university of alabama and our state. this is all about our players and hour coaches and everybody that worked so hard all year long now just happy for everybody. >> allie: look at this year ranked number one in the country, you win the west, beat auburn now sec champion you look at all that how does that make you feel? >> i'm proud of way our players accomplished that, way they progressed through the years. i just can't say enough about our coaches and players and great job that they have done. we got more ball to play things to look forward to. we certainly want to ebb joy winning the sec. it's a big thing. >> allie: thanks so much, coach. congratulations. right behind you is blake sims your leader. he's with his little daughter. we've been talking about her all day. you've been the star of the show little one. what is this moment like for you. an sec champion after being very patient waiting long time for this now your daughter is with you the field. >> no better greater moment. i'm happy for the team. how hard woe wor

the first alabama infantry, then second alabama infantry, the first alabama calvary and the fourth alabama infantry regimenl had a total of 5,025 men. screws had worked with all of them, which helped him to cherry pick the best 3,720 for his new regimen. new he had written in an officers' efficiency report on every officer in the alabama national guard at that time and had gaze into the eyes of every soldier o in that regimgimen as he went f town-to-town inspecting all 06 them in ranks.,000. so he picked the best 3,720 out of 5,000. and nobody was as well equipped as he was to do that.ps bel higher ups believe that the national guard could be trusted to fight in france. and this, in fact, would make it a major, distinct military asset. prepare prepared for the birth of the rainbow division.irth the national guard units from 2s states were wrought to camp mil of new york or made up into four infantry regimens.in the ohio 166, which was always under the watchful gaze of secretary war baker. the alabama 167th, the new york 165th, usually called the fighting 69th in reference to his civil war

the 1st alabama infantry, the 2nd alabama infantry, the 1st alabama cavalry and the 4th alabama infantry regiment had a total of 5,025 men. screws had worked with all of them, which helped him to cherry-pick the best 3,720 for his -- for his new regiment. he had written an officer efficiency report on every officer in the alabama national guard at that time and had gazed into the eyes of every soldier in that regiment as he inspected all of -- went from town to town, inspecting all of them in ranks. so, he picked the best 3,720 out of 5,000. and nobody was as well equipped to do that as he was. higher-ups believed that the national guard could be trusted to fight in france. and this, in fact, would make it a major distinct military asset. prepared for the birth of the t rainbow division. the national guard units from 26 states were brought to camp mills, new york, and made up into four infantry regiments. the ohio 166th, which was always under the watchful gaze of secretary of war baker, the alabama 167th, the new york 165th, usually called the fighting 69th in reference to its civil war

the 1st alabama infantry, the 2nd alabama infantry, the 1st alabama cavalry and the 4th alabama infantry regiment had a total of 5,025 men. screws had worked with all of them, which helped him to cherry-pick the best 3,720 for his -- for his new regiment. he had written an officer efficiency report on every officer in the alabama national guard at that time and had gazed into the eyes of every soldier in that regiment as he inspected all of -- went from town to town, inspecting all of them in ranks. so, he picked the best 3,720 out of 5,000. and nobody was as well equipped to do that as he was. higher-ups believed that the national guard could be trusted to fight in france. and this, in fact, would make it a major distinct military asset. prepared for the birth of the rainbow division. the national guard units from 26 states were brought to camp mills, new york, and made up into four infantry regiments. the ohio 166th, which was always under the watchful gaze of secretary of war baker, the alabama 167th, the new york 165th, usually called the fighting 69th in reference to its civil war d

the 167th alabama was in four campaigns.and if you want to count the sudan, he was in seven operations. we were both there about ten months. bottom line, he did more in ten months -- he did twice in ten months what i'd done in my ten months. on june 19, 1916, the montgomery advertiser reported the mobilization and federalization of the alabama national guard. with origins of the social militia. the units made antrable to the governor when four part-time regiments were authorized by the alabama legislature in 1912. that's the date that i mark as the beginning of the training of the 167th infantry. its orders came from the war department. after entering full-time merle service at montgomery's vand built park, montgomery's racetrack, they were no longer answerable to the governor. the alabama national guard had become more professional between 1911 and 1915. in 1912, a full-time regular army captain was assigned as supervisor of training. well, let's see what we're going to get here. we've got to get this right. yes, yes. i got

the four team would play against the top seed, alabama, given geographic preference in the superdome on new year's night. >> kirk: i think there's confusion with that. the number one team that finishes tomorrow at the number one spot, they get to choose the bowl they'll go to, so, if it is alabama, they will be in the sugar bowl and if oregon is two, even if oregon is one, oregon's going to go to the rose bowl and alabama's going to go to the sugar bowl. it's just a matter of who they end up playing there as far as the three and the four seeds. >> chris: exactly. that will be a matter of interest, as well. but the main issue facing this committee, assuming that they're in line with the idea that florida state, being undefeated, has to be in there, how do you choose between ohio state, which

all of alabama's executions are carried out here.rison was originally built to house 540 inmates. today, that population is nearly doubled, and most inmates, including serious felons, live in one of five open dormitories. >> i've been locked up 12 years, and it's not getting any better around here. instead, they try to pile us in and pile us in more and more. >> at holman, 630 beds are dedicated to general population. 200 accommodate inmates in administrative segregation, and 172 are set aside for death row inmates. >> you have anything from a property offender here all the way to self-proclaimed serial killers. >> because of a lot of difficult inmates or inmates that other camps can't contain, they will send them to us, and we take them, and we deal with them. >> you'll be out in 30 damn seconds. [ pounding ] >> people can get tied up. people can get shot up, you know. people can get stabbed up. >> wrong place, wrong time. you might get hurt. >> so it's up to you to maintain and weave. you know what i'm saying? if you can't weave, t

this will be attached for the people of alabama, prosecutors of alabama to make an informed, responsible decision to say we made a mistake. we will at the van gogh home. we'll see what they do. >> or people watching this interview thinking if they are a death row, they probably deserve to be, or there's, or there something better. >> actually, i wish that were the case. the truth is we've now got close to 150 nsm people that have been proved innocent. it's really hard to prove somebody hard to person by the msm. not because they are innocent, but we have a system we don't enable ear. you don't get the resources. we are very cynical and dismissive. in this case, they are quite dramatic and quite overwhelming. i wish i could tell people this really isn't as bad as i am saying it is. i actually think it is much worse. because the prison population has gone adult think there's a time in american history where we had more innocent people in jail and prison, including on death row, that we do today. the procedures and they hate in the regard that we have for fair and reliable process is actual

it was one of the most deadly mine explosions in alabama.ou can imagine wearing these 24 hours a day. trying to dig coal, wearing these, eating, sleeping, spending all of your time shackled like this for months or years at the time. one of the earliest issues in the terms of civil rates in birmingham was the need for african-american families to have access to equal and decent housing. like many cities, birmingham was racially segregated. its neighborhoods were segregated. and as the black population grew here, the city did not provide adequate space for african-americans to build houses, to rent apartments. so by the late 1940s as was happening in many cities around the united states, many african-americans are beginning to build houses preserved for whites. by the 1950s you have a strong civil rights movement here anchored in reverend schettles worth. he was the most outspoken, most vocal, most fearless of all the civil rates leaders. for that reason he was often the target of the klu klux klan. they bombed his church in 1956. the bomb dam

. >> headquartered in montgomery, alabama. how many people on death row? >> actually the largest death row per capita in the country. country. it is unique in that it is the only state that has a provision that allows elected trial judges to override juries. juries. we have about 200 people on death row. >> we invited you want to talk about the book. your first book. >> the story focuses on walter mcmillan. there was a murder. a young white woman was murdered. the police could not solve the crime. a great deal of pressure. they were talking about impeaching the sheriff, sheriff, and we think they decided to arrest someone, and walter mcmillan became that man. he was having an interracial affair with a young white woman which brought him to the attention of law enforcement, so he was arrested and put on death row before the trial. the only case where i've had a a client put on death row. i was shocked by that fact. i was shocked by the fact that at the time of the crime he was 11 miles away with 20 people from his church raising money. it would have been so

in alabama, nonviolent demonstrators were routed by alabama state troopers. that violence known as bloody sunday, inspires wind and johnson in a joint address to congress to say that civil rights is a national priority, voting rights is a national priority, and it is called a turning.in the politics of the dignity of humankind and the destiny of democracy. the voting rights act is passed. five days later los angeles explodes. that is the civil rights movement, and i preface my comments like giving us a short sketch of the civil rights movement because even before carmichael calls for black power, he is is one of the key activists in the united states working for civil rights. before we can talk about the movement for black power, we power, we think about him as a community organizer and activist who was arrested 27 times for civil rights organizing, a student right here who joined the nonviolent action group, some of the most committed and brilliant young activists who were trying to not just desegregate parts of the self and washington dc and places like cam

connected with a local movement to try to desegregate city of birmingham, alabama. very famously cane is incarcerated in birmingham and he writes on a scrap of paper a letter from birmingham jail. and he really defends the movement against critics who say the movement should move slower. the movement should wait on freedom and justice and democracy. so one of the best lines from his letter is king arguing that in the future the young men and women being incarcerated and brutalized and arrested in birmingham are going to be remembered as heroes and he says that they are going to be remembered as heroes for bringing the nation back to those great democracies dug deep by the founding fathers. in 1963 is also the year that german shepherds and fire hoses in birmingham, that were powerful enough to take the bark off of trees. john f. kennedy said that he was there, he tells the press that he is nick him the scenes that he thought that he witnessed in birmingham of german shepherds and fire hoses and over 1000 young children as young as eight years old being incarcerated

then she said, when i saw that dog, all i could think about was soma, alabama. -- selma alabama. i remembered how we march for the right to vote. i wanted to move, i tried to move, but i couldn't do it. she walked away with tears running down her face. the next day, i went to court. when she got home that night she did not talk to anybody. they could see her play all -- pray all night long. she said, lord, i cannot be scared of a dog. she called the community leaders and said she wanted to be a witness again. she wanted to be a representative again on the trip from the house to the courthouse. she kept saying, i ain't scared of no dog. when she got to the courtroom, i was inside. they still have the metal detector and the dog, and i could see her standing there. she was saying, i ain't scared of no dog. i watched this beautiful old woman walk through that metal detector, walk up to that dog, and said, i scared and no dog. [laughter] she said, i am here. [laughter] i looked at her. i said, it's so great to see you here. a few minutes went by, she said it loud, you didn't hear me.

michael sam, having a look at alabama in white. tearing them apart. look at the passing catch. 58 yards, third quarter, now 21- 3. here come missouri. on 4th and goal to get back in it. too much tide. they won the game 42-13. 12-1. they will have the top spot when the college football playoffs began. off to tcu. better known as texas christian university against iowa state in white. look at this, juliette. one side to the other side, and he gone. 55 yards for a touchdown for trayvon. it was 7-0. now third quarter, horn frogs up 41-3. they beat them up bad because they want to make an impression on the committee. here's a shot to green. they won the game 55-3 and they are 12-1 to clinch a share of the big 12 conference. so, let me break it down for you. the top three teams, alabama, oregon, tcu, all that have won so far. florida state, sitting there at number 4. baylor 6. are playing respectively right now for that last playoff spot. the selections have come out on tomorrow. third ranked arizona hosting 9th ranked gonzega. in overtime, it is arizona. t

>> it is the black belt of alabama. my parents new genes parents. we were joneses, in uniontown which was the same county. i don't ever say this, but my father was a very successful farmer and dairymen. he was never a poor man. he never worked for a white man. owned his land and plantation and there are three families who lived on the plantation who worked the land. he was what i guess people call wealthy. we were taught if you ever brag about anything you have, i will disown you. i grew up in the home my father built in 1923. 10 rooms and an indoor bathroom. in the country. he and his brothers never worked for anybody except themselves. my grandfather came out of slavery with enough to give his children several hundred acres apiece. they were all adjoining each other. except there was a white man who lived with a black woman whose plantation joined a side of my father's. they had 12 a lot of children -- mullato children. my father had a very -- dairy, and he shipped gallons of milk to the craft plant in uniontown. kraft cheese, you know -- he shipp

tonight, we take you to alabama where civil rights advocates say hundreds of people have been jailed because they couldn't afford to pay their fines. critics say the practice is tantamount to the restoration of debtors' prisons, which were outlawed in the 1830's. newshour special correspondent john carlos fray has an updated version of our report, which first aired in april. ♪ >> reporter: timothy fugatt, the minister of music at this church near childersburg, alabama, says that it's his deep faith in god that got him through some tough times. his son cole, was born with a rare brain disease. >> the spheres in his brain didn't divide properly. so pretty much when you look through a c.t. scan, it was nothing but fluid. >> reporter: but life got even tougher after a seemingly minor incident in december of 2010 when he was pulled over by police and ticketed for an expired license plate tag. >> i was coming from the hospital where had been staying with cole there in the hospital. and as i come into town, they had a traffic checkpoint. timothy's wife, kristy, had also gotten tickets for t

. >>> and in alabama, a dramatic prison break. violent inmates still on the run after overpowering guards with a can of lysol. officials releasing their mug shots. the three men in the same cell. one of them pretended to be sick. when the guard arrived, they sprayed that lysol in his face, took his keys and cell phone and fled in a getaway car that was waiting for them. >>> we do move on now to a big announcement in college football. tonight, the 2014 heisman trophy award winner will be named. and it will be one of these three players. oregon quarterback marcus mariota, wisconsin running back melvin gordon, and alabama wide receiver amari cooper. our partner network espn carrying that ceremony live at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >>> now, to movie giant sony. the hits just keep on coming. tonight, new revelations from those hacked e-mails have even more a-list stars exposed. even the money they made for some of hollywood's biggest hits, now out there for the world to see. who earns more and who earns less? the names might surprise you. here

the majority of fires, like the one in alabama, start in the kitchen.ema reports the number of kitchen fires are up 18% over the last five years. and the holidays are the busiest time of year for fire crews. an average 905 americans die in house fires during the winter. that alabama fire could so easily have turned deadly had it not been for some quick-thinking neighbors and that child and others taking a leap of faith. >> i was just scared to just drop down, but i had to do it. i was just like, i can't believe this is happening on christmas. >> reporter: the children rescued in the fire, including the boy that jumped, are all doing physically okay right now. and firefighters remind us when faced with a fire, it's best to just get out as soon as possible. a fire doubles every 60 seconds. so the longer a person stays, the worse the situation. kendis gibson, abc news, new york. >>> in france, extreme snow and ice have left thousands trapped in the alps. conditions improved enough for them to lift a weather alert. many holiday travelers are still spending

in alabama. i tried it. >> you can't grow lettuce? >> collard green. i don't see it, that's what i tell you. i ain't jesus christ. look what i told you. >> warden culliver is currently planning upgrades to the softball field to raise morale and lower tension. >> it has to be backed. this time of the year the softball field, that's your premiere event. in the afternoons the guys get out here and play softball, really don't have any problems out of them, keeps tension down. >> they get tired, go in, take a shower and go to bed. >> go to bed. no fights. it's the overall process of trying to improve the facility. >> though there's plenty of room for improvement, the inmates at holman get maximum use out of their softball field in its current condition. >> that's one. my percentage just went up. if you were able to transpose, imagine them in uniforms, take the wire away from the fence, just from the attitude of the guys, right, it would be any other male softball league in any small town america or usa, doing what they do after they've had a hard day's work

i got that mark during the children's car seat in birmingham, alabama. i will never forget him saying to me, people look at me and they think i'm some old man in a wheelchair covered with cots and bruises and scars. he said, you know what, these are not my cots, bruises, scars. he said these are my medals of honor. i know you go to difficult places. i know you have exhausted yourself beating the drum for justice. i know you have been cut and bruised and scarred, but i will you that for people like me , all i see is a nun with a heart full of love and a commitment to justice. it is a real privilege. [applause] >> thank you. i am writing a book. it is my spiritual journey. it is like the prequel that led to dead man walking and the experience of being with people who were executed. i think of it in terms of fire. something that happens to us that sets us on fire for justice. the beginning of my book is going to go like this, they killed a man with fire one night. they strapped him in a wooden chair and pump electricity through his body. until he was dead.

(laughter) ferguson, missouri, is not selma, alabama. of course, if fox had been around for selma, alabama, the headline would probably have been, relax, selma is-- so this isn't a civil rights thing. but i don't know. the protests i saw seemed pretty civil rights. from those in los angeles to the nfl, to the streets right here in new york. [bleep]-- [bleep] voices [bleep], they people [bleep] [bleep]. are able -- [bleep]. >> i feel you. (laughter) but i get what you are saying there. this is an isolated incident. like the police shooting of tamir rice in cleveland or dante parker in san bernardino county or kendric mcdade t or armand bennett-- what time does colbert start, it is like a half hour, right. all right, we'll just-- we'll move on. the point is-- these shootings are clearly not a manifestation of it systemic inequality and mistrust between the african-american community and the somehow always justified police americans. >> but these are merely an unending bizarrely similar series of isolated incidents. (laughter) but if there

alabama at football playoff door. had to get by missouri and the sec championship game and hey michael sam, former missouri star. front row seat to see the clemson tide roll this apart. going deep to andrew white. 58-yard play, 14-0bama. here come the tigers. 4th and goal. makes it a 21-10 game. fourth quarter, christian jones, we call that a touchdown, juliette. 28-13. they win it 42-13. the tide finished the year 12-1 as ensuring that top spot in the college football playoffs. how about third ranked tcu. we call it texas christian university hosting iowa state. and the horn frogs, look at that. and look at the wall of blockers escorting. working for a touchdown. a 55-yard play made it 7-0. third quarter, and they are pouring it on here. 45 yards for a touchdown. the horn frogs win it 55-3. they finish the season at 12-1 to clinch a share of the big 12 championship. so, let uncle vern tell you what this means. the top three teams, alabama, oregon, and texas christian have all won so far this weekend. florida state pl

ores left inside. >>> breaking overnight, the last escapee from an alabama prison break now captured.elp of a 24-hour tip line led to the catch. >>> a coach grabs the player by the hair and throws her across the floor. why did she get kicked off the team while he's still coaching? >>> and barbara walters' ten most fascinating people of the year. who made the cut? and why her number one locked down more than just the top spot.

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cities and towns for hundreds of miles around the alabama jail on edge this weekend. as investigators hunt down the three inmates who overpowered their gashd in the middle of night. abc's gio benitez has the details. >> reporter: tonight, they are after he and two others escaped from an alabama jail. >> they are extremely dangerous. >> reporter: over 100 investigators on the ground, combing through videos, piecing together where inmates went. police using dogs to sniff out the trail. but only a quarter of a mile later, it went cold. >> we feel they had a vehicle or someone picked them up. >> reporter: police said the elaborate plat to escape began with one on of the men ill. >> justin was vomiting profusely. >> reporter: the illness prompting a guard to check through a porthole. when he opened the door, one of the inmates quickly fled by foot and the other two stole the guard's keys and cell phones and put a cloth over the guard's face and sprayed it with cleaning chemicals, knocking him out. and they went through the front door. then a break. a tip line ringing off t

helping to organize the march on washington and the voting rights march from selma to montgomery, alabama. he has represented the first district since he was first elected to the house in 1986. this award ceremony is about half an hour. >> welcome. i am the president and c.e.o. of the u.s. capitol historical society. it is my pleasure to welcome you here and also to share the welcome with speaker john boehner who is the honorary host for the evening. we are pleased you are all he a real pay tribute to gentle man, congressman john lewis and his commitment to civil rights. [applause] it is fittingly honored john ofis on the 50th anniversary the passage of the civil rights act of 1964. john was not a member of congress at that time -- he may his thought he was, but actions and those of his colleagues greatly influenced the enactment of this historic legislation. house majority leader kevin mccarthy is here tonight. i invite him to join me at the podium to offer his words of welcome. [applause] ron.ank you, it is a great privilege to be here to honor our good friend, john lewis. is wonderful

i got that mark during the children's car seat in birmingham, alabama. i will never forget him saying to me, people look at me and they think i'm some old man in a wheelchair covered with cots and bruises and scars. he said, you know what, these are not my cots, bruises, scars. he said these are my medals of honor. i know you go to difficult places. i know you have exhausted yourself beating the drum for justice. i know you have been cut and bruised and scarred, but i will you that for people like me , all i see is a nun with a heart full of love and a commitment to justice. it is a real privilege. [applause] >> thank you. i am writing a book. it is my spiritual journey. it is like the prequel that led to dead man walking and the experience of being with people who were executed. i think of it in terms of fire. something that happens to us that sets us on fire for justice. the beginning of my book is going to go like this, they killed a man with fire one night. they strapped him in a wooden chair and pump electricity through his body. until he was dead.

the majority of fires, like the one in alabama, start in the kitchen. fema reports the number of kitchen fires are up 18% over the least five years. and the holidays are the busiest time of the year for fire crews, an average of 905 americans die in house fires during the winter. that alabama fire could so easily have turned deadly had it not been for some quick-thinking neighbors, and that child and others taking a leap of faith. >> i was just scared to drop down but i had to do it. i was just like, i can't believe this is happening on christmas. >> and the children rescued from that fire including the boy that jumped are all doing physically okay tonight. firefighters do remind us tonight when faced with a fire, it's best to just get out as soon as possible. and get this, a fire doubles every 60 seconds. the longer someone delays escaping, the worst it is. >> we want to welcome you to world news and abc news. >> it's good to be aboard. thank you. >>> still ahead, a snowmobile accident that left one man stranded in the frozen alaskan winderness for day

i am now in south alabama. i have black friends come away friends, latino friends and south alabama. my father blessed children from across buffalo to a white school. something, you reverend al -- the ten commandments says do not bear false witness. you did that with raleigh. guest: can i ask you a question? don't have a minute. you have all the time in the world. guest: i am saying that we are going to give you the time. i have one question. are you there, mary? caller: yes, i am here. guest: name one lie that i incited? caller: crown heights. guest: i was not there. i was in new jersey at home and didn't even know there was a riot. that is what i am saying, you go on this false information. there was a riot in 1991 that everyone clearly said that i was not there. there was no right after the funeral. we are talking about, what, twenty years ago. but in her mind, i am causing riots because that is the projection. with ays she marched doctor king -- aas i said, i was very close. the last much he led in memphis,

it leaves us vulnerable to error after error for the people of alabama. the prosecutors of alabama make an informed responsible decision we made a mistake, we will see what they do. >> there are people watching this interview saying some people probably deserve -- there is something there. >> i wish that with the case but the truth of it is we have close to 150 innocent people, it is hard to prove somebody innocent not because they aren't innocent but we have a system where you don't get a lawyer, you don't get the resources, we are very cynical, very decisive. the evidence of innocence was dramatic and overwhelming and i wish i could tell people this isn't as bad as i am saying. i think it is much worse. i don't think there has ever been a time in american history with more innocent people in jail and prison including death row than we do today. the procedures and heat and regard, fair and reliable process and blowing it in my opinion when i started my career 30 years ago. you see things in terms of rushing these cases to trial. so unfortunately these ar

>> i don't want to say anything, but i was -- >> ohio state plays alabama. of the top five preseason teams are in the bracket. all that's missing is oklahoma. >> jimmy: do you think that's really going to be a close game or are you being a homer right now? >> i'm not a homer. see, there you go. there you go. [ applause ] >> i'll tell you what -- if it's -- if it's not a close game. if ohio state gets beaten down bad, i'm not saying it's going to happen, then they're going to look like the wrong choice to get in the bracket. if alabama beats them down. >> what if they win? >> that's going to make tcu and baylor fans mad. then it will look genius. >> jimmy: the other game? >> that's the game we're calling. we've got jameis winston, fans usually have an opinion of that, last year, won the heisman. this year's winner, we think, will be marcus mariota. the last two heisman troe finer with -- trophy winners. oregon ducks? >> great storylines. >> oregon is the team to beat. the not count out florida state. i think they'll play well. >> jimmy: i think you should exp

of alabama, the warden at this facility is responsible for carrying out that duty. uniquely thankful for many things, the legacy of usaa auto insurance could be one of them. if you're a current or former military member or their family, get an auto insurance quote and see why 92% of our members plan to stay for life. >>> about half the inmate population at holman will never leave. and more than 170 men will meet their fate here in holman's death chamber where all executions for the state of alabama are carried out. in 2002 the facility switched from the electric chair to lethal injection. >> this is the control room, the process of carrying out the executions basically happens here. there's the drug concoction. during this process while administering the drug i'm able to have a visual of the condemned on the stretcher. i push all seven syringes, three actual drugs, but seven total syringes. my role is the execution. i can't be any more specific about that. i mean, that's what the role is. by statute in the state of alabama, the warden at this facility is responsible

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instead of arresting a shoplifter an alabama police officer decided to help her out. after job losses helen johnson could not make enough money. she wentz to buy eggs to field five children and grandchildren two toddlers. johnson said they had not even in two days. she was 50 cents short and got caught trying to take the eggs. >> once i waited i thought, well i'm going to jail. >> she started crying and she said i just need help i need help officer spacey i need to put food in my baby's stomachs. that's what got to me hit me the hardest. >> the officer wentz into the store and bought those eggs and word got out and donations have been pouring in to the alabama police department to help that family. >> a local school is sem bracing the farm to table concept bringing fresh home grown food to the school lunchrooms and haverford campus wants kids to learn to love healthy homemade and home grown food and it also wants parents to feel good about what their parents are served at school. alicia vitareli has the details. >> why is it important to eat healthy food. >> because y

and alabama is vegas's pick to win it all. >> we are happy the opportunity to play against a very good ohio state team, we are certainly pleased and proud with the progress that our team worked to make this entire season and they created a great opportunity for themselves to be a part of the first ever college playoff. >> the other game is good as well. oregon and florida state in the rose bowl. both semi final games are on thursday at espn. the action gets underway at 5:00. the philadelphia community center has more money to continue their good work in the new you're wells fargo presented a $10,000 check and that will be benefitted to help the seniors that are served here every year and some were on hand to celebrate the big delivery. >>> chilling out on the one hand for new years eve. >> bundle up we are not looking at rain or snow or clouds. you just need to be dressed. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing that we have dry conditions out there tonight. lets go live to sky 6 at the river rink at penn's landing, a lot of folks out there getting exercise doing some skating on this c

but alabama's amari cooper has as good a shot as anyone... the thing he has going for him is the title of "best player on the best team," which is usually a great way to get a lot of votes... alabama entered this weekend's s-e-c championship with a shot to punch its ticket to the college football playoff and likely grab the top overall seed... cooper also has the stats to be worthy of the award... he's among the best in the country in both receptions and receiving yards. if he goes pro, cooper will likely be a first round pick in next spring's n-f-l draft, but that won't win him any heisman votes... a strong performance in this weekend's s-e-c championship, though, definitely could... .. the breakout star in college football this year plays for one of