storm leaves, a new storm in the northwest cold and chilly satu

danica patrick starts in the middle of the pack after crashes yesterday. >> she was fine.rwards, she joked that hopefully, her backup car is faster than one she was driving. glad she is okay. >>> highlights from a high-profile nba showdown. >>> good morning the cole wright here with the espn news update. the linsanity continuing in the sunshine state of florida. lebron james had other balance. first quarter, d. wade to james, an alley-oop. later in the first, pocket picked by chalmers. he knew what to do with that. second quarter, cole gets a steal. jams it on the one hard. falls to the ground. he would be okay. the heat cut into the lead. on the move, james misses the layin. d. wade did not miss the putback jam. later in the second, more trouble for j.l. james comes back the other way, he says, hey, kid, two hands are better than one. that right there is why. you can dach yourself on the recoil. heat taking advantage of lin's sloppy play. more heat points off turnovers. 15 seconds to play in the first half. chalmers drains the triple try as the time runs away. third quart

wreck to guard jimmy johnson and put danica patrick on the road for 60 laps. they have not resumed a raise, and it started to rain again in daytona. terps football coach will not have to wait long to see if his team has improved. they release their schedules this weekend. no local opponents for the purpose of this year. -- for the terps this year. they will face yukon. edsel should know if his move to maryland paid off. florida state goes to college park in november. if you would like to see the full schedule, you will find it on our website. click on sports. more roster questions this spring for the rosters than in most seasons. that makes his role as a leader more important. the 26-year-old should step in at the prime of his career, but he does not know who will start and who will close. any team with that many questions will have to keep things together when they a merger. he wants to become that guy. >> i just want to lead by example. i want to let people know i have your back. hard everythe game single day and respect this game and be able to sleep every

. >> what does nascar's top driver think about danica patrick now that she is in the daytona 500? coming up. ,,,,,,,, bay area ! here's big news from verizon wireless and xfinity from comcast. now get the xfinity triple play and verizon wireless together. call 855-704-7400 to sign up and get a free smartphone. choose one of our hottest phones. verizon wireless and xfinity. tv, home phone, internet and wireless together. food, and cancer patients getting a healthy meal. >>> it's a perfect recipe, students preparing organic food and cancer patients getting a healthy meal. kate kelly with this week's jefferson award winner. >> i thought we would start off a little bit with something special today. >>> reporter: and every menu is special when students are learning how to prepare nutritious food for patients battling cancer. >> these are great for purifying the blood. >> reporter: chef trudy schaefer's menu looks more like a five-star restaurant than a community nonprofit and that's exactly what julie and ann had in mind when they started this series community project of marin. >> it's

danica patrick, also trevor bayne damaged. lap 160.hat's juan pablo montoya, loses control of his car and slides into one of those jet dryers on the track. a huge explosion. montoya and the driver of the jet dryer truck would walkway. the cleanup would take two hours and five minutes. monto montoya's car in flames. once they got the surface ready to go again, they would be able to go racing. final lap, a green-white-checker, it would be matt kenseth trying to hold off biffle and earnhardt jr. his teammate wasn't going drag junior to the line. ken shet holds on. he wins his second daytona 500. earnhardt jr. and biffle rounding out the top three. that's your espn news update. i'm chris cotter. enjoy the rest of your day. >>> an illinois man involved in a deadly hit and run accident came clean four years after the crash. he tracked down the family of the victim. he was arrested after the family took down his license plate and then called police. he said he wanted to clear his conscience. as you can imagine, that was little consolation to

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>>> coming up, a scary moment for danica patrick. the heat put an end to linsanity, and a landmark ruling on the ryan braun drug suspension. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. black back to "early today". i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> with the crackdown in syria showing no signs of slowing down, the u.s., arab and european nations are expected to deliver an ultimatum today. at a conference they will demand president assad allow humanitarian aid. former u.n. secretary-general kofi annan has been appointed as the u.n. and arab envoy to deal with the crisis. >>> maryland is set to become the eighth state to legalize same-sex marriage after the state senate approved a bill thursday sponsored by the governor, who plans to sign it into law this week. >>> in virginia, a bill requiring ultrasounds for women seeking abortions has been pulled from consideration for the year. the move comes a day after governor bob mcdonald dropped support for a key provision requiring invasive ultrasounds.

instead of danica patrick female, she's become known as danica patrick, race car driver.ledged member of nascar's good old boys club just yet, but she certainly has passed her initiation, at least." that's from a columnist in the bleacher report. how does that make you feel? >> good. people always ask me, what's it like to be a girl out there, but, of course, i don't know the difference between being a girl and being a guy. so i feel fortunate to be in an era where i feel like as a culture, where you embrace something new and different, and i'm definitely that to racing. i wasn't around when people were booing and discouraging a woman in racing, and i think that's made a big difference. but at the end of the day, you have to go out there and get the results. that's the most important thing and that's what i'm working towards. >> you spend every day racing cars and driving fast with guys and sweaty, greasy stuff. i don't want to sell you both out, but you were talking about each other's nails before you came on here? >> yeah, we were, actually. >> i got this new opi did li

i'm danica patrick, and i drive4copd. take action today to breathe better tomorrow. join the movement at drive4copd.com. take our screening questionnaire today, and talk to your doctor. you've got the perfect idea - you just need an investor. the government figures there are around 250,000 angel investors out there, all looking for people - maybe like you - with good ideas. they want to write checks and bring your idea to life. you have one, you really believe in it. so what do you need to do to get an angel investor to actually invest? let's talk with janet tavakoli, she's an investment risk analyst, and you're also the president of tavakoli structured finance. most people who knock on your door, do they end up blowing it when they pitch you? > > they do bill, because they walk in unprepared. they may have a product, they may have an idea, but they haven't yet gotten the patent. they don't have a business plan. they don't know who their competitors are. they don't know who their target market is. > > do they sometimes make big promises - "oh, it's going to be a bill

there goes danica patrick, starts in 29th place in the sprint car race, daytona 500. final lap, she is using a few bad words, final lap, car number one, going high, including other drivers as well involved, tony stewart, but james busher, car 30, avoids the mess, comes from 11th place to finish, winning his first nascar race, starts tomorrow on ktvu, and fourth ranked kansas, 19-point deficit, in missouri, forced overtime, jay hawks, thomas, tying the game with a follow-up free throw. missouri led by one in overtime, gets a great pass to taylor, kansas wins the conference battle. 87-86 in overtime. sharks still on the road to nashville, we'll have an update at 10:00. >> thank you fred. >> thank you for joining us on ktvu. coming up on the 10:00 news, how high will they go? gas prices rise again, the center of political debate, including at the g.o.p. convention in burlinggame, find out why one gas station is actually losing out. >> thank you again for trusting ktvu channel 2 action news. we'll see you the next time the news breaks. we continue with the 10:00 news righ

. >> and danica patrick, did you see this crash?entionally crashes another nascar driver at talladega and we will tell you why she was seeking revenge. >>> and also, should we ban college football? >> i saw that article. >> indeed, malcolm gladwell says yes, and the author of "friday night lights" says yes, and we will tell you who is lining up behind that idea and you can watch cnn live on your computer government to krcnn.com/live an you can go to our blog as well. see you on the other side. >>> our get real this morning looks at a "wall street journal" op-ed who is the author of "friday night lights" and he is calling for a ban on college football. he says it has no academic purpose and that is why it needs to be banned. radical, but necessary in today's times. he goes on the say that there is tons of money that the schools are spending on the football programs while the tuition rates are going up and nearly half of the colleges are losing money on the sports programs and some athletes are suffering life-altering injuries and mos

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people are buzzing about danica patrick.nteresting article that nascar polled its friends in august of 2011, its avid nascar fans, 80% of them say that they think danica helps the sport. 87% of them said they want her to do well this season. >> that's wonderful. all right, well absolutely, i'm sure there will be a lot of people watching to see how she does, joe carter, thanks so much. >>> and with so much to worry about these days, the question is, is a pair of shoes really worth this? take a look. even rare nikes? it resulted in a stampede, fights, even police. >>> and newsroom continues at the top of the hour with rochelle cary. lots of interesting things coming up this afternoon. >> you have seen titanic at the very least, right? >> yes, yes, yes. >> everyone and their mom has seen "titanic" except for princess samantha kennedy. i want to give her her props. she has not seen the movie. why that matters is she claims that now that she has seen it, this is actually her family. she says that this was ripped from her autobiog

danica patrick is going to be making her debut in the race. thursday there was a very frightening moment for patrick when she slammed into a wall during a qualifying race, but she's okay, and she's going to be driving her backup car in the big event. so coming up, we'll be speaking with former nascar champ darrell waltrip about danica's chances. going to talk to him about all the front-runners in this to see what he has to say might be going on tomorrow. [ male announcer ] have you heard? it's bring your happiness to work day. campbell's microwavable soups. in three minutes -- the deliciousness that brings a smile to any monday. campbell's -- it's amazing what soup can do. that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm. for half the calories plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. >>> good morning, cincinnati, and welcome to "cbs this morning saturday." i'm rebecca jarvis. >> and i'm john miller. coming up, a saddening trend, teens and tweens are turning to the internet to ask, "am i ugly?" how to reach kids with such low self-esteem. >>> also, do

finally, scary moment for danica patrick.om behind, lost control of her car, hit the wall hard yesterday. amazingly she walked away from the accident and avoided serious injury, thanks to a collapsible wall in the track. despite the crash she qualified for the daytona 500 this weekend and will become just the third woman to drive in the great american race. that's your first look at sports. have a great weekend. i'm fred roggin. >> for another look at the weather here is nbc meteorologist bill karins. he has your weather channel forecast. >> you were scolding me when he was talking. you started the jeremy lin conversation and what happened last night and we all started discussing it. >> four seconds away from coming back on. >> i get a little snippy. >> wasn't his best moment last night. the first kind of -- >> he's under a lot of pressure. >> the first -- well, you know, first little oops. yeah. good morning, everyone. we are talking a little snow this morning. if you're in areas especially of connecticut into rhode island,

danica patrick is going to be making her debut in the race.thursday there was a very frightening moment for patrick when she slammed into a wall during a qualifying race but she's okay, and she's going to be driving her backup car in the big event. so coming up we'll be speaking with former nascar champ darrell waltrip about danica's chances. going to talk to him about all the front-runners in this to see what he has to say might be going on tomorrow. >>> good morning. it is saturday, february 25th. i'm gigi barnett. here is walt people are talking about. a juror in the huguely trial is speaking about about the decision that he made the in case. the jury found huguely gifted in the murder of love. he is confident that he and his fellow jurors made the right decision. the jury recommended 26 behind bars for huguely. >>> several firefighters are injured this morning after battling a fast moving fire in prince georges county. crews were fighting a house fire when a sudden blast of wind from outside created a fireball inside. medics rushed seven f

danica patrick and trevor bayne, many laps down after being involved in that early incident. as we wait for track cleanup to be completed in turn number three and get these drivers back in their cars to try and win the daytona 500 tonight on fox. ♪ >> mike: an exciting and tumultous speedweeks so far. aerial coverage brought to grow you by he directv. dedicated driver channels so you will never miss a second of your driver's race. call 1-800-directv. as cleanup continues an update from nascar on the driver of the safety vehicle impacted by montoya's car, dwayne barnes who is a staff member of michigan international speedway. the upkat update is that hat hx hospital resting comfortably and being observed. >> larry: one thing we talked to mike helton about off of camera. he said they are getting a lot of questions about letting the drivers out of the car and he said that is something they allowed the drivers. well, over an hour red flag and people relating it to the 2002 when sterling marlin got out of his car under a brief redding there. the difference, sterling pulled on the

talking with danica patrick as cleanup continues.nd they try to get the track back in racable condition to run the final 40 laps of the 500. and looks like they may send the blower there's and send the drivers back to their cars. a huge roar from the grandstand here that remains three-quarters full. these fans have seen rain and now fire and put up with a day and a half of delays. they don't want to be denied because they know that the last laps of this race as these drivers have told you are going to be elect feeing. >> darrell: the fans arelike marathon runners. i'm going to finish this race even if i have to walk across the line. >> larry: i think the other good news is that small cell that was approaching daytona international speedway, i think it broke up so we should be good to go here. >> mike: they do run a 24 hour race here in daytona. this is more like the 36 hours of daytona. and you see that cell is pretty much falling apart. brought a little bit of a sprinkle but behind it pretty clear skies. we'll hope for no more of th

danica patrick makes her 500 daytona pay debut. >>> what to know what really ticks bryce harper off? dave feldman has the answer, if you stick around. the droid razr by motorola, now with amazing tools like the hd station. share your pictures, stream hd videos and movies. all on your tv. or connect your 4g lte droid razr to the lapdock and unleash its massive computing power. even seamlessly video chat. all powered by the 4g lte droid razr. droid razr by motorola, just $199.99. and back for a limited time, get twice the data for the same low price. verizon. >>> welcome back. you thought expectations were high for stephen strasburg then you can't imagine what bryce harper is going through. expectations nothing new for this 19-year-old. he talks a big game and has the tools to back it up. here's dave feldman. >> reporter: here in florida, everyone is optimistic. one of the big reasons is bryce harper. he's only 19 years old. and the main question is, will he start this season in the big leagues? one of the topics i discussed with him earlier this week. >> that would be a dream come tru

danica patrick has been the hot topic at the track.ln sports reporter joe carter is live from daytona right now. joe, all right, danica's had a pretty eventful time there already. and the race hasn't even technically begun yet. what's going on? >> reporter: well, you know i like how you say it has been an eventful time for her because it's been an up and down wild few day for danica. she's crashed two different cars in three days. that's the bad news. the good news, neither of the crashes were her fault. thursday she crashed into the wall during the duals and friday came back, the top qualifier and then on saturday she crashed again. this time she was bumped by her own teammate, cole witt nudged her in the back bumper enough to spin her car to control. you can see on the angle she gets frustrated there was some heated exchange and chatter between her and her crew chief. just a frustrated danica patrick. this is not the way she wanted to start her daytona weekend. she finished yesterday's race in 38th place. certainly not how she wanted

he got a sponsorship last year and now he did that aiation with stewart haas and danica patrick. here he is leading the daytona 500. knowing he has to do another pitstop if he goes back racing. >> mike: began on the tough bull rings of long island. >> darrell: when you hang around with good people, good things happen. >> mike: there is a look at the debris on the racing surface. and a nascar official taking a look at the asphalt. and hopefully no damage from the heat and looks like a little scrape or two there from dragging that trailer down off the banking. now, they have to get the jet fuel dried up and get us in condition here to race. >> darrell: i pretty much, guys, i have seen it all now. this is the most bizarre thing i think i have ever seen. >> larry: mike, you're right. the biggest challenge is just getting that jet fuel cleaned up. >> mike: 40 laps to go in the daytona 500. a lot of speedy dry at work right there. and by the way, sunday we head out west. ready to race in the desert. >> darrell: we don't have any other track like this. >> larry: how bad do you want it.

danica patrick is caught up in it. trevor bayne caught up in it. danica patrick came back to finish at 38th. juan pablo montoya cruising under caution. something snapped in his car. this triggers an explosion. or to enter pounds of kerosene in the truck -- there were 200 pounds of kerosene and the truck and a car on fire. this is juan pablo montoya walking away. there is the fire right there. five hours after the race started, matt kenseth out runs dale jr. to the wire. he wins his second daytona 500. adam jones beginning his fifth year with the orioles. not much has changed since he arrived from seattle. the orioles trying to end 14 straight years of losing. it is full steam ahead for adam. basically taking on the ray lewis role saying get on my back and i will carry you. >> he is a leader. >> he was and still of great values. >> i have no comment. >> 40 degrees on tv hill. a new tool to keep officers out on the street more effectively. >> the mayor wants to raise the controversial bottle tax. i will explain. >> the earlier accidents are not clear